1913 New Plymouth Boys High School Magazine No. 1, Vol. 2 May by New Plymouth Boys' High School

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CONTENTS.

EDITOIUAL

SCHOOL NOTES

CAMERA CLUB

SWI~IMING SPORTS

LA \\IN TENNIS

CRICKET

FOOTBALL

CADET NOTES

AGRICULTURAL NOTES

EARLY HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

OLD BOYS' NEWS

CIVIL SERVICE

A VISIT TO H ONO LULU

EXCHANGES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

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Prefects-BOARD OF GOVERNORS :

E . DOCKRILL, ESQ. (Chairman.) M. FRASER, ESQ. W. N. EWING, ESQ. DR. E. F. FOOKES.

H . EYRE-KENNY, ESQ. D. H UTCHEN, ESQ. G. GREY, ESQ.

DAY BoYS: E. Colson (Head Boy). I. Pott, A. B ruce, C. Hamblyn . BoARDERS : L. Goss ( H ead), H. Lepper, W. Guild.

Cadets- . COMPANY : Captain-Mr. A. R. Rycler. No. No. 2 CoMPANY: Captain --Mr. W . F. Balh a m.

Cricket

Secretary and Treasurer :

CAPTAIN 1ST X I. : E. Co lson. HON. SECRETARY : L. Richa rd s.

W . BEWLEY, ESQ \

Sports CommitteeMr. Rycler (Chaimza n), E. Colson, L . Goss, L. Richarcls, H. Lepper, A. Bruce. C. Hamblyn , I. Pott (Hon. Sec.)

~ta££: PRINCIPAL : \1\T. H . MOYES, M.A., B.Sc. H. H. WARD

A. R. RYDER, M.A.

V. B. HALL, M.A.

H . FENTON, C. Cert.

D. H uTTON , N .B.A., Drawing Master.

W. F . C. BALHAM Fren ch Master.

R. RENAUD, Music Ma ster.

F. W. SANDFORD, Woodwork Instructor. C. T. MILLS and G. H. 'NHITE, Commercial Masters. W . LINTS. Gymnasium Instructor.

A. ]. LANGHAM, Boxin g.

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EDIT0RI1 lL. with the accustomed feeling of pleasure

is not that we enter upon the task of chronicling what IhasThappened since our last number left the hands of It is true that we have practically the publishers . doubled our numbers and that our school has taken a position that cannot but give us cause for satisfaction; yet assembly day was marked by none of the usual joyous shouts and merry jests t hat have echoed through the rooms for the past thirty years. From our midst was missing one, who, by his kindly nature and manliness, had won his way to ihe h eart of every boy and master in th,e school. Harold Bracken Hirst h ad crossed the Great Divide. Under the most tragic circumstances h e had taken his last journey. Leaving New Plymouth in company with his schoolmates, he h ad cycled to the mouth of the Mokau River with the intention of joining a party that was camping on the beach. Hot and tired after their long ride, they jumped into the sur£, only to find themselves in difficulties. ' Hirst, who was weak from the effects of a recent illness, must have collapsed, for in the short space of two minutes he disappeared from sight.

EDITORIAL.

News of the accident spread rapidly through the township, and in a short space of time the beach was lined with those ready and willing to help. It was, alas! hopeless. As far as the eye could reach the angry breakers rolled in, and his distracted schoolmates CO\lld do nothing but watch a])(1. "llait till the sea thought fit to give up its dead, ten miles north of the spot where the tragedy occurred . We are l eft to write a few all-inadequa te words of affectionate remembranc e. Our late school-fello w was one of those boys who come to us at rare intervals. Unassumin g by nature, he was yet a tower of strength to us in every department of school life. It was characteristic of him that he always showed the true Public School spirit, and was ever generous to an opponent. ·we will remember how, in the final for the hurdles championsh ip, his opponent £ell, and Hirst at once stopped. and, returning to the starter, asked to have the race re-run. In the class-room, few could approach him, and although only fifteen years of age, he had passed the Matriculati on and the Solicitors' General Knowledge examination . A brass tablet is being erected to his memory, and, as we look at it in time to come, it will always remind us of one who was in the truest sense of the word a gentleman. The past three months have witnessed many changes in the school, not the least important of which is the formation o£ a Preparatory Departmen t and o£ a Second Cadet Company. The former consists o£ 28 boys and, as was anticipated, has been the means o£ attracting boarders, who, under old conditions, could not have entered the school. In view of the £act that the teaching of agriculture is now becoming much more widespread, it is pleasing to note that this side of the school has been placed on a sound footing, and has met with ready response. The northern slope of the school property already resembles a miniature farm and the agricultura l class is looking forward to the results of the work now in hand. We offer apologies to our readers for the late appearance o£ this number of the MaD'azine, The delay ha~ beep. unavoidable , ·

7 The Roll.-It was confidently expected that this year wo uld show a substantial increase in numbers, but the most optimistic scarcely expected to see 133 boys assemble on February 6. Seventy-five new boys were entered as against 22 in 1912. The full ro1l is as follows : FORM VIA. tColson, E. tHamblyn, C. Sinclair, B. Salt, G. Weston, I. Kelly, B. FORM VIn. Bendall, G. tBruce, A. F. Chong,' G. *Claridge, R. Crone, C. *tGoss, L. Kirkby, H. tPott, I. Richards, L. Teed, L. FORM V. Avann, L. Beck, G. *Blundell, H. Candy, S. Clemow, F. Day, L. Ewing, S. Ewing, G. Fair, C. Grant, D. *tGuild, W. Hawkes, T. Hooker, L. *Kidd, R. King, T. *tLepper, H. Matthews, R. Monteath, R.

Putt, C. Stanton, V. *Sutherland, A. White, R. FORM IV . Brokenshire, K. E llerm, N. Grayling, S. *Hine, H. H ill, R. Horsup, R. Herbert, E. Jenkinson, H. Jones, A . *Jackson, R. M. King, F. Lepine, R. *Luxton, '\¥. Martin, E. M'Hardy, A. Marfell, L. *Oliver, P. *Paterson, D. Sykes, D. Terry', J . Wood, A. FORM IliA. *Barker, H. *Bennett, S. Blanchett, A. Blanchett, W. Callander, A. Clemow, K. Corkill, T. Cocker, R. *Death, A. Fookes, N,

Grayling, H. Ruse, A. Honnor, A. *Hamerton, E . Hoffmann, L. Jackson, K. Kendall, J. Kelly, F. Lealand, R. *Lovell, L. *Mackie, D. Sole, N. Saxton, D. Skelton, S. *Yates, C. FORM IIIB.· Bayly, R. Bishop, D. Blackhall, S. Bradbury, H. Bradbury, G. Cliff, J. *Court, S. *Graham, G. Guscott, R. Howell, R. Kirkby, V. Lye, K. Mason, G. *Murray, K. Nitz, R. Fetch, G. Renaud, Rich, H. Rollo, S. *Smith, M. Smith, C. Skelton, E. *Stod<lart,

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PREPARATORY SCHOOL. *Johns, E. FORM Ill. FORM lA. Newel!, c. * Atkinson, M. Pott, J. Pope, E. Fox, N. Webster, G. Wilson, B. Johns, B. vVhite, E. *Meuli, P. Norman, B. FORM Iln. FORM In. *Wilson, R. Bradbury, D. *Fagan, P. Clemow, w. Griffiths, P. FORM IlA. Hutchen, B. *Jackson, s. Smith, s. *Moyes, A. Blundell, R. *Beckbessinger, E. White, c. Neal, K. Robertson, M. t Denotes Prefects. *Denotes Boarders. Boys who left in 1912:-Burkhardt A., Campbell R., Evans C., Grey J., Hirst H., Hempton M., Howell I. J., Kirton, Leech N., Little A., Little N., Mason E. F. , Marfell A., Medway C. J ., Mitchell W. G. New Boys :-Atkinson M., Barker H., Bennett 8., Blanchett A ., Blanchett W., Bishop D., Blackhall S., Braclbury H., Braclbury G., Bayly R., Blundell R ., Beckbessinger E., Bradnury D., Clemow W ., Cliff J., Callancler A. , Clemow K., Corkhill T., Cocker R., Death A., Fox N., Fookes N., Fagan P., Grifliths P., Grayling H ., Graham G., Guscott R., Howell R., Huse A., Honnor A., Hamerton E. , Hoffmann L., Hutchen B., Herbert E ., Jackson 8., Jackson K., Jackson R. , Johns B., Johns E ., Kirkby V., Kendall J. , Kelly F., Lealand R., Lovell L., Lye K., Meuli P. , Mason G., Murray K ., Mackie D., Moyes A., Neal K. , Nitz R., Newell C., Norman B., Pope E., Petch G., Pott .J. , Robertson M., Renaud, Rich H., Rollo S., Smith M. , Smith C., Skelton E., Sole N ., Saxton D., Skelton S., Smith S., Sutherland A., White E., Webster G., White C., Wilson B., Wilson R., Yates C.

Examination Results.-The results of the annual examinations were on the whole very satisfactory, and the number of passes easily eclipses that of any previous year. Thirteen candidates passed matriculation and Rllied examinations, 21 passed junior Civil Service, 34 senior free place, and three passed senior Civil Service. Five Education Board senior scholarships and one junior National scholarship were gained by pupils of the school , while N. Little was successful in winning a Taranaki University scholarship. Mr. G. H. A. Wills, who has been ~ith us since 1908, leÂŁt at the end of last year, and is now residing in Auckland. As he left in the holidays we were un11ble to bid

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him farewell, but we take this opportunity of wishing him every success in his future career. Owing to the increase in numbers it was fo und necessary to procure a quantity of new desks . These are all of the single pattern, and give a smart appearance to the rooms in which they are placed. We sincerely hope that the Board will be able to replace some of the "old timers" still in use by more up-to-date ones. Early in the term the members of the Sixth Form decided to paint their room, and for some days were to be seen wieldin~ a paint brush. The result was eminently satisfactory and, as a consequence, Form IV., not to be outdone, immediately set to wOI'k on a similar task . We m ust own that both rooms look much smarter, but would suggest that the Fourth ] ormers finish off t he difficult parts round the windows . We take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Murray for his kindness in presenting the school with a fret-saw machine and a number of books for the library. Through his generosity we have also been able to procure quihl a lot of useful science apparatus, including a tangi:mt galvanometer, a wheatstone bridge, a post office resistance box, a good dynamo, a sonometer, a standard resistance coil of 1 ohm, a Leclanche battery of 10 cells, two accumulators, and a large quantity of silk-covered wire . \iV e have to congratulate Mr. Balham on having recently joined the ranks of the benedicts . On the last day of the term, after line-up, he was the recipient of Goss presents from the Boarders and the Day Boys. for the Boarders and Colson for the Day Boys made the presentations and wished him every happiness in his married life. The New Boys' concert was voted a great success. Unfortunately , so some think, the time-honoured custom of ducking the new corners in whitewash 路and water has been done away with. No long;er are boys to be seen emerging from the basins in the lavatory. The initiation ceremony now t akes the form of a concert, at which each new boy must sing a song or please the audience with a recitation. Fortunately the audience is not given to criticism, and the reporters present are easy to satisfy. The concert took place this year in the big room, where a stage, of a kind, had been erected for the occasion. In a seemingly endless procession the new boys came and went, much to the amusement of the old hands . Fortunate indeed was he who could recall to memory

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the words of some old nursery rhyme learnt in his childhood . Some, however, showed marked ability, and, much to their disgust, afterwards discovered that their names had been noted down by an unseen master with a view to training them for the annual concert . We have arrived at the conclusion that the school buildings would be all the better for a coat of paint . It h as even been suggested that, as the Sixth Eorm are such brilliant performers with the brush, they mig ht profitably devote their sp:.tre time to th e outside of the buildings. The "kiddies" in the I,ower School are a likely lot, although, from what we have heard the headmaster say, they are given to fighting. Some of them certainly shape w-ell at gymnastics and at football, and th ey shoulcl be the means of materially strengthening our teams in two or three years' time. During the term Hooker, Hawkes, Renaud, Horsup and Teed left to take up positions in town or in t h e country. Renaud and Horsup have both entered the Government service, Hawkes h as joined t h e local staff of the £ rm of N ewtou King, T eed has entered his father's business, and Hooker is farming. THE ANNUAL CONCERT. Our second annual concert took place this year in the Theatre Royal, on May 2. Like that of last year it turned out to be a great success, and from a financial standpoint in particular was all that could be desired. ·we may say here that the custom of holding these entertainments with the idea of obtaining money for school institutions do es not altogeth er appeal to us . An instit ution such as ours sho uld surely never be in such dire straits . vVe are confidently looking forward to the time when we shall have at least as much money at our disposal as similar institutions have; then·, and not till then, can we hope to take our proper place amongst the secondary schools of the Domini.on. After some discussion it was decided to confine the first half of th e prog~·amme to the farce entitled "Bornbastes li'urioso. " 'l1 he second half was taken up by a camp scen e, in which about forty boys took part. ..We take the followiJJg account from the Herald : By 8 o'clock the hn.ll was Cl'owcled. J ud oiuo· by the hearty applause which gTeeted every item, it was a sme sign that the efforts of the. performers were greatly

