1927 The Taranakian Vol. 16 No. 1 May by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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

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"THE TARANAKIAN." CONTENTS

Agricultural Notes

Breaking-up Ceremony

Cadet Notes

Chapel

Cricket Notes

Editorial

Examination Results, 1926

Exchanges

House Notes

In Memoriam

Old Boys' Section

Orchestra Notes

Preparatory Notes

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School Notes

Shootirw: Notes

Subscriptions

Swimming Notes

The Sports Dinner

The Roll

Wireless Notes

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E NG!KEEHIKG :H. H. Sl{ELTO:\. A.I. Mech. E. (L o ndon ), Reg. Eng. , N .Z. H. C. G.>.TLAND, Grad. I.E .E. (London), A.A.I.E.E .

BOARD OF GOVERNORS:

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H. R. BILLING, ESQ. (Chairman.) MISS C. A. DoUGLAS S. G. SMITH, ESQ. · DR. E. F. FOOKES. J. S. S. MEDLEY, ESQ. L . A. NOLAN , B.~Q. H. DEMPSEY, ESQ. L. C. SLADDEN, ESQ. A. E . WASH ER , ESQ. E. P. 'WEBSTER , ESQ.

D. l\1E1\ZIES. "C " Cert. 1st Cla ss Cert. in Woodwork , City and Building Co n struction Cert. , South Guilds of L o ndo n. Carpentry and Joinery. City and Ken sington, London. Guilds of L o ndon.

W. \VJCKHAM (Student Assistant). l:'!~EPAI~ATOI~Y DEPARTMENT: G. H. PoPE, A. H . BL UNDELL.

Secretary and Treasurer : · E . LASH.

SCHOOL CHAPLA IN:

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~fa:££: PRINCIPAL: W. H. MOYES , M.A .. B.8'c. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION : A. L. MOO RE (1 st Class Honours a nd Sil ver Medallist, City and Guild s of London " B " Cert.) ASSISTANT MASTERS : A. G. }OHNSON, M.Sc. A. W. DIPROSE, M.A.

G. F. BERTRAND, (" C" Cert.. B.A. Cert. in Latin and History).

C. G. BOTTRILL, M.A. , Diploma in Social Science, Head of Department in History and Geograph y . .:\. J. PAPPS, B.A. V. E. KERR, M.A.

J. J.

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

\V. G. \VrLKIE (B.A. Ce rt. in Hi story and Economics . City and Guilds Diploma in Electrical Engineering) . H. G. DYER, B.A. W. I. SHRIMPT0:-1, M.A . L. V. BRYANT, M.A.

LEGGAT, M .A., F .R.E.S. D. Ro ULSToN (" B" Cert., B.A. Cert. in Latin , Education, and Economics). AGRICULTURE:

W. CONNELL.

COMMERCIAL : E. R. MCKEON (Professional Accountant by Exam). TYPING AND SHORTHAND: DRAWING:

REV. E. H . STRO:-IG , M.A. B. Litt. (Oxon).

G. H . WHITE.

A. M. BRADBURY.

EGGLETON .

\ ISITI:\G: MISS CoLimAN , 1 .A.B., L.'l'. C.L. (Pi~1110). MI SS DO\VLI NG (Violin). F . \V . G. ~ I cLEoD (Wood and Brass).

SCHOOL

A COMPANY.

INSTITUTION S.

Officer Commanding.-Captain H. Dyer. Company Sergeant-Major.-J. Strange. Company Q.M.S.-D . Phillips.

FIRST TERM, 1927.

No. 1 Platoon.

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-A. W. Moverley. Boa.rders.-G. '. And rson (head), E. Harman, K. Wctcro, A. Beck, IV. Hayward, A. Ab bott, M. Standish, R. 0 'Dea, 'W. Watt, J. Murray, W. O'Ncill, H . Brown. Day Boys.-A. W. Moverley (head), J. Strange, C. McNeill, R. List, H. Fookes, H. Gorringe, J. Warner, C. Boswell, E. Spencer. COMMITTEES. Football Committee.-lVIr. Papps (chairman), H. Fookcs, Wetere, A. Moverlcy, A. Beck, R. Watson, L. Petty.

Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bottrill (chairman), H. Fookes, A. Beck, W. Hayward, C. Boswell, A. Moverley, G. Ewart, L. Petty. Tennis Committee.-Mr. Joimson {chairman), A. Beck, M. Stanclish, A. Abbott, C. McNeill, A. Moverley, G. Ewart, E. Harman, S. Anderson, B. Grieve (secretary) . Wireless Committee.-Mr. Wilson (chairman), F. Lysaght (hon. secretary), W. Fever, J. MmTay, B. Grieve, C. Palmor, D. G. Phillips, W. Hayward (hon. treasurer). Swimming Committee.-Mr. Eggleton (chairman), J. Strange, H . Fookes, L. P etty, W. Hayward, S. Anderson. Magazine Committee.-Mr. Shrimpton (chairman), A. W. MoverIcy, G. S. Andcrson, E. P. Alien, W. Watt, R. J. 0 'Dca, J. Strange, D. G. Phillips, G. L. Ewart, H. F. Fookes, A. Beck, K. Wetere. Library Committee.-Mr. Bryant (chairman), J. Strange (hon. secretary), M. L. Standish, J. Murray, B. Grieve, W. Watt, 路 J. Gibbs, F. Lysaght, E. Gorringe, R. List. SCHOOL CADET CONTINGENT. Officer Commanding.-Major G. F. Bertrand. Contingent Sergeant-Major.-K. Weterc. Contingent Q.M.S.-E. Harman. Orderly Room Corporal.-R. 0 'Dca. Physical Drill Instrnctor.-Lieutcnan t F. J路. Eggleton.

Platoon Commander.-Lieuten ant F. J. Eggleton. Platoon Sergeant.-C. MeN eill. Section Commanders.-Corpora ls R. List, R. Whitehead, R. 'fhomason, T. Rawson, Lance-Corporal A. Andrews. No. 2 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieutena nt J. Leggat. P latoon Sergeant.-P. Eaves. Section Commanders.-Corpora ls G. Anderson, J. '!'arrant, J. Murray, A. Sinclair, Lance-Corporal W. Hunger. No. 3 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Acting-L icutemtnt W . Wickham. Platoon Sergeant.-II. Gorringc. Section Commanders.-Corpora ls G. Sutton, S. White,. 'l' . Walsham, M. Magmth. No. 4 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Acting-L ieutenant E. R. McKoon. Platoon Sergeant.-H. Fookes. Section Commanders.-Corpora ls D. Stewart, H. Brown, A. Hutchen, G. R eakos, Lance-Corporal R. Cresswell. No. 5 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Lieutena nt H. II. Skclton. Platoon Sergeant.-A. Moverley. Section Commanders.-Corpora ls A. Abbott, P. Miles, C. J'olmsou, J. Gibbs, Lance-Corporal D. Stace. No. 6 Platoon. Platoon Commander.-Acting-L ieutcnant J. D. Roulston. Platoon Sergeant.-C. Boswell. Section Commanders.-Corpora ls R. Waite, R. Rains, C. Little, C. N. Johnson. B COMPANY. Officer Couunanding.-Captai n V. E. Ken. Company Sergeant-Majol-.-A. Beck. Company Q.M.S.-C. Ward.

No. 7 Plato on. C. Wils ou. Plato on Comrna nder. -Lic utcn ant R. iss. Dinn . Plato on Serge a nt.-S O'Nci.JJ, L. Dick ey, R. Mart in, Secti on Corn mand ers.-C orpo ra.ls W. C. Griffiths. No. 8 Plato on. -Li cutcl lallt W. I. Shrlm ptou. cting Plato on Cornrnander.-A ner. \'Var Plato on Serg eant .-J. Petty , G. Ewar t, P. Alleu , Secti on Cornrnand ers.-C orpo rals L . A. L ande r. No. 9 Plato on. g-Li. cutcu ant A. H. Blunclcll. ctiJJ er.-A Plato on Cornrnand Plato on Serge ant.- M. Stauc lish. . Hayw arcl, F. Lysa ght, ll. Secti on Cornrnand er s.-Co rpor als W Golcling, E. Spen cer. No. 10 Plato on . ut L. V. Brya nt. Plato on Cornm ande r.-A ctin g-Lic uteua Platoon Serg eant.-A. Eval ls . Shaw , Vv. Watt , 0. Strou gc, Secti on Comrnand er.- Corp orals R. B. Griev e.

THE STAFF, 1927.

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EDITORIAL. liE yeal' 1927 will 'no doubt be looked back upon as one of great moment in the history oi' the School, for it has witnessed the realisation of hope long deferred. At last the School can provide adequately, not only for those whose intention it is to follow the Professions, but also for the increasingly large number of pupils who each year· enter other walks of life. It is true that for years· past the School has done what was possible in this direction. Commercial clas. ·es have been well organised and Agriculture ha . long been r ecogni,·ed as an important branch of School activity. Neverthel es::;, it must be admitted that the courses provided fell far ::;hort of .the requirements of })resent day education. Modcl'n developments have completely revolutionised t:IJ c wol'ld. 'l'he advancement in Science, the development of the Internal Combust ion Engine, the introduction of the motor-car, the s.ucce ·s achiev ed in wireless telegraphy, the wonderful progre.-s in aviation, and the wide use now being made of electrical power for industrial and domestic purposes, have all tended to create occupations unknown to the boys of twenty years ago.

It i::; .-urely nece.-.-ary then t Lat the School, while aiming pl'imal'ily at tl1e formation of character and at th .inculcation of: a .-ound gc n ·ral lmowledge, ::;houlCl !Jl'O ide .·ic1e "by .-idc with an academic conr:>c, one tl1at i ::; vocational in it:> aims.

EDITORIAL

It ha~ long been 1·ecognised t hat tb i~ could be achieved only by bringing together t he two type.- of po~t primary scho ols in New Plymouth. 'l'hen and only th en could we hav e a ~chool equipped in ever y deta il, able to provid e for the requirem ents of every boy entering it.

'l'he scheme now in operation is the r esult of man y years' careful consideration on tbe part of those responsible for secondary education in North 'l'aranaki. 'l'o anyone honestly imbued with a desire to see every boy get hi~ chance, its advantages al'e too obvious to need r ecapitulation h ere. Suffice it to i'lay t hat it i.- now poi'lsible fo r ever y boy entering th~ School to enter upon a cour~ e of work, which, while it enable.- him to acquir e a knowledge of those subj ects which h ave in the pa~t been looh: ed upon as e.-~ential, at t he same time allow~ him to devote a portion of hi.- time to pmsuits for which h e ha~ a natural aptitude. Ebewhere in thil'l number of tlte magaz;ine we publi~lt a detailed lil'lt of t h e courses a \' ai lab le fo r boys entering tlJC School. A peru.-al of tl1is w iH, we feel ~ lll' e, convince even tile mo:>t sceptical of the ,\·i:-;clom of the Board in providing facilitie~ for vocational trainin g.

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY. (D. Phillips.) 'l'hc Assembly llall was crowded to ovcd1owin g on t h e evening of 'l'hursday, D ecembe r lG, on the occa:;ion of the breaking-up ceremony and annual p rize-giving. Mr. li. R. Billing, Chairman of the Board of Govemors, p rc::;ided, and there were al::;o on t he platform 1\'Ir.-. Billing, t be Mayor and Mayore~::; (Mr. and 1\fr::;. I<'. E . Wibon ), .M:i:; · Dougla~, Mc~~r~. E. P. Vveb::;ter , L. U. Sla lclen (members of the Board of Govemo rs), R La::;h (::;ecr etary to t he board ), W. li. Moye~ (the Principal), and memberH of the :;taf:f.

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PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. Mr. W. II. Moyes (Principal ) said tbat, in pre~enting the annual repor t for 1926, h e was pleased to state that once again the School could claim to have had a successful year. Tb e accommodation, both in the class-rooms and in the boarding department, had been fully taxed, but with the gradually increa."ing facilities the pre::;ent numbers could be handled with much greater ease and efficiency than had been the case in the past. 'l'he o-reatc:;t diffi culty with wbich they Lad had to contend was undoubtedly the di sorgani,.ation cau:;ed by an outbreak of fire on June 12. On that occas ion six c l as~ -room. were entir ely de ·troyed , while the ..1:\.ssembly llall and Science Laboratories were rendered unfit fo I' u:;e. Thanks, however, to their old friends th e Jock ey Club , wlio had at once placed at tlleir di."posal the Jock ey Club buildings, and to t he prompt action of the Board in mTanging for recon .truction work, interfer ence to the Sc hool curriculum bad b een r educed to a minimum. ln tl1 is connection their thanks were al~o cl n e to Mc.-::;rs. Boon Bros. and t h eir staff, who had done everything po ·si.ble to h el}J them through a difficult time. As u. ual, the School had been well repre. ented in the annual examinations. \Vhil e tl1c Matriculation r esults h ad to be r co·ar clecl as .'Omewhat disappointin g, mor e success was achieved in tl1e oth er. examination.-. The r e~ult .- w ere as follows :Un iver:: ; ity National Scholarl'lhip.-J. Wright. 'l'a1·anaki Scholar,.hip.- M. Lysons. Fir~t Section of B.A. Degreq.-T. L. Bailey, S. P. ]) ookes, D. G. Grant and A. Movedey .

Second Section of LL.B. Dcgree.-C. U. Strombom. Senior National Scholar shi p.-E. P. Allen, B. C. Bell, G. L. Ewart, R. J. O 'D ea and D. I hillip ·.

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J\mior National Scholarship.- J. li'ord, G. Duff, A . . Wells and T. Watt. Fourteen boys had passed Matriculation and allied examinations, while 18 had gained partial passes. Five had passed the Public Service Entrance, in which examination J. Wright took second place and J. L each fourth place for New Zealand, out of 1180 candidates. In the University Terms examinations, the entrants from this School had all been successful, R. J. 0 'Dea and H. J. Thomas passing terms for the LL.B. Degree, and A. Moverley, 'l'. Bailey and J . Galbraith for the B.A. Degree. It was worthy of note that R. J. 0 'Dea, though only , ixteen, had passed in five subjects with a first-cla::;s pas. · in Juri, prudence, while \.. Moverley had gained second-clas · passes in Advanced History and Political Science. 'l'HE S'r AFF. With one exception the staff remained the :·m me a:; tlmt of the previou. year. Mr. '1'. M. McDonald, M.A., had left in the first term to take up a po:ition at the Balclntha lligh School, and Mr. W. Shrimpton, 1\ILA., lJ<td l.J ccn appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Shrimpton l1ad, from the time of his arrival, entered with enthusia:m into all phases of school life, and it was hoped he would r emain with them for many yem:s. 'l'he anno1mcemcnt of Mr. Earl's departure for Chri. t' College was received by all with very real regret. He took with him their very bet wish es for his future succe ·s. OU'l'DOOR AC'riVI'l'IES. It was not nece. sary, he thought, to give a d etailed aecount of t h e work clone in this connection. It was :; uff:icient to i'iay that in all branches of :;port the Bchool bad ac ,rni.tted it::;el£ with credit. Pcrhap::; the mo.t noLoworthy achievement in . port had b een 1li e .·ucceHs of the li'ir t ] ifteen, which h ad met and defeated \Vanganu i 'l'echnical College, 'l'e Aute 'allege and Auckland Gram-

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13 mar Scl10ol, and had also been sncccssfn l m winn ing the 'rrmmnk i ,Jnnior Clinmpionsbip. ITc fearrcl thnt it was, perhnps, not rcnlisccl hy the genern l public or by the boys themselves how much was owed to the masters wb o oro-aniscd and ran the various School institution s. It bad to be r emembered that nll work in coru1ection vvith t h e. e meant a great sacrifice of their own time. He also wished to :ay how much h e appreciated the assistance the staff had given him through out the year. OLD BOYS' VALUED SUPPORT. As in the past, the Old Boys' Association had stood fi r mly behind the School, nssistiJ1 g the Boftrcl to provide fnncls for many necessary improvem ents, nnd lcmling its support to anything pertaining to the welfa1·e of the School. Th e new O'ymnasium, fo r which the A:sociation had worked so hard durin the past four years, was in course of erection, and would be ready for use when the School re-opened. With a. floor spnce of over 5700 square feet it would probably be the finest school o-ymnasium in the Dominion. With the growth of the School it was only natural that large numb ers of the old boys .-hould , ettle in larO' cr centres. A o-ratifying result of this had b een the formation of branch associations in Auckland and Wellington. To the latter association they were indebted for the gift of a. very handsome cup, to be presented for debating, a branch of school activity which had unfortunately not received during past years the attention it d eserved. He again had to offer congratulation s to all those old boys who had done so well at the University Colleges. Amongst the successes gained, two were of outstanding merit. He referred to the wonderful achievement of Ronald Syme, who, at the annual encaenia at Oxford, J1ad r ad both the Latin and Greek prize compositions, and to the winning of the Wembley Scholarship by h Richnrd:on, wJ10 had b en awarded the deo-ree of Doctor of Philosophy. 'l'hey also tendered their congratulation s to Jack Brodic, who was one of the Canterbury College nominees for the Rhodes Scholarship that year.

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PREPARA'l'O RY DEPARTMEN T. 'l'he Preparaton· Department, nncl cr the char gr of ::\'fr. Popr, ontim1 cl to do goo l work. The position left vncant b;v the ,. signation of Miss Camph ll l1 ad h ecn fiJlecl b.v the nppointment of Mr . A. · Bhmclell, 'vho llacl h en responsible for the work of Stanclar ls IT., 111. nml TV. In the recent examin ations, of t h e 23 boys ent ered, 17 had gained proficiency, two had been granted competenc~r , and four had failed . Special Church services for Church of England boys had again been held on Sunday mornino·. in St. Mary's b~r the RcY. E. Strong, to whom thanks were due for the g'l'ent interest he took in the welfare of the boys attending thr School. Confirmation classes had b en l1cld r gularl y from the beginning of July, and on October 26, 92 boy.· h ad b een confirmed by Archbishop Av rill. 'J'o him the School wa. under a deep debt of gratit nd , not only for the valued help he bad O'iven in the pn.-t, but also for hi . kindness in makin"' a .'pec~a l trip io ::--Tcw P'l ~' mouth on that occasion. Under the guidance of Mr. Dobson, who had been assisted by Miss Dowling-, Miss Col eman and Mr. F. \'{. G. McLeocl , 62 pupils had b een learning music. Of those who had entered for examinations, C. G. Campbel l ha l gained the A . . ociate cl;ploma (A.'r.C.L. ) . An innovation that ~r ear had been the formation of a junior orchestra, fli r members of which would then be a bl to ta kc the places of the senior boy · leavino· th e School. PROPOSED A.MA.LG A. MA. TION. Perhaps the most important cban{)'e in the School work had b een the propo eel amal{)'amation . cheme. 'l'b e bo~r s takin"' Agriculture had been able to take advantage of the possibilities offered by the workshop. of the Technical Colleo·e, while a portion of the general work nt that institution had b en taken by masters of this School. Po. t Matriculation boys had al. o attend cl clas." es for Mercantile Law at the 'l'ecbnical College. Tl1 • opening of the next term would see tbe scheme in full worki.n g order. A. n ew block of class-rooms bad alreaclv been erected, and all arran{)'ements ha l been compl ete~l for the organisation anl working of the composite School.

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The more h e considered t he sch eme, thE' more he was convine cl that it woulcl be of lasting ben fit to t l1 p ople of 1'h clist r·ict, for off ring ns ii· di 1, ours s of in siTn tion to mr t tli wfm1s of cv n' bo~· rnterin g tile ' h ool , it would r edn e to a minimum tlle claJJge1: of his being started on n course totall? un:ui.tecl to hi .' futur YO at ion. In conclusioD, h e desired to thank all those who had assisted the School lurin·~· the year . They were deeply indebted to a large number of parents and friends who had o·enel'Ol1Sly forwarded donations for the sports funds and other object. , and o other. for the donation of trophies. In particular did he thank an anonymous donor for a valuable telescope. 'l'o the Chairman and members of tb Board, and to Mr. Lash, the .'ecretary, he wa.' also il1Clebtecl for much help and as. istance, ancl he a:."ured tl1 m of hi. sincere a1'lpr eciation of t h e ir interest in the welfar of the School.

CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. 'l'he bairman expre.'sed hi pleasure at presicli.nO' at tl1e ga.therino· . The Board of Governor. had had their mmal trouble. in reO'ard to finance, but be hoped t hat in future they would o·et through th eir ta. k with ver y much l ,.,. anxiety :in this connection. Dming tbc year t h ey ha 1 been able to build a .'mall out. i l dormitorv an l l1ad obtain cl a promise of a grant from th Depm:tment with which to add till furth r accommodation , and also a ver y much needed exten."ion to the dining-room. Th ey hoped durino· the holiday. to carry out this work. The Old Boy. had ra1secl . ufficie11t fund.', with the aiel of a Government grant, fo r the erection of a gymnasium, which would be available at the beo·inning of the next y ear . He again expre. ·eel hi. heartiest thanks to t h Olcl Boys for heir assi. tance. 'ontinuino·, Mr. Billin g referred to the misfortlme of the School in havino· its work thrown out of order by a ,. v r fire, but fortunately the loss was coYer ed bv in:urance, and while the class-room. were b in · reinstate l tl1 ~' had had th us of the bllilcli.nO's gen rously offer cl by the Jockey Club . 'l'he amalgamation was to comm ne th e next term 1 in practic ·, if not in law, bnt by th end of the yea r all legal formnliti s would be completecl ancllenvr onl;r i he l'ection of addition al buildings.

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Mr. Billin g expressrcl regret that Mr. Earl was leaving tlie stnff, and join rr1 in w ishing him sn ccess. 'l'o t h e boys of t h e Sch ool h e :::;poke con cerning the im11 ossibil ity of leading a l !fe ap art from other people. Hr st t路rssed tlte nece:::;sity of: consid ering others in all t lwir actions. Mr. Billin g con clncl ed b~r l10pin g tltat the boys wonlcl spend an enjoyable holiday. THE MAYOR'S ADVICE. 'l'he Mayor said he was sure that they all had heard with gratification the reports of the Chairman and Principal. It was obvious from the :::;uccesses gained by past Hnd present pupils that the School offered equ al schol m;tic facilities with any in the Dominion. He hoped t h e boy:::; r emembered that it was in th eir youth they built He 1 111 their health, t he路ir hHbits, Hnc1 their character. apJWHlecl to t h em to mahe the most of: their opportlmitics. 'l'lt ere wa. a time for sport and a t ime foe plemmre, hn t ih e mHin busin ess of their lives WHS work if they wer e going to succeed. I-Ie ended by wi:hing them a J\tf rrr y (;hristmas and a Happy New Year. Mr. Campbell MaeDiarmid, an old boy of the Scho ol Hnd Chairman of the Hamilton High School Board, Hlso spoke, saying thHt h e wn. intem;cly pleHsec1 to have t h e opportun ity of speak in g at tbe l11'caki ng-np ceremony of hi s olrl school. PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. Mr s. Billin g then presented the scholnstic pr i?:es as foll ows:PREP.ARA'l'ORY SCHOOL. Form Form Form Form Form

I.A.-H. B. Nolan. JB. (Mr. Frazer's Prize).-W. Saun ders . IIC.-D. B. Blackley. IIB.-M. Harvie. TT A.-First: G. Ilarvie. Seeoncl: JJ. Law. UPPER SCJIOOh

Fo rm TTTD.-F' irsi路 : W. JTnrhntt. ~rconcl: A. Ficlrl. Second: IT. F'. Form IJTC.-Firsi路 : D. A. Elli ott. Short.

A. MOVERLEY. Heacl Boy, 19 27.

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Second: .r. D. Form IITB.-Fin:;t: F. V. Morinc. Ekdnhl. Second : D. A. Form IUA. -Fir>:t: R. Clayton. Stewart. Second: M. Form TVC.-Fir>:t: R. Whit hcnd. Palm er. Second: c. Fo r路m IVB.-Fin;t: W. S. 'I'hom>:on. Cave. Second: J. w. Form IV A .-First : T. N. Wntt. Syme. Second: E. J. Form V C.- First: J. L. Bransgrove. Lynch. Form VB.-First: G. JJ. Ewart (Mr . R. GcOl'gc'>: prize). Second: B. C. Bell. Rcconcl: E. h Form V A.-First: 'I' . S. Jiayton . Cr esswell. Music Prize.-C. Campbell (Mr. Colli er's prize). Daily News prizes for E ssay on 'l'arnnaki History.Senior Divi sion: First, M. Geclcl e>:; secon d, Bruce Bell. Junior Division: First, vV. S. Thomson; second, D. Ph illips. White Memorial Prizc.- E. W. Tonks. Rcnclall Memorial Prize.-E. L. Cresswcll. Debatin g Cup (presented by W cllin gton Old Boys' Association) .-J. Ga.lbraitb. Head Boy 's Prize (presented by Mr. II. Billing).F. L . Read. Dux Prize and Buick Challen ge Cup (presented by Mr. Sladden) .-E . W. 'l'onks. General E xcellence Cup (presented by Dr. Fookes) . F . L . Read. Durin g th e evening the School :;;ang路 "Land of Hope and Glory" and "Forty Year s On," S. Anclerson and J. 'l'he Orchestra. also renBuck cricl ge taking th e solos. dered a 1111mb cr of items nnrlcr the conductorship of Mr. Dobson. A successf nl gathcr路in g enclccl w ith t he Nntional AJJthern.

WIRELE SS NOTES . (F. Lysr~ght am1 ,J. Mnrn1~r.)

As with r~ ll School institution s tllis Clnh lo st some of itR lceenest members at tl H~ rnd of lnst year, but we• hope their placeR will be filled by others. Th e Club still continues to do good work in interesting boys in wireless and is uRing t he same set as laRt year. Unfortuna tely it has suffered to a certain extent at the hands of the over-curio u.', and as a consequen ce the results have not been up to the standard of last year. It is hoped, however, that when a good financial position iR obtained, the set will be altered into a This set has exception a l Browning -Drake receiver. ry for the Club. satisfacto very be should and merits The membersh ip at the present time is below that of last year, and it is to be hoped that more boys will take this opporttmi ty to learn somethin g of this in ereRting science. For the promotion of experimen tal work in the Club , a separate room has been built by some of the woodwork classes, and it should be very useful. We wish, on behalf of the Club, to thank the High Schools Board for their kindness in giving a grant towatds this build in g. This experimen tal work will be chiefly short-wav e reception, and later on, perhaps, short-wav e transmissi on . The set was taken out to the School's camp, but, owing to minor damages, the volume was insufficien t for concert purposes. Once again we would lik e to thank all those who have so kindly given donations , and also all thoRe who have done much in helpino· on the Club .

ORCHE STRA NOTES . (A. Moverley. ) Owing· to the camp and similar interruptio nR the School Orchestra h ad until lately little opportuni ty of serious practice, r~nd, consequen tly, our only public appearance was the imprompt u concert held during the camp, but now, by meam; of extra practices, a big effort is being made to b1·ing onr playing np to t hr ·required standard.

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I'Ve l111Ye loRt the sr l'viccs of G. MacDiarmid (piano), . Smi t l1 (comet) ,· G. 8roH Roger R (fi l'st violin ), ('cell o) nnd C'. C'amphell (chnm s), hnt fortnnat ly we have been able to scc mc W. \Vatt (piano), ,J. Ford (clr nms), J. Macan lcy (corn et) ancl 'l'. Avery (second The first two hav e been promoted from the violin). jnn;OJ' orch estra, which haR all'eady · drmonstra tccl its Yalue. Jn addition to theRe changes H. Gorringe has been tran.·fcrr ed from Yiola to first violin, J. Gibbs and J . Ilatl1 ed ey from secon d violins to first, _E. Edg-ecombc from first Yiolin to viola, and J. Stronge from viola to 'cello. We not with pleasu re tha.t t he uk elele Cl' azc is rapidl y becom ing- a thing· of the paRt. 1\IandoLn s are now in favour, bnt, with all du e J'c.·p ect to '1' 1· h ey's OriO'i:na l N ighthawks, we cannot see our wa,y clear to admit them i'o onr ranks. 'vVe woulc'l, h oweyer , wrlcom a .·axOJ1lJ m1e craze or something in that line. ~Vf.

CHAPEL . Several familiar faces were missing from the Choir when the term b p;an, but it was not long befo r e Yohmteers came forward, and alrcacly t h e Choi~· has shown conside rable improvem ent. 'l'he orclina,ry service at 9.30 on Sunday mornings seems to be better attended than ever. Possibly there a 1·e fewer visitors so far this year; on the other hand those who come are more regular. 'l'here arc now so many confirmed boyR that it has been n eecsRary to institute a weekly ccleb r iltion of Holy Communion . As we go to pt'ess cla .... es in pre1Yaration for Confirmat ion n1·e in procc,. of being form ecl . On the firflt Su nday of term tbe BiRhop of Waikato, who was in Ne.w Plymouth at the time, vc·rv kincllv a. sistcd at the a.rly Holy ommunion , and t h e~ preacl;ccl a fine .'Crmon at the ordina r y S hool se J'Yie e. He al. o paid ~ visit to t h r Sc hool nncl .'CCmccl to tnk a great inte.J·c.. t 011 Marc h ]:1, w hen the Chaplain was ll1 cver?t hin g.

SHOOTING NOTES 20 away nt Hamilton, the Archdeacon kindly went out to the camp at Waiwakaiho and conducted the parade sel'vice. Great praise is due to those of all ranks who with remarkable promptitncle secured the collection of the Archdeacon's se1·mons which the wind was scattering in all directions, chiefly Heavenwards, as was of course en tirely appropriate. '!.'he Archdeacon was good enough to take camp prayers until the Chaplain returned and wns able to r esume his duties.

Our Churchwardens this term are S. Anderson and H . Fookes. Already they are carrying on the great work as to the manner born, and living worthily up to the traditions set by their predecessors. Several new hands have been appearing at the Lectern, and but for a certnin nervousness natural on such occasions, they are acquittin g themselves very well. In fact the reading continnes to improve each year, and will always do so, as long as the readers realise the need of reverence in carrying out one of the most important parts of the public worship of the Church. The 9.30 service on Sunday morning has now a tradition of five years behind it, and is an inte()'ral part of the School life. It is safe to say that were it to cease there wotlid be a sense of great loss. We are sure that everyone who has the true interests of the School at heart is fully conscious of this fact, and we the_ref?re hope t~at every effort will be made to see that this , 1mple service continues to be carried on and to influence for good all those who attend it.

SHOOTING NOTES. (E. Harman.) Althou()'h there has been no shooting so far this year, o results have been dec1"d ed smce . th e "T araa number of nakian" last went to press. First, there is the resnlt of the shoot-off for the Weekly Press Challenge Shield, held during December last. This re:ulted in ~ win for ~he School which holds the shield for the ensmnO' year, w1th an avdrage score of 68, the pos ·ible. Out of_the nine years in which the School ha. c.o mpeted for th1s trop~y, this is the ·:fifth occasion on which it has been first, wh1le

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the other attempts resulted in four seconds. and individual scores, are as follows:-

A ppliea tion. Rapid. (Possible 28) (40)

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

Fookes, N. 28 Gibbs, J. 28 Harbutt, W . 28 Heggie, R. 28 Law, H. 28 McLean, J . . . . . . . 28 Nicholls, A . . . . . . . . 28 Sheard, W . . . . . . . . 28 Short, B. ........ 28 Wilson, E . . . . . . . . . 28 •••

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680 As regards the School trophies, the following are the re::;ults for the current year:MacDiarmid Belt (Long· Range Championship) .-J. Buckeridge. Kelly Cup.-J. Buckeridge. Lady Godley Cup (Senior).-E. Harman. Lady Godley Cup (Junior) .-A. Nicholls. Searle Cup (Miniature Range Senior Championship) .-E. Harman. llamblyn Cup (Junior Championship).-W . Harbutt. Loveday Cup (under 15 Championship) .-N. Fookes. McLeod and Slade Cup (under 14 Championship) .S. Bir(j.. 'l'lJ e cup for the best N.C.O. in the School Contingent was won by :B'. Read. The J ellicoe Cup (awarded to the school with the highest average score in New Zealand in the Imperial Challenge Shield Competition) is again held this year by the New Plymouth Technical College. We wish to take tlli: opportunity of tendering our hearty congratulations to the 'l'eclmical College on its meritorious performance. At tb e annual Ar a Meeting held on February 12 the t; boo] competitors did not make it as pa) ing a propo. iLion as usual. 'l'lle only boys included in the priz;e li~t were: Corporal Mills 10s and Corporal Lysaght 7s 6d.

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'l'he roll this year stanch; at 49 6, of whom 186 arc bo ard er ::;. In t h e Upper Scho ol t her e a r e 456 boy::;, of wh om 169 are boarder s, whil e th e fi gures for t h e Lo wer School ar e 40 and 17 respectively. 'rb e complet e roll is a::; follows :F Ol'{,M VI . 1 Ab lJott, A . G.* A llcn, E. P. t An clersou, G. s.·• A n ch cw s, A . H . t Boswell, C. Bell , B . C. Entns, A . E. Ewar t, G. L. t rorrin ge, H . H . Grieve, B . I¥ .* flia n nan, E .* J, n11der , A . W . 1Ii.11s, A . A . M cr eclit h, E. tl\Iovcrley, A . t Murray, J. T ." t O 'D ea, R. J .* P hill ips, D. G.* Shaw, R . L .* S tace, C. J . · Soronson, C. t8p enscr , E . t Staudish, M . L .* t S tronge, J . S . vVyny arc1, R. H .* t\Varn er , J . E . tWa tt, W. J ."

A lleu, C. Av('ry, J . \ V:" t B c ·k, A .* B euu et t , A. K . Brookm au, W. Hu rt, c.·• Oav e, C. 'r. ottier , S. 'l' . S. Cr esswe ll, R . 1\II. * D ull', G. V . 1Foo kcs, H. Jt'. Jt"or cl, J . R. Go1 c1in g, H. A . Goo cl , M. W. 'l'. * Gr i11iths, C.

IIutchen, A. K. K e nny, G. A . tList, 'r. R. Mack ay W. M. M cK nzi e, G. Jt~. tMcNoill, C. A. 11ic1clleton, H . B .'' Miles, P . C.* hep her c1, A. C. ilver , C. R .* Stacc, D. V . Sym e, J. W .·'· 'rate, J . w . \~' att, 'l' . N ." \ \Tell s, A . J .* York e, E . L .* FORM V . B. Brown, D. A . Craig, J . A .* Di · key, L . G. :Oim1iss, S. G. J~ clga r -G ibsolt , G. 11. F erry, Vi . L. Poo k es, N . W .* Garclin er , N. F. Gibbs, J . T ."· Hall , R. M. Har cling, G.* t liay warc1, Vi. * H eggie, R. N . Jackson, D . A. J enkins, M. J .* L ee, D. H .* Little, C. L . L ys agh t, F . H :" · I artin , R. J . * 1\Ia grat h, l'vi. R. M ·Do na lcl, J . F.* 1\'fui r, '1' . R . c:• P a lmer, F . 'r. 1 a lme r, M . T . Ra w ~ o n , 'l' . Yif . , u el l, \ V_ * ta uniou, K. J . Stewar t, D. C.*

Sutto u, R. E. Su tton, VI' . G. '" Th ou1son, \¥. S. Tr eloar, A. A. * Trucmau, R. C. Waite, R . H .* vVall ac e, I. w.·::· W estern, C. J . C. * t\V etm e, K .* White, S . M . FORM V. C. Heel<bessiuger, I. C. B ell, A. E. Bolt, J . A . Bra clsh aw, R C.·• i Brown, H . M . •· Bu llot, R . 0. Eav es, P. H. * Ec1gecomb e. E. M . Gm·c1iner, N. J . Gr a ce, G. C. Ilain s, R . L . Jialli gan, J. * IIa ssall, M. E .* H cncl erson, A. ·w. II es lop, E . J. IIungc1·, \V . C. Jolm son, C. N . Larkin, L. M. * M cL ean, J. S .* Ol clfie"Jd, E . G. * to ' Neill, R. w.·" Petty, L . E. Ruth erforcl , A . W:" T a rra n t, J . S:' 'J' homas, W. J . ~' b oma s on, R . \¥ .·" W a rcl, C. J .* W a tkin s, H. S. W hite, M. B. '\Vhit eheacl, R. S:" W righ t , T . FORJ\{ V. D . Andre ws, E. N. Al sop, A . Brow11, C. Dav iclsou, L .* :Orc wery, n. E llam, C.* Ga rlle11 , lt.* (iolclsb ury , A. Haw, '1'. J olm stou, C. :i\Iillar, P. H. *

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Palm cr , C:" Papps, :0. R eakes, G. •· Schultz, E . Sincla ir, A .* Wickh am, 1\II. W right, N. FORM IV. A . An cl er son, J . G. AJ1 clersen, R P . Billin g, B. W . Clar e, N . T. Clark , M. S. Clay ton, R . Cooper, H. R. Cullen, N. D. ·" D a llison, :0 . R. * DaYi.clson, P. W .'" D a vi. es, J . E. E lli ott, D . A . ]~van s,

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:t!'OR:M IV. C. Barrow, C.* Bell, C H. Burweli, G. E.* Copplestone, W. G. Dickie, A. J . '' Donald, J . E.-• Downard, C. s.-• Eadie, A. S. l!"ield, A. '1'. * Graham, H. Jury, F . :M. KerTisk, S . J. * :Matthews, F.* Mcivor, W. :McCallurn, D. R. * Neilson, N .* Perry, J. W.* Poole, J:" Sarten, J. Stevens, R. W. Strong, C. R. Vcrry, C. A:• Williams, A. w.•· \Vood, E. A. * Watson, R. Watson, C. FORM lV. D Atchl cy, E. W. Andr ews, :M. R . Bleascl, G. E. * Birch, J. H. Bird, J. S. C!J apman, A. Coldwell, C. A. Cole, R. A. Doarc, K . H. Eclgecombc, L. M. J!'cuton, J. D. l!'evcr, W. H .* ]!'ogclcu, H. Gooclay, C. E. Gore, A. C. Gor e, W. A Gr ay, K. R.'I. Griffey, P. L . Hall, A. ll"arluw, P. llan is A. B. llarn~y, J"as. Jfe t],cri ngtou , J. l~ :t. \\'I'('JlCC,

T>ink latcr, G. Il. "M· aT tic, R. C. .1\lurgau, A. Oliver, R. A.

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ROLL Okey, V. G. Roebuck, R. B. Roebuck, D . W. Schultz, G. A. StewaTt, R. J. Swindells, G. :1!'. Thomas, '£. L. 'l'homson, H. L. Wcbber, E. H. WebbeT, I. B. Wigg, G. C.* FORM IV. E . Andrews, R. N. Budd, D. Chick, W. C. Ekdahl, J. D;" Bvans, L. C." Evaus, H. R. Fcathcrstone, A D. Gilmor, K. E. Gray, H. K .'" Green)ecs, P. D. Harbutt, W. S.* Kenrick, D. M.* Latham, D. C.* Leech, N. H. Luxton, S. L. Maciver, D. E. * Mackay, J . F."· Nicholls, G. A.* Hces-J ones, G. W. * Rya11, C. R:" Scoble, J. U. hcpl1crd, R . 0. ymc, D. M. ·x· 'l'lty nn c, S .* 'l'rchey, B. P . White, l!". M. Wilson, S. P. FORM III. A. A 11derson, J. D. Bell, L. D.* Blackmorc, H. G. P. B L"iggs, N. E. n lvert, A. C.* alvert, K.* Clay, M. H:'· Cook, R. N . C' tii·Li s, '. S:' I> C'igh to n, F. C.* ·!~vans, rr. K.* Pms ·r, D. :M . Gibson, G. H. * Gorringe, A. H.

11ardcastlc, J. B .'" Hathcrlcy, J. S.'; Hayward, A. Hicks, M.*· Hudson, N.* Keuny, C. J . J, aw, H. D.«· Lobb, L . M. Mahar, J. l\Joyes, P . S:" Ncwcll, G. B. O'Dea, D .* Palmcr, J. Perica, A. M. Rea, K. N . Reicl, F. B. Rieharcls, W. R. Smith, D. A. Wakelin, N. h ·watt, T~. S.* \V" est, J. * Wl1iteombe, D. N. Woocl, E. B. B. Wylclc-Browne, A. W.* FORM III. B. A Yel·y, w. T. Barkla, G.* Blauchett, D. H. Bowie, P. T.* • Brookma11, R. W. Brewer, L . A."' Culv ert, B.'' Dickson, P. H. Fcnwick, H. G. George, L. B. Gibbons, R. A:* Griffiths, R. J. Harp er, R. G.* H eginbotham, S. * Jnsull, G. R. Kirkwoocl, H. R. * ·Lawso11, D. P. J_,obb, R. V. Mackinclcr, H . T. :Marriott, K. C. Jv[cGTegor, H. L.* Morton, W. J. R.ousc, K. A:• Rlowma11, E. D. * 'f' elfol'cl, F. W:'· Vealc, J. W. .FORM III. C. Ay lwan1, I. T. Berrylllau, B. Bo ulton, D. H.

