CHILDREN’S CONCERT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 278, 5 August 1880, Page 2

CHILDREN’S CONCERT.

A concert in aid of the prize fund in connection with the Temuka School, took place on Monday last. It was a complete success, there being the largest gathering ever present in the Volunteer Hall. The concert being under the auspices of the School Committee, the Chairman (Mr Wilson) presided over the meeting, and in a short introductory address explained that the Board of Education having withdrawn the grant in aid of the prize fund, the Committee had either to put their hands into their pockets or appeal to the parents for means, hence the primary object of this meeting. He said your committee had endeavoured to give prizes annually, and hoped to be able to continue to do so. He was glad that such a large meeting had taken place to-night. There was a move made some twelve months ago by Mr Cox to have periodical children’s entertainments, not simply for the Temuka School children, but for all the children in the district. In this that gentleman and his committee had been eminently successful. A surplus of money had enabled him to purchase some valuable books for prizes Mr Cox would, during the interval, distribute these prizes to the children that were deemed deserving, according Jo merit. He would now introduce the Temuka Brass Band, who would kindly favour them with the opening piecs; The various selections by the Brass B ind were well rendered, and greatly applauded. Tlie school children’s singing of the various pieces allotted to them, especially “Men of Harloch,” and “The Snow Storm,” were excellent, showing the care which must have been taken with them by the school teachers. The recitation ‘ Lochnagar,’ by Miss M. Mcfifkllnm, richly deserved the applause givey The recita tions by Masters F. Rowe f.nd C. Fauvell were most amusing, the children’s continued laughter proving that they thoroughly enjoyed them. The recitations by Miss Gertie Rovve and Miss M. Johnston were most creditably given The singing of Mrs Gumming, Miss Mathias, and Mr Rutland was greatly appreciated A pianoforte solo by Miss B. Brown, and piano forte duets by the Misses Cox and Misses Mathias'ana Brown were a great treat, as was also the cornet solo by Mr Hadfield ; and last, but not least,, a juvenile farce by Masters W. Rowe, F. Rowe, McOaskill, and Misses Guy and Rowe, created un bounded laughter One of the most attractive incidents of the evening occurred during the interval, when Mr Cox, President of the Children’s Eoteitainment Committee, took the opportunity to present a number of valuable books to those children who had assisted in a special degree at the children’s concerts which took place some time ago. Mr Cox stated that the prizes had been purchased by the money obtained by those concerts. The Brass Band then played the National Anthem.