1931 The Taranakian Vol 20 No 2 December

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THE "TARANAKIA N." CONTENTS

Agriculture Notes

38

Annual Sports

21

Boxing Championships

36

Cadet Notes

30

Chapel Notes

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Contemporaries

72

Editorial

9

Football

12

Gymnasium Notes

48

House Notes

44

Old Boys' Section

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Orchestra Notes

32

Preparatory Notes

51

Salvete

52

School Notes

42

Steeplechase Notes

27

Subscriptions

73

Valete

52

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SCHOOL INSTI'I 'UTION S 'I'R:IRD TERM, 1931.

Head Boy.-C. T. Cave.

School Prefects.-C . T. Cave, J. F. Wilson , J . H. Birch, H. D. Law, D. A. Smith, R . S. Jones, R. M. Cook, I. Laurence.

House Prefects.-C . T. Cave, H. D. Law, J. N. Bryant, L. S. Watt, B .

R. Renton, M. G. Niven, J. S. Hatherly, J. West, J. B. Walkinton, F . E. Tuck, M. Hicks, R. Mandeno, C. Sutherland, A. Catran.

COMMITTE ES. Cricket Committee. -Mr. Bottrill (chairman), Law, Birch, West, Gilbert, Renton, Meredith, Hatherly.

Swimming and Life-saving Committee.- Mr. Eggleton (chairman), Cave, Law, Harper, Elmes.

Sports Committee. --Mr. Diprose (chairman), Cave, Birch, Law, Cook, Renton, Wilson, West.

Magazine Committee. -Mr. Shrimpton (chairman); general editor, Cave; literary editor , Bryant; news editor, Smith; sports editors, Menzies and Niven; sub-editors, O'Reilly, Mercer, Larkin.

Library Committee .-Mr. Lett (chairman) , Hatherly, Niven, Watt, Renton, West, Edgely, Young, Holland, Hicks.

Athletic Committee .-Mr. Blundell (chairman), Cave, Bryant, Spence, Ekdahl.

Tennis Committee .-Mr. Johnson (chairman), Cave, Smith, Tuck, Watt.

Boxing Committee. -Mr. Eggleton (chairman), Cave, I.aw, Wilson, Birch, Spence, Smitb , F. CADET BATTALIO N. Officer in Command.- Captain V. E. Kerr.

Sf."cond in Command.- Lieutenant H. H. Skelton.

Battalion Sergeant-M ajor.-J. H. Birch.

Battalion Quartermas ter-Sergean t.-!. Laurence.

Battalion Band Sergeant.-R . Jones.

Orderly Room CorporaL-A . Hunger.

Orderly Room Lance-Corp oral.-L. Cottier.

Corporal Drummer.- L. Watt.

Corporal Bugler.-W. Glenn.

A COMPANY. Officer in Command. -Lieutenant F. J. Eggleton.

Second in Command.- Lieutenant W. F. Tett.

Company Sergeant-M ajor路. -R. N . Cook.

Vickers Platoon.

Platoon Commande r.-Sergeant J. Bryant.

Platoon Sergeant.-J . Bryant.

Section Commander s.-Corporal s L. Mm-ray, H. Corporals J. Carrol, F. Walkington.

Purser,

Lance-

Lewis Platoon.

Platoon Commande r.-Sergeant N. Fredsberg.

Platoon Sergeant.-N . Fredsberg.

Section Commander s.-Corporal s M. Hicks, G. East, Lance-Corp orals J. Healy, M . Ellis.

B COMPANY. Officer in Command.- Lieutenant J. Leggat.

Second in Command.- Lieutenant W . I. Shrimpton.

Company Sergeant-M ajor.-C. T. Cave.

Company Quartermas ter-Sergean t.-!. Laurence.

No. 1 Platoon.

M. Niven. .-Sergeant Commander Platoon Platoon Sergeant.-M . Niven.

Section Commander s.-Corporal s J. Outred, G. Nilsson.

No. 2 Platoon.

Platoon Commande r.-Sergeant B. R . Renton.

Platoon Sergeant.-B . R. Renton .

Section Commande rs.-Corpora ls J. McDonald, L. Therkleson.

No. 3 Platoon.

Platoon Commander .-Sergeant D. Whitcombe.

Platoon Sergeant.-D . Whitcombe.

Section Conunander s.-Corporal s W. Holland, S. Millar.

No. 4 Platoon.

Platoon Conunande r.-Sergeant B . R. Andrew.

Platoon Sergeant.-B . R. Andrew.

Section Commander s.-Corporal s D. Blackley, L. Spence .

C COMPANY. Officer in Second in Company Company

Command.- Lieutenant R. Wilson.

Command.-L ieutenant J. D. Roulston.

Sergeant-M ajor.-J. Hatherly.

Quartermas ter-Sergean t.-T. D. We]:Jster.

No. 5 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Sergeant H. D. Law. Platoon Sergeant.-H. D. Law. Section Commanders.-Corporals C. Turner, P. Finch.

No. 6 Platoon.

A. Hayward.

Commander.-Sergeant Platoon Platoon Sergeant.-A. Hayward.

Section Commanders.-Corporals W. Wilson, R. Wilson.

No. 7 Platoon.

J: Elmes.

Commander.-Sergeant Platoon Platoon Sergeant.-J. Elmes.

Section Commanders.-Corporals G. Mandeno, G. Davidson.

No. 8 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Sergeant K. A. Hamilton.

Platoon Sergeant.-K. A. Hamilton.

Section Commanders.-Corporals R. Whittington, J. Keeling.

D COMPANY. Officer in Command.-Lieutenant E. R. McKeon.

Second in Command.-Lieutenant 0. Blundell.

Company Sergeant-Major.-G. F. Wilson.

Company Quartermaster-Sergeant.-E. W. Henderson.

No. 9 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Sergeant J. West.

Platoon Sergeant.-J. West.

Section Commanders.-R. Simpson, J. Palmer.

No. 10 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Sergeant J. Harper.

Platoon Sergeant.-J. Harper.

Section Commanders.-R. S. Thompson, B. Mathews.

No. 11 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Sergeant F. Tuck.

Platoon Sergeant.-F. Tuck.

Section Commanders.-A. Darby, G. Mandeno.

No. 12 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Sergeant R. Sutherland.

Platoon Sergeant.-R. Sutherland.

Section Commanders.-E. Parfitt, E. Booth.

FIRST FIFTEE N, 1931.

Oakley Studio, N.P~ Back Row.- W. Rowland s, K. Hamilto n, J. E lm es, J. Morrison , H. Law, G. McDona ld, A. Belliss, R. Harper, F. Tuck.

Middle Row.- J. Carroll , J. Sutherla nd , L . Freds burg, J . B irch (vice. capt.), J. Wilson (capt. ) , C. Cave, J. Bryant, D. McCallu m, L. Murray.

In Front.- !. Lawrenc e, R. Cook, B. R e nton, J. W est.

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EDITOR IAL (I. N. Menzies.)

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NE of the outstanding characterist ics of modern progress is the linking of scientific thought wit4 industry.

Probably to no other branch of industry may science be more profitably applied than to agriculture, for there is yet much to be done in the direction of a more intensive cultivation of the land. That this is realised in New Zealand is made evident by the existence of such institutions as Massey College and the special r esearch laboratory at Hawera. '!'here experiments are continually in progress for the purpose of obtaining the maximum efficiency from the land.

It stands to reason that the farm er who can apply th e methods recommend ed by experienced scientists is bound to secure better results and consequentl y to enjoy a greater prosperity than he who persists in ignoring innovations , who, having neither the skill nor the apparatus to experiment on his own account, is satisfied to clo as his predecessor s did, to rely on what h e has himself learnPd by experience,

EDITOHIAL

EDITORIAL

路without some training in agricultural science, in the proper application of modern principles, the farmer cannot use to the best advantage the knowledge made available by Government research. It is indeed more than possible that without such an education a man could benefit to no inconsiderable extent by discoveries made in this field, but surely only those who understand fu lly the terms and procedure can make full use of them. Tt is, for example, obviously impossible for one who has had no training in the subject to understand the principles of chemistry, yet such principles are an essential feature of modern agricultural methods.

the idea of making a fortune quickly and retiring, but because he likes the work, because he feels that he would be happiest there. The high position occupied by the farmer carries with it various responsibilities, not the least of which is a participation in the intellectual and social life of the community. He must, in short, be educated. All this cannot be gained at a primary school, and is certainly not acquired merely by experience. It becomes obvious, then, that a secondary school education for prospective farmers is desirable. A boy going on to a farm immediately after leaving the sixth standard becomes acquainted with the work and gains experience early, it is true, but is experience everything~ Farming is fast becoming a vocation requiring skilled and educated labour, and the farmer of the future must, to succeed, be a trained man.

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For those who would go on the land, thrn, sprcinl train ing is obviously ne.cessary. In the first place, a t horough grounding in the sciences pertnining to thri.r vocation would materially assist them in facing the problems which must confront them, in that it wonlcl fit them to think for themselvrs on the right lin rs. S e concll~', some knowledge of the value of scirntific cl cvelopmrnt would enable them to co-operate \Vith the Govrrnment.

Agriculture Department, and to avail themsPlvcs of thr experience and advice of Government research exp erts .

Quite apart from technical knowl('dge, morcovrr, n ge]l(e>ral education is practically indispensable to him wl1 o would take an intelligent intt-rest in the govrrnmcnt of his country, who would br of any social service to his community. A farmer's mind should not bt- boundecl by his farm, by his cows, by his general environment. To appreciate fully the fluctuations in the price of bnttrr, of wool, of wheat, he must know something of the conditions effecting those changes. He must, furthermore , hnve a good general knowledge of book-keeping, for business transactions and the keeping of accounts are an rsscntial part of his work. \Ve must not lose sight of the fact that the farm er's aim in li拢e should not be merely the accumulation of wealth. 'l'here is no valid reason why he should be dt-nied, or deny himself, the finer pleasures of lifr, tlw appreciation of art, of literature, of music. One<> he has placed himself in a secure and comfortable position, the gaining of material wealth should b ecom e a seconclm路? consideration, A man should go on to a farm not with

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Such trained men we at this school endeavour to make of those who wish to go on the land. The Agricultural Course and the School Farm provide plenty of scope in the way of learning actual farming methods; the woodwork and metalwork classes enable boys to gain firsthand experience in the construction of many farm essentials; each boy learns a practical system of keeping farm accounts; and finally, by including in the course various general subjects we have not overlooked the fact that while specialisation is necessary, the farmer who is to take an active interest in the affairs of the commun it:l requires, above all, an education of the broadest type.

THE VAGABOND. Living the life of the vagabond free Wandering from place to place, having no home; Caring for no-one, the world a good friend to me, 路what need I more when I'm alone ~ Nothing to worry me, only at night, Seeking a shelter beneath the tall pine, Watching the drifting leaves softly alight, Counting the stars in the Heavens divine,

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A'.vake in the morning, a song in my heart, Free as the birds in the trees up above, Should 'ring my 'pack to make ready to sta rt, Bound clown to no-one, with no-one to love.

Living my life in the calm forest shade, Passing the clays in the way I love best; Content if God grant me some cool shady glade And a vag路abond 's dream in my last quiet rest.

J.V.B. (V. B.)

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Football (C. Sutherland and R. Edgley.)

Inexperience and lack of speed prevented this year's Fifteen from meeting with outstanding success, although the same doggedness and t eam spirit remained as in former years. By the end of the season the Fifteen showed remarkable improvement both in the forwards and backs, who had by then developed a fairly sound

SECON D

FIFTE EN, 1931.

Oakley Studio, N.P. Back Row.-A . Haywar d, G. Saunder s, H . Purser, J. Elmes, L. Spence, A. Belliss, J. Walkin ton, Nilsson .

Middle Raw.-M. Ewart, E . Oxenha m, N. Gilbert, J. West (capt. ), B. Andrew , F . Tuck, L . Therkle son.

In Front.- R. Evans, 路J. Gannaw ay, H. Hooke.

combiuati.on. Numerous injuries necessitatin g changes in the team made it difficult to secure any brilLiant combination.

The usual inter-college matches were played路 against St. Patrick's College, Te Ante College, Auckland Grammar School, and Hamilton High School. Wanganui Collegiate b eing unable to play us this year the vVanganui Technical College match was substituted. In every college match Sehool were outstanding for their tackling路.

The Second Fifteen, one of the best School has had for a number of years, also played in the Third Grade Competition and came close to the top of the ladder. The other teams in the various competition s played with varying success. In the Fifth Grade Competition the Sixth Fifteen played through a very successful season, winning the Taranaki Championsh ip.

We are deeply indebted to the masters who devoted so much time to the coaching and supervision of the teams; to the Jockey Club for the use of its grounds; to the parents and friends who billeted the visiting teams.

We take this opportunity of thanking those Auckland and Hamilton friends who billeted and entertained the team so well. 'l'he trip to Auckland and Hamilton was greatly looked forward to and thoroughly enjoyed by the whole team, some of whom have memories that will never , be forgotten.

SCHOOL v. ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE. Played at Hawera and lost 3-6.

St. Patrick's immediately initiated a smart back attack, the passing being crisp and short. School w ere defending well when from their own territory their backs ran into line and gained considerable ground. 'l'he forwards heeled from the scrum and all the backs handled for :McDonald to trick Skinner. Sutherland, however, was well smothered by the full-back. St. Patrick's next staged several back attacks, but School were defending well.

Cooney eventually secur ed from a loose scrum and went over to score. (0-3). School now attacked strongly, but failed to get through. Half-time then sounded.

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At the beginning of the second spell McCallum and Bryant burst through, but Egan saved. Exciting play followed, School staging whirlwind attacks. From halfway Lavv sped down the line; Bryant received the pass and went over for a good try. (3-3). The visitors now opened up a h eavy rearguard attack, but School's defence was sound. From a scrum Christie eventually sent Skinner over for a try on the blind side. (3-6).

Play remained in midfield until the whistle blew with the score unaltered. 'l'he School team was: Renton, Law, Sutherland, McDonald, Murray, Can·oll, West, McCallum, Hamilton, Belliss, Fredsberg, Morrison, Birch, Bryant, Harper.

SCHOOL v. TE AUTE. Played on Pukekura Park, and lost 0-13.

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SCHOOL v. WANGANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Played at Pukekura Park, and won 10-3.

School backs opened the attack, but \Vanganui took no chances, standing very shallow.

A determinell dribbling rush led by Birch was stemmed at the vVanganui goal line. Here McLean brilliantly intercepted a pass, but after he had passed to Hutchinson the movement broke down. From a scrum at half-way Vlilson ran round the blind side and after making a good opening passed to 1\IIcDonald, who side-stepped several of the opposition to score alongside the posts. McCallum converted. (5-0). The Sch_ool forwards pushed play clown to \Vanganui's twenty-five, and from a line-out the ball r eached 1\IIurray, who cut in spectacularly to score alono·side the posts. lVIcCallum again converted. ( 10-0). \Vanganui retaliated and for a time School were penned in a hot defence. Half-time sounded with \Vangauui still attacking.

The second. spell opened with V1,T anganui trying to reduce the margm by snappy back attacks. The ball shot out to School's backs, but Porgeter broke up the movement with a determined tackle. vVanganui opened up an attack and 1\IIcLean, after a tricky run, scored in the corner. (10-3). School forwards came through in the loose and nearly scored. School were still attackino· when the whistle blew. Mr. J. S. King refereed. o The team was the same as that which played at Hawera, save that Wilson and Cave replaced \Vest and Belliss respectively.

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From a loose scrum the ball passed through the Te Ante backs, but each in turn was well tackled. Two strenuous attempts by Kihi to penetrate the School's rearguard fail ed. T e Ante next worh:ed the blind side and almost reached the lin e, but School found touch in the corner. rrhe School backs were playing much better, some clever passing movements being staged. After a strong Te Ante attack Goldsmith secured from the loose and outstripped the opposition to score near th e posts.

(0-5).

On resumption School thrilled the spectators with a desperate effort to retrieve the position, and for a time hammer ed unmercifully at the Te Ante line. Tibble le<l the rre Ante team to the other end of the field, but School were in a determined mood and the backs secured to handle p erfectly for Cook almost to reach the objective.

School k ept up the pressure and a few minutes later l\IcDonald enacted a sensation by weaving his way clean through the Te Ante team and, with only the full-back to pass, h e pasflecl out, but the movement broke clown.

Hunter interc epted a pass and broke clean away, Rowlands making a magnificent effort to catch Ruru, who hall received from Hunter. Thompson converted both trirs.

(0-10 ) . As a result of a brisk passino· rush Te Ante made half the len gth of the field, but wer e driven back when JHc Callum found touch in rre Ante's corner with •a 'iplenclid kick. Then came another devastating 'l'e Ante rnsh, which ::;a w Numa dash over betwe<•n the posts.

(0.. 13 ) . Sehool mad e a frantic but vain effort to scon~ during the remaining three minutes. l\Ir. J. S. King refereed. rrhe School team was: Elmes, Coo k, McDonald, R.owlands, l\Iurray, Sutherland, vVilson, Cave, Hamilton , Tnck, Birch, l\Iorrison, l\IcCallum, Harper, Bryaut.

SCHOOL v. AUCKLAND GRAMMAR. Played at Eden Park, and lost 3-24.

Past backs were the deciding· factor in School's defeat by Auckland Grammar. School went to the attack from the kick-off, passing by the backs and a short punt by l\Iurray taking play to the Grammar twenty-five.

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Grammar worked upfield and attempte cl to get their backs in action. Two penalties in successio n to Gramma r saw Slyfield's shots fall short. School's pack were working splendidly in the tight, hooking the ball every time.

Hammond capped a warm attack by Gramma r by scoring near the flag. (0-3).

Shortly afterwar ds Gramma r again scored. ( 0-6). 'l'he School forwards made a determined attack and carried the ball over the Gramma r line, but the Blues forced just in time.

Gramma r attacked and from a scrum Curry crossed the line on the blind side. Sly:field converte d. (0-11).

School opened the second spell brilliant ly and a good run by UcDonald put School on the attack. Loose play by the School forwards drove Gramma r to their line, but Curry broke away, allowing Hill to score. Robinson converted. (0-16). From tight play near School's line Robinson bulloclced his way over the line. (0-19).

School rallied pluckily and again forced Gramma r into their twenty-five. From a cut-throu gh by Sutherla nd the ball was sent through the backs for Cook to have a clear run.

(3-19) . In the remainin g ten minutes School hammere d hard at the Grammar line and on one occasion Morrison was held up right on their line. Just on time Gramma r broke away, allowing Brown to score.

