1935 The Taranakian Vol. 24 No. 1 May by New Plymouth Boys' High School

DITED by the Boys of the {ll[_ew Plymouth :JJoys' High School u~.~- and Published twice a year.

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SCHOOL GROUP. 1935

â&#x20AC;˘ THE "TARANAKIAN." CONTENTS

Agriculture Notes

Breaking-up Ceremony

Cadet Notes

Chapel Notes

Contemporaries

Cri cket Notes

Editorial

Examination Results, 1934

H ouse Notes

Life-Saving Notes

Old Boys' Section Orchestra Notes

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School Notes

Subscriptions

Swimming Notes

Tennis Notes

The Roll

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TECHNICAL BRANCH: [ESTABLISHED

1882.]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS H. R. BILLING, ESQ. (C!tninunu.) DR. E. F. FooKES. MISS C. A. DOUGLAS G. S. CLARKE, ESQ. MISS E. ANDREWS P. J. H. WHITE, EsQ. L. A. NOLAN, hsQ. L . G. ANDREWS, ESQ. W. H. JoNES, EsQ. P. E . V. STAI:-ITON, ESQ . Secretary and Treasurer : E. LASH , ESQ.

ENGINEERING:H. H. SKELTON. A.!. Mech . E. (London), Reg. Eng .. N.Z. H. C. GAT LA:\' D. Grad. I.E. E. (London). A. A.!. E.E. (" C" Cert.) \VoO!JWORK : D. ME:>~ZIES. F . Coli. H.

R. J. HoRRILL 1st Class Cert. (Final) Carpentry and Joinery, City

(Fina l Cert. N.Z. Techn ological Examiand Guilds. London. nation in Carpentry and Joinery).

PHEPARATOI<Y DEPAHTME NT : A. H. BLUKDELL. SCHOOL CHAPLAIN : REV. J. M. TEMPLAR. MUSIC: HESIDENT MUSIC i\IASTER : J. DoBsoK. L .A.B., L.T .C.L.

~fttff: PRINCIPAL : W. H. MOYES, M.A .. B.Sc. DIRECTOR OF TECH NICAL EDUCATION : A. L. MOORE. M.A . (1st Class Honours and Silver Medallist, City and Guilds of London). ASSISTANT MASTERS: G . F. RF.RTRAND, (" C" Cert. . B.A. Cert. in Latin and W. DIPROSE, M.A. History). R. C. WILS0:-1 , M.A., B .Sc. G . BoTTRILL, M.A ., Diploma in \~' 路 G. \VILKIE (B.A. Cert. in Social Science. Hist0ry a nd Economics. City and Guilds Diploma in J. PAPPS, B .A. E lectr ical Engineering). \V. I. SHRIMPTON, M.A. E. KERR, M.A.

A G. JoH NSo:-1. 111 Se. A. C.

A. V.

J. J.

LEGGAT, M.A . D. RouLSTON ('' B" Cert .. B.A. Cert. in Latin, English, Hi story, Education and Economics). AGRICULTURE: A. S. NAsH, B.Agr. Se. CmiMERCIAL : E. R. McKEON (Professiona l Accountant by Exam). F. J. EGGLETON, F.C.S .. (N.Z.) DRAWING: Vl . F. TETT (1st Class H ono urs Diploma, Beckenham School of Art, Eng.) (B.A. Cert. in Eng li sh I!. and History I!).

VISITDIG: i\IISS DOWLING , Victor Harri s Gold Medalli st (Violin, Viola and Cello). :\!!SS ROSS, L.A.B., L.T.C .L.

SCHOOL

INSTITUTIONS.

FIRST TERM, 1935.

A COMPANY. Officer in Command: Captain J. Leggat. Second in Command:. Lieutenant W. I. Shrimpton. Compa.ny Sergeant-Major: A. G . Mcintyre.

Head Boy.-M. P. Donnelly. No. 1 PLATOON. Head Day Boy.-T. C. Larkin. School Prefects.-M. P. Donnelly, T. C. Larkin, H. J. C. Whittington, G. H. Terry, R. J. Corkil!, N. C. Waters, A. G .. Mclntyre, M . 0. Ekdahl, I. B. Faris, R. Urry, F. Ulenberg, V. L. Carron, J. Batten. House Prefects.-School: M. P. Donnelly (Head) , M. 0. Ekdahl, A. G. Mclntyre, I. B. Faris, E. A. Morris, T . F. Fenton, J. Steven. Carrington: H. J. C. Whittington (Head), V. L . Carron, J. Batten, P. R. Fenton, W. 0. Evans, H. T. Kershaw.

Platoon Sergeant: V. Carron . Corporals:

Kershaw, Blundell, Purser. No. 2 PLATOON.

Platoon Sergeant: M. 0. Ekdahl. Corporals: R. Urry, W. Evans. No. 3 PLATOON. Platoon Sergeant: T. C. Larkin.

Magazine Committee.-Mr. Shrimpton (Chairman), M. 0. Ekdahl (General Editor) , A. 路 G. Mclntyre (Sports Editor), H. J. C. Whittington (News Editor).

Corporals: J. D. Walton, R. Maclean.

Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bottrill (Chairman), M. P. Donnelly, T. C. Larkin, N. C. Waters, I. B. Faris, H. Johns, V. L. Carron.

Platoon Sergeant: G. H. Terry.

Football Committee.-Mr. Papps (Chairman), A. G. Mc1ntyre (Secretary), A. G. Rundle (Assistant Secretary), M. 0. Ekdahl, M. P. Donnelly, N. C. Waters, G . H . Terry, T. C. Larkin, J. Batten.

No. 4 PLATOON.

Corporals: J. Austin, G. Rawson, C. J. Grace. No-. 5 (MACHINE GUN) PLATOON. Officer Commanding:

Lieutenant W. Tett.

Platoon Sergeant: F. Robinson. Library Committee.-Mr. Tett (Chairman), V. L. Carron (Secretary), E. A. Morris, I. B. Faris, H. T. Kershaw, W . 0. Evans, J. Steven. Boxing Committee.-Mr. Eggleton (Chairman), J. Steven (Secretary), F . Robinson, B. M. Wicksteed, A. G. Mcintyre. Swimming Committee.-Mr. Eggleton (Chairman), M. P. Donneny (Secretary), A. G . Mcintyre, E. A. "Morris, A. Rundle, A. Keller, B . H. Thomas, R. J. Corkill, J. Steven.

Corporals: L. Emett, B. Hunter, R. Steffensen. B COMPANY. Officer in Command: Captain R. C. Wilson. Second in Command: Lieutenant J. D. Roulston. Company Sergeant-Major: J. L. Batten. No. 6 PLATOON.

Tennis Committee.-Mr. Johnson (Chairman), M. P. Donnelly, I. B. Faris, C. Nodder, W. 0. Evans, H. T. Kershaw, J. Batten. CADET BATTALION. Officer Commanding: Major V. E . Kerr. Second in Command: Captain J. Leggat.

Platoon Sergeant: N. Waters. Corporals: C. H. Wallace, E. H. Ferry. No. 7 PLATOON. Platoon Sergeant: I. B. Faris. Corporals: J. N. Bethell, D . I. Menzies.

Battalion Sergeant-Major: M. P. Donnelly. No. 8 PLATOON. Quartermaster-Sergeant: A. Rundle. Batta-lion Band Sergeant: C. Nodder.

Platoon Sergeant: P. Fenton. Corporals: N. J . Gilmer, C. S. Boulton.

No. 9 PLATOON. Platoon Sergeant: A. A. Keller. Corporals: I. D. Auld, A. R. Maclean. C COMPANY. Officer in Command: Lieutenant E. R. McKeon. Lieutenants: A. H. Blundell and A. S. Nash. Company Sergeant-Major: R. J. Corkfil. No. 10 PLATOON. Platoon Sergeant: I. W. Davies. Corporals: H. H . Francis, W. Squire. No. 11 PLATOON. Platoon Sergea.n t: J. Steven. Corporals: Mawson, S. Crone. No. 12 PLATOON. Platoon Sergeant: B . Conway. Corporals: I. H. Duff, M. Ulenberg. No. 13 PLATOON. Platoon Sergeant: T . Morris. Corporals: H . Barnitt, S. Mayer .

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HEAD BOY, 1935 .

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EDITORIAL (M. 0. Ekdabl.) ·. '

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speakGENERALLY ing, a man of learnis regarded with some• ing thing of awe by the comparatively uneducated and uncultured mass of people, and his pronouncements are accepted It would unreservedly. seem that his opinions bear some weight. What then do they thjnk of these few words, spoken recently by an eminent and cultured New Zealander ~ : ''Good literature is one of the greatest boons with which mankind has been blessed.'' In our secondary schools we see little evidence of the realisation of the profound truth embodied in this quotation. We cannot boast that they have anything like adequate means of conferring this blessing, for, with very few exceptions, they possess no good libraries. As Mr. R. Munn says in his report on school libraries of New Zealand: "They scarcely exist, as they are understood in England and the Unit ed States.'' The l' e, full advantaO'e has been taken of the benefits to be obtained from them.

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Tha t a libr ary is one of the esse ntia ls of all stud ies is obvious, so that it is a mos t anom alou s stat e of affa irs whe n a school, whi ch is prim arily for stud y, lack s one. In effect, tl1e mem bers of :mclJ a ·cho ol ar e barr ed to a larg e exte nt from the full enjo yme nt of thei r hou rs of leisu re; and from how prof itab le enjo yme nt it cann ot be estim ated . An analogy mig ht be draw n betw een him who has not expl ored the vast and imm ense ly rich hall s of liter atur e, and Kea ts, in l1is sonn et, "On Firs t Loo king Into Cha pma n's Hom er." He says , "Of t of one wid e expa nse had I been told , Tha t deep -bro w 'rl Hom er rule d as his dem esn e; Yet n ever did I brea the its Iiure ser en e, Till I h eard Ch apm an spea k out loud anrl bold ." Althougl1 h e had been freq uen tly told of Hom er's mig ht, he nev er did kno w ' him , unti l he harl actu ally r ead his wor ks, in th e form of Ch apm an 's tran sl atio n. This is the case of thos e who r efu se ttO acqn aint them selv es with liter atur e, even thou gh they are rrpe atec lly advi sed of its inca lcul able pow er of givi n g plea sure and prof it a blc occu pati on.

"A goo d boo k is the prec ious Jifebloo cl of a mas ter spir it, emb alm ed and trea sure d on purp ose, to life beyo nd life ," said Milt on. His sayi ng has enclu red. All his best thou ghts , cr~rs tallised-set out in blac k and whi te, are pres erve d for us in his wor ks. Not that Milt on is the grea test of thin kers . Tho usan ds of men , the wise st and clev eres t of t h eir clay, hav e had thei r thou ght. emb alm ed in boo ks, as a heri tage for th e peop le of to-d ay, and tomor row . In thei r boo k.·, th ey spea k to us, give us thei r mos t prec ious thou ghts . Thu s thro ugh liter atur e we may rub shou lder s, so to spea k, with supe rior min ds, whic h is dou btless one of the gr eate st fact ors in the imp rove men t of our min ds. Not only the writ ers of yest erda y, but also thos e of to-clay, are capa ble of exer ting the best poss ible influ ence on us. If we do deri ve any thin g from the thou ghts of yestercla~r, we mus t turn to t hose of to-d ay, for as we b ecome mor e and mor e refin ed, or cult ured , so do we n eed new book s.

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11 "Bo oks are the ever -bur ning lam ps of accu mul ated wisd om. ''

Of cou n;e, a mer e ::;choolboy cann ot alwa ys ~e expe cted to be delv ing into the 'gre at' book s. The.re .Is no boo k so bad but som ethi ng goo d may b.e foun d m It. So wha teve r t h e boy r eads , how ever bad . It ma~ be,. he can alwa ys prof it by it, and at the sam e tlme enJ_GY hnn . 1E in a ·wor ld o£ fiction, a stim ulat ing wor ld, wln c.h calls ;~ .; tl~e ima gina tion , and pan ders to it with all lond s of deli ghtf ul fanc y, and wild ad' entu re, . and ha%ard~us peri ls. In it h e can r evel at leisu re; enJOY all the thnl ls of the wor ld , and lif e. 'rhe mor e. he. read s the . bett er. But t11is lov e of fi cti on is but a beg mnm g t~ the hfe of a r eade r . . It is easy , and r efr eshi ng. H e w1ll nev er lose . able to enJ·ov a good wor k of tbat clas t lH.> po" .e 1. of b e1·no· , "' s · J • of l it erat ure, but the mos t bei~ eficwl . r esul t th~t -;n ch an ea rl~· adva nce into read mg Will have Wlll be to fost er a lov e of boo ks- for, as has b een obse rved lsew h ere "be who loves not boo ks e befo re h e has come to ' s thi· rtv year of age will hard ly lov e t h em enou "'] afte rol warcls to und erst and them .'' This is th en one of the grea t func tion s of a scho ol libr ary; it is goin g to equi p .ever y boy with a k~~wle~g: of boo ks and, wha t is mor e Imp orta nt, an ~mdeistandm ~ of tliem . Th ey will mea n tQ him , in a£te r-hf e, wha t the) wou ld nev er have mea nt had h e not bad ~he 1:se of a good libr arv whe n at school, whe n his spre adm g m tell ect was oorasping all it coul d. Whi le at .·cho ol, h e lear n.- h_ow , m t he l ibra ry, b e may sift from a boo k wha t he d e. ues of of it-a s in the case of a r efer ence book . Tt wou ld be appo site h er e to rem ark on the und oub tedl y lar ge num b er of p eople who are not abl e to use r efer ence boo ks, exce pt thos e writ ten in the simp lest vem . In view of thes e thin g.· we hope that as man y b~ys as p osRi ble will culti Yat e the libr.ary so that Wlth incr ease d inte rest it will deve lop rapi dly and become an even mor e vita l influ ence in the life of the School.

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THE BREAKING-UP CEREMONY (A. F. Cunningham.) . T l~e As::;embly Hall was again crowded on the occaSlon of the annual breaking-up ceremony on December 14, 193±. 0~ the stage were the Principal, l\Ir. vV. H. Moyes, Dr. E. F. Fookes, deputy-chairman of ti1 e Board of G?vernors, Mrs. ~ ~- Billing, the l\Iayor (l\Ir. E. R. C. _G1lmour), Mr. A. Bam (Taranaki Senior Inspector of Pr1mary Schools) and Mrs. Bain, the Rev. R. Fordham Clark, Mr. A. L. Moore (technical director), and members of the Boar_d . and staff. Apoloo·ies were received from Mr. H. R. B1pmg and the Hon. S. G. Smith. Mrs. Billinoand Mrs. Bam were presented with bouquets. b CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. It gave hin: great pleasure as an old boy of the School to subst1tute for Mr. Billing, said Dr. Fookes. Although the year had been a hard one for the Board on account of the fall of endowment revenue the School under the _leadership of Mr. Moyes, had d~ne excellent work, partiCularly on the agricultural side. Dr. Fookes refe!Ted to the scholarships given by the New Plymouth Savmgs Bank and by the Board. He urged the boys to ho~d to the School motto, "Comradeship Valour and W1sdom." ' PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. The report of the Principal, Mr. W. H. Moyes stated that the roll number for the year was 510, ol wi10 m 83 were boarders. There had been no staff changes. The successes gained in public examinations were:First Section of B.A. Deg-ree-J. H. Conway. Second Section of B.A. Degree.-J. S. IIatherly B D. l\latthews, R. S. Smith, D. N. Hull, E. J. Reed c' B. Turner, and L. W. Riley. ' · · First Section of L.L.B. Degree.-R. S. V. Simpson. Junior University Scholarship.-E. R. Dearnley. University National Scholarship.-D. N. Allen. Taranaki Scholarships.-J. A. Keeling and B. Barnitt. H.

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Accountant's ProfessionaL-G. M. Hayton, C. W. Putt, R. C. Cooper, R. H. Goddin, R. H. Finch. Training College Entrance.-Comple te Pass: J . W. Mail, R. S. Smith and D. N. Hull. Partial pass: A. '1'. Brown. University Bursaries.-G. P. Keller and A. L. Ewart. Bayley Memorial Scholarship.-M. Tarnati. 'l'wenty-one boys had been awarded Higher Leaving Certificates, and 35 passed Matriculation. In the recent degree examinations six boys had passed terms. Mr. Moyes expressed pleasure at the list of degree passes, and congratulated members of the staff responsible, who had given up- much of their leisure time in preparing advanced work. The School had at last been brought into line with similar institutions in New Zealand by the award of a valuable scholarship, which, through the generosity of the directors of the New Plymouth Savings Bank, would be available to boys attending country schools. The High Schools Board had also agreed to award two scholarships annually. The thanks of the School were also due to 1\Ir. Fordham Clark, the School chaplain, and Mr. Renaud, who continued to act as organist. · In cricket the Eleven had been decisively beaten by Nelson College. but had played a draw against Wanganui College. The standard of football had improved considerably, the School winning five of six matches played. Appreciation was expr essed of the efforts of l\ir. Papps, who for thirteen years had undertaken the organisation of School foot ball and the coaching of the First Fifteen, and who was retiring from active participation. In shootin g the School put up a good performance to be placed second in the Earl Roberts Trophy competition. The standard of swimming had improved considerably since the installation of the School baths, and many swimmers and life-saving awards had been gained.

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The outstanding event in military training at the School was the furnishing of a guard of honour to His Excellency the Governor-Gene ral. The smartness of the boys on parade was the subject of much favourable comment. Considerable activity had been shown by the various branches of the Old Boys' Association. and funds were being raised for the provision of a suitable School library, an undertaking which was much appreciated. l\Ir. l\Ioyes said that special praise was due to the head boy, David Blacldey, and the prefects under him, for their good work during the year. The members of the staif and Board had also worked whole-heartedl y m the interests of the School. TECHNICAL REPORT. The Technical Director, l\Ir. A. L . l\Ioore, reported that the numbers in the vocational forms totalled 153. Seven boys had passed in Grade 1 of the City and Guilds of London examination, while School certificates for a four years' engineering course had been gained by three boys. There were 57 bo~' S taking the agricultural course . The equipment on the School farm " 路as improved and upto-date. Appreciation was expressed of 1\Ir. Grant's services to t he School. l\IR. BAIN'S ADDRESS. "You belong to a School of which you have every right to be proud," said l\Ir. Bain, Taranaki Senior In 路pector of Schools. lie urged the boys leaving to live and act in such a way as to bring credit to the School. They should not pursue selfish aims, but keep as their motto "Service for others." THE l\IAYOR'S ADDRESS. The Mayor, J\Ir. E. R. C. Gilmour, said that old boys of the School were to be found wherever one went. He urged boys now leaving to maintain the standard set, and w!Jerenr possible to :;tretch a helping hand to their fellows.

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THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTIO N. School prizes were presented by Mrs. Billing and the sports trophies by l\Irs. Bain. The School prize list was: PREP Al~ATORY SOHOOL. Form la.-D. Rollit. Form 2b.-W. Davies. Form 2a.-J. Murray. UPPER SCHOOL. Form IIId.-J. G. Sisley, first in Engineering; G. H. Luckin, first in Agriculture; D. J. Logan, Junior Drawin g. Font). IIIc.-G. E . Ilodgson, first in form; F. D. \Yhitwell, second in form. Form IIIb.-E. N. Blyde, first in form; S. L. Kettle, second in form. Form IIIa.-S. G. Faris, first in form; C. H. Leighton, second in form. Form IVd.-D. V. Lunn, first in Commercial; P. S. l\IcBride, first in Engineering. Form IVc.:_G. S. Bowen, first in form; A. T. Squire, second in form. Form IVb .-J. V. Elliot, first in Engineering; D. N. Swap, first in Agriculture. Form IVa.-A. C. Hayton, first in form (presented by l\Ir. R. George); B. J. Hurle, second in form. Form V d.-S. W . Luscombe, first in Engineering; R. H. Maclean, first in Commercial. Form V c.-B. E. Con way, first in form; F. J . Halpin. second in form. Form Vb.-R. E. J. M:awson, first in form; J. N. Bethell, second in form; E. H. Ferry, senior drawing prize. Form Va.-D. J . Lepine, first in form (presented by Mr. G. Fraser) ; S. H. Price, second in form . Senior Agriculture.-E . L. Bent, first in form. Form VI.-G. P. Keller, second in form.

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SPECIAL PRIZES. Daily News ~ssay Pri.zes.-Senio r: A. F. Cunningham 1, H. H. FranCls 2. Jumor: J. R. Young 1, I. B. Faris 2. White l\Iemorial Prize.-W . R. Geddes. Bendall Memorial Prize.-W. R. Geddes. Music Prize (presented by Mr. H . Collier) .-D. B. :Menzies. Junior Debating Prize Moss).-D. W. Shaw.

(presented by l\Ir. L. 1'11.

Senior Debating Prize (presented by the Wellington branch of the Old Boys' Association) .-K. N. Dunne. Head Boy's Prize (cup presented by l\Irs. H. Brookman, and book by TIIr. E. Haydon) .-D. I. Blackley. General Excellence Cup (presented by Dr. E. F. Fookes).-D. I. Blackley and G. C. Weston. Dux Prize (cup presented by Mrs. Buick, and books by Mr. R. Syme) .-T. C. Larkin. Fourth year Engineering Certificates.-S econd-class pass.-L. M. Birdling, A. L. McKeown, L. Watson. Third Year Engineering Certificates.-F irst-class pass: S. W. Luscombe. Second-class pass: J . A. Parli, E. J. Steffenson, B. H. Thomas. Third Year Agriculture pass: E. L. Bent, P . M. Nilsson. Bewley, L . W. M:cDonald.

Certificates.-F irst-class Second-cla-ss pass: J. D.

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Mr. John Sumers sat. alone ~n his study gazing a?sently out through the wmdow with a pleased smile on his not altogether unpleasant face. Unconsciouslv he lovingly fingered the money on the desk. Fifteen hundred pounds~the results of a successful gamble on the Stock Exchange. Fifteen hundred pounds-he licked his thick lips-quite a welcome increase to his already sizeable nest egg.

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Abruptly the door quietly opened behind him and soft, padding footsteps crossed the carpet. A burglar! Chill fear tugged at his heart. He wanted to look round, but dare not. His spine tingled with thin shivers. He began to perspire and could feel the damp trickling on his flesh. His stomach felt oddly empty. Oh , God! let him look round! Furtively he glanced over his shoulder, and a cold circle pressed into his fleshy neck. With fascinated eyes he watched the gloved hand stretch over his shoulder toward the money. His money to be ::matched a way like this, before his very eyes! Ah, no-a feeling of desperation seized him. With a quick lunge he lurched to one side and gripped the arm stretched over his shoulder.. At the same time a deafening explosion sounded in his ear and he felt a sharp pain in the fleshy part of his neck. With an effort he sent the man flying over his shoulder. An old trick-the flying mare. The intruder landed heavily and his head thumped sickeningly against the sharp corner of a chair. He lay there without moving; his face was white, and a long, thin trickle of blood ran across his forehead. Sumers stared in satisfaction; then a horrible dread pierced his slow-moving brain. The man coulcln 't be dead. He hadn't killed him. They couldn't hang him for this. It was an accident. Save for his laboured breathing all was quiet. Outside the dying sun still shone, the birds still sangbut he was a murderer. Again he broke out into a clammy sweat. His mouth hung open . With slow, dragging steps he approached the still figure. Death was in the room; its heavy pall cast a gloom over everything. Sum er's foot kicked the revolver, and he stooped to pick it up. Then the would-be thief stirred and sat up painfully. He hazily wagged his head from side to t;ide, and put a cold hand to his forehead. It came away sticky with blood. He glanced up at Sumen;, who had halted near and was gazing at him with relieved eyes. Instinctively tile stnmgcr gl <mC'Nl round for the r evolver, but Sumers had picked i1 np. He must fight for time. Once more he looked up at Sumer ':,; bulky fig me, ancl his eye. became riYetcd on the tie. Blue and gray. Now where had he 路een blue and gray before 1 His active mind leapt back into the past.

