TERRACE END SCHOOL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 9, 8 December 1932, Page 12

TERRACE END SCHOOL

ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING

The Terrace End School grounds wero thronged with parents and visitors yesterday afternoon when the annual sports meeting was- he fib Tho gusty wind was not very troublesome and the warm -sun was a pleasant accompaniment. The programme was of a comprehensive nature and was efficiently conducted by tho staff, with the headmaster, Mr A. W. Thompson, supervising the arrangements. The heats had been held during the morning and the afternoon completed a pleasant gala day. Tho track had never been in better condition.

Prior to the commencement of the senior events the whole school paraded under their various clubs, each section being led by its captain carrying its coloured standard.

Club championship competitions were conducted in conjunction with the various events and resulted in Rangers (81j) winning. Kia Toa (56) were second, Nomads (51) third and Olympic (40j) fourth. The senior champion was Harold Pierard and the champion girl Pat Simpson. The junior champion was George Walker and the champion girl Beulah Tarr.

There was a splendid selection of stalls for the sale of various articles, these being conducted by members of tJio Indies’ committee, with helpers. The old portion of the school had been nicely arranged with stalls and these displayed fine stocks which wero readily purchased by the visitors. In the main school, afternoon tea and ice-cream were served.

The following ladies rendered assistance during the afternoon : Cakes, Mesdnmes' W. 11. Cameron. E. V. West, D. C. Pryor, H. Sinclair and A. Mb Thompson; sweets, Mesdames A. Stewart, J. Davidson, C. R. Luke and Stevens; vegetables, Mesdames ,T. L Davies and L. B. Miles; ice-cream. Mesdames A. Barsanti, G. Spin ley and J. Elley; afternoon tea, Mesdames Boag, J. Allen, H. R. Smith, T. Ellery, W. Petersen, J. H. Nash, J. Arthur, Walker and Miss G. Brierley. There was also a daintily arranged work stall conducted by the senior girls under Miss Chapman’s direction.

Tho details of the results are as follow :

INFANTS

Boys’ races, 7 years, Ivan Walker 1, Neil Hardie 2, Jim Weston 3; six years, iven Huse 1, Amos McKegg 2, Albert Barnes 3. Girls, 7 years, Jean Hughes 1, Ruth Henderson 2. Betty Nesdalo 3; six years, Betty Phillips 1, Margaret Fraser 2, Gloria Davidson 3. Boys’ sack race, Alan Sheppard 1, lan Cameron 2, Arthur Kaye 3. Girls’ kangaroo races, seven years, Joy Morrinson 1, Betty Nesdale 2; five and six years, Margaret Fraser 1, Elizabeth Gardner 2, Joy Irving 3. Boys’ wheelbarrow race Peter Jensen and Neil Hardie 1, Arthur Keenan and Trevor Barlow 2, Bill Stuart and lan Anderson 3. Girls’ skipping: Gloria Davidson 1, Joy Morrison 2, Elizabeth Gardner 3. Boys’ three-legged race, Len Carter and Rex Townley 1. Arthur Kaye and Colin Dailey 2, Trevor Barlow and Arthur Keenan 3. Girls’ three-legged race, Gloria Davidson and Melva Crozier 1, Muriel Leask and Elizabeth Gardner 2, Margaret McNey and Gwen Mitchell 3. Boys’ dog race, lan Anderson 1, Noel Salmon 2, Russell Reed 3. BIG SCHOOL.

