GREYM Urfcl AND BRUNNERTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 16, 16 January 1891, Page 18

GREYM Urfcl AND BRUNNERTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

TflK anmnl ent< rtainment and distribution of prices in connection with St. Mary's School, All Saints' Convent, Greymouth, took place Ht the Cor vint previous to the Christmas holidays. The excellent piograrnme earned out by the pupils spoke volumes for the trainiDg of the Slaters of Mercy, and c early showed that our conventual institutions are far above all other educational institutions in the education and training wbir-h the young ladies receive, aod which admirably tit ihem to taki their part in any s k h^re of life in which their lo' may be cast. The following is the programme produced, with a list of prizc-winneis — 'Evening' (vocal trio), troupe; IH' mj to our Mom tains ' (pUno <iuet), Misses M Bdresford, M. Smith, M. MArdl-, S Howe, M. M'Ardle, T. Beresford ; 'Tell me where do Fairies Dwell ' (vocal duet), Misses G. Moss, Florence Moss ; 1 Tt-e Last i ose ot Summer ' (violin sjIo), Master P. O'Connor • ' The Mermaid's S.<ng ' (pi^no duet), Misses M. Bedford, 8. Kowe, B Webber, M. D very, K. Devery, H. Beresford.— • The Reproof of the Blower Angel'— Characters : First Qieen (Rose), Kate SheenySecord Qietn (Lily). Kate Gnffln ; Bee, Mabel Beneford; Daisy. Rose Richardson ; Mignonette, Annie M'Donnell : Violet, Nellie D pre ; Heliotrope, Maggie O'Connor ; Flower Angel Lydia Peratti. — Voc 1 due , ' lbe Ansel,' troupe ; piano due', ' Tby Voice is Near,' Ka c Shetdy, Magtue O'Connor, L>dia Peratti, Annie M'Donnell, >iaude Bourke, Bertha Webber; vocal solo, 'Scenes tbat are Britfh e>-t.' G. rtrude Mo-s ; piano duet, 'Tripping through the Dai-it*,' Mary Lees, Ahcc Dornan, Emma Duugan, Jane F.yal', Kate O'< O'uior, Emily M Donne,] ; pinno su'u, ' Irish Diamonds,' T. G.iffin.L. Wtbber.P. Dupre — ' Wealth an • Wisd' m.— A drama in six -ernes. — Characters- Mrs Holmes, E. M'Donnell; Hattie and J rainn, two sisters. daughters of Mrs Holmes. F. M-sa and 8. O.jpn- , Goiid.va of Wisdom, E M'Millan ; Gj<idets of Wea'th and Huasuie, K. O'Connor ; Mrs t"i t lly, G. Mobs; Lebbie, L. Webber ; Su-ie, M. M'Millan; Mrs Goodwin, Winnie Peratti; Dr Steubenh flEenstemer, Teret-i Giiffia ; Mrs Hopkins and children of Mrs Fin. fly, Mary Lee, M. Warner, M. Petrie, E. Boyd ; Kate, sister of Mrs Hopkins, Cecilia Foot ; Jane, a servant, Violet Foot ; Mrs

Foster, an invalid, Maggie Dupre.- Interval.— Piano eolo, ' Martha, Maggie Dupre ; march, violin and pi»no, M. Byrne, T. Qriffii, E. M'DonneU, W. Peratti. Julia M'Gain, A. Dornan ; vocal trio, •Arrayed in Clouds,' L'zz'e Webber, G. Moss, M. Dapre ; ' Triumphal March,' J. M'Gain, L. Webber, L. Peratti ; ' Ho iJay Song,' troupe. The list of distribution of prizes is as follows : — Christian Doctrine, first divisijn, Emiiv McDonnell • <^conl Annie McDonnell. " ' ' Matriculation Class— Grammarand composition, Emma Dungan: History, Genruie Moss; Euclid, Emma Dung.n; French, Maggie Dupre; Lain, Emily McDonnell ; Botany, Maggie Dupre. Civil Service Class— Compositioa, Mary Kenneiy ; geography Mary Kennedy. ° Seventh Class— Arithmetic, lstpriz», Florence Moss ; 2nd, Winifred Prraiti ; Diligence, Florence Moss; Geography, Winifred Pjratti ; French (presented by Mrs Martin) Florence Moss. Sixth Class— D.hgence, Ist prize, Kite O C ,nnor ; 2nd, Eiith MoMillan ; 3rd, Mary Lee ; reading and