1937 The Taranakian Vol. 26 No. 2 December

DITED by the Boys of the

•.,,,,._r_ :J\[ew 'Plymouth {Boys' High School lo\'@~~

and 'Published twice a year.

1937. t

THE

"TARANAKIAN."

CONTENTS

Agriculture Notes

51

Annual Sports

25

Boxing Notes

-H

Cadet Notes

59

Chapel Notes

36

Christian Student Union

37

Contemporaries

82

Drama Club

37

Editorial Football Notes

9 14

Gymnasium

49

House Notes

45

Library Notes Old Boys' Section

39 64

Orchestra Notes

30

~c h oo l

55

otes

Steeplechase Notes

32

Subscriptions

83

Tennis Notes

57

Valete

38

TECHNICAL BRA;\;CH: ENGINEEI~ING

1882.]

[ESTABL I SHED

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H. H. SKELTON. A. I. Mech. E . (Lo ndon), Reg. En g ., N .Z. H. C. GATLAND. Gracl I.E. E. !Lond o n) , A.A.I.E.E. (" C" Cert.)

BOARD OF GOVERNORS H . R. BILLING, ESQ . (Ciwirma11. ) DR. E . F. FOOKE~.

MI SS C . A. DouGLAS G. S . R.HTRAY, ESQ. S. G. SMITH, EsQ., M.P. P. J. H. WHITE. EsQ. L. A. NOLAI':, EsQ. L. G. ANDREWS , E SQ. W. H . J oNES, ESQ. P. E. V. STAI:\ITON, ESQ .

Secreta ry an d Treasurer E. LASH, ESQ.

:D. MENZIES. F. Co il. H.

\~l oODWO i lK

R. J . HoRiliLL. L o nd on and :--J.Z. Techn o l o gi~,;al Diplomas ( I st Class).

PREPARATOI<Y DE PARTME NT: A. H . 81.

:>~DELL.

MUSIC: I~ ESTUEN T MUSI C i\IASTER : ]. DOBSON. L.r\.13., L.T.C.L.

VIS ITI NG : :'111SS DOWLING, V icto r Harri s G o ld Medallist (V iol in, V io la and Ce llo) .

MI SS Ross, L.A. B., L.T.C.L.

~ta:ff::

GYMNASTI C l KSTRUCTOR : J. H. LEDGERII'OOD.

PRINCIPAL : vV. H. MOYES, M.A .. B.Sc. DIRECTOR OF T ECHNICAL E DUCATION: A. L. MOORE, M .A. (1st Class Honour s and Si lver Medallist, Citv a nd .

Guilds of London).

A. G. J o HNSON, M .Sc.

ASSISTANT MASTERS : R. C. WILSON, M.A .. R.Sc.

A. W. DIPROSE, M.A. \ V. G. \ VILKTE (B.A . Cert. in

C. G . BoTTRILL, M.A. , Diploma in Social Science.

A.

J.

Histnry a nd Economics.

C ity and Gui lds Diploma in E lect ri cal Engineering).

PAPPS, B.A. \V , I. SHRIMPTON, M.A.

V. E. KERR, M.A. W. E. ALEXANDER , R.A. J. D. RoULST0:\1 ('' B " Cer t .. B .A. Cert. in Latin , English , Hi story.

Ed ucation and Economics).

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

T. N. S. WATT, M.Sc. Cert. in

Latin and Hi story).

AGR ICULTURE : L. W. DELPH , M.A . (Ca n lab).

COMMERCIAL : E . R. McKEON (Profes sional Accountant by Exam).

DRAWING: \~1. F. T ETT (1st C lass H o n ours Dipl oma, Becke nham School of Art, Eng.) (B.A. Cert. in Engli sh Ill. and Hi story Ill) .

SCHOOL

INSTITU TIONS

Dramatic Committee.-M r. Alexander (chairman ), K . Hansard (secretary) , F. D. Moran, R. J. Farneli, G. N. Caldweli.

Debating Committee.-M r. Papps (chairman), P. Taylor (secretary), G. N. Caldweli, H . D . Moss, W. M. McLeay.

THIRD TERM, 1937.

CADET

Head Boy.-A. G. Mcintyre.

BATTALION.

School Prefects.-A. G. Mcintyre (head), W. R. Cook, E. M. Kay, F . D. Moran, L. M . Papps, R. G. Farneli, D. F. Huggett, B. J. Hurle, H. J. Kelier, J. D. Bewley, T. M. Crone.

Officers.-Majo r V. E. Kerr (Battalion Commander ), Captains R. C. Wilson and W. I. Shrimpton, Lieutenants W. E. Alexander, A. H. Blundeli, T. N. watt a nd W . F. T ett.

House Prefects.-Carr ington: A. G. Mcintyre (head), F. J. Tilley, K . H. Tilley, A. N . Thomson, F. D. Whitweli, R. Taylor.

Pridham: F. D. Moran (head), M. Israel, A. Alien, E. L. School: E. M. Kay (head), P . A. Taylor, s. G. Meharry.

Battalion Sergeant-Maj or.-A. G. Mcintyre.

F a r is, B. W. Philpott, A. W. Lindup, R. Porter.

Quartermaster -Sergaent.-D . F. Huggett.

Battalion Band Sergeant.-E. C. Smith.

Corporal Drummer.-F. J . Tilley.

Train Prefect.-H. G. Sprosen.

Watt Committee.-M r. Alexander (Ch a irman), Mr. (Business Manager) , A. G . Mcintyre (General Editor) , L. M. Papps (Sports), B. J. Hurle (News), A. w. Lindup (Literary) .

A COMPANY.

Magazine

(chairman) , Cricket Committee.-M r. Alexander T . M. M01路an, D. F. Cook, (secretary), W. R. Mcintyre, L. M. Papps, J. Sisley, F. Duncan.

N.

Leighton

Crone, A. G.

Company Sergeant-Maj or.-R. G . Farneli.

No. 1 Platoon.-Serg eant H . Kelier, Corporals M. Burn, J. Sisley.

No. 2 Platoon.-Serg eant J. Gatland, Corporals B. Calman, M. I srael.

No. 3 l'Iatoon.-Serg eant R . Logan, Corporals W. Broom, R. Taylor.

Football Committee.-M r. Papps (chairman), M. Israel (secretary), W . R. Cook, A. G. Mcintyre, T. M. Crone, J. Kurta, c. Whittington.

No. 4 Platoon.-Serg eant E. Meharry, Corporals J.

Library Committee.-M r. Bottrill (chairman) , F . D. Moran, B .

Lepper, A. Howes, W. M. McLeay, B. M . Joyes, A. G. Mcintyre.

Company Sergeant-Maj or.-W. R. Cook.

Swimming Committee.-M r. Watt (chairman) , M . I srael (secretary), A. G. Mcintyre, W. R. Cook, E. M. Kay. Tennis Committee.-M r. Shrimpton (chairman), E. M. Kay (secre tary,) A. G. Mcintyre, T. M. Crone, H. Moss, A. N. Thomson, P. Taylor, F. Novak.

Boxing Committee.-A . G. Mcintyre, K. K. Jones, c. ward, R. Riley, C. Self.

Sports Committee.-M r. Diprose (chairman), w. R. Cook and T. M. Crone (joint secretaries), A. G. Mcintyre, L. M . Papps, F. J. Novak, J . D. Bewley, F. D . M01路an.

Woodward,

R.

MUITay,

R.

Porter.

B COMPANY.

No. 1 Platoon.-Serg eant

H.

D. Moss,

Corporals

J.

Mander.

No. 2 Platoon.-serg eant C . Alien, Corporals V. Huxford, J. Young.

No. 3 Platoon.-Serg eant A. McLeod, Corporals J. Kurta, Hutching.

No. 4 Platoon.-Serg eant F . D. M01路an, Corporals B. W. Philpott, Flower.

C COMPANY. Company Sergeant-Majo r.-T. M. Crone.

No. 1 Platoon.-Serg eant J. D. Bewley, Corporals R. Leighton, F. Duncan.

~o.

2 Platoon .-Sergea nt F . J. Novak, Corpora l A. Thomso n.

No. 3 Platoon.-Sergea nt Hodgson .

C.

Sprosen ,

Corpora ls S.

G.

Faris,

G.

L. Calman.

No. 4 Platoon .-Sergea nt B. J. Hurle, Corpora ls E . Everiss, D COMPA NY.

Compan y Sergean t-Major .-L. M . Papps.

D. Price.

No. 1 Platoon.-Sergea nt E. M. Kay, Corpora ls I. Kerr, Whitwel l.

No. 2 Platoon .-Sergea nt A . 0. Masters, Corpora l F . D. Peppere ll, K. D .

No. 3 Platoon .-Sergea nt A. J. Moss, Corpora ls J. Diprose.

G. Bowen.

No. 4 Platoon .-Sergea nt P. A. Taylor, Corpora ls D . Sisley,

拢 1 f1/ed by the JJoys of the Xew Plymouth Boys' High School and Published twice a year.

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DECEMBER, 1937.

No. 2

The Subscripti on is 3/- per annum (postage included), and should he iorwarded to the路路 Business ~J anager, Taranak1a11. Boys' High School.

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EDITORIAL (A. G. l\!IcJntyre.)

F the ma.-s of important industrial 0 legislation passed by the present Government since it came into power, the most far-reaching in its effects upon the broad educational policy of New Zealand is the forty-hour week. With its advent it has become apparent to aml all educationalists psych ologi.-ts that steps must be taken to provide adequate employment for the increased leisure time which the modern y outh will suddenly find thrust upon it.

We are not concerned here with the wisdom of the _\et. Some may say that the harder men work th e better men they 11re. Others regard the provision of as much leisure tim e a.- industrial efficiency or economy may al I0\1', the ideal to be aimed at by every Government. Nor are we concemed with those who are past school age. 'rhat their fr ee tim e is spent usefully is another problem which the Gov ernment may meet by the provision of some form of adult education. But this school lik e all others of its kincl must play its part in educatin g its proClucts in a satisfacto r y method of spenrlin g their leisure.

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EDITO HIAL

Wha t form then is the train ing to take ~ Ever y athle tic New Zeala nder will r eply- spor t; but surel y this is only part of the solut ion. Even an elem entar y know ledge of histo ry is suffic ient to satisf y the stude nt that shoul d socie ty devo te too much of its time to the devel op- · ment of one side only of its natio nal chara cter, the resul t of such indul gence can only be a ment al stagn ation and an inevi table racia l decay .

It is clear, then, that th e aesth etic side of the natio n's chara cter must not be· n eglec ted and train ing in tl1is direc tion provi des the ideal -som ethin g that is a combinat ion of work and play -an enter tainin g form of study .

Much work of an exper imen tal natur e has been carri ed out in Euro pean count ries. In one case an opera house for child ren was provi ded, and such produ ction s as migh t be of inter est to them were arran ged . That was the begin ning. Now the child ren's opera -hous e is a natio n-wid e instit ution of treme ndou s popu larity . Th e natio n's youth by const ant pract ice has becom e a capab le critic .

He has been taugh t to appre ciate some thing beyond the untra ined ear and can unde rstan d a very -high art.

Cont rast him with the youth of our coun try who, we ventu re to say, has as mate rial for educa tion many advan tages not posse ssed by that of other count ries. Yet no one will deny that artist ically we are centu ries behin d the most benig hted coun try of the Old Worl d . It may be said in our defen ce that we are separ ated by thous ands of miles of ocean from cultu red centr es. This is certa inly a hand icap, but we must be self-r elian t and the secon dary schoo l is the place wher e instru ction in and oppo rtuni ty for artist ic appre ciatio n must be given .

But lack of music al train ing is not the only weak ness.

In New Plymout h, an unde niabl y beau tiful town , there is galle ry and in our own schoo l there is scarc ely no art a pictu re · of artist ic value · to grace one of a hund red wa1ls .

Most schoo ls provi de alrea dy oppo rtuni ties ticipa tion in deba ting and dram atic work , both for parexcel lent exerc ises in self-e xpres sion, but seldo m are they inclu ded in the curri culum . They are rathe r patro nised by those who are keen, while the main body of the schoo l rema ins apath etic.