Robinson converted. (3-24).

The team was the same as against 're Aute, except that Renton replaced Elmes, West replaced vVilson (injured) and Fredsber g replaced Tuck.

SCHOOL v. HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. Played in Hamilton , and won 6-0.

School kicked off, the forwards taking play well down field, but Paterson relieved with a good kick. A free-kick to School again put us in a strong attackin g position, the forwards 路working very well led by Birch and Harper. 'rhe School backs initiated several pretty passing rushes and Hamilto n were compelle d to forceclown from a :five-yard scrum. School kept a tense attack on Hamilton's line, but the latter managed to break away.

School returned to the attack and were still pressing when the half-time bell rang.

On resumption School had the early tenitoria l advantage and the backs were handling well, when a free-

THIRD FIFTEEN, 1931.

Oakley Studio, N .P. Back Row.-J. Freethey, J. Healy, M. Niven, W. Glenn, H. Whittington . P. McDonnell, R. Simpson, D. B lackley.

Middle Row.- 1. Ridd le, M. Ek~ah l , E . Meredith (vice路capt.), L. Watt (capt.), M. Ingle, F. Van de Water, L . Hore.

In Front.-R. Thompson.

FOOT BALL

17 kick was award ed iu a handy positi on, lVIcCallum kiL:kiug a goal. (3-0). Hami lton made a despe rate effort to reduce the marg in and were award ed a free-k ick in a good positi on, but the kick failed . Schoo l again took the offensive. Even tually Lawre nce, follow ing up a crosskick, 路went across , lVIcCallum findin g the angle too great.

(6-0). Ev en play betwe en the twent y-five s follow ed until the final bell rang. The team was the same as again st Auck land Gram mar, excep t that Lawr ence replac ed Cook.

THIRD GRADE COMPETITION MATCHES. The team was not actua lly entere d in the comp etitio again this year, as the inter- colleg e fixtur es preve nted n the comp letion of the series .

June 3, v . Old Boys, at Park; won 26-0 . Playe d as a curtai n-rais er to Taran aki v. V\Tang anui match . 'fries score d by Cook (2), lVIcCallum, Suthe rland , Law, Bryan t and Lawr ence. McCa llum conve rted one try and kicke d a penal ty.

June 6, v. Star, on Schoo l Grou nd; drew 0-0.

June 13, v. Clifto n, at V\Taitara; won 14--0 . 'l'ries score d by Cook (2) and Lawr ence (2). lVIcCallum converte d one try.

June 20, v. Urenu i, at Urenu i; won 21-3 . Tries were score d by Cook, Birch , Law (2) . McCa llum converte d three tries.

June 27, v. Tuka pa, at Park; won 8-0. Tries score d

by Suthe rland and Rowl ands. lVIcCallum conve rted the ' first try.

July 11, v. Okato , at Park; won 9-3. Playe d curtai n-rais er to the 'l'aran aki v. South lancl match . as a 'l'ries were score d by lVIcDonald (2) and Suthe rland .

July 18, V. Old Boys, at Racec ourse ; won 6-0. son and Cook score d tries, but neithe r was conve rted.vVilJuly 25, v. Okato , at Okato ; draw, 8-8.

Augu st 1, Y . Star, at Park; won, 6- 0. Playe d as a curtai n-rais er to 'l'aran aki v. Auck land match . Rowl ands and Lawr enc e score d tries.

Augu st 15, v. Clifto n, on the Schoo l groun d; won, 26-6 . 'l'ries were score d by lVIcDonald, Rowl ands, Cave, McCa llum and Cook. JVlcCallum conve rted four tries, besides kickin g a goal.

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PEASE CUP MATCH . 'l'he annual match, always a popular one, between the Boarders and Day Boys was played on September 19 on the Racecourse. The teami:i were very evenly matched, aml it was only after a clogged ~truggle that the Boarders emerged victorious by 3-0. The winning try wai:i scored

by Nilsson. Mr . J. S. King refereed the match .

SECOND XV. MATCHES. June 3, v . 'l'ukapa, at Rac ecourse; eh-awn, 3 all.Rowlands kicked a penalty.

June 6, v . Okato, at Okato; won, 6-0.-Carroll and Henton scored tries for School.

June 13, v. Star, at Racecourse; lost, 0-32.

June 20, v. Old Boys, at Pukekura Park; won, 12-3.

-Howlands, 'l'herkleson, Nillson and Oxenham scored tries.

J une 27, v. Urenui, at Racecourse; won, 12-3 .- Trie:; ~cored by McDonald, Oxenham and Can路oll ( ~ ) .

July 11, v. Clifton, at Waitara; lost, 0-9.

July 18, v. 'rukapa, at Racecoun;e; won, 6-0 .-Howlands scored and converted his try.

July 25, v . Clifton, at Racecourse; won, 8-7 .-Rowlands and Spence :"Cored tries. Rowland:; converted his own try.

August 8, v. Okato, at Racccour~c; clrawn, 3-3.Whittington ~cored a try.

THIRD X V . MATCHES. Jun e 3, v. School C; won, 54- 0.

June 10, v . Star; lo:;t, 3-6.-:rv'I:eredi t lt kicked a penalty.

June 20, v. School B; won, 22-0.-Mereclitb (~), Simpson, Whittington and Cameron .路cored. Ilollancl an cl ~Icreclith converted tries, and Meredith kicked a penalty.

June 27, v . 'l'ukapa, lost, 0-18.

July 2, v. School C; won, 16-0.-M ereclith (2), 'l'hompson and Whittington scored, and Meredith conYcrtecl two.

July 11, v. 'l'ukapa; lost, 0-9.

July 25, v. Star; lost, 3-6.-Mercdith kicked a penalty.

August 17, v. School B; won, 11-6 .-Ca.tran, Ilca.ly and Niven scored, and Meredith converted one.

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FOURTH XV. MATCHES. June 6, v. Star; lost, 0-14.

June 13, v. 'l'ukapa; lost, 0-15.

June 20, v. School A; lost, 0-22.

June 27, v. School C; drew, 3-3 . Edgley scored.

July 11, v. School C; won, 6-0. Outred and Ulenburg scored.

July 18, v. Star; lost, 0-12.

July 25, v. Tukapa; lost, 0-20.

August 17, v . School A; lost, 6-11. Sutton and Meston scored.

FIFTH XV. MATCHES. June 3, v. School A; lost, 0-54.

June 6, v. Tukapa; lo::;t, 0- 51.

June 20, v. Star; lost, 0-54.

June 27, v. 'School B; drew, 3-:J. Cat l'au :;cor ed.

July 2, v . School A; lo st, 0-16.

July 11, v. School B; lo::;t, 0:__6.

July 18, v . 'l'ukapa; lost, 5-11 . Finch ::;cored an cl Potts converted.

SIXTH XV. MATCHES. June 3, v. School C; won, 19-3.-...:...Rop;er::; (2), Simpi:ion, Boylc and :1!..,. Ulen berg scored. Whitehead and LarkiJJ. each converted one. . June ] 3, v. Star; won, 11-;{.- Elli;;, Amlrcw::; and ElltOtt scored. Whitellcad .conYcrtccl one.

June 23 v. Scl1路ool B; ,,-on, 17-0.-Simpson, Best, F. Ulenberg, Larkin and Gamlin scored. Whitehead converted one.

June 27, v. Tnkapa; won 3-0 .-Raclley scored.

July ~ ' v. School C; won, 37-0.-Elliott, Boy le, F. Ulenberg, Bc::;t, Jen:;en, Whitehcacl, Larkin, Anclrew;; and Gamlin scorecl. Whitehead converted two and Ulenbcro路 one. Larkin potted a goal. "' July 11, v. Tukapa; drew, 0-0.

July 25, v. Star; won, 17 -0.- Elliott (2), Boyle (2), and Elli::; scored. Bell converted one.

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SEVEN TH XV . MATCHES. J-une 6, v. Star ; drew, 3-3.-S mart ::;cored.

J une 13, v. 'l'ukap a; drew, 3-3.-B ooth scored.

June 23, v. School A; lost, 0-17.

J\me 27, v . School C; won, 12-3.- Hookh am, Bartle tt, J ackson and M. Ulenbu rg scored .

July 11, v . School C; won, 14-0.- Hookh am, Christe m;en, Radley and V. Carrol l scored. \Vater s converted one.

July 18, v. Star; lo::;t, 0-6.

July 25, v . 'l'ukap a; lo::;t, 0-8.

EIGHTH XV. MATCHES. June 3, v. School A; lost, 3-19 .- Jones scored .

June 6, v. 'l'ukap a; won, 6-0 .- Potts scored and kicked a penalty .

June 20, v. Star; won, 14-0.- Cockr ane and Jone::; scored. Potts and Simpso n each kicked a penalty and Potts conver ted a try.

June 27, v . School B; lost, 3-12.- Darby scored.

July 2, v. School A; lost, 0-37.

July 11, v. School B; lost, 0-14.

July 18, Y. Tukap a; lo st, 0-25. \.ugust 8, v . Star; lo::;t, 7-13.-M cDonn ell scored and Potts potted a goal.

-------------S'l'ORM.

() ulack aml bodin g thunde r cloucl, 'l'hy rolling crash , the lightni ng's la::;lt, A calm succeed , which, lik e a shroud , Had deaden ed every sound.

But now thy rain in torrent s roan.; On iron roof::;; and in the ::;tr路eet 'l'Le gutt er: filled, the water pours ln rushin g, ::;pread ing stream s. 'l'he crashin g booms with ceaseless din Fill ever y Leart with fearful awe, Whih;t jagged fork.; of lightni ng th in Split all thy Stygia n rolb.

N.tl. (lV. A.)

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(.J. F. Wilson .)

The fin e weathe r that has prevail ed on SportR Day throug hout the past few year::; waR again in eviden ce on Saturd ay, Octobe r 31; a ratl;Jer dull mornin g develo ping into an id eal afterno on. Parent s and Old Boys were presen t in larg e numbe rs, and the meet ing was one which will long be remem bered by all.

That the track was in great conditi on was fully proved during the day by the outstan ding perform ances, no less than four record s being broken , while anothe r was equalle d. H . E. Hooke (2min. 8 4-5Ree.) broke W. A. Beck's 19'27 time of 2min. 11 l -5sec for the 880 yards sen ior champ ionship ; R. W . Wilson clipped 1 l-5FJec. off t h e junior record of 2min. 19 4-:)sec. for the 880 yards junio1路, eRtablishecl by W . J . Thoma s in 1927 and equalle d

by A. Tarran t in 1930; Wilson also beat Thoma s' 440 yards junior record of 58 l-5sec. by l-5sec. ; and P. Hawki ns lowere d R. W. Wilson 's 220 yards under 14time of 27 2-5sec. by 2-5sec., while M. 0. Ekdah l equalle d Jones' perform ance in the junior hurdles .

Aftern oon tea was provid ed in the usual pleasin g manne r in the Assem bly Hall by Mrs. Moyes and a n umber of willing h elpers. Th e thanks of the School are also due to Miss Ross, Miss Colema n and Mr. Dobson for enterta ining the visitor s with orches tral items during , afterno on tea. We are also indebt ed to Messrs . Lightband and W ann for broadc asting the results .

The r esults of the champ ionship s w ere as follow s:Senior Champ ionshi p.-A. K. Catt路an (24 points) 1st, H. E. Hooke (20 points) 2nd, G. L. Nilsson (11 points) 3rd, M. J . Outred (8 points) 4th.

Junior Champ ionshi p.-R. W . Wilson (l8! points) 1st, I. W. Rowla nds (16 points) 2nd, M. 0. Ekdab l (13 points) 3rd.

Under 14 Champ ionshi p.-P. G. Hawki ns (20 points) 1st, M. J. Lynch (9 points ) 2nd.

Under 12 Champ ionshi p.-J. L . Mack (Ul points) 1Rt, S. G. Fari.s (14 points ) 2nd.

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CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. SENIOR CUP. 100 Yarrls.-Championship h eat : M . I. Outred 1, H. E. Ho ok e 2, G. L. Nilsson 3; time, 11 1-5sec. Second h eat : L. A . Murray (2yds.) 1, D. N. Whitcombe (4yds.)

2; time, 11 3-5sec. 'l'hird heat : J . H. Birch (2yds.) 1, L. E. Fredsberg (4yc1s.) '2; time, 11 2-5sec. Fourth h eat: II. J. Whittington (3yds .) 1, W. J. Glenn (4yds.) 2; t im e, 11 1-5sec. F ifth h eat : I. Laur ence (scr .) 1, J. L. Davidson (3yc1s.) 2; t ime, 11 3-5sec. Sixth heat: F. McBeth (7yds. ) 1, F. Parfitt (7yc1s.) 2; time, 11 1-5sec.

Seventh heat: R. N . B ooth (5yds.) 1, C. M. Sutherland (2yds.) 2; time, 11 2-5sec. Eighth h eat : J . M. Turnidge (9yds.) 1, M. G. Niven (5yc1s.) 2; time, 11 4-5sec. Final : l\'IcBetb 1, Parfi tt 2, 'l'nrniclge 3; time, 11sec.

440 Ya rd s (Old Boys' Shielcl).-H. E. Hooke 1, A. K. Cat ran 2, M. J. On tred 3; time, 54 3-5sec .

880 Yards (Mason Memorial Cnp ) .- II. E. IIooke 1, l\. K. Catran . 2, G . L. Nilsl>On 3; time, 2min. 8 4-5sec.

(Record .)

High J nmp.-H. D. Law (3in .), 5ft. 4in., 1; Ha.rrison (1in.), 5ft. lin., 2; A. K . Ca.tr an (scr.), 5ft., 3.

Long ,Jnmp.- A. K. Catr an (scr.), 17ft. 2in. , 1; G. h Nilsson (scr.), 17ft. 1in., 2; W. J. Gl enn (7in. ), 16ft.

7in ., 3.

1~0 Yarcl s Ilnnll es (M e. Noa.kes's C up ).-Championsllip li e<li: l\. K . Cat nm (owe 7ycls.) 1, G. L. Nilsson (owe 7yds.) ~, l\1. .J. Ont rr cl (owe 7yc1s.) ;1 ; time, 19 1-5sec.

Secon d h eat : J. 0 . Uockran c (owe 3yc1s.) 1, A. P. H ealy (owe 5ycls.) 2; time, 20 3-5sec . Final : Cat!· an l, Nilsson 2, Ilealy 3; time, 19 4-5sec.

J UNIOR CUP. 100 Yards (Mr. Beckbessinger's Cup ).-Championship h eat : I. W . Row land s 1, R. W. Wilson 2, D. I. Blacldey 3 ; time, 11 3-5sec. Second heat : J. Mallom (6yds .) 1, B. M. Harkness (7yds.) 2 ; time, 12sec. Third h eat: E . J. Hall (8yds.) l , E. D. Booth (2yds.) 2; time, 1.1 3-5sec. Fourth h eat : C. Drury (6y d s.) 1, J. J. Austin (9yd.· .) 2; time, 12sec. Fifth h eat : E. Smart (5yds.) 1, A. J. Old (2yds.) 2; time, 12sec. Sixth h eat: F. H. Wheeler (6yds .) 1, G. N. Armit (4yds.) 2; time, 114-5sec.

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Scve.nth heat: V . L . Can·oll (3ycls.) 1 I Hodl . (r. ' .

2.; tnne, 12:,;ec. Final: Hall 1 Hoclder. 9 R c er1 ~~ cls3.) tunc, 11. 2-5sec. ' ~, ow anos ; 440 Yards (Mrs. Botham1ey's Cup) -R W w·1 J., I . W . RcOW1anc1s 2 , P. Meston ·3; time, 58sec. · · 1 son (Recor:d.)

880 .Yarcls (Mr. Gi1mour's Cnp) .-R. W W .

I. Menzles 2, M . P . U1enbero· 3. t ' 2 . . i1son l, (Record .) "' ' rme, mm . 18 3-5sec.

El·l 1!igh Jnmp.- J. Dav !es (2in.) 4ft. lOin. 1.· M 0 ,c aJJl (scr.), J. Steven (3in.) I. Davies (5in') 4ft 9. . . equal 2. ' · , . 1n.,

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Long Jnmp .- J. H~:vlancls (scr.) 17ft. 9in., 1 ; E. D. B ooth (14in.) 1 I ft. I m., 2; ,l\1:. 0. Ekdahl (~'C l'.)

17ft. l~in ., 3. ,, 120 Yards IImcUes - First heat ( 1 .

1. li e. at ): M. 0. Ehla hl (ow~ 7yd~) 1 R W cWJa.m l ·pwn(slrp 7y 1 · ) 9 t' ·· , · · 1 son ow e . c s. -; lm e, 19 4-5sec. Second heat (cham ionshi ) . · ( oweP7ycls · )P ').· D . · l. Blackl tin 90 4 - ey (owe . 7ycls) . . 1 , I . M enzies le, -!.Jsec. Thu·d h eat: P. McDonncll (owe 7. ds-) and L . W. Bennett (owe 5yds.) equal 1 . time Fo.nr1brh eat:.M. Lucas (scr.) 1; time, 21 , 4-5scc: Fi~~~ h e,l t: ,J . Davles (owe 3ycl!';.) 1 . time 99sec S . fi l ' , ~- · . enu- na : Ehclah1 1 lVI , . . ') B.l , . enzws -, ackley 3. tim e 19sec (E 1 r ecord. ) Fma l: Ekclah l ] , Lnca~ 2 Benn.~tt· 3 . t~lua 20sec. ' , nne,

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UNDER 1.4 CUP. 7!) Yards.-C hampionship beat. p G H 1 . /r L " · ' · · . a"' nns 1 l\ J.. ync 11 i>, P. Aldon;; 3. time 9 9 ,- .

J D w . ' , --Llsec. S econcl heat:, . . alton ( vyds) 1, S. C. May er ( 4yds.) 2 G. D McKee (3ycls.) 3; trm e, 9 4-5sec . Third heat: E C. Martin (2yc~s.) 1, A. M. Burgess (5ycls.) 2 p Fe. t .

(2ycls.) 3; tlme, 9 4-5sec. Fourth heat: E. Mai~ ( 4 ~~) 1, J~~ Crawf?rd (5yds.). 2, 0. Cattley (5yds.) 3. ~i~~ 9 4-LJsec. Fma1: Hawkm s 1, Lynch 9 M . 3: t' , -, am , 1me, 9 1-5sec. lOO Yards.-Championship heat. p G H k' lVI L 1 9 · · . aw ms 1 >. ync J ~, J. Steven 3; time, 12 2-5sec. Second heat: 1 ·_ R. Fe~ton (3yds.) 1, H. Kettle (5ycls.) 2. time 13 3-:<)Sec. 'l1nrc1 heat: E . C. Martin ( 4vds.) 1 C 'J NI ; 1 . ) 'J t 13 " ' · · " OCtC Cl ( ovd:,; ·' , . - ; rme, sec. Fourth heat: E. Main (5ycls.)

