CROYDON SCHOOL PICNIC

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1932, Page 15

CROYDON SCHOOL PICNIC

; SPORTS ON BREAKING-UP DAY. ; ' '■ “Jv./j-... . - ' • ' ' The closing of the. school year was marked by the Croydon school committee with the holding of. a successful sports picnic in the picturesque school ground: There was a large attendance of parents and friends. The chairman (Mr.- Vesty). presented Clifford Capper with his proficiency certificate and congratulated him on being the first pupil to pass right through the school. Nine go6d attendance certificates were presented. Mr. Vesty thanked the social club? for having, raised the funds which made possible- such an enjoyable picnic. The following races, were run with intervals for , nut and lolly scrambles and refreshments:—- ® i Running: ---Girls under 9, Ariie Goble i/ JJna Riiey 2; boys under 9, Teddy Hunwick 1, Evan Capper 2;. girls over 9, ‘Patricia Alexander and Noeleen Crosby -i,' ; 3; boys over 9, Ivan Crosby 1, Ray Vesty 2. ' Consolation: Boys under 9, fommy V-esty 1, Bruce Hooker 2; girls oyer 9, Noeleen Crosby 1, Dorothy Vesty 2; boys over 9, Billy Hooker 1, Nola Riley 2. Second running: Girls, Patricia Alexander 1, Nola Riley 2; boys, Ivan Crosky 1, Clyde Goble 2; consolation, Eric Goble 1,. Colin 'Hamblyn 2. Apple bobbing: Girls, Nola Riley 1, Patricia Alexander 2; boys under 9, Teddy Hunwick 1, Bruce Hooker 2; boys, over 9, Clyde Goble and Ivan Crosby 1, Mervyn Price 3. Sack race: boys under 9, Tommy Vesty 1, Bruce Hooker 2; boys over 9, Ken Crosby 1, Ray Vesty; girls, Nola Riley 1, Dorothy Vesty and Pat Alexander 2. Boys’ obstacle race: Under 9, Tommy Vesty 1, Evan Capper and Bruce Hooker 2; over 9, lyan Crosby 1, Ray Vesty 2. Girls’ basketball throwing: Noeleen Crosby 1, Dorothy Vesty 2. Egg and spoon race: Girls, Pat Alexander 1, Nola Riley 2; boys under 9, Evan Capper 1, Bruce Hooker 2; boys over 9, Billy Hooker 1, Ken Crosby 2. Three-legged race: Girls, Pat Alexand Nola Riley 1, Una Riley and Edna Capper 2; boys, Ken Crosby and Eric Goble 1, Ray Vesty and Cliff Capper 2. Addition race: Girls, Dorothy Vesty 1, Nola Riley 2; boys, Kenneth Crosby 1, Clifford Capper 2; under 9, Ariie Goble 1, Teddy Hunwick 2. Senior boys’ pillow fight: Ray Vesty 1. Boys’ potato race: Under 9, Tommy Vesty 1, Bruce Hooker 2; over 9, Ivan Crosby 1 Ray Vesty 2. Nail driving: Mrs. Adlam 1, -Mrs. Capper 2. Young ladies’ race: Miss Gwen Alexander 1, Miss Phyllis Johnson 2. Married ladies’ race: Mrs. Busby 1, Mrs. N Hooker 2. Young men’s race: Frank Adlam 1, Arthur Adlam 2. Committee men’s race: Vesty 1, Prince 2. • Tug-of-war: Single men beat married.

CATHOLIC EUCHRE PARTY. PRIZE-WINNERS AT ELTHAM. There was a crowded attendance at the Eltham Catholic euchre party on Friday The prize-winners were: Mrs. Aagaard (Stratford), hamper; Mrs. Scown, ham; Mrs. Tipler, hindquarter lamb- Mrs. Hilmer, forequarter lamb; Miss’Armstrong, box of handkerchiefs; Mrs. Burgess, fowl (Miss K. Wolf, Mrs. Wilmshurst and Mrs. Beere also scored 91 points); consolation, Misss Laurence, Mr. Old, hamper; Mr. J. Taylor, ham; Mr." J.'Hawke, hindquarter lamb; Mr. FTaylor, forequarter lamb; Mr. Bush, fowl' Mr. Paon, bottle of cordials; consolation, R. Taylor. A competition for a box of sweets was won by Mr. P. Gavigan.

MIDHIRST SCHOOL BREAK-UP. LARGE ATTENDANCE OF PARENTS. The annual breaking-up ceremony was held in the school grounds on Thursday in sunny. weather with a large number of parents in attendance. The assembly was presided over by Mr. R. J. Laird, chairman of the school committee, and. associated with him were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Polson. Mr. Laird thanked the parents for coming in such large numbers, and congratulated the teachers on their work during the year. Mr; Polson addressed the children and presented the attendance certificates, calf-rearing” medals, a cup for the best calf at the school to Mavis Laird, and medals for last year’s group to Molly

Laird 1, Len Laird 2 and W. Mills 3. Santa Claus amused the children around the Christmas tree. While afternoon tea was being, prepared the parents and visitors inspected the hundreds of useful articles made by the children from scrap cloth, sugar-bagging and rubber.

