EDUCATION WEEK

Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 October 1936, Page 4

EDUCATION WEEK

COUNTRY GIRLS. GATHER IN MASTERTON. Girls from various parts of the Wairarapa assembled in Masterton. yesterday for the Country Girls’ Educational Week, which has been promoted by the Women’s Division of -the Farmers’ Union. Educational sessions of a wide and varied nature will be held daily until Friday night, when the week will close with a house party. Yesterday afternoon the girls, attended a meeting of the Girl Guides Association and last night; they assembled in the Women’s Division Rooms where, after a roll call, the visitors were officially welcomed by the Mayoress, Mrs T. Jordan. Other speakers were Mesdames K. Groves, president of the Masterton branch of the Women’s Division, Arch. Clark, president of Wairarapa Council of the Women’s Division, and C. C. Jackson. Supper was later served.

ROLL CALL OF SIXTEEN.

PLUNKET DEMONSTRATION.

The roll call was held this morning, and sixteen girls responded. It is expected that by this evening there will be twenty-six girls participating in the activities of the week.

The girls were in the charge of Mrs K. Groves and Mrs C. Burling this morning, and were entertained to morning tea prior to a lecture and demonstration given at the Plunket rooms. The Plunket Nurse, Nurse Cocker, gave an interesting talk on the care of babies, and a practical demonstration of the Plunket method- of bathing. The girls had luncheon at the Division rooms, and at 2 p.m. Miss J. McKenzie gave a demonstration of floralwork. Afternoon tea will be provided at 3 p.m., and at 3.30 p.m. there- will be a play reading, arranged by Mr H. B'. Tomlinson. Tea at the Division room will be at 6 o’clock, after which the girls will attend the pictures and later be entertained at supper at the Division rooms.