1925 The Taranakian Vol. 14 No. 1 July part1 by New Plymouth Boys' High School

I EDITED BY THE BOYS OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR.

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THE "TARA NAKIA N." CONTEN TS . Agricu lture Notes Births and l\Iarriages Boxin.~ Notes Breaking-u p Ceremony Cadet Notes Chapel Cricket Editorial Engageme nts English Public Sch ool Boys Examinati on Results Exchanges Football House Notes In Memoriam : ]. Scanlan Notice to Subscriber s Old Boys' Associatio n Old Boys' Annual Re- U nioll Olcl Boys' Annual Dinner Old Boys' Ball Olcl Boys' Cricket Club Old Boys' Football Matches Olcl Boys' Footl'mll Club Olcl Bo~ ·s' Notes Old Boys' Surf Club Preparator y Notes Profession s in New Zealand School otes Shooting Notes Subscripti ons Swimming Tennis Notes The Roll

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SCHOOL

INSTITUTION S.

FIRST TERM, 1925.

[ ESTABLISHED

1882.]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS:

H. 1<. BILLING, E . Q. ( ' /wirJIInu .) S. G. S~IIT H . EsQ. M.P. l\1!SS C. DOUG LAS J. S. s. 1\I EDI.EY, ESQ. DR. E. F. FooK"S. H . J. EAVES, ESQ. L. A. NO !. AX. EsQ. A. E . WA SHI'.Il , ESQ. L. C. SLAD IWN. EsQ. E. P. \VEBSTEit ESQ. Secretary and Treasurer : E. LASH.

~tttff: A SISTA:-IT MASTERS :

A . J. PAPPS, B.A. G. F. BERTRAND, (C Ce rtifi cate). V. E . KERR, M. A.

COMMITTEES. Football Committee.-).Jr. Papps (r ha irm a n ), S. F. Fookes, K. Fool<es, H. Bellringer, D . l\fcLenn, D. Gnu1t, J . :Pense and F . W clJb (sE'cr etal'ic s). . . I Library Committee.--l\11-. :MtDonalc1 (c ha i rm:u1 ), T. 0. Jon es, V. B:n·;~k, J. S u tton, C. H . , t romh om, F . Rertcl, :M. Fletcher. Concert Committee.--Mr. DobsOll · (ch nirman), IV. A . Bl'Oclie, E. McCallum, K. Wetcre ~ S. Anclcrso11 , J. Sutton , G. MacDim·micl. Magazine Committee.-Mr. Earl (c hairman), H. Bcllringer, S. F. Fookes, W. A. Brodie, M. Lysons, G. 'Webb, D. G. Gr:lll t, D. :P. McLe::m .

PRINCIPAL: W . H. MOYES , M .A .. B.Sc. A. G. J o H :o.~so:o::. M Se. A. \V. DIPIWSE, M.A. C. G. BOTTRILL, 1\I.A.

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-S. F. Fookcs. Boarders.-C. H . Str ombom, D . G. Grant, D. 'P. l\IcLea n , .T. :Pense, l<'. R en d, '1' . 0. Jon es, l\I. F letcher. Day Boys.-S. F. Fookes, G. R. W ebb, M . Lysons.

J. Lr-:GGAT. M.A . \•\ . T. H. R.

G. \\' i!. KIE ( niv. Cert.) M. McDONAJ.n, M.A . G. DYER. C. WILSON, M.A .. B.Sc. J. EARL, M.A.

AGRICULTURE: J. \V. CO:<:NELL. COMMERCIAL : F. J. EGGLETOK. PREPARATOHY DEPARTME NT: G. H. PoPI>, MISS K. CAMPBELL, Miss E. C.HIPBELJ..

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN : REV. E. l-J. STRO:-IG. DRAW ING: A. M. BIHI1B RY (Part Tim e Master) . MUSIC: RESIDENT MUSIC !\!ASTER : J. DoBSON, L.T.C.L. MISS DO\I'LIKG (V iolin). VIS ITING : MISS YOUNG (P ian o). F. \ V. G. McLEOil (Wood and Brass).

SCHOOL CADET CONTINGENT. Officer Commanding.-Cnptnin G. F. BcrtrallCl . Contingent Sergeant-Major.- . F. Fookcs. Contingent Q.M.S.-i'icrgennt J. :Pense. Orderly Room Corporal.-Corpontl J. Wright. Physical Drill Instructor.-Lieutenan t F. J. Eggleton. No. 24 COMPANY. Officer Commanding.-Captain A . W. Diprose. Compa ny Sergeant-Major.- Ser geant -Mnjor G. Webb. No. 1 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieut. V. E. Kerr. Platoon Sergeant.-Scrgcnnt C. Stro mbom. Section Commanders.-Cot·po r nls IN. :Pcnmnn, R. Bntes, J. J?uckOJ'iclgc, M. Th om soJJ. No. 2 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Ser geant M . D . Bree. Platoon Serg ea nt.- Sc ,·gemtt M . Lysons. Section Commanders.-Corporn ls B. Mmcloe h, Sn unclcr s, E. Moore.

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No. 3 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Liuut. J. L eggat. P latoon Sergeant.-Su1路gcant J. Galbraiih. Platoon Commanders.-CoTpontls 1~. Noomm, K. B lcaklcy, '1'. J" un e~, :M. :E'lctchcl'. No. 4 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieut. F. J.

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Platoon Sergeant.-Scrgca 11 t D. l\lcLuan. Section Commanders.-Corpomlti R Batger, G. Baily, D. Robertson, J. Abl'aham. No. 110 COMPANY. Officer Commanding.-Licut. H. G. DycL Company Sergeant-Major.-Scrgmw t-:M.:1jor A. Brodie. No. 5 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieut. R. C.

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Platoon Sergeant.-Sergcaut D . Graut. Sectio~l Commanders.-Col'pOl':tlti J. Bc:lYCll, A. Read, E. Griffiths, J. 'l'homsou. No. 6 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieut. A. G. Johuson. Platoon Sergeant.-Scrgcant J. 'l'homas. Section Commanader"~;;.-Corporal ti V. Barak, E. l\icUallum, .!<'. Cullingc. No. 7 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Licut. '1'. :M.. McDonald. Platoon Sergeant.-Scrgea11t 1<~. llcad. Section Commanders.-UoTpomls N . l\lacDiarmitl, l~. Dads, L. Sampson, H. Fookcs. No. 8 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieut. J. Eal'L Platoon Sergeant.-SeTgean t K . Fookcn. Section Commanders.--CoTpomls S. Black, G. 1<~. l\funay, A. 1\iovcrley, J. BTugh .

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S . .F .FOOKES, Oaliley Studio. 1925. Head Boy, 192卤-25.

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The Subscripti on is 3/- per annum (postage in cl uded), and sho uld be for warded to th e· · Busin ess Manager. Taranaktan. Boys' High School. New Plvmouth." Subscribers w ill please notify any change oi add re ss.

EDITORIAL . (M.

l;y ~=;o n s . )

E were please d to welcome this term a numb er of boys hom t he Englisb Public School. ·. Th ey ha Ye come to New Zealand with the int ention of ta l,ing up far min g, an d hope wh en th ey leave school to settle in Tm·anaki. rrhe boys iJJ CJ uestion are a fin e type of English sch ool boy, and their presence amongst us should do much to draw close• the t ies t h at bind us to the Old Countrv. A .·pecial course of work h as been flrrang ed for th e1~1, and th e time spent wit h ns will no doubt enable i"lJ em to become fu ll~' acqna int ed with New Zeala nd condition s b efore they start work on the farm .

Tf t h e boys of our fio·e were definit ely brflndecl fit birth with t h e name of t h eir futnr e bn sine~=;.· or profession, -it wo nlcl be a comparflt ively simple matter to educate tbem. Under t h e present system a great deal of aimless in truction nnvt of necessity take place, and it is with a view to eliminating at least a proportion of this, that a syst em of vocationfl l t ra ining is to be tested. ·whilst it is admitted that a sound classical education is an asset to any nian, it doe.· not fo llow that such a course will be of any practical use to him, as it is obvious that a smattering of Latin will not assist anyone to oTow prize turnips. The amalgamation of pure lea rnin g with a course in arts and cra fts so blended a.· to .-uit t h e requirements of th e inchvidn al promises to be . u cccssful in cases where the

EDITO RIAL . 6 definite vocation of a boy can be determined at a sufficiently early age. The amalgamation of this school with the Technical College, which is to be carried into effect n ext yea1', is the r esult of the d esire to supply each boy with the training that will be most beneficial to him, and to eliminate t h e present overlapping in the courses of the two schools.

It is with r egr et that we understand that in t h e future our school can no longer take part in the Imperial Challenge Shield Competition, especially as we have had t h e honour to win this trophy in 1916 in competition with t h e schools of the Empire. The fact is that we h ave outgrown our possibilities in this direction, owing to a change of the rules governing the Competition. Under the new system, ever y eligible School Cadet must fir e in the t eam, which means, in other words, that the team for this year would include no less than 300 Cadets. It is obviously impossible to train and compete in such numbers without seriously affecting school routine, because on an average each squad of ten would take half a clay to fire off under competition conditions. Since also the cost of t h e ammunition and equipment necessarily increa:es in proportion to the numb er s enterin g, the Competition mu st in future b e confined to smaller school R. A certain amount of exercise is imp erative to keep the body in good physical condition, and for the sake of general h ealth combined with h ealthy rivalry, games such as football r ightly form an essential part of school training. Here team work should take precedence over individual effort, and should teach us to display that discipline and coh esion which h as b e~n at once the envy and dismay of our opponents in the preservation of law and order the world over. In any case, whether we are playing a game of football, or combining as a nation against a common enemy, we should always endeavour to be clean players out to win by fair means. It is an unfortunate路 fact however, that our national vice of betting is encroaching upon our fields of sport, and that many by their ()'ambling propensities, are willing to debas e what should b e a straight-out struggle for supremacy. Even those who a:~:e financially strong should hesitate to give way to this v10e, not because they cannot afford it, but b eca.11se the

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7 man they tempt may not b e strong enough to refuse to gamble with his creditors' money. It is perhaps too much to expect that bettin g ca n be abolished from our professional sports me etings, but let us endeavour by all means in our pow er to prevent this evil from entering into our school match es. \Y e suggest that the members o.f a school t eam are playing for the honour of their school, alld have too much esprit d e corps to do anything tl1M would deba se the true id ea of sp ort. With the object of building a new gymnasium a fund was started some time ago and ha s since been slowly accumulating. In the hop e of augmenting it substantially, a Reveille was organi ze d towards t h e end of the holidays, but owing to the unfortunate outbreak of infantile paralysis, a great deal of the ori()'inal plan had to be omitted . Alt ho1-igh t h e r esults naturally fell short of former expectations, the movement at least reminded Old Boys that there was su ch a thing as a Gymnasium Fund, and we b elieve that a similar f unction is going t o be arranged n ext Christmas.