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. . l ttraction was the farcical appreciated. The prmFP~. a " which brouo·ht much comedy, ''Bohmbasies •~rh:o~ast was as foll~ws : applause to t e ac ors. . Mr. w. F. Balhan. Artaxominous, King of Utopia ··· ········· ·: :: :: ::·Mr. W. H . Moyes G . 1 Bombastes · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·" .. L D ay e· ~:~na .. · .......... .. ·" .... .... · .. ..... ...... ·.... .... .... . .... .. ... L .· Goss

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The army, introduc~cl mto. t~e pw~fhe~·~nswere Boy . _, dl otley lot of warn m s · . R demue . t : n 'l'erritorials Maons, OIJ?-an ts yPremh 1s S ' type of fi g htin "'o· eau '· . -one . me fact ' almost every Centunans, and, m Th , h of the army round the man under theof~h~ fum~i~:Isights of the ev~ning. The stage was onel cl . fo ur 'cenes and was without plot, come~y wafs tphaypelayi~rs bei~rv to' amuse, in which they the aim o e o l h .t . traduced several h umorous lo ca I s. d t cl In was evo e The second h alf ?f · th e pro oO'ramme < • cl plantaJ t th 1 tatwn scene 1t compnse entire y 1 oa· e.mpt ersperse an cl WI'th . some clever oo·ymnastic · . t hon me o hes '1 f th school to the accompammen turns ~y t ~ ~upi s o ~rner men, with their quaint of copwus Jhokes . cl' The ?n a constant state of laughter. o•ao·s, kept t e ~u I~nce I . < • t th whole a very The variedd g;mnastic turns funny an _mo,., e d · well performed-were 1 all of whiCh were e.s:cee mg y . t b t much appreciated, the clus~;::cly arcltistts sbhl~':ma~ts~ The :ff t in the l adder, pyrami an um . o . ~h~le spoke much for the tuition of Mr. Lmts, mstruc~or

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of the school. . The followmg were t h e mos t l)I'Ominent m the nio·ger scenes:, and " La

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Remus (Mr. Balham), who sang "So you say Marseillaise." , .Mr J ackson (B . Sinclair)' " De ole umbrella. . . ?" J oe. (L . Goss) , "De ring-tailed coon" . , 't and ,"Who drd. Zeeke (0. Yates), "Dey's all dom I now. . . . A · M · MacDiannid) Tramp (M l r. . ' a Scotch r eCltatwn. Doctor Doseum (Mr. V. Hall). Uncle Mose (E. D. Colson). J oss (D. Sykes). Jeff (H. Le pper).

Jake (R White). Id h " d K. J·ackson and R. Lealand , duets, " I want to go to a o an "Good Night ." . \V. Luxton and D. Paterson, duet , "De ole banJo."

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The choruses were well taken up by the boys, who sano路 out well and made it go with a good swing. 0 The principals in the tumbling were D. Sykes, Ewing (2), J enkinson and J ones. 'l'he accompanim ents were all played by Mrs. Moyes, and Miss Warren rendered two fine overtures. 'l'he committee desire to thank all those ladies and gentlemen who so kindly helped to make the concert a suc.c ess: Mr. Renaud, Mr. MacDiarmi d, Mr . Lints and Mr. Haslam for assisting with the concert itself; Mr . Hutton and Mr. Bradbury for their kindness in assisting us to prepare the necessary scenery, Mrs. Kirkby for her generosity in s_upplying. the performers with hot coffee, and Mr. Sinclan路 for actmg as prompter. To f.ir. Balham in particular we owe a debt of gr:atitude for the tirel ess manner in which he worked in order to make the concert a success . Thanks to hlr. Ken \.Vebster, we were, during the term, given the opportunity of visiting a large timber vessel that had been chartered to bring a load of Oregon pine to New Plymouth. Afternoon school was stopped at the end of the first period, and one and all made their way to the Breakwater . A very pleasant afternoon was spent in looking over the vessel, and not the least enjoyable part was the description given by the Captain of the voyage out from Puget Sound. FORM .A VERAGES .-PIRST TERM. Per cent. Top Boy. Per cent . IliA. 67 Yates 80 { Kirkby IIIB. 53 63 Smith ii. IV. 57 Drokenshire 87 V. 58 Avann 75 Vln. 54 Go ss 61 VIA. 78 Weston 89 PllEP ARATOR Y . Porm.

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THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

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HOU SE NOT ES . nings we have sudde nly grow n inbegin small :1!-.rom fact that to a respe ctabl e-size d board ing schoo l. The taxed. to once at been has ded provi tion moda the accom step on wise a was it that ly usive its utmo st prove s concl ble build suita equip and erect to d Boar the of part the added ings . It was confi dentl y expec ted that the space come , but last July woul d fully serve for some yearsdyto been taken we are pleas ed to st ate t hat this has alrea the erect ion up, and t hat the Boar d are conte mpla ting the prese nt o拢 anoth er bl ock . It is worth y of nqte tha.t orne, Rusboard ers are draw n from as far away as G1sb a numb er sell, vVan ganu i, and Auck land, while quite hail from Sout h Tara naki . me At the begin ning of the term we had the pleas Hall, Mr. ers, Mast ent Resid new two ming of welco has charg e M.A ., of Auck land, and Mr. Fento n, who us be a with stay their May l. Schoo ry arato Prep of the long and pl easan t one ! in Duri ng the term came ra .fiends have been muchcerion occas one than more on that so evide nce, so much use of the tain enthu siasts have been seen to make ry does not Histo s. print their aze gl to wind ows in order sudde nly relate why this appa rently simp le meth od was minu tes few a spent had ts quen delin the after , aband oned of the er numb a Quite . study in the Head mast er's ging, and enlar at cient profi e becom have ders Boar adorn ing alrea dy photo s of school group s are to be seen the walls . to Early in the term most of the Boar ders were taken much was g outin the say, the circu s, and, needl ess to enjoy ed . thele ss Show day was unfor tunat ely wet, hut neveroon in aftern ant pleas a spend to ged mana s u of most much in visiti ng the vario us side show s whic h were evide nce . were As we have sever al fishe rmen in our mids t, weSatur one )' eelin( us take able to persu ade the mast ers to bait and day nigh t . Arme d with a plent iful suppl y "ofthe hank s on lves ourse d seate hook s of vario us sizes, we ~ss to say, the o~ the ~enui and waite d fo~路 bites . Ne~dl nty of fishin g maJo the hk.e and, h1te~ cl1d not come , hut with parti es, we retur ned home w1th very few fish, ." s "yarn good some the mate rial for land at 'L'he Henu i Rive r, whic h :A.ows throu gh the rite favou a been has nds, gTou l schoo the the back of boys. and ers mast both for resor t on Satur day aftern oons

SCHOOL NOTES. 14 We are indeed lucky to have such a fine bathing hole at our back door and we trust that under such conditions, no Boarder' will have to acknowle dge that he is unable to s\vim when the next swimming sports take pl~ce. . 'rhe gully-on ce an unsightly stretch of swamp-I s slowly but surely changing its appearanq e, and we are not too optimistic when we say that another twel-~'e months will see it an ornament to the place. Early m the term a start was made on the top end with the idea of forming two grass tennis courts. The Boarders undertook to be responsibl e for one, and the Day Boys for the other. Whether the friendly rivalry that has exi:sted has lent additional muscle to the two parties we cannot say, but true it is that as we write this, both courts are nearin&' completio n. vV e trust tha.t the Board will not turn a deaf ear to us when we ask them for the necessary posts and wire-netti ng. We take this opportuni ty of congratul ating Lepper and Guild on their appointme nt as Prefects. Both seem to be enjoying the cosy chairs in tlie Prefects' room. May we soon be with them ! The pound, in charge of Hine and P aterson, continues to do good service. We give them the tip, however, that detention s will be :flying round if they do not keep it a little tidier. ' Earthquak es have visited us fairly frequently of late; underneat h the bed was our favourite resort when the fil'st few shakes came along, but since then we have grown indifferen t, and are quite content to stay in bed and enjoy the sensation. The "charger" bought for the purpose of pulling the grass mower occasiona lly en uses some mild excitement. Our h eavy-weig ht recenHy rode him out to the rifie range and came back feeling convinced that it was quicker to walk.

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4- meeting of th~ club was. h eld on Wednesda y, Feb. 12, with Mr. Balham m the chau. Twenty-fi ve new mem. bers were enrolled, and the following committee was elected :- R. Jackson, D. Grant, and G. Salt. The latter was r " -elect~d hon. secretary. Great mterest has been shown in photograp hy throughou t the term, so much so that the ori"'inal dark room has proved altogethe r inadequat e. As th~ club has

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now in its possession a considera ble amount of valuable apparatus , a room was urgently needed, and we are glad to say that this has been provided. Electric light has been installed and water laid on. There is no doubt that much of the enthusias m displayed by members o:£ the Camera Club is due to the live interest taken in thei1· work by Mr. Harry Smith, an Old Boy of the school. Himself an expert photograp her, he has spared no effort to make photograp hy a popular pastime with the boys. His latest act of generosity is the donation of a splendid postcai·d Kodak for competiti on among members of the club, and we trust that all who can will make an effort to put in the best possible work and thus show Mr. Smith that his kindness is appreciate d. A word as to the untidy habits developed by many of the camera fiends will perhaps not be out of place here. It is certain that a good deal of avoidable waste has gone on during the term, and some boys seem to delight in leaving about discarded prints and old negative boxes . It would be well if members of the club took this as a warning, for it has been hinted that the club will no longer supply chemicals gratis unless more care is taken to see that no waste goes on. The enlarging lantern has proved itself to be a popular attraction , and quite a number of boys are turning out creditable work. We feel rather proud of the fact that all the blocks in this issue are from prints supplied by the Cam era Club.

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'l'he Annual Swimmin g Sports were h eld in the. Municipal Baths on March 6. 'l'he weather was glorious, and there was a large attendanc e of spectators . Competition in the various races was very keen, and in all there were about 120 competito rs. In the one-lengt h open 60 boys faced the starter. The events were "got off" well up to time, this being made easier through the prompt In addimanner i11 which the boys "toed the mark." tion to officials connected with the school, we received material assistance from Messrs. H. Stocke1·, G . Tabor, and N. Greiuer, to all of whom we are much indebted. We httve alsn to thank Mr. Morris, the custodian of the Baths, for his ungrudgiu g help. The following are the results of the various events:One Length, Open.-F irst heat : Goss (scr.) 1, Sykes

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(2sec.) 2; won by a touch. Second h eat _: Guild (9sec .) 1, 'I'eed (7sec.) 2; won by half a yard. Thud heat: Herbert (9sec .) 1, R . J ackson (3sec.) ~; won oy a yard. Fourth heat: Ewing i . (scr.) 1, Petch (9sec.) 2; won by a touch . Fifth heat: Blanchett (4sec.) 1, Sin clair (2sec.) 2; won easily. Sixth heat : Day ( scr.) 1, M'Hardy (5sec.) 2; Seventh heat: Monteath (scr.) 1, Court won easily . (3sec.) 2; won by about two yards. Eighth h eat : Kirkby (6sec. ) 1, Claridge (2sec.) 2; a good finish; won by a touch . Ninth h eat : Stoddart (3sec .) 1, .A.vann 2; won by about It yards. Semi-final No . 1: Kirkby i. 1, Teed 2. Semi-final No. 2: H erbert 1, Stoddart 2; won by a touch . Semi-final No . 3 : Claridge 1, Court 2 . Final: Teed 1, Claridge 2; this was a good finish, 'f eed just getting home first; time, 28 4-5sec. 200 Yards Open.-Ewing i. 1, Pott 2, K elly u . Sinclair was first to turn at the first three lengths . Ewing then took charge and was not afterwards troubleJ. New Boys' Race, One Length .- -First heat : J ackson Second heat : (s9r.) 1, Murray (5sec .) 2; won easily. P etch (8sec.) 1, Stoddart (3sec.) 2; won on the post. Third h eat: Bennett (6sec.) 1, Pookes (scr.) 2; won by about three yards. Pourth heat: Cliff (1sec.) 1, Howell (scr.) 2; the winner just touched first. P iftb b eat : Comt (scr.) 1, Kirkby (scr.) 2; this beat was also won on the post. Sixth h eat : Blanchett (scr.) 1, Mason (scr.) 2; won easily . Semi-final No. 1: Court 1, Blanchett 2. Semifin al No. 2: Kirkby 1, Bennett 2. Final: Kirkby and W. Blanchett (dead h eat) first; t his was a beautiful race, the judges being unable to separate the above boys; time, 27 2-5sec.

SWIMMING SPORTS.

