MARTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
FANCY DRESS BALL i The Marton District High School held their annual fancy dress ball in the Civic Theatre on Wednesday evening, and the scene presented was an animated and pleasing one. The fancy dresses of the children were colourful and varied, and made a striking appearance in the senior grand march and the infants’. The dance programme for the senior scholars consisted of the oldtime waltz, valetta, schotische, barn dance, polka and threesome reel, while the infants took part in many i folk dances, and the precision in the execution of the dances was evidence of the untiring training on the part of the teachers and pupils. The ladies’ committee, Mesdames A. Mclndoe, G. Denbow, J. Price, F. Johnstone, G. Hogan, N, Neilson, C. Preece, A. W. Tucker, A. Barr, G. Gray, and F. Williams, under the able supervision of Mrs. A. Wilkie, dispensed a delicious supper which was enjoyed by all, and thanks are due to these ladies for their efforts on behalf of the school. The music for the adults’ dance was supplied by Goile’s Orchestra, and was all that could be desired. Messrs. A. Grace and A. Barr filled the role of M’s.C. The following children attended: — Primers. - Peter Whale, clown; Brian Taylor, cowboy; Jennifer Grubb, pierrette; Molly Barnes, Norwegian peasant; Alma Radich, fairy; Elva Petersen, Little Miss Muffet; Bill Davies, giant; Iran Shapleski, dwarf; Bob Gardiner, sailor boy; Jack Whale, toy soldier; Bruce Nitschke, swagger; Edna Wilson, coronation; Warren Robinson, Russian ballet suite; Barbara Marsh, beach girl; Gillian Way, student prince; Jim Bowman, pirate; Pam Abel; bonnie lass of Bona Cord; John McLeod, artist; Neil McLeod, gardener; Noeleen Blackledge, Gipsy dancer; lan Gower, drummer boy; Keith Marshall, Red Indian; Trevor Pickford, Red Indian; Colleen Hogan, flower girl; Myra Bailey, Snow White; Jill Cairncross, evening dress; Marjorie Robertson, eat more fruit; Bob Gray, clown; Peter Barker, cowboy; Walter Thompson, frog; Maureen Dickson, fairy; Roger Kelly, pirate; Yvqnne Bushby, fairy; Peggy Dagg, fairy; Tony Jolly, pierrot. Standard I.—Ron Ellery, Indian; Maureen Ellery, Indian; Nellie Dagg, Irish girl; Dennis Holmes, wild west; Elaine Hardy, fairy; Ray Munro, pearly king; Noelene Harvey Dutch girl; Dorothy Marsh, butterfly; Keith Williams, rabbit; Murray Ellery, sailor; Jim Gardiner, Dutch boy; Trevor Stent; Owen Palmer, Indian; Ken Osborn, sailor; Maire Armstrong, Irish Colleen; Joy Cairncross, evening frock; Dawn Flowers, pierrette: Merle Griffin, Christmas bell; Jill Griffin, Gipsy; John Fenton pirate; Roy Kan; Peter Kan; Jean Paterson, French doll; Victor Kadich, cowboy; Anne Kelly, fairy; Addie Neumann, Little Miss Muffet; Trevor Bushby, pirate; Pauline Campbell, fairy; Glen Hogan, Indian.
Standard ll.—Rae Shapleski, clown; Elaine Brown, flower girl; Margaret Marsh, fairy; Valerie Thompson bumblebee; Betty Bryan, flower girl; Doreen Brennand, flower girl; Maureen Marshall, daffodil; Beth Vile, May queen; Patsy Whale, evening dress; Maureen O'Shaughnessy,
flower girl; Valerie Marsh, swan; Arthur Simcox, soldier; Boyce Jones, native; David Sutcliffe pierrot; Max Morris, cat; John Griffin, cowboy, David Robertson, Mexican; Rex Goebel, cowboy; Wilfred Burton, cowboy; Jim Morris, pirate; Robert Harvey, Chinese; Lindsay Montgomery.
