1921 The Taranakian Vol. 10, No. 2 November part1 by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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"TARANAKIAN." CONTENTS.

Agriculture Notes, . Annual Sports Annual Steeplechase A Lament Board of Governors Births Concert Notes Cric;:ket Notes Deaths Ed itorial Engagements Exc hanges Football Notes House Notes In the Egyptian Sudan Library Notes Life in Mejillones Marriages Old Boys' Association Old Boys' Football Club Old Boys' First Annual Smoke Concert Old Boys' Annua l Ball Old Boys' War Memorial Old Boys' Notes Preparatory Notes School Notes School Diary Shooting Notes Subscriptions Tennis Note5 The GoYernor's Vi:it T he Late Mr. E. A. Rowe, M.Sc.

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BOARD OF GOVER NORS:

S. Fox, EsQ.

( Chairman.)

DR. E. F. F ooKES.

L. C . SLADDEN, EsQ.

A. R. MORTON, ESQ.

H. TRn!BLE, EsQ.

S. G. SMITH, EsQ. M.P. L . A. NOI.. AN, EsQ.

F. ATKINSON , ESQ.

A. E. WASHER, ESQ.

E. P. WEBSTER, ESQ . Secr eta r y a nd T r easur er :

E. LASH. EsQ.

~tnff : PRINCIPAL : \ V. H. MOYES, M.A. B .Sc. ASSTSTANT MASTERS:

A . J. PAPPS, B.A. G. BERTRAND, (C Certificat e ).

A. R. RYDER, M .A.

R. H. ROCKEL, M.A . C. G. BOTTR ILL, M.A .

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MCLE<lD , M.A

W. G. \V I LKIE .

A . W . OIPROSE , .B.A. AGR ICULTURE :

J. \ "1..1 .

CONNELL (C Certificate).

C OMMERCIAL lNSTRUCTO II :

F. J. EGGLETON.

PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT:

G. H . PoPE, MISS K. CAMPBELL , MISS E. CAMPBEJ.L. DRAWING:

A. M. BRADBURY (Part Time Master) . Music:

RESIDENT MUSIC MASTER M ISS PIKE (Piano) .

] . DoBSON, L .T.C.L .

MISS DOWLING (Viol in) .

MISS YoU~W (Piano).

F. W. G. MCLEOD (Wood and Brass).

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-V. J. Henderson. House.-B. de Noakes, T. Foden, M. Barak, W. G. H ughson, H . '\V. Br own, . C. Drader, H. R ickard, L. '1'. R.awson, U. Fookes, E. W. B. Griffiths. Day Boys.-J . H. 路 Nicholson, J. Brodie, F. Cor kill, L. Dinniss, L. Abbott, R. B. Bellringer. COMMil'T EES. Football Committee.-Mr. Ryder (chairman), V. J. Hender son, J. Bi路odie, H. \ V. Brown, B. Noakes, C. Drader, M. Barak, '1'. Foden (secr etary). Captain F irst XV.: H. W. Brown. Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bottrill (chairman), H . Br own, I. Palm er, J . Brodie, T. Foden, J. H. Nicholson (secretary). Captain First XI. : I. W. Palm er. 路 Tennis Committ ee.-Mr. Bertrand (chairma.n ), M. Barak, V. J . Henderson, C. Dra.der, L. Pease, N. Airey, P . Mitca lfe (secreta ry) . Swimming Co mm ittee.-Mr. E ggleton (chairman), L. Rawson, V. J. Henderson, B. Noakes, C. Drader, A. Moyes; T. Foden and R. \\' . Br own (joint secretaries). Li bra ry Commi ttee.-lVIr. Wilkie (c hn.irman), E. W. Griffith s, M. Barak. V. J. Renderson, W. G. Rugh on, J. Brodie, v. Fookes (secretary). Librarians: W. Ald is and R. H. Bell r inger. Shooting Committ ee.-Mr. Papps (chairman) , M. Barak. L. Abbott, J. Jn.ckson, B. No.akes, N. Airey; \V. G. :Hughson a nd I. Penn (joint secretaries). Finance Committee.-V. J. Henderson (chairma.n) , E. W. Gritfiths. 'I'. N. Foden, v;. G. Hugh son, B. Noake,, J. H.. Nicholson, M. Barak (secretary). Concert Committee.-L. Rawson, F. Da.vis, L. Pea.se, J. Mc.Mahon, J. Bennett, G. E. Lomn,s (secretary). Camera Club CDmmittee.-Mr. Moyes (chairman), A. Moyes, L. Rawson, B. Noa.ke. (secreta.ry). Magaz ine Committee.-:Mr. Wilkie (chairman) , V. J. H enderson. J. Brodie, J. H. Nicbol. on, L. Dinni s~ . R. Bell ri nger. \\'. G. Hughson, M. Barak, \\1 . Aldi , F. Davis, B. P. Mitcalfe, T. Pem1, L . Rawson, U. Drader, T. Foden, J. Moorhead. Poundkeepers.-R. Christie, H . Mason. Sports Committce.-Mr. Diprose (chairman), D. Drader, B. de H. No a ke , J. v\. Pal mer, T. N. Fodeu, L. Ab bott ; J. ti. Nicholson and R. \\ . Brown (joint secretaries).

SCHOOL CADET CONTINGENT. Con1tingent.-Captaiu A. R. Ryder. Cammanding Officer Second in Command.-Captain A. J. Papps. Physical Drill lnstructor.-Lieu tenant F. J. Eggleton. Contingent Sergt.·Major.-Sergt.-M ajor 'l'. N. Foden. lionti ngent Q.M.S.-Q.M.S. G. Rugbson. "A'' COMPANY. Officer Coltllll1anding Company.-Lieutenant G. Bertrand. Company Sergt.·Major.-Sergt.- Major J. R. Nicholsou. Company Q.M.S.-Corpora l R. Cbri stie. SecNo.1. Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant H. "\V. Brown. tion Commanders: Lance-Corpor als B . .f::Looper, F. JuHan, C. Cranby, J. Palmer. No. 2 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant L. T. Rawson. Section Commanders : Lance-Corporals H. Holden, I. Palmer, C. Lash. Section No. 3 Platoon.-P latoon Sergeant : Sergeant C. Fookes. Commanders: Lance-Corporal s S . Woods, H. Rickard, "1'. Penn, J. J ackson. Section No. 4 Platoon.-Pla.toon Sergeant : Sergeant F. Co rkill. Co mm ander . : Lm 1ce-Co rpo ral. D. l\llackay, R. Brewster, · L . Pea . e, C. Barnett. " 8" COMPANY. Officer Commanding Compimy.-Licutenant A. ". Diprose. Company Sergt.·Major.- ergt.-Ma.jor V. J. R end er son. , Company Q.M.S.-Corpo.ral W. M. Alexander. No. 1 Pl a toon.-P la.toon Sergeant : er geant 0. F. Drader. Section Commanders : Lance-Corporu.ls C. Colli ns, R ." Ltea, A. Wheeler , J. McMahon. No. 2 Platoon.-Pla.t oon Ser geant: Sergeant L. Abbott. Section Commanders : Lance-Corporals K. Taylor, H. P. Mitcalfe, J. Shaw, F. Davis. Section No. 3 Platoon.-Platoon Ser geant: Serge:-lJlt N. Aire~'· Commanders: Lance-Corpora ls W. Aldi , A. Brodie, .ti. Mason. No. 4 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: Ser geant B. de B. Noakeil. Section Commander s : Lance-Corpo.rals A. Moyes, C. Burdett , L. Dinniss, J. Scanlan. · "C" COMPANY. Officer Commanding Company.-Lieutenn.n t F. J. Eggleton. Company Sergt.·Major.-Ser gt.-Mn.jor M. Bara.k. Section No. 1 Pl at oon.-Platoon Sergeant : Ser geant C. Rawkes. Commander: Lance-Corporal D. ViTard. No. 2 Pl at oon.-P latoon Sergeant : Sergeant R. Bellringer . Sect ion Commander : La.nce-Corporal Griffin. Section No. 3 Pl at oon.-Pl ntoon Ser geant: Sergeant J. Broclie. Commander : Lance-Corpornl J . Frnser. Ne. 4 Platoon: Plntoon Sergeant: Sergermt P. Griffiths.

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EDITORIAL. (P . Aldis.)

VERY school r egards with interest the car eers of its Old Boys, for these as well as the present pupils play a prominent part in ensuring the success of the school and in maintaining its traditions. It is ther efor e with gratification that we receive evidence of the fact that the Old Boys of this School are holding their own not only in 1scholarship but also in athletics . There are now many of our Old Boys, some of whom commenced their degree courses while still at this School, attending the various Universities in New Zealand. Some who have already complet ed their degrees are now engaged in their professions but ther e ar e still many who ar e still at study maintaining the traditions of form er scholars and bringing honour to the School. In looking through the results of the recent University examinations we note with satisfaction the large number of :firstclass passes secured by pupils of this School. When we remember that many of these students passed through the School during a trying period , we feel that there is further r eason for optimism for the future. In the football :field also the School has been represented by its Old Boys. 'l'hus three have played for the 'faranaki r eps ., three others for r epresentative t eams of therr district , and two for their 'Varsity teams.

