SELWYN HOUSE

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22355, 19 March 1938, Page 2

SELWYN HOUSE

PARENTS’ EDUCATIONAL UNION

At belwyn School house, Papanui road, the monthly meeting of the Parents’ National Education Union, held last night, took the unusual form of hj discussion meeting, when parents and teachers put forward their views on questions concerning the education of the pupils, Mrs L. G, Pocock was In the chair.

Miss Holdemess, headmistress, explained that the teachers would welcome the opinions of parents with regard to (1) homework, and (2) healthy employment of leisure. The second point was discussed first. Dr. Leslie Will, Dr. Mark Brown, Mr E. J. Chennells, Mr Geoffrey Hamilton, Dr. Douglas Anderson. Mrs Plowden Wardlaw, Mrs E. C. Gough, Mrs Lush, and Mrs D. Anderson all making contributions to the discussion. Mrs Pocock pointed out that the use of leisure out of school must vary with the child. If the child was intended to sit for matriculation or other outside examination, then she must specialise to some extent, and being limited by time, certain subjects must be dropped so that more time might be devoted to those subjects necessary for the examination Some of the other teachers spoke in reply to points raised.

Miss Holdemess, in discussing the use of the time between school and adult age, pointed out that there were many organisations needing voluntary workers, where the girls might do useful work. Their object, she said, was to turn out citizens sound in mind, body, and tastes. Mrs Norton Francis said that many of the “old girls” met weekly to road and study, and Miss L. Loughnan offered to continue the study of musical appreciation with the girls who had left school. At the conclusion of the discussion supper was served by the staff of the school.

ST. PATRICK’S BALL

SUCCESSFUL GATHERING AT LEESTON

Many guests enjoyed the hospitality of St. John’s branch of the Hibernian Society at a ball given in the Leeston Town Hall to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Among the visitors were Mr McDonough, president of the Provincial Council of the Order, and representatives of all the friendly societies in the district. '

Music was supplied by Mr Colin Campbell’s band, and Messrs L. McCloy and E. J. Slattery were the masters of ceremonies. Prizes for a novelty dance were won by Miss M. Greenan and Mr N. Owens. At cards, the successful players were Mesdames J. McCormick and J. Beach, Messrs T. Carroll and J, Adams. Pleasant interludes were provided by Master Russell Dowler (Christchurch), who gave dances, songs, and humorous ■numbers, in Irish costume. 1 , , Amongst those present were' Mesdames J. A. Creagh, B. Greenan, M. Slattery. J. McGartin, J. Greenan, M. Kelly, W. O’Neill, E. J. Slattery, F. A. Holley, W. P. Sutherland. J. T. O’Gorman, F. G; Ward, J. McCormick, McCabe, T. F. Owens, B. Brown, J. Thompson, E. R. V. Winter, C. Bishop, J. Adams, J. McMahon, T. Pashby, C. H. Cooper, J. Beach, S. D. Ridden, E. J. Simpson, Dowler, Carr, Hannah, M. Sloan, A. Brand, J. McGrath, McDonough, Misses Marie O’Neill, Mary Greenan, Betty McCloy, W. Carroll, D. Hickman, Galpin, Morton, Millar, Bessie Rookes, Gulliver, Stent, Maw, Henderson, Jessie Searle, W. Mackie, O’Gorman, R. Bowden, Marion and Betsy Woodard. R. Ryde. Sylvia and Patty Bennett, Dorothy Hill, M. Kaill, Bray, Gillespie, Avis Suckling, Beatrice Habberjam, M. Norquay, Myrtle and Winnie Horne, Eileen Murphy, Henebery, E. Boham, M. Chisholm, Steinmetz, M. McCartin* Stapleton (3), Elsie Fisher. Aileen Ridder. Jean Hannah, B. McCabe, Marjorie Carr, Freda Donaldson, Ruby Riches, Nancy Tweedie, Mabel Eddy, Olive Bryce, Georgina Thompson. Margaret and Anne Allen, Joan Cameron, Dorothea Sloan, Monica, Maureen, and Nell Kilbride, Doreen McGrath, Ethel Johnston, Flora Brears, Iris Duff, Clarice and Noreen Sloan, Mavis Feek, Maisie Murphy, Dorothy Partridge, Monica and Mary Ormandy, Enid Dowler, Dorothy Hanrahan, and Edna Gill.

COMING-OF-AGE PARTY

An enjoyable dance was held in the Selwyn Street Hall to celebrate the coming-of-age of Miss Ursula Templeton, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Templeton (Spreydon). A musical item was given by the “Hilo Four,’’ and winners of the novelty dances werp Miss G. Wendelken and partner, Miss G. Banfield and partner. Miss E. Hall and partner. Mr M. Clark was master of ceremonies, and Mr P. Bryon’s orchestra supplied the dance music.

Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs A. Templeton, Mr. and Mrs L. Templeton, Mr and Mrs G. Templeton, Mr and Mrs J. Molloy (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs H. French (Rakaia), Mr and Mrs S. G. Mallard, Mr and Mrs P. O’Leary, Mr and Mrs C. Clements, Mrs G. Everett, Mr and Mrs J. Brown, Mr and Mrs M. Clark, Mrs Chapman, Mr and Mrs W. Wainman, Mr and Mrs R. Milligan, Mr and Mrs A. Pegley, Mr and Mrs A. Hicks, Mr and Mrs W. Downing, Mr and Mrs Ockwell, Mr and Mrs C. Lawrence, Mr and Mrs H. Switalla, Mr and Mrs E. Doneghue, Mr and Mrs L. Brown, Mr and Mrs R. Bourgeois, Mr and Mrs G. Hall, Mesdames Wilson, D. Macdougall, F. Thomson, I, Scroby, A. Walker, V. Hooper, Misses U. Templeton, A. Templeton, Metcalfe, W. Everett, 'M. Everett. E. Hobbs, D. Good, M. Scroby, M. Bell, I. Wilkinson, A. Jackson, D. Everett, P. Cassin, G. Kinley, G. Banfleld, G. Wendelken, E. Hall, R. Hall, B. Switalla, M. Schultz, A. Robb, M. Butcher, O. Spedding, D. Cox. B. Selwood, M. Baker, M. O’Leary, M. Lawrence, P. Condon, Messrs T. A. Everett, R. French, J. Everett, G. Everett, W. Macbeath, B. Trethewey, A. Husband, F. Husband, B. Switalla, E. Switalla. T. Husband, T. and M. and H. Metcalfe, M. Metcalfe, J. Mallard, J. Hooper, L. Bingley, A. Foggin, J. Willan, W. Miller, R. Turner, K. Pegley, C. Earsdell. L. Gilbert (Culverden), A. Wendelken, and J. Wilson.

ENGAGEMENT NOTICE

The engagement is announced of Lionel Anderson Hughes, Hororata, second son of Mrs J. C. Watson, 5 York street. Opawa, and of the late Edward Hughes, to Margaret Lilly, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Maggs, St. Allans, Christchurch. X 8675 The engagement is announced of Elizabeth Burness, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs James Boleyn (Okain’s Bay, Banks Peninsula), to Gane Sturges, elder son of Mr and Mrs W. Harbutt, “Rosebank,” Cambridge.