1945 The Taranakian Vol. 34 No. 1 Part One by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS . H. R . BILLING, Esq. (Chairman). W . H . JONES, Esq. P . E. V. STAINTON, Esq. J. L. MANDER, Esq. E. J. S. MILLER, Esq. Dr. E. F . FOOKES.

S . R. VICKERS , Esq. W. P . NICOLL, Esq. L . M. MOSS, Esq. MRS. P . C. DAVIE.

SECRETARY AND TREASURER: 0. BURFORD , Esq.

STAFF. PRINCIPAL: G. J . McNAUGHT, D.S.O ., E.D., M.A.

First Assistant: A. W. DIPROSE, M.A.

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C . • G . BOTTRILL, M.A., Diploma in Social Science. A. J . PAPPS , B .A. V. E . KERR, E.D., M.A. J . D. ROULSTON (B.A. Oert. in Latin, English, History and Eoonomics) . G. F. BERTRAND, O .B.E. , E.D . (B.A. Cert. in Latin and History). R. C. WILSON, E.D. , M.A., B .Sc. W. G. WILKIE (B.A. Cert. in History and Economics, City and Guilds Diploma in Electrical Engineering). D. M. FRASER, M.A., Dip . Ed. W. E. ALEXANDER, B.A. (on Active Service). T . N. S . WATT, M.Sc. P . 0. VEALE, M.Sc., B.A., A.I.C. E. C. BRENSTRUM, M.A . J. S . HATHERLY, M .A. (N.Z .), Dip. Ed. (London) . T. H. H. HARRIS, M.A. (Relieving) . R. R. PENNEY, B.A., Dip. Ed. A. S . ATKINS, M .A. T. SWEENEY, M .A., Dip. Ed. E. W. TETLEY, M .Sc. H . M cNEISH (P a rt time) .

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SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS Head Boy.-M. R. Hooker. Head Boarder. -G. T . Simpson. School Prefects.- M .. R. Hooker (head), G. S . Bartlett, B. L. G. Bews, T. H. L. Caldwell, R. Church, H . M . Craig, B. W. Daisley, F. R. Hatherly, D. G. H a milton, A. M. J. Knight, J . C. Mathews, N . J. Procter, G . T. Simpson, D. W. Shultz, J. M. Thomson, A. N. Wilson. House Prefects.- G. H . Bates, F . Bayly, C. E . Bottrill, W . R . Burton, L. D. Cartwrigh t, J . Church, G. M. Crowley, 0. Dunbar, P. G. Elley, T . 0 . Fitzgibbon , G. R. Fromm, L. G. Geden, D. J. Gillespie, J . T . Graham, R. Harrigan , W. B. Johnston , S . J . G. Kinder, W . H. Luxton , H. R. Ma jor, C . E . McLaren, E . P. Milliken, B . K. Milne, K. D . Morrison, J . W . Murphy, M. F . Petheram, D . H. P . Richardso n, J. W . Rowe, I . B. Shaw, D. L. Snelling, S. F . Smith, R. J. Torrens, B. W . Wilson, J. Tatham, L. J . Greer. Bus Prefects.- N. J. Procter , W. B. Johnston, J. W . Rowe, I. B. Shaw.

SCHOOL HOUSES . CENTRAL HOUSE. -Housema ster: Mr. V. E. K err. Assistant Masters: Messrs. D . M . Fraser , H . C. Gatland, D. Menzies, P . 0 . Veale, G. F. Bertrand. Prefects: J . M. Thomson (head), G. S. Bartlett, J . C. Mathews, F. R. Hatherly, G. M. Crowley, T . 0 . Fitzgibbon , L. G. G eden, J . W . T. Murphy, M. F. Petheram. House Colour: White. EAST HOUSE.-H ousemaste r: Mr. A. W. Diprose. Assistant Masters: Messrs. J. D . Roulston, W . G. Wilkie, A. S. Atkins, R. R . Penny. Prefects: M . R. Hooker (head), N . J . Procter, D. W . Shultz, A. N. Wilson, W. R. Bm路ton, D . J. Gilles pie, W. B . Johnston (bus ), J. W. Rowe (bus). House Colour: Green. Assistant WEST HOUSE.-H ousemaste r : Mr. A. J . P a pps. Masters: Messrs. L. W. Delph, R. J. Horrill, E. R. McKeon. Prefects: R. Church (head ), H . M. Craig, A. M. Knight, G . H . Ba tes, I. B. Shaw (bus), D. L. Snelling. House Colour: Bla ck. SCHOOL HOUSE.- Acting Housemas ter: Mr. J. S . Hatherly. Prefects: F. R. Assistant Master: Mr. T . N. S. Watt. Hatherly (h ead, left at end of first term), B. L . G . Bews (head), L . D. Cartwrigh t, P . G. Elley, R. Harrigan, s. J . G . Kinder, H . R. Major, C. E . McLaren, D . H. P. Richardso n. House Colour : Red.

PRIDHAM HOUSE.-Acting Housemaster: Mr. E. C. Brenstrum. Prefects: G. T . Simpson (head), T . H. L. Caldwell, D. G . Hamilton, F. Bayly, 0 . Dunbar, J. T. Graham, W. H . Luxton, K. D. Morrison, S. F. Smith, B. W. Wilson, J. Tatham, L. J. Greer. House Colour: Gold. CARRINGTON HOUSE.-Housemaster: Mr. C. G. Bottrill. Prefects: B. W. Daisley (head), C. E. Bottrill, J. Church, G. R. Fromm, E. P. Milliken, B. K. Milne, R. J. Torrens. House Colour: Rbyal Blue. NIGER HOUSE.-Housemaster: Mr. A. H . Blundell. House: S. N. Hetherington.

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COMMITTEES. Library Committee.-Mr. C. G . Bottrill (chairman), J. M. Church (secretary), 0. Dunbar (treasurer), K. D. Morrison, L. D. Cartwright, C . E. Bottrill, P. G. Elley, J. W. Rowe, J. Tatham. Debating Committee.-Mr. A. J. Papps (chairman), J. G. Jamieson (secretary), D. L. Snelling, M. F. Petheram, A. N. Wilson, J. M. Church, J. M. Lacy. Dramatic Committee.-Mr. T . H. H. Harris (chairman), F. R. Hatherly (secretary-treasurer), G. Elley, S . J. G. Kinder, G . Douglas, D. H . P . Richardson, P. J . Treadwell, R. Church. Swimming Committee.-Mr. W. Toomey (chairman), M. R. Hooker (secretary), G. K. Koea, H. B. Honnor, E. P. Milliken, F. R. Hatherly, A. M. J. Knight, D. A. Christoffel, L. G. Geden. Football Committee.-Mr. A. J. Papps (chairman), G. T . Simpson (secretary), M. R. Hooker, B. L. G . Bews, B. W. Daisley, J . T. Graham, R. Church, G. S. Bartlett. Cricket Committee.-Mr. E. C. Brenstrum (chairman), D. G . Hamilton, K. D. Morrison, A. R. Reid, C. E. Bottrill, R. J . Torrens, J. Thomson, R. Church, D. J. Gillespie. Tennis Committee.-Mr. E. R. McKeon (chairman), M. R. Hooker (secretary), J. M. Thomson, P. B. Lobb, R. J. Torrens, S. F. Smith. Athletic Committee.-Mr. A. R. Lucas (chairman), F. R. Hatherly (secretary) , K. D. Monison, H. M. Craig, M. R. Hooker, B . w. Daisley, A. N. Wilson, G. M. Crowley, B. L. G. Bews. Boxing Committee.-Mr. L. Wallace (chairman), E . J 路. Can ham (secretary), B. W. Daisley, P. J. McKay, D . G. Hamilton, D . c. Ward. G . B. Richards. Soccer Committee.-Mr. Watson (chairman), H. B . Honnor (secretary), E. W . B . Judd, D. J. Weir, D. G. Hay, G. Nair, M. A.

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Cowley. Committee.-Mr. J. S. Hatherly (chairman), J. T. Graham (secretary), 0 . Dunbar (treasurer), C. E . McLaren, F . Bayly, D. A. Christoffel, B. W. Daisley.

Tuck Shop Committee.-Mr. E. C. Brenstrum (chairman), 0. Dunbar (treasurer), S. F. Smith, E. P. Milliken, H. R. Major, F . Bayly. Suggestions Committee.-M. R. Hooker (chairman), R. Church, J. c. Mathews, J. M. Thomson, G . T . Simpson, D . G. Hamilton, A. N. Wilson. Lounge Committee.-B. K. Milne (chairman), A. F. Hutchings, J. G . Jamieson, I. Dunbar, D. A. Christoffel, B. H. Dickinson, J. B . Houston. Mountain Club Committee.-Mr. J . S. Hatherly (chairman), w. P. Hogan (secretary and treasurer), L. J. Greer, D. c. Kirkpatrick, C. E. Bottrill, A. N. Wilson, A. J. Reeves, J. B. Houston. Magazine Committee.-Mr. J. S. Hatherly (chairmap.), M. F. Petheram, B. J. O'Meagher, J. Tatham, G. M . Crowley, D. Christoffel, C. Kirkpatrick. Book Depot and Class Set Library.-Master in charge: Mr. J. s. Hatherly. Secretary of Book Depot: H. R. Major. Secretary of Class Set Library: J . Tatham. Assistants: B. A. Ellis, R. Trimmer, P. J . Treadwell, G. L. Kay, J. B . Sturtevant. Hospital Librarian: W. A. Sheat. Gramophone Record Library, School Projector and Amplifier.-R. Mellsop.

CADET BATTALION. Officer Commanding.-Major R. C. Wilson, E.D. Second in Command.-Captain A. R. Lucas. Adj~tant

and Quartermaster.-Lieutenant R. J. Horrill.

Battalion Sergeant-Major.-D. G. Hamilton, N. J. Procter (third term). Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant.-A. N . Wilson. A COMPANY. Officer Commanding.-Captain D. M. Fraser. Second in Command.-Lieutenant A. S. Atkins. Officer Commanding Signals.-Lieutenant L. J . Slyfield. Company Sergeant-Major.-A. J. Reeves. Company Quartermaster-Sergeant.-M. R. Hooker. Signals Quartermaster-Sergeant.-D. L. Snelling. Sergeants.-Headquarters: W . H. Luxton. N.C.O. Platoon.-P. Ropiha; No. 2, G. S. Bartlett ; No. 3, o. Dunbar. Signals.-Primary: H . B. Gatland. scouts: G . R. Fromm.

Advanced: R. M . Smillie.

Gra nt, J . Hall , P. G . Elle y, A. Cor pora ls.-H eadq uart ers: W. D. G. 2: No. . oon : J. M. Lacy G . M. Crow ley. N.C.O. Plat riga n, Har R. er, eagh O'M J. . B Han sard , D . Hoo ker. No. 3: L. D. Cart wrig ht. Qui nn. oy, D. L. Will iams , J . F. Sign als. -Pri mar y: B. J . Carb aw. McC M. P. , fiths s, G . Grif Adv ance d: T . D. Phil lipp lor. Tay W. J. , Hay R. D. hes, Scou ts: 0. Oats , P . Hug B COM PAN Y. nan t R. R. Penn y. Offi cer Com man ding .-Li eute W. Shu ltz. -D. jor. -Ma Com pany Serg eant .-J. W. Row e. eant Serg termas rter Qua Com pany No. 2: H. B. Hon nor. No. 3: . eram Peth F. Ser gea nts. -No. 1: M. C. E. Bott rill. Kin der. J . Plim mer . No. 2: S. J. G. Lan ce-S erge ants .-No . 1: A. No. 3: D. Rud d. W. B. Judd . No. 2: I. J. ls.-No. 1: R. G . Mac ky, E. pora Cor . L. 3: J. Bar r, R. F. Ston nell , K Dunbar, D . R. Leve ne. No. Coll ins. C COM PAN Y. nan t E. C. Bren stru m. Offi cer Com man ding .-Li eute enan t R. S. Wat son. Seco nd in Com man d.-L ieut Chu rch. -R. jor. -Ma Com pany Serg eant No. 3: erly . No. 2: A. F . Hutc hing s. Hath R. F. 1: o. ts.-N ean Serg G. Jam ieso n. D. A. Chri stoff el. No. 4 : J. ham . Gra . T J. 3: . .-No ants Lan ce-S erge E. Sull ivan . No. 2: I . J. G. an, Hog Cor pora ls.-N o. 1: W . P. r, B. Pan chia . No. 3 : L. J. Gree Hug hson , G. G. E. Low e, N. eybu n. Hon R. D. n, Boo J. ry, Sow R. G. Drea don. No. 4: J. AIR TRA ININ G COR PS. Lieu tena nt P. 0. Veal e. Offi cer Com man ding .-Fl ight Offi cer P. C. Hug gett . g lyin d.-F mau Sec ond -in- Com Kni ght. Flig ht Serg ean t.-A . M . J. . C Dais ley. B Flig ht: G. F. Dow W. . B : ht Serg ean ts.-A Flig sen. sten Chri K. ht: S. Flig ht : D . C . War d. D Flig Flig ht: Crai g, T. 0. Fitz gibb on. B Cor pora ls.-A Flig ht: H . M. E. J. : ht Flig D . field . D . Bam J . L . Fair ey. C Flig ht: B . glas Dou . B G. Can ham . Hea dqu arte rs: BAN D. Swe eney . Mas ter- in-C harg e.-M r. T. Dru m-M ajor.-B . Syke s. Ban d Serg ean t.-C . M. Mill s. Bug ler Cor pora l.-R . Smi th. PIP E BAN D. Pipe -Ma jor. -R. M. Ben t. Dru m-S erge ant. -J. Littl e.

G. T . SIM PSO N Hea d Boa rdin g Pref ect.

M. R. HOO KER

H ead Boy.

CONTENTS Agricult ure Notes Athletic Notes Balance Sheet - Old Comforts Fund Breaking-up Ceremony Contemporaries Cricket Editorial Examination Results Football In Memoriam Letters to the Editor Original Contributions Preparatory Notes School Institutions Schqol Notes School Roll Steeplechase Notes

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Births Branch Associations Decorations Editorial Engagements Extracts from Letters Marriages Missing Parent Association Notes Pro Patria Old Boys' News Old Boys' Sporting Associations Roll of Honour Subscribers to Magazine University Letters War Memorial Fund 137 and War Service

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SCHOOL PREFECTS , 1945. G. B artlett, J . M. Thomson, D . W. Schultz, G. T. Simpson, J . C. M R. Church, A. N . Wilson, M. R. Hooker ( H ead), B . W . D a isley, B. L . athews, F . R. H ath e rly, H . M . Cralg. G . Bews, N . J . Procter.

THE TARANAKIAN EDITED BY THE BOYS OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLISHED ONCE A YEAR. DECEMBER, 1945 VOL. 34 No. I

EDITORIAL HE Second World War has ended. Peace, that "happy, natural state of man," has come to a weary, war-torn world, the grim legacy of the recent struggle. The exhausted, bleeding :peoples of the earth, disillusioned into cynicism, ask: "Is this peace to be a real peace, just in its conception and lasting, or is it to be a replica of that mad nightmare which followed in the wake of the Great War?'' Time alone can tell.

Throughout the long, eventful passage of the years man has warred. History lays bare her blood-stained pages for man to read and learn. But has man learnt? The two great wars of this century emphatically refute this suggestion. Despite many opportunities to benefit by experience, man has pursued his own destructive way until now the devastating power of atomic energy is forcing an ultimatum. There are two paths and two only leading to the future. One 짜; broad, and ends abruptly at the Pit of Destruction. The other, narrow and torturous, strewn with thorns of self-abnegation, merges into a luxurious plain in which are to be found the blossoms of Peace. Man, at the crossroads, hesitates. The bloody holocausts of this century were of such a serious nature that they could be brought about only by deep-seated, basic causes. They were not the result of trivial incidents. They were total. Why was this? The answer lies in two things: firstly, the growth of nationalism, and secondly, the lack of spirituality in the world to-day. In the Middle Ages Europe was a melee of different states and races. Political and racial boundaries were confused and disunion was rampant. But from that disorder and racial promiscuity there developed slowly different ethnical groups which isolated themselves and became united as one body. National pride grew until in the nineteenth century it flamed to white heat. This excessive pride in orie's nation, or "nationalism" as it is now called, gave us the Kultur Kampf, the "supreme Aryan race," the two wars.

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buted just as much The growt h of secula r huma nism has contri centu ry world haE 20th our which from ills the to alism as nation man's view of life has suffered. Since the indus trial revolution, his stand ard of values and e scienc of ss progre the by d been dazzle Beaut y, and Goodness, , Truth life, of values r highe The has chang ed. taken their places. have power and h wealt and have been dethro ned saddle and ride the in are gs "Thin ed, observ As Emers on once usly grown up, insidio has ialism mater of ne mank ind." The doctri which elevates ne doctri the ies, countr In allied as well as enemy nds the false expou which ne doctri mere matte r to the deity, the had a disast rous effect creed of Reaso n and Reaso n alone. This has is only too appar ent on the mind of man, the evidence of which to-day . amon g his ranks Despi te his natur al pugna city, man has found its accom panyi ng and the peace -make rs, men determ ined to end war not always been purely horror s. Their motives, however, have has been a prime reason huma nitari an. Conse rvatio n of one's gains The Conce rt of Europe, for previous attem pts at outlaw ing war. allian ce forme d for the create d at Vienn a in 1815, was purely an olent motives for man's benev No quo. status the of preser vation of its reacti onary basis wellbeing actua ted that Alliance. Because ruins. in d crashe finally and ed totter the Conce rt r dream . However, the The League of Natio ns was a far noble free from hypocrisy ished, establ was it which upon ideals splend id The consti tution of . nature n huma by ed betray were , and deceit and selfishness of greed the but cable practi quite the League was sible. impos s succes its red Its memb ers rende to the maint enanc e It is disapp ointin g ' that man's appro ach ntrate d only on conce has He ve. negati been y usuall of peace has that mere realise to failed has He . battle in defeat ing the enemy the world of state sorry The peace. mean not absence of war does y the destro to tried y merel has Man out. to-day must bear that only not must He good. the ish establ to evil. Rarel y has he tried he has war a of end the at often Too destro y, he must also build. the seeds of a future let things drift until he finds, too late, that tic policies wrongly war have been sown. In peace -time, domes maint enanc e of peace precede extern al policies in impor tance . The try and trade but witho ut indus tic domes to rn conce vital of is surely to find itself face to face a vigila nt extern al policy a nation is liable with anoth er war. The first requir ement How then can man ensur e a sound peace? broug ht about if certai n is intern ationa l amity and this can only be age barrie r and the obstacles are overcome. These are the langu barrie r could be broke n age langu The s. nation of ks outloo ent differ a scientifically-compiled down quite easily by the introd uction of ar and vocabulary. Such gramm its in simple ge, langua l intern ationa s could be broad ened a langu age is Esper anto. The outl.ook of nation also by an increa se and nce ponde corres l ationa intern by imme asurab ly s of the world people the enable would ence in travel. Correspond would have this and view of point 's person to appre ciate the other t in its nmen gover own their of de attitu a profo und effect on the to owing this, l-and trave in se increa extern al policies. Again, an assur ed-wi ll enable us the revolu tionar y chang es in transp ort, is other peoples. This also to get a better idea of the condi tions of will affect our foreig n relatio nships .

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~s the most impor tant is a ~~~u~s~~teG~~~seW~~~utd~~~a~=thch~ng tof God, the broth ery L~~a~ ed attain be never will hood of man o a comm on Creat or · . h wh· bond only the is 1 11 .nently togeth er. perma , s nation ~?~~w a ':.van~~ rately despe The world , ~ut m the words of Order "Th Smuts al Marsh Fieldworld order whrch we want is very old. It was given td us 2e00n0 ew years ago." the world theref ore summ on up theirL~~r!~e great spiritu~l f.orces nofand the worldwide gth.. The rev1tallzatw r th expan sion of .· 1. Chns t an Chmc h does not conce christ~an :EJ:very few. ~le~t. Eachn mu~t 0 1 in every count ry is involved. S share m the makm g . . . of the new w ld a ~ractical part of our lives; its spir~; ~us~h~~~t~~~~tyt~u~o!~co~ 0 ce, the school, the .e factories, the Gover nmen t Lea . 1. • pollc1~s, domestic and 0 intern ationa l, must build a"n the ~~~t 0~ . ~ecf. s W111 mstea d of on the sand of expediency If w f . bmld a true peace this time, there will certai nly .be no t~ir~1~htaonee. . b t 1. Huma n natur e has many weakn u_ t .has ..as Well some traits which in contra st with its · f a~~sses, shme llke stars on the mgs sea." If millions of 1 their .live~ for their. owz:r, for their count ry, ii~~g :~n ~~r g ~~ up

real ;;iri~e~f :~a~~~m::~~~p:: true dem?c racy held sway and the· b . goverl'..ment th n 1·t 15 was manif ested mcomm pro able that wars would de not occur. The for the bloodshed of lust not oes ·on man war rath to give his life when :eady ev~r g~e al~~~ s is1t,i ~h;O:: e~o!:s the, time ar emng and augw;s well for a secure future . . One hears nowad ays so much 1 en t ~twn . and al?prehension regard ing the future of the world tha~mo.n~ en W1th a sense stnck .1s verbia mere of depression. The s~ng a roseat e promi 1ans ~ol~1C o~ r~e matte ve future does not impro h1story of the the not as .' e t h. . a ing world been, broad ly speak 1 moral as well ss, progre of ory. ~ tim a as mater ial? Once upon 1y was a common practi ce. ave s e . To-da y it is shunn ed .mora l decline? Again, the histor y of man h~s :;:,~~s t~s tsuggest any creasi ng co-op eratio n. ever-m of ory a 1S e:r·r From the anarc hy of the :O~n has gradu ally evolved a system of law and order. In ~ur g~~it . s h 1story we can look back to a time when tribes fou h 1m 1 resp1te. Seven kingd oms were then establ ished gT~e~ o~t w ;hout but they were united under EcgJbert. The Eno-Jis e a so ought people, fough t the Scots for hundr eds of years Th~n ~:::; as one .of the two count ries umon h ~tth~ fou nation on~ as and the Britis h, 0 s. In this centu ry natwn er g ' h man that we find that he can .living social in far ~o ~ ;r~~e ~~::~ a se dare to propo 10 l court ationa m.tern an ~~d fns ctin~ condu o! justice. He is now e fir~t t1me is histor y, a trial of men who have comm itted ' or aga1nst huma nity. Does this not give us reason for ho ~ cnme pe · Huma~ natur e does chang e. It has chang ed in the a 1t is capab le of furthe r chang e in the future . P ;:~h~n~, under God, ~han w~ expect, intersoo~er nation al bloodshed will be reg:rde~a~.k very, a thmg of the past, sa 11;0 wr·tt Burns of ecy proph the and years ago, will be fulfilled. 1 en ' · "For a' that and a' that It's coming yet, for a' that That man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothe rs be for a' that." B. J. O'Meagher. 1

BR EA KI NG -U P CEREMONY.

