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The results were as follows:Preparatory School.

Lightweight. -Final: R. Tyler defeater I. J ones on a t.k.o .

Middleweigh t.-Final: Barnes defeated Pellet.

Heavyweight .-Final: W. J ones defeated Bright.

Upper School.

Under 6st.-Wright defeated Okey; A. Kay defeated R. Harkness. Final: Kay defeated Wri()'ht with a o·ood 0 left, followed by a nght cross. Wright used both o·loves to batter Kay 's head, but they lacked Kay 's sting. b Under 7st.-Reynolds defeated Hennah · Lawlor defeated Lithgow. Semi-final: Reynolds defeated Black.

Final: Reynolds beat Lawlor by a narrow margin. This was Reynolds' third bout but he still had enough fight to account for Lawlor.

Under Sst.-Church defeated King; Wood defeated McCracken. Final: Wood hit well and kept doggedly on in spite of hard punches by Church, and won his third bout.

Under 8st. 7lb.-Hawkins defeated Ewing; Thomson defeated Gould. Semi-final: Wood defeated Hawkins.

Final: Thomson lost to Wood, who scored very steadily with alternate lefts and rights. Wood appeared as fresh and boxed better, if anything, in this his fourth bout.

Under 9st.-Bartrum · won -from Hetet. Final: K. J ones beat Bartrum with a g·ood display of ::;cientific boxing and footwork. Bartrum was content to let the fight be brought to him, but his clean hits at times had J ones dazed.

Under lOst.-Stringfi eld defeated Washer.

Final: Riley beat Stringfield. In this bout Stringfield took much punishment from hard rights and l efts, but fought doggedly on, occasionally jabbing a heavy straight left at Riley.

Under llst.-Hirstich defeated Julian by a t.k.o.

Final: In this bout Hirstich used a terrific. right to defeat I. McLeod, who, though he had a good punch, could not stand up to the rugged Hirstich.

Senior Championship .-A. MacLeod won by default from C. Kjestrup, who had injured his ankle.

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(F. D. Moran.)

On the 24th October the Bishop of the Diocese held a confirmation for the School at St. Mary's Church. The candidates had been prepared by the Chaplain.

The Bishop gave a very interesting address, pointing out the necessity of being confirmed.

Our ordinary Services have been h eld every Sunday morning at 9.30 o'clock, and it is with great regret that we find them attended by boarders only. This Service has usually been conducted by the Rev. F. Hart, but on an occasional Sunday the Ven. Archdeacon Gavin has been present.

On Sunday, 13th November, a Church Parade was held to commemorate Armistice Day. The Parade was

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attended by the Taranaki Regiment, the South African War Veterans and the Returned Soldiers. The lesson was read by the Head Boy and the sermon delivered bv the 路 Ven. Archdeacon Gavin.

We all ver y much appreciate Mr. Menzies' willingness in acting as organist for our Services, and we wish to express our gratitude to him.

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Final results were:Sen ior Ch a mpionship .-F. D . Moran a n d A. S . M ac'.eod (97 points), 1 equ a l ; N . I. M acleod (81i points), 3.

Int ermedia t e Cha mpionship.-G. 0 . B artrum (96 p oints), 1 ; D. Wilks (9H points), 2 ; J . M a r sh (84i points) 3.

(75 J unior Ch a mpionship.-Gre dig (7 7 points), 1 ; T . Crow points), 2.

Aggregate.-Senior: A. M acleod a n d F. D . M01路an (70.2 per cent.), (equal), 1. Junior: A. Gredig ( 70 per cent.), 1.

Cadet Battalion

(F. D. Moran) 路whenever the weather has been favourable the battalion has continued its training.

On Sports Day a picked horse squad of eighteen gave a display on the sports ground, which proved very popular with the spectators.

Shooting has been carried on throughout the year both at the miniature range and at the Rewa Rewa range.

(B. M. Joyes) Library Notes At the beginning of the year, owing to the large increase in the boarding establishment, the greater part of the library was utilised as a dormitory. However, we were able to continue with the issue of books, and it was very gratifying to see the new boys taking an intere::;t in the library.

In the third term the library was available once more, so that it was possible to put the magazines on the tables agam.

Many new books have been added to the library this year, including 189 fiction, 40 biographies and 25 on geography and travel, making a total of 254 books in all.

Tenders close on December 15th for the new library.

It will be an attractive building of modern style and architecture. 'l'he site is the old tennis court alongside Carrington House. Construction should be finished during the first term of next year. The new building will be fireproof, and it is sincerely hoped that Old Boys and friends of the School will be disposed to make gifts towards the stocking of it.

We acknowledge with thanks various gifts of books. 'l'he Library Committee is specially anxious to build up a good New Zealand section and would welcome any accessions to the already valuable, though still somewhat small, collection.

A Church Parade was held at St. Mary's Church on Sunday, 13th November, to commemorate Armistice Day. Although not very strongly supported by Day Boys the parade went off well. The preacher for the occasion was 路 the Ven. Archdeacon Gavin.

Gymnasium.

(Q. A. Thompson.)

This year the standard of gymnastics in the School has continued to improve. Mr. Lucas has ably filled the position of instructor vacated by Mr. Ledgerwood last term, and to his energy and interest the high standard of gymnasium work exhibited in the champion::;hips is due.

The gymnasium championships were held on October 27th before a number of spectators who were provided with an enjoyable entertainment, especially on the horse and horizontal bar. 'l'his bar is a special one kindly lent Our by the Y.M.C.A. for the School championships. thank::; are due to them and to Dr. G. Walker and Mr. D. Sykes, who acted as judges.

In the senior division F. D. Moran and A. S. Macleod were consistent throughout, though N. I. Macleod excelled on the horse. G. F. Bartram and D. Wilkes were very equally matched in the intermediate, while Gredig captured the junior, though seriously challenged by the diminutive Crow, who proved himself a favourite with the spectators.

(F. J . Duncan.)

Tuckshop.

This year a tuck shop has been established in the School grounds. It was erected by a gang of mechanically-minded masters during the first term holidays and

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now fills a long-felt want. It is controlled by a master and a committee of boys, whose business acumen, needless to say, has been considerably sharpened as a result.

During the next year we hope to expand our already considerable undertaking by the installation of cocoa and soup urns during the winter term. 'rhis should prove a great boom, especially on those southerly days which are peculiar to Taranaki.

Despite the caustic comments of a certain member of the staff regarding the School pies, mid making all d_ue allowances for the excellence of the coaching received by the first XV., there is no gainsaying the fact that any success obtained by the team during the past season was due primarily to brain and muscle, founded upon the healthbuilding qualities of our very own School pies.

We would like to take this opportunity of refuting most emphatically, the malicious rumour that the shooting incident on the School range was instigated by the 'ruck Shop Committee.路

It is on record that a person in a very high position on the staff, aroused the envy of his fellow masters by appearing, no, not in court, but in the dining room with a School pie clasped lovingly in his hand.

However, our congratulations are due to those who have, in any manner, helped to promote to the success of our youngest School institution, and we wish them continued success in the future.

Debating Club.

Since our last issue two debates have been held on Saturday nights, and the School debating contest for seniors and the oratory contest for juniors have been held at the close of the term. Owing to the fact that all the prominent debaters were taking major parts in the School play produced at the annual concert, it has been found impossible to hold any more debates. The standard of speaking, however, has been of a higher standard than for some years. This, added to the fact that class debates have regularly been held in the English lessons of the various forms, makes the outlook for the future very bright.

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53 The first debate, at which there was an attendance of 140, was held in the gymnasium. The subject, ''Another World War is Imminent,'' proved very popular and after sixteen speakers had waxed eloquent for well over two hours the debate had to close down. Caldwell and Howes led the affirmative in their usual energetic style, but their arguments were skilfully countered by McLeay and Grant.

A vote of the House at the conclusion revealed a small majority for the negative.

The second debate was heid in the Assembly Hall, when a team of some ten speakers from the New Plymouth Debating Club came up and engae-ed in friendly rivalry upon the subject, "Present-day Youth is Degenerating." Messrs. W. L . 路Wagstaff, G. L. Ewart, W. J. Bethell and W . Mo01路head ably led the affirmative. and their attack on the faults of the younger gemration of to-da~r provoked both a good deal of amusement and a spirited repl~r . Howes. Grant. Barnicoat. Caldwrll :mn McL e a~r were the principal speakers for the School. but altogether over twentv speakers took the platform during the course of tre debate. On a vote the motion was, needless to say, defeated by an overwhelming majority.

This debate was thoroughly enjoyed bv all. and we wish to thank our visitors for giving up their time to help ns.

For the School Debating Contest for the Old Boys' Cup four pair entered this year. 路In the first round Witten-Hannah and Butt and Weston and G. B. Allen were eliminated, thus leaving Caldwell and Grant to oppose MeLeay and Howes on the subject, "The Aeroplane is a Menace to Civilisation.'' All four speakers did well. but the affirmative appeared to have onlv one argument which they repeated over and over again~ The defence was very skilfully conducted and the verdict to McLeay and Howes was anticipated by the whole School who had assembled to hear the contest.

In the junior oratory contest the finalists were Duff (Form Ill. Gl), Webster (Form IV. Cl ) and Dent (Form Ill. Cl) . The subjects on which they spoke were r espectively: Captain Cook, Lindbergh, and Nansen. The judge had great difficulty in separating these boys, but

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finally did so in the order named above. The standard of the speeches was well up to that of previous years.

We wish to thank Mr. J. H. Sheat for judging the contest and for the criticism and useful hints incidental to his decisions.

Alpine Club

(H. Service)

During the first term a party of twenty-five boys were taken to the top of Egmont. This trip created an interest in the mountain, and when the second term began we saw the inception of an Alpine Club in the School, formed as a branch of the Taranaki Alpine Club. On account of transport difficulties the membership had to be limited to about forty. Under supervision some of the boys made their own skis and had these ready for the first trip.

On July lOth a party of twenty-five boys set out, but the weather unfortunately frowned upon the enthusiasts.

After plodding up through wind and driving sleet the mem ters were only too glad to stay in the Tahurangi Hut for some time and drink hot tea. Conditions for ski-ing were impossible, but on the way back the party greatly enjoyed having friendly revenge on the senior members, from whom questions arose as to whether certain snowballs were legitimately packed or not.

On July 24th the next trip was held in perfect weather for climbing and ski-ing. Members of the Club gave us our initial coaching, and the novices began to appreciate the fun of the game. That day we believe we created a record in runaway skis.

On September 25th about twenty-five members of this Club and member~ from other clubs competed in a Schools' Race held in Hut Valley. The winner of the event was D. Baldwir.., to whom we extend our congratul ations. Afterwards excellent instruction was continued at the Hen and Chickens. vVe wish to take this opportunity of thanking those members of the Alpine Club who have so patiently and willingly assisted us on the mountain on all our trips.

55 Christian Students' Union (D. Rose) Officers: Mr. W. H. Moyes, the V en. Archdeacon Gavin, the Rev. F. Hart (patrons), M. McLeay (president), S. Bagnal, J. Grant, B. Anderson, G. Washer, J. Friend (hon. treasurer), D. Rose (hon. secretary).

In the past two years of its existence the Christian Students' Union has made vast strides of progress, and is now one of the prominent societies in the School.

Altbough the number of meetings has been limited because of sickness during the year, many excellent speakers have addressed us.

On March 4th Mr. J. Linton, M.A., secretary of the Christian Students' Union for New Zealand, gave a brief address on ''Christianity,'' and a report on other branches' activities.

On June lOth the Rev. J. D. McL. Wilson spoke to us on ancient and modern contrasts in Palestine, from which country he has but recently returned.

On June 24th the Rev. Mr. Gribble, of Okato, told us of some of his experiences as Chaplain of the Flying Angel Mission on the Sydney waterfront.

On July 8th the Rev. V. Bianchi gave some sidelights and valuable advice on the subject of "Conversion."

On July 22nd the Rev. E. D. Patchett addressed us on the subject of "Prayer."

On August 4th Captain Hartnell recounted to a wellpacked audience some of his experiences in battle on Gallipoli. 路on November 18th the Ven. Archdeacon Gavin explained the nature of and his experiences in the Battle of Messines.

With the valuable aid of the ladies of St. Mary 's Parish three socials have been held, one of which was attended by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Kempthorne, Bishop of Melanesia. Interesting letters concerning the activities of other branches have been received from Auckland and Wellington, and a letter has also been received from the W.S.C.F. Headquarters, Geneva, disclosing the condition of the universities in China.

The Christian Students' Union hopes to begin next year in full force with a bigger membership than ever.

