1939 The Taranakian Vol. 28 No. 1 June by New Plymouth Boys' High School

"T ARANAKIAN"

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CONTENTS.

Agriculture Notes

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B1路eaking~up

Ceremony

Contemporaries

Cricket NoteR

Editorial

Examination Results

llouse Notes ..

Old BoyR' Section

Orig-inal Contributions Salvete

School Institutions

School Notes

School Roll Subscriptions

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Swimming Notes

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS H. R fliLLING. Esq. (Ciwirmnn.) OR . E. F . FooKES. :VI!ss C. A. DOUGLAS G. S. RAT'fRAY, ESQ. S . G . SMITH, ESQ . P. J. H. WHITE, ESQ. L. A. NOLAN, EsQ. L. G. ANDREWS , E~Q. W. H. },ONES, ESQ. P. E. V. STAIX'fON, EsQ. Secretary and Treasurer 0. 8URFORD , ESQ.

D. MEN.zu:s. F. Coil. H. R.

HoRJllLL. London and lii .Z. Techno lo_gic;\1 D ip lomas (1st Class).

Pil i•: PA!lATOI<Y DEPARTMEN T: A . H . BLUNDELL.

~taff: PRINC IPAL: \V. H. i\'fOYES , M.A .. B.Sc.

YISITIM; : MISS Ross, L.A.B., L.T.C.L.

ASSISTANT MASTERS: R. C. W !LSON , M.A .. R.Sc.

W. G. \VJLKJE (B.A. Cert. in

A. V1r. DIPROSE, M.A. C. G. BoTTR ILL, M.A .. Diploma in Social Science.

History and Econom ics. City and Guilds Diploma in Electrical Engineering ). \ V . I. SHRIMPTON. M.A.

PAPPS, B.A.

V. E. KE.RR, M.A.

\N. E. ALEXA:-IDER, B.A.

T. N. WATT, M.Sc.

D. RoULSTON ('' B " Cert.. B.A. in Latin, English, HistorY. and Economics). Ce~;t ..

D. M. FRASEll, M.A. ,Dip. Ed.

C. S. BllENSTRUM , M .A .

G. F. RERTRAND, (" C" Ccrt.. B. A. Cert. in Latin and Historv). AGll!CULTU~E:

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Engineering ). \-\ToOV\VOilK :-

MUSIC: : ) . DoHsOL'\, L .A.B. , L.T.C.L. J\.l.~STE!l MUSIC i~ESIDENT

..\ G. }OHNSo:-<, M Se.

L. J. SLYFIELD, C ity and Guilds Dipl oma >in Electrical

DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATI0:-1: i\i.A. (I st Cla<;S Honours and S il ver Medallist, Citv and RE, MOO \1. L. · Guilds of London).

H. H. SKELTOL'\. A.!. Mech. E . (Londo n ), Reg. Eng .. N.Z. H. C. GATLANV, Grad. I.E. E. !London), A.A.I.E.E. (" C" Cert.)

L. W. DELPH , M.A. (Canlab).

CmiMERCIAL : R. McKEON (Professiona l Accountant bv Exam).

DRAWII\G: \V . F. TE'fT, B .A. (1st Class Honours Diploma. Beckenham School of Art. Eng.)

SPOin'S ANV GniNAST IC i l'I:STRUCTO!l:

A. R. LUCAS.

SCHOOL

INSTITUT IONS

FIRST TERM, 1939.

Football Committee.-Mr. Papps (Chairman) , R. E. -Mason and J .-·· Strickland (Joint Secretaries), F . J. Novak, R. Riley, I. H . -Kerr , B. w. Broome, J. Irvine.

Head Boy.-F. J . Novak.

Dra.matic Committee.-Mr. Alexander (Chairman), W . McLeay, J . . R. Grant, R. Granger, R. Wilks, J. Irvine, R. Mason, G. N. Caldwell. CADET BATTALION.

Head Boarder.-J. Irvine.

Officer Commanding.-Ca ptain R. C. Wilson.

School Prefects.-F. J. Novak (Head), J. Irvine, F. J . Duncan, W. M. McLeay, I. H. Kerr, Q . A. Thompson, w. K. Webster, B. W. Broome, G. N. Caldwell, J. R. Grant, H. D. Short, K. M.

Officers.-Captain s W. I . Shrimpton and w . E . Alexander, Lieutenants W. F. Tett, A. H. Blundell, T. N. watt, Messrs. D. M. Fraser, E. C. Brenstrum, A. R. Lucas. Under Officer: F. J. Novak.

Martin, R. W. Baunton. House Prefects.-Carring ton: Q. A. Thompson (Head), R. E. Mason, School: W. M. E. B. Anderson, N. King, G. Boon, A. Rae . McLeay (Head), D. L. Wilks, D. c. Rose, w. H. Gould, R. C. Pridham: J. R. Grant Riley, C. W. Weston, R. G. Wood. J. J. Barnicourt, A. Granger, R. Short, D. (Head), H. MacLennan, I. N. Macleod, J. R. Bell. (Chairman) , Mr. Watt Magazine Committee.-Mr. Alexander (Business Manager) , F . J. Duncan (General Editor), Q. A. Thompson and J. B. Woodward (Literary Editors), G. N. Caldwell (News Editor), J. Irvine (Sports). Cricket Committec.-Mr. Alexander (Chairman), F . J. Duncan (Secretary), W. R. Baunton, W . K . Webster , L. W. Edwards, H. D. Short, E . B. Anderson. Swimming Committee.-Mr. Watt (Chairman), F. J. Novak, R. E. Mason, R. F. Shepherd, G. N. Caldwell. Tennis Committee.-Mr. Shrimpton (Chairman) , B . W. Broome (Secretary), F. J. Novak, E . B. Anderson, H. D. Short, R. E. Mason. Library Committee.-Mr. Bottrill (Chairman), W . M. McLeay, D. L . Wilks, R. Granger, J. R. Lang, R. G. Wood, F. J. Novak, D . E. Lightbourne. Athletic Committee.-Mr. Lucas (Chairman), J . B . Woodward, Q. A. Thompson, R. E. Mason, I. H. Kerr, R. Riley, G . L. Watt, F. J. Novak. Tuck Shop Committee.-Mr. Brenstrum (Chairman), F . J. Duncan (Secretary), R. E. Mason, J. Irvine, R . G . Wood, I. N. McLeod.

Battalion Scrgeant-Major.- J. Irvine. Quartermaster-Se rgeant.-R. S. Millar. Band Sergeant.-R. F. Shepherd. A COMPANY.

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Officer in Command.-Capt ain W. I. Shrimpton. Company Sergeant-Major.- B. W. Broome. Company Q.M.S.-T. A. Lewis. No. 1 Platoon.-Platoon Sergea1it: J. R. Grant . . Corporals: I. ,. . Macleod, J. Mason. No. 2 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: A. D. · Roberts . Henry, S. Florence.

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No. 3 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant : H. D. Short. Woodward, D . A. Valentine.

qorporals: J . B.

No. 4 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: W. M. McLeay. Mathieson, w. James.

Corporals: W . T.

B COMPANY. Officer in Command.-Capt ain

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Alexander.

Company Sergeant-Major.- !. H . Kerr. No. 5 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: R. E. Mason. MacLennan, J . D. Bedingfield.

Corporals: A. D.

No. 6 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: R. C. Riley. N. King.

Corpora ls: D. Wilks,

No. 7 Platoon.-Piatoon Sergeant: R. G. Wood. P. Gallaher.

Corporals: W. Gould,

Nil. 8 PJatoon.-Platoon Sergeant: W. K. Webster. · Barnicoat, D. Paterson.

Corporals: J . .B.

C COMPANY. Officer in Command.-Lieut enant W. F. Tett. Company Sergeant-Major.- F. J. Duncan. No. 9 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant. R. H. -Granger. Fleming, G. Watt.

Corporals: H. A.

N'O:; '1.0· .PJa'toon.~Platoon Sergeant: J. E . Church. Webster, D. C. Rose.

Corporals: H. P.

No. 11 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: Q. A. Thompson. B. Davies, G. Boon, B. Hirstich.

Corporals: E .

No. 12 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: W. R. Baunton. J. Bell, W . Royse, J. Gadd.

Corporals : R

D COMPANY. Officer in Command.-Lieut enant A. H . Blundell. Company Sergeant-Major.- G. N. Caldwell. No. 13 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: C. Hill, R. J. Walls, c. Wiggins.

w. Weston. Corporals: V. E.

No. 1'4 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: A. D. Lewis. Shotter, G. King.

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15 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: R. Warren. 0 . Moore.

Corporals: M . J.

Corporals: G . Alien ,

No. 16 Platoon.-Platoon Sergeant: E. B. Anderson. W. Jensen, B. Lambert.

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F. J . NOVAK, H ead Boy, 1939.

Edited by the Boys of the New Plymouth Boys' High School and Published twice a year. VoL. 28

JUNE, 1939.

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EDITORIAL (Q. Thompson.)

URING the last months, the unmistakable tension existing between rival po1vers in Europe, and the disquieting rumours of impending war arising from such an unsettled condition, have had a profound effect on the minds and outlook of all members of the British Commonwealth of Nations. There is no one . of its members who has not watched with anxiety the efforts of the British Cabinet to maintain peace among tbe nations. All bave admired the work of Mr. Chamberlain in the same direction, especially when it is realised that once again Europe is a mighty armed camp, and that very little is required to set vast armies marching against each other. His is a task difficult and dangerous in the extreme, and deserves our active sympath y and co-operation.

EDITOR IAL

The great armam ents race of the past few years has drawn heavily on the pocket s of the British taxpay er, who, once again, has had to bear the brunt of the financi al require ments. Among all the conflic ting reports reachin g us concer ning the prepar edness or otherw ise of B1路itish armam ents, it is c6mfor ting to read that Lord Nuffielcl, our greates t moder n philan thropis t, has made an unofficial statem ent to the effect that Englan a is now ready. This comfor ting assuran ce that the armed might of Englan d is prepar ed for any emerge ncy has not reduced the desire for peace among British peoples , but has perhaps increas ed the effects of such a desire, as diplom ats and statesm en can now deal with foreign crises and threats with the confide nce arising from a knowle dge of the securit y which adequa te armed forces alone can supply . Defenc e is not only a vital proble m in Englan d. the heart of the Empire . Each individ ual unit is consid er,i ng serious ly the part it must play in Empire defenc e. Defence not only include s the safe-gu arding of territo ry and lives, but the upholdin~ of the princip les of freedom as the democ racies know it. Such a comple x proble m as the defenc e of the Empir e as a whole will be difficul t in the solving , but the greates t factor, and decide dly the most necess ary, is the will to defend . This desire, and the tenden cy to move toward s a definit e policy of unified effort, has been greatly acceler ated by variou s peace conference s, and. much more so, by the recent actions of our belove d Royal Family . The visit of the King and Queen to Canad a and the United States may be re~rarded as the greates t work of unifica tion and co-ord ination of defenc e undert aken in recent years. The Royal Family , the visible he<1d and link of all the varied countr ies comprisin~ the Emnire . by visitin g the oldest colony , strengt hens the ties which bind Canada to the Homel and. Beside s this gesture of th e desire for unity with Englan d, there is the sugges ted tour of Austra lia and New Zealan d. If this were to become an accomp lished fact, the impetu s given to defence measur es and active patriot ism would be immed iate

EDITOR IAL

11 living quietly Family Royal The and immea sureab le. their own life at home, is to the far distant people s owning allegia nce to them, a certain object of faith and love in uncert ain and trouble d times. They are regard ed as a steady and sure rock, to which the far-flu ng colonie s may look for an examp le of unfalte rinrrb faith in God ' . h an d m t : power of Englan d to uphold and protec t h er old-est ablishe d princip les of lib erty and democ racy. "Vi1~tue is like preciou s odours , most fragra nt when they are mcense d or crushe d." The virtue of fRith in the personRl ability of King George to help to steer R straigh t course for Englan d throug h the turbule nt seas of diplom atic Em路ope , is certainl~r most appare nt "'hen wr Rre beset. b~r doubt and fear of war, and know not which way to tnrn for the solutio n of onr clifficuWec;. A tour of AmtrR lia nncl New ZcR land by tlJe King and Queen, ;mcl the appoin tment of the Duke of Kent RR the n ext GoYrrn or-Gen eral of Auc;tralia. will incl eecl bring UR mn~h nearer to the Mothe r Countr y in sentim ent and action.

!~e appeal of the British Govern ment to the Domm wns to do their share in the defenc e of the Empire

hac; been answer ed ever ywh ere by increas d activit y in 路The ann~ment m~nufactm路e and the trainin g of men. scheme pire all-Em a in ion Domin this of n prec1se functiO has not been reveale d to the man in the street but the Govern ment has decide d to concen trate on home defenc e by means of an increas ed Territo rial Force and a. Nation al Reserv e. This decisio n must affect the second ary schools, the membe rs of which will be in two or three years time of militar y age and we feel that a Govem ment which neglec ts to take advant age of the faciliti es already availab le in the schools for trainin g for defenc e would be missing a great opport unity. The first step should be in our opinion , an effort to make the individ ual aware of his duties in respec t of the defenc e of his countr y, v~hich should give an immed iate stimulu s to recruit ing in the

EDITORIA L 12 Territoria l Force . At present the type of training provided is regarded more as a training in discipline a~d order than a preparatio n for service in defence. ~ut m the schools much more could be done. A more hberal allowance of ammuniti on would provide a more complete course in musketry. There are many schools who have adopted their own uniform for official military parades because the uniform p1:ovided is often badly cut and of a material so uncomfor tab:e to wear that the hours spent in it are like a penance in sackcloth and ashes. The provision of a uniform of a suitable_ material and of becoming design would increase the mterest of the _boys in their own appearanc e on offieial occasions. _The Ideal would be a system of subsidy to the school ''.'hJCb wo:1ld then see that each boy was provided with a umform wh1ch fitted him. Then the average secondary school boy knows little of modern weapons or methods of defence_. It should be neither difficult nor expensive to make avml~ble material and men to provide instructio n in these tbmgs in institution s which should be ideal training grounds.

Most school cadet corps are organised by kee~ ~nd efficient cadet officers whose interest in militar~ trammg, however, must be only one of many of. theu normal activities in connectio n with their profess10n _as schoolmasters and they eannot be expected to provide ~xp~rt instructio n. Any increase in the size of. the T~rntor:al Force must be followed by an increase m a~a:lable mstructors and we would like to see some_ proviSIOn made out of these numbers for definite allocat10n to secondary schools to put into effect a syllabus specially drawn u_p to suit these schools throughou t the Dominion . In this way the potentiali ties of the secondary schools as factors 路 the defence of New Zealand would be most fully lll . 't f developed and we feel we can guarantee , m spi e o many recent charges of apathy against mode~路n ~outh, that the response of the boys would :nor~ than JUstify any effor~~ to make them efficient umts m the defence of then country.

THE BREAK ING-UP CEREM ONY (I. H. Kerr.)

Every available seat in the Gymnasiu m was occupied when the 58th annual prize-givi ng ceremony was held on December 15th, 1938. The guest of the evening was Professor A. W. Sewell, Professor of English at the Auckland University College, who delivered one of the best closing day addresses heard at the School. On the platform were Mr. H. R. Billing (presiding ), Mrs. Billing, Mr. W. H. M oyes (Principal ), Professor A. W. Sewell, H1s Vlorship the Mayor, Mr. E. R. C. Gilmour, Mrs. Gilmour, l\1r. F. L. Frost, M.P. for the district of New Plymouth , and members of the staff. l\Irs. Billing and l\Irs. Gilmour were presented with bouquets. A feature of the evening were the it.ems given by the School Orchestra conducted by Mr. J . Dobson, and the Third Form Choir, conducted by Mr. H. C. Gatland. The past year was one of still further progress, notwithstand ing the great difficulties with which the staff had to contend, said Mr. Billing. This was an epidemic of measles, which disorganis ed the school work and made it difficult for the staff to carry on. The duties of the Board had not been very onerous, he continued . There had been considerab le progress in the developm ent of the School, especially in regard to buildings and equipmen t. In addition to the library, the Minister for Education had given a grant for a r efectory, and the plans for that were already prepared and in the course of being approved. Referring to the staff changes, Mr. Billing said that while Mr. A. L. Moore, director of the technical department, was in England, Mr. Skelton had carried on the duties efficiently and satisfactor ily. 'l'he work of the School had been interfered with through sickness a路n d a consequen t irregulari ty in attendance, said Mr. Moyes, the Headmast er, in ptesenting his report. For the greater part of the first and second terms

THE BREAKING-UP CEREMONY 14 from 80 to 100 . pupils were absent each day . The roll number was 652. Of t hose in attendance, 626 were in the Upper School and 26 in-· Preparatory Department; 214 boys were in residence as boarders.

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'fhe vacancy caused by the temporary absence of Mr. Moore was filled by the appointment of Mr. Leith Watt, M.A. Mr. Watt, who was an old boy of the School, after spending two terms with the School, r eceived an appointment in the Colonial Office, and is now at Oxford U niversity, wh ence h e would go to Northern Nigeria. On Mr. Watt's departure another old boy, Mr. Donald Fraser, M.A., was appointed to the staff and other appointments made necessary by the increased roll were those of Mr. C. S. Brenstrum, M.A., to the academic and Mr. L. J. Slyfield to the vocational side of the School. Mr. Moyes acknowledged the help of the Old Boys' Associations throughout the North Island. The l atest gift to the School from the Old Boys was the honours board in the Assembly Hall. Of the distinctions won by Old Boys during the year, two were outstanding. Crowley Weston, who was head of School House in 1934, was recently selected as one of New Zealand 's Hhodes Scholars for 1938. 'fhe other distinction was the award of the Chester Beattie Scholarship of London University to Dr. Peter Allen. Singing had been given a definite place in the School time-table, said Mr. Moyes. Instruction in the latter subject had been confined to the third forms, but he hoped next year to extend this to the fourth forms and ultimately to the whole School. Congratulations were extended to J . Val e, a pupil of the School, whose pluck and resourcefulness recently prevented a double drowning fatality on the Fitzroy Beach. V ale had been highly commenclecl by the New Zealand Life-Saving Association for his meritorious services. Mr. Moyes concluded by acknowl edging the help he had had from his staff. He specially mentioned F. D. Moran, h ead boy, and the prefects and Mr. Lash, formerly secretary of t h e 'High Schools Board.

THE

BREAKING-UP

CEREMONY

Mr. H. Sk~lton, acting-director of the technical clep.artment, reported that more than 50 boys took the agncu1tural course. Only a small proportion intended to leave school and there was every indication of a considerabl e. increase in the number of boys taking this important subJec~ next ~ear. . Several boys took the agricultural paper m matnculation and other public examinations. The general woodwork classes had pursued their usual programme and in addition had clone much useful work m farm carpentr;y and in m aking and repairing apparatus connected with the School's equipment. Additional machinery for the engineering and woodwork workshops was clue to arrive early in t he New Year. }~i s Worship the May~r, Mr. E. R C. Gilmour, said that for some of the pupils. the breaking-up ceremony means the end of one educatiOnal process and the beginnmg of anoth er . All of them were fortunate to have received the foundation of their education in such a fine school. He urged them to uphold the fine traditions of the School and always to do their best in whatever sphere of life to which they might be called.

Mr. Billing presented the following School prizes:General Excellence Cup.-F. D. Mot·an. Dux Prize.-!. D. Morton. Head Boy's Prize.-F. D. Moran. Senior Debating Cup.-A. B. H. Howes and w. M. McLeay. Junior Debating Cup.-A. A. Duff. Music Prize.-T. A. Lewls. Drawing Prize.-G. ReUly. Bendall Memorial Ptize.-K. F. Diprose. White Memorial Prize.-!. D. Morton. . Higher Leaving Certificates.-J. B. Annand, D. c. Baldwin, J . M. Brlghtwell, G. N: Caldwell, E. E. Denne, I. E . Gilbert, A. B. H. Howes, P . W. Humphnes, I. H. Kerr, M . J . Murray, H . D. Short, A. N . Thompson, Q. A. Thompson, C. Wood, w . K. Webster.

Form VI B.: M . J. Murray (1) . Sen. Agr. and 4 Ag · c F Cramp (1), R. Newland (2) . V ·c l.: P. J. Gallagher (1) B Sha~ and D. I. Hall (equal) 2. V CI.2: R. G . wood (1), K. Jon~s (2). V G.l: B. A. Beaven (1) , B . M. Jayes (2). V G.2: J. S. HotLer (1) C. H. Coldicutt (2). V E.V.: H. Wipiti (1). IV Cl.: G. 0 . Bartrun{ ( 1), D . B . McG1ven (2). IV G.l: C . Potts (1), C. F. Raill (2J IV G 2• C. Proffit (1), C. W. A. Barden (2). IV G.3 and E.P.: J. J: caldw~li

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. John(1), J. E . Ettershan k (2). IV E.V.: E. J. O 'Carrol (1), A. G A. A. ston (2). Ill Cl.: L. F. Palmer (1), A. H. Robb (2). Ill G.l: S. V. Skinner (1), B . D . G. Lawlor (2). Ill G.2: J. Sherwen (1), E.P.: Shotter (2) . Ill G.3: W . G. Hughes (1), L. G. Stott (2). â&#x20AC;˘ Ill r (1), R. E. C. G atland (1), B. S. Brown (2). Ill Ag.: P.A. Batchelo Seymour (2). Ill E.V.: R. A. Eccles (1), R. Davidson (2). Standard Standard 4: R. Tyler . Standard 5 : N. Brown. 6: B . B. Crowley. Standard 3: B. Burmeste r.

Mrs. Gilmou r present ed the numero us sports prizes.

CRICK ET NOTE S Season 1938-39. (P. J. Duncan and W. R. Baunto n.) 'fhe vVanga uui ColJ.ege match rang clown the curtain on one of the most success ful seasons the School has had for some years. The lack of success in club games was offset by extraor dinary wins against our old rivals, Nelson College and W anganu i Collegia te. Last sea::; on 's team was probabl y unique in that every player right clown to No . 11 possess ed definite batting capabili ties, outstan ding perform ances being register ed by Moran, Diprose and Miller, who batted consiste ntly through out the season, and W. Brough ton, whose t'vo college matcbe::; produce d 97 and 59. A feature of the season was the variety of the School attack. 'fhe team possess ed a fm;t bowler, a left hander, a righ hand spinner and a swing bowler, each of a fair Rtandar d, without sacrifici ng anything in batting str ength. Althoug h the loss of Moran after the 1'\elson Uollege match was a severe blow, Brough ton, Hill, Miller, Goulcl and Eclwarcls formed a great bowling combin ation and when one failed another usually took wickets . 'l'he Wanga nui match was an outstan ding exampl e of their ability in this respect. On this wicket, which \\'aS against Brongh ton and Hill, Miller and Goulcl came into t heir own and proved a highly formida ble combin ation. The fielding , particu larly in College matche::;, wa~; excellen t. One very hot chance was dropped during the Nelson match, but the XI. did not miss a chance in the course of the W anganu i game. The ground fi elding and returns to the wicket were very good, Duncan in tbis respect setting a fine exampl e at cover point.

FIRST XI. v. NELSON COLLEGE, 1938. B ack row : L . W. Edwa rds, E . B. Ander son , L . S . Mille r , V. E . Hill, W . H . Gou ld, J . Va le. Fro nt row: F . J . Dunca n , R . W . B a unton , R. N. Lelgh to n (vlce-ca p t . ). F . D. Mora n (cap t.) , K . F . Diprose, W . J . Broughto n.

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The performance of the team in the two College matcheH was exceptional. In the Nelson game School declared with 402 runs on the board for the loss of only seven wickets. This is the largest score compiled by a school team. The winning margin was the largeHt achieved by the School in any game, and many other wicket partnership records must have been broken in the progress of the mnmgs. ln such a large score 1t IS truly remarl>:.able that no centuries were recorded, although both Moran and Broughton were extremely un111cky. School's victory is all the more mentorwus when it is recalled that owmg to a late start, due to the soppy state of the wicket, a declaration on the first day was impoHsible. The bo>vlers were tlms set tue task of clJsmissmg tne strong Nelson side twice in the one day, a seemingly impossible task which they achieved in a burst of glory. ln the W anganui match, in spite of losing three HtarH in Moran, Diprose and Leighton, the team again performed well, compiling the total of 259 runH in the :tirst innings, which is, we believe, a record for the fixture at Wanganui. 'l'he foundations of this score were laid by Baunton and Broughton in a bright second wicket partnership which produced 93 runs. 'l'he performances of the XI. in the :;cnior competition were on the whole rather poor. Several individualH, however, performed well, while School players took high places in the local Robertson Cup average:;. Diprose was second and Miller fourth and five School batsmen filled places in the first sixteen players. Moran and Broughton finished high in the bowling averages. School enjoyed good representations in the various representative fixtur es, Diprose securing a place in the 'l'aranaki side, 路where both his batting and fielding were features of the match, while l\Ioran performed creditably in the North 'l'aranaki team. Broughton, Miller an cl Leighton represented the Schoo l i11 the auuual Town Y. ountry game, while Duncan, Miller, Leighton, Bauntou and Broughton all gained places in the North Taranaki Colts team, which played an Auckland Colts team to a draw.

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During t he course of the season friendly matches were played against Urenui Old Boys, Tarurutangi and New l'lymouth Old Boys, all of which were fully enjoyed by those participating. The centre wicket, after being ploughed and resown last year, responded well with the r esult that the XI. enJoyed the advantages of a good wicket throughout the season. A disappointing feature of the season's play was the lack of success attended upon the efforts of the junior teams. Although on some occasions they performed well, t heir general form was below the usual standard of previOus years. An inrwvation this year was a Day Boy v. Boarders crick et match. 'l'he Boarders, owing mainly to a fighting im1ings by Dunn and to a lesser extent Anclerson and Mmray, managed to hold the Day Boy's XI. to a draw. Miller, for the Day Boys, was outstanding, scoring a fine 90 with nicely-placed shots all round t he wicket. Our congratulations are again extended to East Ilom;e for yet again annexing the Bates Cup. 'l'he first round saw the elimination of West House and School House, leaving Canington House to contest the final with East. 'l'he School was again divided into houses for the season, thus allowing every boy a chance to prove his capabilities in this direction. After a season of close and interesting games, a bat awarded by Mr. F. J. Eggleton for the highest individual scor e was won by G. Mount with an undefeated104 to his credit. Our t hanks are once again clue to the Umpir es' Association, the Cricket Association and the Press for their fl- eely giv en as. ·istance. We wish al ·o to thank Mr. Gilligan and our hosts and h ostes.-es of W anganui for all t h ey did to make out visit ther e such an enjoyable and pleasant experience.

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COLLEGE MATCHES. v. Nelson College.

(.Played at School December 17th and 19th. Result: Won by an innings and 208 runs.) Heavy r ain fell during the night of the 16th and the soft wicket delayed the start until 1 p.m. School won the toss and elected to bat on a wicket which remained easy all day.

SchooL-First Innings. Leighton and Baunton opened to the bowling of Derham and McFarland. Derham was somewhat erratic, while McFarland was steady but sl;ghtly short of a length. Baunton was out to a good one from Derham before settling down, 11-1-3. Diprose following, scored freely off loose balls until he mishit a full toss from Derham fifty feet into the air and Baigent took a good catch. 32-2-15. Broughton joined Leighton and began r l).ther shakily to Heaps, the Jeft-hander. He skied several balls on the leg side but they luckily fell clear of the fieldsmen . Leighton reached his half-century and soon afterwards attempted to pull a ball from Bowers, but failing to 3-126-56. conne~t was bowled after a perfect opening innings. Moran came next and started confidently, treating all bowlers with scant respect. Despite frequent bowling changes, both batsmen remained complete m asters of the Nelson attack. Several of Moran's shots, particularly on the off side, were a delight to watch. Brough~on t hen became very aggressive and scor ed freely all round the wicket. Unfortunately when within three of the coveted century, in attempting to drive a ball well outside the off stump he mistimed it Duncan 4-210-97. and was cut to a good catch at deep point. followed, r esuming after tea to Derham and McFarland, both batsmen showing confidence. Short singles to a tired field became the order of the day and the score mounted rapidly. Duncan in attempting a glance "to leg was out leg before wicket, the partnership having r ealised 99 runs. 5-309-41. Miller joined Moran and delighted t h e spectators with a fine display of off and cover driving. Runs continued at the same rate, ·b ut the strain appeared to be tel!;ng on M01·an , who when within five of his century, lost his wicket to Bowers after a most aggressive innings. 6-324-95. Gould was next to the wicket and he and Miller continued to play sound cricket , both batsmen going well down the wicket to meet the ball. Gould was eventually dismissed with the total at 389. 7-389-33. Anderson joined Miller and at the end of the day's play, with the total at 402, both batsmen were undefeated, Miller having compiled 41 and And·erson 11. The Nelson attack appeared to be lacking somewhat in the hostility usually associated with the Nelson team. This can no doubt be accounted for by the state of the wicket, which favoured the batsmen at all stages. Of the bowlers tried Bowers was probably the most impressive. Derh~m possessed considerable pace and swerve, while Heaps, the slow left-hander, would have been dangerous on a dry wicket. McF ariand and Wilde bowled well but were not assisted by the wicket.

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Nelson.-First Innings. On a wicket which was somewhat faster than during the first day's play, Wilde and Heaps opened to the bowling of Moran and Broughton. Both batsmen were very restrained and with the total at two, Wilde was bowled by Broughton. 1-2-2. McFarlane was next man in and shaped fairly confidently. At this stage the School attack was very accurate both in length and direction. Heaps, who had been uncomfortable throughout his stay at the wickets, was bowled by M01·an. 2-11-7. Lumsden followed, but with the addition of one run was caught and bowled by Diprose. 3-12-1. Nelson were hard pressed and the loss of McFarland, who was run out, was a severe blow to their hopes. J. Thorpe and Bowers then became associated in the best partnership of the innings. Runs cam~ very slowly, both batsmen being co:qtent to wait for loose deliveries. Diprose, turning the ball sharply from the off, repeatedly beat both batsmen. J. Thorpe, in an attempt to restore his team's confidenc~. atta.cked the bowling with fine cover drives but was finally beaten by Diprose. 5-73-27. T. Thorp came next and with the approach of lunch, both batsmen were on the defensive. The fielding of the School XI. at this stage was very good. In the last over before lunch, Bowers unwisely swung at a straight ball from Diprose and was bowled. 6-80-15. Parker and Thorp resumed after lunch but Thorp was out almost immediately to Broughton. 7-82-3. Parker was then joined by Baigent, both batsmen de fending resolutely. Edwards, a slow right-hander, was tempting Baigent with inno c-:mt looking balls, until he eventually attempted to swing him away t o the leg side and offered an easy chance to Anderson which was accepted. 8-122-23. Loveridge joined Parker but lost him almost immediately to Diprose. 9-124-20. The Nelson innings closed soon afterwards, Loveridge making Diprose's fifth victim. 10-129-2.

wicket partnership which defied the School bowling for thirty minutes. With two minutes to go Moran took the ball and Derham snicked his fourth ball on to his wicket. Thus concluded a match even more exciting than any previous one in a fixture which is now famous for providing close finishes. The School attack in both innings was of a very high standard. After lunch, particularly, there was scarcely one loose ball delivered. Diprose in the first innings bowled really well and was supported hy M01·an, Broughton and Edwards. M01·an, in Nelson's second strike, bowled like one inspired, his figures, seven for 30, revealing his accuracy. Broughton bowled splendidly without luck in both innings, while Edwards took wickets at extremely critical stages.

SchooL-First Innings. Leighton, b. Bowers Baunton, b. Derham Diprose, c. Baigent, b. Derham Broughton, c. Bowers, b. Thorp Moran, b. Bowers Duncan, l.b.w., b. McFarland Miller, not out Gould, b. Heaps . . Anderson, not out Hill . . Edwards Extras

56 3

15 97 95 41 40 33 11

Total (for seven wickets, declared)

402

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Nelson.-Second Innings. Nelson followe d on. Wilde and Heaps again opened to Moran and Broughton. Requiring 274 runs to avert an innings defeat , Nelson w:sely decided to try to play out time. Unfortunately in M01·an's fi,·st over Heaps was well caught behind the wickets. 1-0-0. McFarlane joined Wilde only to see his partner bowled by Moran almost immodiately afterwards. 2-3-1. Lumsden following was never comfortable. Both M01·an and Broughton were making some pace off the wicket, which had dried out somewhat, but which was still giving little help to the bowlers. Moran then claimed McFarlane's wicket with a good ball. 3-14-9. Sensation followed when J. Thorpe, the incoming batsmen, was dismissed the first ball, caught at silly leg off M01·an. 4-14-0. Bowers partnered Lumsden and runs came very slowly until Lumsden stepped in front to a straight one from Broughton. 5-24-3. T. Thorp came next but saw little of the bowling, leaving it to Bowers to secure runs. Eventually he was bowled by Moran. 6_:.31-0. Parker was next man to t he crease but at no stage was he c·omfortable, finally succumbing to Diprose. 7-42-3 . Bowers meanwhile had been playing a splendid fightin g innings and Nelson were most unfort una te to lose him at such a critical stage. 8-51-24. Baigent did not remain long, Edwards, as in the first innings, proving his undoing . 9-57-6. With half an hour of play left, School's chances of a victory were most rosy. Loveridge and Derham, however, provided a staunch fighting last

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McFarland Derham Wilde .. Heaps .. Bowers Thorp, J.

20 11 6 12 14 7

First InningsNELSON COLLEGE. Wilde, b. Broughton 2 7 Heaps, b. Moran McFarland, run out 13 Lumsden, c. and b. Diprose 1 J. Thorp, b. Diprose . . 27 Bowers, b. Diprose 20 T. Thorp, l.b.w., b. Broughton 3 Baigent, c. Anderson, b. Edwards 23 Parker, b. Diprose 20 Loveridge, l.b.w., b. Diprose 2 Derham, not out 0 Extras 11 Total

129

M. 4 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 0 1 2

66 43 67 98 40

Second Innings. h. Moran 1 0 c. Leighton, b. Moran 9 b .. Moran l.b.w., b. Broughton 3 c. Baunton, b. Moran 0 c. Leighton, b. Moran 24 b. Moran 0 b. Edwards 6 b. Diprose 3 not out 7 b. Moran 6 Extras 6 Total

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0. 11 16 12 2 2.375

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15 41 45 3 14

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M. 0. 17.375 3 6 14 2 3 5

R. 30 12 1

7 1 1

v. Wanganui Collegiate School (Played at W anganui March 22nd and 23rc1. Won by two wickets.)

Result:

SchooL-First Innings. Having won the toss, School decided to bat on a hard wicket, Baunton and Gould opening to the bowling of Alexander and Hockin. Both bowlers, specially Alexander, were making the ~all swing rather disconcertingly. School suffered an early reverse losmg Gould very quickly 1-15-4. Broughton joined Baunton and opened very quietly being content to hit only loose balls. Bau11ton W<tS rather fortune.te in that he was dropped by Wanganui before settling down. With both batsmen set, runs came at . a faster rate, Broughton in particular being very severe on anythm~ loo~e. He was out l.b.w. to Alexander after a very free and attractive diSple.y which included many good shots, particularly. on the leg. 2-108-58. Miller partnered Ba.unton only to see h1m c.a"';Jght by Marshal! off Hockin shortly afterwards. for a a very patle~t. 37. 3-112-37. It was a very sound opening knock. Duncan JOmed Miller but could not accustom himself to the wicket, eventually fallmg a victim to Hockin. 3-142-8 . Miller, who was joined by Anderson, was playing very sound cricket, his off shots being particularly ~f fective. With the total at 147 Anderson was bowled by Hockm. 5-147-2. Caldwell stopped the rot which had set in, until failing to get over a ball from Sim he was well caught by Nairn. 6-189-1~. Miller was next to go, fe.lling to Sim. He had stroked well and h1t the ball hard particularly in front of the wicket. 7-191-52. Dunn was out in rather an unusual manner. In playing a defensive shot facing Sim, he stepped back into his wicke~. Hill a~d RW~nd then became associated, both batsmen, partiCularly Hill, scon?g freely. It was a bright interlude in a sound display of cricket. H1ll, with his total at 33, was out to Newman and Ridland succumbed to Sim, leaving Edwards undefeated with six to his credit. The innings closed with the total at 259.

Wanganui.-First Innings. Nairn e.nd Gibbons opened to Hill and Broughton, both batsmen bein" very cautious. Runs came very slowly. The wicket, which did ~ot suit Hill or Broughton, was more suited to spin. Edwards, who had been troubling both batsmen finally beat Gibbons. 1-31-18. Renshaw joined Nairn and this pair continued steadily, raising the side's total to 46 when Renshaw let one through from Broughton. 2-46-10. Moarshall followed and he and Nairn appeared set when the latter was out to a catch by Broughton off Hill. 3-64-24.

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Marshal!, with the addition of only one run, was run out when attempting a short single. 4-65-7. Mackie, after a somewhat shaky start, settled down, and with the help of Alexander raised the total to 90 when Mackie was bowled by Miller, ending a good defensive innings.. 5-90-19. Miller at this stage was proving most troublesome to the Wanganui batsmen and soon had Newman in trouble, eventually bowling him without addition to the score. The School bowlers were definitely on top and Wanganui were fighting desp~rately for runs. Broughton then bowled Alexander, the board reading 7-90-2. Smith made a determined stand being undefeated with 20 to his credit, but the remainder of the team could not cope with Miller, the innings closing with the total at 125.

Wanganui.-Second Innings. Wanganui followed on requiring 134 runs to catch School's first innings total, Nairn and Gibbons again opened to Hill and Broug'hton. Wanganui suffered an early loss when Nairn was caught and bowled by Hill with the first ball of the innings. 1-0-0. Renshaw joined Gibbons and opened quietly. With the score at 20, Gibbons was caught off Broughton 2-20-6. MarsheJl followed and after a shaky beg·inning was out to Miller, the board then reading ~-34-8. Mackie joined Renshaw, who at this stage was still rather subdued and this pe.ir appeared to be well set until with the total at 71, Mackie was completely beaten by a good ball from Gould. 4-71-13. Smith after his showing in the first innings had been promoted in the batting list, followed, but the addition of one run saw him out to Miller. 5-72-1. Wanganui still required 65 runs to avoid •3.n innings defeat. Alexander joined Renshaw. This pair, however, altered the entire complexion of the game. Lacking the striking ability of Renshaw Alexander compensated by hitting anything loose with great power. At no stage did the School attack waver and supported by excellent fielding presented a formidable combination. Renshaw's innings was a delight to watch. Crisp, penetrating drives finding gaps in a deep field. After surviVing two very confident appeals, Renshaw went on and passed his century before fa!ling to Broughton 6-170-110. Alexander was bowled by Gould shortly afterwards after contributing a valuable 47. 7-196-47. The remaining batsmen again failed to withstand Miller, the innings closing with the total at 211. The School bowling throughout both innings was of a high standard. Although Hill and Broughton could not get any lift from the wicket, both performed well, and were deserVing of more success than they actually obtained. Miller proved to be a highly destructive bowler once he found a wicket to his liking and his figures at Wanganui proved his ability to spin a ball. Edwards was a trifle dise.ppointing his form falling short of his displays prior to the match. Gould proved to be a good change bowler and took wickets at a very critical stage. It is noteworthy that School's fielding was first-class throughout the match.

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Schoo L-Seco nd Inning s.

Wanting 77 runs for 路a win, Baunton and Gould opened slowly, at 16 being content to score off loose oolls only. With the total Gould, Baunton was bowled by Sim. 1-16-8 . Brought on joined Gould by but the addition of one six runs saw the dismissa l of on Brought with d associate became then Miller . 2-22-6 Hockin. form and this pair put on runs at a brisk rate, revealin g their of life of the first innings. The Wangan ui atte.ck took a new lease quick and the wickets of Brought on and Duncan fell in fairly was there h Althoug . 4-55-5 reading then board successio n, the School yet no sign of panic runs were becomin g hard to get and the . When batsmen were making the mistake of being over cautious on the successi quick in out were Dunn and l Caldwel n, Anderso bat and position was serious but Hill saved the day by swinging his well, Hill driving anything well-toss ed. He and Ridland shaped Hoc}dn, finally putting the result beyond doubt with a big four off wickets. two by victors the leaving School The Wangan ui bowlers were VeJ."Y steady. They were all capable the ball a good deal and Alexand er's early swing was very fiighting of with his dangero us. Hockin and Sim were very impressi ve. Hockin effort deceptiv e action troubled most of the batsmen, while Sim's in both innings was praisewo rthy. Our first inning's total was most pleasing as was our steady was bowling and excellen t fielding, but the feature of the match undoubt edly Renshaw 's fine century. Details of the play are:SCHOOL . First Innings Baunton , c. Marshal l, b Hockin 37 4 Gould, b . Alexand er 58 Brought on, l.b.w., b. Alexand er 52 Miller, b. Sim 8 Duncan, b. Hockin 2 Anderso n, b. Hockin 12 Caldwel l, c. Nairn, b. Sim 4 Dunn, hit wicket, b . Sim 33 21

Hill, b Newme.n Ridland , b. Sim Edwards , not out Extras

6 l.b.w., b. Hockin 14 c. Mackie, b. Sim c. Gibbons , b. Hockin 19 5 b. Hockin 2 run out 0 b. Hockin b. Marshal l, st. 0 Hock in 13 not out 1 not out

27 259

Total 0.

Alexand er Hockin Sim Gibbons Newman

Second Innings. b. Sim

16 26 15 3 6

Bowling R. 5 38 98 5 50 3 22 29

Extras

Total for 8

Analysis . W.

2 3 4

7 14 10

M. R. 1 9 7 28 2 20

w. 5

FIRST X I . v. WANGANU I COLLEGE, 1939 . Back row: L . W . Edwards, J. R. Dunn, D. N . Caldwell , V. E. Hill , J. D. Ridland, W. J. Broughton. Front row : L. S. Miller, R. W. Baunton (vice- capt. ), F. J. Duncan (capt.), W . H . Gould, E . B. Anderson .

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WANGANUI COLLEGIATE. Second Innings. First Innings0 c. and b . Hill 24 Nairn, c. Baunton, b. Hill c. Baunton, b . 18 Gibbons, l.b.w., b. Edwards 6 Broughton c. Baunton, b 10 Renshaw, b. Broughton 110 Broughton 8 c. Baunton, b Miller 7 Marshall, run out 13 b. Gould 19 Mackie, b. Miller 47 b. Gould 2 Alexander, b. Broughton 2 c. Gould, b. Miller 0 Newman, b. Miller 1 l.b.w., b. Miller 20 Smith, not out 6 b. Miller 4 Jordan, l.b.w., b. Hill 2 4 b. Miller Hockin, b. Miller 4 0 not out Sim, b. Miller 13 Extras 17 Extr路as 125

Total

211

Total

Bowling Analysis. Hill Broughton Edwards Gould Miller

0. 11

13 6'

2 5

M. 0 1 0 0

R. 26 37 28 6 11

2 2

7 9 6 7.25 15

1 0 4

M. 1 2 0 0 2

R. 31 32 41 27 67

w. 1 2 0 2

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First XI. Matches. October 22 and 29: v. Old Boys.-Oid Boys: First innings, 174; second innings, 38 for two. School: First innings, 104; second , 103. Lost by eight wiDkets. November 12 and 19: v. Western Park.-Park : First innings, 151; second innings, 152 fo.r three wickets declared. School: First innings, 147; second innings, 144 for six. Lost by four runs on first innings . November 26 and December 3: v. New Plymouth.-New Plymouth: First innings, 145; second innings, 105 for seven wickets declared. School: First innings, 56; second inning路s, 151 for six. Lost by 89 runs on first innings. December 10 : v. Old Bcys.-Oid Boys : First innings, 77 for six. School: First innings, 165. Drawn on aDcount of rain. January 7 and 14: v. Western Park.~Park: First innings, 203; School: F'irst innings, 99 for five. Drawn on account of rain. January 29 and February 4: v. New Plymouth.-New Plymouth: First innings, 306. School: First innings, 109; second innings, 109. Lost by an innings and 88 runs. February 11 and 18: v. Old Boys.-Oid Boys: First innings, 144; second innings, 69 for seven. School: First innings, 128; second innings, 73. Lost by three wickets.

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Febt路uat路y 25 and March 4: v. Western Pat'k.-Park : First innings, 365; second innings, 106 for five. School: First innings, 135; second innings, 115 for two. Lost by 230 runs on first innings. March 29: v. New Plymouth.-New Plymouth: First innings, 102. School: First innings, 75; second innings, 66 for six. Lost by 27 runs on first innings.

BATTING AVERAGES, 1938-39. Name. Miller Diprose . . M oran Leighton Baunton Brough ton Duncan Hill Gould Ridland Anue.son Caldwell Edwards Vale Dunn

Total No. of Times Highest Score. Aggregate. Innings. N.O . 362 52 5 16 215 57 1 9 214 95 0 8 203 59 1 11 310 49* 1 19 272 97 1 17 255 61 2 19 106 33 1 9 122 33 3 15 38 21 2 6 62 11* 3 13 38 13* 1 10 29 9 3 10 12 12 0 4 15 5* 1 7 ''Signifies not out.

Average. 32.9 26.9 26.8 20.3 17.3 17 .0 15.0 13.2 10.2 9.5 6.2 4.2 4.1 30 2.5

Overs. Maidens. 11 95 20 145 2 18 4 66 1 42 10 68 1 69 0 34

Runs. 255 511 77 343 226 266 343 194

Wickets. 21 42 6 25 14 15 11 5

November 12: v. Okato.-Okato: First innings, 163 for six wickets. School: First innings, 30 (Beaven 12); second innings, 77 for six wickets (Beaven 42). Lost by 133 runs on first innings. November 19: v. Old Boys.-School: First innings, 131. Old Boys : First innings, 77. School: Second innings, 63 for one wicket. Old Boys : Second innings: 61 for four wickets. Won by 54 runs on first innings. November 26: v. Old Boys.-School: First innings, 138 (K. Martin 19, B . Beavin 22, McCulloch 12, J. Dunn 41 , Hawes 12). Old Boys: First innings, 77. School: Second innings, 63 for 1 (Hawes 50 not out) . Old Boys: Second innings, 61 for 4 . December 3: v. Western Park.-Park: First innings, 171. School: First innings, 169. Park: Second innings, 75 for three wickets. Lost by t wo runs on first innings. December 10: v. Kia Ora.-Kia Ora : First innings, 119. School : First innings, 86 (Martin 21, Pellet 21, Wood 18, Hawkins 11). Lost by 33 runs on first innings. February 13: v. Kia Ora.-Kia Ora : First innings, 129. School: First innings, 72 (Martin 16, McCulloch 24, Short 14) . School,: Second innings, 132 for three wickets (McCulloch 81, Short 26, not out, Martin 18 ). Lost by 47 runs on first innings. Februa.ry 20: v. Waitara.-Waitara: First innings, 221 for nine wickets. School: First innings, 40 (Weir 10). School: Second innin gs, 26. Lost by an innings and 155 runs.

BOWLING AVERAGES, 1938-39. Name. Moran Brough ton Vale MLler Gould Diprose Hill Edwards

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Average. 12.14 12.16 12.8 13 .7 16.1 17 6 31.2 38 .8

Number of Catches Taken.-Baunton 11, Broug路hton 7, Duncan 6, Ande rson 4, Moran 3, Diprose 3, Leighton 3, Caldwell 2, Hill 2, Miller 2, Gould 1, Edwards 1. Number of Stumpings.-Leighton 1, Anderson 1.

SECOND XI. COMPETITION MATCHES. October 22: v. Inglewood.-Inglewood: First innings, 122 for six wickets. School: First innings, 50; second innings, 34. Lost by an innings and 38 runs. Octuber 29: v. Waitara.-Waitara: First innings, 86. School: First Innings, 80 (Martin 22, Masters 17, Everiss 10). Lost by six runs.

THIRD XI, COMPETITION MATCHES. October 22: v. Old Bo路y s A.-Old Boys: First innings, 102. School: First innings, 24; second innings, 68 (Webster 25, Baldwin 14). Lost by a n innings and 10 runs. October 29: v. Western Park.-Park : First innings, 105. School: First innings, 101 (Baldwin 33, Hill 11, White 15) ; second innings, 103 for four (Hill 43, Butt 38). Lost by four nms on the first innings. November 5: v. S chool B.November 19: v. Old Boys B.- S chool : First innings, 179 (Caldwen 60 *. Nove.k 28, Ridland 25, Grange r 14); second innings, 93 for five (Caldwell 45 *, Hill 32). Old Boys: First innings, 132 (Hill nine for 43); second innings, 131 for seven. Won by 47 runs on the first innings . November 26: v. New Plymouth.-School : First innings, 26. Plymouth: First innings, 105. School: Second innings, 195. Plymouth : Second innings, 61. Won by 55 runs.

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December 10: v. Western Park.-Park : First innings, 302 for eight. School: First innings. 81 (Short 36); second innings, 93 (Fleming 20, Gilbert 14). Lost by an innings and 128 runs.

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157. Decemb er 17: v. Old Boys A.-Old Boys: Fi.r st innings, 22, Kay 18, Schoo?: First innings, 137 (Martin 33 , Baldwin 24, Butt Lost by 20 Beatty 11). Old Boys: Second innings, 98 for seven. runs on first innings. New Plymou th.-New Plymout h: Fi.rst Innings, 243. January 7: School: First innings, 53. Lost by 190 runs on first mnmgs. School: January 21: v. Old Boys B.-Old Boys: First innings, 73. School: First innings, 62 (Butt 26'') . Old Boys: First innings, 159. second innings, 97 (Martin 37, Butt 27). Lost by 73 runs. School: Februar y 4: v. Waitara .-Waita ra: First innings, 112. : Second First innings, 65 (Bald win 17, Hill 13, Beattie 13). Wa1tara West 15, innings, 26 for one. School: Second inning路s, 67 (Butt 15, Shaw 10). Lost by nine wickets. School: Februar y 11: v. Inglewo od.-Ingl ewood: First innings, 43. Second First innings, 28. Inglewo od: Second innings, 68. School: innings, 33. Lost by 50 runs. School: Februar y 18: v. Western Park.-P a rk: First innings, 327. First innings, 209. Lost by 118 runs on first innings. A: March 4: v. School B.-Scho ol B: First innings, 112. Schoo.l mnmgs, First innings, 76 (Beattie 12, McLeod. 27*): School B: Second 31). Lost 89. School A: Second innings, 76 (Beddmg field 22, West by 50 11lns.

