1934 The Taranakian Vol. 23 No. 2 December

DITED by the Boys of the :J{ew Plymouth :}Joys' High School ....,_,, ,._._ and 'Published twice a year.

1934.

THE

"TARANARIAN." CONTENTS

Agriculture Notes

41

. Annual Sports

24

Boxing Notes

54

Cadet Notes

48

Chapel Notes

37

Contemporaries

94

Editorial

9

Football Notes

12

House Notes 路

39

Old Bo,路s' Section

60

Orchestra Notes

33

Salvete

58

School Notes Subscription s

49 29 93

\ alete

57

Steeplechase Notes

TECHNICAL BRANCH : [ESTABLI SHED

1882.]

BOARD OF GOVERNORS H. R. BILLING, ESQ. (Cilainlla11.)

Mrss C. A. DOUGLAS DR. E. F. FoOKES. MI SS E. ANDREWs G . S. CLARKE, ESQ. L . A. NOLAN, I:<..sQ. P. J. H. WHITE , ESQ. S. G . SMITH, ESQ. L . G. ANDREWs, EsQ. P . E. V. STAINTON, ESQ. Secretary and Treasurer : E. LASH , ESQ.

ENGINEERING:H. H. SKELT0:-1, A.!. Mech. E. (London), R eg. Eng., N.Z. H. C. GATLAND. Grad. I.E. E . (London), A.A.I.E.E. (" C" Cert.) \\ToOD\VOHK :D. MENZIES. 1<' . Coli. H.

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(Fi n a l Cert. N.Z. T t:chn ological Examinati o n in Carpentry and Jo in e r y).

P I<EPA ilATO I<Y DEPARTMENT: A. H. BLUNDELL. SCHOOL CHAPLAIN : REV . R. FOHD HAM C LARK .

MUSIC: RESIDENT MUSIC i\IASTE R : J. Ool.lSON, L .A.B ., L.T.C.L.

~ta££: PRINCIPAL: W. H. MOYES , M.A .. B .Sc. DI RECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A. L. MOORE, M.A. (l st Class Honours a nd Silver Meda llist, City and Guilds of L on d on) .

ASSISTANT MASTERS: A. G . }OHNSON, M Se. A. \V. DIPROSE, M.A .

C . G. BOTTR !LL, M.A. , Diploma in Socia l Science.

A.

J.

PAPPS, B.A.

V. E . KERR, M.A .

G. F. BERTRAND, (" C " Cert..

B.A. Cert. in Latin and History).

R. C. WILSON, M.A., B.Sc. W. G. WfLKIE (B.A. Cert. in History and Economics.

City and Guild s Diploma in E lectri cal Engineering) . \V. I. SHRIMPTON, M.A.

J, L EGGAT, M.A.

J.

D. RoULSTON (" B " Cert .. B.A. Cert. in Latin , English, Hi story, Education and Economics).

AGRICULTURE: A. S . NASH , B.Agr. Se. C OMMERCIAL : E. R. McKEON (Professional Accounta nt by Exam).

F . }. EGGLETON, F.C.S .. (N.Z.) DRAWING: W. F. T ETT (1st Class H onours Diploma, Beckenham School of Art, Eng.) (B.A. Cen. in Engli sh and Histor y)

VI SITING : MISS DOWLING , Victor Han·is Gold Medalli st (Violin , Vio la and Cell o) .

MISS Ross, L.A.I.l., L.T.C.L.

SCH OOL

INS TITU TIO NS

THIRD TERM ,

1934.

Head Boy: D. I. Blackle y. , D. N. Hull, J. School Prefec ts: D. I. Blackle y (head) , G. c . Weston , G. P. Keller, Davies C. J. , Larkin C. T. W. Mail, D. G. Brash, ngton.

Whitti J. H. , Batten L. J. (head) , J. L. Batten , House Prefec ts: School House -G. C. Weston A. G . Mcinty re.

M . P. Donnel ly, I. B. Faris, M. 0. Ekdahl , . C. Grant, J. I ), (head ngton Carrin gton House -H. Whitti rd.

Pricha D. , Carron V. , Phillip s, S. Hobday G. C. Weston Magaz ine Comm ittee: Mr. Shrimpton (Chair man), , D. Brash (Gener al Editor) , M. 0. Ekdah l (Litera ry Editor) ).

(News) , D . I. Blackle y (Sports P. Donne lly (SecreCricke t Comm ittee: Mr. Bottril l (Chair man) , M. , A. G . Mcinty re, Weston C. G. ters, Wa N. , Larkin .

C tary ), T. V. Carron . . C. Weston , M. 0.

Sports Comm ittee: Mr. Dipros e (Chair man) , G Donne lly, I . Grant, M. ckley, Bla I. Ekdah l (Joint Secreta ries) , D. ngton.

Whitti F. Ulenbe rg, H. 0. Ekdah l (SecreFol<tball Comm ittee: Mr. Papps (Chair man) , M. M. Donnelly, J. nt, Gra I. , Weston C. .

G ey, Blackl I. tary) , D. Batten .

Grant (Secret ary) , 'l'ennis Comm ittee: Mr. Johnso n (Chair man) , I. G. C. Weston . tten, Ba L. .

J lly, Donne I . B. Faris, C. Nodder , M. Steven (Secret a ry), Boxing Comm ittee: Mr. Eggleto n (Chair man ), J. on.

J . Burche ll, F. Robins ), G. C. Weston , H .

Swimm ing Commi.ttee: Mr. Eggleto n (Chair ma n n.

Simpso J. , Davies J. rd, Pricha Whitti ngton, D. 路 Weston (Secret ary), Library Comm ittee: Mr. Tett (Chair man) , G . C. D. Pricha rd, H .

Faris, .

B , Carroll V. s, Phillip J. y, S . Hobda Whitti ngton, E. Morris , P. Fenton .

SCHOO L CADET CONT INGEN T.

Q.M.S. : S. Hobday .

Assista nt Q.M.S. : D . McGill .

Band Sergea nt: C. Nodde~.

Corpor al Drumm er: D. Fitzpat rick.

Corpor al Bugler : B. Hugge tt.

A COMP ANY. Officer in Comm and: Captai n J. Leggat .

Second in Comm and: Lieut. W. I. Shrimp ton.

Compa ny Sergea nt-Maj or: G. C. Weston .

No. 1 Platoo n.

Platoon Comm ander: H. Whitti ngton.

Platoo n Sergea nt: I. Meikle john.

Section Comm ander: L. Evans.

No. 2 Platoo n.

Platoo n Comm ander: V. Carron .

Platoo n Sergea nt: D . N. Hull.

Section Comm ander: R. Smaill.

No. 3 Platoon .

Platoo n Comm ander: A. G. Mcinty re.

Platoo n Sergea nt: W. R. Geddes .

Section Comm anders : K . Dunn, J. Phillip s.

No. 4 Platoon .

Platoo n Comm ander: F. Ulenbe rg.

Platoo n Sergea nt: D. Pricha rd.

Section Comm ander: W. Rowlan ds.

No. 5 (Mach ine-gu n Platoo n).

Officer in Comm and: Lieute nant w. F. Tett.

Platoo n Sergea nt: T. Davis.

Corpor als: F. Robins on, T. Franci s.

B COMP ANY.

Officer Comma .nding: Major V. E. Kerr.

Second in Comm and: Captai n J . Leggat .

Officer in Comm and: Captai n R. c. Wilson .

Second in Comm and: Lieute nant J. D. Roulsto n.

Battali on Sergea nt-Maj or: D . I. Blackle y.

Compa ny Sergea nt-Maj or: J. L. Batten .

No. 6 Plato on.

D. Bras h.

Serg eant T. C. Lark in, Corp oral No. 7 Plato on.

Pear son, M. Arms trong .

Serg eant J. navie s, Corp orals L. No. 8 Plato on.

T. Fent on, E. A. Morr is.

Serg eant M. 0. Ekda hl, Corp orals No. 9 Plato on.

Brow n, A. Kelle r.

Serg eant I. Gran t, Corp orals A. C COM PAN Y. E. R. McK eon.

Officer in Com mand : Lieu tenan t â&#x20AC;˘. S. Nash .

Lieu tenan ts A. H. Blun dell and A Donn elly.

P. M. Com pany Serg eant- Majo r: No. 10 Plato on.

Plato on Com mand er: G. Terr y. oral: J. C. Blun dell.

Plato on Serg eant: G. Kelle r. Corp No. 11 Plato on.

Plato on Serg eant: R . J . Cork ill.

Corp orals : J. W. Mail , B. Conw ay.

No. 12 Plato on.

Plato on Serg eant: N. Wate rs.

r.

Corp orals : W. navie s, G. Fairb rothe

No. 13 Plato on.

Plato on Serg eant: I. B . Faris .

Corp oral : J. Steve n.

FIRST FLFTEEN, 1934.

Back Row.- W . Rowlands, I. Meiklejohn, G. C. Weston, J. L. Batte n , G. Terry. H. Whittington, N . Waters, F. Thompson.

Middle Row.- F. Ulenberg, I. P . Grant, M. 0. Ekdahl (vice-captain), B. Meredith (captain ), D. Black ley, A. Maclntyre, J. Simps on.

In Front.- T. C. 路Lark in , M. P. Donnelly, T. Rogers.

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EDITORIAL 路 (W. R. Geddes.)

T the conclusion of the Great War the A nations looked forward hopefully to a period of repose after the titanic struggle which had cost them so heavily. Sixteen ~-ears have now passed without any serious disturbance and the mor~ hopeful believe that the period of peace may be indefinitely extended. It is this faith that has induced us in New Zealand to reduce our armaments, abolish compul. ory military training. and , in general, to reduce our defences to a minimum. Undoubtedly the Government is justified in its fight against militaristic tendencies, but there is a gra' e danger of this policy of defencelessness being transferred from the political to the ocial sphere.

In the days of Rome's O'reatness every boy was trained from his earliest youth in the arts of war. Physical fitness was always coveted, and strength and courage were usually regarded a 路 the proudest attainments. \Ve have but to remember how the ancient writers, whether

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Greek or Roman, have immortalised the legends of Ulysses and the Trojan heroes to understand the great importance that they placed on vigour and physical prowess. Skill in war and great strength always :von more renown than the finer arts of peace. When, m a later age, Eastern luxury began to sap the love of manly accomplishments, softer pleasures took the place of the more arduous sports of old. The rabble in Rome grew and the fascination of the "circenses" attracted more and more people. Gradually the glory of the Imperial city faded and she sank slowly to her inevitable doom-an everlasting example of the danger of losin g true virtue and becoming personally too weak While no real parallel can be drawn between the Rome of two t housand years ago and the Britain of today, the decay of her once noble race shows the peril to which our nation is constantly exposed. Although no si()'ns of de()'ene1~a cy have yet appeared, the danger is b 0 • ever-present, and it is the duty of everyone to stnve to avert such a catastrophe with all its terrible consequences.

In our endeavours to show our opposition to war we must not allow our love of manly exercise to decline.

AlthouO'h our chief goal while we are at school is to reach 5 a high degree of mental culture, our physical training should at least be a very important secondary . consideration. No person, however learned and clever, is qualified to face the trials of life unless he has been taught in his youth to resist the hard knocks of fortune in a practical way. There may be some who, through natural impedi- · ments, are unable to take part in sport, but even these can l earn how to shield themselves from utter defencelessness. A race of sages or a 1'ace of politicians will for. ever be a prey to a race of strong, practical men.

Perhaps there is no more deplorable feature of modern life than the rise of the "spectator class." At every football or cricket match we · find crowds of onlookers O'azino· at the select few on the playing field. They are ftned ~vith no desire to learn; they are there just to revel in the activities of others. Year by year this class seems to be growing, and the active participants in the nationa,l

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games are becoming fewer. This fact represents a very real danger to the physical and moral welfare of the nation, and if our love of sport and healthy outdoor exercise continues to decline our national strength and prestio·e ·will decline also. It is absolutely imperative for the b .

• safety of the whole of mankmcl that vve keep up a h1gh standard of personal defence. . No one wishes to see a w orld peopled by degenerate weaklings, hopeless, miserable, and defenceless. We certainly have no faith in the philosophy that urges war as necessary, but we do believe that pacifism if carried to excess may have disastrous consequences.

In our efforts to establish international friendship and to abolish war, we must preceed carefully. There is a grave error in the view that, by enforcing discipline in martial exercises, we are paving the way for another vast conflict. 'l'h e self-reliance, the pride in physical fitness, the satisfaction arising from a feeling of personal and national strength, are too invaluable to be overborne by any emotional ·w ave. 'l'he past has many tragic examples of nations doom ed to decay by loss of virility. Let us always rejoice in being active m emb ers of an active community.

DAWN. The hoary frost its mantl e l ends To vales and meadows; curling smoke From humble dwellings slow ascends And mists the distant hills still cloak.

Quivering and grand, the red sun glows And Nature wakes from gloomy sleep.

A cool soft breeze through forest blows, All signs of rest from there to sweep.

The lowing cattle patient stand Grouped round ..the distant water-hole.

Life stirs throughout the drowsy land And Nature living takes control.

-R.E.S., VLA.

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Football Notes (I. B. Faris.)

The recent season has been one of the most successful for several years. Althoug h narrowly defeated in their first college match the Fifteen won the followin g five, showing definitel y that they could be classed with some of the best teams the School has produced . It was unfortun ate that, in the favourab le position it was in, the

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Fifteen has won the Ta.ranak i fourth grade final. They have develope d a strong team and are to be congratu lated on their achievem ents. The other Fifteens of the various grades have all acquitte d themselv es well.

The 1934 season marks the end of Mr. Papps' coaching days. Many fine teams have passed through his capable h anc1s and both present members and those who have left will have pleasant memorie s of their football days under the experien ced eye of Mr. Papps. 'l'o those of the staff who have been connecte d with the managem ent of football the whole school extends their thanks for the time that they have sacrifice d and the keen interest they have taken.

SCHOOL v. S. PATRIC K'S COI.LEGE. Played at Hawera and lost 3-4.)

Soon after play began Wilson had an unsucces sful shot at goal and the game swung from one end of the field to the other. Rowland s was given two penalties on the h alf-way line, both of which narrowly missed. 'l'ulloeh and R eid participa ted in a good moveme nt for St. Pat's., narrowly missing a try. Just before halftime the School backs swung into action and the movements ended with Grant being thrown out in the corner. < l!pon the resumpti on of p lay Mcintyr e twice found a gap in the southern defence, but could not connect y,·ith Grant. team could not finish the competit ion matches. ·The tr~­ angular tournam ent with Gramma r and_ Whanga rei, although not yet a permane nt fixture, witnesse d some exceptio nally good football. 'l'he Second Fifteen has prove(l to be one of the best the Bchool has possessed , and the First Fi~teen cannot thank them too highly for the help and practice they have provided . 'l'he splendid victory over Tukapa at the en_d of the season formed a clear indicatio n as to th_en· ::?tren~th. For the second year in successio n the 'l'hn·d

Feom the twenty-five Wilson received the ball and kicked a perfect field goal, taking the visitors into the lea d. ( 0-4.) 'l'his inspired School, and after a series of desperat e attacks Ekdahl evaded several tacklers to score well out. 'l'hc b ell sounded as Rowland s' kick fell just short.

(3-4.)

The School team was: J ohns, Ekdahl, Grant, Rowlands, l\Tcintyr e, Larkin, Uhlenbe rg, Meredith ( capt.), ·whitting ton, Batten, Terry, Weston, Waters, Thomson , Evans M. ·

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SCHOOL v. HAMILTON HIGH SCH OOL.

(Played at Pukekura Park and won 52-0.) \iYithin a few minutes of the start Meredith burst over to score the first try, which Rowlands converted (5-0.) Elrdahl cut through for Rowlands to score. Again he converted. (10-0.)

A dribbling rush by most of the forwards ended in Rowlands added the extra points. 'l'homson's scoring.

(15-0.)

From another move Grant centre-kicked for Terry to secure nnd score beneath the posts. Rowlands converted.

(20-0.)

The next try came from an orthodox back movement in which Mcintyre grounded in the corner. Rowlands go a led from a wide angle. (25-0.)

Soon after half-time Grant dived over near the posts for H.owlands to convert. (30-0.)

The visitors rallied, but Evans bullocked his way over at the corner. (33-0.)

A moment later Grant crossed in a handy position and M eredith notched the additional points. (38 -0.)

The whole team momentarily handled and Batten scored an unconverted try. ( 41-0.)

Ekdahl next crashed right through to score the posts. l\Ieredith converted. ( 46-0.)

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15 A. minute later Meredith cut through and passed to J{owlands. who crossed unopposed. He converted his own try. ( 8-0.)

Soon afterwards he crossed again near the posts and again converted. (13 -0.)

For a while Te Ante rallied desperately, but could not stop Ekdahl as he crashed over near the corner.

(1G -O.) Te Ante again rallied and for a while looked dangerous, but Meredith intercepted near the scrum and \V csion, with a fine dribbling rush, scored his second try. (19-0.)

Larkin cut in cleanly and after all the backs had haucll.ed M:cintyre scored in the corner. (22-0.)

Sr:hool's backs again swept down the field for Rowlands to cross unopposed. Simpson converted. (27 -0.) :B'rom a scrum near the line Meredith secured and dincl over. Simpson's kick missed. (30-0.) 'l'e Ante rallied again and tightened up the o路ame.

F'rom a quick heel Ruru secured, cut through and p"'otted a brilliant goal. ( 30-4.)

J\Ieredith broke through again and scored as time so uncled. Rowlands converted. ( 35-4.)

The School team '~as: Simpson, l\Icintyre, Ekdahl,' Rowlands, Grant, Larkm, Uhlenberg Meredith Blackley ' ' ' B atten, T erry, vVeston, Waters, Thomson, Evans.

The next try came to Uhlenberg. ( 49-0.) In the end Black!ey made a great diagonal run to score and the game ended with the score. (52-0.)

SCHOOL v. WANGANUI COLLEGE. (Played at Pukekura Park and won 30-11.)

'J.'he School team was Simpson, Ekdahl, Grant, HmvJands, 1\.lcintyre, Larkin, Uhlenberg, l\Ieredith ( capt. ) ,

School attacked, but met with a stout resistance from the \Vanganui team. They, in their turn, soon opened up the game. From an infringement outside the twenty-five. Rowlands sent a kick between the posts.

Blackley, Batten, Terry, Weston, 路waters, 'l'homson, Evans.

SCHOOL v. TE AUTE. (Played at Pukekura Park and won 35-4.) \~T eston opened School's account by robbing Maaha of the uall after some well-placed kicks and touching down. Rowlands could not convert. (3-0.)

(::l-0.)

Tl1c visitor s soon drew level f r om a forty-yards penalty by Harding. (3-3 .)

Grant soon found an opening and enabled Rowlands to race round and touch down. He failed to convert.

(6-3.)

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Rowlands again figured prominep.tly by a clever slwrt-punt which Blackley g.a thered in and scored. 1\l[eredi.th converted. (11 -3.)

17 Grammar now made a determined effort and after three back movements Thomson swerved through the defence to score near the posts. Sayers converted. ( 6-.5.)

Soon afterwards Harding kicked another magnificent penalty. (11-6.)

Exciting and brilliant football followed, with honom路s about even till half-time sounded.

Price, at second five-eighths for Wanganui, next showed at speed by two changes of direction which took him completely through the School rearguard to score beneath the posts. Harding converted on half-time. (11 all.)

On resumption Larkin flashed round the blind to score unaided. Meredith converted with a splendid kick from the side-line. (16-11.)

Grammar resumed vigorously. Knight came round the blind and passed to Thomson, who forced his way over. Sayers missed with the kick. (5-8.)

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Once more the School backs came round the blind in a passing bout which ended in Rowlands' speed carrying him over. (19:11.) . I-<,owlands came round into the open, secured, cut tltrough and scored near the posts. He converted his own try. (24-11.)

A. moment later he added three more points by a magnificent penalty. (27-Tl.)

In midfield the School backs got going cleanly and "ith an overlap Row lands outpaced the defence and seored under the posts. Meredith missed with the kick.

On School's twenty-five Meredith intercepted and after a fine run kicked over Parsons' head. In a desperate race for the ball Grant dived to score near the dead-ball line. Rowlancls converted. (11 -8.)

After a brilliant back movement in which Caughlan figured prominently Sayers scored in the corner for Grammar. (11-11.)

Larkin cut through neatly and passed to Weston, who reached the line witb two tacklers on him. Rowlancls added the extra points. (16-11.) 'l'he bell soon sounded with School still hammering on the visitors' line.

The School team was: Simpson, Rowlands, Ekdahl, i\Icintyre, Grant, Larkin, Uhlenberg, Meredith, Blackley, Batten, Terry, Weston, Waters, Thomson, Evans.

SCHOOL v. WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL. (Played at Pukekura Park and won 22-0.)

(30-11.)

rrbe School team was: Simpson, Mcintyre, Ekdahl, nowlands, Grant, Larkin, Uhlenberg, l\Ieredith, Blackley1 'l'crry, Batten, W eston, Waters, Thomson, Evans.

