TIRAU.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 226, 1 March 1928, Page 1

TIRAU.

Annual School Picnic

The Tirau school’s annual picnic was held in Mrs. Pevreal’s paddock on Wednesday. There was a record attendance. The chairman (Mr. E. W. Jordan), before presenting the prizes, thanked the people of Tirau for their liberal support to all appeals made by the committee during the season. It was mainly owing to the splendid response that the school now had a piano and a concrete tennis court. He also, on behalf of the committee, thanked the school staff for the manner in which they carried out their duties.

Mr. MeCambridge, headmaster, reponded near the conclusion. He particularly thanked Rev. Brabyn, the ladies, and all those that helped to make the day the success that it had been.

Mr. Jordan, on behalf of the school committee, presented Mrs. Pevreal with a present in appreciation of the use of her property. The following is a list of the prize winners of the different events: Girls, 5 to 7.—Jessie Hirst 1, Alison Gray 2, Fay Cocoran 3. Boys: Len Bonney 1, Colin Pevreal 2, Ray Amoore 3.

Girls, 7 to 9.—Mary Coates 1, Pat. Cocoran 2, Mercia Hunt 3. Boys: Leslie Osmond 1, Terence Keane 2, Rob Gray 3. Girls, 9 to 11.—Joan Allen 1, Thelma Osmond 2, Billy Marsh 3. Boys: Frank Bear 1, Don Withers 2, Hector Marsh 3.

Girls, 11 to 13.—Majorie Kuhtz 1; Nancy Hirst 2, Olive Mathias 3. Boys: Joseph Fitzgerald 1, Keith Dennis 2, Ernest Osmond 3. Girls, 13 and over.—Mary Westgate 1, Ruth Allen 2, Bella Pakaru 3. Boys: Roy Dennis 1, Don Bottomley 2, Russell Marshall 3. Girls’ Sack Race.—Eva Amundsen 1, Muriel Syme 2, Joan Allen 3. Boys: Russell Marshall 1, Athol Gray 2, Dudley Allen 3.

Girls’ 220 School Championship.— Majorie Kuhtz 1, Betty Marsh 2, Verdun Bear 3. Boys: Russell Marshall 1, Ernest Amoore 2, Roy Dennis 3.

High Jump, under 11.—Ernest Amoore 1, Dick lvnaggs and Herbert Shaw, 2. Winning jump 3ft.

Potato Race, Girls.—Thelma Osmond 1, Mary Coates 2, Betty Marsh 3. Over 11: Esther Barton 1, Mary Hertgate 2, Olive Mathias 3. Potato Race, boys under 11.— Frank Bear 1, Hector March 2, Herbert Shaw 3.

Potato Race, under 5 years, girls. —Ruth Strong-, Shirley Evans, Merle Naysmith, Joyce Jones, Betty Hertgate, Mildred Wine, all equal. Boys’ High Jump, over 11.—Don. Bottomley 1, Roy Dennis 2. Winners jump 3ft llin. Boys’ Race, under s.—Digger Evans 1, Colin Elmslie 2, Milray Coates, Jack Knaggs, Derrick Withers, Robin Marsh , Jack Bishop, Fraser Hirst, equal, 3. Three-legged Race.—Girls: Muriel Syme and Ruth Allen 1, Mary Hertgate and Marjorie Kuhtz 2, .Jainie Pakarau and Joan Allen 3. Boys: Russell Marshall and Don Bottomley 1, Ernest Osmond and Roy Dennis 2, Ernest Wilson and Roy Bonney 3. Relay Race, over 11 years.—Russell Marshall’s team 1. Relay Race, girls over 11.—Marjorie Kuhtz’s team 1. Young Ladies’ Race.—Miss Dee 1, Miss Fell 2, Miss Newport 3. Single Men’s Race.—Sarah 1, Pascoe 2, Pennington 3. Married Ladies’ Race.—Mis. A. Bonney 1, Mrs. J. Cocoran 2, Mrs. It. Litchfield 3. Stepping chain.—Naysmith 1, J. W. Amoore 2, P. Dee and Evans 3. Ladies’ Stepping Chain.—Mrs. Symes 1, Miss Syn.ee 2, Miss Hetherington 3. Young Men’s Relay Race.—l’, and T. Team 1. Tug-o’-War.—Married v. Single: Won by the single men. At the conclusion, Mr. McCambridge called for cheers for the Rev. Brabyn and his willing band of helpers. Every child at the school received a book, some 110 books being distributed.