The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-05 00:00:00

SUPPER TO THE NIGHT SCHOOL.

The third session of the Holy Trinity night ichoola,
It will be remembered, terminated in a very satisfactory
manner about three weeks go, by the examination of
Dot lase than 96 of thou who bad received its benefit..
At the examination she good result" of the rioted
teaching at the maul were manifest, the Bev. It. 0.
Watsou and H. Hodges, lisq.,lhaving every rumen to be
satisfied with the progress &spate. For three sessions
this valuable work has been going on, and that, with
increased sealer every year. In '67 'GS, the average
attendance was 54, on the beoks, 84; examined, 50
41.8.V.t, average attendance 73; on the books, 120;
examined, 85. Guilty the last 8.811011 the average
attendance has been rather leek being 71 ; but there
have been 130 on the book., and the large number of
96 submitted to examination, besides several adults.,
who had been taught, but for whom, on account of their
being over 21 years of age, there was no Government
grant. The benefit' of the school in providing improv-
log for so I rge • number of lads during the
dull months from October to Much, are far greater than
even thus manifest by the examination, inasmuch as
the evil avoided menet be shown by any system of
question and answer, but can only be remotely judaeil
by the diff.-reace in the after live• of these scholars, and
those who., during the dark evenings, have followed
the bent of their own iodination*, and to • large extent
frittered away their time, if rotting worm has occurred.
ft cannot be too otten repeated that the practical work
of the school he. been mainly cerried on by the Rev. T.
A. Falkner, and kr. Cooper, suisted by • large number
of voluntary teachers, among whom the following names
have been mentioned to us :—Minara. C. Carter, G.
Carter. C. F G. Churchill, 0. Voss, B. Voss, Chard,
J. Dian, Hurst, Persona, &lobbied, Co; Hayward,
Hazel, Curtis, Cheenela, Holland, Barge, Frew, Baker,
tic.

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The closing of the session was marked in a very
pleasing manner on Thursday 'evening last, when the
lads who had attended were invited by the friends of the
school to supper at the sommodiosis nation.l schoolroom
,in Colleton street, It was et first Intended that the
event should be deferred, en account of the lamented
Hines* of the rector, the Rev. J. Fisher, whose interest
in and services in connection with the school, have
been only limited by the affliction whish has lately
befallen him. Howevrr, the recovery for which all
were looking with hope, seemed likely to be delayed,
and it would have been foreign to the wishee of Mr.
Fidier himself that the Pepper should be deferred tine
dit. We oau only hope that, in the direction of
Providence, the esteemed rector will be neon restored
to health. and to rejoice, among the resit of the good
wesk going on in his parish, in the restate of the night
school.

Thursday evening last having been decided on, very
gratifying liberality was shown by the inhabitants In
giving mated da or help. Mr. Hannah lent a large
nunitar of trestles which were fitted up with boards
as tables by Mr. G. J. G. Gregory, while abundance
of Toast beef, &notion, and pork, plain puddings, pies
t‘rtg, dra, were kindly presented by the
fAlowing ladies and gentlenien, toward. the feast :
Rev. and Mes. J. Fiaber. Rev. T. A. Falkner, Rev. It. G.
tolstson,ll Davis, Fag., Mr. W. Darden. Miss Coombs, Mr.
Resent, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Hodges jour., Mr. and Mrs.
Eineon, Mr. J. Gslpin, Mr. Burnett, Mr. Penton, Mr.
C. Henning, Gr. Cowdell, Mimes Churchill Mrs.
Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Steele. Mr. W. aidpin,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Spicer, Mrs. Val'e', Mr.
Lock. lir. H. Baaeombe, Mr. and Mrs. Cannington,
Mr. Thornton, Mr. and Mrs Pearce, Mr. Tudor, Mr.
Baecombe, Mr. H. Lock, Mrs. Gans Mi.. Coombe,
Mr. T. Bennett. The tables were adorned with a great
„jet, of choice plants kindly lent by Mr. Harris,
nurseryman, melding azaleas, roses, geraniums, Ike., In
flower, and these were gracefully relieved with
foliae and delicate ferns Nor had the teachers been
„behind in decorating the walls, and roof, which were
adorned with gay eoloars and freak green leaves, with
appropriate mottoes under the direction of Mr. Cooper,
who seems to bate devoted an amazing amount of
energy sad g 0.4 taste to ensure the roams of the
ntlPPer in 1,,0rl possible way. 01 the north wall
behlna the their," vu * bgndoocce arown, isaked