ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT, NEWTOWN, WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, 24 January 1918, Page 43

ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT, NEWTOWN, WELLINGTON.

St. Joseph's Convent High School concluded its scholastic year on Tuesday, December 11 and held its breaking-uj> ceremony in conjunction with St. Anne's Primary THfe report of the work of ; the school for the year just ended disclosed most 1 successful results, and the Government inspector report was ; very satisfactory. The school is. conducted by the ; Sisters of Mercy, to whom the Ven. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., expressed gratitude on his own behalf, and also -on behalf of the children and their parents for, the good work which they have done and are ; doing for the Catholic community of his extensive parish of Wellington South. The following is the prize-list: d i Good • Conduct. Gertrude Andrews 1, Hinemoa Bollons 2. v ;- , ;; .v Christian Doctrine.—Elsie Kelleher 1, Ella Gamble 2, Eileen Carter 3. v ;;. ~,. Scripture. Ella Gamble. Physical Culture—Naomi Morley. Standard Vll.Composition: Olive Clark. English: Olive Clark 1, Elsie Kelleher 2. Arithmetic: Olive Clark 1, Edna Wylie 2. Physiology : Olive Clark. Geometry:' Mary Dillon. French: Elsie Kelleher. Literature: Olive Clark. Algebra: Ella Gamble. Nature study: Olive Clark 1, Ella Gamble 2. Geography: Olive. Clark. History: Ella Gamble. Diligence: Madge Fitzgibbon 1, Eileen Carter 2, Doris Hoskins 3. Highest attendance: Elsie Kelleher. Commercial Class.—Shorthand : Ist DivisionElsie Kelleher 1, Mary Dillon 2; 2nd Division— Hoskins 1, Eileen Carter 2. Typewriting: Ist Division Doris Bennett 1, Edna Wylie 2 ; 2nd Division—Mary Dillon I, Elsie Kelleher 2, fDorisPHoskins 3. Bookkeeping Doris Bennett. Standard Vla.—Reading: Alma Smith. Spelling: Alma Smith. Composition Hinemoa Bollons. Arithmetic: Alma Smith. Drawing: Alma Smith 1, Hinemoa Bollons 2. Handwork: Hinemoa Bollons 1, Alma Smith 2. French: Alma Smith 1, Hinemoa Bollons 2. Writing: Gertrude Andrews. Geography: Alma Smith. History: Hinemoa Bollons. Highest attendance: Hinemoa Bollons.

Standard —Christian doctrine: -Eileen Kennedy. Reading: Noreen Forster. . Spelling; Eileen Kennedy. Arithmetic: Noreen Forster 1, Eileen Kennedy 2. Geography: Eileen Kennedy. History: Noreen ■ Forster. Composition; Eileen. f Kennedy. Drawing: Mona Clark 1, Noreen Forster 2. French: Mona Clark. Handwork : Noreen Forster. Writing Naomi Morley. Highest atendance: Eileen Kennedy. Second Division.—Good conduct: Edna Carter 1, Ena Wickliffe 2. Christian doctrine; Beatrice Hoskins 1, Marion Davidson 2, Ella Leahy 3. Physical culture: Ena Wickliffe 1, Marie Osborne 2. Needlework : Rona Laffan 1, Gladys Charman 2, Alma. Waters 3. f Standard —Highest attendance: Rona Laffan. Highest marks: Edna Carter. Arithmetic: Edna Carter. Composition: Edna Carter. English: Rona Laffan. Spelling: Edna Carter.- Reading: Edna Carter. Writing : Eileen- Rogers. History: Edna .Carter. Geography: Rona Laffan. - f Drawing Eileen Rogers. French: Edna Carter. Handwork: Eileen Rogers. Standard IV.—Highest attendance: Beatrice Hoskins. Highest marks: Ena Wickliffe and Hazel Smith (equal). Composition Hazel a Smith. English: Kathleen Staveley. Arithmetic: Hazel :Smith; 1, Ena Wickliffe 2, Evan MacLachlan 3. , Spelling; Beatrice HoskinsSJ,^Mauyra'‘Cawley: 2.- Reading: Beatrice Hoskins. Writing : I Kathleen Staveley. /.History : Hazel Smith. Geography : Evan MacLachlan 1, Ena Wickliffe ;2. j French: Ena :Wickliffe:^: Recitation; Beatrice Hoskins. Handwork; Mauyra Cawley. :' ~ Standard lll.—Highest attendance: Kathleen Goff. Highest marks: Ethel Quirk. Arithmetic: Ethel: Quirk 1, Iren© Kent 2. English Marion David-

