1924 The Taranakian Vol. 13 No. 1 May part1 by New Plymouth Boys' High School

EDITE D BY THE BOYS 路oF THE NEW PLYM OUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHO OL AND PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR.

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"TARANAKIAN.'' CONTENTS.

Agricultural Notes A Letter Annual Re-Union Births Breaking-Up Ceremony Cadet Notes Chapel Notes Concert Notes Cricket Deaths Editorial Engagements Examination Results Exchanges Form Averages Flannagan Open Water Swim Grey Ch allenge Cup House Notes Life-Savin g Marriages Notice to Subscribers Obituary Old Boys' Association Old Boys' Ball Old Boys' Cricket Club Old Boys' Football Match Old Boys' Football Club Old Boys' Notes Old Boys' Re-Union Dinner Old Boys' Wellington Branch Preparatory Notes School Notes Shooting Notes Subscriptions Swimming Sports Tennis Notes The Roll

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SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS. FIRST TERM, 1924.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS: H . R. BILLING, ESQ. (Clwirman.)

S. G. SMITH, M.P.

OR. E. F. FOOKES.

L. A. NOLAN, EsQ.

S. S . MEDLEY, ESQ.

H. J. EAVEs, ESQ.

F W. ATKINSON. EsQ. L. C. SLAUDI•:N, EsQ . E. P. WEBSTEI~. EsQ.

A. E. W ASH.E.R, ESQ. St:crdary a ncl Treasurer :

E . LASH.

~taff: PRINCIPAL: W.

H. MOYES , M.A .. ~ :Se.

ASSISTANT MASTERS : KEI~R. M.A.

R. H . ROCKEL, M.A .

V. E.

A. G. JoHNSOc-1, M Se.

J . LEGGAT, M.A.

C. G. BOTTR ILL, M.A.

W. G. \VILKIE (Univ. Cert.)

A. W. DIPROSE, M .A.

T. M. McDONALD, M.A.

H. DYER. C. WILSON, M.A., R.Sc.

PAPPS, B.A .

G. BERTRAND, (C Certificate). AGRICULTURE:

COMMEHCIAL:

F. J. EGGLETON.

W. COKNELL.

PHEPARATORY DEPARTMENT:

G. H. POPE, MISS K. CAMPHELL, MISS E. CAMPBELL.

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN: DRAWING:

HEV. E. H. STRONG.

A. M. BRADBURY (Part Time Master) .

SCHOOL CADET CONTINGENT.

MUSIC: RESIDENT MUSIC MASTER : ] . DoBSON, L.T.C.L. VIS ITING:

MISS YOUNG (Piano).

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-S. F. Fookes. Boarders.-W. E . Alexander, J. D. Ma.ckay, B. B. Mahraj, J. A. Patm·son, C. Strombom, D. Grant, D. 0 'Ha.lloran, E. Gib· son, E. Mason. Day Boys.-T. Fookes, G. R. Webb, D. P. McLean, M. Robertson, M. Lysons. COMMITTEES. Football Committee.-Mr. Papps (chairman, W . E. Alexander, J. D Mackay, E . Gibson, S. F. Fookes; E. Mason and J . A. Pater son (captain First XV.), joint secretaries. Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bottrill (chairman), W. E. Alexander (captain First XI.), J. D. Mackay, B. B. Mahraj, J. Palmer, K. Fookes; E . Mason and C. Strombom (joint secretaries) . Swimming Committee.-Mr. Eggleton (chairman), E. Gibson, W. E. Alexander, J. D. Mackay, T. Revell, J. Penman, . H. Hawldns, P. Sladden; J. A. Paterson and D. O'Halloran (joint secretaries) . Library Committee.-Mr. McDonald (chairman), V . Barak, T. Jones, L. Watts, C. Strombom, J. Hutchinson, G. Easton, R. M. Dolby, G. R. Webb, T. Fookes, H. Bellringer (secretary). Shooting Committee.-Mr. Bertrand (chairman), W. E . Alexander, C. Strombom, E. Mason, E. Gibson, J. A. Paterson, D . 0 'Halloran, W. Ritter (secretary) . Concert Cominittee.-Mr. Dobson (chairman), W. E. Alexander, A. Brodie, D. 0 'Halloran, T. Fookes, R. Buick, G. C. MacDiarmid (s ecretary) . Magazine Committee.-Mr. Wilkie (chairman), M. Lysons, R. M. Dolby, H. B ellringm·, H. Hawkins, J. Penman, R. Buick, G. R. Webb, R. J. O'Dea, G. C. MacDiarmid, W. H. CartOl·, N. Hook er, W. E. Al exander, B . B. Mahraj, W. Brodie, T. Fookes, J. Paterson, E. Mason, D. 0 'Hallora n, M. Robertson. Tennis Committee.-Mr. Johnso11 (chairman), W. E. Alexander, J. D. Mackay, M . D. Bree. Poundkeepers.-B. Pease, G. E a ston.

MISS DOWLING (Violin).

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

Officer Commanding.--Captain A. J. Papps. Contingent Q.M.S.-Q.M. Sergeant Ritter. Assistant Q.M.S.-Cot·poral T. Eaves. Orderly Room Corporal._:CorporaJ R. M. Dolby. Physical Drill Instructor.-Lieut. F. J. Eggleton.

No. 24 COMPANY. Officer Commanding.-Captain G. Bertrand. Commanding Sergeant-Major.-Sergeant-Major J. D. Mackay. No. 1 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Captain G. Bertrand. Platoon Sergeant.-Sergeant S. F. Fookes. Section Commanders.-Corporals 路 M. D. Bree, D. O'Halloran, G. Fookes, R. Murdock. No. 2 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieut. V . E. Kerr. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant A. Brodie. Section Commanders: Corporals K. Fookes, J. Galbraith, F. Read, S. Cottier. No 3 Platoon. Platoon Commander: Lieut. Leggat. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant G. R. Webb. Section Commanders: Corporals L . Ennis, T. Fookes, J. Duffin, M. Fletcher. No. 4 Platoon. Platoon Commander: Lieut. F. J. Eggleton. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant J. A. Paterson. Section Commanders: Corporals D. Grant, J. Pease, H. H awkins, D. Crawford. No. 110 COMPANY. Officer Commanding: Capta in A. W . Diprose. Commanding Sergeant-Major: Ser geant-Ma jor W. E. Alexander. No. 1 Platoon. Platoon Commander: Capta in A. W. Diprose. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant McLean . Section Commanders: Corporals E. Gibson, S. Hutchen, T. Re ve~l, T. Jones. No. 2 Platoon. Platoon Commander: Lieut. G. Johnson. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant Rob ertson. Section Commanders.-Corporals H. Bellringer, K. Bleakley, A. P etty, T. Syme. No 3 Platoon. Platoon Commander: Lieut. T. McDonald. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant Lysons. Section Commanders: Corporals S. Bayly, C. J a ckson, R. Bates, H. Olson. No. 4 Platoon. Platoon Commander: J~ieut . Dyer .. Platoon Sergeant: Sergeant C. Strombom. Section Commanders : Corporals E. Ma son, C. Baunton, C. Collins, H. Thomson. Drummers: C. Gilmour, C. Campbell, J. D. L aw, J. Hilliard. :Buglers: S. Anderson, H. Dobson, W . H. Carter, F. Cleland.

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EDITORIAL. (R. M. Dolby.)

HE r ecent highly successful reunion has again brought the Old Boys' Association to our notice. The large number of members present shows the lively interest of all concerned in the body to which they belong. It is easily seen that the Old Boys' Association is of great value not only to the individual members but also to the school. First, it k eeps each Old Boy in communication with his old friends . Thi 路 is most easily done by a reunion in which all can meet and renew acquaintahce. 路 and the memorie of old times. To the school, the connection with such an influential body of men cannot be otherwise than beneficial. Indeed, the great assistance 路w hich the Old Boys have rendered to the school is well known. The Association contributed materially to the fund for the construction of the Assembly Hall, they rrected the Memorial Gates, and now they are well on the way to accumulate sufficient resources to build a gymna:imn. Tt is to be hoped that the boys now at the school will, in their turn, prove as active supporters of thr Association as the prrsent members.

Jt is a r ecognised fact that some form of religious instruction should b e included in the curriculum of every scl10ol, certa inl~r of ever y boarding school. Such teaching is intended to have lit rary value as well as to give lllOl'al instn1etion. At the present time a system of

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teaching t~e Scripture has been inaugurated at the sc.h?oL I! 1~ of course quite non-.·ectarian, consisting of or dmary Scnptural readmg and explanations. It is hard to understand why the Bible, which has been described as ''the. n:ost maj:s~ic thing in our literature and the most. spn·1tually .hvmg thing we inherit,'' is so little studied from. a literary standpoint. Sir Arthur QuillerC?uch.has Sal~ that "the .Authorised Version ofthe Holy Bible IS as a hterary achievement one of the .,.reatest in our language ; with the possible exception of the comThe p~ete Works of Shakespeare, the very greatest. Bible-more deeply t han all the writings of Shakespeare -fa1: more de eply-has influenced our literature. " Considering this, it is to be hoped that the teachin.,. of Scripture will be carried on for this purpose as well as for the great moral ben efits it should give.

b een passed; but, whereas a student in each of the latter cases is eligible for a higher leaving certificate the D egr ee student is not. This seems hardly fair to the boys concerned and thus it is to be hoped that the conditions for a higher leaving certificate will be extended to embrace Degree students.

J:- question which must necessarily confront boys who mt end to take on e or two yean; of post-matriculation wm:k at the school, is whether to study for a section of th~n· ~egree or for a univer. ity entrance scholarship. An ob~ectwn to the latter course is that th e scholarship, if gamed, do es not pay more than half th e expenses incurred at th e Uni•versity, and so, man~r boys would not. rvrn th en, be able to afford the n ecessa ry outlay. Anothe~ cons~deration. is the fact that after passing the matnculatwn exammation, on e or probably two years are spent before the degr ee course is actually com~nenced. This los. of time ma~r in some cases be· a very Important factor. Tl1 e examination results in r ecent vears have shown th~t valuable work may b e done at s~hool, wlwre two sections of the B.A. degr ee may be .,.ained. For boys with limited means it is certainly b ett er to take this course, and the third section of the de.,.ree may b e .,.ained "' some . a f ter t h e student has l eft school and""' has entered occupation. In the case of those who int en d to enter th e t eaching Pr?fession this system is very useful, and, upon thr con:p: etlon of two years after passing mat riculation, the trammg- coll Ste course may b e entered upon with more benrfit . Tn many C;:Jses th e bo:v who is doinf! De"'rec work ;:~t school is eng-age d in work as us eful and as"imp~rtant as that done by a scholarship student; it is certaml:v more useful than th e work done by a boy who simpl~· spenrls ~mother ~re ar at school aftrr mntric11 la1-ion ha s

It is unnecessary to str ess the great value of swimming both as a physical exercise and as a means of savJo one can dispute. the n ecessity :l'or such ining life. struction in schools, for in many instances lives have b een lost where they might have been saved w er e a knowledge of swimming and life-saving It is pleasing to note that at the more general. school every facility if:l given to pupils to gain proThis is clearly shown by the ficiency in these arts. satisfactory results which have b een obtained this season by boys from this school. Tn life-saving a large number of boys w er e successful in th e elementary, proficiency, In long distance swimand bronze medallion stages. ming 224 pupils enter ed and swam distances varying from 100 yards to over four miles. Finally, at practicallv rvenr carnival h eld in Taranaki, school bo~rs have secured higl1 places. Snch a r ecord shows that great credit is due to th e instructor as w ell as to the bovs th emselves for · thrir ke('nness in this branch of sport.

