The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-16 00:00:00

DORCHINITKII NIGHT SCHOOL.

The winter emits of the Doreleader Night School
was 11110104 os Toaster denies with a festival of • most
dirastioe awl agreeable cheroots'. The school work
daring tbe led term Ise postponed well. arid the son•
Swing media' was of sant • nature as to ensure grate-
ful monodies whoa all the Mahn' Of schooling have
deeedlinto the limbed forgaddl ma For • me oes•nt how.
ever, tert et minder what • add work this alibi whoa
Is doing la Daddies. Ia those high promos days
the sons of working me are of neseenty sent to work
jest at an age when the stied is met rec-ptive, sad
when doestioo is most valuable. Mae the day'.
employment, than Irepresib • maw will rod some
dad, sad if it be not dinned to the amparemest of
useful knowledge it may be expended In street occupa-
tions of, to tin say the least, an unimproving
ebarester. Tat the lads future mom in life,
and their debases' to de state, depend greatly
lon good eduadloo. To stable oar Dominator boys to
make the best of their dances in life, the Rector of
Holy Trinity wills zealous coadjutors established • night
sthool. Duties the two years of its *listens it has
genially and annessfully met a great treat is the town,
sad many • lad, we feel sure, will basater ban cede
to think gratefully or tb. promote and supporta* of
that @shoot for tbo help it will afford him his dodoes
through rd.. Nearly 201 sinned themeless of the
schoiestis advantages so egad during the put anion,
sod tin managers an tupelol of radioing • goo
Grant from Governmeat as the result of the reeds
deminstion. . . . .

