TEMUKA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 11620, 2 December 1901, Page 4

TEMUKA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

The annual concert in aid of the pnz| fund of the Temuka District High School was held on Friday night. There tras a very large attendance. The following programme was gene through : —lnfants. — Song, " Johnny's Journey" ; recitation, " Opening Speech," Master D. Iverach ; song, "The Monkey's Lament"; physical exercises, skipping drill;song, "The Blacksmiths "; dialogue, " The Doll Show" ; song, " Dolly's Bedtime" ; physical exercises, dumb-Sells ; song, "The Boat Song " ; recitation, "A Lesson in Drawing," Master L. Heap; song, "The Mimic Cooks." Juniors.—Song, " The Sleigh Bide " ; song, "Cinderella."; recitation, "People Will Talk," Master R. Goy; song, "Blue Bell Quesn"; recitation, "Flo's Letter," Miss H. Sim; song, "God Bless the Prince of Wales " ; phvsical exercise, wand drill. Seniors.—Part song, " See the Conquering Hero Comes" ; recitation, "Willy's Puppv," Miss L. Grav; solo, " The Lively Lads "in Navy Blue," Master V. Coira; part song, " Aldiboroutiphoscophornio " ; phvsical exercise, club drill (girls); school i play, " One of the Old School" (HeadI master, Master J. Metson; Bob Rhodes, Master J. Dick; Lightpate, Master B. Levens ; other' scholars, Masters Benbow, Hooper. Roberts, Bracefield, Roberts, Ashwell. Wotton, and Tinsley; footman, Mas : ter Butland; town crier, Master J. Stewart ; circus boy, Master G. Lee; Lord Mayor of London, Master W. Gray): part c >ng, " To the Tap of the Drum " ; duet. Convent Bells," Miss M. Whitehead and Miss J; Smith; recitation. "The Hero of Omdurman." Mi.=s M. Mcßride; solo. " Good-bye, Daddy," Miss E. Lissick; nigger items, " Camptown Races." " Geography Examination," " Good Old Jeif," Masters H. Battes, Coira '..Sates, Hooper, Stewart. Nicholas. McJintney, Whitehead. E, Lee, and R. Harrison*; high schoo! chorus, "Ring Out Each Voice " ; " God Save the King." The infants went through their performance in a manner highly creditable to their instructress, Miss Phillips, the head teacher,

and Miss Goodall's juniors were well trained. The .choruses and songs by the seniors were given under the leadership of Mr J. G. Proudlock, who is specially engaged for this department, while their plays and recitations were the outcome of the instruction of their teachers, Mr McLeod, M.A., Mr Jones (second assistant), and Mr D. McCaskill. The exhibitions of physical drill we're much enjoyed, and were the more acceptable that some of the dances and marches had been given on previous occasions. Several of the songs were encored, notably those of Master Viven Coira and Miss Lissack. All the recitations were very good, and the entertainment as a whole must be characterised as excellent. Prior to the close of the performance. Mr Levens, chairman of the. School Committee, returned thanks to the audience for their patronage, and praised the staff for their efficient training of the children.