1926 The Taranakian Vol. 15 No .1 May

EDITED BY THE BOYS OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR.

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THE

''TARANAKIAN.'' CONTENTS

Agriculture Notes Boxing Notes Breaking-up Ceremony Cadet Notes

32 56 7

Chapel Cricket

37 58 17

Deaths Editorial

86 5

Examination Results Exchanges

59

86

Farewell to M. Barak

71

Gymnasium Fund House Notes

67

Notice to Subscribers

46 86

Old Boys' Association

66

Old Boys' Ball

6Y

Old Boys' Old Boys' Old Boys' Orchestra

69

Club Room Cricket Club Notes Notes

74

75 45

Preparatory Notes.

57

School Notes Swimming Sports

40 51

Subscriptions

87

Tennis Notes The Roll vVellington Branch

56

60 69

• SCHOOL

INSTITUTIONS.

FIRST TERM, 1926.

( ESTABLISHED 1882.)

BOARD OF GOVERNORS :

c.

l\11 s

DOl'(;LA .

OR. E. F.

H . R BILLING, E Q. (C!rairma11 .)

S. G. SMITH, ESQ.

J.

1-'ooKF. .

S.

. MEDLEY, ESQ .

L. A. , 'OLAN, E Q.

H.

L. C. SLAI>J>EN, E.Q.

A. E. WAS HER, ESQ.

DEMPSEY, ESQ.

E. P. WE BSTF.R. E . Q. Secretary and Treasurer : E. LASH .

~ta££:: PRINCIPAL : \\ .

H.

MOYES, M.A .. B .Sc.

A SIST ANT MASTERS:

J.

,\ G. JOHN 01\, l\1. c . .

A. \\'. DIPROSF., :'11. . c. G. 130TTRILL, lii.A. A. J. PAPP , B.A.

LEGGAT , M.A.

R. C. WrL ON, M.A., B .Sc. W. G. WILK I E (Univ. Cert.)

H. G. DYER.

\'. E. KERR, M.A.

J.

G. F.

\V. I. SHR!MPTON, M.A.

BERTRANI>, (C Cert ificate).

EARL, M . A.

AGRICULTURE:

J,

CO~D!ERCIAL :

F. ]. EGGLETON.

PllEPAR;\ TORY DEPAIIT~IENT:

\ V. CONNELL.

G. H.

POPE, A.

H.

BLt'NDELL.

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-F. L. Read.

Boarders.-F. L. Read (h ead), K . Wetere, R. Fletcher, B. Pease, S. Anderson, J. B uckeridge, J. Beaven, E. McCallum, R. Batger, J. Moore, E . Harman.

Day Boys.-K. Fookes, J. Medley, J . • Thomas, T. Bailey, A .

Moverley.

COMMITTEES. Football Committee.-Mr. P apps (chairman), K . Fookes, F. Read, R. Fletcher, K. Wetere, J . Medley, E. McCallum.

Library Committee.-Mr. Shrimpton (chairman), J. Thoma!, J. Galbraith, T. Bailey, A . Moverley, G. MacDiarmid (sec· retary).

Swimming Committe.-Mr. Eggleton (chairman), J. Galbraith, J. Thomas, S. Hayton, H . Fookes, J. Strange.

Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bottrill (chairman), K. Fookes, J. Gal· braith, H. Fookes, R. F letch er, F. Read, J . Thomas, W. Shallard.

Tennis Committee.-Mr. Jo_h nson (chairman), R. Fletcher, F . Read, J. B uckeridge, E. McCallum. · Magazine Committee.-Mr. Earl (chairman), E. Tonks, J. Galbraith, F. Davis, A . S. SampsoJ;L,. P . Grover, K. Fookes, R. 0 'D ea, G. MacDiarmid, J. Thomas, T. Bailey, F. Read, R. Batger.

SCHOOL 'C ADET CONTINGENT. Officer Commanding.-Major G. F . Bertrand.

Contingent Sergt.-Ma jor.-F. L. Read.

Contingent Q.M.S.-E. Harman.

Orderly Room Corporal.-Corporal E . Tonks.

Physical Drill Instructor.-Lieutenant F . J. Eggleton.

No. 24 COMPANY.

.ScHOOL CHAPLAIN : DIIA\\'ING:

REV. E. H. STRONG.

Officer Commanding.-Lieutenant H. Dyer.

Company Sergt.-Major.-J. Thomas.

A . 1\1 . BRADBCIIY (Part Time 1\Iaster).

Mu IC:

No. 1 Platoon.

RESIDENT ~I USIC l\IASTER : j . DOBSON, L.T.C.L. VI SITING:

fi SS YOUNG (Piano).

I<'. \\'. G.

Ml

OOWLING

l cLEoo (Wood and Brass) .

(Violin).

Platoon Commander.-Lieutenant F. J. Eggleton.

'Pla~oon Sergeant.-Sergeant K. Fookes.

Section Commanders.-Corporals K. Wetere, R. Warcl, J. Abraham, J. Galbraith.

No. 2 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Lieutena nt J. Leggat.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergcant E. McCallum.

Section Commanders.-Corpora ls R. Fletcher, S. Batger, A. Movcrley, H. Gorringe.

No. 3 Platoon.

Platoon Sergeant.-Lance-Serg eant J. Stronge.

Section

Commanders.-Corpora ls Standish, T. Bailey.

R.

Noonan,

J.

Warner, M .

No. 4 Platoon.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergeant F. Davis.

Section Commanders.-Corpora ls C. McNeill, P. Grovor, '1'. Morgan, G. MacDiarmid, Lance-Corporal R. List.

No. 110 COMPANY. Officer Commanding-Lieut enant V. E. Ken. Company Sergeant-Major.-J. Beaven.

No. 5 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Lieutena nt R. C. Wilson.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergeant R. Batger.

Section Commanders.-Corpora ls H. Brown, K. Rilcy, S. Allhusen, Lance-Corporal C. Han路is.

Lancc-Ser~t.

No. 6 Platoon.

Platoon Commander (acting) .-Sergeant J. Moor e.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergeant J. Moore.

Section Commanders.-Corpora ls B . Pease, W. Rawson, LanceSergeants A . Evans, A. Hetherington, Lance-Corporal W .

Hayward.

No. 7 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Acting-L ieutenant A. H . Blundell.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergeant J. Buck eridge.

Section Commanders.-Corpora ls 路G. Grace, H. Olson, S. Dinniss, C. Griffiths, Lance-Corporal M. Rogers.

No. 8 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Lieutena nt J. Earl.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergeant J. Medley.

Section Commanders.-Corporn Js A. Beck, M. Geddes, J . W . EwaYt, A . S. Sampson.

Buglers.-Corpomls S. Anderson, J. McDonald.

Drummers.-Corporals C. Campbell, J. Duigan, K. Whitehead.

F. L . READ, Heacl Boy, 1926.

Edited by the Boys of the New Plylllouth Boys' High School and Pnblished twice a year.

VoL. rs.

MAY, 1926.

No. r

The Subscription is 3/- per annum (postage included), and should be forwarded to the" Business Manager, Taranakian, Boys' High School, New Plymouth."

Subscribers will please notify any change of address.

EDITOR IAL. (J. Strange.)

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HE eo m in g year will witness great eh an ges m the School. It ha 路 been a defect in secondary educat ion in New Zea land that no adequate preparation has been bestowed on those boyl::l who do not intend to adopt a professional career. The whole structur e of secondary education in New Zealand has been raised to cater rather for the profe sions than the manual services and this is one reason, perhaps, why the professions in this country are overcrowde d. 'l'he union of the two New Plymouth Rchools which will very Rhortly take practical effect, aimR to provide a sound education for every class of pupil. Th e technical branch of the School will provide education for those boys who wish to adopt manual trades; while the pre.-ent syllabus of general , econdary subjects will be retain ed for the benefit of the normal secondary school pupil.

Neither side of the School', work will be over-emphas i. eel at the expen.-e of the other.

There must of course be some inter-relatio n between the two sides of the School for there are subjects with which all pupils must have more than a nodding acquaintaiJ,ce. But in the main the two branche.- of the School will be distinct. Th e benefits of this radical change are obvious to those who give the matter careful thought.

Many an hour, burdensome to the pupil and the teacher alike, has been spent in the teaching of subjects having no practical relationship to the pupils' life. To the boy who has no aptitude for languages, Latin and French are meaningless , ubjects. It is impossible for him, in the limited years of his secondary school life, to absorb any of the

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cultmal cclu ·ation which the:; Sl~bject::; Lav e fo r t he boy · "l·anO' uacrc" turn of mmd. How much better w1t 11 t 11 • o • . · m · f or 111m · to cle,,ote th e major 1t . part of lnfl ~:;chool .days . · 1 cr ·omethino· of hi: life': work-whether 1t be t o I ealnJJ o . · 00' 1·nclustrv oro commerce. ln t l1e new S ch oo l 1't f almln J .

• 1 h' h will b pos. ible to devote more. t1me to t 1 e Ig .er branch s of commercial work, which are now n ecessanly oYerlookecl in t he present syllabus. 'l'he change has r eceiv cl the sanction of the Educat1on D epartment, plans for the additional building accommodation have been approved and b efor e this year is out, building work will be tarted. 'l'he whole experiment will soon be put into actual working practice. 'l'hose r esponsible for the ch ano·es in the schools' curriculum have taken a broad Yiew "'of education which is after all only a training for J_jife. None can hope to give th eir boys that "complete and o·enerous'' education of which Milton dreamed. · But mo. people ar e prepared to lay the foundation of a boy 'R education on a broad base.

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For some· time past the Old Boys of the School have been endeavouring to raise fund . to erect a gymnasium at the School in place of the old one which was destroyed in th e fire of 1916.

We have admired the enthusiasm wh ich t he Old Boys have displayed. A year ago their efforts were nullified by t he influenza epidemic and the ''Reveille'' organised to raise funds was only a partial Rn ccess. Thi · year they have r eturned to their aim with out any loss of ze al. The culmination of their efforts waR t h e Gala D ay organised at the School on April 17. 'l'he Gala was a spl endid success and as a r esult of the Old Boys' work, the sum of over £200 was. available for ~h e Gymnasium Fund. It was originally mtended to d.1v1de th e proceeds between the fund and the newly-e sta~hsh e cl Old Boys' Club; but at a m eeting of Old Boys It was decided to hand over the whole amount to the Gymnasimn. Thi s in tance of t h e Old Boys' loyalty to the School has b een most encouraging and as their loyalty took a practical form, the School will soon hav~ ?- wellequipp ed gymnasium. 'l'he site has been proviSIOnally determined at the back of the New House, wh ere th e buildino· will not interfere with f uture extension.

The Gymna "'i um ha: b een sorely need.ed and whe~ erecte~l :vill solve the problem of wet-clay dnll and physical trammg.

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY. ('1'. Bailey.) 'l'he Assembly IIall was filled to overflowing on the evening of Friday, December 18, on the occasion of the annual breaki,ng-up ceremony and prize distribution. Mr. H. R. Billing, the chairman of the Board of Governors, presided, and others on the stage were: Mrs. Billing, the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mr s. F. E. Wilson ), Miss Douglas, and Messrs. L. A . Nolan and J. S. S. Medley (memb ers of the Board of Governors), Mr . W. H. Moyes (tbe Principal), and members of the staff.

The Mayoress and Mrs. Billing were pr esented with bouquets by two of the junior pupils of the School.

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. Mr. W . H. Moyes (Principal) said he had the honour to present his annual r eport on the work of the School for the past year. It had, unfortunately, b een in some respects a year fraught with difficulty. The epidemic, coming as it had clone at the beginning of the year, and n ecessitating the postponement of the opening date until April 15, had severely handicapped those who had returned with a view to sitting in t b e public examinations.

The long break had been esp cially hard on those pupils who, as extra-mural students of the Univer sity, had to b e ready for the degree examinations in October. 'l'he outdoor activities, too, had naturally suffered in consequence and it was to be regTetted t hat the annual crick et match against W anganui Colleg·e had had to be abandoned and that th e inclement weather exp erienced when school had re-opened bad necessitated the postponement of the swimming sports until the third term. It was, however, pleasing to be able to state that the pupils, w h en they did return to school, had b een, in most cases, imbued with a d esire to make up for lost time, and that, aided by the masters, they had been able to cover the , yllabus of work Ret out for a normal year.

With the exception of the appointment of Mr. J. Earl, M.A., there had be en no changes on the staff of the upp er school. Mr. Earl, who was a graduate of the Canterbury College and a former dux of the Timaru High School, had joined the staff as a r esid ent master at the b eginning of

BREAK! G-UP CE REMONY 8 · t he ~-ear . By hi. willingness to undertake any duties entl'nsted to i1im 11 0 bad ea m ec1 the respect of all those as:ociat cl with bim.

It wa: wit h regret that he h ad to report the resignation of Mis. E. ampbell, wb o had for many years taught with marked succe s the middle classes in the preparatory department. H e extended to her his .sincer est app~ecia­ tion of the a. sistance she rendered wlule h er e ~nd WIShed her the be t of nccess in her future career.

The total roll number for the ye ar had been 407, 348 pupils beiJJo· in upper school and 59 in the preparatory department. Of the. e, 171 had b een in residence, while 236 had been clay pupils. 'l'be numb er of junior fr ee place pupils bad been slightly l es · than the previous year, owing no doubt to the fact t h at some who had gained profici ency in 19 23 h ad taken po. itions rath,er than wait for an indefinite period until th ~ School r e-op ened.

The u:ual number of candidate.· bad enter ed fo r the examination: at th e en d of 1924. Th e results were as fo llows:University Entrance Scl10larship: R M. Dolby.

Second Section of the B .A. Dearee: 11'1:. J. Robertson.

First Section of tlre B.A. Degree : W. E. Alexanclrr, M. D. Bree, J. D. Mackay and R. G. Webb.

First Section of the LL. B. De()'rce : C. H. Strombom.

Senior National Scholarship: A. E. Read and T. L. Bailey.

Junior Scholarships: W. Jone.· and W. Watt.

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Sixteen boys had passed Matriculation and alliecl rxRminations, while 15 gained partial pas. e. .

One boy bad passed the Public ' Service Entrance and fo ur boys were awarded hio·h er leavin()' certificates. 'l'his year 11 boys had returned for t h e purpose of sitting for the degree examinations, and of these eight had been su ccessful in passing University terms in connection with the B.A. or the LL .B. degrees.

As a r esult of the visit of the secondary school inspector8, 61 boys hRcl b een granted senior free places on recoPlmendation.

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CONGRATULA'l'lONS '1'0 OLD BOYS. IIe had again to t end!3r th e h eartiest congratulations to t he old boys of th e School who had been attending the yarious university colleges, and who bad b een bringing h onour to the School by th eir success. It was with great pride that he was able to announce that M. Barak, who hrtd been for six years a boarder at the School, had b een e!Jor:;en as a New Zealand Rhod es Scholar for 1926. lle was convinced that no better choice could have been made by the Board of Selection. From the day h e entered th e preparatory d epartment of the School until his departme in 1921, Barak had exhibited that spirit of ser vice which foretold for him a future r eward. He would, h e was sure, worthily represent the coqntry that had honoured him.

It might interest friends of t he School to know that in addition to Barak 's great achievement, scholar ships had been won during the past three years by four other old boys. R. Syme, who took his M.A. with double first-class honours, had b een awarded the Post Graduate Scholars!Jip in Arts, and was then at Oriel College, Oxford; L. Richardson was the hold er of the Sir George Grey Travelling Scholarship; K. C. Roberts was the Smeaton R e.·earch Scholar; and D. Denny Brown had been awarded the Beit Memorial Fellowr:;hip. Needless to say, the School was justly proud of t h ese su ccesses.

OU'l'DOOR ACTIVI'l 'IES. A:; wa: tated at the beginning of his r eport, t h e delay in, re-opening interfered sadly with tl.J.c outdoor actiYities. Swimming, life-saving and cricket had ncee:;::;arily to be abandoned during the first term. In football, th e School fifteen h ad acquitted itself with credit, h aving defeated Nel.· on College and Auckland Grammar School, but they h ad suffered defeat again st Wangamu College and 'l'e Ante. · The cadet work, under Major Bertr anc'l , had been carried out with the usu al enthusiasm, and the standard of drill had b een maintained. ln sho oting, tl.J.e School h ad confined it.·elf to the Cbri,tchurch Press match and to the onlinRry cln :s-fir·in g, Rncl lwd not competed in the Imperial Chalicn gc Shi !cl mntch s. ln th e Chri:tchurch Press match, fired at t he end of 1924, t h e School had again b een successful in annexing the trophy, but in the

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mateh they had fired recently had been defeated for first place by the New Plymouth 'l'echnical College. To the · winners they offered their congratulation s.

PREP .ARA'l'ORY DEP AR'l'MEN'l'. 'l'he roll number of the preparatory department had that year shown a decrease, due no doubt to the fact that well-equipped schools were then being erected in the :;uburbs of New Plymouth. That that section of the School had continued to do good work was obvious from a perusal of the inspector's report, which stated: "Once again the teachers in this school have succeeded in the direction of the education of the pupils entrusted to their care. It is evident that this branch of the school supplies a r eal n eed. One of the be. ·t features of the class e.· is the Twenty-three boys had very fine tone that prevail·.'' been entered for the annual examination, with the result t'hat 18 had gained proficiency, one gained competency, and four had failed.

AGRICULTUR AL INSTRUCTION .

Although the cmtailm ent of the school year had interfered to ome extent with the experimental work in agriculture, the year had been an important one so far as progress in that section of the school work was concerned. In the first place, a lon g-felt want had been filled by the acquisition of a suitable area for experimental and demonstration purposes. .An educational re:;erve of five and a-half acre in Hobson Street had been ve:;ted in the board and wa · then being used in connection with the course in agriculture. Secondly, through the coUl'tesy of the Director of the New Plymouth Technical College, agricultural student. attending that school had been able to receive instruction in wood-work and metalwork for four period: a week. This instruction was, in hi. opinion, e. sential to a properly organi. ed agricultural course, and it had been · agerly taken advantage of by all those in the agricultural clas es. In that connection he de ired to express to Mr. Moore and his staff his sincere appreciation of the assistance they had given the school during tbc pasty ar. Thanks'" re also due to the State Forest Servic for gifts of tre s and seeds. Over 100 lab elled specimen tree: and several hundreds of eucalypti, which had been rais~d from seed in the school nursery,

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11 hoped had been planted_ out in the :;chool grounJs. They to enlarge matenally on that phase of the work on the Hobson Str eet plots in the following year.

It was with a feeling of deep sorrow that he had to

r~port the death of Michael F letcher, who had been for ~1x yec:rs a boarder at the school. Joining as a small lad

I~ the preparatory department, he had grown to be one

of t~1e_ semo,l' boys of the school, and had, by hi:; manlv

quali~1e:, en_dear~d himself to all tho ·e who had beei"J.

~:;:;o?Iated with lnm. To his relatives the School extended It:; smcerest sympathy.

'l'hroughout the year ~he Rev. Mr. Strong had again conducted . a school service on Sunday mornino·s for burch of England boys. Confirmation classes had been held by hi~ throughout the term, and on Sunday, November _22, Ins Grace the Archbishop had held tbe usual :;pecwl confir~ation service for the School at St. Mary 's.

On that occas10n 46 cand1dates had been presented. IIe regretted to say that that would be the last visit of Dr. A verill as bishop of the parish. His eloquent addresses had been an inspiration to all who had been privileged to hear them, and many boys would have cause to remember him with affectionate gratitude. 'l'IIE AMALGAMAT ION. In d_ealing with the amalgamation question, Mr. Moyes said that, as they were no doubt aware the near future would witness a change in the org·anisation of the :;chool. For some years past it had been felt that to meet the requirements of a modern education a scho~l should be provided with all facilities for vocational trainin()' as well as for those required for a purely professfdnal course. Reco"'nisino· this, :econdary schools had almost without exception included in their currictua aoTicultural and commercial courses, with a view to assisting those pupil: who desired to enter business life or to settle on the l~nd . 'l'e~hnical ·chool ·, on the other .haJ:!d, while spl~n­ chdly eqmppec~ on t?e vo~ational side, were naturally faced w1th senous chffictutles when asked to provide for the purely profe~;sional course. After very careful con~;i.fl eration and with a view to doin"' what was best in the intere~;t of the large numb er now seeking post-primary education, tbe authorities in the town had, wi.th the fuil

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consent and approval of the Education Department, decided to amalgamate the two schools. Fie was convinced tl1at nothing but good w ould come of that decision, and that New Plymouth would be able, in a little while, to point with pride to a school unique amongst the secondary schools of Neiv Zealand-a school equipp ed in every detail, capable of catering succes. ·fully fo r every type of pupil seekin g admi ·sion. In that connection it was only 1·in·ht that h e should pay a tribute to the magnanimou~:~ ~:~pirit sh own by Mr. Moore (Director of the Technical College) throughout the negotiations. He and the members of his board had from the first been actuated by a desire to do wh at wa: best for t he boys and girls of the town and province. Mr. Moore would, of course, continue in charge of the vocational and technical work and would, with him, shar e the responsibility of the combined school. · SCHOOL ORCHESTRA. 'l'hc Scho ol orchestra, under Mr. Dobson, had cont inu ed to do excellent work and was becoming 'Of r eal serYice to the community. In addition to ass istin g at School f unctions, it: members had, in conjunction with the members of the Concer t Club, visited va1·iou: public institutions of the town . lie wi: b ed to take t h at opportunity of thanking those gentlemen who had kindly provided cars for the u. e of the boys on the e occa:sions . .A.PPRECIATION .

In conclusion, he had as usual to tender his sincere t hanks to the very many friends of the School who had a::;si:ted in various ways throughout the year. 'l'o his ~:~t aff a special word of thank.· was due for t he many hours of extra work they had put in, 'vitb the object of making up the t ime lost at the beginning of the first term.

Especially did h e wish to , ay how much he app r eciated what the head boy and the prefect. bacl done for the Bchool. The example they had ~:;et bad been a ver y fine one and might well be copied by tho~:~e \\·ho wer e to take their places in the followino· year. To t h e Board of Governors ancl to th e chairm an t h e ~' w r e all under a d ebt of gratitude; their :ympathy an<l t hci1· co- oprration had helped materially Lo make Ll1e year one of happy memories.

FIRS'r X I., 1925 .

Back Ro"路: . A. Beck, D. GTant, S . l!~ookes, R. F letcheT. niiclclle Ro'c \V. Sha ll a rd , C. Strombom (vi ce路captain ), K. Fookes F Tont Row.: J. Ewa1路t, H. B etts.

OaJ,ley Studio. (captain), J. Galbmith, H . Fookes.