H is with deep r egret that w e read of the sudden clra th of Mr. T. Furlong, who was an old bo:v of the scl10ol Mr. Furand had always maintainrd l1is int er est in it. long took a prominent part in public affairs in Nrw Pl:vmonth, and was speciall~r active with regard to th e r epatriation of soldiers. H e was a memb er of the local bo ard and never spared himself in h elping to settle clown again to private life those men who had been to the front. H e gave an example of public spirit which is one of the most valuable qualities which should be acquired at a public school. His death will b e felt as a severe loss to the many old boys and others with whom he was associat ed in connection with th e school.

BREAKING-U P CEREMONY

BREAKING~UP

CEREMO NY AND PRIZE DISTRIBU TION. A RECORD YEAR.

The Assembly Hall 'vas crowded to overflowing on the evening of :B~riday, D ecember 14, on t h e occasion of the annual breaking-up ceremony and prize distribution . Mr. L. A. Nolan, chairman of t h e Board of Governors, presided; and associated with him on the platform were the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wilson), Colonel C. W. Mehrill, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., R ev. E. H . Strong, Dr. Fookes, Messrs. :S. G. Smith, M.P., E. P. W ebster, A. E. Washer, J. S. S. Medley, C. H. Wynyard, W. H. Moye: (principal) and members of the staff. The Mayoress was presented with a handsome bouquet of pink arnm lilies and maiden-hair fern. Proceedings commenced with t h e singing of the National Anthem. Th e school pri>~ es were presented by Colonel Melvill, and t h e sports trophies by Mrs. Wilson. CHAIRMA N'S ADDRESS. The chairman, after apolo gisin g for the absence of 1\lfrssrs. Sladden, Atkinson, Eaves and Billing, extended a cordial welcome to all present. He then went on to r efer to changes during the year in the personnel of the Board of Governors. Th e vacancies created by the resignation of Messr .. J . S. Fox, H . Trim ble and A. M01·ton h ad been fill ed by Messrs. H. Billing, H . J. Eaves and J. S. S. Medley. During the com·se of his address l1 e mentioned valuable additions to the school buildings. Th new laundry block and two new class rooms had supplied urgently need eel requirement s. In outlining t h e year's record Mr. N olan consider ed t h at year had been the most successful in t h e school's history. Both scholastical ly and athletically th e year's effort · had b een attended with remarkable succ ess. Four scholarships had b een won in t h e school, but even more pleasing was the outstanding success of ''old boys'' at all four universitirs. Th school 's cri cket, footba ll, and

9 shooting teams had all been su ccessful. In shooting, a ii.ne record had again been put up in the Imperial Challenge Shield Competition and the Governor -General 's trophy l1ad been won. ·with regard to football he heartily congratulat ed the school on winning and r etaining the Moascar Cup. During the course of the year the Board of Governors had waited on the Minister of Education, the Hon. C. J. Parr, t o bring before him the need for .Providing more boarding accommoda tion. As a r esult of the confer ence a sch eme, smaller than the sch eme submitted, was under com;ider ation. A gTant of £150 had b een made for carrying on the work in the gully. The Minister h ad b een pleased to notice the efforts made by the Old Boys' Association to raise funds for the building of a school gymnasium. V\Then their fund reach ed £1000 he would be prepared t o grant Governmen t assistance. Mr. Nolan, in alludin g to the efforts made by the Old Boys' Association in connection with anythin_g that _was coneerned with the 'velfar e of the school, cons1dered1 t to be undoubtedl y a great power for good. He then made r efer ence to th e proposed amalgamat ion of the High School and Technical College. He believed it was likely to take place next year. Such an amal{)'amation would be beneficial. It would not me~n that t h e High School would lose it· individualit y, nor d1d it mean any loss of tone, but t h ey would eventually h~ve a fully equipped school by th e addition of wood-workm g and engineering shops, a real want at present. In conclusion Mr. Nolan paid a high tribute to Mr. :Moye: and his staff, remarking that there was probably no better staffed school in New Zealand t han the New P lymouth Boys' High School. HEADMAS TER'S REPORT. The headmaster , Mr. vV. H. Moyes, in presenting hi::; report said it was pleas in g to be able to r epor t t~at the pa:t yra r llacl bre11 onr of tlw most su ccessful m_ the history of th<' sch ool. 'l'lH' sch ool h ad opened w1th,.., a. roll numb er of 391, made up of 319 upper school aud r2 pr eparatory l)upils. Th e total roll for the year had been

BREAKI NG-UP CEREMO NY 10 404. The boardin g accomm odation , which made provisiOn for 150 boarder s, had been fully utilised . In addition to boarder s from all parts of Taranak i, boys in residen ce had come from Fiji, Christc hurch, vVellin oton 'l'auran ga, Auckla nd, Hamilto n, Bay of Plenty \V :no-a~ nui, 'raumar unui, Hunterv ille, Te Aroha, Taih~pe, M~s terton, v\Taipaw a, Palmer ston North and 'l'e Kuiti. It was gratifyi ng to note that the increas ed roll number had placed the ::;chool a grade higher on the departm ental li::;t, thu::; enablin g two extra assistan ts to be include d on the ::;taff, which then com;istecl of twelve full-tim e assistant:; in the upper ::;ehool and three in the lower. Mr. V. E. Kerr, B.A.; Mr. T. M. McDon ald, M.A., and Mr. M. Fowler, B.Sc., had joined th e teachin g staff during the year. As all three w er e residen tial the difficult y of adequat e ·upervis ion in the houses had been overcom e and conditio ns were again similar to those that obtaine d before the war . In the early part of the year Mr. H. Calder, B.A., and 1\'Ir . J. 1\IcMah on w er e appoint ed to tempor ary po::;ition::; on the ::;taff and remaine d at the ::;ehool until th e end of the fir::;t term.

EXAM INA'l'I0 1 SUCCE SSES. _ln t~e annual examin ations the successe::; gained by pup1ls of the school w ere in every way creditab le. R. W. Bellr~nger won ~ Univers ity Nationa l Scholar ship, and A. Broche, J. Brodie and A. W. Griffin gained Tarana ki Scholar ship:. Twenty -two boys passed the 1\Iatric ulation and the Accoun tants' Prelimi nary Examin ations, while fifteen gained part ial pa::es. A Senior Nationa l Scholar ship was won by C. H. Stromb om. A pleasing feat ure of t h e year's work was the ::;uccc::;s achieve d by post matricu lation pupil::;, \vho had r emained at school to tak e degree work. R. l~obertson, P. Mitcalf e and v\~ . A~exal1Cler were success ful in passing the term:; examm abon for the first section of the B.A., and also pa::;sed the term::; examin ation for the second section of the same d egree. In addition to these successes, L. Dinniss gained the first section of the LL.B. He went on to say that many parents .till failed to r ealise t h e great beiJ efit to b e cleri vecl by their boys, from a year at the school after the matricu lation had been passed.

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The work clone in the prepara tory d epartme nt refl ecte d great credit on those respons ible for this sec~ion of the school. Twenty -two boys entered for the examm ations and of these sevente en gained proficie ncy, three gain~cl compete ncy, and one failed . Some indicati on of the work clone could b e gleaned from the Inspect or's r eport, which was particu larly good. SPOR'r S ACTIV ITIES. In the footbal l field the school had done particu larly well, def eating Y vanganu i College, Auckla nd Gramn;t ar ~chool, T e Ante College and the Palmer ston North High School and winning the lVIoascar Cup. As the cup contests had created a good deal of interest through out New Zealand , Mr. Moyes though t it might b e as we~l_to define the attitude of the school t owards that competi tion. The school felt that competi tions could b e overdon e, but _c?nsicler ecl that no harm should r esult from a compet ltl?n merely b ecause the award of a trophy was attache d to It. They felt too, that many of those who pr~fesse~ to be strongl y opposed to the contest in con:t;-ectwr:- w1tl~ that particu lar trophy w ere not consist_ent m _their attlt~cle, for they apparen tly had no object~~n to m~er-collegi~te contests in shootin g, cricket, andmih tary clnll, for which trophie s were awarde d. H e conside red, howeve r, t~at t h e conditio n · under which some of the challen ge trophie s w ' re awarde d w eTe b ecoming unwield y, and that as they placed too o-r eat a ::;train on t h e ::;chools concern ed it was more t han ~robable t hat the school would in the futuTe be compell ed to drop out of some competi tions, in which it had hitherto en gaged with marked success . In spite of t h e fact that some people as ·ertecl that Rugb y was xcTting a demora lising eff ect on those enthusi a:ts who followe d it up, h e s~id that as far as school footbal l was concern ed , it was still what it h ad always b een- a clean, . . healthy , manly game, develop mg all that was b est m t hose who played it. In cricket also the school had had a success ful year. ~he first eleven had compet ed in the senior grade competition and l1 a cl given a o·ood account of ~ts elf. Th e ~nnualmatch against ·wanga nui College , which had ? een played on the local school's ground, had resulted m a win for the school. IIe was 1)leasecl to say that amongs t

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the pupil:;, cricket wa:; becomiug almost a:; popular as football. Shooting had been takeu up with great enthusiasm. lu the 1922 lmperial Challeuge Shield competitioui:i, rei:iult:; of which came to hand in the early part of the year, the ::;ehool with nine teams had scored an average of 93.3, the highest unit average for the Empire. In the 1923 competition, owing to changes in the regulatioui:i, al:l a result of which every eligible boy had to take part, 36 tearnii, comprising 316 boys, had had to be enter cel. Iu that comp etition the :-;chool had agaiu won the trophy presented by hii:i Bxccllcncy the GoveruorGeneral; 1911 team: had eutcrecl. New Plymouth Boys' High School had gained 14th place fo r the Empire and top place for New Zealfmd. 1n the Christchurch Press Shield Competition, resultR of which were not yet to hand, the sch ool had gained 670 points out of a possible of 680. In the area rifle meeting, 0. Rainger had won the senior champion ship for the di.trict and l\I. Lyson. had won the junior championship for Cadets lmder 17. 'l'hc chief event of the year in connection with shooting, had been the visit of Viscount J ellicoe to present in person the trophy h e had donated for t h e most cfficieut shooting school in the Dominion. Throughout the year regular classes in swimming and life-saving h ad been conducted at the baths. Six boy · had gained honorary instructors' certificates, 7 had gained teachers' ccrtificatei:i, 33 had gained bronze medallions, 92 were gnmted certificates of merit, 164 'vere awarded certificates of proficiency, and 184 gained el ementary certificates. In addition to this three boys ·w ere appointed examiners to the North Taranaki Head Centre Royal Live-Saving Society, and H. Hawkim; was the winner of the Flannagan Cup awarded for longdistance swimming. SCHOOL CUH.RICULUlVI. 'l'he aim throughout the year had been to subordinate the examination aspect and to ensure the all-round dec velopmcn 1 of 1.ll r pnpil. An attempt had b c·n made to co-ordinate the ll.i s1 o1·y th rou ghout the sch ool, 1l10no·h that had been rendered difficult owing to the variety required by the various examinations. In the main, the

Oakley Studio, N.P. PREFECT'S , 1924. C. Strombom , D. M. McLean , R. Dolby, l\1. Robertson, D. O'Halloran , G. '\Vebb . E. Gib son , J. Pater so n, D. Mackay, S. F. Fookes (Head Ho~路). IV. Alexa nder. B. B. Mahraj, M. Lysons. E. Ma son. T. Fookes. G. Grant.

