Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLII, Issue 39, 7 October 1915, Page 19

Greymouth

In the West Coast Competitions, lately concluded, the following successes were gained by pupils of the local Convent of Mercy (says the Greymouth Evening Star) : Miss J. Crowley gained the ladies' elocutionary championship, and Miss Vera Hannan the ladies' singing championship. Musical Competitions.—Ladies' sacred solo, Miss G. Hannan, 3; Mezzo soprano solo, ' Mignon ' (A. Thomas), Miss V. Hannan, 1; ladies' humorous song, Miss V. Hannan, 2; ladies' Scotch song, Miss V. Hannan; solo* A. Giffney, 3; humorous song, A. Giffney, 2; Irish song, A. Giffney, 1 ; sacred solo, T. Clarke, 2 ; contralto solo, 'The enchantress' (Hatton), Miss Hopkins, 3; violin solo (L'Escarpolette), W. O'Neill 1, I. Hannam 2; pianoforte solo, 'lmpromptu' (Schubert), L. Higgins 1, M. Egan, 2 : pianoforte solo, ' Wedding day ' (Grieg), Mervyn Smith 2, K. Gieseking 3 ; pianoforte duet, ' Andante con moto ' from Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, L. Higgins and M. Egan 1, M. Smith and K. Gieseking 2 ; pianoforte solo, ' Romance ' (Tannhauser), K. Egan 1, A. Bourke 2 ; pianoforte duet, 'Hungarian dance No. 2 (Brahms), Elsie Leitch and Mary Phelan 1. K. Egan and N. Williams 2; pianoforte solo, ' Barcarolle/' E. Leitch 1, M. Phelan 2, N. Williams 3, D. Duggan 4; pianoforte solo, ' Sweet dreams' (Tschaikowsky), G. Goodwin (Runanga Convent) 2, R. Johnston 3.

Elocutionary Competitions.—Ladies' Test Recitation, Miss J. Crowley 1, Miss S. Newlands.2, Miss T. Coburn 3 ; prepared reading. Miss Crowley 1, Miss Coburn 2; sight reading, Miss Coburn 1, Miss Crowley 2 : Shakespearian reading, Miss Crowley 1, Miss Coburn 3 ; Shakespearian recitation, Miss Coburn 2, Miss Crowley 3; musical monologue (over 21), Miss Coburn 2, Miss Crowley 3; humorous recitation, Miss Crowley 1 : impromptu speaking, Miss Crowley 1 ; Shakespearian dialogue (mixed). Miss T. Coburn and partner 1 ; (ladies), Miss Williams and partner 1, Misses Crowley and Coburn 2, Misses Newlands and partner 3; Shakespearian dialogue (16 and over), F. Doogan and N. Knell 1.

Children's Section.—Prepared reading (16 to 21), Lucy Hallinan (Brunner Convent School) 1, Maurice Bergen (Runanga. Convent School) 2, Lucy Conaghan 3 ; recitation (12 to 16), girls, Elsie Leitch 1, Lucy Conaghan 2, Mary Phelan 3 : sight reading (12 to 16), J. Doogan 2, E. Leitch 3; recitation (boys 12 to 16), Norman Knell 1, Maurice James 3 ; prepared reading (under 12), E. Coakley and D. OTTallahan 1, E. Ryan 2, A. Doogan 3 ; recitation (girls under 12), E. Coakley 2, E. Ryan and D. O'Hallahan 3. The judge of elocution, Mr. Earquhar Young, said he had never heard better reading from children in his life than from these convent pupils.