SCHOOL CONCERT, 1938.

Scen es from " 1066 a nd All That."

Orchestra Notes (D. HUGGETT.)

With the passing of last year we lost many of our leading players, but the new year brought with ~t a number of promising young players to fill their positions. These in the course of our practices have gradually entered into the spirit of team work so imperative for successful results in a school orchestra.

At the Sports Dinner at the end of last year the orchestra contributed sevetal items, and the solos of J. Ward, A. G. Mcintyre and Mr. Hart proved very popul ar, while the community singing led by Mr. Ledgerwood caused much mirthespecially amongst the masters-for we can never forget Mr. Bertrand 's sublime imitation of that popular hero, "Pop-Eye." Several pieces were played by Orchestra at the school breaking-up ceremony, and it also accompanied the whole school in the singing of the school song and ''Forty Years On.''

" Henry VIII ."

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Amongst those of our members who last year left the school, was our Head Boy, and one of our most prominent players, A. G. Mcintyre. He joined the Orchestra in 1932, and for five years participated in all our activities with enthusiasm and was a. tower of strength in all the musical and dramatic performances at school. We take this opportunity of extending to him our sincerest hopes for his success and in the continuance of his musical studies.

Other members whom we had to farewell were A. J .

McFlynn, our pianist; J . Aburn and R. Greene, who had also been members for several year s, and D. Baxter, violins.

At the commencement of this year we welcomed to our ranks A. Duxfield, violin; P. Fraser, clarinet; D. Burrows, cornet; and L. Lewis, piano.

This year we were fortunate in having a larger variety of instruments-including a cornet, a clarinet, and a flute-to provide some background to the violins, t hough the lack of a bass or 'cello was a serious handicap to the strength and balance of the tone of the Orchestra.

The complement of the Orchestra was as follows:First Violins: J. Ward, E. Everiss, D. Huggett, A. Duxfield; second violins, Kircher, D. Sandford, J. W .

Mackie, T. Somerton; drums, R. Sheppard; flute, A . W. Wagstaff; clarinet, P. Fraser; cornet, D. Burrows; piano, L. Lewis.

We wish to compliment A. Duxfield on his promotion to the First Violins.

Although there has been much interruption of our usual practice routine this year, the Orchestra, on thr whole, has shown considerable progress, and under Mr. Dobson 's able baton has steadily proceeded with its preparation for the Annual Concert. However, at the close of the second term we were unfortunate in losing two of our new members, P. Fraser, clarinet and D. Burr ows, cornet, and one of our leading second violins, J. W. Mackie. Later on in the third term our ranks were severely weakened by the departure of our two leading first violins L. G. Ward and R. E. Everiss. Both have

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for several years been enthusiastic in their support of the School Orchestra and have willingly contributed solo or duet items to aid our performances.

The Annual Concert this year was held in the School Gymnasium on Thursday, November 3, and on Saturday, November 5, Sports Night; and there was a large and appreciative attendance at both performances. The first portion of the programme consisted of orchestral, choral, vocal and pianoforte items and violin solos. The play "1066 and All That" provided a variety of entertainment and a fitting conclusion to a very enjoyable evening.

Programme: (a) March. (b) Minuet (c) Boutee 2. Third Form Choir: Chorus: The British Grenadiers.

Part Song: Pokare Kare Ana. Chorus: The Jolly Waggoner.

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Bach Bach Handel (Old English Air)

(Arranged by Eric Thiman.)

Part Song: Now on Land and Sea Descending.

Chorus: When the Sergeant-Major's on Parade.

Longstaffe.

Orchestra: Londonderry Air. (Arranged by Baynes.)

Songs: Morning Hymn.

Song of the Frogs.

Smyth Four-Leaved Clover.

Tom Fisher.

Pianoforte solo: Liebestraum, No. 2 (Liszt) G. 0. Bartrum Violin solo: Hornpipe (Mistowski) A. J . Duxfield Song: Cheerie Song (Stater) M. Crow Pianoforte solo : Etude, Opus 64 ( Cyril Scott) L. Lewis Violin solo: Coppelia Valse (Belibes) L. G. Ward Orchestra: Marche Militaire (Schubert)

The orchestral pieces were well received, especially the Marche Militaire. The Third Form Choir gave some lively choruses and harmonious part songs. Considering his size and age the item given by M. Crow was an astonishing one. All were well applauded.

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59 We wish to extend to Miss V. Ross and Mr. W. Wagstaff, Mr. D. Rawson and Mr. Hart our sincere thanks for their willingness to come along and help out the Orchestra at the concert.

During the past few years there has been a very noticeable decline in the number of musicians available to fill the positions of those who have left school, with the result that this year the Orchestra has been so sadly depleted as to face complete dissolution unless the ensuing year is able to produce a fine crop of new players.

Yet we feel confident that, as in the past, the new year will bring new prospects for a successful continuance of its portion of those fine old school traditions which we in the past have done our very best to maintain and promote.

DRAMATIC CLUB (J. R. Grant.)

This year the School has enjoyed one of the most successful years in the dramatic side of school life.

Many boys have joined the club and the work done by members was brought to a fitting finale in the successful production of the play '' 1066 And All That'' on November 3rd and 5th.

During the year a new organisation was tried. A member of the committee was placed in charge of a group of boys and these leaders were made responsible for a performance every six weeks. Each committee member produced four plays and also wrote and produced many others. Dramatic sketches, monologues and character studies were all encouraged, and the success of this work and the enthusiasm shown proved the system a success.

The following plays were produced during the year:"A Humorous Skit ."-Church, Jones, Latimer, Butt.

"Short Sketch."- G. Mount, P. Henry.

"An Interview."- Lightbourne, D. Mount.

"The Lion Tamer."- M. Stringfield, R. Bell, D. Rose, K. Taylor, G. Washer.

"Saved."-Hawkins, D. Thomson, Wilks.

"And Now to Continue."-Howes, Lang, Granger, Barnicoat.

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DRA MAT IC CLU B "The Purp le Room ."-Ha wkin s, Gran ger, Wilks , Jones , D .

Light bourn e.

"I Didn 't Do It."- Pate rson , Suthe rland , Frien d, Barn icoat, Caldw ell.

"The Old Bull ."-Bu tt, Shea t, Irvin e, Webs ter, Allan .

"The Supe rnatu ral."- Haw kins, Goul d, West on, Thom son, Grain ger, Wilke s.

"Pha ntasm s."-G rang er, Frien d.

"Tick ets Pleas e."-W ilks, Lang , D. Thom son, Bell.

Thes e play s were all prod uced and man y writ ten by mem bers of the com mitt ee.

Dur ing the year the mos t serio us draw back was the lack of prop er scen ery, ligh ting and curt ains , but thes e have now been insta lled and will be an undo ubte d asse t to the club .

We are inde bted to the Te Ante first fifte en for the enjo yabl e conc ert they prov ided for us in June . This is an annu al fixtu re and muc h appr ecia ted by the Scho ol.

The conc ert took the form of sing ing and haka s, the even ing bein g a grea t succ ess. It will be with the grea test inte rest that we will look forw ard to thei r visit next year .

The Scho ol conc ert was held in the gym nasi um on Thu rsda y, Nov emb er 3rd, and Satu rday , the 5th, ther e bein g a reco rd atten danc e at both even ings . W e are grea tly inde bted to thos e mem bers of the staff who wor ked so well to mak e the conc ert the succ ess it was, and also to thos e who were in any way conn ecte d with the scen ery, whic h was mos t artis tic.

Our than ks are due, also, to thos e boys who gave up thei r time and help ed with the scen e shift ing. The spee d and accu racy with whic h the scen es were chan ged prev ente d any hitch es in the play and the them e was not inte rrup ted by any nois y bang ing behi nd stag e.

This year the play prod uced was Tha t,'' adap ted from the histo rical com '' 1066 And All edy of that nam e.

The cast num bere d abou t 40, and it wou ld be unfa ir to men tion anyo ne exce pt the com mon man and com pere , who both took larg e part s with grea t abili ty, as all wen t so well and each mem ber play ed his part with the grea test enth usia sm.

The cost ume s prov oked muc h adm irati on and the ligh ting effec ts adde d cons ider ably to the char m of the scen ery.

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THE CAST OF "1066 AND ALL THA T." The Comm on Man The Comp ere Prol ogue Guid e The Com man Man His Wife Thei r Son Scen e 1The Com mon Man Juliu s Caes ar Rom an Soldi ers

Grah am Caldw ell John Bam icoat Hall of Fame K

Kirk- Jones Dere k Rose J. Carls on

A Rom an Road

I. E. Gilbe rt M. Strin gfield , J. Frien d, D. Moun t, B. Hirst ick, 0 . Henr y, G. Bartr um, L. C arthe w, L. Wank lyn Spee ch by Comp ere Scen e !I.A Rom an Road The Comm on Man St. Patri ck D. Wilk s St. Panc ras J . R. Lang (and of cours e) St. Ives R. J. Bell Scen e !!I. By the Grate King Alfre d E. navie s Fairy I. D. Mort on The Lovel y Stste rs R. Payn e, J . Witte n-Ha nnah Baro n de Brok e M. J. Abra hams The Com mon Man scene IV.The First Plung e The Old Man' s Beau ts.

No. 1 H. P. Webs ter The Othe rs M. Black , J. Carls on, G. J. Moun t, B. Simp son, I. Hand ley, C. West on, G. Suth erlan d Ballo on Merc hant The Comm on Man Polic eman D . S. Butt Sons of King Can uteHard ly Canu te R. J. Bell Quite Canu te K. Hete t King Canu te K. Kirk- Jones Mayo r M. J. Abra hams Spee ch by Comp ere Scen e V.1066! 1066! . . .

Willi am the Conq ueror Dere k Light bourn e Quee n Mati lda I. D. M01'ton Willi am Rufu s I . Jones The Prtso ner The Comm on Man The Exec ution er K. watt Spee ch by Comp ere on a Baro n Islan d Calle d Gany mede Scen e VI.King John Alan Howe s M. J . Abra hams , G . King , L. Wank Baro ns lyn Bear er of the Garte r The Com mon Man Spee ch by Comp ere

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Henry VIII. John Friend Derek Rose J . R. Lang The Common Man Speech by Compere Beards R. Granger

D . S. Butt I. E. Gilbert D. Mount, John Friend, M. Stringfield The Common Man Speech by Compere Scene IX.Justice?

Magistrate Graham King Colombus M. Stringfield Policeman The Common Man H. Isaacs, K . Taylor Guy Fawkes K. Hetet Speech by Compere Scene X . Pukka Wa llahs!

Colonel Bygadsby J. R . Grant Mrs. Bygadsby D. Thomson The Subaltern R. Granger Soldier K . T aylor Scene XI.H all of Fame The Common Man His Wife D . Rose Their Son J. C arlson FinaleThe Whole Company

'l'he continuity of the eleven scenes was maintained by the compere's speeches, which filled in the gaps in history between the scene. Special mention must be made of the singing by the Roman Soldiers, those in the King Canute scene, and the Raleigh and Drake scene, and finally, in the finale, where the Common Man's rendering of the pathethic ballad, "In the Cart," brought sympathetic tears to the eyes of everyone.

The play occupied 65 minutes and the final curtain came clown on one of the most successful performances of the School, and on a most interesting路 and enjoyable year's work in the Dramatic Club.

.All emotions gripped me then, I saw myself a hero boldA conquering leader followed by his menA boy who saved a wounded bird. .And sometimes I would dream Some childish dream, where I Upon a lofty tower stood unseen, .A tower wherein a mighty bell Rang路 till earth's foundations shookClang, clash, I hear thee stillSo loud the fiends their r est forsook 'Mid scenes of torment in Hell below.

Then moved I on a phantom ship, Watched her sail o'er a tropic sea, Through the moonbeams lightly dip, Grow dim and vanish like my dreams.

Still full of fire, I knew no dread, Nor saw that man must meet defeat, And see life 's boundaries loom ahead.

No barriers rose-I knew not yet How hard the road, how bitter fate, How few the men that rule the worldI saw myself among the great.

But then life's story told of better things, Of sweeter tales-Spring was it then !

Not Summer, when man sees life's end, And stays content, and never strives again; Nor doubting .Autumn's past reflections, Saddened by what might have been; Nor yet cold 路winter, numb with failure, Stooped and weary, but still-serene !

0 Happy Spring ! Thy colours were a richer hue .And all thy days brought new emotions, .And all thy thoughts turned richer as they grew, For life was real, and living like a song.

