1927 The Taranakian Vol. 16 No. 7 December by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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Agriculture Notes

Annual Athletic Sports

Annual Steeplechase

Boxing Championships

Cadet Notes

Chapel

Concert Club and Orchestra Notes

Editorial

Exchanges

Football Notes

House Notes

Old Boys' Section

Original Contributions

Preparatory Notes

School Notes

Shooting Notes

Subscriptions

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TECHNICAL BRANCH:

ENG INEERING :H. H . S'<ELTO N. A.!. Me ch . E. (London ), R eg . En g ., N.Z. H. C. G.~'fLAND , Grad. l.E.E. (London), A.A.l.E.E.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS:

vVoODWOHK :H. R. BILLING, ESQ. (Chainnan.) S. G. SMITH , ESQ. Mrss C . A. DoUGLAS J. S. S. MEDLEY, ESQ. DR. E. F. FO OKES.

L. A. NoLAN, EsQ.

H. DEMPSEY, ESQ.

L. C. Su.DDEN, EsQ.

A. E. WASH ER, ESQ .

D. MENZIES, ·' C " Cer t.

1st Class Cert. in \N'ooclwork , City and

Guild s of Londo n. Ken sington , London. Guilds of London.

Building Constru ctio n Cert. , South Carpentry and Join er y . City and

\V . . WICKHMI (Student Assistant) .

E. P. WEBSTER, EsQ. Secretary and Treasurer : l'J{EPAI{ ATORY DEPARTME NT: G. H . PoPE, A. H. BL uN DELL.

E . LASH .

SCHOOL CHAPLAI N : REV. E. H. STRONG, M .A. B. Litt. (O xon). MUSIC: R ESIDE NT M USIC MASTER :

~fa:££: PRINCIPAL : W. H. MOYES, M.A., B.Sc. DIRECTOR OF TECH NICAL EDUCATION : A. L. MOO RE (1st Class Honours and Silver Medallist , City and Guild s of London " B " Cert. ) ASSISTANT MASTERS: A. G. JoH NSoN, M.Sc. A. W. DIPROSE , M.A. C. G. BoTTRILL, M.A ., Diplo ma in Social Science, Head of Department in History and Geograph y . A. J. PAPPS, B.A. V. E. KERR, lVI.A. J. LEGGAT, M.A. , F.R.E .S. J. D. ROULSTO N (" B" Cert., B.A. Cert. in L atin , Edu catio n , and Economics}.

G. F. BERTRAND, (" C" Cert.. B.A. Cert. in Latin and Hi stor y). R. C. WILSON , M.A. , B.S c. \V. G. \VILKIE (B.A . ..i'e rt. in Hi story and Economics. City and Guild s Diploma in Electrical Engineering).

H. G. DYER, B.A. V•l . I. SHRIMPTON, M.A . L. V. BRYANT, M .A.

AGRICULTURE : J, \ N. CONNELL. COMMERCIAL : E. R. McKEON (Professional Accou ntant by Exam). TYPING AND SHORTHAND : DRAWING:

F. }. EGGLETON.

G. H. WHITE.

A. M. BRADBURY.

Do BSON, L.A.B. , L.T.C.L.

VJSITIXG : MI SS CoLE~IAN , L.A.I3. , L.T. C.L. (Piano). M ISS Ross, A.T.C.L. (Violin) , F. 'vV. G. McLEoo (Wood and Brass), G. BoswoRTH (Flute).

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THIRD TERM, 1927.

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-A. W. Moverley. Boarders.-G. S. Anderson (head), E. Harmall, K . Wetere, A. Beck, W. Hayward, A. Abbott, M. Standish, R. O'Dea, W. Watt, J. Murray, H. Brown, J . Stronge. Day Boys.-A. W . Movcrley (head), C. McNeill, R. List, H. Fookes, H. Gorringe, J. Warner.

Boxing Committee.-M r. Eggleton (chairman), R Wynym·d, R Shaw, D. Ashley, K. Gibbons; I. Wallace and D. L atham (hon. secretaries). SCHOOL CADET CONTINGEN T. Officer Commandingi-Major G. F. Bertrand. Contingent Sergeant-Maj or.-K. Wetere. Contingent Q.M.S.-E . Harman. Orderly Room Corporal.-R. 0 'D ea. Physical Drill Instntctor.-L ieutenant :I!~ . J. Eggleton. A COMPANY.

COMMITTEE S. Football Committee.-M r. Papps (chairman), H . Fookcs, K. Wetere, A. Moverley, R. Watson, H. Brown (hon. secr etary) .

Officer Commanding .-Captain H. Dyer. Company Sergeant-Ma jor.-J. Stronge. Company Q.M.S.-D . P hillips.

Cricket Committee.-M r. Bottrill (chairman), H. Fookes, A. Beck, W. Hayward, A. Abbott, A. Moverley, G. Ewart, C. Palmer, S. Anderson.

Platoon Commander. -Lieut enant F. J. Eggleton. Platoon Sergeant.-C. McNeill. section Commanders. -Oorporals R. List, R. Thomaso11, T. Rawson, A. Andrews. No. 2 Platoon. Platoon Commander. -Lieu tenant J. Leggat. Platoon Sergeant.-S. Anderson. Section Commanders .-Corporals D. McCallum, J. Tarrant, J. Munay, A. Sinclair, Lance·Cor poral J. McDonald.

Tennis Committee.-M r. Johnson (chairman), A. BecJ,, 1\'i:. Standi sh, A. Abbott, C. McNeill, A. Moverley, G. Ewart, E . Hannan, S. Anderson, B. Grieve (hon. secretary). Wireless Committee.·-M r. Wilson (chairman), F. Lysaght (hon. secretary), S. Anc1erson, J. Murray, B. G1·ieve, C. Palmer, D . G. Phillips, W . Hay\\'ard (hon. tr easur er) . Swimming Committee.- J'vh. Egglctou (chairman), J. Stro11ge, H . Fookcs, W. Hayward, S. Anc1er son. Magazine Committee.-M r. Shrimp ton (chairman), A. W . Mover· Icy, G. S . .Anderson, E . P . All en, W. Watt, R J. 0 'Dca, J . Stro11ge, D. G. Phillips, G. L . Ewart, H. F. Fookes, A. Beck, K. Wetere. Library Committee.-M r. Bryant (chairman), J. Stronge (hon. secretary), M. r~. Stanc1ish, J. Murray, B. Grieve, W. Watt, J·. Gibbs, F. Lysaght, E. Goningc, R. List, A. Moverley. Shooting Committee.-M r. Bertranc1 (chairman), K . Wetere, A. B eck, P. Eaves, \1\T. Hayward, H . Brown, C. McNeill, R. List, A. Hutchen, J. Stronge, E. Harman (hon. secr etary) . Sports Committee.-M r. Diprosc (chairman), A. Beck, A. Mover· ley, E. Hannau, H. Fookes, J. Strongc, H. Brown and W . Hayward (joint secretaries). Camera Club.-P. Loten, R. Hayward.

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No. 3 Platoon. Platoon Commander. -Acting·Lieut enant W. Wickham. Platoon Sergeant.-H. Gorringe. Section Commanders .-Corporals G. Sn tton, S. ·white, '1'. Wal~hum, M. Magrath . No. 4 Platoon. Platoon Commander.- Lieutenant E. R. McKeon. Platoon Sergeant.-H. Fookes. Section Commanders .-Oorporals D. Stewart, H. Brown, A. H utchen, D. Maciver, Lance-Corpor al R. Cresswell. No. 5 Platoon. Platoon Commander. -Lieutenant H. H. Skelton. Platoon Sergeant.-A. Moverley. section Commanders .-Oorporals A. Abbott, P. Miles, C. Johnson, J. Gibbs, Lance-Corpor al D. Stace.

No. 6 Platoo n. Platoo n Comm ander.- A 路ting-L icuteu ant J. D. Roul stOJJ. Platoo n Sergea nt.-P. Eaves. Sectio n Comm anders .-Corp orals R. Waitc, R. Haius, C. Little C. N. J olmson . B COMP ANY. Officer Comm anding .-Cap taiu V. E. Ken. Compa ny Sergea nt-Maj or.-A . Becok. Compa ny Q.M.S .-C. Ward . No. 7 Platoo n. Platoo n Comm ander.- Lieut euant R. C. Wilsou . Platoo n Sergea nt.-S. Dinnis s. Sectio n Comm anders .-Corp orals R. Wy nyan1, L. Dickey , D. Papps, C. Griffith s. No. 8 Platoo n. Platoo n Comm ander.- Licut enant W. I. Slnimp tou. Platoo n Sergea nt.-J. Warne r. Sectio n Comma nders.- Corpo rals W. Thoms ou, G. Ewart , P. Allcu, K. Staunt on. No. 9 Platoo n. Platoo n Comm ander.- Licut enant A. H. Bluude ll. Platoo n Sergea nt.-M . Stanc1i sh. Sectio n Comma nders.- Corpo rals W. Haywa rd, F. Goldin g, J. Thoma s.

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No. 10 Platoo n. Platoo n Comm ander. -Licu tenan t L. V. Bryan t. Platoo n Sergea nt.-R. Martin . Sectio n Comm anders .-Corp orals R. Shaw, \V. 路watt, D. Ekdah l, B. Grieve . Bugler s.-A. 'l'rcloa r, J. Hethcr ingtoJL Drumm ers.-G . Sutton , C. McKcn zic.

FIRST FIFTEEN, 1927. Back Row: E. H annan, A . Abbott, A. Sinclair, A. Be ok, C. McNeill, J. Stronge, D. McAllum, J. McDonald. Middle Row: H. Brown, P . Eaves, H . Fookes, K . Wetere 路 (captain), L. Petty, R. Watson, W. O'Neill. In Front: K. Gibbons, C. Brown.

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The Subscription is 3/- per annum (postage included), and should be forwarded to the" Business Manager. Taranakian. Boys' High School, New Plymouth." Subscribers will please notif\· anv change of address.

EDITORIAL (G. L. Ewart.) F late years many interested m ed ucation hav e complained that our post-primary schools failed to meet the requirements of modern life. 'l'he 'l'echnical Schools have emphasised vocational studies while the aim of our Secondary Schools has tended to be purely scholastic. 'l'o supply the need for a school combining these two branches of education, the amalgamation of the two postprimary schools in New Plymouth was proposed. After much preliminary work, the system was inaugurated at the beginning of this year. Since the commencement of the scheme, sufficient time has elapsed for its success to be accurately gauged.

'l'he detailed list of courses available ha. already appeared in the May numb er of this magazine. 'l'hat there was need for this wider curriculum has been fully shown by the fact that of the boys attending the School, 160 are now taking the vocational courses. 'l'his proves that the wider choice of subjects was justified in that we are enabled more easily to meet the varying · educational needs of each boy. When it is realised that we now have a school offering greater facilities than those provided by any other Seconda ry School in New Zealand and of a type which w ill probably b e adopted in other centres, it will be seen that a great advance has been made on the old type of school with its comparativ ely narrow scope and limited equipment.