FOURTH XI . . COMPETITION MATCHES. School : October 29: v. Waitara .-Waita ra: First innings, 174. B? for five First innings, 107 (Grange r 38, Old 20); second innings, mnmgs. (Webste r 13, Gilbert 38, Old 10). Lost by 67 runs on first Novemb er 5: v. School A.-Lost . innings, Novemb er 12: v. New Plymou th.-New Plymout h: F.irst. 1~0 . 113. School: First innings, 58. New Plymout h : Second mnmgs, Lost by 55 runs on first School: second innings, 102 for eight. innings. (SimNovemb er 19: v. Old Boys A.-Scho ol: First innings, 64 School': mons 18, Moss 12, Webster 12). Old Boys: First innings, 122. ld 33, second innings, 195 for eight (Davies 54, Annand 19, Strm~e 134. Simmon s 18, Moss 18, Fleming 13). Old Boys: Second mnmgs, Won by two wickets. se~ond Novemb er 26: v. Old Boys B.-scho ol: First innings, 134;. mmngs, innings, 120 for seven. Old Boys: First inn~ngs, 120; second 53 for seven. Won by 14 runs on first mmngs . eight Decemb er 3: v. Inglewo od.-Sch ool : First innings, 75. for (Simmo ns 22, Fleming 20). Drawn game on account of ram. (West Decemb er 11: v. New Plymou th.-Scho ol: First innings, 81 inning路s, 35; 12, Butt 11, Baldwin 11, Kay 13). New Plym~uth: First second innings, 77. Won by 46 runs on first mnmgs. B: March 6: v. School A.-Scho ol A: First innings, 76. School 14, First innings 112 (Weston 22, Wilks 10, Quickfal 1 30, Abraham School B: Second Mount 20*).' School A: Second innings, 76. runs. 50 by Won 19). navies 31, (West 89 innings, ''Not out.

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(F. J. Dun can.) School reopen ed this year with a still furthe r increas e in the roll numbe r, which severel y taxed the somew hat limited block of class-rooms. It is hoped that the extensive new buildin gs which are projec ted will relieve the crampe d accomm odation at presen t existin g. After a somew hat medioc re beginning路, the First Eleven settled clown to a really formid able combin ation and conclu ded the season in a burst of glory with decisiv e defeats over both Nelson College and Wanga nui Collegiate School. The usual week of barrac ks this year was not ronfine d solely to militar y trainin g, a pleasin g variati on of mass pb.yS1Cal clnll bemg mtrouu cect. ln VieW OI tne fact t11at the "Keep Fit Week" campa ign was raging the School, along with our Sister School presen ted a much appreciat ed display in Pukek ura Park. ] 'ull credit for the excelle nt showin g made by the boys must be given to Mr. A. R Lucas, to whose tireless efforts to still furthe r improve an already good display we all are very much indebted . We w1sh to oft er to the Un路1s' Hig11 ~cnool our congra tulatio ns upon a very fine display on their part. In pursui t of the elusive imp of physic al fitness, a party consist ing of approx imatel y two hundred and fifty boys were transp orted to the mount ain and there divided into three parties . Few would recogn ise the lighthearted trampe rs who so blithel y left tb.e b.ouse to return hours later spatter ed with extrem ely liberal quantit ies of that mud which is so peculia r to Tarana ki, as the same people, yet beneat h all the dirt, and, of course, blisters , there still flicker ed the same indomi table spirit, or did there? We welcome back to our midst once again Mr. A. L. Moore, who has just returne d from a trip embrac ing tl1e Contin ent and Englan d. We sincere ly hope that his stay abroad vvas an extrem ely enjoya ble and pleasa nt experience. Among certain desirab le custom s which have come to be associa ted with the first term, there invaria bly flocks

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L NOTES 30 in their wake a sequen ce of equally less de::;irous occurrences. 'l'his year has proved to be no excepti on. Once ao·ain the School has been badly disorga nised by a severe e~idemic of influen za, causin g a serious reduction in ~be attenda nce. One outstan ding effect was the cancellatJOn of the School 's part in the Anzac Day service, much to the disapp ointme nt of the great majori ty of the boys. Shooti ng has been resume d this year, th~ batta~ion going to the range by platoon s and not, as m prevwu s years, by selecte d groups . This. sy:stem has proved to _b e very efficient, and his born fnut m the reawak ened mterest in shootin g throug hout the School . An innova tion this year is the inaugu ration of weekly ::;ports meetin gs, run and contro lled solely by 1\Ir. Lucas and an enthus iastic commi ttee. 'l'he meetin gs up to date have proved to be outstan ding success es, and our cono-ratul ations are extend ed to Mr. Lucas for taking this ~tep toward s the improv ement of athletic s. The s·w imming sports, favour ed with perfec t weathe r conditi ons, '"'ere held on J<..,ebruary 28th and resulte d in some truly except ional perform ances. Our congra tulations are due to R. Sheppa rd for his victory in the senior champ ionship , and to K. Watt, who annexe d the intermediat e champ ionship . Specia l mentio n must be made, howeve r, of L. W anklyn , who smashe d all junior record s by such wide margin s that it i~ extrem ely _doub_tful ~f the School can again produc e a swimm er of thlS cahbre m the under 14 champ ionship . 'l'his term again saw the visit of a photog rapller , and accord ingly once again the tr3;dition~l vanity _of wom.en was serious ly rivalle d by certam meticu lous stickle rs for detail. Howev er, the final result was a very fine collection of photog raphs of the School , ta~en by forms. A group taken of the membe rs of the staff proved to b e surprising ly popula r with the boys. A week prior to the ending of the term the School was oro·ani sed into footba ll g roups for the year and members the first fifteen, with last sea: on's gloriou s r ecord behind them, arc eagerly anticip ating the comme ncemen t of the curren t season.

HOUSE NOTES

Carrington House. House Master: Mr. C. G. Bottrill. Assistan ts: Messrs. W. F. Tett and A. R. Lucas. Prefects : Q. Thomps on (head), R. E. Mason, E. B. Anderso n, A. L. Rae, G. E. W. Boon, N. King.

The leaves of the creepe r which adorns the main entranc e o~ Carrin gton House have again faded and fallen, leavmg the bare trailin g branch es clingm "' to the warm rough_ness of the s~one in poigna nt ant1eip~t10n of t~e rough wmter days whlCh so surely lie ahead. 'l'o those ot . us . w?o have seen thiS transto rmatw n more tnan twlCe, It Is a matter for serious though t. In so little time has the last year flown, yet even so the House has not change d very greatly . New pre±ec ts have tilled positw ns vacate d at ~he end of last term, and the Third Form ~ormitory rmgs to new voices, as the flow of boys con~mues unabat ed. All are imbued with the spirit of faith m the liou~c, and_ all have thus far worked togethe r, and · we hope Will contmu e to do so, for a very happy year. Every new boy is now reconc iled to some small degree to the heady fumes of the famous pipe, which is repor~ed to have not become any milder . Even whi:e suiferm g under such a major disabil ity, the House is confident of yet anothe r succes sful year. . A ~ery valuab le additio n to the staff was made at the begr~mmg of the year in the person of Mr. A. Lucas. We partlCu l~rly :velcom e his decisio n to become a boardi ng m~ster m th1s House, and we extend to him our best wishes for a long and enjoya ble stay with us. The last :fe~~· saw the House taking a leading part in all School_ ~ctlvitle_s, and again we are confide nt of all the best tr~d1t10ns bemg ably upheld . We are well represente~ m all ?ranch es of sport, particu larly at the weekly athletl c meetm gs.

e .congr atulate those succes sful in the recent examm atwns, and sincere ly condol e with those who succumbe d ot the w~ly machin ations of the crafty examin er. Our . congra tulatio ns are also due to F. Novak on his appom tment as Head Boy; J. Irvine on his appoin tment of Head Boarde r; Q. A. Thomp son as Head of this House ;

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A. l;. Rae E. B. Ande rson, G. E. W . Boon , J. N. King and ay on his McLe M. . on attain ing posit ions as prefe cts; W Gran t on R. L and e; Hous ol Scho appo intme nt as Head of e. Hous am Pridh to nt intme his appo in his Our bow- legge d bang er inadv erten tly betra yed ter y ceme the in zvous rende ight midn a had he sleep that letely comp is ver, howe with the hairy mons ter, who, cold steel intim idate d by the threa t of six inche s of the lovab le or , Mike Mad rs, fence our of r eithe by ed wield Molly. masc ot, \Ve are since rely sorry to hear that the Hous e lung acted contr as h t, rabbi a very popu lar and harm less weed~; the in itself g losin y nuall conti of t troub le as a resul of the pigge ries and exper imen tal plots. emen t Our platin um blond e has provi ded much amus large for y ipath durin g the term by his mark ed antip e escap of feats erful wond insec ts, as show n by his many sooth been has he ver, howe y, Latel ity. vicin from their ation s, ing his jangl ed nerve s in more pleas ant occup so, we Even n. etitio comp keen has thoug h even here he good that and hold, will luck rbial prove his that are sure out come ually event and old Snow will win the toss again on top. inent The recen t Fitne ss Week has inspi red two prom d prove as 路, voUL endea great to nnel perso memb ers of our wing Follo ades. by their notor ious bicyc le ridin g escap n, they the theor ies of one mem ber of this comb inatio comand tents their ed pitch d, groun ng hunti selec ted a bush, the t abou ng beati menc ed opera tions . After much ent of the lack of suita ble equip ment led to the aban donm mem ber other the n eupo wher , riving peg-d proje cted g to willin h thoug who , rashl y deser ted his comp anion cconvi his of ge coura the not had rain, carry on in the tions. They 're not tough !

School House.

(D. L. Wilk s).

House master : Mr. R . C. Wilson . Fraser . Assist ants: Messrs . 'T. N. S. Watt and D. M. P. C. Rose, W. Wilks, L. D. ), (Head y McLea P1efec ts: W. M. Wood. G. R. n, Westo w. C. H. Gould, R. C. Riley,

of new This year opene d with the usual avala nche hardof s week few first the ved survi boys, who, havin g sho"路 and down ng settli now are ess, sickn home ship and

CARRIN GTON HOUSE PREFEC TS. Back row : G. E . W. Boon, N. King, E. B . Anderson . Front row: R . E. Mason , Q. A. Thompso n , A. L. R ae.

J. IRVINE , Head Boarder , 1939.

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c very sign of becoming good boarders. We hope that they will have a happy and contented life at school. 'l'he annual New Boys' Concert took place in the gymnasium and many and various, both in colour ancl design, were the make-ups applied by our local experts. We feel sure that despite a little stage fright, the new boys enjoyed the evening as much as we who had witnessed it before. Early in the year we lost R. Bell and R. Granger, who went to swell the ranks of the Prefects in Pridbam House. ..While sorry to lose them we congratulate them on their 1路ise in life and hope that they enjoy bungalowdwelling. At present we are rather plagued with the rehearsal::; of an unofficial orchestra, consisting of two pianos, two violins, a flute and a cornet. While welcoming so much musical talent in the House we would like to point out t hat if they put aside thei1路 personal jealou::;ies and all played the same tune it would make much more pleasant listening. We would, of course, prefer some popular tunc but are forced to veto the anthem of our rival House, ''Alexander 'i'l Ragtime Band.'' We take this opportunity of congratulating: F. J. Novak, on becoming Head Boy and J. lrvine on being appointed Head Boarder. W. M. McLeay, Q. 'l'homp:on and J . Grant, on becoming Heads of Scltoo l, Carrington and Pri cl ham re::;pectively. W. H. Gould and D. Caldwell, on gaining their First Eleven Caps for the match against vVanganui College. J. Marsh, for winning the Junior 'l'ennis Singlel'l and also the Doubles with D. Scrimshaw. L. 路wanklyn, for winning the Under H Swimming Championship and breaking all existing records, and K. Watt for winning the Junior Sv;rimming Championship . vV. II. Gould on becoming Senior Tennis Champion and also for winning the North 'l'aranaki Junior 'l'ennis Doubles with D. Caldwell. "Olly," on turning respectable or, a. some would say, on becoming a boarder.

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We wonder: If one of the Prefects in our neighbouring House will recover from his latest heart attack, which we understand was ca:ught whilst rowing on a glassy lake 'neath the light of the silvery moon. Smaxwell of romance-or does it 1 Pridham House.

(J. J. Barnicoat, J. R. Grant)

House Master: Mr. J. Dobson. Assistant House Master: Mr. C. Brenstrum. Head Prefect: J. R. Grant. Prefects: R. H. Granger, H. D. Short, J. J . Barnicoat, R. J. Bell, A. D. MacLennan, N. I. MacLeod.

.As the first term draws to a close we in Pridham House feel justified in making a complacent and pleased surv ey of the last three years, during which the House has made gargantuan strides until it has reached its proper position of being as important in all spheres of school activity as any one of the other Houses. In 1936 an insignificant bungalow containin g two dormitories, disused except for th e stor age of orchestral material and mixed paraphenalia, it is now an imposing two-storied building which, if not conforming to any definite architectural style, is as pleasing in appearance outside as it is within. 'fhe lower story has been modified and renovated to make it as comfortable and pleasant as the upper floor, which is bright, airy, and in a pleasing yet simple modern style, so much favoured in to-day's up-to-date sch ools. \Ve ar e proud to have a clean and well-lit locker room,· containing additional smaller lo ckers for the storage of sports gear, which gives the boys of the House much more room for other possessions in their private lockers. From either wing of t h e House we are favoured by a pleasant view, on one side· Mt. Egmont with its snowy cap in winter backing the pleasant foreground of th e gr een fields and trees of the Racecourse enclosure, and on the other the School tower and football field carved in the earth itself, a fine fiat expanse of turf where in the summer junior cricket, and in the winter football are played. On eith er side of the terraces as long as the field itself are carved in the steep banks, a tangible reminder of the energy and school spirit of our old boys. So does the House carry on the lead again given us by our predecessors.

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35 Iu ever y branch of school life onr Hou::;e is proviun· and has proved itself. vVe are .in a position of which w~ are justly j ealous and proud.

At the b eginnin g of t h e yea1· ,,-e suffered th e usual il1uudat.ion of n ew boys, whom we wish to welcome in th e hop e . that they may be happy durin g their time as boarders here. vVe can sympathise with them in their clifficulties, remembering how we ourselves suffered this same difficult period in our school career. 'l'hev have how ever , settled down well and hav e quickly le;r nt th~ rules of the House and th e daily routine, all of which are necessary for the smooth r unning of an establishment of th.i~ kin~. vV e all appreciate t h e way they are pulling the1r we1ght to forward the interests of the House. :B'ollowing is a brief selection of t he terms n ews · and :mtire :vVe w .i::;h to congratulate IL H. Granger a nd R. J. McL. Bell upon their appointment as Prefects in this Hou::;e, and welcome th em from our rivals-8chool House. A.lso . we wish to con gratulate v~. J . Novak upon his appomtment as Head Boy, and J. Irvin e, who is now Head Boarder. .Although J. Irv.ine began t hi s year with us, he has now gon e to School House, and we hope his stay there will be a happy one. .Already t his year the llou::; e har:; produced a member of the .first eleven, J. R. Dunn, and we wish to congratulate lum on lus success. .Also we wish to congratulate ~· .F . ~heppard on adding the senior swimming champwnslup to lus already long list of su ccesses. The House is unanimous in congratulating:

J. R. Grant upon his appointment as Head Prefect in Pridham House.

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A. Thompson and W. M. McLeay upon their as Heads of Carrington and School Houses r espectively. appom~ment

J. J. Barnicoat, R. J. l\IcL. Bell, H. D. Short, R. Gran.ger, .A. D. :M:acLennan and N. I. :M:acleod upon their appomtment as Prefects in Pridham House.

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J. R. Grant and H. D. Short for being appoint ed School Prefect s. These are not confirmed, but merely rumour ed: 'l'hat a certain yellow tartan may be seen shining through the congreg ation of two churche s on Sunday morning s. That our House has the honour of ha~路bouring the present farm .mana~~r. "Killer," we beheve, was an aspiran t for this position . That the "unofficial prefect " nearly made a wireless of his own, using spare parts from a well-kn own car. That "Alexan der's Ragtim e Band" was tmcerem oniously dumped in the dirty clothes basket. That the "athleti c-coach -cum -m u,sic-ins tructor: " ha? origina ted a set of rules to be broken only by lmnself . The whole House is asking: __ Why Someone persists in going ~n fas~s of different natures -none having any connectiOn With food. - - How to pronoun ce "C ome-I n. " --Wh y skippin g ropes are the vogue and why 路 l b egan a " poult ry f ar路m ." Sqmrre

SCHO OL INSTI TUTIO NS Tennis Notes.

(W. H. Gould.) Owing to coachin g classes after school and brillian t weathe r throuo路h out the term, the standar d of play, especial ly amo~g the younger enthusiasts, has. shown .~ marked improve ment. The courts have been very popular and there is scarcely a momen t out of school hours when they are unoccup ied. From the School some 80 compet it?rs (~ record number ) entered for the North Taranak r J umo.r Hard Court Tourna ment this year. The field was a parti~ularly strong one, includin g beside~ t~e School compet itors a number of outstan ding Club JUniOrs. Conseq uently play

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of a high standar d was witness ed in the closing stages. Of the School players , Broome, Dunn, Short and Duncan Caldwe llreach ed the quarter- finals of the singles. In the final R. Winsta nley defeate d R. Payne. The latter incidentally won the Tarana ki Junior Champi onship at Christm as. Both are very recent Old Boys of the School and we extend our hearty congrat ulations to them on their successes. The doubles event of the hard court tournam ent was won by the School pair, W. Gould and D. Caldwell, who defeate d R. Winsta nley and G. Alien 6-4, 6-4 in the final. On March 25 Gould, Duncan Caldwe ll ' and Allen were selected to represe nt North Tarana ki Juniors in the annual match against the South-C entral combin ed representativ es. North scored a comfort able win. Shortly after the North Tarana ki Junior 'l'ournament, the School Champi onships were begun. As usual, a large number of entries were received in both the senior and junior events. They were played off in perfect weathe r with many exhibiti ons of good tennis. In the final of the Junior Singles Marsh beat Don Caldwe ll 6-::l, 7-5. In the second set of this match Cald well made a commen dable effort but Marsh's strong forehan d and net play proved too good for him. Marsh and Scrimsh aw won the junior doubles, beating Wills and Cald well 6-2, 6-3. In the senior singles, after a series of close and hardfought matches , Gould and Duncan Ca~dwell met in the final. Gould took the first set without difficulty, but in the second set Caldwe ll, playing much better tennis, with excellen t net play and hard driving , manage d to win the set. In the third set the tennis was not of such a high standar d owing to both players tiring and also becomin g a little too cautiou s. The match eventua lly went to Gould 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Gould and Cald well met Irvine and Duncan in the final of the senior doubles. The first set went to Gould and Caldwe ll, but a determi ned effort by Irvine and Duncan gave them the second. In the third set, howeve r, steady play on the part of Gould and Caldwe ll was the decidin g factor and they won the match 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

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In the third term, in the absence of so much championship and tou rnament play, it is hoped to make an early start on inter-house competitions, ladder play and perhaps, if time and stress of examinations permit, a handicap competition.

Athletic Notes.

(J. Woodward.)

A o-reat revival in athletics, owing mainly to the foundation of' the New Plymouth Boys' High School Athletic Club, haR made itself apparent in the last few months. Instead of the whole athletic side of school life being crammed into two days of the year, it is now extended to weekly meetings, which give athletes full chance to di~颅 play their talent and gain some knowledge of athletic style and technique. The first meeting of the newly-founded Athletic Club took place on Thursday, March 9, with a laro路e field of athletes and a full array of officials, and witl1 the exception of Mr. A. Lucas, the chairman of the Club committee, and Club captain, the meeting was run entirely by the boys themselves. A Club committee consisting of Mr. A. Lucas, chairman, Q. A. Thompson, R. Riley, G. L. Watt, R. E. Mason, I . H. Kerr and J. B. W ooclward was set up.

Il'\STITUTIONS

In the sprints R. Mason, G. L. Watt and W. J ame.were outstanding; in the distance events Q. A. Thompson, A. D. MacLennan and J. B. Wood ward; while in the field events R. J. Walls and A. D. Lewis were prominent. Woodward won the Club's trophy for the highest number of points, defeating Lewis by the narrow margin of one point. Two meetings at the Park will probably stand out in our memory. Firstly, the meeting at which Pullar and Sh arpley appeared; and secondly, the "final carnival meeting'' put on by the boys, who, mounted on old "crocks" and speedy racin~ machines, rode a memorable half-mile cvcle race much to the amusement of the spectators. Altogether the meetings were a great success. As to individual athletic achievement we have to congr11tulate Wanklyn on winning the Bailv ScholarRhip. Also R. J. Walls, G. L. Watt and J . B. W oodwarrl on being chO~"Pn for the Taranaki Sub-Centre chamnionships. and the West Coast (N.I.) championshins. Watt and Woodward represented the School at the Athletic Coaching School in Timaru last year, and gained v11lua hle experience from the famous American coach, A. L . Fitch . In conclusion, our thanks are due to Mr. C. H. Croker, the prec;ident, and the officials of the N.P.A.A. and CC. for giving us great assistance and for making available special ouportunities to allow a large number of boys to compete in their weekly meetings. Surf Life-Saving

(R. Riley) .

A record-sheet giving the name of the record-holder in each event in the three classes of Junior, Intel;'mediate and Senior was arranged in order to create keener competition.

Last year saw the revival of interest in Surf Life-Saving at the School. Under competent instruction, 18 boys were coached for the Surf Medallion, and all were successful.

During the athletic season just closed ou: Club has entered boys to participate in the weekly meetmgs of the N.P.A.A. and C.C., and has at times, we fear, almost swamped the club's programme with track and field events.

It is with much regret that we here mention the loss of Mr. L. S. Watt, who is now at Oxford University, and who did so much in furthering the cauRe of life-savin~路 in the School.

A handicapping committee consisting of Q. A. Thompson, A. D. MacLennan, G. L. Watt and J. B. Woodward was set up__to supervise the Park events.

Seven of the boys successful i:ri the Medallion last year are with us again, tog路ether with two boys who procured their Medallions this year.

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The Schoo l team secur ed secon d place in the PenBeach nant B, fixed positi on comp etition , held at Oakn ra ary. Febru of on the 25th The team was as follow s :-

an), R. Riley (first J. Mason (patien t), H. Stringf ield (beltm Lightb ourne (third D. an), (reelsm Taylor K. ), captain and linesm an an). linesm (second Novak linesm an) , F .

Owin g to the heavy sea runni ng the buoy:; could not ns be broug ht in under a distan ce of '200 yards , an arctno an. swim for the patien t and beltm l 'l'he 'l'aran aki Junio r Cham pions hip, for which Schoo but ra, Oaku had also entere d, was to have been held at unbl the surf condi tions were such that it was postp oned the at held was n etitio comp the when , the 1st of March , etition comp ons positi Fitzro y Beach . In the draw for e th in s result draw The place. Schoo l secur ed third follow ing team :J. Mason (first o. Thomp son {patien t), R . Riley (beltsm an),nnan (third lineslinesm an), H . Stringf ield (reelsm an), A. MacLe an). linesm (second ourne Lightb D. man),

In conju nction a Junio r Surf Race wa~ h eld at Fitzfield roy, two Schoo l swimm ers, J. Maso n and H . String . tively espec r places fillin g secon d and third ex'l'he Schoo l Club takes the oppor tunity here, in thPir of uKe he t for Boys Old the to s thank its pressi ng shed and reel durin g the swim ming seas on. (R. J. M. Bell) Alpin e Club Notes . the At the comm encem ent of "Get l<'it \Veek " tain mo1m the on Taran aki Alpin e Club organ ised a day a.m. for the whole school. Buses left the Schoo l at 7.30 's bury Am Mr. at eld h was e servic a k o'cloc 9 and at ssive impre very a hed preac Monu ment. The R ev. F. Hart sermo n. The boys were then divide d into three partie s, one Bell: to go to the top, one to Daws on Falls and one to Falls. While the Bells Falls party succe eded in r eachin g their on objec tive after encou nterin g a lot of mud, the Daws of lack as Hut, anui Mang party got only as far as the time preve nted them from comp leting th e journ ey.

SCHOOL PREFECTS, 1939. Back row: G. N. Caldwell, Q. A. Thompson, W. K. Webster, J . R. Grant, W. M. McLeay, I. H. Kerr. Middle row: B. W. Broome , J. Irv ine , F. J. Novak (hea d), F. J. Dunca n, R. W . Baunton. In front: J . B. Woodwa rd , H. D. Short.

