WAIMANA NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 104, 29 December 1939, Page 6

WAIMANA NOTES

SCHOOL FANCY DRESS DANCE

(Beacon Correspondent) The Waimana Hall was the scene of a very bright and .jolly evening recentlj 7 , the function being the annual school fancy dress dance. Ihe evening opened with the Grand March, the children in their fancy costumes made a very bright scene, aIL looking most attractive. The folk dances and items given by the children received great applause, the teachers Mr Bell and Miss Miller deserve great credit for the performance and conduct of the children during the evening. The dance music was contributed by Mrs A. Wardlaw and Mr J. Perfect and Miss M. Wardlaw obliged with an extra. Mr H. K: Bell acted as M.C. and Mr R. Morton kindly took the door.

The Monte Carlo dances were enjoyed by the children, the adults novelty dance being Avon by Mrs Mannion and Mr Rust. A box of sweets for competition was Avon by Mr Dick Boynton.

After a dainty supper had been served by the married ladies, Mr Robert Wardlaw. on behalf of the parents and residents of Waimana, asked Miss J. Miller, who is leaving

the school to take lip a position at Raurimu, to accept a cheque with their best wishes and congratulated Miss Miller on her promotion.

Miss Ngaire Mitchell on behalf of the school pupils presented Miss, Miller with a beautiful suitcase and Helen Woolfield and Nola Rust presented their teacher with a bouquet ajid shoulder spray.

Miss Miller in well chosen words thanked all for the gifts and kind, wishes and said her stay at Waimana had been a most pleasant one,. The details of the folk dances are as follows: Senior pupils, 'Brigh' ton Camp,' 'Gathering Peaeods," 'Ruftv Tufty,' 'Mage on a Cue' 'Gal lopedc,' 'If all the AVorkl were Paper.' Junior pupils: 'Pop goes the Weasel,' 'Sellenger Round,' 'Epping Forest' solos, Maria Boynton, Monica Boynton; recitations, 'If you meet a Fairy' by Heather Bell: 'My l)og' Douglas Wardlaw: 'The Watchmaker's Shop' Nola Rust. Songs and choruses were given by the senior and junior pupils, and tap dances and Iris Jig were very well danced by several of Miss Walton's pupils. Miss Joyce Hodgson gave a splendid exhibition of the Sword Dance, and looked very smart in her Highland costume. Among the children in fancy costumes were: Maureen Wardlaw, military girl; Lois Wardlaw, Hawaiian; Ngaire Mitchell, Miss Modern; Joyce Hodgson, sailor; Patsy Boynton, pierette; Holly Bull, Dutch girl; Joan Ducker, Spanish lady; Heather Bell, Shirley Poppy; Beverley Henderson, Red Hiding Hood: Alice White, lavender lady: Ann Trotter, Irish Colleen; Marlene Wardlaw, butterfly; Monica Boynton, militairc; Nola Wardlaw, English llady; Nola Rust, fairy; Maria Boynton, lavender lady; Ann Leith Luttrell, rainbow; Agnes Wati, Irish colleen; Lola Savage and Muriel Spanhake, school girls; Agnes Ruff, modern lady; Helen Wool field little Josephine; Marie Boynton, Queen of Fairies; Marion Gillanders, school girl; Audrey Boynton, fairy; Annette Henderson, old English lady; Colleen Bell, bridesmaid; Joycelyn Wylde, fairy; Dora Wardlaw, red cross nurse; Doreen Hughes, Dutch girl; Cini Boynton, Christmas goes riding: Evelyn Ross Little Bo Peep: Ellen Boynton.

pierette; Joy Boynton, school girl; Fred Hughes, Russian; Bruce iVi!, English gentleman; Vesey Fleming, Sir Francis Drake: Billie Wardlaw. bell boy; lkiny Stevenson, pierette; Peter and Ross Jerram, school boys; Gordon Wardknv, cowboy; John Boynton, page boy; iijy Boynton. cowboy; Ramon Boynton, Indian: Alf Boynton, cowboy; Roy Addison, cowboy; Mervyn liust, Russian: Hapi Tekita, tough guy; Noel Gillanders, Mexican Don; Colin Wardlaw, Spanish Don; Micky Rulf. Mexican Don; Jim Rust, school boy; Douglas Wardlaw, cowboy; Allan Bell, sailor; Ramon B-11, Russian: Kiwi Tape, tin soldier; Ron Wardlaw, Lofty Blomfield; Roy Wati, pierette; Jack Pera Jack, Indian. W AIM AN A SCHOOL SPORTS A most pleasant day was sncot I at the Waimana Bivor beneath the ; ; ";r;y wii r: Pit.! Wstiimpm stir's v. i l ;'',' r; "C" I' v , i' : :r r■ Jii';i r-■, v; : • ; 1 h:\ i jn -.v; (! ; 'inobeon and af.foa and u\> crcaiii etc. The following were the

detailed results of the, races: Five and ;") years, boys: Jack August 1, John Bovnton 2. Girls: Evelyn Ross A, Lorna Boynton Marion Gillanders 3. Seven and 8 years: Ramson Bovnton 1, Doug Wardlaw 2, Barry Stevenson, Bertie Wardlaw 3. Girls: Doreen Hughes 1, Lena Bovnton 2, Cini Boynton 3. Nine and 1(1 years: John White 1, Len Brown, Fred Hughes 2. Girls; Lois Wardlaw 1, Maureen Wardlaw 2, Monica Bovnton Eleven and 12 years: Vesey Fleming 1, Bruce Bell 2, Kiwi Tape 3. Girls: Helen Woolfield 1, Patsy Woolfield 2, Alice White 3. Thirteen and over: Allen Bell 1, Jim Bust 2, Noel Gillanders 3. Girls: Ann Trotter 1, Anneleith Lut trell 2, Joyce Hodgson 3. Sack race (junior): Vesey Fleming 1, Ron Wardlaw 2. Sack race (senior): Kiwi Tape 1. Vesey Fleming 2, Bruce Bell 3. Girls: Ann Trotter 1, Agnes Wati 2, Ngaire Mitchell 3. Three legged (juniors): B. Bell and B. Boynton 1, 11. Bell and M. Rust 2, F. Hughes and B. Wardlaw 3. Girls: M. Wardlaw and M. Boynton 1, D. Hughes and G. Boyn lon 3. Three Legged (seniors): K. Tape and J. Rust 1, N. Gillanders and G. Wardlaw 2. Girls: H. Woolfield and P. Boynton 1, A. Trotter and N. Wardlaw 2, N. Mitchell and A. Luttrell 2. Married Men: Leo Ducker 1, Bill MeGonnell 2. Married Ladies: Mrs K. Bell 1, Mrs J. Wardlaw 2, Mrs Ducker and Mrs Jock Wardlaw 3. Single Men: Ted Hay ward 1. Bertie Hughes 2. Single Ladies: Eileen Addison 1, Mavis Wardlaw 2, Shirley Addison 3