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Thi s int·:mg-ihl P f orcr whi ch mak efl or mar s a school in t h e e~' es of t hr wo rl d , thi fl easy cam ar ad er ie whi ch lower fi soc ial ba l'!·i et'fl, t hi fl moral flnppo l't which endows Olcl Boys of Publi c School s wit h courag e t o carry out th eir conYi cti on s and in so d oin g enh an ce t h e r eputat ions of t h eir srhools- w ha t is it 1 lt is clifA cnlt beyond m easnre to find otll r r opini on s on t.lli s elnsi Ye snbj ect. Therefor e we hopr t hat t hi s Yv ill hr only a strpping· ston e for ot hers. \Ve 'iVc k now t hat th e true spirit is hard to gain. know also t hat i t (1oes n ot com e in a season nor vet in man y season s. 'l'h cr efor e it is p artly tracliJ;ion. " L est tl1is should t r oubl e, let it b e p ointed out that what is done to-cla~' brcom es tra dit ion t o-morrow' ' 'ro set t h e Cause abov e renown, To love t h e Game beyond t h e prize; To h onour, w hile you strike him dow n T he f oe t hat comes with f earless eyes.' !

:'1" ewbolt tou ch es t he fin er eh ords of our inn ermo st soul in t h ese linr s. Um1 er hiR d eft touch all that is honourabl e and clea n st an cl s ou t above tb e m edio crity of th e comm on place. Tl'u e sch ool spiri t shin es out even afl t his, and , b?fore claimin g p ossession of th e right spirit, we mu st hv e ~lp to tb e first t wo lines and, havin g don e t hat, t h r r rst Will follow" as t h e night the day. " ln hi s .-chool-b ook s K ipling r eveals this spirit as h e t evra lccl t h e A r my and t h e Navy-with su ch originality , such de pt h s of k een obser vation, such a complete knowledg-e o~ th e complex soul of a boy , tha t ·w hat can w e do bu t believe him 7 But h e r eveals it in storv f orm and ' enn then , onl,v littl e g-limpses h ere and th er ~ . Spirit ca n: b e r ecogni sed in numerous w ays . Dress, manner s, CaJTJa ge, customs, an d the way th e game is It rests played , all go to show th e tone of the school. wi th th e pupils wh eth er this t on e is of a high or low stan dard , an d t h ey mnst r ealize it. And then come the Ol_d B o,vs . . At th e end of even r year hundreds of boys .lOlll. th e ~r r an k s, an d, If t h e w on derful spirit which h as ea rn ed so man y 1hrough h ardships and danger s wer e to sh ow any signs of diminishing, they could, if they so

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willed , soon r estOl'e th e former tone . It is imperatiw, for t he welfare of their schools th at the~r r em emb er , though they discard cap and badge, they have not absolutely dropp ed us. What th e,v do , wh ether it b e good or bad, r eflects back on the honour of their school, and that, above all, they must not .·nurcb. In k eeping it clear they would find that they bad established higher standards, which would invariably be sought by the Old Boys of tomorrow. Every gripping story is an account of how someone ha s play ed the game! Thus some school is proud of every su ccess and the subconscious fe eling that something big and clean is ready to smile encouragement , should be a moral support throughout th e life of every old schoolman. That it should sorl'OW for him should b e fail would be an additional spm towal'cl s the goal of his ambitions. "'l'hen h ere's to the long white road that b eckon s, The climb that baffles, th e risk that nerves ; And here ' s to th e m erry h eart that r eckon s 'l'he r ough with t he smooth , and n ever swerv es.''

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On April 25 both companies of the School Cadets parad ed as usual for th e commemoratio n of Anzac Day. Aft er marching past the Cenotaph the parade proceeded Yia D evon Street t o Puk ekura Park, wher e an i l;)ressive seni ce wa s held b efore a large crowd of p eople. The t erm holidays commenced on May 6, and we ret urn ed to school on May 19, after a seemingly all-too-short break . The principles of afforestation are now receiving increased attention, especially in the schools of the Dominion, and consequently a lecture on this subject, d elivered in the Assembly Hall on May 24 by Mr. Maxwell, of Rahotu, who has made a study of the subject, was well rec eived.

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On ).f;lY 2;) w "·ere g rant ed a half-holiday to witne:-;s the' '','occe.r" mat 11 lH'bl·een a Canadian touring team aJl(l t he 'l'aranaki representatives. Although practicall~r all of us are Rugby ent hnsia:-;t;; we managed to graRp the funchtmentals of the sister code, and the scorer of Taranaki's .-ingle goal r eceiv ed some hearty applan:;;e from 011r more en thusia stic bm·mckers.

ln an attempt to augment th e r elief funds the 'l'aranaki Hunt Club arranged a point-to-point meeting on As the pro1\ tJO'U>.it 6, at lVIr. Street's farm, Bell Block. ceeds were to be devoted to the work in the School gully, we were allowed a half-holiday to attend, and, after traversing the intervening five miles on bicycles or on foot, we we1·e rewarded by some inte1·esting race·.

The first Saturclay of July was the occasion of the annual School excnr·,ion to Ilawera. A special train was chartered, and as usual the demand for seating accommoclation exceeded the supply, but we are getting used to these concl itions. A Yisit to the Winter Show occupied the morning, but the afternoon h eld more important business in the shape of a football match between School and \Vanganui Technical College. After a bard-fought game New Plymouth eventually proved victorf:l b~r 13 points to 11.

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In connection with this match we learn that at least. one person in the School is not "suspicious" at being associated with the number "13. " For t he fi1·st time a match ag-a!nst Hamilton High School "·a:-; played this yea r on July 30, in Pukeklll'a Pm·k. The visitors were of a somewhat unknown qnnlit?, hut School won rather easily by 36 points to 5. '!.'his year New Zealand has been confronted with an unemployment problem. To alleviate the distress in New Plymouth a relief fund was inaugurated, and a controlling committ ee waf:l formed. With the dual object of assi. ting to provide work and of completing the forma. tion of a r ecreation ground in the School gully, the High t3ch ools Board sn bscribecl lib erally to the fund so that tog·ethe r with the other money raised locally 'and th~ Government snb:-;icly, a sum of nearly £1700 has now been spent upon this work. A considerable amount of ·fillinO'in bad been done by the boys in previous years and man;, a blister had been raised by navvying in the gt{lly. Som.e of us had despaired of seeing the work completed for this "'Cner::~tion, but, with the assistance of the Public: \Vorks Department, matters have so progressed that only a sma ll sum is needed to complete t he ssential part o.f the work.

further meanf:l of raising money was the annual versm:; 'l'e Ante College, played before a very large of spectators at Pukekura Park on August 6. School proved victorious by 22 points to nil.

Work for several men was provided in forming a Preroad to provide access to the new gymnasium. viously a steep clay track was the only means of reaching this part of the School grounds, and many an unpleasant slip befell the unwary. Th e n ew gymnasium, which is .·ituat ec1 in the gully to the east of the new house, although not elaborate, is alreaclv provinO' itself an asset to the School. Spaciouf:l and p;,rticnlarl~ well ventilated and ligbtecl, the building is of corrugated iron with a concrete foundation. 'l'he up-to-date apparatus, specially pl'ocured from IIome, consists of two long ladders, a set of Roman rings, hori zontal bar:-;, parallel bars and a Yaulting-horse and springboard. J.Jarge mats a re placed under all the apparatus to avoid all risk of accident. Apparatus work is to be blended with phy:-;ical clt·ill. 'l'h e former in excess, is apt to have a slowing efl'ect, but the value of the latter has be en amply d emonstrated in the past 'rhen t he present facilities did not exist. 'l'hat the gymnasium is no longer a shadowy myth is 'l'he due to the efforts of the Old Boys ' Association. sum of £1000 was raised, and this, with the Government 'l'he Old Boy.subsidy, proved sufficient for the work. hav e now formed a Gymnastic Club, and in their new spbere w e wish them all success. On August 10 the Wanganui College match was in the Park 11J1(ler unfavonra bl e concl!tions. N<'Yl't·t-heless 11 bright game rrs nHNl , anrl onC' e ngam thC' senlp,.; of tl1e inYn<l crs were lnmg- fl'om the belts of tht• local fifteen. Th e score "·as 17 points to nil. 'l'hi s was rather better than our expectation.-, for, apart from the pla~-l'<l

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We are indeed f ortunate in retaining the services of a person so interested in our welfare as the Rev. Canon Strong. We wish to congratulate Mr. Strong on his appointment as Vicar of St. Mary 's and as Canon of St. Peter's Cathedral. We hope that this is but a prelude to further promotion; but we are not as sanguine as one young hopeful who informs us that Mr. Stron g has been ''canonized. ''

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On August 11 the Lo:Qg Night Dance was held in St. Mary 's Hall. 'l'here was a large attendance and a ver y enjoyable gathering broke up at midnight. 'l'he School concert took place in the Assembly Hall on .August 13. 'l'he items were all of a high standard, a humorous sketch by Phillips and Grieve being especially appreciated. 'l'he Orchestra supplied sweet music in its usual capable manner.

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On August 15 we were honoured by a visit from the Rev. Mr. Wickham, who delivered an instructional lecture on the "Evil Effects of .Alcohol." Although some of the younger boys took scant interest in the proceedings, most of us were greatly impressed-especially by the statistics. The whole Sch ool attended the Confirmation service at Bt. ·Mary 's on Aug ust 17, when about sixty candidates were presented to Bishop Ch errington, who delivered an impressive sermon, taking for his text "Defend, 0 Lord, this thy child. ''

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On August 17 the final competitors for the Debating Cup, donated last year by the W elli.ngton branch of the Old Boys' Association, spoke before the School. 'l'he contest was won by B. Grieve (VI. Form). Mr. Moss, who kindly acted as judge, congratulated the speakers on their very fine efforts. On the day before we broke up, the First Fifteen left by train for Auckland to play their annual match with the Grammar School. Unfortunately the weather was bad, and the ground at Eden Park was a quagmire.

SCHOOL NOTES 16 School won a hard-fought game by three points (a penalty by Gibbons) to nil. The team arrived back on the 23rd, rather cramped after a night in a crowded railway compartmen t and accompanie d by a considerabl e quantity of Main Trunk smuts and dust, but still cheerful n0vertheless . 'l'erm holidays have an unpleasant habit of coming to an end, and consequentl y September 13 saw us once more at our accustomed posts. Mr. Priestley, Dominion secretary of the Sudan Misl:iion, visited us on September 16 to deliver an address on the objectl:i of his Society. As the result of his lecture l:ieveral compatriotl:i of the Dinka tribe of Sudanese hav e been r ecognil:ied amongst us.

As usual the term examination s produced a cr()p of "howlers," of which the following will bear repetition: "After t h e accident, the man's body was carried to the mortgagee. '' " 'Embarrass ed' means something put round you." ., 'After the fire relicts lay scattered in all directions.'' On September 27 a half-holiday was granted for us to attend Allan Wilkie 's production of the'' 'l'empest. '' The '' 'l'aranaki Herald,'' in a facetious mood, notes that on this occasion the members of the Girls' High School filled in the time before the rise of the curtain with their homework, but that similar diligence was not noticeable among the boys. 'l'he far-reaching effects of the recent Shakel:ipearean r evival, caused by these plays, are illustrated by one boy's essay on Shylock; he states, inter alia, that Shylock ''wanted his pound of meat.' ' Now t hat the o-ymnasium has been built and that the football ground in the o·ully is progressing favourably, we have been able to turn our attent ion to the question of baths, fo1 · which excavations hav e already begun.

