OHINGAITI

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 302, 22 December 1933, Page 3

OHINGAITI

CLOSE OF SCHOOL YEAR. The fancy dress ball held in the Town Hall. Ohingaiti. on Wednesday evening to mark the close of the school year was attended by a la*ge number of children and parents. Their many beautiful and original dresses showed evidence of good and careful work by the parents. To the school s*aff, Mr. W. H. Scott and Miss E. L. Paterson, yrho were ably assisted by Mrs. R. J. Trevena. much credit is due for the splendid showing the children made in the marching and dancing. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves with dancing until 10 p.m., after which the adults had the floor until midnight During the evening, Polly Potaka, supported by little Queenie Heta, in a neat speech thanked Mrs. Trevena on behalf of the school children for the interest she had alway taken in the school functions and for her assistance on this occassion and asked her acceptance of a small token of affection of the children. Both children also presented Mrs. Trevena w : th a bouutiv Later in the evening, the chairman of the school committee. Mr. R. A. Gower thanked the school staff and Mrs. Trc vena for their efforts. OTAMABAPUA. A very pleasant day was spent by all who attended at the Otami'kafi.a School on Wednesday During, th morning the children enjoyed lie - selves with sports and after luric’i tbov entcretained their parents and vj<i‘ois with songs, recitations and two •. < >■" well acted plays in which the ■ hild ct, showed the careful training »f th? fcticher, Mr. J. H. Blackman. Durite the afternoon the eh:i -,nin of the school emmittee. Mr. S. I H. Lowry, briefly addressed the -hildi n and then asked Mr. C. E. S. Sni th Io p’ereT). thn gift books. In the cour-* of his cpttch Mr. Smith made mention vf tr.e tad that it would be his lad opportunity of addressing the children a- n member of the committee, xi next vep.r the district in which he. nrd a .•lumber of pupils resided, wri; I I c served by the new school being tr'di a 1 (.irpt-gapunga.