son. s Composition: Irene Kent. Recitation: Kathleen Goff. Spelling: Ethel Quirk 1, .Rowland-” 2. Handwork; Gladys Charman. Drawing; Kathleen Brady. Writing; Mildred Lundon If Kathleen Brady 2, History: Marion Davidson. Geography: Ethel Quirk. .: French: Ethel Quirk 1, Irene Kent 2.:- Reading: j Ethel Quirk I, Rowland Brialey 2. '' : ■l-soi Standard: ll.—Highest attendance : Eileen Kelleher. and Gladys Quirk (equal). Highest marks; Ella Leahy and Jean MacLabhlan Arithmetic: Ella Leahy .1, Jean MacLachlan 2, Moya Head and Eileen Keller (equal) 3.;• Reading: Gladys Quirk ll; Yeronique Jackson and Molly Beckinsal© '-(equal) '2, Edward Staveley 3. Composition: Moya Head 1, Ella Leahy 2, Betty Khristianson :3. Geography : Kathleen Bollons -1, Yeronique Jackson 2. .History; Edward Staveley 1, Bryana Beechey. 2. . Recitation: Gladys Quirk 1, Bryana Beechey 2. Writing : Kathleen Rpllons 1, Betty Khristianson 2, Alma Waters 3. Handwork : Kathleen Bollons. Spelling: Ella Leahy J |l, Jean IMacLachlan 2; Jack Marshall 3. - Drawing : Betty Khristianson. French: Gladys Quirk 1, Veronique Jackson 2, Moya Head 3. Nature study: Verohique Jackson. Preparatory Division. —Good conduct Patricia Bollons 1, Muriel Sloane 2. Christian doctrine: Lola Bush and Fred McGibbon (equal). Physical culture: Freda Carter 1, Phyllis Noad 2. Needlework: Monica Beechey 1, Winifred Chamberfain 2, Freda Carter 3. French: Freda Carter 1, Emily Clark 2. Handwork: Patricia Bollons 1, Monica Beechey 2. Drawing : Winifred Chamberlain. Recitation: Phyllis Noad 1, Lola Bush 2. Highest attendance; Nellie Jones.' Highest marks Emily Clark. Standard I.— Reading Fred McGibbon 1, Winifred Chamberlain 2. Writing: Emily Clark 1, Margaret Hoskins 2. Spelling; Inez Russell 1, Nancy Williams 2. Arithmetic: Freda Carter 1, Fred McGibbon 2. Diligence: Lola Busch and Nancy Williams (equal). Class lll. Reading: Phyllis Noad 1, Patricia Bollons 2. Writing: Muriel Sloan© 1, Phyllis Noad 2. Spelling: Patricia Bollons 1, Dulcie Quirk 2. Arithmetic: Leila Becker 1, Muriel Sloane 2. Diligence: Du lei© Quirke. ■ A

Class. ll.—Reading: Pat Barraclough 1, Nellie Jones 2. Writing: Bobbie Williams 1, Dorothy Khristianson 2. Spelling: Truda Beechey 1, Mervyn Wickliffe 2. Arithmetic: Dorothy Khristianson 1, Mervyn Wickliffe 2. Diligence: Nellie Jones. Class I.—Reading: Gerard Ferriss 1, Rawnsley McKee 2. Writing: Gordon Staveley 1, Joseph Kelleher 2. Spelling: Bobbie James 1, Cecil Coates 2. Diligence : Cyril Dwyer. Special Prizes.—Painting: Hinemoa Bollons 1, Alma Smith 2. First aid: Edna Wylie. Music (school pupils).—Highest marks: Alma Smith, Eileen Kennedy. Intermediate division: Doris Hoskins. Junior division : Ella Gamble. Singing (school pupils).—First division: Alma Smith. .-. Second division: Ethel Quirk. Third division: Phyllis Noad. ;., . Theory. First division: Alma Smith. Second division, Beatrice Hoskins. A ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, MOSGIEL. • ? a,, The annual prize distribution in connection with St. Mary's School, Mosgiel, prior to the Christmas vacation took place on Wednesday, December 19, as follows: ; Class Prizes.—Standard VII., Phyllis Cheyne; Standard VI., Jack Walls; Standard" V., Maggie O'Neill; Standard IV., Tom Craig; 111., Bert Quelch; 11., Frank Harty; ,1., Jim Keppell. Infants— Walls, Alister Cheyne, Mary O'Brien. ... ; , Catechism Prizes. Senior: Jack Walls, Phyllis Cheyne. y : Junior: Fred Walls. Infants: Charlie Pearson. : ■/,-•.,■••• > : --: ~,.",,:..,-._. ■;.-- •