1965 The Taranakian Vol. 54, No. 1 December

December, 1965

THE

TARANAKIA N

THE

TARANAKIAN THE MAGAZINE OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

VOL.

54. No.

DECEMBER,

1

1965

New Plymouth B~oys' High ~Sch路ool

AGRICULTURE :

J. J . STEWART, Dip.Agr, COMMERCIAL:

E. J . INSU LL, B.Com. , Dip.Bkg. , F.R.A.N.Z. DRAWING

AND

DESIGN :

W. F. TETT, M.A., Dip.Ed . (1st Class Honours Di p loma, Beckenham Schoo l of Art, Eng.)

ESTABLISHED

BOARD

OF

1882

GOVERNORS

L. M. MOSS, Esq., O.B .E . (Cha irman) R. L. JONES, Esq . (De puty Chairman ) MRS. J . DAVIE R. HOYLE, Esq .

R. M. MILLS, Esq. H. D. MULLON, Esq. SECRETARY

ENGINEERING :

AND

C. H. STROMBOM, Esq. DR. E. P. ALLEN CO LIN ALLEN, Esq. R. L. OSBORNE, Esq. W. M. SP EDDING, Esq.

TREASURER:

W. A. CONNOR .

STAFF

J . A. CLOUSTON , A.I.A.A.E. L. J. SLYFIELD, E.D. (City and Guilds Diploma in Electrical Engi neering, 1st Class).

P. C. HUGGETT, Adv. Trade Cert.

R. S. WATSON, E.D., M.I.N.Z.M. I. D. F. H. GUSH, Adv. Trade Cert ., Technica l Teache r's Cert.

BUILDING

CONSTRUCTION

AND

WOODWORK:

I. B. SCA LE S, N.Z. Tech. Cert.

L. V. GIDDY, Ad v. Trade Cert.

C. J . BLANCH, Adv. Trade Cert.

PHYSICAL

D. M. W. P.

EDUCATION :

D. C. A. C,

ARCHIBALD,' B.A. CARRO LL O ' NEILL, Dp. Phy,Ed .

THOMASON

MUSIC :

HEADMASTER:

J. S. WEBSTE R, M.Sc. , Dip.Ed. Deputy

Headmaster:

W. E. ALE XAN DER , B.A. Assistant Masters : T. N. S. WATT, E.D., M.Sc. J . S. HATH ERLY, M.A. (N.Z.), Dip.Ed. (London ), Certificate of L' lnstitut de Phonetique (Pa ris ).

R. R. PENNEY, E.D ., B.A., Dip.Ed .

R. W. BAUNTON, M.A. E. M. MEULI , B.A. W. R. HALLIBU RTO N, B.A. , Dip.Ed. A. N. Wl LSO N, B.A., B.Sc., Dip.Ed. R. G. SINCLAIR, A. I.A.A., H. N. C. (Bidg .).

0. J . OATS, B.Sc., A. N.Z. I.C .

B. H. BARNITT, M.Sc .

E. J. JENNINGS, Dip.Tchng.

A. J. SHEAT I. S. JONES N. G. WRIGHT R. D. J. McCAW, B.Sc. (Hons. ).

R. A. RAYMER, B.A. Hons. (Southampton) .

F. C. BLAKELEY, B.A . (Hons.) (Manchester), Dip.Ed . (Manc hester).

B. F. LONG, B.A. Hons . (Land .), Di p.Ed . (l and. ).

G. J . BURRIDGE, M.A. D. G. WHALEY, B.Sc. (Belfast).

A. CLA RK, M.A. H. J . C. COTTER, M.A., B.Ed. M. B. HOLT, B.A. (Hons.) (Sou tham pton).

R. W. JONES, B.Sc. A. E. de WIELE, B.A. (Hons .) (l e nd. ).

M. G. THOMPSON, M.A. A. WILLIAMS, M.A. T. F, MAC KRE LL, Di p.Tchng.

J. L. WHELAN, P.M.G. Cert. (l and .).

D. G. BARTON, A.I.B. (Land .) (Reliev ing).

T. NALDER, L.T.C. L. , C.M.T. Visiting : C. CAMPBELL, l.R.S.M., l.T.C.l.

L. HALL MRS. M. HUGGETT, L.R.S.M. MI SS J. SA UNDERS, B,Mus. (Birmingham ).

MI SS A. BIRD J . FIELD LIBRARIAN :

MRS. F. M. McLAUGHLIN .

HEADMASTER'S

SECRETARIES:

MRS. J , CRAVEN MRS. B. L. W ILLIAMS MRS. C. NOWAK NURSE :

MRS. A. E, J . ANDREWS. SCHOOL

CHAPLAINS:

ANG LI CAN: THE VEN. ARCHDEACON K. LIGGETT .

PR ESBYTERI AN: THE REV. L. V. WATKINS. ROMA N CATHOLI C: FATHER J . SHORT. METHODIST : THE REV. L. P. SCHROEDER. CARETAKER: L. W. NIALS. HEAD GROUNDSMAN: 0 . J . WILSO N. CARPENTER:

D. BISHOP.

COMMITTEES and MASTERS-IN-CHARGE

Sch路o路o l Institutions Head

Boy .~T .

Athletics.- Mr. R. D. J . McCaw .

Badminton and Table Tennis.-Mr . W. A. O'Neill.

Ball Supply Room.-Mr. N. G. Wright.

Book lssue.-Mr. R. W. Baunton , P. D. Whitwel l, R. G. Skellern, R. J. Tucker.

Class Set Library. -Mr. E. M. Meuli.

A. Johnson .

Head Day Boy.-P. D. Anderson.

Cricket.-Mr. G. Burridge.

School Prefects.-M. L. Belts, J. C. Black , M. H. Chapmon, N. P. Coddington, J. A. Donkin, G. J. Duff, J . McC. Fischer, I. S. Frame, A. A. J. Gibbs, E. B. Goodwin , R. D. Green, G. J. Hancock, R. G. G. Ha yto n, J. N. Lobb , P. R. Mawson, J. F. M. Morrison, R. J . Mules, A. J. Nielson , R. S. Phillips, W. L. Prestidge , A. J . Rattenbury, J. D. Ridland , I. R. Thurlow .

Drama.-Mr. M. G. Thompson , Mr. W. R. Halliburton , Mr. J. D. Whelan , S. R. Crush, G. J. Hancock, W. L. Prest idge, J. J . Wakelin.

Footbaii. -Mr. A. Clark.

DAY

BOY

HOUSES

CENTRAL HOUSE (Colour: White).

Housemaster: Mr. W. R. Halliburton.

Assistant Housemasters: Messrs . Baunton, Clouston , Giddy, I. Jones,

R. Jones, Long , Oats, Penney, Sinclair, Tett, Thompson.

R. G. G. Hayton. Prefects: M. L. Belts.

Kead Boy:

EAST HOUSE (Colour: Scarlet). Housemaster: Mr. E. M. Meuli. Assistant Housemasters: Messrs. Archibald, Barnitt, Clark, de Wie le, Raymer, Scales, Watt, Watson, Wilson. Head Boy: P. D. Anderson . Prefects: G. J . Duff, R. D. Green, G. J. Hancock, P. R. Mawson, W. L. Prestidge .

WEST HOUSE (Colour: Red and White). Housemaster: Mr. E. J. lnsull.

Assistant Housemasters: Mess rs . Bl anc h, Gush, Holt, Huggett, Jennings, Sheat, Slyfie ld, Stewart, Whelan. Head Boy: J. A. Donkin.

Prefects: J. N. Lob b, R. J. Mules, A. J. Rattenbury, J. D. Ridland.

BOARDING

HOUSES

CARRINGTON HOUSE (Colour : Blue). Housemaster: Mr. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. W. A. O'Nei ll , Mr. Head Boy: A. J . Nie lson . Prefects: W. A. Denton, P. M. Horrocks, A. L. Sim , M. G. Smith , K. R. Ta ylor, R. P. Willis .

M. D. J. G.

C. Carroll.

G. Barton.

M. Fischer, J. Wal lace ,

MOYES HOUSE (Colour : Maroon). Housemaster: Mr . J. S. Hatherly.

Assistant Housemasters: Mr. F. C. Bl ake ley, Mr. P. Thomason . Head Boy: T. A. Johnson . Prefects: K. D. Belton, G. K. Birch , M. H. Chapman, D. I. Honeyfield, J. F. M. Morrison, R. S. Phillips, B. R. Scott, M. J . Till , M. B. M. Voyce, I. G. Welch.

PRIDHAM HOUSE (Colour : Green). Housemaster: Mr. R. D. J . McCaw. Assistant Housemasters: Mr. T. J . Nalder, Mr . G. J. Burridg e .

Head Boy: N. P. Coddington.

Prefects : K. Birks , I. S. Fram e, A. A. J . Gibbs, E. B. Goodwin, T. W. Gulliver, D. H. W. Russell.

NIGER HOUSE.-Housemaster: Mr. N. G. Wright . Assistant Housemaster: Mr. D. G. Whaley. Head Boy: I. R. Thurlow (M.). Prefects: J . C. Black (M.), G. H. Lines (P.), W. H. Sloan (Car.), P. S. Mitchell (M .).

Hockey.- Mr . R. A. Raymer .

Interact Club.-Mr. B. F. Long , S. R. Crush, J. A. Donkin , J . T. Gillbanks, R. D. Green, G. J . Hancock, J . D. Ridland , P. D. Whitwell.

Lounge.-Mr. J. S. Hathe rl y, A. J . R. Marshall , J. F. Porter.

Photographic.-Mr. D. G. Whaley.

Pound. -Mr. N. G. Wright.

Rowing. -Mr. J . J. Stewart, I. S. Fram e (Captain).

School Projector and Amplifier.- Mr. L. J. Slyfield, J . P. Hammonds.

Stationery Room. -Mr. W. R. Halliburton , D. M. Davidson , J. N. Lobb, W. L. Prestidge .

Swimming.-Mr. P. C. Thomason .

"Taranakian."-Mr. W. E. Alexander, Mr. W. R. Halliburton , W. L. Prestidge (Editor), G. K. Birch , C. P. Brownhill, M. H. Chapman, S. R. Crush, C. J . Douch, J . McC. Fische r, G. J . Hopkins, A. E. John s, T. A. Johnson , J . A. Nicol l, W. H. Sloan, L. J. Somerton, M. J. Till , P. D. Whitwe ll.

Tennis. -Mr. R. G. Sinclair, G. Duff (Captain).

Tramping.-Mr. W. A. O ' Neill , J. A. Donkin (Secretary), P. D. Whitwell (Club Captain).

"Whistle."- Mr. B. F. Long, W. L. Prest idge (Editor), N. P. Coddington.

CADET

BATTALION

1965

Officer Commanding.-Sq uadron-Leader D. D. Archibald.

Adjutant.-Fiight-Lieutena nt E. J. ln sull.

HEADQUARTERS R.S.M. : W .O . l D. Ridland.

Orderly Room: Corporal F. Broadbent.

ARMOURY Officer-in-Charge : Flight-Lieutenant P. C. Hu ggett.

RANGE Officer-in-Charge: Lieutenant 0. J. Oats .

Assistant Range Officer: Li e utenant E. J. Jennings.

Sergeant: J. Priestly.

Lance-Corporals: I. Webber, K. Phillips.

A COMPANY Officer Commanding : Ma jor A. N. Wilson .

Second-in-Command: Captain W. R. Halliburton.

C.S.M .: W.0 .2 G. J . Hancock.

C.Q.M.S.: Staff-Sergeant R. H. Ke ller .

No. 1 Platoon Platoon Commander: Officer-Cadet J . N. Lobb .

Sergeant: D. Chuen.

Corporals: G. Blanchett, G. Brown, P. Bruce, J . Hammonds, R. Smith, M. Taylor.

No . 2 Platoon Sergeant: R. Mules.

Corporals : W. Bl anc he tt, R. Ca rte r, P. Rowe.

No. 3 Platoon Sergeant: J . Hine.

Corporals: W. Russel l, J. Ennor, R. Bull .

B COMPANY Office r Commanding : Captain M. C. Carrell.

Second-in-Command: Second-Lieutenant P. C. Thomason .

C.S.M.: P. D. Anderson.

No . 1 Platoon Sergeants: M. G. Smith, B. J. Moffett.

Corporals: L. W . Stewa rt, J . K. Bailey .

No. 2 Platoon Sergeant: J . F. M. Morrison.

Corporals: W. Ram a, D. W. Burbidge, J . P. A li en, A . L. Sim. No. 3 Platoon Sergeant: P. B. Anderson .

Corporals : G. P. Dempsey, R. Everiss, N. E. Masters, E. J. L. Hill.

C COMPANY Officer Commanding : Lie utenant J. J . Stewart.

C.S.M.: T. J o hn son.

No. 1 Platoon Platoon Commander: Li e utena nt R. D. McCaw. Platoon Sergeant: A. N ie lson.

Corporals : P. Stening, R. Neville .

Lance-Corporals: H. Brown, W . Wilson.

No. 2 Platoon Platoon Commander: Li e utena nt A. J . Sheat.

Sergeant: D. Wi lson.

Corpo ra ls: B. Scott, D. Bras h.

Lance-Corporals: K. Sharpe, M. Lan der .

No. 3 Platoon Pl a!oon Commande r: Sergeant G. Duff .

Sergeant: N. Wi lson.

Corporals : W. Seare ll , G. Shaw.

Lance-Corporals : J . Bridgeman, P. Bertram.

No. 4 Platoon Platoon Commander: Li e ute na nt I. S. Jon es.

Sergeant: J . Fischer.

Corporals : J . Harr is, C. Cutforth .

Lance-Corporals: Campbe ll , Pattern .

D COMPANY Officer Commanding: Ca ptain R. G. Sinclair.

C.S.M. : W.0.2 P. Mawson.

C.Q.M.S.: Staff-Sergeant G. Duncan .

No. 1 Platoon Platoon Commander: Li e uten a nt E. M. Me uli.

Sergeant: P. J . Saunders .

N.C.O.'s : J. W. Kurta , G. W. Jon es, M. J . G rant, G. Arnol d.

No. 2 Platoon Platoon Commander: Lieute nant D. G. Wha ley.

Sergeant: G. La w rence .

N.C.O.'s: T. Carey-Smith, M. Blue, R. Campbell, J. Wicksteed.

No. 3 Platoon Sergeant: R. Caughl ey.

N.C.O.'s: G. Bannan , S. Radd, G. Re id , D. Hutchin s.

No . 4 Platoon Sergeant: M. Belts .

N.C.O .'s : B. Warren, J. L. Dickie, R. Pa ge, R. Gernhoefer.

COMPANY Officer Commanding: Captain B. Long.

C.S.M .: W .0.2 R. G. Hay ton .

No. 1 Platoon Sergeant: D. Wilson.

Corporal : M. Ha yto n.

No. 2 Platoon Platoon Commander: Lie ute nant A. Cla rk.

Sergeant: D. L. Lean .

Corporal : R. Cato.

No. 3 Platoon Platoon Commander: Lie utenant G. Burridge.

Sergeant: I. R. Thurlow.

Corpora l: G. Stockwe ll.

A.T.C. Officers: Flyin g-Office r I. B. Sca les, Pilot-Office r W. A. O ' Ne ill.

N.C.O.'s : Fli g ht-Se rgea nt McN e il, Squadron-Warrant Officer.

A

Flight Sergeants: M. B. Williams, G. S. Ma ckay.

Corporals : D. M. Sheen, D. 0. Thom as, M. A. Gam lin .

B Flight Flight-Sergeant: J. W ake li n .

Sergeants: R. Anyan, C. W. Matthews.

Corporals: N. B. Carmichae l, R. J . Ma nning , G. J. Wallace .

C Flight Sergeants: M. C. Weinberg, R. C. Cooper.

Corporals : L. A. Bridg er, S. Cole.

C路o ntents

Pa ge Athl e tics

51

Blaze r Awards

65

Break ing-Up Ceremony

22

Cadets

62

Cricket

43

Edito ria l

11

Exam in at ion

Results

Fees

I

26 110

Footba ll

29

Obituary

66

Original Contributions

94

School In stitutio ns

67

School Notes

14

Steep lec hase

58

OLD BOYS' SECTION

99

Births, Engagements, Marr iages

110

Branch Assoc iations

103

Branch Secretaries

99

Obituaries

107

O ld Boys' News

106

General Purposes Trust Fund Appea l

101

T.

A. JO HN SON Head Boy .:路~.

P. D. ANDERSON Head Day Boy

PREFECTS,

1965

Back Ro w: A. J. Rattenbury, J. McC. Fi scher, J. F. M . Morrison, R. D. Green, E. B. Goodwin, A. J. Nielsen,

J. A. Donkin.

Middle Row: P. R. Mawson, J . N. l obb, J . C. Black, N. P. Coddington, R. G. Hayton, J. D. Ridland , I. S. Frame, A. A. J . Gibbs.

Front Row: R. J . Mules, R. S. Philli ps, I. R. Thurlow, T. A. J ohnson, P. D. Anderson, M. H. Chapman, M. l. Betts .

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EDITORIAL no doubt th at the twentieth century is one of cons ide rab le achievement. With rema rkab le progress and discove ries in sc1entific fields, prog ress which both solves a nd occas ional ly of the complex problems famil ia r to our age, it is inevitable m en si-. ou!d tend to view the march to wards civ ili sation in terms of advc.nceme nt in sciencei for we naturally desire 1o see, in th e obvious and considerab le expansion of technological and medical knowledge, a palpable and irrefutabl e ev idence that mankind is rapidly Such a stress on mate rial op poaching a state of pe rfect civil isation. ac hievement has me cnt that man loas often been so im p ressed by a sense of his own imr:;ortcnce that he has even denied the existence of God, on the ass um pt ion that beca use of his mighty scientific accomplishme nts, man is his ow n god, self-sufficient, master of his destiny .

HERE is scientific so many creates many that modern

T

This twenti e th centur y view of life means also that achievements, in te rest, study in fields other th an those which a re of direct mater i a ~ There is a sem ibe nefit to ma nk ind ore looked on with susp1c1on. util ita rian p hil osop hy today which dis rega rds those accomp lishments and purs uits which are of spiritual and inte llectual, rath e r than materia l, sig nificance.

Naturally, it wou!d be ridiculous to adopt the opposite po:nt of view the sciences are of no importance at a ll. They ore an essentia l pa rt o f a n increasingly complex age, a nd the ir funct :cn is to serve man. Th e a•tou nding advances of this century in medical knowledge and methods oi t·reatmen t have been, and will be, of great valu e in providing better stonduds of liv :ng a nd a longer li fe expecta ncy · f or more peop le; from tr.e deve lopment of the science of psychology has resulted in more effective treat ment of mental illnesses. Technolog ical prog ress mea ns control over Unfortunately sci.,ce has also und maximum use o-f natural resources . become increasing!y important for the survival of a notion in a world w he re peace, howeve r uncertai n, can be ach ieved and mai ntai ned only by the deve lopment of the means of mak ing war.

1~a t

The function and the va lue of the humanities are more diffic ul t to define and codify . Their concern is w ith the socia l and spiritu al deve lopme nt

of

mc:n,

a philosophical

reason

for

living,

how

rela tion to our fe llow men and to our environment.

we

must

live

in

Study of a subject

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such as history leads to a far greater profit by, th e achievemen ts and fa il ures f:O~itica l 2nd economic maturity.

Least scien tif:c outlook, are the arts which, in

fie lds such as sa les, manufacturi ng, and industria l rel~tions . Unil ever, which controls New Zealand Foods Limited and an extens1ve soap and deterge nt . d ustry is an example of a firm which provides a number of study awards ~~r uni~ersity students intending to make their ca ree r w ith the firm.

Th e re is a lso a considerab le demand in New Zealand and overseas fo r journalists of a h igh standard .

For the forty per cen t of students with University Entrance who do t go on to university, the semi-profe ssiona l fie lds offe r considerab le no portuniti es. There a re caree rs open to s uch students in banki , g, ~:Surance, the civil service, prima ry school teaching, and espe:ial ly b us in ess.

E n in Taranak i large co-ope ratives, such as t he Farmers Co-op ., and e~:ablished fam il y firms, are continually t urning to boys leavi ng school ~ith Univers ity Entrance as possib le executive mate ri a l. Ma n-managem ent IS a 路ob particularl y su ited to a person with a humanities background and the ~ecessary qua lity of initiative wh ich it fosters. .

The modern trend towards the sciences h as resulted 111 not only a much heavier stress on the importance of a scientific course ~f stu dy but lso tb.e exclusion of humcnit ies from such a course at un 1vers1ty and even :ixth form level. Thi s means th at there is danger of a science student's gra duating w ithout exper ience in th e arts wffic'ent to enable him to utilise his knowledge to the best advantage and good of mank ind, that is, w ithout education in a broad fie ld of cu ltural ac hievement and di sc ip lin e, t hat wou ld se t in its rigr.t 10erspective his intensive research and stu dy in a p art icu lar scient ific field . . .

Conscious of this dtnge r, the College of Literature, SCience and the Arts, Mich igan University, fo r examp le, st ipu lates that "eve ry student mu_st, before grad uation, work in each of th e major fie lds of study: Engl1sh compositio n, a foreig n language, the humanities (literatur~, th~ fine arts, rn usic, philosophy, or the theatre), at least two of the soc1a l sc1_en~es, and at le ast two of th e natural sc iences. This part of the curn culum IS mtend ed to e nsure that every g raduate of th is co ll ege will have persona l experience with the content, method, 2nd system of val ues of th e various disciplines by which men try to understand t hemse lves and the world in which th ey

understandi ng of, and ability to of man in his stru ggle for soc ial , important of all, to the purely the more restr icted sense, include particu larly literature, drama, music, end the fine crts.

Yet it is the arts which are perhaps the most realistic and reliable measure of the exte nt to wh ich man has become intellectuall y, mo ra ll y and, above al l, spiritually " the paragon of ;:nimals." it is the function of the a rts to interpret life in terms of sp ir itual and emotional "responses, to reflna a materialistic inte ll ect w ith loftie r concepts and ideals. The sciences serve man's mater ial needs and amb itions, and study the physical aspects of our existence; the humcnities and the arts present man to himself with all hi:; strengths and weaknesses , and atte mpt to satisfy his philosoph ica l a nd intellectual asp iration s. it is his spir itua lity, in the broadest sense, which is pecu liar to man of a ll creatures; it is his maturity in thi s respect which ga ug es most accurately the extent of his progress; unfortunate ly it is this also which indicates most forcefully the e normou s distance which we stil l have to trave l along tb.e road to civi lisation and world peace.

And yet a scie ntific bias has penetrated into New Zea land schoo ls, particularly at lo.,.;er sixth level. At this stage the stud e nt is for the first tim e expressly concerned w ith his future ca reer, with shapi ng a. course to wh ich he is reasonably suited and wh ich wil l le ad to good

op~ortunities for a profitable and rewarding vocation.

An important reason

why so many students who are not defi nitely decided on il caree r fol low a science course is the apparent lack of opportunitie s for arts students, a nd especia ll y graduates . it is certainly true that there are a few more lucrative end exciting careers open to the top sc'ence scho lcrs, but the idea that more numerous and interesting occupations are availab le in the scie ntific sphe re is a fal lacy, on the one hand because many occupation s fo r c;ualif.ed graduates are rou tine i. nd mundane, on the other becou :;e there a re far more vocations offer ing to arts students th<:n is gen~rally assumed.

Apart from post-primar y teaching, which is r:erhaJOS chose n by som e grad uotes merely be cause the Post-Primary Teocher ~tud拢ntship is a convenient method of fnancing unive rsity study, and l::ecc uoe there does not appea r to be a ny other worthw hi le occupation open to them, many varied and

interesting

caree rs are

avail able

to

arts

students,

particu! arly

as

in

many cases the important requi rement for these positions is not a spec ific course of study, but the self-di scip line, responsibili ty a nd general acodem ic ab ility essential to the completion of a university degree. Thi s consideratio n is true in the caoe of the External Affairs Department w hich offers an exciting and valuable career with either the Diplomatic and Consular Service or the Admini strat ion Division. The Service ho lds for top grad uates-the minimum q ua lificat ion is a Master's degree, preferably with first class honours-m agnificent opportunitie s fo r p ubl ic service, travel abroad, and a life of value both personally and to the country.

Other Gove rnment Department s a lso require arts students.

There are posts available in th e Department of Statistics e nd the Treasury for economics g rad uates. Applicants with arts degrees involving a course in psychology are required for the Probation and Psychologic al ~ervices of the Department of Justice, and the Town and Country Planning Branch of the Ministry of Works is a possible caree r for a graduate in geography.

Positions involving stat ist ics, classification and research are offered in other department s such as Edu cation, Industries and Commerce, and Interna l Affairs.

Anothe r area of work for arts stud ents which is often overlooked is the field of ind ustry a nd business, where graduates a re cont inu al ly in demand as executive materia l.

Many industries offe r opportun it ies in

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lt is true that the ambiti ons and goals of various indiv iduals differ g rea tly.

To those ca reerists whose outlook and philosophy_ is purely materia l, who ask nothing more of life than a comfortab le ex 1stence, and, w hose interests do not extend beyond the fields of scientific study to w hich they have restricted themselves, the iiumanities are of littl e va lu e or significance . Those who desire to develop fully th e ir inte llectual gifts and their capacity for spiritual stimulation must return to the arts as a ba sis for a compre hens ive and fruitful education.

W. L. Prestidge.

CHANG ING

SKY LI NE .-EAST

BANK,

GULLY.

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SCHOOL NOTES

SCH OOL

GENERAL

,..

When School resumed in February, 1965, the rol l stood at 1060.

Of these the re we re 47 in the Upper Sixth, 135 in the Lower Sixth , 308 in the fifth forms, 300 in the fourth fo rms and 270 in the thirds.

The reduced number in the Up per Sixth this year mean t that boys at this level could be divideCI into two forms according to whethe r they intended to sit Scholarship or not, with the result that non-scho larsh ip boys we re able to concentrate rather more on top ics of spec ial interest.

This year saw the introduction of a split assembly ow in g to the Are hazard in the main ha ll . Thir d and fourth forme rs al terna te in ha vin g their assemb ly in the Memoria l Theatre with Mr . Alexander. Many w ill reg re t the change, part icu larl y the lower sixth, who have now descended to the floor of the hal l. lt is to be hoped that Gove rn ment a uth orit y w ill soon be granted for our new classroom b lock and th at a new assemb ly hall wi ll be included.

For the latter pa rt of the yea r, the Wednesday morning assemb ly has been devoted to mass singing with Mr. Nalde r. Apart from the conven tiona l hymns, the Schoo l has been singing such rousing numbers as " Ferry 'C ross the Mersey" and "Climb Every Mountain ." (Individual classes have even attempted "Ticket to Ride!") Mr. de Wie le has been taking the weekly singing practices for fourth forms in th e Memoria l Theatre.

In gene ral this year has seen an improvement in the standard of massed si ngi ng in the Schoo l, and this is no doubt largely due to these p ractices.

OPAL

GREEN

FOR

PRIDHAM

HOU SE

Another feature of music in the School this yea r has been the number of fine records which have been provided in the music room for the use of the boys. En joyment of th ese has been a ugmented by a high standa rd of reproduction which has been greatly appreciated by senior boys.

The Schoo l Drama Club repeated "Sordid Story" for th e British Drama Leag ue competitions where both th e p lay and the performers received unstinted pra ise from the adjudicator. The theme of the p lay and the

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prod uction techniqu e demanded an exce pti onal maturity_ from the audi~~ce, qua lities w hich we re misinterprete d or misun de rstood m a sha rpl y cnt1cal news paper corresponden ce provoked by the p lay. Th e same qualities of ma turity made unu sua l demands on the cast but they met the cha ll e ng e w ith success.

This yea r, the Foreign Tra ve l Society has been discontinued since Mr. Goldsmith left the staff. However, under the supervision of Mr. Whelan, the Astronomy Club has been organ ised. This club ha s bee n enthus iastica lly received by many boys. lt has much of interest and va lue to offer its members, in an age when the nearer regions of outer space are be ing so constantly brought to the attention of us a ll. Th e Astronomy Club is highly recommended as a worthwhile and welcome addition to the extracurricula r activities available to boys.

1965 has seen seve ra l changes in car ownership among members of the staff. For the sentimentally -minded among us, the most heart-rending change must su rely be the "pension ing off" of a trusty Morris Ei g ht, wh ich has been replaced by a shiny black E. 93 Ford Prefect. Mo re afflu ent owners have produced a da rk blue "v ivac io us" Viva and a Vo lkswage n Variant, w ith another new model promising "Motoring in the Magnificent Riley (4/72) Trad ition." The re is too a b ri ght red, rathe r unde r-powe red scooter, and one wonde rs if the choice of co lour is p ure ly co incidental.

One maste r, however, can almost claim to have a different car eve ry few weeks. To achieve this, he has th e shape of various panels a lte red quite fr equent ly. Of late, his pa le b lue Humber has sported a left fr~nt wing w ith numerous perforations, each w ith its own surro und of rust-l1ke yel low. The a rea around the pe rforations has been beaten into a series of intrica te folds, whic h by th e uninformed are often mistaken for common dents enci rcled by rust holes. Two dark bl ue stripes (sim il ar in co lour to the bands fo un d on ce rtai n parking-meter standards) fo rm the finishing touches to this remarkab le example of the pane l-beate r's art. The beauty of this idea is that the owne r can (and does) change it whenever he wishes, and w ith very little effort.

We have also noticed that th e Commer ut il ity has disappeared from the precincts. The Commer may now be seen around town with "007's D.B.5" painted above the rea r window-wh ich ju st goes to show that yo u never know just what you own until yo u've sold it!

Incidental ly, most of the 1965 mode ls seen abo ut the Schoo l be lo ng to pupils, not masters, b ut two members of the staff have e levated t hemse lves into the two-car bracket. In both cases, however, the la dy of th e ho use keeps the shiny new acq ui sition at home-where else could the loca l housewives find time to go, should they wish to marvel at a readilyaccessibl e engine, or the superb road-ho lding of an al l-ind epende ntl y spr ung car?-wh ile the fel low who paid for it finds himself rattlin g and bo uncin g his way to work each day in a product of a bygone age.

Th ere are many Boarder Old Boys (some, no doubt, fathers of p rese nt p upils) who wou ld remember the old laundry which was a lte red and enlarged when being mechanised in 1940 . Th e kauri timber used in the framework of the Honours Board came from one of the long ironing-board s of the orig in a l la und ry. lt was this material th at the late Mr. R. J. Horrill chose when he undertook des ign and execution of the Cricket Honours Boa rd .

Seve ra l problems faced him. As a record of achievements it wou ld req uire plenty of space for the recording of facts . As it was to be placed in a sem i-exposed position (though unde r cove r), it would have to be able to withstand changes of temperatu re and the effects of wind, dust

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SCHOO L NOTES

and condensation. Furth e rmore, the Board had to be placed hi gh e nough on the only avai lab le wa ll in the Moyes Pavilion so as to avo id being rubbed and scraped by p layers and th ei r gear.

One glance at the result and the pa in stak in g work will prove to anyone that here is th e mark of a tru e craftsman-design, construction and finish would be very hard to equa l.

The Honours Board was officially un ve il ed on March 15th by a former master, Mr. Bottdll.

Dur in g the yea r Mr. Carre ll took over the coaching of th e First XV from Mr. Stewart and relinquish ed the First XI to Mr. Meuli at th e beginning of the third term .

Mr. Carre ll was responsib le for the XI for s ix seasons from 1960 to .

1965 and the record of the team during that period in co ll ege game s of six wins, seven draws and two losses is a cons iderable success story.

Th e hig hli g hts in School's performances during this period include a ten wicket victory over Wanganu i Coll egiate in 1961, when the s ide 's excellent fielding and a bowling spe ll by J ohn Smith which re a lise d e ight for _23, put the iss ue beyo~d doubt. Th en in 1962 against Nelson College, Dav1d Benne tt (105) and Ke1th Re ndall (95) produced an ope ning partn e rship of 212 runs . In 1961 aga inst Nelson Coll ege the Moyes Pavilion scoreboard read : School, 317 for four declared.