'l'he annual Day Boys- Boarders football match for the Pease 'up \\·as played as a benefit game in the Park on , eptemher ~± . T!J e game proved highly excitingfor the playei"s at least- but Boarders, who seemed to ha1·e adopted ):;e\·eral black cat.·, finished with a 15 points to nil lead.

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17 'l'he annual steeplechase " ·as held at the golf links, Wai,,·akaibo , on October 6. Foe some t ime,. organized training runs and paperchases had been h eld, and consequent]~' most of th e competitors proved in good condition. 'l'his year there were three races, Junior (under 14), Intermediat e (under 16), and ~enior, won respectively by Dav.ies ii., Cook and Budd 1. The recent additions to the Auckland Zoo ·were apparently in the mind of a Fifth Form student, who, when asked by the English master for the meaning of the word "imagery," quickly answered: "A place where animal):; are kept. '' The knowledge of historians has been but slowly o·ainecl, but every now and again interesting discoveries ~ ~·e made whereby fresh light is directed upon debatable points. To those inter ested in historical research we recommend t h e authors of the following decisive statements in the recent examination papers:"Queen Elizabeth was rather unfortunate in having Anne Boleyn for a mother.'' '' 'l'he reign of Queen Elizabeth was famed for coloniz ing and expectoratin g. '' "The main cause of the French Revolution was the tax on tea and tobacco. 'l'he pheasants in France at that time liYccl a life of misery." "Sir J'olm l\foore retreated to Moscow, where he died of frostbite.'' Classfiring was concluded rather earlier than usual thi: year. A Company shot in August and B Company in October. At the annual area meeting the School was well represented both in compet itors and prizewinner s. School trophies competed for during the year are Lady Goclley Cups (senior and junior for classfiring), MacDiarmid Belt and Kelly Cup (long range), Searle Cup (senior, 25 yards), Ilambl yn Cup (under 16), Loveday C'np (nmlrr Fi ), 1\fcT~cocl and S laclc Cup (u nd er 14). The J 9'27 football season proYed in eYery wa~r a very . ncce:sfnl one. Apart from beino· unbeaten in their five school games, the Fir.-t Fifteen was unclisputabl y the be. t team in the local First Junior competition , when the

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strenuous programme of inter-collegiate matches caused their withdrawal. This high' standard is not confined to the First Fifteen alone. The Second Fifteen, although forced every week to furnish players to fill vacancies in the First Fifteen, was nevertheless a force to be reckoned with in the Third Grade competition, in which they After an inauspicious start the finished third-equal. 'l'hird Fifteen proved a very good team, and in four games with Old Boys, the winners of the Northern Division Fourth Grade competition, they lost one, drew two, and won one, but the term holidays prevented their completing their programme of matches. The fourth and fifth teams also gave a good account of themselves and sustained interest in the competition.

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No. 1: Another name. No. 5: "He's a dopy little beggar, as cheeky as can be." No. 6: "He won't have much cheek left when he finishes if we put him on twenty seconds.'' No. 1: Another name. Put him on No . 2: "He's a big fat lazy lump. twenty seconds; it'll get his fat down!'' No. 1 : Another name. No. 4: "Oh, I think he 's a dark horse, though I don't li:now for certain. Better not give him too much!'' No. 1: Somebody else.

This school has done much for local sporting circles. For instance there were ten old boys with the Taranaki Rugby touring team, old boys were well represented in the provincial cricket eleven, they are to be found in local swimming and life-saving circles, while the Amateur Athletic Club almost owes its existence to them. It is to be hoped also that they will soon be more prominent in the other spheres of public life.

No. 6: ''Don't know him-suppose he's a new kidmay as well give him a fair start-we haven't anyone on the hundred seconds mark; yet.''

'l'he task of handicapping for the steeplechase is not like falling off a log. Where dark horses make a habit of comin g to light, and where a large number of the corn- . petitors are almost unknown to the handicapp ers, inconsistencies are bound to appear, as perhaps the following will show :-

After some rather forcible encouragement, tlJ:te Tennis Committee has proved very energetic of late. The grass courts have been weeded, and every Saturday mornAsphalt ing a fatigue party is employed in rolling. courts at the h ead of the gully have now been definitely promised to us.

Scene: 'l'he terms room, where the Sp01'ts Committee is busily engaged in handicapping.

'l'he Orchestra, under the control of Mr. Dobson, has for some time past been labouring under difficulties owing to lack of space in the music room, but a dormitory in the In old house has now been cleared for a practice room. conjunction with t he concert party there will be the usual concert this term, and visits will be paid to the Hospital, the Old People's Home and, if possible, the Gaol.

No. 1, who is wielding somebody else's blue pencil, reads out the first nam e from the list of competitors before him. No. 2 (excitedly): "Oh, h e's been nmning with the haniers all the winter; he's as fit as a fiddle; put him on scratch!'' No. 2 reads out another name. No. 3: "He's no good.

No . 7 (who so far has not been displaying an intelligent interest in the proceedings) : "Give him a good start : I know his sister ! ''

'l'he class was asked to . upply the missing words in t he following:' "rhe man esca peel by the . . . . . . of his . . . . . "

lie never trains."

No. 4: "Put him with the back-marker.'. him right."

No. 1 : One more name.

It 'll serve

011c answer was: "The man escaped by the 'hair' of hi路 ' breath.' " No doubt thi.' would have resulted in a clo e shave!

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'l'ltc evil effect:; of the amalgamation, so confidently predicted by many people, have failed to make an appearance. Indeed, th e very term ''amalgamation'' is now unheard of here and may be classed in tbe.list of obsolete words as far as we are concerned. In Th e Wireless Club has now been r egenerated. fact, everything is sparking well. We listened with great interest to the broadcasting of tb e All Black trialsafter 4 p.m. of course. In our Cadet work a bigll standard of proficiency b as been attained. 'l'his is no doubt due to om trainin g in camp. An inter-s ection competition is now in progrcs:;. Th e programme includ e:; extended-ord er work, battle manoeuvres, and a field day. 'l'h er e is also an ~.C.O. 's cup to be competed for. Th e Library has apparently at last found a permanent a bode, and i.- now comfortably bou~ ed in the old "Knee" House of la st year. A large numb er of books, ranging from fiction to more seriom; matt er, a r c enclosed in glas~-front ecl cases around th e walls, sid e tables arc provided fo1· letter-writinl,!", and for newspapers, an<l on the tabl es which fill th e cent re of th e room is to be found a "·id e selection of attractiv e p eriodicals. Moreov er the building is Yery w ell lighted and v entilated, while a large open fire ten cl:; to promote \\·a J'mt h an cl ch ce!'f uln e.-s during th e winter montl1s. ' hess was all t he ra ge during t h e winter, ancl for a time the Chess Clnb enjoy ed a met eoric career, but, with the advent of summ er, kings and queens with all their courts hav e been r elegated to a dark co rner of tl1c Sixth li'orm cupboard until the return of the craze. An institution of which ·e now h ear but little is t he Mountaineering Club . With such an attraction as Mt. Eg·mont so close at band, it is difficult to account for its lack of activity. \Veek-ends , a r e almost invariably dull, and what bette r way of breaking the monotony eould be found than a few clays' tramping in such rugg ed country as that to be found n ear the Curtis Falls and in the Maungonni Gorgr or n ear B ell 's Falls, for rxamplc. J.1et ns hopC' for a rrviYal nrx1· i"<'rm. Dnr·in ..; a science test 1h elas.- wa s askrcl to clcfine "den sitr. " One boy wrote : "When w e sp eak of 'density ' we m ean t he thickness or stupidity of a thing. ''

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Fa ,·on red b y a Taranaki drought crick et recomBy the following week net menc ed on September 12. keenness to get into form and 1g, swi1 full in \\'ere practices of the official opening viciw in evidence in ·e e1 was cver,vwh 22. September on season of the 'l' he visit of R.M.S . Mataroa to New Plymouth, an important event in the history of the port, evok ed much int r rcst throughout th e district. In response to Captain Kershrnv's invitation, a party of senior boys visited the vessel on the evening of September 12, and, after being ese ort ec1 over th e ship , were entertained with a cinema show. Throwing the crieket ball was h eld on September 13, In connection with one and was won by A. Shepherd. t hrow one of the stewards r emark ed that if the ball had g·one as far as it went high it would have had icicles on it. 'l'h e renovations to St. 1\!Iary 's organ b eing finished, l\fr. Renand very kindly invited th e pupils of both High Schools to attend a recital. 'l'hif:i resulted in a pleasant a Et e moon 's entertainment. Most of th e school att end ed tb e Opera House on the occasion of Mr. Clement ¥ay's portrayal of characters from Dickens, Shakesp eare and various oth er authors. Sports Day, the on e occasion clnring t he year upon which we r ealize that ~,-e a re not as good as we might be, fell on October 29. 'l'h e weath er clicl not app ear too promising in the ea rly morning, but fortun e smiled upon us, and conditions improved marvellously by th e afternoon, so that as usual we we re favour ed \\'ith th e presence of a. larg e number of parents, relation s and friends. Despite the heavy track good events result ed, and three records, hundred yards and half-mile senior and the quarter-mile junior, were broken. W e understand that another record, that of 9 4-5sec. for th e Old Boys ' Race, has not yet been r ecognized by the authorities. 'l'he star ting official.- have ver since been congratulating themselves upon having fou r beats of the 220 yards event on the track at once. 'l'hc In cidentally, this constit utes another record. officials at the finishing tape, however, did not seem to appreciate the fact,

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(G. S. Anderson.) Although heavy rain fell overnight and during the early morning we were able to start the first race of our annual sports at the scheduled time on Saturday, October 29 . 'l'he weather improved and at the commencement of the afternoon's progTamme it was brilliantly fine and the numerous visitors witnes.·cd many closely contested events. The rain had made the tracks slower than usual, but a moderate westerly breeze counterbalanced this in the sprint events, although it was not conducive to recordbreaking in the longer distances. Considerably more than 400 boys competed, but the 52 events ·were run off without the slightest hitch , and in the 220 yards there were a ma n:v a. four heats running on the track at the same time. 'l'he organizing of ~Such sports as these is a stupendous task and the committee and officials are to be commended for the manner in which the sports were conducted. In spite of the dull track three records were lowered. ' The first of these was J. Whittle's 100 yards record of 10 3-5 seconds. R. Watson, the winner of the Senior Championship, ran the distance in 10 2-5 seconds, which was a very meritorious performance. In the championship heat of the Senior 880 yards Beck succeeded in covering the distance in 2min. 11 1-5sec., which ·is 2-5 of a second better than J. D . Mackay registered in 1923. By winning the 440 Yards Junior Championship in 58 1-5sec. W. J. Thomas lowered the previous record, established by P. G. Graver, by 1-5 of a second. Thomas ran magnificently and finished well ahead of the next competitor s. D. Blackley equalled J . J. Pease's record of 7sec. for the 50 yards under twelve both in the heat and in the final. The result of the Senior Championship is as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

