The Wellingtonian, 1972

THE

WELLINGTONIAN Wellington College 1972

Wellingtonian

WELLINGTON COLLEGE WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND FOUNDED 1867

Editor: Mr P.F. Hickey Photographs: Mr G.M. Grover

1972

Wellington College BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Mr. P. M. Archer (Chairman) Mr. D. Deterte, Parents' Association Mr. M. Deterte, Parents' Association Professor A. E. Fieldhouse, Victoria University of Wellington Dr. A. Fitchett, Parents' Association Mr. L. R. Gibbs, Parents' Association Mr. C. R. Hesketh, Education Board Mr. I. W. Lawrence, Wellington City Council Mrs. J. M. Mo watt, Parents' Association Mr. S. G. Smith, Wellington College Old Boys' Association Secretary to the Board of Governors: Mr. L. J. Mochan, Secondary Schools' Council

STAFF Headmaster: Mr. S. H. W. Hill, M.A. Deputy Principal: Mr. L. F. Gardiner, B.A.(Hons.)

R. Bradley, M.A.(Hons.), Mathematics A. B. Gordon, M.A., History, Social Studies, Geography N. R. Hayman, Ph.D., Science P. J. Quin, M.A., English, Languages D. E. Roberts, M.A.(Hons.), B.Mus., Careers H. J. Bezar, B.Agr.Sc. R. H. Braines, A.T.C.C. D. F. Buckley E. Cardale, M.Sc.(Hons.)

W. A. Christie, Dip.Phy.Ed. R. A. J. Cuff, B.Sc. L. V. Elliott, B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.) B. H. Farland, M.A., Dip.Ed. R. A. Farrelly, B.Sc. C. Gaunt S. W. Goulter, B.Sc. G. M. Grover, B.A. G. Halliday, M.A.(Hons.), Dip.Ed. J. H. Hannah, B.Sc. P. R. Hickey, B.A.(Hons.)

R. R. Hill, B.Sc.(Econ.), (Lond.)

D. W. Hoffman, M.A. A. K. Holt, M.Sc.(Hons.)

R. J. Jeffery, B.Sc., A.T.C.L. J. L. Kember, B.A.(Hons.)

R. C. Lane, B.A. P. G. Lay, B.Sc.(Hons.)

Miss B. G. Andrews, M.A.(Hons.)

J. A. Clark, M.A. M. V. Crossling A. Fraser, B.Sc. S. J. Fuge, B.Sc. Secretary: Mrs. K. M. Power

P. J. Malcon, B.A.(Hons.)

P. Markham D. J. Marrison, B.Sc.(Hons.), (Nottingham) M. J. S. Martin, B.A. R. J. Michael, M.A.(Hons.), Dip.Ed. L. S. Moodie, B.A. G. K. O’Brien, B.Sc. B. A. Paetz, M.A.(Hons.)

G. R. Petersen, B.A. S. F. Robb, M.A.(Hons.)

F. Romanovsky, B.A. M. Sayers R. G. Shuker, M.A. G. J. S. Smith, M.Sc.(Hons.)

I. Smith G. E. Thomas P. J. McA. Walls, B.A.(Hons.)

P. A. Weatherall P. A. Willerton, M.A.(Hons.), T.C.L.C.P.E. (Loughborough) A. C. Yule, M.A. Librarian: Mrs. A. G. Harris, N.Z.L.A. Cert

Relieving Staff W. A. Jennings, B.A. R. D. Pringle, B.A., A.S.B. A. H. Scotney, M.A., Dip.Ed. D. M. Waller C. V. Wallsten, B.A.(Canada) J. D. Pargeter, B.A. Clerical Assistant: Mrs. R. H. Clark

From the Editor It is stimulating to read, as I have done recently, the reports of the activities of so many clubs and organisations which function at the College. With a total roll of over 1000 students there is so much we can all learn from each other and the interaction of ideas and personalities makes for a more interesting and diverse community.

There is, however, a tendency for spoon-feeding. So much of the stimulus comes from the Master-in-Charge. I feel sure, and I am surprised that this has not happened, that many clubs and organisations should start at the grass roots.

The impetus should come from the group. Then it would be in order to approach a Master to seek his “patronage”.

So much is spoken and written about the achievements of our College in sporting and academic circles and among Old Boys. Rightly so! But pride in one’s school has to be earned continually. The pride must be merited before it can be enjoyed and the achievements of the past should serve as spring-boards to launch us all into greater efforts.

In 1963, Mr. S. H. W. Hill succeeded Mr. H. A. Heron as Headmaster of Wellington College. 1972 completed ten years of his administration. Notable changes have occurred during the decade and the College has fully maintained its high standards. It looks forward to the future with renewed vigour and enthusiasm. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Hill many more years of fruitful endeavour in our midst.

The Deputy-Principal, Mr. L. F. Gardiner, leaves us in February for twelve months overseas in Asia, Europe, and South America. We wish him a pleasant holiday and a safe return. Mr. R. Bradley the acting Deputy-Principal for 1973, can rely on our fullest cooperation. We wish him well.

Dux of the College R. P. LITTLEJOHN Roger Littlejohn completed his 7A year at Welling-ton College taking prizes for excellence in English and Latin, the Stanley Hutchen prize for Physics and the Old Boys’ prize for 7th Form Mathematics.

He was the 1972 Firth Scholar and dux of the school.

In the New Zealand Universities’ Scholarships examination in December, Roger won first place.

Head Prefect M.D. BEATTIE

THE SPEECH OF THE HEADMASTER, MR. S. H. W. HILL, AT THE SENIOR PRIZE GIVING, THURSDAY, 9th NOVEMBER It is customary at such ceremonies as these to review the year that has passed - to recall its high-lights and gloss over its deficiencies. With the changes that have been made necessary over the past year or two a detailed annual report has suffered in the process. It is necessary to be more brief and more general.

What then are the main facts of interest in the year 1972?

Our roll has remained constant at slightly over 1,000 and we have as large a senior school as ever.

Our academic results while not up to the previous year in the number of Scholarships, still did us credit. From 54 candidates we gained 32 Bursaries and 3 Scholarships. In University Entrance, of the 94 who were not accredited, 13 passed by sitting - just as a number here (even more I expect) are going to do this year.

In the sporting field our teams repeated many of their successes. The Hockey First XI for example won the nationally coveted Rankine Cup for the third time in succession. The Rugby First XV won all their college games in the season and also won the Quadrangular Tournament. In doing so they picked up a monstrosity called “The Moascar Cup” which everybody tries to get rid of as soon as possible - after they have been photographed with it. (Napier Boys’ High School now have it on loan for that purpose I believe). The Soccer XI were hosts at a very successfully organized National Tournament and the Cricket XI after a good season defeated the New Plymouth Boys’ High School outright for only the second time ever.

In fact one looks with trepidation at the future. Just how are we going to maintain the standard? Surely we must soon be prepared for a slump in our fortunes?

Culturally we have not done so well. Our music is very much in the doldrums. We lack a music master and this hall is not a very inspiring place in which to sing. Perhaps when we have our new hall and a music master (if there are such people available - mostly they want to be “advisers”) our music and singing will revive. I hope so.

The staff has suffered its customary instability. We started the year with a full staff but the gaps soon appeared, and as expected they proved almost impossible to fill. I have been saying this incidentally every year for the past ten years. Not one year has passed without a staffing crisis of some kind.

You will read, of course, that this staffing shortage has been overcome. Well it has not been overcome here - not in the “Hard Currency” subjects anyway. At the beginning of the year I believed the story that the problem was being overcome, but Mr Chapman’s unexpected death in March and Mr O’Brien’s resignation in May, soon produced a chronically unstable area which has currently affected the education of 250 boys.

The most interesting and exciting occurrence this year has been the occupation of the Tower Block as Stage 1 of the building programme was completed. We occupied the building

piecemeal to synchronize with the next demolition - moving into the top two floors in May and into the rest of the building in August when it was nominally handed over. We are now about to occupy the new staff annexe which will really complete the Tower Block.

Meanwhile the Hall is progressing well and promises to be an attractive addition to the complex in the middle of next year.

Preparation for Stage 2 commenced last August with the removal of the old groundsman’s cottage and section, and will continue in December with a further demolition of the remaining west wing. By next February the contractor should be laying out the foundations of the next block which will spread from the prefabs across the present quad, and which will be joined to the first floor of the Tower Block by a bridge.

While it is exciting to move into new buildings, trying to run a school of 1000 boys in the midst of a demolition and building site would be called by other epithets.

The maintenance of some semblance of order and routine in the midst of so much untidiness is an impossible task.

Although there are occasional bonuses when water mains are broken, the endless mess and dirt and disorder are a depressing environment.

Accordingly, I do not think anyone will be sorry this year is over - it has been one of continual strain.

When I consider you boys who are now finishing your secondary education today who have never been free of the ugliness of demolition - it started in 1968, I pay tribute to your patience and loyalty for carrying on as well as you have. Certainly other generations have had to put up with uncomfortable conditions but none have been worse than in this last year.

This is the penultimate Senior assembly. Tomorrow accrediting will be announced and the public examinations are almost upon us.

There has been much publicity given to the abolition of examinations and many people have been brainwashed into believing they are bad things. But for all their faults, their great strength is that they are impersonal. In accrediting it is easy to internally assess the clear passes and clear failures. But it is the grey area in between that gives the difficulty. This is where the impersonal tribunal, the public examination, safeguards the rights of both pupil and teacher alike. The final line of pass or fail will not have been internally assessed for to-morrow’s announcement but will be drawn impersonally, above reproach in January.

To all then who are to sit public examinations, University Scholarship, University Bursary, University Entrance, School Certificate, I wish the best of luck.

To all leavers I extend my best wishes.

SENIOR PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY HELD IN SOCIAL HALL ON NOVEMBER 9, 1972 5G2 5G1 5B3 5B2 5B1 5SHA 5A U52 U51

CLASS PRIZES 1972 G. S. Gordon K. Chin T. Va’ai M. H. Lubransky R. W. Tattersall M. Hucklesby J. M. Riseborough P. R. Kemp R. W. Lambert

SPECIAL PRIZES The William Small Prizes for the Fifth Forms Upper Fifth D. Wasiksiri, U52 Lower Fifth C. G. G. Hogg, 5A The C. & F. Beetham Scholarship for Music: Piano P. K. Pattemore, 6A The Seddon Memorial Cup for Senior Speech G. R. Carruthers, 7A PRIZES FOR ENGLISH AND LITERATURE The Sefton Adams Memorial Essay Prize J. A. Waymouth, 7B2 The Barnicoat Memorial Prizes for English Composition Prose Section - J. E. Heyes, 7A Poetry Section - G. R. Simpson, 7A The McAloon Prize Tor 7th Form Literature D. R. J. Pointon, 7A Excellence in English G. R. Simpson, 7A R. P. Littlejohn, 7A P. K. Pattemore, 6A P. Wilson, 6A PRIZES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Excellence in French J. C. Gower, 7A J. L. McKenzie, 6A Excellence in German W. C. Leask, 6A Excellence in German and French G. R. Carruthers, 7A Excellence in Latin R. P. Littlejohn, 7A

PRIZES IN THE HUMANITIES Excellence in Geography J. E. Heyes, 7A D. J. Archer, 6R1 The Liverton Prizes for History B. M. Hing, 6B3 G. J. Toebes, 7A PRIZES IN COMMERCE Excellence in Economics A. B. Heywood, 7A Excellence in Accounting A. Komalabhuti, 6R1 PRIZE IN ART N. P. Sawicki, 6B4 PRIZES IN SCIENCE The Martin Science Bursary for 5A M. R. Brown The Stanley Hutchen Prizes For Chemistry C. R. W. Beasley, 6A D. Christoforou, 7A For Physics A. B. Philpott, 6A R. P. Littlejohn, 7A For Biology R. L. McKinley, 6A M. J. Story, 6B2 The Fell Prize for Senior Biology J. L. Ayers, 7A The Liverton Prize for Senior Science M. G. Banwell, 7A The Bertram Mitford Prize for 7th Form Science D. Christoforou, 7A PRIZES IN MATHEMATICS Excellence in Pure Mathematics D. Christoforou, 7A P. K. Pattemore, 6A Excellence in Pure and Applied Maths A. B. Philpott, 6A Excellence in Mathematics and the Old Boys* Prize for 7th Form Maths R. P. Littlejohn, 7A

THE PREFECTS' PRIZES D. J. Archer J. L. Ayers P. G. Baker W. S. Blades F. E. Estall D. A. Galler B. G. Holmes M. C. McLea D. K. Read P. J. Gaskin Deputy Head Boy, Head of Firth House, Firth Bowl of Honour M. D. Beattie Head Boy, Firth Bowl of Honour.

J. C. Gower, 7A D. R. J. Pointon, 7A D. S. Rennie, 7A G. R. Simpson, 7A P. C. Tait, 7A The Winners of the Moore Scholarships M. G. Banwell, 7A J. E. Heyes, 7A The Rhodes Scholarship J. L. Ayes, 7A James Mackay Scholarship D. Christoforou, 7A Firth Scholar for 1972 R. P. Littlejohn, 7A Proxime Accessit to Dux D. Christoforou, 7A The Dux: Winner of James Cuddie Memorial Medal R. P. Littlejohn, 7A

7th FORM SCHOLARSHIPS The Turnbull Scholarship Winners R. P. Blakemore, 7A G. R. Carruthers, 7A G. Chiu, 7A D. A. Galler, 7A

PRIZES PRESENTED AT THE BREAK-UP CEREMONY HELD IN THE SOCIAL HALL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 1972 CROSS COUNTRY Colts Championhip Junior Championships and the Taylor Cup SWIMMING Junior 331/3yds Butterfly 331/3yds Freestyle 100yds Backstroke 100yds Freestyle Under 13 662/3yds Freestyle 662/3yds Backstroke Fitzgerald Cup 331/3yds Breaststroke 662/3yds Breaststroke 100yds Breaststroke Junior 331/3yds Backstroke 662/3yds Backstroke 100yds Backstroke 331/3yds Butterfly Hellaby Cup 331/3yds Breaststroke 662/3vds Breaststroke (Equal) 662/3yds Breaststroke (Equal) 100yds Breaststroke 331/3yds Freestyle 662/3yds Freestyle 4th Form Inter-form Relay 3rd Form Inter-form Relay ATHLETICS Under 13 80 metres Hurdles 70 metres

T. McKenzie D. Hatfield

N. Bakewell R. Parkinson D. Mitchel, G. Robertson H. Charles H. Charles H. Charles A. Straugheir A. Straugheir W. Graham M. Cleverly M. Cleverly M. Cleverly M. Cleverly M. Cleverly D. Shillson J. Neeve D. Hatfield D. Hatfield R. Gaskin R. Gaskin 4SHA 3C2

P. Hawkins G. Christian

100 metres G. Christian Under 14 400 metres K. Lindsay 200 metres R. Treadwell 80 metres Hurdles R. Treadwell 700 x 100 metres R. Treadwell Junior 800 metres R. Glantschnig 1500 metres R. Glantschnig 80 metre Hurdles G. D. Christian High Jump N. Bakewell Long Jump R. Gaskin 4th Form Interform Steeple Chase 4C 3rd Form Interform Steeple Chase 3B 4th Form Relay and the Form with the best 4SHA Athletic performance 3rd Form Relay 3C1 Wellington Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association Winner - 80 metres Hurdles under 14 R. Treadwell SPECIAL PRIZES Winner - The Carwell-Cooke Cup for Public Speaking C. Wells Spear Jackson Prize for Woodwork R. Bullock, 4SHB Foster-Brook-Crouch Prizes for 3rd Form Literature P. T, Brown, 3SHA D. J. Kerr, 3SHB A. F. Scott, 3SHC Christchurch Old Boys’ Prize for 4th Form Literature G. K. Lewis, 4SHA Cocks Memorial Prizes for 4th Form Literature A. Risman, 4SHB G. A. Jones, 4C Richardson Commerce Bursary for 4th Forms G. E. Coppersmith, 4G1

Scenes from the Breakup Ceremony

Held in the Social Hall on December 8.

The Chairman of the Board of Governors Mr. P. M. Archer addressed the gathering and welcomed the visitors, members of the Board and parents. The member of Parliament for the district Mr. J. G. O’Brien and Mrs. O’Brien attended. The guest speaker Brigadier W. R. K. Morrison, D.S.O., O.B.E., was introduced. He spoke on the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

The Annual Report was presented by the Headmaster, Mr. S. H. W. Hill. Mrs. Hill presented the prizes.

At the behest of the Head Boy, Matthew Beattie, the school gave three cheers for the Dux, Roger P. Littlejohn and the Ceremony concluded with the College Song -“Forty Years On”.

The Headmaster presents the 1972 Annual Report.

Mrs. Hill presenting the Hellaby Cup to M. Cleverly, 4SHA. Brigadier W. R. K. Morrison, D.S.O., O.B.E., addresses the gathering.

Mrs. Hill presenting the Firth Bowl of Honour to the Head Boy, Matthew Beattie.

The School sings “Forty Years On”.

Levin Science Bursary for 4th Forms and The Richardson History Bursary J. A. Heyes, 4A The Beetham Art Scholarship C. Sullivan, 4C Levin Language Bursary R. G. McKenzie, 4A The H. B. Withers Science Bursary for 4B R. S. Smith 3SHC 3C2 3C1 3SHB 3B 3SHA 3A 4G2 4G1 4C 4SHB 4B 4SHA 4A

CLASS PRIZES A. C. Chin N. R. Bakewell G. C. Glossop K. D. Chan N. W. Kemp C. M. Moore D. R. King (Hing Prize) E. Scott P. Ngan J. T. Loong G. B. Hull K. W. Baird G. A. J, Szakats J. A. Heyes (Hing Prize)

The Firth Bowls of Honour P. J. Gaskin - Deputy Head and Head of Firth House M. D. Beattie - Head Boy COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Turnbull Scholars R. P. Blakemore G. R. Carruthers G. Chiu D. A. Galler J. C. Gower D. R. J. Pointon D. S. Rennie G. R. Simpson P. C. Tait Moore Scholars M. G. Banwell J. E. Heyes Rhodes Scholar J. L. Ayers James Mackay Scholar D. Christoforou Firth Scholar R. D. Littlejohn Proxime Accessit to Dux D. Christoforou Dux and Winner of the James Cuddie Memorial Medal R. P. Littlejohn

SENIOR SPORTS AWARDS presented by Mr. Garnett Philipps, President of the Old Boys' Rugby Club, at a Ceremony held in the Social Hall in September, 1972 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Intermediate Senior: Surridge Cup SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Intermediate 331/3yds Breaststroke 661/3yds Breaststroke 100yds Breaststroke 331/3yds Butterfly 331/3yds Freestyle 662/3yds Freestyle 331/3yds Backstroke 100yds Backstroke 662/3yds Backstroke and Bramwell Cup 100yds Freestyle Senior 331/3yds Freestyle 100yds Freestyle 662/3yds Breaststroke 331/3yds Butterfly

B. Symmes, 5G1 B. Holmes, 7B1

G. Kyrtatos, 5G1 G. Kyrtatos, 5G2 K. Buswell, 5A A. Speight, 5G2 A. Speight, 5G2 K. Pearman, 5B2 K. Pearman, 5B2 K. Pearman, 5B2 N. Christiensen, H. Pryde D, Spoor, 7A D. Spoor, 7A D. Spoor, 7A D. Spoor, 7A

331/3yds Breaststroke 100yds Breaststroke 662/3yds Freestyle 331/3yds Backstroke 662/3yds Backstroke 100yds Backstroke Miles Cup Inter-form Relay 5th Forms Senior School ATHLETICS Junior Discus Senior 200 and 100 metres Kember Cup and Gower Holden Cup Intermediate 100 metres (O. Lane Cup) 200 metres (Baird Cup) 100 metres Hurdles (Stout Cup) Senior Shot Put

D. Read, 7B2 D. Read, 7B2 R. Paterson, 6B6 R. Paterson, 6B6 R. Paterson, 6B6 R. Paterson, 6B6 R. Paterson, 6B6 5G2 7A

H. Vance, 5B2

N. Porteous M. Osten, 6A M. Osten, 6A M. Osten, 6A V. Va’ai, 6R2

Long Jump (Lord Ranfurly Cup) Intermediate 800 metres (Old Boys’ College Cup) 1500 m (Knox Gilmer Memorial Cup) Senior 800 metres (Lady Prendergast Cup) 1500 metres (Bush Cup) Senior High Jump Intermediate Shot Put Senior and Intermediate Discus Senior 100 metres Hurdles (Finch Cup) Junior Shot Put Intermediate High Jump 400 metres (Trafford Nicol Cup) Senior 400 metres (Luke Cup) Inter-Form Relays

V. Va’ai, 6R2 M. Bowes M. Bowes B. Holmes, 7B1 B. Holmes, 7B1 M. Birch, 7B1 D. Tsimboulas, U52 P. Marshall, 6B6 A. Speight A. Archer, 5B2 K. Smith M. Osten, 6A N. Porteous, 6B4

5th forms Upper 5th, and 6th forms Upper 6th and 7th forms

5G2 6B4 6R2

WELLINGTON SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATES Senior High Jump M. Birch Intermediate Long Jump P. Broad Senior 110 metres Hurdles A. Speight Intermediate 1500 metres M. Bowes Intermediate Relay P. McKenzie, J. Baxter, N. Porteous Intermediate 110 metres Hurdles M. Osten 200 metres 100 metres and Intermediate Relay

REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS This year was quite outstanding in the number of the school’s members who gained representative honours.

In rugby, pride of place goes to a member of staff who is an Old Boy and ex member of the 1st XV, Mr. Mark Saers, who was selected for the All Blacks.

Rugby For the Under 16 regional team: J. O’Brien, R. Te Moana, P. Broad, F. Ramage.

For the Under 18 team: M. McLea, R. Hill, M. Beattie.

For the combined colleges v. the U19 Wellington reps: P. Gear, M. McLea, F. Estall, S. Murray, R. Hill, M. Beattie.

For the combined Secondary Schools v. Waikato: R. Deterte (captain), S. Murray, P. Gear.

For the Centurion Colts v. 3rd First Reps: R. Hill, M. Beattie, R. Deterte (captain), S. Murray, F. Estall, M. McLea.

Chess G. Chiu, winner of the N.Z. Secondary Schools’ Chess Championships.

Basketball For N.Z. under 18 side to Australia: - J. Saker.

For Wellington under 20 colts: - J Saker.

For Wellington Secondary Schools’ Team: J. Saker, M. McLea, W. Blades, L. Evans.

Cricket For N.Z. Secondary Schools’ side to Australia: R. Vance.

Fencing For the Wellington Provincial Secondary Schools team in the N.Z. secondary schools champs. J. Christmas.

Hockey B. Holmes captained the N.Z. Secondary Schools’ hockey team.

Examination Results UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS R. P. Littlejohn, D. Christoforou UNIVERSITY BURSARIES “A” Bursaries J. L. Ayers, M. G. Banweil, R. P. Blakemore, B. H. P. C. Carter, T. L Childs, G. Chiu, T. E. Frost, D. A. Galler, A. B. Heywood, P. K. Pattemore, A. B. Philpott, D. R. J. Pointon, D. S. Rennie, P. C. Tait, B. H. Williamson.

“B” Bursaries C. Anastasiou, C. R. W. Beasley, J. C. Beaton, M. N. Benge, S. N. Bradley, G. J, Brock, G. R. Carruthers, A. R. Cassels, M. Colaric, A. Frost, J. C. Gower, P. W. Griffiths, J. E. Heyes, S. Y. Khor, D. H. Lane, D. R. MacKay, M. C. McLea, G. N. Major, T. B. Papageorge, J. B. Roberts, A. H. Shine, C. S. Short, G. R. Simpson, D. Spoor, G. J. Toebes, K. Tramoundanas, P. Wilson.

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE Adler, A. M.; Allan, 8. A.; Anderson, R. W.; Andrews, T. D.; Ansell, R. H.; Archer, D. J.; Armour, W. S.; Armstrong, I. P.; Baikie, I. M.; Ball, P. J.; Beasley, C. R. W.; Benge, M. N.; Bernau, J. F.; Bertos, G.; Birch, M.; Boyd, J. W. M.; Brebner, K. E.; Bunkall, P. E.; Butcher, R. J.; Carter, B. H. P.; Castle, P. R.; Cherrington, M. P.; Chin, C.; Chiu, C. D.; Christmas, T. I.; Clay, R. W.; Craig, J. R. A.; Crawford, G. A.; Crawford, R. J. Dalgleish, R. J.; Davidson, A. P.; Dean, R. A.; Edney, T. E.; Estall, E. F.; Franklin, M. J.; Fraser, H. G.; Frost, A.; Gair, B. W.; Gear, P. J.; Gibb, A. J.; Gibson, I. G.; Gillespie, I. G.; Glover, J.; Goulden, G. M. C.; Grant, M. R.; Grant, R. L.; Green, M.; Harcourt, A. G.; Hill, A. J.; Hill, R. J.; Hinchliff, B. A.; Hing, B. M.; Hitchiner, W. A.; Hsaing, Y.; Hunt, D. R.; leremia, R.; Jayasuryia, J. R.; Jessen, P. E.; Johnsen, D. P.; Johnston, N. D.; Jury, R. D.; Kaye, D. P.; Kenny, B. T.; Khan, G. I. A.;Khor, S. Y.; Komalabhuti, A.; Leask, W. L.; Little, J. W.; MacKay, D. R.; Manners, G. N.; Marchant, A. J. Marriott, I. N.; Mason, G. R.;

After the 1971 Wellingtonian went to print the University Grants Committee awarded a University Scholarship to G. J. Stradling of 7A. He joins M. R. Burton and T. J. Slack as winners of University Scholarships in 1971.

Matsopoulos, N.; Matsopoulos, P.; McConchie, J. A.; McKenzie, J. L.; McKenzie, P. J.; McKinley, R. L.; Meyer, R. L.; Mithal, I.; Morgan, N. D.; Muller, J. W.; Murray, H. G.; Naughton, G. M.; O’Brien, J. R.; Osten, M. C.; Park, G. S.; Pattemore, P. K.; Peirse, M. H.; Phillipps, D. J. H.; Philpott, A. B.; Pickering, M.; Poole, J. W.; Porteous, N. G. A.; Porter, S. R. G.; Prosser, R. D.; Ramsden, P. B.; Read, T. J.; Russell, H. J.; Saicheua, S.; Sawicki, N. P.; Scott, D. C.; Sharrock, G. E.; Shaw, J. S.; Simpson, P. A.; Smith, A. D.; Smith, G. J.; Smith, K. R.; Snoek, H. T. E.; Speedy, S. M.; Story, M. J.; Strickland, W. L.; Stuart, R. I.; Suckling, I. D.; Taranchokov, R.; Tarpley, C. I.; Tasker, R. J.; Taylor, R. W.; Thomson, A. D.; Tunnicliffe, E. R.; Vaai, V., Varoy, C. R.; Varuhas, A. S.; Vincent, K. W.; Williamson, A. R.; Wilson, P.; Winter, P. J. B.; Wong, A.; Yee, R. K. I. HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, 1972 C. Anastasiou, J. L. Ayers, P. G. Baker, M. G. Banweil, P. R. Baumann, J. C. Beaton, M. D. Beattie, R. P. Blakemore, S. N. Bradley, M. W. Broadbent, C. J. Brock, G. R. Carruthers, A. R. Cassels, T. L. Childs, G. Chiu, D. Christoforou, M. Colaric, P. T. Cunliffe, G. Florates, T. E. Frost, D. A. Galler, P. J. Gaskin, J. C. Gower, P. W. Griffiths, J. E. Heyes, A. B. Heywood, B. G. Holmes, J. R. Hudson, D. K. Jenkins, D. H. Lane, R. P. Littlejohn, M. C. McLea, G. N. Major, B. Malishkin, M. M. Meyers, T. I. Murdoch, T. B. Papageorge, N. Papatsoumas, R. G. Pearce, D. R. J. Pointon, D. K. Read, D. S. Rennie, J. B. Roberts, J. A. Saker, J. E. Shimmins, A. H. Shine, C. Short, G. R. Simpson, W. J. Simpson, D. Spoor, R. A. Steele, P. C. Tait, G. J. Toebes, H. Tramoundanas, M. R. Vaughan, D. Wasiksiri, J. A. Waymouth, B. H. Williamson, R. G. Yee, W. B. Vaney.

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE Abu Bakar Narata, M. A. 25 Ahearn, B. R. 07 Aldridge, R. J. 11 18 24 28 30 Allen, S. J. 11 Almao, R. J. 11 Anderson, G. D. B. 11 18 Anderson, P. J. 11 Anderson, R. W. 03 Archer, A. G. 03 11 18 30 Archer, B. 15 24 Arlidge, R. J. 11 18 24 28 30 Armstrong, D. W. 05 11 12 24 26 30 Ashby, H. J. 07 Atkin, D. M. 25

Bagley, N. W. 03 30 Baikie, I. M. 24 Barber, P. N. 11 12 22 24 27 30 Barclay, B. L. 08 25 30 Barnard, S. J. 03 11 18 24 30 Barton, P. H. 03 11 18 24 30 Baxter, S. J. 03 11 18 24 30 Bayliss, S. B. 11 18 24 30 Beauchamp, P. A. 07 11 30 Best, R. K. 11 Bhikha, C. C. S. 11 18 Black, F. J. 25 Black, I. J., 11 18 30 Black, S. G. 03

Blackmore, D. J. 03 28 Blundell, D. J. A. 08 15 25 Bowes, M. G. 24 Bowie, K. D. 03 11 15 30 Bradley, R. J. 11 18 24 Brice, D. C. 11 15 30 Broad, P. G. 11 18 Brown, M. R. 11 18 24 28 30 Bruce, G. F. 11 18 30 Buchan, B. D. 18 Buchan, G. R. 07 11 18 Burge, R. E. 11 18 Burns, A. C. 05 11 12 18 24 30 Buswell, K. S. 03 11 12 18 24 30

Cain, M. A. 07 11 Caldwell, J. D. T. 11 30 Cameron, S. 15 Caradus, C. D, 11 15 24 28 30 Cashmore, N 05 11 18 24 30 Castle, P. R. 03 Castle, P. J. 11 12 22 24 28 30 Cenek, P. D. 03 11 12 24 30 Chamberlain, J. G. 07 11 30 Chapman, B. E. 11 12 18 24 28 30 Chin, C. 03 04 Christensen, N. G. 30 Christmas, J. J. L. 03 11 24 30 Chung, K. P. 07 11 30 Churchill, D. P. 07 11 30 Clark, A. E. 03 11 15 30 Clark, M. R. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Coad, C. N. 03 Collins, D. P. 18 Collins, M. D. 03 08 Connolly, M. R. 03 11 18 Conway, G. J. 07 11 Cotton, A. B. 03 11 18 24 30 Cowley, G. M. 11 Craig, R. J. A. 15 Darwin, D. J. 11 12 18 24 28 30 Davis, A. G. 11 12 18 24 28 30 Delee, R. Z. 25 Dennison, B. O. 03 07 Devell, P. 11 18 24 30 Douglass, A. 03 Dowden, D. J. 05 11 12 15 24 30 Duncan, W. B. 03 11 24 30 Dunlop, B. D. 03 Economou, N. 15 30 Edginton, M. D. 03 08 11 15 30 Elepans, R. G. 03 11 15 24 30 Ellis, S. P. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Emanuels, S. K. 03 11 18 24 30 England, M. H. 03 11 12 15 30 Evans, C. R. 03 11 30 Fastier, G. J. 03 Faulls, D. H. 11 15 24 28 30 Feehan, G. M. 11 15 30 Fletcher, R. L. 03 Flintoff, W. R. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Forch, L. F. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Franklin, M. J. 28 Fraser, S. D. 03 12 30 Fraser, G. P. 11 15 25 30 Fredricson, W. 08 Frizzell, D. H. 11 18 24 30 Gardyne, S. D. 08 11 18 24 30 Garland, T. B. 11 Gerard, R. N. 11 15 24 30 Gibbs, A. R. 03 11 15 24 30 Golding, S. R. 03 11 18 24 30 Gordon, G. S. 03 11 15 24 30 32 Gordon, M. L. 30 Govind, P 30 Grant, S. P. 25 Gray, J. S. 05 11 12 24 30 Gregory-Hunt, Q. J. 30 32 Grenside, M. J. 11 Gubbins, C. P. 11 30 Hamilton, B. 03 08 11 30

Hamilton, I. W. 05 11 12 22 24 30 Hammond, J. J. R. 07 Hansen, W. J. 30 Hardie, G. 03 18 30 Hatley, W. R. 07 11 Hayman, S. R. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Haynes, M. D. R. 11 15 24 30 Heaver, J. J. 03 07 11 15 30 Helm, C. P. 03 11 18 30 Hemsley, P. L. 03 Henderson, A. J. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Hiam, R. J. 03 11 24 30 Hickman, M. J. 05 11 12 18 24 30 Hillock, D. 11 Hobbs, G 03 15 25 Hobbs, P. M. 03 11 15 Hofman, G. F. 11 24 Hogg, C. G. G. 11 12 24 28 30 Holdaway, R. J. 15 Hosking, J. W. 15 25 30 Hucklesby, M. 11 12 24 29 30 Jackson, P. H. 03 11 15 30 Jones, M. R. 25 Johns, D. A. 03 15 24 30 Johnstone, N. D. 11 Joy, G. B. 07 11 15 Kemp, P. R. 18 25 30 Kibblewhite, M. R. 11 18 24 30 Kotsapas, H. 24 Lambert, R. N. 11 12 18 25 Le Cren, W. J. 15 Leslie, R. A. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Levestam, B. J. 03 11 Litras, S 03 11 12 18 24 30 Little, I. B. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Lodge, C. P. 03 11 18 Lubransky, M. H. 11 12 15 24 30 Lyan, M. D. 03 11 18 24 30 Macridis, L. J. 03 11 15 24 30 Mahoney, S. J. 08 11 18 24 30 Mak, W. 15 24 30 Manning, A. A. 03 Mantzaris, S. 07 11 Marfell, J. 15 30 32 Marshall, P. A. 03 25 Matthews, I. 11 30 McConnel, D. C. 11 12 18 24 30 McDonald, K. J. 07 11 15 24 30 McIntosh, N. A. 03 11 18 24 30 McLauchlan, G. E. 03 11 15 24 30 McLean, J. G. 03 07 30 McLeallan, I. A. 30

Millar, G. R. 11 Moody, H. L. 05 11 15 24 30 Morrison, P. C. 11 15 Morriss, C. C. 03 11 24 30 Mortland, G. A. 03 25 Neilson, G. R. 11 18 24 28 30 Nicholson, J. M. 07 11 Noguchi, K. 15 24 30 Olds, M. J. 08 Olsen, A. W, 03 30 Olsen, M. E. 11 24 30 Owen, A. J. 25 Parker, D. W. 08 11 15 24 30 Patching, M. J. 25 30 Paterson, R. M. 25 Peck, T. M. 25 28 30 Penberthy, B. C. 11 Picken, C. A. 11 25 Ponsford, G. S. 03 11 16 24 30 Powell, R. L. 03 11 18 30 Prattley, L. H. 11 18 Preston, D. L. 03 11 25 Prokes, A. F. 11 Pryde, H. G. 11 15 30 32 Ramage, F. 0 8 11 15 24 30 03 Randall, S. 11 30 Read, G. B. 11 24 30 Reeve, R. L 03 11 18 24 30 Reizer, S 03 11 18 30 Renouf, M. A. 03 18 30 Rhodes, A. H. 03 11 25 30 Richards, G. L. A. 25 Riseborough, J. M. 03 11 12 22 24 30 Roberts, M. H. 03 11 Robertson, J. S. 11 12 15 30 Robson, I. S. 11 24 30 Rohtmets, P. 11 12 22 24 28 30 Royle, G. A. 11 12 22 24 28 30 Saicheua, S. 25 Scollay, M. D. 11 15 24 30 Scorey, I. E. 11 18 Shailes, P. L. 11 Short, T. G. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Shouler, G. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Sinclair, 0. B. 08 11 30 Slow, R. A. 03 11 30 Soulis, J. 07 11 Speight, A, J. 03 30 Spence, C. J. 11 15 30 Spiller, T. 05 11 18 24 30 Stapleton, M. J. D. 11 12 18 24 28 30 Stone, N. H. 11 30

CODE TO RESULTS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

Animal Husbandry Applied Mechanics Biology Bookkeeping Chemistry Clothing and Textiles Commercial Practice Drawing and Design Electricity Engineering English

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

French French Audio/Lingual General Agriculture Geography German German Audio/Lingual History Home Electronics Horticulture Human Biology Latin

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Maori Mathematics alternative Mathematics ordinary Music Physics Physics PSSC option Russian Science Shorthand typing Technical Drawing Typewriting Woodwork

Story, M. J. 03 Stuart, A. J. 03 11 18 24 30 Symmes, G. W. 07 11 15 Tansley, M. D. 11 15 24 Tarpley, C. I. 11 28 Tattersall, R. W. 03 11 12 15 24 30 Taylor, J. G. 11 15 Taylor, M. J. 11 18 24 Taylor, W. B. 07 11 15 30 Te Moana, R. D. H. 08 15 30 Tessier, P, A. 25 Thompson, J. P. A. 11 12 18 24 Thompson, L. S. 03 11 15 Thompson, R. K. 11 Thompson, T. J. 11 12 22 24 28 30

Thomson, D. A. 08 Thomson, G. S. 11 25 Tonks, S. 32 Tringham, R. J, 07 11 18 Trustrum, S. 05 21 Tunnicliff, P. M. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Turner, J. 11 30 Vaai, T. 05 07 11 15 24 30 Van Zweeden, R. J. 03 11 15 25 30 Vance, H. G. 03 24 30 Vernon, R. L. 11 24 28 30 Viatos, E. 25 Vink, S. J. 25 Wasiksiri, D. 25 Watson, G. L. 28

Watts, N. J. 11 Webster, I. R. 07 11 18 25 Were, R. J. 11 15 25 Wierenga, R. 07 11 30 Wierenga, W. N. 03 25 Wiley, J. S. 11 Wilkinson, S. E. 08 11 18 24 30 Wilks, G. L. 03 11 12 18 24 30 Williams, M. 08 Wilson, E. R. 05 11 12 22 24 30 Woolford, C. C. 30 32 Yee, A. E. 11 22 24 Yip, R. 03 11 25

The Prefects

WELLINGTON COLLEGE PREFECTS 1972 INSET: R. A. Deterte INSET: E. F. Estall BACK: D. K. Read P. G. Baker D. J. Archer W. S. Blades B. G. Holmes FRONT ROW: D. A. Galler J. L. Ayers M. D. Beattie (Head) P. J. Gaskin (Deputy) M. C. McLea

The Prefects Although we have received some criticism this year, as a senior group of pupils we did achieve what former prefects failed to do. Largely due to the opening of a Senior Common Room, since no prefects’ room was built in the new block, the prefects this year mixed in completely with the rest of the seventh and sixth formers. Everyone of us did his share of duties and also closer communication with the juniors was attained. Whereas before the only connection between a prefect and a junior was through Room 13, now the juniors talk freely with seniors about everyday life. They now pump out the questions that before they were afraid to ask for fear of being made look stupid. Oh, yes, we started at the beginning of the year in the usual fashion, attempting to break every detention record in sight - I think Freddy Estall did just that with one foul mood on a Friday morning, but soon we realised the Room 13 detention achieved little. As seniors we could gain far more respect and friendship through rational reasoning with juniors and I am sure there were more smiling faces this year.

In the group, of course, everyone shone in his field. Not only on the rugby or hockey field but also in the classroom. John Ayers and David Galler roped in school scholarships, David Archer and Mac Maclea shone in their classes while the rest of us plodded along diligently. Like last year, contrary to popular belief, the prefects were announced before the 1st XV was picked. Yet the matter stands that ten of this year’s group were in the first team.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that the other two didn’t take part in sport - that is quite wrong. Bruce Holmes led his hockey 1st XI to win the nationally coveted Rankin Cup again and John Ayers too by no means stayed away from sport - he always had a pair of sandshoes under his arm.

