1962 The Taranakian Vol. 51 No. 1 December by New Plymouth Boys' High School

December, 1962

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DECEMBER , 1962

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ASSISTANT SECRETARY:

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PHYSICAL

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EDUCATION:

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E. R. McKEON (Professional Accountant by Exam.).

E. ALEXANDER, B.A.

Assistant Masters : T. N. S. WATT, E.D ., M.Sc. J . S. HATHERLY, M.A. (N.Z.), Dip.Ed. (London), Certificate of L'l nstitut de Phonetique (Paris). P. 0. VEALE, M.&., B.A. , A. I. C. R. R. PENNEY, E.D., B.A. , Dip.Ed. A. S. ATKINS, M.A. R. W. BAUNTON , M.A. E. M. MEULI, B.A. W. R. HALLIBURTON, B.A. H. P. WEBSTER. A. N. WILSON, B.Sc. D. C. BALL, B.Sc. P. A. TAYLOR, B.A., B.Sc., Dip.Ed (On Leave). A. F. CRANE. R. G. SINCLAIR, A.I.A .A., H.N .C. (Bidg. ). B. C. BEETHAM, M.A. E. J. INSULL , B.Com. , Dip.Bk g., F.R .A. N.Z. 0. J . OATS, B.Sc. , A.N.Z . I.C. D. C. WELCH , M.A. B. H. BARN/TT, M.Sc. R. J. LATTIMER. E. J . JENNINGS, C. CLANCY, B.Sc. Hons. (Manchester). A. R. FIELD, B.Sc. (Econ. ) (Lond. ). A. J . SHEAT. I. S. JONES. . N. G. WRIGHT. A. C. BARNES (Part-time ). R. GOLDSMITH, B.&. (G ren ob le), B.A. (British Columbia ). R. D. J. McCAW, B.Sc. (Hons.). P. N. DAVIES, B.A. Hons . (Oxon). R. A. RAYMER, B.A. Hons (Southampton ). D. G. WALKER, B.Sc. Hons. (Abe rd een). F. C. BLAKELEY, B.A. Ho ns. (Manchester). B. F. LONG, B.A. Hons. (Lond .), Dip.Ed. (Lond.).

MUSIC :

J . BAYFI ELD, l.R.A.M. , A.R .C.M. C. CAMPBE LL, l.R .S.M. , L.T.C.l. Vi s iting :

MISS M. PETHERAM, L.R. S.M . J . DUBROVAY. MISS E. DOWLING , M.B.E ., L. R.S.M . l. HALL. LIBRARIAN :

MRS. F. M. MclAUGHLIN. HEADMASTER'S

SECRETARIES:

MISS N. J . GOODW IN . MRS. B. l. Wl LLIAMS. MATRON :

MRS.

JAC KSON .

Assistant Matron:

MRS. M. E. B. DUNN. NURSE :

MRS. NELSON . SCHOOL CHAPLAINS :

ANGLICAN: THE VEN . ARCHDEACON K. LI GGETT. PRESBYTERIAN: THE REV . S. C. READ. ROMA N CATHOLIC : FATHER J . MclAUGHLIN. METHODIST: THE REV. W. H. GREE NSLADE .

Dip lomas

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS Head Boy. -D. H. Be nn e tt. Head Boarder. -R. H. Wake lin. School Prefects. -D. H. Be n ne tt (Head), R. H. W akel in , M. H. T. A lex and e r, B. J . A li e n, L. Bir ks, P. J . Church o us e, G . M. Furn ess, L. GirlingButch e r, P. A. Johns, B. L. Lockston e, L. W. McEi d路o wney, G . R. Paton , B. R. Prestid g e, C. R. Pring , J. R. Sm ith , J . F. Sy me , N. G . Tr eweek, C. W. W a ite rs , J . G . C. Wil so n.

DAY BOY HOUSES CENTRAL HOUSE (Colour : White}.-Housemaster: Mr. R. W . Ba u nton . Assistants: Mess rs. J . A. Clousto n, E. Gi bson , L. V. Gidd y, W. R. Ha lli b urto n, I. S. Jon es, 0 . J. Oa tes, R. E. R. Pe nn ey, R. G. Sincl ai r, W. F. Tett, P. 0. Ve al e. Prefects : D. H. Be nn e tt (Hea d ), B. A. Bad cock, L. R. Ba rke r, K. J . Da lton , R. D. Du n ca n , G . T. Kitto, D. L. Littl e, R. W. McCullum , P. Ma sson , G. R. Paton , L. D. Rushbrook. EAST HOUSE (Colour: Scarlet).-Housemaster: Mr . E. M. Me ul i. Assistants: Messrs . D. D. Archi ba ld , B. H. Ba rnitt, R. J. Horrill , I. B. Scal es, R. S. W a tson , T. N. S. Watt, H. P. W ebster, D. C. Welch, A. N. W il son . Prefects: B. R. Prestidg e (Hea d ), M. H. T. A lexande r, J . R. Davies, K. G. Diack, P. A. John s, C. R. Ke nn e d y, N. H. Pe nw ard e n , J . R. Smith , F. Te ma ta , C. W. W a ite rs. WEST HOUSE (Colour: Red and White).-Housemaster: Mr. E. J . lnsull. Assistants : Messrs. A. S. Atk ins, D. C. Ba ll , B. C. Beeth am, A. F. Cra ne, P. N. Dav ies, A. R. Fi e ld , P. C. Huggett E. R. Mc Ke on , A. J . Sh ea t, L. J . Sl y f1 e ld , J . J . Stewart. Prefects : L. W. McEidow ney (Hea d ), C. M. Coll e tt, G . C. Earl , L. G irling-Bu tc h e r, R. N. Goudi e, B. L. Locks ton e, A. J . Mc Ke nzi e, L. J . Purdy, M. J . Tay lo r, G. J . W a tson , J . G . C. Wilso n.

BOARDING HOUSES CARRINGTON HOUSE (Colour : Cambridge Blue}.-Housemaster: Mr. M. C. Carro ll . Assistants : Messrs. R. Goldsm it h , N. G . Wrigh t. Prefects: B. J . A li e n (H e ad}, M. Ba rri ng ton , P. J. Ch u rchouse , Q . C. Gree n , I. R. McQuilkan, C. R. Pring , W. K. Re n d all , R. L. To dd, J . Waite r. MOVES HOUSE (Colour: Maroon}.-Housemaster : Mr. J . S. Hatherl y. Assistants : Mess rs . J . Ba yf1eld , E. G . Blakely . Prefects: N. G . Tre w ee k (H ead ), P. B. Brown , B. A. Chapman , P. L. Coo k, S. Fulu , J. E. Ga rbett, G . M. Ha rbutt, D. R. Ma rtin , J. B. Page, J . H. Ro ss , M. S. Williamso n. NIGER HOUSE.-Housemaster: Mr. R. J. La tt imer. Assistant: Mr. D. Wha ley. Prefects: L. Bir ks (P.) (Head ), T. S. Cla ph am (P.), M. I. Durdl e (Car.), K. J . Ga rnh a m (Ca r.), J . D. Vicke rs (Car .). PRIDHAM HOUSE (Colour: Green}.-Housemaster: Mr . C. Clancy . Assistants: Messrs. R. D. J . McCaw, R. A. Ray me r. Prefects : R. H. Wa kelin (H ea d ), A. C. J . Ca rte r, M. Dennis , G . M. Furness , J . F. Ga mlin, P. E. Hag e n , A. R. P. Kea r, A. R. Pa ul , J . F. Sy m e, R. N. West.

COMMITTEES Athletlcs. -Mr. R. D. J . McCaw, L. Birks , J. G a rbe tt , T. Ka rdo s, L. Mo ffit , L. Purd y, M. Tay lo r, T Willi a ms. Badminton and Table Tennis.- Mr. B. C. Bee th a m, L. Birks (C lu b Ca pta in), G . Harbutt, C. Holme s, K. Rendall . Ball

Supply Room.-Mr. B. She rson .

N. G .

Book Jssue. -Mr. A. S. Atki ns, Mr

Wright, W .

Burton , W.

He nd e rson ,

R. S. Watson , Mr . A. R. Fi e ld .

Cricket. -Mr. R. J . Lattim e r, D. H. Be nn ett, B. Chapman , L. Girlin g-Butcher, B. Prest idg e, K. Re nd a ll , R. Wakel in. Drama.- Mr . A. N. Wilson , Mr. P. N. Da v ies , Mr. W. R. Hall iburton , M. H. T. Al exa nd e r, P. B. Brow n , R. H. C ha rte rs, P. J . Ch u rcho use , L. G irling-Bu t ch e r, R. H. W a kelin . footbaii.- Mr. M. C. Ca rr o ll , B. J. A ll e r., D. H. Be nne tt, L. W . Mc Eidow ney, B. R. Pres tidg e, N. G . Tr eweek, R. H. W a kel in. Hockey.- Mr . R .A. Ray me r, Mr . R. E. R. Pe nn ey, L. Bar ke r, D. G eo rg e, G . Wil son . Lounge. -Mr . J . S. Ha th e rl y, Mr. J . Silve r (Ch a irm a n), B. W. Boo n, G. W. Dav id son , C. S. Eva ns, S. J. Frase r, D. A. Pa rker , J . W. Robe rtso n , H. F. Short, A. J. Wake lin . Photographic. -Mr . C. Cl a ncy, D. W. Eva ns, P. J. J ackso n , K. J . Mc lnty re , M. J . Till , L. H. W a ll e n. Pound. -Mr . N. G . Wright, P. A. A nd e rson , R. N. Askew, D. W. Eva ns , P. B. Goldsbur y, P. R. Ha ncoc k, I. C. Harve y, P. R. J a mieso n , R. K. J o ll y, N. G . La ure nso n, D. C. Sh e lto n . Rowing . -Mr. J . J . St e wa rt , B. J . A lien (C lub Ca pta in), I. R. McQu ilkan (Secre t a ry), P. Ha g e n , A. McQ u il ka n, J . Page, J . Wa it e r, T. Wil so n. Stationery Room.- Mr . W. R. Ha lli b urton , P. Do uch , S. Fu lu , D. Sh e lto fl\ G . W a tson . Swimming.- Mr. D. D. Archi ba ld, J . De m psey, A. G ayford, N. Pe nwa rd e n , B. Tom p kins, N. Treweek . "Taranakian."- Mr. W . E. A lexa n de r, Mr . W. R. Ha ll iburt o n , B. J . Ali e n (Edi to r), L. R. Ba r ke r, D. H. Be nnett, J. E. G a rbe tt, L. Girl ing Butc h e r, G . T. Kitto, R. W . McCull u m, L. W. McEid ow ney, B. R. Prestidge, L. D. Ru shb rook, R. H. W a ke lin . Tennis.- Mr . B. C. Bee th am, G . Ha rbutt (Capta in), G . Badcock , P. Churchouse, G . David son , R. Duff, R. Goudie, C. Ho lme s. Tramping. -Mr. D. C. Ba ll , Mr. J. Bay f1 e ld , Mr . C. Cl a nc y, Mr . A. R. Fie ld , Mr. R. A. Ray m e r, Mr . D. W a lker, G . Pay nte r (Ch ai rm a n), D. Maxwe ll (Secre ta ry). " Whistle." - Mr. J. J. St e w ar t, B. J . Ali e n (Ed itor), C. R. Pring (Publish e r), J . F. Sy me (Bu sin ess Ma nager), M. H. T. Alexa nd e r, L. Birks , P. J . Churcho use, A. G a le, R. K. Joll y, R. Wakel in , J . W a ite r. School Projector and Amplifier.- Mr. L. J . Slyf1e ld, N. Maso n.

Staff-Sergeants. -P. Churchouse, J . Forrest. Sergeants.- P. Masson , B. Gilmore , C. Collet, G. Furn ess, A. Gale, K. Harrington , D. Gyd e, J . L. Talbot. Corporals.-P . J ackson, G. Dewa r, J. Gamlin , T. Clapham, M. Denn is, L. Fifield , N. Mace, A. Ta lbot , H. Anderson, D. Shelton, L. Barke r, D. Bootten .

CADET BATTALION Officer Commanding. -Li e ut.-Co lonel L. J . Slyfield, E.D. Second-in-Command.-Squ adron-Leade r D. D. Archib a ld. Adjutant.-Fiying-Officer E. J . lnsull. Range Officer. -Li e utenant 0. J. Oates. Assistant Range Officers.-Lie utenant E. Jennings , Second- Lieutenant D. G. Walker. Regimenta l Sergeant-Major.-W.O. I R. H. Wakelin. Battalion Drill Sergeant.-W.O. 11 M. H. T. Alexander. Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant.- Staff-Sergeant J . F. Syme. Battalion Orderly.-Sta ff-Se rg ea nt R. F. Denne. Orderly Room Staff.-Staff-Se rg ean t R. F. Denne, Sergeant R. A. Ha rland . Armoury. -Fiight-Lieutenant Serge•nt C. H. Hunt.

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Range. -W.O. 11 B. J . Ali en, Staff-Serg eant G. J. Waiter. Sergean:s: J. R. Lyon.- P. Britton. Corporals: D. Britton, C. Bo sson, P. G. Campbell . Lance-Corpora ls: G. J. Masters, H. Ebbett . BAND Bandmaster.- Mr. J . H. Bayfield. leader.- W.O. 11 B. R. Prestidge. Sergeant.-G. M. Hine. A COMPANY Officer Commanding.- Captam J . A. Clouston . Medium Machine-Gun .- Li eutena nt R. G. Sincl air. Mortars. -Lieuten an t H. P. Webster. Pioneers.-Serg eant R. N. West. Brens.- Li eutenan t M. C. Carrell. Company Sergeant-Major.-W.O. 11 C. R. Kennedy. Staff-Sergeant. -K. J. Knapp. Sergeants.-N. H. Penwarden, R. N. S·o uthern , J. C. Wilson, P. A. Johns, A. R. Ke;r, H. F. Short!, N. G. Treweek, R. N. West, P. Anyan, J . Carter, E. Dodd, P. Hag en, A. R. Pau l, P. Cook. R. Goudie, I. G . Ha rvey, G. Mc lntyre, J . Garbett. Corporals.- B. Tompkins , A. Shatter, S. Catchpole, R. Tipp et, G. Robinson, B. MacDonell, Q. Green, R. J am ieson, M. Williamson. lance-Corporals.- W. Bowde n, K. Rendall. B COMPANY Officer Comand ing.- Captain A. N. Wi lson . lntelligence. -Lieutenant B. C. Beetham. Signals.-Captain A. N. Wilson . Medicai.-Sergeant P. Masson. Provost. -Sergeant B. Gilmore . N.C.O.T.U. -Lieuten an t A. J . Sheat. Company Sergeant-Major.- W.O. 11 L. Birks. Company Quartermaster-Sergeant. -L. Rushbrook .

C COMPANY Officer Commanding.- Li e ute nant J. J . Stewart. Officers.-Li e utenant R. D. J . McCaw, Lieuten ant W. R. Ha lliburton. Company Sergeant-Major.-W.O. 11 L. Girling-Butch er. Sergeants.-J . Waiter, K. Dia ck, M. Tay lor, M. Barrington , R. Todd, I. Stewart, R. John s, I. McQuilkan, C. R. Pring. Corporals.-B . Gardin e r, K. T. Williams, R. Malcolm, M. Barrowman , J. C. Allan, A. Collins . lance-Corporals.-H . Full erton-Smith , D. Lister, E. Dibbl e, M. Sma llman, B. Tompkins , R. Duff.

D COMPANY Officer Commanding.-Fiight-Li eu tenant R. W. Baunton . Officers. -Lieutena nt E. M. Meuli, Second-Lieutenant I. Jones. Company Sergeant-Major.-W.O. 11 D. H. Be nn ett. Company Quartermaster-Sergeant. -J . Kirkby. Sergeants. -L. McEidowney, J . Smith, K. Da lton, B. Bad cock, D. Hancock, D. Mossop, D. Georg e, P. Edwa rds, T. Ka rdos, G. Kitto. lance-Corporals.-S. Moffitt, B. McCorkindale, J. Rolfe , J . He nd erson, R. Skipper, R. Cobb, B. Connell, A. Pl att, P. Gouch, W. Ed en, G. Ross.

E COMPANY Officer Commanding .-Captain R. J . Lattimer. Officer.-Seco nd-Li eutena nt E. Gibson. Company Sergeant-Major.-W.O. 11 D. Littl e. Staff-Sergeant.-R. McCullum. Sergeants.-P. Burford , W. Wilson, L. Purdy, G. Crossman , J . Ro we, W. J. Connor, J . Crush. Corporals. -J . Hutch ens, D. Menzies, P. J ameson, R. Barn es. lance-Corporals.-R . West, K. Sam pson, A. Bodd y, P. Seccombe, R. Pri est, K. Down ey, P. Ande rson, D. Wil so n, A. Be nton , D. Ridland, J. Blanch ett, M. Menz ies .

AIR TRAINING CORPS Commanding Officer.-Fiigh t-Li eutenant A. F. Crane. Officer.-Fiy ing-Office r I. B. Scales. Squadron W.O.-B. L. Lockston e. Sergeants. -G. Bruce, R. Dav ies, J. Mason, G. Watson, N. McN ei ll , G. Lay. Corporals.-A. McKenzie, C. Priest, K. Hamilton , A. Whitehead, N. Hingston .

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At hletics Blazer Awards

105

Breaking-Up Ceremony

Cricket

45 11

Editorial Results

Examination

28 134

Fees

Footbal l Obituaries- Beck Original Contribut ions Schoo l

lns1itut ions

School

Notes

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Steep lechase O LD BO YS' SECT IO N

116 129

Births Branch

63 106

Assoc iations

Engagements

118 129

From the Executive

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Branch Secretaries

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Obituaries

125

Old Boys' News

128

General Purposes Trust Fund Appea l

11 7

H. BENNETT Head Bo y

R. H. WAKELIN Head

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Back Row: G. M. Furness, G. R. Paton , B. L. lockstone, P. J. Churchouse, N. G . Tre w eek . Middle Row : M. H. T. Ale xande r, B. R. Prestidge, C. R. Pring , J. G . C. Wilson, L. Girling -Butcher, C. W. Waite rs, J . F. Syme . Front Row: B. J . Alien, J . R. Smith , R. H. Wakelin , D. H. B e nnett (Head ), l. W. McEido w ney, L. Birks.

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EDITORIAL VER the lost decade, scientific advances in al l fields have been so great that they are almost beyond the human mind to comprehend . Advances in medical, agricu ltura l, chemica l and physical sciences , to say nothing of space exploratio n developments, have made ou r age an age of mathematics and science . The ever present threat of Communism, and the remarkab le progress of Sov iet countries, are exerti ng a steady . and ever-increasing pressure upon the educat ional Advanced know ledge of mathematics sys tems of the Western World. a nd science is thought by .some !o be the only solution to the problem of a life w hi ch is fast becoming a race for existence, and a fight for known values and ideals., One resu lt of the struggle for advances in s cientific and mathematical fie lds is that the educat ional systems of the West, in which New Zealand is included, are becoming decidedly unba lanced in that pupils in their fourth and fifth years at schoo l are influenced to Âˇ the extent that they comp lete ly disrega rd one side of thei r education, and study a complete sc ience and mathematics course, to the exclusion of the Humanities. it is possib le in New Zealand to sit for a Un iversity Entrance Scholarsh ip in five mathematical and science subjects, but probab ly because New Zea land is not as close to the cold war struggle as other coun tries, English is a compu lsory sub ject in most Upper Sixth In 1960, s ix ty-five per cent . of all Lower Sixth former s in New forms. Zealand were tak ing courses including mathematics and three sciences, whi le in the Upper Sixth form nearly eighty-two pe r cent. of a ll pup il s took English a nd four Sc ience sub jects.

At Sixth form leve l New Zealand schoo ls exhibit general ly less specia lisation than most overseas systems, this being evident in the wide range of subjects possible for group passes in School Certificate , Unive rsity However , New Zea land Entrance and Entrance Scholarship , examinati'ons. secondary schools cou ld on . no acco unt be described as p roviding a unifo rm and unspecio lised ed ucation throughout these stages. With more and more adva ntages being p laced in a pup il taking either one group or th e other, in preference to a general course, we have arr ived at the

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position when it is impossible to receive a general education at sixth form level . A pupil may take either mathematics and science plus English, or wholly Arts subjects, with biology the only science suitable for both groups to study. lt may be said that pupils receive a general education up to School Certificate standard, but it is an opinion generally expressed that each year the standards reached are getting lower and lower. To ignore completely one side of an education and to concentrate on a few specialised subjects must surely spell disaster for a civilisation which is even now struggling to keep its place in a world of new countries and new ideas, with doctrines that threaten to stifle man ' s rights as an individual.

Humanities is becoming increasingly important. lt stresses that because scientists will play a large part in developments which will be of great consequence to the world, they must not become so isolated as to forg et the human consequences of their actions. The Commissk>n sugges ls that although no real solutions are forthcoming, periods of wide ranging history, sociology, anthropology and economics, woul~ be and have been, a great success at Sixth form level.

From the time when the basic er inciples of education were first formulated, many men have tried to define clearly the aims and th e purposes of education. Many have succeeded in compiling great books of learn e d theories, much of which is understood by few. However, out of the multitude of works there have emerged some of the accepted theories on the aims of education. There is still not complete agreement on these aims, but all do agree that unless education systems have a clear purpose in mind they are ineffective and useless. Aristotle remarked that " the object of education is to help us like and dislike what we ought tq." life was a good deal simpler in Aristotle's time but 1t is upon statements such as this that many other men have built their theories. Taken generally, the purposes of education路 cou ld be considered to be three-fold: to equip the pupil to earn a living , to help him play his part as a citizen in a democracy, and to enable him to develop all the latent powers and faculties of Nature. In other w0rds, to le ad a full life . Writing in 1938, Dr. C. E. Joad said that a satisfactory education must satisfy all of these ends. Th e reasons he gives is this: the modern wo rld is a complex place and in order that the principles of democracy may be effective, ali the citizens must be alert and informed. This reason is even more important today when we find ourselves fighting for the right to practice democracy . To breed a race of pure scientists and mathematicans may help us to get ahead in the race for world supremacy, but in the end our br ave new world could meet disaster, the individual disappearing into a chemical formula or a mathematical ca lculation, and ceasing to function as a true human being. In 1959 what was known as the Krushchev School Reform became law in Russi a. This compulsory system provided f'or Geography, Biology , two foreign languages, Russian literature, physics, chemistry, mathematics and technical studies, all to be studied over a four-year course. Throughout the course the aim of the system is to stress the importance of the individual within the totalitarian state. This would contrast greatly with the ma jority of Western systems, which concentrate upon a few select subjects, with, it would seem, no definite aim in mind. The aims of Western systems, which were clearly stated a few years ago, appear to have bee n lost in the panic caused by Communist successes. Yet the Soviets have done just the opposite, with the opposite aim in mind. Howeve r, Western authorities have begun to realise the dangers of a narrow specialised education, and changes in systems over the last five years have all provided for a more general education. The New Zealand Commission on Education has stated that the close contact of Sciences and

While the educational authorities realise the shortcomings of a specialised system and are working towards a more general education, it must be remembered th at once a pupil has reached the Sixth form, he must be resp路o nsible for part of his own education. A pupil interested in furthering his education will soon re alise that the class-room cannot provide for all his needs, and wili turn to sporting and cultural activities. In a school such as ours, the facilities for such activities are most adequate. Many but by no means all of the school take advantage of their opportunities to play team games, but the number who participate in the full cultural life of the school is woE'fully smal!. Too many pupils attend school from 8.30 until 3.20 ancl receive nothing from the school except a narrow education and a narrow mind. lt could be said that seeing they put nothing into the school in the manner of participation in sports or general school activities, they do not' deserve anything in return, but there are many schools in New Zealand which cannot hope to provide all the facilities which will broaden outlook and education. What is to happen to those unfortunate students? The answer must lie in secondary school syllabuses. To change a n educational system overnight is im possible and in a time of staff shortages and costly building programmes, a larg e scale change would be impracticable . Ther efore any changes that could b e made, must be possible within th e framework of the present system. At the present time Science forms in the Lower and Upper Sixth have app roximately eight periods of English per week, this b ei ng the only contact many of the pupils have with the Humanities. Even these forms are restricted by University requirements and cannot study many topics of interest and of benefit to them , this being being particularly s路:> in an Upper Sixth Scholarship form where boys in a non-Scholarship English. group can cover topics of a much wider range, because they are not in a n examination strait-jacket. Thus it would appear that th e Universities must lead in the gradua ! change to a more general education by perhaps making a study of a wider range of subjects compulso:>ry, or at least possible for both Entrance and Entrance Scholarship exa minations. This lead would be followed by secondary schools, introducing into the syllabus extra "English" periods, in which a study of subjects such as those suggested by the Commission supplemented by the opportunity to study art, music and foreign literature, even if it involved only a list en ing or conversational knowledge. Whatever changes eventuate, they will probably be on a long-term basis which is a pity, because every year more and more pupils leav ing schools, many with no intention of attending a University, are suffering, a long with those who do have University in mind, from an unbalanced, narrow education. Those attending a University will have a chance to study these missing subjects, but for many others these subjects will always be missing . - B. J . Alien.

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This year has seen a reinforcing of the staff, mainly from the United Kingdom. Mr. R. A. R3ymer, who was a graduate teacher last year, has come from a Co-educational Grammar School in Thames Valley and gained his He is teaching B.A. (Hons. in Geography) at Southampton University. Social Studies and Geography. He e njo ys sport and tramping and also own s an old green vintage car .

Mr. D. G. Walker, who was a graduate teacher in the third term of 1961 , has been teaching Maths., General Science and Physics this year. Mr. Walker was educated at Robert Garden's C·ollege in Aberdeen and gained his B.Sc. (Hons. in Physics) at Aberdeen University. He is a keen sportsman and owner of an old ye llow vintage car (Betsy). Mr. N. Wright, who joined us in th e third term of 1961 , was educated in Derbyshire, England. He has been ir. New Zealand since 1946 and is teaching mixed subjects to third and fourth forms. Mr. R. Goldsmith arrived at the .beginning of this year from Canada. He gained his B.Sc . at Grenoble and his B.A. in British Columbia. Mr. Goldsmith has taught in Fr,ance, Britain and Canada, and is at present teaching French and Physics. He is interested in most sports and a lso is interested in music. Both Mr. Goldsmith and Mr. Wright a re assistant Mortar

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SCHOOL NOTES This year proved to be rather an unusual year in many respects. The May holidays we re moved forward, and including Easter and Anzac Day, took up three weeks. Thi$ made the first term shorter and the second term longer then usual. During this time the Headmaster left on an overseas tour and Mr. Alexander took over the helm. Another unusual occurrence was the Rugby match against Hamilton Boys' High Schoo l, the first game for about thirty years. The game was th e first college match to be p layed on McNaught Field.

Housemasters

in Carrington .

Mr. B. F. Long arr ived in September of this year from England. He has a B.A. (Hens in English) from London and also a Dip.Ed. (London). He will be teeching English. Mr. P. N. Davies, B.A. (Oxen) (Hens English , French Language and French Literature). His first appointment in New Zealand was as a graduate teacher at Otahuhu. He is teaching English and French and is a very exper ienced producer of drama. Mr. F. C. Blakely errived at the beginning ·o f the third term. He has a B.A. (Hens German) from Manchester and a Dip.Ed. He wil l teach modern languages. At present he is an assistant Housemaster in Moye'>. Hou se and will be takin9 a keen interest in School sports.

STAFF CHANGES 1961

otaff who did not return this year were :-

Mr. D. G. Burton , who resigned at the end of the year and h as IJeen on successfu l shmlting gxped itions in both the North and South Islands . He was last seen on his way to the Perth Games. Mr. B. G . Quin, who is doing his country service at Okaihau D.H.S . His first lette r was " very competent loca l su rve y of the dis:rict. Mr. A. H. Blundell, who rel ieved on the staff dur ing 1961. Mr. G. C. Rockley, who assisted us in a part-time capacity during 1'961 . Mr. W. G. Beckett, retired at th e end of 1961. He has been on the staff since apprentice training began and has also assisted in _Scho·ol craftwork. Mr. P. A. Taylor has had a year's leave of absence at Victoria University to qualify for his M.A. in Education . He has a lso been an assistant lecturer .

Mr. L. V. Giddy, who was at School from 1947 to 1948, was appointed ut the beginning of 1961 as a woodwork, metalwork, craft and technical teacher. He is pleying cricket for ()Id Boys and taking an interest in · Sc hool cricket and football. Mr. R. D. J . McCaw, B.Sc. (Hons.). · Mr. McCaw is an Old Boy who was at ~chool from 1950-55, when he was a Schoo l prefect, played in the First XV and First XI and was also a pr·o minent ath lete. He is teaching Mathematics and Science. During the year Mr. McCaw has coached n thletics end field eve nts ~ Rugby and cricket. Mr. A. C. Barnes assisted us w ith third form English for most of the year and we a re very grateful indeed for the interest he took .in the boys and the manner in which he identified himself with the act ivities of the School. Mr. R. Colville during the year.

and

Mr . T.

B. J ackson

relieved

for

short

periods

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During 1961 we had two members of the staff on leaves of absence. Mr. R. J. In England he in a pprentice the Duke of ca binet-making

Horrill spent his six months' leave in the United Kingdom. visited schools of higher education, being interested mainly tra ining and industrial design. Mr. Horrill also attended Edinburgh 's Appr<>ntice Week Exhibition and several hug e factories and specialist building firms.

Mr. P. 0. Veale took a year's leave of absence to travel in Europe, th e United Kingdom and America. Most of their land travel was done by car and caravan and included all the places an d eve nts of interest to them. The Headmaste r, Mr. J. S. Webster, spent twelve weeks on a WoolfFisher Travelling Fellowship to visit schools in the United States, Britain and Europe. He was away from 12th April to 14th July and visited schools in Honolulu , San Francisco, Denver, Lincoln , Chicago, Washington, and New York a nd was impresse d by the size and the amount of equipment in them. In th" English system, Mr. Webster found different examinations at 11 plus for places in Grammar Schools and a very limited course in the sixth forms (the most three subjects). The competition for places in the Universities both in the United States and the United Kingdom was a real incentive for tha boys to study. On the Continent :he opportuni ty for higher education was se lactive , as in England. In the third term the School (as in previous years) accep ted gradua te students from the United Kingdom for traini ng. One effect on the stage at to h ave with us B. T. Farrell, D.

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of the la rge number has been that the accommodation morning prayers has been severely taxed. We are glad Me ssrs. C. J . Marshal! , A. Williams, C. S. Wilson-Jennings, G. Whaley and S. V. Breeze.

During October the matron, Mrs . V. A. Jackson , ret ired because of ill-health. Mrs. Jackson ha s been on the staff s ince November, 1941, and has served the School quietly and efficiently for twenty-o ne years. In h er emp loyment she knew the boarders and their peculiarities and thus observed an integra l part of schoo l life. We wis h Mrs. Jackson a happy retirement. An important event was celebrated during the August holidays when the Headmaster 's secretary, Miss Goodwin, rece ived th e key of lh e door and the congratulations and good w ishes of boys and staff.

CONGRATULATIONS The School offers its congratulations to Major G . T. Seccombe, D.C.M., on his award of the M.B.E. in the Que en's Birthday Honou rs. As officer commanding Area 8 he has had close contacts with the School and has been of greal assistance to the Cadat Unit . During the 1961-62 cricket season the First XI was well represented in a number of important teams. W. T. Murdock , B. R. Pres tidge , J. R. Smith and D. H. Bennett represented Taranaki. lt has been many years s ince four School players represented Taranaki (it is probably th e la rg es t

represen tation in the School's history). The same four were in the Taranaki Colts ' tea m and subsequently the Central Districts Colts' team w hich played against War.ganui. T. S. Medley also played for the faranaki Colts. W. Murdock, B. Prestidge and J. Smith represented Central Districts in the N.Z . Colts' tournament at Wellington which was sponsored b " Rothman's. " From this tourname nt a New Zealand Under 23 Team :Os picked in which B. Prestidg e gained selection. Eleven boys from School competed in the Bryant Memorial Athletic Champ ionships at Pukekohe on Saturday, 24th March. With forty-four schoo ls from all parts of th e North Island present, the standard was very high and the School team did well. The intermediate relay team _of M. Morris, T. Williams, M. Jones and T. Kardos won by a good marg111 , being only 0.5sec. off the record . Others who gained places w~re T. Wil li ams, who was second in the 220, and L. Purdy, who was th~rd 111 the 880. After a trial he ld a t Waitara, eight boys from the School were se lected to represent the Taranaki Secondary Schools' Rugby team to tour New South Wales during the August holidays . They were: D. H. Ben~ett , L. A. Moffitt, B. R. Prestidge, I. R. Stewart, B. J . Alien, B. W. Gard111er, E. P. Hagen and L. W. McEidowney (captain). This !ea m . won four out of six games and reached a very high standard, espec~ally 111 later games. We congratulate M. Renger who gained third place in the New Zea land Junior Men's Gymnastic Cha'llpionships. Michael was also se lected in the Olympic tr aining squad-a fine ach ieveme nt for a b路.:>y sti ll at school. Three of the School's Old Bcys again represented New Zealand at Rugby, playing for the All Blacks in Australia, and two of them again playing aga inst Australia in New Zealand this season. D. J . Graham a~d T. N. Wolfe played in both countries, while K. C. Briscoe played 111 Aust ralia and was a rese rve in路 New Zealand. Anolher Old B.)y , R. Graham , was again captain of the highl y successful Auckland Rugby XV which defea ted a ll challengers for the Ranfurly Shield. The School ext e nd s ils congratulations to th e following Old Boys who " have played rep resentative Rugby this season: R. Eliot (Bush), J. Graham (Can terbury), G. Hayes (Waikato), R. Graham (Auckland), M. Croxson (Otago), N. Wolfe (Wellington), K. Briscoe (Taranaki), R. Hodges (Manawatu, N.Z.U.), K. Camber (North Is land ' Varsities), "Tote" Rumball (North Island 'Varsities), H. Lilley (King Country), M. Colson (North Auckland), R. Hall (King Country Junior Reps). First XV full-back, John Smith, was selected this year to play at Wellington for th e Junior Centurions Rugby XV v. Wellington Third Grade Reps. This year the Scho路o l gained its first American Field Scholarship when Blair Badcock , who was a pupil in 6A , was granted a year's study in the U.S.A. Blair applied for this Scholarship in August, 1961, and was to ld to stand by to go ear ly this year, although confirmation of his having gained the Scholarship came later in the year. Blair left in August and is staying at a home in Pennsylvani a where he is attending. !he Milton High School. He sends hi s best wishes to al l those boys s1tt1ng exams this yea r. He will re turn next August.

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This year's Otaki Scho la r was Colin Lamont. He was Head Boy of Robe rt Gordon's Co ll ege in Abe rdeen. Eve ry year the New Zea land Sh ipping Company gives a free passage from Eng land to New Zee land and return to the selected boy. Coli" was a guest of the Depa rtment of Internal Affai rs as he visited e ll the main centres. Th e " Otaki" was an armed merchantman in the Second World War which put up a gallant fight against a German raider. Th t' capta in of the "Otaki" was an old boy of Robe rt Gordon's College in Abe rd een. Since the "Otak i" was a New Zealand Shipping Company ship, the company have given a free tr ip to the head boy of the college t'very yea r.

the Antarctic land scape was something which was most ext raordinary . The who le cont in en t was flat a nd ice stretched for as fa r as one could see. Mountains wh ich rose out of tht' sea went stra ight up to 13,000 feet and were rea ll y impressive.

