1980 Wellingtonian

WELLINGTON COLLEGE WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND FOUNDED 1867

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A hard working team has made commendable efforts in the production of “The Wellingtonian� (1980).

Most of the work involving proof-reading, editing, writing, typing and layout was done during a busy third term 1980, and over the summer vacation. The work was not made easier by the lateness and condition of some of the copy received.

I wish to express sincere appreciation for the assistance of the small magazine committee and the voluntary efforts of the following typists: Mrs Miller, Mrs Kippenberger and Mrs Brown who worked

tirelessly and very efficiently. My thanks go to the other ladies who offered to assist with typing.

The expertise and willing assistance of staff members, Messrs P. Kerr, R. Michael and R. Nightingale were especially noteworthy. Their professional approach to the many tasks involved in the production of a college magazine has proved invaluable.

Finally, I wish to thank all those who contributed material for publication, including a pleasing range of photographs, thereby ensuring the success of the magazine.

W J Haskell, Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages OFFICIAL SECTION

1-21

Editorial

3

Staff Notes

6

Headmaster’s Report

8

Public Examination Results

10

Firth House

12

Prize Giving

20

COLLEGE LIFE SECTION

22-37

School Diary

23

Visitors to the College

24

Library

30

Arsenic and Old Lace

31

ORIGINAL WORK SECTION

38-46

Memories of a Kibbutz Volunteer

Poems

43-46

SPORTS SECTION

48-93

Australian Cross Country Tour

63-65

Honours Pocket Awards

Class Rolls and Photographs

OLD BOYS’ AND PARENTS SECTION

New Zealand Youth of the Year

40

71 95-111 113-123 120

EDITORIAL FIFTEEN THOUSAND HOURS

At a time when the need for clear educational direction is strongly indicated in the New Zealand secondary school system, the major conclusions reached

by Professor Michael Rutter’s detailed and exhaustive longitudinal study, entitled “Fifteen Thousand Hours’’, which embraced a host of non- selective primary and secondary schools in a large south London area from 1970 to 1974, deserves serious consideration by New Zealand educators and teachers.

The major and significant conclusion thrown up by Rutter’s research team, which has demolished the principle of neutrality of schooling, was that the fifteen thousand hours which the average child spends in school can make critical differences to his or her intellectual performance and prospects in life. They showed that schools are not just passive reflectors of the social system around them. Schools only a few miles apart, which received pupil intakes virtually identical in social background and intellectual ability, produced radically different educational results which related to the particular qualities of schools as social institutions and to the skill and professional ethos of the teachers engaged.

Following detailed studies of a dozen large and small, mixed and single-sex, schools in the inner London area, the researchers discovered startling variations in the rates of absenteeism, behaviour, delinquency and examination results. At the best school absenteeism was five times better than the worst school, the academic record of the best school was nearly four times better than that of the worst and, at the worst school, delinquency was three times greater than the best. Schools with the most advantaged intakes were not necessarily those with the best outcomes.

It became dramatically evident that some schools were having a serious and beneficial influence on their pupils.

The study indicated that physical and administrative features made little difference, neither class size nor pupil-teacher ratio was significant, there was little difference between systems of pastoral care and whether children were divided into streams, bands or mixed ability groups for teaching purposes.

The significant factors which affected outcomes were differences in “school process’’.

Considerable research went into measuring such areas as academic emphasis, teacher actions in lessons, rewards and punishments, pupils’ conditions, children’s responsibilities within a school, stability of staff, friendship groups and organisation of staff.

The schools that succeeded academically were the ones where homework was regularly set and checked, with high expectations by teachers of examination success for their pupils, the extent to which pupils’ work was displayed in the school and the degree of use of the school library.

Self-discipline, encouraged by clearly understood guidelines, emerged as the most effective form of discipline while praise, encouragement and the giving of responsibilities to children had a significant effect on outcomes, as did the skill, experience and punctuality of teachers. Outcomes were better where staff had a structured decision-making system and where work was jointly planned.

Differences in effectiveness of teachers always applied to experienced teachers with inexperienced teachers doing poorly everywhere. Careful school organisation was an important factor in creating a school climate within which it was much easier to become an effective teacher.

The overall school process score was very strongly linked with the outcome score for behaviour (0.92) where perfect correlation would be 1.0, while the correlation with academic attainment was also significant at 0.76 as were the correlations with attendance (0.65) and delinquency (0.68).

The study strongly indicated that the effects of school process and the ability-balance of intake on examination success are much greater than the effects of parental occupation and about half as important as the child’s own ability level.

After considerable statistical analysis of the variables measured the researchers concluded that children’s intellectual performance can be improved by the school they go to and that the critical elements in this improvement are the quality of the school’s performance and the comprehensive balance of its intake.

W. J. Haskell, Editor

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Mr A. W. Beasley (Parents Rep.), Mr T. P. Broad (Chairman), Mr J. G. Edwards (Parents Rep.), Mr L. Gibbs (Parents Rep.), Mrs D. Good (Parents Rep.), Mr G. R. Girvan (Teachers Rep.), Mr G. R. Hesketh (Wgtn. Edc. Bd.), Mrs H. Ritchie (W.C.C. Rep.), Mr R. Waddell (Old Boys’ Rep.), Dr G. C. Wake (V.U.W.). Mr G. Roche (Parents Rep.), Mr J. V. Edwards (Secretary to the Wellington Secondary Schools’ Council).

STAFF

Headmaster: H. G. Rees-Thomas, B.A., B.Sc., Dip.Ed., Admin.

Deputy Principal: L. F. Gardiner, B.A.(Hons.).

Senior Master: R. Bradley, M.A.(Hons.), H.O.D. Mathematics S. B. Albrey, Dip.Tchg.

R. W. Anderson, B.A.(Hons.)

Mrs C. M. Archer, B.A., L.T.C.L. - Reading Mrs E. M. Bradley H.D. Buchanan, M.A., and M.A.(App.) E. Cardale, M.Sc.(Hons.) - Biology J. E. Chambers, A.I.A.M.E. E. N. Clayton, M.A.(Hons.) - H.O.D. Languages R. C. Corliss, B.Sc.(Hons.)

J. E. Cormack, M.Ed.(Hons.) - Senior Mathematics B. H. Farland, M.A., Dip.Ed. - Reading M. J. Fowler, B.A. (Hons.)

G. R. Girvan, M,A. - H.O.D. English E. P. Haley, N.Z.C.B., A.N.Z.I.D. I. A. Hamill, B.A.(Hons.) (London) - H.O.D. History,

Geography, Social Studies Ms K. E. Hansen, B.A., Dip.Guid. - Guidance Counsellor W. J. R. Haskell, B.A., B.Ed.Stud. - Fifth Form Dean,

Sports Administration A. P. Hawes, B.Sc.(Hons.), L.T.C.L., Dip.Ed.Stud.

N. R. Hayman, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Oregon) - H.O.D.

Science,Physics J. M. Henderson, M.A., B.A.(Hons.)

D. W. Hoffman, M.A. - Fourth Form Dean D. A. Jackson Miss C. Kasoulides P. T. W. Kerr, B.A., Dip. Ed., Dip. Tchg.

M. E. Loveridge, B.Sc. Mrs P. S. McArthur, M.A.(Hons.) (*) B. W. McCrea, T.T.C. - H.O.D. Physical Education D. M. McHalick, B.A., Dip.Ed. Ms J. A. Mackrell, B.Sc. Mrs H. J. McMillan, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. (*) P. Markham - H.O.D. Art D. R. Martin, B.A. (Hons.)

R. J. Michael, M.A. (Hons.), Dip.Ed. P. C. Monin, M.A.(Hons.)* L. S. Moodie, B.A. Mrs P. M. Morrison, B.Sc. R. B. Nightingale, M.A.(Hons.) - Acting Fourth Form Dean G. J. Oaks, B.A. A. R. Owen, C.Ed.(Sc.) (Wales), r.C. (Wales), T.T.C. (N.S.W.) M. B. Pallin, B.Sc. - Fifth Form Dean (Terms I and II),

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V. E. Paulson, B.A. (Concordia) J. M. Porter, B.A. Miss M. E. Rankin, B.Sc. D. E. Roberts, M.A.(Hons.), B.Mus. - H.O.D. Music,

Careers Adviser Mrs J. Romanovsky, B.A. E. Salem, B.A. I. Smith, T.T.C. - H.O.D., Technical J. D. Sowerby, B.A. R. M. Stuart, B.Sc. (Viet.), M.Sc. (Rdg.) - Chemistry R. B. Stubbins, Dip.Tchg.

P. F. Sutton, B.Sc. P. J. M. Walls, B.A.(Hons.) - Library, Third Form Dean A. C. Yule, M.A. Non-Teaching Staff Mrs K. M. Power (Secretary to Headmaster), Mr J. Matthews (Executive Officer).

Mrs I. Fanning - Office Assistant Mr G. Fowler - Caretaker Mr E. Duffill - Groundsman Ancillary Mrs R. Arrell - Textbooks Mrs P. Collen - Library Mrs I. Jobstl - Lab. Assistant (*) Left during year Firth House Housemaster: I.A. Hamill.

Matron: Mrs A.M. Battersby.

Front Row:

Second Row:

Third Row:

Fourth Row:

Back Row:

Absent:

Mr P. Markham, Mr R. J. Michael, Mr I. A. Hamill, Dr N. R. Hay man, Mr G. R. Girvan, Mr L. F. Gardiner (Deputy Principal), Mr H. G. Rees-Thomas (Headmaster), Mr R. Bradley (Senior Master), Mr E. N. Clayton, Mr J. E. McCormack, Mr M. B. Pallin.

Mr I. Smith, Mrs E. Bradley, Mr P. J. McA. Walls, Mr R. M. Stuart, Mr R. B. Nightingale, Mr E. Cardale, Mr D. E. Roberts, Ms K. E. Hansen, Mr B. W. McCrea, Mr D. M. McHalick, Mr B. H. Farland.

Mr R. B. Stubbins, Mrs P. M. Morrison, Mr J. Mathews, Mr H. D. Buchanan, Mr J. M. Porter, Miss C. Kasoulides, Mr A. P. Hawes, Mr J. M. Henderson, Mrs J. Romanovsky, Mr P. F. Sutton, Mr M. E. Loveridge, Mr S. B. Albrey.

Mrs P. Collen, Miss M. E. Rankin, Ms J. A. Mackrell, Mr E. Salem, Mrs P. S. McArthur, Mr J. D. Sowerby, Mrs R. Arrell, Mr E. J. Oaks, Mrs C. M. Archer, Mr J. E. Chambers, Mr P. C. Monin, Mr L. S. Moodie.

Mr D. A. Jackson, Mr M. J. Fowler, Mr R. C. Corliss, Mr A. O. Owen, Mr A. C. Yule, Mr R. W. Anderson, Mr D. R. Martin, Mr V. E. Paulson, Mr P. Kerr, Mr E. P. Haley.

Mr D. W. Hoffman (on leave), Mr W. Haskell (arrived Term II).

WELLINGTON COLLEGE STAFF

STAFF NOTES

Monday, January 28: First staff meeting.

Present: 46 staff from 1979 and six new members. The Headmaster welcomed : Mr J. Henderson, Mr P. Kerr, Mr G. Oaks, Mr A. Owen, Mr E. Salem, Mr S. Albrey.

The year commenced with a full staff, with Mr Michael (retired) back in room 102 and as lively as ever.

Mr L. Moodie returned as a part-time teacher and the familiar faces of Mr Fred Cormack and Mr John Brady as day-to-day relievers were soon on the scene. It was good to see Mr M. Grover, who left in 1979, back helping with the athletics at Newtown.

Comings and Goings: During the year Mr P. Monin left to do an extensive wandering tour of Europe.

We heard from him first from Crete and a month later from one of the remote Grecian Islands. Mr W. Haskell accepted an appointment to take his place and has since been appointed Master in Charge of Sport and Dean of the fifth forms. Mrs McArthur, who was the long term reliever for Mr D. Hoffman, left in July to take up an appointment at a well-known girls’ school. Mr D. Hoffman returned from a year in France in September. He took up his old appointment as Dean of the Fourth Forms. Mr R. Nightingale had leave of absence from July and his position was taken by Mrs S. Stevens. Mr Nightingale returned on November 17.

We were very grateful and appreciative of the splendid effort put in by Mrs McArthur and Mrs Stevens.

They not only fitted well into the staffroom but proved to be fine teachers and the pupils never missed a beat as far as their progress was concerned. One of the features of the ‘‘comings and goings” this year is the number of staff visiting overseas. Not only was Mr Hoffman away in Europe but Mr A. Yule (five weeks in U.K. and U.S.A.), Mr J. Chambers (six weeks in U.K.), Miss M. Rankin (eight weeks in U.K. and Europe) but, during the August holidays Mr L. Gardiner, Mr D. McHalick, Mr B. Farland, Mr B. McCrea, Mr P. Walls, Mr R. Michael, Mr I. Smith, Mr S. Albrey were all in Australia, while the Bradleys went to Norfolk Island.

Correspondence: During the year we have had letters and cards from Mr R. Meldrum now teaching German in London, Mr J. Tate teaching Latin and Rugger at a Prep school at Harrow, Mr P. Monin from the Mediterranean and Mr G. Reynish (Tasmania).

Social: The frequent social hours held on the occasional Fridays and run by departments in turn have proved very popular. A small profit is made at each, function and this goes towards paying for the hot drinks dispenser that we bought from the seventh form Common Room Committee. The appointment of a Tea Attendant, Mrs Suntinger, has resulted in a successful morning tea and lunchtime service in the staff room during term III. The staff attended the visiting German Mime Theatre at the State Opera House as a group and a fine evening it was too. The staff ‘‘Strolling Players” successfully performed a Christmas melodrama and the pool table lent by Mr B. Stubbins has proved extremely popular.

The world championship title has changed hands several times - the current champions at the time of writing being Mr S. Albrey and Mr Rees-Thomas.

Retirement: Mr Les Moodie retired this year. He came on the staff 17 years ago to help out for a week or two. Mr Moodie had retired then from the position of Director of Education in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

He had been a teacher before joining the Air Force at the beginning of the war. After one year finishing his degree he re-entered the Air Force retiring with the rank of Wing Commander. He will be remembered by hundreds of Wellington College boys as a teacher of Junior Science and Maths, and for his long contribution to college life.

Mr Moodie possesses a fine sense of humour and was a splendid colleague. We wish him and his wife well for the future and a happy rest from the toils of the classroom.

All in all, this year has been a good one. Not many crises appeared - not many rows and lot of good humour. We all look forward to the long summer holidays in order to face afresh the trials and tribulations of 1981.

L. Gardiner

STAFF AT WORK

HEADMASTER’S REPORT DECEMBER, 1980

Mr Chairman, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys of the school It is my pleasure to present the 113th Annual Report of Wellington College and my second as Headmaster of the school.

Firth House. Of all that has occurred in 1980 the announcement of the closure of Firth House must be the most significant for the school. The boarding establishment had its beginnings in 1874 when the school moved to its present site. From 1877 onwards the roll steadily declined. By the end of that decade the school roll had dropped to 72 boys; expenditure for the year was nearly twice the school’s income.

The whole staff, including Mr Kenneth Wilson, the Headmaster, were dismissed and their positions were then advertised at lower salaries. In his history of the period, H. A. Heron wrote: “Factors operating outside the college were probably more potent than shortcomings within it. The seventies were times of general depression in business; boys were withdrawn to assist the budget at home’’.

In 1881 the headmaster and staff were again dismissed and a new headmaster was appointed.

Heron describes Wilson’s term of office as “one of the unhappiest periods in the school’s first century. Today, one hundred years exactly after the virtual closure of the school, we have had to face the inevitable closure of Firth House, for largely the same reasons as those of the stormy years of 1879-1880.

J. P. Firth followed MacKay as headmaster, beginning his now famous career on 8 February 1892.

From a roll of 60 boys of whom seven were-boarders in 1891, the number rose in 1873 to 140 with 33 boarders.

From that time until today, boarders, later to be known as “Firth House boys’’, have been the respected nucleus of school life, spirit, and tradition. Only toward the end of the 1970’s and, regrettably during my first two years as headmaster, has the serious decline in numbers of boarders from rural areas been such as to place the Board of Governors once more in the position of being unable to balance the budget.

When T. R. Cresswell took up his position as head-master in 1921, the words of the chairman of the board from the prize-giving of 1920 would have been ominously reverberating through the school. Cresswell was quickly to learn the truth of the chairman’s statement: “It is a matter almost of scandal that the buildings in which Wellington College is housed have been so bad for so many years’’. The same, exactly, could be said of the Firth House accommodation block which we close today.

Indeed it appears that we are in the throes of repeating the struggles of the Cresswell era of 60 years ago. Our observatory needs to be rebuilt; the pavilion needs a major uplift; Firth House is to be replaced; and a new gymnasium is to be built. All of these repeat exactly the major building programme of Cresswell’s seven years.

It is of great significance that the board has responded positively to the recommendations of staff, parents, and old boys by passing the following resolution at the time of the announcement of the closure of Firth House. “Resolved that the Board support in principle the re-establishment of the boarding establishment at some

future date.’’ (Minutes of 8 October, 1980.)

It does not pass my notice that it was Mr Cresswell who had to devise a plan to finance the building of Firth House which we must now demolish. I suspect the same task shall befall me. Before proceeding to make the reconstruction of hostel facilities a priority for fundraising, however, we must agree as to the traditions of the form such hostel facilities should take. I am convinced that the design and traditions of the Firth House we close today will bear little resemblance to the Firth House we begin to plan tomorrow. An entirely new concept is needed. I invite pupils, parents, staff and old boys to put forward suggestions regarding suitable boarding accommodation at Wellington College. Let us be quite clear in our resolve: Wellington College should again have “Firth House boys’’, no matter from what small beginnings. We can expect little or no government aid. It will have to be a sound and viable financial undertaking. Above all it must be for the benefit of boys for whom boarding can be a most significant educational opportunity.

THE SCHOOL YEAR

Roll: The school year commenced with a roll of 1,050. A large senior school “bulge’’ passes out this year and we expect the roll to drop to 1,030 in 1981.

Applications for the third form continue to exceed available positions. It is to be noted that “in-zone’’ applications remain at the low figure of 149. The college “zone’’ encloses an extensive part of the inner city and western suburbs, but does not attract an equivalently large proportion of boys from these zones.

Staffing: At the beginning of the year we welcomed Messrs Albrey (P.E., Mathematics, Economics), Henderson (History, English), Kerr (Accounting, Economics), Oaks (Geography, Economics), Owen (Science, Music), and Salem (English). We also welcomed Mr Mathews, our Executive Officer. His position, together with an additional 10 hours of ancillary assistance in 1981, will do much to reduce the clerical load on teaching staff.

During the year we welcomed Mr W. Haskell who came to us at the beginning of Term II as master-in-charge of Sport and Dean of Form 5. He has quickly established himself as a respected colleague and energetic member of the staff. Mr Monin, who left us on leave of absence, resigned while overseas. Mr Hoffman returned from his year’s leave of absence in Term III and we farewelled Mrs McArthur who had acted in his place for the year. Mrs Stevens most ably took up a relieving position for nearly two terms during the absence of Mr Nightingale.

Three staff have been granted leave of absence in 1981. Mr McCrea - term I, Mrs Romanovsky, terms I and II; Mr Clayton - all year. We wish them well in their time away for study and refreshment.

It is my very great pleasure, however, to report that we have no staff turnover for 1981, and I should like to record my thanks to all staff, and in particular to my senior colleagues, Mr Gardiner and Mr Bradley, for the loyal and hearty service rendered to the school this past year.

ACADEMIC RESULTS (1979)

School Certificate: 73% gained full and direct

entry to form six.

University Entrance: 61.3% passed (National

58%). Of 210 candidates 116 were accredited

and 13 passed by sitting.

University Bursaries/Scholarship: No. at National Wellington Wellington % of 7th College % College Formers Scholarship “A” Bursary “B” Bursary Total

3 21 32 56

1.05% 25.2% 34/6% 66.5%

3.19% 22.3% 34% 59.6%

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:

The highlight of the year was the splendid production of “Arsenic and Old Lace’’. Those pupils from Wellington East Girls’ College together with boys of our college who were privileged to be in the production, combined their evident talents with the well-known skills of the producer, Mr Gardiner, to present a drama season of rare excellence.

We have been pleased to see the orchestra feature on numerous occasions throughout the year.

Under the direction of Mr Roberts and Mrs Seddon they have performed notably on the occasions of the visit of the music groups from Napier, and on the evening of the speech contest finals. It is our intention to commence a band in 1981 and a grant of $1,000 has been made by the Department of Education for the purchase of instruments. Mr Hawes has a large group of boys interested in this music.

The introduction of a speech contest with a formal evening for the finals was a most worthwhile move by the English Department. Although made somewhat long by the inclusion of too many musical items, the evening ft/as of a very high standard throughout, and certainly one which we will look forward to each year.

Debating was successfully revived, thanks to the enthusiasm of a new staff member, Mr Salem, and senior boys. Debating dates back to small beginnings in 1898. Mr Heron in “The Centennial History of Wellington College’’ observes: “It is grimly amusing to note in the records a debate held as late as 1914 on the subject, “That Germany is the Friend of England’’. This year our final debate was between third formers of Wellington East Girls’ and Wellington College, and was on the topic “That a Third World War is inevitable’’. Let us pray their innocence is not as grimly noted by future historians of our era.

Finally, we may mention the seedling formation of a choir. It will take us some time to produce choral quality worthy of the talent there is among the boys. We shall start by overcoming the tendency to regard singing as effeminate. Recent exposure of the Welsh singing associated with the All Black tour may help.

COMMUNITY SERVICE.

School Council: The successful introduction this year of a system of level councils has facilitated better communication from pupils to the Headmaster and between pupils of different year groups. The successful promotion of a number of schemes in 1980 has set a high standard for the incoming 1981 executive.

First Aid has been a feature of the year. A growing number of boys has been awarded badges and the school has a keen group now well-organised by Mrs Archer and ready to assist at functions throughout next year.

Duke of Edinburgh Awards have been received by a number of boys who have been encouraged by the new. vigour with which the scheme is being promoted in

the school by Mr Kerr. We here record our thanks to Lion Breweries for a generous sponsorship of $250 toward costs for boys travelling to Anakiwa Outward Bound School.

The Film Club under the supervision of Mr Henderson, has completely renovated the old film room.

It is a credit to them and a part of the school we now look forward to using.

Prefects continue to make a significant contribution to school life. As they take up opportunities for leadership in many areas of the school they demonstrate the axiom that you only get out of school what you are prepared to put into it. Training and eduction in leadership is dependent for success upon practice of these principles. Noteworthy among many fine examples of leadership among prefects this year has been their organisation of a high standard of inter-form competition. The form competition shields presented throughout the year were well-earned by winning forms, who then displayed them in their form rooms.

