High School Break-Up Functions

Northern Advocate, 10 December 1940, Page 7

High School Break-Up Functions

With the school year closing on Friday, December 13, the pupils of .the Whangarei High School were occupied last week with several break-up functions.

Girls’ Honours Party, . ; On Friday evening, December 6, a most enjoyable party was attended by. the mistresses and by 70 girls whom the school wished to honour for their attainment; in scholarship and in sport, and for their service to the school. Among those invited were prefects, school representatives in hockey and basketball and tennis, school champions, librarians, drill sergeants, and those, who had attained distinction in debating,- speeches and in the .classroom. •> - ■ '

Miss D. Lupton, president; was invited to represent the Old Pupils’ Association.

At the opening of the function, a bouquet of carnations was presented to Miss Hfmmel by Shirley Haycock, the head girl. The tea, which commenced at 6 p.m.,' had been set out in the Home Science Department. The tables were attractively decorated with gay printed cloths introducing a Christmas touch, and an appetising menu was provided for the festive occasion, the catering having been undertaken by some of the mistresses, assisted by third-form girls. . y After tea, the guests assembled out-of-doors, and a programme of games and competitions was . organised by some of the sixth-form girls. Boys’ Annual Dinner.

The annual dinner—the event of the year so far as the boys are concerned—was held on Saturday evening; in Carruth House. This function is in honour of the school representatives, champions, scholars and boarders, and this year some 90 boys were entertained.

Special guests of the evening. were members of the Board of Governors, Mr Raymond Ferner and the masters. The headmaster, Mr A. R. Ryder, presided.

Following was the toast list: — “His Majesty the King;” . “Tire School,” proposed by D. H. Goodison (head prefect), (responded to by the headmaster); “School Champions and I Scholars,” B. H. Cadman (C. F. Coleman, scholarship, O. M. Haigh, swimming and gymnastics, A. R. Wright, boxing, athletics and " shooting); '‘School Fifteen and Eleven,” P. A. Taylor (D. Goodison, XV captain, and B. O. Child, XI captain); “The Board of Governors,” the Headmaster (Mr.H. C. Rishworth, chairman); “Sister Schools,” M. G. Mackay (Mr D. T. Wood, Christ’s College); “Our. Old Boys” (particularly those on active service), G. L. Arvidson (Mr C. A. Reed, Old Pupils’ Association); “Our Fathers and Mothers,” D. H. Ross (Mr Raymond Ferner); “The Masters,” C. A. Macpherson (Mr A. C. Zohrab); “Matron and House Staff,” A. R. Wright (head of the house), (Mr H. B. Massey); “The Headmaster,” Mr G. A. Bethell, -and Messrs A. C. Zohrab, H. B. Massey and E. M. Fraser (masters leaving for military service), reply by Mr A. R. Ryder. During the evening a piano solo (Sinding's “Rustle of Spring”) was rendered by C. Gregory. The hostel band, comprising six instruments, played a medley of popular airs, an Irish song, “Cruiskeen Lawn” (A Little Drink), was sung by Mr B. A. Ki'ngan, and items were rendered by the hostel mouth-organ quartette. Several enjoyable rounds of community singing were conducted by Mr H. B. Massey, Mr Kingan presiding at the piano. Throughout the evening the patriotic spirit was in evidence. Table decorations and lamp adornments were in red, white and blue colours, and the community singing . was interspersed with patriotic songs. “There’ll Always be an England” was symbolised in the iced Christmas cake, which took the form of a traditional English cottage with flagstaff flying a standard bearing the title of the inspiring song.