, the cere mon y was well -atte nded Alth ough held in the after noon form were Mr. H. R. Billing, plat the On and full of inter est. the May or and Mayoress, Mr. rs, erno Cha irma n of the Boa rd of Gov Davie and Mr. W. P. Nicoll, C. P. and Mrs. E. R. C. Gilm our, Mrs. mem bers of the Boa rd. men tion ed that ther e had been The Hea dma ster in his repo rt been e over the past year . This had a mar ked incre ase in atten danc year had been an past The age. ing leav the of due to the raisi ng of post -prim ary educ ation . The imp orta nt one in the histo ry icaUniversity entr ance and the publ intro duct ion of accr editi ng for the by inted appo ee mitt tive Com tion of the repo rt of the Con sulta in 1942, were both , on, Mas R. G. H. . Hon the n, Min ister of Edu catio by the teac hing profession. on the whole, warm ly received men t abou t part icul ar sections The re h ad been some adverse com mitt ee had mad e a valuable Com the of the repo rt, but in his opin ion more post -prim ary educ ation on. a cont ribu tion towa rds plac ing tren d of mod ern the with ing keep in s basi soun d and prac tical rtan ce of phys ical educ ation and thou ght. The stres s on the impo to the and the social sciences was all heal th, and on gene ral science good. given mad e by the Com mitt ee were If the reco mme ndat ions rk dwo woo , work art for n mmo datio unti l ther e was adeq uate acco the of h muc so in New Zeal and was and meta l work. In no school s, abou t 300 boys, usin g the work pupi ls' time lost. Wit h ten form main tes' good walk ing from the to shops, whic h were seve n minu ing walk by year the ng duri ed s school, the num ber of hour s wast hour 40 imd 25 een ings was betw and from the two sets of build the time of that fact the d adde was this for e:J.ch ooy. Whe n to the that boys ofte n got very wet on mas ters was bein g wast ed and s. ulou ridic was tion situa the say that trips, it was no exag gera tion to ect uage il.S a compulsory subj The elim inati on of a fore ign lang wholesale disin clina tion on in lted resu had ance entr y a for Univ ersit ants to put thei r child ren into the part of pare nts of new entr would like He ake. mist a was This course that inclu ded Fren ch. ch took a gene ral cour se inclu de Fren to see abou t half the boys whoboy who had good aver age abili ty and not as one of thei r subj ects. The for thre e or mor e year s shou ld who could rem ain at the School cult. diffi n Lati or find Fren ch the voca tiona l courses, and more Good work had been done in for a third year to sit for School on ed stay had ls pupi ing G. engi neer tes had been gain ed by J . Certifica te. Eng inee ring Cert ificas); A. I . Nell, N. J. McKenzie, R. Clas st (Fir er Pott W. McLeay, D. Morwood (Sec ond Class) . B. Finn , C. S. Mellsop and J. Hea dma ster reviewed the musicald In conc ludin g the repo rt the ing, he said, outside the Thir Sing ol. Scho the of ents acco mpli shm non- exis tent, alth ough the was ety, Soci ral Cho Form and the bran ch had been formed. or juni a and well, Orch estra had done ol. Scho the at ic mus One hund red boys took

TS, 1945 . BOA RDIN G HOU SE PRE FEC ham P G H. Luxt on, Gra T. J. r. ba 0. Dun · El!ey , C. E . Bott rill, W. · ' F. Bay! y. p M. . E ht wrig Cart D. on , . L K. D. Morr ison, er S ~~~~ke~hD. H. P. Rich arcts. J. M . Chur ch, s. J. G. Ki~ct ·M.! mk B · ens T~rr J. . R. aJor M an, 1 n e, H. R. · · • C. E. McL aren , R. H arrig

DAY HOU SE PRE FEC TS , 1945. G H B M. F. Peth eram L G Gect en T . o' : ~tes, G. M. Crow ley. D. L . Snel ling, j , \V. Row e ' · · Fltzg lbbo n, W . B . Jolm ston , I. B. Shaw , D . J . Gil!e spie.

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY The following scholastic prizes were presented by Mrs. P. C. Davie:General Excellence Cup.-T. H. Logan. Dux Prize.-M. A. Mills. Head Boys' Prize.-T. H. Logan. Senior Debating.-J. D . McNaught, J. G . J amieson . .Junior Oratory.-P. J . Treadwell. Music Prize (presented by Mr. A. C. Webb) .-M. N. Hewson. White Memorial Prize.-M. A. Mills. Reading Prizes (presented by an Old Boy).-Senior: M . N. Hewson. Junior: M. R. Braithwa ite. Chapel Reading Prize : R. Church. Ree..ding in Prayers: G. Sullivan. Rex Dowding Memorial Prize.-E. G. B . Adams. Latin Prize.-M. A. Mills. Bendall Memorial Prize.-M. A. Mills. Violin Prize (presented by Mr. A. C. Webb).-W. A. Scott. Music Prize (presented by Mr. H. C. Collier) .-W. G . Harris. V Cl. (Mr. C. Johnson's VI B.: J. W. Rowe 1, A. N . Wilson 2. Prize): B. J . O'Meagher 1, C. A. Blance 2. V G1: D . L. Snelling 1, T. J. Williams 2. V.G. 2: S. F . Smith 1. V E.P.l: D . A. Christoffel 1. V E.P.2 : D. S. Durbridge. V. E.V. : J . G . McLeay. IV. Cl.: 0. M. Prichard 1, W . N . Sheat 2. IV. E.P.: G . G. E . Low. IV. Gl: R. M. Bent 1, J . M. Bradbury 2. IV. G2: M. P . James. IV. El : W. B . MacKenzie 1, W. R. Kermode 2. IV. E2 and Bd.: P. D. Darby. IV. Ag.: G. Huggarii. Ill. Cl. (Mr. G. M. Fraser's Prize): E. G. B. Adams 1, A. A. Finch 2. Ill. Gl : N. A. Worker 1, J. A. Ross 2. Ill. G2 : L. R. Gibbs 1, H. M. Titter 2. Ill. El: M. G. McDonald 1. Ill. E2: L . K. Grundy 1. Ill. E3: N. H . Graham 1. Ill. Building: D. L . Williams 1. Ill. Ag.: I. B. Messenger 1. Preparatory: Std. 3 and 4: A. Warwick. Form I. : P . Chapman. Form II.: A. Hooper. • The Sports T1·ophies were presented by the Mayoress:ATHLETICSOld Boys' Challenge Trophy (Senior Championship, Long Jump , Discus) .-J. W. Wood . Challenge Trophy (Junior Championship) .--G. M. Crowley. Bennett Cup (Under 14 Championship, 75, 100, 220 Yards).H. G . Murphy. 1911 Cup (Senior Steeplechase) .-T. A. Lambeth. Bryce Cup (Fastest time Senior Steeplechase) .-D. W . Potter. Challenge Trophy (Intermedia te Steeplechase) .-J. B. Mooney. Easton Memorial Cup (F astest time Intermediate Steeplechase).W. Dally. Noakes Cup (Junior Steeplechase) .-R. W . Shaw. Challenge Trophy (Fastes t time Junior Steeplechase) .-J. B . C. A dams.

SCHOOL NOTES SWIMMINGSykes Memorial Cup (Senior Championship, 33 1-3, 50 , 100, 200 Yards, 50 Yards Breaststroke).-T. H . Logan. . Champ1ons · h'p ·C hallenge Trophy (Jumor 1 , 33 1-3 ' 50 ' HlO Yards). -N. M. Sykes. Fox Cup (Under 14 Championship, 33 1-3, 66 2- 3 Yards) .-!. S . Russell. BOXINGLepper Memorial Cup (Senior Championship) .-B. W . Daisley . Kidd Memorial Cup (Under 10~st . Championship).-R. D. Burr. Chivers Cup (Under lOst. Championship; Most Scientific Boxer). -D. G. Hamilton. SHOOTINGMacDiarmid Belt (Senio'l: Championship and Kelly CUp for Long Range).-B. V. Jones . Hamblyn Cup (Miniature Range) .-W. B. Mackenzie. GYMNASTICS·Challenge Tro-p hy (Senior Championship) .-F. R. Hatherly. Challenge Trophy (Junior Championship) .-A. R. Re id. TENNIS. Candy Cup (Senior Singles Championship) .~o. L . Wmstanley. CADETSSole Cup (Best N 1C.O.) .--Sergeant J. D. McNaught, SergeantMajor F. L. Hru-ris.

SCHOOL NOTES. School opened this year after an eight weeks' vacation with a record roll of over 800 boys. There have •b een several staff changes since _t~e- last tis~~e ~/ the "Taranakian." The vacancies caused by the re netml en d Mr. Mr sk lton were filled by Mr. E. W. Te ey an · Johnson and . e Old Boy of the School, took up his R. S . Watson. Mr. Watson, an . Mr T t1 could not be We wish both : : : Masters a. long and enjoyable time at the School. . h after· five years oversea:; Mr A R Lucas returned on 1s t M arc • . . · · · · F Mr Toomey who had •b een rellevmg durmg

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1 r~~-! p~i:~~:i~~~fh r~;~~t~~rin eiir.a~o~so~~n°1 ~t e · . · li as part-time

masters for most of e and to School House on 1st for nearly four years,t~t ~e c ' d term Mr swindells was released from e u end of the seconth to ;elieve. during Mr. Huggett's illness. Mr. T. Force for a mon t the Hutt Valley High School, joined the staff sweeney, f01merly a · Mr w F Tett retw:ned at the beginat the .b eginning otf the y~a[hree ye_ar~' ~ 1-vice in the Air Force. ning of March af er over

McNeis~ha;nft ~t:~ee:\o the staff ~'oor ~ftera being a prisoner of war

SCHOOL NOTES At the end of this year Mr. J. D. Roulston will retire. Mr. Roulston has been teaching in primary and secondary schools for over forty years. On leaving .t he Napier Boys' High School, where he had Board Scholarships, he .t aught at vaaious primary schools in the Hawke's Bay district, finally becoming Headmaster of the Papatawa School. After a period at the Hunte.rville District Hig·h School he enlisted and was on active service in France during World War I. from 1'9116-18. In 1921 he joined the staff of the New Plymouth Technical College and remained when the amalgamation took place in 1927. His cheerful, genial nature and sympathetic understanding have endeared him to everyone with whom he has come in contact. His place will -b e difficult to fill. Special congratulations are due to the Dramatic Club for thei.r excellent presentation of "Twelfth Night," a.t the end of the second term. The actors were handicap.p ed, particularly on the first night, by the excitement following the news of Japan's capitulation. It was ·delightful to see a Shakespearean .p lay competently acted and we hope this will not be the last. At the beginning of last year F. T . Standi·s h, whose father and grandfather are both Old Boys, entered the School. He was the first of the "third generation." His grandfather, F . M.· Standish, was here from 1882 to 1-886, the first four years of the School's existence. His father, A. M. Standish, was a boarder from 1•919 to 1922. The health of the boys during the year has been reasonably good. There was a minor outbreak of measles at the end of the second .t eim. During the first term three Saturday work days were arranged to raise money for the North Taranaki Branch of "Heritage." Over £19 was earned. Boarders have continued to work on S aturday mornings throughout the year for the Old Boys' Comforts Fund and, since the conclusion of the war, for the Old Boys' Memorial Hall Fund. Tife Comforts Fund was closed at the end of the war and the credit balance of over £200 was transferred to the Memorial Fund. The form contributions for the year, amounting to over £100, have been given to the Memorial Fund. It seems clear, from the experience of past years, that at least £200 can be raised annually in the School. We intend to regard this figure as the goal for our annual contribution to the Memorial Fund for the next five years. The form work da.ys held during the spring raised a total of over £89. The day boys contributed far more than in previous years . The Hou se totals in round figures were: East £13, West £9, Central £1<6, Carrington £7, School £24, Pridham £17. COngratulations -to Mr. a nd Mrs. Sweeney and Mr. and Mrs. McKeon on the additions to their families. At a Board meeting on 29th May, Mr. A. W. Diprose was appointed first assistant. The appointment coincided with his completing a period of thirty years on the staff. At morning assembly the Headmaster congratulated him on his achievement and the Head Boy called for three cheers.

SCHOOL NOTES the aftern oon of Sund ay, Consi derab le excite ment was cause d on n plane lost its way in a Drago land Havil De a when h, Marc 25th the New Plym outh racec ourse . fog and made an emerg ency landi ng on nal Stude nt Relie f Fund The Schoo l's dona.fion to the Inter natio £Hl. amou nted this year to on Fl"ida y, 1st Decem ber, The Annu al Sport s Dinn er was held Schoo l" (Log an-T he "The s: follow as 1944. The toast list was maste r) ; " The Staff" Head (The s" Head maste r); "Mr. W. H. Moye (Binn s-F. L. Harri s) ; "Firs t (I vil-M r. Johns on) ; "Firs t Fiftee n" Cham pions " (Doi le-J. Wood ); Eleve n" (A. Shea t-Me uli); "Spor ts "Scho ol Instit ution s" (J. "Pref ects" (J. Walk er-c. Hath erly); well- Tinge y). One of the Jami eson- Munr o); " Boys Leavi ng" (Cald to the Maste rs." Enter "Ode highl ights of the eveni ng was Ivil's W. I. Scott (song s), Walk er tainm ent was provi ded .b y the Orche stra, on, Menz ies, McDo wall Johns s. Messr and , duet) n (violi and Scott of speak ing was highe r ard stand The . ette) quart l (voca and Webb than usual . uctio ns to each lesson , A newly publi shed lectio naq, with introd look forwa rd to the We year. this rs praye ng has .b een used at eveni that an impro veso Hall the in ded provi e b . will time when a lecter n morn ing praye rs. at ng readi for nts geme aiTan ment can be made in no longe r be will rs forme fifth , forms sixth As there are now four rs. praye ng eveni or ing requi red to read at morn assem bly recen tly that We were shock ed to hear at morn ing the top groun d durin g round "far too many •b oys have .b een dragg ing milita ry drill." What next! Schoo l chapl ains retire d. At the end of the first term two of the who had been minis ter n, Wilso 1man McLe D. They were the Rev. J. . and the Rev. E. D . Patoh ett, of St. Andre w's Chur ch since 1926, dent of the New Plym outh presi and ch minis ter of White ley Chur years. The Schoo l owes much Meth odist Circu it for the past seven of their denom inatio ns. Mr. to their speci al intere st in the .boys , M.A. H e is conti nuing the Wilso n's succe ssor is .the Rev. R. Byers ers and, like his prede cesso r, weekl y classe s for Presb yteria n board of the Schoo l. The new is takin g a great intere st in the life . Alien , whom we were pleas ed Meth odist chapl ain is the Rev. J . H "Brai ns Trust " held in the to welco me to the Schoo l at the Mr. Byers a nd Mr. Allen a both wish We term. last asium Gymn outh. Plym New in stay y happ and long enter taine d in the Hall On Frida y, 22nd June, the Schoo l was boys have burnt their some that hear We er. juggl n ·bY a.n India his tricks . tongu es in an effort to repea t some of to Mrs. M. E. Gray , who so given are The thank s of the Schoo l and the St. Pat.'s XV. at the gener ously enter taine d our First XV. in Hawe ra on 1st July. Carlt on Tea Room s after the matc h . H. Burfo rd on the birth Cong ratula tions to Mr. and Mrs. 0 of a son. ng a "Defa ulters ' Hand icap" We heart ily appro ve the idea of runni s. Perha ps next year the Sport al Annu on the first day after the could •b e confe rred on the third and d hono ur of comin g first, secon last three to finish .

FIRST FIFTEEN, 1945 . J. R. Broughton, A. T. Boulton, D. H. P. Richardson, F. R. Hatherl y. D. Mander, B. I. Gelding, R . G. Dreadon , T. 0. Fitzgibbon, J. T. Graham, 0. Dunbar, F. Bayly. A. R. R eld, D. J. Gillespie, D. G . H amilton (Vice -Captain), M. R. Hooker (Captain), G. Bartlett, L. G. Greer, R. Church.

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Many ·b oys will remember an interesting talk given at the School by Mrs. P. R. Bmdley, an American visitor to New Plymouth. Since her return to New York she has sent us an interesting series of photographs of her city and also fourteen valuable books' on Amexica for the library. We sincerely appreciate Mrs. Bradley's generous interest in the School. Incidentally, no fewer .than one hundred boys are corresponding regularly with American High School students. On 24th November the School was privileged to have a farewell visit from the Chief-of-Staff, Lieut.-General E. Puttick. In his address the General said that school cadet units were recognised as invaluable ·b oth in Britain and in New Zealand. Not many people fully knew the great strain on the Dominion's manpower when men were mobilised after Japan entered the war. About 90,000 New Zealanders were mobilised during that period, and of that number a.bout 10,000 men had had no military training at all. Those who had received cadet training at school and those who had received territorial training were most helpful. He -commended the cadets on their steadiness on pa.rade, and hoped that the new equipment which was recently allotted secondary school units would continue to maintain interest amongst cadets. On .b ehalf of the Battalion, the Headmaster thanked General Puttick for his visit and expressed the hope .t hat he would spend a pleasant retirement. General Puttick then took tlle salute at a march past. The School learnt with regret of the death in the New Plymouth Public Hospital of Warrant-Officer J. T. R. Bell, M.B.E. He was on the Permanent Staff in New Plymouth from 1919 to 1941, and during that period was closely connected with the School cadets. He had a distinguished military career dating back to the outbreak of the South African War. The New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Club's Webster Cup for the 1944-45 season was awarded to C. E. McLaren. Next year certain changes will be made in the .curriculum ~o meet the requirements of the new syllabus. Music will be taken by all first and second year pupils, the syllabus including classroom singing in unison and parts, sight reading, and musical appreciation. There will be regular singing by .the whole School. Physical education and remedial work will be given more time. Some forms Will take more craft work (woodwork); others will take art (drawing and painting) in addition to their present allotment for craft. The change will not affect next year's fifth forms. New entrants to the School will probably ·b e nna•ble to take two foreign languages. A fund to provide an annual prize for the writer of the best poem during the year has been given to the School by Dr. Henry Ley, the Precentor of Eton College, England, and his wife. It is the wish of the donors that the prize should provide a link between the t wo Schools. The fund has been given in memory of their nephew, Sergeant John Heurtley, R.N.Z.A .F ., an Old Boy of Christ's College, who was killed on all- operations over Germany on 19th June, 1942. The prize will be known as the. "Heurtley Memorial .Prize." We thank Dr. and Mrs. Ley for their .thoughtful gift and assure them . that the prize will have the effect of raising the standard of original composition throughout the School.

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The census papers were filled in by all boarders early in the third term. We understand that one boy assessed his "income" at 1/ - a week. The question regarding the hours spent working , apart from normal time, provoked some lively comment. On 1st June the whole School saw the film version of "Romeo and Juliet." Picture programmes have been given periodically in the Assembly Hall on Friday nights. We are pleased to notice that boys are no longer leaving early in large numbers at the end of each term. With the return of many thousands of men from overseas, most farmers are finding little difficulty in obtaining labour. The winners of the two Board Scholarships for 1945 were C. B. Still, Tao-Taoroo School, Matamata, whose total was 597 marks, and L. M. Nolly, Bird Road School, Stratford, with 561 marks. We wish to thank Mr. A. G. Johnson for his gift of £5 to establish a. fund for the building of a Fives court at the School. This year we have a more heterogeneous School population than usual. Among the boarders alone there are representatives of India (G. M. Nair), China (S. Houng-Lee) , Samoa (I. Ailao, V. Mila and M. Tala), Norway (E. Moen) , Australia (N. Richards) . We welcome those who have come from other countries and hope they are enjoying our climate. The Sixth GTade A Rugby team are to be congratulated on .t heir fine record of winning every game during the season and not having their line crossed. The points scored were: For, 261; Against, 13. On 23rd O'ctober, we were paid a visit by three paramount High Chiefs of Samoa. They were the Hon. Tupua Tamasese, the Hon. Mata'afa Faumunia Fiame, the Hon. Malietoa Tanumafili, and their wives. The party were the guests of the New Zealand Government, and were touring the country to study our institutions and ways of life. The main purpose of their visit to the School was to meet the three Samoan boys who are holders of scholarships provided by the New Zealand Government. The boys, Ailao, Tala and Mila, have been at the School ten months, and were obviously delig·hted to see peo.ple of their own race again. The visitors were shown round .t he School by the Headmaster. They were all wearing the lava, which Mrs. Tamasese explained was a piece of material two yards long worn ,b y all Samoans. It is a fairly full skirt reaching below the knees. All the party speak fluent English. The Hon. Tamasese said that education on the island was not compulsory, although an attempt was being made to make it so. Because of the very strong ties between parents and their children, it was often very· difficult to get the children to attend school. With a view to recruiting boys for the scientific professions such as medicine and veterinary scie nce, a special science course ha·3 been incorporated in the curriculum. About 30 boys who were keen on Science were this year selected for Form " 4Sc." The subjects will ,b e chemistry, physics, electricity and magnetism, mathematics and biology. In addition they may do metal and wood work, with English and physical training as in other courses. Social studies will be limited. Next year they will also study drawing and electricity in a. full course in general science. In the sixth form they will

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in science for the University examinations. Boys cannot start this course until their second year, and in the first they can take any course. The new course is in line with the modern develop ments on the -scientific side of the schools' CUlTiculum and will be beneficial to boys without a literary inclination. It has a sound educational basis and is even suitable for boys intending to become farmers. The last generation ·of boys who were at School under the headmastership of Mr. W. H. Moyes, will leave at the end of the year. A message of g·ood wishes will be sent to him by them on Breaking-Up Day. specialis~

Several talks have ' been given at School. At the end of last year Lieut.-Colonel Bertrand entertained us for two periods with an account of his experiences in Greece. Captain Lucas later addressed us on the subject of his years spent in E;_,crypt and Italy. On 6th August, three Old Boys, Privates Sa.ttler, S . B. Wolfe and H. F. Alley who had just returned from Germany, gave the ~board,«\rs a .t alk o~ their life as prisoners of war. On 6th October Alan Mcintyre spoke to us about his long imprisonment in Singapore. Mr. Bottrill and Mr. Papps have given first period talks to the whole School on the history of School Cricket and Football. We are grateful to all these speakers for their interesting addresses. At the end of last year Messrs. G. L. Ewart, J. W. Moorhead and C. Saxton, prominent Old Boys of New Plymouth, addressed the boys leavmg about the Old Boys' Association. Recently Mr. Handley Bmwn spoke similarly to the ·boys leaving this year. At the end of last Rug·bY season, Mr. Papps relinquished his work as organiser of School Football. He began his football career at Nelson College, where he was a member of the First XV. for three years and captain for one year. He played for the Victoria College Semor XV., but a bad shoulder injury cut short his Ru!l'by career. For ten years before he joined the staff in 1921 he was coach of the First XV. at Dannevirke High School and King's College, Aucklapd. He has been in charge of Football here since 1921 and was coach of the Frrst XV. from 1921 .to 1935. During this latter period the School produced a series of great teams which won fame throughout the Dominion. In 1923 we won the Moascar Cup and defended it against all competitors for two years. At this stage the School lost only thr:e in.ter-school games out of 3·9. Mr. Papps has never spared hrmself m his efforts to maintain a good standard of Rugby in the School. The high reputation for Rugby which the School earned during the twenties was due almost entirely to his enthusiasm and sound coaching. The S chool now has a strong Rugby tradition to live up to and we hope future .generations will see that it is maintamed .. Boys past and present will always remember Mr. Papps' work with gratitude. At the end of last year Mr. :SOttrill gave up his war-time work of coaching the First XI. This marked the termination of his active conne.ction with School Cr~cket. An account of his long period o.f coachmg and orgamsmg Cncket appeared in the 1936 "Taranakian." Nothing further need be said here, but the School greatly appreciated Mr. Bottrill's resumption of his former work as coach when conditions were so difficult on account of the war.

FOOTB ALL SCHOO L NOTES

combin ed The School Service at St. Mary's Cihurch is now a as well School High Girls' the of ns Anglica service attende d by .t he is working as the original boys' congreg ation. The arrange ment the boarder s smooth ly. There is no longer any trouble in getting a.m. 9 by School away from from 1945, The New Plymou th Savings Bank Scholar ship has, forms in the been awarde d under new conditio ns. Pupils of third ondence School Tarana ki schools or in third forms o.f the Corresp The age limit (and residen t in Tarana ki) are elig·ible to compet e. School, thirtyis fifteen. The examin ation was held this year at om five were seven candida tes present ing themsel ves, of whom twenty- for girls ship girls. It should ·b e noted that there is now· a scholar as well as for boys. left to the The Ge01·ge Tabor Scholar ship Fund of about £1u00, ng, from 1945 School hy the mother of George Tabor, is providi pupils. One onward s, .three Scholar ships of £10 each to sixth form Science , and one is for English Langua ge and Literatu re, one for in the first for Enginee ring. Normal ly these will be gjven for pupils ation, the year of sixth form. There is no compet itive examin Headm aster, Scholar ships .b eing awarde d to the best boys by the 'boy can win after consult ation with the sixtJ1 form Masters . No more .than one Scholar ship. abolish ed. The Board of Govern ors Scholar ships have been Scholar ships Instead , full boardin g Scholar ships (or, for day boys, endatio n of the of £17 / 10/ - a year) may be awarde d on the recomm School. The Princip al to .boys wiho otherwi se would have to leave ic record is awards would go, of course, only to boys whose academ . Normal ly very good, and mostly to pupils in fifth or sixth forms one or two Scholar ships will .b e given each year. ds of In conclus ion, may we say "Welco me Home" to the hundre their serving after Zealand New in hack arriving Old Boys who are of them. Their country oversea s. We h ave every reason to be proud lly those in record is a magnif icent one. To .t hose still away, especia for Christm as tlle occupat ion forces in Japan, we send Oill' best wishes and the New Year. ASSIST ANT, RETIR EMENT OF MR. A. G. JOHNS ON, FIRST EERIN G AND MR. H. H. SKELT ON, HEAD OF ENGIN . DEPAR TMENT last year , Mr. Johnso n and Mr. Skelton retired. A

At the end of F. L . Harris, meeting of the School was held during the last week and each of the to deputis ing for the Head Prefect , made a. present ation of the work Masters . In acknow ledgnle nt, Mr. Johnson spoke highly his period on done by the two Headm asters of the School during the School and the staff. He had enjoyed his long connect ion with would follow its future activitie s with deep interest . in every Mr. Skelton emphas ised the necessi ty of thoroug lmess that ·School left they when find would Boys lives. daily our detail of prevent to n ambitio allow never should They pays. kindnes s always whole School conside ration for others. After prolong ed applaus e, the gave three cheers.

