ALL-NIGHT SITTING.
SCHOOLGIRLS LISTEN IN.
Pupils at the Christchurch Girls' High School do not mind overtime. On Wednesday night at eight they signed on for a twelve-hour ehift. Two hundred girls returned to the echool with rugs and cushions to listen in to the Coronation broadcast from London (eays £he "StarSun").
Miss P. M. P. Clark, head mistress of the school, wae in charge of the girls, and ehe had been responsible for the organisation of the party. Games were played eome of the time, while those who did not mind where they "dossed down" were able to get some sleep—of sorts.
Some of the parente sent along provisions with which the girle whiled away the time. In the morning a real campers' meal—hot saveloys and bread and butter—wafi enjoyed by these hardy spirits. The party was a happy one, because not only were the heaters going to keep out Jack Frost, but goodfellowehip and companionehip helped keep the party in excellent spirits. There was no room in the school grounds for a tree to be planted, so the board of governors decided that a radio set would be an adequate way to mark the Coronation of the King.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1937, Page 9
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