KOEKE NOTES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3466, 21 April 1920, Page 5

KOEKE NOTES.

(From ‘Our Oyn Corresllondent.)

Ideal Weather greeted the children 9f the District School for their Annual Picnic on Safurday last, The Papanui Sports Grounds (kindly placed at-the disposal of the School Conlmittee.by ‘Mr W. Dixon)‘ was the place chosen, and a ‘large gathering of children, parents and friends met.

The School Committee, with their energetic secretary, Mr R. G. Davis, had given their best thoughts to the day’s pleasure," and prizes of toys fon the little ones and solid coin for ‘the elder pupils were ,amply provided. On arrival upon thhe ground, the ladies took especial care that no one should suffer from hunger faintness, having provided a most substantial-eum-dainty afternoon tea. ' The children, when ‘massed for the commencement of their sports, gave a very charming and brilliant spec-' tacle, the colours of their various dresses contrasting with the grassgreen groundwork. ,

Rl6 rineipal events were the high jumngg’ for boys, When forty-seven inches was neatly cleared by William Hqrris, a_' boy uncler fourteen years of age, Jack ‘Revevll being second with forty-five inches. Doris Leov drove the four inch nail home in four blows, and also won the footrace for girls under fourteen. In a judging ~.:-distance’ gzompefition, open: to all ladies from nine years to ninety, Mrs lE. -Leov. seared a succesgs in a guess

of "thirty-nine feet eight inches-, the measured length being nine feet six inches. -

Shortly after four o’clock, Mr F. Howie,‘ Chairman of the School Cont mittee, assgmblefl children for children never missed a day at school

prizes. There were many and substun~ rial book prizes presented, and so far as I could gather, the c-hiiflrmt must be paragons of learning and 01'h(=.rwise, as each one .<o_.enlcd to have been sgeeially seleofcd for some pz~.:i.se Worthy 'acMGomplishnlcnt. Two of the children never missed a day at scllßolI All through the picnic was -of a Inosii enjoyable character, and the children unanimously agreed that they had had a most glorious time.

The afternoon ’s festivities were finished up with a. dance in the “Siberia” woolshed, where -all thoroughly enjoyed themselves to Mrs F. Howie’s« provision of music at the piano.

Miss Haase, the teacher, was un‘fol'vtunately prevented from being present at the picnic owing to her being detained in Wanganui, through illness. In the meantime her place is being filled by Miss Adams, 2. young lady, I understand. of‘ high accomplishments.