Long Dive .-Guild 1, Lepper 2. Guild dived about three-quarters of the l ength of the bai:h and Lepper, the next boy, covered half a length. Two L engtbs .-First heat: '.l'eed (12sec .) 1, Day (scr.) 2; won by a yard . Second heat: Jackson (scr.) 1, Claridge (6sec.) 2; J ackson touched first a yard ah ead of Claridge. Third heat: Goss (scr.) 1, H erbert 2; won b:v ~wo ya~ds. Fourth heat: Ewing 1, Monteatb 2; won easily. Fifth heat: Court 1, .A. vann 2 . Final: H erbert (15sec.) 1, .A. vann (15sec.) 2; the winner just squeezed home first; time, 1min. 3sec. Do'ys, twice across bath.-J. Pott 1, D . Preparatory 2. Wilson High Dive .- Ewing 1, Brokenshire 2. Ewing gained the verdict by 3~- points . SWIMMI NG SPORTS.

SWIMMING SPORTS.

Breast Stroke, One Length.-First heat: Grayling 1, Hine (12sec.) 2 .. Secon~ h eat: Jen~inson (scr.) 1 N1tz (9sec.) 2; won eas1ly. Thud heat: Knkby (4sec.) 1' 1\Ieuli (Ssec.) 2; won by a touch; Kirkby, who has only 0 ~e arm, performed very well indeed. Fourth heat : W. Blanch ett (Ssec .) 1, Guild (7sec.) 2. Fifth heat: Beck (2sec.) 1, D. Sykes (3sec.) 2. Semi-final No. 1: Blanchett 1 Svl~es 2. Semi-final No . 2 : Grayling 1, J enkinson 2. Final : Blanchett 1, Grayling 2; Blanchett won fairly easily by two yards; time, 33 4-5sec. Back Stroke, One L ength.-First liea t: J ackson (scr.) 1 L. Grayling (3sec.) 2. Second heat: Lepper (scr.) 1, S~lt (scr.) 2 . Final: Lepper 1, Jackson 2; Lepper won hy a yard; time, 36sec. 100 Yards, Open.-Day 1, Goss 2, Ewing i. 3. Time, 2min . 45sec . A good race, Day, who was going well, . beating Goss by about H yards. Object B: rescue; and Life Saving (A: Release diving).- Points were allotted for method and for time. The winning pair turned up in Ewing i. and J ackson . Divine for Plates.- Hutchen and Guild secured nine plates each, and tied . The number of plates in the water was twelve. Relay Race.-Fifth Form (:Monteath, Day and Ewing ii.) 1, Sixth Form A t eam (K elly, Salt, Sinclair and Hamblyn) 2. This race afforded much interest to the Time, The first team won comfortably. onlookers . 1min. 45sec . Old Boys' Race, One Length.--N. Little (7sec.) 1, J. Stohr (scr.) 2, A. Little (5sec.) 3. The only starters. The finish was very exciting, the competitors finishing in a bunch. Time, 25 1-5sec. (Sse~.)

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS . The championships were h eld in the Baths on Tuesday, March 18. The events were all evenly contested, and the Senior Championship result was in doubt up to the last race. Ther e were three entries for the Senior and three for th"e Junior. Ewing i. won the Senior Championship after four hard races, while the Junior went to Day, who won his races fairly easily, with the exception of the 50 yards, in which event Ewing ii . gave him little to spare,

SWIMMING SPORTS .

SENIOR RACES . 25 Yards.-Go ss and Ewing i. dead heat ~, Pott 2. This was a hard tussle; Pott being about a yard behind tbe winners. Time, 15sec. Ewing and 50 Yards.-Ew ing i. 1, Goss 2, Pott 3. Goss turned together, but Ewing crowded on the pace and won by a y ard. Pott was a close third. Time, 34sec. lOO Yards.-Ew ing i. 1, Goss 2, Pott 3. Ewing took the lea d from the first turn, and was never seriOusly troubled. Pott and Goss finished close together . Time, lmin . 14sec. 200 Yards.-Ew ing i. 1, Pott 2. Goss was not well enou gh to start. The starters kept close together, but Ewi11g drew away during the last length and won by a couple of strokes . Time, 2min . 13sec. JUNIOR RACES. 25 Yards .- Day 1, Ewing ii. 2, Sykes 3. Day just won on t h e touch, Sykes being about four feet away . Time, 15 1-5sec. 50 Yards.-Da y 1, Ewing ii . 2, Sykes 3. This was a fine race. Day turned first and was well ahead of Ewing, who, however, made a good recovery and was beaten just by a touch. Time, 38 3-5sec. 100 Yards.-Da y 1, Sykes 2, Ewing ii. 3. Day led throughout , and won by several yards. Sykes swam a fine race for second place, and beat Ewing by about a yard. Time, 1min. 28 1-5sec. The following are the points in each competitio n:-

THE HIGH DIVE.

SENIOR. Ewing i. Go ss Pott

25 yds. 2t 2! 1

50 yds. 3 2 1

100 yds. 200 yds. Total. 3 3 11-!(:)J2 2 1 2 5

JUNIOR . Day Ewiug ii. Sykes

25 yds. 3 2

50 yds. 3 2

100 yds. 3 1

'l'otal. 9 5

THE

HIGH DIVE.

SWIMMING SPORTS.

At a meeting held 路by the New Plymouth Swimmin g Club at the Baths, a High School Boys' Race (100 yds,), was competed for. There were fifteen starters, and after a good race the event fell to Goss. 1"'-t the same meeting Court won the 50 yds. under 16 event. On Easter Monday Goss and Ewing i. journeyed to Eltham to compete in the West Coast Champion ship Meeting. Ewin~ annexed the 50 yds. Schoolboy s' Champion ship, while lioss won the 50 yds. Maiden Race off scratch. LIFE-SA VING. Many of our better swimmers have devoted some of their time towards makin"' themselve s efficient in the knowledg e and practic.e of Yife-saving. During the term Mr. Lints trained a squad of boys for the Bronze Medallion Test, and at the recent examinati on they all qualified. A competiti on held at the School Swimmin g Sports showed how thoroughl y the squad had been coached. The following boys were presented with the Bronze Medallion by our Headmas ter :-S. Ewing, W. Ewing, R. Monteath , I. Pott, L. Hooker, L. Day, D. Sykes, A. Bruce, and H. Jenkinson .

L1\WN TENNI S. During the term tennis has been taken up by a large number of bovs in the school, and, there being only one court available, it ha s been thought advisable to lay down two grass courts in the "Gully." \Vith this idea in view the boys set to worlc and levelled out two plots. The Boarders took charge of the area known as the "Old Garden," and this portion is almost ready to be top-dresse d and sown. The Day Boys have had a more difficult task set them, seeing that they must necessaril y fill in a deeper portion of the "Gully" before the court is sufficiently large for playing purposes. The present asphalt court is practicall y useless for back-line play owing to its cramped position, but Day Boys and Boarders are quite determined to have their respective courts of sufficient length not only for comfort in oack-line play, but nlso in order to allow the court to be shifted either forwrard or backward s so that the back-line will receive periods of rest throughou t the summer tennis season. A tennis tournnme nt was held on the school court P.~ Saturdal, April19. Tlie day WUil :fi:p_e, but the mOllll-

.,.

LAWN TENNIS

tain wind, which is generally ~ever~ly f~lt on the school orounds rather spoilt the days enJoyment. The games ~ere all 'keenly contested, ::tn~l owing to the large number of entries each set was hunted to 6 games (advantage sets). The match Paterson and Oliver v. Court and Stoddart proved a very stubborn one, the former pair finally winning (10-8). The winners of the tournament were Pott i. and Kirk by i. Both played a very fair game, although Kirk by was at times erratic. Among the competitors there showed some players of very fair promise, but the main :fault appeared in the inability of the majority to play a respectable back-hand stroke. The following is the result of the tournament :-First Rouncl.--Ewing and Candy beat Goss and H am.blyn, 6-1; Colson and Chong beat Day and Lepper, 6-2; Court and Stoddart beat White andMonteath, 6-4; Paterson and Oliver beat Yates and Cli:ff, 6-3; Pott and Kirkby, a. bye. Second Round.-Colson and Chong beat Ewing and Candy, 6-2; Paterson and Oliver beat Court and Stoddart, 10-8. Semi-finals.-Pott and Kirkby beat Paterson and Oli.ver, 6-4; Chong and Colson, a bye. Fiw:tl-Pott and Kirkby beat Chong and Colson, 6---4.

e RI eKET. All that can be said of the past season is that we have done as well as we expected to. This has been our first attempt at senior cricket, and it has certainly made us realise the necessity for constant practice. We have to thank Mr . Bain who has on many occasions given up his spare time to coach us, and we trust that next season h e will see us a much improved team. A strip along the western side of the ground has now been ploughed and put clown in grass, with the idea of utilising it for practice wickets, and there will now be ample space for all groups to practise at the nets. . In the third term we hope to arrange for a match 路agamst some other secondary school, and there is no doubt that such a match would do a great deal towards raising the standard of our cricket.

CRICKET.

A detailed account of the matches played follows:SCHOOL v . WAITARA. This match was played on our own ground and resulted in a win for us by seven runs. Scores:WAITARA. Foreman, run out Hicks, b. Mr. Ryder Jupp, b. Mr. Ryder W. Skelton, b. Mr. Ryder Jo1ms, b. Mr. Ryder Somerville, l.b.w., b. Monteath H arrison, c. Ewing, b. Monteath Pm路die, b. Monteath M'Koy, c. Mr. Ward, b. Monteath Kilpatrick, not out M'Donald, b. Mr. Ward Extras Total

2 0 0

13 0

10 0

12 3 5

Bowling analysis.-Mr. Ryder, four for 15; Colson, none for 23; Monteath, four for 14; Mr. Ward, one for 3. SCHOOL. Colson, c. and 路b. Somerville Monteath, b. Purclie i\Ir . Ryder, b. Jupp Richards, c. Harrison, b. Pnrclie ... 1r. 路ward, b. Somerville Ewing, stumped Oliverl l.b.w. , b. Somerville Goss, run out . . . . .. Candy, b. Somerville Chong, b. Purdie Sinclair, not out Extras Total

18 4 7 0 17 2

1 0

2 5 1

In their second venture Waitara declared their innWith forty mmutes to . go we had no drfficulty in playing out time and thus registering our first win for the season, in~s closed with six wicket~ down fqr 46 .

CRICKET.

SCHOOL v. NEW PLYMOUTH. . ~n thi.s match, School went to pieces and were all dismissed for the small total of 52 . New Plymouth after making 53 for the loss of three wickets, sent u; in to bat again. Scores:SCHOOL.-First Innings. Monteath, b. Williams... . .. . .. 5 Richards, b. Nicoll 8 Colson, b . Williams 0 Mr. Ryder, b. Nicoll ... 0 Mr. Moyes, b. Williani.s 1 Mr. Ward, b . Nicoll ... 0 Ewing, hit wicket, b . Steeds 15 Pott, l.b.w., b. Nicoll 0 Oliver, b. Steeds 2 Goss, not out . . . 20 Sinclair, b. Has ell 0 Extras ... 1 Total 5~ Bowling analysis.-Nicoll, fou~r for 6; Williams, three for 16; Steeds, two for 5; Rohson, none for 10; W eston, none for 8; H asell, one for 6. NEW PL YMOU'I'H. Nicoll, c. Richards, b. Mr. Moyes 22 Williams, b. Mr. Moyes 0 Hasell, not out 23 Yeoman, b. Monteath 3 Steeds, not out 5 Total for three wickets . . . . .. 53 Bowling analysis.-Mr . Moyes, two for 20; Mr. Ryder, none for 20; Monteath, one for 13. SCHOOL.-Second InninO's Richards, not out o • 38 Goss, b. Simpson ... 2 Monteath, c. Hasell, b. W eston 12 ... Colson, b. Nicoll 12 Oliver, run out 0 Sinclair, b . Williams 0 Pott, l.b.w., b. Nicoll 5 Ewing, b . Nicoll · 4 Mr. Ryder, b. Nicoll 22 Mr. Moyes, b . Nicoll 17 Mr. Ward, b. Nicoll 0 Extras Total

12 ... 124

Bowling analysis. - Simpson, one for 10; Hasell, none for 16; Steeds, none for 13; Weston, one for 1; Robson, none for 14; Morey, none for 13; \Villiams, one for 12; Nicoll, six for 38. SCHOOL v. NEvV PLYMOUTH. In this match our opponents had anything but their strongest team, and the absence of their best bowlers accounts for our somewhat easy win. Scores :SCHOOL. Monteath, c. Monk, b. Williams ... Richards, b. Williams ... Colson, b. Arden i\fr. Ward, c. Monk, b. Holden ... Mr. Moyes, b . Williams ... Ewing, c. Williams, b. Holden Goss, c. and b . Monk Sinclair, b. Monk Candy, not out Kirkby, c. Monk, b . Williams Y ates, c. and h . Williams Extras

5 1

...