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1, G. D. McKee (6yds.) 2; time, 12 4-5sec.

Ha.wkins 1, Lynch 2, Martin 3; time, 12 2-5sec.

Final:

220 Yards.-Champions hip heat: P. G. Hawkins 1, M. Lynch 2, I. B. Fa.ris 3; time, 27 2-5sec. (Record.)

Second heat: E. Gorringe (9yc1s.) 1, C. J. Nodder (12yds.)

2, D. Fluker (14yds.) 3; time, 31sec. Third heat: G. H. Terry (10yds.) 1, P . R. Fenton (10yds.) 2, J. D. Walton (8yds.) 3; time, 30 4-5sec. Final: Hawkins 1, Lynch 2, Gorringe 3 ; time, 29 3-5sec.

UNDER 12 CUP. 50 Yards.-J. L. l\'J:ack 1, S. G. Faris 2, .T. M. Murray 3; time, 7 2-5sec. lOO Yards.-.T. L . Mack 1, S. G. Faris 2, J . lVL Murra.y 3; time, 14 3-5sec.

150 Yards.-J. L. Mack 1, S. G. Faris 2, J. l\'L Murray 3 ; time, 2lsec.

HANDICAP EVENTS. 150 Yards Open (Mr. A.. J. Ward's Cup) .-First heat: J. H. Birch (2yds) 1; time, 16 4-5sec. Second heat: P. McDonnell (5yds) 1; time 17 1-5sec. 'l'hird heat: I. W. Row lands (scr.) 1; time, 16 4-5sec. Fourth heat: J路. vValkinton (4yds) 1; time, 17 1-5sec. Fifth heat: I. Laurence (scr.) 1; time, 17 1-5sec. Sixth heat: J . D. Cockrane ( 4yds) 1; time, 17sec. Seventh heat: F. Parfitt (9yds) 1; time, 17 l-5sec. Eighth heat : E. \V. Lacey (9yds) 1; time, 171-5sec. Ninth heat: F. McBeth (6yds) 1; time, 17sec. Tenth heat: 0. N. Whitcombe (4yds) 1; time, 17 1-5sec. Final: McBeth 1, Parfitt 2, Laurence 3; time, 16 3-5sec.

75 Yards (under 13).-First heat: I. B. Faris (scr.) 1, Squire 2, G. D. McKee 3; time, 10sec. Second heat: J. R. Arthur (4yds.) 1, J. L. Mack (scr.) 2, P. M. Nilsson (scr.)

3; time, 10 4-5sec. Final: Faris 1, J. A.rthur 2, McKee 3; time, 10 1-5sec. lOO Yards (under 15) .-First heat: A.. L. McKeovvn (3yds.) 1, N. Elmes (3yds.) 2; time, 12 1-5sec. Second heat: I. Hodder (6yds.) 1, D. P. Thomson (6yds.) 2; time,

SIXTH FIFTEEN, 1931.

Oakley Studio, N.P, (Winners of the Taranaki Fifth Grade Championship .)

Back Row. - F. Ulenberg, C. Whitehead, R. Rogers, S. Andrews. M. Ellis, G. Radley, F. Gamlin, E. Elliott, G. Best.

First Row.- T. Larkin, G. Armit, A. J e nsen (vice-capt.), R. Simpson (capt.), R. Smart, H. Bell, M. Boyle . .

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12sec. Third heat: T . Ryan ( 4yds.) 1, D. Middle ton (5yds.) and F. G. Gamlin (1yd.) equal 2; time, 13 1-5sec.

Fourth heat: I. C. Grant (2yds) 1, L. Emett (3yds) 2; time, 12 1-5sec. Fifth heat: J. Christof fel (3yds.) 1, K. J ohnston ( 5yds.) 2; time, 13sec. Sixth heat : J. C. \V. Davies (5yds.) 1, R. Morriso n (3yds.) 2; time, 12 1-5sec.

Final: Hodder 1, Davies 2, Grant 3; time, 12sec.

220 Yards Open.- First heat: I. Laurenc e (scr.) 1, F. Parfitt (9yds.) and H. J. Whittin gton (3yds.) equal 2; time, 26 1-5sec. Second heat: J. D. Cockran e (5yds.) 1, D. N. Whitco mbe (6yds.) 2; time 26 2-5sec. Third heat: G. A.. Hutton (1yd.) 1, A.. R. Parish (10yds.) 2; time 27 3-5s.,e,c. Fourth h eat : R. N. Booth (7yds.) 1, M. H. Harriso n (7yds.) 2; time, 26 2-5sec.

Fifth heat: C. M. Sutherl and (3yds.) 1, J. L. Davidso n (5yds.) 2; time, 26 1-5sec. Sixth heat: F. McBeth (10yds. ) 1, E. v\T. Lacey (12yds. ) 2; time, 26 2-5sec. Final: 1\'IcBeth 1, Davidso n 2, Sutherl and 3; time, 25 3-5sec.

440 Yards Senior .-F. l\{cBeth (20yds. ) 1, R. N. Booth (20yds. ) 2; time, 57sec.

440 Yards Junior (Mr. Harman 's Cup).- R. Stephen s (25ycls. ) 1, L. W. Bennet t (scr .) and J. Mallon (30~rc1s.) equal 2; time, 58 3-5sec.

880 Yards Senior. -][. P. Ulenber g (5yds.) ] , R. Pm路iRh (60yds. ) 2, M. Hicks 3; time, 2min. 14 1-5sec.

880 Yards Junior .-W. W. P. Wilson (30yds) 1, F. R. Wheele r ( 40yds.) 2, A.. Miller (30yds.) 3; time, 2min.

19 2-5sec.

Mile Senior (Dr. E. F. Fookes' s Cup) .-F. P. Ulenbe rg (30yds) 1, J. Bryant (scr.) 2, B. R. Renton (10ycls.) 3; time, 4min. 53see.

Mile Junior (Mr. B. W. Grieve's Cup) .-1\'L R. Ra.clforcl 1, A.. L. McKeow n (80ycls. ) 2, A. Millar (40y(1fl. ) 3; time, 5min. 15sec.

(50ycl~'>.)

Three-l egged Race (75ycls .)-,J. Campbe ll ancl S. Andr ews 1, R. Urry and A.. Stanch路i ng 2.

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Pota to H.nce (und er 14) .-P. Hnw kins 1, 'I'. Ln r ki n 2, C. Nod der 3.

Potn to Rnce (ove r 14) .-F. Vnn-cle-"\i\Tn ter 1, H . Hop kins 2.

Sack Rnce (75ycls .) .-.T. Sh ort 1, I.J. Emett. 2, R. Wi lln; 3.

Old Boy s' Race , 100 Yar ds (Pric lham Cup ) .-L . W .

Lov elll, 0. Dav ies 2, N. Leal ancl 3; time , 11 l -5sec.

Thro wing Cric ket Ball (Sen ior) .-J. Wes t i; distanc e, 80yds. Oft. llin .

Thro wing Cric ket Ball (Jnn ior) .-R . \V. Wils on 1; dista nce, 72yd s. 2ft. lOin. REL AY RAC ES. Fift h and Sixt h Form s.-V c. (R. vV. Wi lson , A. K. Catr an, H. J. Whi tting ton, l\I. J. Outr ed).

Thir d and Fou rth Form s.-I Jia (l\I. 0. Ekcln hl , P. l\Ies ton, A. G. l\'Ici ntyr e, I. vV. Dav ies ).

A Cl.JO ITD AT SUN SE'l '.

A silve r clou d! A gold en day!

Imp ress 'd upon my min d wi ll stny A visio n of the setti ng sun, Ligh ting the clou d whe n day was clone .

The sun in dign ity sank dow n, 'l'he clou d abov e him was his crow n 'l'he silve r cres t, the gold en hue, Whi le homewarct boun d the swal lows . flew.

On hills and hillo cks far and near , 'l'he dark ened trees stoo d out so clea r, In silho uette s agai nst the sky, Men cease thei r work . The nigh t is nigh .

T.M .L. (Ill. A.)

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(R. B. And rew) .

Frid ay, Octo ber 16, the clay set asid e for our annu al stee plec hase , wns brig ht aml sunn y, but cond ition s werft rath er spoi lt by a stro ng wes terly wind whic h hnnd icapp ed the com petit ors alon g the beac h. How ever , this wind help ed the runn ers over the last stag es of the cour se, part icul arly in the seni or even t.

This year the cour ses were alter ed som ewh at. The last big hill in the seni or stee plec hase was cut out, thus redu cing the dista nce from 3-?i to 3 mile s, whil e the inte rmed iate cour se was shor tene d to 2t miles by leav ing out part of the rnn towa rds the east afte r leav ing the beac h.

JUN IOR STE EPL ECH ASE .

Resu lts were as follo w : J . R. Arth ur (90s ec.), llm in. 47sec.

1 D. Win ter (lOOsec.), 12m in. 5sec. . .

2 A. Stan drin g (80s ec.), llmi n. QOsec.

3 P . G. Haw kins (scr. ) , lOmin. 45sec.

4 R. E. Sole (60sec.) , llmi n. 47sec. . .

5 N. H. Arth ur (90s ec.), 12m in. 22sec.

6 'r. V. Nels on (90s ec.), 12min. 35sec.

7 A. l\'L Burg ess ( 60sec.) , 12min. 5sec.

8 L . Mar sden (70s ec.), 12min. 19sec. . .

9 H . Kett le ( 50sec.) , 12m in. lsec .

10 C. J. N odd er (70s ec.), 12m in. 22sec.

11 P. Bret hert on ( 50se c.), 12m in. 3sec.

12 S. Fari s ( 50sec.), 12m in. 15sec.

13 M. P. Don nell y (scr. ), llmi n. 26sec.

14 H. H. Fran cis ( 70sec.), 12m in. 36sec.

15 W . D. Squ ire (40s ec.), 12m in. lOsec.

16 E. C. Mar tin ( 40se c.): 12m in. llse c.

17 N. D. Cl egg ( 50se c.), 12m in. 27sec.

18 D . Fluk er ( 60se c.), 12min. 40sec.

19 D. A. Goo dwin ( 40se c.), 12m in. 24se c.

20 The n follo wed : R. A. Wilk s (80s ec.), J. Stev en (scr. ), R. Penm an, J. D. Bew ley (30s ec.), A. D. G. D. McK ee (50s ec.), J. L. l\'Iack (50s "\i\Trigh t (70s ec.), (70s ec.), A. N. Des Forg es (90sec.) , N ec.), J. D. Wal ton .â&#x20AC;˘T. Gra nt (40sec.) .

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FAST EST 'l'TMES. P. G. Hawk ins . .

10min . 45sec.

M. P. Donn elly . .

11min . 26sec. .J. R. Arthu r 11min . 47se(l .

R. E. Sole 11min . 47sec .

J. Steve n 11min . 47sec.

H. Kettl e 12min . 1sec.

P. Breth erton 12min . 3sec.

D. Winte r 12min . 5sec.

A. M. Burge ss 12min . 5sec. \V. D. Squir e 12min . 10sec.

INTE RME DIA'l 'E S'l'EE PLEC HASE .

D. L. Georg e (100s ec.), 15min . 45sec.

1 A. Mille r ( 80sec .), 15min . 30sec. . .

2 M. Lucas (70sec .), 15min . 42sec. . .

3 A. L. M'Ke own ( 90sec.), 16min . 6sec.

4 A. Land er (70sec .), 16min . Osec. . .

5 M. Radfo rd ( 10sec. ), 15min . 1sec. . .

6 I. M urray ( 50sec .), 15min. 42sec. . .

7 H. G. Bate (100s ec.), 16min . 40sec.

8 R. W. \i\Tilson (scr.) , 15min . 1sec. . .

9 F. R. Whee ler (60se.c.), 16min . 1sec.

10 E . L. Chris tians en (20sec .), 15min . 25sec .

11 J. G. Short ( 60sec .), 16min . 7sec. . .

12 S. W. Benn ett (scr.) , 15min . 10sec.

13 D. Thom son (60sec .), 16min . 15sec .

14 S. J. Squir e (70sec .), 16min . 32sec.

15 R. J. C01路kill (70sec .), 16min . 33sec.

16 P . Birmi ngham ( 30sec. ), 15min . 53sec.

17 A . J. Bow en ( 30sec .), 15min . 53sec.

18 A. L . Ewar t (30sec .), 15min. 55sec.

19 D. Midd leton (90sec .), 17min . 7sec.

20 Then follow ed: H. G. Hopk ins ( 60sec .), l\'I. Ulenb urg (scr.) , I. N. Memi es (scr.), J. Bayly (60sec .), R..

U~ry ( 80sec.) , J. Austi n ( 50sec .), K Law (_60sec.) ,_ L . B1rdl mg (80sec .), R. Steve ns ( 50sec .), W. Dav1d son (::>Osec. ).

F ASTE S'l' TIME S. M. Radfo rd and R. W. Wilso n 15min . 1sec.

L . W. Benn ett ..

15min . 10sec.

E. L. Chris tianse n 15min . 25sec.

A. Mille r 15min. 30sec.

M. Lucas 15min . 42sec.

I. Murr ay 15min . 42sec.

M. Ulenb urg 15niin . 45sec.

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D. Georg e 15min . 45sec.

I. N. Menz ies 15min . 46sec.

P. Birm ingha m 15min . 53sec.

A. J . Bowe n 15min . 53sec .

A. L . Ewar t 15min . 55sec.

SENI OR STEE PLEC HASE .

F. Ulenb erg (30sec .), 17min . 35sec.

1 J. Ulenb erg ( 30sec .), 18min . 10sec.

2 R. Fen ton ( 50sec .), 18min . 37sec. . .

3 P. Mollo y (10sec .), 18min . 14sec. . .

4 D. Ra wson ( 40sec .), 18min . 45sec. . .

5 E. V\T. Lacey ( 60sec .), 19min . 22sec.

6 I-I. E . Hook e ( scr.), 18min . 23sec. . .

7 L. A. Murr ay (scr.) , 18min . 23sec. . .

8 R. N. Cook (scr.) , 18min . 24sec .

9 R. N. O'Rei lly (10sec .), 18min . 35sec.

10 E. K. Johns on (scr.) , 18min . 25sec.

11 J. Fairb rothe r ( 40~ec.), 19min . 10sec.

12 J. Bryan t (scr.) , 18min . 32sec.

13 D. I. Cam er on ( scr. ), 18min . 32sec.

14 B. Rento n (10sec .), 18min . 45sec. . .

15 J. Putt ( 50sec .), 19min . 27sec.

16 F. McBe th (100sec. ), 20min. 20sec.

17 R. Matth ews ( 60sec .), 20min. 10sec.

18 G. A. Hutto n (20sec.) , 19min . 31sec.

19 J. A. Carro ll (20sec.) , 19min . 32sec.

20 Then follow ed: B. B路ami tt (60sec .), A. Catl路a n (scr.) , H. Mand eno (50sec.) , R. Hook ham (40sec. ), P. H. Sutto n (30sec .), I. Potts (20sec. ), J. D. Ande rson (30sec .), 'l'hom pson (40sec .), B. Mered ith (30sec .), '1'. Caldw R. ell (70sec .).

F AS'l'E ST TIME S. F. Ulenb erg 17min . 35sec.

J. Ulenb erg 18min . 10sec.

P. Mollo y 18min . 14sec.

H. E. Hook e 18min . 23sec.

L. A. Murr ay 18min . 23sec.

R. N. Cook 18min . 24sec.

E. K. J ohnso n 18min . 25sec .

J . Bryan t 18min . 32sec.

D. I. Came ron 18min . 32sec.

R. N. O'Rei lly 18min . 35sec.

R. Fento n 18min . 37sec.

D. Raws on 18min . 45sec.

B. Rento n 18min . 45sec.

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CAD ET NOT ES (J. H. Birch .)

We must ii.rst congr atulat e our previo us comm ander , Lieut .-Col. G. F. Bertr and, on being prom oted to the positi on of Officer Comm andin g the Taran aki Regim ent, and also Captain V. E. Kerr upon his prom otion to ·Officer Comm andin g the Schoo l Batta lion. 'l'here has been a rearra ngem ent in the forma tion of the battal ion, the two infan try comp anies havin g been forme d into three comp anies of four platoo ns, each platoo n conta ining two sectio ns.

For some month s the N .C.O. 's receiv ed instru ction each morn ing from Serge ant-M ajor King, of the Permane nt Staff, and so we ii.nd a gener al impro veme nt in the drill, both physi cal and milita ry.

It has been the aim of those in charg e this year to con ect the carria ge and gener al appea rance of the cadet s more than to impro ve the drill, and there has undou bt· eclly been a mark ed impro veme nt.

We notice d with intere st that Capta in V. E. Ken and Lieut enant J. Legg at have receiv ed their sixtee n years ' servi0e meda l and Lieut enant R. C. Wilso n the twelv e years ' servic e meda l; we offer them our hearti est congr atulat ions on their achiev ement s.

As the class-ii.ring has not yet be,en comp leted there is nothi ng to repor t on shoot ing.

With the chang e in the forma tion of the battal ion there have been fewer officers to the numb er of platoo ns, and we are extrem ely grate ful for the willin g mann er in which they hav e devot ed their time so that we may beneii.t.

IT RAIN S. In the wild and wooll y region s Wher e the 'Wea ther Clerk ' reside s, With his ever-r eady legion s And his stock of storm s and tides, Wher e the hurric anes in boxes And the delug es on pegs

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Get mixed up with equin oxes WhHe the summ er solstic e begs For a spell or a vacat ion Just to rest awhil e in bed While it make s some prepa ration li'or alight ing on N.Z. ; Well, then, in this shack Olym pic Wher e Bm·eas hangs his hat 'l'here 's a certai n little imp, "I eh Dien' ' they call him, rathe r fat, And so called becau se if any Thing is missin g, it is said Y on can bet your Sunda y penny They 'll make '' Ichy' ' serve instea d.

Jn a water -tight decan ter, "Wea th er-tig ht" I ought to say, Little "Ichy " once began t' Brew a storm for Mand alay, But a litle Arctic weath er And a. monso on for Madr as · Both got tumbl ed in togeth er And it a.lHo came to pass 'l'ha.t a tol'n torna do tumbl ed Jn and with it took along A consicl el'a.b ly jumbl ed Lot of sunsh ine for Hong Kong .