SPORT Marathons. The 48-hour basketball marathon and the 1000-mile, 100-hour “short circuit’’ (running) marathons were undoubtedly highlights in the year.

Messrs McCrea, Albrey, Paulson, Stubbins and other supporting staff and parents combined with dozens of equally enthusiastic boys to raise over $3,000 for basketball and nearly $5,000 for athletics. Our heartiest congratulations went to all involved.

Summer Sport: Tennis continues to attract players, with some particularly strong competition faced in the quadrangular, held for the first time in Wellington this year.

Cricket has been strong. Tim Ritchie gained selection for the New Zealand secondary school team only the second boy from Wellington College to gain this honour.

The Athletics team was narrowly defeated at the McEvedy Shield meeting, but the team was embarrassed by being named as shield winners on the day. The team faces national competitions in Hawke’s Bay on this weekend, 5-6 December.

Winter Sports: While rugby, rowing, hockey, cross-country, squash, basketball, golf, badminton and table tennis have all featured, the honours for the season go to the 1st XI soccer team for their national tournament victory at Nelson. The winter season ended with a splendid rugby quadrangular in Christchurch, and a most successful cross-country tour of Australia.

A letter received from the Mayor of Hobart following the visit of our boys will be published in the “Wellingtonian’’.

Finally, the revival of rowing bodes well for the future of that sport. Their success after so short a time is noteworthy.

Thanks

The brief mention made thus far of selections from the wide range of activities open to boys at the college remind us of the almost countless honours of voluntary time and labour given by staff, parents, and friends of the school. To you all we say thank you. I trust the boys have taken time to say same personally.

Our thanks also to College Mothers, led so ably

by Mrs Seddon.

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PUBLIC EXAMINATION RESULTS University Junior Scholarships: A. A. Cooper, K. C. P. Wong (equivalent).

University Bursaries:

A. Bursaries: R. A. Barr, T. J. Burns, M. R. Russell, N. K. Foster, M. J. Fuller, C. D. Fung, M. R. Kirkwood, P. D. McGeown, B. L. Morganti, M. P. Obren, A. L. Patel, A. W. Robertson, A. J. Sclater, J. R. Stone, M. K. R. Walker, S. Young.

B. Bursaries: I. L. Andrews, P. R. Burrell, P. J. Casey, H. C. F. Ching, P. A. Chin, P. J. Currie, G. W. W. Field, C. S. Forbes-Robinson, R. A. Knobben, C. F. Mabbett, A. R. Malcolm, M. R. Miller, P. J. Seddon, G. R. Stebbens, A. C. Tong, Y. K. Wong, S. J. Young.

University Entrance M. A. Abernethy, P. J. A. Aitken, J. D. Allen, P. B. Armson, J. D. Arnold, M. J. Arrell, N. J. Austin, M. J. Baber, W. A. R. Bearman, G. D. Beasley, G. R. Beggs, R. L. Boag, I. M. Bridle, D. G. Bruce, D. J. Burns, J. C. Burt, S. D. Chan, S. P. Chandler, J. Clegg, A. C. Collins, S. J. Cumming, K. J. Davis, L. R. Davey, I. D. Deterte, J. A. Devlin, J. A. Economu, W. J. England, C. W. Feltham, J. A. C. Fischer, G. J. Fleming, D. J. Frost, P. H. Gardenier, D. Gee, Q. R. Golder, B. M. Gordon, D. R. Grattan, B. W. Gray, S. M. Grimshaw, C. P. Haley, M. R. Hall, D. R. Hartmann, P. J. Hayston, A. W. Hercus, J. T. Hiles, A. G. Hindes, G. E. Hoad, P. G. Hodgson, L. D. Hoggard, G. M. Hooper, I. N. Horner, A. J. Hutton, M. L. Jarvis, A. G. Joe, C. A. Jones, A. Juriss, J. P. Keith, P. D. Kelly, C. Koroniadis, M. Kwan, J. L. Land, M. T. Lear, S. J. Lewis, P. K. Y. Lim, R. J. S. Lomas, N. Lourantas, N. M. Lush, C. P. Mackay, M. P. Mak, T. I. Marsden, K. Marshall, C. D. McArthur, D. W. McCallum, P. L. McCallum, D. G. McMillan, A. M. McNabb, M. G. P. Moyer, A. M. Miller, G. J. Milne, A. D. Moffat, A. G. Moss, R. J. Muirhead, P. G. Muller, G. P. Murton, G. A. Mattel, R. Nagar, G. Napp, R. A. Nimmo, R. N. Nowlan, J. B. O’Donnell, M. B. O’Grady, M. E. N. Pierce, I. R. Rennie, N. M. Richardson, M. C. Robinson, M. J. Roche, M. Rogers, N. K. Sanders, R. C. Seddon, M. J. M. Shaw, C. J. Shilling, A. J. Sidler, J. B. Silver, V. K. Singh, J. T. Sionehoto, C. S. Smith, D. F. Solloway, G. W. Stephen, M. R. Stevens, K. R. N. Stickland, A. Sundakov, R. C. Swan, J. W. Toomath, A. Tziakis, W. Uti, D. R. Vernon, R. L. Waite, C. S. Walker, P. J. Walters, S. J. Wardle, D. G. Warner, W. Watkins, B. A. Watson, P. R. Watts, J. J. Wilks, N. J. Willis, J. K. Wong, N. Wong, V. F. E. Wong, W. Wong, C. M. Wotton, P. J. Wright, A. D. Young.

Summary of Results: 210 candidates; 117 accredited; 14 passed by sitting. Percentage pass: 62.4.

School Certificate: Number of subjects passed in brackets.

S. M. Aarons (6), T. M. Allen (5), A. C. Andrews (1), M. J. S. Armstrong (3), S. A. Arrell (6), F. A. Atkins (6), P. A. Baars (2), G. J. Baranyai (1), P. J. Barr (3), M. D. Bedford (4), S. L. Bensemann (4), G. L. Bermel (3), F. I. Bet- telheim (5), Bhana (2), C. D. Birch (6), R. J. Boon (6), G. D. Bougen (2), D. M. Bowes (1), M. J. H. Bowles (6), M. Broder (6), B. G. Burgoyne (2), S. J. Butland (5), N. M. Buxton (5), M. J. Bykerk (6), G. P. Callender (5), G. Carras (2), A. K. Chan (1), G. J. Coldham (6), G. L. Cooper (6), F. J. Cowan (6), A. J. Cowie (6), T. W. Crawford (4), R. C. Currie (2), T.M. Cuttriss (4), A. D. Dann (1), H. M. Davis (4), M. P.

Daymond-King (5), R. C. Dileva (4), P. L. Domanski (6), M. Dometakis (5), S. J. Donaldson (5), D. J. Double (5), A. H. Duncan (6), M. W. Egan (5), T. A. Elliott (5), G. Faulkner (2), E. R. Fleck (6), S. C. Ford (4), G. J. Freeman (5), L. E. Fung (6), A. J. Gainsford (6), I. M. Gault (6), R. A. Gear (3), D. N. Gerrard (3), G. P. Golding (2), T. Gongsakdi (3), V. P. Goode (4), H. Granger (6), N.T. Greenaway (3), A. L. Grkow (5), S. A. Guy (1), B. D. Hagan (4), J. M. Hales (4), B. E. Hall (4), P. F. Hall (4), S. L. Hambleton (5), G. B. Hart (5), R. M. Harwood (6), B. M. Hayvice (4), S. J. Henderson (6), S. M. Hickman (4), H Holthausen (1), P. H. Hybert (6), R. B. Hunt (6), C. Hunter (3), F. Ifi (1), P. J. Igglesden (5), P. F. Irvine(3), D. A. Jarvis(1),T. J. Jeffries(6), N. J. Joe(3), K. W. Johnston (3), N. Katsouris (6), D. S. Keene (6), M. B. Kilmister (2), S. P. King (5), M. P. Kingston (2), J.R. Kippenberger (4), A. J. Knedler (5), R. D. Knight (4), C. R. Knobben (4), D. Lala (5), M. N. Lange (6), S. D. Langridge (6), M. F. Lau Young (6), S. J. Lees (6), D. M. Lilburne (6), P. Lima (1), C. C. Lindsay (4), A. D. Lowndes (5), N. T. MacArthur (5), J. G. A. Macaskill (3), S. G. Mairs (5), T. Martindale (6), F. D. Marullyori (1), A. A. McFall (2), C. N. Mclnnes (5), L. J. McLaren (5), M. C. McMahon (4), C. A. Meek (6), A. H. Melville (6), D. A. Meo (3), J. T. Miller (2), G. P. Milne (6), K. Mitchell (2), N. Moffat (3), G. S. Moore (4), D. A. Morton (5), D. G. Moss (6), G. D. Motu (2), J. R. Nanson (5), A. W. Newport (4), P. M. Ngan (6), S. Nguyen (4), T. J. Noble (5), H. O’Connor (1), W. K. Owen (6), S. Y. Park (2), S. R. Patel (6), D. Pearce (1), P. G. Peleton (6), T. J. Pene (1), J. C. P. Perrott (6), B. S. Perry (2), M. J. Pillar (6), S. Potiki (1), S. Pou (6), R. M. Press (3), J. PrestonThomas (6), C. J. Pritchard (2), R. J. Proctor (1), R. H Purvis (6), C. B. Raleigh (5), S. L. Rees-Thomas (5), V. J. Riley (6), M. D. Ritchie (6), T. D. Ritchie (1), A. K. Robinson (5), J. P. F. Robinson (5), S. G. Robinson (5), P. G. Roche (1), P. D. Rumpit (6), D. K. Sachdeva (4), J. D. Sarfati (6), R. M. Scelly (6), A. D. Scott (6), D. M. Service (2), Y. Sheraishi (3), R. J. Sim (6), A. Smith (1), A. D. Spackman (6), I J. Stewart (6), A. H. A. Strange (5), R. Sue (3), G. M. Sullivan (5), A. Sun (4), I. C. Swanson (6), A. C. Tagg (1), A. J. C. Tainsh (6), M.Taufale (5), M. J. Thompson (6), D. Ting (6), M. C. Tischler (1), M. J. Tompkins (5), D. A. Trow (6), M. Tsikanovski (6), M. C. Tunnicliffe (6), L. Turner (2), E. Tziakis (1), R. H. Van Wissen (6), D. I. Walker (1), N. D. Walker (1), A. J. Wallace (4), J. W. Walter (5), C. B. Ward (5), H. S. D. Waters (6), D. A. Wilkinson (6), D. K. Wilkinson (3), G. B. Williamson (6), B. D. Wills (3), D. P. Wills (6), I. Wong (3), R. Wong (1), D. J. Woodard (6), M. C. Wright (1).

FIRTH HOUSE

For one-half of its total existence Wellington College has had associated with it Firth House and, if for no other reason, the House has played a significant part in the life of the college, simply because of this long association. It is now a sad day that the House must close.

It was most surprising when old boys of Firth House gathered in mid-November 1980, just how many well- known personalities had spent many of the formative years of their life living in the boarding establishment of the college. One cannot claim that it was Firth House that turned out some of the leaders of the community today, but one can, with some justification, claim that the combination of life in Firth House and an education at Wellington College, did indeed have a significant influence of all who were fortunate to share both experiences.

The closing of Firth House is a symptom of present times. It is not the first of such boarding establishments to close and will certainly not be the last. It is known that many of the secondary colleges throughout New Zealand, both in the state and private systems, are experiencing difficulties in maintaining a boarding establishment. The cost of heating, large buildings, the cost of a supply of water, supply of food and the cost of labour, are now all combining to make the continuance of such establishments extremely difficult.

Added to this, Firth House drew a substantial amount of its support from country areas, that are now very well served by secondary schools of a high standard. I think particularly of Wairarapa, Southern Hawke’s Bay and of Taranaki and Manawatu. These areas all contributed significant numbers to Firth House, but they are all now served by very good secondary schools.

Boarding fees have of necessity had to rise and

while a year or two ago the Board had determined that these rises would be kept to a minimum and spaced at least one year apart, it became apparent in 1979 and early 1980, that there would have to be a series of rises in boarding fees to simply maintain Firth House in its present form. In addition, the Board found that it was unable to accumulate any significant fund to apply towards deferred maintenance and the upgrading of the building to a standard that is now required by local and government authorities.

Firth House is concrete, bricks and mortar and the use of these very materials has been the weakness of the college where once they were the strength.

Regrettably, the House as such will be demolished at an early date and it is hoped that this demolition can take place during school holidays. However, one must look hopefully to the future and already there are plans for some form of up-to-date replacement for the boarding establishment. This replacement will not be anything like the large boarding block that was Firth House but rather looking towards a series of smaller units containing a cross-section of boarders, each being more independent and self-reliant. It is hoped that during 1981 some definite ideas will be forthcoming to recreate on modern lines the boarding establishment for which Wellington College has been so well known.

It is indeed a sad day for Wellington College; but the college will continue, and in a hundred years’ time will still be on its present site. It will be the worse off for the loss of Firth House as it is now, but it may be in the long run, much better off for what will rise from the demolition of the first Firth House. I am confident that we have not seen by any means the last of Firth House, as such. We may be seeing the end of the first Firth House, but we look forward with confidence to the recreation of the second Firth House.

Mr T. Broad, Chairman, Board of Governors.

A SPEECH ON FIRTH HOUSE

Firth House, as you all know, is the boarding establishment up on the hill. Yes, that crumbling heap of masonry about which you day boys have all had the lurking desire to know what crept and moved behind those walls.

As you also know from the announcement made

by Mr. H. Rees-Thomas in the last assembly of term II, that the brick mass will be closed at the end of this school year, 1980. There are many reasons for this which I’ll explain later, but first some background knowledge of the place. I have here the anonymous view of one of my fellow boarders when he first entered the boarding house.

‘My most frightening experience was going to the boarding establishment called Firth House. When I first set eyes on the house the first thought that came to my mind was “what a thousand ton hunk of masonry!’’

We walked up the crumbling steps and entered the large, dark, eerie expanse of the house corridor. It looked like a scene from a 20th Century Fox horror movie. I looked at the wall to see the pictures of bygone memories. I met the then housemaster, Mr. Thomas, who seemed a pretty good chap. He handed me a dull piece of paper with the number of my locker. I opened my locker and the hinges creaked like an opening coffin and from its interior flowed a musty, unused smell. It was like a bad dream come true.

‘As I turned to go up the stairs I froze, for staring at me with cold, hard eyes was the person who was going to plague me for the rest of my years at Firth House. She shall also remain unknown. The rusty door hinges emitted an eerie creak as I opened the door of the dorm and there, making borer-ridden beds, were my future friends!

‘But the building isn’t really quite like that.

In fact, life in the house is quite enjoyable and I know that when I leave at the end of this year that I will be leaving with some very enjoyable and some unenjoyable memories of the house. House life has its ups and downs, good times and bad times and I know for sure that when the house closes that the school will be losing one of its most vital units in its society. The house may not look much from the outside but behind the scenes it plays a major part in the preparation of social and school events including sports, dances and school parent evenings.

The house relies mainly on a sense of tradition and family unity with each member chipping in and helping, while, at the same time, remaining more or less independent.

The building itself was named after a former Head-master of Wellington College, Mr. J.R. Firth, who, during his years as principal of Wellington College established it as a private unit. With the construction of the present boarding house in the early 1920’s, the building was appropriately called Firth House.

The fact that the building is over 50 years old is a major factor contributing to its closure. After some years, concrete and masonry begin to weaken, thus becoming more vulnerable to earthquakes, and as Wellington is considered as an earthquake-risk, old, unstable buildings tend to get demolished. The Ministry of Works earlier this year claimed that Firth House was unstable by today’s requirements and therefore would have to be demolished within the duration of 1981.

The second major factor contributing to the closure is money. Rising prices and a national decline in boarding is rendering the house unprofitable. A house that three years ago had nearly 100 boarders now has only 50 boarders; the house was originally designed to cater for 120 boarders. The house needs to have 60 to 70 boarders to break even with the continually rising costs today and with only 50 boarders the house just isn’t profitable any more.

I feel that the closure of the present Firth House isn’t on but that every attempt possible has been made to keep the building open. The fact that the building will not be replaced is a factor against the closure as Wellington College without Firth House, new or old, will never be the same. Without the house the school will be losing part of its community upon which it relies greatly in many ways.

I conclude this speech with these final words.

The closure of Firth House is going to disrupt the secondary schooling of some students in many rural areas and in Wellington College today and the closure of the building will destroy a valuable and needed part of Wellington College yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Wellington College needs Firth House for its general well-being.

F.A. Atkins

PREFECTS’ REPORT

They continue to support the school financially, socially, and in many unaccountable ways. Their ‘‘Fun and Fashion” evening was a highlight in the year.

To our Parents’ Association Executive for the Open Sports Day on June 14; the tree-planting; the careers forum; the pavilion; the Little Theatre renovations; and the list goes on. We express our thanks to you all. A strong parent support group is a great asset in any school.

To the Old Boys’ Association our thanks for continued support and interest. Mr Malcolm Perrett and the W.C.O.B.A. executive have shown the strength of an active Old Boys’ group. My thanks, also to those branches that have invited me to their meetings. It has been good to meet Old Boys in many parts of New Zealand.

To the Board of Governors for their support and wise counsel during the year and to the officers of the Department of Education we would extend our thanks.

So much that is untold and unheralded is done by these people, without whom the school could not function. We are always pleased to welcome our Liaison Inspector, Mr Ray Neumann, to the school and are pleased he could again be present at prize-giving.

To Mr and Mrs Hamill, Mrs Battersby, and the staff of Firth House, we pay special tribute. Theirs has been a most difficult year. We owe them much. As we farewell our matron, Mrs Battersby, I am sure we would all wish to extend our best wishes for a long and happy retirement.

Finally, to those of you who leave school days behind you tomorrow morning, we extend our very best wishes. Remember the words of our school prayer that when we go out into the world we might take out with us the highest ideals of service. And to those returning I look forward to working with you in 1981. Whatever your accomplishments, successes, or failures, I wish you a very happy holiday, joyful Christmas, and year of high endeavour on your return.

H. G. Rees-Thomas, Headmaster

Being a prefect at Wellington College is a great experience, and I’m sure none of the 1980 prefects would disagree with this. Whether you prefer to do drive duty in the rain in the middle of winter, or dance with a girl have your size at the third form dance, is up to you, but it is something you wouldn’t do any other year of your life.

This year, I’m pleased to say, the prefects had a very successful year and this was due to two main factors: firstly, a huge effort and enthusiasm from every prefect, and secondly, the support of the pupils.

We began the year, not really knowing what to expect, with a three-day camp at Kaitoke. It was here that we found our feet and set some goals for the year.

Our main aim was to attempt to instil some of the lost school spirit which had been decreasing over the previous years. This was helped along by means of an inter-form sports competition such as tug-o-war, kiwi handball and goit which was organised by John Scott.

However, thanks must also go to Mr McCrea for his help.

Another help was one of the good ideas introduced by Mr Rees-Thomas last year, and carried on this year, and that was the ‘‘form prefect” for the third and fourth forms. This gives a much needed personal contact between the seniors and the younger juniors and helps a lot with communication and encouragement. It was a great benefit in the organisation of the school dances, sports days, inter-school fixtures and other activities, where support from the junior school is needed. One such time was when the Governor General, Sir Keith Holyoake, was leaving Government House on the last day of his term in office, and the whole school lined his drive, giving him three cheers each time he passed groups of thirds, fourths, fifths, then seniors, on the way down the drive. This was led and carried out by the prefects and turned out to be a very successful event.

An important part of school life are the school dances, and this year there was a school committee set up to organise and arrange all the dances for the year. It was called the social committee and was headed by three prefects, M. Roberts, K. Kincaid, and P. O’Brien, and due to many hours of work, most of which unfortunately had to be in school time, they organised a total of six dances, which was more than in any other year for a long time.

Another school body which was headed by prefects was the School Council and it was led by G. Field, P. Casey and G. Boon. They accomplished a great deal throughout the year but I think it would have been a good idea if there was more contact between the School Council and all of the prefects than there was this year.

As always, the prefects had a very strong sporting background, with nine prefects playing games for the first fifteen and one other managing the team.

There were also representatives in the first elevens of cricket, soccer and hockey, as well as the athletics and cross country teams. Apart from the members of the various first teams, other prefects also took part in several sports in and out of school, including indoor basketball, tennis, swimming, squash and diving. Members of the prefects were named as captains in 1980: first fifteen.

I. de Terte: first eleven cricket. M. Warner; first eleven soccer, N. Hunn. John Scott has been captain of the athletics team for the last three years.

PREFECTS

Back Row (left to right): P. O’Brien, M. T. Edwards, A. J. Hutton, P. J. Casey, I. D. Deterte.

Middle Row (left to right): M. L. Jarvis, K. A. Kincaid, G. Field, G. R. MacIntyre, A. R. Malcolm, M. L. Morris, M. I. Roberts, G. R. Boon. Front Row (left to right): J. R. Scott, A. Tong, N. Hunn, Mr H. Rees-Thomas, IV. T. S. Breeze, I. L. Andrews, M. L. Warner.

One thing every prefects’ group has in common is the arduous task of doing duties around the school.

These included watching the drives at lunchtime, doing Room 9’s at night, minding the canteen at interval and lunchtime, and standing up right through assembly which sometimes goes on for more than twenty minutes.

We made a roster at the beginning of the year but it was replaced with another one within a month, and we finally managed to remember what we were meant to do and when we were meant to do it. The first two terms ran fairly smoothly but a bit of slackness crept in during the third term as is the case with most years, and I hope next year they will find a way to put a bit of interest in the duties to combat the third term drop-off.

There was a strong representation from Firth House in the prefects led by Wayne Breeze who was Head of House as well as Deputy Head of School. In March, Wayne and I attended a week-long course on leadership and came away with a lot of useful knowledge that will help in later life as much as it helped this year.

We also gave a speech to the Mothers’ Club about the prefects’ role in the school, and perhaps our hardest task was having to attend the Wellington intercollegiate girls’ sports for the whole day to make sure no-one from our school decided to go and watch. This proved to be very difficult as it was a perfectly fine day and we had to send at least two or three boys back to school. On ANZAC Day Wayne and I laid a wreath at the Cenotaph

on behalf of all the school, the day after the full school Anzac assembly.

The prefects took part in three competitions against the staff and were very narrowly beaten two to one. The staff won in tug-o-war which unfortunately had to be held on the quad because of bad weather and therefore there wasn’t quite enough room. They won the basketball comfortably through good play by Mr Albrey and Mr Paulson but we got our revenge in soccer which was a most enjoyable game with the prefects winning 2-1. Thanks must go to all the staff members who took part as all the games were great fun for the prefects and the spectators.