R. Watson (21 points). A . Beck (19 points). H. Brown (9 points). H. Fookes (8 points). J. Warner (6 points).

The above-named competitors provided some great races and the many close finishes were greatly appreciated by the spectator.'. 'l'he 440 yards was one of the most interesting of these races. Brown, from a pe~fect start, speedily i ook command with the other coml?et1tor.' lying handy. On entering the straight Brown still h ad th e lead, but with a spectacular burst of speed Watson passed Brown a few yards from the tape and ~von by two val'cls, with Beck a further five yards back thud. In the JUmp ing, also, there was keen competition. H. Fookes, with a fine jump, cleared the bar at 5ft. 3in., and so won th e lrig h jump. Beck gained the five points for th e l ong jnmp with a leap of 20ft. 3in ., which is also a very creditable performance. 'l'he other championship winners were as follows:Jun ior Championship Cup .-W. J. 'l'homas. Under 14 Championship (Mr. Bennett 's Cup).C. A. Calvert. T nder 12 Championship (Mr. C. Carter's Cup) .. D. I . Blackley. Under 10 Championship (Mr. W. H. Moyes' Cup).J. C. Blundell. By winning the Senior Championship \V"atson won th e cup presented by Mr. E. Olsen, of Moascar, and also the Old Boys' Challenge Cup. Afternoon tea was provided for the visitors in the Assembly Hall by Mrs. Moyes and h er willing helpers, and the tastefully decorated tables and the programme of music by McNeill's Orchestra afforded much enjoyment. 'l'he officials for the day were :-Judges: Mr. W. C. Weston, Dr. E . F. Fookes, Dr. T. A. Milroy, Mr. E. Jackson, Mr. E. P. Web. ter, Mr. S. G. Smith, Mr. A. L. IIumphries, Mr. R. J. Deare. Starters: Mr. W. H. Moyes, "j1r. A . L. Moore. Marksmen: ReY. E. H. Strong, Mr. A. J. Papps. Ground stewards: Mr. C. G. Bottrill, Mr. A. G. Johnson, Mr . W. G. Wilkie, Mr. J. D. Roulston, Mr. G. H. Pope, Mr. H. G. Dyer, Il.fr .•J. Dobson, Mr. E . R. McKeon, Mr. W. I . Shrimpton, Mr. II. II. Skelton. Stewards : Mr. J . W. Connell, Mr. G. F. B ertrancl, Mr. V . E. Kerr, Mr. A. M. Bradbury, Mr. F. J. Eggleton, Mr. J . Leggat, Mr. D . Menzies, Mr. R. C. Wilson, Mr. A. H. Blundell, Mr. L. V.

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Br yant. 'l'imekeepers: Mr. J . Bennett, jun., Mr. V. Committee : Mr. A . W. Da.lgleisb, Mr. L. B. Webster. Diprose (chairman), W . A. Beck, A . M. Moverley, E . G. Harman, H . F . Fookes, J. S. Strong-e. Hon. Secretaries: H. M. Brown and W. Hayward.

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. SENIOR CUP. 100 Yards (record, 10 3-5sec., by J. Whittle in 1920) .-First heat (championship heat): R. Watson 1, J. E . Warner 2, H. M. Brown 3; time, 10 2-5sec.-a record. Second heat: H. Watkins (4yds.) 1, P. Eaves (scr.) 2, J . W. Syme (2yds.) 3; time, 11sec. Third heat: C. Little (2yds.) 1, A . Treloar (5yds.) 2, M. Good (2yds.) 3; time, 11sec. Fourth heat: D. R. McCallum (lyd .) 1, F. Lysaght (2yds.) and I. Symes (2yds .) dead heat 3; time, lJ sec. Final: \V atson 1, Little 2, Eaves 3; time, 10 2-5sec. 440 Yards (record, 54 1-5sec., by J. D. Mackay in 1923 and F . C. Gilmour in ]924).-R. Watson (scr.) 1, H. M. Brown (scr.) 2, W. A. Beck (scr.) 3. Time, 55 2-5sec. 880 Yards (record, 2min. 11 3-5sec., by J. D. Mackay in 1923).-W. A. Beck (scr.) 1, H. M. Brown (scr.) 2, R. W atson (scr.) 3. Time, 2min. 11 1-5sec.-a record. Long Jump.-W. A. Beck (scr.), 20ft. 3in. , 1; R. Watson (scr.), 19ft. 11-}in., 2; ll. l\L Brown (scr.), 19ft. lin., 3. High Jump.-H. F. Fookes (. cr.), 5ft. 3in., 1; W. A. Beck (scr.), 5ft. 2in., 2; McNeill (lin.), 5ft., 3. 120 Yards Hurdles.-First heat (championship heat): R. Watson (owe 7yds.) 1, H . Fookes (owe 7yds.) 2, H. M. Brown (owe 7yds.) 3; time, 17 2-5sec. Second heat: Tarrant (scr.) 1, McCallum (scr.) 2; time, 18 3-5sec. Final: Tarrant 1, McCallum 2; time, 18 1-5sec. JUNIOR CUP. 100 Yards.-First heat (championship beat): W. J. Thomas 1, D. J. Ashley 2, A. J. Burr 3; time, 11 3-5sec. Second heat: R. 0. Shepherd (3yds.) 1, G. Newell (3yds.) 2, C. All en (2yds.) 3; time, 12 1-5sec. Third heat: J. Ford (2yds.) 1, R. Cook (5yds.) 2, Oxenbam (lyd.) 3;

ORCHESTRA, 1927. Back Row: P. Miles, W. Watt, H . Gorringe, L. P etty . Third Ro,y: C. Stronge, J. Hatherley, J. McCaul ey, J. Ford , D. Phillips, H . Law, J. Stronge. Second Row : H. McGregor, S. MacDiarmid, A. W. Mov erl ey, G. Sutton , J. Gibb s. In Front: E. Eclgecombe, T. A very, L. 'Wa tt, B. O'Halloran, D. Syme.

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time, 12sec. ll'ourth heat: L . Rains ( 4yc1s .) 1, I. Lawrence Fifth (4ycl::;.) ~' W. Snell (2yds.) 3; time, 11 1-;)sec. heat : E. J. DaYies (lyd.) 1, R. N . Hall (3yds.) 2, A. E. Bell (3yds.) 3; time, 12sec. Final: 'I:homas 1, Rains and Lawrence (dead heat) 2; time, 11 3-5sec. 440 Yards (record, 58 2-5sec., by P. G. Grover in 1924).-W. J . Thomas (scr.) 1, D. J. Ashley (scr.) 2, D. E. Maciver (scr.) 3. Time, 58 1-5sec.-a record . 880 Yarcls.-W. J. 'l'homas 1, D. J . .Ashley 2, G. W. Sl.tepherd 3. 'l'ime, 2min. 19 4-5scc. Long Jump.-W. J. 'l'homas (scr.), 17ft. llin., 1; J. Ford (5in.), 17ft.11in., 2; Kerrisk (12in.), 16ft. 9in., 3. High Jump.-G. W. Shepherd (scr.) and J . Ford (Jin.), 4ft. 8~in., equal, 1; T. Death (scr.), 4ft. 7tin., 3. 120 Yards Hurdles.-First heat (championship heat): A. J. Burr (owe 7yds.) 1, D. E. Maciver ' (owe 7yds.) 2; time, 21sec. Second champion. hip heat : G. W. Shepherd (owe 7yc1s.) 1; time, 22sec. Third heat: Hemy (scr.) 1; time, n 2-5sec. Fomth heat: Jnnes (scr.) 1; Final: Jnnes 1, Burr :!, Shepherd 3; time, 21 3-5sec. time, 20 4-5sec. UNDJ!Jlt 14 CUP. 75 Yards.-First heat (championship heat): C. Galvert 1, J. Birch 2, J. Carroll 3; time, 9 3-!)sec . Second heat: K. A. Hamilton (2yds.) and R. S. J ones (lyd.) dead heat 1, 0 'Grady 3; time, 10 1-5sec . 'l'hird heat: H. R. Cooper (2yclfi.) 1, D. McKee (2ycls.) :2, Morton (lyd.) 3; time, 9 2-Gsec. Final : Cooper 1, l\[ol'ton :2, l\lcKee 3; time, 9 3-5sec. 100 Yan1s.-First heat (champion:hip h eat): C. CalYert 1, J. Carroll 2, J. Birch 3; time, 13sec. Second heat: II. R. Cooper (4yds.) 1, D. McKee (4yds. ) 2, M01路ton (3ycls.) 3; time, 12sec. 'l'hird heat: IC Rouse ( 4yds.) 1, L. Ellis ( 5yds.) 2, K. A. Hamilton ( 4yds.) 3; time, 13sec. Final: Cooper J, McKee 2, M01路ton 3; time, 12sec. 220 Yanlfi.- ]i'i rfit lrcat (cluunpionsl rip 'hcnt): C. Cal1, C'a r'l'oll 2, B irch 3; t itn c, :JO 2-5scc . Second heat: II. R. Cooper (7yc1s.) 1, l~ons e (8yc1s. ) 2, l\1cKee (5yds.) 3; time, 29 3-5sec. F inal: Rouse 1, McKee 2, C. Calvert 路 3; time, 30sec. VCI't

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'l'homson in 1923 and E. Ca llag-han in 1926 ) .- Frrst heat (championship heat ) : D . Blackley 1, P. MacDonnell 2, G. C. \Veston 3; time, 7::;ec .-equal to th e r eco rd. Second h eat: J. W . Davies (8yds .) 1, N olan (3yds. ) and W. Saunclers (2yd ·.) d ead h eat 2; time, 7sec. Final: Bl~ck ley and Davies (dead b eat) 1, P. MacDonnell 3; trme, 7sec. 100 Yards.- Blackl ey (scr.) 1, I. W. Davies (4yds.) 2, P. McDonnell (scr. ) 3. 'l'ime, 13 3-5sec. 150 Yarck- I. W . Da vies (6yds.) 1, Blackley (scr.) 2, G. C. W e. ton ( scr. ) 3. 'l'ime, 20 2-5sec. UN DER 10 COP. 50 Yanls.- Blum1cll (scr.) 1, D. ,J. Bewley (scr.) 2, A. B. Beale (2yds.) 3. 'l'ime, Ssec. 7;) Yarcls.- Blunddl (scr.) 1, Bewley (scr. ) 2, Beale (4yds.) 3. 'l'!me, 12sec. 100 Yards.- Blundell1, Bew ley :2, Quilliam 3. Time, 15 1-5sec. liANDlC1\ P EVE N'l'S. 50 Yards, under ll.-G . C. \\Te::;ton 1, V . '1'. Bowie 2, W. D. Saunders 3. 'l'ime, 7 2-5sec. 7;) Yards, under 13.- K. Rouse (:2ycls.) 1, J. Ca rroll (sc r. ) 2, R. G. ,Ton es (l y c1. ) :i . 'l'ime, lOsec . 100 Yarc1::;, under ] .) .- First beat: 1\ . 'l'l10mason (:2yds.) 1, R . l~ichards (4ych;.) 2; ti~ne , 1:2sec._?ccond }~ e ~t: l_h~rcl Wil ey (3ych )_1, Jnsull (1yd. ) 2_; trme, 12 ~-bsee. heat: P. Bow1 e (-!yds.) 1, Kerrtsk (lyd. ) 2; tm1e, l2sec. l'i'ourth heat: Outred (6yds.) 1, Lynch (2yds. ) 2; tim e, Fifth b eat : R. Shepherd (1yc1.) 1, McKee 1:2 3-6sec. (4ycl s.) 2 ; time, 12sec. _Sixth l1 ea5 : A. \~ ells (~y ds.) 1, N . Wak elin (-!yds. ) :2; t1me, 1~ 3-:>sec. l<mal: Shep herd 1, Bowie :2, Tl!omason 3; time, 11 -!-5sec. 1.)0 Yards Opcn.- First h eat : C. Little (:3ycls.) 1; time 15 -!-5sec . Second h eat : l\'L Go od (-!ycls .) 1 ; t ime, 16 2~:'isec. Third h eat: A. Abbott (6:vcl s.) 1 ; timr, J7sec. Po 11 rt11 li cat : ,J. ·w. 8)'111<' (-ly<h:. ) 1; t!mC' , 16 2-:!src. l'i'ifth 8 ix:th li cat: W . lln~· \l· nrcl (:i)·rls. ) 1 ; timl' , 17 1-:)scc. li eat: R ,J. Stew a r t ('/y ds. ) 1 ; t im c, 17 J -:)sec. SeYcnth Eighth heat : A. H. Anch-ews (7yds.) 1 ; t ime. 17 1-5sec.