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lt i . with particular pride and pleasure that we hear of the appointment of Captain .1. ~. R. C: Cornwall ~s Ro~al • · uval Heserve Aide-de-camp to the Kmg. Capta1~ Com.. 11 11,11o '· as e n ·ervice in the employ of the New Zealand 11 a • u · ohipping Company, has b en m uomman d of m~ny of th ..en· · liner.. During the war h e served aboard vanous Bnt1sh battleships. The form whiuh the Old Boys ' Memorial is to take has after much disuus,.ion been decided on and is about to materialise in entranuo gateg to the School. Such a memorial will not only adequately ·ommemorat e the great part play ed in the war by past pupils of the School but also will greatly enhan ce the School's appearance. In making a election from the various suggestions offered it was necessary to de ide on something which, while conforming with th r equirement s of a suitable memorial, could be erected m the School grounds . Thus the memorial, being at the entrance to the S hool grounds, will be the first impression the new boy will r eceive on entering and the last that he will can y in hit> mind when h e leaves . In this way he will take with him an impression continually recalling memories or his old f:) ·hool ancl r eminding him of the glorious tradition:; mTounding the gallant self-sacrifice of former _Old Boys. Another valuable acquisition to the School is the hospital, which is now on the point of completion. It consists of two wards, a uite of rooms for the matron, and a kitch enette with nece sary cooking facilities, which thus make it a complete unit in itself and r ender it practically independent of the r e t of the School. Besides very considerably le sening the danger of a large outbreak of sickn es., and thu. r elieving all concerned of much anxiety, the ho pital with it unny verandah , will accelerate the r eturn to h ealth of those who are unfortunate enough to b e attacked by sickne s . For this purpo ·e it has been equipped with convenien ce and comfort . that will make for speedy cure and pleasant convalescence. W e notice with inter st that the question of building a gymna.c;ium for the School ha again been broached. Since the fire the S hoo1 h as been without such an institution , but there is no doubt that the la k of a building which can ue

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used for gymnastic exercise and as a r ecreation room for boys in wet weather, is everely felt by a school of this size . With all due regard to the splendid results ·that can be and have been obtained by physical drill we cannot but rAmark thttt \Yherea in tha.t form of exercise exertion is voluntary and the degree of success attained depends on the 1nelination of the individual, in gymnastics muscular effort becomes compulsory and not incid ental. Besides being an important factor in arm and chest development, gymnastic exercise provides a form of r ecreation which inspires a boy with confiden ce and '' n erve. ''

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(M. Barak.) Sin e our last issue of the Magazine a further change in the staff ha' been chronicled : Mr. Dobson has taken over duties a a r esident music Master in place of Mr . Renaud , who lately r esigned. To Mr. Dobson we ext end a hearty welcome and trust h~s stay with us will be long and pleasant. D espite the short time h e has oeen in charge of the music we h ave noticed the increased enthusiasm in piano playing, and even scales now have a tuneful air. The long-needed want for an orchestra room has been at len gth supplied. A large music room in the front of the house is now set a ·ide solely for that purpose. We have not yet had an opportunity of observing the effect of the padded divan on the orchestra, but to all intents and purp~s e. , in the absence of a fully padded cell , it is for the best. Our ho pital ward is now completely . furnished and r eady for occupation. Sickness can now be promptly isolated, thus minimising the likelihood of an epidemic of mumps or measle duri,ng the exams . On the other hand the strict hospital discipline will do much to eliminate tho e most opportune maladies-" the rest cures . " Amusem ent as usual were numeTous last term. The Winter Show was w ll patronised by us all. " Hoop-la" eemecl a popul.ar game, at which many of our juveniles were ·ucc·e ·sful, while the Floss Candy and Crack-a-jack stalls received a fair share of patronage.

HOUSE NOTES.

'rhc clanei ng ·las · wa conclu ded in the_ long night Dancm g extend ed dance J· n t b ef or·e the end of the term. . . wt'll into the early hours of the _mm·mng ~nd merr:o . ne~ of a well-l oaded upper table are still retold m certam circles. The board er ·' dance at the Girls' High Schoo l was of eour w ell attend ed by us , its brevit y being the most distr 5 ina featur e. Howe ver the excell ent qualit y of t1ie refre. hm~nts whole ly eradic a.ted any grief which the dance rs experi enced . Pictur es abo have been popul a.r . One 'rhur sday afternoon we all went down to a schoo l matin ee of Mr. Eusta ce 's pictur es of his life in the wilds of Africa . Despi te the lack of seatin g accom modat ion for the great numb er presen t, we thorou ghly enjoye d the pictur e, which was both instru ctive and intere sting. A pleasa nt euchr e party and " dance " was given for the prefec ts one Satur day night by Mr .and Mrs. Moyes . The ev-enin g was mo~t enjoya ble and the winne rs of the euchr e tourn amen t were congr atulat ed, and partic ularly the winne r of the bib. After the suppe r the energ etic player s r esolve d to have a dance and in spite of the varnis hed floor, held to their purpo se. Excel lent music was provid ed. On Octob er 8 Mr. Hocke l provid ed a most intere sting entert ainme nt in the shape of a lectur e on Te Raupa raha , a l:VIa ori chieft ain. The orche stra assist ed in makin g the evenin g enjoya ble and the solos rende red by variou s members of the comp any were well applau ded. This footba ll ·eason has been a singul arly succe ssful one. Of the four Schoo l match es the first fifteen won two, the other two being the only two defea ts sustai ned by the team. The third fifteen also won the fourth grade competitio n, while the Prep. fifteen were succe ssful in winni ng the Prima ry Schoo ls Comp etition . The annual match again st W angan ui Colleg e was played at Hawe ra during exeat. Natur ally most of the board ers went in the "spec ial" train secure d for the occasion. For about 300 of us some of the citizen s of Hawe ra provid ed a sump tuous dinne r and despit e the defea t of the team we return ed in good spirits. To Messr s. Smith and Easto n, who promo ted the "feed " we expres s our gratef ul thank s.

BOA RDE RS , 1921.

HOUSE NOTES.

9 Of classic football this year we h ave had a great deal. 'l'h c red-letter day for New P lymouth, when Taranaki acquitted themselves so路 nobly against the Springboks, will long be remembered by us, particularly those of us who acted as ushers and ticket collectors.

To fini sh off our football season a four"oh test match " 路as arranged between the VIth Form and VB . versus VA. and the IVth Farms, the former being " All Blacks " and the latter " Springboks. " Of course th e " All Blacks" won, but the struggle was not one-sided and no love was lost betw een th e two t eams, particularly b etween the centre bRc:ks. The Cricket and t ennis have again come into vogue. first eleven h as begun to practise for the match against Wanganui College, which takes place early n ext t erm . 'l'he asphalt t ennis court has been cleaned and marked and t ennis is again firmly establish ed . 'l'he members of Mr . Papps ' house h ave top-dressed an excellent grass court and only a select few are allowed to use it. However the New House court is also being prepared and this will neutralise the desire t o become a m ember of the select club . The sports this year are being held much earlier than usual on account of the amateur athletic meeting being held on our grounds. It is noticeable that boarders have banned the tuckshop , at least until after the sports, actuated by a de><ire to get into training in the short time to elapse . So fa r the weather has not looked too bright , but we hope for t h e best. In preparation for the various eaxminations many of our candidat es are burning an excessive amount of midnight oil, pre. umably to make up for lost time. One particular youth, t all and slim, was h eard to r emark that at 12.30 he ";:een burglars." This most inconsiderate r emark has caused quit a lot of const ernation in his dorffiltory . One of our very small youths had the misfortune to put his foot through the window a.nd cut himself rather bRclly. H e was asked if h e were tryin g to emulate a monkC'. in shutting the window with his foot , but apparently h e hnd been standing on the sloping framework when he slipped on to the glass . However he is quite well again and seem s little the wor-s e for his mishap.

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m~moriam.

JOHN HAROLD O'NEILL. It is with deep regret thail we refer to the lo we u t ained last t erm by the death of our chool-fellow Jack O'Neill. He was taken ill uddenly and in spite of the fact that in accordance vvith medical advice he was taken to the ho pital, his condition becam e critical. From thi condition he r allied and progressed to the extent of reading a book, but the improvement was apparently only t emporary, for on July 28 we r eceived the sad news that he had pas eel away .

J ack entered Form IIIA. at the beginning of this year and had endeared himself to his schoolmate and Masters by his ch.eery disposition and keen interest in work and sports . W e convey our deep sympathy to his parents in their sad loss .