During the th ird term one of the maste rs, Mr. D. C. Ball, spent 1hree weeks in the Anta rctic at the American base at McMurdo Sound. He went with some 路o thers by U.S. Navy Globemaster from Ha rewood and arrived in the Antorctic in daylight, which was to continue unbroken whi le he was there. The purpose of his trip was to instruct American un iversity students on snowcraft and snow rescue techniques. These students are main ly biologists and physicists who are gatherin!l data for th eir doctorates. The biologists are working on the habits of penguins, fish and insects, whi le the physicists were study ing th e atmosphere and the aurora. Mr. Ball , in te lking to th e Sixlh Form Forum, commented on 1he temperatures, wh rch ranged from -30deg. F. outside to 60deg. F. inside 1he huts. Ano th er fea ture of the A_m erican base was the food , which was typica ll y Amer~can. On one occosron Mr. Ba ll served himself up what he lhought was plums and custa rd, but found on testing it that it was o lives and sa lad dressing. Surprising ly enough he didn't eat it. Mr. Ba ll said l hat

Th e system of School Dances wes changed this yea r because of a programme of exam inations. One Boarding House combined w ilh a Boy House, so that three most successfu l dances were held , a ll in War Memorial Hal l, which was most adeq uate in all respects. comb in atio-ns were: 'i{est-Pridham, Centrai-Carringlon, East-Moyes .

During the year the pa int ers have been busy in the science labo ratories Both of these blocks have been complete ly and in the South Block. repa inted inside and a re looking very f resh. lt is noticeab le, too; lhat the co lour schemes inc lude some b righter co lours . The colour inside 1he labora tories hes been descr ibed as a "co rke r" pink! full Day t he The

An a nnual sa le of a loca l nursery has resulted in the Schoo l being we ll stocked with shrubs and small plants. To cope with this abundance the Schoo l gardener has started a new p lot of sh rubs opposite the Memorial Block in the miniature desert. Th e p rocess of re-S'Ow ing the Gully ground was repeated this year afte r th e failur e last year. This time, however , it looks as though a good covering of. grass has been established after e laborate prepa rations in the first . term. If the gu ll y can w it hstand a heavy season 's cricket it should be ready for footbal l again next year . Th e terraces a lso, are lo路o king very t idy after being cut in the second term . "This has meant a vast improvement in lhe look of lhe g rounds and the overa ll appearance of t he School. This year has seen the deve lopment of six new tenn is cou rts at th e end of the McNaught Field . The lhree top courts have bee n sea led and painted and the w ire netting enclosing them has been comp leted. The lower three courls ~s yet have. only been sealed , but it should not be long before these, loo, are ready for use . Many of 1he mosters a liti le wilh the removing insta ll a tion of new desks reer of the class can get

in the main b lock have come down to ea rlh of lhe platform in front of lhe roo ms and the Needless to say, boys at lhe and cupboards. away w il h more lhan previously.

Over lhe Chr istmas holida ys, ov;er 700 lockers were in sta ll ed in lhe ma in and soulh b locks and . art' pr_oving very satisfactory in removing lhe necessily fm going into clessrooms between per iods to get books . Apa rt from a few breakages, !heir on ly feult seems to be lh at boys gett ing books obstruct the movement of olhers . between periods. Wilh the breakdown of one mas te r's car at Pia Pia recent ly, lhe Schoo l tenn is team, returnin_g from a successful week-end at Hamillon, One masler and lwo boys had to resort to unconventione l methods. hitch-hiked back, arriving at lhe same timt' as lhe rest of lhe team.

The

Library

Re-organised .

The presence of dr ill ing rigs in the Schoo l grounds during th e second term indiceted lhat lh e project for a new classroom b lo ck has commenced.

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At the moment planning is going ahead for a new classroom block to be built at School and for new playing fields to be prepared on the former piggeries site. However, as yet no details are available.

social relationships between the two High Schools; respective merits of t he Kapuni natural gas site; School dances. Guest speakers were: Mr. Fu llarton , on S.E. Asia; Sir Earnest Marsden on th e atom; Mr. Quirk on t he I.L.O. Conference at Geneva ; the Rev. A. Kitto on comparative religions; Dr. E. P. Alien on radio-activity; Mr. Yortt on his legal experiences; Miss Allum on her overseas tour; Mr. D. Poole on E.E.C. and its possible effects; t he Headmaster on his tour; Mr. Veale on his overseas experiences; and Mr. Stewart on University life .

Yet another building has been built on the terraces overlooking the gully. The 路p ine trees which held this commanding position were felled and the caretzker's new residence was built along from the metalwork room and signa ls storeroom. Boys are beginning to wonde r how many buildings can be erect2d along the top of the terraces. Another new building has .;p,eared at Schoo l this year in the form of a store room at the rear of the boarders' dining room. it was finished during the second term. Moyes House was pleased to move into their new locker room which was a far cry from the old one. Started at the end of the second term the new room was finished during the August holidays and its pleasant brightness and abundance of natural light were a gay welcome at the beginning of the third term.

With the changing of :he May holidays this year it meant that the w ho le School would not be ab le to parade on Anzac Day. One hundred and eighty boys vo luntee red to parade and after the usual School service at the Memorial Gates they participated in the parade and the public serv ice at Pukekura Park. Their action in voluntarily representing the Sc hool was the subject of favourable comment in the city. The organisation of the St. Pat's train was changed this year by our acting Headmaster. Instead of everyone just getting any seat , each House w as allotted certain carriages and Hous emasters and prefects we re in ch arge of their House's carriages. This re-organisation achieved its purpose as this year only two windows and one pair of spectacles were broken and one slug gun was confiscated. Altogether a most successful trip . TY PICALIT IES

In a sixth form English class a we ll-known master, who was teaching poetry, wrote th e following lines on the board:" ln the springtime young man's fancy Lightly turns to thoughts of - - " When asked for the missing word one bright lad quickly replied, " Sex !" Perhaps the Government has relaxed its restrictions on new cars, or e ithe r the masters have s ubstantial overseas funds, because this year some eigh t new cars have appea red around the School, in addition to six or seven second-hand vehicles. Most popular makes seem to be Vau xhalls , Hu mbers and Hillmans. Demolition-th2

last of the

Pavilion

After being completely burnt out by fire last year the Gully Pavilion has been finally demolished . Only the concrete foundations remain . it remains to b e seen how l路o ng it will take for a new building to be commenced (if one is to be built). it has been suggested that the pavilion be incorporated in t he proposed new b lock which wi ll be situated near the gully. This year a Sixth Form Forum was instituted and held during the seventh period of each Wednesday. A committee was established and planned a programme at the beginning of each term. There were two main aims behind the Forum. The first was to hold open discussions on va rious subjects including schoo l life, local and international affairs. The second was to invite speakers to address the Forum on the work experiences, trips with wh ich they are, or had been associated . Amon~ the ideas discussed were: The School Blazer; recognition of School Prefects;

Hamilton B.H.S. were we ll represented in the ranks of the supporters d uring their game with the School First XV in August. However, three fe ma le supporters stood out from the rest. One retired injured ear ly in the game after being hit in the face by the ball. One of the First XV's la rger forwards was severe ly reprimanded by the lady of ample proportions after doing some rather shady things to his opposite in the lin e-out . A we ll-known English master unwittingly passed on his keenness fo r weightlifting to a fourth former. However, this young lad did not have the strength of his master and dropped the weights from a great he ight. His "C lean and Jerk" ended up halfway through the floorboards .

The Second XV tr ip to Hami lton was not uneventful. On the Waitara br idge a t ruck side swiped the rear vision mirror and sp lintered it into the river . The next incident happened on the Mahoenui hills when a

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bus full of Epsom Grammar girls ran the Schoo l bus into a ditch w ith the bus finall y res ting· against a ban k. Within 40 minutes the trip continued, after a short rugb y and basketball practice- in a nearby fi e ld .

On e of our shorter mosters apprehended a tall boy in th e ha ll th e o ther day . The boy moved ove r · to the maste r standing at the bottom of th e stairs. " Now," the master said , "y·o u stay there wh il e I move up a couple

A Ho usemaste r who had been waging a war against rod e nts was surprised to find a d 10a d rat under his sofa . lt may have rem a ined her e, un 8e tected, for quite a lon g time, but in this case one could lit era ll y "sme ll a rat."

o f sta irs ."

B. Prest idge was in brilli a nt form for Eas t until a broken leg, sustained in the third qame of the series, finish ed what for him has bee n an o utsta nding Ru-gby season.

When a slug gun was co nfi scated on the St. Pat's train the acting Head master invited suggestions 'as to why it shou ld ha ve' been take n tci a footb a ll match. · Possibl y it could e ncou rag e our forward s or aggrava te the opposition half-ba ck as he pu t th e b a ll ;n to the scrum, but other suggestion s are ·;ve lcome .

Th e wise-looking judg es w ho condemned Joan of Arc to death d uring th is yea r's " Fest iva l of the Pi nes," can be seen wa nderi ng around Sc hoo l les s cloaks, paint and bea rd s.

Th e music master has a new car . lt may ha ve been more appropria te ; conside ring his vocation, if he had bou ght a " Singer. "

Two third formers were wa tching th_e School v. Wanganui cricket match and after a four had been hit, one sa id to the oth e r, "How do you hit a five?" " Gee, you' re dumb," said th e oth e r scornfully in all seriousness, "You hit a four off a no ball , of course!"

A start lin g change was New furniture , new term. ce rtainly made a difference wou ldn 't recognise the place factory" smell.

obvious in the staff room during the first curtains and a new co lour scheme have In fact , one to the o ld Common Room . if one cou ld not sme ll th e same "to bacco

THE BREAK-UP Th e Break- Up CerP.mony br 1961 was he ld , for the second time, in the G irls' High School Assembly Ha ll befor e a large audience of parents and fri ends o f th e Schoo l. Memb-ors of th e official party on the stage were Mr . F. R. G . Aitkin , Ass istant Dir ecto r of Education, and Mr s. Aitkin, Mr. and Mrs. E: P. Ader' ma n, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Honnor, Mr . and Mrs. L. M. Moss , the Headmaster and Mrs. Webster, mem bers of the Board and their wives, and members of the St a ff and th e ir wives . Afte r th e rema rks of the Ch a irm an of th e Board , Mr . Moss , t he Schoo l sang a massed item, Psa lm 23 , to th e t une Cr imond . Following thi s, Mr. Webster g ave the Headmaster's annua l report. Mr. Webste r said th at th e roll for the year was 1110, of whom 333 were boarders. He commented on th e particu larl y high standard of w ork th at yea r in ~ he lower si xt h, but continued by say in g th a t th e variety of abi lities in th e fifth forms made it necessa ry that boys of low er abi lit y s hould be eased more graduall y into the work a nd not be pushed to School Cert ificate standard in one yea r. Mr. Webster congratu lated the School on the stre ngth of its sporting activities, and a lthough resL• Its were sti ll awa ited he congratulat ed th e ma ny boys who had worked at their stL•dies dur ing the yea r. He th en t ha nked the donors of addi tiona l · academic prizes presen ted to th e School , the first Assistant, th e Teaching Staff, the Office, Hoste l and Evening Cla ss st affs . He also wished w e ll the two members of th e staff who were le av ing , Mes srs. Barton and Quin .

The Head Boy plants his tree

An item was then presented by the Schoo l Band, who p layed J . A. Gree nword 's " Staunch and Tru e," under th e conductorship of Mr . J. Bayfie ld .

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The address was given by F. R. G. Aitkin, M.A. , B.Com ., Ass istant Dire ctor of Education. He told · of three distinct moves in New Zealand during the past two years to recognise academic excel lence and compared these with his experience of attending an Honour Society Ceremony in Me mphis, U.S .A., where students were honoured for their academic ability . The societ y had been formed as an antidote to restore the unbalance created by the undue emphesis give n t-o sport.

SPEC IAL PRIZES

Mr. Aitkin soicl that the School e njoyed a countrywide re putation of high stand ing . A rep utation camE' from hard work and the reputation of a school depended on a numbe r of things. Academic ab ili ty and sports achievements, in which the Schoo l had a lways had a good reco rd, we re factors as well as the School's pert in preparing pupils to fit into th e community.

Rex Dowding Memorial Prize (3rd and 4 th Form Essay) : D. St even. Wattie Wilkie Memorial Prize (P rogress in 4th Form Maths.): A. J. Cusdin . Canon Strong Memorial Prize (Junior Literature): G. H. R. Dun ca n 1, R. H. Tristram 2. Junior Oratory Prize (Cu p and Book presented b y L. M. Moss , Esq. ): K. T. Wi lli ams . Senior Debating Prize (Cup presented by Wel lington O ld Boys' Ass n.): West House (A. J . Pe ttigrew and B. L. Lockstone). Acting Prize (p resented by a n Old Boy): M. H. T. A lexander. Art Prizes : Senior, R. Eves.

After this address th e Schoo l Orch estra p layed " Londonderry Air," o rcliestra ted by Sydney Bayn e~ . The Sports and Traditional prizes were then presented by the Chairman of the Board of Governors.

Junior: A. McG. Murray .

Music Prizes : Sen ior (p rese nted b y H. C. Col li er, Esq.), W. D. Eva ns . Junior : N. F. He nn essy . Singing Prize (presented by an Old Boy): T. I. G ib bs .

Before the presentation of th e fl.cademic Prizes by th e guest speaker, th e Schoo l Choir sang a Basque Carol , " The Infa nt King," and the massed Schoo l sang J e rome Kern's " Old Man River ." Th e ceremony concluded with th e sirrging of ihe Dism issa l Hy mn by the School and the combined gathering si nging the Schoo l Song.

General Competence in Music: D. G. Bootten. Reading Prizes: Reading in Assemb ly, M. H. T. A lexander. Read ing (Mr. H. N. Hewson's Pr ize): M. H. T. A lexa nder. Reading: C. P. Brownhill.

Sen ior J un ior

Prize for the Best Maori Student (prese nted by the Departm e nt of Maori Affa irs): J. T. Wa itere. FORM

Tara naki Daily News Centennial Prize (5th Form Engli sh) : L. R. Barke r.

PRIZES

3 E.B.3:

E. Inch .

3 E.B.2 :

3 E.B. l :

I. R. Hingston :

Parkinson .

4 P.2: K.

B. Sampson .

4 P.l (Geo rg e Pri ze): L. K. Fifleld . 5 B: B. J . Wray .

3 G.4 : A.

Anderson.

5 E: P. B. Goldsbury.

3 G.3 : G .

Bluck.

5 G.Ag.: S. R. Goodwin .

Ta bor Scholarships: English , B. J. Al ien ; Mathematics , J. Sc ience, C. R. Pring; Commerce, G. R. Paton.

P. Burry;

Waiter Crowley Weston Memorial Prize (Science in 6A): B. G. Mil ls. Bendall Memorial Prize (Senior Hi stor y): M. R. Her be rt . White Me morial Prize (Seni-or Lit e ra ture): J . A. Codd.

5 G. C.: B. H. Edwards .

Heurtley Memorial Prize (O ri g in a l Verse): J . A. Codd .

3 G.l : I. G. Welch .

5 G.M. : I. M. Read.

Headmaster's Prize (6A Mathematics): R.

3 P.3 : M. J. Till.

5 G.E. : H. M cl. Hockl y .

Dr. George Home Memorial Prize: H. F. W. J•ckson.

3 P.2: E. B. Goodwin .

5 G.B.: J . Waiter .

Senior French Prize (present ed by the French Lega t ion): T. W. Fookes.

3 G.2: T. A. Johnson .

3 P.l: R. D. Gree n.

5 P.3.:

4 E.B.: J. A. Preston .

5 P.2: D. J . Mossop.

4 B: A. T. Collins.

5 P.l : J . D. Cumm ing.

4 E:

B. D. Ha rding .

4 G.C.2 :

4 G.C.l: A.

K. Watkins. D. Thompson.

4 G.B.2 : J . R. Meharry. 4 G.B.l: G. F. Sutton. 4 P.3 : D. L. Astbury.

6 S.2 : 6 S.!:

M. J . Silver.

c. c.

M. Coll e tt. R. Pring .

Special

Pri ze in Maths:

G. S. Wingate. 6 B.2 : J . G. Rodg e rs . 6 B. l (Sheila Prentice Cup): J . R. Hill.

A. A rms.

Se nior Latin Prize (presented by Sir Rona ld Syme): A. M. Morriso n. Jo hn Brodie Memorial Prize (Compos ition in 6A): P. J. Dempsey. Depu ty Head Boys' Prize (F. J . Eggl e ton Memorial Cup): N. G . Rus h. Gene ral Excellence (Dr . E. F. Fookes' Cup): H. F. W . J ackso n. Head

Boy's Prize (Pri ze presented by the Auckland Branch of the Old Bo ys ' A~sn. and Cup !Jresented . by Mrs. Brookman): H. F. W. Jackson.

Proxime Acessit ( la n MacLead Memorial Prize): H. F. W. J ackson. Dux Prize (Bui ck Cup): R. A. Arms.

BREAK-UP CEREMONY

BREA K-UP CEREMONY

SPORTS PRIZES-ATHLETICS

SHO OTING Hamblyn Cup (Under 17 Championship): B. D. Hookham. Loveday Cup (Under 15 Champ ionship): D. J. Bodd ie. McLeod and Slade Cup (Under 14 Championsh ip): K. Ford . MacDiarmid Belt (School Ch amp ionship): R. H. Wake lin. Searle Cup (.303 Short Range Ch ampio nshi p): R. H. Wake li n. Kelly Cup (.303 · Long Range Championsh ip ): W. J. Ley. Lady Godley Cup (Sen ior Classflring): C. R: Baeyertz. Lady Godley Cup (Junior Classftring): P. C. Britton .

Noakes Cup (J un ior Steep lechase): A. Eriwata . Osborne Cup (Fastest t ime Junior Steeplechase): A. Eri wata. Moran Cup (Junior High Jum p): G. W. Gordon-Stabl es. Bennett Cup (lOO Yards Junior Championship): K. T. W illi ams. Harman Cu.o (440 Ya rds Junior Championsh ip): M. H. Chapm an. Herbert Smith Cup ( Inte rmedi ate Steep lechase): M. D. Ward law. Grieve Cup (One Mil e Inte rm ed iate Handicap): I. R. Stewart. Gilmour Cup (880 Ya rds Int e rmed iate Championship): L. J. Purdy. Easton Memorial Cup (Fastest time Purdy .

Int e rm ediat e Steep lechase):

L. J .

Bryce Cup (Fastest time Senior Steep lec hase): M. Brya nt . Marsh Cup (Intermediate Hurdl es Champ ions hip): K. D. Russe ll.

SW IMM ING Sykes Memorial Cup (Senior Championsh ip): P. J . Dempsey . Challenge Cup (Inte rmed iate Championship): N. H. Penwarden . Fox Cup (Jun ior Championship): B. H. Tompkins. O'Halloran Shield ( Inter-Form Re lay) : 6A (M. I. Boss'ley). Smith and Easton Cup (L ife-Saving) : J. T. Nevil le and H. P. Anderson.

Keller Cup (Intermediate High Ju mp): P. E. Hagen. Cartwright Cup (In termed iate Long Jump): P. E. Hagen . Challenge Cup (220 Yards In termediate Championship): M. D. Morris. Beckbessinger Cup (lOO Yards Intermediate Championship) : M. D. Morris . Old Boys' Shield (440 Yards Senior Championsh ip): B. M. MacDone ll. Noakes Cup (120 Yards Sen ior Hurdl es) : K. J. Dalton . Old Boys' Cup (100 Yards Sen ior Championship): F. Temata. Herbert Smith Cup (220 Yards Senior Championship): S. N. Baty. Mason Memorial Cup (880 Yards Senior Championship): M. Br yant. Fookes Cup (One Mile Senior Ch ampionsh ip): M. Br yant. Bothamley Cup (440 Yards Intermed iate Championship): L. J . Purd y. 1911 Cup (Senio r Steep lechase) : G . C. Ear l. Challenge Cup (Old Boys' Race): J . Rother y. He rbert Smith Cup (3 rd Form Championship): P. S. Woodham .

CADETS

GYMNAST ICS Hosk in Cup (Schoo l Championship): B. A. Cleaver . Cha llenge Cup (5th Form Ch•mpionship): J . P. Barker. Peter Saunders Memorial Cu!J (4th Form Championship): Lang muir.

BADMINTO N Cook an d Lister Cup (Senior Sing les): B. J. H. White . lsaacs Cup (Junior Sing les): C. R. Holm es. INTER-HOU SE COMPETITIONS Kerr Cup (Rugby): Moyes House -B. Fras er. Bates Cup (Cr icket): Eas t Ho use- T. S. Medley. Ha nsa rd Cup (Ath iE'tics): Moyes House-M. R. Keech. Steve nson Cup ' (Tennis): Moyes House-W. I. Bamford . Holden Cup (Soccer): Eas t House-W. T. ·Murdock. Hayton Cup (Row ing) : Carrington House-R. C. Geck. Bryant and Hedley Cup (Junior Rowing ): Carrington House- B. J. Ali en. Cole man Cup (Nov ice Row ing): Carrington House- D. A. Ferguson.

Sole Cup (Best N.C.O.): H. F. W . J ackson . TENN IS CRICKET Parkinson Cup (Best B·o w ler): J. R. Smit h.

Candy Cup (Senior Singles): W . T. Murdock . Herbert Smith Cup (lnte r;;ediate Singles): · B. I. Candy . DAY BOYS v. BOARDERS

HOCKEY Simomon Cup (Most Improved Junior Playe r): M. W. Petersen .

Pease Cup (Rugby): Da y Boys-C. T. W. Henderson . Birch Cup (Cricket): Day Boys- W. T. Murdock .

EXAMINATION

RESULTS

EXAMINATION

RESULTS

Taranaki Scholanhips: New Plymo uth Savings Bank Scholarship: Dempsey. Shell Oil Company Scholarship: H. F. W. Jackson .

Accountancy Examinations: Accounting, Stage I: G. H. J. Beard, W. J. Lo b'b , E. L. Tuffery, B. H. White. Commercial Law: G . H. J . Beard , G . :M. Carter, C. T. W. Henderson , W J. Lobb , E. L. Tuffe ry , B. J. H. Whit~ . Secreta rial Practice, Stage l : G. H. J . Be ard , G. M. Carter , R. C. Geck , C. T. W . Henderson, W. J. Lobb, E. L. Tuffe ry, B. J . H. White. <· Higher Sch<>ol Certificate: D. T. Alexander, W. D. Alliso n, R. A. Aim , G. H. J . Baird , B. G. Blackstock, M. I. Bossley, R. L. Bosson , J. ,; L. Brodie , G . M. Carter , J. A. Codd , J . C. Coldwell , B. Coleman , J . E. Cousins, R. R. Dean, P. J . Dempsey, M. M. Dickie, M. J. Erwin, A . . M· Faull, T. W. Fookes , R. C. Geck, R. G . Gibson , P. E. Godderid'g e, S. J . Helms, M. R. Herbert, D. C. lrvine , H. F. W. Jackson , W . 1T. Lawson, W. J. lobb , !l. N. MacDiarmid, T. S. Medley , B. G . Mil,ls, H. T. Mills, A. M. Morrison, P. R. Parsons, A. J . Pettigrew , P. J . Rfch, 't N. G. Rush, A. L. Rutherford , T. J. Tier , E. L. Tuffery , R. A. Wakelm, B. J. H. White, M. J . Williams, B. H. Wills , D. B. R. Wood. University Entrance : M. H. T. Alex ander , B. J . Alien , B. A. Bad cock, · f:/1 . Barrington , S. E. Beck, D. H. Bennetl, L. Birks , R. B·o urn, M. Bry ~nt , J. P. P. Burry, S. P. Catchpole, N. M. Cavaney , P. J. Churchouse , B. A. Collett, B. G. Connell, R. F. Denne , G . K. Dewar , P. G. C. Douf h, R. D. Duncan , M. I. Durdle, G. S. Elliott, G. M. Furness, R. S. Garbet-t, L. Girling-Butcher, Q . C. Gre en, T. R. Guilford , M. J . Hamilton , R. jA. Harland , W. R. Hetherington , J . A. Hill , M. C. Hingston , W. R. Hutche)ls, W. D. Jackson , K. C. Jensen, I. W. Johns, M. W. Johnson , A. ~M. Johnston , J . C. La nkow, E. G. B. Larsen , R. J . Le wes, W. J . Lty, J . W . Longbottom , J. D. McBeth, P. S. McGhie, R. G . Mclnty re, A. ·J . McKe nzi e , I. R. McQuilkan , R. J. Ma xwell, J. B. Pag e , G. R. Patbn , J . E. Patterson , B. R. Prestidge, C. R. Pring, A. J . I. Rich, J. G. Rodg ers, J. H. Ross , R. L. Schierling , G. Smith, H. M. Smith, J . R. Smith , K. W . Smith , T. W. Struthers, J . F. Sy me, R. L. Sy mes , M. J . Tay lor , T. ' R. Temp e rton , I. M. Titter , R. L. Todd, N. G. Trewe ek , R. H. WakeUn, C. W. Waiters, G. J. Watson, G. S. Wingate, R. M. Wright . Endorsed School Certificate: M. H. T. Ale x and e r, B. A. Badcock, M. Barringtq n, S. N. Ba ty, S. E. Be ck, D. H. Be nnett, L. Birks , R. Bourn , P. B. Brow n, G. L. Bruce, J. P. P. Burry, M. Bryant , A. C. J . Ca rter , P. J . Cart ~·r , S. P. Catchpole, P. J . Churchouse, B. A. Cleav er , P. L. Cook , J . : R. Davi es, R. F. Denne , K. G . Diack, R. D. Duncan , M. I. Durdle , S. Fu!!', G. M. Furness, R. S. Garbett, P. R. Gardner , R. N. Gnudi e, Q . <!:. Green , T. R. Guilford , M. J . Hamilton, R. A. Harland, D. W . Haughtdh, W. R. Hetherington, J . A. Hill , M. C. Hingston, R. W . Honeyfiell!l , W . R. Hutchens, G. T. Jackson, W . D. Jackson , K. C. Jensen , I. W. Johns, A. R. P. Kear, J . H. Kirkby, J . C. Lankow , E. G . B. Lars ~P,, B. L. Lockstone, J. D. McBeth, P. S. McGhie, R. G. Mclntyr e, T. I\. MacKay , A. J . McKenzie, I. R. McQuilkan, J. T. Mason , P. Masson , R. J. Ma x well , I. W . Mill e r, A. J . Mitchell , W . T. Murdock, J . B. Pa ~~'

RESULTS

G . R. Paten , J . E. Patterson, A. R. Paul, B. R. Prestidge, C. R. Pring , 1. L. Riddle, J. C. Roberts, J . H. Ross, R. L. Schierling, G. Smith, J . R. Smith , J . F. Sy me , R. L. Symes, M. J . Taylor, F. Temata, T. R. Temperton , 1. M. Titter, R. L. Todd , N. G. Treweek, C. W. Wait e rs, G. J . Watson , L. J . Webster , R. N. West, M. S. Williamson , J . G . C. W ilso n, N. J . W ilson , G. S. Wingate . Sch ool Certificate: M. H. Alex ander, J. C. Alien , H. P. Anderson , P. A . And e rson , E. W . Anker, R. N. Askew , W. I. Bamfo rd , L. R. Ba rker , R. A. Ba rnes, D. J. Ba rnett, M. H. Ba rrel!, W. B. Boon , D. G. Bo otl e n, K. W. Bowden, N. C. Bridgeman, P. C. Britton, B. W. Busing , I. R. Ca rmi chae l, B. A. Chapman , R. H. Charters, T. S. Clapham, M. G. Cla rke , A. J . Coddington , D. F. Coddington , J. M. Cox he ad , J . R. Crus h, J . D. Cumming , K. J . Dalton , G. W. Da v idson , M. Dennis, E. R. Dibble , R. R. Dickie, A. J . E. Dodd, W . J . Donald, M. L. Donnell y, R. V. Duff, G. C. Earl, B. H. Edwards, S. R. Elliot, C. S. Evans, D. W. Eva ns , R. Eves , R. G. Fieldes, J . G. Forrest, S. J . Fraser , W. D. Funnel! , A. C. G 2 le , J . F. Gamlin, J . E. Garbett, K. J . Garnham , D. J . George, B. C. G dmour , P. B. Golds b ury , S. R. Goodwin , R. W. Green , A. E. Gu ilfo rd, D. G. Gyde, E. P. Hagen, C. Hales , J . G. Hammonds , D. J . Ha n cock, P. R. Ha ncotk, R. A. Hannaford, G. M. Harbutt, K. E. Ha rrington , C. R. Harrison . T. I. Henderson, B. P. J . Herbert, H. R. Hewa rd , K. J . Hill , G. M. Hine, N. R. Hingston , H. M. Hockl y, R. W. Hodgson , B. D. Hookham , C. M. Home, S. N. Hunt, J. F. Hutch e ns , P. J . J ackson, P. R. Jamieson , R. K. Joll y, R. H. Jon es, T. A. Jordan , T. B. Ka rdos, M. R. Keech, M. J . Kemsley, G. T. Kitto, A. K. Klein, N. G. Laurenson , A. N. l.ealand, D. L. Little, M. R. Lockyer, D. C. Lowe , P. P. Lynch , R. W. McCullum, B. M. MacDonell , N. D. Mace, L. W . McEidowney, B. W . McKay, F. B. McNeil, A. J . B. McWhinnie, C. J . Ma nce r, D. R. Martin, D. C. Maxwell, J . W. Medley, D. H. Menzies, B. F. Milne, D. J . Mossop , R. M. Mullon , J. T. Nev ille, G. A. Old, D. A. Parker, J. P. Parkes, G. W. Paynter, D. J. Penwarden, N. H. Pe nwa rden, L. J . Purdy, I. M. Read, W . K. Rendall, K. W. Rimmington , J . W. Robertson, S. T. Rofe, B. H. Rollo, J . C. Rowe, L. D. Rushbrook , K. D. Russ~ll , W. R. Sarten, B. C. Scott, R. L. Scott, R. H. Senior , D. C. Shelton, H. F. Short, M. J. Silver, M. R. Simister, W. R. F. · Sma llman, M. G. Stephenson, P. D. Stewart, N. J . Swindells , A. G. Talbo t, J . l. Talbot, C. Tompkins, D. E. Tuffery, B. P. Valentine, J. D. Vickers , R. V. Vinsen , M. R. Vesper, E. N. Wadsworth , A. J. Wakelin , J . Waiter, D. G. Watson , R. M. Ferrier-Watson , G . W. Way, R. C. Wa ll ace-Wells, P. Williams, D. M. Wilson , W. M. Wilson .

All Studio Photographs in this magazine are by Charters and Guthrie, 27a Devon Street, New Plymouth.

All others are photos taken by the

" Whistle" staff during the course of the year.

The reproduction in the

O ld Boys' Section is by courtesy of the New Zealand Herald .

BO ARDING HOUSE PREFECTS, 1962 . R. P. Ke ar, J. D. Vickers , I. R. McQuilkan, M. S. Wi lliamson, Front Row: A. R. Paul, A. C. J. Carter,K. J. Garnham , A. E. P. Hagen, R. l . Todd. tt , ington , P. l . Cook , M. Dennis , J . Wa lker , G . M. Harb" Midd le Row : J. E. G a rbett , S. Fulu , J. F. Gamlin, M. Barr M. I. Durdle. , in, J . H. Ro ss, B. A. Cha10ma n, W. K. Rendall , T. S. Cla;>ham h o nt Row : P. B. Brow n, J . B. Pa ge , R. N. West , D. R. Marl a . C . G ree n .

DAY

BOYS HOUSE PREFECTS, 1962 . l it t le , C. M. Co llett, l . D. Ru,hbrcck. Back Row: G. C. Earl , R. D. Dunc• n, R. N. Goudie, D. l Diack, F. Te Mata, K. J . Da lton, A. J. McKenz ie . Middle Row: l. R. Ba rker , G. J. Watson, P. Masson, K. G. R. Kennedy , M. J . Taylor, J. R. Da v ies . Fro nt Row : G. T. Kitto , l. J . Purd•t , R. W. McCull um, C.

FOOTBALL

Eight of th e School First XV represented the Taranaki Secondary Schools' team which toured New South Wales. Th e remainder of the Schoo l First XV had an enjoyabl trip to Tauma runui , defeating a King Country Junior Foresters-Centurion team 23-9. J. Sm ith also played in the Centur ion Junior Rugby team. it i; gratifying to see that many Old Boys are continuing playing the game, some at club level , others at provincial level, while D. J . Grilham, T. N. Wolfe and K. C. Bri scoe represented New Zea land again st the Australian teams. Th e School expresses its thanks and appreciat ion to the many people and committees who helped to promote Rugby w ithin the School. Specia l thenks go to the Taranaki Rugby Union, the North ern Taran aki J un ior Managemen t Committee, the R<O'ferees' Association, th e St. John Ambulance, the Taranaki Jockey Club and to a ll the kind people who billeted visiting teams and who billeted School players v isiting other centres. THE

FIRST

Unlike last year'r. team wnose strength la y in a strong, experienced pack, this year's team re lied on a ligh t and not so experienced pack w hose main asset was speed to the loose ball.

Try

Garbett

against

Hamilton

FOOTBALL The 1962 Rugby season proved to be a most successful one for Schoo l. Thirty-four teams from School a~ain formed th e backbone of Junior competition in North Taranaki . The high standard of football played by some of the junior boys could be seen in the Hous e Competition. Perhaps there was not such a keen interest and display of energy in the SeniÂˇo r House competition, but as in former years thi s was a result of a hard season of football.

The 1962 forward pack wou ld probably be one of the lightest Rugby history of the School. Despite this, the team was by no d isgraced by the former School teams of recent years. In fact, it on ly team which has won a ll its co llege matches since the 1958

in the means is the team .

The team was fortunat<O in ha vi ng a ski ll ed and experienced set of ba cks. However it should not be ass umed that this team was a naturally ta lented one. it was not. Th e yea r started with two defeats in club matches. These games were particularly va luable for they revealed the main weaknesses of the team, as we ll as providing tough opposition w hich was a means for "b looding " the players for the coming co llege games. One of the weaknesses of the team revealed by these games was lack of weight in the forwards and a nothe r was th e inability of the â&#x20AC;˘ tea m to tackle. The la tter problem cou ld be so lved, and was, only after

Howev.e r, a fine exhibition of Rugby was seen in the Day BoysBo erders game. Ten tries w e re scored in this game, not as a result of wea kness ir. defence, but a result of the determination of each team to prove its superiority in the loose play situat ion . The Second XV and the fourth grade " B" and "C" teams took part in a new competition, but the remaining three fourth grade teams continued to play in the nnrmal club competition. Schoo l', Rugb y strength has continued mainly because of the use of the racecourse grounds. The grounds are improvi ng yea r by yea r, as a re the showe ring facilities provided by the Northern Junior Rugby Management

Committee.