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He remembered a football ground. and two teams were marching on: one in blue and gray jersey::;. Ab-Corsham College ! Burner's heavy voice broke the silence. "\].,Tell, now what about it ?" rrhe other stood up and smiled sheepishly. "I'll be damned!'' he ejaculated. "You certainly will!" returned Sumers with weirrhty o humour. '' Corsham College,'' mused the other without takin"' any notice of the interruption. ''Good Lord, you aren J olm Sumers ~ ''

"That I am, but how did you know~" asked Sumers. . The man moYed near the desk and sat down in a chmr. Apparently Sumers was too dense to r ealise that be wa:s almost bound to know the owner of the place he bad pl~1med to rob. "Well, you haven't changed that much smce school, you know,'' he said. ''Who are you?'' questioned Sumers. The intruder appeared not to hear and seemed to be deep in thought. "Well, I'll be blowe~l,'' he said. "Old John Sum~rs . Remember the tricks at school, eh~ The good old times and the pranks against the masters. You were a hard case, John.'' ~mne~路s bad b~en ratl1er a quiet, timid boy at school, but h1s pnde' was tickled. "Well, I was a bit harder than the rest," he boasted. Not such a bad sort of chap, this f~llow.. Fallen on bad times perhaps. Sumers relaxed lus vigilant attitude and came over to the desk.

"Who was it sat right behind you? know--"

Now John, you

:'Oh, 1'im Utin," replied Sumers, "always used to be readmg and eatmg peanuts in chapel. He's a bishop now, you know. But who are you."

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that so 1" queried the stranger, paying no attentiOn to the la t question. "Well, well. And that chap next to you was-er-was-" . "Old Roy 1'ymor used to sit next to me. 'l'he best cribber in the form then; one of the best judcres in the o country now,'' continued Sumers.

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"It'::; a funny world," murmured the stranger. ''You've got on well--" '' 'vVell, not so bad,'' interrupted Sumers, hi::; pride plca::;ed again. ''Quite well off, yo u know . '' "And I 'm a failure. A damned failure!" fini::;Led the ::;tl路anger. "Oh, well, luck '::; with one and against another," sympathi::;ed the now thoroughly mollified Sumers. "From the old school. I couldn't JJ and you over. Not now . D 'you remember how old 'Click-Clack' u~ed to dish out the lines, and 'Nose' with his bendy cane? Good times." 'l'he stranger held his hand to his head and moaned softly. . "Got a headache after the fall," he explained . ''Don't expect you could give me a drink.'' ''Certainly, old chap, certainly,'' assented Sumers. "From the old school, eh? Good chap." He ro::;e and crossed to the corner table and returned with two whiskies and ::;odas. 'l'he stranger had ::;hifted his chair nearer to the de~k, and accepted his drink gratefully. "To the old school," he propo::;ed with uplifted glas: . ''To the old school,'' responded Sumers. The ::;tranger drank and ::;et his empty glass down \rith a ::;igh. "That's better," he ~miled wryly. "I say, tlwt 't> jolly decent of you not to lJand me over John, old man. 1 '11 r emember that, and one clay I may be able to return the help.'' "Oh, that'::; all riglJt," dissented Sumers, pleased \Yith the ~tranger 's gratitude. " \\Tell, I mu::;t be off now," said the other. '' vVhy not stay and talk over old times for a while I" im路itecl Sumer.-. "Xot up to it, John; still a bit muzzy," excu~ed the other. But some other time, eh!" he ::;uggested, a~ he rose and ~trolled toward the door. "Say, before you go, who are you." called Sumers. "Er-C hadi e Baye," :-;a id the other, and was gone . "Charlie Baye '? That'~ funny," soliloquised Sumers. ''Can't remember a Charlie Baye at all. Sure there

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wa::;n 't a Baye at school. '' His eyes fell to the desk. It ::;eemed ::;trangely bare. The fifteen hundred pounds had gone ! "My God!" he croaked, "I've been robbed!" · But the ::;tranger wa::; well away. -H.J .W., VIa.

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1934

DEGREE PASSES. B .A. (Second Section) .-D. N. Hull (Engli::;h H., French II., A pp. Maths. I.). B.A. (First Section) .- J. W. Mail (English I., History I., Pure Maths. I.). LL.B. (First Section) .-M. P. Donnelly (Engli::;h, Latin); G. C. Weston (English, Latin, Con. Hi::;tory). B.Sc. (First Section) .-D. A. MacGill (Pure Math::;. I., App. Maths. I.). B.Com. (First Section) .-P. R. Fen ton (Mercantile Law I., Bankruptcy). Taranaki Scholarships.- G. P. Keller, T. C. Larkin, I. B. Fari ·, W. R Geddes.

RESULTS , 1934

(P.) denotes Pass, (M.) denotes Medical Preliminary, (E.) denotes Engineering Preliminary. School Certificate.-Full pas.·: R. '1'. Aitken, M. S. Armstrong, J. N. Bethell, E. R. Brash, V. L . Can·oll, B. F. Com_vay, A . N. Des Forg es, G. E. Drake, I. Duff, W. Evans, '1'. F. Fenton, J. Gi:fford, M. J. Gilmer, B. L. Hoskin, A. A. Keller, W. G. Mart, R. J. Mawson, C. J. Nodder, C. B. Oldridge, L. M. Papps, D. L . Prichard, W. D. Squire, J. Steven, F. P. Ulenberg, C. H. Wallace. Partial pass: H. F. Barnitt, J. C. Blundell, R. C. Crone, E. H. Ferry, D . V. Fitzpatrick, F. J. Ilalpin L . M. Henry, L . D. Jones, M. G. Lncas, S. C. Mayer, S. II. Price, H. J. Whittington, H. C. Wynyard.

MODERNE.

Training College Entrance.-L. G. A . Pearson (pass), A. T. Brown (completed).

The long road stretches, dust covered, Through the naked fields, treeless hills, Goes on to the 1·ovvn, smoke smothered From the turmoil and clack of mills.

Accountants' Professional.-'£. S. Roger::; (Mercantile Law I., Bankruptcy); I. P. Meiklejolm (Mercantile Law I., Bankruptcy, Economics) ; J. D. W alton (Mercantile Law I., Bankruptcy).

High, bare buildings blot out the sun And veil the clouded dom e of sky ; 'l'he air is redolent with slum, And men with stooped backs pass by.

Higher Leaving Certificates.-I. D . Auld, R. J. Corkill, A. F. Cunningham, IC. N. Dunn, M. 0. Ekdahl, H. H. Francis, S. W. Ilobday, D. B. Menzies, L. G. A. Pearson, R. .J. Smn ill, G. H. 'l'0rry, J. M. Pllillips.

All round the artificial air Stifles the lungs and stings the throat, Turns the free spirit to despair, Fraying the nerves to a thinner note.

111atrif.'lllali on.- R. '1'. A i1·ken (P.), M. A. S . .Armstron o· (l\f.), II. F. Barnitt (P.), J. L. Batten (E.), J. N. Bethell (P. ), J. C. Hlunclcll (P.), E. R. Brash (P.), \. L. Carroll (l\I.), B. E. F. onwa.r (P. ), A. N. Des Forges (M.). G. E. Drake (P.), K. N . Dunn (E.), E. L. Evans

Along the road chill, slim cars throb, A pulsing paeon of soulless speed; Within, mid cushioned ease, men nod At Nature, victim of their greed. H.W., VIa.

UniYer ·ity National Bun;ary.-R. J. Corkill.

(;\I.), '1'. F. Fenton (E.), E. H. Ferry (P.), D. V. Fitzpatrick (1\I.), J. GifCorcl (P.), M. J. Gilmer (P.), R. R. Goodw in (l\I.), L. l\1. Henry (1\I.), 13. L. Ilo::;kin (P.), A. A . Keller (P.), D. J. Lepinc (1\I.), W. G. l\Iart (P .), R. G. l\Iawson (P.), S. D. l\Iayer (1\I.), E. A. l\Ionis (1\I.), C. J . Nodcl ct· (P.), C. B. Old rid g-e (M.), L . M. Papps (M.), D. h Prichard (P.), F. Robinson (P.), R .T. Smaill (extra 1\Iaths.), IN. D. Squire (P.), J. Steven (1\I.), F. P. U lenberg (P.), C. H. Wallace (P.).

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(G. H. Terry.)

second on the list. Both these pla:vers attained the coveted centur~', each for the second 1ime in his School careel'. wit lt ~cores of 137 not ont and 186 respectively.

School opened for the 1935 ~' ear on ·W ednesday. 6th PrhnHlJ'Y a claY later than sclwdul<:>cl clue to an extra holiclnY ·t~ com;nemor11te the Dllke of Gl o~1crster's visit 1o ;\c·,·,. Z<:>al11nd. As usual th<:>re were a number of late ilrrivals :lllcl enrollments. At present the roll stands at :)0:3. l1arracks commenced on February 7th, a few days rm·lie1· than usual. A new departure this ~-ear has been 11ie is.:ue of khaki uniform.· which are supplied by the Defc' nc<> Department. 'l'hey 11re more suitable for drill 1lian the orclinarr school attire as they give more unif OJ·mi t~· on ceremonial parades.

The annual match with vVanganui Collegiate School was played on this team's home ground on l\farch 13th ancl 1-f.th. School's hopes ran high, but they w<:>re somewhilt de1wessed when worcl came through on the first da~· that our representatives had all been dismis.·ed at th e luncheon interval for the small total of 94 runs. \Vanganui replied with 144. In their second knock School had lost eight wickets for about 130 runs, so that prospects were none too bright. However, when the innings closed 203 showed on the board. In a thrilling fight against time School routed \Vano·anui for 99, thus coming out victors by 54 runs .

Owino· to the unusuallv hot weather drill commenced at"' 8.30 a.m. and continued until 12.30 p.m. 'l'h e af'lernoon was left fl-ee f01· sport. Ordinar~- school work began again on the following Thursday. but the same hom·s as for ch·ill were observed until the 19th. This year the YT. Form \.caclemical has been clividrcl into two sections-YT.a comprising those doing second vear, and YT.b those doing first year, post-matriculation ~vork. The olcl Terms class is now inclncled in Yf.a. Tl1is new arrangement is a definite improvemrnt, espec:in ll.v for those doing University Scholarsh ip work After being postponed for about three weeks on account of wet weather ancl the prevalence of colds, the swimming sports were begun on the afternoon of TuesdaY 19th l\Iarch. 'l'he heats of those races which clt·ew .) . . . n lal'ge num b er of- entnes, were " run off .)) 'l'l 1e f oll owmg 'J'hursclaY afternoon , in perfect weather, the finals and champio~1ships were decided. Some close finishes wer.e witnessed, sufficient proof of the exc_elle~ce of th e ~1anch capping. G. Rawso11 is the new sw1mmmg champwn of the SchooL This season has proved quite a successful one for the First XI. He ·ides drnwing with Nelson College they performed very well in the North 'l'aranaki Senior Competition, in which '1'. C. J.Jark in topped the batting averages with the good average of 61.5. l\I. P. Donnelly was

It is with regret that we record the departure of l\1r. ,J. I.Jeggat, 1\I.A., who leaves at the end of the term to take up an "A" grade position at Hastings High School. l\Ir. Leg-o·at join ed the School staff in 192-L Previous to this he had been teaching at the Auckland Grammar SchooL lie has interested himself in all School activities. He is a captain in the cadet battalion and has clone Yahwble work for many :vears in assisting to coach the First and Second X\ .'s. The high standard of the lit<:>rar~' section of the l\Iagazine has largely been clne to his efforts. But perhaps his greatest work is r<:>a lisecl only by those who hav<:> passed through his hanclsnamely, his influence on the careers and characters of the boys.

Vlhen he first came to New Plymouth l\Ir. Leggat

pla~·e cl football for Old Boys, being a prominent member

of th e senior XV. He is well-known in the tennis world . He has been champion of the \Vaiwalca Club for a number of ~-ears and , together with l\Irs. Leo·gat, has repre:entecl Taranaki during th<:> past season. \Ve tender him our regret at bis departure and wish him every success in his new position. Also we must say good-bye to the Rev. Fordham Clarlc, curate of St. l\Iary's, who is shortly leaving for England. Dming the past three years he has done valuable work as School chaplain. We bid him a sincere farewell and take pleasure in welcoming his successor, the Rev. l\Ir. 'l'emplar.

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New Plymouth and the medical profession suffered a severe los: la st month in the death of Dr. Blackley. In r e~ p ect for Dave , who wa~ head prefect of the School la~t year, senior boys represented the School at the funeral. 路we expl'ess our sincerest sympathy to Dave and other members o拢 the deceased's family. Football is with us once more. Regular practices began during the first week of April, which is earlier than usual. The condition of the grounds, which had been softened by heavy rains, permitted the early start. Members of the First XV. are fairly fit for the beginning of the season, a number of boys having availed them:elves of the opportunities offered by the N .P.A.A.C.C. to keep in training. With nine members of last year's team back at School and with promising juniors to draw from, we should be able to look forward to a fairly successful season. RESURRECTION.

For many clrear y weeks bad the abandoned buildin g r etain ed its chilly silence. For many dreary weeks hacl we awaited this eYentfnl day. A small covered-in vehicle sped swiftly throu~b the gates. With a grinding of brakes it slid to a stancl:till beside the gloomy building . Its two occupants, one dark and s ini ster, the other slight of build, climb ed furtively out . ln three quick strides the dark one reached the building, while the sma ll man remained be:ide the car. He emerged from the building after a few minute:-: and, clashing over to his accomplice, whispered a few hurried words. Together they retreated to the rear of the car. 'l'he~r staggered under the weight of the cumbersome boxlik e burden they withdrew from the dark interior. Handling it with the utmost care, as if contained some human burden, they manoeuvred the box through the doorway of the mystery house and were lost to s~ght. An ominous thud reached our ear:. It was followed by many tappings and bumps, then out dashed the short man. He ran a few yard. along the wall, then, withdrawing an instrument from hi s coat, began tapping and scratching at the wall. Having completed his task, he dashed back inside. A cold silence followed, broken only by strange uncanny murmurings in muffled tones. We heard

Oakley Stud ios, N.P.

SCHOOL PREFECTS, 1935. Back Row. - H. Whittington, V. Carroll , J. Batten , G. Ferry, N . Waters, R. Urry. Front Row.- F. Ulenberg, R. Corkill, T. Larkin, M. Donnelly (H ead ), M. Ekda hl , I. Faris, A. Mc!ntyre.

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excited whisperings, then a burst of Orphean music filled the air. Determined to be mystified no longer, we clashed into the building. But a greater surprise than ever we had anticipated awaited us. Overcome with dismay, we staggered back at the . if!ht that befel our eyes. The library wireless was back! F.R.W., Va.

CADET NOTES (R. J. Cor kill).

Tlie beginning of our military activities for this year was marked by the usual week of barracks, extending from February 7 to February 13. Unfortunately the period of drill was curtailed owing to the issuing of uniforms during the first two days. 'l'he wisdom of reverting to khaki is seen in the neatness and uniformity of. the parade. The sizing and fitting of the cadets was clone remarkably well, and now there are no noticeable faults. An innovation improving the appearance of the parade is the puggaree in the school colours for the uniform hat. Major Kerr must be thanked for t he great tronble and loss of time be experienced in distribnting thrse hat-bands. As usual the School lost a number of N.O.O. 's at the encl of last year. However, the keenness of the new N.O.O. 's and cadets alike has carried work to a c1egree of excellence which equals, if not surpasses, the usual standard of this time of the year. 'l'here was a general improvement seen in the shooting held on the School range during barracks, and in the sen ior companies there .路eems scarcely a cadet who cannot put his instruction to good practice. Marching in the interval instead of physical drill in preparation for Anzac Day has definitely improved the parade. 0 Company especially shows an improvement and can now be compared without disparagement with the other companies.

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A blow to the School in general and to A Company in particular is the n ews of the transfer of Captain L eggat. rrh e excell ent perform ances of A Company h ave been fitting tributes to his worth. IIe carries with him our best wishes for his future success in those many departm ent s in which he has so often excelled. 'l'lle Sole Cup competition , h eld at the end of la st year, for the best N.C.O., was won by Sergeant R. J . COI路kill.

RICHTHOFEN'S EIGHTY-F IRST AND FINAL AIR FIGHT. The triplaned Fokker fleet arrayed In gleaming reds and whites, The cross on each machine betrayed Th e Knight of German Knights. So fifteen strong the flight advanced, Commanded by the ace, Across the foremost Allied lines And towards the aero base. A squad of Camel planes took off To intercept his flight, And noon on that auspicious day Saw Lion and E agle fight. The rival squ adrons, throttles wide, And motors r evving high, Went roaring to the battle line To shoot, be shot, and die. Now out-manoeu vred by the ace Who follows on his tail, An English pilot dives to earth Before a leaden hail. Roy Brown, commander, young, but tried, Has seen the other's plight; All speed he turns and dives to save His fledgling from the knight. And saving him he kills the foe. Men live throu gh other's death. Richthofen for his Fatherland Has breathed his dyin g breath. R.A., VIb.

Orchestra N ofes (D. B. Menzies.) Is there a heart music cannot melt? Alas! how is that rugged heart forlorn. -Beattie.

Acrain unfortunate ly, the orchesb ' tra has lost some of 1ts . more esteemed and useful members. This time we have been robbed of both 'cellos, who left, among others, last year. So far we have no one .to r eplace them, and thou~h we m1ss their support, we are domg. our best without them, and are makmg go od progress. 0

These members left last year : A. Brown (first violin), R. Scott, G. IIenderson (second violins ), D. Pritchard (:flute), D. N. Hull and L. Bent ('cellos). We wish them every ~-;uccess in future, and welcome t hese new member s: G. Harre (first v:olin ), R. Hammerton , R. Green, J. Ward (second violins), C. N odd er (bass) . The double bass has b een played for some years by Mr. IIorrill, to

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whom we are grateful for the help he has so unselfishly given us. Thus the personnel of the orchestra is as follows:First Violin::;: D. Menzies, S. Mayer, A. Maclntyre, J. Aburn, G. IIarre, W. Mart. Second Violins: R. Hammerton , L. A very, R. Green, E. Everiss, J. Ward, D. Huggett, B. Broome, R. Arnold. Bass: C. Nodder. Flute: G. Rawson. Piano: J. Batten. Percussion Instruments : D. Fib:patrick, G. Youngs. At the sports dinner in December last the orchestra and concert party assisted. There were items by the orchestra, songs by Rex Sco.tt and by the choir, and a violin solo by D. Menzies. Finally we must thank Mr. Dobson, who gives up his time for a task by no means easy, and in which he is remarkably successful.

THE CALL. There's a little white road that wim1s, winds, winds Over the hills, where its pebbly way shines; And a blackbird sings from a tree clo se by: "This way! This way!" is ever his cry. A wee, country village borders the way, And many's the eyes that northward stray; Aye, many's the heart that inwardly burns For the thought of a dear one that never returns. For that little white road winds down to the sea, Wherever the white sails a 'beckoning be, Wherever the white gulls with piercing screech fly: "This way ! This way ! " is ever their cry. F.R., Vlb.

HOUSE NOTES

SCHOOL HOUSE. (E. A. Morris.) "And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like a snail Unwillingly to school.'' Since Boarders do not carry satchels, this quotation ha::; been dismantled and reconstructe d for the benefit of the new-boys. ''An cl now the whining new-boy, with timorous look, Sidling like a crab, seek::; unfrequente d nook, 'l'o read maternal letter once again.'' The new boys have settled down to the curriculum of school life now and, at the New Boys' Concert, proved t hemselves to be consummate artists of vocal ability (in respect to volume at any rate). At the beginning Carrington Hou.-e to there. He has settled in the routine of that

of the year Pat Fenton shifted to fill the complement of prefects down and is taking an active part House.

Our congratulat ions are offered to the members of t he First XI., Donnelly, Faris and Steven, who helped to defeat Wanganui Collegiate this year. Donnelly, in the Nelson match at the end of last year, reached 130 runs, which is only six short of the School's inter-college r ecord. \V e are glad to have in our House the head boy and captain of the First XI., Donnelly, and captain of the first XV., and senior athletic champion, Ekdahl. Several boys attended the weekly meetings of the New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Club. Ekdahl won the 100 yards secondary schools' medal again, while Rundle secured t h e second junior seri es medal. Both runners met with fo rmidable opposition from the other interested members of the Ilouse. A bed-making competition has been inaugurated . A night at the pictures is the prize, to be given to the dormitory which has the most points at the end of the term.

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When the edict goes forth that the beds are to be trapezoiclal pyramids, we are greeted by wails from the 'l'hircl Formers and superior smirks from the Fifth Formers (they have clone Book Four), but eventually Donnelly, assuming the mantle of Pythagoras in the guise of Ptolemy, explains the matter. Marks are allotted or deducted according to the degree of flatn ess and general symmetry of the beds. Many aids are invoked to ensure equal angles and billiard-table surfaces. Consequently there is much keenness and rivalry among the clorms. Some oYer-zealous but innocent boys have been accused of "apple-pieing" oth er dormitories. We hope this is not so, but we wouldn't be surprised. This keenness also probably explains the disappearance of micrometers, verniers and stop-watches rumoured to have been indented by some prefect. 'l'en of our House are in the first football group. ·with a few players from Carrington House to make up the customary fifteen we should be instrumental in regaining the Pease Cup from the Day Boys. With the addition of khaki uniforms for drill, "Brasso" has been in great demand on Sunday nights. From the look of many of the buttons, however, it woulrl seem that the demand greatly exceeded the supply. One of the innovations of the year was a transformation of the dining-room, from a collection of tables to a restaurant. There are now three rows of three tables, with ten boys to each table. CARH.INGTON HOUSE. (V. Carroll. ) Although many members of the House left at tl1e close of last year there has been an increase in our ranks owing to a larger em:olment of new boys than usual. The:-;e novices have settled down with amazing rapidity and hav e already made themsrlvrs frrl quite at home. 'l'he llouse has entered into the various school activit ies with its usual vigour, and although not so successful on the cricket field as in former years it has acquitted itself creditably.

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31 'l'he new lockers which have been installed in the dormitories are a gTeat asset to the House, both in appearance and utility. The addition of carpets also has added greatly to the homeliness of the House. We would like to felicitate Mr. Tett on his recent engagement and express the hope that he will be very happy. To those who were successful in outside examinations we extend our heartiest congratulations. At the beginning of the year, owing to the lack of senior boys, it was necessary to transfer to us from the rival House a prefect, who has settled down quite comfortably .. For the last fortnight or so members of a certain dormitory have been awakened in the early hours of the morning by th e harsh clanging of an alarm clock. 'l'his "·as usually followed by a thud as the aforesaid article crashed to the floor and a malediction as the cowboy:> arose to do their daily duty. The lawn in front of the House has recently been dug up and, thanks to the consideration of those who do not walk on it, the young grass is showing s~u·prisingly quick growth. NOCTURNE.

Smoke curling softly from the fir e, Twisting tendril-like higher and higher, Twining mi. tily upward till lost in the night; Circling face.· lit with gleaming light; :)Lowers of sparks upward flying; Embers glowing, greying-dying; The whisper of the trees standing around, Leave· falling lightly to the ground; Cool air, dim voices, stars in the sky; A J 'n.·tlin~ wilcl thing hurrying b~r ; 'l'hc frngmnt :cent of burnin g woodAre memori es of still bwh nights. Tf 1 could But taste again of tho. e delights Amid the ruddy glo w of camp-fire lights. H.H.F., VIa. ·

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HOUSE PREFECTS , 1935.

SCHOOL HOU SE. Sta nding.- J . Steve n, E. l\1orris, J. Batten, T. F enton , I. Faris Sitting.- M. Ekdahl, M. Donn elly (Head), A. Mclntyre.

(J. L. Batten).