Boulton, 1~. W. G. Brien, 11-L Budcl, B . H. Burr, A. J. Clegg, J. D:• Gibou cy, R. D. G.''' Gray, H. A . Hamilton, K. A. Hunter, l!". C. .J ones, :M. A.;:. Kilpatrick, G. K. Liley, W . F. J~ynch, D. F. Martin, W. P Morris, M. S. · Muller, L. A. McCaulcy, J. G. 111:cinncs, P. '£.* M:cKee, D. C. 0 'Gracly, 'l'. R J. Shaw, R. A. 'rate, A. B. 'J'homson, T. A. Zemba, M. FORM III. D. Alien, D. 0. Alsop, S. Barnard, F. M. Bell, R. W .* Bookm·, L. P. Buditt, J. Cuthb ert, W. H:" Death, T. H. H.* Dinglc, H. R. Duke, G. A. Ellis, L.* Fama, S.* Field, P. :M. l!'ox, L. B. Gal pin, B. H.* Henry, P. C. IIoskin, R. Jolmson, J. w.<· Landcr, J_,. R. Lobb, D. Luckin, L. A. * Luxton, D . N. Matthews, K A:• M:tx, R. I.1 • . Oxcuham, G. 'r. Robert~lmw, P. W.* Scott, K. * Stanley, R. Smith, S. F. "' Symes, I.* Thomason, A. I.

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Tlwmason, J. A. 'Wellington, S. P. R. Watson, T. Young, R. H.* FORM III. E. Adams, M . Bowen, R. J . Cattley, I . E . W. Cloke, W. G. F eehan, J. P. Goodin, L. J. Haine, E. J. Holmes, A. J. Innes, A. Ladbrook, G. E . Mace, R . R. Mahon, A . A. McClune, R. R. McMillan, C. Palmer, L . Prestridge, L . G. Randall, P . N. '1'. Simpson, L. E. Stowart, G. R. Thomas, W. A. 'ryrrell, C. H.* Walker, R. J. W allaoe, J. S. FORM III. P. Ashloy, D. J:• Anderson, R. E. Barlow, T. J .* Badcleley, C. V. B edford, C. Burrows, 1¥ . G. Crow, B. K!' Clturton, P . A.* Cates, A. R.* Cleland, L. Donohue, P. L . Gilbert, N . J. Gibbons, K. H. * Hoskin, F . R. Lawson, P. :.l\Ia r x, C. M. 1\lorris, D. Macf arlane, R. Murphy, E. G. Powell, P. S. Palmer, F. M.* R ennie, N. H. Shaw, M . B." Thynne, C.* Wyley, M. B.

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PREP ARA'rORY. S'rANDARD VI. Carron, J. Chatfield, F. * Fairbrother, J. Harvie, M. H enderson, I. * Honeyfielcl, M .* Linclsay, M.* McCallum, D:" M cKerizie, A. Moffit, J.* Outred, M:' P itt, D. Saunder s, G. 0 'Hallora11, B.* Walsham, B . W eston, R. * STANDARD V. Anclrew, B. Blackley, D. Clemow, D.* Cruickshank, F. Callaghan, A. * Dacre, D.* Fitzgorald, N. * K emp, G.* L e May, A. Saunclcrs, N. W cston, C. STANDARD IV. All cn, D. Da vios, W. No lan, H. ~Ward, R .* S'rANDARD III. B lundell, C. S::nmders, W. STANDARD II. Bale, A. Bowie, v. ~ McDonnell, P. w Power, P. STANDARD I. Arthur, R. Bewloy, J. Quilliam, P.

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27 'l'he following boys entered the School this year:Aclams, M . Alien, D . 0. Alsop, S. Anclerson, J. D. Anderson, R. E . Arthur, R. *Ashley, D. J. Avery, W. Aylward, I. T. Badcleley, C. V. Barnard, F. M . Beale, A. Bedfo1·d, C. "Bell, L. D. Berryman, B. Bewley, J. Blackmore, H. G. P. Blanchott, D . Booker, L. P. Boulton, D. H. "Bowie, P. •·Bowio, V. Bowen, R. J. *Brewer, L. Brien, M. Briggs, N . E . Brown, D . A. Budcl, B. H. Burfitt, J. Burr, A. J. BniTows, W. G. *Cah·crt, A. C. " Cah ort, E. '' Calvert, K. Cattl oy, I. E. W . Carroll, J. ·•c atos, A. R. ·•chatfielcl, F. Cleland, L. *Clay, M . H. Cloke, W. G. Cook, R. N. raig, J. H . ·• c ut hb rt, W. II. ., urii s, C. S. ' D l'::t1. h, F. H. H. *D ighton, F. C. Dickson, E. Dingle, H. R. D onohue, P. S. Duke, G. A. Eclgar-Gibson, G. H. *E llam, C. *Ellis, L.

"Evans, T. K. *Fama, S . Feehan, J. P. Fenwick, H. F i eld, .P. M. *Fitzgerald, N. (re-enter ed) Fox, L. E . Fraser, D. M . *Galpin, B. H. ·• Garden, R. George, L . ·•Gibbons, K. H . ·• Gibbons, R. *Gibson, G. H. *Giboney, R. D. G. Gilbert, N. J. Gooclin, L. J . Gorringe, A. H. G1·ay, H . A. Griffith, R . Haine, E . J. Hamilton, R. A. ·• Hardcastle, J. B. " Harper, R . Hayward, A . *Heginbotham, S. •·H encl orson, I . H omy, P. C. *IIi oJ, s, M. Homes, A. I. *Hon eyfiolcl, M. H oski11, F. R. Uoskin, R. *Howartl1, P. L . *H udson , N. Hunter, F. C. Insull, R. Innes, A. *Johnson, J. W. * J ones, M. A. *Kemp, G. Kil·kpatrick, G. K. ·•Kirkwood, H. R. J_;::t clbrook, G. E. J,ancl r, h R . Lawso11, D. Lawson, P. Liley, W. F. "Lindsay, M. Lobb, D . Lobb, L . M . Lobb, R. *L ucldn, h A. L uxton, D . N.

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28 Lynch, D. F . Mace, P. R. Macfarlane, R . "MacGregor, I-I. L. l\l[acldnder, H. Mahar, J. Mahon, A. A. Marriot, R. Martin, W . P. Marx, C. M. "Matthews, K. A. ·"Mauncler, A. M. IVIax, R. S. ·"l\l[cCallum, D. McCauley, J. G. McCluue, R. l't. *Mclnnes, P. T. McKenzie, A. McKee, D. C. McMillan, C. "Millar P H "Moffit; Morris, D. Morris, M. S. Morton, W . Muller, L . A. Murphy, E. G. Newell, G. E. *O'Dea, D. 0 'Gracly, '1'. R . J. Oxenham, G. T. ·'Ontrecl, M. ·"o 'Hall or an, B. Pahner, C. Palmer, F. M. Palmcr, J . *Peake, H. cle L. P erica, A . M. P itt, D . Powell, P. S. Power, P. Prcsticlgc, C. G. Quilliam, P.

J.' .

'::'Indicates Boarder.

:ROLL Rauclall, P. N. T . Rea, K. N. "Recs-Joncs, G. W. Reicl, F. B. Rcnnie, N. H. Iti chanls, vr. R. "Robertshaw, P . W. ·:··Ro use, K. A. *Shaw, R. S. Shaw, R. A. Simpson, L. E. +;-

ilou1an, E.

Smith, D. A . *Smith, S. F. S tanley, R. Stcwart, G. R. ~l.'atc, A. B . *Telfprcl, F. IV. *· Thynne, C. '' ~'hyune, S. Tbomson, '1'. A. Th omason, A . I. Thomason, J. A . Thomas, W. A. Trchcy, B. P. ·'Tyrrel, C. H. Veale, J. vVakelin, N. L. Wa.lker, R J. Wallace, J. S. *lllarcl R

\~T ats~n , ·,r. ·"IVatt, L. '.

We lliugton, S. P. R. *\Vest J * W est~n,· R . Wood, E. E . B. Wyley, M. B. *Wylcle-Browne, A. Vi!. "··wynyarcl, R. H. "Yotmg, R. H. Zcmba, M.

t Indicates Prefect.

'l'he following boys left th e School at the end of last year :-Bailey, '1'. L.; Batger, S.; Batg e~·, R; Bnckericlgc, J.; Campbell, C.; Davi::>, F.; Fookcs, K; GalbraitlJ, J.: Gedde~, M.; Georo·e, ll. ; MacDiarmid, G.; Meclley, J.; Noonan, 1~.; Ol::;en, Il.; Head , F. ; t\mnp~ou, A . ; Thoma::;, J .; 'l'onk.·, E.; .braham, J.; Campbell, B.; Cre::wcll, E. ; Evan.·, A.; Ewart, J.; Hanlcy, H.. ; llarri::;::;, R. T.; Hayton, S.; Little, C.; Moore, E.; Farrott, \¥.; Pea::;e, B.;

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RRWSOll, vV.; Allh nsen, A. S.; Bcaven, J.; Bookcr, J. G.; Cato, W. S .; DRvies, '.1.'. 0. S.; IIammonds, E. F.; IIndson, JI. C. R.; Tnncs, W .•J.; .Jon cs, W. 0.; Nc ild, P. W.; Rogcrs, h M.; S<i(llcl', S. L; S ho cmark , D . S.; Wall , W C. H .; vVrigM, E.; Bnmsgrow:, ,J. L.; Churt.on, M.; Dinn iss. S.; Dnigan, J . ; l<'letcher, R; Griffltbs, C. ; llctherington, D.; Ilookham, T. W.; ,Johnson, C. N.; Lynch, E.; l~iley, J. K.; Tonks, S. ; Bradmore, A.; Bayly, F. '1'.; BeiJ.Dett, R. R.; Cooper, F. J.; Jngle, M.; Lennon, D.; Lobb, M.; McLean, L.; Clouston, J . ; Finlay:on, K.; IIetherington, A . ; Howlett, A.; Hng1Jef;, S.; Morey, M . ; Sampson, J.; Thompson, M.; Berry, R.; Betts, '.1.' . Bridgeman, N.; Carter, J.; J ones, J.; Lincl, D.; 0 'Brian, D.; Pio'ott, R.; Pitt, '.1.'. ; Turner, N. E.; Bensley, E.; Glover, D.; Reynolcls, E.; Gibbons, R. D.; Scfton, J.; Smith, '1'. E.; Watson, P.; Harrison, E.; Dineen, F.; Jordan, J. V.; Bassett, R.; Bocldy, R.; Faull, W . ; Gilb ert, C. ; lletet, W. P.; IIopkins, C.; Phillip.-, A . ; Preston, A.; Prior, II.; Shearcl, W.; White, L. Preparatory: Barlow, A . ; Colson, E.; llarvie, G.; Riley, J.; Rowe, A.; Scott, G.; Burrows, 0 .; Wilson, E.; 'l.' homson, J·.; Whittino'ton, II.

SWIMMING NOTES. (L. Petty.) Perfect weather favoured us on Thursday, February 24th, for Olll' annual swimmin g sports, which were started arlier in the morning t han usual owing to the record entries received. 'l'here was a fair attendance of the public, all of whom witnessed mRny k een finiRh es. The chRmpionships were deciclecl on the following night, and we Rrc indebt ed to the 'l'aranaki Herald for their account of tbe re. ults. The officials were: Starter, Mr . F. J. Eggleton; marksman, Mr. G. Bertrand; check starter, Mr. J. Connell; call stewards, Rev. E . Strong and Mr. V. E. Kerr; ar;nouncer, Mr. A . J. Papps; official recorder, Mr. D1prose; finals, Mr. R. C. Wilson; judges, Messrs. A. L . Moo re, J. Leg gat, H. Dyer and \V. Shrimpton; timekeepers, M ssrs. John. ·on and Bottrill; rope stewards, Mcs:rs. Blundell and McKeon; hmcheon stewards, Messrs. Wilkic, Honlston and Dobson; costume stewards, Messrs. GRtlanc1, Pope nnd Skelton; seatin g stewards, Messrs.

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Mcnzi cs anrl Br:' Rnt.; jml gr of diving, Mr. C. Brown. Tb e committee consisted of L . Petty and H. F . Fookes (joint secretaries) , G. S. A.nderson, C. M' N eill, \V . Hayward, J . S. Strange, and Mr. F. J . Eggleton (chairman). The d etails of th e events Fire as follows : 88 J -3 YFircl s Oprn.-Fi r st. h eFit: Harp er (fiscc.), 1; time, 23scc. ; cio·ht started. Scco11(1 h cHt: DHllison (3sec.), 1; time, 23 1-5sec .; eio·ht started. 'l'hird h eat : Stronge (scr.), 1 ; time 24.-ec.; nine started. Fourth heat: 'l'homas (3sec.), 1; time, 23 2-5sec . ; eight started . Fifth heat : Fookes (1sec.), 1; time, 23 4-5sec.; eight started. Sixth h eHt: Wio·o- (3sec.) , 1; time, 23sec.; nin e started. Sevent h h eat: Shaw (1sec.), ] ; time, 23 2-5sec.; nin e stHl'trcl. E ighth l1cnt: Crn ig (!5sec.), J ; time, 23scc.; nine stHr1wl . Nin1ll h en t: P eR ke (fisrc .), 1 ; t ime, 22 2-!5.-ec.; n in e stHrtcd. 'l'cnth h rnt: McCa ll mn (2sec.), 1 ; time , 2G 3-!Jsec.; eight started. Blevcnth hrn t : in clnir (2scc.), 1; t ime, 25sec. ; ten star tccl. 33 1-3 Yards P 1·eparatory Race.- First h eat: W alsham (scr. ) 1, L e Ma y (!5sec.) 2, B. Andrews (3scc.) 3; t ime, 26 1-5scc. ; eight stm·ted. Second h cnt: Linclsay (4sec.) 1, Cruickshank (3scc.) 2, McDonn cll (3scc.) 3; t im e, 28 3-5sec.; nin e started. 50 Yards Breaststrok e.- F ir.-t h eat : Matthews (5sec.) 1, A.nderson (scr .) 2; time, 45 3-5sec.; eio·ht started. Second heat: Dallison (4sec.) 1, Treloar (3sec.) 2; time, 50 4-5sec. ; eight started. 'l'hircl h eat: Phillips ( 6scc.) 1, Griffiths (4. ·ec.) 2 ; time, 48 4-5sec. ; seven started. 25 Yard , und er 14. -F irst h eat : D. Morris (lscc.) 1, Smith ( 3sec.) 2; time, 19.-ec.; eight started. Secon cl h eat : Insull (1sec.) 1, Bolton (3sec.) 2; time, 18 4-5sec . ; n ine started. 'l'hird heat: Law (2sec .) 1, G. H. Gib son (scr.) 2; time, 19 1-5sec.; eight started. Fourth heat: McCallum (3sec.) 1, Henderson (5sec.) 2; time, 22 1-5sec.; eio-ht started. 100 Yards Open.- Final: H . Fookes ( 6sec.) 1, L. P etty (scr.) 2; time, 97 4-5sec. Fookes l ed at the end of the first length, at t he end of the second h e had incr eased his lead, finally winuing by two yards from P etty. Four started.

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31 33 1·3 Ynrcls Bnck Stroke.- J. Strange (scr.) 1, A. 0. Sbephard (3sec.) ~, Lysaght (1sec.) 3; time, 29 1-5sec.; eight started. Won easily.

Long P lunge.-The followin g wer e left in for th e final championsh ip night: Staunton (9in. ), Treloar (18in.), 1\fcDon ald (16in. ), Mchor (24i n. ), Petty (scr.) . 66 2-3 Yards Op en.- First heat: C. Stronge (4-Rec. ) 1, A.nd erson (·cr. ) 2, R. Shaw (2sec.) 3 ; time, 48 3-5sec. Second h eat : Watson (3sec.) 1, J. IIetb erington (4. ec.) 2, Wigg (5sec.) 3; time 49 3-5sec. 33 1-3 Yard.· New Boys' Race.~First h eat : S. Smith (!5scc.), 1; tim e, 2fisec. Second hrat: R. GibbonR (2sec.), 1; t imr, 2!) 4-!)scc. Thi1·cl h cnt : Clay (4s c.), 1 ; time, 2-scc. Fourth h eat: G. II. Gib son (2scc.), 1 ; time 26 3-5sec. Fifth h ent: J. Cl'aig (fiRoc.), 1 ; time 23 4-fisec. Sixth h ea t : Rcrs-.Ton cs (4sec.), 1; t ime, 22 1-:isr". Rrventh hrat: T.J . Pen kc ( 3sec.), J ; time 23 1-5s c. Corfu Divc.-'l'he followino- qnnlifi cd for the fiml on championsh ip night : IIarpcr, R. Sh mv, Ekdnh l, M Donald, Stmmton, Gibbon s. 220 Yards Op en .-C. Strange (9.-ec.) 1, R. L. Sh aw (scr.) 2, R. Shaw (scr.) 3; time, 2min . 38 1-5sec. There were six competitor . A.t the end of the first len gth Strange led by a yard, and h e O'raclually increased the distance and won by a quarter of a length. Awkward Entry.-Th er e were 16 competitors , and oi' these Harper, Rea, Jackson, Ekdahl and Ward w ere sel cted to compete in th e final on Friday evenino-. 66 2-3 Yards Preparatory Race .-Walsham (scr.) 1, Lindsay (7sec.) 2, Chatfield (Ssec.) 3; time, 63sec. Walsham, who gave away 12 seconds, was 10 yards behind at the end of the first length, but he soon overtook the l aders and went on to win by two l engths. 33 1-3 Yards Open.--Semi-final: First b eat, Wigg (3. ec.) 1, W. J. Thomas (3sec.) 2, D alli ·on (3sec.) 3; time, 23 3-5sec. Won by a touch, with inches between . econd and third. Six started. Second heat, Peake ( 5sec.) 1, Craig (5sec.) 2, R. L . Shaw (1sec.) 3; time, 22 2-5sec. Won by half a yard. Six started.

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38 1-3 Ynrds P1·eparntory Rn ce.- F innl : Lincl R n~· (4Rec.) 1, Wal s hnm (sc l'.) ~ ' B. i\ll(lrr ws (8src.) 8 ; timr, 20 8-Gsrc. Won by in ch cs. L earn er s ' Race (width of pnth s) .- IInrlow 1, F. i\ tchlry 2, Bonlton 3; all off scr at ch. Relay Race (inter-for ms).-l<'irst heat: JV b. (7scc.), 1. Second h eat : V a. (1scc.) , 1. Third h eat: V d. ( 6sec.) , 1. Forth h eat: Ilia., 1. 'l'h er e wer e f our ent r ies in eneh h eat. DiYin g for Pln teR (28 cntri es) .- Harp cr (8) 1, Smit h (6) 2.

33 1-3 Yards Op en.- Fin al : Cr aig (5Rec.) 1, Pca kc (5sec.) 2, Wi gg (3sec.) 3 ; time, 22 2-5sec. W on b~' a touch, in ches between second and t hird. Junior DiYing .- Ei ght comp et ed , and Har per , H cnclcr son, Gibbons and N . F ook es wer e Rel ecterl fo r t h e finn l on Friday ni ght . 50 Yards Br eaststrok e.- Final: .Ander son (Rcr. ) 1, Matth ews ( 5sec.) 2, P hillips ( 6sec.) 3. Won by half a yawl . 'l'ime, 46sec. 25 Yards, under 14.- Final: Insull (1sec.) 1, l ;aw (2sec.) 2, Moyes (3sec.) 3 ; t im e, 19sec . Won b? a f oot. Ribbon Diving.-Pet ty and Ekdahl (equal ) 1. Six competed, and t he judge f ound it im posRibl c to .·epar at e t he winner s. 66 2-3 Yard R Open.- Fin al: An derson (Rcr. ) 1, Wntson (3scc .) 2, C. Str on gc ( 4Rec.) 3; t ime, 47 4 -!Ji'iCC. W on hy a yard . 33 1-3 Y a.nls New Boys' Race.- Final: · Rees-J on eR (4sec.) 1, Cr aio· (5sec.) 2, P eak e (3sec.) 3. 'l'imc, 22 2-5scc. Relay Race.-Final: V a. (l sec.) 1, Vel. (] sec.) 2. 'l'ime, 1min. 32 2-Gsec. Won by two yards. CH AMPIONSHIPS. 'l'hough r ain fell on th e evening of F ebr uary 24th, th er e was a fa ir at tendan ce of t h e publi c, and t h e water w as not too cold. Several r ema rkably fast t im es wer e mad e, notnbl y in th e lOO yards senior championship, which was won by Petty in 74scc. ; t h e 50 yards juni or, R. A . Sh aw swimmin g t h e di stan ce in 33 2-5sec. ; t h e 33 1-3 ~' ards

PREFECTS, 1927. Back Row : C. Bos"路 ell , H. Go rri11ge, '1'. List. Thi rd Row: E. Spc ne er, 1L Stan dish , E:. Wctere, A. B0ek,. C. MeNci ll , J. Rtrongc . Seco nd Row: A. Ahhott, E. Hannan , S. Andrr son, A. 11overley ( head ), H. Bro"路n, H. Fookes, J. 'Warner. In Front: W. Watt, J. ::>.Iurra y, R. O'Dra, W. H ay "路ard , IV. O'Neill.

