Mangapapa School Holds Successful Fancy Dress Ball

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23025, 16 August 1949, Page 3

Mangapapa School Holds Successful Fancy Dress Ball

The annual fancy dress ball of the Mangapapa School was held in the Army Hall on Saturday afternoon and was an outstanding success.

Between 500 and GOO children and parents were present, the colourful costumes making a striking scene. Guests ol the children were the pupils of the Waimata and Wharekopae Schools, which have been “adopted” by the .Mangapapa School.

Displays of dancing were given by the children to music played by the Gisborne Home Guard Band and by one of 'he teachers, and a special afternoon tea was served by the ladies’ committee of the school.

The chairman of the Mangapapa School Committee. Mr. J. T. Hill, paid a tribute to the work of the teachers, led by the headmaster, Mr. H. C. Gibson, and the infant mistress, Miss E. G. Scott, to the ladies’ committee and parents generally for their assistance and to the band for offering its services.

Children present and their costumes were:—

Tiny Tots.—Pauline Lister, Christmas tree, Glenis McGarva, flower girl; Colin Evans, cowboy; Marion Evans, pierrette; June Pierce, fairy; Hazel and Annette Clare, bluebells; Desmond Bartlett, cowboy.

Primer 1 Girls: Kura Borlase, spades: Natalie Burch, marching girl; Judith Cunningham, fan girl; Kathleen Meopham, Air Force: Joyce Pierce. Dutch; Judith Stevenson, cowgirl; Lorraine Gillies. Indian girl; Suzanne Spence, lavender lass; Ellen Burns, black cat; Philippa Dunn, Dutch; Lesley Little, Pierrette. Boys: Graeme Gooch, Indian; Maurice McGarva, cowboy; Graeme Main, cowboy; Richard Shotton, cowboy; Michael Smale, cowboy; Neil Scott, Indian chief; Dawson Squire, clown: Harley Te Hau, bear; Robin Thorton, Indian; Kwydd Richmond, sailor; Philip Anderson, cowboy: Alan Glover, salt; Laurence Gooch. Jack in the Box: John Green, cowboy; Robin Hargreaves, Dutch boy; Geoffrey Lyndon, monkey; Peter Reichenbaeh, cowboy; Kevin Wooding, monkey; Carl Taylor, Indian; Roderick Gunn, cat. Primer 2.—Girls: Caryll Johns, flower girl: Annette Howard, ballerina; Alison Muir, fairy; Wendy Solomann, little 80-Peep; Lorraine Weston, cow-girl; Robyn Walsh, bell-girl; Margaret Taylor, fairy; Frances Ratcliffe, skater; Judith Main, bluebell fairy. Boys: John Allen, king; Kerry Nolan, policeman; Kevin Burrows, sailor; Leighton Sadler, cowboy; Leslie Vincent, cowboy; John Wells, pirate; Ivan Harris, paper-boy: Keith Heyworth, Indian chief; Robert Mitchell, swagger; Barry Denham, red indian: lan Wooster, sheriff; Colin Wilcox, Chinaman; Tony Wallace, indian; Alan Richmond, sailor. Primer 3.—Girls: Janice Benson, balloon girl; Cathie Borlase, diamond; Diana Gordon, buttons and bows; Lynette Holmes, powder and patch; Thelma Kennedy, ballet dancer; Jocelyn McKay; Lesley Pickett, drummer girl; Margaret ( Pollard, dancing girl; Julian Turnbull. Boys: Douglas Bayly; Malcolm Cameron Mexican cowboy; Kevin Foster, cowboy; John Gardner, pirate; Noel Glover, cook: Thomas Harris, cowboy; Arthur Knott, chef: Rex Knox, American policeman; Peter Otway, drummer boy: Peter Sisterson, clown; Brent Williams, Russian: Bryan Wilson, Pierrot; Raymond Taylor, Robin Hood.

Primer 4.—Girls: June Bacon, Spanish lady; Lillian Lister, buttons and bows: Lois Foster, gypsy; Kitty Falkiner, fairy: Lynette Little, crinoline lady; Marie McGarva, skating girl: Diane Schultz, Little Bo Peep; Iris Reichenbach, nurse; Jean Hargreaves, Dutch girl: Yvonne Maunder, fairy princess: Diane Campbell, fairy queen, Isobel Nugent, bridesmaid: Lois Hatwell, Dutch girl; Janice Ritchie, Christmas tree fairy: Glenys Rosie, gypsy; Margaret Parsons, party girl; Beverly Williams, buttons and bows, Jennifer Dahm, Waitress; Beverly Wallace, Dutch girl. Boys: Peter Lewis, the Pied Piper; David Schultz, cowboy: Robin Wood, little boy blue; John Nugent, cowboy; Keith Clare, Chinaman; Harold Pierce, cowboy; Jim Trowell, gnome; Jeffrey Parkes, cowboy; John Meophan, jockey; Ross Clover, Buffalo Bill; Ashley Williamson, cowboy. Standard I Girls: Ariel Allen, balloon girl; Meg Benson, bridesmaid; Martha Borlase, Hawaiian maiden; Annette Crawford, Scottish girl; Carole Gane. Little 80-Peep; Lorraine Hughes; Jennifer McFarlane: Alison McKay, Chinese girl; Dawn Menzics, cockles and mussels; Margaret Redstone, bal-

