The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-08 00:00:00

DOBCHIRBTZEI NIGHT 80HOOL SUPPER.

The annual ripper given to the boys who !saw
"passed" in the night wheal examination took place
um a dam/ to the yereauporrations last Friday evening,
In the NaMosal . During the past seasons
large number of lads hers taken advantage of the
edneallen afforded at the night sehool, many of them
very young, yet all boys who hews lett day school ; and
a better report la given of theca both as to oondact and
proven than In any former yew. This is gratifying.
ge to the sapper, which metres the year, learning for
It. own sake is rather doll work, me the mai:lagers of
the school hit on this happy expedieut—the sewer-
fel boys, is,, those who hare attended the regulation
number of night. and poised In the Government
examination, shall be invited to the annual festival, and
the two-fold oberm of the hawser of preordenee and
the delight. of a feast, all the year through sweets.
the cares of labour, aid lighten the toll of overowniag
"Steedard I." Yr. Cooper, the whooknaetw, is
entitled to very great praise for derotiag three nights
a week to this work, and the noble band of answeer
twebere who assist him ars doing excellent service to
the eoseinunlty at luta The Rester (her. IL Everett),
In the most happy way, olds and eneoUrages the work,
and Rush reothe 6re obtained is will uo doubt prove
highly valuable to many spoor lad, who mey, with the
solusation here siren, and indoistry and eneverwee,
obtain signal mice -se in the battle of life.

The annual impair Is provilod by tho contributions
in kind of parishioners and others, tbe Ist Ofldiom
and gentlemen" thus 'bowleg their Interest in the night
school being as follows :—Bev. H. Byers., Mr. sad
Mrs. J. F. Hodges, mum, Mr. sad Mrs. J. 7. Hodges,
jaor., the Mayor and Mrs. Gregory, Mr. R. Davis, Itlas
I X,lll be, Mrs. Ow', Mr. and Mn. inteme, Mr. arid
Mrs. J. Halpin. Mr. sod Mrs. Burnett, Mn. Penton
Mr. arid Mrs. Tudor Mr. and Ma. F. Durders, Mr.
sod Mrs. A. Apiesr, Kr. and Mrs. J. Look, the MUese
Churchill, Mr. sad Mrs. I. Pearce Mr. aad Mrs. B.
L. Walla., Mr. sod Mrs. Onnoieg;on, Mr. ead Mrs.
H. Look, Kr. T. Boaastt, Mrs. Stow, Mr. sad Mrs. R.
Monitor, Mr. and Mrs. Steele, Mr. W. Cislpia, Mr. J.
Bermast, Mr. and Mrs. T. Coombe, Bev. H. T. JJ1205.
Mr. H. Mayo, Mr. Bigip, Mr. sad Mn. C. Pusan
(High Megt-drieet), sad Yr* Morita..
The materials for the taiga were hat by Mr.
Oregory aod Ifr. Hannah, the former pot/mum lithig
them ready for pea The is.. was elaborately
deeorsted for the meeting. 11. t the opp.r *ad of the
room thaelook, wltieti probably on other nights had to
some '' dragged its show length sloog,” was now en.
wreathed with pink, white, and rod roses, symbolical
of the pleaaant hours to b• enjoyed. Over all supreme
was • crown Awaked with the Initial. Of Um moelo
"Long live the Queen," Uoion Jaoks were displayed
OD either aide, • gariaod of gnawer, and lowers
modulated saran the sad of the room, Lod the cook
fortable agenreaos of" Maisano," formed la large red
I lettere Axed oe the healthily whitewashed val, oar
plead the daeoration'of the wall. At the opposiW sod I
vu. plume of white on • bias field, and suderoesth I
it the loyal esnament "God bless the Prlooe of Males"
in Herman text alternately blue and red; theo flags and
a garland to correspond with the opposite deooratioo.
Ito antranoe pink was covered with • merle* aad
whits barterer, amid oatlinod with sprays of foliage gee '
a with bright biog.'s. as Ihrere the other doorways

