PARENTS’ DAY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 17 December 1936, Page 8

PARENTS’ DAY

AT AUCKLAND POINT SCHOOL PRESENTATION OF PRIZES MRS H. ATMORE OPENS FETE There was a large attendance at Auckland 'Point School yesterday when Parents’ Day was held in glorious weather. The chairman of the school, Mr L. H. Bull, presided, 'and introduced Mrs H. Atmore. Mrs Atmore congratulated the winners of the cooking prizes; the sponges and scones were excellent. The speaker went on to say that the future was the children’s to make it what they would. Preparation for the future was no longer a matter of routine; unless the mind was developed morally to cope with the forces of nature one dreaded to think what would happen. Ignorance was the greatest foe they had, and wars were caused by it. What the world needed was sane intelligent education. The teachers had the responsibility of set-' ting the children’s feet on the right path which would lead to a safer and better future. They had often been told that their school days were the best, but the speaker considered that the best days were when they were reaping the fruits of their school days —being and doing something worthwhile. Mrs Atmore concluded by wishing them a happy and merry Christmas, and declared the fete open. Mrs Atmore then presented the following prizes: Honours List Std. I.: Pauline McKenzie, Nancye Burt, Barbara, Jesperson, Margaret Miller, Shirley Robson, Phyllis Hunter, Colleen Coleman, Fred Westrupp, Roy Gordon, Joyce Wilson. Std. II: Cecily Kenning, Kenneth Churcher, Pauline Tilley, Erna Patten, Hazel Doel, Beverley Hunter, Loma Brewerton, Victor Woolf, David Wyllie, Wilfred Oliver. Std. Ill: Engle Brewerton, Alma Ching, June Muir, Jack Brown, Betty Mathison, Maureen Baigent, Sheelagh Coleman, Rex Nobbs, Peter Newton, Fred Stratford.

Std. IV: Joyce Wills, Rey Byrne, Shirley Coombes, Joan Lucre, Keith Arnold, Harry Saunders, Joan Jarvis, Roy Watson, Leslie Heath, Brian Henry.

Form I: Richard Westrupp, Joan Miller, Betty Jarvis, Richard Potton, Ire White, Jack Gardner, Betty Flanagan, George Cullen, Valerie Amos, Patricia Tilley. Form II: Walter Dobson, Keith Clark, Helen Louisson, Barbara Varley, William Ching, Madge Wilson, Laurence Ricketts, Douglas Wills, Noel Bary, Eric Baigent.

Good Attendance Certificates

Primer I: Joan Bennett, June Crapper, Ronald Manning, Frank Frape. Robert White.

Primer II: Alex. Rosenberg, James Frape, Doreen - Stratford. Primer III: Shirley Syme, Kathleen Paton, Karina Hogan, Ronald RobinSon, John Rae, Ashley Doel. Primer IV: June Bradcock, Marjorie Inwood, Dorothy Wilson, Arthur Baigent, Donald Gordon, Thomas Houlker, lan McKellar, William Pauling Gordon Willis.

Std. I: Fred Westrupp, Colin MacLachlan, Alan Hitchcock, Roger Gatward, Ronald Dimock, Ken Crisp, Lester Brewerton, Robert Black, Philip Bennett, Rex Batchelor, Nancye Burt, Pauline McKenzie, Mary MacLachlan, Joyce Wilson, Shirley Wilkens, Std. II: Hazel Doel, Melva Quirk, Doris Schofield, Neil Day, Bruce Doel, Barry McConchie, David Solly, Noelan Strawbridge, Victor Woolf, David Wyllie. Std. Ill: Joan Allen, Maureen Balgent, Shirley Black, Velma Beach, Sheelagh Coleman, Eileen Dickenson, Daphne Gallagher, Heather Gallagher, Leslie Hogan, June Muir, Joyce Price, Kona Quirk, Dorothy Stewart, Donald Black, Alfred BradcOck, Engle Brewerton, Ronald Nalder, Peter Newton, Fred Stratford, George Topliss. Std. IV: Rata Bensemann, Elva Crisp, Shirley Coombes, Marie Gatward, Janet Pauling, Doreen Taylor. Betty Thompson, Ngaire Thompson, Miriam Weichern, Joyce Wills, Gladys Woolf, Jeffrey Baigent, Alfred Crisp, Kenneth Hargreaves, Brian Henry, lan McConchie, Cyril Rosenberg. Form I: Roger Gallagher, Jack Gardner, William Hendry, William Livick, Peter O’Connor, Brian Simpson, Richard Westrupp, Valerie Amos, Zona Bromell, Mary Forsythe, Olive Hargreaves, Betty Hitchcock, Nola Jesperson, Joan Miller, Elva Nalder, Nora Newport, Daphne Taylor, Pat Turner, Joan Wilkens, Eileen Weichern.

