CAVERSHAM SCHOOL CHOIR

Evening Star, Issue 17154, 22 September 1919, Page 5

CAVERSHAM SCHOOL CHOIR

A delightful entertainment was provided by the Caverabatn Public School choir on Saturday evening in the school gymnasium. The hall was packed to the doors, and many parents and friends of tlie scholars were unable to gain admission. Many remained in the school grounds, seeking what shelter they could from the ruin, in order not to miss the opportunity of hearing these well-trained children sing and recite. The concert is an annual function for the school children in recognition of the work during the year, and also to give the parents an opportunity of noting their progress. The choir are trained by Mr A. 11. Robinson. and he had about 120 1 voices under his control. Each of the items that the choir rendered gave evidence of most careful and effective training. The choir have been the means of raising several sums of money for patriotic and other purposes during the past live years. The work of preparation is entirely done in the children’s own time, and too much praise cannot be given to .Mr Robinson for his keenness ana enthusiasm for this work in preparing the boys and girls for the solos and choral items. The girls were dressed in white dresses, with sky blue sash and hair ribbons, which gave a verv picturesque effect; and the boys looked smart in their blue knickers and white ’varsity jumpers, with blue-and-white ties. Miss Ituby Hudson, Hie pianist, deserves a word of praise for her painstaking services at the practices and various concerts, and thanks are due to the various teachers who assisted at the tea given to the children prior to the concert. The programme submitted was a lengthy and varied one, and the audience showed their appreciation in a most enthusiastic manner. The singing in the various choruses was much enjoyed, and it is to he hoped that the choir will repent the performance at no distant date. They sang three choruses, two well-known hymns (the soloist being Miss Beryl Cooper), the part song ‘Who Will O’er the Downs 1 ;’ and the eong ‘ Wang-a-lang, Hee-go-hang. ’ Songs were contributed by Misses C: Crossan, L. Wells, and E. Wilkie; an instrumental solo by Miss G. Crossan; and recitations by Miss Frances Jggo and Master Jack Warrington. Eight boys contributed the song ‘Hats,’ and the girls sang ‘ Aeroplane.’ In the second part of the programme several of the boys, dressed in character, delivered short political speeches on various topical subjects, to the great amusement of the audience. Several songs were also contributed by the boys and girls in the second part. At the close of the entertainment hearty cheers were given for Mr Robinson on the call of one of the bovs. I