ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, OAMARU.

New Zealand Tablet, 13 January 1921, Page 8 (Supplement)

ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, OAMARU.

On the afternoon of Thursday, December 16, the. annual break-up ceremony of St. Joseph's ' School, Oamaru, took place in the presence of Rev. Father Skinner, and many parents of the pupils. A programme consisting of choruses, action songs, musical, and elocutionarv items was well rendered by the pupils. At the conclusion Father Skinner congratulated the children on the success of their year's work and on the enjoyable entertainment they had just given, and wished all a happy, holy Christmas, and pleasant holidays. The following i? the prize-list:— Standard I: Christian doctrine, Nora O'Brien; class prize— Henry Rowe 1, Alfie Firth 2; improvement in school "work, Willie Forde reading, recitation and spelling, Leslie Kennedy; arithmetic and attendance, Peter Carrington; plasticine modelling and drawing, Willie O'Donnell; reading, recitation and drawing, Norma Davies; reading and writing, Winnie Berry sewing and paper-folding, Mary Campbell; coloured drawing and singing, Winnie Kennedy. Standard II: Christian doctrine, Nancy Dexter ; class prize, Peggy Firth; arithmetic, writing and spelling, Imelda Berry; soelling, Bina Harney recitation, Millie Mitchell; arithmetic, Edna Noonan; recitation, Shona Young; writing, Phyllis Mollison; reading, Leslie . Butts ; arithmetic, Tom Flaherty ; composition, John Fodie; reading, Thomas Griffiths; writing, Albert Mollison : reading, Basil Brosnahan; general improvement, John O'Donnell. -

Standard III: Christian doctrine, Nora McLedowney; class prize—Annie O'Neill 1, Michael Carrington 2; reading, Reta Butts; spelling and composition, George Firth; composition, Norman Kavanagh ; reading, Jack Firth. Standard IV: Class prize, Gracie Brown ; . spelling and writing, Madge Harney ; arithmetic, Ruby Kavanagh ; reading and recitation. Mona Hanley ; arithmetic and reading, James Curran; comprehension, Adrian Cahill; arithmetic, Maxwell McMenamin; composition, Kathleen Nash; reading and comprehension; Chrissie Kennedy. . Standard V: Clas3 —Peggy McKinnon 1, Edward O'Neill 2; drawing and composition, Eileen Lawrence; reading, Kathleen O'Connor; spelling and geography, Cyril Brosnahan ; nature study, lan Kearns; needlework and * neatness, Edna Hanley. Standard VI: Christian doctrine, Marjory Brown ; class prize Winifred O'Reilly .1, Jack Kavanagh 2; arithmetic and composition, Frank Carrington; writing and spelling, Mollie O'Grady; composition and reading, Marjory Brown ; geography, Vera Kitto; writing, composition and spelling, Edward Bartley ; home work, James Poff; reading and history, Willie Butts; arithmetic, Thomas Harney.': i . •'■ ! 'Standard VII: Arithmetic, , English and reading, Kathleen Harney; English literature, history and. civics, Willie. Firth ; composition and arithmetic, Mary Maxwell ; drawing, brushwork and "diligence, Irene Davies; physical ' culture and drawing, Mervyn Math'ie,; composition, reading and recitation,- Kathleen Hanley; needlework and diligence,! Monica- O'Neill. £ . . } v .. - Special. Prizes : .Class > singing. ~ Mortie' O'Brien; games.— Frank -Carrington, Rena McKinnon; horticulture O'Brien, James Fodie, Jack Kavanagh; Irish r recitation, Kathleen Hanley; Irish*, history (junior division), Annie V Campbell ; senior division, Willie Firth; good : , conduct. v prize ; , (votes of girls), Kathleen Harney; (votes of boys), ? Willie Firth; dux of school (medal), Kathleen Harney ;'Alta boys' prize, Willie Firth ;' Christian - doctrine, junior division (silver medal), ' Gracie ; Brown j, senior division, (gold cross), .Willie _•Firth';