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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 11 October 1916, Page 4

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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ANNUAL SCHOOL CONCERT

! For tha first time for many years the school concert v.as> uad tv vie close instead of at the beginning of the year. 1 Judging by the record house the innovation La s been justified. As in tha j case of the concert last year, the pro--1 ceeds. are to be handed to patriotic '■ funds, and as they amounted in the I gross to a total of over £19, th 3 effort has been a very successful one. 'iiie programme was divided into three parts, the first consisting of items given by ; the scholars, the second by singers, local and otKerwhe, and the third by the Mangatoki Glee Club. The scholars acquitted themselves well. The songs given by tha elder scholars consisted of "The Sormg," "Come and March Around witn Me," the patriotic song ; "The Old Flag," and * the popular ; "'Knit^ng," m the latter of which i Mesdames Scott and Hills, and Miss ; Surman were the knitters-. This "song [was very effectively rendered by the ; children, who sang it with taste and expression. Two items that took im- ; measely with the audience were "The Kittens Tea Party," given by the and "Th 9 Drummer Boy,'" the principal characters being taken by Jacky and Bobby Wiiittington, and Berwyn_Davies. Two spectacular items "The Fairies" and "The -Seasons,"' were very prettily staged and acted. Much msrriment was caused by the dialogue, "The Irish Schoolmaster," in which the young actors scored a distinct success. Mention, too, should be made of a recitation by Berwyn Davies, entitled "Sing Me to Sleep," a seriocomic description of life in the trenches The last item was. "The Hoop Drill," by the elder girls. This was given with precision and grace, and was the only item in which the scholars were allowed to respond to an encore. The songs of the second part were rendered by Miss Coates, and Messrs tr Buckendge (Eltham), Penwarden, ferrate (Lowgarth) and Gardiner (Matapu). Miss Coates' rendering of Down in the Trenches" was excellent. Messrs Buckendge and Penwarden sang well-known patriotic songs, and Messrs fcsnute and Gardiner comic ones. All sang well and Mr Gardiner had to reeppnd to an encore. The third part was given by the Mangatoki Glee Club, under the "direction of Mr Cooper. Miss Cooper ably presided at the piano. Solos, quartettes, and glees were sung, and whfe it is somewhat invidious to make comparisons, those that were most enjoyed were the songs by Misses Cooper and gatley. and the part song, "Let the Hills Resound." This society has been formed but a short time, and it is safe to predict that whon ths members have practiced sufficiently together to a--qu;re the proper blending of their voices, their performances will he eagerly looked forward to The singing of the National Anthem1 brought, the concert to a closs. Votes of tnank 3 to the visitors, and the ladies, So^ nmewi,-^ 1110ri2 whom were Mesdames Whittmgton, Hills and Pryce, were carried by applause. A bountiful ' supper, followed, and dancing was indulged in till half-past 1 a.m. Before closing these note?, mention Wh**r f ade + °f ihe don^°n by Mrs ! \\ h ttmgton to the funds of a very o'SfK^TrtT rked h? msl ritS /' u-\U^ kv wmner of the competition, which brought in batween £2 and £3, was Mr. Robt. Jones