Then every blade of grass was deeper green, .And every bird at dawn far sweeter sang, .As though 'twere tinged by something that had -been, Some distant glory of life above the skies,

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Myr iads of moo nbea ms light ing the lake In some fine visio n cher ished secre tly, Wak ing deep year ning s in the soul of thee, 0 child hood 's sacr ed imm ortal ity.

Jealo us of the secre t pow er with in me mad e Bitte r, for I knew to cher ish was forb id, The pipe r and his elfin musi c fade , And leav e the man.

Some of boyhood'~:; frien ds I still reme mbe r, One nobl e face , fair as those of Gree ce, You ng and seren e, like Spri ng in Sept emb er; To me his mem ory will neve r pall, For thou gh I die, he lives a part of me, You ng, fr ee and fiery, he abov e them all I most adm ired -oth ers I hate d with a burn ing rage ; They smil ed and robb ed some moth er bird of all she had; They had no eyes, no hea rt-b ut just gave pain , Thus to fulfi l their clod- like way s-de ad, Save that hum an bloo d ran thro ugh their veins .

Not amo ng these was he of who m I sing ; He saw life as a care -free d bird on high Look s from heav en's dom e upon the worl d, Win gs her untr oubl ed way acro ss the sky And scor ns the abod es of crue l hum anity .

His nobl e mind , prou d and patri cian , Love d beau ty, hate d fade d thou ghts ; A poet of God, the grea t Mus ician , His eyes flash ed fire when mart ial musi c swel led Its chor ds, high harm onie s and song s of trium ph, Then in his brea st hero ic purp ose swe lled No thou ght of futu re pain -and glori fied The pres ent in hims elf. And God from high Look ed down . "Lo, this is You th," I hear d him cry.

SCHO OL CONC ERT, 1938.

Scene s from "1066 and All That. "

" The Hall of F ame ."

Over the hills wher e the river s run, Over the hills wher e rises the sun, Over the hills wher e fresh y outh stays , Hast en, and capt ure those glori ous days .

J .B.W . (VI. A. ) "Wlll iam the Conq ueror, "

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DISTRACTED DIDO. (A Translation from "Aeneid," Book IV. ) Night, throughout the land, has fallen, And weary bodies lie in peaceful sleep Which o'er the silent wood descends An d calms the waters of the fitful deep.

While stars are spinning in their paths, And every field is stiE-as still as death, 'l'he beasts, the birds of varied hues, Whate 'er deep crystal lake or t ufty heath Conceal-all these the breathless night Has wrapped in sleep. Save Dido! No repose, No peace for her distracted soul !

For night is all she sees-night all she knows.

Her cares increase. Her passion rushes forth, Rising yet again in a mighty ¡wave of wrath.

W.K.W. (VI. B.)

ON PALGRAVE 'S GOLDEN TREASURY. Rightly art thou called a treasury Of gold, for all thy silent leaves ar e bringing 'l'he scented sighs of lovers sadly singing, The charms of those they loved so ardently, Or else fair Nature's praises here I see, Close to solemn sounds like organs ringing, Contrasting with impassioned odes high winging In n ameless joys and ecstacies that we Know only in our dreams; t inkers and kings Stand side by side ; intl:igue, shame and death, Desire, despair, butterflies, flowers, lovely things, And things of darkness, all are gathered here In silent witness of the eternal springs, Which flow in gold while England sh all have breath.

Q.A.T. (VIb.)

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TO TH E WA VE S. Rol l on from dar k ant arc tic hall s, Swe ll and r ise, gre en mou ntai n heig hts Sur ge in from dep ths of pola r nigh ts, ' Thu nde r aga inst th e bar ren wal ls Of sile nt berg s, like mov ing dale And ridg e in the pale half ligh t; Yet scor n the ice, outs pee d the gale , TShhe n ru.sh and rise in arch ing atte r m sho wer s of sun -flec ked flig ht , lVIelt in the fo amy plai n, and die spr ay awa y.

J.B .W. (VI a.)

TH E BLU FFE R. A DR AM ATI C SKETCH. Cast: Sir Joh n Bar on ... ... ... ... ..

A Ret ired Jud ge Ruf us Daw es ... .... .. .. . An Esc ape d Convict Per kin s .. . .. .... . .... .. ....

Sir Joh n's But ler Scene: A wel l furn ishe d mod ern stud y whe re Sir Joh n is disc ove red sea ted dee p in tho ugh t at his desk . Ent er sile ntly , by way of ope n Fre nch win dow , a rag ged , desper ate look ing figu r e, arm ed wit h a load ed revo lver .

Daw es: At last ! Sir Joh n Bar on.

Sir ,Joh n: Wh at's this ?

Daw es: Onl y me, you r old frie nd Daw es. Sit dow n aga in, if you don 't min d.

Sir Joh n: Good God ! Thi s is outr age ous . Put tha t rev olv er awa y.

Daw es: Not like ly. I kno w you too well. Kee p still , dam n yer !

Sir Joh n: You hav e the aud acit y to thre aten a gen tlem an in his own hom e, hav e you ?

I'll hav e you thro wn out, you sco und rel !

Daw es: Oh, no you won 't. Gen tlem an or no gen tlem an, we' re equ al now. You kno w wel her e. I nev er forg ot tha t day l eno ugh why I'm whe n you gav e me twe nty yea rs.- Nev er min d tha t bell !-B ut I bea t 'em all, and now I've got yer whe re I wan t yer.

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Sir ,Joh n: We ll wha t are you goin g here . You '~e ente red my hou se to do now you are and held me up wit h a revo lver . Per hap s you 'd like me to put you up for the nig ht. Sh all I ring for Per kin s ~ Daw es: No fun ny stuf f now.

I've come to squ are t hin gs u p, and I - Sir Joh n: Squ are thin gs up , eh! I see. Squ are thin gs up . . . . Squ are thin gs up.

H'm m. (Ga zes pas t Daw es out of win dow ).

Daw es: Wh at's the mat ter wit h yer ~ You look like a bloo min ' owl.

Sir Joh n: I hav e a righ t to , seei ng ther you r inte ntions. Stil l, wh at's the e is no mis taki ng valu e of life in any case ?

D awe s: 'Ere , wha t's all this talk ~ Cut out the sob stuff.

You 've lost non e of you r cun ning . I see. Jus t play ing for time , eh ?

Sir Joh n: Oh, I'm tire d, tire d and sick yea r s just plo ddi ng on; my wif of it all ! All thes e e dea d; not hin g to hop e for .

Daw es: For Gaw d's sak e, stop it. You mak e me wan na 路weep. Dam n ! \楼h at's the mea nin g of all this , any how ? You 're acti n' like a silly kid. C'm on, sna p out , and list en to this .

Sir Joh n : No, Da wes ; I may as wel l tell you (sit s dow n.

Daw es rem ains wat chf ul and susp icio us) . You r thre ats mea n not hin g to me.

All thes e yea rs I hav e live d in an ago ny of app reh ens ion thre aten ed by a mys teri ous, nam and uncertaiD;ty, eless fear , cree pmg eve r nea rer and nea rer as the day s pas s by. Jus t bef ore you cam e in, I real ised wha t it is. I .can 't esca pe it. It is des tine d to com e, and . com~ qmc kly.

I've bee n fate d from the star t to do tlus thm g, and I kno w no pow er on eart h can ave rt it. You see, I mus t die, and by my own han d.

Daw es : 'Str ewth ! I tho ugh t you was actin' que er. U gh, suic ide! Wh at an end ! So ther e'll b e no nee d for me to -- ?

Sir Joh n: Nea rer, nea rer, eve ry day . At last it's come.

I'm alm ost glad I kno w wha t it is. I hop e I can be :firm and not mak e a fool of mys elf. Oh, wel l! Come, Da~es, let's drin k to my demise.

(He rise s).

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Dawes (still uncertain and watchful ): I wonder if I can trust you. Let me see-I'm no teetotaller, but- Oh, all righ t, then; I could do with a drink; but don't try any tricks.

Sir John: Right, I'll mix them. (Moves to small table containing decanter and glasses) . Glad to see you so cheerful to-night, Dawes. This brandy is the best in my cellar; beautiful bouquet, which I think is its chief mer it. Bother ! I've spilt some.

Dawes: Hurry up. You're taking a long time. I could mix 'em faster myself.

Sir John: I'm a little jittery. That gun of yours is putting me off. Here we are at last. Dawes, to my successful suicide.

Dawes: I wish you weren't so cool about it. It almost gives me the creeps. This sure smells good, but I'll trouble you to drink first. I don't trust you a bit.

Sir John: Just to please you. To a quick ending ! (He drinks).

Dawes: Doesn't affect you at all, eh ~ I'll risk it, and this smells better the longer I have it. Here goes. (He drinks. H'm ! Funny taste ! I seem What the hell are you grinning at, you devil ~ Eh ~ Tell me !

My God ! You've poisoned me !

Sir John : It's the same for both of us. I die first. That's all. It's very slow-working, though. Dawes, you'll have time to say goodbye to your wife.

Dawes: Ah ! You brute ! You double-crossing skunk.

I'll plug you for this, you-- (Raises revolver).

Sir J ohi1 : Steady, Dawes. 路what's the use ~ We both die in an hour or so, so leave me that much time to pray.

Dawe::;: To pray ! I'd never thought of that. I've a good mind to finish you right-no, I won't waste time on you. Lord, I hope I can get back home in time to-- (Exit Dawes) . Sir John waites a moment and then rings. (Perkins enters).

Perkins: You rang, sir ?

Sir John: Yes. Er, beastly brandy you brought up from the cellar this morning, Perkins. Poisonous taste.

Have it removed immediately. Bring up some of that old special. I'm a bit shaken, -and could do with a drink. Then ring the police and tell them to arrest

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the escaped convict Dawes, who left here for his home a minute or so ago. He is dangerous- threatened to ki~l me, in fact. (Per kins prepares to go). I s_ay, _Perkms, can you tell me who was the greatest liar m the world ?

Perkins: Er, let me think. Ah ! Ananias, I believe, sir.

(Exit) .

Sir John: I wonder.

(G.B.A.- V.C.l) REST.

Sluggishly the shadows lengthen. The mellow midaft~rnoon sun slowly descends towards the w~stern horizon . . An all-pervading sense of peace fills the air.

The hum of bees comes to my ears as I sit lazi lv surveying, through half-closed lids, the beauty' of ti{e panorama spread before me.

At the foot of the hill on which I am . sitting, clay tracks meander over the green meadow while shrubs scattered h ere and there, lend variety to the emerald ~xpanse_. . A few yards from my elevated and commandmg position grows a kowhai, ,~rith its delightful yellow flowers. Above my head, a mighty oak rears its lofty branches to the heavens.

"A tree that looks at God all day And lifts its leafy arms to pray." ' The memorable words of that memorable poem perfectly. express my thoughts as my eyes exJ?lore the leafy reg10ns of that oak.

O;t my left, down in a small valiey, new-born lambs frolic together and nestin g birds flit from tree to tree.

How hapl?y these creatures are! Further afield the blue st;trface of Lake R . . . . . . mirrors the distant bush-clad hllls and the barred clouds and the azure sky. Near at han~ the old church r ears its red-gabled spire and . flo~;mg_ up o~ the faintly-scented breeze, come the strains of Ab1de with Me, fast falls the eventide."

As I walked slowly down the hill something of the unsurpassed glory, the restful peace, and the natural splendour of the scene entered my soul and I thanked G~d for all t~e glories of the world and particularly for this, to me, hiS latest masterpiece.

L.E.P. (III Cl.)

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WINTER LANDSCAPE. Slowly the grey dawn is pierced by a solitary ray of frosty sunlight. The hoary frost covers the landscape with a silver n1;antle, and the trees glisten and sparkle with icicles as the sunlight chases and catches them, dodging and skipping between the empty boug·hs of winter. 'rhe farm-hous e stirs and the farmer, awakened from his heavy slumbers by the raucous voice of the alarm clock, tumbles into the frosty air and whistles for .the clog to gather the herd. The crisp, clear bark of the dog echoes in and out of the trees, as, scampering about in his new freedom, he chases off in search of the cows.

Slowly the golden sun in all his majesty rises from the bank of fog enshrouding him, like a king from his throne, and ascends into the heavens. A wisp of smoke from the chimney of the farmhouse shows the presence of the housewife, busying herself with the family meal.

The sun slowly ascends into the sky. The "whining schoolboy, with shining morning face and satchel," loiters on the way to the schoolhouse to skate over the frozen pools which he finds along the way. The sheep in a cloud of frosty breath, desperately nibble the grass that manfully pushes its way above the frost and ice. The horses, by now caught and harnessed ready for work in the fields, are stamping and snorting, eager to be away.

