1936 The Taranakian Vol. 25 No. 1 May by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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DITED by the Boys of the

.,,,:•-r- ;J\[ew Plymouth [Boys' High School U.~t.liU~ and Pu.blished twice a year.

THE "TAR ANAK IAN." CONTE NTS

Ag ri cu lture Notes

Bencla ll Memori al Essay

Breaki ng- up Ceremo ny

Cadet Notes

Chapel Notes

Contem poraries

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Cricket Notes

Dramati c and Debatin g Club Notes

Editoria l

Examin ation Result s, l 935

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House Notes

Life-Sa\路ing Notes

Obituar~ 路

Old Boys' Notes

Orc hestra Notes

Salvete

School Notes

Subscrip tion s

Swimmi ng Notes

Tennis Notes

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The Roll

Valete

TEC Hi\ I CAL BRA I\CH :

[ EST ABL ISHE D

ENG I NEER I K(i : -

1882 .)

BOARD OF GOV ER NOR S H. 1<.

BILLI~G.

EsQ. (C!w irmn 11.) DR. E. F. FooK ES. G. S. CLARKE, E SQ . P. J. H. \V HIH: , E sQ. L. G. A:>~ollE\\·s, EsQ.

1\II!,S C . A. Do GLAS S. G. SMITH. ESQ., 1\I.P. L . A. NoLAI\. C,sQ. \V. H. )ONES. EsQ. P. E. V. STAI:\TOK, ESQ. Secr etary and Trea sure r : E. LA SH, EsQ.

~tu ££ : , 1\LL B.Sc . PR INC IPAl. : W. H. MOY ES EDUCATIOK: DIHECTOR OF TECHNICAL Silve r Med all ist. City and and ours Hon lass C st (l . A. L . MOO RE , 1\!.A Gui ld s of Lond on).

A . G. JoH NSox, 1\I Se.

ASSISTANT MASTEilS : R. C. WIL SUN, 1\J.A .. R.Sc . (on Leav e l

A. \V. DIPIIOSE, M.A . a in C. G. BoTT R ILL, 1\!.A. , D iplom Soci al Scie nce. .-\.. J. PAPP S, 13.A.

\ VILK IE (B.A. Cert . in Hi story and E cono mich. City and Guil d s Dip loma in E lectr ical Eng inee ri n g) .

\ V. G.

\V. I. SHRDIPTON. M.A.

V. E. KERil, M .A.

W. E. ALEXA:\D im, B.A. B.A. J. D. Ho LSTOX ('' 8" Cert .. T. :1'\. S. WATT, M.Sc. , Cert . in Latin , Eng lish , Hi story (Rel ie Ying ) s). omic Econ am! n catio Edu Hi story ). .. B.A. Cert . in Lati n and G. F . BEIITI<AND, (" C" Cert 1\I. A. (Can tab). Aum c ' LT UR E: L. \V. DEL PH, : CUMMEHCIAL Acco unta nt by Exam ). E. R. Mc KEOl\ (Pro fessi onal .) F. J . EGGLETO:\, F.C. S .. (N.l DllAWIKG: \V. F. TETT ol of Art. Eng. ) Di ~lo ma , Beck e n ham Scho urs no o H s Clas t (1s Hist ory Ill) . and ll. lish Eng in . Cert . (B.A

E. (Lon don) . Re g . Eng. , N .Z. H: H. S KELTOX. A. l. Mec h. Cert .) (Lon don) . A.A. l. L<.:.E. ( · C " H. C. GATLAND, Grac!. I.E .E.

\\'oo o \\·O iiK : D. MEx ;.m;s . F. Co il . H. (l s t Cla ss). 1'\.Z. Tech no logic a l Dipl oma 1<. J. Ho i<I<ILL. Lon don and : A. H . BLC'l\DELL. PHEPAHATOI<Y DEPAHTMENT MUS IC: e). u;o;, L .A.B ., L.T. C.L. (on Leav Duus ). : TER I~ESWEXT 1\Ius rc MAS g) . ievin (Rel C. D. S ILVI-:H , L.A. .B., L.T. C.L. la Vio , lin or Han ·i s Go ld Med al list (Vio VISIT! KG: ::\liss DoW LIKG, Vict · o). ll Ce and Miss Ross , L.A.H. , L.T.C .L.

SCHOOL

CADET BATTALION.

INSTITUTIONS

Officers: Major V. E. Kerr (Battalion Commander); Lieutenants, w. I. Shrimpton, J . D. Roulston, W. F. Tett (B Company); Lieutenants, E. R. McKeon, A. H. Blundell (C Company ) ; Lieutenants W . E. Alexander, T. N. Watt_ (D Company).

THE FIRST TERM, 1936.

Head Boy.- M. P. Donnelly. School Prefects.-M. P. Donnelly (Head), A. A. Keller, A. G. Mclntyre, A. G. McRae, J. M. Broughton, G. G. Gotz, B. E. Conway, J . c. Casey, L. M. Papps, W. R. Cook, B. G. Falk, J . H alpin, H. Smith, A. C. Hayton.

Battalion Sergeant-Major: B. E. Conway. Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeants: R. C. Hamerton, T . C. Whitfeld. Battalion Band Sergeant: L. M. Huggard.

House Prefects.-School: M. P . Donnelly (Head), C. N. Whittington, P . S. McBride, P. S. Hutchinson , E. M. McKay, G . S. Phillips, N. s . Chatfield. Carrington: A. G . Mclntyre (Head), G. G . Gotz , A. G. McRae, R. C. Hamerton, F. D. Mm·an, V. M. Anderson . Tmin Prefects.-D. H. Old, H. C. Sprosen. Magazine Committee.-Mr. Shrimpton (Chairman), A. G. Mclntyre (Gen eral Editor), A. C . Hayton (Literary Editor) , L. M. Papps (Sports Editor), G. G. Gotz (News Editor) . CJ'icket Committee.-Mr. Alexander (Chairman), F. D. Moran (Secretary), · M. P . Donnelly, J. M, Broughton, A. A. Keller, M. Marsden. Football Committee.-Mr. P apps (Chalrm!'.n ), N. S. Chatfield (Secretary), P . S. McBride (Assistant S ecreta ry) , M. P. Donnelly, A. G . Mcin tyre, A. A. Keller, G. G. Gotz. Library Committee.-Mr. T ett (Chairman), C . N. Whittington (Sec. retary), M. P. Donnelly, G. G. Gotz, P . S . Hutchinson , G . S. Phillips, E. M. Kay , F . D. Mm·an , V. M . Anderson.

A COMPANY. Company Commander: M. P. Donnelly. Company Sergeant-Major: R. J. Farnell. •

Platoon Commanders: .Sergeants A. G . Mcintyre, J. Bewley. G. Gotz, A. Keller. Section Commanders: Corporals H. Keller, J . Broughton, A. Metcalf, H . Sprosen , B. Hurle, L. Jones , C. Leig·hton , D . Steptoe. B COMPANY. Company Sergeant-Major: T. Crone. Platoon Commanders: Sergeants N. R. Chatfield, A. C. Hayton, R. Maclean, D. Shaw. Section Commanders: Corporals V. Moorhead, W . Skeet, D . McDonald, G . Phillips, R. Logan, C. Whittington, P . McBrlde, P . Hutchlnson . C COMPANY.

Debating Committee.-Mr. P a pps (Chairman), G. G. Gotz (Secretary), C . N . Whittington , P . T aylor. A. A. Keller, L. M. P apps, _ M. P . Donnelly, R. J. Farnell. Dramatic Committee.-Mr. Alexander (Chairman), A. G. Mclntyre (Secretary ), M. P. Donnelly, G. G . Gotz, R . J . Farnell. Boxing Committee.-Mr. Eggleton (Ch a irma n ), R. C. Hamerton (Secretary), M. P. Donn elly, A. G . Mclntyi·e, A. G . McRae, N . S. Chatfield . Swimming Committee.-Mr. E ggleton (Chairman) , C . N. Whittington and B . F a lk (Joint Secre taries), M . P. Donnelly, G. G. Gotz, L. F . Eggleton, E. M. K a y. T ennis Committee.-Mr. Johnson

(Chairman), C. N. Whittington

(Secretary) , M'. P. Donnelly, N. S. Chatfield, E. L aw .

Company Sergeant-Major: J. C. Casey. Platoon Commanders: Sergeants L. M. Papps, A. G . McRae, W . R. Cook, H . Smith. Section Commanders: Corporals B . L. Ma nder, D. V. Lunn, J. Joll, A. 0 . Masters . D COMPANY. Company Sergeant -Major : A. H . Ryan. Platoon Commanders: Sergeants B. Falk, F. D. Moran, J. Halpin, D . Old, L. Eggleton: Section Commanders : Corporals H. Moss, A. J . Moss, J . H . Pearson, V. Huxford.

Oakley Stud ios, N.P.

M. P . DONNELLY, H ead Boy, 1936.

Edited by the Boys of th e New Plylllottlh Boys' High School aud Published twice a yea r . VoL.

zs.

MAY, 1936.

No. r

The Subscription is 3/- per annum (postage included), and should be ior\\'arded to the·· Business !'l'lanager, Taranak1an. Bcws' High School, Subscribers will please notify any cha n ge of "lew Plvmouth." addre ss.

EDITORIAL (L. l\I. Papps.)

?\TL Y a f ew months after we had cong-ratul ated his lntc Majesty King George V. upon the nttainment of his S~lver Jubilee we, together with the r est of the British Empire, were plungt d into grief by these few words, "The King passeil q uieil~' away this morning." \Y e offpr to Qnren .1\Iary, King Eclwarcl VIII. and all the Ro~·al famil~' our sincerest sympnthy in the loss which we feel we shnr e with them. Throu ghout hiR r eign modest dignity, blended with a quiet yet firm per:onality, endenrecl King George to all his snhj ects. He won the loyalt.v of the Empire by his typically English pursuits, his interest in t he people nncl his nbility 1·o talk with them and pui tht>m at their ease. Few are those gifted with a kincll~r understanding of the hop es and ambitions of a nation, a· solicituclt> towards its troubles ancl n clear insight into its fra ilti es. All tl1ese attributes, essential in an emp erOl', hiR late l\IajEven beyond the f'St ~· possessed to a mark ed degree. realms of the British Empire was he respected and admired for his personalit~· and achievements.

THE

EDITORIAL

These fifteen years since the Great vVar have proved a triumph for monarchy in the person of the late King. His energetic rule has placed England on the path to prosperity and content. Both in bearing and conduct his late Majesty has 路w orthily upheld the ideal associated with the British monarchy. Of special interest to us in New Zealand was his late Majesty's keen interest in the colonies. He made a point of keeping in close touch .with all his Viceroys and Governors-General. Almost his last words were, "How is tlw Empire ~ " Even in death his thoughts were for his people. Britain and Britain overseas mourn th e loss of a man whose integrity and courage proved the salvation of the Empire in the time of national crisis. To King Edward VIII. we wish to offer our good wishes for a long and happy reign. Although his Majesty has ascended the throne at a critical hour in European affairs, he has already! devoted his life to the service of his grateful people and the Empire is confident in his ability to uphold the traditions of the Crown. It seems that there has never been a more popular king or one mor e in touch with his people, and he may be confident of the loyalty and support of not only the people at homr , but also those of his most remote dominions.

BREAKING-UP

CEREMOr\Y

(Technica l Director), and the School staff. Junior pupils presented bouquets to l\Iesdames Billing and Smith, who di stributed th0 prizes. CHAIRl\IAN'S ADDRESS. After welcoming th e visitors, 1\Ir. Billing proceeded to describe the improvements that had been made at the School during the year. The old school policy was being contim1Nl and the farm was developing- 11 branch of the School wh ich g-ave va luable training to boys int ending to to go on the land . The School and its staff were to be congT11tnliited on the general progress made. THE PRINCTP AL'S REPOR'f . . l\Jr. J\Ioycs reported that the roll numb er for the yrar w11R 511, being 11 slight incr ease on that for 1934, of whom mort' tlwn 100 were board ers. Examination rNm lts shmYcd the standard of work had not rl r 1r1路iornted. S ncces::;es gained were:'l'aranak i Scholarships.-G. P. Keller, T. C. L11rkin , J. R I<'nris mHl W . R. Geddes. TTnivPrsi1y N11tional Bursar:v .- R. J. Corkill. Fir~t Section of B.A. Degree.-,J. \V. 1\Iail.

First Src1 ion LL.B.- 1\I. P. Donnelly

and

\V<>~ton.

S('C01Hl Section of B.A. Degree .- D. N. Hull.

THE BREAKING-UP CEREMONY (B. J. Hurle.) The Assembly Hall and galleries were packed to overflowing with parents and friends on the occasion of the annual break-up ceremony in December last. Mr. H. R. Billing, Chairman of the Board of Governors, presided, and on the platform were Mesdames H. R. Billing, S. G. Smith, F. S. Grayling, Miss C. A. Douglas, Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., Mr. F. S. Grayling (acting for thr Mayor), Mr. W. H . Moyes (principal), Mr. A. L. Moore

First Srction B.Sc. D egree.- D. A. 1\'IacGill. First Srction B. Com. D egr ee.-P. R. Fenton. '1'1路11ining College Entrance.-L. G. A. Pearson, A. 'f. Browu. Accountants' Professional.- T. S. Rogers, I. P . ::\reild cjolm and .J. D. vVaHon. Tw elve boys received Higher L eavi ng Certificates, 11ml 37 passrd 1\Iatriculation. Five of the six boys who s11 t were successful in passing 'l'erms. Bayly l\Ic>l)lOrial Scholarship.-!. H. Kerr.

THE

BREAKING-UP

CEHEMONY

Mr. Moyes expressed regret at the loss of Mr. J. Leggat, who resigned at the end of the first t erm. Mr. W. Alex~nder an old boy vvho needed no introduction, was appomtecl to fill the vacancy.

THE

BREAKING-UP

CEREMONY

TECHNICAL REPORT. l\Ir. l\Ioore, the technical director, r eported a roll of 195, an increase of 27 since last year.

'l'he annual cricket match aga1nst Nelson College resulted in a draw, School making 217 and 193 fo r four wickets, against Nelson's 198 and 124 fo r three wickets. The match against Wanganui Collegiate School was won by 54 runs.

Six boys were su ccessful in grade 1 of the City and Guilds of London Institute, while second class School certificate::; for a four years' engineering course had b een gained by one boy, second class three-year School certificates by five boys.

Probably the most interesting event of the year was t he football tournament to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Taranaki Rugby Union . T eams from the Otago Boys' High School, Christchurch Boys' H igh School, Auckland Grammar School and New Plymouth Boys' H igh School took part. New Plymouth was beaten by Grammar , but was victorious against Christchurch and Otago. Victorious matches w ere also played against Te Ante College, St. Patrick's Coll ege, and Wanganui Collegiate School.

Good work h ad b een done in the engineering and metal work classes. l\Ir. l\Ioore emphasis ed that unskilled men in these trades were a menace to public h ealth.

. Swimming and _life-savin g had again occupied an Important place at the School , many life-saving awards being gain eel. Under Mr. Dobson's tuition the orchestra had again assisted various organisations in the town when call ed upon. . The sprcial school service in St. Mary's had be en contmued. As, for th e most part, day boys had been noticeable by their absence, Mr. Mo~res urged the parents to h elp him in that connection. Th e thanks of the School wer e due to the Rev. J . lVI . Templar and to Mr. R. N. Renaud. . Increased interest h ad been shown by the old boys m the work of the School, new branch es being formed at Stratford, Pa lm erston North, Hashngs a11cl Urenui . Thanks wer e extend ed to friends who h ad generouslv assisted the agricultural side of the School. 路 Mr. l\'Ioyes extended t h anks to t h e staff, th e chairman, the secretary and members of his Board. Also to th e pr_efects and the h ead boy, M. P. Donn elly, who had worthily upheld the standard set by his pr e decess or~

l\IR. Sl\IITH'S ADDRESS. J.\Ir. Smith congratulated l\Ir. l\Ioyes and his staff on their work. From Whangarei to the Bluff he had seen schools, and had had opportunities 路 o拢 perusing inspectors' reports on all of them, but h e could say truthfully Taranaki had every reason to he proud of the New P lymouth High School. As a parent, l\Ir. Smith thanked the staff for what it did for the boys. The r ecords of former pupils now in various parts of the world showed what fin e citizens the School was producing. Boys should reali::; e their privilege in attending it. 1\IIR. GRAYLING'S SPEECH. Speaking on behalf of the Mayor, who was unable to b e present, 1\IIr. Grayling said the reports of the Scl:lool activities would do credit to any school. If the boys who were leaving school were to follow the good advice given them in their school days he was sure they would do well. 'fhe advice given him as a boy had been <)'ood; it was not likely to have changed, for 1\IIr. Moyes was still headmaster of the School. Between speeches the School orchestra played "Liebesfreud" (Fritz Kreisler) and "Policeman's Holiday." 'l'he School sang the lusty choruses of the School song 路and "Forty Years On," the soloists being A. G. l\Iacintyre and E. Walpole. A cornet solo, "Oh, Dry Those Tears," wa::; played by R. H. J ohnson.

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BREAKI?>;G-UP

CEREMO~Y

PRJ ZE DISTRIBUTIQK. Pl~EP ARATORY

SCHOOL.

Form Jlb.-C. Bonamy. Form Ila.-C. l~icchelmann. UPPER SCHOOL. l•'orm Illc.- D . .1\I. .1\Iu~kcr , fir~t in .AgricTiltme; R L. Bremer, second in Agriculture; E. N. Booth, fir~t i11 Engineering.

THE

BREAKING-UP

CEREMONY

SPECIAL A \~T ARDS. Higher Leaving Certificates.-J. L. Batten, B. E. Conway, T . F. Penton, R. C. Hamerton, A. A. I\eller, E. A. .1\Iorri::;, C. B. Oldridg·e, L . .J\II. Papp::;, F . Robmson, J. Steven. Bayly 1.\'lemorial P r ize .-1. H. Kerr. -white Memorial Prize.-'1'. C. Larkin. Bendall .1\Iemorial Prize.-J.

1~.

C01·kill.

Form IIId. -R E. Payne, first in form; B . .1\I. J oye~, second. Form IIIc.-L. J. Ryan, first in form; K. G. Ogle, second in form.

.1\Iusic Prize (pre::;ented by .J\IIr. H. Collier).-R. H. J ohnston.

Form IHb.-C. Adam::;, fir::;t in form; S . .l\1. .1\Iar~d en , ::;eeond in form.

· Senior Debatino· Prize (presented by the Wellington branch of the Old Boys' A::;sociation) .-T. C. Larkin, R. J. Corkill. Head Boy'::; Prize (Cup pre::;ented by .J\IIrs. H. Brookman, and Book by .1\Ir. G. Fraser) .-.J\II. P. Donnelly.

Form Ilia. (Prize presented by .1\Ir::; . W. H. S later). - A. H. Howe::;, fir::;t in form; J . .l\1. Brightwell, ::;econd. Form IV cl.- E. N. Blyde, fir::;t in Engineering; N. l\Ionaghan, fir::;t in Commercial. l•'onn IY c.-G. E. Hodg::;ou, fir::;t m fo r m; V D. \Yltitwell, ::;econd. Ponn IVb.- J. G. Sisley, fir::;t in form. Porm IVa. (Prize presented by .1\Ir. R. Georgc) .- 8. G. __l<,a ri::;, fir:-;t in form; D. H. Price, ::;econd in form; C. II. I.Jclgltton, third in form. . Form Y d.- L . '1'. l~yan, first in Engineering :section; D. V. Lunn, fir::;t in Commercial ::;cction. Ponu I c.-P. J. llalpin, fir::;t in form; R. C. Crone, second. Form Vb.-J. V. Elliot, fir~t in form; ,T. R. Bloxam , ::;econd; senior Drawing prize, J. R. Bloxam . Ponn Va. (Prize pre::;ented by .1\Ir. G. Prascr).-13. G. li'alk, fir::;t in form; A. C. Hay ton, ::;ccond. Senio r Agriculturc.- E . .1\I. Kay, fir::;t in form. Form Vlb.- J·. Steven, fir::;t in form. I<orm I Ja.- T. C. Larkin, ::;econd. in form .

Junior Debating Prize (presented by .1\Ir. L. M. .1\Io::;s).--P. A. Taylor.

General Excell ence Cup (presented by Dr. E. F. Fooke::;).-R. J. Corkill. Duz Prize (Cup presented by .1\Irs. Buick and Book by .1\Ir. E. Haydon) .- I. B. Faris. SPOI~TS

PRIZES.

ATHLETICS. Old Boys' Challenge 'l rophy (Silver Cup), senior championship, long jump (record, 21ft. 1in.) .-M:: 0. Ekdahl. Junior Challenge Trophy (Silver Cup), junior championship.-L. J . Beale. 1

Beunett Cup and .1\Iiniature, under 14 championship. -C. Kj es trup. 1911 Cup and Miniature, senior steeplechase.-A. H. Ryan. Challenge 'l'rophy and .J\IIedal, intermediate steeplechase.-C. G. Taylor.

THE

BHEAI{I NG-UP

CEREM Ol\Y

N oakes Cup and l\Iedal, junior steeplec hase.-G. Davidso n. \Yard Cup and l\I edal, 150 yards op en , 100 yards and 880 yard::; ::;enior handica p.- J . Steven. Beckbe::;sing-er 路c up and l\Iiniatu rc, 100 yards junior champio nship (r eeord, 11 1-5sec.), lon g jump (junior record , 19ft. Sin. ) .- .1\I. P. 'l'amati. ::\Iasou l\Iemori al Cup and l\Iedal, 880 yards senior

ch~unpion::;hip.-L. R. Dowdin g .

Bryce Cup , fa::;test time ::;euior stceplec hase.-A . H. R yan. Easton l\Iemori al Cup and 1\Iedal, fastest time interm ediate steeplec hase.- C. R Adams. Ch allen ge Trophy and l\Iedal, f astest tim e junior steeplcc ha::;e.-B . l\I. Calman . l\Ir. II. L. Thomso n '::; Cup, highest aggrega te in field events, putting shot (r ecord 3-:l:.ft. 5in. ) , throwin g javelin. -A. G. l\[cinty re. 0 il mom- Cup, 880 y ard::; junior champi ousltip.- :l\I. P. '1.' am a ti.

