RATAPIKO SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1930, Page 10

RATAPIKO SCHOOL

CONCERT BY THE PUPILS.

The annual concert by the pupils othe Ratapiko School took place m the hall on Tuesday night, and despitethe bad weather a large number attended to enjoy the very fine programme pre sen ted Mr. M. Nolan, chairman of the school committee, thanked the people for attending in such large numbeis and congratulated the teachers, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Court for the manner in which they had trained the children. The school was busily engaged examination work till the end of her, and so a very small margin o time was allowed in preparation for the

concert. „,-l The following programme was sub-mitted:-Overture, Miss V.. Hall; open-. in o, item, Welcome, . primers; cantata, senior scholars; recitations, Clarence Sutler; reeit.tioM, Mick Kuklmek ; action song, primers; Clar ice Wilson; recitations,. Malcom Wil lans; dialogue, senior scholars; nursery rhymes and dance, primers; song, Josie Nolan; recitations, John Kuklmski; recitations, Bernard KuklinSki; nbbon dance, senior scholars; dialogue,, senior scholars; recitation, Peter Ganna way, song, senior girls; recitation,. Raymond Karalus; pianoforte solo,_ Enid Hendry; piano and violin duet, Misses Mary and Gertie Karalus. Miss Verl Hall, an old pupil of the echool, very capably played the accomMrs. Wilson is to be complimented on the result of the proficiency examination, the four pupils who were presented all receiving their certificates. They are Enid Hendry, Mavis Grigg, Mavis Gear and Keith Wells. - Special prizes were awarded as follows:—Geography scrap book, standard 6 Keith Wells;, examination marxe, George Karalus 1, John Kuklinski quality of work, Josie Nolan; examination marks, standard 6, Enid Hendry. Attendance certificates were secured bv Clarice Wilson, Enid Hendry, Peter Ghnnaway, Keith Wells, Dan Butler and Clarence Butler. ... The calves reared by the school children were judged last week. Mavis Grigg, was awarded the championship, Bernard Kuklinski 2 and Jack Corbett 3. OAONUI SCHOOL FUNCTIONS

'• CHILDREN IN" FANCY DRESS.

' A eubcessful school plain

and fancy dress ball was held in the Oacnui Hall on Friday. The hall had been decorated with coloured streamers and greenery fay the members of the Oaonui Tennis Club. The-children occupied the floor until 10 p.m., when they were served with an excellent -supper. The children’s programme consisted of folk dances and games, the music be-. in o' played by Miss Yandle, of th® school staff. Masters Len Ibbotson and Melvyn Sole were masters of ceremonies for this part of the programme. The following children won prizes donated by Mr. S. Coombe: Most ..original girls, Queenie Coombe (Britannia); most original boys, Eddie Mitchell (Maori Chief);, best costume, eemor girl, Joyce Pennington ((Pirate) ; f senior boy, Len Ibbotson (Jack m the Box); junior girl, Ruby Mitchell (Hawaiian Girl); junior boy, Howard Brewer (Joan); primer girl, Ins Rasmussen ; (Fairy); primer boy, Malcolm Cook (Jockey). • , ■ Other children in costume were:-— Myrtle Fraser (Poppy), Edna Neumann (Poppy), Melva Reynolds .(Fairy), Eva Wilson (Duchess of York), Hessie Mat-, chell (Pierrette), Ldna Reynolds (Fairy), Rosina Cook (Flower Girl), Nellie Dobbin (Wireless), Annie Dobbin (Sweet Lavender.}, Phyllis Neumann (Night), Eileen Neumann (Indian Squaw), Betty Brewer (Darby)., Florrie Ratahi (Japanese Girl), Connie .Daymen (Indian Squaw), Beatrice Bishop (Maori Guide), Alice .Ratahi (Sweet Kate), Eva Horo (Fairy), Mary Hunger (Swiss Girl), Bona Quigley bud), Olive .Thomas (Sugar Stick), Hermione Sole (Old Mother Hubbard), Doug Coombe (Santa Claus), Frank Ban®

(Cheese Puncher), Len Morchu ('Sailor), •Fred Morehu (Cheese Puncher), Erick Young (Dutch Boy), Augustine Dougal (Dutch Boy), Con Kuriger (Daily News), Brian Brewer (Cat), Tiori Daymen (Pirate), Sqm Dobbin (Absent Minded Professor), Sid Dobbin vyn Sole (Pierrot), Paul Ratahi (Highlander), Maurice Pennington (Indian Raiah), Darcy Brewer (Unemployment.),. Nolan Sole (Pirate R B^ e Young (Aviator), Benny Ratahi (Boxer), Laurie Horo (Swagger), Alfred Zurcher (Swagger), Pat Rangi (Pirate), Kelvyn Young (Captain), Albert Tamatea (Old Woman). . . , -p. Durin 0 * j th,® evening ISlastei Doug. Coombe°as Santa Claus distributed, packets of sweets to all the children.. After 10 P.m. the adults spent an enjoyable few hours dancing to the music of Henderson’s orchestra, Mr. W. Rae •beino- master of ceremonies. The supper arrangements were in the hands of Mesdames Coombe, Wilson, Pennington, Ibbotson, Dobbin, Willis, Gardner, and Misses Ibbotson and Zurcher, (2). Winners of the competitions , were Mrs. McDougal and Mr. McCandlish. During the evening Mr. L. Young, chairman of the school committee, presented the prizes won and tnanked the residents for their assistance.