1973 The Taranakian by New Plymouth Boys' High School

December 1973

THE

TARANAKIA N

THE T ARAN AI( IAN

The Magazine of the New Plymouth Boys' High School

Vol. 62 December,

No. I 1973

Contents ...

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Plymouth Boys" High School Pag e BLAZER

AWARDS

ESTABLISHED 1882

1973

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

CADETS

W. M. SPEDD ING , Esq. (Cha irm an)

CLUBS AN D ACT IVITIESAstronomy

Chalet

Classroom

J. E. PUTT, Esq . (Deputy Chairman) B. F. BELLR ING ER, Esq .

Chess Drama

Film

Club

Li brary Music

Photography Parent-Teacher Assoc iation

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Student Christian

Movem ent

A. M. MOSS , Esq .

Mrs. D. FOSTER

0. G. SOLE. Esq .

Secretary and Treas urer : W. A. CONNOR.

---* - -STAFF Headmaster: G. R. CRAMOND, M .A . (Hon s.) Deputy Headmaster: J. A. CLOUSTON, A.I.A.A.E.

Whistle END OF AN ERA-NIGER HOUSE CLOSES EXAMINAT ION

D. V. M ILES, Esq.

Ven. Archdeacon G. A . BUTT Mrs. I. P. GRE IG

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Interact

A . 0 . MASTERS , Esq.

M. T. BRACEG IRD LE, Esq .

RESU LTS , 1972

FEES AND TERMS, 1974

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OBITUARY

J. S.

Hatherl y,

M.A. (N.Z .).

Dip.

Ed . (Lond on).

Cert.

L' ln sti t ut de Phon etiqu e

B. J. Hurl e, B.E., B.Sc ., A.T.C.L. (Sci ence) E. S. Allison, O.M . (Vi etn am). Dip . Tchg .

R. E. R. Penn ey, E.D., B.A. , Dip . Ed .

R. Neatherway, Adv. Tr. Cert ., Tchrs. Cert.

P. C. Huggett, Adv . Tr. Cert. (Engin ee rin g)

Mrs. D. M. Bay lee, Tchrs. Ce rt. (Part-t im e)

OLD BOYS' SECTION

ORIGINA L CONTRIBUTIONS

R. S. Watso n, E.D ., M.I.N.Z.M.I., Adv. Tr . Cert.

Mrs. P. S. Steven, M.A . (Hons.) (Part-time, Lib rar ian)

R. W. Baunton, M .A . (Hon s.). Dip. Tchg . (History)

A. W. Rogers,

RETIREMENTS AND STAFF CHANGES

E. M. M euli, B.A. , Dip. Tchg.

K. Bu rton, F.T.C .L., L.R.S .M . (Part-tim e)

THE

W. R. HaiHburton , B.A. , Dip. Ed. , Dip. Tchg . (Engli sh)

Mrs. S. Dung an, L.R.S.M. (Part-tim e)

R. G. Sinc lai r, A.N.Z.I.A., A.I.A.A., H.N.C.

1<. J. Crawford, M.A . (Hon s. ). Dip . Tch g.

M. C. Carro ll , Tchrs. Cert., A.S.P.E. (Careers )

I. D. Franc is, B.Sc. (Hons.). Dip. Tchg. T. H. Sa rgent, B.A., Dip . Ed ., Dip . Tchg. , Cert. Soc. Se . Mrs . F. Conquest, M.N.Z .S.P. (Part-tim e) A . C. Hart, B.Sc. (Br istol], P.G.C .E. (B ath) R. K. Evans, B.Sc. (Econ.) (Hons.) (W ales ) K. J. Gledh ill, Dip . Tchg . T. G. Hea ps, B.A. (Hons.). Dip. Tchg . G. Lamont , B.A.. Dip . Tchg .

PR IZE-GIV ING

1972

SCHOOL,

SCHOOL

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INSTITUTIONS

THE SCHOOL SCENE 1973

0 . J. Oats, B.Sc., A .N.Z. I.C. SPORTSAth letics

B. H. Barnitt, M.Sc. (Hon s. ) 19

E. J. Jennings, Dip . Tchg .

Badminton and Tabl e Tenni s

L. V. Giddy, Adv . Tr . Cert. , Tchrs. Cert. (Wood work )

Basketball

N. G. Wright, Tchrs. Cert., (R emed ial Groups)

Cricket

Gymnastics

D. F. H. Gush, Adv. Tr. Cert., High er Tec h. Tchrs. Cert. , Met. Tchrs. Cert.

Hockey

J. D. Whelan, P.M .G. Cert. (London) E. J. Abraham , D.F.C., Dip. Tchg . (So cial Studies)

Life-Saving

Rowing

L. R. Bub litz , B.Sc. (Hons.). Dip . Tchg. (Biology)

Rugby

W. J. Morton, A.C.A . (Comm erce)

Sailing

B. E. Ratt ray, Tchrs . Cert., A.A .H.P.E.R . (Ph ys. Ed.)

Ski-ing

R. E. Brine, B.S c., Dip . Tchg . (M athemati cs )

Soccer

T. I. Gibbs , L.T.C.L., C.M.T. (Musi c)

Softba ll

Squash

T. P. Kreisler, Dip . F.A. (Hon s.). Dip. Tchg., M .N.Z .S.S.P. [Art)

Steep lec ha se

D. J. Mossop, B.Sc. (H ons.). Dip. Tchg .

Surfing

D. R. Ranger, Tchrs. Cert .

Swimmin g

H. R. Lenk, M.A. (N .Z.). Ph.D. (Vi enn a) (Langu ages)

Tennis

A. L. Anker, Tchrs. Cert.

Tramping

Voll ey ball

W. D. R. Currey, Tchrs. Cert. M. E. Dob son, Adv. Tr . Cert. J. A. Fulch er, B.Sc., N.D.A.

L.R .S. M ., L.T.C .L. (Part-time)

E. Pi cto n, B.Sc. Tec h. (M anchester). Cert. Ed . Mrs. N. P. Mooney, Dip . Syd. A. Mus. A . (Part-t im e) E. Ormrod (Part-t im e) P. V. Well s, B.Sc. , (Re liev ing) T. G. Pric e, B.Sc. (Hons.) (Liverpool). (from Term I ll ) Library As sista nt: Mrs. W. F. Mc Laugh lin Head maste r's Secretary: Mrs. B. L. Wi ll iams Assistant Secretaries: Mrs. J. Hall, Mrs. K. M ajor, Mrs. D. McCaffrey Matron: Mrs. A. Fernee Assistant Matron s: Mrs. R. Wright, Mrs. M . McGregor Caretaker: L. W. Nial s Carpenter: D. 路Bi shop Groundsmen: S. Reve ll , N. Gidd y, R. Anderson Chap lainsA nglican: The Ven. Archd eaco n G. 路 A . Butt, L.Th . Methodist: Th e Rev . W. R. Francis , B.A., B.D. Presbyterian: Th e Rev . W. T. Woods , B.A . Roman Catholi c: Th e Rev . Father D. M . Orang e

B. FOY

Head Boy

R. W. PEARCE Deput y Head Boy

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PREFECTS

Bc;ck: P. J. Win ter , R. G. Geden, R. J . Ncwland, R. N. C. Gray , J . T. Le Sueur, A. B. Middleton . Middle: M. W. Donaldson, A. E. Wil so n. R. R. Masters, G . H. Old , S. M . Lepp er, G. D. Simons, W. B. Meuli . Front: C. G. Hon e, W. B. Armstrong, L. L. R. Brown .

Stallnrd. R. B. Foy (H ea d Boy). R. W. Pea rce, D. S. Wil lis. B. M . Cawthray,

Absent: K. R. Bennett, D. L. R. Harvic, G. L. Towl er.

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS

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SCHOOL INSTIT UTI 0 NS Head Boy: R. B. Foy . Deputy Head Boy: R. W. Pearce.

ACTIVITIES AND MASTERS-IN-CHARGE Astronomy: Mr. Whelan. Athletics: Mr. Currey .

Prefects: W. B. Armstrong, K. R. Bennett, L. R. Brown, B. M. Cawthray, M. W. Donaldson , R. G. Geden , R. N. C. Gray, D. L. R. Harvie, C . G. Hone , S. M . Lepper, J. T. Le Sueur, R. R. Masters, W. B. Meuli, A. H. Middleton , R. J. Newland, G. H. Old , G. D. Simons, L. W. Sta ll ard, G. L. Tow ler, D. S. Willis , A. E. Wilson, P. J. Winter .

B<Jdminton and Table Tennis: Mr. He aps. Basketball: Mr. Francis . Cadets: Mr. Carroll. Careers: Mr. Carro ll. Chalet Classroom: Mr. Ranger . Chapel: Mr. Hatherly . Chess and Bridge: Dr. Lenk. Cricket: Mr. Denton.

BOARDING HOUSES CARRINGTON. Hcusemaster: Mr. L. K. Denton. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. K. J. Crawford, Mr. E. Picton . Head Boy: D. S. Willis. Prefects: W. D. Binnie, M. W. Donaldson, M . .H. Herdman, M. A. Houston, J. R. Lockwood, A. B. Middleton, R. J. Newland, H. M. Ries , G. D. Simons, D. A. Turner . MOVES. Housemaster: Mr. W. J. Morton. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. R. K. Evans , Mr. G. Lamont. Head Boy: W. B. Armstrong. Prefects: R. G. Anderson, S. B. Edwards, D. L. R. Harvie, D. E. Hutchmgs, W. E. Jackson, W . M. Maca li ster, R. M. Nichol as, J. W . F. Smith . PRIDHAM. Housemaster: Mr. D. J. Mossop. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. I. D. Francis , Mr. B. Kennedy. Hezd Boy: L. W. Sta ll ard. Prefects: A. G. Beverwijk , P. W. Broederlow, D. J. Dreadon, J. H. Gi lm er, P. R. Handyside , P. M. Somerton, D. N. Strawbridge. NIGER. Housemaster: Mr. B. E. Rattray. Assistant Housemzster: Mr. A. C. Hart. Head Boy: C. G. Hone. Prefects: W . N. Co ley, D. J. Harkness , A. J. Parr , R. J. Thompson . ANNEXE. Master-in-Charge: Mr. J. S. Hatherly. Prefect: R. B. Fox.

Debe1ting: Mr. Crawford. Drama: Mr. Whelan . Films: Mr. Kreis ler. General Purposes Fund: Mr. Jennings . Gymnastics: Mr. Rattray . Hockey: Mr. Anker . Interact: A. E. Wilson . Library: Mrs . Steven . Life-Sewing: Mr. Rattray . Music: Mr. Gibbs . Old Boys' Notes: Mr. Giddy. Pment-Teacher Association:

Mr. Heaps (Secretary).

Philately: Mr. Watson . Photography: Mr. Bublitz. Pound: Mr. Abraham . Rowing: Mr. Sargent. Rugby: Mr . Currey . Sailing: Mr. Ranger . S.C.M .: Mr. Barnitt. Shooting: Mr. Oats . Ski-ing: C. Molloy . . Soccer: Mr. Picton .

DAY HOUSES CENTRAL. Housemaster: Mr. W. R. Halliburton. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. R. W. Bau nton , Mr. L. R. Bub lt tz, Mr. M. C. Carroll. Mr. W. D . R. Currey, Mr. T. I. Gibbs, Mr. P. C. Huggett. Mr. T. P. Kreis ler, Mr. 0. J. Oats , Mr. R. G. Sin clair. Hec;d Boy: L. R. Brown . Prefects: G. L. Towler, A. E. Wilson .

Zoftb<JII: Mr. Gledhi ll. Squc.sh: Mr. Mossop . ÂŁte1tionery : Mr. Morton. Steeplechase: Mr. Currey. Surf Riding: Mr. Rattray. Swimming: Mr. Rattray. "Taranakic;n": Mr. Hall iburton.

EAST. Housemc.ster: Mr. R. E. Brine. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. A. L. Anker , Mr. B. H. Barnitt, Mr. M . E. Dobson, Mr. J. A. Fulcher, Mr. K. J. Gledhill, Mr. T. G. Heaps, Mr. R. S. Watson, Mr. J. D. Whel an . Head Boy: R. W. Pearce. Prefects: 1<. R. Bennett, R. G. Geden, S. M. Lepper. WEST . Huusemaster: Mr. L. V. Gidd y. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. E. J. Abraham, Mr. E. S. A lli son, Mr. D. F. H. Gush, Mr. B. J. Hurle, Mr. E. J. Jenning s, Dr . H. R. Lenk , Mr. E. M . Meuli, Mr. R. Neatherway , Mr R. E. R. Penney, Mr. D. R. Ranger , Mr. N. G. Wright

Tennis : Mr. Heaps. Text Books: Mr. Baunton . Tramping: Mr. Morton . Volleybe1ll: Mr. Rattray . "Whistle": V . A. Hutchinson. Visue1l and Audio Systems: Mr. Hugg ett.

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END OF AN ERA Niger House was built in 1906 as a private boarding house. lt began its present connections with the school in 1910 as the School's first boarding house . The following is an extract from the 1912 "Taranak ian" on the estab lishment of the Boarding School under the heading of "Boarders' Notes": "The House began in 1910. That year four boarders [N. Little, Lusk , Bayly and A . Little) played for the First XV and two (N. Little and Lusk) for the First XI. At the beginning of 1911 we were strengthened by the advent of Lepper , Bruce and Blundell, none of whom gained places in the X I or the XV. At the beginning of this year we were increased by Guild, Luxton, Goss , White, Monteith , White and Sykes. Three of us (N . Little , A . Little and Goss) were in the First XI." After two and a half years in "N iger ", at that stage st ill a private boarding house, in mid 1912 , the boarders moved up to the newl y constructed "O ld House" [later to become Moyes Hou se). In 1913, the numbers of boarders rose to 33, necessitating the lease of Niger at the beginning of 1914. Some 30 boarders were accommodated there by 1915. An attempt was made to burn down Niger in 1916, but, with the help of police protection, the house surv ived . Thus began Niger's long strugg le to full house status . In 1916, a new boarding house (now Carrington) was completed. The Niger boys shifted across to the "New House" as it was ca ll ed from then on. Th e boarders cont inu ed to grow numerically and in 19"17, Niger Hou se came into use onc e more. Niger House came into use again in 1925. but the majority of the boarders were still in the old School House.

Niger House closes Niger Hou se finally became School property in 1943 , often having been used at intervals sin ce 1912 to take the overflow of boarders whenever available accommodation became overtaxed. In 1944, under the charge of Mr. A. H. Blundell, it became the exclusive home of the boarding portion of the Preparatory School until this was closed. The 29 boys housed at Niger comprised a large section of the class. In 1952 Mr. A. H. Blundell retired. He joined the Preparatory School in 1926 and had been in charge of it since 1928 and of Niger House since 1944. 1955 saw a change in the status of Niger, previously the home of the Prep . School which had been discontinued. After extensive renovations, it became the then :nost luxurious boarding house in the School and was ava ilabl e for ordinary boarders who constituted an additional house with full status as one of the four boarding houses. lt began with 40 boys, with Mr. A. F. Gardiner as Housemaster .

In 1959 Niger became a house for third formers only, who are assigned for inter-house organisation to the other three boarding houses. In 1967 Niger underwent considerab le improvement and study facilities were provided for senior boys associated with a tutorial system. This year will be the last year of boarders in Niger since its early history, which began with the school 63 years ago. Next year there will be no more boarders here because the house would have to be expensively refitted to bring it up to fire regulation standards and if this was not done only the ground floor could be used for dormitories, w hich wou ld be uneconomical.

END OF AN

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ERA-NIGER HOUSE

OBITUARY

Since 1959 there have only been third formers here, apart from the prefects. Most of the third formers have spent t heir initia l year here, receiving a good grounding for their future in the "top school". The house is indebted to the long service of Mrs . Woodward for her domestic service since 1961. In its li fe Niger has fu lfi ll ed an important role and there are many who wi ll be sorry to see this th ird form boarding house go .. Year 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

1972 路IB73

Head Boy Housemasters M. G. Denton Mr. A . F. Gardiner S. J. Carryer Mr. A. F. Gardiner S. J . Carryer Mr. A. F. Gard in er A. Wilson Mr. A. F. Gardiner Mr. A . F. Gardiner, Mr. M. C. Garroll G. M. H. Peterson R. G. McCutcheon Mr. M . C. Carroll Mr. M . C. Carrol l , Mr. E. G. Gibs on D. T. A lexander Mr . R. Lattimer, Mr. B. Farrell , Mr. L. Birks D. Walker, Mr. D. Wh aley K. J . Garnham Mr. N. Wright , Mr. D. Whaley A . D. Thompson Mr. N. Wright, Mr . D. Whaley Mr. N. Wr ight , Mr. D. Wha ley, Mr. I. R. Thurl ow G. J. Burridge R. P. Willis Mr. G. J . Burridge , Mr. L. R. Bublitz Mr. L. R. Bublitz, Mr. B. E. Rattray D. T. Somerton Mr. G. J. Burridge , Mr. B. E. Rattray G. T. Burton F. J. Geck Mr. G. J. Burridge, Mr. P. Leona rd Mr. A. J. Sheat, Mr. W. D. Barwood, S. Underwood Mr. J . A. Codd Mr. Whaley (2 terms), Mr. B. E. Rattray (3rd term). Mr. A. J. Tracey, Mr. D. H. Whiteside W . D. R. Currey Mr. B. E. Rattray, Mr. A. J. Tracey H. W. Rauputu C. G. Hone Mr. B. E. Rattray , Mr. A . C. Hart Domestic staff : Mrs . Woodward, Mrs . Raven . D. Harknes s.

OBITUARIES

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At the time of his death he was ass isting in the administration of the new ly-estab lish ed Taranaki Polytechnic, where his co nsid erable organ ising abi lity was highly va lu ed . To Mrs . Watt and her f am il y we offer our deep sympathy in their loss of a man who is remembered by boys and staff for hi s ready sympathy, practical helpfulness, and energetic devotion to the school over many yea rs.

MR. T. N. S. WATT (1936-1969) The School was shocked to hear of the death in a motor accident on 16th March of Mr. T. N. S. Watt , former Deputy Hea dm aste r , at the age of 60. Prefects' Common Room

An Old Boy of the sc hool, Mr. Watt joined the staff in 1936 after gaining hi s M.Sc. deg ree at Otago Univers ity and completing hi s teacher tra ining in Auckland. During his 34 years w ith us, he at first taught Latin, book-keep in g, sciences and mathematics. 路 In 1948 he was appo inted Head of the Mathematics Department , and in 1967 became Deputy-Principa l. Mr. Watt played a full part in the extra-curr icular life of the school, hav ing at various t im es run boarders' gymnastics, served for many years as an officer in the Cadet Battal ion , supe rv ised sw immin g and life-saving, revived the surf club, ass isted w ith the "Taranak ian", coached Rugby , run the alpine and camera clubs and taken charge of shooting. From 1936 to 1939 he was a housemaster and from 1951 to 1955 a se ni or boarding master in charge of Carrington House . Outs ide the school, Mr. Watt's ch ief interest was in the Taranak i Accl imatisation Society, to which he gave outstanding service, especia lly in the f ield of co nservatio n, and w hose president he was for more than 12 years. Mr. Watt's 34 years service to the school was interrupted only by a period of active service overseas for 5t years during the Second World War .

BOARDERS 1912

Upon retiring at the end of 1969, Mr. Watt continued his active interest in the school, assist ing with the intricaci es of timetab ling and at various times rel iev in g on the staff as a highly skil led teacher of mathematics .

MR. A. H. BLUNDELL (1926-1952) The death occurred in New Plymouth on 26th October at the age of 71 of Mr. Arthur Blun de ll , w hom manv Old Boys of Prep days will remember w ith respect and affec tion . Mr. Blundell joined the staff in 1926, and two years later took charge of the preparatory school, teaching boys at all leve ls from Standard I to Form 11. When in 1944 Niger House was ac quired for jun ior boarders, Mr. and Mrs. Blundell became the ir adopt ive father and mother, instilling into their you ng charges much of the ir own humane consideratenes s and enthusiasm for community projects. In addition, Mr. Blundell served for many years as a coac h of cricket, Rugby and athlet ics and as a cadet officer: he was also awarded t he Efficiency Decorat ion for 21 years serv ice in the New Zea land Territorial Force . Leaving the school after 27 years, Mr. Blundell moved to Wairararapa College, Masterton , in 1953, to work w ith Mr. W. I. Shrimpton, a former colleague at t hi s school. Returning to New Plymouth, Mr . Blundel l spent a further year re lieving at this schoo l before turning his attention to the activit ies of retirement: he spent nine yea rs as handicapper to the Fitzroy Golf Club, of which both he and Mrs. Blund ell we re elected life members , spent some time in book-keeping , and devoted his leisure hours to cultivat in g an extensive and f lourishing garden and to keeping a watchful eye on the sea that he loved. To Mrs. Blundell we offer our sincere sympathy in her loss, and our gratitude for the contribution made by herse lf and Mr. Blundell to th is schoo l for more than a quarter of a century .

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RETIREMEN,-fS and STAFF CHANGES

Page 11 He ha s many fond memori es of the school from his days of service to it. He feels that it has produced many fine people: head boys , Rugby players , cricketers, so ldiers and "a ll in al l, complete gentleme n". He ha s memories of "classes and boys who tried , and staff members too , who came and did their best and then moved on". These are memories that Mr. Watson wi ll cherish we trust , for many years to come. We thank him to~ all that he has done , and wish him well in his retirement.

RETIREMENTS AND STAFF CHANGES In 1956, when the late Mr. H. R. Billing retired after 32 years as Chairman , Mr . Moss was elected to the vacant position, at the sam e tim e becoming, at the Minister's suggestion, the Governor-General's nominee on the Board. When the Educat ion Act was revised , he became a eo-opted member, still as Chairman, and finally in 1969, after relinquishing the chairm ans hip , he was appointed as the representative of the Taranaki Education Board. In addition to being Chairman of our Bo ard , Mr. Moss was elected in 1948 to the National Exec utive of the Second ary School Boards Association , whose President he was for four ye ars from 1966 to 1970. This year he was elected one of the first two life members of that Association . Mr. Moss has also been Chairman of the Taranaki Scho larsh ips Trust Board since its found ation in 1957, for which he was largely responsible, thus ensur ing th at the administrat ion of Taranaki Scho lars hip funds rema in ed in Taranaki hands, to the great benefit of dozens of students from this provinc e's schoo ls who enjoy an advantage uniqu e in New Zeala nd . In reco gnition of his man y se rvi ces to ed ucat ion and to public li fe, Mr. Moss was awa rd ed an O.B.E. in 1963.

Mrs. B. l. Willi<lms (1961-1973)

Mr. R. S. Watson (1945-1973)

After th ir teen yea rs as Secretary to t he Hea dm aste r , Mrs. Willi ams is to retire at th e end of this year. She has se rv ed under three headm as ters, Mr . Webst er , Mr. A lexander and latterly Mr. Cramond, and has establish ed herse lf as an important part of the character of th e present-day sc hool.

After twenty-nine years' faithful se rvic e, Mr. Watso n retires at t he end of this year, putting an end to an association w hi ch has been of imm eas urable va lu e to the school. '

Her role as Head maste r 's Secretary has involved be in g one jump ahead in ant icipating t he wa nts and needs of the Head master, and doing her best to shield him from unn ecessa ry interruption s and distractions. She has had to organ is e and smoot h out many different ad mini strat ive aspects of running a larg e and complex sc hoo l; in adidtion, as many a boy w ill testify, she has always lent a sy mp athetic ea r and a helpful hand to boys with personal probl ems . To her goes much of th e cre di t for the ac hi eve ments of the sc hool , staff and boys, f or more than a deca de . Mrs. Willi ams f ee ls that she has always rece ived t remendou s co-operation from both boys and staff . Tod ay's boys, she says, are littl e different from those in the past, excep t that th ey mature ea rli er and see m more awa re of and concerned about the doubl e sta nd ard s w ith w hi ch soc iety presents t hem. Boys today, she be li eves , are more honest in t heir approac h to li fe in a materia li sti c age an d have a co nsc iousness of hum anity and its needs. We of t he School th ank Mrs. Willi ams for all she has done for us so ab ly and co nsid erat ely, and w ish her well in her retirement . We sha ll mi ss her charm and her friendliness .

Mr. Moss has seen, and larg ely bee n respons ibl e for, many changes in secondary edu cation during his thirty yea rs on the Board. In that tim e, secondary roll numbers have alm ost treb led, necessitat ing extensive building programmes at the Girls ' and Boys' schools and t he founding of the flourishing Spotswood College . Thes e additions involved much hard work and some protracted [and at t im es heated) negoti ations; it is due in great meas ure to the energetic determin ation of the f!pard under Mr. Moss 's chairmanship that Spotswood Colleg e has taken its present form and that the Girls' and Boys' school s enjoy the ir impressive new class room blocks and outstand in g assembly hall s. Another matter close to Mr. Mo ss's hea rt has been the deve lopm ent of techn ica l ed uca tion in Taranaki , es pec ially for country students. For this reaso n it is fitting that. before retiring, he should have seen the laun ching of th e Taran aki Polytec hnic as an ind epe ndent institution offering great promi se for the future of terti ary education in the prov ince .

Mr. Watso n's first co nnection with the sc hool was as a pupil . Th en, leav ing schoo l, he served hi s apprentices hip as a motor and electrical mec hani c, at the sa me t im e maintaining his interest in the Army , or iginall y stimulated by Cadets, by joining the Territori al Force. With th e outbreak of war in 1939, he volunte ered and was sent as a repl ace ment officer to the 1st Fiji Hattalion. After eightee n months service overseas, he return ed to New Zealand on sick lea ve. Hi s ca ree r on th e staff of Boys' High bega n almo st by acc id ent. Invited to join the staff by Mr. Gatl and , at that tim e supervisor of th e Technical Department, he declined, but jokingl y promised to t eac h for one hour and see if he lik ed it. But his bluff was ca ll ed, and teach he did; the hour stretched into a day , and from th at point on Mr. Watson decided to be a teacher. He joined the permanent staff t he follow in g yea r , and found that his yea rs of expe ri ence as an instructor in the army we re to be of great value to him in hi s teac hing ca ree r . Mr. Watso n took charge of soccer in the sc hool almo st in hi s first term, and for te n yea rs he spent many hours "trying to make good players out of some very pl easa nt young men " . Tod ay he has many friend s and memories left from his soccer days. In add ition to soccer, he also coached Rugby for three years when coaches were short, and says that he en joys both sports equall y wel l as a result.

Mr. L. M. Moss, O.B.E .

For his se rvices to this school and to education generally over a long period, we offer Mr. Moss our sincere tha nk s and our best wishes in hi s retirement.

THIRTY YEARS' SERVICE TO EDUCATION

New Zealand owes much to men and women all over the country who voluntarily give hours of their time in the service of educat ion . Su ch a man is Mr. L. M . Mo ss, who retired this year after thirty yea rs on the New Pl ymouth High School Board, fourt ee n of them as Chairm an. Wh en he first took up legal practice in New Pl ymouth in 1922 after graduating B.A., LI .M. from Victoria Univers ity of Wellington, Mr. Moss found himself heav il y eng aged in court work; it was not unt il 20 years later , when he ente red into partnership with Mr . R. D. Jami eson, t hat he was able to stand for election to the High School Board as a parents' representative-an election in which he topped the poll , as he did in success ive yea rs.

Other Change!$ /

At th e beginning of th e year we welcomed fi ve new masters: Mr. Evans from Wai nuiom ata College to t eac h geography, eco nomics and social stud ies; Mr . Pi cton from Engl and to teach phys ics and genera l sc ience ; and three New Zea landers: Mr. Gledhill teach ing physi ca l education; Mr. Heaps teac hing English and soc ial studies; and Mr. Lamont teaching English , hi sto ry and soci~l studies. In t he th ird term Mr. Pric e arrived from Britain to teac h mathematics , wh il e Mr. Wells joined the staff in a relieving capac ity , als o teaching mathem atics .