26 13 61 11

18 7 0

·o 7

Total .. . 150 Bowling analysis.-Williams, five for 40; O'Donnell, none for 33; Holden, two for 31; Arden, one for 13; Monk, two for 26. NEW PLYMOUTH . 12 Shepperd, b. Mr. Moyes Arden, c. Sinclair, b. Mr. Moyes 17 Williams, c. Ewing, b. Colson ... 17 Holden, b . Monteath 4 Monk, c. Kirkby, b . Monteath 1 Harding, c. Go ss, h. Mr. M oyes ... 18 Oliver, b. Colson . .. . .. 0 O'Donnell, c. Richards, b . Mr. Moyes 0 Okey, b. Mr. Moyes 0 Kidd, c. Mr. Moyes, b. Colson 0 Harding, not out 0 . . .Extras 5 Total 74 Bowling analysis .-Mr. Moyes, five for 20; Monteath, two for 36; Colson, three for 13.

CRICK ET.

SCHO OL v. INGL EWO OD A. This was playe d at Inglewood, wher e, in spite of our defea t, we spent a very enjoy able aftern oon . \iVe have to thank the I nglewood ladies fo r their kindn ess in provi ding aftern oon tea. The less said abou t the score the bette r. P l aying on a concr ete wick et was undo ubtedlv again st us, but this is no excus e for our miser able perfo rman ce . Scor es:SCH OOL .-Fir st Innin gs. Mont eath, b. Gl.1dgeon Oolso n, b. M'Cr ae Rich ards, b. M'Cr ae Mr . \.V ard, b. Gudg eon ... Olive r, c. M'Or ae, b. Gudg eon Ewin g, c. R. Mars h, b. Gud geon Goss, b. 1\f'Crae Sincl air, b. Gudg eon Cand y, not out Pott, b. M'Cr ae Hook er, b. M 'Orae Extra s Total

18 5 0

4 0 2 0 1 0 2 1

Bowl ing nnaly sis.- Gud geon, five for 13; M'Cr a e, five for 19. INGL EWO OD A . G. Pulle n, st . Ri chard s, b. Mr. Ward 36 W. Matt hews , c. Ewin g, b. Mont eath 5 G . Mars h, c. Olive r, b. Mr. vVarcl 17 R . Mars h, not out 15 M'Cr ae, not out 11 G. Gudg eon, run out 14 Extra s ... 5 Total for four wick ets Bowl ing analy sis.- Colson, none for 14; Mont eath, one :ÂŁo:c 17; Goss, none for 11; Mr. Ward , two for 33; Pott, none for 23,

AT CRICKET PRACTI CE.

CRICKET,

SCHOOL.-Second Innings. Candy, b. Harkness Colson, c. Pullen, b. H arkness :Monteath, c. N. Marsh, b . Pullen Richards, c. R. Marsh, b. H arkness :Mr. Ward, c. Gudgeon, b. Nicoll Hooker, run out Oliver, not out Pott, not out Extras . ..

4 ()

15 5 1 11 4 4

'l 'otal for six wickets Bowling analysis .- Pullen, one for 3; H arkness, three for 13; 路 T. Nicoll, one for 14 ; Matthews, none for SCHOOL

LAw.

'l'his was a friendly match played on t h e School ground. Scores:SCHOOL. Colson, c. H. B. Reid, b. Anderson Monteath, b. Hughes Richards, c. Elliott, b. J ohnston ~ir. 路ward, l.b. w., b. L ash Mr. Hewl ey, b . Lash i\Ir. H all, b. L ash Oliver, b. Lash ti. Ewing, b . Ander son Candy, not out Sinclair, b. Anderson Goss, b. Hughes Extras Total

6 09 12 10 0 0 1

12 5

8 0 00

... 126

Bowling analysis.- Elliott, none for 31; Anderson, thr e for 18 ; J ohnston, one for 10 ; Reicl, none for 6; Brokenshire, none for 5; Lash, fo ur for 17; Hughes, two for 9.

CRICKET.

CRICKET,

LAW.

URENUI.

Lash, retired . .. Bewley, c. Candy, b. Colson H. B. Heid, b . Colson Elliott, c. Mr. Hall, b . :Monteath J ohnston, not out Brokenshire, b. Ewinfio路 .. . ... Anderson, c. Mr. Hal, b. Colson E . Grant, c. and b . Colson Hughe&, c. and b. Goss Extras

67 13 0

11 5

2 4 2 2

Total

... 180 Bowling analysis.-Colson, four for 40; Monteath, one for 28; Go ss, one for 23; Mr. vVard, none for 35; S. Ewing, one for 24; Candy, none for 14; Sinclair, none for 14. SCHOOL v. URENUI.

G. l!..,oreman, b. Colson W. l!..,uller, retired Sarten, c. Candy, b. Colson Lye, b. Monteat.h C. Foreman, retned ... .. . Scrimgeour, c. Monteath, b . Mr. Hyder Wilson, c. Pott, b. Mr. Hyder H. Foreman, b. Goss ... Hicks, b. Goss So:ffe, b. Goss ... P. :Fuller, not out Total

6 7() 0

ol:i 37

9 0

4 2 2

2 ... 1tlU

Bowling analysis.-Colson, two for 53; Monteath, one for 32; Mr. Ryder, two for 39; Cand;y, none for 8; Hamblyn, none for 23; Pott, none for 18; Goss, three for 7.

Played at Tikorangi . Mr. Hyder was top scorer with 52, while Pott played good cricket for 28 (not out). 'l'he remainder of the team were responsible for 18 runs. 'l'he outstanding feature of this match was our wretched fielding. Scores : -

This was probably the most ~xciting match of the season, and resulted in a close fi.msh. Scores:-

SCHOQL.

SCHOOL.

Monteath, b. Sarten Colson, b. C. Foreman Mr. Hyder, c. and b. Soffe Uichards, b. C. Foreman Oliver, b. Fuller Ewing, b. Fuller Candy, b. P. Fuller Goss, c. Foreman, b. Sa.rten Sinclair, b . Sarten Pott, not out . .. Hamblyn, b . Soffe Extras Total

1 3

0 0

4 0

0 1 9tl

Bowling analysis.- Sarten, three for 36; C. Foreman, two for 11; w~ . Fuller, two for 18; P. Fuller, one for 8; G. Foreman, none for 10; So:ffe, two for 9; Lye, none for 5.

SCHOOL v. UNITED SEHVICE.

Colson, b. Sumner Richanls, L. Dinniss :Monteath, b. Stewart . . . . .. Mr. W arcl, c. Os borne, b. Sumner Hooker, b. Brabant Oliver, b . Sumner Goss, b. Perham Ewing, c. Osborne, 路b. Brabant Kirkby, c. and b. Perham Candy, b . Perham Sin clair, not out Extras Total

22 1~ !:)

1 4 5 5

17 0 2

20 12

...

11~

Bowling analysis. - Dinni.ss, one for 20; Mack.a y, none for 10; Stewart, one for 17; Sumner, three for 6; Pm路ham, three for 33; Brabant, two for 14.

CRICKE'L'.

UNITED SERVICE. Simpson, c. Richards, b . Colson .. . Dinniss, c. Hooker, b. Monteath .. . Mackay, c. Sinclair, b. 111onteath Brabant, run emt Stewart, not out 'l'erry·, ·b . Colson ... Barker, c. Rich ards, b. Monteath Sumner, c. Sinclair, b. Monteath Os borne, b. Monteath ... Pm·ham, b. Monteath Bain,- c. Richa:rds, b. :nr1onteath Extras ... ...

-4

44 0

. 0

3 4

21 12 13

Total ... ... ... 116 Bowling analysis.-M onteath, seven for 32; Colson, tvw for 22; Canuy, none for 22; Mr. Ward, none for 27. BAT'riNG A VERAGJ~S. NAME

Mr. Moyes lUr. H,yder Richards Col son Pott S. Ewing Go ss Monteath Mr. Ward Sin clair Oliver Hooker V. KirkLy

NAME

Sin clair Mr. Moyes Monteath Mr. Hyder Go ss Colson 1\h. W ard S . EwinO' Hamblyn Pott Candy

No, Innings Not out Highe•t Score

Total Runs

Avemge

110 124 128 144 43 94

22.6 20' 66 12.8 10.28 8.6 8.54 7.0 6.71 6.0 5.11 0.4 2.25

5 0 61 7 1 52 12 2 38* 14 0 27 7 2 28* 12 1 22* 13 2 20* 14 0 39 13 0 21 23'~ 13 4 11 1 11"' 5 1 4 3 0 2 * Signifies "not out."

94 78 46 04 9 3

1.0

BOWLING AVERAGE S. Ove rs

5 82 65 94 18 83 62 9 3 5 13

Maiden Overs Wickets

1 20 7 18 1 10 4 4 0 0 0

2 21 25 25 4 21 18 1 0 0

No. Runs

207 261 272 49 270 265 36 23 41 48

Avera.l{e

8.5 9.85 10.44 10.88 12.25 10.0 14.n J6.0

:28

CRICKET.

UNITED SERVICE. Simpson, c. Richards, b. Oolson .. . Dinniss, c. Hooker, b. Monteath .. . M:ackay, c. Sinclair, b. Monteath Brabant, run out Stewart, not out 'l'erry-, 路b. Oolson ... Barker, c. Richards, b. Monteath Sumner, c. Sinclair, b. Monteath Os borne, b. Monteath ... Perham, b. Monteath Bain,- c. Richa:rds, b . ~1onteath Extras ... . ..

-4

11 4

0 . 0

3 4

21 12 13

rrotal ... . .. . .. 1Hi Bowling analysis.-Monteath, seven for 32; Oolson, two for 22; Oan<ly, none for 22; Mr. Ward, none for 27.

PART OF CRICKET GROUNDS.

BAT'riNG AVERAGES. NAMB

Mr. l\ioa,es l\fr. Ry er Richards Cols on Pott S. Ewing Go ss l\1onteath Mr. Ward Sin clair Oliver Hooker V. Kirkby

No, Innings Not out Higheot Score

5 7 12 14 7 12 13 14 13 13 11

5 3

0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 0

Total Runs

61 52 38* 27 28* 22* 20* 39 21 23 '~

11*

4 2

* Signifies "not out." NAME

Sinclai1路 Mr. Moyes Monteath Mr. Hyder Go ss Cols on Mr. \ i\T arcl S. Ewing H amblyn Pott Candy

110 124 128 144 43 94 77 94 78 46 04 9 3

Aver~tge

22.0 2o.oo 12.8 10.28 8.6 8.54 7.0 o.n o.o 5.11 0.4 2.25 1.0

BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs

5 82 65 94 18 83 62 9 3 5 13

MaidenOvers Wickets

1 20 7 18 1 10 4 4

0 0 0

2 21 25 25 4 21 18 1 0 0

No. Runs

207 261 272 49 270 265 36 23 41 48

Averal{e

8.5 9.85 10.44 10.88 12.25 10.0 14.n oo.o

FIRST ELEVEN, 191 3.

CRICKE T.

JUNIO R CRICK ET. 'Phis year most of the matche s played in junior cricke t have been group compe tition matche s. We who pl;1y junior cricket are in the awkwa rd positio n of being too good ( ?) to play in the Primar y School Compe tition on the one hand, and too poor to play in the Thursd ay Compe tition on the other . Next year we hope to be able to reach a sufficie ntly high standa rd of play to enable us to compe te in the Thursd ay Compe tition. Althou gh there is plenty of rivalry betwee n the teams in the Group Compe tition, still there is not halÂŁ the joy in compe ting agains t our own school fellows as there is in a game with an outside team. A team chosen from the better players in the Uroups played the 2nd Eleven , and after a close game were The Group Team batted first and beaten by 18 runs. Clemow i. 14, and Terry 10, being 17, Kicld 72, ed compil the highes t scorers . Chong four for 5, and Ewing ii . three for 20, were the most succes sful trundle rs for the 2nd Eleven . On going in to bat the 2nd Eleven made 90,. to which Chong contrib uted 30, Day 20; and Lepper 15 Paters on, four for 31, bowled very consis tently throug hout the inning s. The first Group match played betwee n the B and D Groups produced some poor batting from the . former team, who made only 16 runs, no one reachi ng double figures . The D's on going in made 38 for three wicket s, Kidd 17 and Broken shire 11 not out being the most succes sful batsme n. For the D team, Broken shire four for 5 and Graham three for 2 were the best bowler s, while for their oppone nts Yates two for 18 bow led well. The game betwee n the A and C teams resulte d in a 'vin for the former by 8 runs. Going in first, the C's compil ed 52 runs, Court 24 being top scorer. Paters on four for 19, Clemow three for 26, and Grayli ng two for 2 were the most succes sful witb the ball. The C team's score totalle d 60, to which Clemow i. contrib uted 20, Kidd 15, and Nitz 10 not out. Stodd;:trt three for 18, and Barker three for 10 were the best bowler s for the C's. The return match betwee n the B and D teams was in r esult the reverse of the former match. Tlie B's on o'oing in first reache d the total of 68 for nine wicket s Terry 25 and Yates 26 each playin g a fine inninO's: Brdken shire seven for 20 and Hill two for 14 were the most succes sful tnmdle rs for the D's. The latter on gomg m to bat made 07 runs, of which Hill by steady

CRICKET.

and careful batting made 25 not out. Ter four for 20 and Y a tes six for 16 bow led well. A Third Form Eleven played a match against the Central School Eleven, and were victorious bv a margin of six wickets on the first innings. Central batted first and made 26. Our most successful bowlers were Yates four for 7, Murray two for 5, and Barker two for 6. The Third Form started off badly in their innings, the first two boys being bowled for "ducks." Bennett, however, made 10 not out and with Murray , not out they reached their opponents' total. . The next game played was between ]'orm III. and Form IV. The latter batted first, and their total reached 16, the low score being due partly to the keen fielding of the Thirds and partly to the very fair bowling, Barker four for 5, Murray two for 2, and Yates two for 2 being the most successful with the ball. The Thirds on batting made 35, no one reaching double figures. Brokenshire three for 4 and Hill five for 9 were the best trundlers for the Fourth Form.