During the year we formed a prefects’ netball team and played games against Wellington East, Erskine and Wellington Girls as well as one game of basketball against Erskine. These were a great idea and I recommend the continuation to next year’s prefects.

In conclusion, I would like to thank all the prefects for their support throughout the whole year, which helped to form the very close-knit group which we had. Thanks also to the rest of the fifth years who were always willing to help whenever needed, and best of luck to next year’s prefects who, with a good effort and the continued support from the school, will help the spirit of the college to grow even further.

Nick Hunn, Head Prefect

FIRTH HOUSE PREFECTS Standing (left to right): M. L. Jarvis, P. M. O’Broem, W. J. Pointer Seated: W. T. S. Breeze.

Absent: C. Philip.

SCHOOL COUNCIL

1980 saw a totally restructured School Council being introduced into the school. This comprised five level councils with two representatives from each class and a school executive of two representatives from each form level. Although it took a while to explain this new system to the school and get it running smoothly with the first executive meeting not until, the end of the first term, it seems to be a much more responsive set-up compared to that of previous years.

Despite the usual calls for such things as mufti-days and more or different buses, the council achieved a fair amount this year. Our first major project was a survey of al, senior pupils concerning a proposed uniform change of grey, open-necked shirts worn with long trousers. There was a strong feeling against this proposal which was successfully defeated. The state of the school pavilion has been a disgrace for quite sometime and the school council gave its support to the great work done by Mr. Haskell and 4A3. A list of all clubs and their leaders was published early in the year and hopefully gave this important aspect of the school quite a boost.

Two drinking fountains were installed on the council’s recommendations and if these are looked after we hope more will be ordered next year. This year saw the attempted formation of yet another secondary schools student’s association. Representatives went to the inaugural meeting but after some disagreement lost contact with this body. We hope however, that next year’s council may be able to get something positive out of this organization.

The highlight of the year was a hectic week at the end of term when as a fundraising scheme over 6V2 tonnes of out-of-date telephone books were collected.

These were stored in the pavilion and by Friday were overflowing out the door. One truckload was taken away on Friday afternoon and the remainder removed during the first week of the holidays. This was a most encouraging response from the school with the sum of two hundred dollars being raised.

On September 26th, an appeal was held for the Save the Children Fund’s Stop Polio Campaign, with $128 collected from the sale of stickers. About 60 boys

also helped by giving their time on the Saturday morning for the house-to-house appeal.

On September 26th, an appeal was held for the Save the Children Fund’s Stop Polio Campaign, with $128 collected from the sale of stickers. About 60 boys also helped by giving their time on the Saturday morning.

We must thank the Parents’ Association for the well-run Careers Evening on Thursday, July 3rd and a ‘‘Tree-treat’’ day on July 19th when a considerable number of trees and shrubs were planted by parents and boys. This year’s executive has been an active one due to the large amount of time and work put in by Secretary, Peter Casey, and Treasurer, Geoff Boon. The good feeling towards the council must not be lost in 1981 so next year’s executive must have the right attitude and will hopefully achieve as much or more than we did in 1980.

This year’s executive wishes you all the best for next year and hopes you will have the continued co-operation from the school that we did.

G. Field, Chairman.

A TALK WITH MR. HAMILL

Mr. Hamill has been Senior Housemaster at Firth House for two years. He is responsible for hiring and firing staff, for looking after money accounts, he is on call and generally manages the House. He was already a teacher at Wellington College when he took the job and he did so because of his interest in boys and their progress in fields other than academic. He wanted the experience in management but as he said “It tires you out’’.

Boarders come to Firth House for a variety of reasons. Some of the parents believe that boarding is a good experience. Some boys are from rural areas but this portion is decreasing as more schools are being built in rural areas. Overseas students can come through Foreign Affairs. Some boys are at Firth House because their parents are away overseas. Many boarders come as part of family tradition of attending Wellington College.

The boarding house improves the college in subtle ways. Mr. Hamill says it stimulates a competitiveness which is not necessarily a bad thing and he thinks it a good thing to have a secular boarding establishment in Wellington. It helps to broaden the college’s culture through the foreign boarders. Firth House helps to finance certain aspects of the college such as paying for the Secretary. The boarders help in outside-of- school hours activities such as parents’ evenings.

The achievement of Firth House has been that it has been a home for many people. It has helped boys to mature and to become independent yet at the same time to get along with other people. It has also increased the academic progress of many boys. In general, Firth House has caused happy and pleasant memories for a lot of boys.

Mr. Hamill’s feeling about the closure of Firth House is that he is sad. He is sad for the boys who will be missing a valuable experience. He thought the closure inevitable as the facilities were getting very old. But he definitely would like to see a new Firth House established, maybe on a different scale and nature but similar to the present boarding house.

P. Gardenier.

ART DEPARTMENT

The college art department has had a very busy and successful year. There have been various outings, displays and exhibitions at college.

Mrs Bradley has continued to meet the daunting challenge of providing a stimulating and challenging programme for ‘core’ art throughout the third and fourth form area. The hard work and enthusiasm she puts into the subject is evident in the very high standards achieved in this area and the boys obviously appreciate the more relaxed atmosphere, giving as it does a welcome break from the more formal subject areas.

As well as developing a sense of the aesthetic her programme provides those boys who want to go on to study art for the senior examinations with an excellent grounding in art-room discipline and practical experience. That her work is successful and appreciated is evidenced by the fact that competition fora place in the fourth form art option is quite fierce. Those that do move

on to the more serious study of art, tend for months, to gravitate back into her room whenever supplies in the senior room run short. They know that somewhere deep inside that cavernous bag by her desk is exactly what they need: masking tape, felt-pens, rubbers, doublesided tape, etc., etc. They also know that if Mrs Bradley can’t find them a picture of a lemming, no-one can. I value highly the valuable contribution she makes to art at Wellington College and hope that she will continue to make it long into the future.

This year the art department has had the opportunity to mount a large number of displays in conjunction with various social events at the college.

This task was at the beginning of the year made considerably easier through a generous donation made by the Parents’ Association. They kindly made funds available for the purchase of materials from which 7X Art were able to make nine excellent ‘hessian’-covered display stands. Since they have been made they have seen almost constant service, and one is left to wonder how we managed without them.

One of the more persistent difficulties encountered with the exhibiting of senior art work arises from the fact that all the examinations now require at the year’s end a presentation of the bulk of the student’s year’s work. This of course means that any work displayed is open to the dangers of being damaged, lost, vandalised etc. Work is therefore guarded and it was good to notice at various displays several art students lurking in the background anxiously watching over their pictures. Another annoying factor arises from the fact that the work of many of the boys’ looks so impressive in its final school certificate and university presentation that as soon as possible they gather up their submissions and take them home. The resultant effect of this is that the school is left bereft of the better art work of previous years. On the positive side however, being required to make up folders does engender in students a sense of achievement. They can see before them a positive record of the progress and improvement over the year and this serves to spur them on to better things the following year.

There have been two fourth forms this year, one a very large composite, the other formed into a separate class, 4B2. The former has distinguished itself with its general classroom discipline and high standard of work, whereas the latter has gained little if anything from their year together. Many are suspected of taking an ‘art option’ in the mistaken belief that the subject afforded them an easy passage through the major examinations. Nothing could be further from the truth however. The examinations - School Certificate, University Entrance, and University Bursary - involve the student in a considerable amount of what can only be termed “hard slog’’. Obviously those endowed with a natural ability and love of the subject do have a reasonably easy time - or appear to because to onlookers it looks so easy - but this is no more than in any subject where the work comes easily.

Boys who have made an outstanding contribution to the college art scene are all the seventh formers: Ross Barr, Royd Bussell, Bede Morganti and Andrew Richards. Bede Morganti deserves special mention for his high personal standard of achievement.

He was the winner of the Kirkcaldie and Stains Art Award 1980, and the Hales Prize for Excellence in 7th Form Art. We congratulate him and wish him well for the future.

Mark Wotton, 6X, was awarded the sixth form Art prize.

Although he got off to a relatively slow start this year his final submission was outstanding and we all look eagerly forward to some excellent seventh form work from him next year. Andre Sidlertoo merits mention for an extremely good year’s work. The fifth form this year was a dedicated bunch. One or two disappointed by failing to live up to the promise that they showed in the fourth form. Others went on from strength, however, and this was most gratifying; in particular Bruce Hunt and Dean Gerrad, the latter improving his own personal standard so much over the last few months to fully deserve being awarded the “'Beetham Scholarship’’ for the most improved artist in the fourth or fifth form.

Congratulations Dean, and keep improving.

So another year of activity is ending; perhaps this year more than any other sees the keenest group of young thirds waiting on the side-line. It will be interesting to see how they develop. In any event the high standards the college enjoys looks very secure for some time to come.

This year has been, in retrospect, not as productive as previous years. Things livened up towards the end of the year due to the pressure of examinations and one is left to wonder what marvels would have been produced had the same fervent activity prevailed through the entire year.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Music Department once again has had a most successful year. Under the direction of Mrs Seddon the orchestra has increased its repertoire and played on several occasions, including four appearances at school assemblies.

The school was represented at the Bank of New South Wales’ chamber music contest on June 8. One entry of fifteen players gained third place in the large group section, playing a suite by Haydn. This group was led by Trevor Cuttriss. A trio comprising two Wellington College Students, John Robinson (clarinet) and Philip Hayston (cello) and David Brooks (piano) of Hutt Valley High School played the first movement of Beethoven’s Clarinet Trio Op. 11, which gained third place in the section for small groups. Overall, the school did well in this competition and we look forward to next year and the possibility of further successes.

On July 7, we were visited by students of Napier Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools who included, as well as sports teams, an orchestra, a choir, a pipe band)rand a brass band. Their visit was a fruitful one and we hope to return their visit in 1981.

The orchestra was also called upon to play at a very successful Anzac service attended by the whole school. The musical part of this service included the sounding of the Last Post by trumpeter, Owen Christie, and the accompaniment of the hymns by the orchestra.

A cultural evening in which both English and Music Departments took part was held on October 21. This included the finals of the school speech contest, a display of English class-work, three items by the school

orchestra, and individual items by Mark Livingstone (3A1), Owen Christie (4A2), John Robinson (5A1) and Philip Hayston of the sixth form. Muriel Seddon (violin) and Peter Marshall (piano) presented five solo items with accompaniment.

A pleasing feature of the orchestra this year is the number of young players who have joined. This promises well for the future. A choir has been started under the direction of Anthony Baines (tenor); a visiting teacher and 25 boys now meet regularly for rehearsal.

Several boys entered for Royal Schools and Trinity College examinations this year with very satisfactory results.

Gratitude should be expressed to the following who have helped us to make music this year: Evan Roberts (HOD Music Department), Muriel Seddon (violin, viola and orchestral tutor), Robyn Stapleton (clarinet), Mary Robbie (trumpet and trombone), Sid Brommer (guitar), and Fleur Burry (cello).

Honours pockets were awarded to Philip Hayston, who has assisted with coaching the string section of the orchestra, Trevor Cuttriss (leader), John Robinson, for his contribution on the clarinet and Francis Cowan, who plays the organ at assembly.

Philip Hayston.

THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PREPARES ITS STUDENTS FOR THE 80s

The Commerce Department was completely reorganized during the year and re-equipped with text books to allow for the increased interest in offering Economic Studies for School Certificate, and Economics and Accounting for U.E., U.B. and U.S.

To supplement classroom study for public examinations, selected students were also able to participate in a Work Experience Scheme during vacation periods in various business houses in Wellington, organized with the aim of familiarizing students with office procedures and work conditions in industry and commerce.

It is hoped that such work experience will prepare the student for obtaining suitable employment under today’s changing economic conditions as well as enabling commercial experience to be gained for those senior students proceeding onto tertiary studies, who might not have otherwise had the opportunity of experiencing at first hand, a practical work participation situation.

The department hosted visits from Mr. J.D. Cook of the NZ Society of Accountants, Mr. H. MacPhail of the Department of Trade and Industry and former NZ Representative on the G.A.T.T., Professor McFarquhar, Head of the Department of Economics at Massey University and Mr. B. Heenan, Education Officer of the Consumers’ Institute, the latter also addressing the school with rather surprising results!

Visits were also organized both to the NZ Railways and to Avalon to see live presentations of “Fair Go’’.

The department consisted of three classes each of S.C. Economic Studies and U.E. Accounting; two classes of U.E. Economics, one of which taken by Mr. Kerr from the second-half of the year consisted of 43 students, and one class each of seven Accounting and seven Economics

PRIZE-GIVING CERTIFICATES FOR FIRST IN CLASS 3B4 - J. Kwing 3B3 - S. J. Alexander 3B2 - J. D. Chin 3B1 - A. J. Hunter 3A3 - G. Patel 3A2 - J. Herbert, K. Peacock 3AI - A. Frusin (Hing Prize) 4B4 - M. Aspinall 4B3 - P. Olymbiou 4B2 - T. Etuata 4BI - P. W. Rich 4A3 - M. R. Gee 4A2 - P. Maunder 4AI - E. Stevenson (Hing Prize) 5B4 - V. Goode 5B3 - S. G. Mairs 5B2 - G. M. Sullivan 5BI - S. L. Hambleton 5A3 - M. N. Lange 5A2 - P. M Ngan 5A1 - H. Granger U51 - R. Sue, G. Sue, William Small Prize U52 - S. J. Butland, William Small Prize JUNIOR SPECIAL PRIZES AND BURSARIES Foster Brook-Crouch Prize for Junior Literature:

A. Frusin, 3A1 H.B. Withers Prize for 4B Science:

C. B. Savage, 4B1 Spear Jackson Prize for Woodwork:

O. Christie, 4A2 Cocks Memorial Prize for 4th Form Literature and the Carwell-Cook Cup for Junior Prepared Speech:

D. Austin, 4A1 Richardson Bursary for 5th Form Commerce:

W. K. Owen, 5B2 Richardson Bursary for 4th Form Social Studies:

E. Stevenson, 4A1 Levin Bursary for 4th Form Language:

M. Goddard, 4A1 Levin Bursary for 4th Form Science:

A. J. Gray, 4A1 Edward Espy Martin Bursary for 5A Science:

J. D. Sarfati, 5A1 Barnicoat Prizes for 5th Form English Composition:

L. Fung and H. Granger, 5A1 Intermediate Prepared Speech Prize:

R. Harwood, 5A2 C. F. T. Beetham Scholarship in Art:

D. Gerrard, 5A3 C. F. T. Beetham Scholarship in Music:

J. P. F. Robinson, 5A1.

SENIOR PRIZES Excellence in 6th Form Economics and Edward Espy Martin Prize 6th Form English: J. B. Silver, 6Y4 Excellence in French and the Edward Espy Martin Prize 6th Form German: C. D. McArthur, 6Y1 Liverton Prize for 6th Form History and Excellence in 6th Form French: I. D. Rennie, 6Y11 Edward Espy Martin Prize for 6th Form Latin:

J. D. Arnold, 6Y11 Edward Espy Martin Prize for 6th Form Mathematics:

P. H. Gardenier, 6Y10

Excellence in 6th Form Chemistry: J. R. Stone, 6Y8 Excellence in 6th Form Biology: J. K. Wong, 6Y10 Edward Espy Martin Prize for 6th Form Mathematics and the Captain Seddon Memorial Cup for Senior Speech:

A. J. Sclater, 6Y8 Excellence in 6th Form Accounting: P. K. Y. Lim, 6Y6 Excellence in 6th Form Art: C. M. Wotton, 6Y2 Excellence in 6th Form Technical Drawing:

M. G. P. Meyer, 6Y1 and A. C. Collins, 6Y1 Excellence in 6th Form Music and the C. F. T. Beetham Scholarship in Music: P. J. Hayston, 6Y2 Edward Espy Martin Prize for 6th Form Geography:

M. Rogers, 6Y6 The Thomas Kirk Commemorative Prize for 6th Form Botanical Studies: T. R. Dowden, 6Y3 Excellence in 7th Form Economics and Accounting and the Norman Nicholls Prize for 7th Form Applied Mathematics: H. C. F. Cheng, 7X3 Excellence in 7th Form Accounting: A. L. Patel, 7X3 Excellence in 7th Form Geography: W. P. Player, 7X1 Liverton Prize for 7th Form History: M. R. Miller, 7X1 Hales Prize for 7th Form Art: B. L. Morganti, 7X2 Excellence in 7th Form Chemistry and Physics and Christchurch Old Boys Prize for Pure Mathematics:

P. K. C. Wong, 7X2 Excellence in 7th Form English, French, and the McAloon Prize for Senior Literature and the Sefton Adams Memorial Essay Prize: C. D. Fung, 7X1 Liverton Prize for 7th Form Science: A. A. Cooper, 7X4 Excellence in 7th Form Biology and Bertram Mitford Prize for 7th Form Science: M. K. R. Walker, 7X4 Christchurch Old Boys Prize for 7th Form Pure .

Mathematics: N. K. Foster, 7X4 The Beasley Memorial Prize for Cultural Activities:

I. R. Rennie, 6Y11 The Prefects’ Cup: The Boys of Firth House, W. T. S. Breeze McLernon Prize for Community Services:

G. W. W. Field, 7X2 Oscar and Victor Gallie Bursary: G. R. Boon, 7X5 J.P. Firth Bowls of Honour: Head Boy, Firth House:

W. T. S. Breeze, 7X3; Head Boy: N. J. Hunn, 7X4 The Turnbull Scholarship Prizes:

C. D. Fung, 7X1; H. C. Cheng, 7X3; R. A. Barr,

7X4; M. R. Bussell, 7X4 Moore Scholarships: M. K. Foster, 7X4; M. K. R. Walker, 7X4 Rhodes Scholarship: A. A. Cooper, 7X4 James Mackay Scholarship: P. K. C. Wong, 7X2 J. P. Firth Scholarship: N. J. Hunn, 7X4.

Proxime Accessit to Dux - Auckland Old Boys’ Prize:

M. K. R. Walker, 7X4 Dux - The James Cuddie Memorial Medal:

P.K.C. Wong 7X2

TECHNICAL DRAWING

Technical drawing is the language of industry and is therefore vital to industrial society. Over the past decade technical drawing has made progress, not only as a technological subject, but also as an academic study. However, we are behind other countries in our acceptance of this subject as a worthwhile educational discipline.

At high school level, technical drawing is taught as part of a general education programme. Basically, its concepts are derived from applied geometry.

Most students taking this subject find it enjoyable and stimulating. It offers the student an insight into architectural and engineering design, navigational and field survey skills. For the student who enjoys solid geometry and is imaginative, the possibilities are limitless.

A major part of the sixth form University Entrance course involves a design project in which the student is expected to do his own research, with the minimum of guidance from the teacher. Here, the choice of subject is limited only by the student’s interest and powers of observation. Projects may range from architectural, mechanical, civil and marine engineering. For the student with inventive ability, chemical engineering may appeal.

While this course is not orientated towards vocational training, it does offer insights into a range of possible careers.

E.P. Haley

PHILIP WONG KIN CHEUNG - DUX

Philip Wong Kin Cheung, the college’s Dux of 1980, achieved academic distinction as a student from Hong Kong, boarding at Firth House. With an impressive list of scholastic achievements to his credit Philip fully deserved the honour of top scholar. Scoring 98 per cent in Pure Mathematics he also gained top marks in Chemistry and Physics. He won the James A. Cuddie Memorial Medal and the James Mackay Scholarship. He was also awarded the Christchurch Old Boys’ Prize for excellence in Pure Mathematics.

A former schoolboy long jump champion in Hong Kong, Philip took part in indoor basketball, table tennis and athletics during his stay at college. He plans to complete an engineering degree at Canterbury University.

COLLEGE LIFE

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SCHOOL DIARY

January 28-30: Opening week, and pupils return, about many of whom Shakespeare wrote: “And then the schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school.’’

February 4-8: A week of mighty endeavour for many, and honour for some - school athletic sports, finals being held at Newtown Park.

February 19-28: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.’’ Prefects camp. Bus prefects announced. Tennis and cricket matches against Napier B.H.S.

March 1-7: The serious side of school gains further momentum - 2nd XI v P.N.B.H.S. at cricket.

Intercollege swimming championships and quadrangular athletic meeting. By this time field trips are well under way - a wonderful way of learning school work and enjoying the experience.

March 22: A thousand souls rejoiced in victory only to learn later that the old proverb is so true “there’s many a slip twix’t cup and lip.’’ We won and lost the McEvedy Shield. The cry for a return to basics in education probably came from a disappointed supporter who was furious at someone’s inability to add the points correctly.

March 24-26: Quadrangular tennis tournament at College.

March 28: “Come and trip it as you go, on the light fantastic toe.’’ Milton foresaw the intricacies of disco dancing as the third form dancers celebrated the first of the college dances.

April 24: Solemn and impressive Anzac Service.

April 28: Lunchtime concert - anything to relieve the boredom of lunch time for many.

April 30: Cross-country relays bring more success. “There’s no prize for losers.’’

May 2: A trophy of huge proportions appears in assembly - our team wins the inaugural Secondary Schools Golf Tournament.

May 9: Holidays!

May 29: Droves of parents get a new slant on their offspring. Parents of third formers attend interviews at school.

June 3: Winter seminars begin - the real world comes into our ivory tower.

June 6: School collects over $200 for injured old boy basketballer, Dave McCalman.

June 16: Hockey - 1st XI v Christchurch B.H.S.

June 17-23: “Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest can answer.’’ This last century quotation found a responsive audience as school exams proceeded.

June 18: 1st XV v St Pat’s College, and some of Wellington College v some of St Pat’s College.

June 21: More success for our cross-country runners at the National Championships. Juniors win.

Seniors are second.

July 1: School cross-country championships, echoing for some Churchill’s famous words, “blood, toil, sweat and tears . . .’’

July 2: Auckland Grammar 1st XV play us.

July 3: What will I be when I grow up? Careers evening.

July 7: An invasion of the school by Napier B.H.S., Napier B.H.S. and other colleges for music, rugby and running.

July 9: Fund raising for the cross-country team to Australia starts with a Mayoral send-off for a 1,000 mile relay round the short circuit.

July 10: “Heaven helps those who help themselves’’ and the college benefits from this adage. A work day raises funds for video equipment we could not otherwise have got.

July 12: As the Bible said “all things come to an end’’ - 100 hours and 1076 miles later, the running marathon ends.

July 23: Hockey, soccer and rugby teams play Palmerston North Boys High and Silverstream respectively.

July 28: Although this chronicle does not register the fact often, school work continues. Hockey, soccer and basketball gain success against New Plymouth B.H.S. Cross-country Round the Lakes relay.

July 30: 1st XV does well at Athletic Park.

August 1: Parents promote an evening at Downstage - production of “The Seagull’’.