While the mixtu re ii.zzed and bubbl ed lch y added for a lark Half a jar of "Wea ther Troub led" And a ch·ought for Saraw ak. 'l'hcn a cyclon e for Nebra ska, 'l'idal waves from the Azore s, When a blizza rd from Alask a Burst and blew him out-of -doors .

With 'his turbu lent decan ter Jelly tootle d round the sky, · But the bloom in' thing began t' Get so heavy by-an d-by That he gave a chuckle spitef ul And on Egmo nt let it bump , Whic h is why we get such fright ful Bloom in' weath er round this dump .

J.M. (V. B.)

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Orchestra N ales (1. N. Menz ies.)

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"Music resembles poetry ; in each Are name less graces which no metho ds teach , An d which a maste r h and alone can reach ."

-Pop e.

Once again the hall vvas pack ed with a most appr eciat ive audie nce, when on the nigh t of the Spor ts, Octo ber 31, the annu al conc ert was held. 'l'he Scho ol has long been renown ed for its conc ert, but it may truly be said that this year 's outclass ed any prev iousl y held here.

The cont rast betw een it and those of just a deca de ago is truly rema rkable, and refle cts the great est cred it on Mr. Dobs on and those who assis ted him in its prod uctio n. 'fhe main featu re of the prog ramm e was the stagi ng of two shor t one-a ct plays .

Of the first, ''Shi verin g Shoc ks,'' by Clem ence Dane , the cast was.

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Oakley Studio, N.P. Back Row.- R. Smart, A. Mclnty re , L. Therkl eson , H. Law, J. Hathe rl ey, A. P a rfitt, D. Rawso n .

Third Row.- P . Sutton , J . Walton , D. Pritch a rd , J. Cooper , J. Reed, R. Jones, A. Brown , G. Radley, J . Wilson .

Second Row.- F. Hodde r, T. Betts, A. Johnso n , G. St. Pau l, J. Cochra ne, S. Mayer , D. Watt.

In Front. - D . Menzie s, J. Sloman .

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Capta in Dallas , V.C., D.S.O ...... . M. G. Niven Hysh, his servan t . ... .. . ...... . A. W. Hollan d Granv ille Hughe s, D.Sc., an invent or, C. T. Cave Dawso n I Crook s ... . .... R. W. Edgle y 1'he Sheph erd I . . . . . . . C. Suthe rland Inspec tor James Polloc k ..... H. J. Whitt ington 'l'his play was writte n specia lly for school boys, being suppli ed, indeed , at the reques t of a school drama tic society . The setting is the cosy interio r of a cottag e, a large bright room with lamp shades and armch airs and flowers. 1'he war hero is just comfo rtably settled down for the evenin g when sudde nly his peace is rudely interrupted by the precip itous arriva l of Hughe s.

1'he inventor , knowi ng himse lf shado wed by crooks , has just given Dallas the secret formu la and is about to leave when sudde nly a shot rings out and he falls at the Captain's feet. Almos t immed iately two men rush in accom panied by a drunk en cabby. 'l'ellin g Dallas they are of the Police Force they carry out Hugbe s' body, where upon the drunk ard reveal s himse lf as Inspec tor Polloc k and the two others as dange rous crooks , and takes posses sion of the formu la. Soon after one of the crooks return s and attemp ts to obtain the secret . A strugg le ensues and the Inspec tor turns up again just in time to put the handcuffs on. The acting throug hout was clever , the supposeclly drunk en cabby provid ing much amuse ment.

The cast of the second , ''The Ghost of J erry Bundl er," by W . W. J acobs and Charle s Rock, was : Hirst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. R. Rento n Penfol cl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. G. Niven Malco lm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. H. Sutton Somer s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. P. Maild eno Beldo n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. G. G. Potts Dr. Leek ..... . .. . .. .. . . .. R. S. V . Simps on Georg e-a waiter .. . ... . .... .. A. W. Hollan d

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1'he play opene d with a group of busine ss men exchang ing ghost stories , and genera lly preser ving a cong~enial atmos phere.

The old man, Penfo ld, having just told them the story of J erry Bundl er, leaves the room, and Hirst concei ves the idea of impeF sonati ng the ghost to scare him. In spite of the warni ngs of the others be

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deci des to do it, and take s a bet that he frigh tens them al::;o. 'l'he man ner in whic h he wins his bet prov ides a dram atic conc lusio n to a high ly ente rtain ing play . Renton mad e an exce llent appa ritio n; Nive gift for char acte risat ion as Penf old, n agai n show ed his a weir d old gent leman ; Holl and was a mos t expr essiv ely limb ed wait er; and the othe r part s were all well play ed. 'l'he Juni or Cho ir agai n deli ghte d the thei r fresh , swee t treb le, and thei r rend audi ence with the Bee Suck s," by Arn e, Schu bert 's erin g of "INh ere li'ar mer' s Boy ," by vVri ght, and an arra"To Sylv ia," "The ngem ent of "nfa ry Had a Littl e Lam b," by vVheeler , was D. Men zies was hear d to adva ntag e in fully appr ecia ted. by l\1. V. \¥hi te, "\iVhen the Swa llow a brac ket of song s s and "A Mem ory, " whil e as an enco Hom ewa rd Fly, " re favo urite , "Com in' 'l'hro ugh the Rye he sang the old ." J . S. Hath erly gave two violi n solos, "Sla ve Song ," "Cal m as the Nig·ht," by Boh m. Prob by 1\I~rnsekki , and ably the gem of the prog ramm e was the first mov eme nt of Cesa r Fran ck's Son ata for Pian o and Violin, ''All egre tto poco mosso, '' play ed by l\1r. Dob son and Hath erly .

Lisz t's "Lie bestrau m,' 'play ed by R . S. Jone s, was al::;o popu lar, and he was enth usia stica ll)· reca ll ed. Two song s b,v C. Bell am "I Hear·cl You Sing ing, " b~· Coates, and "VAle," by Ken nedy Russ ell, were also appr ecia ted. 'l'he orch estra , as usua l, play ed succ ess of the conc ert, r ende ring "A a maj or part in the Cou ntry Dan ce," by Germ an, Web b's "Dre ss Para de l\Iar ch." Han del's "Ber enice ," and "The Colo ur Gua rd," by gram me was conc lude d with a noYelty Felt on. 'l'he prochor us sung by the asse mble d com pany .

Dur ing the l\'Iusic ·w ee k orga nise d gave , in conj unct ion \\'ith the Girl in the town , we s' High Scho ol, a conc ert on Tues day, Aug ust 4th.

The prog ram me was as follo ws:1. Orch estra , "Dr ess Para de Mar ch" (We bb). ·) Part Song , Neg ro Spir itua l, "De ep Rive r " Burl eigh .

3. Clar inet Solo, "Co ncer to " (We ber) , D. H. Raw son.

4. Orch estra , (a) "Se rena de" (Zam ecni k), (b) "Da nce Orie ntal " (An thon y).

5. Son ata for Pian o and Viol in, Fina l Mov eme nt "All egret to poco mes so" (Ces ar Fran ck), Mr. J. Dob son and J. S. Hath erly .

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35 6. Juni or Sing ing, (a) "Ha rk! Har k! 'l'he Lar k" (Scl mbe rt), (b) "Wh o is Sylv ia ?"

(Sch uber t).

7. Orch estra , "Co rona ch," a High land Lam ent (Bar rat).

8. Pian ofor te Solos, (a) "'l'lt c Rin g" (Cho pin- Lisz t), (b) "Hu mor esqu e" (Fel ix Swi nste ad), J Steplten::;on.

9. Orch estra , "Mi nue t in G" (Bee thov en).

10. Part Song , "l\!I orni ng lnvi tatio n" (Vea zie).

11. Orch estra , "Po mp and Circ ums tanc e Mar ch" (Elg ar).

12. Unis on Song , "Th e Fish erm en of Eng land " (Phi llips ).

Very muc h the sam e prog ram me was repe ated over the wire less abou t a wee k later , seve ral addi tion al item s bein g give n. Thes e incl uded two clar inet solos bv D H. Raw son, ''Po lish Dan ce'' and God ard 's '' Berce~,se '': a viol in solo, "Me dita tion ," by J. S. Ilath erly ; a son"'' "Joh n Pee l," by D. l\!Ienzies; a pian ofor te solo "Poem~;

by J. Step hens on; and the orch estra l num bers , '"M inue t" (Bac h), "Lil acs" (Ker n), "Mi nue t" (Haw clen ) "To the Sun shin e" (Sch uma nn), and a Vals e by Zame~nik.

On the even ing befo re the 'l'e Aute matc h the visit ing team .was ente rtain ed by the Scho ol Con cert Club , and the M a on boys them selv es gave seve ral high ly appr ecia ted item s.

We take this oppo rtun ity of cong ratu latin g R. Silv er, a form er mem ber of the orch estra , and winn er of the Mus ic Priz e in 1928, who has been succ the exam inati ons. for L.T. C.L. and L.A. essf ul in pass ing B. Dur ing the fifty year s sinc e the foun ding of the Scho ol man y boys have pass ed thro ugh the orch estra .

Nex t year , at East er, will be held the Scho ol Jubi lee and it has been propof.(ed that in conj unct ion with this fe~tival ther e shou ld be form ed a Re-u nion Orch estra , com prisi ng all thos e who have in year s gone by been mem bers of the Scho ol body , that they may play toge ther once agai n som e of the' ~ld pieces. We hope that Old Boy sche me thei r who le-h earte d supp ort and s will give this will do thei r best to assis t us to acco mpli sh it.

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BOXI NG

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Befo re the end of the year we shall play at the spor ts dinn er and the break ing-u p cer emon y. We shall prob ably give our custo mary enter tainm ent at the local priso n.

VISIONS. 'l'e Atiaw a, sittin g Near the rock y Waiw akaih o Whe re it plung es, and frolic s, Cool and clear into pools, Till it drow ses into slum ber By ~:~oft green tree- ferns And mean derin g clem atis.

Hard y settle r, swin ging His axe, to make a clear ing For a farm let in the fores t, 'l'o call home in the days Whe n the tawa , tall and splen did, And the shiny -leav ed kara ka Leav e monu ment s in black ened stump:,;.

Swea ting naYvy, toilin g In the sulle n Waiw akaib o, \Vhil e it glow ers, and dark ens, Dull and bare, in new beds, As he plun ders rock on rock, For coun ty coun cil road ways And the noisy moto r traffic.

-R. N . O'He illy.

BOX ING CHA MPI ONS HIP S (R. Smit h.) 'l'his year the annu al boxi ng cham pions hips were held on Nove mber 2 at the Coro natio n Hall. ln orde r to raise fund s for the Scho ol bath s it was decid ed to make the charg e of 1/ - for adult s.

The cup dona ted last year by the 'l.'aranalci Boxi ng Asso ciatio n for the most scien tific boxe r was won by P .

Sutto n who pl'ov ed hims elf a stron g twohand ed fight er able to' punc h from any angle . '!.'he Senio r ~ham was won by L. Spen ce after a grea t tussl e w1th pi~nship G. N1lsson.

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37 The than ks of the comm ittee are clue to all tbosr who, in any way, were assoc iated with the succe ssful prese ntati on of the prog ramm e.

The resul ts of the bout s wer e:First Weig ht, Prep arato ry.-S . Faris beat T. Port er; N. Arth ur beat J. Murr ay. Fina l: Arth ur beat Faris .

Seco nd Weig ht, Prep arato ry.-R . Radl ey beat N. Fras er.

Thir d Weig ht, Prep arato ry.-T . Gee beat J. Mac k; J. Bewl ey a bye. Fina l: Bewl ey beat Gee. Unde r 5st. 7lb. -H. Smit h beat J. Web ster.

Smit h gave a pleas ing exhib ition of neat footw ork and cleve r glov ecraf t.

Unde r 6 Ston e.-J . Stev ens beat K. Orr; beat C. Nodd er. Fina l: Steve ns beat Burg A. Burgesr:; ess.

Unde r 7 Ston e.-A. Smit h beat H . Andr ews; G. Hutt on beat H. Kettl e. Fina l: Hutt on beat Smit h.

Hutt on us ed both hand s to adva ntag e and the refer ee stopp ed the fight in the last roun d.

Unde r 7st. 7lb. -L. Eddl eston e beat W. Brad shaw ; D. Good win beat J. Ilodc ler; W . Evan s a bye. Good win was unab le to meet Evan s in the final so Evan s was matc hed again st Edcll eston e, the latte r gaini ng tlJe clccision.

Unde l' 9 Ston e.-P . Sutto n beat P .

Haw kins. â&#x20AC;˘ Haw kins was unab le to conti nue after the first roun d, when he took a coun t of nine . R. Fen ton a bye. Fina l: Sutto n beat Fent on on a techn ical knoc k-ou t in the first roun d.

Unde r 9st. 7lb.- R. Eclgley beat G. Arm it; P. Moll oy a bye. Fina l: Moll oy beat Edgl ey after a good exhib ition .

Unde r 10 Ston e.-P . McD onne ll beat Glen n a bye. Fina l: Glen n beat McD onne G. 'l'err y; ll.

Seni or Cham pion ship. -G. Nilss on lost to L. Spen ce.

Spen ce had Nilss on on the ropes for a while early in the first roun d, but then Nilss on land ed seve ral good right s whic h shoo k his oppo nent. In the secon d roun d Spen ce score d well with a neat left, and thou gh Nilss on shoo k Spen ce cons idera bly with a hard right , he was unab le to follo w up his adva ntage . In the conc ludin g roun d Spen ce bad the best of thing s and won fairly comf ortab ly.

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AGR ICU LTU RE NOT ES (R. M. Cook .)

"At the head of all Scienc es and Arts, at the head of civilisa tion and progress, stand s-not milita rism, the scienc e that kills, not commerce, the art that accum ulates wealt hbut agricu lture, the mothe r of all indust ry and the maint ainer of human life."- Garfie ld.

'l'hc follow ing is an extra ct taken from the Taran aki Hera ld:'l'he impo rtanc e and scope of the agric ultur al cours e O'iven to stude nts at the New Plym outh Boys ' High Schoo l ~ras emph asised in the cours e of an interv iew with the School in struc tor in that subje ct, which a repre senta tive of tbc Heral d l1ad on Thur sday aftern oon. 'l'hat thl€ boys takin g the agric ultur al cours e may have as much work of a pract ical natur e as possi ble, and also obtain a good know ledge of the stock , arran geme nts have been made where by office rs of the local branc h of the Depa rtmen t of Agric ultur e at vario us times assist with demo nstrat ions and lectu res of a thoro ughly practical natur e . Jn addit ion viRits hav e been made to farms where good pedig ree breed s of anima ls are kept.

As there are seve ral excel lent herds close to New Plym outh, the boys are fortu nate in havin g the oppo rtuni ty of study ing at first hand r epres entat ives of the vario us breed s.

During Augu st the boys were prese nt at, and assist ed with the clocking of the lambs belon ging to the Taran aki Jockev C'lub . Mr. W . B. Gran t, who was in charg e of the w~rk used the ~>earing iron instea d of the knife , and as this ~ethocl has much to comm end it, the demo nstra tion was keenl y followed.

Later Mr. ]'. W . Sutto n, of the Depa rtmen t of Agrie:ultur e O'ave an interefit ing demo nstra tion on the Schoo l farm . Mr. Sutto n first show ed how to lnll a calf, so as to eliminate, a~> far a;; possible, unnec essar y pain to the animal. He then proce eded to skin the calf, expla inin g fully his reasons for makin g certa in cuts to produ ce a good shaped skin, with as little waste as possib le.

He dealt with the metho d of saltin g and storin g the skin.

After an examin ation of the more impo rtant intern al organ s had been made, Mr. Sutto n demo nstra ted the meth od of r emovin g the fourt h stoma ch of the ea lf-th e vellfrom '

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39 which ren~ et is obtai n ed, and as large suppl ies of renne t arc m;~d m th e manu factu re of chees e, the impo rtanc e of th e mdu stnr to New Zeala nd may well be imag ined.

On a pt'evi ous occa,:-;ion Mr. Sutto n lectu red to the hoys ,on "Cal f Reari ng, and Mana geme nt and Disea ses."

Mr. S~1tton has had consi derab le exper ience in this matte r and Jns addre ss was listen ed to with great intere st.

On anoth er occas ion Mr. J. M. Smith and Mr. Havn es of ~~e Depa rtmen t of AgTi cultu re, gave a lante rn le~tur~ on . Pastu re Mana geme nt." Mr. Smith has a good collectiOn of slide~ and he dealt in an inter estin g and instru cttve m.ann er w1th some of the phase s of pastu re manaO'em~nt m 'l'ara~aki. 'l'he porti on of his addre ss deali~g With the clean ng of rough bush coun try and the subse qu.ent steps in th e estab lishm ent and mana "'eme nt of ~mtable type:-; o~ pastu r·e was listen ed to with speci al mtere st, and the mfor matio n given shoul d prove of ~alue to tho:-;e conte mpla ting farm ing in this class of coun try.

Rece ntly the boy:; Yi. ·ited the farm of Mr. H. H. Olson , t!Je well- know n breed er and Judge of Ayrs hire cattle .

Grea t mter est was taken in Mr. Olson 's magn ificen t three y ear-o ld bull, Credh olme 'l'op Grad e, which he obtai ned lakt year from Cana da. He was bred on the Credh olmc Stocl~ Farm , Ontar io, but both his sire and his dam were born m Scotl and. l f "the si t·e is half the herd " Mr. Olson shou! d ha~r e .no diffic ulty in main tainin g the exist ing high quah ty of hu; stock . Later Mr. Olson d emon strate d the ~oin~s of tbe bull, sever al cows and calve s, and a short JU~?'I!lg comp etitio n was held, aftpr which Mr. Olson cr ttlctsecl the d ecisio n of the boys.

WOO L-CL ASSI NG. A wool- classi ng cours e, und er the direc tion of Mr. H. vVakely, wa;; held durin g the term. 1'h e chief aim of thr cours e was t~ give the boy;; a good work ing know ledge of wool -class mg, so that they migh t be comp etent to hand le to t he best adva ntage the wool clip on their fathe rs ' farm:;. Anyo ne who has seen the condi tion in which , unfor tunat ely, quite a large propo rtion of wool reach es th e mark et must have been impre ssed with the need for great er skill and care in the hand ling of the clip on the farm.