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13 of training the to hi::;tory had been taught with a view objection examina purely the ith w · citizen::; rather than tive. In the language work it had been recogni::; ed, a::; iu former year::;, that the mother tougue wa::; of supreme import ance. Greater ::;tre::;::; had been laid on the mastery of compreh ension and expressio n, hence con::;iderable time had been devoted to lit erature. l\Ir. Moyes made ::;pecial r ef er ence to the 1vork of th e ::;chool orche::;tra ttnd paid a :;pecial tribute to IVIr. Dob::;on, rc,;ident mu :;ie ma:;tcr, aud to E. Loma:;, a pupil of th e :;chool, who had act ed a:; conducto r for the orche:;tra. IVIeutiou wa.· made of t h ' :;ncce:;sfu l inaugura tion of a :;pecial school :;ervice at St . l\Iary's on Sunday morning·. Those ser vice· h<1d been conducte d .bY the Rev. E. IT. Strong, whom h e th ank ed ,·incer ely for t he great ini er c:-;t h e had tak en in the wel£<1 r e of the boys. He w iKh eel to conv •y to th c Old Boy.· ' AHsociat ion hi,; ,;in cer c apprecia tion of th eir continued inter e::;t in tl1e :;eh ool. Th · handsom r memoria l gat e:; afforded t angible eYideiJCC of th eir loy alty and activity. It wa:; with deep r egret that h e had to r efer to the death of t wo old boys, l\Ir . J. E. Wilson and IVIr. R. M. Ro ckPl, who had b een closely connecte d wit h th e school. Mr. \Vilson h ad at one t ime been a memb er of the Board of Gov crnorK, <L' w ell a::; pr esid en t of t h e Old Boys ' Association. Jn l\Tr. H.oek el t he ::;choollm dlo.t a ::;taunch supporter from among:;t it:; young r Old Boy,;. 'l'o the r elatives of both of t h e::;e old boy:; h e ext ended hi::; deepest sympath y . Mr. l\IoycR wi::;h cd to xt cncl]Ji s sincer e t htmk. · to all lie tho::;e wllo h ad h elp ed t h e school during th e year. Mr. ; prizes essay for me11tione d particul arly Mr. List, \V . H. Skinner aucl1VIr. 0RboTn e for crick t bats ; Mr. a.ncl l\lr ~ . Nolan and Messr s. Washf'r , Atkinson , Fox, \Vebst •r and Collier, for school prizes ; those who h ad contribu ted t o t he school sportK fund and all t ho se who had supplied cars for 1l1r n sr of -r is it ing school tr<Jm s. Tie also exprcs:ccl <1pp1·c·c iation of' i h c h elp and assistan ce given him by the Board o£ Governo r.·, an d of the h elp and loy alty of his staff.

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COLONEL .M:ELVILL'S ADDRESS. Colonel .M:elvill, in tb e course f o a short address sar'd that ever since he hacl fi t '· p n ·s come t N . f our years previously h e h · d h o ew lymouth, some ad a warm spot in his o-h Se~ heart for the Boys' t ,. ool. Speakmg as a soldier he .·aid he had mar keel ability of the Cadet compa ncnlarly the keenness and lowed with interest the ~a::-Y·l' As a sport he had folT t~c _oo s success on the cricket and football field. lre offered his hear·ty o rose boys who had won prizes ' cono-ratulat· . cl he stressed the im}Jor·taiic"' f t IOns an to those leavino"' . . "'th ren s o e . "' emng the mfluence of the Old Bovs' Asso . t . longed to his oid associacta w:r-p ersonally he still beher that the reputation t~-and urged t~em to r·ememe school was m their hands. o

PRESEN'l'ATION OF PRIZES. Colonel .M:elvill present cl th l\Iayoress afterwards pr~sen~ cl ~ s~ho~l . prizes. and the school prize list '"a-· a<· f 11 e t e sports troplues. The '

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Preparatory School. ]' ·r l<'onu lb.-First prize , T - L.e .m.ay. . brother. ·, J - F1 an· Form Ia ·-lj'ir·st · pr rze, prize , H . L aw. I.-First lj'orm I . brother ~orm IIb.-First IJrize " ' l) · I<'·an· Form lla.- First pl'ize ' N - B 1.oo k·man. · S Form II.-Fir::;t pr' Ize, . Allhusen; second prize, J. . D. Duigan. . Prizes for best · 1 1 · l·' ePt a"'rJcnlt l\~rssrx \Yasher , Atkinson "\-\r b .m~ Pot (presented by l~u·st, A. 1\asl!cr· second 'a Sc _ster, Nolan and Fox).' · llliOns. '

Upper School. Form Ifld.-Ij'irst in f . · ·ttllema t'·res and science L R.mm, II . Geor·o-e l]l c "' ; fi rs t rn , . owe. lj'orm IIIc -First in f ID. Parrott. se~olld . f orm and first in languages W · ' · m orm and s ·concl · 1 ' · L - Crudis · first . 1ll anguages, F. · in math , t. J S emct lCS and SCle . ' , nee, . . Strange. second m mathematics and . ' scwncc, J. W . Davidson. '

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15 second l!'orm lllb .-First in form, G. MacDiarmid; in form and second in languages, R. 0 'De a; first in mathematics and science, A. Berryman.

l!'orm Ilia.-l!'irst in form, first in mathematics and first in languages, H. B. Latter; second in form and second in language::;, R. J. Carey; second in mathematics and first in history, P. G. Grover. Agricultural Prize.-R. l!'orsyth. Commercial Prize.-Form Ill., J. E. \¥ arner, G. S. .Anden;on. l<'orm l Vc.-Form prize, N. 8. MacDiarmid; mathematic::; and ::;cience, G. 1\... Corney; first in history and second in geography, C. S. Collins. Form I Vb.-l!'irst in form, first in languages, second in mathematics ,J. K. 0 'Dea; second in languages and fir::;t in geography, J. H . Sutton; first in mathematics and ::;cience, A. II. Sampson. l<'orm IVa. -Fir::;t in form, fir::;t in languages, C. G. Calvert; ::;econd in form, first in mathematic::; and ::;cience, E. Fauchelle; second in mathematics and science and first in drawing, A. E. Read; second in languages, G. L . Wells; fir.t i11 history and second in geography, E. Tonks; agriculture prize, R. Buick; commercial prize, E. G. Harman. li'orm V c.-1<-,irst .in form and first in languages, H. II. Brown; fir~t in mathematic::; and science, P. H. Carman. l!'orm Vb.-l!'irst in form and fir::;t in mathematics and science, C. H. Strombom; second in form and fir st in languages, \V. J. Monntjoy; .·econd in mathematics and scie11ce, C. E. Baunton. Form Va. -l<'ir::;t in form, fir .t in languages and first in mathematic:-; and science, ,J. L. Simcock; second in form and ::;econd in languages, L. Chri::;tie; second in mathematics and science, R. l\1. Robertson; agriculture prize, A. D. Guy; commercial prize, J. Paterson. Form Vlb.-Form prize, G. R. \Vebb. Form Vla.- First in form and first in languages, H . I. Mcivor; second in form and first in mathematics and science, R. M. Dolby.

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l\Iusic Prize (presented by H. Collier and Co.) .-G. l\iacDiannid. 'l'aranaki Daily News l)rizes. for Essays on New Zealand History.-Senior: l<'ir st, H. I. l\Icivor; second, S. B'. Junior : li'irst, II. L. Garner; second, G. L. li'ookes. Wells. Bendall l\Iernorial Prize for English Literature.-H. l. Mcivor. vVhite Memorial Prize Ior an Essay on an Imperial Snbject.-J. Lysaght. Head Boy's Prizc.-II. \V. Brown. Dux of the SchooL-H. I. l\icivor. rl.THLETIC SPORTS PRIZES. Old Boys' Trophy and Pewter, winner of Senior 'harnpionship, and l\Ir. Greinel''s Gold Medal.-J. D. l\Iackay. Junior Championship Cup, winner of Junior Championship, and Silver Medal.-L. C. Holmes. Bennett Cup and Silver Medal, winner of Under 14 Championship, ah;o first in 100 yards under 14, first in 75 yards under 14.-A. S. Allhusen. Carter Cup and Silver Medal, wiJ1J1er of Under 12 Championship, also first in 50 yards under 11, first in 100 yard.· under 12, fir.t in 50 yard. under J 2, first in 150 yards under 12, H. L. 'l'homson. lVIoye. · Cup and Sil vel' Medal, winner of Under 10 Championsh ip, also fi.l'st in 100 yards under 10, first in 75 yard~:~ under 10.-G. B. Saunders. N oakes Cup and Bronze Medal, winner o£ 120 Yards Senior Hurdles, also first in Long Jump Senior, first in Throwing Cricket Ball Senior.-J. D. l\ifackay. B cckbessinger Cnp, winnrr of lOOyds ..Tnnior Cham]1ionship .- L. C. IIolmrs. IIarman Cnp and Bronze l\Icdal, winner of 440yds. Junior Handicap.- J. F. Telford.

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17 li'oolces Cup and Silver Medal, winner of Mile Senior.-D. M. Wilson. Bothamley Cup, winner of 440yds. <hmior Championship.-L. C. Holmes. Mason Memorial Cup and Bronze Medal, winner of 880yds. Senior.-J. D. Mackay. 1911 Steeplechase Cup and Bronze Medal, winner of Senior Steeplecha~:~e.-E. A.. Bowen. Bryce Cup, fastest time Senior Steeplechase.-D. M:. \Vilson. Noakes Cup and Bronze lVIecl.a.l, winner of Junior Steeplechase and fastest time Junior Steeplechase.D. R. Parkin. Old Boys' Shield, winner o£ 440yds. Senior Championship.-J. D. Macka.J. Pridha.m Cup and Bronze Medal, winner of Old Boys' Ra.ce.-lVIr. L. B. Webster. First 75yds. under 10, :fixst 50yds. under 10.-T. A. 'l'homson. Equal Fastest 'l'ime <Tlmior Steeplcchase.-l\II. Rogcrs. First Long Jump .Tunior.-S. Cattier. First 75ycls. under 12.--0. Clarke. First 880yds. Junior.-F. Da.vis. First High Jump Junior, fir.t 120yds. Hurdles Junior.-C. Collins. First 440vds. Senior Handicap, first 220ycl~. Open, first lOOycls. Scnior.-C. Gi lmour . First High Jump Senior.-ll. A. Jm:nll. First 100ycls. und er 1iJ.-·-R. Taylor. First 150~r ds. Open.-T. C. Fookes. First 100yds. Jnnior.--,T. \·~.rarner. First Three-legged Racc.-F. Read ancl II. Knnckey. First Potato Race over 14.-J. Ogle. First Potato Race nnder 14.-S. Batger.