Pete Gaskin, as Head of Firth House fulfilled both duties well, representing the school for two years in the 1st XV, and being a great squash enthusiast. Pete intends displaying his talents at Massey University next year with Veterinary Science as his goal.

Maybe he was the shortest but he certainly wasn’t the angel of the faction. “Aker” Maclea, dominating with Freddy, the backline of the First XV for two years, certainly showed us all the remarkable storage qualities of a gent of small stature. Aker was also a Centurion Colt, a Wellington Under-18 Rep. and a Wellington Secondary Schools Representative.

The prefects too are anxiously awaiting the result of the recent jackpot inquiry hoping that we might benefit for a sponsored splash on the town. Thus Billy Blades is the best of friends. His rugby supremacy too added a touch of flair to the backline.

If there’s ever a dispute over hockey - ask Perce. Not only does he giggle too much but Bruce Holmes reached the ultimate in schoolboy hockey, captaining both our victorious First XI and also the N.Z. Secondary School Side in Auckland during the August holidays.

Poor Peter Baker - the school scapegoat, target for wrath and the maniacal ticklers of the school. Pete, after getting his priorities right was one of the star loose forwards on and off the field with his touches of culture and was responsible for educating many an ignorant one in the arts.

Arch was there - Dave, the tallest of us all stood majestically like the father figure above us. He too was in the team, one of the hardest workers in the side. The outstanding feature of his school year was being accredited - congratulations.

Freddy too was accredited, displaying a zest unparallelled in the School’s history. He is probably the greatest half-back the school has ever had. Four years in the First XV, twice a Centurion Colt and twice a Secondary School Representative.

John Ayers was the balance needed between the scholastic and the sporting arenas. Perhaps the hardest worker of us all in class he carried off the Rhodes Scholarship, never neglecting his sporting commitments however.

Rod, the old hand at this game retired hurt after only 1% turns at the crease. Not only captain for two years of the First XV he was also captain of the Centurion Colts and Secondary Schools team and played a dominant part in the First XI successes this season.

He visited the Japanese Embassy many times for unknown reasons - Brigadier Gilbert is looking into it.

Now we come to the hard core - Dave Read and Dave Galler.

When one thinks of arm and leg actions in Sport Read’s name crops to mind. At centre for the First XV he paralysed Brent Lindsay and other centres with crippling crash tackles. His humour and character made this fellow well appreciated in the Common Room.

At last we come to the centre of controversy. Not only did he keep classes late with his contagious laughter, David Galler kept the school alive with his wit and vitality. His meteoric rise to the top of the rugby world at fullback, after a soccer career, sent rugby reporters buzzing with enthusiasm. Not only top in tennis and cricket he coached the super-successful Senior D Prefect Basketball team which won its grade but unfortunately didn’t receive its just reward for this effort.

Aker, Fred, Bill and “Oggo” Galler with Aker as captain, represented the prefects in the schools premier basketball team.

Lastly but certainly not least, the prefects realise that the school, especially the Headmaster, was extremely patient and shrugged off our misgivings with a smile. We would like to thank all the staff for contributing to a most enjoyable and memorable year.

FIRTH HOUSE, 1972 BACK ROW: J. Cameron, H. Metz, H. J. Ashby, C. A. Mortland, R. A. Y°umans, M, J. Story, J. T. Biss, K. R. Smith, G. Trafford, S. M. Speedy, A. H. Rhodes, R. L. McKinley, C. K. Lees, P. Hely, Q. J. Gregory-Hunt, C. D. Jenkins, R. G. Ansell.

FIFTH ROW: N. S. Clements, T. R. Burns, C. R. Evans, J. Pettengell, H. G. Pryde, P. G. Broad, M. C. Osten, B. L. Barclay, R. H. Temoana, G. J. Smith, G. D. B. Anderson, R. L. Fletcher, R. L. Grant, D. M. Atkin, P. M. Hobbs, M. Grennell.

FOURTH ROW: G. F. Bruce, S. R. Golding, S. M. Cameron, D. R. West, N. R. Bakewell, R. Broad, P. H. Hawkins, R. Coles, M. E. Mann, G. Hardie, R. S. Gaskin, M. Hardie, S. W. Evans, J. Vallance, B. W. R. King, D. Wasiksiri, W. P. Flintoff, A. F. Skelton, J. L. Matthews, P. J. Brasted.

THIRD ROW: I. D. Scott, A. F. L. Middleton, B. R. Ahearn, P. Simpson, J. Marfe E. T. Vaai, J. P. Stewart, T. Hawkins, R. J. Dalgleish, D. C. Scott, R. leremia, Y. Khor, M. D. Cross, A. J. Stuart, M. T. Field, S. T. Smith, B. A. Sumner, S. Tuuta, C. R. Walker, W. J. Burrell.

SECOND ROW: A. Komalabhuti, M. D. S. Birch, R. J. Hill, Mr. D. C. Smith, Mr. P. A. Willerton, Mr. G. E. Thomas (Housemaster), Mr. S. H. W. Hill (Headmaster), Mrs. Battersby (Matron), Mr. P. J. Walls, Mr. E. Barrington, Mr. L. V. Elliot, P. J. Gaskin, L. P. Evans, D. Wasiksiri.

FRONT ROW: S. B. L. Childs, B. L. Thomas, L. R. Orchard, M. C. Welsh, G. C. Hagarty, C. Dozell, R. A. Arcus, B. W. Smith, C. E. Sullivan, M. D. Grant, Todd-Lines, N. J. Askew, J. R. Atkin, M. L. Charteris.

Firth House Firth House started the year with a roll of ninety- four, which is about the same as last year.

The traditional house swimming sports were held on the first Saturday of the term. Firth house is reputedly a single sex hostel but we had our doubts after the novelty dive!

Firth House was represented very well on the sporting field this year.

In the athletic sports, M. Birch, P. Broad, K. Smith and M.

Osten, competed successfully. M. Birch won the Senior High Jump and M. Osten won three track events, equalling a record in one of them. Firth House boys contributed half of the total number of points won by the college team.

Following the usual pattern, the approaching winter months revived the dormant rugby fever amongst many of us. Three house boys represented the college in the First XV this year: M. Osten, R. Hili and P. Gaskin. R. Hill later gained selection to the

FIRTH HOUSE PREFECTS STANDING: M. D. Birch, R. J. Hill.

SITTING: L. P. Evans, P. J. Gaskin (Head), D. Wasiksiri.

New Zealand Under 18 side.

M. Birch and L. Evans represented the house in the Senior “A” Basketball team; L. Evans being selected later in the season to play for the Wellington Under 18 team. In the light of these recent sporting achievements within the house, and contrary to popular belief, Firth House boys must eat extremely well!

The house managed to pass through the on-slaught of midyear exams at the start of the second term, without suffering too many casualties!

The dance was again held in the third term and it was a great success.

This year, the usual band was supplemented by a light show and this proved to be a successful combination. Credit must be given to R. Youmans, the artist amongst our ranks, whose posters were an added asset to the already plentiful decorations put up by the rest of the senior house.

This year saw a bigger turnover in Assistant Housemasters than usual, such is the casualty rate of those who wish to stem the illicit activities of 90 odd Firth House inmates!!

Our thanks to Messrs, Barrington, Walls and Willerton for their help during the First term and Messrs. Smith, Bezar, Robb and Elliott for the remainder of the year. Mr Bezar is going overseas and Mr Elliott is to take up a teaching position in Cambodia. Obviously the impending peace in Indo-china has its appeal when compared to Firth House life.

The ever-present staffing problems and rising costs have been well handled by our Matron, Mrs Battersby. Our thanks go to her for looking after us all.

We would like to thank the Housemaster Mr G. Thomas for his help this year.

P. Gaskin

SOME EVENTS FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR AS RECORDED BY R. BEST, 6B1 Jan 31 - Staff meeting in new quarters.

Feb. 1 - Return to school for 3rd, 6th and 7th Form.

Mr. Gardiner, amidst applause, allows 6th and 7th Forms Wednesday off.

Feb. 2 - 4ths and 5th return.

Feb. 4 - Voting for Prefects.

Feb. 9- - Prefects announced. Who is Matthew Beattie?

Feb. 11-Mr. Gardiner shows the new staff the smoking holes.

Feb. 14 - Mr. Romanovsky goes motor bike scrambling while looking for smokers.

Feb. 16 - Wellington barbers do a trade off Welling-ton College Seniors.

Feb. 17 - 18 - 23- - Athletic Sports.

New record by M. Bowes in 800 metres - 2 m. 4.8 sec., and M. Birch breaks his own high jump record - 5 ft. 81/2 in.

Feb. 28 - Eating raids? - Teachers were seen giving Room 9’s to boys eating lunches on the Hockey Field.

Feb. 28 - Second XI playing New Plymouth Boys’ High School.

Feb. 29 - First XI plays St. Bernard’s. R. Vance 122. March 1 Both First and Second Xls won their games.

March 6, 7, 8, 9 - Swimming sports.

March 10 - The Headmaster announces the death of Mr. Cecil Chapman.

March 13 - First XI cricket caps presented by Mr. W. Greenstreet.

March 15 & 16 - First XI playing N.P.B.H.S. at College. A 9 wicket win to College. The College also after-match function 6-1 at Vances.

March 17 - Earthquake evacuation drill.

March 25 - Intercollegiate McEvedy Shield Athletic Sports College 3rd.

March 27 & 28 - First XV trials watched under careful eye of

selection panel.

March 30 - Easter break begins.

April 5 - Return from vacation.

April 7 - Big yellow crane and scaffolding dis-appears.

April 11 - Christine Cole, well-known journalist, talks to 6th Forms on the language of journalism.

April 15 - Winter sports begin.

April 24 - Anzac Day service.

May 1 - Headmaster’s study, office and laboratories move to West School.

May 5 - School breaks up for May holidays.

May 6 - First XV beat Hutt Valley High School 38-0 - and win the first College game.

May 23 - Winter term begins.

May 25 - The first rooms in the new Tower Block, the laboratories, are opened.

June 1 - Many teachers believe Belt Up Day has a figurative, literal and painful meaning.

June 13 - Headmaster speaks to Senior sports teams on after-match functions.

June 14, 21 - Mid-term exams.

June 16 - First XV played Mana College and won 48-6.

June 28 - First XV defeated St. Pat’s 16-14 in hard- fought game at Athletic Park.

July 10 - Mid term break.

July 19 - First XV pull off the upset of the season by beating Silverstream 26-14. First XV beat Palmerston North Boys’ High School 7-3.

July 22 - First XV beat Rongotai 16-7.

July 26 - First XV and Second XV beat Wanganui Boys’ High teams 5-0 and 9-0 respectively.

July 27 - Masters’ Soccer XI defeat under 16A by 9-0.

July 29 - First XV beat Auckland Grammar by 15-12. Mr. Gardiner appears on the back page of the “Evening Post.’’

July 30 - Steve Murray, First XV No. 8 gets his 100 points in rugby when he scored his 25th try.

August 6 - First XV beats Hastings Boys’ High School 3-2.

August 7 - R. Vance is named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cricket Team to tour Australia for 5 weeks in December/ January.

First: mishap in the Tower Block - the laboratories flood.

August 8 - New Tower Block handed over to the College classes move in.

August 10 - Masters XV lose to 1B 10-8.

August 11 - First XV caps presented by Mr. A. H. Wright.

August 15 - First XV win first round of Quadrangular Tournament at Christchurch by defeating Christ’s College 42-3.

August 17 - First XV attain college rugby supremacy in 1972 by defeating Wanganui Collegiate 13-6 in final of tournament. Moascar Cup comes to Wellington for the first time.

August 18 - After a hectic week of school, term li breaks up peacefully.

During the August holidays, hockey and soccer teams, not to be outdone by rugby, also do very well in tournaments. Chiu wins the New Zealand Schoolboy Chess Championships.

Sept. 12 - New term begins - time to begin work. Sept. 13 - The Headmaster at assembly congratulates many boys on gaining places in representative teams.

Sept. 23- - Mark Sayers selected for the All Blacks to tour British Isles.

Sept. 25 - Many pupils go to see the Naturalisation Ceremony with the Headmaster.

Sept. 27 - Sir Denis Blundell - an Old Boy of the school, is sworn in as the new Governor-General. Boys allowed to go to watch the ceremony.

Oct. 2 - A much quieter school as Inspectors launch their three-day visit.

Oct. 3 - Filming begins on the College Comedy. Oct. 13 Water main burst - -School closes before it begins.

Oct. 14 - College’s social event of the year - Firth House Dance.

Oct. 23 - Labour Weekend holiday.

Nov. 9 - Senior prize-giving ceremony followed by afternoon tea in the new common room.

Nov. 10 - The Headmaster announces accrediting in a new way. Form Masters distribute envelopes. A few dead bodies around bottom of the Tower Block.

Nov. 13 - 5th and 7th Forms leave to go to public exams.

Nov. 20 - Junior School exams.

Nov. 25 - Junior School Sports.

Dec. 28 - Prize Giving followed by morning tea at Firth House - Annual summer holidays begin.

Staff Notes We commenced the year with twelve new members of the staff plus two “returners'’ from overseas and down south. It was really good to welcome Mr. Marrison and Mr. Walls back into the “fold”. From Training College we received Mr. Farrelly (Physics), Mr. Bezar (Biology) Mr. G. Smith (Biology) and Mr. Goulter (Maths). Ail these young men settled in quickly and were soon contributing a great deal to school life. We welcomed Mr. Robb (Languages) Mr. Shuker (Geography) and from Loughborough College in the U.K. Mr. Willerton (Physical Education). Also joining us in February were Mr. Malcon (Geography), Mr. Elliott (Languages), Mr. Hoffman (English) and Mr. O’Brien (Physics).

Joining the staff as relievers or part-time teachers were Mr. Kember (Music) and Mr. Waller (Book-keeping).

So 1972 got away to a very good start with a full staff. We met in the temporary staff room which consisted of two rooms in a double pre-fab sited just above the terraces. This site did little to enhance the aesthetic beauty of the College as seen from Patterson Street, but as a temporary building it was comfortable.

It afforded a wonderful view of the rugby and cricket matches. In December we made the move to our new staff annex but were awaiting our new furniture. This new room, long awaited, will no doubt make up for the rather dismal times when we made the long trek through wind and rain, mud and slush from the main building to the prefab staff room.

We were saddened and shocked at the sudden death of Mr. Cecil Chapman in March. He suffered from bad health most of his life but his sudden passing away came unexpectedly. He was a fine colleague with a wonderful sense of humour in the staffroom. A full obituary appears elsewhere in this magazine.

We had a series of relievers to replace Mr. Chapman. Mr. Jennings in term one, Mr. Wallsten in term two, and Mr. Clark in term three.

Mr. O’Brien left the teaching service in May and as he taught in the area where teachers are short we had difficulty in filling the position. We were grateful therefore to recruit on a temporary basis Mr. Crossling and Mr. Fraser.

The staff were thrilled when Mr. Mark Sayers was selected for the All Black tour of Great Britain. As an Old Boy of the college and as a colleague his selection brought a glow of pride throughout the school. When the glow had subsided the reality of finding a, reliever at that time of the year brought about some anxiety. We were fortunate indeed to obtain the services of Miss Andrews, herself just back from overseas and waiting to start teaching at Wellington East in 1973.

Mr. Kember left for the United Kingdom in September and Mr. Waller very kindly extended his teaching hours to look after some of Mr. Kember’s classes. We also called on the help of our old friend Mr. Pargeter.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE STAFF, 1372 BACK ROW (left to right): J. L. Kember, G. R. Petersen, C. E. Gaunt, G. J. S. Smith, L. S. Moodie, IVI. J. Martin, G. M. Grover, D. M. Waller, M. Sayers, D. J. Marrison, R. A. J. Cuff, P, A, Willerton.

THIRD ROW (from front - left to right): L. V. Elliott, S. J. Fuge, A. C. Yule, R. J. W. Jeffrey.

SECOND ROW: (left to right): H. J. Bezar, J. H. Hannah, R. G. Shuker, E. Cardale, R.. G. H. Braines, P. Markham, F. Romanovsky, P. J. Malcon, S. W. Goulter, R. A. Farrelly, P. J. M. Walls, S, F. Robb, D. W. Hoffman, R. R. Hill, Mrs. Harris, W. A. Christie.

FRONT ROW (left to right): B. H. Farland, B. A. Paetz, G. E. Thomas, R. C. Lan©, N. R. Hay man, P. J. Quin, L. F. Gardiner (Deputy Principal), S. H. W. Hill (Headmaster), R. Bradley, A. B. Gordon, R. J. Michael, P. R. Hickey, D. E. Roberts. D. F. Buckley, G. Halliday, A. K. Holt.

At the end of the year we farewelled a number of the staff who are leaving us. Mr. Elliott to Cambodia, Mr. Christie to Mana College, Mr. Gaunt to Tawa, Mr. Bezar to Britain, Mr. Jeffery to University, Mr. Cuff to Kapiti, and Mr. Hannah to Onslow College.

We sincerely wish them well in their new positions and our very best wishes go with them along with thanks for the fine job they did with us in 1972.

During the year we gradually took over the Tower Block. No doubt there were some pangs of jealousy when some members of the staff occupied the new rooms. In spite of its impressive size there are seven class rooms in the new block. It is an interesting fact that Mr. Paetz was taught in the very old building (demolished in the early 20’s), taught in the West School and the now demolished main building, and was one of the lucky ones teaching in the Tower Block - room 307.

With the demolition of Rooms 9 to 16 the Room 9 detention room disappeared. However Room 9 appears again as a prefab next to the old staff room.

As the magazine goes to print we hear that Mr. Willerton is returning to Britain and will not be with us in 1973. We are certainly sorry to lose him. Best wishes for a happy return home.

As Mr. Gardiner is going on a world tour in 1973 there will be quite a rearrangement in the “hierarchy’’ in the new year.

Best wishes to Mr. Bradley and to the others who take over extra duties.

It has been a good year all round. Even the staff sports teams, cricket, soccer, ruby and basketball, had the best year ever. May 1973 be as good.

Mr. George Halliday M.A. (Hons.) Dip. Ed.

MR. GEORGE HALLIDAY A very well known and widely respected Old Boy and Master of Wellington College, Mr. George Halliday, retired in December 1972, after a term of 27 years on the staff of the College.

His entire time at College was marked by his genuine humanity and interest in all the boys. This was noticeable to staff and students alike, as he was always ready to help new and older teachers.

He coached cricket and rugby teams for many years and was Master-in-Charge of Cricket from 1957 to 1966.

No task was too menial, no work was drudgery. For many years he was Careers Adviser at College and Chairman of the Wellington Careers Advisory Central Committee.

Mr. Halliday took an active part in teachers’ activities and was Secretary and later Chairman of the College branch of the Post Primary Teachers’ Association and a delegate to the National Conference for ten years.

Mr. Halliday attended College during the period 1926-1929 and then read for an arts degree at Victoria University, graduating M.A. (Hons.) as the James McIntosh Scholar in Education in 1935. Later he obtained his Diploma in Education.

He taught in various primary schools in Welling-ton and Cambridge and was appointed to Wairoa District High School but four years of military service during World War II intervened and he resumed teaching in Hawkes Bay before being appointed to Wellington College in 1946. During the war he was Education Officer and tutor in accountancy in the Army Educational Welfare Service.

Mr. Halliday always maintained standards of firmness and fairness and was ready to accept any new ideas which he considered beneficial without rushing to adopt a thing because it was new. He was Head of the Departments of English and Commerce until recently.

He will be remembered with genuine affection by a generation of boys and staff at Wellington College and we wish him every possible happiness in his well-earned retirement.

MR. E. N. CLAYTON, Head of Languages at College is spending two years in Europe teaching and travelling. At present he is teaching in a gymnasium, a co-educational secondary school of 967 pupils in Schweim, a town of 35,000 people close

to Wuppertal and Dusseldorf in West Germany. Before taking up this appointment Mr. Clayton attended an orientation course at Iserlohn where English teachers from the Nordrhein-Westfalen province studied German teaching methods and learned about life in Germany. In August, Mr. Clayton went to Vienna and Budapest. He saw the West German hockey team play both India and Pakistan before capacity crowds.

While in London he met former masters who were on the staff of the College, Mr. Gilbert Howell and Mr. John Ross. He also saw Onny Parun play his marathon game at Wimbeldon against the Spaniard Gimeno.

His address is.

583 Schweim, Markisches Gymnasium, Prasidentenstr 11, West Germany.

Mr. L. F. Gardiner B.A. (Hons.) - Deputy Principal

Mr. Elliott, who is leaving Wellington College to take up an appointment under the Colombo Plan at the Languages Institute Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic (Cambodia). During 1972 Mr. Elliott was Assistant Housemaster at Firth House and taught Languages at College. Educated at Sydney University he has taught French and German in New South Wales and took part in the programme of educating and integrating adult migrants to Australia. He has taught in schools in England and Belgium and spent a period at Rangitoto College, Auckland.

In Phnom Penh his responsibilities relate to the implementation of the Khmer Republic’s programme to replace French with English as the official second language, in this regard he will work with Cambodian teachers of English.

Mr. L. F. Gardiner leaves in February on an extended trip through Asia, Britain, Europe, and South America.

He will be travelling by plane to Singapore, Penang Island and Bangkok in Thailand and travels overland to Calcutta in West Bengal where he joins an Asian Overland Tour passing through such interesting and historic places as Patra on the Ganges in Bihar, Benares and Agra in Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Amritsar in the Punjab, Lahore and across Pakistan to Kabul in Afghanistan.

Interesting areas in Iran include Gorgan on the Caspian Sea near the Russian border, Teheran and the famous Persian ruins at Persepolis.

The journey across Turkey includes visits to Ankara, Lake Van and Instanbul on the Bosphorus Straits.

Salouika in Asia Minor, Delphi - the shrine of the ancient Greek oracle, and Athens will afford interesting stops in Greece.

The journey through Yugoslavia includes Skopje and Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast.

After a brief stop at Venice in Northern Italy, the journey continues to Innsbruck in Austria, through Badenwurttemberg to

the old university city of Heidelberg, across the Rheinlandpfalz to Brussels in Belgium. Mr. Gardiner intends to spend several months in the British Isles and Europe.

The South American part of the trip includes visits to Rio de Janiero, Brasilia, Paraguay, Argentina, up the coast of Chile to Peru, a visit to the remains of the Inca cities, thence to Easter Island in the Pacific.

OBITUARY

MR. C. H. G. CHAPMAN Cecil Hastings Granville Chapman came to Wellington College in 1970, and immediately impressed his personality on staff and students. He was by nature a somewhat shy and retiring man, and even after more than two years’ association with him, we were constantly learning new and intriguing incidents and experiences, drawn rather involuntarily from him.

He was born in 1919 in England, the son of a Harley Street doctor, and the grandson of Lord Granville. His god-father was the eminent author Somerset Maugham, who was also the family’s neighbour in the south of France.

He was educated at Epsom College and Harrow and took a degree, B.A. Honours at Selwyn College, Oxford in theology.

After the war he took an M.A. in History at Cambridge. He represented Cambridge at squash, and carried this interest to Wellington College where he was in charge of the Squash Club, and a member of the Collegians Club.

After the War he stood as Conservative candidate for Grimsby.

Mr C.H.G. Chapman

During the War he served in the Eighth Army and was awarded the M.C. He was wounded in the lungs, and this injury plagued him for the rest of his life.

In 1952 he married a N.Z. girl and came to N.Z. in the following year. Six years later he was hospitalised for a lengthy period as a result of war wounds, and after this illness he took up teaching first at Naenae College, then at Rongotai, and then at Wellington College in 1970.

He had many interests, cultural and sporting, and these he kept up at College. Squash we have already mentioned, and he was also in charge of the Tennis Club. He was a keen debater, a member of the 22 Club, and looked after debating at Wellington College. He was a keen theatregoer, and gave much time to the Drama Club. In 1971 he produced “The Happiest Days of Your Life”. He played bridge enthusiastically, and engaged in some prolonged competition with keen players at school.

Mr Chapman’s interest in books and music was profound, and his private library of books and records was particularly impressive.

We miss him as a valued colleague, we miss him as a pleasant companion and friend, and we offer our sincere condolences to his family.

MR. JAMES KEMBER, formerly of the Music Department at Wellington College and now studying 20th Century diplomatic history at the University of London, wrote to the editor from London in January.

“Looking back on the three months since I arrived in London (and the five since leaving New Zealand), my feelings can only be described as mixed. In one sense so much of the city and country seems familiar, street names and buildings in particular.

I have found it strange to walk along Harley Street or in Piccadilly Circus, or to go past Big Ben, the Bank of England or the Tower of London, and it is quite easy to take then for granted, perhaps because they are so well-known to us from photographs and films. Only later do I realise that was no photograph or copy: it’s the real thing! Much of this feeling of familiarity must be due to the ease with which New Zealanders settle into a city which in many ways is like home. A familiar language - though so often you hear unknown ones in the street - cars that look the same (except for the taxis, all the same make and colour, black) people dressed in recognised styles and so on.

Yet the differences, however subtle, are there. The buildings are predominantly brick - no earthquakes, and living habits are not the same. Most shops, for instance, are open 51½ or 6 days a week, so that Saturday is a very busy shopping day - well-worth avoiding Oxford Street if you can go some other way. Unless you live several miles out, the chances are that you would live in part of a house which has a front door opening straight into the street, and instead of a garden, there are more houses on each side.

Fortunately, there are trees planted in some of the streets, and many grassed squares, as well as the magnificent parks, without which it would be easy to go mad. (Standing in the middle of Hyde Park one afternoon, I suddenly realised that, for once, I couldn’t hear any traffic noise). It is to one of the smaller parks next to where I am living that school-children (mainly of intermediate school age) are brought by bus, a different group each day, for an hour of games. Possibly their school has no fields at ail - which makes me realise how Sucky Wellington College and other New Zealand schools are.

New Zealand seems in many ways not far away; and certainly a plane trip can take as little as 36 hours, even if I took the leisurely way out in coming by ship. That gave me some sense of distance - nearly a week to get from Hawaii to Vancouver or to cross the Atlantic. There are constant reminders though of the college - with the All Blacks, came Mr. Sayers, then in January Mr. Bezar called in to see me, and Mr. Gardiner will be here later in the year.

What do I miss? Sun (there was, however, plenty of that on the way, and occasionally we do get some good days here, though they are so short in winter, with sunset about 4pm), sea, and views. London is quite flat, and it is very hard to get any idea of its size because there are few vantage points. One though, is New Zealand House, excellent because not only is it central so

that you can see Trafalgar Square and the Thames along to St. Paul’s and beyond one way, and south beyond Whitehall, but also because there are few large buildings nearby to block the view.

Only in such places is it possible to comprehend the size of the city - nothing but buildings as far as the eye can see.

The real London encompasses all these sights, but more than that, it is a city where many thousands commute each day by bus and train (including the underground). It has its busy period just like any other city - the difference is one of scale, with already congested streets and footpaths becoming worse as the tourist season approaches. Yet it is a living city centre, and not one which is devoid of people at night or the weekend, because the businessmen give way to the theatre- and concertgoer coming for the wealth and variety of entertainment which is offered every night - all of which makes it very hard to find some time to do any work, as I all too soon discovered. Fortunately, the university environment is just as stimulating, with visitors from other parts of England and other countries. It is though, very pleasant, if not necessary, to get out of London, to see fields and villages instead of the never-ending city, and to visit some of the other famous cities like Oxford or Bath - but that’s another story.

Post-Graduate student in 20th Century diplomatic history, University of London.”

SCHOOL COUNCIL During 1972 the School Council met eleven times, and although it faced numerous difficulties and much criticism it made considerable progress towards finding a worthwhile place in the school environment.

Several improvements over the 1971 Council were made this year. For the first time, junior classes were directly represented, and the 49 Council members were made up of one representative from each 3rd, 4th and 5th form, and two from each Upper 5th, 6th, 6R and 7th form. Representatives were encouraged to discuss Council business with their classes during English periods, which were regularly set aside for this purpose with the co-operation of the staff, and they were expected to present the opinions and suggestions resulting from these discussions to the Council. Staff members were also invited to attend, and those who did so were permitted to participate fully and vote along with the student members.

Early in the year a School Rules Committee and a Sanitation Committee were set up. The former, chaired by G. Simpson 7A, was composed of both staff and students, and it carried out several minor alterations to the internal administrative rules of the school. The latter was made up entirely of students under the chairmanship of T. Read 6R2, and on its recommendation several changes and additions were made to the school’s sanitary

facilities. How-ever, its suggestions regarding rubbish disposal were disregarded, and much of the committee’s unrecognised effort was wasted when a roller towel installed at its urging was wilfully destroyed.

The two members of the executive frequently submitted Council business to the Headmaster, who was most willing to discuss school affairs with them and receive Council recommendations. At the invitation of the Council he addressed a meeting of the representatives early in the third term, giving his views on a variety of subjects including student dress and appearance, the use of school notice- boards, and corporal punishment.

One of the most valuable achievements of the year was the two meetings held in the third term between the Council executive and Dr Fitchett and Mr Hesketh of the Board of Governors. The chief purpose of these initial discussions was to open up a means of communication between students and the Board and achieve some degree of mutual understanding, so they tended to be rather general in nature. However, some concrete results were achieved, such as the possible revision of the Liberal Studies curriculum and the phasing out of the anachronistic and little-observed rule regarding the wearing of caps. The second of these meetings was also attended by M.

Franklin 6B1 to enable the 1973 Council to have some basis on which to continue discussions with the Board.

The Council was also involved with the collection of money for the Save the Children Fund, and of books for Tongan secondary schools and public libraries. The 1972 Charities Concert was chiefly the work of students from outside the Council how-ever, and their efforts are gratefully acknowledged.

The money resulting from this event was presented to the Laura Fergusson Trust.

A frequent criticism voiced by those outside the Council was that too much time was wasted in dis-cussing trivial issues, and that members were quick to point out faults and make demands but were not prepared to support their words with constructive action. To some extent this is a valid comment, as many of the proposals considered by the Council were never put into action.

However, it must be remembered that the Council was originally established as an advisory body only, and thus has no real power

to carry out major changes to college life. At present, most of the school population are apathetic about Council affairs and do not treat them seriously, and they tend to look on the representatives as a small, self-interested, over- loquacious group. If the Council wishes to advance its status and become more effective it needs to play a greater part in school activities, so that it is in a position to carry out the reforms which It calls for. The representatives’ involvement should not end with the meetings, as the Council must not isolate itself from the students it is intended to represent.

In closing, the executive would like to acknowledge the continued assistance of Mr Michael, and they would also like to thank other members of the staff who took encouraging interest in Council affairs.

Chairman: G. Major 7B1 Secretary: D. Pointon 7A

VIEWS OF THE NEW SCHOOL FROM THE DRIVE AND MT. VICTORIA

People and Places...

1973 and go to Oxford University towards the end of the year where his main interest is expected to be clinical medicine.

Anthony Raine was the Wellington Golf Club junior champion in 1966 and has been a regular member of university ski teams.

Rhodes scholarships arise from a bequest made under the will of Cecil Rhodes. Each year, candidates are nominated by New Zealand universities and the final choice is made by the selection committee.

Selection is made on the basis of scholastic abilities and attainments, moral character, qualities of leadership, and physical vigour as exemplified by prowess in sport.

A maximum of two scholars are chosen each year, and generally live at Rhodes House, Oxford, during the tenure of their scholarships and study at one of the Oxford colleges.

Mr. Raine is keen on music and plays the piano.

As well as his medical degree he has done arts units at university, including political science I and II, and maths I. He enjoys playing golf, squash and tennis, but stresses it is purely for relaxation.

He has been interested in skiing, took part in competitive skiing in his first two years in Dunedin, and then moved to administration, both for the University Ski Club and on a regional level.

He has been club captain for two years.

In collaboration with others, he has published three papers dealing with medical research, two resulting from his B. Med. Sc. work, and one resulting from a holiday research job in Sydney.

He was also part of the research team that looked into anaemia in Maori children on the East Coast a couple of years ago. This team was headed by Dr. I. Prior, of Wellington Hospital.

Mr, Anthony Raine, 1973 Rhodes Scholar.

Mr. A. E. G. Raine of the University of Otago was selected in November by the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee presided over by the Governor-General Sir Dennis Blundell, as one of the 1973 Rhodes Scholars. The other was Mr. Andrew Brown of the University of Auckland.

Anthony Raine was dux of Wellington College in 1966 and won a University Junior Scholarship. He studied for his medical intermediate examinations at Victoria University, Wellington, before going to Otago University Medical School in 1968. In 1969 he was awarded a Medical Research Council Junior Research Scholarship to study for a Bachelor of Medical Science degree in physiology. He will complete his medical degree at Otago in

A NOTE ON THE SENIOR COMMON ROOM Before the College fully occupied the new Tower Block, Mr. Gardiner announced that there was to be a Senior Common Room on the first floor. The Furniture Committee, John Ayers, Rob Crawford and John Saker spent the “modest sum" of $1,200 on 80 chairs and 6 tables.

The Common Room Committee comprised D. Christoforou, A. Heywood, D. Jenkins, D. Pointon, D. Rennie, A. Shine, G. Simpson, D. Spoor, P. Tait and J. Tolkes, all of 7A. Mr. Braines made six more tables which the Common Room Committee assembled and varnished.

Mr. Buckley made $65 available to the Committee of which we used $40 to buy tea, coffee, disposable cups and 50 permanent holders and started selling tea and coffee for 5 cents

a cup. Mr. Buckley’s money was returned within 6 weeks.

It appeared that the cups would run out before the end of the year, so the committee started selling Commonwealth Games stickers which was continued by the 6th formers when the 7th forms left for exams.

Overall, the Common Room was a great success and the

pupils appreciated the change from the old classrooms. With radio, comfortable chairs, tea and coffee, it had a very relaxing atmosphere.

Envious staff members could often be seen outside the doors, saying that pupils were now better off than the teachers.

D. Jenkins, 7A

"WHEN SCHOOL DAYS ARE OVER . . ." by the Careers Master, Mr. D. E. Roberts As the Careers Adviser at Wellington College, I have two main functions, together with a great number of odds and ends of jobs which have to do with keeping the pupils’ records straight. The first main task is to supply information not only on careers themselves, i.e. what an engineer does, for example, or an accountant, but also the prerequisites for these careers, the subjects students should choose at school, what tertiary education is necessary, where this is to be had, and how long it takes. And I have to be able to advise students about prerequisites for courses at the Universities and Polytechs, as well as other related matters such as what accommodation is available in the main centres, and what bursaries are available from Government departments and private firms. Fortunately for me, most boys seem to know a good deal about this already; but for those who don’t I am well supplied with information by the Vocational Guidance Service. This is my primary source of information. Private firms are helpful too. Many of the bigger companies have their own recruiting officer who visits schools at least annually; usually he comes laden with posters and brochures, and it is my task to arrange for him to talk to students.

The State Services Commission and larger Government departments run annual recruiting campaigns too, and by the time all these people have been to see me the problem is what to do with all the material they leave behind them. Each year I get supplies of the magazines After School, Careers Journal, Student Digest Supplement, all free of cost, as well as the Careers Reference Manual which is put in the school library.

This part of the job takes up a fair amount of time, but it’s fairly straightforward. Advising is not so easy. Students come to me, sometimes accompanied by their parents, having only very vague ideas about what they want to do when they leave school.

Those who come in the hope that I will be able to produce an answer for them will be disappointed; I can’t make up people’s minds for them. But if we can talk over the problem together, sorting out the pros and cons, a much clearer picture often comes up.

Probably the biggest event of the year for most school leavers is the visit of the University’s Liaison Officers. The biggest single task for me is the issue and

processing of the well-known leaving form. When each one is filled in, it is my job to collect comments from masters about each student, collate the information and prepare it for the Headmaster to write the Certificate of Reference or Testimonial.

Each year more than 200 boys leave Wellington College, and at least half of these want testimonials. In addition there are annual statistical returns to be filled in, listing the numbers of pupils on the roll, the subjects they study, their destination when they leave school.

The picture you get of students choosing a career is an encouraging one. Mostly they are sensible; they are not usually attracted by jobs which offer high salaries and poor prospects.

And they want jobs which are interesting, worthwhile, and demanding.

The New Hall

Two views of the partially completed Assembly Hall. At the front of the hall between the concrete blocks will be the stained glass memorial window from the old hall which was demolished in 1968.

It is now in storage but will be fitted before the hall is finished about June 1973. It depicts St. George and the dragon and was used for the design of the first New Zealand health stamp. The window will be floodlit at night.

The hall is designed to seat the whole school of over 1,000 pupils. There will be a brick linkway across to the tower block. To the right is the music room which adjoins the hall.

VISIT OF MR. J. McGUIRE TO THE 6TH FORM GEOGRAPHY CLASSES In July, Mr. John McGuire, the former New Zealand trade Commissioner to Ghana spoke to the 6th Form Geography classes about Ghana and its problems especially since the advent to power of General Nkruma. As a result of Kwame Nkruma’s ambitious policies, Ghana went into a financial collapse which Mr. McGuire explained to us with reference to financial reports.

The main point that Mr. McGuire stressed was the

importance of a broad base to the economy; Ghana being a textbook example of what happens when a nation lacks a broadly based economic structure.

Mr. McGuire's talk was directly relevant to the University Entrance syllabus. This first hand account of the topic was extremely valuable. The talk was informative and we appreciated Mr. McGuire giving up time to talk with us.

The Headmaster, Mr. Hill, farewells our new All Black, Mark Sayers, on the eve of his tour of North America, United Kingdom and France.

FROM DAVID BRASTED IN AMERICA David Brasted has spent 1972 as a New Zealand Exchange student in the United States. He wrote to the editor from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, in November.

It certainly was an awakening to leave our small and relatively quiet “land of the long white cloud”.

It was about 9pm. and there we were, 16 hardy New Zealanders strapped to our seats ready for takeoff. For most of us it was our first flight aboard an overseas jet liner. We all thought it was a great joke.

Here we were, girls and boys alike, free from family ties for what we didn't realise would later seem an eternity. Yet what an exuberant feeling of independence! From then on until the next January we would be New Zealand ambassadors abroad and suddenly we all felt proud. What greater country and peaceful nation could we represent?

By the time our huge B.O.A.C. V.C.10 touched down at Fiji we were prepared to place our feet on a new nation. However we did suffer a slight shock at this stage of the proceedings as many of us were going to the coldest parts of the U.S. and were dressed for the snow.

To our surprise it wasn’t snowing in Fiji: No, it was at least 80° too hot for snow. Well we took our second or third large drink of the trip and bathed in perspiration while we quickly dashed our first cards off home or snatched up a few small duty-free deals.

Taking off from Fiji we certainly felt we were going some place as we reboarded our V.C.10. Playing international travellers

was fantastic except the jet set pace sure didn’t give us too much time to familiarize ourselves with our various ports of call. Also our economy class food left a lot to the imagination. Well, several hours later after we’d lost all conception of time we looked out of the cabin window and there seemingly growing out of the blue Pacific was our first view of the U.S., Hawaii in all its splendour, Five or six minutes later, we were leaving our plane at Honolulu International Airport to have our tickets and passports checked by customs. Of course, the more adventurous of us deviated our course at the terminal and got hopelessly lost. We reached our connecting flight to Los Angeles about two minutes before take off.

We were disappointed that our only view of Honolulu and the famous Pearl Harbour was through the windows of the aircraft but the thought of Los Angeles only a few hours away kept our spirits rising. On arriving at L.A. the 16 of us had to part. Well, that was sad but six of us stayed together as far as Chicago where the two of us bound for Michigan were on our own. It was not as easy as that however for I had somehow got mixed up whilst having my luggage checked at L.A. and consequently there was no suitcase for me at Chicago. With only a few minutes before my next flight I had to leave directions for the forwarding of my case and we had to leave.

Soon after my arrival at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, I was reunited with all of my worldly possessions as well as my first experience with snow. There was lots of it. The ground was covered in at least 3 ft. to 4 ft. of it. That winter was the record snowfall for the last 200 years, 17 ft. 2 in. I certainly found it cold and the second day I was at school it was closed for a snow storm had blocked all the roads. I soon learned to enjoy all this snow as much as everyone else. I had my first ride on a snowmobile and I also learned how to ski. A snowmobile is a small vehicle rather like a motorised sleigh with skis at the front of it and it has a track instead of wheels. They are a lot of fun and almost everybody owns one. Each year Sault Sainte Marie holds an International 500 mile snowmobile race. People from all over the state and other parts of the country come either to compete or participate as spectators each year.