Some of the older boys in the School soo n felt th e loss of the Gully pavilion with the coming of the Rugb y season. How eve r, the School Gymnasium served +he First Group ve ry we ll and hot showers were installed at thP start of the season.

Rugby

Training

Operation

FIFTEEN, 1962 I. R. Stewart. Back Row: J. R. Davies, C. W. Waiters, D. H. Bennett, J. T. Boyd, R. W . McCullum, B. J. Alien. Middle Row: J . E. Garbett, L. A. Moffitt, G . J. Waiter, J. Waiter, (Captain), B. R. Prestidge, E. P. Ha ge n, R. N. Goudie. Eidcwney Mc W. L. Front Row: W. K. Rendall , B. W . Gardiner, J. R. Smith,

FIRST

FOOTBALL weeks of hard wo rk . - Howeve r it was soon seen that : hat pack would ha ve to be fitter and f as ter than the opposition if they we re to win any games. Every team has its share of injuries during a season and this team was no exception. John Smith was out fo r a good part of the season but returned to play very well against Hamilton and Auckland. Hagen missed the Te Aute game due to a twisted ankle, and J ohn Waiter was unavailable for the Wanganui match.

HEADMASTER'S XV

(P l ay~d

at McN aug ht Field, New Pl ymouth, June 4th).

Won 18-6.

Thi s game was organised mainly because the First XV was unable to play its inter-school game with Stratford-Hawera T.H.S. Combined. This match had been an important "pipe-opene r" to the college games in the past seasons. Thus this season, the Headmas ter's XV took the place of the Stratford-Hawera one. The team consisted mainly of Old Boys. The game was a most successful one, for it gave the Schoo l team a taste of what to expect later on in the col lege season . The teams were:-

Headmaster's XV : M. C. Ca rroll , R. C. Johns, G. McCutch eo n, G. Carter, R. McCaw, G. Harro/d, R. Hugh es, C. Hende rson, B. Hill , G. Hase /1 , B. Darney, D. Martin, D. McE/downey, B. Da vey, M. Bryant. Replacements at half-time were R. Ca rro/1 , R. Stevens, B. Waiter. School: J. Smith, D. Bennett, J. Garbett, L. Moffitt, P. Johns, B. Prestidge, I. Stewart, K. Renda/1, P. Hag en, L. McE/downey, G. Waiter, B. Alien, J . Waiter, R. Goudie, B. Gardiner.

The Play In a deluge of rain B. AIIP.n dived t-o sco re af ter receiving the ball from a quick throw-in. Smith kicked we ll to put the ball between the posts. He repeated this e ffort soon after, when Sc hool was awa rded a penalty kick. Merlin soon raised the flags for the Headmaster's XV a few minutes later and the sco re at ha lf-time was 8-3. Up until this time the School team seemed too light to contain the b igge r and more expe ri enced oppos iti0n . However, in the second ha lf the School team displayed new life. They never obtained domin ance in set scrums and lin e -outs but dis p la yed amazing a lacrity in moving to the loose ball. Martin narrowed th e gap in the score when he kicked well to give the He admaste r's XV three more points. Score 8-6. However Prest idg e soon scored near the posts. Smit h converted. The Hea dmaster's XV la unched a dang ero us attack well into School's territ-ory. lt was Ben nett w ho gathered the rolling ball and af ter outpacing the field sco red under the posts. Smith conve rted, bringing the score to 18-6.

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL The

Play

For the first twenty minutes St. Pat's held the territorial advantage. School were hard pressed in this period and it was only because of much courageous tackling by the School backline that stopp ed St. Pat's scoring more than once. lt was the winger Miles who scored this very good try . 路 He converted to give St. Pat's a 5-0 lead. The School team battled back to the St. Pat's half, where attempted a penalty goal. The ball was blown to one side of a nd it was from this position that St. Pat's launched' an attack Schoo l territory. Miles was again successful with 路a fine kick the score B-0 . Then the School pack gained control. stand touchline, Stewart made a dash for to uch . From this line-out a latera l ruck w ay over to score, after picking up the unsuccessful. The score was 8-3 with five

Prestidg e the field wel l into to make

After driving up the grandthe line but was hurled into formed and Hagen forced his loose ball. The kick proved minutes to go in the first half.

From the kick-off the Schoo l team repeated its forward drive up the fie ld . From a five ya rds scrum McEidowney scored. Half-time score 8-6.

Pridham COLLEGE v. ST.

House

Team-Winners

Junior

House

Competition

GAMES

PATRICK'S COLLEGE (Silverstream)

(Played at Hicks Park, Hawera, July 7th). Won 21-8. Up to the eve of the St. Pat's game the team's supporters had been somewhat sceptical of its ability. And so the outlook was not too bright when it was found that th-:. St. Pat's team had a fair percentage of last year's team back.

After some scrappy play in the second half G. Waiter made several ya rds with a barge, the ball became loose and Rendall dived to score in the corner . Prestidge converted to give School a 11 -8 lead . About ha lfway through the second spell Stewart made a tricky run and scored twelve yards from the posts. Prestidge converted. St. Pat's never really looked dangerous in the second half a lthough they came close to scoring once, but bad handling caused the breakdown. Both sets of backs saw littl e of the ba ll but Garbett scored by the posts as a result of a quick ruck. Prestidge converted to give School a 2 1-8 victory .

lt was a typical St. Pat's day with a bleak southerly wind b lowing straight down the ground. School played against this wind in the first half and Sr. Pat's succ-:.eded in scoring only eight points. School were able to score two tries against this wind and this proved to be the deciding factor in the game. In the second half School exp loited the w ind and notched fifteen more points while St. Pat's were unable to score again. The main reason for this wrs that School proved superior in the loose ball situation. This game was a most important one, for it gave the team confidence in itself a nd proved to the players that they could do it. This game was a lso the pattern on which future college games were based. The teams were:St. Patrick's College: C. Wagg, K. Miles, D. Power, J. Laurenson, T. Teheuheu, G. Bowk~r, J. Sisson. P Barnao, P. Ellerington, G. Mclntosh, M. Beveridge, P. Mclaughlin , M. Hayward-Ryan, R. McVeagh, A. Zame. School: C. Waiters, D. Bennett, J. Garbett, L. Moffit, J. Boyd, B. Prestidge, I. Stewart, K. Rendall, G. Waiter, J. Waiter, L. McEidowney , B. A li en , B. Gardiner, R. Davies , P. Hagen .

St. Pat's, Hawera .

The Prime Minister chats with Lance McEidowney

FOOTBALl

FOOTBALL

v. WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL (Played et Wanganui, July 19th).

Won 23-0.

The match was played on the Collegiate grounds. firm, there was no wind and' the sun was shining.

The ground was

and Al ie n, who had played in the two previous matches were not availa ble because of sickness. School had the edge in a ll departments b ut the d eciding factor again was quickness to the loose ball. Te Aute , howeve r, never gave up. A feature of the game was so lid tackling by both teams .

The game was very intense and the School team never let up. As in most years Collegiate had a very big pack. However, the deciding factor was School's speed to the loose ball and the combining of backs and forwards into one well-knit unit.

Te Aute: R. Wilson, H. Te Whaiti, R. Hotereni, H. Paia, M. Paew ai, M. Tama ti, M. Taumoepeau, A. Gemmell, T. Lambert, P. King, G. Blake, J . Pou tu , M. Campbell, K. Waipara, T. King.

Collegiate gained much set ball and fed it back to the backs. However School's fast-breaking loose forwards caused a breakdown of these movements at' half-back and first five-eighth.

School: C. Waite rs, D. Bennett, J. Garbett, L. Moffit, J. Boyd, B. Prestidge, K. Rendall, J . Waiter, R. McCullum , L. McEidowney , G. Wa iter, B. Gard in er, R. Davies, R. Goudie.

However Collegiate were unfortunate They missed some kickable shots at goal.

The Play

not

open

their

The teams were:-

score.

The teams were:Wanganui Collegiate: G. Mcleod, W. Baber, G. Allan, M. Geary, T. Ruaiti , P. Harris, D. Payton, J . Dermer, R. Hoad ley, M. Aldward, S. Jones , A. H. Smith , C. 0. Smith, J . Absolom, R. Troll.

Aft e r abo ut five minutes, in which there were man y lin e-cuts , Te Aute we re pena lised and Prestidge kicked the goal to give School a 3-0 lead . Te n minutes later Bennett scored in the corner. This was a result of a quick ruck for the ball which was fed quickly along the backline. No . 8 Re nda ll was there to provide the overlap and to f eecl a good pass. to

School: C. Waiters, L. Moffit, J. Garbett, D. Bennett, J. Boyd , B. Prestidge, I. Stewart, K. Rendall, B. Alien, R. McCullum, L. McEidowney, G. Waiter, P. Hagen , R. Davies, B. Gardiner. The Play After about a quarter of an hour of spirited forward play Stewart took the blind side and ran Rendall in for a try near the corner. G. Waiter's kick failed. Five minutes later Prestidge intercepted on the Collegiate twenty-five and raced away to score near the posts. He converted his own try to meke the score 8-0. Collegiate had many attempts at goal but were unsuccessful. Halftime score 8-0. There was no further score for 17 minutes in the second half when Al ien charged down a kick, collected the ball and dived to score am idst a mass of players. Prestidg e kicked路 very wel l to make the score 13-0. Prestidge intercepted the ball again . Bennett was there in support and he raced half th<:! field to score near the posts. Prestidge converted. -18-0. lt was Benn ett again who scored five minutes later, after he had jinked his way through most of the Collegiate tea m. Prestidge converted to bring the fin a I score to 23-0. v. TE AUTE COLLEGE (Played at Rugby Park, New Plymouth on July 28th).

Won 12-0.

This game was played on a heavy ground, for there had' been much rain the previous day. There was an almost continual drizzle throughout t he match . Although the margin of the victory was not great, it was a very good win considering the conditions and also because Hagen

Off to Practice Bennett who dotted th e ba ll down a few yards in from th e corn e r. For th e rest of th e seco nd half School were on the attack and Te Aute were defe nding desperate ly in th eir twe nty-five. The forward struggle was fa irly even, with both sets of becks determined not to let the oppos ition b rea k through their defence. However in the second half School becam e dominant in the for wa rd s. Bu t th e team could not score until the last ten minutes when Prestidge sco red after a fin e run . A few minutes late r, and right on time, he dropkicked a fie ld goal from a difficu lt angle to give School a 12-0 victory .

FOOTBALL

v. HAMILTON

HIGH

SCHOOL

(Played at McNaught Fi eld, New Plymouth , on August 4th) .

Won 17-3 .

Th is was th e first game between the two school s for 28 yea rs and, like the Palmerston game, wi ll be p layed every thr ee yea rs. Schoo l was perhaps fee ling a littl e tired, for it was the third co ll ege game in two weeks . Howeve r they sett led down more quickly than the Ha milton team, and it was probab ly because of this th at they he ld a decided adva ntag e th ro ughout the game. However th e re is no doubt th at Hami lto n was a ve ry good team, p roven by the fact that they had bee n undefeated until t he match . lt shou ld be remembered that both tea ms scored one try each, but w it h Sm ith's Schoo l having the territorial advantage throughout the game. return to t he team was soon fe lt, for he kicked eig ht po ints, and Prestidge turned o n anothe r ;路el iable performance and kicked two pena lties . Teams

There was no furt her score in the fi rst half, a lthough Smith iust missed goaling with two tremendo us dropkicks. Befor e half-time it was evident t hat Schoo l was getting on top in th e forward department. Th e second half produced an intense r type of Rugby. The Schoo l loose forwards were quick in moving to the Ham ilto n inside backs and ca usin g th e m to break dow n. Thus th ey d ecided to kick rather than to feed the ball to the outside backs . Smith kick ed two penalties and Pres tidge o ne during the second ha lf. Althoug h Schoo l attacked time an d tim e aga in , they we re unabl e to score in t he second ha lf because of stout defence by the opposition. About five minutes before time Hamilton put up an up-and-und e r. Flannaga n, the Ha milton centre, drew Waiters and sent t he wing in for a fine try. Fin a l sco re 17-3.

we re:-

B.H.S.: M. Pocock, W. Jones , M. O' Hagan, R. Flannagan , A. Crabb, R. Arbaut hn at, R. Taske r, E. Mclntosh, D. Mitchell , M. Richardson , R. Douglas, K. Smith, P. Burton , W. Pooley, B. Cresswell. Hamilton

School : J . Smith , D. Ben ne tt, J. Ga rb ett, C. Wa ite rs, J . Boyd, B. Prestidge, I. Stewart, K. Re ndall, G. Wa iter, L. Mc Eidowney, J . Waiter , B. Ali en, B. Ga rdin er, R. Davies, P. Hagen. Run of Play

Hami lton kicked off, but School drove deep into their territory. Smi t h attempted a penalty f ro m a 10-yard mark, but it fell short. Schoo l forwards we re t he re and a ruck formed . lt was fed back quickly and it was Garbett who d ived to score . Smith converted .

Team Talk-Half-time

v. AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL

(P layed at Eden Park, Auckland, on 18th August).

Won 13-0.

Th is game p rovided a curtain-raiser , as thQ last two School games in Auckla nd have, to a Ranfurly Shie ld chal lenge. Grammar was p icked by th e Auck land Press as favourites, as they had beaten the top Auck land schoo ls, a lthoug h t hey hod not won the competition. Schoo l we re never in dang e r of defeat, and their th ree very good tr ies must suggest their superiority.

First XV v.

Opunake .

Possession

in the

Line-out.

Th e pre-match build-up resu lted in t he team displaying considerabl e en e rgy, bust ling th e opponents into mistakes and then cap italising on th em. This ma tch p ro vided a grand finale for the team, which could certa inl y be p roud of t heir performances.

FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL The tea ms were:Auc.kland Grammar: J . Ta y lor, I. Graham, P. Trotman, G. Thorn, R. Garbett, R. Kautai, R. Dykes, M. Farland, G. Taylor, L. Lelaulu, D. Moselen , J. Hurt, G. Duncan , D. Douglas, J . Fairgray. School; J : Smith, D. Benn ett, J. Garbett, C. Wa iters , J. Boyd , B. Pres tidge, I. Stewart, K. Rendall, G. Wafter, L. McEidowney, R. McCullum , B. Ali e n, B. Gardiner, R. Da vi!!s, P. Hagen. '

'WI1

.• · • I Run of Play Pla y see·sawed aro und the halfway for the frrst ten min~t es, with Slowly Schoo l gained the neit he r team g ai ning a distin ct advantage. te rri to ria l advantage and were pressing hard to score . Boyd cut through the Gra mmar defence and Wa iter w as there to score, div in g beside th e posts . Prestidge converted. . Just fr ve minutes b efore th e end of the ha lf the Gramm ar half-back was· caught in possession by the School's loose forw a rds. A ruck too k :pl ace, and it was the School half-back, Stewart, who weaved his way to score, ·halfway between the corner and the goal posts. Smith converted , and th e half-time score was l 0·0. Farland, Gra mmar's c•pta in , mad e a break, and was supported by one of his . insid e backs. However Smith succeeded in pulling him down just as a try see med certain. In last year's Gra mmar game School had not scored in the second half . With one minu'te to g o it loo ked as though it would be th e same this yea r. However, after a rurk Ben nett took the · b lind sid e a nd passed They stormed up-field, outpacing the infield to s uppo;:~ing forwards. The kic k opposition, and · it was Hag en who scored under the posts. · failed and the game ended 13·0. - L. W. McEidowney. ·

DAY BOYS v. BOARDERS (P layed on McNaught Fie ld on September 27th). Day Boys wo n 23- 19: · McNaught Field was extreme ly hard, with a scanty cove ring of grass fo r the ann ua l fixture , play-ed before a large crowd of Old Boys, parents and friends . Te ams were evenl y matched with an equa l rep rese ntation of First XV members, and a thrilling encounter resu lted . Although the Boarders appeared to have a slight adva ntag e in the forwards , the Day Boys capitalised o n every mistake and it was through this superiority in the loose, especia lly in the backs, th at the Da y Boys e merg ed as winners . The first points were scored after only fi ve minutes' p lay when Bennett broke, swerved inside Wakelin and Renda ll and scored midway Benn ett intercepted a· p ass· on halfway between th e posts and touch. •nd went away to score again; this wa s follow ed by a try by Williams Board e rs scored next when Hagen fielded a and Day Boys led 9-0 . high kick on th e Da y Boy line a nd crashed over. Da y Boys surged further ahead with a tre mendous dropped goal by Smith from half-way , and half-time came with the score 12-3 . On the resumption of pl ay, from a five-yard scrum, Re nd a ll created the ove rl ap for Fulu to score for the Boa rde rs. Re nd a ll converted.-12·8. 'Day Boys re p lied immediate ly when Stew a rt · broke, kick ed over Wa ke lin 's Boyd · was head and won the race to the ball, scoring in the corner. injured and rep laced by Williamson .

Up in the Air-Ninth Grad e v. Waitara H.S. From the kick-off Day Boys sto rmed to th e lin e w he re Liste r sco red by the posts. Sm ith converted and th ey had a comma nding 20-8 lead. Boa rde rs however, began to comb in e better, foug ht their way to the Day Boys' i'wenty·fi ve whe re th e ba ll was spun along to Moffitt, w ho dived ove r in the co rn e r. Minutes late r Benn ett cut through a gap, passed out to Will ia ms who scored near i he posts , making the score 23- 11. With eigh t minutes left the game looked all over when Williamson barged over nea r th e posts. Wakel in converted and th en kicked a penalty to bring the Boa rd e rs within victor y with the score 23-19. Th e Boa rd e rs foug ht adm irab ly over the last minutes but met w ith stou t defence and the game ended : Da y Boys 23 , Boarders 19. A magn ificent - game w hich prod uced some g reat tries and many bri lli an t moves. The teams were: Day Boys: M. J . Barrowman, K. G. Dia ck, D. H. Bennett, K. T. Will iams, • J. R. Sm ith , C. W. Wa ite rs, I. R. Stewa rt, D. G. Li ste r, R. N. Goudie, L. W. McE idow ney, L. Girlio1g-Butcher, J. H. Kirkby , B. W. Gardiner, J . R. Dav ies, R. W. McCullum. Boarders: R. H. Wakelin, L. A. Moffitt, J. E. Garbett, S. Fu lu, J . T. Boyd, T. H. Wi lson, J . F. Syme, K. W. Rendall , P. E. Hagen, M. Dennis, J . Wa iter, P. L. An ya n, C. H. Hun t; S. J. Fraser, P. J . Churchouse . HOUS E RUGBY Senior: A successful compe tition was again ·en joyed by a ll players Pre-match sp!!cu lati on ind icated th at Carrington and East partic ipat ing. would prove t he hardes t to beat and thi s was justified by first round In the third series, howeve r, Pridham caused an upset by res ulls. defeating the then unbea ten Moyes team and then went on to defeat East 6·5 in the last series, mak ing them joi nt wi nn e rs of the Kerr Cup fo r 1962, together with East. Ca rrington again disappointed although defeating Pridham, and Moyes could not susta in th e ir ea rly for m.

FOOTBALL

CRICKET

The standard of play was generally good a nd many close, tense and interesting games kept the competition "alive."

Senior Competition Points Results: Pridham 8, East 8, Carrington 6, Moyes 6, Central 0, West 0. The game Central v. West in series 5 was not played . Pridham Senior XV: D. F. Coddington, M. D. Morris, J. W. Robertson, D. L. Wilson, R. H. Wake lin, J. F. Syme, G. M. Furness, T. I. Henderson, P. R. Jamieson, P. E. Hagen , M. Dennis, P. L. Anyan, D. N. Duigan, A. C. J. Carter, J . F. Gamlin, L. Birks. East Senior XV: B. R. Prestidge , R. R. Johns, C. W. Waiters, C. R. Kennedy, K. G. Diack, K. Temata , J . R. Smith, W. K. Bowden, T. C. Campbell, N. H. Penwarden, J. R. Crush , M. H. Alexander, F. Temata, J . R. Davies, P. D. Anderson, M. W. Bridger, D. E. Parker, W. M. Wilson. Junior: This r.eason's junior competition produced a particularly high standard of Rugby and ma ny outstanding games resulted . lt was pleasing to note the number of young players of above average ability that the School has coming on and this promises we ll for th e future. Pridham emerged deserved winners without defeat, although their game against East was dr~wn. Central provided the surprise in finishing runners-up . Had they played Pridham later instead of in the first ser ies w~en they were defeated 6-3, the res ult may have been reversed. Pridham Junior XV: B. I. Candy, P. C. Furn es s, D. W. Evans, A. T. Paterson , C. R. Holmes, F. S. Ba y ly , W. A. Hnderson, N. Birks, B. F. Jury, D. H. W. Russell, A. J. Wak<>lin, I. S. Frame, P. J. Jackson , W. R. Carter, I. H. L. Elliot, D. C. Ma xwe ll , A. S. Coplestone, N. W. Pierce. - D. H.

Bennett.

The 1961-62 cricket seas:m has been a very successful one and a lthough the record is not so brilliant as last season's, it is good. lt must be rem embered th at th e 1960-61 cricket season was the most s uccessful since the war . Saturday morning inter-form cricket was not continued this year, but t he mid-week inter-House competition has once again flourished with boa rders in particular showing added enthusiasm. Net practice has continued and now provides for seven teams. Th e First XI emerged with one win, a loss and a draw in the college games. The team, before the Christmes holidays, was very expe rienced a nd was considered one of the finest the School has produced. lt certainly lived up to this high estimate in comfortably defeating Nelson Co llege by an innings and 94 runs. After Christmas, School lost some of its experienced players. This lef t t he team with a number of very young players (there were three fourthf o rmers in the First Group) and the inexperience of th e team was evident, p articularly in fielding. A number of crucial catches were dropped in the two first t e rm college matches which could have altered the result cons iderably. In the first term School suffered defeat at the ha nds of Wa nganui Collegiate by an innings and 13 runs. The match against We llington College resulted in a draw. In the local competition School have provided stiff opposition and some particularly good performances ha ve been seen . During the 1961-62 season W. T. Murdock, B. R. Pres t idg e, T. S. Medley, J. R. Smith and D. H. Bennett were all selected in the Taranaki Co lts XI to play in th e Central Districts Colts' Tournament at Wanganui. W. Murdock, J . Smith a nd B. Prest idge played for the Central Districts Co lts Under 23 XI in t he "Rothman 's Tournament" at Welling ion. B. Prestidge was selected for the New Zealand Under 23 ("Rothman's Tou rnamenf

1 )

team .

School contributed four players to th e Taranaki team during the year. Murdock, Smith and Prestidge played against the Fiji ans and D. Ben ne tt w as the twelfth man. D. Benn ett p layed for Taranaki in later games . The First Group for 1962-63 is : B. R. Prestidge (captain), D. H. Be nnett (v ice-cap tain), J . R. Smith, R. D. McMillan, F. Temata, M. Barrowman, H. C. Sa mpson, W. E. Ben nett, G. Duncan, 路 J. Morrison, M. Bet15, B. Chapman a nd G. Kitto. The Second, Third and Fourth Xi's ha ve played well seaso n, th e Seconds in particular having some good w ins .

during

the

Th e Fourth Form X i's have not been so strong as usual but this is a result of th e numbe r o f fourth formers in the First Group. Although t he Third Form XI is not as promising as in previous yea rs, it has had some good victories a nd a steady improvement is evident. COLLEGE GAMES v.

NELSON

COLLEGE

(Played a t New Plymouth, December 8th and 9th 1961. a n innings and 94 runs.) Central 8th Grade-Winners of "8" Division

Result: Won by

The weather was brilliantly fine and captain Warren Murdock, having w on the toss, elected to bat on a fast, true wicket. Openers D. Be nnett

CRICK ET

CRICKET and W. Murdock batted well against a steady opening attack before Bennett was caught and bowl ed by G. Button. B. Prestidg e then joined Murdock in a partnership of 124 before Prestidge was out, after scoring 80 in 68 minutes. Murdock went on to score an undefeated 155 in 240 minutes. This was a superb innings in which Warren showed complete mastery over the Nelson a ttack . In the lafter part of the innings he was given admirable support from T. Medley, A. Morrison and R. Crow. School finally declared at 317 for four wickets. Nelson, facing an unenviable task, began disastrously , los ing two wickets for three runs, and a t th e e nd of the firsi day's play had lost five wickets for 62 runs . Rain delayed p!ay for 3n hour on Saturday morning and made conditions difficult. G. Button was th e best of the Nelson batsmen, with Horton also batting we ll. Nelson were dismissed for 110. J. Smith was the most effective bowler, taking five wickets for 49 runs, off 3 1 overs .

Scores:SCHOOL First lnning s W. D. B. T. A. R.

155 8 80 27 27 20 6

T. Murdock, not out H. Be nn ett, c. and b. · Button R. Prestidg e , c. Hort·o n, b. Button S. Medley, run out M. Mor rison, c. Button , b. · Hinchcliff J . Crow, not out Extras Tota l (for four wickets decl.)

3 17

B. N. MacDiormid, J . R. Smith , R. D. McMilla n, M. J. Barrowm an and F. Te mata did not bat.

After following on Nel son were dismissed for 113.. Spinners Medley and Prestidge captured seven wickets between them, giving Schoo l a great win by an innings and 94 runs.

Bowling for G. D. K. G. R. M.

Nelson College

Button lrving Tyler Kember Hinchcliff Gu'l

35 22 8 5 14 4

10 3 0 0 2 0

91 97 44 39 31 10

2 0 0 0 1 0

NELSON COLLEGE Fi rst R. R. G. H.

J. G. S. D. T. K. M.

ln:1ings-

Second Innings-

Hinchcliff, c. Bennett, b . Bar rowman Reaney, l.b.w. , b. Smith Kembe r, b. Smith Horton, hit wicket, b. Prestidge Pope, c. Crow, b . Barrowma n Button, b. Smith Rea ney, l.b .w., b . Smith lrving, run out Snowden, l.b .w., b. Smith Tyler, not out Guy, b. Prestidge Extras Total

1 2 28 6 45 2 1 13 0 3 7

b. Smith b . Barrowman c. Bennett, b. Barrowman c. Ben nett, b. Prestidge b . Prestidge b. Prestidge st. Ben nett, b . Medley not out . c. Murdock, b. Medley c. Prestidge, b . Medl ey b. Med ley Extras T·otal

110

0 14 6 20 26 14 5 • 3 1 0 16 8 113

Bowling for School Fi rst InningsJ.

M. F. A. B. T.

At the Nets

R. Sm ith Barrowman Temata M. Morrison R. Prestidge S. Medley

Second Innings-

31 11 ll 1 8.3

·' 9 4 6 1 5

49 24 14 6 15

5 2 0 0 2

15 8 6 5 18 9.5

4 3 1 2 7 5

29 15 1-5 8 33 6

1 2 0 0 3 4

CR ICKET

CRICKET SC HOO L

v. WANGAN UI COLLEGE (P layed at New Plymouth on March 13 t h and by an innings and 13 runs.)

14 t h,

1962.

Result:

Lost

The result of the toso was extreme ly important in this game, and after losing it Schoo l was forced to bow l on a very doc il e pitch. When it d ried out t he wicket became ve ry susceptible to spin and later in the day caused the School batsmen a lot of trouble. The Co ll eg iate batt ing was so lid without being br illiant. Payton was the most successfu l, and afte r be ing dropped in the s lips, went on to make 77. He was we ll supported by Pearce and Brasted. Co ll egiate were fina ll y dism issed fo r a s low but we ll compi led 2 17. Of t he Schoo l bowlers only Prestidge and Smith looked at al l dangerous and between them took a ll the w ickets. Sm ith was hindered by the soft pitch, but he provided g reat assistance to Prestidge, who took seven wickets for 79 runs, off 36 ove rs. Schoo l's batting in the first innings was not good and only Sampson and Prestidge s howed any rea l confidence . J . Mo rr is路o n showed a fine potentia l in p laying a s low but fighting innings in a partnership with Sampson . School failed by one run to save the "fol low on" when Betts was unlucki ly run out. Co ll egiate once again gained the upper hand and d ismissed School for 87 in the second innings. J. Smith showed a lot of powe r in scoring 37 before he was bowled by Blyth . This was a very disappointing perfo rmance by the Sch路0 o l batsmen, and was proof of how inva luable a varied sp in attack can be, especia lly on rain-affected wickets . ' WANGANUI First lnningsJ. Derme r, b. Smith D. Payton, l.b.w ., b . Prestidge D. Crombie, b . Prestidge R. Corballis, run out D. Pea rce, c. Bennett, b. Sm ith J. His lop, c. and b. Prestidge H. Brasted, b. Prestidge G. Bancks, b. Prestidge J. Blyth, b . Prestidge B. Speedy, c. Bennett, b. Prestidge G. De G ruchy, not out Extras

M. B. W. F. K.

12 77 15 15 25 18 20 1 21

0 0

0 8 20 1 11 3 40 13 0 4 1 17

b. De Gruchy b . Hi slop b. Speedy c. Hislop, b. De Gruchy l.b.w., b. Pearce b. Blyth hit wicket, b. Cromb ie not out . c. Corballis, b. De Gruchy c. De G ruchy, b. Blyth . b. Blyt h Extras

11 7

Total

0. 36 6 36.3 3 8 5

M. 11 3 7 0 2

R. 74 14 79 17 16 9

1 1 12 9 6 32 8 3 6 0 3 6 87

Tota l

Bowling for Co lleg iate Fi rst

Second Innings-

Innings-

De Gruchy Hislcp Pearce Cromb ie Speedy Blyth

16 11 25 5 20

5 3 15 3 6

28 11 21 8 32

1 2 1 0 4

12 2 10 2 9 9.2

5 2 3 0 1 4

25 2 28 4 17 5

3 1 1 1 1 3

WELLINGTON COLLEGE Resu lt: Drawn.)

The First XI travelled to We ll ington fo r their annual fixture agaimt Wellington College, determined to prove that the match agai nst Wanganui had been " just one of those games." Wellington batted first on a s low wicket. Smith immediately captured four wickets in quick succession and Wellington were four down for 17. How ever, Heather, Mclaren, Booth and Crotty recovered the position and, after be ing aided by e number of dropped catches off t he bowl ing of b oth Smith and Prestidge, brought the first innings tota l to 187.

2 17

School'r. batting showed an improvement on the performance against Wa nganui, with Smilh, Prestidge, McMillan and Temata getting most of t he runs. Crotty was t he best of -rhe We ll ington bowlers, taking four w ickets.

Rain on the second day made a draw look inevitable. However, both teams p layed their way into advantageous pos itions at va rious times and had they been able to capitalise, a victory could have res ulted.

Innings-

Smith Barrowman Prestidge Bennett Temata Rendall

Bennett, c. and b. De Gruchy Renda ll , st. Dermer, b. Speedy Prestidge, st. Derme r, b. Speedy Temata, c. Payton, b. His lop McMi ll an, run out J. Smith, b. Pea rce H. Sampson, c. De Gruchy, b . Speedy J. Morrison, c. De Gruchy, b . Speedy M. Barrowman, b. Hislop M. Belts, run out W. Ben nett, not out Extras

(Played at Wellington March 1st and 2nd, 1962.

Bowlin g for Sch ool

Second lnnings-

Innings-

D. K. B. F. D.

CO LLEG IATE

Total First

First

2 0 7 0 0 0

We lli ngto n declared in their second innings at 134 for eight wickets, leaving School 136 to get in very limited time. A n umber of wickets w ere lost in the chase and School were e ight down for 94 at the close of p lay. This was a better performance by Schoo l, but st ill far be low the standard expected of th is team.

FIRST ELEVEN , 1961 Back Row' M. Barrowman, Front

Row:

Morr ison, T.

J . Crow, S.

F. Temata , J.

Medley,

M urdock

Smith, H. C. Sampson, D. H. Ben nett. (Ca pta in),

B. R. Prest idge .

N . MacD iarmid.

CR ICKET

Scores:WEL LI NGTON COLLEGE First InningsSecond InningsB. Conno ll y, b. Smith 2 c. Chapman, b. Smith C. A li en, c. McMi ll a n, b. Smit h 0 c. Prestidge, b. Sm ith . C. Jack, c. Ben nett, b. Smith 5 b. Prest idge D. Heather, c. Chapman, b. Temata 32 c. Prestidge, b. Smit h . J. Myers, b. Smith 0 b . Prest idge F. McLaren, l.b.w., b . Prestidge 36 l.b.w., b. Smi t h 9 not out J. W right, l. b.w., b. Prestidge R. Booth , c. Prestidge, b. Smith 65 b. Sm it h R. Crotty, b. Prest idge 32 b. Smith Mclean, c. McMi ll an, b . Prestidge 1 Armst rong, not out 1 Extras 5 Ex tras Tota l

187

Fi rst Inn in gsJ.

M. F. B. J. K. M.

Smith Ba rrowman Tema ta Prest idge Morrison Renda ll Belts

0. 2 1.2 6 2 23 6 1

Tota l First

Innings-

J. Wr ight J. Mye rs R. Crot ty Mclean Armst rong B. Conno ll y G. J ack

7 10 54 15 60 0 0 19 9 0 0 11

185

23 37 17 0 8

(For 8 wckts . decl :) 134

Bo w ling f or School Second InningsM. R. w. 0. M. 61 5 5 17 7 1 2 36 0 1 1 9 1 64 4 14.3 4 5 1 27 0 6 0 0 0 4 1 0

SCHOOL First InningsD. Bennett, c. and b. Mye rs K. Renda ll , c. Boot h, b. Myers B. Prestidge, b. Crotty D. McMi ll an, st. Booth, b . McLean J. Smit h, b. Crotty H. Sampson, c. McLa ren, b . Mc Lean J. Morrison, l.b.w., b. Crotty F. Temata, b. Armstrong B. Chapman, b. Crotty M. Barrowman, c. Armst rong, b. Myers M. Betts, not out Extras

0 6 17

R. 40 12

16 5

0 0

6 0

Second Inningsb. Crotty

13 17 3 3 25 1 2_ 27 5 1

run out .

c. Wright, b. c. Wright, b. c. Mcla ren, c. Wright, b. c. Wright, b . b . Wright not out . not out .

Myers Myers b. Meyers Crotty Mclean

Extras

Tota l (for 8 wckts .)

Bo w ling f or We lli ng ton College Second Innings0. M. R. w. 0. M. 12 1 39 0 4 1 19 2 66 3 10 2 20.3 22 5 4 9 0 10 2 36 2 0 3 5 8 1 2 1 0 1 0

R. 15 33 29 10

W. 1 3 2

0 8

0 0

- B. R. . Prestidge.

CRICKET

DAY BOYS v. BOARDERS

SECOND

(Played on December 5th, 1961.)

After being incorporated with th e First XI in the First Group at the beg inning of the year, a separate group was made in the third term . The team played with some success in the Third Grade. In the third term G. H. Duncan and G. T. Kitto were promoted to the First XI and K. G. Diack and G. R. Paton were not avai labl e.

