NETHERTON SCHOOL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4940, 17 February 1926, Page 1

NETHERTON SCHOOL.

ANNUAL PICNIC.

AN ENJOYABLE OUTING.

The Netherton School held its annual picnic on Saturday la#t in Mr W. Morrison’s paddock. The weather was ideal and the attendance large. Luncheon and afternoon tea were provided, and .there was a lengthy progr,amme of sports events.. At lunch time every child on the school roll a,nd every child in .the district under five years of age was presented with a book and a packet of lollies. Addressing the assembly the chairman of the School Committee, Mi C> H. Potter, thanked the Netherton Tennis Club for having postponed its two matches on account of the picnic. He mentioned the fact that the committee had spent £4O on the picnic, wherea.s only £24 had been collected and it had been necessary to utilise the funds collected for .the previous year’s picnic, which was abandoned on account of .the epidemic. He thought it necessary ~to mention this in view of the impression that was abroad that ,the fund had been utilised for school improvements, which impression had adversely affected .the amount of the donations received for the picnic.

For the children’s race's books' were given as prizes, but cash prizes were given in the other events. Among the prize-winners were .the following:— Boys: sto 7 years, E. Bourne 1, L. Hall 2; 7 to 9, C. McKain 1, N. Harold 2 ; 9 to 11, R. Moslen 1, N. Bourne 2 ; 11 to 13, W. Harold 1, W. Fisher 2 ; 13 and over, K. Wilson 1, E. Menary 2, G. Vercoe 3. Tug-’o-war: E. Menary’s team. Motor Tyre Race, 5 to 10 yea<r’Si: N. Bourne 1, S. Fisher 2, R. Menary 3. Motor Tyre Race, 10 years and over: N. Fisher 1, L. Fisher 2, A. Fisher 3. Girls : 5 to 7 years, Irma Coldicutt 1, May Brookes 2 ; 7 ‘t)O 9, Lily Vofwles 1, Jean Sanders 2; 9 ,to U, Olga Vercoe 1, Annie Adam 2; 11 to 13, Ruby Moselen 1, Pearl, Moselen 2; 13 and. over, Winnie Shilton 1, Norma Wilson 2, Dulcie Bourne 3. Tug-’o-war, ladies: Mrs Johnson’s team. Laddies’ Race: Mrs W. Richmond 1, Mrs W. Potter 2. Netherton School Old Giriis’ Race: Miss M. Sarjant 1, Mrs W. Richmond 2. Stepping the Chain : Mr E. Williams 1, Mr R. Parker 2. Old Boys’ Race: W. Potter 1, L. Potter 2. Tug-*o-War: Two tpams of married men beat teams of single men in the best of three pulls.