RETIREMENTS A ND STAFF CHAN GES

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Mr. Sergeant, w ho joined us in 1972 and has put som e ste rling w ork into th e row ing c lub, wil l take up a posi tion as Head of Comm erce and Senior bo ardin g master at South land Boys' High School.

Thi s yea r sees, too , a numb er of t he staff mov ing fre sh pastures.

, Mrs. Steven, after t hree yea rs w ith us as Li brari an and Eng li sh t eac her, leaves f or Hanmer Spring s, w here h'e r hu sb and has been appo inted Medical Supe rintendent of t he Queen Mary Hospital.

Mr. Evans is return ing to th e Uni ted Kingdom , w hil e Mr. Wells wi ll be attending t ea chers' co ll ege next yea r . To t hese memb ers of our staff we offer our th anks for th eir co ntr ibu t ion to th e we ll-being of th e school and our best w ishes for th e futur e.

) M r . Gibbs, who joined t he st aff in 1969 in charg e of th e Mus ic Department, and has ac hi eved som e outst anding results w ith th e Sch oo l Choir , . has bee n appomte d q irector of Mu sic at th e Wang anu1 Coll eg 1at e School.

Fin all y, we w ish bon voyag e to Mr. and Mrs ._Morton , w ho are t aking a year 's leave of abse nce to v1s1t Bn t am and Europ e. We tru st that th ey wi ll not becom e too homesic k fo r th eir Moye s boys wh ile away .

Mr. Currey , a noted sportsman w ho has co nt ri buted rf, uch to physi ca l educat ion in general , an d athl eti CS ih parti cul ar, in th e last four yea rs , is going to Engl and tb samp le life in the raw, acco mpa nied by Mrs. Currey a'nd th eir f amil y .

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THE SCHOOL SCENE 1973 ... Work, Change and Apathy Structurall y, th e schoo l has not changed much thi s yea r ; everyone has sett led into the new block, wh ich has virtually become th e ce ntre of th e sc hool. Very li tt le bu il ding has bee n done, but wo rk should be getting und er w ay soon on th e new tec hni ca l block, f or whi ch a te nd er has bee n let . In t he new hall we have see n t wo inn ovation s. Th e first is the in stall ation of th e fire cu rta in , a cont rovers ial on e, wh ich cos ts t housa nds of dollars and is on ly th e second of its t ype in th e country. Composed of stee l , it has a two-in ch wate r pipe running ac ross it. Th e sec ond innovat ion is a large and agai n rathe r cont roversi al fib re glass reli ef mu ra l on t he north wa ll of t he hall. Th is was des ign ed and execu ted by Robin Hil l, a sixth -fo rm er , with t he f ibreglass wo r k by Ni ge l Dwye r of surfboard f ame.

Th e scene in t he old asse mbl y hall has chang ed too, but for th e w orse. Th e old hall has certa inl y gone downhil l since th e st aff and main offices moved out, and has bee n subj ect to a great dea l of va nda lism fr om all sect ors of th e sc hoo l. Con sequ ently , th e furn it ure is t he w orse for wea r and th e room s loo k generally grubb y. Rooms 14, 15 and 16, the onl y remai nin g pa rts of t he origin al w ood en schoo l, have bee n closed f or demoli t ion late r th is yea r , and new to il ets w il l be provided in the old ma in bl ock . Next yea r t he house system w ill be changin g; t he prese nt system will be inadequ ate w hen Ni ger and Prid ham house s c lose down and th e boa rdin g rol l drops. In addi t ion, t he day houses do not have equ al roll s; Cent ral has hard ly anyo ne in it. A proposed new system is one w ith six hou ses, containing both boa rd ers and day boys, di v ided on alph abetic al lin es, w it h Moyes and Car ring t on hou ses becom ing M oyes and Carr ingto n 'host els' . Associ ated with th e changed hou se syst em , th ere w il l probabl y be a changed prefect syste m next yea r . Th is, perh aps th e most tradition al featu re of th e sc hoo l , has also bee n th e most un successful du rin g th e yea r , larg ely ow in g to t he f act t hat t he idea of hav ing prefects seemed t o be going out of favo ur. Prefects thi s year found th emse lves w ith very limited powe rs and almo st no bac king from boys or staff ; con sequ ent ly, most w ere plunged into apathy as f ar as t heir duti es we re con ce rn ed . A we lcom e ch ang e t hi s ye ar has bee n th e increase in fr eedom in th e boa rdin g esta bl ishme nt . Here, ant ique rul es are being relaxed or t hrown out altogeth er ; such req uirements as bo ard ers' hav ing to wea r greys or suits w hen goin g to parties or concerts no lon ger ex ist. Thi s fr eedom given to bo ard ers is bringing th e board ing and day boy comm uni ti es close r togeth er by helpin g to wipe out th e socia l st igma th at co mes w it h bei ng a boa rder.

HA!. L-TWO VIEWS

Th e new hall has proved a w ea t pl ace for dances, and two have bee n held th ere th is yea r ; the f irst run by Pridham House and th e second by t he combin ed New Plymouth Int eract clubs . Five or s ix danc es have bee n run by t he Girls ' Hi gh in th eir hall , but th ese have been so poorl y patroni se d by th e boys t hat so me of t hem found it hard eve n to get off t he grou nd.

Outside t he Me:morial Gates Th e mu sic at quite a numbe r of sc hoo l dances was by a new sc hoo l ba nd ca ll ed "Valh alla" , comprisin g Ri cha rd Baxte r (lea d guitar). Per ry May (drum s). A lan Glen (voca ls). Neil Campbe ll (b ass ). and Fra nk Mo iJoy (pi ano and guit ar) . Th ey we re very popu lar , and their mu sic was good and profess ional. Th e Gi rl s' Hig h Schoo l ball t hi s year was dom inated by parents showi ng t heir sk ill , alth ough w hen th e boys got ont o t he fl oo r it was obvious th at qui te a f ew we nt to danci ng c lasses. Th e music was by th e Ga lv in Ed ser Tr io plu s two . Fas hi on at dances, as f ar as th e girls we re co nce rn ed . centred around long dresses and make-up, es pec ially sta rs and glitte r . Not many boys wore make-up thi s yea r , but at t he begnnin g of th e yea r th ere was a greatcoat c raze . Thi s was begun by a seve nt h f orm gabard ine group , but qu ickl y sprea d to t he board ing esta b l i s hm ~ nt w hen th ey nipp ed hom e for th e M ay holid ays and came bac k wea r ing th eir fat hers' long coats. Th e Salvat.iqn A rm y rag shop, too , w as 路mu ch patron ised , w it h a h"i gh demand for long coat s and pinstripes . Visitors t o t he sc hool w ill cert ai nly not ice th e great in crease in the number of motorb ikes. M ore and more new Japanese bikes have bee n bought, t he common est be ing in th e 50c c t o 100cc ra ng e. Big bikes are evid ent onl y in th e sixth and seventh forms, and th ere are two 650 's in th e sc hoo l f leet , an A .J.S. and a B.S.A . The motorb ike parkin g column has be en moved f rom Rog an 路 Street to Wakefie ld Street, as th ere we re many acc id ents in Coronat ion Avenu e. We are getting more an d mo re cars at sc hoo l too ; qui te a numb er of seni ors have th eir ow n. The butt hole th is yea r had its usual patronage, and an effi c ient prefect / teac her wa rning syste m was in ope rat ion. Raids are beco m in g high ly org ani se d, th ough : M r . Ra nger is very good at th e Gul ly Ground swoop , w hi le Mr . Sinc lair pat rols th e rea r area w ith all t he sty le of a game hunter . Tw o boa rding mas ters have bec om e qui te dar in g with th eir c loak-and-d agge r zaps, som etim es disguising themse lves as inn oce nt butters and wa itin g fo r a group to gather before makin g their zap.

SCHOOL SCENE 1973

Page 14 Thi s year saw th e co ntinu ati on of the Pupils ' Advisory Council, but on ly in an ineffectua l way. Th ere is widesprea d discontent among the boys because th ey f eel that the Council reall y doe s nothing and has no rea l powers . Consequently , atte nd ances at meet ing s have bee n poor and the co nclu sio ns reached have not bee n fully representative . A ca mpaign was laun ched th is yea r by a group of Form 7 boys to abo li sh uniform s. l t consisted of runnin g surveys through the P.A .C. and the P.T.A . to asce rtain what people thought abou t reta inin g or abolishing unifbrm s. Now th at the groundwork has been laid, it is hoped that some firm action by the Headmaster and Results of the the Board w ill be taken next yea r. survey ca n be found in the final issu e of the " Whi stl e". Cadets have aga in been subj ect to apathy, from both i he cadets themse lves and th eir N.C.O.'s . Much interest, though, has been generated by the civil defence platoons, and a majo rity of boys fee l that the cadet co urse shoul d be brought more in lin e with civil defence or youth tra ining activities. Thi s yea r , there was introduced in to the curr icu lum a cou rse known as Genera l Stud ies . Teac hers taught subjects of t heir own choi ce outside the normal curriculum and classes rotated so that the boys learnt from many different t eac hers throughout the yea r. Th e id ea \'VaS to get away from t he usual subj ects and introd uce studi es that co uld be taken ju st because the stud ents were interested in t hem. Ini tially, the weekly all ocation was three singl e periods sprea d over the week, bu r ow ing to di ssat isfaction amon g both boys and staff lt was cut to only one period . The dissatisfaction was due mai nl y to t he attitudes of the boys towa rd s the

cou rse ; since it was non-exa min ab le, boys were treatin g th e General Studies period virtually as an exte nd ea lun ch-h our and were not rea ll y try ing to get anyth ing from it. Th e t imetable th is year has made greater provis ion for study peri ods for se ni or form s. This has bee n greatly we lcomed , as it has meant school time fo r indi v idu al study and tim e in wh ich on e may do research in th e library . One of th e most success ful sc hemes introduced this yea r has been the Work Expe ri ence programm e fo ll owed by one fifth fo rm : on one day a week, in stead of com in g to sc hool , th ese boys do a full day's wo rk for some employer in New Pl ymouth . Th ey have a change of job eac h term, and they are not pa id for their work. Th e programm e w ill ce rtainl y be ca rry ing on next year and may be extend ed to other forms .

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PRIZE GIVING 1972 Three innovation s appea red in the 1972 Prize-Giving : first , the pract ice of inv itin g a guest speaker was disco ntinu ed; second , the ceremony was divid ed into two parts, t he senior in November before public exam in at ions and th e j unior in Dece mb er at th e end of t he sc hool year; and third, th e number of awa rds made at the two ceremonies was substanti all y reduced fol low ing the new pract ic e of awa rdin g as many trophies as possible at the annual ath letics and swimming sports, thus enab lin g w inn ers to mark th eir triumph on t he spot and enj oy posse ss ion for a longer per iod. Reports on the yea r 's progress we re given by the Chairm an of the Board of Governors, Mr. W. M. Speddi ng , and the Head maste r , Mr. G. R. Cramond , aft er which t he fo ll ow in g prizes we re awa rded:

Sen ior Championship (1911 Cup): G. L. Tow ler. GYMNASTICS Third Form Championship (Herb ert Smith Tru st Cup) : C . .Surr. Fou rth Fcrm Championship (Peter Cup): R. Ho gg.

Sau nd ers Memori al

Sen ior Championship (Hoskin Cup) : R. Hogg . CRICKET Best Bowler (Parkinson Memoria l Cup): N. S. Johnston .

Mrs . Hall, th e ass ista nt secretary , has left the office to take up a pos ition in the Psyc holog ical Serv ice, and has been rep laced by t he equally popular Mrs. Major. Fin all y, we are all sor ry to hear that Mrs. Willi ams is lt is good to see ret irin g at the end of t hi s year. someo ne li ke her , who has given so much to the school for so lon g, being asked to present the sc hool prizes at t he end of the year. V. A . HUTCHIN SON.

lnt<:rmediate Fastest Time (Easton Memorial Cup): W . Wr ight.

SPORTS AWARDS

BADMINTON

SWIMMING

Junior Singles ( lsaac Cup) : J. Mell s. Senior Championship (Cook & Li ster Cup): K. S. Cole.

33 1/ 3 yards Under 13: S. Kay. 50 yards Under 14: A . Wood .

HOCKEY

50 yards Freestyle Junior: P. Van Praagh. 100 yards Freestyle Junior: P. Van Praag h.

M ost Improved Player (Simonson Cup): J. Arthur.

50 yards Backstroke Junior: R. White . ROWING

50 yards Breaststroke Junior: K. Burgess. 100 yards Medley Junior: K. Burgess.

Third Form Inter-Secondary Eight (Gibbs Cup): S. Harper.

220 yards Freestyle Junior: R. Beaven. DAY BOYS v. BOARDERS:

Junior Dive: G. Leath ley . Senior Championship Rid land .

(Sykes

Memoria l

Cup):

Rugby (Pease Cup): Boarders. Swimming (D ernpsey Shield): Boarders. Cricket (Birch Cup): Day Boys .

ATHLETICS 100 metres Junicr Championship: G. Ei chstaedt .

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION :

200 metres Junior Championship: G. Eichstae dt.

Rugby (Kerr Cup): Carrington.

400 metres Junior Championship : J. Mildenhall. Athletics (Hans ard Cup): Moyes .

100 metres Junior Hurdles: J. Mildenhall. High Jump Junior Championship : J. Mildenhall.

Swimming (Burba nk Cup) : West.

800 metres Junior Championship : D. Fred ri ckso n.

Soccer (Hold er Cup): West.

Long Jump Junior Championship: T. Ti to.

Tennis (Stevenson Cup): East.

School Che1mpionship (Fookes Cup) : G. L. Towl er .

Cricket [Bates Cup): East. TENNIS Third Form Singles: W. McDonne ll.

ACADEMIC PRIZES

Junior Doubles: A. Fisher an d P. Lilli co. Junior Championship Burg ess .

(Herbert

Smith

Tru st

Cup):

TI-IIRD FORM English : I. D. Lightbourn e.

CROSS COUNTRY

LLltin: R. B. Jon es. French: C. Bevan .

Junior Winner (Osborne Cup): R. Tombleson . Junior Fastest Time (Noakes Cup): WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME-B. A. Kjesti'Up , 5H, at work in a city architect 's cffice

Intermediate Newton .

Winner

(Herbert

Smi th

M athematics: R. A. Beave n.

S. Lowr ie. Tru st

Cup) :

Science : M. T. Gow in g. Social Studies: R. J. M. Mills.

PRIZE-G IVING 1972

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Mathematic s (Tabo r Scholarship) : R. R. Masters. Accounting (Tabor Scholarsh ip): N. W. Evetts. Technical Dr<Jwing (Tabor Scholarsh ip): H. J. Webber . Fine Arts [Devon Footwea r Pr ize ): G. J. Martin. Art: J. S. Leuth art . Additional Mathematic s : A . E. Wilson.

Woodwork: S. L. Kay . Art : J. Larse n. Physical Education: R. S. White. Music: M. V. Stevenson. Technical Drawing: A . D. Black. Met;:,lwc rk : M . R. Kruse.

DISTINCTION AWARDS FOURTH FORM

GA: G. R. Hart, H. R. Ph i /lip s. GB: M . E. Bedford, L. R. Brown, D. A. Mackay. GC : c. P. Adams, w. R. Benton, L. M . Gu ll iver, C. G. Hone, D. N. Strawbrid ge. GG: J. T. Le Sueur, P. M. Roberts . GH: G. Dunn , R. K. Hammond , P. G. Hull. GM: R. B. Foy, B. J. Magon, B. J. Sim. GS: S. J. Gunn , R. J. New/and , H. W . Rauputu.

English: J. E. Leggott. Latin: S. M. Harrap. French: 0. S. Winter. M <Jthematics : S. A. Hark ness. Science: A. J. Biss . Social Studies: J. M . Sm eaton . Met<Jiwork: M. T. Fulcher . Woodwork: K. M. Hassa ll. Art: G. L. Do ds . Physical Education: P. J. Van Pra ag h. Music: R. W. Ure . Commerce: P. E. Jones. Technical Drawing : K. J. Ed e. FIFTH FORM

SEVENTH FORM English Literature (Whi te Memorial): J. F. Mark/and . Langu ages (Frenc h Legation) : J. F. Mark/and . History (Bendall Memoria l): J. F. Mark/and. English Language [John Brodie Memorial) : D. R. Buxton. Original Verse [H eurt ley Memorial): D. R. Buxton. Art: D. R. Buxton . Geography [David Bennett): P. M. Meuli. Economics [Thos . Borthwick & Sons): G. M . Frase r. Accounting : I. M . Hodder. Mathematic s : B. S. Whiting . Biology [W aiter Crow ley Weston Memorial): J. B. Smart.

SC: J. C. Grayling. SF: K. M. Billing . 5G : I. G. Benni e. SK: J. W . F. Smith . SL: A. B. Gord on. SN: J. D. McCu ll ough . ST1: W. K. Crockett. 5T2 : L. A. Steeghs . GR : N. J. Busing .

Chemistry [P. 0. Veale Memorial) : S. J. Hay lock. Physics [Devon Footwear) : C. J. Broml ey. Applied Mathematic s (D evon Foo twear): G. J. Bland.

DISTINCTION AWARDS SC: s. N. Carruthers . J. H. Gilmer, L. W . Strut hers . SF: A. G. Beverwijk , R. W. Bristol , A. L. Fox, M. A. Houston , B. G. Reeve . SG: B. J. Cadma n, S. E. Day, J. s. Giles, B. L. Millward. SK: R. A. Gibbs, D. E. Hutchi ngs , R. P. Wilson. SL: P. C. Butt , S. B. Edwards, R. A. Hill , C. J. Mol loy, C. D. Robinson . sN: P. w. Broederlow, K. J. Ludlow, L. G. Newton . 5T1: K. R. Alexander, S. E. Judd , D. J. Radford, D. W. Rob erts, R. J. Sarten. sT 2 : w. N. Co ley, H. w. Manson, R. D. Thursto n, C. D. Wildon . GR: R. F. Baxte r , K. R. Bennett , J. W. Hardie. SIXTH FORM English [Tabor S ~holorship ): P. L<mguages (Tabor Scholarship): History (Tabor Scholarship ): P. Geography (Tabo r Schola rship): Chemistry (Tabo r Scholarsh ip): Physics (Tabor Scholarship): R. Biology (Tabor Scho larship): L.

SPECIAL PRIZES Junior Essay [R ex Dowding Memori al) : A . J. Bis s. Junior Literature [C anon Strong Memorial): C. L. John s. Progress in Mathematic s [Wattie Wilki e Memorial): J. E. Young . Junior Reading: R. W. Ure.

W. Peters . A. J. Parr. H. Warren.

Reading in Assembly: T. H. Wil so n. Junior Oratory (L. M. Moss): 0 . S. Winte r. English Language and Literature (Dai ly News Ce ntenni al) : P. C. Butt. Building [Spear & Jackson Ltd .): W . K. Crockett . Workshop Theory (Kidd, Garrett, Moore & Wri ght): S. E. Judd . Best Maori Student (Dept. Maori Affa irs): H. W . Rauputu . Deputy Head Boy [F . J. Eggleton Memorial): D. V. Hann ah. General Excellence (Dr . E. F. Fookes): C. J. Bromley .

D. A. N. C.

Proxime Accessit (l an MacLeod Memori al) : S. J. Hay lock. Head Boy (Brookman Cup , Auckland Old Boys) : P. M. Meuli. Dux (Bui ck Cup) : C. J. Bromley.

R. Martin . E. Wil so n. Gray. England .

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EXAMINATION School Certificate: Abraham, M., 4; Adams, B. G., 3; Alexander, K. R., 2; Anderso n, B. J., 3; Anderso n, M. G., 2; Anderson , R. G., 1; Bai lli e, R. B., 1; Barr, J. R., 1; Batty, D. G., 2; Baxter . R. T., 4; Baxter, R. F., 1; Bedford, T. G., 1; Bennett, K. R., 1; Bennie, I. G., 4; Benton, G. K., 2; Beverwijk, A . G., 4; Billing , K. M., 5; Bishop , J. G. , 2; Bolton, J. A., 2; Bri sto l , R .W., 5; Broadmore, M. W ., 1: Bro eder low, P. W ., 2: Broml ey, R. K .. 4: Brown , C. R. , 1; Brown. D. V. , 3; Brown, R. T.. 1; Bryant, A. M. , 1: Bullick, D. A .. 2; Burmester, J. M .. 1: Busing, N. J., 2; Butler. N. R., 3; Butt, P. C., 5; Cadman, B. J .. 3 ; Cal dwell , A . J. , 3; Cameron, J. A .. 1: Campbell , H. J. D., 1; Campbell , N. D. G. , 3: Campb ell , R. T., 3; Carruthers, S. N.. 3; Carryer, C. L. , 2: Ch amb erlain , B. J., 3; Ch amber lain , C. R., 2; Chamberlain, K. J., 3; Chivers. S. J., 2: Christophe rs , P. J., 2; Clark. J. L. , 4; Cobham , D. S. , 2; Coddington, T. M ., 5; Colson. I. G., 2: Colson, S. G., 4: Coo lin g, I. R.. 1; Crockett. W. K., 5; Crow, S. P., 3; Davison . G. J., 2: Day, S. E.. 5; Dee. A. J .. 1; Denni s, G. J., 5; Dowman , M. J., 2; Downey , M . G., 4: Dreado n, D. J., 4; Eady, W. P. , 3; Edwards, S. B., 4; Edwards , S. W., 3: Em ~o n . C. B., 4; England , R. J., 3; Fairey, M . W .. 4; Falk, R. B.. 3; Ferr ier . R. A .. 4; Fox. A. , 3; Fraser, R. L.. 3; Fuller, A . M. , 4; Gibbs . R. A. , 4: Gibson, W. J., 1: Giles , J. S., 3; Gilmer, J. H., 3; Gordon, A . B., 5; Gorrie, M. J., 2: Gosse , E. C. , 1: Grange, C. N., 3; Graylin g, J. C., 5; Greig, K. R., 3; Griffen, K. M. , 2: Griffen, R. S., 4: Gundesen, A . G. , 3; Hamilton , I. M ., 1: Hard ie, G. P., 2; Hardi e, J. W., 2; Harold , C. M ., 3; Harvey, S. C., 2; Hayward . G. R., 5; Heale, G. L. , 4; Hepworth, J. R. , 1; Hill , G. J., 1; Hill , R. A. , 4; Hodge, D. J., 2; Hopkins, R. J., 3; Horrocks, M . L. , 3; Houston , M. A. , 4; Hurl ey, C. W ., 4; Hutchings , D. E., 4; lzett, G. R.. 1: Jackson, P. J. R., 1; Jackson, W. G., 4; Johnson. N. P. , 4; Joh nston, I. L. , 3; Jones, S. S., 4; Judd , S. E., 5; Julian, D. R., 3; Keat, M ., 1; King. G. P., 4 : Lane, A. N. , 4; Langridg e, M . S., 3; Lang slow, J. R., 3; Lankshear, D. P., 3: Le Sueur, N. J., 2; Li ghtbourne, P. J. , 5; Lillico, D. R., 3; Lill y, R. G., 4; Lockwood, J. R., 4; Lowe, M . J.. 4; Ludlow, K. J. , 1; Mackenzie, I. F., 4: Mal/on , B. J., 3; Man ley, R. B., 1; Manning, B. K., 4; Manu, I. W., 1: Marshal/ , L. N., 2; Martin, G. J., 3: Martu l , S. F., 2; Masters, P. J., 1; May, P. L., 4; McCullough , J. D., 5; McDougal/, P. A., 1; Mercer, P. F., 1; M ill ar. D. J., 3; Mi ll ward , B. L. , 3; Mol/er, P. J., 1; Mo ll oy, C. , 5; Motion, A . W., 1: New/ and , I. M ., 2; Newton, L. G., 2; Newton, W. D. , 2; Norton , J. V., 2; Opie , M. C. , 4; Painter. R. B. , 3 ; Penney , R. J. , 1; Ph ill ips , B. M .. 2; Phipps, J. W., 1; Pike, D. V. , 5; Power, T. R., 2; Pri ce. E. W., 4: Provis, S. T., 3; Pyke, N. B. , 4 : Radford , D. J., 4; Ramsdale, P. W. , 2; Rayner, N. R. , 3; Reeve, B. G., 5: Reeve, M . W., 4; Rid /an d, R. W., 1; Roberts , D. W. , 3; Robin so n, C. D., 5; Roguski, A . A ., 3; Raper, G., 5; Rose, G. V., 3: Ross, T. D. , 1; Rowe , D., 3; Russell , R. C .. 1; Sandi lands , K. R., 3; Sarten, R. J., 5; Shearer, T. D., 4; Simpk in, C. B. , 1; Smith , G. P. , 4; Smith , J. W. F., 4; Smith, M . D. , 3; Smith, S. G. , 4; Smith , S. D., 3; Smith , T. S., 3; Somerton , P. M ., 4; Stewart, D. C. , 4; Struth ers, L. W., 5; Tanswell, J. F., 3; Tor rens , M. C., 2; Tuki, W. M ., 4; Turner, D. A .. 1; Verry , D. K., 1; Vil e, C. N., 1; Voullaire, I. G. , 1; Walker , G. J .. 2; Wall ace, G. H., 3; Walsh , G. D., 2; Ward, P. R.. 2: Wetere, T. A ., 2; White , D. J., 3; Whiting, P. , 1; Wildermoth , M . J., 2; Willis , D. S., 1; Wilson, C. K., 3; Wilson, R. P., 5; Wood, D., 3; Yearbury, G. D. , 1.

RESULTS

1972

Sixth Form Certificate: Ad ams , C. P.; All an, B. 1.; Anderso n, R. G. ; Armstrong, W . B. ; Bastin, C. R.; Bastion, I. A.; Baty, T. J.; Baxter , D. G.; Baxte r, R. F.; Bedford , M . E. ; Bennett, K. R.; Benton, W. R.; Bethell . S. F.; Binni e, W . D. ; Blake , R. T.; Bott, R. W.; Briggs , P. R.; Brooky , P. J.; Brown, D. H.; Brown. L. R.; Bruce, S. K.; Bryant, R. N. ; Burmester, J. M .; Busin g, N. J.; Ca meron, J. A .; Cawthray, B. M.; Ch amberl ain , B. J.; Chinnery-Brown, T. J. ; Chivers, S. J.; Clark . H. P.; Clarke, R. G.: Cocksedge, P. K.: Col e, C. G.; Col e. K. S.; Cooper , G. R. 1. ; Davi dson, M . C.; Davie, A . J.; Dona ldson, M. W.; Dunn , G. ; Enql and, L. C.; Evetts. N. W .; Faull, N. H. W .: Ferens. D. S.; Fischer, D. J.; Fordham, S. J.: Fay , R. B.; Gaustad, C. J.; Geden . R. G.; Gibson , W. J.: Gi lb ert, J.; Glass, S. B.; Graham, B. A .; Graham, C. R.; Gray, R. N. C.: Griffen. K. M.: Gulliver , L. M. ; Gunn , S. J.; Ham mond , R. K.: Handl ey , A . J.; Handyside, P. R.; Hansma n, H. J.; Hard ie, G. P. ; Hardie, J. W.: 1-+arkness, D. J.; Hart, G. R.: Harvey. R.: Harvey, S. C.; Harvi e, D. L. R.; Herdman , M .; Hinckesman, R. J.: Hone, C.; Hull . G. P.; Hutchinson , \1 . A .; Inns, D. B.: Jackson. D. C.; Jans. D. R.: Jenkins . C. G.: John ston, M. E.; King, T. J. ; Kin gi, M. : Kjestrup, S.; Klenner, J. A .; Konijn , A. S.; Lepp er, S. M.; Le Sueur, J. T. ; Leuthart, J. S. ; Liffiton , J. N.; McAuley, R. A .; Maca lister, W . M. ; Mackay, D. A.; McKenzie , R. G. ; McLaughlin , D. A. ; McMillan, G. L. : Magon, B. J.; Manson, R. R.: Marsh , K. B. F. ; Martin , D. R.: Martin, G. J. ; Masters, R.R.; Maw, K. 1. ; Meuli, W . R. ; Midd leton, A.; Morris, P. J.: Motion , A . W .; Neali e, S. M .: Neill, B. J. ; New/and, R. J.; Nicholas . R. M.: Norton, J. V.; Old, G. H.: Ordish. L. R.: Owe n, J. E.; Parr. A . J.; Parsons , A .; Paulin. M . G.; Pearce , fl. W. ; Peters, P. W.; Phill ips, H. R.: Phipps, J. W. ; Ramsda le, P. W .; Rauputu , H.; Rendall , G. B.; Ri chards. S. M. : Rid land, C. J. ; Ries, H. M.; Robbins , M . R.: Roberts, P. M .; Rodrigues, A. F. : Ross, T. D. ; Rowe, P. C.; Sim . B. J.; Simons, G.; Sm ith, M. H.: Smith, S. D.: Stallard , L. W .; Strawbridge , D. M. ; Sutton, W . H. ; Taylor, A . G.; Taylor, E. W.; Thompson. D. J.; Th ompson, R. J.; Tol erto n, M . J. E.; Towler, G. L. ; Turner , D. A.; Urbahn , P. J.; Ward, P. R. ; Warren, P. H. K.; Webber , H. J.; West, S. D.; Whith am, G. P.; Whiting , P. C.; Willi arns , A. S.; Willi ams , G. L. ; Willis, D. S.; Wilson, A. E.; Winter , P. J. ; Wood , D. S.; Wright, S. P.