August 5: Archbishop Reeves visits his old school.

August 6: Much inter-form rivalry with short circuit relays. Great support from spectators.

August 14: Speculators on the speed of one horse against another are sternly discouraged.

August 15: Stu Wilson, All Black winger, presents caps to 1st XV. Students requested to bring 100 telephone books each to school for School Council funds.

August 18-21: 1st XV plays in Quadrangular tournament in Christchurch.

August 19: Mayor Fowler presents tickets to cross-country team for Australia. Receives pictorial memento of his participation in short circuit.

August 22: Term ends, and Firth House demise announced.

August 29: Soccer XI wins national tournament at Nelson.

September: Hockey and basketball do well in tournament.

September 8: Morganti takes Kirkcaldies’ Art Prize.

September 9: McLaren and Sarfati are joint winners of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Chess Championships.

September 11: Cross-country team returns from Australia, laden with duty free goods and successes.

September 27: Fashion is a fickle jade, but the Parents’ Fashion Parade proves a great success and also raises $1900 for the Pavilion.

October 4: This is a Saturday, a non-school day. We record this lest later generations think that sport is the only activity at school. Cross-country teams win three out of four grades at the inter-college championships.

October 15: School continues. Cross-country teams win two titles and a second place in road relays.

October 18: The semi-permanent, temporary prefabs finally inch their way out of the college grounds. Rooms nine and ten now reside as changing rooms on some distant fields.

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October 21: Speech contests and music evening.

October 23: Students line Government House drive to farewell Governor-General. Prefects and School Council members in process of selection.

November: Gradual exodus as the moment that will never arrive, finally does, and external exams begin.

Scholarship, Bursary, University Entrance and School Certificate candidates leave, and fourth formers taste the heady delights of seniority.

November 15: Firth House denizens of the past hold a reunion.

November 19: No lottery results could be more eagerly awaited, or more feverishly perused, than the lists of accredited students distributed on this day.

November: School exams, and gradually all exams end and the students drift back quietly as the year draws to a close.

December 5: End-of-year function. It was a good year, all-in-all, and many a tale will be told, forty years on, of things that happened, but really didn’t in this year of grace 1980.

VISITORS TO THE COLLEGE

From time to time during the year, the College has been fortunate in having many visitors and guests.

Some of these have included:

Mr Brent Pratt, former head prefect and captain of the 1st XI, who presented a number of trophies won by school soccer teams.

Mr. Stu Wilson, who spoke and presented the caps to the 1st XV at assembly before the team left for tournament. He spoke of various facets of All Black tours, some humorous, some serious. One lesson to be learned from his advice - rugby is for enjoyment, even at test level.

Paul A. Reeves, Archbishop of N.Z., Bishop of Auckland and prominent old boy, entertained the school with his totally unexpected, witty and diverting account of his early days at college, snippets of his family life and general comments on the business of living. He also told us of the problems which exist in his Auckland diocese and some of the measures being used to cope with them.

Archbishop Reeves was an accomplished sportsman at College and performed with distinction as a spin bowler in the 1st XI and a full back in the 2nd XV.

Mr. Heenan, from the Consumers’ Institute, addressed the school on facets of the institutes’s work. What the audience found quite fascinating were Mr. Heenan’s stories of ‘confidence tricks’ perpetrated by advertising, the testing of various products such as ‘sinkable’ life jackets and the predicament of customers who bought the wrong products.

BRIDGE CLUB 1980

SCHOOL PAVILION

This year, 4A3, under the leadership of our form master, Mr. Haskell, has undertaken to refurbish the School Cricket Pavilion. The pavilion was in a very dilapidated state, and was in need of a good overhaul.

The parents’ association has donated over $1900, which will be spent on building materials as well as maintenance on the bottom floor.

Naturally some groups do a good job while others, one in lunch-times and period 4 Social Studies classes. The main changing rooms have been repainted and gutterings cleared. At the moment 4A3 are working in lunch-times and Period 4 Social Studies classes.

Naturally some groups do a good job while others, one group in particular, left it in almost a worse state than when they began.

Over the next year I hope to see a vastly improved building that we can proudly call the Wellington College Cricket Pavilion.

P. Dyne

This year, the card sharps of the school set ourselves a goal: to learn a new card game, namely, Bridge. After inquiring about previous bridge clubs in the school (the last one was quite a few years ago) we found out that Mr Cormack had run the last one, so Mark Obren and I persuaded him to teach those willing to learn how to play Bridge.

After using a few Monday periods, five tutorials, the seventh form members had learnt how to play so we could teach others. Eventually, the club built up a membership of 26 which reduced later on in the year to about 12 regulars meeting Monday and Thursday lunch hours in Room 125 or 401 and outside in the linkway before school and interval.

During the year we tried to arrange a challenge match with a couple of the staff members but due to numerous duties (including, we suspect, the staffroom pool table) this match never came to fruition.

This year, because of a generous contribution from the School Activities Fund we were able to purchase packs of cards. Hopefully, in following years, this club will continue to offer as much enjoyment to future students as it did to us.

The Bridge Club would like to thank Mr Cormack, for his initial help in establishing the club, Mark Obren for his assistance in running it and the numerous other students who helped to make this club successful.

Matthew Miller (Student in Charge)

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VICE-REGAL FAREWELLS Past

and Present

BALLROOM DANCING

Ever wondered what on earth the senior school gets up to on the cold, wintry, Friday nights of Term II? Between 30 and 40 found refuge in the Memorial Hall for an hour from 6.30 for ten consecutive weeks from June 6th, along with about 45 girls from various girls’ colleges including Wellington Girls, Wellington East, Marsden and St. Mary’s. They were making an attempt at ballroom dancing.

The class was run by Jimmy James Dance Studio which was unbelievably patient and even intuitive at times. For only $9 we learned how to waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, cha-cha, Gay Gordons and jive. Perhaps the most interesting dance for spectators was the jive where girls were twirling under the arms and between the legs.

The course finished on the last night at Jimmy James Studio with three hours solid ballroom dancing. That night put many people off doing chiropody, majoring in toes.

Although we had nine hours of lessons and three hours solid practice, it is debatable how much everyone actually learned during the course. The class has had some unseen benefits, however, such as fostering closer inter-school relations and bringing the shyer people into contact with one another. Among the cons of the class were sore toes on Saturday morning.

Everyone seemed to gain something from the exercise, the most notable benefit being the discovery of just how enjoyable this old-fashioned pastime can be.

Our sincere thanks to Ken Miller of Jimmy James Dance Studio and to Miss Kasoulides for her time and wellrewarded effort in ensuring its success. When asked why she did it, she replied ‘‘I thought it was just what the boys of this school needed.”

Kris Kincaid

WELLINGTON LANGFEST

This year was the first in which the Wellington Language Teachers’ Association has held a language festival. This was staged in the Cultural Centre of the World Trade Centre and a vast number of entries were exhibited, representing the languages of French, Latin, German and Maori. Prizes and merit certificates were awarded in each section by a panel of judges.

One of the chief attractions was a model of the Moulin Rouge - a well known nightclub on Montmartre Hill where many of Toulouse Lautrec’s famous sketches originated. It was made by Roger Harwood, Frances Cowan and Murray Pillar, all of 5A2, who worked on it during lunch hours and before and after school. It was constructed in cardboard and balsa wood from a photo lent by the French Embassy and was one of the entries to receive a prize.

Others who contributed posters and drawings to the “Langfest”, as it was called, were David Bowles, Richard Spiers, Royston Greeley, John Houdalakis, Malcolm Skinner, Douglas Ford, Paul David, Nigel Barker, Stewart Crowther, Richard Nicholls, Stevan Stojanovich, Bradford Jefferies, Christopher Cowan and Raymond Molloy, all of 3B3.

THE FILM CLUB PRESENTS: THE PHOENIX FLIES AGAIN

In July this year the Film Club rose again like the legendary Phoenix, to do something about the Old Film Room which had fallen into a state of decay and disintegration. A meeting was held, the idea of creating a theatre to show films at lunch-times was conceived and about twenty old and new members expressed a desire to become projectionists.

During the following weeks the auditorium was transformed. We took down the ancient black curtains, filled the gaping hole in the floor, coloured the windows with bright enamel and then painted them black on the inside. We removed a mountain of rubbish, repainted the screen and on the surrounding white (?) plaster wall conjured up the blue sky and infinite horizon of the Mediterranean, or the Pacific seen from the hills of Island Bay. Eventually the Phoenix itself appeared, winging its way to Heliopolis with a ball of myrrh . . . and so the Phoenix Theatre was born.

The enthusiasts who worked on this included Russell Keast, Dirk Mouton, Brent Neumayr, Roland Kwing, James Kwing, Themis Pippos, Paul Lee, Mark Bradbury, Craig Miller, Peter Olymbiou, Michael Lange, Carl Savage, Blair Coxford, Boyd Hermann, Carey Tuohy, Brent Craig, Alex Pantekalis, Ashley Dixon, Dean Alfrey, John Ward, Phillip Trow, Peter Irvine, Guy Field, Mr Henderson, Mrs Bradley (advising) and many others who lent a hand. Some of these have gained their projectionist certificates and others are learning to use the trusty 16 mm. Graflex Singer projector.

As we go to print the treasury of old films is being checked and labelled. There are antique silent films of mountaineering dogs, a tourist trip to Sydney on the Wanganella, scenic attractions of New Zealand as it used to be, a rugby match when Wellington College played another (Auckland Grammar?) encouraged by a haka from the college of boys who are men today (in the grounds of Wellington College as it used to be) and cricket coaching by one who knew it all. We have learned from our fathers too, about Electricity (Series and parallel circuits) and the radio valve in the days before the Transistor. Other, more modern films are on their way.

In the near future we hope to have music, a better sound system, a well-carpeted auditorium with splendid lighting and a second projector for continuous programmes to edify and to entertain. To assist the teaching staff we hope to provide a fully certificated projectionist in every class as more trainees are examined by Mr Pallin. Despite difficulties (such as the servicing of the projector) we know that always there will be a good future. The Phoenix will fly through the 1980’s and beyond the year 2001.

The Management.

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RADIO CLUB

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

The object of this year’s photography club was not only to provide photographs for the Wellingtonian but also to provide a facility through which students of the college may practise photography.

The club started at the beginning of the year with almost nothing. Early in the year the club received a grant from the school and plans for the darkroom were under way. It seemed to take an extremely long time before the club was operational (mid-year in fact) but it has blossomed since that time.

The club photographers have covered many school events including almost every major code of sport.

Evidence of the club’s work may be seen throughout the magazine and that, surely, speaks for itself.

On this note, I’d like to conclude by thanking Mr. McCrea for his great powers of organization, without which the club would have foundered.

Kris Kincaid.

PRINTING CLUB

In the Old Armoury, (same building as the FTB room) we have quietly done more than most people realise this year. On an ancient Chandler and Price, (Cleveland, Ohio), press we have printed a thousand tickets for the Wellington Girls’ College parents’ clothing store, 300 tickets for the Wellington Girls’ College third form dance and the same number for their fourth form dance also. A handsome fee and free tickets were wellearned, we do believe.

The “Fun and Fashion’’ evening would not have been the same without our 500 tickets, and some Rangikura school librarians are the proud possessors of fine art certificates set and printed in our printing establishment. So are the characters who have ordered and obtained NO SMOKING (two colour), ENTRY and EXIT signs and other works which we will not mention in this august journal.

Our aim is to be good printers. We hope to get both presses going, (one with an electric motor), and the headquarters painted before we enrol more members next year. We aim to execute orders for the college and personal needs, to make money. We have 200 drawers of type, nine tins of ink and a large tin of hand-cleanser. We need cards, paper and your orders! Quotations are free.

Robert Obren 3B3 Eliot Falconer 3A3 Anthony Pattison 3A3

Believe it or not, the Radio Club is still alive and well and has achieved a good deal this year. Among these achievements are, (for a short time), repairs to television sets as well as repairs done on radios. But after a firm ruling on the matter the television sets have been removed and we are now concentrating our efforts on sound systems, radios and repairs to the same. When the power is connected and the room is painted and equipped with shelves and perhaps a new (?) carpet we will have a first-rate workshop.

Some equipment has gone missing: two multimeters and probes, a small oscilliscope and so on.

We hope that they will be returned or replaced soon.

The Radio Club provides an outlet for talents, a training ground for electronic genius (Guglielmo Marconi started from humble beginnings) and an organisation which can be of real service to the college. Short wave or sound system anybody? Members: Robert Hall, Robert Molloy, Clive McKay, David Nicholby and Luke Gayison.

DEBATING CLUB

The year has been a successful one in a number of respects. The encouraging growth of interest in this form of public speaking has meant the setting up of a solid groundwork for future activity and success in debating at Wellington College.

The senior team was somewhat fluid in its member-ship for the first half of the year. However, some entertaining and fiery debates were contested against Erskine and St. Catherine’s Colleges. I would like to thank Matthew Miller, Tafa Mulitalo and Alistair Duncan for the effort they put into preparing and competing in senior debates. However, it was lain Rennie who was the mainstay of the team and I am indebted to lain for encouraging two very fine debaters to join with him to form the senior team. Andrew Sclater, Brett Gordon and Iain Rennie during the second and third terms competed successfully in a number of friendly debates. They managed to convince a highly spirited Wellington East Girls’ audience “That New Zealand certainly didn’t need a federal system of government’’.

lain and Andrew also competed in a secondary schools impromptu debating competition, eventually losing to St. Mary’s College in the semi-finals.

Mark Baber, Graham Beasley, Mark O’Grady, Johnathon Stone and Jeff Cooper also took part in some memorable senior debates, it is likely that next year Wellington College will enter a number of senior teams in the Wellington Speaking Union competitions. However, it is within the junior section of the college that the real future of debating lies.

In this respect I have been greatly encouraged by the tremendous improvement that all of the junior debaters have made. The junior A team consisted of Anatoly Frusin, Tom McIntosh and Mark Servian, while the junior B team consisted of Austin Sinclair, Raybon Kan, David Gordon and later in the year, Tiernan Wurms. All of these boys were third formers who hadn’t debated before.

In the first junior debate of the year the junior

A team affirmed the proposition ‘‘That New Zealand should paddle its own canoe”. The team lost this first debate against a much more experienced Hutt Valley High School team. However, in the second round a much improved junior A team convincingly defeated Heretaunga College by negating the proposition ‘‘That Saturday trading should be welcomed”. Unfortunately, one win and one loss was not enough to win a place in the semi-final of the competition.

The junior B team won its first debate against Scots College by negating the proposition ‘‘That Maori people get a raw deal”. In the second round the junior B team lost to Wellington Girls’ College in an afternoon debate which attracted a large and responsive audience.

They affirmed the contention ‘‘That petrol rationing is the answer”. In the final round the junior team lost to Sacred Heart College when they negated the proposition “That Wellington is a fun city”. David Gordon made an outstanding contribution to the team by being rated top speaker in the three debates that he took part in. David also won the Road Safety public speaking competition.

The last term saw the junior debaters compete very successfully against other colleges in friendly debates.

Every member of the club, has made a positive contribution to the development of debating at Wellington College. The future looks promising.

E. Salem.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD IN NEW ZEALAND

This worthy and highly-rated scheme continued through the year with 13 active members participating at the various Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.

The group, under its senior participant, Martin Arrell, organized some most noteworthy expeditions throughout the second-half of the year, and all who went will carry individual memories of the various occurrences which took place at these outings, for many years to come.

In order to comply with expedition requirements to satisfy the conditions of the Award, several one-day and weekend expeditions were made including visits to Mt. Kau Kau, Gratton Hut, Wall’s Whare, Paketuia, Butterfly Creek and Te Whiti.

The community service requirements entailed attendance at various courses organised by community bodies and participants give their appreciation to courses run by St. John’s Ambulance, NZ Fire Service, the Civil Defence Section of the Wellington City Corporation, NZ Deerstalkers Assn. Inc. and particularly to the NZ Mountain Safety Council of the Department of Internal Affairs. The valuable assistance and advice given by Brigadier Morrison of the Award Scheme and Mr. M. Bruce-Smith of the Accident Compensation Commission is acknowledged with thanks.

The following Awards were received during the year - Bronze: P. Irvine, Silver: M. Arrell, G. Boon.

BACKGAMMON CLUB

The door creaked open. A delicate, feminine hand slowly reached into the dark and gently felt the inside wall - touched the switch. Suddenly the gloom of the small room was shattered with shafts of electric light. There in the harsh glare they lay, musty, forgotten, stolidly quiet since their incarceration in 1977.

In an inconspicuous storage room, Accounting teacher, Miss Chloe Kasoulides, had rediscovered the legendary Wellington College Backgammon Boards.

They were fashioned with the ancient craft of Mr. Smith, Mentor of Wood-Hewers, built to withstand the erosion of time, menacing wood-rot and insane third- formers.

From the seventh form common room untimely ripped Mark Fuller, one of a handful of surviving relics of the Pre-Rees-Thomas Backgammon Club, volunteered to lead the Re-Animated Backgammon Club into the glorious eighties. Under this inspired leadership the club flourished, multiplied and divided; the elite sevenths fighting invasion by the unaccredited sixths.

With excellent support from both staff and students the committee (Gang of Four), M. Fuller, G. Broder, L. Chan and H. Cheng, begot a tournament of dubious rules, eventually won by Mario Dometakis (5A3) and Alex Sundakov (6th form) runner-up. This was especially notable as Alex had never seen the game before coming to New Zealand in 1980.

INTER-SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

1980 was an active year for I.S.C.F. Throughout the year about twenty boys met every Thursday lunchtime under the guidance of Messrs Sowerby and Anderson. Wellington East were frequently visitors to our meetings. We had a variety of guest speakers at our meetings. These included an audio-visual presentation from Radio Rhema, Miss Elaine Smith, a missionary from Tanzania, Mike Garland and Simon Wright from Youth for Christ, the Pink Family, a musical group from Auckland, the headmaster, and Mr Salem.

The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the combined ski-camp with Marsden at Mt Ruapehu.

Because it was snowing heavily on the first day, we couldn’t ski, so we went to the hot pools at Tokaanu.

The next day our skiing on fresh powder didn’t match

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up to the perfect conditions. There were some tired and sunburnt people that came to school the next day.

We have since enjoyed a colourful reunion.

We hope to have an equally fruitful year in 1981.

FIRST AID

At the beginning of 1980 a core group of first aiders kept the room at the college functioning, as a new group participated in a training programme ably run by Mr Kevin Dorgan. We are grateful for the time and effort expended by Mr Dorgan and other members of the St John’s Ambulance Brigade who assisted at the regular lunch time meetings. At the end of the second term the following boys sat and passed first-aid certificates: M. Arrell 6Y5, S. Collard 4A3, S. Cowan 3B3, C. Edie 4A3, C. Gamble 4B3, R. Greely 3B3, P. Irvine 5B1, L. Peneha 4A3, M. Roberts 3B3, A. Sidler 6Y1. Sixth formers C. Barnett, J. Miller and C. MacKay re-sat in order to update their certificates. These were presented by Mrs Davidson, the brigade’s District Superintendent (nursing) and Mr ReesThomas, at the annual inspection of our newly formed college youth division. A lively camp in the Wairarapa was held at the beginning of October and we returned bruised, but a little wiser about the intricacies of bandaging and abseiling.

Mrs C. Archer

LIBRARY

This year has been one of quiet progress in the library. In addition to books bought out of library funds, we have been fortunate to receive a large number of donations from a variety of sources. In particular, we would like to thank Mrs MacLeod for her generous donation of a large number of chess books which has greatly improved our collection on this popular hobby.

Thanks must also go to Richard and Andrew Gair whose monetary contribution has assisted the library to buy a number of books on economics. Parents’ evenings and Open Day have contributed over 100 books to the library and this is an encouraging sign.

The library this year replaced its old, inadequate catalogue with a larger cabinet which will prove of benefit to librarian and borrowers alike. This year we have been closed on Wednesday lunchtimes and this has allowed the librarians to keep the shelves very accurate and tidy.

Much of what the library has achieved this year would not have been made possible without our 23 librarians who have enthusiastically worked to keep the day-to-day running as smooth as possible.

Library Assistants: A. Frusin, I. Gainsford, A. Griffiths, J. Hinkley, T. McIntosh, J. Usher, M. Wu, A. Sinclair, B. Hollands, K. Stefanides, G. Williams, T. Banks, M. Boswell, D. Larsen, J. Ng, S. Wilson, P. Dyne, C. Gamble, A. Gainsford, D. Sachdeva, I. Rennie. Teacher i/c Library: Mr P. J. Mc Walls. Librarian: Mrs P. A. Collen.

I. Rennie

GERMAN-NEW ZEALAND EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is presented by the Society for German-New Zealand Student Exchange. It is presented to a student who has at least School Certificate German and who shows a continued interest in German. The period of the scholarship is thirteen weeks, during which the student lives with a host family and attends a school there for the last eight weeks.

This year three scholarships were won in New Zealand from roughly 100 applicants. They were decided after application forms were handed in and interviews with members of the society were held. The successful scholarship winners came from Auckland, Wellington and Timaru.

The Wellington winner was Jeremy Youmans of this college. He is being hosted in Mainz, a city with a population of 184,000 in the Rhineland Palatinate. Mainz is a river port at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Main. This area is well-known for its many castles, manor houses and vineyards. The scholarship.

July, 1978, 3.55 a.m. Dawn is just breaking. It is very still and the air is languid. I’m lying on top of my pallet, Berlin in Germany for four days.

Jeremy leaves Wellington on 5th December, flying via Auckland and Los Angeles to Frankfurt in Germany. He returns via Hong Kong arriving in Auckland on 9th March, 1981.

SKY-DIVING CLUB

The concept of a Wellington College Sky-diving Club was first conceived in early March. After many enquiries it was discovered that there were two facilities where prospective students could learn. There were also two promoters of the sport in the school - one for each sky-diving school. However, the cheaper school won, and after much delay our founder and President, Martin Hall, had announced that the big day had come for the four club members: Martin Hall, Scott Houston, Kris Kincaid and Andre Sidler.

On Saturday, August 3rd, the weather was a little cloudy but the air was still. Tension amongst the jumpers was running extremely high, until the first jumper was dressed up (for sky-diving, not a funeral).

As soon as the first canopies Sanded, the enthusiasm spread like an egg without a parachute until everyone was impatient to jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane.

It has been noted that our fearless leader, Martin Hall, was a perfect gentleman and let everyone else go first!

Perhaps the only rational way to explain our behaviour is to describe a usual first jump. After being kitted out we climbed into the incredibly small cabin and hardly breathed until 3,000 feet where we were told to climb out on to the wing strut. We never thought we could fall in love with an airplane enough to hug it with such tenacity as we did then at 3,000 feet. A single nod from the instructor sent us plunging breathlessly into a silent world, the only sound being the welcome flutter of your parachute opening. Four minutes later your feet are solidly on the ground but your eyes are once more looking to the sky.

Since then the four members have progressed

differently with Martin and Scott having completed four successful jumps, Kris having done three and Andre, lacking finance (that’s his story), completing only one.

Our leader’s efforts have been well-rewarded and although the club is not likely to continue next year, our sincere thanks go to Martin Hall for his tremendous effort in organizing us to reach for the sky - and miss.

Kris Kincaid

DRAMA CLUB ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

The Senior Drama Club’s production with Wellington East Senior Drama Club was presented in the college Little Theatre in the first week of June.

Rehearsals started in February and a practice set was built very early in order that the cast could rehearse with the five exits and entrances required.

The play, written in 1939, has stood the test of time and is still regarded as one of the best modern comedies. The play depends on the skilful timing of the cast, together with the slight overplaying of the farcical situations presented.

For young people to show the skill necessary to time lines and entrances, to present farce in a believable manner they need to be good. Our cast took time to develop these skills - indeed a rather tentative opening performance showed just this weakness.

Fortunately, with the first night ‘jitters’ behind them, the cast went on from strength to strength and

by Saturday they were near professionals. The curtain opened to a really first rate set. The living room of this 19th century house looked solid - looked lived in and was wholly believable.

The staircase was obviously solid and permanent. The detail of the set was most impressive.

Many vases, pots, ferns and pictures cluttered the room.

Books and periodicals were placed to look as if they had just been looked at. A shawl hung over the balustrade upstairs in a careless manner as if someone had thrown it there and it was to be picked up sometime later. The whole panelled and wallpapered room looked real and was a fitting background to what was going to be a first rate performance. That the ‘set’ was applauded on most nights was a tribute to the stage staff and to Mr Markham.

On curtain rise dear Aunt Abby and her nephew Teddy are seen entertaining the Rev. Dr Harper at tea.

An elaborate silver tea service was used as Aunt Abby and the Doctor introduced in dialogue the characters that were to appear later. An interlude with two New York policemen gave further indication that in the near future some rather surprising things were going to happen. The first big laugh from the audience came from a reference to New Zealand’s fighting Rob Muldoon. I can never understand why any reference to any current New Zealand Prime Minister always brings a laugh.

By the time Mortimer has discovered a dead body in the window seat put there by Aunt Abby because the vicar was coming and it wouldn’t be very nice for him to see a dead body at tea, the audiences were fairly well warmed up to the play and to the characters. In the second act when Jonathon the psychopathic killer

and his alcoholic friend, Dr Einstein, have substituted another body in the window seat and nearly sent poor Mortimer witless, we are ready to laugh and enjoy every moment - and we did.

It was a fine performance from all the leading players. The girls seldom got out of character and gave us a sterling performance. The boys in the cast too, sustained characterisation. Altogether the play was heralded as one of the finest the school has done. All credit to the cast and stage staff. It will be very difficult in 1981 to better this performance.

Abby Brewster Rev. Dr Harper Teddy Brewster Officer Brophy Officer Klein Martha Brewster Elaine Harper Mortimer Brewster Mr Gibbs Jonathon Brewster Dr Einstein Officer O’Hara Lieutenant Rooney Mr Wutherspoon

CAST

Stephanie Turner Michael Lee Alisdair Shaw Geoffrey Boon Alistair Ross Shelly Spoor Helen Coates Philip O’Brien Guy Field Kris Kincaid Scott Houston Craig Andrews Peter Jeffries Ian Jamieson

PRODUCER

Mr L.F. Gardiner Stage Manager Ass. Stage Manager

Michael Penlington Mark Mulholland

STAGE STAFF

Warren Player Martin Arrell

PROPERTIES

Peter Burrell

LIGHTING Nick Foster

LIGHTING ASSISTANTS

Mark Fuller Robert Purvis

Jim Sim

PROMPT

Roger Harwood

SOUND

Mark Walker

The Drama Club wishes to thank Mrs K. Power, Mr Ian Smith, Mr J. Chambers, Mr M. Pallin, Mr B. Farland, Ms Hansen and Miss Rankin, for the help they gave to the production.

THIRD FORM DRAMA CLUB

This year a small group of third formers began a junior drama group. The members were Michael Cook 3A1, Anatoly Frusin 3A1, Tom McIntosh 3A1, Conrad Siers 3A2, Simon Wallace 3A2 and Graham Wilson

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Mortimer and Jonathan have another brotherly quarrel. Dr Einstein referees.

Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha see another victim.

Mortimer and Elaine plan a night at the theatre.

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THE PLAYS’ THE THING...

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3A2. They were ably assisted by Mark Round, 4A3, as prompt, and Robert Purvis and Jim Sim of 5A1 who gave generously of their time to stage-manage the performance. Anthony Markham, 3A3, was in charge of sound effects. The person with the unenviable task of maintaining law and order was Mr P Markham.

Activities began with several meetings where members could get to know each other. There were some exercises in mime and a film or two. It soon became apparent that one of the major difficulties was finding a time when everyone was free at the same time.

Invariably one or other of the persons concerned had some pressing prior engagement (such as Mr McCrea) that simply could not be avoided. Happy compromises were always reached eventually, often at the expense of English, French, or Art, and the club was able to meet fairly regularly.

Finding a suitable play to perform was the next obstacle. Where does one find a play with six boys in it, that is challenging, not too long and within the group’s capabilities? Eventually along came ‘Burglars1, a oneact play by David Rudkin. It suited the group well, giving each boy ample opportunity to develop a character interpretation of his own while at the same time having to be aware of the others in the cast and to consider their interpretations in light of his own. The actual play takes the form of a dream-like fantasy with the action centred around the interior of an old and derelict house.

The juniors were fortunate that the senior production of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ left them with an excellent set, which they used to full advantage. Rehearsals went well and as performance time approached it actually became possible to call one each day.

The costumes were gathered together, a stunning array of highly colourful, striped T-shirts and jerseys were begged, borrowed and stolen from all manner of people. Traditional white mime make-up was used to enhance the dream-like quality of the play.

Several third form classes made up the audience for the first performance. It was a rather nail-

biting affair because although the play is relatively short, a great deal happens. A lot of the play’s success depends upon the quality and timing of the sound effects: ‘owls, traffic, several car smashes, ambulances and police sirens. After a lot of false alarms during rehearsals, the operator managed to get everything together on the day...including one loud raspberry that wasn’t in the script.

The play was received very well by all those who saw it. That it was so successful is due entirely to the enthusiasm and confidence generated by all concerned.

Looking back, it has been a most worthwhile activity and one it is hoped that will continue next year.

STAMP CLUB

The club had a few keen members who attended meetings regularly, but it did not flourish as it has in other years.

There was a deal of interest in the school collection, which had been compiled over a number of years. A collection which was in existence for many years disappeared in the late 1940’s, and Mr W. F. Crist, now Headmaster of Hastings Boys High School, began a new one. When he left, it was continued by R. Michael, and, with the help of some generous donors, a valuable collection was built up. It is hoped to dispose of this and the funds will be used to assist school activities.

SCIENCE FAIR

In the Wellington Science Fair, two boys from the college were successful in winning their sections.

Michael Bowles of 5A2 won the prize for the best senior exhibit in the physical and mathematical section, and David Trow of 5A1 won the prize for the best senior exhibit in the applied sciences section.

In addition, Michael Bowles was chosen as one of only two major prize winners to represent the Wellington region in the Phillips New Zealand Science Fair.

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LUNCH BREAK

THE TEACHERS’ LOT

THE LEARNING PROCESS

WE

We, the younger generation, salute you, perhaps in time we can become so hardened that we too can ignore a thousand silent cries for help.

ADULTHOOD

Why argue?

They never listen anyway Is this what “adult� means?

D. Morton

MEMORIES OF A KIBBUTZ VOLUNTEER

July 1978, 3.55 a.m. Dawn is just breaking. It is very still and the air is languid. I’m lying on top of my pallet, inadequately cooled by a clamouring fan. I’m very tired, a deep exhaustion that transcends anything that I have ever known before, with the exception of last year’s harvest. The path lights go off, the night-guards cease their patrol around the quiet kibbutz apartments and life starts to stir. Work boots crunch on the gravel and tractors cough. I roll off the pallet, slip into shorts and shirt and a pair of desert boots and step out into the half-light, after having first closed up the room to keep in some faint dawn coolness against the relentless heat of the day.

Out in the parking area, there are tractors driven by macho-looking kibbutzniks, hitched up to flat wagons.

These are packed with American, German, English and sundry other foreign volunteers, off to work in the grapes, cotton, grapefruit, bananas, or wherever the vagaries of the work-list have put them. Not me, I have my own semipermanent job in the Kerem (vineyard) and during harvest time its strictly for mules, shifting and loading endless boxes of grapes filled by the pickers. Two months of work, eat, sleep, work. Then olives and then grapefruit; for three more months work, eat, sleep, work. Masochism?

Certainly. Misguided Gentile Zionism? Probably.

Right now though, it is the very best time of the day. The wagons have gone on ahead - to hell, with the yammering mob - the love of silence and solitude has become a habit over previous months. The first full boxes of grapes won’t hit the ground for another half-an- hour or so. Until then they will not need me, so I can walk out.

Past the cowsheds - a foetid place, literally knee deep in perpetual dung, through the gate in the encircling barbed wire fence, past the guard dogs on fixed lines, comatose in the dawn, and finally out onto the metalled road.

The kibbutz that I worked on is just south of Lake Kinneret, beside the Galil (Galilee). It is at the centre of the world, and I mean that literally. Above this minute piece of territory, all the main nervous and historical lines of force that affect modern consciousness pulsate and intersect. A visitor, especially a gentile, trying to achieve an understanding of Israel has to simultaneously work in a bewildering number of dimensions. Firstly, three thousand years of Jewish history and selfconsciousness; an inverted tribalism of such profound intensity that it has functioned as a touchstone in the spiritual and intellectual development of western man.

Then, one must comprehend western history, modern Zionism, contemporary Israeli politics and society and every aspect of modern geopolitics from Afghanistan to the U.S. Presidential elections: they all affect the place and vibrate in the very air. I could stand in the serene stillness of the vineyard and feel it - the air charged with significance and tension; as highly strung as New Zealand’s is placid.

It is too much of course, and eventually one’s mind short-circuits. But for the Israelis it is worse. For them, the cost of living here is a chronic sense of total vulnerability and the inescapable demands of total selfawareness. The spectres of Auschwitz and Kolyma hang

in the air and never go away. The burden of this total awareness is very great, and in reaction collectively and individually, they often relapse into extraordinary paranoia and quotidian banality. The peace of being quite, quite ordinary is their greatest wish.

Israel is still an experiment and the outcome is far from certain. The experiment lies in the act of giving the expression of nation-statehood to a dispersed cultural mythology: one that was so vital and tenacious that it survived and flourished for 1900 years, rooted in the collective mind of the Jewish people. “If I forget thee, Oh Jerusalem. . . . Yea, by the Waters of Babylon we sat down and wept.’’ The idea made actual was impelled by the ultimate acts of holocaust and barbarity in this century. An act of will created Israel, has sustained it and has performed miracles of development and the absorption of a welter of diverse Jewish cultures. But the cost has been horrendous. Statehood and political power corrupt and the Zionist ideal, fixed on achieving the “in-gathering of the exiles’’, has produced a state that is neither of the west nor of the east. It is burdened with unwanted conquests and seemingly unwilling to repudiate the most cancerous of them.

The kibbutzim, the communal farming settlements, were the initial cutting edge of prestate development. Some 250 of them currently exist containing about 3% of the population of 3.5 million, a proportion that has remained fairly constant. The contemporary, highly urbanized and secular Israeli is more likely to damn the kibbutzim as the privileged preserve of a landed aristocracy. Perhaps there is just enough truth in that to make it sting. But the fact remains that the kibbutzim provide the best extensive example of genuinely socialist communities which have flourished over successive generations. Ironically, the necessary condition for this flourishing seems to be existence within a capitalist and democratic state structure. Make communalism co-extensive with the state and you invariably get a tyranny. Confine it to village size (or a network of such villages) within a wider, sustaining capitalist framework and its ability to flourish will be limited only by the vigour of its members and the strength of its ideology.

It takes twenty minutes at a calm plod, past the banana plantation. Then I turn a corner and suddenly the vineyard opens up. Through the laden vines to the far side, to the border road above the escarpment overlooking the Yarmuck River. This is a serenely beautiful place. In the distance, across the valley, are the hills of Bashan, and between are river flats, ground mist and peasants bringing their flocks and herds from the nearby village to

graze on the water-meadows. Everything is so still that you can hear them playing on their reed pipes. In all the Middle East there can be no older sights or sounds than these. Between them and me is a dammed up river, no problem to swim. Also between them and me, on our side, is a double barbed wire frontier fence, electrified on top and mined down the middle. Our vineyard runs beside it and I work there every day. At 6 a.m. the border patrol will come past: a command car or half-truck, bristling with heavy machine guns and preceded by three soldiers in full battle gear walking out about a hundred yards ahead.

Their job is to look for signs of infiltration. Mine is to carry grapes. I have never seen a frontier before this, let alone a mined one. New Zealanders coming from their humane specks of green way down in the quiet southern ocean just don’t think in these terms. For the first few months, this barrier made me angry and depressed; it obscenely checked my natural inclination to go from one side of the valley to the other. That was a year ago; now I accept it as a fact of daily life. O.K., so it’s Jordan over there. What else is new?

At 8 a.m., back for breakfast in the communal dining hall, then out again and now in the early morning the temperature is already climbing into the low forties.

Walk and lift, carry, strain, sweat and drink; and drink and drink. Cold water (God’s nectar) from quart containers.

Drink a couple of these in the day and urinate none of it, because it all goes in evaporation. Move your feet and body with measured deliberation - 45°C plus is no joke, essentially its an enemy and must be treated with sense and respect.

For diversion there is a bizarre sonata. Below, and across the mines, wire and river, the shepherds are still playing their pipes. Up above, the Phantoms and Kfirs of the Israeli Air Force do mock dog-fights at low altitude.

Terribly beautiful, you can see one trying to get inside the turning circle of his “enemy’’, going for a rocket shot.

At mid-day we will finish and return to the dining hall for lunch. A hot lunch, a direct and wildly inappropriate cultural transplant from Poland and Lithuania. Then, until about 5 p.m. the kibbutz shuts itself inside darkened rooms and sleeps. Outside is left to a blinding glare and the cluttering sound of the air-conditioners.

Volunteers don’t merit air-conditioners, so we collapse naked on our pallets, maybe sidestepping the cloying heat with a sedative of syrupy red wine. If we are stupid we crawl under a wet sheet or a towel and let the fan play over it. At 4 p.m. back to the vineyard for a second session, finishing about 6.30, then a light meal, socialise a bit or read, collapse, sleep and resume at 4 a.m. After two weeks of this and with six to go, one is on cheerfully intimate terms with chronic fatigue. Labore est Orare! Obviously St Benedict never slogged through a Jordan Valley summer.

They were very hard places in the early days, in the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. On the newer ones, life is still hard. The social atmosphere was (and is) almost tactile with the sense of transcendent historicism, “Semitic intensity crossed with left Radicalism’’ as Koestler has termed it. Older ones though, like mine, have mellowed considerably and are currently producing their fourth

generation. These tiny children are the joy of the kibbutz and really its basic purpose for being. In the relative cool of the late afternoon, their parents or grandparents come and get them from the children’s houses. They are the future, the most beautiful children that I have ever seen, and everything revolves around them. Their elder brothers and sisters were born under constant shelling from guns sited in Syria and Jordan. One generation of children spent most of its first three years in the bomb shelters: this kibbutz has about thirty of them, the biggest being directly beneath the dining hall.

The older grandparents, in their early to midseventies, are the original pioneers. Look upon them with respect because you will never see their like again.

They came here as virtual children in 1926, cutting every bourgeois tie to their homes in Poland, Russia and Lithuania. Coming to a barren, malaria-ridden and fly-infested desert they brought vitality, ideology, and passion: and they initiated asocial and sexual revolution in the teeth of such odds as to make the spasms of the 1960’s look puerile. From a waste they wrung a place of productivity and beauty. They tore down the diseased structures of social distinction based on money, possessions and occupation, and substituted equality and fraternity through the common conquest of labour.

Though it probably sounds very strange and even faintly crazy to you, entrenched in your individualistic and consumptive life-style, it worked then and it works now.

On the kibbutz there is only one question of over-riding significance: “Is this person a good comrade and a good worker?’’ What you do carries no superior status or value of itself. How you do it determines everything.

You cannot shield yourself or construct a pseudopersonality behind job-status, wealth, objects or the usual appurtenances of “success’’ or upward mobility.

These things do not exist. You stand forth before the collective essentially as you are, and if you measure up, the rewards are of the spirit and the mind. It is an austere and humane ideal, vitally needed in a modern world that is strangulating in its mindless selfishness.

But in another intriguing way, the initial social revolution of the kibbutzism faltered and reverted.

Through three generations it slowly retrenched on the virtues of fidelity, marriage, family, privacy and a degree of religious expression. Maybe one cannot live on the height of cruel reductive abstraction beyond the first

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generation; maybe the process of reversion tells us something about human needs that are eradicable, even instinctual. For myself, I think that it does. On my first day on the kibbutz I sat in front of my room. On one side, above the tree line, I could see the Golan Heights, safe now, but not necessarily so in future. In front of me was a play area with small children clambering over high and complex things. It struck me then that for people to commit themselves to the sublimely ordinary business of loving and being faithful, and marrying and having children in the face of such constant threat, was the ultimate expression of practical faith.

A friend of mine, a rather hearty American and fellow worker in the vineyard, aptly summed up the essence of it all when the crazed pressures of politics and global loathing became too heavy to cope with: “Oh man, the grapes’ll keep growin.” So they did, and so did the children. “L’chaim” - to Life.

M. Fowler

THE VALUE OF MONEY ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS AND CURES.

A popular statement nowadays is that inflation is caused by “too much money’’ and that the cure is to restrict monetary volume but, as we have seen, the cure is not so simple as it sounds. It may be easy to control bank activity, but it is less easy to control the extension of credit by the private sector. The private sector (institutions such as insurance companies, solicitors, hire purchase companies and other credit companies), does not provide money in the strict sense of the word, but provides purchasing power which effectively is a substitute for real money.

When it comes to policy-making, there is a difference of opinion as to which of two schools of opinion offers the best solution for achieving a stable growth rate for the money supply. This means a growth rate which, as well as making it possible to attain real economic growth, would also at the same time inhibit and ultimately eliminate price inflation. The first school, the Monetarists, led by Milton Friedman, says that the money supply and income levels are closely related.

According to the Monetarists, the government’s job is to control the money supply, allowing just enough increase to match real growth. The private sector, they say, should be left the decisions on how the money is to be spent regarding investment, consumption and production.

Government fiscal policy should be confined to the provision of necessary, essential community services and the collection of taxes to fund them.

The other school of thought is known as the Keynesian (after Lord John Maynard Keynes, Baron of Tilton), now led by Tobin and Heller. The Keynesians believe that it is government’s job to generate (or restrain) direct activity in order to maintain full employment without inflation. The money supply should be varied, they say, in order to accommodate the requirements of fiscal policy. Both groups recognise that monetary and fiscal policies are inseparable. Any decision involves a combination of both.

New Zealand’s monetary policy at the present time principally involves use of the reserve assets ratio

applied to financial institutions and also use of a variety of powers designed to give specific directives to banks and other financial institutions about the kind and amount of business they carry out. Also, there will be greater use of government security interest rates in the future but these need to be maintained at levels competitive with those prevailing for private sector financial assets in order to be meaningful, ceteris paribus.

Fiscal policy, in contrast to monetary policy in New Zealand, attempts to influence total expenditure by changing the level of government expenditure. Other methods involve influencing private sector spending through changes in the rates of taxation on incomes or commodities, thereby affecting current disposable in-comes and the prices of goods and services. New Zealand, to date, has tended towards a version of Keynesian economic policy therefore, concentrating more on fiscal policy benefits rather than monetary policy benefits.

[Extract from an essay by Matthew Miller 7X3, submitted for the 1980 Kelliher Economics Prize, 1980.]

AFTER THE DELUGE Encrusted coral castles march across the horizon, Baroque cathedrals in an azure mist; An ambience of death, And decay, The rusting winds, tanks and jagged edges Are now inorganic flesh, And metallic tissue: At one with the frozen cities, The glass waves, The bones and the masonry, Reflecting the dying rays of an old sun.

J. Silver

WIPE OUT The kid’s got problems The kid’s got stress The kid’s got a needle hidden in his desk.

His Daddy is rich and his Mummy’s a bitch but the kid’s still stuck in a psychological ditch.

The kid needs another artificial spasm cuz the little silver needle really does have ’em.

His little Granny panics and don’t know what to do all the kid can think of is let’s go sniff some glue.

The kid can’t handle it the kid can’t ask the kid covers it up with a hypodermic mask.

B. McKeich

MY IDEA OF A TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND FACTORY IN THE 21 ST CENTURY

As technology rapidly advances, so too does the way in which an economy functions.

Production plays an important role in any economic system, and in the following, I will attempt to put forward my idea of a twenty-first century contemporary New Zealand factory involved in production.

Owing to increasing capital being made available for new industry through economies of scale being achieved by mergers such as the current FletcherChallenge-Tasman Pulp and Paper exercise, I feel that this enterprise will, in the next century exemplify business on a large scale.

With increased productivity and more efficient techniques, the enterprise would be trying to operate at the optimum point of its production possibility curve, but in trying to achieve this equilibrium point, would at the same time, still have to give full regard to government and public pressures and opinion, especially in the case of employment possibilities, an issue which must not be overlooked.

Because of this public awareness and concern over employment, I think automation on a large scale will be avoided, e.g. robots on a mass assembly line, thus avoiding massive unemployment. However, as is the case as time progresses into the twenty-first century, there may be some unemployment problems because of smaller-scale automation due to increased use of computers. There is no reason, of course, why largescale automation would not prevail in the years following which would create a need for a number of highly trained and skilled operators and technicians to operate the computers.

Thus specialization would rule in a great number of the industries involved in production due to their efforts to attain optimum output. This in turn could create interdependence between companies and perhaps achieve better business as well as personal relationships.

Warwick Owen

SUNSET This summer bore no roses, Only chains of cloud spun golden in the sky, Only the land grown black at my back, With a cold knife spat from spray-flecked teeth, And the blue-washed sky like a spectrum flowed From grey into yellow over my head, like a subtle Wave, or age and creeping bitterness.

While the sea slipped softly, rising and falling, Flametopped waves of crystal, jade-streaked and Fleeing into the sunset.

While I stood by in rusted feet with a Broken sword and a withered globe, watching The gold decay into blood and trickle away.