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY. The prize-giving and breaking-up ceremony took place on \Vednesday evening, December 17. Mr. H. R. Billing, Chairman of the Board of Governors, presided. Others on the platform w ere : Mrs. Billing, the Mayor and Mayor ess (Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wilson), Dr. E. Marsden (Assistant-Director of Education ), Dr. E. F. Fookes, Mr. IJ. A. N olan, Mr. Moy_es and memb ers o.f t h e staff. 'rhe pr oceedings opened with t he singing of the National Anthem, led by the School Orchestra. Durin g the evening the Orchestra played sever al selections, and the School son g, "Forty Years On," and "Land of Hop e and Glonr" were sun g by t h e boys . CHAIRMAN 'S ADDRESS. 1\Ir. Billing expressed the pleasure it gave him to preside and assist at the function. After announcing a number of apolo gies, he expressed the opinion that the annual breaking-up ceremony formed a valuable connecting link between school and home life. \Vhen their boys reached

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY. 8 the age of high school boys they were at the period of life when they were turning from boys into men and the funct ions such as they were holding that night gave them the opportunity of meetino·; as it were, on equal terms. Speaking to the boys who were leaving school that year, Mr. Billing said that as they had worked at school, so they must work in after life. School gave them the foundation on which to build their lives, but it was the boys themselv es who l1ad to build the framework that made for success. They were living in a great age of scientific development and progress, but they must realize that no one could be independent of his fellows. Nevertheless before they could help their fellows and, through them, the advancement of the people as a whole, they must improve themselves. 'l'o incr ease their knowledge of the boys and their fitness for life's work, l\Ir. Billing stressed on parent. the advisability of their boys taking the extra subjects in the curriculum, which were optional. It was generally found, he said, that the boys who took these extra . ubj ect. did better than those who did not, and he :-:;trongly ad ised parents to O'i\'e thought to this niatter in the future. 'l'urning to the work of the Board of Governors during the past twelv e months, Mr. Billing said there had not been a great deal that was of general interest. The Boardlwcl been successful in obtaining a music room nnd of the progre.·s of the boy: in music those who had attended the recent concert would bear testimony. He congratulated the school on it: athletic prowess, making particular reference to the success of the First Fifteen in retaining the Moascar Cup and of the inclusion of H. \V. Brown in the All Blacks. He closed his remarks with a brief tribute to tbe work of the Principal (Mr. Moyes) and of hi: staff.

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. In presenting the forty-fourth annual report Mr. M:oyes said it gave him great pleasure to report another very successful year in the history of the school. Owing to the usual increase in numbers when school opened in February the school had been advanced two grades, necessitating the appointment of two additional assistant masters. The total roll number for the year was 449. Of these 180 were boarders, while 269 were day pupils. There had been several changes in the staff. Mr. Fowler resigned at the end of 1923 to take up a position

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in the South Island, andl\Ir. D. Saxton, an old boy of the ::;chool, was appointed t emporarily to fill the vacancy. Durin"' a portion of the first term the :-:;cbool was therefore u~derstaffed, but this defect was r emedied by the appointment of l\Ir. H. Dyer, a graduate of the Duntr oon Military College, of Australia, and of l\Ir. J. Leggat, l\ f. A., and Mr. R. 1i\Tilson, M.A., B.Sc., of Auckland. These appointments had materially strengthened th e staff, which wa: now stronger than it bad been for some yeart;. At the beginning of the third term Mr. G. l\I. Pcar.·on, l\I.A., was appoint >cl as relieving master in place of M.r. Hockel. 'l'o him thank::; were clue for th c able manner m which he had carried out his duties. The results of the annual public cxaminatioll::; were published early in the year and were in every way satisfactory. Of those pupils who remained at school with a view to taking degree work A. L. Herdman passed the second section of the B.A. degree, while the first section was passed by :M. J. Robertson and H. P. l\letcalfe. During the present year no less than nine boys had been studying for their degree examinations. Of the ·e J. D. lVIackay, R. G. \V ebb, l\1. Bree and C. Strombom were successful in passing their first t erms and M. J. Rob ertson and \V. Alexander passed second term:. ·with one exception they were all extra-mural students of Auckland University College. It was gratifying to note that parents were beginning to realize the advantage offered by the establishment of these clas:es. Many boys who , through lack of means, were unable to attend College w ere thereby enabled to take their degree with the minimum of expense. A 'l'aranaki Scholarship wa: won b y R. l\1. Dolby. 'l'wenty-two boys passed the Matriculation examination, while thirteen gained partial passes. Senior National Scholarship. were won by J. Galbraitll, C. Baunton and L. \Vatts, while the Bayly Memorial Scholar:hip 'vas won by \V. Penman. The Preparatory Department :till continued to do excellent work, ancl it was to b e hoped that whatever alterations took place in the organization of the school in 1h futur e, parent::; would :trenuously oppose any attempt by the Department to do away with this section of the chool. Jn their annual repol't the Tnspectors stated that this Clepn1· mc 111 WiiS i11 " hio·]ll~r satisl'nc!or:v s!a1r of efficien y. Durino· th e year :ixteen pupils were award cl proficiency certificates, while two gained competency.

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In the field of sport the school had again had a sucTh e l\Ioascar Cu p was r etained after cessful year. Thanks very largely to the coachin"' strenuous contests. of Mr. Bottrill, the '>1andard of cricket was improvin; Por the first tim_e the ~leven h eld the premier position fgr the _first round m senwr grade fi xtures for North 'J'aranaln. l\~r. Moye~ cxpr cHsccl hi.· disappointment at the lack . of mtercst chHplay ed in cri ck et by parents and the public. Jn la ::;~ ?ear'.· r eport th e speak er had mentioned th at the couchtwnH l~nd er which some t rophies w ere awarded ·w ere becommg unwieldy, so tbe school would probal;>ly be compelle~ to drop out of some comp etition::; 'l'his had m wluch they had hitherto been s uccessful. been the case_ with shootin g. To compete in the Imperial Challenge Shield competition it would ha Ye been necessa_ry to coach over 400 boys. This would have interfer ed With other sports and even with ·chool work itself, while tl1 e exp enses were also too "'I'eat. It would be found that o~h~r large scho_ols in t h e Dominion would have to act Ordmary slJOoting had been carried on a.· sumlarly. usual a~d many ?oys did exceptionally well at the annual group nfie meetmg. Thank.· were due to M:r. Bertrand \\'!lo had de,:o~ed most of his leisure time to this brancl; of school trammg.

1!~1der _the supervision of l\Ir. Eggleton swimming ~~1d h fe-saYmg clas. ·es_had been held. Tn life-saving boys ~I om t h e school quahfiecl for the followiu"' :-IIonorarv mstruc_tor 's certificate,_ 1 · teacher 's cer tifica te, 1 ; brouz'e m e_d_alhons, 22; proficieJ~ c~r certificate~>, 25; elem entary CCitificates, 22. _ In adchtwn 228 certificate.· had been ·~warded fo r swumning, th e c1i. ·tancc. · covered ran rriu 0oe from 200 yards to 4~- mile. . _ Mr. _lVIoye.· st:·essed the n ece.·sity for more attention bemg_ pmd to l~USIC . The .-chool wa · fortunate in havinrr a resi~lent I?-USlc master and he took the opportunity of comphmentmg Mr. Dobr:;on on th e fine \rork he bad clone. Th_er_e were 67 boys learnin o· mu. ·ic. T en boyr:; sat at the Trn;uty 9?l~ege_ examinations, fiv e par:;sing the advanced JlUUOr ch:'lSIOnm theory and two t h e junior division. Six ~oys ~at for the A.-.-ociatecl Board examinations two p·1s ·mg :he theO.ry ~xaminati?n i1~ the r udim ents of 'mur:;ic ~~;cl fom _t,he,piact~ca~ examm_atloJL Ponr boys took the '[' li e S fH'<lket• aJ. ·o thCOlj OJ l~lllSlC ·J 01' lii11'1 Cllli1l 10JJ. tban~ecl l\Im_s Young and l\I.i;;s Dowliug, who had been as. omatecl w1th Mr. Dobson.

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An important innovation at the beginning of the ;y~ar wa::,; the appointment of the Rev. E. Strong to a pos1tlon in connection with the boarding department. Such an appointment was made possible by the parents of Church of England pupils and was in no way an ~ttempt to make Boarders b elongmg to other dethis a church school. nominations attended their own churches; 80 per cent. of the boarders were Anglican and it was surely necessary that proper provjsion should be made for these w~o, durinrr four or fiv e years of their life, made school their home. In"' addition to associating himself with all phases of school life Mr. Strong conducted a special service at St. 1\!Iary 's Church on Sunday mornings. In conclusion l\IIr. l\IIoyes expressed his thanks t o all who had assisted the school and his appreciation of the work of the staff. A special word of praise was due to 1\IIr. Papps, who coached the Pirst Fifteen, to 1\IIr. Wilkie, who had managed and edited the magazine, to Mr. Diprose for his management of athletics, and to 1\IIr. lVIcDonald for the interest he had t ak en in the school library. Others on the staff had also done their share in the \Vork of the scho ol, while h e had again to thank the Board of Governors, the press, and, finally, the head boy, S. Fookes, and the prefects who had so ably carried out their duties . DR. 1\II.ARSDEN 'S ADDRESS. 'l'he high opinion which the Education D epartment's inspectors had of the school was mentioned by Dr. Marscleu. 'l'heir I'eport sa id tl1at the tone and discipline of: t he school were excellent, and that the staff was really industrious and took a full shar e in the many outside activities of the school. Speaking to t h e boys Dr. Marsden said that there were four main factors that would assist them in making a s uccess of their lives : special attention to the fundamental principles of health, ability to work, the maintenance of m ental efficiency and ability to play their part in team work. Concerning · t h e third factor he strongly adYii-ied boy.- against adopting the attitude that they could work up to a certain point and then stop. They should set apart a certain amount of time each week, in which t h 0y .-hould H1udy t he ltigh cr 1·h cor 'hea l pri11Ciplcs of their chosen careers. If they did t hi ·, the practical probl em. that came before them would be more easily solved.

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lie th en proceeded to speak on education and t he propo:-; cd amalo·amation of the lJigh School:> and t l1 e T echni ccd College. The prize:-; were t h en pre:>eJ Jted Ly t lte l\Ia.rore:-;s anu 1\h:-;. Billing. TilE PIUZE I,TST. Preparatory School. .b'orm lb.- H. \ V cf:it l'l'Jl. I~'orm Ia.- J. l\[C'l'CeJ· J , J. Du1m 2. li'orm I.-J. li'airbroth er 1, 1\I. Uarvic 2, U. Saundcr::; 3.

Ilanie J , IT. ]~aw 2. .b'orm ITa.- E. Harvic 1, ll. Thomson 2. Porm ll.-\V. Brookman 1, J. l\IcLean 2. . Board of Governor's prize for best k ept agricultural plot.- V\T. Brookman. 'l'aranaki Agriculutral Society's pri;r,e for Boys ' and Girls' Club~.-A. \\ a~h er, J.~t in ""l'Ollp and 2nd m champion~hip; \\. Broo kJnan, ilnl in gro uiJ. l~'ormlJL .-G .

Upper School. Form ~Ue.-Langnages, G. Kenny; mathematics an cl .·c1ence, E. I cCallum ; histor y and o·eoo-raphv •' "' R. O'Neill. Form llld.-Lmwua o-es, C. J ohnson; mathematics and . cience, J. Bransgrove; history an d geography, C. Little. Form liic.-Languages, D. rapper; mathematics and science, \V . Lee; history and ge ography, T. Hookham. R• o·eooTal)llV and l~'onn ] Jib.- Lan o·na 0o·c~ ' hi:torv "' b b . ,, Stcvem;; math ematic: and :cience, J. Carr. Form llia.-IJa n guages (l\Ir. and l\Ir.·. Atkinsou 's prize), \V. \V all; mathematic: and science (l\Ir. and l\fr.·. Sla cl cl 'D 's pri;r,c ) , B. Bell; hi. tory and geograph~' , G. Ewart; .·p cial prize, D. Phillips. l11 orm IV c.- Lan gua o· :, 'I'. Raw:on; mathemat ics and scien ce, hi ston · ancl geooTaphy, J. Beav 'JJ. l<'orm IVb.-La n °'1 Jao· >s, \. Evans; math emati c~ an cl S• ~cience, ' 0 . . g . . Sampson ,· hi:>tor y and b"'COOTHI)ll.)' B llllll Porm I'i <1.-T.;nJJg'U<lp:rs ( fr. ~m cl ::\Irs. ~ m i1·h '.· pri;r,c) H. Car ~.::r; Jlla t 1Jcma1i ·s aml :cicn cc, J . \\Ta rn cr; h1. tor y and geography, G. l\IacDianuid.

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.b'orm IV .-Commercial, R Baxter ; agriculture, E. _ . . Hone:yfi eld. .b'onn V c.-Language:>, A. Jackson; mathematic;; and science, B. Collinge; history and geography, E. Beverley. Jj'onn Vb.-T.;anguagm;, H. Brown; mathematics aud science, P. Carman; history and geography, A. Fookes. li'orm Va.-Languagcs (l\[r. a1 1d l\In;. Eaves' prize), C. Calvcrt; math emati c~ and :-;cicnce, E. hi story an cl geogra phy; E. Tonks; l~'au eh clle; .-pecial prize, J. 0 'Dca.. l~'onn V .- Commercial, K. L ealand; agricultmc, H. Buick. Form Vlb .- First in form (1\Ir. and 1\Irs. Mec}ley's pri;r,e) , R Bates; :-;econd, H. 'rhomson. l1'orm Vla.-Languages (Dr. and Mrs. Fookes' prize) , math ematics and science, R. M. Dol by; :econd in form, second in math ematic:> alJCl science, l\1. Lysons; ·econcl in language:>, L. Watts. l\Ir. Collier 's music prize.-J. Sutton. \Vhit e mem orial prize.-.T. D. l\'Iackay . Bendall m emorial prizc.-R. M. Dolby . Tarauaki Daily News es:-;ay prize.-Senior: l!'irst, F. Junior: First, D . Davis; second, H. Garner. Phillips; second, G. Ewart. Dr. F'ookes' Cup fo r General Excellence.-J. D . l\Iackav. H ead Boy's prize (:.\Ir. an cl l\h::;. \V cb~te r 's prize) .S. Fookes. Du x of Sc hool (Mr. aml 1\Irs. Billing'::; prize) .-R. l\I. Dolby . 'rHE

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SPEECH.

Jn a characteristically happ~' speecb t h e l\Iayor clro\·e home 1-o t h e youno-er boy: the great inter est t hat was taken in the :-< chool ancl in themselY s by drawing attention to t·hc larg e attendance. A~> to the boy;; who were l a vino- l1 aclYiscd them, no matt ' l' what succ e~:;s attended th e~; in aftr>r life, alwa. -s to b e modest with it, and, if they failed for a time, not to b e rlownh car tecl. Tf they were cll' <JJ I miHckd <llHl C' l<' <lll li <JJJd Pt"l i11 nll J-hC' i1· nets, they would li a \· gained a gr e;il CJ' il OlJ Our thnn wo1·lclly success, t h e right to the title o£ ''gentleman.''

CRICKET.

CRICKET. (C. H. Strombom.)

Although the cricket season was of short duration as far as many members of the First Eleven were concerned, owing to the closing of the schools on account of the epiThe demic of infantile paralysis, it was very successful. First Eleven not only had the lead in the first round of the senior competition, but were also successful in defeating Nelson College by a narrow margin. Since the majority of the First Eleven were boarders, during the extended holidays the School team was considerably weakened, and several promising juniors were The experipromoted to the ranks of the senior team. ence these players gained should be very valuable next season. Much of the credit for the success of the team is undoubtedly due to the coaching of Mr. Bottrill. 'l'he second and third elevens have also been doing well in the junior competition. We wish to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Bottrill, Mr. Kerr and Mr. Pope, who have so ungruclgingly given their advice, assistance and their time for the benefit of their respective elevens. During the season the practice wickets were improved, and the coaching system for the lower grades rearranged; consequently there was quite a noticeable increase in the keenness and enthusiasm of the boys. vVe were all sorry that on account of the late opening of school we were unable to play our annual match against \Vanganui College, but we hope that the match may be arranged some time during the third term. Our captain, V·l. E. Alexander, had the misfortune to break his collarbone just prior to the Nelson College match, and consequently was unable to play. THE NELSON COLLEGE MATCH. (December 22, 1924.) ·we arc indebted to the Taranaki Daily New::; for the following account of the game:'l'he first iui cr-coll g: iai' c c1·ickrt m11i'ch bcLwern i he New Plymouth Boys' Hig·h School and Nelson College was played on the High School ground. On the first clay

Hi"'ll School went to the wicket::; and compiled the sub::;ta~tial total of 177 runs, while Nelson College had lost three wickets for 44 when ::;tumps were drawn. 'l'l1e feature of the School innings was the fact that six batl'>men scored double figur es and five of them over 20 so that the scor e was by no means confined to one or The first two wickets fell cheaply, but t";o bat::;mcn. thanks to a magnificent innings by R. Fletchcr, who compiled 48 runs by stylish cricket, and a no less valuable defence by Grant (23), the scor e was carried to 76 before the third wicket fell. The next four batsmen continued to pile up the runs in turn until the board showed 164 'l'hen with a swift change of run.· for ::;even wickets. fortune the coniplexion of the game was suddenly altered, for the next three wickets fell for no runs. He made no Grant \Vas content to score slowly. attempt to hit out until late in his innin15s, and anytl~ing off the wicket h e let go by. But he aclnevecl the desired end, for the bowling lost its sting against the solid defence. Fletcher on the other hand settled down at once to sparkling batting and scored freely all round the wicket, square-cutting, driving and hooking in a style that was exhilarating to watch. McLean was uneasy at first, but soon gained co11ficlence. 'l'owarcls the end of his :tay he became very enterprising and scor ed four bou,:tclarie.· in ::;ucces~-;ion. Strombom (16), l\I. Fletcher (2t)) and Loveridge (27) all batted brightly and included Altogether , the numerons boundaries in their totals. innings wa s one of t h e brightest exhibitions the School team has yet given , and afforded ample evidence of sound coaching. • Variety in Nelson's bow ling was plentiful, and it was perhaps m{fortunate for the bowlers that rain fell at miclS. Newfor an hour or two. the ball a:reasv clav. ' makino• .J ....... 0 man secur·ecl the best average with five wickets for 44 runs, and included the "hat trick" in his performance. Sacllier, the fast bowler ancl skipper of hii:i side, bowled very well at fir::;t, but the cxerho1t of hi~ long preluninary run and fast cleliYery .-oon wearied him. Biggar, the wicket-keeper, gave a sterling e_xhibition The fact th:tt of' th<' six extras five were of 'kcer ing. wides and the remaining single a bye off the wicketkeeper's pads, speaks for itself.

C!UCKET.

CRICKET.

As with the School, Nelson's opening batsmen went early, and at one stage two wickets w ere down for eight runs. Rutherford and Shanley, however, became associated in a productive partner ship which brought 41 runs up before the form er was run out in attempting too short a run. In marked contrast to the School batsmen's unwillingness to run on several occasions when runs could easily have been made ~vas the College batsmen's eagerness to run for everythino·. Certainly the total was increased by more than a dozen owing to smart running, but there were several narrow escapes before Rutherford was dismissed.

HIGH SCHOOL. First Innings.

The match concluded in a sensational second innings collapse of both teams, the High School team emerging victorious by nine runs after a thrilling finish. High School made 177 and 77 runs, Nelson College replying with 171 and 74. 1!-,rom the home team's point of view the f eature of the game was the way in which their bowlers, lVIackay and McLean, dismissed their opponents for 74 in the second innings, after 36 runs had been scored without the loss of a wicket. vVith no less pride may Nelson r egard the splendid innings of Shanley, who compiled 73 in the first innings by free and forcing cricket, and the performances of their ovvn bowlers, of whom S. Newman took six wickets for 35 runs in the School's second innings. · rrhe match wa. keenly fought to the very end and the issue was in doubt until the last wicket fell. Carryino- on their overnight score, Nelson r eached 171 runs before their first inning · closed, the . chief contributors to the total b eing Shanle:y (73), Rutherford (23), Jamcs (16), Johnson (15), A. Newman (13), and S. Newman (10). School's second innings was a proce ·si on the only double figure scor ers being Fookes and Macka; with 20 each. Requiring only 84 to win, Nelson appe~red to have th e match ,in hand, but after t h e openino- batsmen Sadlier (21), ~irey (19) and Biggar (18), had made a fine start, the tml completely collapsed, and when nine runs more were J;et re9.nired lVIackay dismissed the last bat:;man by ~hrowmg )umself forward and ,·napping a catch two mch e. · from the ground, to win th e match and b e carried shol1 ld e~· . hi_gh Crom t he o'J'Olllll. By mutnnl consent, it was deCided to play out the mEttch to a finish which ca m e at 6.35 p.m. Details:'

K. Fookes. b. Sadlier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant, c. S. Newman, b. A. Newman . . . . . . Mahraj, c. J olmson, b. Sadlier . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Fletcher, b. J ohnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lVIcLean, c. Shanley, b. S. Ne;vman . . . . . . . . Strombom, st. Biggar, b . Airey . . . . . . . . . . . M. Fletcher, l.b.w., b . S. Newman . . . . . . . . . Loveridge, c. J ohnson, b . S. N ewman . . . . . . Mackay, l.b.w., b. Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crawford, c. A. Newman, b. S. Newman . . . . Mason, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 23 1 48 27 16 25 27 0 0 2 6

Total .................. .... ..... . .. 177 Bowling Analysis.-Sacllier took two wickets for 31 runs; S. Nevvman, five for 44; Airey, one for 34; A. Newman, one for 22; J olmson, one for 29; J ames, none for 14. Second Innings.

K. Fookes, c. Shanley, b. S. Newman Grant, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\1ahraj, c. A. Newman, b. S. Newman . . . . . . R. Fletch er, b . S. Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McJ..Jean, b. S. Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strombom, c. S. Newman, b. ,Johnson . . . . . . Loveridge, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Fletcher, c. Airey, b. S. Newman . . . . . . . Mason, b . Sadlier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lVIackaY., c. Muncaster, b. S. Newman . . . . . . Crawford, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras .............. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 1 0 8 9 3 6 6 0 20 0 4

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77" Bowling Analysis.-Sadlier took one wicket for 30 nms; S. Newman, six for 35; J ohnson, one for 9. NELSON COLLEGE. First Innings. Airey, c. Fookes, b. Mackay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutherford, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biggar, b . Mackay ... . ........ .. ·. .. .. ...

0 23 7

James, c. Mackay, b. lVIahraj . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shanley, b. lVIahraj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Newman, b. Loveridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Newman, l.b.w., b. Loveridg e . . . . . . . . . . Sadlier, c. lVIackay, b. Loveridge . . . . . . . . . . Dyer, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Muncaster, l.b.w., b. Loveridge . . . . . . . . . . J olmson, c. 1\Iahrnj, b. l\Inckay . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CRICKET.

16 73 10 13 0 9 0 1 ~"i

Total . . .... .... . ... ..... . ... ... . . .. 17J Bowling Analysis.--1\Ia ckay took t hree wickets fo r 64 runs; 1\IcLem1, non e for 42; Lovcridgc, fonr for 22; Mahraj, two for 10; Crawford, none for 28. Second Innings.

STAFF. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. lVIr. lVIr. lVIr. lVIr. Mr. Mr. ·

Kerr, b. McLean .... . .. .. .. ... .. . .. . Pearson, b. Crawford ... .. .......... . Papps, b. McLean ......... . ........ . Bottrill, b. Crawford .............. . . Eggleton, c. and b. McLean .... . .... . J ohnson, b. lVIcLean .............. .. . Diprose, b. Alexander ... . ..... .. . .. . . Leggat, run out . . ... .. .. ..... .. . .. . · \Yilson, b. R. Fletcher ......... . .. ... . Connell, b. R. Fletcher ........ ... . .. . Pope, not out .... .. .... .. ....... . · · · Extras -. .... . ..... . . . . . ... · · · · · · · · · ·

1 9 40 0 5 7 0 1 4 0 6

'fotal .......... . ..... .. ... .. . . .... . 73 Bowling .A.nalysis.-Mc Lean, four wickets for 18 runs; Crawford, two for 27; Alexander, one for 10; Fletcher, R., two for 12.

Airey, c. R. Fletcher, b. McLean ..... ... . . Sadlier, c. Loveridge, b. 1\IcLean ......... . Rutherford, c. Grnnt, b. 1\'l:cLean ... . .. .. . . Biggar, b. Mackay .. . .... .. ...... .. ... . . S. Newman, b. M:ackay ........... . ... . . . Shanley, b. Mackay . . .. . . . . . . .. . ....... . J ohnson, b. 1\!IcLean .............. .. . ... . A. Newman, thrown out ......... .. ...... . Jam es, c. 1VIcLean, b. lVIackay ..... . . ... .. . Dyer, c. lVIackay, b. McLean ... . . . ...... . lVIuncaster, not out ..... .. ....... . ... . .. . Extras . . ..... . ............ . . . ..... .

19 21 0 18 0 0 2 6 3 2 0 3

Fookes, K., b . lVIr .. Eggleton ..... .. . ... .. . Grant, b. lVIr. Papps . . ..... ....... .. .... . Mason, l.b.w., b. Mr. Papps . . ........... . Alexander, c. snb., b. Mr. Pearson ....... . Fletcher, b . 1\'Ir. Pearson ....... . ........ . McLean, not out . . .. .. ..... . . ... ..... . . . Mahraj, c. Mr. Papps, b. Mr. Pearson .... . . Fletcher, M., not out ..... . . ... .. . . .... · · Extras ... ...... ...... ... . ... .. . · · · ·

Total . .... .... . ..... . ........ . . . .. .

Total for six wickets ....... . . ...... .

Bowling Analysi.·.-Ma ckay took four wickets for 16 runs; McLean, five for 29 ·; Loveridge, none for 11; Crawford , none f or 15. SCHOOL v. STAFF. This annual match was the first game of the season for the eleven and the team performed creditably. 1\fr. Bottrill wa s the mainstay of the Staff's team with a w ell compiled 40. lVIcLean was in good form with the ball and secured four wickets for 18 runs. Fookes, Alexander, Fletcher, R., and McLean scored double figures, while Mr. Pearson secured the best avera"'e for the masters. Details:~

SCHOOL. 9 4

26 12 10

6 1 3

Bo·wling .A.nlaysis.-Mr . Eggleton, one wicket ~or 27 runs; Mr. Bottrill, none for 15; Mr. Pearson, three for 23; lVIr. Papps, two for 18. COMPETITIO N MATCHES. SCHOOL v. OLD BOYS.

vVon by five runs.-This was a very close match and resulted in a win for School on the first innings by five runs. For School Mahraj, Alexander, Grant, Fletcher, R., and Strombom batted well andMackay and Crawford had success with the ball, Details:-

CRICKET.

SCHOOL. F irst Innings. ~-,ookes, K ., b. Eggleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · Petty, A ., b. Bottrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1\Iahraj, c. Lash, b. Eggleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :l\1ason, b. Palm er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander, b. Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strombom, l. b.w., b. Eggleton . . . . . . . . . . . . F letch er, R., b. Eggleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\Ici.Jean, b. Eggleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loveridge, r un out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\'[ ackay, c. Lash, b. Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CRICKET.

SCHOOL v. NEW PLYMOUTH .

17 5 6:) 3 Hi 8 1 11 2 1 0 11

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Bow lino· Anal,v .. is.-Bottrm, one for 40; Eggleton, six for 24; ;Pearson, none for 23; Pa lmer, two for 16; Osborne, one for 26. Second IJJnings. F'ook eH, K., b. P earson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Grant, c. Eggleton, b. Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 lVIahraj, c. and b. Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 J\Iason, b. Eggleton :- .... .. . . .. . ...... . . . . ~-,letch er, R, c. Eggl eton, b. Pearson . . . . . . 44 McLean, b. Bottrm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fletcher, l\I., l.b .w., b. Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Loveridge, c. Kerr, b. Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Strombom, c. J.Jash., b .Bottrill . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Crawford, b. Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 lVIackay, not out . .... . ...... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Total 160 Bowlin"' Analysi:.-Pearson, fiv e for 45; Eggleton, one for 20; Bottl·ill, two for 35; Os borne, one foe 12; Palmer, one for 25; Papps, non e for 12. OLD BOYS. First Innings: 135. Bowling analysi.': Mackay, four for 41; l\1cLean, . two for 43; Crawford, four for 17; lVIahraj, none for 24. Second Innings: 48 (for four wickets). Bowling analysis: l\Iackay, thre e for 17; Crawford, one for 31.

\ V on by one wicket.-Thi · match provided a ver y exciting finish . Aft er b eing nearly 100 runs b ehin d on t he first innings the t eam pulled togeth er and m an~ge d to win by one wicket, chiefly due to a fine last w1ck et partnership between R. Fletch er and Mackay. _McLear. m1cll\Iacka~· bore the brunt of t h e attack. Dcia 1ls :NE\ V PJ.J Yl\IOUTII.

First Tn ning·s: HJ. Bowling ana lysis.-Mnckay, ~;ix for 44; 1\IcT.JellJ~, three for 37; Alexa n der, 11 on e for 20; Bnick, one for 7. Second Timings: 99. Bowling anal~·sis: l\Inck ay, hYo for 38; l\IcLcnn, six for "12 ; Bnick, none for 8. SCHOOL. First Innings. Fook es, K., c. La. h, b. C. G. Clarke . . . . . . . . Grant, c. Shepherd, b. C. G. Olarke . . . . . . . . lVIahraj, b. l\I. D. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lexander, l.b .w., b. C. G. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . F letcher, R., b. C. G. Cla rk e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F letcher, l\1., l.h.w., b. l\I. D. Olarke . . . . . . . . Strombom, b. l\I. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1\'Ici,;ean, run ont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 0 19 7 0 0 0 1

Lovericlge, c. and b. l\1. D. Olarkc . . . . . . . .

Mackay, c. C. G. Clarke, b. Kim;ella . . . . . . Bnick, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 0 7

'l'otal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bowling Anly. is.-C. G. Clark c, four for 14; l\ I. D. Clark e, fonr Ior 22; Kinsella, one for 8. Second I nnillg . . Fookes, K ., b. Cottier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant, c. Kinsella, b. C. G. Clarke . . . . . . . . . Mahraj, b. C. G·. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander, c. F erry, b. C. G. Clarkc . . . . . . lj'letcher, R., not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strombom, b. C. G. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F letcher, M., h . C. G. Clarke . ... , , , , . .. , . .

14 28 33 13 39 0 4

CRICKE T.

l\Icl.JCaJ l, e. l\I. D. Clarkc, b. Cottier LoYcriclge, b. U. U. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bnick, nm out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mackay , not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extra::; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 17 0 24 14

Total for nine wickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 · Bowling Analysi.· .-C. G. Clarke, six for 68; Cotticr, two for 87 ; l\I. D. Clarke, none for 55; Kin ell11, nonr for 20. SCHOOL v. WESTERN PARK . \V on by nine wicket s.-This match r esulted in a win for School by nine wickets . After dismiss ing West ern Park for the small total of 42 and 110, School replied with 147 and 8 for one wicket. Six of the School team made double figure Rcores. D etails: WESTE RN PARK. First Innings : 42. Bowlin g analysis .-1\:Iac kay, four for 16; M:ci.Jean, two for 20. Second Innings : 110. Bowlin g analysi s: J'IIacka~·, four for 43; l\IcLean , two for 41; l\Iahr11j, thre e for 17; Crawfo rd, nmw for G. SCHOO L. Fir. ·t InningR. Fookes, K., c. Fuller, b. Quickf:all . . . . . . . . 15 Gr ant, c. Bnllard , b. Han<>'hJon . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Maln·aj , b. Quickfa ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mason, l.b.w., b . Haught on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Alexan der, l. b.w., b. C. Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Fletche r, R., c. Fuller, b. Quickfa ll . . . . . . . . 2 McLean , c. and b. Haught on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Loverid ge, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Stromb om, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 l\Iackay , c. J. Wilson, b. Grayso n . . . . . . . . . . 1 Crawfo rd, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tot11 l

....... ....... ....... . ....... . 147 Bowlin g L\na lysis.-Q nickfal l, three for 43; Edie, none for 24; Hanght on, three for 46; C. \1 ilson, one for 9 · Gra;rso n, one for 11· Bnllarcl , none for 8.

i::lee omllun i1t g::;. .B'oo h~t>,

K ., n ot out . ....... .. .. .. . ...... . l\Ia hnj, c. Dullard , b. Qniclda ll ....... ... .

Total Ior one

wieh~t

....... ...... .. .

Bowlin g 1\nalys is.-Qui ckfall, one for 8.

SCHOOL v. OLD BOYS. Lost bv 105 runs on the first innings .- This was the last compet ition match for th e regular member s of the team and r esulted in a win for Old Boys on the first innings by 247 runs to 142 and 136 for five wickets . Aga in six of the School team reached double figures, while in the second innings Fookes and . l\'[ackay were mai~ly respons ible for the score. Loverid ge and Crawfo rd were the best bowlers . OLD BOYS. First Innings : 247. Bowlin g analysi s: McLean , one for 83; Mackay , JlOne for 44; Crawfo rd, four for 44; I.Jovericlo·c, fonr for 14. SCHOO h First Innings . FookcR, K., c. IJasl1 , b. Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant, c. Saxton, b. Bott.rill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mahraj , b. Pa lmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F letcher, R., c. Bottl·ill , b. Palmer . . . . . . . . Mason, l.b.w., b. Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\IIcLean, played on, b. Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . Stromb om, r un out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FletclJe r, l\'I., b. Eggleto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lovericlge, b. Eggleto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\Iackay , played on, b. Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . Crawfo rd, 110t out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total

6 0 35 29 1 17 22 13 14 0 0 5

... . . . ...... .. ....... .. .. . . ... 142

Bowlin g A11a lysis.-B ottrill, one for 34; Os borne, three fo r 51; Eggleto n, two for 31; Palmcr t hr ee for 21. 1

CRICKET.

CRlcimT.

Second Innings.

SCH OOL v. WESTERN PARK.

Fookes, IC., b. Lash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant, c. Saxton, b. Bottrill ...... . .. .· . . . . Crawford, c. Kerr, b. Bottrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\'Iason, b. Bot tl·ill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mackay, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·F'letcl1 er, M. , h. Oshornc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1\Iahraj, n.ot ont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31 7 l 1 53 17 13 9

Lost by 125 rum; on the first innings.-School made 114, mainly clue to a fine score of 59 by K. Fookes, helped by Strombom (14), Scanlan (10), and ,McLean (13). ·w estern Park replied with 239. Scanlan and H. Fookes School had one wicket were the best School bowlers. down for 38 when the match had to be abandoned on account of the w eather, K. Fookes (10) and Scanlan (26 not out).

Total for five wickets ...... ... ... . ... 136 Bowling Analysis.-Eggleto n, none for Ui; Palm.cr, none for 11; Bottrill, three for 49; Lash, one for 22; Osb~rne, one for 27. SCHOOL v. NEW PLYMOUTH.

Lost by 10 wickets.-'fhis was the first match during the holidays and most of th e regular elev en were away. Loveridge ( 49) and Galbraith ( 10 not out) were the best scorers in th e first innings, while K. Fookes (16) and Galbraith (14) were th e only double-figure contributors in McLean, Loveridge and H er clman the second innings. School made 99 and 57, to which bowlers. best the were New Plymouth r eplied with 15-± and 8 for no wickets. SCHOOL v . W ESTERN PARK .

Lost by 25 runs .-After having a first innings lead, School'· School went to pieces in their second .trik e. first innings produced 171, chiefly clue to a well-compiled 87 by Loveridge, who was help ed by Scanlan (14), GalWestern braith (22), Jeffries (11) and B. Lash (10). Park made 107 and 170 .for eight wickets and declared. School failed to get the n ecessary runs, since all w er e o.ut for 84, of which the best scores w er e lVIcLean (15), B. Lash (24 not out), Galbraith (12), and S. Fookes (10). J effries (five for 36) and H. Fookes (two for 27) w er e the best School bowlers.

BATTING AVERAGES. Batsmall.

No . of Times Highest Total Runs. Innings. Not Out. S core.

:B.., letcher, R. 8 1 48 1 l\1ahraj, B. ...... 10 65 1 Lovericlge, I.J. .. . 14 87 53':~ l\Iackay, J. D. . . . 9 3 Alexander, \V. . . 4 30 0 1 Galbraith, J . . ... ;) 22 1 Fookes, K. . . . . . . 16 59 0 Strom bom, c. ... 9 45 F letcher, J\1. . . .. 7 25 0 27 0 l\IcLean, D. P. ... 13 Crawfo rd, D. . . 0. 6 21 3 l Grant, D. G. .... 9 28 Fooke. ·, S. 5 0 10 l\Iason, E. 7 1 6 *:'Denotes not out.

171 213 234 103 66 66 211 120 79 136 29 76 83 16

Average.

24.5 23.7 18.0 17.1 16.5 16.5 14.0 13.3 11.3 10.5 9.6 9.5 6.6 2.7

BOWLING AVERAGES. Bowler.

No . of Overs.

l\Iahraj, B. B. 16 lVIackay, J. D. 113 Loveridge, L. 37 Crawford, D. 32 l\IcLean,· D. . ... .. 128

No. of Runs.

No. of ·wick ets.

Av'geper Wick et.

51 323 121 140 464

5 30 11 9 26

10.2 10.8 11.0 15.6 17.8

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ENGLISH

PUBLIC SCHOOL

BOYS.

(J. Leech.) \\ e arrived at New Plymouth at the beginning of the year and are in rc>4ic1cnce at the school. It is our intention to take up some branch of far ming in New Zealand, allCl for this purpose we came out under the English Public School Boy.·' Emigration Scheme. All of u:; attended for three to fonr years English public .·chool:;, which are somewhat similar to t he New Plymouth Boy:;' High School. Our agricultural com.-e at the school consist:; of the following subjects. '!'here are thirty-five periods a week, which are divided in the following manner:- (a) Laboratory work in agriculture and dairy science, 9; (b) Woodwork, 6; (c) l\fetalwork, 2; (d) Book-keepin g, 2; (e) Arithmetic (based on agricultural problems), 1; (f) New Zealand geography, 1; (g) general farm practice on school farm, 14. The general farm work includes fencing, draining, feeding stock, milking, er ecting and repairing farm buildings, top-dressing pastures, tree felling, sawing and splitting into posts, hedge cutting, gorse grubbing, etc. At the woodwork shops we have been taught to u.-e various tools. Our work has included the following: l\iaking farm gates, doors, book shelv es, and test-tube racks. In the metalwork de partment we made a lJair of strap lJingcs and a cold chisel. \Ve cut the :;trap:; out of ~hcet iron, filed them down, drilled hole.·, put them in the ·orge and bent them to the required :;hapc. \V e were taught how to use various tools.

!V e realize that a knowledge of book-ke~ping is of considerable value to a farmer and we welcome the opportunity of taking this sub j ect at school. Our lmowledgc of New Zealand i:; Ycry limited, aucl :;o for our benefit a special course of l\'ew Zealand geography has becu arranged. One period 11 wrrk i.- ckvo1-rcl to nrithmrtic based agricultural problems. '

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We ha Ye had a number of interestin(J' trips to r epresentative farms, includin g that of Ir .•John IIalc, "Holly Oak," where we inspected his famous pedigree Jersey

cattle. Later we attended his annual :;ale of young stock. \ Ve also visited l\l[es~:>rs. Robert:;on and Blackley'~:> farm at Kent Road, where we saw pedigree Ayrshire and Jersey cattle. .Another trip took u:; to a ploughing demon.tration at Colonel \Veston's farm, l\Ian"'orei. At this place we also inspected a butter factory. We spent one Saturday morning nt t h e Waitara Free~ing \Vorks, where we followed the varions operations from the killing of th e cattle by mean:; of the pithing :;pear, to the cooling chamber, and the utilization of the by-products such as manure:;, oil, canning, etc. \Ve also went to the New Plymouth \"\Tinter Show and were keenly interested in the butter and cheese exhibit~:>, in the fodder crop:; and in the dairy farming machinery. In connection 'vith our cour::;e w e are engaged i.u forestry work, and in particular are acquiring some knowledge of the native trees of special use to the farmer for fencing and building purposes. \Ve take part in the school games, attend t h e drill parade:>, and assist in the concerts and other entertainments. We ,·hould like to take this opportunity of thanking those masters, who on several occasions have taken us to farms and factories in their motor-cars.

FOOTBA LL. ( S. 1!'. Fookes.) 'l'hi · sea:;o11 b egan much later than usual on acconut of the infantile paraly:;i · epidemic, and con::;cquently we had not as much time as in the past in which to prepare our team. At the commencem ent of the season we found that fiv e of last y ear's team were available; bnt unfortunately H . Bellringer was injured and this rcchicecl the number to four. At first our strength lay in a fairly h eavy pack ol' forward.-, with new and inexperienc ed back:;; but now--after the 'l'c Aute match-our back::; ha;ve shown promi.·e of a good combination . Thr COflchino· of the 1enm is no·ai.n this VCflr in the able bands of 1\'Ir. Papps, who unselfishl~' ·gives up his . pare tim e to h elp on i·h e cause of football. \V · are also ind bted to l\Iessrs. Campb ell and IImnphries for t h e interest they have taken in the team.

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COIVIPETITION MATCHES.

W ANGANUI TRIP.

'l'he Jhr::;t Fifteen is again playing first junior football and is, at present, undefeated in th e \Vestern Divi'l'he following are the results of competition sion. matches to date:-

A ::; it wa s our turn to travel, on June 3 the School team left for \Vanganui to play t h e annual match. Those who were fortunate enough t o b e in the t eam will long r emember the k indness and hospitality of t h eir hosts in \Y anganui.

V. Old Boys (won 32-8) : P layed at Pukekura Park on lVIay 2 in good weather and with a firm ground. Tries A patchy gam e, although won easily by School. were scored by l\Ieclley (2), Pea::;e (2), Bcllr inger, Grant, S. Fookes, K . :F'ookes, and Galbrait lt. Crawford kicked a penalty and P etty converted one try. V. Star (drawn 6-6): P layed at Pukekura Park on l\Iay 9 under good weath er conditions. A disappointing game which showed up om· chief weakne.-.-e.·. K. Fookes ::;cored in t h e corner and Ab r ah am scor ed after a :fine run. Star kick ed two penalty goalR. V. Rahotu (won 20-6): Played at Rahotu in h eavy rain on M:ay 23. 'l'he team travelled in private cars, kindly placed at our disposal by their owners. Both backs and forwards played well, whilst Crawfor d had a field clay with his kicking. Pease (2) and Galbraith scored. Crawford potted. a goal, kick ed a pen alty and converted t wo trie.-. V. Okato (won 3:3--3) : On [ay 30 Ok ato kindly came into town to give us a match befor e w e played \Vang anui College. A ragged and di::;appoiuting game took place, in which l\I. l~lctch er h ad to r etir e with an injured nose. K. Fookc.· (2), rawford, Galbraith, l\Iedley, R ead and Rob erts .-cored trie.-. Crawford kicked a R. Fletcher conpenalty goal and c01werted one try. verted two and goaled from a mark.

V. Star (drawn 9--9 ) : P la y cl at Pukeknra Park on J\ very disap June 13 under good weath er condit ion.-. pointing game, which seem cl to lack da::;h and finish . Soon after the star t S. Fookes w 'llt off with an injured Star back. Tries scored by Gr ant, Read and l\Iedley. kick ed three pen alty goal.-. V. Rahotu: Rahotu wer e unable to come into town, Ro a seven-a-side practic wa.- h ld fo r about half-an-hour. Unfortunately H. Fookes ruptured a muscle in hi.· thigh and wa::; lo::;t for the Te An te match.

\V e w er e m et on our arrival by t h e members of the College team a nd escort ed to our temporary home::;. In the afternoon we were t h e gu ests of t h e \Vanganui 1\.ugby Union at the 'l'aranaki-\Vangan ui representative match; the evening, owing to the morrow 's fixtur e, was a quiet one. On the morning of t he match the team had a short pract ice on the Colleo·e ground, and were t h e gu ests of the College at lunch. The match took place at 2.30 and resulted in a good game. In t h e evening we wer e entertained to a dinner in the dining-room and later wer e taken to see the " Reveille." On the F'riclay morning l\ies. TS. Harm an and I. Saunder s kindly took u::; for a delightful drive t hrough all the surroundings of the city, showecl us the sights and entertain ed ns to morning tea in town. \Ve wish to take t his opportunity of cxpr es ·ing our sincer e thanks to t hese \\Then the afternoon came, we fom1d it gentlemen. nece. ·sar y t o bid a reluctant farewell to \V anganui and its hospitabl e f olk. \Y c arc indebted to the local pr c::>s for t he following descript ion of the match:'l'he annual match b etween t h e New P lymouth Boys' High School and t h e W anganui Collegiate School provided an attractive display of football, but t h e superior weight and experience of the \Van ganui team proved t h e decidin g factor and gave them victory by 26 point::; to J 1. On the cla y's p lay t her e w a.· not n early that margin b etween the teams, but Wanganui got goin g early and put on sever al points, while t h e New P lymouth team wer e apparently n ervou:. Thereafter t h e O'ame wa: even, New Plymouth, if an ything, doin g more of t h e attacking, but their backs did not h andle too well, and \Vanganui proTh e W anganui place-kicking fited by t h eir mi. takes. was a feature, adding no le::;s than eleven points.

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in ~chool football t h e play wa~ of an open and spectacular type, and there were ::;ome magnificent bur::;ts, but there wa::; also a good deal of ragged play. Forward New P lymouth excelled, but in the back::; \Vanganui were too fast, nippy and enterprising. 'I'he New P lymouth team appeared ::;luggish and did not in ::;pire the dash into th eir p la y that i::; cu:;to mary. Throughout, howev er, the game was fa::;t and the :;truggle a determined one. In the ::;econcl spell the New Plymouth boy::; brought off some fine bur::;t::; oJ passing, but faulty handling ::;poilt several good chance::;; whilst t h eir place-kicking, althou gh good, was not up to their opponent::;' standard. 'I'he ground was in good order and the weath er fine, the attendance being large. The team:; lined out a::; follows :-

W ANGANUI COLLEGE. .B' ull-back : Bunny. 'I'hree-quarters : J ull, Scanlau (captain), Onnond. Five-eighths : \iVili:ion, Lat ham. Half: Gardiner. "VYing-forward: Bernau. Forwards: Nelson, Sha1v, Bethell, \Villiam::;, Henuy, J osephson, Cl eland. NE\V PLYl\IOUTH IIIGII SCHOOL. lj ull-back: Gr ant. 'I'hree-quarters : l\Icdlcy, K. Fooke:, Pca::;e. lj'iv e-eighth::;: R. F letcber, Galbraith. Half: H. Fookes. \Ving-f orward: Read. :B..,orwards: McCallum, Roberts, S. Fookes (captain), M. :B..,letcher, Y\Tetere, Abraham, Cr awford. Almo.t fTom t h e start Galbraith was collared wit h the ball, aJJd the \ Vanganui backs open ed out, Garcliner, Latham aucl Scanlau h andliJig nicely. Th e J'orward::;, h eaded by J oseph:on, carried play to t hc twenty-five, where Bunn.v landed a great goal from the touch-line. \\ an ga mr i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 .Again Jull made a da:l1, but was beautifully taken by Grant. A l::lchool rush headed by W eter e and l\I.