composition, Maggie McMillan ; geograDhy and history, Julia McGain ; arithmetic. Violer Foot ; algebra, Mary Lee; writing Ist prize, Violet Fo t; 2 id, Teresa Griffen ; diligence, Lizzie Webber; good con iuct, Kite O'Connor ; Needlework (presented by Miss Sheedy), Edith McMillan. Fifth Class— Dihgencs, Ist prize, Katie Sheedy; 2nd. Maggie O'Connor; 3id, Roee Kich*rdson ; good conduct, Annie McD>nnell • grammar, Kate Sheedy; geography, Kate Giff>n ; reading, Mabsl Beresford ; arithmetic, Ist Maggie O'Jjnnor, 2nd Kite Griff n. Fourth Class— Diligence, Maud Bourke ; aiithmetic, B-rthi Webber. Third Class— Diligence, Ist Amy Richardson, 2nd Ethel Boyd ; history, Marion Petne ; good conduct, Miry Warner f R-adtag Sylvia Rowe ; ari hmetic, Mary Smith ; orthography, Ivy Hildebr,*nd • penmanship. Gerald Gnffen. Music— lst prize fophia Dupre, 2od Julia McGain. Theory of music, Emily McDonnell. Music (violin), Patrick O'Connor Vocal moiic (presented by Miss McDavnt), Ist pnz* Lizzie Webber 2nd Gertrude Mobs. Amiability, Teresa Griffen. Drawing, Rosa Richardson. Programme of entertainment given by the children of St. Mary's Infant School, Greymouth, with list of piiz^ winners : — Kindergarten exercise, troupe; piano due', 'Home to our mountains,' Mabel Bereofurd, Mary Smith, Sylvia Howe Irene Beresford, Mary McArdle, Maggie McArdle ; recitation. ' Somebody's mother, Hilda Beieaford ; Nong, 'The ca.k .o,' troupe; piano duet, •Mermaid's Bong,' Mabel Beresford, Kitie Devery, Bertha Webber Maggie Devery, Sylvia Rowe, Hilda Beresford; recitation, ' UIJ Wacb,' Mary McArdle, Ka'ie Devery; Xi .der^arten exercise troupe; piano eolo, ' Happy heart* waHz'Syivia Rjw e ; red a inn, 1 The angels, Lizzie McDoun 11, Louisa R-charasun Mag-ne Deven Mary Mc^idie, Uet ie Ked.lell, Nei;i> McDonnell • PO ..g ' BirdieV ball,' tioupe; recitation, • 1 ell tr c truth,' C ara Webber, John Hannan ; pi.^no solo, ' Soldier'a return,' Bertha Webber. ' The Gold Tnimble '—Characters : Madame Berton (a poor wiiow) Florence McDonnell; Julia aud Jirmstint (her (Unguure) Amy Hicbardsjn and B rtha Webber ; C.unt.&s . c Kanz ff, Syl W(i R O we ; servant to the Counter, lv> Hildebrand : Dorot y, Irene B.icsturd : Cons anc, JNelhe Gnff.-n. ChustmdS so g, troupe. The following is the list < i distribution of prizes — Catechism, Gera'd W O'Kane. Amiability. Maggie Deverv Reading in 2nd cla-B— lst pr a. Mary MeArdl, ; 2nd, Hi da Beresford. Spelling— lst \r\7.^, G, raid W O'Kanc : 2ud, Lome Richamson. Antumetß', Lizzie .McDonnell. Wnur.g, Nelin- G'lff-n Beading in Ist class— lst pn/e, Maggie MeArole • 2ud He'fe Keddal). Spelling— lst pr /-, Guy liait. n ; 2ad, KMe D.very Antbttenc, CUie Wtbbtr Applicatio-i, Nellie McDonnell. Ist prize in Primer class, Johu Hannan : 2nd, F. i-d Dnnic

The Catholic lLhabitan's of Brunncrton and surrounding districts have recently ended a ueat and substantial bu lr schoo ro m 38ft by 24. t, ftiih twoio.nisatt ched— sitting-io m, 12ft by Hit' „nd bedroom, 10 t. by 12tt— for the u,e ot the cl i-yna-n wluu staving in Lrunnerton on Saturday and Sunday nights, in is lou»-feit want has at last been suppled thr. u^h the enerji ot the Key Fathers Carewand Bnand.andot the comparatively few Ca-nulic inhabitants of Bruunt-itou. Ihe school is still in d t bt a con=idera >!e am unt but it is still 10 be hoped that, now th.> labour troubles arj over n. d the miners have s-ltled down ..nee more to st.