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'l'HE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. 'l'he chairman, commenting on the report of the Principal, congratulated Mr. Moyes and the staff and the pupils of the School on the excellent work done during tbe year, despite all the adverse circumstances. 'l'he epidemic at the commencement of the year had seriously affected the work of the School, but like all other teachers, the Principal and the staff had combined together, and although the School had been unable to open for some time, had done good work in the way of preparing scholars by setting them work to be done at home. Most of the scholars had responded, and it appeared from the report that the inside work of the School had not suffered to any very great extent, but the outside life of the School had been, of course, bound to suffer.

Continuing, Mr. Billing said the epidemic had had an effect on the proposed gymnasium, inasmuch as it had restricted the effort to raise funds. As they were all aware, the old boys of the School had been working for some time, with the assistance of friends of the School, in raising funds with which to build a gymnasium, which was so very badly neecled at the School, and he was pleased to announce that the ftmd at that time amounted to £627. Some time previously the lion. Sir James Parr, Minister of Education, had told the old boys that when they had raised £1000 he would be prepared to talk business with them. The old boys intended to make a big effort in the following year to r each that sum, and would then make representations to the department, and all were hoping that by the beginning of 1927 steps would be taken towards the erection of the building. In that connection the speaker acknowledged a very handsome donation from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graham towards the funds.

He believed the old boys would have succeeded in ra,ising the £1000 ere that time bad it not been for tb,e epidemic.

It might be said that the ·mall amount realised by the "Reveille" had not wananted the expense that was incurred and the trouble that had been taken in the matter, but be pointed out that was not the fault of the Old The anangements had been made Boys' Association. prior to th e epirlcmic, nnrl it was a case of having to carry them through. llc t hou ght it was a matter for cOJlgratulation, taking all things into consideration, that a small profit of about £67 was 1·eal.is-ed and added to the funds.

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Continuing, Mr. Billing briefly referred to the preparatory department, and said it would be continued a~ usual in the following year. He expressed r egr et that the School had lost the valued services of the Misses Camp· bell and then went on to r efer to the proposed amalgamation of the High Schools and the Technical College. 'l'he scheme, he said, had the approval of both boards and the staffs of the three schools. An agreement had been arrived at between them as to amalgamation and then it rested with the department to carry that into effect. 'l'hcy bad to be working under the new scheme, notwith~taml­ ing the absence of new. buildings that would have to be provided, at the beginnmg of the next year, ~mt whether that would be so or not he could not say clefimtely at that moment.

Addressing the pupils of the School, the chairm~n referred to the success of Mr. Montefiore Barak, and smd it was a <Yreat honour to the School that one of it~ old pupils sh;ulcl have been successful in gaining a Rh?dc~ Scholar.-hip. It afforded a lesson of what could be gamed by perseverance and he urged the boys to make the very best use of the clays spent at the School.

Reference was m~de to the visit to the School during the year of their Excellencies, Sir Charles and Lacl;y Alice Fergusson, and also of Sir Ernest Rutherford, and m copelusion the speaker expressed the hope that the pup1ls would all have a most enjoyable holida y.

WONDERFUL OPPOR'l'UNITIES. In his openino· remarks the Mayon said that he ~ome­ times wondered '~hether the pupils, especially the older one~, appreciated what a wonderful opportunity wa~ afforded by that institution to lay (]ccply and broacH:~: the foundations for the <Yreater scl10ol-the .-chool of hfeupon which they wcr~ entering. Con~innin g, Mr. vVils~n said he was reminclecl of that on hcarmg the reference m Mr. Moyes' report to the succes. · of pupils who had pa~secl the University examination. . lie understood that mght boys had passed the pre\ iou. · year, and that that year a o-reater number had sat. He Wtflhed them all success, and f'n that connection paid a compliment to the work of the masters, wbo were doing , nch woml erfnl work nt tl?e School.

The excellence of the . School was shown u~ another way. Year by year they heard of the .-uccess of

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ex-scholars of the School in the University. He referred to the honom clone to the School by the granting of a Rhodes Scholarship to M. Barak, and went on to tell a story of a small boy who, having heard of Mr. Bara~'s , success, bad proudly announced that he, too, was gomg to win a Rhodes Scholarship. Mr. Wilson said that he might never win it, but there was no doubt about it that that was the right spirit. If he followed that up, whether he mio·ht win OL' lose, he must profit by the endeavour.

He lll'~ecl them to aim high, and although they might not reach their aim they would profit by their endeavour to get there.

Mr. Wilson went on to appeal to the boys to carry into after life the spirit of their School, and to try to do ::;omethino- for their fellows and their country. He did not want them to shirk whatever came their way. Let them remember the spirit of the quotation, ''I am b'ut one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do somethin"". And because I cannot do everything I will not . refu.o·e to do somethmg t h at I can cl o. " THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. 'l'he prizes were then distributed, Mrs. Billing J?rethe class prizes and the Mayoress the sports pnzcs and trophies. 'l'he recipients were heartily applauded as they came forward, and cheers were given f?r ~hose pupils who had achieved outstanding success m either schola~tic work or athletics. ~enting

Prize list :PREPARATORY DEPAH.'l 'MEN'l'.

Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard

I.: W. Sauncler::;.

II. : C. W eston.

III. : B. Andrews.

IV. : M. Harvie 1, J. Fairbrother 2.

V. : G. IIarvie.

V I.: E. I-Iarvie 1, H. Whittle 2.

UPPER SCHOOL.

'l'hird Form Agricnltnrr (Mr. R. George's prize): J. S. McLean.

Fourth Agriculture: A. S. Allhusen.

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Third Commercial (:~fr. G. li'raser 's prize) : J. 'l'a rrant.

Fourth Commercial: S . Sacller, Fifth Commercial: F. L . Reac1.

Form 3D: Languages, K. Stauntou; Mathematicf:i aucl Science, G. Harding .

Form 3C : Languages, L. U. Beekbcsf:iinger; Mathematics and Science, J. A. Clouston.

Form 3B: Mathematics and Science, first in fo rm, R C. Bradshaw; Languages, F _ J. Cooper.

Form 3A: J_,anguages, Math ematics and Science, first in form, A . Wells; secon d in form, T. Watt.

Form 4D : First in fo rm, R. Sh oemark ; ;;econd in form, D. Ileth erington.

Form 4C: Fir. t in form, C. E. Harris.

Form 4B: I.Janguages, S. Tonks; Mathematics am1 Science, E. Hammonds. :B-,orm 4A: Language. ·, G. Ewart; Mathematics and fir:st in form, B. C. Bell; second in form and second in Languages, E. P. Allen.

Form 5C : 1 athcmat ics and Science, first in form, E. Bowater; second in form, . Billin g.

Form 5B : Lang uao·es, fi r st in form, R. 0 'Dea; Mathematic.· and Science, F. L. DaYis; second in form and second in Languages, R arey .

Form 5A : Languages, 'l'. 0. J ones; Mathematics and Science, A . N. Sampson; form prize, G. I. Saund ers. :B-,orm 6A: Math ematics and Science, M. C. Lyson:s (Mr. Sladden'.· prize); Languages CMr. Sladden's prize ), J. Wright.

Daily "News E. says: Senior, II. Gamer 1, J. \V right :2; junior, W. S. 'l'bomson 1, E. P . Alien 2.

Bendall Memorial Prize: J. Wright.

General Excellence Cup (presented by Dr. li'ookci:>): U. ll. Strombom.

Dux Prize: J. Wright.

Head Boy's Prize (Mr. Billino· 's prize), S. Fooke::;.

Music Pl'ize (present ed by Mr. I:I. Collier ): J. W .

Wntt.

Shakespearian Society's P r ize (special p rize in Literature): E. 'l'onks.

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During inten als in tbe proceedings a number of items were r endered by the Sc hool orchestra, under the conductors hip of Mr. J . Dobson. Th e School also sang "Forty Years On," t he ::;olo being tak en by S . A.nderson, and "Land of: Hop e and Glory," with solo by J . Buckeridg e, while A. Brodie contributed a violin solo. 'l'he programme was keenly appreciated and a successfnl gat herin g terminated ·w ith th e singing of t h e National Anthem.

CRICKET. (K. Fookas.)

\Vith but one win to its cr edit the First Eleven did not ha ve a successful season with r egard to the numb er of match es won; but from the point of view of batting tl1e season wa: a marked sn cccss. The improvement in this department of th e o·ame wa: especinlly noticeable in t he later stages of t h e seaso11. The credit for this improv ment rests entirely with l\Ir . BottJ·ill, wi t hout whose coachin g and invaluable advic e the t eam would hav e suffer ed sever ely .

As both the Second and Third E leven. w er e fir.t eqn nl at th e commencement of the holidays in the junior compet ition th ey can look back on t h e season wit h sntisfaction. The Third Eleven without tl1_e servicbs of the boarders continued to plny throughout tl1 e holida ys, and on t he r esum ption of scho ol r eached the final of the north ern division. This cl ouble succ ess of the t \vO el evens in the jun ior compet iti o11 refl •cts great er clit on t h e coach e:, Mr. Kerr and l\Ir. Enrl.

This year with the improvement in t h e pr actice wicket: six nets were aYa ilabl for practice each evening.

Thus each fo1 ·m in the scho ol was enabled to have two nights' coaching eYery "eek · By t hi s means a considernble advance in th e play of the smaller boys was clearly noticeable as the .·em;on progressed. 'l'he School l<'irst Elev en journeyed to N lson in Decemb er to play th e annuallllatch with Nelson ollege ancl wer e defeated in a two inning: match. In th e other sch ool game of the year, that aooainst \Vanganui, which \HIS played in New Plymouth , Sch ool again suffered defeat.

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THE NELSON MATCH. (Decemb er 21, 22.)

The School team travelled to Nelson on D ecemb er 19 to play the annual match there. After a very pleasant boat trip the team . were welcomed on their arrival by members of the College team. \V e were then motored to the College, wher e we were most hospitably entertained during ow all too brief stay. On Sunday afternoon, the day prior to the match, we spent an enjoyable outing in the form of a motor drive through the outlying districts.

On Monday morning the team indulged in a short practice befor e the commencement of the match.

We are indebted to the Taranaki Daily News for the following description of the game : For the annual home and home cricket match between New Plymouth High School and Nelson College the w eather was fine and ver y hot and t h e wicket much harder and faster than those which the New Plymouth boys· are accustomed to.

The outfield was very fast and as t h e boundary was on the short side fours were frequent The heat and the fast wicket proved trying to t h e New Plymouth boys.

Their score of 222 was a cr edita ble effort and thev w ere unlucky in losing several good batsmen at a critica:i stage of the innings.

Outstanding performances on the New Plymouth side were the batting displays of K. Fookes and Fletcher.

Both showed much more confidence than they had done in club matches and scor ed with freedom. H. Fookes was Neither Fletcher nor most successful with the ball.

Strombom bowled up to form . The fielding and throwing in of the home team was of a hiO'h standard· Airey, the Nelson College skipper, won the toss and decided to have first innings on t h e batsman's wicket.

The op ening of the innings was disastrous. Fletcher and H. Fookes opened the bowling and t h e latter in the first over bowled J ames with a beautiful ball. Biggar, who scored a century in the last Hawke Cup match, tipped his t hird ball to H. Fookes in the slip ·, making the score two wickets for eight runs.

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19 l{utherfonl allll Dickim;on were t h en associated in a :pro{itable partnership, taking t h e ,·cor e t o 73. 'l'he School bowling was b elow form at t h e opening. Both Fletcher and Strombom sent down O\'erpitchecl deliY eries, which were .·ent to the boundary. Dickinso11 and Air ey made a fine stand, the latter hitting vigorously at anything loose.

The pair carried the total to 134 by forc eful cricket.

A big .·core seemed in view for Nelson, when the end of the innings cam e s uddenly. Five wicket. · were down for 184 and t h e whole side, mainly through excellent return· from the fi eld, were out for 1D8. Grant excelled him self behind t he stumps, stumping two men and running three out.

School open ed with a fine partnership b etween Grant and Shallard. Grant was not a· safe as usual, but his partner was as solid as a rock. \Vhen they were separated the next two wickets fell cheaply; t h en a magnificent partnership between F letch er and K. Fook es added 100 runs in an hour. Both scored with delightful strokes all round the wicket· The rot et in when the score was 175, three wickets falling for one run. H. :B-,ookes was the only other batsman to mf:Lke a :;tand.

The innings clo.-ed for 222, leaving School with a first innings lead of 24.

N el. ·on began their .-econd innings 'w·ith an hour and a half still to go. James and Dickinson set to work patiently. Although th e School bowlin"' had lo.t much of it. sting the batsmen wer e content to play a .-afe game.

The score mounted steadily, 80 app earing on the board after an hour's play. Changes of bowling proved ineffective until Grant stumped Dickinson from a ball off H .

Fookes. Biggar joined James and played out time with the score at 117 for one wicket.

The match was concluded the fo llowing afternoon Nelson winning after an even, hard-fought game b~r runs. The weather was again Yery hot , and t he wicket fa.-t and showin"' ·igns of wear in the fourth innings.

Nelson, continuing their innings with one wickeidown for 117, ma d e the good total of 293, leavin "' School with 270 runs to get in order to win. After an innin"'s in which fortune was not favonra hle, the team was out for 194, the tail of th e sidr makin g an excellent stand in face of big odds.

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J ames and Biggar continu ed Nelson' s innings . Biggar was careful, but aggres:-;iyc to anythin g loose, showing a special liking for late cuts aud leg pnlls. The pair were well set. J ames was content to wait for runs, but Stromb om got his wicket with a good ball.-'r wo wickets for 158路 Again a big score seemed in sight, but Biggar lifted one to Ewart at square leg, and Rutherf ord was caught by Grant off Strombo m. When Airey was dismissed, five wickets were clown for 190. At 217 thr ee wickets fell for no runs and New Plymou th's hopes ran . high.

The bowling at this stage was excellen t. Stromb om kept an excellen t leng路th and finished with an average of five 路wickets for 78.

J ohnson and Rix-Tro tt saved the match for College by making a great ninth-w icket stand which added 61 runs. J ohnson played a capital innings for 42.

New Plymou th were set a difficult task to compile 270 rum;, and began badly. With the score at 23 Shallarcl was run out. Followi ng this Grant lost his wicket at !32 l.b.w. to Airey, who bowled sl ow breaks round t he wicket. St.rombom was bowled round his legs by a big break, and K. Fookes was caught brillian tly in the long field. The board then showed four for 60. Fletche r played a splendi d partner ship with Beck. 1'he former was again in batting form, and punishe d the bowling .

The timing of his leg shots was done to perfecti on, and his batting made a great impress ion in both innings . 1'he pair put on 61 runs before Beck was bowled by a big break. Fletche r followe d by playing over a yorker路 H .

Fookes did not score, and seven wickets were clown for 125. Galbrai th made a tempor ary .tancl, but a feature of the innings was the pleasing success of Ewart. He was very careful and waited for loose balls. With S. Fookes, who reached double figures with good leg shots, he added !33 runs for the ninth wicket.

The team was entertai ned most hospita bly by the Nelson people.

SECO N D X I., 1926.

B ack Row: H. Brown, A. Mo verley, S. B a tger, R. Batger.

Miclclle Row: S. Hughes, J. B eaven, J. Thoma s (captain), In Front: R. vVa rcl, C. Palmer.

Oaldey Studio. '~N.

L a rkin , G. Ewart.

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Scores:-

NELS ON COLLBGE. First Innings.

James, b. H . Fookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dickinson, b. H. Fookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biggar, c. fl. }11ooke:-:;, b. Flctcher . . . . . . . . l~utherford, st. Gr ant, b. Strombom . . . . . .

Airey, st路 Grant, b. Ewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bryant, c. and b. H. ]1-,ookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tombs, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Barry, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

J'olmson, b. Strombom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H.ix-'l 'rott, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guy, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'l'otal

3 73 2 ~G

37 35 5

1 Ll 0 U

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.... .. . . . ... ... .. ... ......... 198

Bowling Analysis.-:B-,letcher, one wicket for 41rum;; li. .B'ookes, three for 50; Strombom, tw o for 41; Ewal't, o11e for 38; Betts, none for 13.

Second InningB. Dickinson, st. Grant, b. H. :B-,ookes . . . . . . . .

Jame:o;, b . Strombom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Biggar, c. Ewart, b. IT. Fookes . . . . . . . . . . l~uth erf ord, c. Grant, b. Strom bom . . . . . . . . \.ir ey, c. H. Fookes, b. Ewart . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bryant, b. Strombom . .... . : . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tombs, b. Ewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Barry, l.b .w., b. Strombom . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

J ohnson, b. Strombom . . .. .. . : ... .. '. . . . .

Hix-'l'rott, b. H . Fookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guy, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

21 G8 64 7 26 2

9 0

42 23 G 36

.. . .......... . .. .. ... ... .... . 293

Bowl in g' J\ nal~路:;;i fl.-Fl rtch rr, non e for !16; IT. Fooke:;;, t hree for 91; Bett.", none for 18 ; Ewart, two for 37; Strombom, five for 78.

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THE WANGANUI MATCH. (March 2 and 3.)

F irst Inning:-:;.

Grant, c. J ames, b. J ohuson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shallarcl, c. Dickinson, b· Jolmson . . . . . . . . tltrombom, b. J ohnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

K. F'ooke:-:;, st. Biggar, b. Airey . . . . . . . . . . l1'letchcr, l.b.w., b Airey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deck, :-:>t. Biggar, b. Aircy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ewart, ::;t. Biggar, b . .Aircy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Galbraith, c. Guy, b .•Tohuson . . . . . . . . . . . .

S. li'ookes, c. Biggar, b. Airey . . . . . . . . . . . .

H . :B~ooke::;, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Betts, lJ. J olm::;on .. . ........ : . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r

'rotal

22 29 9 ±5 ±i5 8

0 11 0 22 1 30

..... . .................. .... . 222

Bowling Analysi:-:;.-J olmson, five for i)(j; J·arne::;, none for 19; Airey, five fo1· 66; Guy, none for 18; H.ix'l'rott, none for 40.

Second Inning::;.

9 Grant, l.b.w., b. Airey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shallard, run out 6 Strombom, b. Airey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . . . . . . . . . . . .Airey . b Bryant, c.

K. :B~ooke::;, l1'letcher, b. J ames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±5 Beck, b. l~ix-Trott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 0 H. Fookes, played on, b. J arne:-:; . . . . . . . . . .

Ewart, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Galbraitb, c. Jam es, b. Rix-Trott . . . . . . . . . . 12 S. Fookes, c. Biggar, b. J·ame:-:; . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 H. Bett::;, b· Jame::; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extra::; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tot<~l

........ . ...... . .... . ........ J 94

Bow ling Analysis.-J ohnson, none for 61; .Airey, tluee for 85; J alfes, four for 16; Rix-Trott, two for 13.

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'rhe \Vanganui team arrived on Monday, March 1, and were met at the st<~tion by m emb ers of the School team, and motorrd to lVI<~rslancl View. Both teams participated in some useful practice early the following morning before the match.. On W edne:-:;day evening the member::; of both teams were entertained at the Opha Ilou ·c, and on the following m.orning we assembled on the ::;tation to bid the victors farewell. \\Te are indebted to the 'l'aranaki Daily News for the following account of the match :Tb e annual crick et mat ch between New Plvmouth Boy:-:;' High School and Wanganui Collegiate Sch~ol commenced on the High School ground under ideal weather conditions Th e turf wicket was in perfect condition and tht: outfield in good order.

High School, who won the toss, batted first and were all out for 93. \Vanganui, t h ough the early bat:-:;mcn failed and at one stage had six wickets down for 69 runs, compiled 174 chiefly owing to a p1·oductive partner::;hip between Bunny ( 42 not out) and Henley ( 42). High School gave a better display in their second innings, and had scored 77 nms for the loss of two wickets when :-:;tumps were drawn.

Vlanganui'.· bowling was lwl'Clly Jonnidable, yet with the exceptio11 of the quartette who made double figure. ·, none of the School bat.·men looked like .·coring. .l:!'letcher played forceful cricket until enticed into hitting a wide break from K S. li'ullerton-Smith, when h e wa:-:; hal:-:; martly caught bchiml tl1 e wicket.· from a mis-hit. lard, who wafi bowled by Barton in both innings, sba-ped confidently, but owed hifi downfall on both occasion: to an attempt to pull an off ball. The failure o£ the School bat::; m en appeared to b e due to n crvou:-:;ncr:;s, for in the ::;ecoud inning · they created quite a different atmo ·phere, cyen t hough the bowling did not appear to have lost any of its original sting. \'\ anganui, on the othrr h<~ncl , <lfter an nnpromising opening, gave a display of attractiYe batting which, aided by indiifcrent fieldiug, . oon had the New P lymouth scorQ left well behind·

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In the secon d innin gs it at first appea red a mista ke to have put Hayw ard in so early, but this batsm an ju::;tified himse lf by makin g a credit able 23 befor e going out l.b.w. Fletc her, in chara cteris tic style, hit all round the wicke t and with Beck had almos t made up the defici ency on the first innin gs when ::;tumps were drawn .

Petty to Fletc her at mid-o n, and the chan~e was accep 50_:2 -22. Petty clean howle d l\'[a.-on With tl1e first ted. ball of his next over. 56-3 -11.

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Shall ard and Beck opene d t h e Schoo l inning s. Barton at the north end, delive red maide n overs in quick ::;uc~ession, 1:1.ntil Shall ard decid ed to open out, and hit a coupl e of bound aries, only to be clean bowle d by the former when attem pting a foolis h stroke . 26-1 -19.

J. Ewar t joined Beck, but after playin g sound cricke t, the latter was bowle d with a ball on the off from Mason .

26-2 -7. Fletch er, the newco mer, brigh tened matte rs consi derab ly with two bound aries, varied by a six for the benef it of his schoo lmate s just r elea.-ed from schoo l. was finally caugh t behin d the wicke ts from R. Fulle He rtonSmith . 54--3 -16. Mean while , Ewar t surviv ed sever al appea ls for l.b.w., but after a usefu l 13 he was caugh t by Barto n in slips.

The half-c entur y appea red after 55 minu tes' play. K. Fooke s, who had joined Ewar t, gave an easy chanc e to Bunn y at mid-o ff from McDo ugal's secon d ball, the new bowle r havin g replac ed Barto n.

Bunn y, in failin g to hold the ball, cut hi.- finger and force d to retire . A short time later 1!..,ookes was was clean bowle d by McDo ugal. 67-4 -12. Ewar t follow ed three balls later. 67-5 -13. H. Fooke s score d a half-d ozen and skied one. In attem pting to catch it, Barto n Burke collid ed, and thoug h the latter held the catch, and the forme r receiv ed a cut over the eye, neces sitatin g his leaving the field. 68-6 -6. Galbr aith wa · clean bowle d by Mason , who had r eplac ed Fulle rton-S mith, witho ut scorinJI. 83-7 -0. Hayw ard was a. sociat ed with Petty for a hort time, but the latter was soon caugh t in slips by Maso n from McDo ugal.