In tf:e same yea r Wa rren Murdock and Brian Prestidge each scored a centur y in a cluS game against Wa1tara.

At the end of Mr . Carrell's period the highlight was John Morrison's performance against Wellington College w hen he made 118 runs and took eig ht for 19.

These boys and mc:ny others w ho passed through the XI wi ll want us to exp ress on the ir be half appreciation to Mr. Carrell for his e nthusiasm {o r tr.e game, h is meticu 1cus attention to the finer details and his ap prec iation of the ove rall tactics and strategy necessa ry to make full use of his teams' abi lit ies to press hom e the fina l victory. For the man y hours devoted to the promotion of the game in th e Schoo l and to the we lfa re of his teams on and off th e fie ld the School expresses its gratitude.

Mr. Meuli takes over the coaching of the Cr icket XI w ith an exception a ll y w ide experience of th e game. He was himse lf a membe r of the School XI from 1940 to 1944, captained the team in 1944 a nd scored a century aga inst Nelson College in that year .

He played Plunket Shield cricke t for Auckl ond in the 1945-46 season, has represe nted Centra l Districts fr om 1956 to 1<;60 2nd Taranaki from 1947 to 1963 . His active career reached its climax whe n he was selected to represent New Zealand against So uth Africa in 1953 . fie has already put a good deal back into cricket as on adm in'strator in th e Old Boys' Clu b and over th e w ho! e of Taranaki.

HAKA PARTY-ST. PAT'S, HAWERA

STAFF CHANGES Since the last publication of th e "Taranak ian" t he se membe rs o ; the staff have left us.

We thei r new r-ositions .

ex ten d to th em our

best vv isb.cs f or su:cess

in

Mr. R. Goldsmith lc路: t us to go to Taurango G'r!s' Co ' ler;e to bc co :n ~ senior French teoc!"e r. W hile at ~cl-. oo l he had ta ugl-.t se n'or classes foe French

INTERIOR CARRINGTON

HOUSE

NEW DAY ROOM

Three players who sta rred in these performances went on to higher honours. Warren Murdock won se lection in Central Districts and New Zealand Colts' sides. J ohn Smith a nd Brian Prestidge both performed we ll for the Wellington Brab in Sh ield team a nd Central Districts Co lts, and Prestidge gained selection for the New Zealand Brabin Sh ie ld and Rothman's Colts .

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and

Ph ysics

c: nd

had

taken

en

interest 路 in

num8ro:..~::;

2ctivities,

including a flourishing Foreign Trave l Club.

Mr. P. N. Davies left us at the e nd of his contract te rm to re tu rn to the United Kingdom. He taught En glish at a ll levels . He was an ent!1Usi 2s tic coach of both Cricket and Rugb y a nd succeeded wit h some out ; tcn~in ;~ three-act productions with th e Drama Club.

Mr. D. G. Walker moved on to North Auckland to com p lete his countcy se rvice.

He taught Maths up to Lowe r Si xth leve l a nd assiste d w ith o ut-of-sc hool activities including Rugby .

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Mr. H. J. C. Cotter left at the beginning of the second term to return to Canada.

Unfortunately he had not enjoyed good health in New Plymouth. He tought English and Social Studies in middle forms and did good work with coach ing fre ld events in ath letics.

Mr. T. F. Maci<rell, Dip. Tchng., join ed the staff in the third term of this year to rep la ce Mr. Cotter. He has had exper ience in th e Army as a radio technician and as a regular force education officer in Japan and Korea.

He has had teaching appointments at Southbridge, Coromandel and Christchurch Technica l Col lege. He wil l teach mainly science and has

Mr. R. I. McPherson taught General Science up to frfth form level .

He left us to return to professional emp loyment.

a pa rticular interes t in electronics.

Mrs . . J. Craven resigned her pos ition as Headmaster's Secretary in the third term in order to enter a law office in town. We sha ll miss her cheerful service in the School office.

CONGRATULATIONS

October saw the arrival of a new Headmaster's Secretary, Mrs. Colleen Nowak, w ho has come to New Plymouth for a minimum of two years from Los Angeles, Southern California. Apparently the position of secretary at the New Plymouth Boys' High Schoo l has international appeal, s ince our former secretary, Mrs. Craven, was from Bradford, Yorkshire. We particularly welcome Mrs. Nowak to the School.

The Headm aster has been e lected President of the Post-Primary Teachers' Association and assumes office in August, 1966. This is the highest position a teacher may aspire to in the va ri ous teacher organisations a nd the School is conscious of th e honour which is reflected on us. We congratulate Mr. Webster and express our hope that he enjoys a fruitful an d , rewa rdin g period of office.

Whi le on the sub ject of teacher politics we must also congratulate Mr. W. R. Halliburton who has been e lected chairman of the Taranaki region of the P.P.T.A. and represents that region on the National Executive.

We congratulate Euan Huggett on being accepted for the Royal Co llege of Music, London. Euan left in August and wi ll spend seve ral ye ars in Lon don.

The School is proud of the fact that our former First XV coach, Mr. J. J. ~tewart, coached the Taranaki team last year and this in frfteen successful defences of tloe Ranfurly Shie!d, a record for this province. We congratulate Mr. Stewart and his team on a most success,ul seawn. At no stage did we really look like being beaten, and not even Auckland's victory over us in the f:nal match can be considered by any right-thinking Taranakian as wel l deserved.

John Mo;rison has been captain of t he First XI for two years, and his name frgures severa l times on the Cricket Honours Bo ord.

He was se lected this year for the Central Districts Colts' team, and as a result of some exce ll ent performances achieved the considerable distinction of be ing named 12th man for the New Zealand Colts.

1/'{11' must congratulate Graeme Dempsey on winn ing the 11 0, 220 and 440 jun1 or freestyle, end taking third place in the 1650 yards senior men 's in the New Zeal a nd champ io nsh ips at Dunedin ear lier in the year. Dempse f was awarded third place in the most individual points in the champs. and at present holds 15 School records.

EXTENSION

TO CARR INGTON

Our congratulations go to Jimmy Thorne on his success at the New Zealand gym champs, at which he took second place in the junior B section.

HOUSE

We extend a welcome to the fol lowing masters who have us during the year.

joined

Mr. A . E. de Wiele (B.A. Hons.), who came to us from Palmerston North Boys' High Schoo l, is an exper ie nced languag e teach e r and has taken over the direction of the Department of Languages.

He teaches French to a ll levels .

Mr. M. G. Thompson, who graduated from Canterbury University with

honours in English , is teaching English to all levels and sixth form History.

He has succeeded Mr. Davies as producer of the Drama Club and coaches cricket and footb a ll.

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Cong ratulations to M. Betts, R. Green, M. Rowe and G. members of the Schoo l First Hockey XI, who were se lected for the Co lts ' team. Congratulations espec ially to G. Hancock, who was for the Western Districts Colts ' side which played in the New Tournament and Trials in Whangarei.

Hancock, Taranaki selected Zealand

GROUNDS AN!> BUILDINGS Plans are we ll advanced to give the inte rior of the main schoo l a fa ce lift. lt is hoped that most of the construction work will be completed during the summer holidays . Al l classrooms are to be renovated. The wooden dados will be covered with hardboard and painted; blackboards w ill be lowered so that the teac hing dais becomes unnecessary and the boards w ill be illuminated with strip lighting; classroom floors wi ll be

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cove red with linol eum and a ll doo rs and su rrounds wil l be fl ushed .

Some classroom walls and portions of the assemb ly hal l wil l rece ive acoustic treatment

and

entrances,

staircases

and

other

portions

of

wa lls

will be renovated in an attempt to re move the institutiona l appearance.

Fin a ll y the inter ior will receive the blessing of a finishing coat of pa int. and w ith ne w and

The programme for the renovation of classroom furn iture has cont inued there are only a few rooms now which a re not fi tted with desks This will be comp leted in 1966 and ear ly in th e painted tops. year the last of the o ld desks wil l have bee n rep laced by tab les cha irs.

Improveme nts ha ve also been planned for the kitchen of t he boarders' dining room, also scheduled to be carried out in the summe r ho li days .

Much of the cook ing eq uipment is out of date and wil l be replaced.

In add 1t 1on 1t will be reorg an ised so that the work of the kitchen may be organ ised more efficiently .

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bei ng opal green, with door frames and window frames white, and Eve n the a ll eyway between the Hou se and window si lls lig ht grey.

Room 27 has been tidied up . After such attention to detail, it seems ra ther odd that the painters should have merely repainted that buckled drai n-cover on the wall facing the South Block . . .

Th e remnants of the old pavilion on the Gul ly Ground have at last bee n remove d and ·ihe su rro unding hummocks flattened out a nd grassed . lt has not yet been dec ided how to make use of this area . The paths down to t he g ull y have been meta lled, a cons id e rabl e improvement over the former mud track. Consideration is also being given to the provi sio n of concrete steps from the top leve l to the Gully Ground past th e Armoury and to the forming of th e road from Carrington House to the Gym nasium.

A revolutionary duster has been installed in Mr. Watt's Room 14. lt works on the princip le of the vacuum cleaner and is designed to red uce the amount of chalk dust w hich rubs off on to a master's clothing during the course of the day. The duster was designed by a New Pl t•mouth ma n at the request of a nephew, who is a school master. Th e apparatus has been experimented with in several schools w ith some success . If the inve ntion is worthwh il e it could be emp loyed throughout a whole schoo l by means of a centra l pump, which wo uld a lso mea n that the noise which accompanies its use at the moment, wo uld be s il e nced .

VI SITORS

SPACE DEMONSTRAT ION

Owing to congestion in th e main b lock seve ra l changes have occu rred in th e accommodation of the class-set library. The forme r class-set room be ~ dapted as a socia l studies room containing the Geography IS to departmenl s lite rat ure and maps. Room 8 now contains a section of the English department's books. The remaining portion of these now occupy part of Room 14. As Mr. Alexander required more room in h is office, Mr. Stew art has moved to the front of Lab . 5. This is un : ortunate and, we hope, temporary . We can be sure the same welcome will be extended to any who need help .

On August 12th, the New Zealand Drama Q uartet performed for th e School in the Me mori a l Theatre . The acting was genera ll y imaginative and of a high standard, and the programmes-one for third and fourth, one fo r fifth and s ixth forms-were very en joyab le. Among the pieces presented were Tch e kov 's " The Bear," Bruce Mason's " Pohutuka wa Tree" Beckett's play, perhaps the first and Beckett's "Wa iting for Godot. " important play in modern surrealist style that many of us had seen, was of pa rticula r interest and va lue in stimulating thought. This annual visit of a drama group is of considerable imp ortance to those study ing Engl ish seriously, since local performances of important plays a re infreq uen t .

On April 28th the School rece ived a visit from the "Space-mobil e," • trave ll ing ex h ibit ion of satellite models, sponsored by the United States Gove rn ment. The d isplay and lecture, he ld in the assembly ha ll, was designed to il lustrale the progress of man's co nqu est of space, from its Appare ntly th e ea rliest recorded attempt at sp ace ea rl iest beginnings. travel was that of an early Chinese, Wang Hu , who blew himse lf up ; this eve nt was illustrated in a colourful and spectac ul a r fashio n. Deta il ed models were used to outline th e Apollo p rogramme for p utt ~ng man on the moon by 1970. Th e typical ly American exhib ition was most inte restin g and informative.

The past two years have seen il steady improvement in facilities in the Boarding Establishment. All th ree Boarding Houres no ·11 have muc~ ­

TYPICA LI TIES

needed lockc;- rooms. Carrington's new wi ng, com p ri s1ng a nevv do:-mito;y Carrington, with its common room and a common room , is now in use.

The history master, who has been one of the main contri b utors to this sect ion over the years, was inspired to make a t ypica lly poetic comment when h is upper sixth history class was doing as little prep as He desc ri bed t he one conscientious boy in the class as "the poss ible. on ly b rig ht star in what appears to be a pretty murky firmam e nt ."

for a ll boys, ha~ set a precedent w hich will perhaps influence the b uilding of such rooms 1n Pndnam and Moyes- time wi ll te ll.

In recent months Pridham House has unde rgone a cons'derab le transformation, both ins ide c:nd out.

A new

showe r room has been in!;tal!cd

upstairs, and the House itself has been repai nted throughout, t he exterior

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The uppe r s ixth Lat in class was d iscuss in g Ptolemy's death at the Battle of the Ni le. Wloen asked whether Ptolemy was killed "on the Nile or in the Nil e," the Latin master rep lied: "Do you mean, was he annihilated or not?"

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BREAK-UP

BREAK-UP CEREMONY

CEREMONY

Instead of being in th e Girl s' High School as in previous yea rs, the Break--Up Ceremony was he ld in the New Plymouth Opera House.

Members of the official party on stage we re Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Nich o lson , Mr. a nd Mrs. E. P. Aderman, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Honnor, Mr. a nd Mrs. L. M. Moss, th e Headmaste r a nd Mrs. Webste r, members of the Board a nd th eir w ives, members of the Staff a nd their w ives.

After Mr. Moss had given th e Chairman's Re marks th e Schoo l sang a massed item, " Psalm of the Seafarers," by Victor Galway. Mr. Webster then gave the Headmaste r's Annua l Report.

Mr. Webster said that the seconda ry school staff shortage cou ld increase beca use of the establishme nt of technical institutes in main centres.

He q uestioned whether the re were e nough qualified personn e l to develop industri a l activity, and "still be able to fill o ur schools and all branches of socia l and public se rvice wi th competen t, qualified staff. " Mr. Webster sa id that th e o rganisat ion of music and hobbies' clubs and sporting activities had been one of th e Schoo l's strengths and illu strated the attempts to deve lop th e boys full y.

Th e Schoo l Band then p la yed " Fe licia ," by Cunningham.

The g uest speaker, Mr. A. M. Nicholson , M.A., B.Com ., gave a th o ughtful add ress. He sa id that money was not the only thing in life, and yo un g people should th ink tw ice before taking a job wh ich had no more than monetary rewa rds to offer. He told members of the Schoo l that they shoul d take up somethin g w ith some ele,ment of service or they wo uld fail to get satisfaction.

His address was followed by an item from the Schoo l, " Anvil Chorus,"

by Verdi.

After the presentation of the Sports and Traditiona l Prizes by Mrs. Nicholson, the Sc hool Orchestra p layed Chorale Prelude, from " I' ll Do Th ou Defe nd Us," by J . S. Bach.

The Academic Pri zes we re prese nte d by Mr. Nicholson, and the singing of the Di sm issa l Hymn followed. The ce remony conclu ded w ith the visitors and boys singing the Schoo l Song.

THE

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GAM E

PRIZE

LIST I

1964

FORM PRIZES 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5

CB: R. J . New land.

CA: G. R. Broa dmore.

G3: K. R. Osbaldiston.

G2: N. W . Horton .

Pl: R. E. Webber.

CB: G. C. McGuines.

CA: R. E. Holmes.

T: L. J . Dickie.

E: K. I. John ston .

GB: K. C. Phillips.

P4: R. l. Feather.

P3: l. R. Anderson.

P2: G. J. Donkin.

Pl: G. A. Opie.

8: G. A. Guilford.

E: R. N. W. McLeod.

GE: W. D. Phillips.

GC2: K. R. Taylor.

3 3 3 3 5 5 5

5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6

Gl: I. F. Trevathen.

P4: P. L. J ackson .

P3: I. F. McCullough.

P2: G. N. Scales.

GC! : B. W. Stening.

GM2: I. A. Lay. GM!: A. F. Julian .

P4: M. A. Ha yton.

P3 : D. C. Wallace .

P2: T. K. Carey-Sm ith .

Pl: J. A. Goldsmith .

B2 : M. J. Till.

B1: W. L. Prestidge (Shee lah Pre nti ce Cup).

C2: J. McC. Fische r.

Cl : K. M. Downey .

51: R. J. Mules.

SPECIAL PRIZES Rex Dowding Memorial Prize (3 rd and 4th Form Essa y): G. E. Morrison .

Wattie Wilkie Memorial Prize (P rog ress in 4th Form Math s): C. J. Dean.

Canon Strong Memorial Prize (J unio r Lite rature): G. A. Opi e.

Junior Oratory Prize (Cup and Book presented by L. M. Moss, Esq .): W. P. Cantell.

Senior Debating Prize (Cup p rese nted by the Wellington Old Boys' Association): East House (G. J . Hancock and W. L. Prestidg e).

House Drama : Pridham-Cen tra l, N. P. Coddington.

Acting Prize (presented by an Old Boy): G. C. Stockwe ll .

Music Prizes: Senior (presen ted by H. C. Collier, Esq.), E. A. Huggett; Juni or, J. Muir; General Competence, A. Brown.

Art Prizes: Se nior, C. E. Pepperell; Junior, L. G. Spilman.

Singing Prize (p rese nted by an Old Boy): P. L. Jackson .

1 General Competence in Music : A. F. Brown.

Reading Prizes: Reading in Assembly, K. T. Williams; Sen ior Readin g (Mr. H. N. Hewson's Prize), K. T. Williams; Junior Re adin g, N. J . Charters.

Fifth Form Workshop Theory (p resented by Kidd, Ga rret!, Moore a nd Wr ig ht): R. N. Mcleod.

Daily News Centennial Prize (Fifth Form Eng lis h): W. J. Bl anchett.

Fifth Form Buildin!j Prize (p rese nted by Spea r a nd J ackson Ltd .): G. A. Guilford.

Fifth Form Building , Most Improved (presented by Spear a nd Jackson Ltd.): M. G. Baker.

Tabor Scholarships: Mathematics, I. S. Frame; 路 Science, R. J . Mul es; Lan g uages, W. L. Prest idge; En g lish , W. A. Constab le.

Heurtley Memorial Prize (Senior Verse): W. A. Constable.

Bendall Memorial Prize (Senior History): B. L. Willis.

White Memorial Prize (Senio r Lite rature): A. E. Bodd y.

Senior Latin Prize (p resented by Si r Ronald Syme): A. E. Boddy.

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BREAI<-UP CEREMONY John Brodie Memorial Prize (compos ition in Uppe r Sixth): L. K. Fifield.

Senior French Prize (presen ted by th e Fre nc h Le ga tion ): A. E. Boddy.

Senior Geography Prize : J. E. Tucke r.

Dr. George Home Memorial Prize: L. K. Fifie ld .

P. 0. Veale Memorial Prize (Sen io r Chemistr y): L. 1(. Fifle ld.

Waiter Crowley Weston Memorial Prize (Scie nce in Upr:;e r Sixth): R. J. Lobb .

Headmaster's Prizes (Up per Sixth Mathematics): Pure, A. G. Wilson ; Applied, P. L. Robinson .

Deputy Head Boy' s Prize (F. J . Eggl e ton Me mori ol Cup): S. J. Fraser.

General Excellence (Dr . E. F. Foo kes's Cup): D. G. Li ster.

Head Boy's Prize (P rize presented by Auckl a n d Br a nch of th e O!d Boys' Association and Cup presented b y Mrs . Brookm a n): D. G. Lister .

Proxime Accessit (lan MacLead Memor ia l Pr ize) : A. E. Boddy and A. G. Wi lson.

Dux Prize (B uick Cup) : L. K. Fifield.

SPORTS PRIZES ATHLETICS Noakes Cup (Junior Steep lechase) : J. F. Byrn e.

Osborne Cup (Fastes t Time Ju nior Stee plechase) : J. F. By rn e.

Moran Cup (Hi gh Ju mp Senior): G . L. La y.

Noakes Cup (120 Yards Se nio r Hurdl es) : G. L. La y.

Ben nett Cup (100 Ya rds Ju nior Cha mpio nship): D. J. Patte n.

Harman Cup (440 Yards Junior Championship): N. H. Edmonds.

Herbert Smith Cup ( Inte rmedia te Steeplechase): G. D. S. Arnold .

Easton Me moria l Cup (Fastes t Time Inte rmediate Steepl echase): P. E. !:ole.

191 1 Cup (Se n ior Stee plechase) : K. Birks.

Bryce Cup (Fastes t Time Sen ior Steep lechase): K. Birks.

Marsh Cup (Intermed iate Hurdl es Championship): J. Hall. l<eller Cup (Hig h Ju mp Intermediate): R. F. Phillips .

Ca rtwright Cup (Long Ju mp Inte rm ed ia te): J. G. Thom as .

Challenge Cup (220 Yards Interme di a te Cf-:ampionship) : K. G. Loc kyer.

Beckbessinger Cup (100 Yards Inte rmedi a te Ch c mpion ship): K. G. Lockyer.

Old Boys' Shield (440 Yards Se nior Championship) : K. T. Williams .

Old Boys' Cup (100 Ya rds Senior Championship): K. T. Williams.

Herbert Smith Cup (220 Ya rd s Se nior Championship): K. T. Williams.

BREAK-UP CEREMONY GYMNASTICS Hoskin Cup (School Championship): J. Thorne.

Challenge Cup (5th Form Championship): P. S. Woodham.

Peter Saunders Memorial Cup (4th Form Championship): J. Thorne.

Herbert Smi!h Cup (3 rd Form Championship): D. Hill.

CADETS Sole Cup (Best N.C.O.) : D. G. Lister.

CRIC KET Parkinson Memorial Cup (Best Bowler): D. C. Bossley.

HOCKEY Simonson Cup (Most Improved Junior Player): M. A. Rowe.

SHOOTING Lady Godley Cup (110) (Senior Class-firing) : T. N. Barrett.

Lady Godley Cup (24) (Junior Class-firing): L. I. Donelly .

Mcleod a11d Slade Cup (Under 14 Championship): D. W. Horner.

Loveday Cup (Under 15 Championship): H. W. Evans .

Hamblyn Cup (Under 17 Championship) : A. G. Riddle .

Kelly Cup (.303 Long Range Championship): T. N. Barrett.

Searle Cup (.303 Short Range Championship): C. M. Gayford A. G . Riddle.

McDiarmid Belt (School Championship): T. N. Barrett.

TENNIS Candy Cup (Sen ior Singles): A . E. Boddy.

Herbert Smith Cup (Junior Sing les): S. N. Kardos.

McKeon Cup ( Inte rmediate Singles): P. M. Holmes.

BADMINTON lsaacs Cup (Jun ior Singles): B. R. Purser .

Cook and lister Cup (Senior Sing les): B. R. Purser.

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS Kerr Cup (Rugby Football) : Moyes (S. Fraser).

Bates Cup (Cricket): Moyes (J . Morrison).

Hansard Cup (Athletics): Central (D. Lister).

Stevenson Cup (Tennis): Pridham (C. R. Holmes).

Holder Cup (Socce r) : Moyes (M. Alexander).

Hayton Cup (Rowing): Car ri ngton (T. Wilson).

Bryant and Hedley Cup (Rowing, Junior): Pridham (D. Russell).

Coleman Cup (Rowing, Novices): Pridham (J. Worth).

Mason Memorial Cup (880 Ya rds Senior Championship): T. A. Johnson.

Fookes Cup (On e Mil e Senior Cha m p ionship): T. A. Jo h nÂŁo n.

Bothamley Cup (440 Yards Interme d iate Ch<:mp ion ship): R. F. Phi llips.

Gilmour Cup (880 Yards Inte rmed ia te Championship): P. E. So le.

Grieve Cup (On e Mil e Intermed iate Ha ndi cap): P. E. So 1e .

Challenge Cup (O ld Boys' Race): P. F. Willcox.

SWIMMING Sykes Memorial Cup (Se nior Championship) : A. J. Nielsen.

Challenge Cup ( Intermed iate Championship): G. P. Dempsey.

Fox Cup (Ju nior Championship): D. J . Rhodes.

Smith and Easton Cup (Life -Sav ing): P. J . Rankin a nd A. Schultze.

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DAY

BOYS v. BOARDERS Pease Cup (Rugby): Boarders (T . Wilson).

Birch Cup (C ricket): Day Boys (W. J. Bennett).

Beetham Cup (Tennis): Boarders (C. R. Holmes).

Dempsey Shield (Swimming): Boarders (A . C. Gayford) .

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EXAMINAT ION

RESULTS EXAMINATION

Un iversity Schola rship: L. K. Fifleld, A. G. Wi lson .

Taranak i Schol ars hip: A. E. Boddy, B. M. Durdle, R. J . E. Lobb, P. L. Robinso n, J. E. Tucker, K. B. Sampson, D. Steven, D. C. White, B. L. Wi llis Higher School Ce rtificate : M. H. Alexander, R. Al lan, D. L. Astbury, A. E. Boddy, G. S. Boyd, N. C. Bridgeman, A. R. Burn, N. D. Chinnery-B rown, L. G. Chitty, J . S. Clark, D. R. Coll ie, G. R. Co llins, J . W. Dempsey, B. M. Durd le, L. K. Fifle ld, E. Flaszynski, R. F. Fookes, S. J . Frase r, P. T. Gough, K. T. Gray, A. H. Halcombe, J . S. Hales, W. T. Hine, C. Hong ladarom, F. L. Hu tc hins, G. W. Jo hnston, A. R. Larking, P. G. Lay, D. G. Lister, R. J . Lobb, B. L. McCorkinda le, B. W. McKay, N. J. McNe il l, L. B. Manssen, G. R. Masters, M. I. Menzies, A. M. Mur ray, M. L. New land, J . P. Pa rkes, G. S. Platt, C. J . Priest, J . R. Priest, M. C. Rich, P. L. Robinson, A. T. Rooke , G. M. Ross, K. B. Sampson, D. G. Simpson, D. Steven, I. C. Stewart, I. D. Strombom, G. F. Sutton, A. D. Thompson, D. A. Thompson, J. E. Tucker, C. R. Turne r, R. A. Wagstaff, R. J . West, D. C. White, K. T. Williams, W. H. Williams, B. L. W ill is, A. G. Wi lson.

Universit y Entran ce: M. D. A lien, P. D. Anderson, C. W. Ba rr, C. Barrington , W. J . Be nnett, J. K. Bill ing, G. K. Bi rch, J. C. Black, J . G. Blanchett, C. D. Bossley, C. P. Brownhil l, T. C. Campbe ll, J. J . Carter, M H. Chapman, J. R. Clearwater, N. P. Coddington , W. A. Constable, S. R. Crush, A. F. Deighton, J. A. Donkin, C. J. Douch, K. M. Downey, J. L. Ferguson, B. C. Fe rrier-Watson, P. R. Field, J. M. Fischer, N. J. Foote, I. S. Frame, B. Furze, A. C. Gayford, E. B. Goodwin, R. D. Green, T. W . Gu llive r, G. J . Hancock, N. D. Ha rris, R. G . Hayton, G. J . Hoare, G. J. Hopkins, G. L. Houston, E. A. Huggett, P. D. Jameson, A. E. Johns, T. A. Johnson, R. H. Ke ller, J . T. Lander, I. R. La rsen, G . M. Li nes, D. Lowe, R. Manse ll , C. Masson, P. R. Mawson, S. J . Moffitt, B. P. Marine, R. J . Mu les, J. Nicoll , A. J . Nie lsen, W. L. Prestidge, P. J. Rank in, M. N. Robson, W . H. Sloan, L. J . Somerton, G. R. Smeaton, M. J. Till, M. B. Voyce, J . J . Wake lin, V. B. Wa lker, G . J. Wa ll ace, S. Watkins, I. G. Welch , R. W. Whee ler, P. D. Whitwe ll.

SOC IA L 'HOUR

RESULTS

Endorsed School Certificate : M. D. Alien, P. D. Anderson, T. N. Barreft, K. D. Be lton, W. J. Bennett, R. D. Benton, J . K. Bi lling, G. K. Birch, J. C. Black, J. G. Blanchett, D. G. Bond, C. D. Bossley, M. W. Boyd, H. C. Brook1e, A. F. Brown , C. P. Brownhill, W. F. Campbe ll, D. R. Carter, J. J. Carter, N. 0. Cave, M. H. Chapman, J . R. Clearwater B. Clement, N. P. Coddington , B_ A. Conn e ll, W. A. Constable, s. R: Crush, H. J. Davies, J. A. Donkin , C. J . Douch , K. M. Downey, c. P. Due, G. J. Duff, R. W. Fairweather, J. L. Ferguson, N. J. Foote, 1. S. Frame, B. Furze, E. B. Goodwin, R. D. Green, G. E. Griffin , T. W. Gu lliver, G. J. Hancock, R. G. Hayton , G. Heward, S. G. Hodder, P. W. Hogg, A. J. Homer, G. Howat, E. A. Huggett, A. E. Johns, T. A. J ohnson, R. H. Ke lle r, T. E. King, I. R. Larsen , G. H. Lines, J. A. Linton, w. J. MacArthur, R. J. Mclaughlin, R. E. Mansell, D. G. Matthews, P. R. Mawson, B. P. Marine, J . F. Morrison, R. J . Mules, J. Nico ll, A. J. Nie lsen, G . G. Orr, G. K. Papps, C. J . Paul , R. S. Phillips, N. W. Pierce, W. L. Prestidge, P. J. Rankin, A. J. Rattenbury, P. J . Rowe, D. H. Russell, W. J . Russell, B. R. Scott, P. J. Seccombe, R. J . Shewry, G. D. Simpson, W. H. Sloan, D. W. Smith, S. A. Smith, L. J. Somerton, J B. Sulzberge r, B. A. Talbot, I. R. Thurlow, M. J. Till , M. B. Voyce, J . J. Wakelin, V. B. Walker, G. J . Wal lace, I. G. Welch, R. W. Whee ler, P. D. Whitwe ll D. J . Wilding, T. H. Wilson. ' School Certificate: J. P. Alien, P. B. Anderson, C. R. Anyan, J. C. Avery, L. A. Baker, M. G . Baker, G. F. Barnham, J. G. Basset!, N. W. Bennett, M. L. Betts, K. Birks, K. J . Bishop, W. J. Blanchett, G. C. Bluck, M. G. Blu e, M. T. Bluett, D. J. Brash, G. C. Brown , D. S. Bruce, ,A. G. Buchanan, R. J. Bull , R. B. Bulmer, M. Burton, T. W. Campbell, R. J . Carter, R. L. Cato, A. Chang, G. Chong, D. Chuen, C. E. Co ll ie, K. R. Cooney, W. S. Cottam, C. G . Cutforth, D. M. Davidson , G. P. Dempsey, W. A. Denton, R. M. Doull , L. J . Earl , N. F. Earl ey, H. T. Ebbett, J. G. Ennor, R. B. Evans, R. E. Ever iss, D. A. Eve rshed, G. Familton, R. A. Fifl e ld, R. D. Fox, J. W. Freeman, A. J. Gardiner, C. M. Gayford, J. W. Gibb, A. A. Gibbs, K. E. Giles, K. T. Giles, J. T. Gillbanks, R. W. Goldsbury J. Goldsmith, M. Goldsmith, T. D. Gray, D. I. Green, G . A. Gu il f~rd M. J. Hall , J . R. Hame rton, J. D. Hammonds, J. G. Harris, M. A. Hayton: , N. F. Hennessy, A. D. Hill , J. E. Hine, C. R. Holmes, P. M. Holmes, D. I. Hone yfle ld, P. M. Horrocks, G. Hudson, P. A . Hu nte r, R. A. Hurley, J. M. Hutchinson , N. A. James, C. H. Joe, N. L. Johnson, D. A. Johnston, G. W. J o nes, P. A. Jones, A. F. Julian, M. L. Kerr, R. B. Lande r, G. J. Lawrence, D. L. Lea n, J. N. Lobb, D. R. Lovegrove G. W. Lovel l, R. E. McCallum, P. L. McDonald, R. N. Mcleod, R p: McNeil, A. D. Managh, S. B. Mann, G. L. Manning, A. J . Marshal!, N. E. Masters, M. D. Matheson , A. R. Mills, R. M. Miln, P. S. Mitche ll, M. D. Morris, A. M. Morton, J. C. Muir, G. C. Munro, R S. Neville , G . B. Old, J. C. Oliver, A. J . Olsen, N. A. Parkes, D. T Patten, D. C. Pettigrew, W. D. Phillips, J. F. Porter, G. W. Radford, R. N. Richards J. D. Ridland, A. J. Rillston, P. H. Rowe, J . P. Russell, A. M. Schultze: P. J . Scott, A. J . Seager, W. J. Searell, D. M. Sheen, A. L. Sim, R. G. Skellern, K. R. Sly, D. A. Smith, M. G. Smith, P B. Smith, T. K. CareySmith, P. E. Sole, C. J. Sound y, B. W. Stening, P. F. Stening, L. w.

