Penarth Chronicle and District Advertiser

Penarth School Board. On Thursday evening the first meeting of the newly elected Scbool Board was held in the District Council chamber. The whole of the members were present- Rev. W. Sweet-Escott, Messrs. J. Llewellyn, Thomas, T. Emlyn-Jones, T. S. Lloyd, H. O. Riches, and Dr. Aitken.. The Clerk (Mr. Hughes) announced that it was the first duty of the Board to elect a Chairmnu. Mr Llo yd proposed that the Rector be Chairman for the next three years. This was seconued by .Dr Aitken. Mr Thomas proposed as an amendment the election of Mr Jenkin Llewellyn, and in support referred to his long connection with the Board-18 years, the interest he had taken in the schools, and his long period of office as Vice-Chairman- Mr Jones was the seeondei • The amendment was put when there voted m favour. Messrs Thomas, Llewellyn and Jones. Against —the Sector, Messrs Lloyd, Riches and Aitken. Mr Llewellyn then proposed as a second amen ment the name of Mr Thomas. The voting was the same as in the former case. The proposition that the Rector be elected Chairman was next voted upon, when the Rector, Messrs Lloyd, Riches and the Doctor supported it, and Messrs Jones, Thomas and Lleweliyn opposed it. The Rector, in taking the chair remarked that a great deal had been said outside to the effect that if their party were returned in the majority they may upset the work of the old Board- Such was not their intention. They were not the House of Ccm- mons, and could not legislate upon the question of the equality of Board and Voluntary schools, but he had not the slightest intention of raising any such question in their meatings- They would endeavour to carry out the policy of the old Board. The Rector then proposed Mr Lloyd as Vice. Ch'iirman and Mr Riches seconded. Mr Llewellyn proposed as an amendment Mr Sam Thomas. Mr Jones seconded. The voting was the same as in the election of Chairman, and Mr Lloyd was, finally) declared duly elected. It was resolved that the General Purposes, Attend- ance and Finance Committees consist of the whole of the members. The Rector again and again appealed to Mr Llow- eliyn to accept the chairmanship of the two former of these committees, but he declined the position, and ultimately Dr Aitken was elected. Mr Sam Thomas, who had left the meeting, was elected Chairman of tl o.Finance Committee. A petition, signed by the whole of the teachers was presented to the Board, asking that their salaries for this month should be paid before the holidays in- stead of upon their return. After a brief discussion it was resolved to grant the request, and the Clerk was instructed to get the cheques prepared by the 19th inst. Mr Llewellyn called attention, to the fact that Mr Walker, the caretaker, waa ill, and that after con- sulting with the Rector. a man had been engaged to render assistance at 3/6 per day, and a woman at 11. per day. The action of Mr Llewellyn and the Rector was approved, and it was ordered to be continued for the present. Mr Llewellyn proposed further that Mr Walker be given a month's leave of absence. This was granted. ° Agnin Mr Llewellyn, appealed and this time to the pockets of the members. It was useless, he said, to give man a holiday, unless they put something in his the pocket. This could not be done out of the rates. He would give half-sovereign, and he hoped all the cihe's would give. Mr Lloyd did not sefe why the new Board should J be thus called upon, not that he objected to help, but it ought to be done by the ratepayers if done at all. The Rector expressed himself in favour of helping, and it was then left for the members to give as they thought fit. Z!) Accoums were next presented amounting to £261 4s 3d. It was stated that there was in the bank only £ 113 148 7d, but Mr Llewellyn intimated that in the morning £ 400 would be paid iutothe bank to the credit of the Board. v The re^-t. -of the Committee,respecting the new- school to bs erected in Cornersweli R0:xd, to accom- modate (*0Q children, was presented and it was resolvou to proceed'with the work at oace-

Sf ■ 1 Living Pictures.. There is not in Pan arth a more deserving and pop- ulai- institution than the Victoria Nurses' Institute, therefore it is not to be wondered at, that the exbibi. tion of living pictures given in Andrews' large hall, en the evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thariiclay ehnu'd have t een so largely attended. There is no more pleasing scene to be witnessed than that of tb6 local lnrse going through our streets all winds and weather15, bent on hot errands of mercy to tLe poor and suffering. Many a God. bless her," has escaped the lips of those u ho have watched her, as she has passed on, ar.d sunely to her will be said by the Master by mjd bye, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of thepe. ye have done unto me." Rich and poor alike are interested in the Nurses' Insti- tute. Those who have the