SCHOOL v. AUCKLAND GRAMMAR.

(Played at Pukekura Park and won 16-11.) l\lcintyre opened up the game by coming around on the open and sending away the backs. In a race for the ball Rowlands just beat Massey to touch clown. His attempt to convert just failed. (3-0.)

A. quick throw-in near Auckland's line saw Blackley plunge over.

Rowlands' kick was slightly out. ( 6-0.)

Whangarei surprised School early by launching an attack, but were repulsed by Donnelly. School retaliated but met with a clogged and plucky defence. However, Donnelly sent his backs away and from an overlap Ekdahl raced over. Mereclith could not convert. (3 -0.)

Ekclahl again attacked, but his pass to Grant went astray just as half-time sounded.

School were quickly on the attack and Donnelly snapped up a rolling ball to enable Rowlands to score in a handy position. Mereclith's kick hit the cross-bar.

(6 -0.)

Soon afterwards Meredith cut through and Mcintyr e crossed unopposed. (9-0.)

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Mcintyre, after several bursts, transferred to Grant, to Ekdahl, who burst through a gap to score beneath the posts. Rowlands converted. (14-0.)

Rowlands broke away and an in-pass to 'Waters capped the movement. Rowlands converted. (19-0.)

School now had all their own way and many attempts were made to better the scor e. Rowlands at last dribbled fifty yards to score. Waters' kick missed as time was sounded. (22-0.)

The School team was: Johns, Rowlands, Ekdahl, Mcintyre, Grant, Larkin, Donnelly, Meredith, Blackley, Batten, Terry, Meiklejohn, Waters, Rogers, Evans.

PEASE CUP MATCH. (Played in the Gully early this term and won 6-3 by the Day Boys.)

From the star t it was apparent that the Day Boys superior in the forwards , wished to make it a close gam~ and keep the ball away from the Boarders' fast back-line.

Soon after half-time Donnelly sent out a long pass to his backs. Ekdahl outpaced the opposing three-quarters, brushed off the full-back and scored from a mao路ni:fio cent effort. His kick fell short.

From a dribbling rush the Day Boys booted through and Grace followed up well to score a good try very near the side-line. Rowlands' attempt to o路oal narrowly o failed. (3-3.)

Lucas next slipped past Carroll, and though Grant made a valiant effort to reach him, he scored a splendid try in the corner. Rowlands again missed with the kick.

The Boarders retaliated, but time sound ed with the ' score unaltered. 'l'he teams were : Boarders: Steven, Allen, Ekdahl, Carroll Grant Thomas, Donnelly, Rundle, Whittington, Batt~n, Ker~ shaw, W eston, \Vynyard, Evans, Lepine.

Day Boys: Simpson, Rov;rlands, Grace, Lucas, Blackley, Johns, Uhlenberg, Davies, Keller, Waters Terry ' ' .!Ueiklejohn, Corkill, Rogers, Thomson.

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FIRST FIFTEEN (Club Matches).

April 28th.-v. Star; won 19-8. Tries by Meredith, JHatthews, Ekdahl, Mcintyre and Rowlands. Rowlands converted two.

May 5th .-:-v. Lepperton; won 11-0. Tries by Wheeler and Evans. Rowlands converted one and kicked a penalty.

May 28th.-v. Tukapa; won 18-3. Tries by Larkin, Row lands, Ekdahl (two). Row lands converted three.

June 2nd.-v. Urenui; won 9-8. 'l'ries by Batten and Rowlands. JHeredith kicked a penalty.

June 9th.-v. Clifton; won 17-3. Tries by Ekdahl (four) . Row lands converted one and lVIeredith kicked a penalty.

June 15th.-v. 'l'urangi; won 24-13. Tries by Simpson, Grant (two), Row lands, 1\Ieredith. l\Ieredith kicked a penalty and converted two. Rowlands converted one.

June 18th.-v. Old Boys; won 32-0. Tries by Rowlands, Ekdahl (two), Grant (two), and Larkin. Meredith converted four and Rowlands kicked two penalties.

July 2nd.-v. Urenui; won 12-0. 'l'ries by Rowlands (two), West on and Blackley.

July 28th.-v. Clifton ; lost 5-6. Try by Ekdahl, which Rowlands converted.

SECOND FIFTEEN. April 28th.-v. Tukapa A; won 25-0. Tries by Matthews, 1\Ieiklejohn, Broughton (two), Lucas, Johns and Carron. l\Iatthews and Broughton each converted one. l\Iay 5th.-v. Tukapa B; lost 6-9. 'l'ries by Ewart and Ryan.

June 2nd.-v. Clifton; won 3-0. Broughton kicked a penalty.

June 9th.-v. Star; lost 0-3.

July 2nd.-v. Tukapa A; lost 3-8. Try by Reid.

July 23rd.-v. Urenui; won by default.

July 30th.-v. Star; lost 3-11. Carroll scored.

August 14th.-v. 'l'ukapa; won 6-3. Broughton kicked a penalty and Lucas scored.

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FOURTH GRADE "A."

FOURTH GRADE "B."

CWinners of Taranaki Fourth Grade Championship.)

April 28th.-v. Tukapa; won 5-3. Auld scored a try and Dunn converted.

April 28th.-v. Star; won 8-0. tries and McLean converted one.

Emett (two) scored

May 12th.-v. School B; won 8-6. scored tries. McLean converted one.

Bullot and Auld

May 19th.-v. School C; won 37-0. Emett (two), R. Crone (two), 'l'homas, Auld, Steven, Keller and Brash scored tries. l\IIcLean converted five. l\!Iay 26th.-v. Tukapa; won 9-8. Emett and vVynyard scored tries. McLean kicked a penalty.

May 5th.-v. Star; lost 0-20. l\!Iay 12th; v. School "A"; lost 6-8. try and R. Crone kicked a penalty.

Scott scored a

May 26th.-v. School "C"; won 23-0. Auld (three), Mail (two), Smith and McKeown scored tries. Steven converted one.

June 2nd.-v. Tukapa; won 11-3.

Dunn, Fenton and l\IIcKeown scored tries. Dunn converted one.

Emett scored a try.

July 9th.-v. Star; lost 8-13. Bloxam scored a try and Dunn converted cine and kicked a penalty.

Jm1e 16th.-v. School "B"; lost 16-21. Auld (three), Steven scored tries. R. Crone converted two.

July 16th.-v. School "A"; won 21-16. Bayly (two) , 1\IIcKeown, \i\Tallace and Bloxam scored tries and Dunn converted three.

June 2nd.-v. Star; won 6-0.

Francis kicked a penalty.

June 23rd.-v. School "C"; won 28-0. 1\IIcKeown, Auld (two), M cLean, \i\Tynyard, Brash, 'rhomas scored tries. McLean converted two and kicked a penalty.

July 7th.-v. Star; won 14-3. Steven, Auld, Grace and Fenton scored tries. R. Crone converted one.

July 14th.-v. School "C"; won 24-3. Auld, l\IIcKeown (two), Steven, Brash and R. Crone scored tries. l\IIcLean converted three.

July 21st.-v. Tukapa; won 20-0. Auld (three), McKeown and R. Crone scored tries. l\'IcLean converted two.

July 28th.-v. School "B"; won 26-0. \Vallace, Grace, Tli'omas, McKeown, ' rceller and Francis scored tries.

McLean converted four.

August 4th.-v. Stratford; won 14-0. McKeown (two), Auld and Wynyard scored tries. McLean converted one.

August 18th.-v. Eltham (provincial final) ; won 6-5.

Auld scored two tries.

July 7th.-v. Tukapa; won 6-4. McKeown and Smith scored tries.

July 21st.-v. School "C"; won 29-6. Bloxam (two), Scott (three), Emett and Mail scored tries. Dunn converted four.

July 28th.-v. School "A"; lost 0-20.

FOURTH GRADE "C." l\!Iay 22nd.-v. School "B"; lost 0-23.

June 9th.-v. Tukapa; lost 0-19.

June 16th.-v. Star; lost 0-37.

July 12th.-v. School "A"; lost 0-27.

July 14th.-v. School "A"; lost 3-24. Lobb kicked a penalty.

July 21st.-v. School "B"; lost scored twice: July 28th.-v. Star; lost 9-20.

Lobb kicked two penalties.

6-24.

Crompton

Try by Gardiner.

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FIFTH GRADE "A." (Runners-up Taranaki Fifth Grade Championsh ip.)

April 28th.-v. Star; won 11-3. Tries by Barnitt, Falk and Casey. Ch atfield converted one.

May 24th.-v. School "C"; won 15-0. Tries by Smith (two) , vVebster, l\Ioorhead, Julian.

May 26th.-v. Tukapa; lost 6-9. Try by May. Falk kicked a penalty.

June 2nd.-v. Star; won 6-5. Falk scored and Edwards kicked a penalty.

June 14th.-v. School "B"; won 6-0. Tries by May and Smith.

June 21st.-v. School "C"; won 14-0. Tries by May, Clegg, Chatfield. Old converted one.

NOTES

July 13th.-v. School "C"; won 9-0. field, l\Ioki and Brewe1;.

Tries by Chat-

July 25th.-v. School "C"; won 9-0. wa rds, l\Ioki and Chatfield.

Tries by Eel-

July 26th.- v. School ".A"; lost 0-13.

FIFTH GRADE "C." l\Iay 5th.-v. Tukapa; lost 0-55.

May 19th.-v. Star; lost 0-45.

May 24th.-v. Sch ool "A"; lost 0-15.

May 30th.-v. School "B"; lost 3-18. Try by Roberts.

June 9th.-v. Tukapa; lost 0-31.

\"A,Tebster ,

,Tune 16th .-v. Star; lost 0-24.

July 7th.-v. Star; won 6-5. 'fries by Falk andl\Iay. July llth.-v. School "B"; won 6-3. Tries by Robb and Vale.

July 19th.-v. School "C"; won 16-0. Tries by Old, Robb, Clegg and Julian. Old converted two.

July 21st.-v. Tukapa; lost 3-6. Try by Kay.

June 21st.-v. School "An; l ost 0-14.

July 13th.-v. School "B"; lost 0-9 .

July 26th.-v. School "B"; won 13-0. ton, Old and Julian. Old converted two.

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July 19th.-v. School "A"; lost 0-16 .

Jul y 25th.- School "B"; lost 0-9.

July 28th.- v. Tukapa; lost by default.

Tries by Hut-

Aug路ust 4th.-v. Tukapa; lost 3-15. Try by Moki.

FIFTH GRADE "B." April 28th.-v. Tukapa; lost 0-16.

May 5th.-v. Star; won 6-3. Tries by Halpin and.

Turn bull.

May 30th.-v. School "C"; won 18-3. Tries by Bruce, Pullen, Old and Halpin. Darney converted two and Pullen one.

June 9th.-v. Star; lost 0-16.

June 14th.-v. School "A"; lost 0-6.

July 7th.-v. Tukapa; lost by default.

July llth.-y. School "A"; lost 3-6. Chatfield scored.

CONTENTMENT. Thrice blest is he Who hath these three 路vVith quiet peace of mind: His needs supplied And satisfied ; A conscience unmalignecl .

A spirit free Whose liberty 'l'he bondage is of love.

These gain, my son, And thou hast won A prize from Heaven above.

-G. McK., VI..A.

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ANNUAL SPORTS

ANNUAL SPORTS (D. Brash.)

The day for this year's sports, Saturday, October 27, was dull and cloudy, and events in the early afternoon were marred by several light showers. Notwithstanding this, the ti·ack was in excellent order and some good performances were witnessed. M. Tamati, the winner of the Under 14 Championship, was unbeaten on the day and created a new time in the 220 yards, covering the distance in 26 2-5sec. In the 120 yards senior hurdles M. 0. Ekdahl equalled H. F. Fookes' record of 16sec. F. P . Ulenberg was again outstanding, and this year was successful in lowering the senior mile record, his time being 4min. 50sec. He reduced by 5 1-5sec. E. G. Smith's record, ~vhich has stood for twelve years.

The Sports Committee are ao·ain to be complimented . on their efficient handicapping. · Our thanks are due to Messrs. Lightbancl and Wann for the use of their amplifier to broadcast r esults and a programme of music, and to Mrs. Moyes and her willing band of helpers who served afternoon tea in the hall.

We must here take the opportunity of offering our sincerest thanks to Mr. H. L. Thomson for so gen erously donating a cup for the newly inaugurated fi eld events, and for his efforts in coaching those .who wished to compete.

RESULTS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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Woolley (6yds.) 1, Hutton (5yds.) 2; time, 111-5sec.

Third h eat: Mcintyre ( 1yc1.) 1, R. Cron e ( 4yds.) 2; time, 111-5sec. Fourth heat: Scott ( 4yds.) 1, Lucas (2yds.) 2; time, 111-5sec. Fifth heat: Casey (6yds.) 1, Robinson ( 5yds.) 2; time, 11 2-5sec. Sixth heat: Bloxam ( 4yds.)

1, T. Davis ( 4yds.) 2; t ime, 111-5sec. Seventh heat: Donnelly ( 4ycls.) 1, P. Fen ton ( 4yds.) 2; time, 111-5sec.

Final: \Vhittin gton 1, Fen ton 2, Mcintyre 3; time, 11sec.

440 Yards (Old Boys' Shield).-Whittington 1, Row lands 2, Grant 3; time, 55 3-5sec.

880 Yards (Mason Memorial Cup) .-Ulenberg 1, Grant 2, Row lands 3; time, 2min. 9 4-5sec. ·120 Yards Hurdles (Mr. Noakes' Cup).-First heat: Ekdahl 1, Ulenberg 2, Whittington 3; time, 16 2-5sec.

Second heat: Donnelly (owe 1yds.) 1, Imcas (owe 4yds.)

2, P. Fen ton (owe 3yds.) 3; t ime, 18sec. Final: Donnelly 1, Fenton 2. In this race M. 0. Ekdahl ran from scratch in an attempt on the r ecord and succeeded in equalling it; time, 16sec.

Long Jump (Senior).-Rowlands (scr.), 19ft. JOin. , 1; Elcdahl (scr.), 19ft. 7}in., 2; R. Crone (Sin.), 18ft. 5in ..

3.

IIigh JumJ1.-A. reeller (scr.), 5ft. 41in. , 1; Ground s (2in.) , 5ft. 2±in., 2; Grant (scr.), 5ft. 1in., 3.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSIDP EVENTS.

100 Yards.-First heat (champ., Mr. E. Beckb_essinger's Cup) : I. Faris 1, F. Thomson 2, S. J ulian 3; tnne, 11 2-5sec. Second heat : Elliott ( 5ycls.) 1, J. Couchman ( 6yc1s.) 2; t ime, 11 4-5sec.

Third heat: J. Miller (5ycls.) 1, Beale (7yds.) 2; time, 11 4-5sec. Fourth heat: re. Payne (5yds.) 1, E. Hoslcin (3yds.) 2; time, 111-5sec. Fifth heat: N. Payne ( 6ycls.) 1, Gardiner (6yds.) 2; time, 12sec.

Six th heat: Mohi (3yds.) 1, Brewer ( 4yds .) 2; time, 11 4-5sec. Seventh heat: l\Ioran (3yds.). 1, Roberts (7yds.) 2; time, 114-5sec. Ei,.hth h~at: Wallace (3yc1s.) J, reurta (5yfts.) 2; time, 12 3-5sec.

Fmal: re. Payne 1, Beale 2, T. Faris 3; time, 11sec.

100 Yards.-First heat (champ.): Ekdahl 1, Whittino·ton 2 Row lands 3; time, 10 3-5sec. S cond heat:

440 Yards (l\f rs . Bothamley's Cup) .-Hunter 1, Faris 2, :B..,amell 3; time, 59 2-5sec.

Senior.-M. 0. Ekdahl (17 points) 1, F. P. Ulenberg (13! points) 2, I. C. Grant (12 points) 3.

Junior.-M. J. Hunter points) 2, F. N . Thomson 3 equal.

Under 14.-M. Tamati (12 points) 2, J. Simpkiss

(25 points) 1, I. B. Faris (12 and S. R. Julian (6 points) (20 points) 1, L. G. Calman (2 points) 3.

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880 Yards (Mr. Gilmour's Cup).-Hunter 1, Julian 2, Faris 3 ; time, 2min. 21sec.

17 2-5sec. Fifth heat: Woolley (7yds.) 1; time, 17 3-5sec.

Sixth heat: Donnelly (3yds.) 1; time, 17 2-5sec. Seventh heat: T. Davis (3yds.) 1; time, 172-5sec. Eighth heat: W. Davies (3ycls.) 1; time, 17sec. Ninth heat: Johns (3yds.) 1; time, 171-5sec. Tenth heat: Scott (3ycls.) 1 ; time, 17 1-5sec. Final: Lucas 1, \Veston 2, \J\T. Davies 3; tim e, 16 3-5sec.

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120 Yards Hurdles.-First heat (champ.): B .. L. Hoskin 1, F. N. Thomson 2, Farnell 3; time, 19 2-5sec.

Second heat: E . Law (scr.) 1, Pullen (owe 3yds.) 2; time, 22sec. Final: B. L. Hoskin 1, F. N. Thomson 2, E. Law 3 ; time, 20sec.

Long Jump.-Mohi (12in.), 17ft. 5in., 1; R. MacLean (scr.), 17ft. 3-?iin., 2; J. Miller (15in.), 13ft. 3in., 3.

High Jump.-Hunter (scr.) and MacLean (1in.), 4ft. Sin., 1st equal; Everiss ( 4in. ), 4ft. 7-!in., 3.

UNDER 14 CHAMPIONSHIP. 75 Yards.-First heat (champ.): Tamati 1, Calman 2, A. Thomson 3; time, 9 2-5sec. Second heat: A. Moffett.

(2yds.) 1, F. Barnham (2yds.) 2, Mm路ray ( 4yds.) 3; time, 9 4-5sec. Third heat: Darney (3yds.) 1, E. Smith (2yds.)

2, Price ( 4yds.) 3; time, 9 1-5sec. Fourth heat: 路 Cole (3yds.) 1, J. Barnham (2yds.) 2, Diprose (3yds.) 3; time, 10 3-5sec. Final: Tamati 1, .Darney 2, Moffett 3; time, 9 1-5sec.

100 Yards.-First heat (champ.): Tamati 1, Calman 2, Simpkiss 3; time, 12sec. Second heat: Darney (3yds.)

1, F. Barnham (2yds.) 2, Broome ( 4yds.) 3; time, 12 4-5sec. Third heat: Young (3yds.) 1, Diprose (3yds.)

2, Price (2yds.) 3; time, 13 4-5sec. Fourth heat: A. Moffett (2yds.) 1, E. Smith (3yds.) 2, Woodham (2yds.)

3; time, 12 4-5sec. Final: Tamati 1, Darney 2 Moffett 3 ; time, 11 4-5sec. ' 220 Yards.-First heat (champ.) : Tamati 1, Calman 2, Simpkiss 3; time, 26 2-5sec. (a record). Second heat: Darney (3yds.) 1, E. Smith (3yds.) 2; Cole (8yds.) 3; time, 27 4-5sec. Third heat: F. Barnham (3yds.) 1, Diprose (8yds.) 2 ;路Broome (7yds.) 3; time, 29sec. Final: Tamati 1, Darney 2, F. Barnham 3; time, 26 4-5sec.

OPEN EVENTS. 150 Yards.-First heat: R. Crone ( 4yds.)

17 4-5sec. Second heat: Weston (3yds.) 1; time. ~hird heat: Hutton (1yd.) and Lucas (5yds.) t1me 1 173-5sec. Fourth heat: Auld (3yds.)

1; time, 17 1-5sec.

1 equal; 1; time,

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220 Yards (Herbert Smith Cup) .-First heaL Auld (3ycls.) 1, Beale (9yds.) 2; time, 25 4-5sec. Second heat: Hutton (7yds.) 1, W. Davies (4yds.) 2; time, 251-5see.

Third heat: Mcintyre (1yc1.) 1, K. Payne ( 6yds.) 2; time.

26sec. Fourth heat: P. Fenton (4ycls.) 1, R. Scott (5yc1s.)

2; time, 26sec. Fifth heat: T. Davis ( 5yc1s.) 1, Carroll ( 5yds.) 2; time, 26 2-5sec. Sixth h eat: Donnelly ( 5yc1s.)

1, \'Teston (5yds.) 2; time, 24 4-5sec. Final: Donnelly 1, \Veston 2, Grant 3; time, 25 2-5sec.

HANDICAP EVENTS. One Mile, Senior (Dr. E. F. Fookes' Cup) .-F. Ulenberg (scr.) 1, A. Ryan (50ycls.) 2, O'Reilly (20:vds.)

3 ; time, 4min. 50 sec. (a record).

One 1\Iile, Junior (Mr. B. V\T. Grieve's Cup ) .-J. Couchman (60yds.) 1, l\1enzies (10ycls.) 2, Hannan ( 60ydR.) 3; time, 5min. 25sec.