Stewart, W. J . Stewart, G. C. Stockwell, D. A. Stott, M. H. Street, K. R. Ta y lor, R. W. Thomson , R. J. Tucker, J . H. Tvckett, G. J. Turner, J. E. Van de Water, D. C. Wallace, T. R. Watt, B. E. White, G. L. Wilks M. B. Williams, M. G. Williams, R. P. Willis, B. A. Wilson, N. J. Wilson: P. N. Wilson, B. S. Wisniewski, R. J. Wolfe, P. C. Woodward .

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FIRST FIFTEEN,

1965

Back: J. F. M. Morrison, E. B. Goodwin, D. L. Lean, R. L. Feather, A. J. Rattenbury.

Midd le: J. C. Bl ack, P. H. Rowe, P. J . Rowe, C. B. Nielsen, M. C. Weinberg, G. H. R. Duncan.

Fronl: N. A. Parkes, M. H. Chapman, M. W. Boyd, I. S. Frame, T. A. Johnson, P. D. Anderson, I. R. Thurlow.

RUGBY NOTES Football in the School this season reached its traditional high standard, w hich had lapsed slightly in the previous two years. Particularly pleasing w as the determination shown, and the success gained in the senior grades.

The First XV finished well up in the Junior Open Grade and represented the School ably in college encounters.

The Fourth Grade A's had an exceptional season, winning the Taranaki Fourth Grade competition, while t he Second XV were the unofficial winners of the Secondary Schools grade.

The Fourth Grade B's and C's and the Inter-Sec. B's finished unusually well up in their respective grades, which was a commendable effort by the boys and masters concerned. In the junior grades, fifth grade Black, East sevenths and the ninth grade team each won its competition.

This year Mr. Carroll was appointed as coach of the First Group after Mr. Stewart's retirement from the position last year. Mr. Clark took over Mr. Carrell's for mer position as master-in-charge of Rugby.

The House games this year were run as a knock-out competition owing to a shortage of available time.

However, it is hoped that a points competition will be brought back again next year. All the games were played in great spirit, although lack of finish was the cause of low scores in many cases.

The Boarders v. Day Boys match, which ended as an 11-all draw, was considered by many to be the match of the season. lt was a blood match from start to finish and the performances of both teams were extremely creditable.

Ten School players represented Taranaki in the Secondary Schools' team which played two games in the August holidays.

The boys were: T. Johnson, G. Duncan, M. Weinberg, P. J. Rowe, N. Parkes, C. Nielson, I. Frame, R. Feather, P. Anderson and D. Lean. M. Chapman was selected to play for the Centurion Colts' team but the game was cancelled. Other School players, especially fourth graders, were also prominent in Taranaki representative sides.

Credit for such a good season must go firstly to the many masters who gave up much of their own time to coach and supervise each of our 32 teams. We are also grateful f'o the Taranaki Rugby Union, the North Taranaki Junior Management Committee, the Referees' Association, the St. John Ambulance and the many people who billeted our teams, during matches away and the teams who visited us.

THE FIRST XV With eight of the 1964 team back, the First XV did not lack experience.

Of the backs, all but two had played in college games during the previous se ason.

In the forwards it appeared that it would be difficult to find two locks of the necessary size and ability . This did not however, prove to be the case with R. Feather, the find of the year, and D. Lean developing into two very capable locks. Compared with previous years the forward pack was a heavy one, and this was a definite advantage in club games.

The First XV lost four club games, finishing second in the competition.

Of the four games lost, none was by a greater margin than four points.

With a little luck the team may have won the competition.

After a good game against the Headmaster's XV which was won by 12-3, the First XV then lost the next three club games. Thus, any idea that the team might be over-confident for the first college game, St. Pat's, was destroyed. The form shown by the team in beating St. Pat's by 14-6 w as a comforting result, as is usual when we win our first game . In the next college game the team showed greater strength and maturity to

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FOOTBALL

defeat the Wanga nui Collegiate tea m convincingly. The Te Aute game was won by 21-0, b ut it was as much Te. Aute's mistakes as the First's good ' play.

The Hamilton team, by adapt rng 1tse lf we ll to our tactics, overcame an initial disadvantage of six points and by dogged and determ ined play passed o ur sco re by 11-6. The last co ll ege game, Auckland Grammar finished in a 3-all d ra w, thu s completing a record for our team of three wins, a draw and a loss, a record identical w ith that of the previous year.

Although 1965 ~aw a chang e in the First XV's coach, the sty le of play and gene ral tact1cs we re not changed. Once agai n the em pha sis wa s on strength in th e forwards, the backs being req uired to display a gene ral sound ness on attack and in defence rath er than a role based on individual b rilliance. Th ese tactics usua ll y proved supe rior and ensured our success aga inst teams whic h in the aggregate may have possessed players of greater individual sk ill .

FOOTBALL Run of Play

From the kick-off the Headma ster's XV was forced back on to defence.

Sch oo l had three unsuccessful attempts from penalties before T. Johnson fin a ll y goaled. These were the only points scored in the first half, although both teams ofte n came close to scoring. School in particular had many opportunities for tries, but the Headmaster's XV defended well.

In the second half J. Black scored a lucky try in the corner, after toe ing the ball a few ya rds to the line. The Headmaster's team be gan to dom inate play for a period at this stage of the match . Their full-back, a nd No. 8, K. Rendall, both came into th e backline and se nt winger K. T. Williams in to score near the corner. lt was unconve rted. School retaliated , and fro m a quick ruck J . Morrison cut through to score midway between t he goa l posts and the corner flag. The conversion missed .

The final points of the game came when M. Boyd made a good thrust, and then passed out to P. Ro we, who scored we ll out. The conversion ag ain we nt astray. School maintained the pressure but were unable to score.

COLLEGE GAMES v. ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE (Silverstream)

VETERAN BLOCKING TACTICS v.

HEADMASTER'S

Run of Play

XV

(P layed Gully Ground, 5th Jun e).

Won 12-3.

This game was the First XV 's first rea l test of streng th . The team showed good for.m to defeat the strong Headmaster's XV by a good margin, w hich may eas il y have been more had thei r goa l kicker been on form. Once again the game proved very va lu ab le as it exposed weak phases in the :irst's play a nd general tactics wh ich would req uire atte ntion before go ing rnto the first coll ege game. Conditions we re most favourable for good Rugby.

The teams were:Headmaster's XV: N. Waite r, T. W illiams, M. J ones, S. Baty, J . Boyd,

R. Paton, R. Crow, B. Frase r, B. Pitcairn, B. Ali e n, E. Tuffery, K. Rendall, M. Keech, R. McCu llum , R. Davies, S. Fraser.

School: G. Duncan, P. H. Rowe, T. Johnson, J. Black, M. Boyd, J. Morrison, M. We in berg, N. Parkes, I. Frame, R. Feather, B. Goodwin, P. Anderson, A. Rattenbury, I. Thurlow , M. Cha pma n.

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(Played at Hicks Park, Hawe ra , Jul y 3rd). Won 14-3.

After th e ir impressi ve w in over the Headmaster's XV, the First XV opened the college season with a good wi n over St. Pat's. Although Schoo l we re slow to settle down, the game soon developed into a tight an d f ast battle.

Unlike past yea rs, conditions were perfect for Rugby.

The usual b iting w ind did not prevail, although a cool breeze was blowing. lt was only in the second half that School began to dominate th e game. Perhaps t he key to School's superiority at this stage was their success in the linec uts, w here R. Fea th er, D. Lean and captain I. Fram e a ll jumpe d we ll .

The teams we re: School: G. Duncan , P. H. Rowe, T. Johnson , J. Bla ck, M. Boyd , J . Morrison, M. We inbe rg , N. Parkes, I. Frame, R. Feather, D. Lea n, A. Rattenbury, I. Thurlow, M. Chapman, P. Anderson.

St. Pat's: L. Wallace, R. Ba nks, P. Grace, T. Nagi , R. Powe r, P. Fowl e r,.

D. Cantwell, D. Rodger, G. Peacocke, M. Shanahan, M. Fishe r, J . Baddeley, W. Allison, K. Han sen . lt took some time before both tea ms were ab le to settle down. Play fluctuated from end to end with neither tea m being able to score. lt was soon afte r D. Cantwell ha d missed a long penalty kick for St. Pat's that J . Morrison was successful wi th an angled shot for School. Nea r th e end of the first spell, School we re penalised for a lin e-out infring ement. D. Cant we ll goaled and half-time came up with the score still 3-all.

With the wind behind them, Sc hool were soon on attack in the second ha lf. it was after only five minutes in this spell that M. Weinberg broke on the blind side a nd fed th e ball to J . Black. Black kicked ahead and fo ll owe d up fast to score. J . Morrison mi sse d the conversion and was un lucky a fe w minutes late r when a long drop-kick bounced off the upright.

In the next scoring movement the ball we nt a long the backline to P. Rowe w ho, when blocked, cross-kicked. J . Black raced in to snatch up the loose ball and score. J. Morrison converted and later a dded a further three points with an easy penalty. Although St. Pat's staged a comeback in the last few minutes, School 's defence held and the game ended 14-3 to Sch ool.

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WEST HOUSE SEN IORS-WINNERS KERR CUP Back Rowo A. V. Murray, S. J . Blinkhorne, W. P. Batchelor, R. B. Lander, D. l. lean, R. S. Field , A. J. Rattenbury, J. A. Donkin, M. W. Boyd.

Frc,nt Row: N. R. Cameron, J. B. Gibson, R. J. Mules, G. H. R. Duncan (Captain), J. A. Linton , W . Rama, N. A. Parkes.

FOOTBALL

v. WANGANUI COLLEGIATE

(Played on Gully Ground, 15th Jul y).

Won 12-3 .

In this game School combined we ll to soundly defeat th e Wan gan ui Co lleg ia te team. A feature of th e School's pla y was the rugg ed determined play in the forwards, which had been somew hat lacking earlier in th e season. The v igorous rucking and purposeful driving in th e forwards, p lus determined tac kling and sound tactics from the backs, paved th e way fo r Schoo l's success.

The te ams were:School: G. Dun ca n, P. H. Rowe, T. John son, J. Black, M. Boyd, J. Morrison, M. Weinberg, N. Parkes, I. Frame, R. Feathe r, D. Lean, P. Ande rso n, A. Ratte nbury, I. Thurlow, M. Chapm an.

Wanganui Collegiate : B. Speedy, R. Russe ll , A. Polhill , M. Strachan, A. Ruthe rfo rd , D. Sm ith , R. Andreae, P. Nevins, N. Mackie, J. Button , R. Wylie, M. Stephenson, J. Powles, 0. Gilb e rt~ Run of Play

After los' ng th e toss, School kicked off with the aid of a fairly strong win d and wen t on to attack immediately. Pl ay remained in Collegiate's half and Morrison had three un successful attempts at pena lty goals.

Twe nty-five min utes of the game had gone before School we re ab le to score. From a scrum nea r Col leg iate's lin e, Weinberg dived, but was held up. A quick heel from the e nsuing ruck a nd J. Morrison, acti ng as ha lf-back, scored fai rl y we ll o ut. T. Johnson missed the conversion .

Sc hool kept up the press ure, and th e next points came when M. We in be rg crossed the li ne from a five -ya rd scr um . Chapman failed to co nvert.

From the kick-off Collegiate attacked, but it , was School w ho scored again. J. Morrison made a break on the blind side and ce ntrekicke d for Parkes and Anderson to dive on the ball. Half-time ca me up with the score 9-0.

Collegiate seemed to settl e down in the second ha lf a nd took advantag e of the wi nd with long kicks. However, it was Sc hool who scored first, whe n from loose play M. Boyd scooped up th e ball and kicked for P. Rowe's w ing. Rowe caught the ball br illi a ntl y a nd raced 40 ya rds to score in the corner. Th e conversion f a il e d. ' With fifte e n minutes to go M. Chapman had to leave the field after damagi ng his shoulder in attempt ing to charge-down a cle aring kick by B. Speedy. Some of the ear li er "sting" seemed to go out of th e School pack at this stage, and th e Collegiate for wa rds began to dominate .

School's defence held right until the last minute when J. Button, the b url y Co ll eg iate lock, sco red in th e corner. B. Speedy fai led to convert, and the final whistle saw School th e victors by 12 points to three. v.

TE

AUTE

COLLEGE

(Played at Ne lson Pa rk, Hastin gs, 3 1st Jul y).

Won 21-0.

The game was played on a firm g round and in cold, wi nte ry cond itions, which made good Rugby difficult. Te Aute, as usual , moved with plenty of pace and st y le, but often th e ir passing was not ve ry purposefu l and poor handling allowed School to gai n possession a nd dictate play.

Te Aute were hard to contain in the loose, but their tight pla y was not good . R. Feather dominated the line-cuts for School, and we won clean bal l f.rom the scrums and rucks. The backs made good use of the ba ll they rece ived, often catching th e ir oppos ites out of position.

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FOOTBALL

The teams were:School: G. Duncan, P. Rowe, T. Johnson, J. Black, M. Boyd, J. Morrison,

M. Weinberg, N. Parkes, I. Frame, R. Feather, D. Lean, C. Rattenbury, P. Anderson, M. Chapman.

N ie lson, A.

Te Aute: T. Goldsmith, G. Skidder, M. Taumoepeau, T. Reihapa, H. Koa, S. Hauira , L. Lambert, E. Moses, J . Kopua, P. Lambert, R. Emery, J. Huriwa i, M. Soloman, T. Paihipi, P. Scia Sc ia.

Run of Play

Once again School lost the toss and p layed w ith the wind in the flrst half. They moved q u ick ly on to attack and only a dropped 路 p ass preve nted a ce rtain try.

From b roken play Sc hool 's fo rwards drove through and fed the ba ll to Peter Rowe, who went over to score his fi rst try. J. Morrison converted. Te Aute were be in g bustled into errors a nd from a b reakdow n by Te Aute, School gained possession and fed to Ro we, who scored again. The remaining s ix points of the first half we re the result of a try by T. J o hn son and a penalty by J. Morrison.

A lth oug h Te Aute used the wind we ll in th e second half, they could not score. Good cover in g by School 's loose forwards, espec iall y N. Parkes, and good tack ling in the backs we re the main f actors. Towa rds the e nd of this spe ll , the Te Aute team began to flag. it was w hen that happened that School scored again . N. Parkes broke and passed to J. Black, who cen tre-k icked.

M. Boyd, who was following up fast, ga th e red in the loose ba ll and scored by the posts. J . Morrison converted and shortly after the whistle blew for full-time.

and even strugg le. Hamilton's tactics were ve ry simi lar to School's and the inside backs' tact ical kick ing was very good. This gave G. Duncan more work than he had seen in the previous match es, and he saved the Schoo l team on many occasions.

The teams were:School : G . Duncan, P. J. Rowe, T. Johnson, P. H. Rowe, M. Boyd,_ J. Morr ison, M. Weinberg, N. Parkes, I. Frame, R. Feather, D. Lean, C. Nielson , A. Rattenb ury, P. Anderson, B. Goodw in.

Hamilton B.H.S.: D. Corbett, A. Banks, H. Wa ikai, C. House, D. Blythe, A. Flint, M. McCowan, T. Lockwood, T. MacKenzie, L. Greene, K. Greene, G. Gibson, M. J ones, N. McBeth , R. St. George.

Run of Play

Schoo l sta rted off forcefull y and drove into Hamilton 's half. Two opportunities to score arose, but ca re less mistakes p reve nted them. From a ruck and a good back movement, Peter Rowe touched down in the corner. Soon after N. Parkes scored a good t ry. Both these we re unconverted.

From here Hami lton began to match our team, and two good pena lties by full-back D. Corbett brought the score to 6-all. Thi s was th e half-time score.

As expected, p lay was tight and even in the second ha lf. it was about ha lfway through this spel l that a fine forward rus h by Ham ilton ca ught Schoo l off ba lance. Ju st short of Schoo l's line a ruck deve loped, which was won by Hami lton. They ran the b lind and th e winge r dived over in a despe rate tackle in the corner.

Th e ful l-back aga in proved his worth w ith a conversion from the side line.

Down by five points, School fought back despe rately a nd attacked the Hamilton li ne. M. Boyd came close to scoring on one occasion, but unfortunately fo r School he lost the ball on the li ne. The final w histle blew wi th School sti ll on attack.

Hami lton deserves our wa rm est cong ratul ations. v.

AUCKLAND

GRAMMAR

(P la yed at Rugby Park, New Plymouth, 21st August). Drew 3-3. ' In th e flnal co llege fixture of the season, Schoo l were perhaps a littl e unlucky to draw 3-al l with the Grammar team. The game was fought in the forwards wit h neither side gaining domination . The day was ove rcast and the ground soft.

The teams were:-

THE STAFF DEMONSTRATES v.

HAMILTON

IN

A REAL GAME

B.H.S.

(Played at Hamilton B. H. S., 7th Aug ust). Lost 11-6.

Th e Hamilton Boys' High Schoo l First XV made history when they beat the Sc hool team. it was School's flrs t inter-co ll ege defeat of th e sea:;on and Ham il ton's flrst victory over us. Th e game was played un de r perfect condit ions, w ith the day fine and the ground firm.

School made a d ramatic start, scoring two tries in the fi rst ten minutes.

This domination faded however, and the ga me developed into 路 a tight

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School: G. Duncan , P. H. Rowe, T. Johnson, J . Black, M. Boyd, J .

Morrison, M. Weinberg, N. Parkes, P. Anderson, R. Feather, D. Lean, C. Nielsen, M. Chapman, I. Thurlow, I. Frame.

Auckland Grammar: Q. Ross, D. Nicholson, D. Taylor, P. Johnstone, D. Wilson, R. Whatman, M. Wilson, G. Trotman, M. Hamilton, B. Marks, I. Moengangongo, L. Knight, S. Anderson, A. Tay lor, W. Coates.

Run of Play

School were quick to attack from the kick-off and M. We in berg was stopped s ho rt after a run from the scrum. Play became ve ry tight w ith both packs of forwards d ri ving we ll and backs tackling well. The Grammar backs made a strong run which originated in their own twenty-five, bu t were ca ught by good covering. Four attempts at penalties we re missed

by School during this half. There was no score at half-time .

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EAST

HOUSE

JUNIORS-WINNERS

HOU SE COMPETITION

FOOTBA LL

At th e start of t he second ha lf Schoo l attacked and J . Morriso n was held up just short of the line.

School conti nued to attack and had Gramma r defend ing desperate ly. Schoo l we re un lucky not to be awa rded a try when J . Black d ived o n a ba ll , and the n lost it, in th e Gram ma r in-goa l area.

Howeve r, mi nutes late r, M. We inbe rg da rted ro und th e side of a ruck to dive over. Morrison's conve rsion fai led. lt was then Grammar's t urn. A 50-ya rd d ropped goa l attem pt fr om a penal ty by R. Whatma n just d ropped be nea th t he ba r. A litt le later, w ith only a minute of play left, R. Whatman did drop-kick a field goal to even the score, 3-3.

THE

SECO N D

XV

The Second XV had a most successf ul season, los ing o n ly two games being the unofficia l w inners of the Seconda ry Schoo ls' com p etition. season was h igh lig hted by a w in ove r t he Ham il to n Boys' Hig h Second and the w inning of the Raper Memoria l Shield with t he defeat of Boys' third grade by six points to three .

and The XV, Old

Thro ughout t he season a kee n tea m spi ri t was ma intai ned . Particul ar ment ion must be made of the captaincy of P. Horrocks, whose e nthu siasm and personal examp le at practice and in matches did much to encourage the team. v.

HAM ILTO N

B.H .S.

SECON D

XV

(Played on Gu lly Ground, Aug ust 21st) .

Won 14-6.

This game proved to be one of t he best of the season with good enterprising Rugby by both sides. The Gu lly was in good condit io n, a nd the weathe r was fine. The five-e ighths, Wi llis and Mu les, had a good day and made good use of t he clea n ba ll they rece ived f rom t he ir fo rwa rds.

The Second XV was: J. Gibson, H. G ibbs, D. Green, K. Taylor, R. Mul es, R. Willis, N. Cameron, D. Russe ll , T. Paterson, G. Mo rrison, D. Wrig ht, R. Lande r, P. Ho rrocks, N.. J o hnson, R. Fe rg uson.

Run of Play

,

The Seconds kicked off and went on to attack. Afte r five minutes J. G ibson opened the scoring with a pena lty. Schoo l continued to attack and R. Mules made a good break, being held up short of the line. A few minutes later t he Hamil ton forwa rds carried a foot rush downfie ld and scored a good forward try. lt was un converted. Th e next po ints came when R. Hurl ey toed the ba ll over the line and scored. J . Gibson's conversion was astray and ha lf-time came up with the score 6-3.

Schoo l were first to score in the second spe ll , whe n R. Wi lli s dropkicked a neat field goa l afte r rece iving t he ba ll f rom broke n play . Soon after this R. Hu rley scored his second try fo ll ow ing a good back movement .

Gibson converted and School led 14-3. Hamilto n came back and domi nated play in t he closing stages.

In the last mi nute th e Ham il to n for w ards crashed over in th e corne r afte r a line-out nea r t he Schoo l line . Th e conve rsion missed and the final whistle blew.

DAY

BOYS v .

BOA RDERS

In a tense and Boarders drew 11-all was a fa ir ind ication paper, the Boa rders'

ve ry exciting game on the Gu lly the Day in t heir annual clas h for the Pease Cup. of the game as neith e r side rea ll y got on team looked a much stronge r and better

Boys and The score top. On b a la nced

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FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL

s ide; however, the Day Boys rose t o th e occas ion and the game was ve ry even in both backs and forwa rds.

Boys were rewa rded for t he ir consta nt attacks w hen N. Parkes fed to P. Stening, who scored nea r the posts. E. Ruakere converted .

The shock of findi ng themselves losin g for th e first time in the match gave the Boarders new life. The Boarders charged on to attack and J . Morrison hit th e crossbar wi th a long drop-kick. In th e last minute of the game th e Boarders scored after A. Batley had centre-kicked and R. Feather, fol lowi ng up fa st, had d ived on the fumbled bal l. J. Morrison was successful with the conversion and the game ended 11 -a ll.

The t eams we re :Boarders: A. Batley, R. Phillips, T. Johnson, Morrison, M. Weinberg, G. Morrison, C. Ni e lsen, M. Chapman , N. J o hn son, I. Thurlow, I. Frame.

Day Boys : G. Dun can, J . Gibson, M. Boyd, Tuckett, N. Cameron, N. Parkes, E. Ruakere, R. Lean, A. Rattenbury, P. Anderson, G. Gardiner.

J . Black, K. Tay lo r, J .

R. Feath e r, B. Goodwin, D. Green, R. Mu les, H. Lander, P. Stening, D.

Run of Play

From th e kick-off neither side ga in e d im med iate domi nation and play fluctuated f rom one half to the other. The Da y Boys had the first chance fo r po ints whe n th ey we re awarded a penalty in a kickable position.

G ibson missed .

The first points of the game came when J. Morrison kic ked a good penalty for the Boarders. E. Ruakere eq uali sed soon after for the Da y Boys w hen he broke through some weak tack les to score. The conversion m issed. The next points came when the Day Boys we re hard on attac k.

The Boarders received the ba ll from loose p lay and fed to winger R. Phillips . Phillips beat one opponen t and ran 70 yards to sco re in the corne r. Ha lf-tim e came up wi th the score 6-3 .

HOUSE

RUGBY

Senior: As th e competition was run on a knock-out system , it was very diffic ult to assess the strength of the six different t eams. Play was ge ne rall y of a hig h standard, a nd some exce ll ent games res ul ted.

The Da y Boy Houses showed more spirit th a n they had done in previous yea rs.

In t he first roun d Central e li minated East, Moyes Pridham and West Carrington . Central went straig ht into t he final, and in a tight and even forwa rd battle, West defeated Moyes in the semi-final.

By compa rin g teams it appeared th at West wo ul d have an easy win in the fina l. Th is, howeve r, was not th e case, for the lighter and less expe ri e nced Centra l team put up a mighty performance, and an extra 20 minutes was req uired before West fin a ll y wo n.

Senior

Competition

Results :-

First Round: Moyes Ce ntral beat East 10-0.

beat

Pridham

16-6; West beat Carrington

6-0;

Second Ro und : West beat Moyes 6-3 .

Fina l: West beat Central 6-3 .

West Senior Team : G. Duncan, R. Mu les, M. Boyd, N. Cameron, J .

Gibson, W. Batche lo r, W. Rama, D. Lean, N. Parkes, S. Blinkhorne, R. Field, R. Lande r, A. Ra ttenb ury, J. Linton, A. Murray, J. Donkin, R. Ke ll e r.

Junior: Th e Junior compet ition produced some sound and some scrappy Rugb y. Th e six teams were sur prisi ngly even, which was shown by the th ree d raws in the first round.

The East Ho use team was the eventua l winner. Alth o ugh the team did not appea r ex treme ly powerfu l in its first game, it developed we ll and was definitely s u perior to West in th e final.

Junior Competition

Results-

First Round: Central drew w ith Carrin gton, 3-3; Moyes drew with East, 0-0; West d rew w ith Pr id ham, 0-0.

Second Round : West beat Moyes, 10-6; Pridh am beat Carrington , 3-0; East beat Central, 15-0.

DAWIE DE VI LLIERS AND C. P. GOOSEN EN TERING THE SC HOOL.

For the first half of th e second spe ll the Da y Boys made susta ined attacks on the Boarders' goa l-lin e and on ly good defe nce kept them o ut.

Both teams had unsuccessful attempts at goa l before E. Ruakere kicked a fi ne penalty goal fo r the Da y Boys, levelling the score at 6-6. Th e Day

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Th ird Round: Ea st beat Pridham , 5-0.

Final: Ea st beat West, 6-0.

East Junior Team: G. Duff, P. Dyer, C. Erb, G. Mawson, J. Bruce, G. Brash, G. Cave, G. Johns, P. Wi lson, N. Wi lson, J . Bai ley, T. Smith, Bishel l, J. Waswo, I. Reeve, J. Paul, K. Johnson , A. J ordan.

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RUGBY FOURTH GRADE "A ."-TARANAKI

FOURTH GRADE CHAMP IONSHIP

eack Row: B. G. D. lsaac, J. F. Porter, G. D. S. Arnold, P. E. Sole, S. J. Blinkhcrne, G. P. Derr.psey.

Centre Row: Mr. A. Clark, l. W. Stewart, A . J. Nielson , R. S. F;eld, M. G. Smith, G. J. Hopk:ns, B. H. Hamerton .

Front Row: W. K. Blundell, M. G. Williams, A. A . J. Gibbs (Captain). W. Rama, A. B. Batley, A . V . Murray.

FO OTBALL A

LOOK

AT

THE

GRADES

Secondary Schools: Two teams (one the Second XV). The "B's" had a reasonab le season, winning abo ut half t he ir games . Th e ir best performances we re against the " A" team (Second XV) and their second match agai nst the Second's resulted in a 3-all draw. Players to impress during the season we re D. Masters, J . Washer, D. Honeyfie ld and captain M. Till.

Fourth Grade : Three teams (one in eac h d ivision). The "A's" had a most successfu l season, and won th e Tarana ki Fourth Grade Championship.

The strength of the team lay in a good th reequa rter line cons isting of G. Hopk in s, P. Sole and l. Stewa rt. A. Gibbs p roved to be a very capable capta in, and full-back A. Batley was cons istently good.

Owing to injuries The "B" team did not have a successfu l yea r. and poor turn-out at practices, th e team d id not win many games and fin ished well down in their competition. Th e "C" tea m did reasonab ly J. Russell and we ll when th e competition was divided in to d ivis ions.

P. Hogg were reliable membe rs.

Fifth Grade : Th is was a very strong grade, and it was onl짜 after a ha rd battle th at th e top Da y Boy team, Black, won the "A" Divis ion. Fifth Grade Bl ack, a very we ll-bala nced team, did not lose a competition game thro ug hout th e season. In the forward pack, R. Priest, A. Jord2 n, C. Erb, N. L~s te r a nd P. Mawson we re prom in e nt. The backs were sou nd , B. Mist, J. Forsyth and R. Skellern having a good season.

The top Boa rde r team, Fifth Grade Gold, came second in the competit ion, being defeated on ly by Black. D. Blue, J. Jolly and J. Hosie were the prominent forwards; J. Newlove and J. Campbe ll played we ll in the backs.

Fifth Grade White (Day Boys) we re very close througl-:out th e seawn and came th ird in the "A" Division. G. Duff, W. Burn, W. Claw, l. Reeve, G. Prestney, P. Anderson and L. Earl (captain) shone during the season .

Yellow (Boarders) came halfway up in the "A" Division, Buchanan and Christia nson having a good season .

In th e "B" Divis ion we re two Boarder teams (B lue e nd Gree n) and one Day Boy team (Red). Fifth Blue had a good team spirit and ga in e d third place in this division. Green was a very young team, consisting main ly of third forme rs. They showed a g reat burst of enthus iasm in the clos ing stages . Geck showed prom ise.

Fifth Red played a p rominent part in t he "B" Division with K. Wilks as key man, and W. Ka ne having a vigorous season.

Sixth Grade : The re we re five teams in th e Sixth Grade th is yea r, with West bei ng the only House not to fie ld a team. Mr. Barton coached both A lth ough neither team had great success, Pridham and Moyes s ixth s. the rather yo un g boys were very keen, and both forward packs were sound . In the Pridham team D. Horner, A. Miln, P. Hedges, C. Duigan Fo r Moyes, I. Trevathan and I. Campbe ll and M. Reed were va lu able. (both Ta ran aki Sixth Grade Reps) were the pick of the backs, a nd P. Carter and S. Da rke showed out in the forwards.

The Central team had a rather games, lost two and drew the rest. showed prom ise d uring the season.

They won three unusual season.

J. Au ld, G. Cla rke and N. Batten

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FOOTBALL

CRICKET

Carrington sixths gained a fai rl y good place in th e competitio n.

Prominent forwards were R. Hart, R. Gernhoefe r and H. Brown {Taranaki rep) and backs P. Jones and J . Glenn.

The 1964-65 season saw the First X I finish with three draws.

The es against Nelson and Col legiate were spoilt by rain , with over a day's ~~; being lost in each case. In the Wellington College gam:, Sch;ool ca me out witn an bonourabl e d raw. . ~-.::·":1.

In the lower grades there were eig ht te ~ms competing in vanous.. competiti ons. T~!e nt appears to be strong among the yo unger play~rs, .; w hich promises well for the future .

Seven boys returned from the 1964 First XI squad, al l of whom We r · batsmen . Tb. e additions to the group were all young bowlers in ·· an e ndeavo ur to build for futur e years.

The squad was: J. F. Morrison (Captai n), M. l. Be lts, M. H. Chapman, G . H. Duncan, D. I. Green, J. C. 1-!osie, A. B. Jordc n, G. E. Morrison, , A. T. Paterson , K. G .

Ross, W. l.

Prestidge, G. R. Prestney, T. C. Sm ith , I. F. Trevath a n a nd J .

H. Tuckett. t' . Ross left after the first term. · Although the e.x pe rience !ay in the batting it was very inconsisten t, e wec ia ll y in the middle batsmen . Very seldom more than one batsm~n . score d heavily.