High Street Mr. Johnso n receive d his primary educati on at the d ·the Otago School, Dunedi n, and by means of scholar ships attende Univers ity Boys' 1'Iigh School for six years. He won a Junior Otago School Scholar ship in 1899 and, after taking a coUl'se at the t and a light of Mines, gradua ted in Science . He was a good gymnas year at the a but active forward in the Univers ity First XV. After High School Christc hurch Boys" High School and Tapanu i District at the Timaru he was Jtmior Assista nt and Gymna stic Instruc tor of study in Boys' High School for five years. Comple ting a period al College Americ a, he joined the staff of the King Edward Technic 23. Two years before coming here . as Senior Science Master in 1'9 First Assista nt. later, on the death of Mr. Rockel, he was appoint ed for others, With his high ideals, kindline ss and thought fulness masters and of he has always held the respect both of his fellow happy years the boys. He leaves us with our best wishes for many of leisure. School, Mr. Skelton was educate d at Archbis hop .A!bbot's in his father's Guildfo rd, England . After serving an appren ticeship with Messrs. enginee ring busines s, he obtaine d further experie nce in technic al Thorne ycroft and Co., Marine Enginee rs. He lectured al School. subject s for the next eight years at the Guildfo rd Technic ed to New Wishin g to change to teachin g as a career he emigrat he joined year Zealand and arrived in April, 1914. The followin g as Enginee ring the staff of the New Plymou th Technic al College 1924. At the Worksh op Instruc tor. He became Senior Instruc tor in Enginee ring the of Head became he 1927 in mation amalga time of the also Supervi sor Departm ent. From 1938 until his retirem ent he was of Evening Classes . It was Mr. Skelton had an infectio us entJmsi asm for his work. back over signific ant that when saying farewel l to us and looking teachin g g the his career he remark ed that he never regrette d enterin other calling. professiOn. If he had his time again he would choose noa quality so Mr. Skelton had the English man's thoroug hness to help and imp_o rtant in all technic al work. He was a lways re~dy in life to !lis a dVlse ·boys and many owe much of their success that he has guidanc e during their School days. We are pleased hope he will visited the School periodic ally during the year and we continu e to do so.

FOOTBALL. Footbal l in With the end of the war and the revival of Club in the Junior the town, much more interest was shown this season teams in the Grade Compet itions. This year the School had more competi tions than ever before. and Fourth The Second XV. played 1st Junior and the Third are to be team A Grade Sixth The B. and A Grade 5th XV.'s ntly consiste played They ition. compet their winning on congrat ulated once. crossed line their have not did and well all the season all their The First XV. had a good year . and were able to play nd Gramm ar College matche s again. We had a win against Auckla 's College School and also Te Aute College , but lost to St. Patrlck and Wanga nui Collegi ate School,

FOOTBALL

On behalf of the First XV., we wish to thank all those who made possible our trip to Hastings for the Te Aute game. Without their help the game could not h ave been played. We would also t h ank those who entertained us in Hastings and Wanganui.

The ground handle. With a the play in the comparison, our

The XV. again played Senior Grade football. Although not very successful in competition points, we enjoyed good games and gained useful experience from them. With the 路 return of overseas servicemen to the Senior Grades, we shall probably revert to our usual grade competitions. next season.

THE PLAY.

A memorable event this season was the St. Patrick's College game at Hawera . Members of the South T aranaki Old Boys' Association entertained us at a da nce on the evening of the match. They billeted us in Hawera for the night. On the Sunday morning they took us to the Dawson's Falls Mountain House for lunch and then drove us back to New Plymouth. We thank them sincerely for giving us such an interesting and enjoyable week-end. Group football was played again this year by the whole School. The B grade HoUse Competition was not played. West House drew with School House in the C grade and West House were successful in the D grade. The standard of play in the House matches this year showed a marked improvement. During the second term, a Third and Fourth F01m knock-out competition was held. Many fast games were played. These games never lack enthusiasm. The winners were 3G3 and 4El. Football for the season concluded during the first two weeks of the third term. The Senior House matches were played and resulted in a win for Pridham House against East House. The score was 9-6. The last game of the year, and possibly the most eagerly contested, was the Day Boys v. Boarders match. We regret that this year Mr. Papps is relinquishing his work as master in charge of School football. He has organised our football since 1921, when he joined the staff. From 1921 to 1934, he coached the First XV. as well. We thank him for all he has done for the School. We know that he will still take a keen interest in our games and will always be prepared to give us the benefit of his sound knowledge of the game, gained during his 45 years' connection with Secondary School football.

SCHOOL MATCHES. v. ST. PATRICK'S (Silverstream). (Played at Hawera.) The teams were:St. Patrick's.-L. Iwihan, Aylward, Gleeson, Warmington, Murphy, B. Iwihan, S. Sinclair, O'Sullivan , Clarke, Duncan, Ka.ne, Ryan, R. Sinclair, I. McDonald, M. Dickens. Dreadon, Hamilton, Church, Hatherly, School.-Gillespie , Mander, Reid, Golding, Dunbar , Fitzgibbon, Bartlett, Hooker, Graham, Greer, Bayly.

was in fair order and the ball was not hard to strong breeze to help them, St. Pat.'s dominated first spell and secured all their points then. In team lacked vigour and dash.

School kicked off into the breeze. By loose forward play Silverstream worked their way towards the School goal line. After most of the Silverstream backs had handled the ball, Gleeson got through the School defences, sold a dummy to the full -back and crossed for a try. B. Iwihan converted. (School 0, Silverstt eam 5.) After the kick-off, St. Pat.'s attacked again. A loose forward rush brought play into School's twenty-five. Gillespie was caught in possession and the ball was kicked over the line where a Silverstream forward forced. Iwihan missed with the kick. (School 0, St. Pat.'s 8.) Dreadon carried out a risky but spectacular interception, but was caught as he attempted to step inside the full-back. In the second half School showed more pep and concentrated on long kicks by the five-eighths which were followed up by the threequarters. Hamilton pushed his way through a number of defenders to score in the corner. Bartlett's kick missed. (School 3, Silverstream 8.)

School attacked down the right wing with a long kick by Mander. Gleeson beat Dreadon for the ball and put it into touch. St. P at.'s were penalised for off-side play and Bartlett goaled. (School 6, Silverstream 8.) St. Pat.'s full-back, Iwihan, turned defence into attack and reached Gillespie. His overhead kick was mistimed and went into touch. Play was on the h alf-way mark at the final whistle, leaving the score at: School 6; Silverstream 8. v. WANGANUI COLLEGIATE. (Played at Wanganui.) The teams were:Wanganui.-Babb age, Middleton, Vosper, Farquhar, Salmond, Pease, Paterson, Andrew, Williamson, Clere, Barnitt, Dodgshun, Sandilands, Williams, Beattie. School.-Gillespie , Church, Boulton, H athei:ly, Hamilton, Mander, Reid, Hooker, Bartlett, Graham, Fitzgibbon, Golding, Richardson, Greer, Bayly. The game was played in perfect football weather on the Collegiate ground. No brilliant back movements were seen and the School wings saw little of the ball although Greer, the School hooker, secured the ball in nearly all the scrums. Collegiate dominated t.h e line-outs and the forwards played a sound, all-round game.

FOOTB ALL THE PLAY.

School opened strongl y and in the overru n Collegi ate. Salmo nd relieve d followed up by the Collegiate forwar ds twenty -five. Gillespie, however, made

first ten minute s appear ed to with a kick that was well and they swept into School 's a good save.

e saved the School again pressed but long line kicks by Babbag any back and mark ay half-w the around d hovere Play situatio n. play. ve defensi sound by d movem ents were stoppe of the School From a ruck just outside School 's twenty -five one the kick. (Schoo l forwar ds was penalis ed. Dodgs hun succeed ed with o. Collegiate 3.) in betwee n. Play again became a series of rucks with short dashes again it was put Anothe r penalty was awarde d to Collegi ate and over by Dodgsh un. (Schoo l 0, Collegi ate 6.) ly missed In the second half School pressed hard and narrow yards out but 10 from goal potted a ted attemp r Mande two tries. Collegi ate attacke d it missed by a small m argin. From the drop-o ut, scrum was formed after Scrum line. and kept play on School 's goal but School 's sure defenc e saved the positio u. remain ed: On t ime, School were still defend ing and the score 6. ate Collegi 0; School v. TE AUTE. (Playe d at Nelson Park, Hastin gs.) The teams were: er, Brady, Te Aute.- Taiapa , Delam ere, Carter, Hutana , Schus~ Curt!s, Tane. Ferris, Gray, , Purere ra, Tauha gor, McGre , Tipene Paul, r, Hamilt on, School .-Gille spie, Boulto n, Church , Hather ly, Mande Bartlet t, Goldin g, Reid, Graha m, Greer, Bayly, Hooker , Fitzgib bon,

SCHOO L 6th G RADE A FIF·TEE N . Winner s of 6th Grade Compe tition. lay G. 0 . J ohns J. Joseph s, R. W . J on es, K . W . McKinCrofske y D H u t cl,·m gs, J. A. D . ray, C. J . P eake , D . P. J . B. McMur • · H olden. . Brown, B. J. Nova k (Capt) H · p · B . C. E. Croad , I. S. Russell , D . MB. · ' . Black burn M1tca!f e, D . E. J amieso n,

Dunbar. a record The game was played under good conditi ons before ular. Both sets crowd of over 3000. The game was fast and spectac oversh adowed their of forwar ds were even, but t he School backs oppone nts. THE PLAY.

pinned School Te Aute kicked off and for the first few minute s g tactics but their hustlin in ised special They -five. twenty their in attacks did not penetra te. ion of each Te Aute were awarde d two penalti es in short success . (Schoo l Taiapa other. These quite difficul t kicks were put over by 0, Te Aute 6.) was injured School pressed into Te Aute's territor y. Hamilt on Gillesp ie and ck full-ba to on came ton Brough and had to retire. went to centre.

FIRST SOCCE R ELEVE N, 1945 . M . A. Cowl ey. D J W eir H. Lowe-Woo, G. M. Nair, N. . P. Kitchin gman ' · · ' . H. B. H onnor (Capt.) M . D . Campb el! . Judd, . B . W . E , Wilson . G . S y, M~K~; D ~.. ii.'~~~~:·.s1t..

FOOTBALL

Well provided with the ball, the School backs were very aggressive. Reid sent a long pass to Mander who drew the defence before passing to Church who cut in and ran 40 yards, dummied past the full-back and scored a spectacular try. Bartlett's kick missed . (School 3, Te Aute ~.) Shortly before half-time Boulton and Church figured in a movement ending in Church's diving over the line. The kick failed. (School 6, Te Aute 6.) Play in the second half was exciting and many likely movements were stopped by hard tackling. From a ruck the ball was sent out to Church, who cut in and passed to Hatherly, who scored. (School 9, Te Aute 6.) Shortly after wards, in a similar movement, Hatherly again scored in the corner . Bartlett missed with the kick. (School 12, Te Aute 6.) v. AUCKLAND GRAMMAR.

(Played at Pukekura Park.) The teams were:Grammar.-Kawharu, Cashmore, Middleton, Nicholas, S . Wickman , D. Wickman, Thompson, Kenny, Greasin, A. Smith, Baxter, McLean, Cross, McEvoy, R. Smith. School.-Gillespie, Hatherly, Church, Dreadon, Hamilton, Mander, Reid, Hooker, Golding, Fitzgibbon, Bartlett, Dunbar, Graham, Greer, Bayly. Conditiong were poor for good back play but despite this the School backs handled the heavy ball very well. The Grammar forwards received their share of the ball but the backs could not make use of it. THE PLAY.

Grammar kicked off into the sun and kept play in School's twenty-five. Securing the ball in most scrums and line-outs they looked dangerous on many occasions. The School forwards settled down and brought play back into Grammar 's twenty-five. Church narrowly missed scoring. From a ruck on Grammar's twenty-five Golding dribbled through, picked up and passed to Graham, who scored. Bartlett converted. (School 5, Grammar 0.) Given a feast of the ball, the School backs moved into Grammar's territory. Reid secured the ball from the scrum and, on the blind side, he went over to score. The kick missed. (School 8, Grammar 0.) After h alf-time Grammar put up a better 路showing and pressed into School's territory. The full-back, Kawharu, linked up with his backs in a rush down the line but h e threw a wild pass for Church to scoop up and evade the defences to score. Bartlett converted with a good kick. (School 13, Grammar 0.) The Grammar forwards now showed their real ability and pressed hard on the School line. School managed to clear to the twen ty-five but a forward was penalised for off-side play. Kawharu succeeded with the kick, leaving the final score at : School 13; Grammar 3.

FOOTBALL

CRICKET.

DAY BOYS' v. BOARDERS (PEASE CUP).

The 1944-45 season was again a successful one, both for the First XI. and the lower grades. Last year we fielded one of the · strongest teams for some years, and scored an outright win over Nelso?- College. This year we drew with Wanganui, the new team combming well. The re.formation of the Old Boys' Club, and the reversion to two-day cncket was welcomed by all. This has helped to improve our batting. This year ~r. Sweeney has taken over the coaching of the XI. from Mr. Bottnll, to whom we are grateful for carrying on during the war yea:s. We much regret the retirement of Mr. H. J. Larkin from the Cncket Association. The School owes him much for ·what he has done for cricket. T~e second Bi~ch Cup competition was again won by the Day Boys m a low-scormg match. Pridham House won the Bates Cup by defeating a strong West House team in the final.

(Played on Gully Ground.) The tee.ms were :Day Boys.-Broughton, Hatherly, Gillespie, Church, Johnston, Mander, Procter, Hooker (captain), Schultz, Bartlett, Golding, Petheram, Nodder, Fitzgibbon, Craig. Boarders.-Reweti, iDreadon, Worth, Elley, Bews, Torrens, Smith, I. Dunbar, 0 . Dunbar, McKay, F. Bayly, F . Hawken, Richardson, Greer, Graham (captain). Played in bright sunshine under excellent conditions. The teams were evenly matched. Both sets of backs failed to penetrate. THE PLAY.

Day Boys kicked off and carried play into the Boarders' territory. At this stage the game was fast and Day Boys narrowly missed scoring. Boarders relieved by a well-staged forward rush and play now centred around the half-way mark. At this stage the play went up and down the field .b ut no good back movements were seen, the Day Boy five-eighths making the mistake of overdoing the kick instead of h anding it on to the three-quarters. After half-time Boarders looked dangerous as they pressed into Day Boys' t wenty-five, freely passing the ·b all among their speedy forwards. A penalty was awarded against Day Boys and Reweti goaled, to m ake the score: Day Boys 0; Boarders 3. D ay Boys .p ressed down the line and the ·b all constantly flashed out through the backs, but hard tackling prevented penetration. Shortly afterwards the final whistle blew, leaving the score: Day Boys 0; Boarders 3. FIRST FIFTEEN (CLUB MATCHES).

May 26th.-v. Tuka pa: Lost 5-9. School forwarct.s easily held their own, •b ut the -b acks were not strong enough for the experienced Tukapa backs. A try .by Church was converted by Bartlett. June 2nd.-v. Clifton: Drew 3-3. Penalty by Bartlett. June 9th.-v. Star: Lost 11-2:7. Church, two tries; Bartlett, a conversion and penalty goal. June lOth.-v. Inglewood: Lost 3-13. Penalty by Bartlett. June 23rd.- v. Air Force : Lost •6-12. Bartlett, two penalties. S chool was leading 6-0 until the last stages of the game when the superior weight of Air Force overwhelmed School. July 14th.-v. Star: D1·ew 0-0·. School held its own with a much heavier and experienced side. July 21st.-v. Inglewood: Won 17-8. This was the best club ma tch of the season. School backs surpassed their opponents in pace and t actics. Hatherly, two tries; Church and Mander, a try each; and one conversion by Bartlett. August 4th.-v. First Junior Representatives: Lost 6-8. School's defence was weak, although forwards dominated scrums and line-outs. Tries by Dreadon and Graham. Points against: 60 . P oints for : 51. 'M. R. Hooker and T. 0. Fi~ibboJl,

COLLEGE MATCHES. v. NELSON COLLEGE. (Played at Nelson, December 16th and 19th, 1944. Result: Win for School by nine wickets.) The game was played in perfect weather. Both the wicket and outfield were very fast and both sides fielded well. The feature of t he ~ame was a fine century by Meuli, who drove and cut well. By makmg only a moderate total in their first innings Nelson were forced to f~llow on, needing 171 runs to reach School:s first innmgs total. A bnght stand of 60 runs in a last wicket partnership enabled Nelson to pass School's first innings total by three runs.

SCHOOL. First Innings23 Dunbar, b. Langbein 7 Beatty, b. Langbein 129 Meuli, run out . . 2 Trembath, c. Robinson, b. Langbein 25 Broughton, st. Dickie, b. Grant 27 Boulton, c. Langbein, b. Savage 23 .. .. Hamilton, b. Cull .. 40 .. Fisher, b. Savage 20 Thomson, c. Langbein, b. Grant 15 Wilson, st. Dickle, b. Grant 6 McNaught, not out 19 Extras 336

Total

Cull Langbein Savage Grant Roberts rennent

Second Inningsnot out

run out

not out

Total

Bowling Analysis. M. 0. R. 2 13 63 20 65 3 23 91 19 71 1 7 20 7 3

w. 1 3

2 3

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Bowling Analysis. NELSON.

First InningsCull, played on, b. Boulton Robirison, I.b.w., b. Boulton Kimberley , I.b.w., b. Broughton Roberts, st. Wilson, b. Broughton Leggatt, I.b.w., b. Broughton Tennent, c. Trembath, b. Meuli

First Innings1 1 1 40 6 53 0

Langbein, c. Wilson, b. Meull

4 36 H 0 9

Savage, b. Meuli Brandon, not out Dickie, b. Broughton Grant, I.b.w., b. Broughton Extras

Second Inningsb. Fisher c. Fisher, b. Meuli b. Fisher b. Meuli b. Meuli Broughton , . b. c. Fisher c. Boulton, b. Broughton b. Fisher b. Fisher c. Wilson, b. Fisher not out Extras

165

Total

24 10 6 22 0 2 43 5 24 6 22 10 174

Total

Bowling Analysis. First Innings0.

Broughton Boulton Fisher Dunbar Meull

16.8 16 5 7 12

M. 5 3 1 2 1

R. 45 50 7 19 35

w. 4 2 4

Second InningsM. 0. 10.5 3 1 5 5 24 1 4 1 19

v. WANGAN UI COLLEGE . (Played at Wanganul , 21.st and 22nd March.

R. 14 5 75 3 66

w. 1 6 3

183

5 6

R. 22 36 36 66

w. 1 4 1 3

Second Inningsw. R. M. 0. 2 44 9 22 49 -4 8 20 1 25 7 15 1 66 16 53 . 10 2 13 3 5 1

WANGAN UI. Second Innings-

First InningsMcLean, played on, b. Hamilton Tothill, c. Wilson, b. Boulton Patterson, I.b.w., b. Broughton Farquhar, run out Coombs, c. Wilson, b. Hamilton Salmond, c. Wilson, b. Gillespie Beattie, I.b.w., b. Broughton Russell, c. Wllson, b. Broughton Pease, b. Broughton .. Adams, c. and b. Bartlett Barnitt, not out Extras

32 10 119 0 0 1 2 24 31 1 0 22

run out

not out

242

Total

Extras

Total

Bowling Analysis. Result: A draw.)

First Innings-

The weather was fine on both days, a strong cross wind blowing the first day. The match was keenly contested, and the result was a good indication of the game. Bowling was good and fielding of a high standard on each side. Scoring runs freely around the wicket, Patterson, the Wanganui captain, compiled a good century. In School's second Innings l3roughton batted carefully, being unfortuna te in not securing his century. SCHOOL. Second InningsFirst Innings7 30 st. Pease, b. Barnitt Mander, c. Coombs, b. Barnitt 2 c. Adams, b. Beattle 18 Torrens, c. and b. Farquhar .. 10 0 b. Farquhar Boulton, b. Adams 95 9 b. McLean .. Broughton , c. Tothill, b. Beattle 12 51 b. Farquhar Crowley, c. Salmond, b. Barnltt b. Patterson, c. 2 Hamilton, c. Pease, b. Adams 49 Adams 0 39 b. Adams Wilson, b. Barnitt 0 9 st. Pease, b. Adams Thomson, b. Adams 35 10 b. Adams Bartlett, run out 25 8 I.b.w., b. McLean Church, b. Adams 4 0 not out Gillesple, not out 10 23 Extras Extras Total

Farquhar Adams Beattie Barnitt Russell McLean Patterson

M. 2

0. 11 21 14 24

Total

265

Broughton Bartlett Hamilton Boulton Olllespie Church

0. 18 15.3 17 17 13 1

M. 5 4 2 1

29 39 47 63 41 1

4 1 2 1 1

Second InningsR. M. 0. 3 4

17 15

w. L

BATTING AVERAGE S, 1944-45. Name Broughton Church Crowley Hl!milton Wllson. Bartlett Thomson Boulton Torrens Mander Bot trill Gillesp1e

No. of Innings 12 5 8 11 11 8 13 13 6 6 6 7

Times Not Out 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 3

Highest Score 95 25 51 49 44â&#x20AC;˘ 35 28 39 18 30 5 4*

Total Runs 312 61 158 187 165 117 138 . 163 67 47 14 7

Average 26 20.3 19.75 18.7 18.3 16.75 13.8 13.5 11.2 9.4 2.8 1.75

ATHLETIC NOTES

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SECOND XI. MATCHES.

BOWLING AVERAGES. Name Church Broughton Hamilton Bartlett Boulton Gillespie

Overs 9.12 114.8 47.5 50.3 97.25 19

Maidens 20 3 8 10 2

Runs 31 334 198 153 404 91

Wickets 3 24 14 7 18 3

Average 10.3 13.9 14.14 21.8 22.5 30.3

Number of Catches taken: Wilson 9, Boulton 6, Broughton 5, Bottrill 1, Thomson 1, Crowley 1, Hamilton 1, Church 1, Gillespie 1, Torrens 1. Number of Stumpings: Wilson 1. FIRST XI. CLUB MATCHES. November 4: v. Old Boys.-School : 102 (Hamilton 20, Trembath 14, Meuli 14). Old Boys: 154 (Dunbar five for 16) . Lost by 52 runs. November 11: v. Combined.-School: Seven for 192 declared (Meuli 40, Broughton 37, Beatty 20, Hamilton 18) . Combined: Six for 209 (Boulton two for 23). Lost by four wickets and 17 runs. November 25: v. Old Boys.-School: 165 (Broughton 48, Hamilton 29, Trembath. 21). Old ' Boys: 133 (Meuli four for 36, Broughton three for 6). Won by 32 runs. December 2: v. Air Force.-School: 199 for five declared (Beatty 55, Boulton 39, Dunbar 30, Wilson 23). Air Force: 125 (Meuli four for 2, Fisher three for 35). Won by 74 runs. February 10: v. Combined.-Combined: 220 for three declared. School: 75 (Thomson 21, Crowl~y 21). Lost by 145 runs. February 17 and 24: v. Old Boys.-School: First innings, 75 (Boulton 30, Crowley 22). Second innings, 130 (Broughton 35, Hamilton 25, Bartlett 24 not out) . Old~ ffioys: 304 (Broughton two for 35) . Lost by an innings and 99 runs. March 3 and 10: v. Air Force._::..Air Force: First innings, 90 (Boulton four for 24, Broughton three for .11). Second innings, 91 (Hamilton four for 10, Broughton .t\vo for 5) . School : First innin路gs, 96 (Crowley 29, Torrens 17). Second innings, six for 46. Result : Draw. March 12: v. Town.~School : 147 (Wilson 44 not out, Broughton 31, Bartlett 20, Thomson 17) . Town : Eight for 113 (Boulton three for 22, Hamilton three for 25) . Result: Draw. March 17: v. Combined.-8chool : 137 (Thomson 28, Broughton 18, Church 23 not out) . combined: Eight for 53 (Bart1ett three for 7, Broughton two for 11). Result : Draw.