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First Sack Race.-D. Hetherington and J. HetheringFirst Mile Junior.-L. 'l'uffery. First 220yds. under 14.-H. K. Gruszning. First Throwing Cricket Ball Junior.- IV. Brewster. First Invitation Race.-M. Gray. SHOOTING PRIZES.

Searle Cup and Pewter, winner of Miniature RRnge Senior Championship.-IV. E. Alexander. Hamblyn Cup and Silver Medal, winner of Under 16 Championship.-M. Lysons. Loveday Cup and Silver 1\Iedal, winner of Under 15 Championship.-J. Medley. McLeod and Slade Cup and Silver MedRl, winner Under 14 Championship.-R. Lawrence. Kelly Memorial Cup and Silver Medal, LonO' Range Highest Score Devenish Shield.-T. Syme. MacDiarmid Belt and Pewter, Long Range Championship.-H. W. Brown. Lady Goclley Cup, 25yds. .303 Senior Classfiring Cl1ampionship.-W . E. Alexander. Lady Godley Cup and Silver Medal, 25yds .. 22 Junior Classfiring Championship.-W. M. Groom bridge. Cadet Cup, Best N.C.O.-H. W. Brown. SWIMMING PRIZES. Sykes Memorial Cup and Pewter, winner of Senior Championship.-H. Hawkins. Junior Championship Cup and Silver Medal, winner of Jtmior Championship.-C. Tate. Fox Cup and Replica, winner of Under 14 Championship.-G. S. Anderson. Smith and Easton Cup, winner of Life-Saving Competition.-F. B. Blundell,

Flannagan Cup and Replica, winner of Open Sea Swimming.-II. Hawkins.

0 'Halloran Shield, winner:; of Relay Race.-Form IIIcl. (J. Law, E.\\ igg, s. Black, G. S. Anderson) . SWIMMING PRIZES (MEDALS). First lOOyds. Open, first 33 1-3yds. Open.-E. ~owen. First 33 l-3yds. Preparatory Race.-D. Hethermgton. First 66 2-3yds. Open.-C. Tate. First New Boys' Race.- W. R. Ra.wson. First Learners' Race.-T. Morgan. First Breast Stroke.-G. Sutherland. First 66 2-3ycls. Preparatory Rac .-A. Hutchen. First Back Strokc.-G. Saunders. First Diving for Plates.-W. PemnRn. First Greasy Boom.-A. l~ookes. First 25yds. und er 14.-R. Pancklmrst. First 220yds. Open.-J. Ogle. First Oprn DiYc.-A. Petty. First Awkwm:d Rntry.-E. Gibson. First Ribbon Div .-R. Murdoch. First Corfu Divr.-J. Penman. First Long Plunge.-C. Robb. First Old Boys' RRcc.-D. Sykes. BOXING TROPHIES. JJepper Memorial Cup Rncl . Cllan e"·' Cn}J, winner of Senior Championship.-E. D. Glbson. Kidd Memorial Cup and N olan Cup, under list. Cbampionship.-L. Ennis. Chiv rs Cup ancl l\-·1ir .rs. Nolan' · ·· Championship.-\V. A. Brodie.

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Bennett Medal and Bron7.r Medal, under 9st. Cham- . pionship.-R. Fletcher.

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Bcm wtt lVIcdRl ancl Bro nze l\Ic dal, und er Sst. Champio u.. hip .-J . Bca Yell . Bro nze Me dal, Lmder 7st. Cha mp ion ship ; Ken ny Gol d lVIedal, mo."t scie ntif ic box er.- H. F. Foo kes . Bro nze lVIedal, und er 6:t. Ch amp ion ship .- vV. Car ter. Bro nze Me dal, und er 5st. Cha mp ion shi p.-V. S. l'vladgwick. LA WN TEN NIS . Can dy Cup and Bro nze lVIe dal, win ner of Sin gles 'l'en nis Cha mp ion ship .-J . '1'. Sha w. Bay ly Me dal for Wi nne r of 1922 Bay ly Me mo rial Sch ola rsh ip.- P. G. Gra ver . An ord er for ÂŁ1 ls by an ano nym ous don or for wic ket -ke epi ng in \Ya nga nui ma tch .-H . P. l'.Iitcalfe. TH E MA YO R'S CO NG RA 'l'U LA TIO NS. 'l'hC' 1\Iayor, in con gra tula t in g the school on its Ru ecess, said t h at he felt he won lcl be fail ing in his dut y if he did not tak e a kee n inte res t in and atte nd the fun ction s of an ins titu tion whi ch was bec om ing an imp orta nt fac tor in the pro gre ss of the tow n. If tha t yea r wer e the hig h wat er yea r of the school it was up to the boy s who wer e rem ain ing to kee p the tide in. Tho se who wer e leav ing he adYisecl to app ly to thr ir livr s, the stan dar d of con duc t and thC' rnl cs of the gam r thC'~' had lrar nt at the ir school. Du ring the eve nin g sele ctio ns wer e ren der ed by the sch ool orc hes tra unc lrr the con duc tors hip of E. Lom as; the boy s san g 1-hC' "La nd of Hop e and Glo ry" and the stir ring sch ool son g "Fo rty Yea rs On ." The sing ing of t h e Nat ion al An thrm hro ugh t the pro cee din gs to a close,

Oa l<ley Stmli o. N.P . FIRST ELEVEN, 1924. son. Ma E. Grant, G. ..\. Petty, 8. Cottier , R. F let cher, D. McLean , C. Str o mbom, J Pa lm er , D. Mackie, \ V . Alexa nder (capta in ), B. B. l\fa hraj , K. Fookes.

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HOUSE NOTES. (E. B. Mason and D. C. O'Halloran.) On February 6 once again the long quiet in the boarding houses was broken by the boisterous arrival of the returning boarders. There have been several alterations in the staff since Mr. Fowler left us at the end of last our last issue. year and we tender him our congratulations on his marriage. V.,Te are extremely sorry to have lost after an all too brief stay, Mr. Saxton, who filled a temporary vacancy on our boarding staff, and we wish him the very best of success in his journalistic career. :tl'lr. Dyer also joined our boarding staff at the beginning of the year, but on the arrival of Mr. R. C. Wilson and Mr. J. Leggat, he became a day master. \짜 e extend a hearty welcome to these masters and sincerely hope that their stay with ns will be a long and pleasant one. We are very glad to again have the Rev. Strong to conduct each Sunday morning at St. Mary'R, the special chapel service which he inaugmatedlast year. We take this opportunity of expressing our gratitude for his pffortR in m a king thiR Rervice Rnch a great RnccesR. For the first two or three ~veekR the new boys wore the URlHll woeful, timid look, but when they had been been duly initiated, they began to look on life as more pleasant, though no doubt disturbed by the unspeakable dread of the new boys' concert looming ahead. During the term one of our house masters, who has evidently partaken of "Champion" 'flour extensively, startled fifty youths who were imprudent enough to talk before grace at the commencement of tea, by kindly Next night complete silence giving "one all round." reigned. For one week during the term, the whole school was under canvas on the racecourse, when we had a taste of barrack life. The youthful soldiers entered most zealouRly into the cmnp work, and, by the time "lights out" sounded, were quite ready to sleep even on paliasses. On the whole, the camp was a great success in every way, and we were lucky in having fine weather throughout.

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Dur~ng the heavy gale "in March a calamit y occurre d . m the kitchen , where the chimne y collapsed. Many of the smaller boys were rather apprehe nsive, but after two or three days of cold fare, a tempor ary chimne y was erected. 'l'he perman ent chimne y built since has been c~lled. b~r .one master t~c ''\V ar Memor ial,'' and judging from Its Size, the name IS a very appropr iate one. An~ther ~alamity occurre d on the night of the gale. ~ cer~am vahant master, while braving the element s to

mvestrg ate the chimne y disaster, was somewh at roughly Indeed his hat was so handled by the south wind. quickly whisked from his head, that b~fore he could recover from his surprise it was gone for ever. This year there are no availab le tenniR courts at school, so that we have been unable to play. Courts do not grow by therm::elves and masters cannot be expecte d to make them, consequ ently the stat e of the courtR d epend on the enthusiasm of the boys. . One dark night as the hour was approac hing midmght, one . of .the prefects , noticing a light burning in one ~f the JUmor class-rooms, decided to investig ate. On openmg the door he found a youth, clad in pyjama s, asRicluous ly ''swotti ng,'' and was greeted with ''Where are the other boys ~ " 'l'h e trembli ng senior, havin er realised that the appariti on was a somnam bulist and not a ghost as he had feared, led the energet ic student back to bed. On Marc~ 18 the First Eleven left, full of confidence, mu, but r eturned with their hopes shattere d \Vanga for Neverth eless, they profess to have had a and broken. moRt enjoyab le time.

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In prep .. one night a certain student , Frank, asked the PI:efect m charge, "How many cents in a franc ~ " The w_rt of tl1e class immedi ately respond ed, "There is no sense m a Fra~k." The pun was not apparen t to all, for one youth, evident ly of Scotch descent , burst into loud laughte r after the lapse of some minutes . The ~eadmaster remark ed at prayers one mornin g t hat he chd not want the "nippe rs" to cut the bamboo s It has since been a~1cl leave the r emains lying about. discove red that one of onr diminut ive prefects was in the

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habit of so doing and thus he has since been dubbed "Nippe r." The swimmi ng sports were held at the beginni ng of the term and in prepara tion for this, the boarder s spent most of their free t ime at the various beaches , the baths and the river. As a result, the success of the boarder s wa. most pronoun ced in the local carniva ls. At first the number of entries from the boarder s was extraor dinary, but when they discove red that they were expecte d to do their prepara tion in addition , many lost interest in aquatics . Footbal l started two weeks before Easter and we are A practice looking forward to a succeRsful season. the Saturon juniors Tukapa against played match was day precedi ng Easter, and, conside ring the amount of On tr~ining the fiftem1 had clone, school did very well. . Kathe to went team -side seven-a Easter Saturda y a might We ly. creditab very pla~recl and ent tournam ponga add that the eight compris ing the team and emerge ncy were boarder s. vVe now have some strange music pupils. Our pugilistic friend, "Hoot, " is making rapid progres s and his masterp iece is ''Home , Sweet Home.' ' A certain master is also doing rp.1itc nicely with hi s five-finger exerciseR, while "Cnlly ," who is b coming quite accomp lished, wh en asked why he was allowin g his hair to grow so long, confide ntly replied, "Oh ! it's more like a musician's, don't you know." Boarde rs were delighte d with an inciden t which one clay occurre d in class. The effect of "irony "-whe re the opposit e of what is intende d is said-w as being explain ed by the mast er. A small boy put up his hand. "Please , sir, I know an occasio n where irony had the opposit e effect to what was intende d.'' ''All right, let us hear it," was the reply. "\Nell, please sir, last night at tea the board er~ were making a lot of noise and Mr. - said, 'Go on, make a bit more noise!' and, please sir, they did.'' We have had two very interest ing lectures this term. Mr. Stevens showed us some fine slides of South America and the nitrate deposits . We take this opportu nity of

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thanking him. Rev. Strong also gave a lecture accompanied by some very fine sll.des of the Holy La~d; we heartily thank him for this enjoyable entertainm ent. Considera ble amusemen t was afforded the school by and juggling of Mr. Jackie Fisher, who called tricks the during the term.

