ST. MARY'S SCHOOL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, 28 November 1916, Page 3

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL.

SPEECH DAY. Despite the boisterous weather, there was a large company present at tlie Parish Hall .yesterday afternoon, the occasion being the Speech Day of St. Mary’s (1 iris’ School. Brilliantly decorated by choice llowers, the stago bore a distinctness which served as a fitting contrast to the inclement weather outside. Among those present were His Lordship the Bishop of the Diocese (Dr. Avcrill), Rev. ,E. L. Harvie (Vicar of Inglewood), Messrs W. H. H. Young (Chairman of Board of Governors), A. W. Budge, H. E. Abraham, S. M. Porritt, and A. C. Bell (members of the Board), Mesdames Newton King, Evans (New Plymouth), Stout and party (Opunako), A. W. Budge, H. E. Abraham, G. W. Howard, E .Tyrer, D. Steven, Mr. and Mrs E. G. Hartley and .Miss 'Hartley, Mr and Mrs W. J. Crawshaw and -Miss Crawshaw, Mr and Mrs Middleton and Miss Middleton, Miss Murehant, lu.A. (Head Mistress) and the Misses Eleming and Corrhngly. Apologies for absence were received from the Vicar (the Rev. C. W. Howard) and others.

«'‘\Wl'o<l- 311 bright (:oStl'mles, the P”D“$ I>l'_*:isolltm.l “A )leid.~;umlm-r Nigllt"cs I)z‘e‘a.lll,” deservedly receiving m,2t.lmr:sts of :Ipplmzse fur‘ theil":u'tEng. Cmlsidering the length of tlwir "nnemoriscd parts, matny of the pupils -‘‘'h‘’\\'o(l 1101: 0111;,‘ :1 gécrip of their refl})(:c'.tiVo.l'ecit:lls, hub that fh:-xibilit_v of voice and ch'zumntie ;Lction_, showing much scholul'l_\' tmi.n’.ing, -.lpplyhlg' pm‘'t~icu]u»vlygto Miss Marjorie Besley, .§\'Jln took the part. of “.Bottom.” IC7ét(’:ll' -pm'fQl'xller, however, so ixbly _ :fc'fe(l" thixt. 5111)‘ other pal'ticuhll'ising \\'7(>lflr:l; be invidious. The el1:1r-actors \vL~i=e§ N-. follo\\'s: The C‘ourt~: Theseus ('Je:s-1 sic Aloxalnlet‘), Hippuly'm (_\luriel} Young), l’hilo'tl'ate (G7l-nee .H,:i11),3 Hex'illi:l (.\lul'i<_~l Rogers), ].’ages and? Apprentices: Ail.m Ihttlgn, I."re<hly\ Hal.-tl(\..\', \'hill(»mlt Y<)llm_r,. The Mvclm-1 nicsz Qlzixl:-.2 (l.=;nhel .»\icx:nlLlel'),rb‘zlll«,;l (Doris Hair), J3ott<ml ¢;\l:u'jol-ie Besley), Fhlte (Winnie '_l'oweJ'.s'), Snuub‘ (.\'ellie Pmkin.-son), ()hemn (_KiLt._\f| (3h'ant-), 'J‘it2'mizl (.\'lann 'l’n'.'l£itf)’,'Piiek’ :’l)orothy Stcvmls), Titani:l’s ]":;il'yi (M:ll‘jux‘ie Li:u'det),- I’ease Blossonlfw (Alice Webs-ter:uld Mlll-iel Spence), ,Cohweb:~s (.\l;u'_v Foukes and Audrey. Nnl:n_x, .\lu..s'tzu'd Seeds (Helen .Al)l'a-‘ ham ahd ‘Mavis Johnson). Melntiml should be nlude‘of the excellent. sin;;~ ing tlu'ollgllout,, and of the \m‘\' in wh-icll t;lle'juveniles gave their reeilizl-"I! fions. '

