Mutual Improvement Class.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 47, 27 January 1885, Page 2

Mutual Improvement Class.

Perhaps the most enjoyable evening passed by the inehU'evs of the tthove class was that hold last evening at the Westeyan Ha|l; In the' absence of the President, the Vice-Pn-sident (jV\v B. Leary). took the chair, and m the course of his opening remarks took occasion to refer to the departure, of one of their membeis for WeUin!{to.n. In Mr W. $, t^tten the Class had had <\ gentleman amongst them whevie superior know rledgo of n\nst *n,bii»c:ts aud t^eenthua. ia^>lio intnrost taken by luni m the steady .progress oT the Society made him an invaluable member! Adidrtl to this wivs a .kindty a^«l always oliliffin" dipnc^Rit^ojti, wliicli won for him t^e esteem, amt V,igh regard of his co-members. As a thorwighlypractical and useful \ften.\bii!r of the I Cliisii they \\ii(\ \os\i d\\u vvhogo place j it yo\\\\\ x\oK bje e«sy to fill, and he"! ft^ipi c^iai*rtt>Hn) thought; it would be only rt natter of rtnty Uv express their sense of the toss sustiiiued by somiv tftpgtble recoo;niUi>n of ■ thei* , feUe 1 meinlvvV: efibvta fov«the advanoement of the Cliia*. Mr Grace liwe s|)nk«», encbraiug tbe remarks of the chair-

man, and expressing both personally aud as a member of the Class hw regret .fat' the loss of so valuable s member,' ln» ' would si»ggent tiiat » suitable address be prepared aud engrossed, to he forwarded to Mr Patten m Wellington. Mr W. J. Haybiltle, m seconding this propoaition, also expressed 'similar regret. This motion wms unanimously carried, and it was decided* U^w^ter hold the matter over. till, next meeting. As omvof the leaders of the debate to.bt under tv ken that eveninif*di/(Laot torn up W pfler kindly jirofferod by « visitor (Mr^ Rusi» of Napier^ to lecture on Phrenology was eagerly accepted. The Ject'irpiff\it' dnce proceeded.. £0, explain tbe theory of the science and also illustrated his re- . marks . .with; the ,aid of interesting 'chiiKs 'showing-* the formation of the cranium of notpd i celebrities such as Longfellow, .Gladstone, Spurgeon, Bishdp; Selyyn.atid f f iltiier w^l-knowii public men. A rirost'instinetive and ! inii using address was cohclhded by ■ die lecturer further practical I V illus- [ tratinglils di^cpur^' by 'eHmining some ef the ' inoniWrf "' ijeii^. The Plirertolbgi^ and subsequent ihterpSetatibn 1 caused exefeedirig^ ineirimeiit ' m Wp'uie case*. One gentleman was informed he was j. always worthing for 01 hers, rendering practical and useful. assistance, but at same time lookevl for and expected to receive due praise for his work. Another was an admirer of the ladies but would never succecdJmHUftting a wile through, bashfulness, while yet another was possessed, pf, great selfpride. If he saw a hundsomv girl , advancing he would ,be cer|tttiu to think she nas fancying" wnafc a nice young man' he Yaust' be (: aJnd if any lighting were about he would run a mile sooner than tight a minute. One J niore had - great 'ySrlKies *for judicial criticism combined with xouud inteU ; lectiiar * krio\\-lo«Jge : ' : and' ' ji'Algmeut. , Most of tlie statements were acknowledged to l>ef cpiTect iiWd a VjsiH^hearty YotA'offh^tf;'o RMh Th ibi bis kindness was unanimously carried. The President notified, there, would not Vie any m6etin3 J on : ' ri^iV 'Monduj evening oil of the concert at f.Aslmrst. It is coniemplated discontiuuina the class durfng'to^numer evehings. Mr W. J. HaP#tle acted as secretary m the absence of Mr K«ndallvr;n' f ,',, -v- ..:.,■,-,„ •'. . '