November 4: v. Sash and Door.-School : 165 (Reid 37, Mander 22, I. Dunbar 21) . Sash and Door : 126 (Gillespie four for 34, Reid two for 6) . Won by 39 runs. November 11: v. 3rd XI.-School: Seven for 243 declared (Crowley 101 retired, Reid 31). Third XI.: 132 (Reid five for 35). Won by 111 runs. November 25: v. Combined.-School : First innings, 128 (Reid 38, Mander 24) . Second innings, 63 . Combined: First innings, 130 (0. Dunbar three for 33, Soffe two for 9). Second innings, 61 for 3. Result: Draw. December 2: v. A.T.C.-School: 136 (Gillespie 23, Bottrill 18) . A.T.C.: First innings, 57 (Soffe four for 4, Gillespie three for 12, Bottrill two for 5). Second innings, 62 (Soffe six for 5, 0. Dunbar two for 12). Won by an inni:g.gs and 17 runs. February 17: v. Old Boys.-Old Boys : 124 (Reid eight for 35). School: 260 路(Jones 60 retired, Irving 36, Mander 30, Smith 23) . Won by 136 runs. February 24: v. Sash and Door.-Sash and Door: 154 (Bilkey four for 26). School : 111 (I. Dunbar 22, Reid 17) . Lost by 43 runs. March 3: v. Third XI.-School: 202 for three declared (McCaw 103 retired, I . Dunbar 65). Third XI.: 113 (Phillipps three for 24, Smith two for 9). Won by 89 runs. J. M. Thomson.

ATHLETIC NOTES. Unfortunately, the weather for which Taranaki is noted affected our Sports on 27th October and made conditions very unpleasant. , After an overcast morning, rain set in soon after the start of the first event at 11 o'clock a nd steadily grew worse. At 3.30 p.m. it was decided to hold the remainder of the events on the following Thursday, 1st November. Despite the unfavourable weather conditions we were pleased to have a large attendance of parents, Old Boys, and friends. More Old Boys were present than at any other meeting since the war began. No records were broken on the day, but on the following Thursday M . F . Craig broke the Junior Mile record set by 0 . L . Winstanley in 1942 by one second. We offer our congratulations to the winners of the three championships, and to H. M. Cra!g, who won the Senior Steeplechase from scratch, the Senior Mile from scratch, and the Senior Half-mile from scratch, and to his brother, M. F. Craig, who gained fastest time in the Intermed~ate Steeplechase, won the Junior Mile in record time, and won the Junior Half-mile.

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l, afte r s wer e pres ente d in the Hal Aft er the Spo rts seve ral Cup ther of thei r spec tacu lar disp lays . e ano wea ther . whi ch the Hor se Squ ad gav in the Hal l beca use of the Thi s also had to be give n held , but ope n Spo rts Mee ting was In the firs t term , only one e Spo rts for ous r-H Inte The ul. essf succ nev erth eles s it was fair ly pos ed to hav e bee n held in the firs t term , the Han sard Cup were sup a pos tpon eme nt. but aga in wea ther cau sed the Ann ual the Wed nesd ay prec edin g but it was The se spo rts were held on zle set in driz dy stea a ted star aga in won the Spo rts. Jus t befo re they the 路eve nts. Prid ham onc e dec ided to carr y on with Sch ool House. trop hy by one poin t from sup por t by e pers ons who gave thei r We wis h to tha nk all thos grea tly app reci ated . g sen ding don atio ns, thes e bein the Spo rts over the adm inis trat ion of took Thi s yea r Mr. Luc as ng succ esso r to fitti a e mak will he Com mitt ee and we are sure Mr. Dip rose . K. D. Mor riso n.

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week, was afte r bein g pos tponed a The Ann ual Stee plec hase , . Thi s yea r ther wea hase plec stee l er idea held on Oct obe r 12th und er and this acco unte d for the slower the cou rse was slig htly long Sen ior eve nts. Spe cial con grat ulat ions and time s in the Inte rme diat e , run ning from ig and H. B. Hon nor who are exte nde d to H . M. Cra to fini sh in the Sen ior eve nt. scra tch, wer e the firs t two . SEN IOR STE EPL ECH ASE

1 56 3-5sec. 2 H. M. Cra ig (scr.) 15min.in. 26sec. 16m .) 3 H. B. Hon nor (scr c. 57se 路 in. 17m ec.) 4 G. A. G. Bru ce (90s in. 5 I. B. Sha w (30sec.) 17m . lsec in. 17m 6 R. S. Car mic hae l (30sec.) 2sec . in. 7 K. Bro wn (90sec.) 18m c. 47se in. 8 P . J. McK ay (lOsec.) 16m 20sec. in. 9 S. Har riso n (40sec.) 17m in. 2sec. 17m ec.) (20s wn 10 D. M. Bro c. 33se in. 17m ec.) (40s ge D. S. Dur brid gen t, W. , K. J. Dobson, M. Bai The n followed: B. Bam field R. P . Avey, J . L. Fair ey, K ..w. ton, ugh Ram say , E. Oak ley, J. Bro Dee , R. C. And erso n. Fas test Tim es: 1 ec. 2 H. M. Cra ig, 15m in. 56 3-5sc. 26se in. 3 H. B. Hon nor, 16m c. 47se 4 P. J. McK ay, 16rnin. 5 I. B. Sha w, 17min. . lsec 6 R. S. Car mic hae l, 17min. . 7 D. M. Bro wn, 17min. 2sec . . c. 8 S . Har riso n, 17m in. 20se 27sec. 9 E. C. McL aren , 17min. 10 H. R . .Maj or, .17min. 29sec. c. 33se in. 17m M. Bai gen t,

NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS- OCTOBER, 1945. WINNER.

EVENT.

Long Jump, Senior (a) Long Jump, Junior 75 Yards, Under 13 880 Yards, Senior Handicap 880 Yards, Junior Handicap (b) 880 Yards, Senior CUp (c) 880 Yards, Junior Cup 100 Yards, Under 14 100 Yards, Under 12 (d) 440 Yards, Senior Cup 440 Yards, Senior Handicap (e) 440 Yards, Junior Cup (f) 440 Yards, Junior Handicap (g) High Jump, Junior High Jump, Senior 100 Yards, Under 15. 100 Yards, Senior CUp (h) 100 Yards, Junior CUp 75 Yards, Under 14 75 Yards, Under 12 (i) 100 Yards, Old Boys' Race (j) 150 Yards, Open (k) 220 Yards, Open 220 Ya rds, Under 14 Sack Race, Open Three-legged Race, Open Potato Race, Over 14 Potato Race, Under 14 (1) 120 Yards Hurdles, Senior (m) 120 Yards Hurdles, Junior (n) One Mile, Senior (o) One Mile, Junior Inter-House Relay Race

SECOND.

Dreadon, R. G. Crowley, G. M . Ross, J. A. Philllpps, T . D . Shewry, A. B. Jamieson, M. M. Trimmer, R. M. Craig, H . M. Maxwell, D. C. Craig, M. F . McLa ren, C. E . Church, R. Ross, J . A. James, L. K. Beach, M. R. Croa d, C. E . Morby, C. Derby, G . C. Church, R. Hatherly, F . R. Worth, P. A. McKa y, P. J. Phillipps, T. D . Ross, J. A. Richards, N. D . Mitchel, W . J. P. McCaw, P. M. Ross, J . A. Hawken, D. R. Hatherly, F . R. Quickfall, D . N. Rudings, L . A. Dreadon, R. G. Worth, P. A. navy, F. D. Phillipps, T. D . Dempster, R. W. H ayman, A. H. Derby, G . C. Mor by, C. Wilkln3on, G. Webster, N. J. T . S axby, P . D . Dreadon, R. G. Dee, K. W. Dreadon, R. G. McMillan, J. R. Crocker, J. H. Holland, A. B . Collier, A. F. Dunbar, 0. , and J Rowe , G., a nd { Dunbar, I. J. I Winchcombe, I . L . Thomson, J . M. Jackson, I. T . Deakin, G. I. McKay, R. J. Major, H . R. Church, R. James, L. K. Ross, J. A. Craig, H . M. McLaren, C. E. McCaw, P. M. Craig, M . F. School Pridham

THIRD .

Church, R. W!lson, S. G. H. Hea ton, J . K. McKay, P. J . Wright, J. T . Hawken, D . R. McCaw, P . M. McKay, R. J. Beach, M. R. Hawken, D. R. Bews, B. L . G . J a mes, L. K. Davy, F. D . McMillan, J . R. Major, H. R. Collier, A. F. Hatherly, F. R. Major, B. W. Crocker, J . H . Stevenson, A. F. Gillespie, D. J. Croad, C. E. Butler, P . W. Launder, R. Crocker, J. Dreadon , R. Motion, R . Honnor, H . Wright, J. Carrington

I. H. G.

B. T.

TIME, HEIGHT, DISTANCE. 19ft. 5 ~!;,in . 19ft. 2in. 9 4-5sec. 2min. 13sec. 2min. 21 3-5sec. 2min . 13sec. 2min. 22 2-5sec. 12 4-5sec. 14 1-5sec. 58sec. 58 3-5sec. 68 1-5sec. 60sec. 4ft. 10~{oin . 5ft. 1 ~~.in. 12sec. llsec. 11 2-5sec. 9 3-5sec. llsec. 10 4-5sec. 161-5sec. 25 3-5sce. 29 2-5sec.

16 4-5sec. 19 2-5sec . 5min. 0 1-5sec. 5min. Bsec.

SCHOOL RECORD OR BEST PERFORMANCE. 21ft. Bin., A. G. Mclntyre, 1937. 20ft. 81,l,in., C. C . Kjestrup, 1937.

2min. 7 1-Ssec., R. J. Bell, 1940. 2min. 18 3-5sec., R . W. Wilson, 1931. 11 3-5sec ., A. R. Bothamley, 1916. 54 1-5sec. f l

J. D. Mackay, 1923. F. C. Gilmour, 1924.

56 3-5sec., N. H. Street, 1943. 5!t. 2%in., A . A. Keller, 1932. 5!t. 6%in., J . c. Gordon, 1929. 10 2 _5sec . jl R. Wa tson, 1927. W. P. Revell, 1943. 10 3-5sec., C. C. Kjestrup, 1937. 8 1-5sec ., N. H . Street , 1941.

26 2-5sec., M. P. T a m a ti, 1934.

15 3- 5sec., M. 0. Ekdahl, 1!l:J5 . 17sec. , R. I. Brown, 1940. 4min. 50sec., F. P. Ulenberg, 1934. 5min. 9sec., 0. L . Winstanley, 1942.

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERSSenior: Junior: Under 14: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

R. CHURCH (20 points) J. A. ROSS (2 1 points) R. G. POOL (15 points)

Mr. W . A. Cartwright's Cup. Mason Memoria l Cup . Mr. Gllmour's Cup . Old Boys' Shield. Mrs. Bothamley's CUp .

(f) (g) (h) (i) (j)

1; 1•

F. R. H ATHERLY (16 points ) T . D. PHILLIPPS (18 points) R. J . McKAY (12 points)

Mr. H arman ' s Cup. Mr. P . M. Moran's Cup. Mr. E. B eckbessinger's Cup. Pridha m Cup. Mr . A. J . Ward's CUp.

(k) (1) (m ) (n) (o)

2; 2; 2·

Herbert Smith CUp . Mr. Noakes' Cup. Mr. J. J. Marsh's Cup . Dr . E. F. Fookes' Cup. Mr. B . W. Grieve's Cup.

H . R . MAJOR (11 points) L. K . JAMES (14 points ) J. H. CROCKER (8 points )

3. 3. 3.

NEW PLYMOUTH

BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL Old Boys' War Memorial Fund To The Headmaster (Treasurer), Boys' High School, New Plymouth. Dear Sir,In addition to supporting any efforts the Old Boys' Association makes to raise money for the above Fund, I intend to send you an annual personal donation of .......................................................................................... for the next five years. I should be grateful if you would remind me on 1st October of each year that my contribution is due.

I enclose

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a cheque postal note(s) note(s) war bond(s)

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Name Address .............................................................................................................

HERALD N. P .

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STEEPLECHASE INTERMEDIATE STEEPLECHASE. D. C. Maxwell (60sec.) 13min. 57sec. G. G. Boon (60sec.) 14min. 2sec. . . I. D. Colson (70sec.) 14min. 25sec. R. R. Heale (40sec.) 13min. 56sec. M. Bedford (60sec.) 14min. 17sec. C. M. Mills ( 40sec.) 13min. 58sec. B. G . Mills ( 40sec.) 14min. 1sec. M. R. Craig (scr.) 13min. 22sec. . . W. Lowrie (80sec.) 14min. 43sec. . . L. M. Nolly (100sec.) 15min. 10sec.

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Then followed: P. M. McCaw, H. M. Titter, A. Littlejohn, P. T . O'Keefe, W. H. Hopewell, K. Holmes, R. H. Hendry, R. J. Dickey, F. T. Standish, A. B. Holland. Fastest Times: 1 M. R. Craig, 13min. 22sec. 2 P. M . McCaw, 13min. 37sec. 3 R. R. Heale, 13min. 56sec. . . 4 D. C. Maxwell, 13min. 57sec. 5 c. M. Mills, 13min. 58sec. 6 B. G. M!lls, 14min. 1sec. 7 G. G. Boon, 14min. 2sec. 8 M. Bedford, 14min. 17sec. 9 A . Littlejohn, 14min. 23sec. 10 H . M. · Titter, 14min. 38sec. JUNIOR STEEPLECHASE. C. W. Cole (90sec.) llmin. 34sec. K. Russell (40sec.) llmin. 4sec. . . R . J. McKay (scr.) 10min. 30sec. . . R. Morwood (scr.) 10min. 31sec. W. Broughton (80sec.) llmin. 52sec. R. W. Dempster (50sec.) llmin. 35sec. J. G. Beamish (60sec.) llmin. 46sec. D. s. Ritchie (30sec.) llmin. 20sec. J . H. Crocker (scr.) 10min. 53sec. J . R . McMillan (30sec.) llmin. 30sec.

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Then followed: D . J. Erskine, C. McDonald, C. M. McDonald, G. Robertson, C. C. McKinna, M . S. Fisher, C. E. Croad, A. B. Hooper, R. H . Walker, G. W . Jacks. Fastest Times : R. J. McKay, 10min. 30sec. R. Moorwood, 10min. 31sec. J. H. Crocker, 10min. 53sec. · D. ··J. Erskine, llmin. 3sec. . . K . Russell, llmin. 4sec. c. M. ·McDonald, llmin. Bsec. · D. ·S: · Ritchie, llmin. 20sec. J. R. ·McMillan, llmin. 30sec. C. W. Cole, llmin. 34sec. R. W. Dempster, llmin. 35sec.

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B. L. Bews.

AGRICULTURE. The year opened with one of the largest first-year classes for a number of years, there being 32 new boys taking the course. In the second year there were 16 boys. Those who came back for a third year were placed in 5G2 for general work with agriculture as 路 a special subject. The main practical work on the farm this year has been in connection with the piggeries, two boys in turn taking duty both morning and evening. Milking-shed duties h ave been dropped, but the second-year class put in one morning a week at Meonstoke Stud Farm in sheep work under the manager, Mr. C. Ritter. Thanks to the set-up of the time-table we have been able to make up for wet Tuesdays by changing over class work to that day and going to Meonstoke on the Thursday. In addition, various boys have assisted in such seasonal work on the farm as hay and ensilage-making and manuring. We also limed the playing fields, using a top-dresser. The plan to fallow the plots this year was postponed and a full trial of root and leaf crops was grown with excellent results except for the soft turnips which, as usual, succumbed to heart rot. A fine lot of sugar beet was harvested, as well as mangolds, chou mollier, kale and swedes. These were all used for pig feed. The carrots were not a great success but good crops of these and swedes were grown in the piggeries. The rest of the area was t~ken up with soy beans which gave a great harvest. Seed from this IS bemg distributed to primary schools in the Taranaki Education Board area and the whole plot area is sown this year in soy beans and giant Russian sunflowers. Further progress has been made with the terraced flower garden, an addition being a terrace with sunken beds built of the large stones from the old Montosa chimney. We hope the monumental labour, reminiscent of the building of the Egyptian pyramids, will be rewarded by a good show. It is proposed to convert the terrace into a water garden next year unless the building plan interferes. The lower garden, formerly in vegetables, was taken over and about a half-acre put into pumpkins and kumikumes, using the material from the large compost bins put in last year. Above this we have sown about one-eighth of an acre of a special Newel barley, sent us from Lincoln for its first trial in Taranaki. This is recommended for direct feeding to pigs. An attempt to eradicate kikuyu by spraying with sodium chlorate is under way and promises a certain amount of success at the time of writing. This grass, introduced some years ago for a few corners and the terraces on the lower ground, h as now assumed a ma jor problem and any method of preventing its further spread should be welcomed. The annual show at Waiwaka iho was, as usual, an important part of our year and two instructive days were spent helping with the stock and assisting the stewards. Owing to the prohibition of railing stock we were not called on for the work at Smart Road station. No cattle were entered this year but pigs for pork and baconer classes were sent in. Unfortunately, the baconer escaped while being unloaded and after a wild chase on the far bank of the river was recovered, by which time, being near the margin in weights, it had become a porker. The sheep from Meonstoke claimed

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our special attention, and we were pleased with the many successes that rewarded Mr. Ritter's efforts, as well as his success in the fat cattle classes. At the sale of pigs which followed the show, three sows were bought, two in pig and one maiden. These should make valuable replacements for some of the older sows. Both classes attended the annual Jersey bull fair at Waiwakaiho saleyards, and the senior boys paid a visit to the Farmers' Fertilis~r Works, where in addition to tounng both the phosphate and acid plants we were given a talk in the lab. on analytical procedure by Mr. Gentles, the works chemist. At the time of going to press plans are being made for trips to the Okato and Lepperton districts, which will take the place of the Massey College visit this year, this, unfortunately, having to be omitted owing to the fact that all accommodation there is taken up with rehabilitation classes. Former agricultural boys will learn with great r egret of the unfortunate accident which resulted in the death of an old friend , Mr. Arnold Leak, at whose Frenkleigh Road farm so many h appy hours were spent in sheep work. MASSEY COLLEGE VISIT.

The second annual visit to Massey College took place on the week-end of 25th-28th November, when a party of 20 selected Agricultural boys in the charge of Mr. Delph again enjoyed three days of concentrated demonstration of the various activities of the College The party was larger than that of the previous year, a similar party from the Hawera High School being with us, accompanied by Mr. Mills. As the Railway Department could not see their way to allow cheap fares on the express train, and as we were not anxious to spend some 16 hours on a slow train we set out on the Wellington express on the Saturday morning. At Palmerston North we were met by a special bus and quickly settled into our quarters in the Army huts on the lawn facing the hostel. From then onwards we were in charge of the Literary Office!~ Mr. L. A. G. Barrett, who made all the arrangements for our entertainment and instruction.路 The Principal, Professor G. S. Peren, gave us a formal welcome in the assembly h all, after which we were shown some of the new horticultural schemes and paid a visit to the woolroom, where Mr. Barrett gave us a talk on various wooldefects. Meals were served in the fine dining hall and everybody was soon at home, helping to serve food and afterwards to help the kitchen staff with the cleaning up. In the evening we were shown a number of very interesting sound films, dealing with a wide range of topics.

No time was lost on the Sunday morning in getting away to the farm. On the way we were shown the women's hostel, Moginie House, and told the story of the beginnings of settlement, with the fine old homestead and the wide terraces that in time becam e the nucleus of Massey College. The beautiful 12 acres of native bush below the house, now preserved for all time as a scenic reserve, have been planted under expert advice with a wide r ange of native trees and will become part of a national arboretum.

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Our next visit \Vas to a part of the terrace where Mr. W. R. Hewitt, the sheep farm manager, gave us a demonstrati on of the top Southdown rams of the college flock. While there we also visited a number of farm buildings and inspected the meters used in the research on the various types of field drainage. The next call was to the sheep shed with all the latest innovations in the way of equipment, both in the shed and in the yards. We also inspected the abattoir and the fine indoor demonstrati on ring, a larger edition of the saleyards at Waiwakaiho. The morning's activities concluded with a tour of the poultry farm.

Once more, all who were in the party were most impressed by everything tha,t was seen and it is highly probable that several of those who made the visit will take short courses or the more lengthy diploma course at Massey during the next two years. The painstaking care shown to us by all the busy research scientists and farm officials made a deep impression as did the hospitality of Professor Peren, the matron, Miss Ward, and the students of the college. We look forward to a repetition of the visit in each of the years to come.

After a substantial Sunday dinner and an appropriate rest we spent part of the afternoon in the veterinary museum and then were given ample time to browse in the magnificent library with its some 6000-odd books on Agriculture and allied sciences. The rest of the afternoon was spent in swimming in the baths in their beautiful setting in the bush, and in cricket. More films occupied the evening. Then in order to pave the way for the visit to the Dairy Fl.esearch Factory on the following morning we walked over and had the various machines explained. Heavy rain was falling as we set ofi on the Monday morning but by the time we were well on our way a strong wind blew the clouds away. The first port of call was · the Dairy Research Factory where cheese-maki ng was in progress and school milk was being bottled. The work of the laboratory was also explained, it being pointed out that its function was to keep a check on the school milk and that supplied for the research in the factory. The fine milking shed was of special interest to the party, most of whom came from dairy farms. On the way to the piggeries we discussed the pastures, in some of which ensilage was being cut. The progress in the breeding of a new pig, a Tamworth-L arge White cross, was specially interesting to those boys who had made the trip the previous year. Some very fine pigs of the cross were seen. A busy morning ended with a visit to the ensilage trials and the experimenta l milk shed. After lunch, Mr. Mackenzie showed us some fine coloured lantern slides of plants at Kew Gardens. Thi~ was followed by a talk by Mr. A. W. Hudson, Soil Chemist, on simple soil tests that could be carried out by the average man on the farm. Another interesting talk was that given by Mr. R. Waters on methods of fleece and type recording in sheep. The evening was left free and the boys of the two schools mixed and amused themselves according to their individual inclinations . The last morning was well filled with instruction in the main building. An old boy of the Hawera school, Mr. J. H. Tetley, gave us a demonstrati on of various methods of testing milk for bacteria, and had arranged for a · series of microscopes revealing bacteria in contaminate d milk. He was followed by Professor W . . Riddet, who gave us an outline of the latest findings on milk secretion. Finally, Professor Peren said a few words of farewell, which included an assurance of welcome on any future occasion. Mr. Mills replied on behaU of the two parties, and after a quick lunch we embarked on our special bus once more and caught the train with time to spare, and so back to school and our homes.

