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PRESENTATION AND ADDRESS
[Welland Tribune, 2 April 1874]
At the close of the High School prior to the Easter vacation, the retiring master, Mr. Oliver, was made the recipient of a very fine and valuable present by the members of the School.
The gift consisted of Chamber’s Encyclopaedia comprising ten volumes-price-$25-and the accompanying address. Plans had been laid for the meeting of the scholars at Mr. Oliver’s residence on the evening of Thursday the 2nd April, but family affliction thwarted the scheme. Mt. Oliver made a very suitable and feeling reply, touching in fitting terms upon his happy connection with the school and of the strong ties which bound him to it. He expressed his sincere regret that the plans of the school had been frustrated by an unforeseen event. He complimented them upon the taste and wisdom displayed in their choice. During his address it was evident from the many tearful eyes in the room, that the bonds which bound pupils and teacher together were not easily severed. Mr. Oliver goes to Bowmanville to assume the Head Mastership of High School their.-Com.
To William Oliver, Esq., B.A., Head Master Welland High School:-
RESPECTED TEACHER- We, the pupils of the High School, have learned with deep regret, that you are about to leave us; that the happy relations hitherto existing between us are closed, perhaps, for ever. In reviewing the past three years, during which we have been under your kind and judicious instruction, we have not been unmindful of your untiring zeal and self-denying efforts in our behalf; nor have we failed to notice the serious difficulties with which you have had to contend. If, according to Dr. McLellan, the Welland High School occupies a high and honorable position among the High Schools of Ontario, the credit is due to our efficient teacher. The toils and pains have been yours. The rewards are yours also. And now as we part, we ask you to accept these volumes as a mark of our esteem, and of our appreciation of you both as a kind and faithful instructor, and also as Christian gentleman.
Be assured that our best wishes accompany you to your new field of labor, where, we trust, you may be as successful as you have been here. May the Divine blessing rest upon yourself and family; and when life’s work is done, may you receive the reward which awaits the good and faithful servant.
Signed on behalf of the School:
Miss Bertha Hooker
Miss Mary Larter
Miss Hortense Hooker
March 31st, 1874.
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