Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 51, 23 December 1925, Page 31

Timaru

(From our own Correspondent.); . „ . . December 16, . The; annual .school picnic was held at Victoria Park, Terauka, on the 12th inst., when , rabout 350 children and 100 adults travelled : by a 'special train. ' The cost of. fares, , meals, r s and prizes for the school children were de- ; frayed by collections from the parishioners. . A splendid programme of events , was carried through, and as the day was fine the outing was, greatly . enjoyed. The energetic committee, , with • Mr. J. T. Brady ?V as-.chairman '' .. and Mr. D. ■ Cosgrove, >: secretary, ? carried out ; •' their duties' in a very , satisfactory ; manner. The school ; girls annual concert was, ;as - \ usual, ?an excellent Entertainment, and the -r; Hall was crowded by an appreciative audi- ■ ' 'V-, i- v, epee. -The ; choruses and part 'songs : were given with good expression: and" tone,, and a ; , most pleasing feature in the-singing, as well . : as in i the; dramatic items, was the splendid c: elocution. The greatest credit: is I duetto the Webers and scholars for the finished i and ' pleasing performance.

" "Tbnmeet the demands of Idle growings coil- ' gregation of the Church of the Sacred Heart in T/imaru, the authorities of the church have recently purchased- a block ; of land in ;-• the . north, end of the borough, at the junction of ’ White jand Selwyn Streets,'. on intent-next year to build a church 5 and schoolroom.. ' .The passes in the written examination in . rudiments of music, conducted : in November by the Associated Board of the Royal Acdemy of Music and the Royal College erf r Music, are as follows: —MissM.Baikie, Miss M., E. Evans, and Miss M. Oed (teacher, 'i« «V -r £i-'~i wv‘** ? JVUss.G, % Spring) V y*SfeeSS s :A - beautiful ,window; .depicting the coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has been placed above Our Lady’s altar in the Church of the.. Sacred Heart, in - memory of the late > Very Reverend Dean <Tubman, S.M. Another artistic window, showing the Crucifixion of . Our Divine'Lord,: is to he placed : above St. Joseph’s ', altar', in memory ; . of the late £• Michael O’Meeghan. ■_■■.. ■ ■ ■■ ' ■[l ■■•.:. = ■ ’ ■+' w-v.- - ■ ; -^KHK