University Entrance: Adams, C. P. ; Allan , B. 1. ; Armstrong, W. B.; Bastion, I. A .; Baxter. D. G.; Bedford, M . E.; Belavskis , M . R.; Benton, W. R. ; Blake , R. T.; Brooky, P. J. ; Brown, L. R. T.; Bruce. S. K.: Bryant. N. R.; Chinnery-Brown, T. J.; Cole, C. G.; Davie, A. J.; Dunn , G.; England. L. C. ; Evetts , N. W .: Ferens, D. S. ; Fay , R. B.; Geden, R. G.; Gilbert, J. B.; Giles, 0. W. ; Glass, S. B.; Graham, B. A. ; Graham. C. R.: Gray, R. N. C.; Gulliver, L. M.; Gunn , S. J. ; Hammond, R. K.; Handyside, P. R. ; Harkness, D. J. ; Herdman M. H.; Hone, C. G. ; Hull , G. P.; Hutchinson , V. A .; King, T. J.; Le Sueur, J. T.: Lepper , S. M. ; Leut hart. J. S. ; Liffiton , N. J.; Mackay, D. A.; Magon , B. J.; Marsh, K. B. ; Martin, D. R. ; Masters, P. R.; Meu/i, W . B. ; Morris, P. J.; Motion, A . W. ; Mulraney, J. A .; Nealie, S. M. ; Neill, B. J.; Newland , R. J.; Nicholas, R. M.; Owen, J. E.; Parr, A . J. ; Parsons , A. P.; Pau lin, M. G.; Pearce, R. W.; Peters, P. W .; Rauputu, H. W .; Rendall, G. B. ; Richards, S. M.; Robbins , M . R.;

EXAM RESULTS 1972

Page 18 Roberts, P. M.; Rowe , P. C.; Sim, B. J.; Simons , G: D . Smith M. H.; Stallard, L. W.; Strawbnd ge, D. N., T~~lor, E. 'w.; Thompson , R. J.; Tolerton, M: J.; U~a~.' P. J.; Warren, P. H.; Whitham, G. P.; Will lams, . ., Willis, D. S.; Wilson, A. E.; Wmter, P. J. Higher Schocl Certificate : Belavskis, M. R.; Bland, G. W.; Bromley , C. J.; Burn, C.; Buxton, D. R.; Clearwater.' M. E.; Cooper, D. A. J.; Dick, A. G.; Douglas, G. F.: Duff, I. G.; Fuller, C.; Giles , 0 . W. ; Glenme, K. S. : Han nah, D. V.; Haylock, S. J.; Hill. W.; Hodder, I. M. , Joe , P. A.; Kay, J. R. P.; McCaughan, R. J.; . Mackay: R D.; Markland, F. J. ; Marks, D. H.; Meul~, P. M .. S J J . Mulraney, J. A.; Munro, I. R., Murray, ass , · · ., B J . O'Neill M. H.; Pi ll ette, M . W .; R J · Newton, · ·• P;ic~· G. R.; Pyselman, R. J.; 'Roebuc k ' D . B.; s amuela A B: R R:- Shearer, G. K.; Smart, J. B.; Stewart, . .. U.rquhart, I. M.; Vaifale, U.; Vink, R. P.; Whiting, B. S.

C. University Bursary: Bl and • G· W · (A)·' Bromley, G Buxton, D. R. (A); Dick, A. G. (A); Doug 1as , . B)· Giles o. w. (B); Haylock, S. Fraser, G. M · ( • Hodder, I. M. (B); Joe,' P. A. (B l ; K~y, .J . R. M kl d F J (A)· Munro, I. R. (B); 0 Neill, M. s~~rtnJ. ' B.· (AJ; Stew art, A. B. (A) ; Whiting, B.

J. (A); F (B)· . : J. (A), p (B)· . : H. (B). S. (A).

h' Bl d G W · Bromley, C. J.; Taranaki Scho 1ars ~p: an ' . · ·•k s Buxton, D. R.; Dick, A. G., Hay 1oc , ·. J. .., Markland, F. J.; Smart, J. B. ; Stewart, A. H.; Whiting, B. S.

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SPORTS

BLAZER AWARDS 1973 Prefects: R. B. Fay (Head Boy), R. W. Pearce (~ep~~ Head Boy), W. B. Armstrong , K. R. Bennett, L.dR. ~o N . B M. Cawthray , M . W . Donaldson, R. G. Ge en , . . . L R Harvie C. G. Hone, S. M. Lepper. C. Gray, D. · · ' W B Meuli A B MiddleJ T Le Sueur, R. R. Masters, · · ·. · · L W · · N I d G H Old G D. S1mons, · · ~~~ila~d . JG. ~w ~~w,ler ,· D.· s. Willi~. A . E. Wilson , P. J. Winter . Athletics: D. H. Brown , D. L. R. Harvie, M. A . Houston, G. B. Rendall , G. L. Towler. Badminton: K. S. Cole. Cricket: J. A . Cameron, J. G. Carroll, B. M . Caw~ra~, M W Donaldson , S. M. Harrop, A. B. Middleton , . . Ol.d , J. Radford , G. Raper , A. R. Urbahn.

·e, J. M. Burmeste r, W. M . Tuki. Basketbal l: B. R. Ba .lll 1 Cross Country: D. H. Brown . Gymnasti cs: R. A . Hogg . Hockey: R. J. Barker, R. B. Hayward , A . N. Lan e. Rugby: w. D. Binnie, K. D. Bolstad , P. W. BroederlowR, B , · J A . Cameron, · M · Cawthray ' M ·. WJ. Donaldson B. Foy , J. H. Gilmer , D. L. R. Harvle, . R. Hep worth , p: J. Jackson , J. R. Lockwood, R. A . McCarthyda~· ~ Middleton , R. J. Newland , G. H. Old , G._ B. Ren , . D. Simons , P. M. Somerton , D. S. WilliS . Soccer· D G. Batty, A G. Beverwijk , G. L. Dads , L. Fox,· B . S Hollins, J. T Le Sueur, N. J. Le Sueur, ~: A . Mackay, W. B. Meuli , R. S. White, P. J. Wmter , G. D. Yearbury. Swimming : R. B. Baillie, J. L. Cl ark . Tennis: K. R. Bennett, P. J. Winter .

G. Hone, A. A. Roguski,

THE SCHOOL INTER-SECONDARY ATHLETICS

Athletics This year the School Ath letic Sports were held at Pukekura Park , having be en moved from Webster Field . The first date , 16th March, had to be changed to 22nd March owing to bad weather. Luckily we got fine weather on the second day and everythin g went we ll , except when a 200m race clashed with the hurdles and had to be re-run . The efficient running of the sports wa s mainly due to th e organisat ion and help the masters gave, which made it a very successfu l day. No records were broken this year but severa l close times and distance~ were attained . The over-all standard was very high and a much larger contingen t gained entry into the lntersec team. Mu ltiple wins were gained by M. Houston (3). D. Willis (2). G. Rendall (2). B. Edwards (2) in the Seniors ; P. Fitzpatrick (4) in the Intermed iates ; G. Whitehead (2). R. Loft (2) in the Juniors . The competitio n between the boarding houses was as fi erce as ever w ith a lot of support for house runners in every race. Moyes House finally took the Hansard Cup for the fourth consecut ive time. They took the lead only in the last events of the day, with a total of 171 points. Carrington was a very c los e second with 167 points and Pridham third with 160 points . As usual

TEAM

there was not a lot of support for this school activity from the day boys, but seve ral individu als showed up very well. An extreme ly successfu l day w as rounded off by a good win to the Boarders relay team in the Boarders -Day Boys relay. Taranaki Jntersecondary School Athletics: These were held at Francis Douglas College on March 24th. The weather was fine, but a very strong wind hindered the long races . Even with this hindrance , School managed to uphold its traditiona l dominanc e. One record was broken by Marc Baillie in the Junior Trip le Jump, with a jump of 34ft. , to beat the old record by 3 feet. He also won the Long Jump . P. Fitzpatrick ran an extremely fast 100m in th e Intermedi ate final with a time of 11.4 sec. Unfortunatel y this was disallowed as a record time because of wind assistance . He also gained 1st equa l in the Long Jump and 2nd in the Triple Jump. D . Harvie did very we ll in the Senior throws with first place in both Shot Put and Javelin . N. Harrison als o did very well in his main races with a 1st in the Intermedi ate 400m and 2nd in the 200m . The standard set by the School was very high in all events and showed up in the relays, where all three were won . A very good effort from all boys . Places-S eniors : D. Wi ll is (3rd Hurdl es, 3rd High Jump) ; B. Edwards (3rd Discus, 3rd Pole Vault) ; D.

SPORTS

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Page 20 Harv ie [ 1st Jave lin , 1st Shot Put ) ; B. A rms t ro ng (3 rd Jave lin) ; G. Old [2nd Sh ot Put ) ; G. Rend all (1 st 200 m); R. Tansey (1 st Pol e Vault) ; D. Hutching s (2nd 400m) ; D. Turner [3rd 400m) ; D. Brown (3rd BOOm) ; R. Pearce (2nd Hurdl es ) ; Relay tea m (1 st) . Intermedi at es: P. Fitzpatri ck (1 st 100m , 1st equal Long Jump, 2nd Tripl e Jump) ; N. Harri son (1st 400m , 2nd 200m) ; R. Barker [1 st Hurdl es) ; T. Bartlett (2 nd Javelin) ; S. Low ri e (3rd Jave lin) ; C. W ilson (2nd Shot Put ) ; R. Gas kin [3rd Sh ot Put ) ; Relay team (1 st) . Jun iors: M. Baill ie (1 st Tr ipl e Jump, 1st Long Jump); G. Whitehea d [ 1st Hurdl es); M . Smith (2nd Di sc us , 2nd Jave lin) ; B. Te Uira [3rd Javel in) ; Relay team (1 st) .

North Island lntersecs.: Th is year t he meeting was at Mt. Smar t Stadium in Se lect ion f or t he Tarana ki tea m is take n A uck land. from the Taranaki tnte rsecs . w here a good tim e or di sta nce in t he fi rst t hree places of most eve nts makes an athl ete el igible for t he North Island Ch amps. Thi s meeti ng involves t he best seco ndary sch oo l athl et es in t he North Is land, so t he fi ve membe rs of t he Sc hool w ho went showed a ve ry high sta nd ard of per form ance. Th ey were: D. Brown, N. Harrison, P. F it~pat r ick, M . Bail li e and G. Whitehead .

New Zealand Secondary School Championships :

Denni s Brow n was t he onl y Se ni or se lected f rom th e School and ra n ve ry we ll in th e BOOm fin al t o gai n 5th pl ace. Neil Harri son ran exce pti onall y we ll in t he Intermedi at e 400m to bec om e t he Nort h Island Cham pi on in thi s event . He was also in th e Taranak i Intermed iate relay tea m w hi ch wo n th e 4 x 100m eve nt. Pete r Fitzpat rick perform ed we lt in t he Inte rm ediate Tripl e Jump to ga in 5t h pl ace . He was also in t he Tara naki Inte rm ed iate relay team. M arc Bailli e co mpeted in t he Juni or Tr iple Jum p and matc hed hi s reco rd-brea kin g f orm w it h a we ll dese rved 2nd place. He also co mpeted in t he Long Jump and ma nage d 4th pl ace. Fin all y, Gavin Whi te hea d did not qui te make the Jun ior Hurdles fi na l w it h a 5th place in his heat, but he lped to gai n 2nd place as a member of the Taranaki Juni or relay t eam .

Th is is a new meet ing, held this yea r at Christchurch on Qu een Eli zabeth 11 Park on Dece mber 8-9th. tt is intend ed to be a dress rehea rsa l f or t he Games st aff of t he Park. Th ere w ill be t wo members of the School going t o t his meeting ; t hey are M ark Houston and Dennis Brown , w ho have attain ed th e qualify ing tim e f or the BOOm . Th ese t wo bcys w ill be rep rese nt ing the School and it is hoped t hat th ey do we ll. Thi s w ill be a ve ry larg e meeting and th e BOOm field alone has 69 runners divided into 9 heat s and 3 semi-fin als. A thl et ics in t he Sc hoo l has a great potenti al showing up in all ages f rom 3rd to 7th form ers. it was good t o see such a lot of part icipat ion thi s yea r and it is hoped t hat t hi s w il l increase next year and in yea rs t o com e.

NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS ' HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS EVENT SENIORChampionship l OO Metr es 200 Met res 4 00 Met res 8 00 Metres 1500 Metr es 11 0 Metre Hurd les Long Jump H igh J ump

Triple Jump

shot

Put D iscus J ave lin p ole Vault Re lav I NTERMEDIATE100 Met res 2 00 Metres 4 00 Metres 800 Met res 100 Moi res Hurd les

J. Camervn G. Re nda ll G. Re nd al l M. Houst:;n M. H oustcn D. Wil lis B. Kie,trup 1 = P. Somerton 1 = D. Willis R. G. B. D. B.

Newl and O ld Edwards

SECOND R. Anderson P. Broederlow D. Hutc h :ngs D. Brown

L. Stal lard R. Pea1 ce P. Somerton

B. Kjestrup D. Har1ie

J. Lock wood

Harvie

B. A rmstrong

Edwuds

S. Smith Pridham

M oyes

THIRD

11. 9 sec. 23.8 sec. 53.9 sec. 2 min. 4.3 sec. 4 min. 38.5 sec. 15. 8 sec. 18ft. l Oin.

11. 1, P. H ickey, S. Underwood, 1970 22.8sec., R. c. J o hns, 1959 51 .2sec., K. T. Wi lli ams, 1964 2min . l sec., L. J. Purd y, 1962 4min. 20.2sec., B. Cracker, 1970 14.5sec., R. c. J ohns, 1959 21ft. Bin., A. c. Mc lntyre, 1937

4ft. 10l in.

5ft.

37ft. .i in. 12 metres 32.24 met res 4 1. 15 metres 9ft. 47.8 sec.

43ft. 10lin., P. A. Jo hn s, 1962 45ft . l lin., V. Temata, 1972 158ft. lin. , N. Edm:mds, 1968 178ft. Si n., J. K. Lay, 1955

S. Jones Persson

11.3sec., K. T. Wi lli ams, 1962 23.5sec., T. Jordan, 1968 53.4sec., M. s. Johnson,.. 1969 2min. 6 .2sec., L. Purdy, 1961 15 .3sec., M. s. Johnson, 1969 20ft. Slin., C. Kjestrup, 1937 Sft. 4in., A. Ma rtin, 1968; G. Towler, 1971 40f t. 2in., J. K. Lay, 1953 48ft. 3~in ., F. Hutc h ings, 1969 162ft. S~in., W. Garnham, 1966 47.7sec., Carrington, 1969

P. Broederl ow D. Hutch :ngs I. Tu rner

W. Wr ight W . Wright D. Dreado n R. Pearce 3= R. Anderson 3 = M. Lowe 3= B. Bail lie 3= B. Edwords C. Hill c. Hi ll M. Ries S. Newton Curing ten

R. Hil l

Long Jump H igh Jump

P. Fitzpatr ick P. Fitzp3tr ick N. Harr ison P. Wh ite R. Bar~er P. FitzpJtr ick W. Tu ki

P. Fitzpatrick

Trip le Jump Put

P. Fitzp 31r ick Wilson

S. Jont!s P. Fitzpatrick Persson

W. Tuk i D. Gaskin R. Barker Pridham

39ft. 40ft. 31.6 48.5

Wa llace Ad lam Mills Death J. Mells

D iscus

Relav J UN IORl 00 Metres 2 00 Metre• 4 00 Met res 8 00 Met res Long Jump H igh J ump 100 Met res Hu rdles

shot

Put Re lay N ON-CHAMPIONSH IP se nior 100 Metres A B 00 Metres A B 8 00 Metres 1500 Metres I nt ermediate 100 Met res A B 2 00 Metres A B 8 00 Metres J unior 100 Metres A B 2 00 Met res A B

8 00 Metres Re lay (8 x 100 Metres)

S. Smith M oyes G. Wh :tehead R. Loft W. H arrison R. Tombleson

M. Bail lie R. Loft G. Whitehead R. Cooper Pridham P. R. M. C. D. K.

Stra·Nbridge Campbell Donaldson

Hone McKay Ben nett

D. Te Uira

N. H arrlson

L. Kjestrup L. Kjestrup W. Persson N . H arrison

Central R. Loft

w. C. D. R. B.

Harr ison

Marsha l! Frede rickson

Adlam Blennerhasset Kay

B. Te Uira Carrington

R. N. M. W. M. W.

Nicholas Butler

Hart ley

Ries

McAiister Herd man Coley Edgar Te Uira Wag ner

G. Denn is M. Coster

R. D. G. D.

S. Mitchell

I. Turner

Dixon

S. Hartley

Bu ryess

Gatenby

A. Wood Halter

S. P. P. S. K.

B-:>a rders

Day Boys

B. Proctcr

T. Clarke J. Torrens

Binn ie Dampney

Young Buruess

1973 SCHOOL REC O RD

PERFOR MANCE

11.9 sec. 23.7 sec. 54 .7 sec. 2 min. 19 sec. 17.5 sec. 18ft. 5~ i n. 4ft. ll.iin .

shot SPORTS DAY, PUKEKURA PARK

- - - -FIRST

K. R. R. R. D.

Ruakere

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l Oin. 4in. metres sec.

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A. Williams A. Wilr.on D. Dreadon D. Hodge P. Christophers M. Horrocks

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sec. sec. sec. sec. 2 rnin. 19.1 sec.

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24sec.,

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SPORTS

Page 23 The results wereSenior Singles: K. Sandilands. Senior Doubles : K. Sandilands and S. Carruthe rs. Junior Singles: B. Fraser. Junior Doubles: S. Kay and T. Wi lson. Some of the members played in the North Taranaki Residential Champio nships, with K. Sandilands winning the B Grade Singles , and Sandilands and S. Carruthe rs runners-up in the B Grade Doubles. K. Sandilands was ranked No . 4 in the Junior rankings in North Taranaki . S. Carruthe rs .

Members hip of the club was slightly up this year . Club members met regularly in the second term on Monday and Thursday afternoon s from about 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the gymnasiu m, thus enabling players from other sports to join in on non-prac tice nights. Speci al mention must be made of Mr. Heaps and Mr. Hart, under whom the standard of pl ay improved . Badminto n The badminto n side of the club was numeric ally stronger than the table tennis side, because of the in centive of playing in the School team. This year the badminto n team played Hamilton Boys' High School, and it is hoped that next year a fixture against Rongotai College can be arranged, with a table tennis team participa ting in both fixtures. The badminto n team of K. Cole (captain) . M. Johnston, J. Mells , R. Thompson, W. Persson, and M. Downey, under the guidance of Mr. Heaps, practised in the Army Hall on Wednesday afternoon s. The team travelled to play Hamilton Boys' High School , and played very well, winning 8-1. The School champio nships were held at the beginning of the third term, and were keenly conteste d; the good

entries showing the increas ing popularit y of th e sport in the school.

Cricket

The results wereSenior Senior Junior Junior

Singles (Cook and lister Cup): K. Cole . Doubles : K. Cole and M. Johnston. Singles (lsaacs Cup): J. Mells. Doubles: J. Mells and M. Chivers .

FIRST XI

This year's team was much you nger than in previous years, bat its ac hi evement was cred itab le. Club form was not consisten t. in expe rienc e taking its toll in some matches. In both college fixtures good performa nces were recorded, showing the promise of many young players. The 1st XI squad was : B. Cawthray (captain) . D. Radford, J. Cameron , G. Old, G. Raper, S. Harrop, T. Urbahn, A. Fisher, M. Donaldson, J. Carrell , B. Middleton, and S. Lowr ie. B. Cawthray , J . Cameron and A. Fisher left before the com mencem ent of the new season, so D. Radford became captain and D. Fairey was brought in as wicket-

Some of the members of the club played in outside competit ion. K. Cole played in the Taranaki A Grade competit ion, and was a member of the winning team from the New Plymouth Club. Cole was also a member of the Tarana ki Junior Represen tative team . He was the 1973 Taranaki Junior Triple Champion, and also won th e . B Grade Mixed Doubles at the Taranaki champion ship K. Cole . Table Tennis A team of three, K. Sandilands , S. Carruthe rs and M . Lowe, played in the North Taranaki inter-club competition, in the H Grade. The team won the division they played in, but lost 9-3 to Hill sboro ugh , the winner of the other division , so being the runner-up in the tourname nt. The School champ ionships were held at the beginnin g of the third term, and a large number of entries were received . Th e standard of the juniors was particul arl y encourag ing .

in the New This year the School entered two teams _ Plymouth men's competit ion, the A team playmg B grade and the B team C grade. The A team managed a third . . in its competit ion . We played three college games this year, ga1n1ng two wins an d an unlucky loss , but we made up for that by winning the Taranaki Inter-Secondary Schools tourna. ment at Spotswoo d College. Th e A team this year was : J. Burmeste r, W. Tuk1, B. Baillie , B. Manning , G. Yearbury, P. Adds, A. Dee and A. Gardiner , with I. MacKenz ie playing on occasion s. Three players, Manning , Tuki and Bailli e, gained select ion in the New Pl ymouth Colts team. Our first college game was aga inst Wanganui Collegi ate in New Pl ymouth . We lost 57_-60. The game was fast, with plenty of fouls be1ng d1shed out,. most of them our way. We played the last five m1nutes , with three players ; during this period we were lead ing but with only three players we co uld not hold off the , . Wanganui attack. In our second game , aga; nst Wang anu1 Boys College, we won 48-30. After a slow start, we managed to hold our ground against the slow Wanganui game , which at first we had not been ab le to adjust to. A strong Hamilton Boys' High School team was our next college opponent, and we won 48-42. The teams were very eve nly matched, the score being even throughout, with Hamilton in the le ad most of the time; n?t until t he final minutes did we manage to pull out 1n front. During the season the schoo l fielded a team to play . the prisoners at the local jafl on Saturday mornmgs We played four games , winning the senes 3-1. The teachers of the sc hool challenge d the A team to . a !lame, which the teachers lost 28-14. Everybody e.njoyed playing basketball_ th 19- season, but it could not have been ach iev ed w1th.out the a1d of Mr. Francis, Mr. Hoben and Mr. Rattray, who coached teams and generally made things run smoothly . W. Tuki.

Back: W. Persson , Mr. T. Heaps (coach). J. Mells. D owney. Front: R. Thompson , K. Cole (c apta in), M . Johnston , M.

Badminton & Table Tennis

Basketball

keeper. INTER-COLLEGE

Jon Mells in action

v. Wellingto n College (at N.P.B.H.S.). Drawn. Pl ay began an hour late because heavy rain the previous day had made the pitch too wet for the scheduled start. Wellingto n won the toss and elected to bat on the slow track. A non-pene trative School attack allowed the visitors to get away to a good start, with R. Vance (67) batting so lidl y.

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Page 25 v. Oplinake H.S. (at N.P.B. H.S.). Won on

SPORTS 1st Innings.

Low scoring was the feature of this pre-season match. School won the toss and elected to bat. Poor batting performances sall't S:hoo/ all out for 70. T. Urbahn (13). S. Wr igh t (11). D. Fairey (12 n.o.) were the only players to reac h double figures. P. Kensington (3-13). R. Burrows (3-30) took the wickets. A little worried , School took the field, but excellent bowling from G. Old (4-8) an d D. Radford (4-14) soon had Opunake 8 down for 15 runs , though a defiant 9th wicket stand enabled them to reach 54, st ill 16 runs short. SECOND XI In the first term, the team which at the half way mark had been at the bottom of the I ist had a most successful finish to the season, wind'ng up in third place. Already at the start of the new season the team has played th e top two teams, and our batsmen have been scoring heavily . Mark Fairey, Mark To rrens and Richard Baxter have indicated possibilities for higher honours with excellent batting against good bowling; the side's main stre ngth is depth in batting a~d a forceful approach . '' Though the team has no coach, Mr. Denton pl ays on Saturdays and, with R. Baxter , G. Hayward and T. Bartlett, bears the brunt of the bowling. Result-wise, the team has had its best season for some yea rs and shou ld conti nue to do well. Stephen Wright has been a useful and keen al l-rounder.

Back: M. W. Donaldsor., S. R. Lowrie, A. B. Middleton , G. Roper, J. C. Carroll. Front: S. M. Harrop , G. H. Old , B. M. Cawthray (captai n). D. J. Radford , J. A. Cameron, T. R. Urbahn. However, School's change bowlers made the breakthrough and Wellington were all out for 182. Main wicket-takers were J. Carroll (4-27). J. Cameron (3-47). School started poorly , but things brightened up with B. Cawthray (54). G. Raper (42). and G. Old (40) batting very capably . School 's lower order though, staged a dramatic collapse against mediocre bowling and School found themselves all out for 178, five runs short of their opponents .

(31) was the only b<Jtsman to show any form. For Collegiate A. Cave (5-17) and S. Collins (4-27) bowled very well. Collegiate started their second innings in fine style , hammer ir.g School's erratic opening attack, but D. Radford switched from medium pace to spin and ripped the middle out of their order, taking 4 for 30 off 12 overs. M. Donaldson (2-10). J. Carro ll (2-18). G. Old (2-21) also bowled well.

School broke through early in Wellington's second innings , but the pressure was not maintained and runs flowed from Wellington 's middle order, allow ing them to make a safe declaration at 135 for 6, R. Dean (52 n.o.). and M . Green (37) being the main scorers. J. Cameron (2-19) and D. Radford (2-24) did the initial damage. With time aga inst us, School found the 140 runs required too many, and did well to be 81 for 5 at stumps. Top scorer was D. Radford with a fast, hard-hit 32. v. Wanganui Collegiate (at Collegiate) . Outright win 6 wickets to N.P.B.H .S. On a sound Collegiate wicket our opposition won the toss and elected to bat. Some good bowling from N.P.B.H.S. saw Collegiate all out for 105. M. Donaldson (3-13). G. Old (3-22). D. Radford (2-27) did most damage . Collegiate's spinners proved too good for our batsmen and we crumpled for a dismal 84; B. Cawthray

Collegiate's second innings ended at 126, leaving School to make 148 for the outright. Runs came s low ly at first, but then B. Cawthray (50) and D. Radford (31) had a fine partnership , forming the backbone of the innings, which J. Cameron (16). G. Roper (20 n.o .). and G. Old (13 n.o.) finished off in fine fashion , giving N.P.B.H.S. an outright w in by six wickets with an hour to spare. 路

THIRD GRADE A very young sid e under Mr. Francis has tried hard aga in st experienced opposition and, alth ough not strong , has had some good games; G. Fraser, C. Burr, G. Mells and T. Harris are four who have had a fairly successfu l seaso n. Thi s is mainly a junior team which needs a few seniors to boost it. SOCIAL TEAM In this team , at present composed mainl y of boarders., every effort is being made to attract day boys .

Richard Baxter has been promoted to the 2nd XI , but players like Mark New/and, John Gilmer, Geoff Hea le and Roger Foy have ensured a full turnout for every game. FOURTH GRADE A keen bunch of fourth formers tries hard under difficulties, but we hope to improve matters. lan Wright and Michael Le Pin e do a good job in secur ing a full turnout each week . THIRD FORM Two teams are fielded at this level under the eye of Mr. Picton, with the Rev . T. Woods giving most useful assistance. In the group are some oustanding prospects such as R. Parsons, S. Young and R. Palmer, and in addition the sides includ e players who are showing rapid improvement. HOUSE COMPETITION (Bates Cup) A West Hous e team dominated by First XI players came out the victors. Highlight of the competition was a dazzling century by the West House captain, B. Cawthray, against Central in the final. DAY BOYS v. BOARDERS (Birch Cup) Pre-m atch favourites, the Day Boys were unexpectedly beaten by a less experienced Boarders eleven by one wicket in a closely contested match. D. J. Radford.

Gymnastics The School Gymnastic Championships were held this ye ar on 18th October in the School Gym , and attracted thirty-five entrants in the Open, 5th form, 4th. form, and 3rd form championships. Competition was keen, espec ially in the Open eve nt, where placings were close, and the 3rd and 4th form events also produ ced even compet ition. Th ere was no Gym club formed this year and this cou ld probably account for the sma ll er number of entries t hi s year .

v. Hawera High School (at Hawera) . Won on 1st Innings. School won the toss and batted on a hard wicket. School scored freely to enable a declaration at 235/ 8. D. Radford (69), J. Cameron (13). T. Urbahn (15). S. Harrop (31 n.o .), A. Fisher (37). J . Carroll (31 n.o.) all batted confid ent ly. E. Perrett took 4 for 55 for Hawera. Hawera 's batting crumbled to be all out for 139 with P. McLeod (58) scoring well. Bowling for School , D. Radford (2-23). J. Cameron (2-19). G. Old (2-38 ). J. Carro ll (2-15). M . Donaldson ( 1-0) took wickets . Coming out of the gym

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SPO RTS SCHOOL LIFESAVING TEAM

M . Ph il l ips , T. Har ris, A . E. Wi lson, P.. Thompso n, G. Mildenha ll. Th e tea m us so mu ch our coll eg e seve n, lost

thanks Mr. A nke r and Mr. Well s for helping in a most enj oya bl e seaso n. Though los ing match es, in comp et it ion games we won three and drew one. R. Ba rker.

Life路 saving

Back: Mr. A . L. An ker, A . 0 . Salisbury, J. J. A rthur, S. D. Ch ambe rl ai n, R. B. Hayward , G. D. Graham, R. A . Bremer , Mr. P. V. Well s. Front: G. M . Cu ll en, C. D. Wi lden, T. D. Shea rer , R. J. Barker (ca pta in) , A. N. Lane, A. B. M cCandli sh, A. N. Und erwood .

Co ntesta nts we re req ui red to pe rform in Ag ili t ies (compul so ry). and any four other appa ratus-th ese be ing cross-box, long box, parall el bars, t rampolin e and rin gs. Th e sta ndard was high in eac h champi onshi p, especially in t he Ope n w here some good perform ances we re see n from R. Hogg. D. M ackay and P. Ritc hi e. Next yea r , it is hop ed to have a Gym c lub form ed , w here reg ul ar practi ce sess ion s w ill be held, as it is obv ious t here is an interest in Gymn ast ics in t he Sc hool. Plac ings thi s yea r we re: Th ird Form : P. Jac kson 1st, P. Hall 2nd , S. W il don 3rd . Fourt h Form : B. Gil es, C. Howa n 1st = ; M . Baill ie 3rd . Fifth Form : P. Ritchi e 1st, S. Hall 2nd, W. Persso n 3rd. Ope n: R. Hogg 1st, D. Mackay 2nd, P. Ritc hi e 3ru. K. Gled hil l.

Hockey A lt hough only 13 boys played hockey t hi s seaso n, Sc hool did ve ry we ll. In the 4th Grade co mpet it ion we held th e lea d unti l half way through t he seaso n, w hen we lost t o Stratford, Hawe ra and Ol d Boys. In it s first col leg e game against Wanganui Col legiat e, Sc hool just coul d not capita lise on its ch ances, th ough playe rs w ho stood out we re Lane, McCand lish, Barker , Colleg iat e 7, Sc hool 0. Und erwood and Ch amberl ain

A few weeks late r , Schoo l played in t he annu al f ive-a-side tou rn ament. Th e A tea m, co nsist in g of Barke r , Lane, McCandli sh, Haywa rd and Arthur , got through to t he f in al in t he Under-1 9 sect ion, putt ing up a good f ight agai nst a highly ski lled Opun ake team. Th e onl y score ca me in th e las t minute, w hen Opun ake broke t hrough Sc hoo l's defe nce . In t he seco nd co l lege mat ch, aga inst Wanganu i Boys' Co llege, Sc hool played we ll below expectat ion and t he Wang anui game was marred by a f ew " in c idents". 3, Sc hool 1. On 4th A ugu st. Sc hoo l fi elded a t ea m again st a to p-c lass Hamilton Boys' Hi gh Schoo l t ea m , and played th e hockey it was capa bl e of. Th e sco re at half-tim e was 1-all , but nea r t he end of t he seco nd half Hamilton sco red aga in , t o wi n 2-1. A good fight, w it h no givin g up . Du r in g t he A ugust holid ays we entered a tea m in t he annu al eleve n-a-sid e at Hamil ton, held durin g two days Sc hoo l played good stea dy hockey of heavy rain . t hroug"1out and was fu ll of surpr ises , w innin g t hree games and los ing two. The pl aye r w ho showed up most v,as Ga rth Haywa rd , w ho shot one of th e only two goa ls sco red again st the tourn ament w inn ers. Th e mainst ays of our defe nce we re Lane, Barke r , Underwood , M cCandl ish and Cull en. Th is yea r we had three pl aye rs se lect ed fo r t he Taranaki Second ary Sc hools side ; th ey we re: Ross Barker (capt ain ]. A . Lane and B. M cCandli sh.

Li fe -sav in g t hi s year has cont inued to have a fairly strong fo ll ow ing in th e junior sc hool. As in past years, t he va rious awards of Th e Roya l Li fe Savi ng Soc iety we re competed fo r and seve ral attai ned , in cludi ng 2 Awards of M erit. A tea m con sisting of M . Phill ips, T. Harr is , P. Themson, G. Mild enhall , and Inst ruct or A. W ilso n was ente red in th e annu al lnte rsec Li f e-sav ing contest and were awa rd ed t he Butcher Cup . Co ngratulation s to N. Gray and A. Wil so n on t heir w inn ing of th e Smith and Easton Cup at t he Sc hoo l sw immin g spo rts for t he third ti me. Co ngratul atio ns mus t also go to Mr. Rattray an d Mr. Dobso n fo r th ei r appoi ntment to t he Executive Com mitt ee of th e Tara nak i Bra nch of t he Surf Li fe-Sav ing Assoc iat ion, a rewa rd wel l dese rved for t heir cont inu ed t ime and effort in th e sport. A. E. W il son.

Rowing The last regatta of 1972 was for third and fo urth fo rm ers, at Hamilton . In t hi s regatta t he 4th fo rm VIII ca me 2nd in th e f inal aft er w innin g t heir heat, t he 4th form IV was placed 3rd , and t he 3rd fo rm VIII , S. Gatenby, T. Wood, R. Juli an, M . Fagon, A. M illi ke n, B. Te Uira , G. Wh it ehead, S. Harper (st roke). and G. Cu ll en (cox). wo n t heir f in al. The f irst 1973 regatta was at Levin on February 24t h, w hen we stayed in We llin gton for t he two ni ghts. The 5t h fo rm VII I, A . Ern est, C. Tahi , M. Eady, P. Va n Praag h, W. Eady , S. Harkness, P. Whi te, R. Hark ness (stroke). and R. Gray (cox). won. The 6th form VIII were 3rd . Th e 5th form IV did we ll , consider in g t he large fie ld, to come 7th. Th e house races were held on M arch 3rd at Wa itara , w it h 100 boys row ing . Good pa rt icip ation fro m Carr ington and Pr idh am was noted, as also we re t he efforts of t he day boys w ho now take pa rt. Ca rrin gt on wo n ove rall w it h 20 poi nts, Pridh am was 2nd with 17 po ints, Moyes 8 po ints , and Day Boys 4 po ints .

Th e fo llowi ng Saturday a 5th for m IV co mpeted in t he picni c races at Wanganu i and ca me 3rd . Th e c lub was lu cky enough to have Mr. Di ck Joyce of th e N.Z. Olympi c VI II to spend t he wee kend at Wait ara teac hing t he ski lls of row ing on th e 17th M arch. Th e next Saturday was spent at W anganu i where t he 6th f orm VIII was 5t h, t he 5th fo rm VIII 4th , t he 5th fo rm IV 5th, t he 4th f orm VIII 3rd and th e 3rd fo rm VII I 5th. Th e high lig ht of t he season was t he t ri p to Ka rapiro on t he 30th and 31st March for the M aadi Cup . In t hi s two-d ay f ixture t he 6th f orm VII I , D. Wh ite, D. Cobham, W. Newton, R. Thurston , J. Sarten, D. Dreadon, P. Jackso n, M . Opie (stro ke ). and C. Bunn (cox) was 4th in its heat aft er a mi shap shortly befo re t he f ini sh, and t he 5th form VII I was also 4th in its heat, th e 5th "f orm IV 5th in its heat , and th e 4t h fo rm IV made a good spurt to come 3rd in its f inal. Th e last trip of th e season was on t he fo ll owi ng wee kend to Auc kl and, w here t he 5th f orm VIII was 5th, t he 5th fo rm IV a ve ry good second , and t he 4th fo rm IV was 4th. Upwards of 80 boys have rowed reg ul ar ly th roug h t he year; this has been a big strain on M r . Sa rgent . The boys have wo rke d hard at f und-ra isin g projects suc h as pig f arm in g, raffl es and a dance to defray differe nt expe nses and mainly to pay for t he bra nd new four w hi ch has ju st arrived and has bee n needed for a long t ime. The clu b now has a f leet of 14 rowab le boats in cludin g one double sc ul l w hi ch is a lot of f un , as it is eas il y t ipped over. Could t hi s b!' anything t o do w it h its name, th e J. S. Hath erl y? Th e club still has many prob lems w ith t he po ll ution at Waitara and t he increas ing number of snags in t he river, on one of w hi ch the 1st VIII was damaged an d had to be sent to Chris tchurch for repairs , but has si nce re tu rned in good order. Thanks must go to Mr. Speck (for his help in tra nsport). t he kitc hen staff for supp ly in g lun ches, t he hospita l staff, Mr. Joyce , and M r . Sa rgent espec iall y fo r hi s t im e and also for driv ing t he bus and ca r loa ds of boys out to Waitara for ext ra training. S. Harkness.

SPORTS

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WEST SENIORS-Winners of the Senior House Competition Back: G. B. R e~da ll . R. J. New land , G. H. Old , J. R. Hepwo rth, D. S. Willi s , J. R. Lockwoo d, D. L. R. Harvie. Middle: J. H. Gil mer, K. D. Bolstad, K. R. Benn ett , P. J. Jac kson, W. D. Binnie, B. M . C ~wt hr ay, P. M. Some rton , W . N. Co ley . Front: R. A. McCarthy , P. W. Broederlow, R. B. Fay, A. B. Middl eton (captain). M. W. Donaldso n, J. A. Cameron , G. D. Sim ons.

Rugby The School this yea r f ield ed 21 teams in t he loca l competit ions. Three teams won th eir grade champ ionships: t he fourth grade team (which , in c identall y, is the first time a sc hool t ea m has won t hi s grade s in ce 1965). Carrington 6th and Carrington 7th. We wou ld li ke to express our th anks once aga in to all those w ho help ed to promote Rugby in the sc hool : the coac hes, St. John Ambulance, t he Referees ' A ssoc iati on, the North ern Junior M anage ment Committee, t he Taranak i Jockey Club for the use of the racecourse, and all those w ho have bill eted visiting teams and have bill eted or ass isted our own teams t rave llin g to oth er ce ntres . FIRST XV Th e first sq uad was se lected at Queen 's Birthday weekend and co nsisted of twenty-two players: B. Cawt hray, P. Broederlo w, G. Rend all , G. Simons , R. Me earthy, K. Bennett. J. Cameron , P. Somerton , M . Don ald son (vice-ca ptai n). J. Gilm er, R. Newl and , J. Lockwood, B. Middl eton (capta in). D. Willis, G. Old , J. Hepworth, D. Harv ie, W. Binnie , P. Jackson , K. Bol stad, R. Foy, W. Coley. On ce aga in Schoo l played in th e local Sen ior Third co mp et iti on, los in g onl y two and draw ing one of its

ga mes. School's mobility and fitness. co mbin ed with so me good sco re s, wou ld have made the team f rontrunners in the co mpet it ion. Th ey also pla ye d t he Taranaki Troj ans in the ir annu al match in w hi ch, althoug h they lost 36-34, School played determin edl y and managed to hold the much more exper ienced vetera ns to a close and eve ly co ntested game, and in some ways we re unlucky not to take a w in . Much of t he XV's st rength lay (bes id es hav in g ten of last year's sq uad back) w ithin the forward pac k. w hi ch averaged aro un d 13.4 stone; this, along with added mobi lity and expe ri ence , paved t he way to th eir unbeaten co lleg e season . With the good po ssess ion ga in ed, t he backs were able to pl ay a pen etrat ing game res ul ting in scor ing opportuni t ies. The strength of the team is ev ident by t he se lecti on of ten of its members into t he Tara nak i Secondary Schoo ls team and ten into th e Taranaki Und er-18 team . The highlight of t he season was th e se lection of four of our members into t he North Isla nd Und er-18 team. G. Old and B. Middleton we re se lected to play , and R. Foy and R. McCarthy , w ho we re rese rves. both took the fi eld . Our thank s mu st of course go to Mr. Carroll , w ho th is yea r coached hi s ninth 1st XV and in doing so has had 50 co ll ege games , losing only 7, a rem arkabl e effort. A lso our t hanks to all Rugby ad ministrato rs. bill ete rs

both at home and away, and to t he Seconds, who have bee n our chopp ing bloc k this year and w ho, we hope next year w ill be the backbone of future 1st XV's. St. Pat's Silverstream (Rugby Park , 7th Jul y) In t he f irst college game of th e season Sc hoo l defeated a hi ghl y rated St . Pat's team in their annual game at t he new venu e of Rugby Park, by 18-7 . School kicked off w ith a strong w ind in th eir favo ur and we nt stra ight onto attack. However qui ck and close marking from the pacy St. Pat's backs thwarted man y School attacks. School's first points ca me from a pe nalty by J. Cameron . During the first half th e St. Pat's ba cks looked part icul arl y dang erou s and eventuall y w inger G. Foster sco red in the co rn er. R. M cCarth y drop-kicked a goal and Cameron ki cked another penalty to make the half-tim e sco re 9-4. At t hi s stage it look ed as if St. Pat's could eas il y w in th e game . But School applied themse lves we ll in the second half and good driving from th e fo rwa rd s and st rong mid-field tack ling from t he bac ks saved th e gam e. Sc hool added furth er points by another pe nalty from Cameron and a fin e try by McCarthy whic h was converted. St. Pat' s onl y other points ca me from a pena lty by fullb ack M . locker. Th e Schoo l forw ards , led by B. Middl eton, comp let ely domin ated t he small er St. Pat's pack and thi s proved to be th e w inning factor in the game. Points : R. McC arth y, a try and a fie ld-goa l ; J. Cam ero n, a fie ld -goa l , 2 pena lties, and a conversion. St. Pat 's: G. Foster, a t ry; M . l ocker, pen alty. Wanganui Collegiate (School Gu ll y, 19th July) In hot and dry conditions , the fir st half of this game was scrappy and w ith man y mistakes , good tack li ng thwart in g co nstru cti ve moves on both sid es.

Sc hoo l was quickly on attack and quick t hinkin g by M. Don ald so n all owed him to score beh ind t he Co llegi ate scrum . G. Old co nverte d, mak in g the score 6-0 at t he changeover . Th e se cond half saw Sc hool elimin ating a lot of first half mistakes and co nseq uent ly we began to sco re points . Collegi ate's t actic s proved unu sual in th at t hey pl aye d three-man lin eouts for practica ll y th e entire game. Instead of being an upset, it gave Sc hoo l easy possession and G. Old cap ita lised we ll . Thi s negative approac h meant t hat t he Collegiate bac kline spent all da y on defenc e when th ey could have been more effective ly utilis ed on attack . D. Willis played we ll for School and was supported by th e Sc hool pack which won a f east of ba ll for the ba cks. School wo n by 26 points to 3. Tri es: G. Rend all , M . Doa ld son, D. Willi s (2). G. Old (2) co nvers ion s and (2) penalties. Co ll eg iate's points came from a penalty by fu ll -back A. N. Cave. Palmerston North Boys' High School (P .N.B .H.S. , 26th July) This gam e, pl ayed in wet, co ld co nditions , co uld go down as one of School 's best performances this year . A try in the third minute by School surpr ised the we ll -drilled Palm erston North team. School rema in ed on attac k, so Palmerston never got go in g in the first half. Th e try originated from a lineout from t he kick-off; a ruck formed and Donald so n spun to Rendall w ho dived to score in the corner. G. Old co nverted. Next points ca me from a try by G. Rend all after the ball was put through th e back line. This was followed soo n aft er by a fi eld-goal f rom R. McCarthy. Th e sco ring

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Page 31 For Hamilton : R. Ofsoske and tries ; C. Lilt converted one try.

McGhie scored

Auckland Grammar (Rugby Park , 18th August) In a fine clim ax to the seaso n. School secu red its unbeaten record in the last game, aga in st Auckland Grammar, w ith a 35-6 w in . This was in more ways tha n one a good note to end the seaso n on, as it represented Mr. M. Car rell 's 50th co ll ege game. School played into the wind in the first half and when it led 13-3 at half-tim e the writ in g was on the wall for Grammar. Within minute s of the second spe ll School had added another 14 points to lea d 27-3 . School's forwards dominated the match and paved the way for some fine backline running . Auck land Grammar was also hamstrung by the lack of ball , though on occasions the centres got the ball and there was more than a hint of prom ising running , espec iall y by centre L. HenleySmith. Sc hool comb in ed as a team with every member playing his pa rt ; in the forward s G. Old showed his usua l exce ll ent form , w hil e the loose trio dominated broken Replacement forward D. Harv ie was to show play. reserved ab ili ty. G. Simons and R. McCarthy combined we ll and created most of the scor ing opportunities, wh il e M. Donaldson played a sound game and served as a fine pivot. Tries : R. McCarthy (2) , G. Simons (2). J. Cameron , D. Willis ; drop goal, J. Cameron ; conversions, G. Old (2). Auckland Grammar: penalty goa ls, H. Newton (2). 2nd XV

PRIDHAM JUNIORS-Winners of the Junior House Competition. in the f irst half was f inished w ith a penalty to B. Wright , the Palmerston capta in . Half-time score: 12-3. In the second half the domination of the School forwards held the game out of Palmerston 's reach , wh il e D. Willis and P. School cont inu ed to score points. Broederlow scored and R. McCarthy dropped a goal, whi le G. Old kicked a pena lty . In this half School's forwards won 90 % of lineout ball and more than half the sc rum s and rucks. In the lin eouts G. Old took clean two-handed takes and J. Hepwo rth also got good ball. In the backs, P. Somerton. fed well by Dona ldson, had a good sound game in his first co ll ege match. Rendall also showed good form in attacking moves. The game ended 27-3. Tr ies: G. Renda ll (2). P. Broederlow, D. Willis; dropped goa ls: R. McCarthy ; G. Old. penalty and convers ion. B . Wright scored Palmerston 's only points with one penalty. Te Aute College (Te Aute , 28th July) After a ve ry good game against Palmerston North Boys' High, School was perhaps a little travel-weary when it met Te Aute at Te Aute. In the first half of the game neither team made much construct ive play, each cance ll ing the other out with effective tackles. Te Aute's captain, R. Hunt, made a break late in t he first half, but was caught by a scrambling School defence. Th e scor ing was opened with a penalty by Te Aute's ful lback, R. Eltu, closely fo ll owed by a pena lty for School by G. Old, making the half-tim e score 3-a ll. In the second half School settled down to play better Rugby with J. Gilm er, playing his first co ll ege game at

halfback, serving his backs well. The first try of the game was sco red when B. Middleton linked we ll w ith the outside backs. G. Old converted. From the kick-off School retained possession and ran the ball, with G. Simons making a breDk and puttina G. Rendall over in School continued to dominate , winning the corner. much of the possession and keeping a good territorial advantage, though good tack I ing prevented them from scor in g. The final points came w ith a pena lty try resulting from a dangerous tackle on P. Broederlow , mak in g the final score 19-3. Hamilton Boys ' High School (Hamilton, 4th August) Thi s was to prove to be one of Schoo l 's hardest games and the result , 10-10, was a fair indication of the game. In the first half School played w ith the strong breeze which was to be one of the dec iding factors later in the game. Schoo l were first to score, with M . Donaldson scoring from a scrum . Th e game was played mainl y in the forwards , although School spun the ball well. R. McCarthy was later to score and J. Cameron converted. At the change School was leading 10-0. Th e second ha lf saw Hamilton using the w ind well; high up-and-unders were used throughout the ha lf and good defence by School backs held Hamilton out. Hami lton scored and converted, then sco red again to draw the game 10-10. Late in the seco nd half School mi ssed severa l scor in g opportunit ies and dominated the fina l stages of the 2nd half. Tr ies : M . Don aldson and R. McCarthy ; J. Cameron, conversion .

The team consisted of: M. Houston. L. Kjestrup, D. Strawbridge, P. Fitzpatrick. D. Dreadon, R. Nicholas, G. Raper (captain). P. Somerton. M. Broadmore , D. Hutchings, B. Emson , W. Newton, M. Ries (vice-captain), P. Lightbourn e, M. Gray, J. Num a, B. Armstrong, and D. Fischer. Compared to previous yea rs , th is team turned on scme f in e games. despite numerous injuries and promotions to the First Squad during the season. Pc.rticul arly notable games we re those played on the Sch::o l Gully. However, th is is not to say the team did r.ot perform well outs ide the sc hoo l. The tradit ional game against N.P. Old Boys 3rd grade, played at Vogeltown Park, showed the determination of the team as a whole, and resu lted in a very good win and the retention of the Gordon Raper Memorial Sh ield. The annual match aga in st Ham ilton Boys' High School 2nd XV, th is year played on the Gully, ended in a hardfought three-a ll draw. Injuries in the 1st Somerton to play for and also the Te Aute also reserved for the

XV led to the promot ion of P. the " Firsts" against P.N.B.H.S ., match . D. Fischer and G. Raper 1st XV.

Several you ng players well durin g the season. Gray and P. Fitzpatrick; to play for the Taranaki

showed promise and performed These inc lude: L. Kjestrup , M . the latter two were selected Und er-16 team.

Good performances throughout the season were produced by : J. Numa , a so lid-running prop forward; D. Fi sc her, who played cons istently hard 路 games; M. Ries, an intelligent and fast loose forward; P. Somerton, a sou nd f irst f ive-eighth; and D. Strawbr idge, a determined w in ger.

Th e successful seaso n must be cred ited to the hard practices aga in st the 1st's, to Mr. Carrell 's coac hing , and to t he help provided by Mr. Mossop. Fourth Grade Th is yea r the 4th Grade sid e has proved successfu l in w innin g the Fl anagan Shield for the top team in Taranaki: th is is the first time in eig ht yea rs that a Schoo l team has won the Shield , which has been held by a very stro ng lngl ewood side for severa l years . The competit ion was c losest from t he Stratford, Clifton and Fitzroy teams. and even stro nger when our team faced Opunake in the final. However, we secured th e v ictory by two po ints in a fast and close-fought game. to win 9-7. Th e team thanks Mr. Bellr in ger for his enthusi astic coac hing throughout the season . lntersec B's This seaso n. as usual , the B's was a very good team; in fact it was so strong that it wou ld be unfa ir to name However, 'good ' players because eve ryone qualified. the top try-scorer was N. Harrison, whose play was outsta ndin g. In spite of be in g such a good team we f ai led to win the competition, coming second to Stratford High School's 1st XV after drawin g .9-9 with them in the first round, but los in g the second match 17-6. A co nsol at ion is that in past years Stratford High School has field ed its 2nd XV in this grade. Top score this season was a win of 50-0 over Opunake High School's 1st XV. This year the capta in of the team was C. Hon e, with M. Herdm an as vice-capta in . The lntersec B's would like to thank our very ..efficient and pop ul ar coach, Mr. Bubl itz. Fifth Grade Thi s yea r saw on ly one 5th grade team entered in the competition and success was difficult to atta in. A squad of 18 playe rs enabled all to play regular ly and Try some enjoyab le and close games were played. scorers on trips away invariab ly had to "shout" eats and lemonade to the other less fortunate mortals, an d this may have acco unted for an overall disappointing season in that more games were lost tha n won, although none were lost by large margins . Some good team Rugby was seen during the season and individually some players shon e consistently throughout the seaso n. Thos e worthy of mention for consistent performance were: New land (capta in), Campbe ll (v ice-captain). Eady, Brown, Wil son, En sor, Christophers and Carruthers . School Under 15i v. Wanganui Collegiate Th e School side was outclassed in all aspects of the game, whic h was held at Wanganui Collegiate, and although we managed to score, the end resu lt never looked serio usly in doubt, as the Wanga nui side con路 tinued to combine well as a team and force the School side into defence time and t ime aga in . Perfect handling by the Wanga nui side was their strongest asset and th is, all ied with teamwork, enab led them to emerge the victors. Our side had not trained as a team before and this became ev id ent throughout the game, although there was some good individual play from S. Lowrie and B. Te Uira. We look forward to meeting Wanganui in New Plymouth next year and pe rhaps th is time we w ill give our ri va ls a greater cha ll enge.

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Sailing At the beginni ng of the year a seco nd-hand Z Class yacht in reaso nab le conditio n was purchased for $35. A terylen e sai l was donated by Mr. Cleave r and aft er so me minor work. the boat was raced during the season. During the winter severa l membe rs stripped , sanded , and repainte d th e boat and replaced the foredec k. Membe rsh ip of the sc hool c lub gives use of faciliti es at th e N.P. Yacht Club. Eac h boy usin g the sc hool boat is ex pected to contrib ute 20 cents per day to cover mainten ance and rep lacemen t of gear. R. Power.

Skiing This yea r was one of the North Island's most disappoi nting ski seasons. w ith poor snow conditio ns and conseq uent cance ll ation of many major races, includin g the annu al Inter-Seco ndary Schoo ls Champ ionship s . Howeve r. co nsiderin g that boys from this schoo l race against New Zea land's best, some of whom train continua ll y here and overseas. they do we ll. Some of this season 's feature s in clud e: coachin g in national training camps by the Americ an Women 's team coach, Ron Sargent, and by New Zealand 's top racing in stru ctors, John Zapp and John Armstro ng (this was receive d by W . Brown , C. Burr. and C. Molloy) ; Chris Burr's se lect ion for the MacKen zie Scholar sh ip after being coached by a top Americ an in structo r. Tim Kennedy; particip ation in the North Island and Nationa l champ ion ships at Mt. Ru ape hu by Burr, Brown and Mo ll oy; R. Geden' s and W. Brown's atten dance at the Corone t Cup sponso red by Mount Cook Airlines ; position s held by Brown, Burr, Molloy and Geden on the national points registe r, run on a s imil ar basis to the F.I.S . points system . Indi v idu al results in some of this races were-

season 's major

Taranaki Champ ionsh ips: C. Burr and W. Brown , 5th equa l (memb ers of the New Zea land B sq uad, now named the Juni or squad); Stratfor d Mounta in Club Junior Slalom: Brown 1st; North Island Champ ionship s: Brown 8th in t he s lalom , Burr 15th in the giant sla lom; Nationa l Champ ionship s : Brown 9th in the slalom, 14th in the giant slalom . 14th in the downhi ll , and 8th in the combi ned. C. Molloy.

