Mr Blackburn aided F.H. Coller Q.S. & E.F. Allan Prin opp, founded a society for giving entertainments, consisting of glees, part songs & readings on Wednesday afternoons for the delectation of the school & its intimate friends.
The programmes were as follows
Nov. 15th / 84
| Part song | Blow, blow those winter wind | Stevens |
| Song | The Storm F.H. Coller | Hullah |
| Reading | Mr Bob Sawyer’s party E.F. Allan | Dickens |
| Solo violin | Romance E.R. Davies | Dancla |
| Song | Oh How delightful W. Doherty | T. Molloy |
| Chorus | Joy of the Hunter | Weber |
Nov 19th/84
| Duet | Overtune of Tancredi R.H. Bellairs & C. Erskine | Rossini |
| Part Song | Oh, who will o’er the downs so free | Pearsall |
| Reading | Hans Breitman’s part P.M. Francke | |
| Sext | Gloreous Apollo | Webbe |
| Solo cornet | Lost Chord P. Armitage | Sullivan |
| Reading | Great French Duel E. Jarvis | Mark Twain |
| Song | Barbara Allen F.H. Coller | |
| Song | Bailiff & Daughter F.M. Yglesia | |
| Part song | Hush thee my babie |
Doherty’s singing in the 1st concert & Yglesias’ in the second were the chief features of the entertainment.
On Wednesday December 3rd the chief attractions were a violin sola entitled “La Serenata” by C.J. Richie & a reading from Hood by H.P. Lowe.
E.F. Allan
Prin opp.