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~rnior, which Petty won in 18 2-!)scc.; ancl t h e Recond hent of the jnnior 33 1-3 ya 1·cls, S haw win nin g in ]9 4-5scc.

'l' he jun ior rliving was nu excellent performanc e, th e stamlinp: low-bonnl :mrl tb e standing high-board being exceptionally well done. HenderRon, th e diminutive winner, enter ed the water from the low boar·cl without a spla~b O l ' a sound, while the other competitors , Harper (second), Fookes and Gibbons, also showed great skill. 'l' he corfu cliYe was k eenly cont ested, but P etty p1·ovecl himself a master of the art by coming· up through the r in g every time. The Old BoyR v . School relay rac e roused in th e spectators a Rpirit of hio·h excitement, and th e shouts of encouragemen t m·ged the swimmers to gr eate l' efforts. Thr Old Boys won b~r a yard after a k een and evenly contested race. 'l'HE 1927 CHAMPION S. 'rhc sen ior ch ampionship ·w as won by L. P etty, with 15 points, r epr esenting three firsts. G. S. Anderson, with three seconds, was second, havin g nin e point~. J. Stronge (two thirds) was third with two points . 'l'he junior champion ship f ell to R. A. Shaw, with three firsts (15 points). M. Good (six points ) was Recond, aml R. L . Shaw (four points ) third. Jnsull, with t wo firsts and a second, won th e under 14 championsh ip with 13 points. D. Morris (13 pointR ) wa~ n cloRe second, winning one and loRin g t wo . J. Clegg wnR fhird with two points, and S. Smith fonrt h with one . 'l'h e r esults wer e a.· follow s :33 1-3 Yards Senior Cha.mpions hip.-Petty 1, Anclcrson 2, Stronge 3. 'l'ime, 18 2-5sec. 33 1-3 Yard Junior Champi.onsb ip. -First h ea t : Rees-Jones and ·wi gg (d ead h eat) 1, Dalli.-on 3; t ime, 21 2-5sec. Second beat: Sbaw 1, Good 2, 'l'ruman 3; time, 19 4-5~ec. Final: Shaw 1, Good 2, Dnlli Ron 3; time, 20 1-!)Rec. 33 1-3 Yards und er 14 Champi onship .- In !=iull J, ::\'[orr is 2, Clegg 3. Time, 22 1-5Rec. Awkwa1·d Ent ry.-Ekda hll. Five sta 1·ter!'i.

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RES U LTS EXAMINATION

50 Yards Senior Championship .- Petty 1, Anclerson 2, Strange 3. Time, 30 1-5sec. · 50 Yards under 14 Championship.-Mo rris 1, Insull . 2, Clegg 3. Time, 39sec. Lon g Plunge.-Staunton (43ft.) 1. 50 YardR Junior Championship.-Fi rst h eat : Wi gg 1, Dallison 2, Shepherd 3 ; time, 37 4-5sec. Second h eat: R. Shaw 1, Good 2, R. L. Shaw 3; time, 34 3·5sec. Final: R. A. Shaw 1, Good 2, R. L. Shaw 3; time, 33 2-5sec. Obstacle Race .- First h eat : Halligan. Second heat: Peake. Third heat: Treloar. Fourth h eat : Grieve. Fifth h eat: Crow. Sixth h eat : R ennie. Final: Grieve J , Crow 2. Old Boys' Race, 33 1-3 yarcl R.-Ca mpb rll 1, Walker 2, W alRham B. Time, 20 2-fiRec. 100 Yards Senior ChampionRhip.- P etty 1, Ancl erson 2. rrime, 74sec. 75 Yards und er 14 Champion sl1ip. -Tn Rnll 1, Mon·is 2, Smith 3. Time, 67 4-5sec. Senior Diving.-Petty 1. Junior Divin g.-Henderson 1, Harper 2. 100 Yards Junior Champ ionsbip .-R. A. Shaw 1, R. L. Shaw 2. Time, 82sec. Corfu Dive.- Petty 1.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1926 The annu al examinations of last year were on the whole very satisfactory indeed. Th e results ar e as follows: Taranaki Scbolarship.--E. W . Tanks. Second B.A.-A. W. Moverley (sub j ects, L atin, Poli tical Science, History Adv. 1 ); T. L. Bailey (Rubj ects, History and Economics) . First B.A.-J. Mathematics).

Galbraith

(subj ects, llistory

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RE SU LTS

First. LL.B.- R. ,T. 0 'De11 (subj ect s, Con st itutional History, Jurisprudence, Roman L aw, English, Latin); H. J. Thomas (subj ects, Con stitution al History, Jurisprudence, Eng-lish). Diploma of Journalism .-J. Strange (subj ects, History, Economics, Con stitutional History). Matriculation aml All ied Examinations (M. , Matriculation; P., Medical Preliminary; S., Solicitor.·' General Knowledge; Com., Completed Matriculation) .-Ab bott, A. G. (M.); Alien, E. P. (M.S.P. ); .Allhusen, A. S. (M.); Andre-ws, A . H. (M.); Bell, B. C. (M.S.P. ); Buckericlge, J. M. (M.); Cr esswell, E. L. (M.); Davis, F . L. (Comp. ); Davis, R. A. (M.S.); Evans, A . E. (M.); Ewart, G. (M.S.P.); Fook es, K. (Comp. ); Georo·e, H. V . (Com p. ); Gorringc, II. (M.); Grieve, B. (M.S.); Hayton, T. S. D. (1VLS. ); Hnclson, II. C. R. (M.); ,Jones, W. 0. (M.); Ml1cDiarmicl, G. (Comp. ); Mills, A. (M.S.P.); Murray, .J. (M.); Noonan, R. (Comp.); Olson, H. (Comp .); Pan·ott., W. (M.S.); Phillips, D. (M.S.P.); Sampson, A. (Comp. ); Stace, D. V. (M .); Standi. h , M. L. (M.); Wall, H. (M.); Watt, W. (M.S.P .) . Accountants' Preliminary (A., full pas. ; P.P.A., partial pa. s; Comp., completecl partia l pass).-Anclerson, G. S. (P .P.A. ); Batger, A. S. (Comp. ); Batger, R. (Comp .) · Booker, J. G. (P.P .A.); IIammoncls, E. F. (P.P.A.); Lynch, E. J. (P.P.A. ); Pea.-e, B. IL (P.P .A.); Wright, E. (A.). Public Service Entrance.-Jones, W . 0.; Neild, P. W . ; Wright, E.; Beaven, J. II. ; Innes, W. J.; Sacller, S. I.; 'l'homason, R. W.; Pea.-e, B. H . ; Grace, G. C.; Staunton, K. J.; Evans, A. E. ; Thomson, W . S. ; Campbell, B.; Clou ston, ,J . A.; H ammoncls, E. F. ; Muir, '1'. R. C. Senior National Schol nrsh ip.- All en , E . P.; Grieve, B. W.; Stace, C. J.; W att, W. J. Junior National Sc holar ·bip.-Cave, C. T.; Dallison, D. R.; Jones, R. S. The following gain ed Proficiency: Bm·low, A . ; Bell, R.; Brookman, R.; Crow, B.; Churton , P.; Clego·, J . ; Ilatherley, J.; Ilarvie, G. ; L nw, II.; Le May, K . ; Pa lm er, F.; Scott, K.; Scott, G.; Whitcombe, D.; lletet, W.; Verry, C.; Mitchell, N. Comp etency: Barlow, T . ; Colson, E .

PREPARATORY NOTE 拢

(M. llarvie.) Th e new boys admitted this term arc :-Fit.:1-g rrnld, N.; Kemp, G.; W eston, R.; Moffit, .T.; HenderRon, I.; IIoneyfield, M.; Outrecl, J.; Pitt, D.; Cltatfi elcl, F . G ..: McCallu m, D . ; Canal, J . ; Lincl say, M. ; O'Hallor an, B.; Quilliam , P.; Bewley, J.; Beale, A . ; Bowie, V.; Arthur, R.; Power, B.; Ward, R. On Februar y 18th we were granted a half-holi day in honour of the visit of the Melbour ne cricket team. On that clay several small boys with autograp h books and pencils could be seen crowding round the fnmous men anxiousl y awaiting their signature s. We all enjoyed the week in camp very much indeed, especiall y the sausages, to which we did ample justice. In fact, in some cases, the taste of them remained with us through the night. It is also a good thing in camp to have a large supply of candle-en ds, and a few hefty boots for dealing with intruders . Last year we were not very succ essf ul in the cricket field, and we did not win a single match after the holidays. We are just starting路 football practice, and we intend to make serious efforts and b e more successfu l in our pursuit of the n ational game than w e have b een in w cilcling the willow. On March 4th the School marched down to Pukekur a Park to welcome the Duke and Duch ess of York. After the Mayor had presente d some of the promine nt people of New Plymout h, their Royal IIighness es inspecte d t he Returned Soldiers, 'ferritori als and Girl Guide.. '['h ey then left th e Park in their car amid loud cheerin"' . Four Prep. boys entered for the cow-judg ing competitions at the Show, all of them gaining prizes. I-Iarvie and Blackley tied for first place, Jack Fair brother was placed third, and Honeyfie ld fourth. Of the old Prep. boys of last year, the majority h ave been promoted to the Upp er SchooL Those who have not returned this year are :-Barlow , A .':); Colson, E.'::,; l-Iarvie, G. ; Le May, K.; Riley, JY; Rowe, A.'::'; Scott, G.':); Thomson , MY; W ilson, E.; Burrows , RY; \Vhitting ton, H. '::'Signifies boys vvho have left school altogethe r. Of the other four, three are at oth er school s, while one is in England .

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(A. Moverle y and J . Strange.) When the School reassemb led on Februar y 8th we found that the 路amalgam ation had at last become an accomplish ed fact, and perhaps the most notewor thy event as r egards school work this term is the inclusion in the curriculu m of much wider courses of instructi on. have for many years felt the need of engineer ing and woodwo rk shops, and it was a source of gr eat satisfact ion to many of us to find on our return to school that courses in woodwo rk, metal work and engineer ing were available for tho se wishing to take advantag e of them. Altogeth er eight courses of work are offered. 'l'he curriculu m provides for two main courS!(S, the professio nal and the vocation al. 'l'he Professi onal Course is for those pupils whose aim it is to sit for the Public Service Entrance , Matricul ation, or allied examina tions with a view to becomin g undergraduate s of the Universi ty. It contains the followin g subdivis ions:A. (1) For those wishing to take Solicitor 's General Knowled ge Examina tion. Subjects : English, Latin, Maths, History and Civics, Physical Science, Ch emistry, Woodwo rk and Metalwo rk, Geograp hy. (Boys can take French and Latin by omitting Woodwo rk, Metalwo rk and Geograp hy.) A. (2) For those wishing to take Engineer ing Preliminary or Matr iculation with a view to taking up Profes::;ional work in Science : English, Mathema t ics, French, Drawing , History and Civics, Physical Science, Chemistr y, Electrici ty and Magnetis m, Woodwo rk and Metalwo rk. A. (3) For t hose wishing to take Medical or D ental Prelimin ary: English, Latin, F rench, Mathema tics, History and Civics, Physical Science, Chemistr y. ('fhese boys will .take French in place of Woodwo rk and Geography.) A. (4 ) :B'or those wishing to sit for Public Service Entrance or Accolmt ancy Prelimin ary : English, Mathematic路, Geograp hy, llistory and Civic::;, Physical Science and Chemi::;tr y, \Voodwo rk and Metalwo rk, Book-ke eping, French. The Vocation al Course is for those pupils whose aim it is to enter a commerc ial or industria l occupati on, after l eaving secondar y t;chool, and provides !.1 sound training

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in the prin cipl es of thes e occu pati ons. If con tinu ed for thre e yea rs it will enab le pup ils to sit for Pub lic Serv ice Ent ranc e, City and Gui lds of Lon Join ery, Eng inee ring (Me chan ical don , in Car p entr y and , Ele ctri cal and Mot orcar) . The cou rse is sub divi ded as foll ows :B. (1) For thos e who wis h to occ upa tion : Eng lish , Alte rnat ive foll ow farm ing as an Mat hem atic s and Mensura tion , His tory and Civics, Agr icul ture and Dai ry Scie nce, Phy sica l Science, Mag neti Wo odw ork and Met alw ork, Boo k-ke sm and Ele ctricity , bus tion Eng ines (in seco nd and thir epin g. Inte rna l Comd yea rs). B. (2) For thos e who wis h to ente r any bran ch of Eng inee ring : Eng lish , His tory and Civics, Alte rnat ive Mat hem atic s and Men sura tion , Phy sica l Scie nce, Mag netism and Elec tric ity, App lied Mec han ics, Stea m, Fre e, Geo· met rica l and Mec han ical Dra win g, Wo rksh op Prac tice . In seco nd and thir d yea rs : Ele Mot or-c ar Eng ineering , Wo rksh ctri cal Eng inee ring , op The ory, Pat tern Mak ing. B. (3) For thos e who wis h to ente i· any of the Alli ed Bui ldin g Tra des : Eng lish , His tory and Civics, Phy sica l Science, Mag neti sm and Elec tric ity, App lied Mechanic::;, Freeh and and Geo met rica l Dra win g, Bui ldin g ons truc tion , Boo k-ke epin g, Wo odw ork and Met alw ork. B. ( -1 ) For thos e who will take up cler ical wor k, but not to nive rsit y ::;tage: Eng li. ·h, His tory and Civic::;, Geograp ll y, Alte rnat ive Mat hem atic s, Boo k-ke epin g, Phy sica l Scie nce, W ooclwork. Am ple pro of of the nee d of thes i::; upp liecl by the fact that , of thos e voc atio nal cou rses e atte hdin g the Sch ool, ove r 160 hav e dec ided to ente r upo n them . We wou ld like to take this opp ortu nity ot exte ndin g a wel come to the ::;taff and boy s of t he 'l'ec hnic al Sch ool, and also to Mr. Menzies, the new and to Mr. L. V. Bry ant, M.A., who woo dwo rk inst ruct or, has filled the vac anc y cau sed by the r e.·ig nati on of Mr. J. Ear l, l\I.A., to take up a posi tion at Christ'::; Coll ege. 'liTe wi::;h al::;o to offer our con grat ulat iom ; to Mr. Dye r on com plet ing hi::; B.A. deg ree.

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We wis h to con vey our sinc ere than ks to Miss Per cySmi th and to Mr. H. Bay ly for kind ly pres enti ng som e boo ks to the libr ary ; to Mr. Bat es, for the cric ket bat_ he pres ente d for com peti tion amo ng mem bers of the Fus t Ele ven ; and to E. Olson, an Old Boy of the School, who sent us a cup from Moa scar . The ann ual swim min g spo rts wer e held on Feb rua ry 24th , whi le the cha mpi ons hips wer e ino· of the 25th . Not with stan ding d ecid ed on the eventhe larg e num ber of entr ies the pro gram me wa.s carr ied on both occa ions the eve nts wer out in reco rd time , and e stro ngly <Jon teste cl. As 'lSUal the over-eao·erness of the com peti tors in the lear n" ' ers' race , aug menbted by a clev er . p1ece of " blu ff " on th e par t of the star ter, cau sed muc h amu sem ent. On Thu rsda y, Mar ch 3rcl, ther e was gre at exc item ent "t the Sch ool bec ause it was the clay of the arri val of the Duk e and Dt;c hess of Yor k. Alth oug h it was min ing that mor ning , loya l enthusia sm cou ld n?t be dam pen ed, and ther e wer e man y thou sand s crow clm g the terr ace s ~ong befo re the arri val of thei r Hig hne sses . At half -pas t eigh t the Sch ool par ade d and mar che d dow n ~o Puk eku ra Par k, whe re the official ·welcome was to be give n. We had not lono· to wai t befo re dist ant che erin g ann oun ced the appro~ch of our Roy al visi tors and , as they ente red the enclos ure, bur .t afte r bur st of app eve ry terr ace. 'l'he May or, hav ing lau. 'e thun dere d from read the welc ome , present ed the pro min ent citiz ens of New Ply mou th. _A;fter this the Duk e insp ecte d the retu rne d officers and solcl~er::;, and the Duc hess the Girl Guides. The shor tness of time , how ever , so on bro ugh t this mem orab the visitor::; mad e thei r way thro le visi t to a close, and ugh com pan ime nt of prol ong ed chee ring the gate s to the ac. The Sch ool was_ tJ:J.en cli. ·mis sed and a who le holi day was thor oug hly enJo yed by all. 'l'he Sch ool cad et cam p has now come to be rega rded a::; an ann ual affa ir. 'l'he re can be no dou bt abo ut the ben efic ial effects it con fers on the cad ets, for, apa rt from the resu ltin g incr ease d efficiency in ther e is alw ays a mar ked imp rove dril l _ancl disc iplin e, h ealt h of the boy s, cau sed by the men t. m the gene_ral ope n an· and tent hfe. Thi s yea r t"be cam p was held_ on the Sho wgr oun_ds, wh~re the chil l cou r e whi ch con sist ed of a grad uati On of mstru ctio n culmi~ating on the 'l'hu rscl ay in batt le ch·ill and

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a machine-gun demonstration, was pursued without 1nteJ'ruption. Neverth eless, the lighter side of camp life was not neglected. On the Sunday' afternoon the Regimental Band gave a very enjoyable concert, while on the Tuesday night we ·w ere entertained by a concert party from town. On the Monday evening an impromptu concert was staged by the ''inmates'' of the camp. General expectations were disappointed by the failure of the haka team to perform, but that talented band of musicians, Trehey 's Original N ighthawks (direct from Dixieland), came to the fore and made the night hideous with their much-appreciated efforts. Ceicket began soon after w e returned to school. Net practices were held for all forms, and places in the elevens were at a premium . 'l'hi::; wa::; especially so in the first net, where, in view of the approaching W anganui match, competition was ve ry keen; but (}Ventually the team was selected and, though weakened at the last moment by the loss of Fookes, Hayward and Boswell, journeyed to W anganui on March 23rc1, only to suffer defeat. 'l'he call of King Cricket has at last penetrated to r ealms previously unaffected by the charm of the willow, and it gives u.· great pleasure to announce that that hoary institution, the Veterani, continues to flourish, cle,;pite its year~:> and the strain of Matriculation. After the holiday for the Melbourne match, apparently overcome by the desire to emulate Armstrong and Company, they i ·:mecl a challenge to the Third Eleven, and in clue course the match took place. A strenuous and highly exciting game was eventually won by the Veterani. W etere has proved to be as great a skipper as W. W. A1·mstrong, physically; 0 'N eill is very fast; and MeN eill 's >vonderful ::;werve is now a hou::;ebolcl term. Altogether, we consider that members of the senior elevens must look to their laureb. On March 28th w'e received a visit from Miss Hunt, of England, wlto is making an appeal on b ehalf of Dr. Barnardo \; Homes. She d elivered an int eresting address, which receiY ed an attentive hearing from heT audience. Tl1 e gymna:·ium is no longer a possibility of the dim, far-distant future, but ha~:> now definitely taken shape in concl'ete and corrugated iron. LTrifortunately the reqnisit~ apparatu~:> cannot be obtained in thi::; country, but orders

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have been piaced abroad. We now live in hopes of having swimming baths erected by next season, as excavations have already been begun. One can almost visualise, too, the football ground in the gully. The block of four new class-rooms, recently erected on the site of the old agriculture plots, is now in use. New dormitories are in course of erection, and on their completion, next term the detached building at present used as a dormitory will be available for the much-needed library. We are pleased to learn that the Camera Club has now been reconstituted, and we anticipate some pictorial masterpieces from its enthusiastic members.