Girls’ 50 yards, 8 years.—Peggy Anderson 1, Hope Belfit 2, Eileen Retter 3; time, Bsec. Boys’ 50 yards: Noel Brooker 1,. Bruce Davidson 2, Bruce Sutherland 3; time, 8 2-ssec. Girls’ 75 yards, 9 years: Rona Leask 1, Molly Phillips 2, Marion Cherrie and Marion Ross, equal, 3; time, 11 4-ssec. Boys’ 75 yards: Matt Morrison 1, Ray Dench 2, Douglas Frazer 3; time, 11 l-ssec. Senior girls’ championship, 100 yards: Pat Simpson (Rangers) 1, Betty Mason (Kia Toa) 2, Alary Hamilton (Nomads) 3; time, 14 2-ssec. Senior boys’ championship, 100 yards: Harold Pierard (Kia Toa) 1, Len Mason (Kia Toa) 2, Jack Smith (Rangers) 3; time, 13sec. Girls’ 75 yards 10 years: Beulah Tarr 1, Dora Huse 2, Joyce Stewart 3; time, 11 2-ssec. Boys’ 75 yards, 10 years: George Walker 1, Bruce Henderson 2, Winston Henderson 3; time, 10 3-ssec. Girls’ 100 yards, 11 years: Bonny "Williams 1, Rona Hunter 2, Betty Gordon 3; time, 16sec. Boys’ 100 yards, 11 yg ars: Paul Jones and Ross Simpson, equal, 1, Stafford Loveday 2, Bruce Hardie 3; time, 14sec. Girls, 12 years: Vera Butt 1, Marjory Beavis 2, Milly Barlow 3; time, 14 3-ssec. Boys, 12 years.: Edgar Thompson 1, Reg Smith 2, Ron Grant 3; time, 13 3-ssec. Girls, 13 years: Betty Mason 1, Phyllis White 2, Enid Sheppard 2; time, 13 4-ssec. Boys, 13 years: Harold Pierard 1, Ewan Davulson 2, D’arcy Gilchrist 3; time, 13sec. Junior girls’ championship: Beulah Tarr (Rangers) 1, Rona Hunter (Nomads) 2, Bonny Williams (Rangers) 3; time, 15 1-5 sec Junior boys’ championship: George "Walker (Rangers) 1, Winston Henderson (Nomads) 2, Ross Simpson (Rangers) 3; time, 13 2-ssec. Girls’ 100 yards, 14 and over: Mary Hamilton 1, Pat' Simpson 2, Vivian Thompson and Francis Walker, equal, 3; time. 14sec. Boys’ 100 yards, 14 and over: Len Mason 1, Jack Smith 2, Jim Elston *3; time, 13 4-ssec. Girls’ senior relay: Rangers 1. Nomads 2, Kia Toa 3; time, 47sec. Boys’ senior relay Kia Toa 1, Rangers 2. Olympic 3- time, 51 4-ssec. Girls’ junior relav Nomads 1, Rangers 2, Kia Toa 3-' time. 44 2-ssec. Boys’ junior relay: Nomads 1, Olympic 2, Rangers 3 • time, 42sec. Combined relay: Rangers 1, Kia Toa ■ 2, Nomads and Olympic, equal, 3; time, 53 2-ssec. Boys’ high jump: Len Mason (4ft. sins 1 1, Edgar Thompson (4ft. lin.) 2 Ron Grant (4ft.) 3. Overhead ball: Rangers 1, Nomads 2; time. 41 3-ssec Tug-of-war: Kia Toa 1, Olympic 2.’ Girls’ three-legged race : Mary Hamilton and Dorothy Gibbs 1. Betty White and Nancy Zeivert 2, Connie Hopewell and Fiedis Hulena 3. Boys sack race: Bruce Hardie 1, Gordon Fisher 2. Jack Randall 3. Girls’ skipping: Alary Hamilton 1, Dorothy Gibbs 2 Joyce Edwards 3. Girls egg-and-spoon race: Alary Hamilton 1 Connie JEopewell 2. Fredis Hulena 3’ Girls’ bicycle (tortoise): Dulcie Aloclian 1. Nobile Hankins 2 Beryl Russell 3. Boys’ bicycle (tortoise): Roland Hill 1. Chester Jamieson 2, Bill Cook 3. Old girls’ race: Alarie Waldegrave 1. Alary. Munroe 2 Old bovs’ race: Alan Holder 1, Alf Thomas 2. Jack Prentice 3. Boys bun and lemonade race: Ewan Davidson and Edgar Thompson 1, Tom Hulena and Pat Wallace 2, Eric Seward and Ross Afuir 3. , At the conclusion of the sports, Mr "W B Cameron, the chairman of the School Committee, addressed those present and presented tile Herbert Smith Trust Cups to Jack Smith and Vivien Thompson, the captains of the winning club. Air Cameron thanked Air Thompson and his staff for their splendid work the ladies’ committee for their helpful support at all tunes and the parents for their hearty cooperation. He congratulated the pupils on their successes. He said that J. Smith was to be particularly congratulated as he also won the road race in record time—2lmin. 3 2-ssec., as compared with 23min. 17 2-ssec. previously. The high jump was a record aieo—4ft sin, as againat 4ft 2im Mr Cam-

eron said that as a result of the success of tlio stalls it was hoped to raise a sum of money towards the purchase of a new motor mower, which was greatly needed. On his call, the children gave three cheers for Mr Thompson and the other teachers. Mr AV. C. Collier (president) and Mr 11. E. Small (secretary), representing the Manawatu Head Centre of the' N.Z. Life-Saving Society, were present and presented the handsome Herbert Smith Shield for awards, the school being the first winners. Congratulating the pupils on winning the shield, Mr Collier said that the Terraco End School led the way in lifesaving awards in the Manawatu Centre, It was always a pleasure to he present at the school and lie usually came to attend a presentation ceremony. He appealed for support to a carnival to send Baigent and Pierard, two pupils of the school, to AA’ellington in January to represent Manawatu at the championships. In reply, Mr Thompson said that the school had every facility for lifesaving—a good bath, helpful staff, keen children and “the best caretaker in tlie world’’ in Air J. Arthur, "who was alto an instructor. The school were proud to win the shield and would gladly hand it on when another one taught life-saving with greater success.