OLD BOYS' SECTION OLD BOYS' SECTION
DUNEDIN BRANCH
Colin Crawford, Ailao and R. McGiven are second year Med!cals R. Calder, Bill Thomas, D. McClellan, Graham Lawson and Laurence Croxson are doing their Dental Intermediate. I. McPhers~n and M. Simcock are doing Medical Intermediate the latter obtammg excellent examination results. ' .J. B. Mc~ea.chen is doing secorro year Dentistry and Kim Bathgate a Divimty course.
of all as "Eggie." But when I try to state the reason for this, I find it rather puzzling. In class he took only junior forms, but on the playing fields and in the gymnasium he was truly a mighty man. By his interest and participation in all manly sports and pastimes he endeared himself to all. I would say that the School's remarkable rise to fame in this sphere was due considerably to his knowledge and enthusiasm. But we loved him too for his qualities as a man-he was so loyal to the School, so helpful to his colleagues on the staff, so kind and good-natured to the boys. In all the years I knew him r never beard him utter an unkind word. He was indeed a true friend to us all. After he left the School be maintained the very closest connection witli it, and was the rallying point for Old Boys in Wellington for many years. His presence made the Wellington Old Boys' Association the strong body that it is to-day. The School indeed has lost one of its greatest men; but his name will still live on in the minds of all those who thought so much of him. · A.J.P.
FIJI LETTER
GENERAL NEWS
An Old Boys' Reunion Dinner was held at the Garrick Hotel Suva, on August 28th, 1953. The following with addresses wer~ present: ' ·'
Many Old Boys have visited the School during the year. Among them were: I. Launder, Group-Captain C. A. Turner, J. Weston, J. B. Mooney, L. W. Lovell, L. IIerdman, G. Ingram, S. Purvis, V. Grut, C. Keig, M. N. Alsweilet, T. C. Fooltes, S. F. Fookes, A. WyldeBrown, C. Strombom, L. D. Cartwright, D . H. P . Richardson, n:. Willcox, Dr. A. M. 0. Veale, Dr. I. D. Auld, A. C. Fookes, J. H. Elliott, Rex Whytcross, Barrie Moss, M. Gray, R . Syme, V. Stace, D. W. T. Mason, .J. I. Chambers, R. W. Bell, K. Grant, I. Bayly, G. Vogtherr, B. R. Dill, L. Eggleton, L. M. Papps, K. Wetere, R. S. V. Simpson, N. A. Worker, H. P. Webster, G. C. P. Hine, G. L. Sutherland, I. Scott. P. M. McCaw was recently awarded a travelling scholarship of the N.Z. Soc. of Accountants entitling him to two years study overseas. He has had a successful university career and is at present President of the Victoria College Students' Association. F/Lieut. T. S. Knapman who has been with the B .O.A.C. since 1946 is now flying Comet aircraft. We regret to record the death of Albert W. Moverley at Birmingham, England, on October 27th. He was Head Prefect of the School in 1927 a nd had a successful career both here and as an Old Boy. While in the sixth form he completed his B.A. degree, a unique achievement in the School's history. He graduated M .A. with honours at Otago University College and later gained a Diploma in Education. While teaching at Wanganui College in 1948 he accepted a contract with the British Colonial Service to estabish a school on Pitcairn Island. He set about this work with enthusiasm and outstanding success and t wo special postage stamps were issued to commemorate his work. He was awarded a research scholarship in philology at Birmingham University and was studying for another degree at the time of his death. Wing Commander J. R. Bloxam, R.A.F., has been seconded for duty at the Staff College, Virginia, U.S.A., for a year, and will then spend two years as liaison officer attached to one of the United States fleets.
At the Annu~l General Meeting held in September J . c. Barrett was elected President and P. Lay Secretary-Trea.surer. Gavin Crowley is working on research in the Physiology Department at the Medical School. Rex Finch is doing his final year at Dentistry. ..John Veale is in his fifth year Medicine and is prominent in music as a member of the University Trio. .s. Lay, Roland .Pool ll:nd .J. C. Barrett are doing third year MthediTcaL Peter Lay IS keepmg up his cricket and gained a place in e ournament team.
R. F. Parkes, Pearce & Co., Suva; Henry Major Bank of N z Suva ; All~~ 0. Wallis, Opunake D.H.S., Opunake, N.z.;' R. Rutherfo~d · R.?.M. FIJI Artillery; B. Wallis, Bank of N.Z., Suva; c. S. Boulton' Flight-Lieut. R.N.Z .A.F. ; D. Peters, 0 / C. Dental Unit, Fiji· Erni~ Mosen, Corporal R.N.Z.A.F.; T. Williams Custom's Office; Fiji· W. I. Scott, Captain in Dental Corps; w. Hu~hes F / Officer RN A F : ' · · · · ·' N. Proctor, Staff, Suva Grammar School.
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Those attending gave reports of other Old Boys· N Brown A~.~?untant, H ayman Island Hotel; B. D. G. Lawlor, P~arc~ & co' FIJI , T. Kea, At1u Island, Chief in Charge of Native Affairs· Mauric~ Abra:hams, Overseer in Colonial Sugar Company; Fred. Smith, Copra Statio? Ma~ager, Lancela Island; Stanley Smith, Secretary Na~anvatu Timber Company; Basil Hooper, Deputy-Commander Fijl Poll~; D. !'fajor, Fiji Military Forces, Malaya; L. s. Kempthorn :~glrcan Bisho~ of Polynesia; W. A. Monk, Controller of Export~ r.rces and Foreign Exchange; W. W. Bentley, Pearce & co. ; .John Wisdom, Manager Tasman Airways, Suva; Terry Fenton, Public Works Dept., Suva; H. B. Gibson, Solicitor Labasa Fiji· Gerald Barrack, Surve~. Dept., Suva; Herbert Smith, Maurlce ·H~dstrom's Ltd,, Levuka~ FIJI; L. Paterson, pupil at Suva Grammar School· B M ' · • Cook, Captam in Fiji Airways.
3Jn ;ffiemortam FRANCIS .JOHN EGGLETON. The passing of Francis .John Eggleton (known to so man f us as plain "Eggie") will be read with regret by all those ma;'te~s and boys who were at School with him during those wonderful years of !920 to 1936. As a colleaglie of his almost the whole of that period I would say that no other master has so held the affection
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