I attend the local high school. There are about 1,500 regular students attending daily. The school is co-educational and quite a lot different from Wellington College. The work is different as there are some subjects I have never taken before as well as subjects they don’t offer that I have taken before, such as German. Yet they have a very interesting course in U.S. Government, sociology and a liberal arts subject, humanities and drama.

As the snow melted and summer followed spring early in June I moved from my first family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Savoie who had one son, Tom, at home who was my age, to my second family, Mr. and Mrs. William MacMillan and they also have one son, Don, at home who is my age. Well, soon after I moved

to the MacMillan’s and I had spent a week at a boys’ Youth Leadership Camp sponsored by Rotary in Lower Michigan with many interesting speakers, we drove out west across Canada to the state of Maine. Our trip east was made through most of south east Ontario and across the south eastern tip of Quebec province. We drove around both Ottawa and Montreal. I did not get to see the cities in detail but it was interesting what I did see in driving by them. After leaving Quebec we drove through the states of Vermont and New Hampshire before reaching Maine.

We spent one week in Maine, four days of which we were sailing off the coast in the MacMillan’s 26 foot sloop. The Maine coast is very rugged but is full of historical landmarks which make it extremely interesting. I felt at home beside the sea again and I really enjoyed my first swim in salt water since I had left the Pacific even if it was the Atlantic. Lake Superior was o.k. for a swim if you like freezing cold water! Well in our travels we visited a quaint New England town with sloping streets and gaily coloured antiques. We visited on old fort which some claim was the first settled area in the U.S., i.e. where white man first took up residence. There was a museum there and many old artefacts including gravestones dating back to 1600. On our way back to the marina at South Freeport we spent our last night harboured at Jewell Island where the legendary Captain Kidd is supposed to have buried treasure. I went searching but besides finding a dead seal I didn’t have too much luck.

After our week in Maine, we drove to Toronto and saw Niagara Falls on the way. It was a grey day, but I would say those fails would be impressive on any day. I spent two weeks in Toronto with a friend of my mother and enjoyed weather between 50 and 90 degrees every day. While there I saw all the big stores downtown and was really impressed by this huge city of 21/2 million people. One thing I really enjoyed was a visit to the huge tourist and amusement park they have on the shore of Lake Ontario known as Ontario Place. It certainly is a fun place with a huge Cinerama theatre and many historical displays depicting Canadian affairs and scenery. There were also souvenir shops, restaurants, beer gardens, paddle boats and an opera shell all for entertainment. Toronto is certainly a fascinating city.

The next place I visited was in Alberta, Canada.

I drove from the Sault all the way across the Canadian prairies to the city of Calgary, situated a few miles from the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. I went west for two reasons, firstly to see many of our relatives who live there and secondly to see a large part of the Canadian countryside. Both of my ambitions were realised in full as I spent three weeks with relatives and enjoyed a week travelling to and from Calgary. The Rockies were very impressive especially the area around Lake Louise where I rode on horse back up to the scenic plain of the six glaciers. Lake Louise with its glaciated turquoise blue water is probably one of the most beautiful sights in the world. I also had my first meal in a revolving restaurant with my last breakfast on Calgary spent

above the town in the Calgary Tower.

In total I have been in 12 states since I arrived in the U.S.A. I saw most of the New England states driving to and from Maine, I drove through New York State and I’ve been in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and I will be visiting Minneapolis - St. Paul (twin cities) during Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I hope to see some of San Francisco and Los Angeles on my way back to New Zealand in January.

We have just had fall when all the leaves were a beautiful golden orange and red and now with our first sprinkling of snow two weeks ago we are preparing for winter and my first white Christmas.

I don’t know if I’m Wellington College’s first ex-change student but I certainly hope that the school will keep promoting the programme because it is an experience I’ll never forget.

The school would probably gain a ton of interest and gratifying experiences by hosting a student from abroad for a year!

Brent MacDonald of U51 received the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award from the Governor General Sir Denis Blundell in December.

OUT OF THE UNKNOWN

H. J. Russell and P. Bunkall apply the heat. W. Strickland and A. Adler wonder what's next. 6A in the Chemistry Laboratory.

Surely not a scheduled experiment - W. Meyer, R. Ansell and R. Butcher can no doubt explain it!

FROM PAUL RANSLEY IN THE SOLOMONS

to 5.30 are free. At 5.30 we all wash in the river and get ready for church at 6.00pm. Three nights a week we have prep. I’m living in a leaf house which had the roof blown off by Cyclone Ida about a month ago but its been repaired since then. The school is divided into sets, one of which cooks for the school each week.

I’m taking the Red Cross as well as being in charge of sports. At the moment I'm busy trying to organise a soccer league amongst the local village people in the area and try and promote some sort of community involvement. I’m also building a games field from some waste land of about 3 acres which I hope will be for the use of the local people as well as the school.

It might interest you to know that I have played some rugby since I’ve been here. Shortly after I arrived I heard of a 7-a- side competition in Honiara which is 40 miles away. So I coached up a couple of teams, from boys who had never played rugby before, and entered them into the competition. I ended up only taking one team in because everybody thought the second team was too small. Well I thought our team was big but compared to our opponents we were midgets. (This was a senior competition).

However we trooped onto the field against a fairly highly rated team and only went down 10-6, which turned the crowd, who had jeered us when we went on, to wild cheering when we went off, after we’d played some dazzling rugby. I think if the boys had

Paul Ransley, the 1971 Head Boy, spent 1972 doing Volunteer Service Abroad in the British Protectorate of Southern Solomon Islands. He taught at St. Mary’s School, Pawa, Ugi Island. He sent us this note in July.

“St. Mary’s is a boy’s boarding school of 208 pupils. I’m the Form Master of Standard 5A. I teach English, Maths., Social Studies, and take 3 P.E. periods a week.

There are six classes in the school and I take al, of them, except one, for something. Its a senior primary school going from Standard 5 to Standard 7 (compared to New Zealand: Standard 4 to Form 3). There are two classes at each level. The ages of the boys range from 9 to 22 in most classes. It is from Senior Primary that the boys go to Secondary School and each year the Standard 7’s sit an intelligence test to see who will go to Secondary. The test is graded so that only 2% of all Senior Primary pupils can go to the five secondary schools in the Solomons.

At St. Mary’s we rise at 5.30 a,m. every morning for church at 6.00 a.m. School starts at 7.30 and goes to 2.30 with a 11/2 hour lunch-break in between. From 2.30 to 4.30 the boys do maintenance around the school (e.g.) cutting grass, repairing leaf buildings, fixing the school farm,, keeping the station tidy; 4.30

been a little more confident we would have won. And I scored the first try of my life! The funny thing was, never having played rugby at school, the boys had never come across goal posts and as I thought - but the mentally deficient knew you converted OVER the cross-bar (so obvious??) I didn’t bother to tell anyone. So having duly attempted to kick the ball under the cross-bar our kicker came and apologised to me for being a bad kicker and making the bail go over. But the rugby season finished in April and trying to get the boys to play anything other than soccer gets the same results you would get if you asked them to change their sex.

At the moment we are in the middle of exams and thank goodness my papers aren’t as shambolic as they were last term.

I’m not looking forward to all the marking though.

3B ENGLISH HARD AT WORK? (L-R): D. Hambling, M. Cook, J. Viatos, A. Gruenberg, P. Hughes, R. McLean.

Friday 13th October was a lucky day for College pupils; they were sent home before classes began because of a broken water main.

A bulldozer which was levelling ground between the West School and the new Tower Block broke the main, leaving most of the school without water.

6B6 receiving envelopes from their Form Master, Mr. P. Walls, Accrediting Day, 1972. (L-R): J. Manners, B. Gair (partly hidden), R. Grant and P. Matsopoulos. (Photo: P. Marshall)

Supporting the Wellington College athletic team at the McEvedy Shield Athletic Championships in March were R. Tasker, R. Craw-ford, M. Beattie, F. Estall, D. Galler, P. Baker, D. Archer, J. Saker.

"3C1 makes the Break” - the day the watermain burst, Friday, 13th October, 1972. (L-R): T. Edwards, L. Blanchard, D. Guppy, C. McKean, M. Trask, G. Hill G. Clarke, P. W. Taylor (partly hidden).

Cultural Affairs and Recreational Pursuits ART To see is .. . the task proper to the eyes.

But we use this word even with regard to the other senses when we apply them to the act of knowing. We do not say ''Listen how that sparkles" or "Feel how that shines" or "Taste how that glitters" or "Touch how that dazzles".

It is the word (see) that fits all these expressions, and again we say not only "see what a light" (which the eye alone can do), but also "see what a sound, see what an odour, see what a taste, see how hard".

Thus painting, which has been called a silent language, has a universal function that derives from the ascendency of sight over all our other senses: to manifest as categorically as possible what is - in us and outside us, visible and invisible.

St. Augustine It is commonly thought that in order to gain an appreciation of art today, we need highly specialised training. A whole new range of technical terms has arisen - a new vocabulary of art - to permit an exact interpretation. Need a work of art be accompanied by a protective covering of words? Is a work of art solely the outcome of an intellectual exercise requiring mind-bending gymnastics in order to be understood? Our answer must plainly be in the negative.

The history of art - or any other kind of history - has a definite place in the life of the individual. Its aim is to educate the mind of the present with information from the past, in order to ensure a better present and a better future.

How many great paintings were worked out intellectually, in detail, in advance? Surely all works of art are the product of body, mind, and spirit working together in harmony, each playing its part. The skill and vision of the craftsman, his insight and intelligence must all contribute.

In this age of tremendous developments and discoveries are we not in danger of worshipping intellect as the superior component of the human make-up? We need only look back over the last few decades to see where this may lead us. We have new pest destroyers - and new infertility in plants, new antibiotics and new problems for doctors, instant communications - and a world in a turmoil of opposing creeds. Each new achievement of the brain brings proof of the imperfection of our knowledge.

The great work of art must communicate its message and it does so through all the senses. There is still much to be said for humility and simplicity; humility which is content to give of its

best; communication that seeks to convey the vision to all who behold. Let us have a little awe and mystery in unscientific things.

To explain illusion - is often to destroy it.

Now that the Art Department has become established in its new home on the Tower Block’s second floor, it is hoped that its influence will begin to spread further and further into College life.

Those using the new facilities have been quick to take advantage of the opportunity, and much of the art-work being produced is of a very high standard.

A great deal of prestige surrounds the name of Wellington College, both on the sports field and academic circles. Soon perhaps, the artistic and cultural side of the school will also make its mark. We have an intellectual side that is well developed and an equally well-developed active side, but until now the emotional aspect of school life has been somewhat undernourished.

There is in the community a growing awareness of this sadly neglected area of our lives. This feeling of concern takes many guises, environmental concern, conservation among others; all evidence to suggest the fact that man does have responsibilities with regard to the time and place in which he finds himself. He is at last beginning to feel the pricks of conscience as bulldozers devour trees; he feels disgusted by polluted water-ways, and he feels vigilant in the face of threats to the natural beauty of our country. His feelings have indeed been aroused. Yet in the light of all this how often does he feel a sense of wonder as he looks on as witness to the changing scenes of nature? The marvels of the heavens spread above his head present an eternal sequence of magnitude and beauty, dramatic intensity and calm grandeur.

How often does he feel awed by these incredible but everyday phenomena?

It is surely one of the tasks of art in the secondary school to acknowledge its responsibilities in this important area, to in fact do something towards uncovering some of the beauty that surrounds us - to look is one thing - to see another. University Entrance art has provided a useful tool to assist in this operation.

By devoting 40 percent of its prescription to environmental studies, it provides a valuable key, which may in time help to unlock these closed doors of awareness.

There comes a time in the life of each of us where the innocence of childhood gives way to the pre-occupation of being an adult; a preoccupation that brings with it a certain ignorance, an ignorance of things about us. Many great men in literature take great pains to point this out to us. Shakespeare for instance gives Lorenzo lines of deep insight when he makes him say . look how the floor of heaven is thick inlaid with patterns of bright gold, there’s not the smallest orb which thou beholdst but in his motion like an angel sings still inquiring to the young-eyed cherubims; such harmony is in immortal souls, but while this muddy vesture of decay does grossly close it in, we cannot hear it.” (William Shakespeare, “Merchant of Venice”, v. i. 58-65.)

Is it not the duty of the arts to help lessen (or indeed prevent) the accumulation of this muddy vesture that dulls our senses to the things about us? Is it not the duty of the artist to use his skill to record - as he has always done in the past - those natural true and beautiful things that make this world a most remarkable environment? Then perhaps the young people passing through the secondary school will not recognise the loss felt by Wordsworth which he expressed in these lines: There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight,

'Test Match", tempera. C. Sullivan, 4C.

To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream.

It is not now as it hath been of yore; Turn wheresoe'er I may, By night or day, The things which I have seen I now can see no more.

- from “Ode - Intimations of Immortality from recollections of early Childhood” - William Wordsworth, 1806

P. Hunt, 4SHA, working on his painting "House on the Hill".

"Still Life", oil on canvas P. Hunt, 4SHA.

“Obstruction:, bronzed plaster.

G.R. Gilchrist, 4B

Christian Union

"3 Dimensional Form", aluminium and polystyrene. J. Holton, 3B.

"Figures from Life", chalk on black paper. P. Thirkettle, 5B3.

For the Christian Union this has been a year of renewed interest and increased activity, interesting programmes and encouraging attendances at the weekly meetings have stimulated some worthwhile discussions on the Christian life.

A number of films were shown during the lunch-hours, the most popular being “Voice of the Deep”, “The Stranger” and “The Son Worshippers,” an interesting account of the “Jesus Revolution” and its impact on communities in Southern California.

One of the guest speakers was Marcus Arden, who early in the second term spoke about his involvement as a key figure in the protest movement, and his subsequent discovery of the only lasting revolution - that of a changed life. The story of his experiences with the “Love Shop” and Christian communes was most challenging. Two well attended musical programmes were presented in the second term, one by a group of University students, and the other by a team from Youth for Christ.

A keen interest in Bible study has been evident among senior boys this year. Ten or more boys met regularly before school once a week for prayer and study, and to discuss and arrange further activities for the Union.

Much of the growth and enthusiasm in the group can be attributed to an involvement with students from other schools in regular times of fellowship and discussion. Among these combined activities have been camps, training courses, seminars and two end-of-term programmes. The attendances at some of these meetings was well over 200.

The Christian Faith, however has its biggest impact on a personal level, and remains a personal response to God’s love.

We trust that in the wave of present enthusiasm, this will not be forgotten. Our sincere thanks go to Mr L. Elliott and Mr R. Jeffery, for their leadership and guidance.

D.H.L.

Chess

"Motorway 72", oil on panel. B. Lankshear, 6B3.

The interest created by the Spasky-Fischer clash helped chess enjoy a marked revival during 1972. Membership rose to about 50 playing students, who participated in round-robin tournaments within the club. Levies collected from members paid for 5 impressive new sets. A correspondence match was played with the Rotorua High School club.

G. Chiu, the clubs’ top player, won the New Zealand Secondary Schoolboy’s Championships in August: A “first”, I believe, for the College, and a fine achievement. Next year it is hoped that more comprehensive activities, including interschool matches, can be arranged. Special thanks are due to Chiu and Hucklesby for practically “running the show”.

R. Shuker (Master-in-charge)

Outdoor Activities Club A new venture for the boys of Wellington College made a tentative start mid-way through the first term of 1972. The Outdoor Activities Club was open to Third Form pupils to encourage and stimulate interest in outdoor activities, a wide range of recreational pastimes with an educational value.

The first meeting produced a score of fanatical hunters and spear fishermen hell bent on making the catch of the century in the Tararuas or off Hauraki Gulf. How they were going to achieve their ambitions was, however, less certain than the fact that they were going to do it. As the term progressed interest also came from sailors who would “do a Chichester”, climbers who would “do an E. Hillary, Graham Dingle or George Harris”, Kayak men who would “do the Grand Canyon” and beachcombers who would “do nothing”.

Meetings were held Tuesday lunchtimes in the “Operational Base”, known well to Mr Lane, and one or two others I believe as the film room. The plans that were made were great in theory but not quite so great in detail.

The May Holidays proved to be a cooling down period and the second term saw the beginning of a “Film Season” to be held in the Operational Base whilst the “great plans” were held in temporary abeyance.

The film catered for a wide variety of tastes and attracted the enthusiastic support of the members, and the occasional waifs and strays from 5G2 and U51. Films included skiing in the Mt Cook region, an extremely good N.Z. Film Unit production, white water “canoeing in ’stralia’; Marlin Fishing off Hauraki (to the immense delight of the spear fishermen - this in fact was as close as they got but you know how fishermen talk!); Rock climbing north of Cardiff Arms Park; Water skiing and underwater swimming in the Everglades, Florida, U.S.A.; and tramping.

The season finished with New Zealander, Ed. Hillary standing proudly at the summit of Mt. Everest (actually it finished with the Coronation scene in London, 1953-remember? But when Hillary got to the summit it was all over for the boys, spontaneous cheering and clapping almost raised the roof of the Operational Base, then they all shot off to dig out and further develop the “great plans”), “The Ascent of Everest”, a great film.

Probably the one which made the greatest impact on the boys was again an “All-star Kiwi cast”. “The Grand Canyon Uprun”.

Another very good film of the jet boats powering their way up some of the longest and fiercest rapids in the world. The skill and expertise of the men, and the need for underarm spray-deodorant for the boys were both well brought out during the film.

By way of an intermission in the film season the mid-term break of July 8th gave us the opportunity to undertake our first expedition. When the time came, numbers were disappointingly low due to a number of things, not least of which was not too

distant from the present tour of the All Blacks, namely sporting commitments.

Undaunted, the band of intrepid explorers set out from Wellington College early on July 8, 1972, with the “great plan”.

Our “last supper’” or cuppa was taken by courtesy of a kindly Karori couple, and then the expedition was “on”. Trekking up the old track to the Gold Mines from near Karori Golf Club we reached White Rock Hill in time for lunch in glorious sunshine with a beautiful view over Marlborough Sounds and the snow capped Kaikoura Range. On the way to the summit we had to decline the kind offer of the native horsemen to join them in their mustering on the 20,000 acres sheep station which is the Makara Hills. The weather continued to be kind as we made our way through a herd of lonely looking heifers down to the beach at Te Ikaamaru Bay. A short discussion soon resolved that we should build a bivvy in a clump of trees close to the beach and spend the night “sous les belles etoilles”. Hands were willing and after half an hours reccy we had a monstrous sheet of polythene, kindly left a little way along the beach, and enough dead wood to rebuild the West School. The framework of the bivvy was not quite as tall as afore mentioned building neither was it so solid, but with a polythene roof over our heads and dexterous use of rye grass and fern we had a bivvy fit for Kings and a fireplace at the front door big enough to roast an ox. After a hearty meal and camp fire stories sleep soon overtook us at the end of an enjoyable and very satisfying day.

Sunday morning brought brilliant sunshine again, accompanied by a three hour breakfast, namely of “charcoal bread” as it became affectionately known. This was the day of the “seal hunt” and the first sighting of a sea, about a mile south of Ohau Point thrilled the group who celebrated with cheese butties and chocolate bars.

Beachcoming was the story for the afternoon and many interesting discoveries were made in and around the rock pools, not least of which was that regarding the amazing ability of salt water to penetrate completely through woollen clothing.

Back at camp tea was preceded by the ritual of “the phantom possum hunter”, whilst others bathed sore feet in the sparkling stream which thankfully remained outside the camp.

Monday morning broke about half an hour after Sunday night ended and was greeted with the new traditional three hour breakfast of “charcoal bread”. Our home run led us north to Makara Beach, by-passing Quartz Mill and the Receiving Station but not by-passing the storm which accompanied us for the whole day. Thus, dampened in body but not in spirit the first sighting of our transport at Makara Beach was sheer ecstatic delight, second only to that which had greeted Ed. Hillary back at Operational Base. Thus, the “great plan’’ had been conceived, drawn up and executed in every detail (well almost every detail).

Many aspects of outdoor life and activities were

experienced during the weekend. Effort and co-operation are the characteristics which are most important in the challenging situations of outdoor activities and both of these were well in evidence during the expedition. Success cannot be measured numerically in these human traits but the satisfaction of completing self-imposed objectives and enjoyment in doing so is success enough for those who took part in the testing objectives which they set themselves to accomplish.

Further “plans” have been laid for 1972 and it is hoped that the club will continue to grow through 1973 and future years.

P. A. Willerton

From the Library Normal acquisitions were supplemented by a generous donation of 350 books from Mr L. F. Gardiner.

Displays were held throughout the year to introduce collections of books on various new subjects. The “University Subjects” display was intended mainly for sixth and seventh form students considering further study at University. Books were chosen from Victoria University recommended reading lists, for stage 1 students. The selection was intended to give pupils an impression of the subjects and requirements at that level.

Ecology, Pollution, Environmental studies - these are topics in which interest is increasing. We had bought a selection of books covering differing aspects of these subjects, which when displayed were of particular use to the sixth forms.

“My life and my work” ... a career series, initiated another display. It was supplemented with books already in stock, career reference manuals and informative pamphlet material, supplied by the Careers Master.

Daily Library activities - shelving, carding, issuing - were carried out with the assistance of the Junior Librarians, while the Senior Librarians contributed towards the processing, covering and repairing of books in the workroom, under the supervision of the Librarian, Mrs G. Harris.

Mathematics The Wellington Mathematical Association’s annual Mathematics Contest was held in October 1972. About 500 senior post-primary school pupils in the Wellington area competed and 20 students were selected in the first round. The final test was held at Victoria University of Wellington and R. P. Littlejohn of Form 7A secured third equal place from these 20. D. Christoforou was highly commended.

In the 1971 Contest G. J. Stradling 7A obtained second place and M. R. Button was highly commended.

Observatory This year the constant lack of an electricity supply severely hampered the activities of the observatory club.

This problem was not rectified until the end of the year, and further difficulties were caused when vandals twice broke a window in the observatory building. Consequently only a few night-time observing sessions took place, and although a consider-able number of juniors exhibited an interest in the club following a series of lunchtime astronomical film shows arranged by members during the first term, the discouraging state of the building understandably caused many to drop out.

Significant events in 1972 included the Annual General Meeting of the Old Boys’ Astronomical Society, which was held in Firth House during the last weekend of the May vacations, and at this function the Director gave a report on the state of the College club. Old Boys and club members also co-operated on a working bee held in June to carry out maintenance to the building and the grounds around it.

In conclusion, the Director would like to thank Mr R. C. Lane, the master-in-charge, and all other staff members and students who have expressed an encouraging interest in the activities of the club. It is hoped that in future years the club members will be able to make full use of the observatory’s excellent facilities.

Director: D. Pointon 7A Assistant Director: P. Wilson 6A

MR. A. C. GIFFORD A memorial lectureship fund in honour of Mr. A. C. Gifford, a former teacher at Wellington College, is being established.

The object of the fund is to finance annual Gifford lectures to astronomy societies and clubs throughout the country.

The Old Boys’ Association has made a donation and more than half of the $3000 target has been raised, mainly by the initiators and managers of the fund, the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand.

At its jubilee in 1970 the society decided to establish the fund in honour of Mr. Gifford, a foundation member and “one of the most distinguished scientific figures this country has produced.”

His mathematically proved theory that meteors hitting the moon’s surface would produce a circular and not an elliptical crater is still referred to in current studies of the moon’s surface.

A highly respected teacher at Wellington College from 1895 to 1927, Mr. Gifford was affectionately known as Uncle Charlie.

The school observatory now bears his name.

Described in an “Evening Post” obituary in 1948 as the most

outstanding theoretical astronomer New Zealand has had, Mr. Gifford greatly stimulated popular interest in the subject.

For many years he wrote the “Evening Post’s” weekly astronomy column “Starry Skies” under the pen-name Omega Centauri. These columns outlined a great deal of his work, and he was a popular lecturer.

Music

The year has been a quiet one for the department, with individuals rather than groups being prominent. During the first term, the orchestra met quite frequently, and played in the ANZAC Day assembly. Strong in some woodwind sections, the orchestra suffered from a lack of string players, a problem which should be alleviated in later years as the younger pupils reach a satisfactory standard. Pupils have been learning the violin, viola, cello, flute and clarinet, and the guitar.

At the end of the Second Term, several pupils were successful in groups at the finals of the Secondary School Chamber Music Contest. Dean Major and Peter Barber were members of the orchestra which won the large-group section, and Denis King was in the quartet which took second place in the small group section. As well, an entry by Donald Armstrong in the original composition section was highly commended by the judges.

These were commendable achievements in a competition where over 600 players took part.

At the end of the Second Term, Mr. J. L. Kember, who had been relieving since the beginning of the year, left to take up postgraduate studies in modern history at the University of London.

Stamp Club Philately is a universal hobby, and in past years, interest in the College Club has been very high. However, in recent times, membership has fallen away, and only a few regulars have kept it going. What is required to sustain interest is a large volume of stamps for sale, or exchange. We hope that in future years, the Club will regain its appeal. There are many counter-attractions at lunch times, especially inter-form sporting events.

We thank Mr Baines for his faithful attendance.

Club Captain: D. L. Preston Jensen Awards- D. L. Preston G. Purdie A. Ross J. Lee We are grateful to Mr R. P. H. Jensen, a long-standing friend of the Club, and School, for his continued generosity to the stamp club.

Debating Society Despite a somewhat nomadic existence and keen competition from other school activities catering to the development of the universal man, the Debating Society has precariously survived yet another year. It is surprising that so few of the vociferous (and sometimes even eloquent) young gentlemen of the College have taken advantage of the Society to either demonstrate or develop their talents. We have depended upon the patronage of a small but keen nucleus of active debaters, further supported by others sympathetic towards the cause. For these it has been an enjoyable, entertaining and, hopefully, worthwhile year.

Participation in the Inter-Schools Debating Competition has been perhaps the greatest single cohesive factor this year.

Four Wellington College teams competed and, although our formal successes may be considered moderate, the experience of travelling beyond our familiar world and of matching wits and words with others has been valuable. The Junior A Team was unhappily eliminated in the first round by Viard College, who demonstrated, quite dramatically at times, “that the pen is mightier than the sword.” Junior C were soon to commiserate with them, defeated rather narrowly by Sacred Heart Girls. In affirming “that advertising is a curse”, the cool, well-reasoned approach of our team proved a frail defence against the stormy, emotional onslaught of the opposing “Amazons”.

Senior D also met their demise in the first round against Viard College, negating the proposition “that violence is a valid form of protest”. The sweet smell of success was deeply inhaled and savoured by the Senior E team, who successfully negated the same controversial proposition against Wellington High. The victor’s laurel was promptly snatched away by Naenae College, who had invited us to affirm the same topic. Pacifists to the last man, Wellington College were unable to argue convincingly the validity of violent protest.

Other activities included informal discussions, impromptu talks and two highly entertaining debates (if frequency of interjections is a valid criterion) between staff and students. The formidable staff trio (Messrs Shuker, Romanovsky and Elliott) succeeded in perpetuating the myth “that the earth is flat” against the courageous but sadly outclassed students (Khan, Morgan and Sharrock). On a return debate the staff team once again demonstrated their invincibility, completely demoralising their opposition (Sharrock, Jaysouriya and Khan) in affirmation of the proposition “that we really should”. Even now nobody is quite sure whether we should or shouldn’t!

Our thanks are due to all who, either directly or indirectly, ensured the continued existence of the Debating Society during 1972.

Executive President: Razzaq Khan Vice President: Gerald Sharrock Patron: Mr L. Elliott Teams Senior D

G. Sharrock, N. Morgan, B. Hing Senior E

D. Blackmore, R. Khan, G. Sharrock Junior A

M. Fine, G. Lewis, S. Dench Junior C L. Holden, P. Norman, R. Owen

Ski Trip To Craigieburn Valley Eight boys from College decided to brave the slopes of Craigieburn Valley for a week of the August holidays. However our numbers were reduced by one before we left and hence only seven boys met Mr Bezar on the Lyttelton wharf early on Sunday morning. With skis piled high on a delux land rover a seething mass of packs and bodies headed for the white after a quick breakfast stop in Christchurch. On arrival everyone was anxious to don their skis and head on up the tow and ski beneath a magnificent blue sky. A few hours and bruises later most collapsed in a small heap in our cabin painfully aware of their lack of fitness. Later in the day, with the organisation of food, bunks and cooking rosters complete, we headed for the instructors hut to be scared out of our wits about snow blindness, sunburn, loose skis, exposure and avalanches.

The second day began with a magnificent demonstration by Derek Cotton of how not to execute a double somersault at 50 m.p.h. downhill. Miraculously he lived to continue skiing on a pair of borrowed boards and to tell the tale of how he snapped both skis in one prang.

The remainder of the week was notable for several reasons; the considerable advances made by every-one including Mr Bezar), in their skiing climaxed by Nick Taylor and Jeremy Christmas being awarded their Q.2’s; the development of the chess and card playing skills of the juniors, and the congenial social activities of the more senior members of the party together with two other college boys staying in the valley and the odd female or two, in a nearby caravan.

The final day brought with it rain and Mr Grover. As most members of the party were, by this stage fairly tired they weren’t too worried at loosing a days skiing. Mr Grover and Roger Dalgiesh however decided to attempt a cross country on skis and were lucky not to break several limbs and the odd neck or two.

Finally early on Saturday morning we piled into a van and, under Mr Bezar’s expert driving managed to negotiate the icy track down from the skifield and back to Christchurch, then arriving at Lyttelton just in time to jump across the gap between the gangplank and the boat as the gangplank was being drawn away.

All agreed that it was a terrific trip and will probably all be back again for another week in ’73.

J.E.H. and R.J.O.

6th Form Biology Field Trip Castlepoint On October 8th a Sixth Form Biology field trip left under the guidance of Mr G. Smith and Mr H. Bezar. Promptly at 7.30am.

We assembled at the Railway Station and waited for the teachers to arrive, which they duly did at 8 a.m. After a quick briefing on the route we set off, much relieved to be on the road.

Shortly after ten we arrived at Masterton where we spent some time getting a breath of fresh air, stretch our legs and again waiting for the teachers last seen on the downward stretch of the Rumatuka’s. We then proceeded to Castlepoint where we found our accommodation most suitable.

First stop was the rocky shore communities at the foot of Castlepoint light house. Armed with pencil and paper, we began our study, feverishly collecting specimens, noting locations and taking samples while the stench of a seal sifted through our ranks.

After disturbing the aquatic life as much as possible - all in a good cause - we returned for a much needed lunch at headquarters, this provided the necessary A.T.P. to reach the Sandhills of Castlepoint.

Following a lengthy lecture by Mr Smith on plant succession, the highlight of the afternoon came with the teachers leading the trek to the summit of Castlepoint hill.

A fatigued group returned to the cabins, however enough energy remained to establish several pontoon schools while in the background Kim Gunter happily played his mouth harp.

Monday morning arrived all too quickly and with the misty conditions our enthusiasm sank into the rocky terraces five miles from the cabins. Our activities were divided between catching rockfish and disfiguring crabs. Nobby Best’s perspicacity gained him the reputation of a great fisherman when, with his bare hands, he captured a twelve inch “Maori Chief”.

As the day wore on, paua fishing became our main occupation, with great delight we tore them from their habitat without much regard for their size. Later, a group innocently took them to a local to get them minced - the man turned out to be

an Honorary Ranger! An enjoyable dinner was provided in the dining room of the local Hotel, the evening ended with Mr Bezar’s culinary skills in preparing Paua fritters for the midnight snack.

With only a few hours sleep behind us, we were back on the road towards our weekday routine.

Our thanks must go to Messrs Smith and Bezar for organising the trip, and it is hoped that a similar trip will take place next year.

Pete Castle and Phill Matsopoulos

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme On the 1st August 1972, sixteen boys from Form 4 and one from Form 5 embarked upon their Bronze Award in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme at Wellington College.

With an introduction to the scheme from Brigadier Morrison, the Wellington Branch Organiser, including a short film of the scheme in practice and a talk from the Brigadier the boys took to the scheme with great enthusiasm.

The Award is graded into three “Standards”, Bronze, Silver and Gold, each in turn increasingly demanding of time and effort on the part of the boys. Each standard is gained by successfully completing the four sections, Public Service, Interest, Physical Fitness and Expedition, at each level. All the boys start with the Bronze Standard, follow on to take the Silver, and finally reach the Gold Standard after a period of a few years.

The Bronze Award extends over a period of six months during which time the boys must attain a degree of proficiency in each of the four sections.

The Public Service was arranged by Mr Cuff, of Wellington College, and this section involved a course of lectures and practical work with the Wellington Fire Service for one group, a course on elementary First Aid by the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade by a second group and Social Work through the Wellington Hospital Board for a third group. This proved interesting and very useful to the boys in helping them to be of some practical use to the community at a relatively early age in life.

The “Interest” section offers a wide range of activities from which each boy may chose his own particular hobby, or interest, to pursue for a period of not less than six months. This is done under the guidance and approval of his own personal supervisor who should be qualified and/or experienced in that particular hobby. Interests pursued range from stamp collecting and numismatics to art, craft and model making.

The third section, Physical Fitness, involves a training period of not less than six weeks followed by practical testing in Athletics or Physical Efficiency. Training for this section was under the guidance of Mr Christie, of Wellington College.

The final section of the Award, the Expedition, was under the guidance of Mr Willerton, of Wellington College, and took the form of a series of introduction lectures followed by preliminary and preparatory expedition into the Makara Hills, before the boys are assessed on their own expedition.

The purpose of the scheme is to broaden the range of interests of the boys out of school and to encourage the boys to strive to higher standards than they had previously achieved, through sustained interest and effort over a period of six months.

At all times standards set are within the reach of the majority of boys who show consistent and sustained effort in each of the four sections. The scheme also has advantage in that it is flexible in order to cater for boys who suffer mental or physical handicaps, and so the scheme is open to literally everybody.

Enthusiasm in each section increased in direct proportion to the activity of the boys who became really involved in the Scheme during the third term. As the Christmas Holidays approached the Physical Fitness was tested, the assessed Expedition took place after the exams, and the Public Service Section was completed leaving only the Interest Section to be completed by the boys during the holidays.

It is hoped that those boys successfully completing the Bronze Award this year will commence the Silver Award in February 1973 and that their success will encourage more boys to take part in this very worthwhile scheme in the future.

Thanks are offered to Messrs Cuff and Christie of the staff, to the Wellington Fire Service, St. Johns Ambulance Brigade and the Wellington Hospital Board, and finally to the many supervisors of the Interest section, for their interest and help in making the scheme possible and worthwhile.

P. A. Willerton

7th Form Biology Field Trip to Taurewa A most exciting venture undertaken by the Senior School was the biology field trip of 7X. The trip was undertaken during Labour Weekend. The class travelled up by private car, and was accommodated in the University field station, Taurewa, situated on the National Park Turangi Highway, a few miles north of the Chateau Ton-gariro.

The cars left Wellington at 5.00 a.m. on the Friday, and arrived at Taurewa in time for lunch. After a short rest we travelled to Lake Rotoponamu, about fifteen miles away. This is a small lake situated in the saddle between Lakes Roto Aira and Taupo. The lake is completely surrounded by undisturbed native bush, and is unusual in that it has no known natural outlet. Before returning to camp we carried on to Tokaanu, where we enjoyed a

swim in the hot pools. The day ended with an excellent evening meal and a sing-song around the open fire.

Saturday was the high point of the trip, with a traverse of Mount Tongariro. Pack lunches were prepared, and after a somewhat hair-raising drive up the pumice road to Mangatepopo hut, we arrived at the base of the saddle between Mounts Tongariro and Ngaurahoe.

The three mile up hill tramp to the saddle was most interesting, crossing the various lava flows of both mountains and seeing the transition through the various vegetation communities. Frequent stops were made to examine points of interest and to allow the slower people to “catch up”. Snow lay in the saddle, where a much wanted lunch was quickly devoured by all. At this point four returned to the cars and proceeded by road to the other side of the mountain, the rest of us set off across the mountain - Mr Smith, J. Ayres, D. Rennie, J. Waymouth, J. Toebes, B. Holmes, J. Beaton, T. Murdoch and P. Griffiths.

After crossing South Crater, a sheet of plastic came in very handy as a make shift Toboggan, and provided much excitement.

The next stage was again uphill, and was about the hardest of the trip, but once at the top the view was ample reward. Below us was the Active Crater of Tongariro - Red Crater. Now followed a long shingle slide down into Central Crater and past the almost completely frozen Emerald Lakes. Tobogganing and the odd snow fight filled in a half an hour rest, then it was off on the down hill path. Next stop was at the Ketatahi hot springs on the northern flanks of the mountain, where tired feet were soaked in the hot mineral water, however Holmes took more of a dip than the rest of us! A tired, rather sunburnt group finally made their way down to the waiting cars. A return visit to Tokaanu to sooth

the sunburn and blisters ended the day.

Sunday was occupied with a visit to some high altitude Beech forest where we studied the species composition and micro-climates. Later we paid a short visit to Park Headquarters and the Chateau Tongariro. At the latter several were ushered out with questions - “Are you a resident in the House?”

“Well no ... but we . . .”

“Sorry you must leave . . . !”

I do not think that the rugby jerseys and bare feet helped our excuses much. The afternoon saw a continuation of the fine weather and a return visit to Lake Rotoponamu was the decided venue - suntans improved as a consequence, also an increased knowledge of the breeding cycle of frogs!

Monday morning was not received with much frivolity, the packing up and cleaning became rather drawn out. We saw P. Gaskin and D. Rennie, off on the motor bike, then after dining on the leftover food the two other cars departed. J. Ayers, J. Toebes and I remained until 6.00 p.m. for our ride.

The time was spent on three hired horses, we visited the now disbanded Ketatahi Timber mill and town about two miles north of Taurewa. This completed one of the most memorable trips of our school careers.

Our thanks to Mr G. Smith, Mr Toebes and to the others who assisted in providing transport.

P. W. Griffiths 7B1 Those who participated in the trip C. Anastasiou, J. Ayers, J. Beaton, P. Gaskin, P. Griffiths, B. Holmes, T. Murdoch, T. Papageorge, D. Rennie, A. Shine, J. Waymouth, J. Toebes, R. Yee and G. Smith (leader).

Thoughts from the School "I am not yet so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of the earth, and that things are the sons of heaven."

DEMONSTRATION

We don’t want your racist sport, yells out dear old Jack Someone else waves his banner in the air Looking like an accident He knocks a cop with a muffled whack.

A fierce shout pierces the cool Autumn air “Forward march fellow workers” And with a few mighty shoves, The cast iron gates come tumbling down.

Screaming, ranting, raving, a colossal throng surge onto the field Placards waving high, slogans shouted loudly But with a scornful look, rugby fans jeer “We want our two bucks fifty’s worth.”

Springbok captain Vick de Spree stalks to the changing rooms The other players follow suit Police Commissioner Sharp makes a speech “You have three minutes to disperse.”

And in they come with violence boiling all round the place This demonstration there’s a contest on To see how many yobs will get nabbed “A bob a piece, how many will that pig get?”

The protesters are prepared They’ve hitched a barbed wire fence around themselves A primus stove turns out the savs And in the middle students churn the ground to bits.

But alas for the cause The mighty Kiwi Army have their guns at the ready.

Again there is three minutes to leave.

Another Sharpeville in the making?

E. A. NOVAK, 4A

INSTANT NATURE

Green-woven artificialdom; Those sparse, pliant, gesticulating leaves, Colloid: pale, blue sky and puffed white-cloud. There a street-light, unnatural, not a gleam But geometric, sickening beam.

W. J. SIMPSON

- SAMUEL JOHNSON

THEME FOR AN IMAGINARY WESTERN*

Tin bullets glisten in the sinking-sun's strained rays.

The choking dust rises As the two men ride off into the sun-set.

(Masked man with faithful Indian companion). Cherubs goad the puffed, wisping cirrus Across the azure-streaked sky.

At the horizon a carmine blue scintillates, THEN in a trice mingles with the papier mache hill-line By "Bent Bock" where vultures soar on high Then turn and drop to rotting corpses.

