WAITAHUNA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5500, 21 December 1907, Page 3

WAITAHUNA.

Notwithstanding the continuous rain during the day and evening of Thursday last, the attendance at the children's concert and break-up of tne school was very large. Punctually at 7.45 a start was made, the piece " Naughty Master Tom and Cry Baby " being nicely given by a number from the infant room. The programme of 25 different items was gone through without a brea,k, the concert coming to a close shortly after 10 o'clock. All present were simply delighted at the manner in which the children acquitted themselves, and freely stated that very great pains must have been bestowed upon the children by the teachers and Mrs Patrick in bringing them up to such a high standard of perfection. The children were all nicely dressed for the occasion, and looked very pretty. About 50 of the smaller children took pai tin several pieces. The ribbon drill was gracefully performed by a number of the older girls, and the hoop song was also nicely gone through by the smaller girls. "Dr Quack" and " Little Pickle," in which a number of boys and girls took part, were capitally acted and caused a good deal of amusement. The "Tin can band" also took well, the boys, especially, being in their element. The basket flower decorations were beautifully got up, and towards the close .the Flower Queen was nicely represented. Ten first-class school attendance certificates, seven second-class certificates, and medals for the dux boy and girl of the school were presented by Mr M'Ara, chairman of coiimittee, and the pupils Mary E Rowe and John M'Caw (the two medalists) also received from the chairman, on behalf of the school committee, a 5s book prize each for a five-year's unbroken school atendance.

The following received attendance certificates i — First class s Mary E Rowe, Mary Clulee, Ray Freeman, Eva Rowe, Florence Clulee, Mary Blaikie, Robert Freeman, Ada Clulee, George Martin, and* John Clulee. Second class : John M'Caw, Mary Edwards, Ivy Edwards, Winifred Rowe, Connie Trehey Mr R. M'Caw, in a few appropriate re marks asked the meeting to accord the children a hearty vote of thanks for the exceedingly pleasant entertainment they had given, also a vote of thanks to the i teachers (Mr Patrick and Miss Harrison), and also to Mrs Patrick for the great attention and labor bestowed upon the children in preparing them for the occasion. Misses V. and R. Patrick played the acaceompaniments. The School funds will benefit by over £9. I It was announced that the school would i re-open on Monday February 3rd.