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(C . Fookes.) At the end of the e ond term Mr. R enaud wa obliged to relinquish his position of mu. ic Ma t er, owing to pressure of outside work. W c take the opportunity of bidding him farewell, and thanking him for the valuable assistance that he has rendered in the past to the orchestra and the concert committee . Mr . Dobson, the n ew music Master, took up his position at the beginning of the third term , and we hope his stay h ere will be a long and pleasa.n t one, JACK (DIED

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.The concert wor-lr itself has been carried on as usual, althoygh the usual concert at the end of the second term did not take place, owing to the visit of the fifteen to Nelson. However the first concert was h eld in the Assembly Hall on May 3, and the programme was as follows :-(1) March, " 'I'h e Home ·coming," Orchestra; (2) Opening Chorus, '''l'ake Me Back to Bingville, " Lomas and Chorus; (3) Song, ' 'I'm Forever Dodging Masters," F. Davis; (4) Selection, "'Vision of Electra," Orchestra; ( 5) Song, ''Shirts, " L. Pea e ; (6 ) Waftz, " Weeping Willow Lane," Orch estra; (7) Song, " If I Might Come to You," G. Lomas; (8) ele tion, "My L and of Dreams," Orchestra; (9} Song, "Are You from Dixie ?" K. Robinson; (10) Waltz , " Valse June," Orchestra; (11) 'Cello Solo, " Ent1;ancement," J. Bennett; (12) l'lfarch , " The Show Girl,'' Orchestra; (13) \ iolin Solo, Mr Rockel; (14) Song,"'l'he Company Sergt.Major," Mr . Renaud; (15} Intermezzo, "Silver Chimes," Orch estra; (16) Song, " Let the Rest of the World Go By," Rawson; (17) Song, "The Conscientious Objector," F. Davis; (18) Song, "When I Get You Alone To-nigh);," L. P ease; (19) March, "The Suburbanite," Orchestra; N:1tional Anthem. The lengthy programme was very well r ereived by a large and enthusiastic audience, which inrlnded . everal visitors. The second entertainment took place in the Hall on Octob er 9. The first half was taken up by a lecture delivered by Mr. Rockel on "The Maori Hi•s tory of tne W est Coas.t." The second half was as follows :-Pianoforte 13olo , Mr . Dobson; Song, G. Lomas; Song, L. Pease; Song, G. Lomas; Song, L . Rawson; '"God Save the King ." Every item was encored and the concert closed with cheers for Mr. Rockel, Mr . Dobson, and the other perform'ers. The third concert was held in the Hall on Saturday , Ortob er 22. The orchestra and company were in good form nnrl r endered the following programme :-(1) Orchestra, S0l ction; (2) Song, Mr. Pop e; '(3) Song, G. E. Lomas; (4) 'Cello Solo. J. B ennett; (5) Duet , L. Rawson and L. P Pasc; (6) Recitation. Prep. Boys; (7) Selection, Orchestrfl.: (8) Song, L . Rawf\on ; (9) Violin Solo, A . Brodie; (11) Pianoforte Solo, (10) R ecitation, A. Hetherington; Mr. J. Dohson: (12) Song, L. Pease; (13) Song, E. Lomas; The Hall (]4) Chorus, The Boys; (15) National Anthem. wns packed, and the concert was very well received. The or h estral items were very cr e·d ita.b le.

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tee will be able Iit 路 h opec1 that next year the commit . 路n h elp t o to hold1sa cone rt every fortnigh t, an d t h 1s Wl briahten the week-en ds for the boarders .

THE ORCHE STRA. This instituti on continue s in a. flourish ing .conditio~. i held r egularly every Fnday evemng m tlie b1g I) rac t'ce mu. icl room in the Old House. 'I'h' . e k- ~ennes s of 1'ts member and their att endance at practwe s 1s very good. The Orche tra h as already played at three school concerts , and al 0 the annual long-night dan ce. The other engagem ents still in view ar e the sports dinner and the annual prizegiving. At the annual Old Boys ' R e-union, on the evening of Sports Day, the Orch estra rendere d two well-rec eived . election s. The main difficulty that we have had to con end witli this yea.r was the im possibil ity of procurin g suitable musw , a.s mu. ic of the better class 1s absolutely essentia l. As a number of the member s are leaving School next year, we take This opportu nity of appealin g to the younger player s to com e forward and fill the vacanci es that will thus be caused.

LIBRA RY NOTE S. (P. Griffiths.) For the last seven months the Library has been carrying on under the management of the commit tee which was el ct ed early in the first term. Several improvem ents have been eff ect ed and the number of books has incr eased considerably. When, at the beginnin g of the year, the Library was moved t o its present quarters, several matters had to be fixed up. These were the cleaning of the frosted windows, the arrangin g of t ables and seats and the h anging of the pictures . When that wa.s done the books h ad to oe allotned to cupboards and r e-classified. R e-classification was a long busines s, but, now it is done , it will not b e necessa ry to do it again for several years. At the beginni ng of the second t erm several good cover.s were bought. These have proved invaluab le in k eeping the magazin es in good condi.tio n . Holders were provided for the " Taranak i H erald" and "Daily News."

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, 1921.

LIBRARY NOTES.

13 As has been the case for some years, tlie Library is used as a cla-ss-room during school hours . At present it is used for extra classes for "free-perioa" boys. This year a large numb er of books has been procured for the Library . These include the following :-"The Moon Endureth" (J. Buchan), " Adventures of Bindle" (H. Jenkins), "The Golden Snare" (J. 0 . Curwood), "Back to Life" (P . Gibbs), "The Soul of a Bishop " (H. G. Wells), "'l'he Voice of the City" (0. Henry), "The Supreme Desire" (Gertrude Page), "Eleanor" (Mrs. H. Ward), "Roads of Destiny " (0. Henry), " Mr. Britling Sees it Through " (H. G. Wells), " At the Foot of the Rainbow" (G. S. Porter), "John Charity" (H. A. Vachell)", "Arizona Heights " (S. E. White), "'The Tragedy of the Korosko " (A. Conan Doyle), " Studies in New Zealand Scenery" (B. E. Baughan), " Antarctic Penguins" (Dr. G. M. Levick), "History of Samoa" (B. l\1. Watson), and '路Captain An路 thony Wilding." Besides the books which were bought we have received gifts and are much indebted to the following persons for presentations, and we take this opportunity of agam thanking them :-Mrs. Russell ( 'Ll.fe of Napole~m," "Canada, 路 ' ' "India" and "Daring Deeds " ) , Mr. Avery ("Uganda for a Holiday" and "The Cradle or the Deep"), and Mr . Paton (" A.B.C . of Motoring, " "Practical Motor-cycle Repairing, ' ' "New Zealand-Her Commerce and Resources, " and "Britain at Work") . The total number of books now in the Library is sixteen hundred, an increase of nearly two hundred since the beginning of the year. The number of members has also increased, there now being over two hundred. The Library, which is in the chemistry laboratory of the old school building, is in a better condition th.a n it has been for several years. There are four large tables for reading and the books are k ept in cupboards around the room. It is available for reading in for several hours daily and books are diRtriouted five times a week It is to be hoped that the Library will remain where it is and not suffer remova-ls similar to those to which it has been subJected during tlie last year or two,

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AGRICULTURE

NOTES.

Our work this term has been mostly ·confined to experiments in the labqratory . The chief experiments carried out have been in connection with seed testing and milk t ting. Owing to the inclement weather we have had very li ttle opportunity for outside _work. Now that we are quite settled down in our new laboratory, \Y e are able to keep an efficient supply of apparatus. During the t erm a large quantity of dairy scien ce apparatus, including mostly Gerber testing apparatus along with a. few smaller necessities, was procured . With these new addit ion to our stock, we h ave a most up-to-date equipment of Babco(·k and Gerber testing apparatus. One morning we were givf:)n a sample of milk to t est, which was suppo ed to be a true sample from one of the Suho0l cows. It was te ted and much to our surprise the fat column was so great that it could not be read on the n eck of the ordinary test-bottle. However, on measuring up the fat column ·a result of 10.62 of butter-fat was obtained. If this was a true sample of the milk, then one IS inclined to think• that the milk at the boarding-house is well watered down , but before we can believe that this is a true t est, we shall make sure t h at a representative sample of th e eow 's milk is taken and tested again. Whil e experiments are being made in connection with the various milk tests, any boy who wishes may bring along As many of the boys' a sample of milk to be tested. parent. have purebred Jersey cows, there is always keen competition to see who can obtain the highest test. By ,·ome of th e t e ts obtained, one i rather inclined to think that some of the boy do not take a l'epresentative sample of milk, with the result that they get a higher test than the others. Besides milk-testing this term, butter, cheese, condensed milk, and skimmed milk have also been t est ed for butter-fat . Other work has consi ·ted of the identification of the various farm crops and grasses by their seeds. The examination of some of the eeds under the microscope has been very interesting work;,

We are greatly indeqted to Mr. B lewman for a donation of young plants consisting of pansies, violas, asters, and nemesias . These are to be planted around the school buildings and will no doubt add greatly to the gen eral appearance of the surroundings . We take this opportunity of thanking Mr . B lewman for his generous gift. It is very pleasing to note that a Mangold and Carrot Competition in connection with the school agricultural clubs in North Taranaki has been started. About 15 of the Prep. boys h ave entered for this competition and we wish them the best of su ccess in their efforts . In the abG>ve competition about one-fortieth of an acre in area is to be the size of the plots, which may be ·ituated at the boy's home or elsewhere as arranged by the committee. The'plots may be ploughed first, and when the ground is ready for sowing the work done on the plot must be entirely the competitor's own. No other seeds and manures than those supplied by the committee may b e used . Records of all work and all d et ails in connection with the plot a~·e to be kept on a form supplied to each competitor. Any competitor who fails to keep these records i. liable to be disqualified. It is to be hoped that this competition is only the beginning of a series of competitions , because it encourages boys to take an interest in agricultural work and l earn things for themselves. · On Friday morning, J une 10, we. paid ' a shnrt visit to the annual Winter Show at the Coronation Hall. Much interest was taken in the excellent exhibits of root crops, butter and cheese, but on the whole the Show was not up to the standard of previous o~es. When we went to H awera to see the School play their annual football match with Wanganui College, many of us availed. ourselves of the opportunity of seeing the Winter Show. This show has the reputation of always being an ox eedingly good one, and this year it was much abov:e the N w Plymouth Show in regard to quantity and qu ality of exhibits . Prizes were offered for essays in connection with the manurial trial with potatoes, which was conducted last year, by the Chilean Nitrate Propaganda Company. A numbe~· of these essays h ave been forwarded to Sydn~y for correc~wn , the results of which will probably appear m the next Issue of this magazine, ·

AGHI CPLTl'RE.