The Day Boys XI , consisting entire ly of First XI Group p layers, again proved too strong for the Boarders XI. Each team had on ly one innings , and the Day Boys won by 123 runs. Captain Murdock, Prestidge and Crow all sco red in th<." 30's for Day Boys, while spinner Chapman took three for 26. The batting strength of th e Boarders did not match the bow ling attack of Smith, Barrowman and Prestidge.

The Team: R. H. Wakelin (captain), M. H. Chapman, K. J . Dalton, K. G. Diack, G. H. R. Duncan, E. Fl aszynsk i, G. T. Kitto, M. M. Mana, G. R. Paton, I. C. Stewart, R. West.

Scores: Day Boys: 200 for eight wickets (W. T. Murdock 38, R. J. Crow 36, B. R. Prestidge 30, D. H. Bennett 27, M. J. Barrowman 22; B. A. Chapman, three for 26).

THIRD

This team has played with some measure of success in the Fourth Grcde.

Boarders: 77 (B. A. Chapman 16 not out, R. S. Garbett 15, W. K. Rendall 11; J . R. Smith, four for 29, M. J . Barrowman, three for 16, B. R. Prestidge, three for 21).

Th e Team: D. F. Coddington (captain), M. H. O'D. Alexander, D. C. Bossley, P. J . Edwards, H. P. Fullerton-Smith, S. Fulu, J . F. Gamlin, D. G. Gyde, P. R. Hancock, J. W. Robertson, R. F. Rowson, K. Temata, D. E. Tuffery, D. L. Wilson.

Teams:

FOURTH XI AND FOURTH FORM A's

Day Boys: W. T. Murdock (captain), M. J. Barrowman, D. H. Bennett, W. J. Bennett, R. J. Crow, R. D. McMillan, T. S. Medley, B. R. Prestidge, H. C. Sampson, J . R. Smith, F. Temata.

Numbers this year have necessitated the combination of the Fourth XI and the Fourth Form A's .

Boarders: A. M. Morrison (captain), B. A. Chapman, D. F. Coddington, M. V. Cross, R. S. Garbett, M. J. Keech, B. N. MacDiarmid, J . M. Morrison, D. R. Murray , W. K. Rendall, K. D. Russe ll . BATES

The team: Fourth Form A's: A. Anderson, G. E. Giles, K. T. Giles, R. D. Green, T. E. King, A. J . R. Marshall, D. G. Matthews, W. L. Prestidge , I. R. Thurlow, J. E. Van-de-Water. Fourth XI: L. K. Fifield , P. T. Gough, W. J. Marsha ll , M. L. New!and .

CUP FOURTH

In the first round two Day Boy Houses recorded wins over their Boarder opponents. Central, after defeating Moyes, drew the bye, which put them into the final. East beat Carrington and in do ing so lost only one wicket. Pridham met and defeated West, but were defeated by East, who went into the final. East proved too strong for Central in the final , a lso. A century to Smith was a highlight of this game. Scores:East: 245 for two wickets declared (J . R. Smith

Central: 39 (D. H. Bennett 9, M. L. Bet1s 8; J. R. Smith, fi ve for 17, F. Temata, three for 11 ). Central: 83 for s ix wickets (R. D. McMill a n 52, M. L. Belts 24; W. L. Prestidge, three for eight). Teams

Central: D. H. Bennett (captain), M. J. Barrowman, W. J. Bennett, M. l. Betts, K. J. Dalton, G. T. Kitto. D. L. Little, R. W. McCullum, R. D. McMillan, G. R. Paton, R. J. West. East: B. R. Prestidge (captain), K. G. Diack, K. N. Finer, E. Flaszynski, P. A. Johns, M. M. Mana , W. L. Prestidge, H. C. Sampson, J . R. Smith â&#x20AC;˘. I. C. Stewart, F. Temata.

FORM

"B"

Playing this year in Secondary School grade, the team has had a good season. The team: D. J. Taylor (capta in), f. S. Bayley, S. G. Cruickshank , R. D. Gardiner, A. A. J. Gibbs, R. G. Hayton , W. J. O'Connor, J. D. Ridland, G. W. G. Stockwell, C. Woodward. THIRD

113 not out, B. R.

Prestidge 86).

MacArthur, A. J.

FORM

This year has seen only one Third Form XI playing in the weekly Secondary School's grade competition. At the end of 1961 the Third Two features of this Form "B" XI played the Primary School Reps. game we re the batting of H. Tuckett, who scored 53 for Primary Schoo ls , and the bowling of I. Thurlow, who took nine for 26 for School. Th e game aga in st Spotswood for the Third Form A's at the end of 1961 wcs cancelled and the team played a combined team from Spotswood, lnglewood and Waitara on the School Gully . This resulted in a first innings win to the Combined XI. The Third Form A's have had yet another successful there is a lot of promise shown here fur future years.

season

and

The team was: J . H. Tuckett (captain), J . Alien, M. G. Bennett, W. L. Bo lton, J . Davies, D. I. Green, E. J. Hill, A. T. Paterson, L. Stewart, M. G. Williams, R. Willis . -G. Kitto.

53 Âˇ

ATHLETICS

boys in improvemen t of techniqu es, thei r knowledge ex te nding beyond the track to the various fteld events. Th e Hansard Cup Sports were held on 路 Thursd ay, March 8th, in over.cast weather, which threate ned to break at any time. Considering the state of the track after several days' rain , some very good times were recorded . There were three records broken. Th e ftrst went to M. Morris with a time of 1O.Ssec. in a heat of the Intermediate 100 Yards. This was eq ualled by T. Williams in the ftnal. L. Purdy, in winning the 880 Yards, broke M. l izard's 1957 record of 2mi n. 2.1 sec. by 0.3sec.

The other record to fall went to M. Morris aga in, when he recorded 54.4sec. for the Inte rmediate 440 Yards. The strong East House team won th e Hansard Cup by seven p路o in ts f rom their nearest rival , Central. lt is of some significance that the East Ho use team did not win any of the sections by any great margins, but ach ieved moderate successes in all three grades. lt was, therefo re, the who le team's .effort, not that of a few individuals, that won the cup for East, and consequently the win was well deserved. The ftnal Hous e points were: East 77路, Centra l 70, Pridham 67, Carringto n 51, West 39 and Moyes 38. Terrifying

Leap-M. Jones wins the Broad Jump.

ATHLETICS This year as a result 路 of the enthusiasm of boys and the int e rest taken by members of the staff, athletics have remained high i? .popu_lari.ty as a major School ectivity . As in 1961 there were few brdhant md1v1duals, the emphasis being pl~ced on ability to get 100 per cent. ftt and on the improvement of techniqu es. The fteld events, however, received a boost by the return to School, after an absence of two years, of P. Johns. Athletics has been growing in popularity in the School in recent yea rs and the general attitude has been commendable. lt has b~en regarded as a source of healthy competition a nd as a means of :".atntatnl~g physical fttness. Prominent footballers have been seen m1xtng w1th the athletes in summer as a training programme for the w inte r. If the boys continue to regard athletics in the way they do now, that is , as a sport in which everybody can compete, the School is never going to be lacking means of encouraging physical achievement and courage. We had hoped that, afte r the resowing of the bottom ground in 1961 , it would be available for athletics and football use this year. Unfortunately 1t could not be used a nd the McNaught Field had to suffice for train ing sessions, while the top ground was used once more for both the Hansard Cup Sports and the School Sports. The Monday and Thursday night athletic meetings were very well attended th is year, th e majority of the participants being boarders. Monda y night was used as a competitive night and . this. competition took place on the top ground where the lanes were marked. Thursday night was essenti ally a training night when Mr. Gibson and Mr . McCaw instructed

The Annual Sc~ool Sports were held on the top ground on Saturday, Ma rch 17th. Rain delayed th e start of the programme, but as the day w ent on conditions improved , so that by mid-afternoon it was quite p leasant, the track having dried out considerably. Th ere was a large crowd of parents and Old Boys present to see th e titles keenly contested. Records were broken ir. both fteld and track events. Trevor Williams b roke both the 100 and 200 Yards Inte rmediate records and Peter J ohns broke the Senior Hop , Step and Jump reco rd . B. Cliff established himself as the best Junior runner, winning th e 100, 220 and 440 Yards, as well as the Long Jump . M. Morris and T. Williams battled for and were outstanding in their class.

Intermed iate sp rint honours

M. Wardlaw and W. Wilson a lso performed well in the Int ermediate dista nce races, Wardlaw winning :he Mile and Wilson the 880 Yards. M. Jones and T. Kardos dominated the fteld events in this section. The outstanding Senior performer was P. Johns, who won th e Discus Step .and Jump, Long Jump and Shot Put. He was also ftrst. equai 1n the Sen 1or Hurdl es, having previously won the 440 Yards on Hansard Cup day .

~op,

M. Taylor won both the 100 and 220 Yards a nd L. Purdy also completed a double by winning the 880 Yards and the Mile. This year the Tenth Post-Primary Schools Athletic Sports were held on Puke kura Park. During the morning the weather was ftne and exce ll ent times were recorded, but rain sta rted to fall inte rmittenct ly about one o'clock, the track th en becoming quite heavy .

NEW PLYMOUTH

BOYS' HIGH

THIRD

SECOND

EVENT

SCHOOL SPORTS HEI G HT, DISTANCE TIME

1962 SCHOO L RECORD

SENIOR-

Championship lOO Ya rds 220 Ya rds 440 Yards 880 Yards One Mil e 120 Ya rds Hurdles Long Jump Hi gh Jump Hop, Step and Jump Discus

Shot Put Jave lin

K. J . Dalton R. Kennedy K. J . Dalton J . E. Patterson M. Dennis T. B. Kardos

D. H. Ben nett R. Pring w. M. Bri dger L. Birks L. Bir ks R. Wallace-Wells P. E. 1-lagen P. E. Hagen P. E. Hagen c. R. Pring R. C. Wal lace-Wel ls P. A. Johns

10.4sec. 24.lsec. SS.Ssec. 2min. 6.lsec. 4min . 42.8sec. 15.7sec. 20ft. 3in . Sft. 6in. 43ft . 101in. 101ft. 1in. 37ft. 2,\ in. 146ft. 4in.

10.3sec. (R. Johns, 1959 (F. Temata , 1961 22.9sec. R. C. Johns, 1959 52.6sec. (J. A. Ross, 1948 (R. C. Jo hns, 1957 2min. l.Bsec., L. J. Purd y, 1962 4min. 39.4sec., J. M. Miller, 1960 14.5sec., R. C. Johns, 1959 21ft. Bin ., A. G. Mclntyre, 1937 Sft. n, in ., D. W. Martin, 1960 43ft . lOl in., P. A. Joh ns, 1962 139ft. 4 ~i n., D. W. Martin, 1960 40ft. Oli n. , J. K. Lay, 1955 175ft. Bin ., J. K. La y, 1955

M. D. Morris M. D. Morris w. M. Wi lson K. Murre ll T. B. Kardos T. B. . Kardos D. H. Ferguson M. A. Millar G. L. Lay D. A. Ferguscn

K. Gray K. Gray A. T. Rattenbu ry c. Sandford G. L. Lay D. Li ster M. A. Millar c. J . Masters M. c. Jones M. c. Jones

10.4sec. 23.8sec. 54.5sec. 2min. 13.8sec. 16.3sec 18ft. 1 qi n. 4ft. llin. 36ft. 4in . lllft. 11 in. 38ft. 2in.

10.4sec., K. T. Williams, 1962 23.8sec., K. T. Wi lliams, 1962 54.4sec ., M. D. Morris , 1962 2min . 7.0sec., L. J. Purdy, 1961 15.4sec., R. C. Johns, 1956 20ft. B ~ i n., C. C. Kiestrup, 1937 Sft. 2l in., P. A. Johns, 1959 . 40ft. 2in. , J. K. Lay, 1953 120ft . 3 in ., R. A. Hod ges, 1956 41ft . 1 in., B. H. Wills, 1959

B. Marsden B. Marsden J. C. Black K. Birks T. Carev-Smith D. w. Smith A. Peterson

H. Tuckett R. Sweetman

J. Alle11 R. w. Thomson

ll .4sec. 26.7sec. 62 .3sec. 2min . 22.3sec. l5 .2sec. 17ft. lin . 4ft. 3in .

l0 .9sec ., K. T. Williams, 1961 24.8sec ., K. T. Will iams, 1961 58.6sec., T. N. Wo lfe , 1956 2min. 18.5sec., B. N. Patten , 1956 12.8sec., R. C. Johns, 1955 17ft. Sin., T. N. Wolfe, 1956 4ft. l Din., R. A. Clarke, 1956

M. J. Taylor M. J. Tay lor M. MacDonnel l L. J . Purd y L. J. Purdy P. A. Johns K. J . Dalton P. A. J ohns P. A. Johns P. A. Johns P. A. Johns P. A. Johns K. J . Dalton

F. Temata L. A. Moffitt s. Fulu K. J . Dalton I. R. Stewart

K. T. Williams K. T. Vllilliams M. D. Mo rri s W. M. Wilson M. C. J ones M. c. Jones M. C. Jones M. C. Jones T. B. Kardos T. B. Kardos

INTERMEDIATE-

Championship lOO Ya rds 220 Yards 440 Yards 880 Yards 120 Ya rds Hurdles Lo ng Ju mp Hi gh Jump Hop, Step and Jump Discus

Shot Put JUNIOR-

Championship l OO Yards 220 Yards 440 Yards 880 Yards 80 Metre Hurdles long Jump High J ump

B. B. B. I. J. B. P.

H. Cliff H. Cliff H. Cliff L. Ke ightley A. C'ean H. Cliff Bielâ&#x20AC;˘.ki

N. Wood head

GRADED EVENT5--

Senior lOO Yards A, B, 220 Yards A, B, 440 Yards A, B,

880 Ya rds Handicap One Mile Handicap

C. R. Pring D. M. Menzies

K. J . Garnham D . A . Pa rker

L. Birks

K. J . Garnham

D. R. Martin

D. W. Evans

D. A. Parker

D. R. Martin

D. \Ill'. Evans

M. Wi11iamson N . H. renwarden

D. M. Menz ies

C. W. Wa iters

R. Jolly D. George S. P. Catchpo le

S. Fraser

W. G. Somertcn

R. Joll y

D. J. S. H.

J. R. P. F.

Meharry Crush Catchpole Short

M . Barrington N. Treweek

l 0.9sec. l l .4sec. 25 .2sec. 26.3sec. 57.3sec. 58.2sec. 60. 1sec. 2min. 9 .4sec. 5min . 3sec.

Intermediate

lOO Ya rds A, B,

220 Yards A, B, 440 Yards

c, A, s, c,

D, 880 Yards Handicap One Mile Handicap

T. B. Kardos F. Hutchens D. kussell T. B. Kardos I. Stewart K. S. Murphy M. Boyd P. J. Rowe P. William s R. J. Lobb

K. M. P. S. A. B.

R. Murrel/ H. Alexander Wi l/iam s J. Woodhead E. Boddy Canny

P. J. Rowe T. Mast>n

M. New land F. Hutchens

V. l eonard

I. Strombom

M. Wardlaw

C. Sanuford

D. Wi lson J. Archer G. Pearce J . E. Porter I. Thurlow l. B. Manssen W. T. Hine A. J. Eriwata

K. Ewart

J . Hine

P. Anderson

G. J. Masters K. S. Murph y P. Bromley

ll.2sec. l l .7sec. l 2.5sec . 26.2sec. 25 .9sec. 28.9sec . 64.8sec. 63.7sec. 63.6sec . 65.2sec. 2min . 12.4sec . Smin. 5.7sec.

Junior

lOO Yards A, B, 220 Yards A, B, 880 Yards Handicap

A. A. J. A .. D.

S. W il son J. Gibbs Hine J . Gibbs Johnston

G. P. G. P. G. P.

E. H. E. H. E. H.

D. C. D. D.

J . Gilbert Ho/mes J. Gi lbe rt A. Stott

M. W . Peterson

R. R. R. J. D.

J. Mules G. Skellern J . Mul es Stand ish A. Stott

G. W. M. G. G. W. M. G. L. W.

S. R. Crush M. W . Peterson

M. Baker

12. l sec. l 2.7sec. 28 .5sec . 29.9sec . 2m in . 21.5sec.

Under 13!

75 Yards A, B, lOO Ya rds A,

220 Yards A, B,

Stee le Rowe Stee le Rowe Steele Rowe

R. Pr iest

Jones Sm ith Jo nes Sm ith Stewart

R. H. Ferguson

9 .5sec. 9.4sec . 12.8sec. 12.3sec. 29.4sec. 28 .6sec.

OTHER EVENT5-Day Boys v . Boarders

6 x ll Oyds. Relay O ld Boys' Race

Day Boys G. lnsull

Boarders

l m in . ll.6sec.

,ATHLETIC TEAM, 1962 Back: L. Birks, G. L. Lay, 'w. M. Bridger , J . E. Patterson, K. J. Da lton , M. p. Morris , B. M. McDonnell , C. R. Pring, C. R. Kennedy , K. T. Gray, P. R. Johns. Middle : L. A. Moffitt, K. R. Murrell , M. C. Jones, J. A. Dean, I. R. Stewart, T. B. Kardos , W. M. Wilson , L. J. Purdy , D. H. Bennett. M. J . Taylor . . Front: I. L. Ke ightley , T. K. Ca rey-Smith , K. Birk s, B. M. Marsden , J . C. Black , B. H. Cliff, R. Sweetman, J . H. Tuc kett, D. W . Sm ith , P. C. Bie lski .

ATHLETICS

Jun ior 880 Hansa rd Cup .- K. Birks leading near the tape.

The Schoo l team, comp ris ing th irty-one members, performed very creditab ly, nea rl y eve ry member of the team reach ing the fina ls. Sc hoo l members broke two no>cords, T. W il liams the 220 Ya rds Inte rmediate, and M. Morr is the 440 Yards Intermediate . The Sch-ool near ly made a cleon sweep in the relays, the Inte rmediate and Junio r teams wi.nning and the Sen io rs gain ing second p lace. Those members of the team worthy of specia l men tion we re: -

Jun ior B. Cliff: Third 100 Yarc!s, 2nd 220 Yards. K. Birks: Second 880 Yards. Interm edi ate

T. M. T. W. G.

Wi lli ams: Secvnd lOO Ya rds, l st 220 Yards. Morris: Second 220 Yards, 1st 440 Yards. 路 Kardos : First Hurd les, 2nd Shot "路Put. Wi lson : Second 880 Y & :r~o,. Lay: Th ird Hu rd les.

'路

Senior L. Purdy: First 880 Ya rds, 3rd One Mi le . M. Ta"y lor: Third l OO Yards, 3rd 220 Ya rds. P. Johns: First Shot Put, 1s t Long J ump . .

STEEPLECHASE

STEEP LECHASE J. C. K. M. L C.

Petterso n: First Discus. Pring: Second Hurdles . Dalton: Second Hop, Step and Jump. MacDonell: Third 440 Yards. Stewart: Second One Mil e. Kennedy: First High Jump.

This year saw the revival of the School's representation at the South Auckland Inter-Secondary Sports at Pukekohe. A squad of eleven School me mbers was selected and they acquitted themselves well against some of the best ath letes in the Auckland district. The teom consisted of: P. Johns, K. Dalton, L. Purdy, M. Taylor , L. Moffit, L. Birks, M. Morris, T. Williams, T. Kardos, M. Jones and B. Cliff. Members who were placed in tlie finals were:T. Williams: Second 220 Yards. L. Purdy: Third 880 Yards. Th e Intermediate rela y of Morris, Will iams, Kardos and Jon es won their event easily, being only 0.5sec. outside th e record. As in other years, the School has made use of the facilities offered by the New Plymouth Amateur Ath letic Association, some boys using th e even ings provided as part of their training schedu le. The Schdol would like to thank oil thos e who contributed to the successful running of their sports and the boys would also like to thank all members of the staff who have taken particular interest in promoting athletics in this School. -M. J . Taylor.

STEEPLECHASE After bad weather caused its postponement, the Annual School Steep lec hase was held over a rain-soaked School Farm-Coronation Avenue The distance run by the Juniors was course on Friday, October 5th. one and a- half miles, the Intermediates two miles, and th e Seniors three miles. As a result of a week's heavy rain the Schoo l farm portion of the course was heavv and generally slow. By the time the Senior event was run , however , mud was thick in several places and a number of falls resu lted . In the Juniors the tiny N. Wi lson had a good start from the 2min. 40sec. mark and N. Woodhead , the eventual winner, did not catch him until the Sc hool Gates were in sight. Wilson was placed second, with R. Willis third . Fastest time went to D. Gi lbert. In the Intermediates T. Johnson procured a good double with fi rst place and first fastest time. K. Murrell and A. Eriwata followed him to the tape. Eriwata a lso took second fastest time; indeed a fine performance for a fourth-former . The Senior event saw a tense due l between L. J. Purdy and I. R. Stewart which ended in an exciting finish. The order at the comp letion of the first round was Stewart, Purdy , and then a gap to G . Kitto, followed by R. Jamieson and T. Kardos . Displaying his usual tactics, Purdy was co nte nt to let Stewart lead for the whole of the second round. Stewart

Stone Wall or

Bust-Junior Steep lechase

ra n strongly through the Schoo l Gates but near the line Purdy put in a strong challenge on the outside a nd just managed to head Stewart in a Purdy's fastest treme ndous finish which had the crowd on their toes. t ime of 19min. 33sec. indicates not only the pace at which the race was run, but also th e calibre of this fine athlete. Stewart, whose performance was also highly creditable, took se'cond fast est time, 20sec. slower. Deta iled res ults c. re : JUNIOR

N. Woodhead (P., l Omin. 29sec .) N. Wilson (E., 12min. 3sec.) R. Willis (Car. , lOmin . 51 sec.) N. Parkes (W., lOmin. 59sec.) D. Johnston (M., lOmin . 39sec.) D. Stott (M., lOmin. 52sec.) P. Sole (Cen., lOmin. 24sec.) R. Priest (Cen., l l min . 4sec.) D. Salisbury (Cen ., llmin. 5sec.) E. Anderson (P ., llmin. 6sec.)

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

Fastest Times: D. T. K. P. N. G. D. J. R. D.

Gilbe rt (W., lOmin . lOsec. ) King (W., lOmin. l4sec.) Bir ks (P., lOmin. 14sec.) Sole (Cen ., lOmin . 24sec.) Wood head (P., lOmin . 29sec.) Pearce (E., l Omin . 38sec.) Johnston (M., lOmin. 39sec.) Davies (E., l Omin. 49sec.) Willis (Car., l Omin. 51 sec.) Stott (M., lOmin. 52sec.)

1 2= 2= 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS

STEEPLECHASE

Se nior . Steeple c!l ase .

INTERMEDIATE T. K. A. A. B. J. K. G. M. D.

J ohnson (M., 12m in . 14sec.) Mur re ll (Cu., 12min . _35sec.) Er fwata (E., 12m in. 1 5sec.)~ Ratte n bury (Ca r., 12m in. 40sec.) Sherso n (P., 12mi n . 43sec.) J a mi e son (P., 12m in . 58sec.) H'owe (Cen., 12min. 33sec.) Woodhead (P., 12m in . 36sec.) Boyci (Ca r., 13mi n. 18sec.) Scott '(W., 13min. 20sec .)

SENIOR

1 2 3· 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fastest Times: T. A. C. M,

K. K.

G. A. B. B.

J ohnson (M., 12min. 14sec.) . Er iwat a (E:, 12m in. 15sec\ Brown (M., 12rnin. 26sec.) Wa rd law (Cen ., 12min. 28sec,) Howe (Cen ., 12m in . 33sec.) · Mur rel l (Car., 12mi n. 35sec.) Woodhead (P., 12m in. 36sec.) Ra tte nb u ry (Ca r., 12m in . . 40sec.) Sherso n (P. , 12m in. 43sec.) Cai rns (E., 12min. 53sec.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

L. I. R. J. G. , ..R. M. D. S. F.

Pu rdy (W., 19min. 33sec.) Stewa rt (Cen., 19m in. 53sec.) J ami<>son (P., 2 1 min. 5sec.)· Page (M., 20m in . 4Qsec.) Ki tto (Cen., 2 1 m in . 6 sec.) Du ncan (Cen. , 20min. 59 sec.) Tay lo r (W., 2 1 min. 4sec.) Me n zies (W., 2 1 mi n. 28sec.) Catch po le (W., 21 min. 30sec.) McDona ld (W., 2 1 min. 55sec.)

... ·- ..

2 3 4 5 6 .7 8 9 10

Fastest Times :

L. I. J. R. M. R. G. L. H. D.

Purdy (W., 19min. 33sec.) (Cen., 19 m in . 53sec.) Page (M., 20m in. 40sec.) Dun can (C~ n ., 20m in . 5 9sec.) Tay lo r (W., 2 1min. 4sec.) J am ieson (P., 21 m in. 5sec.) Kit1o (Ce nt., 21 min. 6sec.) Bir ks (P., 2 1 m in. 6sec.) Short (P., 2 1 m in. 27sec.) Me nz ies (W., 21 min . 2 8sec.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7= . 7= 9 10·

S~ewa rt

T:>ta l House Points: West 1 135, Pri d ham 746, East 745, Carr ing ton 733.

1074, Cent ra l· 1045, Moyes '· "

The thi rd Taranak i Inter-Secondary Sc hoo ls' Steep lechase was held on Oclober 13t h. ThP School t eam co nsiste d o f th e f o ur b oys in each sec tion w ho ga ined fastes t times in t h e Schoo l even t. Cong rat ul atio n s go to al l th ese boys a nd . in p~ rt i c ul a r t,o L. Pu rd y, w ho ga in e d seco nd .o lace in th e Senio rs a nd to D. G il be rt, w ho ga in'e d lh ird p lace in th e J un iors . Cong ra:u!J ti ons go olso to a ll p lace-gett ers in t he Sc h·o o l Steepl ec hase. - M. H.

-A i exa~cier.

(@bit~ct r~ SAMUEL

EDWAR'D

BECK

Sa m Beck, who had join'ed the School in the t hi rd form in 1. 958 a nd •was a member of Form 6A, fell" to his dea th on Mount E'gmont. A special service · was he ld in place of the usual School Assembly on J u ly 2nd . At the sp e cial service the . acting Headmas ter, Mr . W. : ·E. A lexander, addressed_ the assembled School a.s follows : Af ter Three Miles- l . Purdy and I. Stewart figh t out the fin a l of th e Se nior Stee pl e cha se.

"On the night of Sunday, July 1st, the School. was s hocked to learn of the tra gic death of Sa m Beck in a n a ccident on Mount Egmont.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS

Sam Beck came to this School five years ago and his progress through the School was so steady that it gave nothing but satisfaction to all those who were concerned with him.

of the normal classes, we have heard talks given by the above visitors and have else seen a number of films in the Memorial Hall .

A member of the top professional forms and well above average intellectually he was always eager to learn and took an interest in a wide range of subjects beyond the limits of the text-books. On this material he brought to bear a keen, logical mind that was maturing in the Upper Sixth so well as to indicate a bright future at the University and afterwards in his chosen vocation . He was with us so long and his ~ature was so cheerful and responsive to friendship that there will be many whose memories will always hold a place for Sam. He always brought to his work unusual and remarkable imaginative qualities and we can readily understand that from these qualities arose his interest in the remote and the mysterious and the difficult that made mountaineering his chief passion . We can imagine that it was this challenge of the difficult which lured him into a situation which developed for him into such a tragic end. We know that in that situation he behaved with the same courage and sense of responsibility that he showed in his daily life. So our present sorrow is a double sorrow. We mourn the loss of one who had our respect and friendship and we are conscious of a deep sense of shock that one whose life was so full of promise has been suddenly taken from us." Later in the week, the Fifth and Sixth-formers of the School lined the road to the cemetery as a mark of respect to their late comrade. The School extends its deepest sympathy to the sorrowing parents and family .

CHAPEL NOTES School

services

have

been

held

St.

This year has been an impressive one from the point of view of speakers we have had. Th e most notable of these undoubtedly was the Archbishop of New Zea land. Others we are indebted to for their sermons and talks both in church and at school include the Right Rev. Dr. Festo 0/ang, Bishop of Maseno, Tanganyika, the Right Rev. Dr. C. Vockler, Bishop of Polynesia . the Right Rev. F. Wiggins, Bishop of Victoria, Ny"nza, the Re v. R. H. Haske/1, Secretary of the N.Z. Anglican Board of Missions, the Rev. Dr. R. Foster, Principal and Warden of St. John's Colleg e, Auckland, Sister D. Wright, of the Church Army in England , the Rev. N. Be nham, Ch ap lain of Tokanui Hospital, and Miss Mary Brown, Waikato Diocesan Youth Worker. Bible Classes have been held on Friday evenings. This year there have been four classes, conducted by Archdeacon Liggett, the Rev. N. Smit~•. the Rev R. Cook and Mr. Hatherl y. On many occasions , instead

J. P. C. Alien, R. D. Angus, J . C. Avery, G. K. Birch, J. C. Black, M. W. Boyd , L. W. Brears, G. G C. Brown , J. J. Carter, R. J. Cash, B. Clode, D. R. Collie, D. M. Davidson, J . A. Dean, W. A. Denton, B. M. Durdle, H. T. Ebbett, D. R. Ewings, A. A. J. Gibbs, J. R. Hamerton , J. G. Harris, A. D. Hill , E. J. L. Hill, D. I. Honeyfie/d, T. J. Jamies·o n, B. A. Johns, I. A. Keller, R. B. Lander, J . G. R. Lattimer, G. L. Lay, G. H. Lines, J. N. Lobb, D. G. Lovegrove, P. L. McDona/d, P. L. Maalouf, A. D. Managh, J. G. Ma rEh, D. E. Masters, N. E. Masters, J. Mitche/1, R. J. Mules, D. C. Pettigrew, A. , J, Rattenbury, W. M. Revel/ , I. P. Rowe, J. Russe/1 , K. R. Sly, D. W. Smith, G. J. Soundy, G. C. Stockwe/1, I. R. Thurlow, M. B. M. Voyce, D. C. Wallace, G. B. Watson, A. J . Whitehead, D. J. Wilding, H. K. Wilson , R. J. Wolfe. For Boa rders, Holy Communinn has been Lounge on the first Sunday of every month.

held

the

Library

Th e Vicar's Message:"During the first two weeks in November, a party of tutors and stud e nts from St. John's Theologica l College, Auckland, visited St. Mary's Parish to get practical experience of pastoral work. The Warden, Dr. R. Foster, addressed the School at morning assembly, reminding us of the claims of the Christia n ministry as a choice for our life's work. Four students gave brief addresses at two School services at St. Mary's. In add ition several students attended our Friday night classes . "Among the students were a forme r artist, an accountancy a Japanese , a Melanesian, a former butcher, a deck officer, a Marine, a graduate, aged 22, with first class Honours in Greek w ho is completing the Bachelor of Divinity degree this year, a and a farmer.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS Again this year our High Mary's Church at 9.30 a.m.

Confirmati"on classes were held each Sunday afternoon in the second term : The following boys were confirmed by the Right Rev. J. T. Holland, Bishop of Wcikato, in St. Mary's Church, on October 6th:

graduate, Merchant and Latin carpenter,

The significance of the list is in its va riety of places and occupations from which the clergy are called . And so during this memorable visit we learnt that God calls. He does not ask what you are doing, not even who you are. He just calls. The

question

is .

Who

will

answer?" A. R. Paul.

STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT Th e been a we have Church's

S.C.M. has had another varied and worthwhile year. There has wide selection of films from many sources, and through them seen conditions in a lmost every country ·o f the world, and th e contribution to them .

Features of the year have been New Guinea, B-olivia and Indi a; once masters having helped w ith them; to th e Library, but is not yet widely

illustrated talks by m1ss1onaries from again the Quiz has proved popular, a n S.C.M. section has bee n added known. Miss Fra nces Cotton, S.C.M.

SCHOO L INSTIT UTIO NS

SC HOOL INSTITUTIO NS

Schools' secretary, a lso paid a visit, speaking on her Asian travels, but as her three-year term is finished we look forward to hearing from Miss Margaret Mackay, demonstretor at Lincoln Col lege, her success·-::>r.

STAMP CLU B

A Schoo l Corso collection was staged in the third term and the result, though not great, was appreciated . Also in the third terr)1 was a memorable visit from the "Musical Messengers"-versatile American evange lists Rev. and ·Mrs. N. Macaulay and Miss 0. Sigmon. The bri ll iant playing of the cornet, musica l be lls, grand · piano and Miss Sigmon's s·o los will not easily be forgotten. Dr. Vincent Martin, of the Crusader Union, aga in showed slides of the summer camps held by the Crusaders lhroughout New Zealand and some boys enrol led to attend this summer . Each year a growing number attend the Church , Youth conferences In these great days the and come back to encourage others to go . Christ ian Faith p laces the grea test challenge before us all.

CAMERA CLU B The club has about fifty members, which is about the ysual number, The · committee this year ;llthough there are fewe r senior members. consis ts of one representative from the sixth, fifth, fourth and third forms as groups, as well as the other necessary comm ittee members. The younger members put forward some good suggest ions dur ing our committee meetings. General club meetings were held o n Thu rsdays after tea in the first term and on Saturday nights during the third term. Good attendances Interesting ta lks of the younger members has shown their keenness. on printing, enlarging and deve loping were given by Mr. Clancy and the experienced members of the club. Developing and fixing so lutions have been made up and so ld to members at reasonable prices, while old but good printing papers have been supplied free to beginners. This year ihe School darkroom has been improved in many ways. A new sink was installed in place of the small one we had before. A nF.w w o rking surface was laid down on the developing bench to Teeds Pharmacy kindly prevent chemicals eating away the hardboard. gave us a contact printer which Mr. Slyfield rewired and younger members reconditioned. lt is now in exce llent order and used extensive ly by all ciub "contact printers." We purchased a new developing tank near the beginning of ;he yea r, which encouraged many of the junior members. Working parties have kept the darkroom and apparatus in good conditi,:>n throughout the year. The cupboa rds which were allotted to members have been much appreciated. A good collect ion of photographic magazines has been available to members . As a final club activity this year, a· photographic competition is being organised again and the prints will be on show near the end of the term. - P. J . Jackson .

In Mr. Tay lor's absence, Mr . Welch has taken over the duti~s of Master in Charge end meetings has been he ld twice weekly in Room 3. A new purchase system_. was introduced into , the running of the cl~b and this has proved successful. Health Stamps were again so ld at the School and the response f rom the boys was very good . A wide s~ l ection of . stamps is availab le to club members, satisfying the needs of both beginl)er and advanced collector . . Stamps are purchased from Pim's, which p rove to be the most popular and variecl, and Aladd in, Ferguson and Rewcastle also sent many interesting mint approva ls. -R.

Ke ller.

TRAM PI NG CLU B With a membership of over 120 and · four masters, the club has co mpleted the most successful and interesting year to date. Although three of the trips or.igina lly planned we re cance lled because of the unusual ly placed holidays, twelve excursions were enjoyed by all partakin~ . . A ~ew trip in conjuncti·o n with the Taranak i Alp ine Club to the Wa1tara R1ver source gave a more varied view of Ta ranaki hi ll country to some boys. Severa l week-end trips. were ,;.d-e during the year, the first one being around the mounta in with a night at the renovated Carrington Then during Easter there was an exciting Bushcraft course Cott age. a n joy.e d by several boys, as was the trip to East Taranaki for a week-end lat er in the year. However, the highlight of the .. year •was to be the winter summit Instructions in snowcraft and rock climbing were held during climb. s kiing ' excursior:>s and with the help of several members of the Taranaki Alpine .Civb as instructors, tha climb was attempted in September. Unfortunately, owing to adverse weather conditions, the se lected party was con fi ned ·to Tahurangi Hut, but even then it' was enjoyed .