—Last ilitTraday evening u we have indicated, was
devoted to • feast, end one of no ordinary kind. It is
the easiest thing in the world for thou who have got
plenty of mosey (rather ea important coasideratioa we
are free to admit, bat, of course, everybody's well-to-do
In Dorchester) to give a landeoroe sem to any desirable
object, for it faceless no Wear and has a very pretty
abet. Bat to eat well moires personal sacrifies, and.
therefore, we regard the heLical of Thursday night as
pertmelerly gratifying and most creditable to all cion•
swag it. For, the multitudinous items which coin.
poised the feast were already contributed by ladies and
gentleman of the town—aid to the ladies, of course,
the *bid credit of the work attaches. Leaving them
for a moment (my busily engaged in the proportion of ,
their respective untributices) let as look armed the
room, and note how the trandormation hag all come
abut. Fear tables were extended the whole length of
the room, and this bees of important operations wee
grababsoasly provided by Mr. G. J. G. Gingery, ladder,
sod Kr. J. F. Rano* upholsterer, who, lung • new
user, we are glad to use lending a head in hese laud.
able undert•kissa. For the deooratioo of the table.
Messrs. Harris and fion, nueerymen lent • choice
sedeenon of hothouse plants, whew gnoeful forms and
lovely blooms were must plehmat to behold, while
ono could not fail to remark on the healthful appoints*
of these tender growths of warmer slimes. 13soldes
these, they sett numerous leagues, elegant is appear-
-1 moo and smithsl a grateful fragrance. Thus deem.
' time were gate a feature in the enwrtaineneet. The
sebool-room itself had oems very nicely adorned by Mr.
J. Roe Cooper and his sesistente. The plain while-
washed walls cf gush • building, as may be imagined,
present condiereble dinoultum is the way of ores.
eigatetion, Ito the skill end Whim expended on the
work produced a happy result. At the upper end of
the room the word ' Welsome" nicely formed with
leans, was displayed. sureamatedpolgte royal some
asd the initial letters of the loyal d " Lou ii.,the Quito." & gutted um of evergreens
relieved with gay settee broke the whiteness lose drawn
out of the wall, and, iseirM looted up is the eutre, it
was displayed is graceful neduletion. The whole was
surmounted by two loge. At the opposite end wee a
a2e Unica Jack sod a Royal Standard,opringint from
lie of ventery and flowers midway on the wall.
lobby whiali proieete into the room bad an edging
of evergreen, interspersed with rosettes, and in the
centre a device it, scarlet and white diamonds. The
side walls cum decorated with chaplets of greenery and
lay, and tie appropriate mottoes, done in led work'
" Improve yoar time" and "Learning is valuable." The
doorway. wen fringed with vs:reruns and dowers. A
variety of tablature doge were dispersed amongst the
rafters of the roof, and tbe gas pendants had euitoblo
wreathing.. Altogether the ornamentation of the
room was most phrasing. This, however, after all, was
but an accuser, ; the grand piece de resistance was the
boson, al simply of creature comforts contributed by
kind friends for the celebration. It comprised joints
of mate of ail kinds, puddings—with notable moulders.-
tioo for the testa of the boys, plum padding. were •
"great buditation" at this festival—pastry, Mud,
cheese beer wine. is. The tellewier were the Co..
tribeton—The worshipful the Mayor of Dominator
and Mrs. Hodge.. the Ramer (the Rev.
J. Fisher) and Mrs. Fisher. the Rev. I'.
Alexander Fakeer and Mrs. Falkiser, the Rev.
IL G. Wakes and Mrs. WaSon, Dr. Cowdell gad Mrs.
Cowdell, Mep Churchill, Kies Coombe, Mre beau
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Thereto°, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Burnett, 14:. sad Kra. J. Tudor, Mr. and Mrs. 0.
Henning, Mr. R. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. E. Pearce, Mr.
and Mrs. i. Eamon, Mr. sad Mrs. Paaton, Mr. mod
Mrs. J. 06101411 r. and Mrs. W. Galpin, Mr. and Mn.
Esser, Sir. and Mrs. H. liemoombe Mr. and Mrs.
T. Beesombe, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lock, Mr.
and Mr.. T. Bennett, and Mr. and Mrs. A. 8,
Musa. These ladies sad gentlemen combined he
premed • deb feast to gratify the alimentinmem OD
fatly deveieped Is boyhood. Bat yet another plosion
was added. Mows. F. W. and Boytoo Smith, with the
church aboir.gave some mask which wee greatly enjoyed,
and the °sly meetter of regret was that time peered se
quohly, peivealing asything hike • full cup of pleases,
at their heeds.
The Ruby presided at the thief table, happy la pew
mods( the pleasure of the boys, and in the aseeree of
the school. At the other end of this Wale we, Mn.
Ablerans Garcia, towering above all the little folks
like Baal swoop* the people, and radiant with smiles,
he observed the grit:illation of the boys and their
woaderf al capeeity. The Mayor presided at milker
table, amiss for the happiness W those around him is
his subway Ideally manor. Mr. E. Barnett, Mr. B.
Davis, Dr. hates, Dr. Roma, Lieut. Hodges, Ur. A.
Cowden, Mr. C. Handeed, Mr. J. Lock, and the
sable head of besebere oho modeled to supply the waste
or gis boys, and the labour of love was eostiased till
"ell were well filled." How the his boys ate manfully
mid the Retie mat were Devoe eir4 ly of pl
paddies, we need net tell, as all etsert um
especially
had tie
el easiag • party of lade at • feast will ha,,E k4""resallastiose of the emu ; hat It was a Ilse
Mild, that gladsome whisk permeated the sompeay as
, the tables were Whims& of the aëowliloaa spread est
upon them. Lad, it is • gretut,ag eireamelearm that,
char theme 180 boya bed bees melded, Rosso we.
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, yet platy left, sad thee on the following day sassy
iistesseeibe
reine..lMlarcllallsitevelarbleidgladia.by
twrootrpirviag a.
mimaiporetes
, rem see gam led by the skoir.
Thu 'peke the Ribliroa. As be remarked cm this
termisailles tithe gessime, earl iatiatabed the
[ of Its repeittkea media year, the boys broke forth lisee
I magmas& Meserkg, end their amusteseet we. sessed
. as be eempared his Wrisolhoy esperiesce with the hill
they bed enjoyed la eoeseWha with this eight shoal.
Certainly these boys will not believe in "the good eld
' days," whisk some folks weald ban us believe were
' heeler Shea the prow& Turning to the working!**
' mbool, the Resler observed that twelve months ap be
' was able to seapatulales them on im great
' MANN& New, he was Ale, not may to speak
' is thou severities tones but to eciaerstalate
1 the on the great Improvement which boa taken plus
in it. Dudes the mum 1887-8 the number whe
' attended was 114, In the pest year it had bees Ill;
' and, while is the former period the average ettealues ,
' was 54,1. the pert mason le bed been 73 ; the gambit ,
' exuaiood In the list year was 58, this you 82. This year 1
' there had bees. greet improvement as to nowhere and
: be was happy le lay from the reporte be had heard that
the dlsslplaeesti good ceder of the school had hewn far
cli=e_. That was of awry greet lotportsage
,i In without order and atomicities so
geed could he attained. They bad been examiaed, but
! be wee merry to soy there was no Examiner pressot Is
' du them Its report on the widget. But be had heed
, they pee • meet satiefutory report of the proesede
lags—lt had bees mat to the Government, and be
: hoped they would deal very liberally and seed a good
, gum of mosey for the eshool, bemuse they could not
' get on without mosey —(bear, hear). It would be
' several amain before they met at the night shoed
' again, sad be *sated to ask them all to go on as laze,
' possible with their reduentiou. If they would spode to
Ithe Row. T. A. Falkeer or any of the Nutters, he was
sure OW would willingly pat them in the way of ,
earning forward white they had beat dotes daring the
! 'set few moallw—(appleses). If they would do this,
' whoa mother mason commenced, they would not have
' the tremble of doing any of their work over agaia—
(appleees). In soulasion be proposed "The Quest,"
' wide& we. resolved with great ebonies, followed by
' the staging 01 a varell of the Reeked lathe=
; The ether thee meg "Trak trait.'

