Te Puke School Jubilee Celebrations

Te Puke Times, 9 June 1933, Page 2

Te Puke School Jubilee Celebrations

, The adjourned meeting of the Jubilee Committee and business men wasT held on Wednesday evening last, Mr E. V. Sharp (chairman; of the Jubilfee Committee) presiding. There was a j very large attendance. The chairman explained the object of the meeting, stating that in view of the important nature of the forthcoming event, .it was thought advisable to increase the personnel of the Jubilee Committee appointed ■at the Parents’ Association meeting in April Hast. With the programme that would be submitted this was : necessary in order to make a success of the celebra. tions. Mr Sharp thanked the business-men for rolling up m such; numbers, and felt that it augured well •,for the complete success, financially and otherwise, of the Te Puke Schools’ Jubilee.

It was decided that all in attendance be added to the Jubilee Celebrations Committee which now read as follows : Chairman, Mr E. V. Sharp. Secretary, Mr F.E. Gemming. Auditor, Mr W. H. Evans. Committee. —Mesdames H. E. Webster,! F. E. Gemming, A. Ryburn. R. Williams, W. Keleher, E. Sharp, R. Mutton, W. Burt, H. W. Earp, Messrs R. Williams, A. Ryburn, W. Keleher, H. E. Webster, D- Vercoe, A. Fagan, F. Palmer, W. 0. Knight, J. Courtenay. A. V. Bayliss, T. Blythe, W. Burt, G. Sweetman, J. Persey, H. Lowe, W. Brown, C. P. Carthew, J. A. McGhie, M. Gordon, R H. j Gibbings, F. Stewart, D. George, Date of Jubilee Celebrations

; After some discussion it was resolved that the celebrations be field at the commencement of the Michaelmas holidays, covering three days, from Saturday 19fch to ,Ijionday 21st August. Programme The following programme submitted by the Secretary was. with one addition approved i Saturday afternoon. —Historical and Roll Call at the School ; Photographs in decades, sketches, and display of school work ; Afternoon tea. Saturday evening.—Social and old time dance for ex Pupils, exTeachers, School Committee, Jubilee Committee, and Visitors. Sunday morning.—Sight-seeing

tour for old Pupils. Sunday afternoon.- Commemoratioji service at Capitol Theatre Reading of Roll of Honour. Monday morning.r-Schoolboys’ football and hockey matobes ;girls’ basketball ; school sports (cash prizes). Monday evening.—Grand Jubilee Ball in the Capitol Theartre. Sub-Committees

The following sub-committees were appointed : Saturday afternoon. — Memorial gathering : The School Committee (Mr Knight convener). Afternoon tea : Meßdames Webster? (convener), Gemming, Earp, Keleher, Burt, Mutton, Williams, with power to add. Saturday evening.— Social Committee 1 Messrs Stewart, George, Burt, Keleher, Ramson, Sharp (oonvener), the Secretary, Mesdames Keleher, Mutton, Earp, Gemming, and Burt. Sunday Morning.—Sight-seeing tour for visiting ex-Pupils: Messrs Ramson Lowe and Ryburn (convener), with power to add. Sunday afternoon.—Commemoration service 1 Messrs Persey, CartheW, Knight, Ryburn, Sweetman,.Sharp, and the Secretary. (Mr Knight, convener). Monday morning . School sports : Teaching staff (Mr Webster, convener). Monday affcarnoon. — Football and Hockey I School Committee (Mr Knight, convenor). Finance Committee.—Messrs George (convener), Knight, and Carthew. s Executive Committee.—Messrs iKnight, Carthew (convener), Webster. George and the Chairman (Mr Sharp) and Secretary ex officio. Decorations Committee. —Messrs LoWe (convene-), George, Ramson and Gibbings. General

It was decided that a charge of one shilling be made for admission to School Grounds st the memorial gathering to those not wearing badge or decade ribbon. -■ The Secretary was instructed to write to various local bodies re supply of flags and streamers for {the Jubilee. ”* It, was unanimously resolved ,that old Native ex-scholars of the School ba asked to forward their names to tho Secretary for listing purposes. As Te Matai, No 1 and No 3 Schools had been embodied in the Te Puke School, the meeting thought it only proper that ex Pupils of these schools with Rangiuru School should have the privilege of participating in the celebrations, and the Secretary was instructed to advise ex-Pupiia accordingly. It was moved 6nd earned that all purchases of any kind made by sub committees must bo accompanied by an order from the General SoCfetarV, .. A votomf thanks to the Chair concluded a most successful meeUng,