ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS' SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 267, 31 July 1918, Page 7

ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS' SOCIETY

♦ : — PRESENTATION TO MR. J. S. BARTON. The estccin with wJiich Mr. J. S. Barton, who was recently appointed Stipendiary Aingistrnte at liisbome, is regarded by accountancy students cviueuced last evening at a weh-attenucd gathering of members of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society. Mr. E. W. Hunt (president), who occupied the chair, rcterred to the keen interest taken in tiic society by Mr. Barton sinco its inception. Mr. Barton was elected a member in 1903, and a year lator was elected a vice-prcsident, which office ho had held up to the present time. His name hud appeared in every syllabus for the past fifteen years, either as a lecturer, umpiro in mock arbitrations, chairman of mock company meetings, or judge of public speaking competitions, and the students were under a deep debt of gratitude to hiin. Tho lion, .secretary (Mr. F. H. Bass), ono of Mr. Barton's former students, voiced tho regrot of the society that Mr. Barton would no longer be available as a lecturer, but expressed the hope that it would not be long before lie would be again in Wellington. The following resolution was then moved by Mr. Bass, seconded by Mr. C. M. Bowden, and carried with acclamation: "That the members of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society offer their congratulations to Mr. J. S. Barton upon his appointment as Stipendiary Magistrate at Gisborne, and in bidding him farewell desire to place on record their appreciation .of the keen "interest'taken by him in the work of tne society sinco its incep-, tion and the. valuable assistance rendered by him as a member, vice-president and lecturer." It was also resolved, upon the motion of Mr. H. D. Edwards, seconded by Mr. F. A. d'E. Barclay, that Mr. Barton be elected a life member of the_ society in appreciation of his past services. Mr. Hunt then presented Mr. Barton, on behalf of tho members, with a farewell gift for himself and Mrs. Barton, and .wished' him prosperity in his new sphere. In replying, Mr. Barton expressed his deeri appreciation of the remarks made by the previous speakers and the accompanying tangible tokens of esteem. Sinco his "first, connection with the society it iiad always been a pleasure to him lo take any "active part in its work. Jinny of the members were former students of his, and he would carry away with him happy recollections of his relations with the society, which was recognised as one of the mo*t active of its kind iu the Dominion. He regarded his new appointment fis an honour, and ho would <lo his utmost to uphold the traditions which .surrounded t]io courts of justice in the British Empire.