Form II: Madge Wilson, Mae Bradcock, Violet Hart, Joan Amos, Eric Baigent, Rangi Francois, Geoffrey Brooks, Max Dayman, Tenny Hansen, John Pauling. Prize List Std. I: Pauline McKenzie, first in class (presented by Mr B. B. Jones); Margaret Miller, high place in class (Miss E. I. Cook); Nancye Burt, most popular girl and second in class (Mr S. C. Levien); Colin MacLachlan, most popular boy (Miss D. Brent); Barbara Jesperson, essay; Barbara Quirk, most improved girl (Messrs J. R. McKenzie); Barton Pauling, most improved boy (Mrs B. B. Jones); Phyllis Hunter, sewing (Miss J. N. Easdale); Coleen Coleman, handwork (Mr P. H. Kitchingman); Roy Gordon, handwork (Mr A. A. Lucas); Shirley Robson, writing (Messrs J. R. McKenzie); Std. II: Cecily Kenning, first in class (Mr S. Blomfielcl); Ken Churcher, first in class (Miss E. I-I. Smith); David Wyllie, most popular boy (Mrs Mawhinney); Loma Brewerton, most popular girl (Mr F. I. Ledger); Beverly Hunter, composition; Hazel Doe!, most improved girl (Mrs F. I. Ledger); Victor Woolf, most improved boy (Messrs J. R. McKenzie); Pauline Tilley, writing (Messrs J. R. McKen_ie); Melva Quirk, sewing (Messrs J. R. McKenzie); Peter Potton, handwork (Messrs J. R. McKenzie);

Std. Ill: Engle Brewerton, first in class (Hon. W. W. Snodgrass); Alma Ching, second in class (Miss E. Cheel); Jack Brown, most popular boy (Mr E. Edridge); June Muir, most popular girl (Mr A. E. Davies); Peter Newton, most improved boy (Mr K. M. Black); Maureen Baigent, most improved girl (Mr H. Churcher); Eileen Curties, writing (Mr J. H. Howat); Joyce Price, sewing (Mr A. E. Coxhill); George Topliss, Handwork (Mr K. McKenzie); Rex Nobbs, essay; John Jack, best disciplined boy (Mr J. Wyllie); Betty

Mathison, drill prize (Miss B. Takle). Std. IV: Roy Byrne, second in class (Mrs A. Watson); Shirley Coombes, third in class, (Miss L. Horner); Joyce, Wills, essay and first in class; Keith Arnold, most popular boy (Mr L. H. Bull); Joan Lucre, most popular girl (Mr W. Black); Alton Vercoe, handwork (Mr R. W. Martin); Ngaire Thompson, sewing (Mr F. N. Jones); Mavis Gallagher, writing (Mr R. W. Stiles); Marjorie Pegg, best disciplined girl (Mr S. J. Wyllie); Leo Westrupp, band prize (Mr H. A. Bourne-Webb); Harry Saunders, most improved boy most improved girl (Miss Brough). Std. V: R. Westrupp, first in class (Mrs F. B. Christie); J. Miller, second in class (Miller’s Ltd.); B. Jarvis, composition; J. Gallagher, most popular boy (Suburban Bus Co.); B. Flanagan, most popular girl (Suburban Bus Co.l; G. Gill, writing (Mrs P. Baldwin); G Cullen, most improved boy (Miss G. G. Redgrave); P. Tilley, most improved girl (Mr H. Atmore M.P.); J. Allen, Handwork (Mr H. Atmore M.P.); I. White, sewing (Mr T. B. Louisson); E. Weichern, sports girl (Mr W. D. Bean); M. Forsyth, cookery (Miss G. Hudson).

Std. VI: Walter Dobson, dux (combined committees); Keith Clark, run-ner-up dux, (Mr W. B. Beveridge); Barbara Varley, composition; Hugh Wyllie, most popular boy (Mr H. Bourne-Webb); Madge Wilson, most popular girl (Mr M. Karsten); Angus McLean, most improved boy (Mr W. J. Moffatt); Kathleen Sloan, most improved girl (Mr A. V. Coombes); Rangi Francois, writing (Mr R. Wills); Nola Chapman, arithmetic (Mrs W. Richards); Douglas Wills, handwork (Mr E. B. Ross); Jean Mills, sewing (Mr R. Wills); Tenny Hansen, neatness (Mr H. L. Ching); Jean Edridge, neatness (Mr H. L. Ching); Geoff Brooks, sports boy (Mr W. D. Bean); Helen Louisson, swimming championship, girls (Mrs C. Topliss); Max Dayman, swimming championship, boy (Mrs G. Henry); Olga Puklowski, reading and recitation (Mrs Ollsen). Prefects: Helen Louisson, Jean Mills, Madge Wilson, R. Akehurst, G. Brooks, H. Wyllie. Cooking Competition. Sponges: May Bradcock, 1; Leslie Hogan, 2. Scones: Joyce Wills, 1; Lola Wimsett, 2.

A Christmas tree, from which Father Christmas, Mr G. W. Gatward, distributed toys, was a great centre of attraction for the children who sang for Father Chi'istmas. The stalls did brisk business, and disposed of all their goods. Afternoon tea was served by pupils neatly attired as waitresses. The following were the stallholders: Sweets, Mrs L. H. Bull; Cake, Mrs C. Topliss; Produce, Mrs H. Churcher and Mrs H. Mfiwhinney; Ice Cream, Mrs G. Gatward, Mrs C. Cullen, Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Staines; Afternoon Teas, Mrs P. Baldwin, Mrs A. McConchie, Mrs C. Winstanley; Soft Drinks, Mr R. L. Black.

Mr T. Cole’s orchestra provided the music. Mr W. Black judged the cooking competition, and the secretary and organiser of the function was Mr W. B. Beveridge. The secretary wishes to express his appreciation to those who gave prizes and goods, and to Mr R. Campbell who donated sweets.