Here: dry gulched by the hero.

You lie with his patented chromium-plated bullets in you.

Life's flickering hope dripping from your punctured pancras.

The vulture now settles on your chest (The vulture has declared his conceited infallibility: Where Creation moulded him; he now controls Creation.

His power is unquestionable, unrelenting His body perfect, his actions decisive.)

He holds the balance of life and death in his talons; Taking all and fearing none. *With apologies to Felix Pappalardi (MOUNTAIN).

W. J. SIMPSON

THE STRUGGLE

It receded gently down the beach, A few yards out Its replacement waited, Fighting the currents that threatened its course.

Its fate appeared uncertain.

It wavered, Seemed to halt, And then came thundering to its goal.

It was no different from the others.

They continue, Never sure, But never failing in their scrabble up the beach.

This makes them different from man He may often seem To be invincible, Only to be halted in his tracks.

A, J, GIBB, 6R1

VORTEX

There is a sound of nothing, As empty as the black cloth, Between the splashes of silver.

Innumerable galaxies, Each with a billion Stars, and their systems.

All circling, hovering, Drifting from each other.

Slowly, so slowly.

In silence.

Each one indistinguishable, A blur In the pool of silver.

you can always put whatever you want to into the lines simply by adjusting their size.

GORDON ROYLE, 5A

DAVID McLEAN

CRITERIA

Whenever I sit down and start thinking about writing a piece of poetry I am plagued by the intervention of convention, And I end up writing my poem to a set pattern of rules which usually means it is different from my original intention.

For instance when I consider writing lines whose scanning has only the remotest link, I am not worried whether it is good poetry or not, but about what people will think.

Whilst our criteria must change to adapt to the process of invention, They change very slowly and when we need a standard to judge a new idea by, we inevitably refer to convention.

So our acceptance of change is completely governed by the things that happened before it, And whilst people are quick to accept a slight alteration disguised as change, show them a revolutionary idea and they’ll ignore it.

This wouldn’t be so absurd, If it had always obscured.

But I have found, I am afraid to confess, That this is a symptom of contentedness.

Yet mankind always needs criteria, To determine if things are inferior or superior.

And that’s why people go about, Trying to work these relationships out.

A convention that must be adhered to, to some extent is awkward, but it is here to stay, And anyway art is a challenge and if we abolished the rules it would take all the fun away.

If I sound too much like the poet Ogden Nash to have merit, I really must apologise, But you must admit this style has a great advantage in that

So let my void remain empty, As a constant reminder To me, until I have the Time to fill it.

But let my inlet be A slowly widening one so That the capacity of my void Will take a life-time of Life in prayer.

Alone, Surrounded by friends.

Alone, Surrounded by family.

Alone, She's not in tune any more.

Alone, With me and prayer.

Alone, Dreading for the telephone ring.

Alone, The family will wonder why?

Alone, They already know some-thing’s up.

Alone, I make it so difficult for them to understand me. Alone, I make it so difficult for her to understand me.

Suddenly, the sun came up.

A new day, New chance, New possibilities.

A new start to life.

Life reborn.

Life still malleable To be formed at whim.

Let me guide my whims.

JOHN HEYES, 7A

BEHIND MY PLACE

The urban sprawls across the hills near Porirua.

From the main road north you catch glimpses of the bulldozer like a fast yellow rhinoceros lazily burying his tusk in the hillside.

They’ve hacked away the native bush behind my place; Ten acres gone (and still the euclids roar) Leaving only a bleak and pockmarked surface of the moon Where man has walked . . .

And yet he cannot preserve these fifty years.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A

THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN TODAY’S WORLD Statistics tell us that Christianity is the most widespread religion in the world. But does this mean as much to us as it did to Christians in the catacombs of Ancient Rome, or even to people in the nineteenth century whom we tend to regard as a rather hypo-critical lot?

But what is Christianity today? Just what does it mean to “Mr. Average Man”? To many it seems that “being a Christian” is being sent off to Sunday School at seven years of age, there to learn all about Christianity by playing hopscotch with the seven-year-old girls; and then, if you’re lucky, you go on to become one of those angelic choir-boys, whose hearts and minds seem to be, at the same time, in the service of the devil. Then there are the Sunday School “picnics” - if you don’t go to the Sunday School picnic you’re not really “being a Christian”. Of course, if you didn’t go to Sunday School at all - well, there’s just no hope for you! Then comes adulthood, and the devoted housewife regularly attending church on Sundays, deep in prayer and spiritual meditation worrying herself sick lest the sermon should go on too long and the Sunday casserole is burnt. Kneeling there next to her is dear, devoted “hubby”, still desperately trying to remember just what he did say when he got home from the pub the night before.

And so, does Christianity really exercise much influence?

Apparently not, for with many pressure groups exerting their influence over us, we have organisations such as the IRA (helped out by the British Army of course), various marauding, murdering bands of terrorists, the F.O.L., Women’s Lib, and now even the Gay Liberation Front. With organisations such as these leading the way, an almost anarchic state of affairs is reigning supreme. People today are seeking external solutions to what are, in fact, internal problems. We constantly seek a meaning of life by rational and purely materialistic means instead of turning inwards to the Spirit of God. Of course, this state of affairs leaves the field wide open for Christianity to make its own “coup-d’etat” and re-establish itself as the primary influence in the world.

Indeed there are signs that this is beginning to happen.

We have the Jesus Revolution - mostly young people who have grown weary and disillusioned at “being where it’s at” and are now it seems turning to religion, and to Christianity itself for something more stable and secure; we have the organised churches going out to the people with, for example, chaplains in large factories; and there is considerable time and thought put into radio and television broadcasts of church services and religious programmes. Currently we have the issue of Church Union, which, whether it is accepted or not, has at least aroused a few sparks of interest among most of the clergy involved as well as many lay people.

But these are only a few of the indications of a slow but sure revitalisation of Christianity. It has been said that man’s

technological advancement has been so great in this country that his spiritual development has been unable to keep pace.

Naturally civilised man has been aware of this for some time, but only NOW are concerted efforts being made to create and establish a more stable sense of values.

I believe that we can regard ourselves, in 1972, as amongst the most fortunate, to be able to witness the rebirth of Christianity into a new era in which organised Christianity will once again exercise the greatest influence in the world.

G. CARRUTHERS

DESTINATION

Trees rustle in the gentle wind; Shadows lengthen with the setting sun.

Not caring for the world, I stroll with little Susie.

Sniffing everything that captures her imagination, She runs free, falling behind.

Not noticing the dying heat, I pursue an unknown destination.

Meeting someone I know, my thoughts wander. Looking back, she is only a tender memory; The casual glance, the soft hello; Disappearing, I walk on.

Looking at Susie, how lucky she is, Only bound by human rule.

She runs, sniffs, and runs again.

How beautiful in nature's surroundings.

No theme, only thought.

I do wonder why we think, Caring only for ourselves, Seeing only what we want to see.

D. COLLINS

FROM ALPHA CENTAURI

Letters unwritten Stacked high, in my mind; Maps leading nowhere Won't help me to find forgotten friends, in the smoke of paranoid fears, that sting my eyes provoking these salty tears in contradiction of the wise.

Advice, aplenty revolves in my head Forgetting is so very hard.

Light another cigarette Choke back the black Memories of a dream-mare Alpha Centauri and back.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A

BALLAD OF A USELESS MAN

The walls call me softly To my bed of soft feathers, To the bed of the world’s iniquity.

I dream of the clear jewel Of the love of a woman, Untainted by hatred.

I see poor bodies mutilated By the forces of Lucifer Yankee bastard in battle-dress, Laugh, frozen-faced, At the wilderness of death.

The wings of my mind Take me to a soft Aromatic garden of Sweet flowers.

Their soft scent caresses My heart, my brain, Caresses my soul.

The mud of Paschendaele Under the feet of the Unknown Soldier Is rank and yellow Grey-clad monsters in coal-scuttle helmets Charge my rampart, Yelling their obscene language.

I finally awake on the stained floor.

At the head of my bed, Her perfume is on my pillow.

No-one speaks as I smoke, Staring through the empty table.

And the land-lord pounds Upon my stone door, Hears only shadows . . .

A. J. BREWER

WITHERED FLOWER

You wanted flowers And I so picked Red roses A token of my love.

Yet, flowers betoken death as well, Flowers betoken grief And these flowers that I gave you Will lie on your grave.

For the funeral march Has sounded You lie as a statistic On a road-death chart.

But I will remember For you asked me For love flowers.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A

LOVE POEM

Flowers paint the hillside white and red like drops of blood that have been bled on snow.

I saw one that spoke of you soft velvet petals forming gentle curves a pink rose your body against white pillow, sheet.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A All get in line, Do a poetry criticism: Subject, Tone, Style.

I like parts of it; (But as for its metrical scheme . . .) it asks questions, It doesn’t answer, 1 supply answers, The poem becomes a part of me; (But as for its agnostic theme . . .)

I once knew a church It had been turned into an electricity generating station, A sort of hum as you approached the door, Graves still there.

Death outside, life to many inside.

A church serving a useful purpose.

No congregation, just pews upon Pews of man’s technology.

A constant worship, Worship of the consumers’ demand.

English Prescription 1972, “One Modern poet”, I like reading him, But did he write his poetry For me to puli it to bits?

JOHN HEYES, 7A

WINTER

I like winter I like to skid on the frosty grass.

I like to tread on and smash The ice puddles and collect the broken ice.

I like to breathe into the cold morning air And watch the steam rise into the sky, Then disappear.

I like to listen to the rain on the roofs Sometimes pelting down, sometimes pelting down, Or even coming down in torrents.

But I like summer too.

TREVOR READ

REPORT ON SEFTON ADAMS ESSAY CONTEST The topic set called for a discussion of “the ways in which an increasingly technological society seems to threaten the individual’s freedom of thought and action”, and the basis of judgment was the effectiveness with which the essays presented answered this question and how closely they kept to the task.

Some essays did not really come to grips with the subject.

They gave good information about the less attractive sides of an increasingly technological society: pollution, control of mass media, monotony of production-line jobs, the elevation of the Gross National Product to the position of the sacred cow.

But they failed to present a convincing line of thought showing how these evils seemed to threaten, or actually did threaten the individual and in particular, threatened his freedom of thought

and his freedom of action.

There were however, essays which did come closely to grips with these particular points and these were immediately placed in a higher category than the others. They dealt more precisely with the subject set. In this group the work of one contestant was notable for the closeness with which he kept to the requirements of his topic. Every paragraph, and he wrote fully, dealt with some way in which individual freedom of thought and action was threatened by increasing technology. His reasoning was sound, his arguments strong; he wrote with vigour and clarity. For these reasons he was judged the winner.

A. H. Scotney - Judge

WINNER: SEFTON ADAMS

necessity of this avaricious greed. Society has forced man to become dependent on money for his survival for money is the key to unlock all doors - or so we are told. But perhaps the only gates unlocked by money are those which St Peter guards and frequently opens to admit people who died an early death in their need and greed for money. Man cannot survive without working in this present technological age, and work we are told is our duty to society, a society which removes our freedoms, our rights and our liberties and replaces them instead with our duties.

Commune style living has been used in various forms of effectiveness in order to beat this society - but even communes must survive and sooner or later the people must once again forsake their liberties and rights and perform their duties for society. Money is essential - there is no substitute society has seen to that and the only way to earn money is to work. And once you start you’ll never stop, you can’t. Sometimes a disease called greed - very prevalent in today’s society bites you, other times necessity forces you to keep working away for your existence not so that you can make a profit but so your boss can enlarge his profit. You my friend, you are not greedy, your desire for money is only for subsistence amounts, but your boss - most bosses they are the enemies of the individuals, they are responsible for the loss of identity, to them you are just another worker earning money. But for whom? Perhaps a little for yourself but a lot more for him. Perhaps here we could play at mathematics and make a substitution in the equation. Could not capitalism and the demand for enlarged and superfluous profits be substituted for society. Are not the financially powerful people the same people who rule our lives by becoming leaders of this mass we loosely call society. They are able to retain all their freedoms, nobody tells them what to say or what to do. It’s only the maddening mass who can’t retain their freedoms.

As these gods of the masses urge them onto making a bigger profit, more and more liberties are lost. Slowly, bit by bit, the

J. WAYMOUTH Discuss in what ways I consider an increasingly technological society seems to threaten the individuals freedom of thought and action.

As society becomes more technologically orientated, man’s voracious craving for economic wealth has forced him to discard the values he cherished so preciously not so long ago. As his pecuniary craving increases, he is forced to conform even more to the wishes of society in order to make his profit and be able to purchase his status symbols. But what is society? Nothing more than a collection of individuals - a gigantic, frightening collection of individuals who all have the same ideal in mind. And as this vastly numbering mass increases, its common standards and “liberties” are set and controlled by these people and they expect everybody else to accept these protective measures.

Thus this society, orientated towards money, striving to make a few dollars more, has lost many of its basic necessities - among the most precious are total freedom of thought, movement and action. The individuals main role in this society is to be inconspicuous, almost non-existent, just to merge in with the greys of the office workers and the blues of the labourers. If he feels he’s getting a raw deal - bad luck just accept that its best for him. But suddenly somebody arises from this gigantic mass of conformity and cries “where is my freedom my identity?”

Quickly he is labelled as an outcast - possibly leftist troublemaker and immediately ostracised. For society in its race for wealth and greed, have discarded those values which can’t earn them money - freedom of thought, action and movement.

But how is society manipulating all these individuals who are present? By what ways and means? Work and money are society’s secret weapons in this fight to make all conform to the

necessity to work more becomes apparent in order to retain a higher standard of living. Yet happiness, sincerity and fulfilment are lost in this avaricious rush. Divorce rates climb, suicide numbers rise and more and more people turn to drink and drugs in an effort to escape this compulsively business orientated world. What price for riches? Yet still the stout-hearted numbers work on incessantly, numbed by the loss of their freedoms until suddenly the reward for all their years of work arrives - retirement.

What to do now! Most try to recover their sanity and their lost values. Others still have to work - to stay alive.

Thus by the use of these two methods - work and money, our society, the society that “helps”, that “supports” us, that “saves” us, slowly this society kills us. This society, a conglomeration of the ignorant masses, does not seem to threaten our freedoms - it removes them! And we shall keep on dying until this “friendly” society is reformed so it can help us, support and save us.

RUNNERS-UP: SEFTON ADAMS G. R. SIMPSON 1972. Not as ominous in tone as George Orwell’s 1984, but examining events, 1972 measures a further step down the path to a technocratic world. Onward, further, faster!! It appears the ultimate aim of even the most underdeveloped country of the Third World. By rapid, and sometimes badly-judged, industrial expansion, these countries, aided by the might of Europe and the United States, have established their national shrines . . . the steel mills, the factories (the smog?) in which sit the ‘nouveau- riche’ Gods surrounded by all the charisma of Buddha.

These countries, China, and also Japan (which until 1868 was still very much an isolated feudal state are the extreme examples of development down the technological spiral.

Expansion sometimes merely for the sake of expansion; all this and more in the space of so few years as to splash it with the brightly coloured aura of “amazing”.

Yet technological development in its strictest sense (this excluding such cottage industries that have existed since man first wielded a primitive stone adze) has only existed since the industrial Revolution of the first half of the 19th century. So in human terms, technology has been apparent, on our earth, for a comparatively short time.

The disadvantages of technology in its myriad forms were not at first obvious. In fact, the advent of labour-saving devices, machinery which improved quality and quantity of various products, and, of course, consume goods of the category which made the citizens of technologically endowed countries more comfortable in their mass produced tikky-takky box on the hill, were regarded as the saviour of modern society.

It was for rather self-indulgent reasons that technology was swept to the fore and perhaps for selfish reasons man, in his

infinite wisdom may yet see the result of his folly. If the fog, both literally and metaphorically does not lift man may be doomed, drowned, unable even to raise a resisting hand above the water because he will be both chained to both his car and to his household appliances.

But why? Why has this advance been described not as a healthy evolution but a cancerous growth? . . . (growing onward, further, faster!!!).

The most obvious answer is pollution. Increasingly problems of sewerage, clean air, and maintenance of the environment and existing natural conditions are being thrust to the forefront.

However, because of the continual and sustained obstruction by the hymen of public and political apathy, the transition from lack of concern to awareness has been painful and still the brick walls exist ... a scheme to liberate (to a certain extent) the United States from its proverbial pollution (that has become a legend in its own time) was vetoed by President Nixon: it was too expensive.

The material aspects of technological development are limitless. But the debit side far outweighs that of credit, Napalm, guns and other assorted weaponry. The automobile, in all its assorted forms and shapes, can also be classified as a weapon.

How, the reader may ask, can this be associated with individual rights, and an individual’s freedom. In this context individual means one unit of a society. Basically technology is a creation of society, but technology allowed to run rampart, in the most technocratic societies, has re-created society in its own image. The type of individual interested in personal freedom and rights would possibly be that person, who would put concern for environment and standard of life (as opposed to the materialistic Standard of living) above his concern for himself. Thus the creations of a technological society infringe the rights of an individual within that society by creating problems requiring priority of solution.

Pollution is not the only debit brain-child. Technological advance, especially in consumer-goods has exaggerated competition. The prerequisites for survival both socially and physically are always greater and always more materialistic. To solve your conscience by attending church on a Sunday, does not compensate for clawing your way up the economic ladder during the week.

Developments associated with technology are sometimes of greater magnitude than the direct results. Technology has created groups large and powerful enough to control the media and even in the cases of international companies, transcend government.

On the subject of media: Television is the greatest universal brain wash machine, greater even than a compulsory education system. Advertisers’ use of this and the other media has resulted in a highly conditional and influenced society. Conditioned, influenced into a, perhaps excessively, sterile and stagnating

conformity. Communications, have widened horizons, we are told, made the world smaller. It also has provided an unlimited outlet for propaganda.

I commenced this essay by quoting my example in the newly developed countries. I draw from there the most pessimistic extreme. Although not ahead of, or in the case of China not even on a par with the more established industrially and technologically they have totally surpassed those longer established countries in control of people and minds. This cannot be totally attributed to the political conditions existing. China and Japan are absolute contrasts, one totalitarian communism (a description from fact rather than personal bias), the other democracy. Yet in both the subservience to the state (indirect in Japan where devotion is aimed primarily at the company a person works for) is almost in-comprehensive. Although subservience to a ruler is traditional in both these countries the extent that control is exercised by power, or exemplified by technology and finance, establishes a dangerous and foreboding precedent.

To attack the system in a society where power, in the form of money and its resulting influence is a dangerous move. Selfinterest still prevails, whether it is the self interest of the State or an individual company, Society must not be, as it is at present a creation of technology: It must be a creation of itself. Onward, further, but slower and with a much larger interest in the welfare and individuality (as personified by responsible freedom) of those who are the collective mind of the particular society.

THE DRAGLINE P. JESSEN It is now some years since the events related in this tale. At that time John Ramsbottom was stoker aspiring to the rank of Boilerman and I was a mere primary schoolboy, though tall for my age.

My parents had taken me on a caravan trip through the North Island and we were staying for some days on the outskirts of some small town which I shall disguise under the name of Papamararangi. The most impressive feature of the rather monotonous plain was the extent and density of the phormium which fully justified its name of “tenax” by the way it dominated the ground and prevented the development of more useful crops.

The reason for the marshy state of the ground lay in the unreasonable behaviour of the Moewai. In many places it broke into thousands of rivulets which transformed the ground into a vast morass. It was very easy to understand how it came by its name of “lazy water”.

Depressing though the surroundings were around the caravan, there seemed to be some great enterprise on foot on the horizon some two miles from our encampment. I could see what

appeared to be a tall slender parallelopiped, and, another mile further west, what appeared to be its fellow, though diminished in size because of the distance.

It was not long before I had explored the site and knew all about it as I thought.

Papamararangi town district had formed a joint venture with the Kaimanawa County Council to carry out a large ditching and draining operation, the outcome of which would be the development of Papamararangi as a pastoral area.

Now neither the county nor the town had much money and could not think in terms of walking drag lines, or twenty ton trucks or Euclid carry alls. But the county engineer was a resourceful man and had assembled a quantity of former N.Z.R. civil engineering equipment and had designed and had constructed, in the county workshops, two mighty masts, and these were the components which had attracted my eye.

Being at the “meccano boy age” I soon grasped the general idea, though I could not, from ground level, immediately comprehend its scope. It had not taken me long to strike up an acquaintance with a man who seemed to be very busy alternating between the stoke-hole of a boiler and the controls of a large winch, similar in design to a pile-driver winch, but much larger.

This was my first meeting with him, whom, for the purpose of this narrative, I have designated John Ramsbottom. His real name doesn’t matter, and as he has now, by hard work and study, risen to the position of Papamararangi’s Town Engineer I do not wish to embarrass him.

In principle the arrangement was simple enough to understand. The mast was constructed of great 12” by 12” baulks cunningly fished together in a kind of overlapping pattern so that the complete fabric was eighty feet high. It was held rigidly perpendicular by heavy wire cables which formed the most powerful stays I have ever seen. At the base of the mast was the boiler and engine house, and slung at the truck of the mast was a really mighty double-sheave block which must have weighed a quarter of a ton. Near the top of the mast was a small platform, like a crow’s nest, except it had no railing.

My parents did not see much of me for the next couple of days, except at meal-times. My acquaintance with John Ramsbottom ripened into a warm friendship. Then came the great moment when he said, “You can go up to the platform and have a look round if you like.” If I liked!! What a gem of understatement!! I was up the ladder like a monkey and on the platform in a matter of seconds and there I gazed and gazed and gazed. Before me, like an elaborate working model, was a fascinating civil engineering undertaking in full blast and all steam operated.

There hundred yards away a strongly-buttressed post, of the same girth as the drag-line mast, sup-ported a double-sheared block and between post and mast, in a graceful catenary, hung the hauling- line or drag-line, carrying a bucket of some cubic yards of capacity. However, the bucket did not fly like a chariot

through fields of air all the way; at the lowest point of the catenary it disappeared into a muddy lake of its own making, reappearing replete with a great engorgement of rich Moiwai river-bed mud.

Even as I watched the bucket was making its return trip, or “payload”. I had seen the momentary cessation of movement along the cables and had guessed that this foretold the reversal of the engine. The bucket began its run. It approached the muddy lake.

It plunged out of sight and then I felt the mast quiver and heard dull heavy groans from the block above my head. The note of the exhaust had changed too: it was slower, more determined, and each emission of steam reverberated up the smoke stack like a cannon-shot. Then the bucket came in sight again with its load. It rose higher into the air. Then suddenly its forward movement ceased and instead it executed a kind of somersault, whereby its load of mud crashed down on to a hillock of the same material.

But there was more to the wondrous sight than this. Each hillock had its attendant steam shove,, busily shovelling mud into dump-trucks which travelled along railway lines of the “contractors” type and were hauled by a 0-4-0 loco of the kind now made famous (in miniature) by more than one manufacturer of model electric railways.

I stood entranced. Above me the mast shook and trembled, the mud descended upon its pyramid, the steam shovel tore away at the pyramid’s flanks and filled dump-truck after dumptruck, as the loco- driver moved them forward. Then, the train of trucks being full, it moved away across the plain, and another train took its place. And further west, all this work was duplicated at mast two.

Alas for me!! My parents, impervious to the enchantments of this magic spot, were preparing to proceed with their journey.

It was our last afternoon at Papamararangi. The rich tints of the marshy plain were glinting in the almost level rays of wintry sunshine as I hurried over to the mast. I chatted to John for a while. Already a gloom was spreading over the landscape and the trains and steam-shovels would soon be ceasing work; but the drag-line would work on for another half-hour to stockpile some mud for the next day. It was time for me to return to the caravan, but I felt I must take one last look at the mighty bucket which tore through everything in its path, like Roland’s magic sword Durandal. I made my way slowly up the ladder. The tracery of wires above my head was dim and confused in the darkness.

I leaned against the mast. All movement, for a moment stopped.

Ah, so the engine had reversed and now the drag would begin, the engine would snort, the mast would quiver, the stay-wire thrum, the sheaves groan.

My expectations were more than fulfilled. Perhaps the teeth of the bucket encountered an old tree fragment, perhaps they grappled with a boulder. Whatever it was, it resisted Durandal for a fraction of a second during which time a heavy strain fell upon all parts of the drag-line. Then the obstruction was overcome

and with a sudden release of tension the mast - for all its strength and despite its heavy stays - bucked savagely. I rocked upon my narrow platform and stretched out my hand instinctively to grasp a stay-wire above my head.

Before my outspread hand could close upon the wire there came like a lightning flash - the realization that the wire above me was not the rigid stay, but the greasy, oily, rapidly-moving haul wire.

Instead of grasping for support, I regained my balance, and very quickly and carefully descended the ladder and quietly went back to the caravan.

I said nothing of the incident. I knew how near I had come to being either dragged into the sheave or thrown from that high platform.

ANZAC DAYS Old grey faces drift past In the grey dawn Stubbled chins Cloth caps And patched overcoats Rows of dull medals Faded ribbons.

Bigots of the old school tie They feel nothing for Pensioners War Corruption Repression Dutifully attending The Ceremony to the dead.

But only if they were “our boys” (the poor bastards) Grey skyhawk Screams overhead Symbolising the new destruction The arrogant disgusting blasphemy On a scarred Bloody world A cog in the wheel Of the bureaucracy Which condemns The concern of youth.

The afternoon tears run down The sunken grey cheeks; Into the glass of rum (Held by a withered shaking hand) Sadly reminiscing Petone 20 - Wellington 15.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A

BARNICOAT: Winner, Prose Section IN PRAISE OF SUBURBIA J. HEYES On reading this heading a vision of a dapper, prematurely balding clerk sprang to my mind. I can picture him sitting on his plastic-covered swivel chair, wedged between his natural mahogany finished desk and a grey filing cabinet. He is watching the second hand accelerate on its downward swing in the clock on the wall. He has finished his task for the day and he is idly doodling on a scrap of memo paper.

Whilst at college he had been deeply impressed by the works of John Donne so deeply that even now thirty years later, he was still trying to capture Donne’s metaphysical style in a work of his own. In praise of suburbia, “a poem in which he would extol the pleasures of living in such an area.”

In the packed unit on his way to the bus depot he looked up from his evening paper and peered through the dust-coated, rain-spattered window at the city grimly waiting for night. He began to think about his home ....

His wife had demanded that they buy their own home rather than live in a state house in that dreadful area on the other side of the city. Only that year had he finally managed to pay off their second mortgage.

Their children had all left home at their first opportunity. His wife, even before their eldest had reached college age or met the local probation officer, had first shown symptoms of that little dis-cussed disease, housewife neurosis. In her case, as in all the cases of their district, the disease had been aggravated by the towering cliffs and the knowledge that the only way out of the valley was the road over the hill. They all felt shut in, shunned by the people over the hill.

However, all these facts had helped to form a community consciousness, after all hadn’t they just completed, an olympicstyle swimming pool, and weren’t their rugby clubs the best in the region? But still their children went off the straight and narrow. They blamed it on the influence of the state-housing area that had recently been built. However, they seemed to forget that even before the state-housing their valley had had one of the highest juvenile crime rates in the country.

Nevertheless this insignificant clerk picked up his feet as he entered the bus which was going to take him home . . . after ail it was home. He waved and nodded to all his friends and he squeezed himself into a vacant seat. The bus struggled up the hill and as it neared the brow he looked back and saw the citylights groping across the harbour waters towards him. And he then looked forwards and saw the orange glow of the valley. The bus accelerated down the four-lane highway which only started once you had entered the valley.

As the bus pulled up at the first stop a large illuminated sign

could be seen which gave the salient facts about the valley. “H’m, twenty-thousand,” came from the back of the bus, “. . . that’s almost a city,” added the person next to him, “. . . might make them build a cinema,” came from the front of the bus, then everybody started talking, “. . . be about time . . . had to go over the hill last Friday to do anything... been here ten years and nothing’s been done... none of the big picture houses are interested ... hope they change their minds . . . some luck ... lad’s got nothing to do . . . talking about setting up a Youth Foundation . . . might work . . . least it’d be a start . . . you’ve got to go over the hill to go anywhere . . . don’t have a car so I don’t go out . . . it’s a long way to do anything . . . minute kids leave school they leave home . . . haven’t seen mine in five years . . . nothing to do here . . . somebody ought to do something . . . why don’t we? . . . what can we do? . . . nearest cinema’s five miles . . . over the hill . . . nothing to do ... go over the hill . . . so far . . . don’t have a car . . . can’t afford to go out any way . . . if you want to do anything go over the hill.” The voices faded into the rain and darkness when he got off the bus.

He pulled his hat lower and tightened his scarf around his neck and picked his way down the poorly-lit footpath to his house. As this part of the valley was one of the relatively older areas he was fortunate to be able to walk on a path. In some of the newer areas his friends had to walk on the road.

He walked up his front path and cast an approving glance over the immaculate exterior of his house. He pushed open the front door, took off his scarf, overcoat and hat and then warmed himself in front of the electric heater. His wife fussed around him but their conversation soon divided and they ate their meal in near perfect silence. At nine- thirty he fell into bed with the promise that his alarm clock would wake him at five-forty-five the next morning to enable him to catch the six-thirty bus.

“In Praise of Suburbia,” he muttered.

“Did you say something, dear?” his wife asked.

“No . . . nothing.”

BLOOD-RED WINE

From a seed planted in a womb A tall vine grows Its fruits are plucked and processed Into standard uniformly.

Ranks of khakied soldiers Stand, as rows of brimming bottles Untapped strength and resource And blood flows from a crumpled body As does wine from a bottle Shattered - malicious hatred On the floor of the universal saloon, GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A

OBSOLETE GENERATION Huddled against the cruel grey wind, They lean on melancholy walking-sticks and, Peer, sightlessly from spectacled eyes.

Faces, pale yellow; bleached by the years.

Euthanasiacs all - the walking dead, Shuffling towards the satin-lined coffin In threadbare - slippered feet.

The family in solemn attendance With flowers.

Victims of impersonality, they are Shunted off with casual ease.

By children preoccupied with quarter-acre dreams Who fear the mortal signs of wrinkled skin Too large for the withered empty body.

Lacking all but this hollow shell, Their minds addled by Senility, mumbling to themselves In their soulless institution, While Parliament debates the rise In old-age pensions.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A Black night. Deep night.

And the moon storms.

We wait. We laugh. We die.

In this light cycle the sun’s rotation.

So, the world moves, The seas reach And you are dead; Remember You, having lived, Have died.

That part is easy It is the living that is hard.

No, in our life peace comes by degrees Not by choice a chance for reality.

Die. Pig death.

Die And all will die.

All hope. All hate is black, is broken back, snapped.

These one thing Those gathered, these quick props of the dead light.

I knew the light.

Half-world of the open rock Saw it open See it Reach it And the black half of the sun’s turning holds hope for a new dawn.

Slow moves. The sea moves and cool The rock weights pull.

Drag - soft then fall deep fall creep wall On the black crack bottom.

And if I watch by a sea eye A greens quack green eye With each soul sea pulse wave green wave grows.

So now but not watch Run. Run smooth on sand and light the sea.

The sea crawls.

C. HOGG, 5A

FINALE Soon the end will come I'll have left this womb-like existence Secure in insularity.

The gestation period is over The umbilical will be severed (severance pay: a slip of paper certifying five years of my life).

"He'll do well" The final bell But I won't remember your stark grey walls or your stark grey advice.

I measure time in relative months not hours or minutes, And though I fear the approaching years, I will live I will give.

You did not teach me that.

GRAEME SIMPSON, 7A

NO BUGLES, NO DRUMS My name it is Neyfand Conrad; ("of this time . ... of that place" - it matters not). I shamble on through crowded streets An inundation of sullen faces.

They, as one, stare derision at my vagrant rags - Nonentities composed of clothes and faces.

Once a vessel, albeit small, one safely moored, I now drift free, a battered hull.

My wheel spins with the winds' whims And my rudder knows no course.

I once swept through that surging rat-race . . . : Now I stumble, Becalmed in society.

W.J. SIMPSON

In the Field...

ATHLETICS The annual athletic tournament commenced on a fine day with many of the pupils watching the events from the terraces.

Some athletes showed very good form and were confidently expected to do well at the McEvedy Shield competition.

It was encouraging to see large entries in the nonchampionship events. These were most enjoyable as the finishes were all very close.

EVENT

FIRST

By far the most exciting event of the day was the steeple chase with the high brush fence and water course creating havoc for many runners. As in the past years a number of boys ended up face down in the water much to the enjoyment of the spectators.

Overall it was a good day’s athletics for both those competing and those watching the events.

SECOND

THIRD

TIME•HEIGHT•DISTANCE

High Jump Junior

K. Bakewell, 3C2

M. Hardie, 4ShB

J. Shillson, 4ShA

4 ft 7 in.

Intermediate

K. Smith, 6B1

M. Ali, U51

Bradley, 5ShA

5 ft. 0 in.

Senior

M. Birch, 6R1

S. Murray, 6R2

I. Webster, N52 V. Va’ai, 6R2

5 ft. 8 in

Junior

R. Gaskin, 4ShA

M. Cleverley 4ShA

Broad, 3B

15 ft. 5 in.

Intermediate

P. Broad, 5B2

W. Te Moana 5B3

D. Parker, 5B2

18 ft. 10 in.

Senior

V. Va’ai, 6R2

A. Speight, 5G2

P. G. Baker, 7B1

19 ft. 1in.

Junior

H. Vance, 5B2

T. Hawkins, 4G2

P. Rothmets, 5A

26.80m

Intermediate

P. Marshall, 6B2

F. Ramage, 5B1

J. Rice, 5G2

150 ft. 10 in.

Senior

P. Marshall, 6B2

P. Tsimbourlas, U52

D. Lane, 7B1

35.80m

Junior

A. Archer, 5B2

A. McLean, 4G1

Seddon

31 ft. 7½ in.

Intermediate

P. Tsimbourlas, U52

P. Marshall, 6B6

Paine, 5G2

41 ft. 1 in.

Senior

V. Va’ai, 6R2

S. Murray, 6R2

R. leremia, 6R1

36 ft. ¾ in.

Junior

T. Cherrington, 4B

R. Gaskin, 4ShA

D. Shillson, 4ShA

25.6 sec.

Intermediate

N. Porteous

J. Baxter, 6B2

P. McKenzie, 6B2

23.7 sec.

Senior

M. Osten, 6A

A. Speight, 5G2

R. Crawford, 6R1

24.4 sec.

Under 13

Hawkins, 3ShB

Ward 3ShC

G. Christian, 3ShB

15.9 sec.

Under 14

R. Treadwell, 4ShA

D. O’Brien, 4ShB

M. Cleverley, 4ShA

14.5 sec.

Junior

G. Christian, 4B

Bradley, 5ShA

D. Shillson, 4ShA

13.5 sec.

Intermediate

M. Osten, 6A

P. Broad, 5B2

I. Webster, U52

16,0 sec.

Senior

A. Speight, 5G2

Long Jump

Discus

Shot Put

200 Metres

80 Metre Hurdles

100 Metre Hurdles 16.6 sec.

800 Metres Junior

R. Glantschnig, 4G2

T. Short, 5A

Lindsay, 3C1

2 m. 17.3 sec.

Intermediate

M. Bowes, 6B2

C. McLauchlan, 5B1

R. Paterson, 6B6

2 m. 4.5 sec.

Senior

B. Holmes, 7B1

N. Porteous, 6B4

R. Tasker, 6R2

2 m. 11.4 sec.

Grade Races, 400 Metres Third Form

3ShB

3C1

3B

1 m. 8.5 sec.

Fourth Form

4ShA

4G1

4C

1 m. 2.0 sec.

Fifth Form

5A

5B1

5G1

58.6 sec.

U5 and 6th Forms

6B4

6B1

6B3

58.2 sec.

6R and 7th Forms

6R1

6R2

-

57.00 sec.

Third Form

3B

3ShA

3ShB

14.6 sec.

Fourth Form

4C

4G1

4A

14.1 sec.

Fifth Form

5B3

5A

5G2

13.3 sec.

U5 and 6th Forms

6B4

6B5

6B3

12.9 sec.

Under 13

G. Christian, 3ShB

Wong, 3ShB

Hawkins, 3ShB Crawford, 3ShA

10.7 sec.

Under 14

R. Treadwell, 4ShA

Blake

O’Brien, 4ShB Reeves, 3ShA

9.9 sec.

Under 13

G. Christian, 3ShB

Crawford, 3ShA

Wong, 3ShB

14.5 sec.

Under 14

R. Treadwell, 4ShA

D. O’Brien, 4ShB

M. Hardie, 4ShB

13.3 sec.

Junior

T. Cherrington, 4B

R. Gaskin, 4ShA

G. Christian, 4B

12.9 sec.

Intermediate

M. Osten, 6A

J. Baxter, 6B2

H. Ryan, 5B2

12.1 sec.

Senior

N. Porteous, 6B4

A. Speight, 5G2

S. Murray, 6R2

12.2 sec.

Junior

R. Glantschnig, 4G2

D. McLean, 4G1

A. Archer, 5B2

5 m. 4.00 sec.

Intermediate

M. Bowes, 6B2

R. Paterson, 6B6

C. McLaughlan, 5B1

4 m. 33.1 sec.

Senior

B. Holmes, 7B1

R. Tasker, 6R2

P. Baker, 7B1

4 m. 43.4 sec.

Third Form

3B

3C1

3ShC

4 m. 29.9 sec.

Fourth Form

4C

4A

4C

4 m. 8.6 sec.

Fifth Form

5A

5A

5ShA

3 m. 52.5 sec.

U5 and 6th Forms

6B1

U52

6B2

4 m. 6.00 sec.

6R and 7th Forms

7A

7A

7A

3 m. 39.00 sec.

Under 14

Lindsay, 3C1

M. Cleverley, 4ShA

Preston, 3ShA

1 m. 4.8 sec.

Junior

Lees, 4ShB

R. Gaskin, 4ShA

J. Riseborough, 5A

59.7 sec.

Intermediate

M. Osten

P. McKenzie, 6B2

R. McKinley, 6A

54.7 sec.

Senior

N. Porteous, 6B4

J. Saker, 7B2

M. Broadbent, 7B1

56.6 sec.

Third Form

3C1

3C2

3B

56.3 sec.

Fourth Form

4ShA

4B

4C

53.3 sec.

Fifth Form

5G2

5B3

5A

51.8 sec.

U5 and 6th Forms

6B4

6A

6B2

49.6 sec. - New Record

6R and 7th Forms

6R2

7A

7B2

49.9 sec.

Grade Races, 100 Metres

70 Metres

100 Metres

1500 Metres

Steeple Chase

400 Metres

Relays

SCENES FROM SPORTS DAY EVENTS Top Left: The start of the Junior 1500 metres.

Centre Left: Ayers, Deterte, Harding, Murdoch, Tramandanes, Armour and friends at the pool.

Bottom Left: Roberts treads gently in Steeple Chase - Sports Day. Bottom Right: Philip Broad, 5B2 winning the Intermediate long jump with a distance of 18 feet 10 inches.

Centre Right: Tsimbourlas, U51 winning the Intermediate shot put with a throw of 41 feet 1 inch.

Matthew Birch clears 5' 8” to take the Senior High Jump title at the McEvedy Shield Intercollegiate Athletics Championships held at the Basin Reserve on Saturday, 25th March, 1972.

McEVEDY SHIELD ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC SPORTS This year the College team was placed third in the McEvedy Shield Competition, held at the Basin Reserve. The team totalled 41 points with Silverstream scoring 88 and St. Pats 45.

Although Murray Osten was again the College’s outstanding competitor with three wins and another hurdles record, the team’s placing was due rather to a good all-round effort than to individuals. It was encouraging to see one or often both competitors in the sprints and hurdles qualify for the final.

Alex Speight gained the only other record set at the meeting in the 110m hurdles senior. The Intermediate competitors scored 24 of the Team’s points to win their section from Silverstream 14 and St. Pat’s 12.

Those placed at the Meeting were: Winners R. Treadwell, 80 m. hurdles under 14, 13.1 M. Osten, 100m, Intermediate, 11.3 M. Osten, 200m Intermediate, 23.7 M. Bowes, 1500m Intermediate, 4.22.9 M. Osten, 100m hurdles Intermediate, 14.9 (equals record).