A YI IT TO MR. E. SHORT' S STUD FARM, PARORANGI.

A few months ago I had the pleasure of vi~iting the Paroranai Stud F arm. It is situated a few miles from 0 F eilcling in the h eart of some of the best grazing land m ~ ew Zealand. The farm until a few months ago comprised om thousand of acres , but Mr . Short disposed of most of it and n ow ret ains the homest ead block of over 600 acres. Pa1路orangi is famous chiefly on account of its H erefords and Homneys. About eighteen months ago nearly four hundred p edigr ee H er efords wer e sold. The remainder, numb ering about fifty stud cows and stud bulls , are of a v ry high class. Champion 50th is p erhaps the best of the bull. . Imp erialist, the bull which Mr. Short imported from H erefordshire last y ear , is considered to b e the best importation Mr. Short has y et made, but personally I prefer Ch ampion 50th , the home-bred bull . Imperialist is a grandson of Starlight, the great est sire of modern times. The Stud Farm is very well a.r ranged; the paddocks, fence and bull sh eds ar e examples of what a stud farm .;hould be. Roomy, well ventilated , clean stalls , with the lat est devices for wat er, feed, et c. , are provided for the m ature bull 'lh e R omneys are worth going a long way to路 see. From careful selection , treatment , breeding and f eeding, a r em arka bly even lot of sh eep h ave r esulted. The uniformity of h ead is notable, and this, combined with large but fin e bone and length and quality of fl eece , h as m ade the P aroran gi Romneys famous . The ewes h ad not b een shorn when I visited the flock , so I h ad a good opportunity of examining the fleece . The ram s h ad just b een shom and th build and outline could he seen t o advantage . The sh eep pastures consist chiefly of rye grass (Eng.. liRh ), cock sfoot and clover s. The soil is much h eavier than moRt Taran aki oil and it is found th at r ye gr ass " hold.'' much better than is the case in Taranaki. Mr. Short is justly pr oud of the success of his stock m th e New Zealand show rings , but values greatly the Certifi f'at e" of Merit and m edal" h e r eceived from the Fren ch and Argentine Governm ents for th e stock h e exhibited in these two countries,

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FHOl\'1

SCHOOL

BALCONY .

SCHOOL HOSPITAL (:'\EARIN G COMPLETIO:\).

ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE.

'J'he Annual Steeplec h a ·e was h eld at the .vVaiwak aiho Golf Links on Wednes day, Octob er 19 . The weather was fin e, but the stiff southerl y breeze encount er ed on the home run, was rather a disadva ntage . About 270 boys compete d, 90 in the Junior and 180 in the Senior event. JUNIO R STEEP LECHA SE. In the Junior Steeplechase, over a distanee of nearly two mi les, th e limit m en were dispatch ed at 2.30 and the re,;t of the field within two minutes. When the l eaders cam e into view, it was seen that Field had establis hed a good lead and fini sh ed about 200 yards ahead of H ethering ton. The n ext two wer e close up and finished together , while several others wer e n ea.r at h and. T. B ellringe r gained the fast est time, covering the course in l3min . 4lsec . 'l'h e followin g were the first ten : A . .Field (lmin. 40,;ec .), 14min. .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . 1 D . H ethel'ing ton (lmin. lOsec.), 13min. 57see. 2 '1'. B ellnnger ( 40see. ) , 13m.in. 4lsec. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 lt. List ( 40sec .), 13min. 55sec. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... 4 H. H ennett (lmin. 40sec.) , 14min. 56sec. .. .. .. 5 H. L aw (lmin. 50 ·ec.), 15min. 12sec . . .. .. . .. .. .. 6 A. H ethering ton (llnin. 20sec.) , 14min. 6sec . .. . 7 11,. Buick (40sec.) , 14min. lOsec .......... .... . .... 8 P. Grover (40sec.) , 14min. llsec .......... ......... 9 A. t:limons ( 40sec.), 14min. 15sec . . ........... ... 10 Next in order were : L. B arlow (20sec.) , 13min. 58sec. ; '1'. York (lmin .) , 14min. 4ls c. ; Sutherla nd (scr .), 15min. 4h ee . ; B arraek (lmin. 20,;ee .) , 15min. 10 ec.; Grant (serJ , 15min. 51 ·ce. ; 'l'homso n (lmin. 50sec. ), 15min. 4lsec. ; .Ford (ser .), 15min. 55sec . SENIO R STEEP LECHA SE. In the .· enior event about 180 faced the m ark. The limit m en had 21m.ins . on the scrat ch comp etitors. When · t h e leaders were n earing home ther e wer e numero us conjec. tures as to wh om they might be . Shortly after it was seen that E. Smith , last year 's winner , was running in the lead, \\·ith J a ·kson Pal m er and Morey close up. At the tap e Smith was ~~bout five yards ah ead of P almer.

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Smith established a record for the course . He covered the distance in 25min. 18 3-5sec., while in the previous year Boon took 26min. 50sec. The first ten were: -

l:n t he Rugby Union fixtures, both First and Second FifThe First t eens played in the 'l'hircl Grade Competition . Fifteen, with_an unb eaten· r ecord, won the championship of The record of the First Fifteen competition Tarariaki. mvtches reads as foVow s : -

E . Smith (20sec.), 25min. 18 3-5sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 J ackson Palmer (2min.) , 27min. 5sec. . . .. . . . . . . . . 2 G. Morey (1min.) , 26min. 19sec. ......... ........ . 3 H awkins (1min. 40sec.), 27min. 15sec. . . . . . . . . . 4 B urdett ( 40sec.), 26min. 18sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ward (1min .), 26min. 40sec. ............. .. ...... ... 6 J . Brodie (20scc .), 26min. 23 ·ec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hunt (2min.), 28min. 6sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Aldis (40sec.), 26min. 47sec . . ..... ..... .. .... ....... 9 Brewster (40sec .), 26min. 57 sec . . ................ . 10 Next in were: H . Knuckey (1min. 20sec.), 27min. 43sec.; F . Ballinger (20sec), 2Bmin. 50sec. ; Taylor (40sec .), 27min.llsec.; C. Lash (1min.), 27min. 32sec.; L . Christie (40sec .), 27min. 13sec. ; F. J ulian (1min.) 27min . 38sec.; N . Smith (1min. 40sec.), 28min. 22sec.; Sno~vdon (1min. 20sec.), 28min. psec. ; I. Palmer (20sec.), 29mm. 27sec . ; Mackay (·cr .), 26min. 57sec.

FOOTBALL

NOTES.

(V. J. H enderson.) The football sea.son o£ 1921 has drawn to a close but it marks an epoch in the annals o.f the School's football. Undoub~edly the past season has been a successful one and the m embers of. the fifteen have just reason to be proud of their record. This year the School was very foril\mate in that the . ~ftee~ were able to play two inter-school matches in add1t10n to the Moascar Cup fixtures. Of tlie two interschool matches, the annual match with Wanganui Collegiate School was lost, while in the match against Nelson Colleae the School t eam proved· the victors. Great enthusiasm w~s aroused when the First Fifteen was enter ed for the Moascar Cup , and ~hough School secur ed the victory against Wanganm Techmcal College in the first round, they wer e oeaten by a better team when they met the Auckland Grammar School.

Matc l}e~

Played. 6

\V on. 6

Lost. 0

Drawn. 0

Points For.

Points Against.

Champ. .Points.

178

N-aturally the Second Fifteen was not so s uccessful ; yet, of the seven competition match es played, four wer e won and three lost . 'l'he Third and Fourth Fifteens played in the ·Fourth Gr ade Competition and this year the Third Fifteen was succe ful in annexing the shield for t he ch ampionship of Taranaki. 'l'he Fourth Fifteen, whil ·t not quite the equa.l of the Third , had quite a successful season . The progress made by the t eam this year is remarkable, a. the pro pects for a good fifteen were anything out favourThe forwards able at the cornn1encernent of the season . this year ar e a hard-working weighty pack, many of them able to h andle the ball like back·, and the combination and pa;;. ing of the forward. formed an essential feature of thi 'l' he back. · are perhaps the best com~;ca~on\; games . bination the School ha. seen for years, and though a trifle on the light side, they made up for it with their dash and resour ·efulness and by t he pleasing manner in which they handled the ball. The results of m atches are:-

FIRST FIFTEEN. v . WANGANUI COL]JtlGIA'l'E SCHOOL. (July 9-Los£ 13 to 8.) J u~:>t as l a~:>t year the School journeyed to Haw er a in fuE for ee to f;ee the match . 'l'he conditions were all in favour of 'l'h.e good foot bail, t he day being- fine with a slight oreeze. t:lchool h ad all the first h alf of the game, but in the second ,;p ·11 W anganui came to the fore, and their attack on tw<. occasion· found the School d efence la ·king. 'l'he t eams lined out as follows: Wanganui (white) .-Full-b ack, J ex-Blake; three-quar. t I', , Brmvnle · , Bayley (captain) , Bailey; five-eighths . Stone-Wigg and H ewitt ; h alf-back, Babbage; forwards, Patterson (wing), Powdrell , Blyth, Hare, Gilmer , J anson , Sedeole, Hocking.