THE ROLL, 1924. The roll now stands at 438, of whom 175 are boarders. In the Upper School there are 365 boys, of whom 139 are boarders; in Hie Lower School the· numbers are 73 and 36 resp ectively. Th c following is the complete roll:FORM VI. A. *A lexander W. Bree, M. b. Baunton, C. Dolby, R. M. Fookes, S. F. GaJbraith, J. ;J"ackson, C. L. Lysons, M. C. *Mackay, D. McLean D. P. H.obe rtson, M. Flhaw, C. Smith, G. I; . *Rtrombom, C. *Watts, L. B. Webb, G. FORM VI. B. Bates, R. W. Bellringer, H. E . Crawshaw, H. Dnffin, H. J. *Gibson, E . D. ·*Grant, D. G. *Mason, E. B. Moverley, A. *O'Halloran , D. C. Thom son, H .

Calvert, C. G. CartWl·ight , G. A. *Cooper, 8. G. ->:·Fauchelle, E. Fookes, 'r. C. Garner, H. L. Gr oombridge, W. M. *.Harman, E. G. Hoby, B. W. G. Hutchen, 8 . W. ->:·Hutchinson, J . M. ->:·Jones, 'I'. 0. J.Jeech, E. M. *Mahraj, B. B. Medley, J. 8. *O'Dea , J. K. *Olson, .H. F. ->:·Read, A. E. Robertson, D. 8ampson A. N. *8anuders, G. T. *8ilson, T. F. ->:·8yme, T. Thomas, J. H. *Tiplady. 8. A. Tonks, E. W. Tuffery, L. B. ·*Wells, G. L. *\I;T esterman, J. C.

FORM V. A. Ba.iley, T. L. *Barak, V. 8. Benjamin, C. B. Brodie, W. A. *Bnick, R. F.

FORM V. B. Bayly, G. 8. Blea.kley, K. W. Broome, D. I. Brown, H . H. *Brugh, J. *Bnc!,:eridge, J,

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*Ctu·man, P. H. *Fletcher, M. *Fookes, A. C. Fookes, G. R. Fookes, K. F. Ford, N. F . Geddes, M. *Green, C. W . Hill, L. '1'. Lealand, N . P. *MacRae, M. F. *Noonan, R. R. ·*Paterson, A. J. · *Pease, J. J. Rawson , vV. R. ·><Read, F. L. *Revel!, '1'. P. Richardson , A. 8 . *Ritter, W . H. '*Roche, R. L. Roebuck, N. C. Russell, 8. H. 8haw, I. B. Button, F. W. *Button, J. H . *'iValker, A. G. Wood iJOu se, G. C. Wright, D. R. FORM V. C. Abralmm, J. E. Anthony, H. J. *Batger, J . R. *Batger, A. S. Bellringer, T. C. Beverley, E. S. Bowen , E. A. Burgess, L. D. Burgess, M. H.. ColliJJge, B. E. H. ·•·Call in ,, 0. J. Cattier, S. W. *Crawford , D. 0. *Eaves, T. W. *En nis, L . Fox, D. Hawki11s, H. D. Jackson , A. K. MaeDiarmid , N. 8. McNeill , C. A. Meredith, P. ->:·Murdoch, I't. Palmer, J. Penman, J. J. Petty, R. A. *Pillay, V. M. S. Rakau, T. 8ladden, P.

*Smith, H . N. *Somerville, D. N. Trueman, L. F . W oodham, A. C. *Wyborn, S. R. FORM IV. A. *Anderson, G. 8. Baxter, R. J. Berryman, A. R. Bree, R. H. Brown, R. v;r. *Buist, E.'"· Campbell, C. G. Ca,rey, R. J . . ·:<-Ca,rter, W . H. Davis, F. L. Ewa,rt, J . W. Fookes, H. F. George, H . Grover, P G. Gruszning, H . K. *Ha,yton, ':1:. S. Hill, N. R. *Honeyfield, E . L. *Hooker, J. N. J ones, W. 1~.. *Latter, H. B. Lawrence, R .. G. A. *MacDiarm id, G. C. *MmTay, G. F. *O'Dea, R. J. Olson, H. E. Pepper, M. D. Scott A. W. Spiers S. D. Stronge, J. S. Thom~on , J . S. 'Varner, J . E . *Wigg, E. FORM IV. B. Atkins S. W. ·><Betts, V. C. Billing;, S. Bowater, K J~. Cannin g, li'. :R.. Chivel's, P. ·><CJeg;g, K. D. Cleland, F. Cradis, F. J.J. *Dalziell, R. W. *Davidso~ J . W. Dickey, 1. .H. ·><Dobson, H. W. Evans, A. E . *Forsyth, R. J . *Hilliard, J. G.

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J . D. *List, R. 'L'. ·><Lucena, G. L. *Lysaght, F . H. *Noonan, li'. J. Parrott, vV. E. ·X·Pease, B. H. Pelham, H. N. Hogers, F. J. Rogers, L . M. *Howe, L . Sampson, S. H. *Sheard, I. J. ·*Shenvin J D Telford, ' F.' J. · Vile, C. F. West, A. *Wetere, K. "·L,~w,

FORM lV. C. Baker, P. S. *Barlow, L. R. ·*Beaven, J. H . Be n sley,~. F. E. Black, ;:;. A. Bullock, D. *Cooke, B. E. ·X']£astou, G. Uilmour, F. C. Gor riuge, H. H . *Griffith s, W. O'C. Rarris, R. T. I!odge, C. A. Holmes, J. N. ;r enkins, A . R. "·Le May, I. E. Locke, .A. R. *Mm·tin, R. C. McCormick, L. U. *McLean, R. W. Morgan, T. D. Panckhurst , R. Pn.rkin, D. R. P enman, IV. ·><Pe tu l.v, L. Plumtree, C. B . R a wson , T. Vv. ·*Robb, C. S t~rten, Y./. H. Steffeu son, F . Taylor, P. R. "·Utting, W. C. Wray, A. G. FORM Ill. A . *Abbott, A. G. 0. Aish, R. G. Allhusen, S.

*Beaveu, G. G. Bell, B. C. ·*Betts, H. Booker, J. G. Calvert, G. D. Davies, T. 0. S. Davis, R. A. Ewm·t, G. L. J:Iudsou, R. H . C. "·L·unb J A *lVfurn~y. ·J. T. ·l:·Phillips; D. G Pn•tt, ""'· J. Hidi ng, E. Hu ssell , L. H. 1<'Satherly, R. ·x-stamlish, M. L . * 'quire, K. R . 'l'onl;s, S. G. 'rrueman, R. C. *Wall, H. W. C. *\Va.tt, ""' · J . White, S. M. ·*\Vilson L H *Wilton ' 0 · H · \Vood , 'n,. ·c. · FOBM 111. B. Alleu, R. •-\mbury, C. lt. ·*Carr J C Chu·ke, ·a. ·H. Clarke, 0. W . Coad, A . H Cob hmn, R.· T. Cottam, M. S. Cattier, T. S. DouU, G. M. Fowler, T. G. Gm·diner, N. F. *Gibbs, J. '.r. ~Goldin g, A. H. ·~·Hammonds, E. li'. •'Harper, J. W. D. H;lrrison, G. H;1wkin gs, T. T. H ay, A . W. H em y, C. J . 1-luggett, A . H . K edgley, E. Mace, H. B. Robertson C C Sta,nley, G. L·. · Stevens, R. J. St. George, H. M. Sut ton, R. E. ·*VIckery, K. C. *Ward, 0. J . \Va.y, W. C.

FORM Ill. C. Ansley, N. *Bennett, H . S. Bennoch, L. D . Berridge, L. R. Bracegirdle, N. T. Cox, E . M. (,'rapper, D. *Furrie, A . K. *U [en <YUITY J J. Grac~, G. ' C .. Griffiths, C. *Han·is, C. E. Hetherington, D. W. Hinkley, C. W. Hookham, T. Rutcheu, A. K. J e nkins, J . R. ·X·Jonas, D. H . Kecl<Y]ev E Ker~ G.· . Knauf, E. G. Lee, 'iV. Lobb, C. C. *Lynch, E. J . -x·Marx L V ·:•Miles' P. a· Parkin, K. ·M. Pettigrew H. W . Thomas, G. S.

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FORM HI. D. Amold, E. Bayly, H. W. ·X·Beckbessingell W. H. Bran grove. J. L. C. Di1Jniss, S. G. *J)uigan, J . D. Dunca.n , W. Girling, R. W. Jack son , E. R . C. Johnson , C. N . Little, C. L . McLe::w , M. D. Morri:;, W. J. P e nrce, M·. C. ·A-H.oss, P. M. Sharp, L. E. G~ . S boemark, R. S. *1'ait, C. V. W. 1 ra,vers, R. W . C. W a,sher, C. A. Webb W. A. Whitehead, F. K. FORM Ill. E . *Ball, G. H. *Beck, A. W.

*Braclmore, A. E. ~·Brown , H. M. *Chm·ton, M. H. ·*Cleland, E. D. *Crawford, I. J . Cresswell, R. M. ·*Fletcher R *Gray, J.' D.· *Hetet, W. C. Rine, E. J. Hutcbinson, J. H. *,Tenkin, C. C. Kenny, G. A. *McCallum, E. W . Moss, K. L . l<·Q' Neill H.. W. Pope, 6. H. *U.iley, K. J. Robinson, L. J. *Sacller, S. I. Skelton, M. R. Smith, A. A. *Somerville, B. E. *Street, R. S. Taunt, A . S.

