TE RAHU SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1328, 4 January 1881, Page 2

TE RAHU SCHOOL.

The annual pionio and sports for the children attending the above school came off on Friday last in one of Mr Burkes paddocks, Te Rahu. An examination of tha school was deemed unnecessary, owing to the examination for Standards by the Inspector a few months ago, the remit of which was highly satisfactory, this school being the second beat in Waikato, in the number of certificates obtained by the pupils. Much regret wu felt that Mr and Mrs Cowlter were unavoidably absent from the picnic, they having gone to Auck» land the day previous. Most of the children and their friends were on the ground by 11 a.m., but some of the visitors from other districts did not arrive for a few hours afterwards, when the total number of people present, could not have been less tljan. two hundred. The Te Awamutu band, under Bandmaster Sibley, kindly volunteered their services, and discoursed some choice music at various' intervals throughout the day. Mart of the members of the Band are bachelors, and Very handsome they looked in their gay uniforms, and all the pretty girls seemed quite smitten: A number of handsome prizes selectecLby Mr Bufcke for runningjumping, &c, were shown to the children on their reaching the ground, and' formed a subject of much discussion among thlm as to.the probable winners. The childrens parents provided the eatables, which were plentiful and of the best quality. At one o'clock, the table * cloths '■ fere spread upon the emerald grm^^&ah did ample justice to the good tlmnfwn* vided. The people of Te, lpi«I(» sociablejMid hospitable and would never think of haying a picnic and sports* witKout inviting their friends in other districts. Accordingly, *( large number, of people from Te Awamutu, Rangiaohia,. and Ohaupo, were present.,; TbV children's sports consisted, of. racing, - jumping, .cricket, An. . The different foot rices were well .contested,. Mr TY?Bond acting .M.bjmdicapper And *&, Watters «s starter. ,Tdjmentlbn nameii would be invidious, aa aUdidthwr beat, but Metsri Bond amd !^ttemeiy ? \^d«^i^ithSJ:bHai^tio?' 1

The children enjoyed themselves thoroughly,,sh.eir>plderjvagreeably .occupying themselves m administering to the wants of the younger children. Among the marriageable folk there was of^.oourseithe usual amount; pi "spooning" incidental to such occasions, and somo ,of the young people made their first attempts at wooing, andjAey nucceeded admirably especially whWjjlaying kiss in the ring, .fust m the shadssl oil evening 'Were settling down over the festive scene the horses were yoked to and the vehicles rattled along taking the children home. At 8 o'clock a large. number of the young people met at the Te Kahu School where they; danced the old year out to the last moment of its existence and then bade it good-bye by joining hands and singing "Auld Lang Syne.'— A Correspondent.