880 Yards, Senior.-A. Ryan (30ycls.) 1, P. Fentofl. ( 10yds.) 2, H. l\Ioss ( 60yds.) 3 ; time, 2min. 9 4-5sec.

880 Yards, Junior.-N. Payne (30yds.) 1, J. Couchman ( 20yds.) 2, Sisley ( 40yds.) 3 ; time, 2min. 18sec.

440 Yards, Senior.-Hutton (20yds.) 1, W. Davies (JOyds.) 2, Grace (15yds.) 3; time, 552-5sec.

440 Yards, Junior.-N. Payne (20yds.) 1, Gm路cliner (20yds.) 2, Kurta (25yds.) 3; time, 59 4-5sec.

100 Yards (under 15 ).-First heat: W. Hatfield (5yds.) 1, Cliff (6yds.) 2; time, 13sec. Second heat: J. Miller (4y ds.) 1, T. Crone (scr.); time, 114-5sec. Third h~at: Beale (5yds.) 1, Roberts (6yds.) 2; time, 114-5sec.

Fourth heat: l\1oran (1yd.) 1, Everiss (3yds.) 2; time,

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12sec. Fifth heat: Loveridge (5yds.) 1, Elliott (3yds.)

2; time, 11 3-5sec. Sixth heat: Gardiner (5yds.) 1, E. Hoskin ( 4yds.) 2; time, 12sec. Seventh heat: Hall ( 4yds.) 1, .A. Mo:ffett ( 6yds.) 2; time, 12 3-5sec. Final: Miller 1, Beale 2, Loveridge 3 ; time, 11 4-5sec.

75 Yards (under 13).-Murray (4yds.) 1, S. Faris (scr.) 2, M. Calman (2yds.) 3; time, 10 1-5sec.

Old Boys' Race (100 yards, Pridham Cup) .-S. Fookes 1, L. Emmett 2, J. Bailey 3; time, 111-5sec. 路 Sack Race (75 yards) : First heat: B. Couchman 1, J. Miller 2. Second heat: H. Moss 1, Bridger 2. Third heat: Gilbert 1, .Aitken 2. Fourth heat: Green 1, Bates 2. Fifth heat: Evetts 1, Deighton 2. Final: Evetts 1, Moss 2, Miller 3.

Three-legged Race.-First heat: J. Miller and Mander (7yds.) 1. Second heat: Elliott and E. Hoskin (1yd.) 1. Third heat: Moorhead and Bowen (6yds.) 1.

Fourth heat: Lucas and M'Keown (scr.) 1. Fifth heat: Hellier and Cleaver (7yds.) 1. Sixth heat: H. Moss and .A. Moss (3yds.) 1. Final: Lucas and M'Keown 1, Hellier and Cleaver 2.

Potato Race (under 14) .-First heat: Darney 1, Diprose 2, B. Couchman 3. Second heat: Bowen 1, Deighton 2, Huggett 3. Final: Darney 1, Bowen 2, Diprose 3.

Potato Race (over 14).-First heat: Blyde 1, Cliff 2. Second heat: .Adamson 1, .Anderson 2. Third heat: C. Whittington 1, Hutchinson 2. Fourth heat: Nodder 1.

Fifth heat: H. Moss 1, Chatfield 2. Sixth heat: B. H. Thomas 1, Mawson 2. Final: Thomas 1, Nodder 2, Chatfield 3.

Throwing the Cricket BalL-Senior : M. Donnelly (93yds. 1ft. Sin.) 1. Junior: J. Clarke (83yds. Oft. 3in.) 1.

RELAY RACES. Senior.-V.C (R. .Crone, F . Ulenberg, Whittington, Grace) 1, VI..A (Blackley, Corkill, Grant, Ekdahl) 2.

Junior: IV.D (Simpson, Johns, MacLean, O'Reilly) 1,

JII.D 2.

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FIELD EVENTS. (Mr. H. L. Thomson's Cup.) .Aggregate.-Blackley (11 points) 1, Terry (9 points) 2, Ekdahl (7 points) 3.

Putting the Shot.-Blackley, 28ft. 10-搂-in., 1; Terry, 28ft. O{in., 2; Ekdahl, 27ft. 3in., 3.

Throwing the Javelin.-Ekdahl, 129ft. 3in., 1; Terry, 111ft. 2in., 2; Blackley, 105ft. lin., 3.

Throwing the Discus.-Blackley, 75ft.

Terry, 71ft. 4in., 2; Ekdahl, 67ft. Sin., 3.

llin., 1;

Some day old Time will fleck my hair with grey, My eyes will dim, my brow with wrinkles cross路 ' Yet I'll not beg of him that hour to stay, For he'll not age my temper or my wit, Or rob me of my humour; 'tis a loss Far greater than the shortening of wind; .And he'll not reach my heart or love of fun, My spirit of adventure or my dreams.

How terrible to die before your life is done!

-R. G. (V ..A.)

STEEPLECHASE NOTES (D. Menzies.)

The annual School steeplechases were held at the W aiwakaiho Golf Links on Friday, October 5. The weather was fine, but a strong westerly breeze handicapped the runners along the beach in the senior and intermediate events.

In the senior steeplechase, F. Ulenberg ran splendidly, both winning the event and gaining fastest time for the second year in succession. He came in easily with about 80 yards to spare.

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STEEPLECHASE NOTES

STEEPLECHASE NOTES

'rhe results were :JUNIOR. G. Bow en ( 40sec.), 11min. 24sec.

J. Darney (10sec.), 10min. 55sec.

M. Tamati (scr.), 10min. 55sec.

E. Smith (10sec.), 11min. 18sec.

J. Calm an ( scr.) , llmin. 9sec. . .

D. Huggett (10sec.), llmin. 20sec.

J. Deighton (20sec.), Hmin. 35sec.

J. Young ( 30sec.) , llmin. 46sec.

H. Longley (70sec.), 1?min. 26sec.

J. v"Voodward (scr.), llmin. 21sec.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Then followed: B. Couchman, H. A very, S. F3;ris, K. Diprose, G. \Nalsh, K. l\Ialcolm, J . l\Iurray, D. Polhtt and H. Woodham.

FASTEST Til\IES. l\I. Tamati (scr.), 10min. 55sec.

J. Darney (10sec.), 10min. 55sec.

L. Calman (scr.), llmin. 9sec.

E. Smith (10sec.), llmin. 18sec.

D. Huggett (lOsec.), llmin. 20sec.

J. \Voodward (scr.) , llmin. 21sec.

G. Bow en ( 40sec.), llmin. 24sec.

i} 3 4 5 6 7

INTERMEDIATE. W. Squire ( -I:Osec.), 15m~n. 51sec.

F. l~ enton ( 80sec.), 16mm. 34sec.

L. Dowding (70sec. ) , 16min. 30sec.

J. Georo-e ( 60sec.), 16min. 27sec.

R. Bull;t (50sec.), 16min. 27sec.

C. Adams (70sec.), 16min. 48sec.

J. Couchman ( 50sec.), 16min. 40sec. p. Winter ( 60sec.), 16min. 50sec.

J. A burn ( 80sec.), 17min. 18sec.

C. Evetts ( 80sec.), 17min. 23sec.

J. Clarke (50sec.), 16min. 55sec.

A. J. l\Ioss ( 40sec.), 16min. 45sec. l\I. Hunter (scr.), 16min. 5sec.

I. B. Far is (scr.), 16min. 6sec ...

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1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

'rhen followed: D. Vl aldie, G. Hodgson, R. Bell, E .

Law and J. Bewley.

W . Squire ( 40sec.), 15min. 51sec.

M. Hunter (scr.), 16min. 5sec.

I. B. Faris (scr.), 16min. 6sec . ..

R. Bullot (50sec.), 16min. 27sec.

J. George ( 60sec.), 16min. 27sec.

L. Dowding (70sec.), 16min. 30sec.

F. Fenton (80sec.), 16min. 34sec.

J. Couchman ( 50sec.), 16min. 40sec.

1

2 3

!} 6 7 8

SENIOR. F . P. Ulenberg (scr.), 17min. 21 2-5sec.

A. Ryan ( 50sec.), 18min. 25sec.

M. Lucas ( 10sec.), 17min. 54sec.

S. Luscombe (10sec.), 17min. 55sec.

B. O'Reilly ( 20sec.), 18min. 24sec.

N. Hutton ( 50sec.), 18min. 59sec.

H. Moss ( 60sec.), 19min. 16sec.

I. Meiklejohn (20sec.), 18min. 37sec.

G. Jillett ( 50sec.), 19min. 9sec.

G. Rawson( 40sec.), 19min.

D . Purser ( 40sec.), 19min. 2sec.

H. J ohns ( 10sec.), 18min. 45sec.

R. Morey (70sec.), 19min. 47sec.

B. Robb (30sec.), 19min. 15sec.

R. Sole ( 40sec.) , 19min. 27 sec.

D. Brash ( 30sec.), 19min. 20sec.

L. Birdling ( 30sec.), 19min. 22sec.

M. Ulenberg ( 10sec.), 19min. 10sec.

D. Blackley (30sec.), 19min. 38sec.

A. Keller ( 30sec.), 19min. 42sec.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

FASTEST TIMES. F. P. Ulenberg (scr.), 17min. 21 2-5sec.

M. Lucas ( 10sec.), 17min. 54sec.

L. Luscombe ( 10sec.), 17min. 55sec.

B. O'Reilly ( 20sec.), 18min. 24sec.

A. Ryan ( 50sec.), 18min. 25sec.

I. Meiklejohn (20sec.), 18min. 37sec.

H . J ohns ( 10sec.), 18min. 45sec.

N. Hutton ( 50sec.), 18min. 59sec.

G. Ra wson ( 40sec.), 19min.

D. Purser ( 40sec.), 19min. 2sec.

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

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POlNTS FOR. CHAMPIONSHIPS. Under 14 Championship .- T amat.i 5, Calman 3, Woodward I. Junior Championship.- 1\I. Hunter 5, I. B. Faris 3, R. Farnell 1.

Senior Championship.-F. P. Ulenber g 5, I. C. Grant 3, l\I. 0. Ekdahl 1.

AFFINITIES. There still exists in this old world of ours a subtle fo rce or magnetism which all our eminent scientists have hitherto ignored. For instance, what possible affinity has fish for chips ? No one knows when first these two palatable foodstuffs b ecame united. There is no reason why we should not eat fish and mashed potatoes, but w e simply say "fish and chips," and leave it at that. We feel that it is one of those things that must b e so.

A parallel case is t h at of Mantlepieces and l\Ien. V,Th at is th e quality which inevitably draws them to geth er . As soon as a man enters a room this force becomes manifest; h e is drawn on (unfortunate v ictim ), till finall.Y he takes up his stand on the h earthrug.

There h e stands gently warming his coat-tails, and strangely enou gh this action, drug-like, imbues him with a sen se of goodwill. He beams on those less happily disposed and will ch eerfully lend you anything from ten pounds to his best mashie.

SCHOOL HOUSE. Standing .- M . Donnell y, M. Ekdahl, I. Far:s.

Sitting.- J . Batten, G. C. W eston (head ), A. Macl ntyre.

Great mutual partnerships have grown in the same manner: what was the attraction of Hall for Stevens or of Liddel for Scott? Why do dark gentlemen prefer blondes ?

Sometimes this force acts inversely; for why else did Jolmson hate Scotchmen, dogs cats, and small boys soap and water?

A great field of research lies as yet undiscovered before us. vVho will be the man clever enough to banish all doubts with an intricately worded theory ~ If y ou would be famo u s, grasp this-your great opportunity.

-H.F., VI.A.

C ARRINGTON HOUSE. Standing.-D. P r ichar d, V. Carroll, H. Whittington, I. Grant.

Sitting.-J. P h illips, D. B. Alien (head), S. Hobday.

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"When gripping griefs the heart doth wound, And d<Jleful dump.s the mind oppress; Then music with her silver sound, With speedy help doth lend redress."

-Shakespeare.

At the Sports Night Concert, held this year on the 26th and 27th of October, the usual high standard of performance was attained. As in previous years, the programme was presented on the Friday night , chiefly for the benefit of the boys of the school. On the Saturday a large and appreciative audience assembled, in spite of the inclement weather, and recognised (with spontaneous applause) the great amount of work involved m such â&#x20AC;˘ a production. 'l'he two plays included in the programme were very popular, and were interspersed with well chosen vocal and instrumental items.

ORCHESTRA

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NOTES

The programme was as follows : 1. Orchestra-"William Tell" Overture (Rossini) .

2. One-act 路comedy-"Admiral Peters" (W. W. Jacobs and H . Mills) . Cast : George Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . D. I. Blackley J oe Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. N. Dunn l\Irs. Dutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Fairbrother 3. Orchestra-"Hu:ngarian Melody" (Suter).

4. Songs-( a) "Hoea Ra"; (b) "Pokare Kare" (Pipipata). Soloist: C. Mohi.

5. Viola

(lVIassenet); "Elegie" Solos-(a) "Gavotta" (Purcell) . A. Brown.

(b)

6. P.ianoforte-(a) "Night in May" (Palmgren); (b) "Claire de Lune" (Debussy). lVI. Ekdahl.

7. Song-"Linden Lea" (Williams).

Scott.

8. Violin Solos-(a ) "If lVIy Songs Were Only Winged" (Hahn) ; (b) "Czardas" (lVIouti). D. Menzies.

9. P.ianoforte-"Country Gardens" (Grainger).

Nodder.

10. Orchestra-"Rakoczy March" (Berlioz-L.iszt).

C.

11. One-act Play-"Birds of a Feather" (A Welsh Wayside Comedy by J. 0. Francis) . Cast: W. 0. Evans 'l'wyn Tinker H. Nicholson Dicky Bach Dwyl J enkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. H. 'l'homas Bishop of Mid-Wales ..... .. ....... H. Duff "God Save the King." .

Th e foundation of the programme was formed by the two plays. The first, "Admiral Peters," will be familiar to readers of W. W. Jacobs' stories. These stories are admirably suited for th~ stage, and the hours of preparation spent by the three actors were reflected by the way in which they reproduced the rollicking humour of the piece in the spirit the author intended.

The second was of a different nature, but the splendid acting made this play as popular as the other.

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35

Once again the violin solos were prominent. D. 1\l[enzies certainly showed promise last year of becoming a brilliant young violinist, but this year he more than fulfilled that promise. His delicate handling of the fast passages of "Czardas" appealed to the audience, and he was forced to return for an encore. A. Brown's viola solos provided another very fine item. In a well-chosen bracket he exploited the full range of his instrument, and showed his ability in himdling both the plaintive "Elegie" and the more lively "Gavotta."

A popular innovation was that of the Maori choruses, which were ably led by l\Iohi. Also, Scott's pleasing voice路was suited to "Linden Lea." Lastly, mention must be made of the piano solos, which proved a popular addition to the programme.

On the evening of the football match with Te Aute College the visiting team was entertained at an impromptu concert in the Assembly Hall. Orchestral items formed the foundation o.E the first part of the programme, to which the concert party contributed the following: Songs by J. Reed and A. Maclntyre, and .instrumental solos by D. l\1enzies (violin) and A. Brown (viola ). The Te Aute boys then r esponded with Maori songs and hakas, which were r eceived with the applause ' they deserved.

At the close of last term, on Sunday, 12th August, the School concert party broadcasted a programme from station 2YB, New Plymouth. Six .items by the orchestra were interspersed with the following solos: A bracket of songs by J. Reed; violin solos by A. Brown and D. :\Ienzies; and pianoforte solos by C. N odd er and M. Ekdahl. For many of the p erformers it was a novel experience to be "on the air," but it may safely be said that they acquitted themselves v ery creditably.

Also, during the third term, the Orchestra gave sel ections at the annual Spring Show of St. lVIary's Church, and, as usual, we shall assist at the annual sports dinner and at the breaking-up ceremony at the 路 e'i1d of the term.

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37

NOTES

Jlotcs

'fhe personnel of the Orchestra has remained almost the same since the writing of the last Orchestra notes.

However, we have had to bid farewell to John Reed, who has ,left us to take up a position in Wellington.

He had been a member of the junior and senior Orchestras for nearly six years, and during the past three year s he has figured prominently among the first violins.

He will also be missed by the concert party, as he was one of their leading vocalists. We hear that already he has resumed his musical activities in vV ellington, and we wish him every success in his new sphere ..

Again we take this opportunity of publicly expressing our thanks to Mr. Dobson, who, in spite of the senior players who leave each year, accomplishes the apparently impossible with the raw material at his disposal.

I am sure that the :qumbers of boys who have learned the rudiments of orchestral work under Mr. Dobson's baton will echo this appreciation. Also, we once more thank Mr. Horrill for the valuable assistance he gives us so uns elfishly throughout the year.

MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA.

(J. L. Batten.)

Conductor: Mr. J. Dobson.

Piano: J. Batten.

First Violins: D. Menzies, A. Brown, S. Mayer, A. Macintyre, J. W alton.

Second Violins: J. Aburn, A. Hodder, R. Arnold, G. Henderson, L. Avery, B. Broome, A. Campbell, E. Everiss, D . Huggett, R. Scott.

Viola: W. Mart.

'Cellos: N. Hull, L. Bent.

Bass: Mr. R. Horrill.

Flutes: D. Pritchard, J. Rawson.

Percussion Instruments: D. Fitzpatrick, G. Youngs.

The Confirmation service was held on Wednesday evening, September 19, in St. Mary's Church, and over 40 candidates were presented. A forceful address by Dishop Cherrington was listened to with marked attention and the service was particularly noted for its sincere reverence. With the visit of the Te Aute team the congregation was swelled one Sunday morning of the middle term and as is customary on this occasion the lessons were read by the captains of the two fifteens, Ruru and Meredith.

As usual the School services at 9.30 have been regularly held during the term, but since the decreas e in the boarding roll it has been somewhat disappointing to notice the decrease in the number of those who attend.

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NOTES

i\n hour on Sunday is only a small portion of the day and every boy should see that he makes it his duty to be present.

'foo much cannot be said for the help of the Rev. R. Fordham Clark and the untiring care of Mr. Neville Renaud, who sacrifices so much time to help the service along.

WORDSWORTH.

Romantic boy, thy secr et to me t ell.

In simple strains that gilt of thine impnrt, 'l'hat I, a pilgrim with contented heart, Secure in humble trust may always dwell.

Life is an endless struggle. 'Tis a race For which thy song revealing purest soul Inspires me. Press on towards my distant goal, 'fhe gleams of h eaven lighting up my face, I must. I lov e the shaded brook, the bower; The thud of thundering combers on the shore.

That trembling thrush sees God far more 'fhan I, in His fair works. Give me that power, Oh, TI:Iaster, for an eye lik e thine that sees Its l\fio路ht? Maker in the rocks and trees.

-R. J. S. (VI. A.)

THE CRICKET SONG.

The busy day at last hath run its course And slowl? gathering shadows of night fall; Night, with its guardian the shimmering moon Who breaks the darkness with her golden beams And wans the friendly, twinkling stars.

Then suddenly a softened sound I hear, To violate the evening's sacred calm, As if a master-hand had captured with His bow, a struggling note, which frees itselfIt is the cricket's evening song.

-F. R. (V.B.)

HOUSE NOTES

39

SCHOOL HOUSE. (M. 0. Ekdahl.)

King vVillow has now come into his own, together with all those other summer sports. When we look back upon the last football season we can safely say that our house has done its bit in that respect, several members having gained th eir football caps. In the cricket season, however,. we hope to do just as well , and already one of our members has distinguished himself 路with the bat. He has also been made captain of the First Eleven. Vve take this occasion of congratulating M. Donnelly on his early success.

On the athletic field our prowess is no less apparent than in other branches of sport, as evidenced by the results of the last annual sports meeting. This year our athletic activity will not stop with the sports, as several of us are interested enough to take part in the weekly meeting of the New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Club.

This should do. something to raise the standard of athletics in the School.

In conclusion, we may say that success has not been confined to only the boys of the House. We would like to take this opportunity of extending our h ea rty congratulations to our House Master, Mr. vVilson, on his ' passing the examination for captaincy.

CARRINGTON HOUSE. (H. Whittington.)

Ah, noble hous e ! once more I must pen your ceaseless activities, your sorrows-may I narri.e fishing among them,-your joys-hairy limbs insufficiently clad in white shorts.

Cricket has commenced and we began well by defeating our rival boarding-house by a sound margin.

Three of our members gained their football caps and the majority of us took a very pleasant, if not very prominent, part in the School sports.

40

HOUSE

NOTES

The baths hRve been filled Rnd are becoming increm;ingly popular as the weather improves.

The outside examinatious are fast approaching and - but why bring that up? Congratulations to those of our old boys who were successful in the recent exams.

To our ears comes the startling news that Heat and Light have become two separate subj ects, each with her own select followillg of admirers. Here's luck to the "Victor."

"Rose - - - whom these virakeful eyes."

Now why that sudden change to a centre-part?

Of late I have been trying my hand Rt doggerel with doubtful success. However . . .

"ODE TO K--."

