Wednesday 14 July 1926
Balance sheet and annual report to be read at 8 p.m.
All who are interested invited to attend and to nominate new members of the Committee.
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The Electrode – Vol. 4. Feb, 1927 No. 7. – page 204
Book work was up to date. Miss Trappes’s criticisms of the student gave indication of earnest effort on the part of Miss Sale. This hall makes a really delightful kindergarten. It is bright, light, clean, fresh, and airy, with lovely views from its windows. Owing to its many public uses some forms of equipment are unsuitable, and no garden can be attempted. It is a pity the weeds cannot be cleared away, and one corner levelled for a childrens sand-pile.
The platform windows have been curtained, and the place used for a special babies’ room.
The room needs little decoration. A few flowers and pictures, and a gay wall dado of animals and children give a suggestion of childishness.
The control is very pleasing. Miss Trappes speaks in quiet, winning tones, which secure both ready co-operation, and a beautiful atmosphere. The children’s enjoyment in their work is in no way hampered because they are trained to control themselves, to speak and move quietly and courteously, and to listen when others are speaking. Miss Trappes plays well, and knows how to obtain control and to give direction and suggestion through the key-board. The children are a good type. They are clean and well-cared for, and usually wear slippers or sand shoes to safeguard themselves on the polished floor.
Each child brings its own lunch. The community spirit is fostered, however, as they all sit down together and enter into intimate conversation while buns, cake, bread and butter, biscuits, fruit, all meet a like fate.
The rhythm was very well done, some of the tiny ones attempting the simpler steps.
Morning talk showed good control, children being trained to wait till called upon, and to listen for questions.
There is a fine, happy, sunny, refined atmosphere here.
(sgd.) A.ROWNTREE.
28/10/26.
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The Electrode – Vol. 4. February, 1927 No. 7. – page 204
WEE HUGHIE.
He’s gone to school, wee Hughie,
An’ him not four,
Sure I sae the fright was in him
When he left the door.
But he took a hand o’ Denny,
An’ a hand o’ Dan,
Wi’ Joe’s owld coat upon him -
Och, the poor wee man!
He cut the quarest figure,
More stout nor thin;
An’ trottin’ right an’ steady
Wi’ his toes turned in.
I watched him in the corner
O’ the big turf stack,
An’ the more his feet went forrit,
Still his head turned back.
He was lookin’ would I call him -
Och, my heart was woe -
Sure it’s lost I am without him,
But he be to go.
I followed to the turnin’;
When they passed it by,
God help him, he was cryin’,
An’ maybe, so was I.
-Elizabeth Shane.
The new term of the new year commenced at Lutana Free Kindergarten on February 3rd, and 35 little Hughies, with little susters as well, have taken “a hand o’ Denny an’ a hand o’ Dan,” and started on the gentle beginning of school with Miss Trappes at Kindergarten.
Central Committee, which is composed of representatives from each of the four Kindergartens, Central-street, Federal-street, Anglsea-street and Lutana, held its first meeting on Tuesday, February 8th. Each kindergarten reported larger numbers of children on the role for this year than at the same time last year, which speaks well for the appreciation of Kindergarten training, and the kindy help of the teachers.
Lutana Committee held its first meeting for this year on Wednesday, February 9th. The Social Committee reported that the Thursday night dancing classes have not been paying lately, so that on Mr. E. Borehams’s recommendation, it is proposed to hold a dance on alternate Wednesdays at the Moonah Community Hall, instead, as is in a more central position.
Consideration is being given to obtain a sandpile for the children to play in; and a spot which the Committee thought suitable was chosen near the small gate by Mrs. Grubbs’s store. A working bee is to be called together, and a suitable edging erected, then some generous friend is to be approached for two loads of white sand. After that the busy-bees will be of the next generation, and buckets and spades will be the order of the day. And the times when-
“I followed to the turnin’;
When they passed it by.
God help him, he was cryin’,
An’, maybe, so was I,”
are over; for the little ones run off so happily to Kindergarten that no mother need feel sore at heart at sparing her little one for a few hours, while his small feet are learning to walk strongly on the road of life; for the Kindergarten “road” is a pathway smoothed and bordered with sweet bright flowers.
A.B.D.
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The Electrode – Vol. 4. September, 1926 No. 5. – page 162-163
Annual Report of Lutana Free Kindergarten.
June, 1926.
Patron and Patroness: Mr. and Mrs. David Meredith.
President: Mr. C. R. Baker.
Vice-President: Mrs. W. White.
Auditor: Mr. C. O. Turner.
Treasurer: Mr. W. White.
Secretary: Mrs. C. R. Baker.
Committee:
Mr. and Mrs. S. Harper
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hutchin
Mr. and Mrs. Laing
Mrs. Sturgess
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong
Mrs. E. Boreham
Mr. and Mrs. Tait
Mr. Henshaw
Mrs. A. W. Cook
Mrs. F. Grubb
Mrs. T. Boreham
Mrs. L. Heyward
Lutana Free Kindergarten has now reached the end of its second year, and the Committee has endeavoured to carry on the programme which was arranged during the previous year, as far as keeping interest and raising funds were concerned. The programme of activities for the children has, of course, been varied and progressive under the capable care of Miss Rowlands, Miss M. V. Trappes, Misses Burrows, Sole, Piesse, Roberts, Schaedel, Loney, and other students. While a nice lot of new equipment has greatly helped.
Owing to several of the old Committee moving to distant places we found it necessary to appoint several new members at our last Annual Meeting; and for the same reason it will again be necessary to nominate more this year, but we hope that all of those who are left and have so ably and willingly helped so far will still be heading our report next year. We deeply regret the loss of those who have left.
We started the year last July with 45 children on the register, and in November reached the high figure of 60. But after vacation, many little ones were admitted at the State School at 5 years old, and so our numbers decreased to 24. Since then it has gradually risen to 41 in May, and will probably increase when warmer weather comes.
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