PA TEA SCHOOL EXCURSION

Patea Mail, Volume LII, 6 March 1931, Page 2

PA TEA SCHOOL EXCURSION

.Att ENJOYABLE 0A V. Vim old Scripturul injunction witi . egard to c-.iu.tiny; one V bread upon tin .a tors va< once again illustrated when .a ‘Wednesday the I’atea iSehool n. ii'en and a large number ul' town am ,ountry reskjents journeyed to Wat ;umii for the annual school excursion. it is only a few weeks since Ih. Wanganui Watersiders journeyed t ,’aLea for their annual excursion am. eceived a hearty welcome from Hi; Worship the .Mayor and the chairmii. if (he Domain Board, which lattei .indy had placed their Domain at tlu isit-rs’ disposal. On Wednesday the Baton, visitors were in turn cordialK welcomed to Wanganui by the Mayor, Mr. W. J. Rogers, wlro liad seen to il ilint nothing was left undone that the City Council could do to give the visitors. a good time. The splendid museum, with its -wonderful collection of native birds, fish Maori eurios, and other interesting ex units, together with the fine art gal lery, were placed at the visitors’ disposal free of cost ami Cook’s Garden? were made a rallying point where hot water was supplied for (lie tea. .In addition to the welcome received from the Mayor, the visitors were also wei •omed by Mr. W. A. Collins, the chair man of the Education Board, who took the chairman and secretary of the Pa tea Committee and the head teacher, Mr. Armstrong, to see the Central Infants’ School, Aramoho, ami other schools, which proved of great inter est. the work of the infants under Miss Blenuerliassett being the subject of much favourable comment. In addition to the visit to the museum, art gallery, and other [daces o! in teres), a large nuimber availed themselves of the opportunity of seeing something of the Wanganui River, “New Zealand’s Rhine,” special trips for this purpose having been arranged. The day was passed -without a mishap of any kind, and a tired but happy baud arrived back in Putea shortly before 7 pun., thoroughly satisfied with their day’s outing, the excursion being voted one. of the best that has yet been held.