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41 The summ it party with Messrs. Broa d and Raws on as guide s accom plishe d the climb in abou t three hours and obtai ned an excel lent view of the surro undin g coun try. The memb ers of the School branc h of the Club woul d like to take this oppo rtuni ty of thank ing the Tara naki Alpin e Club for the valua ble coach ing in ski-in g and climb ing given to them last year.

School Library.

(J. R. Lang and D. L. Wilk s.)

'l'owa rds the end of last year work was at last begu n on the new libra ry build ing. The old wood en build ing was taken down in sectio ns to make room for the new one and re-ere cted beside the tuckshop. Owing to the scarc ity of classrooms, howe ver, it was found neces sary, at the begin ning of the term, to conv ert half of the build ing into a classroom, but despi te the limit ed f:>pace boys have made full use of the book of the maga zines and paper s whic h have, as befor s and e, been place d on the table s. The new lib'ra ry is appro xima tely seven ty feet and thirty feet wide. The style is school Goth long ic and it will be finished in freest one. The inter ior will be panel led to a heigh t of six feet in stain ed rimu beams wi:l be boxe d. Ligh t will be admi tted by and all thirte en large wind ows betw een whic h will be set the bays conta ining the books. Half- way along the ridge of the roof, the high pitch of whic h adds much to the digni ty of the build ing, is a conical outle t for air ducts . In addit ion to the libra ry prope r there will be a porch and a work -room at the north ern end. When comp leted this dignified and beau tiful build ing will fulfil a long- felt want in the cultu ral amen ities of the School. Natu rally we have at prese nt nothi ng like the of books requi red to fill a build ing of this size numb er and we woul d be very grate ful for any dona tions of volum es from o~d boys, paren ts or friend s. The School is very grate ful to the Hono urabl Mini ster of Educ ation for the inter est he has show e the n and the very pract ical help he has given.

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(W . K. Web:>t er .)

Cadets .

. · . at 'l'ren t ham tor 'l'he annua l Ini::itru ct!On co nt.i::ie, . . ' .. cl N C 0 's in the l ast week before the Cadet Officers an . . . ,' b """ . . cemen t of school, was attend ecl Y lhaJOr V : E . recom men . . R C Wilso n and W. E . Alexa nder, LieuKen Capta ms · · 't W F 'l'ett ancl about twent y N .C.O. ' i::i. All t lte tbenan ·oy. eel. their ~:;tay in camp and_return ed mu ch beneoys enJ . . fitecl by the instruc t!On recetv ed, t h er.e. . of The usua1 wee l'-• of barrac ks, . in t he fir~:;t week he by t school was no t h el cl this· year. This was repl aced f h ·· } c1 31'1y prac t'lCe under· M''•· Lucas ' of a couri::ie o p yslCa . . l.' l ekura Par1c clnll for a c ISP ay ' vhich was oo·iven· in 1Puk N ' 1 Fit on Febru ary 2;:,th, in conjunctio~ Wit~ t le J .a t .lOll~ .. ..,-n . Consid er ino· the lmute d tune at 1ts d li::iposa l, nesi::i ¥v ee1 o • the Battal ion perfor med very well mcleed anc1 was mor. e than a credit to Mt. Lucas . Tl .. year the work of the Battal ion h as been vet:.Y . Hi::i · . cl the cadets receiv ing instr uct10n fir st m wel1 ortgamse cl' later in more advan ced ~:;quad clril_l an d eleme n ary an · ft muske try w h I'le on Mond 'ay and W eclnesday a ernoon s ' W E Groo·an has instru cted the Corpo rals ancl . · S ergeaa nt o . . Lance -Corpo rals in Morse Code Signal lmg. Thii::i year marke d the retirem ent, ~fter. s~vcr a:. ;v·e.ars f hard and much- apprec iated work, of MaJor Ken from 0 . l f tltc B·:tttalion He has been succee ded by the conun ant o ' ' · . . Wil~:;on while A, B, C and D Co~pames are no:v Caltm~te comm and of Capta in W. I. Shnm pton, Capta m ;~ e~. Alexa nder, Lieute nants W . F. Tett and A . _H. Bluncl ell respec tively. . .n 0 ncei-Iag·ati under the very able instr uction of the t'lle Band althou gh losing sever al of its F Rev . b ' end · of last ' year, · · rapic · ll Y an cl . tarthe is Impro vmg mem ers a 1 h' l has alread y attain ed its usua Ig 1 st anclard . On Anzac Day th e ann ual reme mbran ce c: r e J~ony b fore the Memo rial Gates took pl ace but the sa.cU~ dc~etecl ranks, owing to the numb er. of boys away ~ro~ ;chool , necess itated that the Battah on take no pat t m the servic e at Pukek ura Park. L

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Shooti ng.

INSTIT UTION S

(N. King.)

Durin g the third ter m of last year, a meetin g of long range shooti ng enthus iasts was called to discus s the arrangem ents for .303 firing. A gratif ying attend ance resulted and the follow ing comm1ttee was elected :-F. D. M or an, J. Grant, K. Kirk-J ones, W. C. W eston. Mr. Bertra nd, the chairm an, impre ssed on the memb ers that their respon sibilit ies were by no means light, as marke rs had to be found and transp orted, and rifles kept in order. Lorry transp ort was provid ed for the partic ipants . The enthus iasts had many enjoya ble shoots at the Rewa Rewa Range . Weath er condit ions permi tting, these trips were held on Saturd ay morni ngs. One compe tition was to have been held m scnool bme as the proxim ity of the Sport s' Dinne r render ed it necess ary to determ ine the winne r, but bad weath er condit ions intervened . The markm anship was of the usual high standa rd and the compe titions were keenly contes ted. 'l'he fact that there has been no .303 class firing in the Schoo l Cadet s since 1936 is having a marke d effect on the standa rd of long range shooti ng. The time set apart for shooti ng has to be devote d mostly to actual range work. It is reason able to expec t that boys intere sted in shooti ng should come to the long range practi ces with some prelim inary trainin g as a result of their Cadet work. 'l'he cessat ion, then, of the .303 class firing and its accompa nying muske try trainin g makes it very difficu lt to maint ain the high standa r d of past years. 1937 saw good shooti ng on the par t of some but the averag e was low. Many of those taking part in long range work in 1937 kept going in 1938 and then comm enced to find their feet, or rather to find the bull. The standa rd of 1938 was higher than that of 1937 althou gh condit ions were not so favou rable. 'l'he newco mers, howev er, still had great difficu lty in settlin g clown. Those boys who were well forwa rd in 1937 did still better in 1938 and gained practica~ly all the honou rs. After school every day last year, minia ture range rifle pr actice was carrie d out. The maste rs gave up much of their free time superv ising and coachi ng, for which the boys were very gratef ul. The shooti ng was of a high

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by the fact that one marksm an foLmd the o~.~~~daosxs t~~;:et too commo nplace and selecte.d ano.ther ~urther afield with excelle nt result~. Early 1~:~ ~~~ao~ ~~~ rano·e was improv ed by length enmg and p. . b . o· b ds 'l'his year the miniat ure range prac~lCe lS e~n, mou~l . . latoons 'l'his is an innova tiOn that as earned out by p . proved very convem ent. up t o cl a te · The results of the variou s compe titions are as follow s:. 'cl B lt aml Lono· Rauo·e Champ ionshi p:1\IacD 1arm1 e b cl :K_· N 36. 'l'hird First, Lambe rt, W. B., 37; Secon ' mg r ., ' ' Jones, K., 35. Kelly Cup, Long Range Matc.h :-Firs :, Tock;r , L., 38; Second , Lambe rt, W. B., 37; Thud, Henry,~-, 3a .. 303 Miniat ure Rano·e Champ lOnslnp :Searle Cup, · ·t "'1 57. Third AbraFirst, J ones, K., 60; Second , G'lb 1 er ' ., ' ' hams, '1'., 56. The thanks of the School are again du~ to Ser~ea~t . . B 1.1 NZ p S for his very able asststa ncc m tc l\I aJOl e , . . · ., butts.

Miniture Range. Loveda y Cup, under 15, .22 Champ ionship :-1. G. Field. 22 H amblyn Ct lp , . Miniat ure Range Cbamp iom;hip :B. W. Shaw. McLeo d and Sl a cl e Cllp' llnder 14, .22 Champ ionship :-F. L. Cheshi re.

Tuckshop Notes.

(F. J. Dunca n. )

Many arc the long-fe lt ame~ties whicb ll,a ~c ..~e~n filled in the social and cultura l Slde of sc~ool affm{s .recentl outstan ding of course being the proJec ted en argementy~f that supplie r of home comfor ts, the tncksh op. Amid the erectio n of such lesser c?ntemporaries.l~s the constru ction of a fabulo usly costly hbrary , the ~mth ing of a new dining block, and the appear ance o . . o e '' whizze r'' among the cars of the master s, the tucksh p

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45 still rises triump hantly from the genera l slough of these commo nplace things.

Undete rred by the remark s of certain prejud iced membe rs of our worthy staff, the commi ttee of this most import ant institu tion have continu ed to uphold , and indeed furthe r enhanc e the splend id traditi on which has become to be associa ted with the tucksh op. With years, I beg your pardon , month s of faithfu l service behind them, the membe rs of the tucksh op committee might well apply the school motto "Et comita te et virtute et sapien tia'' to their activiti es. Staunc h unfailing comrad eship in the face of criticis m, stout-h earted valour in comba ting the wiles of severa l alleged ly "senio r" membe rs of the school, and last but not least, the most profou nd wisdom in diplom atically dealing ·with the disgru ntled inquiri es of a certain school prefec t for ''any Passio na please .''

SWIM MING

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(G. N. Caldwe ll.) The baths proved very popula r during the dry spell experie nced for most of the first term, many a heated brow being cooled in their depths . Even apart from the annual sports, the swimm ing season was a very successful one, many boys gaining certific ates for the variou s distanc es and many passed the life-saving· examin ations for the Bronze Medall ion, Instruc tor's Certifi cate and Award of Merit. The certific ate for 25 yards was gained by 29 boys, for 50 yards by 107 boys, for 220 yards by 133 boys and for 880 yards by 93 boys. This result was very gratify ing, provin g that most of the pupils of the School are profici ent swimm ers. For the few learner s a special class was formed and able instruc tion was given during the term. . The life-sav ing examin ations were held one afterno on after school just before the Easter vacatio n. Mr. Egglet on once again very kindly consented to act as examin er. 'l'he follow ing boys qualifie d for the follow ing award s:Bronze Medalli on.-B. J. Brown, L. H. Wanklyn , N. J. Heal, J. M. Black, G. R. Bertrand , I. B. Handley , R. E. Twinam e, M. D.

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J. Hennah, W. B. MmTay, A. M. Veale, M. N. King, J . F. Friend, D. J. Mount, D . L. Luxton, J . J. Marsh, R. B. Kay, J. B. Donald, R. Boon. G. and Robb . H A. Power, G. Fowler, E. H. Moffitt, 0. . H Scott, Bar to the Bronze Medallio n.-P. E. Henry and L. D. Carthew. Instructo rs' Certifica tes.-C. W. Weston, P. E. Henry, L. D . Carthew, R. E. Mason, A. C. Pepperell and G. N. Caldwell. Award of Merit.-H . A. Stringfiel d, J . J. Mason, L. D . Carthew and S. D. McClymo nt.

During the "learn to s>vim week" held at the close of last year, the School baths were a scene of much activity. The smaller children of a New Plymou th primary school were given a course in the art of swimmi ng, being instruct ed by a willing band of senior boys. The results attained by t h e end of the week were most gratifyi ng. Quite a few yo un~·sters became proficie nt enough to swim the l ength of the baths. The Annual Sports. The School baths present ed an animate d spectac le occasion of the annual swimmi ng sports, which the on were held on Februa ry 28th under perfect conThe sports were an outstan ding success, the ditions. standar d of the swimmi ng being excepti onally high through out. A special feature was the swimmi ng of the champio ns, who between them, broke no less than eight existing records . The entries for all events were large, and the efficient manner in which they were run off reflects the utmost credit on all those officials respons ible. The senior champi onship was won by R. Sheppa rd, who broke one record. Sheppa rd has now h eld all t"hree Watt champion~hips from the under 14 to the senior. K. a from onship champi junior the win to tly swam brillian strong field. He was respons ible for the creation of two new r ec ords in the sprint events, while J. Caldwe ll, who was runner- up to him, account ed for the 100 yards record. The under 14 champi on was L. H. Wankly n who, for the second year in successi on, broke all three record-; by substantial mar gins. It is doubtfu l whethe r the SPhool will ever again see such remark able times register ed in the R. Wells, winner of the Preunder 14 champio nship. parator y School champio nship, broke the record for the length and also holds the record for the 66 2-3 yards, introdu ced only this year. The most exciting events of

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the da:y .w:re the r elay .races. The int er-form relay was an exCiti~ ': conte~t, while much enthusi asm was aroused b! the. spir~ted :fimsh of the masters ' team, which emerge d VIctorious Ill a special challeng e relay between the staff and the boys. We wish to extend our thanks to Mr. E(J'"'leton who once more consent ed to judge the divino· eve~ts and also ' erosi tv . g·en th Co m b.me d Cl u b s f" to or t h P ll' . . . Plvmou . the New · ' Ill permitt mg us the nse of their lan es. The New· Records (with old times in bracke ts):Senior.-5 0 yards: R. Sheppard . Time, 29 3-5sec. (29 4-5sec.). Junior.-3 3 1-3 yards·· K · w a tt·• t·Ime, 18 1-5sec. (19sec). 50 yards· K w tt· · time, .70 i-5s~c.' (~~~-~;e:.)~sec. (30 3-5sec.). lOO yards: J. Caldwell; Under 14.-33 1-3 yards·· L · Wankl Yn ·• t·Ime, 19sec. (19 4-5sec.). 50 yards· L Wankl . t· 66 2-3 yards: L. Wankiyn : time 4y3n1, 5Ime, 31 2-5sec. (32 4-5sec.). - sec. ( 49 4-5sec.). • • Preparato ry: 33 1-3 yards: R. Wells· time • 22 1-5sec. (23 1-5sec.). 66 2-3 yards: R. Wells; time, 51 1_5sec.'

Champi onship Winner s. Senior.-:- R. Sheppard, 20 points • 1; Mason, 4 pOints, 3 .

· Novak, 9 points, 2;

Junior.- K. Watt, 13 points 1 . J Lagor, 3 points, 3; D. Sykes, 1 poi~t. 4: Caldwell, 10 points, 2;

Under 14.-L. Wanklyn , 15 points 1. D B. Simpson, 2 points, 3; K. Leighton, 1 ~oi~t. 4: Moffitt, 9 points,

Preparat ory.-R. Wells, 10 points, 1; W . Jones, 6 points, 2.

Champi onship Events. Senior Champio nship: 33 1-3 Yards Final.-sh eppard 1• N ovak 2, Mallet 3. 3-5sec.

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50 Yards Final.-sh epparct 1' Novak 2• M ason 3 · Time, 29 3-5sec. 100 Yards Final.-sh eppard 1' Novak 2, Mallet 3. Time, lmin. 11 1-5sec. 3 . ' 220 Yards Finai.-sh eppard 1, Mason 2· T Ime, mm. 1 4-5sec. Junior Champio nship: 33 1-3 Yards.-F irst heat· La or W~tt 1, J . Caldwel! 2, Hennah 3; time, 19 1-5sec. Second heat: .2. Luxton 3; time, 18 1-5sec. Final: K. Watt 1 C Id 1 l, D . Sykestime, 18 3-5sec. ' a we I 2, Lagor 3;

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100 Yards.-F irst heat: Caldwell 1, Sykes 2, ~ennah. 3; t ime, lmin. 13 2-5sec. Second heat: Watt 1, Lagor 2; t1me, lmm. 13sec Final: Caldwell 1, Watt 2, Sykes 3 ; time, lmin. 10 1-5sec. Under 14 Champio nship: 33 1-3 Yards.-F irst heat: Wanklvn 1, ReillY _2: time, 1_9sec. second h eat: Moffitt 1, Young 2; time, 21 3-5sec. Th•rd heat: Slmpson 1. Leighton 2; time, 22 1-5sec. Final : Wanklyn 1, Moffitt 2, Simpson 3; time, 19sec. 50 Y ards.-Fir st heat: Moffitt 1, Simpson 2; t ime, 35 2-5sec. Second h eat: Wanklyn 1, Beamish 2; time, 31 2-5sec. Th' rd heat: Lei ghton 1, Johnson 2; time, 38sec. Final: Wanklyn 1, Moffitt 2, Leighton 3; time, 31 2-5sec. 66 2-3 Yards.-F irst heat: Moffitt 1, .Pentecos t 2; time. ~~ 3-5sec: Second heat: wanklyn 1, Simpson 2; tlme, 47 4-5sec. Thud heat . Twomey 1, Young 2; t<me, 60 1-5sec. Final: wanklyn 1, Moffitt 2, Simpson 3; time, 43 1-5sec. Preparato ry School Champio nship: 33 1-3 Yards.-F inal: R. Wells 1, Jones 2, Ropiha 3. Time, 22 1-5sec. _3 66 2 Yards.-F inal: Wells 1, Jones 2, Bright 3. Time, 51 1~5sec. Senior Dive.-Va lentine 1, Draper 2, Novak 3. Junior Dive.-Sw ayne 1, Gredig and Wells 2 (equal)· Under 14 Dive.-Cr ow and Barnes 1 (equal), Jackson 3.

Open Events. 33 1-3 Yards Open.-F irst heat: Granger 1 ; time, 26 4-~sec. h at · Taylor 1 · time 30sec. Third heat: Somerton 1; tlme, d Secon Fifth heat : 26 4-5sec.e .Four th h e'at·. G'rant 1 , ., time , 26 2-5sec. . . . alentine and Edwards 1 (equal); time, 26sec. S1xth hea_t. G. Km~ t' e 25sec. seventh heat: Lees 1; time, 25 1-5sec. E:ght~ heat· ~ 'ms 1· time 25 1-5sec. Ninth heat: Bartrum 1; tlme. ?5 · a T 'th heat· D Sheat 1· time, 26sec. Eleventh 4-5sec. en · · 'lfth h t J Mason 1 · h t · Ewing 1 · time, 24sec. Twe ea : · ti:e: 26 sec. Thirteen th heat: R. Okey 1; time, 26sec. Four_te~nt • l;l heat. carthew 1 · time, 24 1-5sec. Fifteenth heat: W . James 1, trme, 4~5sec. Sixt~enth heat: Macfarla ne 1; time, 26sec. . s:ventee n;h 26 heat: Clark 1; time, 26 2-5sec. Eighteen th heat: Papps 1, t.me, 28s .c: Nineteen th heat: Beamish 1; time, 27 4-5sec. Twentiet h h~at. Stringfiel d 1; time, 24 2-5sec. Twenty-f irst heat: Wood 1; _t1~e, sec T wenty-sec ond heat : Jackson 1; time, 28sec. Twenty thJrd 26 heat:. B. Harkness 1; time, 25 1-5sec. Twenty-f ourth heat: Baunton

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50 Yards.-F irst heat: Lagor 1, Sykes 2, Bedingfie ld 3; time, 32 1-5sec. Second heat: Watt 1, Caldwell 2, Harkness 3; time, 29 4-5sec. Final: Watt 1, Caldwell 2, Lagor 3; time, 30 2-5sec.

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1; time, 24sec. Twenty-f ifth heat: Abraham s 1; time, 22 2-5sec. Twenty-s ixth heat: Hotter 1; time, 32sec. Twenty-s eventh heat: D. Smith 1; time, 23 4-5sec. Twenty-e ighth heat: Robins 1; time, 25sec. Twenty-n inth h eat : Friend 1; time, 21 2-5sec. Semi-fin als-First heat: Granger 1; time, 25 2-Ssec. Second heat : Ewing 1 ; time, 22 3-5sec. Third heat: Carthew 1; time, 24 3-5sec. Fourth heat: Baunton 1; time, 23 4-5sec. Fifth heat: Friend 1; time, 20 4-5sec. Final: Ewing 1, Friend 2, Baunton 3; time, 22sec. 33 1-3 Yards Backstro ke.-First heat: Russell 1, Florence 2; t'me. 31sec. Second h eat: Hennah 1; time. 34 4-5sec. Third he~t : Moore 1. Mount 2; time, 30 3-5sec. Fourth heat : W anau 1; time, 40sec. Final: Sheppard 1, Mount 2, Moore 3 ; time, 29 1-5sec. 33 1-3 Yards New Boys' Race.-F irst heat : W . Jones 1; time. Seconri heat: Yates 1; t•me, 31sec. Third heat: R+eele 1; t'm e. 26 4-!isec. Fourth he~t· M. Youn<>: 1; time. 25sec. Fiftl) heat: Mills 1: t'me. 29 1-!isec. Sixth heAt: Bovs 1: t•me. 25sec. Seventh h<>at : F .o11 1st0n 1; time, 2Rsec. Eie:hth heat: Whit'n<>: 1; time, 30sec. Ninth PP~t: B ~rnes 1 ; time, 34 2-!isP-c. TPnt h heRt : Ba dlev 1: time. 25 3-!is<>r,. Eleventh h eR.t: MonR<>:han 1· t<me. 30 2-5sec. Twelfth he<tt: R. Young 1: time. 2Rsec. ThirtPen th heat: F"rkness 1; time. 29sec Fourt-eenth h eat: Samnson 1: time 2Q.~ec. Fifteenth ho<tt: Milne 1; t<me. 27 1-5.<ec. Si xteenth h eR.t: Mofl\tt. 1; time. 25 3-5sec. Semifin~ls-First hPRt : Bovs 1. M. Youn<>: 2; tim e. 24 4-!isec. f'econd h~at: B~ctl ov 1. R. Young 2 ; time, 25 1-!isec. Third heR.t : Moffitt 1, Milne 2; time, 24sec. Final: Boys 1, Young 2; time, 24sec. 50 v~rils Ontm.-l" irst b eA t: FPnnRh 1. Hammon d 2: time. 46 2-!isec. Second heat: Bauntnn 1, Jaclrson 2 ; time. 40sec. Third heat: .Ab•·QhAm 1. BertrA nri ?. ; tim" 41 4-!isec. Fn11rth heat: R . Qkev 1, But1et· 2; time. :lll 4-5sec. F'ftl) heR.t· ~'iwli"t<t 1: time. 41 ?.-!i<ec . S'xth hoAt: D. Rmith 1. P,ilev 2: t.<me. :llisec. Seventh h eat: Carthew 1. r.e•<>'hton 2; t.ime. :!7 4-fisor, _ F'"'hth PP<tt.: Duncan 1. Jones 2; time, 40 4-5sec. f! Pmi-finQls-""''•·st hP"t · .TAclrson 1, Abrah::~.m 2 ; time. 3Qsec.; ser,0nd h eAt: D Rmit.h 1. R OkPv 2; time. 36 3-5sec. Th'rd h PAt: Ca.rthew 1, n•m,.on 2; time, 36 2-5sec. Final : Carthew 1, Smith 2, Okey 3; time, 35 2-5sec. 2'7~ec.

50 y,.rtls ~r,.,.~tdrnke.-""'h·st he<>t: M"T-eav 1; time. 51 1-5sec. f!ocond heQt: D. ]'JI'nnn+. l : t<me. 47oo~. Thirrl heat: Macfarla ne 1; time. 49 4 - ~sP.c. Fn,rtl) hoqt · "R.. Jl'{illqr 1; time, 49sec. Final: D. Mount 1, Millar 2, McLeay 3 ; time, 45 4-5sec. Learners ' Race, one width,-M overley 1, Burmeste r 2, Lawrence 3. 220 Yards Open.-W . J ames 1, Black 2, G . Boon 3. Time, 3min. 51 sec. Inter-For m Relay Race.-F irst heat: Preparato ry School 1, 3 EV 2; time, 1min. 40sec. Second heat : 4 EP 1, 4 Cl. 2; time, 1min. 32 4-5sec. Third heat: 5 G 1, 5 Cl. 2; time, 1min. 36 4-5sec. Final: 4 EP 1, 5 Gl 2, 5 Cl. 3 ; time, 1min. 37 4-5sec. Challeng e Relay.-M asters (Messrs. Lucas, Brenstrum , S'yfield and Watt), lOsec., 1; Boys (Mason, Grant, Anderson and Novak) , scr., 2.

