"WELCOME BALL"

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 36, 12 February 1938, Page 18

"WELCOME BALL"

TRAINING COLLEGE i STUDENTS

The students executive of the Wellington Teachers' Training College organised a most successful "Welcome Ball" for new students, at the college, in Kowhai Road. Kelburn, last night. Streamers in green, red. orange, and black colourings decorated the interior and radiated fro.'n a coloured hoop in the middle of the ceiling. Pendant balloons in all sizes, shapes, and colours were there in profusion, and were released towards the end of the evening to float in small clusters among the dancers. The stage, from which the orchestra played, was hung with graceful midnight blue curtains.

The supper-room was gay with vases of flowers in tones of yellow, and blue streamers on the long tables completed the colours of the Training College.

Mr. Dyer, chairman of the Education Board, made a brief speech of welcome to the new students.

Student dances are always characterised by their easy, informal atmosphere, and last night, when the newcomers

were introduced to older students under the brilliancy of many lights ancl with a background of gaiety and music, tradition was maintained. "Excuseme's" and "Paul Jones's" were danced with enthusiasm throughout the evening, and as partners were changed in quick succession, a splendid introduction was given the students in their new life.

The committee included Miss Helen Maysmor, Miss Beth Macgregor, Miss Ngaire Williamson, and Messrs. Cedric Irvine, V. Malcolm, and H. Henderson.

In the official party were Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Lopdell, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Hipkins, Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart, Mr. and Mrs. Deavoll, Mr. and Mrs. Combs, Mr. and Mrs. Rust, Miss Browne, Miss Dixon, Miss Sarah Jones, Miss Macalister, Miss Nora McLaren, Miss Taylor, Miss Fame, Mr. T. E. Browne, and Mr. Johnston.

Among others present were Mr. and Mrs. Max Riske, Misses Cicely Hefford, Susie Sanders, Janet Grainger, Cecil O'Halloran, Geraldine Kean, Nan McGhie, Moana Smith, Esther Suckling, Shirley Sutch. Ruth Bell. Joan Maysmor, Margaret McGreevy,' Barbara Grey, Margaret Freeman. M. McKenzie, Moira Wicks, Shirley Dive, Betty. Combs, S. Nielson, Catherine O'Donnell. Jacqueline Evans, Shiela Fraser, Lorna Mete Kingi, Joan Ewart, Milliccnt Ennis, Jocolyn Bass, Judith Luke, Betty Turner, Josephine Hutcheson, B. Renner, Ngaire Williamson, N. Spiers, Joan Siddells, Ngaire Marshell, and Messrs. R. Wild, B. Corkill, R. W. Edgley, G. Mawson, P. Macaskill, E. Whitehcad. R. S. V. Simpson, C. V. Adams. A. Gibson, J. C. Saunders, G. Bliss. C. Alexander, S. Meads. H. E. P. Downes, P. Kane, E. Robertson, H. Henderson, S. Ihaka J. Dale. G. Wilson, S. Brock, B. Turnbull, B. Benge. K. Hutchison, A. Harpur, D. Cohen, F. Combs, T. Ennis, D. Rust, P. Caird, Noflke, J. Lobb.'McCulloch, S. Logan, T. Muir, D. Bagnall, T. Anker, and L. Gray.