KORU-KIRIHAU NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1931, Page 2

KORU-KIRIHAU NEWS

SCHOOL CONCERT AND BREAK-UP. The girls at the Koru school met at the schoolhouse on Wednesday morning to say good-bye to Miss C. Yeates, who has been, sewing mistress at the school for the greater part of the year. Speaking on behalf of the sewing girls, Marjorie Blakely thanked Miss Yeates for the interest she had shown in their work, and asked her to accept a guesttowel set as a Christmas gift. Morning tea, provided by Mrs. Keys, was served by the girls, and the party closed with the singing of “For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”. Despite the heavy rain, there was a large audience of parents and friends at the Koru school concert on Thursday night. The children had been practising for some weeks and they and their teachers received many congratulations upon the success of their efforts. The walls of the hall were covered with drawing, handwork and sewing exhibits from the work done during the year, and visitors were able to examine these while waiting for the concert to commence. The programme opened with two songs, “John Peel” and the “Canadian Boat Song," sung by the school. A dramatisation, “Three Bears,” was well received, Father Bear (Jeff Sharpe), Mother Bear (Doreen Bishop), Baby Bear (Les Grey) and Goldylocks (Marie Hart) sharing the honours. The girls gave two .songs; “Golden Slumbers” and “Slumber Song,” which the school followed with “Capstan Bar” and “Shenandoah.” The playlet “Stone Soup” received well-merited applause, the Cook (Marjorie Blakely) and the Tramp (Sid Sharpe) fully convincing the audience that the hiker had earned his meal. The boys sang “We are Jolly ’Fellows” and “The Drummer and the Cook,”‘the second number proving more popular than its fellow. A political meeting in dumb show iby Edgar Green as the candidate with .Sid Sharpe as his chairman, proved one of the most popular items of the evening. The senior and middle classes aang “In the Moonlight” effectively, and were followed by the most ambitious dramatisation of the evening, “The Magic Cloak,” for which the cast was: The boy, Edgar Green; his sister, Nelly Meredith; his mother, Marjorie Blakely; his father, Les Green; his uncle, Ernie Turchie; a beggar girl, Carol Turchie; a fairy, Myrtle Looney. For the second act of the play the boys had painted a large bush scene, and their work was heartily applauded. Another popular item .was the wand drill to music, performed by the girls, who had been coached by Mrs. Keys. Three Maori songs, the Rhythmic Song, Hoeara Ra and E Pari Ra were sung by the choir in Maori and English. The final, dramatisation, “The Goat Boy,” played by Mrs. Bee (Marguerite Green), Mrs. Fbx (Doreen Blakely), Mrs. Bear (Phyllis Payne), Mrs. Rabbit (Mavis Payne), the boy (Eric Proffit) and the goats (Kathie Green, Bernie 'Payne and Billy Grey) kept the audience laughing. Mr. F. J. (Proffit as chairman of the school committee congratulated the children and their teacher upon their performance and upon the standard of their work shown in the hall. Thanks were given to Mr. Deader, Kirihau, for playing the accompaniments, and to all who had assisted in making the function a success. (Between the major items recitations Were given by Sid 'Sharpe, “A Fancy ’; George Grey, “Grannie”; Doreen Bishop, “Fishing Boats”; Doreen Blakely, “Jack Sprat”; Edgar Green, “Music”; Ernie Turchie, “The Glutton”; Kathie Green, “Porridge”; Nellie Meredith, “A Christmas Party”; Myrtle Looney, “The Morning'Bathe”; Carol Turchie, “Lines and Squares Leslie Green, “The Scarecrow”; Marjorie Blakely, “Mrs. Jarvis”; Eric Proffit, “Lone Dog”; Jeff Sharpe, “My Shadow” and Marie Hart “The Mouse and the Moon.” The singers must take a great deal of any credit due for the success of the evening; they were Marjorie Blakely, Myrtle Looney, Carol Turchie, Nelly Meredith,- Doreen Bishop, Phyllis Payne, Doreen Blakely, Marie Hart, Sidney Sharpe, Eric Proffit, Jeff Sharpe and George Grey. Sid Bishop acted as curtain man throughout the evening. After the concert a dance was held, with Messrs. F. Proffit and J. Payne as masters of ceremonies. Mr. IP. Meredith was at the piano, and was called upon to play many dances for the children. Supper was served by Misses C. Yeates and K. Looney, Mesdames J. Keys, H. Looney and G. Green, Messrs. J. Payne, F. (Proffit, J. Blakely and H. Looney. “Please, sir, can you let Mrs. Keys come over to school before we break up?” Therequest rather astounded the teacher, but he was not kept wondering for long. That afternoon, Leslie Green, on behalf of the boys, presented Mrs. Keys with a box of handkerchiefs, and Mr. Keys with a Christinas tie. GENERAL AND PERSONAL. Harv-esting is in full swing throughout the district, being much earlier than it was last season. Many of the fields are disappointing to their owners, however, the crops lacking body. Those who have only recently closed their paddocks are congratulating themselves now that the rains have made their appearance. The rain was not a day too soon. Many residents were carting water, some of them for long distances, the tank supplies not having been equal to the strain. ‘Sounds of a riot in one of the bachelor’s quarters at Kirihau upon a recent evening led to investigation. It transpired that the owner of the house had returned from a visit to the fowl yard, bearing with him two diminutive eggs. These he placed—inadvertently, of course,-—among some fine white radishes in a dish on the table. One of bis visitors later in the evening had been unfortunate in his choice, and his misfortune nearly resulted in the wreck of the room. Mrs. Marsh has returned to Kirihau. She has recovered from her operation. Misa M. Tunniciiffe has returned to her home at Taumarunui. Mr. and Mrs. F. Cribb are visiting friends at Taumarunui. Mrs. G. Green was present at the Koru school concert on Thursday, and spent much of her time renewing acquaintance with old friends after her recent trip to Europe.