LOWER MANGOREI SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1930, Page 11

LOWER MANGOREI SCHOOL

THIRTEEN FULL ATTENDANCES.

CONCERT GIVEN BY PUPILS

Last’night brought the school year at Lower Mangorei to a close. The room was filled 'with parents, friends and children.’ Mr. Robinson was master of ceremonies. ’/ v ' /..-, George Smith opened the childrens programme with a well rendered pianoforte solo. There followed . a chorus, juniors; folk dance, a dozen primers; son< r , juniors; shoemakers’, dance, junior.'boys; recitations, Colin Weir, Joyce Bransgrove,; dance, eight girls; chorus, junior girls and boys; pianoforte solo, Fred.-Robinson; Maori canoe, 12 boys; canoe song, senior pupils; folk dance, senior' girls; solo, Allan Weir; io Ik dance, senior pupils; duet, Doris and Selwyn Goldsbury; song, senior pupils; song, Doris Goldsbury (guitar-and piqno accompaniment); dance, senior pupils; recitation, Allan Weir; . song,. Irene Me-, Asey; dance, senior pupils. -. All the item's, were .pleasingly rendered and' reflected credit on the teachers, Mr. Goldsbury '.(headmaster), Miss Baxter and Miss Balharry. Miss Henderson played all.the accompaniments, and was accorded a vote of thanks by the scholars .for her. help. . After supper dancing was enjoyed. ' , , SProfieiency certificates were presented to,Catherine Morris, May Weir,’.Doris Golds bury,.-, Fred Robinson, Leslie Mace, Brian Neilson, Mervyn Lucas, Cohn Davis, Bowen. A certificate of competency was given lan loms. The Rirth shield, presented by Mr. J. Firth, late of Mangorei, was won by Thomas Dames, the runner-up being Fred Robinson. ■

Good attendance certificates were won by Joyce Bransgrove, Lesley. Jury, Jean Mace, Gladys Goldsbury, Tearl Weir, Beverley Bransgrove,/ Phyllis Morris, Flora Davis, Walter Clement, Verdun Morris, Donald Jordan, Irene Mace, Trevor Jury, Clive Balsam, George Smith, lan Toms, George Bowen,. Fred .Robinson, Mervyn Lucas, Thomas Davis, Norman Bowen, Nancy Kemp, Irene Marsh, Gladys Southcombe, Grace Jordan. It is a matter of congratulation and worthy of note that 13 certificates for. full attendance. Swimming has been enjoyed by tho ■children through the courtesy of Mr. Bennett, who’has permitted access and the use of a pool on his property. Swimming certificates were- won oy the following* .Fifty yards, Irene Marsh,, Leslie Mace, • Ethel Baker, Ruby Simons, George Smith, Clive Balsom, Naney Kemp, Grace Jordan, Selwyn Goldsbury; 220 yards’?—lvy/Perrett,. Charles Young,, Thomas Davis; 880 yards, Mervyn Lu.cas. .