FERNRIDGE SCHOOL CONCERT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10107, 30 September 1910, Page 6

FERNRIDGE SCHOOL CONCERT.

An overflowing attendance greeted the rise of the curtain on the occasion of the annua! concert given by pupils of the Fernridge School. The young folk acquitted themselves very creditably, their work bearing testimony to the efforts of their teachers to present a programme of interesting as well as instructive numbers. These youngsters should, indeed, be | the gainers by such a thorough pre- I j i paration. During an interval the I Chairman] of Committee, Mr Henry Evans, in appropriate terms eulogised the staff of the school and gave expression to the Committee's and headmaster's appreciation of the con- j tinued hearty co-operation given them by the residents of tha district. After the concert a darce was held on a specially prepared floor, music being supplied by Miss Itsgulden, of Masterton. The following item were given:—Pianoforte duet, Misses Helen McGregor and Msjorie Gawith; infants' recitation, "A New Baby," "The Twins," Misses Aiieen and Cec. Cummins; gun drill, i Fernridge Junior Cadets; action j Eong, "East and West," infants; i dialogue, "Beauty," Misses Connie Welch, Marjorie Gawith, Martha Evans, and Master Ross St. John. This was probably the best item on the programme, and was deservedly applauded. Hesitation, Miss Connie Evans, encored; infants' action song, "Beat the Drum;" pianoforte solo, Miss Helma Kumraer; infants' action song, ''Ten Rosy Apples;" infants' recitation, "Mabel Wanted a Story;" recitation, "The Rainbow," by seven small children; tableu, "England's Court," "Britannia," Miss Connie Welch; "Scot-

lndV Miss Phyllis Hubbard; '"lreland." Miss Laura Miller; "Wales," Miss Francis Simonek; "India," Miss Nancy Lewis; "New Zealand," Miss Elsie Hubbard; "South Africa," Master Ross St. John; "Canada," Master Melville Catt; "Other Possessions," Master NatheJy McKenzie. This tableau was quite a success, and its gorgeous setting elicited much applause; recitation, Miss Clarke; nigger nuts, Hue Upper Plain "Black Diamonds." God Save the King.