Paparoa Children's High-Class Concert

Northern Advocate, 22 December 1939, Page 7

Paparoa Children's High-Class Concert

The school function held in the Garrison Hall, Paparoa, on Friday evening set a standard that could not be eclipsed in a small country school. A large audience keenly appreciated the talent displayed by many of the youngsters. One of the highlights was a play written and produced by Elsie Griffin, aged 11 years. The acting in this play and in the sketch, “The Days of Romance,” was, for children, really good. At the conclusion of the concert the chairman of the Paparoa School Committee (Mr E. Hames) expressed the gratitude of the parents to the headmaster (Mr W. A. D. Cole) and the assistant (Miss W. Masters) for the work they had put into training the children. A presentation from the Standard 6 children was made to Mr Cole. The Programme. The following is the programme: Maori canoe, action song to “Hoea Ha” (Leone Vallance, Lois Hames, Laurel Cliff, Jean Russell, Elsie Griffin, Mabel Johnson, Ina Quaife, Pat Hay, Ray Quaife, Cliff Lindquist); play, “The Black Boy,” Infant room (Keith Dallas, Arthur Massey, Lindsay Hames, Roger Griffin); dance, primers; singing, rounds, Standards, 2,3, 4, 5,6; play “Spring Cleaning,” Infant room (Lois Hames and Laurel Cliff; four fairies were, Valerie Vallance, Audrey Hames, Beverley Pilcher and Connie Dallas).

Folk Dance, “Rufty Tufty” (Margaret Hames, Ina Quaife, Beryl Jenkins, Merle Dodds, Beryl Cliff, Eileen Jenkins, Lois Hailwood and Elsie Griffin); play, “Sing a Song o’ Sixpence.” Standards 1 and 2 (Cook, Laurel Cliff; Caryl, Neil Hailwood; Granny, 'Joy Vallance; King, lan Wilson; Courtiers, Lois Hames, Neil Mackay and Murray Hames); singing, “God of Nations” and “Old Black Joe,” Standards 2.3, 4,5, G; play, “Ginger,” Standards 3 and 4. (This play was written and produced by Elsie Griffin. Players were: Miss Marsh, Margaret Hames; Ginger, Jean Russell; May, Leone Vallance; Phyllis. Mabel Johnson; Policeman, Cliff Lindquist; Mrs Brown, Elsie Griffin). Instrumental music, recorders. The recorder is a wooden instrument of Elizabethan era. It has been revived for school use because of its simplicity of action. Play, “The Days of Romance,” Standards 5 and 6 (Lois Hailwood, Eileen Jenkins, Beryl Cliff, Brian Aickin, Bruce Wright, Pat Hay, Merle Dodds, Ina Quaife); choral speaking, “Poetry Without Tears"; singing. “Children's Hymn” and “Sweet and Low”; play, “The Princess and the Woodcutter,” Standards 5 and 6 (Beryl Jenkins, Beryl Cliff. Merle Dodds. Margaret Hames, Lois Hailwood, Eileen Jenkins and Bruce Wright); singing, “Isa Lei,” Fijian farewell song sung in Fijian; “Aloha Oo,” Hawaii farewell song in English.