Soccer FIRST XI At the beginni ng of the season we decided that because of a lack of coaches and players. togethe r w ith other factors , we wo uld not field a team in the local sen ior compet it ion for probab ly the first time in First XI history . Instead, under the auspice s of Mr. Picton, a tea m wou ld be se lected from c lub players attendin g the sc hool to play college games, someth ing many people have been wanting for yea rs. The result would supposedl y be a stronge r team; however, becaus e of lack of combin ation. this was not to be the case.

Welling ton College (lo st 5-1) Because of the factors already mention ed. School was at a disadva ntage, but put all its heart into keep in g the game open. College scored first, but G. Dads eq ualised soon after. Howeve r , Co ll ege kept the game t ight and played we ll un der the condit ions. so that by the en d they had run up a formida ble w in. But School was not disgraced; the baby of the team, Roger White , turn ed in a ster lin g examp le of wet-we ather footbal l , as did A. f' everw ij k and B. Hollin s. Mt. Albert Gramm ar (drew 3-3) In this second game . Schoo l had lost Yearbu ry (the goalkee per) and Dods, who had Cent ral League commitmen ts; but I. Steve ns , P. Ritch ie and D. Batty were worthy rep laceme nts. P. Winter moved in to goa l, where he played outstan dingly for a ret ired keeper. In this game , at Weste rn Park on an extre mely windy day, Sc hool was out to uphold its win of the previou s year and to keep the Egmont Trophy. Winning the toss. Le Sueur elected to play with the wind-a move that was to prove decisiv e . Both teams we nt immedi ate ly onto attack and, against the run of play. Gramm ar sco red from a goal-mo uth scramb le . Undaunted, School reta liated. and was rewarde d with a (:]Oal by J. Le Sueur from 40 yards out. Gramm ar, sti ll with plenty of f ight, scored again, but ju st before half-tim e left-w ing dynamo Meu li scored from 30 yards out to leve l the score at 2-2. After some tactica l chang es at ha lf-time. School went out to defe nd its honour . Beverw ijk and Rodr igu es. tho ugh a brickwa ll on defe nce. cou ld not stop the powerful ground shots, and eventua ll y Gramm ar drew ahead wi th a well-pla ced drive by Freshw ater. Schoo l , not to be outdone. broke t he w ind and some carefu ll y ca lcu lated play by Ritchie set Stevens up for the equa li ser. Th e teams remain ed evenl y match ed until ten mi nutes from the end when School began to dom in ate, but cou ld not manage a c lin cher. However, we had kept the Egmont Trophy, and Peter Winter had shown us that goalies ca n run (very fast). Wanganui Boys' College (los t 2-1) In this game, team moral e was high after the draw against Mt. Albert. School started w ith constru ctive footbal l. but aga ins t the run of pl ay Wang anui scored . Play was then even until good forward play resulted in an eq ualis er by P. Urb ah n. After the break, School lost J. Le Sueur and B. Meu li , hut I. Stevens and N. Le Sueur were able rep lace ments. Urbahn , fresh out of the socia l soccer side , made some devasta tin g runs, co ming close to scor ing on severa l occas ions . School had Wang anui running in circ les. but a much-d isputed decisio n gave Boys' Co ll ege an easy goal , bringing the fina l score to 2-1. Hamilto n Boys ' High School (lost 3-1) With exams in the 路air, School lost the se rvic es of Beverw ijk and Rodrigu es . and some re-arran gement was necessary. In t hi s last game, at Ham ilton . we were hoping for a win, but this was not to be . When play began. School showed its class in defence and mid-fiel d play and had Ham ilton stretche d. Finall y a defende r deflecte d a drive from Urbahn goalwa rds and we had scored. Howeve r. Hamilto n rebounded to level th e score by catch in g our keeper, W inter, out of place. Severa l minutes late r they scored again, bringing the ha lf-t im e score to 2-1.

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Back: I. Stevens . P. J. Winter . N. J. Le Sueur, G. D. Yearbu ry, D. G. Batty , R. K. Brom ley, G. L. Dods. Front: R. S. White. W. B. Meuli, P. E. Ritchie, J. T. Le Sueur, A. G. Beverw ijk, A. L. Fox, D. A. Mackay , B. S. Hollin s. In the second half School , despite some co nstruct ive attacks , fai led to cap italise on its chances; our defence , ca ught too square. left a Ham ilton attacke r free for the shot. After that. try as we might, we could not score. Meu li clipped a beautifu l shot. but it hit the crossba r; J. Le Sueur made a dazzling run, but his shot met the sa me fate. At fu ll-time no fewe r than five of our shots had beaten the Hamilto n keeper and then hit the goalpos ts. School was unlucky to lose, but full credit must go to Hami lton for playing good . clean, winning football . 路 In retrosp ect, the team had the greates t potent ial of any First XI in the last half decade, but it cou ld no t overcom e the lack of match co mbinat ion attrib utab le to the fact that it played on ly fou r games as a unit. Wh at is the future of the XI? Even if on ly to uphold our co ll ege co mmitm ents, School should do its utmost to f ield a team, but to achieve succe ss it must pl ay togeth er perman ently. We thank Mr. Picton , w ho gained the respect of all for hi s deep knowled ge of the game and hi s w illingne ss to pass this on. Th e season may not have been a great success in terms of results . but most of us en joyed it in many other respect s. The team for the season was : G. Yearbu ry, P. Winter, R. Bromle y, A. Fox. A . Rodrigues, A. Beverw ijk, J. Le Sueur (capta in). B. Hollin s. R. White, B. Meuli, P. Ritchie, G. Dods. N. Le Sueur. P. Urbahn, I. Stevens D. Mackay , D. Batty . J. Le Sueur. Lowe r Grades With the departu re of Mr. Wright on leave to England and of Mr. de Zeeuw for Rhodesia, we lost the ir valuab le serv ices th is season. Conseq uently , fewer tea ms represente d the School on Saturday morning s.

School fielded two third grade teams. whose prog ress in the second half of th e season was such that one finished runners-up in the division , while t he other finished in the top half. Credit is due to all players for their wi ll ingness to learn and their spo rtsman ship on the fie ld. Social Soccer " Who recko ns it was a succes s?" " i t was a succes s." " Paul thinks it was-e gotist! " "it was a success - ! was the capta in ; I was the boss ! " "How many did we have play ing for us? " "Twent y-five; we always managed to scrape up a team." " Remember Haro ld from Hawera? And Joe Cool' s magic water? " "Wou ld you go back to playing Rugby? " " I never did anyway -prope rly , that is." " Pau l. do you think you'd go back? " " In soc ial soccer you ca n become an in dividua l; Rugby is a team game wh ich just doesn't hold with me ." " The thing is with socia l soccer th at anyone can play anywhe re; we didn 't have special position s or anythin g like that. Morris is a spasmo dic playerstands with his hands in hi s pockets ! " "Yeah , we ll. if you get the stitch you can just li e down on the fie ld." "There should be a special soc ial soccer grade ; there were too many keen teams ." " Wh ere did we come in the compet it ion , anyway ?" " Last! " "D id we? Oh. that was well done! " " Hey, who arranged . the social socce r team? "

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" lt came out of last year's Seco nd XI rea lly ; that was virtually a socia l t eam." " I never knew how to play soccer ti ll I joined th e team. I suppose it was the sa me for mo st of us. l t is easy to learn ." "Who needs to learn anyway?" " We werent' told off for wearing jeans and j and als." " No-on e wore jeans and j anda ls. " " I did-onc e." " Radical!" "What happened that time on the way to Stratford? " "Joe Cool bl ew a hol e in his piston . But the 'Blob' made it all the way the re and bac k." "D id we win? " " Beat them 6-2 ." " I don 't reckon there'll be a socia l soccer team next yea r; the s ixth form is too apathetic. " " The fifths are a good bunch, though ." lt was obvious that eve ryone enjoyed playing. The emphas is was not on winning (as the results testify!) but on pl ay ing the game. Howeve r , we did have potential ; Paul Urbahn made the First XI and a number of other First XI members played for us regular ly. B. Sim , et al.

Soft ball Softball games beg an for the 1973-74 seaso n on October 27th, and the School is fort un ate in be in g abl e to field two teams in regul ar co mpetition. Th e teams are known as Bl ac k and White . and some mo st promising playe rs are ev id ent in t hese teams. Practi ce sessions are h!;! ld on Monday and Wed nesday lun cht im es and Tu esday and Thursday after sc hool, and eac h session attracts ful l atte nd anc e. lt is hoped to have the Nation al Softball coac h in attend anc e ea rl y in Dece mber to instruct th e boys , and we have received gen ero us ass istance in coac hin g from Mr. R. Shippey, who is associated w ith th e Taran ak i Softba ll As soc iation . A tourn ament has been arrang ed in Hamilton on De ce mber 2nd, and several boys have ind icated their in te ntion to seek inclu sion in th e inter-secondary school sq uad for this tournament . The school competition in Feb ru ary and M arch , 1973, res ulted in t he Schoo l team coming 2nd in th e compet ition .

Squash Thi s new ly founded club , initiated by Mr. Mossop, gai ned immediate support, with ove r 30 members tak in g on the sport at t he begi nning of th e yea r . By pay ing " subscription of $7, the boy s became members of the Y.M.C .A . Junior Squash Club , w hi ch entitled them to hire a co urt at no charge. By joining the club through the Schoo l , boy s co uld take part in arra nged compet it ion , week ly on Tu esday afternoon s from 3.20 to 5.00 p.m. Attendance on club nights was pleasing, as boys fami li ar is ed themse lves with t he game and deve loped tec hnique by playin>J more expe ri enced players . With the arri val of the Ru gby season it was found that a majority of the members had Rugby practices on Tu es day nights; th is necess itated changing club ni ght to Fr iday. Unfortun ate ly , during the Rugby season enthusiasm fel l , as boys found that th ey had less time to devote to squash w it h their increas ing ob ligations to other winter sports. Our newly developed ladder had to be abandon ed,

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as many senior boys cou ld not find the time to pl ay the required matches . Many boys are now arranging games between themselves whe n it su its them . We encourag e this and are sure that members feel the initi al subscription is well worthwhile . lt is generally agreed that squash is a most invigorating and enjoyab le game and is id ea l for maintaining peak physical fitness . Th e club will cont inu e next year , and it is hoped that N.P. B.H.S . w ill field a team in the in ter-secondary school competition. D. R. Jans.

Steeple chase The annual Cross Cou ntry Championships were held on Tu esday, October 2nd . Th e weather was overcast and rather cool, which provided (lood conditions for running, though some co ld rain fell during the se nior race. Despite rain during th e previous day and night, the course was in a reasonab le cond ition, though it got pretty slippery going down Fort Niger. Courses were the same as in previou s years . D. Brown established an ear ly lead in the Seniors and held that lead, finishing clear of the rest of the field , also gaining fa stest tim e. D. Harkness ran well for second. The outstanding as pect of the Senior race was the participation of th e Carrington Seniors, who co nvincingly won the House points with 864, with 27 runners in the first 60 hom e. Moyes were second with 288, and Pridh am third with 209. K. Burgess ran well off hi s handicap of 80 sec. and was the first runner hom e in the Intermediate section. J. Benn etts finished seco nd and on amended times he was placed fourth. S. Newton, off 20 sec., finished seve nth but recorded the fastest tim e. Th e Intermediate House competiti on was won by Pridh am with 440 ; second was Ea st wi th 415; t hird Carrington with 365. In the Juniors , M. Waite off 50 secs. finished first we ll ahead of the others and also had the fastest time , only 22 sec . off the record . D. Frederikson also ran we ll and was third hom e with second fastest tim e. Junior House points w ere won by West with 401; second was Carrington wi th 38 1; third Moyes w ith 379 . Total Hous e points saw Carrington with a convincing victo ry ahead of the other hous es with 1610 points . Pridham (827) were second and West (803) third. Results in deta ii : JUNIOR M. Waite (C entral) 1 D. Robinson (West) 2 D. Frederikson (Moye s) 3 K. Death (Pridham) 4 P. Lennon [C arr. ) 5 Fastest Times M . Waite (Central), 11min . 9s ec. D. Frederikson (M oyes), 11 min . 27sec. B. Fl eming (West), 11 min . 53sec. K. Death (Pridham), 11min . 55s ec . P. Lennon (Carr.), 12min. 1sec. G. Charteris (Moyes ), 12min . 1sec. INTERMEDIATE K. J. G. P. R.

Burgess (West) Bennetts (East) Leathle y (West) Ritchie (Central) White (Central)

1 2 3 4 5= 5= 1 2 3 4 5

STEEPLECHASE PREPARATIONS Fastest Times S. Newton (Moy es), 13m in. 18sec. 1 P. Broad [Central), 13m in . 25sec. 2 P. White [Carr .), 13min. 29sec. 3 J. Benn etts (East), 13min . 44sec . 4 P. Ritchie [Central), 13m in . 47sec. 5 Seniors, also fastest times D. Brown [West). 17min . 30sec . 1 D. Harkn ess [Carr .), 18min . 4sec . 2 M. Houston (Carr .), 18min. 19sec. 3 B. Kjestrup (Moyes ), 18m in . 20sec. 4 M. Bone (Central), 18min. 23sec. 5 D. Harkn ess. Taranaki Inter-Secondary School Steeplechase Thi s yea r t he intersec c ross-country was held just over a wee k afte r our own School steep lec ha se. l t was held at Spotswood, under idea l running co nditi ons, bu t the cours e soon checked those runn ers who we re un f.lcc usto med to running on sma ll trac ks and in sheep ruts . Results of our entrants: Senior: B. Kjestrup [17.28) 4th, D. Harkn ess (17.29) 5th, M . Herdm an (1 7.30 ) 6th, M. Houston (17 .32) 8t h. Team: 1st place.

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Demo nstrate ex pired-air resuscitation; In a moderate su rf, sw im out at least 100 yards and return; 3. In contact w ith one's bo ard, bring in a pat ient. Th ese tests had to be co mpl eted before entry into the School Championships on 26 M arc h. In choppy co nditions, th e following gain ed p laces : I. Glass 1st , M . An derson 2nd , M. Whi t lam 3rd, A . Mossop 4th . Th ese four boys were chosen, w ith M . Erceg as rese rve, to represe nt th e Schoo l in the Tara naki InterSecond ary Ch ampionships at Waitara the week before Easter. In id eal co nditi ons ,t hey retained the Denni s Whittaker M emori al Troph y after an ext remely close co ntest aga in st Spotswood and Waitara. lan Glass won "the indi vid ual co ntest w ith an outstanding disp lay of boa rdriding. We th ank Mr. Rattray and Nig el Dwyer of Del Surfboards fo r org anisi ng t he competition and arra nging the judging . A. Mossop.

Intermediate: P. Broad (14 .23) 7th , P. White (14.45) 10th, J. Smith (15.09) 13th, S. Bennetts (15.06) 14th. Tea m: 2nd place . Juniors: D. Frederikso n [11.50) 10th , M . Waite (11-51) 11th, K. Death [12 .17) 20th , L. Sarten (12.19) 22nd . Team : 3rd place. A very good performance by all teams, even though we lacked outsta nd ing runners. Th e Seniors must be mentioned for their very fin e effort of hav in g all eig ht runn ers in the first 13 places . Our t hanks to those who supp lied transport and to Mr. Rattray for his support. L. W . Sta ll ard.

Surfing Thi s is the secon d yea r in w hi ch th e school has had organised surfin g, a strong club having been formed und er the guidance of Mr. Ratt ray. Before entry co uld be gai ned, the following tests had to be passed:

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SCHOOL SWIMMING TEAM

A. G. Mossop, M. Anderson, M. Whith am, 1. Glass.

Swimming Th e School Swimming Sports were held in perfect wea th er on 27th Febru ary. Moyes Hou se won the house competition , followed by West and Pridham . Individu al championships were won by : Senior, B. Bailli e; Intermedi ate, R. Tansey; Junior, R. Beave n. Although most races were co ntest ed stro ngl y and Jots of sp irit was shown eve r ywhere, t here was onl y one record broken, w hen J. Clark broke hi s own 100 yards Interm ed iate breaststroke record . SWIMMING SPORTS RESULTS

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 220 yards Freesty le: R. Beaven 1, B. Giles 2, n. Greenway 3. 100 yards Frees t yl e: R. Beaven 1, R. Whi te 2, n. Gree nway 3. Time: 1min. 2.1secs. 50 ya rd s Freesty le: R. White 1, R. Beaven 2, Fl . Greenway 3. Tim e: 28.8secs. 50 ya rd s Breas tstroke : K. Burg ess 1, M . Nielson 2. C. Marshal! 3. Tim e: 37.9secs . 50 yards Backstroke: R. Greenway 1, R. Beaven 2, R. Whi te 3. Tim e: 35.9secs. 100 ya rd s Medley: B. Giles 1, R. Beaven 2, R. Gree nway 3. Time: 1min. 15.1secs .

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP AGE RACES 440 yards Freesty le: B. Bailli e 1, M. Bone 2, S. Lepper 3. 220 yards Freestyle: B. Bail li e 1, J. Hepworth 2, S. l epper 3. Tim e, 2min s. 31.2secs. 100 ya rd s Freestyle: G. Old 1, B. Bail li e 2, J. Hepworth 3. Time, 60.8s ec. 100 ya rd s Breaststroke: J. Cl ark 1, J. Hepworth 2. G. Yearbury 3. Tim e: 1min . 22.5sec. 100 yards Backstroke: B. Bail li e 1, M . Bone 2. Time : 1min. 19.5 secs . 100 yards Butterfly: S. Edwards 1. Tim e: 1min . 59.8sec. 133 1/3 yards Medl ey: M . Bo ne 1, J. Gray lin g 2, S. Edwards 3. Tim e: 1min. 54sec.

33 1/ 3 yards Freestyle (Und er 13) : S. Chamberlain 1, A . Berentson 2, V. Langm an 3. Tim e: 22.2secs. 50 ya rd s Freestyle (Und er 14) : Smart 1, B. Blenn erhasset 2, S. Shanahan 3. Tim e: 30.4secs. 50 yards Freestyle (Und er 15): A . Wood 1, G. Wood 2, M. Copplestone 3. Time : 30.6secs . 50 ya rd s Freestyle (Und er 16) : J. Sh earer 1, P. Thompson 2, M. Mclaughlin 3. Tim e: 28.8secs. 50 ya rd s Freesty le (Und er 17): D. Dreadon 1, N. Campbe ll 2, M. Lowe 3. Time : 27.8secs. 50 yards Freesty le (Over 17): D. Strawbridge 1, B. M iddl eton 2, M. Donaldson 3. Time : 28secs . DIVING

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 440 yards Freesty le: R. Tansey 1, M. Gray 2, J. M il denhall 3. 220 yards Freesty le: R. Tansey 1, M . Gray 2, I. Fras er 3. Tim e: 2mins. 35 .5secs . 100 yards Frees tyl e: R. Tansey 1, J. Cl ark 2, M. Gray 3. Time: 60.3s ecs . 100 yards Breaststroke: J. Cl ark 1, I. Fraser 2, M. Gray 3. Time: 1min. 13.7secs. (Record). 100 ya rds Backs troke : M. Gray 1, B. Gil es 2, R. Tansey 3. Time: 1min . 18.8secs. 50 yards Butterfly: J. Cl ark 1, R. Whi te 2, B. Gi les 3. Time : 32.2secs. 133 1/3 yards Medley: J. Cl ark 1, R. Tansey 2, M. Gray 3. Tim e: 1min . 38.6sec .

Senior: S. Edwards 1, B. Armstrong 2, G. Yea rbury 3. Intermed iate: P. Fitzpatr ick 1, G. Leathley 2, P. Hurl ey

3. Juni or: A. Berentson 1, M . Le Pin e 2, S. Shnnahan 3. RELAYS Old Boys ' Race: Old Boys 1, School 2. Inter-Form: 3A 1, 6A 2, 5G 3. Time : 1min. 20.5secs . Inter-House : Pridham 1, West 2, Carrington 3. Ti me: 1min. 10.1secs . Day Boys v. Hoarders: Days Boys 1, Boarders 2. Time : 1min. 46.1secs . House Competition: M oyes 1, West 2, Pridham 3. life-Saving (Smi th and Easton Cup): A. Wilson and R. Gray 1, M. Phi lip s and M . Thompson 2, B. Armstrong and S. Edwards , T. Power and J. Owen , 3rd eq ual.

Back: R. Beaven , K. Burgess. A . Gray, G. Mildenhall, R. Tansey , T. Sheare r , D. White . front: D. J. Drea don , G. Old , J. Hepworth , B. Manning, R. B. Baillie, J. Clar k, M. Bon e, Mr. B. E. Rattray .

Taranaki Inter-Secondary Schools' Swimming Sports Th e Inter-s ecs we re als o held in good conditions at Hawe ra. The team, capta in ed by L. Brown, produced some exce ll ent results. A notab le ach ievement was the w inning of all three relays, particularly the Interm edi ate relay, in which our team did not look the strong est on paper. Th ere were three records broken by School swimmers: the Junior boys 66 2/ 3 yards Freestyle by R. Greenway; the Junior boys 66 2/3 ya rds Backstroke by B. Giles; and th e Senior boys 100 ya rds Breaststroke by J. Clark. Re su lts:Senior D. Dreadon : 3rd 66 2/ 3 yards Freesty le. G. Old: 1st 66 2/3 yards Freestyle. B. M anning : 1st 100 ya rds Butterfl y , 1st 133 1/ 3 yards M edl ey, 2nd 100 yards Freestyle . B. Baillie: 2nd 200 ya rds Freesty le, 2nd 100 yards Backstrok e, 3rd 100 yards Fre esty le. J. Cl ark : 1st 100 ya rds Breastst roke (record). M. Bon e: 3rd 133 1/3 ya rd s Medley. J. Hepworth : 2nd 100 ya rd s Breastst r oke. Intermediate

I. Fraser: 3rd 66 2/ 3 yards Breaststrok e. J. Clark: 2nd 133 1/3 ya rd s M edley , 2nd 66 2/ 3 yards Butterfl y.

Junior R. White: 1st 33 1/ 3 ya rd s Butterfly, 3rd 66 2/ 3 yards Freest y le, 3rd 100 yards Freest y le. K. Burgess : 1st 66 2/ 3 yards Breaststroke, 3rd 33 1/ 3 ya rd s Butterfly. B. Giles: 1st 66 2/ 3 yards Backstroke (reco rd). 1st 100 yards M ed ley, 3rd 200 yards Freest y le. R. Gree nway: 1st 66 2/ 3 ya rd s Freesty le (record). 2nd 66 2/ 3 yards Backstroke . R. Beaven: 2nd 100 yards Freesty le, 2nd 200 yards Freesty le. North Island Inter-Secondary Schools Championships Mr . Rattray took a team of four down to Palm erston North for the North Island In ter-secs. Th e team consisted of: B. Bailli e, Senior 100 metres Freestyle; J. Clarke, Senior 100 metres Breaststroke , 200 metres breaststroke; R. Tansey, Junior 100 metres Freestyle and R. Beaven, Junior 200 metres Frees t y le. Although our onl y plac in g was a 3rd in the 100 metres Breastst roke by J. Clark, t he w ho le team did perso nal best t im es and all enj oyed t he trip . We t hank Mr. Rattray for the time and effort he has put not only into the School sw imming sq uads, but al so into sw immin g w i thin t he sc hoo l in ge nera l.

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Tramping The club has had a succ essfu l year, with many boys unde rtakin g tram ps to diffe rent parts of the moun tain and one to Whit e Cliffs on the national gas pipel ine. Tramps wem led by seni ors boys with the help of the new mas ters; t h8 club has done nin e tram ps durin g the year.

Tennis Again this year, tenni s in the sen ior schoo l , particula r ly, has retain ed a high stand ard. A. Roguski an d K. Benn ett made the Taran aki Junio r ladder. Most of the senio r team do, of cours e. play in the North ern Divis ion A Grade inter -c lub comp etitio n for outsi de club s. In the first term A. Roguski and J. Norto n repre sente d the School in the Taranaki Seco ndary Schoo ls' Championship singl es comp et it ion held at ln glewood High School. wh il e Benn ett an d C. Hone paire d off in the doubl es. We comp lete ly domi n ated the cham pions hips, with Roguski takin g the singl es title, and Norto n the runne rup. Benn ett and Hone took the doub les title, comp lete ly outcl assin g the Hawe ra pair 9-0 . In the first term two inter- col leg iate fixtur es we re pl ayed; the first one, pl ayed on our home court s. was. again st Wanganui Colle giate. The team was: A. Roguskl, K. Benn ett (capt ain). C. Hon e, P. Wint er, K. Burgess , and R. Gifkins. As usu al the team was neve r pushed and ran out the w inn ers by 8-1. Our next oppo nents were Ham ilton Boys' High School. A lth ough beaten 9-0. we were far from disgr aced. Luck just was not with us! Seven of the nine games went to three sets -just pipped eac h tim e. Ham ilton , watc h out next year when we play you here! In the th ird term we are due to play three fixtur es: Pa lm ersto n North Boys' High School, a retu rn matc h again st Wang anui Colle giate , and a new fixtur e this yea r , in comb inatio n with the Girls ' High School. again st Hutt Valle y High School. The team will be: A. Roguski, K. Benn ett (capt ain). C. Hone , P. Wint er, K. Burg ess, R. Gifki ns, and D. Mart in. Let's hope we can w in these . Durin g the year a numb er of comp etitio ns were held in the school, with good entri e s in the var iou s even ts . The resu lts were : Third form tourn amen t: S. Wood . Junio r s in gles (Heb ert Smith Cup): S. Wood. Interm ediat e singl es (McK eon Cup): S. Wood. Seni or singl es (Candy Cup) : A . Roguski. Hous e comp etitio n (Stevenso n Cup): East Hous e. Day Boys v. Boarders , Beetham Cup): Day Boys. In the Taranaki Junio r Cham pions hips K. Benn ett and A. Roguski were succ essfu l in w innin g the doubles, aga inst stron g oppo sition from throu ghou t the provi nce. Many thank s to Mr . He aps w ho has done so much for tenni s this yea r . K. Benn ett.

The Mast ers-in -char ge have been Mr. Mort on , Mr. Hart and Mr. Lamont. while the comm ittee elect ed at th e begin ning of the year comp rised C. Moll oy (club capta in). D. Gask in (secr etary ]. A. Gordon (trea surer ). M . Bone , R. Brist ol , B. Emso n, D. Ensor, G. Gow er, M. Hayton , M. Keat and A. Wilso n. Unfo rtuna tely we were tmab le to make an asce nt of the moun tain ; we tried three times , but each time th e weat her force d us to turn back . But we did comp lete an overn ight camp in the Kaita kes run by some of the se nior mem bers . · Trips durin g the second term inclu ded a ski trip on the Strat ford side of the Moun tain, with gear hired from Mr. M ace. Anot her trip was held on the Make tawa Trac k, when se nior mem bers had to lend out gear beca use the weat her turn ed bad and some boys were not fully eq uipp ed. Thi s is a fault that we will have to corre ct on futur e tram ps . D. H. Gaskin.

CONTRIBUTIONS

TALK TO THE WIND 'd the strai ght man to the late Sa1 man. Where have you been .1 I 've been here , I've been there , And I 've been in betw een. I'm on the outsi de lookm g insid e And what do I see? A lot of confu sion Surro undin g me. d 1 h If we m ake it 1 will sit back an aug . B t I fear tomo rrow we ,11 be crym g , Y~s I fear tomo rrow we 'll be cryin g. My 'wo rds are carrie d away So I talk To the wind . A . Bere ntson , 3E.

ENGINEERING Pisto ns , valve s and whee ls and gears, That 's the life of engmeers. . Thumping, churk ing engmes going .' H' sing steam and whis tles blow mg. iS 's not a place I 'd rathe r be, Th ere Than work ing round mac h'mery , Liste ning to that clankmg soun d, d Watc hing all the whee ls go roun Bibby, 3C.

