TOMAHAWK SCHOOL

Evening Star, Issue 20193, 5 June 1929, Page 13

TOMAHAWK SCHOOL

OFFICIAL OPENING The official opening of the new school at Tomahawk took place on Saturday last. The proceedings were opened by the children of tho school singing, under the direction of their teachers, Misses Young and Sumner, the New Zealand National Anthem. The chairman of the School Committee (Mr J. Robertson), who presided, then welcomed the visitors. He pointed out that the old school had done duty for nearly sixty years and had outlived its usefulness. When- it was built the settlers bad done a great deal of the work, and its cost outside that had amounted to £IOO. Mr R. Brunton, in the absence of Mr J. Wine-field, spoke for the past committees, and said that there had been a suggestion that the children of the district should be conveyed to the Tainui School. The opposition had, however, been too strong for that. The chairman of the Education Board (Mr J. Wallace) and Mr J Horn then officially handed the property over to the care of the School Committee, and trusted that the residents and pupils, as well as the committee, would take a pride in tin school and see that the property was kept in good order. The ground had cost £‘soo, and the buildings £‘1,250. Together with the furnishings that would bring the total up to well over £2,000. Mr IT. Macandrew (chairman of th® Peninsula County Council) declared the school open. He congratulated the residents of tlie district in having such a fine building, consisting of two class looms, and a teachers’ room, in which the education of their children could be carried out. He wished them every success. Alter the breaking of the colours by Master Colin Mathicsmi, the National Anthem was sung. The Rev. G. H. Jnpp led in prayer and the Rev. A. C. Lawry read the lesson, after which the hymn, ‘ O God Our Help in Ages Past,’ was sung Sir Charles Statham, who, with Mr J- M. Dickson, ex-M.P., had done a great deal towards bringing to fruition the efforts of the School Committee, then addressed the gathering After apologising for the absence of Mr Dick- 1 son', he said that he hoped the people of the district would wholeheartedly support the school. He trusted that the school would not be successful in turning out a few brilliant scholars, but that many strong, .sturdy, God-| fearing men and women coming from it would carry ou the work of this , favoured land. _ I fti the evening a social gathering to celebrate the event was held in the Glencairn Hall ft was largely attended, the school children providing an cn- j joyable programme. J