Oh, sweet baby! now we know 路wh at they used to make you grow, Pints of milk, an egg fl cla~- , Six foot three the Plunket wfl~' .

HOPE IN DESPAIR. Clos e by the murmuring stream it stood, Its leaves all dead, A forest tree, the glory of the wood; Its beauty fled.

The sighing winds, the beating rain, Can hurt it not; Throughout ch路ear winter it remains; It seems to rot.

But now the buds again appear, On each new spray; Fresh leaves greet the returning year, In green array.

Despair may come but hope n'er dies, Our will supreme at last shall rise.

-W.G., VI.A.

INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOL SHEEP PENS.

AGRICUL TURE NOTES

41

(J. M. Phillips.)

This year has seen further developmen t in the Agricultura l Cou rse at the School, particularly in the study of other class-room branches of Agricultura l Science.

Chief among the changes has been the introduction of more biology, which has proved to be an outstanding su ccess. This subj ect is generalised in the third form, dealing with animals and plants found locally, and, in the second year, more definite types are studied in deta1L The second year boys in botany now study lo cal grasses, clovers, and forage crops, and in zoology they are c~:mcerned with th e study of parasites affecting farm animals. In other r espects the work is very similar to that carried out in the past, except that more time has been given in the fourth form to the study of the breeds of cattle, and their history. An innovation of importance this year is that the fourth form boys have been given more interest in actual farm op erations. This year they shared, with the senior pupils, tile work of milking the School herd.

In connection with the Animal Husbandry sectio1{, experiment al work has proceeded apace. The breeding ewe. of the Jockey Club flock, which the boys have the privilege of managing, wer e mated with Ryeland, Southdown, and Border L eicester rams in order to determin e t he best cross for fat lamb production. Though insufficient time has passed for any generalisati on, it would seem at present that the lambs from the Ryeland sire are superior to t]le others.

At the model piggery, which is constructed .and maintained under the Waikato system, experiments have b een carried out on the feeding of weaners. Thos e that made the b est progr ess were fed on kitchen scraps, a little pollard, and some cod liver oil stirred in with skim milk. F ed three tim es a day, they averaged over thirty pounds each at six weeks old. Another trial of insid e

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AGRICULTURE NOTES

versus outside feeding ended in favour of the inside-fed pig as far as bulk was concerned.

By a process of culling and selection the School is rapidly developing a uniform herd of pure_bred J erse~ cows. Several prominent stud breeders m Taran~ln have most generously helped the work along by donatmg stock. In addition, five Jersey heifers were bought on October 16th from Mr. Wells, of Mangorei. The boys were present when they were selected from a larg e line of purebred and grade stock.

Two instructional lectm:es have b een given for the benefit of all aO'ricultural boys. rrhe first took the form of a motion picture shown under the auspices of the W aikato Pig Recording Club, and showed the progressive steps taken in ensuring the best returns, from the time of farro,vino路b to its going to the consumer.

The . . other was a series of lectures on Potato Growmg given

by Mr. P. Webster. With ~路efere~ce to the latter, the junior boys have been expenmentmg at the plots along lines suggested by Mr. W ebster.

TI-IE FARM. Of the School farm of approximately seventy acres of hilly, light country, the actual ar ea in. per~anent pastme last year was forty-fi_ve ?-cres, while srx ~nd a-quarter acres 'vere under cultlv?-tlon, the balanc~ b~mg taken up with buildings, piggenes, and rough lulhmlet> still covered with native bush.

Of the area under grass, six acres were cut _fo r _hay and four and a-half for ensilage. The farm mamtamed a herd of twenty-one cows in milk all the year round.

Eio路ht heifers four calves, and a flock of twenty Ronmey ewees and th~ir lambs were also carried. In addition, a small flock of killing sheep was always present.

On a per acre basis the buttc1~fat productiOI~ was 95.8lbs per acre; 5766.5 gallons of nulk were supplied to the hostels, and the balance was separated and 1546.6lbs. of butterfat were sent to the factory .

The whole farm was topdressed with seven tons nine hundred weight of manure. Various manures were used

AGRICULTURE NOTES

43 and several interesting experiments were carried out.

The cost of topdressing worked out at 14/1 per acre.

The four and a-half acres of pasture cut for ensilage was pitted and held as reserve. Fortunately we were able to carry this res erve over till next year.

With the low rainfall of 1.8 inches last year in February there was a marked decrease in the individual yields of the cows, a:Q.d it appears that our future policy will be to commence supplementary feeding earlier. \Vith this aim, an area of two acres has been sown in rape and millet for next year's fodder.

GERMINATION OF MANGEL SEED. 'l'he following should be of interest to farmers who are growers of mangels : The so-.called seed of the mangel is really a fruit containing 2.7 seeds covered by a corky substance developed in the flower after the seed has set. This covering is often so thick as to retard the entrance of water, making germination under farm conditions uncertain.

Recent work on sugar beet seed in Germany led to the introduction of a method of treating the fruits of mangels with sulphuric acid in order to burn the cor路ky covering , and make it more permeable to water. The acid is left in contact with the fruits long enough to act on the covering without injuring the true seed inside, and is then removed by thorough washing and treatment with ammonia.

Before applying this to farm conditions samples of treated and untreated fruits were put under germination test.

Results are shown in table. The treated fruits show a much quicker germination, and under soil conditions would be much more reliable. At time of publication germination tests were not completed, but results are sufficiently conclusive to warrant publication. rrhis work has been carried out by one of the senior pupils and has been done most carefully.

AGRICULT URE

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NOTES

DETAILS OF 'l'ESTS. Type of seeds

Treated or Untreated

1. Prizewinner Yellow Globe 2. Prizewinner Yellow Globe 3. Prizewinner Yellow Globe 4. Prizewinner Yellow Globe 5. Red Intermediat e 6. Red Intermediat e 7. Red Intermediat e 8. Red Intermediat e

Untreated

No.

AGRICULT URE

No. of An(e. No. No. of No. of Per cent. capsules of seeds seeds seeds gum per per c,\psl. germ at 8 days capsule

50

2.78

139

8

10

Treated

50

2.78

139

59

118

Treated

50

2.78

139

67

134

Treated

50

2.78

139

79

158

Untreated Treated Treated Treated

50 50 50 50

2.28 2.28 2.28 2.28

114 114 114 114

52 56 64 84

114 112 138 168

NUMBER OF SEEDS GERMINAT ED (DAILY RECORD) .

No. 1st day. 2nd day. 3rd day. 4th day. 5th day. 6th day. 7th day. 8th day.

1.

2 3 5 7 8 2.

10 20 33 38 50 58 59 3.

11 15 29 41 50 61 67 4.

19 31 52 64 75 78 79 5.

8 16 20 31 49 52 6.

3 13 28 39 50 54 56 7.

2 17 34 47 51 63 64 8.

2 9 39 57 76 81 84

A REVIEW OF THE PASTURE S. (By A. S. Nash, B.Agr.Sc., Agricultu ral Master.)

During the past three years concerted efforts have been made by the Farm Committe e to bring the pastures on the farm to a state of high carrying capacity. The soil here is light, and much of it was never properly sown down i1;1 the past, so that the work of renovatin g the poor, open swards has been considerab le.

There are three ways of attacking such a problem :1. By top-dressi ng to raise the fertility of the soil, so as to encourage good grasses an<J clovers.

2. By bringing the land under the plough and resowing.

NOTES

45 3. By a surface sowing, introducin g the desirable species of grasses and clovers.

Each of these methods must be accompan ied by correct managem ent of the stock.

The aim so far has been to top-dress with phosphate s and lime every year and to plough up the worst fields, crop them and then re-sow with Hawke's Bay rye and clovers.

The top -dressing programm e has been arranged very carefully, with the idea of suiting the manure to the type of sward. In addition several interestin g experimen ts have been carried out.

Fields which were hilly and still carrying a good deal of ratstail were top-dresse d with a slow acting, lasting phosphate . Slag was used as much as possible, and on some of the poorest Super, Nauru and African phosphate.

Satisfacto ry improvem ent has taken place, especially with regard to clover content, where slag was applied.

The harder these paddocks were stocked the better was the improvem ent.

Better pastures, containing more rye, were treated with super and super-lime . These fields have yielded very well, but any improvem ent in the pasture has been very small. Undoubte dly the soil fertility is now high enough to carry good rye and white clover, and these are gradually spreading and suppressin g the poorer grasses and weeds.

One of the paddocks recently sown down in Hawke's Bay rye was treated with ammoniat ed super, with the idea of thic1cening up the ryegrass and at the same time producing early spring feed. Closed up in late winter and fed off in early spring, it provided valuable food at a critical period. The amount of food produced during the rest of the year was comparati vely small, and there was considerab le invasion of fiat weeds. Evidently the phosphate and lime content was not sufficientl y high to warrant the use of a forcing nitrogeno us manure. The grazing in early Spri1;1g was hard, and this undoubted ly

y 46

AGRICULTURE

NOTES

O'ave a severe check to the young, tender cocksfoot and ;ed clover. At this time of year Cocksfoot is very palatable and the hard grazing seemed to check it so much as t~ allow weeds to enter. In fact, in February the whole field was a mass of yellow dandelions and catsear flowers.

This year that paddock was given a heavy top-dressing of slag, and as yet has shown no signs of slumping.

Cultivation.-Poor thin swards wer e broken up in August and September ' in preparation f or swe d es. TXT'th n I the open type of soil here any twitch present ~pr~ads very badly and early ploughing, followed b! discmg, o~ly makes matters worse. Although the cultivator was tried last year it could not be used to any depth, as the turf was not sufficiently rotted.

To get this turf rotted down so that the organic matter will be available for the subsequent crop one must plough early and deep. The solution of the problem seems to be in the use of a skim coulter attached to the beam to shave off the edge of the turf and so bury everything deeply. Followed by shallow _after c~1ltivation it should be possible to keep loose the twitch which works to the surface, and so weaken it before sowing of crops.

The practice of surface sowing h~s ~ot b~en t_rie_d here but once the fertility of the sml IS raised It IS worthy of consideration, in view of the expenses of cultivation and the time factor .

In order to be successful a tilth must be formed, as clovers must be covered. This could be obtained by the use of a sharp-toothed penetrating ~arr~w used in l~te vvinter, followed by seeding and rollmg m or tramplmg with sheep.

A certain amount of re-seeding takes place where hay is fed out in winter. One field here, from which the top 3in. of soil was removed a few yea~s ago, was carrying a weak,open sward. It has been Improved by continuous feeding out on it last winter.

The practice of allowing the grass to grow to the hay stage, so that natural re-seeding will take place, cannot be too strongly condemned. The first grasses to flower are the poorest ones, such as sweet vernal and poa

AGR ICU LTURE

NOTES

47 pratensis, and they will fill up any spaces. A paddock her e which was cropped for hay almost continuously for ten years had reverted to practically all sweet vernal, poa pratensis and fiat weeds, and had to be brought under the plough this year. 路

By judicious stocking, adequate top -dressing and management there is no reason for the present production of the farm not being doubled in a few years. ~?:ood

"THE BUSH." New Zealand's glory and her pr ide, Whose rustling ferns and towering trees, Through ages have the World defied A lovelier landscape to provide, Or scen'ry which would better please.

The silver-throated tui and his mate, vVho swoop in glist'ning black from tree to tree, 路who sing so wonderfully from 'dawn till late, Uphold the reputation of their forest state 路with song, from envious rivalry.

The drooping ferns and lofty swaying boughs, The twined lianas and the river's rush , The waving grasses on the cliffs' stern brows, All make a place most wonderfulThe Bush.

-J.Y., III.A.

THE YOUNG GENERATION. 'fhe gods of the old men are passing away, And the gods of the young men have come and they stay; The gods of the metals, of iron, and brass, 路 Of the radiant sun, and his satellite, glass; And Vulcan, the product of man's fertile mind, Makes machinery ruling the world of mankind.

The god Superstition is dying with Mars, The sun is revered, but no longer the stars; And franlmess is replacing ignorant wrong, The gods of the old men are passing along.

And the deities modern-how many will stay ? \V ill the God of the old men also pass away?

-A. C. (VI.A.)

48

CADET NOTES (D. Blackley .)

For various reasons a new and more suitable time for drill has been adopted. Training now takes place between morning and afternoo n school instead of after school.

On Friday, 19th October, the School battalion marched to the vVaiwak aiho range to hold the annual The followin g were the class-firi ng competit ions. r esults:Lady Goclley Cup (Senior class-firi ng) .-R J .

Cor kill.

Lady Godley Cup (Junior class-fir ing).-K. F. Rosser.

Searle Cup (Senior champio nship miniatur e range).

-R J. C01路kill.

Colonel Symon, O.C., Central Comman d, paid a visit of insp ection to the School on Tuesday , 30th October. He complim ented the battalion on its high standard of efficiency in military drill and said he would always take an interest in the School.

The end of the year approach es and this is a- suitable time to thank th e masters to whose efforts we owe any successes obtained . The N.C.O.'s are to be congratu lated on their excellen t work and the cadets on their response to the training.

Owing to a shortage of men in the local territoria ls the Defence Office have requeste d a loan of cadets from the School in order to bring up to the requisite strength the guard of honour to His Royal Highness , the Duke of Gloucest er, who will visit New Plymout h on January 3. Consider able time will be spent in training during the next two months.

A COMING STORM. All clay the air had been calm and still, but with that menacin g calmness which sends animals huddling together or wanderi ng uneasily about, and which silences the chirping s of birds who sit, with feathers ruffled up, in some sheltered corner.

SECOND FIFTEEN, 1934.

Back Row.- K. J o hnson , A. Rundl e, J. Davies , H. Kershaw, G. Keller, L. Evans, D. B. Allen, I. Meikleiohn .

Middle Row.- V. Hall , H. Johns, J. Broughton, V. Carroll (captain ), R. Corkhill , M. Lucas, R. Cawthray.

Front Row. - W . Da v ies, M. Ulenberg, T. Rogers.

SCHOOL

NOTES•

49 Dark black clouds swept along the low encircling hills, blotting them out with heavy showers of pouring rain . Lo;v rumblings of distant thunder echo ed in the hot air, which was now becoming disturbed and cooler.

T-rees sighed and waved in the gathering wind, while the whole sky was becoming darker. The hills to the south-west disappeared into the obscurity of teeming· rain, only to reappear as the showers passed on.

As yet our position had not been invaded by the storm, but the wind blew keen, cold, and moist to herald its approach. Nearer and nearer it came from the southeast. Lightning played along the hills close at hand, which were now almost obscured in dark clouds and fallin g rain.

A small house, half-way up a hill, still stood out against t h e dark curtain of rain which filled the valley and river gorge. But soon this, too, was swallowed up and the storm swept across the intervening farms to wards us. A flash of lightning, an ear-splitting clap of thunder, and the storm was upon us.

-G.H.T. VI.A.

SCHOOL NOTES (G. C. Weston.)

After an absence of nearly ten years from New Zealand l\Ir. Ron. Syme, an old boy and now a Fellow of 'l'rinity College, Oxford, paid a short visit to the School on Tuesday, August 14. He recalled memories of the fire ·which necessitated the transference of school over to the racecourse. Continl'l.ing, 1\Ir. Syme reminded us of what we owed to the School and to its tradition. 'rhe changes and improvemen ts of the last few years had greatly impressed him. Mr. Atkinson (president of the Old Boys' Association ), who was also present, smilingly observed that Ron. was "a terrible nuisance in the class," as he always knew a great deal more about his work and could do it ten times more quickly. The suggestion that we should have the customary half-holiday was received with applause, and not only by the boys. But, alas, October 1 was wet and the fish weren't biting.

so

SCHOOL

NOTES

On Tuesday, October 16, :)\1r. Darroch, secretary of the New Zealand Navy L eague, gave us an address on the aims and objects of the league, with the view to forming a branch at the School. After an interesting talk on the reciprocity of trade and the general 路 state of the British Navy, he urg-ed us to do our utmost to help the Empire cause. A display of posters, which clearly showed the interest taken in Empire goods by the English people, was greatly appreciated by his listeners.

In the place of D. B. Allen, who has r ecently left, H. C. Whittington has been made head of Carrington House.

We take this opportunity of congratulat in g him on his appointmen t.

Many alterations have been carried out on th e School buildings to minimise the earthquake risk.

The brick chimneys on the main block have be en removed and have been replaced by lighter ones. Trap-doors were constructed at the ends of the passages in the new building, while a ramp has been erected leading down from the first floor, thus affording a much quicker exit in the event of a. 'quake.

Both the Grammar and Whangarei teams arrived at 6 a .m. on Friday, August 17, by the night train from Auckland, and were immediately allotted to their r espective billets. During the morning Grammar had a short run. 'rhe School and Auckland teams met in Pukekura Park on the Saturday and the game between two evenly matched fifteens was very willing, School snatching victory with a last-minute try to win 16-11. Sunday was spent by most of the visiting members on the mountain , where two sledges proved to be very popular, and on the following day School played Whangarei for the first time.

The visitors showed that they poss essed a team to be proud of and a good game ensued. On the same evening Mr. and Mrs. Moyes gave a dance in the Assembly Hall.

It was a. complete success and it is our pleasant duty to thank our host and hostess for the kindnesses which they are always bestowing on us. Wet weather marred the Grammar-Whangarei match, but nevertheless the game was very interesting, for the second half was very even,

SCHOOL

NOTES

51 both sides scoring five points. A game in which vVhangarei played a heroic defensive game ended 23-5 in favour of Grammar. Both teams left the same night for the North. } n the recent Terms examination s, held in the School library, the following were successful in passing their sections:LL.B.-Don nelly, \Veston (Con. History, Latin, Engli ght), Grant (English ).

B.A.-Brow n (French), Hull (Eng. II., French II., Appl. Maths), Mail (Maths. and History).

B.Sc.- MacGill (Appl. Maths. and Pure Maths.).

B.Com.-P. Fenton and J. C. Davies (Economics ).

In order to encourage athletics the New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Association has kindly allowed members of the School to compete at their weekly meetings without paying any subscription towards the club. : This action is very much appreciated and it is expected that many will take advantage of the facilities which are offered.

After missing a. year, Te Ante again made their annual trip, arriving on Thursday, July 20, and staying at School House. The game in the Park fulfilled all expectations as regards excellent school football and many sparkling movements were seen. Rurn's field goal was a magnificent effort. On Sunday both teams visited the ' mountain and although it was wet everybody enjoyed the snow and gave definite proof of their snowballing propensities. On Friday night an impromptu concert was given by the visitors and the members of the School. 'l'he part and action songs of the former were a distinct pleasure to listen to.

For the second year in succession we have been successful in winning the Bayly Memorial Scholarship . M. Tamati, who also gained the Under 14 Cup, won all his events. He reached a high standard and we congratulat e him on his achievemen t.

Towards the middle of the term Mr. W. G. Fabling, who has been engaged by the Taranaki Lawn Tennis Association for coaching purposes, visited the School courts. Five boys were instructed in every half-hour and

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muc h valu able info rma tion was obta ined . Mr. Fab ling expl aine d at leng th the corr ect meth ods of play ing the variou s shot s, and also gave a brie f surv ey of tacti cs and posi tion al play in gene ral.

Foll owin g up thei r succ ess of last year , the und er 16 team agai n secu red the Mal one Rose Bow l, whic h was pres ente d by 1\'Ir. D. J. Malo ne for com petit ion betw een Stra tfor d and New Plym outh in 1926 . In that year it was won by Stra tfor d, and no furt h er gam e was play ed unti l 1933 . Both victo ries were a resu lt of dete rmin ed play , the first scor e bein g 20- 0 (Tho mas two, and Cron e one, and Stev en conv erte Auld two , Scot t d seco nd, play ed on the Scho ol grou nd, one) , whil e the was 23- 0 (Mohi, Smi th, Mac lean , Aulcl and · Wal lace one, Mac lean convert ed one, and Cron e a field goal ) .

Dur ing the third term our old frien d :Mr. Pm·d ie gave us an exce llent Shak espe area n recit al. This time his subj ect mat ter was take n from "As You Like It," and . in his char min g man ner he vivi dly pres ente d som e of the bett er-k now n scenes.

In com mon with man y othe r insti New Plym outh and thro ugh out the Dom tutio ns, both in mou rns the deat h of the late Mr. T. inio n, the Scho ol C. List . His is a seve re loss to the com mun ity at larg e, and we expr ess our sym path y with his man y frien ds Alth ough not activ ely conn ecte d with and relat ives . the Scho ol, he alwa ys evin ced a grea t inte rest in its activ ities and in the prog ress of educ ation . In his will the late 1\'Ir. List mad e prov ision for a gift of £2000, subj ect to a life inter est on the part of the fami ly, for the erec tion of a Scho ol Chap el.

