HAMPDEN NOTES.

Waipawa Mail, Volume VI, Issue 679, 15 August 1884, Page 3

HAMPDEN NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent .) The concert given by Mrs Doar in aid of the School funds last "Wednesday night, was a decided success. It would be futile for me to try to convey any idea of the first part of the programme, namely that given by the children, for my limited capabilitiss together with insufficient space, could not possibly do it justice, for it had to be seen to be appreciated. The children were very neatly arrayed, in becoming dresses, showing how eachfond parent vied with the other to show their little episodes to the best advantage. Several capitally read pieces were gone through by the boys, and one little dot five years old, favored the audience with a song. I he second part w as also very well got through. It would be invidious on *ny part to mention names, but 1

cannot help giving a word of praise to Mrs Doar, Misses Teychenne, Weekes, and Buchanan, for the manner in whiclithey got through their respective parts. Readings by Messrs Hardy and Buchanan were very well received, as were also songs rendered by Messrs Weekes and Taylor. The last but not least, I consider, was the gem of the evening, namely, “ Camomile Tea” by Mrs Anne Jones. I fancy I have seen Mrs J. playing amongst the boys at cricket in the school ground. Perhaps I was mistaken. Taking it all in all it was a decided success, the only drawback being their being so few and far between. At the conclusion, the Chairman of the school committee called for three cheers for Mrs Doar for her kind services, which was responded to right heartily. Some person in the body of the hall called for “ one cheer more for Miss Teychenne” the pupil teacher and lo and behold, they gave her three or four ringing cheers in response. A dance was held afterwards, and those who remained to take advantage of it kept it up with spirit till “ the sina’ wee hours o’ the morning. Speaking of the pupil-teacher, I see by returns just to hand, that sbe has passsed her examination very creditably. What is gain to her lam afraid will be a loss to us, for I hear she is going up again in January next, and if she passes (which I hope she will) she will be entitled to an assistant mistresses’ certificate, and the consequence will be, I fear, she will take advantage of her promotion and get to a larger school.

A matter which is troubling our heads of families in this district at present is vaccination, and one and all (I mean those who are afflicted) consider and openly assert that the public vaccinator should attend at the least once in six months at this township, which would be quite sufficient to put them all through the mill. I trust if our respected Member sees this, he will urge on the Government the necessity of public vaccinators attending isolated places at stated intervals. I include this place as isolated at present, considering the very bad state of the roads ; not only that, but it is very expensive and inconvenient for a mother with a large family to have to travel 12 miles to have the operation performed. I have not the slightest doubt that there is not one parent in the district but would gladly pay a fair sum to have their children vaccinated here, instead of having to go to Waipawa. The weather up this way is simply very rough ; the frost seems to have it all its own "way. The Beading Boom in connection with the Public Library will soon be open, and T hope that the Secretary will be kept busy for some time in acknowledging with thanks the various contributions from the different publishers of newspapers.