Still the sun rises into the heavens. The frost is melted; the ice from the puddles is gone like a meteor; the sheep are peacefully grazing on the hay andmangol. ds distributed to them by the farmer and, as the sun gently warms the land, the world quietly and soberly rejoices in the winter's day.

The meridian is come and gone. And the schoolboy turns his face eagerly towards home, stopping only to make patterns with his toes in the mud left in the morning's puddles. The farmer plods home with his team, the air becomes nippy, and the frost sets in again.

The sun goes down in a mass of cold, crimson glory, the few fleecy clouds scuttle to the west and like the curtain on the last gorgeous act of a play, lingering darkness slowly descends leaving in the world only a crackling brittle silence.

G.L.S. (Ill Cl.)

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AN ELFIN SHIP. An elfin ship with a bridge of gold In beauty wondrous to behold With a golden mast and silk~n sails Filled by a wind that never fails.

A golden ship with a carven breast To ride the wave's black lofty crest: To carry my treasure across to me From a faery land on a faery sea.

A.M. (Ill CL)

ON THE SHORE. I love to watch the lonely sea, Tameless and wild unfettered free Where foam-cappe d waves rise' mou~tain hio·h o ' Trying in vain to snatch at the sky.

I lo.ve to ·w atch the dancing spray, WhiCh sparkles fairy-like and o·ay · A_nd then it melts a·way from view,' Like summer's early morning clew.

And ceaselessly wheeling gulls on hiO'h Scream with shrill and piercin"' cry."' ' And glide and hover dive and loop ' Topping a crest at e~ery swoop.

And last of all the cliffs I love Towering proud to the blue above While the waves ~gainst them rel~ntlessly beat And wash and SWirl about their feet.

A.D. (Ill CL)

THE ROAD OF LIFE. Life is like a long, white road; We have no time to tarry; We bend our backs to a heavy load ' Its weight to the end we carry.

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Tho ugh man y a rock may bar the way Cou rage and hon esty will mov e them , awa y; Cou rage and hon esty , the prop s of life, Our anch or in this wor ld of strif e.

And whe n the end of the road is ni()'h Wit h the mile ston es slip ping sl~w ly by', We see ahea d at last our goal , Res t at leng th for bod y and soul.

Our s has been a hap py life Wit h a hav en at last from 'trou ble and strif e; The race of Life at leng th is run, And we fade awa y like the sett ing sun .

B.L.B. (III Cl.)

EX AM INA TIO N

RE SO L TS ,

VAL ETE AND SAL VET E 73 Scho ol Cert ifica te.-F ull Pass : J. H. Abur n, J. B. Anna nd, D. C. Bald win, J. D. Bewl ey, P. W. Bate s, D . A. Black ley, E. N. Boot h, J. M. Brigh twell, M. H. Burn, G. N. Caldw ell, B. M. Calm an, T. M . Cron e, J. L . Deig hton, E . E. Denn e, R. S. Flem ing, W. J. Gatl and, I. E. Gilbe rt, K. H . Hobe n, A. B. Howe s, E . w. Hum phrie s, I. H. Kerr , A. W. Lind up, D . J. Loga n, K. A. Mart in, H. D. Moss , J. Murr ay, F. J. A. Nova k, J . R. Pepp erell , H. D. Shor t, J. G. Sisle y, E. C. Smit h, H. C. Spro sen, P. A. Tayl or, Q. A. Thom pson , A. N. Thom son, R. M. Tille y, I. H. Walb ran. C. Ward , W. K. Web ster, M. E. Willi ams, J. R. G. Youn g.

Parti al Pass : T. G. Burc hell, J. Irvin e, G. R. Reill y, D. C. Rose, R. G. Woo d.

City and Guild s of Lond on Insti tute. -Pas ses in Elect rical Engi neerin g: 1937 -E. N. Blyd e (Gra de lAC) , L. E. Reev e (Gra de lAC) 路 R. H . Jord an (Gra de lDC) , L. T . J. Ryan (Gra de lAC) , D. Old (Gra de lAC) .

1938 -C. Adam s (Gra de lDC) , P. Hum phrie s (Gra de tDC) , C. Ward (Gra de lDC) , G. Wate rs (Gra de lDC) .

1937

B.A. (Firs t Secti on) .-D. F .

Hugg ett (Eng lish I., Latin I., Fren ch I.) .

B.Co m. (Firs t Secti on) .-D . H. Price (Boo k-kee ping I., Merc antil e Law I., Bank ruptc y and Econ omic s), A. 0 . Mast ers (Mer cantl e Law I., Bank ruptc y, Econ omic s ), W. R. Cook (Boo k-kee ping I., Merc antil e Law) . ~ccou

ntants' Prof essio naL- C. G. Patri ck (Boo k-kee ping I ., Mercanti le Law, Bank ruptc y) , M. Israe l (Boo k-kee ping I., Bank ruptc y C.O.P .), _G. S. Bowe n (Boo k-kee ping I., Econ omiC s) , G . Hodg son (Boo k-kee Merc antil e Law I ., Bank ruptc y, ping I., Merc antil e Law, Bank ruptc y) .

Tara naki Scho larsh i.ps.- 8. G. Faris , L. M. Papp s.

Train ing Colle ge Entr ance .-K. F. Dipro se (part ial), I. H. Walbran, J. G. Sisle y, H . Spro sen, A. W. G. Hodd er.

High er r:eav ing Certi ficat es.-- c.

Allen , L . G. Calm an, K. F. Dipro se, S. G . Faris , W. J. Gatla nd, R. Gree n, A. w. Lind up, R. K. Loga n, F. D . Mora n, I. D . Mort on, A. J. Moss , D . B . Sisle y, J. B. Woo dwar d.

Univ ersity Entr ance .-J. H. Abur n (M.), J . B . Anna nd (M.) , D. C. Bald win (P.), J. D . Bewl ey (P.), P . w. Bate s (P.), D. A. Blac kley (P.), E . N. Boot h (P.), J . M. Brigh twell (M.), M . H . Burn (M.) , G. N. Cald well (M.), B. M. Calm an (M.), T . M. Cron e (P.), J. L. Deig hton (P.), E. E. D enne (P.), R. S. Flem ing (P.), W. J. Gatl and (E .), I. E. Gilbe rt (M .), K. H. Hobe n (M.), A. B. Howes (M.), E. w. Hum phrie s (P.), I. H. Kerr (M.), A. W . Lind up (E.), D . J. Loga n (P.), K. A. Mart in (M.), H. D. Moss (P.), J . Murr ay (M.), F. J . A. Nova k (P.).

J. R. Pepp erell (P.), H . D . Shor t (M.), J . G. Sisle y (P.), E. C . Smit h (P.), H. C. Spro sen (E.), P. A. Tayl or (P.), Q. A. Thom pson (P.), A. N. Thom son (M.), K. M. Tille y (P.), I. H . Walb ran (P.) , c. Ward (P.), W. K. Web ster (M.), M. E. Willi ams (P.), J . R. G. Youn g (M.).

(P.) deno tes Pass , (M.) deno tes Medi cal Preli mina ry, (E.) deno tes Engi neeri ng Preli mina ry.

VA LE TE Boys who have left Scho ol durin g the year :-VI a: Brigh twell , J. W.; Whit well, F. D. ; Youn g, J. R. G. VIb: Bow en, G . S.; Cron e, T. M. V Cl.: Jone s , T. H.; Man der, R. V Cl.2 and EP; Garn er, J. P.; McD onald , K. I.; Pears on, C. E. V Gl: Cran , J. L.; Frog gatt, D. R.; Frase r, J . J.; Jord an, E: B.; Shew ry, R. S. V G2 and EV: Appl eby, I.. R.; Duns more , W. B.; Fe.lk , J. M.; Harr ison, E. W. J.; Hans a.r d, K. R.; Mart in, S. B.; Ward , L. G.; Wate rs, G . A. S .. Senio r Agricultu re: Aver y, D. V.; Berri dge, L. N.; Ethe ringt on, K. I.; Jury, L. B.; Ligh tbour ne, R.; Tayl or, A. W.; Tims , M. H. IV Cl.: Mast ers, H. E.; Rose , D. G.; IV Gl: Bona my, C. R.; Cliff , A. G.; Hayl ock, J. J. Pent ecos t, E. E . IV G2 : Milh am, A. G.; Binto n, R. J..

IV EP: seve renso n, B. c. IV EV: Broo ke, c. J.; O'Ne1ll, J .; Voul laire, H . C. HI Gl: Fish er, R. M.; King , B .

W.; McK ay, E. ; Old, H . G. HI G3: Brad ley, F. J.; Cott er, M. L .; Gibs on, V. C .; Lark ing, D. E.; Wilc ox, R. HI EP: Swin dehu rst, N. K.; Ce.rlyle, J , H .; Han路 ison, B. V. HI EV: Bisho p, H. F .; Hold en, R. G. HI Ag.; Harr ison, A. J.; McN eill, N.

SA LV ET E The follo wing boys have enter ed the Scho ol durin g the year :V Gl: Garn er, N. C.; V Cl.2: McC lymo nt; IV Cl.: Siret t, E. H .; IV Gl: Adam s, F. K . ill G2; Thom son, T. W. J. TIT G3: Marx , A. S .; Ill EV: Biels ki, R.; Petty , K . C. Ill Ag.; Chey ne, J. T.; Kend all, G. G.; Bell, E . W.; Reve ll, C. E. Prep .: Butle r, N. R.

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OLD BOYS ' SECT ION The Editor of the Old Boys' Section, Mr. T . N. watt, wishes to thank all those who have assisted in compiling this section by collecting and forwarding notes from the different centres.

It will be readily understood that, with the Old Boys so widely spread throughout New Zealand and all over the world, the task of keeping trace of even a small percentage is a difficult one. The Editor, therefore, makes an appeal to each and every Old Boy to forward information of any kind to the Local Branch Secretary or direct to the Editor.

In particular, he makes a special appeal that information regarding any births, deaths, engagement s or marriages be noted and sent in. Such information is very often lacking, and consequently omissions are made in these lists. He wishes to apologise for any such Inadvertent omissions.

AS the year draws to a close and the date of the annual meeting is fixed the time seems opportune to review the work of the year. We think we can claim to have had a successful year in the associatio n if the amount of work done and the enthusiasm of the manv well-atten ded re-unions held throughou t th e North Isla~d can be r egarded as criteria.

The prepared set of rules for incorpora tion has now be en submitted to all branches except one. and with one or two suggestion s has been approved. \V e hope to be working under tbe new constitutio n by the beginning of the new year and would again r emind Old Boys that the proposed universal subscripti on scheme must have their support if it is to succeed.

Subscribe rs will find elsewhere in this issue a summary of the conditions of an endowmen t insurance scheme which the local executive has sponsored . We would like every Old Boy to b ecome an agent for the scheme, as they will realise when they have studied it that it not only applies to those of th;mselve s who may have children for whom they wish to provide certain years at their old school, but also to any parent with young children who may wish them to be entered at one of the schools under the New Plymouth High Schools'

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Board.

Each Old Boy may therefore do the school a service by advertisin g the scheme and by informing anyone of his acquainta nce who may be interested of its existence and its purpose. Attention is also drawn to the clauses establishi ng an education endowmen t fund.

Any Old Boy or friend of the school may assist that fund by taking out a simple endowmen t policy for any sum of ÂŁ25 and over and assigning it to the trustees of the the scheme. It has not been decided yet to what object such a fund will be applied, but it has been suggested that it should be used to assist to an education the sons of deserving Old Boys.

Prior to the departure of the First Fifteen on their trip to Dunedin where they performed so well, members of the executive visited the school and presented the team with football caps. This custom of presenting caps had been discontinu ed by the school for r easons of finance and we were glad to be able to assist in its revival. We have decided to make the presentati on of caps an annual charge on the funds of the Associatio n.

On the Saturday of Labour week-end an Old Boys' Day was organised at school. .A. detailed account of the events will be found elsewhere in this section. Although we were very lavish with advertisem ent the response from Old Boys was not encouragi ng. If this is to be an annual fixture, as we hope, we must have more support from Old Boys within easy distance of the school. Those who did attend were very pleased with the result of their visit.

Among other things they saw for the first time the new honours board, towards the cost of which we were able to assist. Arrangem ents are well in hand for the the compilatio n of a list of all Old Boys who have won honours in New Zealand and abroad and early next year we hope to see those names on the board.

In pursuance of its avowed policy to send representatives of the Parent Associatio n to the re-unions of all branches the following were visited: Haw era, Palmerston North, Hawke's Bay, Wellingto n, Hamilton and Urenui.

