1 Ravenswood,
B E L F A S T. February, 1919. To
The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and
other members of the Library and
Technical Instruction Committee. Gentlemen, I had looked forward to being present at still
another of your meetings, but it has been decreed other-
wise, and one bows to the inevitable. The opportunity is, however, given me to write,
and this opportunity I take advantage of, to beg that you
will allow me to send you, and that you will accept, the
very sincere expression of my goodwill to every member of
the Committee. At the same time, I wish to assure you how
deeply I appreciate all the kindness, the consideration, and
the thoughtfulness that has been extended to me during my
whole tenure of office, but particularly during the past
few months, when I have been unable to render that full and
complete service to the Institute which it has ever been my
ambition to give. It has been a great privilege and a great honour
to me to have been associated so long (over 18 years) with
the development of the Technical Instruction Scheme of Belfast. The Municipal Technical Institute, Belfast, has
a great future before it, and, in sending the Committee this
message of farewell I currently trust that all the develop-
ments that are pending may be fully realised, and that the
Committoe's work may attain that high pinnacle to which it
is so justly entitled. With the renewed expression of my esteem,
I am, Gentlemen,
Sincerely yours, F. C. FORTH.