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Fletcher looked dangerou:; till Scanlan clear ed. 'I'he School forward::; with Read in the van wer e pressing when路 ,路uddenly Latham picked up, cut through and sent Bernau away for a fine try. Bunny again goaled. vVanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 .A little later l\IcCa llmn and Robert::; led t h e School forward: to the fray, when \Vilson gath ered up in t h e loose and :;ent to Scanlan, who brok e through and handed to Jn ll, who outpaced the opposition and scored. Bunny failed to goal. \V anganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New P lymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The School b ack:; could not handle cleanly, but from a lon g penalty Crawford just failed to goal. School we:re now play ing better and S. Fooke::; broke away, but no one was with him Dash es by Ormond, the speedy wing, gave School some anxious moments, but he was well taken by Grant. A solid ru::;h by S. Fookes and Read saw the ball sent out to Medley, who was t hrown into touch by Latham fiv e yards from t h e line and a little later was well tackled by Blmny. School still pressed, but bad passing spoilt several promising moves. However, vVanganui infringed in front of their goal and three points looked a certainty, but Crawford missed an easy kick. School ::;till pres::;ed, S. Fookes handing on to Medley, wlJO failed to take t h c pa::;:;. \V anganui obstructed and from near half-way It. l1"letcher jn:;t failed to goal, the ::;pell ending: Wanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 The second spell was brimful of incident. School at once became aggressive and their backs opened out, but l\Iedley again over-ran the ball. 'I'hen Scanlan cut through beautifully, but was 'vell checked b:r K . Fookes. l\I. lj'letch er and Read with a great fo rward movement put School in a good po:;ition, where their backs opened out, but Pease could not hold the ball. Then S. Fookes centred, and R Fletchcr secured and sent K . :B..,ookes away with l\Iedley in attendance. A try looked certain 1 but l\Iedley again fail ed to take the pass an d a scrum took place on the li ne. Ga lbraith secured and cut in, but l\Iedley dropped hi: pass right on the line. A moment later

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Crawford marked and kicked high ; from the resultant scrum II. :B.,ookes shot the ball out, and th e backs handling beautifully, l\'Iedley gallop ed over to score a good try. R. Fletcher kicked a poster.

School tried hard to increase their score, but without avail, and then Wanganui hotly attacked. Scanlan brok e throu gh, and passed to Ormoncl, who sent infield to Latham as h e was tackled. Latham cut in to pass S. Fookes, who had come back rapidly, and clashed over under the posts. Scanlan goalecl and time went with the score: \V anganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 New Plymouth ................ : . 11 l\Ir. IJondon was th e referee.

vVanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 3

Fast play followed, Latbam, Scanlan, Ormoncl and Jull doing great work for \V an ganui . Finally Lathmu cut in and when tackled passed to Jull, who was also well collared, but in the resultant scramble he ::;cored for Bunny to goal again. \Vanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 3

Spurred by this reverse, School attacked and Galbraith made an opening for K. Fookes, who handed on to l\1ec1ley. The win ger with a great gallop, beat the oppo::;ition and scored. R. Fletcher goaled. Wanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 8

Only eight points in arrears School pres ·eel hard. K. Fookes kicked high and followed up fast, only to be beaten by the bounc e. 'l'he ball came across to Medley, who was taken by .Jull. },gain P ease got o-oing, but was collared by Ormond. 'l'hen the scene chano'ed. Gardiner sent to T_;atham, who cut in and sent in to Ormond. 'l'he latter, after banding' to Gardiner, r eceived again and ::;cored a fine try. Awarded no charge, Sc<mlan goaled. \V anganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 8

At this stage Abraham was injured and replaced by 1\Iurdoch. Spectacular dashe · on both sides kept tension at fever heat, but neither side could prevail until College w ere l)Pnalised and Crawford just mis.· ed the kick. :B.,a::;t play followed, the ball coming out to :l\Iedley, who was well tackled. Using the other wing, R. Flctcher sent P ea. ·e away. He pa ··eel out to S. :B.,ookes, who in-passed to Pea ·e, to K. Fookes, who scored a spectacular try in th e corner. R. J!.,letch cr's kick dropped a foot beneath the bar. W anganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 New Plymol1th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

TE AUTE MATCH. (I_1ost 3-0.) 'l'h c Te Ante team arrived on Thursday, June 25, and wer e met by the School team and memb ers of the Ruo·by Union. The team again stayed at l\Iarslancl View. Friday was spent in practice at the Park in fine w eather· but heavy ram fell allmght and contmuouslv on the mmTOIV with the result that the ground was a quagmire. Afte1: the game both teams were the guests of the Union at the pictures. On Sunday both teams attended the School church .-ervice and h eard an inspiring address by t h e Rev. E. H. ~trong . The remainder of the clay wa s spent in driving m two larO'e buses. In t h e morning we were kindly shown oYer the "Port Melbourne" bv h er officers and in the aft ernoon we Yisitecl hi storic "Parihaka. On l\'Iondav morning we assembled at t h e station to bid the victm:s farewell. For the fo llowing description of the match we are indebted to the local press:A~ter winning th e l\:Ioascar Cup in August, 1923, by defe atl~1g ~uckland Grammar School, and successfully d efendmg 1t, o~ five subsequent occasion., the New Plymouth Boys H1gh School lost the trophy to Te Aute College after a hard game which the visitors won in the last few minutes, an infringement by a lo cal player close to the goal lin e giving the opportunity to goal. This was the only score of the game. Consiclerirw that the verv heavy rain caused the ground .-oon to bec~me very greas)r and made the ball slipp ery and difficult to l1 anclle. t he o-ame was an excellent on e. The vi ·itors had an undoubted. adv::mta~·e in ~~ e ight, but t his did not prove particularly effectlve unt1l n ear the end of t h e game. In the early stages both sides endeavoured to make the play open, and und er the prevailing conditions some brilliant •

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and spectacular movement~ were clcvclop ccl . ·lu t he ::;econcl half 'l'e Aute adopted different tactic~ for the greater pmt ol the time, and the weight of the l?a_ck t h e~ told in the tight "-ork. .All the be,;t trachtwm; of secondan· schools Rugby were susta ined in the match, and both victor:-:; a11d Yangni::;hed arc to be cm igrahtla tccl upon the splendid performance put 11p, which ti m.e and again thrilled the large crowd of ::;pectators pres~nt, despite the very heavy rain which fell almost contmnously. The teams took the field in the following order:BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. Full-back: Petty. Three-quarter s: H. Brown, K. Fooke.·, 1\Iedley. Five-eighths: R Fletcher, Stewart. Half: Grant. Rover : Reacl. Back Row: Brodie, Crawford. Lock : W etere. Sides: M. Fletcher, S. Fookes (captain). Front Row : Abraham, Penman. TE AUTE COLLEGE. Full-back: R Turei. Three-quarters: I.1. Grace, 'r. Seymonl', (ea ptain). Five-eighths: C. Chef;lry, M. Ch esley. Half: W. Potaka. Rover: H. M01·ete. Back Row: D. Kaa, A. Pipi. Lock: H. Pahewa. Sides: M. W anoa, J. Grace. Front Row: Green and \¥_. Davis.

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'l'HE FIRST SPELL. The spin of the coin went in favour of School, and Te Ante kicked off from the northern end with the wind in their favour . The challengers :;;prang to the attack and a penalty against their opponents in t h e first few minutes gave C. Chesley a shot at t h e goal, which was unsuccessful. The ball was sent back Rnd a moment or two later the School backs, who di spla yed good form, got going and M. Fletcher, Fookes andl\Icdley were associated in• a bright movement which looked lik e a score, but Ruru was just able to c.a tch Medley by the shonlder as h e was clash•

ing past up t h e side _lin e. P lay t h en ln:~ng f?r. a litt le wl 1ile in 'l'c Ant · icrntory and a p cJJalty for oJ-bncl <Yave 'raw£ord a ,·hot at goal. The kick wa.· a good one and fell only a matter o£ inches short of the cro ·s-bar. 'l'nrci cleared with a :fine kick, w h ich found t?uch well up ~he l.in ·, but from t il e t hrow-in School agam got po .·se~,;1?11 and Grant ,;cut lli,; backs awny. Stewart'~ pas~ was mJsclirected and the visiting forwards broke through and carried play to High School territory, >~h ere t~e l~cal side had an anxious few minutes defendi~~ their hne. Medley saved and Read improv ed the position by a fine breakaway which resulted in the penetration of Te Ante's territory once again. In this way the fortu~es of ~he O'ame fluctuated up and down · the field, but neither Side ~'aS able to find a vulnerable point in the defence of the opposition. School backs certainly pla?ed a :very ni~py game, and though mistakes were ma_de m ~rymg to piCk up the ball sometimes when the obvwus thmg to do was to use the feet they nevertheless developed some pretty movements. Grant successfully worked the blind side of the scrum on several occasions, but a weakness was seen in th e pas ·in g by IC. Fookes to Brown, who was receivina the ball a little too high for him to take surely. 'l'e Ante were not so :uccessful in hooking as the School, but when they did secure the hall Potaka, their diminut ive half O'Ot ·it away well and the backs, including the b ' hesleys,' Seymour, Ruru and IJ. Grace, worked splencl'dl 1 y together, though they had not sufficient pace. 'l'he racer of the visiting team was 'l'nrei, the full-back, who several timeR turned defence into attack by racino· up and settin()' the backs off again. One of these movements went within an ace of scoring, Ruru receiving the ball and dashing up the side line, only to be splendidly tackled by Brown, who shot across from the opposite wing and got Ruru close to the corner fiag. Tight scrummaging took place on School's line, but Te Ante were penalised for handling in the scrum and the free enabled S~hool t o clea r. Half-time sounded without any score ha vmg been registered. SECOND HALF.

It was apparent soon aft er the opening of th e second spe.ll that 'l'c Ante ha d changed th ir tactics :omewhat and were bent on ke eping the game tight and clcpcncling upon the weight of their pack for success. 'l'nr i's good kicking ftssistecl t h em bnt School, although they had an

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anxious few minutes close to their line, eventually cleared, and led by Read, Brodie, Fletch er and \V etere they carried play to the opposite end of the field and gave the opposition just as anxious a tim e as they t hemselves had Seymour was responsible for changing the comhad. plexion of the game by dribbling through well past t h e half-way line. Kicks were exch anged by the fu ll-backs, both of whom had clone excellent work in saving in diffi cult situations and in putting th eir s icl e~; on attack from time to time. Th e Scl10ol came ba ck aga in, however, and l\Ieclley ~;e nt t h e ball ov er th e lin e and 'l'c Ante found r elief in a forc e-down. 'l'his was the fil\'t time t he ball h ad cr of.lsed either goal line. 'l'e Ante put a lot of dash into t h e game from the drop-out and within a short space of tim e School were ca lled upon to force twi ce. 'l'h e visitors k ept High School p enned in th eir own territ ory for a time and the defence was severely te. t ed until l~l e tch er took a good mark and cleared th e line for a t im e. The local side then took up the aggressive, and gave Te Ante a hard tim e, but Turei saved by a smart mark which h e took in the face of an onrushing pack. H e found t ouch and from the throw-in the visitor s got possession and carried play H ere a hard tussle took to the home side's territor y. place and Te Ante forwards pressed hard and in attempting to fi eld the ball several backs misse d. l\.fedley raced to get the ball and slipp ed and in doing so lay on the ball when he was only a few yards from the goa l line. 'l'he penalty was a fortunat e on e for t h e visitors and C. Chesley was easily able to goal. This was the deciding factor in the game, and though in th e r emaining few minutes School strove hard to retrieve, they were unable to break the defence of t h eir opponent8 and the game ended in mid-field in favour of the Yisitors. 3 Te Ante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 High Seh ool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\Ir. H. G. \Vhittington was referee. The visitors, who were h eartily cheered upon their victory, gave a ver y spirite d halca before they left t h e field. PRESENTATION OF CUP. On behalf of the Ru gby Union, l\Ir. J. Garcia (presiden,t ) presented the cup to Rurn, t h e captain of Te Ante team, congratulating them on their Yict ory . The School then gave cheers for the visitors.