P. Broad, Long Jump Intermediate, 18 ft 3¾4 in.

M. Osten. Intermediate Relay, 46.3 P. McKenzie, Intermediate Relay, 46.3 J. Baxter, Intermediate Relay, 46.3 N. Porteous, Intermediate Relay, 46.3 A. Speight, 110m hurdles Senior, 15.5 (15.3 in heat, equals record).

M. Birch, High Jump Senior, 5 ft 6 ins.

Second Placegetters R. Glantschnig, 88 m Junior N. Porteous, 400m Intermediate P. Broad, 100m Hurdles Intermediate B. Holmes, 800m Senior S. Murray, High Jump Senior Third Placegetters N. Porteous, 100m Intermediate M. Bowes, 800m Intermediate V. Va’ai, Long Jump Senior V. Va’ai, Shot Put Senior R.J.

The McEvedy Shield Athletic Championships 100 metres Hurdles with Murray Osten 1st and Philip Broad 2nd.

RUGBY

Some well-defined trends of past years have continued this year. The First Fifteen has again done exceptionally well, the number of teams has fallen, and the lowest grades (3rd, 4th and 5th) have experienced very poor seasons, while the 1st and 2nd grades have done well.

The First Fifteen had a full pack from last year, and this was, of course, a great initial advantage. The backs, after an inauspicious start, showed enormous improvement and we congratulate Mr. Gardiner on a most successful season.

We do not know for sure why fewer boys are playing rugby. We do not subscribe to one often-voiced opinion that they are scared of rough play. We have no intention of trying to recruit players, however, as we feel that rugby is such a great game that those who don’t play are missing a

In Charge: R Michael great deal. All of those who wanted to play were placed in teams, and for the first time for years all coaches came from the college.

Many were supervised on Saturdays by parents as a number of coaches were unable to follow the teams on Saturdays.

In order to lighten the burden of practices during the winter when many players suffer from colds and exams demand attention, practices for other than A teams were cut to one a week. Unfortunately this single practice was often missed when practices were cancelled and performances suffered accordingly.

All in all, it was an enjoyable season, with some teams getting as many as twelve games, and all teams having some noteworthy wins to remember. Teams that did particularly well, apart from the First XV, were 1C, unbeaten, 1B and 2B. 1A deserves a special

1st XV RUGBY BACK ROW: W, S. Armour, S. A. Murray, R. S. Crawford, W. T. Davis, P. J. Gaskin.

MIDDLE ROW: W. S. Blades, P. S. Baker, M. D. Beattie, D. J. Archer, R. S. Hill, R. H. Vance.

SITTING: P. J. Gear, D. A. Galler, R. A. Deterte (Capt.), Mr. L. F. Gardiner (Coach), F. E. Estall (Vice-Capt.), D. K. Read, M. C. McLea. FRONT: M. C. Osten, R. J. Tasker.

mention too because of their arduous programme against other first fifteens.

We thank all who helped our rugby during the season: coaches, referees, groundsmen, the ball room boys P. Hobbs and H. Ashley, the Rugby Union, and especially the St. Johns Ambulance attendants, and the Free Ambulance.

FIRST XV 1972 Mr. L. F. Gardiner v. Titahi Bay (grading), won 13-3. v. H.S.O.B., won 60-10. v. Porirua, won 20-4. v. H.V.H.S., won 39-0. v. Petone, drew 6-6. v. Wellington, won 69-0. v. Titahi Bay, lost 7-16. v. Mana College, won 48-6. v. Upper Hutt, won 20-9. v. St. Pat’s (town), won 16-14. v. St. Bernard’s, won 23-6. v. Tawa, won 30-12. v. Silverstream, won 26-14. v. Rongotai College, won 16-7. v. Auckland Grammar, won 15-12. v. Upper Hutt T.T., won 30-22. v. Marist St. Pat’s, won 40-0. v. Christ’s College, won 42-3. v. Wanganui Collegiate, won 13-6. v. Naenae, won 27-17. v. Old Boys (Letica Cup), drew 16-16.

Played 21, won 18, lost 1, drew 2.

Points for, 575, against 193.

The 1972 1st XV had a most successful season, being runners-up in the under 19 1st Division grade after defeating the winners (Silverstream), winning the tournament and drawing the Letica Cup. Seven of the team were selected for representative honours and played with distinction.

With seven of last season’s strong pack returning, the 1972 1st XV had a very formidable set of forwards who repeatedly paved the way for some good wins.

The highlights of the season were undoubtedly the Silverstream game and the tournament final. The team was very visibly overjoyed with their victories.

Congratulations must be given to captain, R. Deterte for his 180 points for the season and to S. Murray, the number 8 forward for his 33 tries totalling 132 points. And to the team as a whole for sticking together so well, training hard, and giving us some wonderful games - many thanks.

v. St. Pat’s (Town) This game, played in fine weather at Athletic Park before a large crowd from both colleges, was a thriller.

St. Pat’s scored in the last minute of the game but failed to secure a draw when P. Coady could not convert from the sideline.

M. Osten scored a fine try which R. Deterte converted to open the score for Wellington. It was not long before St. Pat’s got the break for J. Young to score. 6-4. Some excellent forward drives produced the inevitable break by S. Murray who went over to increase the score. The conversion by Deterte made the score 10-4. However St. Pat’s pressed hard and were at this stage showing better drill work in the forwards. Two good penalties from Coady levelled the score at halftime, 10-10.

The second half was marked by some bad passing by Wellington and with Osten off the field a lack of decisive pace was noticeable. The great try in this half came when P. Gear burst upheld and when tackled threw the ball back to Murray in support and he crashed over to score between the posts.

Deterte converted, 16-10.

The last chance for St. Pat’s came in the dying stages when they were awarded a penalty 15 yards from the Wellington goal.

They took a tap kick and ran the ball, Warden doubling around caught the cover defence off-guard and he scored in the corner.

The final score was 16-14 to Wellington, v. Silverstream The college 1st XV broke the unbeaten run of Silverstream in the under 19 first division grade when they won 24-14 on the Silverstream grounds. This was a grand win. Silverstream have always been hard opponents and never more so when playing on their own grounds.

Silverstream led 10-3 at half time and Wellington supporters did not give the college must hope of pegging back the hardrunning of the Silverstream backs, but Wellington piled on the pressure with the stiff breeze behind them to run out the clear winners. F. Estall played a major role in Wellington’s win. He made intelligent use of the ball throughout and made the breakthrough when the score was 10-all, midway through the second half.

Wellington’s domination in the forwards was due to a great effort by the whole pack and to the fact that they were able to move forward most of the time because of the intelligent kicking

by Estall and Vance. Tries for Wellington came from Estall, Murray, P. Gear and Deterte who also kicked two penalties and two conversions.

For Silverstream, tries from Armstrong, Foster, and Tocker, who also converted one.

This was college’s finest game. v. Auckland Grammar This was a “cliff-hanger”. The 1st XV played Grammar here in Wellington on a cold, cloudy, blustery Saturday. Wellington went

SHOTS FROM THE GAME WITH AUCKLAND GRAMMAR HELD AT COLLEGE IN JULY. COLLEGE WON 15-12.

Top Left: M. Osten, D. Reid, M. Beattie and E. F. Estall are not giving Grammar much scope.

Top Right: No. 8 S. Murray with the ball at his toe. Crawford and Davis in support.

Opposite Centre: Winger M. Osten finds his man.

Bottom Left: Vice captain, half back E. F. Estall on the move.

Bottom Right: First five eighth R. Vance with R. Crawford and P. Baker race to block the Grammar move.

into this game the favourites to win. That they just made it 15 to 12 indicates the terrific effort Grammar put into their game.

Wellington opened the scoring with a brilliant try by S. Murray who shattered the defence and scored near the posts.

Deterte converted for Wellington to lead 6-0.

Grammar, undeterred, scored a fine try, catching the cover defence which at this stage of the game looked a little shaky. 6-4.

Some fine drives by the forwards, together with a splendid linkage between Estall and Murray saw Murray score again. The conversion succeeded and Wellington went into a 12-4 lead and was looking the far more enterprising combination. This was the score at half-time a half in which Wellington dominated and looked set for a comfortable victory.

The second half was all Grammar. It was Grammar in the rucks - it was Grammar who attacked - it was Grammar who gave the big crowd the thrills. It was wonderful rugby.

Grammar scored twice in this half - but failed to convert.

Wellington scored a penalty from the reliable boot of Deterte, and the last ten minutes with the score at 15-12 to Wellington saw Grammar launch attack after attack. Wellington’s defence at this stage was superb. Determined tackling and quick cover defence kept Grammar out.

A wonderful game by two fine sides.

Wellington College 15, Auckland Grammar 12.

THE QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT 1972 (as seen by A. Reeve) A mighty display by a powerful pack paved the way for Wellington College to win the final of the 1972 quadrangular tournament among Christ’s, Wellington, Nelson and Wanganui.

Wellington beat Wanganui 13-6 to win their 13th outright title.

Nelson took the wooden spoon when they were surprisingly beaten by Christ’s 13-10 whose improvement on their first day form was remarkable.

First day results were disappointing with Wellington beating Christ’s by 42-6 and Wanganui Collegiate defeating Nelson 3612 after Nelson had led 12-8 at half time.

Summer weather made conditions ideal both days but the sparkling rugby often associated with this annual event did not eventuate.

The first day games saw Nelson make Collegiate work hard by the pack led by No. 8 D. P. Moriarty, R. Dellabosca, G. R. Winter, captain A. E. McLean and L. F. Rackley kept possession from their opponents speedy backs.

But the second spell saw captain R. P. Younge and E. I. M. Knight get the Collegiate pack going and Wanganui scored six tries in the half.

It was an impressive performance by Wanganui.

A. Park at half linked well with F. Collier and ran his backs well, both wings, I. Hunter and R. Dorrington showing speed and determination.

The Wellington-Christ’s game which followed was too one

sided to be a test for Wellington. They led 22-3 at half time and did not work hard from then on in spite of running up 42 points!

Half F. Estall was the star of the game. It seemed there were at least three of him at times as he bobbed up everywhere.

Perhaps Nelson’s hard game against Collegiate affected their play on the last day. They failed to show the life and enterprise of their first match and muddled away many chances by slow covering and passing leaving centre M. D. Eathorne and his wings D. C. Woods and P. W. Sutherland starved for ball.

The game was a muddling one and there was little between the sides. Christ’s just kept trying.

A new hooker in R. S. Douglas won many scrums for Christ’s while R. Polson, D. J. Rhodes and G. S. Gardiner controlled the lineouts with the result that Nelson hardly saw the ball for long periods.

With the score 13-10 and five minutes to go Nelson were awarded a penalty. They elected to tap when an easy kick for Easton would have drawn the game. The plan misfired and they were beaten.

There was no doubt about Wellington’s tactics from the outset of the final against Collegiate. The pack was to control the ball either by driving rushes or by short passing finally bringing in the backs when the breaks came.

Too much kicking marred the game as a spectacle. But they were the best side and their plan worked.

Estall behind the scrum was again the key figure and he played his part splendidly, kicking with precision over the scrums and rucks.

Their defence was rock-like and every ruse of Collegiate failed to come off because of the covering and fine tackling.

On the other hand Collegiate were as good on defence and some grand play by fullback P. J. Mackie saved many situations.

On one occasion wing M. Osten sped 50 yards before Mackie stopped a certain try with a copybook tackle.

Captain R. Young kicked a penalty for Collegiate and Osten replied with a try to make it 4-3 after ten minutes. But Young got another penalty to put Collegiate in front 6-4.

Then Wellington’s second-five M. C. McLea snapped a fine dropped goal and the score stayed 7-6 to half time.

Well into the second half there was no further score. Then Collegiate won a tight head. Wellington pushed them off the ball and S. Murray shot away from the back of the scrum to burst 35 yards brushing off some seven players to dot down by the posts.

Deterte converted.

The Moascar Cup was quietly handed to Wellington as winners without ceremony and this “low key’’ attitude to this trophy is all to the good. So a Wellington school has the trophy for the first time.

1A Mr. P. R Hickey P. J. Deyell, H. G. Vance, S. Speedy, K. Smith (capt.), J. O’Brien, R. McKinley, W. M. Meyers, T. Estall (vice capt), P. J. McKenzie, F. Ramage, A. Heywood, P. Broad, R. ieremia, E. T. Cunliffe, A. J. Speight, R. Te Moana. v. Tawa A 1 st XV, won 8-6. v. Scots A 1st XV, won 29-5. v. Kapiti 1st XV, won 16-6. v. Onslow 1st XV, lost 6-43. v. Silverstream A, lost 6-10. v. Upper Hutt 1st XV, won 22-7. v. Horowhenua 1st XV, lost 4-11. v. Porirua 1st XV, lost 9-16. v. H.V.M.T.C. 1st XV, won 21-19. v. Taita. 1st XV, lost 3-32. v. Wainui. 1st XV, lost 3-6. v. Naenae 1st XV, lost 0-17. v. Scots 1st XV, lost 0-17. v. Heretaunga 1st XV, lost 6-7. v. Porirua 1st XV, lost 8-9.

Games played, 15, won 5, lost 10. Points for, 151, against 221.

IB Mr. A. B. Gordon G. J. Brock (capt.), W. J. Simpson, D. Christo- forou (vice capt.), J. A. Saker, M. Davison, R. Dalgeish, S. J. Black, C. Tarpley, J. Baxter, N. Economou, A. Murdoch, A. J. Gibb, 3. Biss, A. Archer, J. R. Clarke, D. Dowden, J. Manners, S. Hardie. v. Tawa B, won 14-12. v. St. Bernards A, lost 0-4. v. Silverstream B, won 9-3. v. Heretaunga B, won 28-6. v. Naenae B, won 12-0. v. Wellington High 1st XV, lost 4-22. v. Mana, won 25-4. v. Upper Hutt, won 27-10. v. Onslow B, won by default. v. St. Bernards A, won 48-8. v. Rongotai B, won 21-0, Games played 11, won 9, lost 2. Points for 188; against 69.

1C Mr. P. J. Quin C. A. Watts (capt.), C. Vakidis (vice capt.), R. K. Best, G. J. Smith, H. G. Pryde, M. J. Storey, P. J. Hemsley, J. G. McLean, G. M. Goulden, G. F. Thomson, P. C. Morrison, B. W. Gair, I. R. Webster, K. C. Svensen, M, J. Brodie, H. J. Ryan, B. O. Dennison, Q. J. GregoryHunt, G. K. Thomas, v. Silverstream D, won 24-3. v. Wainui. B, won 20-6. v. Scots B, won 8-0. v. Viard, drew 12-12. v. H.V.H.S. B, won 20-0. v. St. Bernard’s B, won 36-0. v. Newlands, won 4-3. v. St. Pat’s B, won 32-0. v. Wainui. B, won 9-4. v. Silverstream C, won 15-3. v. Viard, won 20-0.

Games played 11, won 10, drew 1. Points for 200; against 31.

1A BACK: M. M. Meyers, F. Ramage, R. leremia, E. Cunliffe.

MIDDLE: S. M, Speedy, J. R. O'Brien, P. J. Deyell, A. J. Speight, R. L. McKinley.

SITTING: P. J. McKenzie, R. H. Temoana, K. R. Smith (Capt.), T. J. Estall (Vice-Capt.), H. G. Vance, Mr. P. R. Hickey (Coach).

FRONT: A. B. Heywood, P. G. Broad.

1D Mr. R. Cuff A. J. Roberts, P. Heiu, C. Tietjens, S. Barnard, R. Dean (capt.), G. Paine, R. H. Anderson, G. Conway, H. J. Ashby, H. Metz, P. Ball, S. A. Hamilton, A. Tolo, W. Fredicson, C. Helm, I. Gillespie, P. B. Marriot, K. B. Johnston. v. St Bernard's B, won 30-19. v. Scots B, lost 9-28.

v. Wainui. B, lost 13-38. v. Silverstream D, won 18-8. v. St. Pats B, won 10-6. v. H.V.H.S. B, lost by default. v. Rongotai C, won 35-3. v. Silverstream C, lost 3-31. v. Viard, lost by default. v. St. Bernard’s B, lost 10-30.

Games played 10, won 4, lost 6. Points for 128; against 163.

2A BACK: D. R. Hunt, D. W. Rouse, R. L. Grant, A. B. Philpott, R. Yip. MIDDLE: B. T. Kenny, D. G. McLean, R. A. Youmans, G. Hobbs, D. J. MacLean, J. A. Bernau.

SITTING: D. M. Atkin, R. J. Butcher, S. R. G. Porter (Capt.), B. H. Farland (Coach), P. M. Hobbs (Vice-Capt.), N. D. Johnstone, R. P. Moretie.

1C BACK: G. F. Thompson, G. Thomas, G. Goulden, R. K. Best, H. R. Ryan.

MIDDLE: P. L. Hemsley, Q. J. Gregory-Hunt, M. J. Storey, J. G. McLean, K. C. Svenson, M . J. Brodie.

FRONT: P. C. Morrison, G. J. Smith, C. A. Watts (Capt.), P. J. Quinn (Coach), C. Vakidis, B. Dennison, H. G. Pryde.

ABSENT: I. R. Webster.

2A Mr. B. Farland S. Porter (capt.), R. Butler, R. Grant, G. Hobbs, D. G. McLean, D. J. McLean, P. M. Hobbs, R. N, Morete, N. Johnstone, B. Kenny, R. Youmans, R. Yip, R. Hunt, D. Atkin, D. Rouse, A, Philpott, A. J. Bernau. v. Silverstream A, lost 0-20. v. Upper Hutt, won 24-6. v. Tawa, lost 4-7. v. Taita, lost 0-6. v. Silverstream A, lost 0-7. v. H.V.H.S., won 21-7. v. Naenae, won by default. v. St. Pat’s A, lost 4-20. v. Upper Hutt, won 26-6. v. Silverstream B, drew 6-6. v. Rongotai, won 25-0.

Games played 10, lost 5, won 4, drew 1. For 110; against 85.

2B Mr. A. Yule M. Cleverley, R. G. Gerard, M. Francois, A. J. Rhodes, B. Barclay (capt.), G. Anderson (vice capt.), R. Beasley, R. Gaskin, M. Young, G. Lees, T. Hawkins, T. Christmas, J. Anderson, R. Stott, M. Mann, R. McQuade, G. J. Pastier, M. J. Taylor, B. A. Allan, R. Blake, D. P. Collins. v. Silverstream B, lost 7-38. v. Wainuiomata, won 12-11. v. St. Bernard’s B, won 10-0. v. St. Pat’s C, won 60-0. v. Mana, won 18-6. v. H.V.M.T.C., won 12-4. v. Scots, won 20-0. v. St. Pat’s B, lost 0-3. v. Porirua, won 30-0. v. St. Pat’s B, lost 3-10. v. H.V.M.T.C., won 24-6. v, St. Bernard’s 2B, lost 4-6.

Games played 12, won 8, lost 4. Points for 200; against 84.

2C Mr. P. Walls P. M. Brooking, N. Economou, A. Ryan, P. O’Connor, A. J. Bradnock (capt.), L. A. Aguero, G. R. Paterson, J. Wylie, R. Tringham, B. K. Duncan, A. Taylor, B. A. Archer, R. G. Hawthorn, R.

Tuuta, G, S. Gordon, B. Baikie, R. L. Fletcher, D. R. West, v. Wellington High, lost by default. v. Silverstream D, won 8-4. v. St. Pat’s C, lost 0-11. v. St. Bernard’s B, lost 3-15. v. Wellington High, lost 4-36. v. Scots, won 10-4. v. St. Pat’s C, won 24-0. v. Mana, lost 0-22. v. Silverstream B (3rd grade), lost 3-28.

Games played 8, won 3, lost 5. Points for 52; against 120.

v. H.V.H.S. A, lost 3-46 v. St. Bernard’s B, won 7-4. v. Upper Hutt, lost 6-22. v. St. Pat’s A, lost 0-50. v. Rongotai, lost 0-24.

Games played 11, won 3, lost 8. Points for 51; against 281.

THE MOASCAR CUP - won by Wellington College when they beat Wanganui Collegiate School 13-6 in the final of the Quadrangular Tournament held in Christchurch in August.

2B RUGBY BACK: M. Taylor, R. C. McQuade, M. A. Francois, A. H. Rhodes, C. Lees, Mr. A. C. Yule.

MIDDLE: R. S. Gaskin, B. A. Allan, T. I. Christmas, T. N. Hawkins, G. Anderson, C. R. Beasley, M. Mann.

FRONT: R. N. Gerard, M. Cleverley, B. Barclay (Capt.), M. Young, R. Blake.

ABSENT: R. M. Stott, G. J. Pastier, J. Anderson.

3A Mr. P. Mafcorr P. Cunliffe, N. Bagley, R. Crawford, G. Christian (capt.), W. Flintoff (vice capt.), S. Bruce, N. Bake- well, R. J. Thompson, S. Smith, M. Hickman, K. Beard, S. Cameron, M. Kibblewhite, B. Ahearn, O. Dennison, B. Gilbert, P. Hawkins, B. Thomas, v. Wainuiomata A, lost 4-56. v. Silverstream A, lost 0-30. v. Rongotai, won 13-10, v. Heretaunga A, lost 3-20. v. St. Bernard’s A, lost 0-7. v. Tawa A, won 15-12.

3B Mr. M. Sayers A. Stuart, T. Moss, R. S. Treadwell, R. Slow, M. Renouf, J. Marfell, R. Pearman, M. H. Dalgeish, M. Connolly, S. Golding (capt.), C. R. Evans, R. Burge, T. R. Burns, M. T. Field, J. Baxter, T. Vai’ai. v. Silverstream C, lost 0-14. v. Viard, won 35-4. v. Tawa B, lost 4-16. v. St. Bernard’s B, won 4-0. v. Scots, lost 7-12. v. Onslow, lost 6-48. v. Porirua, lost 14-18. v. H.V.H.S. B, won 18-4. v. St. Pat’s B, lost 4-32. v. Scots, won 4-0. v. Tawa B, lost 0-15.

Games played 11, won 4, lost 7. Points for 86; against 163.

3C Mr. M. Martin D. P. Deterte (capt.), S. J. Allen, R. J. van Sweeden, M. P. Cook, D. E. O’Brien (vice capt.), B. E. Chapman, R. A. Dovey, S. Darke, M. J. McHugh, J. R. Jayasuria, G. Kyrtatos, D. J. Darwin, G. F. Hoffman, B. R, Megennis, T. McKenzie, W. V. Field, D. McConnell. v. Silverstream E, won 28-0. v. Silverstream D, lost 4-8. v. Silverstream C, won 26-0. v. Silverstream C, lost by default. v. Viard, lost 8-10. v. H.V.H.S., lost 0-28. v. Silverstream D, lost 0-8. v. St. Pat’s C, lost 9-13. v. St. Pat’s C, won 12-7. v. St. Bernard’s C, lost 0-10. v. Silverstream E, won 20-0.

Games played 10, won 4, lost 6. Points for 107; against 84.

4A Mr. P. Willerton M. D. Cross, T. W. Dodson, M. Hardie, A. E. Yee (capt.), J. Christmas (vice capt.), J. Harland, P. W. Hatten, P. W. Hewitt, G. Hill, G. A. Jones, J. L. Matthews, L. G. McGavin, R. G. McKenzie, J. C. McKenzie, J. C. Neeve, C. Sullivan, I. D. Scott, M. J. Tonks, T. P. Ward, C. G. Wells. v. Silverstream A, lost 0-34. v. St. Bernard’s A, lost 4-35. v. Tawa, lost 0-38. v. H.V.H.S., lost 0-15. v. Heretaunga A, won 8-0. v. Taita, won 16-14. v. Rongotai A, lost 0-48. v. Porirua, won 28-0. v. Upper Hutt, lost 4-14.

Combined 4th-5th team v. Primary School Reps, won 14-0. v. St. Pat’s B, won 13-6.

An airborne reverse dive pass from College half-back Fred Estall a shot from the game with Christ's College at Christchurch in August.

v. Parkway, drew 4-4. v. H.V.H.S., won 19-4.

Games played 13, won 6, lost 6, drew 1. Points for 110; against 212.

4B R. Beasley C. Morris (capt.), I. G. Flaws, A. J. Ireland, R. A. Newson, D. L. Robinson, L. S. Thompson, B. W. Smith, P. C. Keall, W. N. Preston, J. Kitching, M. Grant, J. Harland, L. McGavin, R. Smith, A. K. Gibb, R. Saker, M. G. Eulink, P. A. Blum, T. Brown, A. J. Shepherd, Askew. v. Wellington High, lost 3-6. v. Wainuiomata, lost 0-45. v. Parkway College, lost 0-23. v. St. Pat’s D, won 66-0. v. St. Bernard’s B, lost 7-8. v. Rongotai B, lost 4-12. v. Silverstream 3E, won 20-4. v. Viard, lost 4-28. v. Naenae, lost 0-18. v. St. Pat’s C, lost 4-10. v Silverstream 3D, lost 4-8.

Games played 11, won 2, lost 9. Points for 112; against 162.

5A Mr. W. Anderson C. Wong, D. Mitchell, K. Lindsay, B. Sayer (capt.), A. Swann (vice capt.), J. Heyes, K. Anderson, S. Shearer, A. Watts, N. Little, P. Stent, D. Boag, M. Hall, J. North, I. Foster, J. Atkin, M. Charteris, R. W. Scadden, G. Peck, L. Hewson. v. St. Bernard’s, lost 18-20. v. St. Pat’s A, won 24-4. v. Heretaunga, lost 7-18. v, Silverstream B, lost 0-4. v. Upper Hutf, lost 3-22. v. Scots, won 8-3. v. St. Pat’s A, lost 3-16. v. Taita, lost 0-17. v. H.V.H.S., lost 4-10. v. Silverstream 4D, drew 10-10. v. Rongotai, drew 0-0. v. Tawa B, lost 0-4.

Games played 12, won 2, drew 2, lost 8. Points for 77; against 128.

7-a-SIde Results Final: 7th Form: 7B2 v. 6R2 - 6R2 12-9.

6th Form: U52 v. 6B1 - 6B1 8-6.

5th Form: 5B2 v. 5B3 - 5B3 15-13.

4th Form: 4G1 v. 4shB - 4G1 30-4.

3rd Form: 3C2 v. 3shC - 3C2 24-4.

Wellington College 1st XV centre three-quarter David Read scores the first of the team's 8 tries against Christ's College in the quadrangular intercollegiate rugby tournament held at Christchurch in August.

WATER POLO The winter water polo season got off to a good start with all Senior and Junior water polo players practising every lunch time at the Wellington Boys Institute.

The College had a very strong Senior team with a number playing regular Senior water polo in the Wellington Club Competition.

The Junior players however required more basic coaching as a large number had not played before. This was revealed by the results of their games, and as the competition drew near to the end it was hard to field a Junior team.

Overall Wellington College Seniors came 2nd and the Juniors came 6th.

The following players from Wellington College made the representative teams: Wellington Secondary Schools’ Team: D. Spoor, R. Paterson Wellington Under-18 School Boys’ Team D. Spoor and R. Paterson Wellington Under-15 School Boys’ Team: M. Cleverly Congratulations to D. Spoor and R. Paterson who were selected for the New Zealand School boy Water Polo team to tour New South Wales, Australia. D. Spoor was selected to Captain the team.

SOCCER Master: Mr. R. Hill Coaches: Mr. D. Marrison, Mr. R. Shuker, Mr. W. Glover, Mr. T. Thomas, John Roberts, Nick Tranoumdanas For the first time in several years an adequate number of able coaches was available except per-haps for the Second XI where once again player coach, John Roberts organised the team well and ensured that there was always a full turn out on Saturdays.

After all, the Second XI at Wellington College has always been a “social team’’ and in spite of several losses the team enjoyed its games and team spirit remained high throughout the season.

The First XI, though not as successful as the more mature 1971 team, turned in some excellent results being defeated only four times in thirty games. The most successful team was the Under 14 A which, after proving much too strong for the third grade, was promoted to the second where it finished 2nd to Rongotai College. A remarkable achievement and congratulations to team and coach. The other surprise was the Under 14 C team, organised as a final effort to cater for those pupils who were unable to find a place in local club teams. They won six and drew three of the thirteen matches played.

Perhaps the central features of the season were, firstly, that due to an administrative blunder the First XI matches were without referees for most of the season; not I might add due to any failing on the part of the Referees Association. Consequently, incidents of bad sportsmanship abounded, serving to underline once again that the best people suited to the management of Schoolboy Soccer are those who have the wider interests of the pupils at heart namely the teachers.

The second point to emerge, at least from the Wellington College point of view, is that matches outside the local competition including Tournament, have proved the most enjoyable features of the season; enjoyable from the point of view of attitude to the game and social contact.

1st XI Coach: Mr. R. Hill Considering that there were only three regular members of last year’s successful team left, all in all, one can fairly say that the First XI achieved a very good record; winning 21 of their 30 games is not a bad record at this level of play. Further more, they did not lose any of the matches outside the local competition except for one game in the Tournament, when they lost 1-3 to Westlake the eventual winners in the final.

It is always a test of a boys character when having played in a successful team the previous season he has to nurse along a fresh team and help to develop confidence and team spirit.

This was admirably done by Chris Tietjens, this year’s Captain, handicapped as he was by ill health for part of the season. In some ways this year’s team was more skilful in their approach work than last years, but they generally lacked the physical power and maturity in the back line that was often a deciding feature in the decisive matches last season. Nevertheless, after a rather unsettled period they went for a stretch of thirteen matches without defeat. When they were on form they were as good as any of the opposition met this year, but they were subject to occasional off days and on one of these they lost to a team they later beat by six clear goals.

Mark Green emerged as the most improved player of the season; in the early trials his lack of finish nearly excluded him from the team yet in the long run he finished being the highest goal- scorer amongst the forwards. With Harry Kotsapas, Mark provided our main forward penetration down the wings with A. Hill doing most of the chasing up front. These three produced and completed most of our scoring runs.

Not having two players capable of filling the mid- field function in a 4-2-4 line up (except for Les Harding) we played three half backs of whom Glyn Cowley was the most hard working and who scored some excellent goals from corners.

John Glover never quite fulfilled the promise he had shown in the previous season except for the week of the Tournament where he emerged as one of the outstanding half backs.

1st XI SOCCER BACK ROW: J. Glover, J. Roberts, H. Kotsapas, P. Anderson.

MIDDLE: G. Cowley, A. Hill (Vice-Capt.), M. Janes, G. Bertos, L. Harding.

FRONT ROW: R. Were, C. Tietjens (Capt.), Mr. R. Hill (Coach), M. Green, D. Tsimboulas SITTING ON FLOOR: A. Wong, C. Hill.

In the back line Les Harding played a dominant role, the main features of which were his heading and tackling. When he occasionally moved into the half-back line we usually took control of mid- field. Chris Tietjens was not quite as forceful as last year mainly because he was pre-occupied with his role as Captain, nevertheless, he was a fine stopper and as usual a difficult person to get past mainly because of his speed. These two were ably assisted by C. Hill, a player of some potential who usually had his winger under tight control and A. Wong who more

than compensated for his lack of size by his determination and effort to the final whistle.

George Bertos started off as half back but by the time of the Tournament had developed into a very useful full back improving with every game. This move was brought about by the minor tragedy which occurred in the game against New Plymouth when Peter Anderson received a serious injury to his knee which kept him out for the rest of the season. Peter had played a dominant role in the back line up to this stage.

Dennis Tsimbourlas, our goalkeeper, could more than hold his own of the field of play yet he sportingly offered to fill the vacant position in goal and proved almost as good as any goalkeeper we have had for the past eight years. By the time of the Tournament he was close to selection for honours. Finally, John Roberts was introduced into the team in the third match against Hungaria and his performance suggested that he should have been in the team from the start. Sorry John!!

New Plymouth B.H.S. 0 Wellington College 3 Making the most of the opportunities offered it in the first half Wellington College beat New Plymouth Boys’ School 3-0 in the annual inter-college Soccer match played on Webster Field, New Plymouth. Wellington’s first goal was scored by Mark Green then Glyn Cowley notched the second and Green got the third to make the halftime score 3-0 in favour of the visitors.

The game kept up a fast pace with some very good football in the second half by both teams with NPBHS having the slight edge but being unable to score.

Outstanding players of NPBHS were Chris Vernon, Ross Mackay and Glen Dodds while for Wellington College goalkeeper Dennis Tsimbourlas made some fine saves and was able assisted by fullbacks Charles Hill and George Bertos. Wellington College will play a composite Motoroa side at Webster Field tomorrow morning before returning to Wellington.

“Taranaki Herald” Early in the first half of the NPBHS match P. Anderson was injured and had to leave the field and was replaced by Richard Were, goalkeeper who played at half-back. In the Sunday match aaginst a composite Motoroa side Wellington College was fortunate in managing a 1-1 draw.

Wellington College 1 Christchurch Boys High School 1 We were pleased to welcome the Christchurch team once again to a cold, wet Southerly which promised conditions which usually favour the Wellington players. However, the day of the match dawned bright and sunny and the only real complaint could justifiably be made against the poor playing surface of the pitch provided by the council at Evans Bay. Christchurch, always more than a handful, scored before Wellington had shaken off the cobwebs. Fortunately, they settled down and the match became a battle of the defences with both teams unable to finish off many fine moves. As often as not this was caused by the uneven surfaces in the penalty areas.

With about ten minutes to go in the second half Hill chased an impossible ball to the Christchurch goal line, brushed off a tackle and pulled it back for Kotsapas to score from close in at the second attempt. Christchurch had the opportunity to go ahead, and at this stage win the match, in the closing minutes, but the Evans Bay pitch came to our rescue and the shot sailed high over the crossbar.

A fast exacting game which both coaches agreed was a fair result to both teams.

Hastings B.H.S. 2 Wellington College 3 We travelled to Hastings minus Kotsapas and Bertos who were replaced by Richard Were and Paul Van de Breggen from the Under 16 A team. From the kick off Hastings applied the pressure which soon had the Wellington defence at sixes and sevens, and it was only the able goalkeeping of Richard Were and poor finishing of the Hastings left winger, that prevented us from being a couple of goals down in the first fifteen minutes.

Thus, it was against the run of play when Van de Breggen put us one up from Cose in at his second attempt. Later, from a free kick close to the corner flag Hastings equalised with possibly the best goal of the match - a header by one of the half backs.

In the second half Wellington again took the lead through a somewhat lucky shot again from Van de Breggen whose centre from way out on the right somehow found the back of the net.

Wellington went further ahead when Green latched on to a through bail from Hill, rounded his marker and netted from close in. Hastings pulled back a goal from a Free kick just outside the penalty area with the ball being deflected past Tsimbourlas by the defender Hill who shall be nameless!!

Final score 3-2 to Wellington whereas a fairer reflection of the play would have been a draw. A most enjoyable trip with the hospitality of Hastings B.H.S. second to none.

Tournament We were very pleased to receive permission from the Wellington College Board to stage the NZSSFA Tournament (6th Year) in the college grounds. A better setting could not have been found in Wellington.

Local teams competing were Wellington College, Tawa College, Viard College, St Pat’s College and Hungaria, Visiting teams were Shirley B.H., Westlake B.H., Mt Albert G., Penrose B.H., and Gisborne B.H. Having experienced all six of these Tournaments I can say that this one was as exciting and enjoyable as any other with the only disappointment being that Wellington, the capital city, did not have fuller representation.

Westlake proved the strongest team and worthy and popular winners. Hungary in particular, put on some attractive displays of soccer while St Pat’s, though fielding a weakened side, always attempted to play in an attacking style.

The Wellington College team made a good start except for the match against Gisborne when the defensive line up of their opponents from the first whistle, did much to deaden the game which ended in a goalless draw. Thus by the fourth game, a semi final against Westlake, we needed a victory to put us into the final.

Unfortunately, we were scheduled to play on No. 2 ground which had been turned into a quagmire after two days of rain.

Thus our main striking force down the wings via Green and Kotsapas was largely nullified while our defence was to some extent handicapped by the absence of George Bertos through injury. We held on to a 1-1 position for most of the game but eventually went down 1-3. All credit to Westlake who proved the better team under the playing conditions.

Congratulations to Les Harding, H. Kotsapas and M. Green on their selection for the Tournament XI. We thank those members of the First and Strad- ling (Third Form) for their efforts in digging the ditch (some 50 yards) which enabled up to provide water at our changing shed.

Team from D. Tsimbourlas, C. Hill, A. Wong, C. Tietjens (capt.), P. Anderson, G. Bertos, J. Roberts, J. Glover, G. Cowley, L. Harding, H. Kotsapas, A. Hill (vice-capt.). M. Green, M. Janes, R. Were.

v. Westlake B.H., lost 1-3 v. Mt. Albert G, won 4-2 Honours L. Harding, H. Kotsapas, and M. Green selected for Tournament XI. H. Kotsapas, C. Hill, Wellington under 16’s.

Results Finished second in local competition.

Pre-Season Friendlies v. Marist, won 2-1 v. W-Diamond, won 4-3 v. Swifts, won 5-0 v. Rongotai B, lost 1-3 v. St. Pats, won 7-1 v. Tawa, won 4-1 v. Naenae, drew 3-3 v. Hungaria, won 3-0 v. Rongotai B, won 2-0 Friendlies Outside Local Competition v. A. Motoroa XI, drew 1-1 v. New Plymouth B.H., won 3-0 v. Christchurch B.H., drew 1-1 v. Wanganui B.C., won 5-0 v. Hastings B.H., won 3-0 Local Competition v. Naenae, won 3-1 v. Hungaria, won 5-1 v. Rongotai A, lost 1-4 v. St. Pat’s, lost 2-3 v. Wainui, won 3-0 v. Tawa, won 2-1 v. Naenae, won 3-0 v. Hungaria, won 2-1 v. Rongotai A, drew 2-2 Tournament v. Viard C, won 6-1 v. Gisborne B.H., drew 0-0 v. Tawa C, won 7-1

The tension of the West Lake game is expressed by these Wellington College players at a free kick.

SECOND XI Team from J. Roberts (captain), R. Were, B. King, P. Bauman, W. Hatley, A. Manning, S. McDonald, T. Thompson, J. Scorey, D. Scott (vicecaptain), D. Blundell, R. Hiam.

Results Played 19, won 7, lost 12, drew 0. Goals for 53, against 64.

Traditionally, this is the Wellington College Social team and once again though they lost more games than they won in some ways theirs is a more enjoyable season than that often experienced by the First XI. With the pressure off the relationship between players of both sides is a happier one and the final score in some ways incidental to the match. The unfortunate side is that this team was once again without a coach and often without official referees on Saturdays. While J. Roberts was Captain he was largely responsible maintaining team spirit at such a high level.

With plenty of individual skill on display in the pre-season trials the Under-16 A team promised to be a very good side.

However, it was not until very late in the season that they began to play as a team. With the attack often scoring three or more goals the side was often let down by a defence which seemed to lack determination when it was required and who simply would not mark opposing players, surely the basic fundamental for any defence. However, with more willingness to learn this side can

and will do better.

Team from S. Shimmins (captain), P. Thirkettel, J. Andrews, P. Nauta, R. Elepans, P. Van de Breggen, I. Anderson, P. McCullogh, R. Glantschnig, M. Roberts, I. Karkas, E. Brown.

Results Played 14, won 6, lost 5, drew 3. Goals for 68, against 40.

Honours S. Shimmins - Wellington Under-16’s.

Under 16 B Team Coach: N. Tramoundanas This year’s Under-16 B Team didn’t have an altogether good season especially since they showed so much promise at the start of the season. At least they are enthusiastic and do their utmost in each match. They have developed a good team spirit and it is hoped they can remain together as a complete unit next season.

Team from E. Wilson (captain), J. Chamberlain (vice-captain), S. Randall, R. Irving, N. T. Fraser, F. Duncan, A. Pilone, D. Faulls, M. Holden, M. Williams, J. Sup- pree, K. Bowie, D. Wasiksiri.

Results Played 10, won 4, lost 6, drew 0. Goals for 28, against 55.

Under-14 A (became under-16 C after 5 matches) Team from J. Moore (captain), S. Gray, E. Lambaditis, S. Dahya, B. Morris, M. Seddon, N. Kemp, D. Shillson, D. McEwan, B. Pratt, P. Johanson, L. Blanchard, W. McLeod.