STANDARD 0. "·A ndrews, K . ·X·Burtlett, R. C. 8 . Benuett, A. K. Brookman, W. N. S. *Cotterill, A. S. K. Ford, J. R. *G01·don, H . H. Rains, R. L . *Ht~rdwick , J . W . Heth erington , A . Jackson, D. *Jolm son, v'i7yn. ·*Johnson, " 7yv. *Looney, D. R. *Mahraj, R. Martin , L . E. "·McLean, J . S. PaJmer , F. L. ·X·Pitt, w. E. I. *H eakes, G. C. ·*Slmw, J. V. ·*Sutton, W. G. 11 addle, I. B. *W aite, li'. li'. STANDARD S. Beamish , J . G. *Boddy, K. R. Davies, E. J. Fait·brother, E. H. Harvie, E. F.

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28 *Hetet, W . P . .tietherington , J. Nolan, D. Okey, V. G. *Perry, J . W. Stronge, C. R. Thomson, H. L. W hittle, H. *Wilcocks, H. *York, T. H.

S'l'ANDARD 4. *Barlow, A. W. ·><Br~rlow, 'l'. J. Brookman._, R. W. *Crow, B . K. Garmonsway, A. Harvie, G. de L. *Hempton, K. lusull, G. R. K enny, C. J. *Law, H . D . Le Mayl K. H. Moyes, >. S . ·l<Madgwick, V. 1:;, ·><Scott, K. ·X'S t evenson, J. }<' .

Whitcombe, D . N. Tlwmpson, 'l'. A. S'rANDAlW 3. Fa.irbrother, J . *Fitzgerald, N. Harvie, M . Palmer, E. Saunder s, G. *W alsham, B. Wilson, E. STANDARD 2. '-'·A ndrews, H•. B. ·X·Dunu, J. A. Le May, A. *Lile, A. *Mer cer , J . Saunders, N. B. STANDARD 1. ·*Lewis, R. 1:lomerton, J. ·*"'estem , H. L. IVestou, G. C.

'l'he following entered during the fin;t term:*Abbott, A. G. Aish, D. G. Allen, R. Ambmy, C. R. Ansley, IV . Amolcl, E. Atkins, S. W . "·Bu.ll, G. H . *Burlow, A. IV. Bayly, H . *Beaveu, G. G. *Beck , A. W. Bell, B. C. *Benuett, H. S. Bennoch, L. D. Berridge1 L. H.. *Bett s, H. ·"Bodcly, K. H . Booker , J . G. Bowater, E. L. Bracegirdle, N. P. *Bradmore, A. E. Bran sgrove, J. L . *Brown, H . M . *Brugh, J . *Buckerid~e,

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Cunning, F. R. Carr, J. E. *Chm·ton, M. H. C Ja,rke~, 0. H. *Cle h\n~ l!i. D. Coad, .tl. H. Co bham, R. '1'. ·*Cooper , S. U. Cottam, M . S. Cottier, '1'. S. Cox, E. M. Crapper, D. *Cr awford, I. J . Cress wel l, U.. M. *Crow, B. K . Dav is, 11.. A. Diuniss, S. G. DoulJ , G. \V. Du ncan IV . *Dunn , J . A. Ewurt, G. L. Ford, J. R. Fowler, T. G. *Furrie, A. K. Gar·diner, N. F. *Gibbs, J . T. Girling, R. W.

Oakley Studio, N .P. SECOND ELEVEN, 1924. D. Cra,dord, H. Hawkin s, T. Revel!, M. Fletcher, R . Bntger, J. Gn lbraith, H . Fookes. R. Buick, G. Murray, S. F. Fookes (captain), J. Pater so n, J. E "路nrt.

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*Glengarry, J. J. *Goldmg, vV. H. Grace, G. C. *Hammonds, E. F. *Harper, J. W. D. Harris, C. E . Hanison, G. Harvie, E. F. Harvie, G. de· L. Harvie, M. Hawkings, 'f. '1'. Hay, W. M. Hemy, C. J. "·Hetet, W. C. *Hetet, W. P. Hiukley, C. W. l:fookham, 'l'. W. Huggett, A. B. Hutchinson, J. A. lnsull, G. R. *Jenkin, C. C. Jeukins, J. R. Johnson..~- C. N. *Jonas, lJ. H. Kedgley, E. Kedgley, ·w. E. Knaui', E. G. *Kel'l', D. G. *L<Lmb, J. A. Lee, W. *Lewis, TI. Little, C. Lobb, C. C. *Looney, D. R. *Lynch, E. J. *.Lysn,ght, l!~. H . Mace, H. B. *MacHae, M . F. Martin ~, L. E. ·*Ma 1·x, L. B. ·*Mcl,ean, J. S. *Mi le~, P. C. Morris, Vl. J. Moss, K . L. *Munay, G. F . *Murray, .T. '1'. *Noouan, F. J. *O'Neill , H.. W. Pnlmer , M. Parkin , K. M . P enrce, M. JTI. P ettigrew, H. \V. '~ Indicat es

*PLillips, D. G. *Pitt, W. E. Pratt, W. J . Riding, E. ·*Riley, K. J. llobertson, C. C. *Robinson, L. J. *Ross, P . M. Russell, H. L. *Sadler, S. I. *Satherley, R. Saunclers, V.T. B. *Scott, K . Sharp, L. S. *Sherwin, J. D. Sboemark, R . S. Skelton, M. R. Smith, A. A. ·*Squire, K. R. *Stanclish, M. L. Stnnley, G. L. Stevens, R. J. St. George, H. M. *Street, R. 8. Somerton , J. Sutton, R. B. ·* 'uttou , \V. G. Taunt, A. S. Thomas, G. S. 'fonks, 8. G. 'L'raver s, R. W. 'l'rueman, n.. C. ·*Vickery, K. C. ·*Waite, F. F. *Walker, A. G. *Wall, H. W. C. *Walskun, B. "·\\ arCl, C. J . ·X·\Vatt, W. J . Wa y, W. C. Wc bb, W. A. *\Ve~terman , J. C. *\ Ve ·tern, H. L. 'lt·\Vetere, K . \Veston, G. C. White, S. M. \VhiteiJ cad . K. 1<'. \\'hittle, H . *1\'ilcocb, H . *Wilton, 0. H. Wood, R. C.

Boarder.

The following left at the end of last term :-Avery, D. L.; Anthony, H. J.; Black, L . ; Bensley, F. E . ; Bithell, R. 1\II.; Banks, D. V.; Bellringer, S. G.; Blundell, F. B.;

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Brown, H. W.; Brewster, vV. D.; Brokenshire, E. L.; Crofts, C. J.; Cottier, R B.; Christie, L.; Corney, G. A.; C01路kill, C. A.; Durham, ,J. B.; Davies, W. B.; De Loree, R.; Doull, A.; Dinniss, C. E.; Eaves, J. E.; Erlandson, F. H.; Elder, B. D.; Eustace, J. C.; Field, A. G.; Fookes, V.; Golding, E. H.; Guy, A. D.; Geddes, J. H.; Greenwood, D. M.; Herdman, A. L.; Heycock, M. H.; Hunt, H. D.; Ho by, R. P.; Hammonds, J. K.; Henderson, \V. E.; Hawkins, J . G.; Hollings, M. C.; Insull, J . E.; Insull, H. A.; Julian, T. B. R.; Johns, H. F.; Johns, F. D . ; King, A. J.; Knuckey, D 'A. vV.; Knuckey, H. S.; Lysaght, J.; Lash, B. G.; Lomas, G. E.; Lee, D. P.; Leech, A . ; Mcivor, H. M. I.; Mitcalfe, H. P.; Moss, A. R.; Morey, G. C.; Mountjoy, W. J.; McMillan, N.; McCann, S.; Moore, 0. G.; Miller, J. R.; McNeill, H.; Martin, R. A.; McGinty, E. B.; Mackay, J . F.; Noble, W.; Ogle, J. W.; Palmer, .T.; Prideaux, J . ; Rainger, 0. vV.; Read, H. C. ; Roch, N. '1'.; Rampton, K.; Shaw, J. T . ; Smith, G. P. S.; Simcock, J. L.; Saxton, C. L.; Shaw, C. F.; Stevenson, H. Y.; Sugden, A. J.; Sherwood, N. J.; Shute, G. F.; Sampson, H. R. ; Smellie, H. ; Staples, R. C. ; Simons, H. G.; Stewart, J.; Tate, C.; \Vilson, D. 1\II.; Wills, C.; Walker, A.; Webster, N . J.; Windelburn, J. A. R.; Western, T.; Walker. G. N . ; Wilson, E. F. M. Left during last term :-Goldsworthy, F. R.; McMahon, P.; Jeffries, E. G.; Peyton, S.; Godfrey, '1'. EL; Stewart, R; Foote, W. H.; McCallum, J. M.; Sutherland, D. G.; Moyes, A. M.; Kidson, A. L.; Evans, 0. I.; Field, R. L. ; Hastie, R Left during present term.- J ackson, C. L.; Shaw, C. G.; Anthony, H.; Fox, D. A . ; Pillay, V. S.; Palmer, J.; Pope, C. H.; Travers, R.; Rali:au, 'L; Le May, I. E.

CRICKET. (B. H. Mahraj.) The season 1923-24 will 路 go down in the annals of school cricket not becau 路e the First Eleven managed to win only one match of any consequence during the whole of the season, but because of the fact that for the first time in the history of the school, a profe~;sional coach was

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engaged to coach the first three elevens. felt-want was at last fulfilled.

31 'l'hus a long-

Now that we have a special coach and thus keener interest than ever is aroused, let us hope that in future better practice wickets will be at our di. posal; for without these, coaching is almost impossible. Given better wickets and more school matches, there is no reason why this school should not take a prominent position in this great game. ~ This year the annual match against the W anganui College was played at vV anganui and reBulted in an easy win for W anganui. vV e, howeYer, must not be disheartened at the severe defeat but take to heart the lessons learned and apply them next year. Apart from this, the eleven had a very pleasant time and wish to thank heartily all those who made our stay in W anganui so enjoyable. In conclusion, we wish to thank all those masters, especially Messrs. Bottrill, Ken and Pope, for so nugrudgingly giving up much of their valuable time for the benefit of their respective elevens. 'l'HE WANGANUI MA'l'CH. (March 19-20.) ];'or the following account of the match we are mdebted to the Taranaki Herald:The match between the New Plymouth High School and W anganui College provided a very disappointing exhibition of secondary school cricket, especially considerin(]' that both teams play in the senior competitions in b their own districts and the College were runners-up f-or the championship. 'l'he wicket appeared good at the comllleucement, but the outfield was t hick and the boundaries wide, which accolmted for onlv one ball reaching the boundary all clay and making tl;e scoring appear slower than it would otherwise have been. The College skipper (Ritchie) did the right thing in going in on winning the toss, thus get~ing the ~~cket at its best, as later in the clay it showed s1gns of fa1hng and the ball began to kick somewhat.

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Taken throughout, the batting was weak and lacked enterprise, and the fielding was patchy. Catches were dropped by both sides, which about equalised matters in th!s resp~ct. Palmer, after missing two, brilliantly retrieved h1mself by taking a difficult one-handed catch while springing in the air. The ground work of both sides was much better and the bowling fair. The School was, if anything, slightly superior to the College in this department .