The second match was more evenly ·contested. Fitzroy journeyed in to play us, and they put us in to bat. Matters were very disastrous at first, but a good stand was made by B . Wilson, who made 18. He was ably supported by R. Blundell, and our total score amounted to 34. Fitzroy on going in to bat also made a bad start, allowing us to take three wickets for 4 runs, but they rapidly made amends, and COIJ?-piled a total of 53. In the match, although our bowhng was very. fair, it was not supported by good fieldin&. The game against West End was one of the most exciting ever played on the school ground.

PREPARATORY SCHOOL CRICKET. At the beginning of the year the Preparatory Boys set to work on a portion of the main cricket oTound, and after toiling manfully with mower and roll~r, produ~ed a -yery cre~itable pitc.h. Owing to the short time whwh still remamed for cncket playing it was decided to forego a I?ractice net this year, and, instead, to play matches aga~nst other schools and against teams chosen from the Middle School. Although the Preparatory boys were not successful in the majority of their matches, they were all keenly contested and many of the younO'5 sters showed very promising form . · 'l'he first match was a friendly one with the Central School. Central batted first and compiled 59 runs, while w_e, alas, managed to reach only 15. We were not disheartened, however, for we discovered that we h ad some bowling talent which counteracted to a certain extent our poor Latting. We then entered upon the more serious work of the Whittle Shield matches. Our first game was aD'ainst the Central School, who, on going in first, compiled 65 runs. E. J ohns and J. Pott were our best bowlers on the day's play. As in the previous match oul' batting was very weak, and we reached the total of 19.

Fe E) T 81\ L L • The football season was opened about a fortnight prior to the closing of term, and with the necessary lea;ve of absence required for rehearsals very little real practiCe h as been indulged in . On the whole it appears as if the strength of the team will be reversed from that of last year. Last year our forwards were strong and our backs weak. This year, however, it looks as if the forw ards will be the weak spot of the team, while the backs show very fair promise. The Star Football Club h as again kindly consented to our using their ground on the Racecourse, for which we are extremely grateful. The coming season promises to be a strenuous one for us. The first fifteen has been entered for the Second Junior Competitions, and there is the probability of a Secondary Schools Competition taking place under the Jirection of the Taranaki Rugby Union. Stratford have promised to enter two t eams for such a competition, and onr first three teams must assuredly strive to ~ain top place in the competition. Then again, the Schools Tournament is this year to be held in Palmerston, and there will be a keen struggle for supremacy among the three competing schools. Before our next number comes into print the tournament will probably be completed, and we sincerely hope that the team to represent our school will return home with the Shield. Football practices have so far been divided up into three groups, each consisting of about 35 players. The Juniors are a very keen lot of boys, and some of. the new boys show ver~ promising signs of developing into firstrate footballers.

FOOTBALL.

The Preparatory Boys h ave ent ered a t eam for the Primary Schools Competition. With such a small number of lar o·e boys from which to choose their t eam, we fully exp~ct them to be "up against it" in some of their matches; but they are a willing lot of youngst ers, and with a better knowledge of the game, will probably show to advantage against h eavier teams .

<21\D ET N0TES. At the beginning of the year the Cadets of t he school were dra fted into two companies, the larger boys fdrming No. 1 Company, while No. 2 Company was composed of the smaller boys . The following is the list of officers and non-commissioned officers in the school contingent:Officer Commanding Contingent-Captain W. H. Moyes. No. 1 Company (strength 60). Officer Commanding-Captain A. R . Ryder. Senior Subaltern-Lieut . V. Hall . Junior Subaltern-Lieut. L. Goss. Sergeants-A. Bruce, E. Colson, I. PoH, H. L epper. Bugler-R. White . Drummer-G . Beck. No. 2 Company (strength 70). Officer Commanding- Capt. vV. 11' . C. Balham. Senior Sub altern-Lieut. l 1'enton . Sergeants-H. Sinclair, C. IIamblyn, d . Chong, B. Kelly. Drummer-C. Smith. No. 1 Company is armed with Mm·tini-E11:£ield rifies, and No. 2 Company will probably oe armed before the · end of next term. The work canied out throughout this term h as consisted mainly of Company drill in order t hat this year's recruits may have a knowledge of company movements before entering· upon th e more serious work of battalion drill. No. 4 Section of No . 1 Company consists solely of r ecruits, and they deserve credit for the manner in

CADETS AT V/ORK.

CADET NOTES.

which they have improved in so short a time . They have had to undergo a greater share of drill than u..J.e remainder of the 0ompany, but next t erm they should be able to carry out the work on. a more equal footing with the rest of the corps . An in spection of arms and equipment was carried out at one parade by the Area Quartermaster-Sergeant, accompanied by Sergeant-:Major Bond. The result of the inspection was gratifyin"' both to the omcers and to the Cadets. Sergeant-Major Bond also expressed a desire for the Company to take part in a proposed Military Gymkhana to be held next term in the Recreation Grounds . vVith a view towards selecting teams to take part in the MilitaF 'rournament, which is to be h eld at the end of the year in Auckland, the attention of our officers has been directed towards obtaining the most suitable boys for the formation of teams in:----,Route Marching. Rifle Exercises . Squad Drill. Physical Drill. At the end of the term a route march was held over a distance of about four miles. The work was carried out in a very satisfactory manner, with the exception of one section. Too much attention, however, was directed towards obtaining points for the fastest time, and two sections, in endeavouring to pass a leadin"' section, lost many points through losing their spacing and covering while obtaining the desired l ead. The winner~ turned up in No. 4 Section, and they are worthy of special mention for their e:s:cellent discipline throughout the march. They wer e well handled by their Sergeant. This was particubrlv noticeable in the cases where, although thev were passed by other sections, thev were kept well in hand without any attempt to "race ." The judging was carried out by the officers at different points throughout the route. The following is the r esult of the competition:No. No. No. No ,

1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section

DRESS

MARCH DISCIPLINE

TIME

TOTAL

(50)

(15)

(11 5)

35 40 43 45

10 35 37

10 12 15 10

15 87 95 100

CADET NOTES

CADET NOTES.

No. 3 Section covered the distance m the fastest time, viz., 51min . 30sec. The work of No. 2 Company has been som_ewhat less interestinO' both .to officers and to Cadets owmg to the fact that the corps is nt present without equipment. Nevertheless the boys have carried out good work, and their marching has shown a decided improvement. At present it seems quite possible that they may outdo their bigger rivals in No. 1 Company in this department of drill.

The Miniature Range has been very much in evidence throughout the term, and it has been so fully occupied that new ranges are in the course of constr_uction . The present range, which is now in fair workmg order, is equipped for two distances, and will be used by the better "shots" in the school. A second range will be made for the remaining boys of the Upper and Middle Schools, while the Preparatory boys are already busy completing a range for themselves.

SHOOTING.

RiB.es have recently been purchased for use on the Miniature Range . One of these is a miniature servi?e ri:fle, wh~ch may be sighted to 400 yards, and w1ll therefore be of use in musketry "grouping" tests both on a bull's-eye and on a landscape target.

'l'his important branch of military work is rapidly becoming more and more popular in the school. Indeed with some of our better shots it is becoming a "habit," and it seems scarcely possible to keep them o:u: either the Rewa Rewa Range or the Miniature Range in the "Gully." No doubt we should like to see a more regular attendance on Saturday mornings from some Cadets whom we know to be very fair shots, but the keenness of those boys who are in regular attendance at the range is very gratifying. Marked improvement in the shooting has been shown throughout the term, and we are hoping to compete in the Schools of the Empire and the Secondary Schools of New Zealand Competitions with teams which, at any rate, will do credit to the school. We cannot at present boast that we possess any brilliant shots. These are not born-they are made, and it seems very likely that with continual practice we shall have, in time, a team fit to compete with any other secondary school. 路 Last year we were unable to compete in a match with Palmerston North owing to our not being equipped with Lee Enfield rifles. Now that we have these rifles, however, we are looking forward to a match with Palmerston and N a pier at the end of next term. One Saturday morning was occupied in a match which had been arranged between a team from Form VI. and a team chosen from the rest of the school. The ranges were ,200 yards and 500 yards. At the 200 yards Form VI. was leading by 2 points, but at 500 yards their oppone~ts fell away considerabiv, and enabled them to obtam a clear lead of 43 points . Some very fair scores were registered in this- match . Such matches as these, by their healthy rivalrv. no doubt ea use a great deal more interest to be taken' in shooting.

Keen competition is taking place on the range among boys who are anxious to win a place in the teams which are to compete for the Imperial Challenge Shield Competitions. These competitions have been instituted by Lient.-Colonel Schumacher, of Johannesburg, and are open to Senior and Junior teams from Cadets of the Empire. Striking an average on the ten highest scores of each boy, we arrive at the following as the best results for the term's shooting on the miniature range:Average . Possible-35,

Candy Kelly Hamblyn Martin Ewing i. Pott Avann Lepper Ewing ii. Barker Nitz

Highest Score on any aingle occasion. Pollible-35,

31.8 29.6 29.3 28.5 28.2 28 27.3 26.9 25.3 24

33 31 31 30 30 30 31 28 27 27

CADET NOTES .

'l'he following ln this match : -

1\GRleULTO RAL NeTES.

the detail of the scores registered

The agricultural course is, undoubtedly, every year becomiug a more impol'iant part of our school curriculum, and, judging from the large increase in numbers which we have this year received into our ranks, it is evidently becoming more popular with the parents of boys who are ahout to begin their secondary school car eer. With a certain amount of satisfaction we can now look at our small experimeiltal farm of two arres, and those of us who began the course when it was first initiated, can now point out to the new boys the spot in the "Gully" where our first labours were commenced, and where, although the space at our disposal was very limited, we began our classes of instruction in practical agriculture . Towards the end of last year, as mentioned in the previous Maga.zine, an area of over two acres was ploughed and put under cultivation for the purpose of carrying out a series of tests sug·gested by the G-overnment Department of Agriculture. We did not feel at all sanguine of our first year' s results, seeing that the seells were put in very late, and that the beds were not in too good a condition owing to there being insufficient time for thoro~lgh cultivation before sowing. The Government Instructor, however, comfmtecl us somewhat by saying that h e woulll not expect good results this year, and, judging from hi,; recent criticism of the plots, he appears to h ave been very pleased with what we have clone . Bach plot, consisting of one-t,ventieth of an acre, was sown by hand. Although the time o£ sowing was late, g·ermination was not handicapped by the dry "-eath er, the nature o£ the soil being such as to allow the seeds to be suprJwd with plenty of moisture drawn ihrough capillarity from the deeper parts of the soil. Only those se;ds which hall been sown broadcast, some of which had 1 ot been worked to a sufficient depth to reach this moisture, showed poor [ermination. In some cases, however, where wm:t of su:tb.cient cultivation was plainly evident, the plants appear very "patchy." Many of the plants, e.g. rape, k::>Je, etc., were sadly in need of thinning out, and although a certain amount of this work was carried out duri11g the holidays, it was insu:fftcient for the size and number of the plots. Bmcken fern, too, had sprouted very thickly in many of the plots, and had prevented anything- like good growth.

FORM VI. 200 Yards , Possible-35,

Pott Bruce Go ss Hamblyn OhongBendall Cols on Kelly Grand totals

500 Yards. Possible-35.

20 20 18 6

57 54 51 4tl 42 39 37 20

193

155

348

29 24 20 Hl

REMAINDER OF SCHOOL. Sutherland 29 22 Ewing i. 27 20 Martin 26 21 Oandy 20 22 Le pp er 24 13 Nitz 29 2 Ewing ii. 21 6 Baillie 13 7 Grand totals

Total .

28 30 31 30 22 19 19 14

189

116

51 50 47 42 37 ill 27

20 305

scores obtained The following list gives the averaO'e 0 by the bes.t ten "s~wts" at practices cluring the term, tog-ether w1tl~ the Jughe~t score registered b~· each of the ~en on any smgle occaswn, the scores here given being m each case t h e totals ;for two ranges:Average. Possible-70.