3-8- 6. Medle y foun 'l h.i;,; ::;peed insuff icient , and was nm ont after scorin g a brace .

89--9 -2. Hayw ard went out l.b.w. , leavin g G. Ewar t witho ut a ;,;coring accou nt. 93-1 0-8.

Giese n and Cato opene d for vVang anui and playe d attrac tive cricke t, makin g 2 h for being- Bepa ratrd , when Gie · n was ca ught by EwntL off' P ti~'· 2--1 -13.

Schoo l's fieldin g was patch y, and the b.alf- centm y appeare d after 50 minu tes' play. Cato spoon ed a ball from

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Gadd um was dismi ssed after makin g a . single .

56-3 -1. Barto n, who follow ed, was caugh t b ehmd tl:_e wicke ts by Hayw ard 11 short t im e afterw ards. 62-4 -!J. McDouO'al hit a four and went out next ball l.b.w. to 10 Petty . 62-5 -11. At tl1is stage Petty ha.d an avera ge of five for 32. The Bunn y-Hen ley partn ership stopp ed the rot and after 82 minut e.-' play the New Plym outh score wa~ pa.-sed. At thi.· .tage the bowli ng was chang ed fr equently, but it was not until h e had made 42 that Henle y was stump ed by Hayw ard oft' G. Ewar t· 1307-42 .

The Fulle rton-S miths were dismi ssed cheap ly, each making a single , Fulle rton-S mith major being run out and minor clean bowle d by Fletch er. 143- 9-1. Burke was nearly run out and after both he and Bunn;)~ ha~ been dropp ed on sever al occas ions he was caugh t m shps by Petty from G. Ewar t. 174- 10-1 1. Bunn y had pla~ed attrac tive cricke t dc.-pi te his injure d finger and earne d his bat for 42.

Shall ard op ened Schoo l's secon d innin gs with a bound ary, and was then clean bowle d by Barto n. Hayward and Beck a dded a subst antial total befor e the former was dismi ssed l.b.w. by McDo ugal. Fletc hcr and B ck comm enced to open up and runs came mu faster : • \\hen stump . were drawn Beck had made 26 and F letchm 15.

Facin o· a defici t of 81 ru11s on the first inning s, Schoo l opene d th: secon d clay's ~la :V: with tw? wicke ts clown for 77 runs in their Becond mnm"'S. Chiefl y throu gh fin<> inning s bv K. F'ooke (59), Beck (45), H. Fooke s (39) and Fletc her ·( 25), the score was carrie d to 247 befor e the l~st wicke t fell, leavin g vVang anui to make 16'7 runs to .•~m· \Vhen two wicke ts were down for 20 runs, the positi on becam e mo. t intere sting, bnt Cato (81) and Bunn y (34) increa sed the total to 143 befor e the third wicke t fell, and Gadd um (20 not out) and Barto n (5 not out) were a?l<> to make the requi red runs. Cato and Bunn y made . a l?mvalua ble stand at a critic al time, and to them the visitorR are chiefly indeb ted for their victor y.

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Beck (26) and Fletch er (15) opene d play.

Both batsm en playe d stead ily, and the rum; moun ted slowly

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until Beck was run out ju st after the centmy h ad been hoisted. IIe had played a patient and .'pleuc1ic1 innings.

K . I;'oo.L<:es joined J!'letcher in the prettiest partnership of tbe innings, though l<'ookcs was uncertain and uppish in his stroke.· in his first few overs. F letch er tried to force l\Iason, but was clean bowled, his tota l being 25 .

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'fh c bowling began to lose its sting, and t h e bat. men profited accordingly . Ewart and Petty went fairly early, but K . Fook es h ad played himself in, and was giving no chances. In partner hip with his brother, h e began to open out, and t h e hrncheon adjournm ent was taken with the total at 192, six wicket. clown, and K. Fookes batting weU at 56.

Soon after play resumed K. Fookes snicked a fast leg ba ll, and t h e wick etkeeper took :;~ n at catch . 203-7-59.

H. Fookcs and l\feclley in partnership .'neaked a number of singles, and rou: ed enthusiasm for their speed between the wickets. Fookcs was ch·oppccl whrn t h e total was 234. Attempts to gain daring sillgles COi-it two wickets, however, Medley and G. Ewart (la. t man ), both being run out, and t h e innings closed for 247· Special credit is; dnr to the youn ger members of t h e School t eam, Hn~·• ward, B ck, IT. Fookes and l\Ied lcy, for t h eir stubborn stands. Th e Wanganni firlcling clid not flag· throu gh Soh ool 's long innings. \V anganni, wanting 167 to win, opened with Cato and Giescn. Giesen w ent at 12, and n ext over Mason went at 20. In a magnificent partnership between Cato and Bunny the total was taken to 14:3, th pair virtua lly winning the match. Cato played a great innings, showing a preference for the leg ball:. Tie wa · confident all through, and drove hard towards . the end. Bunny wa. probably the soundest bat in th \\T anganui team, presenting a solid defence to everything.

The School bowling deteriorated towards the end of \Vanganui 's innings. Petty was the best, and sent clown good length, fast deliveries. G. Ewart had no su ccess whh his big off breaks. H . Fookes was erratic. 'fh e School fielding was much better than on the previous cla y.

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Pirst Inn ings.

Shallard, b. Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beck, b. Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

J . Ewart, e. Barton, b. R. S. Fullerton -Smith F letch er, c. Gaddum, b . Full erton -Smith . .

K. Fookes, b. McDougal ... .·. . . . . . . . . . . .

Petty, c. Mason, b. McDou gal . . . . . . . . . . . .

H . Foolce. , c. Bn·Hce, b. l\fcDougal . . . . . . . .

Ga lbrait h, b. 1\l[a. on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayward, l.b.w., b. l\IcDouga l . . . . . . . . . . . .

M edley, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G. :Elwart, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . otal

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Bowling Analysis-B arton took one wicket for 14 runs; Mason, two for 47; 1\ticDougal, fou r for 21; R. S. Fullerton-S mith, two for 7.

Second Innings.

Beck, nm out ........... .... , . . . . . . . . . .

Sh allard, b. Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayward, l·b.w., b. l\ticDougal . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fletcher , b. l\Iason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

K. FookeB, c. Giesen, b. Bart on . . . . . . . . . .

J . Ewart, c. Barton, b. Gaddum . . . . . . . . . .

Petty, b. l\ticDougal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H . Fookes, b. Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\Iedley, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ga lbraith, not out .... .. .... .. ·. . . . . . . . . .

G. Ewart, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ExtraB . . . ... ... .. . ... . . , . . , . . . . . . .

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Bowling Ana lysis. -Barton took two wickets for 88 runs; Mason, two for 56; 1\tfcDougal, two for 33; R. Fullerton-S mith, none for 27; Gaddum, one for 24.

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W .ANG.ANUl COLLEGJ.A'l'J拢 SCHOOL. l~ir c;t

lnn ing::;.

Giescn, c. J. Ewart, b. Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cato, c. Fletcher, b. Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mnson, b. Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gaddum, c. Fletcher , b. P etty . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bm路ton, c. Hayward, b. G. Ewart . . . . . . . . . .

McDougal, l.b.w., b. Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Btmny, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Henley, st. IIayward , b. G. Ewart . . . . . . . .

Fullerton-Smith major, run out . . . . . . . . . .

Fnllerton-Smith minor, b. Fletcher . . . . . . .

Bnrke, c. P etty, b. G. Ewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras路 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 22 11 1

5 4 42 42 1 1 11 21

Total .. ... ...... . .. . ...... . ........ 174 Bo路wlin g Analysis.-Petty took fiv e wicket s f:or 51 runs; Fookes, non e for 25; G. Ewart, three for 46; J. Ewart, none for 18; K . Fookes, none for 10; Fletcher, on e for 6.

Second Innings.

Giesen, l.b.w., b. P etty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cnt o, c. Hayward, b. Pett~r . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mnson, b. Petty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bnnn?, b. P etty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gaddum, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Barton, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10 Rl 7 8420 5 14

Total (for four wickets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Bowling Analysi.s.-Petty took four wickets for 61 r nns; I-I. Fookes, none for 35; G. Ewart, non e for 32; Galbrnith, non e for 6; J . Ewart, none for 15; Fl ctch cr, 11on c for 8; JC. Fookes, none for 4.

SCHOOL v. STAFF.

(Decemb er 9.)

This populnr match, which has now become an annnnl fi xtnre, r esulted in an innings victory for School.

Staff batted first and compiled the ll.seful total of 171

'ri-IIRD X I., 1926.

Oaldey Stuclio.

Back Row: J. McDonalcl, A . Hetheriugton, G. 路wray, A. Abbott.

Middle Row: M. Chm ton, A Braclmore, C. Hanis (captain ), S. Sacller, J. Gibbs.

In F r ont : D. Papps, J. McLean.

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runs, due to ::;ome fin e batting by Mr. Bottrill 70, Mr. Eggleton 51, Mr. Kerr 24, and Mr. Leggat 10. No fewer t han seven bowler .· were tried for School, the most successful being Strombom (f our wickets for ::lO runs ) and Ewart (two fo r 24).

From a goo d beginning by the opening pair, School went on to rattl e up a r ecord scor e of 383 run s, the majorit~r of the team topping double figures. A f eatur e of the innin gs wa: the brilliant last wicket partnership b etween H. Betts and Galbraith, which aclcled 65 runs b efore Betts was clean bowled. '1'11 e most successful bowlers for Staff were Mr. Bottrill (t hr ee for 90), Mr. Earl (three for 92), and Mr. Keu (two for 42).

R equiring 212 runs to withstand an innings defeat, Staff opened well, but despite the early success of the first few batsmen a rot set in an cl t h ey were dismissed for 160 r un . . Of this total Mr. Papps made 54, Mr. Earl 38, Mr. Kerr 2 , and lVIr. Bottrill 16. Of the six School bowlers, the best were Fletchcr (fo ur wickets for 44 runs) 1 H. Fookes (three for 26), McLean (two for 3), and Strombom (one for 28).

Scores :S'l'.AFF. First Inning.·.

Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

Papps, c. Bett.-, b. Fletcher . . . . . . . . . .

Kerr, c. and b. Ewart ... . . . .. . ... '. . . .

Bottrill, l.b.w., b. Strombom . . . . . . . . . .

Earl, c. K. Fookes, b . H. Betts . . . . . . . .

Eggleton, b . K. Fookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

J ohnson, c. K. Fookes, b. Strombom . . .

Leggat, c. K. Fooke , b. Ewart . . . . . . . .

Dipro,.e, b. Strombom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wilson, b . Sti·ombom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dyer , not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l\fcDonalcl, b. K. Fookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0 24 73 1 51 0 10 2 0 0 1

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'l'otal ....... .... .... .... .. ......... 171 Bowling Ana lysis .-R. F lctchrr, onr wicket fol' 24 runs; H. Fookc:, none for 27; Strombom , four for 30; .J. Ewa rt, two fo ,. 24; II. Bctts, one !'or 26; K. Fook es, two for 15 ; McLcan, none for 16.

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SCHOOL. Grant, l.b.w., b. M1·. Bottrill . .. ...... .'. . . .

Shallard, run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Strombom, c. and b. Mr. Kerr . . . . . . . . . . . .

K. Fookes, b. Mr. Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fletcher, l.b.w., b. Mr. Bottl·ill . . . . . . . . . . . .

McJ.1ean, c. Mr. Earl, b. Mr. Kerr . . . . . . . . . .

Ewart, b. Mr. Bottrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beck, b. Mr. Papps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H. Fookes, b. Mr. Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Galbraith, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H. Betts, b. Mr. Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

53 24 23 98 20 5 1 33 16 40 31 39

Total ................... . .... .. .... 383 Bowling Analysis.-Mr. Eggleton, no wickets for 81 runs; Mr. Earl, three for 92; Mr. Bottrill, three for 95; Mr. Kerr, two for 42; Mr. Papps, one for 10; Mr. Wilson, non e for 7.

STAFF. Second Innings.

Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

Kerr, c. Ewart., b. II. Fookes . . . . . . . .

Eggleton, l.b .w., b. H. Fookes . . . . . . . .

Bottrill, c. K. Fookes, b. Strombom . . . .

Earl, b. H. Fookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Papps, b. Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson, b. Fleteher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leggat, l.b.w., b. Fletch er . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dyer, c. Galbraith, b. McLean . . . . . . . .

Wilson, b. Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McDonald, not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diprose, absent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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COMPETITION MATCHES.

28 8 16 38 54 0 0 0 1 0 0 15

Total ............. . ................ 160 Bowling Analysis .-Fletcher, four wickets for 44 runs; H . Fookes, three for 26; Strombom, one for 28; Ewart, none for 24; Betts, none for 20; McLean, two for 3.

V. New P lymouth (October 20).-Lo::;t by. an innin gs and :22 runs. New PlymoutJJ 1:13 rum; (E wart two wickets for 31 runs, Stl'ombom five for 23, H. Fookes one for 16) .

School, first innings 49 runs (Strombom 18), second inning-s 62 ru:u,s (Strombom 13, K. Fookes 13, McLean 11) .

V. Old Boys (November 3) .- Lost by 17 runs. Old Bo~r s , first innings 144 runs (Strombom four for 36, Petty two for 24, n. l~ookes one for 7); ,·econd innings 120 runs (Strombom four for 3:3, Ewart thre e for 35) . School, first innings 81 run,· (McLean 24, Grant 20); second inning~ 164 runs (Grant 52, Fletcher 36, Beck 20 not out, K. Fookes 15, Strombom 10 ).

V. Western Park (November 17 ).-Lost by 28 runs.

Western Park, first innings 141 rnns (H. Fookes two for 14, Strombom three for 51, McLean three for 33, Ewart one for 22) ; second innings 89 runs (J. Ewart four for 24, Fletch er three for 30, Strombom thre e for 10 ). School, first innings 117 nm s ( Sh allarcl 50, Beck 32 :not. out) ; second innings 85 nm .· (Strombom 16, Ewart 1:) not out ) .

V. New Plymouth (January 9) .-Lost by four wicket.-. New Plymouth, fir ~;t inningB 75 1·un::; (l-l. Fookes two for 22, Strombom one for 19, Ewart one for 9, Petty on e for 3); second inningR 103 for six wickets (Petty four for 38, Ewart two for 20, H. Fooker; none for 15, Strombom none for 1 ) . School, fir. ·t innings 118 runs (Petty 33, Medley 27, Strombom 19); second innings 55 nms (Strombom 19).

V. Old Boys (January 30) .- Old Boys, first innings 136 run s (Mackay fiy e for 18, II. Fooke::; two for 36, Strombom on e for 17 ); second inning~; 155 runs (Strombom five for 49, 11. Foo ke: two for 47, Petty one for 19, Ewart one for 21). School, first innings 84 runs (K. Fookes 46, Mackay 14) ; second innings 174 for six wick et. (Strombom 111 not out, Alexander 30, Petty 13).

V. Westem Park (:B"ebruary 20) .-Won by five wick ets. Western Park, first innino·s 140 runs (Petty seven for 37, H. Fookes two for 45, Ewart one for 45) ; second innings 100 run. (H. Fookes four for 35, Petty fiv e for 55) . School, fir ·t innings 116 runs (Beck 37, Petty 18, K. Fookes 11, Haywarcl12 not out ) ; second innin gs 128 run:;; fo r fi"e wickets (Shallarcl 42, K. Fooke.· 30 not out, Beck 25, Fleteher 13 ).

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BATTING AVERAGES. No . of 'l'imes Highest 'l'otal Innings. Not Out. Score.

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Grant, D. ........

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Fletcher, R. . .. ..

Hayward, w.

Galbraith, J. Medley, J. .......

P etty, L. ........

Betts, H. Fookes, H. .......

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1 98 1 45 11r:· 1 0 53 0 50 0 45 1 23 40•::· 1 0 27 0 33 0 31 2 39 2 39'"' 1 11 1 4 not out.

369 237 260 175 217 222 47 95 47 96 34 108 1] 5 20 6

,Aver age.

24.6 23.7 21.7 19.4 18.0 17.1 15.6 10.5 9.4 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.2 6.6 2

No . of Runs.

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309 433 509 418 228 78

No . of Wickets.

29 38 25 19 10 3

Average per Wl•t.

10.7 11.4 20.4 22.0 22.8 26.0

AGRICUL TORE NOTES.

Plot

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The first year's results of this trial, which was commenced in 1925, are now available. The aimR of: th e trinl ar e ·to determine:(a) The best source of phosphoric acid. (b) Whether potash is necessary or not. (c) Whether lime is valuable or not.

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Super and lime ............. . 56HL. Super, lime and potash ... . . . 60 " Super and potash ....... . . .. . 55 " Super ... . . ........... . . .. .. . 5l.;t" rrotal for Super strip .... .. .. . 223 "

5 Slag and lime .... .... .. ... . . 52·DL. 6 Slag, lime and potash . ...... . 66 " 7 Slag and potash ........... . . . 78 " 8 Slag ...... . . ............... . 69t" Total for Slag strip ......... . 266 "

Plot 9 Basic super and lime .... . ... . 58 lb. " 10 Basic super, lime and potash . . . 67-?t" " 11 Basic super and potash ... ... . 62 " " 12 Basic super ..... .. .. . .. ... . . 6H, 'l'otal for Basic Super .. ... .. . 249 " Plot , , ,

13 Bone and lime ..... ........ . 64 lb.

14 Bone, lime and potash . .. .. .. . 52~" 15 Bone and potash ............ . 70 ~" 16 Bone ...................... . 71 " Total for Bonemeal . ....... . . 258 "

Plot , , ,

17 Nauru and lime ............ . 66!lb.

18 Nauru, lime and potash ·..... . 64 " 19 Nauru and potash ........... . 76-?t" 20 Nauru ... ...... .......... . . . 56 " Total for Namu P hosphate ... . 263 "

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21 Ephos and lime ............. . 49 lb.

22 Ephos, lim e and potash . .... . . 71 " 23 Epl10s nncl potash ........... . 52-?t" 24 Eph o. · .. ................... . 64t ,; Total for Ephos ............. . 237 "

(J. W. Ewart.)

(1) . TOP DRESSING OF PASTURES IN HOBSON . .

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An area of land six ch ains long and 1 1-3 chains wide was used for th e purpose of the trial and this was div.ided into eight strips, seven of which received different phosphate manures, while the eighth, the control, rec eived no phosphates. E ach of the strips was in turn divided into four plots. Th e area was grazed evenly and all droppings ~prcad before the manures were broadcasted by .hand on July 31, 1925, and the plots have now been cut for hay anc1 .weighed, with the following results:-

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NOTES

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34 Plot " " " Plot " " "

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NO TES

25 Guano and lime .. . .... . ... . . 57Mb. 26 Guano, lime and potash . . ... . 52}" 41 27 Guano and potash . . . . . .. . . . . " . . .. ... ... .. ..........

Guano 66 " 28 Total for Guano . . ...... . .... . 217 " 29 Lime . .. . .. .... ........ .... . 40 lb .

30 Lime and potash . . .......... . 52·} " 31 Potash . . ...... .. ... .. . . . . . . . 56 " 32 }Jo m anure ..... .. .. . ..... .. . 36 " 'l'otal for no phosphates ... . . . 184·} "

It will b e seen that the slag plot gaYe a slightly h eavier yield than t h e Nau m , the weight per acre respectively b ein g, slag 14 tons 7 cwt., N auru 14 tons 4 cwt., but on the oth er b and t h ere was a very decided improvem ent in tbe h erbage in the Nauru plots as compar ed with any of the others, ~o tbat the sli ghtly low er y ield was mor e than compensated for by t he better quality of the pasture. The y ield from the bonemeal ·trip was equal to 13 tons 18 cwt.; Basic Super, 13 tons 9 cwt.; Ephos, 12 tons 6 cwt. ; Sup er, 12 tons 1 cwt.; Guano, 11 tons 14 cwt. ; and no Phosphate, 9 tons 18 cwt .

RESUL'l' OF PO'l'ASH APPLICATION .

Sixteen of the plots received potasb, and the yielcl fro m these was equal to 13 tons 15 cwt. per acre. Sixteen plots r eceived no potash and t b eir yield was equ al to 12 tons 8 cwt.

RESULT OF APPLlUA'l'lON OF LIME. tlixtecn plots received lim e, and their yield was CL!Ual to 12 to n~ 11 cwt. per ac re, while t h e .ixteen plots that recei v'e d no lim e yield ed equal to 13 tons 1 cwt. per acre.

BEl::l'l' INDIVID AL PT.10TS. 'l'he best individual plots were :1. Slag and .Potash; eLlmtl to 16 tons 17 cwt. per acre.

2. }J<turu and Potash; equal to 16 tons 10 cwt. per nrre.

Bonemeal and Ep ho s, T.1ime and Potash gave an equnl yield. 'l'he plot "·ltic!J lt ad no manur produ ced equal to 7 ton s 15 cwt.

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SUMMARY. (a) All t h e phosphates gave an increased yield. (b) 'l'he I?otash gave an incr eased yield. (c) Th e limestone gave a decreased yield. 'l'he phosp~ates were applied at the rate of 4 cwt. p er acre. One ~ ~lf of the ar ea running lengthwise received potash (Ka~mt) at the rate of 2 cwt. per acre and the other half hme at the rate of 10 cwt. per acre.

(2) FORESTRY. . The Eucalypti that were planted out from the 1924 h ave made satisfactory growth. All the varieties are domg well, but E. Viminali · and E. Macarthuri have ~ade mo s~ growth. Some of the seedlings which were ~me d out m a s~ elt er ed position made the satisfactory me1·ease of lOft. m 16 months from the time the seed was sown in the propagation beds. 'l'he foUowing measurements were made:sowm~

E. E. E. E. E. E.

Macarthuri, lOft .

Viminalis, 9ft. Sin. Saligna, 8ft.

Botryoides, 7ft.

Gunnii, 6ft.

Eugenioides, 5ft.

'l.'h e seed of E. Muelleriana and E. Viminulis which was s_own on No ember 10, 1925, germinated well and the fibrous have been wrenched to encour ao·e seecllmgs, which 0 . root f ormatwn, are now ready for lining out.

(3) COW-JUDGING.

The results of the Cow-judging Competition h eld at the 'l'aranaki Agricultmal and Pastoral Society's Show on March 5, 1926, ar e:Secondary School ·.-1st, Al'thur Dickie, N.P .B.H.S.; 2nd, Eric McCallum, N .P.B.H.S.; 3rc1, Scott Allhuscn, N .P.B.H.S.; 4th , Cyrjl Palmer, N.P.B.H.S. In the Primary School cl.ivis.ion: 4th, Guy I-tarvie, N .P.B.H.S. (Prep.).

