Farewell Social to Mr W. E. Bastings.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9592, 26 July 1907, Page 1

Farewell Social to Mr W. E. Bastings.

(From Ot'.r Own Correspondent.) ("in Wednesday last a spontaneous tribute to Mr W. "K Bastings, as unique as , it was pleasing, was paid by the pupils! of the Weston .School, on the occasion oi | his leaving to take up the headmaster- I ship of the Waikomiiti School. The nine- [ tiou was entireiv organised and curried j out bv the children themselves, even the chairman being one of the senior boys, , who was elected to nil the position, which! ''he did with signal ability. Midway in tin- ; programme Master Thomas Farquharson. ; the chaiim.in, made the presentation of a, verv handoome diver-mounted inkstand, j suitably inscribed, to Mr Hastings, whom he addressed as fohows :—"Prior to your departure from among us, where you have reigned so successfully and so long, I, on behalf of your scholars, wish to show you in some tangible way our esteem for you. Von have endeavored to do your conscientious duty amongst us as a master, and we ask you to accept of tins gift to show our appreciation of you—not for its intrinsic value, but just to recall to you memories of Weston.'' The programme is as follows :~l J iano solo. Miss L. Sinclair; song, Miss Ivv Campbeil; recitation, Miss Pearl. M'Uiliivrav; piano solo, Miss M. L. l)ennison; "recitation, Master Horace M'Doweil ; duet, Misses Dennison and Campbell: piano solo. 'Miss M. Heattie; song. Master S. Campbeil ; locitation, Master Jack Britton ; piano solo, Miss lua Mitchell ; song. Master S. Campbell; piano solo, Miss M. H. Demiison; song. Miss Ina Mitchell. The programme was concluded by the singing of "For they are ■jolly good fellows," "Auld Lang Syne, and "Uod save .the King. 7 ' Clearly the Weston children are not lacking m the power of initiative.