WELLINGTON BOYS' INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 3

WELLINGTON BOYS' INSTITUTE.

, 0 -r The following is the report of tno Welling* v [ ton Boys' Institute for tho month ending Oo , tober 31"—Fifteen ncn members joined, ECvcn j renewed their membership, for another year, and eight names were struck off tho roll, four ' ; being over age, one living outside tho citj, and v ? three failing to lcnew The numboi\on thorojl : . at tho end of October was 161 , weok-mght attendance, leaving out tho eonccrte ■ ? held, T\aa 4.1 The weekly average for 'iio seniors' Gospel mooting was junior Gospel meeting 20, and Bihlp class 15 Tho -firet three " of a. series of addresses bv M V 'f. have been » givon bj Uossrs Thompson, Wright, and ' Arnold In connection \rith Bible study, a l semi-secrcfc organisation known as the ll 0T S. ' ' J ras started during the month Only foundation work wtll bo accomplished this year, but it n ' , hoped to greatly stimulate Bible lituilv next 1 yp-ir bv moans of this club, which aims at jet- • ting the boys finally iijto some church V tfi 1 As regaros outdoor fcatnrcs, thicp" l TJrickot*S toiMs luive 'beon entered under tho^Btefe—* > League, ono eonior and 'tfrb'Jniiibr The W- >• nual meeting of the Swimming Club has been > n held, and a committee of boye Bet np to' assist o tho instructors It is hoped to have several il evnnts at tho baths during the* suinmtr, and < s also n cLiy of sport at Kiltjirnie, if it can be 1- arranged Tho liatn was formally openod to d juniors on Octohor 7, and to seniors on October >■ 8, and t!ie attondMice must ha\o been nearly it 100 boys at tho two functions No classes have if lot started, and at present .the bath is used i, by swimmers onlr The basket bill chompion- ' h ship of tho mstitnto was decided on October 8, i when tho Religions Work Committee defeated the cadets after a cJosn contest, tho score bung f '■ 7to 5 If suitabto epsco can bo obtained, it u proposed to ha\e n sorins of games during th« t summer evenings , The Ambulance and ITirst %\&. Class concluded their couTsp with a cotnpnfation botw»en the ' three l'ho smallest boys, knoivn as tho ■ "pee-wee" squad, won nn easy victory over i their older opponents,, owing to tho btrcnuoue pristicps -tthich they put in prior to tho contos, - Thn scouts have root each week, cither nnder tho Scout Mitsttr or their patrol leaders and havo mode , riood progress in learnjig tho ( instructlOils , iii' , th6 x book "Stqnhrg for Boys" In addition to these meetings they go out f6r ' practical Saturday iftpraoon Tney lia\o passed n niunbor of te->ts qualifying, for spconti-dass scouts, and njll soon obtain tlißir badges Tho social season ended with a "social" on October H, whon prl?os won at the snorte meeting wcro distributed There about 100 bovs present It ii hoped to conduct a Christmas camp for institute boys this year J , J suitable arrangements can be made ° Captain Wall reported that the roll number : [i of the cadots was K, 13 boing recruit? One !" cadet tr,m.sforred to the C& Itillos On OcP tobor 16 shooting for tho "prwos preso ited by Colonel Bauchop and Messrs ITallensKin Bros, '? was completcdi < The results, were most siitis- " factor?, ini nugitr well tor clrss firing, which ? commences shortly A physical drill anil n tpnfc ? pitching team .iro.in trnlnin,; foi tho •aiWaj' " tournament on No\ember 1