KAIAPOI CHURCH SCHOOL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 83, 19 August 1868, Page 3

KAIAPOI CHURCH SCHOOL.

Last evening a moat successful tea mooting and concert, to Inaugurate tho now additions to tbo school buildings, took placo at the flchool-rooms, which bad been decorated iv a most tasteful maimer with flags, mottoes, and some very clover devloca in loavca. An excellent tea wns on tho tables at 0 p.m., provided by tho following ladles ;•— Mosdnmes Willook, Porter, niroh, Dudley, Barker, and ITurso. Nor was thoro any lank of guosta to do justice to the good things. Thero could not have boon losa than 200 porsons prosont. After tlio tables woro removed, Tlio Ucv, W, W, Wlllook, Incumbent of tbcjiarlsb, addressed tho meeting, nnd ox plained the objects of tho promoters of tho proaent gathering, During hint onmmor thoy bad found the numbor of children too largo lor tbo building, and consequently It waß unfavourably reported on by lite Inspector, on tho ground of organisation, To romody this, it wan resolved lo onlarga tho buildlnga, and In a fow dayn from the oponlng of tbo Hata peoplo enmo forward no liberally that tho committee wero jnstlflod in calling for tenders for enlarging tbo building. A sum of jGBO was flulworlbod. Tills bad doubled tho' fiizo of tho building, provided a ntovo, and mado othor Improvementfl In tbo outnldo ' promises. 'J'lio proceeds of the evening would bo devoted to painting tho building, &o. 110 remembered somo yoars nlnco. when ho used to como up to innpoet tho Kaiapoi schools, hold at thnt timo In the old church on tho Handbills, It used to number about 12 children, Now, although there wero ho many floboolrt In the plnoo, thoy lind attained an average of 80, This was owing to thu excellent manner in which tbo children wero taught, Ono thing cspeolally noticed intlioroports was, the equality of tli(itcachlng,cach child and each clans having evidently had aa much pains bemtowed on It nn anothor. Ho had great pleasure In referring to tho fact that threo boya had bocn selected from that nchool an compotltora for tbo scholiirsblj-ifl, and that ono ol them (Walter Bean) had beon Aueccsflful, The Itov, gentleman concluded by an earnest exhortation to tho paronta to encourage lluilr children In learning and religion, by ? receipt but atlll moro by oxamplo, Ie now called William Honey, and presented to him a prize, oonaUtlng of a liandflomoly bound volume, 'which had boon ontruatod lo him by the Government for that purpose (Olit'oifi,) 110 thought that although he had no vlalblc prlzo to give lo Waltor Ucan, ho wan alao ontlilod lo thoir notice, having won tho higher honor of a ncliolnrablp. (Loud cheering,) 110 would detain thorn no longer, but call on thonn ladios and gentlomon who bad promised au entertainment to proceed witli It. . Tho first Item In tho programme was the overture fo Zampa, played bh a pianoforte duct by McHdamca I'ortor and Hull. This, nn well aa a act of nundrlllba later ln tho evening, wan most brilliantly performed and most thoroughly appreciated by the audlcnco Tho overture wan followed by a selection from "Ingoldflby," well road by Mr J. Dchwick, Tlio glcci " May Day," by MeiulamcH Bell, Morris, Mlbs Strakor, Mosnrn Holl, Ftinston, If. nnd J. Eeb) wlelc sueeeeded, and received great applaune, an did also " Iforo in Cool Grot," and tbo •* Chough and Crow" In another part of tho programme Mr Hell sang "Ilaly," It Is almost needless to flay, In flrnt-rnto stylo. Mr Howllngs highly amußod the nudlonco by bin reading of " Mr Htagglo'n Shooting Advonturen," by Albort bmlth. "I would that my lovo," by Mendelflaohn, was next flung by Mrs Hell and Mlsa Strakcr, followed by another duct by Miss Morrifl and Mlas Cowpcr Hrown, " My Iloat is waiting horo for Thco," Both ducts received tbo

applauao thoy no ominontly dosorvod, Mr Rose read ono of " Mrs Caudle's Lectures i" Mr Wood road " Captain Caulker's Will >" and Mr VFunnton I** An. Evonlng at an Tnstltuto •' All thoso gontlomon aro good roadors, especially tho lattor, who la also generally happy In his selection of suitablo subjects, . Tlio trie " The Wrcalh " was vory vrol'l sang by Mrs Bell, and Mossi'fl Funstou nnd Holl. It only remains now for uh to notlco tho ladles' solos, . Earliest on tho progrnmtno oomon Mrs lloll'o " I cannot mind myVVhoel," which wns so oxprc»Blvely ming that tho audlonoo would not bo denied an oncoro Mra Morris' "HwcotLovo Arise" wns also oplondldly rondorcd, nnd waa similarly complimented, Mis* Strnltor'a " Murmur of tho Shell " was vory artistically executed, and highly applaudod, "Tho Chough and Crow " nnd tho National Anthem, In which the nudlonco joined, concluded tlio entertainment, The Hoy, Chnlrmnn proposed a cordial voto of thanks to tho ladiea providing tablou, and to tho ladies and gentlemen taking part In tho entertainment, which wan curried by acclamation. mnmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmiiwnimnm