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Mr. Gedcles ha s lived for 14 months in a village of the Miaos tribe of Thailand . Th e Miaos tribe has never been studied in this manner before. He is making a compar ison between the Miaoan people and primitive forest tribes of Borneo. Bruce Hutchen was awarded the M.B.E. for community services. Mr. W. B. Johnston was appo inted Professor of Geography at Canter~ bury University. He holds an M.A. with 1st cl ass honours at Canterbury University in 1949. Richard Purser is at present in Britain being coached by Erl ;:nd Kops, Richard is considered the best s ix times wo rld badminton champion. badminton player in Britain.
The 21st Annual Re-union of the Dunedin Branch of the Old Boys' Association was held at the Criterion Hotel on 29th April. Thirteen members were present, four being new members. Later in the evening th e traditional "get together" continued at Dave Loten's flat. Elections resulted : President, John Dempsey; Secretary-Treasurer, Peter Rich. The four new me mbers welcomed were: Brian Coleman (Sur veyi ng), John Dempsey (Medical Intermediate), Bruce Tompkins, Robert Wagstaff (Medical Intermediate). OLD
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Keith Carey-Smith, Paul Simcock, Mark Jagusch, Colin Mcleod (a regular members 路 of 'Varsity " B") and Dave Loten (married this yea r) are fifth year Medical students. Peter Honeyfield and Paul Dempsey are fourth year's. Peter has played many games for 'Varsity 'A" this season, and Paul again represented Otago University in swimming, gaining his Blue. Also at 'Varsity are Bruce Parsons, Bruce Tompkins, Rick Caveney and Colin Kennedy. Terry Clapham is in the Bank of New Zealand. John Davies works for the N.Z . Shipping Co. Arthur Veale is in the Genetics Department at Medical School . Ted Jones is in the Anatomy Departme nt at Medical School. Ross Hickey is doing Physical Educat ion and played senior Rugby for Union. Dick Dean is doing Veterinary Intermediat e . B.Sc. students are David Menzies, (engaged in August).
Chris
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This year Dave Rawson completed his 200th ascent to th e summit of Mt. Egmont. He is the second ma n to achieve this. Mr. J . W. Rowe has been appoin ted Director of the New Zealand Institute of Ec.onomic Research . Lieutenant Wally Steward flew "S iou x" helicopters in Borneo t his yea r. This expe rience w ill make Lieute nant Stewa rd ve ry capable as an instructor for New Zealand's future he licopte r pilots . MR. R.
G. WEBB
Mr. Webb is one Old Boy of the School who ha s had a very disting uished career. He was a member of the School's First XV in 1922. In 1927 he received his B.A. w hile at Canterbury Teachers' Tra ining College. In 1928 Mr. Webb join ed th e staff of Rotorua Hig h School and took his M.A. there. He was a member of staff there until 1939 when he joined the Army. By 1942 he was the commanding officer of his battalion but was captu red later the same year. He was unable to effect a successf ul escape and was libe rated in 1945. He returned to New Zealend and to the Rotorua High Schoo l in the same yea r. He stayed there until _1951 w hen he was appointed Principal of Te Aute College. He has now been Principal for ju st over fourteen years. He is soon to retire. In those fourteen years Mr. Webb has not missed one of the ann ual games between the School a nd Te Aute College. He has always had " g rea t interest in the School. Mr. Webb has held positions w ith the Rotorua Rugby Sub-Unions and with the Rotorua and Bay Association.
Rex Bosson is doing Mining. Tony Ruakere is a third year.
and Hawke's Ba ~ of Plenty Cricket
Richard Faull and Jim Talbot are second yea r's. Peter .Rich and Jim Crush are doing Medical Intermed iate. Dental students are Dennis Horne (third year) and Tom Kardos (second year). We wish Mr. J. D. Willis, S.M., the best in his retirem e nt. Easter tournment in 1966 is being forward to seeing many Old Boys. OLD BOYS
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Mr. Bayly has been lecturer in Zoology for five yea rs at Queensland Un ive rsity. In April he took up th e position of senior lecturer at Monash Unive rsity, Me lbourne . Arthur Eustace was appointed Head of the new Reporoa D.H.S. At present he is first assistant at Nui-a-tia College, Taupo. He taught at School 1955 to 1960.
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WELLINGTON At th e ann ual General Meeting th is yea r the following officers were e lected: Patron, J. S. Webster; President, R. C. Sh roeder; Vice-Presidents, .L. M. Papps, R. S. V. Simpson, H. M. Titter, B. A. Waite; Secretary-Treasurer, A. M. John ston; Assistant to Secreta ry-Treasurer, I. Si lver; Committee; T. Fookes, M. McCaw, A. McDougall, D. Maxwell, A. Morrison; Hon. Auditor, P. J. Wahlstrom. The "smoko" before and after the main part of the meet in g was en joyed by all present. The Jul y "smoko" was a popular evening also and formed a good chance t路o get together in t he middle of the year. Th e attendance of 24 was disappointing but social-wise it was successful. On the ~ve of the Wellington-Taranaki ma tch, 18th September, the Annual Dinne r was held at the Midland Hote l. The attendance here also was below 30 but as usual no one was 路 "dry." Mr. Webster and Mr. A.
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