Results Played 17, won 14, lost 3, drew 0. Goals for 102, against 16.

No report was received from the coach of this team but it is apparent from the results that they were an outstanding combination. Had they remained in the Under-14 grade they would have won the competition quite easily and thus after five matches in that grade (scoring 43 goals) they were promoted to the Under-16 section to provide stronger competition. In this section they more than held their own finishing second to Rongotai. Congratulations.

Under-14 B Coach: Mr W. Glover The team started the year as the second choice or B team

and halfway through the season were upgraded when the A team was promoted to the Junior 2nd Grade.

What this team lacked in basic skills they more than made up for in their enthusiasm to enjoy the game. Early in the season lack of attendance at training cost them any chance of bonding together. James Griffiths as Captain was an example of consistency, playing all the time with vigour. Chris Kaye proved one of the hardest workers and Peter Halikias proved good enough to be playing in a higher grade.

It is hoped that the team will continue to apply themselves next season and maintain the attitude they adopted this year namely that the real test of a match is the enjoyment received by all the players.

Team from J. Griffiths (captain), G. Robertson, G. Glover, A. Straughier, P. Halikias, G. Mason, C. Kaye, E. Walter, A. Clarke, G. Avison, R. Owen.

Results Played 12, won 4, lost 7, drew 1. Goals for 31, against 48.

Under-14 C Coach: Mr R. Shuker The side was formed at the last minute and was made up of players who preferred to play for the college rather than an outside club, and players left over from the other two teams entered in the grade. Considering these circumstances, the team proved something of a surprise package and finished 6th out of eleven teams in the competition. Lack of stature was compensated for by emphasising team work, especially short passes. All players contributed to the teams performances, but the following deserve special mention: Gary Ball, Denis King and top goal scorer Keith Broome for their constructive forward play; David Hambling for some fine goalkeeping; Ian McGregor and Alan McPherson for solid defence and Captain Ricky Tischler who, until his retirement near the end of the season, organised the side well. Highlight of the season was an unexpected but well deserved victory 4-2 over the college’s B side.

Team from R. Tischler (captain), G. Ball, D. King, K. Broome, D. Hambling, I. McGregor, A. McPherson, C. Dozell, A. Tringham, R. Domanski, S. Soma, S. Stradling, W. Patching, G. Christian, D. Sole.

Results Played 12, won 6, lost 6, drew 3, Goals for 26, against 31.

Inter-Form 6-a-Side Competition Winners 3rd Form: 3 Shi C 4th Form: 4 G1 5th Form: 5 G2 6th Form: 6B4 7th Form: 6R1 Other matches Staff team defeated 5G2, 6B4, and 6R1 PRIMA DONNA CUP (Staff XI v. Second XI) With some encouraging wins behind them in the six-a-side competition and fielding the strongest team since the PrimaDonna Cup began in 1968, the Staff team were confident of putting the Cup in its rightful place - Mr R. Michael’s living room table. But once again the team was thwarted by some solid defence by the Second XI and an unfortunate off day by our star forward, none other than Mr Mark Sayers. Though the referee was obviously biased, the sun in the wrong position, the pitch in poor shape, the wind in our faces and none of the staff playing as brilliantly as they are capable of, we are not complaining and were extremely unlucky to lose 2-3.

HOCKEY

Master In Charge: Mr. P. A. Weatherall Once again the highlight of the 1972 hockey season rests with the highly successful First XI. They retained the Rankin Cup, the top New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Trophy, the Isaacs Cup for the winner of the Senior 3rd Open Grade in the Wellington Hockey Association’s competition and also the MacIntyre Cup for the Five-a-side Tournament in Wanganui.

For teams were entered in the Secondary Schools’ competition, all with only moderate success. The Old Boys Club presented two hockey sticks to the most improved players: C. Bhikka in the First XI and M. Hewitt of the Second XI. Once again thanks to coaches Messrs P. A. Weatherell, S. F. Robb and especially to Mr D. C. Smith who has guided the First XI to its third Rankin Cup success and fourth win in the Senior 3rd Open Grade in the local competition.

1st XI Coach: Mr. D, C. Smith Manager: Mr. S. F. Robb The 1972 team was almost a completely new team, except for about three players, so preparation for the season began in

Staff soccer team.

All the goals from the Second XI were flukey while those from the staff resulted from brilliant play. We commiserate with Mr Michael in losing the cup once again but you can rest assured we are all-ready in training for next seasons match due to take place some time in July.

early March. Credit for the outstanding season must be spread over the whole team for their dedication and approach to training.

This year’s First XI won the Rankin, Isaacs and MacIntyre cups. Annual fixtures were played against Palmerston North Boys High School won 7-3, Christchurch Boys High School lost 0-2, unfortunately the game against Kuranui was not played, but will be resumed in 1973.

Outstanding in play and leadership during the season were Captain B. Holmes and Vice-Captain R. Clay, a very bright future in New Zealand hockey could be in store for both players.

Representative honours went to B. Holmes who gained selection in Wellington Secondary School, Wellington Colts, Wellington Senior Reserve, Senior Third and also captain of the New Zealand Secondary School team. R. Clay was also selected for the New Zealand Secondary School team.

Our thanks to parents who provided us with generous hospitality during the season; to our numerous supporters, our grateful appreciation. Special thanks to Mr S. F. Robb for his support during tournament.

Results v. University, won 9-2 v. Tawa, won 13-1 v. Hiua Scots, won 8-1

v. Petone, won 4-0 v. Hutt, lost 4-5 v. W.C.O.B., won, 4-1 v. Heretaunga, won 9-2 v. Police, won default v. Northern United, won 8-0 v. University, won 8-0 v. Tawa, won 3-0 v. Haia Scots, won 7-1 v. Petone, won 4-2 v. W.C.O.B., won 5-1 v. Hutt, won 2-0

v. Heretaunga, won 9-0 v. Northern United, won 4-1 Goals for 101 Against 17 College v. Christchurch Boys’ High School: lost 0-2 This annual fixture was played at Wellington College on a hard well prepared ground. Boys High attacked relentlessly for about 80 percent of the game and only magnificent goalkeeping

by P. Tessier kept the score down.

B. Holmes was unlucky not to score from the opening bully in the second half where he ran through the whole team and only just missed the goal, in going down 0-2 the team was not in any

1st XI HOCKEY BACK ROW: M. Cunliffe, H. G. Fraser, R. L. Meyer, A. F. Mowat, C. R. Walker, B. H. Carter.

MIDDLE ROW: J. A. Waymouth, R. W. Clay, D. C. Smith (Coach), B. G. Holmes (Capt) P A Tessier.

FRONT: K. S. Buswell, C. S. Bhikha.

way disgraced.

College v. Palmerston North Boys’ High School: won 7-3 Wellington College completely outclassed Boys High School in all facets of the game. Although slow to start and down 0-1 after only five minutes play the First XI took control and with better understanding between the forwards wore down the opposition and at half-time found themselves up 4-1.

C. Walker on the left wing made several good runs from his own twenty-five and linked up with inside left M. Buswell in an effective manner. R. Clay at centre-half distributed the ball intelligently and was always sound on defence. B. Holmes led the forwards by example and was rewarded with three goals.

TOURNAMENT College v. Henderson High School: won 13-0 With typical first game nervousness Wellington College took fifteen minutes to open the scoring against a weak opposition.

B. Holmes with a typical centre field rush caught the defence off guard and slammed the ball past the goalkeeper. After a settling down period Wellington College virtually scored goals at random. An unfortunate mishap resulted in C. Walker receiving six stitches in a gash on his lip, he was replaced by A. Mowat.

Passing between forwards and half line, Henderson providing only a token resistance, the First XI ran up a massive 13-0 victory.

College v. Hastings: won 3-0 Although playing against a decisively less skilled team it took once again a long spell before the team started working as a cohesive unit. Prominent in the forwards were C. Bhikka and B. Holmes combining together splendidly and covered enormous areas of the field with intelligent through passes. R. Meyer on the right wing played well with the accurate passes received from Clay, Cunliffe and Carter.

J. Waymouth converted a penalty corner late in the second half but experienced considerable amount of trouble with the “sticks” ruling during the game. After the initial settling down spell goals were virtually being scored at will with B. Holmes collecting 7 and J. Waymouth 1.

College v. Auckland Grammar: lost 1-2 This was virtually the first game of the tournament as the opening games were really practice games in a sense. Up till this game P. Tessier in goal had not touched the ball.

Auckland Grammar with their set style of play soon swung onto attack and had Wellington College defending desperately.

During this period it was only outstanding goalkeeping by P. Tessier ably supported by J. Waymouth, H. Fraser and R. Clay that kept the score down.

Slowly the College team started to combine and from

a clearing hit inside the twenty five, R. Clay sent C. Bhikha onto attack who drew the left back and passed to B. Holmes who made no mistake about his hit. Straight after this another goal was scored but unfortunately disallowed. After applying pressure on the College defence Auckland Grammar scored from a short corner. In the second half the First XI found it hard to gain momentum and Auckland Grammar scored again, although rallying well towards the end the College team could not equalize.

College v. St. Pauls Collegiate: won 2-1 St. Paul’s, the top Hamilton secondary school team provided strong opposition in the third game of the tournament. With strong well drilled inside forwards, College found it hard to gain possession. It was through a fast break by inside right J. West, who saw the gap created by the College backs being caught in a square position and in beating P. Tessier in goal put them one up after fifteen minutes. The First XI with continual hammering at the defence was rewarded with a goal scored by B. Holmes. Inspired by this College put on a grand display of power hockey and it was from a left flank attack featuring K. Buswell passed the ball to B. Holmes to score the winning goal. v. Mount Albert Grammar: won 4-2 Realising games are either won or lost in the first stages of a game Wellington College went straight onto attack and R. Clay with clever control beat the defence and scored after only a few minutes.

At this stage the game was all the First XI with sound positional play in the forwards and defence. R. Meyer on the right wing collected a good pass from C. Bhikka and then linked up with B. Holmes who finished off the movement with a fine goal.

Mount Albert began slowly regaining their confidence and inside right S. Parsat scored a goal. Once again P. Tessier saved the day when a penalty stroke was awarded against College, he stopped the ball brilliantly. After the change round College with superior fitness and skill scored two more goals by Buswell and Holmes ensuring Wellington College a place in the final.

FINAL College v. Auckland Grammar - won 3-1 The final between old rivals was a fine display of short passing hockey. Brushing aside their earlier complacent attitude, College completely dominated play with accurate passing between halves and forwards.

R. Meyer who had his best game of the tournament centred the ball which deflected off the post, K. Buswell was on hand to put College one up in the opening stages of the game.

Auckland Grammar counter-attacked and continual pressure resulted in a high shot into the net from a corner by J. Robertson. Wellington College not to be outdone completely

dominated mid-field play and an interchange of passes between the two inside forwards resulted in Buswell scoring his second goal! After a down to earth team talk Wellington College took the field with a more determined approach and outshone Auckland Grammar’s defence.

The defence at all stages played above themselves with immaculate trapping, positional play kept the marauding Auckland Grammar forwards in check. In the latter stages of the game a right flank attack penetrated deep into Auckland Grammars circle and a centering shot was picked up by C. Walker who from an awkward position put the decision beyond doubt and leaving the Rankin Cup in Wellington College’s possession for the third successive year.

Wanganui Five-a-Side For many years a First XI team has taken part in the annual five-a-side tournament, at Wanganui, but the 1972 team of B. Holmes, R. Clay, C. Bhikka, B. Carter and H. Fraser were finally successful in winning the MacIntyre Cup for the Under 19 Open grade. In beating Manawatu College Old Boys’ in the final the teams tally was goals for 32 and 2 against.

SECOND XI This year the Second XI played some very good hockey, and I can see that some younger members can look forward to a position in the First XI next season.

Because the First XI plays in the Senior Reserve Grade we play against the First XI’s of other schools, and though we did not have many successes, the spirit of the team was never broken and results of matches were always close.

We played as a team and not as individuals and though there was a tendency to concentrate on defence we did not often fail to score.

G. Millar, Captain Team G. Millar, T. L. Crump, M. D. Chittenden, J. W. Little, K. Blackwood, W. B. Duncan, H. G. Fraser, A. H. Chew Lee, S. E. Wilkinson, G. Thomson, L. Thompson.

Played 12, won 0, drawn 2, lost 10.

Coach: Mr. S. Robb.

3rd XI HOCKEY TEAM Team C. B. Garland (captain), P. Williamson (vice-captain), M. B. Cocks, N. R. McPherson, S. Dench, N. Robins, S. C. Robins, M. J. Fletcher, T. D. R. Kirby, D. R. A. Ironside, P. J. Preston, M. A. Cowie, J. L. Trail.

Coming second overall in the competition with eleven points, the team was quite successful. Good team spirit helped to overcome the handicap of having no coach and certainly added interest to the games.

General conduct and enthusiasm both on and off the field was excellent.

The team as a whole improved as the season progressed, with such outstanding players as Fletcher and Williamson in the forwards and McPherson in the backs. Few goals were scored against the team, thanks to the much improved goal keeping of M. B. Cocks.

Overall it was an interesting and rewarding season of hockey and I feel that many should make it into the Second XI next year.

Results v. Marist, won 7-3 v. Rongotai, drew 1-1 v. Kapiti, lost 3-4 v. Upper Hutt, won 3-1 v. Marist, drew 3-3 v. Prim. Reps., won 5-0 v. Kapiti College, lost 0-5 v. Upper Hutt, won 2-0 v. Rongotai, won 3-0 v. Kapiti, lost 0-3 Summary Played 10, won 5, drew 2, lost 3. Goals for 27, against 20.

4th XI We had a successful season and challenged for leadership in one section for most of the season.

The players supported the team very well and turned out very satisfactorily. The two most improved players would be Martin Buswell and Tim Tessier.

Our thanks are due to R. Clay who helped very much by his coaching and support.

R. McNamara Team R. McNamara, I. Downs, C. Clark, T. Tessier, P. Mardon, D. Hall, M. Buswell, S. Copp, P. Arkas, M. Welsh, P. Watts.

Played 11, lost 2, drew 2, won 7.

For 55, against 18.

THANK YOU School hockey teams wish to express their gratitude to S. E. Wilkinson who refereed so many of their matches during this season.

ORIENTEERING

CROSS COUNTRY

A recent development in international sports competitions has been the introduction of Orienteering, a sport first practised in Sweden. In keeping with modern sporting trends, Wellington College ran its first Orienteering Competition on Wednesday, 6th December, 1972.

A number of ‘markers’ were placed in the area surrounding the College from as far north as Balaena Bay to the New Athletics Stadium at Newtown in the south. The location of these markers was carefully plotted on an aerial photograph.

Each 3rd form and 4th form class was given an aerial photograph with the locations marked and from this they had to identify the location, run there and record the symbol on the marker. Points were awarded for each correct symbol recorded nearer markers gaining 5 points and the farther markers being worth 20 points.

Each Third Form class competed for one prize whilst Fourth Form classes competed for another prize. The Third Form prize went to 3SHB, and 4G1 took the Fourth Form prize.

The competition involves every boy in each form under the direction of the form master. It is a tribute to the sport that enthusiasm was maintained at a high level throughout the morning, the boys responding to the new sport in a most encouraging and exciting manner.

This year, the annual cross country race, like the swimming sports, took on a new form. Whereas, in the past, compulsory participation and strict super-vision aroused some resentment, a voluntary system, on the contrary, brought better competition.

All who entered scored points for their forms, and more points were awarded for placings. The races were held in the morning of July 12th, after being postponed twice for bad weather.

The form competition aroused keen interest among some forms who supplied numerous representatives, and all events were keenly contested.

Results COLTS (2 miles) Winner: McKenzie, 13.06.

Form positions: 3B, 4ShA, 3A JUNIOR (2 miles) Winner: Hadfield, 11.41.

Form Positions: 4B, 4G2, 4G1 INTERMEDIATE (3 miles) Winner: Symmes, 20.43 Form Positions: 5A,5B1,5G7, 6B2, 6B5

INTER-COLLEGIATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, 1972 BACK: M. J. Hickman, A. J. Shepherd, T. G. Short, R. M. Paterson, M. Cleverley, N. G. A. Porteous, J. M. Riseborough.

MIDDLE ROW: K. W. Baird, T. W. Moss, A. Ryan, D. I. Hatfield, C. R. Gilchrist, L. S. Thompson, G. E. McLauchlan, R. J. Glantschnig, P. J. Freeman, G. D. Christian.

SITTING: R. S Fraser, I. G. Town, P. R. Viscey, S. J. Gray, A. M. Slack, G. Symmes, K. J. MacDonald.

SENIOR (3 miles) Winner: B. Holmes 7B1, 20.49.5 Form Positions: 7B1, 6R2, 6A, 6B6, 6B2 The Inter-Secondary School’s Cross Country was held on Saturday, October 7 1972 at Karori. The performance of the small Wellington College team was very creditable. The Evening Post reported that “Wellington College broke the hold of Ron gotai in the annual cross country . . . winning two team races, two first individual performances and two seconds.”

Individual Results Senior: R. M. Paterson 6B6 - 3rd.

Juniors: D. I. Hatfield 4B - 2nd.

Colts: K. Lindsay 3C1 - 3rd.

Team Results Senior - 109 points - second.

Intermediate - 109 points - second.

Junior - 103 points - first.

Colts - 146 points - first.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ABSTRACT: SOME MEASUREMENTS OF GROWTH, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION

INTRODUCTION 211 boys in Form 3, 219 boys in Form 4 and 201 boys in Form 5 were weighed, measured and tested in physical fitness in February 1972 and again, after eight months in October 1972.

In October a questionnaire was circulated to the same boys asking what their major winter sport has been in the 1972 season and how many hours per week, on average, they spent on all sports activity outside the school P.E. programme.

The physical fitness test was done by measuring each boy’s performance in a shuttle-run, triple jump and pull-ups on the beam, scoring each activity out of 100 and determining the overall Physical Fitness Rating (P.F.R.) as a percentage.

Results Fig. 1 shows the average increase in P.F.R. from Third Form to Fifth Form, which is to be expected as the boys increase in size and musculature. It also shows the average increase in P.F.R. from February to October in each year group.

Fig. 2 shows a decline in the average growth rate from Third Form to Fifth Form, based on a calculated growth factor derived from the Hawpaw scale. It also shows that the increase in P.F.R. is greatest in the Third Form, decreases in the Fourth Form and increases again in the Fifth Form.

Fig. 3 shows Rugby to be the main winter sport in the College in terms of numbers of participants. Numbers decrease slightly

from the Fifth Form to Fourth Form with a marginal increase in the Third Form. Soccer is shown to be the fastest growing winter sport and almost as many boys play soccer in the Third Form as play rugby. Hockey is seen to have suffered a decline in the Third Form following a substantial increase in participation amongst the Fourth Form. Basketball continues to make steady, if slow, progress as a major sport in the College.

Fig 4 shows that boys spend a greater amount of time on physical activity outside school in the Fourth Form than in the Third Form or Fifth Form, though the nature of the activity was not determined.

Fig. 5 shows the number of boys taking part in each major winter sport by forms. The “major winter sport” is defined as that

P.F.R. TESTS IN GYMNASIUM ABOVE LEFT: N. J. Watts, 5B2, in full flight during the triplejump.

ABOVE: H. R. Ryan (left) on his way to the school record of 17 consecutive pull-ups on the beam. T. Vaai, 5B3 (right), summons up draining ounces of energy to make one final heave. Waiting his turn in the background is P. C. Morrison, 5B2.

BELOW LEFT: C. J. Spence, foreground, and C. H. Frizzell, glasses, both 5B2, pass the starting line in the shuttle run. Timekeeper is Mr. P. A. Willeton and looking on in the background is Mr. W. Christie.

BELOW: After the testing the boys enjoy a bounce on the trampoline. Left to right: W. Fredrickson, 5B3, B. Hamilton, 5B3, A. W. W. Olsen, 5B2, M. Prokes, 5B3. Looking on are left to right: J. Nicholson, 5B3, K. H. Pearman, 5B2, J. J. Heaver, 5B3, and C. H. Frizzell, 5B2.

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sport which the boy would choose if he were allowed only to take part in one winter sport in which he already participates fully.

The chart shows that as the boys get older a wider range of sports is covered and also the number of boys taking part in these other sports increases. Rugby and soccer dominate the winter sports in terms of number of participants.

Conclusions 1.

With a regulated P.E. programme boys increase their physical fitness. The rate of increase is greatest in the Third Form when the rate of growth is the highest. In the Fifth Form as the rate of growth declines, there is a further increase in the rate of increase of physical fitness as the boys muscular development in the body tissues begins to accommodate the increased body size.

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Boys continue to grow physically throughout the age range of the nursery group though the average rate of growth decreases as the age increases.

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Rugby in the future will not be the sole dominant winter sport at Wellington College. Numbers of participants in each form playing rugby is remaining fairly static whilst soccer is making inroads in the junior end of the school. If the trend continues soccer will at least be as important as rugby in two years time.

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SWORDS

I.C.: Mr. D. McRae

The club continues as a combined club with Wellington Girls College, but our membership continues to decline. This is a great pity, because fencing is a most enjoyable and stimulating sport, and the College Club was one of the finest in New Zealand.

Perhaps if Third Formers are allowed to join next year the numbers may in crease.

The club participated in a number of tournaments, and we congratulate J.J. Christmas on his selection for the Wellington Secondary Schools’ team.

boys increase in age. As the boys get older a larger number choose the more individual sports, such as tramping, badminton and running rather than the team games.

Outdoor team games are most popular throughout the school with the more individual outdoor sports, well supported in the winter season.

Basketball and badminton are the most popular indoor games in winter.

The fighting sports of fencing, judo, karate and boxing have advocates in the Fourth and Fifth Form but not with the younger boys in the Third Form.

As more opportunities are presented to boys in the Fourth and Fifth Forms there is a tendency for an increasing number to choose sports other than the major outdoor team games.

The photographs show the three activities measured in determining the P.F.R. (Physical Fitness Rating) of the boys.

The triple jump, as demonstrated by R. Te Moana 5B3, is the distance covered in three consecutive standing broad jumps (or Kangaroo leaps).

The pull-ups on the beam, demonstrated by H. R. Ryan 5B2.

T. Vaai 5B3, is scored as the maximum number of times the boy can raise his chin to the beam from the hanging position without a pause or break.

The shuttle run is the time taken to cover four laps of a 26 yard diagonal run across the gym, (208 yards, total distance) The photograph shows C. J. Spence 5B2 breaking the line to finish.

The season concluded with the Club championships, held at Wellington College.

We again record our most appreciative thanks to Mr D. J. McRae, an ex-member of the club, who in its heyday, the College Club was one of the has coached the Swords Club.

Championship Results Howe Cup (seniors) J. Christmas 1st, M. Brown 2nd, T. Short 3rd Gapes Cup (Juniors) S. Dench 1st, T. Brown 2nd, S. Szakats 3rd The Club Captains: M. Brown, T. Short S. Hayman

BASKETBALL There can be no doubt about the popularity of basketball as a sport in Wellington College. With over 100 boys and 13 teams representing the school in the Wellington Competition, it must rate as the second largest winter sport in the College. Basketball however has been faced with many problems this year. Not one team was coached by a master. This job and administration duties were taken on by boys from the A team and the following: W. Simpson, P. Castle, C. Anastasiou, C. Jenkins, L. Evans, who gave up a great deal of time in doing so.

Here thanks must be given to Mr Christie, who made the gym open for basketballers at every opportunity. Special thanks also to Mr Bradley, whose advice and constructive criticism

throughout the season did not go unheeded, He also gave up many lunch-hours to provide the inter-form basketball with a high standard of refereeing.

J. D. Zohrab, an Old Boy of the College, coached the A team and a great deal of their success was due to his efforts.

His selection for the New Zealand Men’s team however, meant that for a largo part of the middle of the season, the A team was ‘coachless’.

Overall, the season was a successful one, though not outstanding. Four teams won their grades. We congratulate the Senior C team, the Under 16 D and E teams and the Junior A team which was first equal with St Pat’s in the Juniors competition.

SENIOR A BASKETBALL TEAM STANDING: D. A. Galler, W. S. Blades, R. J. Crawford, E. F. Esfall.

SITTING: I. A. Dennison, M. D. S. Birch (Vice-Capt.), J. D. Zohrab (Coach), M. C. McLea (Capt.). L. L. Harding.

IN FRONT: J. A. Saker.

A TEAM Coach: Mr D. Zohrab With practically the whole team back from last year, the A team looked particularly strong. Few teams could match the backcourt combination of McLea, Galler, Estall and Church College ‘draftee’ O. Dennison, while the aggressive forward lineup of Crawford, Blades, Saker, Birch and Harding proved a major defensive headache to opposing teams.

The season opened well with a 42-39 victory over last years N.Z. champs, St. Pat’s. The first for three years.

The game was evenly contested throughout and with two minutes remaining the score was 37-37. Then 6 points later College walked off the court with a 43-37 victory. An outstanding game for Saker (12 points) and Crawford (9 points).

Undoubtedly the games played against St. Pats were a feature of the season. Unfortunately, the team was unable to repeat its first performance against them, losing twice in competition matches, and once again in the final of the Wellington Tourna-ament.

All these matches were played before notably large crowds and Wellington College were well supported.

The only other loss of the season was to Here-taunga College in the final of the Wellington Zone Playoffs, played in mid-season.

The match, played in the Palace Stadium (Lower Hutt) was a thriller throughout and College did well in the circumstances.

After playing three games during the day, the prospect of playing Heretaunga College, always a strong team, was not an inviting one. This fact undoubtedly affected the team’s performance.

The final score 40-43. This defeat however, was more than avenged. In the semi-finals of the Wellington Tournament, Wellington College beat Heretaunga by twenty points.

The Wellington Friday Night Competition was unfortunately rather weak, with only three teams really in the running: Wellington Coll., St. Pat’s, and Mana. Despite one close shave with Mana - won narrowly 44-40 - College beat lesser teams to finish second to St. Pats.

One of the highlights of the N.Z. basketball year was the National Secondary School final held in Newtown Stadium in August. Congratulations to O. Kohe who led a fine Church College team to a 74-72 victory over Mariehau High School.

WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT Wellington College fielded an understrength team, and at the onset of the Tournament their chances looked ghostly pale. Missing from the regular lineup were guards Dennison and Galler, vice-captain Birch, while Estall was certainly missed for the two big games on the last day of Tournament play. Beattie, Papatsoumas, Baker and Prosser came in to fill the gaps, and all did a bit of free-wheeling on the side.

The team was blessed with two easy games in section play.

After beating Silverstream in the opener with a 27-17 win (Saker 12, McLea 10), College defeated Neyland to the tune of 41-21 (Saker 12, Estall 12).

The following day the team pitted their strength against a favoured Hutt Valley H.S. team. Within 5 minutes of play College were leading by a comfortable 10 points thanks to Estall, who hit 20 ft goals as easily as most other players put in layups.

In the first spell H.V.H.S. were decisively outre-bounded by the College combination of Crawford, Saker, Blades and Harding.

However, Colleges 12 point lead at half-time was quickly reduced by an inspired H.V.H.S. team in the second spell, Fabian tactics from the College team’s backcourt in the dying phases edged College to a spine-tingling 27-25 win. A notable aspect of the game was the pivotal duel between the N.Z. juniors, Saker and Withington (H.V.H.S.) who held each other to 10 points.

Play that evening led to the defeat of Wanganui H.S., 31-20.

McLea hit top form, splashing in 14 points from the floor, while Blades had a great game defensively and on the fast break.

Saker had another good game, popping in 15 points.

For almost any basketball team, there is always one game each season in which everything runs smoothly - the plays are executed effortlessly, the defence is intimidating, the shooting hands accurate.

For the Wellington College A team, the tournament Semifinal against Heretaunga College was such a game.

The Heretaunga team, having ousted College from a place in the nationals by 3 points, and boasting height average of 6 ft 2 ins, were the team to beat; The game was High School basketball at its best. Skill, not size, strategy, not speed, and marksmanship, not muscle were the dominant factors as a poised Wellington College combination upset the Hut Valley players 41-20.

Even the Heretaunga supporters were awed as College passed and moved through swift, intricate patterns; in the first half the team hit at least 60 per cent of their field shots. By hitting three successive jumpers from the top of the key in the opening minutes, team captain McLea broke the Heretaunga defence, paving the way to a 21-6 halftime lead.

The rebounding of Saker, Crawford, Harding and Blades at both ends of the court was also a contributing factor towards the win. Saker scored a season-high of 23 points in the game.

After such a performance the team’s sickly display in the confrontation against St Pat’s in the final can only be described as anti-climatic.

Before a capacity crowd on Saturday night, St Pats outplayed a jaded College team in every aspect. Frantic efforts from the tireless coach John Zohrab to instil the team with vigour were of no avail. From an 11 point deficit at the half, College slumped further, to be ultimately downed 50-28. Saker scored 19 points.

Tournament Record: v. Silverstream College, won 27-17 v. Nayland College, won 41-21 v. H.V.H.S., won 27-25 v. Wanganui H.S., won 31-20 v. Heretaunga College (semi-final), won 41-20 v. St. Pat’s (final), lost 28-50 Leading points scorers: Saker 91, McLea 41, Crawford 24, Estall 22 TEAM RECORDS Senior B (A grade) Coach: M. C. McLea Team: B. Dennison, L. Evans, G. Cowley, N. Papatsoumas, Y. Hsiang, D. Hillock, G. Toebes, C. Jenkins, Played 11, won 6, lost 5.

Senior C (winners, Senior C grade) Team: W. Simpson (captain/player coach), P. Castle, C. Anastassiou, M. Green, A. Murdoch, R. Paterson, R. Littlejohn.

Played 10, won 7, lost 3 (Simpson, 43 points).

Senior D Coach: D. Galler Team: M. Beattie, P. Baker, B. Holmes, D. Archer, S. Murray, D. Read, R. Deterte, P. Gaskin, J. Ayers.

Played 10, won 7, lost 3.

Senior E Team: R. leremia, R. Dalgleish, J. Glover, A. Hill, A. Tem-oana, J. Hardie, D. Scott.

Played 5, won 3, lost 2.

UNDER-16 A TEAM Coach: J. A. Saker The Under-16 A team of 1972 showed a lot of promise. A comparatively inexperienced side, they came out runners-up in the Wellington competition - second only to St. Pats. However, by taking St. Pat’s into overtime in one of the games, and only to lose by 4 points, the team showed they were capable of producing some good basketball.

Lack of free-throw shooting ability, and at applying constant pressure-defence, were the main flaws in the team’s play. On the other hand, the abundance of height in the team gave them the

6 ft. 5 in John Saker winning the tip-off in the Tournament final against St. Pats. A New Zealand Under 18 rep., Saker scored more than 300 points for the College this season, averaging 15 a game.

Under 16 E (Winners U16 D Grade) Coach: P. J. Castle Team: A. Burns, C. Hogg (N. Carrington, Collingwood, Christian, J. Almas.

Played 10, won 8, lost 2 (Hogg: 65 points).

Junior A (Winners Junior A grade) Coach: M. D. Birch Team: Dennison, Hawkins, Gray, Loong, Chan, Childs, Field.

Played 7, won 6, lost 1.

Junior B Coach: C. Jenkins Team: R. Saker, P. Keall, Robinson, T. Morris, Atkin, A. Chan.

Played 7, won 3, lost 4.

UNDER 16 A BASKETBALL TEAM STANDING: J. Loong, G. Conway, M. Taylor, D. MacCalman.

SITTING: R. Elepans, J. A, Saker (Coach), J. Wiley.

IN FRONT: M. Brodie.

control of the backboards in most games, and the ability of the guards at setting up offensive patterns gave added sting to team play.

MacCalman, Loong and Taylor acquitted themselves well in the backcourt, all having good shots. The forward line-up of Wiley, Brodie and Conway usually held the team together and Elepans at the high post proved very promising.

Finishing the season by taking the runners-up title in the knock-out section of the Wellington Tournament was a little disappointing, although of the six tournament games played, 3 were won, which is by no means a bad record.

Under 16B Coach: I. A. Dennison Team: R. Gaskin, M. Hardie, N. Cross, J. Chan, N. Clements, Lees, M. Mann, G. Feehan.

Played 9, won 5, lost 4.

Under 16 C Coach: L. Evans Team: G. Shouler, A. Archer, B. Archer, E. Novak, R. Gerard, M. Eddey, M. Olsen.

Played 8, lost 5, won 3.

Under 16 D (winners U16 C grade) Coach: W. J. O. Simpson Team: M. Clark, Aldridge, P. Thirkettle, I. Scott, Keyzer, Kenna.

Played 10, won 8, lost 2 (Thirkettle: 52 points).

Junior C Coach: C. Anastasiou Team: W. McLeod, C. Glover, G. Hill, P. Brown, J. Kitching, Anastasiou.

Played 6, won 2, lost 4.

INTER-FORM BASKETBALL Results 7th Form: 6R 21, beat 6B4 20 (Estall 13) 6th Form: 6B4 19, beat 6B6 11 (gvans 9) 5th Form: 5B3 21, beat 562 20 (Wyllie 7) 4th Form: 461, beat 4SHA 3rd Form: 3SHC 10, beat 3A 9 Other games were: McLea’s All Stars 37 beat Saker’s All Stars 37 (Saker 17, McLea 14).

N.B. Owing to the demolition of the quad, this year’s interform games were the last to be played on that historic court.

REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS John Saker toured Australia with the NZ Under 18 Men’s Basketball team, and also gained selection in the Wellington Under 20 team.

M. McLea, R. Blades and L. Evans were all selected for a Wellington Secondary Schools’ team. Saker won a place in the Wellington Tournament selected team, announced after the finals.

Old Boys to win representative honours included J. D. Zohrab (NZ, Wellington A and Wellington Under 20 - an outstanding performance), M. J. Culliford (Wellington A), C. J. Sharp (Wellington A), D. M. Scott (Wellington B), D. P. Sharp (Wellington Under 20).

VOLLEYBALL

Master in Charge: Mr. C. E. Gaunt

Volleyball, as a national sport continues to grow rapidly, especially at Secondary School level. At the National Tournament held in Wellington during the May holidays, 74 Secondary School teams took part representing both girls and boys Colleges.

Wellington College entered a Senior and a Junior team.

SENIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM BACK: R. Van Zweeden, P. Rohtmets, P. Cenek, V. Va'ai, N. Economu, W. Mak. FRONT: F. Ravage, C. Gaunt (Coach), A. Tolo (Capt), M. Holden.

CRICKET 1st XI CRICKET This season, our second in the Wellington Cricket Association’s 2B grade, though not as successful as last, produced cricket of a very high standard.

The boys were able to match their older and more experienced opponents on most occasions We seemed to lack that final ability to achieve outright decisions.

As usual we have to overcome the difficulty of the senior boys leaving school at the end of the year and being required to fill the gaps with less experienced players, especially in the early part of January.

Some outstanding individual performances were recorded by both batsmen (Lindsay, Wells, Vance), and bowlers (Collins, Murray, Anderson, Simpson).

Our Senior team were placed third in the Senior Second Division of fifteen teams, our Junior team were placed Sixth in a Division of twelve teams; very satisfactory results for both teams who had practised very hard.

Local competition with other Colleges in our vicinity preceded and continued after the National Tournament.

Plans have been prepared for an intensified organisation and development programme at all levels throughout the country, and this should produce a much higher standard of play and aid college teams immensely.

JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAM BACK: C. McKean, N. Economu, P. O'Connor, D. Guppy.

FRONT: D. Hatfield (Capt.), C. Gaunt (Coach), D. Dennison

Results of Club Matches v. Kilbirnie, drawn College - 1st innings, 250-8 declared (Vance 101, Broom 31).

Kilbirnie - 1st innings, 281-8 declared.

College - 2nd innings, 143-6 (Girvan 43, Broom 32). v. Tawa, drawn College - 1st innings, 224-8 declared (Green 36, Rouse 48 n.o.).

Tawa - 1st innings, 261 (Vance 7-53).

College - 2nd innings, 181-7 (Vance 37, Rouse 31 n.o., Anderson 46). v. Onslow, drawn College - 1st innings, 84 (Vance 29).

Onslow - 1st innings, 86-5 (Simpson 3-20). v. Midland-St. Pat’s, drawn Mid.-St. Pat’s - 1st innings, 238-9 declared (Simpson 4-54).

College - 1st innings, 210-8 declared (Vance 89, Green 37, De Terte 36).

Mid.-St. Pat’s - 2nd innings, 103-8 (Collins 4-51, Thomas 3-19). v. St. Pats College, drawn St. Pats - 1st innings, 199-8 declared (Murray 3-65, Thomas 3-48).

College - 1st innings, 114-2 (Vance 65, De Terte 31 n.o.). v. Kilbirnie, 1 day game, win Kilbirnie - 1 st innings, 125 (Murray, 5-30).

College - 1st innings, 226-9 (Vance 139).

THIRD TERM v. Midland St Pats, outright tie Mid. St. Pats - 1st innings, 115 (Thomas 4-38).

College - 1st innings, 131 (Murray 35).

Mid. St. Pats - 2nd innings, 116 (Collins 4-51).

College - 2nd innings, 100-7 (Vance 60). v. University, loss College - 1st innings, 231 (Vance 145).

University - 1st innings, 136-9 dec.

College - 2nd innings, 95-1 dec. (Vance 41, Green 52 n.o.)

University - 2nd innings, 191-2 v. Rongotai College, drawn Rongotai - 1st innings, 132 (Anderson 3-7, Murray 3-54).

College - 1st innings, 92-9, declared.

Rongotai - 2nd innings, 124-5 declared.

College - 2nd innings, 69-7.

1st XI CRICKET BACK ROW: R. A. De Terte, P. R. Castle, D. M. Green, D. P. Collins, W. J. Simpson, C. E. Gaunt (Coach).

FRONT ROW: J. Anderson, D. A. Galler, S. A. Murray (Vice-Capt.), R. H. Vance (Capt.), G. Thomas, D. W. Rouse.

v. Onslow, drawn College - 1st innings, 138.

Onslow - 1st innings, 148-5.

ANNUAL GAMES v. St. Bernards College, win St. Bernards - 1st innings, 111 (Anderson 4-30, Murray 3-31).

College - 1st innings, 279-5 dec. (Vance 122, Green 32, De Terte 74 n.o.).

St. Bernards - 2nd innings, 155 (Simpson 6-37).

Wellington College v. Wanganui Collegiate School At Wanganui December 9th and 10th, 1971.

Wanganui won the toss and batted on a perfect pitch. A good opening partnership by Clayton and Mackie took the score to 57 before the first wicket fell, and Jefferd and Smith following kept the total going along well. After a very hard day in the field, and a rather unrewarding one we were very glad when Wanganui declared at 4.45 p.m. with the score at 248 for 9.

Our innings started disastrously, losing two wickets for only nine and at the end of the day’s play the total stood at 26 for 2.

The next day we never recovered from his bad start and were bundled out for 103. Only Peter Wells with a very patient 41 offered any real resistance.

Peter Clayton bowled very well to take 5 wickets for 15.

Following on we looked an entirely different team, and at the close of play the score was 145 for 3.

Again Wells showed the way, ably assisted by Lindsay and Vance.

Wanganui C.S. 1st innings P. Clayton c Girvan b Collins N. Mackie b Vance A. Jefferd Ibw Vance B. Smith c Collins b Atkinson P. Mackie b Lynch G. Hunter c and b Vance E. Knight not out E. Bunny b Collins T. Ross b Lynch Stovell run out B. Cave not out Extras Total

64 28 54 42 5 0 38 4 5 1 0 7 248-9 dec

Wellington College Bowling Lynch 27.3 overs, 9 maidens, 45 runs, 2 wickets.

Collins 19-2-68-2. Vance 21-6-63-3. Atkinson 12-048-1.

Wellington College 1st innings P. Wells b Ross S. Girvan c Bunny b Ross R. Vance c Smith b Ross B. Lindsay c Smith b Bunny K. Atkinson c Smith b Clayton S. Murray c Jefferd b Clayton G. Lynch Ibw Clayton P. Castle Ibw Clayton B. Wilson c Smith b Clayton R. Spring b Jefferd D. Collins not out Extras Total

41 1 2 15 8 3 3 15 8 0 0 7 103

Wellington College v. New Plymouth Boys’ High School At Wellington, March 15th and 16th, 1972 New Plymouth batted first on pitch in very pleasant conditions.

