Levin School Picnic

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 October 1913, Page 2

Levin School Picnic

TO BE HELD DEUEMBEIt 10. A special meeting of Levin Scltoui Committee was lield lust nigkt, to ileal will), picnic matters. Tlieiv were present Messrs Lancaster (chairman), Dawson, Broome, Smellie, Henderson, and Sims (lion, secretary;. The voting was 'found to be as under: Eor pienicking at Levin 155 votes l\>r trip by rail ( J ( J votes Majority for Levin l(j votes There was one informal vote. The committee passed a vote of thanks to Mr MeLntyrc, headmaster, for the completeness of his arrangements in regard to taking the ballot. It was decided to hold the picnic on the Levin racecourse if obtainable; if no!, on the Levin recreation ground if obtainable. The picnic was fixed for 10th December, that date being approved by the headmaster. A sports programme will be gone through, and similar events will be competed for annually. Medals were donated by .Messrs A. Sims and T. Broome, respectively, for highest aggregates of points in specified events. The full programme will be as follows: Levin School Championship. 100, 200 and 4-lft yards: higli jump, long jump, 100 yards championship, for lads under 12: hop, step and jump, skipping events for girls, egg and spoon race, throwing the cricket ball, half-mile rare, relay race (teams of four), 100 yards race for »'irls under 12. A sports committee was set up. consisting of Messrs Henderson. Broome, Sims, liandersnn and Lancaster. A special sei of sports will be arranged for the younger children. The committee will be glad if in tend iny donors of medals and nrizes for the snorts will inform the secreiarv (Mr A. Sims) at their earliest' convenience.