Whakarongo

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 47, 26 February 1936, Page 12

Whakarongo

TSE 3* From Our Owu Correspondent. School Picnic. This year the annual school picnic was held In tho cool shade of the Ashhurst Domain. Tho day dawned wonderfully bright and sunny and it was a lull bus, kindly supplied by the school committee, Uiat left the school early with Its load ol lmppy children. Ducklly the tornado had not seriously damaged the popular picnic haunt. Tliu new. shelter thoughtfully placed there for probable rain came in most conveniently when at about 4.1,0 a soft rain commenced to fall. In the vicinity of 250 enjoyed a very pleasant day, to a certain extent made happier by the fact that the committee had attended to the catering. A comprehensive sports programme was dealt with. The starters were Messrs Campbell and D. N’ewcoinbc, and the rope-holders Messrs A. Uurrowilcld, J- Stuart,. D. Cresswell, E. Johansen, F. Smith, and P. Christiansen. Results were: Tiny tots, Colin Berkinsliaw 1, Dloyd Cresswell 2. Bionei Duller 3; primer 1, Joyce Ireland 1. Mervyu Duller 2, Shirley Barnes 3; primer 2, Peter Christiansen 1, Alan Knudson 2; primer 3, Tom Birkinshaw 1, John Oxcnham 2, Bill Smith 3; crawling race, Dloyd Cresswell 1, Jack Ireland 2, Noel Schmidt 3; Std. 1, Dily Christiansen 1, Desmond N'ewcombe 2, David Stuart 3: Std. 2. Jack SLubblngton, Milton Harvey and Graham Barnes 3; Std. 3, Pauline Christiansen I, Irene Hodgson 2, Thelma Toucher 3: wheelbarrow, junior, Jack Ireland and Jack Smith 1, Mervyn Butler and Norman Smith 2. John Oxenham and Edward Birkenshaw 3; Std. 3, Delia Knudson 1, Dily Stuart and Grace Hodgsoli. tie, 2, Joan Smith 4; Std 3 boys, Trevor Lawrence 1. Ken Puklowski 2. Leslie Knudson 3; Std 4 girls, Beth Stnblingtmi and Lena Knudson 1, Nancy Mitchell 2,. and Grace Hodgson 3; Std. 4 boys, Bert Young. Dos Ireland, Willie Hazelhurst: Stds. 5 and 0 boys, Albert McGool. Frank Rout, [.oil Baccy; Std. 5 and (i girls. Hilda Christiansen, Ngaii'e Olsen. May Johansen; wheelbarrow race, boys, Albert MeCool and Frank Rout, Teddy Hodgson and Jack Ireland, Loti Lacey and Dloyd Ranford; wheelbarrow race, girls, Hilda Christiansen and Ngaire Olsen 1. Grace Hodgson and May Johansen 2. Joy Coutts and Irene Hodgson 3; three-legged race, girls, Irene Hodgson and Joan Smith 1, •Toy Coutts and'Beth Stubbington 2. May Johansen and Lena Knudson 3; threelegged race, boys, Frank Rout and Albert MeCool 1, Teddy Hodgson and Victor Harvey 2, Graham Barnes and Willy Rout 3; backwards race, girls. Vera Hodgson and Ngaire Olsen, e<iual 1. Daphne Hazelhurst 2. Joan Smith 3; backwards, boys, Victor Harvey 1, Teddy Hodgson 2. Albert MeCool 3: egg and spoon, girls, Hilda Christiansen 1. Ngaire Olsen 2, Vera Hodgson 3; bun and lemonade race, boys. Dloyd Ranford I. Wallace Mitchell 2, Albert MeCool 3; old girls’ race, Aileen Olsen, Pauline Christiansen, iris Johansen: old boys’ race, Wallace Mitchell 1, eKn Knudson 2. Mervyn Johansen 3; sack race, girls, Vera Hodgson 1, Joan Coutts 2, Ngaire Olsen 3: sackrace, boys, Teddy Hodgson 1, Frank Rout 2. Doit Lacey 3; egg and spoon, boys, Albert MeCool 1, Ted Hodgson 2, Lou Lacey 3: young ladies’ race. Aileen Olsen 1, Mavis Hodgson 2, Vera Puklowski 3; young men’s race, Clive Puklowski 1, Rex Puklowski 2, and Clarice Puklowski 3' chain stepping, ladies. Mrs Hansen 1, G6f( Sin, Mesdames Bullock and F, Eagle 2, 66ft Sin. The prizes were donated by Messrs Abraham and Williams; men’s chain stepping, Mr R. Gore 1. 65ft lOin, Mr A. Harvey 2, Gsft Sin, Mr H. Pratt 3, 65ft Sin. The prize, a beautiful iced cake, was donated by Steeles.. The children were treated to a lolly scramble and a very successful picnic broke up at milking time. General. Home from a holiday trip to Auckland is Mr F Smith. Miss B. Woodd has departed to Neison on holiday bent. Mr M. MeCool had the misfortune last week to break a leg through the pony he was riding slipping and falling on him. He is progressing.