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The Farm. The end of the 1938-39 season comes with the farm i11 good order, the stock in excell ent condition, and wh::~t appears to be an ample supply of winter feed. True, what might b e almost describ ed as an autumn drought brought about a v ery sharp drop in the milk yield , but present day figures compare well with those of recent years. Slightly over 4.5 inches of rain fell in the ~rst thr~e months of the year, comp ared with about 16 mches m each of the same p eriods of the previous two years, figur es that tell their own tale. The map of the farm has been consid er ably alt er ed by inroads m:acle into the cemetery paddocks by a new approach road with a turn-t able in th e centre of No. 19. This has meant the abandonm ent of the small but useful No. 18. Fence lines had to be altered to keep stock off the new road, this giving excellent practice in fencing to th e various classes. 'rh e change has brought at least one improvement-all the frontage , of the f~rm bein g r emac~ e and what was formerly a mudd y , if picturesque, lane I S now a fine wide metalled road. The d elaying of hay and ensilage making proved to be justified and a much h eavier harv est resulted. N?. 17 yielded a large crop of hay , Nos. 19 and 20, good enslla?c stacks, and the ensilage from No. 4 has well filled the p1t. 1\'I:anuring was more or less completed during the l\Iay holidays, the work bein g completed by extra labour. The manures used were as follows :-Sterling, at 4 cwt. per acre on Nos. 4, 6, 7 a, 11, 17 and 19; Sl~g, at 5 cwt. p er acre, on 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15; while Sup.er, at 3 cwt. per acre was u sed on 1, 2, 21, and the far side of 12 and Basic Super at t he same r ate on the near side of 12: In addition, Potash Salts will b e used experimentally on 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20, this being made easier through the generosity of the Pacific Potash Company. A. trial aimed at d emonstrating the value of Potash manures in connection with hay and ensilage production will take the form of equal areas of extra Potash in rates varying from 1 to 3 cvvt. per acre, in the cutting pad-

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Finally, No. 23 is to be marked ont in square chain blo cks for manu r ial experiments aimed at the encouragement of early spring and late autumn growth, and the effects of lim e when used with the standard manures on our soil. During the summer No. 21 was clos ed to stock and used for growing a mixed crop of pumpkins and marr o1vs, from which t h er e was a fair yield in spite of the lack of r ainfall. The only other cropping was th at of an ar ea of carrots of about h alf an acre in No. 26. The yielcl from thi s looks t o be low owing to attacks of aphis earlier on and other hungr y visitors later. The 1~oult1-y section establish ed last Rpring is now in full workmg or d er and the foundations for another unit h ave been laid.

Stock. As mentioned before, the yield fo r the testino· season has d eclin ed rapidly toward s the end du e t o nea1~v three months o~ dry weather. \V or·k ed out on the· graph system tlns seaRon shows a mnch more a brnpt rise and fall ~b an for some time past. Final figures are not ye t p1.~b llshed of the season's produce, but it seems that it w1~l be an improvement of recent year s. lVIore care is bemg t aken wi th dry and in-calf stoc k especially in the matter of feed, and t h er e should be a steady improvement.. The cull ing programme has been fo llowed and three more poo~· cows have gone off, to be replaced by good cows commg m to profit. Most of the first season milkers are showi1:g promise, while certain mature cows have put up exceptiOnal figures for the t ype of country especiallv Bess. ·' • From the piggeries th er e is little to report, except

t~at the old. bo ar was pensioned off and duly executed, h iS plac~ bemg taken by a. y ounger bo ar who has yet to

prove hlS worth. So far, th e two Canadian Tamworth sows have proved unprofita bl e. Th e usual lots of store pigs have been purchased and sen t off as baconer s.

AGI~TCULTURE NOTES S2 Later it is hoped to remove cross fences and renovate onehalf of the runs, preferably the newer section. 'rhe Berkshire sow has continued to breed good litters, h er l::1st being especiall y fin e m1el alreRCly one h::1s fo nn cl H buyer for stud purposes.

..\G I~ I CULTUI~E

and straius has been used to compare sud.t features as r ust-resistance, bulk of autumn feed and recover after grazing. This programme is to be continued until we hav e pl?ts cov~ring three whole seasons, both autumn and sprmg sowmg. 'J'he soybeau tr.i<t.ls, though ou a smaJI sea le showed

Shearing and dipping having been finished before the end of last year, there was little left except routine work to keep us busy this term. Fortunately there was no evidence of facial eczema this season, but th<:>re ha:; been a fair amount of footrot, due to the wet weather in the spring. This has been more marked in the case of the rams. Lessons in judging and in wool chtsRingalso added to the interest of this part of our work.

~l1 e seed producing properties of a number of 'varieties Erom sev~ral sources, including Japan, South Africa and Cauad~t , ll1 a season that varied very much from the

prececlmg two. lm1?rovements in the plots included t he esta blishment of a tree lucerne bounclar.1· and the raising of a goo~l. stock of Lawsonianas for hedge replacement. 1 n add1tlou .a grass walk has been sown along t he wh ole l ~ngth ?f the plots. The native tree triang le by the Gymnasium has been well tended and the trees are all healthy and will form interesting material for growth studies.. A second crop of trees transplanted from the bush wt.ll. be established this wint<:>r.

The horses have kept fit, especially the colt, which has grown well. 'rhe mare, Lady, has b een out of harness for some time, most of the work being carried ont b)' Nugget.

Plots. The main feature of the plots during the past season was a mangel variety trial. From this it iR hopefl to pick out a f ull entry for the \Vinter Show, with, we trust, at least, as much success as we had last year . Generally, compared with last season, the roots h~.vc been especially free from disease, this probabl)' bem g clue to the use of clean ground as well as a cooler season . Although it is still some time before harvest when a comparison can be made of yields, certain aspects of tlw trial are apparent. First the benefit of heavy manuring at sowing time was stril~ingly demonstrated in the almost compl~te failure of the unmanured rows. Secondly, the relative merits of sowing versus transplanting were very obvious, this beino· made all the more clear by the hot dry weather at trans;lanting time. The same conditions of lack of manure and dry weather were responsible for a poor result in the carrot variety trial. Just before the first holidays another complete set of "'rass and clover trials was laid down and is now well est~blished demonstrating certain marked differences. Meanwhile' the autumn sown plot of the same varieties

NOTES

Omata Field Day. On March 15, the Senior boys attend ed a field cla ,. nt Omata, held on the farm of l\Ir. A. J. JJnxton. 'J'hi.s was pr01:10ted by the New P lymo uth Jerse.'· Cattle Cl ub, and dunng the day demonstrations were given on pigs, sJ:eep and _Jersey cattle. Mr. Grant outlined the points o~ the. varwus classes of wool and the effect on ql.1 ality o[ var1ous factors. . Later in the day the_ b~ys took part in the judging of t~u· e~ J erse~r cows, wmmng tile first three prizes in t~e JUlllOr sectiOn, ~s follows :-Hone 1, New land 2, Ivor . l' .te~d 3. A. sumptwus luncheon and afternoon tea did then· part HI making the day one that will be easily remembered. ·

The Show. . ~s lJSual , the AI?T ieuliura l elasses were l_)reseut iu ull foree to take their parL as stewards at the Taranaki Agl~Icultu~·al and Pastoral Association annual show at. W anvakmho, held a month after we returned for the first term. As competitors our efforts were concentrated on j

AGI~JCULTUHE NOTES 54 the School bull and r;heep, from both the School and the racecourse. IN ell prepared by S trin gfield and New land , Woodlands .Anchor wa::; in good shape, but was beaten by three other bulls of outstanding merit, his ring b ehaviour again perhaps having some influence in the final placings.

In the sheep section we were more suecessful. 路with the School farm sheep second and third places were taken in the Farmers' Class for three l~onmey ewes, and first for three Ronmey ewe lambs, while we took second prize in the class for three long \YOOlled ewes. vVith sheep from the racecourse, prizes were \\路on as follows :-First and third for three fat lambs, first for three Romney ewe lambs third for three ewe:; or wethers down or short wool, 'third in special class :For t hree ewes, two-tooth or over, most suitable :For breeding of fat lambs for export. Owing to the shortnes:; of the t ime for preparation we did not this year enter any pigs or any of the horses. Generally the experience of handling stock in the show ring, of watchin g the judge:;, and preparing the award cards, was very valuable, especially in view of the high standard of the entries, while the handling of the prizewinning stock in the parade was a new experience to many of the younger boys.

WINTER

DUSK.

Unseen hands divine Have laid a chaste white mantle 0 'er the range, once tinged With mellow a utumn 's flame. No more the thrush at twilight lifts To heaven his gay impulsive hymn, Nor field-mice flee in fear. Still gently falls the snow In silence, holy, deep. Wrapped in purple dark 'l'he night descends, Shrouding the gaunt, snow-laden trees, .And dropping slow, Until the day has passed. R. J. M. Bell, VI.b.

ORIGI:\fAL

COl"TH IB l j'fJO\S

MOUNTAIN TOP .

Auster e and barren, Lone ethereal peak, Scourged by tue blizzard, Bearect by t.ne lightning blast. Unearthly earth, Kin to tne cmdered moon, Star-halo 'd crag; Beauty and 'l'error wed, Bymool of ambitwn 's dreams .And summit of my hope. --J. B. Woodward.

BLACK OCEAN.

Let black waves in the deep night rock me, Hushed by the sweet, sighing breeze, lugh tossed in the spray of tne foam fleck:; To be drowsed in tne depths of thy swell,' Black Ocean. Dance me in the vales of thy billow:; Snatch me in the foam of thy crest; ' 0, clutch me when storm clouds are rollin()' .And the pale moon reels dim in the sky, '=" Black Ocean. Rocked to the song of a mermaid

~ark :-sea-girdle~ isl~s guard my ~leep; 'I he npple of wmcl m the palm fronds My tangled locks will caress ' Black Ocean. '

Let the moonbeams dance on my pillow .As cradled I lie in thine arms ' Let the night that we share b~ eternal In the fold of thy billowino路 ()'rip , b b Black Ocean. 0 waves! I could ne 'er be without thee 'l'he beat of thy spray in my face. ' 0, take me! Thy son and thy loved one To dwell in thy depths till the encl. ' Black Ocean. -J. B. Woodward.

ORIGIN AL

CONTH !BliTJO NS ORIGIN AL

THE POET. Pale wande rer, upon the lonely shore, 'l'he whispe ring winds, the ocean's roar Sing thee a song of the frenzie d deep, Lulling thee into the depths of sleep. God loosed thy bonds, and thus spoke He, "Haste n and seek the moonh t sea, Where bluish in the calm lagoon , Sleep tropic isles, afire in the moon. And silver ripples glide and break In sparkl ing fo lds of light and shade Cascad es of diamon ds throug h the haze, Shimm ering, dancin g in the Silver rays. Or watch the seethin g ocean rise, Dash the moon from the Arctic skies. When tired of roamin g, seek dark watery caves, In placid depths , beneat h the angry waves, Bewar e the ghosts of the lampless deep, Hoveri ng over thy dreams in sleep ; Lest they who roam the ocean's floor, Lock on thee the pearl-s et door, And throug h the oozy labyrin th 's shadow y gloom, Echoes the dread dull thunde r of thy doom. But lo ! To thee I give the key of Heaven Divine be thou midst mortal men ' Silver thy head with star-du st shine And golden on Aurora 's couch recli~e. Spurn other men! They know not these 路 On their dumb faces blows the breeze ' My Heav~n sends them. Their dull eyes, To the ram-bo w, to the star-lit skies, Becom e at last accusto med, dull and uninsp ired. To thee, Immor tal Poet, by my glories fired This. univers e is bathed in golden light, ' Radian t as sunset seen from Heave n's height. Long after other men the mockin g dust interns , Thy golden lines run on, thy spirit burns. Throug h fall of empire s, ruin and decay. 0~1t of the as~es of chaotic Judgm ent Day, Rise the burmn g strains of that sweet song Apollo singeth to an angel throng . -J, B. Woodward.

CONTR IB UTIONS

EVEN ING. Stealin g down the blue-h azed hills, Creepi ng down t he chatter ing rills, And pausin g 'neath the golden oak, Castin g o'er the tinted earth The purple glory of her cloak, Comes Evenin g, like a spirit loath to leave 'l'h e realms above, but not daring to defy 'l'h e dread comma nds that come from high. So comes Eve with draggi ng steps and slow. W hilst on each side her guardi an zephyr s blow, And when at l ength they go at Mornin g-'s call To meet the gentle- flushin g dawn, The mists slip out of Neptun e's hall And drape the shiv'ri ng sprite in chillin g fo ld s, Th en close o'er all the land she draws her starnr robe Ancl clasps it fast with Dian 's silYer glob e. -D. L. Wilks (VI B)

A THING OF BEAU TY IS A JOY FOREVER. ''A thing of beauty is a joy foreve r,'' wrote Keats in "Endy mion." Beauty was a vital necess ity to Keats, who sought it all his life, and from it gained the enthus iasm and inspira tion which turn ecl his llfe from drab wearin ess and dullnes s into vivid emotio n and poetic fervou r. To Keats beauty was his life-blo od, withou t it h e could not have lived; h e would have rather clird than listen to the nightin gale's song with indiffe rence, or watch the stars wheel by withou t a thrill of jo:v. Keats and many other poets are at their saddes t when describ ing the ethereal, transit onr natnre of beauty . Keats cries in bitter anguis h : "Ah, happy, happy boughs that cannot shed "Your leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu."

ORIGINA L

CONTRI BUTION S

Shelley sadly writes of the beauty that has faded away: "When the lamp is shattere d, "The light in the dust lies dead"When the cloud is scattere d, ''The rainbow 's glory is shed. Herrick laments the swift passing of the daffodil s: "Fair daffodils, we weep to see "You haste away so soon." W ordswo rth turns his thought s back to the beauty of life as children see it, and attempt s to regain some of the glamou r of childho od. Beauty to the young is a mystica l, vague spirit, tinged by the memori es of some far-off life before this earthly life. It is a dim picture of mounta ins running down to the sea, off fleecy clouds swiftly flying across the sky, of the golden glory of dawn, all mingled indistin guishab ly with some old melody , which has escaped from the hidden springs of distant memories. But the child is unconsc ious of the presenc e of that beauty, and cannot describe it, until in later years on looking back upon it, a fleeting memory flashes out of the depths of his mind, and he covers it with the cloak of his own imagina tion, draws the dim picture on paper, and preserv es it as evidenc e that beauty, althoug h unable to be interpre ted by the child, does exist in early childhood. The fading of child immort ality is well describ ed by W ordswo rth : "-But there's a tree, of many, one, ''A single field which I have looked upon; "Both of them speak of somethi ng that is gone. The essentia l differen ce between poet and common man lies in the poet's ability to see and appreci ate more beauty in life than the man. But beauty does not belong solely to the poet, for it sings through the hearts of us all, making our lives like sparklin g streams , in which are reflecte d God's face, and which flow on forever unwear ied. The great fiery sun dips down over the ocean, and we turn our eyes away sadly- the beautif ul vision has faded, but the memory will live on forever, and the beauty can never die! J. B. Woodward, VI.a

CONTRI BUTION S

CHOPP ING WOOD.

T~ere was I p:1s~ing furious ly at the lid of my bag

n:outlnn g curses of Impoten t fury. Then for the third time I fl~ng back the l~d, .g rabbed somethi ng from the top of the ~Ile of clothes mside and threw it into a drawer. Then With a bang I shut the lid, pushed the catch into place, and locked it. Yes, there was just ten minutes to re~cl.I ~he station. Then my wife's voice piped from the adJomm g room. "I say, clear, will you chop me a little wood before you leave for the excursion~'' she said. "Oh, all right!" I manage d to o-rind out for I was almost choking with wrath from m; attack ~n the bag. In my three months of married life I had tried to become accusto.mecl to the queer times my wife chose for me to do someth mg .. As sure as there was a train to catch there w~s someth mg I could do for her. Flingin g my bag down With ~reat violence I marche d out to the woodshed. There m the corner of the shed was one solitary log which h~cl been th~ cause .and victim of my wrath two days previOusly. With a kick .I sent it spinnin g into the middle of the sh~d: I determm ed to settle this log once and for all, even If It was a mass of knots. Taking the axe with a firm grasp, I swunp: it 路with all my might. Thud! With a curse I flung the broken axe handle from me, and viewed the head embedd ed in the log. Well, I would borrow an axe. Next ~oor they armed me with a newly-s harpene d With this it would be no axe of conside rable weight. the shed I gripped the into ng Marchi . trouble, I tho~g?t it in a great arc. swung sinew, every g ~tramm ax~, . and, 'Yith ~ mighty bound the log leapt at me and with a sickemn g thud sent me reeling across the shed. Double d up, I lurched into the house, grabbed my bag and was just a?out out of the door when my wife's sweet voice again "I say, dear," she said, "you'll be late for the pip.ed I looked at my watch. It was a minute after t~路am! time. Fo.r the first time since I had been married I agreed with my wife, so I stayed at home and chopp' eel wood.

;;P路

-P. Davidson (IV Cl.)

SCHOOL

SCHOOL ROLL The complete roll is as follows:UPPER SIXTH.

caldwell, G. N. t Duncan, F. J."i" Kerr, I . H .t Short, H. D .t* Thompson, Q. A.t * Webster, W . K.t woodward, J . B. t LOWER SIXTH Allen, G. B . Baunton, R. W .t Bell, R . J. M.t '' Boon, G . E . W .t* Church, J . E . Fleming, H . A. Gallaher, P. J. Gould, W H. t* Irvine, J .t• King, J. N.t* Lewis, T. A. Lewis, A. H . D. Mathieson, w. T. McLeay, w. M.t • M1llar, R. S * Paterson, J. K.* Rae, A. L .t* Rose D . C.t* Royse W . M . weston, c. W .t• W iggins, C. A. Wilks, D . L.t* FORM VI. Ace. Anderson, E . B .t* Annand, G . W. Barnicoat, J. J .t* Granger, R . H.t * Grant, J . R.t * Lang, J . R.t * MacLennan, A. D.t* Mason, R . E.t* Novak, F. J.t Roberts, A. D. warren, F. R. Wood, R . G.t*

SENIOR AGRICULTURE. Batchelar, E . G . • Bowman, C. R . * Corbett, A. R. Cramp, C. F .* Dean, W. H. Field, I. G.* Hone, B. C.* Le Fleming, A. E .• Newland, R .* Str,ngfield, H. A. • FORM V Cl. Attrill, s. R. Bartrum, G. 0 .* Bell, P. G .* Brown, B. J . Burrows, D. M. Caldwell, D . N.* Davies, E. B. Drake, D. W . Hawkins, G . C.* Hunter, R . R. Isaacs, H.* K a hu, I. Kay, L . H. Lagor, R. H. Lander, 0. R. Lightbourne, D. D .* Mander, D . Marsh, J . J.* McGiven, D. B. Mcintyre, F. R. Monaghan, D. P . Mount, D. J.• Murray, W. B.* Pringle, G . D. Scott, R. J .* Sheat, D. E. G. Sheppard, R. F.* Slade, A. T . Smart, M. G . Sutherland, C. R. '' Sykes, M . H . Thomson, D. N .* watt, G. L.*

Caldwell, J . J. Cannell, W. M .* Cartwright, K. R. Crew, A. W .* cummins, s. C.* Dorgan, J . P. Friend, J. F.• Garcia, S . Gillespie, B. V. Heskett, J. A.* Hodder, E . D. James, H. P .• James, w.• Lattimer, R. J. M ason , T. J .* McClymont. D . S * McLean, R. J. Mathieson, R. T . Morris, D. A.* Petersen , P. G . Peach, L. F.* Pep pe ell, A. C.* Scrimshaw, L. N. '' Standish, A. H .* Swayne, R. E. ''' Taylor, K. R. • Tingey, R. E. Turner, N. F. Walls, R. J. Washer, G. W.* Webster, H. P. Service, N . C.*

FORM V G.l. Bertrand, G . R. Ca ldwell, D . R. * Carthew, L . D.* Chadwick, R. G . Coldicutt, C. H . Croke, R. J .• Duncan, V. N. Edwards, L. W . Ewing, B . W. Florence, S . Gadd, J . E. Henry 0. C.'' Henry, P . E.* Herbert, T . C. FORM V. Cl2 & E.P. Hill, V. E. Hirstich, B . M.* Beresford, A. M . Burgess, D. J . Jensen, N . W .*

King, E . G.* Lambert, W. B . Macleod, N. I.t • Mitchell, A. R. Moore, 0 . G . Okey, R. P. Papps, M. J. Penn, J . R. Potts, C . Raill, L. F. Raynor, R. W .''' Ridland, J. D . Riley R. C.t* Roberts, T. A. Roper, R. A. Shakes, B . R. * Vodanovich, G. A. * Wallis, A. 0.* Wilson," J. R. Winchecombe, B. F . FORM V G.2. Adams, F. K. Adlam, W . D . Attrill, D . G. Barclay, J . R .* Barden, T . w. A. Bedingfield, J. D. Davidson, J . M . Fenton, T. M . Fitzgibbon, E. M . Grange , F . C. Hibberd, K . N . Huggard , D . A. R . Jenvey, A. E . ,Johnstone, W. C.* Jones, M. E . Kearns. W. R. King. W . T . Mcl'em:i e, S. A. • McCulloch, R. C. Marsh, F. A. B . M'lrtin. R. L . Miles, B. B . Panckhurst, G. G . Paul, R. Payne, R. G . Pentecost, S. D. Proffit, C. Gu;ckfa.ll, B. R. Shepherd, L. S h otter, M. J . Sma rt, D . R. Th<'msnn, 0 . M.* v;rp;r. D .* Wyllie, L. R.

HOLL

FORM V G .3. Broughton, W. Dona1d, J. B.* Draper, A. B. Dunn, J . R .* Ell!s, A. S. Ettershank, J . E. Jacka, G. D. Kay, A. C.'' Kea, T. M .''' Mallett, J. G . G . Macleod, W . S . Sattler, F. H . Simmons, E. J. Strickland, J . R.'' Twiname, R. E .* Wilson, P . C. Wilson, R. H. '''

Palmer, L. F.* P ellett, w. R. '' Quay, C. B . Robb, A. H. Shakes, D. B.* Simpson, B . c . • Sirett, E. H. Smith, B . S . M . Sutherland, G. L. • Sykes, D. E. Tocker, L. G. '' Tuson, H. Veale, A. 0 .''' Wanklyn, L. H. • Warren, R. Watt, H. K. '''

FORM V E .V. Andrews, D . E . Cartwright, M . A. Corney, M. Johnston, A. G . Mackinder R. A. O 'Byrne, A. F . Price, R. A. Rowe, C. M. Scott, B . I.* Weston, B. 0. Wharepouri, N . G.

FORM IV G.l.

FORM IV Cl. Ball, D . .J. D. Bates, S. L . Bridger, B . Cox, R. J . Craig, P . B . Crow, M. Davidson, D . L . Dent, P. N. Dunkley, B. Duxfield, A. J . Eriwala, A. Glasgow, H. W. Hall, D. Jury, 0. S . T . Karena, D .* Kay, R. B.* Kurta, A. V. Lewis, K. J. Lithgow, T. S. • Louisson, T. L. McKeon, S. R. Moss, A. M . Mount, G . J .''

Barlow, E . Bint, L. A. Blanchett, H . A. Bone, A. G . Brabant, A.* Charlesworth, J. J. Cooper, D. E. De J ardine, R. G . Fookes, M. C. Frank, M. D . Heal, N. J .* Hennah, M. D .* Hunter, S. A. King, M. N.* Langdon, S . B.* Lawlor, B. D.* Lenton, A. N. Lovegrove, C . F. MacLennan, V. G .* Mills, A. A. Moverley, N. H. Nodder, J . L . Robertson, D . Ro£buck, B. W. Shaw, L. J. G. Sherwin, J.* Shotter, S. V. Skinner, A. A. • Smelling, J. D . Strawbridge, M. M . Taylor, G . E . Thomson, T. W. Thompson, R. L .* Wilkie, W. M. Wright, J . W.

SCHOOL

62 FORM IV G.2. Baker, H. L. Bellringer, D. C. Bint, P. C. Butler, R. R. crocker, D. A. Davidson, A. E. Easton, W. T. Finlay, C. M.'' Griffith, D. J. Hamilton, C. H . Hardgraves, D. L. Hensnaw, K. W.* Hughes, H. G. Jarvis, G . A. Joyes, B. E.* Kmght, R. G. Logan, A. J . Mander, M. R. Macleod, H. D. Meuli, A. C. Miller, L. S. M. Moorcock, F. J. Morgan, J. P. Perrott, E. B.* Power, G . Prentice, L. R. Reynolds, H. W.'' Ryburn, K.* Somerville, E. A. Stott, L. G. Vincent, H. E. Walsh, F. M. waters, E. J. Waters, R. J. Whittaker, G. C. FORM IV E.P. Abrahams, M. J. * Armstrong, J. G. Barnes, I. G. Beatt.y, G. E. Black, J. M.* Boys, R. A.* Bremer, C. S. Browne, B. S. Dee, B. V. Duff, A. A. Fowler, H. E. Gatland, E. C. George, R. P. Gundesen, D. R. Hancock, R. W. Handley, I. B.* Harkness, G. H .*

Holswich, R. B. Hone, L. T .* Hopkins, B. N. Hopkins, H. R . Lightband, P. L. Manning, B. H. McCracken, R. G.* Martin, L. S. Nicholas, J. Okey, P. R. * Price, A. C.* Reid, J . D. Robins, R. C. '' Rowlands, M. Smith, D. E. Vickery, J. F. J. Wharepouri, D. Whitwell, R. A . FORM IV. AG. Batchelar, P. A. * Blair, A. J.'' Burns, A. R. * Ford, K. M .'' Hansen, L. A. Horrocks, L.* Kendall, G . G. * Kurth, A. J . McCaul, W. A. Nowell, D. A.* Phillips, H. J .* Revel!, C . E. Seymour, R . H. '' Spence, L. B. Tatham, W ." Walsh, E. M. West, L. C. N. White, G. Williams, W. A. '' FORM IV E.V. Baillie, C. A. Benton, L. Bielshi, R. Carter, P. J.* Clark, A. J. Davidson, R . Eccles, R. A. Edwards, W. J. Feek, w. G. Fitzpatrick, D . Gardner, H. Gredig, K. N. Holmes·; S. R. Jackson, D. A. Jury, D . H.