Unfortuna tely, through the illness of the secretary and the non-delive ry of a letter, we had no knowledg e of the re-union of the Auckland branch, to

OLD BOYS' SECTI ON 76 whom we offer our regret s. At all branc hes we fou~d a heart v welco me await ed us, which more than repmd us for the miles travel led. The re-uni ons were, witho excep tion, well-a ttende d and very succe ssful functi ut ons.

We wish to exten d to all reade rs of the Old Boys' sectio n the comp limen ts of the season.

W. E. ALEX AND ER, Presi dent.

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

G. Crowley Weston (1924-34).

All Old Boys and friend s of the Schoo l will join with great satisf action in congr atulat ing ~rowley W eston upon his select ion as one of the Cec1l Rhod es Trust Schol ars for 1938. All who know him will hearti ly agree that he is in every respe ct worth y _of this h~gh hon?u r and feel that he is capab le of ful:fillmg the h1gh destm y to which he has been called by his select ion.

Crow ley was at schoo l from 1924 to 1~34, first in the prepa ratory depar tment and afterward~ m the upper school. He matri culate d in 1931 and remam ed at school until 1934, when he took the first sectio n of hi:~ LL:B. degre e.

While at schoo l Crow ley ente.red w1th enthu siasm not only into his work but also mto every phase of schoo l life. He won a pl.ace in the fiftee n and in the secon d eleven. He quahf ied for the bronz e meda llion and instru ctor's certif icate for life-sa ving, was a memb er of the footba ll, cricke t, swim ming and .sports comm ittees, and for two years was the gener al ed1tor of the '' Taran akian . '' In his last year he was place d equal with D. Black ley, the head boy, for the Gener al Excel lence Cup. At Cante rbury College he was active in varied depar tment s of the Unive rsity life. In 1935 he was memb er of 路 the Diale ctic Dram a and Law Stude a nt Societies. He playe d cricke t for Old Colle gians and footb all for Unive rsity College. He gaine d College House Blues for runni ng, footb all and cricke t.

In 1936 he repre sente d the colleg e at cricke t ~nd ~as in the First Fiftee n, playin g again st Otago Umve rs1ty.

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He held execu tive offices in the Footb all Club, Diale ctic Socie ty and at College House . He comp leted his Bache lor of Laws Degre e in 1937 and was subse quent ly admit ted a barris ter of the Supre me Court as a memb er of the firm of Messrs. W eston, Ward and Lascelles.

While at Cante rbury College, Crow ley won the Butte rwort h prize for excell ence in Intern ation al Law and was equal with Mr. J. W. Matso n, one of last year's Rhode s Schol ars, in the Cante rbury Law Socie ty's gold meda l for the highe st aggre gate of mark s over the law course . He sat for his Maste r of Laws Degre e at the recen t exam inatio ns.

In annou ncing to the Schoo l the news of Crow ley 's success, Mr. Moyes descr ibed his select ion as a trium ph for hard work, becau se, he said, althou gh Crow ley had no partic ular aptitu de or brillia nce he had, by apply ing himse lf, made a succe ss of every thing he had attem pted.

We wish to assure him that we are sensit ive of the great honou r he has broug ht to the Schoo l and to offer him our best wishe s for his future .

GENE RAL PERS ONAL S. Dr. E. P. Alien.

Peter Alien attend ed the Schoo l 1925-1928.

In his last two years he repre sente d the Schoo l in the First XI. In 1928 he was Dux of the School, a Schoo l prefec t, and won the Bend all Memo rial Prize.

In 1929-34 he traine d as medic al stude nt at Knox College, Dune din. In 1934 he was on the Knox Colleg e execu tive and won his New Zeala nd Unive rsity Blue for hocke y. In 1935 he was appoi nted house surge on at the New Plym outh Publi c Hospi tal, and remai ned there until April , 1938, when he sailed for Engla nd to furth er his studie s in radiol ogy. In Lond on he was award ed a Diplo ma of Radio logy and gaine d the Chest er Beatt ie Schol arship from the Lond on Unive rsity. In Octob er, 1938, he sailed for New York, and is at prese nt specia lising in the Radio logy Depa rtmen t of the Mayo Clinic, Roche ster, Minne sota.

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L. S. Watt, who has been back at School on the teaching staff, received notification in August to proceed to England for his Colonial Service appointmen t. He is at present at Hertford College, Oxford University, where he is required to make special studies for a year, after which he proceeds to Northern Nigeria, to whose Administrat ive Staff he has been appointed. By a coincidence he met both L . V. Bryant and John Hatherley in different shops on his first day in London.

Mr. H. B. Gibson, M.L.C., of Fiji, formerly a barrister and solicitor in Taranaki, recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gib son, of New Plymouth.

Flight-Lieu tenant C. A. Washer, son of Mr. A. E. Washer, New Plymouth, who is the second test pilot for the Bristol Aeroplane Company, England, had a narrow escape by parachute when the R.A.F. W ellesley bomber monoplane he was testing mysteriousl y crashed at Rudgeway.

Mr. Cameron A. Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0.

Turner, New Plymouth, who since 1935 has been rapidly promoted in the R.A.F. in England, has been appointed to a short-servic e commission in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Flight-Lieu tenant F. R. Newell, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Newell, New Plymouth, at present serving at Wigram, has been selected to attend the Royal Air Force Staff College course in 1939.

Congratulat ions are due to Mr. F. J. E. Jollie for winning the Cockayne Gold Medal for the best student of the year 1937, in the Diploma of Horticultur e examination .

Ken C. Roberts, M.Sc., Ph.D., is at present Senior Chemist in the Imperial Institute, Royal College of Sciences, Kensington, England. We expect a visit from him in January. 路 Barry Conway is in London training路 as an optician at the British Optical Institute at the London Refraction Hospital.

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W. G. Hughson is in charge of the chemical side of a Chemical and Physical Survey of the Coal Resources of t~e Dominion, working at the Dominion Laboratory, Wellmgton.

Alan Ewart, formerly on the literary staff of the Taranaki Daily News, is now working for the Timaru Herald.

J. Young has joined the literary staff of the Taranaki Daily News.

Since leaving the Taranaki Herald early this year, P. Molloy has been on the editorial staff of the Hawke 's Bay Daily Mail, then with the New Zealand Truth, and has now joined the editorial staff of the W anganui Herald.

Len Bennett, who has joined the Royal Air Force, sails for England on December 15th.

Leo Bennett has gone to England on H.M.S. Achilles.

J. M. Brightwell is on the staff of the Taranaki Daily News.

R. Mander is in the office of the Union Steam Ship Company, Wellington.

J. Aburn is in the Lands and Survey Department , Wellington.

K. Hoben is on the staff of J. B. MacEwan's Electrical Supplies, New Plymouth.

J. Deighton is in the New Plymouth office of the Public Trust.

H. Ellis is on the staff of the 'l'aranaki Daily News.

T路 Crone is now with the firm of Baily and Lovell, public accountants .

C. Patrick has lately joined the staff of Duff and Wynyard, public accountants .

G. S. Bowen has left his position with E. W. Garner and Son and is at present temporarily in the office of the Taranaki Breweries, Ltd. R. M. Dolby is at present on the staff of the Palmerston College.

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Mr. L. V. Bryant , senior house master at W aitaki Boys' High School, and former ly on the staff of this School , is spendi ng a year's leave on the Contin ent.

D. N. Whitco mbe is a membe r of the staff of the Genera l E lectric al Compa ny, Covent ry, Englan d.

Mr. J . W. Connell, former ly agricu ltural master at this School, is now agricu ltural instruc tor for the South Auckla nd distric t of the Auckla nd Educat ion Board.

Flying -Officer J. M. Bucker idge has been posted to the retired list of the Royal New Zealan d Air Force.

J. S. Hather ley has arrived in Englan d to take the Diplom a of Educat ion Course at Londo n Univer sity. He represe nted the New Zealan d Univer sity at the Internation al Confer ence of Studen ts held in Glasgo w this year.

We have to congra tulate T. C. Larkin and L. M. Papps for their success as represe ntative s of Victor ia College in inter-u niversi ty Rugby matche s.

Mr. D. Papps is woodw ork instruc tor at the Waitak i Boys' High School.

J. C. Blunde ll with three other young men is prepar ing to encircl e the globe, startin g from Penzan ce, in a 78-foot ketch. He went to Englan d last year with the intenti on of enterin g journa lism.

C. N. Whitti ngton and H. J. Keller have been grante d tempor ary commissions as acting-pilot officers in the Royal N.Z. Air Force at Wigram .

We congra tulate R. Carson , of Palmer ston North, on his success in the local Old Boys' junior team and his selectio n for the Manaw atu junior represe ntative s.

Gilbert M. Hayton , B.Com., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hayton , New Plymo uth, has left his comme rcial work in Wellin gton and taken a positio n as relievi ng master on the staff of the Wellin gton Boys' College . He is not yet 22 years of age.

Mr. H. A. Insull, M.A., Dip. Social Science, who was assista nt master at Hastin gs High School for severa l years, has left for a new positio n on the staff of the Christc hurch Boys' High School.

DR. E . P . ALLEN. Ch est er B eat t ie Sch olarship.

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81 Mr. C. F. Wilso n has comp leted his M.B. Ch.B. degre e and is now a house surge on on the staff of the Chris tchur ch Hosp ital.

Noel Wate rs, recen tly on the staff of Mess rs.

Josep h Nath an and Co., Palm ersto n North , has been appo inted to a posit ion in the head office of the N.Z. Air Force depa rtmen t, Well ingto n.

J. C. Mallo n, of Bell Block , has been accep ted for train ing for the civil reser ve of air pilots .

R. Camp bell has left for Engl and to join the R.A.F .

J. A. Latti mer, Lepp erton , has joine d the R.A.F ., Engl and, and has been poste d to No. 4 Elem entar y and Reser ve Flyin g Train ing Schoo l at Brou gh, East York shire.

R. C. Brad shaw has been grant ed the statu s of publi c accou ntant (A.P. A.N.Z .) in the N.Z. Socie ty of Acco untants.

Cong ratula tions are due to Mr. Justi ce Quill iam on his eleva tion to the Supre me Cour t Benc h.

E. Bruc e J ordon has joine d the staff of the New Zealand Railw ays at Welli ngton .

M. J. Hunt er has gone to Auck land for furth er training for the Roya l Air Force and will soon be sailin g for Engl and.

A. 0 . Mast ers and P. A. 'l'aylo r are work ing for Wilberfo ss and Hard en, publi c accou ntant s, Welli ngton .

OLD BOYS' DAY .

For an initia l gathe ring the day held at Schoo l on Satur day, Octob er 22nd, was very succe ssful, and it is hope d to make this an annu al event . Crick et, athle tics and shoot ing comp rised the progr amm tenni s, e, swim ming not being proce eded with as arran ged on accou nt of the weath er. After noon tea was serve d in the Scho ol dinin g hall. At the tea Mr. Moyes said he consi dered the idea of an Old Boys ' Day was an excel lent one, and he had appre ciate d the prese nce of so many Old Boys. He hope d that next year there woul d be more .

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Mr. Moyes was thanked for his invitation to Old Boys by W. E. Alexander, president of the Association, and he suggested that the best way in which they could show their appreciation was by attending in large numbers and making use of all the facilit ies at the School.

Mr. Alexander thanked those who had arranged sections of the programme.

Results were:Tennis.-Masters v. Old Boys, masters mentioned first: J ohnson and Shrimp ton beat Black and Fookes 9-7, Brenstrum and 路watt lost to Ewart and Crone 4--9, Delph and Tett lost to Lovell and S. Fookes 1-9, Johnson and Delph beat Corrigal and Fleming 9-5, Brenstrum and Shrimpton lost to Fookes and Lovell 6-9, Watt and J ohnson lost to Fookes and Fleming 8-9.

Boys v. Old Boys, boys mentioned first. -Thomson and Payne beat Corrigal and J ones 9-8, Hetet and Simmon s beat Moss and Huggard 9-1, Kopu andMcLeod beat Carroll and Halpin 9-4, Thomson and Payne beat Jones and Crowe 9-5, Simmons and McLeod beat Moss and Huggard 9-7, Kopu and Hetet beat Halpin and Cm路roll 9-2.

Shooting.- T. Watt (25) 1, S . Black (24) and F. Read (24) equal 2.

Relay Race.-Olcl Boys (D. Purser, L. Hannan, C. Broad, E. Booth) beat School (D. Self, J. Gatland, A. l\IcLeod, J. W. B. Philpott).

