MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT CLASS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 237, 9 October 1914, Page 1

MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT CLASS.

There was a good attendance at the Mutual Improvement Class on Monday evening, Mr H. 0. Mellsop presiding. The subject fir the evening was "Essay?," which were contributed by reveral members.

The Rev. C. A. Vaughan opened up an interesting question by un 3ssay on: "Is Woman Equal to Man';" A good paper was contributed by Miss Ecklev on "The Making of an Essay." Miss Sanderson gave an excellent essay on "The Abuse of Fashion," ar.d made some good hits at the outrageous styles of dress and shoes worn; Miss Woodward contributed an interesting essay on "Fishing in My Childhood Days"; a good paper or "Friendship" by Mr W. S. McConnell was read by Mr A. E. King; Mr Syd. West had an appreciated essay on "Silence"; Mis* Black dealt with "The Suffragette Movement" in a most interesting manner.

Criticism of soma of the subject matter was made by Rtv. Vaughan, Mr W. West, Kev. Barr and Miss Black, but there wes little time left for criticism owing to the lengthy programme.

It is reported that representatives of Auckland Harbour Board, including the chairman, are to pay a vi-it to Waiuku next Tuesday, ro the desired improvement in the waterway in the vicinity of the wharf. Some welcome lilling-iu of holes in the main street with metal has been done during the week. Attention lias also been paid to tho watettables. There is a good deal to do, however, before any material benefit will be experienced generally Some of the footpaths could bo much improved by a workman with a shovel and wheelbarrow. There is one particularly bad place near the public hall where a break in the footpath forms a trap for pedestrians, and on dark nights, when tho lamp opposite shed.s no welcome light around, a few youths standing near the spot, and taking up the greater part of the footpath, help tbo unwary to discomtituro with the probability of painful injury.