ST. BRIDES CONVENT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1939, Page 6

ST. BRIDES CONVENT

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AND CONCERT EXCELLENT DISPLAY GIVEN. LIST OF CLASS AWARDS. Many parents and friends of St Bride's Convent attended the concert at St Patrick’s Hall on Thursday night, presented by the senior and junior pupils. The standard was of a very high order and reflected great credit on the performers and teachers A programme of generous length brought forth rounds of applause from a much appreciative and enthusiastic audience. It would be difficult to single out any item, all being good, but the part singing—solo by Beulah Hirst—and the piano solo —"Tremolo" by Kathleen Bergin, called for special mention. At the conclusion of the programme the Rev N. Moore congratulated the Sisters and their pupils on the excellent display. The prizes for the year's work were then distributed as follow: — Form 5. —Christian doctrine. Margaret Scanlan; English. K. Bergin; French, Lena Fouhy; Mathematics. Joan McKenna; Science. Valerie Bergin; History and Geography. Molly McPeak. Form 4. —English. Margaret Scanlan; French, Joan Dowling; Mathematics, Patricia Schofield; Science. Shirley Fantham; History and Geography, Norah Doyle. Form 3. — Christian Doctrine. Eileen Olson; English, Edith , Barcham; Mathematics, Eileen Olson. Commercial English, Norah Doyle. Shorthand. Mary Copeland. Cookery, Patricia McGruddy. Fancy Needlework. Ina Schofield. Dressmaking. Cecily O’Brien. Music and Medal awarded by Trinity College of Music, Kathleen Bergin Forms 1 and 2. —Christian Doctrine. Joan Naan; class work (Form 2). Beulah Hirst; class work (Form 1), Shirley Prentice. Standard 4. —Christian Doctrine. Fay McGruddy; class work, Patricia Saunders. Fancy needlework (primary). Joyce Burch. Standard 3 — Christian Doctrine, Norma Saunders; dux of class. Lorraine Jameson; needlework, Jean Galvin. Standard 2. — Christian Doctrine. Barbara Mannering; dux of class, Shirley Card; diligence. Isobel Brady. Standard I.— Christian Doctrine. Erin O'Rourke; dux of class. Doreen Jordan; general excellence, Josephine Jameson; diligence, Patricia O’Brien; drawing. Fiona Jacobsen; general excellence. Patricia Gleeson. Primer 4. —Christian Doctrine, Marie Kane; general excellence, Marie Kane; number work, MaryKeen; general improvement in work. Elizabeth Keisenberg. Primer 2. — General excellence, Helen Carter. Secondary—Cup (tennis doubles), Paula Brough, Catherine Brady, Cup (tennis singles), Molly McPeak. Primary—Cup (tennis doubles). Madeline Jameson. Joan Naan. Cup (tennis singles). Joan Naan. The concert programme was as follows:—Part song. "Harw, Hark, the Lark.” "Humoresque" (Dvorak); items by the Percussion Band; junior verse speaking choir, “Kew in Lilac Time." “The Tower"; songs by juniors. "Daddy's Sweetheart." "Pickles Are We”; recitation, "The Highwayman." Norah Doyle; piano duet, “Hexentantz,” K. Berlin and G. Burch; part songs. "Funiculi-Funicula." “Silent Night.” Senior Choir; action song, "Three Kings." L. Jameson. M. Hoar. K. Stevens; senior verse-speaking choir. “The Bells"; playette, "Freckles,” characters. Colleen Breeze ("Freckles”). Betty Syron ("Joan"). ShirleyPrentice ("Dora"). Beulah Hirst (“Miss Field”); piano solo. "Tremolo,” K. Bergin; recitation. "Brighton Coach" B. Mabey; play, "The Girl From the Hall," characters. Matron. Norah Doyle; Miss Box, Maureen Syron; Miss Piper, Mary Tobin; Flora, Catherine Brady; Rose, M. Scanlan; Winnie. C. Talbot; Lois. E. Olson; Mrs Marlin, S. Fantham.