MR W. S. STEWART. LATE HEAD TEACHER AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2882, 3 January 1891, Page 3

MR W. S. STEWART. LATE HEAD TEACHER AT CAMBRIDGE.

TIIK W.nlc'l" fll'lif luv,; f'li'p.-iiti'i) l|ic tri'iinles which tool: place n few jvnrs in (; r<>y tnixit || in ( iimn'rUoii with the of the Km'. Mi Thoiii'mi. li-ul in:oter of 'he Creyiixulh High Seh<">l. The unfair treatment "f Mr Thoriit"i) by t1,,! I !'l.nil W:i- Wai'llliv !,lk< M ll|> | y ill,; New Zealand K;!ia:,'di"lial fn-titiito and ivpre>entati«iii< made I" tie; Minister i,f lahicatinii, uli't infillut. <1 nn enquiry, Him ir.vilt b.'i»K that Iho I'i;|>:irtir.i>ut r«numstialed uitli thi! I'.' nil, cn-med tlirir inspucl'ir. and asked Ilia* the lead ma t^r 1)0 IT ilHtiltl'll. Til! 1 li )\w:v i'! , M '"'I nil its I*■C; 11 riylit •, mill Mi Tli'-I Sil'.ti h-'id to pi.. Wo sen that liif tory li iv rr-pi-ilting itself, the victim in tliibeing out old and e.iteoinud friend, Air W. S. Stewart, tnrnirrly "i ('aml i i'k'e. Thi! action of the Wistlaiid I'maid iiilhis c:mo seemi to have been jllpt a" unpi-pular v/ith the icsif!crit« of ;i< ill (lit! instance referred to abuii', and to niaik tliuir appreciation of Mr Kt'-w.ut s services we notice in the < Irev Ki l er Ai::ih of Pi: ceinber l.a, that tlin p.urhN of the cliildien attending tho high -ch""l, made a presentation to Mr Stewart which took tho form of an ill 11111111.111■ 11 ad liess and liand-iomn silver (.■a service. 'Pin' Ven. Aiehdeacui AlcImaiic'the presentation, and personally expressed his regret, at thelo.s-: to himself and the district, of the fi iendship and services of Mr and Mrs Stewart. A fe.w days Uera further presentation was made by a committee appointed at a public lnectuu' of thi! lionseholdeiThe Yen. Archdeacon .McLean read the address which was signed by .several of tlio tun*l influential citizens of (iroynviuth. The Mayor, in the addre-- ; . v.hieh accompared by a well tilled purse of .sovermtfN-S expressed th»; wmi 'hat -Mr Stewart might meet with more jn:st treatment than what ho hail received in Gre.y-■ liumtli. Mr Stewart, in responding, thanked the members of tho school commit too and the parents of the children for their long sustained efforts on Ins behalf. Whatever hardships he might have to eiidnre at the hands of a half-dozen at most >f the people of ( Ireymouth, the (,'ieat sympathy and numerous substantial tokens of goodwill he Imd received from tho whole public of the district, won d more than counterbalance it. He voiiM . eicr remember with kindly feeling the many genuine friends ho had made in t-.ie} - | mouth. ____________