-ady vu.rk the debt will be boou paid iff The echo, lis ably and < fficu-iitly co .-lucud b> two of the Bisters of Mercy irom All Saints' Convent, Greymouth, who came up by tram in tue morning' and n turnei in the evening. Previous to the erection ot th <, scfotolroom the Sisters have been teaching for cloße on five years 111 tne Brunnjrto-i Catholic Church and though their remuneration has bun menly nominal they never missed a day, whether cold vi we', in c< niiug to impait a sjand religious and xecuhr ms.iuctum tutu- ohikiien attend ng the Mr nn. rton Catholic school, lhen hat annual enti r'ainra-nt^as piveu 1 11 ye^r 111 the new scl o hoim, nuen -i.l V r.=e p^-vnr ei)j.>eia rare tr.-a . The attend, no- wa-n n a.« 1 ,i g ■as th-en'e 1a ume it" des-r^d but t-)i9 may be ace muted lor b., tin fact th i< m my »tr>wjrk . <* and in.t Matuiday evening is 1,01 a goo I i.uot to h ."l I »n eni r ainment in Bruuner on. An tn • pupi s we.c le u i-n m-ct :n their pait-> the singiug was uood, aud th« acting was ..dm r-tblv "ud some of the pupils showing r«re talent un i rtmukable histrionic aoiii y. Tne following i-, he prog amme j roduopd •— S me, 'Merry, Merry Chr.stmas, 1 hinging 0 ass : recnatio , ' Idw Wilae an i Lh Mou.tr,' X M.-ore L Kill. e! i : (lunda-t, 'Liqui I G -m, X 0 L u^hhn, A Pars ns ; bung, ' Tr.e Taiioi.' Mi.gmg ci«h 3 : p auo so 0, ' Whimpers from Ed „' b jon. s : • Trie L» »g an 1 the 1 h'-f, 11 O'L m^'di 1 J AlcParUud ; piano duet ' W,,at n/e tne W.ui Waves n»vi. u '' A McParland, L Mo.ie; eon;.' '0.1 Fo ks at Uo-n,. s n^ing clUs dramiiuoi,e«ic ,'CouCL'i i 8i 8 as bad as Consuuiptou— Lhiraciers ' Je*sie(Mrß. Bl uk;on'd romp inion"), L LalK , M.irv and Ajneß(\lis Blackton'd neices), A Par-ouF. X McParland: Mr^. Blfckton M Meehan ; Dr. Alaiin, F. O'Doune.l ; -ong, ' Qol Save Ireland,' snwmg class; pmo duet,' Palermo.' X OLoughlm and S Jones. A

lawsuit, ' Goodygrim r. Lapitone.— Characters : Tne Judge, Mister F Heslin ; Connsellor Puzzle, Mfister D Ma»ee ; the Jew Pedlar, Master A Crawf jrd ; Counsellor Bothenm, Master P Lally ; Witnesses, Masters J. Kelly, C. Rogers, J McParlaad. Piano solo, • Abyssinian Expedition,' Miss Sarah Jones; song, 'Gjd Djfeni New Z salami,' singing class. After tb.3 perf^rm-ince the prizes wera pre92ntel by the Eer. Father Carew, who cordially thanked thi Sisters aad pupils for the ldmirable entertainment provided that evening, and said that it compared favounly with en ertainmeets carried out by older actors and amateurs with more pr-H-ntions. He wis pie sed aad proud of the beautiful 6c a oo'. -room which they hid now in Brun lertoa, and he warmly thanked the Cathodes of the d strict, us aU> many nonCatholics, who helped to erect sucb a substantial buildin?. For the information of those present he woul i tell them that he had completed the examination of all the schojlsin hu pirish, and that they all mad* very good progress during the year anl p^ssid a very creditable examination. He would als> tell them thit the Catholic schools of tbe parish were now providing instruction for 425 pupils without a cent of G ivernment money being expended either on the building of the sch )ols, or the 'caching of the cail irei, tnus saving the Gjvernment about £1600 annually in this parish for eJucation, exclusive of school buildm.' graatn. It, wa3 a gre*t wrong and inj vs .133 on the part of tbe Government of the country to deprive Catholics of their fare share of the education vo*e, e<piJia!ly as they wera