EDITO RIAL

11 Hobb ies of vario us kinds must providfe t?tef. ilndiv lp . ~~Ya: nu u em with many h ours of p leasa nt anddoften .· l that the schoo l t but they are so nume rous vane c h r of men ' rttl excep t encou rageanboys along t e mes

~~~ird~w~. p!rlticularbaptt~ud~bieih~~!~~in:y o;v~~~:s,t~!

urse w1ll a ways e e . · I th .. ·espe ct eo ra<Ye ' man 'll fill · his le1sure time. . ln .n . IS bI ave "' l . Wl b doin"" their duty in assist mg oys m scho ols l~ve een o • cl ing them a their choiCe of what to I ea and in teach l \V e rathe r fuller appre ciatio n of w~a; t~~;vfdoe I!~~·~ased faciliti.~s look to _tl~ i:~~:r~:: of ~<some type of natio nal libr~ry !~~:~~~d:hich will inclu de t11e ~chools wh ere the prelim inary is being done.

Mt.lch has been writt en lately abou t the tecl~ n~:~ h sical stand ard of our ra~e. Th~ peop e. 0 • f tzhe lp ~ devot e most of their lelsus e tlme to sport ho ea an . t. to do so How then, as vario us kinds , and wlll con mue . .l· The this failed to devel op a st~ong, vn·l ed .~ anho~d ~ .t b .schools. th. l a""am be foun m e answ er, web m\ c~_n or"'he althy exerc ise wher . e Rugb y There can e no ac '· r norm al boy. footb all an_d crick et are playe~h bKic!~ea~cl scien But there lS no att~mpt at_ me . o ther count tific d·eries. This velop ment such a\IS r;·ac;~~!~fm~nt in all schoo ls the can only _be done ?' ~an a ermal~ent mem ber of the size of thlS, of a tram ed '· l t cl to the corre ]a.staff, whos e ti~e willt ~~ ~~~ ~·:~ti~f~~s \o secur e the full tion of the variOUS OU - · a· ·d l . the schoo l phy.'i cal devel opme nt of each m lVl ua m . .

It ouah t to be state d at this stage that therle is hoobolo · the norm a se vious ly not room for every th.~ng m . . time intime- ta.b le, but we are ~uggdestmt~ci~~t t~~ ~~:=~~ i~<Y for its creas es, so shoul d the time evo ,. ., full enjoy ment be incre ased.

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'l'he neces sary rough ness of t h e c oloni al clays is over h cl it is time New Zeala nd settle d clown and fo~md er anlf The fortv -hour week with its added fr_ e e tflm~ sttlp~ se . . .t f t o <Ytea er plies a wond erful . opportun~ yan~r ittheis pursm th~

respon~ibility

~¥l;~~~~a~f:n ~~~~l~~~;tt~,~~~tb i\~upi~!i~~is:~:h ai~~:~~l~~ .. ary train ing and _ability to emdP. l e itself in every poschann els, an cl so Impro ve an I e n >;ible way.

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LEAVES AND THE WIND. 1'he wind has stirred a leaf with its passing breath,· but one leaf fluttering in an unbroken hedge, breaking that monotony of gr.een at which we can gaze for a long while without seeing anything.

Or the wind sweeps through the top of a tree bending the pliant bows, so that the leaves flaunt their pale underside s in long swells like the sea rolling. Or there is a heap of red and yellow leaves, autumn leaves, jumbled neatly together by the gardener' s broom; the wind eddies along in little whirls and the heap is scattered with a rush and rustle. Wind ~nd the leaves, they seem forever associated , as though · It would be impossible to hear the wind rise without seeing a leaf turned, o1· to see a tall tree stand upright without a puff to bend it.

A winter's morning.

Earth is brown and frost bound, the grass is crisp and white, the sullen leaves hang limply from their stems. Before sunrise there is no air and the dark trees are as still as the blue hills behind them. With sunrise the wind, and the l eaves stir vaguely tough thick w inter leaves fleshy and polished dully green in the feeble sunlight. Sturdy leaves that dance in th.e chill air, smelling cleanly of frost and early morning m1 t.

When the winter rain falls, tireless and gentle, drowning all but the most boisterous gale, how the hedges hang lifelessly while the great sweet drops drip ceaselessly to the ground and every leaf is become a cup that spills in the wind.

Then in a valley, surrounde d by banks and ragged waves of coarse bracken, the barren willows begin to bud shyly.

Drooping branches trailing in the crystal ~b·eam they shadow, leafy with the purest, coolest green m the world. The spring zephyr blows from the north, whispering · of water and smooth brown stones, of cows that come to drink lurching in the winter mud as yet undried.

Snows on the mountain are slowly melting, there is a nip in the south wind reminisce nt of the past three months. But the evenings are drawing out, a pale moon rises in a blue dusk, fragrant with the scent of spring leaves on the spring wind.

And now summer, lusty summer hot and breathless .

Now hushed this call and echo lazily from the warm trees, dusty sheep pant along the roadwg,ys to the padding sheep dogs' sharp yelpin g while h eavy cows, too tired

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EXlLE'S

SONG

13 ven to o-razc li e with twitching tails in the grateful ~i.tadows." No'~' the trees shimmer in the distance reach~ng towards a cloudless sky, the English o.aks are t?-~ckly areen ancl the elms. In every oak tree lS the sp1nt of Sherwood Forest, in every ~ummer l eaf the pleasant pulse of life, in every summer wmd a healthy breath. 'l'ill the seasons have fled and gentle autumn is in the earth. Warm reds and yellows, dusty browns, sober greens-ba re branches. On every crumbling walk leaves, warm and colourful, crushed into the earth by ca;·ele~s feet. Glorious sunsets with blood-red clouds streammg m the sky. Golden moons gleaming on golden harvests,. on river. in flood. 'l'he oak leaves fade and fall fluttermg through the twilight, whisked upon those evening airs that blow the fresher after summer heat. On the mo~m­ tain .·now fa lls and glistens dully in the raw mornmg sun , flushes with the dying day, silvers under the icy moon. 'l'hen a winter sun rises, the grass is white and cri.-p under the frost.

J.Y. (V 01.2)

AN EXILE'S SONG. 'l'.l.J.e birds carol gaily to Spring's glad returning, 'l'he sunbeams are caught in the stream's laughing face; The trees in the orchards are fragrant with blossom, 0 er hcclo·erow and woodland buzz sweet-lade n bees; Th e clove~ in the dove-cote are cooing a love-song, A lark from the green sward flies singing above; 'l'he lambs on the hillside are leaping and playing, \.bout me the ch ildren are sbouting with glee; But my heart in my bosom is heavy wi~h pain, 'l'hc joy that surrounds me means notlnng to me; In fancy before me I see my dear homela:J?-~' . ]t. blue mountains sweep to the green sm1lmg plam; \ way in the forest the red deer is bounding, .

The wind bears towaH1s me the scent of the pme; 'l'he homes of my kindred shine white in the sunlight. [n vain do I call to those loved ones so dear, With sadness I think of the seas that divide us, The hot tears of longing my eyelids now burn, My heart and my thoughts will forever be with them, 'l'bey pray that their exile will one day return.

D.G.S. (IV Cll)

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L'' OOTBALL

FOOTBALL NOTES (R. Green and D. Logan.)

Although the 1937 season has not been crowned witl1 as mt~ch su_c~ess as in some previous years, neverthele ss the First Fifteen put up some very meritoriou s performances. Both the matches against W anganui College and ~uckla_nc~ Gr~mmar were strenuous tussles, producing fas~ bnlliant football of a very high standard. 'l'be most noticeable and promising feature of the School football this year has been the outstandin g Rugby talent displayed by many of the junior boys. 'l'his fact has given us reason to expect a first-rate team next year.

The members of the team would lik e to take thi. · opportuni ty of extending to their hosts both in Wancranui and in Auckland , their heartiest thank~ for tile c~ r­ dial hospitalit y bestowed upon them during their visit. to those towns.

As usual the School entered several t.eam~ in tbe Saturday junior competitio n and althoun·h no team suc~eeded _in winning its gra~e champion ship, many very mterestm g matches were Witnessed.

The whole School joins in thanking all the master. · who have devoted so much time and attention to coaching_ the various groups, the Jockey Club for the use of t?eir grounds, the Rugby Union, the Referees ' AssociatiOn, and the St. John Ambulanc e for the invaluable help they have given us during the season.

SCHOOL MATCHES. v. St. Patrick 's College (Silverstream).

Hawera, July 3rd-Lost 17-6. 'l'he teams were :. St. Patrick 's.-Kelly ; Gallagher , ]<"1 ox, Eel moods; Smgleton, Chaney; McCarthy ; 'l'aripo Donnell Edmonds; McLaughl in, Manly; Killelea, 0'Connor ' 1I er' bert.

School.-:- Yale;. li'arnell, Novak (capt.), Kjestrup; Meharry, Riley; Leighton; Logan, Kay, McLeod; Sisley, Bewley; Old, Young, Kurta. . At first our inside backs were dazzled by the brilliance of the St. Pat's backs and-it was only the sound

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tackling of Vale and Kjestrup that saved many ti·ies. In the second spell the School team found its feet and deadly tackling broke up all the St. Pat's movement s. 'l'he team -rallied and began to attack and almost scored on several occasions. 'l'he School forwards scarcely hooked the ball during the whole game, but h eld their opponents fairly well in the loose.

The Play.

St. Pat's kicked off and began attacking immediChaney cut in and passed to Singleton, who ately. scored between the posts. McCarthy converted . (0-5.)

Shortly after this V ale kicked a splendid penalty goal.

(3-5) .

From the half-way mark Chaney cut in again and pa ·sed to Singleton, who sent Fox over for a try. The kick failed. (3-8.)

School carried play to within 15 yards of St. Pat's line, but an infringem ent enabled St. Pat's to clear. By croocl following up Kjestrup carried play into St. Pat's twenty-fiv e, where Vale was unsuccess ful with a penalty kick.

From the drop-out St. Pat's backs again broke away, but were checked by a brilliant tackle by Kjestrup. The forwards, however, broke through and after a scramble Edmonds ' kick failed. on the line 0 'Connor scored.

(3-11.)

Old and Sisley broke away, but were held up and play shifted into School's twenty-five, where the School forwards were penalised and Edmonds kicked an easy goal. (3-14.)

Half-time sounded shortly afterward s with the' score: St. Pat's 14, School 3.

Masters replaced Young soon after the beginning School now attacked and from a scrum of this spell.

Riley almost went over. St. Pat's then came back into School's territoTy \vith a long dribbling rush and from inside the twenty-fiv e Donnell picked up and scored well out. Edmoncls ' kick bounced off the uprights. (3-17. ) From this stage play remained almost constantly in St. Pat's territory. Novak was pulled clown near the line, then Masters, Kay and Bewley broke through, but the

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NOTES

ball was fol'cecl down . .McEvecly replaced Fox, wl10 wa;.; injured shortly after the drop-out. The School forwards again attacked and got the ball back to Novak, who scored well out after a great run. .McLeod missed with the kick. 'rhe game en d ed with ScLool :;till on the attack.

St. Pat's 17, School 6. v. Te Aute College.

August 24th, at Hugby Park-Won 11-6 .

The teams were :'l'e Aute.-Rota ; 'l'aiti, Whaanga, Kopae; .Mataira, Kaimanu; Kaanga; Ranga, Karaka; Haimona; 'rou, Raur eti; Rangi W anoa, .Marsden.

School.-Va le; Kjestrup, N ovak, Philpott; Allen, Riley; Leighton; Crone, .McLeod, Taylor; Sisley, Logan; Kurta, Cook, .Masters. 'rhe Te Aute team came to u;.; witll a good r eputation and we under::;tand that it was not a reversal of form that lost them the match . 'l'he match was playerl under adverse w eather conditiom;, which affected the movements of both teams. The tigeri:;h forward ru:;l! es led hy l\'IcLeocl, Logan and Cook had 'l'e Aute \; inside backs worl' ied . School stayed on top the whole of the first half. ln tile seconcl spell, however, 'l'e Ante played up in their characterist ic manner. Good handling and ;.;ound tackling by School inside backs checked many dangerous mov ements. The School backs ran straight and fast aml handled well. Vale was sound on defence and accurate with hi;.; lin e kicking.

The Play.

School kicked off aml Allen made an opening, setting the baeb; in action, but the movement broke down.

Vale had a penalty kick, but missed. Te Aute then took the ball into School territory, but Vale relieved with a good line kick.

Kaan()"a attempted a drop-kick wbic!J failed, and from the clearing kick Novak o路ained possession in midfield and raced over for a spectacular try.

Vale converted. (5- 0.)

FIRST FIFTEEN, 1937 .

B ack Row.-J. C . Vale, C. Allen, E. L. Meharry, c. C. Kjestrup , D . R. Self (emerg.), E . M. K ay, R. C. Riley .

Middle Row.-J. G . Sisley, T. M. Crone , R. K. Logan, R. G. Farnell, J. D . Bewley, L . M. P a pps (emerg. ), D. H . Old. Front Row.-R. N. Leighton, A. D. M asters, J. S . Kurt a, W . R. Cook (captain) , F. J. Nova k (vicecaptain), A. S . McLeod, P. A. T aylor, J . B. Philpott.

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Logan then led tile fonvanh; in a forward ru:-;]J which bad 'l'e Aute badly bustled. A splendid back movement then sent Kje~trup almost to the line, from which position Vale attempted a penalty which mi~~ed, but McLeod following up fast beat 'l'e Aute to the ball and scored. Vale'~ kick failed. ( 8-0 .) 'l'e .1\.ute now attacked and only mi~hanclling preCook relieved the position vented them from ~coring. 'l'e Ante back on the atput Whaanga but , momentarily tack. Allen and Pbilpott brok e away to 'l'e Ante's lin e, 'l'e but were held up and 'l'e Ante forwards cleared. to penalty a Ante again attacked and Haimona kicked (8-3.) account. 's open 'l'e Aute Crone and Uook attac ked and almost ~cored, but 'l'e Ante forced. Play was in midfield at half-time .

The 'l'e A.ute team had the be~t of the beginning of the second half and kept School in their own twentyfine, but were unable to break through the d efence.

Novak and Riley put School back on the 路attack; then a back movement took the ball to the l in e, where l.JOgan snapped it up and dived over. McLeod 's kick failed.

School attacked again, but their opponent~ cleared with a good back movement. Vale began several back move'l'e ments and gained much ground by good kicking.

Ante, however, returned to the attack, but for a long time were unable to break througl1 the School defence. 'l'hen 'l'ou got tile ball and rucked hi~ way through to core. 'l'he kick failed. (11-6.) 'l'e Aute were attacking when time was called several minutes later.

v. Wanganni Collegiate.

Wanganui on August 11th-Lost 11-8 .. 'l'he teams 路w ere :Wanganni.- Nilsson, Nolan, llammoncl, Qnilliam.

Meuli, Beetham, Wilson, Logan, McKenzie, Bidwill, Jone~, Pearee, Hy~lop, Mackie, Bannister.

School.-Va le, Kjestrup, N ovak, Philpott, All en, Riley, Leighton, Crone, Logan, 'l'aylor, Sisley, McLeocl , Kmta, Cook ( capt.), Masters.

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Kay came on early in the match to replaee Uook.

This wa::,; a brilliantly fast match ranging from one end of the field to the other, and School were unfortunate in being beaten in the last minute of play. 'l'lte game started at a furious pace. Urone headed a good dribbling ru:::;h right up to the W anganui line only to be beaten by the bounce, the ball rolling into touch at the comer flag. From a line-out on the twenty-five yard line Hyslop gained posses:::;ion and handed back to N olan, who with a determined burst ,of speed went over in the corner to :::~core W anganui 's first point:::~. 'l'he kick failed.

(0-3.)

From the kick-off School took up the attack and after a splendid cut-in Novak pas:::~ed to Philpott, who o~1tpaeetl hi::,; opposing winger and ran round the fullback, but wa::,; brought down three yards from the line by Soon after School were a fa:::;t following forward. awarded a penalty, which Vale goaled. (3-3.)

Just before half-time Meuli stab-kicked over the heads of the School back:::~, regained pos:::~es:;ion and kicked over Vale's head for Hyslop following up fast to score. 'l'he kick failed. (3-6.)

In the second spell School attacked hotly. ]1-,rom a :;crummage the ball was handed out :;wiftly to Novak, who cut m :::;martly to leave the defence standing, and score under the posts. Vale converted. (8-6.)

At this stage the路 outstanding feature of the play was the resolute tackling of Riley and Allen and the superb line-kicking of Vale. For a long time all the thru:;ts by the W anganui backs were checked, but just on the call of time Meuli received the ball, swerved infield, kicked over Vale's head for Hyslop once again in support to touch clown. Hyslop converted his own try, making the final score 8-11.

v. Auckland Grammar.

Auckland on August 21st-Lost 9-3.

The teams were:Auckland Grammar.-Warner, McPhee, Jackson, Collins, Mitchell, Roe, Bailey, ArkinstaJl, Rogers, White, Carrel, Cleary, Dean, Butland (capt.), -Kean.

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Bchool.-Vale, Kjestrup, N ovak, .Pl1ilpott, Alien, Riley, Leighton, Crone, Logan, 'l'aylor, Sisley, McLeocl, Kurta, Cook (ea pt.), Masters.

Papp::,; and Self came on in the secon d :;pell to replace Leigllton and Kjestrup. 'l'his match was played in brilliant sunshine and under general conditions that were very unfavourable for playing fast football.

From the kick-off Grammar ::>tarted an attack, which carried play well into School territory, and within the first few minute:; they opened up their score when Uollin:::~ kicked a penalty. (3-0.)

School retaliated, but a 路fine run by McLeod wa:; checked and Grammar forwards :::~wept play back to the line for Uleary to pick up from a loose melee and dive over. 'l'he kick failed. (6-0.)

In the second spell School were relieved frequently by the stolid defence and the accurate line kicking of For an infringement in a line-out Grammar were Vale. awarded a penalty, which Warner kicked from a bandy position. (9-0.)

School worked their way back into Grammar territory to be awarded a penalty. McLeod succeeded with a long low po路werful kick from a difficult angle. (9-3.) 'l'here was no further score.

Pease Cup Match. 'l'his match was played on the Gully Gro und ancl after one of the best exhibitiom; of football t his season was won by the Day Boys 14-8.

The teams were : Day Boys.-Vale; Adams, Uron e, O'Byrne; Novak, Allen; Leighton; V. Km路ta, Broome, Bewley, Sisley.

Logan; Masters, Cook, J. Kurta.

Boarder:;.-McKenzie; Self, Mclntyre, P!Jilpott; Kjestrup, Uato; Riley; Kay; Ma:;on, Finch, 'l'aylor, McLeod; Reilly, Porter, McDonald.

In the first passing rush of the day Mclntyre was injured. Kjestrup moved out to centre and larke came on as second five-eighth.

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'l'he Day Boys attacked, and for 15 min11te:-> kept tLe Boarder::; in their own territory. Kje::;trup relieved, but · Novak sent a kick out in the corner. Several penalties relieved the Boarders, and Riley and Self put them on the attack with fast followin g up.