C l ~b ·e venings have not been so frequent as

in previous years, but on •

So real ly the act ivities have been much more varied this year and as a result club enthusiasm has been much greater. 1w·v

occasions

Rep ort

interesting

Easter

frlm3

Bushcra ft

were

scre,e ned.

Cour se

Commencing on Thursday night before Good Friday, 15 senior members of th e club, accompani:=ol by two m~s.ters (Messrs. Bal l and Clancy), arrived at the end of 'Kahui Road at 7.30 p.m. By 8 p.m . our pa rty had sorted out 'gear and with 351b ' packs " e~c h set off up the t rack to Kahui Hut, arriving two a nd a-ha lf hours later. Afte r. a late -tea silence fell over the Severol enthusiastic boys slept outside and received a cramped hut. w e tting by a persistent drizz le during the night. Good Friday morning dawned crisp and clear under the lightly snowcovered Mount Egmont. Soon our ·camp was buzzing with life and after a quick wash and hurried ; breakfast we set off to retrace our steps for about ten minutes before p lunging into the bush. Each member took a turn at navigating the party with ' compass in hand, learning the technique · of bush travel.

SCHOOL

INSTITUTIONS

On arriving at the Oaonui Fork Stream we had a "boil up" and over the steaming tea set new compass bearings for the Oaonui Main Stream "Catchment," only a mile or so further on . However, our immediate problem was to discover a way up the steep cliff out of the gorge we were then in. After some surveying a suitable route was revealed. On reaching the Oaonui Stream about 3.30 p.m. we finally decided on a camp site. Th is area was soon swarming with sweating figures. While some entered into chopping contests, others erected tents and prepared the meal. But it wasn't long before everyone was enioying a bushman's stew. As the night wore on songs struck up whi le plans for the following day were prepared. lt rained through the night and the Saturday but this didn't stop our expedition to Brame's Falls and on up the ridge till finally we overlooked the Oaonui Stream again. Now there was a 400-foot drop to th e river bed and it \.Vas not until the third attempt that we managed, with the aid of a climbing rope, to descend to safety. From here a slightly wea ry party made its way downstream towards b ase camp. Sudden ly a mob of goats came in sight and spirits rose as we cornered and slaughtered five of them. Four tails and a skin were taken back to camp . On the Sunday the weather had brightened considerably and it was in high spirits that w e folluwed the river down to Oaonui Hut. Taking a direct compass course for Kahui Road we took off into the bush once more. The first three hours' travelling were through dense forest with almost c?ntinuous suppleiack to climb over and through . Finall y the Okahu R1ver was reached and a "boi l up" was soon under way. As time passed the bush became thicker, visibility was seldom more than a few yards and progress was very slow . No one in the party had ever been in such dense bush, but our compass work was accurate and we arrived at the cut-line not ten yards from the Kahui Road. We returned to New Plymouth at 8 p.m . on Easter Sunday and am sure everyone wished the excursi路o n had been longer. Also I would say that everyone partaking at least learnt something about bushcraft over the total leng 1h of the 24-mile iourney. - D. BAND

Maxwell.

NOTES

INSTITUTIONS

of the second term. Very good renditions of the march from "Scipio" by Handel, and the hymn路tune "Holly" by J. S. Bach were the Band's contributions. Not only was there an improved technique but the performances revealed a greater unity and as a result the tone was more resonant.

Once again the Band has played well Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

The Band gave an excel lent performance at the Taranaki Secondary Schools' Music _Festival at s.tratford in the first term. In addition to giving its own item 1t accompan1ed the massed singing. Perhaps the highlight of the year as far as School music is concerned was the Combined Festival at the Girls' High School in the last week

assemblies on

Monday,

Practices were held on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8.15 and the Band received additional tuition on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. from Mr. L Hall. -B. R. Prestidge. THE

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

The Orchestra this year had . good representation in most sections, although more strings wou ld have helped the balance considerably. Practices have been held every Monday after school. These have not been very well attended, but they have been en ioyable . The Orchestra would like to thank Miss M. Petherham, who has given a lot of valuab le assistance to the string section . The Orchestra has accompanied singing in assembly every Monday a nd Tuesday. Many mdividual members of the Orchestra have recorded items for 2XP. These ;;re to be broadcast in a programme featuring music by t he youth of Taranaki. Over half of the Orchestra are also members Orchestra, which has been very successful this year.

the

Combined

At the Taranaki Post路Primary Schools' Music Festiva l, held in Stratford at the end of the first term, the Orchestra performed an arrangement of " Londonderry Air" by Sydney Bayne;. The massed item "Ok lahoma" w as accompanied by the Orchestra . During the second term we built up a la rge repertoire of fairly s hort pieces . Of these, "March from 'Peter and the Wolf,'" by Prokofieff, " 'Minuetto and Trio' from Symphony N路o. 5" by Schubert, two Hungarian Dances by Brahms and "Melod ies from Faust" were recorded by 2XP . In the third term we concentrated on the following works: "Liebesfreud" by Fritz Kreisler, "Minuet in G" by Beethoven, "Farewe ll " by Richard Howgil l and " Th e Valiant Knight" by Charles Woodhouse. The best of t hese will be played at the Break-Up Ceremony.

Although the Band's membership has decreased this yea r, a high standard has been maintained, due to the greater experience of many players. As in previous years the Band p la yed for all military parades throughout the yea r ond a feature has been the improved marching.

-J. Cumming. THE SPECIAL

CHOIR

Th e Special Choir, comp leting its th ird year since foundation, has p rogressed favourably from severa l School assembly items to public performances at the Taranaki Secondary Schools' Festiva l at Stratforcl. Here they gave a rendition of a Latin carol, "Dormi Jesu." They later sang at the Combined Music Festival at the Girls' High School. Their items, "God Be In My Head" and the Czech "Zither Carol," were recorded and later broadcast by 2XP.

SCHOOL

INSTITUTIONS

This year we were fortunate to have the assistance of several masters of the School, who supplemented the bass and tenor sections of the choir. One of our most popular pieces was the "Zither Carol," . w i1 h its synctpated alto, tenor and bass sections, and its pleasant melody supplied by the sopranos.

Preparation for the annual Schaal Break-Up Ceremony is now in progress and th" Special Choir Will add parts to the hymn, "0 Worspip the King," as well as a hummed rendition of "Sibelius Finlandia," arid the singing of the anthem "Ave Verum," by Mozart. During the second term 2XP auditioned three members of the Sp ecial Choir. They were T. Barrett, T. Gibbs and G. Wilsoh. With an increased repertoire, the Sch~ol Special Ch o ir hopes to record items either in the third term of this year or next year. Altogether, the prospects of the Special Choir are good, with increasing attendance of new members. We are grateful for the pati~nt guidance of the choir master, who has brought the choir up to a high standard during this year. SCHOOL BAND, 1962 Back Rowo B. J. Moflett, l. Kirkwood, M. J. Collins, D. W. Bryant, D. l. Parker, B. Kopu, G. E. Rosser, A. J. Eriwata. . Middle Rowo S. P. Garvin, B. F. Jury, R. W. Raitt, R. D. Green, T. I. Gibbs, G. M. Hine, C. Jackson, A. F. Brown, T. J. Fenton, B. R. Upson. Front Rowo G. E. Steel , G. W. Davidson, l. J. Chitty, N. Birks, P. J. C. Douch, B. R. Prestidge, C. J. Douch, D. I. Green, L. S. Oliver, N. F. Henneosy, J. E. Putt.

TARANAKI

POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS'

MUSIC

FESTIVAL

The third annual Taranaki Post-Primary Schopls' Music Festival was held at the end of the first term in the War Memorial Hall at Stratford . lt was attended by schools from all of Taranaki. The festival opened with "Morning Praise," sung by the massed choir , which included eighty sixth formers from School. The asse mbled pupils were then welcomed by the Mayor of Stratford. Other massed items wereo "Oklahoma" (accompanied by the School Orchestra), "Hoki Hoki," " Men of Harlech" (accompanied by the School Band), "Dona Nobis Pacem," a three-part round, a nd "Go Forth With God." The massed items were accompanied by Mr. Bayfield. The programme included short items from each of the schools present. Our School provided an orchestra , band and special choir. The orchestra • presented an arrangement of "Londonderry Air" by Sydney Baynes, and the band played a rousing march, " Siadeburn." The special choir sang "Dormi Jesu," a · religious work in four parts.

The festival like it.

was very successful and we hope to se e many more

-J . Cumming.

MUSIC

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, 1962 Row: A. F. Brown, B. R. Prestidge, J. D. Cumming, D. M. Menzies, K:. Bi rks, I. D. Strombom, E. A. Huggett, R. W. Aailt, R. D. Green. Middle Rowo R. A. Barnes, D.' B. Lange, K. J. Mclntyre, M. I. Menzies, G. W. Heward, D. C. Pettigrew, T. I. Gibbs Front Row o B. W. A Scott, D. C. White, D. G. Bootten, P. J. Burford, A. J. McKenzie, l. J. Purdy , T. N. Barrett, D. J. George . Back

FESTIVAL

This year the ninth combined Music Festival wa s held at the end of the second term on August 15th and 16th . The new Girls' High School Assembly Hall was used instead of the Opera House and it provided an excellent setting for a well-presented festival which was thoroughly enjoyed by large audiences on both nights. The Broadcasting Service recorded the programme on the final night and excerpts w·ere.. broadcast over Station 2XP.

SCHOOL

INSTITUTIONS

In spite of mar.y absences due to football, the rehearsals went smoothly under the competent direction of Mrs. Veale, and the massed lt was a pity that choir of 270 soon reached a reasonable standard. more time was not available as reh ea rsa ls were rather rushed . After the overture, " Down the Mall," the massed choir sang "The River," by Alex Rowley. This piece consisted of seven songs interspersed with na rrative . lt featured an enchanting solo by Caro l Coley and two songs by a quartet, which included two members of our Special Choir, Tr evor Gibbs and Grahame Wilson. Th e re were many small instrumenta l consort, a violin group and a woodwind of lively variations on "The Harmonious School Band played "Ma rch from 'Scip io,' high standa rd .

groups, including a recorder trio, which presented a series In addition the Blacksmith." " and " Holly," with its usual

Th e Boys' Speciai Choir sang three short numbers which were very well rece ived. They were: " God Be in My Head," "The Zither Carol" (a Czech folk tune) and "Winter Rose," w hich was sung with the girls' record e r consort.

INSTITUTIONS

Th e combined orchestra se lections

played

included

performed with ski ll

" Largo"

and

Minuett·o ,"

and confidence. "Danse

The

Circassiene, 11

"Litt l ~ Tin So ldiers" and "Sailor's Hornp ipe," a humorous piece making Th e effectrve use of unusual percussion effects (some unintentiona l). combined orchestra of sixty-six began rehearsals in the second le rm under the direction of Miss Ro.>s. During the third term the orchestra is work ing for a concert at the end of the year where it w ill play " Bartered Bride" and "Ma rch e Slave." it is good to see combined festival revived after a lapse of three years . To those responsible for making the festival a success go our thanks . The standurd this year was high but we hope to see even better festivals in future years . - John Cumming . "THE

WHISTLE"

1962 has been yet another successful year in the publication of the Seven volumes have been published since the introduction "Whistle." of the "Whistle" to the School in 1956. Since that year the magazine, Photo· now the School's periodical newspaper, has developed threefold. graphs have been one of the ma jo r features of the magazine, many being first-class rep roductions of School activities, especially sport. Th e number of pages and amount of copy has also increased' greatly since 4G 1's fi~st issue in February, 1956. Sixth formers are now the major con· trrbutors to each section of the magazine and s·o the standard of wr itin g is improving.

This year 17 issues were produced, two fewer than last year. Unlike last. year a ll these (except one on grean paper) were the same colour, wh rte, w h1 ch seem ed a great improvement on the va ri ed co loured ed itions of previous years. Black printing with a white backing is much more easi ly read and photographs print much more clearly on white paper than on any other co lour. All the boarde rs as well as 300 day boys subscribe to the " Whistl e." There are 11 0 contributors among the Old Boys and we would lrke to mcrease this. The " Whistle" is written and edited by boys of the Schoo l, about school life and activties and is a good opportun ity for many more Old Boys to re-familiarise themse lves with their o ld Schoo l and feel once aga in that they have been part of it. The "Wh ist le" hopes that next year many more Old Boys will subscr ibe, and cord ia ll y invites them to do so.

New Music Room from across the Gully. The Island Girls added a touch of colour to the festival with their There was also a Mao ri Action Song and Poi performed by the Rangiatea girls.

nativ e costumes and dances to a guitar accompaniment.

Th e Gir ls' Special Choir attempted a difficult modern work, " The Moon Maiden," by Rutland Boughton . A small staff orchestra accompanied this . An excellent sta nd ard was achieved, part icularl y by the soloists. As usual, the programme included a Gilbert and Sullivan se lection . The massed choir presented "When the Foeman Bares His Steel" from "The Pirates of Penzance." This was the high light of the festival and it featured some energetic solo work by Grahame .. Wilson. Th e g irls sang "Tripping hither-tripping th ither" from " lolanthe."

. The Old Boys' Section agam been very successful. wish so..ccess to Old Boys in This has been an interesting

established in the "Whistle " In t~is section the Schoo l has many different activities and section to both boys and Old

la•t year has been ab le to wa lks of life. Boys al ike.

The editor ia ls have dealt w ith Schoo l matters except in one or two . rssues where they have been more genera ll y based on philosophic or moral topics, on educat ion and the world today. Thro ughout the year as well as " Miscellaneous" and "S hort Blasts" there have been sections titled " Twin Diffs," " Around and About," "Open Up," " Bombed," " Tee Off," " You Naughty Boy, Ycu" and " Breaking Up. " All these have been miscallaneous articl es about small amus ing or unusual activities o r of genera l

interest.

" Person al"

co lumns

several

issues

have

c~ntained

main ly, congratul a tory remarks to boys who have b rought cred it up~~ themse lves und their School in different spheres of life, in and out of

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schoo l. "On the Town," by the city edi tor, and "W·o rld Affairs," were both interesting columns but "Nat ion a l Affairs" did not retain its place in the magazine this year. "On th e Town " was about local Taran aki affairs containing only facts, but "Wo rld Affairs" in the majority of issues was not factual, but the critical opinions expressed by the international editor on certain world events. "What's On," a calendar of School events of the near future, in each issue takes its place without qu~stion as does "Obituaries" and "C lub Notes," the lat1er describing periodical work and the purposes of the many School clubs. Th e " Letters t·o th e Editor" section did not encourage This The "Wh ist le" is the b:>ys' magazine. the response hoped for. section g ives them the opportun it y to exp ress th eir opinions on any topic. "House Notes" throughout the yea r have al ternat ed between day boy and boarding Houses each editior. . This section has also been a very popular one. Sport has taken up many of :'Wh istl e's" pages. College matches were In the wr itten up as inter-school events and our own School's sport. Rugby columns "Racecourse Rendezvous" mentioned as many hard playing and p romising lowe r grade footballers as possible. In the last few issues

Th ose cho•en were Wayne Gould, Richard Lobb , Peter Gough and Richard Carter. The team won by rat her a narrow margin, and a book on chess was presented to the School Li brary. -R. Lobb .

THE FOREST AND BIRD CLUB We have not had a very act ive year as membership has been small. We have had cnly two field trips, one a full day, the other for half a day. However, we have jo ined in the activities of the New Plymouth branch and those of the Ornithological Society. We hope to have a more active We hold meetings programme with increased membership next year. on a lternate Wednesdays in Lab. 4. -R. Barnes.

"Waitara River Rendezvous" and "C rick et Round-Up" were similar sections

for rowing and cricket. Th ese coiumns are always we ll received as ·; hey mention many names from third formers up. During th e year the "Whistl e" has fulfilled a dual purpose on seve ral occasions.

Fi ve

issues

contC!ined

programmes

for

the

svvimming

sp·v rts,

Hansard Cup sports, School Athletics spo ris, Inter-House Drama contest and "Journey's End ," the annua l School play. As well as these, four issues contained the teams for First XV matches against the Headmaster's XV, St. Pat's (S il ve rst ream) and Te Au te College, and for the Day B·o ys v. Boarders match. Two special "Whistles" were published, one for the 80th anniversa ry of the School, wh ich included a large Old Boys section and one for " Journ ey's End." During the football season the draw for one m two weeks' Rugby was also in severa l editions. Names of Schoo l prefects, First Group trialists and external examinat ion candidates, besides timetables for ex ternal examinat ion s, were published. Although th a photographs throughout the yea r averaged only four They were well per issue, the standard of photography was good. p roduced and we ll taken. One ca rtoon was published during th e football season after a humorou s situation occurred at the co ll ege match against Hami lton Boys' · High . The "Wh istl e" wou ld like to thank the many people, organisations and authorities who have ass isted in ·the publications this year; particularly Messrs. Charters and Guthrie and staff who managed our photographs, and the Taranaki Newspapers commercial printing staff, who managed the printing. -P. J. Churchouse.

CHESS NOTES Interest this year l,as decreased somewhat owing to the departure of Mr. Tay lor and also to the loss of the club's chess sets. However, a few games we'e played, with private sets, in Room 3. Early in the third term there was a chess tournament at lngl ewood High Schoo l and the School was asked to contribute a team of four.

Farewell to

Major

Seccombe-Battalion

March

Past

CADETS 1962 saw the Cad et Battalion operat ing with a strength of over 1100, once again divided into two speciel ist companies, two third fmm companies, a fourth and fifth form infantry company, and an A.T.C. Squadron. This year, however, saw conside rabl e changes take p lace with in the specialist The Art il lery (25-pounder) and Anti-Tank (6-pound er) Unit s companies. both lost their weapons at the end of last yea r as a result of the reo rg an isat ion of the Territorial Army. These units have been replaced by a Civil Defence Unit and a Pion eer Unit respectively. The change in the former case was ve ry app ropriate, considering the increased emphasis now lt is hoped th at being given to Civil Defence throughout the country. the boys of this unit may be of ass istance in maintaining public amen ities, such as communicat ion s, at a t im e of cr is is . "A" Company, the first of

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the specia list companies, now conta in s th e Civil Defence, Pioneer , Med ium Machine-g un, Mortar an d Medica l Units, w hil e the second , " B" Company , conta in s the N.C.O.T.U., Provost, Signals a nd Intel ligence Uni ts. Our d ril l programme has been considerab ly interrupted by rain, espec ial ly during the th ird term when wet weather caused frequent postponements and some cancellat ion s of .parade days. Fortunate ly, however, on ly one wet day eventuated during t he five and on e-h a lf days of Barracks Week a~d consequently a good part of the cadet syl labus was ab le to be covered then . Passing-Out Parade was he ld on t he evening of Tuesday , 15th Feb ru a ry, and was reviewed by the Presi dent of th e New Plymouth R.S.A., Lieut .-Co lone l E. R. Harford , D.S.O. , E.D. After rev iewing a guard of honour mounted by an A.T.C. flig ht, and insp ecti ng the Batta li on, Colonel Ha rfmd spoke to th e boys and a la rge gathe ring of paren ts and Old Boys. He congratu lated the Batta lion on its standa rd of dril l and urged t he b?ys to work hard so that they may succeed in the ir chosen careers. D1spla ys we re g iven by the Civi l Defence, Br en, Mortar, Medical and Sig na ls platoons and th e N.C.O.T.U. Three other specia l parades were held th is year. Because of the combining of t h is yea r's Easte r and May holidays, Anzac Day came a week after the start of a th ree-week holiday period. When th is is taken into cons id e ratio n, th e fact that 180 boys attended the parade at Schoo l is an interesting one. Th ese boys, as a writer to the local paper was hasty to point out, were vo luntee rs and as such they did a very good serv ice. During t he parade at Schoo l wreaths were laid at the Memorial Gates and Sh ri ne by rep resentat ives of Old Boys and Present Boy s. After the ceremony the Schooi Company moved off to jo in the parade in town at the Cenotap h and the march to Pu keku ra Park b r the pub li c serv ice . Another specia l parade was he ld in Apr il when Squadron-Leader D. D. Archiba ld was presented with the Cadet Forces Medol by WingCommander G. R. Br aby n. On this occas ion a Canbe rra jet bombe r piloted by two Old Boys, Flight-Lieutena nt J. M. Te rr y and Pilot-Office r G. R. Wa lsh, made a number of low level flights ove r the School. When Wing-Commander Brabyn arr ived at School he was met by a Quarter Guard and he th en inspected part of the Battalion a nd rev iewed the March Past. During heavy rain he add ressed the boys , ask ing them to take a firm inte rest in the Far East. Th e third spec ial pa rade held du ri ng the yea r was a farewe ll to Taranaki Area Officer over the past ten yea rs, Major G. T. Seccombe, who retired from his position early in November. The Headmaster and Mr . Slyfie ld paid short tributes to his service and, afte r he had reveiwed the march p ast, Major Seccombe spoke of th e two types of men he had met in his job, the "workers" and th e "d rifters ." He laid out his three essent ials for a successful career as being to wo rk ha rd , do you r duty and to accept discipline. Courses ha ve not been wel l attended this yea r. In Januar y, R. H. Wake lin and M. H. T. Alexande r trave ll e d to Burnham Mi lit ary Camp to attend the Annua l Cadet R.S. M.'s Course. This was the fi rst t ime that t he cou rse had been he ld in the South Island and it proved to be ve ry interesting an d entertaining. A cadet f rom School wil l attend another of these courses during the coming holidays and repr esen tatives w ill also

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attend courses for Sign al le rs, 3in. cadets attended N.C.O . refresher and owing to a clash of d ates it is ve ry w ill be represented at the December

Mortar and Medical. In August qualification courses at Linton , but doubtful as to w hethe r the Schoo l courses .

A pleas in g featu re of the yea r's d rill wh ich must be mentioned is t he high standa rd atta in ed by the third fo rm companies. Th e third formers have been keen and recep ti ve in their training throughout the year and shou ld be congratu lated on the ve ry favourab le commen ts their perfo rm ances have gained . A ve ry successful exper iment was carried out by one third form compa ny last year w hen it put severa l boys of abi lity through a pressure course in N.C.O. training . Th ese boys went to camp last December and th is yea r, as fourth fo rmers, became va lu ab le jun ior N.C.O.'s . This po licy of promot ing boys to N.C.O . rank befo re their in iti a l enthusiasm has comp lete ly worn off cou ld we ll counteract the lethargy mentioned below of some senior N.C.O.'s. In spite of th e foregoing w hich would suggest an act ive and successful yea r for the Batta lion , it cannot be said th at the unit reached the standard of performance to which it asp ired at th e beginning of t he yea r, nm perhaps the standard of recent years. Th e re are many reasons for the fee ling s of disappointment experie nced by some. A good portion of the b lame must be attributed to th e weathe r. Not on ly d id we lose time but s路a me drill da ys were held und er such uncertain cond itions that no rea l benefit resulted. Th en there is th e .perennial difficulty of retain in g the inte rest of sen ior boys to the extent that w ill qua lify them to accept respons ibil ity and profi t f rom th e opportunities the unit g ives th em for leade rship. Under these condit ions a hea vy and unfa ir burden fal ls on the officers. Th en, part ly due to th e weather, there was litt le .p lanni ng and mai nta ining of programmes. Pe rh aps the g reatest difficu lt y at the moment is th e uncertainty e nve loping the f ut ure of the unit. Is the Schoo l to a im at a unit we ll trained in a va ri ety of specialist mi litary ski ll s o r at an effic ient and neat drill unit. lt would appea r that in t he unce rta inty a compromise has been accepted w ith t he resu lt that nei th er aim is being ach ieved to any satisfactory extent. For insta nce, time devoted to Battalion parades and to specia l pa rad es has limi ted t he attention that can be given to in struction in specia list sk ill s and even in bas ic training. In the light of this uncerta inty the Civil Defence unit has been estab li shed as an examp le of the sea rch for a lte rn at ive functions for the unit. He re possib ly lies t he real so lution of the p rob lem of compromise. As a Civi l Defence unit the Batta lion in part or in whole cou ld prove to be of great service to the community from wh ich it draws most of its me mbers and the refore much of its strength. ~M. H. T. Alexande r. A.T.C.

NOTES

This yea r the unit had a strength of 11 7 cadets, consisting of one warrant officer, three flight-sergeants, three sergeants, six corporals and 104 cadets . Following last year's p la n, sen io r N.C.O .'s assisted Sergeant Bartholomew in the tra ining p rog ramme, givi ng lect ures on radio, ai rcraft recognition, ai rcraft familiaris at ion , the ro le of the R.N.Z.A. F. and map reading.

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SIGNALS

Th is yea r we had two p latoons in th e Signa ls Unit. The senior p latoon was formed f rom fifth and sixth formers who worked wit h t he "48" rad io sets, whi le t he other pla toon was formed of four t h formers who wo rked with the Do n 5 te lephones. A high standa rd of p rocedure was atta ined o n t he rad ios during Ba rracks Week and t his was d isp layed in the netw~rk that w2s set up_ at the " Bow l of Brook lands" during the Festiva l of t he Pines. Severa l manoeuvres were organised during Barracks Week and these ga ve t he boys va luable expe rience in longer ra nge redia work. The seni::>r b o}S also combined with t he Intelligence for anothe r exercise which a ls J proved to be very successful. The junior p la toon worked well on their te lephones a nd attained a high stand a rd as see n in the d is p lay they provided ;;t the p ass ing -out parad e . A feature of ih e jun ior platoon's activ itie s was the netwo rk of 'p hon ~s which connected the Range Sign a ls hut and the O rde rl y Room. As it w os maintained throughout Barracks Week it proved very useful in mak ing con tact w ith the va rious companies and a lso in giving t he boys va !uab la experience in overcom ing the haza rds of cab le laying. Cl ass Firing at Rew a Rew a.

Th e Signa ls eq uipme nt was looked afte r by M. De nnis. The unit wou ld like to tha nk Sergea nt G lover from Area 8 for services render ed before his retirement in the fi rst te rm.

We started the year with a smal l numbe r of N.C.O.'s who had returned from last yea r and these were sufficient to provide a nucleus on which we bu il t ou r N.C.O . strength. The re are several cadets attending an N.C.O.'s course at R.N.Z.A .F. Station Ohakea in J anua ry. Th ese should p rovide us with a source of N.C.O.'s for t he years to come.

lt has not been poss ib le to improve our efficiency as much as we w ishe d b eca use 1he time left on d rill days aft e r Ba:ta lion Pa rad e hcs not a ll owed uâ&#x20AC;˘ to do anything rea ll y constructive . - L. Birks.

Two of our members, Nigel McNe ill and Jim Welham, have appl ied fo r na tiona l flying scholarships . We wish them every success .

INTELLIGENCE

A high li ght of the yea r's training was the fly -past of an R.N.Z.A.F. Canberra flown by O ld Boys of the School. The navigator, Flying-Officer G. Wa lsh, was t he S.W.O. in 1960. Our e nt ir e t han ks go to Sergeant Bartho lomew fÂˇv r his tireless effo rts in arrang ing the prog ramme, and in the general administration of th e Squadron . - B. L. Lockston e.

Th is year the Intell igence Pl atoon was th irty-four stro ng , all of whom have been very keen to part icipate in lectu res and dr ill , and to c~-::lperate with the N.C.O.'s. There were ten N.C.O .'s, a staff-sergeant, sergeant, four corpoca ls a nd fo ur lance-corpora ls. Each N.C.O. d id his job conscie ntious ly, instructing th e ju nior boys in theo ry, dr ill a nd outdoor inte lligence work. Ba rracks Week WcJS occupied w ith exercises, drill, shoot ing and lectures concerning mapping, symbo ls, ,V\o rse code, patro is, inter rogat ion

a nd other intelligence info rmation. The platoon 's shot ing was inconsist ent. From the sen ior to jun ior boys th e re was a var iation of s!<ill in marksmanship , but among the juniors it should improve with experience.

MEDICAL

-;-P. J. Churchouse . The acti vities of the Med ica! unit have been restricted t hi s because of lack of equipment and an officer to instruct the cad e ts.

yee r

Du ri ng Barracks Week, while t he Schoo l sti ll had some equipme nt , the codets were instructed on stretcher dri ll and the use of the Thom as spl int. Next yea r th e Medica l unit w ill have fou r extra t ra ined cadets a course to be he ld at Bu rnham during the holidays. - P. Masso n.

af~er

M ORTAR

PLATOON

After a delayed s ta rt du ring of 24 cadets (ten of w hom were o n four weapons . Th ey att a in ed t he pass in g out parade, where a

Barracks Week the p latoon, consis:ing new members) and six N. C.O.'s, t ra ined an exceptiona ll y hi g h standa rd befo re dem0nst rat ion was given.

Short ly after Barracks Week two weapons , manned by N.C.O.'s, gave

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a demonstration at Opunake D.H.S. Drill bombs with ballastite cartridges were fired from in front of the school down the playing field. The shoot was conThe Vickers machine-gun was ols路o demonstrated. trolled and organised by Staff-Sergeant Worrell.

we ll advised to spend camp training on this weapon, as there are few specialised N.C.O .'s returning.

During the first term the platoon staged on the racecourse its most successful blank shoot to date. Four weapons were fired simultaneously as a platoon. By the end of the year the plato路o n hopes to have comp leted another blank shoot and one live shoot at Rewa Rewa. Th anks are ~xtend ed to th e Army staff for th ei r assistance and cooperation. - N.

H. Penwarden.

The platoon acknowledges the assistance Li e uten ant Carrell throughout the year.

has

received

from

- R. N. Goudie. N.C.O.T.U.

This year's unii consisted of two platoons of fourth form cadets , severa l of whom were junior members of the Provost Uni t. Supervising these were six qualified N.C .O. instructors a nd one officer. When Lieute nant P. A. Taylor left for Wellington during .the first term, the unit saw a lowe ring of its stondard. Our past high standard ha s been a lmost wholly due to the efforts he put into the unit. The third term saw Second-Lieute~ant A. J. Sheaf re placing him and the standard has rise n accordingly . Throughout the yea r, the unit has suffered fro m having too many N.C.O . instructors, which resulted in a lack of organisation in the tr a ining of the cadets. The unit has bee n ins tr ucted in drill, espec ially with the rifle, weapon training , fieldcraft and map re ad in g, and the standard has been tested by giving opportunities for cadets to teach squads. This method gives expe rience a nd confidence to an instructor and ought to be one of th e ma jor activiti es of the N.C.O . training year. Emphasis has not been suffic ie nt on this point this year, with a consequent lowe r in struction a l standard on th e average of each cadet. But in ail that has been attempted, results have been forthcoming and a good standa rd maintained . Tw e lve boys attended an N.C.O. Qualification Course and four a n N.C.O. Refres her Course at Linton Camp in August. Wi th r es ! ricti路~ns on age and ability, it is b ecom ing in creas ingl y difficult to pass th ese courses, and this accounts for the smaller percentage of passes from this camp. More boys w ill attend the camp he ld in Decembe r. On t he w hole the unit has worked we ll a nd shou ld p rovide sui lab le N.C.O .'s for future yea rs. - J. Forrest.

"HOW BREN

DID

I DO?"-Discussion

the

Targets.

PLATOON

Th e Bren Pl atoon, now in its fourth yea r of ex istence, has once aga in proved itself ve ry popular with senior boys. New members were made famil iar w ith t he gun a nd i:s working oa rts during Barracks Week . A live shoot was held and some g路o od ~cores we re- recorded. However, one such s hoot is inadequate in Bren training and regu la r shoots wou ld improve the standard, as we ll as create a greater interest. Throughout the year th e boys received instruction in stripping, loading and firing technique, as we ll as stoppage drill. Here again, as in past yea rs , it was found that a lack of spec ia lised N.C.O.'s was a handicap. New boys interested in jo inin g the unit next yea r would be

SHOOTING

This yea r has seen a n in crease in the size of th e Range Staff to cope w ith the handling of the two ranges now in use at th e Schoo l. Th e 25-yard range on th e School Fa rm a nd th e Rewa Rewa ra ng e at Waiwakaiho are both now fully staffed by officers and N.C.O.'s. Th e difficulty w ith classification shooting on th e .303 rifle rang e is the distance from School to the Rewa Rewa rang e, t he time invo lved being the main disadvantage. If a range for .303 ca libre could be constructed somewhere on the School Fa rm , w hich appears quite practicable, then this side of School Shooting would benefit considerably. On Saturday, April 7th, the annual ca d e t rifl e meeting for Tara naki was held at Rewa Rewa . Th e School en tered a team of ten. The shoot consisted of five rounds ap plication, five snap an d fi ve rapid at 200 ya rds , followed by five rounds app lication at 300. School were runn ers-up to Hawera w ith a score of 734 out of a possible 900.

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The 1961-62 rowing 5eason is the most successful seas~n the club has had to date. This is larg e ly due to the success of the Fir st Eight in its winning of the Maadi Cup for premier schoolboy rowing eights in New Zealand . This year there has been en increase in the plant of the Schov l club and in the shed there have been more a lt erations . The tool ·bench has been moved to the end of the new extension of the shed where it has been lengthened and improved . A dividing pcrtition has been put down the middle of the original part of the shed to create a ci·~s o d -in chang in g a'ea for the boys. The original corner for changing is now being used by the eight and first four. A doorw ay has be en cut in the wa ll which backed the old bench to a ll ow the boys to enter and leave the sho we r room more easil y. ' Th e sea son opened in the last term of 1961 when the first major event was the Inter-House competitions. In the Senio r, Carrington won the Ha yto n Cup from Pridham. Carrington's crew was: M. Bryant, R. C. Geck, W. D. Allison, J. T. Boyd, A. McQui/kan (cox). Carrington a lso won the Hed! ey-B ryant Cup for Junior rowing and the " Bill Col e man" Cup for Novice rowing. A

Detail

the

School

25-yard

Range

. The School team was: R. Wake/in, R. Lyons, J. Carter, K. Russe/1 , R. Wallace-Wells, J. Shearer, P. Campbe/1, P. Williams, C. Kennedy, J. Roberts, wilh F. Forrest and G. Peters as reserves. The resu/is follows:-

th e

1961

School

Shooting

Championships

are

At the end d the last term of 1961 the first eight and a first and second four raced at Wanganui in the annua l Jury Cup regatta . Th e e ight rowed very well in two races to w in the schoo lboy eights easily and then to be na rrowly beaten by Union in the Maiden Eights class. In the schoo lboy fours both crews raced we ll , es pecially the first four, who won the race. The second four ro wed a close fourth . Th e crews were:-

.303 Shooting Awards On the 25-yerd range R. H. Wake/in won the Searle Cup with a sco re ·o f 90 out of a oossible 90. Wake/in also succeeded in w inning the School Championship and the MacDiarmid Belt.