providiog as good a secular education as givea in any of the State schoDU. They had beeadjing this for tbe last thirteen years and he hoped the Government would very sjon sea tue greit injustice tney wore perpetrating. He thea presented the prizes, which were a? follows :—: — Chriß'ian Djctriue-lst pr.za, Agoes Parsons : 2nd Teresa O'Djnnell ; 3rd Jame* McParl.nd. Sixth Class— Application, Ist pnzi, Freierick Heslin ;2ad Daniel Mageo ; History, Freierick Heshn ; Arithmetic, Frederick Heslin. Fifth Class— Application, pnze, Arthur Crawford ; History. Agnes McParland ; Geography, Ktte McParland ; Grammar, As?ues Parsons ; Arithmetic, Artnur Crawf >rd ; Writing, Laura Jooes ; Reading, Kate McParland ; Needhwork, Lizzie Moore. Fouith ClaJB. — Applica'ion, Margaret Meehaa ; History, Lizzie Laliy ; Geography, Hannah Magee ; Grammar, Ellen Moore; Arithmetic, Haunah M tgee ; Wntiu?, Lizz c Killesn : Reading, Lju sa McDonald; Needlework, Teresa O'Djnnell. Third Cla«<s — Application, p-iz;, James McParUni ; Hs'ory; James Ruan ; Geography, John Kdly ; Grammar, James Magee ; Arithmetic— lst pnz ; Chris opher X gers ; 2jd Patrick Lally; Writing Ist prize Miry Anue M .ore ; 2id Alice Sobers; dealing, l,t pr.Zd Michiel O'Lough wi ;2 1 1 Lucy Parses; 3rJ Mir/ Hilhar ; — p^lli nu, Ist James O'D > mell ;2 id VI 1 c .ael H illinan ; Needlework, Kate Mo .h : Music, Ist pnz; Sirah Jjjes; 2idKae O Loughhn ; Sinking, Kate O'L >ughiin. C'a ecdixm, Mary K -lly ; readin? in seond class, Michael O'Keilly ; reann^ in fust class, Mary O'Neill ; reading in primer, lit prize Phi ip R gers; 2jd pr z•, Au.-usta B shop ; spelling in seond class, Mary Mullitu ; spelling in first cU~s. Is' p r iz-, Maria Lally. 2ud pr;zi, Maggie Mul'ins ; 3ri pnz', J jhn Johnston ; an hm^tic in s-con i cl , Thomas Lally ; aiichmetic in flist class, Ist pnz •, John Muiehin; 2n i p 'zb, Bri igec Cidman : wrmog in tsecon 1 clam, Mary M -eha 1 : wnti.ig in firs, cas-, K. O'Donnell ; wrri .g in primer, 2 ad priz-. X \ljjre; app ica ion, Lawrence Mag. c, Mary Sciily, U >«c M-K uz.e : catecusm in primer, 2nd pn?\ Charles O'Dj.mell: alphio.t, Ist pnz;, Grey Buckby ; 2ad [iiizj, Dorothy Buckby.

I am very m.ich pleas.nl to he abe to furnish the r<3ad?rs of th« Tablkt with th» names . f seven young ladi.-s Irom All Saints' Couve. t, (1 e\mjuth, win luv<« ( ia-.sfd the Lmdon LJa'?ersitv's musical examination with very hi^h p rcon'ag-s — vz,100,9d 94 'J2, 90 91, a, i.i Gl Tneir nam -s are .Misses E uiiy M Donned, Mary M*U;nne,l, S pnia Dapie. Kmina Uungau Kw M'Djnnell, Nellie S eely, and Winifred Perttti. Ihe fallowing copy of a letter which me Rev Mother receive I, previous to the result of ihs eximination being known, explains itself • — ' Wellington, November 26, 1890. " Madam, — In leply to your note lam afr.i 1 I cannot fiupply you wit 1 a 11st of the Giey mouth Candida a, but their auxiety will so in be '■dtis-fie i, as the cards have b°en sent, and the cirtificates wi.. b • lorwar led in a few d tys. Tne results .ire very sa lsfac ory, and the Convent pupils have obta>nel a higher averaue than any others in this district. — I am, yours faithfully, RoBKIiT PABKEB." From this and other sucn ti-,tioi <ny may be seen way Catholics deservedly take a pri c in their conventual institutio is', where tbe ransje of sub] -cts tautrnt are bo vane 1, aa 1 wuere th 3 pupils attain such a high staulard of 1 tH^iency, c jupled w.th a sound religious and mjral training.