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No 44 : March 6, 1958

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Riverdale School Opened

For over a hundred Mangapapa children, the start of the school year was rather more special than usual, for they were the first pupils to attend a brand-new school.

The new Riverdale School, situated in upper Stout Street near the corner of Lytton Road, is the latest of the new suburban schools erected to cope with ever-increasing rolls.

The children found themselves attending a modern and airy school designed on the latest lines, set in spacious grounds.

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Pictures on these pages were taken on the first day, show the entire first-day attendance of pupils marshalled outside the building, with their teachers.

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Group (left) comprises Mr Lindsay (secretary, Riverdale School Commissioners), the teaching staff–Miss Tweedie, Miss Shaw, Mr M. Beuth (headmaster), and Miss Ball, and (right) Mr A. N. Richardson, chairman, Riverdale School Commissioners.

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Mr Beuth has a word with new pupils at the door.

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Opening day at the school

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Trying out the new drinking fountains

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Ready for school

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Parents and children waiting for enrolment

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