OPENING OF THE SUGAR WORKS SCHOOL

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 119, 28 May 1885, Page 2

OPENING OF THE SUGAR WORKS SCHOOL

A iy,os? enjoyable day and evrjuag ntt] \ spent on Wednesday last on, the m of the anniversary of tt<B epeningo! M Sugar Works School, 'through. t)Wg» osity of the manager and employeM^ refinery, a moefc liberal treat was giro &>' the children. Mrs Judd v&e present, aod, heartily joined with the children to thdr juvenile games and strove to W!«t» them Into some of her 'own yw^ ful pastimes, much to the delight of the young votaries of pleasure, te tit* shades of night drew near,. tMKjtafe*' portion returned homewards, .WM :»•' parents and elder scholars MsenMedrijM; school, which was tastefully decorated titt evergreens and flowers, while enoag »,- the good things remained fc> '■'&*> the "inner man." A . piece jtjts. "Caught Napping" was: acted bj.w> pupils in a moat creditable; bw*> and was much applauded. Misi;w»* rendered very feelingly, "ThsIWW Grate,1' while Mra E. McManus #«* i Eva Buckley, by request, gave wM, "The Two Cousins," in a m»n»£W* displayed cultivation and tutolfflft Phail recited that heart-thr^i%M, "The Downfall of Poland," in wchww to bring down the hotae, lo'v'ft. but not least, part of the! j«S*K: was the presentation of an ■■■m» and silver tea and coffee service.toj^. teacher, Mrs McManus. The MiMesW"" and Purdy handed the giffe, while in aeWV, pleasing voice Miss McPbail read %tft lowing address:—" Mrs McMmuHW, Toadies-Tallow me to name yuu .«. swr. fo* I pan assure you most stacerem^JJV i half of my school companions and mj»: : that you aie moet dear to us. /"WS ' then, after our very pleasant wfl "v-?. what seems to us to be th>; greatest. WJv; sure of all, namely, WfcWfjffi; our worthy teacher, 'ttfe tea. and «■& service, as a tokoo. of W.,W esteem in which y ware held ty «^WEHoping you arowciate it «* «UJ intrinsic value, but for the msm which accompany it, I have «J, in presenting this to you. ■ ™|MLtt*-, briefly replied, thanking the *»°"£»E ■ beautiful gift, assuring them ahe^o?M™r sure it, feeling sure affeotion proBPW* bestowal, and she trusted that w^ffiT with parents and children the '™"*5Li both sides would be as 1 as it was that night. .^HgJSifrand "Auld Langlyne»and^»«C, Queen » were sung, Mra WfeggS . the accompaniments, *W<at./7r7a M e ( , • agreeable evening w« r bioßghttoao^ ;