GALA DAY ATTRACTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 23 November 1932, Page 9

GALA DAY ATTRACTIONS

HAWERA MAIN SCHOOL.

NOVEL DISPLAY OF CURIOS.

A large, (crowd assembled at the Main School grounds in Hawera this afternoon for the annual gala in aid of school funds. Although cloudy, the weather remained fine and warm and the outdoor displays by the children were viewed under ideal conditions. There were drills and folk dancing anu several novelty events for which the school band and orchestra provided music. A number of stalls arranged in one part of tiTe grounds did excellent business anti ■stocks of meat, vegetables, sweets, cakes and other commodities donated by parents and friends sold readily. *ln the assemble hall an exhibition of school work and curios was .arranged Dv members of the teaching staff and ample facilities were provided for the inspection of each section. Mall space was allocated to the primer classes and the standards and a fine range of worlwas displayed, including mounteu specimens of plant life, New Zealand native woods, pastal and crayon work pen and pencil drawings, water coloui work, needlework, paper-work, raffia, woolwork, dressmaking, woodwork writing and composition. In the dress fnaikii’ig section were .several pieces that had been awarded prizes at tin Egmont and other shows. The wooltVork was of |spdcia ; l ante rest, the various articles (mats, oven-cloths, string-bags and cushions) being both useful and artistic. In another sec tion were picture books made from magazine land booklet cuttings anti .'used either |for amusenipnt or for instruction purposes. The primer classes displayed raffia and wool serviette rings, knitted and sewn garments and attractive little calenders. The standards contributed a range of art studies in pencil, pastel and water colours, standard 5 in particular showing manv original and novel designs. Standard 6 displayed drawings, maps specimen commercial letter writing, water-colour work and woodwork. Curios from all parts of the world were displayed on an “island” stand m the centre of the hall, New Zealand being to the forefront with a number of Maori mats, poi poi, kits and pois, bone mere and carved woods. Australia was represent bv a boomerang; Fiji, cloth from the bark of trees and a kutarmarana (boat) ; Samoa, kiki (dress) and grass baskets; West Africa, leopard and snake skins, carved ebony, mounted deer land '(antelope horn an'l mounted butterflies; India, carved ivory, Hindu pipes and sandals and skins of wild animals; Ireland, coins; England, old china; and China, jade. In addition there were many objects of interest from the point of view of natural history. The display was made possible by the generosity of parents who permitted their children to take along various articles suitable for the purpose. Afternoon tea. was served by the ladies in the staff rooms.