Riccarton Records

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18544, 18 August 1928, Page 28 (Supplement)

Riccarton Records

By Special Correspondent of the ” Sir»r.”

WHARENUI SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting of the committee was “held on Tuesday; present —Mr D. Swanston (chairman), Mesdames Wallis and Burkett, Messrs W. Rylatt, E. Hansen, C. L. Thompson arid L. C. L. Hamilton (secretary). Apologies were received from Mrs Knight and Mr H. Ocjell. The head master (Mr T. A. Gates) reported a roll number of 412, with an average attendance of 358. Miss Ilutt had resumed teaching after a fortnight's sick leave. The school’s team in the basketball competition haa reached the third round. Nine teams had entered the primary schools’ seven-a-side competition, and the undereleven team had won, no points at all being registered against it. This same team had won in the under ten class in 1927. A third basketball court had r»een maoe for Standards I. and IT. There was much need for a bicycle stand for scholars' bicycles. Standards 111.. IV., Vi and VI. had visited the Winter Show. Mr Gates reported further that the Education Board was preparing plans for connection with the sewer, and plumbers were at work on ! the spouting, etc. It was decided to ask the board to extend the water service and provide a drinking fountain in the new infant playground. The Education Board notified that the fence on Blenheim Road would be erected, and other work asked for would be put in hand at once. Mr F. J. Alley, the first head master, wrote congratulating the commit-

tee on having acquired an additional half-acre as an infants’ playground. From memory he stated that about £1250 had been raised bv the Wharenui School Committee for extension ofl the original playground, the total ad-1 ditions approximating four acres. I It was reported that “twopenny concerts” were being arranged by the teachers to raise money for the school cricket fund. The Visiting Committee recommended that the new infant playground be ploughed and planted in potatoes, preparatory to levelling; and that a work- , ing bee be held. The work will be : undertaken at once. The Visiting Committee for the ensuing month will consist of Mesdames Buekett, Knight and Wallis}. It having been reported that the grounds were being used on Saturday afternoons for football practice, the committee reaffirmed its decision to prohibit the use of the school property for any games except by school children during school hours. METHODIST CONCERT. Monday evening’s concert, arranged by the menfolk in an effort to overtake the ladies’ figures in the moneyraising contest, was quite an enjoyable affair, and well attended. A programme of pleasing variety was presented, and at its conclusion another novel turn was the provision of a hot supper, which was voted a fitting finish on such a cold night. PUBLIC LIBRARY MOOTED. At its next meeting the Ricearton

Citizens’ Association will discuss a proposal to establish a library in Ricc'urton. The executive set up a sub-com-mittee to investigate and report, and its recommendations are to be considered by the executive before the general meeting. TWO POINTS OF VIEW. With a careful eye on the finances, the treasurer reported that an electrician had recently put an electric light in order, and his employer had “billed us for half a crown for fiddling round for ten minutes.” One of the committee, having a vivid recollection of many and various attempts to fix that light, said: “I’ve put in ten hours fiddling about with that thing and couldn’t fix it; I reckon it's cheap.” The two-and-sixpenny- account was passed for payment, nem. con. METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES. The Ricearton Village Church officials announced “a musical feast” at to-morrow’s evening service, commencing With Mr Clarence Pilling's organ recital at 6.10. Soloists are Miss M. Langley and Mr A.' R. Thompson, and Miss Irene M’Lennan and Mr Ernest Orchard in the anthems. Details will be found in an advertisement on this page. At Clarence Road there will be musical items by the choir, and the Rev B. J. James’s evening subject will be “Hymns and Their Authors.”