WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20925, 3 January 1938, Page 3

WAIMATE

NEW YEAR’S EVE BANDS ON PARADE Although New Year's Eve was overcast, with misty rain falling at intervals, the night was pleasant and fine and a large crowd thronged the streets until a late hour, the township was gaily decorated with coloured lights. Small boys, and others not so small, kept up a continuous battery of fireworks and the Waimate Pipe Band on parade further added to the festive atmosphere. The crowd was evidently in good spirits and many more than last year remained to greet the new year. On the approach of midnight the Silver Band came on parade and took up their position outside the Post Office. As the chimes rang out the dawn of the new year the band struck up the strains of “Auld Lang Syne" and the crowd in the vicinity spontaneously joined hands for a lusty chorus. Fireworks added to the din and another year had been acclaimed. WAITUNA SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING The Waituna School prize-giving, concert and dance was held at the school, when the function was well attended by residents of the district. The concert, which was organised by the teacher, Miss Lindsay, was most enjoyable. Mr F. Meyer, the chairman of the School Committee, with the assistance of Miss Lindsay, presented the prizes. At the conclusion of the prize-giving ceremony, supper was provided after which a dance was held, the music being supplied by Miss B. McDonald. Mr G. Campbell was M.C. The concert programme was as follows: National Anthem; “How Do You Do?”; recitation, “The King's Breakfast, Betty Nicholas; items by the lower school; song, “The Fairy Glade,” Elsie and Joyce Watts; a playette, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree”; duet, “I Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard,” Eileen and Dorothy Turner; recitation, "The Unseen Playmate,” Marion Copland; songs, “The Mill Wheel” and "The Zuyder Zee,” Standard I Form II; “The Farmyard,’ ’infants and Standard 2; recitation, “The Weather’s Toy,”

“Keith Taylor ;duet, “The Keys of Heaven,” Eileen and Dorothy Turner; playette, “Won by Strategy,” Forms 1 and 2 girls; recitation, “Bully,” Desmond Matheson; songs, “Gone is the Winter,” Goodnight Melody,” Standards I-Form 11. The prize list was as follows: Form II: First Prize: Marie Lane; progress, Leslie Powell. Form I: Patricia Matheson 1. Alan Meyer 2; progress, Phllis Lane, Lindsay Copland, Elsie Watts. Standard 4: Eileen Turner 1, Stanley Sole 2; progress, Keith McCarron, Albert Murphy. Standard 3: Stewart Meyer 1, Oscar Englebrecht 2; progress, Keith Taylor, Joyce Watts. Std. 2: Desmond Matheson 1, Dorothy Turner 2. Progress, Marion Copland. Std. 1: Margaret Meyer 1, Betty Nicholas 2; progress, Margaret Nicholas, Gaynor Boyce, John Meyer. Infants—Ps: Daphne Sole, Adine Reid. P 3: Audrey Lane, Thomas Graham, Joan Copland, Alfred Turner, Pearl Turner. Pl: Clarice Matheson. Ethel Taylor, John Lane, Raymond Lane, Murray Nicholas. P.: Daphne Turner, Walter Englebrecht, John Davidson, lan Wilson. Specials—Form II: Sewing. Marie Lane. Form I: Handwork, Phyllis

Lane. Std. 4: Handwork. Eileen Turner. Std. 2: Sewing, Dorothy Turner. Std. 1: Sewing, Betty Nicholas. Handiwork: Form I, Lindsay Copland; Std. 2, Desmond Matheson; Std. 1: John Meyers. Attendance: Juniors, John Meyer, Margaret Meyer; ;eniors. Patricia Matheson, Alan Meyer. Perseverance: Keith Taylor. Improvement in writing: Patricia Matheson, Form 1. Gardening: Stewart Meyer. Oscar Englebrecht. Standard 3. equal 1; Stanley Sole, Keith McCarron. equal 2; Alan Meyer, Leslie Powell. Form I, highly commended. Writing, Standard 4: Stanley Sole. VITAL STATISTICS The vital statistics for the year are u; follows, the figures for 1936 being given in parentheses: Births 130 (136), deaths 71 (65), marriages 54 (59).

PERSONAL Mi and Mrs J. L. Menzies, the Schoolhouse, will leave to-day on a notor trip to the West Coast. Mrs Preece and Miss Gladys Preece Parsonage Road, left yesterday on a motor trip to the north. Mr a. Jacobs is spending the holi-

1 days with friends in Wellington and Hastings. ! Major Wilson, Bulls, is the guest of 'Mr and Mrs E. C. Studholme, “Te I Waimate.” Miss M. R. Beattie, of Feilding High School, and Miss Margaret Beattie, of Gore, are spending the holidays in Waimate. Mr J. H. Beattie, of Wellington, is a visitor to Waimate. Mr L. Corrigan, of “Corroughmor? Station. Wangamahoe. Wairarapa. visiting Waimate, and is staying with his uncle. Mr M. J. Corrigan Parsonage Road. Constable G. Dunlop, of 7 miaru. has been appointed to replace Constable J. McCormick, at Waimate, and he is expected to take up his duties early in the New Year. Mr T. Stephens and Mr and Mrs George Richardson will accompany '.te party of South Canterbury bowlers who leave to-day for a tou. of the North Island. They expect to return about the middle of January • Captain G. T. Hennessy, Morven who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, has returned home. Miss Nancy Thompson, Waiha< ! Downs, is staying with Miss Hilda Mc--7 1 island Merivale, Christchurch Mr T. B Strong, former Director I Education, is a visitor to Waimate.