Challen ge 'l'rophy and l\Iedal, 220 yards 1. \Y . Davic::;.

op cn . -

Olll Boys' ::->hicld, 4-!0 yard::; senior champi onship.Ekclahl .

:u. 0.

Dotham lcy Cup , -!-!0 yard::; (t et5on1 58sec.)- L. ,J_ Beale.

JUmor

champi onsh ip

Ilcu路man Cu p, 4--!0 yards junior hanclica p.- J. \V. Ca clman. ~ oakes Ekdahl.

Cup , 120 yards semor hurdle::; .- l\I.

I<'oo k c::; Cup , mile ::;enior.- A. H . Ryan. Grieve Cup ancll\fc dal, mile junior.- F . \V. Cha pman. Pridham Cup , old boys' race.- D. I. Blackle y.

SCHOOL PREFECTS, 1936. Back Row.- B. Conway, G. Gotz, L. Papps, J. Casey. F r on t Row.- J . B r oughton, A . Mcl nty r e, M. Donnelly (Head

Boy). A. Keller , A. McRae.

THE

BREAKING-UP

Cl<:REMONY

l\IEDALS. 880 Yards Junior Handicap, 100 yards, under 15.D. H.. Self. High Jump, Senior 100 Yards.-A. A. Keller. 'l'hrowing Di:scus (record 82ft. 8iin.) - A. R. l\J aclean. Thro11·iug Cricket Ball (record 104yds. 3in. ) .--l\I. P. Donnelly. SvVIl\Il\IIN G '1'11.0 PHIES. Sykes 1\Iemorial Cup and l\Iiniature, senior champion:ship, 66 2-3 yard:;, .100 yards, 220 yards open.-G. E. H,awson. Junior Trophy and Silver Cup, junior championship, 33 J.-3 yards, 50 yards and 100 y arcls.- B. G. Falk. F'ox Cup and l\I edal, under H championship, 25 yards, 50 yards, 66 2-3 yards.-1\I. I srael. Smith and Easton Cup, life-sav ing competition.-C. N. \Vhittington. O'Halloran Shield, inter-form r elay race.- IIIb. (J. Bennett, C. A dams, l\L ·white, C. Dennes). BOXING. Lepper l\Iemorial Cup, l\Iacin tyre.

sen~or

championship.-A. G.

Kidd Memorial Cup and l\Iiniature, middle-w eight champion::;hip.- N. S. Chatfield. Cllivers Cup and l\1edal, light-w eight championship. - D. W. Gulliver. •.;'

Challenge Trophy and l\Iedal, under D-stone championship.-W. A. Skeet. Tar ana ki Boxing Association Cup and l\I edaL most ::;cientific boxer and under 8:}-stone championship.- B. l\L Vl iclu;teed. 1\'Iedal, under 8-::;tone championship.- J. G. Dickie. SHOOTING. l\IacDiarmicl Belt and Silver Cup , senior championship , K elly l\T emorial Cup, long range match.-R. J. Cor kill.

THE

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CE REMON Y

Searle Cup, .303 miniatu re range champi onship. -R. J. Corkill. Ham blyn Cup and Silver Cup , .22 miniatn re range champio m;hip.- L. \V. l\IacDo nald. Loveda y Cup, under 15 champi onship.- D. C. Rose. l\IcLeod and Slade Cup, under 14 champi onship .路 E. B. Jordan. Lady Godley Cup, ::;enior clas::; firing.- R. J. Corkill. Lady Godley Cup, junior cla::;::; firing.- N. S. Chatfield. CADET S. Sole Cup, be::;t N .C.O.-S ergeant -1\Iajor R J. Corkill. FOOTB ALL. Pea~;e Cup , Days Boy::; v. Boarde rs match. -Boarder~; 8--0 (l\I. 0. Ekdahl , captain ). CRICK ET. Bates Cup, inter-hou::;e competi tion.- East House (T. C. [,arkin, captain ). 'l'ENNI S. Candy Cup, ::;euior champio nship.- C. J. Nodder . Challen ge Cup, junior champion::;hip.- 1\I. P. Tamati .

ODE TO CLEOPATRA. Bloom 0 Egyptia n Rose! \Yake from thy deep repose Of a thousan d years! Cruel a::; the lotus breath, Sweet as its incense d death. Come 0 thou Eastern flower 'l'read from thy royal bower Throug h a nation's tears One kiss worth an age of gold For tribute, a nation solely et rise ! 0 priestes s of Isis blood Shine moon o'er the silken Nile in flood Our incanta tions hear. A.G.M., Vb.

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Orchestra Notes (H. liamert on.)

Sinee the publica tion of our last No te::;, much h a::; taken place in our mid::;t, and we have lost most of our leading player::;, so w e now fi~d our::;elvcs, though ~;till strong m the violin::;, almost entirely lacking in that backgro und of cHferen t instrnmen t::; 11路 hich we ha Ye had in other years. Last year we were unfortu nate iu los in g J. Batten, our pianist, who h ad to leave us before our perform ance::; at t he Bl'cakin g-up ceremon y and the Sports Dinner. We hope h e enjoyed !Jis .li oliclay. A little l.a~er, we lo::;t R J ohm; ton, our promism g ished cornetis t ' "'h o had distingu . . him::;elf by winning the mus1c pnze. 'l'hi::;

vear

:>tarted

with

good

prospect~, but half-wa y through the

term Mr. Dobson l eft us, to take a sh ort trip to Englan d; hi::; place has bt:en ably filled by Mr. Silv er, who i::; l'eli e \'ing {ill Mr. Dob::;on's return in the third t e l'm. Ml'. Silver is an old boy of tl1e School, and was him:>elf ~ member of the School

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Orchestra up as far as 1928 ; he has become exceedingl:) popular with the boys. :Mr. Dob::;on '::; d eparture seemed to start a general exoclu::;, for since t h en we have lo st : D. Menzi es, first violin and leader of the Orch e::;tra; C. N odd er, double bass; G. Haw::;on, flut e ; J. L e::;lie, comet; and G. Youngs, drums. Substitutes hav e been found for only two of these, M and er for the double bass, and G. G. · Gotz for the side-ctrum. \V e have also to welcome D. Sandford, sec ond violin, to our numb er. 'l'h e present m ember s of the Orchestra ar e: A. Mclntyr e, R Ham erton, J . A burn, R. Ward and E. Everiss, first violins; R. Huggett, B. Broome, R. Green and D . ~ andford , second violins; K. Diprose, piano ; B. Mander , double bass; G. G. Got z an d E. Walpole, drums. At th e Sports Dinner , apart from the orchestral items, violin solos wer e giv en by l\Ienzies and Hamerton, and a corn et solo by J ohnston. 'l'h e School songs w ere sung at the Breaking-up cer emony by Mclnty r e and Walpole. S o now we must close wit h deep -f elt thanks to all who have assist ed us in our activities, and esp ecially to :Jir. Dobson and Mr. Silv er , whose uns elfish etl'ort::; have helped to make the Orchestra what it is.

'l'rumpet s of J ericho! D estroy these walls. Se t me fr ee--:-0, my h eart ! From tyrant halls. - Damascus Blade. How mystic made In Elfin glade And Goblin shade. Strength in my right h and . 0, by my side ! Come life and youth , Quest love and pride. A.G.M. (Vb. ) .

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(F. D. Moran.) Th e crick et t erm beO'an in 1936 for th e first time sin ce 1914 without th e a~tiv e assistance_ of _Mr .. Bottt·ill. W hat th e condi tions for crick et wer e hk e m that y ear when lVIt•. Bottrill first joined th e staff w e can _only imagin e, but we do acknowledge th~t whatev.er cr~ c~< et success this School has won is clue entreely to lus ~mttrmg effo rts over a period of twenty-two years. Onl y h e can know what difficulti es hacl to be ?v ercome in th e task of raising th e standard of School cnck et to its p!'esent proud position. 'l'hat it was a. task would be appar ent to an y on e who r eads th e story of th e early matc hes against Wan ganui Collegiate School, th e first of which t ook place in 1918. In that match Sc hool sc or e ~ 38 and 70 again st W an ganui 's 296, and it wa s not untJl 1922 that we w er e able t o r ecord our first vi ctory by t en wick ets. In 'l'h e T aranaki an for that y ear we may read t he word s "Much of th e cr edit of thi s p erformance r ests with Mr . Bottrill, wh o, only by const ant a t tention and patient co achin g, ha s mad e th e tea m what it is. 'l'h e member s of th e t eam ar e unanimotl S in th ankin g him for his untiT"ing efforts.' ' Th e first match a gain st Nelson Coll ege w as arran gccl in J 92-:1: an cl sinc e. t hat y ear we hav e enjoye d annu al match es again st both vVan ganui and Nelson and our r ecord in th ese mat ches is on e in which Mr. B ottl·ill mu st feel consid erable satisf action. In th e administration of crick et Mr, Bottrill 's r econl is n o less in spirin g . For many years as chairman _o f the loc al Association he has ass ist ed in th e work of raJsing t he stand ard of cri ck et in th e provin ce by th e impr ovem ent of wi ck et s, by th e introdu cti on of coache s and by careful finan ce. N or is th e task of or gam s mg cri ck et. in a school of thi s size less on erous t han th e coa c hin g of th e ym·iou s el c>ven s. H er e t oo h e m et diffi culti es, but. th e establi shment of excellent practi ce and mat ch wick et: in . a cli mat e such as thi s and with soil that had to b e import ed , pr oves th e manner in which he overcame thm:r difficult ies. It mu st give Mr. Bottrill intense sat isfa ction t _o kn?w that in his last season his eleven gained clear -cut VlCtones

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over both its cricket rivals and that, inclndecl in t h at eleven, were th e two best batsmen t his Sc hool ha:-:: e-ver produced, M. P. Donn elly and T. C. Lark in. But these are only two of the many boys who havf' passNl through his hands and man ~· cricketers, both batsm en ancl bowlers, both brilliant and ind ifferent, t hrongh ont. New Zealand will read t hese not es and will join w ith ns in expressing their prrsonal gratitude to him, ancl in h oping that, although he is no longer act iYely engaged in coach inn·, w e may still draw in:piration from th e entlmsiasm for the game which has b een th e outstanding qnality he has brought to his coaching and administratiYe work. Th e Wangan ni Collrge match t erm inat ed on e of the mo st successful seasons th e School has ever hacl. 'l' he standard of batting was high, the bowling consistent and dangerous ancl th e fi elding, alt hough not bri lli nnt, was st eacly. The First XI. was very successful in Coll ege matclt rs, cl efeating both Nelson aml W anganni. Th e performanc e in senior Club crickrt was ·crrclitabl e, School finishing sec ond in the competition ancl but for th e int erv ention of th e holiclays, might h ave annexed the championship. Friendly match es wer e pla~·e cl against Old Boys, II.M.S. L eith and several lo cal teamR, all of w.hich were enjoyed by everyone who took part. W e wish to ex t end cong:ratulations to M. P . Donn el l ~r for his brilliant batting this season. lie topped the 'l'aranaki averages with 69.07 and an aggregate of over 1000 runs. H e also compiled six centuries, of which 186 was tl1 c hig hest, ancl constituted a School int er-College match r eco rd by scoring 171 against Wanganui. '1'. C. Larkin 's 1'ecord was scarcely less credible. His average of :12.6 placed him second to Donnelly on the 'l'aranaki avet·ages. Larkin ancl Donn elly also r epresent ed 'l'aranaki and the latt er North 'l'aranak i and the 'l'own team. With reo·arcl to th e Nelson match, we wish to take th is opportunity to thank all those who were t·csponsiblc for the b illet ing nnd ent erta in ing of f il e team and who ~pared no pains to mak e om· stay there a vet·y happy on e . m deed. 'l'h e sec ond and t hird elevens play ed well in junior competitions, severa l boys excelling th emsel vrs . The improvem ent in junior ga mes after the fir st weakness due

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to th e loss of players at t he end of the School y ear was pleasing, and we congratulate the 'l'h ird XI. particularly on its record score of 290 runs for eight wick ets in its la st match. With a view to giving all boys an opportunity to r eceive coaching, n et practices have been held on :Monday and Friday afternoon~ .. All cricketers . have been viewed, and the more prom1smg have been g1ven organ· ised coaching. These nets have· been furth er supplemented by a Boarders' practice on Saturday mornings. Several memb ers of the First XI. hav e given valuable assistance. W e wiRh to thank Mr. A. E. Ald erman, the Derb~· shire professional, for his invaluable coaching during the end o£ last term. 'l'he results of his good work were apparent at t he end of the ~eason, wb~~ all the elev~ns finished well in their r espective competltJOns. We cher1sh the hope that Rome t ime in th e futm· e he will 1·evisit us. · We wish to t hank the North Taranaki Cricket Associa6on f01· mak ing his Rervices availabl e to us, and also to thank Mr. R. W. D. Robertson and Mr. V. Dnff for umpiring the W anganui match. SCHOOL v. NELSON COLLEGE .

Played at Nelson.

Result: Won by 193 Runs.

SCHOOL-FIRST INNINGS. School won the toss and elected to bat. Donnelly opened with Waters and they carried the score to. 72 before Donnelly was brilliantly stumped by Sherrlffs. 72-1-50. Broughton joined Waters, however, to see the latter go when 23. Next came Larkin and he and Broughton carried the score to 102 before Broughton was caught. Marsden had a brief stay and was caught behind. Faris and Steven went quickly to the bowling of Irvine. Evans was run out and Moran joined Larkin, who had been attacking the bowling vigorously. However , Moran played Irvine on, and Duff came out to join Larkin. By a piece of brilliant work Sherriffs had Larkin's bail s off when he was one short of his century. Crone joined Duff, but the latter went to Irvine several balls later. 220-10-3.

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NELSON-FIRST INNINGS. Mitchell and \Vhiteacre opened for Nelson, but Marsden, with a well tossed ball , dislodged Mitchell's bails. 路w ood joined Whiteacre who went to an l.b.w. appeal an over 路l ater. Next came Ralfe, who was brilliant!? caught in slips by Crone off :M:arsden. vVard join ed vVood, but one of Donnelly's breaks removed 路w ood's leg stump. Grindle came next but Ward, who had been batting solidly, was clean bowled by Crone. Grindl e and 'fhorp carried the score to 96 when the former was ca ug-ht by Larkin off Evans. Next was Sherriffs, who was caught when 10. Waiter joined Thorp who was bowled by Larkin. Brice was next and after some merry hittin g was run out. 134--10- 10. SCHOOL-SECOND I NNINGS. \Vith three-quarters of an hour to play on the first da? l\Ioran open ed with Duff. However, t h e former was skittled by Ralfe when eight had been added. Faris joined Duff and they played out time. Faris was bowled by Irvine with a perfect length ball. 9- 2- 1. Wat ers joined Duff ''vho was bowled several balls later. Donnelly was next in and he and Wat ers carried the scor e to 40 when Waters was caught on th e leg boundary. Larkin joined Donnelly who was scoring freely all round the wicket. However, Larkin was well held in slips. 97- 5- 10. Broughton came in next but was bowled by Irvine. 97-6-0. Marsden joined Donn e ll~路 who had reach ed his century with a brilliant six and when luncheon c::tme the score was six for 183. Continuing after lunch Donnelly hit two more sixes, but l\Iarsden was cau ght by Waiter when 22. Evans joined Donnelly who was well l1 eld by Ward off Irvine. Crone join ed Evans and they carried the score to 224, when Donnell~r declared for eight wickets. NELSON- SECOND INNINGS. Whiteacre and Mitchell again opened for Nelson and after some solid batting M:itchell finally succumbed to an l.b.w. appeal. Irvine joined Wbiteacre who was caught behind when 30. Wood was next but Irvine was

FIRST ELEVEN, 1935. Back Ro w .- M. Marsde n, N. Water s, W. Evans, F. Moran . Middle Row.- J . Broughton, T. L a rkin, M. Donnelly (captain), B. Faris, R. Crone. In Front.-J. Steven, H. Duff.

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caught behind. 62- 3- 3. Wood and Ward were partnered, but 路ward fell to a change of pace from Waters. Ralfe joined Wood who was caught by Evans off Donnelly. 72- 5 -13. Grindle came in next but was bowled by one of Donnelly's breaks for eight. Ralfe had been driving splendidly and looked set, but Thorp and Sherriffs fell to successive balls from Donnelly and Waiter several balls later. 116-9-0. Brice came out to join Ralfe, but Steven stumped Ralfe when he was 23. 117-10-23. SCHOOL. First Innings. 50 Donne!ly, c. Sherriffs, b. Ward 23 waters, c. and b. Ward Broughton, c. Little, b. Whiteacre 14 99 Larkin, st. Sherriffs, b. Ward 0 Mars den, c. Sherriffs, b. Whiteacre 0 Faris, b. Whiteacre 0 Stevens, c. Ward, b. Whiteacre 6 Evans, run out 6 Moran, b. Irvine 3 Duff, b. Irvine 0 Crone, not out 19 Extras 220

Total

c. c. b. c. c. b.

Second Innnigs. Ward, b. Irvine 135 Thorp, b. Ward 15 0 Irvine Mitche!l, b . Irvine 10 Waiter, b . Irvine 22 Irvine 1

not out b. Ralfe b. Wa rd not out Extras Total (8 dec.)

4 8 3 11 17 wickets . . 224

Bowling Analysis. First Innings0. 18 14 路 13 10

M. 6 1 3 0

Ralfe Irvine Whiteacre Ward Mitche!l First Innnigs. Mitche!l, b. Marsden Whiteacre, l.b.w., b. Larkin Wood, b. Donnelly Ra lfe, c. Crone, b . Marsden

39 48 51 64

w. 0 2 4 3

NELSON. 3 6

20 4

Wa rd, b. Crone Grindle, c. Larkin, b. Evans Thorp, b. Larkin

30 11 17

Sherrjffs, c. Crone, b. Donne!ly I rvine, run out . . Waiter, not out Brice, run out Extras

10 1 11 . 10 11

Total

134

Second Innings0. M. w. R. 20 4 62 1 42 15 8 5 8 1 32 0 11 2 46 2 2 0 27 0 Second Innnigs. 20 l.b.w. b. La rkin c. Crone, b. Donne!ly 30 c. Evans, b . Donnelly 13 s t. Stevens, b . Donnelly 23 b. Waters 1 b. Donne!ly 8 c. Broughton, b. Donnelly 11 b . Donnelly . . 0 c. Stevens, b. Waters 3 b . Donne!ly 0 not out 0 Extras 8 To tal

117

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Bowling Analysis. First InningsLarkin Marsden Donnelly Waters Broughton Crone Evans

0. 15 9

12 6

2 10 2

M. 7 0 0 0 1 0 0

R. 21 30 23 20 1 20 8

w. 2 2 2 0 0

1 1

Second InningsR. M. 0. 8 31 0 3 12 1 3 16 36 12 2 9 0 2 3 14 0 3

w. 1 0 7 2 0 0

SCHOOL v. WANGANUI COLLEGE. Played at School. Result: v,r on by innings and 28 runs.

W ANGANUI-F IRST INNINGS. \Vanganui won the toss and opened with Reynolds and Nils~;on, who were separated at 30 when Nilsson was bowled by Donnelly. l\'Ieuli, the newcomer, shaped well before Donnelly bowled him l.b.w. when the score stood 52--2- 15. Jackman proved to be another of Donnelly's victim~; when h e mishit a full toss, 62-3-5. Green was bowled l\Iarsden and Barton, the Wanganui skipper, fell to the same bowler after a brief stay. 74-5-4. 'l'icly, the newcomer, shaped well until he was skittled by a fizz er from M:oran in the last over before lunch. Reynolds, who had been batting solidly and steadily, re::;umed after lunch with Shaw, who fell to, a catch off l\Iarsclen. 107-7- 3. Kahlenberg was next, but Reynold~; was bowled by Donnelly when 47. 108-8-47. The last wickets fell cheaply. Arkwright was caught and bowled Donnelly, and Kahlenberg was bowled by Donnelly for five, and the innings ended with the score at 115. SCHOOL- FIRST IN JINGS. r_,eighton and 路waters opened for School but L eighton went early. Broughton joined Waters but was caught when six off Tidy. 20-2--6. Waters was next to go when the score stoo.cl 62-3-25. Donnelly, who had joined \Vaters, had by this time been scoring freely all round the wicket. However, the next wickets fell cheaply, l\Iarsden went to an l.b.w. appeal, Diprose was caught by vVilson, and M:01路an stepped in front of a straight one from Barton. 71-6-0. Papps, the newcomer , had a brief stay and was dismissed at one.

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27 K eller joined Donnelly who was scoring very freely and r eached his century with a brilliant six on to the tennis courts. Play ended the first day with the score 220 for seven. Donnelly and Keller carried on the second day, but Donnelly was caught behind off Barton when 171. Keller was bowled by Barton and Crone was bowled l.b.w. by Tidy and the innings closed for 240-10-0. \VANGANUI- SECOND INNINGS. Reynolds and Nilsson again opened for W anganui. However , Nilsson went early. 2--1-2. Meuli was bowled l.b.w. by Marsden after a brief stay. 11-2-3. An over later l\'Iarsden scattered J ackman's bails and Green also went to a well pitched ball from the same bowler . 15- 4-6. Kahlenberg after a bright display was brilliantly caught by Papps. 28-5-11. Barton joined Reynolds in a stub born partnership which added 44 runs, but the former stepped in front of a ::;traight one from Donnelly. 72--6-12. Tidy, the newcom er , brightened play up but he was caught by Donnelly off Mar::;den. 86-7-7. R eynolds, the mainstay of the W anganui team, was bowled by l\'Iarsden after a valuable innings of 49. rrhe last wickets fell cheaply when Shaw was bowled by Donnelly and M:arshall by M:arsden. 97-10-0. First Innings. Nilsson, b. Donnelly

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Reynolds, b. Donnelly Me uli, l.b.w., b. Donnelly Jackman, c. and b. Donnelly Green, b. Marsden Barton, b. Marsden . . Tidy, b. Moran

16 00

15 5 0 4

Shaw, c. Donnelly, b. Marsden Kahlenberg, b. Marsden

3 5

Arkwright, c. and b. Donnelly Marshal!, not out Extras

0 1

Total

5 0

115

second Innings. c. Marsden, b. Donnelly b. Marsden . . l.b.w., b . Marsden . . b. Marsden . . b. Marsden . . l.b.w., b. Donnelly . . c. Donnelly, b. Marsden b. Donnelly . . c. Papps, b. Donnelly not out b. Marsden Extras Total

2 45 3 1 0 12 7 5 11 5 0 6 97

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Second Innings-

F'irst InningsMars den Moran Darney Donnelly waters Crone

19 8 4 16

6 1

1 0

R. 28 19 12 50 1

0. 21 3 1 18 3 4

W. 3 1 0

6 0

M. 9 2 1 3

R. 31 5 0 45

1 3

8 2

AVERAGES.

