MANGATERETERE SCHOOL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 188, 26 August 1937, Page 9

MANGATERETERE SCHOOL

Successful Annual *BalI fancy-dress costumes Tlie Mangateretere Scliool held their annual ball last Friday in the woolshed kindly lent by Mr Tucker. This was crowded to capacity. The children, the majority of whom were elad in faiicy dress, took part in tlie grand rnarcli. The wool-shed vvas beautifully dccorated, tlie walls being covered with greenery and streamers. Children' s items were alternated by dances nntil. 9.30 p.m. when the young people were treated to a sit-down sup-per-while the grown-ups took the floor. Mr Burden, the chairman of the seliool committee, thanked Mr Tucker for liis kindness in lending tlie woolshed, the parents, and all who had helped to make tlie dance a snccess. Apologies were. received from Messrs H. M. Cliristie, M.P., E. L. Cullen, M.P., and G. A. Maddison. The following took part in the concert: — Leanard Rattray, Betty Love, Moerose Pana-pa, and Irene Pullen, recitations j Verna Gledhill and Paplme Cooper, tap dances; Betty and Margaret* Bichardson, skipping dance ; . Maori children,, choruseS. Tlie following children were in fancydress: Pani Luke, Russian; Douglas Taylor, Red Indian; Len Rattray, songster; Bruee Giles, rajah; T. Austin," Dutch boy; Nora Austin, Diitch girl ; Buster Cooper, cowboy ; Jimmy Cooper, airfnan ; Alan Stevens, All Blaek ; Lydia Hamlin, cliief tainess ; Rex Flanders, pierrette ; Caro Burden, gypsy; Jean Burden, pirate ; Ray Nicholas, hlaclc cat; Alice Housten, farmer; Nancy and Jane Houston, skating sisters; Terry Tichbourne, sailof,"'Garth) Tfchhournfc, nigger; Pauline Tichbourne, pierrette; Noumia Tomoana, Maori birl; Annie ltoberts, gypsy ; Dada Nikera, All Black; Mona JBroughton, Maori girl; Betty and Margaret Richardson, early Vietorians ; David Rattray, cowboy ; Rose Rattray, soldier ; Moerose Panapa, Maori girl; Bettina Smith, fairy ; Betty Myers, hutterfly ; Ewart Myers, Indian * Hine Nikera, vMaori girl;'Jim Crooks, cricketer; Dick^Ureii',. clown; Maurice Austin, pirate; Katlileife McLean and Tamai Niketa, Maori girls ; Myrtle Anderson, kiss of spring ; -Do'rothy Austin, old-fashioned lady; Betty Love, Japanese ; .Ivah, Longj. Dutch boy; Verna" Gledhill, tap danqer; Don Dixon, dress" suit;; Qoliii Flanders, cowboy; Pat Ghadwick, chieftain; Gwen Dixon, trafiie liglits'; Roy Gkfdofief, " "SafetyFirst" ; ,, Peter ; Bradshaw, cowboy ; Alfred' pixon,' coon ^Papline Cooper", tap daiicer; - Noel- Cooper, sailor; Douglas Gledhill, cricketer ; Basil Chris'tiausen, schoolboy; Jamnty Pana,pa, schoolboy; Paul Panapa, schoolboy ; Peter Harps, cowboy'; Barbara McErlich, Irisli coleen;. Rita McGarva, .folly ;. Nettie. McGarva, elf ; George * Flanders, golfer ; Ann Roherts, gypsy ; Nancy Uren, Irish colleeil ;' Rex" Flanddr s," pierette. "