'boss ta• nom. T. Me walla had a gay Candi%
while evergreen eirelsole emelosing trefoils sod later-
losing taleogies gelded with raw were pissed bore end
there, with a somber of small g fp, and them mottoes
—"Thanks to bind Moods" " Merit is rows/clod,"
"Improve your gem" The smoliers were olso adorned,
and altogether ths room hul • vory alms aposortarm
The tables ware filled with all kinds of 'absconds*
join* piso. pastry, sod puddings, and sot off truth
handsome lowers is pots kindly lent by Moms. Hartle
and. Sol, of Fordlagtoo Nurseries.

Shortly shirr right o'cloelj the boys trouped In.
beaming with the jay of anticipation, and cptickiy took
their plums at the table.. Among them prreont were
the Rector (Rev. If. liverett), the Chursheardene (Mr.
R. Devi' and Mr. IL Barnett), the Mayor (Mr. 0..1. G.
Gregory), Mr. A. Mason, Mr. rider, Mr. H. Watson.
Mr. J. 1. Hedger, Jour., Mir. T. 13. Biggs, Mr. 3 Steele,
Mr. Boot., Mr. Onaptrun, Yr. Wood, Kr. Elmsford,
Mr. J. H. Cooper (master), Kr. Blarney (assistant
ouster), several of the night retool teachers, and the
char of Holy Trinity, coder Mr. J. Robinson, the
organist, who on this 000asion, as in former years,
very Idesily slug • number ef glees sad soogs for the
plempere of the omosay. After grass had been sung,
tA. boys sot to with good will at the supper, but,
though they all had meguilleent appetites, there gem
more than enough; mod next day the poor of the
neighbourhood had what woe left dletribetel amongst
them, and sent to their homes.

_
The MATO& was the charms of the evening; and,
when grad after sapper bad bleu sung, be mid
addreeeing the lads as his young tripods, that 11 afforded
hote very greet plows:ire to meet them that evening on
the happy itemisation of dilly school dubs* for the
past winter. Tie understood that the attendant)* had
be,,, very good, and far above the average number of
former pest.; and he was also Wormed that the
essesioalies had beim qpite • moose. That musk be
very grealfying and ensoarecing to the friends sad
supporters of the oahool, and especially to Kr. tlooper
and the tesebwo;aed he lode should be very thankfal
to those who voluntarily gave their moisten*, in
lastrian lag them. He urged them to renew their
exertions Is the en.sing winter, and not only oome
themselves but tattoos their playmates sod friend' to
join than. Depend upon It they would 011.0, rogrd
attending the sehool. In alter If., when they oame to
be we., they would find the educiation theeo imparted
to be of lateteme advantage. Hoary one of thorn bat now
the opportunity of receiving • good sound souctatiee,
and equities a knowledge efireedlng, writing, sad
arithmetic: if they did not kern it wee their owe
fault, and be hoped oil would tintisu. to avail them-
selves of the Boatel dimities there carried on. It woe
enstomary at Woo atoosioos to give one or two
and the lirst he would submit was that 'bleb was
always Ind and formed-lAm hiseltit of Her Grosions
Majesty the Omen, who was ever meet muloos far the
welfare of her subjewle, sod especially the poor. Doe-
*heater ma proverbial for loyalty, sod he wee quite
sure that "young Dorottester" would follow in the
footsteps of their fonfathers. He gave the health of
Priinsod with at the health of the Priam and
Me that
of Wales end the rest of the Boyd family.
The toast was resolved with immense sheering sad
when the hurrahs had subsided the (Moir Nang the
national anthem.

