OPENING OF THE PAHIATUA SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1949, 26 March 1885, Page 2

OPENING OF THE PAHIATUA SCHOOL.

(From our own correspondent.)

On Tuesday was celebrated what will be a red letter day in' the annals of the settlement, After a long and weary time of waiting, our school was at last declared finished, and ready for use. The master elect, Mr Yeats, being already on the ground, :no time was lost in getting to work. On Monday the children turned up to the number of 28, who were duly registered and classified.. The only fault about the school is, that it is too small; we ought to have had seating room for 100. The committeewho had the manage l ment of the affair, under the leadership of Mr- J. H. Corbett, have acquitted themselves with honor. The opening consisted of tea for the children at 3 p.m., for adults at 5 p.m., and an entertainment at 8 p.m. All praise is due to the ladies of the district for the manner in which they came forward, and it will be some time before the recollection of the good things supplied will fade from the memory of those who partook of them. Then came the entertainment, which was varied, consisting of an address from Mr McCardle, music, recitations, readings, and songs. . The Masterton Band deserve _the thanks of the district for the liberal 'manner in which they assisted, and the treat they gave us in the shape of good mnsic and songs, contributed by Messrs Papworth and Bradbury. Amongst our Woddville visitors Mr Haggen, who is always to the fore in forwarding the interests of the bush districts, gave a humorous reading in broad Scotch. • Mr T. Miller's song "Come under myplaidie" was given in true Scotch style. Recitations by Mr W. Corbett, " the wreck of the Nancy brig," and Mr H. King "The sale of old bachelors" were well rendered. The recitation by Master A. W. R. Sedcole, "The Spanish Champion," was almost faultless. Mr Papworth,' in his comic song, brought down the house, while Miss M. J. Sedcole and Mr Bradbury highly deserved the applause that was bestowed upon them, The readings of Messrs Haggen, A. W. Sedcole, and Yeats werewellgiven andduly applauded. The affair came off without a hitch, and, what is better, is a financial success. Miss Jessie Corbett presided at the piano throughout.