WAIMATAITAI SCHOOL FAIR

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19625, 20 October 1933, Page 4

WAIMATAITAI SCHOOL FAIR

COMMUNITY SING. The Bay Hall was filled to capacity on Tuesday evening when a community sing was held by the Waimataitai School to assist the funds of the forthcoming fair. The singing was preceded by an exhibition of boxing by pupils In various classes of the school. These bouts again occasioned much amusement, and no little praise for the skill displayed by some of the younger boys. The results were as follows: Don Green drew with Don Oddle; Bill Harte drew with Bruce Wallace; Selwyn Dore beat Barry Forrest: Malcolm Kelly beat Nigel McLauchlan; Don Christie beat Evan Rowlands; Alan Guthrie beat Frank Cormack; Ernie Lyons beat John McPherson; Bill Fairbrother beat Bill Parker; Brian Parker beat Charlie Kelly; Brian Hawkey beat Russell Lear; Frank Hooke beat Frank Dore; Frank Eliot beat Bruce Cameron; George Eliot beat Jack Dore; Bob McGrath beat Stan. Guthrie; Ray Smith beat Jack Hutchison. In introducing, Mr R. A. Malcolm, a former headmaster of the School, who conducted the singing, the present headmaster, Mr S. H. Sullivan, thanked the parents of the children for the support they had given to the various efforts made by the school staff to augment the fair funds, and for attending In such numbers that evening. Attention was also drawn to the handwork display which was on view to give parents an idea of what handwork the children were doing for the fair. The community sing proved very successful and a most enjoyable evening was spent by all owing largely to the successful leadership of Mr Malcolm, assisted by Mr Choules as pianist. All the favourite songs were sung with pleasing variations introduced by the leader. During the evening items were given by Mr Malcolm and Adelaide Philips. Mr Warsaw, on behalf of the Committee, thanked everyone for their attendance, and Mr Malcolm and Mr Choules for their services, the officials of the South Canterbury Boxing Association for the loan of material and for assisting at the fixture.

Concerning the sale of sweets, prizes were won by Donald Hulston, Shirley Hulston and Monica Scales.