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Ninth h eat: b eat: F . Lysaght (4yds. ) 1; time, 17sec. I-I. Watkins (7ycls.) 1; time, 16sec. Final: Little 1, Watkins 2, Syme 3 ; time, 15 4-5s ec. 220 Yards Open.--First h eat: F. L)''iaght (6yds. ) 1, P. Eav es (scr.) 2; time, 25sec. Sec ond h eat: II. Watkins Third (6ycls. ) 1, J. Stronge (1ycl .) 2; tim e, 26 l-5sec. h eat: .T. Syme (3yds.) 1, A . Hutch en (7yc1.· .) 2; time, 27sec. Fourth heat: C. Little (4yc1s. ) 1, T. Symes (3yds.) 2; time, 26sec. Fifth beat : A. Mills (10y ds. ) 1, E. J. Sixth h eat: R. J. DaYies (6yds.) 2; time, 26 l-6sec Stewart (6yds.) 1, A. Harris (8ycls .) :2; time, 26 4-5sec . Final: C. Little 1, P. Eaves 2, A. Mills 3; time, 26 1-5sec. 440 Yards Senior.-C. 1\fcNcill (i) ~r cls. ) 1, R. L . Shaw (10yds.) 2, C. Little (10yds.) 3. 'l'ime, 58 2-6sec. 440 Y ards Junior.- '!'. Ox enl1am (:3 0:vds. ) 1, R. Cook (25ycls. ) 2, McCauley (30yck) 3. Time, 60 2-5sec. 880 Yards Senior.- G. S. And erson (scr. ) 1, H. Gorring e (lOyds. ) 2, B. Walsham (scr .) i3. Time, :2min. 16 1-5sec. 880 Yards Junior.-K. Scott (scr. ) 1, L . G. Dickey (scr.) 2, P. Donohue (30yds.) 3. 'l'ime, 2min. 24sec. Mile Senior.- B. Walsham (scr.) 1, 'l'. W. Rawson (scr.) 2, H . Gorringe (scr. ) 3. 'l'ime, 6min . Mile ,Junior.- L. G. Dick ey (scr.) 1, J . Davies (10yc1s.) 2, Marshall (20yds. ) 3. 'l'ime, 6min. 23 4-6sec. Old Boy'i' l{ace (Priclbam Cup) .-S. Black 1, A.li. Blundell 2, H . W. Brown 3. Sack Race (75ycls.).-l'i'irst heat: .F'o:x: (20yc1:. ) 1, J. Second h eat: J. H etherington Ancl erson (5yds.) 2. (sc r. ) 1, D. Boulton (5ycls.) 2. Third b eat : W. Martin Fourt h heat : Im\1· (scr. ) (2 0~r cl s .) 1, F. Read (16ycls.) 2. 1, 1'I:aunder (5ycls.) 2. Fifth beat: Sih'er (scr. ) 1, E. IT. l<'airbrother (5yds.) 2. Sixth h eat: Bullot (scr. ) 1, BeckFinal: Martin 1, H ctherington :2, bcssinger (scr.) 2. Boulton 3. Potato Race, ovc·r 1-J..--First· heat: Gri e,·r 1. Second he;J1: ,J. MrL<•nn 1, 11c·el\bt'ss ing<•J' ~- 'l' l1ircl b eat : Fairbroth er 1, h lle<l ~ - l'i'o111'1h h<·nt: ;\1C'hlc? 1, Sloman 2. li'ifth h eat : Wbitcomb e 1, ~\. Gon in ge :2. Sixth Leat: Seventh Pox 1, '1'. Watson and Insull (dead h eat ) 2.

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CONCERT CLUB AND ORCHESTRA NOTES (A. Moverley.) On ,Tune 15 the Orchestra played at the far ewell to R ev. F . G. HarYie at St. Mary 's Parish Hall an cl received a good hearing. The second term concert was h eld on August 13 in the Assembly Hall before a packed and very appreciative audience. The following pro gramme was presented:1. March, "Messiclor " (Fulton ), Orchestra. 2. Chorus, "Wh en the Sergeant-Major's on Parade," Company . 3. R ecitation, '' 'l'h e Sea is God 's,'' Grieve. ±. Song, "'l'he Village Band," Anderson. 5. Selection, "Indian Lov e Lyrics," No . 1 (" Th e T em ple Bells'' ), Orchestra. G. Song, "'l'he Heart Bow 'cl Down, " Birch. 7. School Parodies, And er son. 8. Monologue, '' 'l'h e Bus Conductor ,'' Yorke. 9. Chorus, "Let's All Go to Mary 's House," Clegg and Con1pan y. 10. March , "Doge'.· March" (" JVIcr chant of Venice") , Orchestra. Jl . On e Act Farce, "B ox ;md Cox"- ,) olm Box, a p rini ce, Grieve ; James Cox, a hatter, Phillips; Mrs. Bouncer, a lodging-house k eeper, McDonald. "God Save the King. "

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On AliQ· nst 17 t he Orc bcst m ])la ,vrrl (lnrihg th e in Lervals for , thc Girls' lligh School vlay, '"J'Iil· _,\dmir able Crichton," staged in the Open1 House. We would like to take this opportunity of congratulating t he actors in this production upon the high standard o~ th eir work. Since th e la.-t issu e of "'J'he 'l'aranakian" t h e Orch estra has lost th e services of L. Petty (violin ) and C. Stronge ('cello). 'l'h e place of th e "latter , however, has now been filled by R. Shaw. Until lately the Orchestra has b een handicapped by being forced to practise in the confined space of the music room, where d efect s in harmony ·were difficult to correct. 'J'hi s naturally prevented u s from b eing at our best when suddenly called upon to p erform in a large hall. Fort unately this d efect has now been remedied by the clearing of a larg e dormi t ory in the Old House for our exclu sive use . 'J'he third t erm concert, which we always try to make the event of the year, was staged in the Assembly Hall on No,;ember 8, when as u sual the hall was packed to overfl.owing. Tl1 e programme was as follows.:1 March "Napoleon's Laf3t Ch ar ge" (Paul ), Orch estra.

2. Pianoforte solo, "Moods and Fan cies," N o. 5 (Aclam Carse ), L. Watt. :1. Violin solo, (a) "Intermedio " (Giovanni Putti.) , (b ) "J\finnet" (Adam Carse), J. Hatherley.

Selection, '' Schon Rosma L'in '' (Kr eisler ), Orchestra.

5. Pianoforte solo, (a) "The. ('a ll of tile Sea" (Palmgr en), (b) " 'J'occata in A" (Paradies), W . Watt. 6. Song, (a) "Morning" ( Oley Speaks), (b ) "0 Thank Me Not" (Mallinson), Anderson . 7. Pianoforte solo, "Sous Bois " (Edgar B arratt ), Silver. 8. Tr~o (a) "Autrefois" (Percy Elliot) , (b) "Sumer ' is Ic-cumen in" (arrangem ent of a Thirteenth Century Song), Gorringe, Stronge and Ford. 9. Pianoforte olo, (a) "Rosemary" (Frank Bridge), (b ) "Scenes from an Imaginary Ballet," No. 3 (Coleridge Taylor ), Good.

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Select~on ,

"Tndian LoYc Ly rics," Nos. 1 and 2 (Amy \Yooclforcle Finclen), Orcl1estra .

11. 'l'rio,

"Im rgb etto ans cl er Zwciten Symphon ic" (Beet li o,·en), -:\Tiss Colcman ('cello), Miss Ross (violin ) , 1\fr. Dobson (piano ) .

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Sonf!·, "'l'wo Grenadier s" (Schuman n ) , Mr . Kerr. J:l. Pianofo l'te f;olo, "Lrgencle ," No . 1 (Paderews ki), ~[ i ss Coleman . H. Yiolin solo, "Sonata, No. 5, A Major" (Handel), Aclagio, AllegTo, Largo, Allegro; Miss Ross,

li:i. Pianofort e solo, "Schergo in B Rosinbloo m ) , Mr. Dobson.

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16. 'l'r io, (a) "Schergo from 'l'rio in G," Op. 1, No. 2 (Beethove n), (b) "Indian Dawn" (arrangem ent of song), (Zamecnik ), Miss Colema::1, Miss Ross, Mr. Dobson. "God Save the King." \Ve wish to convey our thanks to Tvl:r. A very for present ing the Orch estra with a 'cello bag, and to Mr. Collier for varions donations. Before th e end of the year we haYe to play at t h e Olcl Bo~· s' Gala Day . 'Ne arc al. ·o practising for visits to th e Hospital ancl Old People's Tiome, for t he spor ts dinner and th e breaking- up ceremony.

MUSIC EXAMINATIONS. 'l'RTNI'l'Y COLLEGE , LONDON , PRAC'l'IC Ah Tiigher LocaL-D . Silver, J. Ford. Senior.- M. Good, D. Phillips. Intermedi at e.-H. Short, J. Avery, D. Lee. Jnnior.- A. Wylde-Br own. Advanced Intermedi ate Harmony .-J. Forcl. Int erm ediat e IIarmon.v. - 1\!L Good. 'l'liE ASSO CTA'l'ED BOARD 01<' R.A.M. AND R.C.M., LONDON . Rndimen ts.-D. Silver, M. Good, I , Beckbessi nger,

figriculture Note s (E. R. Sutton. )

'l'h is t cnn a good d eal of tim e was d evoted to for estry work. Over 500 1~-y e ar - old gums- Eucalyptu s Viminalis- w er e plant ed out on rough gJ'OLmd on the ITob son Street plots. 'l'h e trees were grown from seecl sown in th e nnrs er~r plots on Nov ember 10, 1925, and lined ou t in May, 1926. 'l'hc tr ees havin g been well wrenched, t r ansrlante d r e adil~' and are making good growth. E. Viminali ,· app ears to be on e of th e b est Eucalypts for 'l'aranaki soil and w eath er con clitiom;. During May about 6000 seedlings grown from seed sown in N ovemb er, 1926, w er e lined out. 'l'h ey comprised th e following :- Eucalpytu s Botryoicle s, Eucalyptu s Eugen [oicl es, Eucalyptu s Viminalis , Eucalyptu s Macartlnu·i, Encaly ptm; Obliqua, Eucalyptu s Gunnii, Cupressus Lawsoni ana, np1·essus J\T acro carpa , Pin us Muricata, P inus Maritima. Several rows of '' cuttin gs ' ' w ere planted, including : Ak e-ake ( Olearia Fosterii ) , Pohutuka wa (Metrosicl eros tomentosa ), Cupressus Lawsonian a.

