Dedication.
Reading edition
TO Mr. T. H. BIRLEY and Mr. W. T. JACOB, THE TWO SCHOOL TRUSTEES WITHOUT WHOSE HELP THE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST;
TO Sir PRYSE PRYSE, Bart., AND THE KINDLY WELSH PEOPLE, WHO MADE SAFETY POSSIBLE AND SUCCESSFUL;
TO THE PARENTS, WHO TRUSTED THE SCHOOL, AND SENT IN FULL NUMBERS ON THE EVENTFUL NIGHT OF April 4, 1876;
TO ALL FAITHFUL COLLEAGUES, WHO DID TRUE WORK THROUGH THOSE DANGEROUS AND ANXIOUS MONTHS,
THIS MEMORIAL OF A COMMON CAUSE IS DEDICATED BY
THE AUTHOR.