BATTING.

No. of In.

1'1 0 0 0 1 25 0 0 8

Donnelly Larkin Urry waters Cook Broughton Kellar Dip rose Ma ~·sd~ n

Bowling Analys is. 0. 24 .1 21 5 4 2 2 3

M. 7 4 1

1 0 0 0 0

R. 51 69 17 26 6 17 33 13

Evans Darney Leighton Crone Steven Papps Duff Moran Far is Ulenberg Halpin

w. 4 3 1

2 0 0 0 0

COMPETITION MATCHES .

Oct. ] 9 and 26.- v. Vl estern Park. on first inning:;, 18 runs. Nov. 9 and 11.-v. Old Boys. fir::; t innings, 170 run:;.

\V on by School

\V on by School on

Nov. 21 and 28.- v. New Plymouth. Drawn. IJlay on second day. Dec. 21.-v. ·western Park. Lost by 10 runs. Jan. 11 and 19.-v. Old Boys. fir::;t ummgs.

\Von on first

::\Iarch 7 and 14. -v. New Plymouth . innings b~r 70 runs.

240

Barlon Tidy Reynolds Shaw Green Arkwright Kahlenber g Meuli

Lost by 60 runs .

Feb. 22 and 29.- v. Old Boys.

Total

No play on

Lost on first

F eb. 8 and 15.- v. vVestern Park. innings b? 45 runs.

6 0 0 4 0 0

SCHOOL. First Innings. Waters, b. Shaw Leighton, l.b.w., b. Reynolds .. Broughton, c. Reynolds, b. Tidy Donnelly, c. Jackrnan, b. Barton Marsden; l.b.w., b. Tidy Diprose, c. Nilsson, b. Barton Moran, l.b.w., b. Barton Papps, c. and b. Shaw Keller, b. Barton Crone, l.b.w., b. Tidy Darney, not out Extras

Drawn.

.Jan. 25 .- v. New Plymouth. second day.

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NOTES

Won by School on

N.O.

13 9 3 14 2 16 G 7 16 5 .6 10 14 7 7 8 8 7 2 3

1 1

2 3 4 2 2

H.S.

Agg.

Avge.

186 121 18 130 16 39 ' 25 33 23 12 16 26 23 15 10 8 17

898 474 36 410 20 212 54 58 147 37 35 59 73 43 27 26 30 23

69.07 52.60 36.00 29.28 20.00 14.13 10.80 9.66 9.80 922 8.75 8.42 7.30 6.14 5.40 4.33 3.75 3.28 1.00 .33

l!l *

• Denotes not out.

BOWLTNG. Donne!ly Urry E'Vans Marsden Waters .. Moran .. Broughton larkin Crone Darney

0. 119 9 15 149 59 38 27 112 52 17

M. 14

26 8 5 4

22 12 1

W. Runs. Avge. 33 4 7 31 10

6 7 17

6 2

353 46 107 518 178 113 133 342 129 68

10 .69 11.25 15.28 16.70 17.80 18.83 19.00 20 .11 21.50 34.00

AGRICUL TURE

AGRIC ULTUR E NOTES (S. McKenzi e and. J. Scrymge our.) FIELD DAY.

The Jersey Cattle Breeders ' Club h eld their annual There field day at Mr. Truby King's farm at Brixton. was a good attendan ce and it was a highly successfu l fixture. There were demonst rations on Romney sheep by Mr. W. B. Grant, Jersey cattle by Mr. S. Morgan, and A cow judging· Berkshir e pigs by Mr. A. R. Gudopp. and was won judges, amateur for competit ion was held by K. Daisley, of the Senior Agricult ure Class. Jones, on behalf o£ the Boys' High School, thanked the Jersey Club for a most instructi ve and interesti ng day. THE SHOW. The Taranak i Metropo litan A. and P. Associat ion held their annual show on the 4th and 5th of March. Th e School stock was represen ted by the bull, which gained second prize in a class of nine, defeatin g some o£ last season's best winners, and the boar, which annexed tl1P champio nship, beating &~veral other provinci al champions. The Agricult ure boys officiated as stewards in all the stock sections. FARM WORK. The boys ably managed the shed during the fortnight's absence of Mr. Fowler, who was on holiday. 'l'he hedge arotmd the plots has been cut, and a fence was erected in No. 4 field, around t he mangels. Fields 11, 9, 14, 18 and 17 were mowed to provide fresh growth. Harrowi ng was carri ed out in fields 19, 18 and 17. Extra hay was cut in the holidays in 4, 13 and 19, and in Decembe r one stack in 17 and oaten hay in 26. Ensilage was made in Novemb er for the pit, while another stack was made in 19, which makes the suppli es of winter feed more than adequate . No pastures have been put down this autumn. Firld 26, which had Giant Italian rye sown with oats, is to be left till next year. 'l'he mangels in 4, which had to be

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sown twice owing to bad weather which made the germination almost nil, and which were weeded and thinned in February , are now quite a good crop. 'l'he soft turnips, which are now being feel out to keep up the milk yield, are also quite a fair crop. Much time has been spent in the eradicati on of gorse, blackber ry, and fern, mainly by grubbing and scythin g, the Agricult ure boys having cleared fields fi, 7 nd 13. SHEEP WORK. As the boys have the privilege o£ managin g the Taranaki J ockry Club's flock most of the work has been clone Th e at the ir pens, under the supervis ion o£ Mr. Grant. several while dagged, and boys have drafted, counted, .-heep have been treated £or footrot. A new circular dip has been made at the racecour se, so the sheep do not have to be taken to Mr. Weston 's. On March 17th and 18th the clipping- of both the School and the racecour se sh eep was ca rri ed out. The .Jockey Club was unfortun ate in that one of the Ryeland r ams died some weeks ago, but some selected ewes are being mated with the other to improve the standard of the lambs. Last year's Ryeland- cross lamb~ are a fine lin e, having good fleeces and great uniform ity Mr. Grant ha s given several lessons on the of type. breeding and managem ent of sheep for both wool producing and mutton. 'l'he Agricult ure classes are extremel y sorry to lo::;e Mr. Na~ h , who is leaving us at the end of tbe term to take up a position with the Departm ent of Agricult ure.

HOWLE RS IN HISTORY. (Compil ed £or Assistan ce of Fomth-F ormers.) When Julius Caesar burnt the cakes confided to his care, His hostess was distinctl y impolite : Her remark was, "Et tu, Brute," which reproach he couldn't bear. So he joined the first crusade to set thmgs right.

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32 He was present at 'frafalgar where he captured Titus Oat, While the English archers made the foremen smart, And he told the Calais burghers, erP- he perished in the moat That they'd find their town engraved upon his heart. To the famous Edward Crookback, must we turn, wicked tyrant put the Princes in the Tower, Where old Chancer kept his "Canterbury Ales" ('Twas by signing Magna Charta Eclward gained d espotic power, And the right to wear Three Feathers when in Wales) But referring to the Princes, by the order of the King, Wh~ lest they should claim the Throne was much afraid, By a troubadour named Blondel, who could kill as well as sing They w ere smothered in a butt of marmalade. F.D. (Va.).

SCHOOL NOTES (A. A. Keller.) The School opened this year on Tuesday, Febr~1ary 6th, with an appreciably increased roll, especially in the Boarding department. Wh en we returned to school after the Christmas holiday s it came as a great shock to us to learn that o.nr gymnasium had been totally destroyed by fire. We .misR this building tremendously, particularly now that .wmter is with us. However, a new building on similar lmeR to the old one is now well in the process of erection. Following the custom at the School a week's barracks was held in the early pa.rt of the term. These continued from February 7th to the 14th. On the last d ay of barracks the School visit~d the range,. where the n ew boys were put through their pac~s . . This y~ar the N .C.O.'s w ere given a course of special mstruct10n by officer s of the P erman ent Forces.

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On Ma1~ch 9th the swimming sports took place. The swimming this year was of a noticeably high standard, esp ecially among' the n ew boys. Close finish es were the or d er of the day and congTatulations are due to G. R awson ai:tcl J. L eslie, joint School senior champions. Cricket g ear has been laid aside after a very successful season. The First XI. has this season beaten both Nelson College and Wanganui CoJlegiate. Our congratulations are extended once again to Donnelly and Larkin- to Donnelly for his brilliant p erformances with both bat and ball, and to Larkin for his fine persistent efforts. Donnelly topped the averages for batting in 'faranaki and gain ed in all. matches over one thousand runs. 'The Wanganui game took place on March 18th and 19th. Wan g anui batted first to compile 115 runs. School had lost seve}'l cheap wickets when Donnelly saved the side by brilliant fast scoring. The innings closed for 240 runs. Wanganui followed on to make 97, thus lenving School the winners by an innings and 28 runs. Boys from the School again took prominentJ part in the North Taranaki Junior Tennis Championships. We congratulate N. Chatfield on his fine performance in winning the singles and the Crone brothers, T . and R., in winning the doubles. At the end of the 1935 School year we said "Au Revoir" to Mr. R. C. Wilson, who left for a y ear's visit to En gland. His place was taken by Mr. T. 路watt, who is a prominent old boy of the School. At the beginnin g of this term we also bade farewell to Mr. Dobson 1 our Music Master. He also is on a trip t o England. During his absence the musical work of th e School is being carried on by Mr. R. Silver, who is nl so an old boy. We offer congratulations to the School Chaplain, th e R ev. Mr. 'f emplar, who was marri ed in Dun ecliu on th e Vleclnesclay following Easter. It is with the d eep est r egret that we have to r ecord th e d eath of Milci 'l'am ati, one of OUJ' most promin ent fellow pupils.

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vVe have to thank two of our Masters, Mr. Papps and l\Ir. Alexander, for the organisation of a Dramatic 1111 d Debating Club in the School-a step which met with g-reat success. As this term draws to a close the School 路once again dons football togs. Regular practices commenced after Easter and we are looking forward to an enjoyable season.

LOST AND LATE. My cap is gone, and I'm afraid The crazy thing is lost or strayed. There isn't an inch of all the floor 'fhat I've not searched with patience sore 'fill now I'm ready to slay the cat Or take the air without a hat. But since there is a prefects' snare For chaps who caps refuse to wear, Once more I'll set myself to find Th e cap I mnst not "leave behind." This time T'v e looked on every chair And focused all with basilisk glareWhil e long since with curses feline The cat h11s made a straight beeline To tel1 her mates all over the map"Again he's gone and lost his cap!" Tn desperate haste I've wrecked the place With anxious heat in fruitless chaseThe time is twenty-five to nin e Detention drill is surely mine Lest T can sRfely reach the school By ten to nine-a::; is the rule. Ah! woe is me-by g-osh, by jove Look on the rack above the stove! Now off we go. Oh fearful fate The clock is stopped-I'll still be late. R.G .A.F ., Vb

(M. P. Donn elly.) Th e most plea::;ing aspect of the 9.30 service this year th e increased number of the congr路egation. Our been has regret is, how ever, that this increase is merely consistent with the rise in the boarding roll and not to any stimulation of interest among- thr clay boys. We should lik e to take thi s opportunity of explaining to parents that our servic e at 9.30 is h eld not m erel~r for the benefit of th e boarclers, but for clay boys as well, and we hop e 1hat n ext term the clay boys will play their part in thi s phase of school life as actively as they clo in its other spheres. 'l'o onr chaplain, Rrv . J. M. Templar, we extend our heart!est congrat1:1lations on the step which he has recently taken, and we wish him every happiness in his married life.

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ClaRseR for Confirmation will be held next term, and candidates will probably be presented early in Septem her. Once more 've extend our thanks to Mr. Renaucl for his untiring services in acting as organist at our service and for his inYalnable help in connection with our choir. The Presbyterian boys, including a number of boarders, have on Sunday mornings been attending the St. Andrew's Bible Classes. On Sunday, April 19, t hey were present at a Bible Class Tea, which was preceded by an interesting talk by Mr. Manson, the Travelling Secretary to the Y.M .B.C. Un ion. After this they attenclecl the evening service, w here R. Mancler read the Second T_;esson .

A MOUNTAIN LAKE.

As the drifting snows of the stately mou ntain glistened in the warming rays of the rising sun and as Nature's t ired world woke to yet another clay of life, the thick, clammy mist which had hovered low in the wooded valleys during the hours of darkness, lifted, to leave glistening and shimmering in the dusky dawn a mountain lake. Not a sound disturbed the eerie silence until, with a whirr of wings, as of a great wind, a covey of wild clucks rose from the mirror-like surface. 'furning their outstretched heads towards a distant goal, they were soon but a retreating arrowhead, silhouetted against a faraway cloud. No longer were the waters of the mountain gem undisturbed. 'l'he wavelets parted the thick bush overhanging one side to splash against the clay bank and · curl back with a sob of defeat; at the mountain end they spent their strength gurgling among the rapier-like leaves of the wild clucks' home, the raupo swamp; where a tiny beach shelved gently to the water's edge they lapped its sloping sands; and at a point where a small stream watered the lake they tried in vain to quell its ceaReless chatter·ing. As the.·e various sounds subsided, the water grew tranquil again, the stream continued its eternal bubbling and gurgling, and a few floating feathers bore the only testimony to the late presence of a flock of wild h1cks. A rustle of dry uncletgrowth and a t rembling of the bushes above the sand heralded the an·ival of two delicate deer . Noses tw itch ing and sensitive ears cocked

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to catch the slightest ~o u~d, t~ey ~tepped daintily to the water. A ~leek trout, swimmmg lazily, clo~e to the surf ce to catch the unwary fly, splashed as it tumed at the a~imah' approach and was gone. T~e deer drank their fill and disappeared as qmckly and silently as they had come. And the only oth~r visitor to that l~ke was a wood i(J'eon of particularly bnght plumage, which hover ed low fo~ a ~;hort time over the attractive sheet of water and then veered off to it~ mate, calling from a knotted old puriri. As the ~;hadow~ of the st~rrounding . b~sh on t~e water lengthened, so the rhythmic hum of msect ltfe dimmed and as the colourful reflections of .the dying sun on tbe mountain face ~;l owly faded, the little lake was tramformed to a sheet of silver, which in its turn was con~;umecl by the enveloping darkness of the night. C.H.L. (V a.).

CADET NOTES (B. E. Conway.) Major Kerr, Lieutenant 'l'ett and 14 N.C.O. 's attended a course of in~truction at 'l'rentham for Cadet officers and N.C.O. '~:; of the Central Command in the latter part of January. Shortly after tlte completion of .thi~; course, a week'~:; barracks was held at tlte School from February 5tlt to 11th. The fir.-t few clay~; of barracks week \\'ere devoted to the organi~ation of the Battalion and elementary 'tlltacl drill, while mor e advanced military training occupi ed tlte remaining clays. The Battalion wa~; very fortunate in having the ~>er ivcei:i of Captain F. L. Hunt, N.Z .S.C., S.S.M. 's J. T. R. Bell, J. J. Cork ill, J. L . 0. Ro·we, Sergeant J. D. Arm·trong and Cor poral W. E. Grog an. Officer~; and N .C.O. 's t ender tlJank~ for their services. T he Cadet. · were inspected by Lieut.-Colonel F . S. Yamham, M.C., E.D., O.C. 1st Battalion 'faranaki Regiment , who gave an inte t· e~;ting lectu re on the new Colour~; which he displayed. Later in the week l\fajor A. E. Con\\'ay, N.Z.S.C., Staff Officer in charge of No. 8 Regimental Di~;trict, in~pectecl the Battalion.

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On the afternoon of the final day a field day was held at the Rewa Rewa rifl e range. Some good shooting was done with both .303 and .22 rifles. Once again we have an efficient Drum and Bugle Band, which, thanks to the untiring efforts of Mr. Dob::;on has acquitted itself -vvell on all occasions. This year sees an innovation in the system of physical training. During the barracks week a class of 24 Cadet::; was trained by Corporal Grogan as P.T. in路 structors. 'l'he P.'l'. of the Battalion is in charge of these instructors and each moming interval finds their respective cla::;ses hard at work. 'l'he Battalion was on parade at Pukekura Park on March 22nd on the occasion of the presentation of the new Colours to the Taranaki Regiment by His Excellency the Governor-General. 'f he high ::;tandard of marching ::;et by the Cadets was fully appreciated by the large public gathering. The Cadet Battalion did not take part in the Anzac Day parade and service, owing to unfavourable weather, but the usual ceremony of laying wreath::; on the Memorial Arch was observed. Parades for N.C.O. '::; and P.T. instructors are held every Monday afternoon with the object of improving their powers of command and instructional abilities. Special thanks are due to Major Kerr for his efforts m thi::; connection.

SW AN'S SONG.

Scudding grey clouds, A drenching mist, 'l'he ir wreathed shadows ::;hake 0 'er the rustling reeds And the whispering shrouds . Of an icy forest lake. 'l'he night has flown two-thirds her round, Dawn's clammy breath is clank W,hen a grey wraith robed in the hazy mist Shoots from the farther bank.

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So soft it sweeps 0 'er the rippling waves, So swift it glides On the path it craves To the mid::;t of the bubbling water's swill, Where it hovers awhile and awhile is still. Then sounds so free a::; ne 'er were heard On this old earth, nor will ever be, Rise up through the air in a tuneful wail 'l'o blend in Heaven's own harmony. For longings pent for many years As in a cage of iron bars Now smash their cloying bands, and flee In bursting triumph to the stars. Such glorious strains, the tearing wind Is hushed, and through the riven clouds 'l'he dying beams of the waning moon Stream down in a shaft of light to blind With glad caress a dying swan. J.R.G.V. (Va.).

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(B. G. Falk.) In id eal weather the annual school swimming sports were he ld on l\Ionday, lVIarch 9 at the school baths and were witnessed by a large attendance of parents and fric:1ds. Th ere were very large entries, but all events were run off according to schedule. J. IJe::;lie and G. Hawson shared the Senior Championship honours, J . Bennett, who swam very well, wo11 the ,Junior Championship, and R Sheppard won the Under 14. Three school records 11路ere broken. J. Leslie reduced the tim\' for the 220 yards to 2min. 58 2-5s!?c. and the time for the 100 yards to 6 72-5sec., whil e L. Eggleton broke the long plunge record. Th e Senior Diving Championship wa.路 won by B. Philpott, the Junior by F. Novak, and the Under 14 by J. Grant.

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At the condusio11 of the sport::; the annual water polo match between Day Boy::; and Boarders was playecl <mdre::;ulted in a draw, each ::;ide ::;coring one goal. Championship re::;ult::; were:l::lenior Champion::;hip- J. Le::;lie and G. Raw::;on (16 points) 1, equal; B. Falk ( 4 points) 3. Junior Championship.- J. Bennett (15 points), 1; lt Crompton (6 point::;), 2; 1\1. lsrael and P. Taylor (4 points), 3. Under 14 Champion::;hip.- R. Sheppard (15 points), 1; Ander::;on (7 points) , 2; Caldwell (4 points), 3. l~esults

were:33 1-3 Yards Senior Champion::;hip.- G. Raw::;on 1, J. Leslie 2, B. Falk 3. 'l'ime, 18 2-5sec. 33 1-3 Yards Junior Championship.-First heat: Crompton 1, Flannagan 2; time, 20 2-5::;ec. Second heat: Haunan 1, Israel 2; time, 20 1-5sec. Third heat: Bennett 1, Youngs 2; time, 20sec. Final: Bennett 1, Crompton 2, l::;rael 3; time, 20 1-5sec. Won by a yard, with a touch between second and third. 33 1-3 Yard::; Under 14 Champion::;hip.-Fir::;t heat: Caldwell1, Bennett 2, Shewry 3; time 26 1-5 sec. Second heat: Sheppard 1, Grant 2, Ander::;on 3; time, 20 3-5seq. Final: Sheppard 1, Anderson 2, Grant 3; time, 21 3-5sec. Won ca::;ily, with third a yard back. 33 1-3 Yards Preparatory Championship.- Bonamy 1, 'l'odd 2; time 26 1-5sec. 33 1-3 Yards Open.- Winner::; of h eats were: Hoben, l::lk eet, Dickie, Booth, Ward, Porter, Morri::;, \Vagstaff, V\Talsh, Annand, Hutchinson, P eppcrill, Trask, V\Thitwell, Hellier, Novak, Whittington, Papps, White, Dennes, Eggletou, Law, Thomson, Whitfield, 1\lander, 1\Iarsden, Bewley, F erry and Graham. Semi-finals: First heat, White (2sec.) 1; second heat, Ferry (3sec.) 1; third heat, Morris ( 8sec.) 1; fourth heat, Am1and ( 4::;ec.) 1; fifth heat, Whitwell (7sec.) 1. Final : Morris (8sec.) 1, Ann and ( 4::;ec.) 2, Whit well ( 8sec.) 3. time, 23 1-5sec.

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33 1-3 Yard s New Boys ' Race .- \¥in ners of· h eats were : Ligh tbou rne, Lobb , Ruak ere, King , l\1cDonald, Shew ry, Dug gan, C. Self, Butt , Tem plar, Adam , Baun ton, Shc ppm·d, Clow, Pepp erill , Riley , Lam bie, Foclen. Strin gfield . Semi -fina ls: Firs t heat , Pepp erill (lsec .) l; seco nd heat, Dug gan (3sec .) 1; third heat , C. Self (4sec.) 1. Fina l: Dug gan (3sec .) 1, C. Self (4sec .) 2, Peppe1·ill (lsrc .) 3; time , 26 1-5sec. :iO Yard s Seni or Cham pion ship. - G. 1\nw son 1, J. T,rsl ir 2, B. Falk 3; time , 30 2-5sec. 50 Yard s Juni or Cha mpio nshi p.-F irst heat : Crom p· ton 1, llm·l e 2; time , 33sec. Se.co nd heat : rsra el 1, Uan nan 2; time 33 1-5se c. Thir d heat : Ben nett 1, Tayl or 2; time , !31 3-5sec. Fina l: Hen nett 1, Crom pton 2; Isra el !3; time , !32 1-5sec. \V on b.v 2 yanl s with a ~' anl srpa rating secou cl an cl 1: hi t'cl.