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On the hillside below the School Hospital several Ya1路ieties of Eucal:vptus haYc made very satisfactory gro"路th. They were raised from seed sown on N ovembel' 2:), 102-t, planted out the following year, and some are now over '23 feet high. 'l'he only really unsatisfactory ()nes are Eucalyptus Gunnii. PASTURE 'fOP-DRESSING TRIAL . THIRD YEAR 'l'REATMEN'l'. Since the hay crop was taken off last December, the paddock has been altemately shut up and grazed throughant the year. In June (1927) the following manures were applied:Strip 1: Superphosphate, 4 cwt. per acre. 2: Basic Slag, 4 cwt. per acre. , 3: Superphosphate, 4 cwt. per acre. , 4: Bone Meal, 4 cwt. per acre. , 5: Nauru Phosphate, 4 cwt. per acre. , 6 : Ephos, 4 cwt. per acre. , 7 : W alpole Guano, 4 cwt. per acre. , Control strip, no phosphate. In addition, half the area received a dressing of Kainit (Potash Salt) at the rate of 2 cwt. per acre.. Before the manures were applied the pasture was closely grazed and chain harrowed. 'fhe paddock was shut up for hay the first week in September and the crop will be cut and weighed in December. GRASS SEEDS FROM 'l'HE ROYAL DANISH AGRTCUL'l'URAL SOCIETY. An intcre. ting addition to our collection of grasses has been made possible by the gift of two packets of seed One is from the Royal Danish Agricultural Society. Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis), Strain No. 9. It is claimed to be very capable in resisting rust (Puccinia) . 'l'he other is Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), Olsgaard strain. Tt is said to resemble American Cocksfoot in appearance and earliness, and to be suitable for permanent land.

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(F. Lysaght and J. Murray.) Since the last issue of this magazine activities in the Wireless Club have been progressing quite satisfactorily.

CHOIR, 1927.

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Our portion of the proceeds of the last School concert enabl ed u s to purchase a n ew set. 1'he one decided upon 1'his set is of the was a five-Yalve King Neutrodrne. ordinary Neutrodyne type and i;; fitted with Mullard valves. It gives considerable volume and fairly selective tuning. No long distance reception has been obtained yet as the summer barrage of static has set in, and this renders the reception of faint stations well nigh impossible. The m embership of the club has increased considerably during the last term owing to the popularity of the new set and also the reception of various big football matches.

Very little has been clone as regards short wave work until lately. A two-valYe short wave set is now under construction. It is to be hoped that more boys will take an interest in this field of wireless. 'l'he chief obstacle at present is the cost of obtaining a new set of batteries, but we hope that this will soon be overcome. Short wave work, besides being extremely interesting, has its lighter side as in li stening to broadcasts from These it may be stated can be reall over the world. ceiv ed quite well on two or three valves on the sh ort waves. This demonstrates the long-range merits of the short waves over those of the long wav es. In conclusion we should like to take the opportunity of thanking all tho. e who bnve h elp ed the clnb during the past months.

CHAPEL

appreciate what has been possible through t h e goodness of th e parish authorities. Certainly n o one would wish to r ctnrn to t he servi ce in the school h all . Everyone was glad when t lJ e work of renovating the organ at l a~t cam e to an end, and t he ''groan-box'' was finally put on one side. We h ave quite enough of that Yfl ri et:v of instmment at practice on Friday nights. Mr. H.enaud kindly arr anged .a recital of organ music one nft crnoon for th e benefit of the Boys' and Girls' High Sc hools. lie gave a r epresentativ e selection of good orgnn music, prefacing each numb er with a short explanat ion. \Ve are sure that ever yone appreciated the chance of h ea ring what is by common con sent a very fin e instrum en t.

Chapel Most of t he newly-confirme d candidates made t h eir first Communion during t he earl~r Sundays of thi.路 term, after having been prepared fo r a f ew weeks on their return from t h e holidays. It will be better in tlJ e future so to arrange t h e Confirmation as to make it possible for all the preparation to be finished before the end of the second term. School ser vice has been carr ied on as u sual the Chaplain 's n ew duties no t h aving in terfer ed in t h e' least with this work. We think that never befor e has the service gone with such a good swin g. It is now just over five years since the ch ange was made, and boys came clown to St. Mary 's in~teacl of h a ring t h e service up in the school hall. And in t hat time we feel certain that the various generation s of boy~ have come to enjoy and

Confirmation preparation went on regularly till the end of the second term. The Confirmation was fix ed for A ugust 1(), a 'fuesday even in g . The Bishop of the Diocese officiated for the first time. He takes the service with slight variations from that to which -vve h ave hitherto been accu stom ed, but h e was good enough to allow us to follow most of our customs. Th ere were sixty candidates in all, but various diseases and afflictions laid several of them low on the actual elate, anrl t hree were confirmed on the fo ll owing Tlmrsclay evenin g . One who had not sufficient!? r ec oYerecl was confirmed by the Archbishop at Ellerslie lHtri sh Church dur ing the holidays . Our own service was most impressive, and the Choir carried out its duties wit h out a hitch. A lar o路 e congregation fi ll ed th e Church and li sten ed attentively to his Lordship, who gave useful ancl practical advice to the ca ndidates. Possibly his exceedin gly gorg eou s apparel fitrn ck various people in various ways, but after all a Cope and Mitre ar e the very m:dinary vestm ents of a Bishop; and though we are unused to t h em , they are us ed da,v by clay in other branches of OUL' Church. 路 Previou s to the Confirmation, on July 6, a ser路vice was h eld, when the Chaplain w as solemnly in stituted and inducted as Vicar of the Parish of New Plymouth. Th e Bishop and t he Archd eacon both attended to ca rry out the formal and leg-al parts of t he ceremony . Th e n ew Vicar was greatly (l eli ght ed to see so many of his old fr iend s from the School pee.-ent t hat even in"'.

FOOTBALL

'!'h en calne 're .Aute, always a very popular team in New Plymouth. This year our visitors were lighter and less experienced than usual, and our forwards dominated the game to such an extent that the backs, even though erratic at times, put on 22 points, while Te .Ante failed to penetrate our defence, which had tightened up considerably by this time.

(J. Strange and K. Wetere.)

We have again experienced a most successful football season. With tbe unb eaten r ecord of last year's team confronting them, t h e m emb er s of the 1927 Fifteen got down to solid training at the b eginning of the season, and with six old "caps" to proYi cl e the stiffening, soon developed int o a first-cla. s combination. 'rhe forwards, thou o路h not generally as h eaY ~' as last year, were faster ancl quicker off tl1 e mark, and their tackling throughout was of the deadliest charact er. The backs were inclined to be a little erratic in their handling, but at their best were about the equal of any set of backs of the past, both on attack and defence. The oTeat sp eed of the threequarter line rendered it always dangerous when in possession of the ball. The first in ter-school match was that played early in the season at IIa wera against W an ganui 'l'echnical Coll ege . The game was spoilt by a h eavy gal e blowing straight down the ground . New Plymouth started brilliantly, but after the backs h ad scored two tries, the forwards lost their in itial ad va nta ge, with tbe result that the remainder of the game was of a scramblin g nature . In the end we emerged victorious by 13 to 11. We were pleased to welcome the Hamilton High They School team to New Plymouth for the first time. arrived by bus on the Friday evening and were billeted out by parents and friends o~ the School. 'l'he Fifteen by this time had d eveloped better combination, and although our lighter opponents put up a game fight and tackled well, they had not sufficient pace to prevent our wingthree-quarters from piling up the scor e.

W anganui Collegiate were our next visitors, and as thev had b een doing so well we expected a particularly clo~e game. A h eavy ground and pouring rain unfortunately spoilt wh at would undoubtedly have b een a most spectacular match. .As it was W anganui seemed greatly hamper ed by th e conditions, whilst our forwards revelled in them and gave the backs numberless opportunities. Handling brilliantly under such conditions the backs scored three brilliant tries and penalty goals brought the score to 17. 'rhis game is generally considered to be the best wet-day game the School has ever played. .At the end of the term t h e Fifteen journeyed by train to .Aucklan d to meet .Auckland Grammar School, and at Eden Park on a water-logged ground the team failed to r ise sup erior to the conditions and gave but a moderate . howing. Th e d eep mud was a new exper ience for the team, as t h e lo cal grounds though often wet, are not -ticky. Victory went to New Plymouth by a penalty goal, and thus the Fifteen completed t he season with the most cr editable record of :) games, 5 wins, points for 91, <1gainst 16. During the season the Piftecn played in the T aranaki ,Junior Cup fi xtures and won all its game: by comfortable margin 路 until a l:iUccession of i11ter-school games r endered it necessary to abandon all furth er matches in the local eompetitio~. 'l'he practice obtained in these games, howe,路er, proved of g r eat value in welding the team together into one of the most formidable combinations the School has had. 'rhc Second Fifteen contributed largely towards th e success of the Pirst by turning out regularly to give them practice. 'l'h c ir Jot is alw::~ys r ather a h ard one in this r :p et, ::tnd a spcci::tl word of praise is due to this team fo r 1hc manner it tackl ecl1.lt c First i.n practices. Tn t h e 'l'hir d Grade competition, as will be seen by detailed re:;ults further on, the team did very creditably.

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'l'h e 'l'hird Fifteen wa:-; at the b eginning of the season on the weak side, but buil t up into a good team. At the end of the season it played off for the North 'l'aranaki Fourth Grade championship twice against Old Boys, drawing on each occasion, and holidays then intervening th e team was forced to abandon further participation in this competition. Th e Fourth Fifteen and Fifth F ifteens also pla~red in tbis grade with varying succe~s . rrhe r emainder of the School was divid ed up as usual into !2T ups each under a master, and later in t he term, competitors w er e indulged in, Clifton winning the A grade and Wand erers the B grade. Alto gether it ha s been a Yery pl easant football season for everyon e. \¥e wish to thank t he ma.·te rs for t he great inter est they ha,·e tak en in their work of coachin g th e ym·ious t eams, the parents and fl'i end:-; who have kindly billeted vi sitor. ·, the Rugby Union for it '> generous entertainment, andl\fr. ancll\1n;, Moyes, upon "·bom fa lls a large burden of the entertainm ent wh en visiting t eams come to New Plymouth. SCHOOL v. W ANGANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

On July 2 the team. with the r est of t he School, t l'avell erl to Ilawera to play the annua l match with. Wan ganui Teclmical Coll ege. 'l'h e two teams were ent ertained at lunch by the Rugby Union. . A biting gale which swept across the ground from corner to conier made conditions unpleasant for both playel's and spectators. Th e teams took the fi eld as follow: Wanganui (Dark Blue).- J. Hair (full-back ); S. Natun a, L. rrilley, E. Ren z (three-quarters ); R. W eir, J. Kerr (fiv e-e;ghth s); Y. Irwin (h alf-back ) ; S. Knight (rov er ) ; II. 'l'ask er, J. Roger:-;, F. Peli, E. 'l'hakobau, J. Farley, J . Powell, C. Fowle r (forwards). 1'\cw T'l ~· month .-A . i:) in clair (full-bDck ); R. Watson, 11. Fookrs, ll. Brown (1 ill'ec-qnattrrs ) ; h J'ptty, K. Gibbons ( fi Yc-c ighth s); C. Urown ( hall-ba ck ); P. ED\'CS (rover ) ; E. Harm an, .J. l\I eDonald, C. MeN eill, K. \Veter c, captain, J . Stronge, W. O'Neill, A. Abbott (forwards ) .