This term a very prom ising star t has been mad e with crick et. Alth ough the first s were beat en by Old Boy s, they retri eved thei r posi tion agai nst vVe stern Park with a tota l of ·358 for five , com piled in four the prev ious reco rd of 309 for nine agai hour s, brea king nst Nelson. Don nelly also brok e the indi vidu al reco rd by scor ing in two hour s a deli ghtf ul 186, bett erin g R. Flet cher 's scor e of 131. It was a brill iant exhi bitio n and is Don nelly 's seco nd cent ury in cric ket. The first wick et stan d reali sed 131 runs , Don nelly bein g asso ciate d with \¥at ers, who has figu red in thre e cent ury p,art ners hips . The seco nd elev en

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NOT ES 53 also has show n good form and has been prom oted to seni or "B" grad e, whil e the third elev en has won both its gam es.

Furt her imp rove men ts have been mad e in the vicinity of the bath s. To prev ent the crum blin g awa y of the bank whic h bord ers the path lead ing dire ctly on to the "Gy m." a ston e bank ing has been cons truc ted by Mr. War d. Spec ial praise is clue to Mr. War d for his unti ring effo rts in the way of beau tifyi ng the grou nds duri ng the long peri od whic h he has been here .

In the rece nt shoo ting cham pion ship s, R. J. Cork hill won all four seni or trop hies , a feat whic h was perf orm ed by H. Law seve ral year s ago, and also equaHecl the latte r's reco rd in class -firin g with a tota l of 82 out of 100. The othe r cups were won as foll ows :Ham blyn Cup-K. Dipr ose, 55 out of 70.

Loveclay Cup -H. L. A very , 47 out of 60. lYicLeocl and Slacle Cup -H. L. Ave ry.

Lad y Goclley, Jun ior- K. J. Ross er.

PAN, THE PIPER. Ah, swee t pipe r, You r curl y horn s And shar p-pr ick ears , I love d.

You r reed y bird -swe et soun ds, Disp elled my fear s, Whe n I, on gras sy mou nds, Lay clown, And liste ned, achi ng hear t, It burs t, pier ced by a dart Mor e pote nt far than Cup id's silve r shaf t.

But now aday s you frig hten me you stan d, pipe cast asid e, And glow er, you pipe no more , No long er lead a mer ry thro ng Abo ut the gras sy glad es-( for long The glad es have gone, they are no mo re)The re is bloo d upon your mou th.

Ah -0 once swee t pipe r.

-M. E., VI.A .

BOXING

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NOTES

(G. C. Weston.)

The annual boxing championships were held on the night of Tuesday, November 20, in the School Gymnasium and the general performance reached a very high standard. Under the capable eye of Mr. Wallace classes hm been held on every Thursday evening, but the number of participants is rather disappointing. 'l'he reason for this is attributed to the proximity of the yearly examinations, so in following years provision will be made t~ hold the bouts some time during the middle term.

Last year's senior champion, D. I. Blackley, lost to J. Davies in a very even bout, which was easily the best of the evening, while for the second year in succession J. Steven won the 'l'aranaki Boxing Association's cup for the most scientific boxer. In presenting the latter, Mr. Garcia, president of the Association, remarked on the keenness in the contests and on the admirable way the championships were conducted. Our thanks are due to the referee, Dr. J. S. Church, to the judges, Messrs. W allace and Sowry, to Dr. Fooke~, the medical examiner, and to all others who assisted. 'l'he following are the 'l'aranaki Herald:Pl~EPARA'l'ORY

re~ults,

as taken from the

CHAMPIONSHIP.

Final: J. Wisdom defeated T. Somerton. Wisdom had a superior height and reach and continued to make the most of these advantages. Somerton was a stm:路dy youngster, but Wisdom had the best of the exchanges.

UNDER 6st.

'1'. Briclger defeated G. Burgess.

Final: K. 'l'illey defeated '1'. Bridger. 'l'illey was the bigger boy, but Bridger was wiry, fast and with a capacity to absorb punishment. However, he was apparently tired from his earlier bout and Tilley, forcing the pace in the last round, obtained the verdict.

NOTES

ss

UNDER 6st. 7lb.

Final : J. Barnham defeated D. Braithwaite. Barnham had the best of things, chasing his opponent about the ring and landing freely with both hands.

Braithwaite hit back, but all the time continued to retreat. )3arnham scored a comfortable wm.

UNDER 7st.

B. Wick~teed defeated F . Willcox, t.k.o., S. Faris defeated F. B. Thomas, V. Moorhead defeated vV. Barnham.

Final: B. Wicksteed defeated V. lVIoorhead. Wicksteed kept well on top of his opponent, using his superior .h eight and weight to advantage. 1\IIoorhead endeavoured to fight back, but he had his hands full. Nevertheless it was a splendid bout between two good youngsters. l\Ioorhead was very game and the pair were accorded an ovation at the end of a spirited contest.

UNDER 7st. 7lb.

Final: R. Ward defeated I. Logan. Ward did most of the attacking and made Logan miss badly. Logan kept out of serious trouble by effective footwork, but he was unable to retaliate with any attacks of his own.

UNDER Sst. 7lb.

J. Ca~ey defeated R. Soundy, t.k.o.

Final: J. Casey defeated V. Huxford, t .k.o. Casey showed bim~elf to be a fine, purposeful boxer, quick on his f eet and with his hand~.

He scored freely with both rights andlefts to the face. Huxford was very game, but was hopelessly outclassed.

The bout was stopped at the end of the second rolmd after Huxforcl !1ad frequently been knocked to the canvas.

UNDER 9st.

Final: J. Steven defeated R. Bell. These boys were a well-matched pair. Bell did most of the early attacking and got home some good punches, but Steven carried a very speedy punch in either hand and made an occasional whirlwind sortie. In the last round Steven attacked, but Bell met him half-way. The contest was one of the most popular of the evening, Steven winning by only a narrow mar gm.

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UNDER 9st. 7lb.

Final: S. Julian defeated F. Vale. Julian did most of the attacking, landing some good punches. V ale was hopelessly wild and was three times knocked to the canvas in the second round. Julian punched cleanly with both han~s and won easily. His left was particularly effective.

UNDER lOst. Final: F. Robinson defeated J. Parli. There was a good deal of skirmishing but very little boxing in the first round. Robinson had slightly the better of things, though Parli scored with llis left. Parli attacked in th e final round, but Robinson was quick to ta lee any adv:mtage offering and won narrowly.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. J. Davies defeated vV. Hunter.

Final: J. Davies defeated D. Blackley. This was an even bout between two strong, hard-hitting boys, though the action was inclined to halt at times. Blackley was usually the aggressor, but he found Davies a stiff proposition. The last round saw Davies score with two lefts to the face . Blackley, however, kept on top. The blood was flowing freely in the final set-to, in which the honours were even. The judges awarded their decision in favour of Davies. There was very little dividing the two boys, who were accorded an ovation for their excell ent display.

HOLIDAYS. I must away to the woodlands, To the sea I must away; School has become a prison house, It's time for holiday.

I know a beach where breakers roar I know a cliff-fringed bay; ' I know a lake where waters cool Are whispering "holiday."

There's a time for Latin and French And for masters to have their ~ay;路 But a better time is coming, It's the time for holiday.

J. W. (Ill. A.)

FOURTH GRADE 'A" TEAM, 1934.

(Win ners of Taranak i 4th Grade Ch a mpions h ip.)

Back Row.- C. Wa llace, W . Evans, H. Wynyard, A. Keller, T. Francis, M. Hun ter, A . Maclean, T. Dav is, A. L. McKeown.

Middle Row. - T. Crone, D. Brash, J . Austin (vice-captain ). J. Steven (capta in ), F . Bu llot, R. Grace, R. Cron e.

In Front.- B . Thomas, K . Dunn .

VALETE

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The following boys left during the year:Form VIa.-D. B. Allen, K. C. Billing, F. R. Bullot, J. H. Conway, A. L. Ewart, J. A. Gibson, B. M. Harkness, J. D. l\IcKee, B. D . Mathews, E. J. Reed, L. W. Riley, R. E. Sole.

Form VIb .-P. E. Aldous, A. S. Bullot, H. E. Collins, R. C. Cooper, N. J. Grant, I. T. Hodder, R. R. Matthews, E . B. Meredith, J . A. Patrick, C. W. Putt, T. R. Ryan, A. A. Smith, J . 0. Steptoe, F. R. Wheeler.

Form VIc.-J. Bayly, L. Croker, L . Emett, T. Moon, L. Watson.

Senior Agr.-F. A. Dunlop, S. Goldsbury, V. Hall, R. King, T. Lawrence, D. lVIanagh, D. Prentice, R. Potter.

Form Va.- H. C. Stead.

Form Vb.-L. W. Burgess, M. J. Lynch.

Form Vc.-P. J . Powell, I. M. Sykes, J. D. Webster, N. D. Clegg.

Form V d.-H. F . Alley, R. S. Brinsley, D. S. Olarke, l\I. G. Evans, L. G. Pepperell, D. S. Smith, D. R. A. Ward, J . L. Wood.

Form IV a.-C. J. Edgecombe, A. A. Hoffman.

Form IVb.-I. A . .Andersen, I. rr. Bullin, R. L. Dutton, C. P. Hawker, N. P. Jupp, G. Kinnell.

Porm IVc.-H. J . Coe, A. L. Warren, D. A. Watkins.

Form IV d.-P . P. Biddle, J. E. Bond, D . L. Burkitt, J. R. Conway, N. S. Cooper , F. A. Cavvthray, M. Grounds, F. J. Lawn, W. W . May, R. D . Newell, C. G. Taylor.

Porm IIIb.-G. F. Harvey, K. W. Reeves.

Porm IIIc.-.A. W . Cash.

Form IIId.-D . .A. Gayton, \X,T, N. Latimer, J. F. Voight.

P r eparatory.-R. Stead.

TRAFFIC RULES. I r eally don't know much about traffic rules, but after some years of amateur trafficking they appear to me to be roughly thus:1. Keep to both sides of the road only.

2. If two vehicles meet at an intersection both shall stop. Neither shall start till the other is gone.

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3.

It is not permitted to run over anyone entering

or leaving a tram unless the latter is in motion.

4.

.Any bicycle not equipped ·with bell, brake, front and back wheels, h . and c., automatic volume control, galvanometer and gas-ring, is liable to 30/- or 14 days.

5.

.Any cyclist proceeding clown the hill at less than 40 m.p.h. is liable to describe a parabola with an abrupt and violent termination, in conjunction with the cyclist immediately behind him.

6.

Only one person may ride a bicycle. This is owing to the fact that there is usually only one set of pedals.

7.

.Any bicycle carrying more than one person on each mudguard, one on the bar, and two on the handlebars, in addition to the rider, is liable to speedy and entire disintegration.

-D.lVIcG., VI..A.

SALVETE The following boys entered during the year:li'orm IIIc.- R. Dowding, P. Taylor.

Form IV c.-R. J. Ross.

A BALLAD OF THE NORTH SEA. So reeking still with cordite smoke Our shell-scarred ship drives back With battered hull, with buckled plates, .And bullet-riddled stack. \V e'll see her back to port, by cri pes, O'er fifty miles of sea, Despite the fact that thirty knots Are now reduced to three.

The leaking steam from shatter ed pipes Enshrouds a sorry sight Of wrecked guns whose crews ar e dead, Of carnage from the fight.

We'll see h er, etc.

A

BALLAD

OF

THE

NORTH

SEA

~nd h.ear the wounded turbines clack

'I o clnve the broken screws, And see the smoke come rollincr thick From dirty, sootecl flues. o We'll see her, etc.

But still we show both friend and foe That we unconquered lie For tattered, torn and battle-stained They see the bunting fly . ' We'll see her back to port by cri pes O'er fifty miles of sea ' ' Despite the fact that 'thirty knots .Are now reduced to three.

-R. T . .A. (V ..A.)

DISILLUSIONMENT. In nursery days tJte knights of old To me seemed most enthrallino· · \",\Thy couldn't I wear chain mail bri~·ht .And follow such a callino· ? o ' b But now I've found that chivalry rro-~ay appears quite dead, And kmghts deal not in weio·hty blows But groceries instead. o ' .And then I thought a bandit chief .A most romantic fio·m·e Dealin$· kindness, usually_:. ·with finger on the trigger .

Alas, just now I've learnt that truth Is stranger far than fiction· Romance is dead and bandit chiefs Get ten years on conviction.

Romance is gone, and Chivalry Is now a thing long dead So I'll go out and live my life~ .A farmer's boy instead.

-R. J. C. (VI..A.)

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60

OLD BOYS' SECTION 'fhe joint editors of th e Old Boys' Secti~n, Messrs. S. G. Dinniss and P. P . 1\!Iolloy, desire to thank those who, many at inconveni~nce to themselves, collect and forward informati?n fo r the 1\!Iao路azine. They also desire to apologise f?r any omission in the examination results a~d m the lists of births to, engagements, marn.a~es, Letters contammg and deaths of Old Boys. experiences of Old. Boys in v.arious parts. of the world are read with gr eat mterest, while Old Boys in New Zealand are please~ to lmo:v the whereabouts and doings of thmr old fnends.

OLD

BOYS'

SECTIO N

61 his S. l\II. White, having been successful in accountancy examination s, h as transferred from Messrs.

Duff and Wynyard, Public Accountants, to J1is fath er's dr ap ery business.

F . Baird and B. Gayton are also Old Boys newly appointed to the Daily News' staff.

F. Wheeler is on the office staff of t h e New Plymouth Borough Council.

S. Andrews is working at Alsop's.

H. Collins is with the legal firm of Govett, Quilli am and Hutchen.

J. Campbell and J. D. Webster are in t h e Daily News (New Plymouth).

OLD BOYS' SCHOLARSHIP.

'fhe foundations of an Old Boys' Scholarship have now been prepared and all Old Boys are earn e~tl~ r equested to assist by subscribing. ,The scholarship 1s to help the sons of Old Boy and will in time become a very valuable one. A fund has already _been opened a~d donations may be directed to secretanes of the Assoclation branches.

NEW PLYMOUTH.

F. 1\!Iorine, fo rmerly on the staff of Duff and Wynyard, has left fo r Auckland to take up a position there.

W. Burgess has now joined the clerical staff at the New Plymouth Post Office.

Ivon and Harry Watkins are in the florist's business.

Warren Saunder路 is learning the printing trade at McLeod and Slades.

R. J. Christie, forme rly dispenser at .the ~ew Plymouth Hospital , has opened a chemist's busmess m Devon Street.

K . Billing has entered the service of the Bank of New South Wales.

C. T . Cave, formerly on the Levin Chron icle, is now on t he staff of the 'l'amnaki Herald.

J. Bayly is with Smart Bros.

L . Croker is in Boon Bros.' electrical department.

L. Emett is with hi s fat h er in t h e building trade.

A. W. Scott has been appointed advertisin g manager fo r t he Daily News.

K. H . Cave, who is working in the Kaupokonui Dairy Company'. factory at Auroa, recently obtained his diploma in ch eesemakin g in the l\!Iassey College examinations.

H. F. Fookes and K . F . Fookes were chosen for the five-eighth posit ions for the Rest of New Zealand v. the A ll Bla cks when the latter returned from Australia.

J. Galbraith, who has been teaching in th e Ohura., has been transferred to the Otaraoa Road School and is back again in Taranaki football.

'1'. A. 'l'hompson is prominent amon g t he younger aolfers in Taranaki, and this year reached the quarterfinals of the Taranaki championships and was defeated in the final of the New 路Plymouth Club championship by G. M. Chong.

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OLD

SECTION

Several Old Boys appear to have settled down in South Taranaki. The McCallum Bros. are fl).rming at Inaha, R. and A. Gamlin and A. and J. Stevenson are at Kapuni.

F. Famer is farming at Ohau.

Ray Oliver, who recently completed his apprent~ce­ ship at Boon's Ltd., has b een appoin~ed _ as Rawle1gh representative in the Patea-W averley d1stnct.

STRATFORD. L. Sole is with the Stratford branch of the Bank of New Zealand.

D. Jury, with his father, is eo-proprietor of the Club Hotel.

M. Bailey is working with D. McL. ·wallace and Co., Ltd. R. Max is with the Super Service Station.

I. N. Menzies has been transferred from th_e N~w Plymouth to the Stratford branch of the Taranaln Dmly News.

R. Grace has arrived from New Plymouth to take a position with Dominion Motors, Stratford.

C. W. Morey has been ti·ansferred to Te Awamutu, where he is in charge of Newton King's r ecentlyestablished branch.

R. Clayton, who took an enthusiastic part in swimming, football and athleti~s in Stratford clubs and, as joint secretary, in the affmrs of the Stratfo~d branch of the Old Boys' Association, was transferred m June fron: the Stratford to the Hawera branch of the . Taranak1 Daily News, but has since been transferred agam to New Plymouth.

D. V. Hughson is in Masters' store, Toko.

AUCKLAND. N . A. Kyle, president of this year's committee, has a business in Epsom.

E Boulton and H. G. Calder are both on the staff of the. Mt. Albert Grammar School. Harry, earlier in t~e year, married Miss Z. Saxton, a sister of Don and Chns, both well-known Old Boys.

BOYS'

SECTION

63

D. C. O'Halloran is in with his father as public accountant and auditor in the city.

E. D. Sloman is ' with Salmond and Spraggon, Ltd. P. Churton and J . D. Law are members of the Union Steam Ship Company's staff in Auckland.

C. J enkinson is with the Blue Star Line.

J. J. K. Terry is on the staff of Nicholson, Gribbon, Rogerson and Nicholson, Solicitors.

L. H. Abbott is a member of Manchester Importing Co.'s staff.

0. Evans is still in the Lands and Transfer Office.

T. Fookes is in the Bank of New Zealand at Otahuhu.

H. H. Brown is in the Bank of New Zealand at Papakura.

H. Fraser and H. C. N:ewell are on the staff of the New Zealand Herald.

D. W. Bayly is a barrister and solicitor.

Ltd.

A. H . Osborne is in the Ne;v Zealand Insurance Co.,

C. H . Putt is a member of the Town Planning Department of the Auckland City Council.

D. G. Phillips is now Dr. and attached to the Auckland hospital staff.

H. J. Thomas is legal adviser for Turners and Growers, Ltd. A. W. Wylde-Browne is secretary of this year's Old Boys' Committee.

A. K. Catl·an and J. Fairbrother are studying for First Section B of Architecture, J. Outred for Second Section, A. \¥. v\Tylde-Browne for Third Section, L. ·watt for Final B.A., and D. A. Smith for M.A. D. Kenrick, G. Wyborn and D. Budd are the prime movers in the holding of an Old Boys' reunion dinner in Te Aroha on December 5. They extend a cordial invitation to Old Boys in those parts to attend and hope that

OLD BOYS ' SECT ION 64 the dinne r may becom e an annu al affair . Old Boys may get in touch with D. Kenr ick and D. Budd at the Bank of New Zeala nd.

D. Mclv er has been trans ferre d from the Unio n Bank at Wangan ui to Otoro hanga .

G. Rodg er is secre tary to the Atta Taxi Comp any, Auckland.

H. C. Bella m inten ds to study radio logy and has applied for admis sion to the Univ ersity of Calif ornia .

B. Rento n is in a garag e office in Te Aroh a and is studying accou ntanc y. He has been playi ng footb all for the Te Aroh a r epres entati ves.

E. Hamm on is playi ng good footb all and is a regul ar member of the Auck land repre senta tive team.

A. Dicks on is assist ant engin eer to the Auck land City Cotmcil, and was recen tly in New Plym outh.

A. J. Darb y has recen tly joine d the staff of Phill ips and J)npey, Ltd.

WELLINGTON. R. H. Finch , A. E. Tarra nt, R. H . L. Godd in, 1\I. Hicks, A. Hung er and G. C. Hayt on have r ecent ly joine d th e Income Tax Depa rtmen t.

T. W. Hosk in is now in the Valu ation Depa rtmen t.

R. C. Cooper is in the Educ ation Depa rtmen t.

R. Simpson is in the State Adva nces Office.

H. Blackn10re , J. Wilso n, J. G. Ande rson, Dan O'Dea. and J. Mars hall are all in the head office of the Publi c Trust. H. Black more visite d New Plym outh at the time of the School sport s.

T. Moon is in the draug hting office of the Preci sion Engineering Company.

H. J. Anth ony, who has been in the Land s and Survey , Dune din, has recen tly been trans ferre d to Wellington.

P. F. ATKIN SON,

Swains on's Stud ios .

Presid ent of Olct Boys' Associ ation, 1934.

OLD

BOYS'

SECTION

65 G. S. Anderson, formerly of Hawera, came to vVellington a few months ago to join the staff of N. W. Stevens, Ltd. A. R. Bothamley is with Henry Berry and Co., Ltd. R. C. Bradshaw is on the staff of Messrs. vVilberfoss and Harden, public accountants.

R. vV. Brookman is with Reuter's, Ltd., and his brother, W. N. S. Brookman, is a member of the staff of J. J. Niven, Ltd.

A. Brodie is a master at the -Wellington Technical Coll ege. vV. Bradshaw is another recent arrival in 路Wellington.

J . Catanack is with Messrs. vVhitcombe and Tombs.