FIRST FIFTEEN, 1925. Oa!aey Studio. Back Row: J. Galbraith, W. A. Brodie, J. Pease, M. Fletcher, K. Wetere, J. Abraham, .W. Penman, I. Crawford. Second Row: H. Fookes, E. McCallum, A. B. Stewart, K. Fookes, S. F. Fookes (captain), F. Read, R. Fletcher, R. Roberts, D. G. Grant. In Front: J. Medley, H . M. Brown, L. Petty.

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l\'IA'l'CIIES.

Following are the r ecords of matche» played »in ce School won the cup in 1923. 'l'h e details of th e matches, with t h e scores, are as follow:1923. V . Auckland Grammar, won 6 to :J. V. 'l'c .Ante College, won 18 to 8. V. Palmcr ton North High Bchool, won 11 to 0. 1924. V. \ Vangauui 'l' cclUJi cal College, wou !:J to G. V. 'l' c .Ante College, drawn, ;i all. V. l\'It. Alb ert Grammar School, won 1~ to 0.

SECOND FIFTEEN.

'J'he Second Fifteen h as, so far, had an excc ediugly s uccessful season and i» leading in the 'l'hircl Grade Competition. 'l'h cir p erformance is uuique, for n eYer b efor e ha» »uch a position existed . 'l'h e team has a fitrong pack of forwards, who are supported by a yo uthful but clever :::~et of backs. It is a great p erformance to turn Ollt and play the F irst Fifteen during the week and then to r emain undef eated in the Saturday competition. 'l'heir ranks are con.·tautly changed and deplet ed, but they hal' e so far l\Iay the best of luck t riumph ed over all difficulties. attend th em in th eir fntm e game::>! 'l'h c following are t he games won up till th e tim e of going t o press:V . Okato (won 36-0 ) : Played at the racecomse. In this first match, although the play was rather ragged, the School team had more combination than the countrv t eam. The forwards w er e also slightly heavier than the opposing vanguard and f ed their backs w ell. Tries wer e obtained by Davis (2 ) , Brown, Gilmour (2 ), Riley, Strombom, Robcrt::; on and Bayly. Strombom converted three and GillllO tu kick ed a p enalty goal. \7. Clift on (won 37-0 ) : Played at Waitara. Both t he forwards and backs played w ell, and School's combination was too g-ood for Cli Hon, wl10 were play in g th eir fi rst mat ch and COJJSequ eJ1tly ha l not had much practice together. Tri es wer e scored by P etty (5) , Gilmour (2) , 'l'homas (2 ) ; Strombom converted four and Gilmour one. \ \

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V. Urenui (won 40-0): Playec1 at the racecom se. 'l'l 1e School backs anc1 forwards played well and mo::;t of the point:; came from well-exe cuted pa::;sinn· moyemen t:; by t h e ba cks. 'l'h e forward::; fiecured the ball from the majoritv of the ::;crums and excelled in the loofie. Tries were obtained by Davi::; (3), Strombo m (3), Brown (2), Bayly, Gilmour, Riley and Robertso n. P etty converte d two. V. Tukapa (won 17-- 6) : 'l'his was a very poor exhibition of football. 'l'he forwards played fairly well, but the hacks failed badly to l1anc1le the grea:-;y ball. 'l'ries were se01·ed by Brown, Dcn·is, Thomas, Strombo m and 1\'J:acDiarmid. Brown converte d one. V. Old Boys (won 17-8): Sehool ancl Olcl Boy::; were level in the competit ion, but the School team was f-itter and, although hard pressed in the concludi ng stages, managed to keep Old Boys out. School, playing with the wind, led by 14-0 at half-time . Old Boys, however , could only register eight points in the second spell. Tries were obtained by Bates, Brown (2) and Penman ; Petty converte d one and kicked a penalty goal. V. Star (won 21-0) : Played at t h e racecour se, and resulted in a comforta ble win for School. Playing witll the wind in the first half, School scored eleven point. ·, but in the second spell Star began to tire and School managed to score another t en points. Tries w er e obtained by 1-tobertson, 'l'homas, Davis and P enman; Petty converte d three and kicked a goal from a penalty. V. Okato (won 19-5 ) : This, the first match of the second round, was played at Okato, and after a rather ragged exhibitio n, especiall y by the backs, r esulted in a win for School. The forwards w er e not obtainin g the ball from the scrums as much as usual but they dominat ed the line-out work. Tries w ere scored by Pease, Riley, Penman, Strombo m and Bate. ·; Petty conver ted two.

THIRD FIFTEE N. 'l'hc Third :B'ifteen are again playing in t he Wourth Grade Competi tion, and althou()'h they started badly they are improvin g Y ry m::~tch . This ~' <'ill~ th .·econd group is bri11g eO<ICh(·cl b ~' l\Ir. ConmJl nncl Ir. Dy el'. H.rs nlt s : l\Iay 2, v. Clifton, won 3- 0; Black scor cl. l\Iay 9, v. Technica l, lost 9-6; Lobb and Barlow sc ored.

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39 l\Iay 16, v. Star, lost 25-14; Da vie:->, Raw:->?n and Black scored; J. 'l'homson converte d one try andlnck ecl a penalty goal. _. May 23, v. 'l'ukapa, won 20-G; Eaves .C2), L1st, Uolling , Glengarr y and H.aw:->on ::;cored; Harnsou converte d one. May 30, v. Old Boys, won 18-6; Dav1es, s·me l mr, and Rawson scored; J. 'l'homson converte d tbree and kicked a penalty. June 13, v. Fourth XV., won 6-0; Beayeu :>cored and J. 'l'hom::;on kicked a penalty. June 20, v. Clifton, won 20-i3; Eave.', Gro Y e~·, Anderi:iOH, B eaven and l~awson (2) l:lcorcd, and Bnckend ge converted one. FOURTH FIFTEE N. 'l'he Fourth Fifteen are playing in the ::;amc grade, with no great measure of success. The followin g are the results to date:V. Star, lo st 43-3. V. Old Boys, lost 11-3. V. 'l'echnica l, lost 14-3. V. Clifton, won 11-0. V. Tukapa, won 18-3. V. Third :B"""'ifteen, lost 6--0. SECOND ARY SCHOOLS' COMPETITION. An innovati on this year is a competit ion for boys under 16, compete d for by the secondar y schools. . Scho?l entered two teams and the A team has been playmg bnlliant football, displayin g a combina tion th~t w.ou~d do credit to many senior teams. 'l'he coachmg 1s m the capable hands of Mr. Leggat and l\Ir. l\IcDonalcl. 'l'h e followin g are· the results to date : A TEAM. V. Stratfor d B, .won 64-0. V. New Plymout h Technica l, won 69-0. V. School B, Won 17-8. V. Stratfor d A, drawn 6-6. V. Stratfor d B, won by default. BTEAM . V. Stratfor d A; lost 39-0. V. New Plymout h Teclmica l, won 18-0. V. School A, lost 17-8. V. Stratfor d B, won 50-3. 0

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PREP ARA'r ORY 'l'EAl\I. 'l'h c standar d of footbal l in th e Prep . t hi:; year i:; up to t h e n:;nal form. l\Ir. Pop e, who is a gain co aching t h e t eam , h a:; alr ea dy welded a good t eam into sh ape. S o far o~ ly four mat ch e:; h av e b een play ed, r esult ing in two wm:;, a draw and a lo:;s. 'l'h e f ollowin g are t h e r esu lt s :V. Central , lo. t 3- 0. V . \ Vest End, won 1G- 0. l\ [olloy , Stra nge, K. Scott and \ Villcock:; :;cored. \Vi llock ::; conver ted two trie:;. V . ln glewo od, drawn 6- - G. Str01 1ge aud \Villcock:; ::;cored. V. \ Vaitara , won G- 3. Str ange and \ Villcoc k:; scored . The r e1~1ain der of th e sch ool ha :; been divided into gr oL~p s, wh~ch ar e coach ed by t h e mast er:;, who kindly ::;acnfic e thmr afterno ons f or our sak e.

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(2) KIKUY U (F'EN.:-\ TSE'l'Ul\1 CLAND ESTTNU l\f ) . 'l'llii-i gr ass \l '<l'i P.htJJ ted ill 1·hc plot:; 011 "cpt embcr 12, 192-J.. .As it cloc~-; n ot ~-; e (·cl, r oo1ecl st e m ~-; w •r e n ~-;cd to pro pagate it . A_ descr iption of t hi s pla11 t was _gi vcn in a pr evious magazm e. Tt ha::; spread ver y r apidly and made luxuria nt growth. It h as not suff er ed f r om the frost, so fa r , and th e indicati ons are t h at it would prove suitable fo r Tarana. ki. It has a t en dency to " smoth er" oth er grasses and the only pl ants th at app ear to be able to grow wit h it arc th e clover s. (3) DANTSII v. AKARO A COCKS FOO'l'.

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( 4 ) E~'FE CT OF CLOVE RS ON PASTU RE. Th e plots in which Cow grass (Trifoli um Pratcn se Pcr enn e) w er e sown hav e made splendi d growth, w hile in the ones in which cocksf oot alone was sown , t h e growth ha s been small and the plants unhealt hy lookin g . It is noticeab le, also, t h at th e weed content of: t h e cocksfo ot and clover plot i: mu ch low er th an th at of th e pure cocksfo ot pl ot. (5) BRO\\ N -'r OP (AGRO S'l'lS 'l'E NUTS) A S A LAWN GRASS. A pure sowing of this gra ss w as made . For some tim e it wa s "pat chy" and made uneven growt h , but is do in g better at present . It is cer tainly : l ow to establish, but once proprrl y establish ed it is B1ost satisfa ctory in providi n "' a good w earin o· t urf . It i · clear t h at, befor e thi.- grn ss is sown, t h e ground sh ould b e a: f r ee from

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wee ds as po~sible. 'l'his coul d be obta tent by leav mg the gro~md fallo w for ined to a larg e exsom e time , allow ing the wee d seed s to germ m ate and then killi n"' 5 them by surface cu ltiva tion . (6) NOT ES ON SPE CIA L GRA SSE S. . Of the fi~ty ~rasses m~d clov ers lowm g have JUStified spec ial men tionin the plot s the fol:(~) P aspa lum. -Du ring the sum mer mon ths it mad e luxu nan t grow th, ~nd suff ered little from the dry spells. It has form ed a tluc k stro ng turf . (2) Haw ke 's Bay Pere nnia l Ry done muc h bett er than the Can terb egr ass.- 'l'his lias ury ryeg rass , givi ng a grea ter bulk of feed and form ing a heal thy look in"' 5 dens e turf . (3) Poa P ratensis .-Sp read s rapi spac es betw een tall gro·w ing gras ses dly and fills up such as cock sfoo t. It has mad e good grow th thro ugh out the year . . ( 4) Pha la r is Bu lbosa, or Can ary Gras mg .robu st gras s wth a deep root ing syste s.-A tall grow m. It grew well clurm g the sum mer. (5) Cock sfoo t and Kiku yu. -Se c prev ious note . (6) Cow gras s.-'r his has mad e exce llent grow th and resp onds well to a top- dres sing of lime and Supe rpho sphat e. (7) ADD I'l'IO N O:F' LAN D FOR EXP ERI MEN 'rAL PUR POS ES. A wel~ome addi tion has been mad e to area , cons istng of 5~ acre s of "'OOd leve our expe rime ntal land on Hob son S~reet.. 'rhis is a Seco ndar y S~hool Resel rve, the free hold of whiCh has been vest ed in the New Plym outh Hi"' h Scho ols' Boa rd, to be utili zed for purp oses conn ecte d with the Cou rse in Agr icul ture . · (8) TNS 'l'RU C'riO N IN WO ODW ORK & lVIE' l'AL WO RK. A~ the begi nnin g of the year arra ngem ents were ma~e for use to take Woo dwo rk and Met alwo rk for four :peno ds .a week . 'l'lrese class es are very mstr uctw n we r eceiv e in them shou ld popu lar and the prov e of cons iderable v(:lh1e to l1S in afte r life on the £ann .