FOOTB ALL NOTES .

New Plymo uth (_black and white) Âˇ-:-Full -back, Shaw; three-q uarters , Meuh, Brown ( captam ), A.bbo~t; fiveeighths, Foden and Alexan der; half-ba ck, Bro~1e; forward s, Drader (wing), Cranby , Brewst er, Hooper , Pa.lmer, Noakes , B arak, Rickard . \Vanga nui kicked o.ff against the sun and wind, and School immed iately comme nced to attack. Within a few minutes Foden picked up betwee n the 25 flags and transferred to Brown , who outstrip ped the opposit ion. Foden' s kick was a little wide. School were soon on the attack again and following a scrum at five yards, Foden attemp ted to drop-ki ck a goal , the ball passing under the bar. A good run by Stone-Wigg led to a scramb le on School 's line and P atterso n notch ed a try for Wanga nui. Bayley 's kick was unsuccessful. Brown was unsucc essful with a drop-ki ck from the fi eld and with a. kick from a penalty . The School for wards attacke d strongl y and Cranby dived over . Brown conver ted and the spell ended in favour of School. On r esumin g the W anganu i attack improv ed and a good pa sing rush saw Brown lee s core. Bayley goaled. Shortly after from another passing rush Bayley scored in a good positio n and conver ted. The r emaind er of the game wa â&#x20AC;˘ well .mixed with offensiv e and defensi ve play by both sides and the gam e ended: W anganu i 13, High School 8. Mr. F. Hooker r efereed . v. INGLE WOOD . (May 28-Wo n 32 to 3.) School journeyed out to Inglew ood to play this match. 'Ihe day was fine but the fifte en did not play a very good game, though they secured an easy victory . Tries were obtain ed by B ro wn (3 ), Ab bott (2 ), Foden (2). Brown also kicked three penalti es and Drader conver ted one try .

V. DXATO . (June 4--Wo n 27 to 0.) This m at ch was played at Pukeku ra Park. The day was fine and though the ground was heavy' the game proved to be much the best match played by the fifteen up to this time. The School made good use of their backs and scored some fin e tries . 'l'ries were obtaine d for School by Abbott (2), Meuli (2) , Brown and Brodie . Brown conver ted two tries and Foden conver ted one and kicked a penalty .

FmST FIFTEEN. 1921. Back Row- .\1. BA HM{, J. BIWDm. J. PATEHS0:-.1, R. C Hiii~TI~:, .J. PAUIER. Middle How- B . H OOPER, C . CHANBY, T . FODEN, K. T.HLOH, H. RICKAIW, B. NoAK~. S . Front R ow-J . SHAW. R BHEWSTER. C. DllADEll , H. B llO\I' N (Capt.), L A BBOTT, K. ME Ll, \ V. ALEXAl\DEll.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

STAR. (June 11-Won 37 to 0.) This makh wa played on the Racecourse in dull weather. The School t eam easily proved their sup eriority both in ba (路ks and forw ards d espite the absence of three of the pack. Tries were obtained by Palmer (2), Brown (3) , Foden converted three Brewst er (2), Ab bott , Burdett . tries and Brown two tries . V.

v. OLIFTON FIRST JUNIORS. (June 25-Won 18 to 9.) This was not a competition m at ch but m erely a friendly matc h to see how the School t eam would shape against <t strong t eam. D espite the fact that the Clifton t eam were leading in a grade high er , the School secured the victory. Tri es were ecured by Foden (2 ), Alexander , and Abbott . Drown converted one t ry and dropp ed a goal from the fi eld . v. OKATO. (July 2- Won 14 to 3.) 'Ihe fifteen journeyed t o Okato to play this m atch . The Tries were scored by clay was dull and th e ball greasy . F od en (2), Brown and Abbott. Brown converted one try . v . SCRATCH TEA M OF OLD B OYS. (July 20- Won 22 to 3. ) played in Pukekura P ark under poor was ch at m This weather conditions . Tries were obtained by Drader, AbDrader converted one trv and bott , l3rodie and F oden. Foden converted one and kicked t wo penalties. For Old Boys, Boon scored a try . v . OLD BOYS SENIORS. (July 30-Won 17 to 14.) annual mat ch with the Old Boys . It was the was This played at Pukekura P ark , and provided a fast and sp ec tnc ul ar exhibition , in which both t eam s, the backs especially, wer e seen t o advantage . In the last stages of the game the fact that first one team and then the other h eld the lead , lent an additional spice of excitem ent to the game. School 's first score was a penalty goal kicked by Brown , and short ly aft erwards a fine passing rush saw Foden score m t he corner. On r esuming in the second spell Sykes made :m opening for Old B oys , which ended in Smith scoring. Doil e converted. School attacked and a passing rush by Brown , B ar ak , Drader and Christie saw the latter score .

F'OOTBALL NOTES. 22 Brown added the extra points. Stewart and Sykes then scored in .q uick succession and a penalty enabled Sykes to drop-kick a goal, thu s putting Old Boys in the lead. From a fine passing rush Brown soon equalised the scores and soon after Foden crossed the line in the corner and after spectacular play the game ended: High School 17, Old Boys 14. V. STRA1'FORD. (S eptember 17-Won 20 to 6.)

This match was played at Pukekura Park as a curtainraiser to the Ta.ranaki-Otago match. The match was the play-off for the Third Grade ch ampionship of Taranaki, and School secured an easy victory. Tries were obtained by Foden (3) , Brown (2), and Alexander, Foden converting one. SECOND FIFT'E EN. v. INGLEWOOD. (April3li-Won 2B to 10.) The Second Fifteen journeyed to Inglewood and commenced the season well with a win. Tries were scored by Revell (3), Hooper, Collins, Henderson, Fraser and Guy. Ward and Henderson each converted one. v . OKATO . (May 28-Lost 3 to 14.) School journeyed to Okato and suffered a defeat. Rawson scored for School. V. STAR. (Ju~e 3-Lost o to 11.) This match was played in the Recreation Grounds and resulted in a defeat for the Second Fifteen. Taylor ann Henderson kicked penalties for School. v . TUKAP.A. (June 11-Won 14 to 6.) After a hard game at W estern Park the Second Fifteen gained a win. Tries were scored by Taylor (2) ana Fraser. Henderson converted one and kicked a penalty. V. OKATO. (June 25-Lost 0 to 6.) This match was played on the Racecourse m pouring rain and the Second Fifteen suffered defeat.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

V. STAR. (July 2-Won 12 to 9.) Played on the Racecourse. School's score consisted of four penalty goals-Henderson (3), Ward (1). V. STAR. (July 23- Won 6 to 5.) For School , Mason dropped two goals from marks . Star's score wa~ a converted try. v. S1'RA1'FORD DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. (July SO-Lost I9 to 0.) The Second Fifteen journeyed to Stratford and were easily defeat ed. THIRD FIFTEEN. (P. Mitcalfe.) v. 1'ECHNICAL COLLEGE. (April 28-Won 25 to 3.) This mat h was an auspicious opening for the Third Fifteen. Tries were obtained by Wheeler (3) , Mitcalfe (2), Meuli and Corkill, Shaw converting two. v. CLIFTON. (April 30-Won 17 to 0.) The 'l'hird Fifteen secUl'ed the victory by a.n easy maroin. For the thirds Wheeler (3), Betts and Corkill were the s orers, Shaw converting one. v. LEPPERTON. (May 28-Won 15 to 6.) The Third Fifteen journeyed to Lepperton and secured a comfortable win. â&#x20AC;˘rries were scored by Mauri (2), Mitealfe and J ames. Wheeler kicked a penalty goal. v . OLD BOYS . (June 3-Won 14 to 13.) After a losely contested ga:me t~e thirds ~on by the margin of on point . For the thll'ds B ellrmg.er (2), Brodie and Dinniss scored tries, Patterson convertmg one. v . TUKAPA. (June 11-Won 56 to 0.) A day out for the Tl:iird Fifteen. Tries were obta~ned by Dinniss (6), Bellringer (3), ?uy (2) '. Wheel~r (2), Morey, lVIauri, MitcalfE\ and Cork1ll. Corklll aiM kicked a penalty goal and Mitcalfe converted one try .

FOOTBALL NOTES.

STAR. (June 18-Won 16 to 9 .) V.

After a hard-fought gam e the Third Fifteen were victorious . For the thirds Dinniss , lVIa uri and lVIorey scored, and Patterson converted two and kick ed a penalty . v . CLIFTON. (June 25-Won 5 to 3. ) The Third Fifteen travelled to W aitara and won a c]o;:;ely contested gam e. For School, B ellringer scored and Patterson converted. V. STAR. (July 2-Lost 3 to 9. ) Star h ad the best of a h ard-fought gam e . Patterson wa.s the thirds' only score .

