CONVENT SCHOOLS’ SUCCESSES

New Zealand Tablet, 27 December 1917, Page 31

CONVENT SCHOOLS’ SUCCESSES

SACRED HEART HIGH- SCHOOL, STRATFORD. The following pupils.;of the Sisters of 'the-Missions': Sacred Heart High School, Stratford, received certificates for shorthand and typewriting from the -National Business College; Sydney, recently, . as follows:—7 Junior Shorthand Isabel : Kirkwood, "94 ; [Kathleen Donald, 94; Evelyn Sullivan, "92 -rOlgai Taylor, 90; Jean Robson, 89. Junior Typewriting:.—lsabel Kirkwood, 96; Jean Robson, 94; Kathleen Donald, 92; Cassia West,' 92; Evelyn Sullivan, 92; Olga Taylor, 90 .'; Mabel Geraghty, Elementary Shorthand.—Monica Jans, 100; Olga Taylor, 95; Kathleen Donald, 92; Jean Robson,; 90. Elementary Typewriting. Monica Jans,; 98 -Jean Robson, 94 ; Kathleen Donald, 90; Isabel Kirkwood, 90; Olga Taylor, 87. % ' :■7 ■' Intermediate Shorthand. Monica Jans, 92. H Intermediate Typewriting.—Monica Jans, 87.; \ Shorthand (Speed).—Monica "- Jans, 60 1 words per minute. ~ '■ Typewriting (Speed).— Jans, 40 words ; per minute. . ".--■_ f'\, J:~"\\ : : ■',<]:.'■ -- ''^>- : ''v-£^- : . ;l\- ' MANAIA CONVENT SCHOOL. - The following is a summary of the inspector's report of the Manaia Convent School (Sisters of St. Joseph), given on the occasion of his annual yisit--^- ' "Reading: Very good, comprehension satisfactory. Composition Essays satisfactory grammar very-fair. Writing: Good progress. Spelling: Good to- very good. Recitation : Good. Arithmetic : Fair to. good; oral work very satisfactory. Drawing: Good! dinging: Excellent tone; ear-training suggested. ' f Other . subjects generally very satisfactory. The clerical work : was as a rule particularly, neatlylset out. ".. , This makes a good foundation for the ,work generally. : Discipline and tone, good." . ", " V ' \ At the proficiency examination held on December 12 the three r :pupijs presented—Willie Grady Law? ,- rencp: Carroll, and-Elsie —passed. ''':• %s{?§ Book-keeping Examination.—Advanced : Katie ',,'f; Daley (distinction),, Maggie Long. - Elementary: •/ Willie . Vinten,; 01iKe.-Viftt.en. - • =,, ~ Shorthand Examination .—Primary certificates': 1 ,M^ggi^ ? Lb ; n;g, '|§atie Daley,. Willie^ Vinten. X ": to" the ' efforts of the . Hibernians' and other kind friends it was possible -to *; obtain v twelve new desks for the school, as well as I several other necessary improvements. ~ The present 41 roll number is r,epor,d for Manaia,. . • .... ■fi 'i. ST. . JOSEPH'S CONVENT, WHANGAREI. i \ ■/a At the examination held recently, 'the^following-^i pupils: of the; Sisters of St. Joseph of the St. Joseph's Convent,Sf%ool,r^hanja f rei,;passed iiiih. honors 1 : : — %■ l ; ?>Elementary ■.»■' Book-keeping'.—Edna % Taylor; : 98; | Charles Woods,. 94. ;,,: f *] ;'"" Elementary Typewriting.—-EdnaTaylor, 90: ChasT 1 Woods, 89. ... iij -_. «., ._ ■ .- ~.,>'