PREPARA TORY NOTES. We began this year with ten last year's pupils and seventeen new boys. Six more new boys arrived later and three boys left during the year. This made a grand total of thirty pupils for the Prep. Boarders came from many far-flung places. Five boys are from Fiji and three from samoa. The Samoans came here having won New Zealand Governmen t Scholarship s. This year we entered a team for the North Taranaki School Swinnning Sports. We were successful in winning the Senior Relay by a wide margin. Ailao, one of the three Samoans, won the 50 Yards Open for us and we tied for second place in the Diving. In the School Sports we won the Inter-Form Relay, As usual we entered our team in the House Football, but with only moderate success, as we were up against fairly weighty Upper School .t eams. During .the year we were lucky to .be given two talks, one by Sub-Lieuten ant Ryan on operations by the Fleet Air Arm from an aircraft-carr ier, and the other by Sub-Lieuten ant W. Webster, R.N., on submarines. From the beginning of the second term we have had educational films in the House. We are fortunate that one boy possesses a cineprojector. During ·t he year there have ·b een several enjoyable outing'S to •beaches, where we collected shellfish. These formed a good foundation for a. feast in the evening. J. Heaton.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS. CHAPEL NOTES.

Our School services have been held regularly throughout the year. They have been conducted by the Rev. H. T. N. Watt and Archdeacon Gavin except during Lent when the Rev. A. M. Niblock gave a special series of addresses. A Thanksgivin g Service was held on Sunday, lOth June, in celebration of the cessation of hostilities in Europe. Archdeacon Gavin delivered the address. He described how the British, after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, rose from their knees and sang the "Te Deum," as an act of thanksgiving . The victory in Europe was even a greater victory to celebrate, and at the conclusion of the address he would request the congregation to do the same. c •

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New Zealand had not been bombed and freedom of the Press, the universities, politics and religion had been maintained. The value of the individual, and his right of self-expression and selfdevelopment had been preserved. This was the basis of democracy. If the thanksgiving was to be a real one, it was necessary to offer one's best self to God to help establish His kingdom-the kingdom of love. confirmation classes were held ea ch Monday afternoon after school at St. Mary's Church, during the first and second terms. The confirmation Service at St. Mary's was held on 11th July, when the following boys were confirmed by the Bishop of Waikato:R. L. Anderson, M. D. Campbell, D. Davy, N. E. Dingle, B . L. Hawkins, N. K. Higgins, F .. P. Hutchinson, E. W. B. Jud?, P. B. Lobb, E. R. Lye, D. M. Major, H. R. Major, R. A. McNeil, J. R. Michaels, A. J. N. Miller, C. H. Rowe, G. Rowe, H. W. Shaw, A. F. stevenson, L. R. Thompson, P. J. Treadwell, J. L. Veale, T. M. N. Waters, C. D. Williams, M. J. B. Wors~ldine . on Sunday, 29th July, the newly confirmed made their first communion at St. Mary's. A number of boys, who had already been confirmed, were also present. After the service breakfast was provided in the Parish Hall by St. Mary's Girls' Bible Class and Young Anglican Movement. A Youth Week was held this year between the 16th and 23~路d September. A Mission to Youth was conducted by Archdeacon Ga~m who gave a series of talks on the theme, "Vocation, Our Callmg in Life." The subjects were:-Sunday , 16th September: "The Call of Isaiah." Monday: "A Schoolmaster -Dr. Arnold.'' Tuesday: .''A Doctor-Lord Lister." Wednesday: "A Scientist-Mad ame Cune." Thursday: "A Nurse-Sister C. Black." Friday: " A ClergymanForbes Robinson." Sunday: "The Call of St. Matthew," and at the 7 p.m. service, "The Call of St. Paul." The School Choir combined with the Parish Choir for the two Sunday evening services. On the last day of the Mission (Sunday, 23rd September) there was a Corporate Communion for youth at St. Mary's at 8 a .m. This was followed by breakfast in the Parish Hall, provided by the St. Mary's Young Anglican Movement. About 140 young people from both the Girls' and Boys' High Schools participated. After the breakfast everyone went back to church for the 9.30 a.m. Mission Service. ' . J' In memory of the 88 Old Boys of the School who had died on active service during the previous two years, a special service was held on Armistice Day. It was conducted by the Rev. H. T. N. Watt. The lessons were read by an Old Boy, Colonel S. F. Hartnell, and a present pupil, Alaric Wilson, who is a brother of one of the old boys honoured. After the reading of the names, "0 Valiant Hearts" was sung. Archdeacon Gavin in his address traced the life an.d career of Mr. Winston Churchill and showed how he was the embodiment of the British spirit and will. His superb courage was shared by the Old Boys who had died, that we might live. He exhorted us to try to catch something of their fine spirit and to set about

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building the Kingdom of God on earth with similar industry, courage and determination . The service concluded with the singing of the National Anthem. During Sports Week-end there were a large number of parents and old boys at the service. We are always very pleased to see visitors. Since lOth June, the Girls' High School has been attending the 9.30 services. The two choirs have united and the girls' descanting of various hymns has added much to the quality of the singing. The present arrangement is, we believe, unique in New Zealand. Every fourth Sunday this year a celebration of Holy Communion has been held during the school service. On the Friday night before each communion Mr. Watt has given a talk at School on some aspect of the service. J. M. Thomson, R. Church, I. Hughson and R. J . Torrens have acted as altar servers during the year at the 7 a.m. Holy Communion, and also at the School celebrations. Ten boarders have been teaching this year at the St. Mary's and Welbourn Sunday Schools. We all sympathise deeply with Mr. Niblock in his long and trying illness. We appreciate very much the great interest that the Rev. H. T. N. Watt is taking in the welfare of the School, and hope his stay with us will be long. Last year we held our Carol Service on 26th November. The Carols sung were: "0, Come All Ye Faithful," "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing," "A Child This Day is Born," "Good Christian Men," "Silent Night," "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen," and "We Three Kings." At present we are practising for the Carol Service this year, which is to be held on 9th December. The Carols chosen are: "0, Come All Ye Faithful," "Good King Wenceslas," "Coventry Carol,;' "Nowell," "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen," "We Three Kings," "As Joseph Was a Walking" (to be sung by the choir of the Girls' High School), and "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing." R. J. Torrens. STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT. Throughout the year, the School branch has held regular meetings. During the first term Miss D. Trevena, of the Girls' High School staff, and secretary of the New Zealand Secondary Schools' branches of the S.C.M., Archdeacon G. H. Gavin and the Rev. S. Jenkin conducted our Friday night meetings. On 14th June we held another Brains Trust in the Gymnasium. The speakers were Miss Trevena, Mrs. Wakelin, Mr. A. W. Diprose (chairman), the Rev. M. Feist, Archdeacon Gavin, the Revs. S. Jenkin, J. H. Allen, H. T. N. Watt, J. M. Raynor and Mr. H. B. Robb. Boys sent in various questions and the members of the Trust enlightened us considerably with their answers. This function was a great success and we hope that the practice will be continued. During the third term, Captain Harewood, of the Salvation Army, and Father Donoghue gave us two excellent talks.

SCHOOL INSTITUTI ONS A dance was held during the first term to raise money for the Old Boys' Fund. The profits were 拢5 / 6/ -. We were unable to hold the usual third term dance owing to the measles epidemic. This year gardening work for the wives of soldiers was continued until the war finished. Now we Intend to help war widows. Application for this assistance may be made through the Returned Services Association. Twelve members recently began using the Youth Series of the Bible Reading Fellowship notes. These monthly booklets with readings and comments for each day are published in London and widely used in schools in Britain. We hope that next year there will be an increase in the number taking the notes. At the beginning of this year the Secondary Schools' headquarters were moved from the Avonside Girls' High School to the New Plymouth Girls' High School. We wish the Girls' High School mistresses who have taken on this responsible work every success. J. T . Graham.

AIR TRAINING CORPS. This year, no third formers he.ve .b een enrolled, but the strength of the unit has risen to 120. During barracks week in FeblUary, we had 路with us two officers from the Air Force, who helped with an enjoyable programme of drill, P .T. and lectures. During that time all cadets were given an aircraft recognition .t est, the results being of The Squadron paid two visits to the Bell a very high standard. Block Aerodrome where new cadets and cadets who had previously not attended such camps, spent an enjoyable week-end. We ended our two weeks of ,b arracks with inter-Flight swimming competition s, "A" Flight 'b eing the winner, with "B" and "D" Flights equal for second place. The awkward entry was won by M. Conway, and Corporal Canham won the diVing. During the first term all cadets received shooting practice on the School range. The Morse class was continued by Sergeant Christensen. There was no squadron drill during the second term, but our C.O., Flight-Lieu tenant Veale, had special classes for boys who were studying for their pre-entry examination . The results of these examination s, conducted by the R .N.Z.A.F., were:First Term Examinatio n: D. R. BulT, H. M. Craig, R. B. Finn. D. H. P . Richardson, all passed with credit; T. 0. Fitzgibbon, passed. Second Term Examination : B. D. Bamfield and G. F . Dow passed with credit. Complete Aircrew Entrance Examination : A. M. J. Knight and R. B. Finn both passed with credit. During the second te1m the School A.T.O. played four games of football , the results being:v. Town A.T.C.: Won 23-0. v. "A" Company: Lost 0-3 . v. Stratford: Drew 3-3. v. Stratford: Lost 0-3. The most important and popular event of the year .was the visit of the A.T.C. planes early In the second term. All the boys were given a flight.

Orsino and his Court .

Viola and the Sea Captain.

Maria, Feste, Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Fabian. "TWELFTH NIGHT."

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Early In the third term the Squadron received a visit from Wing-Commander Colin Gray, who gave an interesting talk in the Gymnasium. This year the A.T.C. lost Flying-Officer W. Toomey, who was a relieving master on the staff. Flying-Officer Toomey was liked by all cadets and he took a great interest in the Squadron. We send him our best wishes in his new work. Pilot-Officer P. Huggett, a lso a member of the staff, now fills Flying-Officer Toomey's position. We should like to congratulate Flight-Sergeant A. M. J. Knight on being the School's representative in the contest for the William Friar Memorial Prize, conducted in the Taranaki and Central Military District. He is thus the School's best all-round combination of N.C.O. efficiency, scholastic attainment, good character and sporting ability. S. K . Christensen. SHOOTING.

For the first time for many years the School entered for the Imperial Challenge Shield, with a result that the whole of the fir st term and half of the last was taken up with class firing and shooting for the Shield. This class firing, besides bein g a practice for the Imperial Challenge Shield, decided the winner of the Junior Lady Godley Cup, who was D . W . T. Mason. The Senior, won by R. J . Dreadon, was the result of the annual class firing with .30路3 calibre rifles, held at the Rewa Rewa Range on 5th, 6th and 7th November. We are very grateful for the interest taken in our shooting by W.0.2 N. T . Roch and Sergeant D. Owens, and their willingness to conduct our shooting at all .t imes. To them we owe the formation of our No. 2 miniature range , which has been made at the far end of the lower ground. The only other outside shooting competition for which we entered was the Ohristchurch Weekly Press Shield. We entered four teams,' one from each Company. One team beat our last year's average of 75.8, which was made by .t he only team we then entered. The School .303 Championships, fired with our new Canadia n Ma rk IV. Sta.r floating 路b arrel rifles, were held at Rewa Rewa on 13th November. Rests were this year allowed for the Searle Cup, which was of a higher standard than last year and which was shot at 25 yards' range. This trophy, awarded to J . L. Fairey, was contested for by three deta.ils of twelve, which were selected from the Class Firing. The conditions were 10路 rounds application and 10 rounds rapid. Results were:Total Application Rapid Fairey, J . L. Smith, S. F . ()rant, A. M.

(50). 48 47 41

(50). 45 43 46

(100) . 93 winner 90 runner-up 87

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Application Snap (25). (15). Simpson, G. T. 25 12 12 Harrigan, R. 15 20路 Church, R.

Rapid (25). 25 23 23

Total (65). 62 winner 58 ( runners-up 58 )

School 路Championship Final.-'This Championship and the MacDiarmid Belt were awarded to the aggregate of the Searle and Kelly Cups. Total Kelly Searle (165). (65). (100). 144 winner 54 90 Smith, S. F. 144 runner-up 51 93 Fairey, J. L. 141 58 83 Harrigan, R. Smith won from Fairey, with whom he was equal on a count rock. The Junior Championships were shot with .22 calibre S.~.L.E. rifies as were also the Imperial Challenge and Weekly Press Sh1elds. The conditions of seven rounds application and ten rounds snap with rests were the same for all cups. In the Hambly~ Cup (under ) McCready won from Douglas by consistent shootmg. Results 17 were as fol~ows:Snap Total Application (35). (50). (85). 46 79 winner 33 McCready, K. 75 runner-up 44 31 Douglas, G. B. 71 40 31 O'Meagher, T . J. The Loveday cup-under 15 championship-was won ~Y B. C. Brown who beat G. s. Gunderson by one point. The followmg were the results:Brown, B. c. Gunderson, G. Purvis, I . H.

Application (35). 34 31 28

Snap (50). 39 41 40

Total (85). 73 72

winner runner-up

The McLeod and Slade Cup, which is fired for by boys under 14, went to M. H. cameron. In his snap he gained seven bulls out of ten.

Results were:-

Cameron, M. Croad, C. E. Jacks, W. G.

Application (35). 29 H. 27 21

Snap (50). 45 31 26

Total (85). 74 winner 58 runner-up 47

A. N. WilJ;on.

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This year we welcomed back to the staff Mr. A. R. Lucas. He has returned from serving overseas and resumed his regular duties which, during his absence, were carried on by the relieving instructor Mr. W. J. Toomey. We all join in our appreciation for the fine way in which Mr. Toomey carried on our Gym. and P.T. work during such a difficult period. This year the horse squad again gave a display at the conclusion of the annual sports. Owing to the difficulty in arranging billets our trip to Wanganui was cancelled but we hope to take a team down next year. The Annual Gymna9tic Championships were held in the Gymnasium on the afternoon of Friday, 16th November. Entries in the Senior and Intermediate events were poor, there being only two and three respectively. Nevertheless, there was a very high standard of work displayed. The Junior Championship was keenly contested for by 18 boys. The results were:Senior:-Total 140: F. R. Hatherly (116!) 1, A. R. Reid (105) 2. Intermediate:-Total 130: L. K. James (98!) 1, T. (75) 2, J. L. Veale (60) 3. Under

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years:-Total 100: P. L. Hoskins (73) 1, W. T. Debney

(71) 2, R. J. Pennington (69) 3.

The Hoskin Cup for the highest aggregate was won by F. lt. Hatherly. L. K. James. BOXING Owing to the record number of 145 entries received this year in the School Boxing Championships, three and a half days were required to run off the preliminary bouts. These bouts, which were held on the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th of August, were refereed by Mr. Lucas. The finals were held on the night of August 8th. The Taranaki Boxing Association's cup, for the most scientific boxer, was won by R. R. Heale, who proved himself to be a fast, clever boxer. The Wallace Shield for the Inter-House competition was won by Carrington House (102 points) with School 91, Pridham 56, Central 38, East 29, and West 26. The results of the championships were as follows:Senior Championship.-Semi-final: Canham, who was the aggressor against Finn, took a comfortable points decision. He proved himself to be a plucky boxer, using both hands effectively but found it difficult to penetrate his opponent's guard, owing to Finn's greater height and reach and fine defensive boxing. By the third round, although he was still setting a furious pace, Canham was obviously tiring. The outsta.nding feature of Finn's boxing was his hard punch. Canham used both hands to advantage.

SCHOOL INSTIT UTIONS on Senior Champi onship. -Final: Daisley beat Canham both use to ability same the showed Canham h Althoug points. and hands as in his former fight, Daisley easily avoided his attacks conlanded some telling blows. The first two rounds were evenly fitter, tested but in the third round Daisley, who was obviously and outclass ed his opponen t whose attacks lost much of their speed fury, this being largely due to his former contest with Finn. Under llst.-Se mi-fina l: R. Church beat M. Tala on points. on Using his greater height and reach Tala landed some hard !efts glove. Church' s head, but lost points through hitting with an open and At the beginnin g of the second round Church attacked furiously fit landed some solid blows to Tala's head and stomach . Both were and gave a fine display of hard fighting and good sportsm anship. Under llst.-Fi nal: P. J. McKay beat R. Church on points. found Church, who was the aggressor the greater part of the time, it hard to hit his opponen t, who kept backing away on the defence. , but McKay, As the bout progressed, Church attacked more furiously his who gave a fine display of calm fighting qualities , easily avoided blows. Under lOst. 7lb.-D. Bilkey beat F. Hatherly in a hard-fou ght was bout which the referee stopped in the third round. Bilkey, who heavy more experien ced than Hatherly , attacked his opponen t with ly blows to the head and stomach . Hatherly fought back vigorous but few of his punches found their mark. Under lOst.-G . Dow beat D. Hay on points. Both used their The !efts effectively but failed to make much use of their rights. . majority of Dow's points were scored because of his fast footwork h Althoug Under 9st. 7lb.-J. Mooney beat J. A. Miller on points. e Miller gave a fine display of scientific boxing he could not overcom Mooney. of eness aggressiv and strength the greater Under 9st.-D. C. Ward beat G. G. Hansard on points. Ward t's attacked furiously but found it difficult to penetrat e his opponen guard. His greater experience was the decisive factor of the bout. s' Under Sst. 7lb.-G. Richard s beat A. R. Reid on points. Richard e the calm boxing, combined with a persisten t straight left, overcam greater strength of Reid, whose blows seldom found their mark. Under Sst.-C. Richard s beat D. Hebden on points. A greater pointr reach than that of his opponen t enabled Richard s to gain . matched evenly were Both left. straight with a fine Under 7st. 7lb.-R. Heale beat C. M. McDonald on points. to hit Althoug h McDona ld gave a game display he found it difficult Heale, a fast, scientific, two-han ded boxer .. r, Under 7st.-W. A. Fox beat D. Earwake r on points. Earwake sound who was somewh at shorter than his opponen t, displayed a defence. They were evenly matched and fought ])ard. r Under 6st. 7lb.-Hol der beat Gardine r on points. Gardine This was not deterred by Holder's greater height and longer reach. was a very even bout. Under 6st.-V. H. Andrews drew with M. Roebuck after a bout in which little excitem ent occurre<'(,

ScHOOL lNSTiTU 1'IONS PREPAR ATORY DIVISIO N. Heavyw eight.-G . W. Cole beat A. T. Luxton on points. Cole displayed an effective left combined with a good right. Middlew eight.-W . H. Hopewell, who was fitter, took a close decision from Brownlie. Bantam weight. -?. G. Hopewell beat J. W. Dalrymp le on points.e Hopewell's fine defence enabled him to avoid his opponen t's aggressiv attacks. Lightwe ight.-B. Wilson beat J. D. Webster on points. Wilson showed his ability to use both hands. We wish to thank the doctors who gave up their valuable time ion to examine the entrants , and also the Taranak i Boxing Associat for the use of the ring. J. Barr. SOCCER. We had sufficient players this season to form three teams two i~ not junior and one senior. The junior teams were unfortun ate , these having any outside competi tion in the junior grade. However good younger players all gained experience which will stand them in stead next season. At the beginnin g of the second term, Mr. R. s. Watson was appointe d master in charge of Soccer. The 1st XI., consistin g of a majority of new but keen players, ce soon produce d some good football. Cowley in goal used his experien and advantag eously and saved in many a difficult situation . Weir Judd soon developed a good combina tion and proved a sound defence. :Weir, using hi~ weight, speed and powerful kicking, turned defence half, though ~nto attack tu:ne and again. Campbell, at right alf, mexperienced, unprove d with every game. Nair, at centre-h control played spectacu lar football, his accurate kicking and ball player, starting many of the attackin g moves. Lowe, another new outside â&#x20AC;˘ at Hay, attack. as well as defence on sound very proved right, used his speed and good centre kick to advantag e, Honnor and often playing on defence at inside right, also used his speed as ball control to start off many of the forward attacks. Wilson, for centre forward, played many good games and was responsible Holder the scoring of a large number of our goals. McKay and These made up in keennes s and ball control what they lacked in size. XI. two young players w111 be valuable member s of next season's and Wilmshu rst at outside left made many openings with strong accurate centre kicks from well out in the field. Signal, another to the new player, improved with every game and used his speed best advantag e. Teams :First XI.: Honnor (capt.), Cowley, Weir, Judd, campbel l, Nair, man. Lowe, Hay, McKay, Holder, Wilson, Wilmshu rst, Signal, Kitching n, Littlejoh Hoben, Grundy, James, Junior A: Howlett (capt.), Morwood, Giddy, Major, Hassell, Paul, Mellsop. Junior B: Harris, Griffiths, Gable, Fraser, Little, Woraeld!ne. Ro~, -]i:dwards, Higg!ns, Greiner, Gernhoe fer.

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BADMINTON NOTES.

Results of competitions:Julian Cup Competition: Played 7, won 5, lost 2.

Place, 2nd.

Priest Shield Six-a-side Knock-out: Played 3, won 2 lost 1. Place, 2nd. In the competition the "A" team played Old Boys "A" in the final and as there was no score Old Boys won by one point obtained from a corner kick against us. The Junior "A" team was successful in winning the cup for the Junior Six-a-side Competition.

Owing to the shortage of shuttles, little Badminton was played this year. However, we managed to obtain two dozen with which to · play the championships. The play was up to standard and the1·e was keen competition in most games. Several junior and intermediate players showed great promise. The results of the championships were:Senior Singles (Cook and Lister Cup) : C. E. Bottrill defeated J. M. Thomson, 21-13, 21-Hl.

As the final for the Duff Rose Bowl for the Knock-out Competition was played during the School holidays in August, we could not field a team and so lost -by default to Old Boys.

Senior Doubles: C. E. Bottrill and R. J. Torrens defeated J . M. Thomson and R. Church 21-3, 21-8 .

MT. ALBERT GRAMMAR SCHOOL MATCH.

Intermediate Singles: R. Y. Sinclair defeated P. B. Lobb 11-21, 23-21, 22-20.

This match was played at Blandford Park on September 15th, but as we did not arrive in Auckland until early on Saturday morning, we did not do ourselves justice. The teams were:-

Intermediate Doubles: B. Holland and I. Crawford defeated W. Shaw and J. Michaels 21-5, 21-8.

New Plymouth.-Cowley, Weir, Judd, Campbell, Nair, Lowe, Hay, Honnor (capt.), Wilson, McKay, Holder. Reserve: Kitchingman . . Mt. Albert.-Rankin, warrington, Knight, Sharma, Hill, Service, Aitken (capt.) , Hayes, Ward, Sternbach, Forbes. Reserve : Atkinson. . Mt. Albert won the toss and played with the wind. A light ball and a bumpy ground resulted in faulty ball control in the first half but both teams settled down later in the game. Hill, Service and . ward played soundly for the home side, while Nair and McKay showed prominently for the visitors. A scramble in front of the New . Plymouth goal resulted in the ball being deflected into the net by . a defender. This was the only score before the interval. In the second half Mt. Albert attacked strongly on the right wing but Forbes' centre came too far back. A goal seemed certain when Cowley, the New Plymouth goalie, failed to gather the ball properly, but Weir and Judd covered up well. Shortly after Knight sent the ball well up the field and a good shot by Aitken gave the goalie no chance, making the score Mt. Albert 2, New Plymouth 0. Nair then retaliated with a brilliant solo effort, giving a smart pass to Hay whose nice centre looked promising until intercepted by warrington. Another fine effort by Nair took the ball up to Wilson, who scored with a beautiful drive. The visiting team kept up the pressure with Honnor and Holder showing up well, but the home defence was just too strong. Rankin had to run out twice, however, to make two fine saves. Mt. Albert again broke away when Hayes sent his wingers away, but Lowe and Campbell checked these attempts. The ball now travelled from end to end where both goalies put in some excellent work. No further score resulted, and the game ended: Mt. Albert 2, New Plymouth 1.' H; ·B. Honnor; . . ...·

Junior Singles: R. H. Wallace defeated R. Pool 21-2, 21-8. Junior Doubles: R . Pool and R. Fairey defeated J. R . Harden a nd C. Bell 21-i4, 16-21, 2·1-19. C. E. Bottrill. LIBRARY.