Bruce Pott Oandy Go ss L epper Ewing i. Nitz H amblyn Baillie Benclall

49 48 44 42 41 39 39 39 36 35

Highest Score on rtny smgle occaaiou. Possible-70,

55 58 b;)

49 61 54 50 44 47 37

AGRICULTURAL NOTES,

AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

vVhen we commenced work this year, our first effotLS were directed towards the cleaning up of the J>lots . This has _ been accomplished, and they now present a very fair appearance. Just recently we were presented by the Board of Goverr.ors with a complete outfit of implem ents suffic ient for our needs, and we are deeply grateful for t hem . ;\<re have been given to understand that we are shortly to 1·eceive a plough, and we hope to make ourselves efficient in the working of this implem ent, and at the same time to lessen the expense of keeping tile plots in thor011gh cultivation. For the latter part of the term we haYe been kept busy in cl earing an ar ea of ground over an acre in extent, w·hich was th~ckly covered with gorse . This is to be put down immediately in a gr een crop, which will be plqughed in later on, before cutting the area up into plots. Many of us who h ad never had experience in the clearing of gorse found that we were up against a fairly stiff proposition, for the continual grubbing and incessant wielding of the "slash 0r" were not conducive to soft hands. And Jften thH prickly nature of our fo e caused us to utilise our spare moments in searchinO' our hands for .the "hidden treasures ." A.t present, it is said, an agncultura~ boy can _ be '~spotted " by his punctured hands. Still, we d1d enJOY ourselves w.uen it came to the final burn, and the 5th of November conflagrations could not be compar~d. with those we have just h ad, even though people h vmg- near by must at times have suffered somewhat from the smoke. The various plots under cultivation outside the veO''et~ble garde~ are ~ach. in ch arge of a boy who is resp~n Slble for their cultivatiOn. The following plots were sown on dates varying from December 17 to December 24

1912:--

Californian Green Moha ( A.lex. Death) .--This crop coulc} hardly hav~ done better. It came up excellently, ~nd I S now sta11dmg at a height of two feet. A.lthouO'h m a some;yhat exposed position, it has developed go~d h.eads_, whwh, howe-ver, are showing slow signs of npemng. . ·~ apan~se Barnyar d Millet (Murray).--The germinatiOn,. m this case was poor, and those plants which did survive, suffered somewhat from the r avaO'es caused oy one of the horses which had got loose. o . Eclipse Maize (Guscott).. --Someone has suggested that I. shou.l d record thP amazmg growth which ha s t aken place m this plot, but I feared that readers would spurn

such a h orrible attempt at making a pu_n. Neverthel ess, in spite of the disadyantage of _Po sscssm~ such a .name, t h e plants have grown to :,:t he1g~t ?f b etween SI X and ei ght feet, and are developmg fan-sized cobs . . Green Curl ed Kale (Bl anchett) .--Most of t~1s plOt h as been attacked by the fly, but, strange to say, m some pl aces it is scarcely infect~d at. all, and several young pl ants standing over a f<;>ot m h e1ght are already developinO' a fair amount of foh age . o Thousand H eaded Kale (Skelton and K endall) .--The aermination of the seeds was poor, and a strong growth ~f bl ackberry during the holidays prevented the weaker plants from "picking up ." . Sutton's English Giant Rape (Mason).--This a~so was attacked by the fly, but constant wee~mg and thmninO' out has h elped the plants to make fan· headway . 0 Y ates' Ninety Day Maize (Kelly).--This maize llas sh own good growth, but, like the Ecl_ipse, suffered when ""erminatinO' from the e:ffects of the buds, and later from t h e mountain wind. The height varies from four to seven feet. , . Kangaroo Giant R ape (Court) .--'Ih1s plot. wou1l.l have done well despite the efforts of the fly h a~ 1t been thinned out in time. The development of fohage has been poor. . . . Peruvian Luc~rne (L . Kmg).--This plot, hke the Arabian Lucerne (Ellerm) has done very well under ....... e existin"' conditions. The leaves, however, were attacked by a b~own fungus; but the plants have been cut back to three inches from the g-round, and ar e already showin"' a 0O'Oocl second growth. The development of nodules ono the roots was in both cases rather poor . White Belo·ian Canot (A. vann) . This crop ha s clone very well, but -~ultivation h as not been carried out to a sufficient depth to enable first -cl ass roots to ~e formed. This also applies to the plot of Large White Carrot (Matthews). Turnip-rooted P arsnip (Candy) .--Germinatio;n in this plot was very poor, but the plants are now m akmg very fair head way . Soya Beans (Graham) ·:-This crop, we were informed is under the conditiOns, an excellent one. I od formation' h as b een fairly extensive and ripening has now commenced, so that we hope to obtain a fairh o·ood supply or seed for future use . N oclules do not appe~r to have' been developed in any of the plants .

AGRICUL TURAL NOTES.

· Blue Lupin .-Something ex traordin ary occurred :in this plot . Althoug h the seeds germina ted well, the plants, ~h en about four inches high, graduall y withered away, with the r esult that at present only about a dozen plants remain. A pest seems to have attacked the roots, for the leaves and st ems showed no signs of disease . Silver B eet (Stodclar t) .-This plot is irregula r, for in ~OJI_le places t h e plants ar e only a few inches high, while m others they ar e a bout on e fo ot. This appears eo h ave been due t o fee ble germina tion, dr y weather, and exposed conditio ns. Panicum L aevifoliu m (F. King) .- Althoug h the natural habitat of this grass is in swampy ()'round the growth h_as b~en ver y lux uria;ut, the plot ave~aging 'over two f~et m h ~Ight. W e are ~ap ing to obtain a supply of seed from tlus crop for use m further forage tests . . Te:ff (Lye) .-As this is an Abyssin ian grass recently IIT_l-IJOrted m to New Zealand, we have wat ch ed its growth with great interest . Th e seed g erminat ed fairly well, and the crop st a,1ds n ow about nine inch es high, although the growth h as been slow . It is said t o be a fin e early forage crop. Ohou Moellier (L epper ) .- Youno· plants were obt ained ~rom P at ea, bu~ were badly attacked by_the uy, and this , tog 3ther with t h e actw n of t h e wmd, has prevented gooJ developm ent of st em and leaves. With tn e except ion of t h e Lucerne plots, the whole o.f the area at pr8sent under cultivati on is t o be plou()'hed and put clown in forage crops fo r spring f eed. bFou; of the p~ot s are t o be speciallv t rea t ed in preparat ion for th_e sowmg of L ucern e crops in t h e spring . These plots will be m an urecl on the surf:J ce before plotwhin o· " fi~ely-ground_ limeston e . The back port ion, viz., quarter of each pl?t, IS, ~l o w eY er, to be t r e_n ched two spades deep, and on this portwn Ll~ c.erne subso1l manure mix ture con~isting of slag, bouf:.m ea l , and ka init, is t o be di stributed m the trench upon th e surface of the subsoiL This method of manurin g will be advantag eous in the case of such long -rooted plant s as t h e Luce~rnes. After- each plot h as been thus pr epar ed oats will be smvn in drill s, ~o gether with a mixture of superpho sphat e, bonemeal , sulp _mt e of potash , and sulphat e of ammonia . L at er on, towards the end of Aurrust th e oat s will be du g in for g re n manme, and t h e bplot~ will th en be prepar ed for Lut:em e, which will he sown about th e end of Octob er, if suffi cient decay of t h e oats has taken place .

AGRICUL TURAL -NOTES.

The r emainin g plots will b e _so wn with:1. Barley, 6 varieties e::1eh in separa t e plots. 2 . R ye cor)l, 2 va ri eties . 3. Oats, 4 varieties . 4. ·w estern W olths Grass . 5. Giant Italian Rye . 6. Mix tures of the above .

These will b e grown for green f eed, and in most cases the growth m ::~ d e on each plot will be cut ami weiR·hed at differ ent in t ervals . DAIRYI NG. An importa nt departur e h as been made this year m the school curriculu m in t he way of establish ing a course of instructi on in the scient ific methods of dairying . A laborato ry h as been set apar t for this purpose, and a clairyino· plant h as b een installed sufficien t to deal with the co~po sition and ch emist ry of milk, milk-tes ting, and acidity tests . B esides t he bright array of t est-bottl es , jar s, and the hundred and one things necessar y £or such an equipment, ther e is a B abcock T est er, and a motordriven Centrif'.I ge. Already several inter esting milk t ests h ave b een carried out, and we h ave been promised the use of milk from :Nir. Ri ch ::~rcls' h erd for the purpos of ca rrying out r egular t ests. Mr. Vick erman, a gentleman who is inter est ed in t h e casein m anufactu re, has promised to give us a lecture on t his importan t produd which promises to m ak e a nam e for itself in the economic world. \ iV e ar e g oing to mak e a visit to the Bell Block Butter F actory next t erm, when we hope to see t h e casein plant which h as been set up ther e. ANIMA L PHYSIO LOGY. One period per week h as been devoted to the study of t he ab ove subj ect , and during t his term our time has been full y occupied with obtainin g a k nowledg e of th0 parts of t h e skeleton of an animal. To some of us the complex names always proved a stumblin g block, and we r eally fa il to see why it is necessar y that such a t erm as ''thoraci c ver tebrae" should be used in preferen e to t h e more homely "ch e, t vertebra e ." On the whole, however , we find t h e subj ect inten sely inter esting. N ext term we h e()'in wor k on the internal or()'ans of ani-

AGRICULTUR AL NOTES.

EARLY HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL.

and we have been promised practical work to Le earned out on sheeps' h earts and kidneys, although it seems hard that such good fare should 0'0 to waste. We are looking forward to some lectures bwhich are to be given by lVIr. Rait, a veterinary surgeon wllo is lecturing o~ the an~.tomy and physiology of animals and their diseases. rhe l ectures should be all the more interesting seeing that they are to he illustrated with ma"'ic lantern slides. b

and treasurer of 'l'aranaki, I considered that action should be taken in Parliament to establish a secondary school in Taranaki... Dming the session of Parl~ament of 1878, after consulting with my c_olleagues MaJor. Harry Albert Atkinson and lVIr. Fredenck Alonso Carrmgton, I prepared a Bill, of which they approved, whic~ passed both Houses of Parliament, and became law, VIZ., The New Plymouth High School Act, 1878. In the terms of this Act, the Governor-in -Council was authorised to endow the High School with land to the estimated value of £10,000, provided that not more than 500 acres should be selected outside the Educa'tion District of Taranaki. This proviso was inserted in the Bill in passing through the House on the gro~md that the W anganui Education District extended m to the Taranaki Provincial District as far as Hawera . I did not offer any strong opposition to this proviso, as I wished to pass the Bill with us little friction as possible . The Bill also provided Mat the Infant High School should be administere d by the Taranaki Education Board. The Board was authorised to assist in establishing the High School by making advances ou~ of its own funds, such advances to be repaid by the Hig-h School. The Appropriati on Act, 1878, authorised a "'rant of £730 in aiel of the 'High School bmlding fund. In the succeeding year a further sum of £1000 was appropriate d by way of advance for the same purpose. Some difficulties arose as to the location of the 500 acres outside the Taranaki Education District. This was ultimatelv settled by the able assistance of Major Parris, who was then the local Civil Commission er, who pointed out to the Minister of Education that land was available inland of the Town of 1~1anaia. The Crown grant was recei"ved in November, 1881. In M:w. 1880, the High School huildin"' fund had reached £1770, and the revenue for the year was estimated at £665, derived from secondary reserves, rents and school fees. Durin"' 1880 the Education Board offered a premium of £25 for the best design for a school. A design from W estport was awarded the premium, ::tnd the Board's architect was instructed to provide a building to accommoda te 50 scholars. Mr. E. Pridham, M.A., was appointed the headmaster, appointmen t to elate from January 1, 1882. In May, 1881, the Education Board requested me to introduce a Bill in Parliament to endow the Hi"'h Scnool with rertain town ections, being secondary reserves . The s hool wa.s huilt on the proposed site, ai).d il.l. the New

maJ~,

El\RLY

HIST0R Y ~F THE NEW HIGH SeH0E) L.

PLYM~UTH

(By HON. T. KELLY.) I have been requested by the Editor to contribute some notes to the High School Journal showin"' the action taken which brought the school into exi~tence and procured for it adequate endowment s in land to enable it to be established on a £rm £nancial foundation. . Before t_h e provinces were .abolished uy J..ne Aboli.twn. of Provm.ces Act, 1875, pnmary education in Taranab was pr:ovrded _for under T~e Educationa l Ordinance, 1874. Thi_s . ord~n ance provided that the province was to be divideclmto two education districts called the Ne~ PJym~mt~ Educational District and the Patea Educatwnal Drstnct. Boards were to be elected bv householders at a time and place appointed by the superintendent. .T~e Boa!cls when duly elected could establish schools wrthm then respectiye districts and appoint and pay teachers and do all thmgs necessary to maintain schools. The Boards derived their funds from rents of rese~ve~, from hou~e~old rates, and from grants made by provmcial :;tppropnatw n. After the Abolition Act came mto ~peratwn, _the General Governmen t had to face o.ue qu e~twn of pr~mary education on a colonial system. Durmg the sesswn of Parliament of 1877. The Education A~t, 1877, was passed. This Act established a system of pnmary educatwn throughout New Zealand which was fr~e, secular and compulsory . Taranaki no doubt received great bene£t under the provisions of that Act . I~ w~.s, ho~ever, generally felt that secondary education m pubhc .schools oug-ht to be provided with as little ~lelay ~s po~sible.. Havmg h~d some years experience m deahng wrth pnmary educatwu rts provincial secretary

EARLY HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL.

