END OF SCHOOL YEAR

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1929, Page 11

END OF SCHOOL YEAR

CONCEPT .AT BELL BLOCK/ : Bell Block.- school .children, the close of the school year and the be* " ginning of the holidays by a concert o( < first-class standard in the hall last nightj A large crowd of paren ts and - friemtg.' was present/ / • ' Presentations were made of proficiency and attendance certificates, of Several cups,, and of two valedictory gifts., At < the conclusion of the concert Mr. R. IZ./; Parkin congratulated the children" . oAtheir performance. and the teachers off the. work of preparation. - Hi Before presenting the attendance ccrti* ficatcs, Mr. S. G. Smith, chairman of tlijjf Taranaki Education Board, said that 1$ .thought that the teachers had don# right in having a concert. It gave thiji children pleasure to take part in vairfs ous'.items and the parents pleasure t<? see ~the- performance.. Air. - Smith con* gratulated Bell" Block oh ' the progres| it. was. making. There was an upward - tendency on the roll and he believed that. •BcllßlOck should, have a' bigger' schoojJ room,' To-day children liked to go t# school, a different state of affairs tg -the old days. - - ! ; Mr, Smith then called upon the ing to receive certificates: • Violet Hofi* kin, lan Murray, Jack Mullan, Holmes, Lois Sampson, Trevor Murray Hirdie Murray, Jini Jeffery, Hazel Jef* fery,’John Jeffery, Rex Way, Xoel Waft Will Malian, May Malian, Hope Wcstorfi - Special mention was made of Jim Jet* fery, who had, not missed a day’s school for five years. Mr.' Smith also presented the proflci*, eucy certificate's for-the year.- -... J Congratulations to the children whd had had calves in the Boys’ and'GirhrClubs’ .were extended by Mr. A, E. Washer, president of the chibs, There had been a “good lot” bift h$ „ was sorry that there were not morjf entries.- A certificates was presented M Jack Malian as being first in dairy typ'd in the Jersey-Ayrshire section., The> school sports cups were also presented •: tp George Holme 5 and Hope Weston. Gifts of appreciation were given tdtwo departing teachers, 'Misses Smitflf and Downs, by Mr. Smith oir behalf of , the children. Their work had been great* .. ly appreciated. •. j '• The programme of the concert eon* tained the following items: Opening chorus, the school; infants’ plays “Toys,*? .■ “The. Toy.. Cupboard’’; ..junior song, “’fhß ; Chinaman”; senior girls song, “The-Hay; - Shop”; recitation, “Five Little Maids”!’ junior song, “The Picaninnies”;. jSOBgf . , “The Rosebud,” Joan Carter; senior jdaft . “Laying the Ghost”; “Tapu,” ,Jaclt...i Broughton and Micky Tamata and; ■ chorus; piano solo, Hineinoa Fair* j weather; soyg; “Air.- Bear,” Dolly 5 tangi; song, “Pixie Boy,” infants; junior< play, “Aly Travel Book”; action, song, “Sandman,”., infants! senior girls’ pin?/ “The Golden Patch”} carols. ' ' j . At the .conclusion of the supper was served and the floor was cleared for a, dance. ’ . - • ■