And there was a wind in the black green sea, Turning and writhing in throat-stabbed death, An emptying cry that swept its cloak in The heron’s face as it floated, mangled White on red.

And I looked up to the ageing sky, the hard Blue cobalt ebbed away, and only the husk Remained to spit and curse the booming cliffs Outstretched to freeze my fingers with a touch.

C. Fung

WHERE HAS YESTERDAY GONE? Where has yesterday gone?

When 5c could buy the world.

We fought invisible armies got killed a thousand times.

When the water was warmer and streams were deeper.

Trees were bigger begging us to climb them Grass was greener (and cheaper).

Parents were loved Teachers respected.

The armies are real now but we’re no longer immortal.

Streams are dead and the water smells.

Panorama of the twenty-first century factory. R C Dileva 5B2

Peter Kempit

NIGHT Slowly, like a descending curtain, the dusk floats down darkening and cooling, clouding and misting.

Now more quickly it clutters the place filling holes and lengthening shadows.

It spreads its wing in a mocking challenge.

Like a wave or an unleashed dog it springs on the countryside, Changing, mutating everything into weird shapes and colossal figures, blackening everything in its path.

Darkness strikes with little warning and with savage speed in strange forms, lays waste to the countryside with a dismal trail of blackness.

Phillip Rich

AND A SPACE There it is, a telephone, cables and a space Between us, And a space in my head And a space in my talk With a voice robbed of realness, in strained and awkward conversation: ‘So much for Pathos’ Screamed the dying man through rotting gums and the blood and froth of slime-corrupted lungs.

So much for dreams, in the space, in the dark Spat out with his teeth, on the pavement.

But it’s only a telephone, plastic and wires, And a tiny space that I can’t get through.

And I try, God I try while the space gets bigger, in my guts, in my brain, While you dwindle away with a stock-broker.

DEATH

C. Fung

BEGINNING TO END Birth’s bright beginning Opens the door, Life’s struggle starting, Minds eager for knowledge Striving to learn.

Manhood maturing, Ambitions of spring, lead to Summer’s achievement, And Autumn succeeds to Wise Winter, matured.

Time, master of all, gently takes hold, Life’s toil is ended, Sweet peace is the crown, Death closes the door.

Robert Purvis

THUNDER The sky was dark, There was a flash of light, Without warning there was thunder, Then a silence, Then, with a sudden flash, The sky lit up again and there was thunder, It was a storm.

I heard him coming up the stairs, Creaking upon steps one and two.

Loudly hinges creaked, As he passed from door to door I heard him come for me.

I smelt him as he Passed through all my passageways A foul, fearful smell, Of bodies long since dead, The rancid stench of death I smelt him come for me.

The taste in my mouth Was sweet yet bitter, A taste of death, As I tasted him come for me.

I saw him come through my door His face was twisted, His eyes were dull That dark imposing figure, I saw him come for me.

He touched me with his icy hand And I fought to shake him off.

But it did no good, His hand just squeezed harder round my heart And suddenly I was cold, For he was Death And his hand had touched my heart.

David Ireland

Anon.

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A MOUNTAIN SCENE The lofty sun was shining bright Above the rolling hills, And softly sighed the summer wind Amongst the pungent pines, That rose quite motionless against The cloudless azure sky, Surrounded by a meadow striped With yellow blooms and grass, When came upon this wondrous sight A person wrung with cares, Who spellbound at this view confessed “What beauty is in life!’’

J. Arnold

POEM

ASYLUM (ON A SUMMER DAY) Air! Fresh clean air!

And birds in trees bursting in a myriad of colours, Beneath a carpet of luxurious green.

The man, face turned upwards, His once vacant eyes now wide open and shining, Hears the crickets and cicadas, the sparrows and starlings, Smells the summer air, the freshly cut grass.

Feels the warm sun on his face, the limpid air hanging lazily, suspended from a summer drugged sky.

Sees a bird winging its way across a backdrop of blue, children playing while the mother sits, sunning herself on the park bench.

And now he smiles, A long drawn out smile as he turns towards the lady in the starched white uniform, She takes him firmly by the arm (his eyes are vacant once more), and leads him, still smiling, Back into the waiting concrete building.

Lindsay Fung

HAPPINESS PAST

Those days were happy; crisp clear days of sparkling youth.

We were free, life was easy, the grass was soft underfoot.

Time was our own.

Now, The cold fluorescent tubes light our day, We are trapped in a “hostile world, Each laboured step meets cold grey asphalt; Time stands still.

J Preston-Thomas

Holidays are here.

We’re free at last.

We’re away from the teachers.

Throw your books in the cupboard, The only place for them!

They can’t interfere with your brains, Don’t worry about homework, Teachers will forget.

Holidays are at an end, You’re back into the rat-race.

Work-sleep-work-sleep, Hurry up mid-term!

David Moore-Jones

AN ILL-FATED JOURNEY The gleaming sun had fallen, And now a weary traveller stumbled on, Dark in the shadows Of the inconstant light of the grudging moon, On through the ghostly corridors Of the Ancient Wood.

The sky was black, The world had lost its colour, And the haunts of birds No longer stirred in pleasant song But in silent murmurs.

He looked Nothing; Except the rustle of rotting leaves invisible.

He stopped Dead.

Patter, pat - silence.

A sniff, a breath, Two tiny flames flashed And disappeared.

Upon the helpless man, Fangs, claws, Flames of Hell, Iron strength, It leapt.

J. Arnold

THE VIETNAM WAR THE METAL OF DESTRUCTION

Steel upon steel Then into flesh, The bayonet that rips into men Does not feel The bodies unmesh To the unresisted steel.

Jacketed death rockets by Bowling men for cover Where some may die.

Jacketed death please leave me be As I have caused No harm to Thee.

The bunker echoes With the crash of shells, And men that scurry Like little geckos While living through a thousand hells, Kill each other in their hurry.

If I may live out the War I shall do my best To see that all That has passed before Shall not be treated as a jest, Because I saw my gallant comrades fall.

John Roch

THE AUTOMATIC TEENAGER, A POEM FOR PARENTS

The automatic teenager get one he doesn’t swear he doesn’t argue he doesn’t drink he doesn’t chase girls he doesn’t smoke pot In fact he does so little that he is perfect just like you.

D. Morton

SPORT

THE THOUSAND MILER

During the mid-term break the cross country team took part in a one hundred hour non-stop marathon relay around the college’s internal circuit. The venture had three primary objectives: firstly, to complete 100 hours of non-stop running, secondly to raise funds for the extensive Australian tour later in the year and thirdly, to endeavour to complete 1,000 miles in the given time.

The marathon which started on Wednesday afternoon and concluded the following Sunday, involved 50 boys ranging from third formers up to seventh formers. A total of 1,075 miles was covered during the 100 hours which was an exceptional effort considering the undulating nature of the course and as a result of its success more than $4,000 was raised.

The College would like to thank the Mayor, Michael Fowler, for his participation in the opening ceremony and for his efforts in completing the first lap!

The 1000-miler starts: Wellington’s Mayor, Michael Fowler, leads members of the college cross-country team on the first lap of the 100-hour Marathon. From left: S. Wylds, A. Ward, M. Edwards (at back), S. Gray, M. Heron, N. Saunders (at back), J. Currie, S. McMeekin, The Mayor, D. Fage, P. Sue, M. Armstrong.

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AROUND THE LAKES RELAY

For the first time Wellington College took part in this event which is organised and promoted by Wanganui Collegiate. The races, which were staged around the shores of Wanganui’s beautiful Virginia Lake, were contested in two grades (junior and senior) and involved teams of six athletes each running in relay formation.

More than eighty teams from as far away as Auckland took part and some exceptional performances were recorded.

The senior team consisting of Dallas McCallum, Andrew Hercus, Tim Crawford and Matthew Roche, were far too strong for their opponents, not only winning but also setting a new race record. A rather depleted junior team ran extremely well to finish second in their grade, a mere seven seconds behind the winners.

Outstanding individuals were Andrew Hercus, who recorded the second fastest time in the seniors, while Stuart Gray and Alistair Miller were placed second and fourth respectively in the juniors.

The Wellington team would like to sincerely

thank Collegiate for the marvellous hospitality extended to them during their stay in Wanganui.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE V WANGANUI COLLEGIATE AND INVITED COLLEGES

This event, which was run after the Lakes relay, resulted in a decisive victory to Wellington.

Results:

Third Forms: 1. Wellington College, (22 pts.); 2. Wanganui College, (54 pts.); 3. New Plymouth Boys’ High School, (95 pts.).

Individual placings: J. Currie, 1; P. Douglas, 3; M. Powell, 5th equal; M. Heron, 5th equal; A. Kilmister, 7.

Fourth Forms: 1. New Plymouth Boys’ High School, (27 pts.); 2. Wanganui Collegiate, (46 pts.); 3.

Wellington College, (49 pts.).

Individual placings: S. Gray, (4); A. Miller, (5); D. Waite, (9); P. Sue, (14); D. Fage, (17).

Fifth Forms: 1. Wellington College, (93 pts.); 2. New Plymouth Boys’ High School, (109 pts.); 3.

Wanganui Collegiate, (157 pts.)

Individual Placings: T. Crawford, 2; J. Walter, 5; M. Armstrong, 7; R. Knobben, 8; A. Melville, 9.

Seniors: 1. Wellington College, (44 pts.); 2.

Wanganui Collegiate, (58 pts.); 3. Wanganui Boys’ High School.

Individual Placings: D. McCallum, 2; M. Roche, 5; A.

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1ST XI SOCCER, 1980 NELSON TOURNAMENT TEAM Standing (left to right): Mr B. Stubbins (Coach), P. Gordine, A. Rutherford, H. Holthausen, P. Hodgson, G. Fleming, M. Kahn, P. Jasinski.

Seated (left to right): M. Stevens, C. Christie, G. Motu, D. Burgess (Captain), P. Currie, M. Tunnicliffe, N. MacArthur.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

This season has been a particularly satisfying one for players, coaches and supporters. The year began with the allocation of a new soccer field in front of the school, a facility the college football administrators have long sought. It finished with an end-of-season social which saw the presentation of three junior championships, a junior knock-out cup title and a senior secondary schools’ championship.

The Under 13A, 14A, 14 Black and 16A teams brought trophies into the school while the first eleven for the first time secured the National Secondary Schools’ Linwood Cup at a tournament during the August holidays.

Success has not come easy. After a difficult year of rebuilding soccer during 1979 a rapid increase in team numbers was realised. A new field brought enthusiasm and status. These two factors combined to produce dedicated players, keen coaches and enthusiastic parent support. Without the obvious keenness of players and the tremendous service of parents who acted as coaches and managers for three of the ten teams the college would not have done so outstandingly well this year.

Thank you.

H. D. Buchanan

FIRST XI

Coach: Mr B. Stubbins.

The college 1st XI enjoyed great success during 1980 and added much prestige to the school’s overall soccer programme. The team was essentially an invitation one this season, boys presently playing for clubs were also given the opportunity to play for the college in Sunday arranged games, in the inter-college matches and at the National Tournament. This practice will not be continued in following seasons, as all players will be in college rather than outside club teams.

Inter-College Games

The inter-college programme was a rather hectic one this year. It began early in June with an 8-0 win against Wellington High School which was followed closely by a 7-0 win against St Pats, both these games being played at the college. In July, the team travelled to Palmerston North Boys’ High School and fought back from 3-1 to snatch a late draw in terrible weather and ground conditions. Three days later a close 2-1 win was realised at New Plymouth against New Plymouth Boys’ High School. A short break of a week gave the first team a much-needed rest before their close tussle against Rongotai College which ended in a 2-2 draw, a game in which Rongotai can count themselves very fortunate.

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Another brief period of rest and a few Sunday practice games, and then it was off to Nelson to do battle in the National Secondary Schools Championship.

National Secondary Schools Tournament Linwood Cup

This year’s Linwood Cup Tournament was held at Nelson College in the first week of the August holidays. The programme involved two sections of teams.

Wellington College won all four games in the preliminary rounds - against Waitaki 4-0, Waimea 5-0, Hornby 5-0 and Burnside 3-0.

The early rounds were played competitively and were useful for the first eleven as they sorted out their strategies for future games. Burnside gave Wellington College their hardest game in section play, Wellington winning 3-0 with all the goals coming in the last five minutes by Chris Christie.

The tournament gained momentum as the semifinals were reached. The draw resulted in Wellington playing Nayland College and Burnside playing Nelson College, the winners then playing each other in the final.

Wellington College produced some devastating football in their semi-final and completely outplayed Nayland to the tune of 4-0. Nelson edged out Burnside on penalties and forced its way into the final. The final between Wellington and Nelson was played on Nelson’s No. 1 field and produced all the tensions and hardness of a typical cup final. Nelson were stunned by two early goals, one by Chris Christie and one by Marcus Khan. Chances for both sides were either scrambled away or saved and the final score remained at 2-0. It was a hard-fought final with end-to-end football.

This was a very satisfying and enjoyable tournament. Mr Stubbins, the team coach, was able to gain great rapport, dedication and respect from his players.

The Wellington team remained unbeaten, because they played totally attacking football. The team produced the tournament’s top goal scorer, Philip Gordine, and second top scorer, Chris Christie. The defence proved invincible with no goals being scored against the team, making the final victory a complete team effort. It was a very tired and happy team that arrived home to meet parents, supporters and headmaster, carrying proudly the Linwood trophy high above their heads.

Results: Played 16, won 14, drew 2, lost 0.

Goals for 70; goals against 11.

SECOND XI Coach and Manager: Lian Dinh.

Team: L. Dinh (Captain), O. Hasnan, I. Hasnan, J. Stone, S. Goldfinch, S. Roberts, C. Barkle, M. GrahamCameron, S. Kerekes, N. Katsoulis, M. Stevens, M. Tunnicliffe.

The second team had an enjoyable season playing in the Youth South competition. Although beginning very badly, the side soon rallied and won most of its latter half season games. Players from the under-16 side, keen to play two games of soccer on a Saturday, regularly added strength to the team, while improving their own game at the same time. The strength of the college junior numbers at present suggests that there will be both a second and third eleven next year. This will be useful because competition for first team players will become keenly sought after.

Results: Played 12, won 5, lost 5, drew 2. Goals for 22, goals against 26.

UNDER 13 TEAM

Coach: Mr T. Peacock. Manager: Mr J. Don. Team: S. Zepke (Captain), B. Johnson, P. Carman, K. Peacock, A. McCallum, A. Buick-Constable, D. Don, S. Rainey, D. Quinn, S. Quinn, I. Gainsford, M. Brown, G. Gray.

The college, for the first time, fielded an under-13 team in the local grade this season. The boys showed much promise in pre-season games and a lot was expected from them. Although they did not have the best of beginnings to the season, they soon showed their skills by winning the last of their ten games, to be clear championship winners.

Five boys from the team made the Wellington under-13 representative side, and this augurs well for the college in future years. The very high spirit and parental support contributed to the team’s success, as did the fine coaching and management of Mr Peacock and Mr Don. Thank you Tom and Jim from the boys and supporters, for your dedicated service and best of luck in regional league.

The boys further showed their enthusiasm by raising the most money in the sponsored goal day, and an enjoyable shout was had by all at McDonald’s as their prize.

Results: Played 14, won 11, lost 2. Goals for 65, goals against 15.

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UNDER 14 A TEAM

Coach: Mr H. Buchanan. Team: E. Chan (Captain), S. Crowther, N. Barker, E. Stevenson, C. Duncan, D. Molony, E. Taylor, G. Meek, T. Simmonds, B. Walker, W. Morgan, I. Siolo.

With four weeks pre-season training, the top under-14 team looked set to "rip apart’’ the local championship. They very nearly did so. Although beating the eventual winners, St Pat’s A, twice during the season, the team dropped crucial points to Rongotai and thus had to settle for second place. Momentary lapses during the season cost us the title. Nevertheless, the team finished with the best goal average of any of the competing teams in their grade, and were winners of the end-of-season knock-out cup, by virtue of their win over the title holders. Three or four boys show considerable promise, and dedication to training will result in these boys doing very well in the game.

Results: Played 12, won 9, drew 1, lost 2. Goals for 57, goals against 10.

UNDER 14 BLACK TEAM

Coach: Mr T. Gooch. Manager: Mr E. Salem.

Team: A. Bush (Captain), P. Gooch, P. Swallow, B. Wong She, E. Gebbie, M. Turner, S. Alexander, B. Wright, P. Papas, C. Shepperd, R. Hing, D. Wong, D. Austin.

The second under-14 team proved to be an exceptionally strong division two side, and were undefeated champions of their grade. A good amount of enthusiasm and spirit, regular attendance at training and the coaching skills of Mr Gooch contributed to the team’s success. Mr Gooch gathered together a group of fairly ragged individuals at the start of the season, and shaped them into a top-notch combination. Playing to a set pattern, the team shattered many opposing defences, scoring 88 goals (the most of any school team), while conceding only 11. A good set of forwards, a hard-working midfield and a well-drilled defence made the team unbeatable in their grade.

Results: Played 14, won 13, drew 1, lost 0.

Goals for 88, goals against 11.

UNDER 14 YELLOW TEAM Coach: Mr D. Martin.

Team: S. Collard (Captain), S. Tiefenbacher, P Dukes, S. Eyles, B. Rickards, J. Castle, G. RhodesRobinson, J. Dykes, F. Liolis, L. Peneha, M. Templeton, W. Young, J. England, P. Pham, M. Mead.

The third under-14team had a good season, finishing third equal in its grade after defeats by the college Black side, and Onslow. Again, Mr Martin volunteered his services for the coaching of a junior side and the boys generally benefited from his skills.

The team’s play improved greatly during the season and many showed considerable enthusiasm for the game.

The college endeavours to foster the game at all levels, and the Yellow side is to be praised for their team spirit and support of the overall programme.

Results: Played 12, won 8, drew 0, lost 4. Goals for 35, goals against 18.

UNDER 15 A TEAM Coach: Mr B. Stubbins.

Team: D. Woodard (Captain), C. Sanders, P. Ngan, J. Heald, G. Milne, M. Ritchie, T. Edgar, S. Hambleton, D. Jones, L. Turner, B. Neumayer, N. McArthur, M. Thompson, D. Fage.

The top under-15 side was a well-balanced, powerful team which proved to be far superior to all but one of the teams in the under-15 grade. From the beginning, the championship was to be a two team race between Wellington and Rongotai A. Rongotai was to prove too strong in the end. They defeated us 2-1 in the first encounter and 4-1 in the re-match. In both matches Wellington held a slender 1-0 advantage but then faltered at the last hurdle to go down.

With the coaching skills of Mr Stubbins, many players developed during the season and the team should do very well in Regional League next year. Some of the players stand a chance to be promoted to the first eleven.

Results: Played 11, won 9, drew 0, lost 2. Goals for 78, goals against 8.

UNDER 15 BLUE TEAM

Coach: Mr P. Yarrow. Team: J. Shilling (Captain), E. Kotsifakis, D. Sobiecki, H. Galankis, K. Dewhurst, C. Gamble, I. Yarrow, M. Hall, K. O’Connor, S. Pickworth, R. Kwing, R. Ng, K. Newton.

The Under-15 Blue can feel proud of their season’s football. Being basically the same team as that which competed in the Under-14 A grade last year, the team faced another difficult season against strong opposition. Although losing by large scores against Wellington A and Rongotai A, the blue side never lost spirit and always turned up on Saturday with a full team and much enthusiasm. It is to their credit that they proved to be competitive against all but the two strongest sides.

Many thanks to Phil Yarrow, an old boy of the college, who regularly gave up his time to coach and manage the side. It was due to Phil’s interest that the team was able to finish fifth in an A grade. The team was awarded the college Team Trophy at the end-of-season presentation day.

Results: Played 11, won 3, drew 1, lost 7. Goals for 14, goals against 61.

UNDER 16 TEAM

Coach: Mr D. Allen. Team: G. Motu (Captain), S. Wardle, M. Stevens, P. Aitken, K. Marshall, R. Duncan, A. Robinson, M. Tunnicliffe, H. Granger, P. Rumpit, G. Smith, H. Holthausen, C. Christie.

This year’s Under-16 side was the strongest the college has produced for many years. Again coached

by David Allen, the team proved to be far too strong for its initial opponents and after only six games was clear winners of the championship. The second round competition was re-organised and a Knock-out Cup was run. Again, the college side showed their skills by going through the early rounds, winning in grand style. After defeating Rongotai College in the semi-finals, 5-0, the team was surprisingly beaten by Wellington High School in the final. It had previously beaten the High School 6-2 in earlier competition. With almost the entire Under-16 team returning to school next year, the Under-16’s should form the nucleus of the school’s first eleven.

Results: Played 15, won 13, drew 1, lost 1.

Goals for 87, goals against 13.

END-OF-SEASON SOCIAL AND PRESENTATIONS

At a highly enjoyable end-of-season soccer social attended by players, their parents, supporters and specially invited celebrities, the following soccer presentations were made.

Championship Cups: 1. National Secondary Schools Linwood Cup: 1st XI. 2. The Fourth Grade Cup: Under 16A. 3 The Junior Inter-College Knock-out Cup: Under 14A. 4. The Swarbrick Cup: Under 14 Black.

5. The Duncan Hay Memorial Trophy: Under 13A. Internal Trophies 1. Footballer of the Year: David Burgess 2. Intermediate Player of the Year: Mark Tunnicliffe 3. Junior Player of the Year: Nigel Barker.

Most Improved Player Awards: Brian Johnson, Len Peneha, Paul Swallow, David Molony, Murray Hall, John Heald, Gordon Smith.

New Zealand Representative Honours: National Secondary Schools Team - Philip Gordine, Andrew Rutherford, Marcus Kahn, David Burgess. New Zealand Under 16 team: David Burgess, Chris Christie.

Wellington Representative Honours: Kevin Peacock, Stephen Zepke, Antony Buick-Constable, Stewart Rainey, David Don, Todd Simmonds, Warwick Morgan, Nigel Barker, Chris Christie, Hans Holthausen, David Burgess, Greg Motu, Greg Fleming, Neil Macarthur.

ATHLETICS

Once again 1980 saw Wellington emerge as one of the premier athletic schools in New Zealand. The college teams, both summer and winter, were involved in a wide range of activities which saw them compete in many parts of both New Zealand and Australia. It would be impossible to pick out any one highlight during the year - indeed there were many. However, among the more notable were the winning of the New Zealand junior cross-country title for the first time in the history of the college, the staging of a one hundred hour non-stop marathon and the completion of an extremely successful tour of Australia. In addition, the college once again dominated local and regional events, especially during the winter season when our harrier team had its most successful season ever.