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School won the toss and decided to play with the w ind tl1 e first quarter. Petty sent H. Brown with a rush down the touch-line; then from a line-out the backs raced away. H. Fookes cut in neatly and with a good turn of speed h e beat three men to swerve sharply in and score under the bar with in three minutes of the op ening of the game. H. Brown converted . School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Within a couple of minutes the mov ement was all but repeated, but Fookes wa s h eld up when a pass to Watson might h ave meD nt D try. II. Brown punted over t h e line, but was beat en by H a ir in the race for the ball. C. Brown dived througb from a scrum near the posts, but was h eld up on th e l ine. WDn ganui punted from a free-kick and Gibbons sent his backs mvay on a trycrown ed expedit ion. Fook es beat his man nicely, and h and ed t o \¥atson , who sped clown the line and cork~c r cwed infield past a prostrate full-back to score under t b e bar. II. Brown's shot at goal struck th e upright and bounced back. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanganui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Sc hool continued to hammer away at Wanganui 's First II. Bro\\'n raced away on the wing and lin e. cros:ecl the lin e, but h e h ad stepped into t ouch on the way. Then in a pa:sin;J; rush Petty cut in , but was held up . 'l'llc first :-;pell end ed with School still on tbe attack. \Vanganui took up the attack with the change of en ds, and play still remained for the most part at the Indecision on the part of south end of the g round. :-;e,·eral School players let Wanganui through on the run . Sinclai r failed to clear ancl was p enalised for lying on the bal l. Although in a h ancly position 'l'illey 's shot was just wide. Soon after School were again penalised, and from two yards past half-way Thakobau 's magnificent kick :nilecl ju st ontsicle t h e post. \¥o1·king down with t he wind, Wangmmi hook ccl smartly from a scrum, and Jrwiu sid e-:teppe cl n eatly through the opposition and passed at t h e right moment to Renz, who came up fast.

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F ighhn g hard in g r·im cl cfrn cr Wctr.r r broke a.wil y . \VllCn !J e was pull ccl cl own , EaYes a ncl J\'I:cNcill con t inu ~cl tl1e rn ·h and ga in ed an advant age of half tb e length of the field. Hair, in t r yin g to save, r eceiv ed an injury, and had to be r eplaced by Saywel l. The rush proved to be

th e t urnin g point in the game, for it marke d. t h e con~ w enccmcnt of a School att ack t !J at wai:i s ustamc d until th e sound ing of the bell. Onc e from t he .loose C. Brown cro:sed in the corn er, but h e had stepp.e d mto touch .. Almost on time W anganu i backs w er e gw en t?e ball hk ~ a cannot -shot from the line-ou t. KeiT tned to .diVe through , but Gibbon s h elcl him up , mad e ground .wtt~l a :;pnrt and a short punt, and op en ed th e way for a p1 ~rcmg run which ended when \ ¥atson '-Va~> well tackled m the coe~er by Natu na. Sch ool w ere penalised in a dan~er ons positio n and 'l'hako bau goaled . 'l'b e bell sounde d Immediat ely with the score: School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanga nui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

JVIr . II. J . Whitti ngton r ef ereed. SCHOO L v. HAMI LTON HIGH SCHOO L.

On July 30 w e played the Hamilt on lligb Schoo l at Pnkek ura Park. Hamilt on arrived by service car ancl were billeted out with f l'ien d s of th e Scb ool. W e take t his opport unity of thanki ng those who acted as hosts during th eir visit. 'l'h e teams t ook t hl'\ fi eld as follow :Hami lton High E,chool (R eel anc1 Blacl\ ) .- Yarr.v (f ull-bac k ) ; M or gan , Pl'att. Skelton (three- quarte r,. ) ; Mills, captain , Gr een (fiv e-eight hs ) ; Coll ier (half-b ack ); Tassel (rover ); St evens , 'l'hom son, Inn es, Robbi e, Somer Yell , \¥illou ghby, Bowlin g (fo rward s) . Schoo L-Pett y (full-b ack ); Beck, Wat~;o n , II. Brown (th l'ee-qua rt er s) : Fook e,., Gibbon s (fiv e-eight hs); C. Brown (h alf-bac k ); Eav es (rov er ); Abbott , Strong e, McNei ll, \¥ete re, captain , Mc Callum , O'Neil l, Hm·ma n (fo rwards ). Seemin g from th e in itial Rerum, H amilto n backs g ot going m](l Pratt ki ck ecl into Scl1 ool 's twenty -five, but witl1 a useful k ick Prtt:· fonncl tou ch past half-w a:-. Sch ool rlom inatcd i he l in e-out . liamiH on were penalis ed ilncl Gibbon s essayed a r esultles,. shot at goal, which , howeve r, placed School in an attacki ng positio n. Fr_om a scrum Eaves kicked throug h, and after smothe rmg

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Gree n'.· retu rn Harm an dive d on the ball. Gibb ons' kick wen t wide . Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ham ilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 On resu ming Ham ilton attac ked, and from a scru m Coll ier sent Mills and Gree n away to be well tack led. Thou gh the ball was grea sy both sides were mak ing the gam e as open as poss ible and play r emai ned for a whil e in neut ral terri tory . A Ham ilton pa::;:-; was chop ped and Eave s seized t h e oppo rtun ity to kick throu gh. 'l'assell, howe ver, w ent dow n game ly. Nex t mom ent the visit ors were pena lised and Beck ju~::;t man aged to goal. Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ham ilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Soon after ward s Beck had anot her pena lty shot , but the ball faile d to rise. Th e visit ors swep t dow n the field in prom ising style and just at Scho ol's twen ty-fi ve Skel ton clev erly sent the ball infie ld, but the oppo rtun ity was lost. The Ham ilton forw ards were putt ing vim into their work and attac ked hotly , whil st Prat t also cut thro ugh stron gly, and Scho ol's line was in trou ble till Pett y clear ed with a usef ul line- kick . swun g away dow n field, but W a.tson faile Scho ol back s d to hold a pass . Nex t mom ent C. Brow n work ed them into their strid e agai n, but man after man was mow ed dow n by their pluc ky assa ilant s in dead ly fash ion . 'l'hen the visit ors were pena lised righ t in fron t of their goal and H . Brow n adde d anot her three poin ts. Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ham ilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Duri ng the n ext two minu tes Scho ol were pena lised twic e, but Ham ilton faile d to impr ov e their score . Afte r a. Sch~ol bout bad brok en clown, the visit ing back s, hand lmg mce ly, shot tile ball alon g the chain , but ran acro ss the field and Petty , snap p ing up, sent Beck into neut ral t errit ory as the first quar ter ende d. 'rh e seco nd quar ter open ed with a pret pas. ing by the visit ors, eigh t of who m hand ty bout of led befo re the mov emen t was chec k ed. Th e Scho ol forw ards char ged back and from a loose scru m in miclfield C. Brow n sent the

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ball via Gibb ons to Fook es, who left his oppo nent s stan ding with a spec tacu lar cut thro ugh, mak ing it easy for W atso n to send H. Brow n over to score by the posts . He also goal ecl. Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Aga in School attac ked, but the defe nce was t~o solid and Mills brou ght H . Brow n down . Bloc ked agam on tlJc same wing , C. Brow n , from the next scru m, sent the ball trav ellin g even ly al011g the line to Wat son, who sent Beck away pa~:>t Mor gan to score. Gibb ons faile d to conv ert. Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ham ilton . .. .'. . ..... . . . . . . . .. . . . 0 A long kick by Prat t chan ged defe nce into attac k as Stev ens and Will ough by char ged dow n; but Pett y save d gam ely and was mom enta rily inca paci tated . From the scru m C. Brow n pass ed to H. Brow n on the blind side and the latte r used his oTeat pace to beat all but the full- back (Y arry ), who brou~ht him clown. T~sse l and Mills were resp onsi ble for a pret ty burs t by Ham 1lton , but the Scho ol tack ling was too solid to pene trate and W atso n had brok en thro ugh, an cl, punt next mom ent ing over his oppo nent s' head s, ~e. wen t on to clri?ble. over _the line and score in a good pos1tlon. H. Brow n s kiCk fa1lecl. Scho ol 20 Ham ilton . ... . . . .. . .... .. . ..... . 0 Wet ere led Scho ol in a grea t burs t but a well- judg ed pena lty kick by Prat t brou ght Ham ilton into a grea t attac king posit ion. Scho ol clear ed and G1bbons, b~·eak ing· throu o·h r emov ed the venu e to neut ral t ernt b , ory . whe re fro:in a scru m the ball agam sped alon g the back s to W atso n who cut thro ugh and pass ed to Beck , who just got over ~s Yarr y tack led him. Fook es' kick faile d as half- time soun ded with the scor e: Scho ol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ham ilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 On resu ming Uay war 1 repl~ced Petty , who was feelinn· the effec ts of his inju ry in the seco nd quar ter. Somer~ell and Bow ling led the visit ing pack to Scho ol's ter0