The opening pair of Cawthray and Shearer looked to be settling in quite well, when with the total at 24 David Collins took an excellent “caught and bowled’’.

This proved to be the beginning of our ascending in this innings, and with wickets falling at regular intervals New Plymouth were dismissed by 1.45 p.m. for 98, R. Bott offered resistance with a patient 23.

John Anderson bowled extremely well to take 5 for 26.

Wellington started off reasonably well, losing their first wicket at 32, but again wickets fell at regular intervals and only a hard hitting 33 by Dave Galler saw the total through to 130. N. Johnston bowled well taking 5 for 34.

New Plymouth fared better in their second innings but excellent fielding, especially catching kept their total down to 128. J. Cameron produced a hard hitting 41 and opener B. Cawthray a patient 27.

With all afternoon remaining to score the 97 runs required for victory, College began carefully, and after losing R. Vance for 14.

Mark Green and Peter Castle producing some very attractive cricket saw our objective achieved by 3.15 p.m.

An outright win to Wellington by 9 wickets.

N.P.B.H.S. 1st innings B. Cawthray c Thomas b Anderson G. Shearer c and b Collins C. Vernon c De Terte b Anderson N. Johnston b Anderson J. Cameron c Castle b Simpson D. Jackson c De Terte b Anderson S. Moss c Simpson b Thomas

11 11 8 1 14 0 0

R. Bott c Galler b Anderson D. Radford c Anderson b Thomas G. Old, c Vance b Murray G. Douglas not out Extras Total

23 3 8 6 12 98

Wellington College Bowling Anderson 12.6 overs, 4 maidens, 26 runs, 5 wickets.

Thomas 7-4-6-2, Simpson 6-1-17-1. Collins 8-1-20-1.

Wellington College 1st innings R. Vance c Johnston b Cameron M. Green b Johnston P. Castle b Jackson R. De Terte b Jackson G. Thomas c Radford b Johnston S. Murray run out D. Galler lbw Jackson D. Rouse b Johnston J. Anderson b Johnston W. Simpson b Johnston D. Collins not out Extras Total

16 26 4 18 3 4 33 3 11 0 0 11 130

N.P.B.H.S. 2nd innings B. Cawthray c Rouse b Thomas G. Shearer Ibw Anderson R. Bott c De Terte b Anderson C. Vernon b Collins N. Johnston b Collins J. Cameron c Anderson b Murray D. Jackson c Galler b Vance S. Moss b Murray D. Radford c Galler b Vance G. Old c De Terte b Murray G. Douglas not out Extras Total

27 14 4 2 2 41 15 0 10 0 2 11 128

Wellington College Bowling Murray 9.1 overs, 3 maidens, 24 runs, 3 wickets. Collins 102-32-2. Anderson 10-5-15-2. Vance 3-0- 18-2. Thomas 8-2-28-1.

Wellington College 2nd innings R. Vance Ibw Radford M. Green not out P. Castle not out Extras Total

14 45 31 12 99-1

THIRD XI In the third term, the third eleven entered the Wellington Cricket Association’s 4B grade. We are obliged to the Wellington and College Old Boys’ Club for sponsoring the team. It was a pretty raw crew and we let it go with some trepidation but the team has settled down and is playing meritoriously. v. Tawa B. Lost by 38 runs.

Third XI 113.

Tawa 151 (McConnell 5-24). v. Kilbirnie. Won by 15 runs.

Third XI 103. v. Kilbirnie 88 (Carruthers 5-22). v. Indian Sporting. Lost by 2 runs.

Third XI 58 and 127-6 dec. v. Indian Sporting 60 (Grant 6-39) and 37-6. v. Rongotai Second XL Lost by 67 runs.

Third XI 101 (Wong 33n.o.). v. Rongotai 169-9 dec. (McConnell 6-51).

FOURTH XI Coach: Mr P. Hickey (first term) Mr Farland (third term) Team: P. Tessier (captain), J. Weymouth, H. Frazer, R. Clay, M. Cunliffe, G. Hall, G. Sharrock, C. Walker, B. Holmes, B. Duncan, R. Beasley, R. Bradley, A. Mowat, B. Carter, K. Buswell.

Many of the original members of this team did not play in the third term. Those who were able, transferred to the third eleven.

Hence, the fourths became a senior “social team”.

FIFTH XI Coach: Mr A. Yule The Fifth XI played five games in the first term, winning four.

In the third term it was combined with the fourth eleven owing to members withdrawing temporarily under exam pressure.

The highest scorer was Wong 57, and the best bowlers Beasley 6-8, and Tessier 6-17.

SIXTH XI Coach: Mr Farland The Sixth XI played five games in the first term, winning four.

In the third term it was withdrawn for the same reason as the Fifth XI The best batting was from Cameron 43, and Kibblewhite again emerged as star bowler.

FOURTH FORM A Coach: Mr. Malcon Team: S. Fraser (captain), D. G. McLean, C. B. Garland, G. R. Gilchrist, A. Risman, T. Cherrington, M. Dalgleish, K. J. Blackwood, C. T. Clarke, N. McPherson, G. A. Jones, T. R. Burns.

The team played nine games winning seven. Blackwood emerged as the best bowler and this was the reward for consistent effort. His best figures were 7-7. Garland has also developed well and with Clarke, a promotion from 4B, provided the main ingredient of the attack after Blackwood. McLeod was a surprising “late-developer”.

McLean hit a powerful 73 against Tawa while Risman made 64 against Rongotai. Jones and Fraser batted consistently well.

McPherson con-tinued to show promise, while Burns, another pro-motion from 4B, acquitted himself well.

FOURTH FORM B Coach: Mr Farland (first term) Mr. Marrison (third term) Team: R. G. McKenzie (captain), G. D. Christian, M. Mann, E. J. Walter, P. J. Freeman, P. W. Steele, D. R. Mole, A. J. Ireland, M. D. Cross, S. C. Stradling, Miller, I. M. Downes.

This is a team of some talent but, little success. Unfortunately, though it is a “B” side, it played most of its games against “A” teams. It suffered in the Third Term from the loss of players promoted to 4A. Nevertheless the team scored two good wins over Tawa and one excellent win over Porirua.

Mann showed great promise at the beginning of last year and then melted into obscurity. His decision not to play tennis was a good one for 4B cricket team. He hit two superb innings of 70 and 85 n.o. in the third term and we hope to hear more of him in future.

McKenzie is the mainstay of the team, his bowling and batting are both important contributors.

Mole and Christian are both having much success with both bat and ball while Downes’ is making solid efforts. Walter and O’Brien have occasional flashes of brilliance while Ireland waits patiently for his luck to change.

This has been one of the happiest and best “4B’s” we have had for years.

THIRD FORM A Coach: Mr Farland Team: Ward (captain), Keall, Tessier, Saker, Glover, Kitching, Grant, McLeod, Gray, Duncan, Tonks, Mitchell, Green.

The team suffered for want of a genuine slow bowler.

The captain’s tendency to rely on his medium-pace attack throughout his opponent’s innings is supported by the bowling figures of Kitching, McLeod, Saker, Glover and Green. Those who started out as slow bowlers quickly found that the only way to find favour was by changing pace. Thus the attack lost variety, and adaptability. Slow bowling requires more patience and skill than medium straight up and down stuff. Few boys have the patience to stick at it and the conditions of single innings Saturday afternoon school’s cricket do not seem to encourage it.

As a batsman, Ward started well but lost form early in the year. Glover was always sound and Green saved many an innings.

Keall emerged as a batsman of some promise, while McLeod showed good all round ability. The general record of the team was good and there are encouraging features which maturity ought to bring out more clearly.

THIRD FORM B Coach: Mr Goulter Team: Swann (captain), Dozell, Pilone, Soma, Dahya, Moore, Thomas, Larsen, Hambling, Hawkins, Letua, Field, Mackay.

This team had several good matches and it was distinguished more by its team efforts rather than by any particular “star” performances. However, Swann deserves honour for his batting and Dozell for his bowling. This was a difficult grade as most of the teams were of “A” grade standard, and 3B acquitted itself remarkably well.

THIRD FORM C Coach: Mr Farland Team: Moss, Chittenden (captain), Van der Breggen, Cocks, Blundell, Desmond, Sutton, Hall, Taylor, Broome, Thomas, Hair, Jarvis, Studt, Burns, Jayasuriya, King, Templeton.

This large team emerged in the third term because other schools could not be encouraged to continue the Eight-a-side competition.

Hopelessly outclassed in a grade of mainly ‘A’ teams. It played some very good games. Moss, Chittenden and Van der Breggen were the solid core, Hall surprised himself no fess than others.

Jayasuriya appeared as a bowler of some cunning. King is a batsman to be watched, while Broome’s skill with a bat about the some height as himself was truly remarkable.

All the other members of the team deserve praise for trying to improve their skill. At least they took part.

THE EIGHT-A-SIDE COMPETITION This competition was held in the first term at Wellington College between third and fourth form teams representing St. Pat’s, Rongotai and Wellington. It began as an internal competition at Wellington College in the third term of 1971 and extended to an inter-collegiate competition on an experimental basis in 1972.

Eight-a-side cricket is designed for the player of little or no skill. Two batsmen stay at the wickets for four overs, no matter how many times they are out. At the end of the fourth over they are replaced by another pair, and so on until all eight have batted.

Every member of the opposing side bowls two overs, apart from the wicketkeeper, and two bowlers have an extra over each.

Points are scored for every twenty runs made or for every two wickets taken. The team with the most points wins.

The game engenders confidence and encourages the development of skill. It has been proved to be very worthwhile but it requires a lot of organising and strict supervision. I would like to thank the masters at Rongotai and St Pats who gave their support.

Results St. Pats A, 45 points Rongotai, 40 points Wellington B, 37 points

St Pats B, 44 points Wellington A, 40 points Wellington C, 34 points

CONCLUSION This is the fifth year that I have been in charge of cricket and I now feel it is someone else’s turn. I owe my thanks to the small band of masters who have spared time to coach and supervise teams, my only regret is that they were so few. My conviction is that if a facility is provided the boys will use it. If more masters shared this belief, then how light the burden would be!

Recently we have had great encouragement from the Wellington and Old Boys’ Club. I am particularly grateful to Mr David Grey and Mr Dermot Grainger.

In the years I have been in charge Messrs G. Leach, R. Park, R. Booth and C. Gaunt have served faithfully as coaches at the first eleven. We regretfully take farewell of Christ Gaunt who saw the eleven into open grade cricket, where we came second in the first season.

B.H.R

TENNIS

Master in Charge: Mr. S. F. Robb Club Captain: B. Holmes Committee: D. Galler, K. Brebner, R. Clay

With the loss of most of last year’s top players, our senior teams struggled this season. Senior A team secured its only wins over Rongotai College in Slazenger Cup play. The Senior B team also made few successes, but all thoroughly enjoyed, and benefited from, the experience.

In our annual game with Palmerston North Boys High we were well beaten at P.N. 12-3 by a well-balanced team. K. Brebner, R. Clay and T. Murdoch were our only winners on the day.

At home to a young, powerful Auckland Grammar side we were again soundly beaten 10-2. K. Brebner and T. Murdoch recorded our wins.

The most encouraging aspect of the year’s activities has been the keen interest shown by so many in the last term especially the Juniors. This interest has resulted in all school championships being completed for the first time in many years.

Congratulations to all winners, and to all those who made the contest by taking part.

The great interest shown by the Juniors has been spurred on by the prompt response to our request for a full-sized volleyboard. The tennis played by our Juniors has improved greatly this

season, and this fact is important during this year of rebuilding our College tennis.

Teams were as follows (playing more than two games): Senior A K. Brebner, D. Galler, R. Clay, B. Holmes, T. Murdoch, T. Heywood, C. Tarpley, S. Kember, T. Christmas.

Senior B P. Baker, J. Saker, R. Philpott, N. Economou, P. Cenek, M. Lubransky, I. Gillespie, W. Blades, F. Ramage.

Junior A D. Shillson, P. Brown, N. McPherson, P. McCullough, P. Ball, T. Kirby, P. Mardon, W. Koperu.

Junior B C. Marshall, A. Read, R. Owen, G. Hill, P. Wong, M. Sidebotham, G. Christian, R. Sampson, A. Cunningham, D. King, G. Harrison, P. Ittensohn.

INTER-COLLEGIATE RESULTS Senior A v. St. Pats, lost 4-5 v. Rongotai, won 6-3 v. H.V.H.S., lost by default v. Rongotai, won 5-4 v. St. Pats, lost 3-6 v. H.V.M.S., lost 4-5 v. Rongotai, lost 1-8 v. Rongotai, lost 4-5 Junior A v. Onslow, lost 2-7 v. St. Pats, lost 3-6 v. H.V.H.S., lost 2-7 Senior B v. St. Pats, lost 1-8 v. Tawa, lost 2-7 v. WMS, lost 2-7 v. St. Pats Junior B v. St. Pats B, won 6-3 v. Rongotai, lost 4-5

v. Rongotai, lost 3-6 v. Rongotai, lost 4-5 v. St. Pats, won 6-3

v. Scot A, lost 2-7 v. Scots B, won 7-2 v. Tawa, won 8-1

v. Newlands, lost 3-6 v. Scots, lost 2-7

SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Senior A - Singles Winner R. Clay Runner-up D. Galler Intermediate - Singles Winner - C. Tarpley Runner-up - S. Baxter Junior - Singles Winner N. McPherson Runner-up - P. Brown Senior - Doubles Winner B. Holmes and T. Murdoch Runner-up K. Brebner and D. Read Junior - Doubles Winner P. Brown and P. Ittensohn Runner-up P. Ball and C. Marshall

SENIOR A TENNIS TEAM BACK: A. Heywood, K. Brebner, T. Murdoch, R. Clay.

IN FRONT: C. Tarpley, I. Gillespie.

A good result was also recorded in the Wellington Secondary Schools’ Lawn Tennis Association Tournament held at Central Park in February, with B. Holmes and T. Murdoch being runnersup in the Senior Doubles.

FIVES

I.C.: M. Michael As the building programme moves ahead, the long awaited day of more fives courts moves closer. The popularity of the sport has always been far in advance of the facilities, and provisional sites and finance are being investigated for more courts. Club Championships - The Deterte Trophies Senior Singles Champion - D. Tsimbourlas Runner-up - H. Kotsapas Doubles Champions - D. Tsimbourlas and H. Kotsapus Runners-up - A. Wong and T. Estall Junior Singles Champion - J. Boulieris Runner-up - M. Seddon Doubles Champions - J. Boulieris and T. Ryan

JUNIOR A TENN.S TEAM BACK: D. Shillson, P. McCullough, P. Brown, N. McPherson.

FRONT: P. Mardon, T. Kirby, P. Ball.

BADMINTON

1972 was the best year ever for Badminton at Wellington College.

The school’s top team playing in B Grade competition, decisively took the Inter-collegiate championship, being undefeated all season, even by last year’s champions, Rongotai.

The B 2 team, playing in the same grade as the top team, finished fourth in the competition.

In the Individual Championships, Wellington College took the first three B grade positions. S. Khor defeated team mate Mohammed Ali for the championship and Komalabhuti, the team captain, finished third.

The lower grades didn’t have quite the same success. The C 1 team finished fifth in their championship, and the C 2 finished ninth. Third form, D grade teams, won three of their games to finish fifth out of seven teams competing.

Thanks must go to the captain of the B 1 team, Komalabhuti, for his enthusiastic and able organisation of teams and practices.

Without him, the season would have been much less of a success.

SWIMMING SPORTS RESULTS EVENT

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

TIME

UNDER 14 YEARS 331/3yds Butterfly

Bakwell

Charles

Parkington

27.1 sec.

331/3yds Freestyle

Parkington

Carr

O’Connor

21.4 sec.

662/3yds Freestyle

Charles

Parkington

O’Connor

45.0 sec.

100yds Freestyle

Roberson

Childs

Mitchell

1 min. 25.5 sec.

331/3yds Breaststroke

Straughier

Holton

Jarvis

27.3 sec.

662/3yds Breaststroke

Straughier

Holton

Mitchell

1 min. 65.0 sec.

100yds Breaststroke

Graham

Glover

Megennis

1 min. 57.7 sec.

331/3yds Backstroke

Charles

Wright

Mitchell

25.5 sec.

662/3yds Backstroke

Charles

Mitchell

Wright

57.9 sec.

100yds Backstroke

Mitchell

Glover

Megennis

1 min. 41.5 sec.

Inter-Form results: 1st 302, 133 points; 2nd 3SHB, 131 points; 3rd 3SHA, 128 points. Charles 3A 4 placings - overall winner JUNIOR 331/3yds Freestyle

Gaskin

Cleverley

Shillson

18.6 sec.

662/3yds Freestyle

Gaskin

Cleverley

Hatfield

42.0 sec.

331/3yds Backstroke

Cleverley

Rabbin

McDougall

23.0 sec.

662/3yds Backstroke

Cleverley

Toomath & Gray [2nd =]

100yds Backstroke

Cleverley

Toomath

Gray

1 min. 28.5 sec.

331/3yds Breaststroke

Shillson

Neeve

Hatfield

25.5 sec.

662/3yds Breaststroke

Neeve & Hatfield [1st =]

McGavin

1 min. 02.0 sec.

100yds Breaststroke

Hatfield

Wells

McGavin

1 min. 42.4 sec.

331/3yds Butterfly

Cleverley

Toomath

Wells

22.5 sec.

23.8 sec.

Inter-Form results: 1st 4SHA, 1901/2 points; 2nd 4B, 961/2 points; 3rd 4G1, 791/2 points M. Cleverley 6 placings - overall winner INTERMEDIATE 331/3yds Freestyle

Speight

Hogg

Pryde

17.5 sec.

662/3yds Freestyle

Pearman

Pryde

Conway

41.4 sec.

100yds Freestyle

Pryde

Speight

Vance

1 min. 9.6 sec.

331/3yds Backstroke

Pearman

Parker

Christianson

22.0 sec.

662/3yds Backstroke

Christianson

Parker

-

56.08 sec.

100yds Backstroke

Pearman

Christianson

Aldridge

1 min. 28.2 sec.

331/3yds Breaststroke

Kyrtatos

Christianson

Boswell

25.8 sec.

662/3yds Breaststroke

Christianson

Boswell

Olsen

1 min.

100yds Breaststroke

Boswell

Flintoff

Christianson

1 min. 41.6 sec.

331/3yds Butterfly

Speight

Flintoff

Riseborough

Inter-Form results: 1st 5A, 119 points; 2nd 5B2, 118 points; 3rd 5G2, 113 points. Christianson 5G2, 5 placings - overall winner SENIOR 331/3yds Freestyle

Spoor

Paterson

Estall

16.6 sec.

662/3yds Freestyle

Paterson

Estall

Gaskin

37.0 sec.

100yds Freestyle

Spoor

Paterson

Beasley

58.4 sec.

331/3yds Backstroke

Read

Miller

Harding

22.9 sec.

662/3yds Backstroke

Paterson

Buncall

Beasley

42.0 sec.

100yds Backstroke

Paterson

Beasley

Gear

68.8 sec.

331/3yds Breaststroke

Paterson

Webster

Buncall

20.8 sec.

662/3yds Breaststroke

Spoor

Road

Millar

50.0 sec.

100yds Breaststroke

Read

Butler

Beasley

1 min. 32.7 sec.

331/3yds Butterfly

Spoor

Paterson

Beasley

18.4 sec.

Inter-Form results - 1st 6A, 81 points; 2 6R1, 75 points; 3rd 7A, 71 points. R. Paterson, 7 points - overall winner

SWIMMING The annual swimming sports at Wellington College took a change in form this year.

In the past the School Gala Day consisted on approximately 1100 boys sitting on the banks of the baths watching a very small number of boys who would be competitive swimmers, swimming in all the races, from one length to six lengths of the baths.

The change was made to get a greater involvement of more pupils, and to become more competitive between forms and pupils of the same age.

One separate morning was allowed for each form.

Events were posted well before the sports. All who entered received one point towards their form total points. No race was longer than 100 yards. Six novelty events were interspersed between race events; these novelty events were all in the form of relays of six boys.

Throughout the four mornings, competition was most keenly contested and point differences between 1st 2nd and 3rd were very narrow.

There was a big improvement in the performance of pupils who took part. At times they only had to swim one length to gain a point for their form.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, 1972 Appointed by the College Mothers Mrs P. Marshall Mrs. G. Shillson Appointed by the Old Boys’ Association Mr J. D. Cook OBJECTIVES AND MEMBERSHIP The objects of the Parents Association are (a) To establish a bond of union between teaching staff and the Parents. (b) To afford a channel by which parents may be able to approach the Board of Governors and other authorities on questions affecting the welfare of the College. (c) To assist the College in a practical form (financial and otherwise), provided that in no case shall the association’s functions be exercised in such a manner as will interfere with the internal management or administration of the College.

All parents and guardians of present pupils are members of the association.

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Voluntary donations to assist the Association in its work were received from 334 parents amounting to the sum of $821, as

Ross Paterson selected for the Wellington Secondary Schools' Swimming team, the Under 18 Representative team and the New Zealand School Boy Water Polo team to tour New South Wales, Australia, in December.

compared to the previous year when 523 parents made donations, the response from parents generally is rather disappointing.

The appeal for funds towards the Assembly Hall Appeal made direct to parents during the year has resulted in the sum of $815 being added to the fund.

A raffle was conducted in the second term, the major prize being a Murphy Module Stereo set and several minor prizes of transistor radios and this was very successful raising the sum of $1,028.

During the year the Executive have purchased for the College a new trailer costing $446, two Cassette Recorders at total cost of $185 and a Duplicating Machine at a cost of $183.

ASSEMBLY HALL APPEAL In March 1971 the Board of Governors requested the assistance of the parents Association in raising $6500 required to provide extra space in the assembly Hall to enable the whole College to be seated at one time. The efforts of the 1971 Executive resulted in the sum of $4000 being set aside as a portion of the ultimate goal.

The Appeal Fund now stands at $6100 so the main objective has been achieved. The Executive intend to use a portion of this Fund to provide stage drapes, stage curtains and a mircrophone-speaker system in the hall, items not provided for by the Government Grant at an estimated cost of $2200.

FORM EVENINGS This important activity of the Association was again implemented this year, providing the opportunity for Parents not only to hear addresses related to the particular stage of their son’s education but also for Parents to meet the masters for discussion on their son’s progress.

Although the system adopted has worked reason-ably well, there have been many drawbacks and the Executive are giving serious consideration to re-modelling the system to ensure that all parents attending will have the opportunity of meeting the masters concerned within the allotted period of time.

An endeavour will also be made to ensure that all masters attend the appropriate evenings.

FIFTH FORM EVENING (July) The parents attending, prior to meeting the masters, were addressed by Mr S. H. Hill who discussed advance courses available and by Mr E. Roberts, Careers Master who outlined the qualifications required and the courses available for specific occupations.

THIRD FOURTH AND SIXTH FORM EVENINGS These followed the formats of the previous year the whole evening being devoted to parents/master interviews and were well attended.

ARTS FESTIVAL In lieu of holding a College Fair which in the past two years had been very successful the Executive made endeavours to hold an Arts Festival. The staging of the Festival in this year, for various reasons, was not possible, however the Executive are pursuing the intention and are working on the arrangements for the holding of an Arts Festival in August 1973.

COLLEGE MOTHERS’ The Association has received the full support of the College Mothers who apart from their usual activity of raising funds and running the Clothing Exchange, have continued to provide suppers at all Parents evenings and to provide refreshments at many College functions.

APPRECIATION The Executive wishes to thank all those who have helped throughout the year; the Headmaster for his continued support and his attendance at and contributions to, the Executive meetings and Form evening. The College Mothers for their assistance, and to the Masters particularly Mr G. Thomas and the boys of the College for their contributions in making the raffle an outstanding success.

Of Interest to Old Boys Distinguishing themselves in musical circles are Peter Wilton who attended College in the early 1960’s and is now a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Stephen Collins, school pianist in 1969 who won a New Zealand piano award playing Rachmaninov’s Concerto No. 2 in C Minor.

permanent representative to the United Nations. Subsequent appointments included the N.Z. Embassy Rome, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Committee of the World Food Programme, and head of the U.N. African and Middle Eastern Affairs division.

Mr. McArthur is fluent in Spanish.

Old Boys prominent in sport include Mark Sayers who toured North America, British Isles and France with the 19721973 All Blacks; John Zohrab, a member of the New Zealand Basketball team; and G. Dayman, a member of the New Zealand Hockey team.

At Wimbledon, Onny Parun played his way into the quarter finals and in November reached the semi-finals of the Combined £10,000 Dewar Cup and Grand Prix Tennis Tournament at the Albert Hall, London, when he beat the Rhodesian Andrew Pattison.

Mr. J. G. McArthur who attended Wellington College in the 1940’s was appointed N.Z’s first Ambassador to Chile in 1972.

After graduating with first class honours in French from Victoria University, Mr. McArthur attended the University of Paris and the University of Cambodia.

He was appointed to the staff of the N.Z. Embassy in Paris in 1957 and in 1961 transferred to the N.Z. mission to the E.E.C. in Brussels. In 1965 he went to New York as counsellor and deputy

On January 1st 1973, Parun was beaten in the Australian Singles Championship by three-time Wimbledon Champion, John Newcombe, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 but played so magnificently that the Koo-yong, Melbourne, Crowd of over 11,000 gave him a standing ovation. In N.Z. Parun won the Benson & Hedges N.Z. Open and took the Wellington Men’s Singles when he beat his brother Tony. Tony Parun, also an Old Boy of the College was narrowly beaten in the Auckland Men’s Singles Championship

by Ross McGhie 6-4, 4-6, 7-6.

College Old Boy, Onny Parun in action at the Central Park courts.

COLLEGE OLD BOYS' RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB The Wellington College Old Boys’ Football Club has progressed a long way, from 1898, when two teams played in white jerseys and knickers, to the present time, when it has outstanding facilities worth more than $200,000.

In September, the club celebrated 75 years of existence, and a history prepared for the celebrations outlines many difficult years before it really found its feet over the last 10 years.

Towards the end of the 19th Century, a group of enthusiastic college Old Boys and College masters talked about forming a rugby club, and an inaugural meeting was held in March, 1898. Among the names recorded in the minutes of that meeting was that of Dick Seddon, a son of the famous Prime Minister “King Dick.”

After a cautious first year, the club’s two teams fared well in 1899. The juniors scored 170 points, with only 23 against them, and were promoted to the senior grade. Names emerging by that time were E. H. Dodd and E. L. Watkins, who later became a

brilliant All Black combination.

But the club did not have an entirely successful story to tell, about its early years. In 1901, for instance, the club had its first All Black, but the teams’ performances slipped because of a ’’Disinclination of members to attend training.”

The Boer War cast its shadow over the senior team also, but in 1904 there were five W.C.O.B. members in the Wellington team which won the Ranfurly Shield for the first time.

Next came the change from white to black knickers, in 1905, when B. C. Freyberg - later to become the famous General Sir Bernard Freyberg V. C. - was among the prominent players.

In those early days, the club had no training shed, and among the venues were the Basin Reserve, Oriental club and Athletic club gymnasiums. But, the history records, the financial position of the club was sound, with a bank balance of £17.12.6.

A slump in performance during the First World War seemed inevitable, although rugby league interests appeared to be still active. The effort of W.C.O.B. in rallying to the help of Wellington rugby in retaining Athletic Park was impressive. Rugby league supporters made a vain attempt to get Athletic Park as their headquarters.

However, the Old Boys were hardly out of khaki before they were into white jerseys, and the post-war era was one of the most successful in the club’s history.

Such advanced facilities as floodlights and hot showers were part of the club’s headquarters, a barn-like tin shed at Wellington College, and the club thrived with as many teams as in recent years.

However, when war again broke out the club passed through its most dismal years. Although another upsurge was experienced after the Second World War, power shortages and an ageing gymnasium caused problems.

Seven former All Blacks prepare to play again in the Jubilee match of the Wellington College Old Boys' Football Club 75th anniversary celebrations in September. They are from left: t. N. Wolfe, B. E. McLeod, C. R. Laidlaw, K. R. Tremain, W. L. Nathan, K. F. Gray and I. R. MacRae. The match was played in a light-hearted manner and the Jubilee Centurions beat the W.C.O.B. Senior first team 42-30.

In 1953, two years after the inaugural quadrangular tournament for W.C.O.B., Napier, Palmerston North and Dannevirke College Old Boys’ teams, the provision of a new gymnasium at Wellington College was first mooted.

The cost was then to be £16,000 , and members were advised that the bank balance of £300 had to be greatly increased.

However, within 10 years the old gymnasium was partly demolished and work began on a new gymnasium on an adjacent site.

In 1965, the club’s new gymnasium was opened by the then Minister of Education (Mr. Kinsella) and the Springboks using the facilities soon after.

Many were enthusiastic about the building, a post-war boom did not remain stationary, however, and plans were soon formulated for a $520,000 Old Boys’ centennial gift to Wellington College, and for the addition of squash courts to the complex.

Today, with the completed Collegians Squash Club, the Old Boys’ facilities at Wellington College are worth more than $200,000 and there are no signs of any decrease in the momentum the club has gathered over the last 10 years of its 75 years of life.

Mr. B. A. Paetz received the following article from the New Zealand Herald which is of interest to Wellingtonians.

New Zealand-born Count Potocki de Montalk, otherwise known as Wladislaw V of Poland, has been described as a “prominent eccentric and poet living in France.’’

This reference is, however, rather brief for such a colourful figure from the English literary world of the thirties and forties who claims to be the rightful King of Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.

A good poet, a splendid pamphleteer, and a magnificent enemy, Count Potocki strongly feels that “democracy must be destroyed,’’ disapproves of the Welfare State, and supports extreme right- wing politics. “The pretence that all men are equal is absolutely ridiculous,” he says.

Count Potocki has been living at Villa Vigoni, in an attractive Provençal setting, near Draguigan in the south of France, on and off since 1949.

Born in 1903, he grew up in Auckland and Wellington, where he attended King’s School and Wellington College. He went on to Victoria University where he studied Greek, but never graduated.

He left New Zealand in 1927 and has divided his time ever since between living in Britain and France.

The Count’s father was an architect who declined to use the family title. But his eldest son decided to reassert the family’s claims to the Polish throne. It was not however, until 1939, that he formally claimed the Polish throne as Wladislaw V, and also that of Hungary through Elizabeth, sister of Louis the Great, who was king of both countries.

He supported his claim with extensive genealogical work on his family, which has been published by himself in the Right Review and his book “Blood Royal.”

Although he does not think there are any other serious claimants to the Polish throne, he admits one weakness in his claim: he is not a catholic. He continues: “The last hereditary King of Poland was Jan Kazimierz who abdicated in the late 17th century; thereafter the kings were created on an electoral basis.”

He has traced his blue-blooded ancestry back to even before this last hereditary king in order to make his claim stronger.

He last visited Poland in 1935, but admits now that there is

The present Wellington College Old Boys' Football Club complex, worth more than $520,000. The complex comprises gymnasium, social room and squash courts.

little hope of getting his claim officially recognised, especially in view of developments in Poland since the Second World War. Royalty apart, Count Potocki prefers to think of himself as a lyric poet. He has written much poetry since “The OpalStudded Diadem” and “Wild Oats” which were published in New Zealand in 1923 and 1927 respectively. His amorous adventures are reflected in many of his poems; and he has written several surrealist verses. Translating French, Greek, Latin and Polish poems has also been a consuming interest.

The count was sentenced to six months goal in 1932 in London on an obscenity charge concerning some of his poems, which were published by a friend without Potocki’s knowledge or consent. Among his supporters at the time, who helped pay his defence costs, were Hugh Walpole, Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, J. B. Priestley, T. S. Eliot and many others. W. B. Yeats described the sentence as “criminally brutal.” By today’s standards the poems are tame.

But Count Potocki is not only a poet but a pamphleteer.

He has published and edited numerous books and pamphlets over the years on a wide range of subjects. To mention a few, there are the Right Review, “an intellectual counter-blast to Bolchevism;” “Snobbery with Violence;” described by Aldous Huxley as a “spirited account of prison life as it appears to a man of intelligence and sensibility;” “The Unconstitutional Crisis.” concerning the abdication of Edward VIII; “Two Blacks Don’t Make a White;” remarks about apartheid; “The King of Poland’s Plan for Rhodesia;” and “Blue Blood in the Butter Republic;” meaning New Zealand.

Most of Count Potocki’s publications reflect his extremely independent mind, and what he describes as his “rather violent ideas about politics.”

In 1970 he wrote: “The course of my life is an indictment of the whole racket which calls itself democracy,” an attitude presumably brought about by his brushes with the British Establishment.

As a Royalist, he firmly believes in benevolent monarchists in dictatorship, as being the best system of government. He is, however, the Polish delegate to the New European Order, a neofascist party based in Switzerland. He joined them, he explains, because the European monarchists were in disarray and “it was all that was offering, even though I do not hold exactly the same views as them.”

He would like to see the Queen have more power, not less.

“It’s the only hope for Britain,” he says. And he does not approve of an egalitarian society nor a socialist democracy, such as New Zealand.

The Headmaster, Mr. S. H. W. Hill, proposed the toast to the Wellington College Old t Rugby Football Club at the 75th Jubilee Dinner held on Friday, 22 September, 1972.

He spoke as follows It gives me very great pleasure to propose the toast to the WCOBFC on this, the occasion of their 75th Jubilee.

When we ask ourselves what we are to honour in such a club we must consider the achievements, and the contribution which it has made in the period of its existence. In short - its traditions.

The WCOBFC was started in 1897 for the simple reason that all football clubs are started - to provide an opportunity to play the games regularly. That it was under the patronage of the W.C.O.B. Assn., and restricted to Old Boys was simply a further thing in common, something that gave distinction and imbued loyalty (if you like).

No-one when it started could have foreseen its future, not guessed how it would prosper, but today after 75 years it must be conceded that it has made a contribution to the sporting life of not only Wellington but also New Zealand as a whole.

It is a great Rugby Club in every sense of the word. Perhaps it is not one of the great championship winning clubs but it has consistently achieved what it originally set out to do - to provide the opportunity to play good competitive rugby with the companionship and social life that goes with it.

A glance at the history produced for this occasion lists the details on p.12 of the club’s rugby record. It shows the Championships won, and the representatives picked from the club for N.Z., N.Z. Maoris, N.Z. Juniors, and North Island, so it would be tedious of me to read these out.

My only comment is that while the club may have won the Senior Championship only three times it is rarely in later years that it has not featured in some grade. I think too that while they do not disdain to win the senior championships, they have found that they can exist without doing so.

If then it is not a great championship winning club what are the rugby traditions of W.C.O.B.F.C.Is it a high standard of skill? A dedication to physical fitness perhaps? A relentless struggle for perfection as players? I doubt it.

I would say it is rather more a perennial optimism and perseverance in the face of difficulties that has distinguished this club.

After all in 1898 a year after founding, the President is sarcastically complaining “there seems a decided lack of enthusiasm among members of this club, the membership roll consists of 40; active members (so called) being about 30.”

And in 1901 the annual meeting decided “that a fine be imposed upon any member chosen to represent a team and who fails to appear at the commencement of the match unless he offers a satisfactory explanation”.

One wonders what constituted a “satisfactory” explanation and who was the judge of this.

The Club too seems to have been dogged by wars - very inconsiderately.

The Boer War affected membership which justified the recurrent regret “that a better example was not set this year by senior members in their attendance at the gymnasium”.

In 1912, down to one team, the club withdrew from Senior competition and virtually did not re-enter for ten years. During half of this time World War I intervened which, because of its effect on manpower meant that there was no senior rugby anyway. However, the W.C.O.B.F.C., was sufficiently active to rally to the cause of saving Athletic Park from the threat of a League take-over and helped raise the necessary finance which ensured that it remained to become N.Z. Rugby Headquarters.

The Club enjoyed a good era of success between the two wars winning the Senior Championship three times, but World War II played havoc with the senior team’s ability to play. We are told that in 1942 the senior team for the Saturday was not known until 3 p.m., when the efforts of Charlie McDonald at the railway station meeting the trains from Trentham and getting servicemen to fill the gaps had materialized. Incidentally, the devotion and perseverance of such men as Charlie kept the club alive at such a time. A debt always to be remembered.

It is such spirit which has helped distinguish and build the Club of such great heart.

If championship trophies were not exactly weighing the club down, it was pleasing to see notice taken by the W.R.F.U. on the standard of play.

A strangely familiar modern note appears in the report “Much abuse is heaped on Rugby on the ground of rough play in recent years”. The senior team were awarded the trophy (does it still exist?) for the “fairest and most attractive game”. This, of course, is a number of years ago now - in 1905.

The club too showed that it did not favour any newfangled messing around with the rules in 1919 when it opposed (1) the dropping of the Wing Forward (2) the bounce into touch, (3) the referee putting the ball into the scrum.

Closely allied to the rugby tradition is the link the club has with Wellington College. This has been closely maintained and even strengthened through-out the 75 years. The link was initially a sentimental one only as membership of the Club was restricted to Old Boys.

For over twenty years initially the club had no real H.Q. Up to 1909 they appear to have used Athletic Club’s gymnasium at the Basin Reserve and in 1913 they used Oriental Club’s facilities.

In 1923, however, the link with Wellington College became a more physical one when they were given the use of a gymnasium and erected two “arches” for practice, in 1929 this gymnasium moved to the present site and the modern era and it is interesting to note that for some years prior to WWI the WCOBFC used to play Wanganui Collegiate O.B., or Christ’s College O.B. when the Annual (then triangular) tournament took place.

The WCOBFC also enjoyed for some years in the 1920s extensive coverage (6-7 pages) with photos in the “Wellingtonian”. This was obviously a recruiting campaign because the college was the sole source of players.

With the growth of other codes and clubs this arrangement had to be amended and in 1935 “Honorary” members other than Wellington College Old Boys were allowed to join - which was being realistic under changing circumstances.

I earlier asked what traditions! and having referred to the rugby one I am forced to admit that besides the rugby there has been from the beginning a strong social tradition.

In fact on occasions it is a strong rival to the rugby. Being a team game a social side was very necessary if the club were to continue.

Very early it is recorded (1900) that “the Social side has not been neglected”.

Tastes were evidently less sophisticated then, for concerts seemed to be the popular entertainment. In 1900 we read “Concerts have been held every Saturday night at the Trocadero which have the effect of creating a very friendly feeling and an esprit de corps among the members”.

Of course it depends upon the concert but I cannot imagine the programme of 1905 creating much excitement today in the Club.

A Mrs Ethel Parsons sang “Beloved it is Morn”.

A Mr Parsons gave an illustrated song “The Village Blacksmith” and an illustrated recital entitled “The Water Mill” and then the stalwarts who were regularly appearing did so, viz The Old Boys from Wellington Physical Training School gave an Indian Club exercise.

Of course, I realize that it was late closing then so there may have been other attractions.

The 1920’s saw the popular smoke concert which is not so favoured today.

The most memorable of these was that given in 1927

by Mr Walter Bethune to celebrate the winning of the Senior Rugby Competition. He had made this promise and he kept it.

Over 200 were present at the new Masonic Hall. There were distinguished Old Boys from all over the Dominion. Musical items were provided and those present “voted it one of the happiest evenings of their lives”.

I note that in 1936 visits were made with Napier H.S.O.B. I suppose technically this should be termed Rugby tradition when I read that Napier were billeted at Days Bay in Messrs Saddler, Bydder and Tuck’s bach. I believe it should definitely be listed under Social activities - such an all embracing term.

This social tradition is still very strong and I am very glad that it is. Not only is it virtually necessary today if a city club is to continue when so many players live in the suburbs but it is necessary to keep the club in good heart.

Now with Squash the “in” game of an affluent society under the Collegians Squash Club, the social facilities are outstanding.

How the founders of 1897 would gape.

Which brings me to the third tradition of the W.C.O.B.F.C., which has appeared since the 1950s - money raising. The WCOB Football Club members can be characterised with a football in one hand and a raffle book in the other.