R. M. Caughley is a member of the staff of National Distributors, Ltd.

C. D. Collins is in the Commercial Bank, Masterton.

J. Cooper and J. Lynch are at the Hutt railway workshops, as is T. R. C. Muir.

R. Crawshaw and G. Saunders are in the \Xlellington branch of the Commercial Bank.

J. Eaves is in the office of Mr. J. Dunn, solicitor.

G. R. Fookes is in the Bank of New South Wales.

H. G01路don recently arrived in \li,T ellington from Auckland.

L . Inch is on the reporting staff of the Evening Post.

C. N. J ohnson is in the Public \li,T orks Department.

B. F . Matthews recently joined the staff of the Marine Department.

P. C. Miles is with 0. and R. Beere and Company. \1\T. J. \~Tatt is a house surgeon at the Public Hospital, where J. MmTay is in the laboratory.

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OLD

SECTION

R. N. O'Reilly is with the State Advances Department.

R. lVI. Rogers has joined the Treasury Department.

N. J. Sherwood is with the Shell Oil Company.

BOYS'

SECTION

67

Ralph Smart is on the staff of Dalgety and Co., at their Waipulmrau branch.

W. I. Matthews is on his father's station in Central Hawke's Bay.

m

Roy Hookham works on his uncle's station at Mt. Pleasant, Porangahau.

R. S. V. Simpson is on the staff of lJeicester, Jowett, and Rainey, solicitors.

W. Pointon is a shepherd on a Central Hawke's Bay sheep station.

C. J. Stace (Stamp Duties Department), D. V. Stace (Reserve Bank), and V. R. Stace (Prudential Insurance Company) are all in Vl ellington.

NAPIER.

J. Reed, L. Riley, and J. Government departments.

Conway

are

al;;o

J. W. Tate is with J. F. Thompson, solicitor, Greytown.

G. Wells is on the staff of The Dominion.

J. F. Wilson is in the Public Trust Office.

S. \Vyborn arrived a short time ago to take up a position with the Colonial Mutual Insurance Company.

E. Harman has recently been transferred to the Nelson branch of the Commercial Bank.

Earle Read is sub-editor of the Radio Record.

On completing his d egr ee, J. S. Hatherly hopes to take up work in South Africa for some time.

HAWKE'S BAY.

An Old Boys' reunion is being mooted in N a pier, one N eild. As Pat is not of the prime movers being P. in touch. with the younger Old Boys, he would like them to communicate with him.

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N. F. Ford is still with the local office of the Lands and Deeds Department, while P. W. Neild is with the T_;ands and Survey Department. He has recently been admitted to membership of the New Zealand Society of Accountants.

C. W. Nash is practising as a barrister and solicitor on his own account, and R. H . Le Pine is a partner in the legal firm of Rogers, Hellear and Le Pine. \V. G. Sutton is with the Bank of Nevv South Wales. vV. A. Beck is in his father's pharmacy.

D. A. Dunbar is in an insurance office in Waipukurau.

E. T. Simpson is in the New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd., and Boyd Lash with the Victoria Insurance Co ., Ltd.

C. E. Dinniss and P. G. Grover are in banks in Dannevirke.

R. I. Harrison, who was recently married, is a teacher at the Intermediate High School.

L. Spence is in the Gisborne Refrigerating Company. 路H. \~Tall has been transferred from the National Bank at Wanganui to Gisborne.

S. Millar, a former Flannagan Cup winner, is a motor mechanic in a Hastings garage.

He still holds good his swimming :r:eputation.

D. A. Dun bar is in the office of John Winlove and Sons W aipukurau.

R. Falls is with the Guardan Trust and Executors Co., Ltd. J. W. Palmer is local Inspector of Agriculture, with headquarters at Hastings, while B. Insull is teaching at the High School in that town. 路 Jack Dill is with Murray, Roberts 路 and Co., Ltd. J. Cotterill is with McGlashan and Co., auctioneers.

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CHRIST CHURCH.

A. A. Treloar is in residence at College House and is taking his final examination in B.E. (Civil). He is captain of t h e House tennis team.

W. A. Snell is taking his final section of B.Sc. D . N. Allen is taking B. Agr. Intermediate. He played good football for the 'Varsity second grade team during the past season.

E. A. Schultz is taking his final professional examination in B.E. (Elect).

F. L. Tuck is in his third year and is taking his second professional B.E. W. E. Parrott is now on the reporting staff of th e Christchurch Sun. G. Harding spent several months looking for work in Christchurch and then returned home, hoping to find a job up North.

Les Loveridge is now working for \N. W. Keighley.

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H. M. Thomson is surveying in connection with the State Coal Mines Department, Greymouth. <;Jlive l\Iockett, late of \Vaitara, is now doing contr actmg work in the Murchison district, where his father is the proprietor of a hotel.

Hopu Watson has been playing good footba ll for the Nelson representative team. He is considered in Nelson Hug by circles as being a likely choice for the English trip next year. H e captained the New Zealand l\faori !earn which toured the Dominion this season.

E. Harman has been transferred from the Commercial Bank at vVanganui to Nelson.

DUNEDIN.

E. P. Alien is doing Final Year l\Iedicine at the Dunedin Hospital. He has recently received notification of his appointment as house surgeon at the New Plymouth Public Hospital next year.

B. W. Grieve is doing Fifth Year l\Iedicine at the l\Iedical School.

L. E. Petty is now a salesman in Christchurch, but did not play football during the past season.

E . G. Loten is doing Fourth Year 1\Ieclicine at the l\Iedical School.

l\1. G. Niven is at Lincoln College and is sitting for his first professional examination for B. Agr. this year.

H. F. Fookes, J. L. Simcock, H. D . Law and A. L. Lomas are Second Year medicals.

A. H. Andrews, at College House, is taking his final B.E. (l\1ech.). He was captain of the 'Varsity first fifteen in 1933 and 1934 and also captained the Canterbury representatives on their Southern tour. He was picked for the All Blacks but was unable to get away on account of lectures. He is also a vice-president of the Students' Association executive.

WEST COAST. IN. Ogier is postmaster at Blackball, and plays in the West Coast football team.

E. Tonks 1s teaching at \r...T estport and is a married man.

C. Leach is in Greymouth and is leader of one of the local orchestras.

J. A. Keeling and D. M. Steven are First Year medicals.

John A very is taking B.Sc. at the University.

Bruce Andrew is studying for B.E. N. S. Henry is doing fourth year Dental.

J. Kerr is studying commerce at the University. . G. l\I. Mac~(enzie is studying Divinity College and takmg arts at the University.

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J. Anthony, of the Lands and Survey has now been transferred to vY ellington. ' 0. Clarke, H. Stewart and G. Hoberts are now stationed at Dunedin. 路

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J. L. Simcock was recently married to Dr. Pauline Aitken, of Dunedin.

B. Davies is in the Bank of New South \Vales.

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7I old boys' tie and a large grin. Now he talks confidently o~ cars, markets, world conditions and, strangely enouo·h hiS golf. o '

Doug. Stewart, Eltham, turned up here recently, but

AUSTRALIA.

~oon moved ~n to ~ydney, where he has written his way

News of a' number of Old Boys now r esident in Australia comes from J. F. l\1cDonald, who is now in Melbourne scribbling for his crust. 'rhere must be other New Plymouth men across the 'l'asman and we would be glad to hear of them.

mto a staff JOb :vith the Bulletin. He still spins those ~ernble ~s_h st?nes and has the disconcerting habit of Immortahsmg m vers e the ones that got away. On Judg:men_t Day he'll probably claim leniency and quote Poetrc Lrcence.

Dr. John Shaw, one of the Pridham old boys, IS a Collins Street specialist here. He is a brother of Eric Shaw, manager of Newton King's, New Plymouth.

. Peter l\1oyes reached Melbourne in time to see the Two other Old Boys who JOllled np With him were Noel and Neville Gardiner of New Plymouth. '

Dick Dowling, whose mother taught in 'l'aranaki for many years and whose aunt is well known in New Plymouth swimming and musical circles, is a veterinary surgeon and chemist in Ballarat. H e is a good citizen, a good professional man, a good Rotarian and a Good Samaritan to old New Plymouth boys. H e showered hospitality upon me last summer and, when two husky young sons brought black eyes home from Sunday school one afternoon, he put them through a real school boxing lesson in the back yard befor e sending them off on a counter attack. l\Irs. Dowling was not so enthusiastic, but Dick just grinned and recalled the time he came to grips with John Shaw, then a school-mate and now a Melbourne medical man, on a vacant allotment near the home of Dr. Fookes.

Another Melbourne business man who hailed from New Plymouth is C. Vl. Saxton, an executive officer of the State Electricity Commission, who, I think, was at School before h e went on to Christ's College. He is an elder brother of Don and Chris, both well-known in New Plymouth.

Jack Bm·ton, of Opunake, has been in the Bank of New Zealand here for a couple of years. He made school one of his ports of call when in New Zealand recently, and brought back tales that were good to hear.

Ivor Mcivor, Wellington; is with General Motors in South Melbourne. He arrived here in May with an

fims~ ~f the Ce~tena~·y Air Race.

~- V. Bryant, a master for several years, called in on hrs w~y . to London and Switzerland earlier in the year. Skis, Ice-axes, ropes and boots filled his cabin and I absently looked round for one of those tins of pork and beans he used to drag up Egmont. , Pat O'Carroll (!nglevvood) and S. Corkill (New Pl3 mouth) are both m the Sydney branch of the Bank of New Zealand. l\'L Bree is playing in the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Sydney orchest ra. H e has attached his name to about 200 compositions.

OVERSEAS. J. S. ~'[c~ean is playing good football in Eno·land 0 whe~·e he IS m th~ Air ~orce. He was recently giver~ a tnal by Harlequms agamst Rosslyn Park at 'J.'wickenham.

B. R. Horn~r is stil~ doing s_urvey work in the l\Ialay Accordmg to mformatwn supplied by "Modish l\hchael II.," he is now a proud father. With his wife and son he will visit New Zealand on furlouo·h from September, 1935, to April, 1936. o

St~tes.

Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Bellringer are at present in England_ and_ expect to remain there for several years.

Hedley Is domg post-graduate medical work.

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John vVright, who has been studying early English at Oxford University, has been awarded a second class m the final Honours School.

W. l\I. Bradshaw, who has been farming on Norfolk Island for several years, has now returned to Wellington.

Other Old Boys on Norfolk Island are T. Healy, R. Poland and Jack Fraser.

NEWS OF EX-MASTERS. Mr . ..A.. R. Ryder, now headmaster of the \i\Thangarei High School, was in New Plymouth at the end of last term for the football matches Vlhangarei-New Plymouth, vVhangarei-..A.uckland Grammar.

Mr. Ryder was once coach of the New Plymouth Boys' High School First Fifteen.

Canon E. H. Strong, formerly School Chaplain, and now Warden of St. John's College, Auckland, has been appointed Commissary for the Bishop of Melanesia.

- Mr. J. vV. Connell, formerly agricultural master at the School, is now agricultural instructor under the Auckland Education Board. He is living in Hamilton.

Mr. L. V. Bryant, who was on the staff from 1927 to 1930, is at present in London on leave from the Southland Boys' High School, attending the London School of Economics. He recently spent a six weeks' holiday on the Continent, visiting particularly Austria and the Swiss Alps. He and an American friend made quite a name for themselves by accomplishing a double traverse of the Matterhorn in one day without guides.

1\'Ir. Bryant will probably do some English rock-climbing before his return to New Zealand by the end of January.

Mr. P. W. Glover is still at A pia, Western Samoa.

He visited New Plymouth when on furlough last Christmas. "I had rather a wonderful furlough ," he writes.

"I wandered through New Britain, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand; six months of it. I have now seen practically all of the Pacific except Tahiti, Marquesas and Hawaii. New Caledonia is rather pleasant. After a couple of days my French became quite fluent, and I was able to drive quite good bargains.

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73 l\Iuch of my travelling was done on a Nederland vessel the "Van Rees." The fare was cheap and I have nevm: before lived in such gastronomic luxury. The rijs-tafel th~y served was s1mply beyond description. Rijs-tafel (~·1ce-tabl.e ), by .the :vay, contains about thirty ingrechents, with curned nee as the basis. Until you taste it you can have no conception of its palatability."

ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of l\Iargery l\Iay, only daught er of l\Ir. and l\Irs. H.. J. Thompson Ashburton to AllRn Huia, eld est son of l\Ir. and l\Irs. H. Andre,ws New Plymouth. '

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}'he engagement is announced of J enn Crawford, only d~.u"hter of 1\:Ir. and 1\rrs. G. Anderson, Taihape, to l\IRx Lidderdale, second son of l\Irs. and the late • Ir \V K ,J onas, Onaero. . . · The en gagement is announced of Amy Jean, yotmO'er daughter o:E l\Ir. and l\Irs. \V. Gentles, New Plymouth,"' to S~hv~•n George, youngest son o:E l\Ir. and l\Irs. G. E Dmmss, New Pl~·mouth. · The engagement is announced of \ erona, eld est d~uo·hter of Mrs. and the late Mr. Fredrick Ellmers, of G1sborne, to Ren ben, son o:E l\Ir. and l\Irs. J. Looney of New Plymouth. ·' The engagement is announced of Frances Jean only

;~~ughter. o:E l\Irs. and the late l\Ir. J. C. Davids~n ~:E

I 1korang1, to George, younger son of 1\Ir. and l\Irs' G P. Goldsworthy, New Plymouth. · · The engao·ement is announced between Jo~·ce, eld e ·t daughter of l\Ir. and l\Irs. L. A. l\IcHardie Omata to Claud e, eld est son o:E l\Ir. and l\Irs. T. C. \\Til s~n \i\Tait~ra. 'l'h e engagement Is . announced between Edna only claught~r o:E l\fr_. and l\Irs. E. 1\Incfarlane, New Plv1;1 outh to Edwm, elder son of 1\lr. and l\lrs. II. Blackmo~'e Ne : Plymouth. "

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The engagement is announc ed of Dorothy Jean, eldest daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. G. P. Bush, Picton, to Ralph, only son of Mr. G. vV. Clayton and the late Mrs. Clayton, Waitara. 'l'he engagement is announc ed of Phyllis Bird, Newcastle-on-Tyne, to Geoffrey Newland Roberts, late of the R.A.F., North-\'\Test Frontier Province , India, and now of London.

The engagement is announc ed of W. J . Mountjo y to Zenocrate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Henders on, Kltanclallah , Wellington.

MARRIAGES.

GRAY-D UGGAN .-At St. Joseph's Church, New Plymouth, by the Rev. Father Minogue , Ann, daughte r of Ur. and Mrs. James Duggan, New Plymout h, to George, son of Mr. and Mrs. E . H. Gray, Rahotu.

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75 SIMCO CK-AIT KEN.-A t Dunedin , Pauline Aitken to J oseph Simcock .

BILLIN G-ROT HERY.- At St. Joseph's Church, New Plymout h, Edna Kathleen , only daughte r of Mrs. and the late Mr. J. Rothery, New Plymout h, to Herbert, eldest son of Mr. andl\'Irs. E. Billing, New Plymout h.

W ARD-G IBSON.-At St. Andrew' s Church, Palmers ton North, on Octobm路 22, Ethel Ruby, daughte r of Mrs. A. D. Gibson, 'Welling ton, to Keith l\Iervyn, son of Mr. C. C. Ward, New Plymout h.

NASH- GRIFFI N.-At St. Paul's Presbyte rian Church Napier, Clement \Valter, eldest son of Mr. and 1\frs: \Valter Nash Lower Hutt, to Lorna Rose, younges t daughte r of the late l\Ir. and l\Irs. F. J. Griffin Napier. '

JULIAN-LANG.-A t New Plymout h, on July 14, LiUian Beatrice, younger daughte r of Mrs. R. Lang, New Plymouth to Arthur Leslie, second son of Mr. and . -~ ' Mrs. '1'. R. Julian, New Plymout h.

HARRI SON-SI MPSON .-At St. John's Cathedra l , Napier, Richard Trving IIarrison to Rona Kenclall Simpson , of Napier.

JURY-R OWE.-O n August 9, at St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth , by the Ven. ArchdE-acon Gavin, Gordon Clifford , younges t son of Mr. and Mrs. F .

Jury, New Plymout h, to Malvinia Sarah Rowe, youngest daughter of Mrs. W. Kivell, New Plymout h.

:\fOAKES- GORDO N.-At St. Mary's Church, Riverton , Winifrec1 Suth erland, second daughte r of Dr. and Mrs. C'. IInntl? G01路clon, Rivcrton , to BertJ路am de Berri, elde~t son of Mr. and Mrs. B. N oakes, Epsom, Aucklan d.

SCOTT- CHAPM AN.-On August 25, at Whiteley Memorial Church, New Plymout h, by the Rev. F. Copeland, Edith Ruth, younges t daughte r of Mr. and Mrs. H. Chapman , to John, younp:est son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott, New Plymout h.

CRESS WELL- MILLS .-At Holy Trinity Church Stratfor d, on July 4, 1934, by tile Rev. \\T. Langston : Eltham, Bernie l\Iary, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N . Mills, P embroke Road, to Richard Marshall , only son of l\Ir. and l\Irs. J. B. Cre~swell, Stratfor d.

MOREY -WHITW ELL.-At St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth on Novembe r 3, Gwendol en Anne elder d~ughter ' of Mr. and Mrs. E. Whitwel l, New Pl~r颅 mouth, to George Clewer, younges t son of Mr. and l\'Irs. J. C. II'Iorey New Plymout h,

MORE Y- \NES'r .-At St. l\Iary's Church, Gisborne , on January 3, 193-1:, Cecily, second daughter of l\Ir. and l\Irs. A. W. \Vest, Gisborne , to Claude \Vallace l\Iorey.

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BIR TH S. lVI ILL S.-A t New Ply mou th, to l\1r. ancllVIrs. J. A. Mil ls, a dau ght er.

O'D EA .-A t Haw era, on Jul y 6, to 1\1r. and 1\lrs. R. J .

O'D ea; a dau ght er.

YA TE S.- At New Ply mou th, on July 22, to 1\1r. ana 1\1rs. Ron ald Yat es; a dau ght er.

BL YD E.- At New Ply mo uth , on July 24, to 1\1r . and Mrs. H. E. Bly de, Lep per ton ; a son.

BA YL Y.- At New Pl ymo nth, on Aug ust 3, to 1\1r . and 1\1rs. Alb ert Bay ly, Om ata; a son.

DIC ICS ON .-A t New Ply mou th, on Aug ust 10, to 1\1r. and 1\lrs. W. A. Dic kso n; a son .

AVE RY .-A t New Ply mou th, on Sep tem ber 13, to 1\1r. and lVIrs. D' A. Aver y; a son.

HO NE YF IEL D.- At Wa itar a, on Sep tem ber 14, to 1\1r. and 1\lrs. C. R. Honeyfielcl ; a son. \VOOD.-A t New Ply mou th , on Oct obe r 18, to 1\Ir. and 1\1rs. vV. T. Wo od; a son.

KE BB EL L.- At Elth am, on Oct obe r 25, to 1\Ir . and 1\lrs.

G. 1\1. Keb bell ; a son .

LO VE RID GE .-A t Chr istc hur ch, to 1\Ir. and Mrs. L .

Lov erid ge; a son .

DE AT HS .

JAC KS ON .-O n Sep tem ber 17, 1934, at the New Ply mou th Pub lic Hos pita l, Ala n Kei th, son of Mr. and Mrs . S. Jac kso n , of Hu rwo rth; age d 25 yea rs.

RIL EY .-O n Nov emb er 9, 193 4, Joh n Hea th, elde st son of H . C. Riley , 'l'at arai Jna ka; age d 23 yea rs.

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COLLEGE TERMS EX AM INA TIO NS. . vVe pub lish (wi th clue apo logi es for any omi ssio ns) a llst of Old Boy s who wer e suc cess ful in the ann ual exa min atio ns of the var iou s Uni ver sity Colleges.

Eng lish .-S tag e II., W . F. Tet t; Sta ge III. , J. S. Hat her ly.

Lat in.- Sta ge I. , R. N. O'R eilly , E. R. Dea rnle y.

Fre nch .-S tag e I. , E. R. Dea rnle y; Sta ge II., L. S. Wa tt; Sta ge III. , J. S. Hat her ly. Com mer cial Fre nch : A. J. We lls. ~istory .-Stage I ., E. H. L. Gar ner , L. S. Wa tt, I. N. IIIenz1es ; Sta ge II., Vl. F. Tet t.

Eco nom ics. -Sta ge I., H. R. Din gle, I. N. 1\Ienzies, J. Fai rbro the r.

Phy sics .-St age I. , B. H. Bar nitt IIIa und er, \ lll. Wr igh t; Sta ge II., , G. L. 1\Iandeno, A. H .

A. vV. Hol land .

Chemis try .-S tag e I., B. H. Bar nitt , E. R. Dea rnle y, A. H . 1\fa A. Sne ll. under, W . Wr igh t '· Sta()'e III R S J ones W " ., . . ' .

