PARENTS’ DAY DISPLAY AT RANGI-RURU SCHOOL

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28766, 11 December 1958, Page 2

PARENTS’ DAY DISPLAY AT RANGI-RURU SCHOOL

The grounds of Rangi-ruru school were gay with lucky-dip bins, stalls selling Christmas cards, cakes and hand-made gifts yesterday when the principal, staff and pupils entertained parents and friends.

The varied programme showing the physical, cultural and academic achievements of the year began with folk dancing on the lawn by students of standards 3 and 4 and form I.

The mannequin parade, compered and modelled by the girls, showed the varied items which go to make up a modern girl’s wardrobe, including dainty slumber wear and filmy party frocks. One of the smartest sports outfits modelled was a pair of pedal pushers printed with large pink diamonds on a blue ground worn with a blue middy blouse and a loose tie of pink diamond print around the neck. Colourful separates with skirts patterned in contemporary designs looked most attractive on the young models. An especially gay one was printed with can-can dancers in scarlet and blue with a scarlet blouse. Lighter Note At the end of the serious parade of gowns, a lighter note was introduced by the fifth form boarders who amused the guests with a parody of modern fashions. A hula hoop cleverly covered with sheeting represented an exaggerated trapeze line, a sugar sack printed boldly across the hips poked fun at the sack style and a petticoat worn upsidedown and drawn in with elastic gave an Idea how simply the harem line could be achieved. The pupils of standard II entertained with a lively puppet show in one of the school rooms. The puppets were made by the pupils and the plays shown were “Cinderella” and “The Strolling Musicians.” A new feature in the display of art this year was the work of the school camera club. The subjects chosen ranged from a tranquil shot of a swan on a lake to the rather gruesome dissection of a frog. Outatandlng Pointing The outstanding painting in the show was the interpretation of two children sitting on a bench

on a wet day. Leather purses, baskets, pottery work and a wicker stool were among the handwork displayed as well as some fine embroidery and dressmaking. In the science laboratory an anti-hydatids display was set up showing the cycles of the disease from dog to sheep to man and some livers containing hydatid cysts. One of the best class projects was the geography display where colourful posters and airlines’ brochures gave the features of various countries. A model Indian village, carefully made with cardboard and straw, attracted many visitors. The botany display yoom was fresh with flowers and greenery and gave information set out attractively on plant life. The illustrated projects of farm industry and farm life in New Zealand appeared to be a subject many of the pupils had enjoyed working on. One pupil's description of the sweetness of country life was illustrated by a young boy vigorously kicking a football. Play readings, including a scene from "As You Like It,” were presented by fourth formers and senior pupils. The finals of the tennis matches were held and a demonstration of scientific swimming and life-saving were given in the school pool.