Volleyball Again this year volle yba ll did not have a grea t follow ing as far as a Schoo l team was conc erned . Earl y in the first t erm the Inter-Seco nd ary School Tournam ent was held again at Spot swoo d one Friday night . it was obvio us that enthu si as m was lac king in the othe r scho ols too, ev idenced by th e lack of entri es. Our team, comp rising R. Pe arce, S. Leppe r , D. Mackay , P. Wint er, D. Gask in and G. Jones , was form ed on the Mond ay befor e the tourn amen t . We managed one half-h ea rted pract ice after scho ol one night and turne d up on the Frid ay ready to "swe ep the pool ". In the final aga inst Opunake . we met our match. The set was th e best of three games , with Opunake narro wl y defea ting us 15-12 in the third game . it can be learn t from this that vo ll ey ball is " th e team game " and a team is only as stron g as its weak est man. Inter est is shown in the vo ll eyba ll games wh ich t he junio r form s play durin g th eir gym peri ods- let's hope this is an indic ation of the futur e of volle yba ll at our School.

THE RIVER At night it appears so .clea n, Light s of the city dancmg upon Shim merin g lovel y wate r. Life to all. By day , the green truth show s Slimy garbage slipp ing down Spoil ed pollu ted wate r . Death to all.

OLD MAN -G . L. Dods , 5A

SUNRISE IN THE THIRD SYSTEM

Brow n, 4H.

'd t know wher As I awoke I dl n~itn ess somee I was. but I knew thing spec tacul ar . that I had come to .d e overl ookin g an enormous I was stand ing on h~ · J' cfoak of shadows. From the canyon filled w 1th nlg cold-faced stone wall convalle y far below . t~e gre~~d into a jagged chain of caved upwa rds ~ n er up shaw l upon them . moun tains , dawn s misty f sed on the dista nt horiz on , My atten tion was now hocu w a narro w ray of pale obscured by cloud s bu~ w ~re n~losed in ques tions , I

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s in appearance, hedasethe god of gods spell T t au w ith . fear . I watc With eits furio us glory it roas t d e rebir th from ItS he art. white -hot coke and. penethe dista nt mountamsb t~ a caus ed the valle ys to blush tratin g into the abyss e ow • with excit emen t. k b was a cold crims on , and And when the s Y da lov~t knelt at the foot of the the warm th of the I rek 19 that sunri se in the third moun tains below , new syste m was over. G. Bu xton, 5C.

R. Pearce .

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THE INFINITE CYCLE I watched f rom a high window the nocturnal gloom, Numbed by the flow of tar upon my world Where but an hour before had blossomed The living colours of golden, vibrant summer. And the sun, a ball of hot toffee , balm-like had seeped Into every pore, every cell, had doped the mind. The electric I ight above my head was dead. Jupiter daubed the wor ld with ebo ny ink, The distant stars only stre ngthened the dark. The moon was lost in night-voyag es of clouds, The hour of the old day had passed, the new had begun . The White Rider spread dawn across the sky And the resurrected sun aga in brought light The infinite cycle does st ill govern the earth. Peter Butt, 6G.

FIRST THERE! I look ed around the sheep that day, I looked up and down the hills that day, And there it was! A small lamb lying beside its Mu:11. My face lit up , I said to myself, I 'm first to see that lamb! Out of all the thousands of people, I was first to see that lamb. I looked around the sheep that dayDo you know about that day? S. Drnasin , 3F.

STILL LIFE DRAWING -J. Leggott , SA

MONDAY I wake up Monday morning just on five to eight, Slowly I roll out of bed, knowing I 'll be late . A quick wash in the bathroom, then, still only half al ive, Returning to my bedroom, back into bed I dive. At ten past eight I'm up aga in, just as tired as before, Open the curtains , brush my hair, then back into bed once more . At half past eigh t I slowly rise and then , with a mighty rush, I dress , have breakfast, make my hed , and give my teeth a brush . Twenty to nine, informs my watch, as I steal another glance. Is my lunch in my bag? Are my books all there? I '11 have to take a chance. Mum's out of bed and she laugh s like mad when I push her out of the way : "Where do you think you're going ?" she cries. " You nut, it's Labou r Day!" C. Chamberlai n , 6F.

ANALYTICAL DRAWING S-Robin Hill, GF.

PAINTING- Robin Hill, SF

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CAUTION You'd think by now man would have learnt his lessons And vowed to live at peace with all the earth, But war, it see ms , is one of man's obsessions. Implanted in him from hi s very birth . As long as there is man there will be warA thought like this is hard to understa nd. A most important question is, I 'm sure: War is eve rlasting , but is man? If man is to survive he 'll have to watc h it; The world will have to run without a hitch . But I 've a feeling man is going to botch it, When the future is determined by a sw itch. C. Grange, 6F.

FREEDOM Freedom: a word , Or something more? A state of mind , Or something real? Where is it found? In the sky? On th e land? Around th e earth, Or only in places? Why the rules In a free country? Regulation s Always with us, But it's our lives , Let us I ive them. And th e final freedom 't lt comes to all In varying degrees Of pain and suffering; Hated by so me, Loved by others , Death is final, Death is freedom .

THE WORKS

D. Gaskin , 5C

COKE BOTTLE-P. Tubby, 3A

As I wearily doze in th e soft long grass ove rlooking the cliff I wonder What it wo uld be like to be blind. With my eyes I see so many things: qulls swooping, driving gracefully in the wi nd , t he dark murky river, and above it th e freezing works all roofs and mass ive mac hin ery, the towering chimney puffing out its light fluffy smoke. A sharp twirping whistle, drifting down the breeze, sign als smoko . Running alo ngsid e the works is a rai lway linediesels are towing wagons non-stop like ants on co ncrete. Then a sandfl y bites me , re mindin g me I shou ld be on my way. G. Hill , 3G .

LINO CUT-J . R. Larsen, 4D SHARK He seemed to know t he harbour So li esure ly he glided near A grey shadow aga inst clear blue wat er. I was close enough to see his many sca rs, Whi te streaks from battles in secret depths . Hi s fin, Like a piece of sheet-iron with a curved edg e, Looked as sharp as a razor blade and yet lt st irred not a rippl e. Yet for all hi s grace of movement He looked old and decrepit; No lon ger roaming fear less ly in deep wate rs, Shamefull y, he had turned to scave ngin g In shall ow beac hes . J. Lamb , 4D.

THE TERRIBLE TWINS "You are dumb , broth er Pete r , but yet you do sums In your head like an adding mac hine; Pl ease tell me your marvellous trick, broth er Pete, 'Caus e in maths, as you know, I 'm a fiend. " " Oh yes, broth er Paul, you think I am dumb , But at maths I am reall y a whiz! I 'll t el l you the answer tomorrow, I promis e, Just after the mathematics quiz." " At maths you mny be a whiz, brother Petc, But at Latin you'll ce rtainl y flop . Now let me repeat what happened last week When you qualified for the strop. " " I recall, brother . Paul , that I saw your marks fall In the test that we had in September; At th e back of the book , in the list of kaput, I saw two black crosses, remember! " P. Goldsworthy and M . Bowl er, 3H , (Apologies to Lew is Carro ll)

COUNTERCHANGE-R. L. Mathieson, SA

FIGURE STUDY- A. Mossop , SA

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THE TRAil OF HUMA N INGENUITY Wh ere have all the flowers gone? ss. for conBulldozed aside to make way for progre have a good crete and steel ju ngles. so that man can steel eyesor es li fe driving along the high and mighty his motorw ay he has buil t . As he drives hi s mobile along such as trees on st ilts, he looks down on inferio r things it is grey and and grass below. He looks at the river; ey " We don't need rivers, " he says; " Th pollute d. sti nk." inferio rity Man is a sma ll creatur e, so he develo ps an more import ant co mpl ex. He cuts down the trees. " I am s he builds than t he trees, " he says, and with his hand beaut iful , for himsel f an ug ly cast le. But to him it is the trees. it lifts him cff the ground, even higher than dees not But man is greedy , he wants more . He wants to be wa nt to be high er than some thi ngs; he he is looking high er than all . So up he goes, unt il ects. subj his on down co ncretl Al as ! Everyo ne wants to be King. So the crushes and sky the out blots it until mass grows tions. founda its h nature beneat he always But ca n man defy nature forever ? Will ugly creat ions be t he all -power ful ru ler. or will his to be enve loped crack and crush, bringin g man with them, inhabit ants of by nature and repl aced by the or igin al the earth? lly was, Perhaps man wi 11 descen d to what he origina -if the bomb an inferio r being looking up to nature does n't come first! W. McCol l , 5F. FORMULA ONE-A . J . Wither s, SE

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BIRTH s a res tl ess A qu iet, gent le, sensiti ve moor in g soothe at ion, the anticip iet qu in g bobbin , painted Newly boat. and dol boat wa its for voyages , adve ntures , storms nst t he agai ng creaki ropes, ied salt-dr old e drums. Th held it steady . sea. frayed like t he boards on the wha rf , sun . even Everyth ing is white: the new pa int , the see throug h the sta r-studd ed sea, so bright that I can not min ding me of the glare. Empty masts surroun d me, re and bathtub bathtub battles of long ago. Sol id ports and su nke n wa ll s cannot preven t empty masts , torn sails y of unknow n treasur e . The mind wonde rs at the myster neve r found. riches and sil ent rust in g go ld , once lost, s offer Pl easure craft sa il in and out ; cheap joy-ride r sa il ors a pleasa nt recrea ticn . Acc id ent-p rone amateu afraid of being wea r life-jac kets and lean into the sea, un over the knocked off. An exc iting, quiet mood hanns elat ion. port in the early mornin g sun , a private Th e small I went on a pleasu re cruise myself once. We sa il ed out it. on other one ly on and me had boat t he sun , flags throug h the gap and into the glare of the heat. Th e and wind the to d unfurle ls sai and fly in g by t he bows parted were r harbou the e id ins small waves the safetv of and left in disorde r , but once out from il ed out furth er the port we left litt le impres s ion. We sa The waves and further , and the land gradua ll y left us. bori~9 and I were everyw here , but soon they becam e realise d that they were unimpo rtant. g as t he I sat in the sun for a long time , thinkin t hey passed. waves rolled by , knockin g the boat as of the tripThi s seeme d to be the most reward ing part and thou搂h ts. ju st thinkin g and enjoy ing my emotio ns or the rise of I did not see the grey walls of the port boat sai led th e land until they were upon us and the mothe r earth . in, to be encaged once aga in alongs ide I. MacKenzi e, 6B .

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THE DANCE The danc e start s at 8.00 p.m. Girls spend mos t of the after noon making new frock s or deci ding wha t they 're goin g to wea r-gu ys get chan ged in a last- minu te rush. Mos t arriv e at 8.30 p.m . The sound of heavy mus ic reve rbera tes round the hall and ec hoes down the crow ded stree t. Guys and girls squ eeze into cars to have a sip of the "ma gic wate r" befo re they go in. Neig hbou ring pare nts stare out of their wind ows and rem ark to each othe r with disg ust about the "you th of toda y" . Th e secu rity guard casu ally patro ls the grounds surro undi ng the ha ll , at his side a Dobe rman Pinch er-d ocil e enough at the mom ent, but . . . People cont inue to drift into the hall. Some have already paid for their ticke ts; some pay at the door . The presence of the secu rity guard ensures that the "ro ugh elem ent" is kept at bay. We ente r the hall. Brig htlycolo ured deco ratio ns hang from the cei lin g and light s. An " arty " scene is proje cted onto the wall behind the band. Th e hall is dim med colo ured light s dom inate in the cent re , whil e in cont rast the corn ers are dark . All along one side of the hall sit the unat tach ed guys in littl e groups, gree dily eyein g the local fema le talen t. Th e you ng er girls dance in groups , whil e guys, with the secu r ity of a bottl e of coke , vent ure clos er. The mus ic is pen trati ng-g uys and girls who come to enjo y the mus ic dance by them selv es. The hall is now a mass of peo ple- bod ies, arms , legs, writh e, twis t, turn, sway . A guy pluc ks up enough courage to ask a girl for a dance. At the othe r end of the hall coup les take " time out" in one of the corn ers. lt is impo ssib le to be hea rd ; the band play s on relen tless ly. Suddenly the band has a break. Girls go to comb their hair or adju st their mak e-up -guy s go to get a

drink or to relie ve them selv es. People who haven 't any seat s sit in circl es on the floor . We look around to see who we know. Th e deco ratio ns are now scat tered all over the floor ; people can' t resis t the temp tatio n of pul lin g thing s down . The secu rity guard passes the wind ows once aga in; the peop le on the door gree dily coun t the takin gs. Someone who can' t resis t the call of Nove mbe r 5th inno cent ly disc ards a fire- crac kerhe is imm edia tely esco rted from the hall. Smoke from man y ciga rette s waft s slow ly to the ceili ng. The band start s up again, a slow num ber this time . Couples dance intim ately . In anot her corn er of the hall, alco holic s anonymous gather. A guy is spot ted drink ing out of a paper bag . He is soon stopped by an adul t in cha rge who conf iscat es h!s "pap er bag" . The effec t is start ling: bottl es , half- emp ty and unopened , are immed iatel y flung out of the wind ows . People are becoming intox icate d with the rhyth m of the mus ic now . Some let them selv es go in comp lete abandon; othe rs have to sit down , ex haus ted. The advent urou s type s dance in circl es and "s nakes " all aro und the hall , whil e in cont rast othe rs kiss in the midd le of the floor. Th e supp ly of drink s is exha usted. The band plays its last num ber . Th e mag ic hour arr ives. Ther e is a mass exodus throu gh the door . Th e hall is emp ty, quie t. Ears are left ring ing- the mem bers of the band mus t be deaf. A sma ll group of willi ng help ers clea n up the wors t of the mes s. The mem bers of the band disc uss whic h stir they will go to as they pack up their instr umen ts. The floor is swep t, wind ows close d, light s extingu ishe d, door locked. Wha t has been a few mom ents befo re a hall full of happ y people is now dark, lon ely, sil ent. The dance is over. R. Pearce , 7B.

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GOLD

Long strea ks of fast fallin g thun der Strik e the earth in mou ntam ous Bubbles of fiery wetnes~ .. Streak Upon strea k, milli ons, billio ns, All with the same purp ose To fall. To nour ish the earth and life at our feet, To swe ll rivers with Havoc , Chaos , Disa ster . Louder and loud er they come, tail upon tail,

Seven men rode their gold ; Down to the va ll ey that held Behind them as they rode _ A blood-red sun was settm g. They rode on Deep er into dark ness , Thei r pitte d mind s Held no thou ghts .

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the setti ng sun, The sme ll of blood earn ed far In the evening air. G. Mac Kenz ie ,

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THE CABBAGE The cabbage grow s Big and wide , lt is boug ht In a bunch of A dozen. To mos t kids it's a yuk, To me it's got an Aver age taste . 1'd leav e it to The slug s exce pt it's . Wan ted for deep fre ez ing. M. Niels en, 3E . DUCK SHOOTING Ducks beware, duck s don' t dar eTh hunt ers are out with their Fo~ ducks it's a terri ble day guns When the hunt ers come out to play . With deco ys and hoot ers, Guns and dogs , They trick you to vent ure In to the curta in of lead . S. Rea d , 3E. SHACKLES When a person mus t exp ress his freed om He beco mes less free , . · When he mus t expr ess hi s poss essio n of soul He is with out soul , d Wh he mus t expr ess his inde pen enc e He e~ses a share of independ ence, And if you don' t unde resti mate me I won 't unde resti mate you. A. Rodrigue s, 6F.

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Wea ring unifo rms shou ld not b~ a mus t, Forcing them on child ren IS unJust . · s man ufac turer s play sly Because Of th 1 · And put their price s abno rmal ly h·lg h . If upils in unifo rm star t to ehav e Th~ scho ol's repu tatio n wou ld misb be grave. They alwa ys need a lot of care And get rathe r unco mfor table to wea r. R. Ruakere , 3E.

Force upotn for~n~~ milli ons of part icles whic h D1smtegra mg ddl f fur y Coll ect and colla bora te in pu es o d · D . en to madness by their own km . B~~i~ing , froth ing, over -flow ing in torre nts Of pow erfu l, swir ling ange r, . Dow n, dow n they fall; heav y,? light , ask Still they fall. Why ? Whe re. we But to no avai . The worl d resol.unds to tnck les of the af term a tl1, Gen tle, calli ng, frien dly . A patc h of warm th opens above, Forces apart, bring s relie f , hope, Than kfuln ess that it is all over Unti l next time . The patc h Grow s , ripen s, nour ishe d by the es Glor ious rays of the sun. All ey Look up, beau ty rega rds beau ty· Th e fruit reaches its matu nty , Glow s flick ers, then sadl y dieS. And the teard rops pound the earth once more . M. Robbins , 7A.

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CADETS The Battalion was organised along similar lines to previous years, but with a greatly modified training programme. Thi s broadening of the syllabus of instruction was especially pertinent to the Stage 11 cadets of B Company where such activities as civil defence, small boat handling , and or ienteering were introduced for the first time. During the Christmas holidays W. Mclaughlin and R. Wilson successfully passed an Under Officers' course at linton Military Camp and were both appo inted Platoon Commanders in D Company . In the May vacation of this year the following corporals passed their qualifying cours e and were promoted to sergeants: 0. S. Winter, B. R. Smith, C. G. Power, P. J. l ethbr idg e, M . J. Hayton, S. Harrop, and P. W. Broad. Th e following cadets successfully passed their Junior N.C.O. course and will be promoted to the rank of corporal: I. H. Wilson, W. H. Wilson, J. B. Fielding , G. J. Skipper, T. Ruwhiu, P. N. A. Roberts , S. J. Morgan, M . J. R. Moot, C. J. Moorhead , W. G. Monk , S. P. Mitchell , J. R. Mells , C. A. MacDonald, G. W. l eath ley, G. J. Honeyfield, M. D. Holyoake, G. T. Hewson, J. G. Carroll. A COMPANY Generally the Company responded we ll to a trend towards more bush craft and searc h and rescue exercises rather than the traditional more routine aspects of drill, and clearly there was a preference for more relevant practical work . Barracks Week saw the majority of the Company benfitting from two nights in th e bush on the edge of Egmont National Park . The weather was fine and the camp site ideal. Approximate ly 40 hours were spent in valuable practical expe rience and self reliance . No . 1 platoon, consisting of fifth-year boys, spent this tim e on a hike wh ich lasted the full two days and covered some 15-20 miles. A further day of drill was held prior to Anzac Day, in wh ich A Company ca rried out a simu lated rescu e exercise with much success; this in clud ed stretcher construction , communicati ons , search procedures and org anisation. lt would appear that th is sort of service is one of which we will see much more in the future. The Company's thanks go to Mr. Mossop , Mr. Neatherway, and Mr. Dobson for their leadership. B COMPANY In recent years B Company has consisted of second year cadets who ca rry out a programme containing mainly revisions of first year training. However, this year has seen a revision of this programme to in c lud e civi l defence and light rescue work, to maintain the interest of the boys . This yea r 's activities were centred around civil defence, which was carried out at various locations at sc hool and around the city. Th e rescue work, involving ropes and various applications of them, was carried out at the fire stat ion, with some light rescue work being carr ied out at school, involving compass work and the use of sma ll transceiver radios . Small boat handling was staged at Ngamotu Beach, making use of some of the boys' yachts for the purpose. Various le ctures were given by a member of the police on firearms , so that those boys who desired to cou ld obtain a firearms lic ence. Inc lud ed in the programme were various shoots of 0.303 at Rewa Rewa range, and some drill instruction from a Reg ular Force instructor.

With the in crease of civil defence activities incorporated into cadet training, it is hoped that cadets will take more interest in the programme, and thanks go to the officers for providing the varied and interesting sy llabus. C COMPANY Once again C Company consisted of Stage 1 cadets who were instructed in weapon trai ning , drill, field craft, first aid, map reading and compass work. A very good standard was atta in ed by the majority of the cadets. The practices on the .22 Range, the sessions on Bren handling and the compass exercises proved very popular and many cadets displayed considerable sk ill. A number of cadets from the company attended courses at linton and performed very creditably.

COMPANY The Company, again ab ly led by Major R. Sinclair ass isted by Lieutenant E. Meuli, had a very successful year in training Stage 1 cadets. This year we were fortun ate to have two UnderOfficers returning, namely A. Mclaughlin and P. Warren . . R. Wilson was promoted to this rank and with Mr. Gledhill enter ing the force as a Lieutenant, D Company had strong leaders hip . A high standard was reached in all activ ities and the compcny was well represented at N.C .O. training courses. A.T.C. Once again this has been a good year for the A.T.C. 's No . 12 S.U. Squadron. A and B flights comp leted their third stage in the training sy ll abus, wh ich included av iation studies, drill , rifle drill, weapon training , general serv ic e knowledge and adventure training . The last subject's lectures were tested when, along with A Company, the senior cadets successfu ll y completed two days and a night in the Kaitake Ranges , where they were given on the spot instruction to further their knowledge. C and D flights commenced their training as first and second stage cadets with shoots on both the school's and Rewa Rewa ranges , as well as drill, adventure training. general service knowledge and rifle drill. Th e standard of drill was co nsistent ly high through all the flights, but the junior flights appeared to put more effort into their drill. lt was good this year to see excellent li aison between Air Force and Army personne l for the purpose of lectures and the finer points of drill. This year we had only one officer. Flight-lieuten ant E. J. Abraham, D.F.C., who has been our C.O. for seven years. In May of last year Sergeant Penn went on an W. / 0. course and passed it. The Alan Washer Memorial Scholarship was won last vea r by I. Hodd er, who has the chance of $50 free flying . This year's winner has yet to be decided. 0

REWA REWA RANGE The officer in charge, Lieutenant Oats, was assisted this year by Range Sergeants Strawbridge, Hone, Gu ll iver and Cole. Shooting has been confin ed to 25 yards in accordance with current Army recommenda tions. The Cadet Trophy, the Lady Godley Senior Cup, was won this year by S. lowrie, 50, 58/ 75. Senior champ ion sh ip shooting lapsed last year, and this year on ly the 25 yards cup, the Searle Cup, w as contested. lt was won by R. Bristol , 60, w ith 83/ 100.

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Astronomy Two penumbra ! eclipses of the moon were viewed this year. During the August vacat ion, memb ers manned an observat ion site to record the occu ltation of Ceres, our largest known astero id , as it grazed behind the Lun ar peaks . Several vis its were made to observe the planets Jup iter and Mars through the large-aperture telescope at Tikorang i , and Mars land Hi ll Obs ervatory was vis ited du ring the middle term . A numb er of members have now purc hased their own telescopes and v iew in g during the next few months promises to be most reward ing indeed as Comet Ko houtek , the most spect ac ul ar night-sky object of the century, has already been located at Tikorangi and some very va luable experience may be gained photographing and plott in g the orbit of th is strange v isitor to our sk ies .

Chalet Classroom

Scene from " Amahl and the Night Visitors"

Chalet Classroom cont inued this year with an increas e in the number of staff members participating; with an increasing number of exper ienced "Chalet Classroomers" ava il ab le, more staff members acted as masters-in-charge of groups . Once aga in we were ab le to accom mod ate all c lasses in t he first term . Much assista nce was given by the Park Board Ranger staff, part icul ar ly during t he all day tramps. Boys th is year have assisted with track clear in g activit ies . Use was made of other guests as speakers; these included a D.S.I.R . soi l scien ti st recent ly returned from Antarctica, and a lady veter in ary surgeon from Canada who had bee n work ing w ith bison. Thanks again go to Mr. and Mrs. Mace for providing hospita li ty and he lp, particularly in running boys to the doctor and staff to the Plateau .

Chess Thi s year we were able to gather in Room 24 with Dr . Lenk 's permission and he lp. Members of the club, a very large number-often too many for t he amo unt of sets-attend ed th e lun chtim e games. Boys played each other as th ey progressed from good to better, and mid year saw a chess ladder drawn up. Names were pull ed from a hat to start it off, and w hen und er way the ladder soon so rted the good from the poor, w ith Andrew McLaugh lin holding top for a long period. He was, however, toppled by Robert England, w ho proved the better as t he games progressed . Boys of the club often ate their lun ches in the cl ub w hil e t hey fought some gruelling, some chall enging, and A friend ly atmosp here drew so me relax in g games. various new memb ers to t he c lub throughout the latter stages of the year (a we lcome growth). Members ' subs (20 cents each ) bought sets and boards. Unfortunate ly for the cl ub , no-one was ab le to attend the Taranak i Champ ionships this year owi ng to va riou s other games correspondi ng to the tim e of the tournament. We all regret our lack of represe ntation, but hope next year 's c lub w il l for esee the match and arra ng e accordingly.

ACTIVITIES I 'm sure t he boys w ho played this game this year w ill go on in later life and co ntinu e to play this old and ancient sport. Th eir methods, we hope, have improved and t hei r sty les become mo re ski lful by play ing others of better or worse stan dards than them se lves . Our president this year was Denis Brown , whose role was a ve ry demand ing one, as non-members fr equentl y v isited the club and disturbed playe rs. lt wou ld be good for them to learn the game; then they wou ld appreciate it more, as the club does. D. A . McLaughlin .

Drama The product ion of a three-act play was un avoi dab ly te rmina ted durin g the middl e term whe n a leading player was obliged to withdraw from the cast. All was no t lost, however, as much va luable exper ien ce had been ga ined, particu larly by our junior members. We are indebted to the keen yo ung ladi es from Taranaki Pol ytec hnic w ho reg ul arl y braved our bastion for rehearsals, and also to Mr. A. Wilson, Po lytec hni c Pr incipal, for his co-operation in making this va lu ab le lia ison possible. In general, however , interest in drama has ebbed cons id erab ly sin ce the completion of our new assembly ha ll. After years of struggl e, improvisat ion and ant icipat ion, it was a bitter di sappo int ment to f ini sh up with a stage w hi ch is li ttle better t han an empty or ifi ce . If it is to be of any practical value for dramatic purposes , enc losure of t he stage proper is an absolute necessity. House pl ays t hi s year are being staged in the Memor ial Th eatre . Th e club extends its thanks to the mastersin-charge of drama and also to our Headmaster. Mr. Cramo nd, for his enco urageme nt and inte rest.

Film Club The club has now completed a very successfu l second year, despite so me m in or difficu lties. At the f irst meet ing Len En gland was elected president, Richard Gray secreta ry , A ndrew McLaughlin treasurer, and Warw ick Jackson projectio nist. Th e mastersin-charge we re Mr. Kreisler and Mr. Lamont. Membership was approximate ly 150 and with subscr ipt ion s set at $2.50 the club was able to hire a large number of films (1 8 in al l) . Unfortun ately, owing to "adm ini stration difficulties", amalgamation w ith the Girls' Hig h School Club, as was done last yea r , was not poss ible. But v isitors were allowed to attend f ilms for a nom in al charge. However, this practice was ended when some visitors comp lained of the unsuitab ili ty of a fi lm (The Last Picture Show) and from then on on ly members we re adm itted to th e f ilm s. Th e original aim of the club , as set out at the first meeting, was to "acq uaint members with th e history and deve lopment of ci nem a and a general understanding, on a cr it ical leve l, of film as a medium". However, as was found last year , many of the films proved too intellectua l for most members, who had obv ious ly expected f il ms of entertain ment va lu e only , an d the subsequ ent poor behaviour of these in dividuals spo il t it for t ho se enjoying t he f ilm s. After several warn ing s to those concerned, behav iour improved somewhat and th e club successfu ll y comp leted its programme .

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Films shown were: Alice's Restaurant, Charge of the Light Brigade, Th e Bed Sitting Room, Psycho, The War Game, Ul ysses, Easy Rider, Cat Ballou, Th e Illustrated Man, Mein Kampf , The Virgin Soldiers, Five Easy Pieces, The Fox, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, Castle Keep, The Last Picture Show, On Th e Waterfron t, The Chase.

