SCHOOL PICNIC.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4666, 25 February 1924, Page 2

SCHOOL PICNIC.

• A DAY AT TE AROHA. AN ENJOYABLE OUTING. The annual picnic and gala day of tiie Paeroa District High School was held on Friday last. A new departure was made this year, in that the picnic was held at Te Aroha instead of Thames Coast, where it has been held for the past three years. The chief reason for this was the high cost pi transit down the coast. Leaving Paeroa soon after 8 a.m. some 400 children and over 100 parents snd friends journeyed to To Arolia, reaching there at nine o’clock. Ideal summer weather prevailed throughout the day. The morning was spent under the shade of the trees, paddling in the creek, roaming round the domain, or climbing the Bald Spur. The afternoon was devoted to a .sports nieeting and games. The Tc Arolia Borough Council was generous to a degree and made every endeavour to give the excursionists a good time. The day, although a long one for the little children, passed off happily, and fortunately without accident. The following are the results of the races :— Boys. 7 and 8: El Jaspers 1. G. Johnston 2. I. Hale 3. Girls, 7 and 8: 0. Vowles 1, H. Shepherd 2, J. Taiboys 3. _Boys, 9 and 10: Jack Silcock 1. Trevor Marshall 2. J. Findlay 3. Girls, 9 and 10: Mona AVhite 1, Margaret Dean 2, Zinta Hawkins 3. Boys, 11 and 12: T. Davidson 1. S. Morgan 2, E. Shepherd 3. Girls, 11 and 12: N. Jamieson 1. C. Silcock 2. N. Kilgour 3. Boys, 13 and 14 : L. Marshall 1. P. Patara It. Fitzgerald 3. Girls, 13 and 14 : N. Spinks 1, I. Ludwig 2, N. Helling 3. Girls, 15 and over: R. Bridge 1, E. Menizes 2, N. McLeod and'; B. Farrow 3. Boys. 15 and over. Southby 1. Goldsworthy 2. L. Roberts 3. Threelegged race (boys) : J. Findlay and S. Morgan 1, Patara and Calvert 2, Williams and Somervell 3. Three legged race (girls) : S. Slyflield and N. Jamieson 1. F. Tucker and E. Moore 2, R. Short and I. Ludwig 3. Sack race (boys) : P. Poland 1, J. Findlay 2, S. McDougall 3. Sack race (girls) : N. Jamieson 1, H. Farrow 2. L. Buchanan 3. Wheelbarrow race (boys) : Calvert, and Patara 1, Fleming and Alp 2, J. Findlay and J. Silcock 3. Skipping (girls) : Norma McLeod 1, Minnie Williams 2, Edna Moore 3. Hop, step and jump : William’s. 1. Te Moan a 2. Taylor 3.