SCHOOL TREAT.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 29, 22 December 1883, Page 2

SCHOOL TREAT.

Great disappointment was felt by the pupils and teacher.-, of our public schools at To Arolm and W.iioron^onui, when Friday morning broke with a cloudy sky. As, however, it did not r.iin at ten o'clock, a start was make for Mr Wilson's farm at Waiorongomai, they harl barely arrived, when down came the rain in toi rents, and the only thing to be done whs to get back us quickly as possible. The W.iiorongomai bianch went to their schoo'rooui and the Te Aroha poition to the Public Hall. At mid-day, and in the evening, the children were indulged to tluir heart's content with cake, buns, and the many other sweet things that are so necessary to happiness in childhood. Swings wciv erected and all paints that could po-^ibly be arranged were gone in for. Many ladies and gentlemen appeared upon the scene with mysterious parcels, which, on being opened, weio discoveied to contain lolleys. I'm it, nuts &c, for which the c'lildrcn were soon scrambling, very much to their delight and with ceitain damago to all the pretty things they were dr-ssediu. Thus in spite of the unfavorable weather the little ones managed to spend a very good day, and when the time 10 depart arrivt-d, they set out for homo very nurry 1 and tired.

Says a Melbourne contemporary :—Professor Sample, tlw horse timer, who )>itoly toured Ihvon^h New Zealand, is now in tlii.s city, and has become vary popular. His lectures are attended nightly by huntlre.(h of his scholars. His latest annitiuicem >nt is, that Cor .1 wa^er he will have one hundred colls ridden toilhin one Ifundred minutes. Rather sni'irt worlc thit«, hut the professor lucks iiiuioe!! to do it !