PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 March 1940, Page 9

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPORTS MEETING CENTENNIAL WEEK ATTRACTION. PROCESSION AND DISPLAYS. Masterton primary schools will hold their annual sports meeting on the Park Oval on Friday, March 15, commencing at 9 a.m. This year’s gathering is a Centennial Week attraction. The following is the programme of events:— Boys’ events: 9 a.m.: Senior long jump; 9.15 a.m., junior long jump; 9.30 a.m., senior high jump; 9.45 a.m., junior high jump;. 10 a.m., 50yds under 8 (heats); 10.5 a.m., 50yds 8 and under 9 (heats); 10.5 a.m., 50yds 8 and under 10 (heats, 10.25 a.m.. 75yds 10 and under 11 (heats); 10.35 a.m., milk supply; 10.50, 75yds 11 and under 12 (heats): 11 a.m., 100yds 12 and under 13 (heats); 11.10 a.m., 100yds 13 and under 14 (heats); 11.15 a.m., 100yds 14 and under 15; 11.20 a.m., 100yds open (heats); 11.35 a.m., junior relay; 11.45 a.m., senior cricket ball throw, and junior cricket ball throw. Girls’ events: 9 a.m.. senior basketball relay; 9.20 a.m.. junior basketbail relay; 9.40 a.m., tunnel ball; 10 a.m.. 50yds under 8 (heats); 10.5 a.m., 50yds 8 and under 9 (heats); 10.15 a.m., 50yds 9 and under 10 (heats); 10.25 a.m., 65 yds 10 and under 11 (heats): 10.35 a.m.. milk supply; 10.50 a.m., 75yds 11 and under 12 (heats); 11 a.m.. 75yds 12 and under 13 (heats); 11.10 a.m., 75yds 13 and over; 11.15 a.m.. 75yds skipping under 10 (heats); 11.25 a.m.. 75yds skipping 10 and under 12 (heats); 11.40 a.m., 75yds skipping 12 and under 15 (heats); 11.50 junior relay. Afternoon programme:—l.ls p.m., pupils assemble in Worksop Road in the following order: Near Wagg’s Garage, Central Band, Maori pupils. Central, St Patrick’s, Whatman; Knox Church side, West Band. West. Lansdowne. Solway, Te Ore Ore, Gladstone. March through town to Oval. 2 p.m., display by Maori pupils of Te Ore Ore and Gladstone.

2.15 p.m., finals, boys under 8, girls under 8; boys under 9, girls under 9; boys under 10. girls under 10; boys under 11, girls under 11; boys under 12. girls under 12; boys under 13; girls under 13; boys under 14: girls skip under 10: girls skip under 12; girls skip under 15; boys 100yds open; senior girls relay; senior boys relay. 3.15 p.m., girls’ folk dancing display; 3.30 p.m.. boys’ and girls’ massed drill display. The list of officials is as follows:— Supervisor and marshal, Mr E. G. Coddington; recorders, Mrs Fuohy, Misses Cocker and Tankersley; starters, boys. Mr Kennedy, girls, Mr Smith; line-up stewards, boys, Messrs Berry, Munn; girls, Mr Williams. Mrs Smith; call stewards, boys, Mr Hatch, girls, Mr O’Kane; judges, field events, Messrs Tamblyn, Bishop boys’ races, Messrs Jones,' Welch. Miss N. Allan, girls’ races. Messrs Farrell, Boys. Miss Major; protest committee, Messrs Jones. Coddington. Farrell, Smith: boys’ tape. Misses Calwell, Edge; girls’ tape. Misses Brockett, Hooper; basketball. Misses Peterson, M. Allan; clock steward. Mr Casey; grandstand steward Mr Turner; tunnel ball stewards, Central. Messrs Berry. Smith, Welch, Boys. Farrell, Lansdowne, Messrs Casey. Tamblyn. West, Mr Jones. Mr Williams, Te Ore Ore, Mr Coddington. Solway, Mr Kennedy, St Patrick's MiBishop.