RAWHITIROA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 December 1924, Page 6

RAWHITIROA.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

/ THE SCHOOLED ' ' the fact that the worst weather of the week was evidently reSei l V t ri day y the residents turned out loyally as usual to the school’s annuaf - concert and prize-giving. The half was; well filled, by• an -evidently appreciative audience. The concert besongs,* recitations arid iristrumqutakqniisic/vPeggy OjConhqr- (piano) with Ep.io.tt'Major- and , Jack Sbeeby (violins): playe,d ;tunefully .a ndi correctly recqiyjng; an .encode, and the same two toys, with Maud, Major, at. the .piano s pretty variation of-/The .Bluebells off. Scotland,..V'. also -Tceiving’ an core. A dozen picturesque: Hawaiian maidens sa'xig “Hawaii’s' Calling You ” making a prptty finish to the first parti At the' interval Dick-Silver played a sparkling overture before, the curtain, rose for’the cantata,: ‘ ‘Soot and • the- Fairies ” This went' brightly from start to 'finish, the solos and choruses being; well bung, and bringing out the ahnising points ill' good - style. The two chief characters werb the Fairy Queen (Lorna McDonald) gnd; Captain, Soot (Elliott Major), and these two. acquitted "themselves particularly .well.i ' ; -

. The prizes were next distributed by the chairman, -Mi: J. Cocker, all .pupils of the :school receiving books, " The following is, the class prize list:— ,

r . StahdM : d' I.—ltyelyii Terry R Leslie Gernhoefer 2. OnveADombroski 3. V . ./Standard ll.—Pat O-Conhoir 1. Frank Hutchins % Bruce May 3. ‘ : HI-—Edward Stockman l, M altervlipler 2, Peggy O’Connor 3. ; Standard- IV.—Ernest Phillips 1, 1 helm a Rae 2, Esther Cocker 3 r „ Standard V r “James Gernhofer 1, Cliftord-Rae ■2, Diilcie Robmsdh ana Elliott Major (equal) 3. 5 Standard VI —Phyllis Wood 1, Cuthbert Silver 2, Herbert Phillips 3. i, Standard \ If., and Dux of School.— l’reda McNeil.'

. keybig prizes.— L'ppcr Division: 'Duicie Robinson ami ’*Maud■■ MajorSpecial prizes by Airs-. Belcher' to McJ>onald, Marjorie Hutchins and Esther Cocker. ' Bower 'Division': Eva Jerry and' Rita Tipler. Special prizes'by Miss Kelleher to Paniiy Stockman, Grace Hutchins and' Ediia May. fourteen good attendance certificates were awarded, seven children not having missed a* single day. -. ■ ; In theTrecent" British . and Colonial writing competition, Fanny Stockman (Standard II.) came first, winning a box of tea guild Put (FConhor second, won a book. In Standard 111. -Marjorie Hutchins (first) won a book valued at 7s 6d.

Mr Cocker, on behalf of the proficiency pupils, presented Mrs McNeil, head teacher, with a handsome Doulton jug. _ Airs AlcNeil, in-thanking them, said it-had been her lot this year to. have had an exceptionally progressive class, three of the five having been promoted from Standard IV. last year. Tire- next duty which fell to the chairman was the presentation of a pretty cut-glass toilet bottle and an armlet to. Aliss A. Kelleher, the assistant teacher, who is leaving the district. The children all wished to give her some little tolren of regard. After' supper had ~ been served, the dancers had a very happy time, to the music of Air W. Major, till well into the early hours of the morning. Al r W. May' acted •as AI.C. Parents and friends have recently responded generously to an appeal in aid of school-games, and the children have pvosnets of enjoying a hew set of racquets and a new football in the future. BAYMAKING. All the farmers.’ thoughts now are on the saving of hav and' the making of ensilage, and never has • the forecast been more anxiously watched from day to day. ...