A penalty by

v. TUKAPA. (July 23-Won 28 to 0. ) Another easy vict ory for the Third Fifteen. Tries were obtained by lVIa uri (2), Bellringer (2 ), lVIorey , Mitcalfe, Wh eeler and C01路kill, P atter son converting two. v . OLD BOYS . (August 6- Draw; no score.) A h ard -fought battle with Old B oys r esulted in a drawn game, with no score . This m at ch left the Third Fifteen the winners of the Fourth Grade for the Northern Division . HAWERA. 6 t o D.) 13-Won (August V.

This m atch was the semi ~final , and School played off J1or with Hawera, the winner of the Southern Division. th e Third Fifteen , M auri scored and W ard kicked a p enalty 路 goal. v . STRATFORD . (S eptemb er 14-Won 12 to 6 .) Thi;:; wa s the :tlnal m at ch for the championship of Taranaki . . Ah e Third Fifteen gained the shield after a hardTries wer e scored by Wheeler (2) !l路nd fought m atch. M:orey . Ward kicked a p enalty goal ,

THIRD

FIFTEEN.

1921.

Back Ho w: .T. PENN. P. MtTCALF"路 L. CHRtSTIE. D. Gt;Y, J. D. MACKAY. Middle l~ ow : R. \ V . 13ELLliiNGEU. A. \VHEEI.ER K. MA U Hl. A. BtWDlE. A. BETTS.

Front Row :

D. \~T AtW, L . DtNNtSS. F. COHKILI. ( Coptaill). J. G. MooHHEAD , G. MotiKY.

EA\'ES.

FOOTBALL NOTES

FOURTH FIFTEEN. (T. Penn.) v. OLD BOYS. (April 23-Won 9 to 6.) The fourths won a hard-fought battle. Wheeler and Mauri scored for School.

Hughes,

v. TUKAPA. (April 30- Won 43 toOl' A " field day" for the Fourth Fifteen at Western Park. Tries were obtain ed by Stevenson (4), Rea (2), Kilpatrick (2), V. Fookes, Atkinson and Griffin. Stevenson converted five. v. CLIFTON. (May 28- Lost 13 to 0.) The Fourth Fifteen were unable to withstand the attacks of their heavier opponents. v . LEPPERTON . (June 3-Lost 9 to 0.) / L epperton emerged the victors of a haxd-fought game. v. STAR. (June 11- Lost 19 to 0.) Star proved much too good and gained an easy victory. v. TECHNICAL COLLEGE. (June 16-Won 8 to 0.) For Suhool , Fraser and Rea scored, Stevenson converting one. v. OLD BOYS. (June 18- Lost 19 to 3.) School 's only score was a penalty kicked by Stevenson. v. TUKAPA . (June 25- Lost 6 to 3.) For the fourths Fookes scored a try. 路 v. 'fECHNICAL COLLEGE. (June 30-Lost 8 to 6.) This was m erely a friendly match arranged, and the Fourth Fifteen lost by a narrow margin . V. STAR. (July 23-Lost 22 to 6.) School 's score consisted of two penalty goa.ls kicked by Stevenson and Fletcher. .

FOOTBALL NOTES.

l<'OOTBALL NOTES.

v. CLIFTON . (July 30-Lost 28 to 0.} The Fourth Fifteen journeyed to W aitara to play thi8 match and were badly defeated.

FIRST GRADE JUNIOR. Points. 9

Waimate Star Clifton 'l'ukapa

6 5 4

SECOND GRADE JUNIOR. Points. Preparatory A Okaiawa Haw era Kaponga Okato

16 10 8 4 ~

THE VISIT TO NELSON. 'l'he announcement about mid-term that an invitation had been received from Nelson College for our First Fifteen to visit that School and to try conclusions with their football representatives , was received with unbounded satisfaction throughout the School. Most of us had not previously had the opportunity of visiting another school , and the fact that the invitation wa from Nelson gave us additional pl easure, for our Headmaster was both a boy and a ma.st er at that S ·hool, and New Plymouth had had the pleasure of entertaining the Nelson Fifteen in New Plymouth in 1918. Competition- for places in our fifteen , and for tlie emergencie8 , r emained keen right up to the time of departure. At last, after much preparation and bustle, the party , eighteen strong, in charge of Mr. Ryder and Mr . Papps, left by the mail train on Thursday , ~ugust 18. About ten other boys accompanied the t eam , out made their own arrangements for their accommodation. Time passed pleasantly on the run down to W ellington ; the weather was glorious, examinations j u ·t over, anticipations 0£ a splendid holiday were before us-is it any wonder we were a happy party? Wellington ·was r eached at 7.15 p.m., and there we wer e glad to see so many Old Boys on the station to greet us . All made their way to the Hotel Cecil, which was to be our headquarters in the Empire City. Rooms were soon allotted, and after a hearty meal , we made off up the ity. Most of the

team visited various picture shows. Several anxious members were up early on Friday morning, scanning the sky for signs of wind or rain, but the weather still held good, and so we were assured of a good trip across Cook Strait. We left at 12.30 p.m. by the Mapqurika, a rather ancient and not too comfortable vessel. As the ship was crowded, we wer e for ced to accept berths in the saloon, but tfiis arrangement turned out quite satisfactorily in the end, but the imagination shrinks from picturing what the scene would have been had the trip been rough. The Straits were on their best behaviour , and by 5 p.m. we h ad passed up the beautiful Queen Charlotte Sound , and drawn alongside the Picton wharf. 'l'h e evening was spent in strolling round the quaintly situated village and in attending a conj uring performance . The ship left at 10.30 p.m., and most of us remained on deck for a while admiring the beauty of the Sound by moonlight. Dawn found us passing along outside the geologically famous Nelson bould er-b~nk, and our good ship was soon tied up to the Nelson wharf. 'l'he Nelson boys, together with Mr. McKay, arrived at 7 a .m. , when we were introduced to our hosts and taken to their respective homes . There we were one and all re·eived with that open-hearted hospitality for which Nelson i~ famous. Throughout our visit the people of NeLson could not do enough for us. Ten o'clock found the team assembled on the Nelson College ground, where a practice was indulged in , after which we were shown over the magnific nt , chool buildings. The fine gymnasium and swimming bath in particular made us feel envious . On Saturday afternoon w were taken for a motor drive round the coastline acro,. · to Motueka , on the other side of Tasman Bay, a di~;tri t noted for its fruit- growing. Unfortunately a light rain cam e on, but this did not damp our ·pirits or affect our enjoym ent of the drive. It was indeed an education to all to s~e how in~ustry had converted almo t barren hilly country mto what 1. now one va t orchard just coming into bearing. Afternoon t ea was mu h enjoyed, and a fast run back on our thirty miles journey brought us into Nelson at dusk. Saturday night was spent with our hosts. On Sunday morning we wer e plea. eel to find that Mr. Moyes and severFLl prominent New Plymouth citizens had arrived. 'fhe weather was gloriously fine, and a splendid day was spent m vi iting the many beauty spots of the town. .Monday morning was s pent quietly, and the game was played on th_e School grounds in the afternoon in the presence of a fau· number of spectators. It was an enjoyable gam e in every way , although perhaps not a great exhibition.

F06TBALL Notts.

o拢 Itugby. A full account of the m at ch will be found else~ where in this issu e. In the evening both teams were entertained by the H eadmast er of Nelson College, Mr. Fowler. The tables were t ast efully decorated with the colours of the two schools, and were laden with good thing . After a liearty meal had been partaken , Mr. Fowler rose and congratulated the New Plymouth team on their victory. It gave ~ el son College gr eat pleasure , h e said, to welcome boys from Ne\V Plymouth , firstly becau, e Nelson and Taranaki were closely as::;ociat ed historically , 'and secondly because the Head master of New Plymouth wa 路 once a highly r espected Master of Nelson College. Adam s, captain of the Nelson Fifteen, then proposed the h ealth of the New Plymouth team, whom h e warmly congratulated on their victory. Noakes, in a n eat r eply , thanked the Nelson boys for the many kindn esse the visiting t eam h ad received, and expressed a wish that we should h ave the pleasure of welcoming a Nelson t eam to New Plymouth n ext year. The singing of "Auld L an g Syne" and the National Anthem brought the evening to a close. On Tuesd ay morning hurried good-byes were said, and we .anived at the boat to depart at 9.30 a .m . There was a big crowd to see us off , and we left the wharf with very r eal feelings of r egr et that the visit had come to an end. Cheer s were exchanged as we drew out into the stream and headed up the bay. An alarmist spr ead the n ews, d erived it was .-aid from a wireless source, that a howling gale was raging in the Strait , and consternatwn was to be seen on many a face, but once again we were fortunate, and after a pleasant trip via Picton we reach ed Wellington about 11 .30 p .m . H ere a large numb er of Old Boys met the boat to congratulat e the team on its p erformance . It was not long befor e we were snugly tuckea up in our beds at the Hotel Cecil . W ednesday was sp ent in viewing the sights of .W ellington , a nd on 'l'hur. day morning the t eam entrained for home. We had just learnt that we wer e to play Auckland Grammar School in New Plymouth , so the whole team r eturned ther e and did not disband until aft er that match. A large crowd gave us a h ea1;ty welcome home, and this was an enjoyable ending to a m emorable trip. The members of the t eam wish to thank the people ot Nelson once again for the m any kindnesses extended to them, ~nd to express a wish that n ext year we -s hall have the pleasure of welcomin g to N ew Plymouth the Nelson College team.