:iO Ynrd s Und er 14 Chnm pion ship. - Firs t heat : Cn lclwrll l , Shrw ry 2, Benn ett 3; timr 42 2-5se c. Seco nd h ent: Shep parcl 1, Gt·;mt 2, And rrson 3; time , 35src . Fina l: She pparcl l , Andr1·son 2, Calclwrll 3; time , 34 4-5src. vVon en;;ily h.v 5 ynrd s, with a ~rnrd betw een seco nd nnd third .

fiO Yard s Open.- First . heat : l\f. \¥hi1" e 1, D. Self 2, :JiotTi;; 3; time, 34 3-5sec. Srco ml hrnt : K l\lar sdrn 1, C'lnr k 2, Uarc liner 3; timr 35sec. 'l'hir d h eat: Bew ley ] , Whit fiP id 2, BPrn sten 3. Timl', 34 4-5sr c. Fina l: 1\farsdc·n (..J.;;rc.) 1, Hew ley (4src .) 2, Ra.wson (scr. ) 3; time , 3-J. 2-5sPc. \;I,Ton by half n ~· arcl , with a tonc h bPtw een secon d nncl third .

lOO Yard s Seni or Cham pion ship .- .J. J,esl ie 1, G. Rnwson 2, B. Falk 3; timP o7 2-5sec (a school rPcorcl). 1 \V on by two yard s, with four ?ard s betw een SPCOllcl and t h ircl. 100 Yard s Juni or Chnm pion ship. - Fin; t heat : C'l'ompton 1, R. I.~ogan 2; timr , 77 2-5sr c. Srco nd heat : Han nan 1, Law 2; time , 80sec. 'fhirc l heat : Ben nett ] , 'l'ayl or 2; time , 75 2-5sec. Fina l: Ben nett 1, 'fayl or 2, Loga n 3; time , 70 4-5sec. Rcnn ett was in th e lrad thro ngho nt nnd won easil y b~· seve n yard s , with third two yard s furth er back .

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100 Yards Under 14 Championship.-Fi rst heat: Caldwell 1, Bennett 2, Valentine 3; time, 1min. 3~sec. Second heat: Sheppard 1, Grant 2, .A.nderson 3; t~me, 1min. 25 1-5sec. l~inal: Sheppard 1, Calclwell 2; tn~1e, 1min. 30 2-5sec. Won comfortably by ten yards, w1th two yards separating second and third. 220 Yards Senior Championship.-J. Leslie 1, G. Rawson 2, B. Fallc 3; time, 2min. 58 2-5sec (a school r ecord). Leslie l ed all the way and won comfortably by 16 yards from Rawson, with Falk another four yards away. 220 Yards Open.-BernsteJ{ (10sec.) 1, Berg ( 8sec.) 2, Hutchings 3; time, 3min. 26 2-5sec. 50 Yards Breaststroke.-Firs t heat: B . Shaw 1, Allen 2; time, 52 1-5sec. Second h eat: _Logan 1, _M_asters 2; time, 44 1-5sec. Third h eat : Helller 1, ~hilhp~ 2; time, 42 3-5sec. Fourth h eat: D. Shaw _1, Whi~e 2; t1me, 42 3-5sec. Fifth heat: McCrae 1, H. Smith 2; time, 44 2-5 sec. Final: D. Shaw 1, McCrae 2, HeJlier 3; time, 47sPc. 33 1-3 Yards Backstroke.- Ul enberg 1, Berg 2, Tjogan 3; time, 30sec. Sen ior Dive.- Philpott (31 points) 1, McCrae (~fi point) 2, Gotz (24 points) 3. ?ives. consisted _of a pla~n header off the low board, a p1ke off the m edmm boaHl and two optionals. Junior Divc.- Novak (25 points) 1, llannan (24 points) 2, Jordan (17 points) 3. 'l'l1e div~s c~nsistecl of a standing header off the low board , a plam d1ve off the middl e board, and an optional off t h e top board. Und er 14 Dive.- Grant (23 points) 1, Bonamy (22 points) 2, Gredig (20 po_ints)_ 3_. _ 'l'he dives were of the same style as in t h e jumor dtVJSJOn. M edley Race.- First h eat: Booth 1, Bernste11 2, Ca ~cl well 3. Second h eat: Shaw 1, Berg 2, Bewley 3. 'l'lm·d heat: Dennis 1, Parkinson 2, Howlett 3. Final: Berg 1, Shaw D., 2. Learners' Race.- First h eat: \Vil son 1, Don a ld 2. Second heat: Hosie 1, J ones 2. 'l'hird h eat: 1\Iurle:v 1, Kidd 2. Fourth heat: Crone D. 1, Smith 1\I. 2. Final: Mm·ley 1, Crone 2.

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43 Long Plungc.-Final: Egg·leto!.' 4.5ft. 3in. (a school r ecord ) 1; Butt, 32H. 3in., 2; Parkinson, 30ft. Sin., 3. Diving for PlatPs.- RogPrs (8 plates ) 1 T<'1·oo·o·nrt """ ' (7 ) 2, Self (6) 3. Awkward Entry.- C. vVhittington I, K. Mullool~r 2. !nter - F~rm Relay.-3 E.P. (McDonalcl , Lightbourne, Bertw, T. \V1l son) I; 4 D. 2, 5 B. 3. TimC', J min. 36 3-5sec.

·water Polo.-Day Boys 1 v. Boarders 1. Teams WC're:- Dny Boys: 1\I. BPrg (capt.), N. Waters, G. Rawson, D. Falk, M. Ulenberg, 1\'I. Hannan, A. Keller. Boarders: C. \Vhitt in gton (capt.), G. Gotz, P. 'l'aylor, E. \Vh itfiPlil , .T. TJesliP, M. Chatfield, 1\1. Tsmel.

MOON MAGIC. Th P moon is slowl~r 1·ising over yon dark hill, As hPJ' golclrn beam a(lvan ces clumps of gorse and b1·oken branches ClPnr ancl bla ck against _the sky, 'o·ainst the hlue starstucldecl sky, i\ rp standing still. JTig-hPr ,vet she climbs nncl hi gh er, till m·onncl l1C'r visage fair 81 J' raks of f eath er-clou(l arp flon1-ing like a woman's g l'eying h air. 'rhen l1 er li ght bm·sts on the river and the black a.ncl clC'pth less stream Ts transfig-ured by h er ma.g·ic to a tranquilizing dream. G lnssy rocks wnshecl by thr wnters portray myrincl li ghts ancl shades, And thrir shadowy ima ge clnnces, flitting· o'C'J' the wild cnscacles. J-lpJ·r is light nncl there is shadow in the turning of a l eaf, Turning in thr ripple of thr moonlight's silver sh<'af, vVh ilr the nnn·mm· o:f tl1e river rnsl1ing over rocky bars Lcncls a sweet ancl lulling music to th e moonlight and the stars. J .Y ., Va.

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HOUSE NOTES SCHOOL HOUSE. (C. N. Whittington. )

.After a rather lean period during the years of d epr ession the roll of School House this year showed a substantial increase through the advent of a greater number of new boys than have entered th e boarding establi shments for the past few years. 'rhe n ew boys, after the usual strangeness of the fir st few weeks, hav e settled down to th eir year of "p:ive," and fourth form er s to their n ew career of "take." Now that many of our ·one-time juniors have r eached th e dizzy h eights of seniority, it is advisable to r emind th em of Shakespeare's old adage, ''Frailty thy name is women .'' Boys, also h e sparing with your ecstacies, fM ne 'e r th e ro se without the thorns. Last year saw the temporary departure of Mr. R. C. Wilson from the House, and his place h as b een ably filled by Mr. T. N. S. Watt, an Old Boy of the School. We are very sorry ind eed to lose Mr. Nash , who ha s accepted a position in the Department of Agriculture, Chri stcburch. We wish him the b e.·t of go od fortune in his new position. The latest summer craze, the bo ard ers h ave noti ced, is the growin g popularity of portable bathin g sh eds, anfl t h e latest question is whether they are b ett er with o,r without h oods. It has also been r emarked that one of th eir worthy owners has no t ies, but this remark has broup:ht forward varied comments, and we lea rn from Teliahl e information t hat h e h as two, a r ed one and a blu e. Again gossip ha s it t hat the other owner is in possession of a dictapbone, and that t h e clay boy who was at the n ew boys' concert this year is not honouring us with his presence next year ; h e has declared the meetin g "black ." We take this opportunity of con gratulatin g the following:M. P. Donnelly.-For his num erous successes on the cricket field during la st season; also for being head boy, captain of football and captain of cricket.

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The six W.R.E. C.K.S. for attemptino· to break the "' . monotony of boarding life. N. S. Chatfield.-:B'or win.nino· the Taranaki Junior "' Single:; Tennis Championship. . B..A. ':; n:odesty which makes him purcha se seconrl fifteen stockmgs. We have observ ed that this appm·ent modesty do e:; not follow him in hi:; scholastic achievements. .A. G. Mc~ntyr.e.---'-For becoming h ead of Carrington House. W e m1ss lnm very much in this House but h e has no doubt been making hi:; presence felt in his new position. 'rwbo memb er :; of our rival House for gaining places . m t 11e. oarders' polo team. The clay boy who attempted to put House Prefects on d etentions and (did we h ear ) make them run a round the ground. W e t a k e this space to congratulate him on his School spirit, which has. been recognised by the gr eat G-reek .Adonis. .At the annual meeting of Senior Boys the followmg balance-sheet was presented:Lia bilities : :::lix W .R.E.C.K.S., 5 House Prefects 1 School Prefect, 1 broken window, 2 ''con veniently h eav'y'' sleepers, 1 hood. .Assets: 5/ 7 boarders' polo team, 1 cncket cap, 1 tennis champion, 1 swimming champion, ::l photos of J ean Harlow, 7 photos of Louise Rainer 3 ' boxing champions, 2 toy cars, 1 auto-go Rugby. 'l'he above was audited and found correct. CARRINGTON H OUSE N OTES. (G. Gotz.)

This year has seen much crowding in the ranks of the n ew boy:;, and the House is filled almost to overflowing. .At the beginning of the term th e H ouse was left devoid of prefects and Mclntyre came from t h e rival House to fill ve ry ably the po::;ition last occupied by ~atten as h ead prefect. W e are very sorr y to lose Whittmgtol! and Kay, who have left us b ecause of the scarcity of semor boys to be prefects in School House.

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The cricket sea~o11 lla~ gone, but we mu~t take thi~ opport unity ol' congra tulatin g Moran on getting hi:; cricket eap and repre:; enting the School again~t .:-Jelson and Wanga nui Uo lleges. We ha ve notieed that one of our prefecb ; l1~1 s develo ped a peculia r habit of taking his bath when clad in his pyjama s. Wheth er thi::; i~ one of tile after-e ffects of the night before or ju:;t a decide d aversio n to com i11g into too cloi:ie a contac t with ::;oap and water we llav e no idea, but it l:leem:; t h at an enemy or enemiel:l were coneernccl, for h e hai:i been seen lurking in dark corneri:i muttering to himself, ''A dirty reveng e 'I A dirty reveng e 'I A dirty --1 " A feature of the swimm ing sporti:i thii:i year 'n1s tlle eontinu ation of t he practic e of holdin g an annual Day Boy::; v. Boarder::; water polo match. 'l'wo boyl:l of tile House were suceess ful in being membe rs of the team to represe nt the Boarde r.·, ,and took their part in the entbul:lial:ltic, if not scientific, game. Gramo phones are still in vogue in the clomitoriei:i, and al:l our house-mal:lter ::;eems to have develo ped a gramop hone-co mplex, confiscation::;, accomp anied by "Dig a Dig a Do" and such "hot" jazz tune::; are the order of the clay. We wish to condon e with School House in that they a rc losing ~fr. Nash, who has been with them a::; an a.-::;i.-tant h ou::;e-master for the last t hree years. He ha::; endeav ou red to establi sh a system of discipl ine, w hi eh they very much need, and has clone all he can while he has been at t he School to l1elp the House along. Drama has taken the School by storm and the Hou::;e i::; playing an import ant part under the leaders hip of iti:i buddin g playwr ight and produc er. We now have quite a troupe, compri sing Shakes pearea n acto rl:l (Amer ican clei:iign), gang::;ters, a crook called '' Butch, '' of unknow n nationa lity, tap clanceri:i, a Maori choir, and even one who has profesi:iecl to know '' 'l'he Ins and Outi:i on 'ow ter Cook.' ' Footba ll is here and we are all looking eage rly into the future witL the hope that membe rs of the House may figure largely in the Fifteen , and when we consid er the .'tature of some of our stalwa rts we anticip ate with pleasur e the Day Boys v. Boarde rs match.

OBITUA RY

<!E>bituarp. MIKI TAMATI. Tamati , one of our most promisino· contem porarie s, and a close friend of all who knew h~n passed away on Thm·i:itla.f, April 2, at the age of fifte~n. Hi~; death wa~ a terl'lbl e blow, coming as it did after so ~hort an 1llness: He wa~; the son of Mr. and 1\'Irs. P. famatl , '~· ho 1:es1de at Bell Block, and to them the School extend s 1ts smc~r~st sympa thies in their bereav ement A~; an athle~e l\11ln had. showed a promis e which causecl Ui:i to. hope for ~reat .th~ngs from him in the future. To In entwn bu.t a few. of h1s athleti c achieve ments. He was the 193-! .wmne r of the Bayly Memor ial Schola rship the holcl~r ?f the Sc~ool record s for the 220 yards uncle~· 14, the JUmor long. JU111Jl and the 100 yards jtmior and was al~;o ~·unner -Ul? m 1_935 for the 'l'arana ki junior hard court tennm champ10nsh1p. l\~iki

