PUKENGAHU.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1921, Page 7

PUKENGAHU.

SCHOOL CONCERT AND SOCIAL. A very successful concert and social woe held at the Pukengahu School on Thursday evening in order to raise funds for a school library. The evening was organised by the school children, under the guidance of the teachers, and was a great credit to all concerned in the management. Mr. Y. Mehrtens presided, and the first part of the evening was taken up with a school concert, in which some very enjoyable tiem-s were rendered, and after supper the proceedings concluded with a dance. During the evening Mr. R. Masters, M?., addressed those present and congratulated the school teachers and ehilidren on the excellence of the concert. He had, he said, a personal interest in Pukengahu and remembered going out three years ago when it was suggested that a school should be. built. It was said then that there were 20 children who would attend the school if it were built. Now there were over 50 at the school, which said much for the progress of the district.

The arrangements for the function were in the hands of the following committee of children: Misses E. Mehrtens. A. O’Neill, I. Presland, H. Preeland, A. Spring. W. Hills and W. Walsh. The teachers, Miss R. Were and Mr. F. R. Cornish had control and they were assisted by Miss V. O’Neill. There was a good attendance nnd it is thought that the concert will realise about £lO towards the library funds. The following items were given at the concert: —Grand march and National Anthem, polka, song (Happy are we), twosten, and song (Matthew, Mark, Luke ana John) by all the children; song of the seasons and recitation (When I’m a man) by the infants; duets by Doris O’Neill and Edie Coleman and Audrey O’Neill and Evelyn Mehrtens; monologues by Masters T. Death and Mehrtens ('When I’m a man); Masters A. Harper and H. Presland (Hold your head up); Masters A. Suring and W. Hills (Reciting at the party); Misses Hazel Wilson and A. Ward (All about cats); Misses Florae Harris and D. O’Neill (Why she left); Misses D. Ward and V. Death and infant girls (Model class); Masters A. and M. Scbweiters (A difficult problem); Miss A. O’Neill (Mouse); Mias W. Rowe (Valuation); Masters W. Rowe (Uncle Josephahat); Miss Beryl Wilson (Little red hen): Misses M Walsh and A. O’Neill (I’m a mother); songs. Misses P. Presland. P. Walsh and N. Harris (Please give me a penny); Miss I. Presland and chorus of girls (Good old Jeff); Masters A. Spring, W. Hills. A. Gibbons and W. Walsh (Ching Chong); Misses I. Presland, D. and A. O’Neill, E. Mehrtens, E. Coleman and V. Death (Red cross nurse); Master W Hills (Deoch and Doris); Misses E. Coleman and I. Presland (Two little girls in blue); the boys (Old King Cole); and H. Blackstock (The laddies who fought and won).