HAUMOANA.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 237, 19 September 1922, Page 5

HAUMOANA.

(Own Correspondent.) The annual fancy d rCBS h® ll in con ' nection .with the Clive Grange School was held at the schoolhouse on Friday evening last, and was attended by a large gathering of parents, resident.', and children. The first part of the programme was devoted to the children, who executed a number of fancy d ances under the supervision of Mr E. YVcbster and Miss York,headmaster and mi tress, respectively. After supper, which was in the hands of the wives of the members of the schaal committee, the floor ’ was reserved for adults, and dancing continued until after midnight. The music was supplied by Miss I. Smith (juveniles) and Mrs Anderson (adults) and Mr YY r . Anderson was M.C. There was quite an elaborate display of fancy dresses worn by the children, and the competition .for prizes was very keen, the judges (Mesdames C. J. Baker and G. F. Roach) having a difficult task in making their awards. Prior to the ceremony of presenting the prizes, Mr D. H. Mills (chairman of the school committee), congratulated the children on the creditable assort ment of dresses, and referred generally to the gih standard attained by the school in all departments. He also eulogised the w’ork executed by the members of the committee and others i'n perfecting the school grounds, and hoped that in a short space of time, Clive Grange would be the leading country school in Hawke’s Bay, not only for its picturesqueness, but for its success from an educational point of view. On behalf of the assembly, he welcomed Mr G. F. Roach (chairman of vhe H.B. Education Board). Mr Roach said he was agreeably surprised at the exceptionally good effoflb miade by the children in their display that evening, and all would realise that the whole gathering reflected great credit, not only on the pupils themselves, but on the staff, the parents and friends, as well as the members of ’he committee. He w r as convinced that the committee was a real live body, a contention borne out by the almost perfect laying out of the school grounds. His opinion, without any bias whatever, was that the Clive Grange School w'ould soon have the distinction of being on a pedestal in the records of country schools. The healthy situation, the nature of the soil, the efficiency of the staff, and above all the keenness and enthusiasm of the pupils and the relentless efforts of the committee, were all conducive to success, and there was no doubt that, ere long, the school w'ould be entitled to more consideration in the matter of improvements, which were periodically becoming necessary in sympathy with the rapid strides made. Mr Roach then presented the prizes as fallow's:— First prize.—Girl: Molly Stewart (Mrs Roach’s trophy). Boy: H. Smith (Mr McCarthyos trophy). Most original costume. —Girls: E. Smith (Mrs N. H. Stewart’s trophy). Boys: G. Paul (Mrs YV’atson’s trophy). Best fancy dress; small girl.—Jean Smith (Mr H. Taylor’s trophy). Small boy: I. YY’ebster (Mr Foster Brook’s trophy.) The following is the list of dresses worn: —, Girls.—K. Symons (Ballet Girl), J. Gerrard (Good Luck), E. Landon (Kate Greenaway), M. Stewart (Butterfly), S. Angus (Italian Girl), Pat YY’ellwood (Brow’iiie), Betty YVellwood (Night), J. Smith (Egyptian Dancer), J. Kite (Japanese), S. Paul (Buttercup), J. Richards (Japanese), N. Boyd (Fruit Salad), E. Smith (Rag Time), L. Boyd (80-peep), .Boy’s.—A. Barker (Clown), T. Olli ver (Cricketer), D. Robinson (Chinaman), J. Agnew (Cricketer), L. Gerrard (Chinaman), N. Olliver (Dick Whittington), Pat Thomson (Pirate Chief), H. Smith (Egyptian Dancer), E. Haggarty (Indian), E. Butcher (Sundowmcr), F. Jensen (Merry-go-round), W. Smith (Sailor), Mick Thomson (Frog), R. Coulton (Sailor), B. Stewart (Poster), N. Richards (Brown Paper Parcel), G. Paul (Y’ege.table Man), El Koong (Wee Willie YVinkio), D. Agnus (Miss Muff- ' ett), I. YVebster (Dutch f Boy), M. Richards (China Boy).