SCHOOL

ROLL Lawrence, R. J. * Lees, G . P. Leighton, K. H . Macfarlane, R. C. McCartain, D. J. McCullum, T . R. McEwen, F . C. Pollock, F. S. Reesby, N. J. Rook, R. W. Skellern, G. E. Thomson, A. G. Welsh, D. D. White, K. M. Whittaker, A. E. Williams, D. A. Wright, D. N . FORM III Cl. Antunovic, M. I. Barrington, J . G." Borland, K. J . Cleary, F. V. Crowley, B. B.* Dalgleish, I. Dunbar, C. D .* Erikson, C. G. '' Gilbert, J. D. G01·don, 0 . E . Grant, R. D.* Hamilton, D. H.* Han·is, P. D.* Harrison, R. F. Hooker, P. F. Hunt, T. E.* Jennings, E. J. Lambert, K. N.* Matangi, D. McDonald, D. R. McDougall, A. B. • Meuli, E. M. Monaghan, J. P. Peach, I. R. C.* Petersen, H. A. Pryme, S. J. Rielly, C. H. A. Scott, w. I.* Scrimshaw, D. M.* Sellers, J. B.* Sheat, A. J. Tingey, S. N. Tunbridge, w. A. Twomey, M. K . Weston, H. J. Wilson, D. G.

Witten-Hannah, A. Wooffinden, R. F. Young, R. E. FORM III G.l. Armstrong, W. B. :Oau,ey, 1:'. A.* Barnes, K. V. Boyd, J.* Brown, N. N.* Carr, R. C. Corbett, D. I. Corbett, N. W . Corrigan, J . R .• Dorgan, M. J. Dutton, G. E. Eggers, C. K. D.* I<·wler, G. B .* Gilmer, L. s. Haylock, H. w. Kay, J . M.* Kitchingman, 0. A. Lawrence, T. E.* Lewis, G. R. McLean, N. J. Melhose, R. F. Millman, w. J . D. Mills, J. A. M01-rison, M. L. Murley, D. I .'' Poynter, J . Roulston, K. * Smith, A. G.* Sole, D. L. Watkins, L . V.* Wells, P. D .* Wheeler, J. C. Wills, B. B.* FORM III G.2. Adamson, I. D. Adlam, L. N. Andrews, M. C. Brown, M. H. Brown, I. R.* Frost, E. G. Gilbert, T. R. Harkness, B. T.* Hine, D . H. Hughes, G . H . Jackson, K. M. Jeans, B. Jones, D. C. Mackay, A. w. G. McGiven, C. R. Moral, G. W. Oliver, G. D .*

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Paul M. Riordan, w. J. Ross, A. M. Shoemark, H. M. Simpson, R. Smee, W. G. Smith, J. G. Smith, E. M. Upson, N. A. Wanau, H. Wilcox, P. F.* Wipiti, E. T. FORM III G.3. Chew, N . R. Cotter, U. L. Finch, R. Gardiner, N. R. Grace, K. I. Hotter, D. A. Jury, D . C. Kibby, K. J. Lobb, R. J. Mime, A. R. McLeod, G. J . Martin, 0. T. Mosen, E. G. Old, P. W.* O'Neill, P. J. S. Parker, R . A. Pruden, L. C. · Rowe, D. T . Sandford, J. B. Scrivener, B. A. Smeaton, D. Shepherd, R. J. Symes, H. Wh1ting, C. R. Williams, J. G. FORM III E.P. Adam, G. P . Barden, P. R. Br~ghtwell, E. E. Butler, A. J. Campion, C. M. Cheshire, F. L. J . Evans, J. W. Farquhar, G. B. G. * Fitzgibbon, B. E. Fraser, C. C. Goodin, D. E.* Grundy, N. F. Guise, R. B.* Hodgson, K. A. Jenkins, I. Johnston, E. A.*

63 Jordan, F. J. Lobb, N. S.* Marx, 0. E.* McEwam, T. P.'' Mehrtens, R. R .'' Milne, E. D. Moffitt, H. 0. M organ, L. L. * Munro, M.* Pellet, R. H .* Peters, T. G. Rutherford, E. L. Samson, C. H. J. Shannon, W. T. Somerton, T. J. Still, W. E. Svendsen, L. Tatham, F.* Taylor, K. A. Thomas, H. R. E.* Williams, P. G . Wilson, K. S. Wright, H. S. FORM 3a G. Burson, B. H. Cole, C. N . Cole, R. S.* Fagan, J. D. C.* Gray, E. P. Honeyfield, T. S. Kerrisk, C. W .* Lambert, L. W. • Lawrence, J. C.* Potter, C. R. Smith, R. F. Steele, B. M.• Whithead, M. H .* Wills, B. B.* FORM III E.V. Beamish, M. W. J . Bell, C. J.* Blyde, M. 0. Bolton, M. L. Burgess, w. C. Caldwell, S. L.* Carley, R. C. Chamberlain, M . 0. Chapman, D . H. Collins, R. S . Giddy, R. H. Grey, W. J. Gyde, R. V. Hammond, J . J . Hartley, L. J. Hughes, B. D.

BOUSB PREFECTS, 1939 ,

64 Hunt, B. Johns, M . H . Kindberg, R. G. Larking, F . Lobb, G . G. Lobb , M. Luxton, D. L.''' May, L. A. McKain, S. Morgan, M. Pickering, J. Pipe, A. E. Press, R . J. Price, B . T. Russell, D. J . Simpson, D . H. Smith, F . D .•

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Smith, H. R. T ancred, R. S . A. T h omas, P . A. Vinnicombe, W. Ward, N. R. Watty, W. D . Weir, D . Wood, C . G . Yates, J. M. Young, M . E. PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Bottrill, C. E. Bright, F. J .* Burmester, J. C.'' Bm·ton, W. R. *

Cooper, J . T. Fisher, T. J. '' Hawke, W. S . Jones, H. !.''' Jones, W. P .·=· Julian, K. S. • Keay, I. C.''' McCracken, J. D.''' Murray, H. E. Ropiha, B :=· T yler, R . B.• Warhaft, G. D.''' Wells, R. '' t Prefect *Boarder

SALVETE The fo llowing boys entered the School this year:-Vla : Jackson, V Cl.2 N.W. Senior Agr.: D ean, W. H. L. V Cl.l.: Murray, W . B. ·& E.P.: Crew, A. W .; Cummins, S. C. ; James, W.; Peach, L. F . V G.l.: Caldwell, D. R. ; Croke, R. J. ; Raynor, R. W.; Shakes, B. R. ; V G.2: Kearns, W. R. ; Weir, D. Voda novich , G . A.; Wallis, A. D. V G.3: K ea, T . M. ; Strickland, J. R. IV Cl.: McKeon, S . R.; Shakes, D . B .; Veale, A. M. 0. IV G .l: Thompson, R. L . IV E.P.: Boys, R. A. . IVa G.: Blair, A. J .; Burns, A. R.; Nowell, D. A. IV E.V.: J ackson, D. A. Ill Cl.: Antunovic, M. I. ; Barrington, J. G .; Borland, K. J .; Cleary, F . V.; Crowley, B . B. ; D a lgleish , I.; Dunbar, c . D.; Erikson, C. G.; Gilbert, J. D .; Gordon, 0 . E.; Grant, R. D. ; Hamilton, D. H .; Harris, P. D.; Harrison, R. F.; Hooker, P. F .; Hunt, T. E .; Jennings, E. J.; Lambert, K. N.; Matangi, D .; McDonald, D. R. ; McDougall, A. B. ; M euli, E. M .; Monaghan, J. P .; Peach , I . R. C.; Petersen, H. A.; Pryme, S. J.; Riel!y, c. H . A.; Scott, w. I. ; Scrimshaw, D . M.; Sellers, J . B. ; Sheat, A. J. ; Tingey, S. N. ; Tunbridge, w. A. ; Twom ey, M. K.; Weston, H . J. ; Wilson , D. G. ; Witten-Hannah, Ill G.l: Armstrong, W. B .; A.; Wooffinden, R. F.; Young, R. E. Badley, P. A.; Barnes, K . V.; Boyd, J.; Brown, N. N. ; Carr, R. C. ; Cot·bett, D. I. ; Corbett, N. W .; Corrigan, J . R .; Dorgan, M . J .; Dutton, G. E .; E ggers, C. K . D .; Fuller, G . B.; G!lmer, L. S. ; Haylock, H. W.; K ay, J . M.; Kitchingm an, 0. A.; Lawrence, J . E. ; Lewis, G. R.; McLean , N . J .; Melhose, R. F.; Millman, W . J . D.; Mills , J. A. ; Morrison, M. L.; Murley, D . I. ; Poynter, J . ; Roulston, K.; Smith, A. G. ; Sole, D . L .; Watkins, L. V.; Wells, P. D .; Wheeler, J. C.; Wills, B. B . Ill G.2 : Adamson, I. D.; Adlam, L. N.; Andrews, M. C.; Brown, M. H. ; Brown, I. R.; Frost, E. G. ; Gilbert, T. R. ; Harkness, B. T. ; Hine, D. H.; Hughes, G. H .; Jackson, K. M .; J eans, B.; Jones, D. C .; Mackay, A. W . G. ; McGiven, C. R.; Moral, G . W .; Oliver , G. D .; Paul, M.; Riordan, W. J. ; Ross, A. M. ; Shoemark, H. M .; Simpson, R.; Smee, W. G.; Smith, J. G .; Smith, E. M .; Upson, N . A.; Wa n au , H.;

SCHOOL HOUSE. G. Wood. Back row: C. W. Weston , R. c. Riley, D. L. Wilks · R. Front row: D. C. Rose, W. M. McLeay, w. H . G ould.

PRIDHAM HOUSE. Back row: H D. Short, R. H. Granger, r. D. Macl eod R J M. Bell. Front row: A. D . MacLennan, J. R. Grant, J . J. Bar~ic~at:

VALETE

Wilco x, P . F.; Wipit i, E. T. Ill G.3: Chew, N. R.; Cotte r, U. L .; Finch , R .; Gardi ner, N. R.; Grace , K. I.; Hotte r, D. A.; Jury, D. C .; Kibby , K. J .; Lobb, R. J.; Milne , A. R.; McLe od, G. J.; Marti n, 0. T .; Mosen , E. G .; Old, P. W . ; O'Nei ll, P. J. S .; Parke r, R. A.; Prude n, L. C.; Rowe , D. T.; Sandf ord, J . B.; Scrive ner, B. A.; Smea ton, D.; Sheph erd, R. J. ; Symes , H .; Whiti ng, C. R.; Willia ms, J . G. Ill E.P.: Adam , G . P.; Barde n, P. R.; Brigh twell, E. E.; Butler , A. J.; Camp ion, c. M.; Chesh ire, F. L. J.; Evans , J . W.; Farqu har, G. B. G. ; Fitzgi bbon, B. E.; Frase r, C. C. ; Goodi n, D. E.; Grund y, N. F.; Guise , R. B.; Hodgs on, K. A.; Jenkin s, I .; Johns ton, E. A. ; Jorda n, F . J.; Lobb, N. S .; Marx, 0 . E.; McEw an, T. P .; Mehrt ens, R. R.; Milne , E. D .; Moffi tt, H. 0 .; Morga n, L. L.; Mumo , M.; Pellet t, R. H. ; Peters , T. G.; Ruthe rford, E. L . ; Samso n, C. H.; Shann on, W. T.; Some rton, T. J.; Still, W. E.; Svend sen, L.; Tatha m, F . ; Taylo r, K. A.; Thom as, H. R.; Willia ms, P. G.; Wilso n, K. S .; Wrigh t, H . S. Ill Ag~: Burson, B . H.; Cole, C. N.; Cole, R. s.; Pagan , J. D .; Gray, E. P.; Honey field, T. S . ; Kerris k, C. W .; Lamb ert, L. W.; Lawre nce, J . C.; Potter , C. R. ; Smith , R. F .; Steele , B. M.; White head, M. H .; Wills, B . B . Ill E.V.; Beam ish, M. W.; Bell, C. J .; Blyde , M. 0 .; Bolto n, M. L .; Burge ss, W. C.; Caldw ell, S. L.; Carley , R. C.; Cham berlai n, M. 0.; Chap man, D. H.; Collin s, R. S.; Giddy , R. H .; Grey, W. J .; Gyde, R. V. ; Hamm ond, J. J . ; Hartle y, L. J.; Hughe s, B . D.; Hunt, B.; Johns , M. H .; Kindb erg, R. G.; Larki ng, F.; Lobb, G. G.; Lobb, M . ; Luxto n, D. L .; May, L. A.; McKa in, S . ; Morga n, M.; Picke ring, J .; Pipe, A. E .; Press, R. J.; Price, B. T.; Russe ll, D. J. ; Simps on, D. H .; Smith, F. D .; Smith , H. R.; Tancr ed, R. S . A.; Thom as, P. A .; Vinni combe , W . ; Ward , N. R.; Watty , W. D.; Weir, D.; Wood , C. G.; Yates , J. M.; Young , M . E . Prepa ratory : Hawk e, W. S.; Julian , K. S.; Keay, I. C. Ropih a, B.; Wells , R.

!VA LET E The follow ing boys left at the end of last year: -VIa: C. Alien, J. B. Anna nd , D . C. Baldw in, L. J. Calma n, E. E. Denne , K. F . Dipro se, W. J. Gatla nd, J. E . Gilber t, A. B . Howe s, D. F. Hugge tt, B. J. Hurle , R. K. Logan , I. D . Mm路to n, A. J . Moss, M. J . MmTa y, A. N. Thom pson, C. Ward . VIacc .: M . B. Calm an, A. 0 . Maste rs, F. D. Mm路a n, C. G. Patric k, D . H. Price, P. A. Taylo r. Sen. Agric: G. L. Ba1na rd, R. J . Field, L . R. L. Frase r, A. M. Horne man, W. L. Jeans , A. P. MacD onald , J . M . MacD onald , R. W . Turne r, R. A. Winst anley, R. S. White head, R. S. Anstis . V Cl. : D. S. Butt, F . B. Cumi ng, R. E. Everis s, D. J . Hall, T. H. Jones , J. B. Philp ott, B. W. Shaw, J . Witte n-Han nah. V Cl. 2 G.nd E.P.: K. K. Jones, K. R. Kirch er, G. A. Rielly , A. M . Sm~th. V Gl.: B. A. Beave n, H. R. Cattle y, S. L. Chong , G. D. Cook, J . L. Cran, L. W. Dutto n, E . K. Hicks on, B. M. Joyes , A. S. Mac.e ud , A. G. Moffit t, R. C. Picke ring, L . J . Ryan, D. H. Sandf ord, R. B. Seldo n, D . R . Self, H . A. S ervice , A. W . Smith , A . W . Wags taff. V G2: 0. W. Adam , B. L. Autrid ge, A. 0. Burke , J. G. Dugga n, K . T . Hetet, C. C. Kjestr up, L. A. Selby, G. 0 . Tyler, F. N. Wey, D. A. Wilso n, R N. Leigh ton. V EV. : R. Kopu , C. R. O'Bri en, M. String field, H. Wipit i. IV Cl.: J. D. Carlso n, C. F. Franc is. IV Gl.: N. L, Hare, S. A. Mack enzie, J . H. Stott, H. Taylo r, J . C. Hawk e , T . Willco x . IV G2:

EXAMINATION

RESULTS ,

1938

EXAMINAT ION

M. F. Brown, J . W . Dumbell, D . Johnstone, C. Shaw. IV G3 and E.P. : S. L . Bagnall, B. H. Brewer, G. N. Horrocks, G. I. Julian, A. D . Topping, I. H. Franks, I . K. Cameron, F. Corbett,. R. J. Moore. IV EV. : R. T. Bell, A. K. Donaldson, J. A. Huggett, T. J . Jefiery, R . B. Langley, E . J . Lewis, E. J. O'Carroll, 0. K. Oliver, J . C. Vale, K. F. Winstanley, N . C. Garner. III Cl: D. Blackbourn, W. E. Gardner, B. N . Hopkms, G. B. Mackay. III Gl.: G. L. Gower, G . J. Hanover. III G2: A. F . Collins, W. G- Surridge. III G3: W. Ramsdale, H. W. Reynolds . III EP. : D . G. Graham, M. J. Julian, G. H. Tremlet. III AG : G. R. Grey, L. F. Grey, A. G . George, G. M . Martyn, D . Mcln"yre, N. A. McEldowney, R. H. Ward, G . S. Wright, A. S. Marx, E. w . Bell. III EV: 0. J. Devery, N. A. Prestney, R. w. Sm1th, K. C. Petty. Prep. : E. J . Cameron, M. s. Chadwick, J. K . navis, N . R. Butler, B . Burmester. The following boys have left during the present year :-VIa : N . W. Jackson. VI Ace. : E. F . Burrowes. V Cll: R. Payne. V Gl: D . A. Valentine. V G2 : D. M. Brown, D . G. Riding, L . B. Wyllie, A. B. Draper. V EV : V. J. Kurta, C. M. Rowe. IV Gl: S. V. Shatter. IV G2: R. G . Knight. IV Ag.: L . C. West. IV EV: C. A. Baillie, J. M . Bennoch, T. G. Somerton. III Cl : D. Johns. III G2 : H . M . Shoemark. III EV : E. McKain, N . R . Ward.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1938 ' B.A. (Second Section) .-D. F . Hugge tt (English II, Latin II, Histol-y). B. Com. (Section) .-K. A. Martin (Comme rcial French), A. 0 . Masters (Book-keeping, Mercantile Law II, Commercial French) , P . A. Te ylor (Mercantile Law I , Commercial French) , D . H. Price (Book-keeping II, Mercantile Law II, commercial French) , B . M. Calman (Book-keeping I , Mercantile Law I , Economic History) , T. M. Crone (Book-keeping I, Economic HistOl-y) , F. J . Novak (Book-keeping I , Economic History).

Taranaki Scholarships.-!. D . M01·ton, W . J . Gatla nd, M. J . Murray, J . B. Woodwa rd. Higher Leaving Certificates.-C. Allen, J . B. Anna.nd, D. C. B aldwin, E . Denne, K . J . M. Brightwell, L . G. Calman, G. N. Oaldwell, F . Diprose, I. E . Gilbert, W . J. Gatland, A. B. H . Howes, P. W . Humphries, B. J . Hurle, I . H. Kerr, R. K. Logan, I. D . Mm·ton, M . J . Mm·ray , A. J . Moss, H. D. Short, A. N. Thomson, Q . A . Thompson, C . Ward, W . K. V(ebster, J . B . Woodwa rd.

1938

University. Entt·ance.-G. B. Allen (M) , G. W. Annand (P), D. s. Baldwm (E), J . J . Barnicoat (M) , R. W. Baunton (M) , B. A. Beaven (P) , R. J . Bell (M), G. E. W . Boon (P) , B . W. Broome (P) , E. F . Burrowes (P) , D . S . Butt (P), H . R. Ca ttley (P) , S. L. Chong (P), J . E. Church (P) , G. D . Cook (P) , H . A. Fleming (M), P. J . Galkthar (M) , W. H. Gould (P ) , R. H. Granger (M), J . R. Grant (P) , D . J . Hall (M) , P . W . Humphries (E), J. Irvine (P) , K . K. Jones (P) , B . M . Joyes (P), N . J. King (P), J. R. Lang (M), T. A . Lewis (M) , A. D . MacLenna n (P ), A. s. Macleod (P), W. T. Mathieson (M), R. S. Millar (M) , W . M. McLea y (P), J. K. Paterson (M) , A. L. Rae (M), G . A. T. R eilly (P) , D. C. Rose (P), _W. M. Royse (P), L . J . Ryan (P) , D . R. N . Self (P) , H . A. ServiCe (P) , B. W . Sha w (M), A. w . W a gstafi (P) , c. ward (E) , F . R. Warren (M) , C. W . Weston (M) , C. A. C . Wiggins (M) D. L. Wilkes (M) , J . Witten-Hannah (M) , R. G . Wood (P) . ' (P) Denotes Pass. (M) Denotes Medical Prelimina r y. (E) Denotes ·Engineer Prelimina1-y. School Certificate (full pass) .-G. B. Allen, G . w . Annand, J . J. Barnicoat, R. W . Baunton, B. A. Bea ven, R. J . Bell, G . E. w . Boon, B . W . Broome, B . J . Browne, D . M . Bun·owes, D . s. Butt, H. R. Cattley, S. L . Chong, J . E. Church, G . D. Cook, H. A. Flemmg, J . E. Gadd, P . J. G a lla h a r, w. H . Gould, R. H . Granger , J . R . Gra nt, D . J: Hall, J . Irvine, H . A. Isaacs, K . K. Jones, B . M. Joyes, N . J. Kmg, J . R. Lang, T. A. Lewis, A. H . D . Lewis, N . J. Macleod, A. S . Macleod, A. D . MacLennan, W . T . Mathieson, R. S. Millar, 0 . G . Moore, W . M . McLeay, J. K . P a terson, A. L . Rae, G . A. T . Reilly, A. D . Roberts, W . M . Roys e, L. J . Ryan, D . R . N . Self, H . A. S erviCe, B . W. Shaw, M. G . Sma rt, A. W . W a gstaff, F. R. W a rren, C. W . Weston, C. A. c. Wiggins, D . L . Wilkes, J. Witten-Hannah . Partial Pass.-S. Florence, G. C . B . H awkins, B . L a mbert, D . s. McClymont, J . W . T. B. Philpott, A. T . Sla de, c. R. Sutherla nd . Public Service Entrance.-R. G . Cha dwick, V. N . Duncan , J . E . Gadd, K . T. Hetet, G. W . W asher, B . Winchcombe. City

Accountants Professional.-B. M. Calman (Book-keeping I , Mercantile Law I) , T . M. Crone (Book-keeping I) , F . J. Novak (Book-keeping · I), P. A. Ta.ylor (Mercantile Law I), A . 0. Mesters (Book-keeping I , Mercantile Law II), C . G . Patrick (Book-keeping II, Mercantile Law II) , D . H . Price (Bookkeeping II, Mercantile Law II).

RESULTS .

and Guilds of London Institute.-Pa.sses in Electrical Engineering, 1938: C. Adams (Grade I D .C. ), P . w. Humphries (Grade I D .C.) , C. Ward (Gra de I D.C.) , G . W a t ers (Grade I D.C.)

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OLD BOYS ' SECT ION

EDITORIAL. As this is the first issue of the Magazine in 1939 I desire, on behalf of the Executive of the Associatio n, to take the opportuni ty of extending greetings to all Old Boys, not only to those living in New Zealand, but also to those who ''for better or for worse'' have migrated to "the four corners of the earth" and where '"fhe 'l'aranaki an" also seems to find its way. No doubt, to those Old Boys living in distant countries, the receipt of t h e School Magazine, giving as it does items of interest concernin g the School and of Old Boys generally, is even more 路welcome than it is to those Old Boys living within New Zealand who maintain an intere::;t in the school, ancl to those Old Boys who are living in distant countries, and who possibly have not been in New Zealand for many years, I should like to say that we, for our part, are equally pleased to hear from you and correspon dence from Old Boys living abroad giving their experience s in, and impression s of countries in which they may live is always an interestin g addition to the Magazine. As a matter of fact the Editors of the Magazine are always only too pleased to hear from any Old Boys, whether living in New Zealand or elsewhere. \Vith the great number of boys now passing through the school each year, it is practicall y impossible for any one person to keep track of them all and a note from time to time to ''The Editor, Taranakia n, c/o 1'he School," giving odd scraps of informati on such as appear::; later in this section is always appreciate d. In the June issue of the Magazine last year, full informati on was published regarding the proposed amendme nt to the Rules of the Associatio n which provided, among other things, for an Annual Subscripti on of five shillings, this amount to cover sub::;<.:ripti on to the Magazine and to the Associatio n as well. This system of subscripti ons has now been inaugurat ed and I earnestly wish to Hppeal to all Old Boys to give their wholehear ted t> upport to thio; scheme. Five sbillingt> a year is not a very large sum for any one member to pay, when it i::; considered that for this sum a member receives his Magazine and pays his subscripti on to the Associatio n as well-a subscripti on which is sorely needed, as up to

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the present the Associatio n has had no regular source of income. With the inaugurat ion of the new scheme, however, it is hoped that this hitherto rather embarrass ing state of affairs will be alleviated . The subscripti on may be paid to Branch Secretarie s or to the General Secretary of the Associatio n, New Plymouth . During the last two or three years the Associatio n has been endeavour ing, by holding Old Boys' Days at School each year and by other means, to bridge the gap between Present Boys and Old Boys with a view to obtaining the interest of boys whilst at School in the affairs of the Associatio n, as an induceme nt for them to take an interest in the Associatio n when they leave school. This policy of closer relationsh ip between Present Boys and Old Boys is proving a wise one and one that has already produced results, for last year a number of the younger Old Boys formed a Junior Committe e for the purpose of keeping contact through social activities and sports fixtures with their fellow members. This Committee is doing good work and has thoroughl y justified its formation . 'fowarcls the latter part of last year members of the local Associatio n gathered at the School and various games and sports were organised , and later members were entertaine d at afternoon tea by Mr. Moyes. The clay was a very enjoyable one and one which is eagerly anticipate d again this year, when it is hoped that more local Old Boys will endeavou r to be present. Later in the year again members of the Urenui Branch of the Associatio n visited the School and were similarly entertaine d at afternoon tea by Mr. Moyes, after a friendly game of cricket between the visitors and the School Eleven. During Easter of this year a Reunion was held at the School, but in spite of the fact that many hundreds of circulars were sent out notifying members of the Reunion and of the various functions to be held thereat, and although a large sum was spent on advertisin g, attendance at the Reunion was most dishearten ing and unless your Executive can feel that similar functions in the future will receive better support, they will have to seriously reconside r the advisabili ty of holding periodical Reunions of this nature. F. L. READ, President.

