Teacher of SS No. 2, Turnberry
Dear Teacher,
As we reflect upon the privileges we have enjoyed under you as our teacher, it is with feelings of pleasure and gratitude that we address you this evening.
We desire to convey to you the pleasing testimony that you have from your self-denying, painstaking and obliging qualities as teacher discharged your duties with honor to yourself, and satisfaction to us, and that everything connected with our progress and welfare has been by you promoted in such a manner, as to show that you have identified yourself with our interests and sought to promote them in every possible way.
The habits of application and self reliance acquired under your guidance, are in themselves an education, and this coupled with much sound and useful instruction, will enable us to discharge more efficiently the varying duties of life. The time spent in your school will always be a green spot in our memories and we trust that we shall sometimes be kindly remembered by our faithful teacher notwithstanding that we may often have acted in such a manner to render such reminiscences more unpleasant than otherwise.
As a token of our esteem please accept from us the Gold Watch, and Chain, trusting that whenever you may look at its face the hands only point to four.
To your esteemed wife we also give such, and we cannot justly estimate her share in your success but we know the true teacher’s wife has always the interests of his pupils at heart, and therefore to you Mrs. Fraser we present his Parlor Clock as a token of our esteem, and regard.
And, now wishing you both a long life, happiness and prosperity we subscribe ourselves
Pupils of Your Senior Class