Th e outst~nding indi vidual performan ce : of the season w as J. Morrison's fine 118 against Wellington Col lege . The bowlmg attack la<kcd a bowler of rea l ability and it was only occassiona lly that the o pposition was ,dismissed cheaply. Th e fa st bowlers M. Belts, A. Jordan a nd T. Smith .all showed improvem ent towards tr~e later stages of th e seaso n. The slow bow lers, J. Morrison a left-arm -' leg break bowler, ~nd K Ross, a right-arm off sp in ner, did a d ifficult job well. The fie l·drng .;as neve r brill ia nt a.nd too man y catche~ were dropped.

Th e ground fie lding was steady with G. Duncan excellmg at cover.

During th e 1964-65 season J. Morrison, the School capta:n, p layed for the Central Distri cts Colts Under 23 XI in the "Rothman 's Tourname nt" at Auckland and was selected as 12th man for th e New Zealand Under 23 (Rot~ m< n's Tou :n a m<:nt) X 1. , He has' also been a reg ul a r member ' of t~e Tarana ki team.

G. Dun ca ~ played for the Taranaki Colts XI in th e Central Distr_icts Colts' Tourname nt in• New Pl ymo uth.

The lower grpde teams a ll triec:j the ir hardest and rep rese nted the Scb.oo l we ll. The coaches of a ll teams 0 re to be thanke d for the effort t hey have put into coaching their respective teams.

East sixths had a good season, five of the boys making the trials, T. Smith, G. Johns, J. Paul, W. Hutchin son and Bishell.

rep

Sev2nth Grade: Six teams took part in this competitio n. Central fielded two teams.

Central "A" consisted of players from Central and West, while the "B" team was purely Central.

E. Cairncross , P. Till y and D. McCorkind ale played some good Rugby .

Carrington sevenths we re well led by their captain, G. Jones, who was ably supported by consistent forwards and a good combinatio n between B. Boyd and G. Baxter, at half-back and first five-eighth .

The East team won the "B" Division, closely followed by Central "B" and Pridham.

G. Mawson (captain) was sound at first five-eighth .

P. Holswich was top points scorer, and J. Siddall featured in the line-outs.

Pridham sevenths came third in the "B" Division, having suffered only two defeats . B. Stallard and B. Handyside played we ll as loose forwards, and J. Preston was a competent half-ba ck.

Moyes sevenths did not impress, but produced one or two good performan ces. The inside back combinatio n of S. Weir and R. Papps was always sound.

Eighth Grade: Th ere were five Schoo l teams in this grade; East did not field an eighth grade team this year.

Th e West, Carrington and Pridham teams played in the "A" Division. These three teams finished on the bottom of the competition. Their season would have been much more enjoyable a nd encouragin g had they played in the second division.

Both captains of Pridham and Carrington , C. lord and M. McCulloug h, proved to be capable leaders. M. Rich, of the Pridham team, was se lected for the reps.

In the "B" Division School had Moyes and Central. Although neither team won the competitio n, both teams had a reasonabl y successful season and finished near the top. The pick of the Moyes forwards were the two Carmichae l brothers, who worked tirelessly throughou t the season.

The Moyes half-back, W. Brown, had a good season, his passing and general play being of a high standard.

Ninth Grade : One team. Because over half the team we re more than a stone unde r the limit weight of 7 stone, it was put in the "B" Division .

However, the keenness and abi lity of various players more than made up for the Iight pack .

The team compiled an amazing record, eas il y the best in the School.

Results: Won 9; drew 1. Points for 103, against 6. They also won the shield and held it for the remainder of the season.

Players to impress were G. Skellern (ha lf-back and captain), I. Clark (scored in nearly every game) and M. Walsdorf, the full-back .

P. Anderson, I. Frame, I. Thurlow, T. Johnson.

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CO LLEGE

GAMES i

v. NELSON COLLEGE (Played at Ne lson 8th and 9th December, 1964. '• -Result: Draw.) ~l

.

lrving the Nelson captain, wbn" .. t he toss ' qQd elected to bat on a soft pitch.' • The Nelson openers faced the first · b~ll .. an hour late . cin the second day, the first being was hed out by rain. Al l the Nelson batsmen, · ex cept Gowland and Re aney, who hi.' th e ball ,hard_ m the latter stage~, w ere bogged down by a steady . School attack.

Ne lson declared at te a w ith the score at 157 for nine.

School started badly whe n Belts was bowled in the tt.lird over.

Mor rison and Duncan then saw out fa~t left-arm bowler Gow lan,d ,,.. who o pe rated off a 30-yard run.

Runs were coming steadily after this and it was after 50 minutes that Duncan was out. Morrison and Fl!aszy nski attacked the bow lin g, putting on 87 runs in an unbeaten stand . Wh e n stumps were drawn School was 137 for two wickets.

School were extremely un lucky in that a day's play was lost. lt was e vident that School had a decided advantage .

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FIRST ELEV EN, 1965 Back Row: T. C. Smith, M. H. Chapma n, A. B. J orda n, G. E. Mo rr ison, W. l. Pres tid ge, G. R. Pres t ney.

Front Row: M. L. Bel ts, D. I. Green, J . F. Mor ri son (Capta in ), G. H. Duncan, A. T. Patterson, J . H. Tuckett.

GRADED EVENTS-

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24.8sec.

25.9sec.

26 .0sec.

56.0sec.

G. C. Bro w n G. S. Boss ley R. L. Cato G. c. Brown

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lmi n . 3.6sec.

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D. G. M. R. R. M. D. B. G.

G. C. Stock wel l M. J. Bi lbe K. R. Osba ld iston D. V. Chr istiansen J. D. Macdona ld J . R. Mackey D. F. Macdona ld w. J. Blanc he!!

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First lnnings-

NElSON COllEGE

J. Whitehead, c. Belts, b. Flaszynski J. Mclea n, b. Bennett D. Airey, c. Bennett, b. Bossley T. Whiteman, c. Bossley, b. Morrison D. lrving, l.b .w., b. Flaszynski S. Reaney, b. Morrison W. McDowell, b. Morrison D. Cederwell, b. Bossley I. Cull, run out G. Gowland, not out T. Polg laze, not out Extras (Byes 7, le g Byes 1, No Balls 2)

SCHOOl

Bowling for School

Tota l (for nine wickets declared)

D. Boss ley W. Bennett J. Morrison E. Flaszynski

First lnnings-

J. Morrison, not out M. Belts, b. Gowland G. Duncan, c. Whitehead, b. Cull E. Flaszynski, not out Extras (Byes 6, No Balls 16) Total (for two wickets)

Bowling for Nelson

Resu lt

T. Paterson, D. Green, M. Newland, M. Alex< Bennett and D. Bossley did not bat.

G. Gowland T. Polglaze I. Cull J. Whitehead D. Airey D. Jrving v. WELLINGTON COLLEGE

(Pla yed at School 15th and 16th March, 1965.

After School had won the toss Morrison and a loose Wellington attack. Runs came freely and afto the total was 34, Belts was bowled for 20. Morrisc score freely and shortly after lunch reached his cenh 13 fours . With useful scores from the rest of School' whom made double figures, School was all out at 4.31

CRICKET

NELSON CO LLEGE First lnnin gs-

J . Whitehead, c. Betts, b. Flaszynski J. McLean, b. Bennett D. Airey, c. Bennett, b. Bossley T. Whiteman, c. Bossley, b. Morrison D. lrving, l. b.w., b. Fl aszynski S. Reaney, b. Morrison W. McDowell, b. Morrison D. Cederwe ll, b. Boss ley I. Cull, run out G. Gowland, not out T. Polglaze, not out Extras (Byes 7, Leg Byes 1, No Balls 2)

18 12 15 14 6 21 14 5 13 29 0 10

Total (for nine wickets declared)

157

Bowl in g for School

0.

19 11 25 23

D. Bossley W. Bennett J. Morr ison E. Flaszynski

M. 5 3 7 15

R. 40 25 64 18

w.

2 1 3 2

SCHOOL First lnningsJ. Morrison, not out

77 0 16 22 22

M. Betts, b. Gowland G. Duncan, c. Whitehead, b. Cull E. Flaszynski, not out Extras (Byes 6, No Balls 16) Total (for two wickets)

137 T. Paterson, D. Green, M. Newland, M. Alexander, H. Tuckett, W. Bennett and D. Bossley did not bat.

Bowling for Nelson

0.

G. T. I. J. D. D.

Gowland Polglaze Cull Whitehead Airey lrving

10 6 7 6 2 1

M. 2 2 2

R. 29 17 21 31 10 7

w.

1

v. WELLINGTON COLLEGE (Played at School 15th and 16th March, 1965.

Result: Draw .)

After Schoo l had won the toss Morrison and Betts opened against a loose We llington attack. Runs came freely and after 20 minutes, when the tota l was 34, Belts was bowled for 20. Morrison was beginning to score freely and shortl y after lunch reached his century, which contained 13 fours . With useful scores from the rest of School's batsmen, seven of whom made double figures, School was all out at 4.30 for 247.

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CRICKET

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T. M. R. J. J. B.

9 33.5 19 20 13 2

l end rum Ora m Orr lorentz Mclean W indl eg

M. 2 8 3 6 5

R. 42 60 60 39 32 11

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4 4 1

WELLINGTON CO LLEGE Second Innings-

First Innings B. Wind leg, c. Paterson, b. Morrison J. lorentz, b. Betts M. Monagham , l.b .w ., b. Morrison H. Hil l, c. Ross, b. Morrison P. Dentice, c. Betts, b. Morrison R. Wilde, b. Morrison G. Gaskin, l.b.w ., b. Morrison M. Oram, c. Betts, b . Morrison J. Mclea n, c. Jordan , B. Morrison T. lendrum, not out R. Orr, b. Ross extras (Byes 7, leg Byes 1)

Wellington, following on, started their second innings at three o'clock and we re soon in trouble against a frn e opening spell b y Jordan. With defeat in sight Wilde and Oram defe nded stoutly, keeping School's bowling out until stumps.

After being in a good The res ult was disappointin g for School. position the team failed to press hom e the advantag e in th e last hour and victory e luded them.

SC HOOL First lnningsJ. Morrison , c. lorentz, b. Orr 118 M. Be tts, b. Oram 20 G. Dun ca n, l.b.w ., b . l orentz 10 D. Gree n, c. Wi lde, b. Oram 16 T. Pate rson , b. Orr 12 H. Tuckett, l.b. w. , b. Orr 19 K. Ross, run out 5 G. Morri son, c. Hill , b . Oram 13 G: Prestney, c. lendrum , b. O rr 21 A. Jordan, c. lorentz, b. Oram 6 T. Smith, not out 4 Extras (leg Byes 3) 3 Tota l

7 4 4 1 16 31 2 20 4

Extras (Byes 5, leg Byes 1)

6

Total (7 wickets)

95

BETTS AND J . MORRISON-OPENING PARTNERSHIP 236.

A SC HOO L RECORD .

Wellington sta rted very slow ly against an accurate School attack and at stumps were 32 for one. The following morning We llington 's batsmen struggled for runs, going to lunch with six wickets down for 70 runs.

Morrison , on an unresponsive wicket, had the Well ington batsmen tied aown, returning th e frne frgures of eight for 19. He was ably suppo rted

by Betts and Ross .

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b. Smith b. Jord an c. J. Morrison, b. Jordan c. Paterson, b. Jordan c. Betts, b. Morrison not out st. Tuc kett, b. Morrison b. Prestney not out .

114

Total M.

33 14 9 24 0 2 0 15 2 5 2 8

247

Bowling for School Second Innings-

First Innings-

0.

A. M. T. J. K. G. G.

Jordan Betts Smith Morrison Ross Duncan Prestn ey

26 23 5 32 14 2

M. 14 13 4 23 6 1

R. 29 32 4 19 20 2

w.

8 1

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M. 4 3 4 9 5 1 1

R. 21 4 2 23 14 5 20

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3 1 2

v. WANGANUI COLLEGE (Played at Wanganui 23rd and 24th March , 1965.

Result: Draw.)

Morrison won the toss for Schoo l and decided to bat on an overcast day. Schoo l started at a steady rate with runs being posted in even time . After half an hour School lost their frrst wicket with 27 runs on the board. After this School we re in troub le w ith wickets falling regularly, and the y were all out shortly after lunch for 108. Except for Morrison, th e remainin g School batsmen 路 did not look like 路 scoring against a stead y Collegiate ,attack, several of them go ing out to silly shots.

A hig h scoring Col leg iate's opening pair attacked from the start.

A frne rate was maintained and the frrst 50 came up in eve n time. half-centur y by Marshal l and good innin gs by Wylie and Speedy saw Bad light and rain stopped play th reeCo ll eg iate pass Schoo l's total. quarters of an hour ear ly with Colleg iate 140 for three. Heavy overn ight ra in soaked the wicket, preve nting play from sta rtin g until mid-d ay.

School had time to capture one furth e r w icket before fu rthe r rai n ca used play to be abandoned .

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CRICKET CR ICKET

SC HOOL J . Morrison, c. and b . Pea rce M. Betts, c. Priest, b. Wylie G. Duncan, c. Wyl ie, b. Button D. Green , c. and b. Button T. Pa terson, b. Marsha l!

H. Tucke tt, c. MacKenzie , b . Marshal !

K. Ross, c. MacKenzie , b. Speedy G. Morr ison, c. Pearce, b. Speedy G. Prestney, run out A. Jo rdan, l. b.w ., b. Pea rce T. Smith, not out Ex tras (Byes 9, Leg Byes 1, No Bal ls 4)

49 12 1 1 10

0 3 10

8 0 0 14

Tota l

108 Bowling

for

Wanganu i Colleg ia te

0.

R. Wy lie J . . Button G. Marshal I T. Pearce B. Speedy

8 7 17 10.3 5 WANGANU_I

First lnnin gs-

M. 1 2 6 3

R. 24 17 29 13 11

w.

1 2 2 2 2

COL LEGI AT E

P.Bunny, c. Betts, b. Jordan G. Ma rsha l! , c. Tuckett, b . Ross R. Wy lie, b. Ross B. Speedy, not o ut J . Symon, c. Jordan , b. Be tts D. Priest, not out Ex tras (Byes 6 , No Ba lls4) 1 ' Tota l (for fo ur wicket s)

13 50 36 40 2 1 10 152

Bowling for School A. M. G. T. K.

Jordan Betts Morrison Smith Ross

BATES

0.

12 12 17 2

14

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3

R.

W.

26 32 29 14 41

1

2

CUP

Thi s yea r only fo ur Hou ses p ut forward teams to contest the Bates Cu p . Th e fi rst round games saw East defeat Pridh a m e nd Moyes defea t Carrington .

The final between Moyes and East, p layed ove r a w hol e afte rnoon w ith d iv ided battin g time, saw Moyes w in by 1 19 runs .

Scores: Moyes: 171 for five (Morr ison 121 , Marsha l I 22); Eas t, 52 (Morrison six for 20, Ross fo ur for 28).

A SCHOOL XI v . I ZINGARI CLUB

During Ma rc h the I Zi ng a ri Club of A ust ra lia toured New Zea land and w hil e in New Plymouth p layed a School XI con tain [ng two ma sters .

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M. P. Donn e ll y, the School's famo us Old Boy cri ckete r, is an hon ora ry membe r of the clu b and it was thro ugh his good wo rk 路 t hat the game was a rranged . Unfortun a te ly he had to w ithdraw from the tour at a late stage beca use of b us iness commitme nts.

The game aga in st th e Schoo l X I resul ted in a w in for Zingari by 65 run s on the first in n ings .

Sch ool: 11 3 . Mr . Meuli 49 not out, Mr. Carro ll 17, G. Duncan 11 (W. Dixon th ree for 12); a nd 62 for three (M. Betts 37, H. Tucke tt 12).

I Zinga ri : 178 for nine declared.

W . Dixo n 64, R. Napi er 27, I. Wa tson 27 (A. J o rda n two for 25, Mr. Carro ll two for 40).

HONOURS

BOARD

A project un de r considera tion fo r some yea rs reached f ruiti on in the first te rm w hen a Cricket Honours Board was e rected in the Moyes Pavilion .

De s ig ned and co nstru cted by th e late Mr . R. J . Horrill , the Board rese mbles a perfect ground, eac h panel representi ng a pitch , the divis ions boundary lin e s a nd a c rease. The rounded edges re prese nt a ba ll or the handle of a bat; z nd t he small squ a re edge rep rese nts th e seam of a new b all.

The Honours Boa rd records th e n ames of looys w h o have scored a cen tury, o r taken six w ickets in a college game or eigh t wickets in. a club game for th e First X I. lt was un vei le d on th e seco nd day of the Wellington Col lege game by Mr. C. G. Bottrill , w ho trave ll ed from Leigh at the invitation of the Schoo l.

Mr . Bottri ll coached the First X I ve ry successfull y in the yea rs whe n it wo n its fi rst games aga inst other schools.

A larg e ga th eri ng of O ld Boys contained many ex-membe rs of the Fir st X I. Mr. Bottrill spoke to Old Boys and the School a bout the condit ion of the game in th e Schoo l when many of the deta il s reco rded o n the Board we re achieved.

The detai ls of the records incl uded on th e Board a re too extens ive to record he re but on the batting side they include a ll the centur ies scored between 1921, w he n C. Lash recorded 102 v. lnglewood , down to 1964 w he n J . F. Morr ison got 109 not o ut aga inst Marist. Ma rtin Donne ll y's name occurs nin e times in th e b attin g list between 1934 and 1936; T. C. La rkin's four times in the same period; L. A. Ba rcla y's four t imes be t wee n 1950 a nd 1952; W . T. Murd och's three times in 1961 and 1962; B. R. Prestidg e's twice in 1960 and 196 1; and D. H. Ben nett t wice in 1962 a nd 1963.

The bowl ing list extends from L. O'Halloran 's seven for 38 aga inst Wang a nui Co ll eg iate in 19 19 down to W . J. Bennett's s ix f o r 47 aga in st Ne lson Coll ege. J. R. Sm ith ' s name occu rs eig ht t imes betwee n 1959 and 1962; Ma rtin Donne ll y has f o ur en tries between 1935 and 1936; W. J. Bennett three in 1963 and 1964 and the fol low ing names occu r tw ice: E. L. Chri ste nse n (1932-33), E. J. Fishe r (1944), J . H. ( rocker (1949), C. W. Barclay (1953-54), D. R. Wood (1954-55), R. Ruru (1955-56) . Among Martin Donn e ll y's bow li ng feats was al l ten wickets aga in st Old Boys in 1936.

Only two name s occur o n both s ides of the Board w ith hon ours in both batting and bowl in g , and the y are Martin Donnel ly and Bri an Prestidge.

SEC OND

XI

Thi s yea r the Second X I played in th e Second Divis ion.

Altho ug h they on ly had one win, the high er standa rd of cricket sho uld help develop th e yo un ge r p laye rs as f uture First XI players .

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CR ICKET

ATHLET ICS

G ibson and Purser batted wel l after they had learnt to wait for the loose bal l. Al ien a nd Purser carr ied out the slow bowling we ll , wh il e the fast bow lers came down from the First Squad. Th e team was: R. D. Green (Captain), J. P. Alien, J. B. Gib son, R. L. Feather, J. Forsyth, A. M. ~chultze, B. R. Purse r, G. R. Th omson, M. G. Williams .

Th e team was: R. Hil l (Captain), G. G. Bi shop, B. J. Gilbert, W. J. Kydd, M. E. Lawre nce, A. M. Murra y, W. Nicholson, B. W. Ross, A. J .

Rut herford, G. S. Skellern, M. G. Tuffery, M. R. Walsdorf, P. R. With e rs.

THIRD

XI

Th e Third XI comb ined w it h t he Fo urth XI during the th ird term because of the insufficie nt num be rs for two teams. This meant a large g roup, making compet ition for a game each week. The team had mi xed success w ith on ly one o r two wins.

The team was: G. E. Steel (Captain), G. W. Ba xter, L. H. Edwards, R. D. Fox, B. C. Evetts, C. B. Gamlin, A. H. Gibbs, K. J . Johnson, A. W. Keech, 0. A. Mills, A. P. Morr is, A. M. Morton, J . S. Munroe, J . L. New love, R. D. Peters, E. Ruake re, R. Smith , J . C. Washer, G. C. Pritchard FO URTH

FORM

CRICKET

Thi s year there we re three teams in the Inter-Seconda ry School Competitions. With th e th ree lead ing pla ye rs in sen ior teams the "A" tea m wcs not as strong as in previous yea rs .

However, the team won

most of their games.

Th e team was: M. Hill (Captain), G. N. Brash, G. E. Cave, D. R. Evans, W. B. Hutch inson, P. M. Lawrence, C. N. Lord , K. V. Murdoch, P. R. Stewart, R. J. Stewort, R. E. Webber.

The "B" team had mixed success in t he B g ra de of th e competition.

Altlcough they did not win many games they e n joyed themse lves.

The team was: N. J . Collie (Captain), D. M. Blue, R. J. Florence, I. D. Fast ier, R. G. Gibbs, J. L. G lenn, R. S. Gordon, M. Hill, P. D. Ho lswich, G. E. Mawson , R. J . Newland, B. V. Smal l, R. E. Webber, B. Wil liam s.

The " B" team performed with reasona ble success, occasionally having a good win . The team was: S. T. Morris (Captain), B. J . Bolton, B. H. a good win . The team was: S. T. Morris (Captain), B. J. Bolton , P. H. Steve nson, S. J . Whittle, D. A. Wilson.

The C and D teams, although not performing with distinction , did lea rn some of the fundamentals of the game.

The past season has seen a furiher improve ment in the facilities for cr ickete rs . New permanent nets on the top ground and a re-decorat ion of t he Moyes Pavil ion are improve d features. W ith the cont in ued avail abil ity of coaches from the staff, the future of cricke t in the School is b right.

ATHlETICS This yea r proved to be another successf ul yea r in the Schoo l's ath letics h istory. As a res ult of the e nthusiasm of th e boys ond the interest taken by members of the staff, athletics has remaine d high in popularity as a major School activity. The general standard cont inu ed to be hi gh, many hours of hard tra ining being done to keep it so . Those who worked, howeve r, were rewa rded in brief mom en ts of v ictory and in the. satisfaction of persona l ach ievement. The numbe r of boys w ho rea lised what can be achieved by so li d training has multiplied over the past few yea rs. Gone is the day when a boy who has not prepared himse lf we ll ca n expect to win a championship eve nt.

Fou r records were broken this ye ar, two in the jun iors and two in the inte rmediates. The fact that only four were broken, and none in the seniors, does not in any way reflect on the standard. During the past decade Schoo l records have been sliced and reduced many times, producing times, he ights and distances which compare favourabl y with those of â&#x20AC;˘ any other secondary school in New Zealand. As is the case with internationa l ath letics, records are becoming more a nd more d ifficult to break.

There has been a suggestion that it shou ld be possible for a record to be established at any time d uring the schoo l year instead of just in th e two major meetings (Sports Da y and Hans ard Cup). Thi s is worth consideration, as it would improve th e reco rds and crea te an add iti ona l incentive to tra in and improve at a ll times.

The Saturday morning meetings, introduced last yea r, con tinued w ith success. The re were three such meetings, two held at School and the other at Francis Douglas College. Th e usual Mond ay meet in gs we re held, with never an y lack of compe titors .

THE END OF A CEN TURY THIRD

FORM

CRICKET

This year the re we re four teams, a ll p la y in g in the Inter-Seconda ry competition. The "A" team had a successful year, defeating most of the teams in their grade . Seve ra l members of the team appear to have a lot of ab ility, promis ing we ll for the future .

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This yea r saw th e " Gully " ground back in full use for the fi rst time since 1960. Although the surface was not perfect, it had improved on last year's condit ion . Th e g ra ss has become thicker and more even. it will require another yea r or two before the surface develops fully.

1965 has been a yea r of progress for athletics in the School, and much of the credit must go to th e staff members w ho devoted many of thei r le isure hours to coaching and organisation .

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NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS EVENT

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

HEIGHT, DISTANCE TIME

I

1965

I

SCHOOL RECORD

SEN IORChampionship

l OO Ya rd s 220 Yards 440 Ya rds 880 Yards One Mile Three Mile 120 Yards Hurdles Lon g Jump Hi gh Jump Hop, Step and Jump Discus Shot Put Javelin

Pole Vau lt Decathalon INTERMED IATEChampionship lOO Yards 220 Yards 440 Ya rd s 880 Ya rd s Three Miles 120 Ya rd s Hurdles Long Jump High Jump Hop, Step and Ju mp Discus

Shot Put Decathalon

P. J. Rowe P.' J. Rowe A. J. Rattenbu ry K. Birks P. E. So le P. E. Sole G. J . Hopkins G. J . Ho pkins G. J . Hopkins G. J . Hopk ins N. H. Edmonds A. J. Rattenbury S. Samasoni W. A. Denton G . J. Hopkins

R. R. J. T. K. T. J. J. (J. (J .

R. F. Phillips R. F. Phillips

B. B. L. G. P. A. C.

R. F. Phillips J. G. C. D.

D. Jolly D. Arno ld B. Nielsen A. Mill s R. L. Feather R. F. Phi ll ips

N. H. Edmo nds W . S. Garnham N. H. Edmonds

S. Phillips A. Hurley C. Black A. Johnson Birks A. Johnson H. Ha ll H. Ha ll M. Fischer H. Hall L. W. Stewart G. R. Thomson U. A. Tiaon R. B. Evans W. Rama P. E. So le Roper Roper G. Spilman D. Arnold J. Simpson H . Gibbs Campbell

D. V . Christiansen

(D. (A. W. N.

A. Mills H. Gibbs S. Ga rnham H. Edmonds R. f. Philli ps

R. R. P. R. T. K. N. D.

A. Hurley S. Phillips H. Rowe S. Priest A. Johnson Birks J . Johnson H. Ru sse ll

10.5sec.

23 .8sec.

54.4sec .

2min . 4.7sec.

4min. 45.7sec.

16min. 4lsec.

15.6sec.

17ft. 2in .

4ft. 11 in.

10.2sec., K. T. Williams, 1964 22.9sec. , R. C. Johns, 1959 51.5sec., K. T. Williams, 1964 2m in. l. Bsec., L. J . Purd y, 1962 4min. 39.4sec., J. M. Miller, 1960

J. T. J. G. J. K.

H. Ha ll W. Campbell H. Ha ll J . Hopkins Read Birks

38ft. 11 in.

117ft. 11 ~ in.

36ft. 4in.

101ft. 7in.

8ft. 4~ in.

4800 pts .

43ft. lOJ in., P. A. J oh ns , 1962 139ft. 41 in. , D. W. Martin, 1960 43ft. O ~ in ., J . K. Lay, 1955 175ft. Bin ., J . K. Lay, 1955

C. B. Ni e lsen I. J . Campbe ll G. A. Opie L. A. Bridge r R. T. Smith G. C. Stockwe ll A. P. Willis R. f . Phillips

11 sec.

24.9sec.

55.3sec.

2mi n. l0.6sec.

17min . l9.6sec.

16.2sec.

17ft. 1 ~ in.

5ft. 1in.

10.4sec., K. 23 .8sec., K. 54.4sec., M. 2min. 7sec.,

I. J. R. Cambell A. H. Gibbs D. J. Brash

150ft. 3in .

42ft. 1 in .

4847 pis.

150f t. 3路in., N. H. Edmonds, 1965 42ft. 1 in ., W. S. Garnham, 1965

J. D. A. J. S. G.

ll .Bsec.

26.4sec.

59 .0sec.

2min. 15 .5sec.

12.6sec.

17ft. 2in .

4ft. 9in.

10.9sec., K. T. Williams, 1961 24.8sec., K. T. Williams, 196 1 57sec., P. H. Rowe, 1963 2min . 15.5 sec ., C. M. Martin, 1965 12.6sec ., A. M. Hutton, 1965 17ft. Sin., T. N. Wolfe, 1956 4ft. 11 1 in., P. C. Bie lski, 1963

14.5sec., R. C. Johns, 1959 21ft. Bin., A . G . Mclntyre, 1937 5ft. 71 in., D. W. Ma rtin , 1960

T. T. D. L.

Williams, 1962 Williams, 1962 Morris, 1962 J . Purdy, 196 1

15.4sec., R. C. Johns, 1956 20ft. B~ in ., C. C. Kjestrup, 1937 5ft. 2 ~ in ., P. A. Johns, 1959 40ft. 2in., J . K. Lay, 1953

JUN IOR-

Championship lOO Yards 220 Yards 440 Ya rd s 880 Yards 80 Metres Hurd les Long Jump High Jump

P. P. J. C. A. A. C.

F. J ones f. J o nes

A. M. M. G. M.

McQueen Martin Hutton Miln Martin

A. J. D. G. A.

G. Mil n A . McQueen A. Wilson P. Johns G. Miln P. F. J ones P. f . Jones

K. Winther A. Wi lson G. Miln A. McQueeo J. Whitta B. Manning R. G. Bryant

ATHLETICS

'

HANSARD CUP The Hansard Cup was held on Thursd ay, March 4th and, as usual , competition was most kee n. Although heavy rai n fell during the nigh t befo re, th e ground proved to be in a reasonable condition . Pridham were the eventua l w inners w ith a marg in of seve n points over last year's holde rs, Central. The Pridham team was slow to start, b ut 17 points in the hurdles and 14 in th e relays brought their total to the w inning one of 78 . The on ly record to fa ll was that of th e jun ior re lay. This was broken by th e Carrington House te am of P. F. Jones, W. S. Garnham, G. J . Wright and T. W. Tay lor . Othe r performances of merit we re those of P. J . Rowe (fi rst senior 100 ya rds and 220 yards), P. E. Sole (fi rst sen:or mil e and 880 ya rds), and R. F. Ph ilips (first interm ed iate 100 yards and 440 yards).

Th e final House points we re : Pridham 78, Centra l 71, Carrington 66, Moyes 54-j-, West 44 and East 281.

SCHOOL SPORTS On March 13th th e 62 nd Schoo l Ath le tic Spo rts were held on the Gull y ground.

Conditions were g ood a nd the usua l large crowd of pare nts a nd O ld Boys witnessed a most successfu l day . O v'e r 700 boys com peted to p roduce some keenly contested races in both chompionshi;o and graded events.

Four records were broken in both track and fre ld championship events.

On th e Wed nesday before the sports, N. H. Edmonds bettered hi s previous d iscus record with o throw of 150ft. 3in . Thi s means t hat in the past two yea rs he has added 30 feet to thi s record . Edmo nds a lso won the senior eve nt. Another commendable effort was that of C. M. Martin, w ho won the junior 880 ya rds in the record time of 2min. 15.5sec., bette ring the previous record by 3sec. Othe r records broken we re th e junior 80 metres hurdl es, won by A. M. Hutton in 12.6 sec., and in th e interm e d ia te shot put by W. S. Garnha m w ith a distance of 42ft. 1 in .

Other p e rfor mances worth y of spec ia l me ntion we re: In the juniors P. F. Jones' lwb' o1oth the 100 ya rds and 220 ya rds, a nd J. A. McQueen won the 440 yards, was! second in the 220 yards and third in th e 880 ya rds .

McQuee n shows much prom ise for the f uture.

In the inte rmediates it wa s R. F. Phillip s JJ ho stood ~1Jt. He won the 100 yards, 220 ya rd s, 440 ya rds and the hop, step and jump. In th e sen iors G. J . Hopk in s finished 1 the 路 day with no less th an fo ur champion ships, an d won the decathalon later. P. J . Rowe took th e sprints a nd P. E. So le coul d a lways p roduce a final sprint to wi n the one mile and th e recen tl y introduced three miles .

This yea r saw the introduction of two new eve nts, the three miles and th e pol e vault. The t hree miles was d ivided into senior and inte rmed iate grades, w h ile t he pole vau lt even t was ope n. Th anks a re d ue to the New Zea land po le vault champion , Mr. Kevi n Gibbo ns, w hose assistance we could not have done without in the po le vau lt event.

BRYANT MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The 17th an nu al meetin g of the Bryant Memori a l Athl etic Championships was he ld at School Pa rk, Pukekohe, on Saturd ay, the 27th Ma rch .

Cond itions were far from good. Showe rs we re f requ ent, and a stormy wind prevailed, ca using times to be slow. A total of 580 boys from ove r 40 schools in the Auck land distr ict competed. Th e Schoo l te am of 16 had a reasonably successfu l day, most members reaching the finals .