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Thr oug h the courteRy of L. A. N olan and Co. amp le sup plie s of woo l wer e ava ilab le for han dlin g. 'l.'owards the end of the cou rse the boy s assi sted with the she arin g of the shee p on the Sch ool farm and clas sed and bale d the wool. Tha nks are due to Mr. W . C. Wes ton, who plac ed hiR Sou thdo wn and Rom ney woo l at the diRpoRal of the claRR, who prep ared it for mar ket.

ROO T CRO P RES ULT S. The resu lts of the Var iety Tria l with Swe des we re: Mag num Bon um 70 tons per acre Gra ndm aste r 55 Up- to-d ate " " " 55 Pur ple 'l'op Wh ite " " " 52 Ban gho lm " " " 51 Cha mpi on " " " 50 Sup erla tive " " " 48 Ele pha nt " " " 47 " " " SOF T TUR NIP S. Red Par ago n 58 tons per acre Pur ple Top Mam mot h 48-!

Cen tena ry " " 461 " Imp eria l Gre en Globe . . " " " 431 Har dy Gre en Globe " " " 42 Gre en 'l'op Yel low Ab erde en 34 " " " Abe rdee n Pur ple Top " " 32-} "

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ENS ILA GE PI'I.'.

Las t yea r we dug a rect ang ular pit, 8 x 10 x 10 feet , and whe n the feed ing out of the ensi lage was com plet ed we fou nd tha t the was te arou nd th e side s amo unte d to 5 per cent . Thi s yea r we dug a hills ide circ ular pit with a diam eter of 15ft . and lOft . deep . We inte nd mak ing a com pari son betw een the two pits to find out whi ch shap e prod uce s the bett er ensi lage .

INS ECT PES 'l'.

The ake -ake (Ole aria Fos teri ) hed ges arou nd the Sch ool hav e suff ered bad ly from the atta ck of a sma ll nati ve two -win ged fly ( Cec idom yia Ole aria e). The irritati on set up by the gru bs of the fly resu lts in the bud s dev elop ing into stun ted disf igur ing gall s. Aft er commun icat ing with Mas sey Agr icul tura l Col lege and the

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Ua wth orn Inst itut e of Scie ntif ic Res earc h we dec ided to spra y the hed ge with Bla ck Lea f 40 and rem ove the gall s. 'l'he hed ge is to rece ive ano ther seve re cutt ing- bac k nex t July .

HER D 'l'ES TIN G. 'l'he herd test ing wor k has bee n con tinu ed as usu al, an ave rage of 14 cow s bein g und er test . Dur ing the term two cow s wer e cull ed from the herd and sold.

PAS TUR E TRI ALS . 'l'he two area s of pas ture und er tria l to find out the mos t suit able amo unt of pota sh to the best time of the yea r to top- app ly to pas ture and dres s with pota sh, are mak ing goo d grow th. 'l.'hey hav e bee n "sh ut up" for cutt ing earl y in Dec emb er. '!'ha nks are aga in due to the Stat e For est Serv ice, Rot orua , for the don atio n of seed supp lies . The foll owi ng wer e sow n und er scri m on Nov emb er 10 :-E uca lyp tus Mac arth uri, Euc alyp tus Obl iqua , Euc alyp tus Vim inal is, Pin us Mu rica ta and Pin us Rad iata .

SPR ING .

Hor ace Odes I., 1v. t:lweet the chan ge, now win ter' s pier cing chil l h; fain to yiel d to dew y spri ng And zep hyrs war m, glad harb inge rs of joy, 'l'ha t blow with soft . and gen tle mur mur ing. 'l'he win dlas s now draw s dow n the arid keel s, No mor e in stal ls th e h erds repo se; No plou ghm an seek s the war m and rest ful fires, Nor law ns gro w hoa ry whi te with scat tere d snows.

Lo! See ! the pall id moo n resp lend ent glow s Wh ere Ven us lead s her trip ping crew s And love ly Gra ces dan ce; and Cyc lop 's forg e, Old Vul can now with fiery spa rks best rew s. "l'is now the time to wre athe thy silk en lock s Wit h myr tle and with vern al flow ers, And sacr ifice to Pan , as he sho uld list, A lam b or kid prep ared in sha dy bow ers.

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Pallid Death with even pace bera ps With awful stea lth, the lowl y huts And towers of king s alike . 0 Sest ius, frien d, 'l'he blessed door of hum an life soon shut s.

Nor may we cher ish dist ant drea ms and hope s Even now shall nigh t and fabl ed shad es And Pluto's ghas tly wall s invi te thee in As soon thy spir it to that have n fade s . 'l'hou adored by you thfu l gall antr y And ~oon by love -lorn maid s, alas !

No more shall toss the dice to rule th~ feas t Or yearn the grac e and char m of Lyc1das.

C.T.C. (VI. )

SCHOOL NOTES (I. N. Men zies. )

'l'he School broke up for the seco nd term lJ olid ays on August 21, re路assembling for the last term on Septemb~r 15. 'l'he year has been rem arka bly free f1~om brea ks m the way of extra hol~days, Lab o\lr Da?' bem g abou t the only exception. A shgh t e~rdemlC of mfl.u enza occu rred early in the term, the .roll bem g affe~ted to such an exte nt as to necess itate a hohd ay on the Fnd ay.

Scho ol resu med on the }lonclay with a muc h bett er atten danc e. 'l'he Schoo l baths are still awa iting the arriv al of the )Ulllp, which i~ expected very soon .now . Mea nwh ile some ~路oluntary squads of boys have , afte r school, been clea ring away the clay abou t the edge , prep arat ory to the spreading of gravel. 'l'he New Plymouth Golf Club once agai n kind ly allowed us the use of their link s for our Ann u3:l Stee plechase, which took place on Octo ber 16.

In sp1te of the outbreak of influenza a few wee ks befo re, the perf orm ances were good. The fine wea ther attra cted a larg e crow d of spectators.

The football season, alth ough not brill iant ly successful, was, nevertheless, qu~~e good , lack of spee d spoiling a promismg team.

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ivltiJ ti1e annu al matc h betw een Day Boy s and Boarder::; for the Peas e Cup. A scor e by Nils son (Boa rder s) deci ded a very close and exc iting gam e. The gull y was avai lable for play this seas on and was used exte nsiv ely for first grou p prac tices .

Cric ket has star ted agai n, the play ers, Day Boy s and Boarder::;, b eing divi ded into Hou ses, each Hou se compri::;ing juni or and ::;enior team s of vari ous grad es. 'l'he inter -hou se matc hes are well und er way , and adde d inte re::;t is bein g give n by the prom ise of a turk ey for winn ing feam s of the juni or and seni or cham pion ship s. 'l'he first inter-col legi ate matc h will be play ed agai nst Nels on College, the Scho ol team trav ellin g dow n for the purp ose at the end of the term .

The Scho ol spor ts, held on Octo ber 31, were favo ured with beau tiful wea ther once agai n, and a larg e crow d witne::;::;ed man y very fin e perf orm ance s. A mos t successful day was fittin gly conc lude d whe n, the sam e evening, the annu al conc ert was 路 held in the Hall . 'l'he annu al boxi ng cham pion ship s were held in the Coro natio n Hall on Nov emb er 2, quit e a larg e num ber of peop le witn essin g a good prog ram me. 'l'he seni or cham pion ship was wori by L . Spen ce, whil e the Tara naki Box ing Asso ciati on's cup for the mos t scien tific boxe r wen t to P. H. Sutt on.

Inte rest in gym nasi um wor k has been revi ved t hrouglJ the insti tutio n of class es und er Mr. D. Syke s, and afte r a long laps e the Gym. Cup is to be com pete d for once more .

The usua l "lon g nigh t" danc e was give n at the end of the seco nd term , and prov ed a mos t popu lar conc lusio n to the week ly danc ing class es held dul'i ng the win ter term . We are also inde bted to the pref ects of the Girl s' High Scho ol for a very enjo yabl e danc e held at '' Scot land s" on Nov emb er 7.

Visi ting lectu rers sinc e our last editi on have been few. Mr. W. H. Skin ner gave a mos t inte resti ng addr ess, illus trate d with a num ber of exce llen t lant ern slide s, on the earl y histo ry of New Plym outh ; Mr. Bott rill gave a lectu re on the Gold Stan dard whic h prov ed mos t instr uctive and clearecl up man y ques tion s natu rally arisi ng from

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the rec ent mo ve in En gla nd; wh ile tale s of the har dsh ips of An tar ctic exp lor atio ns, rem inis cen ces of Sir Do ugl as Ma wso n and Ad mir al By rd, and fina lly the ins pir ing tra ged y of Ca pta in Sco tt 's lar:; mo st intere::;ting ma nne r by t exp edi tion , we re tol d in a Mr. Lei gh Hu nt, F .R.G.S., in the cou rse of a lec tur e del ive red at the Sch ool .bef ore lar ge aud ien ce of Sch ool pup a ils, Alp ine Clu b me mb ers , and town::;people. 'rhe add res s, hel d und er the aus pic es of the 'l'a ran aki Alp ine Clu b, \Vas illu tak en fro m the ori gin al neg stra ted wit h lan tem slid es ativ es of pho tog rap hs tak en on tha t fat efu l exp edi tion .

COMR.A DE SH IP AN D W lSD OM . 'rhe bea uty of the lan d, and the gra nde ur of the sea , The qui ckl y pas sin g day s so hap py and so fre e; 'l'he bic ker of the bro ok, wh en it tum ble s o'e r the sto nes 'rhe bit ter Au gus t win d, wh en it col dly sig hs and mo ans , The ma ny tin ts of Au tum n, , its bro wn and reel and gre y'rhe se bou nte ous gif ts of Na tur Ex pre sse d the y are in mu sic, e hav e bee n the poe t's lay . and ver se the ir pra ise s sin gs; Bu t yet to me the han d, the voice, the sig ht of frie nds Is all I wis h till dea th thi s bri ef exi ste nce end s.

HOUSE NOTES The rec ent com ple tion of the new boa rdi ng est ablishme nt, wh ich has rep lac ed the Old Ho use , has ren der ed pra ctic abl e the ado pti on of the Ho use Sys tem , wh ich has bee n trie d wit h spl end id res ults in ma ny En gli sh and Ne w Zea lan d schools. The adv ant age s of suc h a sys tem are inn um era ble . Ab ove all, a hou se tra dit ion is est abl ish ed wh ich is so ins tru me nta l in fos ter ing a sch ool spi rit, pri de in for me r ach iev em a ent the Sch ool itse lf and the gro s and in the app ear anc e of und s, and an ear nes t 路 atte mp to uph old and to ext ol the t goo d nam e and rep uta tio n of the Sch ool .

The ins titu tio n of this sch alr ead y suc cee ded in pro mo em e of hou se div isio ns has tin g a kee n int ere st in Sch ool act ivit ies by hou se com pet itio ns. Un for tun ate ly, dur ing the foo tba ll sea son we we re stil l ver y uns ettl ed, and it wa s

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dec ide d to lea ve the new me tho ds unt il nex t yea r. Ho weve r, cri cke t has bee n org ani sed in this wa y, and the pro mis e of a fat ten ing tur key ma kes the fut ure ros y for the win ner s.

In acc ord anc e wit h our new sys tem , eac h Ho use wil l, in fut ure , pre sen t its ow n not es.

SC HO OL HO US E. (C. T. Cav e.)

No w tha t w;e are firm ly ins tall ed in our new residen ce, to us and to ma ny Old Boy. the Old Ho use has bec om e a rom ant ic vis ion of the pa st- a glo rio us ide al aro und wh ich are wo ven ext rav aga nt tale s of joy e8c apa des , of epic con tes ts ful and sub tle stra tag em s. Ma ny time8 do tne "ol d han ds" me hec tic adv ent ure s of the pas et and eag erly rec all thes~ t. cha ng es- and the old stru Tim e has eng end ere d ma ny ctu re has giv en pla ce to mo der n, art isti c and ver y a com The dor mit ori es are spa cio us and for tab le bui ldin g. ext rem ely we ll ven tila ted ver y lib era l pro vis ion has ; bee n ma de for loc ker s; the floors are cov ere d wit h a ver lino leu m; the sho we r roo ms y ser vic eab le "ba ttle shi p" are bea uti ful ly fini she d wit wh ite tile s. Do wn sta irs we h come to the Sw ing Do ors her e we sto p. 'l'hese doo rs are not like any ord ina ry dec ent ly- beh ave d por tals ; the the ir own. Th ey are con tro y hav e a cha rac ter all of lled , it app ear s, by some my steri ous and evi l infl uen ce wh ich per sist s in def yin g reg ula tio ns by del ibe rate ly all and my ste rio usl y ope nin g the doo rs wh en the y are def init ely rul ed as bei ng l ock ed, and 路which tak es a fierce del igh t in ens uri ng tha t the y are loc ked wh en w.e wis h to ent er qui ckl y and uno btr ust ive ly.

Va rie d opi nio n acc om pan ied the pro pos al to est abl ish the Ho use Sys tem , but eve ryo rou tin e wit hou t a dem ur and ne has acc ept ed the new has fall en into line wit h the pro pos al8 wit h inf init e zea l. Sev era l of the ren ow ned "ga ng s" rec eiv ed the ir dor mit ory dea th- blo w in the cbv sion, but els ew her e the ir itie8 seem to be 8tr eng the ned rat her tha n s.evered. 路 Eig ht of our num ber we re sel ect ed to pla y for the Bo ard ers ' Foo tba ll XV . in the ir ann ual ma tch aga ins t the Da y Boys. 'rhe ma tch wa s wo n by the Bo ard ers , 3-n il.

Sev era l boy s hav e bee n atte ndi ng the gym nas ium cla sse s

46 HO US E NO TE S co nd uc ted by Mr. D. gy mn as ium ch am pio Sy ke s, an d are co mp eti ng in the ns hip . W e are un ab le to exp~ess the ex ten t of ou r ap pr ec iat ion to Mr. Sy ke s he ha s tak en in the Sc ho ol an d fo r his un fo r the mt er es t tir in g lab ou rs.

A few of the ha rd v me n rec en tly fo rm ed a Hi kin Club, bu t one lon g hik g e srm ev ide ntl y pr ov ed in the ran ge s be ne ath a sw elt eri ng sufficient. 'l'b ey no w re ve rt to olcl Eg mo nt .

Ou r i'ienior cri ck et tea m ha s be en co mp ara ce ssf ul in the Ho us tiv ely suce co mp eti tio ns , de fea tin g Ea st Ho us e (D ay Boy. ) by one ru the ''k no ck -o ut '' co n, an d tile Su bu rb s by 24 ru.ns. ~n mp eti tio n fo r the Ho us we ha v e sta rte d off ra th er we ll- we ha ve e champ10nsh1p th at tu rk ey we ll in view.

Ot he r su mm er O'a ten nis championship" mes are no w in fu ll sw ing . Th e ;, are no w in pr og res s; sw im mi ng , ho we ve r, is tbe mo st fav ou red of sp or ts .

Th e en d of the ye ar is fas t ap pr oa ch of us are de sti ne d to ne w ph as es of lif ing an d ma ny e in the en su ing ye ar. Un ive rsi ty, far in fav ou r, bu t the re ms , ba nk s an d offices all see~. sti ll are some, we be lie ve , wh ra th er pe ssi mi sti ca lly , no thi ng be tte r th an o an tlc 1p ate lis he d em plo ym en t of "c ra ck in g sto ne s." the old -es tab it ev er so hu mb le, '' Ho we : er, "b e we wi sh the m ev ery ev er oc cu pa tio n the su cc ess m wh aty th at the y wi ll re tai n sh ou ld fol low , an d sin ce rel y ho pe wi th the m me mo rie s cla.~r s, wi1ich wi ll alw of ay s be a .·o nrc e of de the ir Sc ho ol lig htf ul rem in· iscences.

CA RR IN GT ON HO US E. (M. G. Ni ve n.) 'l'he sec on d ter m wi Ho us e an d the div isi tne sse d the co mp let ion of Sc ho ol on tiv e ho us es. Mr . Mo of the bo ard ers int o the ir res pe cye s ha s ltis ne w res ide nc e in Sc ho ol Ho us e, an d it is ou r ple as an t du ty to we lco me in his ste ad Mr . Bo th· ill , wh o £ll s the po sit ion of Se nio r Ho us e M as ter .

W e also ex ten d ou r we lco m e to M rs.

Bo fam ily , an d ho pe th at the ir so jou rn wi th ttr ill an d the us ma y be lon g an d ple as an t.

W ith ou r re tu rn to ou r Ho us es, the gy mn ha s be en in us e as a tem po rar y bo ard ing as ium , wh ich · es tab lis hm en t, hn s once mo re rev ert ed to its pr op er nse . Gy m, cla sse s

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Un fo rtu na tel y the we ath er pr ev en ted us co mp let ing ou r cri ck et ma tch wi th W es t Ho us e by an inn Pr id ha m Ho us e, bu t we de fea ted ing s an d 36 ru ns .

Re ce ntl y on e of the ma ste rs in ou r Ho a Tr am pin g Club, an d ev ery Sa tu rd ay its us e or ga nis ed wo nt to reg ale the ms me elv es in fu tur ist ic hik mb ers we re toi l ac ros s the wi de ing att ire an d va ult of heav{'n. W op en sp ac es be ne ath the co pp ery e wish the m joy in the ir lif e of selfde nia l.

EY ery Sa tu rd ay mo rn ing ch ain -g an gs hu ma nit y se rv e the of sin nin g ir lab or iou s ter m do wn at the ba ths . 'l'heit· eff ort s ha ve no t be en in va in. Th e co mp let ed , an d sh ou ba ths are alm os t ld be rea dy fo r us 'l'he~ ' wi ll be ve ry mu ch ap pr ec iat e in a we ek or tw o. ed by all of us, fo alt ho ug h the re are se r ve thr se are so me dis tan ral de ep po ols in the He nu i Ri ve r, ce fro m the Sc ho ol ca nn ot eq ua l an ac tua ancl, of co nrs e, l sw im mi ng ba th .

Ou r Ho us e M as ter rec en tly ga ve the elu cid ati ng lec tur e on Bo ard ers an "'l 'he Go ld St an da rd ," an up all of ou r dif fic ult d cle are d ies co nc ern ing thi s in cle vp lop me nt an d its tri ca te ec on om ic co nn ec tio n wi th pr es en t-d ay dis tre ss.

In ter ali a we lea rn th at -A pa ral lel og ram ii'i a qu ad rnp erl wi th itR RicleR pa ral lel .

PR ID HA M HO US E. (J. S. Ha the rly .)