, For many year::; to come, when the youth of our :)c!1ool ~·ather togeth er on the sports field and oTeat etrorts o.f the past and presen t are being compa red, l'l1'iki'~; name w1ll always be remem bered. In _class his scholas tic career was just as encourao- ino·

~~~cl tlus ):ear he was a well known figure amono· 0 th~ fnencll y nval~; that led his form.

IN MEMORIAM. '1'11e mornm . g lark rav es shrill unduly Pipes his shallow lilt untrul y ' 'I' rage cl y ne ' er bled him surely ' Or he 'cl rue with sadder songs. Many soft though ts die unspok en Else betray a heart near broken · ' 'I' ears of grief are woman 's tok~n Men with secret sighs condol~.

HOUSE PREFECTS, -1-8

TENNIS

1936

NOTES

0 sometimes in the arms of eYening Brea the a prayer of 1-lilent g rieving, Breathe a prayer of lov e, believing Hands of comrades dasp again. A.G.M. (Vb. ) .

TENNIS NOTES (L. D. Jones. ) Th e end of a yery succ essful t ennis season has now passed. There were many n ew players to be seen on the courts t his year, and ther e was much friendly rivalry among the players. The standard of tennis has consid erably improv ed, Cliti Nodcler, who has left only r ecently, holding n inth positi6n on th e men's North Taranaki lad der. Though th er e are only fifteen on th e ~c!Jool ladder at present, ther e has been much c.:ompetition and names are often changing places, t he top poi-iition at prel-lent bein g held by Donnelly.

SCHOOL HOUSE. Back Row.- C. ,Whittington, P. Hutchins on, P. McBride. Front Row.- E. Kay, M. Donn ell y (Head }. G. Ph"]]ips .

Towarcli-i the end of th e third term of last vear the

~c.:hool championl-lhips wer e d eciclecl. Th e jun.i~r cbampionship was won by M. Tamati, while the 1-len ior wa;; won by C. Nodder. Th e No rth Taranaki J路unior llardc.:ourt TournameiJt was commenced on March 14th at tbe ~chool c.:onrts and Jt was mainly a ~dwol Ute Puk eknra Park courts . all'air, as, of the 62 entrants in the 1-lingles, we claimed 58, and only two pairs out of 27 in the doubles were out1-liders. N. Ch atfield def eated E. Law 9- :) and C. 'l'avlo1 beat M. 'l'amati by default in t he semi-finals of 路the singles. In the finals, Chatfield beat Taylor 6-2, 6-~ in an excellent match . In t he semi-finals of the doubles Chatfielcl and Hall beat Tamati and White 9-8, and R and 'I'. Crone beat Moss and Jones 9-5. In tbe finab sup erior combination and play won the match for t be Crone brothers, 6-0, 6-4. The finalists in t he boys' and g irli-i ' eventl-l formed a team to play the South 'l'aranaki champions at Stratford on April 4th. The boys won all their events by fairly

Swa inson's, N.P.

CARRI NGTON HOUSE. Back Row. -F. Moran, V . Anderson, G. Gotz. Front Row .- A . McRae, A. Mcintyre (Head}, R. Hamerton.

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wide mar g in~, the~e re ~mlts makin g Chatf-ield the Taranaki Junior Single ~ Champion and R. ancl 'f. Cron e t he Doubl e~ Champion~.

On F ebruary 17th many t ennis entlJllsia~ts were thrilled to ~ ee the world-famous player~ l'ochet, Baker and J . and A. Wi llanl give a wonderful d i ~p l ay of tennis Several of our boy~ at at the New Plymo uth courts. a display well wortlt wa~ it that agreed tended and all For day~ after, boy~ could be ~een tyin g witne~~ in g. them~c l n!~ up in knot~ trying to p erfect Coch et '~ backh and. W e have unfortunately lo ~t three of our b e~t player:; 1ltis year, Cliff N odcler an cl ''Sa m my'' Cron e having left, and by a t ragic deat h we haY e lo::;t Miki Tamati, one of our mo::;t promi~ing junior players. \V e mu~t eongratulate N odd er on h i~> wonderful achievement iu r eaching the fin als of the North Taranaki Re::;idential C hampion ::;hip~ . Jt i~ indeed a noteworthy performance for a school boy of only eighteen .

EXAMINAT ION

RESULTS,

1935

DEGlmE PAS::JES . . B. A. (Fir st Section) .- A. l<'. Cunning ham (English l. , Latin l. ); R J. Co rkill (En gli::;h l. , lli ~tory I.); H.. H. Goodwin (Math::;., English l. ); M. 0 . Ekdahl (Engli::;h 1. , lâ&#x20AC;˘'rench l., Latin l. ). LL.B. (Fir::;t Section) . -D. Menzies (Con. 1-li::;tory, Bn glish l., Latin l. ). Taranaki Scholarships. -l. B. :F'ari::;, '1' . C. La1:kin, H . H . Franci::;, G. H . T err y . U niv cr~ity '

Bur::;ary.-J. Steven.

Tra ining College Ent rance.- Comp lete pa s~: F. H.obinson. Acco untants ' Profe~~ional.-11 . M. Bamitt (Mercantile Law I., Bankruptcy); J. N. Bethel l (Boo k-keeping, J. C. Casey (Book~fc r ca ntile L aw 1., Bankruptcy); k eeping, Bankruptcy); A. M. D e~ Forges (Book -keeping,

LIFE-SA YING NOTES 50 Bankrn ptc:y); L. l\I. H enry (l\Ierean tile Law I., Bankruptcy, Economic~); W. D. Squire (Book-k eeping, Mercanti le Law I., Bankru ptcy); R. J. Urry (Book-k eeping, Mercan tile L a w I., Bankru ptcy); C. H . Wallace, Bookk eeping, Mercan tile Law I., Bankru ptcy ); P. R. F enton (B ook-kee ping, Mercan tile Law Il ., Uompan y Law). Higher Lea ving Ce rtifieat e~ .-C. 路 Olclriclge, B. E. Conway , 1{. C. Ham erton, A. A . Kcller, L. l\1. P<q;ps, F. Robinso n, J. Steven. l\1atricu lation.- J . K Bloxam (P. ), R U. 路Crone (P.), I. W. Davi es (P.), J . H . Dutr (M.), J. V. Elliott (P .), W . D. Evans (P.), B. G. Fallc (M.), R. Fluker (P.), J. Garcia (M.), G. G. Gotz (P.), F. J . IIalpin (P.), A. C. Hayton (l\I. ), D. F. llugget t (l\1. ), B. J. IIurle (M.), L . D. Jones (P.), II. J. Keller (P.) , II. '1'. Kershaw (P.), D. V. Mathew s (M.), 'l'. G. S. Millar (M:), D. R. Purser (M.) , G. E. Rawson (P. ), D. W. Shaw (M.), li. A. Smith (M.), L. '1'. Starke (P.), F. R. Whitfel d (M.), A. A. Keller (E.). (P. ) denotes Pass, (M.) d enotes Medica l Prelimi nary, (E. ) d enote:; Enginee ring Prelimi nary. School Certific ate. - Full pass: J. R. Bloxam , R. U. Urone, J. V. Elliott, B. G. ~'alk, R. F l uker, J . Garcia, I<'. J. Ilalpin, A. C. llayton , R. F. liugget t, B. J. Hurle, L. D. Jones, H. J. Keller , H. '1'. K ershaw, D. V. Matbew s, '1'. G. S. Millar, D. R. Purser, G. E . Raw:,;on, D. W. Shaw, 11. A. Smitl1, L. 'l'. Starke, F. R. Whitfel d, J. R. Bewley , W. R Cook, A. W. G. Hodd er, E. A. lloskin, L. C Jarman , A. 0. Masters , L . E. Smith, A. '1' . Squire, N . C. Water s

LIFE- SAVI NG

NOTE S

(L . I<'. Eggleto n. ) The 1936 life-sav ing season has 路 prov ed to be Oll e of til e 1nost success ful for many year:,; for, a lt hough the water has been cold, a r ecord numb er of awards h av e been <)'ainecl. Great credit is due to the various instructor:,; ~vhole ability and the keennes s of all their pupils can easily b e judged from the r esults. Th anks are due to Mr. Bertran d for again d eliv ering a very inter esting and instruct ive lecture on physiol ogy and the theoreti cal side of life-sav ing.

B~NDALL

ME.Y!ORIAL ESSAY

51 It is very encoura g in g to see the Jnunb er ol' n ew boys who have taken an int Pl'\'i:it in Jife-::;avi ng and a lr eady their efforts pr edict well for the future . H,('su lls :l ~lemen t ary Life Saving 85 1' roficien cy 7G 13ronze Meda llion 40 Honor ary ln ::; trudors (li'ir::;t Class) 21 'l'cachrr s 21 1\ wa r d of Merit.- Portcr, 1\lacLeo d A. K, Parkins on, Boot h. Ur ompton , Jo r dan R., Nelf C. , ,Jordan B. , B ell , 13l:'rt ie, l\IcfJea.y, Hux lE>.Y, .JacksoJ I, Smith II. , Thom p::;on A. N. , l\IeUl.n uont D., brael .i\1. , Taylor P. , Coldwell D. Dip.l oma.-C . Wh ittingto n, L. F . Eggl eton, U. G. Uot路z.

BE NDAL L

MEM OR I AL

ESSA Y.

IS UNlVE HSAL PEAUE POSSIB LE! (R. J. Cor kill. ) Althoug h from the very dawn of lti"tory war has been a recogni sed institut ion and cu::;tom, with the advance of ci vili::;ation it has been increasi ngly r ealised that the use of violence and forc e is an abnorm al condition which ought to be entirely elimina ted from human affairs. More particu larly in the world as it exists to-day, with a dense and rapidly increasi ng populat ion dependen t for its ex istence on intern ational commun ications, war means the. paralys is, if not the actual destruc tion of culture, econom ic progresi:i, and, indeed, civilisation it::;elf. Furth ermore, science has produce d so much in the way of destruc tive machin er y t h at to-day even non-com batants are far from being immune. Th e problem, therefo re, of prevent ing war assumes a more vital importa nce than ever before. 'l'hus it is that peace i::; the ultimat e obj ect of all statecra ft- p eace in the develop m ent of dome~:;tic activitie s, and peace in the relation s with other States. For the purpose of ensurin g peace an expen~:;ive diploma cy is maintai ned by all nations , and to perpetu ate it treaties are entered into by States one with

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ME~IORIAL

ESSAY

another. 'l'IJouglJ t h e ~ e tenclencie~ approach the rig bt goa l th ey eannot con vine!:' one a~ being adequate, for a <>Teat numb er of people ~till r etain the old ideas that ~eace can on ly be a re~t and intenal between wa r. Until the~e \' i e w~ are exclmngecl for a ~ound, firm cleci~ion that peace "mu~t" be maintained, we can hop e for littl e. _In dealing with a que~tion of thi~ kind we ~ h ould examme previous att empb to attain a suitable r e~ ult and compar e the~e failure:;, for they all r e:;ultecl as ~uch, with t he Man througll the age~ ha~ de~ired pr e~ent ~ituation. peace, ancl hi:; :>cheme:> to attain that object IJ ave b een many and varied. One of the fir:>t and perbap:> the mo:;t The :,; ucc e~.- ful of these attempt:> wa:> the Pax Romana. different trib e:; und e r Roman rule were forced to join a confederation which had a:> its aim~ a p erp etual peace. Th e strength of this union was that all were forced to join, so that ther e were none omitted. Th e ~tucly of movements toward~ establi:>hing a univ er:>a l p eace naturally culminat es in that a:;sembly which, in our own time, owe:; it:> evolution to the presiding genius of Woodrow Wilson - namely t he League of Nations. It wa~ promulgated, as far a.- we need con:;id er , in tho:>e tendencie:; toward unit ed effo rt which proved :;o di:>astrous to Napoleon and in those arrano·ement:; which fo llowed t h e climax of 1815. The Holy All i ~nce, though founded on hi gh ideals based on r elio-iou:> principles, wa:; ult imately ruined wh en those Yery i~l eals became t in ctured with considerations of mat erial gain. The Concer t of Europe co ll ap~;ed beca·use it did not have the support of all the nations. Tho ~;e peace conferences h eld at The Hague in 1899 a~d 1.907, tbrouo·h the per:;ml~;ions of Russia's peacefully-mclmed Nicholas 11., made two fmtb er addit ions to the li:;t of failure:;. Th e Emp eror's suggestions for a reduction in armaments and an agreed, fix ed exp enditure on them were drown ed unh eeded in t he clin of the factorier; which pomed forth munition~; of war and battle:;hips. Europ e was now fully occupied in the "race for arms and navies." When w e reali:;e that the present League was born of these attempt~;, and bean; the unmistakable stamp of their failings, we. despair for the desired peace. Th e .-ituation, however , is not so very hop eler;s. Th e very e xi~tenc e of a League- this tendency towards concerted action-shows that men are beginning to realise t he obviou · t rut h of their unity . Animals in any part of the world constitute a species, but the genus man, divided

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against itself, has through th e ages been blind to its pot ential unity and the benefits wh ich must follow. 'l'~n s a tendency is shown toward demolishing t hose banJCrs which hav e caused previous failur es. In the present system these weaknesses still exist, but we hop e to see them disapp ea r. Th e strength of the Pax Romana - perhaps the solitary succ ess- lay in its absolute unity. 'l'h e Concert of Europe fa~l e cl through lack of support, and th e same situation is fa ced by the present L eagu e, whose decisions lack unanimous tone and united strength. Lacking armed support th e I.J eague cannot enforce its dec.rees; it may only mak e suggestions. In any case, by usino· violen ce they woulcl be perpetuating t hat horror that '"'t h ey set out to d est1·oy. 'l'h r mingling of id eals. with considerations of mate1·i a l gain ruin ed the Iloly A lhan ce. A r eplica of this situation ex ists to -clay , when the l!n governable munition firm s are flooding til e worlfl w1th their produ cts-a vile t r mptation to m en. 'l'h e m.ost serious and in surmount abl e barri er to concert('(l aet10n in encou ragin g a unive rsal peace is formed by national j ealousy, fea r· and pr icl e. 1 have alr.eady . stat~f~ tha~ a trnclency is s hown towards ov ercomm g t he cllfnculties, but the position must be that, until t he nations c.ons e~t to sink their common differen ces, n eeds, and desn·es m the unit ed pm·suit of a noble id eal, th e te nd ency remains no more than a slight on e. 'rh e question as to th e probabi lity of a nniy e r s~ l p eace r esolves itself into a discussion as to what po s~ l biliti es th e p resent L eague contains. We hav e seen 1ts failm·e on several occasions, nam ely-w hen .Japan chose a ca r eer of selfi sh national aggrandiscmrnt and Chin a appealed in va in aga inst her in cursions; wh en feeble prot ests demonstr·atecl weak act ion towards th e Chaco Wal" ancl t he J ewish p ersec uti ons; and finally when clil ator y action caused failure in preventing 1 he Jtalio Abyssinian disput e now occupyin g the stage of Enropean diplomacy. Thi s final test prov es a climax for thr unit ed att empts against war. On the success or failure of t he Leag L!r\ intervention our· future happin ess cl epel1(ls. Th e t1m e has com e for the L eagu e to vindicate itself. In any disput e the L eague has two main tasks. First, to avert war ancl, if that is unsuccessful , secondly, to stop war. It has be en successful on a few occasions in dealing with the

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first by means of conciliation and arbitration but, since in the present crisis this has failed, the future depends on t h e prompt and effective action taken in attemptin g the second. To ensure success th e principle of collective action must be uph eld, and all must share in imposing· · economic and fin anc~al sanction s. If this policy is not supported by a majority of nations, and if selfish inter ests are allowed consideratio n, vve must accept t he fact that the L eague is powerless and reshape our n ational outlook and Imperial defences. TJ1e times ar e certainly not auspicious- they constitute a c rownin ~ t est. The European nations h ave weak ened t h emselves in a world war, while Japan, claiming leadersh ip, beads a rising tide of colour. In every part of t he world forces ar e moving towards violent explosion. Tn t he very hea r t of Europe one nation -Germ any-clenies all Christian ethics and awaits an opportunity to reasRert its power, while Mussolini t.JneatenR more than Abyssinia. H e menaces Western Civil; sation and all ou r heritage. Unless mankincl unites to rea.sse~·t its faith in civilised id eas and in Rpiri t ual mm·a.liti cR we shf! ll go forward to the destruction a.nrl rnin of every thin g good in life. 'l'he ini t iative depends on the British r aceR. BritiRJJ p eopl eR are united in t heir pacific idealR ancl in the belief t hat those icl eals can only be achieved t hrough a Lea.gne of Nations. 'l'hcy lik ewiRe refuse t o form part- unclrr t he cloak of the L eague or oth erwise-of a balance of pow er; t hat state which through a r estr aint in one direction ca.uRcs a tln·eat in another. These fundamenta l tenetR a J·p shared by other countries, moRt no ta bl~r by th e Scanclin av ian gr onp, wh ose influen ce at Gen cvf!, when men lik r Brantin g ancl Hanscn spok e on th ei r bPhalf, was so wise anrl powrrful in gt1icling thP earli Pr rlrstinies of 1h e Lragnc. Wit·h su ch com r acl es th e Brit ish Commonwe alth ca n rleterm in e, if it seizes its opportun iti es courageousl y, w het he1· th e T_jca.gue will gr ow towards om· ideals or lapse into a centr e of privil ege and power. The qnest ion f!S to the poR.· ibili t.y of uni versa l pef!ce woulcl depPncl th en on such a hos1 of r estri ctions and special sit uat ions as to seem improbable, but fundamenta lly the position is as follows:-

DRAMATIC AND

DEBATING CLUB

NOTES

If Britain, with r easonable support, can seize t h e opportunity at the right time; if that b attle for t h e restricion of a rms can be won; i£ the nation s ar e prepared to forget traditional h atred, jealousy and f ear , present. ambition and deRire; and, ind eed, if t he word nationality is replaced in every way by internationa lity, w e can assure ourselves of a universal peace. On the other hand, should t h e League's RtcpR in th e present crisis prove futile and powerless, I fe::u· to imf!gine the future.

DRAMAT IC AND DEBATIN G CLUB NOTES (G. Gotz.) This ye m· haR Reen t he formation of a clnh which has not before been numb ered on t l1 r hononre<l li Rt of School Institutions but which iR now Rhowin g ever y eviden ce of bein g a prom;nent m ember of thf!t roll - th r. Dramatic ancl Debating Club . During t he short time in which th e club has been in operation, ,two debates and two play-reading R h ave been h eld, ancl if on e may jud ge by th e crowds in f!ttenclf!nce its popularity is growing on a large Rcale. W e mnst express our gr atitud e to Mr. PappR f!ncl Mr. Alexand er, with out w hoRe in valu able aRRistance t hr club would nev er have come into existence, f!ncl who l1 ave worker] very bard ind eed t.o k eep it going. 'l'o th e LittlP 'l'heat1·e Players, who came to s how ns how a play iR r ead, and to Messr s. MoRs, Sh eat, Quirk e aml Da:v i~ , who showed us the corr ect mann er in whi ch to condu ct. a debate, we are also vPry gTatefnl. Thesr viR;tors h ave rencler rcl us gr ea t· srrvicr inasmuch that we now know th e con eet way in which to conduct play-r eadings and debates, ancl t· b e~r have sr.t for us an exa mple on whieh t h e boys in 1he fntm·r wi ll be able to model th eir own effortR. Much hi t herto undi scover ed talent ha s bern brought. to li o·bt by t he activities of t he club, ancl th e Entnre of the clram~tic and debating side of the School looks ver y bright.

THE ROLL FORM VI. A.

FORM V. A.

Aburn , J. H. Allen , C. Anderso n , V . M .*t Burn, M. H . Brathwa ite, D. H. • Chatfiel d, N. S.*t Clark, P . A. Diprose, K . F. Eggleton , L. F. Everiss, R. E. Faris, S. G .* Fle ming, R. S. Gilbert, J. E. Green, R. C . F . Glasgow , J. M . P . Hall, M. M.'' Hoskin , E. A. Hinckes man, N. R. * Hyslop, R. J .• FORM VI. B. Law, E . s.• Cook, W. R.t Leighton , C. H. Crone, R. C. t Logan, R. K. Des Forges, A. N.t Mander, B . L. Falk, B. G.t Martin, K . A. Ferry, E. H.t Masters , A. 0 . Halpin, F . J.t McDona ld, D . B. Jones, L. D. Moss, A. J. Lunn, D. V. Patrick, C . G. Millar, J. G. Pearson, J. H. Nodder, C. J.t Price, D. H. Rawson, G. E. Philpott , J. W . B. Shaw, D . W . Sis1ey, D. B . Ulenberg , M. J. t Steptoe, D. S . Wallace, C . H. Thomso n, A. N . Waters, N. C .t Walsh, R. G . Woodwa rd, J . B . SEN. AGRICU LTURE Young, J. R. G.

Conway, B. E. t Donne lly, M . P.'t Garcia, J. Gotz, G. G. <·j· Hamerto n, R. C.*t Hayton, A. C. t Huggett , D. F. Hurle, B. J. Keller, A. A.t Keller, H . J. Larkin, T . C. t McRae, A. G.'t Menzies. D . B. t Papps, L. M:l Purser, D . R. Smith, H. A.t Whitfiel d , F. R.'

Angus, D. R. Burgess, G. G. Brown, I. R . D a isley, K. R. Dunn, D .• Harknes. s, D . G . Hutchin gs, R. F. McKenz ie, S. B .• Scrymge our, J. N • Steffens en, R. Willcox, F .•

FORM V . B . Annand , J . B. Ba tes, P . W . Bewley, J . Calman, L . G. Casey, J . C. !· Chapma n, F. W. Collins, G . L. Courtney , N. H. * Darney, J . N .

Deighto n, J. L. Duncan , F. J. Dunn, C . L.,* Ellis, H. J. Farnell, R. G. A. Garner, J. P . Gatland , W. J . Hagen, V. N . Hodder, A. W. G. Hutchin son, P. S l t Huxford , V. N. Jones, K . K . Kurta, J. S . Leslie, R. J . A.* Lewis, A. D. Logan, D. J . Mclntyre, A. G.* t Mallon, W. Mander, R . Metcalf, A. G. Momn, F. D .*t M01·ton, I. G. Moss, H. D . N elson , M. S . P epperell , J. R. * Phillips, G. s .•t Ryan, A. H. J. Sis ley, J. G. Sprosen, H. C .t Tilley, K. M. * Wa lbra n, I. H .

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FORM V. C . Barnha m , F. E. Bowen, G . S. Broome, B . W . Calman, B . M. Crone, T . M. Denne, E. E . Evetts, C. F . Furness , H . W . C . Hanna n, P. A. Hellier, C. D . Hodgson , G . E. Horner, E . T .• Huggard , L. M. Israel , M • Kas par, R. Kettle, B. Mills, R. G. PEDIGR EE BOAR. Winner of Champ ionship in Taranaki A. and P. Society'\ Show.