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ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS

Those who gained places we re: G. J . Hopkins, who hurdled extreme ly wel l to w in the senior 120 yards hurdles by a good te n yards; N. H. Edmonds once again proved his worth to take the intermediate discus with a throw of 155ft. ~- in.

In the iuniors C. M. Martin won the 880 yards in the very impressive time of 2min . 15.4sec., end the sl ight ly bu ilt J. A. McQueen produced an effort to be placed second in the 440 ya rds, and R. Phillips showed his continued improvement over the season by running a very exciting intermediate 440.

TARANAKI

INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOLS AHILETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Over 450 compet itors from 13 Taranak i secondary schoo ls took part in the 13th annual Inter-Seconda ry Schools Championships held at Pukekura Pa rk on Satu rday, the 3rd April. The sports were run under idea l conditions on a firm and we ll -prepared traok before a good attendance of parents, teachers and School supporte rs. The School fie lded a large team of 36 members, who performed we ll.

THE CR EAM OF THE CROP .-PUKEKOHE ATHLETICS TEAM Back Row: G. D. S. Arnold, C. M. Martin, A . M. Hutton, R. F. Phillips, J. A. McQueen .

Centre Row: J. D. Jolly, R. A. Hurley, G . J. Hopkins, N. 'H. Edmonds .

Front Row: T. A . Johnson, K. Birks, A. J. Rattenbury , P. E. Sole, P. J . Rowe.

The successful Schoo l compet itors were:Senior P. J. Rowe: 1st 100 yards and 3rd 220 yards.

G. J. Hopkins: 1st 120 yards hurd les, 2nd long iump and 3rd hop, step and iump.

R. S. Phillips : 2nd 100 ya rds and 2nd 220 yards.

K. Birks : 2nd 880 yards.

J. H. Hall : 2nd 120 ya rds hurdles and 3rd shot put.

N. H. Edmonds: 2nd discus.

A. J. Rattenbury: 3rd 440 yards.

The relay team was p laced third.

W . DENTON

W INS THE

POLE

VAU LT

, Altogether seven new records were estab li shed, but only one of them went to School. N. H. Edmonds proved himse lf to be outstand in g in his event w ith a throw of 165ft. 11 ~ in. This was 16ft. 6 jf in. better than the previous record . J . A. McQueen was again in fine form end won the iunior 440 yards in a time of 57.8sec., equa lling 路 the record.

School dominated the hurdl es eve nts by w inning the iunior, gaining second and third in th e intermediates end first and second in the seniors. The Schoo l senior sprinters also had a successfu l day . P. J. Rowe finished first in the senio r 100 yards and third in the 220 yards, w hil e R. S. Phillips showed improved form to take second p lace in both the 100 ya rds and the 220 ya rds.

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Intermediate: N. H. Edmonds: 1st discus.

G. A. Arno ld: 2nd 880 yards.

A. H. G ibbs: 2nd 120 yards.

R. L. Feather: 2nd high iump .

C. B. Neilson: 3rd 120 yards hurdles .

W. S. Garnham: 3rd shot put.

The re la')' team was placed third.

Juniors

J . A. McQueen : 1st 440 yards.

C. M. Martin: 1st 880 yards.

A. M. Hutton: 1st 80 metres hurd les.

A. G. Milne: 2nd long iump.

P. F. Jones: 3rd 220 yards.

The relay team was p laced second.

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STEEPLECHASE

STE EPLECHASE

The ann ual School Steeplechase was held on the afternoon of Thursday, the 7th of October, under showery and slippery under-foot conditions.

This year the three races we re run over new courses, which were a fraction longer than the previous years: Jun ior, l i miles (app rox.); Intermediates, 2-! miles (approx.); and Seniors, 3! mi les (approx.).

All races started on the top ground facing the main gates. After the customary word "go" from the starter, it was out the gates and down the High School Hill, up Hobson Street, over Fort Niger. From the bottom of Fort Niger the Juniors and Inte rmediates continued ove r the o ld farm Coronation Avenue courses. Th e Seniors, who had a one-lap course instead of the usual two, continued over the metal heap, around behind the Car Testing Station to Pukenui Street. From Pukenui Street the course ran a long Lemon Street, •Jp the High ~chool Hill , around the Top Ground and then once around the old Junior Farm-Coronation Avenue course.

The track was in fairl y good condition, although it was very slippery on Fort Niger and going up Avery Park Hill , where fallen trees a lso were a hindrance to competitors. The day was overcast and showery with a slight wind blowing .

The standard of running was high, with good times being recorded, especially in the Senior and Intermediate events.

In the Juniors B. J . Gi lbert (West) won the battle from T. R. Fields (East). G il bert had a handicap of l OO seconds.

He also gained fifth fastest time. Fastest time went to P. Simpson (Moyes), who ran strong ly to comp lete the race in ll minutes flat .

In the Intermediates L. Bridger (West) ran a good race off 50sec. to win by a few yards from R. E. Anderson (Central). Bridger finished in the fastest time of l2min . 49sec.

The Senior event was won by P. Sole (Centra l) who put on a very powerful finish to win by 40 seconds from R. Wi ll is (Ca rrington). Sole started off 80sec. and gained the fastest time of l 8min. 27sec.

West won the Hou se Points, scoring high in both Juniors and Intermediates .

Detailed results a re :-

JUNI ORS B. J . Gilbert (W ., lOOsec.)

T. Fields (E., l OOsec.)

D. Wilks (W., 70sec.)

J . F. O lsen (Cen ., lOOsec.)

D. C. Larsen (Cen., 80sec.)

S. D. Brown (W., 70sec.)

P. Simpson (M., 20sec.)

B. W. Ross (M., 80sec.)

W. N. Brown (M., 80sec.)

W. T. Rich (P., 90sec.)

Fastest P. G. D. M. B. T. B. J. D. S.

INTERMEDIATES L. Bridger (W. , 50sec.)

R. E. Anderson (Cen., 80sec.)

B. Williams (P., 60sec.)

A. Monaghan (W., 60sec.)

T. Hutchinson (Car., 50sec.)

S. N. Kardos (E. , 70sec.)

R. Watson (E., 60sec.)

G. R. Millar (E. , 80sec.)

I. Neale (Cen., 50sec.)

J. R. Gatenby (Car., 80sec.)

Fastest L. B. A. R. T. G.

I. R. S. R.

AT THE STEEPLECHASE START

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Times: Sim pson (M ., ll min.)

Johns (E. , ll min. l6sec.)

Wilks (W. , llmin . · 2lsec.)

Shaw (E., ll min. 22sec.)

J . Gilbert (W., ll min. 25sec .)

Fields (E., ll min . 31 sec .)

Sta ll a rd (P., ll min. 37sec.)

McQu e en (Cen., ll min. 42sec.)

J . Leathley (W., ll min. 45sec.)

Brown (W., ll min. 50sec.)

SENIOR P. R. R. D. K.

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Times: ~ridger

(W. , l2min . 49sec.)

Williams (P ., l 3min. l8sec.)

Monaghan (W., l3min. l9sec.)

E. Anderson (Cen ., l3min . 24sec .)

Hutchinson (Car., l3min. 30sec.)

Arnold (M., l3min. 36sec.)

Neale (Cen ., l3min . 42sec.)

Watson (E., l3min . 49sec.)

N. Kardos (E. , l3min. 57sec.)

Archibald (E., l4min . 7sec.)

Sole (Cen., 80sec.)

Willis (Car., l20sec.)

S. Prie st (Cen., l20sec.)

Masters (Car., 90sec.)

Birks (P ., 40sec .)

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

l 2 3 4 5

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STEEPLECHASE

N. Parkes (W., 120sec.)

M. McCull oug h (Ca r. , 11 Osec.)

R. Anyan (P ., 120sec.)

R. Sm ith (P. , 120sec.)

A. Merrim an (W., 80sec.)

Fastest P. K. T. D.

Times: So le (Ce n., 18m in. 27sec.)

Birks (P. , 18m in . 48sec.)

J ohnson (M., 19min. 2 1 sec.)

Maste rs (Ca r., 19min. 34sec.)

R. Wil lis (Ca r., 19m in. 47sec .)

A. Merriman (W., 19m in. 57sec.)

R. S. Priest (Cen., 20m in.)

W. H. Slo3n (Car., 20min . 5sec.)

M. McCullough (Car., 20m in. 8sec.)

K. Tay lor (Car., 20min. 9sec.)

Deta il ed res u lts of Taranak i Post-P rima ry Cross-Country Champ ionshi ps (individ ual res ul ts):-

6 7 8

JUNIORS

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路10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

G. P. D. M.

P. Johns (13min. 36sec.)

Simpson (13m in. 4 1sec.)

Wil ks (14 min. 41 sec.)

Shaw (14min . 55sec.)

4 19 24

INTERMEDIATES

L. Br idger (14m in. 51 sec.)

A. Monagh<:n (15m:n. 48sec.)

B. W illiams (15min. 56sec.)

R. E. Anderson (16min. 11 sec.)

2 9 12 18

SENIORS

Tota l House Po ints: West 11 0 1, East 1012, Ca rr ing ton 967, Pridham 888, Centra l 782, Moyes 740.

K. Bir ks (17min. 53sec.)

P. Sole (18min . 19sec.)

T. Jo~. nscn (18min. 47sec.)

D. Maste rs (19mi n. 17sec.)

2

3 6 12

Schoo l team res ults:Ju niors : 2nd Intermediates : 2nd.

Seniors : 1st.

Agg regate School resu lts: New Plymouth Boys ' High Schoo 1: 1st.

K. Birks.

STEEPLECHASE.-ON THE WAY INTER-SEC.

SHEPLECHASE

On 9th Octobe r, the Taranaki Post-P rima ry Schools' Cross-Count ry Championships we re ru n unde r pe rfect conditions at Opu nake Hi g h Schoo l.

The championsh ips were held only t wo days after ou r own Steeplechase, b ut this fact did not affect the School team's performc nce, wh ich was excepticna ll y good . The te<:m finished up w ith a n overa ll agg regate resu lt of first p lace out of t he e ig ht Taranak i schoo ls compet ing .

O utstandi ng times were recorded over va ried courses and ment ion must go to G. P. J ohns, who finis hed strong ly to w in the in 13min. 36sec., breaking t ~ e 1960 recocd by 12 seconds . ment ion a lso goes to K. Birks, who a lthough finishing second Seniors, bette red t he 1960 record by 5 seconds.

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spec ia l J unio r Specia l in t he

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CADET NOTES

CADET

NOTES

.303 rifles, as the old No. 2 was withdraw n some months ago, and 88 radios, which rep lace th e old 48 radios. All member s of the battalion are issued with uniforms .

This yea r there were signs of increase d enthusia sm when twice the number required applied for the N.C.O. qualifrca tion course at Linton. Thi s is a good sign, as over the last few years there has been d ifficul ty in frlling our quota .

Camps are held twice a year in the August and summer vacation s, a nd there are now four different cadet camps which a boy may attend.

These are the N.C.O . qualifrca tion , senior N.C.O ., Warrant Officers' and Officer Cadet courses. Th e last is he ld at Christma s. These cou rses are of ten days, except the officer-c adet course, which lasts four weeks. This course was introduc ed for the frrst time in January this yea r. If they pass, the boys become Officer Cadets and receive full officer p ri vileges. it is a course wh ich is we ll worth attendin g, as it counts as four week's national

se rvice.

ANZAC SCHOOL

DAY.-D COMPAN Y

CADETS

1965 saw th e School Cadets operatin g under the new cadet directive .

This new scheme was introduc ed to streamli ne the cadet system and make it more efficient.

Under the new system the cadet total in New Zealand was reduced from 50,000 to 20,000 and many schools dropped cadets, but this Schoo l e lected to continue with cadet training . First and frfth year boys now do not do cadet training , and so the battalion was reduced to 800, w ith six compani es. A and B Compan ies are second-y ear cadets, C and D frrst-year cadets, a nd L Compan y cons ists of third-yea r cadets . There is an A.T.C. squadro n as well.

Under th e new directive , drill has been red uced to a min imum and much more jungle tra ining and freldcraf t has been introduc ed . First-year boys do basic training, but the emphasi s is on freldcraf t for second and third-yea r cadets.

Battalion parades have been kept down to e ight for this year. As the battalion is sma ll er, it has gone back into its old formatio n of "Battalio n in Line ."

None of these parades has bad inspectin g office rs, but they have kept boys and officers in practice . Most parades had the band present.

A barracks week was held at the beginnin g of the frrst term . Most subjects were covered, especia lly training in signals, medical, and instructi on on .303 rifle, Bren-gun and Sten-gun . This system has given boys more enthusia sm.

Parade days have been held eve ry second Wednes day through out the year, includin g the middle term, and have never been held up because of bad weather . This system has many disadvan tages however , as one afternoo n is insufficient to organise any exercise . lt a lso breaks into school, and boys do not frnd it easy to adjust themse lves to cadet training.

A fu ll day a month, or a group of th ree days a term would be a better system.

Over the last frve yea rs the Schoo l has seen th e w ithdrawa l of the 25-poun der and 6-pound er guns, Vickers machine -gun and, this year, the 3-inch mortar. The School is in the process of be ing issued with No. 4

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This year the boys paraded we ll at the Anzac service.

After a short service at School, the battalion marched down to the Cenotap h to salute and joined th e parade to march up to Pukekur a Park for the service. At the park heavy rain broug ht proceedi ngs to a sud den end.

On the last day of cadet training A company held an exercise at the back of lvon Watkins in the scrub. Ambush and contact drill were put into action; each sect ion was ambushe d twice, and the exercise was found to be more difficult in th e scru b than in open country. More time than one afternoo n is needed, however , to organise an exe rcise of th is type.

Each boy must now pass tests in each stage of train ing before go in g on to the next stage . Th ese tests are in practical weapon tra ining and dr ill , with a written test in freldcraf t and map reading. it is pleasing to see so many masters devoting time and effort to the smoothe r running of the cadet tra ini ng . Our thanks must go to our officers for the time and effort they p ut into the organisa tion of cadets. We acknowl edge the help and support of our lo.ca l Army and Air Force personne l who have given w ill ing and industriou s assistanc e, especia ll y Mr. Heath and Flight-S ergeant ln kersole.

J . N. Lobb.

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COMPA NY

This year B Compan y became the Fifth Form company , consistin g of t hree p latoons each of 27 cadets. Captain M. Carrell was the commanding officer for most of the year until he took over L Compan y .

Caotain W. Hallibur ton then offered his services, and took comman d.

At the beginnin g of the yea r we had a concentr ated period of training and from then drilled on the afternoo n of every second Wednes day.

This yea r the Army devised a p rog ram me for military dri ll in which each platoon had instructi on for each period of the afternoo n. Much interest was shown in the new map reading lessons and Sten gun training .

Exercise s were carried out on the School Farm and round the pigger ies area, with emphasi s on jungle wa rfare. Weapon training and drill was carried out on the top ground for most of the yea r. Shooting was of a good standard , the .22, .303 and Bren shoots being quite successf ul.

P. Anderso n.

L COMPA NY (4th Year Boys)

This year l Compan y has been occupied with the more practical side of m ilitary instructi on . The three platoons of lower Sixth formers had atta ined in previous years a reasonab le standa rd of dri ll and efficiency,

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BLAZER AWARDS

so th at afte r comp any -parade, ti me could be de voted to ma ny ot he r more inte rest ing acti vities. These incl uded trai ning in jung le wa rfa re and ri ver路 crossi ng , ma p re ad in g, Bre n路g un in struction a nd so on.

Th e Compa ny a lso had a se ries of Bren路g un p ract ices on th e Rewa Rewa Range. Howeve r, one of th e hig hl ig hts of this year's acti vities must sure ly have bee n th e exe rcise on t he Pouaka i Ranges, with Captain B. Long and Lie ute nonts Cla rk and Burrid ge in comm and. Army tru cks too k us to the e nd of Ma ngore i Roa d, and fr om th e re th e com::>a ny proceeded on foot up into th e ra ng es. Afte r a bout threeq ua rte rs of a n hour th e com pa ny a rri ved at t he exe rci se area w he re th e three p latoon s were put t h ro ug h in tur n three exe rci se s: ri ve r cro ss ing, b ivo uacin g a nd a mbu sh drill s. Afte r lun ch the com pa ny set off again in mist y ra in to the ha rb our a rea w he re t hey we re to spe nd th e n:ght. Afte r " spectac ul ar omb ush exercise emp loy in g t he use of t hunde r flashes the t roops settled d own to b u ild ing t he ir bivouacs a nd p repa ring thei r tea f rom the myste r ious concoctio n su pp lied by t he Army.

MAP READING

St rangely e no ugh t he boys did not sleep as well os m ig '-lt be e xpected consi de ring t he ir ph ysica l co nd ition , b ut p refe rred to ya rn away most of t he nig ht a ro und t he amp fi res w ith sloort sna tches o c s' ccp, unti l ea rl y morning w he n, in th e g rey m ist, t he troo ps p repa re d b reakfast and cle aned up in p repara ti on f or leaving . The compa ny a rrived bac k at schoo l at ab out ha lf-pa st nine.

Ex pe ri e nce sug ge sts th at such exe rcises a re of in estim ab le va lu e a nd it is to be r.o pe d th at th ey w ill become a fu ndo me nta l pa rt o f t he Sc hoo l a nd b atta lio n's activ ities.

R. G. G . Hayton.

A.T.C. Beca use of the re du ct io ns in th e Schoo l Batt ulion, the A.T. C. has been reduced to three flig hts, one less th an last ye a r. A Fl igh t con s ists of fifth a nd s ixth fo rme rs, B Flig ht of fift h fo rme rs onl y, and C Flig ht of fou rt h fo rme rs.

With onl y two N.C. O .'s re turn ing to th e un :t from last ycu, almost a ll N. C.O.'s for this yea r have bee n new ly p romote d. Th is ye cr the unit's Wa rra nt O ffice r was Flig ht Se rgeant Mc Ne ill .

With the adve nt of the new d rill scheme ma p rea ding has bee n incl uded as a subj ect f or a ll cade ts.

Prev io us ly map rea d ing had been co nfi ned to such spec ialist units as th e Inte lli ge nce Pl atoon and A.T. C. In the new course , each cad et has six 10e riod s of ma p rea d ' ng du ring the yea r. Durin g the first yea r, e ach ca de t cove rs tf.e esse nti als o ' t he topog ra phica l map-scal e, conve ntion a l s ig ns, contours, t!.e g rid system, bea rin gs, g radi e nt and interpre tatio n of the ma p g e ne ra ll y . Tc.e seccnd year course re vi se s th e first yea r course a nd t he n de a 1s w ith more ad va nced q uest ions like int e rdi vis ib ilit y, use of p rismat ic compa'S <: nd service r::rot ractor and fi nding r: os ition s o n t he map by the use o f bea rin gs end compass.

Th e map read in g section fe lt th at most cadets e n joyed th e ir vis: to to Room 19 or 20 a nd fo und it a we lcome change fr om some of- tf: e ir othe r acti v ities-a nd , yo u neve r kn ow, th ey m ig ht have lea rnt somet hing too .

Next yea r it is hoped to improve t he course afte r t his yea r's experience.

More eq uir; me nt a nd more suita b le ma ps of the schoo l area may be ava ilable. lt is inte nde d to g ive more o utdoor ex pe ri e nce, e spec ia ll y fo r t he se ni or cadets. lt may a lso be p ossib le to deve lojJ a se n ior s peci a li st g ro up in map read ing w ho could un de rta ke a p ro ject su ch as a la rg e-sca le ma p of the school a rea.

R.W .B.

BLAZER

AWARDS

Th e f o ll ow ing boys q ualified fo r School Blaze rs th is year :N. A. T. A. I.

School Pref ects: P. D. Anderson, M. L. Betts, J. C. Black, M. H. Chapman, P. Coddi ng ton , J . A. Do nk in, G. J . Duff, J . McC. Fischer, I. S. Frame , A. J . G ibbs, E. B. Goodwi n, R. D. Green, G . J Hancock, R G . G . Hayton , A. J o hmo n, J . N. Lobb, P. R. Mawso n, J. F. M Morr iso n, R J . M u ~ eo, J . Ni e lse n, R. J . Philli p s, W. L. Prest idge, A. J . Rattenb ury, J . D. Rid la nd , R. Thurlow .

Tra in ing cons isted of a bas ic course fo r C Fli ght a nd more advanced work fo r A a nd B Fli g hts. Thi s trai ni ng incl uded drill , weapon trai nin g, fi lm s a nd lecture s fo r a ll fli g hts, w ith a g reate r e mphas is on d rill for C Flig ht. A and B Flig hts, as pa rt of the ir a dva nce d w o rk, spe nt two d ays at Koru Pa , O a kura . Thi s exe rcise, unde r th e g uida nce of Pil ot Office r O ' Ne ill an d Fli g ht-Se rgea nt ln ke rsole, wa s des igne d to test init iati ve in the boys. Afte r the exerci se a th eore tica l test was he ld to see what t he boys had lea rnt, and th e res ul ts we re ve ry e ncou ragi ng. Consq ue ntl y, it seems like ly th at th is type of work wi ll be contin ued in th e futu re.

Cricket: M. L. Betts, G. H. R. Du nca n, D. I. Gree n, J. F. M. Morriso n, A. J . Patte rson , J . H. Tuckett.

Dur ing th e yea r several shoots were held, b oth on the Schoo l .22 ra nge a nd th e .303 ra nge at Rewa Rewa. A ltho ug h no sha rpshoote rs were appare nt, results we re of a good standa rd.

Rowing: P. D. Ande rso n, M. W. Boyd, I. S. Fra me, A. J . Ni elsen, M. G. Smith.

The A.T.C. w oul d li ke to th onk Flig ht-Se rgea nt ln ke rso le, of the Reg ul a r A ir Force, for his g reat cont rib ut io n to t he trai nin g of boys in th e unit. We wo uld a lso like to th a nk o ur offi ce rs f or th e time t hey have g iven d uring mi litary drill days .

Once aga in t hi s yea r a g ro up of boys f ro m th e A.T .C. spe nt three d ays at the R.N .Z.A.F. station at Oh a kea. Whil e th e re , th ey we re show n the p ra ctical s ide of the R.N.Z.A.F. a nd its wo rk as part of th e ir tra inin g.

Appa re ntl y a ll boys e n joyed the tri p, and lea rnt a g re at d e al ab out th e A1 r Force and fl yi ng gene ra ll y .

G . Wa ll ace.

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Rugby: P. D. Ande rson, J . C. Bl ack, M. W. Boyd, M. H. Ch af:m an, G. H. R. Duncc n, R. L. Feath e r, I. S. Fra me, E. B. Goodw in , T. A. J or.nso n, D. L. Lea n, J. F. M. Morri son , C. D. Nie lsen, N. A. Pa rkes, A. J . Ratte nbur y, P. J . Rowe, P. H. Rowe, I. R. Thurl ow, M. C We in be rg

Tenn is: G . J . Duff, S. N. Kard os .

Gymnastics : D. J . Bras h.

Socce r: J . P. A li e n, R. D. Fox, S. N. Ka rdos, G. S. Mackay, J. Pri estl y, D. Tuirira ng i.

Hockey : M. L. Belts, R. D. Green, G . J . Hancock, I. J . Kirk, M. A. Rowe, G. J. Wood .

Athletics : K. Birks, G. J . Ho pki ns, A. J . Ratte nbur y, P. E. Sol e.

Swimming : G. Dempsey, A. R. Dre nt, D. L. Lea n, A. J . Ni e lsen .

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OBITUARY

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS

MR. R. J . HORRILL The School was shocked to learn of the death of Mr. R. J. Horrill on Septe mber 24th. Mr. Horrill had been in poor health for some time.

Mr. Horrill was educated at Ashburton Technical High School and then gained his F.B. I.C.C., a London qualification, after a period as an apprentice.

Mr. Horrill served briefly as a woodwork master at his old school and in 1928 he transferred to New Plymouth Boys' High School, teaching workshop practice, motor work, technical drawing and woodwork instruction. lt is as a craftsman that he will be remembered most. His standard of personal performance was so high that to see him working with intricate designs in wood was to realise that his only standard was perfection .

Mr. Horrill played an important part in other School activities during his thirty-five years' service to the School. From 1931-34 he was House路 master of Moyes. He coached Rugby for West House and also tennis a nd House cricket.

In 1961 Mr. Horrill spent six months overseas visiting a number of schools in the United Kingdom.

In August, 1963, Mr. Horrill went to hospital and, owing to poor health, was unable to return to teaching.

The School extends its deepest sympathy to Mrs. Horrill and family .

MR. J . LEGGAT, C.B.E. On the 16th of October, the School learnt with sorrow of the death of Mr. J . Leggat, a former master. Mr. Leggat was at the School between 1928-35.

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He came from Scotland as a young boy and was educated at Auckland Grammar School. He graduated M.A. from Auckland University College.

From 1920-24 Mr. Leggat taught at his old school and moved to this School in 1924, where he eventually be came senior English master.

Mr. Leggat played senior Rugby for Old Boys and also represented Taranaki at tennis.

In 1935 Mr. Leggat moved to Hastings until 1940 when he went overseas with the 2nd N.Z.E.F. In 1943 he became Headmaster of Gisborne High School and later moved to Christchurch Boys' High School as Head路 maste r.

He retired in 1960 and was honoured by Her Majesty the Queen for his outstanding se rvice to e ducation.

The School exte nds its sympathy to Mrs. Le ggat and her family .

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ToH E EIGHT AT WA ITARA

ROWING NOTES In t he 1964-65 season both cl ub membership and the gene ra l success of th e cl ub at th e regattas improved with just fifty boys rowi ng in t he first term this year.

Aro und t he sheds we saw most of t he sheds pain ted a nd concrete paths la id down inside. However, owing to t he age of our gear, much of t he tim~ w h ic? coul d have been spent in rowmg was spent repairi ng boats and 1mprovmg the sheds. it is hoped that we w ill get some new Only one boat was obtai ned this year-a fa irl y o ld ge~ r next s_e ason. pa 1r oar w h ~eh was bough t f rom the Union Clu b in Wanga nui . Thi s boa t has yet to be rigged.

Owing to the floods -at the end of the '63-64 season, many logs we re left, one of w h ~eh holed t he e ight " F. W. Hixon," near t he e nd of t he th~rd term. it was. taken to t he Union Clu b in Wanganui fo r repair ing, b u ~ 1t was not until a week before th e Maad i Cup regatta th at it was fln1s hed. Our training problem was eased this year wi th the he lp of the

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EIGHT Front Row, P. D. Anderson, R. B. Evans , I. F. Frame, M. W.

Boyd, T. Eli c t (Cox).

Front Row : P. D. Anderson , R. B. Evans, J. F. Frame, M . W. Boyd, T. Eliot (Cox ).

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Clifton Club, who lent us their eight while the "Hixon" was under repair, and also their motor-powered dinghy.

In the third term of 1964, Mr. Nalder trained the eight, but as music began to demand more of his spare time Mr. Stewart took over again , occasionally helped by Mr . Ray Laurent, the Clifton Club captain .

In the 1964 inter-Hou se rowing, Carrington won the senior and novice events while Pridharn won the junior.

The Carrington senior crew, A. Wilson, G. Smith, A. Gayford, T. Wilson (stroke) and H. Ebbett (cox) defeated Pridham by a canvas in a close race to hold the Hayton Cup for another year. The Pridham junior crew was awarded the Bryant-Hedley Cup and the Carrington novice crew the Coleman Cup for winn ing their respective races . In the traditional Bow-Stern race the Bow four of the eight easily defeated the Stern four.

Once again the first regatta of the season was the annual encounter with Wanganui Co lleg iate held this yea r on th e Wanganui River. On ly two crews were taken down from School, an eight cons isting of B. Evans, M. Boyd, I. Frame, G. Smith, A. Rattenbury, B. Goodwin, A. Nielsen, N. Coddington (stroke) and H. Ebbett (cox) and a four. 路 Both crews were well beaten, but this race, the first of the new crew, showed that the eight's form had promise for future regattas.

Owing to the School's early break-up, no School crews raced at Wa nganui in the Jury Cup regatta .

On February 27th the club trave lled down to the final day of the New Zealand Rowing Championships. No crews raced but the eight, using a boat borrowed from Collegiate, put in a valuable couple of hours' training. We had hoped to br ing the " Hixon" back with us, but it was sti ll under repair.

A week before the Maadi Cup regatta on Apri l 3rd, the club attended a schoolboys' regatta at Wanganui. Five crews were ente red, one eight and four fours. In the eight race Collegiate sprang into a two lengths lead from the start, which they held until the end. The e ight, a length in front of Wanganui Boys ' College and gaining on Collegiate, would have finish e d second if lan Frame hadn't "knifed" and been thrown from the boat 100 metres from the finishing line.

The first four was outclassed to finish in wh il e 1 in the novice secti on, one crew won final, the second crew came fourth in its unfortunately capsized a fe w metres from the the course .

the middle of a large field ,' its heat to qualify for the heat and the third crew start and did not complete

The crews were :First Eight: B. Evans, M. Boyd, P. Anderson, N. Coddingtcn, A. N;elwn, B. Goodwin, I. Frame, G. Smith (stroke), T. Elliot (cox).

First Four: D. Russell, R. Mules, D. Wright, I. Thurlow (stroke), G. ~~ooker (cox).

Novice Fours: First: N. Johnson, R. Anyan, J. Russell, P. Horrocks (stroke), F. Broadbent (cox).

Novice Four: Second: R. Wilcox, W. Stewart, L. Anderson, H. Evans (stroke), T. Elliot (cox).

Novice Fours: Third: R. Kidd, K. Wilson, B. Hammerton, D. McDonald (stroke), F. Broadbent (cox) .

Maadi Cup this yea r was held at Wel lington. The day was fine but windy, and the sea at the Orienta l Bay course , where the race was held, was rather choppy. The same eight which rowed the week before at

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Wanganui was the only crew taken down to the regatta. We qualifred for the frnal by coming third eq ual with Napier Boys' High in a boat we had borrowed from the Wellington Club .

In the frnal, as in past years, Wanganui Colleg iate went into the lead from the start and were never challenged during the race at all. Schoo l rowed steadily to take frfth place out of a freld of seven. This race marked th e e nd of the sea son for th e club.

G. Smith.

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200 Yards Freestyle: G. P. Dempsey 1, D. L. Lean 2, A. J. Nielsen 3.

Time, 2min. 18.9sec. (Record .)

440 Yards Freestyle: G. P. Dempsey 1, A. J. Nielsen 2, D. L. Lean 3.

Time, 4min. 52.5sec. (Record.)

100 Yards Breaststroke: G. P. Dempsey 1, A. J. Nielsen 2, A. Schultze 3.

Time, 1min . 23.8sec.

100 Yards Backstroke: G. P. Dempsey 1, D. L. Lean 2, A. R. Drent 3.

Time, 1 min . 11.1 sec. (Record.)

100 Yards Medley: G. P. Dempsey 1, D. L. Lean 2, A. J . Nielsen 3.

Time, 1 min. 1O.Osec.

33 1-3 Yards Butterfly (Open): G. P. Dempsey 1, D. Rhodes 2, K. Froggatt 3. Time, 18sec. (Record .)

Senior Dive : J. Porter 1, R. L. Warman 2, T. D. Gray 3.

Intermediate100 Yards Freestyle: D. Rhodes 1, H. Gibbs 2, G. Morrison 3.

63.8sec.

220 Yards Freesty le: D. Rhodes 1, H. Gibbs 2, c. Stockwell 3.

2min . 55.8sec.

440 Yards Freestyle: W. Clow 1, D. Rhodes 2, C. Stockwell 3 .

5min. 29.0sec.

Time, Time, Time,

lOO Yards Breaststroke: D. Openshaw 1, G. Morris on 2, G. Arnold 3.

Time, 1 min. 27.1sec.

100 Yards Backstroke: G. Morrison 1, D. Rhodes 2, M. Grant 3.

1 min. 17.8sec.

