RIWAKA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 13 December 1938, Page 8

RIWAKA

ANNUAL SCHOOL CONCERT SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT "j I From Our Own Correspondent] A very enjoyable entertainment was ’ staged by pupils of the Riwaka School last evening, when a large crowd of parents and friends attended at the Oddfellows’ Hall. Appreciation of the programme, from start to finish, was evidenced by the unstinted applause meted out and fre- _ auent calls for encores. Each item pre- ; sented was of a very high standard, and ! Ml the performers are to be congratu-j haled on their contributions and on the! splendid way in which they were rendered. Congratulations must also be extended to those who had in hand the training of the pupils. * Probably the most outstanding item ' |of the evening .was a Dutch operetta—- “ Play Day in Holland,” in which a numI her of surprisingly good solo singers 11 were heard. The stage arrangements. . i consisting of a background depicting a ? j scene in Holland —a field of tulips with >j windmills in the distance (the painting )' being the work of Miss Blair) and col- ! oured lights overhead, lent additional i attraction to the production. In their i , quaint Dutch costumes all participating : j presented a pretty and colourful picI; 1 ure; and judging by the amount of I I merriment and laughter created throughout, the audience must have '! enjoyed the operetta immensely. { Annette Hamilton and Bill Hamilton! were very amusing, also Bevan Ken-! '! ning. the central figure, who took the j '; part of the old tulip grower and Erie j . Drummond, who acted the “grumpy” j ■ Burgemeester. '! Solos were sung by Bevan Kelling, | j Murdoch Riley (the fisherman), Jack [ Askew (the cheeseman), Aline Good- ! all (who was pursued by the goose), j and Marie Goodyer (the little Dutch ! girl, who considered that “Everything i was made to be happy”.) j A duet —“The Windmill” was excel- ; lently rendered by Annette Hamilton I and Bill Hamilton, their voices blending well. 1 The singing both in choruses and j solos was tuneful and well modulated, ; and all th performers entered hear- j : lily into the spirit of the play, j Following “Play Day in Holland” the ! liny tots were particularly pleasing in j I their recitations —“The Elf” by Diane | {Goodyer, “The Song Bird” by Yvonne j | Goodall, and “The Fairy” by Pat Askew. Aline Goodall. in costume, sang I “Did Your Mother Come from Ireland.” ! This was a very popular item and de- i serving of the recall accorded. The' I action song “Helping Mother” by the j juniors and infants was also received | | with tremendous applause and staged a j | second time. Annette Hamilton was exceedingly good in her character j {sketch from Dickens, “The Marchioness”) j and the choral recitations were a de- j i bght to listen to. They included “Dis-1 (obedience,” “Belinda,” “The King’s I i Breakfast” and “Bad Sir Brian.” All j enjoyed the descriptive song “Going j ! Shopping” sung by Standards 1 and 2.1 while the Percussion Band was both clever and mirth-provoking with “Mo- j ther” conducting with the baton and the large family with drum, triangles, cymbals, tambourines and bells of all , descriptions. A humorous recitation I ; “Explained” was well rendered by j ■ Madge Bowers; and the Teddy Bears’ < Picnic, with the comic antics of half-n- i dozen teddy bears causing lots of laugh-j 1 j lor, followed. The programme con- - | eluded with the choruses “Whistle while 1 you work” and “Horsey Horsey.” Ac- t companiments throughout were played < by Mrs Riley. j During the interval Mr F. Carling. • representative of No. 1 Ward on the Nelson Education Board, who was wet- • corned by the chairman of the Riwaka r School Committee (Mr F. A. Hamilton) s expressed pleasure at being able to t convey the Board’s congratulation to t Riwaka School on having won the En- r vironment Shield. After apologising i for the absence* of the chairman and c

secretary of the Board, who were prevented by a previous engagement from attending the Riwaka School concert, he congratulated the school on having r.n excellent committee, an excellent staff and excellent pupils. Mr Carling remarked on the splendid programme presented that evening, making particular mention of the choral recitations, and congratulating the teacher responsible for the training of the children in these items. CHAIRMAN’S TRIBUTE TO HEADMASTER AND STAFF “We cannot pay too great a tribute to our capable headmaster (Mr J. Goodyear) and the staff who have co-operat-ed with him during the twelve months,” said Mr F. A. Hamilton (Education Board Representative) when comJ menting on the fact that the concert j that evening marked the end of anSchool. He (Mr Hamilton) was very ! P r oud to be chairman of such a live committee, who, with the support fi om parents, wore able to carry out I their programmes successfully. Mr; Hamilton referred to the good work! done by Mr D. L. Drummond, who had! been chairman for a long period of! years. The board, said Mr Hamilton. | never hesitated to recognise a district that was doing its fair share towards benefits Tor the children. A very successful flower show had been held by the Riwaka School, and the committee had decided, as no prizes had been allotted, to give the children n picnic a! Kaiteritcri next Friday. PRESENTATIONS He desired to congratulate Mrs Itiley ' on her wonderful work especially in respect to the elocutionary training she! had given the pupils. At this juncture a beautiful bouquet' was presented to Mrs Riley by Rima ! Feed. Continuing Mr Hamilton said that | Miss Blair would be severing her con-! nection with the school at the end of ' the term, on account of her approaching marriage. The committee had considered that her work, in the careful training of the infants, was worthy of recognition. She had been an excellent infant mistress and. on behalf of the committe, parents and children, he wished her all success and happiness in her new sphere.

Miss Blair was the recipient of a case of teaspoons and a bouquet, the latter being presented by Diane Goodyer. Miss Hogan (another member of the staff), would, said the chairman, also be leaving the district. She had proved a very willing worker and the children had appreciated her efforts on their behalf. lie presented Miss Hogan with a gift and Pat Drummond handed a bouquet of flowers to her. Mr Hamilton then called for three cheers for the teachers, which were enthusiastically given by children and parents.