0 'Byrne th en relieved the Day Boys with a fine run and a little later flew over for a fine trv in the corner.

V ale could not convert.

(3-0.)

• Novak and Kurta set the Day Boys attacking, but Self and Clark e held them up at t he twenty-five. 'l'he Day Boys broke through again, but Riley cleared.

0 'Byrne then broke away and after a fast swer ving run scored. N ovak 's kick failed. ( 6-0.)

After a fine forward rush by the Day Boys, Broome scored. Vale converted. (11-0.)

The Day Boys were still attacking at half-time.

On the resumption Leighton worked t il e blind side to Adams, who went over in the corner. Vale failed to convert. (14--0.)

The Boarders now began the attack and after a good run by Pbilpott, Cato dribbled through and touched down. McLeod's kick succeeded. (14--5.) 'l'h e Boarders ao·ain attacked but a force-dowJJ relieved the position l'or the time.' Then the Boarder:-> began a pas::;ing ru:-;b, which ended in Self :->cor in g.

McLeocl missed with the kick. (14-8.)

The forwards of the Boarder:; were now dominating play, but time sounded soon after with the scores unchanged.

FIRST FIFTEEN. v. Tukapa A, April 24th- Lo::;t 6-0. v. Urenui, May 1st-Lost 8-3. v. Clifton, May 6th-Lost 16-0.

ScLool vvere well beaten in this game. 'l'IJc ground was very heavy and the ball very :-;lippery. For a while the School forwards held their own against a much heavier pack, but soon although they hooked the ball they were pushed off it. School held their own in the

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21 loose and obtained a fair share of the ball from the lineouts. The backs were not impressive and although they got the ball out to the wings once or twice they never looked dangerous. v. Star, May 22nd-Won 17-12. 'l'bis match, which was the team's first victory, was man·ed by ragged back play.

Cook was in form and hooked consistently from the loose scrums and the set . crums. The backs lacked confidence and handled badly.

Farnell ran well and all his tries wera ind;vidual efforts.

Farnell scored four tries and Whittington one.

Vale onverted one try. v. Tukapa B, May 29th-Won 9-8.

In this game the forwards hooked the ball well and although on odd occasions they were pushed off it they "'enerally got it out to the backs. The inside backs were inclin ed to fumble a little and to slow down before passin"'.

Vale as full-back played a sound game and repeatedly saved the situat ;on for School.

His tackling was sure and his kicking accurate. The scorE's resulted from forward r ,u shes. v. Tukapa A, June 12th-Lost 13-8.

The forwards in this game were repeatedly pushed off the ball by a much heavier pack.

Apart from the ound tackling of the inside backs and full-back, the team gave a very mediocre exhibition.

The back line never looked dang erous at any stage on t h e attack.

Vale played his usual sound game.

v. Urenui, Jun e 19th-Won 11-5 .

This was the first match in which the fifteen showed any definite form . 'l'he forwards and backs combined well to make an• excellent showing. The forwards harri c1 and bustlecl their opponents and remained on top the whole game. 'l'he ball was well heeled from the . crums and the backs passed ancl picked up c1 ean ly . Th r tackling was good and the defence sound . v. Clifton, .Tune 26th-Lost 14-11.

Thi. match was played on a heavy ground and with a . lippery ball. School held the Clifton pack in the set crums, but lost ground to them in the loose. The bacl\s were not im]wrssivr, flllE' ma;nly to the greasy statr of thr hall.

FOOTBALL NOTES 22 v. Star, July l Oth-Lost 6-4.

In th is game the forwards played well an d gave the backs a good shar e of t he ball.

The inside back s wer e inclined to mishandle and thus t h e wings did not have many opportunities. 'rhe forwards played well in th e loose and almost scored several times. The points came from n magnificent field goal kicked by Vale from h alfway.

v. Tukapa B, July 17th-Won 14-0.

The forwards hooked th e ba ll fairly consistently an d made several deter mined dribbling rushes, one of which ended in a try by Logan. Philpott ran well to sco_re two tries and Vale played his usual sound game. W 1t h the exception of Vale and Kjestr up, t h e team did 11 0t ~o clown on t he ball. 'rhe tackling was fair, Kjestrup ngam being outstanding in this respect.

Scorers : Lo'O'an, Philpott (2) . Vale, two conver sion s.

v. Old Boys, Jnly 31st-Lost 6-3.

This match was played as a curtain- raiser to the Spring-bok match . School played a splendid g~me, but were unable to cope with the heavy, fast movmg Old Bovs ' forwards and the faster backs. School shared the bail from the scrums, but their opponents dominated the line-outs and the loose.

School defended very well. checking determined rushes time and time aga'n.

The fo r war ds and backs battled desperately at the rncl , but t hey w er e unable to break t hrough the Old Boys' defence.

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FOURTH GRADE B.

v. Star, May 1st- Lost 8-5 . v. Tuka pa, May 8th-Lost 31-3. v. School A, June 5th-Lost 32-0. v. Star, June 12th-Lo. t 9-3. v. Tukapa, June 19th-Lost '23-0. v.

Star, July lOth-Lost 6-3. ·

FIFTH GRADE A. v. Tukapa, May 1st-Lost 41-5 . v. Star, May 8th- Won 11-3. v. School C, May 12th-Lost 6-5. v. Tukapa, ,June 5th-Lost 21-6. v. Star , Jnne 12th- Lost 16-:i. v. Star , July 17th-Lost 8-0.

FIFTH GRADE B. v. Star, May 1st-Won 16-0. v. School C, Ma:v 6thWon 15-6. v. Star, June 5th-Lost 6-5. v . School C, .June. 17th-Won 9-3 . v. Tukapa, Ju ly lOth-Lor;t 9-3 .

FIFTH GRADE C. v. School B, May 6th-Lost 15-6. v. Tukapa, May 8thLa t 9-3. v. Star , May 22nd-Lost 8-6 . v. Tukapa, .June 12th-Lost 11-6. v. School B, June 17th- Lor;t 9-3. v. Star, June 26th-Lost 14-3. v. Tuka pa, Jul:v 17thLo t 6-3.

THE UNFINISHED SYMPHONY.

SECOND FIFTEEN. v . Star May 1st- Lost 15-8. v. Tukapa , May 8th-Lo. t 14-3. ~. Old Boys, May 22nd-Won 6-3. v. Clifton, June 5th-Lor;t 13-0. v . Star, June 12th-Lost 27-0. v. Tukapa B, June 19th- Lost 20-0. v. Tukapa, .July lOth-Lost 49-0.

I have a friend called Richard who spends much of his pare time messing with water colours. As he is. in my opinion at least, compl etely colour blind, t h e productions are truly staggering.

But as long as he confi n es hL attention to landscapes no harm comes of it. Mountains and valleys, no matter how offended, can hnrcl ly get up and bit him on the nose-at any rate they don't.

But hi efforts in portra;ture have frequently got him into troubl . People do not always enjoy having their eyes repre. ented as ferret pink, their complexions magenta. and their hair sea-oTeen.

Nor have his pursuits of animal . tudies been without incident, and thereby hangs a tale.

FOURTH GRADE A. v. Tukapa, May lst-Lor;t 41-5. v. Star, May 8th-Lost 32-3. v. School B, June 5th~Won 32-0 . v . Tukapa, June 12th-Lost 33-3 . v . Star, June 19th- Won 11-3. v . Tukapa, July lOth- Lost 16-6.

Dick was strolling one fine mornjng on the outskirts of L- - in Andalusia when he came upon a r;cene which took his • eve-acre of salt marsh ' blazino·r-. w ith vell ow ...

• marguerlt . and coppery hills beyond. Dick climbed a fence and squatting under a lone tree h e pulled ont his gra1· and began to .·losh on the ultra-marine and vermil-

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ion with all the fine frenzy of your true artist. His picture (which might well have been called ''The Death of a Whale"- a puddle of red in an ocean of blue) was nearing completio n when he heard steps behind him and turning, beheld a brindled bull approachi ng with two or three friench; at his heels.

Dick conceived an immediate distaste for the bullwere too prominen t and there was a doormat of horns its IIe curly wool where its forehead should have been . waved finally and it, to "Shoo" and it to "Boo" said his picture at it. That did the trick. The bull, which had been advancing at a dignified walk., now let out a loud snort and came for Richard, head down and tail up. Dick ascended the lone tree with the alacrity of a greased chipmunk , th e bull striking the trunk with its countenan ce, about a quarter of an inch below him. Dick The went up that tree until he came to the thin part. tree was one of those willowy things and it bent right over und er his sixteen stone. When the bull fltruck the tree, it trembled all over and bent the more. Most of the time, D ick was hanging upside down.

The brindled animal hunted Richard till his head ached, then a friend took over. Bulls rolled up from all over the place, black, roan, piebald, skewbald . "Thousands of 'em,'' said Dick, ''a sea of bulls,'' and 路 making allowance s, I should say there were possibly ten . 'l'bey were like bulls at a fair, baflhing away at thr ''try your strength' ' machines, ''ring the bell ancl win the coconut" (in thifl case our one and only Richard).

They charged that tree ~ingly and by twos an(l threes and every time they charged Dick's teeth rattled and he whipped around like a :fly on a trout line. They kept the poor old chap up that blessed tree all day.

One advantage about hanging upflide down in a hot climate, says Di.ck, is that you don't get sunstroke , at least, not where it matters. Towards evenin g the bulls gave up the idea of having Richard for tea, and after a final onslaught in unison that nearly pulled h;s arms out, they departed to refresh th emsel ve'J on m orr civil isNl foocl, and the siege was raised.

Dick's first action on reaching the hotel wR 路 to d ;spRtch a case of wine to every matador he knew, wishing all strength to his elbow.

D.S.B . (V C'l.J ) ATHLETIC CHAMPION S, 1937.

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ANNUAL SPORTS (H. J. Keller.)

Get down on your marks, Get set for the gun, For the love of the game And the joy of a run.

-Get set for a go for it, -Make a good show for it, -Out with a kick and a pound for the start In the sting of the air With a straining heart ....

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ldeal weather conditions favoured the competito rs in the annual sports which were held on Saturday, November 6th. That the high standard of athletics set in past years has in no way declined, was shown by the C. C. Kjestrup in the junior new records created. championship lowered three records. His times were (the previous records in brackets) : 100 yards, 10 3-5sec.

(11 l-5sec.); 120 yards hurdles, 17 3-5sec. (lS l-5sec.).

In the long jump Kjestrup jumped 20ft. S!in. The previous record was 19ft. Sin. A. G. Mclntyre broke the existing senior long jump record of 21ft. lin. with a jump of 21ft. Sin. Thanks are tendered to all who gave donations ; to Mrs. M oyes and the ladies' committee who were responsible for the afternoon tea arrangeme nts, and to Messrs. Light band and W ann for broadcast ing the results and a programm e of music.

Results of Championships.

Senior.-S . B. McKenzie (23 points) B. J. Philpott (23 points) 1 (equal), G. L. Watt (9 points) 3.

Junior.-C . C. Kjestrup (35 points) 1, F. A. O'Byrne (16 points) 2, W. H. Gould (9 points) 3.

Under 14.-J. J. Marsh (15 points) 1, J . E . Church (9 points) 2, R. Hunt (5 points) 3.

Senior Championship Events.

100 Yards.-F irst heat (champion ship): Philpott 1, Watt 2, Self 3 ; time, 10 4-5sec. Second heat: McLeod 1, Third heat: Kerr 1, E. Smith Crone 2; time, 11 l-5sec.

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Pourth heat: Pear:,;on 1, Booth 2; 2; time, 10 4-5:-:;ec. time, 10 3-5sec. Fifth heat: Mclntyre 1, Cook 2; time, Sixth heat: Gatland 1, Moran 2; time, 11sec.

11sec.

Final: Pearson (3yds.), Kerr 1 (equal), E. C. Smith 3; time, 11sec.

440 Yards (Old Boys' Shield) .-McKenzie 1, Self 2, .Philpott 3. Time, 56 1-5sec.

880 Yarch; (Mason Memorial Cup) .-McKenzie 1, .Philpott 2, Self 3. Time, 2min. 15 2-5sec.

120 Yard:,; Hurdles (Mr. Noakes' Cup).-]:i'u·:,;t heat (champion:,;h1p): .Philpott 1, McKenzie 2, l:::lelf 3. 'l'1me, Second heat: McLeod 1; time, h.t 4-5sec.

17 3-5:-:;ec.

Final: Adams 1, 'l'hird heat: Adams 1; time, 19sec.

McLeocl 2; time, 18 3-5sec.

High Jump.-lVIoran 1, l:::lerviee 2, Booth :3 . Height, 5ft.

4~in.

Long Jump.-Mclntyre 1, Watt Distance, 21ft. Sin.

2,

.Philpott

0.

Junior Championship.

100 Yards.-F.irst heat (championship ): Kje:-:;trup 1, 0 'Byrne 2, Gould 3; time, 10 3-5:-:;ec. Second heat: Coutts Third heat: Valentine 1; time, 12 1; t1me, 11 3-5sec.

2-5sec. Fourth l1eat: Seldon 1; time, 10 4-5:-:;ec. Fift.IJ heat: Faris 1; time, 11sec. Sixth beat: New land 1; time, 11 4-5sec. Seventh heat: T. Wilson 1; time, 11 3-5sec.

Ninth heat: Eighth heat: Munay 1; time, 11 2-5sec.

Lambie 1; time, 11 4-5sec. 'l'enth heat: Aclam 1; time, Final: Seldon (-±yds.) 1, Faris (2y ds. ) 2, 11 3-5sec.

0 'Byrne ( scr.) 3; time, 10 4-5sec.

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Uigh Jump.- Kjestrup 1, Gould and Watts (equal) 2. Height, 5ft. Oiin.

Long Jump.-Kjestrup 1, Gould 2, W. King 3.

Distance, 20ft. 8Mn.

Under 14 Championship.

100 Yards.-}:1-,irst heat (championship) : Marsh 1, Second heat: J .

Church 2, Scott 3; time, 12 3-5sec. 'l'_!J-ird Brown 1, Hone 2, Chad wick 3; time, 12 ~-5sec. heat: Dorgan 1, P . Bell 2, R. Pellett 3; time, 13 2-bsec .

Fourth heat: Lambie 1, I-:Iodder 2, Morris 3; time, 12 4-5sec . Final: J. Brown (2yc1s.) 1, Church (scr.) 2, I-Iodcler (2yds.) 3; time, 12 2-5sec.

75. Yards.-First heat (championship) : Marsh 1, Church 2, R. J. Scott 3; time, 9 2-5sec. Second heat: Doro·an and Cramp (equal) 1, Chadwick 3; time, 10sec. 'l'hi 1~1 heat: Dumbell 1, Bertrand 2, Winstanley 3; time, 10sec. Fourth heat: I-Iodder 1, Morris 2, Bell 3; time, lOsec. Fifth heat: J acka 1, Thomson 2, Masters 3; time, Final: J acka 1, Marsh 2, I-:Iodder 3 ; time, 9 9 3-5sec.

1-5sec.

220 Y ards.-First heat (championship) : Marsh 1, 'hmch 2, W ey 3; time, 29sec. Second heat: Dorgan 1, Hone 2 Winstanley 3; time, 31 1-5sec. 'l'hird heat: I-Iodcler 1, acka 2, Paul 3; time, 31 3-5sec. Final: J acka 1, Marsh (~;c r. ) 2, Dorgan (6yds.) 3; time, 29 3-5sec.

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Handicap Events.

880 Yards (Mr. E. R. Gilmour 's Cup).-Kje:-:;trup 1, 0 'Byrne 2, Larkman 3. Time, 2min. 30 3-5sec.

150 Yards Open (Mr. A. J. Ward's Cup).-First heat: Pearson 1; time, 16 1-5sec. Second heat: Gatland Third heat: Mclntyre and Kerr 1· time 16 3-5sec. (~qual)' 1; time, 16 3-5sec. Fourth heat: Lightbourne 1; time, 16 3 - 5~;ec. Fifth heat: MacLennan 1; time, 17sec.

Sixth heat: 'l'homson 1; time, 16 3-5sec. Seventh heat: 1!-,aris 1; time, 16 2-5sec. Eighth heat: Lambie 1; time, 17sec. Ninth heat: Crone 1; time, 16 3-5sec. Tenth heat: Cato 1; time, 16 3-5sec. Final: Kerr (5yds.) 1, Pearson (2yc1s.) 2, Lightbourne (7yds.) 3; time, 16sec.

120 Yards Hurclles.-l~irst heat (championship): Kjestrup 1, 0 'Byrne 2, Gould 3; time, 17 4-5sec. Second heat: Cartwright 1; time, 20sec. Third h eat: Ilarrison 1; time, 21sec. Fourth heat: Coutts 1; time, 20sec. Final: Kjestrup 1, Coutts 2, Cartwright 3; time, 17 3-5sec.

220 Yards Open (I-Ierbert Smith Cup) .-First heat: MacLennan 1, Cato 2; time, 27sec. Second heat: Cook 1, eldon 2 · time 27sec. Third heat: Gatland 1, Boot 2; . ' ' Fourth heat: I-Iansard 1, J. Kurta n~; time, time 25 2-5sec.

28sec. Fifth heat: Baunton 1, Annand 2; time, 29sec.

440 Yards (Mrs. Bothamley ':,; Cup) .- 1\.je:,;trup 1, 0 'Byrne 2, Gould 3. Time, 61 2-5sec.

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Sixth heat: H. Moss 1, Pearson 2; time, 25 2-5sec. ~eventh heat: Valentine 1, J. Sisley 2; time, 28 4-5sec. Eighth heat: R. Lightbourn e 1, Marsden 2; time, 26 3-5sec.

F inal: Pearson (3yds.) 1, MacLennan (8yds.) 2, Cook (1yd.) 3; time, 26 2-5sec.

One Mile Senior (Dr. E. F. Fookes' Cup) .-Brewer (40yds.) 1, llodgson ( 30yds.) 2, A. H . Baxter ( 60yds.) 3. 'l.'ime, 5min. 2 3-5sec.

One Mile Junior (Mr. B. W. Grieve's Cup).-Mon k (20yds.) 1, Witten-Han nah (scr.) 2, J . A . Huggett (30yds.) 3. Time, 5min. 20 1-5sec.

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Three-legge d Race, 75yds.-Fir st heat: McDonald Second heat: Cameron and Dods 1. and Langley 1.

Third heat: Chad wick and Smart 1, Swayne and Morr is ?. Fourth beat: Blance and Wilson 1. Final : Richmond ;~d Tbomson 1, Sbaw and Brougbton 2, Cha.dwick and Sutherland 3.

Potato Race (over 14).-Marti n 1, Beaven 2, Moss 3.

Potato Race (under 14).-L. Shepperd 1, Ja.cka 2, Carlson 3.

Old Boys' Race, 100yds. (Pridham Cup).-W. E. Alexander 1, M. J . Lynch 2, L. Emmett 3. Time, 10 2-5sec.

880 Yards Senior.-A. H. Baxter (40yds.) 1, l<'leming (20yds.) 2, Kerr (10yds.) 3. 'l.'ime, 2min. 14 1-5sec.

880 Yards Junior.-Co utts (20yds.) 1, lluggett (30yds.) 2, Wttten-Han nah (scr.) 3. 'l.'ime, 2min. 21sec.

440 Yards Senior.-'l.'a ylor (10yds.) 1, (25yds.) 2, Gatland (10yds.) 3. Time, 59sec.

llansard

440 Yards Junior.-Ma cLennan (20yds.) 1 Uoutts (15yds.) 2, A. J. Smith (20yds.) 3. 'l.'tme, 56 4-5sec.

75 Yards (under 13).-I. Brown 1, Brown 3. Time, 9 3-5sec.

Morri~

2, N.

100 Yards (under 15 ) .-Fir~t heat: MacLennan 1 l. Brown 2; time, 11 3-5sec. Second heat: W. Pellett 1' Attrill 2; time, 12sec. 'l.'hird heat: Davis 1 Lander 2 ~ ' .

2 路' Fourth heat: Walls 1 Scrimshaw 12 2-5sec. time, ' ' .

11 ime t 路 2 time, 12sec. Fifth heat: Field 1, Barnicoat 4-5sec . . Sixth heat: Baunton 1, Mackie 2; time,' 12 1-s'sec.

Seventh heat: Newland 1, Lagor 2; time 11 3-5sec.

Eighth heat: Dtmcan 1, Autridge 2; tim:, 12 2-5sec.

F inal: MacLennan (2yds.) 1, W. Pellett (4yck) 2, Newland ( 3yds.) 3 ; time, 11 3-5sec.

75 Yards (under 12).-N. Brown 1, B .

C. Burmester 3. Time, llsec.

Burme~ter

2,

Sack Race, 75yds.-Fir st heat: Ilartley 1, Moore 2. 'l.'hird heat: Monis 1, Second heat: Shaw 1, Bell 2.

Final : H. Lewis 2. Fourth heat: H. Moss 1, J ones 2.

Moss 1, Morris 2, Moki 3.

COUNTRY SONG.

He was a knight, both gentle and chivalrous, Born of proud blood, and of lineage old, he was a maiden tender and lovely -Sweet as the purest legend told.

In her garden he saw her A he passed by, he smiled but he saw not or heard her sigh.

Yet far from that land in a pagan countrie Like a vision she haunted him-both night and day He saw her, -Smiling in her garden gay. o he turned him about, and the flying hoofs of his hardspurred steed louded with dust the blue foreign sky, He swore he would win her -Or he must die. lie came when the winter's tears had chilled the leafless trees, :-.lo "'arden laughed with bold display, The steaming horse champed weeds that thrived unchecked The gentle maid was gone-had pined away.

A.G.M. (VIb.)

OI~CH

ESTIU

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We regret having to disappoin t parents and friends by not bein g able to give our annual performan ce, which

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Nales

(D. Huggett.)

The Trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the living die, And Music shall untune the sky.