PREP. FIFTEEN. 1()2 1. Back R o w : V. RA II IK , H. HA\\'KIN S, S. COTTIER. M. HONI•: YFIEI.U. 0 . THOMA S, ] . PEA SE. Midd le Ro w: R. ~lt m n oc H . H. K:-; uc KEY , C. GtLMO U R. F . KNUCKEY. H . SM t T H , R. SARTEN . ]. PAt~mu. Front R o \\': R Fr.ET C H~: H . H Fo OK!lS. R B u tc K, N . ~MtTH (Cnptnill ) . E. } EFF iliES, T. Yo tm . ]. LA\\', T. EAVES.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

N'EW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

v. NELSON

COLLEGE. 'l'h e following a<:count appeared 111 the D'aily News:'l'h e match betw een the New Plymouth High t\chool and Nel::;on College was won by New Plymouth by 22 points to 6. It proved fast and open , an inter esting feat ure being the patising of the New Plymouth backs , which was brilliant on many occasions , the o all going through the h ands of four The Nelson forwards were or fiv e players rep eatedly. superior and kept the New Plymouth backs in ch eck to >1 con ·iderable ext ent . Nelson was unfortunate in losing the s >rvi ces of its centre three-quarter early in the first sp ell, ther eby affecting its combination , but this could not have aff ected the win. 'l'h e fir. ·t points wer e scored by Nelson with a goal from After strenuous play the 'l' aranaki backs a pen alty kick. got going, the ball p assing bet ween B r odie, Alexander , Shaw and Brown, who dived over the line. Towards the end of the first sp ell Brodie scored a neat try, but Brown's kick · missed. The spell ended : 8 New Plymouth High School .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . Nelson College

Soon after the ·econd sp ell op en ed Brodie secur ed the ball and pas::;ed to Alexander, who made a. fine opening , pa,.;sing to Foden , who scored. 'l'he kick failed. 'l'he Nelsoll forwa rd.- made a fine loose rush , a score r esulting, but The 'l'aranaki backs got going again , Brodie , no aoal. Alexander , Shaw and Brown particip a.ting. Brown made a fine C'ut in and scor ed . B rown failed to conv ert. Another stH·c-cssful rush was made between Brodie, Alexander , Shaw The best piece of play on t h e and Foden , who <:ored . ground was a piece of ·ut-in play by Brown at the con(·lusion of the gam e, h e s<:oring a brilliant try. The match · ended: H New Plymouth igh School .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 22 6 Nelson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It was a splendid game throughout and was fought m the b e ·t ,;pirit. Nelson h eartily congr atulated New Plymouth on a well-deserved win.

SHOO'l'ING NOtES.

SHOOTING

NOTES.

(W. G. Hughson.) 1 'l h e selecting and coaching of nine teams to r epresent

the School in the Imperial Challenge Competition has been no easy task. Time for practising for about eighty boys had to be found and that fairly fr equently. In order to give the individual t eams as much chance as possible, certain days were allotted for each t earn 's final shoot off. In this way everyone obtained an occasional practice, one or perhaps two a week , while the t eam n ext to shoot off r eceived special attention. All t eam s were obliged to shoot off before June 30. Time was therefore allowed so that the last team would Unfortunately _be firing a few days befor e this date. wet weather interfer ed and Junior '· D " t eam was unable to fir e. 'l 'his leaves the total number of competing teams at eight-five . seniors and three juniors-the scores of which are r ecorded as follows:SENIOlt " A " -No. 24 COMPANY, :No. 1 PLATOON. Deliberate. Rapid. C.S.M. B arak (captain) Sergt. Ab bott ............... .. . Corp . Ri kard ..... .. .......... . L an ce-Corp. Jackson .... ... . . L ance-Corp. Mason ... ... .... . . L an ·e-Corp . P enn ....... .. .. . Cadet Smith .. ...... ...... ... ... . Cadet Stevenson, H. . ..... .. .

(50) 45 44 46 44 42 44 44 44

Totals .. .. ........ .. .......... 353

(50) 46 41 47 45 48 43 43 42 355

Total.

(100) 91 85

93 89

go 87 87 86 708

Average scor e for t eam: 88.5. Aver age age of t eam: 16 years 2 months. SENIOR " B " -No. 24 COMPANY, No . 1 PLATOON . Deliberate. Rapid.

(50) R S.M. Foden .. ...... ... ...... . 43 Sergt . Brown ... ........ ... ... . 44 L ance-Corp. Rogers 39

(50) 45 47 47

Total.

(100) 88 91

43 Lance-OOl'l)· Palm er 41 Lanee-Corp. Holden L anee-Oorp. Brodie, A. ... ... 39 Gad et Chiver::; .... ...... ........ 44 Gudct William::; .... .... ....... 41

46 46 39 47 48

89 87 78

. ............... .. .. . 331

335

666

Total::;

Av erage ::;cor e for t eam : 87.375. Average age of team: 16 years g month::;. :::JE NlOH "C "- No. 24 COMPANY, No . 2 PLATOON. D elib erate. 1i.apid.

(50) :::lergt. Drader . ... ... ... ........ Cadet Honnor .. . ......... ... ... Lance-Corp. Hoop er Cadet :Fookes .... ........ ...... Cadet Stevenson, J . A. ...... Corp . Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gorp. Airey . .................... Corp. Brodie, J . .... ...........

40 40 37 40 41 42 46

Totals ....... ....... .. .. . ..... 331

(50) 44 4:4 42 45 29 44 47 42 bi.JJ

'l'otal.

(100) 89 82 82 82 69 85 89 88 666

Average ·core for t eam: 83.25. Average age of t eam: 16 years 4 months . SB~lOl

·D· ' - No 24 COIIfPANY , No. 3 PLA'l'OON. D elib erate. Rapid.

Total.

(50) 45 47 41 38 39 40 40 42

(50) 46 45 43 46 45 39 42 40

(100)

'l'otals ······· ······· ·········· 332

346

678

Corp. AlE'xander . ..... .. ....... J,n.nce-Corp. Ma ·kay .. .. ..... Cadet lVIadsen ····· ···· ········· Cadet Goldston c ··· ·· ····· ···· · Cadet :M ·I vor . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . Cadet Snowdon ... .......... .. Lo.n •e-Corp. lVIitcalfe . ....... . L an ·e-Corp. Davis . .. .........

Average score for t eam: 84. 75 . Aver ao-e age of t eam: 15 years g months.

92 84 84 84 79 82 82

SHoOTI NG NOTES.

SHOOTING NOTES.

SENIOR " E " -No. 24 COMPANY, No. 4 PLATQON.

JUNIOR " B " - No. 110 COMPANY, No. 2 PLATOON.

Deliberate . Rapid . L ance- Corp. Cranby . .. ... .. . Cadet Guy .. ... .. ..... ......... Cadet Sym e ..... .... ... ..... .... Cadet Riley ··· ······· ·· ··· ····· · Lance-Corp. Griffin . ... ... ..... L an ce-Corp . M oyes ...... .... .. Cadet Calder .... ..... .. ... .... Corp. Christie, R. ..... ..... ..

(50) 39 40 42 40 39 42 39 41

Totals ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 332

Total.

(50) 40 39 44 39 44 42 37 36

(100) 79 79 86 79 83 84 76 77

321

643

Average score for t eam : 80 .375. Average age of t eam : 16 years 7 months .

Bull 's Eye. Figure. Total. Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

Eaves .. .. .. .. .......... .. . Smith , V. .. ..... ... ..... Chapman .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. Kidson .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . Rampton .. ..... ..... .. . B ellringer, H. .... . .. .. Barak , V. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . Foote .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ..

(50) 38 41 44 38 44 42 44 47

Totals .. .......... .... .... ... . 338

(50) 43 46 47 50 47 48 45 49

(100) 81 87 91 88 91 90 89 96

375

713

Average scor e for t eam: 89.125. Average age of t eam: 14 years 2 months. JUNIOR " C" -No. 110 COMPANY, No. 3 PLATOON . Bull's Eye. Figure. Total.

JU NIOR "A"- No. 110 COMPANY, No . 1 PLATOON. B ull 's E ye. Figure. Total.

(50) Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 L ysons .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 43 Bellringer , S. 42 Guild .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 41 B rodie , W. .. .. .... . .. . 42

Cadet Tait .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cadet Caughley .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. Cadet Knuckey, D. .. .. .. ......

42 42 42

Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 337

(50) 47 47 47 42 48 46 41 46

(100) 90 90 89 83 90 88 83 88

364

701

Average score for t eam : 87 .625. Average age of t eam : 14 years 2 months .

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

Ogle .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. J effri es .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Fletcher, R . .. . . .. . .. .. Flet cher , M. .. ....... ... P utt .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Standish .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0 'Halloran . . . . . . . . . . . . Aubrey .. .. .. .. ..... .. . ..