Th e Sc ho ol co nc ert ye ar by Mr. Do bs on pa rty wa s or ga nis ed ea rly in the , cre dit ab ly wi th the ou r Ho us e M as ter , an d pe rfo rm ed or co nju nc tio n wi th the ch es tra in a co nc ert pr es en ted in Ho us e, an d also in the Gi rls ' Hi gh Sc ho ol at th e Op era ev en ing af ter the sp an nu al Sc ho ol co nc ert , he ld in the or ts. Th e pr og ram me co ns ist ed of tw o on e-a ct pla ys , ite ms by the Sc ho ol or ch es tra , so ng s by bo th the jun ior an an d vio lin solos. Th d sen ior ch oir s, an d se ve ral pia no e pr oc ee ds ·were de vo ted to th e ba th s fu nd s.

A se nio r an d tw o jun ior tea ms rep res en in the cri ck et co mp eti tio ns . Th e se nio ted ou r Ho us e r pr ov ed co ns ide rab ly du rin g the ter m an d tea m ha s imha s ma na ge d to

GYM NAS IUM NOT ES 48 secure ns man y wim; as defeat!'; . 'l'he jun iors hav e displayed ver y kee n ent husiasm and hav e no~ had one loss.

At present the y ar e lead ing by sev eral po1~~s, and hav e an excellen t cha nce of win nin g the competitiOn. A plea san t rela xat ion for the boa rde rs. was ha~ whe n Mr. Leigh Hu nt deli ver ed an exc eed ing ly mt~r:est1~g lecture on the An tarc tic and Sco tt 's ticular. He sho ,ved u8 a num last exped1t10n m par ber of slid es tak en by Pouting, Sco tt 's pho tog rap her , and alto get her affo rde d us a very ple asa nt and inst ruc tive eve nin g.

With suc h bea utif ul sum mer wea the r and its glo riou s opportunities, we ~ll find ou.r han ds ver.y full. Cri cke t, swimming, gym nas mm , sho otm g and ten ms ocCUJ?Y all o~r leisure mom ents , and all tha t mo st of us can w1s? fo.r IS the con tinu anc e of thes e hal cyo n day s whe n exa mm at10 ns are over.

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This term has wit nes sed a rev ival of gym nas ium activities in this Sch ool. Dur ing the yea rs when the old o路ynmasium was stan din g gym nas tic wor k reac hed a ver y high stan dar d and the School possessed seve ral ver y accomplished gym nas t8. A cup was pres ente d to the School for the boy who atta ine d efficiency in this bra nch . It had the high e~t deg ree of bee n competed for onl y three times whe n the Sch ool fire of 1916 complet ely destroyed the gym nas ium . For man y yea rs the Sch?ol was oblirred to rem ain wit hou t this val uab le asset, but m 1926, as ; result of the adm irab le effo rts of our Old Boys, a spacious gym nas ium was erec ted.

Classes for ins truc tion for tho se boys who were kee n and wished to l ear n wer e con duc ted by Messrs. Ble nne rhassett and Syk es. As tim e wen t on, the numbers of enthusiasts gre w con side rab ly.

At the end of the sec ond term , last year, when the work of dem olis hin g the ''Ol d Hou se'' was commenced, the o路ymnasium was tran sfo rme d into a comfortable and healthy dor mit ory . Thi s pur pos e year, cluring whi ch tim e gym nas it served for nea rly a ium activities were necessarily susp end ed.

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49 For the last t.hr rc mon t hs Mr. Syk e8 has kin dly sac rificed hi8 tim e to con duc t wee kly ins truc tion clas ses. His effo rts hav e bee n atte nde d wit h suc h exc elle nt resu lts as to wa rra nt hol din g a com pet itio n. Acc ord ing ly the cup was com pet ed for on the eve nin g of Nov emb er 18.

Con side ring tha t the per iod for pre par atio n has bee n so sho rt, the per form anc e was mer itor iou s and suc h tha t it refl ecte d gre at cre dit on Mr. Syk es, who se serv ices are des erv ing of the Sch ool 's r eco gni tion .

Mr. Ble nne rhas sctt kin dly con sen ted to jud ge the com pet itio n and awa rde d poi nts as foll ows :Fir st, G: L. Dav idso n, 167 poi nts ; sec ond , M. 0. Ekd ah l, 154 poi nts ; thir d, W. I..J. A. Spe nce , 153 poi nts.

RE TU RN OF TH E TE N 'l'H OU SAN D. Wi tho ut the ir lead ers, the y dec ide the ir lan ds Jn nat iv e Gre ece to gai n . 'l'he ir vic tor ston es 'l'he m as the y cro ss the sun less Ku rdis h san ds, An d the n the wil d Arm eni an win ter mo ans Ab out the ir ear s as pro phe syin g dea th To all who drin k tha t har sh and arid bre ath .

Bu t call ing on the imm orta l god 'l'he y win d by slot hfu l pathH s for aid, t ill 'l'he che s tier Loo ms far ahe ad; by this the ir cou rse is laid , An d this the poi nt whe re har dsh ips cease. Fro m her r Acr oss the Eux ine sea the ir way yet lies, An d for iti'i sur fac e brig ht the y stra in the ir eye s.

A veil mis ty lifts ~tnd the n the sea Tn dis tan t blu e and flilver fitre tche s out . 'l'h e arm y che ers as one to sho w 'l'he sea ! The sea ! The sea ! onc its gle e, e mo re the y sho ut, An d the re a mig hty cai rn the y rais e of ston e A trib ute by eac h tire d war rior thro wn.

T en tho usa nd Gre eks , from hom e b~r Cyr us torn , Thr oug h trea ch 'ry bea ten , mar ch two tho usa nd mil es To nat ive woo ds and fiel ds aga in, whe re mo urn The ir dea th all kith in Gre ece . Yet hav e tho se files Of har den ed war rior s conque red~ All are dea d An d non e a t ear for tha t bra ve forc e stil l she d.

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Prep arat ion for Con firm atio n wen t on regu larly duri ng the seco nd term , and the Bish op of the Dioc ese visi ted us in the mon th of Aug ust for the Con firm atio n.

It took plac e on Aug ust 6, whe n mer evening· and the con greg atio n was cifu lly we had a fine a larg e one. The choi r acqu itted them selv es very well, and the sing ing thro ugh out the serv ice was rem arka join ing in h eart ily. 'l'he re w ere fifty bly good, ever yon e -two cand idat es, and as usua l the orde ring of serv ice l eft noth ing to be d esire d.

His Lor dshi p on this occa sion gave his wor ds w er e listen ed to with attebut one addr ess, and ntio n. It shou ld be rem ark ed that the timi ng of the r ecession al hym n was part icul arly good , and the choi r r each ed th e vest ry doo r just as the hym n cam e to an end.

Alto geth er we have ever y reas on to be plea sed with this year 's Con firm atio n.

The ordi nary scho ol service at 9.30 on Sun day mor ning has been mai ntai ned thro ugh out the year , and alwa ys goes with a good swin g. Tho s e who hav e read the J.-~essons Sun day b~r Sun day hav e don e good wor k, and

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we thin k that the stan dard of read ing has n ever b een so high . ·whi le in othe r year s ther e hav e b een mor e outstan ding indi vidu al read ers, yet the aver age this yea r has been v ery hio·h ind eed. 'l'here ]_)!'Sent at th~ cele brat ions of Hol wer e larg e num bers y Com mun ion at the end of each term , and ev!'n on th e wet , dark w inte r mor ning s we hav e alwa ys ltad a good cong rega tion .

On Nov emb er 22 we had a visit from the Bish op of Aot earo a, th P Rig ht R ever end F . A. B emw tt, who prea ched at th e 9.30 serv ice. \N e are alw_a.vs gla~ to s!' e him , and he t ells us that h e alwa ys app recw tes b emg abl_e to come. 'l'his v ear h e prea ched a visi t help s us to r ea lise onr clut~ fin e sermon , ancl Jus · tow ards fr-i ends . ln B!Hhop Ben nett the lVIaoris hav our l\Iao ri e a wor thy r epresent ativ e ancl lpadPr , and we w ish him wt>ll in l1 is wor k.

Acc ordi ng to t h e cust om that has pr rvailecl for st>v cral year s past , l\Ir _ R enancl, the orga nist of St. l\Iar y's Chu rch , gave •an orga n reci tal duri ng of the school year . \'f.l e wish to t.han the la st f ew da.vs k him for his program me, and for his willin g n es~; to spen d time and trou ble so that we may h ea r some good mus ic wt>ll rrnd er ed on so fin e an inst rum ent.

PREPARATORY NOTE S 'Wo rk has gon e ah ead stea dily this term , For m H. boys hav ing been spur red by t h e thou ght of the Profici ency exam inat ion , whi ch is to be h eld on the 2nd of D ecem.ber. Ten of this d epa rtme nt are sitti ng for the exam. and we trus t that th t>ir ef-fo rts will b e crow ned with success. ln spol 't, we hav e show n muc h acti vity this W e have been give n for our use the thre e grass cour ts, and all boy s ent er ed the gam e with muc h ness . Num erou s ladd er mat ch es have seni or aJJcl juni or cham pion ship arra been play ed, nge d .

t errJ?.. tenm s keen and a

The win ner of the seni or cham pion ship was H. Bate , who d ef eate d J. Slom an for the hon our in a hard -fou ght gam e. Th e juni or was clai med by D. Rich arcl s, who complet elr ontclaRs ecl F. Tho mso n in the final gam e.

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Tennis as a rule :is played on 'l'hnrsd ays, Tuesda ys being reserve d for cricket.

We have an A and a B cricket team playing in competi tion.

Two matches have so far been complet ed, the A's winning one and the B 's the other.

Before the end of the year we intend going out for a day to the Meeting of the Waters .

One or two boys have this year shown some ability in water colour sketchin g, and are making good progres s in the art. Next year we are all going to try our hand with sketchi ng in colonr, in place of the custom ary free hand drawing .

Anothe r year is drawing to a close and we wish all those who are leaving ns ever? success in their fntnre life and work.

SALV ETE 'l'he foll owing bo~·s entered the school dm·ing the ?ear :-'l'ibb itts, C. F.; Mills, R.

LINES WRrl'T EN :DUi~ING MORN iNG SCHOO L IN SUl\.fMER. "l'is hot, the very word cloth seem to burn.

We sit and swelter 'neath the eagle eye Of yonder tyrant at whose hand we learn· How tired are we, oh, how we lono· to die ' " to f ade away in blissful slee1) 'I, o cl 1e, "' · ' To drift away upon the r ising steam; No more to toil beneath the flamino· sun But float in waters deep, "' ' Or on the bank to lie and dream and dream The oppress ive haunts of masters ever shun'.

Oh, why are we borne down by ceaseles s toil ?

Why do we slave beneath oppress ion's scourg·e 7 How sweet to shuffle off this mortal coil While gently upward floats our mournf~l diro-e · Wl1y should w e work when Nethe calls us home "' ' How heavy hangs the eyelid on the eye· And sweet it is in peace to sit and doze.'

Oh, never more to roam. ' No vile equatio ns ever more to try, Or browse through endl-ess reams of English prose.

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VALETE The followin g boys left during the year :-Ewar t, 1\'I.; Fairbro ther, E. H.; Kenny, C. J.; Charter s, R. H.; Simpson , E. T . ; Morris, B. P.; l~attenbury, J. I1.; Horn er, T . G.; Mills, R.; Jones, S. C.; McKay, D . J.; Morgan , S. A. ; Young, R. A . ; Smart, V. T. R.; Cotton-Stapleto n, L. H.; Bisson, G. E.; Rea, A. G.; Leonard , L. G.; Chitten den, F.; Elliot, A. C.; Hoskin , C. J.; Sole, D. G.; vVolfe , S. B.; Simmon s, W. F.; Sutherl and, J. A.; Des Forges, H. I.; Holdt, S. C.; Oxenha m, E.; Sutton, P . l\'L; \Vhiteh ead, C. '1'. ; Marx, H. V.; Rothery , F . J.; Bennett , R. G. ; Bosworth, L . ; Mclsaac , G. R.; Somerv ille, N. 'l'. ; _Sheare r, D . ; Dingle, H. R.; Harper, R. G.; Kendal l , R. H.; McCallum, D. I . ; Marine, L. S.; 1\'Iorrison, J. \Y. ; Saunde rs, G. B.;; Tate, A. B. ; Clark, K. J.; Smale, H.. L.; Jolmsto n, ·w.

J.; Briggs, N, E.; Blair, R.

'"l'HEN WHA'l' IS LIFE ?" I CRIED . . . .

-Shelle y.

Aye! What IS hfe. Is 1t a dream wherein Strange visions float before our drug-fil led eyes . ls Birth a sleep and Death awaken ing 1 Who knows ? Perhap s from some place in the ::;kies We here to strive, to fail, to weep are sent, Deservi ng not the bliss of Paradis e.

But surely with no though t of punishm ent We here on Earth are set-we came to show Our worth, to prove our strengt h; our time well spent.

Return, through Death to Heaven and bending low Before th' Almigh ty, hear His vvord of praise 'l'hen with His saints to stand forever , go. ' l.N.M. (V 1, A.)

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OLb BOYS; SECTiON 'l'lte join t edi tors of the Old Boy s' Sec tion , lVIes:;rs. G. L. We lls and K. J. Sta unt on, des ire to exp ress the ir sinc ere tha nks to who , man y at some inco nve nien tho se Old Boy s ce to them selv es tak e the trou ble to coll ect not es and sen d i~ info rma tion for the mag azin e from var iou s cen tr es in New Zealan d, and eve n fur the r afield. 'l'lte y inv ite tho se in the sma ller tow ns and out of-t he- way plac es to sen d not es Let ters con tain ing the exp erie of the ir doi ngs . nce s of Old Boy s in oth er par ts of the wor ld, some of who m may hav e bee n lost trac e of in New Ply mo uth , are also rea d wit h gre at inte rest , whi le the Old Boy s in New Zea lan d wou ld be gla d to kno w the whe reabo uts of thes e old frie nds .

SCHOOL'S FIF TIE TH AN NIV ER SA RY .

TH E JUB ILE E CE LEB RA 'l'IO NS .

GA 'l'H ER ING A'l' EA STE R-T IDE .

Th e yea r 1932 wil l be a mo men tou s one in t he hist ory of the old Sch ool, be~ng the occ asio n of its fift ieth ann iver sary . 'l'he Old Boy s' Ass ocia tion has oro·anised a spe cial jub ilee re-u nio n to be hel d at the Sch ool nex t Eas ter .to celeb.rate the eve nt.

For ma ny mo nth s pas t e?-ergetlC comm1tt~es hav e bee n at wo rk ma kin g pre par atiOn for the re-u mo n.

Lis ts hav e bee n com pile d the whe rea bou ts of ma ny Old Boy s asc erta ine d, and nu~ben; of old er Old Boy s at leas t hav e alre ady bee n circ ula ted wit h reg ard to the affa ir. It is rep orte d tha t an exc elle nt 1·esponse has bee n rec eiv ed to the circ ula rs, and it seems pro bab le tha t a goo dly pro por tion of the 3000 boy s who hav e pas sed thro ugh the sch ool wil l retu rn at Eas ter 1932, to do it hon our . The Old Boy s' Ass ocia tion thro uo·h the colu mns of this mag azin e, app eals for su1 ;por t f~r the re-u nio n,. and urg es the atte nda nce of all Old Boy s who can pos sibl y be pre sen t. 'l'his is an occ asio n whi ch aris es onl y onc e in the life of an ins titu tion and it is wo rthy of som e fitt ing cele bra ciat ion app eals to you to do tion . 'l'he Old Bov s' Assoyou r bit tow ard s. ma kin g

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tha t cele bra tion the gre at suc ces be. 'l'he sch ool is ent itle d to s we are con fide nt it wil l this ma rk of resp ect from you and we are sur e you wil l not fail h er. "Et com itat e et virt ute et sap ien tia. " was a goo d mo tto for you dur ing you r sch ool clays, and it wil l stan d you in equ ally goo d stea d as you go thro ugh life.

Liv e up to it and do hon our to the sch ool whi ch gav e it jub ilee cele bra tion s at Eas ter, to you by atte ndi ng the 1932.

RE-UNION ARRANGEMENTS. LO CA L OL D BO YS lVIEET. EN'l'HUSIASlVI EV INC ED .

Nea rly 40 Old Boy s of the Sch ool me t in New Ply mo uth ear ly in Jun e to disc uss pro pos als for a spe cial jub ilee re-u nio n of Old Boy s to be hel d at the Sch ool nex t Eas ter, on the occ asio n of the sch ool 's fift ieth ann ive rsary . It is hop ed tha t a ver y larg e pro por tion of the 3000 Old Boy s who hav e pas sed thro pre sen t at the re-u nio n. The ugh the Sch ool wil l be Gov ern or-G ene ral, Lor d Ble disl oe, is to be inv ited to atte nd. Spe cial spo rts and ent erta inm ent pro gra mm es ar e to be arra nge d, and compet itio ns wil l tak e pla ce bet wee n loc al and visi ting Old Boy s, Old Boy s and pre sen t pup ils of the School. Am ong tho se pre sen t at the mee ting wer e :-T he pre sid ent of the Old Boy s' Ass ocia tion , lVIr. L . Lov :B.,. Foo kes, lVIessrs . II. R. Bill ing ell (ch airm an) , Dr. E. , A. R. Sta ncli sb, A. Bewley, G01·don Fra ser , W. II. lVIoyes, A. J. Pap ps, H. W. Kir kby , W. Shr imp ton , C. H . Wy nya rd, C. Stro mb om , H. N . J ohn son , C. J ohn son , J. H. Boo n, A. C. Foo kes , K. Sta unt on, H. \¥. Bro wn, S. :B.,. Foo kes , A. Het her ing ton , 1~. Gra ce, H. W. lVIartin , D. F. C. Sax ton , C. L. Sax ton , N. Lea lan d, H. J. Ant hon y, S. Row lan ds, J : Ben net t, J. Ins ull, H. L. 'l'ho mso n, R. Hob y and K. F. Foo kes and F .

L. R ead (ho n. secr etar ies) .

Apo log ies for abs enc e wer e rec eiv ed from lVIessrs. E. P. We R. H. Geo rge , R. G. How ell and bste r, F. N. Wh itco mb e, V . E. Ker r. 'l'he foll owi ng ten tati ve pro gra mm e for the fou r day s of the re-u nio n was dra wn up, to be sub mit ted to the bra nch es of the Ass oci atio n for the ir app rov al or ame ndme nt: -

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GOOD 1!-,RIDAY. F'ree day. 'l'ennis and golf to be ananged for local Old Boys and any visitors who have arrived.

EAS'l'ER SA'l'UHD AY. Morning , 9.30.- 0fficial r eception at School.