App lied 1\Iathem atic s.-S tag e I. , B. H. Bar nitt , A. H. 1\Ia und er, G. L. Man den o, R. S. J ones. . Pur e 1\Ia the mat ics. -Sta ge ViTngh t, E. R. Dea rnle y, A. H. I., B. H. Bar nitt , W. Ma und er.

Pra ctic al 1\:I:athematics.- J. Fai rbro ther .

Bot any .-S tag e II., Vl. A. Sne ll.

Eco nom ic His tory .-H . R. Din gle.

Eco nom ic Geo gra phy .-H . R. Din gle.

Dip lom a in Ecl uca tion .-E xpe rim enta l Pedao·oo·y C. G. Cal vert . His tory of Edu cati on: C. G. Calve11. " · ' Eng ineering. .

A. H. And rew s (He at Eng ines mg II. , The ory Wo rksh op Pra ctic II., 1\Iechanical Dra we Loc omo tive Eno·ineering, Hyd rau lics ). ' " E. B. Foo kes (Su rve yin g II. , Prin cipl es Bor oug h Eng inee ring , Prin cipl es Rai lwa y Eng inee ring ).

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E. A. Schul tz (Hyr. and Pneu. , Princ . Civ. Engin .

Const r., Estim ates and Con tl•acts) .

A. A. 'rrelo ar (Surv ey II., Hyr. and P~eu . , Build ing Const r., Engin . Draw ing .and J:?e~ign II:, Prmc~. Borou Engin eering , Raily . Engm ., Civll Engm ., Estim ates gh and Contr acts).

F. E. N. 'ruck (Engi n. Maths . Ill., Heat En~ines I., App. Electr ., Stren gth of Mater ials, Engin ., Draw mg and Desig n I.).

Law. Juris prude nce.- W. \V. P. Wilso n.

Const itutio nal Histo ry.-R . S. V. Simps on.

Prop erty. -R. S. V. Simps on, R. W. Edgel y, C. S. Evans , E. L . 'rate.

Contr acts.- R. S. V. Simps on, R. W. Edgel y, C. S. Evans , E. L. Tate, R. N. O'Rei lly.

Bank ruptc y and Comp any Law. -T. K. Evans , J. F. Wilso n.

Crimi nal Law. -B. Billin g, T. K. Evans .

Torts .-B. Billin g, J. W. Tate.

Proce dure .-J. R. Marsh all, G. L. Ewar t.

'Trust s and Wills .-J. F. Wilso n.

Evid ence. -J . R. Marsh all.

Certificate in Conv eyanc ing.-J . F. Wilso n.

Roma n Law. -D. O'Dea .

Architecture.

J. Fairb rothe r (Hist. of Archi tectur e. I., Archi tectural Const ructio n I., Freeh and Mech amcal Draw ing, Studi o).

M. J. Outre d (Hist. of Arch. I., . Theor y of Arch.

Desig n I., Descr iptive Geom etry, Studi o, 2nd year) .

A. K. Catra n (Histo ry of Arch. I., Freeh and Mech .

Draw ing). .

A. W. V(yld e-Bro wne (Sani tation and H?'gie ne, Reinf orced Concr ete Const r., Theor y of Ar~h. Desig n II., Persp ective Draw ing, Histo ry of D ecoratiOn, Const ruction II., Studi o, 3rd year) .

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79 Forestry.

J. F. Lysag ht (Silvi cultur e, Histo ry and Econo mics of Fores try, Fores t Law, Policy and Admi nistra tion, Fores t Mana geme nt, Fores t Protect~on, Speci al Study ).

Agriculture.

D. N. Allen (Biolo gy, Physi cs, Chem istry) .

A DOG'S LIFE IN MALAYA. Dear "Tara nakia n"I have been order ed to write to you as maste says you want somet hing to print from these parts, r so I will tackle an easy subje ct-my self and term the effort : "Modish Michael II." Altho ugh burde ned with the above rathe r overwhelm ing name, I am really just plain "Mick " or, if partic ularly in favou r, "Mick ey." My pedig ree card · disclo ses the fact that I am a "Fox- Terri er-sm ooth. " I am the secon d "Mod ish Micha el" to serve maste r.

The origin al beare r of this title met a sad fate when only two years old by becom ing the chief ingre dient of a repas t by sever al Chine se tin-m ining coolies. 'l'hese men were of a certai n type of the multi tudin ous sects know n to be very partia l towar ds nice young dog, prefe rably pedig ree, appar ently . I often wond er what "Mick I." was like.

He must have been very heavy with grey matte r, for maste r often tells his friend s that I am in the same class, intell ectua lly. This does not worry not me undul y, howev er, for what more unint ellect ual than harbo ur j ealou sy towar ds a decea sed cousin ~ Yes, to he was my secon d cousin all right.

I first opene d my dark brown eyes to the brigh t light of Singa pore on Nove mber 14, 1931, but my puppy hood was not of the h appie st-a half-a cre of groun ds round a Singa pore house is too restri cted for one of my caste.

My real joy of living dates from the time I arrive d here after that awful 150 mile trip in the car, durin g which I was very ill in my innar ds. Nowa days such a motor spin is all too short, for there is little better than the thrill of rushin g throu gh the air in the "Old Talbo t," as the maste r calls the droni ng car.

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On abo ut five day s in eve ry wee k mas ter bre akf asts at day bre ak, afte r whi ch we driv e off in the car to any of the num erou s "wa lkin g in" plac es, from whi ch we hav e to do our "fo ot-s log gin g"- som etim es but a sho rt distanc e but mor e ofte n any thin g up to eigh t or ten miles.

It is fine goin g out thu s in the cool of the trop ical day , tho ugh it is not so goo d on the car-war d trek bac k aro und mid day -ma ster feel s it mor e tha n I, how eve r. On thes e mor nin gs goin g out I hav e lots of fun cha sing squ irre ls, rats and sma ll sna kes . Act uall y I am dea d sca red of thes e latt er long , squ irm ing rept iles , but now and aga in oth er fair gam e app eara nce , so tha t on the prin sho ws littl e sign of cipl e of beg gar s in re. cho oser s I am forc ed, thro ugh bor edo m, to mat ch the quic lme ;s of my feet wit h a bea stly .snak~'s wile s and stre tch and , so far, I hav e not bee of com bat. l\Ia ster stro ngl y obje n bitt en m the cou rse cts to this form of spo rt, how eve r, as he say s my firs t bite will sure to be from a pois on- mou thed vipe r.

Onc e we met a real , live "rim au," but mas ter has told you of that , I und erst and .

The big cat oft~n app ears in my dre ams , and alth oug h I hav e sev eral tim es sme lt tha t p ecu liar sce nt of the Ma laya n tige r in our wan der ino·s in the bac k o' bey ond I alw ays o kee p cool and pre. . tend my nos e is not fun ctw nmg .

The term inu s of suc h a mor nin g wal k is nea rly alw avs one of the mas ter sub ord inat es wit h the inev itab le tlu·e~-legged mac hine wit h a fun ny nam e. I kno w all thes e men wel l by sce nt of cou rse, and I also kno w not to o·o nea r the thre e-le gge d mac hine und er any circ um;tan ces . Dur in o· the inte rva l of the men I usu altv nos e out a pon mas ter' s insp ecti on of swi m or roll , as I find the retu d or stre am in whi ch to rn wal k muc h easi er if the star t is mad e whe n tho rou gly wet to drin k is also a oTeat refr esh . The mil k of a coc onu t er, but we can not alw ays get a fell ow to cl~b a palm and sen d the "ne ces sary " dow n.

Qui te ofte n mas ter use s a nois y eng ine boa t on the insp ecti on of wor k on the rive r ban ks. Tho ugh it is a chano·e I am usu ally bor ed to 0 whi nes on suc h occ asio ns afte r a~1 hou r or so of the enf orc ed inac tivi ty, but I will nev er foro·et the bag gin g of mas ter' s firs t croc odil e from the boa t. "I was awa ken ed by the stop pin g of the eng ine

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81 and then one of the boa tme n held me b? the nose . For two or thre e min utes a dea d sile nce , then two sho ts from mas ter' s gun , and this was foll owe d by loud che ers and a des per ate stru ggl e to get the boa t to sho re wit h pole s. I was free d as we tou che d the san dy bea ch, but whe n I jum ped from the boa t my feet alm ost land ed on the stri cke n "cro c's" long tail -ne ar eno ugh in fac t to rece ive the full forc e of the slas hin g tail fair ami dsh ips, sen din g me spra wli ng and yelp ing in the dirt y san d. By the tim e I was able to see aga in I real ised tha t the only safe par t of a "cro c" is its cur ed skin . l\ly ribs wer e sore for wee ks afte r tha t epis ode , but my less on is lear ned . I hav e bee n told tha t it is ver y seld om tha t a croc odil e is sec ure d afte r sho otin g, as they usu ally man age to get into dee p wat er dur ing thei r dea th stru ggle s. I wis h tha t one had don e so for my ribs sak e, but no, mas ter was obv ious ly thri lled wit h his firs t big "cr oc" -a thir teen -foo ter, he said .

Wh en I was a littl e mor e tha n a yea r old the mas ter' s lady wen t awa y for qui te a lon g tim e and the mas ter also left , wit hou t me, late r. I was bec omi ng ver y mis erab le (alt hou gh the "co okie " gav e me plen ty to eat) , whe n they cam e bac k wit h a Chi nes e wom an and a nois y bun dle of clot hes. I was refu sed ent ry to the hou se afte r tha t but som e clays late r, whe n I w~s won der ing if ther e wa~ suc h a clog as "l\I ick" in the wor ld , mas ter sho wed me the insi de of a new littl e "ca r" only then did I real ise tha t the tha t had app eare d and nois y bun dle was a littl e mas ter. He like d me from the star t and I was ofte n call ed whe n he was unh app y and the sigh t of me usu ally put him in a bet ter tem per.

Now the littl e cha p is a nui san ce as he cha ses me in the and pull s my ears and hur ts my gar den of an eve ning bac k unle ss I kee p wel l out of reac h; but I kno w he doe s not mea n to wor ry me and will lear n to und erst and and The Chi nes e wom an, who seem play pro per ly late~· on. s to be alw ays wit h the sma ll mas ter, is ver y kin d, whi le the blac k-m an gar den er and the l\la lay fell ow "·ho look s afte r the "Ta lbo t" ofte n let me do thin gs whi ch mas ter or lady do not app rov e of.

Gen eral ly my life is ver y sati sfac tory -ev ery one like s me as lon g as I am obe dien t and sen sibl e, whi le my foo d and ken nel are of the best . I am nev er put on a cha in for I hav e lear ned tha t it doe s not pay to leav e home:

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My maste r says I am too full of shrew d, practi cal good sense to be an irresp onsib le yappe r, and he likes me to be ever on the alert with ears and nose. I am said to have a finely muscl ed frame , set up like a good hunte r, and to be the most brain y and matey little clog in our distri ct. So there !

Cheer io, MICK .

NORFOLK ISLA ND. W. M. Brads haw, who has been on Norfo lk Island for some years, and who has now return ed to ViT elling ton, write s intere stingl y as follo ws:Altho ugh only a pinpr ick on the map, Norfo lk Island 路 is rough ly twelv e and a half squar e miles and suppo rts a popul ation of 1100, of whom appro ximat ely 800 are of Pitca irn extrac tion, the remai nder numb ering 300, being Austr alians and New Zeala nders , with a fair sprink ling of Engli shmen . So far the island is free from the Celest ial invas ion owing to the Immi gratio n Ordin ance, by virtue of which any immi grant may requi red to pass an exhau stive test in any Europ be ean langu age. This Ordin ance was part of the "Whi te Australia " Policy , being intend ed only to preve nt Japan ese or Chine se immig ration . Unfo rtuna tely the recen t abuse of the powe rs confe rred upon the Admi nistra tive officials (notab ly in the recen t McAr thur-O nslow case) has cause d much indig nation on the island .

The island is contro lled by the Comm onwe alth Austr alia, who appoi nt and pay all their own officia of ls.

Howe ver, the Comm onwealth Gove rnmen t has entire contro l over the "Norf olk Island Trust Fund ," a fund which was establ ished by Queen Victo ria for the benef it of the Pitca irner' s desce ndant s.

At the close of the last financ ial year a surplu s of 拢10,000 was disclo sed, so it will easily be seen that Norfo lk Island is a very profit able little territ ory for Austr alia.

Situa ted in the sub-tr opica l zone Norfo lk has a beaut iful clima te with all the advan tages of a tropic al clima te, witho ut the heat being exces sive. Banan as,

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83 passio n fruit, paw-p aws, grape s, loqua ts, persim ons, orang es and lemon s, mand arins, moust oria-c lelico sia and pinea pples all grow in profu sion and, needl ess to say, all New Zeala nd flowers, f1;uits and veget ables thriv e there.

The soil, which is of decom posed basalt , is excee dingly fertile , but unfor tunat ely weeds thrive just as 路well as dome sticat ed plants , the worst offend er being wild tobacc o.

The island ers are a very hospi table and courte ous race who speak Engli sh with a slow drawl , which is very attrac tive. In 1856, the entire popul ation of Pitca irn Island sailed for Norfo lk and, havin g obtain ed grant s of land from Queen Victo ria, they settle d clown there, and to this clay the eighth of June is held as "Bou nty Day." On this elate all the desce ndant s of the origin al Pitcairne rs dress up in sailor 's unifo rm and march from the Kings ton Pier to Kings ton Common, where they sing "Rule Brita nnia" and "God Save Our King. " Then every body adjou rns for a magn ificen t comm unity lunch eon, after which a "Bou nty v. Allco mers" cricke t match is playe d.

The island is free from such pests as snake s rabbi ts etc., and at one time was very thickl y wood ed and t~ some exten t still is, thoug h unfor tunat ely all the stand ing timbe r is very old and so far there is not any young growt h comin g up. As a touris t resort N orfollc shoul d rapid ly find favou r owing to the nume rous facilit ies for sports on the island . The recen t visits of the Strath naver , Strath aircl, Mong olia, Wang anella and the Karoo la and Katoo mba are all point ing to a future for Norfo lk as a holida y island . As an expor ting island N 01路folk is finished, but for a holida y it is ideal.

WITH THE R.A.F. IN IRAQ. Flyin g Officer \V. E. Hoop er, an Old Boy of the Tech~ical College, and until recen tly statio ned in Iraq, has Just spent a month 's furlou gh in New Plym outh prepa ratory to proce eding Home to take an instru ctor's course .

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Fly ing Officer Hoo per, who, dur ing his term in I r aq was atta che d to No. 70 Bom bing Tra n. por t Squ adron, says that wor k in ove rsea s stat ions is extr emely inte rest ing afte r the routi1~e of traj ning wor k in Eng land .

It is the duty of the Bom ber Tra nsp ort Squ adro n to con vey both stor es and pass eng ers freq uen tly from Bag dad to Mosul, the mos t nor ther n stat ion in Iraq , a dist anc e of 225 miles, and to the sou ther n squ adro n, stat ione d at Bas ra, app rox ima tely 300 miles dist ant.

Occ asio nall y t~1ey hav e to mak e trip s to Egy pt Con ditio ns gen eral ly are goo d for flyin g in Iraq , but it is alw ays adv isab le if poss ible to com plet e the flyi ng befo re 9 a .m. in the hot wea ther , othe rwis e the bum ps become very seve re in the hea t of the day . At time s dus t stor ms are enc oun tere d, and if very bad , it is adv isable to land ; in fact , at time s the only poss ible thin g to do is to land imm edia tely , befo re the gro und is lost sigh t of enti rely . The grea ter por tion of the des ert mak es quit e a goo d land ing grou nd, and on very larg e area s one can land alm ost any whe re.

Fly ing Officer Hoo per says that eve ryth ing was quie t in Iraq whe n he left. Abo ut a yea r ago, how ever , ther e was trou ble in Nor ther n Iraq and the squ adro n had the duty to perf orm of con vey ing som e 800 odd wom en and chil dren refu gee s from JHosul to Bag dad .

Liv ing con diti ons are not nea rly so bad ove r ther e as one mig ht ima gine , desp ite the fact that dur ing July and Aug ust the tem pera ture gen eral ly is abo ut 110 deg rees in the shad e. 'l'he livi ng qua rter s are very com fOlt able and all the room s are wel l equ ippe d with elec tric fans . The re is goo d duc k sho otin g and in the win tertime Rug by, squ ash and hoc key 11re play ed. In sum mer ther e is cric ket, tenn is, squ ash and a littl e golf.

The R.A .F. has a cam p in Nor ther n Kur des tan, whi ch is abo ut 275 miles due nor th of Bag dad , and here dur ing the sum mer mon ths a larg and men spen d a fort nigh t's rest e num ber o E officers . The cam p is situ ated 6500 feet abo ve sea leve l and the tem pera ture seld om exce eds 90 deg rees , com pare d with the 110 deg rees exp erie nce d at Bag dad .

THE J'RINCIPAL AND MR. &. SYM Blenn erhas sett P hot o.

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85 Th e peo ple are mo stly Ku rcls and As syr ian s and are ver y pri mi tiv e in the ir me Officer Ho ope r has wa tch tho ds. Fo r ins tan ce, Fly ing ed goa ts' mil k. A she ep- ski the m chu rni ng bu tte r fro m is use d as a chu rn. It is n wi th all the wool rem ove d tur ned ins ide out , the fou are tie d sec urely as we ll r as the two end s of the ski leg s it is hu ng fro m a pol e n, and by leg s and the n sw un g bac the fou r rop es wh ich tie the kw ard s and for wa rds un bu tte r is chu rne d. A til the lar sup ply wa s obt ain ed fro ge qu ant ity of Ba gd ad mi lk m wa ter buf fal oes , the re onl y one or two cows in the cou ntr y, ow ing to the bei ng uns uit abl e clim ate .

TH E SCHOOL'S MOST BR IL LI AN T SCHOLAR.

VI SIT OF IIIR. R. SY l\IE .

Du rin g Au gus t, the Sch ool wa s hon our ed wi vis it fro m its mo st dis tin gui she d Old Bo y in the th a ast ic sph ere , l\Ir. R. Sy scholme , Fel low of Tri nit y College, Ox for d.

On the mo rni ng of the to the Sch ool by l\Ir. Mo 14t h l\Ir. Sy me wa s we lco me d yes and by l\1r. P. F. At (pr esi den t of the Old kin son Bo ys' As soc iat ion ). l\Ir . Sy me the n del ive red a sho rt add he, his for me r ma ste rs and res s to the boys, aft er wh ich of the Old Bo ys' As soc iati the me mb ers of the exe cut ive ing tea by l\Ir. and Mrs. on we re ent ert ain ed to mo rnl\foyes.

Giv ing his im pre ssi ons of Ox for d and com par Un ive rsi ty edu cat ion in in g Ho me , l\Ir. Sy me sai d tha Ne w Ze ala nd wi th tha t at t yo un ger Ne\v Ze ala nd gra in spi te of str ing ent finances, lan d we re we ll tho ug ht of. du ate s wh o had gon e to En gat the Un ive rsi ty of Ota Ma ny fro m the me dic al sch ool go, wh o had fur the r ed stu die s in En gla nd , had the ir clo fro m tho se un der wh om ne we ll and ear ned hig h pra ise the y had clone res ear ch. hap s in a me asu re tha t Pe rwa of the lim ita tio ns of the ir s clue to the fac t tha t, bec aus e res our ces in Ne w Ze ala nd had had to do mo re for , the y the ms elv es. He r efe rre d mo esp eci all y to sci ent ific re sub jec ts, wh ere lab ora tor Ne w Ze ala nd we re no t so we ll equ ipp ed as the ies in y mi gh t be, and wh ere the ref ore Sp eak ing of Ne w Ze alamo re dep end ed on the stu den t. nd Un ive rsi ty edu cat ion era lly , he sai d tha t stu den ts had to bat tle ha gen rd for

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themselves to get out of the country at all. Perhaps that had stood them in good stead. That, however, was not a logical argument for doing nothing more for New Zealand students.

New Zealand should look to Britain for h er educational ideals rather than to the United States, for the reason that 'she should seek quality rather than quantity. While he did not decry the value and method of American University education, the standards there were not so hio·h as those in Britain. America was inclined to advert~e itself. By contrast, he mentioned that some of the best physical chemistry work in the world was clone in an "outhouse" in an obscure alleyway between Balliol and Trinity Colleges at Oxford.

Oxford , saidlVIr. Syme, was more than a place which seemed often to lose the boat race, where a style_ of trousers originated, and where undergradu ates occasl?nally "let loose." It was necessary to go _t~1 ere to receive and under stand the impressions of traditiOn and venerable worth that surrounded the place. If undergradu ates did sometimes get their names into newspapers , there was a great deal of midnight oil burned there, and a <>Teat deal of work of real worth. It was not merely a place for the idle rich. He mentioned that 45 per cent. of undergradu ates received some sort of financial subsidy to enable them to go to Oxford, or to continue there.· Some took leaving scholarships fro~1 schools· some o·ained Governmen t or county counCJ1 scholar~hips; ~nd others continued there through scholarships from the colleges they had attended at Oxford At a colleo·e of say 200 undergradu ates, there 0 . ' ' would be 30 or 40 of what were known as " sel10l ars ?f. that college, while a number of others would be m receipt of some other form of emolument. Of course there were quite a number of cheerful young men who didn't do much work, but every undergradua~e was required to pass an examination , high in quanti~Y and quality, or he was "liquidated" at the end of h1s first year.