THE Miller, J. E. Mac1eod, A. S. • Moorhead, V. D. Novak, F. J. Pr-e ntice, E. F . Proffit, D. W. Roberts, R. J . Smith, E. C. Smith, L. E. Squire, A. T. Taylor, C. G. T·wlor, P. A. ~ Taylor, R. * Trask, A. B. Wall , R. M. Walpole, E. R. ~ Vl!'hite. N. E. Whiting, L. F. Whitwell, F. D . FORM V. D. Alley, R. G. Berg, M . L . Berntsen, M. B. Brown, R. R. Broughton , J . M.t Blyde, E. Clarke, J . S. Earl, N. N . Gardiner, L. H. C . Graham, S. D. Gudopp, N. G. Hosie , W. D . Joll, J. Jordan , R. H. Kay, E. M. *j· Kettle, S. L. Limmer, R. C Maclean , A R. Marsden, M McBride, P . S."'t Monaghan , M. Old, D. H. i' Reeve, L Richards, E. J . Robson, A. Ryan , L. T. T·3.vlor, I . L. Whittingto n , C. A. •t Youngs, G. R. • • FORM IV. A. Allom, D. W. W. Anderson , E. B.• Baxter. A. H . Bell, R . J .

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Blackley, D. A. Brightwell , J. M . Butt, D . S. Caldwell, G. N . Carey, A . J. Davies, E. B. Finch , B. L. Grant, J. R. Hoben, K . H. Howes, A. B . H ' J_ones, T. H . Keff.er, R. F. Kerr, I. H . Lobb, D . C. McLeay, W. M. Murray, J. M. P ayne, R . Rose, D. C. • Scott, R. 0 . Short, H. D. *· Skeet. W. A. Thompson , Q . A' Webster, W. K. Weir, J. L .* FORM IV. B. Alexander , J. D. Andrews, W. F. Baldwin, D. C. Blyde, G. R. Booth, E. N. Boon, G. E. Bremer, R. L . Clough , H. J . Colson , C . I. Corbett. M. E. Crompton , R. *· Davidson, G. Dickie, J . G. Foote , A. F . Fraser, J. J. Gifford, A. A. * George , J . A. Hardgrave , N. J. Humphries , P . W . Hurley, E. A . Jackson , D. M . J ennins , I. L . Jones , 0. K. La nder, R. F . L:mgdon , P . R. ~ Leonard , C . F. Lepper, B . H. Lobb, D . B . Lunn, A. F. McClymon t, D. S .•.

57 McNeil, J. H. Mullooly, K. M. • Musker, D. M . Mills, T. E. Oliver, R. L. Farkinson , E . G .* Pearson, C. E. Porter, R. * Smart, C . Symes, G. L .• Turner, A. J . W a rd, C. FORM IV. C. Burrows, E. F . Ca.dman. J . W. Cadma n , K. C . Casey, R. T. Cattley, H . R. Cave, J. W. C hong, S . L. Colyer, K. L."' Dowdin g, L. R. Florence, R. Frogg·att, D. R. Flannagan , F. E. P . Grace, M. T. Hann, R. O • H ansard, K. R .• Harnett, M . Hunter, W . J. J ordan, E. B . Joyes, B. M. • Lambe1t, W. B. Leighton, R. N. McFlinn, A. J. • Millar. I . T. • , Morgan, K . C . Morris , P. L. Murley, S. E. • Nation , C. H . Og·Je , G . K. Payne, R. E. Roberts , A. D. Roberts, R. L. Robson, E. J. C. Ryan , L. J. Sandford, D. H . Seldon, R. B. Self, D. R. * Smith, A. W. Street, R. J. Twiname, R . E .• Wagstaff , A. W . W ood , C . T .

TH E ROLL FOR M IV. D .

Ada ms, C. A . And rew s, R. E . Arn old, G. H . Ben ne tt, J. M. Cro ne, D . C . Den nes, C. L . Gul live r, D. W. * Gul live r, L. T. * Hos ie, J . C . How lett, D. C . Hum phr ey, R. W. Kib by, M. C . Mar sde n, S. M. Ma rtin i, 0 . F. Par kin son , H . R . Peg g, W. H. Rita i. J.* Roge rs, C. V. Row land s, J. L. Sch rod er, A. N. Till ey, F. J. * Wa rd, L G . Wey , R. G. Wh ite, M. FOR M III. Cla ssic al (1) . Aut ridg e, B . L . B axt er, R. Chu rch, J . E. Con way , H . B. Dra ke, D. W . Gar cia, S. Gilb ert, E. Gra nge r, R . H .* Hal l, D. J . Hun t, R. Kir che r, K. R. Mc inty re, F. R. Oke y, R. P. She at, D. E. She ppa rd, R. F . S la de, A. T. Smith, A. M. Sut her lan d, C . R. * Syk es, M. H . We ston , C. W . Wh itta ke r , R. J. Wig g·in s, C. A . Wil sori , J. R. Wit ten- Han nah, J.

FOR M III. Cla ssic al (2). Alie n, G . B. Ann and , G. W . Attr ill, S . R. Bar nico at, J . J .* Bau nto n, R. W . Bre we r , H. C. ''' Bro wn, B. J. Bur row s, D . M. But t, R. S. Dav ies, W. T .* Dix on, F.* Edg eco mbe , 0. M. Fle min g·, H. A . Gal lahe r, P. J . Joh ns, A . B . Kid d, R. Lan g, J . R. * Mat hies on, W . T . Mil lar, R. S. Rae, A . L. * Sha w, B. W. Sm art, M. G. Tem pler , J. R. * Wil ks, D. L. * You ng, H. C . Wa rren , F. R. FOR M III. Gen eral (1) . App leby , L. R. Ben ne tt, B. S . Bur ke, A. 0 . Cha dwi ck, R. G. Cha rter is, R. W . Col dicu tt, C. H. Cou tts, W. H. * Dug gan , J . G . Dut ton , L. W . Fid dis, G. W . . Fie ldes , R. Fish er, G. P . Flo renc e, S. Ful ler, R. D . Gra ha.m , I. A. Hod gso n, H. F. Kin g, E. G .* Kje stru p, C .'' Lew is, K. Mo rey, W. K. Rile y, R. c • Rap er, R. A. Rua kere , T. *

Soff e, R. H. Sut her land , J . M . Va lent ine, D. A. Wey , N . F. Cal dwe ll, D. N. FOR M III. Gen eral (2) . Ada m, 0 . W . Bla nce , I . E . Bric e, D. G .* Bon d, R. M. Cas ey, W. M . Dra per, A. B . Dix on, P. J. Don ald, J. B .* Dun can , V. N. Eas ton , H. L . Fal k, I . M. Fie ld, R. J. * G a dd, J . E . Gra nge , F . Hin z, J. C. Hoo ker, R. A. Hot ter, J -; S. Mac ken zie, K. W. Mit che ll, A. R. Mon k, B. B . Pen n, J. R. Rid land , J. D . Self , C. A.* Sim pso n, F. M . Sun der la nd, A. T . Tho mso n, C . G . Wa ters , G. A. Win chc omb e, B. F. Woodd , L . P . FOR M III. Gen eral (3) . Bils ki , J. P. Blackb our n, R. S. Col e, 0. E. Col lins , W. A. Col lins on, A. F . Cam eron , A. Elde r, C . L. Gre dig, F. W. Hal l, C. S. Hill , V. E. J ord an , R. J. Joh. ns, R. D . J one s, L. D . Kea ting ·, T . G.

TH E ROLL Lob b, M. S. Lea ch, R. P . Ma rtin , A. J. Ma rtin , S . B . Moo re, R. G . Mil ler, R. C. McL eod , W . S. Pap ps, E. W . Pap ps, M. J. R iech elm ann , W . C.* · Rie l!y , L. L . She wry , R. S. Sim pki ss, J. W . Ros ser, R. H.

Ran gi, K .'' Ric hard son . T. J. Sim son , T. C .* Spe nce , R. G . Sut her land , N. A .• Tol erto n, N. F. * Wa shb our ne, F. N .• Wil son , T. A . You ngs , L. W . A. Par ratt, J. J .*

59 Mo ntgo mer ie, L . J. Mu ndt , H . B . New ton, D . W."" O'B rien , C . R. Pea rce, A. R. Pick erin g, E . Put t, W. D . Ron a, W. Sch rod er, E. E . Slat er, A. L. * Stri ngii .eld , M. F. • Wh arep our i, N. G . Wip iti, H.

FOR M III. (En gine erin g and Voc atio na l) . Ake d, S . T. PRE PAR ATO RY. Bai llie, R. N . FOR M III. FOR M II. A. Bak er, D. C . L. (En g., Pro f. and Agr .) Can ty, C. A. Bon amy , c.• Cat o, R. M. * Ber tie, A. P ... Som erto n, T. Cla rke , R. C. I. Bly de, D . R. Sut he rla nd, M . C low, E. Bul lot, 0 . Tod , R. '; Col lins , D . R. Gra .ham , J. B . Coo k, K. R. Mac e, K . A. FOR M II. B. Cm ·son s, R. C . McD ona ld, K . J .* Eva ns, C . J. • Roy se, W. M. P elle tt, W .• Fod en, B . Scr ymg eou r, R. L .~ Gir ling , F. J . Sh ir ley, F. P . FOR M II. C . Hol der, D. F . Wal ls, R. J . Kna Pe pma llet n, t, R Y T. Ave ry, D. V. S. Kna pm an, S. S. Goo dwi n, J. D .* Kop u, R. FOR M I. A. Hal l, A . B.* Lam bie , S. B.* Lig htb our ne, R. N. * Pow ell, R. * Mac kie. J. W. Mor ris, H. L . Mac Leo d, F. Old , R. A. FOR M I . B. Mas on, G. J. Oxe nha m , R . McN ae, G. S. Bot trill , C.

SALVETE. Th e fol low ing boy~ ent er ed the Sch ool th i~ y ear :VTa: Mc Ra e, A. G. Sen . Ag .: Mc Ke nzi e, S. B.; SCJ·ymgeo ur, J. N . V a: Hy slo p, R. J . Vb : Cou rtn ey, N. H .; Hn tchinso11 , P. S.; Pep per ell, J. R. Vc : Ho rn er , E. T.; Maclcofl , A. S. IVa: Bell, R. J. ; Gr ant , J. R. IV b: Gifforcl, A. A. JV c: Col yer , K. L. ; Mc Fli nn, A. J.; Mu rl r ~r , S. E.; Tw ina m e, R. E. IV cl: Cro ne, D. C.; Rit ai, J. HT. Cl. ( 1): Au trid g e, B. L.; Ba xte r, R.; Ch urch, J. Con wa y , H . B.; Dr ake, D. \V. ; Ga rcia , S.; Gilb ert E.; , E. ; G1·angf'r, R. H.; Ha ll, D. J.; Hu nt, R.; Kir cbe r, K. R.; Mc Jnt yre , F . R.; Ok ey, R. P.; Sh eat , D. E. ; Sh epp ard , R. F .; Sla de, A. T. ; Smill1, A. M. ; Sut h erl an.cl, C. R .. ; Sy kes,

SALVETE

M. H. Weston, C. W . ; Wb ittaker, R. J.; Wiggins , C. A.; W ilson, J. R.; Witten-H annab, J. Ill. Cl. (2) : Allen, G. B.; Attrill, S. R.; Annand, G. W . ; Barnicoa t, J. J . ; Baunton , R. W.; Brewer, H. C.; Brown, B. J.; Burrows , D. M. ; Butt, R. S.; Dixon, F; Edgecom be, 0 . M.; F leming, H. A.; Ga llaher, P. J.; Jolms, A. B . ; Kiclc1, R.; Lan~·, J. R.; Mathi eson, W . '1'.; Millar, R. S.; Ra e, A. L.; Shaw, B. W.; Smart, M. G.; Templer, J . R.; W ilks, D. L.; Young, H. C.; Warren, F. R. III. Gl.: Appleby, L . R.; Bennett, B. S. ; Burke, A. 0 .; Chaclwick, R. G. ; Chnrteri ., R. W.; Colclicutt, C. H.; Coutts, W . II.; Duggan, J . G.; Dutton, L . W.; F iddis, G. W.; Fieldes, R.; Fisher, G. P. F lorence, S.; Fuller, R. D.; Graham, I . A. ; Hoclgson, H. F . ; King, E. G.; L ewis, K . ; Morey, W. K.; Riley, R. C. ; Raper, R. A.; Ruakere, T.; Soffe, R. H.; Sutherla nd, J . M. ; Valintin e, D. A.; W ey, N. F.; Calclwell , D. N. III. G2.: Adam, 0 . W.; Blance, J. E.; Bt·ice, D. G.; Bond, R. M.; Casey, W . M.; Draper, A. B.; Dixon, P. J . ; Donald, J B.; Duncan, V. N.; Easton, II. L.; Falk, I. M.; Field, R. J.; Gadcl, J . E.; Grange, F.; Hinz, J . C.; Hooker, R. A.; Hotter, J. S.; Mackenz ie, K. W.; Mitchell, A. R.; Monk, B. B.; P enn, J . R.; Ridlancl, J . D. ; Self, C. A.; Simpson , F. U.; Sunderla nd, A. T. ; Thomson , C. G.; Waters, G. A.; Wincbco mb e, B. F . ; Woocld, L. P. Ill. G3 . : Bilski, J . P . ; Black bourn, R. S. ; Collins, W. A . ; Collinson, A. F.; Cameron , A.; Elder, C. L.; Greclig, F. W.; Hall, C. S.; Hill, 0. E . ; Jordan, R. J .; Jolms, R. D. ; Jon es, L. D.; K eating, '1'. G.; Lobb, M. S.; Leach, R. P.; Martin, A. J.; Martin, S. B.; Moore, R. G. ; Miller, R. C. ; McLeod, W. S.; Papps, E. W.; Papps, M. J. Ri e1ly, L . L.; Sbewry, R. S.; Rosser, R. H . IJI. E.P. and Ag r. : Bertie, A. · P.; Blyd e, D. P.; Bullot, 0.; Graham, J. B.; Mace, K. A.; McDona ld, K. J.; Roy .. e, W. M.; Scrymge onr, R. L.; Shirley, F. P.; Walls, R. J.; A very, D. V.; Gooclwin, J . D.; Hall, A. B.; Lightbou rn e, R. N.; Morris, II. L.; Old, R. A.; Oxen ham, R.; Rangi, K.; Richard son, T. J.; Simson, T. C.; Spence, R. G.; Sutherla nd, N. A.; 'l'olerton , N. F.; W as hbourne, F. N.; Wi lson, '1'. A.; Youngs, L. W.; Parratt, J. J . IJI. E .V.: Aked, S. T.; Baillie, R. N . ; Baker, D. C.; Canty, C. A. ; Cato, R. M.; Clarkc, R. C.; Clow, E. ; Collin s, D . R.; Cook, K. R.; Cnrsons, R. C. ; Evan s, C. J.; Foden, B.; Girling, F . J .; Holcler , D. F .; Knapma n, T. S. ; Kopu, R. ; Lambie, S. B.; Mack!e, J . W . ; Macleod, F.; Mason, G. J .; McNae, G. S.; Montgom erie,

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L. J .; ;IIfundt, H. B.; O'Brien, C. R. ; P earce, A. R. Pickerin g, E.; Putt, W . D . ; l~ona, W.; Schroder , E. E. ; Stringfie ld, M. F.; Wharepo mi, N . G.; Wipiti, H . Preparatory : Bonamy, C. ; 'l'od, R.; Pellett, W.; P ellett, R.; Powell, R.; Bottl·ill, C. VALETE. The fo llowing boys left at the end of last year:.-VIa: Auld, I. D.; Batten, J. L.; Blunclell, J . C.; Cork1~l , R. J.; Ekd ahl, M. 0.; Faris, I. B.; Fenton, T. F . ; FranciS, ll.H.; Goodwin , R. R.; Morris, E. A.; Mawson, R. E.; Oldridge, C B.; Robinson , F.; Steven, J.; 'l'erry, G. H. VIb: Barn ett, H. F .; Bethell, J. V.; F enton, P. R.; Gilmer, M. J.; H enr y, L. M. ; Squire, W. D.; Uny, R. J. Senior AO.ricul tme: Soundy, R. A.; McDona ld, L . W. Va: Austi~, J . J. ; Cballis, J. F.; Davies, I. W.; Duff, I. H . Vb: Amold, R. R.; Beale, L. J.; Bell, C.; Bloxam, J. R.; Elliott, J, V.; Ever."-Swindell, H. F.; Johnston e, J. W.; Maxwell, J. II.; Pickering, W . '1'. Vc : Evans, W . 0.; l<'luker, D .; Grace, C. J .; Johnston , R. H . ; Kersbaw , H. T. ; Martin, B. B. ; Payne, K. A.; Ross, R. J.; Walker, M. E. ; Way, S. W. Vel: Fleming, M. J .; Floycl, II. A.; Hunger, C. S.; J obnston, L. L.; Maclean, R. H.; Rundle, A. G. ; 'l'homas, B. ll.; Wickstee d, B. M.; Woolley, P. lVa:· Adlam, A.; Harper, F. A.; Mobi, C. '1' . IVb: Hamerto n , H. R. ; Julian, S. R. IVc: Avery, H. L. ; Clark e, D. 0.; Malcolm, A. K.; Scott, R.; Sowerby , J. II.; 'l'bomas, B. M.; Vinnicom be, E. G. IV cl: Aclams, C. R.; Bridger, T. J. ; Cliff, C. J.; Forward , J. C.; George, J . E.; Gray, K. B.; Knowle.", W . L.; Robson, A. C. ; Shaw, B. E. ; Stephens , V. R.; Woods, A. IIICl. : Parker, B. A. lll.Eng. : Ab bott, R. W .; Baker, C. J.; Buck enham, F.; Jolmson, B. R.; Main, R. ; Sutherla nd, R. G. ; Theobald , D. W . ; Watt, W. W. Ill.Comm er.: Arclern, N. F.; Boulton, N. E.; Chapman, H. F.; W eston, C. 'l' . ; Jones, B. ; Ka~:>par, A. J .; 'l'aylor, R. J . ; 'l'h?ma~:>, B. C. Hl.E.P. and Ag.: Kj e~:>trup, B. W.; L1lley, A. G. Preparat ory: Brown, R.; Kinnell, D . 'l'he fo Uowing left cl uring the first term of this ye ar :-Angat:>, D . R. (Sen. Ag.); Bamham , J. E.; Berg, M. L. (Vel ); Bemsten, N. B. (Vel ) ; Bullot, 0. (III.E.P. and A g.) ; Cole, 0. E. (III.G3 ) ; Crone, R. C. (VIb ) ; Ctut:>om;, R. C. (lll.E.V .) ; Des Forges, A. N. (VIb); Earl

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OLD BOYS' SEC T IO N Th e joint ed ito rs of the Ol d Bo ys ' Se cti G. 'l'. Ca ve an d H . J . W hit tin gto n, de sir on , ex pre ss the ir gr ati tud e to e an d tha nk s to tho se wh o ha ve ass ist ed wi th the co mp ila tio n of th ese no tes by co lle cti ng an d fo rw ard ing inf or ma tion. It wi ll be rec og nis ed tha t, wi th Ol d Bo ys .f r om the Sc ho ol sc att ere d all ov er the wo rld, t he of ke ep ing t r ace of ev en a mo de rat e pe rce tas k nta ge is by no me an s eas y. Th e ed ito r s, the ref or ap pe al on ce mo re to e, all Ol d Bo ys, wh eth er in Ne w Ze ala nd or ab roa d, to h elp all th ey ca k eep the pe r so nal col n to um ns we ll sto ck ed . Le tte rs co nta ini ng ex pe rie nc es of Ol d Bo ys in va rio us pa rts of the wo rld are rea d wi th gr ea t int er an d at the sam e tim e.- t, e Ol d Bo ys in Ne w Ze ala nd ar e ple ase d to kn ow the wh e r ea bo uts an d do ing s of the ir ers tw hil e co mr ad es . Fi nally, t he ed ito r s wi sh to ap olo gise for an y om iss ion s in t he ex am ina tio n re.-ul ts an d t he lis ts of bir ths, de ath s an d ma rri ag es .

GENERAL PE RS ON AL S. M. Ul en be rg an d R J. A. Le sli e haYe joi ne of :::largoocls at Ne w d the sta ff Ply mo uth . A. De s Forge:-> i:-> in the St ate Fo res try at Ob ak un e. De pa rtm en t l~ex Ai tke n ha s be en ap po int ed :->econ cl ass ist an t in the ba cte rio log ica l lab or ato ry at the Ne w P lym ou th Ho sp ita l.

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IO N 63 M. Ew art lea ve s Ti ko ran gi at the .b~ginning. of Ju ne to tak e up a far mi ng po sit ion at Opot1ln, Ba y of Ple nty . B. Uo lli ng e, wh o i:-> wi th the St ate Fi re fws be en tra ns fer r ed Ini:lu~·ance, fro m Ne w Ply mo uth to Ha stm gs . F. G. Sn ed de n, for me rly ed ito r-m an ag Pu tar ur u Pr ess , ha s joi ne d t he Ne w P lym er of the ou th lit era ry sta ff of t he Da ily Ne ws . S. G. Dinn.iss, aft er sev en ye ars wi th the He ral d, ha s j oin ed the ~raranaki lit era ry sta ff of the Ch ns tch ur ch Pr ess . B . Re nto n ha s tak en a po sit ion wi th the Mo tor Co mp an y, \¥ Co lon ial ell ing ton , an d is at pr es en t on ti·a nsfe r to Ne w Pl ym ou th fo r thr ee mo nth s. C. Ol dri dg e ha s joi ne d the lit era ry sta ff. ?f na ki He ral d. R Cr the '~'~ra~ on e is no w on the office sta ff of thi s ne ws pa pe r.

'!.'. P. Mc Le an ha s lef t the Ta ran ak i Da ily tak e up a po sit ion on Ne ws to t h e Sp or ts Po st, \V ell ing ton . 1\... Ew ar t h as be en tra ns fer red to the St rat of the Da ily Ne ws , fo rd _office wh ile I. Me nz ies , wh o wa s sta tw ne cl at St rat fo rd for som e tim e wi th the sa~e ne ws pa pe r, ha s lef t wi th the ob jec t of tak ing up tea clu ng . H. B. Gi bso n, of Va nu a Le vu , Fi ji, recen~ his fa th er, l\Ir . A. B. ly visi~ecl Gi bso n, Ne w Pl ym ou th, aft er a mn e ye ar s' ab sen ce fro m Ta ran ak i. B . I:Io rne r Sino·a J>ore wa s rec en tly on a vis it to ' b Ta r an ak i an d wa s pre.sen t' at the an nu • al me etm g o f th e Ol cl Bo ys ' As so cia tio n. F. V . l\1orine ha s rej oin ed the sta ff of \ lfy ny ard , pu blic Du ff ancl ac co un tan ts, N ew P lym ou th, afte1; sp en din g t wo ye ars in Au ck lan d. He ~ak J. E. W arn er, wh o ha s joi ne d the de nc es tl~~ p~ace of al sta ff of Jo hn ;;on's l\I oto rs. Ol d Bo ys res ide nt at Ti ko ran gi inc lud e Vv A. J. Fo rem an , A. H. . L. Fa ull , Fo rem an , G. an d F . Ju pp , R. Sm art , K. Ly e, G. K. Fo rem an an d F. Ju ry .

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ioJleer"· . oil s ha::; joine d the office ::;taff of the· Ne 1v 1I p. J ' JCyoroll1 :l'It onnc1'l. o,,tl' ' . . I1 C oj,·Jl 1 · B. \Veb::;tcr , publ ic acco uut·t ltt r . " ~ fel .1.,.. JS Wlt c . J~· er is in the office of L . A. Nola n and Com pany 11 , W ~ell' PlYmouth. J\· ,er~· l ' ... . o Jl l I .. . ll c t l . ··ctt Js m t le office of ~.J -E i.l J]ll ~lNTl' el~ott ,

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J. vV eb~;te r , C. II. IVal lace and IV . Kreb ::; are on the ::;taff of the li'<irmers' Co-o pera tive at New Plym outh . F. Vai le is in the e1up loy of Crok er and McC onni ck', ::;oliciton;, New Ply mou th. G. 0. llatf idd ha::; obta ined a posit ion in :::lcanlan::; I_;iUiit ed, New Plym onth . IV . Hatf ield is ou the mech anic al ::;taff of the Hid cl l\Iilk ing l\Iac hine Com pany .

W. Hun ter i::; work ing in the firm of Gove tt, Quil liam and llutc h eu, ::;olicitor::;, New Plym outh . 13. L.

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i::; in the office of Duff aud Wyn yard ,

1~ . J ann an aud H.. Br in::;le y are on the ::;taff of Nicholi:ion, Benn ett and Kirk by, ::;olicitor~ ; , N e w Plym outh . D. Pur::;er i::; in th e Unio n Ban k of Au::; tralia , New

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K. Lock e , 0. Bull ot, A. 8lJui re and P. Bidd le are empl oy ed in the Po::;t a nd T eleg raph D epar tmen t, New Plym outh . G. ,) iHett i::; with Row e .and me eh a nic::;.

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B. Lobb 1::; ewpl oyed m C. C. vVard'::;, Ltd. , New Ply111outh.

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C. Coop er has joine d the ::;taff of the Com mun ity t:ltorc::; Ltd., N e" · Plym outh .

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:i\1. ,J. Lync h ha::; obta ined a posit ion in the Publ ic \York::; D epar tmen t, Stra tford .

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G. T erry is studying for hi::; B. Agr. Se. degree.

L. Grieuer ha::; a progressiVe jewellery business in lug le ~~r ood. C. \Vinfielcl ts m partnership with l\Ir. 1\Io:,;:,; as a solicitor.

E. M. Cox i::; in the office of the lnglewood branclt of the Fanner::;' Co-op. B. vVickstead has also commenced work with this firm. J. K. Hammonds is established m chemi:;t's business in Inglewood.

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J. Beaveu a]l( l H . Hogarth are both at the New Zealand Tra iuin g ln::;titute at Auckland, r eceiving training to become for eign missionaries .

li. R. Cooper is teaching at Owairaka, ill the Mt. Alb ert di::;trict, Auckland. G. J. Hamblyn is in::;tructor in agriculture for the firld:; di vi::; ion of the Agricultura l Department at \Vltangarei.

K. Hodges is a mechanic in Mr. G. 'l'aylor's garage.

,J. '1'. Shaw ha::; beeu a pp ointed to a J!Osition on the ::;taff of the Whangar ei High School, under 1\Ir. A. R. t~yder , a former ma::;ter at New Plymouth.

K. G. Billing is at present stationed in the lnglewoocl branch of the Bank of New South Wales.

J. Anderson is in the Public Trust Office at \Vhangal'ei. K. \iVilliams is in the same office.

F. and R l"i'ussell are working on their father's farm at \Vaiongona .

S. lJU::;comb e is with J. 13. l\I'Ewan and Company, Auckland.

R. Crush is farming in the lnglewood di:;trict. C. :;)I'Kay i::; fanning successfully at Hur::;thouse Road.

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l. P. Grant is practising as a solicitor at lnglewood. J. G. Grant, hi:; son, also an Old Boy, is in his office. Hllcl

D. G. Allen i::; apprenticed to D . 1\IcAlli::;ter, chemist, N. vVright is apprenticed to a jewellery firm. J. Thoma:;on i::; on his father'::; farm at Norfolk Road. l\I. Lind:;ay i::; a mechauic with Newton King Ltd.

AUCKLAN D. A. D. McGregor and E. Henderson are with the Public Tru::;t in Auckland. J. Veale is in the IJrinting order department of \\ ltitcombe and Tombs at Auckland. D. 1\Iacgill i::; assisting in the physics laboratory at Auckland 'Varsity and at the same time i::; studying for B.Sc. R. Dearnley and B. C. Barnitt are doing Stage HI B.Sc.-

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l1. Darlow i::; with Andre::;ou'::; Limited, vVairoa.

J. Cotter ill is ou the ::;taff of l\IcGlashan and Com pauy , Napicr. J. Dill is working with Da lget,v Napier. B. La::;h i::; with the ::;ame firm. at the \Vaipuknra u branch.

and Company, H.alph Smart i::;

P . F'airbrothcr is with the Hector J one::; Electrical Com pauy, Hastings.

l\L Pord is ou the staff of the Deeds Office at

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R . l. llarri:,;on is teaching at the Intermediat e School, Napier. l\I. lngle i::; with

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L .Dawe , chemist, Dannevirke .

E . J. ln::;ull i::; in the Bank of Australasia, Napier, <lltd l:l. A . H. lnsull is teaching at the Ha::;tings High School.

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· ,J. \\' . Palmer is with the Department of A<>Ticulture Ua:;tmgs. o '

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H. W. 1\Iartin, formerly Jnglewood County clerk , is now general accountant for General Motors, Petone. G. Rawson is in th e \~Tellin gton offi ce of th e A.P.A.