I first made the acquaintance of W.C.O.B.F.C. ten years ago when I was fortunately the passive observed at a meeting in which they were trying a takeover bid for various trust funds held by the W.C.O.B. Association.

Possibly it was a show of force to impress me! At the time they were engaged in raising money to build this gymnasium which they had planned in 1958.

How they impressed me as a club when they demolished the old gymnasium by fire to prepare the new site. They have not stopped planning further developments since then and the impetus for this has come from the man who is their President today, Mr Garnet Phillips.

May they go on from strength to strength. It would be invidious to start mentioning names - one would never know where to stop, and there are names which were once celebrated but which now are forgotten - yet they made their contribution just the same.

The Headmaster of Wellington College has always had an important link with W.C.O.B.F.C. ever since the Club was founded and I cherish this link very much. My only complaint is the way the passage of time is indicated by the ominous way in which all of us Vice Presidents move up as the top names disappear.

I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to speak in praise of the W.C.O.B.F.C., and ask you all to charge your glasses and rise to drink their health - the Wellington College Old Boys’ Football Club.

OLD BOYS’ NOTES Wellington College Old Boys’ Football Club For Wellington College Old Boys, 1972 will be most remembered for the 75th Jubilee celebrations of the rugby club.

From September 22-24, on the weekend of the final All Black trials at Athletic Park, hundreds of past and present members of the rugby club gathered for the celebrations, which had been planned months in advance by the Jubilee Committee.

Former and famous All Black Kel Tremain was the guest speaker at the Jubilee Dinner on the Friday night, September 22. Here, dignitaries from New Zealand and Wellington rugby circles gathered to pay tribute to Wellington College Old Boys’ Football club and the large part it had played in the evolution of the country’s national sport.

Several of the club’s eight former All Blacks were present, and were again toasted as living evidence of the achievements of the Old Boys’ football club. The dinner will be long remembered by some of the older club members, many of whom met colleagues from distant years.

Again the rugby yarns were recalled on the Saturday morning, when a full team of former All Blacks faced the WCOB senior first side. The All Blacks won 42-30, in spite of their grey hair and long teeth, in a thrilling, open match. Indeed, the match was described later by former British Lion Barry John (in New Zealand on a sponsored tour) as being more attractive than the final All Black trials that afternoon.

On Saturday night, the old Boys’ gymnasium was transformed by delicate decoration into a colourful ballroom. About 400 attended this ball - mostly the active younger set - and for many it was the highlight of the weekend’s festivities.

On Sunday morning the Steve Letica Memorial Match was played - in memory of a brilliant young rugby player who died tragically when still a Junior All Black. This match, between the Wellington College First XV and the Old Boys’ Colts, was drawn 16-16.

The final farewells of the many old boys were said after the memorial match. The Old Boys’ proudest occasion since the College centenary in 1967 had ended.

Meanwhile, back on the field, Old Boys’ teams maintained a satisfactory record, with the Senior team opening the season on a very promising note. The team - one of nine fielded for the season - ended the year in fourth place in the Senior Hard- ham Cup competition.

Other teams were more successful still. The Junior fourth side won its grade for the second year running; the Senior thirds and the Junior first claimed third places in their grades; and the Third thirds took second place.

Among the notable performances during the winter were those of Al Keown and Dennis Waller, who both wound up seasons for the Wellington representative team with selection in the All Black trials.

Grant Smith, not long out of College, continued along the road to the top, scoring 100 points for the Seniors and making himself well known in Wellington representative circles.

Further up the age scale was Jeff Burgess, fullback for the Junior fourths, who passed the 1000 points mark this season after 10 years in Old Boys’ teams.

Off the field, club members were also in good spirits. Five well-attended and highly successful socials were held during the year, finishing with a Christmas party. Then came the threemonth lull in Old Boys’ activities before the pre-season training was due to start again.

Wellington College Old Boys’ Association For the Old Boys’ Association, 1972 was a year of consolidation, particularly so following the closure of the five-year Centennial Appeal, with which the Centennial Trust purchased a block of 13 flats in Austin Street. These flats have proved invaluable to the school in relieving the accommodation problems of teachers. The block is now a tangible recognition of

the generosity of Old Boys, and although the appeal has closed, further contributions can still be made.

After such a successful campaign, the National Executive of the Old Boys’ Association expresses its great appreciation to those who assisted.

Away from the national organisation, branches of the association were active over the year. A variety of social functions were held, with notable dinners being held in Auckland and Christchurch and an enjoyable bail being held in Wellington in conjunction with the Old Boys’ Football Club.

The National Executive visited the school on August 11, and the president, Alan Wright, presented the First XV caps.

The Association is strong and active at this time, and is well worth supporting. All boys leaving school are asked to join, and those living outside Wellington can contact their local branch secretary through the National Secretary (Mr John Cook), c/- P.O. Box 710, Wellington.

Wellington and College Old Boys’ Cricket Club Still this club is the tops in Wellington, both in numerical strength and in ability.

Ten teams have been fielded; one more than last season, but the Wellington College Third XI has now entered the open competition under WCOB. The College second XI also plays for the Old Boys’ club.

Overall, the club’s teams top the Wellington competition, and the senior team is also in great standing - it has won the senior grade both years since the amalgamation of Wellington and Wellington College Old Boys.

Regular Sunday matches, both at home and away, have been played and the teams are generally in good heart, made up of keen men.

The senior team, which has four players in the Wellington Plunket Shield side, has also been honoured with Bruce Taylor representing New Zealand in the West Indies, and Wayne Greenstreet being selected for the second New Zealand XI which travelled to Australia last season.

Although the club’s facilities at Anderson Park are very good, members are fund raising at the moment to replace the practice wicket block. This project, hopefully carried out in conjunction with the Wellington City Council, should cost about $1000 and members are presently raising money by manning the gates at the Basin Reserve.

Wellington College Old Boys’ Hockey Club An enthusiastic committee and senior hockey team is making things happen within the hockey club.

Changes suggested are for a completely restyled playing method in the senior team, for a coaching school for Wellington College players, and for an overseas trip late in 1973.

Although membership in the club is slightly up, the standard

number of four teams fielded in 1972, meeting above average success. The senior team came second in the Wellington competition, losing by only one point in the last match of the season.

Less unlucky was the senior reserve side, which won its grade. The third and fourth grade teams were about the middle of their grades.

In the senior team’s ranks, a high standard of individual success has been achieved. Two players, Kevin Towns and Phil Benfield, have been chosen for a New Zealand coaching school, after having exceptional seasons for the Wellington representative team.

These players will also be stars in a revamped WCOB lineup next season. The continental style of formation, with four forwards, two linkmen, three halves and a sweeper is being tried by the team.

Meanwhile, club members will be getting additional exercise from fund-raising work to help some club members over to Fiji.

As many members as can finance the trip will go late in the year for two weeks. The journey should cost about $3000.

Instead of presenting hockey sticks to college boys at a school assembly, as has been the practice in the past, the hockey club plans to hold a weekend training school early next season.

Four hockey sticks will be presented to outstanding schoolboy players at the training school.

N. Hill

COLLEGE MOTHERS’ As we end a busy year we look back on it with satisfaction.

With the changing pattern today and more and more mothers working, we find that our meetings are not as well attended as in the past. Nevertheless we have a strong feeling that those who are able to attend from time to time have felt it worthwhile.

This year our speakers have been most interesting. Mrs Nan Scotney who had just returned from Nepal spoke to us in April.

Det Sgt. Beanland spoke in June, on many pressing problems in our society. Mrs La Coste, an occupational counsellor with the Labour Dept., spoke in August on ‘Women’s Privileged Position”; and in September Mr Reg Todd, a senior instructor in the Defensive Driving Council, spoke of this very necessary instruction available to us all.

Our Fund Raising has been modest but steady: our only major project was a Jumble Sale held at the end of September.

It was a successful day due entirely to the efficiency of all the committee and the cooperation of many college mothers. Our College Clothing exchange is perhaps the busiest area of our work. A small sub-committee handled this very well. The small percentage charged to both buy and sell college garments is well earned and provides a steady addition to our funds. Also we have a bring and buy stall at all our meetings along with a small raffle.

Earlier this year we were able to put $600 on fixed deposit.

This amount is in readiness for a specified need when our new college is ready for extra furnishings or equipment.

We look forward to the continued interest of our mothers and wish for one and all that 1973 will be a good college year.

Mrs P. M. Marshall

OBITUARIES

MR. MARK NICHOLLS One of New Zealand rugby’s great players, administrators, tactician, analyst and Wellington College Old Boy, Mark Nicholls died in Tauranga in July.

A five-eighth or centre three-quarter and an out-standing goal-kicker, he played for All Black teams on 51 occasions between 1921 and 1930, touring Australia twice, Great Britain, France, Canada and South Africa during his career.

He was a member of the 1924 “Invincible’s,” the teams which was unbeaten on its tour of Great Britain, France and Canada.

“Mark Nicholls has been in the forefront of New Zealand football, a wonderful personality, and a player whose generalship has been as inspiring to his team as it has been disconcerting to his opponents,’’ was one tribute paid to Mr. Nicholls on his retirement from active rugby in 1932.

Born at Greytown in 1901, he was the son of Mr. S. Nicholls, a Wellington representative and founder of the Poneke Rugby Club.

His rugby playing career began at the Petone West School and continued during his time as a pupil of the Petone High School. When he transferred to Wellington College he captained that school’s first XV. Mr. Nicholls joined the Petone Rugby Club on leaving school, and at the age of 19 was chosen for the Wellington representative team for the first time.

This was in 1920. Mr. Nicholls was to become a regular member of the representative side until 1931, playing 60 games for Wellington.

His first appearance for New Zealand was against the South African team which toured here in 1921. He played in all three Test matches against the tourists.

One of the most shrewd tacticians of the game during his time, he won the plaudits of commentators for his ability to set up scoring opportunities for his teammates, to such an extent that he scored only one try on the tour by the famous Invincibles, but accumulated over 100 points with his goal- kicking.

Two years after his retirement from rugby, Mr. Nicholls began a period as selector of Wellington representative teams.

Mr. Nicholls was also a competent cricketer, and played for the Petone and Empire clubs at senior level.

Mr. Nicholls was employed by the New Zealand Railways for much of his working life, but left Wellington in 1955 to manage hotels at Carterton, Te Awamutu and Motueka before returning

to Wellington in 1962 to manage the New City Hotel. He retired from this position in 1966.

Mr. Nicholls was one of three brothers who played for New Zealand at rugby. H. E. (“Ginger”) Nicholls playing from 1921-23 and H. G. (“Doc”) Nicholls in 1923. A sister, Dulcie, was a New Zealand women’s singles tennis champion.

The editor of “The Evening Post” paid this tribute to Mark Nicholls: At rare intervals rugby yields a great whose feats, at home and abroad, will be recalled as long as the game is played. The name of Mark Nicholls has been synonymous with international rugby achievement for almost half a century. The magic will endure.

Master tactician, brilliant thinker, and kicker par excellence, Mark Nicholls was the unselfish architect of many a famous victory at club, provincial, and international level. As an individual and as the member of a family celebrated in New Zealand and Petone sport, this Nicholls made a mighty and memorable mark.

CAPTAIN T. HOLM An Old Boy of the College who made his mark in shipping circles in New Zealand, Captain Mariner Tucker Holm died in Wellington in August at the age of 78.

For many years he commanded ships in the coastal and trans-tasman fleet until the 1930s, when he decided to “swallow the anchor” for an office desk.

But during that time he made hundreds of friends and at his funeral service watersiders sat side by side with shipping company executives in tribute to a man who had done so much to improve industrial relations.

Captain Mariner Holm was the youngest son of Captain Ferdinand Holm, the founder of the Holm Shipping Company.

He was one of a family of nine and went to sea with his parents as a small boy in the G. M. Tucker, a sailing ship from which he acquired his Christian names.

With his skipper father he sailed all round the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The company owned several ships including the Helen Denny, and Malay.

Later young Mariner went to Wellington College, but was back at sea again in 1910 on the Helen Denny. It was said that he knew more of Sydney, which was frequented often, than his home town of Wellington.

To gain experience he left the employ of his father and went further afield - to America and Ireland in the barque Kelmeny, in which he also rounded the Horn at the age of 17.

While overseas he also served in the steamer Penhurst, which during the First World War was a mystery ship.

But the call of his homeland was too strong for him to stay away long and he was back in New Zealand in 1913 to join his father’s ship Titania as third mate.

It was while on the Titania that he was involved in a shipwreck.

The barquentine, owned and commanded by his father, went aground off Nouméa while on a voyage to load guano. Because of the war, all the lights were blacked out. Captain Holm mistook the lights from the warship H.M.A.S. Sydney for those of the main lighthouse and went on the reef.

Mariner then joined the Shaw Savill freighter Rangatira in which he voyaged to England to join the Royal Navy. After service in small winesweepers he was given his first command - H.M.S. Doncaster - at the age of 22 and was understood to have been the youngest commanding officer in the Navy at that time.

At the end of the war he took the first ship into Ostend.

During the war he served in the H.M.S. Attentive, H.M.S. Ascot, H.M.S. Pelawmain.

He was in command of the H.M.S. Dinas (1916), H.M.S. Doncaster (1918-19), H.M.S. Harrow (1920- 22), Holmdale (192224), Profress (1926), Cooiabar (1929), John (1929-31), Holmdale (1931-32), Port Whangarei (1932-36), and Port Waikato (1932-37).

After the war he returned to New Zealand and gained an extra master’s certificate in sail. He then took command of the schooner Maroro which traded between New Zealand and Australia. It was while in this vessel that he suffered the loss of a rudder and was so long overdue that the ship was given up for lost.

Captain Holm came ashore for a brief time in 1924 to start the Wellington office of the Holm Shipping Company, the head office of which was then in Wanganui.

But he returned to sea in 1929 to command the John, but left finally in 1937 to open the Auckland office of the Waterfront Bureau.

In 1941 he succeeded Mr. W. H. G. Bennett as general secretary of the New Zealand Port Employers’ Association.

During his long service in this field he gained many friends and was well respected by both workers and employers. He retired in 1956.

SIR THEODORE RIGG Sir Theodore Rigg, the father of soil survey and research in New Zealand, died in Nelson in October at the age of 84 years.

He was born in Yorkshire, in England, in 1888, came to New Zealand in 1890, and was educated at Wellington College and Victoria University College, graduating with First Class Honours in Chemistry in 1911. He won a scholarship to Cambridge in 1912 and graduated B.A. in 1914. During World War I he served with the relief organisation of the Society of Friends in France, Montenegro, Albania and Russia. His agricultural knowledge was used to re-establish farming in these areas after the war.

He joined the Cawthorn Institute on its foundation in 1919 as agricultural chemist and succeeded Sir Thomas Easterfield as Director in 1933, retiring in 1956. Sir Theodore was knighted in 1938; he received an honorary D.Sc. of the University of NZ in 1957 and an honorary D.Sc. from the University of Western Australia.

BRIGADIER D. A. CAUGHLEY An Old Boy of Wellington College, Brigadier D. A. Caughley, a former Deputy Chief of General Staff, died in Wanganui in June.

Born in Christchurch and educated at Wellington College in the 1920’s, he joined the army in 1939 and went overseas with the first echelon of 2N.Z.E.F. Commissioned in 1941, he served as a platoon commander and later adjutant of the 19th Battalion in the Western Desert.

He continued as adjutant when the battalion became the 1Sth Armoured Regiment, and subsequently became brigade major of the 4th Armoured Brigade in Italy and Trieste. He returned to New Zealand in 1945.

Joining the Regular Force, he remained in the Armoured Corps and became its director in 1949. He then served in Egypt on the general headquarters of the Middle East Land Forces from 1950 to 1953, earning the M.B.E. for his services.

On his return to New Zealand he became commanding officer of the Central Military District training depot, and in 1955 commandant of the Army Schools at Waiouru.

An appointment in Australia as the New Zealand Army liaison officer in Canberra followed. In 1962 he assumed command of the New Zealand Army Force in the Far East. Two years later he was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General at Army Headquarters, and in 1967 he became the Deputy Chief of General Staff with the rank of Brigadier.

MR. RALPH MULLINS A former pupil of Wellington College in the 1940’s, Mr. Ralph Mullins died in Wellington in December.

Mr. Mullins had served for 20 years in the Department of Foreign Affairs and was regarded as one of its most out-standing officers. A clear, incisive thinker, he possessed a wide knowledge of New Zealand and international affairs and a finely balanced judgment, behind which lay a deep humanity, liberal values and a remarkable generosity of spirit.

After a brilliant academic career at Wellington College and Victoria University, where he graduated with first class honours in history, Mr Mullins joined what was then the External Affairs Department in 1952. His exceptional ability was soon noted there and he was sent to Paris for two years to learn Chinese.

On his return to Wellington in 1955 he began the close association with Asian affairs and defence which was to be maintained throughout his career.

After a brief posting in Singapore he went to Washington in 1959 for a three-year term. He subsequently headed successively the Asian, United Nations and Defence divisions, and was for four years chairman of the joint intelligence committee.

Colleagues in the department regarded him as the complete professional in a field which demands acute intelligence, tenacity of purpose and unfailing courtesy. He set himself the highest standards and would spare no effort to achieve them.

School Roll: 1972 7A Form Master: Mr. P. J. Quin Form Captain: Jenkins, D. K. Anastasiou, C. Ayers, J. L. Banwell, M. G. Carruthers, G. R. Chiu, G Christoforou, D. Galler, D. A. Gardyne, A. F. Gaskin, P. J. Gower, J. C. Heyes, J. E. Hey wood, A. B. Littlejohn, D. K. McLea, M. C Peirse, D. L. Pointon, D. R. J. Rennie, D. S. Shine, A. H. Simpson, G. R. Tait, P. C. Spoor, D. H. Toebes, Y. J. Williamson, B. H 7B1 Form Master: Mr. J. Clark Form Captain: Frost, T. E. Baker, P. G. Bauman, P. R. Bayliss, D. M. Beattie, M. D. Beaton,, J. C. Blades, W. S. Bradley, S. N. Broadbent, M. W. Brock, G. J. Cassels, A. R. Childs, T. L. Colaric, M Cunliffe, E. Floratos, G. Griffiths, P. W. Holmes, B. G. Hudson, J. R. Khan, S. Y. Lane, D. H. Major, G. N. 7B2 Form Master: Mr. N. R. Hay man Form Captain: Simpson, W. J.

Hunt, S. Lacey, C. J. A. McPherson, C. K. Malishkin, B. Meyers, M. M. Murdoch, T. I. Papageiorge, T. Pa patsoumas, N. Pearces, R. G. Read, D. K. Roberts, J. B. Saker, J. A. Shaw, J. S. Shimmins, J. L Short, C. S. Steele, R. A. Tramoundanas, K. Vaney, W. B. Vaughan, M. Wasiksiri, D. Wavmouth, J. A. Yee, R. G 6R1 Form Master: Mr. A. B. Gordon Form Captain: Davison, M. E. Andrews, T. D. Archer, D. J. Armour, W. S. Benge, I. D. Bertos, G. A Birch, M. D. S. Brebneir, K. E. Brewer, A. J. Crawford, R. J. Davis, W. T. B. England, R. J. Estall, F. E. Gear, P. J. Gibb, A. J. Green, D. M. Hagen, A. G. J. Hill, A, J. Hill, R. J. Hichener, W. A. leremia, R. King, W. A. Dalgleish, R. J. 6R2 Form Master: Mr. P. R. Hickey Form Captain: Tasker, R. J. Komalabhuti, A. Leelasorn, T. Marchant, A. J. Mason, G. R. Matsopoulos, N. Murray, S. A.

Poole, J. W. Porter, S. R. G. Prosser, R. D. Ramsden, P. B. Read, T. J. Schneideman, D. I Scott, D. C. Simpson, P. A. Stuart, R. I. Thomson, A. D Tolo, A. Tunnicliff, E. R. Vaai, V. Walker, C. R. Watts, C. A. Wells, G. P. Wilson, D. M. Wong, T. Young, T. S

Franklin, M. J. Gazley, W. G. Grainger, D. L. Hsiang, Y. Jessen, P. E. Johnstone, N. D. Kenny, B. T. McConehie, J. A. Murray, H. G. Richards, G. L. Shades, P. L. Smith, K. R. Young, E. D. W.

6A Form Master: Mr. R. J. Michael Form Captain: McKinlev, R. L.

Black, F. Baxter, J. Boyd, J. Bowes, M. Chiu, C. Coad, C, Castle, P. Dullabh, S. Dun net, J. Fraser, H. Green, M. Hansen, W. Hawthorn, S. Hillock, D. Harcourt, A. Hill, C. McKenzie, P. Saicheau, S. Smith, G. Strickland, W. Story, M. Svensen, K. Trustrum, S. H. Taylor, R. Taranchokov, R. Walker, P. Williamson, A.

Ansell, R. H. Armstrong, I. P. Beasley, C. R. Benge, M. N. Bunkall, P. E Carter, B. H. P. Dean, R. A. Frost, A. Jury, R. D. Kaye, D. P. Leask, W. L. McKenzie, J. L. Mackay, D. Muller, J. W. O’Brien, J. R. Osten, M. C. Pattermore, P. K. Philpott, A. B. Snoek, H. T. E. Suckling, I. D. Varoy, C. R. Wilson, P. 6B1 Form Master: Mr. J. Hannah Form Captain: Best, N. K. Alder, A. M. Anderson, R. W. Apperley, P. Ball, P. Blackmore, D. J. Bullock, S. D. Butcher, S. J. Fastier, G. J. Flecture, R. L.

6B2 Form Master: Mr. G. M. Grover Form Captain: Dennison, I.

Hemsley, P. L. Hing, B. M. Johnsen, D. P. Lankshear, R. R. Leveistam, M. A. Miljkovic, W. Peirse, M. H. Preston, D. L. Smith, A. D. Tarpley, C. I. Thomson, J. Vakidis, C. Wierenga, W. M. Wilson, M. Winter, P. J. Yee, E.

Little, J. MacKay, C. Manning, A. Meyer, R. L. Mortland, C. Naughton, G. Pickering, M. Prokes, A. Purdie, G. Rouse, D. Simmonds, M. Tisch, I. Trafford, G. Varuhas, A. Youmans, R. Yip, R

6B4 Form Master: Mr. D. W. Hoffman Form Captain: Sawicki, N.

6B6 Form Master: Mr. P. J. McA. Walls Form Captain: Matsopoulos, P.

Atkin, D. M. Batchelor, T. P. Cherrington, M. P. Cowley, G. M. Davidson, T. P. Evans, L. P. Garland, T. B. Glover, J. Grant, S. P. Hunt, D. R. Janes, M. R. Levesharn, B. J. McLean, J. G. Marriot, J. N. Morgan, Ni. D. Phillipps, D. J. Porteous, N. A. Speedy, S. G. Vance, R. W. Viatos, E. Watson, G. L. Wong, L. Young, A. S. Jayasuriya, J. R.

Butters, D. H. Clay, R. Cooper, M. D. Douglas, R. E. Edney, T. Elliott, I. R. Gair, B. W. Grant, M. R. Grant, R. Gunter, K. Joyce, R, E. Little, R. J. McDonald, S. J. Manners, G. Major, D. G. Marshall, P. Mithal, I. Mowat, A. F. Owen, A. J. Park, G. S. Paterson, R. M. Russel, H. J. Sharrock, G. E. Veale, M. H. Vincent, K. W.

6B3 Form Master: Mr. B. H. Farland Form Captain: Black, S. G.

6B5 Form Master: Mr. M. Martin Form Captain: Yee, R.

Allan, B. A. Anderson, P. J. Bernau, J. A. F. Biss, J. T. Clarke, J. R. Craig, J. R. A. De Bruyn, J. R. Gibson, I. G. Gillespie, I. G. Girvan, S. P.

Baikie, I. M. Chin, C. Christmas, J. L. Crawford, G. De Lee, R. Douglass, A. Goulden,, G. M. Hinchliff, B. A. Kealey, M. Khan, G. I. A. R.

U51 Form Master: Mr. P. G. Lay Form Captain: Blundell, D. J. Allen, S. J. Anderson, G. D. Barclay, B. L. Bradnock, A. J. Dunlop, B. D. Everett, G. C. Fraser, G. P. Hobbs, G. Hosking, J. W.

Lambert, R. W. Le Cren, W. J. McDonald, M. B. Mohamed, Ali Rhodes, A. A. Roberts, A. J. Scorey, I. E. Thomson, G. S. Van Sweeden, R. S. Were, R, J. U52 Form Master: Mr. G. A. Halliday Form Captain: Beauchamp, R. A. Cain, M. A. Churchill, D. P. Collin, D. P. Eng, B. Estall, T. J. Harding, L,. L. Hatley, W. R. Hobbs, P. M. Jenkins, C. D. Kemp, P. R. Millar, G. R. Patching, M. J. Peck, T. M. Picken, C. A. Scott, R. Tessier, P. A. Tringham, R. J. Tsimboulas, D. Turner, J. Vink, S. J. Walker, C. R. Warren, P. K. R. Wasiksiri, D. Webster, I. R. 5A Form Master: Mr. R. Bradley Form Captain: Hickman, M. J. Armstrong, D. W. Barber, P. N. Brown, M. R. Burns, A. C. Buswell, K. S. Castle, P. J. Cenek, P. D. Chapman, B. E. Clark, M. R. Darwin, D. J. Davis, A. G. FIintoff, W. R. Forch, L. F. Gray, J. S. Hamilton, I. Hayman, S. R. Henderson, A. J. Hogg, C. G. G Leslie, R. A. Little, I. B. Riseborough, J. M. Rohtmets, P. Royle, G. A.

Short, T. G. Shouler, G. Thompson, T. J. Tunnicliff, P. M. Wilks, C. L. Wilson, E. R. 5SHA Form Master: Mr. F. Romanovsky Form Captain: Deyell, R. J. Aldridge, R. J. Barnard, S. J. Barton, P. H. Baxter, S. J. Bradley, R. J. Caradus, C. C. Cashmore, N. Christmas, J. J. Duncan, W. B. Ellis, S. P. Faulls, D. H. Gardyne, S. D. Golding, S. R. Hiam, R. J. Huehies by, M. Kibblewhite, M. R. Litras, S. Lyan, M. D. Mahoney, S. J. McIntosh, N. A. Moody, H. L. Morriss, C. C. Neilson, G. R. Olsen, M. E. Ponsford, G. S. Read, G. B. Reeve, R. L. Robson, I. S. Stapleton, M. J. Stuart, A. J. Taylor, M. J. Thompson, J. Wilkinson, S. E. Yee, A. E. 5B1 Form Master: Mr. R. J. Jeffrey Form Captain: Feehan, G. M. Arlidge, R. S. Bayliss, S. 8.

Black, I, Bowie, K. D. Bruce, G. F. Caldwell, J. D. T. Connolly, M. R. Cotton, A. B. Curtis, D. M. J. Dowden, D. J. Elepans, R. G. Emanuel, S. K. Fraser, D. S. Gerard, R. N. Gibbs, A. R. Haynes, M. R.

Jackson, R. H. Johns, D. A. McLauchlan, G. E. Macridis, L. J. Matthews, I. Powell, R. L. Reizer, S. Roberts, M. H. Rump, N. M. Scotlay, M. D. Spiller, T. W. L. Stone, N. M. Tattersall, R. W. Vernon, R. L. 5B2 Form Master: Mr. Goulter Form Captain: Ryan, H. R. Almao, R. J. Archer, A. G. Archer, B. D. Bagley, N. W. Bhikha, E. S. Brice, D. C. Broad, P. G. Burge, R. E. Economu, N. J. Evans, C. R. Fizzel, D. H. Gibbins, C. P. Hardie, G. Hofman, G. F. Holden, M. K. Lodge, C. P. Lubransky, M. H. Mak, W. W. H. McConnel, D. C. Morrison, P. C. Noguchi, K. Olsen, A. W. W. Parker, D. W, Pearman, K. H. Pratley, L. H. Ramage, F. Renouf, M. A. Robertson, J. S. Spence; C. J. Taylor, J. G. Vance; H. G. Watts, N. J. Walkington, C. H. 5B3 Form Master: Mr. E. Cardale Form Captain: Thompson, G. Buchan, B. D. Chamberlain, J. Chung, K. P. Clark, A. Collins, M. D. Conway. G. J., Dennison, B. 0.

Edgington, M. D. Fredrickson, W.

England, M. H. Hamilton, B. Hammond, J. J. Heaver, J. J. Hayworth, P. S. Holdaway, R. J. McDonald, K. J. Nicholsen, J. M. Penberthy, B. Prokes, J. P. Sinclair, C. B. Slow, R. A. Spellacy, M. D. Tansley, M. D. Taylor, W. B. Te Moana, R. H. Thomas, G. K. Thompson, J. Thompson, L. S. Thirkettle; P. J. Wierang a, R. Wiley, J. S. Williams, M. Vaai, T. 5G1 Form Master: Mr. H. Bezar Form Captain: Gordon, M. Ahearn, B. R. Anderson, J. Andrews, J. H Ashby, H. J. Avison, D. R. Bel la more, P. K. G. Brodie, M. J. Buchanan, G. R. Chin, K. Christensen, N. G. Darke, L. S. Domanski, A. H. Francois, M. A. Joy, G. B. Mantzaris. S. Soulis, J. Symmes, G. W. Olds, M. J. Lau Young, M. D 5G2 Form Master: Mr. D. Marrison Form Captain: Speight, A. J. Cameron, S. Chan, J. H. Cher, R, Deterte; D. D. Edwards, J. Gordon, G. S, Ward, W. Gregory-Hunt, Q. J. Govind, P. Jones, B. P. King, B. Kotisapas, H. Kyrtatos, G.

McLellan, I. A. Marfell, J. Moerhuis, R. Paine, G. C. Pryde, H. G. Randall, S. E. Rice; J. M. Rulton, G. S. Taylor, A. E. Thomson, R. J. Thompson, R. K. Tonks, S. P. Woolford, C. C. Halverson, C. I. Helm, C. P. 4A Form Master: Mr. G. E. Thomas Form Captain: Steele, P. A. Boag, D. W. Burns, T. R. Collingwood, M. G. Dalgleish, M. H. Drake, M. R. Flaws, I. G. Fletcher, M. J. Furby, B. S. Gibb, A. K. Hall, D. A. Harland, J. E. Heyes, J. A. Hunt, G B. Ireland, A. J. Kenna, L. B. Kirby, T. D. R. McDougall, B. J. McKenzie, R. G. Martin, G. A. Novak, E. A. Preston, P. J. Robinson, D. L. Stone; R. K. Slack, A. N. Sutton, J. D. Town, G. I. Toomath, S. J. Ting, S. Watts, A. M. Williamson, P. H. Wong, C. S. 4SHA Form Master: Mr. B. A. Paetz Form Captain: Gaskin, R. S. Bourne, S. G. Brasted, P. J. Burrell, W. J. Clark, C. T. Cleverley, M. Copp, S. R. Dawn, I. Desmond, M. P. G. Dench, S. C. Dovey, R, A.

Drysdale, B. L. Fine; M. Q. Freeman, P. J. Gray, S. J. Ironside, D. R. Jury, E. C. Lewis, G. K. MacCalman, D. F. Marriot, P. B. McLean, D. A. Millar, R. M. Miller, R. H Watson, S. P. B. 4B Form Master: Mr. A. C. Yule Form Captain: Metz, H. Alexander, W. Britton, M. J. Brown, E. J. Brown, T. I. Byrne, M. J. Baird, K. W. Cherrington, T. S. Chew Lee, A. H. Christian, G. D. Clark, D. J. Cunliffe; M. Eulink, M. G. Garland, C. B. Gilchrist, G. R. Griffiths, J. V. Hall, G. Hatfield, P. I. Hebenton, J. M, lzatt, L. J. Jansen, T. F. Mann, M. E. Martin, P. B. McCollagh, P. J. McGavin, L. G. McPherson, A. W. McPherson, N. R. Pickard, C. R. Scott, I. D. Simpson, M. A. Smith, R. S. Sutherland, J. N. Toebes, Q. J. Keyser, A. V. Wells, C. G. Wong, P. 4SHB Form Master Mr. A. Weatherall Form Captain: McHugh, M. W. Andrews, V. C. Arathimos, N. Blackwood, K. J. Boyd, M. W. Bullock, R. J. F. Busby, T. W. Cowie, M. A. Craven, P. B.

Field, S. J. Fox, R. S. Fraser, S. J. Goulden, B. L. A. Hansen, R. S. Hardie, M. Hinchliff, C. H. Hull, G. B. Johnston, K. B. Knott, D. E. Lees, C. K. Matthews, J. L. Miilman, D. K. Mole, P. R. O’Brien, D. E. PiIone, C. P. Risman, A. Sayle, A. J. Strauss, D. I. Suppree, J. Trail, J. L, Ward, C. N. Young, W. G. 4C Form Master: Mr. L. S. Moodie Form Captain: Conway, M. S. Adams, R. E. Anspach, R. J. Chin, A. K. Chin, B. A. Chittenden, M. D. Clark, M. D. Crump, T. L. Downes, I. M..

Drakeford, R. D. Emanuel, R. K. Farkas, T. P. Goldsmith, G. J. Hatten, P. W. Helu, P. W. Irving, R. J. Jones, G. A. Loong, J. T. MacDonald, T. J. McNamara, R. Marzuky, P. Pope, B. A. Saicheua, S. Sullivan, C. Taylor, S. Tomuri, L. R. Van der Breggin, P Walsh, I. J. Buxton, S. 4G1 Form Master: Mr. D. Buckley Form Captain: McLean, D. J. Avison, G. Benseman, S. R. Blundell, R. G. Cameron, J. H. Clarke, A. E.

Clarke, R. J. Clements, N. S. Coppersmith, G. E. Cross, M. D. Cummings, G. P. Dodson, T. W. Duncan, I. G. Fraser, G. A. Gardner, B. G. Hawthorn, R. Hewitt, P. W. Hollis, P. J. Jarvis, A. C. Kaintih, P. R. Lynch, R. G. Lear, A. W. Marete, R. P. Moss, T. W. Nauta, R. F. Neeve, J. C. Ngan, P. Robins, N. J. Ryan, A. Shimmins, M. Vaney, N. R. West, D. R. Yee, S. Zalewski, S. F. 4G2 Form Master: Mr. S. F. Robb Form Captain: Field, W. V. Adam, J. F. Anderson, I. F. Benge; P. M. Boulieris, J. Carrington, I. S. Cocks, M. B. Coles, R. Economou, G. A. Eng, D. Evans, S. W. Glantschnig, R. J. Halverson, C. T. Hart, G. P. Hawkins, T. N. Keay, D. A. Koperu, B. Littlejohn, H. Marwell, K. F. McQuade; R. C. Mitchell, P. C. News on, R. A. Pettengell, J. Reed, M. Robins, S. C. Scott, E. C. Skelton, A. E. Tim, D. W. Tristram, K. Tujita; R. Watson, S. M. Wong, P.

3A Form Master: Mr. R. C. Lane Form Captain: Sayer, B. D. Anderson, K. P. Barnard, G. J. Benge, P. J. 0.

Bunkall, P. G. Campbell, I. G. Charles, H. M. Crombie; E. N. D. Eddey, D. P. Ellen, T. A. Foster, i. T. Hall, M. J. Holden, L. D. Keall, P. C. Keyzeir, G. D. King, D. R. Macaulay, T. J. N North, J. K. Owen, R. D. Parkinson, R. H. Patching, W. K. Pratt, B. S. Sidebotham, M. Simpson, P. B. Stapleton, A. M. Stent, P. R. Swann, A. P. Taylor, N. C. C. Templeton, M. D Till, M. Hing, T. M. Preston, D. H. Smith, G. T. Wong, G. 3SHA Form Master: Mr. M. Sayers & Miss B. G. Andrews Form Captain: Brown, R. T. Ball, R. D. Crabtree, S. R. A. Crawford, R. L. Duncan, J. E. Grant, M. D. Green, J. M. Haggerty, G. Jupp, I. B. Mackay, P. C. McLeod, W. 0.

Marriott, D. G. Mersi, P. Mitchell, D. C. Nixey, P. R. Ponsford, D. J. Norman, P. A. Read, A. J. Reeves, D. S. Staines, A. Stewart, J. P. Tringham, A. A. Van den Bos, C. P. Ward, T. P. Moore, C. M.

McNabb, E. F. Mullens, M. T. Partington, C. C. Cunningham, A. S. de Silva, C. Marshall, C. B. 3B Form Master: Mr. G. R. Petersen Form Captain: MacGregor, I. P. Anastasiou. S. Bolt, A. W. Broad, R. J. Brook, T. C. Burns, S. A. Buswell, M. J. Cook, M. P. Cook, P. J. Cotton, D. Cunliffe, P. S. Duncan, B. K. Dunlop, D. F. Eden, N. S. A. Gray, D. M. Gruenberg, A. Hambling, D. G. Holton, J. C. Hughes, P. S. Jayasuriya, D. G. Kemp, N. W. MacKenzie, T. P. McLean, R. I. Petite, J. K. Sim, B. F. Smith, S. S. Sutton, P. 0.

Taylor, D. L. Thomas, B. L. Tischler, R. J. Van Vliet, M. J. Viatos, J. Watts, J. G. Welsh, M. C. Wright, I. G. 3SHB Form Master: Mr. J. Kember Form Captain: Tessier, T. N. Blum, P. A. Broome, K. J. Cavanagh, G. R. Chan, A. W. Christian, G. A. Coffey, J. H. Dozell, C. Graham, W. Greville, C. E. Hair, S. G. Hamilton, S. A. Kerr, D. J. King, G. A. Mclnnes, P. D. McKenzie, S. A. Mardon, P.

O’Connor, M. E. O’Connor, P. J. Saker, R. S. Sampson, R. G. Smith, B. W. Smyth, P. R. Thomson, L. S. Wearing, D. G. Wong, C. M. Vasbenter, P. H. Preston, W. N. Russell, A. P. Carr, C. R. Chan, K. D. Connor, M. R. McKenzie, E. J. Whitwell, G. N. J. 3C1 Form Master: Mr. G. T. Smith Form Captain: Economu, N. C. Allen, S. R. Arcus, P. A. Atkin, J. R. Avison, G. B. Blanchard, L. D. Childs, S. B. Chin, C. V. Clarke, B. E. Clarke, G. C. Domanski, R. E. Edwards, T. S. Eng, V. Glossop, G. C. Guppy, D. W. Harrison, W. R. Hill, G. T. Hunter, R. J. Ittensohn, P. R. Jarvis, M. T. Johanson, P. A. Lindsay, K. J. Major, D. T. Mason, J. W. Orchard, L. R. Studt, P. J. Taylor, W. J. Thomas, T. Trask, M. T. Hawkins, P. H. Little, N. A. McKean, C. McLellan, D. Loong, P. C. 3C2 Form Master Mr. P. J. Malcon Form Captain: Charteiris, M. L. Askew, N. J. Bakewell, N. R. Ball, G. R. Batten, P. G. Bennett, S. W. Churchward, J. G.

Clark, G. J. Davies, C. Field, M. T. Glover, G. Goulden, M. J. Hewett, M. M. Hoy, K. G. Kerr-Hislop, R. B. Kitching, J. 0.

Lee, J. W. MacEwan, D. J. Mansfield, B. D. Marklew, P. T. Moore, J. S. Newson, L. G. Peach, W. D. PiIone, M. M. Ross, A. D. Seddon, M. V. Sewell, J. B. Shearer, S. R. Smith, B. Smith, I. Straughier, A. E. Sumner, B. A. Veld, F. A. Verberkt, R. E. D. Williams, R. D. 3SHC Form Master Mr. R. R. Hill Form Captain: Blake, R. K. B. Calicut, C. F. Chan, D. W. Chin, A. C. Dahya, S. W. Dennison, D. L. Eastman, D. C. Gardiner, F. Gray, S. Grenell, M. Haines, P. G. Halikias, P. Harding, K. Kaye, C. W. Larsen, A. D. Lambaditis, E. L. Letoa, E. Lines, S. R. Livingston, R. W. Megennis, B. R. Misirlakis, M. Moore, J. Morris, B. J. Olsen, L. W. Peck, G. C. Robertson, G. N. Scadden, R. W. Scott, A. F. Soma, S

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