Plymouth Hio·h School A t 1889 tl ' fi te rdserved sections of some 13 acres were le~~ll : ·h ThehEdluca~fnthrmH o·ltai~im;' as acted ;Board tion ·. e l~ .:JC oo for l I'd a perwd of ei"'ht yea ."' 1 of the Hi"'h §~Jwol' ~~th·n.t c . J~s best m th e interest posal duri~1 o· the earli~ the lmute~ funds at its disGrandually,"' howev~r b~tte~rs . 1of hts administration . si~le among persons 'w1 t Iklc e dt e ]~oard an~ outf l .o oo a eep mterest m the Hiooh School 't tl1e,.., High Sch~ot:hol~lJ ~at t\e time had arriv.ed when nors and mana"'e its ow ave _I s own Board of Gover-

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o_f This .tl.Ct repealed the Act of 1878' 188~' >~· as . passed. and authonsed the Governor-iu· t Council to t 't t appom seyen persons to I u e a Board to administer the school . th t erms cons of the Act. e m . . I was at that time Chairm 0 f th Eel ucatwn Board, · e and I was appointed on: of ~h ~olarcl, and thus formed a connection between th e0 oarc and the new . e The members of th wall, Mr. A. H. Halc~~be B~frd G":bre :-Captain CornI so!l, Mr. 'r. Keliy, cl' _r. Mr. G. A. Marchant meeting of the Bo , ' an Dr. Hutchmsou. The first when Mr Halco bald tookl place on October 23 ' 1889., m e was e ectecl Chairm<>n "' t · . 1 H' 'I'h , had now School 1 I~ I' . c I:fficulties, n early the whole ~f 't lundoun ec1 Its early beeJ_l gTanted, consistin"' of l s an,.,.,.,.Bndowme~ts had \V ar ta ra S urvev Di trict ,_., d so~O ' ' a ~res m the 0 ac~es m the WaitJver mate Survey District o~ Site of some 13 acres giving' ample ro'o~ £~ }r_e. endowments have materiaJl~ . Jo ' c o?l work . 'l'nese years, and I do not thinl- tl lfcrease~ m value of late la nodw t e land and High School buildin"'s would 1 £30,000. The r evenue of ~] vaH~e h ast much less than cl10ol has also inIg le_ creased In 1889 't 1. find f~om officiali~c;;.i/ est_Im~tecl a~ £665. In HliO hand at the beo·innin"' sf tfht, mcludm."' the balance in revenu e amount~cl to £ 3900 e ~rr, v1z., £ 1217, the · d .l le r nts from endow:n;tents produced £967 ' secon £400 , G overnment o-rants . uca• Li on r eserves b" . ed f arv 11 and furniture mg c Ul l or h s in places free for £336, ~nchulin_g hoardin~ school fe~~ ig~~' for school fees, ' and for manual 11'!-structwn £93. It wm thus he Q'Iven to secondary school h G seen that by the aid Parliament has realised th t .Yf Nover~ment a-rants that pace in scientific educati~~ lwitl ew ra.lmld is ~0 ke i' fl .must pay the price which . h ll ot ~ei countnes she sue ec \lCatwn costs, When

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I state that the cost of the education of the youth of New Zealand from the primary schools to secondary schools and university colle!Tes, includin o· endowments, comes to about £1,300,000, it will be realised that New Zealand is making great efforts to keep step with tne best education of the world in teaching· the theoretic scientific knowledge which is indispensable as the basis of all our modern industries, on the farm, in the workshop, in commerce, in the mine and at sea; in fact, in all work of the hand or brain in which man is engaged to harness the waste powers which nature has provided him to his own use and for the benefit of all. With the revenue it now h as , and with the help of its able staff of tea chers, the school ought, and no doubt will, do good educational work in the future. It is not beyond the bounds of the possible that the school may produce students that even New Zealand may be proud One of our own T aranaki boys, Hutherford, of . trained in our schools and colleges, has a high position as a scientific man in England. It is not too much to ask our youth at the High School to emulau There is plenty of room -yet such a splendid e:s:ample. for scientific 'research; wi~hin a lifeti~e the theory of the constitution of matter h as been revolutionised . Dalton's atomic theory, by which the atom was defined as an ultimate unit of matter, has been aband<med, and a . . .te scientific electricians and ch emists now tell us that further investigation has proved that electrons are now admitted to be the limit of divisibility and are some thousand times smaller than Da.lton's atom . Research students need not despair; there is plenty of room in all hranches of knowledge to wring from nature her secrets for the ben efit and happin ess of man.

0LD 80YS' NEWS. We must own that this section of the Ma<>'azine worries us. The majority of our Old Boys are evidently anything hut an:s:ious to see their names in print, or perhaps it is that many of them Q,re not yet aware o£ the fact that we have a magazine. We would again remind them that one of the main objects of a school magazine is to keep Old Boys in touch with the sclJOol and to supply those wbo are scattered in different parts of the w.orlcl with news of their old ch<;JOl-mates. vVe trust that :ue:s:t term will see a large incr ease in the correspondenc e .

OLD BOYS NEWS.

It is more than likel:y that an appeal will shortly be ~ade to the 01~ Boys w1t~ the object of raising a sum of mo.n~y sufficrent to provrde the school with a modern gymnasmm. 'I.,he present building is altogether inadequate,_ and ~ust be replaced Without delay . About £400 Is requued before the work can be taken in hand al!-d we have no. doubt at all that such a small amount :V~ 1 ll be forthcommg once ~he urgent need of a gymnasium IS made _known to those mterested in the school. As IS well ~mown, the Board of Governors has had to fahe extrao_rd~nary e:x;penditure during the last twelve bdnt s,_llnhd rt Is practrcally certain that the O'OverninO' 0 Y Wl ave no. money to spare for som: time t~ , co~e. Mo~e ~oardmg accommodation is necessar and ~Ul~~tbl:- bmldmgs_ must shortly be erected for ou/~ister ~ns ~ u IO?· e feel, therefore, that we are in this case Justified m _askmg for the support of the Old Bo s and of tth~ publ w g-enerally. An up-to-date gymnasiu~ will 1 1 towards th e d eve1opmen t 0 f our cerh am 1 Y clc o· much . rt rshclear that if the school grows the town 0 e~ ymout must reap the benefit. Alread several donatwns h ave been forwarded to th b . y · e usmess manaO'er f th 111: o et. tahgaBzrne,dand these will in due course be handed over o e oar . c •

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tft ~s with deep regret that we have to record the ea o . so manv well-known Old Boys. R. D Coker H. B. Rust , F.~· Thompson; Percy Amburv N . Be 1 ' an~ C. W. Hennchs have joined the O'reat m'. ·.t w ey theu deaths have deprived the school o"'f ~ fahJOnl y, land Old Boys . srx o er oya est d

GENERAL. tion Ian Jira;nt has passed . his final solicitors' examina-

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es on s usrness. e tile pleas.ed to. receive letters from J. Dockrill h0 ~] Ish~ 1fi pu rsumg ~Is medical studies in Duoun H~ <· ~es Is na1 exam. m March next. . Harry Cook has left th 0 ffi f . . and Tripe W ellin"'ton · ~ ce ? Messrs. Young HoskinO' ~nd Cook"', D une ' adn~ o rn. IS now m that of Messrs · R. Quilliam is a"'ain d' t' · h" h" football field in W 11" t rsAmgms mg rmself on the . e mg on. s vice capta . f th v· tona College fifteen he seem t 0 I~ o e re• ave qmte regained his old form H ' s of his LL .B. · deO'r~ei~~t s~Tcc~ssful _m pas~ing a section for his final B l' d LLNBovedmber, an~ mtends sitting · · an · · egrees th1s year.

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branch of the , E . D ay, w h o l·s r'n the W ellinO'ton Union Bank, spent his holiday in New Plymouth . He was successful in gaining a sectional pass in the recent accountancy examination. N ewnham Cornwall, who is captain of the s.s. TonO'ariro, recently paid a visit to his people, while his vess~l was lying off Waitara. A. Os borne recently re:gresented North Taranaki at cricket and acquitted himself with credit. N . Little, last year's head boy, is now attending lectures at Victoria College . We have to congratulate him on winning a Taranaki scholarship. He is playing for Victoria College second fifteen. A. Little is employed at the oil refinery, which is in course of erection at l\:Ioturoa . We hear he has invested in a motor-bike, and that he frequently alarms the Natives as he journeys home to Sentrv HilL We regret to hear that Gordon Salway has been very ill with an acute attack of appendicitis . D. Brown has been transferred from the Inglewood branch of Mr. Claude Weston's office to the New Plymouth office . He_nry Billing, who has been in charge of the Inglewood branch of Mr. Claude W eston's legal firm, has come to take charge of the New Plymouth business during the absence of Mr. W eston in England. Before his departure from Inglewood, he was ~iven a hearty Rend-off by the Inglewood residents, among whom he is evidently a great favourite. He was the recipient of presents from the Inglewood Golf and Cricket Clubs. Phil and Jack Grey are both attending lectures at Victoria Colle"'e, Wellington. The former was successful in gainin"' another section of his Law examination. The following excerpt is taken from a New Zealand paper :-"The Board of Management which controls the Soudan United Mission has directed that Mr. D. M. MacDiarmid, the organisinrr secretary, whose headquarters are in Melbourne, should visit Africa, in order to gain first-hand information as to the best field to be allotted to Australia and New Zealand. Mr . MacDiarmid will, therefore, set out next month (May) on his journey to Central Africa. He will meet Dr. R. Trudinger and Mr. ,T. L. Maxwell, the superintendent of the Mission, and with them visit the new districts of Northern Nirreria, Gon"'ola, or Bornu. This means travelling up the Niger for a week, and then a three weeks' boat trip

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up the Benne River to the L ake Chad district In the districts _m entioned there are no missions at ~ll . The countr:y 1s. unt<;mch ed by the white man, so that Mr. M::c:Pmrm1cl ~1ll have an exceptional opportunity of gmmng e:s:pe_rrepce among the Soudan natives. He has done some mrssron work in ~hina and elsewhere, and has tr~velled a great ll~al. H e 1s, therefore, looking forward wrth pleasure to hrs trip, which will occupy about nine months." A . Lusk h as adopted _the t eaching profession, and . 1s now on the staff of the N ew Plvmouth Central School. Geor1re Bollinger, who h as been in the Hamilton brn;n ch of th~ B_ank of N e:v South vvales, has gone for a sr:s: months trrp to .Amerrca. A. M'Arthur has lately returned from a trip to Sydney.

:E. F. Mas~n h as ac?epted a position in the Governm ent Trust Office, \ Vellmgton . A. Burkh~rdt _visited the school clurin"' the term. H e h as been farmmoo at Kaimata . Avery, New C. Evans h as j oined the £.rm of T · · Plymouth. M · H em pton is gain in ~ experience in engineering. H e ~as !'ecently sh1fted to vV <>llington where h e i s ' worlnnoo m the Union S.S. Company's fo{mdry. . I._ Howell. is now in the Government Railwa y Departm ent m W ellmgton.

~- ~arfell, W .. G . Mitchell and C. Kirton are all f armm g m Taranab. J. E. Wilson is again a member of the C'itv Council H e . recently . had the _misfortune to meet with · a painfui acc1dent wh1le motormg at Masterton. vVe are oolad to 0 see that h e has now quite recovered. His brother Bob is f arming at Makuri, in the Wai-

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lllJUied wh1_le bush-felhng. In endeavouring to escaoe from a falhng tree he slipped and was pinned to fl , ground. for some consider able time . Grave doubts 1v ~~.~ en tert~med as to his. rec_overy, but la test :reports -; b that hrs strong const1tutwn h as pulled him throuooh. D. Teed was returned unopposed a Mayor of N . _ · elw H. market for the £.fth cons ecutive year e wa et so < • l e ec t ed a mem b er of the Auckland Ho spital Board,

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B. Rennell is now in the employ of Teed and Co .. New P lymout h. He recently returned from a _trip ro':.1d the world . We are loo kin ~ forward to an mterestmg article from him for our ne:d number. J. Box is in the Customs D epartment, N ew .Plymouth. He is playing football for the Star Senior XV. T. Ellis has l eft New Plymout h, and h_as accept z<..l an appointment in Auckland . Before leavmg h e was given a send-off by the Rovers :Football Club, of v. _ he had been secretary . H. Hooker is in the wholesale department of Macky, Logan and Co., New Plymouth . G. Hawkins and S. Okey wer e both i:ncl':ded in the team sel ected from .A Company, T erntonals, to compete in the Military Tournament at Ghristclii:trch. Mace is in the Bank of Australasia, Feilding. During the term he paid a visit to New Plymouth. C. N orris, who is now studying law in Hamilton, visited the school during the Xmas holidays. A. Bacon h as returned to New Plymouth from Hamilton, and is working for the engineering nrm of Okey and Rollo . F . :M:. Standish was present at the 'L'aran aki Rifie Championship Meeting h eld at R ewa R ewa, in February last. J . Sha w is now attending l ectures at the Otago :Medical School. E. Dow ling h as passed the £.n al of the New Zealand Pharmaceutical E xamination . vVe understand that be is the youngest quali£.ed chemist in New Zealand. J. Stohr is this year captain of the Tukapil: seJ?-ior £.fteen. He is studyin g for his pharmacy examm atwn . A. Cliff h as resigned his position as secretar y of th e Taranaki Agricultural Society. H. Avery has r eturned from America, after an absence of three years. It is, we understand, his intention to settle in New Plymouth. H. Fraser h as h een appointed to a position on the staff of the Christchurch Press. J. Sinclair is still in New Plymouth, and is tea hing at the T echnical School. He intends to retum to Edinburgh next ye a~· in order to continue his m edical studies.