means show their sympathy by their offerings, and those who cannot give, do equally as much by their prayers- The sympathy of the public hfts been shown in a practical way this week, and we are glad to announce that as a result of the entertainments given, » very handsome sum has I <1 which will enable the Committee to still fuither extend their work and the usefulnes13 of the Institute- < Of the tableaux it. is possible to speak only in terms of the highest praise- It was evident that one and all had teen most carefully thought out in every detail beforehand- In the selection of subjects, there was an admirable variety while in grouping and in posirg here were the unmistakable evidences of a thoro lo-hly refined sense of the artistic- That most important of all points, the blending of colour, bad been studied with a care that prompted to an undo- ing felicity of choice. Thus while in the majority of instances the picture weres blight and full of warmth, there wp-s never a suggestion of harshness, not a trace of anything inharmonious or garish; To com- bine profusion of colour with soft and graceful effect and naturalness in general tone must be to accomplish the highest result that is attainable in pictures of this kind. "The opening tableau, '• Gentlemen, the Queen," represented a pariy cf officers in mess uniform, with Colonel Frv as the president, honouring the royal toa,it. Tnen followed a scene entitled 11 Sanctuary," in which Miss C Bea>lev, and Mr J F Grimes took part. It represented a ten lfied girl, cn her knees, clinging for protection to a monk, who, with uplifted crucifix, drives back her pursuer, a warrior, clad in the garb of a Norseman, and standing in th- aci, of thrusting his spear th i ough his victim. The attitudes were realistic yet easy and natural. The party of children repre- senting the Nations made a delightfully pretty group, their charming costumes being conventionally true, and thus giving a titilkitig profusion of colour. One cf the most effective of the entire series was that wherein Marie Antoinette was shown in prison, guarded by a, couple of soldiers of the Revolution. The "un'iaopy queen (Mrs F Sh tckel), with hands clasped a id face averted, was shown gazing intently on a e ujcifix, while a soldier (Mr Wallis), leaning back in hid chair, offers her contemptuously a glass of spirits, his comr-de(Mr bhackell), in Phrygian cap, looking stolidly on. The double picture entitled I- Which ? Neither?" the characters in which were taken by Miss Dora Biain, Mr F Grimes, and Mr Wallis was particularly good. The picture presenting Cleopatra with two of hpr attendants (Miss Wilson, Miss M Y\ :1s n, and Miss K Wilson) wai particularly good. Miss Boasley. as Hermione," and Miss Carey Thomas iu "Tie Moon and I" displayed an admirable and statuesque dign ty. The Doctor," in which the characters were t lken by Dr Dunn, Mr and Mrs Shackei, and Miss Winifred Dalziel, was a most faithful vitalised presentation of the well-known picture by Luke Fildes, B.A. The Kiss" (Miss C. B,-asley, Miss Carey Thomas, and Miss Queenie Payne) was Alma Tadema'at his best in the lite. There ensued a senes of Shakespearean heroines, namely, Beatrice (Miss Heywood), Juliet (Miss Bishop), Ophelia (Miss Ehys), Portia (Miss L. Ileitzmatiu), and Jessica (Miss Nidi), incidental recitations being given by Miss C- Beasley. ^Nursing Past and Present, 1815-1895," renewed the acquaintance of the audi- ence with Mrs Sairey Gamp, thb nurse of 50 years ago. while by way of contrast they next saw a nurse of the Victoria Institute, whose loving face with its tender exprehsioa of sympathy, was iu marked contitist to the old lady's il1 the first scene. It was indeed a case of "Lock here upon this picture a. d on this." "Marguerite," by Miss Brain, and Echo," by Miss Beasly, were full of quiet grace and charm. -,Pears' Soap," Mr Ancn was an almost faultless copy of the famous Punch sketch by Mr Harry Furness, and was applauded with great heart- iness. "Day and Night," by Mrs Rit&on and Miss May Rogers Riss, were most artistic, and were self- < explanatory at the first glance. To Mrs Bird, by whom the costumes were designed, and under whose immediate dii.?ciou the general neitiu^ was arranged ^even U) the minutest detail) the most cordial thanktiof all who witnessed the entertainments are due. She has proved a veritable benefactress of the Victoria Insti ute, and it is gratifying to know that her valu- able eervices and those of Mr Sheppard, who assisted in the technical worK, have met with that appreciative recognition which is iheirdue- During each evening "11:11, Martyr, M'>8 Thompson, and Mr Gasgoyne nalzd contributed vocal" selections;' The Misses £ tiaw. on, Miss Oliver, Miss Purnell, Miss Wadley, and Here, atuiesl anure of the institute, did a brisK sale daring the evening of tl • programmes that were designed and painted by Dr Moynan. The C) Penarth Quadrille Band furnished the incidental music.