'l'his year has so far seen a good attendance at our mmal 9.30 service, conducted by the School chaplain and held in St. Mary 's Church. Our one regret is that there r::; a very small attendance of day-boys. rrhe Rev . Fordham Clark, our chaplain, who has been with us for fiv e years, is leaving this year and intends to travel to England. We take this opportunity of exten ding to him a farewell, and of wishing him bon voyage and a successful career overseas. He has carried out his task here most admirably, and it is with regret that we see him go. 'l'o the Rev. J . M. 'l'emplar, who is to be the Rev. Forclham Clark 's successor, we extend a hearty welcome.

CARRI NGTON HOUSE. S itting.- H.

Kershaw, H . Whittin g ton

Standing.-P. Fenton, W. Evans .

(Head), V.

Carroll.

CHAPEL NOTES

He is, we understand, an old boy of this School, which make::; him doubly welcome. Classes for boys who wish to be confirmed will be ::;tarted next term, and in the third term a Confirmation Service will be h eld, which will probably be conducted by Bishop Cherrington, who has done so on several occasions previously. We are indebted to Mr. Renaud for his kindness in acting as organist for our service. He ha::; carried out lli::; dutie::; wonderfully well, and contribute::; largely to the succes::; of the service.

THANK GOD FOR SIGHT.

'l'hank God for sight-to see the distant hill::; At sunri.- e, when a roseate glory fills 'l'he waking world-and from the far away Comes creeping silently the shy new day . Thank God for sight-to mark the glittering shower Of dewdrop:; silv ering each leaf and f1ower; As if old Nature washed off yester's stain From hill and valley, garden, field and fern. Thank God for sight-to watch the sparrow brown, 'l'lle waxeye and linnet, flutter gaily down Beside the stream and wander here and there, With sprightly steppings throu' the bush-tree::; gr een. 'l'hank God for ::;ight-1-Ii::; glorious world to see Thi::; golden day of Autumn's ecstasy. M.J.H., Va.

AGRI CULTURE NOTES

A GRICULT URE NOTES

FARM WORK.

(C. Whittington and E. Kay.)

'l'his ter m th e weather has been very satisfactory and has enabled the boys to carry out a great deal of practical work on the farm. In fields "13," "18" and '' 15 '' work was carried on for the eradication of blackberry and gorse, this being clone by grubbing and scything.

"At the head of all the sciences and arts, at the head of civilisation and progress, stands-not militarism, the science that kills, not commerce, the art that accumulates wealth-bu t Agriculture , the mother of all industry and the maintainer of human life.' '---'Garfield. FIELD DAY. 'l'he annual New Plymouth A. and P. Show was not held this year, owing to the amount of damage done by the fiood in February. However, the Jersey Cattle Breeders' Club was kind enough to hold its annual field clay at the Racecourse, thus giving the boys a chance of practical judging. A very keen interest and an excellent standard of work was shown in the cow judging competition , in which there were 14 entrants. Eleven of the competitors were from the senior Agriculture class, who were present with their instructor, Mr. W. B. Grant. 'l'he competitors had to judge five cows, placing them in order of merit and giving reasons for doing so. Two of the Agriculture boys placed the five cows in the correct order, the judge having to review the notes before giving his decision. Five others were moderately successful. The results were: R. A. Souncly 1, P. D. Bre路w er 2, D. J. Dunn 3 (all from the Agriculture class). C. Whittington , on behalf of the Boys' High School, thanked the Jersey Club for having given them the opportunity of taking part in the judging competition . lie also thanked the judge, Mr. Murray, of W ooc1 ville, for the instructive remarks he had given them. 'l'HE PIGGERY. The extension of the piggeries has progressed steadily until at lafit we have ten pens, each fully equipped with hou.-e and gates. Last term we had two l itters from cliffet路cn1 sows, a cross between a 'l'amwol'th and a Berkshire producing the bes1 result. Good housing and judicious feeding were the main features in managemen t. A system of time feeding has been successfully carried out for the last two years.

Field "17," wh ich was shut up for bay during the Christmas vacation, was grazed off. This was done owing to lack of autumn growth. The above field, and '' 19 '' (which both mostly consisted of paspalum), together with the millet and rape of '' 20, '' supplied the bulk of the food during the dry period of January and February. A stack of oats and hay was cut off field '' 11 '' before it was 路ploughed, discecl, harrowed and sown down in permanent grass at the end of March. 'l'he boys started ploughing in "20" on Mar ch 27, as it is being put back into permanent pasture this month. The piece which was in temporary pasture of Italian rye and red clover is turned over and is in excellent condition. In connection with improvemen ts on the fa r m, an implement .. heel was erected at the end of last year by the Fourth Form Agriculture boys. In preparation for winter, a concrete extension, covering a surface of 27 square yards, was set clown at the end of the race at the cowshed. Another improvemen t was the hanging of four gates at the piggeries. The senior . Agriculture boys have carried out their work in great style this term, and ha-ve been ably assisted in milking by the Fourth Form Agr iculture boys. The School l1en1 is :-;till improving, and by next season, when om new heifers come in, it will cons.ist mainly of pedigree and grade Jerseys. CROPS. Tbe cent t路e strip of field "26," which was sown in mangolds at t he end of la.t year, has proved to be a success. 'l'be seed, which was treated 'vith sulplmric acid, showed a remarkab ly quick germination (one week) . A very large percentage of seeds grew, so we will be able to reduce the pounds per acre of seed next year.

AGRICULTURE NOTES

. 'l'urnip. 路 were ~own in the lower portion of '' 26, '' whiCh w:as of a ~witchy nature. 'l'he crop has been an utter failure, owmg to weeds. 'l'he portion above the mangolds is also poor, most of the ground beincr covered 5 with an annual panicum grass. 'l'he swedes were attacked by club root and also have '!'his WI~ter we will have to depend on mangolds, hay and emnlage, of whteh foods we have a large stock.

st~ifered from. the ravages of the white bl{tterfly.

SI-IEEP WORK. 'l'lw course in sheep management has been carried out under . the supervision of Mr. W. B. Grant. M:o~>t of the work has been done at the 'l'aranaki Jockey Club'~> pens, where the boys have drafted, counted, dagged and treated sheep for footrot .

. Within the last month a serious outbreak of an eruptiOn ?f the head has occurred, both in the High School and m the Racecourse sheep. Where the trouble wa~> taken in time and properly treated the animals crot immediate relief. About 50 sheep were treated by tl~e bov~:; in the Animal Husbandry class at the School, and clo.se on 100 at the Racecourse. 'l'he School sheep have made a good recovery, while the Racecour:e ones are also on the way to recovery. So far only three deaths have occurred.

TO A JONQUIL.

\"'ith starry petals of waxy white, Sweet flower tell me why 'l'hou glowest staidly on the ground, Who art fit for the sky. From cup-shaped centre glistening bright 'l'he dewdrops overflow; , 0 tellest me, if it is found, 'l'o ch路ink there, wee folk go. 0 gleams thy heart with golden light; On meadow, field and hill, Thy perfumes in the air abound: Thou beautiful Jonquil. F.R., VIb.

A ''MEKE.''

By a pleasant stroke of luck, the Duke of Gloucesvisit, I was enabled to witne~:;s in Fiji a very rare sight in modern days, a "m eke." 'l'he "m eke," broadly speaking, is the same as the Maori "haka." Ratu Pope paramount chief of the Fiji Islands, gave an entertainment for the Duke of Gloucester. 'J.'his great meke of Rome 600 Fijians >vas held at Ban, the tiny island home of Ratu Pope, about one-quarter of a mile from the mainland of the eaRt coast of Viti Levu, the main iRland of the Fiji Group. I did not see the actual meke for the Duke, but I saw the full -dress rehearsal. Now I shall tell you about it. ter'~>

Our party is rowed by two stalwart Fijians in a native outrigger canoe (not so comfortable for the female members, Ot' for any of us, for that matter, since outrigger canoes are not exactly built for comfort) across the short stretch of water to the island. On landing we are received by King Ratu Pope, who speaks excellent English. (HiR sons, incidentally, have all been educated at New Zealand schools, and are fine-looking men). We now proceed to the King's house. On the way we inspect the mission church, which is the original building of the first missionaries. 'l'h e church is built over a large stone used for sacrificial purposes in the days of the old Fijian faith. 'l'he human sacrifice was held on either side by other men and then swung against the stone, head first. 'l'he result was, of course, a sudden and messy death. 'l'he old heathens certainly had pleasant ideas of worship. 'l'he church is situated on one side of the large recreation field, upon which the meke is to be held. On the other side is the site of the old heathen temple itself. 'l'he foundations, which are of large pieces of rock, remind one of the old Druid temples. Our party now strolls to the King's house, where we are received and entertained. Soon vve make our way back to the large recreation ground. Beneath the shade of a huge rain tree are two "lalis," hollowed logs beat with pieces of wood and producing a variety of tones 1

A "MEKE."

according to the size. One lali is very large and produces a beautiful deep booming note, the other is slightly smaller and consequently produce::; a note not as deep. These ar e being played now and the ::;ound::; they produce are thrilling and ::;eem to indicate something about to happen. E;l clt mu::;ician i:-; ponucli11 g his lali iu perfect sympathy with the other. 'rhe time of the beats becomes faster; the players bring their arms clown with all the strength of their rippling muscles, the air seems electrified with frenzy, faster , faster becomes the sonorous booming-then-a sudden stop. The players lay clown the lumps of wood and rest their wearied limbs. All about us is a sense of activity. The oldest men of the village are col] ecting before the dais, where the visitors are to watch the meke at one end of the open · space and squatting down with their legs crossed. Around the space, women, each carrying a sort of bag made of the leaf of a cocoanut palm and containing native foods, are formin g into long queues. Men, dressed in weird and wonderful costumes of tnany and varied colours, blue, purple, green, and yellow begin to gather expectantly. As we make our way to the covered "grand stand," the older men squatting before the latter begin to chant, beating their hands togctht>r-T cannot call it clapping for .th e sonnd they produce is cleacl , and there is no clap about it, while one of their number, acting presumably as a sort of conductor, beats with two sticks on a piece of bamboo. The timing and unity of the "orchestra," as one might call it, are wonderful-they play to perfection. As the "orchestra" plays, the women of the village, arranged in order of prominence, came in bearing the food wrapped in cocoanut palm leaves of which 1 mentioned above. This is received by some of the decorated warriors who pile it in front of the "orchestra." The women then squat clown on the right and each one, as she passes the Queen, bows her head in deference. These proceedings, I am afraid, become rather boring, for the line of women seems never ending. Iviine host informs me that this operation \vill afterwards be reversed. This information rather dampens my enthusiasm.

A "MEKE."

At this stage a man aris es and walks to a position before the pile of food. He is the spokesmen for those • presenting th e gift of food . He says what a small, insignficant gift it is to give to such a wonderful, magnificant people, and so on; in fact he make::; apologie~ for it:-:; :-:; mall si;r,c. 'rhe spokes man for t l1e recipients of the gift then ari~es (the recipient actually, of com::;e, would be the Duke of Gloucester) and praises the magnificent size of the pile of food and says what a wonderful present it is and so forth . As each speaker belittles or extolls the gift, depending for whom h e is speaking, his words are frequently accompanied by sounds equivalent to the English hear, hear from the native audience. That finished,_ the removal of the food is accomplished (speedily, I am glad to say) by several stalwart warriors. Now the orchestra begins a rythmical chant. War· rim·s, presenting fearsome spectacles with their gaudily coloured dress and paint-streaked faces form themselves before us. The 600 are divided into about six different groups, each having its own distinguished dress and movements. One group carries long poles, another large fans, still another clubs. The m eke b egins. The sight is magnificent. En eh group does its own special movements, but all the time in perfect sympathy with the fundamental bent nnd rhythm. One group beat their fans, making a hollow thud, from another comes the loud resounding crack of large poles banged together. Then the groups spread out from the centre, all the time performing the many evolutions of the dance, and then they move backwards. The perfection of the intricate detail of the movements is such that I find myself unable to find words to describe it. As the meke progresses the warriors become thoroughly worked up and throw themselves vigorously into the spirit of the dance. When they have advanced close again, the armed groups commence sham fights with one another, all moving as one. 'l'he spearsmen thrust and counter-thrust at each other in convincing sham. The dance continues in its breath-taking perfection and all too soon ends, lenving us loud in praises.

SUNSET

OVER

THE

SEA

VIe all now go to a nearby bhurri (native hut) and are given a beautiful afternoon tea with delicious calces and scones personally made by Queen .Acli Terika and the chief women. \Vhen the time comes to return home a wind has sprung up and the voyage to the mainland this time in nn open punt is accomplished, not without a severe wetting of the seawa l'cl si(le of my cloth es. J.C.B., VIa.

SUNSET OVER THE SEA. Deep dusk droops her h eavy lids, And soft the dew-damp flowers at my feet Move in the dim with incensed sighs, and load The dying wind with funeral balm. Fast flies The Night, and dark gloom Greystones towers clear In heavy silhouette. Th e stars full quick As bated breath form round the sky in frosty rim, Like precious jewelf;, cold as Death, all mildly curious. Yet from the ridge whereon I stand, with quick Delight the half unheeded sun.'et strikes into The heart with passion, red as blood. For lo ! Acrof;s meand 'ring seas and r ed 'ning crests, \Vh er e hom e the waywnrc1 billow ronmf;, hi g路h like A pall of fire burns the molten splenclonr of A pnnsing clay.

PEDIGREE JERSEY BULL. DONATED TO THE SCHOOL BY H. SAMPSON, ESQ.

And drinking thns the rapturecl Sight, Imagination cries : "All is but God's Cathedral; this an Ol'gan, pealing chords Of gold and crimson higher, past this night's Frail shimm'ring curtain-past the narrow strand Of this our life to lo st eternity." 0 Lord, how deep ! How very deep beyond mere man's tumultuous Lusts, Thy faintest triumphs sink into the soul Beyond conception. And far beyond the mouth, For phrasing words to decorate this loveliness. For yet, this glamoured beauty splashed across Th e sky-th is natural, unpremeditated lovelin ess Doth live as does the pulsing tropic fall, And die ephemeral in short-lived pride.

PEDIGREE JERSEY HEIFER.

DONATED TO THE SCHOOL BY

GUY BELL, ESQ.

FASHION

Beauty throbbing such as this Mu::>t be of more than meets the outward eye, Must be of something near akin to soul-or Death Or Life; or of those hidden glades wherein Our limbs ~were shaped; Eternal; and unlike Frail man who lives a day then leaves the world 'l'he better for his passing. Then on thy knees till deepest night, And with thy burning prayers pray to God That man to Him may truer, finer be, To live and strive upon this earth in artless Loveliness. Let pass by still-Unheeded Day's last shaft, that like a blessing comes, Pierced through the woolly fingers of the Gathered cloud unto the shadow of thy Bended form.

A.M., Vb.

FASHION. We may talk of building dreadnoughts, We may talk about our fleet; We may go on building warships Till our hearts shall cease to beat. But we all are under Paris, We obey its bugle callWe are ruled by this ''Queen'' Fashion, And not our "Navy" after all. We have laughed at skirts divided, We have blushed to see them here; And the dresses so divided Been condemned as lookin g queer. But at la st shall taunts be baseless, For from Paris comes the call: Let the ladies now wear trousers, And not wear skirts at all! I.W.D., Va.

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THE ROLL

'l'he roll this year stands at 503. u;,; as follows:FORM VI. A. Auld, I. D. Aitken, R. T. Batten, J. L.*t Blunde!l, J. C . carron, V. L.*t Conway, B. E. COl" kill, R. J. t cunningham, A. F. Donne!ly, M . P .*t Drake G. E. Ekdahl, M. o.•t Fari.s I. B .*t Fent~n, T. F.*t Fitzpatrick, D . V. • Franci.s, H. H. Goodwin, R. R. • Hamerton, R. C. Keller, A. A. Larkil_l, T. C. t Mawson, R. E. J. Mayer, S . C. D. Menzies, D. B. Morris, E. A. *t Oldridge, C. B. Papps, L. :M. Robinson, F. steven, J. •t T erry, G. H.t Whittington , H. J. ''i" FORM VI. B. Ba rnett, H. F. Bethell, J. N. Casey, J. C. Des Forges, A. N. F erry, E. H. Fe nton, P. R.* j· Gilmer, M. J. Henry, L . M. Hoskin, B . L. M a rt, W. G. Nodder, C. J. Squ ire, W. D. . Ulenberg, F. P.T Urry, R. J. t Wallace, C. H. walton, J. D.

THE

The complete roll

SEN. AGRICULTURE Bell, C. * Bloxam, J. R. '' Angus, D . R. Calman, L. G. Arthur, N. H. Deighton, J. L. Arthur, J. P. Dunn, C. L. * Brewer, P. D.* Elliott, J. V. Dunn, D. Evers-S windell, H. F . Jordan, D. C. Farnell, R. G. Karp, E. M. * Freeman, N. R. McDonald, L. W . Gatland, W. J. Soundy, R. A. Gotz, G. G. * s teffe nsen, R. Hagen, V. N. Whittington, C. N. Hodder, A. W. Hurle, B. J. FORM V. A. Hutchinson. P. S. * Aburn, J . H. Johnstone, J . W. Anderson, V. M . • Kel!er, H . J . Austin, J. J. Mallon, W. Cha lli.s, J. F. Mander, B. L. Chatfield, N. F .* Maxwe!l, J. H . C!ark, P. A. Mcintyre, A. G. *·r Davies, I . W. Metcalf, A. G. Duff, I. H. Moran, F. D. * Early, C. W. Moss, H. D. Eggle ton, L. F.* Phillips, G . S. * Falk, B. G. Picke ring, W. T. Garcia, J. Rawson , G. E. Green, R. F. Ryan, A. H. Ha ll, M. M. * Shaw, D . W. Hayton , A. C. Sprosen, H. C. Hoskin, E . A . Tamati, M. P. Huggett, D. F. Walb~·an , I. H. Hunter, M. J. FORM V. C. Hutton, N . F. Jarman , L. C . Bowen, G. S. Jones, L. D. Brown, F . N. Masters. A. 0. Cook, W. R. Matthews, D. V. Crompton, G. E. * M cDonald, D. B. Crone, R. C. Millar, I. G. Crone, T . M. Moss, A. J . Edwards, H. P earson, J. H. Evans, W. 0. • ·i· Purser , D. R. Fluker, D. Smith, H. A. Grace, C. J. G. Steptoe, D. S. Ha lpin, F . J. Whitfield, F. R. • Hellier, C . D. Huggard, L. M. FORM V. B. Huggett, B. M. Arnold, R. R. Johnston, R. H .* Beale, L. J . Kershaw, H. T. •t

Kettle, B. Martin, B . B. Mills, R. G. Moorhead, V. D. payne, K. A. Proffit, D. W. Ro&>, R. J.* Smith, E. C. smith, L. E. squire, A. T. Ulenberg, M. J. Wa lker, M. E. waters, N. C. t way, S. W . Webster, J. D. White, N. F. FORM V . D. Anderson, E. L. Bernsten, N. B. Bewley, J. D. Boulton, C. S. Broughton, J. M. Brown, R. R . Clarke, J. S. Emett, L. M. Fenton, F. A. Fleming, M. J. Floyd, H. A. Gardiner, L. H . C. Hartley, R. H. Hosie, W. D. Hunger, C. S.* Johnston, K. V. Johnston, L. L. Johns, H. E. Joll, J. Lunn, D. V . Luscombe, S. W . Maclean, A. R. Maclean, R . H. McBride, P. S.* Morey, R. A. McKay, P. O 'Reilly, B. Rundle, A. G. • Rya n , L. T. Simpson, J. B . Si.sson, A . Steffe nsen, E. J . Steptoe, R. D. Thomas, B. H. * Watson, C . H. Watson, L. R.

ROLL

Wicks teed, B. M.* Woolley, P.* FORM IV. A. Adlam, A. Alien, C. Annand, J. B. Brathwaite, D. H. Burn, M. H. Coil ins, G. L. Couchman, B. Diprose, K. F. Duncan, F . H. El!i.s, H . J. Everi.ss, E. R. F ari.s. S. G. Fleming, R. S. Gilbert, I. E. Glasgow, J. M. Harper, F. A. Hatfield, G. 0. Hinckesman, N. R. Huxford, V. N. Ibbotson, J . K. Jones, T. H . Kurta, J. s. Law, E. S. Leighton, C. H. Logan, R. K. Mander, R. Martin, K. A . Mohi, C . T. M01·ton, I. D. Patrick, C. G . Price, D. H. Si.sley, D. B . Struthers, G. Thomson, A. N. Walsh, R. G . Woodward, J. B. Young, J. R. G. FORM IV. B. Anderson, E. A. Barnham, J . E. Bates, B. W. Burgess, G. G. Chapmru1, F. W. Cole, B. L. G. Darney, J. N. Garner, J. P. Hamerton, H. R. Harkness, D. G. Hutchings, R. F.

43 Julian, S . R. • King, K. B. Knapman, R. P. Lewi.s, A. D.* Logan, D . J . Marr, D. C. Nelson, M. S. Si.sley, J. G. Street, A. A . Thomson, F . N. Tilley, K. N. * Willcox, F.* FORM IV. C. Avery, H. L. Barnham, F . E. Broome, B. W . Calman, M. B . Clarke, D. 0. Couchman, J . H. Denne, E. E. Evetts, C. F. Furness, H. W. Hannan, P. A. Hawkins, D. Hodgson, G. E. I srael, M. * Kaspar, R . Malcolm, A. K. Miller, J. E. Nova k , F. J. Pre ntice, E . F. Philpott, T. B.* Roberts, R. J. Scott, R. * Sowerby, J. H. Taylor, C. G. Taylor, P. A. * T aylor, R. * Thomas, B. M . Trask, A . B. Vinnicombe, E. G . Wall, R. M. Walpole, E. R. • Whiting, L. F. Whitwe!l, F. D. Youngs, G. R. * FORM IV. D. Adams, C . R. Alley, R. G. Bennoch, R. Berg, M. L. Blanchett, R.

SALVETE THE

44 Blyde, E. N. Bruce, E. R. Bullot, R. C. Bridg·er, T. J. Clare, W. T. Cliff, C. J. Earl, N . Forward, J. C. George, J. E. Graham, S. S. Gray, K. B. Gudopp, N. G. Hellier, K. N. Hatfield, W. H. Hibberd, G. S.* Jordan, R . H. Kettle, S. L. Knowles, W. L. Krebs, A. F. Limmer, R. C. Marsden , M. Moffett, A. C. Monaghan, M. Old, D. H. Payne, N. V. Reeve, L. E. Robson, A. C. Robb, B. H. Richards, E. J. Shaw, B. E. Stephens, V. R. Taylor, I. L. Waldie, D. A. Walker, G. H. Whi-tham, R. A. Woods, A. FORM Ill. (Classical) . Allom, D. W. W. Anderson, E. B.* Baxter, A. H. Blackley, D. A. Boon, G. E. W. Brereton, J. W. H. Brightwell, J. M. Butt, D. H. Caldwell, G. N. C a rey, A. J. Cave, I. W. Davies, E . B. H a rre, G . M. Hoben, K. H. Howes, A. B. H.* Jones, K . 0.

ROLL

Kerr, J. Keller, R. F. Lobb, D. C. Malcolm, E . V. McClymont, D. S. * McNeil, J . H. MU!Tay, J. M. Newton, D. W.* Parker, B. A. Payne, R. Rose, D. C.* Sandford, D. H. Scott, R. 0. Short, H. D.• Thompson, A. A.* Webster, W. K. We ir, J. L .* FORM Ill. (Engineering) . Abbott, R. w.• Adams, C. A. Andrews, R. E. Arnold, G. H. Baker, C. J . J. Bennett, J . M. Bigwood, K. V. Buckenham, F. A. Carrington, L. G. W. Collinson, L. Crone, D. R. De nnes, C. L . Falcone r, R. Gulliver, D. W.* Gulliver, L. T.* Hobbs, G. Hcsie , J. C. Howlett, D. C . Humphrey, R. W. Johnson, B. R . Kibby, M. C. Main, R. Marsden, S. M. Martini, 0. L. Mullooly, K. M .• Mcisaac, D. R. Parkinson, G.* Parkinson , H. R. P egg, W . H. Riordan , M . Roge rs, C. V. Rowlands, J. L. Schroder, A. N . Sutherland, R. G. Theobald, D. W.