After a long wait of five years, we now expect to .be RJble to buy those books we want, instead of having to take those which were our only choice. This year over 400 new books have been put into -t he Library. We wish to take this opportunity of thanking the following who have made gifts of ·books : Mr. and Mrs. G. J . McNa ught, Mr. / Corrigan, iMr. S. Klippel, Mrs. Firth, Mr. Skinner, Mr. F. Tett, Archdeacon Evans, Mr. A. H. Avery and others. Form 501 have given Dr. Cotton's .book on "Volcanoes" ; we would like more forms to follow their example. We have also received a valuable collection of books on American history from Mrs. P. R. Bradley, of New York. We intend to use these as a nucleus for an American section. J. M. Church. CLASS SET LIBRARY.

This year we have undertaken the task of re-numbering and re-cataloguing all the books in the library. Each book is now plated and clearly numbered and this should have the effeot 'of ' reducing · losses to n. minimum. An attempt is being made now to build up sets for subjects other than English and French. In the past nearly ali the books bought have. been English or French readers.

SCHOOL iNSTITb'ri ONS Nearly 400 books have been acquired this year. Most have been copies of the following: " Ben Hur," " Livingstone, the Liberator," "Nicholas Nickleby," "Kidnapped ," " Essays of Elia," "A Shorter Pepys," "The Vicar of Wakefield," "David Copperfield, " " Treasure Island," "Old St. Paul's," "Tales of Mystery and Imagination ," "Henry Esmond." We wish to thank several boys who left at the end of last year for the readers they presented to the library. These have all been inscribed with the donor's name and form. J. Tatham.

DRAMATIC S. The Committee for the year, selected from the senior memiJ:Jel'l' of the Dramatic Club, was as follows: F. Hatherly (Treasurer), G . Douglas (Secretary), S. Kinder, G. Elley, R. Church. Towards tne end of the first term, three short plays were produced. In each of these, the preliminary production was conducted by a member of the Committee. The first, "The Monkey's P aw, " was produced by S . Kinder and acted 'bY the following cast: D . Carley Mr. White J. Michaels -M rs. White G. Elley Herbert D . Lysnar Sergeant-M ajor Morris K . Simpson Mr. Sampson (

THE COMPANY.

Next on the programme was "The Ghost of Jerry Bundler," which was played .b y senior boys. The cast was as follows:D. Ward Hirst J. C. Matthews Penfold P . Richardson Malcolrn G . Douglas Somers ·w . Leaf Beldon C . Kirkpa.trick Dr. Leek · ~- Will)()n George Lastly, came " Friday Morning," a radio play, converted for stage production. It was .produced by F. Hatherly ai1d acted by the following:P . Tread.well Basil E . Moen Shirley A. Stevenson Mr. McLaw·in F. Waddingham Miss Hannah S eward L. Shrimpton Miss Janet Seward J. Jamieson Sir Eldward Harwood . G. Sul!iva.n Mr. Henry Chapman B. Slyfield Mrs. Chapman · · J. Veale A Scotsman J . Prestjd.ge A Steward J. Michaels A Stenographe r B. Wa~er A Neighbour R. Fillher An Announcer -D . . Ward An Editor W. Sheat, D. Hamilton Two Tourists

The Priest, Sebastian, O!ivia. " TWELFTH NIGHT."

SCIIOOL iNSTiTUTIONS eare's For the annual play, the Dmmati c Club decided on Shakesp "Twelfth Night," under the producti on of Mr. T. H. Harris. of Again the feminine parts, nine in all, were taken by pupils ent the Girls' High School. This is the second time this arrangem success has ,b een made and, as last year, it contri路b uted greatly to the of the producti on. The cast, in order of their appeam nce : Paul Treadwe ll Orsino Matthew s John Curio Graham Elley Valentin e Rosema ry Wiggins Musicia ns Pat Coleman Shona McDowa ll Doris Veale Viola Desmon d Lysnar Lea Captain John Veale Sailors Don Carley Frank Hatherly Sir Toby Belch Dawne McGow an Maria Sta.n Kinder Sir Andrew Aque-ch eek Jam!eso n John en Gentlem nt Attenda Kevin Simpson Egil Moen John Michael s Feste, the Jester Beth Wilson Olivia Alaric Wilson Malvolio Callum Kirkpat rick Sebastia n Douglas Ward Antonio Peter Richard son Fabian Graham Ellley Officers Douglas Hamilto n Diane Bailey Attenda nt Ladies Bobble Woodwa rd Pat Nicholls Desmon d Lysnar A Priest The School Orchest ra, under the leadersh ip of Mr. A. C. Webb, provided incident al music between the acts. The proceeds of the play were 拢55 / 10/ 3. This sum is to be divided Memoria l equally between the Girls' High School and the War Auditori um Fund. We have many people to thank for their assistanc e. Mrs. Church, ble Miss Entwhis tle, Miss Wilk!nso n and Miss McKenz ie were responsi help thf for the design and making of the costume s. Without their thank producti on of the play would not have been possible. We also makethe ed conduct who l Blundel Mr. es, properti us lent who those and up, 路M r. McNeish , the scenery- shifting, Mr. Slyfield, the lighting, the shifting and g arrangin hard so worked who nds all the stage-ha settings for the eighteen scenes. P . J. Treadwe ll.

SCHOOL lNSTlTUT'IONS MUSIC NOTES. Following the changes in the Secondary School syllabus to be instituted next year, music will be given a much more prominent place on the time-table. The course is divided into two parts. The first, embracing "activities," is to include regular singing throughout the whole School, choir of selected voices, exercises in voice production, sight reading," and an elementary knowledge of the grammar of music. The second part, covering "appreciation and form ," will include classification of the human voice, knowledge and aural recognition of the more obvious instruments with special reference to the violin and piano as solo instruments, knowledge of . the symphony orchestra and string quartette, recognition of the main characteristics of forms such as the symphony, concerto, overture, sonata, and knowledge of famous composers' lives and works. It is hoped to illustrate this latter part by recordings or actual performances. This syllabus should arouse interest and provide for a long-felt need. To this, an additional master will devote much of his time. The orchestra has practised regularly throughout the year. We played at the Breaking-up Ceremony and the Sports' Dinner at the end of last year. This year we lost twelve members, but have eleven new ones to take their places. The result is a good balance of strings. Our weakness at present is in the wood-wind section. Mr. Sweeney has been a great help to us with the trumpet parts. The following are the members of the 1945 Orchestra :First Violin: I. G. Hughson, G. R. Paul, B. W. Major, N. G. Roberts, W. K. Fyson, F. P. Hutchinson. Second Violin: C. H. Rowe, J. D. Saunders, R. N. Jury. Viola: J. Pybus. 'Cello: B. G. Coleman. Double Bass: J. L. Veale, D. M. Brown, N. V. Davies. Flute: D. B. Barclay, ·Eo R. Bate. Drums: J. N. Gadd. Piano: R. G. Frean. On Sports' Night the Annual Concert was held in the School Gymnasium, when orchestral, vocal and instrumental items were presented to a large audience.

3. 4. 5.

SCHOOL INS'I'ITUTlONS 7. Vocal Duet: "Come To the Fair" R . Torrens, D. Ward. 8. Xylophone and Orchestra: "Two Imps" Soloist: N. Gadd. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Martin Alford

PART !I. T. Andrews Bagpipe Solos : "National Airs" Two-Part Song : "Idaho" M. Hooker, R. Church, J. M. Thomson, F. Hatherly. D. Barclay Flute Solo: "Little Rogue" (Popp) Wagner Piano Quartette: "War March" (Rienzi) D. Brown, R. Frean, B. Walker, W. Sheat. Balfe Orchestra : Selection, "Bohemian Girl" Two-Part Song : "Don't Fence Me In" M. Hooker, R. Church, J. Thomson, F. Hatherly. Handel Orchestra: "Air A La Bouree"

On the following Saturday the concert was repeated at the New Plymouth Reformatory with an additional item by R. Bent on the bagpipes. We were given a great reception, and many items were encored. In the first term a splendid concert was presented by members of the staff and friends. Items were given by Miss Doris Veale, Mr. ·B. Venner, Mr. F. Grundy, Mr. J. S. Hatherly, Mr. T. Sweeney, and Mr. L. Pruden. Mr. Sweeney's itetns on the trumpet proved especially popular. As a resu1t £10/ 3/ 6 was given to the Old Boys' Fund, now transferred to the· Memorial Fund. We are looking forward to another visit from Mr. Venner and Mr .. Grundy. Throughout the year Miss Dowling has continued to · train the junior_ orchestra. Its members have made gqod progress and will strengthen the senior orchestra next_year. Wf! j!Jip. in congratulating Miss Dowling on her .success in passing the L.R.S.M. examination. Considering that her arm has ·never fully recovered from the accider{t she suffered some years ago, her achievement is remarkable.

The programme was as follows:-

During the last term we were deeply shocked by the death of !van Sve.n dsen. He had worked hard to enter the orchestra and his place as 'cellist will be hard to fill. But our loss is more than a loss to the orchestra. The School will miss a good comrade. We all a~ired_ him for his kindly, conscientious and modest spirit.

PART I. Orchestra: "Choral" Bach German Song: "Four Jolly Sailormen" M. Hooker, R. Church, J. M. Thomson, F. Hatherly. Instrumental Trio: "Old Refrain" Kreisler G. Paul, B. Hawkins, B. Major. Piano Solo: "Romance" (Sibelius) R. Frean Orchestra: (a) "Nocturne" Mendelssohn (b) "Gavotte" Martini Violhl Solo: "Canzonetta" (d'Ambrosio) B. Major

This year a dance orchestra was formed in response to the keenness of a few boys who wanted to play the lighter modern music, and practices were held during the first and second terms, under the lively leadership of Mr. Sweeney. It was a pity there was so little talent offering, considering the great scope and popularity of the music. Many of the hnportant instruments such as the trombone and saxo.P.hone were lacking. The only public items given were extras at the S.C.M.. dance in the second .term. However, a start has .been made, and those interested are assured of competent training. We l:lope that the school . will soon have a first-class orchestra to play at· dances. J. Pybus. !)3

SCHOOL lNSTlTtJTIONS MOUNTAIN CLUB. The club organised two enjoyable summit trips during the first term. We were extremely fortunate in the choice of our week-ends as they were the only ones during the whole term which were fine. Although the view from the summit was slightly obscured on both occasions, climbing conditions were perfect. On Saturday, 24th February, a party of 44 boys, the largest for several years, accompanied by Mr. Hatherly, rode to the gates of the reserve and walked to the Old House where they spent the night. Early the next morning the party carried a plank each up to the Tahurangi Hut. From there we were taken to the summit by an Old Boy, Mr. Jim Weston, captain of the Taranaki Alpine Club. On Sunday, 18th March, a party of 28 boys, with Mr. W . F. Tett as guide, climbed to the summit. The weather was perfect and the view at dawn of Ruapehu erupting with the sun rising behind it was unforgettable. The smoke resembled a huge ball of fire. On 12th February we held a short meeting to elect officers, at the conclusion of which Mr. Hatherly gave a talk on Mt. Egmont. We wish to thank Messrs. Curran and Church, two expert skiers of the Taranaki Alpine Club, for the talks they gave us during the winter term. We all feel now we can ski theoretically if not in practice. Several small parties of boys visited the Old House during the winter term when the snowline was low down . Five boys spent the King's Birthday week-end at the Tahurangi Hut and were able t o join in the celebrations for the hut's sixteenth birthday. Three boys made a winter summit climb with members of the Taranaki Alpine Club. A trip to Dawson's Falls Hostel will be arranged before the end of the term.. Mr. D. Rawson, an Old Boy who has recently returned from overseas, and an experienced mountaineer, will act as guide for the party. The club now has a locker in the Sports Room and is beginning to collect a supply of boots. W. P. Hogan. HORTICULTURE CLUB. The Horticulture Club, together with the remainder of the school, suffered a great loss in the death of its chairman, Mr. J. c. McDowall, who died at the end of the May holidays. We extend to his wife and family our deepest sympathy. He will be greatly missed, not only for his genial personality, but also for his extensive knowledge of horticultural matters. . In recent months a good deal of voluntary labour, by boys under the supervision of Mr. Bottrill, has been expended in maintaining the grounds and in planting additiona l shrubs and trees in various corners. A considerable amount of work was done towards the middle of the second term, when members of the three boardinghouses combined to clear the tanJiled mass of grass and weeds from the fot:mer . beauty spot above the tennis courts. Slit-trenches, dug

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS d ring the early stages of the Japanese war, had become mud-holes c~ntaining a rare assortment of tins, bottles, balls and bugs. Some mblance of beauty has, however, been restored to the place, and ~~ Saturday mornings industrious detention boys may be seen tending the la wns. D. G. Lysnar. SWIMMING NOTES, 1945. Although the repairs to the School baths had not been completed for the first few weeks of school, the swimming this year was of a very high standard and there were many exciting finishes at the Annual Sports held on March 9th. The preliminary heats were swum off in the School baths, but owing to the state of their surroundin~s . it was decide~ that the sports should again be held at the Mumctpal Salt Water Baths. Because the races were swum in salt water, the times recorded could not be regarded as official School records . H . Kereopa, whose time of lmin. 5 1-5sec. for the Junior 100 Yards, one second better than the School record, attempted the following week in fresh water to break the record and was successful. The championship events were extremely hard-fought, especially in the Senior between Sykes and Koea, and in the Junior between Kereopa and Nodder. Championship WinnersSenior: N. Sykes (15 points) 1, G. K. Koea (12) 2, F. Hatherly ( 7) 3 .

Junior: H. Kereopa (15) 1, J. Nodder (6) 2, Ailao (4) 3. Under 14: J. Veale (15) 1, R. McKay (9) 2, A. Hooper (2) 3. Preparatory: A. Luxton (10) 1, A. Ayers and G . Cole (4 points each) 2. Senior ChampionshiJ;I Events33 1-3 Yards F'. Hatherly 1, G. K. Koea 2, N. Sykes 3. Time, 17 1-5sec. 50 Yards : N. Sykes 1, G. K. Koea 2, F. Hatherly 3. Tiiife, 29 2-5see. 100 Yards: N. Sykes 1, G. Koea 2, F. Hatherly 3. Time, 1min. 9 3-5sec. 220 Yards: N. Sykes 1, G . Koea 2. Time, 3min. 3 2-5sec. Junior Championship33 1-3 Yards: H. Kereopa 1, Ailao 2, R. Gardner 3. Time, 17 4-5sec. 50 Yards: H . Kereopa 1, J. Nodder 2, Ailao 3. Time, 29 4-5sec. 100 Yards: H. Kereopa 1, J . Nodder 2, D . Brown 3. Time, 1min. 5 1-5sec. Under 14 Championship33 1-3 Yards: J. Veale 1, R. McKay 2, B. Kerr 3. Time, 22 2-5sec. 50 Yards: J . Veale 1, R. McKay 2, A. Hooper 3. Time, 33 3-5sec. 66 2-3 Yards: J. Veale 1, R. McKay 2, A. Hooper 3. Time, 47 3-5sec. Preparatory ehampionship33 1-3 Yards: A. Luxton 1, G. Cole 2, A. Ayers 3. Time, 23sec. 66 2-3 Yards: A. Luxton 1, A. Ayers 2, G . Cole 3. Time, 53 4-5sec.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS

Finals of Miscellaneous Events-25 Yards Learners' Race: C. Ju!ian 1, G. W. Jacks 2, R. S. Smith 3. 50 Yards Bus Boys: N. J . Procter 1, D. Stonnell 2, B. Shaw 3. 33 1-3 Yards New Boys: W. Motion 1, B . Novak 2. 50 Yards Breaststroke: D . Brown 1, M. Hooker 2. Time, 41 3-5sec. 33 1-3 Yards Open: W. Motion 1, M. Davy 2, J. R. Gardner 3. 33 1-3 Yards Bus Boys: D. Stonnell 1, B. Shaw 2, N. J. Procter 3. 50 Yards Open: T . Canham 1, R. Church 2, B. Gatland 3. 33 1-3 Yards New Boys : J. R. Gardner 1, B. Novak 2, W. Motion

DEBATING. The first debate of the year was held in the Assembly Hall on March 24. Wilson and B. J. O'Meagher affirmed : "That the Harsh Treatment of Germany at the Peace Table will not be in the best interests of World Peace." J. G . Jamieson and Petheram opposed the motion. The best speakers from the fioor were Caldwell, Treadwell and Prichard. The a udience seemed to take great interest in the debate and the standard of the speeches from the fioor was very high. The motion was lost on a show of hands.

50 Yards Open Backstroke: J . R. Gardner 1, J . B. Houston 2, R. Bent 3.

Inter-Form Relay.-Preparatory 1, 3Cl 2, 4El 3. Inter-House Relay.-Carrington 1, East 2, Central 3. DIVING. Senior: T. Canham (18} points) 1, B . Ellis (16) 2, B. Bews (15) 3. Intermediate: D . Hay (19}) 1, Williams ( 1 8路~) 2, J . Nodder (17}) 3. Junior: C. Croad (18) 1, G. Little (16路D 2, P . Shippey (15) 3. Ribbon Dive: H. Major 1. This year, for the first time in six years, the Boarders won the Day Boys v. Boarders relay after an extremely hard fought contest. Seven pupils of the School entered for the Flannagan Cup Harbour Swim, of one and a-half miles. All these competitors put up creditable performances, especially G. K . Koea and J. Nodder. Results : J. Nodder, 2nd; G. K. Koea, 3rd and second fastest time; A. Knight, 4th; D. A. Weir, 9th; M. R. Hooker, lOth. D. Liardet and L. Geden also swam. H. B. Honnor. LIFE-SAVING. This was a good year for life-saving, although the early work was hindered because the repairing of the baths was not completed until well into the season. The results were: Bronze Medallions, passed 85; Bars to Bronze Medallions, 11 ; 2nd Class Instructors' Certificates, 4; 1st Class Instructors' Certificates, 15; Award qf Merit, 5; Bars to Award of Merit, 3. The Smith and Easton Life-Saving Cup for the highest marks in the Award of Merit examination was won by A. M. Knight. During the January holidays five boys from the School represented the Fitzroy Surf Club at the New Zealand Surf Championships at Dunedin. They were T . Logan, G. Koea, M. Hooker, D. Weir and K. Russell. Unfortunately, adverse weather conditions necessitated the cancellation of the championships. However, the team met with success at Wellington, where they came seoond in the four-man alarm. Logan won the senior surf race, with Russell, Koea, Weir and Hooker finishing second, third, fifth and sixth respectively. A. M. J. Knight.

An impromptu speech evening was held in the Assembly Hall on April 14. J. G. Jamieson was in the chair, assisted by A. N. Wilson. There were 26 speakers, mostly from the fifth form. The standard of the speaking was much better than last year in that the speakers used their voices and could be heard clearly in spite of the bad acoustics of the hall. We were very pleased to hear several of the boys from the third form speak. The best speeches of the evening were given by Journeaux, Lysnar and Tread:well. On November 5, two girls from the Girls' High School, Pam j amieson and Doris Veale, and R. Church, B. J. O'Meagher and J . G. 路 Jamieson gave short speeches at the New Plymouth Rotary Club. Pam Jamieson gave a very good speech on "The Problems of Peace," as did Doris Veale, speaking on Rotary International. Church gave a racy, humorous speech on his future career, J amieson on "The Benefits of Boarding School Life," and O'Meagher gave some very interesting facts about the Roman constitution. The Rotarians seemed to enjoy the evening, as did the speakers. The preliminaries of the Inter-House Debating Competition for the Wellington Old Boys' Cup were held in the gymnasium on November 2. The judges were Mr. Bottrill and Mr. Wilkie. The subject for all the debates was one of current interest, "That the r ecent advances in the liberation of Atomic Energy constitute a dire threat to civilisation." The teams were:School: J. G. Jamieson and Treadwell. Pridham: Lacy and Douglas. Carrington: Lysnar and Percy. West: Snelling and R. Church. Central: Petheram and B . J. O'Meagher. East: Rowe and A. N. Wilson. Pridham and Central House teams were chosen as the finalists. On November 19, the finals for the Cup were held in the gymnasium. The headmaster was in the chair and the judge was Mr . L. M. Moss. A new subject was chosen, "That Life in the Age of Elizabeth was preferable to what we have to-day." Petheram and B. J . O'Meagher, representing Central, affirmed the motion and Lacy and Douglas, representing Pridham House, opposed it. In giving his decision that Central was the winning team, Mr. Moss stated that the speaking was very good and that it was the hardest debate he had ever judged. However, he said that both teams possessed the same weakness, one very strong speaker and one with less experience.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS On the same afternoon, the final of the Junior Oratory Competition for the L. M. Moss Cup was held, Mr. Moss again judging. This is a prepared speech competition open to third and fourth forms . Each form selects its representative to compete in the competition. The finalists and their subjects this year were:M. M. Jamieson: "A Very Gallant Gentleman." R. Trimmer : "Adolf Hitler."

J. Veale: "Penicillin." B. Walker: "The Battle of Britain." Mr. Moss said that the speeches were of the same high standard as of other years. He awarded the Cup to M. M. Jamieson because he used voice inflexion and the pause to greater advantage than the others and thus held the attention of his audience. J. G. Jamieson.

TENNIS. Tennis is once more popular in the School. During the first term, the courts were in much demand in the lunch hour and after school. A num路b er of day boys took part in the North Taranaki Hardcourt Tournament held in February. A team from School played a friendly match with the Waiwaka Club and had a most enjoyable afternoon. If o. munber of these games with outside clubs could be arranged, there is no doubt that the experience of match play would improve the standard of tennis at the School. Owing to the shortage of tennis balls, it was not possible to hold Inter-House matches. However, this season, with greatly increased supplies of tennis racquets and balls to come, we look forward to the revival of the Inter-House competition and the School Ladder. There was a record number of entries for the School championships, played on the Wa iwaka, Pukekura Park, and School courts. Owing to bad weather on Saturday mornings, most games were played during school time. There were some good exhibitions of tennis. The championship results were as follows:Junior Singles.-J. Kelly d. Walsh, 6-2, 6-0. Junior Doubles.-W. Shaw and J . Kelly d. V. Andrews and R. Fairey, 6-5, 6-4. Intermediate Singles.-P. Lol>b d. W. Ramsay, 6-1 , 6-2. fntermediate Doubles.-P. Lobb and W . Ramsay d. R. Sinclair and P . Grayling, 6-2, 6-1. Senior Singles.-Serni-finals: J . M. Thomson d. R. Grey, 9-6. A. Roberts d. B. Bamfield, 9-7. Final: A. Roberts d . J . Thomson, 3-6, 6-1, '6 -4. Roberts proved too steady for Thomson, who was inclined to hit too hard. Senior Doubles.-Semi-finals: B. Bamfield and J. Thomson d. M. Petherarn and G . Dow, 9-8. H. Kereopa and W. Rewiti d. B. Wilson and 0. Dunbar, 9-4. Finals: B. Barnfield and J. Thomson d . H. Kereopa and W. Rewiti, 6-3, 6-3. The standard of this game was excellent, with the winners showing remarkable combination.

R. Church.

ENTRANCE TO DINING ROOM

AUCKLAND GRAMMAR MATCH, PUKEKURA PARK .

FIRST ELEVEN AT NELSON MATCH, 1944.

SCHOOL INSTITUTION S CADET NOTES.

Barracks were held this year as usual for the first six days of the school year but the battalion did not go under canvas. The first day was given up to the organisation of companies, instruction tor new cadet.s in elementary foot-drill, rifle drill, small arms training and field-craft. There was no long route march at the conclusion of the week. Instead the battalion was inspected at work by Brigadier Potter. In addressing the cadet.s before the march past, he said he was pleased with the work he had seen and with the efficiency of the n .c.o.'s. Brigadier Potter took the salute. In the second term, drill was restricted to n.c.o.'s, members of the n .c.o. training platoon and the signals platoon.

