HIGH SCHOOL FETE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 68, 3 March 1932, Page 6

HIGH SCHOOL FETE

TO-NIGHT'S ATTRACTIONS.

COMPETITIONS DECIDED.

The Hastings High School garden fete, which opened at two o’clock this aiternoon, will be continued during the late afternoon and again this evening until ten o’clock. The fete is ebing held in the school grounds, and has been arranged for the purpose of raising funds to assist m the building of an assembly hall, which is the greatest need of the school. Tho fete will afford an opportunity for infinite amusement of various kinds, and tho High School League have arranged a programme of events that should make the very strongest appeal to those that like bright ana cheap entertainment. For the very small expenditure of sixpence one can gain admittance to the grounds, and if sixpence is the limit of your financial capacity, you may still find plenty of value for it merely in seeing the fun that is goiug on. It is to be hoped, however, that sixpence will not be the limit. There will be great value for every penny s|>ent, and all sorts of useful things to do and to buy. The school needs money, but it is determined that at to-day’s garden fete nobody will fail to obtain a generous return of entertainment or of goods for whatever is spent. The chief event during the later part of the afternoon will be the dog parade at 4.15 and the following are some of the leading items for the evening session:—B p.m.: Drill display by the boys; 8.15: Maypple dancing by the girls; 8.30: Dancing on the green for everybody; 9.30: Auction sale of goods not sold. There are stalls for the sale of sweets, bags and aprons, cakes, antiques, fancy goods, produce, flowers, books, gramophone records, and other articles. Tea, cakes, and sandwiches will be sold at a booth under the trees. There will be many kinds of competitions, including miniature golf, croquet, and various games. By midday to-day the children of the school had sold over £5l worth of sixpenny tickets. The competition to decide the winning house in connection with the sale of tickets was won by Blue House, who had the honour of having their colours pinned on the school banner during the day.

Competitions decided to-day were as follows: —Small cakes: L. Crombie 1; sfiuttcr sandwich: S. Thornburrow 1, E. Heenan 2; plain sponge: R. Parkinson 1, S. Thornburrow 2, Philpott (the only boy competitor) highly commended; sponge: E. Nicoll 1, E. Heenan and T Bungate (equal) 2; pikelets: E. Nicoll 1; sweet-making: J. Burton 1, J. Chappell 2.