Tilley, F. J. J. Vincent, R. E. G . Ward, R. D. Ward, L . G. Watt, W. W . Wey, R. G. White, M . FORM Ill. (Commercial) . Ardern, N. F . Boultori, N. E . Burrowes, E. F . Cadman, J. W . Gadman, K. C. Chong, S. L. Casey, R. T. Chapman , H. F . Cattley, H. R. Cole, 0 . E. Dooling, B. Dowding, L. R. Florence, R. Fraser, J. J. Frogga tt, D. R. Grace, M. T. Geary, C. R. Hardgrave, N J. l£'0nard, C. F . Lynch, D . R. Morris, P . L. Mm·gan, K. C. Ogle, G. K. Roberts, R. L. Ryan, L. J. Street, R. J. Weston, C. T. FORM Ill. (Commercial). Hann, R. 0. * Harnett, M. Hunter, W. J. Jones, B. Jordan, E. B. Joyes , B . M. * Kasper , A. J. K eenan, D . Lambert, W. B. Leig·11t on, N. R. McLeay, W. M .* Milla r , I. T. • Mills, T. E. Nation , C. H. Oliver, R. L.

Payne, R. E. Roberts, A. D. Robson, E. J . S eldon, R. B. Se lf, D . R. * Smith, A. W . Taylor, R. J . Thomas, B. C. Wagstaff, A. W. Wilkinson, A. A. Wood, C . T. FORM Ill. (Agr. and Eng. Prof.) Ale xander, J. D. Andrews, W. F. Baldwin, D . C. Barlow, A . Be ndall, G. C. Blyde, E. ·R. Bremer, R. L. • Booth, E. N. Brown, I. R . Corbett, M. E.

Crompton, R. • Clough, H. J. Colson, C. J. Daisley, K. R. Davids on, G . Dickie, J . G.* Foote, A. F. Flannagan, F. E. George, J. A. Hansard, K. R. • Humphries, P. W. Hurley, E. A. Jackson, D. M. J. Jennins, I. Kjestrup , B. W. * Lander, R. F. Lang-don, P. R.* Lobb, D. B. Lock, K. C. Lepper, H. B. • Liggins, G. T. Lilley, A. G.* Lunn, A . F. Medway, L . J. C.

4$ Musker, D. M. Pearson, C. E. • Porter, R.'' Smart, C . Symes, G. L .* T ate, N. V. Turner , A. J.

PREPARATORY. FORM II. A. Davies, W.* Kjestrup, C. • Reichelmann, Simpkiss, J.

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FORM II. B. Brown, R. Somerton, T. Sutherland, M. FORM I. A. Kinnell, D.*

SALVETE. The following boys enter ed th e School thi s y ear:VIa: Hamerton, 1~ . C.; S en . Agric., Karp , E. l\I. \ a: :\Iasters , A.O.; Ander son, V . l\I. Vc : .Jolmson , R. H . ; ·walk er , l\L E.; Y\Tebster , J. D. (r e-enter ed ) . Vel.: Em ett, L. M. (re-enter ed); Watson, L . R. (r eIV a: Act lam, A. lV c: D enne, E. E.; ent er ecl ) . Isra el, l\I.; Philpott , 'l'. B.; Taylor , C. G. (re-entered ). ITTa.: Allom , D. \J.,T. Y\T. ; Ancl er son, E. B. ; Baxter , A. IL; Blackl e,v, D . A.; Boon, G. E. vV.; Brer eton , J. vV. H . ; Brightwell , .J. JI.I.; Butt, D. H. ; Ca.lclw ell, G. N.; Carey, A. J. ; C'av e, I. Y\T. ; Davies, E. B.; I-Iarre, G. 1\I.; IIob en , K. H. ; How es, A. B . II. ; Jones, JC 0 . ; K err, I. ; K ell er , R. F.; JJobb , D. C.; l\Ialcolm E. V.; l\IcCly mont, D. S.; :.\IcNeil , .J. II.; N ewton, D. W.; Park er , B. A . ; Pa.yn e, R.; Rose, D. C. ; Sandford, D. II. ; Scott, R. P.; Short, II. D.; Thompson , A. A.; vVebster , \V. K.; vVeir, J. I.1. IIIb: Ab bott, R. vV.; Ada~s, C. A.; Andrews, R. E . ; Arnold. G. H.; Bak er , C. J. J.; B ennett , ,J. l\I. ; Bigwood, K. V. ; Buckenh a m. F. A .; Carrington , L. G. V·l . ; Collin::Wll , h ; C'ron e, D. R. ; D enn es, C. F. ; F alconer , 1~ .; Gullive1·, D. \V. ; Gullive l', L. '1'. ; Hibb erd, G. S.; Hobbs , G. ; Ho sie. .T. C. ; IIowl ett , D. C.; Humphrey, R. v\.; John son , B. R.; Kibby, l\I. C.; Main, R.; 1\Iarsd en, S. 1\I. ; :Martini, 0 . L. ;

VALETE

l\Iullooly, K. M.; Mcisaac, D. R.; Parkinson, G.; Parkinson, II. R.; Pegg, W. H.; Rior·clan, l\L ; Rogers, C. V.; Row lands, J. L.; Schrocler, A. N . ; 'fheobalcl, D. '-N.; Tilley, F. J. J.; Vincent, R. E. G.; \ Varcl, L. G.; Watt, IIIc: Ardern, N . F.; Vl. \f\T.; Wey, R. G.; vVhite, l\I. Boulton, N. E.; Burrowe::;, E. li'.; Cadman, J. N.; Cadman, K. C.; Chong, S. L.; Casey, R. T.; Chaj:nnan, H . F.; Cattley, H. R.; Cole, P. E.; Dooling, B.; Florence, R.; Fraser, J. J.; Froggatt, D. R.; Grace, l\I. T.; Geary, C. R.; Harclgrave, N. J.; Lynch, D. R.; Morris, P. L.; l\Iorgan, K. C. ; Ogle, G. K.; Roberts, R. I.1.; Ryan, L .•J.; Street, R. J. IIId: Hann, R. 0.; Harnett, M.; Hunter, Vv. J.; J ones, B.; Jordan, E. B.; J oyes, B. M.; Kasper, A . J.; Keenan, D.; Lambert, W. B.; Leighton, N . R.; McLeay, W. M.; Millar, I. T.; Mills, T. E,; Nation, C. H.; Oliver, R. L.; Payne, R. E.; Roberts, A. D.; Robson, E. J.; Seldon, R. B.; Self, D. R.; Smith, A. W . ; Taylor, R. J.; Thomas, B. C.; Wagstaff, A . W.; Wilkinson, A . A.; Wood, C. 'f. IIIe: Alexander , J . D.; Andr ews, W. F.; Baldwin, D. C.; Barlow, A.; Bendall, G. C.; Blyde, E. R.; Bremer, R. L.; Brown, I. R.; Booth, E . N .; Corb ett, M. E.; Crompton, R.; Clough, II. J.; Colson, C. J.; Daisley, K. R.; Davidson, G.; Dickie, J. G.; Foote, A . F.; Flannagan, ]!'. E.; George, J. A .; .Hansard, K. R.; Humphries, P . \V.; Hurley, E. A.; Jackson, D. M. J.; Jennins, I.; Kjestrup, B. vV.; Lander, R. F.; I.1angclon, P. R.; Lobb, D. B.; Lock, K. C. ; Lepper, H. B.; Ligo·ins, G. 'l'.; Lilley, A . G. ; Lunn, A . F.; Medway, L. J. C.; Musker, D. M.; Pearson, C. E.; Smart, C.; Sy_mes, G. L.; Preparatory: KJestrup, C.; 'l'ate, N. V.; Turner, A. J. Riechelmann, C.; Bro·wn, R.; Sutherland , M.

VALETE. The following boys left at the end of last year:VIa: Blackley, D. I.; Brash, D. G.; Brown, A . T.; Dunn, IC. N.; Evans, E.; Fairbrother , G. S.; Geddes, \N. R.; Grant, I. C.; Hobday, S . vV.; Hull, D. N .; Keller, G. P.; MacGill, D. A.; l\Iail, J. V•l.; Pearson, L. G. A.; Phillips, VIb : Burchell, H. J. M.; Smaill, R. J.; Weston, G. C. W.; Cawthray, R. E.; Davies, J. C. W.; Meiklejohn, I. P.; Rogers, T. S . VIe: Birdling, L. l\I.; Lucas, l\L G.; McKeown, A. L. Sen. Agric. : Bent, E. L.; Bell, R. \\T. ; Looney, C. N.; Nilsson, P. M.; Short, \f\T. D. V a: Armstron g, l\I. A . S.; Davis, T. F . ; Law, D. N.; Lepine, D. J. ;

JOHANS EN'S

LA ST

VOGAGE

-+7

:JicGahey, D. A.; Price, S. H.; Va le, F. G. Vb: Blair, ·R. A.; Giffonl, J . ; Prichard, D. h; Pull en , C. G.; Row lands, T. \Y .; \Vyll~'ard , Il. C. Y c : Alleu , C. P. ; Bra::;h, E. R.; Burges::;, A . l\I.; Bullen, D. F.; Gifford , G. l\I. ; Lobb , J3. \V. ; l\Iacc, D. Yd: l<'enwick, T. C. R.; l'arli, J. A. IYa: l<'J em in g, D. A. ; l\Iartin, K. A. ; N .icltohon, li. C. 1Vb : Balsom, E. 0.; Loveridge, J. \f\T.; Ro::;ser, K. E.; Snell, G. :ilL; Swap, D. N . IVc: Hann, S. G.; H eald, K. F.; Nicholl s, S. vV. D. ; Scott, Roy. IVd: Aclamson, G. 'N. ; Corrigall , J. D . ; Francis, 'f. D.; Gulliv er , J . A . V . ; Harris, E. G.; H enderson, G. \f\T.; Jillett, G. G. ; Lovell , V. R. IITfl: Keen, J. A . ; Rutter , A . E. IIIb: Cleaver, D.; Ellicott, J. V.; Holder, S. ;'\,¥.; l\Iartin, D. B. Hie: BrallSgrove, R. T.; Gleye, l\I. IC; Horrocks, C. G.; Rowe, N. R.; \Voodham, A. S. Irld: Campbell, R. D.; Luckin, G. H.; l\Iorris, K.; Tarrant, A.; Turnbull, J . J.; Tapp, D. E.; Veale, l\I. T.; \Vinter, P. L. Preparator y: \Visdom, .J.; l~ollitt , D. F . 'l'h e fo llowing left during the first term of this year :-Hoskin, B . L. (VIb) ; Ulenberg, F . (VIb); Steptoe, H.. D. (Vd)' ; Watson, L. (Vel); Anderson, E. I.~. ( Vel); O'l~eilly, B . (Vel) ; Simpson, ,J. (Vel); Johns , H. (Vel); King, K. B. (IVb); l\Iarr, D. C. (lVb ); Hawkin s, D. (lVc); Krebs, A. (IV cl); Bruce, E. R. (I'i.cl); War·d , R. D. (Hlb ); Co llinson , L. (TUb ); T.1ynch, D. R. ( fflc ); Doo ling, B. (llic).·

JOHANSEN'S LAST VOYAGE. J ohansen was standing on the bridge, occflsionally shouting an order at t h e top of his voice. The wind was rising and the black waters of the South .1\..tlantic h eaving mtcl tossing in the fitful moonli ght . Th e storm wa.- increasing. Th e old steamer pitched and to ·sed and drove into th e waves, no\\· burying h er nose in a mountain of w<lter, now rising- clea r and bat t erin g on. Ancl above th e clnmour Johansen's voice ro::;e clearly. Eric Johan::;en was a man lik e his \ 7 ik i11 g forefather::; , and th e sea. Almo::;t as far back as he had visions of rolling decks, :ey n seas.

of :;li g ht build, and fair lik e th em, hi s home was his m emory would CfiiT) of happenings on all t h e

JOHANSEN 'S

LAST

VOYAGE

To a casual observer his face would not have given the impressio n of age, for it was keen and rugged from years of seafaring. Neverthel ess, he had reached the age at which the Board of Trade insists on master mariners relinquish ing their conunancl. Several times this voyage he had looked forward and wondered abolit the future, for he knew it would be difficult to become accustome d to living on shore after a life spent afloat. 'l'he company would also be sorry to lose h im, wh om they reckoned to be their most reliable captain. You could always be sure t hat J ohansen's vessel would arrive at its destinatio n on time, though on this occasion it appeared doubtful if it would. Though the storm had been blowing all day it was still rising, and by night had reached a great intensity. The old steamer rolled in an alarming路 ma1iner, and h er worn engines rattled and rumbled protesting ly. Rain descended in sheets, and the wind raised mountaino us waves which crashed down on the bows of the vessel with a deafening roar. And through it all J ohansen kept his place on the bridge, with one small lamp lighting his r u gged features, straining his eyes into the gloom ahead. H e began to wonder how soon the old ship would cave in under the hammerin g. But he gave no indication of his thoughts to the mate, for the storm might show signs of . abating at any moment. He had had no sleep for nearly twenty-fo ur hours, but this he scarcely noticed.

PEDIGREE TAMWORT H SOW. DONATED TO THE SCHOOL BY W . FREETH, ESQ.

The captain's voice still rang out clearly when necessary, though for the most part he had merely to keep on and hope for the best. But as time passed the situation did not imp~路ove. J ohansen watched the rise and fall of the bows; at one moment lost in a welter of water, then rising triumphan t on the crest of the wave nd again plunging down with a monotono us regularity . It was a pleasant voyage with which to end a lifetime spent at sea-if indeed he ever reached England. There were yet a thousand miles of ocean to be crossed.

A step sounded at his side. He looked up; it was the first officer. Raising his voice to make himself heard , he delivered his message: "Trouble with the stokers, sir . One of them injured-t he rest are stopping work--" He added some more which was drowned by an angry squall. The captain did not hestate.

PEDIGREE SOW.

DONAT ED TO THE S CHOOL BY G . G UDOPP , ESQ .

JOHANSEN'S

LAST

VOYAGE

"Take over till I come back," he said, and turning ~prang down the companion with an agility ~urpns颅 ing for one of his age. The mate, a young but heavilybuilt man, buttoned his oilskins tighter and took his ~kipper's place under the gleaming lamp. He looked out over the turbulent waters and wondered 11路hat would happen to the ~hip if her engines failed in that gale. The captain reached the top of the engine-room compnnion, and the blast of hot air, contrasting with the bitter cold of the decks, almost overwhelmed him. He look ed down, where, twenty feet below, the furnace blazed and electric lights illuminated the scene. The stokers had certainly been having路 a difficult time. 'l'he terrific rolling of the ship made it almost impossible to get a foot hold, but they had stmggled on desperatel?, for their lives might depend on throwing sufficient coa l into the hungry maw of the furnaces . They had been tl1rown against the hot iron, and the smell of burning flesh sickened them. Almost exhausted, thrown here and there, they had continued for hours until this accident occurred. One man pitched forward, and striking his h ead on iroR fell senseless to the floor. The others, by now almost past reasoning, threw clown their shovels and rested despairingly. ,Johansen took in the scene nt n glan ce. One man lay stretched on the floor , and the others were resting motionless, clinging to anyt;hing to stencly themselves. He sprang down the steps and in a few moments was in the stokehold. The men eyed him lazil y and restlessl~r . "Get to the shovelling," he snapped. "If the steam pressure drops we're gone. 'fhis fellow isn't badly hurt," pointing to the prostrate form , which was showing signs of reviving, "he's only stunned, but if you don't shovel, and quickly, we'll all be in Davy J路ones' lo cker in a few minutes." These forcible words seemed to bring the men to their senses. Seeing that their comrade was not, as they had supposed, seriously injured, one by one they recommenced stoking. The fires roared up again, and although the ship still tossed and rolled alarmingly, no further accident occurred. Seeing that the danger in that quarter was past, and that the injured man was being attended to,

JOH ANSEN'S

LAST

VOYAGE

Johansen made his way back on deck. It was ·till difficul t to keep a foothold on the decks, and th e bow~ were most of t h e t ime und er water. The wind seemed to strike lie must have somet ltin g to hiitl like a clenched fist. r eviY e him- sudden changes o[ temperature were exh a ust in g- h e tm·1J ecl towards l1is cabin. l\Ieanwhile, th e mate h ad plenty to occupy h is attention. 'l'he wild Atlantic threatened to en gulf th e small stea mer, and the peri l was very real. Those great waves that crashed on her bows-w hat would happ en if th eY hit her broadside on ? The mat e preferred not to t hi1;k of it . But fortunate ly the engines did not r elnx, a11d t h ere was no pause in the reassuring tlnmdt'r of gian t cams and shafts. No doubt, thought the mat e, th e old man had clone the trick with the stokers. You could a lways r ely on t h e old man to get things clone. For half an hour the ship battled on, and then, wh en the !)eas had quietened a little, the mate left the second in charge and went to look for his captain. He had ex pected him to return before, and he had vngue fears. The waves had been swirling treacherously across the decks . He glanced clown into the eng ine-room- eve r~· tlling wns proceeding smoothly . He made hi s wa~' to the ca ptnin 's cabin and opened th e door. Th e captain lay motionless in his chair , in his oilskins and seaboots. 'l'h e mat stood aghast. "Dead," h e mutt er ecl. .Johansen's last voyage was over. His ship had reached harbour. A.C. VI.a.

LATE AUTUMN. A sighing in the leafless branches Of the star-shattered poplar trees, As they wave their gaunt white arms In the chilling, gusty breeze. And a melancholy murmur From the cold, unfriendly river, ·w here floats a sad sear leaf, While the withering sedo·es quiver. G.H.T., Vla.

THINGS IN

GENERAL.

Even more of om· numb ers h ave recently been seen taking- par t at the m eetin gs h eld by the New Pl ymouth Amalem Athletic Assoeiation. 0£ om r epresentatives, Ekdahl and Whitti11gtou wer e the most suece::;sful. At Stratford Ekdahl won t he 220 yards secondary schools event and -came second in the hurdles, vVhittington ran a good second in th e men's 100 yards. In New Plymouth, Runcll e finished with th e top score in the secon d series of jnnior running. A creditable performance. Donnelly won the Taranaki junior hard court tenniR championships this year for the third time. In the doubles Nodder and h e had no trouble in disposing of th e opposition. Nodcler won the Taranaki junior lawn tennis championship as well. Both these boys should go far in tennis. However, we don't think that eith er of th em will be able to part hi h air quite like Perry. Onr congratul ations are clue to G. E. Rawson, who swam with considerable success throughout the season in many carnivals held in various parts of Taranaki. He ha s developed an enviable r elaxed crawl stroke, but h e must remember that sunstroke may also be developed wh en r elaxing at Fitzroy beach. Dnring the Christmas holidays J. C. Bluncl ell and J. R. Bloxam were the guests of 'l'. and P. Frnton at 'their home in Suva . Since their return, overh eard conversations would indicate th at F iji is a wonderful place (you know- palm trees, ukeleles, marvellous moons, etc.) . In the summer vacation two of our misguided prefects, Faris and Donnelly, attempted to tour the Nor th Island on bicycles, of all things. vVe know d efinitely t hat they r each ed Rotorua . After that . A prefect with nocturnal habits roused some of the more credulous to go to communion the oth er eve Just as they were about to leav e he calml y told them that the time was but 12 o'clock-only seven more hours to wait. Scanning through the pr efectorial photographs it would appear that one had his e~r es almost closed. Could this veiling of a prawn-like conv exity p ossibly be modesty, or merely the affected Garbo touch~

SPORTS SECTION CRICKET

NOTES

(I. B. Faris).

Th e Wanganui College match rang down the curtain on one of the most successful seasons th e School has harl for som e ve ars. rrhis y ear's t eam was v ery w ell bal:m cc d, a· w enkness in th e bowling being offset by a pronoun ced strength in th e batting. School p erform ed sur cessfull y in th e college games, th e Nelson match b ein g drawn slio·htlv in our favour and th e Wan ganui match ,;.Ol~' m~inlv. throno·h some inspir ed bowling by J. beino· 0 <=" '-Simpson. Dnrin o· th e se ason M. Donnelly r epresented Ta.ranaki; M. Donn elly, N . Waters, and J. Larkin, North 'l'a r anaki ; and Donnelly and Larkin th e 'l'own team. Th e p erformanc es in the senior competition wer e Yer v creditable and had not the holidays inter ven ed Sch.ool might h~Y e ann exed t he championship . Frien clly mat ches wet·e pla:ved ag ainst Old Boys, W eRt ern Pa r k , and th e Par·ents, all of which wer e won by School. Th e onl~r disappointing f eatur e of t h e ReaRon 's play was t he la ck of c;uccec;s of the junior t eams, and though on Rome occasions th ey p erformed w ell, th eir g'Pn eral efforts were b elow th e usu al standard. Next season w e hop e to b egin a syst em of coachin g wh er eby y oun g player s and new boys may h aYe ampl e opport unity of d ev elopin g their talent. A f eature of th e season was a brillian t knock of 187 made in dashing styl e by M. Donnelly again st ~ e.te1:n P ark. rrhi s con stitut es a record for senior cnck et m Tar an aki and is the highest score ev er mad e at School. IIe follO\~r ed t hi . up with a second century in our n ext ga me again st t h e same te am and ,_ incident ally, in ~m· third mat ch against th em, T. Larkm was unb eat en w1t h 131 not out.

CRICKET

NOTES

W e must tend er congratulations to T. Larkin for hi s consistent batting this se ason. H e topped th e North Ta r anaki averages with an aggregate of over 500 nm s an d with th e ma gnific ent average of 61. M. Donnelly al:-;o passed th e 500 mark, and w as second for N orth Taranaki with anoth er splendid av erage of 41. Th e trip to W an ganui was enjoyed by all. Many lo cal critic::; predict ed rain, but the elements were favoura ble. V\Te express our thanks to our ho:-;t::; and to tho::;e who h elp ed to entertain us. SCHOOL v. NELSON COLLEGE

Played at School.

Result: Drawn.

SCHOOL- FIRS'l' INNINGS. School won the toss and batted. An early rever se was :-;uffer ed , Water s being bowled first ball by Ralfe. J olms ::;ettled down quickly and the score mounted steadily to 32, wh en Johns was bowled. 32- 2 -9. D onn clly and Larkin play ed confidently and quickly rai>;e d t he score to 58, when Donnelly, who had . hap ed well, played over a ball from Ralfe. Broughton, the n ewcom er , proved confident, and good running between the wiclcet s Raw t h e score mount to 94, when Larkin lifted a b all to square leg. 94-4-30. Faris filled t h e g ap, but wa;.; so on rli:,;missed by Ralfe. 'l'he score at lun ch eon was 107/ 5/ 1. Aft er lunch Ralfe quickly dismissed Ulen b er g, tb is bein g- follow ed by a p eriod of ver y slow play. Simpson, afte l' nine careful sin gles, was sent back t o tb e p avili on. Broughton was now partner ed by Carr oll , and th e t wo quickly add ed runs with crisp leg shot: . Upon C'a noll \; dismi :-;!'ial (18), Broughton, in at t emptin g t o force th e pace, wa.· clean bowl ed. For th e second college match in ~:; ucce:,;s ion he had sav ed his sid e by d etermined b atting. In a la::>t-wick et fiurry \Vhittington and Urry ar1cle c1 thirty runs by entertaining, if not scientific battin g'. When TTrry was bowled th e score stood at 217. ~ EL S O N-F I RS T

I NNINGS.

J\IcKay and Mitchell open ed for NelRon an d batt ed soundl y until Donn c ll~, trapp ed McK ay l.b.w. A good p ar tn er . hip th en foll ow ed between De F eu and Mit ch ell, t he batsmen taking no risks but hitting loose balls hard.

