ST. MARY'S CONVENT, WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 50, 14 December 1899, Page 31

ST. MARY'S CONVENT, WELLINGTON.

• + (From our own correspondent.) The annual distribution of prizes at St. Mary's Convent High School, Wellington, took plac. on Tuesday evening in the presence of a very large catberinp. The prizes were presented to the successful pupils by the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, in the unavoidable absence of his Grace Archbishop Redwood. An excellent programme of vocal and instrumental mufic wos rendered during the evening by the pupils, among the contributors being Misses Reilly, Doris Haywood (recitation), Flanagan, M. Waldegrave, E. Waddy, Odile Ritleng, Hilda Nathan (recitation), Kate Connell, Waldegrave, Gracie McArdle. A couple of choruses were also sung by a choir of Benior girls. The Hon. Dr. Grace, who assisted the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy in the distribution of the prizes,' gave an address, in the course of which he reviewed the development and culture of music in the Home countries, which he described aa having a very high civilifing influence. He referred to the important parts playwd by the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College (London) in promoting the culture of the art, and determining the efficiency of music pupils throughout the British Empire. Dr. Grace incidentally mentioned that at the recent examinations in connection -with the ttoyal Academy of Music Miss Kate Connell had obtained 141 marks out of a possible 150 for senior singing. The following is the prize list : — Good conduct. — Silver medals (gift of Mr White) ; boardersTeresa Rowe and Marion Goulter. Gift of Very Rev. Father Lewis ; day pupils — Mabel Bourke. Christian doctrine. — First division (gold medal, gift of Mrs O'Connor) — Ethel Crombie ; second division, Marion Goulter. HS Dux (gold medal, gift of Mr G. H. Fisher)— Girvan Runcie. (ftg Painting. — Marion Brady. %w» Freehand drawing.— Edith Waddy and Hortense Runcie, equal in merit. Model drawing.— Wynn Pearce. Needlework.— First division— First prize (gift of Miss O'Connor), Constance Knowles ; second prize, Lita Truman. Second division — Emily Whitaker. Lace work— Kathleen Bourke. Music.— Medal (gift of Mrs McCarthy)— Mamie Waldegrave ; prize, senior division (gift of Mr Brookes)— Bessie Flynn. Intermediate division (gift of Mr Brookes)— Muriel Waldegrave. Junior division — Constance McCloskey. Primary — Odile Ritleng, 1 ; Mary McDonald, 2. Diligence and improvement in music — Marion Goulter, Bertha Clifford, Mollie Laing. Singing (medal, gilt of Hon. Dr. Grace)— Kate Connell ; prize, Higher School division, Bessie Flynn ; junior division, Catherine Clifford ; accompaniment playing, Bessie Flynn. Excellence in essay writing (gold medal, gift of his Grace Archbishop Redwood). — Ethel Crombie. Matriculation clasp.— Diligence (medal, gift of Mr. Palmer^ — Ethel Crombie. Mathematics (medal, gift of ' Old Girls ')— Ethel Crombie. Languages and composition (gift of Mr. Corrigan) — Girvan Runcie. Geography— Girvan Runcie. Writing— Rosie Sheridan. Mapping — Mary Monaghan. Class ll.— English— Constance Reilly. Arithmetic— Constance Reilly. Euclid— Constance Reilly. Geography— Kathleen Bourke. Penmanship — Kathleen Bourke. Composition— Margaret Hunter. Recitation— Margaret Hunter. Latin— Daisy Reilly. French— Mnriel Waldegrave. Class 111. — Good conduct — Margaret Kenny. French— First division— Edith Waddy. Latin— Ethel Crombie. Arithmetic and algebra— Olive Blake. Geography— Olive Blake. French, i-econd division— Olive Blake. Reading and recitation— Edith Richardson. Composition — Bessie Whitaker. Drawing — Emily Whitaker. English— Annie Twohill Penmanship— Ethel Poll. Class IV.— Good Conduct— Geraldine McAlister. English— Geraldine MeAligter. Arithmetic— Gladys Philp. Penmanship Gladys Philp. Geography— Eveline Collins. Reading and recitation—Nora Harnett. Drawing— Therese Sheridan. DiligenceEileen Truman Class V. — Arithmetic— Charles Gapquoiue. Geography — Charles Gasquoine. Reading and recitation— Christine Henry. Writing — Annie Laing. Composition — Jessie Broadbent. English— Nellie Twohill. Mapping— Catherine Clifford. Composition— Marion Goulter. Preparatory school. — Good conduct— Boarders. Gracie McArdle. First division— Rita Martin. Second division— Violet Costell. Class I.— Christian doctrine— Odile Ritleng. History— Odile Ritleng. Needle-work— Odile Ritleng and Doris Haywood, equal. Reading and recitation — Doris Haywood. Arithmetic — Doris Hay wood Geography— Doris Haywood. Mental arithmeticBernard Gasquoine. Writing— Agnes Whitaker. Spelling— Agnes Whitaker. French — Agnes Whitaker. Grammar and composition — Monica Blake. Drawing— Mary McDonald. Class ll.— Christian doctrine — Rita Martin. Arithmetic— Gracie McArdle. Mental arithmetic— Gracie McArdle. Geography —Hilda Nathan. Composition and diftation— Hilda Nathan Beading and recitation— Hilda Nathan. Writing— Mollie Laing. Drawing — Iris Moore. Class lll.— Arithmetic— Mabel Ward. Writing— Mabel Ward. Reading and recitation— Edward Nathan. Spelling— Eveline Guilford. Object lessons— Eveline Guilford. Kindergarten Class.— First division— Reading and spelling— Edward Duggan. Arithmetic— Kathleen Moore. NeedleworkKathleen Moore. Writing— Doris Costell. Second division.— Reading and spelling— Violet Costell . Arithmetic— Eva Gasquoine. Weaving— Cecil Gasquoine. Writing— Clare He.nry. Shorthand.— Special prize, reporting class — Isabella O'Galligan. Senior division— First prize, Nora Duggan ; second prize, Cecilia Gmse. Intermediate division— Ellen Meagher and Annie Russell equal.

The medals for the practical examinations in music were then distributed as follows :— Solo singing.— Senior division (gold medal, gift of Mr. Brookes)— Daisy Marshall. Pianoforte playing.— Senior division (gold medal, gift of Dresden Company)— Theo. Shapter. Gold medal (gift of Chas. Begg and Co )-Daisy Beilly. Junior division (' Martha Myers memorial ' medal)— Winifred Richardßon.