ALTON.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 7 April 1908, Page 5

ALTON.

PRES^JTATJON.

{From Our Own" Correspondent.) . A. very pleasant little gathering took place in the public sbhool last Tuesday, when several of the parents assembled to make a presentation to Miss. Ray, the assistant teacher, who is leavinjr ttfe district. .. - f * 4, jMr. Lawrie '(in^ the' unavoidable 'aT>sence of. the Chairman of the] School Committee) addressed the childrW. B» spoke of the goojcl, work Miesißayi.had flone in the school, ,ajso t ORtsMeHattendrag to the , sick, as .the ..speaker se^vides'^were^^ readilygiven.-wifere 1 th'e'i'e :^a¥ siQkneM or .trouble i ofwfa»y-'s6rt iii'th^ VBsfrKt. Mp Lawjrje [then called ' on nrin^ of ,%y'| PSP^tp. a^ake the presentatfon, 2S 1 ?. SfflH^P? 9^> a - very handsome hand-bag containing some gold, ipieces. -feelingly >*&&& fh 1 / tWnkß^f tiS jchildren;Afor> } thetf^nttugMfulnMs " ik -makinKlthecpreßefitai&n WtTie^M^li-er-^iHeisajldi'theiibest had ,al^^s A) p?asted^h.etween. -teachei?' and pupils/ which; njftde ;i|i,jniichoharder:for 'Miss' "Ray to "part .from ,them> . Miss 'Ray*^ however, was not going very far awayj< only ta 'Maxwelltown; a few gmiles this side of Wanganui. " ' ' ' . Mr aWashex expressed-ihils ~sorrdw< at thg rdenarlbuje.r denarlbuje. ,irf ■>. Miss r J 'Ray from amongst th^mx, saying he .felt' sure she would T»e, long remen|b l ere^ !i foi!:her'iind>. n'ess v in\itKe X di^ct7; „.• „,,.,

A. football match ( 'df niore than v&vpl interesti was- played in Alton last S«turd^ylhetwjeen Batea* seniors and a coin.binedj .teani «f ._ , Altohv and Httrfoyville P%2. r<3 / v. uPwitm? *' large.jattendange^rf the puW^c. { geme-through-spirit.. Mr.^o»De^ ga^sa^aotion . asr-eferee. - - The- gafeie 'res^^^Patei