Sacred Heart School Concert

Hastings Standard, Issue 203, 22 December 1896, Page 3

Sacred Heart School Concert

}>! >TRi IHTION OF PRIZES. I rIK Vi-concert in connection with t!> ; 1 distribution of prizi - was h-i l. :he Convent School room- ia -t i.i ■' . !* fort' a large and ivpre-» n' it ; ve aii*.* •*. The programme submitr* <1 con-: .I of music—vocal a: i in-;i!-tut it 'l, ncitations, and. t.. > '. <rt dramuie pieces. The choruses by the pupils were well balanced and d- liv. r. d with a in-jug wi.Hi deltoid careful training. The pianoforte performances were lairt'eiilarly creditable and thioughout the programme some really difficult music v>a s interpreted with a pr- <■' -ion and a finish not often met with i" j youthful p.n formers. The two ske'eh-> : •• The \aiue of truth." and •• A slight mistake." were neatly staged and well acted all round. The Sisters are to be congratulated on the manner in which the children acquitted themselves, and the result must be a source of gratification to the parents of the children who appe are d on the platform last night. The following programme w.is gone through : Pianoforte duet. •• O-l ome,' by Mis - s White(2>. Hickey {2). Church, and Parves. This item was. jis were all the instrumental items, a ecu rat- !y rendereil and loudly applauded. '• The ]'> ells. ' a chorus by the infants was very pn ttv and was well received. It w;h followed by a piano duet, " krin-go-l»ragh." by the Misses Moroney t2) and Mitchell C2|, which was very neatly eMCUied. A chorus, "Tell us. O tetl us." In- the senior girls and four of rhe boys was a creditaide performance. The :<t:aek was simultaneous, and the voices of the boy> had a [dealing blending effect, which added greatly to the success of the piece. The pianoforte dtu-t. " Le-= Papilkms." by Misses ])oberty. Purves and Mitchell." was played with a strict regard for time, and elicited warm s , pplitn>e. Miss Maud Shanley followed in a recitation called " The Maniac." '•"his is a powerful and ambition-- declamation, re joicing considerable strength suui passion, far bt voii'l the power- of a mcie child. Neverthek-.-s little Miss Shauley went ga.mely through the piece, and waapplauded. A pianoforte trio. " The Gloria."' by the Mi-se.s Mitchell C2), I<eii;:' tt. I'urves (2)i I'oherty. and (iurhrie, followed, and received loud appia ii-e. " >iarehing thiough < ieorgia," chorus l>y t!i" lioys. was not such a good effort as ■■ Tel! n," by the girls: it tacked trie unity and -po:.r un ny .»o disct ri.ible in the oilier. A piano solo. " Highland Gems." was a fantasia on Scotch airs, which received full justice at the hands of Mi-s Poherry. The Chorum " Our lleautiful Mountain Home." by the