QUADRANGULAR ATHLETIC MEETING This annual event which is contested between Wellington, Wanganui Collegiate, Napier Boys’ High School and Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College was held at Newtown Stadium and saw Wellington dominate. Out of a total of 48 events covering four grades, Wellington College captured 31 first places, 24 seconds and 19 thirds.

Individual Title Winners D.To'o, under 14,100m, 200m, discus, long jump, shot.

M. Powell, under 14, 800m, 1500m.

A. Whaiapu, under 14, hurdles.

M. Round, under 14, high jump.

A. Scott, under 15, 100m.

S. Gray, under 15, 800m, high jump.

A. Miller, under 15, 1500m.

T. Crawford, under 16, 800m, 1500m.

S. Grimshaw, under 16, hurdles, senior hurdles.

G. Forward, under 16, high jump.

B. White, senior, 100m.

J. Scott, senior, 200m, 400m.

A. McFall, senior, shot.

A. Joe, senior, discus.

M. Edwards, senior, high jump.

In addition, Wellington won all four grade relays and finished the day by winning the senior open 4 x 400 relay from close rivals, Collegiate.

McEvedy Shield

This year there occurred one of the most controversial McEvedy Shield meetings ever held and, for Wellington and Rongotai, one of the unluckiest. After a fierce day’s competition which saw the college team do battle once again with their traditional rivals, we were awarded the coveted trophy for the fifth successive year.

However, two hours later, following an official recount, it was discovered that a scoring error had been made which turned our two-point winning margin into a tenpoint deficit - thus giving the shield to Rongotai.

It was extremely unfortunate for both sides that such a great day’s competition should end in this manner. It was very much a case of Rongotai having the power, yet Wellington receiving the glory. For John Scott it was especially heartbreaking. After receiving the shield for the third successive year as team captain, he had to suffer the humiliation of having to return it the following day.

Although this year’s team did not win they are to be commended on their self-discipline and the way in which they applied themselves in training and to the task on shield day. Under John’s leadership they produced a spirit and team effort unequalled by any other side with which I have been associated with at Wellington.

McEvedy Shield Title Winners

Under 15: A. Scott, 100m hurdles; S. Gray, high jump; D. Joe, shot put; Relay.

Under 16: T. Crawford, 800m (equalled record), 1500m; D. Double, high jump.

Under 17: S. Grimshaw, high jump; B. White, 100m, 200m; A. Joe, discus; A. Hercus, 1500m; Relay.

Seniors: J. Scott, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m; M. Edwards, high jump.

WELLINGTON COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS

This year’s championships were held at the all- weather track at Newtown Stadium and resulted in a number of outstanding individual performances. College records were set by Stuart Gray (under 15 high jump), Darryl Double (under 16 high jump), Andrew Hercus (under 17 800m), Michael Edwards (senior high jump) and Dallas McCallum (senior open 5000m).

Results Events Under 14 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m High Jump Long Jump Shot Discus Hurdles Under 15 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m High Jump Long Jump Shot Discus Hurdles Under 16 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m High Jump Long Jump Shot Discus Hurdles Under 17 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m High Jump Long Jump Shot Discus Hurdles Senior 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m High Jump Long Jump Shot Discus Hurdles Open 5000m Relays Third Form Fourth Form Fifth Form Sixth Form Seventh Form

First

Second

Third

Time/Height/Distance

D. To‘o D. To‘o D. To‘o D. Waite D. Waite E. Chan J. Chin K. Ailio P. Molony C.Johnson

4A3 4A3 4A3 4A1 4A1 3A2 3B2 3B1 4B2 4A1

M. Turner G. A. Wilson D. Austin M. Powell M. Powell G. Wilson P. Bramley N. Wong P. Konelio A. Whaiapu

4A2 3B4 4A1 3A3 3A3 3B4 3A2 4A1 3B1 3B1

G. Harris M. Turner B. Walker C. Johnson J. Currie S. Hagan G. Wilson A. Nassif N. Wong G. A. Wilson

3B2 4A2 3B2 4A1 3A3 3A3 3B4 3B1 4A1 3B4

12.80 25.73 59.87 2.24.2 5.02.00 1.38 4.70 8.79 22.54 17 sec.

A. Scott A. Scott A. Gray S. Gray S. Gray S. Gray D. Joe D. To‘o D. To‘o A. Scott

4B1 4B1 4A1 4B1 4B1 4B1 4B3 4A3 4A3 4B1

T. Fereti T. Fereti P. Sue A. Gray A. Miller A. Scott D. Logue D. Joe S. Gray S. Gray

4B4 4B4 4B3 4A1 4A1 4B1 4B1 4B3 4B1 4B1

D. Logue D. Logue S. Tweed A. Miller D. Fage M. Round J. Phillips A. Scott A. Scott M. Round

4B1 4B1 4B2 4A1 4A3 4A3 4B3 4B1 4B1 4A3

12.20 25.0 58.47 2.13.54 4.43.03 1.60 (Record) 5.45 11.53

P. Domanski P. Domanski N. McArthur T. Crawford T. Crawford D. Double T. Gonsakdi B. Raleigh D. McKay V. Riley

5B1 5B1 5A2 5B3 5B3 5B2 5B4 5A2 6Y2 5A2

T. Gonsakdi T. Gonsakdi P. Rumpit D. Bowes D. Bowes P. Rumpit B. Hagan Papanicolau B. Hagan W. Watkins

5B4 5B4 5A1 5B2 5B2 5A1 5A3 5B3 5A3 6Y7

P. Lima L. McLaren L. McLaren C. McArthur G. Callender B. Burgoyne P. Lima T. Brown A. Newport N. McArthur

5B2 5A2 5A2 6Y1 5A2 5A2 5B2 5B3 5B1 5A2

12.24 24.53 57.12 2.8.00 4.25.44 1.68 (Record) 5.50 11.12 34.56 16.80

D. Walker D. Walker A. Hercus A. Hercus A. Hercus S. Grimshaw S. Grimshaw A. Joe A. Beyer S. Grimshaw

6Y7 6Y7 6Y10 6Y10 6Y10 6Y7 6Y7 6Y10 6Y3 6Y7

A. Shaw R. Knobben A. Shaw A. Shaw C. Lindsay B. Watson P. Gordine A. Beyer F. Ifi S. Roberts

7X5 7X2 7X5 7X5 U51 6Y10 6Y7 6Y3 U52 6Y10

6Y7 U51 U51 6Y10 6Y4 U52 6Y10 U52 6Y10 6Y10

11.90 24.1 54.22 2.04.4 (Record) 4.25.0 1.80 (Record) 5.62 11.97 33.46 17.97

J. Scott J. Scott M. Edwards A. Rennie M. Roche M. Edwards J. Scott A. McFall A. McFail S. Tongatule D. McCallum

7X3 7X3 7X3 6Y1 6Y6 7X3 7X3 5B3 5B3 7X4 6Y3

D. Eastgate M. Edwards D. McCallum D. McCallum P. Wotherspoon I. Andrews A. Hutton A. Joe P. Wotherspoon M. Roche

7X5 M. Mak 7X3 W. Taggart 6Y3 S. Read 6Y3 N. Hunn 7X4 S. Read 7X5 G. Moutzouris 6Y10 A. Beyer 6Y10 C. Andrews 7X4 L. Dinh 6Y6 J. Silver

6Y7 7X3

11.15 23.0 53.51 2.12.12 4.26.35 1.85 (Record) 5.82 10.40 32.66 18.45 16.54.48 (Record)

3B1 4B1 5B1 6Y7 7X3

3A3 4B3 5B2 6Y10 7X5

P. Gordine C. Lindsay C. Lindsay P. Jasinski J. Silver G. Forward B. Watson G. Forward A. Joe A. Hercus

3B2 4B4 5A1 6Y9 7X1

6Y4 7X4 6Y9 6Y3 7X4 7X4 6Y4

16.04

57.33 51.60 50.75 47.53

Grade Events - 100m Fourth Form B. Neumayr Fifth Form N. Walker Sixth Form M. Abernethy Grade Events - 400m Third Form S. Hamon Fourth Form P. Maunder Fifth Form A. Spackman Sixth Form M. Wotton

4B1 J. Shilling 5B2 M. Ritchie 6Y1 T. Dowdall

4A3 D. Robinson 5A2 G. Boogen 6Y3 R. Snoek

4B4

3B1 4A2 5A1 6Y2

3B1 R. Albert 4A1 5B1 H. O’Connor 6Y8 B. Watson

3B2

H. Nassif C. Hall D. Diehl R. Snoek

INTER-FORM CHAMPIONSHIPS

This event, which was staged as part of the inter-form competition, proved once again to be very popular and exciting. This was especially so in the fourth form race where only three seconds separated the first two teams at the completion of the six circuit relay.

Form Results: Third Form Teams: 1.3A3, 28 min. 23 sec. (record); 2.

3B2, 29 min. 00 sec; 3. 3B1, 29 min. 31 sec.

Best Individual Times: 1. M. Powell, 3A3, 4 min. 21 sec. (equals record); 2. A. Kilmister, 3B2, 4 min. 24sec; 3. J. Currie, 3A3, 4 min. 28 sec.

Fourth Form Teams: 1.4A1,26 min. 50 sec; 2. 4B1,26 min. 53 sec; 3. 4A2, 28 min. 41 sec.

Fastest Individual Times: 1. S. Gray, 4B1, 4 min. 11 sec (record); 2. A. Gray, 4A1, 4 min. 12 sec; 3. P. Sue, 4B1, 4 min. 20 sec.

Fifth Form Teams: 1.5A2, 26 min. 27 sec; 2. 5B3, 27 min. 28 sec; 3. 5A1, 28 min. 10 sec.

Best Individual Times: 1. T. Crawford, 5B3, 4 min.

00 sec. (record); 2. J. Walter, 5A2, 4 min. 16 sec; 3. J. Armstrong, 5A2, 4 min. 17 sec.

SHORT CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Two college records were broken during this year’s championships, firstly by Stuart Gray who set a new fourth form mark of 2 min. 53.3 sec. and secondly,

by Tim Crawford whose effort of 2 min. 50.1 sec. bettered the previous fifth form mark by 2/100th of a second.

6Y8

5B3 6Y10

3.16.70 3.8.67 3.1.03 67.37 1.16.2 59.74 58.8

Individual Results Third Form: 1. M. Powell, 3A3, 3 min. 05 sec; 2. G. Wilson, 3A2, 3 min. 09sec; 3. P. Douglas, 3A2, 3 min. 10 sec; 4. J. Currie, 3A3, 3 min. 12 sec; 5. M. Heron, 3A1,3 min. 16 sec.

Fourth Form: 1. S. Gray, 4B1, 2 min. 53.3 sec. (record); 2. A Scott, 4B1,2 min. 56 sec; 3. A. Miller, 4A1, 3 min.

00 sec; 4. A. Gray, 4A1,3 min. 01 sec; 5. P. Sue, 4B1, 3 min. 02 sec.

Fifth Form: 1. T. Crawford, 5B3, 2 min. 50.1 sec. (record); 2. A. Spackman, 5A1, 2 min. 53 sec; 3. M. Armstrong, 5A2, 2 min. 54sec; 4. P. Rumpit, 5A1,3 min.

00 sec; 5. J. Walter, 5A2, 3 min. 02 sec.

Senior Open: 1. A. Hercus, 6Y10, 2 min. 45.39 sec; 2.

N. Hunn, 7X4, 2 min. 46 sec; 3. D. McCallum, 6Y3, 2 min.

48sec; 4. M. Roche, 6Y6,2 min. 49sec; 5. S. Wylds, 6Y6, 3 min. 01 sec.

During the year, Andrew Hercus set a new college record for the short circuit of 2 min. 44.44sec, bettering the old mark set by Robert Irvine by more than two seconds.

The following boys were selected to compete at the New Zealand athletic championships at Hastings in early December: John Scott, Andrew Scott, Barry White, Peter Domesnki, Dean Walker, Michael Armstrong, Dallas McCallum, Andrew Hercus, Tim Cranford, Matthew Roche, Martin Robinson, Trent Hiles, Nick Hunn, Stewart Wylds, Stuart Gray, Alister Gray, Alister Miller, David Waite, Jeremy Walker, Chris Sanders, Graham Wilson, John Currie.

The start of the fifth form short circuit final. From left: Peter Rumpit, John Robinson, Tim Crawford, Jeremy Walter, Ritchie, Michael Armstrong and Adrian Spackman. The eventual winner, Tim Crawford, set a new college fifth form record of 2.50.1, second Adrian Spackman and third Michael Armstrong.

CROSS COUNTRY

With the departure from college of many of our top athletes at the end of the 1979 school year, it was generally predicted that Wellington College’s supremacy in cross country, both at a national and provincial level would come to an end. However, this has not been the case. This has seen Wellington have its most successful year ever. Not only did the team dominate at a local and regional level but also in national and international competition. The team embarked on a very successful Australian tour (the second such tour in three years) and dominated the national championships in Blenheim prior to departure.

The whole team is to be congratulated on its magnificent spirit and the manner in which they applied themselves to their training and major events during the year. A special commendation must go to this year’s third and fourth formers who set a very high standard in this regard. The third formers especially, although not as strong as their predecessors, were a shining example of what team spirit and morale is all about. With this kind of attitude they will eventually become champions.

THIRD FORM CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Individual Results: 1. A. Kilmister, 3B2; 2. C. Siers, 3A2; 3. M. Powell, 3A3; 4. J. Currie, 3A3; 5. M. Heron, 3A1; 6.

G. Wilson, 3A2; 7. G. Meek, 3A3.

Class Team Results: 1. 3A3, (492); 2. 3B1, (698); 3.

3A2 (721); 4. 3AI (797); 5. 3B4, (863); 6. 3B3 (1189); 7. 3B2, (1271).

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Colts: 1. J. Currie, 3A3, (18.03); 2. C. Siers, 3A2, (18.12); 3. A. Kilmister, 3A2, (18.26); 4. D. Waite, 4A1, (18.54); 5. P. Douglas, 3A2, (19.03); 6. M. Turner, 4A2, (19.06); 7. M. Johnston, 4A1, (19.17); 8. D. Searle, 3B2, (19.35); 9. G. Wilson, 3A2, (20.02); 10. D. Molloy, 3B3, (20.09).

Juniors: 1. S. Gray, 4B1, (16.52); 2. A. Miller, 4A1, (16.52); 3. A. Gray, 4A1, (17.52); 4. P. Sue, 4B3, (18.06); 5. P. Fraser, 4A2, (18.23); 6. D. Fage, 4A3, (18.31); 7.

A. Ward, 4B2, (18.39); 8. A. Scott, 4B1, (19.04); 9. S. McMeekin, 4B3, (19.25); 10. D. Logue, 4B1, (20.30).

Intermediates: 1. T. Crawford, (20.18); 2. S. Wylds, (20.39); 3. J. Walter, (21.00); 4. D. Bowes, (21.42); 5.

M. Armstrong, (22.13); 6. S. Melville (22.26); 7. N. McArthur; 8. M. Ritchie; 9. M. Shaw.

Fourth Form short circuit finalists: From left: Andrew Scott, Alistair Gray, Stuart Gray, Perry Sue and Alistair Miller. Stuart Gray set a new college fourth form record of 2.53.3 when he won this event.

Seniors: 1. D. McCallum; 2. M. Roche; 3. A. Hercus; 4.

J. Silver; 5. D. McMillan; 6. N. Hunn; 7. N. Sanders; 8. A. Shaw; 9. G. Beggs; 10. M. Edwards.

WELLINGTON REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

For the third year in succession Wellington College won the championships held at Mt Albert Park, winning two grades and finishing second in another.

In the senior grade, Andrew Hercus, Tim Crawford and Dallas McCallum were outstanding, while David Bowes and Jeremy Walter shone in the intermediates. In the junior section, Stuart Gray, Alistair Miller, David Waite and Alistair Gray took the four fastest individual times which led to a complete domination in this grade by the Wellington team.

Team Results: Under 15:1. Wellington College; 2.

Hutt Valley High School; 3. Rongotai College. Under 16: 1. Rongotai; 2. Wellington College; 3. St. Pat’s College (Town). Seniors: 1. Wellington College; 2. Hutt Valley High School; 3. Mana College.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

This year’s championships were staged in Blenheim and saw Wellington emerge as New Zealand’s top college. For the first time in the history of the school, Wellington won the national junior title, after finishing second on four previous occasions in the past five years.

The senior team took the silver medal when they were narrowly beaten by Napier Boys’ High School.

Team Results: Juniors: 1. Wellington College, (51 pts.); 2. Wanganui Collegiate, (75 pts.); 3. Palmerston North Boys’ High.

Seniors: 1. Napier Boys’ High School (165 pts).; 2.

Wellington College, (169 pts); 3. Palmerston North Boys’ High School (177 pts).

Individual Placings - Juniors: Stuart Gray, (7); Alistair Gray, (18); Alistair Miller, (26); Jeremy Walter, (34); David Waite, (71). Seniors: Dallas McCallum, (8); Andrew Hercus, (11); Tim Crawford, (35); Matthew Roche, (41); David Bowes, (74).

Wellington College Junior Cross-Country team - Winner New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Cross-Country Championship, 1980 Back Row: J. W. Walter, S. B. Gray, A. J. Gray.

Front Row: D. S. Waite, Mr B. W. McCrea, A. B. Miller, Paddington (Mascot).

AUSTRALIAN TOUR

For the second time in three years, a team comprising of 31 athletes and seven masters embarked on an extensive tour of Australia in August and September which saw the touring party visit Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territories.

Results: Event One: Tasmanian State Championships. Wellington won the State championships held at Launceston, North Tasmania, taking all three team titles and one individual title.

Under14years - Teams: 1. Wellington College, (16 pts.); 2. North Tasmania, (30 pts.); 3. South Central Tasmania, (38 pts.).

Individual Placings: D. Waite, 2; J. Currie, 3; M. Powell, 4.

Under 15 years - Teams: 1. Wellington College, (28 pts.); 2. South-East Tasmania, (28 pts.); 3. Northern Tasmania, (31 pts.).

Individual Placings: S. Gray, 1; A. Miller, 2.

Senior Open - Teams: 1. Wellington College, (14pts.); 2. Northern Tasmania, (36 pts.); 3. North-West Tasmania, (74 pts.).

Individual Placings: D. McCallum, 2; A. Hercus, 3; M. Roche, 4.

Event Two: Combined Clubs Relay Championships. This was an unusual event, held at Hobart, for the College team to compete in as it involved adults only and the compositions of teams depended on ballot prior to the race. Wellington’s best individual results were: S. Gray, 1; J. Currie, 2; G. Wilson, 3; N. Hunn, 4; A. Shaw, 5; M. Edwards, 6.

Event Three: Versus Combined Colleges. This event was held at the Kings College, Parramatta, Sydney. Best Wellington Individual Placings - Juniors: J. Currie, 1; D. Waite, 2; M. Heron, 3. Seniors: D. McCallum, 1; A.

Back Row:

Middle Row:

Front Row:

Hercus, 2; M. Roche, 3.

Event Four: Versus Newcastle Combined Clubs and Colleges. Wellington won both the senior and junior events, held at Newcastle. In doing so the senior team beat the New South Wales champions.

Best Individual Placings - Juniors: A. Miller, 1; S. Gray, 2; A. Gray, 3.

Seniors: D. McCallum, 2; A. Hercus, 3; M. Roche, 6.

Event Five: Versus Australian Capital Territories State Team. Wellington suffered one of its rare defeats in this encounter, held at Canberra, being beaten narrowly by a very good state team.

Grade Results - 13 years: Drawn, 18-18; 14 years: Lost, 22-10; 15 years: Drawn, 34-34; 16 years: Lost, 1628; Seniors: lost, 17-19.

Best Individual Placings -13 years: M. Powell, 2; P. Douglas, 5.14years: J. Currie, 5; 15 years: S. Gray, 1; A. Miller, 2.16years: A. Hercus, 3. Seniors: D. McCallum, 1.

A special thanks must go to Paul Douglas of 3A2 who, although not an official member of the touring party, competed whilst on holiday in Canberra. His fifth placing in this international event was outstanding especially as his preparation was limited.

Members of the Australian touring team: Dallas McCallum (Captain), Andrew Hercus, Matthew Roche, Nick Hunn, David McMillan, Nigel Sanders, Michael Edwards, John Scott, Brian Gray, John Land, Alistair Shaw, Tim Crawford, David Bowes, Stuart Wylds, Jeremy Walter, Andrew Melville, Malcolm Shaw, Stuart Gray, Alistair Miller, Alistair Gray, Andrew Scott, Andrew Ward, Shaun McMeekin, Perry Sue, Daniel Logue, David Waite, Michael Powell, John Currie, Michael Heron, Graham Wilson, Allan Kilmister.

Wellington College Cross-Country team, Australian tour, 1980 A. J. Scott, T. W. Crawford, S. B. Gray, M. J. Roche M. J. Edwards, N. K. Sanders, D. G. McMillan, N. J Hunn, D. M. Bowes.

Mr B. W. McCrea, A. R. Ward, A. P. Shaw, J. R Scott, P. A. Sue, A. W. Hercus, A. J. Gray, S. A McMeekin, J. L. Land, A. J. Kilmister, S. L. Wylds, A. H Melville, Mr S. B. Albrey.

J. R. Currie, A. B. Miller, M. R. Powell, D. S. Waite G. A. Wilson, D. W. McCallum, M. R. Heron, D. J. Logue J. W. Walter, M. J. Shaw, B. W. Gray.

AUSTRALIAN CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR

At 7.30 on the morning of August 28 the cross-country team entered the boarding gate.

Across the Tasman they went by a flight.

With Tasmanian runners they fought their first fight.

The College cross-country team ran with such lust that the poor little Aussies collapsed in their dust.

Then over to Hobart where they did not race, but three training runs brought some sweat to their face.

Then early one morning to Sydney they flew, and off to King’s College for a barbecue.

The next day they ran but to their despair,

the Wellington team was the only one there.

So by a big bus they covered the land, to Newcastle Beach where they sat on the sand.

And then on the Sunday in thirty degrees, they ran a hard race and won it with ease.

So down to Canberra by plane they did cross, where first time on tour they scored a slight loss, although they had lost by a comfortable score, that was only one battle, they had won the war.

So back to New Zealand they all went to stay, ready to take on the world any day!

Stuart Gray

In Appreciation ...

Following the tour of Australia by the cross country team, this letter was sent to Mr Rees-Thomas by Mr R. Hood, President of the Tasmanian State Schools Sports Council: Dear Sir, The visit by Mr Brian McCrea and boys from your College has just been completed.

As President of the Tasmanian State Schools Sports Council I feel I must write to you and express the opinions of so many people in this state.

I have spoken to the Lord Mayor of Hobart, teachers engaged in organising the visit, parents of billeting boys and athletes involved in events conducted by athletic clubs. All voiced similar sentiments.