Suhsoquctnt-ly the g_ut.hCl'ing t(m,’L‘, the fnrnnof :1 xnnctingg, n\>pl' \\'hi<-h |'liflg{': Lhl'd:sllip (Dr. Averill) ]n'v:+i(h)(l. ;\1i};:.45,: ‘;\!:u'r'h:ult, in :1 review, aw-zlllcd L 119.--15-LL‘l‘_l'Utlg of the S(_'h()()l and its ]‘)l'CS(‘llL ‘oVn£<.-nllVl'n,r_r,ill_g__; position. N()t-lxiryyg, said Mirss ..\.lzu'(:h:mt, was more «lungm-nu.< than 21 }_)ill'ti2l]l)’-t|‘2lillC(l'D(‘l‘S(3l|, sur-'1 heing; s:l101't-.~;i,<,rllt(‘(l. 11:u':'u\‘.' in '.'i:sio.:, uml l.imit(‘d in ju(lg11w11t. ‘Hl'uu:mi.\'ln \\’:.m HQlll(.‘Uliilg xnnrw than hruin zxnd 1)()(l_‘»'<—H10l'(.‘ \\'as the spirit \\'hi(_.-h '-.\’:.-ut to illnke the p(‘rfc('t— whole. It héld 110011 lI1‘gP.(l that tho I’:u-ifio wnulzl he the (:en{'l'o of thongght in the coming age, :md_ the (-hih_!H'xl stood fur tlmt. vmning natiml that was to ho. ‘l!;']_)eh()v(‘.('l all to we that the (-hikiren \\'el'e smlmlly trained. Their

sclmnl wm; g{t‘n\\’i)l;_»;, um] xmuld gr-.»\\', ml.d,it was mu spCzllwr’.«, In.-!iol' léhul. in. five )'(‘2ll'H tlwru xmuld bu -EU or UH g_girls in the scllnol.—~<'.~\ppl:lusuv. His |;ol'd.<hip, in <~:>1\g1‘:1h1l:1tiI|;: Miss .‘\hm'hunt and tho tmxclnirngj wtnlf 011 tlmir ux<:(-HcllL= :xLt:lilnnml(H, hupvd tlu-_\' \\'nu‘u.l soon 11:uw- :1 .~<<:lmnl ;-.djoining_; the ixnn:-hr, and nut 80 l’u:s u\\':\_v i!H at IH‘l‘S(‘lli. It .~4|mul<l he H.sz:il‘dud as 21 'i‘:l|'mmki .\‘<-hnu]_, um! lw the host in the .l’rm'im-0. His Ln:-cl-ship elnplxnsiscd that v,<_l\l'<.-zztiml (HS rlistillnet h'(ml t,v:l(-hin;.,:) was Hm (ll';lwing out of the pot'<-mizllitiqrs uf :1 child. Quoting Hol'hm't; S'pUlm‘l', thu .~»*pu2xkt!r emit] ““d}<1l1(::1tio11 is tho pmvcr of (Ining wlmt we mlght-, when we ou;_{llt, \\ll(‘t]l(‘l‘ we likud it or Imt.”-(A})-plause). '

Mr W. H. H. Ynlnlt_~;, in Inm'ing_g :1. vntr,-« of t,ll:ul]<s in His Lord.~:hip for ]‘o1‘()Si(]il‘l;1;, said fehnt the school was now pa,_vill;: its \v:ly. Hv 2115:) vx_pr(-ss--ml HlO il1)1)I‘(.‘('i:1li()I1 of Hm work of Miss Fleming; during‘ the üb.<om-o of Miss Marc-‘nallt. ‘

Wl‘ A. C'.V 801 l .~s0('o11dm1 HlO lmlliqn for :1 votv of thanks, \\']|i<:ll \\’{\.S 0:11--.I'ir~d tnmninlously.

The rvport of tho Roli«,:ious Wm-k bx‘ tho \'i.":u-, \v:ls in his :Ih.uexu.-0. rt-ud h_v ';\lTi:4s ';\*l‘:,u'(.-hunt, ‘nffcw which the cnnxpnny was sorvml with ten and refl'oshlllullts.