The MATOIII propped the health of "the donors of
the feast." They wirm much indebted to the kind
people who seat them all the our things they had had,
and he waa sure would join In thanks to theat
(molasses), He need not ode if thm had all njoyed
thanwelmse—hepavowlved they had. He thought all had
done full jostles to what had been set before them, and
he hoped they would not have dreams of ribs of beef,
plum puddings, and so forth—(ermium).
The gook rung "Come merry heart' be fr..," with •
laughing Amos. that set all the boys giggling In
sympathy. It was loudly applauded.
The lIWYM proposed the good heal' of Kr. Cooper
said the maeliers—(insat apples's). During the past
winter there had been 140 boys on the books of the
night school. He woe sorry to say that all of them
did not attend regularly, hat the average attendance
had bees 90, and of them 15 were qualified for the
examination, But oas or two were 111, sad others had
left the town, so that 11 unierweat examination,
nearly all of whom ha was glad to my passed—
(applause). A larger number gained this year than
list; enct. whim It wee eensideved that under the New
Code they were obliged to open lb. school 60 nights,
and a boy to be qualified had to atteed those, he
thought it would be said they had done very rolL He
was happy to any that Mr. Tee:farthest, the Government
Inspector, expressed himself exceedingly pleased, se he
did last year, with the examinatloa the boys shied.
He was very glad to see that the Committee of Connell
had made some ooneessions. Some present would
remember that at first Government required night
shoots to be open 80 nights, and 60 ettealmoes to
qualify for examination, but they afterwards reduced
the numbers to 60 arid 40 respectively. Next year,
from what we could learn, night eohool managers
world not be allowed to prompt any boy above 9
years of age who attends a day ',Moo', or above 13 who
attends • night whorl only. In the Ind standard,
That would make • greet difference, so be should
have to call on them for more strenuous exer-
tions if they wished at the end to oorae to
the annual supper. The first standard, all most
admit, wag very easy: still. there was • large number
of boye—and be did not believe any knew except Mote
who had the experience—who very /000 after leaving
the day school forgot • great deal of their reading,
writing, and arithmetic. The great nee of this night
school was to revive and extend the knowledge of
former scholar; se well a• to impart instruction to
those who had had but little schooling ; and ho
should be exceedingly sorry if enythini IMO done that
would tend to mar the usefulness of toe night school.
He lamed it did s very Important work. 'Many on
leaving the
tdhajr mimel few oppottesitles of
keeping up so they soon forgot the
edge:Mho Imparted: school wee of real sambas
to all such. He was very glad to be able to say—and
Mr. Cooper would agree with him—that the conduit of
the boys had been far better than ever before—there
had mush Is.. trouble with them—(hear, hear); and
that mode • marvellous difference to the teachers who
were kind mooch to some them to instruct them. If
• boy really tried to get on • teacher did not owe how
moat trouble he wee; but if he would not make any
effort himself or hindered others it was a groat trial to
teaspeeend patience. In the pest ammo there had
been for lees trouble, far lees molding, and far better
work than ever infor•—(applassee). That wee satis-
factory : hot they must not forget it was owing to the
energy and seal of Kr. Cooper and the teachers, there-
fore let them wish them health and happinme-4basro.
The Moto: glee—" Silver moonlight."
Mr. COOP= MN he thought that wee the sixth dm*
he bed had the very agreeable yet difilealt task of
eluding up to thank the gentlemen who had so kindly
spoken of the d'art' of the taaohers of the night
school. He WY sure it gave them all the greatest
possible pleasure to do whet good in the town they
When it WVA remembered that dose the mesh'
of thei school there had been between TOO sad 904 boye
there three nights • week, who had been thus kept teem
the mese* It would be seen they had does • little.
Bat they had not accomplished ell they disked.
Another year be should like to see more of those he
wee asseuntorn,cl to see Mont the streets in simian to
and lowing the school in attendanee the requisite 40
nigh*, so that there might he half as away again at