100 Yards.-C. Broad (7yds) 1, L. Hannan (1yd) 2, E. Booth (scr.) 3.

440 Yards.-L. Hannan 1, J. Gatland 2, C. Broad 3.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS' SECONDARY EDUCATION PLAN. The Executive of the Old Boys' Association in conjunction with the Old Girls' Association has now finalised arrangements with The Colonial l\'[utual Life Assurance Society Limited, whereby parents can make immediate provision for the f uture education of their sons at the New P lymouth Boys' High School and their daughters at the Girls' High School by taking out a Policy on the parents' life to mature at the age when the child will be

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desirous of commencing his or her secondary educatio~.

The amount of the Policy will be such amount as w1ll cover boarding and/ or schooling fees for one, two or more years as the parent may desire.

Objects of the Plan.

1. To provide a method whereby parents may .make_ immediate provision for the future secondary education of therr children.

All parents, as a rule, are anxiOus to gwe therr chrldren an opportunity for training that will fit them to take therr place among the educated people of the world. This plan provides. for rmmed~te provision for their children's future and guards agams.t all adverse contingencies such as reversed circumstances or untimely death.

Furthermore the contract provides that, should the parents survive the whole p;riod of endowment, t he value _of his policy will be greater than his contributions. Thus, besides bemg a secunty, It IS fundamentally sound from a business point of view.

2. T~ help the cause of Education at the New Plymouth High Schools by securing students.

By means of the plan parents may provide for the education of their children e.t one of the New Plymou th H1gh Schools by a periodical payment to the funds. Every child enrolled is a prosp:ctive student at one of the S chools and the g路overnmg body may therefore build for the future confident of certa in enrolments.

3. To grant bursaries and other concessions to students educated under the plan.

Many friends of the School who have no children of their own will welcome this plan as an opportunity to perpetuate their names by endowing a bursary. These bursaries may be applied b y the trustees to any deserving student either at the schools or at uruver s1ty.

4. To appoint trustees who will be responsible for the faithful carrying out . of the parents' or guardians' wishe~ in regard t~ ~he ultimate disbursement of the funds for the educat1on of benefimal'les.

In the case of the death of a parent or guardia n the trustees administer the policy according to the wishes of the deceased.

PLAN IN OPERATION. To explain the plan in actual operation we \~ill take, for example, just how it may be utilised by a parent who Wishes to have h1s son educated at the New Plymouth Boys' High School or his da ughter at the New Plymouth Girls' High School.

To secure the future education of his child it will be necessary for the parent to enter into an endowment contract with the Colonia l Mutual Life Assurance Society, Limited, which has been spec1a lly selected to underwrite the plan. This contract, for which he pays periodical payments during its term in accordance with his . age, is endorsed and assigned to the trustees appomted. On reachmg the age of thirteen years notwithstanding that the policy may not then have matured the child may immediately commence a course of education at the nominated School, provided the parent undertakes to continue his contribution to the fund until the end of the term of the policy.

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The contr act conta ins a death risk clause which provi des that shoul d the paren t die befor e the full endow ment perio d has been reach ed no furth er perio dical paym ents will be neces sary, and that the mone y will imme diatel y be made availa ble to the truste es for the child' s educa tion. In addit ion a paren t a provi sion where by the educa tion mone may secur e in his contr act y is imme diatel y provi dea in the event of his becom ing perm anent ly totall y disabl ed, after· which he make s no furth er perio dical paym ents.

Shou ld the child die befor e the matu rity date, or the paren t on matu with the child' s educa tion he may either rity not desire to proce ed nomi nate anoth er child (not neces sarily his own), withd raw from the fund, or allow the monie s to be applie d by the truste es to the gener al purpo ses of the Educ ationa l Trust Fund .

This plan is of such an elasti c natur e that it can be availe d of by paren ts who can only afford a day schoo l secon dary educa t:on for their childr en. It is merel y a matte r of varyi ng the amou nt of the endow ment contr act.

The main benef its of the schem e as far as paren t•s are conce rned may be summ ed up as follo ws:1. An oppor tunity to sprea d the educa tiona l expen se over a perio d of years .

2. Bring s secon dary educa tion withi n the reach of all.

TRUS TEES APPO INTE D. TRUS TEES APPO INTE D. H. R. BILL ING, Esq., Solici tor, New Plym outh.

G. M. FRAS ER, Esq., Merc hant, New Plym outh.

W. E. ALEX ANDE R, Esq., Schoo lmast er, New Plym outh.

EXTE NSIO N OF PLAN .

The plan is exten ded for other purpo ses assoc iated with the New Plym outh High Schoo ls, which must appea l to those Old Boys, Old Girls and other s who are intere sted in the welfa re of the two Schoo ls.

Those who desire to do so may make use of the plan for the purpo se of provi ding a speci al Endo wmen t either durin g their lifetim e or on their death , the amou nt to be paid to the truste es for the Educ ation al Trust Fund under the plan or to be applie d for any speci al purpo se direct ed by the propo nent.

INFO RMA TION .

Paren ts desiri ng furth er inform ation shoul d comm unica te with the New Plym outh High Schoo ls' Secon dary Educ ation Depa rtmen t at the Unde rwriti ng Socie ty, whose addre ss is:THE MAN AGER , N.P.S.E. Depa rtmen t, The Colon ial Mutu al Life Assur ance Socie ty, Ltd., Custo mhou se Quay , Welli ngton .

The date of birth of both paren t and child shoul d be given when writin g.

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ION 85 REP ORT OF CRICKET CLUB, 1937-38 SEA SON .

Duri ng the last seaso n the Club was agai n repre sent ed in each of the three grad es, the Club ente ring two Juni or team s. The seaso n was, as far as the Seni or Team was conc erne d, a very succ essfu l one, for they emer ged winn ers of the Tara naki Cric ket Cham pion . thro ugh the Nort h Tara naki com petit ion ship, and wen t with out a loss.

This was done owin g to the fact that the mem bers took their crick et more serio usly and train ed dilig Seni or B team was a grea t disa ppoi ntme ently . The nt to the followe rs of the Club, but lack of prac tice mad e this team one of the last com petin g team s in the com petit ion inste ad of one of the lead ers. The team also had the misf ortun e to lose the servi ces of some of its stalw arts.

The Juni or team s acqu itted them selve s quite well, but a little more atten tion at prac tices vvould also do muc h to help their crick et.

PER FOR MAN CES .

Seni or A. Cen turie s-A. W. McC oy (2), C. Lash and M. Mars den one each .

Bow ling -A. W. McC oy duri ng his first seaso n with the Club took 55 wick ets at a cost of 9 runs apiece.

Aver ages .

Wic kets Run s Ave rage Chri stian s en 21 161 7.65 McC oy .... .... .

55 475 9.00 Mar sden . ..... .

18 169 9.38 Repr esen tativ e Hon ours .

Tara naki -Chr istia nsen , McCoy, Donn elly.

Nort h and Sou th-D onne lly, Pool e, McC oy.

Nort h v. Otag o-Do nnel ly, Chri stian sen, Pool e.

Tow n v. Cou ntry -Las h, Mars den, McC oy.

Tara naki v. Res t-La sh, Chri stian sen, Don nelly , Pool e, l\IIcCoy. Seni or B.-B attin g: Top score, Flan naga n, 54 not out.

The batti ng aver ages were head ed by B. G. Falk , with an aver age of 21.2, and the bow ling aver ages by Lin Don nelly , who took 40 wick ets at an aver age of 12 runs apiec e.

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Junior A.-This team upheld the junior traditions of the Club by finishing up the year as a runner-up in the Junior Championship. The trophy for the most improved player in the junior teams was won by R. Ellicott.

Junior B.-This team, although not one of the leaders of the competition, made some creditable performances.

Two members of the team, Messrs. K. A. Hamilton and F. Keogh, each taking fifty wickets, and K. A. Hamilton also topped the batting averages.

The congratulations of the Club are also extended to the winners of the Senior B and junior grades, Okato and Western Park respectively.

Finance and Gear.-Again as in the past the year has been a most trying one as far as the financial side of the Club is concerned. During the past season no less than 50 per cent. of the money received in the way of subscriptions has been paid out to the North Taranaki Cricket Association as fees. Therefore in order to maintain the Club gear, and equip a new team, the Club has had to find other means of securing money. It is therefore obvious that the position has given the executive much to think about. As gear is a very expensive item, the executive feels justified in appealing to the playing members of the Club to exercise greater care with the Club's material, especially with our practice gear.

Last season, owing to the large number of junior players, the Club was forced to form another junior team, and it was decided that these teams should be divided into two of equal strength. Although this was to incur a great expense the two teams justified their inclusion by acquitting themselves creditably in the competition.

To assist the incoming committee we appeal to the Club to give the matter of payment of their subscriptions their earliest consideration, as it is at the beginning of the season that the greater part of the Club's expenses are incurred.

Practice.-The Club pays four pounds a year for the use of a practice wicket at Pukekura Park, and each member of the Club should make a special effort to be at practice at least one night in the week.

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Mr. Hamilton was secretary of the Club for a number of years, and hi: loss on the administrative side of the Club will be keenly felt.

To lVIr. and lVIrs. F. C. Gilmour and to Mr. and lVIrs. I. vY allace the Club offers its heartiest congratulations in their recent marriages.

To lVIr. R. E. Cawthray and Mr. D. Johns, who have left to take up positions elsewhere the Club extends its best wishes.

In conclusion, the thanks of the Club are due to Messrs. K. Hickson, J. Kirwin and J. Palmer for their donations; to Vl. Mcindoe, Esq., official Club scorer; to K. F. Fookes, Esq., the Club's honorary auditor; and to the Umpires' Association and to the Press for the valuable work they do in the interests of cricket generally.

V. D. lVIOORHEAD, Hon. Secretary.

BRANCH ACTIVITIES. AUCKLAND BRANCH.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Branch was held on Monday, August 1, in Mr. D. C. O'Halloran's offices, about 25 members being present. In his Annual Report Mr. 0 'Hall or an made particular reference to the Old Boys' Scholarship Fund, and it appeared that all branches were not giving the scheme the attention which it merited. The election oÂŁ officers resulted as follows:Patron, Mr. W. H. lVIoyes; president, C. D. Collins; vicepresidents, L. H. Ab bott, D. C. 0 'Hall or an; committee, E. W. Henderson, A. H. Osborne, W. Parrott, T . F. Fenton, W. W. P. Wilson, I. Beckbessinger, lVI. Simcock; hon. secr etary, J. Fairbrotber; hon. treasurer, J. W. Veale; auditor, P. T. Bowie.

The Annual Reunion was held on September 3 and about 60 Old Boys were present. Mr. C. D. Collins presided. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Dobson were present as representatives of the school.

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PERSONALS.

A. W. Wylde-Brown, who was married last May has now joined the colony of New Zealand architects in London, where he intends to stay for a few years.

J. Lynch recently visited Auckland engineer on the S.S. ''Cambridge.''

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M. Simcock, B. W. Grieve, E. P. Loten and A. Lomas are all attending to the unwell at Auckland Hospital, either finishing Degree or as House Surgeons.

J. N. Anderson is with the Labour Department.

T. C. Bellringer has left on another trip abroad.

W. Burchell is with the State Advances Corporation; Wynne Wilson has also been transferred to this Department from the Public Trust Office.

D. Johns and Ralph Crawshaw are with the National Bank of New Zealand; G. Duff and P. G.rover are with the Union Bank of Australasia, Queen Street.

D. Fitzpatrick is with Sargood, Son and Ewen.

P. Hutchinson is with the Auckland Harbour Board.

D. Kenrick, who took his M.Com. Degree last year, has worked his passage home to England as a greaser in the engine-room of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He writes that such a job is not a life of luxury, but that it is a great aid to general education. H e hopes to do a considerable amount of travelling in England and on the Continent.

M. Parrott is in the New Zealand Herald Office.

A. Standring is with the Public Works Department at Mangaturoto.

Ted Henderson, who is with Hesketh, Richmond, Adams and Cocker, has resigned the position of captain of the 'Varsity Rowing Club and has been re-elected secretary of the Auckland Rowing Association.

WAIKATO BRANCH. The Second Annual Dinner of the W aikato Branch was held on Saturday, October 8, at the Hamilton Hotel.

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travelled from as far away as Rotorua to 路welcome their former masters. Messrs. W. H. Moyes, C. G. Bottrill and T. N. Watt made the trip from New Plymouth. In the tmavoidable absence of the president, Mr. C. L. MacDiarmid, the senior vice-president, Mr. E. C. Day, presided.