The second day's play produced perhaps a little better standard of play than the previous day, more particularly on the part of College, who compiled 156 in the second innings and dismissed School for the small total of 35, thus winning the match by 164 runs.

The College batsmen opened cautiously, runs coming very slowly. Harcourt was at the wickets half an hour for his two, and the first 30 runs took an hour to compile. 路with four wickets down for 36 and the best batsmen disposed of the chances of getting College out for small 路 scores looked rosy, but a good partnership between Raine and Armstrong added 33 runs and Latham and Jucld added a further 26. ~h e innings closed for 113, which had taken 3 hours 20 mmutes. Mackay and Alexander shared the bowlino- honours the former bowling 21 overs for 23 runs and t~kino- fom: wicket&. Alexander took five for 33. o School opened weakly, and with the total at six Palm~r was dismissed by a soft catch taken by Craig at silly pomt. Fookes appeared to be settling clown when he patted one b.ack to Luclbrook. Alexander began soundly and made nme and h e was smartly caught by Harcourt off Fullerton-S mith, after giving two chances which were not accepted. Ma:-.;on and Fletchcr both lo:-.;t their wickets through risky runs being attempted. Mahraj, with 16, had the be:-.;t score for the visitors and was really the only one of the side to show an inclination to tackle the bowling. 'fhe remainder were dispo:-.;ed of cheaply and the innings clo:-.;ecl for 70. :B...,ullerton-Smith and Latham were the be:-.;t Colleooe bowlers. Th e fielding of Craig at :-.;illy point and of Judd at cover were the brightest spot:; in this department of the game. College opened the second innings with twenty minutes to play, and plainly showed the intention to plav out time. When stumps were drawn they had 13 runs ~ith颅 out the loss of a wicket.

The wicket became bad, and although the task of naking the 200 required to win was not an impossible one, it was exceedingly improbable, in view of the state of the wicket. School's display throughout was one of the poorest of the season, and it was particularly unfortunate that it should be the case in this match. It was evident when play r esumed in the morning, that the local side was going to be content to play defensive cricket. This may have been correct, bnt it made the game tiresomely uninterestin o- at t imes. The bowlinoo, however, was goo d, Alexander and Mackay having bad luck, _many balls coming fast off the pitch just missing the bmls by the narrowest of margins.

Harcourt and Ritchie resumed batting, carrying the score to 49 before the former was cleverly caught at square leg by Fookes. Ritchie continued patiently, thou gh h e gave several chances at short leg and in the slips, and was at the wickets for over two hours for 2!'5 rnns. The next wickets fell more cheaply and six were down for 88 when a fin e partnership was established between Jucld and Bunny which added 51 runs. Both played nice shots, .Tucld 's leg strokes being good. He made 33, and Bunny, who came fifth, carried his bat for 31. Extras contributed 20. 1\IIcLean, who puzzled all the batsmen, was no-balled seven times on making his appearance at the crease, but produced good results. Mahraj was brought on later and secur ed two wickets in his first over for two runs scor ed, and finished off the College innings by getting Swainson caught and bowled with a ball which rose hiooh to near mid-off. School commenced the second innings somewhat. disastrously, Palmer being again taken at silly point. before any score. Several wickets went to balls which kicked badly and something of the nature of a rot ensu ed, the side being all 011t at. 5 o'clock for 35.

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Fookes played sterling cricket, his score (11) nothing like representing the value of his innings. He got away drive after drive to cover, but excellent fielding by Judd kept the runs down. He 'Nas eventually stumped, reaching forward to a ball from Swainson. Judgment in the placing of the field by Ritchie was responsible for helping to keep down runs. The scores were : -

Bowling Ana.lysis.-Mackay, one wicket for 43 runs; McLean, four for 43; Alexander, two for 24; Mahra.j, two for 16 ; Cottier, none for 24.

W ANGANUI COLLEGE. First Innings. Harcourt, b. Mackay Ritchie, b. Alexander .. Craig, c. Fookes, b. Alexander Raine, st. Grant, b. Mahraj .. Bunny, b. Mackay .. Armstrong, c. Palmer, b. Macka.y Latham, b. Alexander Judd, l.b.w., b. Mackay .. Fullerton-Smith, b. Alexander Ludbrook, not out . . Swainson, b. Alexander Extras Total

2 14 8 15 3 18

19 7 0 8

7 12 113

Bowling Analysis.-Mackay, four wickets for 23 runs; McLean, none for 25; Alexander, fi""l e for 33; Fletch er, none for 4; Mahra.j, one for 15. Second Innings. Harcourt, c. Fookes, b .McLean Ritchie, l.b.w., b. Mahraj Craig, c. McLea.n, b. Mahraj Raine, b. Macka.y . . Bunny, not out . . Armstrong, l.b.w., b. McLea.n Latham, b . Alexander Judd, c. Alexander, b. McLean Ludbrook, run out . . Fullerton-Smith, l.b.w., b. Alexander Swa.inson, c. a.nd b. McLean Extra s Total

17 25 11 1

31 14 2 33 0 1 1 20 156

NEW PLYJVIOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. li'irst Innings. Pa.lmer, c. Craig, b. Fullerton-Smith . . Fookes, c. and b. Ludbrook . . . . . . . . Alexander, c. Harcourt, b. Fullerton-Smith Mason, run out Ma.hraj, c. Judd, b. Latham Fletcher, run out Cottier, b. Latham Strombom, c. La.tha.m, b. Swa.im:on Grant, c. Craig, b. Swainson McLean, c. Hm路conrt, b. Fullert on-Smith Mackay, not out Extras Total

4 6 9 5 16

4 6

5 7 3 0 5 70

Bowling Analysis.-Fullerton-Smith, three wickets for 14 runs; Ludbrook, one for 11; Swainson, two for 18; Arm strong, none for 14; Latham, two for 9. Second Innings. Palmer, c. Cra.ig, b. Fullerton-Smith Fookes, st. Ritchie, b. Swainson .. Mahraj, b. Fullerton-Smith .. Alexander, c. Latham, b. Ludbrook Mason, b. Fullerton-Smith Fletcher, b. Judd Cottier, st. Ritchie, b. Judd Mackay, c. Fullerton-Smith, b. Judd Strombom, b. Swainson .. Grant, c. Ritchie, b. Judd McLean, not out Extras Total

0 11 5 2

4 2 0

4 0 0 0 7

Bowling An::1lysis.-Fnllerton-8mith, three wickets for 8 runs; Ludbrook, onr for 12 ; .Judd, fonr for 4; Swainson, two for 4.

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COMPETITION MATCHES. The following are the r esults of the competition matches:v. New Plymouth, lost by 24 runs.-This was the second match of the season and the eleven put up a good game. School won the toss and taking first strike compiled 111 runs Petty 24 not out, Mahraj 23, Brown 16. New Plymouth made 155. In the second strike School did better and put on 150 (Mahraj 80 not out, Mason 15, M cLean 13). Town o-ot 130 in the second innings, thus winning th e game. McLean bowled very well, getting 10 for llO runs, and Macka y three for 33; Brown, three for 26, also did well. v. \V estern Park, won by 100 runs.-In this match, although School were behind in the first innings, they played so well in the second innings that an easy win was secured. Taking first strike on a sticky wicket, the Park team had to play hard to get 112. School didn't do better, for th e last wicket fell at 108. The second Saturday, though the wicket was playing well, Park were all out for 108. School knocked up 205 (Alexander 56 played one of his best innings to date, Brown 54 played a lively innings, P al mer 23, Mahraj 19, M. Fletcher 19). Alexanclrr, ninr for 76, and Mahra.j, seven fm: 6!), bowled w ell. v. New Plymouth, lost by eight wickets.-This match was marked by bright batting on both sides .in the second innings. In the first innings School wer e all out for 85 (Alexander 21, Brown 20, Mason 12). N ew Plymouth made 113. In the second attempt School, on account of lack of time, d eclar ed when only five wickets wer e down for 177 (Hamerton 72 played a very forceful innings, Mahraj 48, Alexander 16 ) . New Plymouth. how evrr, got th e r equired rnns for the loss of two wickets. v. Old Boys路, lost by six wickets.-This match was played in the Christmas holidays and th e School t eam included three Old Boys. Batting first, School got 169 (H. Fookes 25, Palm er 24, Scanlan 24). Second innings, School 69 for 8 wickets (Mr. Bottl路ill 29. Strombom 17). Old Boys, first. i1mings 118, second innings 4 for 124. Jeffries, six for 39, l1ad the best bowling averagr for School.

IMPER IA L CHALLENGE SHIELD T'EAM, 1923. Se nior B . : 14th for t he Empire. H. Fl et cl1e r, 8. Bellri nger, V. Fookes, IV. Foote. H. lluick, \V. Ritte l'. N. MacDia rmid, E. Fauchelle.

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37 v. ·western Park, lo ~t by an inning~ and two runs.'fhi~ was the ~econd holiday match. School, first innings 95 (K. Fookes 24, Galbraith 23, H . .B--,ookes 15). Western Park, first innings, 136. In the second innings a rot set in and the School inning~:; closed for the poor total of 40; thus School failed to avert an innings defeat. v. New Plymouth, lo ~:;t by an innings and15 runs.This match wa~ played ~:;oon after the holidays and new men were tried. Town, playing three men short, put on 135. School's fir~:;t inning~:; realised 45, and following on made 75 (Mahraj 23, Alexander 16 not out). 1\IIcLean, three for 36, and Alexander, two for 26, bowled well, considering they had had very little practice. v. Old Boys, lost by 45 runs.-This match had to be finished in the Park as no w ickets were available the second day at school. Old Boys could make only 95 against M cLean'~:; fine bow ling, but School did even worse for the last wicket fell at 75. In their second strike Old Boys declared when three wickets were down for 189. 'fhe School bowling did not have it~ usual snap. The strenuous week at camp told on the bowlers. The eleven after a bad start recovered, for 158 went up before the last man was out (Grant 44 not out, Mackay 34, and Cottier 27, all batted very well). · BAT'l'ING A VEl~AGES. No. of Times Highest Innings. Not Out. Score.

Name.

15 1 89 Brown, H. W. 15 0 72 Hamerton, E. 80';:, 23 1 Mahraj, B . B. 1 56 Alexander, W . E. . . 24 18 1 48''' Cattier, s. 14 3 36 Petty, A. 18 7 34 Mackay, J. D. 1 60 Mason, E. B. • . • • 0. 25 0 60 Strombom, C. H. .. 15 1 9 30 Fletcher, M. ...... 44''' 4 Grant, P . D . . . . . . . 14 22 3 Fletcher, R. ....... 11 1 24 24 Fookes, K . 24 24 1 Palm er, J. 16 19 1 M cLean, D. P. 6':'' 2 11 Mitcalfe, H. P. ':•Denotes not out. ••••

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289 297 365 297 201 125 122 128 238 144 90 71 156 135 90 29

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BOWLING .AVER.AGES. Bowler.

Overs.