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(if available ) : Th e Govemo r-Genera l, the 1931 presiden t

of the Old Boys' Associat ion (Mr. G01路don Fraser), the chairma n of the Board of Governo rs, the headmas ter, the member for the district, and the Mayor of New Plymout h.

Roll call of Old Boys from time School was founded.

Photogra phs to be taken of complete group of Old Boys and groups in consecut ive decades . .Afternoo n.- Footba1l matches, Old Boys v. School, and Visiting Old Boys v. Local Boys.

Evening. - Re-union dinner and toast list. optional.

EASTER SUNDAY .

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Morning , 9 o 'clock.-C hnrch parade in conjunct ion with present boys. Processi en to assemble at School and march through town to church, headed by School Band.

Afternoo n.- L eave School at 2 o'clock for North Egmont mountai n house. Afternoo n tea at hostel.

Evening .-Free.

EAS'l'ER 1\IONDAY. All Day.-U ricket matcb, Old Boys \'. .8chool Athletics , tennis, golf, bow ling and shooting to be arranged as desired.

Evening. -Ball in School Assembl y Hall.

When the program me is finally approved a copy will IJe sent to every Old Boy whose address is known. -A special sub-com mittee was appointe d to do this work.

It was decided that an endeavou r be made to arrange with the School authoriti es for the accommo dation of a certain number of Old Boys at the School during the reunion, and to provide for Old Boys at a charge to be determin ed.

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lt was ag r eed to invite all masters (past and present) of the School, Board memb ers (past and present), representatives of the Old Boys' Associatio ns of other secondary schools, and the headmaste rs and chairmen of all New Zealand secondary schools, to attend the re-union.

A special souvenir programm e i~; to be printed, and it was sugge~;tecl that an inexpensiv e jubilee badge be proYided for all Old Boy~;.

Those present expre~;sed the opinion that it would be to have as many present boy~; as possible present at the re-union. -'l'be headmast er (Mr. W. H. Moyes) said that h e would endeavour to arrange this. de~;irable

An organisi~g committee comprisin g the present exec utiv e and next year'~; president (Mr. G. Fraser) with power to act, was appointed .

CO.I\LMIT'l'EES APPOIN'l 'ED. COST TO OLD BOYS. A meeting of tLe committee of the New Plymouth IJnmch of the Old Boys' Associatio n was held recently, when arrangem ents for the forthcomi ng jubilee re-union, in Easter next, were discussed.

Conveners of committee to arrange affairs for the gathering were appointed as follows :-Tennis, Mr. C. H. Strombom ; golf, Mr. J. H. Boon; reception (to arrange for speaker~;), Mr. W. Il. M oyes; shooting, Mr. G. l!""'. Bertrancl; cricket, Mr. D. F. C. Saxton; football, Mr. H. W. Brown; ~;wimming, 1\fr. A. Hethering ton; athletics, Mr. S.li'ookes ; transport (for tour~; on Sunday), Mr. L. Lovell; invitation committee (to arrange invitation s to various sister associatio ns), Mr. A . C. Fookes; publicity officer, Mr. K. Staunton. 'l'h e committee considered the cost of the various functions and decided that the total cost should be approximate ly ÂŁ2 each, made up as follows: Ball 15/ -, dinner 7/ 6 to 10/ -, meal~; at ~;chool 10/ -, incidental 5/-.

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The toast of ''The First Fifteen'' was proposed by Mr. H. J enkinson, and responded to by Mr. J. Leggat, one of the visiting masters.

Other toasts honoured were ''Absent Old Boys'' and ''Sister Colleges.''

As the School will celebrate its jubilee next Easter, an appeal was made to all Old Boys who could visit New Plymouth then to do so . It was stated that a very comprehensive programme, @xtending over four days, had been arranged.

Old Boys representing the Auckland Grammar School, K ing's College, Nelson College and the Christchurch Boys' High School wer e present, ancl in replying to the toast of ''Sister Colleges,'' paid warm tributes to the standing of the New Plymouth Boys' High School among the secondary schools of the Dominion.

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MEETING OF ASSOCIATION.

SUCCESSFUL GATHERING.

Dr. J. H. Nicholson, president of the Auckland branch, presided, and during the honouring of a short toast list many reminiscences of old school days ·were exchanged. Replying to the toast of '' 'l'he School,'' proposed by the chairman, Mr. A. J. Papps, the senior master present, expressed th e regret of the headmaster, Mr. W. H . Moyes, that he was unable to attend. Mr. Papps gave an interesting account of the development of the School in r ecent years, and assured Old Boys that the old spirit still prevailed.

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AUCKLAND RE-UNION.

Over 70 Old Boys of the School met in annual reunion at a dinner at the Hotel Astor, Auckland, late in August. The gathering was the largest and most successful yet arranged by the Auckland branch of the Old Boys' Association. Among those present were several masters who had accompanied the School football team to Auckland in connection with the annual 'match against the Auckland Grammar School.

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A satisfactory financial position was revealed bv the report and statement of accounts presented to the a:r';,nual meeting ?f the South Taranaki branch of the New P lymouth High School Old Boys' Association at Hawera on November 27. Dr. R. G. B. Sinclair presided over an attendance of about 30.

The branch's finances showed a surplus of £58. As the result of a recommendation from the out"'oino· execu5 tlve, It was decided to retain part of this as a reserve and devote the remainder to the School baths funds and the parent body at New Plymouth to assist towards the costs of the jubilee celebrations next Easter. 'l'he report stated that the annual ball on Labour night had been a social success and the executive would have to consider holding the next in the Winter Show buildings. A feature of the ball had been Mr. J. Palm er's exce~leJ?-t decorative scheme. The committee was also appreclatlve of the work of the girls' committee under Mrs. J . N. Anderson. The second annual smoke concert had r~sult ed in a small loss. The New Plymouth representative, Mr. H. W. Martin, had left there during the year and Mr. D. F. C. Saxton had been appointed in his stead. 'l'hanks w ere acc01\ied Mr. Martin for his conscientious assistance and ready co-operation. Appreciation of the work of Mr. G. S. Anderson as secretary and treasurer was expressed.

Mention was made of the 50th anniversary at Easter of the foundation of tl:te School and the hope expressed that as many members as possible would support the celebration functions.

Officers were elected as follow: Patron, Mr. W. H. Moyes; president, Mr. F. E. Clarke; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Palmer, D. Spence; executive, Messrs. W. G. Sutton, G. H. Ryan, M. Good (Hawera), D. Ekdahl (Manaia), L. Pease (Eltham), G. S. Anderson (Patea), A. Betts (Okaiawa) and S. Train (Waverley); hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. S. Tarrant; honorary auditor, Mr. G. S . .Anderson; delegate at New Plymouth, Mr. D. F. C. Saxton.

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RE-UNION HELD. OLD BOYS FOREGA1'HER. The most r;uccessful smoke concert re-union yet conducted by the South 'l'aranaki branch of the New Plymouth Boys' High School Old Boys' Association was held on November 27, following the annual meeting, when Old Bfioys from all parts of Taranaki, Waverley, and as far a 1eld as W anganui and Raetihi, met at Hawera. Eleven of the School staff, Messrs. W. H. M oyes (principal), A. L. Moore, C. G. Bottrill, A. W. Diprose, V. Kerr, J. Leggat, J. Roulston, W. Wilkie, W. Shrimpton, G. Bertrand and J. Dobson, and Canon E. H. Strong, who has been School Chaplain for many yearr;, attended. Mr. F. E. Clarke, president of the branch association, presided.

The toast li::;t :-''The School,'' proposed by Mr. Clm路ke, responded to by Messrs. Moyes and Moore.

"Parent Association," Mr. J. Palmer-Mr. L. Lovell: ''Sister Colleges,'' Mr. G. H. Ryan-Mr. C. 'l'onk~ (Wanganui Collegiate), Canon Strong (Nelson), Mr. C. 0. Pratt (1'e Ante), Mr. D. Malone (St. Patrick 's), Mr. W. W. 'l'homas (Hawera Technical High), Mr. A. W. Lawn (Stratford Technical High), Mr. J. L. 'l'ennent (Christchurch High), Mr. J . Leg路gatt (Auckland Grammar) and Dr. G. 1'homson (Otago High); "Sport," Dr. R. B. Si.nclair-Messl:i:i. Moyes, D. li". C. Saxton (cricket), A. D1prose (athletics), K. Riley (football and bowls), and J. W. Palmer (mountaineering); '"l'he Army," Mr. F. Read -Lieut.-Colonel G. Bertrand.

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A special toast was that proposed by Mr. G. S. Anderson, who asked that the health of Canon Strong be drunk.

Mr. Strong would leave New Plymouth in February to become warden of St. J obn 's College, Auckland, and Mr. Anclerson voiced the regret of all Old Boy::; of the School that he should be leaving.

In proposing the toast of ''Sports,'' Dr. Sinclair coupled with it the name of Mr. Moyes. Replying, Mr. Moyes said he was pleased to think that the boys he had had under him considered him a sportsman. He had been c~:iticised at different times for devoting too much attentlOn to sport at the School, but he believed that if he

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Items were given by Messrs. B. Malone, E. K. Cameron, J. L. 1'ennent, C. 0. Pratt, A. Bonetti, M. R. Jones, A. W. Lawn and J. W. Palmer.

THE OLD BOYS' BALL. The South Taranaki branch of the Old Boys' Association held its annual ball at Hawera on October 26. Old Boys from all parts of 'l'aranaki, and even further afield, were present and the gathering was quite as successful as any in the past. 1'he committee responsible for the organisation of the ball comprised :-Dr. Sinclair (chairman), Messrs. :F'. E. Clarke, G. Ryan, J. Tarrant, W. G. Sutton, D. Syme, M. Good, E. '!.'arrant, K. Riley, R. Tait, J . Palmer, J. F. McDonald and J . Shaw. G. S. Anderson was secretary and, with J. Palmer, was Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

LOSS OF CHAPLAIN.

CANON E. II. STRONG'S DEPARTURE. As we go to press we learn of the pending departure f1路om New Plymouth of Canon E. II. Strong, M.A., B.Litt., Vicar of St. Mary's, who, for many years, has been Chaplain at t he School. This news will be received with great regret by t he School and by t h e many Old Boys who have passed through his hands. We wish Mr. Strong every succes. in his new sphere of work.

Canon Strong has been appointed warden of St. John's College, Auckland, a college for theological and non-theological students, to which is attached a hostel for uniYersity students.

Canon Strong was born in Somerset, and came to New Zealand at an early age. He went to Nelson College and became head boy there. A Master of Arts degree, taken at the Auckland University College, was followed by the M.A. and B.Litt. degrees at St. John's College,

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Oxford. H e was ordained deacon in 1906, and in 1907 h e was ordained priest by Bishop Charles Gore in the cathedral at Birmingham.

From 1906 to 1908 Canon Strong was assistant curate in St. Barnabas Parish, Balsall H eath, Birmingham.

At the end of that period he returned to New Zealand to become sub-warden of St. John's College, Auckland, the institution to which he is now to return as warden. He retained the sub-wardenship from 1909 to 1914, when h e was made Chaplain of King's College. In 1919 h e relinquished this position to return to England to become vice-principal of W ells' 'fheological College, Somerset.

In 1920 h e was appointed Archdeacon of 'l'onga, and two years later he came to New Plymouth to take charge of St. Mary 's Parish during the absence in England for a year of the Vicar, the Rev. F. G. Harvie. On Mr. Harvie 's return Canon Strong remained in the parish as . curate, and continued as Chaplain of the New Plymouth Boys' High School. As a result of the rearrangement of church offices consequent on the formation of the Diocese of Waikato, Mr. Strong vvas appointed Dean and Vicar of Hamilton, but before he took up the position the vestry of St. Mary's Church, in May, 1927, per suaded him to remain in New Plymouth as vicar in su ccession to Mr. Harvie, who had been made diocesan secretary and chaplain. Mr. Strong was instituted in the charge by Bishop Cherrington in the following July, and has r emained in New Plymouth ever since. He has continued to take a k een personal interest in the activities of the School.

Among the appointments held by the vicar was that of one of the examiner s to the Board of 'l'heological Studies under the Church of New Zealand, examining chaplain to the Bishop of W aikato, and m embership of the standing committee of the diocese. Some years ago he was made a Canon of the Cathedral at Hamilton.

SURF CLUB REVIVED. AFFILIA'l'ION Wl'fH SWIMMING CLUB. One of the most satisfactory features of Old Boys' activities during the past few months has been the r evival of the Old Boys' Surf Life-Saving Club. For some

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seasons past the club has been practically defunct, for although it continu ed t o hold annual meetings and to elect officers, little else was clone. No part was taken in any of the surf competitions and no patrol was kept on the beach over which the Club had control. Fortunately at this time the Club h eld jurisdiction over the Ngamotu beach, which did not r equire any great attention, as there is very little surf, no backwash and always numbers of bathers to rescue those who might get into trouble.

Two years ago the Club officials decided that, owing to lack of support from Old Boys, they were unable to carry on. Last year the club was combined with the New Plymouth Swimming Club. This latter Club had never taken part in surf competitions, though many of its members wished to do so. It was felt that by affiliating the Old Boys' Surf Club these memb ers, nearly all of them Old Boys, would b e able to gratify their desires and at the same time the Old Boys' Surf Club would be "resuscitated. ' ' However, despite this affiliation, nothing was done in the 1930-31 season. Early this year Mr. Henry Weston, who had tak en a prominent part in surf work in Wellington, came to New Plymouth, where he entered the law firm of W eston, Ball, and Grayling as junior partner. Mr. W eston, who is a former pupil of the School, immediately threw all his ener gies into the revival of the Old Boys' Surf Club. He was very successful both in gaining new memb ers and in re-awak ening the interest of the old.

At the annual meeting of the New Plymouth Swimming Club h eld recently Mr. W eston was elected club captain. Besides b eing a prominent member of the Maranui team which won the Wm. H enry Memorial 'l'rophy at last season':-; national life-saving championships, Mr. W eston is also a fine swimmer and has h eld the 'faranaki provincial mile r ec ord for some years. He has also won the li'lannagan Cup op en-water swim, on which occasion he gained fas te:-;t time in the race.

Though still affiliated to th e New Plymouth Amateur Swimming Club, t h e Old Boys' Surf Club has in no way lost its identity . Teams will continue to compete under their old title and the sol e eff ect will be to give the Club sound financial backing and an assured membership. As

OLD BOY S' SEC TION 64 near ly all mem bers of the New ~ly mou are old pup ils of the Scho ol thei r unse th S'_vimmin~ Club lfish mte rest m the Club can be read ily und erst ood and app reci ated .

On a rece nt wee k-en d the Old Boy is still kno wn, held its open ing day, s' Sur f Club , as it whi ch was an unqual ified succ ess and aug: ured well for the futu re of the Club . The re is no dou bt that , with in a few seas ons at any rate , the Old Boy s' Sur f Club will hav e retu rned to its posi tion as one of 'fara nak i 's prem ier club s.

Oth er Old Boy s who have show n a keen inte rest in the Club 's revi val are Mes srs. A . Het heri ngto n, C. Alle n, H. Wat kins , H. Ant hon y, N. Lea. land, Mr. A. Het heri ngto n has been app oint L . and A. Pett y. ed the loca l bran ch of the Old Boy s' Asso Club dele gate to ciati on.

THE CRICKET SEA SON .

OLD BOY S' SUC CES S. CLU B'S ANN UAL ME ETI NG. The ann ual mee ting of the Old Boy s' Ct路ic ket Club was held on Sep tem ber 15, Mr. D. F. C. Sax ton pres idin g over a goo d atte nda nce.

The ann ual repo rt stat ed that the past seas on hn(l been a very succ essf ul one. Fon r team s wer e ente red in the Nor th Tara nak i com peti tion , and with good perf orm ance s. The seni all wer e cred ited or team , und er the capt ainc y of C. Lash , wa.s succ essf ul in win ning the seni or grad e com peti tion , and with it the Rob erts on Cup. In the play -off with Tar urut ang i, win ners of the Cou ntry competitio n, Old Boy s suff ered defe at in an inte rest ing gam e, and the Club wish ed to con grat ulat e the Cou ntry play ers, who subs equ entl y drew with Stra tfor d in the prov inci al play-off.

Two team s wer e ente red for the seni or B grad e competi tion whi ch was agai n won deci sive ly by the Old Boy s A team ,' und er the capt ainc y of J. Palm er. 'l'he form display ed by this team in the past thre e seas ons had been of a very high orde r, and fully just ified its righ t to be elev ated to seni or stat us. 'l'he B team mai ntai ned a very cons isten t reco rd, and was resp onsi ble for some very cl路ed itab le perf orm ance s.

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65 The juni or team , unde1路 Mr. Ron . O'D owd a, agai n expe rien ced cons ider able succ ess in gain ing seco nd plac e in the com peti tion , in whic h it fully exte nde d the New Plym outh eleven, the ultim ate win ners . The re was a wea lth of you ng play ers in the club , and if they wer e fost ered the Club need have littl e conc ern for the futu re .

Ear ly in the seas on the ann ual mat ch with the Haw era Old Boy s was playe<'l at Haw era, whe n a mos t enjo yab le gnm e refm lted in a win on the first inni ngs for the hom e team . The Club team was mos t hosp itab ly ente rtain ed by the Haw era Old Boy s, and it shou ld be the (lesire of mem bers to reci proc ate the hosp itali ty whe n Hnw ern come to New Plym outh this year .

N. H . Ford , who had been an enth usia stic mem ber of the club , has been tran sfer red to Wel ling ton. As captain of the seni or B grad e B team duri ng the past seas on he had prov ed him self a capa ble and pop ular lead er.

The elec tion of officers resu lted as follo ws :-Pa tron , Mr. A. A. Ben nett ; pres iden t, Mr. A. J . Pap ps; vice -pre side nts, Dr. E. F. Foo kes, Mes srs. W. H. Moyes, G. W. Palm er, E. 'f. Pett y, D. A. Doy le and D . F. C. Sax ton; hon. secr etar y, Mr. J. W. Moo r hea d; hon. tren snre r, Mr. R. '1'. IIar ris; club capt ain, Mr. V. S. , Prnc len; man nge men t com mitt ee, Mes srs. A. Pett y, J .

Kin vin, L. A. Goldfin ch, h Fow lrr, S. F. Foo kes, one juni or mem ber to be app oint ed by the in com ing committ ee, and the secr etar y, tren s ur er and club capt ain ex officio; dele gate s to the Nor th Ta1 路anaki Cric ket Divi sion , Mes srs. II. W . Bro wn, D. F. C. Sa.x ton and V. S. Pru den ; dE> lega te to Old Boy s' Ass ocia t ion, lVIr. H. W. Bro wn; sele ctio n com mitt ee, Mes srs. J . W. Moo rhea d, A. Pett y, C. Sore nson and the club capt ain.