The following toasts were honoured: ''The King'' ; ''The School," E. C. Day-W. H. M oyes; "The Staff," J. Carroll-C. G. Bottrill; "Kindred Associations," W . T. Luxton-T. McFarland (Kings College), T. Ewan (Hamilton H.S.), P . McGrail (Hamilton T.H.S.), 0. M. Shroff (Auckland Grammar).

After dinner tl;le annual meeting of the branch was held. The following officers were elected :-President, E. C. Day; vi.c e-presidents, H. C. M. Non路is, W. T. Luxton; committee, D. Grant, L. Day, J. Can路oll, C. W. Morey; hon. secretary, D. Lepine; auditor, H. K. Parlres. During the evening Mr. J. C. Morey, who was at School in 1883, related some of his school experiences. Resolutions expressing appreciation of the work done by Mr. E. Lash, the Board Secretary, who is retiring, and congratulating G. C. West on on his nomination for Rhodes Scholarship were carried with acclamation.

PERSONALS. E. Law is with the Bank of New South Wales, Hamilton.

Jack Ryan is secretary to the Oparau Dairy Co., Ltd. R. Webb is a master at the Rotorua High School.

C. Dunn, F. M. Clarke, E. Dunn and M. Williams are all now in the Te Awamutu district.

J. D. Clemow is practising law at Cambridge, and attended the dinner with his father, R. C. Clemow, who was at School in 1883.

F. S. Neale, another old-timer (1887) is living near Cambridge.

W. T. Luxton, our junior vice-president, has a farm at Matangi, near Hamilton.

J. L edgerwood and J. Connell, two former masters, are both in Hamilton, the former in charge of the Y.M.C.A., the latter as an Agriculture Instructor to the Auckland Education Board.

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Go rdo n Ma ce is now at Gle n Massey.

N. W. Per ry is far min g at Bru ntw ood , Cam brid ge.

A. Bet ts is far min g at Pat era ngi , nea r Te Aw am utu .

J. G. Wy nya rd tou red Au stra lia wit h the All Bla cks and was a tow er of stre ngt h to the Wa ika to tea m. He is far min g at Te Aw am utu . His is far min g in the sam e dis tric bro the r, R. H. Wy nya rd, t.

K. Ha mil ton rec ent ly arr ive d her e, and is wo rki ng wit h the Sta te Ad van ces Cor por atio n. He pla ys cric ket for the Ham ilto n Eas t Club.

W. J. Wa tt is reli evi ng sup erin ten den t of the Pub lic Ho spi tal, Rot oru a.

WELLINGTON BRANCH. The ann ual Reu nio n Din ner was hel d at the Em pir e Ho tel on Sat urd ay, Oct obe r 1, bei ng pre sen t. Mr. Ale xan der 1938, abo ut 40 Old Boy~'> sen tati ve abl e to ma ke the , wh o was the onl y rep retrip fro m New Ply mo uth . res pon ded to the toa sts "Th e Sch ool " and "Th e Par ent Ass oci atio n.'' He gav e a res um e of eve nts at School , and also an out line of the new pol icy of the Old Bo ys' Ass oci atio n. Spe akers wer e Mr. Fod en, "Th e Sch ool "; Mr. Pop e, "Th e Ma ste rs" ; Mr. Bra dsh aw , "K ind red Ass oci atio ns" ; Mr. Wi llis , "Th e Par ent Ass oci atio n."

The bra nch roll at pre sen t sta nds at 165 me mb ers, a num ber wh ich is ver y gra tify ing .

On Sep tem ber 24 the ann bra nch and the Nel son Colleg ual ma tch bet wee n our Em ers on St. Par k und er the e Old Boy s was pla yed at wh istl e of Mr. Dev elin . The Nel son bac ks far out cla sse d our own, and wo n the ma tch eas ily by 17 poi nts to 6. Sco rers we re: Nelson, J ord ain e, Blu e, He wit t and Mu rph y, one try eac h; Mu rph y, one pen alty ; Sha nd con ver ted a try . New Ply mo uth Old Boy s Bra nch : Tw o trie s by N. P. Wa ters .

Personals.

The foll ow ing are in the var iou s Go ver nm ent De par tm ent s:Ex ter nal Aff airs : P. E. Ald ous .

Def enc e De par tme nt: A. H. An dre ws (Tr ent ham ), L. G. Goss (Tr ent ham ), J. Ha (Na vy) , N. Wa ters and K. Wh lpin and L. E. Sm ith itw ell (Ai r He adq uar ters ).

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S' SEC TIO N 91 Pub lic Wo rks : W. G. Buc han an, N. Joh nso n, E. Sm art, F. Tuc k.

Ma rin e: L. Cot tier .

Rai lwa ys: E. Dew den ing , T. R. C. Mu ir, W. Squ ire.

Pub lic Tru st: H . Eva ns, M. Gil mer , J. Wi lson .

P. and T.: R. S. Str eet .

Tre asu ry: E. Fer ry, R. Rog ers .

Lan d and Inc om e Tax : M. Hic ks, A. Hu nge r, C. Lei ght on.

Sci ent ific and Ind ust rial Res ear ch: D. N. Hu ll.

Pol ice : P. Me ikle joh n.

Na tive : A. Mc ind oe, C. J. Sta ce.

Lan ds and Sur vey : W. 路 Nic hol son .

Cus tom s: D. Nicol.

Lab our : J. Rea d.

Sta te Ad van ces : R. Sim pso n.

Int ern al Aff airs : G. L. 0 'Ha llor an.

Res erv e Ba nk: D. V. Sta ce.

R. S. V. Sim pso n is wo rki ng har d to com ple te LL.~ this yea r and is in the leg al firm of Bel l, Gul ly, Mc~enz~e and Eva ns. Rec ent ly he too k his sea t on the V1ctor1a College Cou nci l as the new ly-a ppo inte d Stu den ts' Rep res ent ativ e.

Jac k For d is in the Ban k of New Zea lan d.

Ron. Lew is is foll ow ing the foo tste ps of Gotz and is lea vin g soon for the R.A .F., Eng lan d.

G. Ha yto n is acc oun tan t for Lev y and Co., tail ors .

A. G. Mc inty re is wit h the N.I .M.U. Ins ura nce .

On r Vic e-p res ide nt, R. I. M. Sut her lan d, rec ent ly join ed the ran ks of the Ben edi cts, and we wis h him the bes t of luc k for the futu re.

G. We lls is on the lite rar y staf f of "Th e Do min ion ."

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HA WK E'S BAY .

The ann ual Reu nion Din ner of t h e Bra nch was held on Sep tem ber 24th , but the repo rt is not yet to han d. We und erst and that once agai n ther e was a very goo d atte nda nce at the func tion , whi ch is alwa ys one of the best held by our Old Boys.

Personal s

R. Alle n, who is in the Ban k of New Zea land , Wai puk urau , is a keen cric kete r and golf er.

J. Tar rant , in the Nat iona l Ban k, is also a golf ing enth usia st.

J. K. O'Defl. was rece ntlv app oint ed supe rint end ent of the Pnk eora San ator ium .

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and C. Cra nbv are farm ing at Hat uma .

R. Sma rt. who is with Dal gety 's, and K. ·Du nba r. who is with Wil liam s anrl Kett le. are both mem bers of tl1e MP,..c::tnHe Cric ket C'lub. Wai puk urau .

B. T'·a in is a m<tl"l'ierl mfl.n with finrls timP from his farm to keep up fl. f::~milv but still his golf . ' Oth ers who ::~,..e farmine- in the dist rict are Ian Hrnrl~>rsnn. W . Poin ton. S. Allh usen (rec entl v eng::Jged1 . and R. Man deno .

Tho se fa 1·min g nea rer Has ting s are Ted Sma ll. P. Nilsson. G. Nils son, V on Dad else n and beli eve that golf and bag pipe s take B. Stod dart . We up a lot of Brv ce Stod dart 's time .

• Hec tor McK enzi e has now retir ed from the secr etar yship of the bran ch, hav ing han ded the wor k over to Jim Ped die.

R. C. Adl am is head mas ter of D.C .S., Wai paw a.

Jim Palm er is with the Dep artm ent of Agr icul ture in .:S:astings. He is very keen on golfing, shoo ting and sknn g at the Cha teau .

Ken Dal ey is livin g at Ong a Ong a, whe re he finds the golf very muc h to his likin g. · E. G. Ked gley has now gone to the Isla nds.

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CHR IST CHURCH. Whe n the Sch ool Fift een pass ed thro u gh Chr istchur ch on thei r way to Dun edin in Aug ust a larg e ban d Old Boy s gath ered at the stat ion to mee t them and ente rtain them at brea kfas t at Stor ey's . Amo ng the man y pr esen t wer e N. S. Hen ry, G. P. Kell Don . Gra nt, L. Pett y, A. W. Lind er, M. P. Don nelly, up, R. Sma ill, A. H .

I nsul l, H . D . Law , M. Gan naw ay, McK ay, N. Cha tfiel d, Mon teat h, G. C. W esto n .

. L. G. Lov ericl ge is coac hing the 'Var sity foot ball sem ors.

I. R. New ell is at Wig ram . Oth ers stat ione d ther e are H. P . Kell er, C. Whi tting ton, P. Haw kins .

R. J ones is teac hing at the Boy s' Hig h Scho ol.

A. W. Lind up and G. P . Kel ler are at Roll esto n Hou se; W. J. \¥ esto n and G. C. W esto n are at College Hou se.

Maj or M. Osb orne , of the 1st Can terb ury Reg ime nt, is in Chr istch urch .

DUN EDI N .

Tho se at Uni vers ity inc lud e:J. Kee ling , fifth yea r Med ical, prom inen t mem ber of the Swo rds Club .

H. D. Law and A. Lom as wer e here rece ntly , sitti ng finals of M.B., Ch.B. H. F . Foo kes, fifth yea r Med ical, and coac h of 'Var sity B seni ors.

Den is All en, fifth yea r Med ical, 'Var sity row ing eigh t and mem ber of 'Var sity C's. · J . W. Ave ry and E. McM illan are four th yea r Meds.

Uph am Stev en, four th year Med . and mem ber of 'Var sity skii ng team .

Joh n Stev en, thir d yea r Med., 'Var sity C's, and Otag o juni or repr esen tativ es.

I. Aul d (Kn ox College) and Bill Fari s (Sel wyn College) are thir d yea r Med s.

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John Marshall, second year Me d. and 'Varsity C's.

A. Hayton, Ted Morris and R. Freeman are second year Meds. and are playing football .

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95 Ken Riley has now taken up golf, and we hear that he did very well in the limit championship of the Fairfield Club.

Harold Francis is doing Medicine, having changed from Mining.

T. K. Evans is still toiling in Hawera, and has been responsible for these few notes.

R. Renton and S. Faris are first year Mec1s. They are playing football, and Sholto is in the 'Varsity gym. team.

ENGAGEMENTS.

W. Geddes is editor of the 'Varsity publication, "Critic."

Bruce Andrew left at the beginning of the year for the lVIalay States, where he is tin-mining.

CA WTHRAY-CALLAGHAN.-Kathleen Mary, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Callaghan, New Plymouth, to Ronald Edward, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Cawthray, New Plymouth.

A note from Dunedin says that all the Old Boys stayed in Dunedin to watch the School Fifteen, and that they all felt very proud of the performance put up by the team.

CO'l"l'AM-HURLEY.-Nancy, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. ,Hurley, New Plymouth, to Roy second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Cottam, New Plymouth.

SOUTH TARANAKI. 'l'he Annual Dinner was held in Hawera on the evening of the St. Pat's match. The report is not yet to hand.

GILBEl-\.'1'-SADLER.-Mavis Mary, second daughter of Mr. A. E. Sadler and the late Mrs. Sadler, New Plymouth, to N 01路man J oseph, younger son of Mrs. and the late Mr. H. L. Gilbert, New Plymouth.

Personals. vVe regret to report the loss of Pat McLean from our midst. He has secured a job in Nelson. From what we hear the job is a good one, and we anticipate a further increase in Pat's waist-line.

Jack \Vebster has recently been transferred to the Hawera branch of the Farmers' Co-op. He has been elected secretary of the Ohawe Surf Club.

Brian Thomas, of footballing fame, has also been transferred to the Hawera Farmers' Co-op.

Dave Ekdahl is very pleased with his new transfer to one of the Wellington branches of the Bank of New Zealand.

Once again we congratulate Stuart McKay on winwin"' his club championship at golf. Geoff. Sutton was run~er-up in the championship.

GORE--EDMONDS.-Elsie Eulalie, younger daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. S. Edmonds, Dargaville, to Arthur Campbell, twin son of Mrs. and the late Mr. A. Gore, New Plymouth.