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judge, Mr . l!'. Mills (Hawera ), in his report, congratulate d t h e secondar y school competit ors on t h e high standard of t h eir w ork. He said: '' 'l'he boys have a very thorough knowled ge of t h e points of a dairy cow; indeed, some of them could teach most of t h e men wh o act as judges in t h e sh ow-ring -th at is, in t h e theoretic al part of t lte wor k)' T~e

(4) EGYPTI AN CLOVER OR BERSEE M (TRIFOL IUM ALEXA NDRINU M) .

On Decembe r 4, 1925, a sowing of this clover was m ade in the Hobson Street plots. 'l'his clover is one of the most importan t fodder crops of Egypt. lt i. · an annual, but can be repcatccl ly cut d ur ing t h e winter and . pring . lt gr ows well throughout the winter. 'l'he seed germina ted well and the plot is making satisfact ory growth.

(5) ATEMP T TO ERADIC ATE ENGLIS H COUCH (AGROP YRUM REPENS ) .

As a port ion of t he Hobson Street prop erty is badly infested with couch, an attempt has be en mad e to deal wit h it under practical farming condition s. 'l'be land was p lough ed, cultivate d to form a seed bed, and sown with rnaiz:e, which in Novembe r, 1925, wa · broadcas ted at the rate of two bushels per acre, and manured with superph osph ate at the rate of 2 cwt. pE'r a cr . The crop was cut and feel out clnr ing Fcl.Jenar:·, 1926, and early in March the ground was ploug hed ancl sown with Algerian oats at t h e r ate of three bush el. · p e r acre. Superph osphate at the rate of 2 cwt. per acre was also applied.

Where the growth of the maiz:e was thick and tall the couch rcccivecl a severe setback, but where the crop was thi n t he cou ch was not app r·cciably checked. Howeyer, if th e oats are a success, the e fi ect on the couch may be more marked.

- JUDGING AYRSHIR E CO"'N, NEW PLYMOU TH SI-Io路w, 1926.

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(F. L. Reacl.)

A.t the commencemen t of the year no time was lost in parading those who remained from last year's Cadet together with the new bo~rs, for the purpose of arranging the platoons in the different companies so that the orclin~ ary drill routine could be resumed as soon as possible. 'l' he beginning of the year saw >.~everal alterations among the members of the staff 'vho are responsible for the cadet training of the School. Major Bertrancl is Officer Commanding Contingent, Lieutenant Dyer commands 24 Company in place of Captain Diprose, while Lieutenant Kerr commands 110 Company in place of Lieutenant Dyer.

Each company has now its full complement of N.C.O. 's, and besides the four corporals that are ordinarily in each platoon there is a lance-corp路oral, whose duty it is to take the place of any absentee corporal, thus obviating the necessity of the platoon sero路eant taking the absentee corpo1路al 's , ection. 'l'he great feature of cadet training this term was the holding of the barracks on the racecourse. 'l'his we were able to do through the generosity of the Jockey Club in allowing us the use of the centl'e of the course for t he camp and for training purposes and also several of the buildings for the purpo. e of cooking and for mess.

Th is ground is an ideal situation for the holding of a military camp, though unfortunately the weather did not allow us to appreciate it to the full extent.

The camp this year was considerably larger than the one held in 1924. This was partly due to the increase in the roll number of this School, but more so to the fact that this year the 'l'eclmical College also joined us in the barracks, thus making three companies, Nos. 24, 89 and 110, and bringing the total number of cadets under canvas up to 500. Monday, March 22, the clay on which we were to go into camp, turned out to be wet, and it was thought that the barracks would have to be postponed, but in the afternoon the weather cleared and we were able to pitch camp. The officers ancl platoon sergeants of the three companies were mstructed in the art of pitching a tent and were able to supervise the cadets while they were pitching camp .. 'l'he scene presented by the cadets putting up their temporary canvas homes would have

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proved a \·ury inturc::;ting one to any ea:-;ual ou:-;ervcr ; for one minute the ground waH ah::;olntcl.r devoid of anything that re::;embled a tent, and tlw next minute there were 90 tents pitch ed in rows, prel:lenting a very creditable appearance. 'l'he following are t he members of the permanent and schools' staffs who were responsible for the training while we were in camp. I..Jient.-Colonel J . II. Wbyte, D.S.O., D.C.M., N.Z.S.C., was camp commandant. Other members of the permanent taff who were with him were : Major D. Bremner, M. C., N .Z.S.C., chief instructor; Captain L. \V. Andrew, V.C., :1\i.Z.S.C., adjutant; Lieutenant A. J. King, N .Z.P.S., musketry instructor; Regimental Sergt.Major J. Mahoney, N.Z.P.S . ; and the following staff Scrgt.-1\'Iajors : A. E. Stevens, J. J. Bell, J. Cor'l'he following: School and 'l.'echnical kill and Rowe.

College officers were also resent: Major G. F . Bertrand (O.C. Cadet Contingent), Captain A. J. Papps (Quartermaster), Lieutenant H. G. Dyer (O .C. No. 24 Coy.), I.Jieutenants F .•T. Eggleton and J. Ijeggat (platoon commanders ); Lieutenant V. E. Ken (O .C. No. lJO Coy.), Lieutenants R. C. Wilson, 'l.'. M. l\1cDonald and J. Earl (platoon commanders), Captain A. L.. Moore (O.C. No. 89 Coy.), Lieutenant H. ll. Skelton (platoon commander).

Messrs. A . Blundell, E. McKeon, J. D. Roulston and H. C. Gatland also assisted. \Ve began training on 'l'uesday morning. Each company fell in on its separate parade ground and marcherl to t he battalion parade ground, ·w here morning prayers were conducted by the Rev. E. H. Strong, the camp padre.

After prayers each morning Colonel Whyte inspected the parade, then each company was marched off to its parade ground, where the ordinary drill routine was carried out by the N.C.O 's.

It was unfortunate that we had rain on the first night of the camp, for some of the cadets who hafl never been under canvas before, had failed to loosen the gny ropes of their tents, so that when it rained the tents became tight. This caused them to leak, much to the discomfort of three sergeants who, clad only in pyjamas and raincoats, did the rounds in the rain at 2 a.m. in order to loosen ropes which had been fastened too tightly.

A valuable acquisition to the camp, in the eyes of the majoi·ity of the boys, was the canteen, which occupied its appropriate position in the booth. The canteen, which

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was under the able cbar gC' of Me::>sr.' . Pope, Oonnell and Dobson, did brisk busiue:-;,. at all houn: of the day in which the cadets were fr ee from flr.ill.

An attraction whicl1 the cadet.' appreciated very much was the concert which waH given in the School on the Wednesday evening . Special thanks are due to Mr. Dobson, who was re.'ponsible for its organisation, and to all those who so kindly assisted.

On 'l'lmri:iday afternoon General Young, C.B., C.M.G., D .S.O., wa::; to inspect the cadets, but as he was unable to come to New Plymouth, hi::; place was taken by Colonel Powles, C.M.G., D.S.O., Commandant, who, after receiving the salute at the march past, addressed the cadets from the steps of the main grandstand. During the course of his speech Colonel Powles remarked on the bearing of the cadets. He also remarked on th tidiness of the tents, and expre.-sed a wi::;h that the boys would carry the tidiness which they had ."hown while in camp into their homes, their school, and their future lives, for h e said that no employer wanted a boy who was untidy or undisciplined. Colonel Pow les alHo invited the public to in. pect the tents. A numb er of pe ople took this opportunity, and the majority of them went away with the impre ·sion that a military camp could at least teach a boy to b e tidy· Owing to the \Vet weather of 'l'hursday night 11nd Fricl11y, the camp, which was originally intended to conclnde on Saturday, broke up on the Friday afternoon. 'l.'hough the drill we had in camp was much more strenuous than that which we are used to, the novelty of the situation afforded ample r ecompense for any extra duties entailed. 'l.'he effect that the camp had on the bearing of the cadets can easily be noticed in the every-day drill of the School, for the smaller boys of No. 110 Coy. who, before they went into camp, marched, a. Colonel Powles said, ''like Brown's cows,'' now march in a manner which would well become trained men.

On the afternoon of Friday, April 9, the School cadet contingent marched to the Fitzroy School to attend the ceremony of the lmveiling of the Memorial Gates. 'l.'he ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Archdeacon Eva.ns, and the unveiling of the gates was p erformed by the Hon. Sir James Parr, Minister of Education.

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(H. J. Thomas and E. Tonks.) . .

On Februan' 9 School opened after the annual Cln·istmas holicla~·s. l\Ian~· old faces were missed and man~· new ones seen. \Y e are now fully rPconcilerl to work and the regular routine is being carried out.

The lon g-debated amalgamation is slowly taking place. Some of the masters are taking classes at the Technical College and some School students ( n are rPcriving tuition there. The two schools combined in a military camp on t he racecourse from March 22 to March 27. \Ve went into camp on March 22 and remained there nntill\Tarch 27. Inclement weather added to the diseomforts of the camp and hastened its striking. Many thanks arc due to the Taranaki Jockey Club for the ur:;e of the racecourr:;e for our camp and for the use of tl1e building for mer:>s-rooms. The food was r:;erved out in th e various rooms, the sergeant.· having a r:;eparate mer:;:-room. One cl:1y, much to his disgust, the cook arrived on the scene in time to . ee the last morsels of the colonel's salad disappearing down the hungry throats of the sergeants.

1'he matter was reported both to t h e adjutant and to the Polonel, who both appreciated the joke.

The annual swimming . ports were held on Febru:1r,· 2fi . The water war:; warm and the competitors were keel;. 'l'he sport. were run off quickly and without hitch refl cting great credit on the committee and other offidi:1ls.

Th e championships were held on tlte Saturday following.

The water was very thick and not conducive to good swimming. Some of the competitors were indisposed as n result.

Cricket was resumed after several unsuccessful matches during the holidays with only a scratch tenm.

T'hc Nelson hip was enjoyable thouO'h unsuccessful.

Under the management of Mr. Bottrill the temn arrived nt Nelson on Sunday, December 20. 'l'hcy were verv hospitably entertained at the College by l\Ir. andl\Irs. Broad.

The match was playPd on the following two clays and resulted in a win for Nelson by 76 r1,ms in a two-innings match· ·

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The First Eleven 'vere again defeated on the School by the W anganui College team after a hardfouo·ht O"amc. The first innings was almost a debacle, but the bfeat~u e of the· game was the magnificent recovery of School in the second innings. 'rhough defeated by SIX wickets School w:1s by no means disgraced. More .·uccessful were the Second Eleven, who were the runnersup in the junior competition. The strongest tea_m was put in to try conclusions 'vith the Borou~h Couuc1l tean~ for the ::mprcmacy. This match resulted m the defeat of School.

Several changes in the teaching staff have taken place. l\'Iiss K. Campbell, of the Preparatory Department, left and h er place there was taken by Mr . .A. Blm~­ dell. Mr. T. l\1. lVIcDonaldleft the staff to take up a position at B<alclutha. His place was taken by Mr. IV. I. Shrimpton, l\LA.. \V e wish the new masters every success and we hope their stay with us will be a pleasant one.

New mu::;ic rooms were added during the holiday::; iu addition to a ::;orely needed armoury· Owing to the liinited boarding accommodatio n and the great influx of boarders a new dormitory has been erected on the Site previously occupied by the agricultural plots. T~is is a temporary buildiug which will b e converted mto a library when a more substantial dormitory can be er ected.

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\V e exte11cl our congratulation s to Mr. Kerr, who has

~ucceeded in passing his l\1..A. degree_ in _FreJ?-ch, m:d also to l\Ir· Bottrill who has gained a Diploma m Socwlogy.

Two of la st y~ar 's pupils were succ ·ssful in the J u~Iior UHiv ersity Scholarship examination. ,T. \Vright ga~ncd a University National Scholarship and M. Lysons gamcd a 'l'aranaki ~ch olarship. .According to custom Mr. l\Ioyc::; granted us a much appreciated hol~day. Vve desire both to congratula te and to thank h eartlly these two boys for what they have clone.

Many preparationf:l we1:e made for a trip to the mountain at Ea::;ter. Many ::;upplic::; and ::;tores were collecteLl and on Good Friday a meny baud set forth fo1· the mountain, the intention beino· to cross the _ranges on the way.

The small boy: proved to b a sttm1blmg' blo ci( and much to our surpri se the would-be mountaineers :1rrivecl home on Saituday afteruoon. 'l'he trip had been too strenuous for boarders.

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Boxing· \vas re~:.;nmecl under the persoual sup ervision o£ lVIr. li'. J. Eggleton, assisted by K. R iley and R. Ward. 'l'he boxing cla ss is a ver7 popular one and the boys seem to be making progress in the noble art.

One afternoon, by kind permission of Mr. lVIoyes, we were allowed to see the picture "Rewi 's Last Stand" at the Ever ybody's Theatre. This picture was fully apprecia.tecl as it was exciting and interesti,ng. 'rhe boardert> •:;pecially appr eciated it a· they were t urned away aud were allowed to see it at night in the Op era House.

On .April 17 t h e Old Boys h eld a f ete t o raise t h e n ecessary fund. to complete the amo unt r equired to build the gymnasium. 'rhe intention is t o erect a building, not t he ·ize ' of an ordinary gymnasium, but of the t>ize of t h e Coronation Hall, more or less, so that we shall be able t o cl.rill on wet clays.

One very fine afternoon, as we had nothing to do, it wat> agreed that we should give a display of physical drill in the Recreation Grounds in aid of t h e Whitelev Church l\lemorial Organ Fund. \Ve greatly appreciated thi.' kin cl forethought in ·npplyin o· .'Omet hin {)' to occupy our minds. IIoweY<:>r, t h e gr atm: part of No . 24 Com pany arrived and o·a-ve ' a display, which was appar ently very much appreciated. K. Ril y and R. Ward also gave a display of jiu-jitsu. 'rhe orchestra continues to do very goo l work under th e ba.ton of Mr. Dobson. It rendered sever al items at t h e concert given while we ·were in camp, at which a number of musicians from the town rendered items. 'l'he orch estra was present also to assist at the West 'End School concert. Of course t he new mu sic room gives a great deal of a~:.;sistance to the training of t h e orchestra , although still yet a little more space would not be amiss.

The 'rennis Committee .is fHr from bein g an enerO'etic one· It has takell little notice of the courts with th~ re:;nlt that game· have been played without a~y lines beiug mark ed on the gras.'. Owing to the inclemency of the weather a match which wa · to have been played a o·ain:,;t the Girls' High School ' ¥as abandon cl. Perhap::; th f~ was Jnst 11. · well for t he reputation of th e t!chool.

Football was commenced after Ea .. ter. 'rhe grounds have been marked out and t he teams are now in training.

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43 On .April 2-± the li'irst li'.ifteen will play a match with Old Boy:;, who ar e very fit as a result of t heir tour in the Hawk e's Bay district. Th ere are promises of very good fifteens throughout the School this year. 'rhe three masters who r end er ed their valuable services to th e Old Boys t eam last year now consider themselves too old to play, but w e beli eve their in tentious ar e to k eep up their '' :;ton::;hing'' propensities with an occasional practice with u s.

On Friday, April 9, the School proceeded to the unYeiling of the Fitzroy School War Memorial. The School marched down in two companies. The firing party was composed of picked cadets. A numb er of boys whose uame:,; were on the memorial were also Old Bo:ys of the SchooL 'rhe memorial was unveiled by the Hon. Sir J ames Parr, t h e High Commissioner-elect.

A gain, t h e drill in the School companies has been of a ver y high standard. 'l'h e boys have been trying hard, a:,; there ha. been organi:ed a system of section competition. The best section is allow ed certain concession.·, :,;o ther e i.' a stru ggle among t hem for .'upremacy. A.ccOl·ding to r eports of the officer in charge of the companies t h e work of th e N.C.O. 's is al ·o of a high standard· In- t h e camp th e brunt of the instruction fell on the h ands of t h e section commanders. It was decided to allow t he ·ection commander· to have control of th eir sections and instru ct t h em in all br anches of drilL 'l'hi method wa,. und oubtedly a su ccess. A number of N.C.O. 's went to th e camp at 'rrenth am held in the last week in January. 'rh ey received much good in:,;trnction and it is obviou:,; t hat t h ey have benefited by attending the course.

As U.'ual th e ma. t er s have be en surprised with witty and ln1moTous answers, both intentional and otherwise.

One of th e officer s of 24 Company, while we were in camp, no doubt proved th e maxim of "letting sleeping dog:,; lie.' ' Ile wi ·h eel to interr ogate a ceTtain person on a certain que .. tion, and rec ·ved a not uncertain an:,;we1·.

On waki11g the individual he was greeted by a backhander on t h e colmtenance and the words "What the click 'ns are you doing, R--1 '' The individual was greatly sh ocked wh en he discovered the identity of the victim of his violence.

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One ma st er rec eiv ed a rud e ::;hock wh en con du cti ng ti1 e Six th l''o nn Eugli::;h cla s . vVe we re r ea din g abo ut a def orm ed mo nst er in '' Th e F'a iry Qu een e,' ' of Sp ens eri an fam e. 'l'h is one wo rdy me mb er con str ued as the "d efor me d ma ste r." Th e ma ste r blu sh ed, bu t app rec iat ed th e jok e. ""\. ma ste r iuf on ned a cla: :;s tha t h e had t raYer::>eL1 t he Ma iu 'l'r un k "t hou l:land::; of time::>路" \Ve wo nd er wh et h er he \Va i:l a gu ard or an eng ine-dr ive r 'I On b ein g ask ed wh at wa s ano th er nam e fo r the Me xican s, one bra iny ind ivi du al ans we red ''G rea ser ::;. '' Ut ho ug h h e wa s to a cer tai n ext ent rig ht, his tea che r did no t app rec iat e his gre at int dle ctu al cap aci ty. No dou bt he wi sh ed for ''A zte cs. '' \V e haYe n ow am ong m; t h e ::;trange spe cta cle of Te clm ica l bo ard er. He a is kn ow n as t h e pio n.ee r of th e am alg a)l lation.

Ag ain we h ave a nu boys in our mi dst . Th ey mb er of En gli sh pub lic school and str on g, tho ug h sw itc are a fine typ e of boy, stu rdy hba cks and "sn ow y" hai pre val ent am ong the m. r arc No do ub t t h e foo tba gr ade. One wo rth y me ll in t h e Sc hoo l is on the upmb wi th tea rfu l ent rea ties to er of t h e thi rd gro up so ugh t ma::;te r in cha rge has no t pla y in the Fir st l''if tec n. 'l'h c yet h ad tim e to rec upe rat nin th gro up is pro gre .-si ng fav o ura bly un der the e. 'l'he coachi of two sen ior boy s and wil l soo n riva l t he firs t gr oup u g . .Some of the bes t ''h owler s'' see m unb eli eva ble. He are som e we b ave enc oun re ter ed rec ent ly at School aut hen tic An glo -Sa xon : ''T he Tim es. "-e Yi c1e ntl y ou r his tor y is the An glo-Sa xo n firs t new spa per : "C an on law ::;ai d tha t the K ing wa s the onl y ma n wh o cou ld can on, so wh en a bar on ow ma de wa r aga ins t the Kin n a Ki ng wo uld be abl e to g, the ma cas tle . ' '- a. sar t路or ia l mo ke bre ech es in the bar on 't; nar ch!

As soc iat ion of ide as ma y also lea cl to am usi ng fat her !- Ac1am. Yes, and mi sta kes : Wh o wa s Cain 's 'l'h is is a gen uin e que stio 1vho wal:l A bel 'i:l fat h er .- EYe. n and ans we r sto ry .

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ORCHESTRA NOTES. ·(A. 1\!Ioverley.) vVhen the School reassembled at the beginning of this year it was only too evident that many of the old familiar faces were not present. 'rhe School as a whole suffers from their loss, but the institution which is perhaps the greatest sufferer is the orchestra, for to coach up tlHl younger members in order to r eplace the more experienced players is very difficult and needs much time and patience. 'ro overcome this difficulty there has been formed this year a Junior Orchestra, which is making satisfactory progress.

Th e orchestra has now lost the services of the f~llow­ ing valued players:-\'l. A. Brodie (first violin), J. Sutton (piano), D. Robertson (viola), A. W· Hay (second violin), H. 1\II. 'rhomson ('cello), and H. Betts (first violin). \Ve welcome, howeYer, the following new members :-G. MacDiarmid (piano), H. J_;aw (flute), G. Scott ('cello ), J. Hatherley, L. Petty, R. Gibbins, S. 1\!IacDiarmid and D. Syme (second violins). The crying need for a cornet has at last b een filled by C. Smith, of the 'l'cchnical College, a sign no doubt that the amalgamation is slovvly and perhaps sur ely t aking place. 'rhe personnel of the orchestra is now as follows :Conductor, 1\!Ir. Dobson; piano, G. MacDiarmid; first violins, 1\J. Rogers, G. Wray, G. Sutton, E. Edgecombe and A . 1\foverley; second violins, J. Gibbs, J. Hatherley, H.. Gibbins, L. Petty, D. Syrue and S. MacDiarmicl; cornet, C. Smith; violas, J. Stronge and H. Gorringe; flut es, P. Miles and II. Law; 'cellos, C. Stronge and G. Seott; clarionets, C. Lobb and D . Phillips; drUJ.}lS, etc., C. Carnpllell. 'l'he orchestra ha s to elate made two public appearances· During the barrao-ks a })arty of musicians from town kindly presented a concert in the Assembly HalL and on this occasion the orchestra r endered two selectioHs. As usual the orchestra was present at the ·west Bml School concert, and, although there had been such little time to practice, it p erformed quite cr edita bly. No don bt b efor e the end of the year there will be many more engagement.·, for which the members of t he orchestra must practise assiduously.

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. On hear·in~ the orche~t~·~ some people are disappOl~~ed, and are apt ~o cnt~cu;e. 1'hey complain that there are too I~~~y st~·mged mstruments and not enou .... h bass. Now, cr~ticism IS valuab le. 'l'hese critics howev~r ~orget t that ~his in~titution ~s p:·imarily edn catlonal. 11' ~s ~ot h.~ best po~s.Ible. combmatwu. Indeed no boy with A "'ai·11 ·t aIS barred from J. oinin o· anJ musical ambitiOn o" ' I . . 1 . bl f . .

1s .mac.visa e or Immature boys to undertake the lar .... er ~~~~d ,n~~tnunents. These w~aknesscs arc practict~ly Ill eru edlcl blc, but by a careful sclectiou of mu:{ie t lt e ?rchestra hopes to present some very good prognwm1cs m the near futur e.

1\IUSIC EXAl\IINATIO NS. , 'l'rinit.Y C~llcge.-Pra:cti cal: High er Local (Honours) , I· .

U. l\IacDiarmid, C. Campbell '· Intermediate, C. J ennns, · D . .Ph'll' I. Beckbes:singer.

1 1ps; J umor, Associated Board·-Highe r DiYision, J. W. watt; , Elementary, \V. P. H etet.

Trillity Collegc.-1'hco ry: Advanced Jntenuediate Harmony, G. l\ facDiarmid; Jutcrm cdiate Hannouy · . · J (llonours), C. Campbell ' ,J . F'ord ' J . ~~11r • ~v.,tt Ul110l ' II « Th . eory (Honours), l. Beckbessinger ; Preparatory ' Theory (Ilono urs), G. Sutton.

Associated Board.-Rndim ents, J. Button, J. :B"'orc1.

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(G. MacDiarmicl and R. J. 0 'Dea.) W c start_ec~ school again this term on Febn;·a ry !:1, . ctncl that, mo~nmg .saw: many new .faces among the old oues. Groups of fnc>ud.· were staudmg a bout exchaurriurr anecdotes ~f th_mr h ?lid ays, w J1ilc t h c n cw boy!-l wand~re~ ro.und loolnng m vam for someone th y knew. After the ~~st _week, how eycr, all bad made friend. · and w ere fast settlmg dowu to the sch ool routine.

Ou Fe~Iyary 25 tl~e. ammal swimmiug sport s were h~lcl nndet Ideal conchtwns. The boarders ]1ad their clnmcr a1·, the Kmnn·o<1 Park J(io.·k. '!'hat eye11 j 11 .... the new ho;p; concert wn>; h clcl, nt w hi ch cvc·rv boy cn1-~r in0' tl~ e llpp cr school had to give vital statistic. · conccrnin~ Jus age and where h e came fl'om and th eu had to siil g 0~.

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recite or to box with some other unfortunate whose voice was not his b est asset. The concert went off with a good :;win g and several fair voices were discovered which will be made use of in the School concert. A feature of the evening was a fin e recitation given by Mr. Blundell.

We were glad to hear that as J. Wright and M. Lysons had gained scholarships we were to be given a. day's holiday. 'l'he Tuesday after Easter was chosen.

At Easter most of the boarders '1fho lived conveniently near went hom e and a party of those remaining was made up to climb l\It· Egmont under the guidance of Mr . l\Ioyes. Th e party set off in fine spirit, each member having a pack of blankets and food weighing about 25lb., and climbed up a bad track to t he top of the ranges, where a :fine night was spent in camp. But the next day the weather looked so bad that it was decided to abandon the trip and so late the next afternoon the party arrived back at school.

About six weeks after commencemen t of school we w ent into barracks for a week under command of Lieut. Colonel vVbyte. Unfortunately the weather was against us from the start and remained bad the whole of our stay under canvas.

1'he battalion used the totalisator and part of the hall undern eath the grandstand to mes · in, and considering the size of the camp the food was quite good. Nevertheless the boarder s found school food very welcome after camp was over. It had been arranged from the first to strike camp on Saturday, but owing to the continuous heavy rain on Friday it was decided to strike camp that afternoon. On Saturday morning, in good weather, the tents were taken down, and were handed in.

About the second week after commencemen t of school the new boarding prefects were appointed. ll'or th e next week the boot shops in town were filled with eager-eyed prefects trying on rubber-:oled shoes.

One of our b est friends with ginger hair had rather a startling experience when going to bed recently . On getting into bed he touched something cold and ou investigating he found a dead mouse reclining in state on the bottom sheet. Being of an excitabl e nature he immediately pulled verybocly in th · donuitory out of bed trying to :find the culprit who, however, remained undiscovered.

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. The _ukelele cult has grown up ly th' t t h ere bemg about six of the~e in. ·t .'~tronrr ' "' . . . IS erm, ·cler·s ·n r l h s l ument ~ amou" ' t ,_ e boal . v1 e er w ere "' ,u to play them. wonc Many do . t some o·f t 1le owner " learne d ye~, altfhough all are ce t~~inl~re~~l~~e~~~~l s;;rl;er·colclllela~·ning norse o sorts· emg a '' e wish to thank Mr D b . f . . ?ue concer t during camp '~ee~. son or' orfmm.nn~ a very wg we were march ed over to thOn_\he \\ ednesd ay eveucert was held Tl . . e se woL where the coH by the sehooi ore1eeit~.~cee ~~ng .. ?lfene d with a. selecti on tunity of hearti ly thank.inO' t~ wrs ~ . to take tlus opporhelped to make the cone e vanou s perfor mers who was enthus iast icall . ' :r ~uch a succes s. .Every item 9 30 th . y I ecerved and all d 1t · e t ended with tl N t' w er e eneore - · -'march ed concer bacl· a"'~i .t . . le 1 a ronal Anthe m and we ' o n o camp.

Owin oo to the in . . · 1 term it ,v"'as fotlnd er ease m t le numb er of board er-: tlJj . necess ary to b 1 . u ew crocke ry. 'fhis was bo . _llY a au:re ouantr. ty of· at school in three large ufht m Engla nd and arrived quadr angle outsid e the di~~~~ s. and was unp~cked on 1 he breaka ges. "' -I oom, there bemg very few

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There ha s JJot be en th e n . . l . at the school pool this . , sOWlJlO' n~'· amouu t of swrmm ing . t~erru perhap . t th se ttl e d weath er most of the time o . e Ullevcr, man y board ers have made t~ ·e J~f sBrte of thrs,_ howto the baths and la ter m ·l~l Y ·. - le _seas on trcket.· 011 tauce swimminoo ' frl1ll1 Cc1 certlfi cat •s in di::;-

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. At the end of last an _ . . mrtcry anang ed ::;e,·eraterm l Ja irs o_ccup ant of a certam dora cautio n to raider s udro ·t oft bloat~ ab~Ye th e dOOr Hl:i l UJ£Hl e y for hrm our lcadiJJ!! · house master cho ·.,~ .tlJr·,., t'une or -~n · _~ and,_ h earing talkin g, h e enter. l tl< .evemn~ promeua_cle Lentwn of Rtoppino- it Br t c 1C loom Wlth ever v m the door aud ~tep~ed ins~d~~iS~OlJ er had h e push ed open fell ou him aud he l' wu an avalan che of boot::; ~ c1scoverec1 the rino-Je 1 . f. . s l eep all<l punish ed him se·ver l . aucl b "ac er c Y tl1eu there ·mgmn g ' Durin g the w e were taken t . ' ' . ~tand, '' a picturterm e purpo rt in 0' to . - . o ::;ee Hewr 's La::;t m g evc·nt~; in j·IJ<! ] 1 istoi-y of NC' 1~~-t~ay ::;?m e of the leadMaori War 'l'he pi ct-ure mio·h1,~lll'--': :1 anclJ; l .r.eg-arcl to th e t h e soldrc rs not worn wild-,~e~t s '~ bb ?,e: 1 l ~nl_,. good h11 d uo t been a partic ularlv emot' o ·11 Ilei o. anl had there " lOll<L ove-st ory runninoo l':>

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throug h it. As it was most of us came away feeling that New Zealan d in the early day s must have been like a scene from a Buffal o Bill ::;tory. \Vhen w e arrive d back this t erm we were sorry to hear that 1\Ir. M:cDonald was leavin g us at Ea. ter to take up a new positio n at Balclu tha. \V e hop e h e will enjoy hi::; stay there as much as he did his three years' . sojour n with us. It is our pleasa nt duty to welcom e Mr. A. H. Blund ell, who join ed us shortl y after the comm encem ent of the t erm to. take up his ·positi on as assista nt. maste r in the Prepar11.tory Depar tment , and lVIr. \V. Shrim pton, who 11rrivc d at Ea.-ter to fill the vacan cy left by ~Ir· l\f cDona ld.

As, at th e b eginni ng of the year, a marke d incrc11se wa::; khown in the nnm b er of board ers, it w11s found n eeessary to conve rt a p art of the hospit al into a tempo rary dormi tory. After th e camp, howev er, the n ew buildi ng was compl eted and th e hospit al i~ once more inhabi ted by the usual ''Old Soldiers.''

Boys seem to have a remar kable aptitu de for bestow ing nickna m es 11nd a fe'v are worth y of notice : -\Val rus, llorsr , TrHlha, B eer y, Hnpuk a, I.;oose-bo:x, Codlin -moth , Curry , Cow-f ace. \\ e notice one f ace 11 b.- ent from the dinner -table this yenr. This shows the .-tabil ity and low cost of runnin g of th e 1924 n1odcl Ch cvrolet.

At the b eginni ng th e term the boy.- in the front p11rt of th e hous , were alarme d at th e numbe r of earthq uakes occurr ing cluriJ lg th e night. Our dnsky friend d eclare d that the place w as haunt ed, but another prevalent view was that th er e was a volcano about to erupt in the Yicinity. The my.-te ry w11: cleared up one night wh en thr origin was discov ered in nnmbe r 5 dormi tory.

Since the b eginni ng of the term a f ew boys ha-vr. acquir ed motor -bikes and have appro priate d th e dark room for the purpo :efi of parkin g. \Ve h ear, how ever, that 11 mov ement is on foot for the st11rting of a Camer a Club 11nd it ::;eerus a pity that this room is not left to it .: pToper purpo se. With the forma tion of a club, how ever, >VC hope that the evil will be r emedi ed.

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'I' hi~ year ·we have agaiu a uumbe r of Euglis h boy: with us who have come for the repute d purpo se of learning to farm. If anythi ng they are more con. cientio us thmi. those here last year in regard to their work.

On the night of the \¥ angan ui match the board ers were allowe d out to see the pantom ime ''The Forty Thiev es" and the follow ing Thurs day were given a halfholida y to see the Show.

Durin g the term Mr. J ohann es C. Ander son gave a lectur e on the Turnb ull Librar y and New Zealan d Native Binls in the Work ers' Social Hall. This wns mnch nppr cintcd by the boarde rs, especi ally as many of them tri cl to imitat e thl warbli ngs, etc., in their sleep.

On the morni ng of Anzac Day, the Schoo l memo rial servic e was held in St. Mary 's Churc h by Rev. E. H. Strong . At the close of the servic e the org·an ist played Chopi n's "Fune ral March . " In tb e aftern oon it was again our privile ge, as in other years, to take part in the public memo rial service . 'l'he Schoo l Cadet s joined the proces sion at the Post Office and march ed round the Cenot aph to Pukek ura Park, where the service , a simple nnrl touchi ng one, was condu cted by Rev. Mr. Richa rds, with the address given by Rev. J. D. Wilso n. At the encl of the procee dings three volley s were fired, the "Last Post'' sound ed, and the cerem ony finishe d with the Nation al Anthe m. The occasi on was a sad one for very many, but Anzac Day is looked forwa rd to by all as the means of keepin g green the memo ry of our fallen soldie rs.

A party of about twent y board ers have forme d thems elves into an Alpine Club. Their object is to form two tennis court from a piece of wa. te groun d at the Moun tain House , and work was comm enced on April 26, when the boys with two maste rs went up the mount ain in motor -lorrie s and campe d in the Old House .

They worke d hard all Saturd ay, makin g excellent pr ogress , and on Sunda y they climbe d to the summ it.

In the evenin g the boys return ed to Schoo l all having thorou ghly enjoye d the week- end.

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. . . 0 ·t. were h eld this year on rl'he annual ~Wlmnung :;p I ;; J tl hol e of the · 1 ')""' 0 the forme r Clay re w Febru ary ~::> an~ ~ ~·etti:~. off .the handic ap events , lunch nay was "pent m "' ob , t tl1e Kawa roa Park : . clecl for the oarc.er s a l1emg yrovr I . 1 to make t he champ ionshi ps as even Tea Krosk . . n o~c er ,.bl 't was decide d to bold these and a.ttrac tlve a. P.ossl fe,Sr t ·dav Febru ary 27 . Both o ·1 . a ur • ' were even ts,. on the evenm "' '? events well up t o handic ap and champ rom; np standa rd. . ; rrh e officialf; were a~ follow. ~. :-Starter 'CMr . Moyes M. B t. d. check starte r, Mr. onne11 '· c~11. mark sman, r er ~an ', ()' and Mr . Papps ; officra. l stewar ds, Rev ..E. H .. ~trofs~<;teward, Mr. \7\filso n; judgiiR record e.r , Mr. Dr~~ose B~~t~·ill Johns on and Kerr ; anof racmg , MessJ s. .. o e st~warcl:; Messr s. Legga t and 0 1 nounc er, Mr . Dyer; . P · ei-i:;r:; Willd e and McDo nald; Earl; lunc heon ::;tc~rd~ M ·.. ~~atinO' ::;tewards, Messr s. costum e stewarc1, r . . ~~:~ ~f divhr()' Messrs . G . •Tago, Dob:o n and ~lln~;n~l~~n:rhassett; ti~ekeepers, Messr s.

C. Brown anc . 1 l . h l F C Ferry . comnn ttee, Mr. J. Benne tt, V .. J?a P: )eJ.J' ~~~m~" :T. Galb~·aith, II. Fooke s, E""'le ton ( cha11 man , · · ' s.'"'Ila yton and J. Strong e. . and th eir poin tR are as Th e cll ampio nsh ip wmne rs follow s:· · (Sv1-es Memo rial Cnp) . -.T. h::r .

Sen ior Champ rons1np · ~ · (JO oints) 2, J. · T110n1as (1 ""l points' ) 1 ' I~. Lawre nce · 11 Gnlbr aith (8 point: ) 3. < Junio r Champ ionshi. p.-L. r:etty (15 points ) 1, J .

Beave n (9 points ) 2, LyaU (2 pomts ) 3. . . h · (Fox ('np and rcphcn .) . ~Jnder _14 ~h~m ) P1JoBns1llp(9 poi~tR) 2, Mnir (2 points ) Dn1hs on (1:) pomts ' e 3.

The detail s of the events are as follows :HAND TCAP EVEN 'rS. r , 0 -FirR t l1eat: M. Lya.ll (2sec.) 1 ; . 33 ] -~ y ~l0s 1~811 l-5sec. Secon d llcat: ~· AmlerR on e1ght stmtccl , tnne, t' ')ReC Th 1rd heat : G. (1sec.) 1; eig ht startcc1 ; nne, 27 .~ -·.· . 98.

Fourt h Beave n (2sec.) 1; .·even start~d; tn~\ ~ t~~~ 2.8 4-5sec . .

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Fif th hea t: R. Ba tge r 29sec. Six th hea t: A. (2sec.) 1; eig·ht sta rte d; time, He the rin gto n ( 4sec.) 1; sta rte d; time, 29 2-5sec.

Sev ent h he at: Br adm ore eig ht 1 ; sev en sta rte rs; tim ( 4sec.) e, Eig hth hea t: R. Fle tch er (ls ec. ) 1; . eve n 28 1-5sec. he at: Ril ey (ls ec. ) 1; sta rte d; t!me, 28 4-5sec. Ni nth sev Te nth hea t: Wh ittl e ( 5se en sta rte d; tim e, 29 2-5sec. c.) 1; eig 4-5sec.

Ele ven th hea t: Wh ite heaht sta rte d; time, 29 d ( 4sec.) 1 ; sta rte d; time, 31 2-5sec. 'l'w elf th hea t: Re ake s (7s sev en sev en sta rte d; time, 27 3-5sec. Semi-finaL-Firs ec.) 1; Wh ittl e 1, Br adm ore 2, t He the rin gto n 3 ; wo n on hea t: ~ime, 27 4-5sec. Sec tou ch ; ond hea der son (de ad hea t) 2; Be t: Be ave n 1, Ly all and Anave n led 4-5sec .

Fin al: He the rin gto n 1, all the wa y; tim e, 27 Ly all 2, Be ave n and An der son (de ad hea t) 3.

Th is wa s a ver y close wo n by hal f a len gth .

Ve ry litt le sep ara ted the rac e; and thi rd. Tim e, 28sec. sec ond 33 1-3 Ya rds Pre pa rat fy ).- Fi rst hea t: E. Colso ory Ra ce (fir st thr ee to qua li2, Sc ott (sc r.) 3; the onln (sc r.) 1, Cr uic ksh ank (4sec.)

Sec ond hea t: Wa lsh am (2." y sta rte rs; time, 28 1-5sec. (scr .) 3 ; six sta rte d; tim ec.) 1, La w (sc r.) 2, Ste ven son W als ham 2, La w 3. Co ls e, 26 3-5sec. Fin al: Colson 1, on and wo n by a len gth . Tim too k the lea d abo ut hal f-w ay e, 26 1-5sec .

Ne w Bo ys' Ra ce (33 1-3 ya rds ).- Fir st hea t : Wa tso (sc r.) 1; eig ht sta rte d; n tim Sec ond hea t: C. Str on ge (sc r.) 1; eig ht e, 26 2-5sec. h eat : Good (6sec.) 1; eig sta rt ed; time, 26 4-5sec. Th ird hea t: Wi gg (2sec. ) 1; ht sta rte d; tim e, 23sec. Fo urt h sev Fif th hea t : Lee ( 4sec.) 1; en sta rte d; tim e, 26 2-5sec. hea t: Wi lson (6sec.) 1; six sta rte d; tim e, 28sec. Six th Fin al: . Good 1, Wa tso n and six sta rte d; tim e, 30 2-5 sec .

Wi gg (de ad hea t) 2, Str 3. Wo n by two len gth s, litt le sep ara tin g sec ond on ge thi rd. Tim e, 24 2-5sec . and 66 2-3 Ya rds Open (fir H. Fo ok es (5sec.) 1, F. st two to qu alif y) .-Firs t be at: Ba tim e, 54 2-5sec. Sec ond yly (4 sec.) 2; sev en sta rte d; Str on ge (sc r.) 2; eig ht hea t : R. La wr enc e (sc r.) 1, J. sta hea t: G. Be ave n ( 4sec.) 1, rte d; tim e, 52 1-5sec . Th ird tim e, 52 1-5sec. Fo urt h Ho ws e ( 6sec.) 2; seven sta rte d; Ca mp bel l ( 6sec.) 2; nin e hea t : S. An der son (3sec.) . 1, starte d; time, 51 4-5sec.

An der son 1, G. Be ave n Fin al: 2, Ca mp bel l 3.

An der son and Be ave n pu t on a gre at spu nin g by hal f a len gth . Timrt at the las t, An der son wine, 52 2-5sec.

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Le arn ers ' Ra ce 0 f b th ) -F irs t he at: We lls a s · 1 Cleo·O" ~ . twe cl cl'fficult in lve sta rte d and som e ha , . .bb '"', S 1 ~ Y. ht l be at. Cre ssw ell 1, :fi.mslnng.

Cro we '"'; elg eco . . , Th ird hea t: sta rte cl aft er sevnc Coope r 1, eral attemp~s.

C , D. L ee 2; nin e sta rte d.

Fm al: res sw ell 1 , We lls 2 , Eri cks en 3. Wo n on tou ch. .

50 Ya rds Br eas t-s tro ke F . t 1 at cke "'e .- n·~ le : Bu cl h ncl t. bS (sc r.) 1· five -ta r t ecl ; t'1 e 47 4-osec . Sec on ea .. . m ' . r: 'l'b ird Anclerso~ (scr.) 1 i (fi~~ )st~~t~~~ ~~: 3 45 r~te~; timse~c54 2-5sec. hea t: R. La wr ence cr.

- , . ·t ·t cl. tim e 56 "a nt (t> sec) 1 · s1x Fo urt h hea.t : 'l' an s ar e , . , W tki ns · ( sec 2-5sec.

5 .) 1; five sta rte cl; F1 fth hea~ · a . k ··cl tlm e, 51 1-5sec .b Fmlal·. Bu c en ge 1, Wa tkins 2' La wren ce 3. \Vo n Y a eng th wi th the thi rd ma n well be, hin d. 'l'im e, 47 3-5sec.

33 1-3 Ya rds Ba ck -st rok e.- Fir st he at: LSys.ag~t . .

33 1-5sec.

Sec ond he at: tro nb e La wr enc e 2; tlm e, ' t' Noo an 2, Mo rga n 33; lWm 31 1 Ssec Fin al: Str on ge 1, e, on tou ch. 'l'ime, 30sec.

Ly saob·ht 2 N oon an · on ' 100 Ya rds Op en .-F inal: . h ~ Be ave n 1, GalbTalt . '"'• 'l'hom as 3. B: ave n h a cl th l eacl all the wa y and wo n on tou ch ver y htt le se par. t~ o· Ga lbr ait h and Th om as. a mb Tim e ' 1min. 28 2-5sec. ~6 2-3 ya rd. · Pre par ato ry R~e.W F{ ~;~ ~~~~~n t~~ W l h 9 row e 3 on an al,. as l~, fin ish ed ~ithCoL row 60 ge t 1eramnc e we ll beh ind . ,'". a l'lme, 2-5sec.

D. . f . P lat e. - Moro·a n 1, wit h 1 pla tes ; IIows.c lvm g Ol ' j.

2, wi th 17 plate.". 'tb n. thi s ;ve nt the re we re 15 com:petl1 bro ug ht up the mo tor . . 1v1organ, WJ st at one elg 1 , sho t.

25 Ya rds (un der 14) ·- F' ·st he at. Da llis on 1, Du ff 2, u cl h t. We lls 1 Ma rsh . 'l'n be 3 ; t.rme, 91 all : '-' 4-u;;sec ·- 8 eco n · ea , ' ·) Sh ear d 3. tim 1 e 21 1-t>sec. Fm 1 .. We lls 1 Ma r sha ll 2, a ' Da llis on 3. ' W o.; on tou ch. 'l'ime, 22sec.

Lo ng Plu ng e.- J. Bu cke rid ge 1, Sta un ton 2.

Distan ce 47f t. ' . ' 1 . J 'l'h om as 1. 1n t h . . · 220 ya rds Op en .-F ma rs rac I . onl y two compctJ:t or.. .. Galbr ait h t he oth ere t !er e '-'~tel .

Hee at the fol lrtl t l al) aft er 'b com pct r or, pn l Oltf t th e~ng eve n y wi th 'l'h om as mo . t o e wa . 'l'ime ' 2m in. 56 3-5sec.

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Inter-l!'o rm Relay Race (first to qualify) .-First heat: Form IV a; time, lmin. 38 3-5sec.

Second heat. ~orm V d_; time, lmin._ 39 1-5sec. Third heat: Form V a; time, lmm. 30sec. Fmal: Form V a (Anderso n, Lawrence, Hayton, Fookes) 1; Form V d (Riley Fletcher Hutchen , Ward) 2; Form IV a (Bayly, McL~an, Lyall' Sutton) 3. ' Old Boys' Race (33 1-3 yards) .-J. Law (1scc.) 1, W. Penman (scr.) 2, N. Ford (2sec.) 3. Four sta1-ted. 'l'ime, 22sec. Won by a yard.