100 Yards Medley : G. Morrison Time, 1 min. 17.8sec.

1, D.

Time ,

Rhodes 2, D. Openshaw 3.

Intermediate Dive: R. D. Evan s 1, D. Rhodes 2, I. Keller and D. Lester 3 equal.

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Junior---

SWIMMING

50 Yards Freestyle: R. Snowsill 1, D. Knapman 2, G. Drent 3.

28.8sec.

Time,

Weather co nditions were poor for the School's an nual Sw imming Sports, which were he ld on Friday, 19th February. Some exce ll ent sw immin g was seen with many exci ting frnishes.

100 Yards Freestyle: D. Knapman 1, R. Snows ill 2, G. Drent 3.

65.8sec.

Time,

The senior championship was won by Gra eme Dempsey, th e intermediate by Dav id Rhodes, and the junior by David Knapman.

Warren Clow decisively wo n the intermediate 440 ya rds freestyle, but unfortunately was absent for the other championship events.

During the day frve new records we re established-all by the senior champ ion, Graeme Dempsey. They were in the 440, 220, 100 ya rds freestyle, 100 ya rds backstroke, and 33 1-3 yards open butterfly.

Dem psey now holds 15 Schoo l records .

Runner-up in the senior champions hip was Alistair Nielsen , w hile David Lean proved to be a very versa til e swimmer with placings in freestyle, backstroke and medley eve nts.

Intermediate a nd il!.nior res.:Jits showed that the School has great potentia l in its yo ung e r swimmers.

Championship Events SeniorlOO Yards Freestyle: G. P. Dempsey 1, A. J . Nie lsen 2, A. R. Dre nt 3.

Tim e, 55.9sec. (Record .)

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220 Yards Freestyle: D. Knapman 1, R. Snows ill 2, K. Froggatt 3.

Time, 2min. 44 .5sec.

50 Yards Breaststroke: G. Scales 1, K. Froggatt 2, R. Gordon 3.

Time, 39.6sec.

100 Yards Medley : K. Froggatt 1, G . Scales 2, D. Knapman 3.

1 min . 20.7sec.

50 Yards Backstroke: H. Ames Time, 37.8sec.

1, W. Garnham 2, D.

Time,

Knapman 3.

Junior Dive : R. Snows ill 1, R. J. Walsh 2, G. Miller 3.

Senior---

New Records

lOO Yards Freestyle: G. P. Dempsey.

57.6sec.)

220 Yards Freestyle : G. P. Dempsey. record: 2min. 29.0sec .)

Time, 55.9sec.

(Previous record :

Time, 2min . 18 .9sec.

(Previous

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SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS 440 Ya rd s Freesty le: G. P. Dempsey. Time, 4min. 52.5sec. re cord : 4min. 53.2sec.)

100 Yards Backstroke: G . P. De mpsey. Time, 1min . 11 .1 sec. record : 1min. 1 1 .3路s ec.)

33 1-3 Yards Butterfly (Open): G. P. Dempsey. Time, 18sec. record: 18.1 sec . )

(Previous (Prev ious (Previous

AGE RACES 33 路 1-3 Yards (Under 13): D. Wilson 1, J. Power 2, B. lr vilie 3.

Time, 20.8sec.

50 Yards (Under 14): Division A: I. McCullough 1, L. Hall 2, R. Gordon 3.

Time, 33 .6sec.

50 Ya rds (Under 14): Division B: S. Whitta 1, D. Burgess 2, D. Wilson 3.

Time, 33.0sec.

50 Ya rds (Under 15): I. Keller 1, M. Rich 2, T. Murray 3 . Time, 32.8sec.

50 Yards (Under 16): C. Nielsen and J. Hart eq ua l, G. Gard :ne r 3 .

Time, 30.8sec.

50 Yards (Under 17): G . Bossley 1, D. Wright 2, P. Saunders 3. Time , 30.0sec.

50 Yards (Over 17): A. Gibbs 1, I. Frame 2, J. Porter 3. Tim e, 29.0sec.

Th e rela ys were again th e most exciting races of the da y. 3P4 took the honours in the handicapped form rela y, w ith 6A 1 a close second .

In the House relay Central ca me from behind to wi n, by a very small ma rg in , w hich proved to be th e most exciting race of the day.

In the Da y Boys v . Boarde rs re lay, the Da y Boys trounced th e Boa rde rs, and made up for their defeat in thi s eve nt for the past t wo years.

Carrington won the ove rall House points (105), 2nd Central was second (89).

TARANAKI

INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOLS' SWIMMING SPORTS

The Ta ranak i Inter-Secondary Swimming Sports were lce ld in our Schoo l Baths on Saturday, February 27th. Before a larg e crowd, over 300 compe tito rs from e leven Tarenak i secondary sch ools compete d , with tense frnishes and exce ll ent times resulting. Our School was rep re se nted by a sma ll but extremel y strong team, w hich fr ll ed places in a ll bu t three of the boys' even ts.

In the juniors, Dav id Knapman and R. Snowsil l swam very we ll in th e freesty le even ts-Snows il l's time in the frnal of the 50 Yards Freestyle be ing on ly .1 second outs ide t he record. Kevin Froggatt, winne r of the School's jun ior med ley ti tl e, swam we ll in hi s medley event and frn ished a close second. Othe r juniors w ho swam particularly well in t he ir events are G. Drent, G. Sca les, R. Walsh, S. Grant a nd H. Ames.

David Rhodes e as ily w on the 50 and 100 yards intermediate freestyle a nd D. Openshaw proved to be a particu larly strong breaststroke swim me r.

He recorded 52.9sec. in winning the 66 2-3 ya rds breaststroke, and also won the 33 1-3 ya rds freest yle. G. Morrison performed ve ry we ll in the inte rmediate backstroke, to frnish in second p lace.

Warren Claw a lso swam we ll in the lo nge r distances, gaining second place in the intermediate 220 ya rds freestyle and th ird place in the open 440 ya rds freestyle.

The senior events were close ly contested, a nd compet it 'on was much keener in most of the events. Graeme Dempsey created three new freestyle records in th e 100, 220 and 440 ya rds. Hi s 100 ya rd s' time was 56.0sec. (old record 58.9sec.), 440 ya rds' time 4min. 47 .1 sec. (o ld record 4min . 50.1 sec.), and his 220 ya rds ' ti me 2min. 15.7sec., which clipped 17.4sec. off the old record.

Oth e r outstanding pe rforme rs in the senior events we re David Lean a nd A. Dre nt. Lean once aga in proved to be a very ve"atile sw imm er, w innin g a frees ty le and medley event and performin g we ll in the backstroke. In t he 33 1-3 ya rds se nior fr eesty le, Lean swam tile d istance in 16.9sec.- only .3sec. outside the record.

New Pl ymo uth B.H.S. was we ll rep rese nted in the re lays, and won th e sen ior and junior. Th e intermediate re lay team was only narrowly beaten.

NEW ZEALAND

SWIMMING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

The National Sw imming Championsh ips were held at Dunedin from Ma rch 9th-13th. Th e Taranak i team of seve n swimme rs (four gi rl s and three boys) and one diver was the most successfu l ever sent to the f\I.Z. Championships by this province . Th e team won six gold, two s il ve r and two b ronze meda ls, a nd had three swimmers in the Centra l Districts' relay team.

Two Old Boys of the School , Stephen a nd Barn itt Bond, won the three miles open wate r sw im a nd the 110 ya rd s ju nior boys' ' backstroke eve nts respe ctive ly .

G ra eme Dempsey co ll ected the three junior freestyle titles, includin g the coveted 11 0 ya rds sprint. His oth e r t wo go ld meda ls we re for the 220 and 440 ya rds freestyle.

In the 1650 yards senior men's freestyle, Dempsey took th ird place be hind the worl d and Olympic cilampion, Peter Reynolds, - of Austra lia.

Dempsey's performances gained him th ird place in the shield awarded for th e most individual points ga;ned at t~路 e champ iorships.

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A young Schoo l team took part in the North Island Inter-Secondary Schools' sw imm in g sports w hich we re held at Pa lmerston on 6th March , 1965. Th e team of G. Sca les, K. Frogga tt, D. Knapman , D. Openshaw a nd H. Ames performed we ll against stiff competition from school s al l ove r t he No rth Is land . G . Sca les and K. Frog gatt rea ch e d th e frnals in the breaststroke and butterfly even ts.

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Unfortunately these sports clas hed with seve ra l oth e r sporting frxtu res and a f ull-strength Schoo l team was not availab le.

G. Dempsey.

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SOCCER XI Back Row: C. E. Co ll ie, W . J. Russel l, S. N. Kardos, C. D. Hull , I. A. Keller, G. S. MacKay, R. D. Fox .

Front Row : J. Priest ley, C. A. Lawrence, J. P. Alien, G. J. Lawrence, D. Tuirirangi .

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS LIFE-SAVING Apart from Bronze Crosses the number of awards this year is slightly down . This is due to the lack of instructors. As this is a very ben e ficial sport we hope to see more boys taking part next year.

Since the last issu e of the "Taranak ian" the following awards of the Society have been made to boys:Bronze Medallion: B. Hart, C. Rofe, P. Horrocks, V. Van Praagh, C. Soundy, D. Openshaw, G. Scales, J . Bailey, J. Munro .

Bronze Crosses: D. Rhodes, N. Carter, R. McEidowney, D. Steven, A. Drent, L. Hall, G. Arnold, K. Sly, M. Grant, C. Soundy, G. Van Praagh, B. Hart, B. Benson, G. Drent, K. Smale, D. Knapman, P. Horrocks, C. Rofe.

Award of Merit: D. Rhodes.

Scholar Instructor's Certificate : A. Basset!.

The Smith and Easton Cup was won by I. Morr ison and G. Morrison.

SOCCER NOTES The First X I was not as strong as last year, but gave some good showings in the local competition. Although not among the leaders, the team had some good wins and was beaten on ly by much superior teams.

Of last year's XI, five members returned: D. Tuirirangi, G. Mackay, S. Kardos, J. Alien and R. Fox. The six vacant positions were capably filled by C. Hull, I. Kel ler, G. Lawrence, W. Russell , J. Priestly and C. Collie.

The new members of the team have gained experience now, and the team should hcve a good season next year.

The first college match against Mt. Albert at Western Park was played on a relatively firm surface and resulted in a win for Mt. Albert by four goals to nil. Mt. Albert's advantage in size and experience helped to outplay the younger School team.

Inability on School's part to direct passes accurately, as well as strong defence by Mt. Albert, resulted in lack of penetration in the School attack. On defence for School, Kardos played well and fed his forwards with some noticeably good passes. In the first half after a quick goal by Mt. Albert, School settled down to some solid defensive work, but with five minutes before half-time, Mt. Albe rt scored again , bringing the score to 2-0. The second half was territorially even and Mt . Albe rt scored only ' twice from the few serious breakdowns in play.

Schoo l played Wellington Coll e ge at Wellington in atrocious conditions which have become a feature of this match. The squ a !!s o f bitterly co 1d rain and the mud were not conducive to good soccer . School however, won the game three goals to one. R. Fox's two goals w ere well-e arned; the first was a result of a powerful drive which th e Well ington goalie could not hold, and the second came after a brilli ant run through the Wel lin gton defence, which gave the goalie no chance. W. Russel l, through good backing up, scored Schoo l's first goal. ~choo l 's forwards genera ll y outplayed the opposition's defence and only good work by the Wellington goalkeeper kept the score down.

The School's third annual fixture against Wanganui High School was played in perfect conditions at Cook's Gardens. Wa ng anui won the match five goals to one, a noticeabl e feature of p lay being School's display of listlessness and half-hearted tackling.

Had Schoo l played with its usual spirit the result could we ll have been different. School's only goa l was scored by R. Fox. In an enjoyab le game be tween the First XI and the Masters p layed unfortunately in bad weather conditions, the XI came out the winners by two goals to nil.

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HOCKEY XI Back Row: M. A. Rowe, J. G . Enn or, G. l. Stone, B. A. Wilson, M. W. Peterson , G. J. Woods, G . J. Hancock.

Front Row: D. R. Hill , C . M. Martin, T. R. Bridgeman, M. l. Belts (Captain ), R. D. Green, I. J. H. Kirk, W. Hill.

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representa tive

Taranaki (under 16 Years): S. Kardos (capta in), R. Fox , G .Mackay, C. Hull , I. Keller, J. Alien.

Taranaki (Under 14t Years) : G. N. Sca les, N. J. Collie, P. H. Dalton, R. N. Hann an, G. B. Manning, J. S. Ho pe, G. K. Redman .

A combined third and fourth form XI travelled to Pio Pio where they defeated a Pio Pio High School X I by two goals to on e . The heavy ground and wet weather made playing conditions difficult, b ut the School to team played well. After a scoreless first half, Pio Pio were the first by score in the second spe ll. Shortly afterwards, School replied w ith a goal D. G. Manning. School scored again near the end of the game when R. Archibald goaled.

Individual Teams' results were:Third Grade "A": Runners-up in competition .

Fourth Grade "A": Joint winne rs with lnglewood High School and 1\l .

Stratford. Outstanding p layers were G. N. Scales, N. J. Collie and R. Hannan.

Fifth Grade "A": Won competition .

Sixth Grade: Did not have a very successful season in the Intermediate .:ompetition , but did win a few matches.

J. Alien.

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NOTES

The season opened with fewer players than we have had for many yea rs, but games were p layed in two grades, the Fi rst X I in the newlyformed Senior Reserve grade, and the Second XI in the Junior grade.

M. L. Betts was elected captain fo r the season, with R. D. Green as vicecaptain.

As usual, the First X I played in the ea rl y season tournament , and we re second in their section. On Queen's Birthday week-end, the School entered . a seven-a-side team in the Under 19 section of the annua l tournament After dl'feating a strong and much-favou red Wanganui High Schoo l team, the School played off with Hawera Old Boys in the final. Old Boys won "8 sect ion and School the "A" section, in w hich there were five teams, Old Boys were the eventual winne rs after an exciting game in which extra time had to be played . Schoo l were defeated by a hit over the backline. Th e team was: M. Betts, M. Peterson, M. Martin, M. Rowe, I. Kirk, R. Green, G. Wood and B. Wilson (reserve).

In th e first round it became obvious that the First X I wo uld have of to ti ghten up on their play. The team had been hard hit at the end the last season by the departure of five players. New members for 1965 four were M. Peterson, returning to Schoo l hockey after an absence of yea rs, M. Martin, D. Hill , B. Hill, G. Eldershaw, G. Ennor, T. Bridgeman re and G. Stone. Peterson, M. Rowe (capta in), R. Green and G. Hancock we later selected to play in a Taranaki Secondary Schools' Representat ive team, and M. Betts for Taranaki "B." Althou gh positional play was quite good, M. the team was relying too much on goal shooting by the forwards Peterson and M. Betts. Gradually, however, as M. Martin gained confidence, the team'; overall play improved beyond recognition.

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We would like to thank the members of This and time put into the School hockey. hockey had been short of interested masters thank the parents who assisted with transport

the staff for their coach in g was most apprec iated, as for some yea rs. We also for the teams.

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l ast yea r's right ha lf, M. Rowe, p layed ce nt re-half fo r the ea rl ier part of th e season, late r moving to left fu ll-ba ck fo llo w in g his se lecti on for t he Ta ranak i Co lts. R. Gree n, G. Hancock a nd M. Belts w e re re-se le cte d for t he Ta ra na ki Co lts. G. Hancock, w ho had bee n awarded hi s Co lt's bad g e last yea r, w as th is ye ar inclu de d in the Western Di st ricts Co lts ' te am to p lay at Whanga rei.

Ba dges were thi s yea r awarde d to M. Belts and M. Ro we.

Th e fi rst round over, the First XI had scored onl y eig ht goal s, a nd had had ninetee n scored ag ainst th e m. In the se cond round, howeve r, t we ntyth ree g oa ls we re scored, w ith fo urtee n agai nst. The e nd-of-seaso n tota l w as f orty-fi ve g oa ls fo r a nd f orty-si x aga inst. Gam es throu g ho ut the sea son we re w ell pl aye d and eve n, but the clim ax came d uring th e second ro und , w he n th e First XI defe ated New Pl ymouth Old Boys by 5-3. N.P .O .B. had ea rl ie r beate n Sc hoo l 6-0, b ut w ith G. Ha ncoc"k re turnin g to t he goal afte r an absence cause d by an in jur y susta ine d some wee ks pre vio us ly, tn e occasiona l O ld Boys' attac ks we re re pe ll ed, w ith outstandin g sup port from R. Green and G. Wood. Th e f orwa rd line fun ctio ne d we ll , w ith M. Belts movi ng to in side ri g ht, a nd M. Pete rso n to ce ntre f o rw ard . Score rs for Schoo l were B. Wilson (2), M. Belts (2) and M. Mart in (1). Th is w as proba b ly Mart in's most b ri ll iant g a me; he fini she d w ith a ve ry good so lo run of sixty yard s to score a we ll-d ese rved g oa l.

M. Be lts ne tte d a particu la rl y g ood pe na lt y corn er f or his first goa l.

Unti l th e n, p e na lt y corn e rs had been wa sted beca use of a lac k of practice.

Co ll ege matc hes we re rath e r a di sa ppointme nt th is yea r, wi th Sc hool suffe ring t w o defeats. The fi rst, again st Wa nga nui Co ll eg iate, was an unlu cky o ne fo r Schoo l, a lth oug h th e 4-0 score was no tru e ind ica ti on of p lay . Many Sc hoo l attacks we re he ld up short of the goa l; indeed, for a major pa rt of th e ga me, Sc ho ol ha d a te rritori a l adva ntage. Alth o ug h Sc hool had eig ht pe na lty corne rs, t hey f a il ed to ca pita lise o n t hem. As M. Pete rson was not ava ila bl e, beca use of illn ess, M. Be lts move d to ce ntre fo rwa rd a nd G. Elde rshaw to ins ide rig ht.

M. Ma rtin had a rea so nab le day, but w ith o ut the usua l rig ht fl a nk attack th e for wa rd li ne d id not reach its best . D. Hill p layed we ll , as did M. Rowe w ho, in the secon d ha lf, moved to left f ull -back . Schoo l's Tara na ki Co lt b ack form at ion t hu s comp ri sed G. Ha ncock (goa l), R. Gree n (rig ht back) en d M. Rowe (left back), and pre ve nte d fu rt he r g oa ls by Co ll e giate.

The com p lete Schoo l team was : G. Hancoc k, R. Green, M. Rowe, G. Enn o r, I. Kirk, G. Wood, M. Me rl in , G. Elde rsh aw, M. Belts, D. Hill and B. Wi lson .

The tea m p lay ing Wan ga nu i Boys ' Co ll ege w as un cha nged, exce pt t hat M. Pe te rson re p lace d G. El d e rshaw.

The Wa nga nui g round was ha rd and f ast, with a bitte rl y co ld wi nd b low in g ocross fiel d . For th e fi rst t ime, th e tea m a rri ve d the n ig ht befo re the ga me a nd we re b ill ete d o ut by Wangan ui fam ilies. The Sc hoo l fo rwa rd line f a il ed to rega in the stand ard of pl ay sh own e a rl ie r in the sea son; and th e tea m we nt d own 6-0 . O nce more, t he score was no tru e in dica tion of play, a ltho ug h th e Wa nga nui te am p laye d more constructi ve hockey . Tim e and aga in Schoo l attacks we re defl ected o utside t he posts. M. Rowe a nd G. Wood were t he outstand in g pl aye rs of th e da y. M. Pe te rson d id not play his be st, find in g d iffic u lty in controlling t he ba ll o n the hard ground.

Th is yea r, th e First XI t rave ll ed to Taura nga fo r t he New Zea la nd Hockey Associ at ion tourn ame nt. Sunday b us conn ecti ons ca used a cold a nd t iring t hree-hou r wa it in Ham il ton , a lthoug h ma ny boys took the chance to see a b it of t he city. The team was b ill e ted in p ri va te homes in Ta uranga, a lt hough t wo or t hree we re at the Mo unt. The Mayor of Tauranga opened the to urn ame nt on t he f o ll owing day, in ve ry col d

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conditions . The Schoo l team was: G. Ha ncock, R. Green, M. Rowe, G. Wood, \. Ki rk, G. Ennor, D. Hi ll , B. Wi lson, M. Peterson, M. Belts and M. Ma rti n, with T. Bridgeman and G. Eldershaw as rese rves. The team p layed in the "A" section, together with King's Coll ege, Rangiora, Napier Boys' Hi gh Schoo l and Papatoetoe.

In t he fi rst game against King's, Schoo l were narrow ly bea te n by five goa ls to fou r, after leading three to one at half-time . Scorers fo r School were M. Peterson (2), B. Wilson (1) and M. Belts (1). In t he afternoon, Schoo l gained a 3-0 victory over Rang io ra. G. Hancock played a very g ood game, repe ll ing seve ra l powerfu l attempts at goa l. All .three goals were scored by M. Belts.

Tuesday morn ing's game aga inst Napie r was one of skill, with Nap ier ult imately ga in ing a 4-2 w in ove r School . Careless play and lack of concentratio n ca used Sc hool to lose 6- 1 to Papa toetoe, M. Belts scoring t he on ly goal. Star of the game was D. Hill, who was selected for f.,e To urn ame nt Representat ive team.

Continuing in a lighter vein, we offer thanks to G. Ennor, whose dry hu mour often he lped relieve tension, and to Geoff Hancock and Robe rt Gree n f or t heir g u ita r p laying, which helped pass t ime on long journeys.

In fact, t h is was probab ly the most tunef u l team the Schoo l has had for many years.

M. l. Betts.

GYMNASTICS

This yea r School proved itself one of the top gymn astic schoo ls in New Zea land.

A Nationa l Schoo ls Gymnastic Festiva l was he ld for the first t ime in We ll ington in the September hol idays. lt was a g reat success and will become an annual eve nt. The School team of D. Brash, J. Thorne, M. Taylor, B. Taylor and N. Woodward did well in w inning the Boys' A Grade secti on, na rrowly beating a Wanganui team. J . Thorne took the horizonta l bar tit le.

The Ta ra naki inter-second a ry schools' gymnastic championsh ips we re he ld in Stratford on 16th Octobe r. School gymnasts monopolise d this competition , winning seven out of a possib le nine first places.

Places gai ned we re:Ju nior Boys

B. Tay lor: 1st on Vau lt and Horizon ta l Bar, 2nd Floor.

N. Woodwa rd : 1st Floor, 2nd Vault and Horizontal Ba r.

Intermed iate Boys

J. Thorne: 1st on Floor a nd Horizonta l Bar, 3rd Vcult.

Senior Boys

D. Brash: 1st on Floo r and Hori zo ntal Bar, 2nd Vau lt.

The h ighlight of this year's gymnastics was the Sc~ool Gymna stic Championsh ips, held in the Schoo l gym on Saturday evening, Novembe r 6th. The evening was most successful with most of th e titles being closely contested . Thanks must be g iven to the orgonisers and outside judges for the ir assistance.

The results were:Th ird Form (possib le 30): N. Woodward, 22.7; B. Taylo r, 22.4; D. Leathley and D. Wilks, 18.5.

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The standard was higher than last year's, with Woodward narrowly beating Taylor.

Fourth Form (possible 30): R. Arcb ibald, 21.7; D. Hill , 21.6; R. Florence and R. Watson, 20.4 .

This was the closest competition of the evening, with on ly two points separating the six competitors, although the standard was lowe r than in the other g rades.

Fifth Form (possible 30): J. Thorn e, 25.1; M. Tay lor, 24.1; I. Kel ler, The Fifth Form standard was very high . Ta ylor won the long and free-standing, and Thorne the Beam.

Schoo l Championship (possible 40): D. Brash, 34.7; J . Thorne, M. Tay lor, 27.6; B. Ta ylor, 23.3; I. Keller, 22.4; D. Hi ll, 19.9; R. Florence,

23.2. horse 33.5; 19.2.

Brash won the t it le in a close competition, well ahead of M. Taylor.

All three competed in the New Zea land Gymnastic Championships this year.

The standard was as high as last year's .

Individual Apparatus Winners:Horizontal Bar: Bras h 9.0, Thorne 8.8, B. Taylor 7.4.

Parallel Bars: Brash 8.8, Thorne 7.7, M. Taylor 6 .1.

Free-st<ndin g Exercise: Thorn e 9.0, Brash 8 .9, M. Taylor 8.0.

Roman Rings : Br<>sh 7 .7, Thorne 6.9, M. Tay!or 5.5.

Long Horse : Keller 8.1, Thorne, M. Taylor and Brash 8.0.

D. J. Bra'~'路

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DRAMA Although no maior production was attempted this yea r, the club was very successful in its undertakings. The first production of the year was presented in the first term in coniunction with the Music Department. The club's presentation of two plays formed the second half of the evening's entertainment on two consecutive evenings, the audience being ente rtained for the first part of the evening by musical items. The first play of the evening, "Sordid Story," a play by the New Zea land playwright J. A. S. Coppard, in w hich the remorseful and tormented mind of a iu venile

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delinquent is portrayed by the personification of his emotions, w~s very successful as was made evident by the emot ive response w h1ch 1t drew from the a udience. The second prod uction of the evening, "Macbreath /' an extended p un on "Macbeth " written by Mr. Thompson, the n:aster m cha rge of Drama , was received wa rmly as a contrast to and re l1 ef from the tension of the previous play .

The second production of the year was a repeat presen tat i ~~ of "Sord id Story" as the club 's entry in th e British Drama League Compet1t10ns.

The cast, compris ing Jeff Wakelin , Geoff Hancock, Kevm Sharpe, R1c hard Crus h, Murray Lawrence, Mike Alien and Lloyd Ed wa rds, showed good teamwork and gave a performance which was highly praised by the adj udicator, Professor K. W. Thomson .

During t he year Mr. Thompson has attempted to g ive an insight into the ma ny facets of a d ramatic p roduction from the point of v iew of both actor and producer, so that during rehearsa ls cl ub members ha ve ga med a gene ral introduct ion to the theatre for which they are most grateful.

Jt is most regrettable that owing to a la ck of organ isation the House Play Competition has not been held th is yea r. it is hoped, howeve~, that w ith the promoti on of a g reate r interest in the club, next yea r wdl see sufficient support for this competition.

Jt would appear that there is some danger that the production of a mus ica l may rep lace the traditional School 3-act play, and w hd e a mu~ 1ca l g ives opportunities for participati on to a large number of boys and br~ ngs publ icity to the Schoo l, it woul d be a p1ty 1f 1t reduced support for th e Drama Club, the activi ties of which prov1de experience of much g reater dramatic val ue to its members.

The re is th e scope and material for th e prod uction of drama of a hi gh standard in a school of our size, and it wi ll be a shame if th is is not exp loited.

S. R. Crush.

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Th is Gilbert and Su llivan opera, although having less plot than any of their other ope ras, is wel l-known for its cha rm, gaiety and Jil t in g me lodies. Whereas Gilbert's sat ire, which is directed at Repub lica nism, has perhaps lost a littl e of its point, Su lli van's mus ic and th e comedy of this opera have stil l maintained their o ri gina l freshness .

Once again, the Girls' Hi gh School Assembly Hal l was used for the p roduct ion. Alth ough the large cast of abo ut one hun dred cou ld move about fre e ly on-stage, back-stage cond it ions were cramped. Mr. McCaw's ve ry co lou rful backd rops and scenery were the perfect setting for the opera . A canal, a moving gondo la and a fountain were some of the man y p ro ps used to create an a ir of authent icity. Th e costumes of both p rincipa ls and choru s were elaborate and colourful.

Th<l p lot of " Th e Gondoliers " (a lso known as " The King of Barataria") deals with two ma rried Gondoliers, supposedly brothers, who are made to reign "as one in dividual" in Barataria. Meanwhile th e Grand Inquisitor tries to find o ut wh ich of the two is th e true king afte r the identity of the former King of Barataria 's son is lost. lt appears that Casilda, the daug hter of the Duke of Plaza-Toro, was married to th e true King of Barataria when she was six months old. She is unhappy beca use she loves Lui z, t he Duke's attendant.

The two Gondolier kings are sad beca use th ey love their Contadine wives and they be li eve that one of them is an uninte ntional b igamist. When th e foste r- mother of the tru e King appears, this Ro ya l p uzzle is so lved as she proc laims Luiz th e King.

A very pleasing feature of the production was the high standard of the singing of both th e principals and the choruses. In the th ird term last year, aud itions bega n for the principa l roles, which were keen ly soug ht afte r. Even though most boys had little singing expe ri e nce, Mr .

Nalder moul ded th em into competent, forceful singers . Geoffrey Hancock and the Green b rothers were imme diate ly assigned the lec d!ng roles of the Duke of Plaza-Toro and th e two Gondoliers respectively.

The cho ru s of Gondo li e rs began pract ising at the beginn ing of this year and by th e time of th e performances was made up of th irty-two fou rth , fifth and sixth former s. lt was quite interesting to note the sudden increase in numbe rs when the Contadine and Gondolie r cho ruses combined for pract ices unde r the ex peri enced baton of Mrs. Veale. Mr. Nalder trained th e lead sin gers and their performances in th e prod uction were a fitting clima x to his hard work .

The g irl s' Contadine chorus was a polished and harmon ious g rou p wh ich was t rained by Mrs. Vea le to bring out th e best of the fine soprano and alto voices present.

Mr. Long 's expe rt direction brought out the best in th e acting of all the principa ls and it was clear that both schools had talented pe rformers .

Althou g h "T he Gondol iers" has less characterisation present in the plot than most other Gi lbert and Su ll ivan operas, Cliff Siockwe ll as th e Grand Inq uisitor, and Geoffrey Hancock as the Duke, took the acting honours w ith the ir accurate portrayals of these two humorous characters.

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After the success which " Th e Yeoman of the Guard" enjoyed last yea r, the Girls' Hi gh School once again combined with the Boys' in p roducing " The Gondo li e rs" on the 17th, 18th and 19th of August.

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Den nis and Robert Green acted and sa ng with more confidence and conviction as the number of performa nces mounted. This was true of all the other leads a lso. Robert, espec ially, impressed with h is fine tenor vo ice.

Alista ir Nielsen was a conscient io us performer in th e ro le of Luiz.

Ruth Garlick as Cas ild a, clearly showed he r expe rience in easi ly handling the rol e w ith refreshing v itality and expression. She impressed everyone wit路h her sweetness and clarity of manner and voice .

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As the Gondoliers' lively w ives, Marga ret Ha ll and He len Butte rworth gave appeoling performances. Both acted with confidence and we re the. perfect ma tch for Robe rt and Dennis Green.

Lois Baldwin, who played the p~rt of the Duchess, used her , sweet vo ice and ca jol ling acting to keep the Duke unde r her thum b. Her costume and make-up helped her in her portraya l of the domineering w ife.

Included in t he gay pe rforma nces was a live ly Cachucha w ith twe lve members of the chorus part icipating.

Thi s live ly dance adde d to the colou r and movement of " Th e Gondo l i ers.~'

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All concerned with this pe rformance can be we ll pleased w ith the both Schoo ls comb in ed to produce a p leasura b le eve nin g's enter-

tainment.

B. A. Wi lson.

The club was unfortunate in los ing their coac h, Mr. Thomason, who was injured during the second term. His exper ience and know ledge of the ga me was a great asset to School basketba ll .

A feature of all the School teams was their great enthusiasm and team spirit, a nd as a resu lt, not many games we re lost by defau lt.

Next yea r th e ~choo l teams p romise to be very strong, as fortunately on ly three or four are leav ing this yea r. The School teams can be ass ured of an exce ll ent season ahead.

W. Rama .

CHESS NOTES Thi s has been a rather d isappointing year 'for t he Chess Club os it didn't go to the Ta ra nak i Inter-Schoo l Chess Tournament beca use of lack of players. We hope that more interest wi ll be taken next year.

Boys ha ve been playing in Room 18 most lunch hours.

Although th e re was a lack of chess sets at the beginn ing of the year, towards the e nd boys were bri ng in g th eir own.