The ques tion of unp aid subs crip tion s was disc usse d, and it wa~ l'eso l ved to noti fy the few play ers who se subscri ptio ns for the past seas on wer e unp aid that unle ss they wer e paid befo re the open ing of they wou ld be deb arre d from play ing, the com ing seas on and the Ass ocia tion wou ld be noti fied that they wer e unfi nanc ial, and that wou ld prev ent them from bein g allo wed to join any othe r club whi le thei r sub scri ptio ns wer e outs tand ing.

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Some discm;sion also took place on the matter of the di~:;organisation of the senior team on account of the playin()' of players who were in the district only temporarily du~·ing the season. 'l'lte meeting was not desirous of debarring such men from participating in the game during the time they were in New Plymouth, and after a full discus~:;ion the following resolution was passed: '''!'hat the Club selectors be instructed not to include in the competition teams players temporarily in the town for part of the ~:;eason only, unless by so doing regular permanent members of the Club are not thereby d eprived' of a game in the senior eleven; and that such visiting members be parttime memb er s, paying a reduced subscription to be fixed by the management committee.'' 'l'hree new members were elected.

LIFE IN WESTERN SAMOA. Mr. P. W. Glover, formerly a master at the school and now on the staff of the observatory in Western Samoa kindly sends us an interesting account of that part of the world. vVe publish the following extracts:"Most Pacific islands," he writes, "look alike from the sea.

Behind a coral reef which will appear as a dirty-looking mud fiat or a line of white foam according as the tide is out or in, is a calm lagoon, on the far side of which is a yellowish beach, and further on, a line of cocoanut palms. The whole picture is rather pleasing, especially in the early morning. These cocoanut palms are the chief wealth of the islands. They grow about 60 to 100 feet high and six feet in circumference; the top is crowned with a spreading cluster of fronds, each about ten feet in length. The nuts form near the base of this crown. The ripe nuts are broken open, and the mea-t cut out and dried to form the copra of commerce. One thousand nuts yield about 500 pounds of copra, from which there can be extracted from 20 to 25 gallons of oil. When the copra was worth from £25 to £30 per ton, the copra industry was profitable, but now that the price is down to about £11, money is scarce on the beach.

Another product once profitable was rubber. There are in Samoa large plantations of Para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), which once brought fabulous profits to the planters-the price was then about 16 marks per kilogramme. Now, with rubber at fourpence per pound, the trees cannot be tapped, for the cost of production is something like double that figure. The trees are now being cut for firewood. The tapping is performed by making incisions in the bark and collecting the latex in cups made of coconut shells. This

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milky looking latex smells faintly of ammonia tree yields about six ounces in three days, so plantation yield about a ton of rubber per year. market, the latex is first coagulated with acetic dried and rolled.

67 when fresh. Each that ten acres of To prepare for the acid, then washed,

The mainstays of island commerce are at present bananas and cocoa. One buys a large bunch of bananas here for two shillings or less, while the same quantity in New Zealand would cost about a pound. Cocoa trees look from a distance much like cherry trees, and are largely grown here. The pod when ripe is red (or yellow according to variety) and about eight inches long. These are broken open, and the pulpy mass containing the beans extracted, and fermented for about a fortnight. The beans are then washed and dried, when they are worth from £30 to £60 per ton. Some small amount of coffee is also grown, though I do not think that any is now exported. What coffee I have seen growing near Apia seems to me to be Caffea liberica, which, although a prolific bearer, is a very inferior species.

There are many plants which will grow in Samoa, which in other parts are profitable. For example, the sisal hemp (Agave rigida) a plant which yields a very strong fibre used for the manufacture of cord, and much resembling the well known "century plant" (Agave Americana). This is grown extensively in East Africa, but the excessive freights would not permit the industry to be established here. The plant itself is rather interesting. It grows in shape something like the New Zealand phormium, but the leaves are about four feet long, five inches wide and half an inch thick, with a sharp spike at the end. When the plant is about seven years old, it sends up a pole some 15 or 20 feet high, with short lateral branches bearing small white flowers. When the flowers wither, buds form and develop into young plants complete with roots all ready to grow when the pole collapses and scatters them over the ground. I hme collected a kerosene tin full of young plants from one pole. The kapok grows well here, though no one seems ~ bother much about it; but I think a ready market could be found.

The climate here is quite delightful; the isolation is not terrible, as we have at least three mails a month; besides which one can always obtain books and there are sure to be friends in other parts of the world who send newspapers. I spend about a pound a month on books, and these, with newspapers from New Zealand, an Austrian anti-socialist paper, "Der Panther," which is lent to me by one of my friends, and the "Pacific Islands Monthly" keep me out of mischief.

At the observatory, my work is very congenial, and I find that the profession of a seismologist and magnetician is extremely interesting.

The observatory is at the end of the historic Mulinu'u Peninsula, and is one of the prettiest and coolest spots on the coast.

The grounds comprise about eight acres, and include the graves of several high chiefs belonging to the Malietoa and Tamasese families.

My journey to Samoa was one of particular interest. From suva I went to Niuafo'ou on H.M.S. Laburnum, and on that picturesque island assisted in the observation of the total eclipse of the

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sun. From there, I travelled to Pago-pago , the American naval base in Tutuila on the U.S.S. Tanager , a small mine sweeper of the United states Navy, enjoying the pleasures of a hurricane en route. At Pago-pago , I was most hospitably entertaine d by the United States naval officers. In this connection , I must say that the members of the American Eclipse Expedition , a nd the naval officers and men who accompani ed them, proved to be excellent people. After a week in Tutuila, I came across to Apia by a freighter, which was far more comfortab le than would have been a deck passage on the small launch which connects between here and Pago-pago every three weeks, and cost me just the same fare ($7.50) for the ninety-mil e run. In this connection I was fortunate in being a friend of the owner of the ship, who happened to be on board, as in the ordinary course of events that particular ship will not carry European passengers .

PERSONAL NOTES Olcl Boys attending - Canterb my College who are in residenc e at College and Rollesto n Houses include G. E. Lomas, W. E. Parrott, J. W. Syme, J. Lysaght, A. H. Andrews , G. Harding , A. Treloar and W. A. Snell (College), and H. M. Thomson , L. G. Loveridg e, J. Ewart, I-I. B. Latter and A. G. Ab bott (Rollesto n).

H. M. Thomson , who is completi ng his Universi ty career this year, recently resigned the position of president of t he Canterbu ry College Students ' Associat ion.

In his many activities at the College, he has been both a popular ancl k een worker. lie has been a member of the 'Varsity A footba ll team and was also the students ' first J'epl'esrn tative on th e Rhodes Scholars hip selection committ ee. 'l'homson has been taking an associate course in engineer ing.

A. H. Andrews , who is studying engineer ing, gained his football cap after many classic performa nces for both 'Varsity and the Canterbu ry province . Newspap er critics acclaim him one of the best Rugby players in the proVJnce.

Jack Ewart also distingui shed himself at football until he was badly injured soon after his return from Sydney with the New Zealand Universi ty Rugby team.

He is studying forestry.

Another promine nt footballer is L. G. Loveridg e, who is taking an engineering course. He is also captain of the Canterbu ry College Cricket Club.

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69 G. E. Lomas is still at College House as a theologic al student. He is also taking lectures at Canterbu ry College for the Bachelor of Music degree. Lomas is organist at St: Luke's Anglican Church.

W. E. Parrott is taking lectures for B.A. and Piploma of Journali sm. lie is secretary of the 'Varsity Harriers Club, and represen ted Canterbu ry in tLe annmil contest with Otago Universi ty.

W. A. Snell, A. 'l'reloar and A. G. Abbott are taking lectures in engineer ing, while J. LysagLt, J. Syme and H. B. Latter are attendin g the School of Forestry .

G. Harcling , another engineer , has, with Loveridg e and Andrews , represen ted the College at cricket.

R. Looney is in tl1 e acl vertising departm ent of Ballantyne 's, Ltd. E. W. 'l'onks, who graduate d with honours from Canterbu ry College last year, has been taking a te::;t graduate course at the Christch urch 'l'raining College.

M. C. Hollings i::; on the staff of the Municip al Electricity Departm ent.

M. C. Lysons, who was head of College House last year, ha~:> been guiding and "swattin g" alternate ly at the Fran;,-; J oseph Glacier this year. lle was in Ghristchurch fqr the Novemb er degree examination~:>.

M. church.

O~:>bome

is in the Railway Departm ent at Clll'ist-

D. Carter, who i,; on a :,;heep station out of Ngaruawahia, write:,; interesti ngly of life in the back-blo cks. He recently tomecl tbe ]:,;land with D. Stewart in the latter's "Baby Sports."

'1'. McLean, who was in Hastings at the time of the earthq Ltake, is now in Wellingt on.

R. Bradsha w, who is with Wilberfo ss and Harden, accounta nts, Wellingt on, played hooker for 'Varsity juniors during the pa:,;t football season. He is sitting for the Final Account ants' Profes:,;i onal this year.

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A. Maunder, another Old Boy stationed in Wellington, has also been playing for one of the 'Varsity football teams.

G. Saunders, W. E. Monk, W. Sutton, R. Crawshaw and A. B. Shaw are all in the National Bank of New Zealand, Wellington.

B. Crow is with Wright, Stephenson and Co., Wellington.

W. Aldis is on the staff of Thames High School.

I. J. Ho well is in the District Engineer's office, Auckland railway station.

J. Marshall is in the office of Izard, W eston, Stevenson and Castle, Wellington.

J. W. Tate is with J. Paul, solicitor, Wellington.

J. Frethey is on Nukuhakere station, Awakino .

H. M. Brown is in the Bank of New South Wales, Taumarunui. ,.

L. J. Morine and R. H . Kendall have been apprenticed to the motor trade, and are in New Plymouth garages.

D. Sole and S. Wolfe are apprenticed to the Cambrian Eng路ineering Company, New Plymouth.

H . L. Lucena, who is an engineer-surveypr in the Public Works Department at Suva, is married, and is now the proud father of a bonny infant.

L. C. Hughes was recently admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

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71 L. G. Goss, who is a captain in the New Zealand Staff Corps, has returned to the Dominion after completing a tour of instruction in England, and has been appointed assistant-adjutant and quartermaster-general, Central Command, Wellington.

E. Chivers, recently married, is now in Suva, and has a position with Morris Hedstrom, Ltd. Among New Plymouth Old Boys who have recently become proud fathers, or who have had additions to their families, are L. W. Lovell, F . S. Grayling, and J. M. Warnock.

R. Yates is another Old Boy who recently joined the ranks of the benedicts. He is a commercial traveller with t h e firm of Cock and Co. C. N. J ohnson has been transferred from the Auckland to the Wellington office of the Public Works Department.

N. Ford recently left New Plymouth and, after a period in Wellington, is now in the Nap ier office of the Lands and Deeds D epartment.

N. F. Little has returned to New Plymouth to enter into partnership with Mr. H. R. Billing in his legal practice.

For the last three years he had been solicitor in the Public 'l'rnst Office at Timarn for the South Canterbury district.

Dr. R. Dolby has returned from King's College, London, to take up a position as physical chemist on the staff at the Dairy Research Institute, Palmerston North.

ASSOCIATION FOR WANGANUI.

Alan Washer, who is a flying officer in the R.A.F., England, was recently posted to the Central Flying School to undergo a three months' instructor's course.

As we went to press news was received that on November 24 a meeting of Wanganui Old Boys had decided to form a branch of the Association there.

Temporary officers have been elected pending a further meeting. The new Association would be glad to hear from any Old Boys in the W anganui district. G. Saunders is acting secretary.

Basil Hooper is instructor to the Fiji Agricultural Department. He is married to Vivian, daughter of Mrs. Law, hospital matron at the School.

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72 coNTEMPORARIES. We IJeo· to acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of the following c~ntemporaries since last issue:New Zealand.-Recorder (Christclmrch '!'mining Uolleo·e) 'l'e Ram a a Rongatai (Rongotai College, .W ellingt;n ): Sonthlanc1ian (Sonthland B.H.S.), Auckland Gnhnmar School Chronicle, Manuka (A uckland '!'raining College), New Plymouth Girls' I-LS. Magazine, Canterbury AO'ricultural College Magazine, Scindian (Napier B.H.S.),"' "Canta" (Cante rbury University College), Otago B.H.S. Magazine, Ki~1g 's Collegian (Auckla~d ), \Vano·anui Colleo·ian, Ch nstchurch B.I-I.S. Magazme, Christ 's Colleo·e Reo·ister, Nelsonian, Waitakian, Palmerstonian, 'l'ima;uvian"' Dannevirlcc II.S. Magazine, Marlbmian (Ma rlboroudh College, Blenheim), Gisborne H.S .

Magazine, Asllburtonian.

England.-Cliftonian (0) ~ Clifton College), '.Mill Hill School Magazine (2), Marlbunan (2) (Ma rlborough College), Reptonian (2) (Repton), Meteor (3) (Rugby).

Scotland .-AIJerdeen Grammar School Magazine, Fettesian (3) (Fettes College, .Edinburgh), Watsonian (George Watson's College, Edmbnrgh), Glasgow Aca(lemy Chronicle (2) .

W ales.-Swansea Grammar School '.M agazine (2).

Canada .-Coll eo·e 'l'imes (Uppe r Canada College, Toronto), Fort Will'fam College Magazine (Fort William).

Anstralia.-Melbnrian (Clmrch of England Grammar Sc hool , Melb~urne), 'l'he Log (Hobart High School).

TO OLD BOYS. Old Boys who have paid their subscriptions and who have not received a copy of the Magazine are requested Subto advise the Business Manager immediately. scribers are further asked to notify any change of address as soon as possible, to ensure Magazines reaching their correct destination without delay.

SUBSCRIPTIONS. 'l'he Business Mana~er, Mr. Shrimpton, wishes to acknowledge the following subscriptions received since last issue. If your subscription has been paid and your name does not appear, please notify the Business Manager at once :-J·. H. Boon, '31; J. Wynyard, '31; I. Aylward, '31; Col. Stand ish, '31; N. Lealancl, '31; II. W. Martin, '31; J. Beale, '31; J. Ford, '31; R. Buick, '31; Mrs. Kelly, '31; I. Dickey, '30, '31; R. A llen, '31; W. Parrott, '31; D. G. Mackie, '30- '32; D. M. Kenrick, '31; F. Chatfield, '34- '36; R. A. Candy, '30- '37; N. W. Fookes, '31; R. Julian, '31; S. Cattier, '31; M. Geddes, '28- '31; F. Grayling, '31; '1'. 0. Davies, '31; W. Liley, '31; W. '1'. 'l'hompson '31; W. Groom bridge, '31; C. Camp bell, '31; A. Bewley, '28- '31; K. De are, '31; D 'A. Jackson, '31; F. Morine, '31; M. Tribe, '31; A. H etherington, '29- '31; II. Anthony, '31; A. Wells, '31- '32; 0. A. Wills, '31; D. McCallum, '31; E. McCallum, '31; M. McNeil Aclams, '31; W. J. Geary, '31; C. Noble, '31; II. Ilin e, '31; J. Sherwin, '31-'32; D . Ashley, '31; R. Pease, '00- '31; J. Willis, '31; E. Calvert, '31; B. Pease, '29- '31; G. Harding, '31- '04; C. Strombom, '31; D. McKee, '31; W. J·. 'J'liomas, '31; J. lVIcOauley, '31; S. Black, '29- '31; F. Read, '30- '31; 0. Palmer, '31; W. N . . Brookman, '31; E. D. Oolson, 'ill; R Bradshaw, '30- '31; B. Crow, '31; D. Silver, '31; E. Honeyfield, '31; D. Blanchett, · '31; E. Brokenshire, '29- '31; P. Powell, '30; C. Little, '31; R. Clayton, '31; R. English, '31; C. MacDiarmid, '28- '31; A. E. '!'arrant, '31; R. Hanley, '29- '31; W. Boddie, '31; N. Ellerm, '31; H. Grayling, '31; F. G. Snedden, '30-'31; F. Deigbton, '31; J. Beaven, '31; M. Clay, '30- '32; J. Halligan, '29- '31; J. Craig, '30- '31; H. Wall, '31- '32; F. J ames, '31- '33; L . B. Horrocks, '31; L. 0 'Halloran, '30- '31; G. Hooker, '31 ; H. Rum ball, '31; W. Aldis, '31; S. I. Sacller, '31; K. Oa.lvert, '31; J. Windelburn, '29- '31; H . J olms, '30- '31 ; A. 0. ·borne, '31; C. Hoskin, '31; N. Henry, '31; J·. Brugh, '31; Mrs. Northern, '30- '31; D. Carter, '31- '37; E. Boulton, '30- '31; J. Watson, '31; T. Hamerton, '31- '33; P . Robertshaw, '31- '32; J.

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Howell, '31-82; C. McCallu m, -'31; N . Hooker, '31- '33; M. Shaw, '31; R. Stevens, '31; J. Donald, '30- '31; G. S. Anderso n , '31; J . W. 'rate, '31; J. Marshal l, '31; J. W. 'l'hompso n , '31- '33; G. Barkla, '30- '31; M. Good, '31; D. Somervil le, '31; K. Duck er, '31- '32; A. MacD.ia~mid, '31- '32; J . Frethe~r, '31; F . E. Clark e, '31 ; E. Oldfield, '31 ; C'. Hoskin , '31 ; II. Midclleton, '31 ; W . D. Thomson , '31; W. Sntton, ';31- '32; M. Richards , '31; Crawsha w, '31 ; R. Sutherla nd, '31 ; R. E. Pope, '31; E. Foden, '31; C. S. Wood, '30- '32; '1'. Betts, '31. This list was made complete up to Novembe r 28, 1931.

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New Plymouth Boys' High School [EST A BUSHED 1882].

Fees (per term)Tuition Board

£4, reducible to £3 1Os. if paid within 30 days £4 10s. £4 £21, .. £19

Weekly } Boarders

£18 10s.

Preparatory

.. £17

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

Juniors, £2 12s. 6d.

Boxing, 1OfDancing (Winter term only) 15/-

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1

Games- Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library 1/6 Magazine

1/-

Tennis

11-

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

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms this year are as follows :-

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First Term- February 3rd to May 8th.

Second Term- May 26th to August 21st.

Third T erm- September 15th to December 18th.

~~lit Jllllntoutly TAAANAKI HERALD AND BUDGET PRINT

1981