. H.. C'. Youug i:; on the Borough Co uncil staff at D 'tntt evn·k e. '

J. Lynch, who has be co me well known in \~TeJlln g;ton as a represen1at iv e footballer , was r ecently appointed seventh engin ee r in tlw Federal lin er l\Iidcllesex and left in her for London.

Other Old Boy:; in bank:; are G vV '-'t1 tton B· 1- f·. '-' tl -.u 1 . . . o , ctn ~ o , ew >-JO U t vv a es, _Nap1er; 1\I. Hichard:;, Bank of N ew :South \'Val ' 11 ,.,o· <-1 ncl 1NI . H 0 1lU eS . es, IIastnu.rs ~ '· I~ · W · La1 .B an'l of Australasia, Hastings. '

CHRISTCHURCH. A. Vv. ·wylcl e-Brown e has secured a position with l\Ir. Ha.rman , architect, Christchurc h. ·

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G. Kell er and R. Smail are at Rolleston Housr and G. C. \~Teston is b ack at Coll ege House. 'l'he latt er is treasurer oi' the 'V arsity Football Club. OthPr Old Boys who play football with th e 'Va rsity Club are R ex Garclner and C. Allen.

J. B. vV il:;on is an accountant at Hastings.

The . follo_win ~ Old Boys are in residence at \Veir l!ouse, the V wton~ Univ e~·sity College hostel: R Uorkdl , l\I. 0. Ekclahl, r. Larkm U. Blunclell D I Bl· ·kl L~. S. V. Simpson, D. N. Hull. ' ' . . ctc ey, ,.

1\I. 0. Ekdahl is this year playing for the collen·e

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N. Hull a nd J. l::l. IIath erly are studyino· for honours 111 arts. o

. I~. U. Bn~tlshaw is president of the Victoria Univ ers t!y Co llege Students' Association. . . A., E. Head, formerly_ ~ditor of the "Haclio Tim es " het:; left to take up a pos1tion in Australia. '

U. llayton is uow with l\Iessrs. Sargoocl, Son anc·l

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H. Burchel l is on the staff of the l\Iortgau·e Corporation. ~ 2YA~·

Batten is on the staff of the Broad,castin g Board at

\\ · l::lq uire is in the Hail way D epar tment branch. ·

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John Pemnan wa~ trausferred to vV ellington at the end of last year and 1s now workin<Y in the office of tl Mortgage Corporation . o le

A. Dunlop is farmin g in CPntral Otago. OVERSEAS . J . \¥. Ewart, who has b een in Berlin for th e past .Yt?a.r on th e stndents' exchang-e system, r etnrn s to K ew Garclt?ns, T.Jondon , in .Tun e .

l\1r. Ron. Syme has been appointed b~r the Board of Governors T1·inity Coll ege, Oxford, to th e position of clrnn of th e Colleg;e. E. G. Smith , formerly lwacl t each er at th e Rawhitiroa. School , is now in Australia on an exch an ge teachin[:!.' appointmen t. A . E. Gnt·monswa y, wlio ha s been at the art school nt Auckland for th e pa st five years, lrft r ecently i'or Sycln e?, where h e will i'urth er hi s studi es in COlll m e1·cial art. C. A. -washer at present holds th e position oi' .second trs l pi lot of: the British Aviation Compan? and is on loan as an instru ctor to th e Royal Air Force at Bristol, Glou cester shire.

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~· McTvor , wh o is now station ed in Melbourne, states . m a recent letter that he saw Mr. Dobson wh en the latter was en route. to. London. He a lso informs us t hat Jock Bm·ton , "~h o 1s m th e Rrmk of New ZPaland , l\fPlhonrn e ' was mmTJ ed r ecentl y. . B. B. l\Ta hraj is in th.P civil sPrvicr of th r Fiji Govr nm ::lt. H.. l\TahraJ , hiS b~·othrr, is managing their athr1 ~ rstate. Both are stJ ll kePn cricketr1·s and H. :\:?h~·aJ was VIer-ca ptain of the Nort h tram in an East e1: r t JCkPt match between North and Sou t h Fiji.

STAFF NOTES. NEWS OF EX-MASTERS. Mr. ~·. ~· Wilson is at present on a year's l eave of ab~ence VJSitmg England and the Continent. His place is brmg- taken by l\Tr. '1'. N. \Vatt, an Old Boy of the School. Mr. J. ?_obson has also obtained leave for some the Homeland. Mr. R Silver 'caJlotl. lCI. months to VISit . .]. . . OldB oy , 1s re 1evmg durmg M:r. Dobson's absence. . l\I~·· ~· S. Nash, Agricultural Master for the past t h t.~e. ~ e~r s, left at the end of the first term to take 11p a

JlOSit J?n m the Department of Agriculture, Chri stchurch W l.ll be s ucceeded by l\Tr. W. Del11h, lVI.A. (Cantab .) . ' M . Agr. Se., of Aucklancl.

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, ~fl·. I/. V. Bryant, who was on the staff 1927-30 and "ho, towanls th e .end of last year, returned to New Zea· , ·t·lOll, lS exp eCll land after the • . . · .reconnaissance . Hllnalayan now on tl1e staff of the Wattaln Boys' H ig h School.

l\h. :1. Leggat, who was Sen ior Engli sh l\Taster f r om ] 92-+-35, Is now on thr staff of th e Hastings High School.

::\Ir .. :T. \V. C~nnell, former Agricu ltural Master, is f!-0'1 J.C IIl tu.ra l n.1 structor under t h e Aucklancl Ed n caII on Bomcl, With h1 s headqum·t e1·s in Hami lton .

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Mr. J. Earl is on the staff of Christ's C0 ]J · rge, Uhristchurch.

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GYMNASIUM DESTROYED. NEW RTTTLDTNG EREC'rED . A loss whi ch was greatly felt by th e boys at the School occurred during· t h e Chri stmas holidays, when th e gymnasium was totall y cl estroyecl by fire . 'J'he fir e occnrrecl shortly aft er 3 o'clock in the mm·nin g, bnt it wm; no t until it was well under way that it was noticed . The brigad e arrived on th e s pot with r emarkabl e promptitucl e, but it was fou nd n ecessar y to run the lead :feom a fir e-plug on Avenue H.oad just outside th e main school buildings. To cover the distance clown to th e gymnasium about 950 feet of hose had to be u sed. Just as this was clon e the roof of t he buildin g fell in. A strong pressure of water was played until the flam es were b1·ou g-ht nncl er control, but it. was obvions from t h e start t hat th e building could not be saved , nor any of its contents. Th e cause> of the fire is not known. Fortunately the building was set well apart fro m thE' oth er school buildings, none of which were endangered. Thr baths, wh ich are adjacent to the gymnasium, w e1·e filled th e clay b efor e the fir e after being empty thr oughout the school holidays, and this probably saved them from cracking up und er the h eat. As it was, the springboards were badly charred and had to be replaced. Some of th e tr ees n earby and the grass law ns on the side wPrc slightl y scorch ecl . In suran ce poli cies of £1000 on th e building and, £150 on the apparatus were held with the Nevv Zealand Insuran ce Com11any. B esides the gymnasium eq uipm ent, however, ther e were sto i'E'cl away in a room und ern eath all the · sports hn rd les, goa l posts for t he foothall gTonnds and gTounclsman's tools, th e clestrnction of wh ich was a clracl loss. '!'h e building was construct ed towards th e end of 1926 aN th e 1·esult of t h e efforts of th e Olcl Boys' Association, whi ch battled for several years to J·a,ise th e requir ed sum of £1000, which was suppl emented b~· a Government su bs i cl~, of another £1000. It fill ed a much felt want, and

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one which had been sorely felt since the destructi on of the old gymnasi um, also by fir e, in 1916. Th e new building was of corrugat ed iron with a concrete fonndati on, and was parti cnlarl.'· well ventilate d and light ed. 'l'he rafters we1~e of Orrp;on pine :mcl :nonnd th e walls was a seven foot dado of wood. The up-to-ela te apparatn s, procm·ed at no small cost from England , consisted of two long ladders, two sets of ltoman rings, horizont al bars, parallel bars, vaulting- horse and springbo ard and boxing equipment. Besicles thel'e wer·e eight or ten mats. 'l'he r e-b uilding work was commencecl almost immediately and the gymnasi um is now practicall y reconstructed. The plan s are the same as were used for the previous builcling- except for a liJtle mm·e strrnp:ti! Pning 1·o the walls.

EXAMIN ATION SUCCESSES. PASSES BY OLD BOYS. 'l'he followin g is a list of Old Boys who were snccessfu l in the Universi ty Degree Examina tions last ~· ear. vVe offer our due apolo g ies for any omission s, for it is by no means an eas ~r task to obtain a complete list of passes. lion oms an cl 1\f.Sc.-R . S. ·J ones (second class). Final n.A.- T.1. S. Watt, J. S. IIatherly , D. N. Hnll. Sect ions B.A. and B.Sc.-E nglish T.: A. F. Cunningham, W. R. Gedcles. English TT.: R. S. Sm ith. French L: W. lt. Gecldes. History H.: C. .T. O'Dea. Ilistor~r lTT.: vV. F. Tett. Economi cs T.: l\'f. .T. .Jenkin, .T. .T. O'Dea. Philosop hy I.: W. R. Gedcles. Educatio n I.: R. S. Smith. Pnre Mathema tics lT.: B. II. Barnitt, E. 11. Deamle~v. Ps~r chology IT.: L 'VIl. Riley. Pure Mathema tics I.: R. B. Anclrew. Appliecl Mathema tics T.: R . B. Andr ew, E. -R. Dearnley . Geolo gy T.: D. A. 1\IacGill. Physics 1.: ·D. A. l\IacGill. Ph~r sics TT. or HT.: B. H. Barn itt, A. JI. l\Immder·, v..r. Wright. Section LL.B.- I.1atin T.: R. S. V. Simpson. .Jnrispruclence : G. C. \Veston, H. P. Blackmo re. Roman Law: D. O'Dea, R. W. Eclgely, G. C. \Veston. English: H. P. Blackmo re.

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Section B.E.-Pu re Mathema tics I.: G. P. Keller, R. .T. Smaill. Applied l\Iathem atics I.: G. P. Keller. Element s of Calculus : G. P. Keller. Inorgani c Chemist ry: G. P. Keller, R. J. Smaill. Physics I.: G. P. Ke11er. Section B.Com.-Ps~'chology: H. R. Dingle. Economic Geograp hy : A. 1\'I:cGre~or, R. M. Rogers, W. I. Shrimpto n , F. C. Tnck. Industri al Law: A. McGrego r. Tnt rrnat ionfll Trade: A. l\lcGrego r. History: A. J. L. vV Plls. French: R. l\'L Rogers. Economi c History: H. R. Ding'le, A. McGrego r, R. M. Rogers, W. I. Shrimpto n, P. T. Bowie, A. ,J. L. Wells, R. C. Cooper. Advance d Economi cs: P. T. Bowie. Vlork and Factory Account ing: A. McGrego r. Statistic al Method: A. J. h Wells. Bookkeeping and Account s I.: F. C. Tuck, \N .. T. Shrimpt~n. Bookkee ping and Account s II.: ,J. P. Heggie. Mercanh le Law I.: J. ,J. O'Dea. Auditing : B. R. Bullot. Bookkeeping flncl Account s TIT.: M. Hicks. Economi cs: D. "JL Hatherly , :M. Hicks, R. M. Rogers, J. J. O'Dea. Trustee I1aw: ,J. P. Heggie. Bankrup tcy: D. M. JJatherl~·, B. R. Bullot. Company Law: B. R. Bullot. Diploma in ,Journal ism.-Pri nciples and Practice of ,Journali sm: T. N. l\Ienzies. Diploma in . Social S~ience.-A. W.. Moverley (Philoso phy, Ontlmes of Soc10lo gy, Economi c History) . Diploma of Educatio n.- D. A. Smith (Prin cipl es of Teaching , Experim ental Pedagog y), D. M. Fraser (Princip les of 'l'eaching , Experim ental Pedagog y). Bachelor of Arcbitec ture.-A. K. Catran (History of Archit ecture, Stage I., Architec tural Constr~lC tion, Stage I., Freehan d Drawing ); W. Ch1ck (Archite ctural Construc tion, Stage I.); J. Fmrbro~her (A r chitectu ral Construc tion, Stage II., T?eory of Des1gn, Stage T., Descript ive Geometr y and Sci.ag:·aphy, Structma 1 Mechani cs) ; l\1. J. Outred (~escnptlve G;eom~try and Sciagrap hy, Structur al Mecham cs, Theory of Des1gn, Stage 2, Perspect ive Drawing ); .A. W. vV~ld:-Browne (Test Subject, Profe~sional Pract.JC~ and Bmldmg Law, Specifica tions, Arclutec tural. Civics, Oral); J . W. Standish (Structu ral 1\Iecham cs ).

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as subjects (the Professional .Accountancy indicated are as follows: Book-keeping and Accounts I., 1; Mercantile Law I., 2; Economics, 3; Book-keeping and Accounts II., · 4; Mercantile Law II., 5; Auditing, 6; Book-keeping and Accounts Ill., 7; Trustees, 8; Bankruptcy, 9; Joint Stock Companies, 10) .-D. E. Maciver, 2, 4, 10; E. R. Brash, 2, 9; G. C. H. St. Paul, 2, 9; I. T. Aylward, 3, 8; K. C.Billing, 5, 9; D. H. Blanchett, 7; A. .J. Bruen, 3, 4, 8; H. G. Calder, 3, 4; IC F . Fookes, 6, 8; R. J. Ford, 8; lVL J. Lynch, 2, 9; D. W. Nicoll, 8, 10; J. A. Patrick, 1, 2, 9; C. W. Putt, 6, 8; V\T. D. Squire, 1, 2, 9; L. G. 'l'herkleson, 2, 9; J. J. N. Ulenberg, 3, 4; F . R. Wheeler, 1, 9; M. B. R. White, 8, 10; J. M. Ryan, 1, 5, 9; J. S. Tarrant, 8, 9; T. D.Webster, 4, 8; J. West, 1, 10; E. J'vi. Edgecombe, 5, 9; A. J. L. Mcindoe, 6, 7 ; A. E. Tarrant, 6, 8, 9.

ANNUAL BALL. FURTHER SUCCESS. Continuino- its long run of successes, the Old Bovs' Association's annual ball at Easter was attended by O\;er 2-J.O couples. The weather was perfect, the dancers an extremelv happy assembly, and the atmosphere one of pleasure an~l gaiety to keep the ball right up to its reputation of being one of the high lights of the year. The many encores and the rousing cheers given at the conclusion of tl1e ball proved, if any proof were n eeded, that those present (places all over the North Island were represented) had s pent one of the happiest nig-hts of their lives. With the shaded lights and decorative greeue1·~' and the gay crowd dancing beneath it all the hall presented The decorations were as J1igh ly a wonderful picture. a~tractive as in former years. Long streame1·s of lycopochum drap ed the hal l and from them hung nu m be1·s of colourful Chinese lanterns. A gigantic lantern was suspended in the centre of the decorations, while the lights were shaded by inverted sun-shades. Palm fronds and bamboo were arranged around the walls and the pillars

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wer e garlanded with clusters of vari-coloured hydrangeas. The stage was sur rounded with imitation cl1erry blossoms and the whole decorative scheme was most artistica ll ,v and bea utifully planned. As in former years, t he spirit of re-union was in ev iden ce an d many old fr iendshi ps were renewed. Th e ball is always popular with debutan tes, and this ?ear's fnn ction was no exception. Thirtren made their bow, all but one be ing from 'l'aranaki.

HA WKE'S BAY ACTIVITIES. . FIRST ANNUAL RE-UNION. The first annual re-union of t h e IIawke's Bay branch of th e Old Boys' Association was held on August 3, J 035. For ty -nine Old Boys ·w ere present and the gathering was a most successful one. Messrs. vV. H. lVIoyes and A. I..J. l\'foore were present, as well as 1\IIr. J. H. Boon, last year's president, Mr. S. F. Fookes and 1\IIr. E . G. Loten, headmaster of Te Ante College. At the ·f irst genera 1 meeting of this t:-anch the following- officers were elected for 1935-36 :- Patron, 1\IIr. \V. H. l\Ioyrs; president, J . vV. Palmer; vice-presidents, Dr. C. G. Roma ine \V right and C. vV. Nash; committee, C. E. Di nniss, S. 'rrain, IC. Daley, 1. Harrison and J. Dill; secretary and t r easurer, H. A. H . Insull. Th e next annual re-union dinner will be held in Hastings, probably on tl1e night of the Hawke's Bay'J'aranaki representative football match.

WELLINGTON BRANCH. THE ANNUAL MEETING. The ann ual meeting of th e vVell ington branch of the Old Boys' Association was held on April 2, the president, Mr. J. D. Will is, presiding over an attendance of about thirty members.

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Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows :-Patron, Mr. W. H. Moyes; president, Mr. R. E. Pope; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. D. ·Willis, T. N. Foden, Sutlwrland and G. Saunders; secretary, Mr. P. E. Aldous; treasurer, Mr. W. N. S. Brookman; auditor, Mr. D. Stace; reporter to Taranakian, Mr. G. L. ·wells ; committee, Messrs. R. Bradshaw, R. Corkill, J. S. Hatherly, J. \Vilson and R. S. V. Simpson. It was decided that an annual re-union, in the form of a. dinner, be h eld on simila1· ~nes to the one of the prev1ous year. A resolution was passed1·ecommending the New Plymonth executive to hold an annual re-union eve1·y Easter on a larger scale than heretofore.

At a recent meeting it was reported that a sum of £5 had been forwarded from ·Wellington toward the Branch Scholarship fund. The committee has decided that the branch's activities for the ensuin g year shall consist of the annual re-union, football match with Nelson College Old Boys, and the mmual meeting.

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l\Ioyes and l\Irs. l\Ioore, in carrying out the varied and beautiful decorative schemes during the last few years. Prior to their departure for England H. Brown and J. vVynyard, Old Boys of the School and members of the 1935 All Blacks, were presented with a cabin trunk and wri::;tlet watch respectively. To these Old Boys heartiest congratulation::; were extended on gaining the highest honour::; in New Zealand l~ugby football. NEW BRANCHES. Two more branches of the Association had been formed, one at Hastings and the other at Urenui, making a total of nine: Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, Ha::;t1ngs, \Vanganui, Hawera, Stratford, Urenui and Hamilton. The Old Boys were greatly indebted to Mr. Moyes in attending the opening function of every branch formed so far. Approximately 80 Old Boys attended the Hastings fundion, whilst Urenui had the surprisingly good attendance of about 40. A ::;tart had been made to eompile a register of all

01cl Boy::; of the School, and thi::; had proved a long and THE PARENT ASSOCIATION. PAST YEAR IN REVIEW. More than thirty members were present at the annual meeting of the parent association in February, when Mr .•J. H. Boon, the retiring president, presided. The annual ball held on Easter Monday of last year proved a great success, stated the report. The attendance was approximately 500 and the function was becom~ng more popular each year. It showed a large increase m profit over that of the previous year. The success of the last ball was due in no small way to the careful manuer in which Mrs. J. H. BOOJJ carried out the supper arrangements and the capable manner in which the ladies' committee combined with her. During the vear a.pr.esentation had ~e~m made as a mark of sincere aJ;preCiatwn of the unhrmg work done by Miss Kathleen

arduou::; task and it wa::; not yet completed. 'l'he various branch secretarie::; had forwarded names and addresses of members and any additional information would be appreciated. SP011,TS CLUBB. The 1935 ::;eason could be looked upon as one of the most important in the football club 's hi::;tory, as the r ecent policy of the executive in coneentrating on. the junior grade::; had borne definite fruit. The first junior team not only won the North Taranaki and Taranaki champion::;hips, but also defeated the champion junior team of W anganui. Whilst the results were most satisfactory , what wa::; more pleasing still was the excellent football played and the marvellous team spirit shown both on and off the field. Three cricket teams were entered in the North Taranaki Cricket Association's competitions for the 1934-35 season, a senior A, senior B, and junior team. The senior A team emerged winners of the competition in theil'

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grade, winning the Robertson Cup, but in the first playoff foe the Taranaki champion ship were defeated by Tarurutan gi. Botll ihe senior B and junior teams plaved good cricket and had an enjoyable season, the ju~ior team finishing in second place in their grade. Financiall v • the club was in quite a sound position.

1\Ir. Boon suggested that an alternativ e blazer of a plain colour be adopted for Old Boys: The present blazer was a little too bright for winter use and for some of the older members of the Associatio n, he said. The securing of a blazer of a colour and design to be approved was left to the executive.

'l'he surf club . again contested the New Zealand champion ships held at Dunedin this year and were unfortuu.ate. in being disqualifie d owing to a technical breach ~vlllle m a very strong position. However, a close second m the New Zealand march past champion ship compensated to some extent. Further successes this year were a first in t~1e '!'aran~ki surf champion ship (Tabor Shield) an.d the wmnmg of the West Coast four-man championship. Last season a big step in the advancem ent of the club 1n1s the erection at Strandon beach of a clubhouse . Numerica lly the club was becoming stronger and stronger a~ld th~ membc.rship was approxim ately 100, while finanCially It was m a very sound position hav.ino- assets "' ' considera bly in excess of £150.

l\1r. IC Fookes inquired regarding the changing of the date of the annual meeting· of the Associatio n from December to February. The change was agreed to.

FINANCE . The financial side of the associatio n which had been

~t eadily improving during the past fe,; years was now

m a satisfacto ry position . The expenses dm·ing the past year had been somewhat higher than usual on account of the h eavier travelling· expenses and also on account of several donations . Neverthel ess the funds of the ;~sso~iat.ion had incr~ased by £32/ 6i5 during the year. Ih e mcrease was entirely due to the excellent profit of £72/ .f/2 made on the annual ball. The total amount standing to the credit of the Associatio n was £163/ 7/ 1. 1\Ir. Boon stated that the tr.i-annual re-union had been postponed from last year because of the Girls' H i~rh b School jubilee, and would be held this year. ~l'he following officers were elected for the year:Preslcl~nt? Mr. C. H. Wynyard ; vict'l-pres.idents, l\Iessrs. L. Chnstie and H. N. J ohnson; Associatio n delegates ~,Iessrs. C. Evans and H. V..T. Bro.wn; auditor, Mr. ·v·.T. s: I homson ; treasurer, Mr. J . Birch; joint secretarie s ' l\Iessrs. K. Pooke:,; and H. 'l'homson.