The signal platoon, which was organised as a special unit last year, has made splendid progress. A full-scale exercise was carried out in the first term. The platoon is now able to establish communications by line, radio, flags and lamps. On steeplechase day, the platoon supplied a running commentary on the race by radios stationed at strategic point.s along the course. Again this year the battalion did not take part in parade owing to unfavourable weather. However, we the memorial gates for a service in memory of the fell in World War I. Wreaths were placed on the Last Post was p~ayed.

the Anzac Day paraded before Old Boys who gates and the

This year a classification examination was held for all n.c.o.'s returning next year. We wish to thank the Caledonian Society for the loan of bagpipes which have effectively swelled the battalion band. In the third term General Puttick visited the School during a

tour of all troops under his command. After inspecting the battalion, hE' complimented the cadet.s for their steadiness on parade. General Puttick took the salute at the march past. We thank the Area Commander and his staff together with all officers and n.c.o.'s of the Taranaki Regiment who have given us so much help throughout the year. F . R. Hatherly.

SCHOOL ROLL

SCHOOL ROLL. School opened this year with a total of 795 boys on There was a total of 272 boarders. the roll. W. -West House. C. -Central House. E. -East House.

s. -School House. Ca.-Carring ton House. P . -Pridham House.

N.-Niger House. '' Boarder.

t House Prefect.

FORM 6A. C. - +Burr, R. D., Tarurutang i P . -*:j:Caldwel l, T. H. L., Warea. W.- t Church, R. Ca.-*t Church, J. M., Raupunga. E. - t -Johnston, W. B., Brixton. E. - :j:Hooker, M. R. Ca.- *Macky, R. G., Te Awamutu. C. - t Mathews, J. C. S. - *tMcLaren, C. E., Warea. E . - tRowe, J. W., Waitara. P . -*:j:Simpson , G . T. C. - :j:Thomson, J . M. E. - :j:Wilson, A. N. FORM 6Bl.

Barr, J. P . C. Blance, C. A. C. Ca.-*tBott rill, c . E. Christensen, S . K ., WelC. lington. P. - • christoffel, D. A., Mahoenui. P. - *Church, P. T., Raupunga. C. - t Crowley, G. M. Conway, M. P. E. C. - t Fitzgibbon, T. 0. P . - *tGraham, J . T ., Putaruru. s . - *:j:Hatherly, F . R. P. - *Hogan, W. P., Wanganui. Holden, A. T . C. s . - *Jamieson, J. G., Feilding. P. - *Kirkpatrick , D . C., Hastings. P . - *Leaf, W. H ., Dargaville. P. -*tLuxton, W . H., Whakatane. S. - *Mitcalfe, H . P . B., Lower Hutt. O'Meagher, B . J . c. C. - t P etheram, M. F. E. - t Procter, N. J., Waitara. Pybus, J. E. -

+ School Prefect.

W.- tShaw, I. B., Okato. E.- Sullivan, G . E. P. - *tTatham, J ., Mokauiti. Taylor, J. W. E. Williams, T . J . W. FORM VI B2. P . - *tBayly, F., Putaruru. S . -*tBews, B. L. G ., Auckland. W.- Brown, K. E. - tBurton, W. R. s . - •tcartwrigh t, L. D., Lepperton. Ca.-*tDaisl ey, B. W., Lower Hutt. Dow, G . F. E. Durbridge, D. S. E. Ca.- *Duxfield, C. M., Raurimu. Gatland, H. B. C. P . - *Hone, W. · T., Waverley. Honnor, H. B. E. S. - *Judd, E. W. B ., Tariki. Kaye, P. H. E. Keen, N. K . E. S. - *tKinder, S . J . G ., Wellington. P . - *Lacy, J . M., Stratford. Lankshear, P. M. E. S. - *tRichardso n, D. H . P., Feilding. Tanks, K. W., Waitara. E. Ca.-*tTorr ens, R. J., Bulls. C.- Tregurtha, D . FORM VI Ace. Bam:field, B. D. C. W.- tBates, G. H. Carmine, B. G. C. W.- :j:Craig, H. M. P . - *Dunbar, I. J., Hurleyville. P . - *tDunbar, 0., Hurleyville. S. - *tEiley, P . G., Papatoetoe. Fairey, J. L. E. Ca.- *tFromm, G. R., Walton. C. - t Geden, L. G.

P. - •·tGreer, L. J., Hastings. P. - •:!:Hamilton, D. G., Auck-

land. Hareb, J . C. s. - 'tHarrigan, R ., Tamnarunui. Healey, P. M. G . W. Hughson, I. G. c. Koea, G. K. E. S . - •tMajor, H. R., Suva, Fiji. Ca.- *tMilne, B. K. , Ngatea. P. - *tMorrison, K. D., Maxwell. C. - t Murphy, J . W. I., Inglewood. E. - :::shultz, D .W . P . - •tSmith, S . F ., Awakino. W. - t Snelling, D . L. w.- Walsh, D. Waterson , I . S., Stratford. E. P. - *tWilson, B. J ., Whakatane. FORM VI E. S. - *Finn, R. B., Cambridge. W . - :~ Knight, A. M. J . Mallett, L. W., Waitara. E. S. - *McLeay, J . G ., Kopaki. S. - *Nell, A. I., Whakatane. FORM V Cl. *Archer, M . R. S., Te Kuiti. Ca.- *Barnett, G. R., Waitoa. P . - *Bathgate, D . T ., Hastings. w. - Bendall, W. A. c. - Broughton, J. R. s. - *Clement, W . S ., Opunake. W.- Carboy, B . J . W.- Craig, M. F. S. - *Crawford, I. S ., Hastings. Ca.- *Dickinson, B. H ., Auckland. P.- *Dreadon, R. G., Bombay. S. - *Dyke, H. S ., Wanganui. Frank, D. M. E. Fulton, B. A. E. Golding, B . I. C. Hooker, D . D. E. Kirkland, A. G. E. P. - *Levene, D . R., Auckland. P . - *McCaw, P . M. , Putaruru. Monaghan, G. P. C. P. - *Moran, I. N ., Palmerston North. S. - *Nair, G. M ., Fiji. Ca.- *Percy, J . H. , Auckland. Phillipps, T. D. C. Ca. - *Prichard, 0. M., Waitara. W.- Quin, J. F,

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W.- Raill, R. N., Koru. E.- Ramsay, W. J ., Bell Block. Reeves, A. J. C. Roberts, A. L. c. Shaw, B. D. C. S . - *Sheat, W. N., Pihama. P. - *Simpson, K ., Hoe-0-Tainui. Sowry, J. A. E. S. - • sturtevant, J . B., Taumarunui. S. - *Treadwell, P . J., Wellington.

FORM .V G.l. Bent, R. M. C. Bradbury, J. M. C. P . - • candy, C. B., Ngarua Waitoa. S. - *Crighton, A. C., Hawera. Crofskey, D. P . J . E. Croll, W . G. E. Emmerson, J. T. E. Ca.- *Fulton, N . W., T a uranga. S. - *Holden, J . A. D., Lower Hutt. Ca.- *Houston, J . B ., Morrinsville. S. - *Hawken, D. R. , Auckland. W.- Johns, G. 0 . Jones, R. R. E. Leith, R. J., Waitotara. S. Lobb, P. B . W. Matheson, R. M. E. Mitchell, R. G., Oakura. W. P . - *Mooney, J. B., Urenui. Nicholls, E . M., TongaE. porutu. P . - *Niven, G. N., Auckland. Panchia, N . B. C. Renwick, J . W. Ca.- *Skinner, J . B ., Auckland. P . - *Snowden, R., Tauranga. W.- Stewart, I . F . S. - *Wright, J. T., Okoke. FORM V G.2. P. - *Albrechtsen , P. M. , Te Kuiti. S. - *Alexander, J . P., Frankton. E.- Avey, R. P . P . - *Bayly, I., Putaruru. S . - *Bilkey, D . A., Hamilton. S. - *Bedggood, W. 0 ., Kaikohe. Boulton, A. T . c. Campbell, M. D. E. -

SCHOOL ROLt SCHOOL ROLL Canham, E. J. C. Chadwick, C. A., Waitara. E. ea.- • coombe, B . R., Waitoa. Cowley, M. A. W. Crossan, D. G., Inglewood. E. Crowhurst, A. S. C. P. - *Darby, P. D., Bombay. S . - *Ellis, B. A., Marton. P . - *Fyson, w. K., Hawera. E. - tGillespie, D. J. W.- Hall, W. T. W.- Howlett, L. R. E.- Huggard, G. s. - *Hutchings, A. F., Rotorua. S. - *Irving, J . D., New Plymouth. P. - *Jackson, I. T., Martinborough. W.- James, M. P. Ca.- *Joumeaux, W. R., Raetihi. Ca.- *Kereopa, H., Rotorua. W.- Kitchingham, N. P . Liardet, D. M. E. McNeill, L. J. C. W.- Miles, A. R., Okato. A. R., Te Kuiti. *Reid, S. P. - *Reweti, R. · B., Tauranga. Ca.- *Richards, G . B., Kakaramea. P . - *Rose, J . M., Huntly. S. - *Simmonds, R. A., Otorohanga. P. - *Snowdon, W . E., Kaponga. Sykes, B. E. C. Sykes, N. M. C. Signal, N. W. E. P. - *Tapp, G. A., Ngaruawahia. P. - • ward, D. C., Hawera. Weir, D. J. E. Wood, C. H. C. S. - • worth, P. A., Auckland.

W.- Grey, R., Oakura. P . - •Hansard, G. G., Auckland. W.- Hay, D. J. W.- Hughes, P. R. S . - *James, L. K., Halcombe. W.- Jones, G. W. Liffiton, E. M. E. Little, J. A. E. S . - *Low, G. G. E., Feilding. ea.- *Lysnar, D. G., Auckland. W.- Mander, D. Ca.- Milliken, E. P., Morrinsville. W.- Nodder, J. M. S. - *Plimmer, A. J ., Auckland. Rudd, D. H. E. P. - •saxby, P. D., Te Kauwhata. Ca.- *Seales, J. E., Morrinsville. W.- Smillie, R. 'M. St. George, D. L. E. Stonnell, R. F., Sentry E. Hill. C.- Urbahn, R. K.

FORM V E.V. Arbuckle, K. M. E. Barnes, A. M. E. Brockill, W. B. c. C. - tBartlett, G. W.- Bourke, L. E.- Burt, L. G. Carley, D. M. E. P. - *Gilmore, G. H ., Raglan. P. - *Grant, A. M., Hastings. Ca.- *Hall, M., Ohura. W.- Harrison, S. J. Ca.- *Hayes, W. K., Taumarunul. W.- Haylock, L. A ., Uriti. S. - *Holland, A. B., Manurewa. P. - *Honeybun, D. R., Frankton. P. - *Hutchinson, F. P., Gisborne. FORM VP. Ca.- *Jeffs, G. A., Auckland. S . - *Anderson, R. c., Hastings. S. - *Lepper, D. H. , Lepperton. Bannister, T. D., Waitara. E. S. - •I.Joyd, A. B., Eltham. Ca.- *Boon, J. A., Stratford. Marlow, D. R. C. Brewster, R. D. E. P. - *Marx, J. B., Whakatane. S. - *Brown, D. M ., Wanganul. McCready, K. J. E. Collings, E. W. C. McKenzie, W. B. E Ca.- • Collins, K. H., MorrinsP. - *McMillan, R. L., Ongarue. ville. McNeil, C. D. E. S. - *Dobson, K . J., Inglewood. McNiven, W. H. G. E. P. - *Douglas, G. B ., Auckland. c.- Meuli, R . s. C.- Fisher, R. W.

W.- Robinson, D. Shaw, S. W. C. Smith, L. A. C. Strawbridge, N. E. Terry, J. M. W. P . - *Williams, C. D., Morrinsville. S. - ''Wilson, D. H. M., Opotiki. FORM IV Cl. Adams, E. G. B. C. c. - Andrews, T. w. P . - *Bate, E. R. M ., Hastings. S. - *Bedford, M. J., Remuera. P. - • campbell, B. D ., Hastings. Chilcott, R. N. E. W.- Corkill, I. S. - *Ellis, c. M., Remuera. Finch, A. A. E. S . - *Frean, R. G., Hawera. Garnham, J. W. E. Greiner, J. R. E. Harris, J. W. W. S. - *Heale, R. R., Pio Pio. Ca.- *Henderson, J. M., Lepperton. Higgins, N. K. C. W.- Hurliman, C. F. W.- Jamieson, D. E. w.- Kidd, c. R. S . - *Klippel, G. H., Remuera. Launder, R. I. C. S. - *Michaels, J. R., Parnell. P. - *Mitchel, W. J. P., Hastings. s. - *Pool, R. G., Pamell. Russell, I. S. E. Telfer, I. B. E. S. - *Trimmer, R. M ., Auckland. Veale, J. L . C. F ORM IV Gl. P. - •Buchanan, J ., Waitoa. Carter, C. J. C. S . - • cole, P. S., Te Puke. Davy, F . D. E. Dey, B. W. 0. Francis, R. W. C. S . - *Gardner, J. L., Palmerston North. P . - *Gibbs, L. R., Tongaporutu. ea.- *Grut, V. Hd'A., Marton. Gundersen, G. S., WaiE. tara.

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Guscott, N. Harris, N. R. Hawkins, B. L. Herbert, B. E. Jones, I. S. *Julian, T ., Kakaramea. Keig, c. Lemm, B. N., Waitara. Melody, B. P. Mills, B. G. Mills, C. M. *Paterson, D . M., Ta.rata. *Peake, C. J., Te Awamutu. . Putt, J. S. Rookes, J. D. Ross, J . A. *Shaw, R. W., Auckland. Smith, R. S . Stevenson, A. F . Titter, H. M. *Warwick, G., Wellington. • watt, G . M., Pungarehu. *Whitford, K., Marton.

FORM IV G2. P. - *Armstrong, W. s., Whakatane. S. - *Barclay, D. B., Matapu. W.- Beale, D . K . Bishop, D . A. W. Boon, G. G. E. Bowler, R. P. C.. Dee, K. W. E. England, J. L., Waitara. E. Garcia, B. W. W.- Garcia, D. S. - *Gernhoefer, J. F ., Ingle· wood. P. - *Goodin, P. W., Pungarehu. Goudie, A. D. W. P. - *Jamieson, R . B ., Auckland. S . - *Kay, G. L. , Te Awamutu. W.- Littlejohn, A. P. S. - *Mason, D. W. T ., Te Kuiti. W.- Moller, D. G. Parker, F. H . C. Purdie, I. M., Tikorangi. E. S. - *Radford, c. T ., Mokau River. Roberts, K. M . E. Robertson, I. D ., TikoE. rangi. Rogers, R. L . E. W.- Rowe, G.

SCHOOL ROLL

ScHOOL ltOLL Russell, H . Shaw, H . W . *Simpson, T . G., Tariki. Sinclair, R. Y ., Lepperton. Smith, R., Oakura. W. Waters, R. L ., Waitara. E. Wilmhurst, R. F . W. W.- Winchcombe, I. L. P . - *Winn, P . M., Whakatane. Young, G. W. -

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FORM IV Science. B a igent, E. E. Besley, D . F. W. Brown, B . M. C. Burton, K. G., M a ngorei. C. W.- Fraser, J . A. Gable, D . A. C. Gernhoefer, B. c. Griffiths, G. C. e a.- *Ha rris, G. R ., Putaruru. E.- Hassal, N. Hoben, A. S . C. Hofman, J . C. Holder, A. H . C. James, R. E. W. Jones, A. L. C. Josephs, J. W. W.- Lewis, R . K. B . Little, G . D . C. Ca . - *Lowrie, W . A., Waihi. Major , B. W. W.McCallum, I ., W aitara. E. Macdonald, M.G., W aiE. · tar a. Ca.- *McKay, P . J ., Inglewood. Ca.- ~McMurray, B., Inglewood. Oats, 0. J . W. Paul, G . R. c. S. - *S age, D. G., Awakino. ea. - *Skipwith, R. H ., Auckla nd. S - *Standish , F. T ., Inglewood. Svensen, I. D. C. S . - *Worker , N. A., H a milton. FORM IV El.

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*Anderson, C. F., Mangatoki. • Anderson, R. J ., Mangatoki. *Annabell, R. B . A., Nga matapouri.

E. W.E. C. C. S. C. W. C. W. C. W.E. W.E. C. C. E. E. ea.P. P. C. P. C. E. E. W. C. P. S. E. P. S. S. E. -

Astwood, S. A., Waitara. Betteridge, C. W . Bolton, C. K. Burgess, J. C. Cameron, B. L. *Collier, A. F ., Taihape. Crowhurst, B . H . Dean, T. G. Dixon, I. L. Driver, D . Eva, L. J . Gear, W . C . George, R. G. Godfrey, L. C. Gra ham, A. N ., Waitara. Grundy, L. K. H epburn, E . D . Hine, A. R., Tikorangi. Johns, G. F. *Julia n, R. B ., Kaka ra mea. *Major, D . M ., Suva . *Mellsop, R., Auckla nd. Morga n , K. R. *Murphy, H . G., Papatoetoe. O'Meagher, I. J. Poletti, M. J. , Waitara. Puke, W ., Waitara. Te Uira, B., T e Kuiti. Thomson, W. G . *Townsend, B . I., Oha n gai. *Vercoe, E. M., Auckland. Wallace, G . J . *Waters, N. M. , Awakino. *Watson , R. L., Hastings. *Welsh , G . D., Marton. W eston, D. L.

FORM IV E2.

• Adam, R. S ., Aria. *Alexander, J . F ., Waverley. • Anderson, R. L ., Pia Pia. Ansley, M . Avery, N . E. B ates, J. K. Bauche, M . H ., Waita r a. Bird, D . J. W . Burnand, J . F . *Carmichael, R. S., K akaramea. Erb, R. I. E. Fleming, D. F. C. Glassford, D . H., Waitara . E Gudopp, R. G . W. W.- Hall, G. R. W. - Hare, C. A.

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Heyes, N. J . Hinz, D . N . Holmes, K. J . E. c. - Hoskin, K . R. P. - *Jones, R. W., Kimbolton. Laurent, R. C., Waitara. E. Lister, V. T . E. c. - Marsh, L. R. w.- Matthews, F. J. J ., Inglewood. McLennan, D. J ., Strat E. ford. w. - Meredith, R. L. Ca.- *Oliver, I . R., Frankton. w.- Quinlan, D. C. c. - Rider, M . S . Roberts, N. G. c. Rudings, E . L. E. w.- Russell, R. J . Sheehan, B. F. E. Slyfield, B . J. W. S. - *Thompson, L. R., Tariki. S. - *Wilkinson, R., Tahora. W.- Williams, G . A.

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FORM IV Building. Baigent, M . R. E. Cave, M. P . E W. - Cole, D . T . Earp, H. D . C. Edwa rds, S . L. E. W.- Gooch, F. 0. w. - Jury, R. N. Manu, I . W . W. Molloy, R. J . E. Oakley, E. c. W.- Parker, R. N. P ayne, B . W . E Raper, A. J. C. Simonson, A. F . E. C.- Sole, L. E. , Warea. Strong, H. D . E. Sutherland, K. D. C. W aters, T . W . C. Williams, d'A. L. E. Bensley, A. A. W. Manty, B . W., Inglewood. E F ORM IV AG. Blackburn, B . 0 . Colson, I . D. E. Ferguson, R. A. E. Ca.- *Fox, W. A., Okato. ea.- *Fox, R . M ., Okato . Giddy, L. G . E. E. -

Grayling, P. C. E. Julian, N . L., Okato. W. W.- Leuthart, L. J . S . - *Mellsop, J. T., Ngaruawahia. c. - Messenger, I . G. Phyn, R. B. E. Pryme, T ., W a itara. E. Pybus, G. E. Thomas, V. J . E. Wilson, S. G. H. E. FORM Ill Cl.

Brown, J . W . • cassie, T . H ., Okato. Coleman, B . G . Crowley, B . J. *Dingle, N . E., Hawera. F a irey, R. S . *Gardiner, W . D ., Auckland. Glasgow, J . B . E. P . - *Graves, H. V., Waverley. N. - *Hetherington, S. N., Thames. S. - *Hornema n , P. R., Otorohanga . James, R. s. W.S . - *J a mieson, M. M., Feilding. ea.- *Julian, C. M., Warea. K err, B. V. C. W.- Looney, R. J ., Okato. Mayhead, R. A. C., W. Puniho. S . - *Miller, A. J. N., Thames. P . - *Moen, E . 0 ., Whakatane. Morton, D . R., Egmont C. Village. Ca.- • Moss, J. B ., Stratford. Prentice, D. J . W. Saunders, J . D . W. Shewry, A. B ., L epperton. E. S . - *Still, C. B ., Matamata. Tanks, T. M., Waitara E. S . - *Waddingha m , F . M ., FiJi. S . - *Wa lker, B . A., H awera. Wa lsh, L . F. C. Wood, G . S. c. Worseldine, M. J. B. C. -

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FORM Ill Gl. Abra ham, S. E. E. P . - *Beach , N . B ., Wanganui. W. - Brown, B. s.

SCHOOL ROLL Bishop, D. L . W. E.- Bertrand, J. B. Butler, P. W. E. S. - *Christian, J. P., Halcombe. P. - • cameron, M. H., Te Puke. W.- navies, N. V. Deakin, G . I. C. Elliot, J. M. E. Gadd, J. N. C. Ca.- *Harden, J. R., Morrinsville. P. - *Jacks, G. W ., Hawera. Luxton, C. G . C. Mathews, R. S. C. S. - • Miller, J. A., Thames. P. - *Miller, J. N., Eltham. Morwood, R. D. E. S. - • Motion, R. G., Pokeno. S. - *Motion, W. E ., Pokeno. W.- McKay, R. J. Ca.- *Macmillan, J . R ., Auckland. S. - *McNeil, R. A., Te Awamutu. S . - *Pope, S. G ., Pokeno. Powell, J . E. Ca.- *Prestidge, J . A., Hawera. S . - *Purvis, I . H. M., Pahiatua. Rea, M. W ., Uruti. C. Robertson, G . T., WaiE. tara. Rowe, C. H. W. Saywell, A. T . E. s . - *Shrimpton, L. B., Patea. W.- Waters, D . M. Wilson, B. K. C. :FORM Ill G2. S. - *Allen, P. J ., Lepperton.

S. - *Brown, B. C., New Plymouth. . Brown, R. A. E. E.- Chard, B. N., Pukearuhe. P . - • crow, B. L., Kaeo . Colbert, S. J . C. Ca.- *Cooke, H. W., Walton. W.- Crocker, J. H. Crozier, N. V. C. W.- Day, P . B. Dempster, R. W., Urenui. E. Edwards, B. A. C. S. - *Gardner, R. L ., Palmerston North. Grayling, M. c. E. S . - *Gray, A. H., Okau.

Hayman, A. H. *Hebden, T . w., Te Kuiti. Hine, L. A. Hollard, K. C. Kirkland, R. D . E. Kitchingman, B. M ., W. Omata. E.- Lovell, P. G . P . - *McNaught, K. J ., Hunterville. Pearce, 0. W. E. Quickfall, D. N. E. P. - *Ramsden, G. F., Woodville. W.- Rydon, E . L. Smith, H . D. C. P. - *Townsend, G. R., Hawera. Watson, A., Waitara. E. Wilson, G. R. C -

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*Binnie, J. R., Stratford: Crow, C . J. Crowe, R. L. Fincham, J. E . Gribbon, M. R. Gunn, L . D.

Good, V. Gow, M. G. Gilmour, B. *Hanna, H . R., Taupiri. Haughton, B. 0. *Hutchings, D., Rotorua. Jensen, P. N. R., Puniho. Kirby, T. P. E. Lye, E . R. C. W.- Macleod, L. I. McCormick, B. R. C. W.- Moratti, C. J ., Tariki. Morris, B. A. E. Nicholas, N. J., Waitara. E. Novak, B. J. C. Puke, D., Bell Block. E. ea.- *Reid, G . s., Ohaupo. W.- Riordan, P. G. Rudd, B. J. E. Rudings, L. A. E. W . ~ Sigley, R. E. Stonnell, L. B., Sentry E. Hill. Watson, R., Waitara. E. W.- Wells, D. V., Oakura. -:::a.- *Wills, D. A., Waikato.

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Andrews, V. H. Avey, T. A.

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, 1945. D. M . Brown, I. G. Hughson , B . W . M a jor, W . K . Fyson, J . L. Veale. B. G. Coleman , R. N . Jury, N. G. Rob erts, C. H . Rowe, F . P. Hutchinsop, I. D . S vendsen. N . V. D avies, D . B . Barclay, J . Pybus, R. G. Frean, G . R . P aul , J . D . Saunders, J. N. Gadd.

