SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1, 4 January 1900, Page 27

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL, WANGANUI.

The annual entertainment and distribution of prises in connection with the Sacred Heart Select School, Wanganui, took place in the presence of a large gathering of the parents of the pupils and friends of the school. The annual concert is always an enjoyable affair, and this year's entertainment proved no exception to the rule. The programme was well arranged, and the performers did full justice to it, the all-round excellence of the different items bein; of a very high order. The audience (says the Herald) were nattering in their appreciation, and encores were freely demanded. The vocal and instrumental items were given in a manner which bore striking testimony to the efficiency of the instruction imparted by the Sisters in charge. The following was the programme: — Chorus, junior pupils of Sacred Heart School ; pianoforte solo, Misses Winnie Hatrick and E. Dwyer ; chorus, pupils of St. Joseph's School ; pianoforte duet, Misses M. Tymons, Julia Barry, A. Doherty, and F. Whelan ; fancy exercise dumb-bells, Convent boarders ; vocal duet, Misses Moroney and Wells ; piano solo, Miss Adelia Doherty ; ohorus, pupils of Saored Heart School ; piano duet, Misses M. Steadman, Hunter, K. Galpin, and M. O'Connell ; vocal solo, Miss J. Wells ; exercise, ' Fancy Drill,' pupils of Sacred Heart School ; ohorus, pupils of Sacred Heart School ; piano duet, Misses Wells, Links, Julia Flynn, and M. Flynn ; fancy danoe, 'Morris Drill,' Convent boarders ; vocal duet, Misses Wells and Beaaley ; piano solo, Miss N. Pine ; vocal solo, Miss Moroney ; piano solo, Miss M. Cussen. The entertainment concluded with the play, 'My Aunt's Heiress,' in which the following took part : — Misses Wells, F. Whelan, Hunter, Links, Barry, J. Flynn, I. Cribb, Quillinane, Doherty, Moroney, and Maskell. At the conclusion of the entertainment the prizes were distributed by the Mayoress, previous to which the Very Rev. Dean Kirk returned thanks to those who had contributed to the priia fund. The local Herald said regarding the exhibition of work by the pupils : — The exhibition was indeed a credit to both pupils and teachers alike. This year an unusually large number of paintings are shown, and it is evident that the young ladies hare profited by the painstaking tuition of the Sisters. Some very fine specimens, both in oil and colours, are shown, while the range of subjects is very large. In needlework, plain and fancy, there is again a splendid display, the handiwork of some of the seniors being exceptionally striking. Although in bhe needlework section beautiful examples of art needlework largely predominate, the very

good exhibition of plain sewing indicates that the more useful branch of the subject is by no means neglected. The exhibits of handwriting and mapping are aleo excellent. Following is the prize list :—: — Civil Service Class.— Christian doctrine, history, and geography — M. O'Connell. Shorthand and arithmetic— A. Doherty. English — Ellie Moroney. Algebra — Maude Steedman. E. Composition— Frances Whelan. Class VI. (Lower)— Catechism, geography, history — B. O Connell. Arithmetic— Julia Flynn. Exposition — B. O'Connell and J. Flynn. Composition — Jane Wells. Deserving of mention — Julia Barry, T. Links, and May Orowley. Class V.— Reading, geography, history, and arithmetic— Lily Dalziell. Writing — Nellie Simpson. Grammar, composition, and domestic economy — Sophia Georgetti. Deserving of mentionGertrude Edwards, K. Oldham, Nellie Crowley, May Cussen, and Vera Cussen. Class V. (Lower)— Reading, exposition, geography, arithmetic Emily Gibbons. Christian doctrine, Irish history, and grammar Beatrice Hunter. Composition — Adelaide Robertson. Domestic economy— Queenie Walker. .E. History — Sybil Robertson. Class IV. (Lower)— Reading and writing — Nellie Dwyer. Spelling — Mary Flynn, 1 ; Ivy Cribb, 2 ; next in merit, E. Wortley. Grammar— Maggie Purcell, 1 ; A. Lloyd, 2. History— Kate Quillinane and Mary Lloyd ; next in merit, R. Borlase and M. Markham. Composition— Nora Pine. Geography— N. Pine ; next in merit, Dora Kelleher. Arithmetic— Nellie Dwyer, 1 ; M. Lloyd, 2 ; next in merit, Gertie Boyle. Class 111. — Catechism — Josephine Lloyd. Arithmetic — J. Lloyd. Reading and grammar — Mary Maskell. Writing and historyCecilia Neill. Geography — Winnie Hatrick. Class 11. (Upper) — Reading and geography— Maggie O'Neill. Spelling— Myrtle Richardson. Writing and arithmetic— Vera Galpin. Clasß 11. (Lower)— Catechism and spelling — Annie Sullivan. Arithmetic and tables — Winnie Neylon. Reading and writingMaggie Hatrick. Spelling— Cedric Herman, L. Wixcey. Geography Nellie O'Neill. Grammar — Maude Oliver. Infants' School. — The following children made a most creditable examination : — Annie Daley, Lily Dwyer, Daisy Carl ton, Mary Cullinan, Kathleen Cullinan, Nellie Hall, Mary Neill, Frances M'Culloch, Mary Mahoney, Olive Oldburgh, Mary Cross, Maurice Richardson, Ray Kitchen, and Leslie Cribb. SPECIAL PRIZES. Crown for amiability (pupil chosen by her companions)— Julia Barry. Good Conduct— Mary O'Connell, T. Links. AttendanceBridget O'Connell. Music — Pianoforte — Prize in Senior Division : Adelia Doherty. Intermediate Division : Nora Pine. Honours : Misses Barry and Tymons. Junior Division : Mary Flynn. Pieparatory Division : Nellie Dwyer. . Singing.— Prize in Senior Division— Jane Wells. Junior Division — B. Hunter. Painting. — First prize (silver medal), Ada Dalziell ; second prises, Kate Galpin and Lily Dalziell. Special mention — Misses Whelan and M. Cooper. Drawing. — Lily Dalziell.