let girl; Lynne Salmon, gipsy girl: Deirdre Sccats, cowgirl; Margaret Sisterson; Patricia Stephenson, cowgirl; Barbara Sutton, Queen of Hearts; Nancy Richmond; Mary Solomon, Queen of Hearts; Ann Hamilton, flower girl; Janice Ballard, Irish Colleen; Elsie Cutts, Dutch girl; Gael Adair, spring; Lorraine Cox, hula girl; Amy CastellSpenee, Hawaiian girl; Glenvs. King, old-fashioned lady; Treve Mitchell, Dutch girl; Shirley Smith, star; Joyce Timms, gipsy; Jill Wallace, oldfashioned lady; June Wallace, buttons and bows Jennifer Wells, Japanese. Boys: Peter Burns Lyall Burrow, cowboy; Allan Hall. Little Boy Blue; Len Hatwell, a baby; Bruce Hayworth, bandit; Maurice Howard, Robin Hood; Tim Haiwai, bandit; lan Lee, cowboy; Bruce Mead, cowboy; Warwick Orchiston, gipsy boy; Michael Page; Kevin Sayers, fifty of flour; Hugh Thornton, cowboy; Marshall Butler, Swiss boy; John Falkiner, waiter; Hugh Gordon, clown, John Castell-Spence. Indian boy.' Standard 2 Girls: Joyce Ball, cowgirl; Marcia Burch, Hawaiian girl; Ellen Borlase; Marion Dahm, Hungarian; Dianne Dawson, shepherdess; Janice Gray, night; Prudence Kennedy, sailor girl; Ngnire Khull, old-fashioned lady; Jennifer Legge, bridesmaid; Margaret Lyndon, ballet girl; Gay Parkes, white Christmas; Wendy. Roots, Peter Pan; Barbara Williams, Easter lady; Christine Wilcox, red-ribbon girl; Yvonne Harrison, Spanish lady; Christine Berntsen. Pierrette; Adrienne Campbell, ballet girl; Heather Gillies, peasant; Alison Johnston, fairy; Judith Wallace, Dutch girl. Boys: David Bacon, Mexican: Ronald Cameron, sailor; Brian Cunningham, pirate; Colin Ferguson, Chinaman; Roland Foster, cowboy; lan Frazer, pirate! Graeme Maunder, drummer boy; Gerard Maclaurin, Indian; Earl Otway, clown; Mark Pickett, sailor: Roy Skuse, old-fashioned man: Edward Evans, pirate; Rodney Hall, Robin Hood; Fred Jackson, Indian Chief; Fred McGarva. butcher; Gordon Read, cowboy; Richard Solomon, girl; Albert Thornton, Indian; Roger Torrie, cowboy. Standard 3A.—Girls: Janet Webber, flower girl: Mary Lister, paper doll: Barbara Spencer, gypsy; Margaret Muir, Dutch girl; Lesley Dunn, flowergirl; Elizabeth Crawford, brigade girl; Avis Watts, ballroom dancer; June Little, Mary Marvel; Catherine Moore, cow girl; Valerie Illingworth, cow girl; Yvonne Howard, going, to the ball; Lois Redstone, bridesmaid; Ruth Allen, queen of hearts. Boys: Blair Anderson, boy: Richard Berry, candy stick; John Webber, jockey; Garth Robinson, boy; Ray Hamilton, Dutch boy; Pat Adair, Scotch boy; Rex Heyworth, pirate; lan Boyd, Captain Marvel.

Std. 3 B. Girls: Lorraine Clare, prince charming: Nanette Knox, cabaret girl; Carole Campion, ballet girl: Judith Fade, peasant girl, _ Caroline Nolan, Victorian lady; Jennifer Redstone, ballet girl: Alison Frazer, snow ciueen; Geraldine Samson, clown: Eileen Dahm, Norwegian girl: Joyce Thompson, military tapper; Ada Ingram; Nancy Hollis, bridesmaid. Boys: Kingsley Gordon. cowboy; Stuart Rosie; Thomas Walsh, cowboy: Barry Cameron, boys’ brigade drummer; Russell McKay; Colin Pearson, wooden soldier; Leonard Pierce, cowboy; Ray Scott, boys’ brigade; Robert Potter, boys’ brigade. Standard 4.—Girls: Shirley Brodie, fruit salad; Noeline Ballard, cowgirl; Lois Burch, gypsy; Rae Gardner, peasant, girl; Barbara Hall, Florentine lady; Isabella Hamilton, sailor boy; Anne Good, flower girl; Dawn Hollis, girl rider: Agnes Kennedy, dancer; Dehvyn Khull, bridesmaid; Patricia McPherson, skater: Helen Olsen, dancer; Margaret Parkes, gypsy; Glenys Schultz, “no more strikes”; Rosemai'y Skuse, page boy; Phillipa Williamson, gypsy girl; Mabel Whitehead, a dancer; Betty Charlctt, Ceylonese lady; Berys Goodley, Hungarian lady; Marjory Goodley, gypsy girl. Boys: Peter Bennett, captain, H.M-S. Amethyst; Christopher Castell-Spence. Mr. Ordinary; Raymond English, shepherd: Richard Lister. ordinary; Donald McKay, red Indian; Roger McLean, schoolboy; John Parkes, plain; Graham Rosie, plain: Rex Shields, cowboy; Trevor Timms, Chinese; Nolan Urry.j Chinese