CADET NOTES. (A. Beck and K. W etere.) The beginning of the term found us deprived not only of the services of Lieutenant Earl, but also of those of all o1u senior N.C.O. 's. Owing, however, to the high standard attained. in previous years, the latter vacancies have been quite successfully filled. 'l'hc most outstanding feature in. connection with the Cadets is the increase in our contingent, due largely to the amalgamation of the "Boys' High School with the local 'l'eclmical School. Perhaps this increase is more noticeable in our Senior Company, where it means the addition of two extra platoons. 'l'he two companies, which were formerly distinguished by the numbers 24 and 110, arc now known as A and B companies. We would like here to offer our congratulations to Lieutenants Dyer and Kerr on gaining their captaincies. As usual, our annual camp was held early in March, and we were 路delighted to learn that the scene of our activitie:::; wa:::; to be the Showground~:>, three mile~:> out of town. We would like to thank the A. and P. Association for the use of their property. 'l'he morning of Friday, March 11th, found us on our way to the Showgrounds, there to pitch the temporary canva:::; homes, with which the ~:>enio r boy~:>, at 路any rate1

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were well acquai nted. From former experie nce we found it advisab le, that evenin g, to slacken our guy ropes, for the weathe r was very typical of Tarana ki. With one except ion Nature vented its wrath only in the dark hours of evenin g. Thus it was we were exceed ingly fortun ate in having but one wet day during the whole camp. The follow ing are the membe rs of the Perma nent and School 's staffs who were respon sible for the trainin g while we were in camp: Lieut.-Colonel J. H. Whyte , D.S.O., D.C.M., N.Z.S.C., was camp comma ndant. Other members of the Perma nent Staff who were with him were: Major D. Bremn er, M. C., N .Z.S.C., chief instruc tor; Major L. W. Andrew , V. C., N.Z.S.C. , adjuta nt; Regim ental Sergt.- Major J. J. R. Bell, N.Z.P .S., and the follow ing Staff Sergt.- Majors , J. Corkill (Quart ermast er), A. E. Steven s, C. S. Mahon ey and Rowe. The follow ing School officers were also presen t: Major G. F. Bertran cl (O.C. Cadet Contin gent), Captai n A. L. Moore (second in command) , Captai n A. J. Papps, Captai n H. G. Dyer (O.C. A Compa ny), Lieute nants F. J. Egglet on, J. Legga t ancl H. H. Skelto n (platoo n comma nders) ; Captai n V. E . Kerr (O.C. B Compa ny), Lieute nant R. C. Wilson (platoo n comma nder) . 'l'he follow ing also assiste d: Messrs. J. D. Roulst on, E. McKeon, A. Blunclell, W. Shrimp ton, L. Bryan t and W. Wickh am. During the early part of the camp our School Chaplain was away in Hamilt on. Our s)ncere thank.路 are clue to Lieut.- Colone l .Archd eacon Evans, who kindly consented to officiate until the return of the Rev. Strong . We wish to expres s our gratitu de to Me.-:-;rs. ,J. W. Conn ell, J. Dobson and G. Pope for so unselfishly sacrificing their own time to superv ise the runnin g of the canteen, and also to Messrs. A. G. Jobnso n and .A. W . Dipros e for al'sistin g with their cars. "here was certain ly no lack of entertainment . After our first evenin g meal, we assemb led on th e battali on parade ground to display our own musica l talent. FortlLnately we bad no audien ce. Qn Buncla,v afterno on a very enjoya ble concer t was given by the Regim ental Band. On Monda y night we were enLerta ined by the School Orches tra, and al. o by that band of worll-w ide fame-' l'l:ehe y 's Origin al Nigh thaw ks. On W eclnesday night a concer t party from town provid ed an excelle nt I

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We continu ed ordina ry camp routine until Thursd ay afterno on, when a sham fight was arrang ed for .A Company. The two junior platoon s were detaile d to defend an old pa, while the remain ing four attacke d it. Unfortunate ly we were pressed for time and could not finish. . With the aid of Major Bertra nd (O.C. Cadet Contingen t), Captai n L. W. Andrew , V.C., N.Z.S.C., gave a demon stratio n with the Vicker s and Lewis guns, after .he had explain ed the mechan ism of each. After the demon stratio n, Lieut.- Colone l J. H. Whyte compli mented us on the genera l behavi our and discipl ine of the camp . He said this was clue to our school trainin g. 'l'he next clay, Friday , we broke camp and returne d to School.

HOUS E NOTE S. (W. Watt and R. J . O'Dea. ) When we returne d to School after the Christm as vacatio n we were sorry to learn that the ranks of last year's senior boarde rs had been serious deplete d. While we would have been very pleased to have had them with us again this year, at the same time we fully realise that there comes a stage in the life of every boy when he must leave his school days behind him and play his part in the affairs of the outside world. We would like here to take this opport unity of wishin g last year's senior boys every success in their future careers . On the other hand, tlJC beginn ing of the term also wiLne.-secl the arrival of some 60 new boarde rs. As is usual among new boys, there was for the first few clays an air of restrai nt . Howev er, friends hips wer e soon made; the boys ,路oon became accusto med to boardi ng life; and most of them clicl not take long to discov er that a close of castor oil is not part of the school ;:outine.

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We note with very great interest and pleasure the numerou s addition s that have recently be(m made to the School building s. Among the most importan t from the boarders ' point of view are the new dormitor ies, which, we understa nd, . are to be finished by the end of this term. During past years we have been greatly handicapped with r egard to boarding accommo dation, and the completi on of these dormitor ies will greatly relieve the pressure in other houses. The new building s comprise two dormitor ies (each to accommo date about 20 boys), a shower room, drying room, and a master's bedroom and sitting-ro om. Another very welcome improve ment is the addition to the dining-ro om (to the extent of some 20 feet), with the result that the seats and tables can now be much more convenie ntly spaced than hitherto. 'l'he gymnasi um, the money for which was raised by the untiring efforts of the Old Boys of the School, has now reached completi on. Construc ted after the style of the Coronati on Hall, it possesses a splendid floor, which we hope will be used for dancing classes in the winter term . Physical drill, whi~h was formerly held in the Assembl y Hall, is now held in the Gym. Apparat us, in the form of vaulting horses, horizont al and parallel bars, ladders, Roman rings, etc., has been ordered from Home, and is expected next term. For some years past the School has ~:>uffered materially through lack of a well-equ ipped library. Fortuna tely thi~;; defect is shortly to be remedied by the conversi on of the present "knee" house into a llbrary. A totally new set of books is to be purchase d; reading desk~;; are to be installed , and hencefor th the library should prove one of the School's most valuable institutio ns. The weather being particula rly favourab le, the swimming pool has been a very popular resort this term. Excavat ion is shortly to be commenc ed near the Gym. preparat ory to tho erection of up-to-da te swimmin g baths, vhich, "hen complete d, will undoubt edly be a great asset to t he School. The Wireless Club is again in full swin g, and the new room recently con tructecl for experim ental purposes should prove a gr eat acquisiti on to the club. So far practically nothing in this direction has been attempte d, but

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NOTES 45 a grant of: 拢 ] 4 ha R been m a le hy thq Board, fiR it iR realised tltat experim enta l work 路is necessar y for the success of a cl"u b. Jt is understo od that a short wave set is to be installed , ancl the present receiYer is to be conTerte d into a "Browning-Drak e."

At the cloRr. of lH Rt ycm路 we werP. Rorry to learn of thr rlcpartnr e from the boarding Rtaff: of: Mr. Leggat and Mr. Earl. Mr. Leggat, who has since "joined the ranks of the Benedict s, '' has not left us altogethe r, but is still on the staff as a day master. Just before the annual break-up last year the boarders presente d him with a suit-case as a token of the esteem in which he was held during his term HS senior housema ster. We extend Mr. Leg gat our heartirRt congratu lationR, and wish him success and prosperi ty in hiR 11 ew pha."e of life. Mr. Earl has taken up a position on the Rtaff of Christ's College, where we hop e he will have very RncceR. '. By his departur e the Old Boys ' crick et 11ncl footba 11 cln bs have loRt a promine nt playing member. Tt is onr very pleasant fluty to welcome to the staff two new masters -Mr. L. V. Brynnt al1Cl Mr. W . Wickham. We hop e their so journ with ns will be a lon g al1C1 pl cm:ant one. Since the depa.rtnr e of Mr. J.1cgo路at the duties of s nior hou semaster hav e fallen npon the Rhoulders of Mr. R. Wilson. We w ish Mr. Wilson every success, and we hope it will be some time yet before the persuasive powers of the feminine sex induce him to emulate the action of his predeces sor. We would like to take t~ opportun ity of congratulating A. Moverle y on being promote d to the position of Head Boy of the School, and G. S. Anderso n on being appointe d Head Boarder. Th ere was quite a reunion recently of last year's SL"<th Formers , when "Doe" Noonan, "Cully" MacDiar mid , "Tiger" Tonks, "Curry" Buckerid ge and Jack Galbraith met in Christch urch, en route to 'Varsity. "Curry, " "Doe," "Ti ger" and "Gally" are all attendin g Canterbu ry Colle"'e. 'l'he three first mentione d are in reRidence at Rollesto n House, while "Ga.lly" has joined some of his old school mates at College House. "Cully," who is studying medicine at Ota.go 'Varsity is in resi1 dence at Kno:x College.

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A r;omewhnt new phas e of: hoar cling life rece ntl? show cl itself. A certa in inge nion s ho?, unab le to obta in in thr time -tab le tbe reqn isitc appr J·equ ired For his :fntn re nohl c profc enti cesh ip he that of a tons m·ia l ar·ti st), cleeided sRion (nnm0l~r , to set np on his own acco unt on the flchool premise~'>. IIis fee was 3d-e ntir ely nom inal, as he afte rwa rds discove red. Unf ortu nate ly he soon had to go into liqu idati on, his failu re bein g clue not so muc h to the obje ction s of the care take r as to the fact that , alth ough he prof esse d to be fam iliar with all the regu latio n clips, his patr ons decl ared that the only one he had succ esflfully mas tere d was the ''bu ngle .'' As far as cont ribu tion s to the hmn scho ollif :e are conc erne d, boarder~'> alwa orou s side of the )rs appe ar well to the fore . One of our budd ing pref ects , answ erin g an invita tion to a wed ding , wor ded his repl y thus : "I am sorr y that I will be unab le to atte nd the wed ding cere mon y, but I will be sure to be pres ent at the brea repl y to the sam e invi tatio n ran as kfaf lt. '' Ano ther follo ws: ''I have colo ssal plea sure in acce ptin g your kind invi tatio n in the affir mati ve.''

CR ICK ET NO TES . (H. Fook es.) 'fhe cric ket team this seas on, alth ough not quit e so stro ng in batt ing as in form er year s, has able to com pete with the best team s in show n that it is the town . At the begi nnin g of this year w~ foun d that man y of our best play ers had left, and had it not been for the seco nd and third elev ens we wou ld not have been stro ng side . It is here that we have able to field a very to than k all mas ters wl10 so ungr udgi ngly gave up thei r ·time in orde r to coac h the juni or play ers. Had it not been for thei r effo rts the Scho ol elev ens wou ld have been of a very low orde r. On Dec emb er 19th and 21st we play ed Nels on College on our own grou nds, and had it not b.een for the squa lly wea ther we mig ht have mad e ame nds for our defe at in 1925. We wish to cong ratu late R. Flet cher on com pilin g a cent ury in the first inni ngs of this matc h, and also L. Pett y on gain ing a plac e in the 1926 -27 Tara naki repr esent ativ e team .

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Dm· ing the Chri fltmas vaca tion the Scho ol team was sadl y cl eple t l, bnt wi1"l1 th inclu sion of som e clay boys from the juni or l vens· w e man aged to play ont the first rotmcl . Befo re lo.-in g OY er half itfl regu rleve n hacl n ot suffere l one clefr at, ancl lar mem bers the eons rqnr ntly was lead in g in the cham pion ship . 'l'he seco nd roun d of the com petit ion com men ced during the Chri stma s holi days , and from that time the elev en has faile d to secu re a victo ry. The only brig ht disp lays were give n agai nst Old Boy s· A and Wes tern Park , whe n School mad e 208 agai nst the form er and were with in 13 1·nns of the latte r. On Mar ch 23rd the firflt elev en trav eUe to play the annu al matc h witl1 the olleg d to Wan gann i intc team . Afte r clismiRRin"' Wan ganu i for a com para tive ly sma ll score, Scho ol coul d not com pile enouo·h runs to prev ent an inning~'> defe at. THE NEL SON MATCH. (Dec emb er 19th and 21st.)

The Nels on team arriv ed on Dec emb er 17th and were met at the stati on by mem bers of the Scho ol team and mot ored to Mar slan d View . On Sun day both team s visit ed Mt. Eg·m ont. The matc h was couc lude d ou the Mou day, and the visit ors left for Sou th the follo wing day. We· are inde bted to the Tara naki Her ald for the follo wing acco unt of the mat ch: Fea ture d by a sple ndid cent ury by closes his scho ol care er with the hono R. Flet cher , who ur of a scor e of 135 agai nst a visit ing College cric ket team , the first inni ngs of the New Plym outh Boy s' High Scho ol thei r matc h agai nst Nels on College realicric ket elev en in tial tota l of 242. An equa lly fine indi sed the subs tanvidu al effo rt by A. New man , for 76, was the chie f cont ribu ting fact or in Nelson' s repl y of 169, and the visit ors were behi nd on the first inni ngs. Hi.gh Scho thus 73 runs ol then retu rned to the wick ets for half an hour and lost one wick et for five runs in thei r seco nd inni ngs. The fact that the scor es were com stan tial was larg ely due to the exce llenc para tivel y sube of the wick et, whic h play ed sple ndid ly thro ugh out the after noon . This ,

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comhinerl with the comfort of a ]1crfcct afternoon, mnd e the day a batsmRn 's clnv. School won the toss and mad e full us·e of the opl)or1.m~ity of batting fir st. Th e brunt of the attack fell on A. Newman, a medinm to fast off-break bowler, and Johnson, a medium l eft-hancl er. Ewart. and TT. Fookrs wrrc rliRmissrrl rnrl~· , Rnrl Rchool had two wickets clown for f01n· rtms, hnt Drck anc'l Fletcher became · associated in R solid partnership that brought the score to 92 before the former was caught. He played very patiently for hi.s 19, which was an invaluable effort at a critical stage. Fletcher continued to play a fighting innings, and, despairing of getting rid of him, the Nelson captain, after several changes, brought on the slow leg-break bowler, Buchanan. Fletcher, who was then in the fifties, jumped out in an attempt to lift his first ball out of the ground, but he mistimed it, and gave an easy chance to mid-off. 'l'he chance was not accepted, however, and Fletcher celebrated his escape by lifting a six and driving a foue in qnick snccession. Buchanan tempted both Beck and Hayward into their undoing during his first two ovcrs, bnt Flctcher thoroughly appreciated the slows, and in Buchanan 'R fourth over banged his fi est three bnlls for six, four and six, bringing up his centuey amidst prolonged applause. Playing powerfnlly and in OTRncl style, Fletch er continued to score freely all round the wicket. He gave three or four chances altogeth er, but two of them were difficult ones. Finally he touched an off ball from R. Newman into slips, where A. Newman took a brilliant one-hand catch. The only other batsmen to make a stand were H. Fookes, who played his best innings of the season for 30 before .Johnson took his wicket, and Petty, who scored 17 quickly before he lifted J ohnson to Buddle. The last three batsmen scored only two runs, and the innings closed for 242. The Nelson fielding was smart during the first half-hour, but after that deteriorated, the throwing·in from the fi eld being very erratic. Nelson opened their innings at 2.30 p.m., Buchanan and Bryant facing the bowling of Petty and H. Fookes. Bryant had scored only a single when H. Fookes clean bowled him with his second ball; 3-1-1. A. Newman, who came in with a reputation as a big scorer, opened his account with a couple of powerful cuts to the boundary. In partnership with Buchanan he sneaked singles at every

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poRsihlc opportu nity. At frvc Bnchan nn jmnprcl out of his crease to H. Fookcs Rncl complctPly missecl him , but the ball also beat thr wi ck rt-k eepcr , nnd a good chance of stumpi11g wa'f lo st. With fonr men in slips and a stiff breeze behind him, P etty rockecl halls clown on the off, hut the bntsmPn allowrcl plenty to p:o hy, ancl took no risks. IT. Fookcs cont. innnlly lll?St iftrcl both hntsmr.n, hnt. the runs cnmc steaclil~', nnd 50 nppearccl af:tcr 40 minute s' play. Ewart replace d H. Fookes, and in his second over clean bowled Buchan an, who had scoTed J4 singles out of a total of 18; 60-2-1 4. After bowling nin e overs for 22 runs without taking a wicket, Petty was replace d by Beck. Bucldle opened his account by gliding Beck sweetly to leg, but was given out l.b.w. to Ewart after a short stay; 70-3- 6 . A smart return by Galbrai th from a square cut by Newma n gave Haywa rd his chance, and the qails were off in a flash before Holly could reach the crcnse; 75-4-- 0. Newma n continu ed to play splendi d cricket, k eeping everyth ing on the carpet and u. ing his lon g reach to best advanta ge. P etty came back in place of Beck, who bad r elieved him for three overs, and A. Newma n brough t his own score to 50 and the total to 93 by pulling P etty to the fin e l eg bounda ry. l;arkin was given a turn with the ball, and N wman brouo路h t 100 np on the board by pulli.nn路 Larkin 's ftr t ball to the leg bo1mclary. After the afterno on tea adjourn ment, H. Fookes and Beck took up the attack. 'l'he former could not strike a length, but A. Newma n and Guy played very cautiou sly. Ewart, who had been keeping a good length through out the day, came on at the north end, and complet ely beat Newma n with a leg break that nipp ed sharply into the wickets . Newma n had played a :fine innings , and r eceived an ovation ; 130-5- 76. Guy and J ohnson continued to bat steadily , the former reachino路 double figur es . in quick time, but in opening out to Ewart b e was brilliantly taken by K. Fookes at deep mid-off, th fieldsma n springin g into the air to take the catch well above his head; 142- 6-10. R. Newma n was the n ext man , but he had hardly settled down b efore he mishi t Ewart, playing the ball on to the wick ets; 148-7- 5 . The eighth and ninth wickets fell in quick succe,路sion, Ewart :ecurin g a triumph with the balL Tombs wa: clenn bowl d for

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two, and Sltuttleworth tipped a goocl length ball, to be smartly taken by Hayward behind the wickets. Aln·ens was last man, and after scoring n single, square cut H. Fookes nicely to the boundary. Guy and Ahrens blocked anything near th e wicket and though they scored few runs were hard to move. ·A hrens was finally bowled by Petty for 12 runs, giving the representative trundler his first wicket for the day. Guy secured the not out with a very patient 20.

The most SllCCeRRfnl of: the NelRon batRmen were Bnch:man (!i3) :mc1 Gny (24), both of: thrm the ~RRe~ee of pati en ce. 'l'h ey hflrl nn uphill fight , nncl fought It with a clogf!:ecl clrterminnt.ion. Rain fell continuously during the laRt half-hour of: play, so the scores of the last hatsmen and the bowling averages were hardly a fair indication of the players' ability. Ewart howled Nelson's most dangerous man with a trimmer. Petty was of no .avail with the ball when he opened the attack, but on h1s return to the crease later he took four wickets in no time, bowling fast, and seemed as if he had returned to form, his length being much better than before. School's fielding was not as good as it was on the fiest day, though it wils by no means weak. Hayward, behind the wickets, "'ave a good exhibition. Nelson's fieldin g, on. the . other b • hand, showed an improvement, though the throwmg m was not at all accurate.

School opened their second innings at 6 p.m., Ewart and Beck facing A. N ewman and .r ohnson. To N ewman 's fourth ball Ewart put his leg in front, and Beck and IC. Fookes pla:y:ed out time. The match was continued on the Monday. Heavy rain, which set in at 3.30 p.m. and continued for the rest of the afternoon, caused the abandonment of the cricket match between New Plymouth Boys' High School and Nelson College, on the High School ground. The game therefore ended in a draw. Following on their first innings score of 242, High School in their second innings made 166. .As Nelson College had compiled 169 in their first innings, they were faced with the task of making 239 in their second innings in order to win the match. When play was abandoned they .had lost seven wickets for a total of 155 runs, so that with three wickets in hand they still wanted 84 runs. School were thus in a good position had the weather remained fine. With the exception of 11 by Beck, School's second innings was practically a three batsmen effort, the third, fourth and fifth batsmen amassing 137 runs out of the total of 166. .A popular success· was that of K. Fookes, the School captain, who made a valuable 57. Fletcher again came to light with a fighting 44, and Hayward, batting in promising style, made a useful 36. None of these batsmen, however, showed the form of .A. Newman during his splendid exhibition of the previous day. In exemplification of his undoubted superiority as the best all round cricketer on the field, N ewman trundled with fine accuracy the second day, taking eight wickets for 55 runs. .As captain, he handled his team and his fielding with commendable judgment.

Beck (1) and K. Fookes (4) opened the second ~ay's play to the bowling of .A. Newman a~d JohnRon: Neither of the batsmen was at home, the bowlmg from either end constantly beating them. Before r eachin"' double figures Beck lifted Newman to point, but the chance was not accepted. K. Fookes gave a chance behind the. wickets off A.. Newman, and next over brought 30 up with a couple of boundaries. Buchanan, the slow leg-break bowler, was brought on at the south end in place of Johnson, and made good at once, leading Beck into a simple trap, the le.f:t-hander spooning an easy one round to short leg; 37-2-11. Fletcher was the newcomer, and Buchanan, having served his purpose in breaking ·up the Fookes~Beck paFtnership was wisely taken off . .Accurate bovvlm g by R. Newman' and Johnson, and smart fielding kept both batsmen quiet. R. Newman had no luck with the ..ball,. K. Fookes givin"' two chances in one over, the first m slips and the second, a fairly simple one, to deep mid -on. Fletcher brought 70 up with a powerful boundary, and n ext o:rer K. Fookes survived a confident appeal for a catch behmd the wicket bff J ohnson. Fletcher brought the century up with a stylish drive to the off boundary, both he and Fookes being then in the forties.