(50) 44 43 43 42 43 38 39 39

Totals .. ...... .. ... ......... .. 331

40 49 45 41 40 45

(100) 93 87 83 91 88 79 79 84

353

684

l50) 49 44

Average score for t eam : 85.5. Aver age age of t eam: 14 years 3 months. The School cups for miniature ra.nge ch ampionships have been awarded according to the r egulation laid down la. t year. In ord er to decide the final t eams for the Im. perial Challenge Shi eld Competition three t est m at ch es were fired under challenge shield conditions . Tlie two best aver ages in these t est s , together with the score obtained in the comp etition itself, h ave counted for the three champi on sbip s-\lnd ~r 15 years 1 under 16 years , and -s enior ,

SHOOTING NOTES.

In the under 14 years championship, however, while there were a few boys who had fir ed in the test matches, and hence in the il11perial Challenge Shield Competition , there were also some who , not having been placed in a team, were anxious to shoot for the championship. Special arrangement · wer e ther efor e made and they were supervised in test matches which were fir ed under the conditions of the Junior Challenge Shield Comp etition. It is a coincidence thnt the winners vf the senior and junior championships Rboulcl have scored the same number of points. B elow are given the n am es and scores of the first t en eompetitor · iu each championship:-

UNDER 15 YEARS CHAMPIONSHIP-MINIA'rURE RANGE. (Loveday Cup.)

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP-MINIA'.ruRE RANGE. (Searle Cup.) Twohighest Imp. Chall. t ests. score. (100) (100) (100) g3 g3 g3 Rickard, H . W. g2 gs 87 Smith, A. E. g3 86 Stevenson, H. Y ... . g3 g4 go Mason, W. H ..... .. ss B arak , M ........... .. 89 90 91 J ackson , J. 88 93 89 Rogers , J . .......... .. 92 92 86 P enn , T. .. ........ .. 87 94 87 Alexander, vV. . .... . 83 93 91 B rown, H. 85 89 g1

Total. (300) 279 277 ~7~ ~72

270 270 270 ~68

267 255

J UNIOR CHAiviPIONSHIP-MINIATURE RANGE. (Hamblyn Cup. ) Two highest Imp . Chall. t ests . score. (100) (100) (100 ) Lysons .. .. .. .. . . .. . 94 g5 go Broclie, W. g2 8g 90 Clarke, H . 90 go 90 Foote, W . H . ...... 84 90 96 B ellringer , S. 8g 92 8g Jackson , J. 88 g3 89 Caughley, R. g7 88 83 Smith, E. V. 89 92 87 P enn , T. L. .. .. .. .. . 87 · 94 87 Gvild , J , , ... ,.,,,. g2 go .ss

Total. (300) 27g 271 270 270 270 270 268

208 268 265

Twohigh est Imp. Chall. score. tests . (100) (100) (100) 90 95 Lysons ... ..... ...... . 94 90 92 89 Brodie , w. 96 90 Foote ........ .......... 84 90 90 90 Clarke , H . 89 92 89 B ellringer , S . g2 87 89 Smith, E. V. g7 83 88 Caughley , R. g2 83 90 . .. .... .. ... Guild, J. 88 88 Kidson ····· ····· ····· 83 90 81 B ellringer, H. ···· ·· 83

TotaL (300) 27g 271 270 270 270 268 268 265 25g 254

UNDER 14 YEARS CHAMPIONSHIP-MINIATURE RANGE. (McL eod and Slade Cup .) Total. Two high est t est s . (200) (100 ) (100) 174 Wills, C. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 89 85 171 Sladden , P. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 85 86 171 Flet ch er, R. . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. g3 78 16g Knuckey, D. . .. .. ...... .... 84 . 85 16g Griffiths, W . . .. .. .. . .. .. 86 83 168 Grant, ' G. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 81 87 167 Blair, W. .. ................ 84 83 E arly in the third t erm about twent~-four m embers ?E the senior shooting t eam s who weTe anxwus to engage m long-ran ge shooting, select ed rifles and tried them out on the 25 yards range. At the earliest opportllll:ity R ewa ~ewa r ange was visited and the sighting of the nfl.es det ermmed. \J..Tet weather prevented several practices being h eld , but by Novemb er it was possible to pick twelve m emb ers from which the fin al t eam of eight ha~s yet to be select ed. Two practices ar e obtained weekly, on Thursday aft ernoon.. ~ncl Saturday morning. D etailed r esults of the Domnl!on Schools' Comp etition will appear in next issue together with the r esults of the long-range school championships .

SCHO OL NOTES.

The K lly Cup will again b e awarded t o the highest scor r in the secondary schools ' m at ch , and the Lady Godley Cup will b e awarded , as last year , on the r esult of the cla. "ification practices fir ed on the 200 y ards range . The r.ifaeDinrmid B elt goes t o the comp etitor obtaining the high est aggregat e in four sh oots , t wo of which are fir ed on the 200 yards range , and t wo on the 500 yards. 'Ihe::;e comp etitions occasioned keen shooting last year, a nd judging by the enthusiasm which is at present being di"pl ayed , they sh ould be no le s exciting this y ear. A t eam of ten h as been enter ed to r epresent No . llO Comp any in the North I sland W eekly P r ess Challenge Shield Comp etition. Although last year 's average-67. 1 from a possibl e of 68-will t ak e som e oeating we wish the t eam every uccess and a high aver age . No offi cial inforrnation h as yet been r eceived as to the succe s of the I m perial Ch allenge Shield t eams. Although the averages wer e n ot quite as high as last year' s , the r esult. sh ould obtain a position fairly well up in the priz e list.

SCHOOL NOTES. ( J . H. Ni holson. )

Sch ool reop n ed for t h e econd t erm on Tuesday , May 2-t. , Hl21, aft er a vacation of t hree weeks . Mr. Hock el was a bsent ow ing to illne . . , which it was feared would k eep him mvay for the ·wh ol e t erm . Mr. E ggleton was still in Christchurch h aving an operation p erformed. \Ve are p leased to stat e that both h ave n ow r eturned and h ave r es um ed their r e. p ective d uti e::; in the Sch ool. Owing to thi sh ortage of t h e staff some alteration s \Y CI'e n ee .. ary in the different forms . In stead of h aving thr e F ifth forms and thr ee F ourt h forms these h ad to oe t•Pcl.n eel. to t wo in each ase and a r e-shuffling of the p eriods t ook place. Since the publication of th e last ma gazine several conr> crt'l by the Sch ool Orch est ra h av e been given . It is very grfl tifying t o t h orch ef\tra t o see that th e numb er of parents nnd fri ends of t h e Sch ool wh o attend these con certs is inr r Pasin ~ . Everyone inter e t ed in the School is invited to he present . Th e or b stra wish t o th::~ nk Jl1essrs. Rockel ,

DAY BOYS , 1921.

37 the conc erts and Rena ud, and Pope for their assis tance at c Mast er, Mr. musi the to s than~ their d exten also wish to y to maki ng energ and time Dobson, for givin g so much been. e hav they ss succe the rts conce bhese all matc h, A Towa rds the end of the first term a footb form er evenThe d. playe was ny, ompa C . B Com pany v. ate the reindic not do s score tually won by 28 to 0. 'l'he s. team the of ts meri spect ive down to Duri ng the secon d term a squa d of boys wentLong burn of sacks of er numb a filled and Park kura Puke Plym outh Club. soil kindl y place d at our dispo sal by the New a great asset prove ld shou and ol Sclio to up d carte was 'l'his to thank wish e W ets. wick ice pract and to the crick et pitch us this g givin in rosity the New Plym outh Club for their gene soil. absen ce of In order to fill the vacan cies cause d by theand Mr. J. yard Wyn H. C. Mr. the comm ercia l Mast er, class es durin g Brac ken \Vil son kindl y conse nted to take the for helpthem thank to d indee ave h the secon d term . W e ulty. diffic a of out us ing t a univerSeein g that the town speople decid ed to adop alter the to ssary sal Satur day h alf-holiday, it beca me 'nece g, as havin of ead Inst . what some Thur sday 's time- table have we tion, dura tes' befor e, two perio ds of forty-five minu s us allow still .1'his . tion dura ' te minu now three of forty The all. footb or et crick r to have a long after noon at eithe adgreat a d indee is ay holid halfrsal unive ndop tion of the or all footb of set one only vanta ge, for it makes n ece. sary . week per s r>ri r>ket fi xture er the New Ther e was a little doub t as to wheth r epresented be d Woul ol Scho High Plym outh Boys ' aecid ed was it so in .the fi xtures for the Moas car Cup, whic h atch, m o Qkat the in ces chan 's eam to consider the t was it ht delig 's one Much to every was won by 27 to 0. was h matc first The eam. t ol Scho the decid ed to enter and here d playe ge Colle again st the Wan gauu i Tech nical ol's Scho play day's the On 8. to 14 by ol won by the Scho win. their ved deser and was undo ubted ly the better t eam to play St . Havin[{ won this match we were. expec ting h was aban matc this but Patri ck's College, W ellington, land Gram mar done d. Fina lly it was decid ed to play Auck This matc h , d. Islan h Nort e th School in the semi- finals of d term holid ays which was playe d half way throu gh the secon h was a fast matc This 5. to 13 on Augu st 31 , was lost by was not such '\ and open game and on the day's play there SCHO OL NOTE S.