Awkwar d Entry.-E kdahl 1. 'l'bere were ~:>ix competitors.

Corfu Dive.-K . Staunton 1.

Five compete d.

" Open Dive.-:-L i.-ter 1, Harper and Ward (equal) 2.

Ihe only competit ors. L. Petty did not dive on account of being ill. l1.ibbon Di ve.-R. W cu·d 1. petitors.

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Balloon Race.-F irst heat: McCallu m 1, C. Stronge 2; five started. Second heat: H. Fookes 1 B. Pease 2 · six started. 'l'hird heat : McDona ld 1, lr'arris 2; s~ven st_arted.

Fom-th heat: A. Henders on 1; five started.

F1f_th heat: Cato 1; six tarted. 'l'he final was abandon ed owmg to a shortage of balloons.

Obstacle l1.ace.-~irst heat: Cato 1; ten started.

Second heat: Buckend ge 1; seven .·tal"l.ecl. 'l'!Jirtl. heat: \V. IIetet 1; nine started. Fourth heat: J. llutcl.tul. 'on 1· seven started. Final: Buckerid ge 1. ' Relay l1.ace (School v. Old Boys) .-Old Boys won by three yards.

CHAMP IONSHI P EVEN'l' S. . 33 1-3 Yards Under 14 Champio nsbip.-D allison J Bell 2, Muir 3 'l'ime, 24 1-5sec. 'l'he only starter:/ Won by three yards.

33 1-3 Yards Junior Champio nship.-L . Petty 1 J. Beaven 2, Lyall 3. 1'l'ime, 19 3-5 cc. Seven started. ' In a close race Petts: won by a yard, to 1ehes only separatin g the other competit ors.

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. 55 33 1-3 Yard. Senior Champi onsbip.- J. 'l'homas 1, J .

Galbrait h 2, R. Lawrenc e 3. Time, 18 4-5sec. This was also an exceedin gly close race, touches separatin g the placed competit ors. Five started.

50 Yards UndeT 14 Cbampio nship.-D allison 1, Bell '2, Muir 3. 'l'ime, 40sec. The only starters. Won eo mfm:tably.

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50 Yards Jlmior Uhampi onsbip.- L. Petty 1, J. Beaven 2, Lyall 3. 'l'ime, 32 4-5sec. Five started. Won by two yards.

50 Yarcls Senior Champio nship.-J . 'l'homas and J. Galbrait h (dead heat) 1, R. Lawrenc e 3. Time, 31 1-5sec.

Four started. 'l'his was a splendid race and afforded an exciting finish, as the placings indicate.

Thomas was slightly ahead when tbe turn was reached, but Galbrait h, making a good turn, put in a fine sprint to the finish and just got level with Thomas, who seemed unaware of his approach , on the rope.

75 Yards Under 14 Champio nship .-Dallis on 1, Bell 2. Time, 71 3-5sec. 'l'ln·ee started. Won very easily.

100 Yard.· J·unior Champio nship.-L . Petty 1, J. Beaven 2, S. Hayton 3. 'l'ime, 77 1-5sec. Four started.

Won by two yards.

100 Yards Senior Champi onship.- R Lawrenc e 1, J. 'l'homas 2, J. Galbrait h 3. 'l'ime, 71 3-5sec. Lawrenc e set out at a fast pace and maintain ed the lead throughout. Althoug h Thomas closed on him consider ably over the last length, he was unable to head Lawrenc e, who won a good race by a yard. Galbrait h, the only other starter, finished two yards back.

220 Yards Senior Ch;:tmpi onship.- J. 'l'homas 1.

Time, 3min. 1 2-5sec.

Lawrenc e was the only other starter, but wa. obviou::;ly outclas.-ed and finished twenty yards behind 'l'homas, who by winning the race annexed the senior swimmin g champio nship of the School.

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BOXI N G N OTES. (R. Ward.) . .At the beginning of the term as we had no professwnal coach Mr. Eggleton, an able coach of the art of .·elf-defence, took ~lasses every Tuesday night in t he .Assembly Hall. Tlus branch of athletics has been taken up enthusiastically in the school and 0o·ood prooTess is 1. . cl 0 uemg ma e by the majority of the members.

There are at present about forty active members in the class and the .Assembly Hall finds itself badly overcrowded on Tuesday nights. The keenness shown by the members augur~ well for the championships, which will probably be dec1ded next term. We are also looking forward to a tournament equal to any staged in the history of the school. Un~er~he instruction of Mr. Eg·gleton, the boys are taught JlU-Jit ·u as well as box ing.

TEN N I S NOTES. (R. F letcher.)

We are . orry t~ say that the end has come to a long and •·nccessfnl ten m .·eason . .Arrangement. were made with the Park Committee for the use of their courts on Saturday mornings. Many of the boys availed themselves of this opportunity and the courts were in constant use.

On our return from the holidays we found that our own gTass court.· were in a bad condition and ·o they were not u. ed. freguen~ly.

The 1925 championships were played off under 1deal ·weather conditions and the competitors cli ·played great keenness. The results were as follows:Senior Singles: C. H. Strombom.

Senior Double.·: J. Pease and R. Fletcher.

Junior Singles: R. Whitehead.

Handicap Doubles: J. Pease and R. F letcher. .A match was anangecl with the Girls' Jiio-h School thi . te~·m, but owing to thew ather conlition: "'beiJ1o· liDfavourable it wa: postponed lmtil the third term. o

(G. Harvie.)

We were very sorry wh en the Misses Campbell left t h e Preparatory Department at the end of last term, after useful service for over five years. Our Prep. master has now been joined by Mr. Bhmdell, and we hope that his stay at the school will be a long· and pleasant one.

Prep . has a moderate football team this year, and although we have not yet played any matches in the Primary Schools' Competition, we have had useful practices against tl1e sixth and eighth groups. One or two members of tl~e team are very . peedy fellows-one especially .

Here is a rhyme about this lad from the north :'!'here lived a hefty boy, The ''speed king'' of the Prep.

Once upon a time I think lie was a \Vbangarei rep.

New boys this term who entered the department are: Hatherly, J.; 'l'homson, M.; Clegg, J.; Bell, R.; Palmer, F . ; Dacre, D.; Callaghan, E.; Clemow, D.; Blundell, C.; Symes, I. E.; Badow, E.; Burrows, R.; .Ansley, C.; McKenzie, .A. Younger members of t lJ e Prep. are enth.u siastically taking agriculture this year. 1'he majority of them seem to enjoy it as they have never had it before. Last year only Standard. IV., V. and \ I. took thi: subject, but now the smaller boys do also.

Proficiency certificates were obtained by most of the . boys last year in Standard VI., whose work during the :econd term was very pleasing to the inspector. 'l'wo of om· members have left us and are now at a seminary school in another town. Next holidays we expect to see them return with enlarged heads. ~mall

We were very :orry to hear of the death of .Alan Field, who died in hospital :everal weeks ago.

He was one of the best and during his stay here twice won the Junior Steeplechase.

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CHA PEL .

The ordin ary schoo l servic e at 9.30 on Sund ay mornings has been somew hat spoile d this term by a rathe r persis tent disreg ard of time. Unpu nctua lity is rath er hindr ance when it is remem bered that the parish requi a res the Churc h from 10.30 onwa rds. The remed y is quite obvio us. But natur ally if we allow Satur day night encro ach upon Sund ay morn ing it is difficult to apply to the remed y with any measu re of success. The readin g of the lesson s has shown signs of mark ed impro veme nt, .Ande son, Harm an and K. Fooke s being the best of a good rlot.

It is a pity that the respo nding is so weak.

From the Chanc el it is almos t impos sible to hear anyth ing at all.

The singin g too is poor, and in no way what it was a year or two ago. These matte rs can easily be set right proba bly will be as the year goes on. It is mainl y and in hands of those who wish to see the servic e a mode the l of what it shoul d be. 'l.'his year there was no servic e for the Old Boys Easte r Day, owing to the fact that their re-un ion on has been postp oned till later on. The result was that boys :catte red far and wide, and Easte r and Good Frida y were not obser ved excep t in so far as boys remem bered their duti es at home . It is alw ays a matte r of regre t that tuere canno t be any corpo rate recog nition of these days by the schoo l.

In July classe s in prepa ration for Confi rmatio n will begin . The Bisho p-elec t of the new Dioce se of W aikato , Ven路. .A. C. Cherr ington , at prese nt the .Arch deaco n of Maur itius, canno t assum e his duties for some little time; but it is hoped that he will be here in time to hold a Confirma tion for us towar ds the end of the year.

In any case we shall begin our classe s at the usual time.

Boys will be well advis ed to consult their paren ts durin g the forthc oming holida ys on this matte r, so that those who are to join the classe s will be in readin ess when they begin . We shall very much miss the .Archbishop this year.

His addre sses at the schoo l Confi rmatio ns have alway s been of great help, and his great intere st in the schoo l has at all times been show n in a varie ty of ways.

Perha ps it is not too much to hope that he may still find his way down to Taran aki from time to time.

EXA MIN ATIO N

RES ULT S

1925.

'rhe annua l exam inatio ns of last year were fairly good as a whole , thoug h the Matri culati on result s were weak when comp ared with previo us years . 'l.'he result s are as follow s :Unive rsity Natio nal Scho larsh ip.-J. Wrig ht.

Taran aki Scho larsh ip.-M . C. Lyson s.

First B..A. -R. W. Bates (subje cts, Engli sh and History) , 'r. L. Baile y (subje cts, Engli sh and Math emati cs), S. F. Fooke s (subje cts, Engli sh and Const itutio nal History) , D. G. Grant (subje cts, Mathe matic s and Econo mics) , .A. Move rley (subje cts, Engli sh, Histo ry and Econo mics) .

Secon d LL.B .-C. H. Strom bom. (subje cts, Const itutional Histo ry, Jurisp ruden ce and Roma n Law) .

Matri culati on and .Acco untan cy (M., Matri culati on; P., Medic al Prelim inary ; S., Solici tor's Gener al Know ledge ; P.P., Partia l Pass; .A., .Acco untan t's Prelim inary ; Comp ., Comp leted Matri culati on) .-Bel lring er, H. E. (Com p.); Brow n, H. H. (Com p.); Lysons, M. C. (Com p.); Read, .A. E. (Com p .); Rober tson, D. (Com p.); 'rhom son, II. (Com p.); Batge r, R. J. (P.P ..A.); Ba.yly, G. S. (P.P. ); Brodi e, W . .A. (P.P. ); Collinge, B. E. (Comp., .A.); Garner, IT. L. (P.P. ); Gedde s, M. (P.P.) ; Harm an, E. G. (P.P ..A.); MacD iarmi d, N. S. (P.P. ); Medle y, J. S. (P.P. ); Noon an, R. R. (P.P. ) ; Pease , J. J. (Comp., .A.); Read, F. L. (P.P ..A.); Samp son, .A. N. (P.P. ); Saund ers, G. I . (P.P. ); Sutto n, J. H. (P.P. ); Carey , R. J. (M.S. P.); Davis , F. L. (P.P.) ; Georg e, H. V . (P.P.) ; Grove r, P. G. (P.P.) ; MacD iarmi d, G. C. (M.); Muir, R. J. (M.); O'Dea , R. J. (M.S. P.); Olson, H. E. (P.P. ); Stran ge, J. S. (.A.); Thom son, J. S. (P.P. ); Warn er, J. E. (.A.).

Publi c Servic e Entra nce.-Wrig ht, J.; Leach , J. S.; Medle y, J. S. ; Wilto n, 0. H.; Lawre nce, R. .A. G. Senio r Natio nal Schol arship .-.All en, E. P.; Bell, B. C.; Ewar t, G. L.; Field, E. M.; O'Dea , R. J.; Philli ps, D. G. Junio r Natio nal Schol arship .-FoT Cl, J.; Duff, G.; Wells , A .; Watt, T.

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The follow ing gained profici ency :-Outh bertso n, K.; Davies , I.; Fair brothe r, P.; Harvie , E.; Hether ington , I.; Nolan, D . ; Okey, V.; Strong e, 0 .; Sutton , K.; Thoms on, II. ; Thorne , A.. ; Whittl e, H. Oompe tency.- Hetet , W. P. E. Harvie and II. W. Little qualifie d for .hrnior Nation al Schola rships.

THE ROLL .

The roll this year stands at 409, of whom 184 are boarde rs. In the Upper School there arc 361 boys, of whom 160 are boarde rs, wl1ile the figures in the Lower School are 4 ancl 24 respect ively. 'l'he comple te roll is as follow s:FORM VI. Bailey, T. L. *Batger , R. J. *Batger , S. A . *Bucker idge, J. M. Campbe ll, C. G. Davis, F. L. Fookes, K. F. Galbrai th, J. Geddes, M. George, H. V. Grover, P. G. *Ha1路man, E . G. *MacDi armid, G. C. Medley, J. S. Moverle y, A. *N oonan, R. R. *0 'Dea, R. J. Olson, H . E. *Read, F. L. Sampso n, A. N. Stronge , J. S. Thomas , H. J. Tonks, E. Warner, J. E. FORM V. A .

Abraham , * Anderso n, Andrew s, *Campb ell, Crl.'sswell,

J. E. G. S. A. B. E.

Evans, A. E. Ewart, J. W .

Fookes, H . F. Gorring e, H . H. *Hanley , R. Han路is, R. Hayton, J. T. S. *Hunkin , R. Jackson , A. K. *Land, E. Larkin, W. Lawrenc e, R. G. List, T. R . *Lysagh t, F. H. *Martin , R. C. MeN eill, C. A. *Moore, E. J. Parrot, W. E. *Pease, B. H. Pepper, M. D. Rawson , W . T. *Stewar t, D . *Shallar cl, W . *Wetcrc , K . *Wortl1 E Wray,'A .路G. FORM V. B. *Abbot, A. G. Allhuse n, A. S. *Beav en, J. H. Bell, B. C. *Cato, W, S.

PREFECTS, 1926.

Oal,ley Stuclio.

Back Row: J . M edley, B. Pease, J. Moor e, J. Buckeridge, R. F letch er, E. McCallum, R. Batger.

Miclclle Row : 'r. Bailey, A. Mov erley, K. Fookes, F. L. R ead (head), K. \V et ere, J. Thomas, J. BeaYen. In Front: E. Harman, S. ~nd e rson .

THE

Davis, R. A. Ewart, G. L. *Gri eve, B . W . *Hammonds, E. F .

Hudson, H. C. Jones, W. 0.

Mills, A .

M01·gan, T. 0. *Murray, J. 'l'. *Neild, P. w: *Phillips, D. G. Riding, E. Rogers, L. M. *Sadler, S. I. Stace, C. J. *Standish, M . L. *Wall, W . C. *Watt, W. J. White, S. M. *Wilton, 0 . H. Wright, E.

ROLL ·•Duigan, J. *Fletcher, R. ·•Gibbs, J. Grace, G. Griffiths, C. Hethorington, D. W. Hino, E. Hookham, T. W. H utchen, A. K. Hutchinson, J. Lobb, C. C. *Riley, J. K. *Riley, K. ·"Rutherford, A. W. Shoemark, R. S. Sutton, R. E. *Warcl, C. J. ·• ward, R. Whitohoacl, K . W .

FORM IV. A.

FORM V. C. *Beaven, G. *Beck, W. A .

Booker, J. G. *Bradmore, A. E .

Bransgrove, J. *Churton, M. H .

Davies, T. 0.

Dinniss, S. G. Gardiner, N . F .

Golding, H . A. *Harris, C. E . *Hayward, W. *Het et, W . C. *Howse, L. Innes, W . J. Johnson, C. N .

Kenny, G. A .

Little, C. L . *McCallum, E. W. *Miles, P . C. *O'Noill, R. W .

Pratt, W. J .

Tonks, S. G. Trueman, R. C. FORM V. D. Allen, R. W. *Brown, H. M. Cottier, T. S. Cresswell, R. M,

Alien, C. *Bayly, F. *)3eckbessinger, I. Bell, A .

Bennett, R. Bounsall, W. ·• Bruclshaw, R. Brookman, W. Cooper, F. Dickey, L . .

Duff, G. Ford, J. Hall, R. *Ingle, M. Jackson, D. *J enkin, M. *L ennon, D. Lobb, M. Lyall, M. Mackay, W . *McLean, J. *McLoan, L. *Middle ton, · H. *Oldfielcl, E .

Stace, D. *Sutton, G. *Syme, J. Tate, J. *'J;homason, R. *Treloar, A . *Watt, T. *W ells, A. "Yorke, E.

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THE FORM IV. B. *Avery, J. *Bax ter, A . *Clouston, J. Cave, C. Cave, K. Cooper, R. Edgecombe, E . ·" Finla.yson, K . *Good, M. Rains, L. *Halliga n, J. • "H a rding, G. H cggie, R .

H eth erington , A .

Tiow lett, A. Tiu gh es, S. M agratl1, M. " Mahraj, R. •·MacDmmld, J. Mo r cy, M. *Muir '1' "" Ol sei;, P. *Palmer, C. P apps, D. Sampson, J. H. •·s nell, w.

Staun ton, K. *'.l'a rrant, J. *'l'h ompson, l\'L J?.. 'rhom son, D. 'l 'h omsml, S .

T homson, IV. S . * Walbce, I. * W('stern C Whi Le, M. · W r igl1 t, T. FORM IV. C. Bell, N. Ben nett, A. K . *Berry, R . *Bctts T * Bl'iclgem~n, N. B rown, C. Bullot, R. 0.

Carter, J. ·•Davidson, L . V .

•·Eaves, P . H . *Fookes, N. Gm·diner, N. "Hassall, M . E. H ender son, A. J ones, J.

" Lee, D. H.

ROLL THE

.,.Lind, D. Lister, R. 0 'Brien, D. Palmer, F. L. Palmer, M. F. *Paterson, R. Petty, L. *Piggot, R. *Pitt, 'l'. ·• Pitt, W. *Reakes, G. *Silver, D. ·"Sinclair, A. Thomas, W. Turner, N .

Watkins, H. S. ·" Whitehead, R. Wr.igh t, N .

FORM III. B. .

~- •

.,

~. r JV.~~~ ~"fr,."':"(;

*Barrow, C. Bell, C. H .

Billing, B. H. Clarke, J . M. Copplestone, W. G. "Dickie, A. J. *Donald, J. E. *Ekdahl, J. D. *Evans, C. S. *Evans, D. Featherstone, A. D. Gibbins, R. D. *Gray, H. K. Harper, J. F. *Holland, W . P .

Marshail, E. G. *Mitch ell, A . B. Marine, F. " Nicholls, G. A. Hea, L .

Hoebuck, D. Scoble, J . U .

Sefton, J. Smith, T. E. *Smyth, R. J. Stace, R. V. Stewart, R J. Swinclells, F. G. 1'horne, A . '' \ Vatson, . P. Watson, R Wilson, S. P. * WoQd, E. A.

FORM III. A. Andcrson , J. Anderson, R. Archer, J .

Bensley, E. H. Chick, W. Clare, N .

•· cJn.ytm1, R. *Coates, J. Cooper, H. "·Cull en, M. •·Da lli son, D. .""Downard, C. *EI'a.Jl S, II. Pai 1·brother, P. C:rcen lees, P. Glover D Hende{·so~, E . *Honey:field, E. Jones, R. Jury, F. *K enrick, D. "Kerrisk. S. L ee, E. · •·Loten, E. ·•Maciver, C. ·::· M acDlarmid, S. N ewson, I. Reynolds, E. llichards, M .

Shepherd, G. Sh epherd, R. ·• stewar t, D. A. Stronge, C. R. Su tton, K. A. Tribe, M .

Whittl e, H. Wilson, J.

ROLL

FORM III. C.

•

Bird, S. J. Brown, H. J. ·•Bm·well, G. E. Bramley, H. Clow, M . J. Deare, K . H .

Davies, J. E. Dineen, F .

Elliott, D. A . *Ericks en, A. W. *E v ans, L. C. Fogden, H .

Gunson, G. B. Harris, A. B. Hill, A . B. Jordan, J. V. *Latham, D. C. * J~ eech, N. H. "M cCallum, D. R.

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*Matthews, F. R. Oliver, R G. ·•Poole, P . M . *Roebnck, R B. *Short, H. F. ''Syme, D .

Thomson, H. L. White, F. M. "Willcocks, H. F. F ORM III. ·D. Abraham, J .

Andrews, M .

Andrews, R. *Bassett, R . *Bleasel, E. *Boddy, R. Edgccombe, R .

Faun, w.

•·F i eld, A. Francis, L. Gilb ert, C. Gilmor, K. *Gmy, G. *Harb utt, W. *Hetet , W. P. Heth eriu gton, J. Hopkins, C. J~uxton, S. l\ifackay, J. *M cNeicc, J. '' Nei lson, N. Okey, V. ''Pen·y J. "Phillips,. A. •·P r eston, A. Prior , H. *Ryan, C. *Sh eard, W . *Verry, C. *White, L. *Wigg, G. *Williams, A .

S~'ANDAIW

*B ar low, A. Barlow, '1'. *B ell, R. B ro okman, R. *Colson, E. *Crowe, B. •·churton, P. *Clegg, J. *Hath erley, J.

TI:Hvie, G.

VI.

THE

64 *Law, H. Le May, K. Moyes, P. *Palmer, F. Riley, J. ·::·Rowe, A. .

"Scott, G. *Scott, K. ·~ stevenson, J. "Symes, I. \;I,Thitcombc, D. STA.NDAR.D V. R..

FairbJ·otheT, J. IIarvie, M. McKe11zic, A. Palmcr, M. Saunders, G. Walsham, B. *Wilson, E. ·~B urrow s,

ROLL

A.ndrew, B .

•·Ansley, C. Blackley, D. Cruickshank, F. "Callaghan, E. ·"Clemow, D. "Dacre, D. Le May, T. Saunders, N. "'fhomson, J .

'Whittington, H. STANDARD III. Davics, W .

Nolan, R. Somerton, J. Wcst.OJl, C. STANDARD II. *Barlow, E. Blunclell, C. "McDonnell, P .

Saunclers, W.

The following boys entered the School this year·:Abraham, J. A.nderson, J. · Anderson, R. Andrews, A .

Andrews, M. Andrews, R. Archer, J. Barrow, C. *Basset, R. Bell, C. H. Bensley, E. H. Billing, B. H. Bird, S. J. "Bleasel, E. Bramley, H. Brown, H. J. *Burwell G E *Cato, s·. .

Cave, C. Cave, K. Chick, W. Clare, N .

Clarke, J. M. Clow, M. J. *Clayton, R. *Coates, J. Cooper, H. Copplestone, W.