-J. Dryden.

'l'his t erm the Orchestra has continued its steady progress, and its ranks, which at the beginning of this year were greatly reduced, have since been reinforced by several promising young players. We owe our success to the untiring efforts and enthusiasm of our popular conductor, Mr. Dobson.

W e wish to extend a warm welcome to C. R. Sutherlan d, R. Tingey and R. Sheppard (drums), A. W . Wagstaff (flute), A. J. McFlynn (piano), and K. R. Kircher (second violin).

At the annual productio n of the Theatre Plymouth Little New Players in St. Mary 's Hall we had the pleasure of contributi ng several orchestral items which were well received.

was to have been held on November 4th and 5th, and we tftke this opportuni ty of making due apolo gies.

A special concert wa-; o·iven to the bovs hv the Orchestra in the Assembl~· Tiall on Novembe1: 19tl; , ancl it was greatly appreciate cl judging by tl1e ovation each item receivecl. The Orchestra was ;n g-rrat form and we wish to cong-ratul ate th e soloists on the high stancli!rcl of their perfonniln ces. Th e programm e was as follows:Johnston Overture-The Orchestra eis Rashach-D Brll R. "Trees"Solo, pianoforte Zamecnik "Gavotte ''-The Orchestra Pianoforte Solos-(a ) "Playtim e," (b) '"l'o tlw Moon," Swinstead (c) "A Jig" C. Sutbcrlanr l.

A. Somrrvell "Two Gavottes "-The Orchestra .Jenkinson Violin Solo. "Maznrka "-E. Everiss J;f'nHll'P \ iolin Dnet, ".Andanti no" E. Everiss ancl .J. Warcl.

Hartmann "Romanz a"-The Orchestra Violin Solo-J. Ward Rnclolf Frimr "Indian Love Call" Drclla e'' ''Serenad Rihrlin~ Pian oforte ~olo. "Trhll "-K. F . Diprosr ~utrr "Hungaria n 1\'Irlofl~'"-'l'hr Orchrstra Moznrt C'larinct ~olo, "Ronrlo" -Mr ..J. Rawson C'hopin Pianofortr So 1 o, "Fanh1sia Tmpromp tn" Mr ..J. Dobson.

Tl1e pianoforte solo hy Mr. Dobson a]l(l thr y iolin . olo b~r .J. Ward were enthn sinstica1l~· rncorccl. Thr last item b~r the Orchestra also JWOvrcl ve1·~r popnlar an(l wns twice warmly encorecl.

A very en joyable evening's entertainm rnt wa<; ron eluded with communit y s in ging led by Mr. Hart, in which the boys participat ed with great gusto.

We wish to take this opportunit~r of again thm1kinp: Mis. V. Ross , Mr. Hart ancl Mr. J. Rawson for com in g· alonO' and helping to make the evening a success.

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STEE PLE CHASE

STEEPLECHASE NOTES (H. J. Keller.)

The annual steeplechase was held on Friday, October 8, at the Waiwakahiho golf links in perfect The course, which varied little from that of weather. last year, was in good order and by the times recorded indicated that the events were as fast as in previous years.

Although in each event there was some distance between the winners and those fo llowing, many close finishes were seen.

The results were : Senior.

J. D. Bewley (10sec.), 16min. 25sec.

R. S. Fleming (20sec.), 16min. 41sec.

A. H. Baxter (70se路c.), 17min. 44sec.

J. Irvine (30sec.), 17min. 9sec.

H. Brewer (30sec.), 17min. 17sec.

B. Bevan (20sec.), 17min. 9sec.

G. Bowen (30sec.), 17min. 22sec.

G. Hodgson (20sec.), 17min. 12sec.

R. Wood ( 60sec.), 17min. 52sec.

R. Hutchings (scr.), 16min . 58sec.

J. Woodward (10sec.), 17min. 20sec.

D. Guthrie ( 60sec.), 18min. 14sec.

J. Deighton (30sec.), 17min. 50sec.

A. Moss (10sec.), 17min. 32sec.

C. Adams (10sec.), 17min. 33sec.

M. Stringfield (50sec.), 18min. 14sec.

J. Vale (30sec.), 17min. 57sec.

M. Burn (40sec.), 18min. 10sec.

R. Land er ( 40sec.), 18min. 11sec.

R. Mander (50sec.), 1 min . 21sec.

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

Th en followed: S. B. McKenzie, H. Keller, K. F. Diprose, G. Caldwell, J. R. Young.

Fastest Times.

J. Bewley (10sec.), 16min. 25. ec.

R. Flemina (20Rec.) , 16min. 41sec.

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Hutch in gs (scr.), 16min. 58sec.

Irvine (30sec.), 17min. 9sec.

Bevan (20sec.), 17min. 9Rec. Hoclgson (20sec .), 17min. 12sec.

I-I. Brewer (30sec.), 17min. 17sec. ,T. Woodward (10sec.), 17min. 20sec.

G. Bowen (30sec .), 17min. 22sec.

A. Moss (10sec.). 17min . 32sec.

C. Aclams (lOsec.), 17min. 33sec.

A . H. B:1xter (70sec.), 17min. 44sec.

R. J. B. G.

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("'Equal. ) Intermediate.

N. Witten-I-T:1nnah (!lOsec .), 1ilmin. 3Rsec.

J . A. H ug-g-ett ( 60sec.). 13min. !13sec.

G. B. Alien (60sec.), 14min. 9sec.

D. B:1ldwin (60sec.), 14min. 21sP-c .

R. Ch:1clwick (70sec.) . 14min. 34sec.

Q. Th omnson ( 40sec.), 14min. 8Rec. D. Valentine (ROsec.), 14min . 51sec.

J. Brightwell (60sec.) . 14min. 3Rsec.

W. ITeslop (60sec .), 14min . 41sec.

J. Wilson (60sec.) , 14min . 44sec.

H. Mun<H (70sec.). J4min. 56Rec. A. MacLennan (40.;;ec .), 14min. 27sec.

C. Sutherlancl (ROsec.) . 15min. 10sec.

T. Dnvis (40sec.), 14min. 30Rer..

C. Hnwkins (40r:;ec.), 14min. 36sec.

D. Il:1ll (f50sec .), 14min. f50sec

2 3 4 !l 6 7 R 9 10 J1

12 1il 14 115 16

Then followecl: B. Monk. B Bennett. V. Hill , A. Toppina. R. WinRtanle~r , B. ,J. Brown. C' . C'. Kirstrnp, H. A. Stringfield.

Fastest Times.

N. Witten-I-Iannah (50sec.), 13min. 3Rsrc.

J. Hugg-ett (60Rec .), 13m1n. 53sec.

B. Monk (scr.), 14min. 1sec.

Q. Thompson ( 40sec.), 14min. 8sec .

G. B. Allen (60sec.), 14min. 9sec.

C. C. Kjestrup (scr.), 14min. 1!1r:;ec.

D . Ba l c1 win ( 60sec.), 14min. 21sec.

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Junior.

K. Winstanley (50sec.), llmin. 10sec I. Brown (70sec.), llmin. 41sec.

R. Hunt (scr.), llmin. 47sec.

L. Berridge ( 60sec.), llmin. 52sec.

A. Dods ( 60sec.), llmin. 53sec.

L . Shepherc1 (30sec .), llmin. 38sec.

H. Ho elder ( 50sec.), 12min . llsec.

G. Jacka (40sec.), 12min. 7sec.

R. Melbose (70sec.), 12min. 38sec.

D. G. Rose (60sec.), 12min. 28sec.

K. Barnes (70sec.), 12min. 38sec.

R. Panl (40sec.), 12min . 14sec.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

Then followed : ,J. Dorgan, D. Huggett, C. Hall, P. Bell, L. Cheshire, H. Fleming, P. Petersen, A. Jenvey.

Fastest Times.

R. Hnnt (scr.), J.Omin. 41sec.

K. Winstan~ ey (50scc.), llmin. 10sec.

L. Shepherd (30sec.), llmin. 38sec.

H. Fleming (scr.), llmin. 46sec.

I. Brown (70sec .), llmin. 47sec.

L. Berridge (60sec.), llmin. 52sec.

A. Docls (60sec.), llmin. 53sec.

D. I-Iuggett (20sec.), 1Jmin. 57sec.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Championship Points.

Senior.-S. McKenzie 5, Philpott 3, Watt l.

Jntermec1iate.- Kjestrup 5, 0 'Byrne 3, Larkman l.

Junior.- R. Hunt 5, Fleming 3, Wey l.

TO JEANNE.

Blessed is the air That through th e window latch each mornmg stt>a ls To find a fairy sleeping there, And softly kisses smiling lips~ And gently wakes a vision fair.

Bl essed-Oh blessed is the air That stirs the halo of your curly hair.

What tender pow 'r a God must hold 'fo fashion flow ers, ancl to mould

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A setting meet for such a child Whose smile my whole world has beguiled What inspiration e'er could be A fitting tribute paid to thee '!.'hough every minute, every hour, Brings an ever growing pain, That every minute ever hour That has been, shall ne'er again E'er come to grace us. Youth's a thing that in a clay So swiftly grows-then fades away.

Oh sweetness pure and blue eyes wild Or in a changing mood-now mild Will crown you in our hearts a queen - '!.'b e sweetest that has ever been If you r emain unchanged- Jeanne.

A.G.M. (VIb.)

STORM.

Fear in each lightning flash, Fear in each thunderous crash, Fear in each flaming brand Sunders the sky.

Storm shrieking fear aloud Through black and rolling cloud, Fear for we understand Never thy cry.

Deeper than death are we Lost in eternity, Drown ed in the dark Rbyss That we call Time. :B""'lung through tbe raving gl oom Where the stars' shadows loom, World without end is this Part of one rhyme.

Yet storm-white searing brancl, Scorching the ashen land, Loosecl by malignant fate , On th e earth driven; Storm is to rend the world, Storm-hot javelin hurled From I-Iac1es' boiling gates, Ancl H eaven's riven.

CHR I STIAN

STUDE:t-\1'

Gr\ JON

37 An innovation in our service this term lm,; been the reading of the Litany every fourth Sunday.

On Monday, October 4th, the confirmation service was held. Sixty-tl1 ree candidates were presented to th e Rt. 路Hev. Bishop Ch errington, Bi::;hop of Waikato, who Inter est in the service was aLso preached the sermon. hown by the large attendance of parents of boy::; of th e School.

CHRISTIAN

STUDENT

UNION

'l'he close of this year see::; the end of a very successful year as regards our Union. W e hope t hat n ext year will be supported by th e same enthusiasm.

We d esir e to thank the Rev. E. L. B. Gribble, Vicar of Okato, Archdeacon G. ll. Gavin, Ar chdeacon l:jl. G. Evans and Mr. J. L edgerwood for th eir very interesting lectures addressed to our meetings, t he Rev. F. Hart, our president, for his work in starting th e movement, and all those who hav e help ed to mak E' our year a ::;uccessful one.

(C. Alien.)

Under the guidance of our Chaplain, Mr. Hart, our 9.30 service this te rm has been conducted extremely well.

We must expr ess our appreciation of Mr. Hart's untiring efforts to mak e our service the success it has been. In th i'> he has been ably assisted by Mr. Neville Renaud, who is kindly acting as organist.

On Sunday, November 6th, a church parade was held in St. Mary 's Church. Over 500 were present, including Boy Scouts an d Girl Guides. 'l'h e lessons were read by A. G. McJnty 1路e and t he Ven. Archdeacon Gavin preached a very int eresting sermon. Many complimen ts were paid to our Chaplain on the excellent standard of the service ' especially th e fin e sin ging of the choir.

On October 24th the Rev. Mr. Gribble, of Okato, attended our .路er vice and gave us a very fin e sermon which was appreciated by everyone.

'l'wo very s uc ce~:;sf ul socials hav e been held in St. They were run in conjunction with St. Mary 's Hall.

Mary 's Girls' Bible Class. 'l'h e last one held was in aid of the local branch of Toe II. W e hope in fut ure to hold similar evenings. lt is with much pleasure t hat we r ecord tlte election of C. N. Whittington and E. Law as vice-presidents of our branch.

The annual r eport h a~; been sent in to H eadquarters, with a donation of 拢1/ 1/ - for th e r elief of our fellows in China.

DRAMA CLUB. (K. R. Hansard.)

A further effect of the late opening of school at th e beginning of this year was t he abandonment of the annual concert, which has been regularly held on ~:>polti:i night for some year~:> . With the exam in ation~:> so close, it was felt this year that t h e str ain of a concer t would .be too great to allow any examination boys taking part.

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'l'he Club, therefore, Las noL hacl an opport unity of a public production, but has in every oth er re:;pect enjoyed a successful year.

Th e School ic; ve ry indebted to t il e Old Boys' A:;:;ociation, which provided t!J e {ir:;t funds towards t he .n ew stage in the gymnasium . The re:;ponse of t h e Board of Governors to the lead of t he Old Boys was generous, and there is a handsom e stage, extending the full width of the gymnac;ium, with a proscenium open ing of 19 feet The proc;cenium itself is and a stage depth of 20 feet. executed in a modern, fluted plaster design, and the surround:; have been done in r imu matchlining of an excellent quality to the height of ten feet, ancl t he remainder filled in with a brown wallb oa rd. I<'umiture and lighting have yet to be provided, and, although t h er e is a g r eat d eal of work ahead of uc;, we a re looking forward to the time when we produce ou r first performance, under what will be ideal conditions.

Over sixty boys h ave taken a keen interest in t he play reaclingc; thi s yea r, and com;icl erab lc ta lent h as been dic;played, and alc;o muc h va luable p r actice ga;necl .

Among playc; tlmt !J ave been read t hi s year a r e :-

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R.; Moorhead, V. D. VG .2 : Gave, 1. W.; Co rb ett, M. K; Flannagan, F. E.; Homer, E. I.; Leonard, C. F.; Oliver, R L. V E.V.: Gulliver, L . 1'. ; Wey, R. G.; Old, D . H. IV Cl.2 an d E.P.: JolmB, A. B. ; Mace, K. A. ; Young, JL G. IV G.1: Boncl, R. M.; Jordan, R. .J. ; 'l' olerton, N. F. IV G.2: Hinz, J. C.; Keating, 'l'. G. ; Simpson, F. l\1.; Soffe, R. H.; Miller, R. C. IV E.V . and Ag .: Aked, S. '1'.; Rona, W .; Parratt, J. J.; Sutherland, N . H.; Young, W L .; Washbourn e, F. N . IIJ Ul.l: Baircl, F. JJI G.l: Baird, '1' .

E. III G.2: Kettle, J. G.; Payne, D. D.; Thompson, I. F. III E .V.: Bailey, J. A.; Gifford, R. J.; Gunn, 11. G. Ill E.P. and Ag.: Shaw, I~. G.; Warden, .J.; lVIcKenzie, E. R.; lVIorgan, '1'. A.; 'l'odd, L . ,T.; Winstanley, W. E. Preparatory : lllin gworth, R; Makawe, R.

LIBRARY

NOTES

(A. Howe:;.)

During this year we have been able to add considerably to our li;;t of bookr:;. 'l'here have been acldecl 1.23 fictional books, 48 n on-fictional. A modern Atlas all(] a modern Encyclopaedia have been placed at the dispofial of our readers .

One Act: 'l'he Monkey 'fi Paw, Bi rds of a I<'eather, A Nig ht at an Inn, The Stoker, The Uentu rion 's Billet at Swanking Bulphen, '1' be Bishop's Cancllestick:;, H ands Acror:;s tb e Sea. 'l'hree Acts : 'l'hree Men on a IIor:;e, Death T a kec; a Holiday, Mr. Pim Passes By. 'l'h e Club has been organised into four g roups, eac h in the charge of one member of the Committee, and each in turn i.路 reBponsible for readings, wl.Jich have taken place once a fortnight.

Our fi inc ere t hankfi go to Mr. W. H. :Skinner for !J: ~ very acceptable gift, which h afi en la rged our New Z!~a颅 land section. 'l'he following books were among hi;; gift: "Diary of Anclrew Bloxam"; "Adventure in New Zea land, Volumes 1 and 2 (E . J. Wakefield) ('l'h eBe are first edit ionr:; printed in 1845); "Early Day:; of Wangann;"; '"l'he lVIaori," Volumes 1 and 2 (Best); "Remin iscPn cec; of An Old Settler"; "Defenders of New Zealand . " 'l'h er e were also several useful histo ri c novels.

VALETE. 'l' he following boys left during the year :-VI a: Vlb: H yc;lop, R. J.; Leighton, G. II. ; Pea r:;on, J. Il. r , B. Mancle M.; M. Hall, F.; L. Eggleton, A.; P. Clark, L. ; Steptoe, D . S.; Smith, L. E.; Wah;h, R. G.; White, N. E.; Whittington, C. N. Sen. Ag.: Bremer, R.; J ennins, I. L. V Cl.l: Chatfield, N. S.; Law, E. S.; McDonald, D'. B. V Cl.2 and E.P.: Lamplongh, C.; Skeet, W. A.; Turner, A. J. VG. 1 : Elliott, N . '1' . ; Evettc;, G. F.; Kaspar,

We also desire to t hank Mr. lVIeyer for hi ~ g ift of books. 'l'he plans of our new libra ry are well und er wa~路, and we hope that soon the libra ry will be an accomplisl1 ed fact. 'l'hic; year h as been very enco uraging in regard to the amount of r eading done, and we hope soon to h<IYe everybody taking an interest, once again , in this in st itn It is also hop ed that boyi:i using the librar~路 will tion. co-operate in the matter of keeping the magazine:; t;cly.

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REVERIE AT EVENING. Deep, aye, deeper far than death, Deeper far than life's eternal spring Or tender hope for life in after-death, While yet the parting breath leaves moi~;;t Those lips that ere a moment past were 'l'wisted in an anxiou~;; plea for words to stern 'l'he last wild beatings of a frighten 'd heart Is peace. Peace from the world-from life From all the aching and the fret which strand by Strand so slowly weaves its nervous shroud Till life is but the horror of a living death .

Tak e me away, Oh, hallowed Gode~;;s, breathe thy Calm upon me! In the last wild. moment of the Be wild 'r ing ecstacy of thy kiss, let my soul Dissolve in one instant, throbbing cascade of fire To nothing. Oh sleep- rest and drift avvay on Lethe 's gently-ebbing tide, to waters dark and Never fathomed in a haven where the soundless Rhythm of the sun and moon and eartl1 and stars .Alone may find me, with soft cadences more Lovely than the vibrant song of melody that, rising Heavy with its burden 'd love m elts like the day With gentle passion in the purple lullaby of Growing eventide. Leave me ther e or high upon some Snow-capped pinnacle nearel' God than man, Embalmed in crystal-edged silence let me lie Forever cradled in the arms of night, lost in tile Depthless tomb of everlasting solitude, and watch ed 0 'er by the patient eyes of listening stars. Or Unresisting in a flood of gold, drift down and ever Down a dreary mist-filled chasm, through the haze 'l'bat curtains life from deat h, and further still clown Deeper than the very reach of time, and in the brooding vaults Beyond eternity, find p eace ancl KOlace, clasped Again st the moody breast of dark Oblivion.

There forever and forever. 'l'here in some such sanctuary let me bide F'orgotten, t ill the sword of doom shall rend the Pillars of the universe, and split the gaping Maw of space, pound out light and reason, 'l'umble in the sea and sky to spiral unattached in · The pulsing cataract of sound through shattered clusters Of gyrating stars that in The roaring vortex of the last maelstrom of God

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Dance blasted to the frozen meditation of perpetual silence.

At that moment may I live again And through the hollow void now ~~pty _of all Substance, let my laughter of densw_n Echo for due s~ason, and then plungmg ?\ltwacd Like an arrow m the mght, m:lt as my, VlSlon-form, In the black catacomb of nothmg .

BOXING NOTES On the niO'ht of the 18th November the annual boxing-

championsh~p~ were held midst a large attendance . . All

the bouts were keenly contested and each one provided plenty of excitement.

The referee was Dr. J. S. Church (Mr,- V. Pruden kindlv relieved for two bouts), and the JUdges wer; Mess 1:s. I. Wallace, L . E. Sowry, V. Pruden and F. • · E O'O'leton. The results were as follows:"'"' The Taranaki Boxing Association's medal for th e mo st scientific performance was won by K. K. Jones.

Prep. Junior.

K Barnes beat N. Brown on points. Barnes carri.ed the fi;ht to Brown, who fou~ht back ~amely , but BarnE's bad the advantage in the exchanges.

F.i~t-Cheshire beat Burton. This bout was very pleasing ancl of a good standard considering the youth of the p~rformers.

Final Prep. Junior .-Cheshire bt>at Barms by rlefault.

Prep . Senior.

W . Pellet defeated Bright on points. P ellet l~a_ving a slio·ht aclvantaO'e in height and reach, began by vH'.lOUSlv attackin()' wfth both hands. Bright fought back ~amelv but it was evident that at the encl of the bout Pellet' ~as well ahead on points.

Somerton d efeated Wright on points. This also ~as an exciting bout, Somerton doin()' most of the attackmg

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and Wright defending doggedly. The first two rounds ended evenly, but the final round definitely went to Somerton, who used both hands effectively.

Final Prep. Senior.-Somerton beat Pellett by default.

Under 6st. 7lb. Final.

