1914+-+1923

This picture is of the pupils who attended Tauwhare School from 1914-1923 who attended the centenary.

Time Line: 1915-Twins:Nora and Georgina Patterson. 1916-Helen Shaw was the 2nd person from Tauwhare to go to high school. 1917-Assistant teacher Miss Spargo started. Miss. E. Wilson had a difficult time with results from chilren described as very average or generally poor. 1919-Assistant teacher Miss.D.Taylor started. 1920-Miss Spargo and Miss. D. Taylor left. 1921-Twins:Roy and Joyce Twayman. Tauwhare got electricity from Eureka. Kenneth Shaw and Fred Clarken were the 3rd and 4th to go to high school. 1923-Miss Moore started. Mrs Andrews a former teacher unvieled a tablet in memory of an ex-student who was the only pupil who died in World War 1. Through the whole decade - a heavy green curtain,(in the first school room)was hung to divide the room into two teaching spaces. Head teacher Miss. E. Wilson