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THE ROLL

STANDARD IV.

Cresswell, E. *Cullen, M . *Dallison, D. Davies, J. E. "Downarcl, C. D eare, K. H. *Dickie, A. J. Dineen, F. *Donalcl, J. E .

Edgecombe, R. Ekclahl, J. D. Elliott, D. A.. *Ericksen, A.. W. *Evans, C. S. *Evans, D. *Evans, L. C. Evans, H. Faull, W. Featherstonc, A, D. "l<'ield, A. Fogclen, H. Gibbins, R. D. Gilbert, C. Gilmor, K. Glover, D. *Good, M. "Gray, G. *Gray, H. K.

*Grieve, B. W .

Greenlees, P. ·•Hanley, R. *Harbutt, W. Harper, J. F. Harris, A.. B. Heuderson, E. Hill, A.. B. "Hon eyfield, E. Hopkins, C. •·Holland, W. D . ·•Hnnkiu, R. Jones, R .

Jorclan, J. V. Jury, F. *Kcmick, D. <·Kcrrisk, S. *Lancl, E. Larkin, W . *Latham, D. C. Lee, E. *Leech, N. H. *Lennon, D. *Loten, E. Lnxton, S. *MacDiarmicl, S. *Maclver, C. Mackay, J. Marine, F. Marshall, E. G. *Matthews, F. R. •·McCallnm, D. R. "McNeice, T. *Mitchell, N. B. *Neilsou, N. N cwson, I. *Nicholls, G. A..

Oli.ver, R. G. *Paterson, R. ·•Phillips, A.. *Preston, A..

Prior, H. *Poole, J. 11<1.

RPa, L. Reynolcls, E. Richards, M.

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Roelmck, D . ·»Roebuck, R. B. *Ryan, C. Scoble, J. U. Sefton, J. ·"Sh eard, W. Shepphcrcl, G. Shepphercl, R. "'Short, H. F. *Silver, D .

Smith, T. E. Smyth, R. J. Stace, Y. ·•stew:ut, D . C. *Stewart, D. A..

Stewart, R. J. Swinclells, F. G. "Sym e, D. Tate, J. Tribe, M. ''Verry, C. Watson, P. Watson, R. White, F. M. *White, L. M. '"Wigg, G. ·• williams, A. Wilson, J .

Wilson, S. P. Woocl, E . A.. ' *Yorke, E. *Bell, R. *Clcgg, J. *Hatherley, J. "Palmcr, F . ·• symcs, I. ·=> Anslcy, C. <'Bm·low, E. Blunclell, C. •·c allaghan, E. "·CJemow, D. · <'Dam·e, D. *Burrows, R. *Thomson, J .

McKenzie, A..

·::·Indicate· Boarder. 'l'hc following boys left .·chool at tlle ·ncl of la -t year :-AcUam, R.; Ai:h, R: G.; Allen, D. N.; Allen, P.; Ambury, C. R.; Arthnr, J. W.; Barak, V. ; Bates, R. W.; Bayly, G. S.; Bayly, IT. W.; Barlow, J_l.; Bell ringer, H .

E . ; Bennoch, L. W.; Benyman, A. R.; Betts, H.; Bett., S.; Billing, S.; Black, S.; Bleakley, K. W.; Bowater, E.

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L.; Brodie, W. A.; Brown, H. H.; Brugh, J.; Buist i '· E. W.; Bullock, D.; Calvert C. G.· Calvert D G· ,. canmng F . R . ; carey, R . J.; Carr' J. E.' · Clarke' 0· r:r Cl k ' . are ' · ..1.., ' ' 0 W Cll e and, E. D.; Coad, A. H.; Collinge, B. E ~ · . ·; Cooper, S. G.; Cottam, M. S.; Crawford, I. J.; Crudis :F' L. i. , Cuthertson, K.. E.; Davis, E.; Dunn, J. 'A : Fanfax, R. S.; F1tzgerald C. N. · Fookes s F.' i · ' R.· w· ' . ; Girling, ' · A. K.; Garner, F ros t , R . ; Fi urne, ~ H. H Glengany, J. J.; Grant, D. G.; Griffiths, '1'. H.; Griffith.' "}"· ~·.i ~lag~e~·i G. E.; Hartnell, S. F.; Harvie, E. F.; Hawkmg~, 'I. I.; Hay, A. W . ; Henry, C. J.; Hingston , II. S.; Hmkley, C. W.; Jackson E.· Jenkin C · Jone' .' ' . ' D. G.; ' E . G. ; Kerr, ' K · ',· J ?nes, 'I' . 0 . ,· J u 1·1an, L.; Kedgley, Korkls, F.; Lamb, J. A.; Leach, J. S. ; Lealand, W . P ..

J::ysons, M. C.; Mace, R. H.; MacDiarmid, N. S.; Macken~ zw Forbes, N.; MacRae, M. F.; Manly, J.; Martin, K. B ..

M~rcer, J. H.; McCanJ?-, R. E.; McLean, D. P.; Milroy, i R., ~olloy, P. A.; Mmr, R. J.; Murray, G. F. ; Nihoniho ~·i Nolan, D. ; C!'Dowda, C.; Orsbourn, R.; Pease, J . J . ; I enman, W.; ~1llay, S.; Pole, B. J.; Rawson, W. R.; Read, A. E.; RIChards, C. L.; Roberts, R. B.; Robertson D.; Robertson, C. C.; Ross, P. M.; Russell, L. H.; Sather~ ley, R.; Saun~ers, G. I.; Seamark, H.; Shaw, J.; Sherwin, J. D.; Sm1th, A.; Somerville, B. E.; Stewart A. B. ; St. Georg·e, H . M.; Steifenson F. · Strombom C H ~ Sutton, J. H.; Thomson, H.; 'l'ho{uso~, J. S.; 'liho~a~: G. S.; Waters, J.; Yfay, N. C.; Webb, A. W.; Webb, R. G.; We~ton, B. E.; W1lson, L. II.; Wilson, L.; Wright, D. R. Wr1ght, J.; Yorkc, 'l'. H.; Young, A.

OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION .

O:F':F'ICERS 1925-1926.

President: Dr. E. ]'. Fookes.

Vice-Presidents: E. P. Web~ter and \.. R Stanc1d.t.

Iron. 'l'reasurer: C. Smart.

Hon. Secretaries: L. Lovell and ll. J. Boon.

Committ~e: A. J. Papps (cl1airman ), R. G. IIowcll, c. D. Collms, H. \V. Brown, U. Drader, P. Pope, G. Roberts. · ' G. Morey.

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FUND.

'l'HE GALA DAY. On April 17 the Old Boys made their big effort to rai.-e the £1000 nece. · ary before the Gymnasium Ftmd could be subsidised as promised by the Minister of Education. The day proved a beautiful one for the big gala or()'auisecl by the Old Boy~. Great entbu ·ia ·m had been ::;ho\vn by a willing band of workers who. e effort. on beJJaJf of the School were, with the assistance of a lovely autumn day, crovvned with success. The proceeds of the gala were originally intended to be divided between the Gymnasium :F'tmd and the Old Boys' Club funds, but at a meeting of Old Boys it was decided that the whole amotmt should be added to the Gymnasium Ftmd. As a result of the effort. of the numerous ladie ·, gentlemen, boys and o·irl.- who assisted, and the genero ·ity of the public, the Gymnasium Fund will ben efit to the extent of £21± 9s 7cL A tremendou.· amotmt of organisation prior to the clay resulted in a variety of attraction:, all of which w re interesting, and many of which were distinctly original in nature. 'l'ho:e who paid for admission to the School ground were given the privilege of patronising the variou. stalls anl side-shows, but in addition the pleasure of seeing gratis two delicrbtfully picture:que maypole dance by a numb er of girls under the control of Mrs. Avery, an exhibition of physical drill by a ·quad of School boy: und er the command of Mr. F. J. Eggleton, anc1 : •vcral tl'ials of :trength with the tug-o'-war ror e b twcen two ' •ntral School teams, two W e~t End School team·, an <l a Vl estown School team, the winner being Central A. One of the mo.t appreciated of the attraction wa afternoon tea in the Assembly Hall, where a ·plendid programme of music wa supplied by the School Orcbe.tra, tmder Mr. J. Dob on. Outside on the main grolmcl, Yisitors were be. ieged by fair ladies with r equ ests to e::;timate the number of beans in a bottle and the length of string· in a jar, with various things as prize , and a generous Lady Crinoline .-old parcels to the small children In the evcn ino· a cabaret was held in tltc As. embly Hall, though the attendance at this fun iion wa:; rather disappointing.

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Great credit is due to the ladies , who, under Mrs. '1'.

H . Bates and Mrs. W. N. Steph enson , did a treme ndous amou nt of work prior to and durin g the aftern oon. 'l'he Old Boys' comm ittee, with Mr. A. J. Papps at the head, worke d with energ y and enthu siasm , and their effort s were ably secon ded by the maste r , old boys and pupils , as well as sever al outsid e helpe rs. The brunt of the work fell on the untiri ng secret ary, Mr. J. H. Boon, to whom much of the succe ss of the funct ion is due.

The stall-h older s and other officials were: Conve nors, Mesd ames Bates and Steph enson ; sweet s, Mesd ames J ohns, Griffitlu; and Ru. ·.·ell; cake, Mesd ames Palm er, Medle y and Stock er; produ ce, Me.' dame s T . Fooke s, Bennett, Bullo ck and W ebster ; pickle s and jam, Mesd ames T. Fooke s, Stand ish and Papp. '; flowers, Mesd ames Billing, Cresw ell, Allem an; aftern oon tea, Mrs. M oyes an(j. assist ants; fortun e-tell ing, Mrs. Bisho p-Ma rtin; clips, Mrs. C. Roe buck; croqu et comp etition . , Mrs. J ohnso n; goli and bowli ng comp etition s, mast.e rs of the Schoo l.

Dona tions were receiv ed from Mrs. Brodi e £5 5s, Mr. P. J. Flann agan £2 2s, Archd eacon Evan s £2 2 ·, Messr s.

R. Georg e £2 2s, Walla ce Gibbo n·, 'r. Jones , "G.II .," Faber £1 1s, 'l'ribe , Penm an, ''Anz ac,'' 10s, Foden , Renau d, Newa ll, '' G.II." and Gardn er 5s each.

On Schoo l packe ts cient to

the follow ing Satur day, when Old Boys playe d as the openi ng of the footb all season , surpr ise were sold and the net proce eds have been suffibring the requi red sum withi n easy di."tance.

As a result of the surpr ise packe ts and footb all match a furth er sum of £137 was collec ted, and with further donat ions amou nting to £30 odd, the £1000 requi red for the gymn asium has been raised and the balan ce, nearly £_0, has been hand ed to the Old Boys ' Club.

It i.' indee d gratif ying to lmow that the lono· felt want of a schoo l g-ymnasium is soon to be realis ed, and when mHttc r is ag-ain plac(•tl bct"or ' the Minis ter of Educa the tion it i.· to be l10pccl t hat the subsid y will be :-;auct ion ed and the buildi ng proce eded with imme diatel y.

M. BARA K, Rhode s Schola r.

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BOYS CLUB ROOM.

Early in the year a meeting of Old Boys was called to consider the question of the establishment of an Old Boy;;' Club Room £or use by Old Boys of any secondary school. Arrangements have been made with the Returned Soldiers' Club and the Old Boys' Club is now established and is doing good work in maintaining connection with the School and in keeping the Old Boys in touch with one another. It is hoped that all Old Boys who can, including those away from New Plymouth, will join as members and thus provide the necessary finance to effect certain improvements. 'l'he subscription is only £1 per annum and any Old Boy desirous of becoming a member should forward his name to the secretaries. Already over 100 members have joined. 'l'he rooms consist of a biiliard room fitted with two billiard tables and ping pong table, a card room, and a large social and reading room, which is comfortably furnished. 'l'he club also owns a piano and gramophone. A new billiard table uas recently been purchased and it is the intention of the committee to hold an official opening of the club in the near future. A number of Old Boys, under the baton of Mr. Dobson, have formed themselves into an Old Boys' Orchestra and are thus continuing their work learned in the School Orchestra.

OLD BOYS' BALL. 'l' he Old Boys' Ball was held in the Assembly Hall ou Monday, May 24, and was again the success it has always been, over 300 Old Boys and their friends being present.

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'l'he following is a report of tbe tbird annual meeting of the Wellington branch of the Association, held on April 19, 1926. At the present time there are over 100 Old Boys in Wellington, a list of whom appears in the Old Boys' column:Pr s nt: W . .Beckett (in t h e cl1 air), R. Bothamley, M. Sutherland, A. Christie, '1'. Ilamerton, W. Rea, C. Fookes, W. Nash, R. H. Caughley, R. E. Pope, W. Monk,

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FARE WELL TO M. BARAK.

The balance-sh eet, showing a credit of £8 10s, was adopted.

R.HODES SCHOLAR.

Election of officers r esulted :-Patron : W. II. Moyes.

President: W . E. Rawson. Vice-Pre:-;idents: A. H empton, E. \ ¥. Hursthouse, '1'. A. IIarle, R. E. Pope and W .

Committee : C. Fookcs, R Bot hamley, M. 13eck ctt .

Sut lwrlaml , C. Winfield and '1'. :B'odcn Joint IIon . Secretaries and Treasurer.·: E. G. Vvaterson anclll. I . Mcivor.

After much discussion it was propo ·eel by W. Monk, seconded by R. E . Pope, that in t he event of furth er Public School boys arriving f rom England, the expenditure in 'entertainin g them be limited to the state of finance of the Po:-;t Office Savin g.· Bank account.-Carr ied.

Mu ch disapproval was expressed at the alteration of elate of th e annual re-union from Easter.

Proposed by M. Su t herland, seconded by A. CJn·istie, that t h e New P lymo uth Association be written to aRk ing that t h e elate be adhered to (viz. , Easter) . -Carri ed.

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L. Waller, '1'. Foclen, K. Grant, G. Bucl!anan, II. Mcivor, and G. W ate·rson.

There was a general feelin()' of 1·eoTet at the lack of information in r egard to Old Boys' fun ctions at New Plymouth. lt was therefo r e proposed by W. Beckett and seconded by R. Pope, that C. Fookes be appointed a delegate to wait on tJ1 e New P lymouth officials and find out what exactly is the po.' ition regardin g matters concerning this branch, also that the secretary be requested to write to t h e New Plymouth Association on the above matters.-Carr ied.

Proposed by U. Fookes, secon ded by R. Pope, that we olfer a cup to the Sch ool for annual competition in debating, as it ,,·as felt t hat in the past d ebating h as b een ratl1 er ncglcctecl.- Carried.

Proposed by T. IIamertou, .-cconded by L. ·w aller, tnk e 1 he l'onn of' a smok • eo n c·c J·t ll r ll eld h e1·e at the end of the UniYcrsity sccon l tcrm.-Cani'ed.

1 hn1 <1 r e- union 1o

On Friday, :M:ay 28, .' ome 70 Old Boys and citizens of the town gather ed at lunch to farewell Monty Barak, who has been selected as the first Rhodes Scholar for New Zealand. for t his year, and who leaves early in June to continue hi s studies at Oxford. 'l'b. e chairman , Dr. E. 1<'. Fookes, Pre.-iclent of the Old Boys' A.- ·ociation, stated that Mr. Barak bad achieved a distinction of no mean order. No mere scb olar or athlete could have gained that distinction He bad to be a m an's man, to show grit in every possible way; to show leadership and everything that b ecame a man. That Mr. Barak h ad been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar wa. · a matter of congratulation, firstly to himself, and, secondly, to the school at which he had r eceived his education ; and possibly even t h e Old Boy·' As:ociation might claim a litt le reflected glory. Mr. Barak was the right type to carry a Rhode· , cholarship throuo·h, and t h ey could look forward with the gr eate. t confidence to his future in th e university and in after li fe.

In extending o·ood wi.-bes on b ehalf of the Old Boys, Dr. Fookes presented Mr. Barak with a suitcase ahd travellin g rug a.- a small token of their esteem, which, he stated, also extended to the d evoted mother, who . had made t his education po.-sible for him . Anyone of those more closely associated with him kn ew of t be great devotion and sacrifice hi.- mother had given to enabl e him to achieve what he had.

Mr. \\ . H. l\Ioyes, h eadmaster of th e School, said t h at th eir guest had brought distinction to th e School and to t h e town and district where he had lived. It wa.- over 20 year::; since the l~hodes Scholar ·hip wa · fo unded and during that period many brilliant men had been awarded it. He ventured to say that none wa · more worthy of the ch.-tinction than their "'Uest. Entering t h e Preparatory Depar tment as a .-mall boy, Barak soon showed t h e stuff l1 e was made of, and early in hi: .-ch ool career tho.-e in cka·o·c of him singl cl him out as a pllpil likely to do great thing ·. IIe had never di:appointed them. Each year h e had b een at the top, or n ear the top, of hi.- form,

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unt.il eventually he left the School with a University Entrance Scholarship. It was not scholastic success, however, that made him a power in the School. Many achieved success like that and were not heard of afterwards. It was due to his clean, straightforward, manly character and the example he showed to the younger boys under him. Even when in the Preparatory Department his word was always his bond and, although he was at the School many years, the speaker did not think he ever had occasion to have him ''on the mat.'' But he was by no means effeminate, in spite of these qualities. He was one of the best Rugby forwards the School had produced and all the boys recognised him as a sportsman of the best type. He rose to be a prefect and then had an opportunity to show what he was made of. Mr. Moyes said he was sure that all who were privileged to associate with Barak as a boy would remember him as one who strove heart and soul to make the School what he consider ed it to be-the best school of all. His career at the University was known. Just as he had been a leader at the School, he became a leader among the University students, and he was now receiving the reward merited by service to others and a record of scholarship of which he might well be proud. Mr. 1\Ioye.· said he wished to congratulate Mrs. Barak. Her son would be the first to acknowledge that what he had achieved was due in no ·mall measure to her assistance and sympathy. In conclusion he extended good wishes to Mr. Barak on behalf of the 'school.

FIRST RHODES SCHOLAR. Mr. H. R. Billing, chairman of the Board of Governors, expres~ed pleasure in joining, on behalf of the Board, in the congratulations to Mr. Barak and his mother. 'fhis was the first occasion on which a boy from the district had won the distinction which had come Mr. Barak 's way, but he hoped other boys would take a pattern by him and · that it would not be the last occasion.

In other words, be hoped they could wish the School many happy returns of the day. A ll the members of the Board took an .i ntere.-t in the School, and were pleased to find that pup1ls took advantage of the opportunities offered them and also the facilities given them by their parents. Certainly it was very gTatifying to ·ee in the ease of their gue.t the evidence of th.is beinO' an accomplished fact. Mr. Billing extended the Boarl·s hopes for

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73 Mr. Barak's continued snccess, and that h e would later return to New Zealand.

On behalf of the Mayor, Mr. \V. Vv. Thomson said he was glad to as~ociate himself with the gathering. They looked forward with great pleasure to Mr. Barak's return to the Dominion with added lustre attached to the name he had already achieved. Mr. Tbomson r ead a letter from the Mayor, assuring Mr. Barak that his career would be followed with keen interest by the people of New Plymouth and remarking that his present success was a tribute to the value of the educational facilitle~ offered at the New Plymouth Boys' High School.

Mr" C. E. Bellringer, M.P., said that immediately he knew that Mr. Barak had been chosen as Rhodes Scholar h e felt it bis duty in the name of the district to send heartie. t congratulations and wishes for ~ fine career. In the new sphere to which Mr. Barak was going he would doubtless find the conditions entirely different from those in New Zealand, but he was sure that wherever he went Mr. Barak would do credit, not only to himself, but also to those at home.

Amid hearty applause, Mr. Barak rose to respond and thanked them for the honour done him and £or the presentation that had been made. He asserted that the previous speakers could not be descendants of George V\Tashington, considering what they had said of him. Expressing a regret that he had not given more active support to the Old Boys' Association, he said that it provided a strong bond of fellowship among 'those who had attended the School. This bond wa. worth preserving.

If kept in close contact by a flourishing association, the Old Boys would be a marked influence for good in the community. They would also be able to show the benefit of the discipline taught at the School. He was sur e they all owed a great deal to the School and the training they received there. He would always be glad to hear of the School and of the boys who went through it, and he would always be glad to come back to New Plymouth.

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74 OLD

BOYS' CRICKET CLUB.

'l'aken generally, the 192.'i-26 c rick et .'eason was .. uccessfnl experienced hy the Old since the formation of the club in 1919. 'l'hc senior team was a strong al.l -round combination, anc1 in th e North Taranaki compebtion went throuO'h_ Six two-dav matches were the season undefeate<l. played altoo·ethcr, and wc1·e nearly all" won fairly comfo r tably. In the division final the team 'lefeated its old rival., New Plymouth, by 228 runs to 163 on tbe first ld Boys 1n the provincial final, however, innings. failed to reproduce their best form against Stratford, wh defeated them by 177 run,. to 137 runs at Pukekura Park.

Owing to the absence of Brodie, who:e batting ancl wickct-keep~n"' had been of . uch great .. ervice in the m·lie1· matches, the club's streno·th in this match was not as great as durin g most of the competition games. For winning the Northern Division championship the 011 Boys' ,.enior team, which played und r the captaincy_ of: Austin Bcwley, hold: the hand,.ome "Robertson" Cup presented many . ears ago to the champion North Taranaki team.

The North and South Taranaki A:sociation. amalgamated at the beginning of the seaRon for the purpo. c of putting a combined r epresentative Taranaki team in the field again,.t outside associations. In this team Old Boy. were well repre:entecl . Lash and Bottr.ill were included in t he first Taranaki team which played against Wanganui at IIawera in November in a IIawke Cup preliminary match . In December a return match was played against Wano-anui at \Vangan ui, and Bottrill (captain), La. h, Kerr and Brodie wer all included in the team. Brodie .

In fine wicket-keepino· wa.· a feature of the o·amc.

January, 'l'aranaki played Canterbury at New Plymouth, Both· ill (captain), La.-h and Brodie being included in Bottrill bowled splendidly, and took six: the team. wickets for 103 runs a "'ainst the P lunket hield batsmen.

probabl~r the most Boy~>' Cricket Club

In the first Nort h 'l'aranaki team to play South, Lash not out), Palm er and Bottrill (26 not out and 17) were included, and in the econd match, played at 1.he end of the sea:on, Bottrill (9 ) , Eggleton ( 44) and Saxton took part. Both Bottrill and Eggleton bowled ',:vell, and Bottrill was very lmlucky not to "'et hi. centnr?, after playing a splendid innings.

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Playing for T011·n aga inst C'oun 1T~', Kcrr made 70 anrl Bottrill 32, Papps ancl Ea1·l also playing in the team .