Interact This year the club began with a membersh ip of four . A membersh ip drive, however, coup led with the announceme nt of a planned merger with the Girls ' High club, soon boosted membersh ip to about 40. lt gradually settled at a stable 30. Th e Executive Committe e comprised A. E. Wilson (president ). B. J. Anderson (secretary ). and Directors P. J. Winter, R. B. Foy, M. G. Paulin, C. Molloy, S. G. Colson, R. Power. Early in the year the club was represente d at the charter eveni ng of the Sacred Heart Interact Club , out of which grew a close-knit co-operati ve committee including members from all five New Plymouth clubs. Thi s committee , the first of its kind in the world, was responsible for many comb in ed projects, including two dances at Spotswoo d Hall and at this school 's new hall; these raised abo ut $350 . A membersh ip orientatio n evening was held in conjunction with the Girls' High club at the G.H.S. cafeteria . This was soon followed by a car wash which raised $30 and left the c lub with the speed record: 7mins. 40sec. to wash, dry, wax, vacuum, clean w ind ows, polish the chrome and black the tyres of the 2ZP Radio car; not, we point out, our best job of the day! A successfu l day was spent with the Girls' High club at Brookland s Zoo, where a wide variety of j obs was undertake n , including track clearing and replanting of shrubs. The National Conferenc e in Ashburton was attended by Anderson, Colson and Wilson as we ll as 22 other delegates from New Plymouth and 180 more from the rest of New Zealand and Australia. Here Interact was at its best: scholarsh ips were created, remits passed, suggestion s sent to Rotary Internatio na l and a varied social life pursued . We thank Ashburton College for a wonderful week . lt was decided at the conferenc e that the 1974 venue would be New Plymouth ; with this in mind, tentative

committee s have already been formed. We thank Fitzroy Rotary, and in particular Mr. Chris Tempest, for their support throughou t the year . A. E. Wilson.

Library Th e Library has end eavoured as an integral part of school life to maintain and widen its stocks of resource materials and recreation al reading. This year 330 books have been acqu ired , of which 197 relate to factual We are material and 133 to recreation al activities. grateful for donations of books. We are indebted to Mrs. McLaughl in for her continued serv ice . Without her the library would not be in such good order as regards cata lcguing or the condition of books; nor would our numbe r of lo sses be as low as it is. A cas ual glance at the library timetable this year would give the impressio n that this facility is not fully used, but what appear to be free periods are used by Form 7 in study groups. Some seventh formers have undoubted ly found the library a comfortab le place in which to study, w hil e some few have made genuine efforts to learn their way round and utilise the research material available. Too many boys at all levels stil l rely on the Librarian to find material for them when they should have been taught how to locate books by teachers taking library c lasses . Regretfull y, to make room for new material, we have had to discard some older books, but have taken care with our valuable collection of first editions. General l y, if a volume has not been issued once in the last ten years , we feel it should be discarded . Lack of space in the shelves and for storage makes such steps necessary. With regret I leave the library and the school after two years and two terms. I know Mr. Heaps, my successor, has many new ideas, with which I wish him success . An added financial allocation would help, as the cost of books and periodical s creeps ever upwards , and the broadenin g of the syllabus means that more resource material is needed. Th ank you all for your help and co-operati on .

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Music

Musical activ ity has again been of a high st~n~ard . omDuring the second term the John Dobson Memona Mr. Harry held the adj udi cator bemg . . ed commend G' , H' h ' who · pet1t1ons were master . lg lr 1s at Brown music vocalists. the hi~h standards ach ieved, particular ly by the Th e Music Departme nt t his year repeated the id~ a of performin g at primary schools throughou t Tara na I. Aspects demonstra ted at these concerts. were brass instrumen ts. woodwind instrumen ts and vanous qu~lltles of the human voice. All sc hool s expressed a eslre for the venture to be repeated. with their music, · h CHOIR Some performer s take great pa1ns at least, t e muslcaHy year, this but others give them; cho ir has been most successfu l. Th e Improvem ent In the tonal quality through the last three or four years has been continued with a pa~ticularly f~nefmfus1ca!~~ lve roup of sopranos and the Introduct ion o For sectiOns. 1 ment the tenor and bass g_ A Cooke p 1 s111gers to supp e , . their serv ices we thank Messrs. R. Poo e. . n anu i We . Rogers, N. Collie and P. Mercer. · Trips this year included a weekend 1n Wa gf were well received at the Saturday night per ormance .111 Christ Church by an audience of about 400 : (T~e ood behaviour of the cho 1r dunng t e d h we attr ibu te to exhaustion following Presfs not!il•e t n'ng and s d per ormanc ; d q half hours , practice on atur ay m or ' tHree hours during the afternoon .) Allh were hoJ.,ever, present when we sang in t e . a Ins servi~e at Wanganui Collegiate on Sunday morning.

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, "Round-til· e-Mounta in" trip w ith bthe ut · band Th .IS year s ff 11 with two hour performan ces emg P and Eltham , Manaia Okato, in ls went o we , schoo spent a ramManaia and Elth am h . pageous night at the Stratford Mountain Hous:. The seco nd term was rounded off With .t e c Olr singing at a morning serv ice at St. Andrews Presby-

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ar was f th terian Church. e ye d h Perhaps the greatest achievem ent o.. the successful production of the opera Amahl an t e c b 11 · Night Vi sitors " . amp ~h. Thanks go to the principals : Mrs. Jan1 ce Smlt · M essrs R Poole • D · Hooker ' N. Collie and M. G'bb Special. co~gratul ations and thanks go to Mr. p 1 d s as Musical Director and Mrs. Joyce Campbell ash ro ucer; to ether they sorted OUt many problems, bot mUSICa production al. Congratul ations also go to Peter Lon sf difficult part o ho Sang and performed the d I G Raper B E a e. w. Amahl almost to perfection , and to · mson, · .. h · M. Robbins and M. Bedford for helping out as s ep-

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·11 be at h · h herds". h' The last pub li c appearance by t e c o1r Wl an Advent Carol Service to be held ~t St. Josep s Church on December 2nd . This promises to be an . exce ll ent end to the 1973 choral year . This year sees the end of an era in N.P.B.H.S. musl~a 1 history with the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Glbbs or Wanganui Collegiate (we sang too we ll down there) . On behalf of all the choirs that Mr. Gibbs has taken over the past six years , we thank him sincere ly fo~-~~s ' s efforts and achievem ents and w ish him and Mrs. the very best in Wanganui. R. K. Bromley.

Patricia S. Steven.

P. Goldswor thy , Back Row: S. Wood , A. Maccal lum , M. Bowler , R. Ure, Lowe . MiddleP Martin , M. Ure , K. Batten, K. Death , T. Hi ckling , M. Middle Row: W. Quickfall , P. Groves, M. Gester k amp, . MOVES HOUSE-W inners of House Drama Contest

R· Poole and P. Mercer, R. Bromley. brook. C. Quick f a11 ' N . C o 11 .ler, Messrs . P. Cook , T. G ibbs , Front Row: Absent: P. Lonsdale , T. Reid , Mr. N. Collie .

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The band this yea r has participated fu ll y in t he activities of t he Music Departm ent. Barracks Week again provided an esse nti al period of practice, during which high standards of playing and marching were reached. In the music compet it ion s, brass partic ipa tion was ~ood, and t he prizes we re presented after a concert in the assembl y hall. Th e band also took pa rt in the "ro und-the-m ounta in " trip, held over two days. An en j oyable nigh t was spent at the Stratford Mountain Hou se. The third term was centred around the Central Di stricts Brass Band Competitions . The sc hool band was given only two weeks to prepare; thus no major plac ing s we re gained . Howeve r , the expe ri ence was esse nt ial for future success in such eve nts , and we are grateful to all masters and outsi ders w ho helped to fill our ranks and make the appearance possible. Th e band's finai appeara nce was at th e sen ior prize-g iving . To Mr. Ormrod, w ho has t utored and co ndu cted the band, we extend our s in cere appreciation . Although the year has been one of high mus ica l achievement, we regret the loss of Mr. Gibbs, w ho is leaving to take up the position of music master at Wanganui Collegiate Schoo l. We thank him fer the time he has devoted to sc hoo l music durin g the past six years ; the sta ndards ac hi eved w ill not be fo rgotten. To him and to Mrs . Gibbs we offer our best wishes for the ful:!ire. M. Bedford .

Photographic Club Th e club started w ith a good members hip of aro und 30 boys. Th e enthu s ias m of the juni or membe rs to use the dark-room made up for t he lack of se ni ors in the club this year. Despite deteriorating cond ition s, some high-quality work has been produced. Th e c lub is indebted to Mr. Bublitz for the assistance he has given during the year. A . J. Parr.

ACTIVITIES

The P.T.A . also became co ncern ed this year at the deteriorati ng condition of so me of th e schoo l bu il dings, in partic ul ar the South Block an d the Old Block . Interest was also exp re ssed in t he use of hostel fund s. Th e conce rn of the P.T.A . has been expressed to the Bo ard, w hose react ion we are awa iting . Th e P.T.A . has also been asked to lend its support to the P.P.T.A. in its drive to improve the staffing situation in our secondary schools. Th e P.T.A. w ill ce rtainl y consider th is, as the matter is ca us in g concern in the seconda ry sphere. 3. Clothing Se~ le-Throughout this year c lothing sa les have been held, w it h two objects in mind : provid in g sc hoo l uni forms at a red uc ed price, and contri buting to the P.T.A. funds. On the whole the sa les have been very successfu l , and our t hanks must go to Mrs . Vernon and her ladies for t he time they put in on this project. 4. Gener<JI- Th e P.T.A . has affiliated to the Tara nak i Hom e and Schoo l Association, w hi ch is in turn affili ated to t he N.Z. Federat ion of Pare nt-Teac her A ssoc iat ions. Th e main id ea behind t hi s was to make sure our P.T.A. keeps abreast of the developments that are taking place in this sp here of the educat ional fi eld. Thi s process is aided by our sub scripti on to the Federatio n 's quarterly magazine, "Paren t and School". Th e P.T.A. has also put out a uniform questionnaire to gauge t he opinion of pare nts on sc hoo l uniform , to see if cha nges in this area are war ranted. lt ca n be expected in the future that the P.T.A. w ill act in a li aison capacity between schoo l and home . Fin ally t he P.T.A. wis hes t he headmaste r , the staff and the boys a successful co nclu s ion to t he 1973 yea r .

Parent-Teacher Association

Representatives on t he Boys' Committee of the Board: Mrs. N. M euli , F. K. Adams and T. Gregory. 1. General Meetings-D uring the yea r t he P.T.A . held six general meetings, the top ics being: Remedial Education , Developments in Junior Engli sh and Socia l Stud ies, Education in Tech ni ca l In st itutes, Caree rs for School Leavers, Sixth and Seve nt h Form Edu cation and Univers ity Life. Th e meetings, on the w hole, we re we ll attended. althou gh we would always like to see more parents. Our thanks must go to t hose membe rs of the staff, peop le from other sp heres, and parents who contributed to the presentat ion of these subjects .

THE BAND

2. Fund raising- Th ere has been no spec ific fundra isin g project this year, although the Executive put $400 at the disposal of the Hea dmaster , who advised that the money shou ld be spe nt on a teach in g ai d, name ly an ep idi ascope. Th e Executive is conce rn ed about t he lack of teac hin g aids in the School, particular ly in t he sc iences area, and proposa ls fo r holding a raffle are being co nsid ered to raise mone y for t he teac hin g aid s t he sc hoo l sho uld have.

T. G. Heaps, Hon . Secretary.

The following executive has represented parents during 1973-Principal: G. R. Cramond; Preside nt: H. P. Parsons; Vice-President : Mrs. S. Wright; SecretaryTreasurer: T. G. Heaps . Board and Old Boys' Represe ntative: A. 0 . Masters; Staff Rep resentat ives: M. Carroll and B. Hurle; Committee: Mesdames K. Cawthray, N. Meuli , and N. Vernon; Messrs . F. K. Adams, T. Gregory, A. Go ldsmith , D. N. Harrop , G. H. Sm ith, and B. Wallis. Auditor: W. J. Morton .

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Back Row: M. Barr, K. Bennets , G. Amor , R. Ure, R. Walker .

Middle Row: G. Jones , G. Foreman, C. Qu ickfall, P. Mulraney, P. Ma rtin , S. Penn . Front Row: M . Bedford, M. Robbins, I. Stevens, S. Ryan , R. Foy, M. Jos ep h, G. Roper.

Whistle Th e tim e is long overdu e in our sc hool for se niors to take the ini tiat ive, get hold of the Mini ste rs and a~k, " What is it all about? " For a long time now, we ve had good easy years, but it looks as if tough, eve n desperat e years lie ahead for many on pl anet Earth . Th e Inter School Chri sti an Fe ll owship is running more Camps (Crusader) than eve r. Though exce ll e_nt, hard ly any go to make the discovery. Tho se who enJoy the Y.M .C.A . camps loca ll y, should t ry t hese by lakes , mountain s and bea ches .

New Zealand does not always lag behind co untries overseas, certa inl y not in sport. But in rediscovering the Christian faith, it does. However, groups are forming aga in in Teachers' Colleges and Uni versit ies. Th e Assemb li es of God hold two Youth Services every Sunday in the Auck land Town Hall, w hi ch seats 3000. Th ese are t he ones associated w ith Rev. Dav id Wilkerso n, author of " Th e Cross and the Switchblade" and "Run, Baby, Run". Those attend in g cross all Catho li c, Protestant and secu lar boundaries. Many drop in to see what's happening.

Yo uth For Chr ist, who run the Shalom Coffee loung e, have sent in vitat ions to eve nings and ralli es on farm s wi th barbeques and fi lms . A "thank yo u" to the m .

Some who have met the cha ll enge were once hooked on drugs, ex-i nm ates of Mt. Eden and Paremoremo, patients at mental hosp itals. Others drifted in-bored by drabness , or disillus ion ed w ith life, or from tough homes. Th ey praise the l ord for what he has done. They nearly li ft the roof off with t heir sin ging.

We express gratitude here to those who have spoken to us: to Mr. Graham Wil son, an Old Boy w ho told us of work with drop-outs at Ponsonby Chri stian Centre , and to Mr. Mills, who spoke of his wo rk in Som alia and Nigeri a w ith the Sudan Inte rior M issio n.

Film s have varied . UNICEF , CORSO, t he Embassies, National Film library, Ang li ca n Board of Mi ss ions have broug ht hum an interest and need from around t he wor ld. Th e Rev. Percy Burns showed one of Bi ble d1~~nbut1on l ep ro ~y in th e South Pac ific ; it won awa rd s overseas. in an Indian v ill age", " Wea lt h and Pove rty !~ Hong ~o ~g : B1am1 " Dust or Desti ny " , "God of the Atom • and Trek " (New Gui nea) will bring back memori es.

l ast year's Tara nak ian in clu ded a fa irl y comp rehensive write-up on the st ate of th e Whi stl e at ! hat t 1me_. 1ts po li cy, and w hy it had to cease publication. Bn ef ly, the policy of the magaz in e chang ed and the magaz111e beca me a voice for opinions and att it ud es w 1t h1n the sc hool. We be lieve that change was a good one, and the 1972 editoria l pol icy was hea lthy and wo rt hwhile. it was sad that the boys who ran that magazine became very se lf-indul gent and incorporated unwarra nted, unrea son abl e critici sm into th e magaz 111e, but 1t was good that the magazi ne changed from be in g a limited sports rev iew into a magazine w here views could be exp ressed. Ini tially , the future of a magazine this year seemed dubious . Th e main problem was one of def111111g a pol 1cy that was acceptab le to both t he boys and the adm lll~ S tration. Bu t und er t he guidance of an e l ecte~ ed 1tona l co mmittee, a magazine did get un der way w 1th a two fold pol icy : (a) to ex ist ; (b) to express our v1ews and attitud es responsibl y, and in as many med 1a as t he Th e magazine was well magazine would all ow us. received by the sc hoo l and as a resu lt we hope we have stab lized its fut ure. Although t he po licy was not a~ prec iably different f rom last year, we had no ce nsorship problems . This yea r is the firs t time that the Whistl e ha s done its own layout. Thi s meant typ ing out all our art1c les and laying them out on sheets of paper which were

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then taken to the printer and photograp hi ca ll y reproduced on a printing plate. Doing our own layout meant we had comp lete freedom in magazine design-something on which we placed a lot of emphas is. Our magazine design was pioneered in the first issue by A ndrew Davie, and was carried on in subseq uent issues by Richard Penney, Roger Foy, Robin Hill and Vivian Hutchinson. Typing was a headache and we were certa inl y pleased when Mrs. McCaffrey, the schoo l typist, offe red to do it for us (in her spare time). Consequently, after t he third issue the magazine started to look a lot better. Layout was done in the Whistle room, our headquarters in the new Alexander Block. As far as artic les go , this year we tried to give the magazine a new look with new articles , and we tried to be orig in al in every way. Four innovations were (a} Our cove rs, w hi ch were based on concepts of graphic design and whic h were boldly black and wh ite; (b) Interviews, where Whistle staff interviewed teachers on topical subj ects and tra nscribed t he resu lts for the magazine ; (c) Forums-we onl y tried one, a discuss ion between day boys and boarders on the ir relations hi ps and attitudes towards each other; (d) Poetry, wh ich was introduced with only limited success . We also featured an all egory about tradition in the fifth issue. aga in with limited success .

We tried to give our readers this year down to earth , practica l artic les. A rti cles like "Th ing s to do in New Plymouth fo r free or next to nothing " , " Hi tch-hiking and all that" , "Motorbikes" and "When you leave" were all we ll received and we hope such po li cy wi ll carry on. We held inquiri es into t he choir, bullying, the G.H. magazine, and Apathy in Schoo l , all of which raised replies and reactions. Many traditional things were dropped or phased out in the Whistle . The f irst was House notes-we refused to co ntinu e w ith these because of their esoteric nature and general waste of space; it also wasn't worth the time chasing up apathetic house capta in s. Second ly we phased out the editoria l and replaced it vvith our featu res. The year didn 't go too we ll for us financial ly. Rising prices meant we had to cut production . Next year's comm ittee w ill have to look c lose ly at its financial situation, and w ill probab ly have to concentrate , as we did , on six or seven comprehens ive issues and not the issue every two weeks that used to be put out. We'd like to thank all those who contributed this year and also the typ ist, Mrs. McCaffrey, and the mastersin-charge, Mr. Bublitz and Mr. Crawford .

GENERAL STUDIES PERIOD-LAB. 6

V. A. Hutchinson .

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SCHOOL

RECOLLECTIONS

We are indebted for t he fo ll owing memoir to Mr. A. Cecil Fookes, who after leaving school pract ised law for many years in New Plymouth. He recently retired and now lives in Auck land. A recent v isit to the School made my mind wander back over the yea rs, and as I stro ll ed through the grounds and v iewed the present f ine range of buildings and the magnificent new Assemb ly Hall , I tried to remember what the old place was like nearly 60 years ago. The buildings in 1914 consisted of the origina l historic old classroom block, with its gracefu l Norman tower and fine be ll , by which nearly all the townsfolk in New Plymouth set the ir c locks , and the first erected boarding house. Th e latter was a ferro concrete dormitory and dining room , joining a wooden portion fronting on to Eliot Street in which the Headmaster and his fami ly resided . Niger House on the town side of the cricket f ield was also used for I iving quarters by Mr. Balham, as housemaster , and some sen ior boys . Behind the board in g house and overlook in g the gully was an old wooden bu il ding, one ha lf of which was a dark-room for the schoo l camera club and the other half was used as a " bootroom" and a store and locker room for tuck and boxes . This was a popu lar meeting place where particular friends cou ld be regaled with a slice of the latest cake rece ived from home . The boarders then numbered 35 or so; and the total number of pupi ls 150 or thereabouts . The cricket groun d which earlier had been ploughed and sown was a windswept rat-tai l infested affair with a rough surface on which cricket was pl ayed on matting w ickets which resu lted in some phe nomen al bowling averages. Far removed from today 's fine pitch! The present gu ll y sportsground was then a raupo swamp , across which a rifle range had been constructed. The only other sport in g fac il ity was a tennis court on the Eliot St. frontage. The school entrance was a clay cutting leading down from the front entrance to the classroom block to Eliot Street w hich got very slippery and muddy in wet weather and provided much ammunition for clay fights . . However , though faci lities were few , the advent of the Schoo l 's second headmaster a couple of years previous ly was having a dynamic effect. Mr. W. H. Moyes (affectionately known as " Bill " ) had already bui lt up a spir it of high endeavour and enthus iasm for the future. In addition, the numbers, being smal l , enab led the boys from the smallest in the " Lower Prep" to the mighty 6th Formers to know one another intimately , and the Headmaster and Staff knew all of them like members of a family. Those fortunate enough to have been pupils at that time rea ll y knew what "school spirit " meant. Th e outbreak of the First World War, of course, had a pro longed and most profou nd effect on the Schoo l. I well remember the gatherin g at morning assemb ly the day the news of the declaration of war was rece ived. Mrs . Moyes came over and played patriotic songs on the piano and the Staff and boys joined lu stily and with enthusiasm in "Soldiers of the King", " Rule Britann ia" etc.; the enthusiasm was terrific! How soon we were disillusioned as the casua lty li sts started to come in! One of the first of the staff to give his li fe at Gallipoli was Sammy Hall (who had weak eyesight but memorised the eye charts to get away) . He was followed by "Weed " Hamb lyn , "Gator " Kidd and others including senior pupi ls

1914

1918

of the previous years , al l of whose names are on the Memoria l Entrance Gates of the Sc hool . These events saddened and depressed the School and later many present pupils were to lose brothers and even fathers in the terrible battles of the Somme and Passchendale. The f irst big improvement was the build in g of a wooden gymnasium on the tennis court in front of the classroom block and the convers ion of the "o ld gym" into a two-roomed classroom to house the Preparatory boys. Thi s was done towards the end of 1914 and I wel l remember how proud we were of our "new Gym " w ith its modern equipment. The schoo l morning assembly, which up t ill then had been held in overcrowded condit ions , was transferred to the Gym with its convenient stage . With the advent of numerous new boys , by the end of 1915 the place was bursting at the seams and things were really starting to move . About t hi s time the boys , urged on by the Headmaster, commenced excavat ing the head of the gully to make two hard tenn is courts. The head of the gu lly was at one time the target end of a rifle range used by the militi a at Fort Niger, and in the course of the excavat ions numerous lead bu ll ets fired from the old Schneider r ifl es were found , also some rema in s of ammunition boxes. Th e tennis courts were eventua ll y finished and came into use about 1915. Later on a miniature rifle range for Schoo l use was comp leted across the raupo swamp and , aga in urged on by the Headmaster (who wielded a shove l w ith them). the boys commenced fi lli ng in the swamp from either side. Form competitions to see wh ich form got out the most barrowloads in an hour were held and eve ntu all y a strip of land was completed across the swamp. Rei ief works during the depress ion in the 1930's completed the. job on the present sportsground and terraces were f inished later. After the first few months as a "day boy" in 1914 I became a boarder, and by then the boarders had so increased in numbers that the board in g roll was doubled and the house , as we ll as Niger House, was overcrowded. We smaller boys came under the care of Mrs. Moyes , who was then acting as Matron , and we soon learned to regard her with affection and confide our worries and homesick troub les to her. Her memory is revered by numerous old boys . In 1916, however, came the first set-ba ck when fire destroyed the gymnasium and the c lassroom block. I was awakened by my friend " Sandfly" Jackson in the early hours of the morning , who said "Don't be frightened; the School is on f ire ". I took one scared glance at the gym , from which f lames were then pouring and licking the classroom block, and ran up the long corridor to the Headmaster's bedroom and hammered on his door screaming " The schoo l is on fire , sir " . Seeing the phone handy, I rang the br igade and "B ill" be lted out of his bedroom pulling on a greatcoat, and together we ran down the corridor, rous in g the dormitories and telling the chaps to get out, as it then looked as if the House might go too . Fortunately, the f ire brigade managed to confine the f ire to the gym and the classroom block, which were almost comp letely destroyed , only the chem istry lab and one classroom being saved. I remember "Circus " Ryder, the Chemistry Master, and some 6th Formers removing a cy linder of C02 very hastily to the other side of the cricket field. The rest of us were busy moving bedding from the House to the " new " house (now Carrington). then under construction ,

Page 58 nnd hastily damping down sparks and burning fragments as they landed on us or the bedding. The who le affair frightened the deuce out of us sma ll er boys. We al l expected an extended holiday of course, but were speedily disillusione d, as the Taranaki Racing Club lent the schoo l the use of the ir buildings and w ithin a very short time we were accommoda ted there , where we remained for the next two years until we moved into t he new class-room block. Rumour had it that the 6th Formers who were qu arte red in the Steward's block became great students of rac in g form. At that time funds were in short supply under War economy and the pl anned Assembly Hall was deleted from the re-building scheme. This wou ld have left a large and unsightly courtyard in the centre of the new c lass room block. However, the old boys 路and the public of New Plymouth came to the rescue and raised sufficient money to complete the erection of the Hall wh ich served the School until recently . Th e trench and dug-out era of the First War inspired many of the boys with the tunnelling instinct and several "dug outs" were created in the Gul ly. One was so elaborate that it had two rooms and electr ic light from batteries. On one occasion some of the occupants were indulging in a quiet smoke and someone remarked " lt is ju st as well Bill isn't here" , just as the Boss walked in . Summary execution was done. However the dug-outs came to an untimely end when the builder of the new boarding hou se complained that his scaffolding was disappearing , and " Bill " found it shoring up the walls of the dug outs and took sw ift discipl in ary act ion. As the School grew in size and numbers, so did its spo rting activities, and the 1916 1st XV achieved a narrow victory over Te Aute Co llege, then recognised as one of the great Rugby schoo ls of New Zealand . I well remember the game played on Pukekura Park, with Te Aute attacking hard in the fin al moments and School's heroic defence. At the final victory the members of the School team joined "the Immortals " . "Circus" Ryder (afterwards pr inc ip al of Whangarei B.H.S.) was the coach and I sha ll always remember his proud smile as he went out to co ngratulate the team .

Page 59 Shortly afterwards the first cricket match w ith Wanganui Collegiate School took place and School was heavily defeated. But the fixture was maintained and over the years the 1st XI has held its own against Wanganui , Nelson and Wellington Colleges. At shoot ing School ach ieved a major success when in 1916 its teams won both Senior and Junior Imperial Challenge Shields, a feat which no other school has bee n ab le to emulate since. Just prior to the outbreak of War. Sir lan Hamilton visited New Plymouth in the course of a tour of inspection for the British War Office . The two companies of the School cadets attended a large parade of Senior cadets from all over the province. The A Company were in khaki and B Company in the School uniform of blue shirt and shorts. The drill and bearing of the two School companies created a great impression on the General and the "Boys in Blue" were specia ll y mentioned as the outstanding company he saw in New Zealand in his farewell address before leaving for home . To sum up, the School during the period under review was a co ntented and happy School, owing in no small measure to the devoted masters and Staff members under their head "Bill" Moyes. Th ese were dedicated people. and genera ll y speaking earned and retained the respect and affection of the boys. They thought nothing of giving up their leisure at weekends and in the evenings to coach school sports teams and attend their matches . To them it was all part of their life, and teaching was then truly a vocation and not just a job . These years were the "Go ld en age" of the Schoo l , as "Bil l " Moyes so ofte n remarked when writing to his Old Boys. A. Cecil Fookes.

