ECHANICS INSTITUTE

Tauranga Record and Bay of Plenty Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 1, 15 June 1867, Page 3

ECHANICS INSTITUTE

— It may

not be knovvn that the ijer.ms ot a liteirarv iustitute for Taijraoga a*e in existenee, and that there are two very choice aliotments in the township set apart tqr that purpose. Ti.ese are cont'iguous to Captain Fraser's dwe'ling, and eomtnand ;i beaniiful ail'd extensive vievv. A pom mdttee was some time ago formed, and certain resolutions Were adopted with. a view of at once.commen ing the permaneilt organisaiioa of ihe iustitute. The first step to he taken is t'he ealling ofa public meeting to raise funds for a temporary buiiding and the appnintm^ht of trustees in order to have the land conveyed nver to'them. The iristitute even in an infano conuition would be a great aqquisition to the coni'munitv — It would form a pleasant retreht to those' have litery tactes or wish to euitivate tlieni, it would beeome an attractive resort to tnany othcrs who are wearv of rlje few and monotinous t'i sources to be fotind in this sinai! place, and it would furnisli a health ful and elevatiug recreation to the youth of ciur population who ar unprovided with atiy means of men. tal improvemerit, or perhaps ir.noeent etnployment rf their leisure, It is now beeoming a grave'question whai are tbe rising gcneration io be conve ? Jwdging from the present faets, unless some *teps in the right directio'ri are not soon takou, v o heve great reason /or apprerension, We havefine, iutelligent, and welidisposed voung people rurrning to

, , ""ed for wanfc of an oppor'unif v fo ncquire ta^tes that are necpssary to ; onab!e"tlien? to le.ad o-ood a"d n?". . ful hve«. a tt 1 "perhfma tr> become I nrnstmnjns .to society: Perhans there • hWC. I "Somoviih rc TTaaip icn. .wbo witS 'b-iuntles* ; "O'-m btfto -ter-rnts 1 lv wifho,," |. j ' crinj iTiiifc incDrio'i • MlOon '• ■ -c rnn- rp'*-, S ma- flri-im well g.iii'tless '-'of his rannfrv's ! " bl-vvi/' | W-c do rot kccir. Thq Oreelp | nsed fo -.v -■? the roiigh tinhewn marb'o f.l,a grac Tnl statue w'as jnsidenf it. j-od fhe eenln'ori ehisel | on] v re'pii' e] fo hring U ont. ! r impthe dcu'nfor's chiop] is toi the b'nck of ,mnrbh,\ education is tp^the . nntutored rmril, and. that ednoa1 ! tion not onlv to be denved from I schools.. buf, tlie «tijl more valuahle" | hind ■ohtmn'xl from «elf culture. I Douht'less oue of i he firm fe-> times of | thc 'nsutnte wili he a public seho'ol ; under th" rnan ij"> nent of the rom- ; miftee. There wi:S also ha a library | uews. and readnig r'ootn, snpplied ! with chest?. draog Ts and .writing | materials, and ro proviuc theye at . h»"*r.it o-ohalda that ffiends of i the eff-v't wjil contrihute gratirously ,/uit of their store of bookg an l news napcrs some materi.'i] to form the .nucleus ef a, mere exterisi ve1 cillecMon.yO'ir m-C"«nt sp-ica will not permir us t» enlarge moi*e on the (hv :ii S.i a it vvill gro'.v otjt of disCUSsi •■>!! whicb a public memin-j- will etvc r**c to, hi.t. • we 's'aall refer to f he stl' j mr agaht.