ONLY ONE MORE DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18344, 2 June 1931, Page 8

ONLY ONE MORE DAY.

SHOW NEARING CLOSE. BIG CROWDS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING ARTIST AT WORK. Only one more day remains for those, who have not done so, to visit the Waikato Winter Show, which closes to-morrow night. The exhibition this year has been of record length—eight days, as against the usual six or seven. The extension this year was made in order to include the King’s birthday as the final day. _ The weather has, of course, militated somewhat against the attendance, but In the circumstances of the .cold and wet, and also of the financial depression, the association should feel well satisfied if it is able to come through the year without experiencing a heavy loss. Yesterday the attendances at the afternoon and evening sessions were good, and to-day crowds have come in from the . country districts anxious to see the Show before it closes. To-morrow, being a public holiday, and there being several athletic attractions in the town, there should be a big influx of people. The majority of these will, of course, visit the Show. Special arrangements have been made to cope with the rush, so as to avoid congestion at the gates. Mdlle. Michell is still providing thrills for the public each afternoon and ■ evening with her uaring trapeze act. Another feature that is creating considerable interest is the demonstration of lightning pastel drawing by Rix Carlton, .whose skill with his challis produces some wonderful scenic efforts. His efforts at an easel on the orchestral platform, each afternoon and evening, earn for him well merited applause. A word of praise is due to the inspectors, who, during the show have controlled the vehicular traffic in the precincts of the show and in the main street, with considerable efficiency. No accidents have occurred and no difficulties have been experienced whatever in the nature of traffic jams.

TECHNICAL EXHIBITS.

WORK OF LOCAL. SCHOOL. " A AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY. Art and utility are both represented in the large number of exhibits entered by.students of the Hamilton Technical High School at the Winter Show. In these days when education is the subject of so much controversy and ill-formed criticism, it is refreshing to find that there is an educational unit at work in our midst which gives so much scope to juvenile individuality. In one portion of the closely packed stall will be found samples of sheet metal work which would do credit to any expert, craftsman. Pewter work of an equally high standard will delight the eye of: the connoisseur, while painted wood-work in the shape of fireside'seats and other bric-a-brac are to be seen cheek by jowl with dainty mosaic of the “egg-shell” variety.

The wood-work section is again well up to the standard of previous exhibits, the hand-stuck mouldings being particularly attractive features. An exhibit of particular interest to the /arming community is a barbed-wire holder for use in fence construction. Preserves, pickles, jams, scones, cakes, and oilier dainties, all the work of girl students, justify the contention that woman’s place is the home, while the needlework exhibits go far lo nullify the oft repeated assertion that the “modern schoolgirl learns nothing useful.” Art for art’s sake finds adequate expression in the delicately embroidered moccasins and other little fineries so dear to the feminine heart. The stencil work is also particularly good. In the engineering section will bo found numerous specimens of metal work, some of extraordinarily Intricate design and bespeaking a knowledge of workshop technique which one does not usually associate with the rising generation. Here, also, it would seem, are sufficient tools to stock .an ironmonger’s window, ranging from rakes and saws, to fish slices, copper trays and brass vases. The raffia work and poker work is of an unusually high standard and reflects the greatest credit on the particular exhibitors concerned,' and, be it said, on the instructors who have developed their pupils’ talents to such a satisfactory degree. Those who still admire /he purely scholastic side of education will And much to interest them in the neatly kept note-hooks on show, while some of the drawings, both free-hand and instrumental, will hoar the closest inspection. The bystander who was heard to remark that, “A day at the show is not complete without a visit to the Technical College stall,” was expressing a sound opinion about a scries of exhibits which are really an education in themselves.