CRICKET

NOTES

With three overs to go the score was one for (8, but the outlook was quickly changed when Larkin dismissed l\Litchell and Karsten by the l.b.w. route. On the n ext morning De Feu was missed in slips in the first over, but Larkin beat Ralfe with his second ball to capture his third valuable wicket. 4-84-0. Grinclle followed, and was soon at home, pulling a fine six and giving a fine forceful display. With the score at 129 he was magnificently caught and bowled by Simpson. Ward joined De Feu, who, however, snicked one for Ulenberg to hold a good catch. De Feu, if not brilliant, had b een v ery sound for his 43. Almost immediately Ward lifted one to Faris off Whittington. Winter was aggressive, 路while Murphy , after snicking a four, became Larkin 's third l.b.w. victim. Urry was brought on and beat "VVinter with a slow at 164. Sherriff and Burke, the last two men, played steadily, apd the score mounted slowly until Burke was taken by Donnelly oif Larkin. 194---10-14.

NOTES

attempted to pull a good length ball and was bowl ed by Donnelly, to end an exhilarating knock. Grindle came in, but th e scoring was kept quieter a'nd Karsten, on r eachin g his 50, was 路well held by Larkin off his own bowling . Sherriff did no t sta y long, snicking a ball into slips which John:-; ::mapped up. 122-3-3. Winter played out two overs, and stumps w er e drawn at 124. Grindle had batted ag gr essively and had a well-earned 39 not out to his credit. First Innings. SCHOOL. Donnelly, b . Ralfe 26 Waters, b. Ralfe 0 Johns, b . Murphy 9 Larkin, c. Karsten, b. Murphy 30 Broughton, b . Ralfe .. 64 Faris, b. Ralfe .. 3 Ulenberg, b . Ralfe 5 Simpson, c. Burke, b. Du Feu 9 Carron, l.b.w., b. Sherriff 18 Urry, b. Du Feu 10 Whittington, not out 12 31 Extras

SCHOOL-SECOND INNINGS. School ag ain op en ed with Donnelly and Waters. Until lunch th ey wer e subdued, but on the recommencement D cmnelly op en ed out vigorously against consist ently good bowling. Water s, while k eeping his wicket intact, played pretty cricket. Donn elly proved in top form, and after ninety h ectic minutes r eached his century. Water s, who had been of invaluable assistance, hesit ated and was run out from a smart return from Mm路phy . 155-1-38 . Johns was the n ext batsman but pla ye d inside a ball from Ralf e before h e had scored. 156~2-0. Larkin wa s n ext, and the two infused a joyous spirit into th e game. Donnelly, however, ended his brilliant knock by giving an extremely difficult chance to Murphy . Broughton followed, but was beaten by a fast ball from Murphy . 178-3-5. Faris came in and played out the over. Th e tea adjournment arrived and DonneUy d eclared . NELSON- SE COND INNINGS. Nelson w er e face d with making 213 runs in 83 minutes wh en Karsten and Ralfe came in. Aggressive tactics saw 30 up in 13 minutes, though Larkin and Donn elly now quietened down the scoring somewhat. Ralfe

Total

217

Second Innings. c. Murphy, b. Du Feu 130 run out 38 b . Ralfe 0 not out 8 b. Murphy 5 not out 0

Extras

Total (for wickets,

four dec.) 193

Bowling Al_lalysis. First InningsRalfe Du F eu She rriff Murphy W a rd Grindle Karsten

0. 22 13 8 17 5 4

M. 7 2

3 1 1 0

R. 52 29 15 71 13 7

Second Innings0. M. R. 12 1 40 8 2 37

w. 5 2

1 1

1 2

12 3 2 3

0 0

First Innings. NELSON. Mitchell, l.b.w., b. Larkin 29 McKay, l.b.w., b. Donnelly 8 Du Feu, c. Uleriberg, b. Whittington 43 Karsten, l.b.w ., b. Larkin 1 Ralfe, b . La.rkin 0 Grindle, c. and b. Simpson 31 Ward, c. Faris, b . Whittington 4 Winter, b. Urry 18 Murphy, l.b.w., b. L arkin 6 Sherriff, not out 22 Burke, c. Donne lly, b. Larkin 14 Wides 1, byes 18, leg-byes 3 22

Total

198

1 0 1 0

54 18 11 19

1 0 0

Second Innings.

c. and b. Larkin b. Donnelly not out

51 .25 39

not out

c. Johns, b. Simpson

Total (for wickets)

three . . 124

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NOTES

Bowling Analysis. First InningsLark in .. Whittington Urry Simpson .. Donnelly .. Broughton Jolms

0. 14 20 4 10 22

M. 2 3 0 2 4 0

R. 44 49 10

11 54 5

w. 5 2

1 1 1 0

Second InningsM. R. 0. 29 0 7 27 0 5

w. 1 0

3 11

0 0

11 37

1 1

SCHOOL v. WANGANUI COLLEGE. Played at \Yanganui College. Result: Vvon by 54 runs.

SCHOOL-FIRST INNINGS. School won the tos 路 and opened with Waters and Donnclly, who were only separated at 36, when vVaters was beaten by Burnard.-36- 1- 16. Four runs later Donnelly was caught by Price off Burnard. H e had made a bright 24. Broughton gave an early chance to Kircaldie, which was accepted. J ohns now came in to partner Larkin, who was playing steady cric ket. These carried th e score to 64 stubborn ly, when Johns was caught by :\Ieuli off Barton.-6-:l---4-6. Faris fo llowed, but fiv e runs later was dismissed at th e hands of Nilsson.- 69-5-5. The n ex t three wick ets fell quickly, Urr.r being bowled at 77 b.v Bm路ton and Carroll b eing run out before h e had sc ored. Th en Larkin, who h ad held his end up well, gave a fairly easy chance to Currie off Barton.-818- 18. Simpson and Steven batted brightly to add 13 runs b efore the former stepped in front of one from Henshaw. T,,.o runs later l\Iarsclen snick ed the ball into Nilsson's hands and th e innings ended with the score at 94. W ANGANUI- FIRS'l' INNINGS. F ullerton-Smith and Orton op ened for Co llegiate School. At two Larkin picked up a difficult catch in slips to dismiss Orton. Renshaw t hen assisted Full ertonSmith to lift the score to 40, when J_;arkin scattered his F nll erton-Smith was shaping very wick et .-40-~-1 5. confidently, but lost路 Palmer and Price in fairly r apid succession, Palmer being bowled by Simpson and Price

FIRST ELEVEN, 1934 . . B ac k R ow.-V. Ca rro ll , N. Water s, H . W hi tt in g t o n. R. Urr y. S it tin g .- J. Simpson , T . Lark in , M. Do nnell y (eapta in ), J. Broug hto n , I. Faris . In F r ont.-F. Ule n ber g, H. J ohns .

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by l\iarsden.- 54--4-1. Kircaldie followed but at 66 lost Fullerton-Smith, who was beaten by Donnelly. He had given an excellent innings for 38. Kircalclie commenced playing enterprising cricket while Burnarcl and then Currie held up the other end. Kircaldie, with his only weak stroke of the clay, was caught at mid-off off Donnelly for an aggressive 38. The total was then 117 and the tail did well to add 27 runs, Barton being unbeaten with 18 to his credit. Nilsson was bowled Donnelly four and l\Ieu1i caught and bowled Simpson for six. SCHOOL-SECOND INNINGS. This was commenced just before stumps were drawn and lost no wickets for nine runs. On the next clay vVaters and Steven carried the score to 15, when \V.aters snicked a ball to Nilsson. Steven went soon, being caught and bow led by Kircaldie. Donnelly was next to go with his total at five.-31-3-5. Larkin and Johns were then associated and added a valuable 48 before J olms fell l.b.w. to Kircaldie. Broughton was next and played a valuable defensive innings while Larkin was rapidly increasing his own score. At 125 T~aekin was brilliantly caught by Orton, to end a meritorious display. The next two wickets fell quickly, Faris being caught by Bm路ton and Broughton being run out. Simpson followed and Urry helped him to add 15 before being bowled by Renshaw. Carroll joined Simpson and 37 runs were added in very quick time. Simpson, by confident hitting, had changed the aspect of the game and at 37 was caught off Burnard in attempting a big hit. Carron and l\Iarsden added a useful 26 before Cm-roll stepped in front to Kircaldie.-203-10-16. W ANGANUI-SECOND INNINGS. Fullerton-Smith and Orton opened for Wanganui. Orton twice poked balls up from Larkin till the third time found J ohns there to receive it.-9-1-8.. Renshaw and Fullerton-Smith continued steadily until Simpson, who had just been brought on, bowled Fullerton-Smith. Two overs later he bowled Renshaw.-57-3- 14. Wanganui's prospects of a win decreased and Simpson sent School's hopes still higher by bowling Kircaldie. From then on

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it was a question of \~Tanganui playing out time. Nilsson was soon caught by Faris off Larkin for four. Simpson held one oif his own bowling to get rid of Burnard and got Barton l.b.w. Price, who had been holding his end up for some time, was caught in slips by Larkin. At this time School's fielding was particularly keen and every chance was being acc epted. \Vith five minutes to play Simpson bowled Currie and one over later J ohns caught Meuli to finish the match. 路 First Innings. Waters, b. Burnard

SCHOOL. 16

Donneny, c. Price, b. Burnard Broughton, c. Kircaldie, b. Burnard Larkin, c. Currie, b. Barton Johns, c. Meuli, b. Barton Faris, c. Nilsson, b. Meuli Urry, b . Barton . . Carron, run out Simpson, l.b.w., b . Renshaw S teven, not out . . Marsden, c. Nilsson, b . Renshaw Extras Total

24 4 18 6 5 4 0 5 5 0 7 94

Second Innings. Nilsson, b . Renshaw 10 b. Kirc.aldie . . 5 run out 6 c. Orton, b. Currie . . 61 l.b.w., b . Kircaldie . . 28 2 c. Burnard, b. Currie b. Renshaw . . 2 l.b.w., b. Kircaldie . . 16 c. Barton, b. Burnard 37 c. and b. Kircaldie . . 7 not out 10 Extras 19 c.

Total

203

Bowling Analysis. First Innings0.

Barton Burnard Renshaw Meuli Kircaldie Currie

8 10 13 7 6

M. 2 2 7 4 1 2

12 20 18 9 18 10

3 3 2 1 0 0

Second Innings0. M. R. 8 2 20 12 3 23 24 5 60 4 0 14 17 4 42 10 1 25

First Innings. WANGANUI. Fullerton-Smith, b . Donnelly 38 Orton, c. Larkin, b. Simpson 2 Renshaw, b. Larkin 15 Palmer, b. Simpson 1 Price, b. Marsden 1 Kircaldie, c. Donnelly, b. Marsde n 34 Burnard, c. Broughton, b. Urry 14 Currie, c. and b. Larkin 2 Barton, not out 18 Nilsson, b. Donneny 4 Meuli, c. and b. Simpson 6 Extras 9 Total

144

W. 0 1

Second Innings. b. Simpson . . c. Johns, b. Larkin . b. Simpson . . not out c. Larkin, b. Marscten b. Simpson . . c. and b. Simpson b. Simpson . . l.b.w., b. Simpson c. Faris, b. Larkin c. Johns, b. Simpson Extras Total

0 4 2

19 8 14 10 16 13 7 0 1 4 0 7 99

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Bowling Analysis. First InningsSimpson Larkin Donneny Marsden Urry Broughton

0. 5 20 8 8 11 2

M. 0 7 2 3 1 0

15 42 26 15 31 6

3 2 2 2 1 0

Second Innings0. M. R. 27 14 5 22 6 34 7 3 15 0 12 5 6 4 4

w. 7 2 0 1 0

AVERAGES. Senior Championship Competitions and Inter-College Matches only, Season 1934-35. BATTING. Narn.e. Larkin Donneny Waters Broughton Johns Whittington Steven Far is Weston Simpson Carron Urry Crone F. Ulenberg Marsden Duff M. Ulenberg

No. of Innings.

Times not out

16 17 20 20 18 3 4 13 7 8

5 1 3 3 2 2 2 3

l.1

13 5 8 4 3 3

3 1

Highest score. 131 ,. 187 77 64 45 12* 8* 34* 22* 37 19 28 9 8 10 3* 4

Total score.

Average.

608 688 442 291 250 15 20 109 38 66 89 79 26 28 13 5 7

55.3 43 26 17 .1 14.7 15 10 9.9 9.5 9.4 8.1 7.9 6.5 4 4.3 2.5 2.3

BOWLING. Name. Simpson Larkin Donneny Johns Urry car roll Waters Whittington Broughton Crone

Overs . Maidens. Wicke ts . 18 7 56 26 43 165 19 27 105 3 11 43 23 20 121 3 3 19 1 1 6 8 8 61 5 2 35 90 20

Runs . 188 448 331 193 458 64 29 242 156 2

Average. 10.04 17.23 17 .42 17.54 19.91 21.33 27 30.25 31.20 45

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COMPETITION MATCHES. Oct. 20 and 27.-v. Old Boys. School: First innings, 99 ; second innings, 133 for one. Old Boys : First innings, 220 for seven wickets declared. Lost by 121 runs on first innings. Nov. 3 and 10.-v. Western Park. School: First innings, 358 for five wickets declared. Western Park. First innings, 205. \V on by 153 runs on first innings. · Nov . 17 and 24.-v. New Plymouth. New Plymouth: First innings, 295 for six wickets declared. School: First innings, 132; second innings 76 for one. Lost by 116 runs on first innings. Dec. 1 and 8.-v. Old Boys. Old Boys: First innin"'s 262. School: First innings, 227 for nine ·wickets. Dra,;n: Dec. 15.-:r. Western Park. School: First innings, 228 for five Wickets. "vVestern Park: First innings, 87. Won by five wickets and 142 runs on first innings. Jan. 5 and 12.-v. New Plymouth. School: First innings, 73; second innings, 96 . New Plymouth: First innings, 168; second innings, 44 for no wickets. Lost by 10 wickets and 43 runs. . Jan. 19 and 26.-v. Old Boys. Old Boys: First innmgs, 178; second innings, 102 for eight wickets declared. School: First innings, 127; second innin"'s SO for three wickets. Lost by 51 runs on first inning~.' Feb. 2 and 9.-v. \¥ estern Park. "vVestern Park: First innings, 210; second innings, 110. School: First innings, 272; second innings, 52 for four wickets. "vV on by six wickets. Feb. 16 and 23.-v. New Plymouth. School: First ~nn~ngs, 232; second innings, 141. New Plymouth: First mnmgs, 165. ViTon by 67 runs on first innings.

ODE. Poised on the moment's still delay, The sound came floating downAn echo from the bowers of heaven It fell, as dew upon my gown, ' Begemming my thoughts with mystic leaven Of dreamy, tranquillity's poise. '

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I stood-the bird sang on, Giving the heart-beat of another soulA soporific draught, As from a deep blue bowl. Filled with a drug which winds might waft From the towering, peaceful sky, My soul is lifted as from Stygian dark, Swept up on thine ecstatic chant-sky lark, 'l'o thee I list in mutest adoration, With thee I join in glorious incantation.

-M.E., VIa.

TENNIS NOTES (W. Evans.) This year sa"iv a considerable increase in the number number of tennis pla~· ers at the School and, with competition keener, there was consequently much greater enthusiasm. 'l'wo new nets were obtained to replace some older ones and the courts were levelled off. Unfortunately a good deal of damagte was done by the last flood and much wire was torn away by a landslide from one of the banks. Although ladder competition has been keen, not very many places have been altered. Donnelly was beaten for top position by N odd er, who has held it for the greater part of the term. Some of the newcomers seem promising and J ohnston, who is the most outstanding, reached the semi-finals of the Taranaki Junior Hard Court Championships. This was mainly a School affair as, of the total sixty entrants, all but two or three ·w ere members of the School club. Donnelly, who was last year's winner, again held his place successfully. The runner-up Tamati, who created a surprise by defeating Nodder 9-4, gave a somewhat indifferent showing in the final, being beaten G-1, 6- 0. As he had been playing extremely well beforehand, it seemed as though his main trouble was stage-fright. However, if he continues to improve as he has done this season, much will be heard of him in the future. Donnelly and N odd er

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again proved to be too good for all-comers and did not have to exert themselves in the doubles final to win 6-4, 6- 3 against Faris and Evans, although "Faris's raking drives" caused them trouble-at times. A recent match against Stratford proved a success, School winning by eight matches to four. The outstanding match was the double between Donnelly and Nodcler and Clifford-J ones and Henderson. Hard and accurate hitting was the feature of the game, and, as the score 6- 5, 6-5 shows, there was little between the respective pairs. Detailed results are (School names first) :- I odder lost to Clifford-J ones, 1-6, 2-6; Donnelly beat Henderson, 6-1, 6-5; Evans beat l\IcCullough, 6-5, 6-5 ; Johnson beat Longbottom, 6-1, 6-2; Kershaw lost to Blewitt, 1-6, 6-1 , 5-6; Batten lost to Bamforcl , 2-6, 4----6; Faris beat Peebles, 6-5, 6-4; Chatfield beat Baker, 6-0, 6-2; N odd er and Donnelly beat Clifford-J ones and Henderson, 6-5, 6-5; Evans and J ohnson beat l\IcCnllough and Longbottom, 6-4, 6-3; .Kershaw and Batten lost to Blewitt and Bamford, 2-6, 3-6; Faris and Chatfield beat Peebles and Baker, 6-4, 6-1. Totals: School, 8 matches, 17 sets, 122 games. Stratford, 4 matches, 8 sets, 103 games.

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(J. Steven.) After some days of postponement caused by inclement weather and the prevalence of colds the swimming sports were held on l\Iarch 21. 'l'his year saw two innovations. In the Senior and Junior Swimming Championships, diving counted for points, while both championships and handicap events were decided on the one afternoon. Throughout, a very high standard of swimming and diving was displayed. Rawson, who won the Senior Championship, swam ver~r impressively, as did Falk, the junior champion, and Israel, the under 14 champion. Simpson and Thomas both extended Rawson in the Senior Championship and finished in second and third places respectively. Somerton won the preparatory championship. The events were run off in quick succession, and the officials cannot be praised too highl~r for their efficiency. The swimming committee desire to thank these officials as well as JI.Iessrs. Staunton and Clayton, who kindly consented to judge the diving events. Championship points were:-

LOST LOVE.

Senior.-G. Rawson (24 points) 1, J . Simpson (17 points) 2, B. 'fhomas (13 points) 3.

From that lovely garden there I plucked a rose at breaking dawn And held it sparkling in my hands. 0! fragrant-dewed and faerie born, Fresh as spring-time morning air, Pure, too, as angel's thought; -Radiant, alive!

Junior.-B. Falk (15 points) points) 2, P. Taylor (-!points) 3.

1, P. Hannan

(13

Under H years.-Israel (15 points) 1, Logan (11 points) 2, Thompson (2 points) 3, Caldwell (1 point) 4.

Bl'tt 0! the sensual magic of that bloom An incensed spell about my senses wove, And drowsed me to a dream of elfin things By Lethe 's sleep-drugged waters; dimmed groves -And waking chilled in twilight's purple gloom, My rose had fallen from my hand; -Lay crushed and dead.

A.M., Vb.

Preparatory.-Somerton (5 points) points) 2, Richelmann (1 point) 3.

Brown

Details are : SENIOR.

. 33 1-3 Yards Open llanclicap.-First heat (championship) : G. Ra wson 1, B. Thomas 2, J. Simpson 3; time ]8 i--5sec. Second heat: N. \Vaters (2sec.) 1, Farneli

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(3sec.) 2; time, 19 2-5sec. Third heat: B. Hoskin (3sec.) 1, Bernsten (3sec.) 2; time, 18 4-5sec. Fourth heat: Clarke ( 4sec.) 1, Porter (2sec.) 2; time, 18 3-5sec. Final: Clark 1, Hoskin 2, Bernsten 3; time, 18s.ec. 50 Yards Senior Championship.-J. Sim:pson 1, G. Rawson 2, B. Thomas 3; time, 30 2-5sec. Simpson turned first and won by a fraction from Rawsou, who had a foot margin over Thomas. 66 2-3 Yards Open.-First heat (championship): G. Rawson 1, J. Simpson and B. Thomas equal 2; time, 43sec. Second heat: Aitken (2sec.) 1, Clarlce (3sec.) 2, Bernsten, (3sec.) 3; time, 45 4-5sec. Third heat: Rex Maclean (4sec.) 1, Hutchings (3sec.) 2, BeTg (3sec.) 3; time, 49 1-5sec. Rawson and Simpson turned together after the first lap of the championship heat, but Rawson gained a slight lead to win by a yard, with 'fhomas comin g up to dead-heat with Simpson for second place.

100 Yards Open Handicap.-First heat (championship) : Rawson 1, Simpson 2, Thomas 3; time, 71 4-5sec. Rawson was inches ahead after the first lap, but, swimming steadily, increased his lead in the second length to three yards, most of which he retained comfortably over the final sprint. Second heat: Ryan (2sec.) 1, Hunter ( 3sec.) 2, All en ( 6sec.) 3 ; time, 87 4-5sec. 220 Yards Open (including championship swimmer"s) . -G. Rawson 1, B. Thomas 2, J. Simpson 3; time, 3min. 12 3-5sec. Ferry (scr.) won the non-handicap section, finishing fourth . Rawson jumped into the lead for the first three lengths and was 15 yards ahead at half-way. He retained his lead to the end and Simpson was unable to catch Thomas. 3.

Senior Dive.-J. Simpson 1, B. Thomas 2, Crompton JUNIOR CHAJ\IPIONSHIP.

33 1-3 Yards.-B. Falk 1, P. 'faylor and P. Hannan equal 2; time, 19 3-5sec. 50 Yards.-Falk 1, Hannan 2, P. Taylor 3; time, 32 2-5sec.

THE SWIMMING SPORTS, 1935.

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NOTES

65 100 Yards. -B. Falk 1, P. Hannan 2, P. Taylor 3; time, 1min. 16sec.

Dive.- P. Hannan 1, Novak 2, Crompt on and Keller equal 3. UNDER FOURT EEN. 25 Yards Handic ap.- First heat (champ ionship ).Logan 1, A. N. Thomso n 2, Humph ries 3; time, 17sec. Second hent (champ ionship ) : Israel 1, J ordnn 2, Hob en 3; time, 15 1-5sec. Third heat: Calman (2sec.) 1; time, 20 4-5sec. Fourth heat: Brown (2sec.) 1; time, 20 2-5sec. Fifth heat: Boulton (2sec.) 1; time, 16 4-5sec. Sixth hent: \Vnlsh (1sec.) 1; time, 17 2-5sec. Seventh heat: Caldwe ll (3sec.) 1 ; time, 15 4-5sec. Eighth heat: Hunter (2sec.) 1 ; time, 17 3-5sec. Final (champ ionship ) : Israel 1, Lognn 2, Thomps on 3; time, 16 3-5sec. Final (handisap): Caldwc ll 1, Boulton 2, Hmiter 3; time, 15 3-5sec. 50 Yards. -Israel 1, Logan 2, Thomps on 3; time, 34 4-5sec. 66 2-3 Ya.rds. -Israel 1, Logan 2, Ca.ldwell 3; time, 52sec. Under 14 Dive.-B ennett 1, Logan and McNeil l equal 2, Boulton 4. 25 Yards Prepara tory School Champ ionship .-Some rton 1, Brown 2; time, 20 2-5sec. MISCE LLANE OUS EVENT S. Form Relay Final.- 3B (15sec.) 1, 4C (5sec.) 2, 6A (scr.) 3. 33 1-3 Yards New Boys' Race.-M . White (1sec.) 1, Dinniss (2sec.) 2, Keenan (1sec.) 3; time, 19sec. 50 Yards Breasts troke.-F irst heat: Shaw (scr.) 1, Phillips ( 4sec.) 2; time, 42 2-5sec. Second heat: Hellier (2sec.) 1, Aitken (2sec.) 2; time, 42sec. Third heat: Berg (3sec.) 1, Logan (1sec.) 2; time, 45 1-5sec. Fourth heat: Evers-S windell ( 4sec.) 1, Philpot t (2sec.) 2; time, 46 3-5sec. Final: Hellier 1, Shaw 2, Aitken 3; time, 41 2-5sec,

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NOTES

33 1-3 Yards Backstroke.-Aitke n (scr.) 1, H. Moss (3sec.) 2, K. King (2sec.) 3; t ime, 27 1-5sec. 1\Iedley Race (three widths, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle).-l<'irst heat: 1:<-.,alk 1, Ulenberg 2, vVebster 3. Second heat: 'l'homas 1, Aitken 2, Keller 3. Final : Fa lk 1, Thomas 2, Aitken 3. Learners' Race (width of baths) .-First heat: Rob erts 1, Brereton 2, Pearson 3. Second heat: Tilley 1, A. Smith 2, Earle 3. Final : Roberts 1, Pearson ~' Brereton 3. Diving for P lates.-Philpotts (9) 1, Dennis (8) 2. Long P lunge.- First heat: Eggleton (41ft.) 1. Second heat: Papps (35ft.) 1. Third heat: R. Crone (33ft.) 1. Fourth heat: 1\Iart (39ft.) 1. Fina l : 1\Iart (39ft.) 1. Awkward Entry.-C. \Yhittington 1, 1\IcNeill 2.