Kay beat Moore on points. In the first round Moore 's extra strength appeared to be giving him an advantage. However, Kay 's cleaner hittino路 was continually piling up points-especially towards the end and gave him a clear decision. '

Under 7st.

Musker beat Florence by a K.O. in the second round. , Musker opened confidently, leading lefts to Fllorenc~ s head and then with a forceful body barrage dro-ye hu!l through_ the ropes. Florence was obviously hav~ng d!fficulty w1th Musker's right, which was penetr~tmg hJS defence at the end of the first round. Musker femted Florence into an awkward position in the corner and then shuffling in knocked him out with a vicious right hook to the head.

Under 7st. 7lb.

Corbett defeated Bonamy on points. The bout was very exciting, Bonamy giving away before Corbett 's attack. 'l'he second round was more even throuo路h Corbett 's ten~ency to miss with wild swings.

Th~ third round finished at a good pace, with Corbett definitely ahead on points.

Corbett. defeated Shepperd by a T.K.O. Both boys started cautwusly and then in a wild flurry of blows Corbett proved too strong for Shepperd and won on a T.K.O. Wood defeated Larkman on points.

The bout opened slowly, Wood trying to connect with an uppercut. Wood was the more scientific of the two landinO' more frequently than his opponent. ' b FinaL-Wood defeated Corbett by a K.O. in the second_ round. W o?d 's hard fast hitting was too much for h1s less expenenced opponent, who nevertheless fought back desperately against Wood's left. The first

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round was very forcefully contested, but in the second Wood, h aving worn his opponent down, dropped him with a heavy left hook to the jaw.

Under 8st.

Ward defeated MacDonald on points.

The first round was liv ely, both boys landing heavy blows to the face. Although the first round ended evenly Ward's outstanding left jolting in the final rounds won him the decision on points.

Final.-J ones defeated Ward on points. This was a very clever bout and the best demonstrat~on of boxing on the night. J ones, however, was faster all the way than Ward especially with his leading, which continually forced Ward to counter and piled up the necessary points for a popular victory.

Under 8st. 7lb.

Lewis defeated Butt on points. Lewis bell路an the attacking and had Butt ao路ainst the ropes frequently.

The fight was neither rugged nor exciting, but Lewis was ahead on points and the decision went in his favour.

Ewing beat Paterson on points. Ewing held a slight advantage in the opening stages, having the ab; lity to land his blows h eavi ly while his opponent was content with wild swinging.

The final round savv Ewing well ahead on points.

Lewis defeated Ewing on points.

This was a very interesting bout, both boys fighting well. Lewis lerl the attacking in the first round, Ewing fighting back gamely.

The fighting was more even in the second round, but in the thirrl round Lewis punished his opponent with l1eav~T blows to the face and body.

IIetet defeated Bartrum on points. Hctet opened the bolJt with a clisplay of scienFfic boxing and on several occasions had Bartrum in trouble. Tt was evident :1t thr encl of the bout that Hetet was well aheacl on points.

Final.-Hetet defeated Lewis on points. 'l'he first round opened vigorously with IIetet forcing r~ewis agai nst the ropes. but Lewis fought back and the ronnel enderl even ly . Hetet l ed mostly during the rema;ning rounds ancl bnilt up a good margin of points b~T tl1e clever use of his left.

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NOTES

Under 9st.

Winstanley defeated Caldwell on point~. Caldwell led in the first round, hitting Winstanley with both hands to the body. Winstanley, however, got the better of the two remaining rounds by cleverly using his right.

Hansard defeated .A. Macdonald on points.

This was a very fast and exciting bout with Hansard leading mostly. Hansard scored throughout the bout with heavv blows to the body. Macdonald, althotwh fighting baci~ gamely, could not hold off Hansard 's fiery attack. . Final.-Hansard defeated Winstanley on points.

Thrs was a very fast and scientific bout, Hansard doing most of the attacking. He showed great ability to us~ the ropes and his quick footwork and deceptive feinting soon ~emoralised hi>: opponent. .A very popular decision went m favour of Hansard.

Under lOst. Self defeated Huxford on points.

Huxford was more scientific than Self, but could not stand up to Self's heavy >:wings to the face. He fought doggedly, but Self's fi ery attacking gave him a clear advantage on points .

Final.-Riley defeated Self on points.

The first round was fast and furiou · with Riley 's left beating Self to the lead. The second round was very even both boys connecting with heavy lefts and rights to th~ head. In the third , although the pace was beginning to tell, both fought very gamely, Riley 's left piling up the points. It was a popular decision.

Under lOst. 71b.

Hurle defeated Harrison by a T .K.O .

Hurle was definitely , uperior both in scieu'ce and ability. Near the end of the first round Harrison became <rrogo·v and. the bout was awarded to Hurle. " ""'· Kjestrup defeated M. Stringfield by a T.K.O. in the Kjestrup attacked, landing his punches face and stomach. Kjestrup followed up m the second round by viciously attacking with heavy blows to the body.

secon~ round; ~o Strmgfield s

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Hurle defeated .A. Stringfield by a 'l'.K.O. Hurle attacked Stringfield 's face with his left, repeatedly breaking up his defence. .At the end of the first round Stringfield became very groggy and the bout was awarded to Hurl e.

Final.-Kjestrup defeated Hurle by a K.O. in the first round. 'l'he bout was fast and exciting, with Kjestrup attacking Hurle with blows to fact and body.

Kjestrup used his left to great effect and continually had Hurle against the ropes. Hurle 's defence wavered before the vigorous attack of his opponent. .A terrific right cross floored Hurle just before the gong.

HOUSE NOTES School House.

(B. Philpott).

Time flashes on-the examinations but a few days hence all athletics over, the boys eagerly await that 'l'hur;day morning, when, from behind that. very familiar desk on that well-known stage they are wrshed the best of everything for the Christmas holidays. To some, however the thought of leaving the gates, losing those friends who~ time has taught them to cherish is a blow which they have dreaded through their school lives.

The "Dayboy-Boarder" match for the Pease Cup resulted in a ·win for the former by the small margin of fourteen to eight. We congratulate them on their excellent performance, but feel worried about their health in '38. .Again this year Miss Moyes held a dancing class every Saturday evening in the .Assembly Hall. The classes were most successful and popular. "Long Night," held at the end of last term, proved a fitting finale to a very pleasant season.

We extend our thanks to the prefects of the Girls' IIio·h School for their enjoyable dance at Scotlands. The ex;ellence of the floor and music, the generosityunashamed we say it-of the supper, and the kindness of our hostess, combined to make a very delightful evening.

One evening last term the boarders were allowed to attend "Romeo and J uliet," a production of William Shakespeare and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The acting was outstanding, and the English spoken a delight to listen to.

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We Congratulate :- G. Marsh for winning the under fourteen athletic and gym. champs., S. Faris for the junior gym. champ., C. Kjestrup for his fine performance in winning the junior athletic championship, and B. Philpott, winner of the senior athletic championship . Also, the six who gained their caps for football. In Ca rrington House, A. G. Mclntyre for winning the field eYents ' cllampionship and breaking all previous records, S. McKenzie on tying for the senior athletic championship. In Pridbam P. Moran on winning the senior gym. champ;onship, the Bomber on being rechristened the "Flying Arab ."

Sports Day was a great ~:>uccess for us, as all championships were won by boarders.

We Thank :-Mr. Dobson for hi~:> very enjoyable orchestral concert given in the Assembly Hall the other evening. It is evident that many pains hav e been tak en to attain ~:>uch perfection; Mr. Bottrill and Mr. Wili:ion for the many interesting lantern lectur es given us; and Mr. Alexander and Mr. Papps, who have been r ei:ipo n~:;ibl e for the play readings and debates.

Appollo ha~; broken his way through the grey wall of winter, and is here to stay. Cricket, tenni~:> and~:;wimming are again the order of the day. Diving a specialty.

Through the careful tuition of Shag the boys have advanced in leaps and circles. Alas, bow eYe r some, having over-estimated their ability, tried their luck at a one and a half. We have h eard that the n earest to perfection was one and a quarter oif the top board.

We say cheerio to all those leaving this year ancl wish them the best of luck in their prospective careers.

To those vvho intend joining up next year a hearty welcome from us. To the Old Boys and subsc rib ers of our Magazine, we wish you all a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Carrington House (A. N. Thomson).

It is with mixed feelings of jubilation and regret thai. we review the joys and sorrow of the year-jubilation for the successful year-regret for there are many who ·e familiar faces will be missed next term. Although the eagerly anticipated Christmas holidays are near, their approach is overcast by the shadow of examinations.

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1'he annual match, Boarders v. Day Boys, for. the Pease Cup, resulted in a narrow win for the ~a~ter. W, e were unfortunate in losing Mclntyre, who lllJUred hlS shoulder early in the game.

Spirits have been high in the House ~ately for, oTeatly assisted by Pridham House and captamed by F. Mor·an, our eleven recaptured the Cricket Shield from our rival House.

It has been pleasing to notice that interest in lifesavino· ii:i being revived and many boys are attending classe~ under the supervision of Mr. Watt.

D.

The gymnasium has created much enthusiasm in the past year and remarkable. progress ~as been made.

During Labour week-end a display was giVen by boarders at the racecourse for those who were waiting to see the finish of the Mountain Cycle Race. The House was well represented by Whitwell at the display put on by the Y.M.C.A. at the Opera House. 'l'he BoxinO' Championships went with their customary vio·our and we"'should like to mention the great exhibition m~de by C. A.. Self, who showed stamina and resource. 'l'he House is unanimous in congratulating:F. D. Moran on his promotion to Head Prefect of Pridham House.

F. D. Whitwell and R. 1'aylor on their appointments as prefects. We take this opportunity to welcome Whitwell back among us.

D. Self and B. Finch for gaining positions in the 1st.

XV. for the annual match against Auckland Grammar.

We were well represented on Sports Day and we wi ·h to conoTatulate S. McKenzie for being first (equal) with J. W. Philpott in the Senior Championship, and A. G. Mclntyre for breaking the long jump record. A promising junior runner "':as disc~vered in Coutts and we expect to see him contmue to Improve.

We are truly grateful for the great consideration shown by a senior member of a lower dormitory when he refused to play hide and seek in the lockers before fivethirty on Saturday mornings.

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Intensive study has caused several eminent men to state that civilisation is on the decline. Barbarism has reasserted itself and already ingeniously camouflaged cave-dwellings have been discovered near to the school, but, we may add, out of bounds.

Stories are circulating that our school porter took to mowing lawns as a pleasant pastime during the recent holidays.

Last year's famous crop of Ford car ingredients has been gradually superseded by the mass cultivation of the common potato.

We have noticed that our beloved equestrian has acquired an Oxford accent and an affection for physological tests.

And now all that remains is to wish those leaving om gates the best of luck for future lives as happy as they have enjoyed here.

Pridham House (F. D. Moran.)

The year moves on, and we shall be sorry at its close to lose many familiar faces; however, to those leaving we hope that next year will be as fruitful as this.

Now that summer is here, footballs bave been put aside and cricket and tennis have been taken up with Inter-house cricket is now in full much enthusiasm. swing, and our junior house team has proved itself to be a formidable one. Tennis in the house has been received with open arms, and many of our future Perrys patronise the courts at every available opportunity.

We were sorry at the close of the fin;t term to lose C. N. Whittington, Head of Pridham House, and we wish him good luck in his future life.

We wish to congratulateF. D. Moran on his being transferred from Uarrin gton House to take up the position of Head of Pridbam House.

The Day Boys' football team on its inglorious win over the Boarders.

GYMNASIUM CHAMPIONS, 193 7.

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A. G. Mclntyre, B. J. Philpott and S. B . U. MacKenzie on their brilliant efforts on Sports Day. F. D. M01路an on his winning t he ::;enior gymnasium championship and also S. G. Fari::; on hi::; winning the junior.

The "Great Lover" on his alleged su ccesses.

G. Julian on his inclusion in the under 16 football team.

A. McLennan on his fine running on Sports Day. C. Allen and C. Meharry on t heir inclusion in the School Fifteen and also on being made prefects.

K. I-Ietet on his su ccess in the boxing championships.

W e are told that with ten minute.路 mor e a certain one of our budding adventurers would have reached his seventh h eaven.

W e wish that someon e woulc1 knock th e statue of the ''Greek Adonis'' from its pedestal and so break some of its dignity.

Nicknames have become very popular during the last term, and with such names as ''Snitch,'' ''Shag'' and " Hoop L egs" we wonder what the future will bring forth.

GYMNASIUM (B. Allen) . 'fhis year is notable for the remarkable improHmrnt in the standard of physique in t h e sch ool. Since the inauguration of our regular gymna::;ium per;ods and fifteen minutes special drill each day there can be no doubt that this department of the school 's activiti es h as pr ogr es.-ed enormousl.y. This, however, could nev er have bern accomplish ed so su ccessfully without the unti ring services of Mr. L edgen vood, to whom we owe our deepest grati tude.

The gymnasium championt>hip.- were held on Octobe r 5th and provided the spectator.- with many t hr ills. especially on the horizontal bar, which has been procured since last year 's championship. We are indebted to Dr. G. Walker and Mr. D. Sykes, who acted as judge::; .

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In the senior champiom;hip F . D. Moran won from A. S. McLeod by a fair margin in spite of the latter's improYement since last year. In the junior event S . Faris displayed consistent efficiency, while J. Marsh in the midget event was outstanding on eyery p1ece of apparatus.

D etai led result:::; are as follows:Senior Championship.-F. D. Moran 1, 151 points; A. S. McLeocl 2, 141}.

Junior Championship.-S. Far is 1, 136 points; D. Wilkes 2, 127.

Midgets' Championship.- J. Marsh 1, 113; J. Dumbell 2, 105.

A cup presented by Messrs. C., B. and E. Hoskin for 11Je high est aggregate was won by F . D. M01·an.

On Sports Day a picked horse squad gave a display in the open air, wh[ch brought well merited applause .

On Wednesday and 'l'hursday, October 20th and 21st, the five competitors in the Senior Championship participated in preliminary horizontal bar work in a display held by the Y.W. and Y.M.C.A. in t h e Opera House.

THE SAILORS' SONG.

ln safety and in comfort stay At hom e ye landsmen all!

We sturdy mariners obey The mighty ocean's call.

Come storm or shine we cross the Line, Come weather foul or fair; We taste alike the howling gale, And the breath of the sweet salt air.

We wander whither Fortune leadsAdventure is our goal; We care not whether east or west, In torrid zone or pole.

Whipp 'cl by the cold Antarctic blast "\Vhich scatter s each foaming crest, We battle rotmd the harsh Cape Horn Toss 'd on the ocean's breast.

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Sometimes becalmed in tropic h eat, For an endless age in vain W e wait the breath of Doldrum breeze 'l'o fill our sails again.

Sometimes we let our anchor fall In placid blue lagoon, Where palm trees nod in greeting to A South Sea island moon.

Ours That That 'l'h at

is ·the English spirit true made our country free, raised a mighty Empire up, guards it on the sea.

And thus it always will remain, ·A'> long as men are brave; As lon g as there are English ships To ride the ocean wave.

P.S. (lV Cll )

AGRIClJLTlJRE NOTES 'l'he second half of the present ~·ear lJ as seen a number of improvements on the School farm. Of these the outstanding are the duplication of the piggeries, the draining of the main swamp and the putting into grass or crops two of the remaining three ungrassed areas. namely 26 and the old ¥egetable garden.

Spring came rather early this year, fortunate]~, for us, as there was a danger of shortage of supplementary feed . Th ere follo ·wed a dry, warm spe ll, bringing a minor spring setback . At the time of writing, however, tberP have been some heavy rains, coupled with hot days, and the pastures are quite ample to keep up the milk : upply.

Dming the th~rd term Mr. L. Nutt resigneC1 from his post of farm manager, his place being taken by Mr: A. Hunt, who has already had con: id erabl e experience of thr :chool farm, especially in its earl ier days .

The Herd.

The cows and young stock came through the winter well, in spite of a shortage of feed at times. 'l'wo years ago the farm was understocked, but the reverse is now inclined to be the case. A certain amount of culling,

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being based on herd~testing r esults , is now neede d, there ge. avera herd the sever al cows that are holdin g back kept. . Of this year' s calves only one, Clove r's, has b een being is Marie 's Sybil s wood Pine from A fine bull calf hope, if r eared and is showi ng excep tional promi se. We guish distin him see to rate, nt prese the he conti nues at , Mr. himse lf at the show next term. Durin g the spring of a nt prese a us made angi, Tikor H. J. Alexa nder, of additi on spl endid h eifer, which shoul d prove a valua ble to the herd.

Pigs.