First Eight: M. Bryant, B. H. Wills, W. T. Lawson, R. C. Geck, L. W. McE/downey , T. J . Ti e r, E. P. Hag en, J. T. Boyd, R. Dickie (cox).

On the 200 yards range W. J. Ley won the Ke_1/y Cup, scoring 62 out of 65.

Second Four: B. j_ Ali en, J. Wai t er, M. Williams, R. Bosson, T. Fookes (cox).

For the best score in classification shooting during th e year C. R. Baeyertz won the Senior Lady Godley Cup.

.22 Sho~ting Awards K. Ford won th e McLead and Slad~ Cup for th e best sco re in the Und er 14 oge group with 57 out of 65.

Th e Loveday Cup For Und e r 15 yea rs was won with the score ot 62 cut of 65 by D. Boddie. D. Hookham won the Hamb/ yn Cup with 64 points out of 65. For the best classification

the Junior Lady God/ey Cup.

score during tbe year P. C. Britton won

The Press Shield teams for

1961 were: -

A Team : B. Hookham , G. Watson, G. Davidson , J. G. Jackson, I. Reed, J. Ley, J. Shearer, B. Miller.

Ross, B. Mace,

B Team : D .. Hicks, I. Riddle, L. Foreman, R. John st·o n, G. Gamlin, B. Alien, R. D1ck1e, K. Klein, B. MacDone/1, C. Morton.

First Four: M. Dennis, G. Wa iter, W. D. A llison , K. Taylor, D. Dickie (cox).

The first term of 1962 opened with a "first eight" and a "first fou r" being sent from the School to the Provincial Championships Regalta at Wanganu i o n February 1Oth. Although the term was only four days o ld the crews had had two rows at Waitara during the week. In the schoolboy eig hts the School crew won in a field of four crews from Wanganui Tech. and Rongotai College. The "schoo lboy fours" was a bigger field in which the School crew we re second. The winning crew, Wellington College, won the race by a la rge margin. The crews · were:The "Eight": P. Hagen, G. Waiter, M. Dennis, J. Waiter, L. McE/downey, C. Evans, B. J. Alien, J. Boyd, R. Dickie (cox). The "Four": W. Boon, R. Jamieson, P. Anyan, S. Fr aser, R. Fookes (cox). On Satu rda y, lOth March, the Schoo l Club, Clifton Club and New Plymouth Club combined to hold a regatta at Waitara. However, rough water and bad weather forced the regatta to be cance ll ed after a few races had been rowed . Of th e races rowed the First Eight won their

ROWING EIGHT, 1962 . W INN ERS MAAD I CUP. Eack Row: G. J. Waiter, C. S. Evans, L. W. Me Eldowney, J. Waiter. Front Row: M. Dennis, S. T. Boyd, R. R. Dick ie (Cox), E. P. Hagen (Str oke), B. J. Alien .

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heat of th e schoolboy eights, with our School second eig ht second. In th e fin a l of the schoolboy fours our first four was second to Wellington College. Another f eature of th e rega tl a was the breaking in half of ou r original eig ht- t he " Dave Stoller." This unfortun ate accident while the bo at was !ent to another school for th e schoolboy e ights was a substantial loss to t he club. Thi s boat is still being repa ired by a join e r at Wa ita ra.

E. P. Hagen Receives the Maadi Cup

On March 24th the club tripped to Lake Karap iro for th e an nual "Maad i Cup" rega tla. This was a ve ry successfu l day, for a ll crews rowed credi tab ly. The Fi rst Eight rowed a hard three-quarter-mile cou rse, finishing brilli an tl y '0 take 路the Maadi Cup from Ki ng 's Co ll ege and Wanganui High Schoo l, th us becomi ng the p rem ie r high sc hool e ight in New Zea land . Th e School Seco nd Eight rowed we ll to get a close third in th e ir race. Our First Four rowed a we ll-judg ed race to come second to King's in a large field. The Second Fou r and the Novice Four bot h finished in th e middle of their fields. The crews were:First Eight: E. P. Hage n, J. T. Boyd, M. Den nis , C. S. Evans, L. W. McEidowney, J. Waiter, B. J . Alien, G. J . Waiter, R. Dickie (cox). Second Eight: T. Wilson, J . Duig an, D. Ferguso n, A. Bay ly, T. Campbell, A. Gayford, W. Carter, M. Boyd, R. Fookes (cox). First Four: W. Boo n, R. Jami eson, P. Anyan, S. Fraser, R. Fook es (cox). Second Four: R. Webster, D. Parke r, T. Henderson , R. Wa ll ace-We ll s,

A. McQuilkan (cox).

SOCC ER ELEV EN , 1962 Back Row: R. H. Cha rters , F. S. McDona ld , M. M. Mana, A. E. Boddy , T. B. Ka rdos . Fron t ~ow : B. J . Wray , K. J. Da lton , C. M. Coll ett (Capta in ), S. P. Catc h po le , R. C. Hi ggs, J . R. Boddy .

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS Novice Four : I. Frame, A. Neilson, D. Russell, G. Masters, R. Mules (cox).

On Saturday, 31st March, the School club went to Wanganui to take part in the Wanganui Secondary Schools' Regatta. The First Eight having had only one row since their success at Karapiro a week before,. lacked punch and narrowly won the schoo lboy eights from Wangan u i Technical College and Wanganui High School. Th e School Second Eight row ed we ll to get sP.cond in their race but the First Four, owing probably to the loss of its strok<' through sickness, did not do very wel l. The Second Four, however, rowed well to win their race. The frrst Novice Four ro wed wel l to get second in their event while the second Novice Four frnished in the middle of a large freld . Th e club would like to take this opportunity and friends of the School who he lped with the especia lly to thank Mr . Terry McKeon, who gave up the First Eight and First Four . His success cs a es tablished by the performance of his crews .

t\J thank t he parents bille1ing of boys and so much time to coach coach has been we ll -J. Waiter.

SOCCER The First XI this year proved to be the strongest team t he Schoo l has frelded for many years . Of last year's team , C. Coll e tt, S. Catchpole, K. Dalton , J. Da ndy, A. Boddy , T. Kardos, R. Higgs, B. Wra y, F. McDona ld , R. Charters and M. Mana re turned to form a nucl e us. Th e few gaps this y ea r were frlled commendably by J. Boddy, J . Ali en and R. Han naford. Playing for the frrst tim e in the Senior A compet ition this year, the Firsts did remarkably well, beat ing eve ry te a m at some st ag e, except Moturoa A, Taranak i's Chath a m Cup representat ives. In college games w e duplicated les t yea r's re cord with one win, one d raw and o ne loss . In al l gam es played we won thirt ee n, drew two and lost n ine. We scored 90 goals and had 84 scored against us Chief goa l scorers this yea r were Charters, Da lton and McDonald . The frrst col lege geme against Mt. Albert (p layed on Jun e 16th) â&#x20AC;˘ resulted in another loss for School, the frnal score being 4-2. Th e weather cond itions were frne, but th e su rfa ce muddy and the grass rath e r long. However, Schoo l quickly adapted themselves a nd had a distinct territorial advantage, especially in the second half. Although School play ed a good, sho rt passing game, and the Mt . Albert goal was under constant pressur e, the frna l sco re was a fair indication of the g ame. Scorers for Schoo l were Mana and Dalton. The game agai nst Wellington College was played in atrocious conditions at Western Park. Good play was impossibl e on the treach e rous surface and although many mistakes were made in th e mud (thus th e unusually high score) School seemed to have control of the game and man aged a 3-2 lead at half-time . Wellington fought back, however, and although School lead 6-3 at one stage, the frnad score was 6-6. Goals were scored by Charters (2), McDonald (2), Dalton and Higgs . The frnal match of th e college series was played at Western Park against Wanganui Tech., in almost perfect conditions. School held a territorial advantage th roughout but found the Wanganui defence extreme ly

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ha rd to penetra te. On the o th e r hand Wanganui for wards rare ly loo ked dangerous, a lthough th ey were fi rs t to sco re. Schoo l quick ly equa li sed to lead 2- 1 at half-time. Another quick goa l ea rl y in the second ha lf saw the score at 3-1 and a lt hough School were a lways there they could score no more goals . R. Charters scored all t hree of School's goals. Third Form Soccer has en joyed a nother full and successful season under the compete nt hand of Mr . Wright. Three teams were fi e ld ed w ith the "A" team being undefea ted throughout th e season . From this team Garvin was picked for the Under 14t Representative team . Alt hough not so successful, the other two teams showed good team spirit, both in games and at practices and School is assured of keen First XI p layers in yea rs to come. lt is in the yo unger teams that good pla yers are moulded. The Second XI and othe r F::> urth and Fifth For m teams a lso had a full season in their va ricus seconda ry schoo l competitions. Alth ough not contain ing many experienced p laye rs , these teams were rarely short and t he spirit was good. lt is e ncouraging to see more lowe r grade players turning up to p ractices regu larl y and general ly furthering the code of Soccer in t he School. Th is yE-ar the Inter-House competitions were held on the racecourse w ith every House fielding a team, a lth ough the standa rd of footba ll played was extreme ly poor. Owing to large numbers of Rugb y players (espec iall y in the boarding Houses), the games proved to be interest ing if not amusing . In the first round East beat Pr idh am, a nd Centra l beat Carrington. West b eat Eas t and Moyes beet Central in the semi-final and in the fina l West beat Moyes, to w in the Holden Cup back again afte r losing it to Eas t last year . -S.

P. Catchpo le.

HOCKEY

Th is yea r the School had two teams in the Northern Di vision of th e J unior Men's Section and one in a junio r grade. The Fi rs t XI team combinat io n suffered this year because on ly fiv e from last yea r's team returned and becaus e of the unfortun ate accident to ou r goalkeeper Noe l Bridg eman, early in the season. Desp ite these difficul ties the First XI were runners-up in their section, los ing only to St ratford. The junior team had sim il ar success in the local competit ion , losing on ly two games, but the Second XI did not far e as well ma inl y because of lack of attendcnce at a ll our practices. Fou r members of th e Schoo l XI g ained positions in th e Taranak i Seconda ry Schoo ls' Representative team. Th ey we re: D. George, K. Harr ington, R. Rayner and G. WHson , who was captain . In this yea r's college matches the Firsts d id not have the drive wh ich won rr:atches_ in the competition . Th ey lost to Opunake in a high-scoring game 1n w h1ch a ll the goa ls were scored by the team playing with the w ind on a very greasy ground. Th e fina l sco re was 8-4 in Opunake's f avour. Th e team travelled by van to Wanganui to lose to Collegiate, a faster and more ski ll ed 路s ide, by ten goa ls to two . l e Mete Park, New Plymouth, was the scene of a close due l with the speedy Wanganui

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Technical side, wh ich sco red two quick goals to w in 5-3 after a 2-0 lea d at half-time. In the August holida ys t he Taranaki sec ti on of the New Zealand Seconda ry Schools' Hockey Tourn ament comm ittee staged a successful tournament in New Pl ymouth, w ith teams from West lake, l e Awamutu, l e Kuiti and Christchurch West taking part. Th e Schoo l team defeated N.P.B.H.S. " B" team and l e Awamutu, and narrowly lost to l e Kuiti on the fine Pu kekura Pa rk ground. Christchurch West easi ly won the Taranaki section . The Schoo l thanks a ll those w ho billeted the visitors and the o rganisers of the tournament. In a more even, hard-fought match, the cu rtain-ra iser to the North v. South Island Minor Associations game, Opunake bea t the First XI after sco ring two quick goa ls in the last few minutes, th e final score be in g 5-2. Th e First X I squad t his yea r was: G. Wilson (capta in ), D. George (v ice captain), K. Ha rri ngton, L. Bar ke r, N. Mace, N. Bridgeman (a ll from last yea r's First XI), and R. Lobb, J. Tucker, K. Hamil ton, G. Hoare, J . Merce r, M. Bells , J . Coxhead , R. Raynar and G . Hancock . - J. G. C. Wi lson. SWIMMING

The annual Sw imming Sports were he ld this yea r on the 23 rd Feb ruar y. A large number of paren ts and friends attended. Th e weather was id eal and some excel lent swimm ing was seen . A defin ite rise in swimm ing sta ndards was noted, part icu larl y in the juni o r championship even ts, whe re Graeme Dem psey b roke a ll three frees ty le reco rds . He was, howeve r, extended by A. J. Neilsen. Records were broken by G. Dempsey (3), N. H. Penward en (2), S. M. Bond (2) and A. C. Gayford (1). Individual freestyle tit les were won by N. H. Penwarden (Senim). A. C. Gayford (Inte rmediate) a nd G. Dempsey (Junior). Results:Champion ship

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Yards Freestyle: N. H. Penwarden 1, R. C. Wallace-Wel ls N. G . Treweek 3. Time, 1min. 0.4sec. 220 Ya rd s Fr eesty le: N. H. Penwarden 1, N. G. Treweek 2, R. Wa llace-We lls 3 . Time, 2min . 34.8sec. 440 Ya rd s Freest y le : N. H. Penwarden 1, N. G. Treweek 2, D. Pe nwud e n 3. Ti me, 5m in. 34.4sec. 100 Yards Breaststroke: N. H. Penwarden 1, G. W. Paynter 2, D. Penwarden 3. Tim e, 1 min. 17.6sec. (Record.) 100 Yards Backstroke: N. H. Penwarden 1, R. C. Wal lace-We lls K. G. Diack 3 . Time, 1 min. 14.7sec. 33 1-3 Ya rds Butterfly (Open): N. H. Penward en 1, G. Dempsey M. C. Rich 3. Time, 20 .5sec. 100 Ya rds Medley : N. H. Pe nwarden 1, H. P. Anderson 2, D. Pa rker 3. Time, 68.9sec. (Record .) Sen ior Dive: J . H. Ross 1, W. R. Carter 2, R. C. Wallace-Wel ls 3.

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J. J. 2, 2, A.

HOCKEY ELEVEN, 1962 Back Row: R. A. Rayne r , J . E. Tucker , J. M. Cox head , l. R. Barker, K. J. Hamilton, N. D. Mace, K. E. Harrington. Front Row: R. J . Lcbb, G. J. Hoare, J. G. c. Wi lson, D. J . George, G. M. Mercer, M. L. Setts.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS Intermediate 100 Yards Freesty le: A. C. Gayford 1, M. J . Si lve r 2, B. H. Tompkins 3. Ti me, 1 min. 3.3sec. (Record.) 220 Ya rds Freestyle: A. C. Gayford 1, M. J . Si lve r, R. N. Askew 3. Time, 2min. 49sec. 440 Yards Freesty le: A. C. Gayford 1, B. H. Tompkins 2, I. D. Strombom 3. Time, 6min. 9.1 sec. l OO Yards Breaststroke: B. H. Tompkins 1, M. C. Rich 2, C. E. Griffin 3. Time, 1 min. 25sec. 100 Yords Backstroke: B. H. Tompkins 1, R. R. J ohns 2, I. D. Strombom Time, 1 min. 20.5sec. 3. 100 Yards Medley: B. H. Tompkins 1, A. C. Gayford 2, I. D. Strombom Tim e, 1 min. 16.2sec. 3. Intermediate Dive: D. G. Oliver 1, M. J. Silver 2, J. F. Porter 3.

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50 Yards Freestyle: G. Dempsey 1, A. J. Niel sen 2, S. M. Bond (Record.) Tim e, 28.2s•?C. l OO Ya rds Freestyle: G. Dempsey 1, A. J. Neilsen 2, S. M. Bond (Record .) Time, lmin. 4.9sec. 220 Yards Freesty le: G. Dempsey 1, .A. J . Neilsen 2, c. M. Gayford Tim e, 2min. 38.2sec. (Rocord .) M. Bond 1, c. M. Gayford 2, T. Smith 50 Yards Breaststroke: Time , 40.5sec. 100 Yards Medley: S. M. Bond 1, G . Dempsey 2, A. J. Neilson (Record.) Tim e, 1 min. 17. 1sec. 50 Yards Backstroke: R. A. Doeg 1, I. P. Rowe 2, D. L. lean Time, 39.8sec. Junior Dive: G. W. Mist 1, D. J. Boddie 2, P. Gray 3.

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100 Yards Breaststroke: N. H. Penwarden, 1 min . 17.6se c. (Prev ious Record-holder: H. F. Jackson, 1 m in. 20.9sec.) 100 Yards Med lay: N. H. Penwarden, 1 min . 8.9sec. (Previous Recordholder: M. G. Saxton , 1 min. 10.5sec.)

IntermediatelOO Yards Freestyie: A. C Gayford, 1 min. 3.3sec. ho lder: M. G. Saxton, 1 min. 3.4sec.)

(Previous Record-

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lOO Yards Freestyle: G. Dempsey, 1 min . 4.9sec. (P rev ious Recordholder: M. G. Sax ton, 1 m in . 7.3sec.) (P revious Record-holder: 50 Yards Freestyle: G. Dempsey, 28.2sec. M. G. Saxton, 29.8sec .) 220 Yards Freestyle: G. Dempsey, 2min. 38.2sec. (Previous Recordholder: S. M. Bond, 2min. 52.5sec.) lOO Yards Medley: S. M. B·o nd, 1 min. 17. l sec. (Previous Record-holder: N. Penwarden , 1 min. 20sec .)

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NORTH ISLAND INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

33 l-3 Yards (Under 13): J. W. Kurta l , B. L. Chamberlain 2, N. Wilson 3. Time, 23 .2sec. 50 Yards (Under 14): P. N. Miscall l, J. H. Tuckett 2, L. G. Manning 3. Time, 35.5sac. 50 Yards (Under 15): K. W. Ewart l, G. J. Masters 2, J . F. Porter 3. Time, 32sec. 50 Yurds (Under 16): D. C. Bossley l , G. J . Woodhead 2, A. D. Thompson 3. Time, 29. 1sec. 50 Yards (Under 17): S. J . Fraser l, P. R. Jamieson 2, J. B. Page 3. Time, 29.2sec. 50 Yards (Over 17): J . G. Forres! l , J . R. Smith 2, J. H. Kirkby 3. Time, 30.2sec. Inter-Form Relay: 5P3 l, 4GB2 2 , 3EB2 3. Time , l min. 23.2sec. (Fastest to date.) Moyes completed a hat-trick in the House Relay by winning a third time, in a time of l min . ll.5sec. Carrington and East drew for second. In the Old Boys' Race Paul Dempsey and Glen Rush swam a 4 x 33 l-3 Yards Medley. Paul won the event with Glen close behind. Once <:ga in the Day Boys v. Boarders Rela y was the highlight of the day. Two even teams faced the starter. The Boarders had a slight lead after the fifth length . They managed to keep it, winning by a touch. During the excitement it is believed one boy was pushed in , clothes and all. Moyes won th e House Competition with 94 points. East were second (76 points) and Central were third (64 points). West and C'!irrington followed with 63 and 62 points respective ly. Kear and

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G. Dempsey and S. M. Bond competed in this competition, again held in Palmerston North. The standards were very high. Leading national swimmers such as Robbie Walker, from Wellington, attended. Against such opposition the boys did very well. FLANNAGAN CUP This year three swimmers from School entered this open-wafer swim which is ove r a two-mile course. it was swum in perfect conditions. N. H. Penwurden won Ihe race from the 5!-min. handicap and gained second fastest time. The other two School swimmers, D. Penwarden and G. Paynter , finished the course well up . - N. H. Penwarden. BADMINTON AND TABLE TENNIS These two sports were again run as a combined club . and although the membership was slightly smaller than last year's, a high standard 路o f both Badminton and Table Tennis was reached. The Table Tenis was played in the Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoons, while at the same time Badminton was played in the Gym . The marking out of an extra Badminton court in the . Gym and the supplying of racquets by the club allowed many more boys to play. This year a Masters' Club was formed and this proved to be a great success. The, Masters' Club was affiliated with the boys' and they used the boys' equipment. This club meets on Wednesday nights and the standard of play wos higher than Iha t of the boys as seen in th e series of games played between the two clubs in which the Masters won relatively easily on matches, but many of the games were even ly co ntested. BADMINTON-Championship Results

TARANAKI INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS This year the sports were held in blustery and cool cond itions at the Hawera Technical High School baths. School sent a large team down. Th e School Senior and Intermediate relay teams won . The Interm ediates cut one second off the old record . The Juniors were a close oecond to Patea District High. Ovr all , 22 records were broken, a number of them by School sw immers. G. Dempsey covered the 220 Yards Junior BDys' Freestyle in 2min. 34.4sec., cutting l2.7sec. off the existing record. He also broke the 50 Yards Freestyle record time of 29.5sec. A. Neilsen , from School, won the l 00 Yards Junior Freestyle, and G. Dempsey, who broke the ex isting record with a time of l min . 3.7sec. in the heat, was second. N. H. Pe nwarden broke the Senior lOO Yards Breaststroke record by 3.5sec. with a time of l min. l8.3sec. He also broke th e existing l 00 Yards Medley record by 2.4sec. in a time of 1min. l 0.5sec. In the 440 Yards Freestyl e all the first three placings were taken by School, N. H. Penwarden l , S. M. Bond 2, N. G. Treweek 3. The distance was covered in record time, l6.8sec. better than the previous record .

Junior Singles (lsaacs Cup): C. Holmes d. P. Holmes 15-9, 15-8. Junior Doubles: C. and P. Holmes d. G. Duff and A. Gibbs 15-3 , 15-3 . Senior Singles: J. Rowson d. B. Tompkins 15-4, 1"5-6. Senior Doubles: B. Tompkins and J. Rowson d. L. Birks and K. Garnham 15-6, 15-5. TABLE TENNIS Junior Singles: G. Badcock d. A. Styles 21-19, 21-15. Junior Doubles: G. Badcock and E. Hill d. A. Styles and P. Hill 22-20 , 21-15. Senior Singles: M. Mana d. H. Sampson 21-17, 21-15. Senior Doubles: M. Mana and L. Wray d. H. Sampson and R. Williams 15-9, 12-15, 15-12. - L. Birks. TENNIS The standard of tennis is steadily improving and this year proved to be a very successful year in s pite of the fact that only one member of last year's team returned. The younger players are showing great promise <md enthusiasm which means that the high standard shou ld be maintained in the future .

TENNIS TEAM, 1962 Back Row, A. E. Boddy, F. S. McDonald, D. J. George, C. R. Holmes. Front Ro w , G. M. Harbutt , G. C. Ea rl.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS The School entered teams in both the A Grade and S路o ffe Cup competitions. Th e two teams have done well and it should be remembered that th ey are pl ay ing Taranaki's representative players. Membe rs in the sq uad were G. C. Ea rl , A. E. Bodd y, D. J . George, F. S. McDonald, R. V. Duff, G. M. Harbutt, G. W. Davidso n, R. N. Goudie and C. R. Holmes. Again this yea r, because of ex ternal examina1ions in th e third term, major competitions we re held in th e first term.

CUP The Inter-House Knock-out Competition : West defea:ed Moyes 7-2. The winn in g team was: G. C. Earl , A. E. Boddy, D. J . Geo rge, F. S. McDonald, R. N. Goudie, J. G. C Wilson . STEVENSON

DAY BOYS v. BOARDERS Junior : Boarders defeated Day Boys 5-4. The team was: C. R. Holmes, F. A. Johnson , M. G. Shields, M. W. Peterwn, P. M. Holmes, G. Herd. Senior: Boa rders defeated Day Boys 7-2. The team was : B. I. Candy, G. M. Harbutt, G. W. Davidson, C. R. Hol mes, C. J. Symes, D. C. Bossley.

COLLEGE GAMES School v. Hamilton: Lost 4-l 0 . Th e team was A. E. Boddy, G. C. Earl, D. J. George, F. S. McDon a ld, C. R. Holmes, G. M. Har butt. School v. Hamilton (Return Match:: Won 10-~. The team was: A. E. Boddy, G. C. Earl, D. J. Georg e, F. 5. McDonald, C. R. Holm es, G. M. Harbutt. School v. Wanganui Coll egiate : The match was cancelled because of bad weather conditions. Th e juni or match between Francis Dougl as and a seni-or match against Palmerston B.H .S. will be p layed towards the end of the term, as wil l th e annual match against Stratford T.H.S. The coaching grou;os sti ll conti nued this year and p roved to be beneficia l to the boys concern ed. The numbers were reduced so that more special is ed and conce ntrated coaching could be given to the School teams. For the first time in Ta ranaki an inter-secondary schools tournament was held and was se successful that it will become an annual fixture. The Boorders' Tennis Club again is very popular a nd gives :h e boys a chance to play tennis who are not in any Schoo l teams.

RESULTS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior Singles : G. C. Bcdcor.k defeated G. He rd 6-4, 6-2. Junior Doubles: M. W. Peterson and P. M. Hol mes d. G. C. Badcock ar.d G. He rd 6-5, 6-4. Intermediate Singles: A. E. Boddy d. B. I. Candy 6-3, 6-3. Intermediate Doubles: B. I. Candy and D. L. Wilson d. T. Johnson and C. J . Symes 6-2, 6-3. Senior Singles: G. C Ea rl d . F. S. McDonald 6-2, 6-3. Senior Doubles: G. M. Harbutt and .G. W. Davidson d. D. H. Bennett and D. L. Little 4-6, 6-3, lO-B . - G. M.

Harbutt.

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Carrell hit off the first ball, then to be followed by Mr. Webster, Mr. Carley and the membero of the staff who were present. The boys then followed and a Stablefo rd Tournament was arranged among the club members with a prize for the winner.

This year Schooi fielded two teams in the local " B" grade Men's Competition-School A and School B. School A had a very successful yea r, being runners-up in the first sect ion and winners of the second section of the season. The School A team was: K. Dalton (who acted as coach), T. Hogan , R. Wagstaff, J. Lander, G. Griffin, P. Lay. Schoo l B started off the season shakil y, but in the second section of the season were runn ers-up to Schoo l A. The B team was: W. Hine (captain), D. Lister, B. McCo rkind ale, W. Co llin s, I. Burns , N. Walsh. Two members of the Schoo l team were selected to represen t New Plymouth in th" Ta ranaki Men 's " B" grad e championship. Th e players selected were K. Dalton and T. Hog an. The A team, plus some members of the B team, entered the Taran aki Secondary Schoo l Championship and were narrowly bea ten in a number of exciting games .

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Until the lease on the School Farm expires in 1963, when the farm wi ll be back in School hands, club members a re limited to playing on Sunday afternoons only. Howeve r, next year it is hoped th at p layers will be free to use the course any day after school during the week and on Satu rd ays_ as well as Sundays. Th e co urse is rapid ly improving with cons tant ma intenance and should be in excellent condition next year. Although the fairways are relatively short they ere difficult, with numerous hazards to test a golfer'â&#x20AC;˘ sk ill and to imp rove his game, particularly with the irons since the use

On September 22nd a team travell ed to We llington to compete in the Wellington 15 a nd Under In vitation Tournament. Th e team did extremely well in winn ing their section , beating Wellington Co ll ege 17-14 , We llin gton Tech. 32-6, and Hut! Va ll ey High 21-11. Howeve r in the final, playing on a strange floor, the St. Pat's (Wellington) team won easily 44- 14. Th e School team for the tourn ament was W. Hin e (capta in), I. Hogan , P. Lay, J. La nder, R. Wagstaff, B. McCorkindale. K. Dalton travelled as coach. Alth ough membership has not been large, there has been great enthusiasm and team spirit. As a result no games have been lost by default . Next yea r the Schoo l teams promise to be very strong as, fortunate ly , only one key player is leaving this yea r- thus the School teams can be assured of an exce ll ent season ahead. - K. Dalton .

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With Mr. Carrel l in cha rg e, an elected committee and a full membersh ip of 50 boarders, a School Golf Club was formed this year to mak e use of th e nine-hol e go lf co urse which was started o n the School Farm two years ago. Much wo rk was required by the club members to prepare it for use. So during the winter te rm, organised working parties spent many week-ends clearing scrub and other offend in g obstacles; erecting sti les and repairing th" fences surround in g the greens; forming tees and mowing the greens regularly to maintain them in good cond ition. Th anks to th e hP.Ip offered by other staff members and to the generosity of local .golf clubs, the necessary equipmen t such as pins, cups, signs and score ca rds were obtained for the course. With the nine-hol e course loo king in very good order the School Club he ld its official opening on the No. 1 tee on Sunday, October 14th. Present at the open ing were: Mr. A. Carley , a member of the Hi gh School Board, who is interested in the formation Âˇo f the golf club; Mr. Webster, who is the club patron; Mr . Carrell, who is Master-in-Charge of Golf; and num e rous staff members who wished to try the course. After a speech by Mr. Cer ley, Mr. Webste r an nounced the course officia ll y opened and in his speech requested th at Mr . Carre ll should have the first "tee-off. " Mr .

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the

of woods is imp ractical upon the short cou rse. lt should be a good cou rse on which to learn to play the game and no doubt the swamps a nd bush areas wil l claim many a ball during the process of learning to play. Ind eed, the club is very fortunate in its. facilities and a successful opening, so it is hoped t hat the sport will flourish in the futur e and soon become a sig nificant School sport. - J. B. Pag e.

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SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS The School Gym Champs were the highlight of this year's gymnastics at the School. They were held on Saturday evening, November 3rd. The School Gym was filled with competitors, parents, and a large number of boarders. The star performer of the evening was Michael Ranger, who came third in the New Zealand Youth Championships earlier this year, and is also the present Taranaki residential youth champion. Th e evening was a success, and thanks must be given to al l th e organisers and outside judg es who gave. their time to assist the competitions. The results were:Third Form (possible 40): M. Tay lor, 32.8 points , 1; K. Bishop, 31.2 points, 2; J. Alien, 30.1 points, 3. This year's third form standard was good, with Taylor gaining first place on the long horse and in the free-standing exercise. Alien was first on Swedish Beams , and Bishop first on the cross horse. Fourth Form : P. Woodham, 33.5 points, 1; V. Walker and P. Hogg , 30.1 points, 2 equal. This was the most competitive section of the whole eve ning. Woodham was frrst on the cross horse, long hor>e and Swedish Beams, while Walker came frrst in 路rhe free-standing exercise. Woodham must be complimented for his excellent display of vaulting on both the cross and long horse. Fifth Form: W. Carter, 27.95 points, 1; D. Ewings, 24.85 points, 2; P. Ca mpbe ll , 23.85 points, 3.

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GYMNASIUM 1962 has given Gymnastics a n increased importance among the many Schoo l activities . The Y.M.C.A. classes held two evenings a week in th e School Gym have given e ncouragement and training on all the standard gymnaslic appa ratus for many interested boys.

This section was won eosily by Carter, who came frrst on the Swedish Beams, long horse and frrst equal in the free-standing exe rcis e. Ewing s gained frrst on the cross horse, and Campbell , though not winning on any appa ratus , achieved consistentliy good marks. School Championship: M. Ranger, 32.6 points, 1; J. Talbot, 28.25 poitits, 2路 P. Woodham, 25.35 points, 3. RangN's display wes exce ll e nt throughout, being especially impress ive on the Roman rings , horizonta l bar, and fr ee-standing exerc is e, w here he performed some of the most difficult combinations see n at t he Schoo l for a long time. Individual Apparatus

This year has seen a new sphere for inter-school competition. On October 20th th e first Tara naki inter-secondary schools' gymnastic cham路 pionships were held in the School Gym. A capacity crowd of parents, girls and boys from cl ll over Taranaki &aw the programme. Some excellent gymnastics were seen, and th e standard was very good, considering it was the flr.t provincial fixture. The day was extremely well run and was a credit to the organisers. it will no doubt become an important activity of the school ye-J r which w ill be eagerly anticipateq. The School gained these places:Junior Boys : P. Hogg , 1st on Beams , Free-standing, Long Box, and 2ncl on Cross Bo x. Intermediate Boys : P. Woodham, 1st on Cross Box , Long Box, Fr eestanding, and 2nd on Beams. Senior Boys: M. Ra nger, 1st on Cross Box, Long Box , Fre e-sta nding a nd Beams. J . Ta lbot, 2nd on Long Box, Free-standing , and 3rd on Cross Box.

Winners

Horizontal Bor: Ranger 7.65, Talbot 6.5, Hogg 5.15. Free-sta nding Exercise: Ranger 8.75, Talbot 7.4, Woodham 7.0. Roman Rings: Rang e r 8.0, Talbot 6.0, Woodham and Hogg , 5.4. Para llel Bars: Ranger 7.85, Carter 5 .8, Talbot 5.45. Long Horse : Tal bot 8.35, Carte r 8. 15, Rang e r 8.0. ---,J . L. Ta lbot. LIBRARY NOTES Th e inferior of the Library ha s changed. The alterations were ca rri ed out as planned and the Library was available for the commencement of the second te rm. An attractive blend of modern utility with the more traditional atmosphere of the building has been achieved. More book shelf space ha s been obtained and the books are able to be more attractively displ ayed. Availability of natural light and the new arrangement of artificial light has been increased' and improved. The Library has now assumed a spaciousness th at is both pleasant and useful. The furniture has not been negl ected . Th e tables have been dismantled,

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planed and revarnished. On the walls a selection of framed prints have been hung, the foresight of a previous master librarian .

DRAMA CLUB

Mrs. Mclaughlin, the conscientious service to administration during the Berry, Crispin Hales, Miles who has kept the library

librarian, has once again completed a year of the boys. For their contribution to library year the following boys are mentioned: Philip Armstrong, Martin Alexander and Craig Waiters, accounts .

Visitors have expressed remarks complimentary to the library' s pleasant workmanlike atmosphere, a tribute to the unselfish interest of Mrs. Mclaughlin . The following details are of some passing interest and in their own way tell the story of a year in the library. The total stock of the library, excluding magazines or those books that are on permanent loa n to departmental libraries, is 8636 books. The number of books taken into stock since 1960 is as follows: 1960, 856 books; 1961, 566 books; 1962, 495 books to date. A t·o tal of 1917 books. The losses for the same period amount to 518 books. They are made up as follows: 1960, 185 books; 1961, 183 books; 1962, 150 books. The last figure is not a firm figure as the final stocktaking for this year has not taken place. lt could be more or less. The register of purchases for the year 1962 shows the following details: Senior Fiction: 51 books purchased. Junior Fiction: 121 books purchased. General Works: 254 books purchased. The losses in this section a re al a rming.

New Zealand Publications: 58 books purchased . section of some interest.

This is a growing

Donated Books: 11 books. The donors of these books are to be specially thanked for their splendid generosity. The daily circulation figures of books has been calculated to vary from 200 to 300 book issues a day . This is a very healthy figure. Fines paid on overdue books and monies received for the replaceme nt of lost books amount to £26, a fitting tribute to those who ha ve so honoured their obligations.

lt would appear that ~he library is a popular place, which is well used . Borrowers derive great pleasure from the use of a privilege which unfortunately some members of the School consider lightly. Contributk>ns from the Old Boys are most heartening a nd so welcome, as are th e don at ions that have been received from other interested sources. New sections have been established in the library. The popular French language section of modern literature and magazines has been well used . lt is hoped to commence building other language sections. Interest in a very wide range of tastes and activities is obvious. Boys only have to request a special interest to be catered for and every endeavour is made to satisfy the applicant. Magazines of e more topical end practical nature have been ordered and put into circulation . The library interest, not to master, the staff who have used

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wishes to record its appreciation for the assistance and mention the co-operation it has received from the Headand the boys, throughout the year, especially those boys the library facilities in a sensible a nd mature way.