senior ,trifls. concluded the lirsr, part. A sketch. Tbe Value of Truth." illustrating how a you:)-/lady by ieiiing one fa!<• hiM»l found it n«-ces-ary to tell many more to maintain her false portion, thus landing her-' It in unpleasant complications. was then performed. Little Rose Hranseh surprised and delighted the audience with the sparkling, vivacious, and natural impersonation of the spoilt child Louise. The other p:;rt- Madame Oorval (Miss Lily Vickers*. Habette (Miss Agnes Kearnst, and Itose |Mi-s A. SchaetVi r)- v,well conceived and acted. A recitation, The p.aldheaded Man.'" tjuaintly given by Master (i. Lee was followed hv a pianoforte duet " Fairy Chine " by four atoms of mortality, Misses Shatky. O'Reilly, Scb.aeffor and Hickey and the programme concluded with a comedy sketch pointing ont the unwholesome ♦■fleet of the sudden acquirement of riches on the average philosophic mind in which the following children took part Lady Prince Proudly, Mi < Lily Yickers : Sarsnet (her maid), Miss 15. McCarthy ; Penelope Perfect (landlady of the village inn). Miss Doherty : Rosina Tier cousin), Miss M. Shanley : Dorothy (Penelope's faithful domestic) Miss Stack. lSefore the distribution of prizes. Father Smyth -aid he had received an apology from Mr C. A. l it/.Hoy who was unable to he owing to his absence in Wairoa. He congratulated Captain Russell on his re-election, and said that the Member for llawke's Bay was in sympathy with Catholic educational aims and would, he trusted, again bring lie fore Parliament the injustice of obliging Catholics to pay for tbe education of other people's children while thev were struggling to educate their own for conscience sake. Catholics, continued the lev. speaker, are not permitted by their conscience to send their children to the district schools, as they felt that religious and secular training went hand-in-hand ; and that the first duty to their children was to teach them to know and worship their God. it was argued that a Catholic subsidy would endanger the present secular system. This was fictitious as the Catholic system had existed for years, and, according to reports, the State Schools had made gigantic strides. If the Catholic schools closed their doors and flooded the State schools with th"ir children, the secular schools would be in danger. Tbe devoted Sisters sought no earthly reward but the good their efforts would produce, but Catholics rightly claim from the State a fair share of the money expended on secular training, and until this was obtained they would continue to agitate and proclaim the injustice done to them by the State, which should be a model of justice, jealous of the moral training of the young and teaching them to •• Seek first the kingdi.ru of God and His glory and all other things shall be added." instead of teaching them to seek lirst earth and ber happiness, and when their hearts are torn with its disappointments, consign themselves back to her cold bosom without sorrow for the past or hope for the future. Captain Russell congratulated the Sisters on the excellence of the entertainment, and expressed himself m sympathy with the Catholic idea of religious education in schools. His views on the Catholic claims were as.-

;' from many a platform, and did not nt = 't repetition. ttih f;:i/f.s. The yri-.es wrtv t! 1;■: 1 uis' ,-orated by Captain and Mrs li:: -<-11 a* f--7?w.-;: Lilly Sfrk. !\- School «Sp*!ll;*.- i: .N. K"'!. .11 tji'i-v.'ii.-.l -'V .'"lrs V, .U. e|. ■ I.l_\.- . (1. i.,e. I' . Adelia i '.>!:••:. S;\i!i Standard. —Heading. geography. ;u,d arithmetic, I-Ijini \ I'urvos. Fifth Standard. Ghristian doctrine, Lilly Yicke- • : reading. sp ; ihng. arithmetic. gtography, and grammar, Adelia, Poherty and Jessie Furves; spelling, arith-m-'-'if. gramm ir. and geographv. Lillv Vick.TS. Fourth Standard.—Christian doctrine, Gregory Lee 1. I>. MVarthy 2: geography, g; :lhi mar. composition. and sp. iiti 1 lt, Kmma White; reading. composition, M'Carthy ; geography and grammar, Albert Petherick. Tiiird Standard.—( hrktiati doctrine, Tiiouias Aldridge and M:iy Fllesley ; geography. grammar, and history, Filly Stack ; geography and grammar. Tillie Yickers : spelling. geography. and grammar. .lames Ileeney; arithmetic, Frank Yickers : reading, Jeremiah M'Carthy; arithmetic, John Maggin : grammar and history. Mary Klksley. Second Standard.—Christian doctrine. John Ileeney and llose Stack ; reading. Frances 1 'oherty; geography, Annie llrady; spelling. Annie Sc.'iiH-fler ; arithmetic end tables. .John Ileenev : writing, Willie Kelly. First Standard. —Christian doctrine. Maggie Hickey I.Mary Magum '2, Michael M-Ciirtiiy •'! : reading and spelling. Maggie Hickey and Lina Aldridge : arithmetic, Miiy (onw.-iy : tables. Michael O'ltrien ; writing. Thomas Ikeiiey: leading and spelling'. Gertrude Pitt. Sunday school attendance. Andrew Cassin 1, Mary i'.reen '2. Music. Honorable mention. Adelia 1 >ohcrty ; seniors, Fmih Purves ; juniors, Annie Schaefler. Sineing.—Adelia J>oherlv. 1; GregoryJ,,e. "2. Needlework. — Lilv Yickers. 1: i >aisv l'<i adv. '2.