TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 3

TAIHAPE

SCHOOL AFFAIRS. The Taihapc School Committee met on Monday evening, Mr. E. Loader presiding over a satisfactory attendance. The secretary was instructed to write to the Wanganui Education Board, inquiring if the Education Department wits taking any action in regard to the remodelling of the Technical High School at Taihape. The following visiting committee was appointed for the months: —Rev. H. Harris, Messrs. W. Jurgens, E. Loader. The headmaster reported that arrangements in connection with the school ball to-morrow (Thursday) evening had been finalised. He stressed the fact that the main hall had been reserved for the children till 10 p.m. and no adults were allowed in the auditorium till that hour. Ample seating accommodation would be provided for adults on the stage and in the dress circle, but the seats in the main hall were required exclusively for the use of the children. The children reported that the dental clinic dance at Mataroa on Saturday evening resulted in a profit of £l2. The committee expressed high appreciation of the efforts of Rev. Father Doolaghty in organising the dance and the secretary was instructed to send him a letter of thanks. In his monthly report the headmaster (Mr. A. H. Denne), stated that the attendance during the last two weeks had been very low, and had brought down the average attendance for the term, below that required to keep the school in its present grade. A determined effort would be necessary from now on to bring the attendance back again to normal. The chairman remarked that the school would go down a grade unless the attendance was maintained at a certain standard. If the school were reduced a grade this would in all probability mean a reduction in the staff, so he appealed to parents not to keep their children away from school unless it was absolutely essential, owing to sickness or some other cause. TENNIS NOTES. At the official opening of the Taihape Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon, the trophies won last season were presented by the president of the club (Mr W. H. Fookes). The prize-win-ners were as follows: Ladies’ championship singles.—Mrs. T. C. Kincaid; Men’s championship singles, Mr R. Henrichs; ladies* handicap doubles: Misses B. Cleaver and J. Hamill; men’s handicap singles: Mr. J. Bradley; ladies’ handicap singles: Miss B. Cleaver; men’s handicap doubles: L. C. Hawk and J. Coutts. The match between teams selected by the president and captain resulted in a victory for the president’s team by seven sets to five. Results were as follows, members of the president’s team being mentioned first in each instance:— Fookes and Miss Fookes defeated Wilson and Mrs Wilson, 6—5. Leahy and Miss Dymock lost to Henichs and Mrs Dymock, 2—6. Chisholm and Miss Wakeman lost to Le Lievre and Mrs Price, 2—6. Sexton and Miss Casev lost to Casey and Mrs MacCallum, 5—6. Duncan and Mrs Caithness defeated Bradley and Mrs Schofield, 6— 4. Tiffen and Miss Maclean beat Badleley and Miss Cousins, 6—l. Miss Hamill and Mrs Glennie lost to ' r iss Couper and Mrs Neagle, 2—6. Mrs Munro and Miss Jackson defeated Mrs Olliver and Miss Darvill, p *—4. Miss Boyle and Miss Kelly defeated Miss McCormick and Miss James, 6— 4. Rev. Handy and Misse Cleaver defeated Glennie and Mrs Price, 6—5. Miss Perkins and Miss Siddle defeated Miss Welch and Miss Sexton, 6—5. Miss Jackson and Miss Ryan lost to ■ ?s Fookes and Miss Dymock, 4—6. Speaking at the opening ceremony, P. E. Wakeman commended the wisdom of the committee in deciding to make arrangements for the construction of another court. GOLF NOTES. Playing brilliant golf, J. p. Mortland defeated. K. Joblin four up and three to play in the semi-final of the senior championship of the Taihape Golf Club, played during the week-end. Mortland excelled himself on the greens, sinking several long putts. He has never pulled better and it was his superiority in this most important part of the game that enabled him to end the match at the 15th. hole. He finished the first round three up, having completed the nine holes in 37 to his opponent’s 41. Tn the second round his score was 25 for six holes when the match ended while Joblin was only one stroke more. Joblin played well but was unable to stand up to the phenomenal putting of the club champion. Both took three strokes to reach the green at the first hole, where Mortland sank a long putt to win the hole in four. No. 2 was halved in fours. With the wind behind him, Mortland drove about 300 yards at the third hole but failed to reach the green in two. Both nlayers were nicely on in three, and Mortland sank another long putt for a four and stood two up. Joblin reduced the margin to one, by winning the next hole in five. “Pitch and Toss” was halved in threes, both players holing long putts on this green. No. 6 was halved in fours. Mortland stymied his opponent at No. 7 to win the hole in four and stand two up once again. Joblin broke his “mashio niblick” at this hole. Mortland won No. 8 in four after nearly driving on to the green. He missed an easy putt for a three. The last hole was helved in fours, both competitors holing long putts for a 11 birdie.’’ Mortland thus finished the first round three up. The tenth hole was halved in fives, both players missing easy putts. Joblin won the next holo in four to five to reduce Mortland’s lead to two un. Mortland nlaved a perfect approach shot at the next hole, the ball storming about a foot from the nin. He sank the putt, to win the hole in four and stand three un with six to nlav. The next two hole-’ were halved in fours, which left Mortland three up and four tn plav at this stage. Both players reached the green with their seconds at the 15th hole, where Mortland sank a putt from near the bank at the hack of the green to

win tho hole in three and the match, four up and three to play. Last Thursday J. Evans beat K. McClure two up and one to play in the other semi-final of the senior championship and meets Mortland in the final over 36 holes. Mortland left Taihape yesterday to compete at the N.Z. championship meeting which commences at Shirley links, Christchurch on Thurs-