OLD BOYS' SECTION Barry E. Gilliver, a Flight-Lieutenant in the R.N.Z .A.F., has been appointed Aide to the Governor of Fiji. He was recruiting officer for the Central Otago Area. Graeme Davidson, who holds a B.A. Hons. degree in Physcology and Philosophy, has left New Zealand to study for the Minis路try at Oxford, where he intends to take a B.A. in Theology. Bruce Judd has completed a B.A. degree, majoring in Geography. John Rumball has graduated from Massey University with a M.Ag.Sci. with 1st Class Honours and is this year studying for a Ph.D. Bill Rumball received a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Canterbury. Waiter Rumball has graduated a B.Ag.Sc. and is this year completing a M.Ag.Sc. Robert Henderson recently completed his Doctorate in Paleontology from Victoria University and has been awarded a Frank Knox Fellowship and Fulbright Scholarship to study at Harvard University. John Burford is practising Dentistry in Greymouth. H. J. Kenshaw, at School in 1933, is Chairman of the Wairarapa Power Board and lives in Martinborough. Graeme Duncan and David Kinsella have been nominated to play for Central Distri-cts. Lynn Papps, a Solicitor in Wellington, has recently s erved on the Taxation Review Committee. He is also Chairman of the Whangarei Glass Works. Peter Rankin is awaiting the results of his Ph.D. in Chemistry ,a nd is at present teaching in Georgetown University in Washington after being awarded a Teaching Fellowship . John W. Medley received an Alfred George East Scholarship to study Journalism at the Wellington Polytechnical Institute . Mac Miller is in Midland, Michigan, working for Dow Chemicals Ltd. Euan Hugget is studying at the Royal College, London, and was runner-up in the Stellar Murray annual contest for N.Z. musicians in England . John Woodward is the Trade Commissioner for UNESCO in the Congo. Bruce Brown, serving in the External Affairs Department, represented New Zealand at the United Na-t ions. Tom Fookes, Glen Rush and Roger Dodd are all working in the Town Planning Office in Auckland. Bruce Dyer is awaiting the results of his Economics with Honours examination. Leslie Jillett is the Dominion Newspaper Correspondent in Sydney.
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Doug Stewart is Literary Adviser for the Sydney Publishing firm of Angus and Robertson. He has lived in Australia since 1939, but returns frequently to New Zealand mainly to fish at Russell. Doug is well known as a verse playwright, many of which have a New Zealand flavour, and has recently published a colh;ctioJ?- of his J?Oetry. ~is most popular book, as Doug wryly adm1ts , lS on h1s favounte hobby- fishing, a sport he was taught by none other than Bill Moyes. He wrote his first poem and caught his first fish while at New Plymouth. Jack West, President of the Parent Branch of the Old Boys' Association, has been appointed General Manager of Newton King Ltd. Among the Old Boys who visited the School this year were : S. (Puff) Train, R. I. Harrison, A. Christie, L. F. Palmer, L. D. Rushbrook, R. Hedley and D. Bennett. . Old Boys associated with Provincial Rugby this year mclude: Bob Graham, Selector-Coach of the Auckland team 路 Dave Wood and John Wood, who both played for Waikato路 Guy McCutcheon, Neil Wolfe, Ray Rowson, Trevcr Jenkin; and Ashley Gardiner, who played for Taranaki; John Rumball, who played for Manawatu; and Peter Johns, who played for Wanganui.
SAMOAN OLD BOYS In a letter to the Acting Headma路s ter, Mila Vili has sent very welcome news of some of our Samoan Old Boys. He himself is First Assistant at the Apia Primary School and spends a lot of time coaching the local Rugby Club, which managed to get within two points of the Maori All Blacks on their last tour of the Islands. Ailao is now practising Medicine and is known as Dr. Inio. Faalelei is First Assistant at Palandi District School. Fala is a T .W.I. trainer. Albert Wendt is teaching at Samoa College. Faasalafa is an Electrician at Alafua Agricultural College. Faaitu is an Electrician with the Public Works. Mila sends his regards to his Masters and fellow Old Boys and says, "I am glad to know that the Old Boys' Association is still doing great work and at the same time feel proud that they still think of us, too, ,a s belonging to such an Association."
OBITUARIES FRED CRANSTON GILMOUR: In New Plymouth on June 20th, 1967. Aged 60.
Fred always had a lively enthusiasm for community activities and in his younger days was a prominent sprinter and Rugby referee.
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