STATE SCHOOL JUBILEE

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1926, Page 2

STATE SCHOOL JUBILEE

The Jubilee concert should be the finest effort yet achieved by the teachers and their charges'. No pains have been spared in bringing the children up to a high pitch of perfection. Apart from this tlie dressing and colour schemes will be something unique in Greymouth’s concert history. A bare enumeration of the many attractive items on tlie programme will suffice to attract a packed gathering at the Opera House on Thursday next. Special orchestral arrangements have been made, while the scenery and lighting effects will be on a lavish scale. I'he programme is as follows :• — (1) Nursery rhymes and scena by infant class under the direction of Misses Moore, Cornwall and By a £ 5 (2) action song “Cookery Girls,” by Standard 11. girls, under the direction of Miss O’Brien; (3) drill display by Standard HI., under Miss Williams; (4) fairy dance by Blaketown pupils; (5) song in character “United Empire,” by Standard V. A., under the direction of Mrs Wise ; Song a scena “Fairy Bells,” by Standard 1. girls and boys, under direction of Miss Lilburn, wherein little Ella Robertson as Queen of the Flowers will give a classical dance; minuet by Standard 11., under the direction of Miss Bignell; gymnastic display by Standard IV. (boys), also song “The Haymakers,” under direction of Mr A. G. Williams; marches by Blaketown children; dance by Standard V. girls, specially arranged by Miss Greenwood, drill instructress; Girl Guide, “Country Dances.” Second half of the programme: —Scena, “Camp Scenes,” including a pot pourri of music, song and dance ; Highland Fling by Miss Jessie Blight; recitation, “Mornihg at the School,” by Valmi Hagluna ; plantation melodids, with banjo accompaniment; recitation, Miss Mavis Bond; topical hits by senior boys ; dance, “Irish Jig, Miss Ivy Willis; recitation, “Chense Dinner,” Miss Nancy Martin; finale chorus, “Banks of Loch Lomond and “Auld Lang Syne.” New starters in the procession: J. • McLean Ltd., Ford car display, Dodge car, Buick car display, “Gamble s Motors ; there are now 71 distinct sections nominated, and more to come. In this connection, it has .been decided to accept no displays after Monday next, as if places are. not arranged for all. there will be a danger of the procession getting out of hand. The attention of business firms is particularly drawn to the schedule published jn another column anent the window dressing competition. The following donations have been received for “Kiddies’ Day”:—E. Warnes £3/3/-, Pastry Cooks’ Association £2/2/-; Kettle Bros. £l/1/-; Moss and Co., £l/1/-.; Ashby Bergh, £l/1/-; Manson & CO., £l/1/-; J. M. Bunt, £l/1/-; E. J. Rundle & Co., £l/1/-; Tate’s Arcade, £l/1/-; Stratford Blair & Co., £l/1/-; Richmond & Reynolds, £1; S. F. White, £1; W. H. Boucher, £1; P. Beck, £1; McGruer’s (Goods) £1; also £2/10/- in 5/- and 2/6.