OLD BOYS' SECTION 70 GENERAL PERSONALS. Once a"'ain we have to congratul ate Ronald Syme, who has be:n awarded the Conington Prize for Lati~ for 1939 at Oxford University . In 1936 he was appomted Dean of Trinity College, Oxford, and in November , 1937, Fellow and Tutor of the same college.

George Brabyn has left for Hobsonvil le to take up an Air Force commission . W. R. Geddes, who is senior demonstra tor in experimental psycholog y at Otago University , has b een awarded a research scholarshi p on that subject. R. S. V. Simpson was admitted as a barri~ter. and solicitor at the Supreme Court at Wellingto n.

J . Ibbotson, a member of the New Pl~rmouth Aero Club, made his first solo flight this term. M. Marsden was presented with an engraved cigarette case by the Old Boys senior A cricket team before he left for Wellingto n. We extend our congratul ations to L. Ha:man on being chosen to represent the West Coast Athletic ~entre at the New Zealand champion ships, held at Napier. -,ate C Nodder on beating A. Dickie in W e congrat tu · . · h' the finals of the South Taranaki tenms champiOn s Ips. They are both Old Boys. Mm·ray Geddes was recently appointed Director of the Carter Observato ry at Wellingto n. We extend our congratul ations to c . Stro~bom and . . the North Taranakl tennis doubles G. Ewart on wmmng champion ship. We extend our congratul ations to ~· C. W. Davi~ n holding his 220 yards breast~troke t1tle at t~e ~~ll ~ealand swimming champions hips, held at Invercarg i . Allen have completed the H F F oo k es an d D · · . · . t' . f the third profession al exammatiO n f or the first sec 10n o degree M.B., Ch.B.

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71 We extend our congratul ations to M. P. Donnelly on making top score for Canterbur y against Sir Julien Cahn 's team, and also for retaining his position in the New Zealand team.

Our congratul ations are due to Jack Spedding on his selection in the first New Zealand badminto n team to leave our shores on a tour of Australia. He has played consistent ly well and thoroughl y deserved all the luck on the tour we can wish him. Old Boys at School during 1920-21 will be ~lad to hear news of Charles now Sir Charles Bur.dett. Tn a very interestin g letter he describes his wandering s over half the globe since leaving School. He has had many strange occupatio ns and after exciting adventure s, including hair-bread th escapes from man-eatin g wild animals, is now content to settle clown as manager of a chain of stores for the Ashanti Goldfields Corporati on Ltd., at Obuasi, Gold Coast, W est Africa. G. L . Mandeno has been sent by his firm to England, to specialise for two years in Diesel engines, at the works of Ruston and Hornby. He writes that he has seen several Old Boys' sig-natures in the visitors' book at New Zealand House, London. Among those who have gone to England with Royal Air Force commissions are C. N. Whittingt on, H. Keller and W. L. Rae. J. G. Short, who has been studying for a year at the Botanical Gardens, Berlin, has now returned to Kew Gardens, London. H . R. (Peter) Finch paid a visit to School in April. He is on 10 weeks' holiday in New Zealand, on leave from Fiji, where he is with the Colonial Sugar Company 's mill at Rarawai, Ba River. W. J. Watt, who has been Superinte ndent of the Rotorua Hospital for the last year, has arrived in London. He intends to study for his F.R.C.S. and gain further hospital experienc e in England and on the Continent .

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L. S. Watt, who has been in Englan d studyin g special subj ects for th e Coloni al Service at Oxford Univer sity, has receive d notific ation that h e will be r equired to proceed to Northe rn Nigeri a in July. After his vacatio n in Cumb erland he writes that no literar y apprec iation yet written h as done full juf>tice to the beauty of th e Lake Distric t. A r ecent visitor to School is W. Haywa rd, who is at Hunter ville. In commo n with other Old Boys who have visited the School recentl y he was greatly struck by t h e gr eat change s which have taken place in the la fit few yearfi. A note from Wanga nui tells us that Jack Hallig an is engage d to be marriP d. He is with c. F. Millwa ril and Co ., shippin g agentfi , Wanga nui. A. H. Bracke bush, who is manag er of the Institu te of Massag e in Helens ville, has been appointec1 a Justice of the Peace. As ehairm an of t h e Town Board he is the leading citizen of the distric t. We hear he has two sons, whom we hop e to fiee at the School in the future. 'r. M. Crone is vvith Bayly and Lovell. H e if> playing for Old Boys seniors and is secreta ry of the club. B. Calma n if> now in the Gas Compa ny's office .

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K. Hob en hafi transfe rred to the staff of the Bank of N.S.W . 'r. Jones and G. 'l'reml ett are with Messrs . Bm路ch and Co., genera l mercha nts. R. N. Leight on has recentl y discov ered that Goodrich tyres are the acme of perfect ion. He if> playin g for Old Boys' seniors this year. R. Seldon is in the office of the N .Z. Infiura nce

Compa ny. J. Ryan is in the State Fire Insuran ce. G. S. Bowen is with L. H. Johnso n Motors . D . H. Price is in the office of Walkle y, Lawre nce and Watts, public accoun tants. D. Sand fo rd has started work in the firm of J ones and Sandfo rd, builder s.

F . L. READ, Esq. Presiden t, Old Boys' Association, 1939.

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73 K. A. Martin and J. Cattley have started in the Customs Office. H. Smith has been teaching in the Central School, and turns out for Old Boys' seniors. J. Vale has joined numerous other Old Boys on the staff of the Cambrian Engineering Company. He is also playing for Old Boys' seniors. V. Kurta, who is with Smith and Smith, paint merchants, is yet another of last year's fifteen who is playing for Old Boys' seniors this year. M. Marsden, who is in the same firm, has been transferred to the Wellington branch. R. Payne is in the office of the South British Insurance Co., and E. Everiss is with Phoenix Insurance. R. Urry has commenced new duties in the firm of Black and J acka, Ltd. Ltd.

G. Waters is on the garage staff of Newton King, 'l'. Somerton is working in Phillips Motors.

S. Chong is in the Railway Department at Ohakune. D. Cook, G. W alsh and B. Falk are busy with the problems involving Social Security measures.

J. Aburn has returned to New Plymouth in the Lands and Survey Department . J. 0 'Carroll and C. Ward are on the electrical staff of the Borough Council. R. S. Shewry is on his father's farm at Whangamomona. H. Gold is in the grocery department of the :B'armers' Co-op. A. W. W agstaff is now on the staff of A. H. Blennerhassett, chemist. H. Wipiti has commenced work in the Frigidaire Refrigerato r Service.

B. L . Autridge and J-_ G. Duggan are both working in the ''Economic. ''

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MacDonald is working in C. Swans on's, Ltd. Froggatt is in the P. and T. Department . Draper has started work in the office of Firestone Wyllie and J. Dumbell are with the Daily News, Hotter with the Herald.

WAIKATO. D. Le Pine is still the efficient secretary of the branch. A. Betts, J. V. Bryant, E. M. Kay and H. A. Grigg are farming in the Te Awamutu district. Among those who have left School recently and who have been in touch with the secretary are P. Finis, M. Stringfie:d, A. Taylor and B. Joyes. The last named is working with Dennis Alien, formerly head of Carrington House, at L. G. Godfrey 's, Taumarunu i. A. Smith and J. Carroll are with Burgess, Fraser, . Ltd. C. E. Pearson is with the P.W.D. at Te Kuiti. R. Brien is on the staff of H. and J. Court, Ltd. Ray Smith is teaching near Opotiki and represented Bay of Plenty against Waikato for the Hawke Cup, and aaginst Sir Julien Cahn's team. A. B. Matthews is a land agent in Hamilton, in partnership with his brother. A. McHardy has a farm at Tehoe, near Morrinsville . J. St. Paul is with Messrs. A. M. Bisley and Co., Ltd., Hamilton, and completed his Accountanc y Professional last November. W. Berridge is on the accountant' s staff of the Public Trust Office in Hamilton. D. Grant and K. Hamilton are with the State Advances Corporation . B. Matthews is teaching at Marakopa, in the King Country. L. I. Day is teaching at the Hamilton Technical High School. G. Kear, who is with Gerham, Larsen and Co., Ohakune, is contemplati ng a trip to England.

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Two of our vice-preside nts joined the ranks of the benedicts during 1938. They are J. D. Willis and R. I. M. Sutherland, and we wish them the best of luck. The following members are connected with the legal world :--:-J. Eaves, T. N. Foden, W. Grant, R. E. Pope, R. S. V. S1mpson, R. I. Sutherland, J. D. Willis, J. W. Tate. The following are practising accountancy or in accountants' offices :-R. C. Bradshaw, T. G. L. Buxton, G. ' Rawson, E. Tan路ant. Members in banks are :-A. Bell, G. R. Forbes, W. H. McKay, N.S.W.; M. Clay, J. Ford, A. L. Hempton, T King, C. Kingdon, Bank of N.Z.; R. Crawshaw, A. B: Shaw, W. F. Sutton, National Bank of N.Z. . .R. R?gers recently left Wellington to study for the mnustry m Knox College, Dunedin. G. Hay ton has recently been selected for the New Zealand R.A.F. for training in England, and leaves New Zealand shortly. Four Old Bo~s took part in the 'Varsity Extravaganza: R. S. V. S1mpson as "Nev the Peacemaker " R C?rkill as "The Mad Hatter," W . Bradshaw an~l D: F1tzpatrick in the chorus and ballet respectively . ~n University football we are well represented . Larkm and Ek~ahl are in the seniors; Cor kill ( capt.) and Papps are m the second fifteen, and McLeod MasJim Ga;ner is ters and Taylor are in the colts' team. playing second division football for the Onslow Club. . R. C. Bradshaw, who is a partner in the firm of W1lberfoss, Harden and Co., is Warden of Weir House. R. J. Cor kill is again President of Weir House. He . 1s als~ OJ?- the Executive of the Victoria College Students' Assocwtwn, represented the College in the tournament at shooting, is captain of the second fifteen, played the part of "Mad Hatter" in the Extravagan za and passed ' his final B.A. Not a bad year's work. R. S. V. Simpson, who completed his LL.B. lst year, has been admitted to the Bar. He is on the Victoria College Students' Association Executive and the representative on the Council.

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Other Old Boys in residenc e at Weir House inclu~e J. Halpin (sec. Weir House Associat ion), T. Larkm (sports sec.), L. Papps, H. Moss, A. Masters, P. Taylor, A. McLeod, F. Whitwel l and I . Morton. 1'he followino · o·raduate d this year :-M.A. : E. R Dearnlev . B.A.: M~ 0. Ekdahl, R. Corkill, T. Larkin. LL.B. : R. S. V. Simpson . R. Edgley is Presiden t of the Victoria ~ollege Students ' Associat ion. R. Cor kill and R. S. V . S1mpson are on the Executiv e. L . Hannan and R. Mander are in the Union S.S. Company . Both Garv and Hornby Evers-Sw indell are with the General Insm:anc e Corporat ion. A . B. Mcintyr e has joined the Air Force and is to put in a year's training in New Zealand before proceeding to England . H. Whitting ton is reportin g for the Sporting Life. 5

G. Youngs, D. Fitzpatr ick and W. Cook are with Symingt on Ltd. A. Masters and P. 1'aylor are with Wilberfo ss, Harden and Co., accounta nts. W. Bradsha w is in the office of Dominio n Motors, Ltd. IT. Kersllaw is with a company of motor-ca r constructors at Petone. R. Crompto n is with the 'l'e A.ro branch of the Commercial Bank. '1'. R. Ryan is with Geagle Smith's motor firm. 1'he followin g members of the Associat ion are in Governm ent Departm ents :-L. Avann, Lands and Survey; A. H. Andrews , Defence ; E. r~ld~us, Extern~l Affairs; J·. L. Batten, Broadca. ·~mg; I. B1gwood, C.us.toms; W. G. Buchana n, Pubhc Works; L. Cottle:, Marine; E . Dewdenn y, Railway s; M. Edgecom be, Agnculture; M. Evans, P.1'.0. ; E. Feny, 'l'reasury ; A. Gorringe, P.T.O.; L. G. Goss, Army; S. Hayden, Broadc~st ing; M. Hicks, Land and Income Tax; D. N. Hull, Sc1en-

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t ific and Industri al H.esearch; A. Hunger, Land and Income Tax; J. I-Ialpin, Navy; N. Jobnson, P.W.D.; C. Leighton , Land and Income; T. R. C. Muir, Railway s; W. Mart, G.P.O.; P. Meiklejo hn, Police; A. Mcindoe , Native; W. Nicholso n, Lands and Survey; D. Nicbol, Customs ; G. 0 'Hallo ran, 1'ourist; J. Read, Labour; R. Simpson , State Aclvance s; C. J. Stace, Native; D. V. Stace, Reserve Bank; W. Squire, Railway s; E. Smart, P.W.D.; L. E. Smith, Navy; F. Tuck, P .W.D.; J. Wilson, P.T.O.; N. Waters and F. Wbitwel l, .Air Dept.; W. Burrowes and A. McLeod, Social Security ; J. Garner. P. and T.; J . Annand, Public Works; Bevan, Customs ; WittenHannah and Butt, State Advance s; N. Hull, New Zealand Standard s Institute ; R. Hyslop; Meteoro logical Dept.; E. Smart and R. .Torchm , Railwayi l; S. FlE'ming-, r~and and Income Tax. CHRISTCHURCH & DUNED IN. Martin Donnelly writes that there is a strong feeling clown here frn· an Associat ion Bran rh, a ne'! tlw num bE'rs certainly warrant ih; formatio n. D. N. Allan and H. F. Fookes are doing final year medicine at the Christch urch Hospital . L. Loveridg e is still coaching 'Varsity seniors and has high hopes of his team winning the champio nship for 1939. 1'he teaching professio n boasts of three Old Boys:

A. H. Insull, recently appointe d to the headmas ter of the Cathedra l Gramma r School. Don Grant at West Christch urch Boys' High School. R. J ones at the Christch urch Boys' High School. F. D. Moran, K . M. Tilley, A. W. Lindup and G. P. Keller are at Rollesto n House and we must congratu late Moran on debut in 'Varsity cricketin g circles- six wickets against Otago Universi ty. B. I-Iurle and M. P. Donnelly are at College House. The latter is to be congratu lated once a"'ai.n on his splendid cricketin g season.

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R. Smaill, M. Gannaway, N. Chatfield, G. C. Weston and L. Petty are with Christchurc h firms, and P. Meiklejohn is in the Police Force. M. G. Hunter and K. Rutherford are at Wigram. Alan Ewart is on the staff of the Timaru Herald, and we must congratulat e him on his century for the Timaru Herald against the Christchurc h Star-Sun and also for his fine club performance s. Don Grant has joined the ranks of the benedicts since last issue. Pleasant memories still linger with the Dunedin Old Boys as a result of last year's XV 's performance s, and Dunedinites are still amazed at the brilliance shown by the back line. They judge the team-the best school fifteen ever-thank s Otago. Those at University include: John Steven, fourth year med., 'Var:;ity C 's and Otago junior rep. He was in good form over tournament and ran the boxing very ably. Bill Faris, Selwyn College, fourth year mecl.

BRANCH ACTIVIT IES HA WERA BRANCH. The ninth annual meeting of the South Taranaki Branch was held at Hawera, M. Good presiding. Several of the older members had left the district, stated the annual report, but every effort was being made to secure the membership of boys who had recently left School. 'l'he Annual Dinner was held on the night of the annual match between School and St. Patrick 's College, Silverstream. Mr. W. H. Moyes was presented with a cheque The for ten guineas towards the Scholarship Fund. annual ball was not held, a smaller dance being held instead. A loss was shown on the year's working, due to contribution s and the replenishme nt of supplies of stationery and badges. Officers elected were :-Patron, Mr. W. H. Moyes; 1)l:esident, J. Riddle; senior vicepresident, S. McKay; junior vice-preside nt, K. Riley; secretary and treasurer, J. Webster; hon. auditor, J. D. Anderson; executive, M. Good, J. Shaw, R. Clayton; district representati ves, A. Dickie (W averley), H. Betts

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79 (Okaia_wa), E. P. Riley (Opunoke), B. H. Pease (Manma) ; representati ve on parent body, C. S. Evans. 'l'he annual subscription was fixed at 5/ - to include The 3/ - f?r th~ annual subsc~iption to the Maga~ine. meetmg ~I~ not agree with the suggestion that, of the 2/- remammg, 1/6 should be forwarded to the parent body for the purposes of the Association. It was decided to forward, as usual, whatever surplus the branch accumulated .

It was decided to hold the Annual Dinner on the night of the New Plymouth-S t. Patrick's match, when held in May or June.

Personals. Don. Latham, .who has long been a prominent figure . m South Ta~路anakl football, has been elected chairman of the committee supervising junior football.

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Ro.wlands is pla~ing for Athletic seniors this year. D. 0 Dea Is the energetic secretary of the same club. L. George is playing for Hawera seniors. . Gordon McDonald was recently in Hawera for a bnef sp~ll on l~ave. He is now sailing the Seven Seas as a manne engineer.

ebster has added to his other labours the Jack secretarysh ip of the branch. Congratulat ions are extended to Eric Dickie on his engagement . EASTER RE-UNION.

As us~1al the start of the reunion saw a gathering of Old ~oys m the Assembly Hall for roll call on Saturday mornmg. After roll call Mr. Moyes, in welcoming the Old ~oys, traced the growth of the School during the past fe'Y years .. He thanked the Old Boys' Association for the u~terest It had taken in the welfare of the School and for Its generous gift of the honours board in the Assembly Hall .. Morning tea was served in the diningroom, af!er which a group photograph was taken. For the remam~er of the day cricket and tennis matches were played agamst the present pupils of the School.

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The Annual Re-union Smoke Concert, held in the evening in the Workers' Social Hall, was attended by a great crowd which was representative of many decades of Old Boys. The function was a very happy one, all the usual toasts being honoured, and artists giving several enjoyable items between toasts. The toast to kindred associations was responded to by representatives of the Associations of Auckland Grammar, W anganui Collegiate, Nelson College, Christ's College, and Otago Boys' High School. On Sunday morning it was very pleasing to see such a large attendance at St. Mary's for the church parade. Thanks are due to the Rev. F . Hart, who so kindly conducted the service. In the afternoon there was a dispersal, some going for a climb or tramp on the well-remembered slopes of Egmont. The annual ball, a function which has always been one of the most popular and well-attended of the New Plymouth dances, was held in the Agricultural Hall on the Monday evening. The full attendance, combined with the novel mode of decoration of the new Queen's Hall in the Association's colours and the greenery of the lounge, made the ball one of the most successful ever held. The debutantes were presented, according to custom, to Mrs. F. L. Read, wife of the President.

MARRIAGES. BRIDGER-VICKERS.-At New Plymouth on December 28, 1938, Rebecca Agnes (Reba) , youngest daughter of Mrs. C. I. Vickers, New Plymouth, and the late Thomas Vickers, Tuna, to Errol William, eldest son of Mr. e.nd Mrs. W. Bridger, New Plymouth. FOOKES-MOYES.-At St. Mary's, New Plymouth, on December 23, 1938, Katherine Mary, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moyes, to Harold Faber, the younger son of Dr. E. F. and the late Mrs. Fookes, of New Plymouth. GIFFORD-COLES.-At Feilding, in February, 1939, Kathleen Hutton, daughter of Mrs. A. Cotes, Inglewood, and the late Mr. W. R. Coles, to Alan, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Gifford, of Feilding. HALLIGAN-BLACK.-At Wanganui on December 20, 1938, Dora Myrtle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Black, Gonville, Wange.nui, and Jack, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E . Halligan, Wanganui.

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scholastic careei·, carrying off many of the principal form prizes. He entered the sixth form in 1931 and in his last year he specialised in drawing and won the drawing prize. He was made a Prefect in the same year. He entered into all the activities of the School with great enthusiasm and there were many who pi·edicted for him a brilliant future when he finally left after 10 years in the School. During his stay he had made many friends and had endeared himself to everyone with whom he had come into contact. In 1934 he entered the School of Architecture at the Auckland University College, where he continued to do brilliant work. He was admitted as an associate of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and his fifth-year thesis for the degree of Bachelor of Architecture, a design for low-rental flats in a congested area of Parnell, won him fame in his profession. He was employed at his death by the Public Works l)epartment at Auckland. While at University Jack continued to take an interest in all aspects of University life. He served on the executive of the Students' Association, was secretary of the University Rowing Club, the cox of its eight, and a member of its crews• in a number of regattas. He will be deeply mourned and greatly missed by members of the Auckland branch of the Old Boys' Association, of which he was a very keen and efficient secretary. We feel that the world is worse for the passing of one whose brilliant beginnings promised so well and there is a gap in the lives of all those many boys who knew J ack and had come to love him during his long association with the School. To his friends, and particularly to his parents, Mr. a nd Mrs. C. R. Fairbrother, we extend our very sincere sympathy.

L. C. Sladden, Esq. Died on March 17th, 1939.

Jack Fairbrother Died on March 2nd, 1939. A large body of Old Boys, who had been associ:"ted with him over his long period of years at the school, learned with the deepest regret that another young life was tragically cut short when J:"ck Fairbrother, after a very short illness, died in the Auckland Hospital at the age of 24 years. Jack entered the Preparatory School in 1923. He at once established himself a reputation for intelligence well above the average. He entered the Upper School in 1928 and continued his brilliant

The death took place suddenly at his home in Kowhai Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, of Mr. L. C. Sladden at the age of 71 years. The late Mr. Sladden was widely known and respected throughout Taranaki, where he was engaged in survey work in partnership with Mr. A. H. Palmer for many years. His passing is a cause for deep regret by the School and its Old Boys and friends because we feel we have lost a friend who gave long and valuable service on the Board of Governors. Mr. Sladden joined the Board in 1916 and thereafter gave to the affairs of the School 12 years of faithful and unstinted service. His

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ability as an administrator was recognised in 1921 when he was elected Chairman. He occupied this important position for two years and remained on the Board until 1928. After he retired he continued to take a very real interest in the work of the School, and with his passing we feel that the School has lost one of its oldest and staunchest friends. We wish to join with their very wide circle of friends in extending our sincerest sympathy in their bereavement to Mrs. Sladden, her son and daughter.

Peter lmlay Frederick Saunders. Killed in an accident May 14th, 1939. Many Old Boys and friends were shocked by the tragic death of Peter Saunders at the age of 25. He was killed when the car in which he was returning from Wanganui to Wellington via the Pahautanui Road left the road and crashed into a rock face. Peter was with us for three years from 1928 to 1930, but during that short time he became one of the acknowledged leaders of the School. This was not achieved by outstanding athletic prowess or brilliant scholarship, but by sheer force of character and charm of personality. He left us in 1930 to join the National Bank of New Zealand at Wanganui, where he assisted in the organisation of the strong branch of the Old Boys' Association then in existence there. Two years ago he left the bank to join the accountancy firm of Mr. Paul s. Gillingham, of Wellington, where he was employed at the time of his unfortunate death. Since he left School we had come to regard Peter as our mo;t frequent and most welcome visitor drawn by a real affection for the School. On our side that affection was reciprocated. Much as we admired his sterling qualities as a boy, as we watched him grow to manhood, we fell more under the spell of his gentleness and charm and were proud to think that the School had had some influence in moulding the character of one so near the 'beau ideal.' Of him we can truly say that he was a gentleman. Not the least of Peter's admirable qualities was the divine gift of friendship and there are a host of devoted friends who feel with us as we write, that his passing has left a gap in our lives that never can be filled. To his father, Mr. lll).lay Saunders, one of the School's greatest friends, to his brother George and to his sorrowing relatives we offer our deepest sympathy.

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N eville John Grant Died 23rd December, 1938.

It is with a sense of shock that we record the death of Neville Grant after a long illness in the New Plymouth Hospital at the age of 21 years. Many friends and Old Boys of the School who by long acquaintance had come to love his bright personality and happy disposition and to cherish his friendship as one of their most precious human contacts, mourn him with a very deep sense of personal loss. To the School h is death is the tragedy of a life cut off when on the very threshold of a manhood that would have left an enduring mark on the life of the community. Neville entered the School in 1931 from the We~t End School, where he had already made himself popular with masters and fellow pupils and had won for himself a fine reputation for keenness, particularly on the cricket field.