the next anneal supper. It woe a grew* pleasure to
him to see the night school doing so well. More
attended it now than them mem to the day school when
he first came to Dorchester. Next year he hoped there
would be more bore attend the night school, and he
should like to get • few more who would help to the
teaching. Ho Monld like to express his own pereoeal
thanks to those kind friends in the town who gave the
supper. The efforts of himself and the timbers were
all very well, but he did not Mink they should 'ware
such etteadanme is they had were it not for the supper
at the end of the Meson t and, therefore, he felt
personally baciabted to it... who now for six years dad
given Um very liberal treat at the end of the school
merson—(applause).
Mn. F. HOU.LIM meg • peak song " Plenk Party,"
with some adapted vanes 'allege to this "Night-
school party," which evoked load applause.
The if•TOlt proposed the health of the Rester of the
atii—Blepplattes) It wee primeipally through his
Salty sad exerliees that Mk 'shoot was ,
maktalsed, which wee so useful to them a. He was
a his klndee sad
nyCnity ; and he wee tleman
always medealrot to promote the
spiritual and temporal welfare of his parishioners end I
bewastolk. Be hod grasit pleasure in propodag thel
Rector's health, with , 'Three times three"—(great
cheering)
The Mak " Auld keg eyrie."
The Raw. H. *ream said be returned hk amen
thanks to the Mayor for the kind way in which he had
introduced the led tout; and, if the notes made by
the lads was any *Merlon of their affeetioa, he felt
exceedingly flattered and gratified. Now-sdays •
great deal was said about the inflames and work of
the °limy ; and he thought they meld not be wroog
in one thlag, via, tryine to kfieenee the yvu Nem mem-
bers of their fl Ake for eserythiag that hi true and good.
OW thing which dimmed Idea beyond everything
WY to Mink there were meaty young men in the parish
dal unable to read or write. He believed the number
of them was gradually becoming lea sod lee,, and he
hoped Ware hag each • person would not be found In
tlds or any other parish in England. With regard to
this school, he should like to eadonm what hr. Cooper
had said, as to seeing • larger number of *him. scholars.
-It moght be noticed that now most of Orb lads were
younger than to farmer years; and he sttribeted it to
one or two moose : one wee the number of ni‘hts lads
had to &that to qualify for the euminatioo, which
prevented some of the boys from the neighbouring
farms being able to give the reqabits attendance. ; and
the other was that boys begin work earlier Mita they
used to do. Lula left the day school sooner then
formerly, and of all the young boys who attended the
night school none were now in the day school. He
thought one way in which the &orgy could Influence
for good the young people In their parishes was to lead
them clearly to me end thoroughly to understand that
their one great oiled was to Mae them op and really
de them_ pod. with regard to this 'Moo!, which he
was unable to attend so often ea he mild with trout
having other things I. do, it pm him Misers pleasure
to °owe la whenever home able and do what be meld.
He trusted Mat next year there would be • greeter
number of boys in atteadanes, • bettor geanagsgtes,
and that he Mould be enabled to give them higher
words of pram, than he had doss that molar—
(appleaae).
HOLLUID. mei° Naughty MOBOl
Wbattle."

•
gricata mid ha had Men sailed on to propose the
mot tout, whisk was on. he was sure they would
realm most sordially ; het, before he mlatloued the
c.roe of lb• sectiernan Ii oonoorned, he shield like to
soy . Ice words to Om boys present. He knew all
it. little pleasures sad troubles of boys, sad bad
had a greet deal to do with thsai. Hundreds
of led. hwt been suder him, and be always foiled those
turned out bat who had etrlysn the boniest et sehooL
Boys who hod coos. to him, beitlaniog at 2.. 641. •
week, were now in London recriving large solarise in
semi of the wholesale warehouses. A poor lad from
geediagtee, who, he believed, did 'staid some rapid
or night Wool, was employed by hi,., mead boy,
and was now in a wholesale warehouse In Lesion,
dolog remarkably well, sod oa the road es •
mush higher shwas& One youyi maa who
come to him as porter, aid o mild not write at all, !
bet limit to de so la tie kitattee, woe new remising .
• good salary. H. mealiseed Ilus to show ibes. tbe
Impale's, 01 realm edosatioo while WI meld do it