VICE-REGAL VISIT

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 March 1924, Page 2

VICE-REGAL VISIT

SCHOOL COMMITTEE SURPRISED The fact , that the . programme . tor the< visit -of. the Governor-General, (Lord Jellicoe) ip' Greyiriouth. Hext week, including a visit to the State School, had been arranged without the knowledge. of the. Greymouth Main School Committee occasioned no vend expressions of surprise at the meeting of that body held last togReplying to Ensign Lamberton, Who asked who was in. charge of the arrangements, and what was to be done at the school, the chairman (Mri J. Tennent) stated that neither lie flor tjie Rector had any information oil the subject. Trie first notification they received regarding the proposed, visit 'to. the > school/ was through the Press,, when the programme 'was published, , Mr R. J. Williams moved that the- chairman jinterview fhe Mayor (Mr W. ,H. Parfitt). regarding the 4 Vice-Regal visit',' and'.'ascertaih whether a visit would be (made to the school;. if so, that the Rector be requested to-' arrange a- suitable- reception to • the Governor-General. On such occasions, .-said-Mr Williams, the children were usually asked, to .sing- (“Rule Britannia” a.nd the National Anthem', -.(arid .• they /should be. given, time for practice. . . “That’s all right,’.’ said the chaii.iriaii. “They can ’ always muster up ‘Rule Britannia’ and the ' National Anthem.' .••'They -■are .Jibti Jfcsked to sing “Rule Britannia” and* . the Anthem, They are ..riot asked to sirig ‘God' Defend New - ZeaTand’ at any time!” The motion was carried.