L IFE -SAVI NG NOT E S (G. E. Rawson.) After a very long and successful swimming season it is most gratifying to see the large num路b er of awards won in life-saving. The excellent results are largely clue to the untiring efforts of 1\Ir. Eggleton, who spent much of his time coaching the boys. During the term an interesting lectur e 0~1 physiology was given by Mr. Bertrand to th ose boys. mteres~ed in life-saving. This lecture was part of the mstructwn necessary before the awards could be gained. As there is no School life -saving team, the oth er clubs of New Plymouth coached teams consisting par.tly of High School boys. The teams were: O~d Boys-High School 路 East End-High School and Fitzroy. These clubs p'layed a prominent part in the junio.r con;tpetitio;ns for the Taranaki and New Zealand ChampiOnships, while the Old Boys-High School team was runner-up in the New Zealand championships.

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NOTES

The following were successful in gaining awards:Bronze 1\Iedallion, Proficiency, Elementary.-R. Gordon, E. B. GOI路don, E. A. Hurley, B. Jones, G. Calman, H. Vil. Furness, G. D. Morton, E . N. Booth, A . Thomson, A . G. Rundle, H. J. C. Whittington. Award of 1\Ierit, Honorary Instructor , Teach er's Certificate.-B. H. Thomas, H. J. C. Whittington, A . G. Rundle. Surf Medallion .-C. N. Whittington, C. S. Boulton, S. D . Steptoe, E. H. Ferry, B. G. FaU::, B. O'Reilly, G. E. Rawson, R. H. 1\faclean, J . Simpson. Qualified Examiner.-B. O'Reilly, C. S . Boulton, C. N. Whi ttington. A large number of boys gained distance certificates and t h ese, together with t he life-saving awards, show that this swimming season has been very successful.

TO A TOLEDO SWORD .

You slender shinin g blade \Vrought by an expert hand, Of the finest, sleelcest steel From fairest alien land, Romantic foreign strand. Your razor edge and slender shaft, Your balance and your suppleness; Your glistening point, your studded haftBut tell us of your viciousness, Or is it of your loveli ness~ V.N.H., IVa.

OLD BOY S' SEC TIO N. The joint editors of the Old Boys' section , Messrs . S. G. Dinnis s and C. T. Cave, desire to thank those who, unfort unatel y decrea sing in numbe rs, collect and forwar d inform ation for the :M agazine . 'l'hey also desire to apolog ise for an? omissio ns in the examin ation results and in the lists of births to, engage ments, marria ges and deaths of Old Boys. Letters contain ing experiences of Old Boys in variou s parts of the world are read with great interes t, while Old Boys in 1'\ew Zealan d are pleased to know the whereabouts and doings of their old friends . The editors would also ask secreta ries of branch es of the parent Associ ation to forwar d to the lVIagazme any n ews, eith er of Old Bo?s, or branch activiti es, earl~' in l\Ia~- and Novem ber each year.

NEWS OF EX-MASTERS. l\Ir. H. J. D. l\Iahon , a on e-time membe r of the staff, retires from the headm astersh ip of the Auckla nd Grammar School at the end of this term. l\Ir. J. Earl, who was on the staff 1925-26 , is still at e liTi st's College . He was recentl y marrie d to l\Iiss Rita Clark, of Christc hurch. l\Ir. L. V. Bryant , on the staff 1927-30 , continu es to make a name for himsel f in mounta ineerin g. On his return in ,Januar y from a trip to Englan d and the Continent he was appoin ted to the staff of the Palme rston i\Toeth' Boys' High School . He has now receive d an in vitatio n to join the reconn aissanc e party of the British Everes t Expedi tion, and, as we go to press, is on his way to India. lie is to be at Darjee ling on May 20th, where he is to m eet l\Ir. E. Shipto n, the well-kn own Englis h climb er and a membe r of the 1930 Himala yan expedi tion . Th e main attemp t on Everes t will be made next year. A party of twenty or so Old Boys gather ed at the b~at to farew ell l\Ir. Bryan t as he left Auckla nd . He carnes with him the best wishes of both School and Old Boys for his future success .

OLD

BOYS'

SECTIO N

TARA NAKI. J. D. l\IcKee has a positio n in a chemis t's shop in Inglew ood. D. B. Allen is with l\IcAlis ter's, chemis ts, lnglew ood. Claude Stromb om, who comple ted his LL.B. degree in 1928 and who has been on the staff of \Veston , Ball and Grayli ng for the past nine years, recentl y commencecl practic e in N ew Plymo uth as a barrist er and solicito r on his own accoun t. F. Ulenbe rg and F . R. Wheel er have joined the office staff of the New Plymo uth Boroug h Counci l. J. Simpso n is with J ohnson 's l\Iotors .

'1'. S. Rogers is on the staff of the New Plymo uth branch of the Lands and Survey Depart ment. C. Allen, who is in the same Govern ment Depart ment, was recentl y transfe rred to Christc hurch. D. L. Pricha rd is with the 'l'exaco Oil Compa ny. I . C. Grant is in his father' s office at lnglcw ood. B. lVIeredith is on the staff of Newto n King Ltd. , New Plymo uth. C. W. Putt is in the office of the South British fnsuran ce Compa ny. P. E. Aldous is a membe r of the staff of 路west on , Ball and Graylin g. K . C. Billing is on the staff of the Bank of New South Wales. J. A. Patrick is in the same bank.

R. E. Cawth ray has secure d a positio n with Sargoo d

and Sons.

G. Fairbr other is in the employ of G. C. Tait, chemis t, New Plymo uth. Dr. l\1. Barak has r esigned from the sta.ff of King's College , Londo n , to take up an appoin tment as researc h directo r <lf an import ant Manch ester firm.

OLD

BOYS'

OLD

SECTION

Dr. D. E. Denny-Brown, who for the past three years has been chief clinical assistant in the Nenrological Department, of Guy's Hospital, London, has been appointed physician to the National Hospital, Queen Square, London. 'l'he National Hospital deals with diseases of the nervous system. Dr. l\Iurray Heycock took his F.R.C.S . at Edinburgh last year. He is doing medical work in England and is likely to r eturn to New Zealand within a few months. The Rev. J. 1\I. Templer, an Old Boy of the School, has succeeded Rev. l'i'ordham Clark as assistant curate in St. l\Iary's Parish, New Plymouth. 1\Ir. Templer received his clerical training at College House, Christchurch, and at St. Anselm's, Hamilton. He was ordained deacon in 1931 and priest in 1932. In 1931-33 he was assistant curate at St. Andrew's Cambridge and from then until his present appointment has been vicar of All Saints', Uruti. A. H. Andrews is now in ..Wellington, where he has taken a position with a firm at Lower Hutt. At the annual meeting of the New Plymouth Old l'i'ootball Club, Dr. E. F. Fookes was elect ed a life member. The only other life member of the club is this year's president, 1\Ir. G. F. Bertrand. Bo~·s'

C. Alien, of the Lands and Survey Department, New Plymouth, has been transferred to Christchurch. I;. G. Loveridge has passed the final examination for Associate l\Iembership of the Institute of Engineers, London. Rev. D. 1\IacDiannid, Opotiki, has recently received a call to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier. H. Burkitt, who has been for the past three years on the H.l\I.S. Dunedin, recently l eft for England, having been transferred to the home fleet for further training. H. Short called at School on his way home to Cambridge after a few months' hop-picking in Nelson.

BOYS'

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For the second :year in succession the University of New Zealand's Schlich l\Iemorial Prize in Forestry has been won by an Old Bo:v of the School. The winner in 1934 was J. IV. Syme, while this year's wmner is J. F. Lysaght. ~· S. Hatherly, head boy in 1933 is now on the teaclung staff of \~Tell esley College, \Yellington.

Old _pupils of the 'l'echnical College who were students .dur·m? the ;years 1916-17 will be interested to read the followmg bnef survey of the car eer of one of their ~lass-mates , L. Cramer. He was a student in the eno·ineermg course, and on leaving entered the offices ~f the Inglewood Borough Council. After a brief period there he went to Auckland, worked in a motor garao·e for tw~ .\".ears, and saved sufficient money to pay for"' a further Cig~lteer~ months' tuition in engineering at the Sydney mversrty. .r~e then decided to go to America and sc.curecl a posrtwn with one of the American power boards wrth. w~om ~e rem~ined seven years, at the same tim~ contmumg I:us studres and obtaining his B.S. and E .E. electrical and structural deg~·ees. .Hrs ':'ork as an en?·m.eer, mcludmg surveying, bridge-building, reports on bmldmgs damaged by earthquake, and new projects for 11·ater and po;ver . supply, necessitated a considerable amount of ~ravellm_g by ~ar and aeroplane, · and his letters contam very mterestmg accounts, not onlv of his eng:m~emg. work, but also of the countries he" visited, the1r m~abrtants and customs. He r ecently delivered a lecture Illustrated by motion pictures to an audience of 8000 people on "The Colorado Aqueduct-Its Eno·ineerin"' ~eatt~res.". T~e latest news states that he is in'\usines~ for hnnself, '."rth 14.0 ~1en on his pay-roll, and ha:; secured a contract for bmldmg two of the seventeen 115 000 horse-p?wer powe~· plants to be installed at the Boulder Dam, 1\ evad~, w hrch when comp~eted will be the laro·est power plant m the world. Lou was married in Decen1"'b . er, 1934.

AUCKLAND. G. L. Mandeno has left 'Varsity and has taken a position with John Burns. P. l\Iartin is now with Wright, Stephenson, Ltd.

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D. Ham mon , who play ed win g three-quar_t~r for Auc klan d last year , has left to take up a pos1tlon m Aus trali a. A. V\T. Wyl de-B row n is doin g ~ourt~1-year arch itect ure. He repr esen ted Auckland_ Umv ers1 ty Coll ege at shoo ting in the rece nt inte r-'V ars1 ty tour nam ent. 1\I. J. Out red is doin g thir d yea r arch itec ture , J. Fair brot her seco nd year , and A. K. Catr an first year . B. W. Grie ve is com plet ing his me~i ~al d~gree at the Auc klan d -Ho spita l, whe re D. G. Plnl llps IS a hou se surg eon. T . N. \\Tat t, B. D. 1\Ia tthe ws, R. S. ~mith, H. R. Coope1,, A . B1路own ' L 路 Pea rson and J . 1\Ia1l are all at . Trai ning College. Tom vVa tt is pres 1den t of the S tuc1en t s ' Asso ciati on ther e. L. s. \\Ta tt is com plet ing B.A. He repr esen ted 'Var sity at shoo ting and box ing at the Eas ter tour nam ent. A. D. 1\Ia cGre gor, who is stud ying Law , also repr esent ed 'Var sity at box ing. E. Hen ders on, also stud ying Law , wa~ agai n cox for the Au ckla nd eigh t at the tour nam ent and rece ntly gain ed his "blu e." R. S. Jone s, who has com plet ed his B.Sc., gain ed a Sen ior Uni vers ity Sch olar ship in Che mist ry. D . .A. Smi th has pass ed his 1\I.A. with Hon ours in Eng lish . D. C. 1\IcKee has com plet ed his B.A .

E. R. Dea rnle y is doin g both B.A. and B.Sc. W. Hol land is com plet ing B.Sc . D. J\IacGill is doin g first stag e B.Sc ., B. H. Bar nitt . econ d stag e, -and ' vV. \V righ t seco nd stag e. J. D. Coch rane is also stud ying scie nce . Hen rv Bro wn has been sele cted to repr esen t_ Auc~c颅 land -N ortl1 Auc klan d v. Res t of Auc klan d Prov mce m the All Blac k trial s.

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WAIKATO .

R. and J. vVy nyar d repr esen ted Wai kato at Rug by last year , and they both play ed soun d gam es. Bob is also a keen hors ema n, bein g a follo wer of the Wai kato hou nds. H. Sho rt enjo ys ever y min ute of life. The past two seas ons he has been shea ring , and now kno ws wha t is mea nt whe n spea king abou t bein g on the boa rcl- "No t the Boa rd of Edu cati on." Hug h Pea ke has earn ed the prai se of mot oris ts in the man ner in whi ch h e wor ks a team of clogs. He is stoc k buy ing and drov ing betw een Cam brid ge and \\Testfield. Last .sea son he play ed on the win g for the W aika to fifte en. D. Clem ow and has brot her Hug fath er's farm at Mon aval e. Don play h are on thei r s a very good gam e of golf . L. l\1a cky is still a k een mar ksm com men ced farm ing on his own acco an. He rece ntly unt at 1\Iatangi. A. Am bury is dair ying with his fath er at Rua kura . Toil seems to be his op.ly recr eati on. C. Cato has take n to the land . He is wor king on a mix ed farm at Te Awa mut u. L. Rae and R. A. Sha w are ofte n thro ugh Cam brid ge 011 bnsi ness for the firm of Bur gess , Fras er. Bus play ed on the win g for the Fran kton seni ors last season. R. Bry ant is a keen hors e deal er and resi des at "Jiatangi. J.,~ast seas on he play ed with H. Pea ke and \V. B. Har butt for the Cam brid ge repr esen tativ es. F. Sne ddo n is man ager , edit or and staf f for the Put arur u Pres s. K. Jjaw is farm ing in the dist rict, whil e his brot her Don is in the Ban k of New Sou th vYales at Ham ilton . MA NAW ATU . C. Sha w is on the staf f of the "Sta nda rd." '1'. Yor ke and J. Perr y are farm ing near Sans on. M:. Stan dish is farm ing at Tok oma ru.

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M. Ingle and N. Langston are in Marton. R. and B. Parkes, F. Deighton, V. and C. Gordon are all farming in the Marton district.

B. Norman is farming out of Palmerston. M. Hassall is in the Farmers' Distributing Company, Feilding. A. G. H. Buchanan is in the Labour Department, Pa.lmerston North. P. orShea and R. Carston are in F. J. Nathan and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North. D. Stewart, F. Chatfield and T. Dennis are in the Dannevirke district. R. B. J ohnston is in W oodville. R. Martin is in the Post Office at Apiti.

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B. Harlmess is with Berry Palmerston North.

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R. D. Millar is farming out of Palmerston. HAW.KE'S BAY.

K. Dunn is on his father's sheep station near Puketitiri, Central Hawke's Bay. W. Pointon is farming at Otane. Gordon and Peter Nilsson ar~ shepherding on their father's sfation. A. Smith is part owner and manager of a farm at Te Ante .. H. McKenzie is handling fat stock for his father. K. Dailey is in the butchery business in vVaipa.wa.

\!-..T. Haywood is in a solicitor's office at Hunterville.

R. Cooper is on a. station at Elsethorpe, Central Hawke's Ba?.

J. Prichard is in a similar office at Bulls.

WELLINGTON.

R. D. Looney is with Goldfinch and Cousins, men's outfitters, Pa.lmerston North. R. M. Dolby is on the staff of Massey College. C. C. Yeates is Registrar of the same institution and Vv. Layton is Assistant Registrar.

C. V. Day is an accountant in Palmerston North. A. H. Honeyfield is manager of the Kiwi Bacon Company, Palmerston. L. and D. Bryce are farmers at Rangawhahia.. H. Bate is in the Ford Motors at the same place. R. G. Moore is farming out of Marton. G. Murdoch, R. Harper and R. Crush are students at Massey College. J. St. Paul is in a solicitor's office in Feilding.

Paul Sutton is also in Feilding and his brother Peter is with A. Sutton and Co., drapers, Hunterville.

L. Avann is in the Lands and Survey Department. R. A?lin g is with W. D. and H. 0. Wills.

A. H. Andrews, who is a. South !Island football representative, recently took up a position at the Hutt railway workshops. P. T. Bowie, who has a. New Zealand hurdling title to his credit, is employed by the Blue Star Line. W. G. Buchana.n is with the Public Works Department. T. G. L. Buxton is practising as a public accountant. vV. Bradshaw is a recent arrival at Wellino'ton. D. I. Blackley, N. Clare and D. N. Hull are at Weir House. L. Case is with Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains. N. M. Chappell is in the g路eneral manager's office of the Bank of New Zealand. W. Chick is in the Cook Islands Department.

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L. M. Cache maille is practi sing as a dentis t. M. Clarke is with the Union Assur ance Comp any. R. Cottie r is on the staff of the Colonial Mutua l Life Insura nce Comp any and L. Cottie r is with the Land and Incom e Tax Depar tment . E. Edgec ombe is in the Depar tment of Agricu lture.

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A. E. Gracie is a memb er of the staff of Hallen stein's

J. Gray is with the United Insura nce Company. E. Hamm onds is on the staff of the Bank of Austra lasia and A. Hethe ringto n is in the Comm ercial Bank. D. Hall and A. Sisson are in th e Ford Motor s sales depar tment. E . Lash is with Messrs. Cadbu ry, Fry and Hudso n. J. D. Macka y is on the teachi ng staff of W ellingt on College. J. Penm an is a memb er of the staff of Messrs. G. F. Wilson and Co. A. B. Shaw and IV. F . Sutton are in the Nation al Bank. G. 路water son is with A. S. Paters on and Co. P. May is on the staff of the Mutua l and Gener al Insunm ce Comp any. W. G. Watt is house surgeo n at the Wellin gton Hospi tal. ENGA GEME NTS. The engag ement is annou nced of Consta nce J oyce, second daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boden , Auckl and, to Kenne th Faber , second son of Dr. and the late Mrs. E. Faber Fooke s, New Plymo uth. The engag ement is annou nced of Irene Dolores, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H . J. Larkin , New Plymo uth, to Willia m Franc is, only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. \Y. L. Tett, Becke nham, Kent, Engla nd. The engag ement is annou nced of Isabel Emily , elder {laugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Street , Nelson, to

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77 Richa rd Guy, third son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Webb, New Plymo uth. The e,ngagement is anoun ced of Marga ret J eau, eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H . Moyes, to Edwa rd John, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Moore, Nelson. The engag ement is annou nced of Phylli s iMabel, eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E . W. Goodall, New Plymo uth, and Leona rd Harley, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Skelto n, New Plymo uth. The engag ement is annou nced of Phylli s Bm路to n, young er daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Taplin , Eltham , and Henry MacL aren, young er son of Mrs. Thoms on and the late M.r. A. 路l\'L Thomson, New Plymo uth. The engag ement is annou nced of J oyce Gerald ine, second daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith , Auckl and to Alexa nder Willia m, elder son of the late Mr. and Mrs: G. T. Scott, New Plymo uth. The engag ement is annou nced of Essie Doree n daugh ter of Mr. and the late Mrs. F. C. Hogg, New Ply~ mouth , to li'ranc is J ames, eldest son of the late Mr. F. E. Cooper, New Plymo uth. The engag ement is annou nced of J oan Marie, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Coleman, Stratf ord to Eric Willia m Norma n, eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. F. Buist, H awera . The _engag ement is annou nced of Floren ce Ar eta, second daugh ter of l\Ir. and l\Irs. W. McCrostie, Christ church , to Gerald Lionel , eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O'Hal loran, Auckl and. The engag ement is annou nced of Irene May, only daugh ter of Mr. and the late Mrs. H. A. Forem an, Tikorangi, to John J ames, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Penma n, Waita ra. The engag_ement is annou nced of Phylli s, daugh ter of J\Irs. and the late Mr. F. H. Arden , New Plymo uth, to Haugh ton, eld est son of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Renau d New Plymo uth. '

The engag ement is annou nced of Murie l Franc es eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Courtn ey, New Ply~ mouth , to Mervy n Willia m, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W . Dinee n, New Plymo uth.

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79 Wellin gton, Cassie Floren ce, thu路d daugh ter of Mrs. and the late Mr. I. K . Barke r, Palme rston North , to Graha m Rochf ort, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H . E. Fooke s, New Plymo uth. GARD INER --EDD LEST ON.-A t New Plymo uth on April 22, 1935, Edith Leylan d, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. 'r. Eddle stone, New Plymo uth, to Neville J ames, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardin er, New Plymo uth. FOOK~S-BARKER.-At

.ALL EN-L ILE.- At New Plymo uth, on Novem ber 15, 1934, Joyce Ngaire , elder daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J:;ile, New Plymo uth, to Thomas, son of JUr. and Mrs. H. T. Allen, New Plymo uth. BENN ETT- T_RE HEY. -At Palme rston North , on April 20, 1935, Kathle en, young er daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Trehey , Palme rston North , to John Olliver, only son of l\Irs. and the late Ivir. J . Benne tt, New Plymo uth. BRAC EGIR DLE- S'l'AN LEY.- At New Plymo uth, on April 22, 1935, Claric e JUary, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Stanle y, Hillsb orough , to Eric G01路don Lawre nce, young est son of the late Mr. and JUrs. F. Bracegirclle, New Plymo uth. BROO ME-W AY.- At New Plymo uth, on Febru ary 7, 1935, Grace Ella, young er daugh ter of JUr. and JUrs. vV. F. Way, New Plymo uth, to Ian D'Arc y, elder son of JVIr. and Mrs. VIT. H. Broome, New Plymo uth.

LEAL AND -EV ANS. -At New Plymo uth, on Febru ary 20, 1935, J osephine, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Evans , New Plymo uth, to Norm an Lealan d, son of Mrs.. F. E. May, New Plymo uth, and the late Mr. P. Lealan d. J\IOR RIS-B EER. -At New Plymo uth, on Decem ber 26 1934, Ambro sina J\Iary, twin daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Beer, New Plymo uth, to Willia m John, elder son of Mr. and the late Mrs. W. Morris, New Plymo uth.

BUCK ERID GE- MURRAY. - At Danne virke, Irene Floren ce, only daugh ter of the late J\Ir. and JUrs. Murra y, Duned in, to Jack JUulcock, only ~on of Mr. and JUrs. J. Bucke ridge, Hawer a.

PLUJ \ITH. EE- BARR ACJ_, OUGH .- At Opuna ke, on March 21, 1935, Phylli s Cather ine, only daugh ter of Mr. and 1\Irs. H. W. Barrac lough , Opuna ke, to Cyril H enry, eldest son of the late J\Ir. F. S. Plumt ree and Mrs. R. H. Dunlo p, New Plymo uth.

BUH. GESS -CORN EY.-A t Inglewood, on 1935, J\Iaida Alison, young est daugh ter the late J\Irs. vV. Corney, Inglewood, Miles, young est son of Mr. and Mrs. Inglew ood.

March 19, of Mr. and to Richa rd J. Burge ss,

SAX' l'ON- NILS SON. -At Hastin gs, on Decem ber 19, 193-:1:, J\Iarga ret, eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Nilsson, Havel ock North , to Christ opher, young est son of Mrs. and the late Mr. H . V\Tarin g Saxton , New Plymo uth.