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W. G. Mander is at present purser on the s .s. anaka . We were pleased to receive a letter from W him. K . Webster left early in May for a six mon".us' trip to America.

VITltL STllTISTies. MARRIAGES. SAXTON-CUTFIELD.-O n April 23, at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, W aring Saxton to Alice Outfield. · BALHAM-BIGG-WITHE R.-On May 14, 1913, at Auckland, Walter :B..,rederick Balham to Kathleen Frances Bigg-Wither, second daughter of Mr. F. Bigg-vVither, Remuera, Auckland. DEATHS. HENRlCHS.-On March 29, at Woolcombe Terrace, Charles ·William, third son of J ames William and Elizabeth Henrichs; aged 1 { years. Deceased was a pupil at the school for two years. On leaving school three years ago he contracted a serious illness, which lasted till the time of his death. The conclusion of those three years of su:ffering, borne with great fortitude and cheerfulness, must surely have come in •-e nature of a happy release . THOMPSON.-On May 6, 1913, at New Plymouth Hospital, Reginald, son of M:rs. M. A. Thompson; aged 21 years. The deceased was only 21 years of age, and spent most of his life in New Plymouth. He was a pupil of the High School, and served his apprenticeship at the joinery trade with Messrs. Hy. Brown and Co. A short time ago he removed to Gisborne, where a bad attack of He influenza confined him to his bed for a fortmg.J..Lt. returned home to recuperate, but was attacked with parHe was removed to the Hospital tial paralysis. and died after being in the institution only a few hours. Mr. Thompson was a popular member of the Rovers' Football CJub. He was on the publisning sta:ff of the Budget at the Herald Office.

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BEvV'LEY.-O n March 14, 1913, at .. ,ew Plymouth, Alexander Norman, second son of Mr. and Mrs . Waiter Bewley . . The news of Norman Bewley's death came as a great shock to the school, with which he was intimately connected . His unassuming manner, generous instincts and unfailing good nature had won for him the regard and respect of all who knew him . His death, which occurred under painfully sudden circumstances, was the result of a motor accident. While motoring in Devon ~:Street, he was thrown from the car and pinned against a telegraph post. Although suffering- terrible pain, he was bright and cheerful to the last . We extend our very deepest sympathy to Mrs. Bewley and to Mr. Bewley, who has for many years been secretary to the HiO'h School Board. COKER.-On May 16, 1913, at Wellington, Rex Desmond, son of Mrs . Coker, o拢路 l~ew l'lymouth . Coker's death was the -result of a regrettable accident. While examinin"' a revolver he accidentally discharged it, and the bullet entering: his forehead, caused instan+.aneous death. While at scnool lle captained the first fifteen and was one of the leaders in all oranches of athletics. AMBURY .-On April4, 1913, at Dunedin, .Percy, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs . .A. Ambury, of Devon Street. The deceased was 22 years. of age, was born in New Plymouth, and was educated at the High School. He was an enthusiastic worker in connection with the Baptist Church, Gill Street, and when two or three years ago he remov.ed to Auckland, he took up important church work ther e. About twelve months ago h e offered and was accepted for the Indian Mission, and .had spent one year at the University, Duuedin, in preparation for his work in India, to which he had been looking forward with a great deal of interest. During the recess he took charge of the Baptist Church at W aihi, and then spent a month's holiday in New Plymouth before resuming his studies at the University. He had had a cold for a little while before returning , and caught a fresh chill on the train journey, and this in turn was aggravated by a rough trip on the steamer. When he reached Dunedin , instead of 路takin"' up his quarters with his brother at the University, h e went to his sister's, and a doctor was called in, and found the deceased suffering路 from a serious attack of pneumonia.

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HIRST .-On January 8 1913, at Mokau, Harold Bracken Valentine, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hirst, of New Plymouth; aged 15 years.

THANKS . Our thanks are clue to the undermentione d gentlemen, who h ave kindl-Âˇ assisted us with donations during the term :-Mr. vV . \V. Smith, for copies of the Magazine of the Polynesian Society: Messrs. J. E. Vv1lson and E. Dockrill, for magazines for the library; Mr. S . Okey, for a valuable set of books entitled "The Romance of the Empire"; Il1r. Goss and Mr . Ewing, for crick et bats; Mr. Stocker, for a supply of tennis balls; and Mr. A very, for the "'ift of a telescope. ' For the following we are indebted to an Old Boy:AFTER HORACE. Book 1, Ode 7. Lo ! Egmont lifts his towering peak of snow From burdened pines and whitened sl opes below; And -Winter, weary of th e Summer warmth, Hath touched with chilling hand the rivers' flow. Come, pile the lo gs until the reel flames roar And mock the winter blast without the door; Then, with thy choicest wine within the cup vVe'll let old W inter storm for evermore . Nor seek to force the hand of Circumstance Nor pry into the Morrow: take what Chance From out her fruitful lap cloth ea'cl1 day dole : (Lain fruit grows bitter with the year's advan ce .) Then leave the rest unto the gods that be, vVhose nod can still the striving wind and sea Till not a zephyr rustles through the birchLeave it to t h em; 'tis nought to thee and me. Soft hidden laughter where the maiden fair Betrays the nook and coyly tempts thee dare The half-forbidden , half-invited kissLo, these are Youth's: but after Youth comes Car e. So pluck Love's glowing blossom while you may And seize its joys while Youth has y et his day: 'l'o-monow brings you hoary-headed Age, And t hen yom youth shall be with Yesterday.

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\Ve have to thank an Old Boy for a copy of "The Pioneer "Westerrr Lumberm an," containin g an article entitled "Commun ity Developm ent." We print below a few extracts from it in the hopes that they pro:ve of interest to our readers. "One of the things that the communit y ought to have is pride. Every man ought to feel a pride and respect for his business, whatever it may be. We have gpt to remodel some of our ideas before we can do .that. "\Ve have got to remodel our ideas before you can say, 'I would just as soon have my boy become a lumber dealer or a blacksmit h or a factory hand as I would have him become a minister or a lawyer or President of the United States.' The correct measure of value is not the position a man occupies, but how he fills it. "There is no honour in being in any occupatio n; the honour lies in the ability to deliver the goods, and when you fill a job and fill it well, and that job is in the service of humanity , then it is as honourabl e as any job can be." In sepaking of education , the writer g-oes on to say: -"\Ve have the wrong idea of education , that it ends with a diploma with a little red, white and blue ribbon pasted on it. That kind of education is a false and foolish education . "I think there路 is something for the schools to do. The school is an instrumen t which can be modified to do a great part of this communit v work. In the first place, I am going to suggest that the school age should not be over at the age of twenty-on e. \Vhy should it? Why shouldn't there be provision made for the dissemina tion of knowledg e and intelligen ce beyond that age? A man would have to be pretty conceited if he should say that he could have all the education that he could get by the time he is twenty-on e or any other age. Isn't that something that should be done ~ "In the second place I believe the school system of the country is going to be reorganise d on the communit y idea. We ha >e in the city hig-h schools, literary courses, English courses, scientific courses, and so on, but if you look into the subject you will find that one-third of the people are worki.n g in agricultur e, one-third are working in manufact ures, and about one-fifth are working in the arts and transporta tion. So why don't we have a school system, built upon the system upon which civilisatio n is built') How many people do you find in the public schools studying agricultur e ? How many do you find studying manufact uring? I know what the theory is;

OLD BOYS' NEWS. 54 the theory is that you will develop a one h~ndred horsepower in.tellect ~nd then J:'OU can turn. that mtellect loose and it will do a ouzz-saw JOb at anythmg. Peo~le do not do that way. They do buzz-saw ac~s only t;m thi~gs they are trained to do. . . If a boy IS born I.n a mty, wh.Y should he be obliged to live there all the. time, w~e~ his vocation is elsewhere? What we are gomg to el~mi~ate from the school system will be this lack of apphcatiOJ?-路 We will arran"'e it so that a boy has a chance to. find his vocation and "'then educate him in that directiOn, and if he belongs in agriculture that is his place, and we must train him for that."

eiVIL SERVIeE. CHANGES IN EXAMINATION REGULATIONS. '\V e take the :following from The New Zealand Gazette:The marks for the Junior Examination will be as under:COMPULSORY. English Arithmetic ...

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OrTIONAL. Physics Geography Mathematics L atin French History Book-keeping .. . Drawing (a) Freehand , (b) Instrumental

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The total possible of all subjects shall not exceed 2400. Candidates for Professional Division must take English, Arithmetic, Mathematics, Physics, or Drawing a and b. The Pass Marks are: 33 per cent. in English and Arithmetic, and 40 per cent. of total marks of the subjects taken.

1\ VISIT TE) Hf'Nf'LULU. [BY 'AN OLD BoY.]

Of Hawaii, Mark Twain h as said, "The loveliest fl.~et of islands that lies anchored in any ocean. No ahen l and in all the world has any deep, strong charm for me but that one." It was my O'Ood fortune to spend a few weeks in Honolulu waitmg for a steamer from Vancouver to take me to Auckland. Honolulu, the principal city of the Hawaii group, is on the island of Oahu, and has a population of about 55,000, most of whom are Japanese. The Japanese and Chinese ~n their native ~ostumes are an added interest to the VISitor new to Onental ways and styles. But, unlike many places, it is the natural bea:uty - the lovely changing blue of the sea, the sub-tropwal vegetation, the many steep-cli:ffed, deep and narrow valleys channelling ~he isla~d-_rnore so . ~han the people, that IJroves most mterestmg m Hawan. 路 At the first opportunity one takes ,a car to Waikiki Beach about three miles from HonoJulu. With few exceptions, any day of the year is the right day for a swim at W aikiki . Bathing is an all-the-year-round pleasure for H awaiians, and nature seems to have intended it so . A warm sun tempered with occasiona,l puffs o:f wind turn a boy's thoughts to swimming (at any rate those boys who have cut across the gully and over t he hill to the "baek of the Cem." on summer afternoons) , but such a swimming hole is not always h andy. W aikiki Beach is a bath ers' paradise. The incoming waves break and spend much of their force on the coral reefs which surround all these islands, then continue their way more moderatdy. The coral reefs also, it is asserted, keep sharks out of range, for they have never been known to cause any trouble at Waikiki . Here, too, the visitor can a lways see some swimmers enjoying the old-time H awaiian sport of surf-riding. The natives are expert surfriders and many of. the white people have become skilled at it . A h eavy board about two feet wide and from twelve to fifteen feet long, tapered slightly at the ends, is used. The swimmer paddles his board out to the edge of the breakers, and, watching his chance, very skilfully catches an incoming wave, which carries him in at a good speed . The practised surf-riders stand upright balanced on the ends of their boards, and some even come riding in balanced on their hands with feet in the air.

A VIS IT TO HO NO LUL U.

Close to w路 aik iki is the Aq uar ium , wh ere is the mo st e:s:tensi>e col lec tion of Th e gor geo us col our ing s and tro pic al fishes in the wo rld. que er sha pes are mo st wo der ful , and hel p to giv e a litt le ide a of tne we alth nbea uty in the sea as a us of fam ilia r wit h on lan d . con tra st to wh at we are mo re .Ma ny of the tre es and pla nts are gro win g and flowering all the tim e in the se fav oui "ed isla nds , tho ugh the re are som e tha t wil l hav e the ir sea son of res t. Th e cocoanut pal ms are bea rin g coc oan uts in all sta ges fro m flow and new ly- for me d nut s to the ful l-g row n nu t rea dy ers gat her . to Th e ste ady tra de win ds ens ure an eve n tem per atu re, the dai ly ran ge sel dom Fah r. Th is cer tain ly appbei ng gre ate r tha n 11 deg ree s bu t som eho w I ima gin e ear s to be we ath er per fec tio n, st of us wo uld mis s the kee zes t of a win ter 's mo rnimo ng aft er a few yea rs in suc hn ide al con diti ons .

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