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ritory, but they failed to take fnll advant age of a penalty kick. School attacke d and twice C. Bro,vn sent his backs away. Haywa rd, fielding a high kick, ran his backs into positio n and \iV atson raced away. H e beat two men, but. slipped when a score seemed likely. Hamilt on's fine tacklinll· kept the ;r line intact, until Brown shot the ball across to Gibbon s, from whom it \\·ent crisply along the line to \iVatson, who sent Beck away to score as h e was tackled . II. B r own conver ted. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamilt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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'l'his only spnrre d Ham ilton to r en ewed efforts ancl their forwar ds rushed play to the twenty -five before they were checke d, and Green and lVIorgan carried on the attack. lVIills was tempor arily injured in stemm ing a counte r-attac k by School . H. Brown dash ed along the side-lin e to half-w ay, where h e was forced out by Skelton . School wer e penalis ed , but lVIills gained little ground with t h e kick. \iV eter e burst throug h and the forwar ds carried on until Yarry marked and lin ed . School continu ed attacki ng and Fook es set his backs in action. A try looked a certain ty as Watson raced for the line, but Pratt brough t him down with a diving tackle, while Y arry cleared w itl1 a fine lin e kick. Hamilt on onl ~' k ept their li n e clear b~r soLi cl tacklin g for the n ext f ew minutes.• Th eir p e l'tin~Jcit~r was soon to be r cwa r·clcd l.lfi lVIorgan , runnin g ronnel , ga in ed groum l wit h a g' l'ubbcr lcick to touch. 'l'bc ball th en swung into midfi eld , wh er e lVIills snapp ed it np and r;hot it out to YmTy, w!J o had moved up to cent l'e. He shook off a couple of men and sent l\1oro·an ove r to sc ore a try just as the third quarte r c·nded. Innes o·oaled . School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamilt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 W eter e and Eave.· burst t hrough , but tJ1e n.u;h was stemm ed b ~' dogged t~Jckling and Hamilt on r etume d to It eutral ground . H er e Wai·son cut throug h, ball at toe. Beck ki cked it infi eld fM vVatson to canv on w it h a great (]ribblinp: rush , and Anall)' to bca i· his ~pponcnts i~ the cliY c ancl scor e. Brown g-oa.lccl. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Hamilt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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45 ,, l mo ~ t from the kiek -off C. Bro\\'n "Pnt o11 t n pass to Gibb~ns who hanclccl to Fookes an :l \Yatsrm , th e latter scoring·. ' Brown 's k ick failrd. Schoo l .. . ... . . . . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · 36 Hamil ton .... . . . . . . ... .. ... · · · · · 5 School returne d to th e attack and bnrst~ by Wet~re, Gibbon s Rnd \V[)tfi on look ed prom is inf!, but mterce ptmg, 'l'l.lssrl broke throug h to half-\\· ay, wh er e Sc hool wcr.e p enal ised, t hu s g- i1'ing lnn es a s lt ot t hat f ell : hort. lVIorgan made a clash al ong the r;ic~e-lin e , but h ~ was force~ out bv Beck. Green started lns backs movmg , but .t~e:; l a ck e~l crispn ess. School at~ack ed _llnd . a prom.-1s~ng movem ent was checke d by Mills. Usmg t he other side of the fi eld Fookes cut t lnou f!h, but was h eld up on the line. Desp erate d ef ence, aid ed by a penalty , let th e visitor s clear and spirite d follow mg up ba~l them attac!cino·. Fookes was t empora rily h~1rt . Hamilt on w ere r;tlll attacki ng when tim e sounde d with th e score: School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Hamilt on ...... . ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 1\'Ir. H . C. J oh n son referee d. SCHOOL v . TE AUTE COLLEGE .

On Thursd ay, A ugnst 6, the 'l'e A ut e tea!n arrived bv mail train and were billet ed at Marslancl V1e:v. We t ~k e this oppo rtunity of thanki ng th e Rug?y ~~ 1 on, wh,o so cordial ly enterta ined both teams dtr~·mg. I e Ante r; f-:tay with ns. This ~r e m· th e match, which IS t he mos~ popula r school fixtur e, was pla~r e cl as a benefit match for th e unemp loyecl . 'fhe teams took the field as follow :Te Ante Colleo-e (Red and Black ).-Kin g (fullk ) . Ruru 'l'h~mpson, Peebbl e (three- quarte rs); I-;a~nidra, Pip~r (fiv e-eight hs ) ; W~ckcliffe (h alf-bac~c)_; Green, captain (wing- forwar d); Bnst~we, Paeng~, Tml. J-I1-· 111 ona Iau, .. , Te Kawa . , K eretene , Colher (forwa rds). Schoo L-Pett y (full-b ack ) ; Beck, W atso?-, H. Brown (three- quarte rs); Fook er;, Gibbo_n s (five-ei ghths) ; C. Brown (half-b ack); Eaves (wmg- forwar d); Abbott , Strong e, McNei ll, W etere, captain , McCal lum, Harma n, O'Neil l (forwa rds). b

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'l'e Ante won the toss, and played from the south end into the face of a light breeze. At the start School booked the ball consistenH y, and several times the backs broke away. Near tl1e twenty-fiv e 'l'e Aute were penalised for crowding offside around the scrum, but Gibbonfl could not goal. Chiefl~7 because of the failure of their backs to l1andle with their usual precision, School poundeel away for flome time, without success, at the 're Ante o·oal-linc. Then r.. Brown whipped the ball far out from a tangled flcrum n ea r the touch line, and Watson, gathering it in neatly, made a strong run and handed it to Beck, who croflfled in the corner. Gibbons failed to convert the try. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Te Aute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

opponrnts sprawling· on th eir face :;. am1 hnl lorked his way over to score. Drown missccl H comparn tiYrly easy kick, and half-tim e ,;oundcd witll th e points:

. A moment later Beck failed to goal from a penaltJlnck. In a School passing rush Thompson neatly inter cepted and dashed away in a sensationa l break. Hamiora Paenga and 're Kawa carried on the piercing attack, but the School backs overhauled them as the first quarter ended. After the change over the 'l'e Ante forwards hooked cleanly from the scrum for the first time and their backs raced away, but were overtaken . From midfield C. Brown sent the School backs away in a. fine passing rush. Beck received and short punted along the "round and in a thrilling race for the ball W a.tson touch:d down :first. Brown missed the kick. Green made a solo burst but the triumph of the visitors was short-lived . School' were J?enalis~d in a. handy position, but Wickcliffe 's kick wa:; JUSt w1de. Wet ere burst through from the loose and passed to Beck and he, in turn, shot the ball infield to Harman, who crossed the line and came round to score lmder the bar. Brown goaled. After sweeping up to a scrum under the visitors' goal, the School forwards held Te Ante i~ fierce conflict until the ball was hooked and Beck ~ ece1vec~ at the gallop. A try seemed inevitable , but Kmg, racmg across the fteld, hi1rled himself at Beck and tackled him magniftce ntly. During a scramble near the posts W etere seized an opportuni ty, sent two or tln·ee

School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Te Ante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Owing to leg injuri es Paenga did not appear in the second spell, so Awatere replaced him. Time and again, C. Brown, magnifice ntly served by his forwards, sent his backs racing for the line, but they were h eld up by tackling equally as magnifice nt. On one occasion W atson sent Beck a·way on a strong bid for the corner, but within a few yards of hi · objective Thompson felled him like a tree trunk. From a t itanic struggle in 're Aute 's territory Piper made tl1 e mistake of a speculativ e kick, and paid the penalty, for with a. fin e burst of sp eed Watson and H. Brown sprinted away. Watson handed to the wing-er and receiYing infield again b e scored under the bar. H. Brown con verted. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'l'e Aute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Te Aute 's r espite was brief. From a scrum near touch C. Brown sent Gibbons away on the blind side. The lat t er passed to Beck, and following a punt School stormed over the line en masse for MeN eill to score near the dead-ball line. The quarter ended with School :;;till attacking and the score: School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Te Ante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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'l'he early part of the last quarter was d esultory, but towards the end of the game Te Aute rallied :fiercely with a wonderfu l show of d eterminati on. Scrum after scrum and line-out after line-out followed one another in School's corn er and Ruru had hard luck in not being avvarcl ed a try. Finally after Te Ante bad had two unsuccessful shots at goal, Fookes and Eaves broke away. 'rhe trame ended with both sides attacking alternatel y and th e score still : School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 're .Aute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

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Mr. W. Br iclger controllecl the game with efficiency and good judgment.

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SCHOOL v. WANGANUI COLLEGE.

The Wanganui t eam arriv ed by th e mail train on 9 and were billet ed with citizens of the town. We wish to thank all those who acted as hosts during the visit. On W ednesday, the lOt h, th e game was played at Pukeknra Park. Rain f ell during the clay and throughout most of th e match, with th e r esult that the ground was Yer y h ea.Yy and th e ball greasy. However the game did not d evelop into a mud scramble. On the night after th e mat ch a clnn ce \\'as helcl for th e two t eams . Augu~t

SECOND FIFTEEN, 1927. Back Row: R. L ist, A. Shepherd, B. Trehey, M. Stand ish, A. Beck, H. Gorringe. Middle Row: E . Oldfield, G. Bur well, A. Sinclair , A. W . Moverley (capt a in ), Anderson, J. McDonald, A. Hutch en. In Front: C. Palmer, C. Stronge, J. War ner, W. Hayward.

Tl1 e t eams took til e fi eld as follow: Wanganui College.- Bunny (full-back ) ; Ellingham, Poma re, Donald ( t bree-quarter.- ) ; Bnrke, Giesen (fiveei ghths); McK enzie (half-back); Gaddum (rov er), Rob crtson , Hunt, Barton , Gibbons, Macfarlane, Bethel, Ormsb~' (forwards) . Scbool.- P etty (full-back); Beck, (three-quarters ) ; Fookes, Gibbons Brown (half-back ) ; Eaves (rover); McNeill, W et er e, captain , McCallum, (forw ards ) .

Watson, H. Brown (five-eighths); C. Abbott, Stronge, O'Neill, Harman

Following on W anganui 's kick-off the School backs at once swung into action. Within striking distance Gibbons l et the ball out, but Beck over-ran his pass. The n ext time H . Brown cut through, but Bunny grassed him. Play again swung to H. Brown, who kicked for the corn er, but th e ball reached the dead-line. Smart passing

THIRD FIFTEEN, 1927. Back Row: R. A. Shaw, R. L. Sh aw, W. T h omson, R. Sutton, R. Wynyard, L. Simpson. Middle Row: J. Gibbs, D. Ekda h l, J. Tarrant, D. Papps (captain), K . Scott,- L . Dickey, J. rrhomas. In Front: C. Little, M. Good. Inset: G. Grace.

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49 and straight running by tl1e b acks saw H. Brown again tackled close to the line by Donald, while from the scrum Bunny temporari ly cleared. Desperate defence saw the visitin g forwards, led by Ba rton, Macfarlan e and Hunt, sweep out of danger, and a penalty let Bunny line at halfway. However, School were not to be denied, and, keeping up the pressure, Brown and Watson smoth ered Bunny, who h ad to line hurriedly. Again a bri ght bout of passing saw Beck dive for the ball at the corn er, but h e missed. Th e School backs kept moving, but Beck could not pass Elling-ham or Burk e. After a few minutes School wer e penalised, and Bunny lined past half-way. It was not long before H. Brown, fo llowing up fast, smoth ered Bunny , who was slow to get r id of the ball. Gibbons failed to goa l. Ellingham in ter cepted and again sent School back past half-w a:v . \Vanganu i forwards asserted t h emselves, but the School pack r etaliated and t heir backs got moving, but Beck was downed by Ellingham a few yards from t he lin e. Gaddnm led his pack past half-way . Th en Eaves, IIarman and McNeiU with pretty footwork swept right back, but they lost t he ball at touch-in-g oal just over the line. School k ept up t he pressure and fast followi n g up by Eaves and Beck had Bunny in difficulties, but he recovered cleverly and lined. 1 si n g t h e blind Mack enzie sent Ellingham away again, l.: nt he was well taken by C. Brown. C'utting through Gibbons h ad School in a good position where, f r om an infringem ent, he goa1ec1 with a beautiful kick. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanganu i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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W anganui received from the next scrum and Giesen got away on the blind. After some tight play in neutral territory a rebound put School again on the attack, but t h e slipp ery ball eluded their backs and Ellingham speculated to touch, whilst Bunny marked a high kick from G!b bons. A moment later Fookes lin ed at W anganui 's twenty-five. School backs were throwing the ball about, but t he tackling was too d eadly, for Watson was brought down by Pomare when he tried to cut through . Next moment from midway between twenty-fiv e and h alf-way Beck landed a fine penalty. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \Vanganu i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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