OLD BOYS' SECTION
OLD BOYS' SECTION
T. C. H. Grant can be found at Box 70, Marten. B. W. S. (Brian) Grey has recently been transferred by the Bank of New South Wales to its Upper Hutt Branch. W. O'C. (Wynne) Griffi ths is with Messrs. A. H. Dales Ltd., of Marten . R. G. (Dick) Harper is well-established on his farm out of Palmerston North at Lockwood. R. H. (Bob) Jenkinson lives at 64 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North . R. W. (Ross) Jones is living at Kimbolton.
WELLINGTON
Norm. Langston's address is Broadway, Marton. J. C. (Jack) LawrencE' can be found at No. 9 Rural Delivery, Palmerston North. R. D. (Ron) Looney is one of Palmerston North's smartest dressed men-and w he should. He has one of the smartest men's shops in the area. A. A. (Aif) Mahon is a Commerci a l Tra veller and lives in Palmerston North. W. J. D. Millman can be located at 139 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North. Alien Nichols is at Oroua Downs, R. D., Foxton . A. 1. (Aiex) Rae is on the staff of Massey Agricu ltural College, Palmerston North. Jim Perry is farmi ng most successfully at Mt. Stewart. D. H. P. Richardson has been in Malaya as a civic engineer with Messrs. Gammon (M) Ltd., Penang, and should be there for about another year. G. A. (George) Shultz lives in Feilding on the Halcombe Road. A. P. Seccombe is a citizen of Taihape and ca n be found at 45 Kaka Road. T. H. Short is in Bluff Road, Kimbolton. D. N. (Don) Sommervilb also lives in Taihape. Derek Thurston receives his mail at Taoroa R.D., Taihape. Bruce Webster's address is the same as Derek's. A. W. (Acton) Wylde-Browne is one of Palmerston North's foremost Architects. L. D. (Len) Burgess is the Chairm an of Directors of one of New Zealand's largest wholesa le hardware manufacturers. A. H. (Aian) Wilson, of "Wa it io," Upper Makuri, Pahiatua, has recently been welcomed into this Branch. lt will be seen from the list that we have our share of farmers, public accountants, business executives and independent operators in the Branch and also that they are scattered as far afield as Taihape and Pahiatua. A contingent from Manawatu w ho went up to New Plymouth last Easter is still loud in its praises for the organisation which went into making it the greatest reunion which has ever been held. The only complaint heard was the need for a complete rest afterwards to recuperate! With this issue com ing out right in the midst of the summer holidays, the Manawatu Branch takes the opportunity of wishing all Old Boys a happy holiday, together with a Merry Christmas and successful New Year.
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BRANCH
The Annual General Meeting of the Branch was held early in March and the following officers were elected: Patron, Mr. G. J. McNaught; President, Mr. R. S. V. Simpson; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. W. A. Nicholson, A. J. Papps, P. J. Power and H. J. Whittington; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. E. A. Batten; Committee, Messrs. B. R. Boon, J. D. Bathgate, S. A. Camber, P. J. Lloyd, L. M. Papps and P. A. Taylor. After the successful Easter Jubilee Reunion at the School, the first "Smoko" of the year held in May proved to be an anti-climax and was not a success. However, the effects of the Jubilee had worn off by the July "Smoko" and it was an outstanding success and continued on at various localities until the early hours of the morning. As usual the climax to our year's functions was the Annual Reunion held on Saturday, 28th September, 1957, at the Midland Hotel. The committee were particularly pleased with themselves for having held this function on the night of Taranaki 's Ranfurly Shield win. The fifty Old Boys present therefore can be excused for seeming somewhat boisterous that night. The presence of the Headmaster, Mr. G. J . McNaught, and Mr. W. G. Wilkie, both of whom are retiring this year, gave added pleasure to the gathering and many tributes were paid to them. The Wellington Old Boys wish both men the best of health and a long and happy retirement. For the first time the Branch was privileged to welcome the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr. L. M. Moss, to the Reunion and many members commented at the interest taken by the Board of the activities of Old Boys. Arthur Wells is now Secretary of the New Zealand Dairy Board. Barry O'Meagher has recently taken up an appointment with the Public Trustee and has been attending our Old Boys' functions. Percy Mitcalfe is teaching at Hutt Valley High School. Arthur Moody, an old member of the Association, has been along regularly and has delighted us with his reminiscences of his school days • • Herbert Martin is the Treasurer of General Motors (N.Z.) Limited. Allan Ewart is a Parliamentary Reporter for the Evening Post. Bob. Bradshaw has been on whirlwind visits to both South Africa and Australia this year. Graham Boon has recently married and is with the New Zealand Forestry Service. Men of leisure now are Stuart Comber and Barry Boon, both of whom have finished their law studies. Dick Simpson and Lyn Papps continue to give sterling support to the Branch. Full-timers in Weir House are David Davey, Peter Lloyd, Jim Smale, Don Barnes and Don Christie. John Bathgate is a final year law student. Bruce Brown continues to move around in Parliamentary circles.
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