CL.A RKE- KNOT T.-At Palme rston North , on November 9, 1934, J\Iarjo rie Helen, third daugh ter of J\Ir. and 1\Irs. vV. Knott , New Plymo tuh, to Arthu r Clarks on, only son of J\Ir. and Mrs. N. F. Clarke , New Plymo uth.

Sl\IA l"\T-T HOM AS.-A t New Plymo uth, on March 23, 1935, Kathle en J\Iarjorie, only daugh ter of Mr. and 1\Irs. L. 'rhom as, New Plymo uth, to Arthu r Laure nce, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Smart , New Plymo uth.

DEAT H-PEA _cOC K.-A t Eltham , on April 4, 1935, Mary Ellen, elder daugh ter of Mr. and 1\Irs. W. M. P eacock, Eltham , to Thom as, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Death , N gaere.

SPEDDING-CJ~ELAND.-At

New Plymo uth, on March 21, 1935, E1leen Grace, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cleland, New Plymo uth, to Edwar d, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Spedd ing, New Plymo uth.

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ST. GE OR GE -M UN DY .-A t New ber 8, 1934, No elin e Rit a, eld Ply mo uth , on Dec emest dau ght er of Mr . and Mrs. W. 1\Iundy, We llin gto n, to Lio nel Ad air, thir d son of Mr. and Mrs. \J.,T. M. St. Geo rge , vVa itar a. SU 'l"r ON -CH RIS TO FF EL .-A t New Ply mo uth , lVIary Iren e, eld est dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. W. Chr isto ffel , Mo kau , to Do nal d Wa llac e, eld est son of Mr. and 1\Irs. F. W. Sut ton , We llin gto n. SU 'r'r ON -M AR SD EN .-A t New Ply mo uth , on Jan uar y 26, 1935, An nie , eld er dau ght F. W. Ma rsd en, New Ply mo er of Mr . and Mrs . uth , to Ern est Ral ph, fou rth son of lVIr. and l\Ir s. F. W . Sut ton , We llin gto n. WA RD -CL AR KE .-A t New Ply mo uth , on Dec em ber 26, Bet ty Iva , you nge r dau ght er Cla rke , New Ply mo uth , to Lio of 1\Ir. and Mrs . J. nel Mr. and 1\Irs. C. C. Wa rd, New Mo ran , thir d son of Ply mo uth .

BIRTHS. AL LE MA N.- At Au ckl and , on Feb rua ry 21, 1935, to 1\Ir . and Mrs . S. All em an; a dau ght er. CA LD ER .-A.t Au ckl and , to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Cal der ; a dau ght er. CH RIS TIE .-A t New Ply mo uth , on Jan uar y 1, 1935, to 1\Ir. and Mrs. L. Chr isti e; a son. LO VE RID GE .-A t Chr istc hur ch, to 1\Ir. and l\Irs. L. Lov erid ge; a son. PII ILP OT 'r.- At New Ply mo uth , on Jan uar y 13, 1935, to Mr . and Mrs . H. Phi lpo tt; a son. PO PE .-A t New Ply mo uth , on Ap ril 6, 1935, to 1\Ir. and 1\Irs. P. 0. Pop e; a dau ght er. RE AD -A t New Ply mo uth , on Feb rua ry 13, 1935, to 1\Ir . • and 1\Irs. F. L. Rea d; a dau ght er. AL EX AN DE R.- At Nel son , to 1\Ir. and 1\Irs. W. E. Ale xan der ; a dau ght er. DE AT HS . GIR LIN G.- At New Ply mo uth , on Ap ri11 0, 1935, Wi llia m Jam es, hus ban d of Ali ce Car olin e Gir ling ; age d 49 yea rs.

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N 81 HO WAR D.- At 1\Iorrinsvil le, on Ma rch 24, 1935, Joh n J ames, onl y son of R. \V. Ho wa rd and the late Cat herine Ho wa rd, late of Aw aki no; age d 29 yea rs. l\Ic AL LU M. -At New Ply mo uth , on Ma rch 16, 1935, Ala n Les lie (Jo ck) , son of l\Ir. and Mrs. D . Mc All um , New Ply mo uth ; age d 42 yea rs.

®bituarp.

MR. W . H. FOOKES. Sin ce the las t issu e of the occ urr ed of a wel l-kn ow n me Ma gaz ine the dea th has mb er of a larg e fam ily of Old Boys, l\Ir. \Vi lfre d H. Foo kes . Mr. Foo kes , a son of the late Mr . A. C. Foo kes , New Ply mo uth , die d at 'rai hap e at the age of 54 yea rs. He was bom at New Ply mo uth and rec eiv ed his edu cat ion at the Hig h School . He was one of the sec ond dec ade pup ils. Mr. Foo kes was a kee n spo rtsm an and as a me mb er of the Tuk apa Ru gby :B"ootball Club, filled th e pos itio n of win g thre equa rter . His bro the r, Dr. E. F. Foo kes , pla yed on the oth er win g. At New Ply mo uth 1\'Ir. Foo kes was app ren tice d to the late 1\Ir. Da vid T eed and late r ent ere d into a par tne rshi p wit h Mr. Da vid Tee d, jun ior, in a che mis t's bus ine ss at On ehu nga and Ne wm ark et. He the n we nt into bus ine ss at Tai hap e, filli ng the re a ver y pro min ent pos itio n in the loc al bod y act ivit ies of the tovvn. He ;va s a me mb er of the Borou<rh Council, a Jus tice of the Pea ce, and the Cor one r. He was a kee n bow ler and ten nis pla yer and a sta unc h sup por ter of the Chu rch of Eng lan d. He was also for me rly pre sid ent of the Pir ate s Foo tba ll Clu b, Tai hap e. Mr. Foo kes ' bro the rs, Dr. E. F. Foo kes (Ne w Ply mo uth ), l\Iessrs. H. E. (Ne w Ply mo uth ), T. C. (Ne w Ply mo uth ), A. E. (Au ckl and ) , and G. T. Foo kes (Au cklan d) , and his sons, Messrs. All an (Ta iha pe) , and Nev ille Foo kes (W ang anu i) all atte nde d the Hig h School.

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EXAMINATION SUCCESSES PASSES BY OLD BOYS.

We publish (with due apologies for any omissions) the following list of Old Boys who were successful in the University Degree Examinations of last year:Honours and M.A.-D. A. Smith (second class); H. A. H. Insull (equivalent second class). Final B.A.-D. C. 1\IcKee, H. R. Cooper French), J. S. Hatherly (except French).

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Final B.Sc.-R. S. J ones (senior scholar m Chemistry), W. A. Snell. B.Sc., Second Section.-A. W. Holland. B.E.-Third Professional : A. H. Andrews, A. A. Treloar. Second and Third Professional: E. A. Shultz. Second Professional: F . E. N. Tuck. First and Second Professional: S. C. MacDiarmicl (except Theory of Structure). Sections B.A. and B.Sc.-English II.: L. S. Watt, J . D. Roulston, W. F. 'rett, D. N. Hull. Latin I.: E. R. Dearnley. French II.: L. S. Watt, D. N. Hull. History I. : 1~. O'Reilly, I. N. Menzies. History II.: W. F. 'l'ett. Economics I.: J. W. Murray, I. N . Menzies. Section B.Com.: H. R. Dingle. Pure :M athematics I .: B. H . Barnitt, A. H. JHaunder, W . Wright, E. R. Dearnley, W. A. Snell. Applied Mathematics I.: B. H. Barnitt, A. H. Maunder, W. Wright, R. S. Jones. Physics I.: R. B. Andrew. Section B.Com.-T. E. Ennis (Bookkeeping and Accounts II., Auditing), H. E. Grover (Auditing), R. M. Rogers (Bookkeeping and Accounts III.) , H. R. Dingle (Economic Geography), A. J. Wells (Economic :Geography). Accountancy Professional (1, Bookkeeping and Accounts I.; 2, Mercantile Law I.; 3, Economics; 4, Bookkeeping and Accounts II.; 5, Mercantile J_~aw II.; 6, Auditing; 7, Bookkeeping and Accounts III.; 8, Trustees; 9, Bankruptcy; 10 Joint Stock Companies) .-P. E. Aldous, 3, 9; J. D. Anderson, 1, 9; K. C. Billing, 1, 2; C. W. Broad, 5, 10; A. J. Bruen, 5, 10; R. J . Ford, 3. 4, 6;

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J. R. Hawkins, .3, 4, 5, 10; G. A. Hutt on , 1, 2., D . J ac l-~son, 9 4 p l\'[ . ~, ; · e1 11 r eJohn, 2, 3: 9; D . vV. Nicoll, 1, 2, 3, 9; C. W . ;utt: _4, 5, 10; F . B. Re1d, 6, 7; T. S. Rogers, 2, 9; L. G. The1Ueson, 1. 10; G. C. Webster, 3. 10; F. M. White 4 5, 10; J. M. Ryan, 2, 10; J. S. Tarrant, 3. 5. ' ' Law (~a'': of property, 1; lavv of contract, 2; law of torts, 3; crunmal law, 4; company law and law of bankruptc~, 5; law of trust, wills, etc., 6; law of evidence, 7; law of. procedure, 8; conveyancing, 9; bookkeeping, 10). -Sectwn LL.B.: B. A. Ab bott, 4, 5, 6; E. W. Henderson 3, 5, 6; A. D . lVIcGregor 6 · H. B . Billino· 3 4. R w' Ed 1 1 2 ' ' b' . ' . . . ge Y, , ; C. S . Eva.ns, 1, 2; T. K. Evans, 4, 5; R. s. Sunpson, 1, 2; J. F. W1lson 3 4 6. Final LLB . G L Ewart, .5' 8; J. R. Marshan,' 7.' P. C. Miles, La,~ ProfessiOnal, Barristers : J. A. V on Dadelszen 4 5 6 Law Professional, Solicitors': W. S. Holland 1' 2: J' R. Marshall, 4, 5, 6. ' ' · ·

B.Agr.Sc., Chemistry) .

Intermediate.-D.

Medical, Intermediate.-J. Physics, Chemistry).

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Alien

(Biology,

Keeling

(Biology,

B. Forestry Sc.-J. F. Lysaght (Silviculture, Forest l\Ian~g~men~, For~st Protection, Forest Law Policy and Adm1mstratwn, History and Economics of Forestry) . B. Archite~ture.-J. Fairbrother (History of Archi-

~ecture I., Architectural Construction I., Freehand Drawmg ~nd Practical Maths.); M. J. Outred (History of

Architectl~re II., Theory of Architectural Design I .); J . W. Stanchsh (Theory of Arch. D esign); A. W. WyldeBr?w.ne (Arch . Construction I., History of Decoration, Rem!orced Concrete Construction, Sanitation and ii~~·Iene, Perspective Drawing, Theory of Arch. Design

Diploma in Insurance.-R. T. Harris (Fire Insurance I., AcCident Insurance J.). ~gricultur.al Science.-M. G. Niven (Anatomy and Phy~wlogy, S01ls and Manures, Field Husbandry I., Economics).

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THE ANNUAL BALL. SPIRIT OF REUNION. Each year the Old Boys' .Association's annual ball reaches a higher mark of success. Originally the ball was part of an annual reunion, but it has developed into something more, and the brilliant success of this year's ball in the School .Assembly Hall could be gauged only by those who were there. With the possible exception of the jubilee ball in 1932, it is certain that the attendance has been unequalled in previous years, and that was in the ·face of the most unfavourab le weather conditions. The 500 who attended included visitors from all over the North Island, and several from the South Island. The ball was also part of the official jubilee programme of the New Plymouth Girls' High School. More than in previous years the spirit of reunion was in evidence, owing to the large number of visiting Old Boys and the many old schoolday friendships that were renewed. Lively music, supplied by Vinsen's Dance Band, added to the jollity and the committee must feel fully gratified at the success of their organisation . Following the principle of previous year, no extravagant decorative scheme was attempted, but the simplicity of the decorations, designed by the Misses M., C. and N. Moyes, was much more effective than the most elaborate of schemes. Jianging lycopodium provided a light and airy ceiling and its evenness was broken by numerous Chinese lanterns. The effect was carried clown the walls arrd hollyhocks were arranged about the pillars . One of the outstanding features of the ball was the large number of debutantes, no fewer than 18 taking part in the special dance. During the evening a number of musical items were contributed by the Roland Family sextette. On arrival at the ball the guests were welcomed by Mrs. J. H. Boon, wife of the association president. She wore a black velvet frock trimmed with gold. Mr. S. F. Fookes was M.C. Seen among the visitors at the ball were L. E. P. JVIcDonnell, R. Ward, J. Jackson, L. Peake,

~~reclsburg,

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85 P. and N. Davidson, J . .A. Gibson, T. Fenwick, R. Court, R., G._ Harper, W. S. Harbutt, D. Ekdahl, T. Fookes, R. N. 0 Reilly, P. Moyes, J. W. Veale, J. Morrison, P. Saunclers, J: Stephenson, E. F. Hammonds, R. G. Moore, B. Galpin, Jnn Palmer, B. and H. Parkes, .A. Wylde-Brow ne .A and E. Dickie, P. Grover, J. West. ' .

BRANCH ACTIVITIES. INTEREST AT WELLINGTON. MANY NEW .ARRIV.ALS.

I1~te_rest in t_he \Yellington branch of the Old Boys' .AssoCJatwn contmues to be maintained. The ranks ·of members h~ve been augmented by a considerable number ~-f new arr~v~.~s, ~nd the branch is considering an extenSion of activities m the coming year. At the a~nual meeting on .April 10 Mr. .A. L. Hempton presided over an attendance of 35 Old Boys Mter the adoption of the annual report and balance~ sheet the followin~ officers were elected :-Patron Mr. W. H. Moyes; president, Mr. J. D. Willis· vice-preside nts Messrs. R. E. Pope, T. N. Foclen, R. I. M.' Sutherland an·d G. Saunclers; hon. secretary, Mr. R. S. V. Simpson. Iron. treaRurer, Mr. W. N. S. Brookman · hon. auditor Mr D Stace i reporter to "The Taranaki~n," Mr. G. L: W~lls: committee, Messrs. G. S . .Anclerson D. I. Blackley R c' Braclshaw, J. S. Hatherly and J. F. Wilson. ' · · In expressing the opinion that the activities of the

br~n~h shoul~ not be confined to the annual reunion the

retirmg p_resiclent, Mr. .A. L. Hempton, suggested 'that

t h~ committee should consider the holding of an annual

cnck.et match ag~inst Nelson College Old Boys. The meetmg also considered the question of holding a ball.

It was decided to write to Mr. J. Leggat of the Scho?l staff., .congratulat ing him on his appointmen t to a semor pos~twn on the staff of the Hastin"'s HiO'h Scho 1 and expressm15 regret that he was leavingb the School. 0 '

It_ was further decided to suggest that the School Debatmg Cul;l be co~npeted for at a debate and not be awarded, as m previous year, for_ the best ora,tion,

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rrhe comm ittee was reco mme nded to cons ider the hold ing of mon thly gath ering s, with the obje ct of providin g oppo rtuni ties for mem bers to meet and to stim ulate inter est in the bran ch.

SMOKE CONCERT AT TE AWA MUT U. WATKATO OLD BOY S GET TOG ETH ER. Alth ough there are too few Old Boys in the Wai kato for the form ation of an asso ciati on, it was thou ght that a reun ion of some kind shou ld be h eld. A self- appo inted com mitte e was form ed, and Mess rs. Peak e, Dalz iel and Ekd ahl prom oted a smok e conc ert whic h, altho ugh run on "pov erty" lines , was a grea t success. It was held in Te Awa mutu on Febr uary 9. Thos e pres ent were : Messrs. J. M. Hine (1915-20), solic itor of Te Kuit i (cha irma n) ; C. W. Mor ey (1915-18), New ton 'Kin g repre senta tive, of Te Awa mutu vard (1927-29), farm ing n ear Te Awa mutu ; R. H. \Vyn ; N. L. Mac ky, 路(1930) , farm ing at Cam b.rid ge); D. L. A. Clemow (1926-29), farm ing at Cam bndg e; R. S. Brya nt (1929-30), farm ing at Te Awa mutu ; L. V. Brya nt (exl\'[aciver (1926-29), Unio n Ban k of Aus~r :nas ter); D. a~1a, Ltd., at Otor ohan "'a; J. D. Ekd ahl (1926-29), r ehev mg at Ban k of New Zeal and, Te Awa mutu ; R. P. Wian deno (1930-31), farm in"' at T e Awa mutu ; H. deL . Peak e (1927-29), Ban k of Ne,; ' Zeal and, Te Awa mutu ; W. S. Cato (192 6), with his fathe r's firm at Te Kuit i; C. F. Ryb urn in"' at T e Awa mutu ; W. S. Harb utt (192 (192 9), farm 6-29), farm ing at"'Cam brid ge; C. L. Cato (1928-30),. farm ing at Te Awa mut u; J. V,Tynyard (1928-30), farm mg at R. Uurc loch (1921-25), farm ing at Cam Te Awa mutu ; brid ge; A. B~tts (1920-21) , farm ing at 'l'e Awa mutu ; ~I. A. Gr1gg (1919-20), farm ing at T e Awa mutu ; R. DalZlel (1920-24), Unio n Ban k of Aust ralia , Ltd. , Te Awa mutu . Apol ogie s for abse nce were rece ived f.rom Messrs. C. Ryan (Tau marc mui) , Hug h Peak e (Cam bndg e), H. Shor t (Cam brid ge), D. G. Gran t (Ham ilton ), Jack Brya nt (Te Awa mutu ), R. Bodd y, H. J. O'~oughlin (Cam brid ge),. A. Crai g (Te Kuit i), L. Rae (Ham ilton ), R. Shaw , 1\~. Nev1lle (Ham ilton ), and the Day brot hers (also of Ham ilton ) .

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. A shor t toas t list was hono ured , duri ng whic h Mr. Hme spok e hum orou sly and othe rwis e of his expe rienc es at Scho ol duri ng the War , and when class es were held at the racec ours e. Mr. Brya nt spok e of his trip abro ad and also discour sed some what hum orou sly of his expe rienc es at Scho ol as a mast er. We were show n an entir ely new angl e on scho ol life. Supp er was then serve d, and the part y brok e up after a toas t had been drun k to the prom oters , who , thro ugh shee r mod esty, did not reply .

A FORCED LAN DIN G IN MEXICO. L. ~ramer~ an Old B_oy of the Tech nica l College, write s mter estm gly of h1s expe rienc es in Mex ico and U.S.A. The follo wing _is an extr act from one of his lette rs desc ribin g an adve ntur e whic h befe ll him when travellinoo by air betw een Gua tema la and Los Ange les. Ther e wer ; b eside s hims elf, two men in the plan e-Ca ptai n Dell th~ Pilo t, and Rigg s, the Irish mech anic. ' "The stead y deafe ning roar of the moto r had put me sound asleep," he writes, "and when the capta in 'cut the gun' and toned down the roar I awoke, expec ting to see Puebl a below us. Nothi ng of the sort. What I saw was the therm omet er hand on the instru ment board creeping up to 200. Our oiling system had failed, our moto r was overh eated almo st to boilin g, anyth ing we could find. The capta in was and we had to land on circli ng over a last year's sugar cane ~eld, lying fallow and ribbed with deep, hard and stump y furrows. I tighte ned my safety belt, gripp ed the sides of my seat, and praye d briefly but fervently. "Con sideri ng the field, it was a maste rly landin g. Boun cing and caree ning crazily, the plane never theles s staye d uprig ht as it taxied al~ng the furrow s. Had the furrows gone along with the ship, everythi.ng would ~ave been all right. But they路 swmg, the tail skid broke off, the forwa rd took a sudde n right- angle landi ng gear crumpled, and the ship came to a sudde n stop, squat ting flatly on its tail. "I kicked open the cabin door and jump ed out. One glanc e ar?un d struc k const ernat ion into my heart . The ship was hopelessly cnppl ed. And here we were out in the middle of Mexico, Lord only knew how far from civilisation; we had no food, no water , no arms, no mean s of locomotion excep t our feet, and we had a load o! a,lr mall that had to be delivered in a hurry .

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"But Providence soon came to our aid, as it has done to me many time in the past five years. Presently we saw half a dozen peons, who appeared from nowhere, and trotted up to the plane. They were regular story-book peons, short, dark, and unkempt, wearing big hats, white cotton drawers and shirts and guaraches, the rawhide laced sandals of the peon'. A peon, by the way, is a Mexican farm labourer or worker. They were at once curious, eager, h umble and overpoweringly shy. "I buttonholed the most intelligent looking of the peons, and with many grins and contortions he told me that we were on the Hacienda Quilapa, about six miles from hacienda headquarters. Up at the hacienda, he said, they had a telephone and everything. 'Alii hay toditito lo que Usted quiera' were his words .. (The wor.d hacienda, in ordinary Spanish parlance, means plantat1on and s1gmfies the whole extent of the land. But it is used sometimes to mean the whole farm and sometimes only the house. It was confusing at first.) "But now a real personage appeared-a sergeant of cavalry, a figure that not even a story-book would dare attempt to portray. A straw sombrero rested on the back of his head. His face was adorned with a four days' beard, through which his teeth shone white in a wide welcoming grin. His flannel shirt was crossed with an empty cart;idge belt, and another cartridge belt around his waist supported a dusty revolver. He wore military breeches and cloth puttees, and beneath his puttees his brown feet protruded, shod only in guaraches. "His mount was a disconsolate, patient-looking pony, and from his huge cowman's saddle hung everything he possessed: a reata, a knapsack, a rifle, his tunic, a knife, a multitude of straps. ~ saw that this warrior was a type superior to my peon, so I 1mmed1ately addressed myself to him, calling him Senor Militar-where~t he grinned wider-and begging him to get us horses so we could nde ~o the hacienda and communicate with the Los Angeles office of the arr mail line. He obligingly cantered off for the horses and we sat down to wait. "But after an hour or so the captain lost patience and vowed that he would walk it. I decided to go along, fearing lest the captain get into difficulties with his incomplete Spanish and his impatient temperament. So together we set off on our six-mile walk. It :vas like walking into an entirely strange land. Here was a new Mex1co, happier, more peaceful and busier than the land I knew; a truer, more real Mexico---the Mexico of land, crops and work, the eternally victorious soil of Mexico, made fertile by the sweat of the humble peons. 'I knew then why the revolutionists, who constantly seem to be riding Mexico to its ruin, can never accomplish that ruin. The soU and the work of the farmer who tills it are unconquerable. As often as the poisonous weeds of envy and ambition spring up, they are contentedly turned under and buried beneath the plough of the Mexican farmer. "Our way took us along dusty roads cut through vast fields of high, stiff sugar cane. Irrigation ditches paralleled the road, and

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in them the water gurgled as it flowed.

The distant hills were bright yellow against the slate-grey of rain clouds that hung over the next valley, over the range.

"The shadows began to lengthen and still we walked, for we had missed the sergeant and the horses whom we had expected to meet about half-way. Occasionally we would break off a piece of sugar cane and chew out the sweet juice as we walked along. At every crossroads groups of peons joined us on our way, looking back at us with friendly curiosity. They were workers on the hacienda, going home from their day's toil. Some of them drove mules before them, and they laughed, sang, whistled, and swore in low, sing-song voices as they urged their animals forward. "Presently we topped a hillock and I saw an edifice the like of which I nev拢路r thought 路existed in the country. It was a high, thick stone wall that apparently fortified an enclosure of about two acres. At each corner of the wall stood a solid, loop-holed tower. The place looked ready for a year's siege, and it was no old Spanish ruin either. It was new and in perfect repair. "I confess I felt some qualms as we walked into the fortress. Honest men, I thought, should have no need of such fortifications as this. Had we by ill chance fallen into a nest of bandits or into the power of some predatory land baron such as I have heard about? "But my doubts were eased by the young chap who welcomed us. He was clean-cut, dark, and handsome, with a close-cropped round head, aquiline nose, and candid blue eyes. His shirt collar was open, and around his neck I could see a dainty gold chain, from which hung a medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Note: Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Mexican Virgin Mary.) "The minute he opened his mouth I knew we were dealing with no Mexican, but a son of the Peninsula. In uphill, li~ ping Castilian, he told us that this place was San Felipe, a sort of branch of the main hacienda, where they stored machinery and mules. We could telephone from here and await the arrival of the Senor Apoderado. "After a struggle with hand-cranked telephone, we arranged for repair parts to be sent down from Mexico City and settled the disposition of the mail. Then we awaited the Senor Apoderado. "Just as dusk had begun to settle a cavalcade of half a dozen h orsemen galloped into the fort. At the head was a red-faced, chunky, energetic ma n in khaki clothes and a Stetson, riding a sleek black gelding. I knew from his commanding manner that he was Senor Apoderado. So with becoming respect I told him my story, thanked him for the courtesies that we had already enjoyed, and IJegged him to grant us protection until our plane should be in shape '.o fly out. "The Apoderado was also obviously a Spaniard. With blustery courtesy he welcomed us, after enjoying a somewhat malicious laugh at three aviators sfarting out to fly and ending up en guajoloteon turkey back. 'Here at San Felipe there is nothing,' he shouted. 'You shall come wit h me to the hacienda. The best we have is at your orders. You are my guests. It is dinner time. Let us go.'

