NELSON COLLEGE.

Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2605, 25 September 1879, Page 3

NELSON COLLEGE.

Wb hare been requested to publish' the following correspondence, which tells its > own story:— • Nelson College, September 22, 1879. W. Acton B. Adams, Esq., M.H.R. Sir,—We, the boys of Nelson College; of which institution it is well known you Were once head boy, bare watched with keon interest"th 6 late political crisis. Loyal to Nelson's interest, we of oourse are opponents of Sir George Grey. It was*with great satisfaction that we beard of. the defeat of his Ministry; Whan he appenled^ to ;the country, we hoped that your prediction that the people would reject his followers would prove correct. We all knew that your return for Nelson would-be certain. It was with no small feeling of pride that we witnessed the leturn for the 5 second" time of pnoj; whoftwhemat Nelson College, "distinguished hlmself~a(l 9 its" leader. We almost feel it as our due that to commemorate this event we should have a longer vacation than uaual at Michaelmas. We now beg to petition you to ask our Principal for this extra holiday, aB we feel that if asked for by you, it oannot be refused. We usually hare four days, but we think,that under these circumstances we should have thistime at least: a week. Hoping that.th,e brilliant futuraswhioh^youis short career, in,- Parliament has already "prpmisedyrill be fulfilled,^-We"have the honor to ,be,! Sirj yours, resDeotfullv. .••:■ ' ' ■ ■ ■ =

I " &0".,f0r theircfmainder.of thsboys. I». - 1 ;r C) ,. , 23rd September^ 18|79. ? r ToTHß.Nßisoif CqjiWSGB Boxs,, ...,:■; •,, ;i, / i-is , Your memorial has given me.greattp'leasureJ 'To find, tli&t after twenty years,11 am still remeraberedt by the'-present boys of a Gollege'of twhiohl was head boy for two yoars; and whereon behalf of my "fellow' scholartl I had^ the honor of. making the "speech for the school on the occasion of laying the foundation of: the-present building, is indeed most gratifying; j ,' lam glad th>t you take an.sinte.rest in politics. The future of; New .Zealand rests,in the hand* of; those, who, like yourselves, by haying been born and educated on>her;soil, must necessarily appreciate her vasbiresouroes and the political requirements of, her people better than, any others. , /:,.!•: -"tVi ;< 11 When .1 stated ; in Parliament, jhafc I bolievedV.Sir, Q-eorge Gtrey^would not rppre3e,nt the young Liberal^ of New Zealand, I did not anticipate that,-I sfiioulii* ; so soon -;reooire- a ; proof of it.' If<jou are,true, fp{ yourselves', and-;true. tp,;(ihef;best;intorpits ftf,, the, country of your birth, you will distinguish .between the cant of a liberalism that is used as a stepping- : stone to power, and the genuine, .ring of that whose followersi|gh,t,fpr'the weifara and'good government of a}l classes in the Opkmy. ;< - fi ... ,-^,o . • ; ■..,(•,■ jYciur. Principal, at my Irequest', has been kind enough to allow, your:. holidays: itpr commence next Friday instead of on Saturday night, and to promise to grant a. whole holiday for cricket anj fine day^ you may olioose next quarter. And, while'trusting 1 that you will enjoy your holidays thoroughly, 1 yoriture to'hope that you will nlwayarecollect that success in any branoh of life cannot be obtained except by hard work ; and that, on your return to school, you will demote younelves more earnestly than ever to fitting yourselves to hold high and hoaorablo positions amongst y^ur fellow men. r, . > 1 > Yours faithfully, ' W. Acton B. Adams.

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