Since th e deputure of Mr. Welch we have been gratefu l to Mr. Jen nin gs f o r taking over the supervision of the Chess Club.

C. Lawrence.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB Thi s yea r the club had a good membership . Of these th ere were a few more Boa rde rs than Day Boys.

At the first meeting the cl ub e lected the committee. Th ose e lected were: Secretary, D. M. Davidson; Sixth Form rep resenta ti ve, J. D. Hammonds; Fifth Form representative, B. M. Benson; Fourth Form representative, R. L. Newlands; Third Form rep rese ntati ve, R. M. Horrocks.

During th e first term the darkroom was cleaned out by the junior members a nd anoth e r group made u p club chemica ls, wh ich were sold to members d uring the year. A new safe li g ht system was arranged and the cl u b a lso issued eac h committee member with a key to the darkroom.

INDOOR BASKETBALL This yea r School fielded three teams in the local "B" Grade Men's Competition-School A, Schoo l B and Schoo l C. Considering only one of the previous year's p layers had returned, School A had a very successful year, be ing runners-up to the Spotswood Coll ege. The team played 15 games and won 10.

The other five games we re lost on ly by small marg ins of six or eight points.

The two guards, J. Walsh and W. Burn, sco red the b ulk of the team's points w ith M. Taylor and W. Rama, the shoots, and R. Fie ld th e ce ntre, scor in g the remainder.

The School B and C teams we re not as successful as expected and both teams t ied sixth equal. Many games we re lost because of the la ck of shooting ability.

The B team consisted of B. Dee, K. Wilks, A. Monaghan, I. Keller, D. Tuirirangi, B. Tay lor, R. Caughley and R. Lander.

The nucleus of this team was I. Keller and B. Dee. D. Tu ir irangi p layed some good games towards the end of the season.

The C team was R. Everiss, G. Barnham, W. Seare ll , G. Shaw, C. Cutforth and D. Fau lkner. The on ly experienced playe r and th e capta in , G. Shaw, was the spearhead of this team .

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On March 30th, Mr. Thomason gave a very interest ing talk , with sl ides, on his recen t tr ip to Hong Kong . The talk was very po;ou lor, and supper was se rved afterwards.

In th e second term the boys made good use of the darkroom, tak in g advantage of the new apparatus, but in the third term the c!u ':J was not so active .

J. D. Hammonds.

STAMP CLUB The Stamp Club has not f unctioned very strongly s ince the beginning of the yea r because of lack of interest among boys . Th is is not because there a re no stamp co ll ecto rs in the Schoo l; there must be many. These , however, seem un wi llin g t o jo in a School club !

This yea r's hea lth stamp drive was successful and ra ised over ÂŁ 19 .

Thi s was s lig htl y down on last year's record sale, but is still a good effort. Howeve r, it o n ly rep resents a purchase of one 4d stamp by each boy in the School.

THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA 1965 has seen an in crease in the act ivities of the Orchestra and there ha s been a good representation in str ings but a lack of woodwind a nd brass at ti mes.

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Pra ctices have bee n he ld every Fr iday afte r school.

These, though at times not we ll attended , have been e njoyed .

Indiv id ual t uition has bee n contin u ing thi s yea r on violi n, flute, tru mpet, viola, oboe, horn , 'ce llo, clarine t, trombon e, double bass, bassoon and tuba . Many of the boys p laying these instr uments w ill jo in t he o rchestra at a later date.

At th e end of the first te rm some me mbe rs of th e orchest ra pe rformed in th e Tar anaki Post-Prim a ry Music Festi va l at Stratford . lt was d isa ppointin g to see no member s of th e School Orchestr a play in the orchestr a for th e comb ined boys' a nd g irl s' producti on of " The Gondoli e rs."

Durin g th e year t he Orchestr a has built u p quite a large repe rtoire, the

more popu lar item s includin g " March from D Minor " and Air from " Water Music. ',

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The Orchestr a ha s not played in assemb ly th is ye ar, but it wi ll p racti se th e re late in the third term for th e prize-giv ing ceremon y. This wi ll be the first time the Orchest ra has bee n hea rd by the rest of the School thi s year.

Our th anks must go to th e vis iting music teachers and to Mr . Nalder fo r hi s continu ed t ime and patience in bringing th e Orchestr a to a re asona b le standard .

J. N. Lobb.

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Films avai lable for nights of poor visibi lity were most instructi ve and s hort talks were g iven by member s themselv es on previous ly prepared top ics of astronom ical interest.

Severa l member s hope to obtain th e " Astronom ica l Observe r's Certifica te" before th e end of t hi s term.

We a re ind ebted to Mr. Whe lan , who is an executiv e member of the New Plymout h Astronom ica l Societ y, for a ll the time and inte rest he ha s devoted to o ur act iv ities.

C. TRAMPI NG

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With a member ship of eig hty this year, the cl ub was ass ured of good support fo r all trips. The prog rc mm e for the year was a rran ged to cover a wide va riety of ac ti v ities w hich inclu ded providin g an introduc tion to sk i-ing and climbing on both rock and snow.

Among th e major tri ps of the year were a summ it clim b in late Februar y, ski-ing trips in th e second and third terms, trips to Bell s and Te Re repahu pa hu Fa lls, a nd a rock climbin g exercise at White Cliffs .

The summit trip was ve ry successfu l in that over forty boys comp leted th e clim b, thus becomin g el ig ibl e f or the certificat es w hich we re spec ially printed for the club. Fine weather f or the ski-ing trips contribu ted g re atl y to the ir pop ularity. For the trip to Be lls Falls, the club was once ag a in fortunat e with t he weather , wh ich ass isted in making the long tri p very worthw hil e.

The clu b's major und e rtakin g for t he yea r was a week-e nd tri p in the third term for se n ior boys to the Te Rerepa hu pa hu Fal ls . This impressi ve f a ll of 184 feet, is s ituated 20 mi les inl a nd in t he hill countr y abo ut ten mil es south of Ohura . From th e point where the hired Volkswa g~n va n was left on Saturday morning , seven boys a nd three masters tr amped the ten mil es to a camp s ite about t wo miles short of the falls, a rriving about 4.30 p.m . The track t hrougho ut this stage of the trip followed the line of an aban doned ra ilway w hich affo rded re lati ve ly easy trampi ng, although in adequ ate b ridg in g offe re d difficu lt y to some membe rs of th e party.

With camp pitched on Satu rd ay night, a n d an efficie ntl y pre pared three-co urse meal dispose d of with a compa rab le disp lay of efficienc y, the pa rty sat ya rnin g a round a moderat e-sized b us h fi re before re tirin g to ten ts whe re 1he recitati on of epic poems was heard to con tinu e wel l into the ni g ht. After brea king th e ir f ast at a civilised hour on Sunday morning , the party climbe d over t wo quite steep ri dges and were more than rewarde d by the impressi ve v iew of the fall s.

During the fi fteen minutes spent at the fa lis some inte resting fossil formatio ns we re found, but on acco unt of the size of the ir accompa ny ing rock it was decided t hat a photogra ph was the easiest way to b ring them bac k.

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The Astronom y Club was firmly estab lished th is yea r w ith a member ship of fifty-fi ve boys and fo rtni gh tl y meeting s were he ld at the . New Plym?ut h Observa tory, when weathe r permitte d . O ur progr amme rncluded vrs ua l night-sky identific ation a nd te lescop ic observat ions of the Moon , Planets, Nebula, Multiple and Ce pheid Sta rs.

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The " high " goat populati on in th e a rea was left se rious ly dep le ted by "Mac," the party lea der, who shot w ith consider ab le speed and accu ra cy to provide a rem un e rat ive side line to the trip .

Althoug h somewh at spo il t by bad weathe r, the t ri p was interesti ng and inform ative, and the more inexperi enced abso rbed a grea t deal of usefu l bushcraf t kno w ledge re lat ively pa inl ess ly, w hil e at the same time enjoying themselv es to the full.

The rock climbing trip to the White Cliffs was hampe red to a certain exten t by unpleasa nt weather , but t he juniors gained an introduc tion to this activity as a sport.

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A number of other one-day tramps have been undertaken dur ing the year, and at all times there has been an attempt to combine instruction with pleasure. Two fi lm evenings were also he,Jd and th ese proved most popu lar, especially with the boarders.

The club has had a very full and successful year and extends its thanks to all membe rs of staff who through their participation have taken an interest in t he club.

J. Donk in and S. R. Cru sh.

INTERACT The aim of Interact is the furthering of understand ing and f riendly relations between peop les of different nations thro ugh t he fos ter ing of tangible and effective pro jects, and also, by the same means, to be of service to the community . To implement this objective on the international side, the club corresponds with 15 overseas clubs, the most recent being in Port Moresby, Papua , and Mombasa, Kenya.

On the comm unity service side the club was unfortunate in t hat it was unab le to commence its officia l year until t he second term and conseq uen tly there was insufficient time to organise and unde rtake any ma jor p ro ject. Several sma ll p ro jects, however, were undertake n in the latte r part of t he yea r. Some of the projects in w hic h clu b members we re in vo lved inc lu ded t he Brai ll e Week co ll ect ion and th e Plun ket ba ll oon d isp lay.

The cl ub made a donation of 拢20 to the Freedom f rom Hu nger appeal, in accordance w ith a club t radition of support fo r worthy appeals.

Wh ile the club's external activities we re not very comprehensive, meet ings we re held d uring the 5th period on eve ry second Wed nesday, with Directors' meet ings du ri ng the Tuesday lunch hour of every second week . The re was an attempt made to have a g uest speake r for eac h meeting , and while the club membership averaged 19, it tended to fl uctuate An a ll -time reco rd in accordance with the popularity of the speaker. attendance however, was recorded when the club was addressed by the Ame rican exchange student from the G ir ls' High Schoo l. lt is the intention of the club that an Interact Foru m be held in New Plymouth next year, sponsored by the cl ub. Such a forum woul d be open to de legates from ot he r cl ubs and in te rested part ies thro ug ho ut New Zea land. it is hoped that th is forum wi ll boost interest in Inte ract.

S. R. Crush.

TENNIS The standa rd of te nni s in th e School this yea r wa s not as h ig h as in prev ious years. Th is was due to t he loss of three of last ye ar 's team and thus the introduction of younger a nd less ex pe rie nced boys wa~ necessa ry. Howeve r, a ll te am me mbe rs p layed ve ry we ll throughout the year.

The Schoo l e nte red a team in the Me n's " A" Grade compe tition in th e fi rst te rm but, as th e compe tition wa s not recom me nced in the third te rm t he Sc hool could not pla y in an y outside compe titi on. Major compe titio n; were pl ayed in t he fir st te rm beca use of ex te rn a l exams in the t hird .

Good e ntries were rece ived in all g ra des.

Senior Singles (Can dy Cup): G. Duff d . S. Kard os 13-11 , 6-1.

Intermediate Singles (Mc Keo n Cup): S. Ka rdos d. A. Miln 6-2, 6-1.

Junior Singles (He rbe rt Sm it h Cup): W. Garn ham d. A. Mi ln 9-7, 8-6.

Mr. Sincl a ir, w ho wa s ma ster-i n-charge of tenn is at Sch oo l this yea r, cond ucted coaching sess ion s d uring t he yea r fo r yo un ge r p layers _ Exce ll e nt e ntries were rece ived for the Th ird Form Tour nament. The e nthusiasm shown by yo unge r p layers suggests th at sta nda rds w ill be hig h in fu t ure yea rs. The tourname nt was won by B. Dona ld.

The School tea m pl ayed onl y t wo inte r-coll ege matches thi s yea r. Both res ulted in d efeat. In th e first term School lost na rrow ly t o Pa lme rston North at New Pl ymo uth and in the th ird te rm the tea m was co nv inci ng ly bea ten by t he same tea m at Pa lmerston. . School v . Palmerston North B.H_S_: Lost 7-8. Th e team wa s: G. Duff (Ca p ta in), S. Ka rdos, J . Novak, M. Pe te rson, P. Wi lson, J. Wake lin .

School v . Palmerston North B.H-S. (return ma tch): Lost 2-7_ The team was : G. Duff (Captai n), S. Kardos, P. Wil son, M. Pete rson, A. Miln , W. Garnh am.

Stevenson Cup (i nter-H ouse knock-ou t): In t he fi na l East defeated Pridham six matches to nil. The East tea m was: G. Duff (Ca pta in), S. Ka rdos, P. Wil son, G. Dye r_ Beetham Cup (Day Boys v_ Boa rde rs): Thi s was won by t he Day Boys seve n matches to two. Th e w inn ing tea m was: G. Duff, S. Ka rdos, J .

Novak, P. Wil so n, J_ Wa ke lin , J. Whee ler.

G. J_ Duff .

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SCHOOL FARM NOTES

The Library has this year benefited bv 拢500 worth of new books, with spec ia l emphasis on bringing the reference section up to date . The magazine section has been tidied up with the insta ll at ion of a cabinet, the front of which consists of three flaps on which are d isp layed new A cop ies, while old copies are concealed on shelves behind the flaps. trolley has made Mrs . Mc Laughlin's task of returning books to shelves

The Fa rm this yea r sta rted off with 150 ewes, w hich a ll we nt to the ram, t he result bei ng just over 100% at docking. During the year losses incurred amounted to fo ur ewes and two lambs.

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easie r.

The Li b rary is most grateful to boys and staff membe rs 路 w ho have do nated books d uri ng the year. Thanks a re espec ially d ue to Mr. lns ull , who has made many gene ro us donations of va luab le war books .

Efficiency is the basis of success, and we t hank Mrs . Mc Lauch li n for providing us w ith a very efficient Libra ry, of which we may be just ly p roud.

W . J. Stewa rt.

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In addition to th e breed ing ewes, t he stock ca rr ied inclu des t hirty-six ew_e hogge.ts a nd fift y weth er hoggets, a nd five two-year-o ld Po ll ed Ang us he1fe rs w h1 ch we re pu rc hase d 路a t the beginning of the yea r.

As a res ult of buyi ng these cattl e, t he roug h feed situation is be ing ke pt we ll un de r co ntrol _ By cl ose g razin g th e indom in ate species such as rat's ta il a nd kikuyu ha ve been g rad ua ll y rep laced by th e bette r species, na me ly rye a nd clove r. The a nnua l to pdress ing of su pe rp hosph ate has a lso p ro ved ve ry p rofi tab le.

The gorse, w hich was a lmost o ut of ha nd in some p laces on t he fa rm. w he n i ~ was ta~e n ove r b y the School in 1962, has bee n p ractica ll y e rad1cated w1th spray1 ng and pe rsiste nt cutting;--on ly a few cl um ps remai n.

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The woolshed, w hich was converted from th e o ld cows hed, has been near ly completed. All of the work has been done by the boys in th e ir spare time, each g iving his ideas, which collectively have resulted in some good constr uct ion. More work is still to be done on thi s p roiect, but it is hoped that it w ill be comp leted soon.

The shed in its present state has been used for crutching and ha s proved to be ve ry satisfactory.

We are looking forward to a n even better season next year .

K. Wilson .

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"WHISTLE" NOTES

A more enth usiast ic response from seniors in producing copy fo r the "W histle-" this year enabled a much higher standard to be reached tlian last yea r. The average number of pages was twenty-four for the 17 issues of the " Whistle's" tenth year of publication. Owing to the smaller number of issues last yea r, the re has been a severe declin e in subscription

by Old Boys. We hope subscriptions will increase after this year's effort.

Boarders, as usual, kept up their excellent supp ort of th e magazine by subscribing virtually en masse (344), a lthough only 270 out of the 700 day boys contributed.

Mr. Lon g took over the position of this year from Mr. - Stew a rt, who has members of the committee in previous support from the seniors in the School, was produced every for tnight.

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coloured pape r for each issue. This seemed to contri bute to the quality of the magazine, especia lly the photographs, which printed much more clearly. There was, an average of eight photos in each issue, as we ll as the cover photos.

The editorials have dealt with many topics, mainl y those directly concerning the School, with some stress on cu ltura l activities. The prob lem of a decline in School spirit was discussed in an editor ial near the beginning of the year, a nd this res ul ted in some good discussion in th e Letters to the Editor col umn .

"House Notes" was a regular column in eve ry issue this year, with the Boarding Houses co-ope rati ng we ll and the Day Boy Houses managing as best as they cou ld.

House notes ha ve proved popular in giving a more persona l g limpse of th e House <:ct ivities and lower g rade football teams. "What's On " was featured in nea rl y every second issu e and it was devoted to informing boys of approaching Schoo l eve nts. " Bell Tower" was a lso a regular feature in nearly every "Whistle " and it proved to be the most popular section. it combined the previous 11 Aboriginalities,"

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Heard in the Classroom" un der

the one head ing and consisted of light-hearted comments on school life, as wel l as any witty comments heard from masters during classes. " Drama " was we ll represented this year with severa l articles on the progress of " Th e Gondol iers" and seve ra l photog rap hs. lt was a lso featured in editoria ls as we ll as r the . other drama p roductions d uring the academic yea r. Notes were also pub lished on the runn ing of the farm, with detailed results of the agricultural yea r.

Sport took up a maior proportion of the "Whi stle's" pages, espec iall y in the w inter term . College matches in hockey, soccer, cricket and rugby have featured as inter-schoo l events and have been genera ll y dealt with very thoroughly . Issues contained the teams for the First XV matches against St. Pat's (S il ve rstream), Wanganui Collegiate, Auckland Grammar and the Headmaster's XV, and th e teams for the Day Boys v. Boarders were a lso included in one issue. "Racecourse Rendezvous" fa ltered a bit this year and it is hoped that it wil l regain a firm footin g next year. The lower grades were gene rall y well covered in the " Hou se Notes. " This year saw the reiuvenation of the " Letters to the Editor " section, â&#x20AC;˘ with many boys more wi ll ing to express their opinions on editoria ls or previous letters. However, this section could quite easi ly grow if more boys exp ressed their own opinions on controve rsi a l points that are printed in the " Whistle " or a re in operation around the School.

The " Whistle " wou ld like to thank al l th e people, organisations and authorities who have assisted in the publication this yea r, particularly Messrs. Charters and Guthrie and staff who managed our photographs, and the Taranaki Newspape rs Commercia l Printing staff, who have a lways bee n co-operative . ¡N. P. Codd ington.

CHAPEL NOTES

This yea r t he Ang lican Church service has continued on the same basis as that introduced last year.

Master-in-charge of th e " Whistle " been of great ass istance to the yea rs . Mr. Long had plenty of with the result that th e magazine

Frida y night Scripture classes for Boarders have con tinued. This year t hey ha ve consisted of two Presbyterian, one Methodist and four Ang lican classes .

Special features of this yea r's vo lum e were the multi-photog raph covers, which proved very popular, and the re-introduction of a system of different

The Day Boys' Confirmation was, as last yea r, held ea rl ier in th e year than the Boarders'. The Confirmation was held on 17th July, and t hose confirmed were: H. S. Ames, J . D. Bowman, S. G. Bon e, N. G. Bri ll, C. D.

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Forms IV and V. lt all depends on the point of view whether this can be regarded as an advantage or not. From the Church 's viewpoint it has not been a success. The average number of boys taking advantage of the classes has been less than twelve . The consequence is that boys will le ave School almost illiterate as far as the Bible and spiritua l va lu es are concerned and they a re never likely to make it up.

There are pressing moral problems concerning the use of scientific know ledg e, war and the proliferation of automat ion , to name but three wh ich need trained and informed m in ds and this kind of training, like everythin g e lse, begins at the beg inning. There is a very real difficulty in working out a syllabus for boys who have not had the advantage of a progressive training in this a rea and until Divinity, or whatever name such a course could be called, is related to a progressive course of teaching from the beginning to the end of school attendance, it must always remain a subject bewi ldering to some, and chi ld ish to others .

Next year it is hoped to institute two Divinity prizes from St. Mary 's, one for an essay and one for Bib le reading. The subject for next year's essay would be "Concerning the mora l issues involved in th e use of atomic energy." lt still remains to be seen whether the Schoo l is able to accept the offer of the prizes.

The usual supper was provided for those confirmed, th e ir parents and friends, after th e Confirma tion Serv ice, and sincere thanks are due to the Headmaster and Mrs. Webster for their kind hospitality.

INTER-SEC. CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM Back Row, B. J. Williams, G. D. S. Arnold, A. M. Monaghan, R. E. Anderson.

Centre Row, B. Gilbert, L. A. Bridger, G . P. Johns, P. J . D. Simpson.

Front Row, R. P. WilliS, D. E. Masters, T. A . Johnson, K. Birks, P. E. Sole.

Brill, C. G. Calde r, N. J . Charters, N. J . Collie, J. S. Durling, D. R. Harris, K. M. Holyoake, P. S. Hutchins, C. W. James, B. S. Lewis, B. E. McAIIum, J. H. O lson, J . D. Paul , R. G. Pearce, R. L. N. Paulin, A. R. Price, G. K. Redman, K. A. Robbins, M. H. Street.

Confirmation classes for the Boarders were arranged on Sunday afternoons at 2 .30 p.m . and the Boarders were confirmed on 30th October.

Those confi rmed were, A. R. P. Gavin, B. J. Boyd, I. J. Baxter, D. G. Cartwright, C. N. Duigan , R. D. 0. Evans, C. J. Giddy, R. M. Hamerton, R. L. Horrocks, D. E. Jackson , G. F. Kana, D. C. Larsen , C. N. Lord, S. T. Morris, P. A. Morris, W. J. Nicholson, A. C. Perrott, T A. Rawlinson, B. A. N. Simmond s, B. J. Stallard, K. R. Taylor, T. W. Taylor, P. K. Til ley, G. J. van Praagh, M. P. van Praagh, M. C. Weinberg, G. M. Willcox , N. J. Wilson, F. B. Young.

STUDENT CHRISTIAN

MOVEMENT

The activities of the S.C.M. this year have been less varied. We would take this opportunity of thanking the Ministe rs who have visited us.

Mr. Rix spoke briefly about the work for Lepers whom he had visited in South-east Asia and India.

Unfortun ately we have not had missionaries this year to show us colour slides of their work.

Some forty films have been shown covering many topics.

Some showed the Church at work with its many healing agencies all over Africa ' and Asia. For these we are indebted to the Anglican Board of Missions, The Bible Society and the Mission to Lepe rs.

Others from Embassies, Oil Companies, CORSO and the National Film Library have take n us to the peoples and their ways all round the world.

Others again have 路 treated the prob lems of health and hunger, here and abroad .

Perhaps next year, we will be able to include more visitors with topics for juniors and seniors .

During th e second term the Rev. Amanda Rao Samuel, Bishop of Kistna, of the Church of South India, visited and spoke to those boarders attending classes. He spoke of the work and condit ions of the Church in South India , which was most inte resting and en lightening .

The Friday night classes were often supplemented throughout the yea r by a religious fi lm shown by Mr. Barnitt. These were most interesting, providing a picture of the Church and its work in other parts of the world .

Th e Vicar's message'As far as the Chapel and Divinity is concerned the year has been much like other years excepting the introduction of vo luntary classes for

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GRAVEYA RD'S PURPOSE

Fr ie nd, w herefore a rt thou come?

Thus Chr ist to Ju das, w ho, devil -dri ven, tram pl es, spurns, Betrays, th e Son of Lig ht; That Worl d-Rock w racked, surrende red, se lf-shive red to emb race The blast divi ne.

Somb re setting w inter's w rath bef all en In dea th 's da n k earth o n d ea th 's da n k e arth Cold-clutche s dea th 's de pressin g hand And a ll is death and nowhe re life but death .

Stands firm b ut rock, yet does it stan d Or lies life lost in that ba rre n land.

Where mocketh nature in season chill The f ruitl ess bi d ding of some bygone w ill.

But

See, f rie nd, Eart h-moon decays, her Sun sublime and sou rce desp ised .

Drea ry da rkness smothers home, stea ling soot-s hro uds, Lest li g ht her morta l shafts unloose He rse lf to shield.

Ea rth knows not love no r of co ld or co lour ca res In th is e nshro udi ng mist w hose hostil e han ds Strang led hope that mig ht no lon ge r life give g lory Impassive ly receives re jected w hat she bea rs.

My f riend, Th y cru e l kiss-comfo rt more th a n fr actures worm-g naws mo re th e w ill corrodes the soul fa r more than twenty thousand heart-hacks, host il e-hewn.

Th is ea rth-bound fr iendship strikes whe re 'tis be loved.

W. L. Prest idge, 6A2.

And ti ll sta nds o ne race a nd creed f or all to sing In death these sa ints must bear the sinner's sting.

S. R. Cru sh, 6A2

LIFE'S SEASON

DEATH

La ng ui shi ng rapt in death w ith bea uty Frost-fired fai re r, fa ll ow field .

Moi st-me ll ow rests ma ture th e season In g lo ry of peace from p ur pose do ne .

HELP !

Yay ! They've f reed somebody !

Yay ! Not just anybody!

Yay ! They've freed us a ii- Yay !

In n inetee n sixty-one, we ente red th is old school, A third f orm lad, we th o ug ht, coul d be nobody's foo l; Sin ce the n, since then our life's been changed In oh, so ma ny waysOur independen ce has been stamped on ev' ry da y.

But now, b ut ev'ry now and then we 'd sho ut With vicious sound , "We hate it all we hate it a ll , t his be ing p ushed a ro und, He lp us get away, we can't take more , An d we simpl y fi nd it a ll one painfu l bore; Won't you please, please he lp us? " Whe n t he n much younge r, so much younger than today, We always needed ev'rybody's help in ev'ry way ; But now, b ut now t hose days have gone, And w e a re leaving schoo l, We' ll be so free , so ve ry free, An d p lay it-oh, so cool !

Fool us if you can, we' ll paint the town, But soon it's 'Varsity and back to ground; Won't they p lease, p lease, he lp us, help us, he lp us, oooh?

He re comes with n ight no g na rl ed death. Bu t light Through da rk he ralds in t hat g reat mig ht, Who f rom death alone can unf o ld the life From w hence comes o ur strength in time of strife.

Death's season soon is su re ly ru nThe b rief eclipse f rom which a b rig hte r sun Re ju vena tes th at in herent spark Wh ich, season e nded, does with glory ma rk.

Dare dep ri ve dea th of d read in d a rk ness and decay, Let life's lig ht be in solemn season gay! .

S. R. Crush, 6A2 .

SPLATTERED MATTER

The expon e ntial fu nct ion of w hy gives the rate of g rowth aga in st th ose who d ie; t he osmot ic effect of too many sins is t he fe rmenta tion of q uantized bi nge ; titration of people 'gainst mutua l fl ux ca uses seconda ry leakage in malp ig hi an d ucts; t he dopp ler effect on radia nt T's is that newton's e lectrons are bohrin g fliesjust somethi ng to swat; integ ration of w hites de privi ng t he blacks is only a p rob lem of increasing tax; the rmionic emiss ion of polys harmon ics ca uses osci ll ation of hormones in tonics; thu s school is for swottos, U. E.'s fo r nuts i've got me School C, i'm off to d ri ve trucks .

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BEACH

I cl imb the d une, Sand running in ri p lets away from me towards the Bottom of the hill .

Th e tall , t hin beach g rasses, bend ing in the wind Ra ttl e noisily.

O n the beach d riftwood lies in many fo rms Tossed by an ang ry sea .

Seag ull s w heel and figh t for possession of a dead fis h

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lying on the wet sand.

The sea foams as it pounds down on the beach, Wave after wave, that after its fury has been spent Rolls back into the sea to gain fresh fury.

Far away on the horizon the lights of a ship slowly Disappear.

And darkness fa lis.

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The wind is full of words and ways, it wanders through the shadows of the graves. it talks of sailors long since gone, That rest beside the still cool pond. it speaks of things, of things that are to come, Of sailors singing and drinking rum.

For this is the sea breeze, strong and true, That blows over th e sea so blue .

H. D. Jamieson, 411 .

G. MacKinnon, 3P2.

WONDER WHY

wonder wonder wonder wonder wonder wonder A flow e r / wonder

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why the grass is green, why wind blows unseen, why each one must diewhy. why the trees grow tall, why the leaves must fall, blooms only to diewhy.

it's a pity that leaves must fall , it's a pity that flowers must die, it's God's will, who can deny?

I wonder why.

Glenn O'Brien, 3G1.

AGE

Age is a quality of mind!

If you have left your dreams behind And hope is cold.

If you no longer look ahead And all your ambition's fires are dead, Then you are old!

But if from life you seek the best, And if for life you keep a zest, And love in your heart you hold, No matter how the years go by, No matter how the birthdays fly, You are not old!

TWIST-NIGHT

Wh e n all your homework and chores are done, And everybody's out, Bring in some friends and have some fun; And shake, and twist and shout.

Put on some discs and dance about till eight or nine or ten ; Till no one wants to live it up and it's time for home again .

When all And You give And

the cl ea ning up is done all the place is dead; a yawn, you've had your fun quietly sneak to bed.

G. Redman, 3Pl.

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OLD FISHERMAN

He sat in the stern of the "Zetland," and there was no doubt that he was both owner and master of the veteran craft. An old, battered, greasy, seaman's cap rested jauntily on his head, and every now and then he would push it back and bring it forward, evidently to settle it more comfortably. A thick navy-blue jersey covered his broad, powerful chest, and the sleeves, pushed up beyond his elbows, revealed gnarled, muscular forearms of a shade almost as dark as the tattoo marks which covered them. His trousers, the same shade as his jersey, were well-worn, and two large patches of obviously newer material covered their knees.

They were held up by a thick leather belt, attached to which was a row of medals and badges, whose glitter testified to their owner's pride in them . His fingers were industriously repairing.

Jt was only when a few drops of rain fell that I was able to see his face, as, from years of habit, he scanned the sky and estimated the coming weather situation . His hair was grey and rather long, but his trimmed beard and moustache still showed signs of a reddish tinge . Bushy eye brows overhung a pair of deep blue eyes, sharp after a lifetime's searching of far horizons. Like all men who spend their lives out of doors in all sorts of weather, his skin was rough and tanned and wrinkled; sun, wind and salt had seen to that. In his mouth was the inevitable pipe, from which the blue smoke curled upwards to where I was standing.

He looked happy and contented with his lot, although hard work a nd even danger must have been his every-day companions.

A. R. Price, 4Pl .

REX

P. Heke, 5P2.

SAILORS' SEA BREEZE

DOWDING

MEMORIAL

ESSAY

The aircraft sat squatly on the hard dirt of the airstrip.

I stroder over to it and spoke to the driver of the nearby bulk haulage truck, " Is she full up, Jake?" He mumbled in assent and I clambered into the Cessna's cockpit.

One push of the starter button and the engine sprang noisily to life.

The instruments checked out okay and with a cheerful wave to Jake I released the brakes.

The whole aircraft shuddered violently as the green fields sped past but became strangely still as I eased back on th e stick. The runwa y disappeared between the w hirring propeller blades and I gently swung the Cessna round and aimed her nose at a large hill formation in the distance.

A minute later I pushed carefully on the rudder pedal and skidded the aircraft round in a large sweeping turn . Directly below was a long, rugged ridge and splashed down either side like some great eme rald carpet was the thick, luscious clover grass so predominant on New Zealand farms. I pressed the stick forward and the nose dipped towards the ridge .

The altimeter unwound speedily, one thousand, eight hundred, four hundred, two hundred. Quickly I pulled upwards and levelled out. The ridge lay ahead and the aircraft hurtled closer, closer.

Checking my position I slid slowly right. Now!

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

C. Fraser, 4P1 .

Sir,- 1 wo uld like to express my opm 1on on the Sunday timetable.

On the whole the boarding estab lishm e nt is run ve ry smoothl y and efficie ntly, bu t I do think there are a few alterations t hat can be made to the timetable for a Sun'day.

At the present time the rising bell goes at approximat ely 7 .40, breakfast be ll at 8.10 and church be ll for Anglicans at 9.15.

I find that on a Sunday mornin g I am usua ll y fai rl y tired, especia ll y in the winte r term with dancing classes on Saturda y night.

I think that we could quite easi ly be allowed to sleep in until 8. 10 .