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"Turning on his heel he imperiously commanded two horses to be saddled for us, and another to be sent down to the plane for Riggs, the m echanic. So, riding the Apoderado's tame ponies, we began the second lap of our journey to the hacienda. "The evening ride was even more delightful than the afternoon walk had been. Darkness had come now, and the moon rose over the range just as we rode into the foothills. The clatter of the horses' hoofs on the hard dirt road and the gurgle of water in the ditches made an apt obligato for the piquant Qastilian of the Apoderado, who talked to me about farming and crops as we rode side by side. "The Apoderado was named Don Jose Saltra, and he was an intelligent man. Himself dominant and decisive of temperament, his position as Apoderado, or major-domo, made him absolute monarch over a domain as great as some real monarch. "He told me that the hacienda Quilapa covered thousands of hectares and lay across the boundary between the States of Puebla and Oaxaca. The owners, he said, never came to Quilapa, and he ran the place as he saw fit. Every year he made a trip to Paris and to Ovieda, his birth-place. The enormous crops of Quilapa sugar cane were largely used in the hacienda's own distillery, which made, according to him, the best alcohol in the world. "Riding up into higher terrain, we came within view of a cluster of lights, which ~oon resolved itself into a group of huge buildings. Don Jose pulled up before the foremost of the buildings and half a dozen peons rushed out to hold stirrups and bridles for us. We dismounted and walked up about ten steps to the verandah of the house -and again I found myself in the midst of a scene out of some incredible story-book. "The house was an enormous old palace that looked as if it had been built in the time of Maximilian and allowed to disintegrate ever since. The walls were plastered, but the plaster had broken off in big pieces and the stone showed through. The paper had flaked off the ceilings and hung down in strips of various sizes and shapes. Along the whole front of the house stretched the verandah, its wooden floor uneven and discoloured, its rail short many posts. :Along both the verandah rail and the house wall stood rows of flower pots in which grew extravagantly brilliant flowers and weeds. Whisky calendars and steamship advts. decorated the inner walls of the verandah. "Against the rail and on the steps, and talking, and from the street came a waving in the wind. water flowing in the stamping in the corrals, and machinery

groups of peons sat singing symphonic murmur of cane ditches, horses neighing and humming somewhere.

"At one end of the verandah, closed off from the street by a bamboo curtain, stood a big table, with places set for two. As Don Jose strode up the steps a timid peon wearing a very clean apron met !llm at the door,

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" We have guests for dinner,' Don Jose snapped out. And in a twinkling the cook disappeared, reappeared with dishes, laid covers and produced chairs. Courteously Don Jose showed us the bathroom and told us he awaited our pleasure. "Don Jose's bathroom was the ghost of a long dead bathroom where once queens had bathed. One lonely light bulb hung on a fly-laden cord from the middle of the remote ceiling. In a far corner, almost hidden ir. the shadows, was a magniilcent bathtub, a sort of miniature swimming-pool. The taps in it, however, were dead, so we confined our toilets to the perfectly efficient washstand. " 'Senores aviadores,' said Don Jose, as we sat down to table, 'we You will not enjoy at my table the delicate live simply here. plattillos to which you a,re used. So I beg you to pardon my fare.' "Something in his manner made me suspect that hi.,; excuses were merely modesty. His cook confirmed my suspicions. He served us first a fish soup that would have drawn wonderful words from a king himself. Seeing that I disposed of my portion in double-quick time, Don Jose said to me, 'I would offer you a second helping of the soup, Senor, but I want you to conserve some appetite for my favourite dish.' "It was huachinango-a most delicate ocean fish-but how gloriously cooked. In that cook's hands, tomatoes and chills became rhythms and meters that he assembled with artistry into a perfect culinary lyric. " 'Don Jose,' I said, 'although I would like to advertise your place here, I will refrain, otherwise there will be daily forced landings at Quilapa.' " You do me too much honom, Senor. But to-morrow I will show a field here where I hope you 'ean make your landings intentional.' "Next morning's sun showed me the true aspect of Quilapa. The house where we had slept served as a home for Don Jose and an administration building. Directly across the street was a larger twostoreyed building-the distillery. The street continued a couple of blocks up the hill to a fiat mesa, where it opened out on the plaza The village was populated entirely by the of a sizable village. hacienda workers. It had its own church, post office, stores, and military cuartel (fort) . . .''

After a vain attempt had been made with the aid of Don ,Jose ;:m cl over a hundred 11eons to move the plane to more op en gTound, Mr. Cramer had to leave for Los Angeles by train. Th e plane itself h ad to be dismantled and sent on by rail.

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THE COCOS-KEE LING ISLAN DS. P. D. Sladde n, who for ::;ome years was a memb er of the staff of the Easter n Extent ;ion Cable Comp any on the Cocos Island s, writes the follow ing intere sting accou nt of that part of the world. He h as also kindly sent some photo graph s which we r eprodu ce in this issue.

'tHE COCOS -KEELI NG ISLAND S .

It is believed that these islands were first sighted by Capta in Willia m K eeling of t he East India Compan y in 1609. The group was later na med Cocos by a Dutchm an, but on accoun t of its earlier name is now called Cocos-K eeling, but common ly referred to as the Cocos Islands .

As there are at least five other isla nds also named Cocos, some confusi on as to which is which has occurre d. On one occasio n an official visit to Cocos-K eeling was ma de by a high governm ent official in mistake for the Cocos Island in the Andam an group in the Bay of Ben gal. The Cocos group, some twenty islands of cOt-aline formati on and it is said of volca nic origin, lies in the Indian Ocean almost on the steame r route between Colomb o a nd Frema ntle. The largest island is about five miles long, a quarter of a mile wide and its highest point fifteen feet above high water. The islands were uninha bited until 1825, when the great grandfather of the present Govern or came there. This John Clunies -Ross peopled, the island, which is now known as Home Island, with some hundre d and eighty souls, consisti ng of about twenty whites and the rest being natives of Sumatr a, Borneo, J ava, Ba li, India, China a nd the Cape. To-day the populat ion of the group-e xcludin g the staff of the Eastem Extensi on Cable Compa ny-is somewh ere in the neighbourhoo d of twelve hundred .

A VIEW OF THE CABLE STATIO N TAKEN FROM THE WIREL ESS MAST.

In 1857 H.M.S. Juno arrived at the atoll and the comma nder proclaim ed the islands part of the British Dominions, also by procla mation Ross was made Govern or of t he settlem ent; up to that time he h ad been an absolut e ruler. In 1886, full possess ion of he of the islands for all time was granted to Clunies -Ross and his descend ants by Queen Victoria . The original settlem ent was started by J ohn Clunies -Ross and a compan ion, Alexan der Hare, but after a time the two quarrel led as to the way in which life on the islands should be conduc ted a nd Hare, who wished to live the life of an 01iental ruler, with a h arem and numero us slaves, fi na lly left for Singapo re. Clunies -Ross then claimed the group for himself a nd ruled there for 27 years. He was succeed ed by his son, who married a Malay woman of royal Sulu descent a nd had a family of nine. The island chief sent his six sons to be educate d in Scotlan d, but in 1862 the eldest retmne d to the Cocos Islands to help in re-estab lishing, after a great cyclone , the coconut plantat ions a nd the product ion of copra, which is still the chief industr y of the islander s. PREPA RING FOR A YACHT RACE IN THE LAGOO N.

OLD BOYS' SEC TIO N 93 The "Ma lays " of Cocos Isla nd are a very happ y people and well gove rned by Syd ney Clun are ies-R oss, the grea t-gr ands on orig inal Clun ies-R oss. of the Twelve men elec ted each year , assi st the Gov erno r in adm trati ng the affa irs of the islan inis d and on each Satu rday mor ning the Gov erno r and thes e twel ve head men sit in coun cil and adju upon any disp ute or grie vanc e that occurs amo ng the villa gers dica te . Seri ous crim e is very rare and on only one occa sion duri ng the rule of the pres ent Gov erno r has it been nece ssar y to pass sent ence of upon one of his subj ects . On deat h an occa sion such as this the tend ent of the 路 Cab le Com pany Sup erin is cons ulte d and the circ ums tanc com mun icate d to the Stra its e Sett lem ents Gov ernm ent at Sing apor e by cabl e. .on this part icul ar occa sion the auth oriti es conc urre d with the sent ence , whi ch was carr ied out und er the dire ctio n of the Gov erno r. The pris oner was take n out to sea and, afte r weig hts had been tied to him , mad e to walk the plan k. The Mal ays spen d thei r time colle cting coco nuts for the prod tion of copr a and for dom estic ucuses buil ding boat s and houses. The , of whi ch ther e are man y, fishing, islan ds are not self supp ortin the nece ssiti es of life, such g and as purc hase d from Sing apor e and rice, oil, clot hing , tobacco, etc., are paid for with mon ey obta ined divi dend s rece ived from the from Chr istm as Isla nd Pho spha te Com pany , the Gov erno r and his people bein g big shar ehol ders . On Dire ctio n Isla nd the East ern Exte nsio n Cab le Com pany stat ion whic h link s Aus trali a, has a Sou by subm arin e路 cables. The cabl th Afri ca and the Far East toge ther e pean s, incl udin g a doct or and stati on staf f cons ists of eigh t Euro som e forty serv ants , the mec hani cs, carp ente rs and house boys bein g Chin ese, whil e the han dy-m Sing apor e Malays. en are The Euro pean s spen d thei r spar e time yach ting , fishi ng play ing tenn is. In addi tion to and this ther e is a billi ard room and fine libra ry. a very The clim ate is very mild, hot only a few weeks a year , and very little rain . For thre e hun dred days a year a stea dy Sou '-ea st wind blows and this keep s the tem pera ture s dow n to com trad e forta ble degrees. Thre e time s a year the Cab le Com pany send s down a ship Sing apor e to repl enis h stor es from and chan ge staf f as requ ired . The usua l peri od of serv ice at Cocos is one year , but this may vary acco rdin g to the exig enci es of the serv ice. Foo d on the islan d is som ewh at of a prob lem for Euro pean ther e is no cold stor age and s, as no feed to keep anim als. In eigh teen weeks, fres h mea t is avai lable only for the first ten days. Pota toes , butt er and chee se last abou t ten weeks, so that for the rest we have to be cont ent with fish , fowl , an occa sion al turtl e and tinn ed the vari ety of whi ch is ama zing . A cond ensi ng plan t prov foods, ides us with drin king wate r, but for othe r purp oses rain -wa ter has stor ed duri ng the wet seas on. to be

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Captains of passing mail steamers are very kind to us and whenever possible, usually on an average of twice in three months, they wireless us that they are going to pass the group quite close at a certain time and that a barrel containing fresh food and recent newspapers will be dropped for us. Those of the staff off duty then sail their yachts out of the lagoon into the open sea and wait about two miles out for the ship to put in her appearance. When fairly near us the ship slows right down so that we can sail close to her, which we do to the accompanimen t of cheers and good wishes from the passengers, to say nothing of loud clickings of camera shutters. We certainly present an unusually "tough" appearance, with our beards, old hats and torn clothes-usual ly wet--and there is a good deal of speculation among the passengers as to our origin, etc. Out of kindness to us some pursers in the ships issue a short description of Cocos Island and a word or two about the people who sail out to receive the barrel of food and papers. A typical barrel contains half a sheep, many pounds of beef, butter, cheese, cabbages, kippers, oranges and apples, a nd sometimes even nicely packed ice-cream, to say nothing of English illustrated weeklies not a month old. We get a few tracts, too. We always look forward to the these "barrel days," not only on account of the two days' good food which follows , but to the excitement of getting a glimpse of new faces-particul arly pretty ones-and to feel that your existence is not completely forgotten by the outside world. The lagoon is a great asset to us. It is formed by the twenty islands, which are in a circle about nine miles in diameter and, except for the entrance, all joined together by a coral reef. In the lagoon we both fish and sail. The water is a beautiful clear blue a nd always warm. The coral formations, too, are very beautiful arid a sourc~f interest. Our mQst exciting sport, which requires considerable exertion, is chasing and spearing sharks, that often get land-locked at low tide. As some of these shallows extend for as much as h alf a mile and the water is about two feet deep, it can easily oe imagined how tired one gets half running and jumping after the sharks, especially when he turns on you and you have to leg it back the other way. Generally speaking, life on a little coral atoll, though at times monotonous, can be very pleasant and carefree. There is no money there a nd the company does not permit wives to visit the group! Until very recently, only one white woman had ever visited Cocos and she is the Governor's wife.

THE PARENT ASSOCIATION. PAST YEAR IN REVTEvV. An enthusiastic attendance of over 30 attencled the annual meeting of the Old Boys' Association at New Plymouth on December 10 and reviewed a most successful season. Mr. P. F. Atkinson presided.

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95 The Annual Ball held on Easter l\Ionday again proved an undoubted success, stated the annual report, and judging by the large attendance present appeared to become more popular every year. li'rom a finaneial point of view this Ball showed an increased profit. 'rhe success of the function was due to the careful manner in which l\Irs. Atkinson and the women's committee combined in the provision of supper. Although none of the football teams was successful in winning its gTade, the season 1mcler review was satisfactory. Previous to last year th e Club had only two teams, senior and first junior, but last year fielded a third grade team which gave a good account of itself. Keenness was displayed by the junior teams. It is from their ranks that the seniors of the future had to be drawn. '\Vith the assistance of experienced players as conches the Club had adopted a policy of fostering junior football, the benefits of which should soon be seen. THE CRICKET TEAMS. J.1ast ~' enr saw tl1ree teams entered m the cricket competition s. Both the Senior A and Senior B teams finished the season ns runners-up in their competition s, while the Junior Team acquitted itself creditably. Financially the Club came through the season well. The Old Bo:vs' Surf Club enjo~'ecl another very successful season, and members by their enthusiasm nnd nttention to training nchievecl their best performnnc e to dnte b~r annexing the New Zealand national surf title, which carried with it the Nelson Shield. It was the first time n Taranaki team had gained such high honours, and the performanc e was one of which Old Boys might be justly proud. The successes gained by the senior anil junior teams were :-Senior: New Zealand Championships, Nelson Shield 1, l\farch Past 2; Weston Cup (fourman Taranaki chnmpionsh ip) 1; Ohawe Shieldl. Junior: Taranaki Junior Chnmpionsh ip (pennant) 1; 路west Coast Championsh ip (senior) 3; Ballin Cup ('raranaki surf relay championsh ip) 2.

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This year the executiv e again attende d the School sports dinner . The execut ive appreci ated the action of l\Ir. l\Ioyes in allowiug members to attencl the function , as it was by such means that the boys leaving school were acquain ted with the affairs of the Associa tion and were thus en a bled to know whom to approac h as member s. BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS. Y rt. another branch of the Associa tion "'as formrd during the yrnr, at Pnlmerston North, and judging by the enthusi astic gntherin g nt its first meeting should prove to be an energeti c branch. 'l'he branche s forme'cl in previou s years were now firmly establis h ed and continu ed to show keenTIP.ss in all activities of the School. The Associa tion was fortunat e in having so many success ful branche s over the Dominion . Any definite plan adopted for the benefit of the School would receive the wholeh earted support of its branches.

A suitable design for an Associa tion badge ha cl bern ncloptecl and a sample bndge had been npprovr cl b~r the Associa tion nnc1 the various branches. An ordrr had been placed with an ovrrsens firm for supplies , whicl1 should be to hand shortlY. From the numero us inquirie s rrcrived it was anticip~ted the bnclgr would have a rend~· sale among Old Boys. The balance -sheet disclosed fl credit to the genera l fund of £8/ 10/ 7, to the Ball Account of £59/ 13/ 2, and to a. special building fund subscribed during the year of £63/ 2/ 5, making a total now standing to the credit of the Associa tion at the New Plymou th Savings Bnnk of £] 31 / 1/ 2 compar ed with £52/ 5/ 9 the previou s year. Dnrin"' the year the sum of £15 was transfe rred from the Ball Accoun t to the general fund. The Ball resulted in a net profit. of £21/ 6/2. The Associa tion thanked the women' s commit tee, the ::Hisses Moves for their assistnnce in decorat ing the ha 11, Messrs. Cottam and Co. and B. E. Somerv ille for the lonn of furnitu re Messrs. Hardwic ke and Roberts on for the ' . serviCes . loan of glasses, l\Ir. \V . S. Thomson for lus as auditor , and the Press.

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'fhe election of officers resulted as follows :--Presi dent, l\Ir. J. H. Boon; vice-pre sidents, l\lessrs. C. Smart lsenior) and L. Christie (junior ) ; secr etaries, Messrs. F. L. Read and K. F. Fookes ; treasure r, Mr. J. Birch; Association delegate s, l\Iessrs. R. G. Howell and H. vV. Brown; auditor , l\Ir. W. S. Thomso n. A grant was made from the Ball Accoun t to the General Accoun t, and the secretar ies were granted an honorar ium of £5/5/-. Attenti on was drawn to the fact that the gatherin gs of close branch Associa tions were not always attende d by member s of the varent body. It was desirabl e that the attenda nces be larger in order to create greater interest . The delegate s were instruct ed to seek from their branche s the dates of such gatherin gs in order that parties might be arrange d from the executiv e and the various sports bodies. A much keener interest in the affairs of the Association and its sports activitie s now existed among the boys at the School, said l\Ir. Boon, in reportin g having attende d the School sports dinner. The buildin g fund which had been commen ced so enthusi asticall y last year was now £63, said l\lr. S. F. li'ookes. He suggest ed that. a reunion dinner and g-ala clay be held to increase that sum. The profits from the last gala totalled £280, said M:r. (;, Smart. lVIr. A. C. Fookes remark ed that they did not desire to clash with the Girls' High School jubilee celebrat ions. lt would be an act of courtes y to leave the reunion and gala until next year. It was reporte d that the Girls' High School Jubilee Commit tee desired to include the Old Boys' Ball at Easter in their celebrat ions. This was agreed to, member s remarkin g that they were pleased to be able to co-oper ate.

98 CONTEMPORARIES.

\Ve beg to acknowl edge, with thanks, receipt of the followin g contemp oraxies since last issue:-

New Zealand. -Wanga nui Collegian , Otago B.H.S. Christch urch B.H.S. Magazin e, Christ's College Register , N elsonian, \V aitakian, Palmerst onian, Marlburian, Hastings H.S. Magazin e, Fideliter CWhang arei High School ), Index (Wangan ui 'l'echnica l Coll ege), Albertia n (Mt. Albert Gramma r School ), Rotorua High School l\Iagazin e, Scindian (N a pier Boys' High Scho?l ), Otao·o Universi ty Review, Rongota i College Magazm e. Canterbu ry Agricult ural College l\Iagazin e, Hamilton ian, New Plymout h Girls' High School Magazin e, St. Patrick's College l\Iagazine, Ashburto nian, Aucklan d Gramn:a r School Chronicl e, South Otago H .S. l\Iagazin e, Hauraln an ('l 'hames High School ), Postman (Corresp ondence School) . ~Iagazine,

England .-Clifto nian ( 4) (Cl if ton College) , MiN1 Hill Sch ool l\Iagazin e (3), l\Iarlbur ian (l\larlbor ough College) , Reptoni an (3) (Re11ton), l\Ieteor ( 4) (Rugby) , Citv of London School l\Iagazin e, Cheltenh am Gramma r Scl~ool l\Iagazin e, Felstedia n ( 4) (Felsted ), Blundell ian (2) (Blundel l's School, Tiverton ). Scotland .-Aberd een Gramma r School l\Ia gazine, Fettesian (3) (Fettes College, Edinbur gh), W a tsonian (George vVatson's College, Edinbur gh), Glasgow Academy Chronicle ( 3), Edinbur gh Academy Chronicle ( 3), Loretton ian ( 4) (Loretto ), Glenalm ond Chronicl e (3).

Wales.-S wansea Gramma r School Magazin e. Canada .-College Times (Upper Canada Coll ege, Toronto) , Fort William College Magazin e, Red and vVhite (St. Dunstan 's Universi ty, Charlott etown), Vantech (Vancou ver Technica l School ), Tech. 'l'atler (Danforth Technica l School ).

South Africa.-S elbornia n (Selborn e College, East London ), Graemia n (Victoria B.H.S., Grahams town). Australia. - Melburia n (Church of England Gramma r School, l\Ielbour ne), The Log (Hob art High School).

SUBSCRI PTIONS

Japan.-R ed and Grey (Can adian Academy , Kobe).

United States.-M agazine of Siskiyou Union High School District (Californ ia) , Boise High Lights (Boise H.S., Idaho ) .

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The .Business l\Ianager , Mr. Shrimpto n, wish es to acknowl edge with t h anks the followin g subscrip tions r eceived since last issue. If your subscrip tion has been paid and your name does not appear, 11lease notify th e Business Manager at once :-J. Brugh, '33, '34; G. Fraser, '34; G. Hayton, '34 '35; R. l\1illar, '35; V\T. F. Kelly, '33, '34; R. l\1. Rogers, '34; J . Campbell, '34; T . Wright, '34 ; P. Stephens on, '34; J. H. Boon, '33, '34; R. Deare, '33 '34; C. H. Strombo m, '34; A. Ewart, '34; J. Bennett, '34; K. Hamilto n, '3±; F. Read, '34; W. J. l\Iorton, '34; H. Hine, '32-'35; B. Bolt, '34, '35; J. S. Hatherly , '35; N. P. Lea land, '34; F . l\1. White, '34; T. l\1. Rich ards, '32-'34; T. Davies, '32-'34; l\1. Evans, '34; V\T. Groom bridge, '33, '34; A. J . Old, '35; A. H . Andrews , '34-'36; vY. G. Sutton, '33'38; A. Foreman , '33, '34; H . vV est, '33, '34; H. Penny, '34; G. Radley, '34, '35; B. Dill, '35; \I.,T. Boddie, '32-'38; H. Short, '31-'35; D. J_,epine, '35; D. N. Law, '35; K. Law, '35; A. F urri e, '35; \V. Pointon, '35; B. P leasants, '3±-'36; K. Dunn, '35; F. James, '34, '35; R. H. Pease, '32-'34. This list was made complete up to April 24, 1935.

New Plymouth Boys' High School [ESTABLISHED 1882).

Fees (per term)Tuition Preparatory

£4, reducible to £3 I Os. if paid within 30 days £4 lOs. , £4

Board

£21,

"£19

Weekly } Boarders

£ IB I Os.

" £17

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music (including practice fee) - Seniors, £3 3s. Juniors, £2 12s. 6d. Boxing, I 0/Dancing (Winter term only) 15/-

Subscriptions (per term)Games-Upp er School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library 1/6 Magazine ! /Tennis

I/-

N.B .-ln cases of removal, six weeks' notice must be given to the Secretary, otherwise parents are liable for half a term's fee.

School

Terms~

The school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms this year are as follows :First Term- February 6th to May I Oth. Second Term- May 28th to August 23rd. Third T erm-Septem ber 17th to December 19th .

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