It was the multiplicity of colleges a federation. of different Universities , which was Oxford. In the outside world a past student might be referred to as an Oxford man but the chances were that he would be known as c~ming from one of the colleges. The undergradu ate >

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87 felt himself to be a member of one of the colleges rather than a member of the University. For instance, benefactions were usually given to a specified college, not to the University of Oxford.

"Each college is a world in itself," continued lVIr. Syme. It had certain traditional features, though perhaps it was a mistake to say the separate colleges produced distinctive types. The average number in each college would be about 200, ·with ages ranging from 18i to 22. All interests were represented , so that no one could say he was isolated. However there were characteristics about the colleges. lVIost vVelsh students went to Jesus College, and Indian students went to Balliol.

The wonder of it was that the general standard of behaviour was so high, and speaking from experience, it was very high indeed, said lVIr. Syme. Life there was a lot quieter now than it was immediately after the war.

One great thing about the English Universities was that they allowed for a great divergence of type.

Mr. Syme said that Oxford and Cambridge fully deserved the privileged position they occupy. They had had strange and long histories and had many times defeated the intentions of their founders, but it· had to be remembered that they were continually changing and evolving.

OLD BOYS' REUNIONS .

MEETING AT STRATFOR D. The annual meeting of the Stratford branch of the Old Boys' Association was held on October 3, Mr. E. P. Pridham presiding.

Office-bearers were elected as follows: Patron, Mr. W. H. Moyes; president, Mr. E. P. Pridham; vice-presidents, Messrs. G. H. Ewing and Hawke; joint secretaries, Messrs. D. Latham and I. N. Menzies; hon. treasurer, Mr. T. L. Penn; auditor, Mr. F. P. D. J effries; representati ve on parent body, Mr. R. C. Clayton; executive, Messrs. R. Cresswell, S. Jury, M. Cleland, C. Hen derson, R. Grace and S. K. Ewing.

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The annu al repor t show ed that ther e had been a loss of 拢6/ 9/ 10 on the year 's oper atio ns, but the acti vitie s of the bran ch from a soci al view poin t wer e dist inct ly succ essf ul.

The reunion dinn er was well atte nde d by mem bers in all parts of the prov ince , as well as the patr on and a num ber of masters of the Scho ol. On Jun e 4 the asso ciati on held its first ann ual ball , and , due to an ente rpri sing and energe_tic ':om en's com mitt ee, the ball was one of the best of 1ts lnnd to be held at Stra tfor d.

Unf ortu nate ly, a loss was disc lose d, but two of the old boys cam e forward wit? ~e.n:p01:ary loan s so that the bran ch mig ht meet the hab1llti es mcu rred .

Dur ing the year an official visi t was paid to the Scho ol by a part y of members. A welc ome was exte nded by the headmaster, Mr. Moyes, and an enjo yabl e afte rnoo n was spent.

A mat ter of interest to all old boy s was the esta blish men t of an old boys ' scho lars hip.

The scho lars hip, spon sore d by the Auckland bran ch and supp orte d by the Wel ling ton, Hawera, New Plym outh and Stra tfor d bran ches , would be open to sons of old boy s whe n the trus t fund reached 拢50.

In movinO' the adoption of the repo rt, the pres iden t paid trib ute t; the work of the executiv ~ whi le the secr etanes dese rved spec duri ng th~ ~-~ar, 1al apprec1at10n .

Sup port from the parent bod y had ~ot b een as stro ng as mig ht have been expected, espe cwll y afte r the enthus iasm shown when the New Plym _outh bod y foun ded the Stra tfor d branch last year , he smd . 路Mr. G. H. W. Ewing said that but for exce ptio nal circ ums tanc es the balance-sheet wou ld have show n a substan tial cred it. The ball was run on an and had been a success socially, but, part elab orat e scale, ly beca use of the choi ce of the date , was not fina ncia lly succ e:sf ul. The two mem bers who had assisted the bran ch with tem pora n' loan s, too, deserved the war mes t than ks of the mem bers .

WELLINGTON GATHERING. Abo ut seventy old boys atte nde d the ann ual smo ke con cert at Wellington on Sep tem ber 29, Mr. A. L . Hem pton pre~iding. Among those pres ent repr esen tmg othe r

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scho ols wer e Mr. G. W. Bar ltro p (Ne lson Coll ege) , Colo nel R. St. J. Bee re (We lling ton Coll ege) , Mr. Chin chen (Au ckla nd Gra mm ar Sch ool) , and Mr. Coli n Arm stro ng (Wa nga nui Coll egia te Sch ool) .

A disa ppo intm ent for the gath erin g was the abse nce of the head mas ter sinc e 1912 (Mr .

W. H. Moy es), and Mr. A. L. Moo re, of the teac hing staff , who se car brok e dow n nea r Palm erst on Nor th.

The toas t of "Ot her Sch ools " was prop osed by Mr. R. I. Suth erla nd, who emp hasi sed that the mot toes of othe r schools wer e all simi lar and to the effe ct of ''wo rk hard and play hard , but play the gam e.''

Res pon ding , Mr. Bar ltro p refe rred to the link s betw een Nels on and New Plym outh . Nels on Coll ege was very prou d of Mr. Moy es who, besi des hold ing high academ ic hon ours , had won man y trop hies in the field of spor t, repr esen ting Nels on Coll ege as a mem ber of the first XV. and XI., win ning the seni or athl etic cup, and tyin g for that hon our on ano ther occasion. The re wer e othe r close conn ectio ns. Mr. Moy es had been a cont empora ry at Nels on with Mr. Fra nk Miln W aita ki, and a W aita ki old boy who er, head mas ter of at New Plym outh (Mr . H. V. Sea had been a 'mas ter rle) was now head mas ter of Nels on College.

Th e mer e men tion of 路 Rug by conn ecte d New Pl?mou th and Auc klan d, said Mr. Chin chen , resp ond ing on beh alf of Auc klan d Gra mm ar Scho ol. He hop ed the frie ndly riva lry wou ld long cont inue .

Sinc e 1921 he had had a grea t adm irati on of New Plym outh Hig h Scho ol Rug by, said Mr. Coli n Arm stro ng, who apolo gise d for the abse nce of Colo nel Cun ning ham , pres iden t of the W ang anu i old boy s in Wel ling ton.

He cons ider ed that New Plym outh Hig h Scho ol in the foot ball sphe re show ed the high est stan dard of seco ndar y scho ols in New Zea land . ''W e've beat en them and been beat en by them , but I thin k thei r reco rd is seco nd to non e,'' he said .

Colo nel Bee re, on beh alf of Wel ling ton College, stre ssed the valu e of scho ol asso ciat ions . and trad ition s and decl ared that old boy s of seco ndar y schools wer e a com1non forc e in com mun ity life.

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Th e pro gra mm e was "T h K . D"" "T l ll e m"' ; Sc ho ol, " pro pos ed by Mr.as fo ows =~.

1e J. D. W1ll1s, res pon ded to by Mr . Gr ang e Wa ter son ; "O the r Sch ool s," Mr . R. I. Su the rlan d- M r. Ch inc hen (Au cklan~ ), Co lon el R. St. J. Be ere (W ell ing ton ) Mr . G. W. Ba rltr op (N els on) , and Co lin Ar ms tr'o ng (W ang Mr . anu i),; "T he Ma ste rs, " Mr . R. E. Po pe -M r. J. D. Ma ckay.

Me ssr s, A. L. He mp ton (18 86) , Gil ber t C. Ba cke tt (1886-1912), R. E. Po pe (1913192 5), R. C. Bra dsh aw (19 (1928-1933) spo ke on sch 25-28), and J. _S . Hat~erley ool hig hli ght s du rm g the mt erval s.

Th e pro gra mm e includ ed voc al ite ms by J. Ha the rly , R. E. Po pe and S. G. S. Ha nde rso n. J. S. Ha the rly also pla yed a vio lin solo .

A lis t of old boys pre sen t inc lud es the fol low nam es :-J . G. An der son ing , G. S. An der son , H. Be cke tt, A. R. Be cka mb y, W. N. S. Bro okman, R. C. Br ads haw , W: G. Bu cha nan , w. Ch ick , R. Cra ws haw , L. M. Cacbem .a1lle, R. H. Fin ch, T. N. Fod en, A. M. Griffin, T. W. Ho skm S. Ha the rly , A. L. Hempton , J. Hic ks, A . Hu ng er, L. Inc c. Kin gdo n, J. D. Mackay,, M. h, E. J. Ma rsh all , A. Ma und P. Me sto n, P. C. Miles, er, T. Mu rra y, J. ~ - ~ercer Mc ind oe, P. Mc Ha rdy , , L. P. Neild, R. N. 0 :ae1lly Po pe, G. Sa un der s, R. Sim , R. E. pson, R. S. V. S1mpson, Sta ce, W. F. Su tto n, R. C. J. A. Su the rla nd, E. A. Ta n路a D. Wi llis , J . F. Wi lso n, G. Wa ter son , M. Wy bo rn, nt, J. N. C. Cla re, T . N. Wa tt.

AUCKLAND REUNION. Th e ann ual reu nio n of the Au ckl and bra nch of the Old Bo ys' As soc iat ion wa s hel d at Aucl~land ?n Au gu st 18. Th ere wa s an atte nda nce of ove r 50, n:c lud mg s.everl'll ma ste rs fro m the School and rep res ent ati ves of km drr cl ass oci atio ns.

Th e pre sid ent , Mr. N. A. Ky le, in a bri ef add res ma de an app eal for fun s; ds for a pro pos ed .old boy s sch ola rsh ip, ava ila ble to frie nds of old pup1ls of the Sch ool .

Am ong the toa sts hon our ed we re: '' Th.e Sch,~ol,' pro pos ed by Mr . Ky le and ' rep lied to by Mr ..W1 lso n; Ma ste rs, " pro pos ed by 'J'he ~r. Be ll and rep hed to by Na sh 路"K ind red Associati Mr .

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Old Bo ys' As soc iat ion ; "A bse nt Old Bo ys, " pro pos ed Mr . 0 'Ha llo ran and rep lie d to by Mr . Te rry .

Du rin g the eve nin g ite ms we re giv en by Mr Mc Elw ain , Mr . R. Sim me . rs, Mr . H. Mu rra y and Mr .

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MA NA W AT U DI NN ER .

Th ere wa s a goo d att end anc e of old boy s at a suc ces sfu l reu nio n din ner hel d on Jul y 19 in Pa lm ers ton No rth , for tho se r esi den t in Pa lm ers ton No rth and the sur rou nd ing dis tric ts.

Fo ur me mb ers we re pre sen t fro m Ma rto n.

Dr . R. M. Do lby , of the Da iry Re sea rch Ins pre sid ed. Af ter a toa st list had bee n hon our ed the titu te, re >vas com mu nit y sin gin g and a hea rty ren der ing of the Sch ool son g, ''F ort y Ye ars On .''

It wa s dec ide d to for m a Ma naw atu bra nch of Old Bo ys' As soc iat ion , wi the th Mr . W. H. Mo yes as pat ron .

Mr . C. V. Da y wa s ele cte d Dr . Do lby , Me ssr s. C. C. pre sid ent of the bra nch , wit h Ya tes and A. H. Ho ney fie vic e-p res ide nts , and Mr .

R. Lo one y as hon . sec ret ld as ary . A com mi tte e wa s ele cte d con sis tin g of Me ssr s. C. E. Din ni.路s (D ann evi rke ), l\Ia cki e (M art on ), Ha sse ll (Fe ild ing ), V. Fo oke s, R. Mi lla r and R. Lo one y (Pa lm ers ton No rth ).

WE LL IN GT ON 'S IN CR EA SE D IN TE RE ST .

Th is yea r has see n a ma rke d inc rea se in int ere st the \\ elli ngt on bra nch in of the Old Bo ys' As soc iati on. Th e num b er of Old Bo ys in the cit y has r ece ntl y bee n sw by ma ny new an .iva ls, and the pro spe cts for the ell ed fut ure of the bra nch see m dec ide dly good.

At the ann ual me eti ng in Jul y Mr . '1'. N. Fo den sid ed ove r an att end anc pre e of nea rly 30, and sev era l apo log ies for abs enc e we re rec eiv ed.

Officers we re 路 ele cte d as fol low s : Pa tro n, Mr . 'N. l\Io yes ; pre sid ent , Mr .

H. A. L. He mp ton ; vic e-p res ide nts , Me ssr s. \V. E. l\Io nk, R. E. Po pe and T. N. Fo den ; commi ttee , Me :sr s. G. Sau ncl ers , J. S. H ath crl y, J. F. Wi lso n, R. C. Br ads haw and G. S. An cle rso n; hon . tre asu rer N. Br oo km an; hon . sec ret , Mr . ary , l\Ir. R. S. V. Sim pso n; hon . aud ito r, Mr . D . Sta ce; rep ort er to Th e Ta ran aki an, Mr .

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Votes of thanks were accorded the retiring committee ancl the retiring secretary, JYir. J. D. \Villis.

Since the annual meeting a number of committee meetings have been held, the business being primarily to make arrangem.ents for the football match against a team of Old Boys of Nelson College and the subsequent smoke concert (a report of which appears elsewhere in this section) , and also for the supply of blazers, for which a vVellington agent has now been appointed.

The football match was a joyous affair. The New Plymouth team turned out in the old first fifteen togs, and Nelson bedecked themselves with their first fifte en j erseys, obtained from their school for the occasion. Quite a deal of inter est was aroused and it is hop ed to make the match an annual fixture. After scaring the New Plymouth t eam with two fierce hakas, Nelson ran out the winners by eight to six. The teams were:School.-R. VI'. Edgley, P. Bowie, B. K. Crowe, E. J. l\Iarshall, '1'. Hoskin, J. F. \Vilson, T. N. Foden, A. l\Iaunder, P. Meston, R. S. V. Simpson, A. Hetherington, M. Zemba, R. Bradshaw and R. Rogers.

Nelson.-V.Tilliams, J. Mules, R. Newman, Mcintyre, H.. Overton, P. Simm, R. Buddle, J. Fry, Henderson, G. Hamilton, Clouston, Holclsworth, Boyd-\Vilson, P. Budclle, R. Burge.

MELBOURNE CENTENARY DINNER .

On the eve of Cup clay twelve Old Boy: met in Melbourne and celebrated by holding a reunion dinner.

Of the dozen, six w ere Au:tralian resid ents and the other six on holiday. 'l'h ey met at one of Melbourne's leading hotels and duly elected the eldest of their number, I. JYicivor, as president. 'l'oasts were drunk to the King and to the school, and a very happy evening was spent. 'l'hose resident in Australia attending the dinner were :-I. Mcivor, ,J. F . McDonald, D. Stewart, J. Bm·ton, W. Allen and R. Gibbons. 'l'he six visitors were :-N. F. Gardiner, N. J. Gardiner, P. Moyes, W. Blair, H. deL. Peake and R. Court.

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We regret to say that, owing to the difficult times, the Magazine is not receiving the financial support that it did a few years ago. We therefore take this opportunity of appealing to those Old Boys wh o have dropped behind with their subscriptions and to those who are not already subscribers, to rally round and help us. We earnestly solicit the · whole-hearted support of all Old Boys in this matter. 'l'he Business Manager, Mr. Shrimpton, wishe::; to with . thanks true following subscriptions t·ecetved smce last 1ssue. If your subscnptron has been paid. and your name does not appear, please notify the Bu~ine::;s Manager at once :-R. 0. Smart, '34; D. u.

Steven, '34; M. Ewart, '34; W. J . 'l'homas, '34; C. Little, '34; J . Birch, '34; K. Fook e::;, '32- '34; J . McCauley '34.

J. Moorhead, '34 ; S. Cottier, '34 ; D. V. Hughson, '34; D: Dun bar, '34; B. Renton, '34; J. S. Kerrisk, '34; S. Fookes '3±; Miss l. Roch, '34 ; A. OB borne, '34; A. Wylde-Browne' '34; H. Garner, '33- '34 ; L. A. N olan, '34 ; R. Dingle '34: R. Simpson, '34- '35; A. Bum ball, '34; I. Standish, '33- '34; D. A . .l!'ox, '34; J. Veale, '34; R. B. A.ndrew, '33- '34; K .

Ducker, 34; E. R. Knuckey, '32-'38; H.. Buick, '34; E. C. Smart, '34 ; G. Hut ton, '34- '35; B. M. J ohns, '34; M. Lobb, '34; J . Stephenson, '34; D. Budd, '34- '36; D. Kemicli' '33-'35; W. Glenn, '34; R. Jullan, '34-'35; F . Deighton: :?4 ;,.~· Boulton, '32-'34; ~:.. Neild, '34; A.. G. Knuckey, 3±- 3u; W. Hayward, '34- '3D; A. E. Sykes '34 · P. Bowie '3± ; P .l M'l 1'3e4s, '33 - '34 ; N. B. Bellringer, ' '33-''34; L. B.' lr onoc rs, ; H . St. George, '34; E. F. Fookes '34- '38. li. F. ~ookes,, '34- '38; R. English, '34; W. Lile;, '34; F. Atkmson, 34; 'l'. A.. Snowdon, '33- '34; V. S. McMurr~y'. '~3 - '~5; ,H. Dempsey, '34; R. G. W ebb, '33- '34; L. Cbnstle, 33- 34; P . Saunders, '33- '34; J . Halli"'an '32:34 ; M. Clay, '33- :34 ;, E. Harman? '33- '34; J. McL ea~, '3436; H. Btllmg, 33- 36; 'l'. Mmr, '34; K. Calvert '34.

D: Pu~ ·die~ '33- '35; D 'A. Jackson, '33- '34; N. K. 'Mac~ Dtat·mtd, 34; A. Brooker, '34; R. Clayton, '34; R. Stew art, '34; P. J. H. White, '34- '36 · R. Court '34- '35.

J. W est, '33- '35; H. B. Middleton, '32; S. R. Tait, '34; H: J. Anthony, 34; L. P. Evans, '34; G. Calder, '32-'34; A.. acknow~edge

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Grant, '34- '35; rr. E. Hamerton, '34- '35; A. McHar dy, '31-'34; R. Robertson, '33-'34; Archdeacon Evans, '3:1:'35; D. A. Smit h, '34; H. Grayling, '34. This list was made complete up to November 20, 1934.

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Plymouth Boys' High School [EST A BLI SH ED \ 882].

Fees (per term)CONTEMPO RARIES.

We beg to acknowledg e, with thanks, receipt of the f ollowing contempora r ies since last issu e :New Zealand.-W anganui Collegian, Otago B.H.S. Magazine, Christchurc h B.H.S. Magazine, Ch rist's College Register, Nel. onian, Waitakian, Palmerstoni an, Timaruvian, Marlburian (Marlborou gh College, Blenh eim), Hastings H.S. Magazine, Fideliter (Whangarei H igh School ), Albertian (Mt. Albert Grammar School, Au-ckland), Rotorua High School Magazine, Scindian (Napier Boys' High School ), Otago University Review, Auckland Girls' Grammar School Magazine.

England.- Cliftonian (3) Clifton College, Mill H ill Sch ool Magazine (3), Marlburian (Marlborou gh College), Reptonian (Repton ), Meteor (3) (Rugby), 'l'he City of London School Magazine, Cheltenham Grammar School Magazine, Felstedian (Felsted), Blundellian (Blundell 's :School, 'l'iverton).

Scotland.-A berdeen Grammar School Magazine, Fette.-ian (Fette. College, Edinburgh) , W atsonian ( George W atson 's College, Edinbur gh), Glasgow Academy Chronicle, Edinburgh Academy Chronicle, Lor ettonian (Loretto), Glen almond Chronicle.

Wales.-Swa nsea Grammar School Magazine.

Canada.-Co llege 'l'imes (Upper Canada College, Toronto), Fort W illiam College Magazine (Fort William), Red and White (St. Dunstan 's University, Charlotteto wn), Vantech (Vancouver Technical School), Tech. Tatler (Danforth 'l'echnical School).

South Africa.-Sel bornian (Selborne College, East London) .

Japan.- Red and Grey (Canadian Academy, Kobe).

Australia.-M elburian (Chur ch of England Grammar School, Melbourne) , 'l'he Log (Hobart High School) .

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Board

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Weekly } £ 18 1Os. .. £ 17 Boarders Dinner for D ay Boys, £3 M~sic (including practice fee)--Seniors, £3 3s. juniors, £ 2 12s. 6d.

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

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N.B .- ln cases of removal, six weeks' notice must be given to the S ecretary, otherwise parents a re liable f or half a term's fe e.

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms this year are as follows : First Term- February 5th to May 3rd.

Second T erm- M ay 22nd to A ugust 16th.

Third T erm-September 11th to December 19th.

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