The NATO' loageskalstod ewes ow tbe remits of tile
oboe' end poia`ed out that Its bewail mild be
=ld in by perm, whatever their owe or
He thee indieated the P° •1M tin-
podsoss
of ednestion, and showed bow %minable I. Use
01 zodiac 'Mu% sad whims* be all

engaged In industrial somas. In sosidurioe be pro-
promd the health of the Recite, rensarkiog that Mr.
ruler bad take greatest interest I. this mho& from the
conirneesemeat-(applause).
The Rey. J. Fteaga, in reply. observed that his
heart had always been with them in the work of the
night school, although the credit of its swans was
rather dos to his friend sod brother in the ministry,
the Rev. T. A. Falkner-(chsers)-Mr. Cooper, mid the
noble staff of rolgoteer teaebere-(applanee).
At this poiat an interesting incident oirmrred. Two
young men, Named Charles Vou and F. Churehill Como
forward, and mad* • wee ntatiun to Mr. J. Hoe
Cooper, on behalf of 'he scholars. The former read
the fulloweeg ad Irma : -
Yr. Chorus -Deer Sir,-We the undersigned scholare of the
Dorchener Ifational Night School. beg you to ecrePt this ..61
testinowlel se a token of our revert and pawl. _ _
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you, for the manna in which you have con uetcd this school
during the bet two year.. Wo all feel lodebted to you for the
deep seal and Warm which you bare taken for our education,
In !meaniet those saleable gifts, which God has minuted to
your care, and may He scary you for snes_6l.ran imPs"
them to ailerons you have dope to on ) J.
H. Romer, C. Turnbull, - ollham -
Hoskin., S. Curtis, - Blekarcb,S. Curtis, - Usiueisio.oul,
3.lltaresw. K. alma H. Churchlll. - Wesehford.
- Tarr, J. Trerie.- Young, - White,- D mien,
G. Holt. W. Eiticidand, T. hurchlll, - Valens, - lielle. T. H.
Detail, R. Tarr J. Cherie., S. - 549• W. ‘vess...
Riao.6 H. Churchill, T. Logy, 0 Mills, - Trowbsdaillh -
Newsom. J. MAIM, - wesberry, J. Hawkins, J. Dahill, J.
Own., C. Hodder, T. Wad, J. Lyds, A. Mills, - Wristans,
W. Nolen, J. Wainer,- w ng, - Painter, - White, -
Keats, T. Gillman. It. G. Gerrard, - Gregory, -
NSW, 181 w., W. Kendall,- Woolvin, - Towle, - Hawkey.
- Green!
The present was thisa handed to Mr. Cooper by P.
Churchill. It oonsisted of an elegant silver cruet stind
in the form of a perambulator, inscribed "Presented to
Kr. J. Roo Caper. March 11, UM."
Mr. COOKS, who was taken by surprise in this
matter, replied as follows dear friends,-Areept
lie;rtiest thanks lor the very handeomo and entirely
unexpected present you have given me, and for the
kind address which moompanies it. I need warmly say
that as long eel Imo I shall highly value both. I trust
that by God's favour we shall be istabled to continue to
meat together for improvement during the winter
months for Essay years to come, and may Elie blessing
rest on all we do.
Mr. Alderman CaLPIN proposed the health' of the
temeirers. warmly ownisendiss theirs for the selleserillee
they display in spending thew evenings after the Mai-
Due occupstiais of the day in imparting instreotioo I.
those attending he night school.
The Res, T. A. fmasza replied, and he called on
them for thanks to the lashes end gentlsmea who had
' so kindly given the provisions for the festival--
(apitur..).
F. W. and Belton Smith thee gave • dash,
violin Lad piano, introducing various popular airs,
whisk elicited as impromptu scorns from the boys.
The *heir followed "Fair shines the 'Deo°
to night." whit* was gives with obanniag effect.
Then Mr. F. W. Smith gave • violin nob, and the
oeristrrenes of the mak y of "Biddle your own canoe
provoked • smart idioms from the lads.
It was now close upon ten o'clock, and after the
; Reeler had given a few woids of advice to the solider;
Wm interesting westing was brought to • sooolasien
with shears for the Rector. W. Ulmer, Mr.
eocipsr, ka,