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With the Rcore at 117, A. New man, who had come on again at the north end, clean bowl ed K. Fook es. The retir ing batsm an had score d 57, a most meri torio us per路 form ance , which, thou gh rathe r lucky , had done much to place Scho ol in a comm andin g posit ion. Almo st im" medi ately A. New man clean bowled Fletc her with a beau tiful lengt h ball; 120 -4-4 4. Fletc ber had playe d a sterl ing innin gs, thou gh he was not as confi aggre ssive as in the first innin gs. Hayw ard dent or as and Petty were the new partn ershi p, the form er survi ving two appeals .for l.b.w. Petty faile d to settle down , and after an unea sy few minu tes spoo ned a simp le one roun d to shor t leg. H. Fook es lost his wick et to a trimm er from A. New man that just nipp ed the leg bail, and Lark in , who came next, stepp ed right in fron t to his first ball from N ewman. Hayw ard conti nued to play good crick et, and soon reach ed the thirti es, but Galb raith wa.路 and final ly was clean bowl ed by A. New man. not happ y, went soon after ward s, spoo ning an easy one Hayw ard to mid-off: from N ewm an 's bowl in 0'. Medl ey did not ] aRt long, and the innin gs closed for 166, JeavinO' Nels on to make 239 to win. Nels on comm enced their Recond inninO' just befo re the lunch eon adjou rnme nt. Play had hard ly resum ed after lunch when Brya nt tipp ed one from H. l!...,ookes, and Hayw ard took a smar t catch behin d the wick ets; 22- 115. A. New man and Buch anan carri ed the the latte1~ scori ng freel y by means of well-score to 60, judg ed leg glide s. At 15 N ewm an was beate n by a clink er from Ewa rt, who had repla ced H. Fook es at the north end. Ewa rt and Beck kept the runs down , but could make no impr essio n again st Buch anan and Guy. The score mou nted slow ly but stead ily to 100, and the appla use with whic h the hoist ing of the centu ry was gree ted died away when Petty , who had come on had hard ly again at the south end, caug ht and bowl ed Buch anan ; 100.- 4-5 3. Buch anan had playe d a fine defen sive innin gs, well deservi ng his half- centu ry. Rain , whic h had been threa tening all the after noon , set in, and the bowl ers tmde r a heav y hand icap. Holl y had not playe trund led in when Petty sprea d-eag led his stum ps with d hims elf a fast one; 116 -5-9 . 'l'he newc omer , J ohnson, put his leg in front to Petty durin g the same over ; 118 -6-2 . R. N ewm an was clean bowl ed with out open ing his acco tmt, but Guy

CRIC KET NOTE S 53 and 'l'ombs profi ted by the effect of the rain on the bowl ers, and adde d 37 runs befo re stum ps were draw n. Mess rs. W. P. Nicoll and W. C. Wes ton acted as umpi res. HIG H SCHOOL. First Innin gs. Beck , c. R. New man, b. Buch anan 19 Ewa rt, c. Buch anan , b. A. New man 4 K. Fook es, l.b.w., b. A. New man 0 Fletc her, c. A. New man, b. R. New man 131 Hayw ard, c. Shut tlewo rth, b. Buch anan 7 Petty , c. Budd le, b. J ohns on 17 H. Fook es, b. John son 30 Lark in, b. A. New man 7 Galb raith , c. Shut tlewo rth, b. J ohns on 0 R. Batg er, b. A. New man 0 Medl ey, not out 2 Extr as 25

Tota l .. 242 Bow ling anal ysis .-J ohns on took three wick ets for 55 runs ; A. New man, four for 71; Guy, none for 18; R. New man, one for 20; Buch anan , two for 53. Seco nd Innin gs. Beck, c. Ilolly, b . Buch anan Ewa rt, l.b.w ., 1. A. New man .. K . l!...,ook es, b. A. New man Fletc b er, b. A.. New man . . .. Hayw ard, c. Budd le, b. A. New man P etty, c. Budd le, b. A. Ncw man H. Fook es, b. A. New man Lark in, l.b.w., b. A. New man Galb raith , b. A. N ewm an R. Batg er, not out Medl ey, c. Budd le, b. J olmson Extr as

11 0

44 36 1

4 0 2 1 2 8

Tota l .. 166 Bow ling anal ysis. -A. New man took eight wick ets for 55 runs ; J obnson, one for 51 ; Buchana.n , one for 8; R. New man, none for 31; Guy, none for 13.

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NELSO N COLLE GE. First Innings . Buchan an, b. Ewart Bryant, b. H. Fookes A. Newma n, b. Ewart Buddle, l.b :w., b. Ewart Holly, run out Guy, not out Jobnson , c. K. Fookes, b. Ewart R. Newma n, b. Ewart 'l'ombs, b. Ewart .. Shuttle wortb, c. Haywar d, b. Ewart Ahrens, b. Petty Extras 'l'otal

18 1

76 6 0

20 10 5 2 0

19 169

Bowling analysi s.-Ewa rt took ~even wickets for 35 runs; Petty, one for 35; H. :B"""'ookes, one for 56; Beck, none for 17; Larkin, none for 7. Second Innings . Buchan an, c. and b. Petty Bryant, c. Haywar d, b. H. Fookes A. Newma n, b. Ewart Budclle, c. Fletch er, b. Ewart Guy, not out Holly, b. Petty Johnson , l.b.w., b. P etty R. Newma n, b. Petty Tombs, not out Extras 'l'otal (for

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15 15 !J ~4

s 2

0 18 15 1G!J

Bo,Yling analy:i: .- Petty took four wick ets for 68 runs; II. Fookes, one for 1 ; Ewart, two for 34; Beck, none for 20.

THE WANG ANUI MATCH. (March 24th and 25th.) On Wednes day, March 23rd, the School team travelled to W anganu i to play their annual match against Wanga nui College. 'l'he game was commen ced on Thursday mornin g and was comple ted the followi ng day. During their stay, the member s of the School team were most hospita bly entertai ned by the W anganu i people. We are indebte d to the Tarana ki Herald for the following descrip tion of the game: A slow wicket and a dead outfield, the outcom e of several days' wet weather , made conditio ns somewh at unsatis factory when the New Plymou th High School met W anganu i Collegi ate School on the College ground in their annual match on Thursd ay, March 24th. The wet wicket after the overnig ht rain caused the postpon ement of play until the afternoo n, and a heavy shower just before 2 o'clock postpon ed play further. Collegi ate School eventua lly went in first and sco1:ed 173, when stumps were drawn. W anganu i 's innings did not open auspicio usly. Hudson and Bunny, the opening pair, were early snapped up by aood catches close to the wicket and, when Cato was caught by Ewart, three wickets were down for 30 runs. Mason and Giesen batted brightly for their runs, and tl1 e . total reached 80 in a short time. Gaddun was finally caught in deep field off Larkin. ollegi ate were finally dismiss ed fo r 173. In topping t lt c .路core with 30 runs, Giesen played correct strokes all round the wicket, and never forced the bowling , though a number of temptin g balls were sent down. Mason and GaddUDl were forceful , the latter being particu larly so. Barton, McDou gall and Burke forced the pace and scored their nms with solid strokes. Bunny played some brilliant strokes while at the wickets . For New Plymou th, Allen, who capture d four wickets for 35 runs, bowled very well, kept a nice length, and 路w1.mg in from the l eg. Petty was not quite up to his u:ual form, but neverthele::;s frequen tly disconc erted the bat 路men. Beck, wl1o took three for 35, howled very consistentl y.

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'fhe match was contin ued the follow ing day, when New Plym outh were faced with the task of scorin g 173 to catch Colleg·iate Schoo l's first innin gs score. In their secon d innin gs they were well on the way to stavin g off defea t, but three wicke ts went cheap ly, Beck and Gibbo ns, the openi ng pair, playe d on a wicke t that certai nly was of assist ance to the bowle rs, but, as the day wore on, the pitch impro ved. Barto n and McDo ugall were entru sted with the bowli ng, McDo ugall imme diatel y got to work. With the totaland at nine Gibbo ns was clean bowle d and, six runs later, Beck follow ed . Wick ets then fell with mono tonou s regul arity to the bowli ng of 1\IIcDougall . The total was 29 at the fall of the eighth wicke t, when Move rley and Ewar t becam e assoc iated. The pair batted cautio usly and slowly , the risi;ng by singles to 40. Ewar t then hit out and, total at 51, was well caugh t by Bunn y at mid-off. The last wicke t fell with the total at 54. McDo ugall and Horn abroo k bowle d really Assis ted by a cross breez e McDo ugall swun g dange well. rously from the leg side, and his consi stentl y good length prove d di. ·conce rting. Horna brook , a mediu m slow leg break bowle r, adopt ed the very succe ssful tactic s of tossin g the ball well up. Herei n lay his success, as the visitin g batsmen tried to punch him. Each bowle r came out of ordea l with five wicke ts for 14 runs, McDo ugall, with the six maide ns in 12 overs, being the more consis tent. Ewar t and Movc rley, the two top score rs of the inning .·, op eu ed New Plym outh's secon d ventu re, first thing s did not go well. With only three byes on the but telegraph both batsm en were dismi ssed. Beck and Gibbo ns then becam e associ ated in a careful part11crship, which carrie d the score to 34 befor e Gibbon;,; wa~; ;,;martly caugh t by Bunn y oil B<:n·ton. Palm er wa;,; caugh t off the ;,;mne bowle r a few ball;,; later. Beck and Allen canie d the ;,;core to 58, when Barto n got a good one pa:,;t Beck. Allen wa;,; joined by Larki n and the scor e moun ted slowly . At 79 Allen was very foolis hly run out. He had played a fine uphil l inning s. Lurki u lift ·cl un L'a:>y ball iuto the ;,;afe haml;,; of Oiesen, and Petty wa;,; run out a few minut es later.

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57 'l'he telegraph was altered from 74 for six to 84 for nine when C. Brown was clean bowled by Mason. The innings closed for 85 runs, or 34 short of the Collegiate first innings score. 'l'he scores are :COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. First Innings. Bunny, c. Allen, b. Petty Hudson, c. Andrews, b. Allen Cato, c. Ewart, b. Allen Mason, c. Beck, b. Allen .. Giesen, b. Allen .. Hornabrook, b . Petty .. Barton, c. Palmer, b. Beck Gaddum, c. Beck, b. Larkin McDougall, c. Brown, b. Beck Burke, b. Beck · Adams, not out Extras

13 3 11

20 30 6 17

26 14

15 8 10

173

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Bowling analy.·i.s.-Petty took two wickets for 63 nms ; Alien, four for 35 ; Andrews, none for 25 ; Beck, three for 35 ; Larkin, one for 5. NEW PLYMOUTH. First Innings. B eck, b. l\IcDougall Gibbons, b. McDougall .. Palmer, c. Hornabrook, b. McDougall .. Larkiq, b. McDougall Alien, c. Bunny, b. McDougall . . P ett y, b. Hornabrook U. Brown, st. Gadclum, b. Hornabrook Ewart, c. Bunny, b. Hornabrook Andrews, c. McDougall, b. Hornabrook l\Ioverley, not out C. Brown, c. Burke, b. Hornabrook Extras Total

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15 1

17 1 11 54

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Bowlin . k f M D g analys is.-Bm ton too l~~ no w1c runs; c ouga11, five for 14. Horuab rook fi .ets,f ·or148 Mason, none for 2 ; Hudso n ~one for 3. A' d;'c or ; for 2. ' ' n I ews, none Second InninO' s 15• Ewart, c. Gaddu m, b. McDou gall Moverl ey, c. Mason, b. Hornab rook B eck, b. Barton Gibbons, c. Bunny, · b. B~~·ton Palmer , c. Gaddu m, b. Barton Allen, run out Larkin , c. Giesen, ·b. Hud~on Petty, run out H. Brown , b. Ho1:~abro~k Andrew s, not out Brown , b. Mason · · ·· Extras

0 0

17 13 0

20 1 1 3 4 1

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24 two wicket s for Bunny , none for 7; Bm·ton two ~~r '"'t :1dl\iii[01~, one for 13 ; ' , ason, one for 1. COMPETITION MATCHES . VB. Old Boys_ (Octob er 16 and 23).-W on by ,- . Oil c oys first mnino· s 113 (P u9 1 uns. for 42, E,~art two fo1:' 99 II Frnnls ctty seven wicket s <os one mmng s 19 r uns (Petty ~six f , oo 19 H F for -99) ; seconc1 School first inni or ""' · ~ ookcs two for ·7) ley 10 'Alien 12)ngs 106dr.un~ (Petty 35, Larkin 13, Med~ ' , secon mmng s 85 (H F 1 91 c: ward 19, Larkin 11 ). . · oo res ~ , 1.Iay·

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V. Old Boys A (Novem ber 4 and 6) w on first inning·:;. Old B . f . . _< . • . - on by · rm1s fou 1· fo r 28 :H F l· . tys, 11 :;t :nnmgs 103 nu1ss1x (Petty School , first in.nin°o~s '~~ ~·~~~or 3D,j J. ~'~art one for J2). Galbra ith 13 L "'k· ) s (K. Fool,cs 11, F letclJ er 22 · 37 · seconcl · · 1 wicket s (B ']~ 1ar ~111 . ' ' .L mmng 58 for nine' Ewart 35, Foo~~e~i1~~okes 22, Fletch cr 28, Petty 23,

. . V. Urcnui (Novem bc 1· J3) - Wf • Hlumg:; ) . U rcnni first inniJ o· ·• ') :- _m 0. y( ·J_Q l'lll.l i; oH fm.;l. li. Fookes six for l4 ) . . ,.,~ ~~ ll m ~ ' Pe1L;r our Jor !l, Jor 20 II F 1· . . 'secon d mnmg;.; vo rt Jn ;.; (IPetty ' : . . ' .. ~oo,es two for J7, Ewart five fo. ,- ) S• t l IO . fiist mmngs 45 runs (Fletch er 10). 1 u . chool,

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Scl10ol v. New Plymo uth (Decem ber 11) .-Unfinished on accoun t of Nelson match. Finally School defaulted . New Plymo uth, first inning s 235 runs (Fooke s two for 53, Beck two for 15, Ewart two for 39). School, first innings 63 for two wicket s (K. Fookes 20 not out, J . Ewart 17, Beck 16 ). · ' V. West ern Park (Janua ry 8) .-Los t by an inning s and 86 runs. Weste rn Park, first inning s 262 for six wicket s (Petty two for 97, Hether ington three for 32). School, first inning s 57; second inning s 119 (Petty 44, Larkin 27, Hether ington 27). V. Old Boys B (Janua ry 29) .-Lost by four wicket s and 89 runs. Old Boys, 185 runs for six wicket s. School, first inning s 96 runs (Ewar t 29) ; second inning s 62 for four wicket s. V . Old Boys A (March 5).-Dr awn. Old Boys, 41 for fiv e wick et s (Petty three for 14, Fookes two for 20). School , 208 for nine wicket s (Beck 81, Gibbons 51, Larkin 27, Palme r 14 not out).

V. W estern Park (March 26).-L ost by 13 runs. Wester n Park, 111 runs (Petty two for 24, Fookes three for 29, Beck three for 14, Palmer one for 13 ) . School, 98 run s (Beck 35, Petty 15, Palme r 13, Haywa rd 10 ). V. New P lymou th (Apri l 2) .- Lost by 91 rtms. New Plymo uth, 141 runs for fiv e wicket s . (Petty one for 36, Fookes two for 30, Larkin one for 4). School, 50 (Beck 13, Haywa rc115, Brown 9 not out). On Decemb er 4 a match was played agains t Countr y B, which wa. · won by an inning s and 128 runs. Countr y B, first inning s 25 runs (Fletch er four for 11, H. Fookcs ix for 10 ) ; second i1mings 63 runs (Beck three for 26, J. Ewart five for 20, IIanis two for 1). School , first inning s 216 1·uns (Beck 58, Fletch er 48, Galbra ith 26, H . Fookes 29, Batger 15, Larkin 12). Duri11g Novem ber a friendl y match was })lay ·cl again. t Wn,v •rl ·y. School won by an innin gs and 178 run ·. Vvave rl'.Y macl 61 ~ JJ eacli iunir1gs, while School made 000 (Beck 78 1' ·tirell, K. Fookei:l 71, Pletch cr G9, Galbra ith 31, Ewart 18).

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BATTING · AVERAGES. No. of 'l'imes Highest 'l'otal InniJigs. Not Out. Score. Runs.

Batsman.

Fletcher, R. 10 Beck, A. 7 Fookes, K. ..... . . 8 Fookes, H. 8 Ewart, J . ........ 10 Petty, L. 9 Hayward; w. .... 8 Larkin, J\1. 10 Alien, E. P. . . . . . . 6 Galbraith, J. 9 Batger, R. 10 Ewart, G. 6 Medley, J. ... .... 10 ••••

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324 212 190 153 180 140 99

85 45 48 53 30 40

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work, Electricity, and Magnetism and Internal Combustion Engines. As reo·ards Agriculture itself, we ~ave been very Qusy this term with outside work 'fhc s_o wmg o_f 14 packets of seed obtained from the Royal Damsh Agncultural Society, the lining out of 2200 Eucalypts and 700 Cupressus Lawsoniana and 500 Pinus-radiata, and the sowino· of a couch-infested area in oats and tares, all kept us bu:y for some considerable time. During March we pulled. and weighed the soft turnips (Danish seed_) and carried out a palatability trial with them. Early m the same month we attended the Agricultural Society's Show and a number of u.· competed in the cow-judging competition . On the occasion of Mr. John Hale's dispersal sale of his famous Pedigree Jerseys, the fourth and fifth form boys wer e allowed to visit JJolly Oak and spent a pleasant and instructive day there.

BOWLING AVERAGES. No. of B.uns.

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AGRICULTURAL NOTES. (R. W. O'Neill.) Since the last Magazine wa::; publi::;hed there have been many changes in connection with the Agricultural Cour ·e. In the fir ·t place the boys taking A-griculture are now in special. form::; for different years-that is to ::>ay, there are third, fourth and fifth fol'm \.gricultural Classe:. Then the . yllabus of u1. -trnction ha.· now been extended to include such subjects a::; ·woodwork, _metal-

ROOT-CROP EXPERIMENT AT HOBSON STREET PLOTS, \\ ith Seeds Supplied by the Royal Danish Agricultural Society, Copenhagen.

The following account is taken from the Herald:Altogether 14 packets of . eecls were supplied, consisting of seven varieties of ·oft turnips, three of Swedes, two of mangolcl , and two of carrot. _ So far only the soft turnips have been pulled and weighed. 'fhe swedes, mano-olcls and carrots are still making growth, and the rebults of their trial will be published later. It is interestino- to note that for one variety of swede-Bangholm, H~rning Strain-the Royal Danish -Agricultural Society ~laims that it possesses great capacity for resisting clubroot (Plasmocliophora brassicae), but that it is only to be recommended where the soil is much infected by clubroot. On land where the soil is not infected by this disease it gives a much smaller yield than other good varieties. However, at the School plots it has made very satisfactory growth and promises to give a very fair yield of well-shaped roots.

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The follo win g is the resu lt of the Soft Tur nip Tria l: N.B .: 'l'he folia ge was rem ove d befo re weighiJ1g. Yiel d in tons per acre. Nam e. Tons . Cwt. 1. Yello w Tank ard, Pajbjerg V. . . . . . . . . . . 28 11 2. Grey stone , Ama gergnar d V. . . . . . . . . . .

3. Whi te Tank ard, Roskilde V. . . . . . . . . . .

4. Oste1·sundom, Ama gerga :u-d V. . . . . . . 19 5. Fyns k, Bort felde r Hun dslev VI. . . . . . .

6. May Turn ips, Mari CJllyst V. . . . . . . . . . 15

7. Dale s Hyb rid, Ama gerg aard V. . . . . . . .

Rem arks. Gree n-he aded with yello w flesh, rathe r long , smoo th and with high perc enta ge of dry matt er. Redd ish-g rey h eads , whit e flesh and almo st glob ular with large folia ge. Quic k grow ing. Red head s, whit e flesh, rathe r long and bulk y at the root poin t; easy to lift; folia ge very large.

Red head s, whit e flesh, rathe r long and some what co11ical in shap e. Quic k grow ing.