Jn club. Cl'ick t Papp~ heaclccl the season's battin"' 0 averages w1tb 34.1 and Lash the bowlino· average: with 10.7 ~·nnf.i per wicket. The pl a~r ers whose batting· averages ran mto double figures we l'e as follow, t h eir bef.it scores being o·iven in parenthc:es :-Papps 34.1 (lOO not ont, 72 and ~2), Brodie 25 .6 (54, 39 and 38), La.·h 21.8 (57 and 49 110t out), Brown 1.>.2 (41), Bottt·ill 15 (43), Monteath 14.2 (46), Kerr 14 (54), Earll3.4 (51 not out), Eggleton 13.2 (42 not out). Papps (307), I.Jash (262) and Brodic (20-) . cor d over 200 ru.ns in club cricket oYer the whole s·a:on.

The best bowling averages were as follow, wickets and runs being given in parcntbcse. :--Lash 10.7 (12 for 128), Bottrill 10.8 (46 fo1· 499), Loveridge 10.9 (9 for 98), Earll2.2 (4 for 49), Ego'leton 14 (23 for 323) .

A sen ior B team and junior team were also entered in the North Taranaki competitions, and both teams played o-oocl cricket, t h ough they did not win their competition·.

Owino· to increasing membership the club anticipate.be ing able to enter, in tl1e comin g season, two teams in the :enior A grade competition . It hope:, tber fore, that all Old Boys who can possibly 'lo .'O will support t h ci1· own club. 'l'he club desires to thank its many supporters for help given during the past sea,.on, and particulm·ly those who .'O willino·ly gave t hei1· .'ervices as umpires. During the season Jack Willi:,; re. io·ned from his position as secretary, and the club 1vishe: to tak t hi: opport1mity of recording it. appreciation of his R rviccs. His place hns been filled by R. lVI. Monteath.

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The Editor is always glad to receive new· of any Old Boy.- and their doings, and he would be gla l if Old Boy· would communicate any matters of interest to Old Boy.to him. Several correspondents have not sent in their notes for this i. ·,.ue and they must remain over until the next num bcr. 'l'he very good steps being taken by Old

OLD BOYS' NOTES 76 Boys in Wellingt on are gratifyin g and it is to be hoped that Old Boys in iuckland (there are nearly 100) will endeavo ur to again form their b1路anch. The School team wiU in all probabil ity be visiting Aucklan d this season and this should be a good occasion to revive the branch.

Syd. Fookes, last year's Head Boy, is attendin g law lectures at Canterbu ry College and is living at College House.

Fred. Davis, who is taking his B.A. degree at Canterbury College, won the New Zealand Universi ty lightweight boxing champio nship at the 'Varsity tournam ent at Easter. He and Jack Brqdie supply us with the following notes of Old Boys in Christch urch. With all the Old Boys in Christch nrch at present it might be possible to form a branch of the associati on there, and it is to be hoped that members there will take the matter up.

Eric Lomas is on the staff of Slater, Sergeant , and Dale, solicitor s, and is taking lectures at Canterbu ryCollege.

Howard Mackie is now first assistant at the Sydenham School, Christch urch. H e took his B.A. degree a year ago and sat last year for his lVL.A. He was married in Decembe r last to Miss L. Undrill, of Canterbu ry.

Interesti ng news has come to hand of .Allen Mackie, who is serving with the Royal .Air Force at Iraq, Mesopo-' tamia. Writing to his father on Decembe r 29, 1925, from the latter place, he says:-W e are nearly settled down here now, although it is a most desolate place. The place is hardly anything but a d esert. We are situated here eight miles from Baghdad , and about 30 miles from Babylon . I have been doing one or two hours ' flying daily since we have been here, but have only done one long trip as yet. That was on the air mail to Kirkuk, a place about 200 miles north from here. We go up on a Tuesday morning and r eturn the next morning . Our machine s are Vickers Vernon troop carriers, and there is one of us operator s allotted to each machine . They can carry, if necessar y, two pilots, one wireless operator , one fitter, one rigger, and 10 machine -gunners with machine guns. The two V ern on squadron s here could shift approxima tely 260 infantry men at one flight if they were urgently required on an outpost station. Altogeth er we have in our drome here six squadron s, so you can guess that we have plenty of machine s overhead every day.

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There have been no crashes here since we arrived, and in our squadron s I don't believe they have had any crashes with the Vernon s-they fly so smoothly . It is really steadier than a motor-ca r, and we usually fly from 1000 to 2000 feet up, so that we have a good height to plane down if forced to make a descent.

Peter Griffiths supplies us with the followin g notes of the Old Boys in Dunedin attendin g lectures at Otago Univers ity:"K.C." Roberts, M.Sc., who by the way is engaged, is doing r esearch work on goitre, and is leaving for Eng-路 land in August.

Murray Nicholson, B.D.S., is a demonst rator at the Dental School, and is preparin g his thesis for his D.D.S. Bes Sturteva nt is sitting his final medical professional.

Morris Cachema ille is a final year dental student.

Newton Quilliam is sitting for his final medical examination in May. Peter Griffiths, Ray Bellring er, Murray Heycock , Laurie Christie and Hedley Bellring er are in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first years respectiv ely of the medical course.

Laurie Christie is a second row man in the 'Varsity '' B'' team, and Hedley Bellring er plays for a junior team.

Peter Griffiths is secretary of ,t he Medical Students ' Associat ion, and Ray Bellring er i. business manager of th c '' Knox Collegia n.''

Roberts, Griffiths, R. Bellring er and Christie are r esidents in Knox College. Heycock is in Selwyn College.

Gordon W ybourn, who is farming at 'l'e Aroha, supplies us with details of Old Boys in the Waikato :.Allan Candy has a farm at N garua. He is playing football for W alton. ' Ray Rutherfo rd is on his father's farm at \Vaihou.

Hcrbert F erguson has a farm at \Vaitoa.

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Alister McHardy i · .·beep-farming with his uncle out of Morrinsville.

Douglas Meikle is a clerk in the New Zealand Dairy Company office at Hamilton.

Norman D. Day is assistant master at the Tauranga D.H. He is on the management committee of the 'l'anranga Football Club, also one of the selectors.

Eric Day has an auctioneering 'b usiness in Hamilton.

He was recently married.

Keith Fox who has recently become engaged, has a farm at 'ruru~, and is playing football for Hauraki Plains.

Barney Burkhardt has a farm at ·wharepoa. I met him recently and he was pleased to . ee some one from the School.

Kerin 0 'Halloran is an assi. taut master at t h e Matamata D.H. Alan Matthews, who is a produce merchant at Pukekohe, was recently married.

Brian J ohns is r esident .·urgeon at Hamilton Hospital. ·y.,Te have recently received a letter from Bill N oakcs, who has recently returned from a t rip home to England.

He supplies us with the following report of his trip:During the shipping strike three of us volunteered for service and signed on as able seamen on the old Waimana. 1,\T e sailed via Panama, Norfolk, Boston, Liverpool, and finally berthed at Royal Albert Dock in London. \V e had seven weeks ashore and went across to Paris and then down to Nice, Monte Carlo, Mentone and various other towns in the Riveria. It was quite inter esting to strike so many of the New Plyn~outh Old Boys across there. I met young Mike Chong in the Strand.

He was, I believe, the crack fireman on board his ship going over. The two Revells also went across, and during the trip back Jim fell overborad in the Caribbean Sea and was lucky to be rescued none the worse for his experience. ''Ginger'' Mills also went across, and Civil Tate signed on as assistant cook on the Athenic. He played some good games of football for Leicester while he was over there and travelled with them to Scotland.

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I saw Ron Syme while in London. He had just returned from Pari.· ancl seemed to have enjoyed his trip. One of the Pease bo'ys was al.·o acrO.'S there and played football for the London New Zealanders. Ted 01. on has got his commission in the Air Force and immediately went over to London to join his unit. Eric Chivers is a big chap now and expects to be back at the end of the year. He did his best to show his country school mates round old London. I did not run across Denny Brown, but hear that h e is getting on well over there.

Pat Sladden is in the service of the Eastern Extension !Cable Company and i.' stationed at Adelaide.

Loftus Russell, who is also with the Eastern Extension Cable Company, has recently returned to New ·Zea land after an absence of six years on seven months' leav~. Since leaving New Zealand he has been stationed at Per~h, Port Darwin, Singapore, Banjowano-i and Cocos Island, having just completed 18 months at the latter place. He supplies us with very interesting descriptions of the variom; station.' visited by him, and we are looking forward to an article from him for the Taranakian. He expects to return East in November, but does not at preRent know where he will be stationed.

C. H. Wynyard, who has been in Sydney for the past 18 months, has recently returned to New Plymouth and is continuing his business as an accountant. During his stay in Sydney he ran acro. s several Old Boys and waR alway. · interested to bear of the doings of the old school. vVe received a note from Brian Home, who is county engineer of the Kaitieke County Council at Raurimu, and he supplies us with the following notes of Old Boys in that district :-George Hooker ( 1913) is assistant engineer to the Public Vl orks Department in 'raumarunui, and I come in contact with him a fa ir amount. He h as recently married. I .. aw Eric Tansey at the Kaitieke sports during Easter. He is farming at Raetihi; i. · much lik e the same old "Blow Fly" at school. IIorner, who has recently been married, i. captain of the Kaitieke Rugby team.

Jim Hine, who has been with a firm of solicitors at Te Kuiti, i · now with 1\IeS.T.'. Roy, Nicholson, and Bennett in New P lymouth.

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Gerald W ebster and Rod. McRae are workin g on a farm in the Pio Pio district.

Harold Morey left for Englan d in March to enter one of the big soft goods houses in London and further his knowle dge of the trade. He will be away for some months and will not return until next year. 路 Harold Kirkby has been admitte d as a solicito r of the Suprem e Court and is now a partner of the firm of Roy, Nicholson, and Bennett .

Alf. ~Ionnor, who is farming in the King Country , bm; been m town recently on holiday s.

R~ss~ll Matthew s is .at present workin g on ~ ro~di11g co.n tract m the Opunak e district.

The followi ng is a list of Old Boys in Welling ton supplie d by G. Waters on and R. E. Pope: C. Aldis has comple ted his M.A. with honours , ancl1s now at the Teache rs' Trainin g College .

B . Ayling is a clerk in '1'. and W. Young and Co. W. F. C. Balbam , an old master of the School has until recently been on the st~~ of the Welling ton Coilege, and ha. now accepte d a positiOn at the Wbang arei High School.

Bob Botham ley is with Henry Berry and Co. He is an enthusi astic member of the Old Boys' Commit tee.

A. Bacon is enginee ring at Sunbury -on-Tha mes in Englan d.

Doug. Bank is attendin g the Teache rs' Trainin g College.

W. C. Beckett , vice-pre sident of the Wellin,.,.ton branch, is on the staff of New Zealand Truth. o Arthur Christie is a full time student at Victori a College and is sitting for his final law examin ation. He is an enthusi astic golfer.

Seymou r Clifford and Owen J ohns are on the staff of the Eastern Extensi on Cable Co. N. M. Chappe ll is in the general manage r's office of the Bank of New Zealand .

Bob Caughle y is with A. S. Paterso n and Co.

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81 Harold Clarke is attendin g lectures at the 'l'eache rs' '!'rainin g College.

Eric Colson, who was recently married is with the Union Bank of Austral ia, Ltd. ' L. B. Dinniss , who is with P. Keesing , solicito r, is taking law lectures at Victori a College. 'l'ed Foden and Jack Eaves are workin g in the office of A. Dunn and attendi ng the lectures at the 'Varsity . li'oden was one of the promin ent student s in the recent capping ceremo ny and was respons ible for a brillian t speech in the Post Office Square.

R. M. Dolby is attendin g lectures at Victori a College.

Cecil Fookes is in the Public 'l'rust Office.

Frank Grant is in the general manage r's office of the Nationa l Bank of New Zealand .

L. G. Go ss ( Chestey ) is a captain in the Perman ent Defence Forces.

'1'. G. A. Harle is inspect or's accoun tant in the Union Bank of Austral ia.

A. L. Hempto n is chief inspecto r of the Bank of New Zealand and a vice-pre sident of the Welling ton branch.

R. W. Hurstho use, another vice-pre sident is an enginee r in Welling ton. ' Roy Hill is in the offi'ce of the Union Steam Ship Co. He was recently on a visit to New Plympu th.

Cliff Hawk es is attendin g the Teache rs' 'l'rainin g College.

IT. Honeyf ield is with Wright , Stephen . on and Co. Tom Hamert on is a reporte r in the New Zealand 'l'imes.

B. Hooper ("Fatty ") has joined the Police Force.

He is reporte d as having grown a few more inches. Now strolls along Lambto n Quay with a very diO'nifiecl air.

He is still continu ing his boxing. b H. A. In. ull is attendin g the Teacl1ers' Trainin g College .

R. J ennings is with '1'. and \V. Yolmg and Co.

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, F. A. Jensen and Douglas Jillett are attending the 'l'eachers' Training College. 'l'ommy King is teller in the Bank of New Zealand.

Ken. Lambie is attending the Teachers' Training College.

Maurice Mills has just returned from a trip to England. During the seamen's strike he sigued as a seaman in the Arawa. Re saw Lorimer Richardson in London.

Richardson was awarded an Empire Exhibition Scholarship, and is attending London 'Varsity.

W. E. Monk is in the general manager's office of the National Bank.

Roy lVIurray is with the British Imperial Oil Co. in Auckland.

Neville Morey is a chemist at Hataitai.

R. 0. Marks, an ex-master, has l eft Scots College and has gone to England.

J. D. Mackay is attending Victoria College, and is a member of the senior fifteen, playing three-quarter.

There is every prospect of his obtaining a game for the representatives.

H. I. l\Iclvor, who i · joint ecretary of the vVellington Old Boys,. i. in the inspector's office of the Bank of Australasia.

AthollYicisaac is in the Union Steam Ship Co. G. G. Newall is in the Union Bank of Australia. \V . Na.·h is with Perry and Perry, ·olicitor.·, and i.· attending Victoria College. l\L Osborne i.· Cu,.toms clerk for Hope Gibbons and Co. R. E. Pope, who is with Perry and Perry, solicitors, lie waR is a vice-president of tb e W el1in gton branch. in New P lymouth during Christmas for the 'l'aranaki tennis tournament.

L. 'l'. Ra1v, on is in th D eel. Tra11sfer Office.

W. E. H,awson is Juclo·c of th Native Land Court in Wellington.

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83 . W. Rea, who is taking on journalism, is at present

with Hadfield and Peacock, solicitor:;.

Ken. Robinson is with H. Hornibrook chemi t, at Seatown. ' H. Read is attending the 'l'eachers' Training College.

Earl Read is. in the Actuaries Department.

R. I. M. Sutherland is with Scott and l\1ell.ish, solicitors.

J . Stoddart is a manufacturing chemist in Vv elliugton. · E. G. Smith and Henry Sinclair are attendinO' the 'l'eachers' Training College. ' o \V. 'l'aylor is in the office of the Health Department.

H. Temple White is conductor of the W ellinO'ton Choral Union. b Cyril vyinfield, who obtained his LL.B. last year, was th1, year. He is working with Devine and Cromb1e.

E. .G .. Waterson, joint secretary of Wellington branch, I S m the accounts branch of Gollin and Co. He has recently become engaged. cappec~

V. West is a dentist in Wellington.

Lansley VT aller is with the South British Insurance Co., and is still ·an enthusia tic cricketer.

Frank \Villiams is with the Public 'l'mst Department.

Eric Lash i." with the United Friendly Societies Pharmacy.

A. Griffin and lVIalcolm Robert ·on are attending '!'raining College.

Jack Sutton is with E-. W. l\Iills and Co., Ltd. The f_ollowing Old Boys are in Wellington, but their anythe Ecl~to:· :-:- W . G. Buchamm, A. R. Clar.idgc, Geo . Brown (K1lbn·me), C. Gremer, N. J .. Sherl'voocl, E. Herbert Frank Morgan, '1'. V. 'l'uo~1y. ' oc~upatwns ar.e not known. vVill anyone knowing ~~I~g concermng them please communicate with

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0. G. Moore, writing from · Bradford) England, in September, says that he has decided to enter the wool industry as this gave ample scope for his intentions of ultimately returning to New Zealand. In 1924 he attended the Bradford Technical College and passed examinations for the first year of a Diploma in Combing and Spinning, but last year decided to discontinue his studies until he had gained further practical knowledge. He has now entered the warehouse of a world-wide firm. He hopes to return to· New Zealand after a few years' experience on the Continent.

Doug. Mackay is teaching this year at Wellington College. He played good cricket for 'Varsity seniors last season and in one match for School during the holidays gave a fine exhibition of fast bowling.

Jim Palmer is still in New South Wales, but is endeavouring to obtain a position with the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. He still keeps in good rowing form and recently won a mile race, beating a rower who had come third in the Australian championships the previous year. In his final examination at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Jim gained the Royal Society agriculture prize for the best practical stud,ent.

He gained 230 marks out of 250.

Lee Honeyfield is working on his father's farm at Whenuakura, Patea.

Harold Clarke has settled down to work at the 'l'raining College, Wellington, and seems to enjoy the 'Varsity life.

Jack Hilliard i. now a member of the Royal Naval Reserves, an equivalent of the Territorials.

He will be engaged in mine-sweeping, gun drill and life-saving work. ln March he went to Samoa in one of the New Zealand Squadron warships.

"Hoot" Gibson is with W. D. and H. 0. Wills, Auckland, and Bill Foote with Duthrie, Bridson.

Cl~ude Strombom joined the taff of Weston and Billing, olicitors, New Plymouth. He played one match for the Old Boys' · cricket team and next year should be a useful all-rounder in the team.

Les Barlow, Stuart Black and working in town.

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Monte Barak is carrying on at the College with scientific research,. He leaves for Oxford in June. He intends to live at Hertford College. Mick Hughson is studying for honours in science and intends. t8;ki~g .up research work when he is through. Alec Broclie IS sittmg his final professional for B.E. this year and ~· Broclie his M.A. Jim Shaw is teaching at Medbury Pnvate School and is taking lectures. Wit Alexander is sitting final B.A. in English and Latin next year. Sid Fookes, Markham Lysons and Don Grant are all at C~llege House. Sid is studying for his LL.B. and Don for his B.A. Both are playing fine football in the 'Varsity. senior B team. Grant is going to be one of the best five-ei~hths . the Colleg.e has had. Markham is studying for Engmeermg and Science.

GeorO'e Lomas is in a law office in the city and conducted the ;rchestra in the recent College Revue with great success. Bowen Davies is in the Bank of New South Wales here. Freddy Davies, who is teaching in Christchurch,, represented the College in boxing ~t the Uniyersity tournament and won his weight, figh~mg splendidly in his old school style. Mac Thompson IS at Rolle~ton House takinO' Engineering. Paddy Webb and the giant Mason' are at Rolleston House, attending Training College. J. K. O'Dea is taking the Medical. Preli~inary.

Les Loverido·e is at Rolleston House, takmg his B.E. exams. He had bad luck playing for the College fi~st fifteen, spraining his ankle badly when he wa~ just stnkinO' O'OOd form. During Easter he had a cunous adventu~e owhile out fishing in a launch in the Lyttelton Harbour. He went to sleep on the top of the boat. A large wave rolled him off into the sea, but he didn't. wake up until ten minutes after he was fished aboard agam.

Peter Kidson, N. Lovegrove and R. Julian are all attending the Christchurch 'fraining College.

We are indebted to R. E. Mason fol' the following note." :-A. Clarke (1919-20) is engineering a~ PihaJ?la.

K. Mauri (1920-22) is farming at Opunake and Is playm.g football for Opunake seniors. T. W. Eaves (1921-24) Is in his father's shop at Otakeho and is playing. f~otball for Waimate seniors. J . Glengarry (1924-25) IS m t~e Railway Department office at Marton. B. E. .Mason IS teachinO' at the Pihama School. W. H. Mason IS attendin"'0 lect~res ·at Canterbul'y 'l'raining College.

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J?EATHS. It is with very deep regret that we have to record the death of William Northern, of Awakino, an Old Boy of this School. He was out riding on a motor-bike during the Christmas holidays and had the misfortune to have a collision which r esulted in his death. Northern was at school from 1918 to 1922 and was much respected by his school mates, being a good scholar and a good performer in all sports. He has always maintained an active interest in his old school and we shall miss him at the School functions. We condole with his relatives in their very sad loss.

EXCHANGES. We beg to acknowledge receipt of the following exchanges since the last issue :-The Scindian, The Nelsonian, 'l'he King's Collegian, The Sacred Heart College Magazine, Christ's College Register, Christchurch B.H.S. Magazine, Otago University Review, Marlburnian, King's Courier (magazine of King's College Old Boys' Association), W ellington Girls' College Magazine, Otago G.H.S. Magazine, Diocesan High School Chronicle (Auckland), Southlandian, Hamilton High School Magazine, St. Patrick 's College Magazine.

NOTICE TO

SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers who have not already done so, are requested to forward their subscriptions for the current and past years to the Business Manager. It has been possible to carry on during the period of high cost of production only with the hearty support of Old Boys. We therefore confidently appeal to you to help us by keeping your subs. paid up to date. Please notify change of &ddress.

SUBSCRIPTIONS. The Business Manager wishes to acknowledge the f?llowing subscriptions. If you have paid your subscriptiOn and your name does not appear, write to the Business ~anager ~ t _onc,e ~-W. W. t3mi th, '24, '25 ; G. W. Bayly, 25; J. W1lhs, 2o; P. J. O'Carroll, '24-'28; H. Bennett, '25; J. Moorhead, '25; G. Bayly, '26; J. Pease, '26; V. Mitchinson, '25, '26; R. Dickey, '23-'27; F. Davis, '26; R. G. Webb, '26; A. Foreman, '25, '26; C. H . Strombom, '26; R. Buick, '26.

New Plymouth

Boys~

High School

[ESTABLISHED 1882) .

Fees (per term)Tuition Preparatory

£4, reducible to £3 1Os. if paid within 30 days , £3 10s. , £4,

Board

£19,

Weekly } Boarders

£ 16 1Os.

£17 .. £15

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music (i.ncluding practice fee)-Seniors, £3 3s.

Juniors, £2 12s. 6d.

Boxing, 1OfDancing (Winter term o"nly) 15/-

Subscriptions (per term)Games-Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/1/6 Library 1/6 Magazine 1/Tennis N.B.-ln cases of removal, six weeks' notice must be given to the Secretary, otherwise parents arc liable for half a term's fee.

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms are approximately as follows :First Term- February 5th to May 6th: Second Term-May 28th to August 27th.

Third Term- September 18th to December 18th.

~•fu f;llun•otd~: TARANAKI HERALD AND BUDGET PRINT

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