Breakfast bell wo ul d go at 8.40 and breakfast wo uld come out at 9.10five minutes before the church bell . it means that a ll the time wasted bet ween breakfast and going to church wo ul d be had in bed. After all - th ey say Sunday s hould be a da y of rest, so w hy should the boarding establis hment sp ri ng into life at 7.40.

As yo u get into summer and th e days become longer, yo u fee l like getti ng up earlier. This is overcome by an ea rl y bell at usu a l time in the two summ e r te rms . Th ose w ho wish cou ld th en go for a swim, play ten ni s or something of that nat ure.-! am, etc., "Sleepy Head."

THE RIDE OF THE DAY it was nearing six o'c lock and the sun was going down rapidl y .

To Bill Hawker this was a day to forget; he hadn't had a ride for the past two hours even th o ug h the surf was ideal. He t urned to take the green hump which was nearing him. He paddled furiously but the edge or rai l of his board dug sendi ng over th e fa lls-ca using him to get suc ked down with the wave. Having regained his boa rd he was abo ut to paddle to the beach when he saw three green humps abo ut three hundred yards out. Swinging his boa rd seawa rd Bill bega n to padd le fever ishly towards th e app roachin g giants.

He didn ' t look up but just kept paddling. Fee ling himself going up wards he stopped paddling and g rabbed the rails to maintain hi s ba lance . Luckil y he managed to escape the first but t he second was even b igge r. Th e re was on ly one th ing he could do, he dived deep into the clear sea a nd left the boa rd to fare fo r itse lf. Whil e unde r water Bill coul d fee l the wave pass overhead and real ised that his board had been ca rri ed to th e shore. Afte r surfacing he saw th e third wave app roach ing and decided to attempt a body surf.

He began swimming s horeward and the wave picked him up. Fee lin g himse lf ga the ring speed he turned his body paralle l to the wave and bega n s li d ing left so as to escape t he pounding foam. But it was too late, the fo am ca ug ht him and he was pounded against th e cora l bottom .

He surfa ced badly cut a nd b lee ding excessively. A fourth wave, a lthough much sma ll e r, ca ught him and once again he was dashed against the coral bottom. This time he did not surface .

R. Turner .

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Old B-oys' .S ectio n BRANCH SECRETARIES New

Plymout h (Parent New Plymouth .

Associat ion).-D.

Denham,

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A~ckland .- G. Swan, 3 Henslowe Place, Glen

lnnes, Auck land .

Waikato. -R. Geck, Swans Road, Te Kauwhata.

Tauranga .-K. Budd , 11 0 Sutherl and Road, Judea , Tauranga.

Hawke's Bay.-Roge r Bate, c/ o Simpson, Bate and Wane, Queen Stree t, Hastings.

King Country. -R. Price, Pio Pio. Sonuth Ta rana ld.-M. Walker, c / o T. Walker and Son, P.O . Box 157, Hawera.

Wanganui.- S. J. Ku rta, 18 Toro Street, Wanganui.

Manawat u.-D. Hug gett, 17 Durham Crescent, Palmerston North.

Wellington .-A. Johnston , cl o P.O. Box 1298, Wellington.

Duned in. -D. Loten , 11 4 London Street, Dunedin .

Australia.- P. Dent, 11 7 Pitt Street, Sydney, Austra lia.

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION (INC.) ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1964 Gentlemen,- ! have the honour to present the following Annua l Report and Balance Sheet for th e yea r 1964 .

Social Activities: We again held our Annua l Cabaret in the G irls' High School Assembly Hall and this funct ion is prov ing most pop ul a r.

Gen era l Purposes Fund : This fund is steadi ly growing and now stands at £2395 / 14 / 9. Income amounting to £88 / 4 / 5 was handed to t he Head, master, out of which he purchased a tape recorder for use at School. The total now handed to th e Headmaste r is £ 175 / 7 / 2, so O ld Boys can see how usefu l the fund is, and the Executive recommend yo ur continued support. Th anks are once aga in due to Jim ln su ll fo r adm inistering this f und.

Parent-Teac h ers' Association: My Assoc iation convened a meeting and the above association was formed. May I ask all Old Boys a nd Parents to join t his Association.

Old Boys' Tie: Thi s tie has proved most satisfactory and I am p leased to advise that the first consig nm ent has been sold out, but further supp li es should come to hand fa irl y soon. All financia l Old Boys are urged to obtain one as soon as possible.

Branch es: A ll Branches are in good heart and I had the p leasure of attending the Palmerston North Annual Meeting.

May I again ask all Branch Secretaries to adv ise our Secreta ry of their meet ings and we will e ndeavour to attend.

General : Your Executive met on ten occasions and may I think them most sincerel y for their loyal, enth usiastic support.

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OLD BOYS' SECTION You will notice that it is propos ed to nomin ate Dr A Jd M Bottn'11 , K·err, p apps han d Smart for honora ry Life Memb ers of ·th' uA ' · essrs .

IS SS0Ciat1·on · I am ~u1te sure. t at y~u wdl agree with me that all these gentle me · have g1ven sterlm g serv1ce to this Associ ation. n ·I kwishH to advise that on . Monda y ' March 15th , a ceremo · ny to unveil a C ne •et onours Board wdl take place in the Moye s Cne · ke t p av1·1·10n at app~ox1mate 1y 12.15 p.m . The School will be playin g their annual match agams t Wellin gton· Colleg e that day and th Mr C G B0 tt 'll ·1· '11 · · · e unve1 mg ceremo ny, a f ter which a " Wl perform lunche on for Old B 'll b he ld in the Board.ers' lounge . I urge a s many Old Bo s as e attend these funct1o ns.

Y P e to All Old. Boys should keep Saturd ay, 5th June, free becaus e Cabare t. wi ll be held in the Girls' Assem bly Hall that night. only w1th act1ve suppor t that the Execut ive will be able to this popula r event. r con mue with Ma~ I extend to Mr. Webst er our thanks for his kind offer of the Boarde rs lounge for the buffet lunch after our Annua l Genera l M r and to his contin ued interes t in the Associ ation's affairs . ee mg, Thanks also to Old Bcys, Parent s, Staff and friends who have helped the Associ ation during the year.

H. PARKES, Presid ent.

oy~s;;'~ 1

Even1~g

ito~:

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1964 EXPENDITURE INCOME £ s. d.

Annual Meetin g Expens es £ s. d.

16 2 9 Honora ria 92 10 0 21 0 0 T~t~~~rsif'ions (Net) Trust Fund E x P·~-~ses :::::: 31 9 6 4 7 6 Profit on Ties --~-~d B~-dges Postages and Station ery 87 12 0 10 16 3 Donatio ns loss on Cabaret 6 10 0 30 1 1 Excess ExP~-~ditu~~-· ove r Sundry Expens es :::::: ......

6 13 6 Income ...... ......

Present ation Retiring Masters 10 24 0 7 0 0 Cricket Caps . ... . . .. .... 49 10 0 Depreciation Film £5 0 0 Depreciation Cabinet £1 0 0 6 0 0 Profit on Ties and Badges transfe rred Genera l Reserve

87 12 £242

2

0 £242

2

NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL (OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION (Inc. ) Receipts and Payments for Year Ended 31st December, 1964 RECEIPTS PAYMENTS Balance l / l / 63 3~9 ~.' ldO Annual Meeting Expenses ...... £18 s.1 d.3 Subscriptions 140 10 0 Honora ria 21 0 0 Sale of Badges 33 15 0 Trust Fund e ~'Pense; ···· ..

Sale of Ties ......

4 7 6 236 0 0 Station ery ...... . .... .

Donations 4 2 0 ......

6 10 0 Postage s ..... .

Cabaret Takings 11 3 6 174 6 0 Cabare t Expenses 204 6 1 Interest 31 9 6 Sundry Creditors Refund 77 An·~ ·~al 9 7 ....Meeti~g Purchase of Ties and···· Badg·~-~ 254 10 0 Expens es 1 18 6 Parent-Teacher Assn.

(Recoverable) 3 7 0 Magazi nes ......

48 0 0 Sundry Expens es ..... .

6 13 6 Balance 31 / 12/ 64Bank of New South Wales 110 5 B Taranaki Sa v in g s Bank ...... 235 0 0 £993 13 10 £993 13 10

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OLD BOYS' SECTION OLD BOYS' TRUST FUND Presid ent's Report : This marks the Fourth Annive rsary of the Trust Fund, and the Statem ent hereun der shows the positio n as at 30th Septem ber, 1965.

The Capita l Fund has increas ed from £2246 /18/- last year to £2396 /15/- this year .

Income from Invest me nts fo r the yea r to 30/9/6 5 amoun ted to £ 96/8/1 1 and this sum has been handed to the Headm aster. This makes a total income of £271/1 6/1 handed over to date . last year's income went toward s provid ing the School with a badly needed loud Speake r System .

The Execut ive thanks you for your suppo rt and trust that you will be able to contin ue.

A. N. WllSO N, Presid ent.

E. J . JNSUl l, Trust Fund Secret ary.

TRUST FUND STATEMENT AS AT 30th SEPTEM BER, 1964 Capital Fund: £2396 / 15 / -.

Income Accoun t (amou nt handed to the Headm aster): £96/8/ 11 .

Investments:

100 5 / - Ordina ry Shares in Newto n King Ltd. (Nomin al Value) 500 5% Gover nment Stock at Cost 400 5:1-% Tarana ki Harbou r Board Deben tures 200 5:1-% Tarana ki Harbou r Board Deben tures 200 5i % Tarana ki Harbou r Board Deben tures 300 5i % New Plymo uth City Counci l Deben tures 200 5% New Plymo uth City Counci l Deben tures life Policy Gover nment life No. 422865 , life ofT. C. Smart (plus Bonuse s to date) Cash at Tarana ki Saving s Bank

£25 £500 £400 £200 £200 £300 £200

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

£491 14 £90 1

0 0

£2396 15

o•

Since the last issue of "The Tarana kian" we have receive d donati ons to the Old Boys' Trust Fund from the follow ing up to 15th Novem ber, 1965: l. W. lovell £1/1/- , T. l. lees £1 , Mrs . R. W . Bayley £2 , G. B. Alien £2/2/- , C. W . William s £2, l. Hutchi nson £1, C. E. Manse ll £1/1 / -, D. E. Cole £2, Dr. A. N. Talbot £2/2 / -, R. A. Blunde ll £2/2/- , G. C. Morey £5, J . C. Jackso n £1, F. P. Alien £1, C. R. Campb ell £2/2 / -, C. J . Ryan £2, Dr. E. J. Marsha l! £5/5/ -, D. J. Earl £2/2/, G. A. Bendal l £2 / 2/-, Waika to Branch Old Boys' Associ ation £20, J. S. Hather ly £5, E. J . Jnsull £2, l.

Hutchi nson £1, C. W. Broad £1, D. R. Thurlo w £3/3/- , J. A. Black £2 / 2 / -, N. H. Street £1, R. E. Manse ll £1/l/- , C. John son £2/2/ -, l. M. Papps £5/5 / -, l. D. Cartwr ight £1, E. P. Alien £1, I. Cook £2, T. l. lees £1, T. -R . Slake £1/l / -, C. J . Ryan £2 , T. H. logan £3/3/, N. l. lines £10, G. B. Alien £2/2/- , R. G. Walsh £1/l / -, C. B. Candy £5, l. Hill £1, R. C. Schroe der £2/2/- , J . K. Heaton £2/2 /-, J . M. Hine £20, C. G. Bottrill £2, C. l. Cato £1/10 /-, G. C. Morey £5, W. I. Mathe ws £5, A. Nichol ls £2/2/- , A. W. Best £1, G. C. Westo n £5/5/- , I. Wills £1, C. P. Hector £5, Dougla s Hitchc ock £3/3/- , J. S. Mclea n £1/10 /-, R. G. Motion 10/-, J . B. Sellars £1, H. A. Jnsull 10 / -, B. Johns £2 / 2/-, C. D. William s £5.

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BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS SOUTH

TARANAKI

The South Taranaki Branch of the Old Boys' Association held as usual two functions this year, the Golf Tournament and the Annual Re-union .

The fol lowing Officers were elected from the Annual Meeting: Patron, Mr. J. S. Webster; President, D. P. MacLean; Vice-President, R. Thompson; Secretary, M. D. Walker; Committee, B. McCallum, D. Hastie, G. Saxton, G. Duffy, L. Duffy, D. Ekdah l and C. Robb; Hon. Auditor, F. E. Clarke.

Golf Tournament: This popular annual event was held on the Te Ngutu links on June 27th in very unpleasant conditions. The visiting Old Boys were made welcome by our Branch President, Don MacLean, and trophies were presented by Mrs . Maclean.

Results for the day were: McNaught Cup (all day Stableford), B. W. Lobb (New Plymouth); Runner-up, I. R. Inch (New Plymouth). Morning Stableford: A. W. Lander (New Plymouth). Morning Nett: M. W. Fletcher Afternoon Stableford : B. Flight (Waverley).

Afternoon Nett: (Waitara).

I. McCallum (Hawera). All Day Gross : I. Thomson (New Plymouth). Veterans' Trophy: C. Strombom (New Plymouth). Long Drive: I. Foreman (Waitara).

Wooden Spoon: D. Watkins (New Plymouth). Teams Match: M. Black (Awakino), 0. Greensill (Hawera), R. Greiner (New Plymouth), R. Dallison (Waverley).

Annual Re -Union : This function was once again held after the St. Pat's match, and although not as many atte nded as in the past, the forty Old Boys who were there had a most enjoyable evening. Mr. Webster talked to us on the School's progress and those of us who have not been back to Schoo l for a while were most interested to hear of the changes at the School. Other speakers were the coaches of the two School First XV's, Father Cudby, from Silverstream, and Max Carrell from School. They both gave us very interesting talks, and I must say that Max looked far more relaxed than he did before the match was played, as for both coaches it was their first college game. vy.e hope to see many more years of these two young coaches.

The Re-union ended with a Roll Ca ll and honours going to our Auditor, Frank Clarke , who attended School in 1907.

MANAWATU Branch social activities have been quite lively this year. On April 11th a Sunday picnic cricket match was played against Nelson 路 Old Boys' local Branch in the pleasant setting of Mr . Arthur Dermer's property at Cheltenham.

Our team, ably led by Norm Leight, put up over 140 runs, but in a quite tense finish Nelson managed to better this by 16 runs. The standard of batting and bowling was surprisingly good, while the off-field service was extra good. We hope to play a return match there next March.

The annual Ladies' Night social held in June proved quite a success, but the Annual Re-union and General Meeting held early in October was rather poorly attended.

The present officers were re-elected. lt was agreed also to institute an informal gathering of branch members in the C.T. Clubrooms, Church Street, on the first Thursday in each month between 5 and 6 p.m . Any country or visiting members able to attend one 路 of these get-togethers would always be made welcome.

We hope that in 1966, with the venue of the N.P.B .H.S. v. P.N .B.H.S. Rugby game in Palmerston North, we will be able to stage a bumper re-union then .

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OLD

DUNEDIN

Mr. Gedcles ha s lived for 14 months in a village of the Miaos tribe of Thailand . Th e Miaos tribe has never been studied in this manner before.

He is making a compar ison between the Miaoan people and primitive forest tribes of Borneo.

Bruce Hutchen was awarded the M.B.E. for community services.

Mr. W. B. Johnston was appo inted Professor of Geography at Canter~ bury University. He holds an M.A. with 1st cl ass honours at Canterbury University in 1949.

Richard Purser is at present in Britain being coached by Erl ;:nd Kops, Richard is considered the best s ix times wo rld badminton champion. badminton player in Britain.

The 21st Annual Re-union of the Dunedin Branch of the Old Boys' Association was held at the Criterion Hotel on 29th April.

Thirteen members were present, four being new members.

Later in the evening th e traditional "get together" continued at Dave Loten's flat.

Elections resulted : President, John Dempsey; Secretary-Treasurer, Peter Rich.

The four new me mbers welcomed were: Brian Coleman (Sur veyi ng), John Dempsey (Medical Intermediate), Bruce Tompkins, Robert Wagstaff (Medical Intermediate).

OLD

BOYS

IN THE

NEWS

Keith Carey-Smith, Paul Simcock, Mark Jagusch, Colin Mcleod (a regular members 路 of 'Varsity " B") and Dave Loten (married this yea r) are fifth year Medical students.

Peter Honeyfield and Paul Dempsey are fourth year's.

Peter has played many games for 'Varsity 'A" this season, and Paul again represented Otago University in swimming, gaining his Blue.

Also at 'Varsity are Bruce Parsons, Bruce Tompkins, Rick Caveney and Colin Kennedy.

Terry Clapham is in the Bank of New Zealand.

John Davies works for the N.Z . Shipping Co. Arthur Veale is in the Genetics Department at Medical School .

Ted Jones is in the Anatomy Departme nt at Medical School.

Ross Hickey is doing Physical Educat ion and played senior Rugby for Union.

Dick Dean is doing Veterinary Intermediat e .

B.Sc. students are David Menzies, (engaged in August).

Chris

Horne

and John Coldwell

BOYS' SECTION

This year Dave Rawson completed his 200th ascent to th e summit of Mt. Egmont. He is the second ma n to achieve this.

Mr. J . W. Rowe has been appoin ted Director of the New Zealand Institute of Ec.onomic Research .

Lieutenant Wally Steward flew "S iou x" helicopters in Borneo t his yea r. This expe rience w ill make Lieute nant Stewa rd ve ry capable as an instructor for New Zealand's future he licopte r pilots .

MR. R.

G. WEBB

Mr. Webb is one Old Boy of the School who ha s had a very disting uished career. He was a member of the School's First XV in 1922. In 1927 he received his B.A. w hile at Canterbury Teachers' Tra ining College.

In 1928 Mr. Webb join ed th e staff of Rotorua Hig h School and took his M.A. there. He was a member of staff there until 1939 when he joined the Army. By 1942 he was the commanding officer of his battalion but was captu red later the same year. He was unable to effect a successf ul escape and was libe rated in 1945. He returned to New Zealend and to the Rotorua High Schoo l in the same yea r.

He stayed there until _1951 w hen he was appointed Principal of Te Aute College. He has now been Principal for ju st over fourteen years.

He is soon to retire.

In those fourteen years Mr. Webb has not missed one of the ann ual games between the School a nd Te Aute College. He has always had " g rea t interest in the School.

Mr. Webb has held positions w ith the Rotorua Rugby Sub-Unions and with the Rotorua and Bay Association.

Rex Bosson is doing Mining.

Tony Ruakere is a third year.

and Hawke's Ba ~ of Plenty Cricket

Richard Faull and Jim Talbot are second yea r's.

Peter .Rich and Jim Crush are doing Medical Intermed iate.

Dental students are Dennis Horne (third year) and Tom Kardos (second year).

We wish Mr. J. D. Willis, S.M., the best in his retirem e nt.

Easter tournment in 1966 is being forward to seeing many Old Boys.

OLD BOYS

held in

Dunedin

and we

look

NEWS

Mr. Bayly has been lecturer in Zoology for five yea rs at Queensland Un ive rsity. In April he took up th e position of senior lecturer at Monash Unive rsity, Me lbourne .

Arthur Eustace was appointed Head of the new Reporoa D.H.S. At present he is first assistant at Nui-a-tia College, Taupo.

He taught at School 1955 to 1960.

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WELLINGTON At th e ann ual General Meeting th is yea r the following officers were e lected: Patron, J. S. Webster; President, R. C. Sh roeder; Vice-Presidents, .L. M. Papps, R. S. V. Simpson, H. M. Titter, B. A. Waite; Secretary-Treasurer, A. M. John ston; Assistant to Secreta ry-Treasurer, I. Si lver; Committee; T. Fookes, M. McCaw, A. McDougall, D. Maxwell, A. Morrison; Hon. Auditor, P. J. Wahlstrom.

The "smoko" before and after the main part of the meet in g was en joyed by all present.

The Jul y "smoko" was a popular evening also and formed a good chance t路o get together in t he middle of the year. Th e attendance of 24 was disappointing but social-wise it was successful.

On the ~ve of the Wellington-Taranaki ma tch, 18th September, the Annual Dinne r was held at the Midland Hote l. The attendance here also was below 30 but as usual no one was 路 "dry." Mr. Webster and Mr. A.

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OLD BOYS' SECTION Wilson represented the School and Parent Body respectively; with Don Denham being the New Plymout'h Branch representative. Mr. W. E. (Wit) 路 Alexander was unable to attend due to the fact that the road to domestic bliss was full of potholes because of his regular attendances at Rugby Park.

Mr. J . J. Stewart arrived later on and entertained the meeting with a very good speech.

The roll call spanned the years 1916 to 1964, Mr. C. S. (Syd) Wood taking the honour of being the oldest of the Old Boys present (1916-18).

Brigadier A. H. (Alan) Andrews was in next place.

John Guy is at present in London on a working holiday, along with Peter McGhie, Mark Harris, Steve Phillips and Dave McConachie.

R. L. Thompson has gone to the U.S.A., as has Peter Lloyd, formerly of Vie. lan Kerr has left to teach at Putaruru-formerly headmaster at Paremata.

Brian Quinn has also left the district. Alan Gardiner and Noel lynch are still teaching at Rongotai College.

Barry Boon has been keeping his hand in at golf and represented Wellington against the Aussies this year.

Tom Medley is doing very well at 'Varsity and hopes to complete an M.A. this year. An unfortunate illness out Andrew Morrison out of the running to completing his Law degree th.is year. Other Old Boys are too numerous to list, the branch having a large mailing list.

HAWKE'S BAY We held a re-union dinner this year on the evening of the match played between the School First XV and Te Aute College First XV. The Headmaster and Mr. M. C. Carrell attended . We had the pleasure of welcoming their opposite numbers from Te Aute College, namely Mr. Paddy Webb, their Headmaster, and Mr . Waitai, their coach. The latter is an accomplished entertainer . He has a background of some seventeen years in the Wanganui Amateur Operatic Society and we were treated to wonderful entertainment in several after-dinner items. We enioyed a good attendance of Old Boys from the district and we were glad to have with us representatives from Nelson College, St. Patrick's (Silverstream) and Te Aute College; others who were invited were obliged to default. The dinner was held in the Hastings Club, which had made superb arrange路 ments for our comfort and enioyment, and the committee was asked to repeat those plans for the 1967 re-union. Toasts were proposed by Mr. Hal Nash to the School, with an informative and interesting reply from the Headmaster. The toast to "Kindred Associations" was proposed by Mr. Lew Geer, to which Nelson College, represented by Mr. Tony Wane, replied.

Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Campbell were very generous in making available their home to enable us to entertain the team for the evening with dancing and supper, and from the reaction of the boys we shall be expected to do something similar again next time .

The following are a few personal notes on local Old Boys:Peter Hagen (Pridham : 59-'62), now in Wairoa with Don Stuart Electrical Co., plays football in Hawke's Bay iunior team and rowing stroke for Wairoa Rowing Club.

Clinton Evans (Carrington '59-'63), with A.N.Z. Bank in Wairoa . Clinton was in first New Plymouth crew to win Maadi Cup and is still rowing for the Wairoa Rowing Club and playing football .

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OLD BOYS' SECTION Cardo Evans, past President of Old Boys' Association, and father of Clinton Evc:ns, in Law Practise in Wairoa.

Charles James Ryan ("New Dorm" '26-'27), Manager Hawke's Bay Branch Land Department of Dalgety-N.Z. Loan .

Maurice Hennah (School House, now Moyes '38-'41), farming in Hawke's Bay with assistance of six children.

Doug Murley (School House '39-'40), three children and Stock Agent for Dalgety and N.Z. Loan.

Barclay McGregor (Carrington '40-'43), farming at Webster; three children.

Maurice Dudding (Moyes '48-'50), Taxi Proprietor in Napier; has one child .

Brett Train (Moyes '48-'51), farming at Puketapu, near Napier; three children.

Garth Cassidy (Carrington '49-'52), Branch Manager at Porangahau for father's Transport business. One child.

David Coddington (Pridham '58-'63), now farming in Hawke's Bay after two years spent at Massey University studying for B.Ag . (Se.).

Ray Hancock (Day Boy '38-'42), recently moved to Hastings in Social Security Department.

Bob Ayling, now travelling for local Wine and Spirit firm.

Callum Kirkpatrick, perhaps busier as President of Chamber of Commerce than he is in an already busy Public Accountancy pract{se.

Roger Bate (Pridham), a member of a Hastings Legal firm .

Maurice Munro (Pridham and School '39-'44), with Napier Architectural firm .

Paddy Webb: Headmaster at Te Aute .

Doug Grant (Pridham '40-'43), managing family Chemist's business.

The election of Officers for the next two years resulted as follows : Patron, Mr . Jack Webster; President, Mr. Bob Ayling; Vice-Presidents, Messrs.

C. R. Campbell and R. Dalziell; Committee, Messrs. Lew Greer, Selwin Hansard, Doug Grant, Maurice Hennah, Maurice Munro; Joint Secretaries, Messrs. D. C. Kirkpatrick and E. R. Bate; Auditor, Mr. Stan Murley.

庐bituaries THE LATE JAMES LEGGAT, M.A., C.B.E. Hereunder is printed the eulogy to the memory of the late James Leggat, M.A., C.B.E., delivered at a memorial service at the Christchurch Boys' High School by Mr. T. Anderson, an ex-President of the Old Boys' Association of that School. Mr. Leggat was a member of our staff from 1925 to 1935.

1t is fitting that, on this solemn occasion, we should meet together in this place; the school which he loved and served so very well; the school which owes him so much and this hall of so many memories.

James Leggat, M.A., C.B.E., was a man of great qualities and through these great qualities he achieved great thinss.

He was a loved and devoted husband and father, a loyal and steadfast friend, a notable scholar and sportsman, an able teacher and a courageous soldier. More recently he was a very successful Director of Education in Samoa and lately Director of Civil Defence here, in Christchurch.

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In 1958 he was awarded the Companionship of the British Empire and never was such an award more richly deserved nor displayed more

modestly. But today we remember him more for his achievements here, as headmaster of this school, for it was here we knew him best.

Jim Leggat was not merely a good headmaster, he was a great one, perhaps one of the greatest in the history of education in New Zealand.

What were the qualities that made him what he was?

Firstly he had high principles to which he adhered all his life, and with these was a strongly developed sense of duty and the courage always to do what was right: 路 He had wisdom and ability and his decisions and judgments were always thoughtful, sound and far-sighted .

He had humanity and a deep understanding of and consideration for others.

He had a true humility.

He had boundless energy and always drove himself to the limit.

He loved truth .

He scorned all that was false and phoney . 路 He was a leader and as such earned the respect of all those associated with him, especially the boys of the school.

For the boys he had a special affection-for the good and the bad, the naughty and the nice-for always he had a great understanding of boys and their ways and a great sympathy for them. To him, each boy was an individual, and he respected him and treated him as such.

He devoted himself to the School and her interests with the utmost vigour and selfless determination and

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during the years he was here,

Christchurch Boys' High School went from strength to strength, and in his time this school, always good, achieved greatness.

His

name

is

commemorated

here

in

the

gymnasium,

in

the

raising

of funds for which he was the inspiration and the driving force. On its completion it was named by the Board of Governors1 over his strenuous objections, The James Leggat Gymnasium.

More important perhaps, his name will live on in the hearts of all the boys, masters and old boys who knew him, for to know him was to respect and love him .

May we offer to his wife and family, our very deepest sympathy.

May it comfort them to know that we grieve with them and we too will miss him.

But we are the richer for having known him .

We shall remember him.

We extend our sincere sympathy to the relatives and friends of the following:FRANCIS MORRIS STANDISH He died in the Westown Hospital at the age of 92.

The eldest son of New Plymouth's first Mayor, Mr. Standish was one of the last foundation pupils of this School.

After leaving School he worked on the White Cliffs Station and John Grigg's Long beach estate in Canterbury .

He married Miss Anne Longdon in 1906 and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1907. He farmed in the Taranaki district for 40 years before moving to Waitara . The loss of the use of his right arm in an accident caused Mr. Standish to retire to Frankleigh Park 15 years ago.

Mr. Standish was a life-long member of many organisations and held many appointments.

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FELIX TEMPLEMEN BELLRINGER He died at New Plymouth Public Hospital on Sunday, June 20th, 1965, aged 89 .

The son of a New Plymouth Mayor, Mr. Bellringer has had a long and successful career. He attended the School during the early 1890's.

Throughout his life Mr. Bellringer has held many important civil and social posts.

HENRY MACKAY BROWN Died in Iona Hospital, aged 54.

Born at lnglewood, Mr. Brown attended lnglewood and our School.

His Rugby career included two seasons for King Country, two for Auckland "B" and Auckland a路n d New Zealand in 1935.

He was married in 1936 and served with the R.N.Z.A.F. in the Pacific during the war. After this he became a director of his father's timber business and in 1955 he became a director of the Taupo Totara Timber Co . Ltd. His sporting interests included Rugby, golf and bowling .

HAROLD IVON DES FORGES Died March 13th, 1965, at New Plymouth at the age of 51.

He attended School in the late 1920's and early 1930's. During the war he served with the 27th Machine-Gun Battalion of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. MURRAY COLIN FIELD Died at the Wanganui Public Hospital on July 9th, 1965, as a result of an accident. He was 22.

GEOFFREY ROBERT FOOKES Died in Sydney on February 24th, 1965, at the age of 26.

DONALD GRANT Died in Hamilton .

He moved to Hamilton thirty years ago after qualifying in Law. Mr. Grant was attached to the Lands and Survey Department both there and in Dunedin. He returned to Hamilton in 1947.

His hobbies were bowling and gardening.

RICHARD JAMES HORRILL 'Died at New Plymouth Public Hospital on September 24th, 1965. After leaving school, Mr. Horrill trained as a wood worker and returned to School to pass on his great skill . He taught here at School for over thirty years .

GORDON MURRAY MACKAY Died at New Plymouth Public Hospital in September, 1965.

JAMES WILFRED MOORHEAD Died at New Plymouth Public Hospital, aged 61.

After leaving School he began training as a Law Clerk. He took up a clerkship with the Taranaki Producers' Freezing Company in 1947 and was appointed Secretary in 1951 .

He played for North Taranaki Senior "B" and Junior "cricket teams despite an attack of poliomyelitis when young. His other sp"orting interests were swimming and surfing.

He has been an active member of many organisations .and has coached New Plymouth Old Boys' football teams.

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OLD BOYS' SECTION

ENGAGEMENTS CROXON-AULD.-The engagement was announced of Susan Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Auld, Kilmarnock, Scotland, to Richard Selwyn, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J . Croxon, 17 Paynters Avenue, New Plymouth.

OVENDEN-KEITH.-Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Keith, Waitara, announced with pleasure the engagement of their second daughter, Bernadine Helen , to Bruce Waiter, only son of Mr . and Mrs . G. E. Ovenden, Leach Street, New Plymouth.

MARRIAGES CROW-GARNITT.-Ross Crow to Robin Garnitt, at St. Philomenes Church, New Plymouth.

HAYTON-SAVAGE.-Nigel Hayton to Beryl Savage, at the Holy Trinity Church, New Plymouth.

LILLY-CATO .-Hugh Lilly to Sandra Cato, at St. Luke's Church, Te Kuiti.

PIGOTT-CARTEN.-Kenneth Pigot.t to Carolyn Carten, at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth .

BIRTHS PIGOTT.-To Carolyn and Ken; a son.

LOBB.-To Alison and lan; a daughter .

NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL ESTABLISHED

1882

FEES (per Term)Board: £60.

Music: £6 / 6 / -.

Dancing (Winter Term only): 15/-.

SUBSCRIPTION TO GENERAL PURPOSES FUND (Per Term): Boarders: 10/-.

Da y Boys: 9 /-.

SCHOOL TERMS: Th e School year is divided into three terms of approximately thirteen weeks e ach . The terms for 1966 are as follows :First Term Second Term Third Term

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Tuesday, February 1st to Friday, May 6th .

Tuesday, May 24th to Friday, August 19th.

Monday, September 12th to Thursday,.

December 8th.

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