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1960
June
Enrolments  A number of wattles growing near the end of the prefab
Feb-03 1960 NE ANDERSON William were cut down to enable the early morning sun to
Oct-31 1960 NE FISHER Linda have some effect in helping to warm the classroom.
Sep-20 1960 P HARRIS Charles George
Aug-08 1960 S3 POUWHARE Henry July
 Mr Ron Green entertained at a social evening held
Aug-08 1960 F1 POUWHARE Queenie in the prefab by the P.T.A. on July 31st. At the
Feb-29 1960 NE VAN DER KAAP Robert end of the following month Mr Gib Drayton and Mr
Nov-17 1960 NE VITASOVICH (WHITE) Ivan Walker held a slide show. Following the show a new
Aug-03 1960 P3 WATENE Colin
Nov-25 1960 S4 WATENE David school committee was elected and comprised
Aug-02 1960 S1 WATENE Leonard Mr Gorinski (chairman),
Nov-16 1960 NE WATENE William Kenneth Mrs Irene Lewis (secretary),
Mr J. Walker,
Oct-26 1960 F2 WATERS Stewart Mrs D. Cope,
May-02 1960 NE WIDGERY Adrian Andrew
Mr D. Holland,
Mr van der Kaap,
Teachers: Mr D Skilton, Mr J H Walker, Mrs Skilton.
Mrs Yates
February
Mr Fisher.
 Mr D. Skilton served as a relieving teacher for just the  Mrs Tweedie hosted a party at her residence where
first week of the year, followed by Mr J. H. Walker games were played and a number of quick-fire
who took over the same duties on the 8th February. He raffles run with proceeds going to the PTA to purchase
was confirmed as the permanent teacher on March 1st. a daylight screen for the projector. A profit of £8/12/0

April was made.
 Mrs J. Walker relieved from the 8th to the 14th of
April during Mrs Wilson’s illness. Mrs Walker stayed August
 On the 19th of August a very successful school
on after the return of Mrs Wilson to spend an hour a concert was held with a record crowd in attendance
day to hear the reading of the much retarded readers in (the room being full to capacity). All were
the senior school. appreciative of the good standard of the items, which
 Mrs Cope was elected chairman of the P.T.A. in included songs and verse-speaking by the seniors,
place of Mrs Graff who was leaving the district at the
songs and poems by the infants, a PE display of mat-
end of April. work, a musical play ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by the infants,
and three plays by the seniors ‘Mr Miacca’, ‘The
May
True Princess’ and ‘Little Black Sambo’.
 At a P.T.A. meeting, a Bell & Howell 16mm film  Everything was suitably staged with curtains,
projector was demonstrated to the parents and the wings, backdrop, ceilings and stage lights. The
headmaster was invited to speak about the academic costumes made by the parents, Mrs Wilson and Mrs
standards in the school and to explain the procedure Walker were excellent. Makeup was prepared and
adopted to remedy weaknesses. used. The items followed in quick succession with no
 From timber supplied by the committee Mr Walker waits between scenes. Supper was provided in the
put additional wider shelves in the prefab storeroom
infant room.
and porch. Mr Grut constructed bookshelves which  Mr Jack Shaw donated a coloured aerial photograph
were erected in the main building.
 Up until the 31st of May the school committee to the school.
were inactive, due to the departure of their secretary
Mr Vercoe, with the books being unavailable. Mr October
 A working bee on the first Sunday in October saw
Grut was appointed secretary and Mr W. Valentine the removal of four overhanging wattles from the
invited on to the committee. garden corner, the straightening and tightening of the
 Mrs Walker continued to give an hour each day to west roadside fence, the construction of a new gate
help backward readers, working under the direction at the front entrance, the regrading of the playground
of Mr Walker and Mrs Wilson. along the road fence and the construction of a new
0  Being of the opinion that children are not fence.
capable of adequately cleaning out a school, the main  The workers commenced at 9:30am and worked
building has been done during the holidays by Mr & through until 4pm and comprised Mr Fisher, Mr Grut,
Mrs Walker. The floor was scrubbed, all woodwork Mr Valentine, Mr Gorinski, Mr Lewis, Mr Walker, Mr
washed and cobwebs cleaned off walls and ceiling. Anderson and Mr Yates. A front-end loader was
The results were very pleasing, with old residents borrowed from Downers and a tractor from Mr
who attended card evenings in the building Valentine. Mr Grut provided a tractor with a post-hole
expressing their delight and claiming that they had drill attached.
never known the school to look so clean and tidy.