HAMIUl'ON--RIDES.-Mary Jane, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Rides, New Plymouth, to Kenneth Alexander, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hamilton, New Plymouth.

LANDER-FARNHAM.-Emily J oan, third daughter of the late Mr. C. Farnham and Mrs. E. Farnham, of North Auckland, to Raymond Garner, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lander, of New Plymouth.

LATTilVIER- HEDLEY.-Phyllis Hedley, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hedley, New Plymouth, to James Arthur, eldest son of Mrs. F. D. Lattimer, Lepperton, and the late Commander J. A. Lattimer, R.N.R., East Africa.

96 OLD BOY S' SEC TIO N MO LE S-W ILS ON .-A lice Fre da, eld est dau ght er of Mr s. L. Sow ma n, Fra nkt on Jun ctio n, and the late Mr. E . Wi lson , to Leslie Jac k, you nge st son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moles, New Ply mo uth .

PU RS ER -CO CH RA N.- Be tty , you nge r dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. B. Coc hra n, Ma rton , and Ho wa rd Musgro ve, eld er son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Pur ser , of New Ply mo uth .

RE VE LL -D AV Y.- Olg a Mir iam , thir d dau ght er of Mr. F. R. Dav y, New Ply mo uth , and Viv ian , eld est son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Revell, New Ply mo uth .

RO EB UC K-P EN W AR DE N.J oan Tre the lla, you nge st dau ght er of Mr s. B. Pen wa rde Ke ith Lor ain e, you nge st son n, New Ply mo uth , to of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Roe buc k, New Ply mo uth .

SQ UI RE -LY NC H.- Elm a Loi s, sec ond dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lyn ch, New Plyill\Outh, to Ern est Art hur , sec ond son of Mrs. T. Hed ges and the late Mr . A. Squ ire, of New Ply mo uth .

MARRIAGES. CO UL TE R-H AN SE N.- At Str atfo Gla dys Ma rga ret Tho ra, you rd, on Jun e 1, 1938, nge and Mrs. H. Ha nse n, Str ath mo r dau ght er of Mr. re, to All en, onl y son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cou lter , New Ply mo uth .

DR YD EN -lV IOR RIS .-A t New Ply 1938, Eve lyn Am elia , sec ond mo uth on Jul y 20, dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. F. Mo rris , New Ply mo uth , to Jos eph , eld est son of Mrs. Dry den ad the late Mr. J . Dry den , Egm ont Vil lag e.

ED GE CO MB E-G RU SZ NIN G.- At New Ply mo uth on No vem ber 1, 1938, Ka thle en F. R. Gru szn ing , to Lor is MaEva , dau ght er of Mrs. yna rd, son of Mr . and Mrs. A. B. Edg eco mb e.

GIL MO UR -CO XH EA D.- At Au ckl and on Jun e 15, 1938, Hil da Ma rga ret, onl y dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. C. Cox hea d, Ma nur ewa , and son of Mr. E. R. C. Gil mo ur, Fre d Cra nst on Gilmour, the Ma yor of New Ply mo uth .

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97 HA LL -IB BO TS ON .-A t New Ply mo uth on Oct obe r 26, 1938 J oan Do ree n, onl y dau ght er of Mrs. E . S. ' on, Op Ibb ots una ke, to Roy Malcom, onl y son of. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hal l, New Ply mo uth .

IN SU LL -BE LL .-A t New Ply mo uth on Jun e 25, 1938, No ra Ma rga ret, thi rd dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. R. J . Bell, Pun iho , to Geoffrey Rob ert, you nge st son of Mr . and Mrs. H. W . Ins ull, New Ply mo uth .

JEN KIN S-R OB INS ON .-A t Wa itar a, Zel da May, onl y dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson, Wa itar a, to Joh n Ric har d, onl y son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J enk ins , Wa itar a.

KN UC KE Y-- CA MP BE LL .-A t New Ply mo uth on Jun e 2, 1938, Celia, eld er dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. Colin Cam pbe ll, of New Ply mo uth , to George, onl y son of Mr. and Mrs. vV. S. Kn uck ey, of Wa itar a.

LO CK E-P AR KE R.- At Au ckl and Gla dys , dau ght er of Mr. and on Au gus t 24, 1938, Mr s. W. S. Par ker , Mo unt Ede n, to Do ugl as Fre der ick , onl y son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Loc ke, vVaitara. lVI ILL S-Y AN DL E.- At Str atf ord on Jun e 25, 1938, Ber tha An nie , thi rd dau ght er Yan dle , Mid hirs t, to Alb ert No of Mr. and Mrs. T. rma n, thir d son of Mr . and the late Mrs. A. Mills, Mid hirs t.

PE PP ER EL L-G RE DI G.- At New Ply mo uth on Jul y 16, 1938, Lil lian Mollie, sec ond dau ght er of Mr . and Mrs. R. Gre dig , New Ply mo uth , to son of Mr. and Mr s. E. J. Pep Vic tor Joh n, you nge r per ell, Hu rwo rth .

PE I1H AM -JU RY .-A t New Ply mo uth on Oct obe r 24, 1938, Ma rjo rie Gra ce, dau ght er of Mrs. M. Jur y, New Ply mo uth , to Les lie Joh n, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Pel ham , New Ply mo uth .

RO WE -SO LE .-A t New Ply mo uth Gla dys , eld est dau ght er of Mr. on Au gus t 17, 1938, and Mrs. P . B. Sole, to Leslie Wi llia m, thi rd son of Mr. and Mrs. Alb ert Rowe, Bri xto n.

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SUTH ERLA ND-C ORNF ORD.- At Napier on Septem ber 24, 1938, Leslie Patrici a, younge r daught er of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cornfo rd, of Napier , to Robert Ian Malcol m Suther land, of Wellin gton, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Suther land, New Plymo uth.

SMIT H-PEA RCE.- At New Plymo uth, Gladys May, eldest daught er of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pearce , Upper Mango rei, to Richar d John, younge st son of Mrs. and the late Mr. R. Smith, New Plymo uth.

THOR NE-B EAL.- At New Plymo uth on Septem ber 3, Norma Priscil la, daught er of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Beal, to Antony Kaspar , only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Albert Thorne , of New Plymo uth.

BIRTHS.

ALEX ANDE R.-On June 23, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Alexan der, Tikora ngi, a daugh ter; stillbor n.

BURG ESS.-O n July 25, 1938, at New Plymo uth, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonar d D. Burges s, New Plymo uth, twin daught ers.

DIXO N.-On June 15, 1938, at New Plymo uth, to Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Dixon, a daught er.

GILBE RT.-O n Novem ber 16, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Gilbert , New Plymo uth, a daught er.

MOOR HEAD .-On Augus t 29, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Moorh ead, a son.

PENN .-On June 12, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Penn, of Stratfo rd, a son.

TELF ORD.- On Octobe r 30, at New Plymo uth, to Mr. and Mrs. P. Telford , Oakura , a daught er.

WATK INS.-O n Augus t 29, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. Ivon Watkin s, of New Plymo uth, a daught er.

WHIT EHEA D.-On July 23, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Whiteh ead, of New Plymo uth, a daught er.

WOOD WARD .-On July 26, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Woodw ard, of New Plymo uth, a son.

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WOOD HAlVI .-Austi n Stacy, younge st son of lVIr. and Mrs. C. Woodh am, New Plymo uth, died at the New Pl;ymo uth Public Hospit al on Octobe r 11, 1938.

SUBSC RIPTI ONS.

'l'he Busine ss l\Ianag er, Mr. T. Watt, acknow ledges receipt of the follow ing subscri ptions since last issue.

This list is comple te up to Novem ber 29, 1938. Any errors should be reporte d immed iately.

C. vV. Early, '38; R. Green, '38; N. vVakelin, '38; l1.

R. Pease, '38; H. Betts, '38; W. Davies , '38; A. Betts, '38; J. R. Ford, '38; D. Le Pine, '38; G. C. St. Paul, '38; D. W. Shaw, '38; D. Fluker , '38; A. G. Metcal f, '38; W. R. Cook, '38; M. Silby, '38; A. G. Mclnty re, '38; F. J. Tilley, '38; J. S. Hather ley, '38; H. R. Billing , '38; H. Sprose n, '38; K. F. Heald, '38; E. H. Marfu rt, '38; R. H. L. Goddin , '38; M. Lucas, '38; lVI. Graylin g, '38; H. Hopkin s, '38; R. F. Buick, '38; J. Benne tt, '38; S. B. M. McKenzie, '38; V en.

Archde acon Evans, '38; S. Grayli ng, '38; R. Crone, '38; B. R. Dill, '38; W. G. Hughso n, '38; B. Hoskin , '38; G. S. Anders on, '38; R. English , '38; W. F. Kelly, '38; R. Wilson, '38; F. Chatfie ld, '38-'39-'40; A. Wells, '38-'39- '40; J. W. Wood, '38; lVI. ,J. Glasgo w, '38; J. D. Willis, '38; W. C. vVeston, '36-'37 -'38; F. J. Halpin , '38; B. E. Con way, '38; H. Kersha w, '38; W. G. l\Iande r, '38; D. A. Doile, '37-'38 ; M. Ekdah l, '37-'38 ; vV. J. Mathew s, '38; P. Saunde rs, '35-'36-'37 -'38; P. R. Fen ton, '38; T. E. Hamer ton, '38-'39- '40; J. Parrat t, '38; R. S. V. Simpso n, '38; B. Hoope r, '35-'38 ; A. Lomas , '38; S. Mayer, '36-'38 ; F. James. '38; M. Lynch, '38; I. Standi sh, '38-'39 ; G. C. Weston , '38-'40 ; N. B. Bellrin ger, '38; V. West, '38; D. N. Whitco mbe, '38; B. Monk, '38.

CONTEMPORARIES.

We beg to acknow ledge, with thanks , .receipt of the follow ing contem poraries since last issue: -

New Zealan d.-Wa nganui Collegian, Otago B.H.S. Magaz ine, Christc hurch B.H.S. Magaz ine, Christ' s College Registe r, Nelson ian, Whitak ian, Palmer stonian , Marl-

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burian, Hastings H .S . Magazine, Fideliter (Whangarei High School), Index (Wanganui Technical College), Albertian (Mt. Albert Grammar School), Rotorua High School . Magazine, Scindian (Napier Boys' High School), Otago University Review, Rongotai College Magazine, Canterbury Agricultural College Magazine, Hamiltonian, New Plymouth Girls' High School Magazine, St. Patrick's College Magazine, Ashburtonian, Auckland Grammar School Chronicle, South Otago H.S. Magazine, Haurakian (Thames High School), Postman (Correspondence School).

England.-Cliftonian ( 3) ( Clifton College), Mill Hill School Magazine (3), Marlburian (Marlborough College), Reptonian (3) (Repton), Meteor (3) (Rugby), City of London School Magazine, Cheltenham Grammar School Magazine, Felstedian (3) (Felsted), Blundellian (2) (Blundell's School, Tiverton).

Scotland.-Aberdeen Grammar School Magazine, Fettesian (3) (Fettes College, Edinburgh), Watsonian (George Watson's Colle ge, Edinburgh), Glasgow Academy Chronicle, Edinburgh Academy Chronicle ( 3), Lorettonian ( 3) (Loretto), Glenalmond Chronicle.

Wales.-Swansea Grammar School Magazine.

Canada.-College Times (Upper Canada College, Toronto ), Fort William College Magazine, Red and White (St. Dunstan's University, Charlottetown), Vantech (Vancouver Technical School), Tech. Tatler (Danforth Technical School).

South Africa.-S elbornian (Selborne College, East London) , Graemian (Victoria B.H.S., Grahamstown).

Austraha.-Melburian (Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne), The Log (Hobart High School).

Japan.-Red and Grey (Canadian Academy, Kobe).

United States.-Magazine of Siskiyou Union High School District (California), Boise High Lights (Boise H.S., Idaho).

India.-Blue and Gold (Mt. Hermon School, Darjeeling).

New Plymouth Boys' High School [ESTABLISHED 1882].

Fees (per term)Tuition

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

Preparatory Board

£22

Weekly } Boarders

£19 lOs.

£20 , £18 2s. 6d.

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music-Seniors, £3 3s.

Practice only, 1Os. 6d.

Boxing,

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Dancing (Winter term only) 15/-

Subscriptions (per term)Games-Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library 1/6 Magazine

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School Terms- · The school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms next year are as follows : First Term-February 7th to May 5th.

Second Term-May 23rd to August 18th Third T erm-September 12th to Decemb~r 15th.

T ARANAK I HERALD, PRINTERS