OLD

BOYS~

FROM THE PARENT ASSOCIAT ION Th e Annual General Meeting was held at the La Scala Resta urant on Thursd ay, 5th April. The election of office rs resulted as follows: Patron , Mr. W. G. McNaught; President, Nei l Wo lfe; Senior Vice-Presid ent. John Mclntyre; Junior Vice-Pres id ent, Cyril Henderson ; Imm ediate Past Presid ent , Ow en Masters; Headmaste r's Representa tive, Mr . Jim Clouston; Executive: Laurie Giddy, Lyn Bublitz, Ross Crow. Dav 1d Bennet, lan Jon es, Bruce Wallis; Hon. Secretary , Maurice Setts; Hon. Treas urer, Don Denh am; Hon. Auditor, Jim Ridland. This year's Annual General Meeting was ru n in conjunction with an address given by John Stewart, newl.y appo inted chairman of Selectors of th e All Blacks. J.J. s ta lk proved most interestinQ, and informative , :>nd was wel l received by the 45 Old Boys who attended. 1 wou ld like to take this oportunity to place on record our apprec iation to Owen Masters for his fine efforts during hi s term as Pres'dent. Our t hanks must also (JO to Jack West and Arthur Lander. who are both standinq down from this year's executive after many years of serv ic e to the Association . This year's execut ive has a good sprink li ng of young er blood in its ranks, who are conscious of th e fact that the Association must provide a platform for Old Boys to become involved in Assoc iation activ ities. MEMBERSHIP As always, we extend to all Old Boys of all ages a spec ial we lcome to the sssoc iation and its various act iviti es . While our memb ership remains steady, it seems that many of our more recent leavers are less inclined to maintain a link w ith the school-a sign of the times maybe! However . we feel sure there are many past pupils who could, w ith their views and parti cip ation , bring new li fe to this assoc iat ion and its branches. This is an appeal then to you-conta ct your loca l branch (listed below) or the parent body in New Plymouth. Thi s w ill ensure you are on the mailing list an d kept inform ed of all future " happenings ". The suh sc ription is only $1.00, or $2.00 includ'ng the "Taranak ian ". BRANCH SECRETARIES New Plymcuth: Maurice Betts , P.O. Box 686, New Plymouth. Auckland: John Syme. SA Moreland Road, Mt. Albert, Auckland. Hr.wke's Bay : Roger Bate, cjo Simpson, Bate & Wane, Quee n Street. Hast ing s. H<amilton : M ax Strawbridp,e, 7 Carey Street, Hamilton . King Country: R. Pri ce, Piopio . South Taranaki: Ross Sym e. Manutahi. Wm;gr.nui: Jack Kurta , 18 Toro Street, Wanganui. Gisborne: R. G. Lawrence . 3 Encliffe Road , Gisborne. P<:lmerstcm North: David Huggett, 17 Durh am Crescent, Palmerston North. Wellington: Malcolm Chapman , 54 Boxhill, Khand all ah, Wellington. Otego: John Muir, Otago University. BRANCH NOTES WANGANU I On 21st September the annual function was held in Wanganui. Among those who atte nd ed we re John Hatherly, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Wolfe and John Mclntyre . Th e practice of including wives nncl f iances is a popular one and has made these functions even more enj oyable. The following appo intments were made : Patron, Mr . J.

SECTION S. Hatherly; Pres ident, Mr . N. Neilson; Vice-Presid ent, Mr. J. F. Ouinn; Secretary-T reasurer, Mr. S. J. Kurta; Committee , M ess rs . L. Anderson, I. Elliott , J. Handl ey, L. Horrocks, J. Jamieson, R. B. John ston and P. W. Scott. News of Old Boys R. D. Bott is in the meat industry at the lml ay Works. G. Bry<mt is farming on the Parapa ra . Doug Burton has left the ca r business in Wanganui and is now living in Taupo. B. J. Buson is with Western Airsprays , Wanganui . 1. B. Handley is farming at Wa itotara. R. Hewitt is emp loyed by T. G. McCarthy's , Wanganui. Cdin Gill is on a farm on the Parapara. Peter Harrccks was married in March and is now living in Rotorua, where he works with the State Advances Corporation . l'hillip Horrocks i s at Massey University studying for a B.B.S. degree . B. O'Dea is travelling for a firm dealing in stock remedies . R. Pyselman is taking a B.Sc. degree at Massey University. K. Tcnks is teaching at Waverley. The branch notes are disapopinti ng this year-on ly Wanganui have managed any local news before the publication date . GENERAL NEWS Sir Ge:offrey Rcberts was made a Knight Bachelor in the New Year honours announced in January. He is we ll known as chairman of Air New Zealand and president of the Intern ation al Air Transport Association . Mr . William Newton Sheat was made an Officer of the most exce ll ent Order of the British Em pire (O.B.E.). Born in Hawera, he attended sc hool as a board.er in Moyes House, where he was a prefect. Hold er of degrees in Art and Law, his interests and act iviti es over the years have been most extens ive. Perhaps hi s in vo lvement in drama as w riter, director and more recent ly , in 1969, being appo inted Chairman of the Queen Eli zabeth Arts Council , wou ld be the most notabl e. Lieutemmt- Colonel lan Launder, O.B.E., A.D.C., A.N.Z.I.M., has been appointed New Zea lan d's first Defence Attache to Thailand. He was awa rd ed the O.B .E. in the New Year's . Honours List. Mr. G. P. Mcnaghan has taken up an appo intm ent in Wellington as a stip end iary magistrate. He attended sc hool from 1943-47 and was Dux in his last yea r . Well known in New Pl ymouth legal circles, and for his interest and energy in the affairs of Taranaki cri cket. he was also interested in golf, Rugby and Birthright. of wh ich he was president at the time of his appoi ntm ent. He is married w ith three daughters. Mr. R. S. V. Simllson, of Wellington , received the C.B.E. in the Queen 's Birthday honours th is year. He was a boarder at the schoo l from 1930 to 1933 whe n he was Head Boy in Moyes Hou se. He served in World War 11 wi th the New Zealand Division in North Africa and was aide-de-camp to General Alexander. He is a se nior partner in a we ll-known legal firm in Wellin (lton and is we ll known for his generosity to the schoo l in the past. He is a past president of the school 's Old Boys' Association in this area . Mr. D. N. Hull has been appointed Trad e Commissio ner and Consul (Commerci al) in New York . In his exte nsive career in the Diplom atic Service he has held simil ar posts in Trinidad and Athens. Mr. Hull was to take up his appointmen t in August.

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Mr. Kevin J. Sharpe ha s complete d a doctorate of philosoph y in mathema tics at La Trobe Universit y, Melbourne. He is at Present studying for a masters degree in divinity at Pr in ceton, in th e United States, from where he intends to return to New Zealand t o be ordain ed in the Anglic an Church. He attended sc hool from 1963-67 and Canterbu ry Un ivers ity from 1968-70. Mr. R. W. Edgiey, a Wellingto n barrister , has been He was educated at appo inted a Queen's Counsel. Napier Boys' High School, New Pl ymouth Boys' High , and Vi ctori a Univers ity. Group Captain W. G. Hughes, has been appo inted deputy he ad of the New Zealand Defence Liai son Staff in Canberra . He was also awa rd ed the O.B.E. in the New Year 's honours li st. After joining the R.N.Z.A.F . in 1943, hi s career has taken him to Can ada, United Kingdom, Africa , Ceylon, Hong Kong , Fiji and Kua/a Lumpur. Mr. John S. Stronge (Jack) is a retired farmer of Opun ake. A noted hi sto ri an and the possesso r of a comprehe nsive private hi storica l library, he is we ll known for his knowledge of the Egmont Coast-in fact he has recently comp leted a book on this subj ect. Jack a member of attended sc hool in the 1920's and was · the first fifteen in 1927. Mr. M. A. Bes/ey, of New in Australia s in ce 1950. He to a "specia l task force" to tra li an Prime Minister, Mr.

Plymouth, has been working has rec entl y been appointed stud y policies for the AusWhit/am.

Mr. D. H. Blanchet t, at present th e Assistan t General Manager, will become General Man ager on Mr. Evans' He has se rved the bank for 43 yea rs , retiremen t. beg inning in 1930. Mr. A. M. Nicholso n, who alon g with Mr. A . J. Papps initi ated the annual Rugby match between New Pl ymouth Boys' High School and Auckland Gramma r, di ed in Tauranga earlier this year . As a result of this match in 1923, both schools have played annually eve r since and ve ry strong tie s have bee n develope d between th em. Mr. Nicholso n coac hed the Gramma r first XV until 1943 a when he became Prin cipa l of Tauranga Boys' College, pos iti on he held until his retireme nt. Mr. I. M. MacKenz ie, w ho was assoc iate partner in charge of engineer ing design of th e Sydney Opera . Hous e, returned for a v isit to New Plymouth last yea r He spoke out in f avo ur of retaining the city's Opera House, until a new one could be built. After attending our school , he gained an Engin eering degree at Canterbury Universi ty, then t rave ll ed to Engl and in 1956 and later came to Australia . He is married with two sons and has no plans to return to New Zea land to wo rk. Lieutena nt Colonel Roy Thomas Victor Taylor, M .B.E. , of Matiere, was appo inted head of the sec retariat at the Anzuk Force Hea dquarter s in Singapore late la st yea r. In 1970 he was second in command of the Anzac a Batta li on on active service in South Vi etnam . He is d keen sportsm an and played Rugby for the Combine Services in 1955.

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Evans, General M anager of t he Tara naki is to reti re at the end of this has held thi s posit ion smce h1 950. s~~~ c~;e~ive we re has a st aff of one bedganbank p 1oye em

Savin~s Ba~k. Mr

4;h/e:i~~ ~;~ne~ ~~wa

hun:r~dKen

Comber won the Wellingto n Central elect ion ·n the last election, by 27 vote s. He I S t he er, Mr . I ell -known local rad io sports announc d son-in-la w of Sir Keith Ho/ yoake. son o a w th e school and addressed several enior class es during that t 1me. r of Cuss M K . J Campbe/1 is the . new hCollecto 0 J 1t M r. evm ·

narro~ly

~:r~ec~~~~e~is~~d

i~e N~:ga~ly:i~~t~hesudc~;:r~~~n:

~eew p~~m~~:~

h fn transferred to Chri stchurch and t en d in Wellingto n . He is parti cularl y mtereste pipe band activ ities . H Mr Roger M. Dodd has b ee n app Ol.nted admini strator 0 of wo.rks and services at th e was an arc hitect an d town p anner w City Council. ~ D R W Cartwrig ht is th e new director of the Massed He was edu cate h Centre r. . . Universi ty Market Res~arc th Boy~ · High and obtained at Waitara and New P y;or~cu/ tura l Scien~e at Massey hi s masters degree mh g t d. d at the Universi ty of

1:s 1946 .

~ffice i~

/Unlve rs lti~h o~he ti~ck l an~

~~:~~:-~\~ · an~e p~~~~e t'ni~e~s:~y.

w here he graduated

d ·n the New Zealth Ph.D. Richard Purser was rece nt 1y name I 0 pete in the Common wea t . circles n badminto in ~nown ~ land badminto n team :; t he past . e Games m Janu ary. . over 1 es tit al nation h h s held num erous

~~r~:;;f~ i~~luh~~ls t~:re~e~:_:i;~'=l~ nodn ~~r::. o~~a~~on3si.

FIRE IN THE OLD BLOCK, 1926

and see ms lik ely to echllepsl~ smg les titles-a lready best all -round pl aye r .

Jr~~o Rg~~sseodn·:sr~~~r~o~fnt~~~:

Zeala nd the New ed in hurch 1 at the CamBryan Purser was a so nam . badminto n team to co7ete ~n ~~~::~r of Richard, he the spo rt , altho ugh this monwea lth nd olf too perhaps. Taranak 1 mu st have a g . k

Ga~::t fut~~;g i~

}a;r;~·~ut~aya i~e~ ~~b~~ -~~~c i~~i~gsh ;_gain~: ~~~ldre~ m Haw ke Cup cn cket mate seasons ago .

of P ointed manager tl is Hethe Ltd Maurice Betts was recen Y a P . Boys. e th :ted r:~~~snec ~e~::al of branch New Pl ymouth He was d h k a we ll-known sportsma n an . ~~~ths c~~;~:Y a~eamoc we~~h . visited Hi gh a nd Tarana~ captam of the 96B and a Wellingto n represen tative last in t he t ·s hi s recent interest m _1 1 Queenslandpart1cu t h ar no e ' Of paren e t of secretary . h . . year. Boys' Assoc1a t1on- e I S Old on th e New k. assoc iation.

Ply~~~~~i ~~~~~) s~~~~~~ %~~

~O:s ~~~tur~~~r~~:~:

;ea:r. Gilbert and Elli ce l s~an~s tow;~~~ ~~thh•: t~am in stallto return H h . For several months e as e pires-h ~er~pe:x ~;:~~~~~r ~~= ~n sydstew~e a li ghztingl in g New ea an to celebrate d her 90th birthd ay li kes this co untry. 0 . k' IC . le we ll re memb ered as the school Mrs. Florence . ll y by our boarders at IS ear li er th is year. She1941 rved the sc hool espec la nurse from 1921 to that she that time. Over th is long penod shde se k now to mtereste be we l land many would f now 1ives oppos ite the schoo l. Mr. Willi am E. Parrott, has returned thi s year rom Britain to li ve in retireme nt m New Zea land. Affe_ction

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ately know n as "Poll y" by hi s friend s, he has had a M r. Trevc r Gibbs , mus ic mast notab le caree r in news agen cy er at the schoo l for j ourna lism. He began the last four years , has been w ith the New Zeala nd Hera ld, appo inted d irecto r of then worke d for Ausmus ic at the Wanganui Co ll egiat e Scho o l . tra li an Asso ciate d Press. More Durin g his recen tly he was overs eas time on the staff his enthu s iasm news edito r in London w ith Reute and ab il ity have seen rs, a post he held for the estab lis hm ent of a schoo l choir and f ive years . A sen ior mem ber a schoo l band of this conce rn ha s pa id of exce ption al qua li ty. " Th e Mess a glowi ng t ribute to his att ribute iah" and "Ama hl and s and ab ility on hi s the Night Visito rs" are two recen t produ retire ment . ction s that rece ived consi derab le prais e from the pub lic of New Dr. D. U. Steve n ha s been appo inted supe r inten dent Plym outh. He was a pup il at the schoo l from 1957-63. of Quee n Mary Hosp ita l in Ha nmer . He is well know n Mr. F. G. Sned den has retire d in Taranak i for his frequ ent v isits after 43 years in t he to sc hool s for lectu res news pape r indus try. Aged 60, and immu nisat ion progr amm es. he has been assoc iated Mrs. Steve n has also with the Ind epen dent Pub lishe rs' Gro up for nearl y 22 been prom inent in t he affa irs of the Plunk et Socie ty for yea rs, and will retire in Putar uru. many years , as we ll as assis ti ng the schoo l as a part· Timo thy Penn, who was a prefe ct at the schoo l in time teach er in charg e of the li brary . 1971·72, is now flying Str ik emas ter aircra ft with the Mr. Murra y Hews on retur n ed to Royal A ir Force at Linton -on-O use New Pl ymou th recen t· in Yorks hire. He was ly to atten d the celeb art ion of co mmi ss ioned as Pil ot Office 21 years of comm ercia l r in Octo ber , 1973. Hi s broad cast in g by Radio Tara naki. cours e passe s out in Janua ry, He was the first con1974. tract anno unce r in New Plym outh and was chief anHi s tra inin g involv ed three mont hs fl yin g and schoo lnoun cer until 1967, when he in g at was trans ferre d. Wigr am , Chris tchur ch. From t here he He is now statio n ma nage r of Radio return ed to New 1ZA-1ZT. Pl ymou th for a few days, and then to A talen ted mus ician, he will be rem embe England. He has been to sever al base5 red for his nume rous · fo r traini ng but has been perfo rman ces in local show s. at Linton -on-O use the longe st. He hope s to be hom e Mr. D. W . Schu ltz is the first regis in New Plymo uth in 1977. trar at the Taranaki Polyt echn ic . He has been a cost Mr. M. R. M<lnd er, chi ef value in g clerk with Johns on r for the Va lu ation Moto rs in New Plym outh for Depa rtmen t, has been appo inted 27 years . De puty Va lu er Gene ral Jim Tucke r, chief repor ter of the by the State s Serv ices Comm Taranaki Hera ld, has ission . He began as a recen t ly won the Dulux Awar d rura l field cadet and se rved in fo r featu re writ in g. He the Royal New Zealand won this prize , one of journ al isms Navy durin g Wor ld War 11 . In prem ier awa rds , w ith 1944 he trans ferre d to a serie s of art icles on pollu t ion the Va lu ation Depa rtm ent an d las t year. Sin ce then, has serve d in Rotoruahe has also won a speci a l Comm Bay of Plent y, Pal mers to n Nort h erc ial Bank of Austr alia and Welli ngton. Rece ntl y, econ omic journ alism prize for he trave ll ed to San Franc isco 1972 . as a repre senta tive at the The Rt . Rev . G. F. McKe nzie Pan-P acific Cong ress of Real Estat e Coun sellor is the new Mode rator s and of the Gene ral Asse mbly of Value rs. He is marri ed with two ch ildren the Presb yteria n Churc h and li ves of New Zeala nd. in Lowe r Hutt . He is now supe rinten dent of the Chr istcu rch Presb yter ian Socia Mr. A . F. Cass ie, of Welli ngton l Servi ce Asso ciatio n and , has been appo inted atte nded t he schoo l from 1926· gene ral mana ger of the New 29. He has serve d at Zeala nd Wool Board . Drury , Takap una , Ti maru and Broug ht up on a Taranak i sheep farm, Khan dallah . he atten ded the Mr. Bry<Jn Simp son has been sc hoo l as a board er in Moye s chosen as Austr al ia's House. As a rura l fie ld Adve rtisin g Man of the Year cadet he worke d on farms in for 1973. Hi s adve rt ising the Wairarapa, South land , caree r began w ith the Taranaki the King Coun try, and North land. Hera ld, from whic h he Later with the State joine d the N.Z. Heral d to beco Adva nces Corp oratio n he was me adve rt ising mana ger. in Ne lson, Blenh eim , and He then went to the Melb ourne t hen 11 years in Te Kuiti. Hera ld an d now is the He is marri ed with four direc tor of adve rtisin g w ith the chi ldren and took up hi s appo Heral d an d Week ly Tim es intme nt in Nove mber . Gro up in Melb ourne . In New Colc: rwl H. B. Hrmn cr has been appo inted to a new Pl ymo uth he was well lyknow n as a swi mm ing adm inistr creat ed posit ion in Defe nce Hea dqu arte rs, Welli ngton ator and Rugb y refe ree. , Lieut enan t-Co lonel A . L. Jones w here he will be respo nsib le for all prom ot ions has been appo inted in the defen ce lia ison office r and defen Army , Navy and A ir Force . ce adv is er in the N.Z. High Comm ission , Kuala Lump ur , Ma laysia . He w ill be prom oted to the rank of Colon el. His ca ree r in the New Zea land Arm y began in 1954. John Morri son has been se lecte d in the New Zealand ARTHUR HOPE BLUNDELL, in Crick et Team to tour Austr alia New Pl ymou th on 26th soon. He was a board er Octob er. Aged 72. in Moye s from 1961-1965. His perfo rman ces for the Born in Otag o and ed ucate d in 1st XI durin g this t ime we re Du ned in and at Auck quite outst andin g in all land Gram mar Scho ol, he join ed aspe cts of the game . As a fourth the staff as prepa ratory -form er he was se lecte d assis tant in 1926, for this team , to event ua ll y becom and was in charg e of th is depa rtmen t e an exce ll ent capta in of the schoo l from 1927 onwa and leade r. Hi s name appe ars rds. From 1944 until his five times on the crick et retire ment in 1951 he was in charg e of Niger hono urs boa rd, four centu r ies with the bat , and a fine Hou se. He was a keen go l fer and fi sherm 8 for 19, bowl in g again st We an, and was made a ll ingto n Co ll ege. While life mem ber of the Fitzro y Golf Club still at sc hool he made t he Rot in recog nition of hman s New Zealand unde r his work for that organ isatio n. 23 side, the Tara nak i repre senta He will be reme mber ed tive team and the Centr al affec t ion ate ly by many Old Boys, Distr icts Plunk et Sh ield side. partic ular ly those of After leavin g schoo l and the old "Prep " . He is survi ved a season more with Tara naki, by his w ife. he retur ned to Welli ngton , L. (Jack ) STOHR; in Johann esbur emp loyed by an oil comp any. g on Jul y 25th. Aged 83. He has since been a Born in New Plym outh and educa regu lar mem ber of the We ll ingto ted at the schoo l, n Plun ket Shiel d team , he is best reme mber ed as an w ith a doub le centu ry aga inst All Black from 1910·1913 . Cante rbury proba b ly his His Rugb y prow ess is know n best perfo rman ce to date. John to all , altho ugh after war was also an accom pl ish ed serv ice he return ed to South Rugby playe r durin g his t ime Afr ica in 1920 and spen t at the schoo l. most of his life there .

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Page 63 THOM AS NEW LAND S STEWART WATT (as resu l t of an accid e nt). on 16th Marc h, aged 60, at New Pl ymou th . f A forme r Depu t y- Prin cipa l of the Scho ol or sever a 1 ea rs and a mem ber of the staff f or more than 30 years , ~o m was eq uall y we ll know n and respe cted for hi s wo rk w ith the Tara nak i Accli matis ation Socie ty, of w hi ch he was Pres ident for 14 yea rs . (For furth er detai ls see el sew here in thi s magaz in e.) GREGORY ALAN OPIE [as resul t of an accid e nt) , at Chris tchur ch on 15th M ay . 23 · . Th e tragic acc ident on Mt. Roll Aged eston in Cante rbury , w hi ch res ulted in the death of Greg and hi S climb!~~ artne r Gary South ern. was a great shock to us a . ~ reg .;,as a board er for seve ral yea rs , and won many spec ial prize s in math emat ics and physi cS. He was Dux of the sc hool in 1967 . From schoo l he we nt to Ca nterb ury Unive rs ity and comp l eted a degre~ ;n ~n ginee ri ng. Our symp athy gees to hi s paren ts an am i y. WAIKEREPURU PIRIPI PHILIP EDW ARDS (as res ul t of an acc id ent). in New Pl ymou th on 14th June. Aged 17f Anot her griev ous accid e nt cause d t he early loss o Philip to us. He was a board er in the sc hoo l l ast year. FREDERICK HESLOP BARN ITT' on 31st March in New Plym outh. Aged 86 years . . Mr . Barn itt was t he old est surv iving pupil of the schoo l at the time of his death . He atte nd ed from 1899 to 1903 He farme d in the Mern lands area and later in Cent~al and South Taran aki. With a partnelr ;,e then set up a l and agen cy which he opera ted untl IS retire ment , conti nuing his intere st in farmi ng until he was 80. He leaves his w ife an d three d h ·an aug ters , vyv 1 · Joyce and Barbara . DESM OND RONALD GUNDESON , in New Plym outh on 24th Dece mber . Aged 46. . One of Tara nak i' s best- know n cyc li sts and w mn er of many cham pions hip s aroun d t he co~ ntry. he. ga med first placin g in the Round the Moun tain race 1n 1960 and 1961 w hen he retire d at 35. He IS su rv1ved by two so ns'. Wayn e and Paul, and three daug hters , Ann, Jan i s, and Lois. ARTHUR JAME S DICK SON , in Auck land on 17th Febru ary . Aged 68 yea rs. 1·f· d Born in Piham a. he was one of t he highe st qua 1 1e and long est serv ing l oca l autho rity admi ni strato r Ill the cou ntry. He was direc tor of work s for th e Auck l and City Coun cil in 1969 when he ret1red. LESLIE INNES DAY, at Ham ilton in Janu ary. Aged 74 . Hi s 37 years as a teach er in Hami lton were mter· rupte d only by war se rvice , w hen he r ose to the ra nk of majo r . He retired from the tec hni ca l co ll ege w h_e re he was princ ipal afte r a tota l of 47 years teach1ng serv1ce. DOUG LAS BULL ICK, in Wave r\ey . Aged 63. Born in New Plym outh , his intere sts 1ncluded W aver· l ey Cham ber of Comm erce. Wave rley Crick et Club and the tow n's Rugby , Golf , Rotar y and R.S.A . clubs. At the tim e of hi s death he was mana ger of the Bank of New South Wal es in Wave r\ey. He leave s h1 s w 1fe, a daug hter Judy, and two so ns, Rich ard and Peter . RONALD ALFRED BLUNDELL, on 1st Septe mber , at Napie r . A "Moy es" sta lwart of th e old days . he was a great suppo rter of the schoo l alway s . Hi s effor t durin g the

appea l for t he new hall recen tly in Hawk e's Bay dese rve spec ial ment ion. He i s survi ved by hi s wife and so ns John, Hugh and W arw ick, w ho also atten ded the schoo l. BRYCE ROPER , on 27th Octo ber last year, in Auckla~d . A pupil at the schoo l from 196367, he took an act1v e intere st in the schoo l and its activ iti es. We exten d our symp athy to hi s paren t s and famil y . RAY JOHN ALEXANDER LESL IE , in Auck land on 26th Apri I. Aged 54 yea rs . He l eaves hi s wife and two so ns, Alan and John . OWEN DAVI ES, on 14th April . in New Plym outh . He atte nd ed th e sc ho ol for a perio d of ten. yea r s, enter in g the Prepa ratory in 1917 . After comp \etmg h1s Engli sh exa min ation s, he retur n ed to New Plym outh 111 1930. ADRI AN MICH AEL DRAV ITZKI (as resu lt of accid ent), on 1st Apr il. in New Pl ymou th. Aged 16. To hi s paren ts and famil y we offer our deep est sy mp athy. ALFRED GEORGE WALKER , in Hawe ra, 25th Janua ry. To his w ife and famil y we exte nd our kinde st thoug hts . JOSEPH

ANTH ONY Augu st. Aged 47 years .

DEAN ,

New

Plym outh

8th

ARCH I BALD JOHN PATERSON , at New Plym outh on 21st Feb ruary . Aged 65. . Jack was perha ps best know n in Rugby Circ l es as a Taran aki se l ector from 19531961. He was al so a North Island se lecto r for five yea r s. He was a memb~r and l ate r capta in of the renow ned 1st XV Ill the ml . 20's w hi ch held the Moas car Cup for so me t im e. Many " wi ll reme mber him as a bo:-vl er. a noth e ~ of his intere sts in w hi ch he ach ieved cons id erab l e succe ss. He i s surv ived by three siste rs, Daphne, Betty and ln ez. STANLEY EDW ARD SMIT H , on 24th Janu ary, in New Plym outh. Aged 66. . . He was t he mana ging direc tor of a furnit ur e retal 1 busin ess in New Plym outh for many years . Amon g his many intere sts were bowli ng, at both clu b and prov mc!al l eve l St Andr ew 's chu rch. and the Lodg ~. H e was appo inted a Ju sti Ngam otu MasoniC ce of t he Peace Ill 1963. He l eaves his wife and three daug hters . Sh!rle y, Barbara and M ax in e. VERNON CHARLES SETTS , in Hawe ra , on 12th Nove mber . Aged 64. . W ell know n in South Taranaki · 1 in sport mg c 1rc es , partic ularly for his long assoc iatio n w1th cnck et . He is survi ved by his w ife, daug hter l sa, and son Edward .

NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS~ HIGH SCHOOL ESTABLISHED 1882.

FEES (per Term)-

Board: $2 15. Music : $22 .

SUBSCRIPTION TO GENERAL PURPOSES FUND:

$6 per year, payable at the beginning of the year. $5 per year for a boy with one older brother. $4 per year for a boy with two or more older brothers . $5 per year for bus boys . This subscr iption is used to provide funds for the following items wh ich cannot be provided from Government grants: 1. Equipment and subsidi es for sports, . clubs cultural activities;

and

2. Additional books, magazines and resource erials for the library;

mat-

3. Publication of the School magaz in e (assisted by Old Boys ' subscriptions ) and the School calendar, issued to all boys .

SCHOOL TERMS 1974: First Term: Monday, 4th Febru ary , to Friday, 10th May. Monday, 27th May, to Friday, 23rd

Second Term: August.

Third Term: Monday , 16th September, to Thursday , 12th December.

HOLIDAYS 1974 Anniversary Day: 11th March. Easter: 12th-16th April. Anzac Day: 25th April. Queen's Birthday: 3rd Jun e. Exeat Weekend: 8th July. Labour Day: 21st October.

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The subscription is $1 per annum (postage included) and should be forwarded to the Business Manager, " Taranakian ", 路Boys' High School, New Plymouth. Subscribers please notify any cha nge of add res s. Printed by Tar anaki Newspapers limited-8069