He had already captained the North Taranaki Primary Schoo~s cricket eleven with great ability. He remained at School for three years, where he was most popular. He won his cricket cap in 1933 and represented the School against both Wanganui and Nelson Colleges. When he left School he was apprenticed to P . F. Burrows, Ltd., Printers. He continued to be outstanding at games, playing cricket for the Western Park and New Plymouth Clubs and football for the Tukapa Club. He was an outstanding member of the New Plymouth Cricket Club team which won the Taranaki Championship in 1936-37. His cricket continued to improve and after representing North Taranaki on several occasions he had come to be regarded as the most promising young batsman in New Plymouth. When he entered the New Plymouth Hospital there seemed no possibility whatever of a serious illness, but he was unfortunate in contracting infectious diseases then prevalent which gradually weakened his resistance until we heard with dismay that he was dangerously ill and finally that, exhausted by his heroic fight, he had succumbed. He will be sadly missed from the sports fields of the town, not only for his marked ability but for the splendid example he set by his unassuming modesty and by the keen spirit of sportsmanship with which he entered into all games he played. To his sorrowing family we extend our deepest sympathy.

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In addition to its normal function s during the past year your executiv e has concentr ated on the improve ment of the Associat ion's organisa tion for the purpose of strength ening its financial position, and, at the end of a full and busy year, is pleased to report that great progress has been made, and looks forward to the year 1939 as one of great growth as a result of the work of the past two or three years.

Constitution and Rules. After some years of work by this and other executiv es 路we can report that with the new year we shall be working under a fixed constitut ion, the need for which has been long felt . A draft set of rules has been approved by all the branches except one, which we have not had an opportlm ity of consultin g. The principa l changes from the past methods of administ ration are a re-organ isation of the executiv e committe e to provide for a small managem ent committe e and the provision of a universa l five-shill ing subscrip tion to include the "Taranakian. '' We hope that this will provide an annual i.ncome sufficient at least to provide running expenses for which, in the past, we have hlld to rely upon ephemer al profits from the annual ball. We ask for the co-opera tion of this meeting to assi"t us by approvin g the clraft set of rules and in giving all its support to the subscrip tion schemes, which will not only benefit the Associat ion but will also allow for a great expansio n in both sections of the "Tarana kian." Insurance Scheme. In conjunct ion with the Old Girls' Associat ion your executiv e has finalised arrangem ents with the Colonial Mutual Life Assuranc e Society whereby parents may make provision for the future educatio n of their children at the New Plymout h High Schools. The parent may take out an Endowm ent Policy on his own life to mature

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85 at the time when the child will be commen cing his or her secondar y educatio n. 'l'he total insuranc e 路w ill be of such an amount as will cover the cost of boarding and school fees for as many years as the parent desires. In addition provisio n is made for the estaollsh ment of an Educatio n l:Dndowment fund, to be administ ered by the trustees for the purpose of educatio n at eitner school. 'l'he trustees appomte d by your executiv e are : Messrs. H. R. Billing, G-. 11 'raser, and W . .Hi. Alexand er. .l!;very Old Boy may become an agent of tne scneme by informin g his fnends of Its existence and its purpose.

Football Caps. During the year we were glad to be able to as::;i::;t in the revival of a ceremon y wmcn, for reasons of finance, had been discontm uecl b.Y_ the l:;chool several years ago. Prwr to the departur e or tne .l!'1 rst Fifteen upon theii' trip to Dunedm , members of the executiv e visited the Bcnool and presente d the team with football caps. The presenta tion was financed by a successfu l piCture benefit at the State 'l'heatre, which left a small margin of profit to the general fund after the purchase of the caps. We intend the provisio n of caps to be an annual charge on the funds of the Associat ion. Honours Board. An honours board, towards the cost of which we assisted, has now been erected on the wall of the Assembl y Hall at the back of the stage. 'l'he list of Old ~oys who have won honours is now almost complete , and m the new year the names will be on the board. Old Boys' Day. The Saturday of Labour w eek-end wa::; .-et aside for an Old Boys' Day at the School. Althoug h lavishly advertise d, the response was not encourag ing, but those who did attend voted the function a success. If the function is to be made an annual fixture there will be need for greater support from local Old Boy:; and from those within easy distance of the School. In connecti on with this fixture we desire to thank Mr. Moye~ for his hospitali ty during the afternoo n.

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In pursuance of its avowed policy to send representatives to the re-unions of all branches, members of the Parent Association visited the following :-Hawera, Manawatu, Hawke 's Bay, Wellington, Waikato, Urenui. Owing to a misunderstanding we were unaware o.f the date of the Auckland Re-union and were not represented. At all branches we found a hearty welcome awaited us, which more than repaid us for the miles travelled. The re-unions were, without exception, well-attended and very successful functions.

Sports Clubs. It is our pleasure to report that the SIJorts Clubs affiliated to the Association have continued to flourish. We ask for them the continued support of all younger Old Boys. \V e wish to congratulate the Cricket Club on the success of its Senior team which went through the season unbeaten and won the Taranaki Championship.

Annual Ball. The Annual Ball was held on May 16th, and, although socially it was most successful, it was not as well attended as usual. We feel that the main reason for this was the abandonment of the traditional Easter date. We recommend that the 1939 functions be held at Easter, although it will necessitate a change of venue.

G. C. Weston. All Old Boys will join in congratulating Crowley West on and his parents on his selection as one of the Cecil Rhodes Trust Scholars for 1938. We appreciate the honour he has done to the School and offer him our best wishes in his great opportunity.

Finance. The balance outstanding to the credit of the Association at the New Plymouth Savings Bank is £68/4/8, as against £81/12/8 at the end of last year. The loss on the year's working is accounted for entirely by a loss on th e ball of £21/9/6. Considering that the normal

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87 profit on t~e ball is between £20 and £30, to have finished the _Y_ear With a loss of £13/8/- reveals a very satisfactory positiOn. The running expenses of the Association have been provided by a series of special efforts on the part o~ the executive, including dances, competitions, and a piCture benefit.

New Zealand Secondary Schools' Association. As a result of a feeling of hostility to some sections of the proposed Education Bill, your executive took the initiative in organising in Wellington a committee representing. the Old Boys of all Secondary Schools. They were j:nven an opportunity to appeal before the Parliament~ry Committee and give evidence. They received certam assurances and 1ve have reason to be pleased with the resultfl of onr organisation. As a result of this it was also sugge~ted by us that the org·anisation of that committee might be retained permanently in Wellington and interest itself in the ~eneral welfare of Secondary Schools in the Dominion. T~is was done, and, as a tribute to his pioneer work in this matter, Mr. J. D. Willis, our own representative, was elected the first president.

The School. We offer to Mr. M oyes and his staff our congratu-

~ations _on t he completion of another successful year. and

m particular on the :fine performance of the First Fifteen and First Eleven. ·

Thanks. Finally, our thanks are due to Mr. W. S. Thomson hon~rary auditor, for. again auditing our accounts, to M/ T. N. S. Watt, the editor of the Old Boys' Section of the "Tara~akian," to Messrs. Baily and Lovell for the use of thmr rooms for meetings, to the Ladies' Committee, who helped to make the Ball a success and to all those who helped with the decoration of the 'hall, particularly Mr. A. H. Blundell, who was responsible for the design.

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ENG AGE ME NTS . STE PHE NSO N-TH OMS ON.- Dori s Emm W. M. Thom son, Haw era, and Patri a, daug hter of Dr. and Mrs. ck Fran cis Lloyd, eldes t son of the late Mr. G . H . and Mrs. Step hens on, Fran kleig h Park , New Plymouth .

BIR THS . HOS KIN.-On Apri l 20, 1939, to Mr . and Mrs. Trev or Hosk in, New Plym outh , a son. PEA SE.- On Apri l 7, 1939, to Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Pease, Oaku ra, a. son. REA D.-O n Marc h 19, 1939, to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. R ead, Ng路am otu, a daug hter. SMI TH.- On Marc h 12, 1939, to Mr. and Mrs. Neim ann Smit h, Haw era, a daug hter. WAL KER .-On Marc h 24, 1939, to Mr. a nd Mrs. A. Wa lker, New Plym outh , a son. WIL LIAM SON. -To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Willi amso n, New Plym outh , a daug hter. WOO D.-O n Marc h 20, 1939, to Mr. and Mrs. H . Woo d, Eltha m, twin sons; one still- born . LILE .--On Febr uary 24, 1939, to Mr. and Mrs. Addi e B. Lile, jnr., New Plym outh, a daug hter.

DEA THS . GOO DRI CK.- On Febr uary 9, 1939, at New Plym outh Publ ic Hosp;tal , John Thom as, husb and of Mary Good rick, aged 63 years . Acci denta lly killed . .PRI CE.- On Apri l 18, 1939, at his resid ence, Sydn ey H enry , husb and of Ruby Ame lia Price , New Plym outh , aged 47 years . FAIR BRO THE R.-A t the Auck land Hosp ital, on Thur sday, Marc h 2, 1939, Jack, secon d son of C . R. and E. H . Fairb rothe r, aged 24 years . SLA DDE N.-A t New Plym outh on Marc h 17, 1939, Lewi s Coste r Slad den, aged 71 years .

EXA MIN ATI ON SUC CES SES .

The follo win g is a list of Old Boy s who wer e success ful in the Uni vers ity Deg ree Exa min atio ns last year . W e offer our due apologies for any omissions, for it is by no mea ns an easy task to obta in a complet e list of pass es. Hono urs and M.A .-E. R. Dear nley (second class ) . Fina l LL.B .-0. S. Evans , R. S. V. Simpson. Fina l B.Sc .-H. H . Fran cis. Fina l B .A.-M . 0. Ekda hl.

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Secti ons for MB., Ch.B .-1. R. Thom pson , A. L. Loma s, D. N.D. Aurd , I. B. Faris , J. W. Avery, s. Allen . Medi cal Inter medi ate.- Biol ogy, Phys ics and Chem istry : w. J. West on. Secti on M.Agr. Sc. -Fie ld Husb andr y I.: G . H . Terr y. Secti on of B.Co m.-B ookk eepin g and Acco unts I.: T . M. Cron e, W. M. Brad shaw , B . M. Calm an, A. 0. Mast ers. Book keep ing and Acco unts 11.: D. H. Price . Book keep ing and Acco unts Ill.: F . J. Halp in, P. R. Fent on, D. M. Hathe r~y. Merc antil e Law I.: .P. A Taylo r, W. M. Brad shaw, B. M. Calm an. Merc antil e Law 11.: D. H . Price, A.' 0 . Mast ers. Audi ting. -D. M. Hath erly, P . R. Fent on. Stati stica l Meth od.-T . R. Ryan . ~conomic Geog raph y.-F . J. Halp in, T . R. Ryan . Econ omic Hist ory. -T. M . Cron e. Bank ing Dipl oma. -Com merc ial Glasg ow. Curr ency and Bank ing: and Bank ing Law II.: M. J . P . M. J . P. Glas gow. Book keep ing and Acco unts: R. McT avish . Bills of Exch ange : J. H. Pear son. Insu ranc e Dipl oma .-Fir e Insw路ance 11.: H . G. Hopk ins. Acco untan cy Profe ssion al (the subje cts as indic ated a r e as follows: Book keep ing and Acco unts I., 1; Merc antil e Law 1., 2; Econo~~s, 3; Book keep i?g and Acco unts 11., 4; Merc antil e Law 11., 5; Aud1 tmg, 6; Book keep mg and Acco unts Ill., 7; Trus tees, 8; Bank ruptc y, 9; Join t Stock Com panie s, 10). -F. M. Barna rd, 3, 5, 10; D . H. Blan chett , 6; B. G . Falk , 6, 7, 8; K. F . Fook es, 3; B. L. Hosk in, 4, 5, 8, 9; G. W. Hend erson , 5, 8; T . M. White, 6, 8; G. E . Hodgson, 3, 4, 5, 9; S. W. Way, 2; R. C. True man, 5, 8, 10; R. G . Mills, 1, 2 ; M. B. Radf ord, 6; K. J. S. Bour ke, 4, 9; C. G . Patri ck, 4, 5; F . v. M01路me, 7; D. R. Watt, 1, 2; H. W. K._ Ham 1lton , 4, 8; P. E. Aldo us, Burc hell, 6; E . M. Edge comb e, 7; 1, 5; A. H . Andr ews, 5, 6; c. H. Le1ghton, 8, 10.

HON OUR S LIS T.

Graduates of N.Z. University and othe r Universities.

1893: Hunt er, Irwin Wait er Willi am, M.A. , B.Sc. 1896 : Atki nson , Sam uel ArnoTd, B .A. 1899: Fook es, Erne st Fabe r, M.B. (Lon .) , M.R. C.S., L.R.C .P . 1900 : MacD iarm id, Cam p bell Larn ach, LL.B . 1906: Moor e, Willie.m Erne st, LL.B . 1910: Osbo rne, Geof frey Milb ury Hart , L.R.C .P., L.R.C .S. (Edin .), L .R.F. P.S. (Gla s.).

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1911: King, Truby, LL.B. 1913: Dockrill, John , B.A., M .B.B.Ch., B.A.O. D.P.H., '22. M.acDiarmid, Donald Neil, B.A. 1914: Faris, Irwin Eric, M .B., Ch.B. M.B., Ch. B.

(Dub.)'

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Serpell, Samuel Llewellyn,

1916: Grey, Philip oswald, LL.B. Harle, Douglas Allen,, LL.B. Littre, Norman Fenwick, B.A., LL.B. ('20) , LL.M. ( 26) · 1919: Quilliam, Ronald Henry, LL.B. 1921: Salt Gordon McBride, M .Sc. Terry, John Joseph Kittson, LL.B. Shaw, John Holmes, M.B.B.S. (Melb.), F.~.c.s . (Edin.), '25, D.L.O., R.C.P.S. (Eng.), '25, F.R.A.C.S., 29. 1 922: Lee.land, Roy, B.D.S. Way, Leslie Innes, B.Sc. Lawrence Frederick, LL.B.

Rudd,

1923: Bayly, owen, LL.B ., M.A., '26. Brokenshire, Kenneth Re~, M.B., Ch.B. Greiner, Ronald Charles, LL.B. Huse , Albeit Arthur, B.Sc. MacDiarmid, Gm·don Nap1er, M.D. 1924 : Barak Montefiore, B .Sc., Ph.D., '2 9. Calder, Henry Leslie, M.A. ' Clemow, Robert Keith, B.E. Denny-Brown, De:ek Ernest, M.B. , Ch.B., 1\II.D ., '28, D.Phll. (Oxon.) ... 28, M .R.C.P. (Lon.) , '31. Hamblyn, Charles James,. B.Agl. Se. Mackie, Howard James, B.A. O'H.alloran, Kevm How~rd, B.A. Richardson, Henry Lorimer, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Lon.) , 26, F.I.C., '3 5. Roberts, Kenneth Charles, M.Sc. , Ph.D . (Lon.), '28. A. I. c. Sinclair, Robert Gemmell Bm·nett, M.B. , Ch.B. 1925: Johns Brian Maurice, M.B., Ch:B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), '27, D.T.M. and H. (Eng.), '28. Pope, Russell' Edward, LL.M. Syme, RonG.ld, M.A., M.A. (Oxon.), '27 . Waddle, Norman, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.) , '27. Weston, Ivan Wmgate, M .S.C. 1926: Aldis

Wilfrid Charles Arthur, M.A. Brodie, Jolm, . B.A. Sinclair, Robert Onmston, LL.l\1I: sturtevant, Arthur Beresford, M.B., Ch.B. Willis, Jack Duddingstone, LL.M. Winfield, Cyril, LL.B.

Nobl~ Charles Andrew, M.A.

1927: Hughson, Waiter Gm·don Mackenzie, M.Sc. Cop land, B .E. (Civil).

Smart, Eric

1928: Brodie, Alexander, M.Sc., B.E. (Civil), '2 9. Nicholson, James Herbert Murr>ay, D.D.S. Wilson, Athol' Bracken, LL.B. 1929: Adlam Ronald Charles, B.A. Bellringer, Raymond Ward, M.B ., Ch.B. Burton, John Vernon, B.A. Dolby, Richard Malcolm, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Lon.), '31. Griffin, Arthur W1ll1am , M.A. Griffiths, Eustatius William Barton, M.B. , Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin), '35, D .O.M.S., '38 . Jillett, John W1l1lam Leslie, B.A. Moverley, Albert Wadkins, M.A. Mac~ay, James Dougle.s, B.A., B.Sc., '33. Martin, William Bailey, B.Agr. Strombom, Claude Herbert, LL.B.

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1930: Heycock , MUl'ray Hamilton, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.) , '34. Nash, Clement Waiter, LL.M. Webb, Richard Guy, M .A. Weston, Henry Stewart Thorngate, LL.B. Wright , John, M .A. 1931: Alexander, Wilson Elwell, B.A. Boulton, Edward, M.A. Calvert, Cyril Gm·don, B.A. Mountjoy, Will1am Joseph, B.A. O'Dea, Richard John, LL.M. Tonks, Eric Waiter , M.A. 1932: Ab bott, Alan Gr·ant, B.E. Bellringer, Hedley Ernest, M .B., Ch.B. Mills, Arthur, M .A. Mm-ray, John Theodore, M.Sc. O'Halloran, Desmond Crichton, B.Com. 1933: Bell, Bruce Cooper, B.Com. Grant, Donald Gm·don, B.A. Herdman, Albert Lawrence, M .A. MacDiarmid, Graham Campbell, M.B. , Ch.B . Mitcalfe, Henry Pe rcy, M .A. Read, Alfred Earl, B.Sc. Bradshaw, Robert Colville, B.Com. Latter, Henry Brackenburg, B.For. Se. Marshall, John Edward, LL.M. McKenzie, Graeme Fraser, M.A. Parrott, William Egmont, B .A. Syme, James Wincote, B .For. Se. Watt, Thomas Newlands Stewart, M.Sc. 1935: Allen, Edmund Peter, M.B., Ch .B . Ca.chemaille, Lionel Morice, B.D.S. Clare, Norman Trevor, M .Sc. Henry, Neil Scott, B.D.S. Insull, Herbert Alexander Horace , M.A. Kedgley, Edwin George, B.A. Lysaght, James Frederic, B.For. Se. McKee, David Coleman, B.A. Phillips, Douglas George, M.B., Ch.B. Smith, Donald Airth, M .A. Syme, Raymond Waiter, B .Arch. Treloar. Arnold Aston, B.E. Watt, William James, M .B., Ch.B . 1936: Bailey, Theodore Lawrence, M.A. Bowie, Philip Trent, B.Com. Cooper, Howard Robe rt, B.A. Grieve, Bruce Walton, M .B., Ch.B. Holland. Albert Wallis, B.Sc. Hull, David Norman, B.A. Jones, Ronald S ydney, M.Sc. Miles, Phillip Chater, LL.B. McGregor, Andrew David, LL.B. Shaw, James Thomas, B.A. Snell, Wynne Arbuthnot, B.Sc. Wells, Arthur John Lefevre, B.Com. 1937: Dingle, Harry Rowe, B.Com. Henderson, Edward Westwood, LL.B. Hatherly, John Sa.ynor, M.A. Loten, Ernest Going, M.B. , Ch.B. Me.thews, Bernard Douglas, B.A. MacDiarmid, Stuart Camp bell, B.E . . (Elec. and Civ.). Rogers, Rowlatt Matheson, B.Com. Schultz, Edward Arthur, B.E. (Civil) . Tuck, Francis Eldridg:e Newall. B.E. (Mech.) . Watt, Leith Simpson, M.A. Wright, Wilfred, B.Sc. 1938: Barnitt, Bruce Heslop, M.Sc. Dearnley, Ernest Ralph, B.A. Edgley, Robert Whaley, LL.B. Fraser, Dona.ld Murray, M.A. Gruszning, Harold Keith, B.A. Geddes, William Robert, B.A. Geddes , Murray, M .A. Hayton, Gilbert McLean, B.Com. Keller, Alfred Julius, B.A. Kenrick, Douglas Moore, M .Com. Weston, George Crowley, LL.B.

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SUBSCRI PTIONS.

The business manager, Mr. T. N. Watt, wishes to acknowled ge receipt of the following subscripti ons since last December issue. He should be notified immediately of any errors or omissions :-G. Fraser, '38; D. N. Allen, '36-'38; K. Ducker, '38-'40; S. Way, '38; T . C. Larkin, '38; K. Hamilton, '37-'38; F. Deighton, '38; R. A. Candy, '38-'43; L. B. Horrocks, '38; R. Hawkins, '38; A. Taylor , Dec., '38; R. Hunt, Dec., '38 issue; R. G. Webb, '38 ; S. P. Wilson, '38; J. D. Mackay, '38; D. Budd, '38-'39; W. Lowery, '38; J. Halligan, '35- '38; D. Ward, '38; C. H. Strombom , '38; R. Blundell, '37-'38; I . Auld, '38; J . M. McCallum , '38- '39 ; R. J ulian, '38; A. Des Forges, '39 ; A. Furrie, '38; J . T. White, '38-'40; R. Stewart, '38; W. Liley, '37- '38; R. M. Rogers, '37-'39; R. Fuller, '39; G. S. Phillips, Jan., '38-'39; A. W. Morrison, '37-'38'J' P. F . Atkinson, '37-'38; B. Joyes, '39; W. Hayward, '38; D. Somerville , '38- '44; R. Wall, '38; G. L . Mandeno, '38; E . W. B. Griffiths, '33-'39; V. S. McMurray , '38-'39; Miss I. Roch, '38; R. Hunt, May, '39; R. Urry, '88: IC Hansard, '39; R. Green, '39; A. J. Moss, '39. Also the following, forwarded by the Hawera Secretary :-1938 Subs: J . Alleman, J . D. Anderson, J . Archer, K . J. Bourke, W . H . Carter, W. H . Clarke, F. E. Clarke, R. Clayton, E. Dickie, J . D. Ekdahl, T. K. Evans, M. Good, A. Hastie, E. Honeyfiel d, J . Kerrisk, D. Latham, R. Lind, N. S. MacDiarm id, P. McLean, S. McKay, R. J . O'Dea, D. O'Dea, B. Pole, H . Putt, E. P. Riley, K. Riley, C. Robb, J. V. Shaw, T. A. Snowdon, J. A. Stevenson , A. Upson, H. A. Snowdon, G. Gibson. J 939 Subs.: C. H. Betts, W. G. Sutton.

CONTEMPORARIES.

We beg to acknowled ge, with thanks, receipt of the following contempo raries since last issue:New Zealand.-W angan ui Collegian, Otago B.H.S. Christchurc h B.H.S. Magazine, Ch rist's College Register, Waitakian, Pa:merston! an, Marlbur ian , Hastings H.S. Fideliter (Whangarei H igh Sch ool), I n dex (Wa n gan ui

Magazine, Nelsonian, Magazine, 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 Magâ&#x20AC;˘3.Zine, St. Patrick's College Magazine, Ashburtonia n, Auckland Grammar School Chronicle, South OtagÂˇo H.S. Magazine, Haurakian (Thames High School) , Postman (Correspond ence School) . England.--C liftonian (3) (Clifton College), Mill Hill School Magazine (3 ) , Marlburian (Marlboroug h College), Reptonian (3) (Repton), Me teor (3) (Rugby) , City of London School Magazine, Cheltenham Grammar School Magazine, Felstedian (3) (Felsted ), Blundellian (2) (Biundell's School, Tiverton). Scotland.-A berdeen Grammar School Magazine, Fettesie.n (3) (Fettes College, Edinburgh), Watsonian (George Watson's College, Edinbur&"h) , Glasgow Academy Chronicle, Edinburgh Academy Chronicle (3 ) , Lorettonian (3) (Loretto), Glenalmond Chronicle. Wales.-Swa nsea Grammar School Magazine. Canada.-Co llege Times (Upper Canada Coltege, Toronto), Fort William College Magazine, Red and White (St. Dunstan's University, Charlottetow n) , Vantech (Vancouver Technical School) , Tech. Tatler (Danforth Technical School). South Africa.-Selbornian College, (Victoria B .H .S., Grahamstow n).

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London),

Graemian

Australia.-M elburian (Church of England Gramma r Melbourne), The Log (Hoba rt High School) .

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Japan.- Red and Grey (Canadian Academy, Kobe) . United States.-Mag azine 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)£4, reducible to £3 10s. if paid within 30 days

Tuition Preparatory

£4 10s.

£4

Board

£22

£20

Weekly } Boarders

£ 19 IOs.

£18 2s. 6d.

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music--Seniors, £3 3s. Practice only, 1Os. · 6d. Boxing, IOfDancing (Winter term only) 15/-

Subscriptions (per term)Games----"Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/i ll '

Library

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Magazine

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

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each.

The terms next year are as follows : -

First Term-February 7th to May 5th. Second Term-May 23rd to August 18th. Third Term-September 12th to December 15th. TARANAK/ HERA.LC , PAINTERS

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