This year the Drama Club has had its most active and successful ye~r since it increased its activities five years ago. Senim boys mterested m drama met with masters early in the year to discuss the club's activit~es . From this meeting they decided that one Day House and one B~ardmg House would combine and each produce a one-act play early m . the se~ond term . lt was decided that the driving force of these productrons would all come fmm the boys themselves, the staff not being encouraged to help at all. Much of the benefit from these productions came from the fact that the boys actually did do most of the work. The programme of three plays was presented to a small audience in the Gymnasium on the very wet night of May 31st. The adjudicator was Mrs . D. Whittaker, a well-known local producer . The first play produced was " A Thread o' Scarlet," presented by West and Carrington Houses. The cast included P. Churchouse, M. Bar· rington, J. Kirkby, B. J. Alien, L. McEidowney and L. Girling·Butcher. When speaking about this play, Mrs. Whittaker said that the group had chosen a good play and had cast it well. Diction was good , but co· ordination between words and actions could have been more precise and use of properties was not good. Moyes and Central Houses combined to produce the second play . . And Something New ." The cast included R. Jolly, R. Charters, u. Robinson, P. Hancock and M. Silver and the play was produced by Peter Brown . Mrs. Whittaker said that it was a pity that this highly talented group had not chosen a more suitable play. The characters were five North County females and although the boys handled accents well, their masculine features made for difficulty in being convincing. The third and winning play was "Aunt Deborah," presented by East and Pridham Houses . The cast included W. Blanchett, D. Brash, R. Wakelin, P. Anderson, R. West, A. Kear and C. Jackson. The producer was Martin Alexander. The adjudicator criticised the stage setting of this play and said that although the costumes, make-up and voices of the female parts were good, t here was an absence of curtsies an~· other feminin e characteristics. Mrs. Whittaker thought the cast of thrs play was bette r suited to their roles than those of the other two. "I awarded first .place to ' Aunt Deborah' because I felt that it was better acted , better produced and better presented," she said. The club's majo r production this year was "Journey's End," a three· act drama by R. C. Sherriff. The play was produced by Mr. P. N. Davies and was a success from all points of view, especially in the sense that the club proved that it could succeed with a drama. A school group such as ours is not restricted to any great extent . by financial problems and therefore can afford to experiment. This experiment offered great opportunities and the fact that it succeeded points to a flourishing future for the club . Casting meetings for the play were held a p lays and twice-weekly rehearsals continued right of the second term. The pace and frequency of the third term and the play was finally produced Asse mbly Hall on Friday, 5th, and Saturday, 6th

little before the House through the remainder rehearsals increased in in the beautiful G.H.S. October, after the cast

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had rehearsed for four nights in the last week. The hall was found much more comfortable from the aud ience's point of view th an the Gym, which is normally used.

CRITICISM OF "JOURNEY'S END"

The cast, in order of appearance was: Captain Hardy, P. Brown; Lieutenant Osborne, l. Girling-Butcher; Mason, the Cook, M. Si lver; 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh, R. Jolly; Captain Stanhope, Martin Alexander; Lieutenant Trotter, P. Hancock; a Private Soldier, M. Den nis ; 2nd Lieutenant Hibbert, G. Robinson; the Sergeant-Majo r, R. Wake/in; the Col路o nel, Michael Alexa nder; a young German Soldier, R. Jami eson.

On the 5th and 6th of October of this year th e School Drama Club produced " Journ ey's End" in the Girls' High School Assembly Hall . This was the first time the hall had been used by the School Dram a Club and its manifold advantages were greatly appreciated and were a considerabl e factor in the success of the production. "Journey's End" is a play set in the trenches of the Western Front during World War 1. The actual set was that of an officers' dugout, this being the same throughout the play which cove rs the duration of three days. it has a n a ll-male cast, consisting of young men of wide ly differing emotiona l qualities. Th e basis of the play is the emotions of these men before and during an attack. Although the choice of the play itse lf was perhaps a littl e ambitious in that very few young boys have ever experienced the emotional upsets of battle, it was otherwise ideally su ited to the purpose . The set was simple and portrayed well the difficult living conditions of the front lines. Costumes and make-up were excellent, the club being fortunat e in the valuable assistance given by members of the commun ity and by the Army Th e play called for an e laborate lighting plan, further Department. compl icated by the movement of candles around the set which necessitated However, th ese problems were overcome we ll some fine adjustments. Sound effects were another and the li ghting of the set was good. problem, for it is difficult to produce the clamour of a full-scale bombardA tape-recorder and a tape from N.Z.B.C. ment by a thousand guns. Stati'on 2XP so lved th is prob lem and a very realistic reproduction was achieved.

Cast of "Journey's

End."

The theme of the play is based around the consequences of three ye a rs of continuous warfare; on Stanhope, a young infantry company commander . /+ is se t in a British office r's dugout near the front line in An unusual set and lighting scheme was required, as we ll as 191 7. Mr. Wilson realistic sound effects and' a large number of properties. evolved the lighting and the set and was helped by J . Hammonds, G. Nash, K. Ford, P. Furness, B. Sherson, N. Coddington and 1. Frame. Mr. Williams produced the sound effects with the assistance of Station 2XP Peter Churchouse and B. J. and eager helpers J. Putt and J. Symon. Ali e n handled the properties' hecdache whilst D. Brash and R. Smith shared the prompt's corner. Much of the credit, however, must fall on the producer, Mr. Davies. After a close loo k into his first production for the Schoo l Drama Club it would appear that he is not only experienced and talented, but i; also a very hard worker. Once again it must be said that the club's act ivities this year have been extens ive and successful and have brought much enjoyment to the boys who have taken part. May the next five years hold as much for Drama in the School as the last five have. -M. H. T. Alexander.

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Th e act ing was of a very high standard . lt would have been helped if a few more rehearsals could have been l,eld on the actua l stage, but this was not pqssible. As Captain Stanhope, Martin Alexander was convincing and powerful in the difficult role of a man who has to resort to li quor to keep his nerves Ross Jolly, p la ying the part of the young Lieutenant under control. He overcame this with a Raleigh, hod perhaps the most difficult task. sp lendid performance, as did Graeme Robinson as the nervous wreck, Lieutenant Hibbert, a cowardly, broken man. Lance Girling -Butcher p layed In Osborne, a ki ndl y, gentle, man, second-in-command of the company. this role Girling-Butcher was probably the pick of a fine lot of performances. Peter Brown had a He w<>s most convincing and suited to the part. sma ll part and p layed it admirab ly as did Michael Dennis, a private soldier, and Richard Wake/in, the Sergeant-Major. Michael Silver and Peter Hancock p layed th e more humorous rol es of Mason, the Officers' Cook and Lieutenant Trotter, a Cockney officer fond of his home comforts. Although these parts were not as difficult as the dramatic roles they were important as an interlude and were played w ith gusto and increasing confidence , Mason proving a favourite w ith the audience. The standard of the play was higher than those of recent years, owing to the weal th of experienced club members avai lable, and to the hours of wo rk in the form of rehearsals during the term. The play was If suited to a boys' schoo l production as t he re were no female parts. it was perhaps a little out of the reach of some of th e boys' acting abi liti es it was indeed admirable in other properties. Many small faults

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be pointed out which with more rehearsa ls on the actua l stage have been righte d, but the overall picture of the play was one Indeed a conv in cing and serious performance of a serious pla y. success .

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS Our thanks are due to th e chairman, D. H. Bennett, and the timekeepe r, R. H. Wake lin , for th e iob they did during th e eve ning , and to Mr. Full a rton for iudging th e debates and for hi s help ful comments.

BLAZER AWARDS DEBATING

NOTES

1961 Results : Since th e Debating Soc iety has been non-ex istent this year, this record is conc e rn~d with the Inte r-House Debate of 1961. The re was confu~ion in the beginning of the rounds which were to be West v . Moyes, East v . Pridham, Carrington v. Central , w ith the result that Moyes and Pridh am defau lted, leaving West, Carrington, East and Central to do battle for the semi-finals. After two closely fought debates, West defeated Carrington and East defeated Central. The final round was West (Johr. Pettigrew and Bri an Lockstone) v. East (Murray Williams and Martin Alexander) and the subiect was " That Christianity was the most civ ilising infiuence." East selected the affirmative and West the negative . East immediately launched their attack, concentrating upon events in China in the past century. This unfortunately led to their downfall as th e opposition were quick to destroy any illusions they attempted to create. After an en ioyab le hour's debating in which authorities from the Bibl e to the works of Bertrand Russell were quoted, West emerged the winner. Our thanks must go to Mr. Stewart and Mr. Halliburton for their competent iudgments a nd construct ive criticism, which was apprecia ted by a ll. Inter-House Debating, 1962 This year the d e ba ting fina l was he ld under the University system of three d e bates in one eve ning . Th e subiects were submitted by th e Rotary Club , who attended the evening in some numbers . Th e iudg e The subiect for was Mr. J. Fullarton, Editor of the Daily News. the first debate between East and Pridham was " Th at discoveries in Atomic Energy have benefited Mankind." The affirmative was taken by East, represented by W. Wilson and J. Crush , and the negative by Pridham , represented by A. Kear and A. Paul. Th e subiect for the second debate between Moyes and Ca rrington was "That the State must increasing ly restrict the liberty of the indi vid ua l if civilisation is to continue." The affirmative was taken by Moyes, represented by J. Page and R. Jolly, and the negative by Carrington, rep resented by B. J. Alien and M. Ba rrington. The subiect for the final debate between West and Central was "That th e United Nations has failed as an organisation and ought to be abo lished ." The affirmative was taken by Central, represented by L. R. Barker and R. W. McCullum, and the negative by West, represented by B. L. Lockstone and L. W. McEidowney. A ll the rules of debate we re observed during the evening and after th e fina l debate Mr. Fullarton decl a red East as the winners and L. R. Barker, Ce ntral, as the best speaker of the evening . The standard of debate was reasonably high , the last debate being perh aps the most interesting and competitive. The evening was concluded with supper in the Boarders' lounge.

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The following boys qualified for School Blazers this year:D. B. J. K. E. P. L. B. J. C.

J. J. N. G.

H. Bennett: Head Boy, Rugby, Cricket. J. Ali en: School Prefect, Rugby, Rowing . T. Boyd: Rugby, Rowing. J. Dalton: Athletics, Soccer. P. Hagen: Rugby Rowing. A. Johns: School Prefect, Ath letics. W. McEidowney: School Prefect, Rugby, Rowing . R. Prestidge: School Prefect, Rugby, Cricket. R. Smith: School Prefect, Rugby, Cricket. W. Waiters: Schoo l Prefect , Rugby. Waiter: Rugby, Rowing. G. C. Wilson : School Prefect, Hockey. G. Treweek: School Prefect, Swimming . J. Waiter: Rugby, Rowing .

School PrefectsH. T. Alexander Birks J. Churchouse M. Furn ess Girling-Butch er L. Locks ton e R. Paten C. R. Pring J . F. Syme

M. L. P. G. L. B. G.

CricketM. R. H. F.

J . Barrowman D. McMil lan C. Sampson Temata

TennisG. M. Harbu tt G. C. Ear l

Sw imm ingN. H. Penwarden First XVJ . R. Davies J . E. Garbett B. W. Gardiner R. N. Goud ie R. W. McCullum W. K. Renda ll I. R. Stewar t l. A. Moffitt

Soccer-

S. P. Catchpole C. M. Col lett T. B. Kardos R. H. Charters F. S. McDonald Gym nastics-

M. J . Ranger J . L. Talbot

RowingM. Dennis C. S. Evans Athl et icsK. M. L. M.

T. Wi lli ams D. Morri s J . Purdy J . Tay lor

HockeyK. E. Harr ington D. J. George L. R. Barker ShootingP. Williams

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ORIGINAL

ODE

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS A

LESSON

Observe those walls; what lies beh ind , hidden there in side? Could it be, as one would think, a stark grey world- a yawning brink ? Or might there glow, clear and bright a ioyous flame inside?

BLOOD

My span now ends and final minutes flee, For God and country I have given all, I, here to lie and never more to fall . My blood to those who follow after me May mean a land in which they can be free, But this harsh war w hich sprang from hate and greed Has left in hearts wounds which will ever bleed, And ca used fine youth to perish needlessly. But if th e w ise our lesson heed, then life Which has been lost will not have gone in vain; For if the lesson's learnt, then God's domain Sha ll not again through war's dark scourge see strife , Heaven shall shriek no more with death-fraught sound, And earth be never more a battleground.

App roach the wa ll s- observe the a ir , the hidden life concealed. Within thos e · forms, what unleashed storms may li e there unrevealed? They're naug ht but shapes-a 0 can it be that one is wrong? tuneless song? But no , I say! They're not iust shapes, as you yourself could find. Th ere's hope with in-new sight to win-and you y·o urself are blind. Lost in fear and lost in doubt, darkness a ll and truth shut out. Oh smash the walls ! Go right w ith in and brave I swear to you , and this is true, you' ll lose you r For dark with in it never is, a lighthou se in the Sending forth, more rich than go ld , pure st reams

R. K. Jolly, 6 Bl.

ODE

0 Youth , meticulous electrician , Child's and teenager's free physician, You generate our start on the life-long road , And none escapes your common e lectrode That makes girls giggle, that makes boys , fight, That keeps burning inside them their energies light. 0 Youth, you' ve controlled these early years , Your dynamo has sparked our happiness and tears , Effervescence we' ve found impossible to hide, Unti l suddenly-we find that your flame has died. We must build w ith in ourselves our own power station To stand the test of the toils of life 's duration. But we will often yearn for 'the spirit you gave, When we fear age is leading us nea r Death's dark cave. And we'll wish that you could act for us once more, And throw the switch to open that heavy steel door So we might grip again the hand of ca refree icy. Oh yes-a man wishes often to be once agai.n a boy. M. H. T. Alexander, 6A .

the mystery there. doubt and fear , night, of learning light .

If all would only f ree ly tread among those riches there, Oh freely tr ead, without th e dread, mankind a fruit wou ld bear Of golden, gleaming, flawle ss s ight , The knowledge that would make it clear To us th e perils of the n igh t. R. W. McCullum, 6 Bl .

YOUTH

0 Youth, period of exuberance and icy And excitement that makes one glad to be a boy . How have you obi·ained such generosity and wealth That allow you to creep up 0n us •11 with stealth, And touch young sk in s, lightl y, with filamen t wire Carrying currents that ~et young sou ls on fire? Your hearts dance pattern s in silvery twirls And little boys grow interested in little girls .

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FEARS

Cheeky smi le fades , Dissolving . Tiny doubt shades , Resolving. Reddened cheeks wait, S1rnme ri ng.

Brighte ned eyes hate, Glimmering. Grubby hands meet, Pleadingly. Q uickened heeri beat , Needingly . Dirt y knees quake, Showingly. Fin:;,er tips shake, Knowing ly. Over he bends, DisdainfLolly. Weapon descends , Painfully . Moistened eye blinks , Two tears . Lessened love shrinks- · He fears . M. H. T. Alexander, 6A.

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RUIN

WHERE

Corpse of b uilding stark and gaunt, Weath e red ston e and scattered rubble, Mock man 's former work and trouble. Brok e n pillars , la psed stone like gient bodies lying prone, Broken , beaten ; cracked and cru mb led, Eroded , eaten; toss ed and tumbl ed, Massive structures lie awry. In quiet confusion .

CONTRIBUTIONS

HOPE

FOUND

From where I sit upon soft grassy mound I see across the bay; it 's flickering light Throws fantasy back a t the moon from whence it came. The breeze comes in from th e island's silhoue tte Where it guards the bay, this lonely bay Of 路 peace, known on ly to my sou l. it is to refl ect on life that I come he re, Where toi-toi keeps a vigil over life Which sle eps bene ath the g reen shears, till th e dawn Bring s ligh t to throw back lhi; soft cloak Which hid es from a ll but me this lovely bay Of peace, known o nl y to my sou l.

And the build e rs , dead, long d ea d, Ghostl y figures, hang th e ir head To see their labou r brought to dust. When, then, we move on And to distant realms have gon e, Will lhe fa ults of our en d eavour Cities

great,

constructions

P. B. Ca mpbe ll , 5 P3.

cle ver,

lie awry; dusty and dr y in confusion?

NIGHT COMES TO PT. LISBON

Who can know, save tim e, Destro yer prime , w ho has this b low To former st ri vi ng s dealt? But he has not ye t won For, from all that A ray of hope, s trong beams ; Corved pillars, yet do rise And fling defiance to the skies , Cha ll e nging st ill . R. K. Joll y, 6 BI.

AERIAL

COMBAT

They wheel and fall, plummeting from high p laces As those w ho watch in ecstasy a nd hop e, Mingled at times with te rror for ones loved , Stare upward from tre nche s dug, From the imperso nal security of ea rth 's bosom Raise cheering shouts, As though to gi ve str e ngth to the few so ga ll an t men At service to th e ir country . But then one falls. The fing e r of th e flam e of death Ripples down, enve loping that o ne so bra ve, Th e on e who must die for those w ho now li ve on. Unchanged, but fer the loss of one, Goes o n the inexorable strugg le Of whee ling , fighting, plunging , dipping , Soaring ,. di ving, twisting :olanes at war. P. B. Campbell, 5 P3.

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In the spraw lin g port, the docks, th e lofty cranes, The silent, ghostly s hips-fl ushed in the twi light g low, Stand in con tr as t to the smoky town belowIts brooding buildings blurr ed in blu e-dre nched haze, Count less ev il a ll eys, row on row, Trac ing out a murky, crime-filled maze. A lazy pall cf $make reposes in th e purp le sky, And behind this weary ve il a ship w ill hid eBefore the dying breeze it seems to glide , Ch ased by a mischievous, spurning wake of white Etched in dancing my ri ads of phosphorescent /ig'ht. It s silhouetted shape if swa llowed in the palisa des of cl oud, The whee ling , restless gu lls scream their heartless mirth As th e lonely steamer f a ll s ove r th e end of the earth. Th e shimm e ring sea is hidden by the mis ty shroud, And a ll that is seen is a watery sheen As eve ning e nve lopes a ll. Th e gentle, rippling waves roll softly on the sands, And th e cit y's brill ia nt nightlife begins on the stree ts and st ra nds. J . Tu cke r, 5 P2 .

A LIMERICK

There was a you ng master from school , Who we nt for a swim in our pool, He sa nk lik e a stone; No life belt was thrownHe should have reme mbered the rul e. A. 0/sen, 3 Pl.

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STREAMLET

THE ANZACS

Here, in these green fields Where bright red poppies grow, Men fought and died When the Anzacs met the foe .

The stream let fl-owâ&#x20AC;˘, unhea rd , unseen , Through a valley clear and green , Gliding swimming like a dream Or dashing fro and hither .

Here, on these grey beathes , The first troops did land ,

Passing sheep or cows in clover , Gay and merry trickling over, A gloomy shade it could discover , On its way to join th e river .

Some

run -for

cover,

Many to die on the sand Here, in these small hollows, The Anzac; were forced to fight , For their separate countries For their home , and righ~ .

On the banks the w illows lie, Sway ing , dream ing to the sky , lt will surely never die , But

waver on

forever .

N. Hennes sy, 4 Pl .

Here, on these small hill s, Giant guns did b last, Firing towards the enemy, Defiant until the last. LAMB FROLICS

Now, in our small land , The wu behind our backs , We re member those young so ldi e rs Those gallant few Anzacs. N. E. Masters, 3 Pl.

In the fields where the clover grows thick The lambs begin their fun; With a nibble of green and the joyful flick Of a tail , in t he midd ay s un . They frisk and frolic to Jnd fro With steps 50 light and gay, As free as the brteze which softly blows From a field of fresh mown hay .

A PERIOD OF SCIENCE

We all file in and take our seats, And dread what the d ily may bring, Practical work, I s'pose/' says one; Oh, I dunno- but gee, it's fun! 11

The teacher is behind his desk, Collecting bunsens, tubing , meths, " Hey! where's your book? " he says to o ne; Oh , I dunno- but gee , it 's fun! A pad sheet 's all we have to bring , To write instructions and such things, " What did yo u sa y? " is heard from one; Oh , I dunno- but gee, it's fun!

But now the sun moves to the west , And long the shadows grow, And soon the lambs lie down to rest; Or to their mothers go.

Soon now they will be sweet ly sleeping ' Neath the starry sky , Until at dawn the sun comes creeping To its p la ce on high . When once again their fun wi ll start Out in the fresh spring air , And in the sun they' ll frisk and dart In their wor ld without a care.

We all file out , the time's been s hort, We' re full of what the day has brought , Practical work for once we've done; Oh , I dunno- but it was fun!

G. Herd , 3 Pl. B. Williams , 3 Pl.

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CONTRIBUTIONS

OWLEOLOGIST"

I've studied ow ls and othe r night fowls , And what I tel l you is true, That an ow l cannot roost With it s lim bs so unloos"d No ow l in th is world, Ever had its claws curled; Ever had his legs slan ted Ever had its beak ca nted , Ever had its neck sc rewed Into th at attitude. With some sawdust and bark , I cou ld stuff in the da rk An ow l better than that. I cou ld make an old hat, Look more like an ow l Than th at horrid fow l Stuck up there like a piece of lea th er. In fact, th e re isn't one natura l feather . Just then with a w ink and a sly norma l lurch The ow l very so lemn !y got down off hi s pe rch. David W. Burbidge , 3 P2. CIRCUIT TRAINING

Into the gym w ~ surge, a crowd of boys dressed a lmost comp letely in navy blue. From hands and po ckets and from under arms dang le wh ite shorts. Sho es, socks, trousers, pu ll-overs and shirts are quic kl y shed and sho rts pu ll ed on . White forms dodge hither and thither, tr y ing to warm up a bit unt il a cry sounds through the gym . " Tea m lin es-open file . Go!" Th e rabb le of w hit e forms itse lf slow ly into neat, ordered li nes. We start running . Up an d down the gym we go. Thump s of heavy feet ming led with the patter of lig hte r ones . Flat out we go. "S low down in front! " Sudden ly th e pe rson in frol"t stop s, obey in g a signa l from the master. Th e who le li ne concertinas , then slowly wo rks itse lf back into p lace, Th e wa rm up is over. We soon know th e worst. Circu it train ing .

JIYou never said a truer word !''

Bu t sti ll I force myse lf to keep going. Up, down. Up , down . Much slower now . Chin-ups, p ress-ups , burpe~s Th e fi rst to finish are drooping ove r the edge of th e stage, tongues lol ling out a nd hand ke rc hi efs wiping th e swea t from shiny foreheads . The gym-master is ca lli ng out the ti me: "5. 10 . . . 5. 15 5.20 . ." on and on his vo ice drones . I get a fina l bu rst On ly three e xercises to go. I'm nea rl y there. of speed . Chin-ups, p ress-ups, burpees I do in rapid success io n. " 5.45 . . . 5.50 . . . 5.55 . I've finished . Now it's my turn to droop over th e stage and w ipe the beads of sweat from my forehead . . " How long?" someone at my e lbow asks . "S ix fifteen," I sha mefully ad mit . " Bu t I d id everyt hing prope rl y," b latan tl y li e. " Those b lokes who came in fi rst can't have done eve rything p rop e rl y. Big cheats!" White sho rts ere she-d, norma l sc hool clothes are aga in donned, and the gym, wh ich five minutes befor e had been a centre of vigorous activity, becomes deserted . L. K. Fifield , 5 P1 .

THE

FLIGHT

Night was slow ly sett ling over the w id e va ll ey. Sounds were made clearer by th e fresh coo ln ess as the tired sun slipp ed be low the hill sin th e west.

" Not again!"

Th e gaunt w illows thrust t he ir tired li'mbs up above th e langu id creek and to i-toi g rass began to w hisp er in th e caress ing breeze. The creek gently chuckl ed, gurg le d and sa ng a muted song on it s slow ly moving course. Peace a t last But no! A sono rous w hi st ling is com ing w ithin ears hot路 from downstream obove the snaked , w ill ow-etched line w hich a lways marks the creek's course. lt becomes louder, loud e r. The sharp gasping pee p s a re clea re r, closer. Sudden ly three d a rk shap es hurtle overh ead in a tight V-form ation, a nd round ove r th e d ark swamp

The

master wo rk s his way dow n th e midd le, g ivin g each fi le an

exercise to start from.

"C hin-ups, p ress-up s, burpees . . ." We're in our p laces ready to go. Th e master is up fron t, a slop watch in hi s hand . We a ll gaze expectan tly at h im, wa iting fo r the word. "Go !" Th e wa lls echo the so und we"re not liste ning for any more. I'm on t he ropes first. Up I go, then down aga in . Th ank goodness got them first! Th ey' re over an d down wit h them . Up , down . Up, down . . most of the exe rcis es seem to be based on this movement. Up, down. Up , down . We go at full speed

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the first time round, reve lling in th E' stre ngth of you th . Chin-ups, pressups, burp ees . . . Once round . Mi ss out th e ropes t his time. Good idea th at. Starting to fee l it now. Red races are al l around me. Up, down. Up , down , and Legs are sta rting to hurt. Chin-ups, press-ups, still we co nnnu e. bu rpees .. . Twice round . Raa lly getting so re now. Be li ke a poker tomorrow. " Not fit ," says someone behind me . Br eat hl ess and doub led up with stitch , I think .

i'l

wide cir cle.

I gave an in au dible sigh of re li ef as the flight of ducks ci rcl ed aga in - two, three times they circl ed, wa ril y sea rching the g round .for d a ng e r. However, when sat isfi ed, th ey slow ly wh ispered into a sil ent g lide. A few seconds later th e re a re th ree gent le sw hooshes and eve r-w id en in g rip p les t路o show that they have land ed on the pool below me . All is sil ent aga in except f or the gent le gabbling of th e feed in g ducks and the muffled wh irring of my came ra as I film the peaceful scene .

J. Ferguson , 4 Pl.

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CONTRIB UTIONS

SCRUB

ORIGINA L CONTRIB UTIONS

FIRE

The cut scr ub had been !ying dead fer nine months, and now, at the end of summer, it was tindEr-dry and in perfect condi ti on for a good burn, which would uncover much valuable grazing land. A who le h ill sid e of obout e ight acres , which had once been covered in manuka ten feet high, wos now thick with cut scrub. it was time for burning. Men sp read out along the bottom IJf the hillzide and began dropping lighted matches into the scrub. In stant ly tiny twigs caught alight and flared up, catching more and more scrub, unti l there was a lin e of fi re right across the bottom of the face. With a good breeze fanning them , the flames grew in size, leaping high into the air, as great clouds of dense, black smoke poured upwards into th e sky. With increas in g sp eed, the formidab le flame s surged up the hill , devourin g the tinder-dry fu e i like a starving beast. There wa s a fierce crackling as a clump of bush-law yer was envelope d by flames . The heat became intense. Rabbits and mice ran away from the flaming scrub, a nd the area quickly became devoid of anima l life . Th e flames reached the top of the ridg e and surged over, scorch in g a large area of gress. With a final roar they leapt skywards , then dropp ed gradually , but noticably , lower. Behind the flames the black smoulder ing earth was dotted with miniature fires, slow ly devourin g the charred sticks . Sma ll wreaths of white smoke coi led lazily upward . The birds had returned now , and they circl ed above the burn or hopped inquisitiv ely a round the edges. Out on the edges there were sudden flares of flame as little tufts of scrub off the ends of the bigger bushes, caught alight. ' Gradually the light faded, and with it the sma ll stick fires, leaving a light sprink ling of pure white ash in str iki ng contrast to the deep black backgrou nd of charred earth . Big old rata logs , lying dry on th e ground, mode excellent fuel for lingering flames , and began smoulder ing . They wou ld burn for doys. "A FRICAN

W. A. Burton , 5 Ag. DAY"

The jungle awakene d, first , with a touch of light on the far rang es, then a b laze of glory as the sun lift ed itse lf into the sky . In a short t im e the jungle was steaming as it grew hotter . The ri ver was broad and muddy. it drifted slowly, content to be peaceful -for the moment. By its edges e lephants trumpete d, birds screamed , and natives hunted. Farther in the forest, a tiger sniffed at th e track of an ante lope. Uninteres ted , it turned and wheeled into the forest, to the accompan iment of the warning chatter of a troupe of monkeys . Unde r the hot equa toria l sun, the vi ll age nestled in a large clearing by the riV<e'. it conststed of some fifty huts, built of mud. In the dust of the mad, some children were playing . Native women sat in the shade of the huts, cooking , making utensils, or washing children. Pariah dogs rummage d on the refuse heaps. In the late afternoon th e cattle were brought in fmm their grazing grounds. The meal wos prepared and eaten. The sun settled lowe r and lower until it slid beneath the horizon. The jungle slept. M. Goldsmit h , 3 Pl.

"LOY-KA THONG"

In my ~ountry, the most rem>rkab l e ce remony is "Loy-Kat hong." Loy-Kathong ts our own tradition ol cere mony I would like to tell you somethin g about it.

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Loy-Kathong takes place in th e high water season, when the riv_ers and canals are full of water. The word "Loy" is a Thai word meanmg "to float," while "Ka thong " means a kind of vess_el, ge~erally made ~f /eaves, which wos used to hold food or flowers tn anctent ttmes. T e Kathongs used in this ceremony are specially built to hold flowers and are fashioned in different shapes and stzes. The Loy Kathong ceremony takes place in the evening of the fifteenth day of the waxing moon of the twelfth lunar month, when the full moon is shining in all its sp lendour from the cloudless sky. When the time comes, those who wish to participat e in the ce remo ny take their Kathongs to the appointed places on the ca~als or r~vers. Each Kathong is filled with flowers of various colours, beauttfull y ~rranged , and decorated with candles or incense sticks. When everybod y IS ready , they light the candles or the路 incense sticks in their Kathongs and let t hem float gently along with the current. . . The main purpose of this ceremo ny is to provide the Buddhtsts wtth a favourab le opportun ity of paying tribute to Lord Buddha . The tw~ lfth lunar month is a season of joy and merry-ma king, when all . the rtvers a nd canals are full , and the people delight in rowing and sadtng. it is believed that the original purpose of this ce remon y was to pay trib ute to the relics of Buddha in Dawadun gsa (Heaven) and to the sacred source of Nomadha River. But whatever the real purpose might be, the ce remony has been enthusias tically observed from generatio n to generatio n up to the present. . . . The Loy-Kathong ceremon y is importan t not only from a reltgtous potnt of view but also artisticall y and socially. Our old handicraf t has been preserved down through the ageo in th e making the Kathong -and the Loy-Katho ng offers a good oppo rtunit y for teenagers of both sexes to meet one another. Yes, it is a grand sight to see the myriads of golden lights glimmeri ng their beautiful ly decorated Kathong , floating peacefull y on the rippling water under th e silvery moon . By Chira Honglada rom- our Th ai Student. STEEPLECHASE

"Got to keep it up! Got to keep going! Wonder if Jim 's climbed Ave ry Pork hill yet-mus tn't think. Don't think-do n't! Can ' t feel my legs-onl y my feet . Curse that stump on the hill! My toe's killing me. "Tape's sti ll not in sight. Seems like a marathon , not just a steep lechase. I can't go on . Yes! I' ve got to. Head's ringing . When will this st itch go? Ugh I Now I've got it in the other side. "What's that noise? Makes my head sing. There's ledhe' s finished his-got thirty-firs t or somethin g. He's ye lling someth ing, shouting at me! Can't hear- head's making too much racket. Must keep gomg! "When will it finish? Can't keep it up much longer. Heck ! TherP.'s Tomkins. Can't let him pass me-can' t go any faster, but I have to . Come on! One final effort. That 's done it. He's behind again. Darn! Didn't see that rock . "Ah ! There's the tape . One final burst. Nearly there. Head's spinning -must n't think . I've broken it. I've won-wo n! Ground's coming up fast. What's happenin g ? Thot confound ed noise- Shut up ! Peace - all I want's peace! " At last!" W. L. Prestidge , 4 Pl.

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OLD BOYS' SECTION BRANCH SECRETARIES New Plymouth (Parent Association).-M. Chong, C/ o W. R. Phillipps, New Plymouth. South Taranaki.- Bruce McCallum , P.O. Box 126, Hawera . Manawatu. -J. C. Fo rwa rd, Box 505, Pa lmerston Nor t h. Hawke's Bay.-A ian Grant, C/ o Grant's Pharmacy , He retaung a Street, Ha st ings. Waikato.- Mervyn Cook, C/ o Wright Stephenson and Co. Ltd ., Ham ilton . Wellington. -Neil He nderson, Box 347, Wellington. Auckland.- Dennis Swan, C/ o Bank of New South Wales, Auckland.

Branches: I was able, with several other ma ste rs, to attend three Branch functions during the year. I hop e that the "School v. Palmerston North H.S." Rugby gamoo is now a fixture, for this attracts many Old Boys to th e Manawatu Branch function, which this year was an outstanding success. I have learned indirectly that a Bay of Plenty Branch formed at Tauranga and am awaiting details of their set-up.

has

been

General: Your Executive met on nine occasions during the year. Brian Moorheacl, our Secretary, left for Auckland on transfer and his place was filled temporarily by G. R. lnsull. In conclusion I want to thenk a ll members of the Executive for their help and sup port during th e year, and a ll those people, Old Boys, parents, and friends a li ke, who have in any way helped this Association or the School.

Dunedin.- Boyd Webster, 27 Wright Street, Dunedin .

E. J. INSULL, Pr esiden t.

King Country .- G. L. Stubbs, C/ o Tynan Bros., Waitete Ro ad, Te Kuiti. Australia .- Pcter Dent, 117 Pill Street, Sydney, New South Wales . Tauranga .- Mr . Budd, 110 Sutherland Ro ad, Otemaetae, Tau ranga . Bay of lslands .- Brian Quin, Okaihau . NEW

PLYMOUTH

HIGH

SCHOOL OLD

BOYS' ASSOCIATION

(INC.)

ANNUAL REPORT TO MEMBERS FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, '1961 Gentlemen,-/ have pleasure in reporting as follows:General Purposes Trust Fund: Pursuant to a re so lution passed at the las t Annual Meeting, this was instituted by your Execu tive in October las t. The result to 31st December, 1961 , is given in the Accou nts. Thanks to the initial support of some dozen or more Old Boys, the Fund is well on its way. Over 2600 circulars were posted, and as shown in th e accoun ts the Fund has passed the thousand mark. When it is learned that this sum (apart from £ 134 donated by this Association and our Branches) comes from fewer than 200 Old Boys and Parents, the "potenti al" can be gauged. Our problem is , of course, "follow up" action. 1 appeal to ALL Old Boys and Branch Ex ecutives to do everything possible to keep the Appeal alive. I know that 99 per cent. of Old Boys will support 11 1f means can be f?und of remi nding them . We cannot at this stage afford a follow-up crrcular. I wrote a paragraph and sent it to 18 newspapers throughout New Zealand, but I do not know just how many published it. The School: Old Boys , particularly those living beyond New Plymouth , will be interested to know thc.t the Roll this year is just over 1160. Th e various buildings are literally bulging with boys. Full use is of course being made of th e n ld. Tee' buildings where a sixth laboratory has been Insta lled . it IS reassunng to know that the High School Board is fully aware of the need for new buildings, and has had many inte rviews with the Education Department w ho are engaged on plans which will result in a major addition to the present buildings. A new Music Room is at present in the course of construction alongside the Memorial Hall . The Board is a lso act ively engaged in a rrangi~g for a suitable s ite for a new Assembly Hall to accommodate 2000 .