Long yello w, almo st cylin drica l and with yello w flesh.

Gree n head s, whit e flesh, flat roun ded in shap e and very easy 7 to lift. Very quic k grow ing. The yield is smal l, but the pel·centa .ge of dry matt er is high . 11

Gree n-he aded , yello w flesh, globula r, smoo th and easy to lift.

PAL ATA BIL ITY TEST WIT H SOF T TUR NIP S. In conn ectio n with the soft turn ips, a pala tabi lity test was carr ied out, the dair y herd bein g used for the purp ose. The turn on the Sch ool farm ips wer e pull ed and cart ed out to a past ure field and one cow was let in at a time . Obs erva tion s wer e take n as to the choice mad e by each cow and to the amo unt eate n. The turn ips in orde r of pala tabi lity are :1-W hite Tan kard Ros kild e V.: Ver y 2-Y ello w Tan kard Pajb jerg V.: Qui quic kly eate n. 3-G reys tone , .Am ager gaar d V.: Fairckly eate n. ly well like d. 4--0 ster sun dom , Am age rgaa rd: Fair ly well like d. 5-F yns k Bor tfeld er Hlm dsle v VI. : Not very pala tabl e. 6-D ales Hyb rid, .Am ager gaar d V.: Not very pala tabl e. 7-M ay Turn ips, Mar ienl yst V.: Har dly touc hed.

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COW -JUDGING.

The follo win g app eare d in the Tar ana ki Her ald, Mar ch 30, 1927 :BOY S' AND GIR LS' COM PET ITIO N. SHO W RES ULT S. The awa rds in the boy s' and girl s' cow -jud ging competi tion s held in con junc tion with the rece nt show of the Tar ana ki Agr icul tura l Soc iety have been mnd e by the jnclge, Mr. E. Griffiths, as foll ow: Cl a.·s 172 .-Fo r Prim ary Scho ol Pup ils (boy s or girl s)· Two Jers ey cows to be judg ed. Priz the prop rieto r of The Tar ana ki Her es don ated by ald and Bud get. Da vid Blac kley and Mon ty Har vie (equ J. Fair brot her .... .... .... .... .... al) .... .. ~ . · . 1 M. Hon eyfi eld .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . · . · · · · 3 , .... · .. · · · · · · · 4 All pup ils of the prep arat ory divi sion of th e New Plymou th Boy s' Hig h School. Class 173 .-Fo r Seco ndar y Scho ol Pup ils (boy s or girls ). Thr e Jer. ey cow.· to b e jud" 'ed. Priz th prop rieto r of 'l'he Tar ana ki IIer es don ated by ald and Bud get. Jack Poo l (Ne w Plym outh Boy .'' Hig h Scho ol) . . . . 1 Cyr il Palm r (Ne w Plym outh Boy s' Hig h Scho ol) 2 Ge01·ge Bur wel l (Ne w Plym ?uth ~oys C. Wal ker (Str atfo rd Tec hmc al Hig ' Hig h Scho ol) 3 h Scho J. Dick ie Clau de Bar row , S. E. Dow ol) and .A. nard and C. H. Bell (of New Plym outh Boy s' Hig h Sch ool) , equa l .... . .... .. .. .... .... .... .... .... . · · · · 4 Mr. E. Griffiths mak es the follo win g com men ts:Jlm ior Com peti tion .-Th e card s put in by the two boy s who tied for first plac e indi cate rem arka ble ~bility in boy so you ng; the boy s not only und erst and thell'_ subject , but hav e expr esse d them selv es clea rly and conCisely. Sen ior Com peti tion . -W hils t 75 per plac ed the cows corr ectl y, abo~1t ei_gh cent . of the card s they r equi red r~p e ated exam mat lon t wer e so goo d that befo re they wer e

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finally placed in order of merit. 'fhe cards were surprisingly good and showed that the boys and girls have taken a k een interest in the subject-an interest which must pro've profit a blc to those wlw become dairy farm<:>rs later.

, THE

SPORTS DINNER. (G. S. Anderson.)

On November 26 the Annual Sports Dinner was held in the dining hall. Besides Mr. Moyes and the staff, there were present all sports champion s, school prefects and sixth-formers. · 'fhe tables were gaily hedecb•d with flowers and streamers, and the menu left nothing to be desired in both quality• and quantity. Ample time was given for the repast before the toast-list was commenced.

THE FOlWE SHOP.

'l'he toast-list ·was opened by the proposal of the Royal toast by Mr. Moyes. The next toast, '"fhe School," was proposed by T. Bailey, who pointed out the influence of school life and environment on a boy's character. This toast was responded to by F. Read, the Head Boy, who confirmed the remarks of the proposer, and stressed the importance of old boys keeping up their connection with the School. In proposing the toast of the staff, K. \V etere, in a brilliant and humorous speech, outlined the work of the staff and their connection with the boys as regards outdoor recreations. On behalf of the staff Mr. J ohnson suitably replied. "The First Fifteen" was proposed by J. Moore. He said that the fine standard of football in the team was due mainly to the untiring efforts of their coach, Mr. Papps. F . Read, as captain of the team, responded and expressed the hope that the traditions of the team would be carried on in years to come. Next followed the toast of the "First Eleven," proposed by S. Anderson, who emph asised the fact of the masters giving up their own time to the coaching of the teams. K. Fookes, on behalf of the team, responded with a very fine speech interspersed with many witty remarks.

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65 J. Gfllbrflit h then proposed "School Instituti ons," remflrking on the importan ce of the Magazin e as an advertisement for the School. He also pointed out the necessi1 y of a good library and hoped that it would soon be forthcom ing. Ivir. Earl, as chairman of the Magazin e Committ ee, reminde d the boys leaving that news of their wl1ereab outs was alway. welcome , andlVIr. Sbrimpto n, in a very witty speech, spoke on behalf of the Library Committee. The toast for "The School Champio ns" was then proposed by J. Beaven, who remarke d on t h e fine perform ances put up by the boys of that year. J. Buckericlo·e r·epli ed on behalf of the champio ns. In proposin g the toast o~ "Cadets flnd Shooting ," B. Pease outlined the shooting record of the School, F. Davis replying on behalf of the committe e. "The Orchest ra" was the next on the li.·t. J. Medley, in proposin g· the toast, Sflid that, although it was well down on the toast-list , it was on of the most importan t, as the orchestr a wa.- a very valuable asset to the School. He tl1flnk ed lVIr. Dobson for his untirin"' efforts as conductor of the orchestra . .Li. lVIoverley suitably responde d, at the .·ame time thanking Mr. Dobson on behalf of the orchestr a..

K. W etere propo:ed the toast of boys leaving, stressing the necessity of the ·e boys joining the Old Boys' Club. E. Tonks, in reply, said that, although they were leaving the School, they would endeavo ur to keep up their connections with it. F. Read then proposed a toast not actually on the li st-that of lVIr. and lVIrs. lVIoyes- and made particula r mention of their hospitali ty to visiting teams. lVIr. l\'[oyes replied on behalf of Mrs. l\i[oyes and himself and said they were always glad to be of assistanc e whene er they could. This conclude d the toast-list . DurinO' the evening, intersper s d between the items o·iven by the orchestra , were son"'S rendered by J. Buckerid ge, S. Anderso n and B. Grieve.

JJn ,fflemoriam. MR. ERN EST PRIDH.AM, M.A. The new s of the deat h of Mr. Ern est Prid ham , M.A., at his resi denc e in She pton Mal let, Eng will be rece ived with very deep regr land , on Apr il 11, frie nds and form er pup ils. As the et by his man y old first Prin cipa l of the New Plym outh Hig h School, a posi tion thir ty year s, Mr. Prid ham beca me the he held for near ly of a long succession of girls and boys teac her and frie nd com bine d one duri ng his head mas, the Sch ool bein g a thou gh they now are thro ugh out New ters hip. Sca ttere d far ends of the eart h, the mem ory of Zea land and to the thei r form er mas ter is a closely unit ing bon d. Tho ugh belo ngin g to a Dev onsh year s of Mr. Prid ham 's you th wer ire fam ily, the earl y e spen t in Irel and , whe re also late r he obta ined his degr ee of M.A . at Dub lin Uni vers ity. Ear ly in the 'eigh Zea land with his wife and littl e dau ties he came to New ghte cam e Prin cipa l of the New Plym outh r, and in 1882 beHig h School, of · whi ch he may be said t o be the foun der in the acad emi c sense. It is inte rest ing to note , how ever , that this was not his first conn ectio n with Tar ana ki and 1880 he held in Wel ling ton the posi its affa irs, for in the Min iste r for Defence, the Hon tion of seci ·etar y to . that capa city issu ed inst ruct ions to Joh n Bry ce, and in the late Maj or Pari s to supp ress the acti on of the Mao ri chief, Te Whi ti, at that time eng aged in dire ctin g from sive resi stan ce" cam paig n agai nst the Pari hak a his ''pa ssettl ers. Mr. Prid ham 's nex t app oint men mat ical Mas ter at the Wel ling ton Boy t was as Mat hethat posi tion he cam e to take the ones' College, and from at New P lym outh . A man of com man ding pres ence , he was also a born teac her, one gift ed with an inte llec t of mor e than ordi nary keen ness and clearness. His less inte nsel y inte rest ing that it was nex on-p erio ds wer e so t to imp ossi ble to forget wha t he taug ht, especially in thro ugh the who le o:E his teac hing mat hem atic s, whi le ther that somehow won derf ully lit up and e play ed the wit reve aled the road

OLD BOY S' SEC TION 67 called ''ed uca tion .'' He coul d be ster whe n nece ssar y, · cert ain that from first to last hen held b U t 1·t 1S the abso lute . resp ect of ever y pup il during h1s t l . nrty year s ' h ea d ma S ' h'p But bett er mem orie s even than t ers thes e are o:E ~he 1 . . l exce edin g fineness and nob ility of h1s c 1ara ct er, th e h 1~O'h ideals he held up, and thou gh h~ was serv ed his gent le and und erst and mg both shy and reinde ed: a Hea d who well and tru~y laidsym path y. ~e was the foun dati Ons of the School in wisd om and inte gnty . Soo n afte r his retir eme nt in 1911 ham retu rned to Engl and, whe re they he an~ Mrs . Prid~ived 1;n Somerse~. 'fo Mrs. Prid ham and the mem bers of h1s fam1ly-~rs. F . vV. Res ton, o£ New Plym outh , and Mr. Cha rl es Pr1d han: , of Wa nga nui -the sym path y of all who kne w the late Mr. Prid bam will be tend ered .

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To main tain a link betw een these )acr~s a's comp lete and accupast and pres ent and to mak e · · "·tect t~ send to the Edit ors of rate as possi ble, Old Boys ar c 1lhis secti on, para gr.ap hs or any ~;;~rmation conc ernin g the locatioJ~ or cloin.gs of thell ' olc~. s~l;o~ l fello ws or any news or liter ary artJ cles of mter est to then 11. n Mate r.

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOOIATION -1927. President: A. R. Stan dish . Vice-Presidents: Dr. E. F. Foo kes and A. J. Pap ps, B.A . Hon. Secretaries : L . W. Lov ell and J. H. Boon. Hon. Treasurer : Hon. Auditor . C. Sma rt. F. N. Whi tcom be. Executive: R. J. IIow ell, H. Bro wn, P. Pop e, G. Morey, .J. Palm er, H. C. Newell, J. Leg gat, F. J . Cor km , M.A. Editors of Old Boy s' Section: H. C. N ewell and J. H . Boon.

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Ac tiv e br an ch es ke en in ter es t ?m on of th e As so cia tio n ar e arousincr gs Au c!r lan d, wJnle a str t Ol d Bo ys bo th in W ell in gt on an d Ch ns tch ur ch . Th e on g br an ch ha s no w 'be en fo rm ed in ck lan de rs ha ve in ~nion wh en th e Sc hoAu vie w a bi()' reol m th e ye ar, an d ho pe tea m vis its th e no rth er n cit y la te r wi ll ma ke th e tri p no as ma ny Ol d Bo ys fro m he re as ca n rth . ' . T~e sugg~stion fro m W ell in gt on br an tr1 en ma l ~-eu~wn at ch to ho ld a th co mm en cm g m 1929 e Sc ho ol du rin g th e Ea ste r ho lid ay ap pe ar s to co nt ain th e so lut ion of ~reat dif fic ult y th at a tw ns .. Th e ex ec uti ha s ari se n in re ga rd to the se fu nc ve ha s be en on th e ho rn s of a dil em ma to sa tis fy th e gr ea t nu mb er of loc al Ol d Bo ys as we ll as tho se sc att er ed to th Gatherin15s su ch as e fo ur co rn ers of th e Do mi nio n re1mions ne ce ssi tat e pr~paratwn to a gr ea t de al of en su re po mt ou t to Ol d Bo th eir success, an d we wo uld lik e to ys ov er th is qu es tio n th els ew he re wh o ha ve be en co nc ern ed e ing_ of . an an nu al Ea difficulties wh ich co nf ro nt th e ho ldres ide m Ne w Pl ym ste r fu nc tio n. M os t Ol d Bo ys wh o ou to Ea ste r as a br ief th all th e ye ar ro lm d loo k fo rw ar d res pit e fo r a ja un t ab of go lf an~ it_is ha rd to _ask th em to sa ro ad or a o-ame ye ar to as sis t m pr ep cri ara tiO n fo r re un io n fic e th is :v er y fu nc tio ns . Some W?uld willingl~ ~o With th e AssoCiatiOnit bu t ma ny no t ac tiv ely co nn ec ted th at th_e. ye ar ly fu go off on ho lid ay wi th th e re su lt nc up on vis ito rs fo r su tio ns ar e alm os t wh oll y de pe nd en t pp or t an d ca n't be success. Co nc en tra ma de a fin an cia l tio n up on a tri en ni al fu nc tio n, ho wev er, wo uld ov erc om e the se difficulties . wo ul d ~ave pl en ty Al l Ol d Bo ys of all a um ve rsa l eff or no tic e an d wi th th e co -o pe rat ion of t wh ich he ld les s fre quco uld be ma de to ho ld a bio- flm cti on ela bo ra te scale. At en tly co uld be pl an ne d up on a mo re an y ra te th e jub ile e ca nn ot be all ow ed of th e old sc ho t~ pa ss wi th ou t fit tin g ho no ur an d ol fee l su re no eff or t wi we ll to ma ke it an oc ca sio be sp ar ed by th e loc al As so cia tio n n rem em be red 40 ye ar . on. SOCI AL CLUB. Ou r Cl ub ha s be en Ol d Bo ys to ge th er so a va lua ble in sti tu tio n in brino-in()' cia lly an d it is gr ati to sta te th at th e co fy in g mm itt ee ha s come throu to be ~bl: ye ar ve ry s;1 tis fac tor o-h th e fir st ily . As is th e ca se clu bs , th e su mm er wi th "'most so cia l mo nt hs ar e th e lea ne st, an d it is fo r th is rea so n th at it ha s be en pr op os ed to ho ld a se rie s of

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69 so cia l ev en ing s du rin g th e wi nt er in or de r to pr ov id e. a lit tle su rp lu s fo r th se lf an id ea l me eti is pe rio d. Th e Cl ub ha s p~oved Itng pla ce fo r Ol d Bo ys , es pe cia lly fo r tho se ac tiv ely in ter sp ec ial ap pe al is ma es ted in all ga me s of sp or t, ~n~ a de to all me mb ers ?f to wn or co lm try , to th e AssociatiOn, me mb ers ar e ad mi ttejo in up an d he lp It alo ng . Co unt ry d at a gr ea tly re du ce d ra te an d fo r th em th e Cl ub ha s ma ny ad va nta ge s. SU RF CLUB. A pr og res siv e ste-p wa s ta:ke~ at th th e sw im mi ng sea. on m estabhshin~ th e beginni~g of Cl ub up on a so lm de e 0~~ Bo ys Su rf r ma in tai ne d in aq ua ba sis an d _a hi gh P?SI~Ion_ ha s be en tic sp or t, With th e tai ni ng th e Ta bo r M distm_ctwn of reem se nt in g rra ra na ki at or ial Sh iel d an d pr ac tic all y re~re th e Ne w Ze ala nd Su rf ChampiOnsh ips at Ne w Pl ym ou th . Th er e wa s a dif fic ult y in ge tti ng suffi to fill th e va ca nc ies in th e tea ms , bu t wh cient me mb ers wa s fin all y se ttl ed en the_ personn~l me th e sp or t an d di d cr mb ers ~vincecl a ke~n mt er es t m clue in no sm all me ed it to th eu clu b. _Their s~ccess wa s as ur e to th e en erg etl C co ac hm g of M r. R. G. Ho we ll, wh o also co ac he d th e Ta ra na ki tea m. At th e an nu al me eti ng he ld at th e Ol d th e officer · fo r th e Bo ys ' Cl u? ye de nt : G. W . Pa lm er ar we re ele cte d as fo llo ws :-P re si , Es q. Cl ub ca pt ain : R. G. Vi ce -ca pta in, J. H. Ho we ll. Bo se cr eta ry an d tre as on . Ho n. au di to r: L. Lo ve ll. Ho n. ur No rth Ta ra na ki Ro er : H. J. An tho ny . De leg ate s to an d L. Fr ee th ey . ya l Li fe- Sa vin g So cie ty: R. G. Ho we ll Ex ec ut iv e Co mm itt ee : M es srs . L. Ab bo tt, J. H . Bo on , H. W . Br ow n, R. G. Ho we ll an d H . J. An tho ny . Th e lub wa s re pr rra bo r Sh iel d om pe es en ted by th e ~allowing _at th e Ne we ll, IT. W e.· ton , tit io n: -F . J. Co rk ill (c ap tam ), F. ll. K. Ta ylo r, W . P en ma W . Br ow n, II. J. Bo on , 0. Ev_an s, n. Th is t~am succ_e th e. hielcl, leadino· by . sf1;1lly_re tam ed th e Fi tzr oy Su rf Cl a su bs tan tia l ma rg m of po_mts fro m ub -th e on ly ot he r co mp etm g tea m. Th e Pe nn an t tea m wa . le. s su cc es sfu l, _losing th e Pe nn an t to Op un ak e tea m lined ou t as fo wi th a dif fer en ce of 2%: po mt s.. Th e w.· :- II. J. An th on ~bbott, L. Fr ee th ey , llo y (c ap tam ), L. S. Be llr ing er, M. D. Cl ark e, J . Galbr ait h, G. Ga yto n.

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'l'he New Zea lan d Sur f Cha mp ion shi p for the Nelson Shi eld , Fou r Men Cha mp ion ship , and Ma rch Pas t Cha mpio nsh ip wer e hel d this yea r 'l'he 'l'a ran aki tea m was suc ces sfu at New Ply mo uth . l in win nin g the Ma rch Pas t hampi.onship arid acq uitt ed events. The foll ow ing me mb itse lf wel l in the oth er ers sen tati ve hon our s at this me of the Clu b gai ned rep reetin g :-F . J. Cor kill (ca ptain ), J. H. Boon, H. W . Bro wn , 0 . Eva ns, W. Pen ma n, I-I. We sto n, and F. Ne we ll.H.J .A. FOOT BA LL CLUB . Off ice rs.-Pat ron : Mr. W. H. Moyes . Pre sid ent Mr . A. R . Sta ndi sh. Vic e-P res ide nts : Messrs. A. : A. Ben net t, A. E. Syk es and Dr. Doile. Sole sele cto r: G. Bm Foo kes . Clu b cap tain : D. H. Wy nya rd. Del ega tes to ·tl·and. Tea m ma nag er: C. Tar ana ki Ru gby Un ion : F. M. Wh yte and G. Ber tran d. Ho n. sec reta ries and tr~asurers: F. Cla rke and E. 'l'hompson. Exe cut ive Com mit tee : R. G. Ho wel l, H. W. Bro wn , C. Sm art, D. Syk es, C. H. Wy nya rd. Ho n. ma nag ers : R. G. Ho wel l and aud itor : L. Lovell. 'l'eam W. Mo orhea d. The Club aga in exp erie nce d a suc ces sfu l yea r financial ly in spi te of the hea vy Gis bor ne trip . Ou r firs t fift exp ens es inc ide nta l to the een did not atta in the success ant icip ate d at the com me alth oug h the ma in tro ubl e counce me nt of the sea son and , ld aga in be trac ed to the abs enc e of hef ty f01·wards, yet by ste ady and mo re ear nes t trai nin o· ind ivid ual ly the tea m cou ld cer tain ly hav e tak en a mu ch hig her pla ce on the lad der . Fur thel', it is inte res ting to not e jur ies in the tea m ove r 30 me tha t thr oug h ext ens ive inteam , thu s mitigatinO' lar gel mb ers pla yed in the sen ior y aga ins t fixed com bin atio n. 'l'he jun ior tea ms wer e mo re succE)ssful, and all occupie d hig h pos itio ns on the ir res pec tive lad der . The Clu b nom ina ted one sen ior and five com pet itio ns, and thu s sho wed jun ior tea ms in the loc al the larg est act ive member shi p list of any club in the pro vin ce. 'l'he con gra tula tion . of the Clu b arc due to llan clle y Bro wn (wllO ao·ain J'ej re:> cnted New Zealan d in .A.Hstral ia), to '. tev ens ancl J. H. Boo n (wh o wer e ·ele ct•d in tL · Tar ana ki l' pr sen tati v t am .'), and to C. Dra d 'I' and Gillespie (who pla yed for NorLl1 'l'a ran aki in the tria l ma tch at Stl 'atf ord ).