THE FOOTBALL CLUB. SUCCESS FUL PLAYING SEASON. The annual meeting of the FootbaH Club was attended by over 60 enthusiast ic members and .intending members. lVIr. S. F. Fookes presided. The annual report stated that the year had been a successful playing season, but the provincial scheme of play lmd proved most unpopular and too big a drain on the Club s limited finances. The senior team had an in-and-out season. Injuries undoubted ly affected the playing strength, but did not wholly account for the low position on the champion ship ladder. Stricter attention to train in o· and practices was essential before combination and results could be obtained. Under the able coaching of 1\Ir. L. Christie and the enthusiast ic captaincy of 1\'Ir. J. Can·oll, the junior team won t he Tarauak.i Junior Champion ship. After winning the North Taranaki Competiti on the fifteen defeated Okalo in the semi-final and Hawera in the final. Once again the Club had· placed a third grade team iu the field, and they performed quite well. Under the coaching of 1\'Ir. R. Christie they improved throughou t the season and won their share of games. A feature of their games was that the team was never defeated by any large margin of points. The senior fifteen won the annual game against. vVanganu i Old Boys at Wangani1 i.

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The junior team soundly defeated \Vann·an ui Old Boys juniors in a match in New Plymout h at the end of the season. This game was virtually a champio nship of the West Coast of the North Island, as the W anganui team had won the Wangan ui Junior Champio nship. The Club's percenta ge of gates received from the Taranaki . Rugby, Union wa~ the sum of £21/ 6/ -, as against £36/9/3 for the previous season. REPRES ENTA'l' IVE HONOUl~S. The congratu lations of the Club were clue to J ~albraith, who represen ted and captaine d Taranak i, I• orcl, who also played for the province , and to J. Can·oll, H. Jolms, H. ~outh,. F: Ulenberg , G. Roper and T. l~ogers, ll'ho gamed JUl110r represen tative honours. The Club also congratu lated H. Brown and J. vVynyan l Old Boys of the School, who were selected for the All Biacks to tour England . During the ~:>ea~:>on two handsom e trophies had beeu presente d to the Club by member~:>. 1\Ir. S. F. Fookes preser~ted a cup to be held in each season 'by the best team 111 the club , and :Mr. J. Carroll presente d a cup to be h eld by the best back in the junior fifteen in each season. The former was won by the junior fifteen and the latter by T. Avery. 'l'hanl~~:> were due to the coaches of the teams l\Ir l~. ~Ia~tel's (_senior), Mr. L. Cluistie ( junior ), andl\Ir. 1~: Clll'lst1e (t!urd grade), the vVangan ui Old Boys' Club, to the prestden t (l\Ir. G. F. Bertrand ), to l\Ir. Jarvi~:> for trauun g the teams, to the School authoriti es to the Tukapa Club for providin g practice game~:> for th~ juniors pnor to the play-oti, to the Heferees ' Associat ion, to 8t. Jol~11 Ambulan ce, and to members of the Tarauak i l{u<~by Umou. "' Jn moving the adoption of the balance-sh eet, l\Ir. G. F. Bertrand c?ng.ratt~lated the Club on having complete d another year m 1ts football history. He e~:>peciall.v congratul~t ed the junior team on its successfu l sea~:>o.n and the tlunl grade team on the improve ment shown. The semor tean~ had had ~ poor sea~:>on and this was partly tl~e fault of the team Itself. Had the ~:>enior team given o~ It~:> be~:>t la~:>t season would have undoubt edly been one of the most ~:>ucce~:>::>ful in the Club'~:> history.

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ELECTI ON 01:<-, OF'FlCE RS. The followin g officers were elected :- Patron, 1\Ir. IV. II. l\Ioyes; presiden t, l\Ir. S. F. F'ookes; vice-pres idents, .l\Iessrs. ,J. H. Boon, K . F'ookes, H. 1¥. Brown, H. Smith, T. S. J ones and Dr. E. F. Fookes; auditor, Mr. F. L. Read; joint secretari es and treasurer , Mr. E. B. Meredith and Mr. S. A. Black; club captain, Mr. L. Cllri::,;tie; viceclub captain, l\Ir. J. Donalds on; senior manager , Mr. L. Christie; junior manager , l\Ir. R Christie; third grad e manager , Mr. J. Donalds on; fourth grade manager , Mr. L De~:> Forges; delegate to Old Boys' Associat ion, Mr. '1'. A very; physical instructo r, l\Ir. vV. Jarvis; selectors , coach, captain and vice-cap tain of eac h team; executiv e eOllllll.ittee, 1\'Ie~:>srs. J . Galbrait h, T. Avery, V.l . vVil~:>on, H. l\Iasters, G. Evan~:>; delegate~:> to Taranak i Rugby Union, .l\lessrs. H. 1\Iaster::>, H. \V. Brown and L. Christie. Thirty n ew members were elected . The balance- sheet ~:>howed a profit of £5/ ()/ (:i on the year's working.

ENGAGEMENTS. ANTHO NY- YOUNG .-Phoebe , eldest daughte r of l\Ir. and l\Irs. D . J. Young, Orahau Avenue, Epsom, to IIemy John, younger son of 1\Irs. F. Anthony , New Plymout h, and the late l\Ir. H. J . Anthony . DI CK~ ON-BLANCHE TT.-Lesley, only daughte r of l\Ir. and 1\Irs. L. J. Blanche tt, Vogeltow n, New Plymout h, to Phillip IIolmes, younges t ~:>on of Mrs. and the late l\Ir. '1'. Dicksou, New Plymout h. DAVlE~ -RUT.HEl{FOl~D.- Winuifred Helen, thirtl daughte r of l\Ir. and 1\Irs. J. G. Rutherfo rd, Gover

Street, New Plymout h , to Ern est John, second son of l\Ir. and l\Irs. E. B. Davies, New Plymout h.

DEN~Y-BH,OWN-SUJ\Il\IEHHAYES. - Sylvia l\Iarie, younge~:>t daughte r of Lieut.-Co lonel John 0.

8ummerh a.,·es, D.S.O. , 1\I.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. , and Mrs. Summer hayes, "Saxonh olm," Newhave n, Sussex, England , to Derek Ernest Denny-B rown, M.B., Ch.B. (N.Z.), JU.R.C.P. , D. Phil. (Oxon), son of Mr. and l\Irs. C. Denny-B rown, formerly of New Plymout h.

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GIBBONS - BURGESS .-Noemi, only daughter of l\Ir. and the late l\Irs. A. S. Burgess, St. John's Hill, vVangann i, to Kenneth Henderson , younger son of l\Irs. and the late .!Hr. C. Gibbon~, Marton. KIRKWO OD- 1\Icl\IILLAN. - Elizabeth l\Iary, only daughter of Mr. J . W. 1\'Icl\Iillali and the late Mrs. 1\Icl\Iillan, ~tratford , to Henry RusselJ, only son of l\Ir. and 1\Irs. H. J. Kirkwood , Stratford. 1\IARTlN- GENTLES .- Rnth Cockburn , elder daughter of l\Ir. and l\'Irs. W. Gentles, New Plymouth, to Herbert William, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Martin, Auckland . SNEDDE N- LOPDELL .- Ruby Jean, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A . Lop dell, Putaruru, ' to Francis George, elder son of l\Ir. and l\Ir~. J. A. ~nedden, Auckland . STANDIS H- 8CHW AS8 .- l\'Iavis Eileen , eldest daughter of l\Ir. and Mr~. J. Schwass, Tokomaru , to Morri~ Langclon, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. ., ~tn.clish, Tarata. \ EALE- BUCKER lDGE. - Kathleen l~may, eldest daughter of Mr. and l\Irs. G. H. Buckeridg e, Hawera, to John William, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. 11.. F . V cale, Lower Hutt. \r ATKINS- TA VEND ALE. - Dori~ Justice, only daughter of Mr. and l\Irs. G. 'l'avendale , Barrett ~treet, New Plymouth , to lvon Edward, eldest son of l\Ir. and Mrs. A. E. Watkins, New Plymouth .

SAUNDE RS- GROSE.- Melicent, only daughter of Sir J ame~ Grose, Orchard Street, Wellingto n, to George lmlay, eldest son of Imlay Saunders, vVanganu i.

MARRIA GES. ANDREW~-LAl\IBERT.-At

New Plymouth , on February 15, Dorothy, only daughter of Mr. and l\Irs. G. Lambert, New Plymouth , to l\Ielville, only ~on of l\Ir. and Mrs. A. Andrews, New Plymouth .

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BROWN- Sl\IITH.- At 'l'aumarun ui, on 1\Iarch 16, 1936, Gwenda Mar ion, elder daughter of . Mr. and l\Irs. Ro::;io Smith, Taumarun ui, to Henry McKay, yo ungest :;on of l\Irs. F. Brown, lnglel\·ood, and the late l\Ir. F. H. Brown. COLLlNG E-vVELL S.- At New P lymouth, on February 26, 1936, Ebie Jean, ::;e<;ond daughter of l\Irs. W ells, New Plymouth , and the late 1\Ir. B. E . Wells, to ·Ba::;1l · E'rnest H ann am, ::;·on of' Mrs . Collin2:e and the ~ late l\Ir. B. A. Collinge. CLELAND - BAUNTO N .- At New Plymouth , on March 4, 1936, Hilcla Grace, only daughter of Mr .. and Mrs. · \V. H. Baunton, to William, fourth son of Mr. and l\Ir s. W. J . Cleland. FOOKES- PULLEN . -At New Plymouth , in December , 1935, J e~sie, daughter of l\Ir ..and Mrs. G. P~lllen, New Plymouth , to A.lbert Cec1l, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Fookes, Ne ~'' P lymouth. F'OOKES -BODEN. - At Wellingto n, on April 13, HJ36 , J oyce Constance Boden, second daughter of Mr. and 1\Irs. \ V. J. Boden, Auckland , to Kenneth Faber, second ~on of Dr. E. .B..,. Fook e~ , :t\ew Plymouth . liA11.RlS- LOVElUD GE- At Inglewood , on February 12, 1!J3G, lncz, younge::;t daughter of l\Ir. and Mrs. vV. Loveridge , Tariki, to Jack, eldest ~on of Mr. and 1\1r~. J . Hani::;, lnglewood . J AGKSON- LONGBOT'l'01VL- At Inglewood , Emily Violet, elder daughter of l\Ir. and Mrs. F. Lon gbottom lnglewood , to D ' Arcy Germain, elder ~on of l\'Ir. and Mr~ . L. Jackson, New Pl.v mouth. KliJNDHJCK-COOPEl~.-At

New Plymouth , on December 21, 1935, Mary Evelyn, daughter of the late l\Ir. and Mrs. F. Cooper, to Henry Edgar, youngest son of Mr. and Mr~. R. Kendrick, New Plymouth .

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1\IOORE- l\IOYES. - At New Plymout h, on January 27 l\Iargare t J eau, eldest daughte r of Mr. and lVlrs. H. 1\Ioyes, New Plymout h, to Edward John son of ' 1\Ir. and 1\Irs. E. B. 1\Ioore, of Nelson.

1\IcOAN1 - 1\II'fOHE LL.- At New Plymout h, on January 6,_ 1936, Margare t Edna Mitchell , second daughte r of 1\Ir. ancll\Irs. A. Slinger, New Plymout h, to Sidney ·walter 1\IcCann, second sou of 1\Irs. F. \Vest ' New Plymout h. SYl\IE-C URRIE.- At Wangan ui, on Decembe r 29 1935 Jean, seco_nd daugl~ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. w . Cunie' ' G S t son of l\lr. \Vaugan m, to Dav1d, youno·es yme . 1.1. o -l 1· anc t 1e late 1\Irs. Syme, Hawera. p oh o1nu·a 'fiWEl\I AN- 1\IcOLUGGAGE · - At ou D_ecember 26, 1935, Trixie Louise, second cla~lo·hter of l\Ir. ~nd l\1rs. R. 1\IcClugg age, Pohokur :, to . ~oL ert Charles, second ::;on of 1\Ir. and l\1rs. P. lrueman , New Plymout h.

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SECOND NOVEL ACCEPTED. OLD BOY AUTHO R'S SUCCES S. The publicati on in June of a second novel b~' John Broclie was announc ed in a letter from England received r ecentl~r by the author's parents, 1\Ir. ancl -:\Irs. \Valter Broclie , of N ew Plymout h. A promine nt Olcl Boy of the School , .Tohn B1·oclir, 1mcler the nom-de-p lume of John Gnthrie, at1Tactecl the notice of distingni shed overseas critics for his short stories ancl publishe d his first novel , "'l'h e r~ittle Countn ·." about a y ear ago. It was particular]~, well r ev iewed and created wide interest in New Zealand, espe cia ll y at New Pl~r month, where most of the story was set. His second work, entitlecl , "And So They Began," also has a Nrw Zea land setting, and, it is understo o(l , deals with tl1e early piomers. Tt will be publishe d by Nelson . .Tack left his hom e for England abont three months ago and had been in London only five clays when h e h eard that the publishe rs had accepted his book. In hi s letter he states that h e is enjoying London imm ensely anrl has met many New Plymout h friends there.

BRIGGS .- On l\larch 17, HJ36, to l\Ir. and 1\Irs. N. E . Briggs; a son.

DINN~SS_.-On January 15, 1!:!36, to Mr. and 1\irs.

Dmnms, Daunevi rke; a son.

JUHY.- On Februar y 16, 1936, to 1\lr. and 1\lrs. K en Jury, New Plymout h; a son. :JIOYES. - On ~pril 19, 1936, to 1\Ir. and 1\Irs. A. 1\Ioyes, Kaupoko nm; a daughter . O'CARR OLL.- On F ebruary 23, 1936, to 1\Ir. and 1\Irs. P. J. O'Carrol l, Sydney; a daughte r. OLSON. :-To Flight-L ieutenan t and 1\Irs. E . G. Olson ' Chnstch urch; a daughter . STRONG E. -On January 5, 1936, to lVIr. and 1\Irs. J . 1::3. Strange, Opunake ; a daughter .

EARLY IMPRES SIONS OF LONDON. MR. R. C. WILSON 'S EXPERI ENCES. Mr. R. C. vVilson , science master at th e School , who is at present visiting England and th e Continen t on a year's leav e of absence, has sent t he fo llowin g interesti ng account of his arrival in Lonclon and the em·ly impressions h e gain ed. "I landed at Tilbury on a foggy and cold day, missed the boat train and had to find my way to London unaided; I was told to change at East Ham (which I did), and there on inquiry I was told to chang·e at what sounded something like Knightsbri dge; I was sitting calmly in the train looking for a name something like this at Kentish Town when I was ordered out on to another platform and eventually arrived at St. Pancras. The journey from Tilbury is a very bad introductio n to London, as one passes through the poor . quarter-m iles and miles of soot-begrim ed tenements, with small,

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filthy backyards, in some of which, struggle anaemic and also sootcovered flowers and shrubs, while here and there those who aspire a little higher or who have come down in the world decorate their gardens with rather crude statuary. "First impression of London-a rather disappointing place-not at all like wha t I had pictured. "The sights" do not stand out on a hill and greet you; to find even St. Paul's one h as to wander along na rrow streets, and when one arrives, cannot be sure that the right place has been found. One does not find the gleaming spire, but another soot-lngrimed building. "This inust sound all very depressing, but I am just giving you first impressions. I have found that London is a place that cannot be 'done' in th e Am2rican way, but that it has to be felt; it is not done up in tablets for the sightsteer; one tablet a day to be taken in water. "I am coming to like London very much. I have been to a lot of schools and have found the headmasters and assistants extraordinarily kind and only too pleased to show everything; the same applies to various officials a nd others with whom I have come into contact. Most people's knowledge of New Zealand geography is very vague; when I tell them that I come from New Plymouth I have to explain that this is where the bit sticks out on the west coast. However, most people seem to know that we have a North and South Island a nd that we have earthquakes. "I went for a stroll down Savile Row yesterday-another disappointment. I did not see the gorgeous females and the men in their top hats, swinging their gold-headed canes, as I expected; one sees merely rows of frosted windows with a name, but no indication even that a tailor resides inside. I motored up to Cambridge with a couple of friends last Sa turday , but did not have time to 'do' the town thoroughly. ·I called on Lord Rutherford, received a hearty welcome, sat over the tire, discussed all sorts of sub jects, and received a cordial invita tion to visit the Cavendish Laboratory. He lives in a beautiful old cottage a nd h as a large garden, beautiful lawns and trees--one of the trees being one of the largest oaks in Eng·land. "I got a ring· from Reg. Cook yesterday. He is leaving for the I nd ian frontier soon . I was unable to accept his invitation up to the aerodrome as I am going to Harpenden to -the Rothamstead ExperimenLal station to-morrow. "I have started to take a few lectures at the Institute of Education, London University. Sir Per cy Nunn is the h ead, but at present he is away and Mr. Clarke, who was recently in New Zealand, is acting head. The science lecturer Is a man named Lauwerys- a Belgian refugee during the war who stayed over here and took a London B.S.; he Is a very a ble man and issued me numerous notes and book lists. He also has advanced views on mathematics teaching, and considers it should not be treated as a 'donkey' subj ect and is prepared to demons tra te a t any time how it can be made interesting and educational. I went out with him yesterday to visit several of his students who are having teaching practice round the city and suburban schools."

CONTEMPORARIES. Vl e beg to acknowledge, with thanks, r eceipt ·of the following contemporari e::; ::;in ce la st issu e:-

New Zealand.-WR n ga nui Coll egian , Otap:o B.H.S. :vragR r,in e, Christchurch R.I-I.S . Magazine, Christ 's College Register, Nelsonian, Waitakian, Palmerstonian, Marlburian , Hastings H.S. Magazin e, Fideliter (\iVh angRrei High Scl10ol), Ind ex CWRnganui TechnicRl Coll ege) , Albertian (Mt. Albert Grmnm ar School), Rotorua I-Ii!!h School Magazine, Scincl ian (Napier Boys' Hi gh School ), Otago Univer sity Review, Rongotai Coll ege Magazine, Can terbury .Agricultural Coll ege Magazine, HamiltoniRn, New Plymouth Girls' High Sc hool l\Tagazin e, St. Patri ck 's Coll ege Magar,ine, Asl1burtonian , Auckland GrammRr School Chronicle, South Otago H.S. Magazine, HRurRkinn ('fhames High Scho ol ), Postman (Correspond ence School ). England.- CliftoniRn (3) (Clifton Coll ege), Mill Hill School Magar,in e (3), Marlburi an · (Marborough Coll ege), Reptonian (3) , (Repton) , Meteor (3) (Ru gby), City of London Sch ool Magar,in e, Chelten ham Grammar Sch ool Magazine, F elstf'dian (3) (Felsted), Blund ellian (2) (Blund ell 's Scho ol, Tiverton).

Scotland.- Aberdeen Grammar School Magazine, Fettesian ( 3) (Fettes Coll ege, Edinburgh), vVatsoniRn Watson's Coll ege, Edinburgh) , Glasgow (Geor ge Acaclrmy Chroni cle, Eclinbnrgh Acnclemy Ch1·oni cle (3), Lorettonian (3) (T.1oretto ), Glena lmoncl Chroni cle. Wales.- Swansf'R Gram mar Sch ool Magazine. Canada.- Coll ege 'l'imes (Upper Canada Coll ege, Toronto) , Fort William Coll ege l\Iagazine, Reel and vVhite (St.. Dunstan's Universit?, Charlottetown ), Van tech (Vancouver 'fechnica l Sch ool ), Tech. Tatl er (Danfort h TeclmicRl Bchool ). South Africa.- Selborni an (Selborn e Coll ege, East J.Jonclon) , Graem ian (Victoria B.H.S. , Grahamstown).

England of (Church Australia. - 1\felburian GrRmmar Sch ool, l\Ielbourne), The Log (Hobart High School) .

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Japan.- Red and Grey (Canadian Academy, Kob e). United States.- 1\Iag-azine of Siskiyou Union High School DistJ·ict (C'nl iforni a), 13oise High Lights (Bois e 1-I.S., Id aho ). India.-- 13lue and Gold (1\It. Hermon School, Darjeeling).

SUBSCRIPTIONS. The Bus in ess l\ Ianag·e t·, l\Ir. Shrimpton, wishes to acknowl edge with thanks th e . fo ll ow in g subscription s received since last issu e. Tf your subscription ha s been paid and ~· our nam e does no t app ear , pl ease notify th e Business l\Innager at on ce :- G. 1\furdoch, '34-'37 ; F. l\1. \Vhit e, '35; J. Batten , '36; K. Fook es, '35; L. Christi e, '35; 2.\I. Lobb, '35; II. Nolan, '35; ,J. Campb ell , '35; .J. Thompson, '34, '35 ;S . Grayling, '35; vV. I.Jiley, '35; .J. lVIoorh eacl , '35; R. Deare, '35; P. Atkin son , '35; C. Broad , '35; G. h Shaw , '34, '35; D. Steven, '35; .J. Vloocl , '35; S. Luscombe, '35; A. vVlyde-Browne, '35, '36; T. A. Snowdon, '35; H. Kirk by , '32-'38; J . Stephenson, '35; .T. l\ IcCallum, '35, '36; L. Evans, '35; .J. 'r. ·white, '34-'36; A. Furri e, '35; V\T.•T. l\1m·ton , '35; C. \Veston, '36, '37; A. M:orri son , '35, '36; 1~. S. V. Simpson, '36; \V. A. Beck, '35, '36; R. Clayton , '35; R. Kirkwood , '34-'40; C. Non·is, '33-'30 ; R. D. \N ard , '33-'35; J. Leach, '34, '35; S. R. Tait, '3G,'36; E. Boulton , '35; H. Johns, '34-'36; N ..J. Prichard, '35; II. R. ,J ohnson, '36; II. Fran cis, '36; G. S. Bayly, '34, '35; l\T. Silb.v, '36; V. l\'Iitchinson , '34-'36; J. \Nalkinton, '36-'38; Mr s. L. J. Rouse, '35, '36; S. W. D. Nicholls, '35; II. J. Anthony, '36; V\T. I. l\Iatth ews, '36; R. God din, '36; H. Rum ball , '35; E. C. Stanley, '34-'36; R. D. 1\Iiller, '36; lVI. Ewart, '36; D. Fitzpatrick, '36; K . Law, '36; I. l\'Icivor, '35-'38; A. J. Old , '36; R. l\II. Rogers, '35, '36; J. Dill, '36; J. Wood , '36; G. Best, '36. 'L'his list was made complete up to l\Iay 26, 1936.

New Plymouth Boys' High School [ESTA BLISHED 1882].

Fees (per term)Tuition Preparatory

£4, reducible to £3 10s. if paid within 30 days £4 10s. £4

Board

£21,

Weekly } Boarders

£ 18 1Os.

"£19 £17

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music (including practice fee)--Seniors, £3 3s. juniors, £2 12s. 6d. Boxing, 1OfDancing (Winter term only) 15/-

Subscriptions (per term)Games- Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library

1/6

Magazine

1/-

Tennis

1/-

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 TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen The terms this year are as follows : -

weeks each.

First Term- February 4th to May 7th. Second Term- May 26th to August 20th. Third T erm-September 15th to December 17th. TARANAKI HERALD, PftiNTE"S