Standard lll.—Lillian Armstrong, sunflower; Betty Bailey, Snow White; Lois Bosselman, Indian Princess; Pat Fittler, Gipsy; Lorraine Flowers, Egyptian; Judy Grubb, ladybird; Gladys Hamer, evening dress; Shirley Hooper, evening dress; Beverley Kendrick, flower girl; Lynne Neumann, flower girl; Marie Richards, Maid Marion; Fay Thompson, chicken; Rex Andrews, Mexican; Angus Bell, Punch; Ross Cameron, Egyptian; Vergne Grut, pirate; Ralph Ingle, sailor; Jack Twigg, permanent artillery; Douglas Bushby. Uncle Sam; Kua Leonard, clown; Maureen Hardy, Gipsy. Standard IV.—Zoe Williams, Russian peasant; Valerie Conder, kill; Dulcie Marshall, pierrette; Isobel Rayner, princess; Jeanette Froman, Victorian posy; Heather Griflin, pink fairy; Doreen Paterson, flower girl; Edith Allen, Oriental girl; Rita Gorrie, columbine; Lourie Munro, evening dress; Joyce Morris, evening dress; Joyce Thompson, lady in blue, Josephine Taylor; pierrette; Audrey Thomson, evening dress; Frank Armstrong, prince; Ron Baxter, Scotsman; Frank Munro, cowboy; Noel Andrews, Scotsman; Les. Thompson, guardsman; Bruce Foster, onion seller; Noel Pickford, Dutchman: Raymond Palmer, jockey; Russell Soler, plain; Ron Sayers, plain; Dan Cairncross, plain; Maurice Abbott, Dutchman; Alan Wasson, plain.
Standard IV. Valmai Pickford, Scotch lassie; lan Dickson, Dutch boy; Richard Fenwicke, Gipsy; William Keeble, cricketer; Stanley Robertson, cricketer; Merle Cairncross, evening dress; Phillip Jones, myself?; Patsy Goebel, military girl; Heather Gower, Egyptian lady; Greta Jenkins, evening dress; Marie Kelly, rose; Hazel Lourie, Gipsy; Marguerite Harvay, Gipsy; Pat Brown, evening dress; Shirley Rivers, swan; Patricia Vile, old English lady; Morva Williams, evening dress; Marie Anderson, evening dress; Phyllis Gray. Russian girl; Lucy Crabb, evening dress; Shirley Marsh, evening dress; June Fowler, old English lady; Kath. Fittler, Chinese girl; Audrey Bosselman. madhatter; Jim Bell, clown; Noel Shapleski, Coronation clown; Colin Thomas, sailor; William McChesney, Indian; Mura Coflway, evening dress; Doreen Carmichael, evening dress. Standard VI. Doreen Kimpton. Gipsy; Margaret Rubery, Gipsy; Joan Blackler, French artist; Walter Towler, troubadour; Roger Torrens, cricketer; Maurice Baines; Frank Nitschke; Denis Harris, Irish Boy; Jessie Bell, Estelle Cairncross, Elva Miles, Dulcie Morris, Phyllis Ellery, Avis Grut, Nancy Twigg, Dulcie 111ston, evening dress,
Secondary.—J. Preece, cow* girl; A. McQueen, Spanish dancer; N. McQueen, Spanish dancer; B. Armstrong, Gipsy; C. Hunt, toreador; G. Fairbrother; M. Diehl, hard nut from Brazil; J. Conway; L. Barr; B. Smith; V. Brown, teacher pedagogue; E. Dillon; H. Tate, peasant girl; M. Jamieson, toy soldier; L. Paterson; P. Gordon, pierrette; A. Campbell; M. Sawyer; M. Cameron; N. Leonard; J. Stantiall; J. Kendrick; J. Raine; J. Signal, pierrette; G. Andrew, Spanish i lady; J. McDonald, Gipsy; V. Thomas, (Egyptian; J. Diehl, Gipsy; B. McDon-
aid; E. Keystone, R. Blackwell; A. Andrews; P. Whale; June Denlxiw; N. Archibald, Craven A; E. Friedrich, pirate.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 191, 15 August 1940, Page 2
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