The dupli cation of the pigge ries has been accom the g takin By nts. veme impro other of er numb a by panie d to add old plots and a part of No . 23, we have been able class senior the by made were s house e Th seven new runs. made ally gener boys l in quick time, while the agric ultura g. The gates and concr ete posts, and erecte d the fencin on extr a accom moda tion made it possib le to start for fit being y alread four runs, worn regra ssing the very n. We use, while four more will be done in the autum ing fatten of lots extra three e have also been able t o handl 路 pigs.

A much neede d lo ading race has been built, with two ry food small pens for handl ing pigs or sheep , and a ::;anita from mud with away do will apron stand on a concr ete ge a arran to hope we Later er. weath wet in racks t cart . boiler the take o t hen" prope r pigge ry "kitc

Sheep. eep The work with the Schoo l and the Jock ey Club sh and , Grant B. W. Mr. under thly has gone on smoo al altho ugh severa l W edn esday s h ave been wet season this of e featur A -date. up-to kept opera tions h ave b een the 3rd year 's cours e has been the oppor tuntie s given to . form class to handl e sheep the The first lamb appea red on Augu st 3rd. All ge avera an with time, good in shorn were .~chool sheep in is ng dippi g writin of weigh t of 10lb. At the time progr ess.

The Romn ey and Romn ey-Ry eland rams kept from a good last year have d evelop ed splen didly and are sound along ding bree with done be exam ple of what can lines.

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The Farm.

Since the last issu e of th e Taran akian there have are been a numb er of impro veme nts on the farm. These made , usual than up ng cleani ensive ext more a apart from nt possib le by emplo ying outsid e labou r. At the mome . broom and gorse there is an encou ragin g absence of of A .usefu l start has been mad e with the draini n 0()' ry ecessa n first was It farm. the mam swam p thron gh. the e dabl formi a 18, to road the gh throu to open up a culve rt iron, other and eads bedst old of built was road task as the mud and the culve rt was at least three f eet below the the d cleare was this Once in a tangle of willow roots. old the with ion junct the to drain was push ed down 12. into g n crossi y mudd the to up and p pigge ry SW3m of The third forme rs have macle a goo d clea ran ce d. draine is this when and p, swam y r pigge the in s willow . ck. paddo No. 21 shoul d becom e a usefu l small To preve nt stock stray in oo across the 're Henu i River No. 10: a bound ary fence has been p~t along the b ank of a more be will it ck paddo this in hole and with a water . stock dry r fo ff run-o y actor satisf for Paddo cks 4, 7 A, 17, 19 and 20 have been closed ncy tende a been as h there h hay and ensila ge, and, thoug ect to run to see d in the dry spring , th er e is ever? prosp of a fair weigh t of feed.

To replac e t h e old cultiv ation in No . 4, the bottom ts and of No . 26 h as been put in mang els, with some carro al sever hed ploug was piece the g c~bbage . Befor e sowin the and ws harro tine with done work times and good y, cultiv ator. Even with this the groun d is very twitch l schoo ew n the , Above e. but promi ses well for the futur a e il wl1 ables, veget of crop fine a garde n is produ cing up the board ers' potato comp etition will help to clel'l n interv ening strip.

Th e old veget able garden was sown in Austr alian to be Alger ian oats, and later with a pastu re mixtu re, and e tak ent excell an been s ha e er Th 3. . includ ed in No

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with a fence level with the gymnasium grazmg should soon be possibl e.

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The Plots.

During the autumn the whole plot area was sown in blue lupins, which were dug in in the sprin g. In the upp er portion the first t1·ial is that of supplementar y food crops, mangels, turnips , swedes, k ales and carrots with manure strips to sho w the inftue~jce of potash in differe nt mixtur es. Th en a potato trial aims at determ ining t h e yield s from si ng-l e and multip le sprout ed types, whole potatoe s versus sets, and the effect of exposu re for differe nt leng·tb s of time after cutting t h e sets.

In the lower half last year's soya bean trials are being r epeate d with certain variati on s. First, a plantinoclate trial consist s of 36 va ri eties sown as a group at fOJ·tnightly interva ls. In t hi s is includ ed old seed versu. n ewly import ed seecl of the same va rieties, seed from plants sown nt differe nt dates last year, seed from A nck land and seed from Tara n aki , and a numb er of promisin~ va ri eties from last year.

Th e Govern ment trial compri ses 18 varieti es, twelve gr own h er e la st year, the whole t rial bein g replicatecl.

Finally t h e best of lnst year's vari et ies are being con t inued with .

The remain ing ar eas are devoter l to tree raising from seed, ancl to twitch er ad ication bv means of tnres while a native t1·ce nurser y has been ~stabli shed lower ' clown t h e hill.

Horses.

In the second term of last vear two mares were purcha sed to replace two older horses . One of these mm·es h as now foaled a fine colt by the Clycl esdal sta llion, Highla nd Chief. Born on Novem ber J 5th th e foal is making splen did progre ss and a loo se box has b een made for it under the old barn. It is hoped to put t he mare back to work for the hayma kin g. Ear 1 ier in t h e year t h e mare fell over a steep bank in No . 10, and it was a r elief to find su ch a healthy foal.

Th e second term opened with the usual winter enthusias m for foot ball and t he first School fi xture was th e match agains t St. Patrick 's College, Silvers tream, on July lOth. The whole School j ourney ed to Hawer a to see the match . Our great hop es for a win were not f ullfill ed , but we were pleased to see our team mak e such an im provem ent in the second spell.

On July 24th the School team played Te Ant e at Rugby Park and, by means of devast ating forwar d rush es, good handli ng and strong runnin g among the backs were able to beat them. This was the only game played at home this year.

The major footba ll attract ion was, of course, the Spring bok v. 'l'arana ki match played a week later. All the School was presen t and in additio n to witnes sing an excelle nt match, lea rn ed many things about how footbnl l should be played . Many boys journ eyed to e!ther A uck land or Wellin gton to see a test match.

On Augus t 12th tbe School under- sixteen team met the Stratfo rd High School team on the Gully ground and defeate d them.

Our thanks are clue to the Girls' High School authorities for their invitat ion to the dance- social b eld at ' 'Scatlands. '' Every year this f unction takes place and is greatly appr eciated by boys and girls alike.

On Octobe r 5th t he gymna sium champ ionship s were held. Mr. Ledger wood, our instruc tor, is to be compli mented on the high tanclar d already reache d an d congratula tion s are clue to the winner s of t he respec tive classes.

Once again Mr. Purdie visited us and, with our assista nce in the crowd effects, r end ered the imp ortant and interes ting section s of "Julius Caesar ." 'l'h e elder boys of the School kn ew what to expect and were not clisappoin tecl, while th e new boys were gr eatly amused by his an tics an d volum e of sound.

On Novem b er 6th the, annual sports were h elcl.

A larger crowd th·a n usn al was presen t and t h e stan dard of

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proficien cy at tain ed in the various events exc eeded prev ious r ecords in sever a l cases . Afterward s several boys gave a gymnastic di splay on th e grounds.

Wit hin th e last f ew week s shootin g has b een r evived in th e School. Although a day at th e Rewa-Rewa rifle ran ge was not held as u sual, lon g-ran ge shootin g is offer ecl to th e School on Saturda ys and form s are organised into g r oups for practice on th e miniat ure range after school.

E arly t his third term crick et was commenced . The v arious prelimin ari es w er e held, mo st groups being divid ed in t o Ea st ancl W est IIouses. While t h e H.M.S. L eander was in por t th e First XI. had a ver y pl ea. ant mat ch against an eleven from it.

N ow th at fin e weath er is bein g exp eri en ce d , the Sch ool b ath s ar e r apidly g rowing in p opularit~r . E specially afte r a strenuous exertion in th e gymnasium, boys gladly welcom e a dip in t h e cool, fr esh water. On bot d ays a chan ge i. exp er; en ced wh en sever al parts of the gymn asium app ar atu s ar e car r ied out on to th e grass ver ge ar ound th e bath s.

Two week s ago th e box ing championships wer e held.

The l ar ge crow d present exceed ed all exp ectntion s nnd proved a ver y appreciati ve gath ering . In an evening of vigorou s an d excit in g b outs, t h er e w ere some fin e di splays of boxing.

At pr esent th e m ain t opic of conver sation is the p ainting of t he interior of t h e School. Th e pale and dark gr een s bl end h armoniously, but it is hard to become accustomed t o su ch a sudd en ch ange af ter bein g used t o th e white. Th e n ew colour was not w elcomed at first, but wh en it w as disc overed th at t he p aintin g would n er essit at e a slight uph eaval in th e smooth nmn;ng of each clas.', an d th e p ossibility of t h e avoid an ce of som e workwell!

Accor ding t o t h e u su al cu stom th e annual Day Boys v. Board ers m atch w as h eld at t h e end of th e football season. After a w ell~fou ght game, the D ay Boys won by 14-8.

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NOTES

(P. Taylor).

This season so far has been one of marked activity as far as tennis is concerned. A very pleasing feature has been the increased interest shown by the younger boys, and particularly by day boys.

A new system of arranging play has been introduced bv which boys are able to book the courts for half-hour p~riods. There is a member of the co~nn:-ittee on dut.y each day to see to it that everyone w1shmg to play lS allotted hiR court at the r ight time.

Systema6c coaching is being given by Mr. Shrimpt_on, the boys being divided into three coaching groups, .semor, intermediate and beo·inners. There has been a noticeable improvement in the "'play of the boys. particularly in the intermediate and beginners' groups.

Th e r enewrcl enthusiasm shown this season is largely due to the boys being coach ed along the proper lines. A voll ey ?~arcl ha~ been erected betw een the courts and the pav1hon anc should prove to be a great benefit.

With the alteration of the ladder rules th ere have been an increased number of challengers, with th e resl:lt of keener competition . Early in the season ~oran ~ls­ placed Moss from the top position 9- 4, and still r et~ms his poRition at th e h ead of the ladder. Diprose has ns~n from seventh position to fourth. At present th e fi~st s1x places are held by M01·an , MosR, A . Thompson , D1proRe, Kay and Irvine.

• • • 1 ' There wer e 63 entries in the JUlllOr smg. eR. ch a~-

pionship, ancl 28 in the senio~ single~' ~hamplOnR?lp.

Entries were also taken for semor and JUlllOr champlOnship doubles this year. The preliminary rounds. of the championships were held on a Saturday mornmg on both the School and Pukekura Park courts. We would like to thank the latter club for so kindly gi ving "LlS the use of its courts for the occasion. In the semi-finalR of the senior singles' championship Crone defeated M or an 9-6 , and Diprose defeated A. Thompson 9-2. Crone and Diprose met in the final and Crone won 7- 5, 3-6,

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7-5. In the semi-finals of the senior doubles ' champio nship Moran and Thomps on defeate d McLeod and Howes 9-1, and Crone and Moss defeate d Diprose and Burn 9-4.

The final played between Moran and Thomps on and Crone and Moss was won by Moran and Thomps on 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. In the semi-finals of the junior championshi p Dunn defeate d .A.nderson 9-3, and Payne defeated Marsh 9-1. Dunn and Payne met in the final and Dunn won 7-5, 7-5.

In the semi-finals of the junior doubles ' champi onship Simmon s and Payne defeate d Marsh and Donald 9-3, and Anders on and Dunn defeated Taylor and Short 9-3. Simmon s and Payne and Dunn and Anders on meet in the final, the result of which is not yet availabl e.

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59 Into the passive earth unheed ed -Save by Silence, wary giant hidden Just past yonder hill, with muscles tensed And fearful ear turned list 'ning.

The cloak of Night is swiftly closer- closer yet.

The tall white ship is at her anchor in the cove, Sleepin g on the breathi ng swell, Her canvas ruffling in the wind, Bee feathers Of a tired bird, resting from a clay of flight. .A..G.M. (VIb.)

CADET NOTES (T. M. Crone.)

TROPIC NIGHT .

Tropic night Gently falling -swiftl y plungin g On a moving , restless world.

Tropic night Shaded Godess paused in passing , Soothin g burning fires of day, Cooling as a hand from heav'n With a dew for sweatin g earth.

Drawin g up a veil of dark-si lken, glowing , Mouldi ng in the black and white, Latchin g jungle shadow s-ever growing Blendin g green-e yed menace in the thicket dim.

Hushin g insects, rustling birds, and all th at fear Or sleep by night.

Singing weaves its lullaby past weary Folds of heavy mists, Silhoue tted grace of palms Into the breathle ss blue-bla ck dome The unplum bed well of space where stars Move on the endless curving quest Of crystal tokens in eternal paths.

Gentle peace in purple hues, .A.nd rest for all whose eyes would close; The mighty ocean's surge disturb s them not. '!.'he poundin g cymbal of the surf Burstin g on to reef and shore, rings deep

Throug hout the year the battalio n has continu ed its training whenev er the weath er conditio ns hav e been favoura ble.

On Sunday , Novemb er 18th, the four compan ies were well represe nted at a Church Parade h eld at St. Mary's Andica n Chnrch. Th e preache r was the Ven. Archde acon Gavin.

This year a new physica l drill system has been introdu ced.

The masters are in charge of their own forms and a marked increase in the ;nter est of nhysica l training has been display ed by th e boys. 'fh e drill period is taken immedi ately after mornin g school This year the shootin g activitie s of the School have received more attentio n than l.n former years. Mr. Wil~ton and other masters have put in much time organis ing and supervi sing the boys on the School miniatu re range .

It is ver:v gratifvi ng to note that the stanclarcl of shooting has improv ed.

The boys interested in long range shootim : h::nie been under the Rble supervi sion of Mr. Bertran d again this :veRr. They have made several visits to thr RewRRewa rifle range and have had many success ful and enjoyab le shoots.

THE

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Place: Mid-A tlantic in a storm.

Scene: The bridge of the Norwe gian tramp steame r Greta Larsen .

Effects : The wind and tbe rain-a nd steam siren at interva ls. 'l'ime: 10.30 p.m.

(Capta in Hansen talkin g to Steinm an, the first mate) This is the worst night that I've spent for years.

There' s ice very close or there would n't be this fog.

If anyGod-C ap 'n-we 're in a jamb-I reek 'n.

S tub old this r weathe thing should happen in this us. under up crack would H: We'll be alright Carl-p ull her up into the wind a bit more- (Paus e)-sla cken speed to dead slow(bell clangs )-Tha t 'll make hei路 steadie r.

Look at that cloud coming at us-it' s like a ghost S (half to himsel f). 'l'here 's ice out there behind that For all we know we might -ice-( hyster ically ). it. be runnin g right into I-I: Be quiet you fool-g ive me the wheel.

S : It was a night like this when you nearly killed Brisson-So methin g is going to happen , I can feel it.

I-I: Strike me-th at's fnnny -he came into my mind then too. (Hurri edly) It wasn't my fault I crippled him-i f I hadn't shut those water doors, we 'cl have lost the ship . It was him or us- and you knew it.

S : Yes-b ut he never forgav e you for it-he hated this sh ip-he hated all of us.

I-I: Well- what 's it matter , be's not here now is he ' S : (suspic iously) Feels as though he is-the re's an evil feelin '-just lik e when he was.

Il: (in disgus t) You're crazy, man-a lthoug h it's perhaps just as well we dumpe d him off at Halifa x and got a new man. Have you seen this new fellow yet .

S : No-he didn't come aboard till w e were just about to sail.

H: Well, get him for me now- this'll be a great chance to break him in.

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come (~:;o m<y )-All right. (His footste ps fade, then runnin g back again) -'l'her e 's someth ing coming up t he step~; to the bridge -God- it's about seven feet tall.

Stead y-it's just the fog. (fearf ully ) Here it comes now-l ook at it-loo k at it! (awed) lt must be the new mate- but I could here. ~;wear that I've ~:;een that figure before somew Pause -the new mate speaks to captain in muffle d voice).

The wireles s operat or sends this note, sir-it 's urgent . thing.

(Pau~:; e)-Damn the weathe r, I can't read the de longitu north, e latitud s, distres in hip l t says-s we::;t. 路what, can you see this from there ~ (fearfu lly ) He can see in the dark.

Ilan::;en peers into the second mate's face, but is unable to see for the drawn up oilskin s. (weak ly)-W hat shall I do-l claren' t put on any more speed in this fog. (hoar.- ely) If we hit the ice we'll go under. (slowly ) You can't let those men eh路 own.

No, no, we can't do that. (With decisi on)-H ere, take the wheel and put her on that course -Stein manu- give her full speed.

God h elp u. 路 ! (bell clangs ).

Now come below and we'll work out how far she is away- can't be more than ten miles (he turns to the second mate) -for the love of heaven watch out for ICe.

('l' he tall figure does not move, but keeps peering out into the fog, holdin g the Greta Larsen to her course ).

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(In II: S : I-I: S : II:

the ::;aloon of the Greta Larsen , talking to survivo rs). '!'hey 're all in, aren't they ~ Ye:;, the last lot have just come aboard .

Good- look after them- some are sure to be pretty exha usted . See they get hot food and clothes straigh t away.

Aye-ay e, sir.

You can tell the second officer to swing her away fl'om the wreck now- I don't like this keepin g close to th e ice.

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S : I've just done that, sir.

H: What did he say~ S : Nothing-just lo ok ed straight ahead-silent as a ghost, but I thought I saw his teeth flash - like a grin.

H: Queer chap. 路 But if he do esn 't mind it up there, then I 'm sure we don 't . (Pause). Now I suppose I had better find the other skipper and have a yarn with him.

S : Yes-it would be just as well to find out how he is getting on. (Hansen approaches one of the snrvivors) .