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'l'be tha nks of the Club hav e in any wa y ass iste d the are due to all tho se wh o Clu to tho se lad ies who so ene rge b act ive ly or fina nci ally , nin g of the Clu b's dan ces , to tica lly ass iste d in the run Hu mp hrie s, C. Campbell, C. Messrs. F. J. Egg l.eto n, A. Bro wn , and C. Km gst one for the ir serv ices in coa chi ng the team s. The foll ow ing Old Boy s wer e ele cte d me mb ers of the Clu b :-K . Foo kes , F. Rei d, A. Cam p bell, P. W ebs ter, K. Ril ey, J. Tho ma s, N. Sm ith, A. P . Gro ver , A. Ben net t, T. Pan Mills, A. Frase~, J. Bro die , erin gto n, H. Olsen, Smale, Robkhu rst, R. Ha rns , A. He therts on, Ha yto n, C. Mo rley , and J. Ab rah am . THE GISBORNE VISIT. 'l'his Eas ter the Gis bom e Old Bo ys' foo tba ll tea m pai d us a ret urn visi t, wh en we wer e suc ces sfu l in wip ing out las t yea r's def eat , New Ply mo uth win nin g the ma tch by 20 poi nts to 8. The vis itor s arr ive d on Good Fri day , and tha t nig ht wer e ent erta ine d priv ate ly. the y ind ulg ed in a sho rt pra On the foll ow ing mo rni ng ctic e, afte r wh ich the y wer e tak en to see the sig hts of the tow n. 'l'he IIe rald 's com me nt upo pla yed at Puk eku ra Par k bef n the gam e, wh ich was tato r. and on a glo riou s day ore a _large cro wd of sp~c , cre dite d bot h tea ms wit h hav ing pro mis ing ma teri al and pro vid ing flashes of bril lian t Rug by. VIS I'l'O RS EN TE RT AIN ED . Aft er the ma tch the Gis bor ne vis itor s wer e ent ertain ed by the Old Bo ys' Foo tba ll Club to din ner . Good fe elinO' and joll ity pre dom ina tion wh ich afte r app etit es hadted thr oug hou t the fun cbee n satisfied, con clu ded wit h a shd rt toa st list and the pre sen tati on of the Bal coc k Cui). Sub seq uen tly the hal l wa~ cle are~ a~d 3: mo st enj oyabl e dan ce occ upi ed tbe eve nm g unt il mid mg ht. On Sun day , foll ow ing a chu rch servi~e at ~t. Ma ry's , Lhe vi ·itor.' wer e mo tor ed to Op una ke, VIa Pan hak a, and ear ly on Ea. -tcr lVLmday mo rnin g the y com me nce d the ir ·460-mile jou rne y hom ewa rds .

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'l'he arran geme nts for the tour neces sitate d a gr eat deal of time and work, and the Execu tive is to be congratu lated on the fine mann er in which t he progr amme was carrie d out. A special word of praise is due to Reg. Ho1-vell and Frank Clark e for their able sup ervision. CRIC KET CLUB . The seaso n just finish ed has been an event ful one in the histor y of the Old Boys ' Club . 'l'he decisi on of the execu tive of the As .. ociati on to admit six senio r teams made it possib le for the club to use its memb ership to the best advan tage by playin g two teams . This has done away with the old comp laint that boys leavin g schoo l could not get admis sion to the senior grade and remai n assoc iated with the Schoo l. The B team, forme d mainl y of young playe rs, had a very succe ssful season, and fini::;hed well up on the list. The A team had the harde st of luck in losing the cham pions hip of the divisi on by only one point. Durin g the 路eason a numb er of playe rs have been succe ssful in gainin g Taran aki repre senta tive honou rs in Hawk c Cup and other match es. It is hoped that, if the sugge sted coach ."houl d mater ialise , the stand ard of will impro ve to such mi exten t that the club will play be one of the strong est of its type in the count ry. WEL LING TON BRAN CH.

The "0,Telling ton branc h had a splend id attend ance at it::; annua l meeti ng, held on April 13, 1927. lVIr. W . E. Raws on occup ied the chair. 'l'he r ep ort stated that the activi ties o:E the a.'."oci dmin g t h e past year had been more or less confinedatiou to reunio n, which wa 路 held on the depar ture of the Schoo a l's first Rhode,. Schol ar, lVIr. M. Barak . 'l'he functi on, in combining both a reunio n and a farew ell, was an unqua lified ~:;uccess, if the enthu siasm o:E the partic ipant s could be regar ded a,. a r eliabl test. It took the form of a dinne r, followed by a . omew hat lighte r form of amU."ement at theatr e. 'l'here were 28 memb ers prese nt, Mr. Raw~:; a prc::;iding. .At dinner the gue.t o:E the e; ening was ou pre::;cuted with a gold-m ounte d fount ain pen as a partin g gift

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from the assoc iation . The usual toasts were honou red and, in partic ular, the toast of "Our Gues t" was replie d to in the form of a brigh t and witty speec h. Owin g to the gener ous respo nse made by memb ers of the assoc iation , the comm ittee was enabl ed to prese nt the old Schoo l with a hands ome cup as a troph y for debat ing. The expr essed desire of last year's annu al gener al meeti ng of encou r aging debat ing at the old Schoo l was thus satisfi ed, and it is under stood from reports receiv ed from lVIr. Moye s that the troph y is alread y bearin g good fruit. The chairm an remar ked on the enthu siasm shown by memb ers durin g the past year. The electi on of officer s result ed as follow s :-Pat Mr. W. H. Moye s; presid ent, Mr. W. E. Raws on; ron, vice- 路 presid ents, Messrs. A . L. Hemp ton, G. E. Becke tt, F. Harle , E. W. Hurst house and R. E. Pope; comm G. ittee, Messr s. T. N. Foden , A. C. Fooke s, L. B. Dinni ss, M. Osborne , A. R. Botha mley; secret ary, Mr. I. Mciv or; assistant secre tary, Mr. E. Lash. .A circul ar from the paren t assoc iation in regar d to the annua l reunio n was discus sed. A motio n was propo sed and carrie d: ''Tha t, in of the appro ach of the jubile e of the School, it be a view recom mend ation to the paren t assoc iation t o hold a gener al reunion of Old Boys at Easte r, 1929, and every three years therea fter, so that the follow ing r eunio n would thus fall in the jubile e year, viz., 1932. '' It was resolv ed to hold a reuni on of the Welli ngton memb ers this year, the form it is to take to be left in the hands of the comm ittee. The secre tary was instru cted to forwa rd a letter of greeti ngs and goodw ill to the newly -form ed branc hes in Auck land and Chris tchurc h. A resolu tion of symp athy with Dr. Fooke s, a promi nent Old Boy, in the recen t loss of his wife was passe d, the memb ers standing in silence.

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NOTES. la nd .A. B ra ck eb us h is' in pr · B · ac ti.ce a.· a m as seu r in .A . ri k an S ca ~~ nl E n g la n d w it an w ho fo r uc ~n.e. ~e ex pe cths hi s p ar en ts s?me mon~~s. to re rn t~ ri~n ~o n~w VISitmpgastht ha s been u d y in j oi lrtu pe ne ncISe st na li e A rg en w it h tho0' T n. at th e en e ar an ak l H ha vmon Ma er al d. g co m m en cedd of h IS ' y. exsh ee pJ.stPataliomner is ta k in u in N o rt h ~ Q a . . p a se n.es of ex pe po si ti on as n ue en sl an ri m en tseifo W r th Q d' an d . ov er se er on e ue en sl an dISGto d er ta k ea ovuernnm Arthu~eHarusee,plfoea se d to h ea r of en t D un ed m , in 19 rm er ly of F 't th e . co nt m 22 he co . I zro:y. A t O ue d success of an d al so' ta go U ni ve rs it ~ate . In 1923 "e o n d y ea ' of hiS m ed ic al st he sa il ed fo r . c: an G ra de ~ M edud ie s at th e c o t: e n c a d te ac h er s' B ce rt ino w fi m sh ed ic al Scho l . Cge. of ,~ewh~re he co nt in ue d ~ta as one ofhi's me d'Icaol 'comur ah fo rm diCal E va ng el is ts e ph . . d . a, U ·S ·A · H e n~mff an d H os pith se, an IS h ta pr es en t On thas' l, h~s B .A . de gr ee ~~~~~n~o~t th e W asat e hi~g in 1924 ~ di pl om a an d . ' D.C .. H av ton S an at or B ho pe s t d m g co m pl et ed ' e Is w o rk oa r of A m er o se cu m th en go in g to ic an P h . re . th e d.lp l om g fo r hi s M D a of th e N at io . . tak~ th~si~~fs fi na ll y re na l at tw o ye ar s.tu rn to hi s horn l ~b~u. an ea rl y . da te . H e is gh ex am m at e an m th e , an d co ur se ofio ns an ot he r es. D in ni ss w a so liLci to r of th e S up as r reecenCtlY ad m C. P . S k er re tt it te d at W el li . Les. y th e C hi ef Ju ng to n as a VISl_> it st ic e, si r at E as te r no th er E as te 'V: as LAio nel 0 'H al l orr vi si to r an fr hi s b ro th er K . w er e al l pl ea ev. w ho i~ om R d to see .. · ' u~ kl and. H e tese m ai ne .d , IS te ll s us th at ac hi ng at M . (H on bu si neon at am at a gi ) w a rd · ss in H aw er a R IS m . an ag m twi;ns, a so n g hi delig~ted w it hanthd daug~~~l:ec~~ly be cas mfa th er 's d ra p er y· e th he ar ti es t co ng e ne w s a d IS s~hoolda e fa th er of ra tu la ti on s. n offer hi m an d y fr ie nd s ar e hi s w if e th ei r . R aw so n re nf. le , Disanba ck in N ew m em b d P ly m er~h a~ fr om th e W el a. go li no to n offi pa rt m en t. ouf 'h av m g od sh ot w it h th e o ce o t e L an be en tr an sf er re d ds an d D ee ds De-

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SE C TI O N 75 M an y O ld B oy s ha ve be en jo ur na li sm , an at tr ac te d to th e field of d ar e do in g well. In A uc Les. Ji ll et t, w ho is no w kl an d w e ha ve a se ni or re p Z ea la nd H er o rt er on th e al d ; in H am il N ew to n, C la yt on S W ai ka to T im ha w is w it h es ; w hi le at th e ho m e w e ha ve C. Newell, G . W el ls an d F ra n k K el ly , H D. H et he ri ng . st af f of th e to n on th e li 'r ar an ak i H er te ra ry al d, an d D. (N ew P ly m o S ax to n, J. B u th ), W il li ar ro di e d E w in g (S In ch (H aw er tr at fo rd ) an d a) , w it h th e L. T ar an ak i D ai B ro di e, w ho ly News. A u n ti l re ce nt ly ll an at C an te rb ur w as w it h th e New y Col lege, w he s, is no re h e w il l co an d at th e sa nt in ue hi s st ud w m e ti m e ke ep ie s a co nn ec ti on ci ty pa pe rs . w it h one of B ri an S ca nl an th e , w ho w as w ·a br oa d, w hi it h th e H er al le H d, is pa pe r, is no w ec to r G ar ne r, w ho w as w it h th e sa st ud yi ng fo r m hi s di pl om a at th e A uc kl e U ni ve rs it y. an d W . ll ealy ha s th or ou gh ly se in g an d w a: ttl ed do w n to r ecen tl y se en sh ee p fa rm w or ki ng a do tr ials w it h th g at th e A w ak e pr ac ti se d ey in o e of an ol d sh C on gr at ul at io ep he rd . ns to G er al d Cho go lf ch am pi on ng, w ho h as sh ip of T ar an w on th e do ug ht y op po ak i fo r 1927 . M ik e h ad nen t in an ot he a r O ld B oy , P final, ancl b o hi l. G re y, in th p la y ed ex th e ce ll en t golf. co ng ra tu la te W e al so ha ve G er al d up on h is m ar ri ag e, to w hi ch to ok pl in O ct ob er la ac e st . D on . S ut to n, who co m pl et ve rs it y last ye ed hi s co ur se ar , is no w ag at th e U ni ri cu lt u ra l m as College. D on te r at W an g an th in k s he w il ui l li ke th e te ac W . B er ri d g e, hi ng li fe . w ho fo r som e ye ar s b er of th e N ha s b een a m ew P ly m o u th emb ra n ch of th Offic , h as re e P ub li c T ru cen tl y b een tr st an sf er re d to C hr is tc hu rc h. Don. G ra n t is no w in pr ac ti '\V e ar e pl ea ce as a so li ci se d to h ea r th to r at P et on e. at bu si ne ss is br is k, an d w h im ev er y su is h ccess. N. F . L it tle, B .A ., L L .B ., fo rm er ly of N ancl no w in th e le ga l di vi ew P ly m ou th si on of th e P , in "\V el li ng to n, ub li c T ru st h as pa ss ed th Office e ex am in at io of LL.M., w it n h th e eq ui va le nt of ho no ur fo r th e de gr ee s (s ec on d cl as s) .

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G. Newell, the original "Froggie," recently joined the ranks of the benedicts and is living in Stratford, where he is with the Union Bank of .Australia. E. Colson is with the same bank in Wellington. He was recently back in New Plymouth on holiday.

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SYDNEY EDW.ARD WHI'l'E.

Lieutenant F. N. Whitcombe, of the First Battalion of the Taranaki Regiment, has been appointed Captain and Quartermaster as from March 24, 1927. Old Boys at Rolleston House, Canterbury Colle()'e are L. G. Loveridge, M. Thomson, R. Noonan (engine:ring), M. Hughson (engineering research), H. Mason (Training College), E. W. Tonks, J. Wright (.Arts), R. ' G. Webb (.Arts and '!'raining College), V. Barak (Science). Col- • lege House: W. E . .Alexander (Arts), D. G. Grant, J. Galbraith (Arts and Training College), M. C. Lysons (.Arts and Theology), S. F. Fookes and H. S. Weston (Law), W . .A. Brodie (Journalism), G. S. Walker (Medicine). .Among those in digs. are : J. H. Buckeridge .A. Brodie (engineering), G. Lomas (Law Office)· at Tr~ining College: Curtis, Kidson and F. Davis. ' . Sid. ~ookes tells us that Old Boys pli y a leading part m athletic sports at Canterbury. D. G. Grant is the w~lterwei~ht champion of the College, H. S. W eston the m1~dlewe1ght, and F. Davi~ the lightweight champion, wh1le .Alexander _(first ~ve-eigJ.Ith), Grant (five-eighth or full-back), Lovendge (nght wmg) and Fookes (side row) have been nominated by Canterbury Colle()'e for the New ~ealand 'Varsity Rugby team to visit Sydney. In additwn, ma_ny Old Boy · are filling executive positions. Sid. Fookes 1s a member of the athletic committee and secretary of the football club, .Alexander is a member of the football committee, 'vhile D. G. Grant and F. Davis are members of the boxing committee.

'l'h~ annual swimming relay race · between teams repre. ·entmg College llouse and Rolleston House at Canterbmy College was won by th e College llouse team, which was. compo. ·ed of four 'l'aranaki boy : P. B. Grant, J. Gal~rmth, G. ~- Walker and H. S. W e.'ton. Weston t>Wam ~r. t aud_gam ed about a yard, and Grant, Galbraith and ·walker follow ed, the team finally ·winnino· by about four 5 yards.

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It is with great regret that '~e have to record the death at New Plymouth Hospital, on January 4, of Sydney Edward White, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G .. H. ·white of New Plymouth. Sid., who ~vas at School durmg ' . the 'teens, was 24 years of age and had been m ~oor health for some little time, but hopes were entertamed for his recovery until a few days before his death. He was a clerk in the Lands and Survey Office at New Plymouth. He had been prominent in the young men's work connected with Whiteley Church, having been secretary of the Bible class, and also for some years secretary of the Sunday school. He was also interested in music, and as a violinist was a member of the New Plymouth orchestra and O'ave his services in that capacity to many other loc~l mu.ical undertakings. In sport he devoted himself to tennis, and was for several years secretar;r of the Pukekura Park Club. 'l'he sympathy of all h1s old schoolfellows and a large circle of friends will be extended to his parents and relatives in the bereavement they have suffered.

"MONTY" YATES. .All Old Boy.· will leam with deep sorrow of the death of "Montv" Yates ' which occurred at Waipukurau . after a tragic illness a short time ago. Twenty-s1x years of age, he was the son of the late Mr. Harry Y~tes, formerly well known in New Plymouth, where h1s father and mother were highly respected old settlers. .About five years ago, Monty sustained severe injuries in .a foo.tball match in Pukekura Park, and has been an mvahd ever since, spending something like three ;rears i:r;t ho_spital. .At vVaipukm'au he appeared to be 1mprovmg lll healtlt, but the nature of his injuries-his ribs were crushed and p enetrateGl a lung-was such that no great or permanent iruproveme11t could be expected. He was a popular lad, and his untimely death i greatly I:egretted.

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'l'he death of Douglas McLean, aged 20, who left School at the end of 1925, occurred under tragic circumstances at Auckland on December 27, 1926. While· riding on the running board of a motor-car, which swerved to avoid a motor-bus, he was thrown off, sustaining head injuries and a fractured thigh. He was admitted to the hospital and died shortly afterwards. Douglas was a '!'raining College student attending the University, and wa::; a capable athlete and cricketer. The sympathy of all Old Boys is extended to his relatives in their bereavement.

We beg to acknowledge receipt of the following exchanges since the last issue :-Canterbury College Review, Auckland Grammar School Chronicle, St. Cuth- · bert 's Girls' College Magazine, Southlandian, Otago Boys' High School Magazine, Timaruvian, Palmerstonian, Te Km·ere, Melburnian. .

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Very great sympathy i extended to Dr. E. F. Fookes and his family in the loss they ,·ustained by the death of Mrs. Fookes, which occurred early in January. A few weeks before Mrs. Fookes, whose health for some time had not been very good, scratched her hand, and blood poisoning followed. Her condition became so bad that her arm was amputated, and it was hoped that the trouble was arrested and that complete r ecovery would follow. It vvas not to be, however. Mrs. Fookes was the second daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. Capel, and was greatly loved on account of her gentle and kind disposition.

The Business Manager, W. Shrimpton, wishes to acknowledge the following subscriptions received since last issue. If your subscription has been paid and your name does not appear, please notify the Business Manager at once :-G. N. Morey, '24, '25, '26, '27; S. F. Fookes, '26; H. F. Erlandson, '26; P . Chivers, '26; J. Messenger, '25, '26; G. L. Shaw, '26, '27; J·. S. Fox, '26; F. B. Blundell, '25, '26; G. N . Roberts, '24, '25, '26, '27; N. Mackenzie Forbes, '26; W. 0. Griffiths, 1926-29; A . Grant, '26. '27; S. R. 'l'ait, '26; J. Brugh, '26, '27; S. Smith, 1929-50; J;:I. Morton, 1923-27; E. Hine, '26; R. Mahraj, '26, '27, '28; W. Pitt, '26, '27; R. Batbcrer '27 · J. Moore '2"'1 · F V W West, 1926-37; W. G. Mander, '26, '27, '28; J. L. Simcock, '25, '26, '27; F. P. Dawes, '25, '26, '27; G. H. Rodger, '25, '26, '27; II. L. Richardson, '25, '26, '27; E. R. Knuckey, 1924-31; M. Ingle, '27, '28 ,· G. H. Gibson '26 '27 '98 · C Johnson, 1923-30; A. Gibson, '27, '28; J. M. Templar, '27 '28; R. B. Reid, '25, '26. This list was made complete u; to April 12th, 1927. '

TO ALL OLD BOYS.

The School Magazine depend. largely for it.· existence on the support of the Old Boy.'. An endeavour is made to give in the Old Boys' column a full accolmt of the activities of the Old Boys' Association, together with such personal news of Old Boys as comes within our knowledge. We therefore appeal to Old Boys to join the list of subscribers to the Magazine if they have not already done .·o; to send u · news of th eir doings in other centre::;; and to notify us of any change of addres::;. With the active ::;upport of Old Boys, the success of the Magazine is assured.

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