SPORTS AT WELBOURN. END OF YEAR . GATHERING. A sports gathering on the school grounds marked the close of the school year at Welbourn on Saturday. There was a good attendance of parents. Results' are:— Junior girls’ race: Averill Croxson and Doreen Maitland 1, Eve Ballot 3. Junior boys’ race: Ronnie McFarlane 1, Alfie Jordan 2, Norman Cliff 3. Senior girls’ race: Joan Robson 1, June Buttolph 2, Vera Metcalf 3. Senior boys’ race: Jack Metcalf 1, Jimmy Warden 2, Basil Faulkner 3. Junior three-legged (girls): Eve Bullot and Averil Croxson and Fay Edwards and Valerie Power 1 equal, Doreen Maitland and Fay Woolhouse 3. Junior three-legged (boys): Jack Hedges and Clive Campion 1, Howard Gardner and Ronnie McFarlane 2, Norman Cliff and Trevor Hayward 3. Senior three-legged (girls): Sybil Varnham and Annie Metcalf 1, Betty Varnham and Nancy Gore 2, Ruth Foster and Joan Robson 3. Senior three-legged (boys): Roy Roper and Nigel Maitland 1, Ronnie McFarlane and Cecil Woolhouse 2, Basil Faulkner and Jimmy Warden 3. Thread the needle race: ' Nigel Maitland and Joan Robson 1, Nancy Gore and Cecil Woolhouse ?, Howard Gardner and Annie Metcalf 3. Blind-fold driving (girls): Nancy Gore and Annie. Metcalf 1, Betty Varnham and Fay Woolhouse 2, Betty Osborne and Flora Clark 31 Blind-fold driving (boys): Roy Roper and Clive Campion 1, Ronnie Young and Ronnie McFarlane. 2, Nigel Maitland and Howard Gardner 3. Junior hopping (girls): Sybil Maitland 1, Betty Osborne 2, Pat Hedges 3. Junior hopping (boys): Leslie Steel 1, Ronnie. McFarlane 2, Alfie Jordan 3. Senior hopping (girls): Ruth Foster 1, Flora Clark 2, Betty Varnham 3. Senior hopping (boys): Don Gardner 1, Cecil Woolhouse 2, Basil Faulkner 3. Adding up .sum (seniors): Nigel Maitland and Joan Robson 1, Nancy Gore and Cecil Woolhouse 2, Betty Varnham' and Howard Gardner 3. Junior jumping race (girls): Pat Hedges 1, Eve Bullot 2, Sybil Maitland, Betty Osborne, Averil Croxson 3. Junior jumping race (boys): Ronnie Young 1, Leslie Steel 2, Trevor Hayward Potato race (senior girls): Betty Varnham 1, Nancy Gore 2, Joan Robson 3. Potato race (senior boys): Jimmy Warden 1, Cecil Woolhouse and Nigel Maitland 2. . Junior sack race (girls): Sybil Maitland 1, Fay Woolhouse 2, Averill Croxson 3. ' ’ Junior sack race (boys): Ronnie McFarlane 1, Clive Campion 2, Ronnie Young 3. • Carrying race (girls): Betty Varnham, Nancy Gore, Fay Woolhouse 1; Joan Robson, Fay Edwards, Ruth Foster 2; Vera Metcalf, Sybil Varnham, Doreen Maitland 3. ( Carrying race (boys): Roy Roper, Alfie Jordan, Basil Faulkner 1; Jimmy Warden, Don Gardner, Trevor Haywaird 2; Cecil Woolhouse, Howard Gardner, Leslie Steel 3. Tyre race (girls): .Nancy Gore 1, Betty Varnham 2, Joan Robson 3. Tyre race (senior boys): Cecil Woolhouse 1, Roy Roper 2, Don Gardner 3. Tyre race (junior boys): Henry Osborne 1, Jack Hedges 2, Clive Campion 3. Kangaroo race (junior girls): Fay Woolhouse 1, Fay Edwards 2, Pat Hedges X Kangaroo race (junior boys): Ronnie McFarlane 1, Howard Gardner 2, Leslie Steel 3. Sack raee (senior girls): Ruth Foster 1, Betty Varnham 2, Flora Clark 3. Sack race (Senior boys): Cecil Woolhouse 1, Basil Faulkner 2, Jimmy Warden 3Relay race: Nancy Gore’s team 1, Roy Roper’s teeam 2, Cecil Woolhouse’s team 3. Children not of school age: Nancy Varnham 1, Bertie Mills 2. ■ The officials were: Miss Anthony starter; Miss Simpson recorder, Messrs. E. Macfariane, N. Moore, N. Asquith and H. Gore judges. Afternoon tea arrangements were in charge of Mesdames Macfariane, Asquith, E. Clarke, A.. Clarice, Roper, Osborne, Bullot, Maitland' and Young, Misses Esquith and Macfariane.