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(D . P. 1\Icl.J ean and D . G. Gran t.) Afte r a long spel l, exce pt for the latte r part in whic h man y mor e or less unsu cces sful attem pts were mad e to ·t dy we arri ved back at scho ol be gree ted by a few fa~~iliar face s and a mul titud e of to stra nge ones . 'rh e latt . how ever seem ed lost for a wee k or two, but cold ~~~wers, and' foot ball, not to men tion alge bra, soon tran sferre d thei r thou ghts of l1om e. Sinc e the last issue, an incr ea. ·e has been mad e on the boar ding staff by the appointmen~ of :Mr. J. Earl , 1\'1.1~. Ilis care er at th e Tim aru Boy s' High Scho ol and Can tc:bury Coll ege was a disti ngui shed one. . vVe take this oppo rtun ity to welc ome ]\l[r. Earl to tlus school, and to hope ]1 is stay will h e a long and plea sant one. \V e mus t cong ratu late thos e boys who were. mad e pref ects this year . They are trustwo~ thy a~1d pam stak ing wor kers and so will ca.rr y out then · duti es m a keen and ener getic man ner. Owin"' to th e lack of acco mmo datio n in the boar cling hou. es, a few boys have been plac ed in Nige r Hou se. A~~ thou gh they have a smal l walk to and is aton ed for by the com fort and com from sch_ool, th1s pany wh1ch t.hey njoy at the hous e. . _ Dan cino· com mcn rcd on Frid ay cvrn ing, 1\Iay 1:>, muc11 to the"' grat ifica tion of the boar d ers, even thou gh \he wea ker sex of the Hig h Scho ol do not hon~ur us w1th thei r pres ence . Som e of the boar ders a"'ri cult ural purs uits, are not too gent, obvwusly"f~om le on. the hgh t f~ntastic toes " of thei r l)art ners . "\V•e wou ld.h ke t? know why ther e is an obje ction to pref ects danc mg with the mo~·e "bnx om blith e and debo nair ." rrrcen-eyed mon ster is malci.ng an appe It seem s that a ar ance . Tiow ever ~' ~' wisl1 the oppo sitio n the best of luck ! \Vhi le two well -kno wn char acte rs were dili~ ently ''sw otti ng'' in TV c. one even ing, an equa lly know n mdu~ triou s mas ter ente rs-f ails to see the scho lars -and duti fully swit ches off the ligh ts and di~a ppears, nm.ch to the asto nish men t of tl1e boys . 'rhe hght .: arc switched.o~.l ao·ain and lo beho ld! the appa ritio n mak es a seco nd VlSit and wan deri ngly turn s off the ligh ts agai n to the acco mpani men t of a yell from the occu pant s. Man y w ere the expl anat ions and apol ogie : ther eof.

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Crash! Crunch! This was the sound heard one aft ernoon from th e clizzy h eight.· of Vlb. winclows: . Upon loobng 011t the winclow~ w e f'ormcl t h: sou11cl ongm.atecl from th e contact of the \\'OOd('J l ba ck of a motor-lorry and t in. Ilow ever th e tin waH b ent ont of th e ~ha~c of a mudguard. \Yhen th e unfortunate owner was mformed, there was a ''plonk'' of books upon the floor and the sound of fairy feet flitting across the Assembly Hall ~o the _scene of tragedy, th e cynosure of all eyes. One hurnecl ghmp: ·e at the mangled thing was enough; then ?- pale fac e ellsapp eared round th e corner of th e school m _search of the assassin. \Vhat eventuated was n ever publish ed. On ,Tune 3 the First Fifteen trav elled to \Vanganui and p layed th e local College t eam on the follo-w ing clay. The eleven boarders who w ere fortunate enough to _b e memb ers of the party of seventeen that made the tnp, wer e keenlJ: interested in the boarding life there. One gr eat advantage that impressed us was the chapel-a fine brick building of which any school would b e proud. The new boys' concert was h eld the se ~on~ Satur~lay after school had ass embled. Some did their b1t by smgin g (?) ,while others, pugilists and ot~ erwise , amused the .-p ectators with a f ew roun c~s . Juclg1:1g by t h e applause each contributor r eceived, It waH evid ent that the p erformanc e was a great success. A good spirit was shown on e frosty morning when an incluHtrion s pr ef ect rolled out at 6. 30 a .m. an cl called h~lf of the n ew house for the pref ect on duty . \V e only w1. h h e had this f eeling more often so that w e could .-p encl a fe w more minute.·. in bed. According to on e learned scholar, evidently a bom:cler, "Pax in bt'llo" is translat ed as ".B' rc cdom :From mdi gestion."

l\Iany boys this year have been Yery appropriate ly mtmecl; ~o m e b~- ap]H•arances ancl actiolls, othc·rs by their '. 'Oxford bl('a1-" and abilities. 'rhe following arc exemplary :-Seeja,v, Oxfonl, Thir::;t~r , I\reislcr, Pim, Gns('rino, Whanga, Sirtac, Morepork, Gobble, Beef, Hump, Lowse, Rhubarb, Hun, Horsey, Ukelele, Baby, l\Tickunnzie, Slugs, Hock Cake. l\Iasters are human, lik e the rest of ns, and arc cbstinguished by characterist ic sayings as: By the Holy Poker; Ye gods and li ttle fishes; 'fherefer-er -r; The onus is on you; That's not t h e point; Now! you ch app ies, bring me a shillelagh; Now loo-ok; Some p eople say t hi s is pinus insignus but they are wrono-, it is pin us r adiata; You have got no hope ; Give us a fair go. The usual trouble of the boarders having hot baths was again noticeable. this term. However, this will not be for lon g, as hot showers are bein"' installed at the side of the laundry. During a clm;s in the Si xth Form thi: term the topic was the paying of big prices to see or hear unique performers. Tbc particular master said prople would give five guinea.· to h ear him sing (but they paid only 011 shilling to see him wield th e willow). \Ve would lik e to know whether fr esh air and the odour of pine trees (called pinns radiata) is good for .boxing. Evidently it is because one of our pugilistic preparatory boys rejoicing in the pseudonym of Luis, Angel of the PampaH, spent a night in the open wrapped only in an overcoat and a guilty conscience. However h e has not lost any of hi s ch aracteristics . vVe would also like to know if this op en J.::incl of life is good for school teaching. Awful silrn ce reignrcl, ·w hen our French scholar, late of Ox.ford, began to clesccncl the stairs at school somewhere about midnight. The first. flight was successfully accomplish ed, bnt as he n eared the eeri second, there wafted into vi ew an apparition which would have scared Satan. 'l'he quaking one was only human and so were his knees-knoc king. However, after his heart descended into its right place and his eyes receded into their sockets, he took the sonmam bnli.-t quietl~r back to bed,

CHAPEL. The first school .-ervi ce of th e t erm clicl not take place 1'il1 Sunda y, April 19. On th e pr cvion.- Sunday, which waH East e~· Day, the Old Boys nsk ed for a service in conn ection ·w ith th eir annual r e-union. So with the h elp of som e of the form er and present memb er s we manage d to get togeth er a small choir, and are grateful to t h em f or th eir r eadiness to step int o the breach. Unfort m1at ely t h er e w er e not a gr eat many pr esent at th e Hervice.

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As soon as school resumed on April 15 we also began practices once more and gradually the school f:lervic e has taken its accustomed place e~ch Sunday morning at 9.30. A new choir has arisen in which we are glml to sec Considseveral of last year's members still to the fore. ering all things the service is going very well, but it would be encouraging to see more day boys turn up. The Rev. G. H. Gavin, Vicar of \Vaitara, was good enou gh to We are come over and preach on Sunday, June 21. grateful to him for his sermon and for giving up his time to come.

On Sundays, June 28 and July 5, we had the pleasure of welcoming tlle members of the 'l'e Ante College and Nelson Coll ege fifteens respectively, and various friends helped to swell the congregations on t hose clays. On each occasion the head boys of t h e schoob read the lessons.

Early in the term we were shown some very good views of the English Cathedrals on one Saturday night. They made the usual impressive appeal that all venerable buildings do with their wonderful architecture, their witness to the continuity of history, and their intimate connection with the life of Englishmen. Later on in the term a series of slides were shown descriptive of the history Island life has a and work of the Melanesian Mission. charm all its own, and the story of Melanesia adds to that charm the deeds of great men who have given their lives for the islanders. Confirmation classes will have started by the time this issue appears, and it is expected that the Arcl1bi shop will pay his usual visit in November Ol' December, wh C'n the Confirmation will be held. Just one word ought to be said on another matter. We think that this year the boys who read the Sunday lessons deserve a word of praise. The reading has much improved, and while it is always the case that some read better than others, it is certainly the case this year that no one reads other than well, and it would appear that a certain amount of care is taken beforehand in preparation. On Thursday, May 14, the clay on which t he l~tc Prime Minister was buried, we held a memorial . ervice at St. l\'I:ary 's at 10 o 'C'lock. By a happy thought the pupils of several other schools 'vere invited to attend, ~nd tbc large church was almost completely full. Suitable hymns were chosen and the special lesson from Ecclcsiasticus was read by S. Fookes. 'l'he addres. 路 was based on II. Sam., III., 38: "Know ye not that there i. fallen a prin ce ~m cl a great man this day in Israel1"

Confirmation classes h ave begun and are held at St. 'l'he Mary 's on 'l'uesday an cl \V eclnesclay afternoons. Archbishop will hold the Confirmation towards the end of the vear. As Taranaki will form part of the new Diocese. of vVaikato, which will be formed in April next, this will be the last time we shall have the privilege of receiving a visit from our old friend Dr. Averill, who has conducted so many Confirmations for us here.

SCHOOL NOTES. (H. Bellringer and G. Webb.) It is not till we notice the old faces gone from our midst and their places taken by young and strange ones, that we fully realise the meanin()' of those beautiful lines ''Backward, turn backward, Oh Time in your flight.'' The more we think of these lines the more we look back to the clays when, as youngsters, we entered the upper school together 'vith some whom we have not seen for years and m~y nev0r see again.

'l'he bre~king-up ceremony, at the end of last )' Car, vV e were pleased to see many Old was a great success. The old Boys present at the great event of the year. school songs were rendered with great gusto and the musical items were well received. After the usual speeches and the prize-giving ceremony, a most happy evening was concluded by singing the National Anthem. During the Christmas holidays an eleven from Nelson College travelled to New P lymouth and after a most exciting game the school eleven won by the narrow margin of nine rnns. After the match the two teams journeyed to Urenui. Nelson returned home on December 24 in time for Christmas. 'L'he opening of school ,.vas postponed t ill April 15 on There account of the epidemic of infantile paralysis. was a good attendance, but we sadly missed many with whom we had been on the best of terms at the end of last Owing to the lat e start there will be only two ye~r.