H: Well, how are y ou, old chap-alright ~ Sailor: Damn glad to be ali_ve I 'm thinkin '. But still, none the worse really, thanks .

H: That's the way to talk. I say, point me out your skipper, will you?

Sailor: Skipped Why i:iure (pause).

Over t herestanding up.

I-I : The oldish man ?

Sailor: That's him.

H: Thanks.

(Hansen and Steinmann crOi:ii:i the ~:;aloon ).

I-I: Well, sir, are you all right ?

Capt: Quite. Just thanking my stars that you saw our lights.

I-I: Lights ? We saw no lights-you can thank your wireless operator for u s being h er e.

C: (incredulously) What ?-no-that mu::;t be wrongour radio gear was s,m ashed up when w e hit th e berg.

H: It was wireless t h at we got alright-I 've got your location b.ere-written in my own second mate's writing.

C: Let's have a look at it.

H: (fumbling in his oilskins) It's on me ~:;omew h ere.

C: You must be making a mistake, because all the gear was smashed and I had to shut the flood doors on the operator.

S : (fearfully) You shut the doors on the operator 'I C: Yes, it was terrible to-we had to listen to him drowning in there-he kept cursing me all t he time , and crying out something about him getting me. It was horrible, I tell you-I n ever want another experience like it.

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:::; : What was his name?

C: Brisson-a crippled fellow .

S. and H.: (almo st a scream)-Brisson!

C : Yes, Brisson-do you know him?

I-I: (in a whir:;per). Yes, but he's dead-we 're both safe now. (Pause) Here's that note I was going to show you.

(Sudden commotion, and disheveled man runs in.)

Man: Sorry, Captain-somebody l ocked me in my cabin a couple hours ago-I've just bust out. li: Who are you?

M: I 'm your new second officer.

H: Like the devil you are-my second mate's up there at the helm.

M: (posit ively). I'm your new second officer sir-I'm r eportin '.

C: (terror) Here, take a look at the writing in this note -I'd know it anywhere-it's Brisson's. li: I tell you my second mate wrote it.

M: No, sir, I haven't written a thing all day.

C : 'l'here you are-I'll swear it 's Brisson's.

H: Then Brir:;son 's up there on the bridge.

C: (frantic) No, no!-he's dead-I killed him.

S: (hysterical ) lie's come back-I knew it! I knew it !

H: Let's get up on deck an' see what's goin' on.

(Sound of running feet).

Voice: (scream)-We can't get out-the water door's closed-we 're like rats in a trap.

General confus ion silenced suddenly by h eavy muffled l aughter, whidh rings right through the ship.)

S '!'h at's him laughing at us-he's l aughing!

(A terrific crash, as the ship strikes something and heels over. There is a roaring of steam, a constant crashing of glass and breaking wood).

C: We 'r e into something.

S: (vvailino路) Ice Ice! He's run us into ice-we're goin' to dro;,n. He's got us all together! We 're go in' to drown . Brisson-Don 't let us drown . . . . .

(Fade).

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OLD BOYS' SECTION 'l'he Editor of the Old Boys' Section, Mr. '1'. N. Watt, wishes to thank all those who have assisted in compiling this section by collecting and forwarding notes from the different centres.

It will be readily understood that, with the Old Boys so widely spread throughout New Zealand and all over the world, the task of k eeping trace of even a small percentage is a difficult one. 'l'he Editor, therefore, makes an appeal to each and every Old Boy to forward information of .a ny kind to the Local Branch Secretary or direct to the Editor.

In particular, h e makes a special appeal that information regardmg any buths, deathr:>, engagements or marriages be noted and sent in.

Such mformation is very often lacking, and consequently omissions are made in these lists. He wishes to apologise for any such inadvertent omissions.

GENERAL PERSONALS. Mr. Herbert Ford: Among the large field in the Old Boys' Race at the sports was Mr. Herbert Ford, who was on the original roll of the School when it opened in 1882. Although he has passed through New Plymouth ~everal times before, Saturday was the first time he had visited the School in some fifty-three years.

Needless to say he found great changes, changes far beyond anything he had visualised. lt was with great interest and pride that he insp ected the fine buildings which have grown up and t he fine sportsgrounds and amenities which have been developed since his days at School. He was able, too, to clear up several points over which some controversy has arisen in recent years, one of them concerning the colours worn by the School first Rugby fifteen in its first year. He expressed great admiration for the fine modern school which has grovvn from the small beginnings he knew fifty years ago.

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J. D. Mackay, of Wellington College, has been appointed education officer at Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch.

Peter Fairbrother, now in Hastings, has been awarded the Cable Manufactmers' Association gold medal for the highest marks obtained in New Zealand in a r ecent electric wiremen 's examination.

A. Mclntyre has b een appointed third officer of the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company's sh ip San Casimiro, a 10,000-ton motor-vessel trading between the United Kingdom and Persian Gulf ports.

R. C. Bradshmv has b e\3n appointed warden of Weir House by t he Victoria Univ ersity College Council in succession to Profe. sor T. A. Hunter, who will retire from that position at the end of the year.

W. E . Henderson, who has been headmaster of the Kiritaki School Hawk e's Bay, since th e beginning of the year, has been' appointed headmar:>ter of the ProYincial School, Eastern Ladoni, Fiji, near Suva.

Appreciation of the out tanding sence.路 of D. F. C. Saxton as President of the Taranaki Chamb er of Commerce was expre.路sed at the annual meeting, when he relinquished th e office h e had h eld for th e past year.

J. Fairbrother has been awarded the Auckland Brick Manufactur ers' Scholarship this year. This scholarship is given for the best design in brick and is competed for by students at the School of Architecture at the Auckland Uninrsity College.

'1'. S . Cm路kill, o:E the Sydney bran ch of the Bank of New Zea land, visited New Plymouth during t he year.

Dr. B. M. Johns, who is il\ the Malayan Medical Service, r eturned after spending seYet:al months in th e Dominion. He was accompanied by Mrs. Johns and then two children.

John Brodie who left New Plymouth to join the editorial staff of' the Radio Record at W ellington, was farewelled by the old boys.

C. N. Whittington, T. D. Webster and M. H . Andrew were accepted by the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. J ones, for training in the Civil Reserve of Pilot~:>.

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C. D. Silver, of Blenheim, is cast for the leading male role in the Blenheim Amateur Operatic Society's production of '' 'l'he Country Girl.''

S. G. Dinniss has been appointed chief sub-editor of the Southland 'l'imes.

Appreciation of the services of L. Frethey, who has been secretary of the Taranaki Centre of the Royal LifeSaving Society for over 15 years, was expressed at the annual meeting of the Society.

Dr. l\'Iurray Heycock, who has been in England for five years, has accepted an appointment for three more years on the staff of the Chatham Hospital, Kent, to which he has been attached for two years.

K. J. Staunton, formerly on the staff of the Sporting Life, left Napier by the Rangitiki for London.

'1'. W right, formerly secretary, has been appointed captain of the 'l'aranaki Alpine Club.

N ev ille W 1lliams passed all examinations at the Air Ministry, London, and has thereby obtained a short service commission with the R.A.F. Gordon M. Fraser has been nominated for a seat in the Dominion Council of the Associated Chamber of Comme rce of which he is at present a member.

A. E. R. Gilbert, President of the New Zealand Timb er Merchants' Federation, presided at a meetino路 of '"' the Federation in Wellington. . D. G. Philips and K. R. Thomas were approved in the subJects of anatomy and physiology at the recent first examination for the Diploma of Fellow of the Roval College of Surgeons, England.

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Roger Kidd is with the firm of Govett, Quilliam, Hutchen and Macallan.

M. J . Hunter has joined the office staff of Len Nicholls' Motors.

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67 Y B. Reid ha::; accepted a position with Wright Stephenson 's Motor Dept. in Wellington.

B. L. Fjnch is with the Taranaki Daily New::;.

V. Moorhead is in New Plymouth Borough Council offices.

R. Malcolm i::; apprenticed to the tailoring firm of Besley 's Ltd. J. Hetherington was appointed by the 'l'aranaki Hospital Board to the position of fees' clerk.

Henry Bro\-~n pa::;::;ed through Rotorua recently on his way to Gisborne, where he has been transferred from Auckland.

Colin Alien is doing survey work in the Rotorua County Area and makes Rotorua his headquarters.

Roy St. George is engineering in Rotorua.

G. Saunders is with the Bank of New Zealand m Rotorua.

Second-Lieutenants R. Lealand, C. R. Ambury and C. W. H . 'l'hompson, of the Taranaki Regiment, have been gazetted Lieutenants.

A. Rutherford will sail for England in December to take an appointment with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

P. S. IIutchinson i::; now an engineerin g cadet at tlw Auckland Harbour Board.

B. E. Conway left New Zealand in the middle of June to take an examination in Optics. lie is now in the British Optical Institute.

C. Pullen is working for the Vacuum Oil Company in Wellington.

C. W., B. L. and E. A. Hoskin have been ge~erous enough to present a cup to the school for the lughest number of points in the gymnastlc champ10nslnps.

A. A. Keller is with the Public Works Department at the 'l'imaru Aerodrome.

Jack Hatterley is teaching in the Jeppe Boys' High School at Johannesburg . He writes that there are 200 Jews out of a total roll of 610 boys in the school.

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NEW PLYMOUTH. W. Skeet has obtained a position with L. A. Nolan and Co. R. Bruce is now working at the White Hart Hotel.

D. Angus is employed with Hadden G. Smith, Public Accountant.

C. Whittington has secured employment with Walkeley, Laurence and Watt, Public Accountants. . N. yYhite has left Johnson'::; Motors and accepted a pos1tlon m the Lands and Survey Department.

P. Clarke is employed in the Bank of Australasia.

STRATFORD.

H. A. Heslop is here managing the lo cal branch of the Bank of New South Wales and is captain of the Stratford Golf Club.

L. J . Sole is still tossing coins over the counter at the Bank of New Zealand. . K. N . Neal may .be seen looking very spruce in nice wh1te coat, etc. He 1s managing the Stratford Friendly Societies' Dispensary.

N. Fookes is another Old Boy in a bank here-the Bank of New South Wales.

T. L. Penn has taken upon himself the additional responsibilities of entering into the bonds of matrimony.

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the President of the Parent Body was able to attend. The function was nevertheless a success, some forty Old Boys and guests attending. In the absence, through illness, of the President, Dr. C. G. Romaine Wright, the VicePresident, Mr. C. W. Nash, h elcl the chair. .At the annual general meeting held during the evening the following officers were elected :-Patron, Mr. W. H. M oyes; president, Mr. C. W. N ash; vice-presidents, Dr. J. K. 0 'Dea, Mr. J. Leggatt; committee, Messrs. S. Train, Kedgley, '!'arrant, Smart, Nilsson; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. McKenzie, hon. auditor, Mr. J. Bracken Wilson; Taranaki representative, Mr. J. Galbraith .

It was decided to hold the next reunion at W aipukurau.

Personals.

B. Collinge is with the State Fire Department, Hastings.

C. Calvert is teaching at Gisborne .

C. E. Dinnis is with the Napier Branch of the Commercial Bank.

Mick Ford left Napier this year on transfer to the Deeds Office, Dunedin.

L. Godfrey is Stationmaster at National Park.

M. Lynch is still employed at the Public Works Department's Office.

L. F. Eggle.t on has commenced his bankincr career at the Stratford branch of the Union Bank. o

R. I. Harrison is with the Intermediate School.

Napier. 'l'his year be won the Hastings Golf Championship.

Vin. Kirk by, one of the branch's keenest supporters, is Postmaster at Haumoana.

W. Wells, M. Bell and Pat H.owe seem to be thrivino路 with the guaranteed price in operation. o

R. H. Le Pine is in N a pier with Harker, Hellieur and Le Pine, Solicitors.

C. G. W. Henderson i::; still holdin"' down a job of work on the staff of T. L. Penn~ o

J. Palmer is still going strong with the .Agricultural Department, Hastings.

BRANCH ACTIVITIES. HAWKE'S BAY.

The third annual reunion Dinner and Smoke Concert of t~e Branch was held on Saturday, 28th August, at Nap1er. It was unfortunate that neither Mr. Moyes nor

J. Peddie is farming at Havelock North.

Dr. C. G. H.omaine Wright, President of the Branch last year, has now recovered from his recent illness.

J. S. '!'arrant is with the new branch of the National Bank recently opened at W aipukurau.

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E. L. Tansey is with the State Advances Department .

Napier. 路 ' P. W. Robertshaw is farming at Wallingford.

C. Evans was present at the re-union this year and ably responded to the toast to tbe Parent Body in the absence of the President.

L. G. Goss, who spent the last two years m has been transferred to Wellington.

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AUCKLAND.

On Saturday, August 21st, the annual re-union of the Auckland Branch Association was held.

Mr. D. C. 0 'Hallo ran presided over an attendance of eighty members and guests. Very welcome guestR were members of the staff, past and present, including M1路. W. H. Moyes, Mr. A. L. Moore, Messrs. A. G. Johnson, R. C. \Yilson, J. Lt>ggatt, V. E. Kerr. Tributes to the capabilities of Mr. Moyes were paid by speakers, and. he was warmly congratulated on completing 25 years aR Headmaster of the School.

Prior to the re-union the annual meeting was held.

O.fficers ~lectecl were :- President, Mr. D. C. 0 'Halloran; v1Ce-pres1dent, Messrs. C. D. Collins and N. A. Kyle; hon. secretary, J. Fairbrother; hon. treasurer, D. M. Ken rick; auditor, P. Bowie; committee, H. M. Brown.

L. H. Abbott, A. H . Osborne, C. Putt, and A. W. I1ol1 and.

On the Sunday afternoon following the re-union Canon Strong kindly conducted a service in the hiRtoric Chapel at St. J obn 's College, Remuera.

Personals.

A. W. Wylde-Browne bas been doing fifth year work in Architecture, and has completed a thesiR for his B.Arch. Degree.

A. W. Holland is in the Technical Department of the P and T. Department and is on the Executive Committee of the A.U.C. Students' Association.

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71 J. Fair brother, who is on the A.U.C. Students' Executive, and M. J . Outred, are doing fourth year architecture. A. K. Catran is doing second year m the same Faculty.

W. W. P. Wilson and E. W. Henderson are in the Public Trust Office. rrhr latter is captain of the 'Varsity Rowing Club.

L. S. Watt bas completed M.A. and is now at Training College. Others at '!'raining College are G. L. East, 路 G. Hugbes, M. 0 . Ekdahl, H. Smith, I. N. Menzies.

Ekdahl is playing for the College Rugby Seniors t his year. D. Brash and R. Hamerton are taking lectures at 'Varsity.

C. E.路 II. Putt is in charge of the Town Planning Department of the Auckland City Council.

J. W. Veale, who is now a manied man, is with the Maple Furnishing Company.

Dave McGill is doing a short period of research for the Builders' Association of Auckland. I-Ie is testing various materials for their "noise resistance."

WAIKATO. A meeting of Old Boys was held in Hamilton on Monday, August 2nd, for the purpose of forming a Waikato branch. Those present were Dr. W. J. Watt, Messrs.

C. L. MacDiarmid, R. English, W. T. Luxton, A. McHardie, H. Parkes, G. Kerr, W. Langdon, H. J. Ambury, C. 'l'errill and D . Lepine. A provisional committee consisting of Dr. Watt, Messrs. Luxton, Carroll, Langdon and Lepine, was elected to make arrangements for the holding of a first reunion. There are over eighty names on the list, and these have been notified that the first. reunion dinner will be held on November 27th.

Mr. R. English, who is one of the veterans, has been very helpful, and the committee is very grateful for his generosity in giving the use of his rooms for all meetings.

N. Gordon is in the Auckland office of the Fiji Exporting Company.

Personals.

W. Berridge is on the staff of the Public Trust Office, and D. Grant is with the State Advances Corporation.

Jim Lynch was recently in Auckland on his way back to London.

J. Carroll and R. Shaw are with Burgess, Fraser Ltc1.

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R. A. Candy is farming at Ngarua, and is a director of the New Zealand Dairy Co., Ltd. H. Parkes is with the same company.

E. Law is on the staff of the Bank of New South Wales, Hamilton.

A lan Matthews is in the l and agents' business with his brother under the style of I-I. D. and A. B. Matthews.

H. C. N. Norris is practising Law in Hamilton.

S. S. Day is instilling knowledge into the minds of pupils at the Hamilton Tech.

W. 'l' . Luxton is farming at Matangi.

J. Granville is in charge of the Sports Depot at Cann's.

H . J. Ambury is farming at Silverr1ale, near Hamilton, and A . McHardie at 'l'e Hoe, near Morrinsville .

L . Beale is on the clerical staff of the Railways Department at Frankton Junction.

E. C. Day is manager of E. C. Day, Ltd., nnc1rccentl) went for a trip to the Islands.

W. Langdon is in the Farmers ' Auction cering Coy ., G. Kear is with Morris Stores and Moto!'s Ltcl. , ancl Glennie with R, B. Seabroad Ltd .

WELLINGT ON BRANCH. Almost sixty O~d Boys attended the Anm1al Rennion Dinner held at the Empi1路e Hotel, Wellington, on October 9th this year. Mr. R. I. M. Sutherland presided ancl the guests of honour included M!'. W . H. Moye.', Mr. A. L. Moore, Mr. L. W. Delph and representati Ye from Ota~路o Boys' High School and Waitaki High School.

Proposing the toast of "The School," the chairman expressed the appreciation of the Wellington Bmnch to the master of the School, who had been able to make the lon g trip to Wellington for the occasion. The presence of Mr. Moyes each year together with othe1路 members of the staff, has become a regular feature of our dinners nncl we hope that circumstanc es will allow the practice to continue in the future. In reply to the toast, Mr. Moyes gave a brief survey of the work and progres,. of the School during the year.