ScHOOL kOLL Barnes, P. J . Barr, J. A. Beamish, J. G. ''Bell, C. W ., Morrinsville. Black, D. E . Brough, J . A. , Waitara. *Cameron, R . M ., Marton. Cole, C. W. s. - • cole, R. M ., Te Puke. Connett, B . G . C. Croad, C. E. C. P. - • navis, S ., Taumarunui. Fluker, R. R. W. ea.- • Fromm, D ., Waikato. Gall, S. G . E. Grey, B. W . S . E. Halliwell, P. H. C. Hendry, R. H . E. P . - *Hooper, A. B., Fiji. Huggard, J . D. E. Larking, W . E. , Okato. W. c. - McKinna, C. c. ea.- *McWhannell, A. J., Ohaupo. P . - *Nolly, L. M ., Stratford. Park, L. A. E. Pennington, R. J., WaiE. tara. Purdie, S . M., Waitara. E R a mkin, N . c. E. Reid, B . W. J., W aitara. E. Ritchie, D. S . E. Rankin, N . C. C. Roberts, K. c . E. Rook, K. M. W. W.- Russell, K . Small, 0 . C. Sole, G . D. E. P. - *Tatham, R., Mokauiti. Wallace, R. H . E. Weston, G. N . E. Whitehead, R. B. E. W.- Wood, R. N . Ca.- *Wright, H . A., Wairarapa.

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F ORM Ill. E2. Andrews, A . H . W. Armstrong, J. R. E. Bishop, R. A. W. Brown, N. W. C. C.- Bryan, L . S. Burr, T . K . E. Cadman, P. J . E. Clarke, M. J . W. W.- Coleman, D . D. P . - *Collins, K. N., Ohura.

Dickie, R. J. Dunlop, G . Froggatt, J. E. W. - Gold up, P. c . Hatcher, L. H . W. P . - *Herbert, M . G. , Urenui. Hill, L . J. E. W.- Horo, B ., Oakura . Hunt, G . J . R. E. Ca.- *Johansen, D . E ., Waitoa. W.- Jury, R. B . W.- Kearns, T . M. Lethbridge, R. C. W . - Lobb, B . W. Lowe-Woo, H. C. Magrath, B. N . W. E.- Malcolm, M. A. P . - *Michael, W . H . C., Auckla nd. Montgomerie, A. W. E. Randell, B. D . E. ea.- *Rota, J. , Fordell. Rowland, K. B., W a itara . E. Stockman, K . B., E. T a m ati, N ., Bell Block. E. Tapiki, M. W.Twadell, S . A. E. W.- Vercoe, S . T. White, B. W . W.Whittaker, E . A. E. Williams, H. D. W. W.- Wood, 0. J . Ca.- *Wright, A. D ., Frankton. P . - •weston , C. J., Auckland.

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Ill. B. Blackball, N. G. Bocock, G . J . Buttimore, D. N . Cleland, M. Copestake, E . C. D ebney, W . T . Eustace, R. V. F a ull, L. G. c . - Fay, K : J. , E gmont Village. Fisher, M. S. W. Gernhoefer, I . C. Hoffman, J. · E. Hoskins, P. L. E. P . - *Humphrey, W . D., Mokauiti. W.- Ireton, H . J. Jury, T . A. W. Jury, W. E. W.Kitchingman, H. W. W.Ketchmer, L . G . E. -

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SCHOOL ltOLL E. Locke, R. L . MacLeod, K. W. C. May, B.E. W.- Moller, P. S. E. O'Keefe, P. T . E. Phipps, B.H. P. - *Roebuck, N . D . C. Shippey, R . A. W. Soffe, B . R . E. E. Spence, R. H . C. Staples, P. J . E. Street, P . D . W.- Vinnicombe, B. E. Wyllie, G. FORM Ill AG. C. Browning, M. L. Cocksedge, R. K . W. E. Cummings, K . R. ea.- *Earwaker, D. B., Te Awamutu. C. Erskine, D. J. C. Findlay, I. W.- Geary, T . Gray, A. H . W. Hellier, R . A. E. C. Hall, L . Hildred, B . E. E. Hutchinson, E. C. J a mieson, I. P . - *Kelly, J . R., Waverley. W.- Kurth, C. B. W. Ma cdonald, C. M. McKinlay, K . W . C. W.- Maxwell, D . C. W.- McEwan, N . T . G. E. O 'Donnell, B. G. P. - *Oliver, H . R., Putaruru. Ca.- ''' Richards, C. E., Kaka ramea. W.- Schrider, P. A. W.- Sim, J ., Okato. Simpson, P . A. W. -

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*Thorby, R . Walker, R. Waters, B. Weston, M. Zeier, R.

M. , Inglewood. H. M ., Waitara. Q.

PREPARATORY. N. Adams, J . B . G . N . - ''Ailao, I., Western Samoa. N. Armstrong, J. L. N : - *Ayres, A. T., Auckland. N. - ''Barley, A. C., Hawera. N. - '''Beach, B . V., Nigeria. N. - *Beach, M. R. , Nigeria. N.- Berge, C. T ., Auckland. N. Burke, N . J. N. - *Brownlie, A . D ., Fiji. P. - *Broughton, W. A., Palmerston North. N. - '' Cole, G . w ., Auckland. N. - *Dalrymple, J . W . N. Deare, D. C. Derby, G. C. N. N. - *Gemmell, J . E ., Ongarue. N. :- *Gray, K. W ., Hawera. N. - *Heaton, J. K ., Rotorua. W . - *Hogg, P . A., Mangorei Rd. N. - *Hopewell, P . G. , Fiji. N. - *Hopewell, W . H., Fiji. N. - *Luxton, A. T., Whaka tane . N . - '' McDonald , C. F ., T a umarunui. N. *McKenzie, M . F ., H awer a. N. *McKenzie, M. R. B ., Hawera. N. *Mila, V., Western Samoa. N. Morby, C. N . - ''' Pm路vis, S . W ., P a hiatua. N. - *Ross, C. J., Hamilton. N.- '' Tala, M., American Samoa. N. Webster, J . D., Bell Block. N. Weeden , A. J ., Pukearuhe. N. - *Wilson, B ., Te Awamutu.

During t h e year the following boys have left: Abraham, S . E.; Adam, R. S .; Albrechtsen, P. M .; Bauche, M . H .; Barnes, A. M.; Bendall, W . A.; Bensley, A. A. ; Bente, D . K. ; Betteridge, C. W. ; Bird, D . J . W .; Bishop, D. A.; Bourke, D .; Brown, N . W .; Burr, R. D .; But'ton, W . R.; Caldwell, I. H . L .; Chadwick, N .; Church, P .; Clarke, M. J .; Cole, D. I. ; Coombe, B. R.; Cowley, M . A.; Deare, D . C.; Ellis, C. M.; Erb , R. I.; Ferguson, R. A.; Frogga tt, J. ; Gernhoefer, B. ; Glassford, D . H .; Godfrey, L . C. ; Gooch, F. 0.; Gray, A. H .; Guscott, N. ; Hall, L.; Hareb, J. ; Harris, J . W .; Haylock, L. A.; Healy, P . M .; Hildred, J. B .; Hoskin, K. R.; Hogg , P . A.; Huggard, G. ; Hughes, P . R. ; Journeaux, W . R. ; Jones, L. W .; Julian, I.; Kaye, P . H .; Kretchmar, L. G .; Lament, R . C. ; Leaf, W . T. H .;

Lethbridge, R.; Lister, V. I.; Locke, R . L .; Manty, B . W .; Marlow, D. R.; MacLeod, K. ; McNeill, L. J .; Moller, D. G.; Molloy, R. J .; Murphy, J. W . I.; O'Donnell, B . G.; Payne, B. W. ; Prichard, 0 . M .; Quinland, D . C.; Roberts, K. M .; Rose, J. M .; Rudings, E. L .; Russell, R.; Signal, N. W.; Simpson, P . A.; Skinner, J. B.; Skipwith, R. H .; Stewart, I. J .; Stonnell, L. B.; Strong, H . D.; Sutherland, K. D .; Tapp, G.; Tregurtha, D .; Walsh, D.; Waters, R. L .; Waterson, I. S .; Williams, D. L .; Williams, G . A.; Wilmshurst, R. T .; Wilson, B . J .; Wood, C. H.; Young, G .

The f ollowing h ave entered : Broughton, W. A. ; Bryan, L. S .; Gemmell, J. ; Hawken, D . R.; Heaton, J .; Houng-Lee, S . L .; Jamieson, R. B.; Kitchingman, B. M .; Mitchel, w. J. P.; McKinlay, K . E .; Morby, C.; Nair, G. M .; Richards, N. D.; Ropiha, P . T .; Ross, C. J.; Rota, J. ; Signal, N . W. ; Winn, P. M .

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JAMES CAMPBELL McDOWALL. Died 20th May, 1945. The second term commenced sadly when we learned of Mr. McDowall's sudden death at Rotorua during the holidays. By his passing the School has lost a good friend and a valued member of the staff, and Taranaki one of its outstanding horticulturalists. Born in Wellington in 1888, Mr. McDowall began work at the a&'e of 12 in the laboratories of Victoria College, getting his secondary education in the night classes of Wellington Technical School. After matriculating he worked for and gained the degree of B.Sc. at Victoria, later becoming Lecturer and Demonstrator in Chemistry a nd Physics under Professor Sir Thomas Easterfield. His thesis for his M.Sc. was published but the outbreak of the Great War prevented his completing his degree course. While at Victoria he wa s presideJJ.t of the Students' Association and managed five successive Easter tournaments. He was also an energetic member of the Christian Union and the Tennis, Athletic and Hockey clubs. From New Zealand, Mr. McDowall went to Hawkesbury Agricultural College where he studied Agriculture for a year and then for the next seven years was engaged as metallurgist to a leading firm doing important war work. During this period he spent some time in the United States. Returning to New Zealand, and after a brief period of farming, Mr. McDowall took up teaching. He taught for a year at Christchurch Technical School and then for over ten years at Stratford, where his subjects were Science, Mathematics and Agriculture. Health reasons then made it necessary for him to give up teaching and he engaged successfully in nursery work in New Plymouth. It was while doing this that he consented to help out at the School by filling one of the war vacancies caused by the absence overseas of Messrs. Wilson and Watt.

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The many boys who were privileged to work under Mr. McDowall will remember him kindly for his enthusiastic teaching, supported as it was by an unusual experience in scientific work. Those who were keen found him ever ready to encourage them in their interests and he was always anxious to give his spare time on their behalf. Out of school, he will be remembered for his introduction of Soccer, which, thanks to his energetic coaching, has now become an important sport in the School, and has r esulted in the production of a fh'st eleven capable of holding its own, even with Schools of much longer experience in the game. His interest in gardening bore fruit in the formation of the Horticultuml Club, which has already done much to improve the surroundings of the School.

Mr. Leak was a member of an English family with a long t radition of public service. His father served with distinction in the Foreign Office and at the League of Nations. A brother, Major Leak, Royal Engineers, is at present serving in Palestine. He is also survived by two sisters. One is a doctor in London. The other is the wife of a counsellor at the Embassy in Cairo and was for eight years in a similar post in the East Indies, before they were overrun by the Japanese.

Mr. McDowall was one of New Plymouth's lea ding citizens. It was due to his untiring work that the Taranaki District Council of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture was formed and he served as its president and secretary. As its representative he sat on the Primary Production Council. La tterly he had given special service in advising ex-servicemen in their r ehabilitation problems.

The School and New Plymouth paid their last tribute to him on the second day of the winter term. At tl:ie service at St. Mary's Church, the Rev. A. M. Niblock spoke of his outstanding qualities a s a. teacher a.nd scientist. Later the cortege passed through the long lines of boys at the Te Henui Cemetery where he was buried, appropriately, in a. grave on the old school farm fa cing the school hill. Our sympathies are extended to .Mrs. McDowall and her two daughters in their great loss. ARNOLD DANIEL HERBERT LEAK. Died 12th July, 1945. The tragic death of Mr. Arnold Leak, a s the result of a n a ccident, will be much regretted by those a gricultural boys who had been privileged to take sheep work under him on his Frankley Road farm. He was cycling to New Plymouth to read to an old blind friend when he collided with a pedesh路ian and suffered hea d injuries from which he failed to recover. Many of the younger generation will remember him as the owner of Hora ce, the donkey, which had given them much enjoyment and which h a d raised la rge sums for the various patriotic funds. Mr. Leak came to New Zealand in 1912, and, but for the years spent on active service during the Great War, had fa rmed in New Zealand ever since, first as manager of the Steuart Estate at Stra.thmore, and later as owner of the old Weston Farm on Frankley Road. This he brought to a high state of perfection as a small model sheep farm. On the death of Mr. w. Grant, Mr. L.eak generously consented to act as instructor in sheep husbandry to the School. His farm was admirably suited for the purpose, being handy to the school, and Mr. Leak fitted up the buildings for indoor instruction and spared no pains in preparing interesting practica l work on a wide r ange of activities associated with sheep farming. Eighteen months a go he Thus he was sold his farm and retired to Fra nkleigh Park. reluctantly compelled to sever his connection with the School.

IVAN DESMOND SVENDSEN. Died 5th November, 1945, aged 16 years. On Tuesday, 6th November, the School was shocked to hear t hat Ivan Svendsen, of Form 4Sc, had died the previous afternoon in the New Plymouth Public Hospital. He had been absent only three weeks. He was highly respected both by masters and boys and his pa ssing has left a very deep feeling of regret. Although a junior boy, he was a very keen member of the School and it is significant t h a t his last words, uttered on the morning he died, were, "I wonder wh at 's happening at School now." The funeral took plaee at the Te Henui C emetery. The boys of the third and fourth forms lined both sides of the drive. Members of his ow'n form , and of the St. John's Ambulance Cadets, to which he belonged, attended the service at the graveside. The bearers were M. R. Hooker, G. Bartlett, A. M. J. Knight, a nd G. Dow, repr esenting the S'chool, and Messrs. N. H. Guscott and H . Williams, who are both Old Boys. To his sympathy.

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EXAMINATION RESULTS. Taranaki Schola rships.-D . J. Blnns, M. A. Mills, J . D . McNaugl:楼;, A. J. Sheat. Higher Leaving Certificate.-R. F. Bennington, G . T. Brown, R. D . Burr, J . Cor kill, J. A. D ean , P. D. Doile, C. D. Dunbar, G . D . H amilton, F . L. H a rris, J. R. C. Holder , M. R. Hooker , W . B . Johnston. B. V. Jones, R. G . Ma cky, J. C. Mathews, G . D. C . Mea ds, K . D . Morrison, J . W . Murphy, C. E . McLaren, D. S . Nielson, R. B . Niven, E. D. Okey, H . C. Peace, J. W . Rowe, K. G. Russell, W. A. Scott, G . T. Simpson, T. E . Smith, R. D. Stanley, A. L. Stanton, A. W. Thoma s, J . E . Walker , T . S . W aterson, B . A. Williams, A. N. Wilson. Matriculation 路 by Accrediting.-B. D . Bamfield, G . H. Bates, R. F . Bennington, B . L. G. Bews, W . R. Burton, J . M. Church, P . T. Church, H . M . Cra ig, C. D. Dunbar, R. E. Foster, L. G . G eden, F. R. Ha therly, M . N . Hewson, H . B. Honnor, W. B. Johnston , A. M . J . Knight, W . H . Luxton, G . D. C. Meads, K. D. Morrison, R. L. Osborne, H. C. Pea ce, N. J. Procter, J . Pybus, D . W . Schultz, T . E . H. Smith, R. D. S tanley, W . E . Still, G. E. Sullivan, A. W . Thomas, J . M. Thomson, T . S . Waterson, B . A. Williams, T. J . Wllliams, R. F. Wooffindin.

LETT ERS TO THE EDIT OR J. P. Barr, F . Bayly , B . L. G . Schoo l Certi ficate .-B. D . Bamf ield, W. R. Burto n, K. J. Camp bell, n, Brow . K e, Bews, C. A. Blanc A. Chris toffel , P. T. Churc h, L. D. Cartw right, J. I. Cham bers, D. . Daisle y, I. J . Dunb ar, H. M . Craig , G. M . Crowl ey, B . W T . 0. Fitzg ibbon , H. B. Finn, B. R. idge, Durbr D. S. 0 . Dunb ar, Hareb , F . R. Hathe rly, J. am, Grah T. J. Gatla nd, L. G. Gede n, n, W . T. Hone , H . B. Hoga . P . W P . M . G. Healy , D. G. Hend ry, P. H . Kaye , N. K. Keen , son, Jamie . G J. son, Hugh G. . I or, Honn P. M . Lank shear , s. J. G. Kinde r, D. C. Kirkp atrick . J. M . Lacy, C. A. Millig an, n, Luxto B' . W Luff. . R- A. S. Larse n, J. D E. McW hanne ll, . B ay, McLe G. B. Mitca lfe, N . J. McKe nzie, J. Proct er, J. Pybus , L. A. J. N. ram, Pethe F. M. , agher O'Me B. J . S. F. Smith , D. L. Snelli ng, Pye, D. H. P . Richa rdson , I . B. Shaw , s, R. J . Torre ns, D . I . Tonk W. K. r, G . E. Sulliv an, J. W. Taylo Walsh , T . J . Willia ms. C. Ayson , C. E . Bottr ill, B . G . Schoo l Certif icate.-Par tial Pass: J . F. Coope r, G. F . Dow, R. M. D. S. n, tense Chris . Ca rmine , S. K J . W. Fishe r, G . R. From m, . E irey, a F L. J. Duxfi eld, P . G . Elley, n, K. L. Ivil, E. W . B . Holde . T A. , erson R. Harri gan, M. J. Hend her, H. Majo r, L. W. Lowt . D R. , Lloyd Judd, W . H . Leaf, L. V. I. Nell, J . Tatha m, A. , Milne Malle tt, c. s. Mells op, B. K. I. N. Wills . r, G . R. Barn ett, J . P. Barr, Publi c Servi ce Entra nce.- M. R. S . Arche R. From m, 0 . E. Gibso n, . G gs, Collin w. . E D . R . Brew ster, son, B . D. Shaw . D. R . Leven e, G. G. E. Low, K . Simp

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Dear Sir, ric." in this Schoo l. ~ny~ne I wish to prote st again st the new "Mat lower ing of exammat~on this of s effect the of who pause s and think s It is no use lettm g bad. be must result the stand ard will realis e that Certif icate (who l Schoo g passin l, Schoo boys go gaily throu gh a year's relax afor nce Entra rsity could n't?), and giving them Unive again st a Unive rsity exam . they tion. The first time they come up The old " Matri c." turne d will be show n their prope r worth . In a few years the new. out bette r stude nts than will titute the Unive rsity Entra nce re-ins to have w!ll rsity Unive the from a deluge of stude nts not Exam inatio n merel y to prote ct itself ard. stand " ty Varsi " to路 up nearl y I am, etc., VIA. Dear Sir,a nd Frenc h at our High We are given a chanc e to learn Latin a help to Engli sh, and as only l usefu is Latin these Schoo ls but of ries throu ghou t the count few ely arativ comp in n Fren ch' is spoke l langu age know n usefu more a t taugh be not world . Why can we mean Esper anto. I . other any than ries in a great many more count s of Latin a nd masse ed tangl the gh throu To those who have wade d sh spelli ng Engli r maste to try who ners Frenc h gram mar and to foreig n, consi sting of. the eas~est and pronu nciati on, Esper anto is a heave rules or pecul iar spellm g. n pa rts of all la nguag es with no broke

LETT ERS TO THE EDIT OR want to learn an intern ation al There fore, I ask, why can those who take Esper anto. langu age not be given a chanc e to I am, etc., "Cosm opoli tan." Dear Sir,notice d a consi derab le lack Since comin g to this Schoo l I have it would be a good plan if ink h t d shoul I g. singin in st of intere at regula r interv als , for the the whole Schoo l gathe red toget her g: singin unity comm purpo se of I am, etc., "Mus ic-Hu ngry. " proba bly more still and year next g There will be more singin when we have our Audi toriu m.-E d. Dear Sir,shoul d be paid by each I would like to sugge st that 3d a term fund thus raised could The ge. board er for the storag e of h is lugga can be place d. This would bags the which on racks build to be used safeg uard the lugga ge from save a lot of incon venie nce and also dama ge. I am, etc., G . D. Doug las. Dear Sir,held on the lower groun d, I sugge st that our sport s meeti ngs be actor y for the spect ators. satisf not are nts geme arran as a t prese nt the ded the groun d was provi view, lent excel an The terrac es would give ls. officia and s clear excep t for comp etitor I am, etc., S.A.A . Dear Sir,As an Old Boy, may I make a sugge stion. ial prizes which are There are in the Schoo l sever al memm boys pass throu gi{ many tely, rtuna comp eted for each year. Unfo memo ry these prizes were whose in ing know ut witho l Schoo the have said this too, that unles s given . It seems to me, and other s the Schoo l is not doing its then this, know l the boys of the Schoo s. duty to the donor a kian" suffic ient inforI sugge st that you publi sh in the " Taran , a statem ent about the prizes matio n to remed y this. In futur e years Pra yers when the conte st is could also be made in Morn ing a:imou nced. I am, etc., Old Boy, Waita ra. Dear Sir,be taken in the Annu al I am sure much more intere st would Day instea d of being held s Sport on held were they if ts Field Even the term . Such trivia lities as in the oblivi on of the fina l days of be dispe nsed with. I can see easily could the sack and pota to races s throw , etc., on Sport s Day no majo r diffic ulty in havin g the discu In consi de1in g it, Sir, awry. going s discu the of fear excep t the

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School I hope you will see that the pleasure derived in watchin g the compare cannot foot another yet shot the put to g giants strainin in the with the spectacl e of a slight youth trotting back and forth quest of potatoes. I am, etc., G. M. Crowley . Dear Sir,y With the free manpower obtainab le in the School every Saturda the at wall stone the about done be ng somethi not morning , could back of the tennis courts? This has always proved rather annoyin g to the players at that veer end of the courts for a tennis ball rarely hits it and does not top. the at netting the over or side one to away I am sure detentio n boys, with a little gentle persuasion, would a fiatbe quite willing to dismant le the present one and construc t not are courts the when winter the during place its in wall surfaced in use. I am, etc., W. H. Luxton. Dear Sir,I should like to suggest that the prefects of the School should would be presente d with a small badge to be worn on the shirt. This Many save a lot of humiliat ion and embarra ssment for all concerned. the of us are in doubt for a good part of the year as to who are School outside ory satisfact is badge cap The School. the of prefects . grounds but inside the situation sometimes becomes rather awkward I am, etc., "Rank and File." Dear Sir,We are living in days of reform- educational, constitu tional and the industri al reform. During the past two years we have seen abolition of the Universi ty Entranc e Examina tion and the introduc sixth tion of a new system. This has led to a great influx into the n is forms. We are pleased that this higher standard of educatio also now available to every boy who enters the School. Yet we boys are a little afraid. Under previous conditio ns the number of sixth passing into the sixth form was small. The privileges of the boys form carried the responsibility of prefects hip. To-day, the slow entering the Lower Sixth are eager to enjoy the privileges but to accept the responsibility as senior member s of the School. Because from of their status as sixth formers they feel that they are free placed, the discipline under which the boys of the Lower School are caused and that they have freedom of action. The problem thus is a difficult one and detrimen tal to the interests of the School. to Sir, I suggest that the name of the Lower Sixth be changed evils that of the Upper Fifth. Such a change would remove the still which are inheren t in the present- day conditions. Boys would would s privilege but subjects their in tion specilisa same the receive

F lying- Officer S . W . HOLDER , D.F.C. Flight-Se rgea nt R . J. M . BELL (Killed on a ir oper a tions). Flig ht-Lieut enant A. C. BAXTER , D.F.C. a nd B a r .

Pilot-Off icer D . F . HOLDER (Presum ed d ead ) . Sub-Lieu tena nt P. G . BELL (Killed on n aval oper a tions) . T emp . Sub -Lieuten ant W. K . WEBSTE R, D .S .C.