Mackay, J. D. .... Brown, H. W. ..... McLean, D. P. .. . . .Alexander, vV. E. .. Mahraj, B. B. .....

165 25 180 135 86

Maicleus.

37 1 22 16 8

Runs. Wickets. Av'ge.

419 92 580 467 361

50 11 60 41

8.4 8.4 9.7 11.1 16.4

.Also Bowled.-Fletcher, R, Strombom, C., Ma::;on, E., Cottier, S. .The Secon~. and Third Eleven::; both played in the J~mwr CompetitiOn, and though the Thirds did not meet w~th .much success, the Seconds were very unlucky in not wmmng the grade. They contain some very promiSlllO' bo.ys '~ho are al~ost up to the senior standard, and doubt~ less Will get a tnal next season.

SCHOOL NOTES. (H. E. Bellringer and G. E. Webb.) . '' 'l'ime rolls its ceaseless course" and h ere we are m th tl . e ~roes ,~f. ~not~er football season with its customary reward of shms, aches, and pains. Nothing daunted how.~ve~·: the ~layers tur~l out with gusto and the race~ comse I~ co:ered every mght with black and white cl t. each .trymg Its utmost to put its own team at the heado ::;f~ o the hst. . .As we are once ~ore crowded for room our library This oives the ~as b:en converte_d mto a class-room. hbrana.ns some difficulty and inconvenience, ;hich we hope Will soon be ea::;ed by the addition of new room::;. On Our barracks this year were a great success. March 24 we went under canvas for the first time since 1919, and struck caml? on the 29th . .Although the weather was_ vei:y hot and trymg, the drill wonderfully improved durmg the short spell. Brown arms, cracked lips and a ~ew sl:nburnt noses were the only injuries sustained durmg this pleasant week.

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The whole school was granted two half-holidays when the .Australian cricketers played in New Plymouth. The days were fine and much interesting and instructive cricket was witnessed. Mr. Bottrill, our cricket master, ably assisted the home team- both in bowling and batting. We hope that much of the experience gained will be of use to the cricket team in the coming season. The day boys' concert was held early this term. The vocal talent was somewhat poor, but with a little sandpapering one or two voices might be made presentable. • The annual cricket match with vVanganui Collegiate School was played on the W anganui College grounds on March 12 and 13. The team tra veiled to W anganui on the 11th and held a short practice in the afternoon. The game was played during beautiful summer weather and resulted in a comfortable win for \Vanganui College. Early in the term the annual swimming sports were held at the Municipal Baths. The events were run off very smoothly, but we must admit that this is due to the skilful management by the masters and the swimming committee. .A large crowd gathered to see the championship events and they were rewarded by some very thrilling finishes. Towards the end of the swimming season the long-distance race from the Municipal Baths to the East End beach for the Flannagan Cup was held. In this H. Hawkins put up a very fine performance, finishing with · the fastest time to his credit. .Although the cricket season has now ended we cannot leave it altogether without feeling satisfied, in spite of the defeat sustained against vVanganui College, with The team played in the Senior the results achieved. Grade and, due mainly to the tireless efforts of Mr. Bottrill, acquitted itself in a manner that we are not ashamed of. Considerable interest was created in New Plymouth about the middle of the term by the arrival of H.lVI.S. Veronica. This interesting little vessel was the first to be berthed at the newly-constructed Newton King Wharf. Numbers of the boys gladly availed themselves of a special offer to be shown over her. Durin()' the Easter vacation the school was represented at Kaponga by a seven-a-side team, which jourThey put neyed there for the football tournament.

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up a fine performanc e and the additional training thus obtained w.ill b e of use to them now that the football season has fully opened. The two companies of the New Plymouth Boys' High School Cadet Contingent took part in the impressive parade on Anzac Day. On the march-past Colonel C. H. \V eston took the salute and congratulat ed l\Ir. Moyes on the steadines. · and marching of t h e boys. Colonel \V est on has very kindly donated a trophy to be presented in connection with eith er military drill or shooting. About mid-way t hrough the term a vaudeville company came to New Plymouth an cl played the trial scene of the "Merchant of Venice." l\Iany of the boys eager ly took this opportunity of seeing one of the most powerful scenes of Shakespeare , acted on the stage. During the term considerabl e changes hav e taken place in the p er:-;onn el of the staff. l\Ir. Dyer and Mr. D. :B'. C. Saxton joined at the beginning of the term, but after a short, and w e hope, a pleasant ~:;tay l\Ir. Saxton relinquished the teaching profession to pursue a journalistic career. Mr. Saxton was a former h ead-boy, from which position h e joined the preparatory staff and in 1920 left the school to take up a position on the staff of the \"Taitaki Boys' High School. vV e wish Mr. Saxton success and happin ess in his new profession. To Mr. Dyer vve extend a h earty welcome and the wish that his stay with us may be long and enjoyable. It is also our plea ·ant duty to welcome l\Ir. J . L eggat, M.A., and l\Ir. R. C. Wilson, l\I.A., B.Sc., both of whom arrived from Auckland this term. \Y e hope that their stay may be a long and pleasant one. Owing to t h e n ew school courts n ot being in :;uitable order at present, the New P lymouth Park Tcnni:; Club have placed their court.· at the disposal of the school enthusiasts. For a nominal fee the~' may avail themselves of this golden opportunity to practise on Saturday momings. It is intended that championsh ip events will be played there later in the season and so the competitors wm havr thr advantage of know ing the n atm r of the ground on wJ1i ch th ey pla y. The schoolboys' reputation for nick-naming is in no way diminished this year. We have our full quota of

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lMPE RlAL CHAL LEN GE SHIE LD TEAM , 1923. Se ni or A.: 25th for the Empir e. ::\1. Bree, D. Macka y, I. Mclvo r, D. O' Hal loran, H. Y. Stevenson. M. L~路so n s, L. Chri stie , \\". Alexa nder, P. Mitca lfe.

Oal,le y

Studi o.

N.P.

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which this is a fair sample: Bunny, Barney-Google, Wet\\ illie, IIoot, Nigger,' 'l'we cl, t;ta g, J enk!:i, Drip, Ra!:itus, Bol::;hy, Donk, l~i.-h:v, Pigmy, ::lcroogc, Chappie, Tank, Hori, and Bu-jacka. IV e missed many of the old faces on re-assembling this year. Many of the boys are working near, others we may never see again. New-comers, however, are not lacking and so we are more crowded for room than ever. Many Old Boys gathered in New Plymouth at Easter The weather was fine and a for the annual re-union. great crowd gathered at Vl estern Park to see the football match between locals and visitors. Contrary to expectation.· the locals had a comfortable win of 24 points to 14. At night the :re-union dinner was held at the vVaratah Dining Rooms. On Easter Monday the re-union ball was held and was fully attended. We are indebted to Mrs. Standi. ·h for a gift of books to the library. Many of our best books have to take a We are "back seat" on account of the lack of room. getting together a good library and are pleased to see so vVe many boys are now taking such an interest in it. have .-ent to England for new books and expect to have them next term. The examination candidate· at the end of last year were generally very successful and the masters have good cause to congratulate themselve.· and the hard-working scholars. The zeal of one of the mathematical scholars has This disciple of recently broken all previous r ecords. Euclid took the nece ·sary equipment and worked a trigonometrical problem on the summit of Mt. Egmont. Surely this keenness should be cncoura"'ed by the master il1 charge of the subj ect. 'l'he noi e made one clay by severa l of the senior IIc promptly descholars incensed the master below. manded their presence and likened t h eir din to a farmMa.·ter: Did you not hear me bellowing like medley. like a bull. Bold Reply: Please sir, we are not used to farmyard noises. (Here the order of the boot was instituted.)

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The French class came across the followin g line:"Merci! Je suis deja moins malade. " Scholar' s translation: ''Mercy, I am going to be sick!''

''Gloomy Dis was the god of the internal reg~ons. '' Presuma bly the author of this statemen t ha~ Pil:Id too rolonged a visit to Teapot's before the exammat 10n .. p '' Ebullitio ns of genius'' is the boiling down of gemus and reducing the genius of another to a small amount. In making our arrangem ents to live, we. should . " ' never foretet that we also have t o d1e. "De omortuis nil nisi bonum" : There's nothing but bones in the dead. "Ne plus ultra": There'~ n.othing beyond :Ulster. Evidentl y the writer of th1s 1s an ardent Orangem an. Palsy: A kind of new writer's dance. Hysteric s : Letters in sloping print. . A mathema tical problem is dismisse d with ease .by the axiom, "Things which are equal to the same tlung . are equal to anyth mg el se. " . A etrass widow: The wife of a dead vegetana n. Oc:ania: A continen t which contains no land. Mephisto pheles: A Greek comic poet. . . . . ·a A leetal term meaning SIX shillings er 1um qtn : T t o and eightpen ce. In "Triet" there's no "sine" 'of an ~rdcrcd design, The"' solution you " sec " f or 1n · va1n , ,, ,, B-cos you may ''swot'' from the days ?f your cot, A"nd only get tan-ned for your pam.

Asked to write down the story they most apprecia ted one class handed in efforts in which the two followin g were include d:Diner in Restaura nt: \¥ aiter! Waiter (squeaki ly) : Yes~ Diner (furious ly): Look! I have found a piece of wood in my sausage. I don't mind eating the dog, but I object to eating the kennel. (Exit waiter rapidly.) Small Boy: Daddy, where do burst tyres go to~ Father: Don't know, my son, but if they go where people tell them to, there must be an awful smell of burnt rubber in the next world. While the Sixth Form were having hir-;tory a small boy entered. Gruff Voice: \¥ell, what's the matter? Boy (timidly ): Please sir, Mr. - - wants the stick. Gruff Voice: Give it to him good and bard, won't

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(Loud chuckles from the apprecia tive audience .) The followin g factR have been gleaned from the recent examina tion papers: Alexand er I. of Russia was a wise but silly old fool. "The Attic Warbler " is the sparrow in the attic. Innuend o is telling a person what you don't mean so that he'll know what you do mean. ''The Englishm an's home is his castle'' was rendered "La maison de l'Anglai s est son chapeau ," and "Castles in the air" was rendered "Chapea ux clans l'air." Apparently we have here a sly hit at fashiona ble head-gea r. The business -man's axiom " 'Tis work that passes the time, not watching the clock." Fortunat ely wristlet watches do as well. · Mary Tudor made a great mistake in being the daughte r of Henry VIII. and Catherin e of Aragon. Julius Caesar introduc ed Chrisian ity into Britain in 55 B.C.

CHAPE L NOTES . The school services at St. Mary's have continue d during the term on Sunday morning s at 9.30. a.m. e have lost the help of Lomas at the. orga~, and ~ndeed 1t IS a great ioss for not only was he g1fted m. a qmte unusual way but h~ gave of his best to o~u serviCes, and helped ever~one to apprecia te good music. Mr. R. N. ~enaud, the parish organist, has kindly come to our ass1sta~c e. The choir has shaken down well and the volume of smging shows a marked increase. Just before Easter, advantag e was take~ of a spare Saturday night to show at the school some shdes of good

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