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Other toasts on the Toast List were: ''Othe r School s,'' '' 'l'he Master s,'' and ''The Parent Association.'' During the evenin g the membe rs presen t sang ''Forty Years On'' and the School Song in traditi onal style. At the close of the official ceremo ny the gather ing adjour ned to the lounge of the hotel, where reminis cences were exchan ged with the master s and with each other. -

Personals.

P. Saunde rs is with the accoun tancy firm of Messrs.

Ernest , Hunt, Turner and Heslop , Wellin gton.

W. H. Dunca h, of the Nation al Bank of New Zealan d, has been transfe rred on promo tion from New Plymo uth to Wellin gton.

The 路follow ing are with Govern ment Depar tment s:D. N. Hull is with the Farm Econom ic Section of Depart ment of Agricu lture; N. '1'. Clare and E. Edgeco mbe are with the same depart ment; M. J. Gilmer and J. D. Wilson are with the Public Trust Office; M. Armstr ong and T. Ryan are in the Land and Income 'l'ax Depart ment and E. Ferry is in the Treasu ry; L. M. Hugga rd is in the Health Depart ment; J. Halpin is in the Navy Office; W. Mart with the P. and T. Depart ment, and W. Squire with the Ra1lways Depart ment.

Old Boys in residen ce at Weir House include R. J. Corkill , D. l. Blackl ey, rr. C. Larkin , D. M. Hather ley, D. N. Hull, J. Halpin , D. N. Fitzpa trick, G. M. Hayton and V. Carroll .

Others studyin g at 'Varsit y are R. W. Edgley , R. N. O'Reill y, E. J. Reid, R. Dearnl ey, and R. S. V. Simpso n. 'l'he latter is the secreta ry of the V.U.C. Studen ts' Associ ation.

Those in Banks in Wellin gton include M. H. Clay, D . Stace, R. Allen.

N. W. Fookes is with the Loan and Mercan tile Coy., Ltd. G. Rawso n is with the A.P.A. Insura nce Compa ny.

J . Cooper , who has been workin g at the Hutt Railwa y Works hops, won the New Zealan d Railwa ys' Depart mental Schola rship this year.

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J. S. Thom son has been transf erred from the New Plym outh Deeds Office to the Welli ngton Office .

Other s in Gove rnmen t Depa rtmen ts are: P. E. Aldou s with the Depa rtmen t of Exter nal Affai rs; M. Hicks in the Incom e Tax Depa rtmen t; N. J ohnso n in Publi c Work s Depa rtment, Welli ngton ; Russe ll Simps on is with the t::ltate Adva nces Corpo ration .

R. C. Brads haw, who has recen tly become engag ed, is still with Wilbe rfoss and Harde n, l>ublic Accou ntants .

L. E. Smith is worki ng in the Navy Offices.

MAN AWA TU. Dr. R. M. Dolby is head of the Resea rch Depa rtmen t at Masse y Agric ultura l Uollege.

P. C. Miles is on the staff of Fulle rton, Smith and Co., Feildi ng. He has recen tly become engag ed.

C. Dinni ss is with the Comm ercial Bank , Dann evirke , R. Billin g with New South Wale s in Palme rston North , and G. Sutto n wrth New South Wales , Marto n.

N. C. Wate rs, B. J. O'She a and C. R. Carso n are with Josep h Natha n and Co., Ltd., Gener al Merch ants, Palme rston North Branc h. _ G. Gotz, who was on the ::>taff of the Feild ing Star, is now in Palme rston North .

C. C. Yates is Regis trar at .Niassey Uollege.

G. 'rerry is study ing at Masse y College, and 1s playin g for their first XV. C. V. Day is in practi ce as an Acco untan t in Palme rston North .

In the Marto n distri ct are: W. 0. Evans and N. Darne y with the Railw ay Depa rtmen t; V. C. Gordo n, L. D. Bryce , F. Deigh ton, J. Horne r, R. G. Moor e and L. McLe an, who are all prosp erous farme rs; H. Purse r and R. Parke s with the Marto n Sash and Door Co.; and N. W. Amon, who is farmi ng and holds a prom inent position in golfing circle s in the Mana watu.

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R. Smail l is worki ng in Ande rsons Ltd., engin eers, and is takin g an engin eering cours e at C.U.C.

G. C. Westo n 'is worki ng in a Chris tchur ch law office and takin g ~ectures at 'Vars ity. He is Treas urer of the College Footb all Club.

Mark Lyons , who is a guide at Franz J ?sef, _was here recen tly and gave a lectur e to the Moun tamee rmg Club.

G. L. Mand eur is worki ng at John Burns , Ltd. 0. Wilto n is in the Lands and Surve y Depa rtmen t.

J Gann away has recen tly been transf erred from the Auck iand branc h of Ande rsons Ltd., to the Head Office.

OTAGO. Most of the Old Boys in this distri ct are study ing at the Unive rsity.

Those takin g Medic ine are: H. F. Fooke s, H. D. Law, J Keeli na D. Allen , A. Loma s, D. Steve n, J. Ave:路y , I. 路 J . "'s'teven, I. Auld E. A. McMi llan, E. Morn s, F .ar1s, R. , .

Freem an, A. Hayto n and D. McAl hster.

J Davie s and J. Nevil le are at the Denta l School, and are s~imming as well as e:er. . We ~ope they do well in the New Zeala nd Cham pions hips this year.

B. Andre w and H. Franc is are in the Minin g Schoo l, the forme r in his final year.

w. R. Geddes, who is takin g Arts, has ~路ecent~y b_een appoi nted Edito r of the ''Crit ic,,' stude nts pubhc atwn.

J. Simco ck, who is study ing Medic ine, was contro ller of the Cappi ng Conce rt this year. 'rhe Rev. J. M. Temp lar is in charg e of the parish of Duns tan, in Centr al Otago .

F. Stewa rt is with a Dune din firm of Solici tors, and J. Kerr with White Star Motor s.

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Jack Ewart, writing from Kevv, says:"One gets a very wide experience at Kew, as we have opportunities to visit various gardens, parks and nurseries throughout the Home counties. This, together with my year in Germany and visits to Holland and Belgium, has given me a great chance to study modern developmen ts in park work and street planning and planting.

The Continental people are rather ahead of the English in then· street work.

"I see quite a lot of some of the Old Boys over here, especially Harold Morey, Rex Griffith and recently Peter Alien, who has been pJaymg cr.cKet with conswerabJe success for our Kew team.

"Chris Griffith has now left the R.A.F. and joined Imperial A•rways, so I see him occasionally .

"I saw tne second day of the first Test match and was disappo.nted to see DonnelJy out l.b.w for 0. I was surpnsea w see t-at Webster at Lord's, as I didn't know he was a press representat. ve travell.mg with the team. The New Zealanders nave put up quite a usetul total against Gloucester, but they have Barnett ana Hammond to contend with.

"Many people have been disappointed with the results so far but the team IS very popular and the type of game they play is gr~atiy appreciated.

"There is considerable discussion in the papers at present on the subject of Immigration , but people don't seem very keen to go out on the land. I think that child immigration is the only satisfactory system if it can be properly arranged?"

Cameron Turner, writing from the Bcbool of Ai1· Navigatio n, Manston, Kent, says:"Five New Plymouth-it es had a reunion in London and we saw the May Day demonstrati ons in Hyde Park. A Communist procession, five miles long, filed past, singing the 'Internation al,' and waving red flags.

"At the moment I am doing a very interesting course of navigation and naval reconnaissan ce. All our flying is done over the sea in twin-engine d aeroplanes and our exercises take us over to Holland, France and Belgium and down to the Channel Isles, and working with the Fleet is always interesting.

"There are times when I wish I had taken a bit more notice of Mr. Diprose's discourses on mathematic s, as the subject comes into our work such a lot, but I find I can keep pace easily with the rest of the course.

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"This week I go down to Portsmouth to spend a week at the Naval Submarine School and so get a better conception of how the Fleet operates and to see the latest anti-submar ine devices, all of which are highly confidential and equally highly interesting. I was fortunately able to obtain a distinguishe d pass from Flying Training School which will exempt me from sitting for Flying Officers' examinations when I am due for promotion."

Martin Donnelly, writing from Australia and reviewmg the cricket tour of England just completed , says:"New Zealand cricketers are every bit as competent as those in Australia and England as far as stroke play is concerned, but they have much to learn about patient batting and about adapting style to suit varying conditions and wickets. It is over eagerness and lack of experience alone that prevented the Dominion's best from ranking with the ·best in the world.

"The difference noticeable on the tour was that the English and Australian batsmen had to be 'dug out,' whereas New Zealanders too often were resonsible for their own dismissal. Manv times, members of t.he team have passed the half century and then gone out.

The batsmen we met. once set, were most difficult to dislode-e. There is little diffenmc:e betwefm English and New Zealand wickets. but we did not often strike a 'sticky dog.' It was difficult meeting variation of pace from match to match. although it was valuable experience.

The AustraliR.n wickets were only a little quicker, as it was early in the season and there had been rain.

"As fa.r as mv own developmen t is concerned, I have little tr I think that a.dvice I have received in regard to the use of different shots on different wickets and against the varying types of bowling will be valuable. The English players and coaches were helpful throughout in hints of that nature. At Nottingham , Hardstaff coached us and Larwood bowled at our net and took two of us to his winter school of cricket for practice. I have steadied my own bowling, about which I and other left-handers have received valuable hints from C. Parker, who umpired in several of our matches. I think Wallace's batting and Cowie's f>owling were the best features of the tour. Wallace was in the top rank and Cowie was never mastered bv the English batsmen. Moloney's bowling has showed a marked improvemen t and Dunning haS rendered great service to the side. The team's fielding was of a high standard except that for a period when Roberts was out of the game there was a weakness in the slips. ~~.v.

"The English Press, the English crowds and the cricketers have been extremely kind to us and have realised the strenuous nature of a tour little interrupted by wet weather.

"The history and tradition found in every part of Britain appealed to me. The same features marked the cricket of the country and the cricket grounds. Lord's, with its extensive facilities and the great names behind it, will always remain in my memory.''

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REPORT OF CRICKET CLUB, 1936-37 SEASON. It is with I~egret that we have to record the death of one of our VIce-presidents, Mr. J. S. S. Medley. Mr. Medley 'yas ~ very keen supporter of the club and followed With mterest its activities both on an~l off the field. To the relatives of the late Mr. Medley we extend our deepest sympathy in their bereavement.

The club also extends its sympathy to the family of the late Mr. H. Plumb.

Last year the Club again entered a team in each of the grad~s of the lo.cal competitions. The season provided some enJoyable cncket and proved to be a moderately successful one.

Senior A Team.-This team was again captained by Mr. C. Lash. The team was rather unbalanced, having ~n unu~ually str_ong team of bowlers, but lacking strength m ?attmg. This was reflected in the batting averages, which showed the highest to be that of E. Robinson, 14.46.

Some of the bowling performances are worthy of note: W. E. Alexander E. Christiansen R. Harris

Wickets 17 31 25

Average 6.35 6.96 10.44

Senior B t eam.-This eleven had a creditable perporm~n_ce, finis~ing in third place against strong oppo.sitiOn. This team was unfortunate in losing a conside~abl.e number of players who were transferred to oth:r districts, .and in view of that handicap the results were very pleasmg. R. Alsop h eaded the battin()' with an average .of 24.7, and the bowling with an averag~ of 8.07.

D. MorTIS captured 48 wickets at an average of 9.5.

Junior Team.-'l.'his again proved to be the most successful of the Club 's teams, and as a reward for their keenness the~ annexed the Whittle Memorial Cup, which g.o~s to t~e wmners of the North Taranaki Junior Competi~IOn. rhe batting averages were headed by B. Falk With 28:84, who also. won the trophy presented by Mr. J. H. Birch for th.e highest aggregate runs in the junior team: K. A . Hamilton topped the bowling avera()'es with "' 52 Wickets at 5.96.

Financially the Club finished the season in a satisfactory position.

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The Club had great pleasure in making a presentation to Martin P . Donnelly on the eve of his departure to join the New Zealand team to tour Great Britain.

We should like to extend our congratulations to E. Christiansen, who gained 'l'aranaki and Country Representative honours, and to \V. E. Alexander and J. H. Birch, who played for North Taranaki.

In conclusion the Club wishes to thank all those who have so unselfisl1ly helped it through the season by donations or by giving valuable time in their various official capacities.

REPORT OF OLD BOYS ' SURF CLUB FOR SEASON 1936-37.

Th e past seas~n has been a very successful one for the Surf Club t h e team being successful in winning the 路 follow ing titl~s :Tabor Shield ('l'aranaki Seven Man Championship).

W eston Cup (Taranaki Four Man Alarm Championship).

Grey Shield (Taranaki March Past Championship) .

The team also won its heat in the Nelson Shield Competition for the N.Z. Seven Man Championship, a~d gained third place in the final. The surf relay team m addition ran into a close second place in the Ballin Cup, the Taranaki Smf Relay Championship. The following members comprised the senior surf team :-C. Evans (capt.), M. B. Neville, R. Gayton, '1'. A. Thomson, J. C. Davies, K . Rea, D . Pricbard.

Two of the Club members, J . C. Davies and J. H. Neville, were successful in winning New Zealand University swimming titles, and J. C. Davies was also provisionally nominated for the New Zealand ~wimming t eam for the British Empire Games to be held m Sydney early in 1938. The Chib was very unfortunate in losing two of its most energetic members during the year, N. Gardiner, the previous year's surf captain, and K . N . Rea, who left to join the Royal Air Force, and their absence is felt very keenly by the Club.

On the financial side, the Club had quite a successful season, but it could still do with a greater membership of y'oung swimmers to fill the places of the older members who have left New Plymouth.

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ENGAGEMEN TS.

ATACK-SIM .-Br enda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sim, Birdwood Avenue, New Plymouth, to John, only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Atack, Westown, New P lymouth.

BITHELL-BO NIS.-Olive Grace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bonis, of Nelson, to Robert McFarlane, son of Mr. and Mrs. W . Bithell, New Plymouth.

EW ART-BEAVEN.-Deirdr e Sterling, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Beaven, Tikorangi, to Maxwell Ewart, 'l'aneatua, third son of Mr. and Mrs. W . J. Ewart, Dartmoor Ave., New Plymouth.

GILMOUR-C OXIIEAD.-H ilda Margaret, only d aughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Coxhead, Kelvin Grove, Manurewa, to Fred Cranston, only son of Mr. and the late Mrs. E. R. C. Gilmour, Peace Avenue, New Plymouth.

McALL UM- ALLARDICE .- Mary Georgena, second daughter of Mr. G. and the late Mrs. Allardice, Rob e Street, New Plymouth, to Douglas Roy, youngest son of Mr. and the late Mrs. M\lAllum, Hori Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth.

RENNIE-SM I'l'H.-Norma Ellen, fourth daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. W. J. Smith, New Plymouth, to Norman Walter, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rennie, New Plymouth.

SAMPSON-M AJOR.-Patsy L eonora, only daughter of Mrs. Major, New Plymouth, to James Harold, second son of Mr. and Mrs. II. Sampson, B~ll Block.

THORNE-BE AL.-Norma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Beal, New P lymouth, to Antony K., only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Alb ert Thorne, New Plymouth.

MARRIAGES.

COTTIER-B AKER.-At Wellington, on September 16, 1937, Margaret, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Baker, W anganui, to Thomas Shailer, third son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Cottier, New Plymouth.

GALBRAITH -LOBB.-At New Plymouth, on August 25, 1937, Doreen Mabel, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F . J. Lobb, to John, only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Galbraith, New P lymouth.

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WHITCOMB E-CHARD.- At Bristol, England, on July 31, 1937, Miss Mollie Chard, to D. A. Whitcombe, Stoke, Warwickshire.

BIRTHS.

MARTIN.-On Novembel' 3, 19:37, at Lower Hutt, to Mr. and Mrs. IIerb ert Martin, a son.

MORRIS.-On August 26, 1937, at New Plymouth, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Morris, W estown, a son.

REYNOLDS.- On November 8, 1937, at Waitara, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Reynolds, a son.

ROBINSON.- On October 22, 1937, at New Plymouth, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Robin son , Barribal Street, a daughter.

ROBINSON.- On September 14, 1937, at W ellington, to Mr. and Mrs. K. Robinson, a son.

WEBB.-On Decemb er 29, 1936, at Rotorua, to Mr. and Mr.-. R. G. W ebb, a son (Richard John ).

DEATHS.

GRAY.-At Okato, on August 17, 1937, James Gray; aged 29 years.

MEDLEY.-A t New Plymouth , on July 23, 1937, John Selwyn Spencer Medley.

MORRISON .-At Egmont Village, on Sunday, September 5, 1937 (accidentally killed), Maitland George Morrison; aged 23 years.

SHAW.-At Egmont Village, on Sunday, September 5, 1937 (accidentally killed), Keith I van, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Sbaw, New Plymouth; aged 19 years.

SI-IA W .-At Stratford, on November 3, 1937, George Fredrick Sbaw; aged 60 years.

TAYLOR.-At Inglewood, on Sunday, September 5, 1937, Alfred, husb and of Annie 'faylor; aged 69 years.

THORNE.- At 'faumaranui, in February, Albert Thorne (accidentally ).

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New Plymouth Boys' High School [ESTABLISH E D 1882].

Fees (per term)£4, reducible to £3 I Os. if paid within 30 days

Tuition Preparatory

£4 lOs.

Board

£22

Weekly } Boarders

£ 19 IOs.

, £4 £20 , £18 2s. 6d.

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

Juniors, £2 12s. 6d.

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

Subscriptions (per lerm)Games- Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library

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Magazine

I/-

Tennis

I/-

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

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each.

The terms this year are as follows : -

First Term- F ebrua~y 8th to May 6th.

Second Term-May 24th to August 19th.

Third T erm-September 13th to December 16th.

TA RANAK1 HER~LD, PRINTERS