• 'THE
CANTUARIAN.
friendly heart with wh ich he ; cceived the School, but also for the char ming hospitality extended by himself and Mrs. Davidson to the boys of the VIth Form. H e was deeply grateful to the Archbish8p th at he had seen fi t to link him on to the fou ndation of the Cathedral for life, and, as the School was a part of the Cathedral, hr. liked to feel that he was linked also for ever with the Schoo l in its religious life-a token of that sacred fellowship of souls which woul d last even beyond the g rave. The H eadmaster then di stributed th e prizes adjudged during the past year. The Dean of Canterbury then read the list of distinctions gained since last Speech Day. He remarked that the mere el~ u meration of these hono urs was the best evidence that could be afford erl of the fact that the School was living up to the high standard to which it had been raised by its prt!se nt H eadmaster. After a sympathetic refe rence to th e death of the late Dr. Whitehead Reid and an expression of regret on behalf of the Governing Body at the loss of Mr. Cape, the Dean said he felt everyone would wish him to place publicly on reco rd the dee p gratitude which the Governing Body felt to Dr. Galpin for the services which he had rendered th e School, and he thought he might add gratitud e of the wh ole of th at assembly for those g reat services. Comme nting on th e large number of Old Boys present, the Dean said that th e chief reason, which had broug ht so many togethe r, was to offer that mark of hon our to their old H eadmaste r. H e then read the minute adopted by the Governing Body on th e receipt of th e Headmaster's resignation. It was, he said, e ntirely a re co rd of fac ts, and a more remarkabl e reco rd respecting work done in a School of that kind during fo urtee n years he was qui te sure it would be very difficult to find. T hey had had excellent H ead masters b fore who did their. best in their times, but Canon Galpin had certainly raised the School to an importa nce and to an excellence which it had never previously possessed. The Mayor of Canterbury rose to give expression to the widespread regret which the citizens of Canterb ury fe lt at the departure of Dr. Galpin. Canon Galpin would be giving up th e reins of office to anot he r scholar who had gained a do uble first at Oxford. To him and to Mrs. McDvwali the city would extend a warm and sincere welcome. In concl usio n he wished Canon and Mrs. Galpin every possible happiness in their future sphere of Christian activ ity. The principal guests were chee red according to custom 011 coming out of the Chapter House, a nd afterwards Dr. and Mrs. Galpin entertained nearly six hundred guests to a garden party on t he Green Court.