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GENERAL PURPOSES TRUST FUND APPEAL lt is n·o w just twelve months s ince this Appeal was launch ed, and th e Executive have pleasure in repo rting that the Fund is making good progress : Although the response has not been numerically strong, those who ha ve so fa r contributed have done so with heart-warming generosity. On 15 th October th e position was: Cash received £ 1216/ 14 / -, Company Shares received £25, total £1241 / 14 / -. Income amoun ting to £22 / 10/ 8, being interest actua lly received, ha s been handed to th e Headm as t er. In future thi s sum is likely to be approximately £50 and will of cou rse increase as the Fund incr eases. Th e Headmaster has undert2ken to advise us how he has spe nt th e money, and in due cour.e this information will be passed on lo you. Th e cas h received has been invested as follows: £500 Government Stock, 4 ~ % at cost, £490; £400 New Plymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 ;\- %, £400; Cash at New Pl ymou th Savings Bank (awaiting inv estme nt) • £326 / 14 / ·; total £1216 / 14 / ·. An analysis of th e Fund which wi ll be of inte rest particularly to , Branch Executives, is th e following "source" of funds in "areas": From the Parent Body £393 / 11 / -, from S·outb. Tar anaki £108 / 10 / -, Manawatu area £ 132 / 13 / -, Hawke's Bay £54 / 7 / 6, Auckland £142 / 15 / -, Waikato-King Country-Bay of Plenty £278 / 15 / ·, South Is land £12, Overseas £16/ 4/ 6. COLIN ALLEN, President.

Th e Bolance Sh e et of th e Association as at 31st December, 1961 , shows an excess of expe nditure over income for the year of £93 / 9 I 11. This appa rent " less " is accounted for by the transfer of £100 from our main fund to the newly formed General Purposes Trust Fund (particulars of which are printed elsewhere he rein ). In addition, Trust Fund exp e nses amounting to some £7(} were charged against the current year's incom e, so that th e loss for t he year can be looked upon as peculiar to that · year e>n ly. There are some 300 to 400 financial membe rs of the Paren i Bod y.

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Since the last issue of the " Taranakian " the Trust Fund Secretary acknowledges receipt of donations from the following Old Boys, parents and friends: Manawatu Branch O .B.A. £5, G. I. Saunders £2/ 2/-, I. J . Bussell £1/5/ -, K. I. Honeyfreld £5, South Taranaki Branch O.B.A . £25, J. D. McNaught £1, W. C. Chick £1, D. A. Morris £5, P. G. S. Crichton £2, W. L. Faull £2/2/-, Thomas Peters £5, D. G. Sole £5 , E. Boulton £1, Barry Masters £1, E. P. Alien £2/ 2/ -, C. G. Bottrill £5, A. R. Tal bot £2 / 2/-, A. B. H. Howes £1 , J. A. Blcck £2/2/-, A. G. Walker £5, A. J. W. Hills £1 / 1/ -, G. C. Morey £5, E. G. Velvin £1, Clive Bussell £1, R. C. John s £2 / 10/ -, L. Hutchinson £1, John Boyd £1 / 1/ 6 , G. R. lnsull £5, Colin Alien £5, C. P. Hector £5, Cyril Moss £5, Dr. E. J. Marshall £5/ 5 / -, A. E. Graci e £3 / 3 / -, C. D. Williams £5, R. W. Bayly £2, P. L. Smith £ 1, A. R. Bayly £3, D. M. Ken rick £5, I. B. Gelding £1, W. White £1, G. Sanders £2, R. G. Walsh £2 / 2/ -, N. S. MacDiumid £1 / 10/ -, 0. S. Evans £1, S. F. Fookes £10/ 10/ -, G. R. Milne 10/ -, Nigel Wilson £5, C. B. Candy £5 / 5 / -, 0. W. Bayly £5, P. J. Di xo n £2/ 2 / -, H. Tuson £5, G. Clouston £5, B. M. Johns £5 , D. N. Steven £5, Claude Brown £1, S. T. Rowe £5, T. M. Sanders £2/ 2/ -, Br•dley Waiter £5, I. R. Cook £1, Alfred Hunt £5, A. L. Jones £1, P. A. Batchelor £10, J . B. Glasgow £2 , D. J. Earl £2/2 / -, K. H. Budd £1 / l / -, T. G. Somerton £10, T. W. Fookes £2, R. B. Smith £2/ 2/ -, T. H. Logan £3, J . M. Stewort £5, W. J. Connor £3 / 3 / -, lvor Mclvor £4/ 14 / 6 , V. Kyle £5 / 5 / -, I. D. Hennessy £1 / 1/ -, John Hill £2, W. I. Taylor £5, M. H. A. Clay £5, H. J. Thomas £10/ 10/ -, J. S. Mclean £2/ 10/-, D. Hitchcock £2/ 2/ -, W. M. Jamieson £1 / l / -, P. G. Robertson £1, · E. R. Dearnley £5, W. S. Harbutt £25, C. L. Ceto £10, Col in Smart £5, Michael Bryant £1, C. W . Broad £2, H. T. A. John son £3, :. H. Pease £1, M. T. Pease 10/ -, J. D. A nderson £5, D. G. Grant £5, P. M. McCaw £4 / 4 / -, Neil Waiter £1, R. J. Ford £5, J . C. J ackson £10, Noel Lynch £1, T. D. Webster £10, J. S. Hatherl y £5 / 4/ 6, R. C. Wsbb 7 / 6, G. A. Bendall £1 / 1/ -, D. R. Managh £5, M. Silby £4 / 10/ -, L. F. W. Love II £1 / 10/ -, Chas . Pope £5, R. K. Lest er £1 , R. G. Motion £1, B. M. Johns £2, R. C. Schroder £2 / 2 / -, Auckland Branch O.B.A. £25, H. Purser £10, D. R. Watt £1, B. D. Griffiths £1, G. C. Winter £2, A. J . Darby £1, R. R. Mace 10/ -, B. E. Gulliver £3 , D. Paynter £2/ 10/ -, T. N. Wolfe £1, A. H. Avery £10, J. Waiter £5, A. W. Stormont £1, J. W. Ta le £5, Taranaki Brewery Co. Ltd . £25, Manawatu Branch O.B.A. £10/ 10/ -, L. M. Papps £5/ 5 / -, R. A. Ford £1, J. H. Murray £5/ 10/ -, G. B. Mackay £5 , G. W. Best £1, Alien Nichols £2 / 2/ -, J. D. Anderson £5, W. S. Thomson £5, G. L. Prestidge £1, lan Hedley £5, J . West £5, A. E. Gracie £3 / 3 / -, H. W. Martin £1 / l / -, lan Cook £1, T. L. Lees £1, S. H. Price £1 / l / -, Dr . B. M. Johns £5, E. M. Bridger £1, Mrs. R. W. Bayl y £2, J. K. Heaton £2 , J. Nigel Wilson £5, A. T Hughson £5.

Personals

This li st is complete to 12th November, 1962.

BRANCH

ASSOCIATIONS

Owen Ellis ('20·'21), Manager, Bank of New Sout h Wa les, Kaikohe . Bruce Renton (29-'31 ), running a Kaikohe garage. Russell Fuller ('36·'37), Kaikohe Town Clerk. Stew art Brindle (1921 ), a Hokianga Islands Harbour Board . Stewart is living owned by Judg e Frederick Maning, of house, now about 110 years old, is st ill the south shore of Hoki a ng a Harbour and Oponui.

County re presen ta ti ve on Bay of in the house that was originally "O ld New Zea land" fame. Th e in exce llent condition and is on abo ut half way between Rawen e

John Steven is one of Kaikohe's doctors. Neil Habden is at Fairhall Motors, i~ Kaikohe . Jack Ballantine (School •taff 1958) is chief housemaster at Northland College, Kaikohe. Jim White (middle SO's) is on a yacht cruise to Europe with some other loca I boys. At Okaihau Stan Peyton (1923-25) runs the pub; Russell Coombe "('40), Malcolm Hutchings ('52-'56) and Terry Barnett are farming; Jack Todd is farming in the Waihou Valley . At Horeke on the Hokiang a Harbour, site of the frrst ~ hipbuilding yards in New Zealand (1827-33) and the . frrst permanent Methodist mission sta tion (1827) Doug Heatley runs the garage and two taxis; and Milton Patterson is farming. Others in the Hoki a ng a district a re Cl iff Mills, who is teaching at Tutekehua, Vernon and Alan Marriott, who are fanning .. at Uma wera, Henry Worthy at Bro adwood and Hugh Craig ('41-' 45) at Kohukohu. Citrus farming at Kerikeri is Roger Davies ('50-'54) and John Willis is a stock agent. At Paihia we are represented by Bill Mathieson , head teacher at the local primary school, and Jack Hawke, who has a .fa rm nea r Waitangi Falls . · Around the southern end of the bay a lso ~re Jack Lynch at Russell ; . Doug Mclntyre and Wynn Johnson, w ho are farming near Moerewa, '· Ian , Browne at Ohaeawai, a nd a very recent Old Boy Douglas Travers, who i_s ,; . in the s ixth form e t Bey of Island College, Kawakawa. The frrst secretary of the new B.ay of lslands-Hokianga Branch is Brian Quin, who is teaching at the Okaihau District High School. We suspect th at much of th e initi at ive in forming the Branch came from him, as did the accompanying notes contain ing news of many Old Boys about whom we have had no informati on for e long time.

AUCKLAND Our functions this year once aga in we re most successful attended .

BAY OF ISLANDS-HOKIANGA BRANCH This Branch has recently been formed and social functions ha ve been a rranged and well attended. Th e following officers we re elected on Wednesday, 20th Jun e: Messrs . Owen Elli s (President), Brian Quin (Secretary-Treasurer), and Russe ll Fuller (Hon . Auditor).

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The Auckland Grammar Match Reunion saw ninety Old Boys present, and with the transfer of past President, Bob Thompson, to Wellington, Wally Luxton was e lected in · his place. Th e committee at present is: President, Brian Bews; Secretary, George Swan; Committee, Newton Roch , Harold Bartl ey, Wally Lu xton, Ashley Tubman, Warren Shortt, Don Calder, Don Wood.

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REUNION Ninety Old Boys attended the reu nio n, held on the Saturday after the Schoo l v. Grammar ma tch. Th e toasts we re: Th e Queen, Ha ro ld Bart ley; th e School, Bri an Bews, rep ly th e Head mas ter, Mr. Webster, who gave us an up to date report on both th e School and th e "boys" and a lso a s hort res um e of his overs e as tour ; th e First XV,'' Doug Hamilton , rep ly by coach John Stewart.

Robin Brimblecombe: " Brim " is now back Hobsonv ill e-w ith him there is Laurie Croxson .

R. N.Z.A.F.

Station

Harry Calder : Mas ter at Mt. Alb e rt Grammar. Clyde Colson : Public Accountant in Whangarei . Richard Croxson : House Surgeon at Auckland Public Hospita l. Bob Graham : Public Accountant, captain Auckland Shield XV. Keith Hobin : Ba nk of NS.W., Assistant Manager, Main Branch .

COCKTAIL

PARTY

A most successfu l Cocktai l Party and Di nne r was held in con ju nct ion One hundred a nd fifty Old Girls and with the Old Girls' Assoc i atio~. O ld Boys were prese n t, accompa ni ed by their husbands and w ives. Thi s tu rn ed out to be a most popu lar function , and we int end to make it an annue l show .

Gary Hyde : Recently returned from 18 months ove rseas-now at Lees Bros ., Pap aku ra. Alan Poletti : In United Kingdom on a She ll Scholarship. Ted Bouhon: Master at Mt. A lbert G rammar. Pym Baxter: With Atlantic Oil Company in Auckland. Ted Ward: Veterinary Su rgeon at Ngatea. Brian Trembath: Auckland Rugby Union Management Com m ittee member.

NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS Tony Baker has a garage business in Rotorua . Terry Boon: Architect for A uck la nd firm.

No w married .

Grae me and lan Brackebush : Both recent ly married. bus in ess (Graeme) and Carrying business.

Ha ve Jeweller's

Uni versi ty students both 路full and part-time include Murray Williams, Dennis lrvine, Michael Bossley, Neil Waiter, Reg Schierling, Bob Cairns, Wayne Dyer, Barry White, Bill Bamford, Mike Geary and Hugh Johnson . Graeme Ferrier-Watson : Surveying on North Shore. Rod Hedley: Farm ing at He lensvi ll e . lan Montgomerie, Ross and Gl e n Ellet : Farming at Mangere. Neil Wilson and John Nicholls : At Ardmore Trai ning College. Alf Hunt, our oldest Old Boy , ce lebra ted his 95th birthday this year . Newton Roch reports that Alf is a keen and regu lar bowler with th e Ca rlton Club. Th e Schoo l was very happy t路o receive this report and sends congratu lat ions. Fyfe Bygrave, at Schoo l 1951 -56 , is now lectu re r on Biochemistr y at Bri sbane Un iversity . He g raduated M.Sc. at Otago University College .

WAIKATO Annual Reunion : Th is reunion, which was attended by some 62 Old Boys, was held in th e att ract ive surroundings of the Cardrona in Hami lto n on Queen ' s Birthd ay week-end and was an unqualified success . A feature of the Wa ika to reunion has always been the attendance R路o y of O ld Boys and their sons an d th is reunion was no exception. Bryant and his three sons, Warwick , David and Chris, set the standard路. W. S. Ha rbutt (C hum) and h is son Wilfred we re there , as was Alan Jupp a nd his son Pa ul , R. A. Candy and his .an Bru ce, and E. P. (Peter) Da v idson and h is son Nigel.

"AFTER THE GAME."-Bob Graham (left), Captain of Auckland, and John (right), Captain of Canterbury, discuss their Ranfurly Shield clash .

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The Chairman, Pat Stephenson, ex te nded a welcome to all the parents a nd sons. He ext e nded a welcome to Tom Watt, re prese nting Wit Alexander (acting Hea dmdster), John Hatherl y, Colin Alien (President Pa rent Old Tom Watt Boys ' Assoc ia tion) a nd Be n Pa rk es, 'also of that Association. gave a ve ry interesting and inform at ive ta lk on - the Sc hool at the present

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time and extended a welcome to Alan Ma tth ews, th e o ld es t Old Boy present ( 1906-1 0). Mr. Jim Leggatt, a n ex-maste r of the School , th e n arr ived a nd was give n a rousing welcome-he was formall y introduced by th e Ch ai rman and later spoke on his pl easant association w ith th e School.

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The Chairman th en asked Johr' Hath er ly to speak, menti'o ning in hi s opening re marks th at in th e five years as President of th e Waikato Bra nch he had found th e Mr . " Chips" of the School in John Hatherly . John spoke at length abo ut the School and told many stor ies a bout the days of the pest that w on hed th e audi e nce in laughter. Colin Alien , Presiden t of t he Pa rent Association, addre ssed the meeting on the pl ans of that organisetion and on th e progress of the appea l for , the Hea dmaster's Fund . In the course of his pr es id e ntial address th e Presid ent , Pat Stephenson, intimated that he w::>uld not seek re-e lect ion cs President as he fe lt th e office should now move on as he had been Pr eside nt for some five yea rs, but was willing to act on the committee. Th e e lect ion of officers resulted as follows : President , l ed Fod en; Vice-President, Chum Harb utt; Secretary , M. Crook; committee, D. Fulton , Bill Taylo r and Pat Stephen•on . Old B·o ys present wer": Leith Watt, N. P. Da vidson, Pe te r Dimond , R. S. Bryant, C. and H. Oliver , W. Whiteford, W. S. Harbutt, M. Palmer , R._ Silson, E. P. (Peter) Dav idson , Wm . Jami eson, P. Fookes, Harry Johns , M1ch ae l and Hugh Stringfield, E. A. Johnston , l ed Fod en , D. and M. Hart, A. A. Tompkins , E. T. Baig e nt, K. H. Co lli ns, Alan Matthews, R. J. (Jack) Ford , Pat Stephenson, Gordo n Wyborn, D. Hitchcock , John Church, R. N. Grang er, Ray a nd Des Snowden, Graham Cla rk e, Joem Hard en, R. Ga rner, John Nevi lle , Rea Grant, Snick Hugg ard , Dr. Bill Webster, C. E. and P. L. Dinniss, Colin Haworth, Ton y Kay, Jim Mclea n, John Taylor, R. Broughton , Gary Hayes, Bri an Edwards, Terry Maokay , Wayne Petersen, Rich a rd Hicks, Peter Periam, G. H. Brigma n, W. Harbutt, Noe l Skinner, Bill Tay lo r, John and Da ve Wood, Gavin Gifford , J ohn Watson , D. A. Fowler, and G. P. Houghton . WAIKATO Robert rowing .

PERSONALS Geck,

Wright

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Takai Toka, prominent in . Hamilton Rugby, returned recently to Islands. E. W. Gorringe and T. C. Kibby Cambridge.

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D. Fulton (Hunt ly) and D. lnnes (Morrinsvil le) were Waikato Junior Rugby Reps . Keith and Graham Oliver a re farming at Cambridge. • Tony Kay is farming at l e Aw amutu and is a N.Z. rep resentat ive Polo player. Harvey Frost, Cambridg e, left recently for a wo rking holida y in Engl a nd . Tom Bregman, Te Matu , won the Junior sect ion of the N.Z. " Golden Shears" Competit ion recent ly he ld at Ma ste rton . Merrit Smith and Brian Robinson a re farming at Roto-o-Rongi.

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Th e Reunion of the Bran ch aga in too k place fol lowing the SchoolS!. Pat's Rugby match. Th is yee r, howeve r, th e committee d ec id ed to try a Cabare t Even ing instead of the usua l Old Boys' gathering . lt was a great success a nd 150 Old Boys ,wives a nd girl friends e njoyed an evening of dancing. Th e Vice-Pr es ident, Berry Scott , presid ed in th e abse nce of Char lie Robb, and th e rep ly to the toast to th e School was made by the acting He ad, Wit Alexander , w ho b roug ht a ll O ld Boys present up-to-date w ith what has happened at Schoo l. Th e annua l Golf Tournament of th e Branch is going from success to success an d th is yea r 90 O ld Boys from a ll ove r the pr-ovince faced the sta rter at t he Te Ngutu links. Th e " Burglars" at this year's tourname nt proved to be McNaug ht Cup, Ba rry Brown ; Al l Day Gross, John Goudiei Morning Stableford, Joh n Mainland; Afternoon Stab leford, D. La th a; Teams Match, L. Belts, L. Walsh, L. Giddon, G . Foreman. Officers Patron , J . S. Secretary, B. B. O ' Dea, R.

e lected at this year's Annual Meeting we re as follows: Webster; Pres id ent, C. S. Robb; Vi ce-President , J . B. Scott; M. McCallum ; Treas urer, A. Moss; Committee, D. Ekdahl , Tay lor , N. Presto n, R. He nderson ; Hon . Auditor, F. E. Clarke .

MANAWATU Th e Manaw atu Br.nch is now in good hea rt , and at present has 120 Old Boys on t he ro ll. During the yea r th e main function was th e Annual Dinn er and Annual Genera l Meeting. This was atte nd ed by the Headmaster, Mr. J. S. We bster, Old Boys fr-o m New Pl ymouth a nd members of th e Schoo l staff. Sixty Old Boys attended the fun ction. Th e Manawatu Br anch is s treng th e ned by young e r Old Boys attending at Massey College and also t he Teachers' Co ll ege in Palmerston North. Murray J ensen has succeeded Dick Harper as President, and Jack Forward has rep laced Berna rd Crowley as Secretary .

CHRISTCHURCH Thi s year there are 18 known O ld Boys at the Univers it y of Canterbury a nd I have met th ree others a round Chri stchurc h. John Cousins is doing his first yea r B.A . with English , French and Music; p ri vate bo ard seems to agree with him. John Codd a nd Robby Wakelin are attempting their Engineer ing Intermediate this yea r. Kelvin Wakelin is studying for B.A. w ith his eyes forever on th e a ir craft passing ove rhead . Warwick Mills, doing first professional for Ci vil Eng ineer ing, is resident at Warwick House, of w hich he is Vice- Pres id ent. Tom Fookes is a lso at Worwick Hou se, attempting Engli sh, Geography and History in his first yea r B.A.

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Tim Dobbie and Mac Miller are res ident at the ri va l esta blishment of Rolleston House and studyi ng for firs t professi-on a l in Chemical Eng ineering. Jeff Smale, also at Rolleston, is prominent in " Revenue," and st udying for first professional. Des O'Dea , another Rolleston boy, is a student for either Chemistry or Maths Honours . Hugh Mills is stud y ing for Engin eering Intermed iate. Simon Carryer, prominent in Students' Association affairs is complet in g his M.Sc. ir. Geolog y. ' lan Gilmour, John Mathews and Bill Wakelin are doing third fessional. proNigel Hayton and Gordon Diamond are doing first p rofessional. Peter Howe, last seen in 5 P l , is now doing Law. As we ll as the ebove

have met:Pete Dravitski w<.s seen at a ball and is ap parently teach ing at one of the local High Schools.

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John Graham, All Black and Cante rbury capta in, is stil l teaching at Christchurch Boys' High. . , lt seems a pity t hat with £c many Old Boys in Christchurch, a Branch tsn t formed. A sma ll reuni·o n was he ld at John Codd's with Gl e n Rush , Pau l Demp!ey and Wade Lawson , from Dunedin , stay ing the night.

In Duned in spar:, Old Boys have continued to pl ay t hei r p art. Mik e Croxson had a very successful season for ' Va rs ity Senio rs and p layed a number of games at second five-eighth for Otag o . lan Ross represented both Otago Unive rsity and New Zealand Uni versiti es at golf, w hile both Glenn Rush and Paul Dempsey we re selected in t he O.V. swimming team. Also in the cou rse of the Rugby seas·o n, Phil Phillip s was hea rd severa l times commen tating f rom Ca ri sb rook .

®hituari£5 J. M. BUCKERIDGE After occupying many senior positions in the British Ai r Ministry, Mr. J . M. Buckeridge died in London 2t the age of fifty-four . Mr . Buckeridge attended School from 1924 to 1926. After matriculating he attended Canterbury University and began flying as a cadet pilot at Wig ram in 1927, being an instructor to the New Zealand Air Services in 1929. He was acting Controller of Civil Aviation in New Zealand during the war and laid the foundation on which commercial air operations have since developed . In 1946 Mr. Buckeridge joined the Briti$h Air Ministry. Just before his death he led the Ministry's Department of Aerodromes.

DUNEDIN

KEVIN JOHN DOBSON

The Du~ edin Branch of th e O ld Boys ' Association continues to flo uris h ~~ a changt~g student pop ul at ion. Th e Annual Reunion was held at Th e Stables on 15th Jun e, tak ing the form of a dinner with a " gettogether" afterwards.

As the result of a motor accident Kevin John Dobson was tragically killed on August 24th. He died in the Palmerston North Hospital. He was aged 30. To his parents a nd brother and sisters we extend our most si ncere sy mpathy.

Those present incl~ded the retiring Pres id ent, lan Ross, and Denis Woodwa.'d, both m the~e fina l year of the Dentistry cou rse; John Burford, Paul Chtcken and Wayn e lnnes comp leted the Denta l contingent. . Keith Way was e lected President for the year . Togethe r w ith Matt Ttzard ~ nd B~yd Webster he is in the fourth year of the Medica l course. Ot~ e r Meds _Present , were Mike Croxson (th ird year and Paul Simcock, Ketth Carey-Smtth, Davtd Loten . Mike Snowden, Colin McCieod and Jony Ruakere (second yea rs). ' Representatives from the ma in ' Varstty Bl ock were Barry Si mons (completing his Mining deg ree this yea r), Rick Cavaney (domg a B.Sc m Geology), Medtcal Inte rmed iate stu de nts Paul Demysey, Dennis Horne a nCJ Peter Honeyfield, and Mining Inte rm ediate students Glenn Rush and Rex Bosson .. Als~ present we:e Colin Dingle a firs t yea r Ph ys iothe rapy student) and Phd Phtlltps, who IS workmg in the Dun edin b ranch of th e N.Z. Shtppmg Co. Wade Lawson is doing Dentistry. This yea r we we re p leased to welcome back seve ra l o lder O ld Bo ys At the reu nton w:re Dr. Roy McGiven, a lecturer in the Pathology Depart: ment at the Medtcal School, and Bill Bussel, who is comp leting a Ph D degree at the Bota ny Depa rtm ent. Also in Dun ed in are Mr J D w·1i· . 1 S· M., th e lo ca l M · t · · ts, . . ag ts ra:e, an d Dr. lan McPherson, Medical· Registrar at Dun ed tn Hosp ttal.

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REGINALD GORDON HOWELL Well-know:n as a solicitor, sportsman and administrator, Mr. Reginald· Gordon Howell died at his home in New Plymouth on October 19th . He was 62 . After his educaticn at School he joined a legal firm in New Plymouth in 1924, In 1926 he was admitted to the Bar. Four years later he was made a partnet' and :n 1948 he became a full principal. He won respect as an expert on Maori affairs and declined an offer to become a Maori land Court Judge. He served in the Taranaki District l aw Society's Council for many y-.ars . As a player and administrator Mr. Howell was associated with the New Plymouth Old Boys' Rugby Club, Westown Golf Club and West End Bowling Club. For over twenty years he was secretary of the Kawaroa Foreshore Beautifying Society. He was keenly interested in life-saving, being mainly connected with th e Old Boys' Surf Club, and serving on different committees. Mr . Howell was one of the first thre e judges appointed by the N.Z . Surf life-Saving Association. In 1925 and 1926 he captained the Taranaki Surf team in the Nelson Shield competition. He had been chairman of the Flannagan Trust Committee since its inception . To his wife and daughters we extend our most sincere sympathy .

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WILLIAM EDWARD HUMPHRIES On May 23rd of this year, William Edward Humphries, aged 93, passed away . One of the original pupils of the School in 1B82, William Humphries was well known in business and sporting circles in New Plymouth. After working as a shepherd in Canterbury he returned to New Plymouth to join a land and commission agency. He was a prominent runner and footballer, supporting the Star Rugby Football Club, and was auditor of the club for thirty·two years. He and his All Black brother d id much to help in the formation of Pukekura Park sportsground . To hi• son and daughter we extend our sympathy .

Mr. MacDiarmid joined the Wellington Highland Regiment as lieutenant before World War 1. He left New Zealand in 1915 as office r commanding the 14th Reinforcement, First N.Z.E.F .

LANCE KNOWLES Many boys still at School were saddened by the news that a recent School boy had been killed last Christmas Eve in a motor-car accident. He was lance Knowes, aged 19. lance was a member of the First XV in 1959 and 1960, playing at full-back and in the five-eighths . A sixth former in 1960 he was also a top sprinter . On leaving School, lance was playing football for Star Club and played for the Taranaki Colts . lance was a fine team man and very loyal to his School. He was very popular with the boys at School and was in every sense a man's man . A fitting tribute was paid to him by many Old Boys and present boys who packed the church for the funeral service . We extend our deepest sympathy to his family. ROGER MASKERY On 15th February Roger Maskery passed away after a long illness . Many Old Boys will know Roger well. He attended School from 1953 to 1956, taking a professional course until he gained his School Certificate and spent the following year in 6 Se . He was accredited U.E. at the end of that year and in 1957 went student teaching at Warea . In 1958 he went to Victoria University but unfortunately had to return because of bad health . To his family we extend our deepest sympathy in their loss . ALEXANDER MORRIS MACDIARMID One of the older former pupils of New Plymouth Boys' High School, Mr. Alexander Morris MacDiarmid died at the age of 82. Mr. MacDiarmid was born in Dubbo, Australia, in 1880. His family moved to Hawke's Bay seven years later. He was present at the 75th jubilee in 1957 and was actively involved in the Old Boys' Association . Mr . MacDiarmid served a n apprenticeship with a New Plymouth dentist on leaving School. He then moved to Wellington and practised in many towns before retiring in 1945. He returned to New Plymouth in 1955, where he lived until his death .

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Mr. MacDiarmid served on the Warkworth Town Board. He was a keen bowler and fisherman, and an active member of the New Pl~mo.uth Golf Club and the New Plymouth Operatic Society. He ~ad a hfeh~e connection with choirs and was a member of St. Andrews Presbytenan Church . W·e extend our deepest sympathy to his wife and family · BRIAN TREHEY Well known in galloping and trotting centres, Mr . Brian Treher, licensee of the Junction Hotel, Sanson , died in the Palmerston ~o.~tH Hospital. He was steward and vice-president of the Mana~atu Racing and Trotting Clubs, and also convenor of the trotting clubs property committee. PATRICK KEVIN The sudden of Patrick Kevin To his wife

TREHEY death occurred on Sunday, April 15th, at New Plymouth , Trehey. He was 44. and family we extend our since re sympathy .

NORMAN WADDLE The death occurred in Christchurch of Dr . Norman Waddle in his 60th year. Dr. Waddle was a noted student at s.chool where. he won. a Taranaki Scholarship in 1919. Attending the Med~tal School m Dunedm , he qualified M.B., Ch .B. in 1925. After experie~ce as ~ h?use .surgeon in Palmerston North, Dr . Waddle extended his surg~tal studoes on Edonburgh . Returning to New Zealand, he took up a practice in Cambridge and left in 1939 for London where he gained his F.R.C.S . and F.R.A.C.S. He combined a consultant's practice in Dunedin with a lectureship at the Medical Shool. To his wife and family we extend our sympathy . W. C. M. WALL Early in the year the School was sorry to hear of the death of Mr . w. C. M. (Hugo) Wall, an Old Boy who was Manager of the Tokoroa Branch of the National Bank of New Zealand . Mr. Wall was at School 1924-26 He was a returned serviceman and was very active in musical circles, ' possessing a strong bass vo ice . He gave good service to his Church and was a keen bowler. To his wife, two sons and daughter the School extends its sincere sympathy. DONALD ARTHUR WALLIS The tragic death occurred in a topdressing accident of Mr. Donald Arthur Wa llis, who was aged 21. To his family we extend our deepest sympathy .

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may pay a third of his earnings in tax . Half 路o f the Federal Budget is given to defence, yet there is much evidence of prosperity and orderly

Anthony Tooman wes ordained to the priesthood in July at Christch urch.

government."

M. Harford, of Waitara, received a t wo-year Commonwealth Research Scholarship for study at Melbourne. John Bargh, Te Kuiti, Head Boy Moyes 1949, has had a Ph.D. conferred on him by Cambridge University . Brigadier A. H. Andrews, O .B.E., took over as Quartermaster-General of the New Zealand Army in November. He was Head Boy in 1930, well-known Rugb y and cricket player before the war, and was also manager of the famous Army Rugby team which toured the United Kingdom in 1946. Squadron-Leader J. M. Henderson, R.A.F., was awarded the Air Force Cross in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Alan Hughson, A.C.I.S. (1949-50): Secretary of R. Sons, Ltd., at Opunake, is married with three sons.

Hughson

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We reco rd with sorrow the passing of Mr . Birch, the donor of the Birch Cup, for competition between Boarders and Day Boys at cricket. The award was in memory of his son Jack, Head Boy of the School in 1932. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family .

ENGAGEMENTS

Jonathan Simcock is married to Susan Willis, of Greatford. Winstone Larsen was married

recently

to Annette Stone.

Flight-Lieutenant J. A. Terry received the Queen's Commendation for valuab le services in the air in the New Year Honours List. L. J. Croxson, competing for the Army, starred in the Northern Military District's athletics championships at Hobsonvill e in February. Dr. W. M. H. Saunders, of Eltham , organised the snil science exhibition for the Intern at ional Soil Scientists' Conference at Massey College in November. Sir Ronald Sinclair, Chief Justi ce of Kenya, became President of th e Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa . Lieutenant-Commander R. S. Fleming received th e M.B.E . in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

BEAU REPAIRE-ST. GEORGE.- Mr. and Mrs. L. A. St. George, Waitara, have much pleasure in announcin g 1he engagement of their younger daughter, Glenice Melva, to Donald Frank, e ldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Beourepaire, New Plymouth. MACE-STROMBOM.-Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Strombom, New Plymouth, have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their elder daughter, Shir/ey Anne , to Garry Douglas, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mace, New Plymouth. TUCKETT- COAD.- It is with great pleasure that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Co ad, New Plymouth, announce t he engagement of th eir younge r daughter, Patricia Anne, to David Aaron, elder son of Mr . a nd Mrs. A. J. Tuckett, New Plymouth.

Michael Banks is progressing ve ry we ll in the Forestry Service and is at present at Reefton. Hi s brother, Rudleigh, also of Moyes Hou se, is happily sett led in :he West lndi es. He has passed hi s First Class eng ineers' exam. and is married w ith one son.

BIRTHS

D. F. C. Saxton is no w Managing Director of Taranaki Newspapers Ltd . John Veale,. who has b een Lecturer in Ph ysiology at the Otago Medical School, has accepted a s imilar appo intme nt at Monash University , a newlyfounded Unive rsity s ituated in the suburbs of Melbourne .

BAUNTON.- To Shirley and

COCKSEDGE.- To Merle and Ray; a daughter.

April 7th .

Arthur Veale, who was working some years ago in Sir Horace Smirke's research team at Otago Medical School, will shortly comp>lete three years of overseas study at University College, London Univers ity. He has been working under Professor Penrose , a world authority in Genetics, at the Gallon Laboratori es. Arthur's the sis on familial polyposis and its heredity has been accepted by London University, and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Science (Human Genetics) has been conferred on him.

FARQU HAR .-To Joy and Bruce, a daughter.

April 17th.

J AMES.-To Pamel a a nd Parry; a daughter.

April 30th .

Jonathan Brodie, at present in America on a Rotary Schnlarship , writes: " Th e sta ndard of educat ion in New Zealand compares favourably with that of this State. Some over here believe New Zealand is a part of Holland, some near Greenland. Ta xat ion is so high here that a man

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LANKSHEAR.-To Ann and Noel; a son .

December 6th.

April 9th.

LARSEN.-To Maureen and Brian; a daughter. ST. GEORGE.-To Joy and Lloyd; a son.

March 30th.

April 7th.

W JLSON .-To Ail een and Alaric; a son. 0/PROSE.- To Ursul a and David; o daughter.

November lOth.

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FEES (per Term)Board : £50 . Music: £6/ 6/-. Dancing (Winter Term only): 15 / -. N.B.-In cases of removal, one full term's notice must be given to the Secretary, otherwise parents are liable fo r half a term's fees .

SUBSCRIPTION TO GENERAL PURPOSES FUND (Per Term): Boarders: 10/ -. Day Boys: 9/ -.

SCHOOL TERMSThe School year is divided into three te rms of approxima:ely th irteen we ~ ks each . The terms for 1963 a re as follows:First Term

Tuesday, February 5th to Friday, May 1Oth .

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Tuesdey, May 28th to Friday, August 23rd .

Third Te rm

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