I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. (1)_____________________. All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home. (2)____________________________. A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years. (3)________________________. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.