The boys from Wellington College, who visited Tasmania, were the very best advertisement New Zealand could have. Their behaviour was exemplary, their college uniform was worn with pride, their co-operation was faultless.

They left many friends when they departed on Wednesday.

I was personally delighted to have Dallas McCallum and Matthew Roche stay with me. They exemplified the other lads and would be more than welcome to stay with my wife and I again.

I have been in the Education Department for 30 years and therefore can speak with some little experience. I know I echo the thoughts of so many people.

You and your staff deserve congratulations on the end product of your obvious efforts and nurturing.

Thank you for the opportunity of meeting such fine young men.

Yours sincerely, R. K. Hood, President.

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Australia’s swimming gold medallist at Moscow, Michelle Ford, meets Wellington College cross-country runner, Michael Heron, in Hobart. Michael was one of a group of New Zealand and Hobart runners who welcomed Michelle to Hobart.

INVITATION CROSS COUNTRY MEETING

This meeting was held in conjunction with our annual fixture against Napier Boys’ High School, New Plymouth Boys’ High School and a number of local colleges also took part in this very successful event held at Wellington College.

Results: Third Forms: 1. Wellington College, (20 pts.); 2. St. Pat’s (Wgtn), (75 pts.); 3. New. Plymouth Boys’ High School, (84 pts.).

Individual Placings: J. Currie, 2; M. Powell, 3; C. Siers, 4; M. Heron, 5; G. Wilson, 6.

Fourth Forms: 1. New Plymouth Boys’ High School, (40 pts.); 2. Wellington College, (52 pts.); 3. Hutt Valley High School, (78 pts.).

Individual Placings: A. Miller, 2; D. Waite, 11; P. Sue, 12; A. Ward, 13; P. Fraser, 14.

Fifth Forms: 1. Wellington College, (36 pts.); 2. St. Pat’s (Wgtn) (48 pts); 3. New Plymouth Boys’ High School.

Individual Placings: T. Crawford, 3; D. Bowes, 4; J. Robinson, 8; R. Knobben, 10; J. Walter, 11.

Seniors: 1. Napier Boys High School, (55 pts.); 2.

Wellington College, (61 pts.); 3. Hutt Valley High School, (74 pts.).

Individual Placings: A. Hercus, 3; D. McCallum, 5; M. Roche, 12; N. Hunn, 19; J. Silver, 22.

WELLINGTON ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS This year’s championships were held at Kilbirnie Park and involved more than 600 athletes from 21 colleges in and around the Wellington region. Again, the College was too strong, winning two grades and finishing a close second in the other.

Grade Results: Under 15 years: 1. Wellington College; 2. Rongotai College; 3. Naenae College.

Under 16 years: 11. Rongotai College; 2 Wellington College; 3. St. Pat’s (Town).

Senior: 1. Wellington College; 2. Naenae College; 3.

Mana College.

Wellington’s two outstanding individual performances came from Stuart Gray and Tim Crawford who recorded fastest times for their respective grades.

Others to excel were Alistair Miller (under 15), Stuart Wylds (under 16) and Andrew Hercus (senior).

The first three runners bettered the old mark set by Dallas McCallum of 18.39. Napier’s team captain and current New Zealand champion, Ken Moloney, was first home in a time of 18.18, followed by team mate Tony Woodhouse in 18.21 and Wellington’s Andrew Hercus was third in 18.35 WELLINGTON SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

For the fifth year in succession Wellington dominated these championships held at Karori Park winning three grades and finishing second in the other one.

Team Results: Under 14½ years: 1. Rongotai College, (44 pts.); 2.

Wellington College, (60 pts); 3. Paraparaumu College, (302 pts.).

Under 15½ years: 1. Wellington College, (38 pts.); 2.

Naenae College, (117 pts.); 3. Rongotai College, (143 pts.).

Under 16½ years: 1. Wellington College, (71 pts.); 2. Rongotai College, (119 pts.); 3. Paraparaumu, (158 Pts.).

Seniors: 1. Wellington College, (92 pts.); 2. Naenae College, (101 pts.); 3. Hutt Valley High School, (129 Pts.).

Best Individual Placings: Colts: J. Currie, 5; D. Waite, 6; G. Wilson, 8; P. Douglas, 11; M. Turner, 15.

Juniors: S. Gray, 1; A. Miller, 5; A. Gray, 8; C. Sanders, 11; A. Scott, 12.

Intermediates: T. Crawford, 2; S. Wylds, 5; J. Walter, 11; A. Spackman, 14; N. McArthur, 19.

Seniors: D. McCallum, 2; A. Hercus, 3; M. Robinson, 15; N. Hunn, 19; T. Hiles, 23.

THE WELLINGTONIAN” HONOURS BOARD

The following boys gained national honours in 1980: CRICKET: T. Ritchie - gained selection in the New Zealand secondary schools cricket team to tour Australia.

CHESS: J. Sarfati and L. McLaren - NZ chess champions.

SOCCER: D. Burgess - gained selection in the New Zealand Youth soccer team and the New Zealand secondary schools soccer team. P. Gardine, A. Rutherford, M. Kahn gained selection in the New Zealand secondary schools’ eleven.

TENNIS: G.C Callender - gained selection in the New Zealand junior tennis team. Runner-up New Zealand under 19 singles championship.

Back Bow (left to right): Q. B. Golder, A. M. Millar, B. A. Watson, S. P. Chandler, V. E. Paulson (Coach).

Front Bow (left to right): S. Boberts, D. Warner, P. Wotherspoon (Capt), P. D. Kelly, B. Swan.

BASKETBALL

The sole existence of competitive basketball within the college is due to one teacher, Mr Vic Paulson.

He has given up every night of the week to coach and attend competitive matches. On top of this he must attend a tight schedule of practices and matches himself, being a member of the Wellington men’s representative team and Wellington’s top club team, Centrals.

SENIOR A

With the return of only three players the senior A team was still largely young and inexperienced. Top forward positions were held by P. Wotherspoon and D. Warner who consistently screened out well and controlled defensive boards. B. Watson also had his moments in that area. Q. Golder’s experience as an offensive guard and outside shooter proved valuable.

P. Kelly displayed magnificent examples of hard hustle defence and teamed well with S. Chandler to control the back court. Forwards R. Swan, A. Millar and S. Roberts showed good potential for next season.

The season got underway to a good start with the team qualifying for the highly competitive Under-20 competition beating Hutt City 59-30 and losing to Varsity 43-45. Although this is an extremely tough competition the team as a whole gained valuable experience not

otherwise obtainable from lower grades. However, we finished a creditable fifth place overall, with notable wins against St. Pat’s 86-53, Porirua 54-36 and highly rated Centrals 54-36. The Wellington Secondary Schools’ Friday night competition was somewhat weaker than the Under-20 and we finished second to Rongotai whom we were unable to beat in our six encounters throughout the year. The closest we came to beating them was 62-63.

Overall, we played 11 games, winning eight and losing three in the Friday night competition.

Results: v Wellington College ‘B’ Won 95-66 v St. Pat’s ‘B’ Won 118-38 v Onslow Won 149-28 v St. Pat’s ‘A’ Won 63-48 v Wellington High Won 69-46 v Rongotai ‘B’ Won 88-36 v Rongotai ‘A’ Lost 58-89 v St. Pat’s ‘A’ Won 63-45 v Rongotai ‘A‘ Lost 62-63 v Wellington High Won 49-37 Final: Wellington College 46, Rongotai 60.

The senior team was also entered in the Wellington men’s A grade played on Tuesday nights.

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We finished an overall fourth place. To end the grade there was the Wellington men’s handicap open grade tournament where Wellington College finished first. First prize was two magnums of champagne (about which coach V. Paulson swears he knows nothing).

DAVE MCCALMAN

Wellington College was invited to play St. Pat’s (Silverstream) in the fund-raising game for Dave McCalman, the ex-Wellington College basketball player, who was crippled earlier this year in the U.S.

This game was the curtain-raiser for the N.Z.

versus Invitation game. The team played with incredible determination and flair to end official victors 68-45, top scorers being Wotherspoon (22) and Watson (15). This event held significant importance for the team as some of them knew Dave before his tragic accident. v New Plymouth Boys’ High School Our annual match against New Plymouth once again proved successful. Although New Plymouth fielded a much stronger team than in previous years we held the challenge well with sound positional play and set offensive moves. With 15 minutes to go and college in the lead by 73-49 New Plymouth showed us that they

were not going to give in easily and played a much tighter defence and put more pressure on the guards. As a result they closed our lead of 24 to only 14. Watson displayed skill and aggression on defensive and offensive boards picking up most of the loose ball. Final score: Wellington College 79 (Watson 20, Wotherspoon 12, Millar 10), New Plymouth 65.

National Qualifying Tournament

This year we easily qualified for this tournament by beating Tawa 59-31, and Mana by default in the regionals. But we were unable to qualify for the nationals by being pushed out by Nelson College, who were far superior in height, and Makora College, whose fast break tactics proved successful. The eventual qualifiers were Rongotai and Nelson who were No. 1 and No. 2 in New Zealand respectively.

Wellington Secondary Schools’ Invitation Basketball Tournament

This was the last tournament of the season and proved to be one of the most successful in which we participated. With the absence of our coach (perhaps that was the reason), the team produced and displayed excellent ball control in the back court, patience on attack and showed the importance of feeding the ball inside under the basket. The team spirit and mental determination to win was greater than I have ever experienced in a team before. This was a total allround effort essential in any team sport. As a result we gained some of our finest wins, beating Wanganui Boys 38-36, currently ranked No. 4 in New Zealand, Makora College 60-48, to whom we lost in the national qualifying tournament, and Heretaunga 63-48 which included New Zealand junior forward C. Freer. In the final Wellington College came runners up to Rongotai 63-68.

Congratulations to Paul Wotherspoon and Quentin Golder who made the tournament team.

Congratulations must also go to Captain Paul Wotherspoon and Duncan Warner for making the Wellington secondary schools’ representative team and also the Wellington Under 20 representative team.

In the Under-20 competition Golder top scored for the team with 189 points averaging 15 points per game. Wotherspoon scored 142 averaging 14 per game, Warner 127 points, averaging 10 per game. The award for the M.V.P. (most valuable player) should go to Paul Wotherspoon (Captain).

Chandler topped everyone in fouls with 36 (Hacker! - that’s enough to be sent off seven times), followed closely by Warner (with long arms) who fouled 33times.

Total games played: 61; won 36.

In closing I would like to record sincere thanks to our coach, Vic Paulson, who has coached me since Form 3 spending many hours with me in willingly passing on his many basketball skills. Without his encouragement and help I would have been unable to gain selection in tournament and rep teams. Thank you Vic. As I am the only one leaving the team this year I have confidence in wishing the team well in this 1981 season.

Paul Wotherspoon

SENIOR B TEAM

Team: K. Kincaid (Captain), P. Hodgson, A. Chan, N. Hunn, B. Mackay, T. Marsden, S. Roberts, T. Ritchie. Suffice to say this year that a Senior B team existed. It was put together for those who either didn’t have the skill or the time to put into the Senior A. Our sole purpose this year was to enjoy basketball and this we achieved.

Results: Played 11, Won 4, Lost 7.

Our sincere thanks must go to nobody in particular but rather to each other, because the whole team pulled together and provided each other with an enjoyable season of basketball.

K. Kincaid.

UNDER-16 TEAM

There were two Under-16 teams this year and both performed reasonably well. In the Friday night competition the A team, captained by A. Keall, finished third, defeating Rongotai B. For the season, they won 6, lost 4. Guards, A. Keall and R. Gear, teamed well to put immediate pressure on offence and outstanding forward, D. Joe, made good use of the ball he received. This young player shows good potential and played a number of games for the seniors.

Team: A. Wilkins, D. Joe, R. Gear, A. Keall, M. Young, T. Etuata, P. Sue, S. Gray, C. Wong.

The Under-16 B team was captained by A. Henderson and finished third in the Friday night minor competition ahead of St. Pat’s B. This team sadly lacked experience and individual flair but always played with high spirits. E. Sidler utilised his height as best he could.

D. King shot well and urged the team on to play with reasonable skill.

Team: L. Peneha, D. Barrowman, A. Henderson, S. Henderson, E. Sidler, S. King, K. Twaites, M. DaymondKing, R. Martindale, Y. Teshler.

From the two teams was chosen a team to represent the college at the August holiday tournament.

Wellington College finished fifth beating Heretaunga 6654. A. Keall was selected for the tournament rep team.

Third Form Competition

Perhaps the most interesting and potentially exciting achievement in basketball this year was the introduction of third form competitions. Interesting, because of the wild enthusiasm and gay abandon with which they played; potentially exciting because of possible future players this competition might feed into higher grades.

The competition was a round-robin style tournament which ran on Friday mornings and lunchtimes. In all, it involved 88 boys comprising 14 teams.

The individual results of the 14 teams are beyond the scope of this magazine but let it be known that the team called Firth’s won the round-robin tournament.

But Vic Paulson would not stop there and leave it at that. He went on to organise a knock-out tournament with Tyrants winning the Best Team Award, and College All Stars winning the Best of the Rest Team Award. He still pressed on and achieved, a first in basketball history at

Wellington College and arranged an inter-school third form tournament. Two teams were selected from Wellington College and they played well against our traditional basketball rivals, St. Patrick’s and Rongotai Colleges.

Our sincere thanks must surely go to the masters in the P.E. Department who organised such an enlightening event and for giving all the time and effort, although I sometimes wonder who enjoys these competitions most - masters or boys.

Basketball has been very much alive this year due mainly to the efforts of one man whom we cannot thank enough for his time and efforts in promoting the game in the school. On behalf of everyone who touched a basketball in some form of competition this year, I’d like to say thank you, Victor Paulson.

K. Kincaid

BADMINTON

Owing to unfortunate circumstances, only one team was entered in this year’s inter-collegiate championships. However, our one A grade team of R. Barr, A. Spackman, O. Hasnan, I. Horner (Reserve) made up for the lack of teams in their enthusiasm.

The team had the benefit of Badminton Hall to practise in on Friday afternoons, thanks to the help of George Fowler, and this greatly enhanced the team’s coordination as a whole.

Owing to the team’s unbeaten record in the preliminary inter-collegiate championships, we qualified for the Wellington Champion of Champions Final. Overall, the team came third, a commendable effort considering it has been awhile since a Wellington College A grade team has fought in the finals. The future holds good prospects and with a bit more enthusiasm from the junior school, Wellington College could have a great start for next year’s season.

R. Barr

HONOURS POCKET AWARDS

The conditions for the award of these pockets have been revised. To earn a pocket now means that the recipient has reached a very high standard in his particular field. This merits an official presentation before the school.

ATHLETICS T. Crawford, P. Domanski, D. Double, M. Edwards, T. Gongsakdi, S. Gray, S. Grimshaw, A. Hercus, A. Joe, D Joe, C. Lindsay, D. Logue, D. McCallum, A. Miller, A. Newport, M. Roche, A. Scott, J. Scott, D.To’o, B. White.

CRICKET R. Nimmo, M. Roche, A. Rutherford, M. Warner, M. Woodard, P. Kelly, R. Gair (in absentia).

TENNIS G. Callender, L. Davey, T. Jeffries, C. Jones, G. Motu, S. Tarpley, P. Wotherspoon.

DEBATING I. Rennie.

DRAMA M. Arrell, S. Houston, K. Kincaid, P. O’Brien, W. Player, A. Shaw.

HOCKEY S. Arrell, D. Bird, R. Bhana, G. Coldham, M. Edwards, C. Grimshaw, S. Grimshaw, D. Lala, V. Lala, C. Mabbett, J. Miller, M. Miller, G. Naftel, P. Seddon, S. Wylds, W. Pointer.

MUSIC F. Cowan, T. Cuttress, P. Hayston, J. Robinson.

FIRST AID J. Miller, C. Barnett, M. Graham-Cameron.

CHESS G. Stebbens, J. Sarfati, L. McLaren.

TABLE TENNIS R. Kerr.

RUGBY T. Ritchie, M. Roberts, S. Tongatule, D. Walker, H. Temaipi, R. Nimmo, T. Kauraka, L. Davy, M. Jarvis, S. Tarpley, A. Hutton, S. Butland, A. Malcolm, M. Morris, G. Hooper, P. Jurie, P. Casey, A. McFall, I. De Terte, B. Hunt, M. McMahon, P. O. O’Brien, M. Arrell, S. Houston, D. Hendick, R. Knobben, R. Meek, A. Cooper, A. Robertson, W. Breeze, G. Booth, A. Ifi, B. Ostler.

BACKGAMMON M. Fuller.

SWIMMING J. Champion, J. Perrott, P. Muller, W. Bamber, D. Frost, D. Jarvis.

BASKETBALL P. Wotherspoon, D. Warner, Q. Golder, B. Watson, S. Chandler, A. Millar, P. Kelly, R. Swan, S. Roberts.

ROWING D. Campbell, G. Faulkner, A. Lowndes, S. Malpas, S. Potiki, E. Falconer.

SOCCER D. Burgess, C. Christie, P. Currie, G. Fleming, P. Gordine, P. Hodgson, P. Jasinski, G. Motu, A. Rutherford.

CRICKET

This year could be described as one of consolidation and improvement on changes outlined in last year’s ‘‘Wellingtonian’’. The leading improvement is the re-opening of the Basin Reserve at the end of November with the prospect of more extensive indoor coaching facilities with staff, club coaches as well as with Mr Bruce Edgar. The third and fourth formers continue to receive lasting benefit from his quiet patience and extensive knowledge of cricket skills. His successor, Brian Cederwall, has ably continued his duties and conducted a spectacular morning session on No. 2 wicket a few days before break-up.

Mr Martin Horton, the New Zealand Cricket Council coach, visited the college in late October, spoke to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th XI players and ran an enjoyable clinic for them, as well as examining cricket coaches for their coaching certificates in a two-hour session in the gymnasium. The third and fourth formers who assisted in this examination survived a marathon session very cheerfully.

New staff who have assisted with coaching are Mr Owen and Mr Haskell. The College is fortunate to have so many masters who are willing to give of their spare time in coaching or Saturday supervision. Staff who have played with the 2nd and 3rd Xls include Mr Sowerby and Mr Buchan. According to Mr Michael, there are just enough staff members to enter a team in the W.C.A. 1A grade, so reviving a pastime carried on during the 1950’s. Mr D. Grey and Mr M. Scott-Smith from the Collegians Club have again given of their time and skills to captain and coach our 2nd and 3rd XI’s. The 2nd XI won the 2D grade again, while the 3rd XI finished fifth in the 2E grade. Our congratulations to Mr Farland and his 4th XI who came a very close second behind Midland St Pat’s in the 2E grade.

Our groundsman, Mr E. Duffill, has had an easier task preparing the wickets, due to the continued assistance from W. Armstrong. New soil, fertiliser applications, weed spraying have been faciliated because of less wear and tear on No. 1 wicket during the winter. Our thanks are due to their efforts in maintaining the wickets to an extent that all teams can enjoy and improve their cricket.

Sir Walter Norwood, Chairman of the Trustees of the Norwood Trust, has again assisted our needs with a grant of $550. Without such assistance the number of teams would have had to be greatly reduced. Our thanks to the many parents who have helped with transport, umpiring and supervision of games. Their help with third and fourth form teams has been of special value so that boys are encouraged to play for college sides during the January holiday period. The College is indeed fortunate to enjoy improved coaching facilities and staff who can assist with playing and coaching during the holidays.

Two enjoyable fixtures between the staff and the 4th XI and 4A teams were played this year.

Congratulations first to Tim Ritchie’s selection for the New Zealand Secondary School team to tour Australia for the Kookaburra Shield competition in December-mid-January, 1981. Three or four 1st XI players have been attending training squads for selection for the North Island Secondary Schools’ tournament to be held in January, 1981. A. Miller, J. Phillips and R. Kerr have already been chosen for the Wellington third and fourth form representative team that will play in

the North Island tournament to be held in Napier in late January, 1981.

Mr P. J. McA. Walls FIRST XI

Team: M. Warner (Captain), P. Jurie, A. Rutherford, M. Roche, P. Kelly, R. Nimmo, R. Boon, B. Hunt, T. Ritchie, J. Phillips, A. Miller, R. Gair (left April), M. Woodard (left April).

Coach: Mr P. J. McA. Walls.

Ably led for the second year in a positive, yet thoughtful way, by Marc Warner, the 1980 XI were arguably the best team since the early 1970’s. They began the school year by finishing a close third in the 2B competition and ended the year clear leaders in the pre-Christmas part of the same competition. In between, they played four inter-school games: defeating outright both Napier and Hastings Boys’ High Schools, dominating New Plymouth Boys’ High School in all but the final session of play and outplaying and demoralising Wanganui Collegiate school without securing a long sought-after win in a rain-interrupted fixture.

This year’s team were quick to appreciate the need for a tough mental attitude allied to the patient application of individual skills which week after week produced fine team efforts. This lesson ought not to be forgotten in future seasons.

Tim Ritchie’s selection for the New Zealand Secondary School team was warmly welcomed by his team-mates and added further to the pride which characterised this year’s team.

Inter-school fixtures:

25-26 February 1980: v Napier B.H.S. at Wellington College. Napier: 1st innings 70 (Gair 4/25; Woodard 3/12); Napier: 2nd innings 90 (Ritchie 3/14; Gair 2/13; Woodard 3/32). Wellington College 151 (M. Warner 67), Wellington College 12/2. An outright win by 8 wickets.

17-18 March 1980: v New Plymouth B.H.S. at Welling-ton College. New Plymouth: 1st innings 75 (B. Hunt 3/7; T. Ritchie 3/10; R. Gair 2/10; P. Jurie 2/16); 2nd innings: 145/9 (M. Woodard 3/29; R. Gair 3/46).

Wellington College: 138/2 declared (M. Warner 81).

Match drawn.

29-30 October 1980: v Hastings B.H.S. at Hastings. Hastings: 1st innings 78 (P. Jurie 7/37); Hastings: 2nd innings 141 (B. Hunt 4/27; J. Phillips 2/16). Wellington College: 180/3 declared (M. Warner 81, R. Nimmo 44); Wellington College: 40/1 (M. Warner 22 n.o.). Outright win to Wellington College by 9 wickets.

8-9 December 1980t v Wanganui Collegiate School at Wellington College W.C.S. 1st innings D. Nancarrow run out 5 A. Duncan b Hunt 35 S. Lance c Miller b Ritchie 4 A. King b Phillips 14 J. Eastwick ct Warner b Ritchie 5 D. Kelt run out 0 R. Hewitt b Ritchie 15 A. Lewis c and b Ritchie 2 D. Webber b Hunt 0 P. Reid b Hunt 0 A. Henderson not out 0 Extras 9 89

2nd innings c Phillips b Ritchie b Hunt lbw Hunt c Phillips b Warner c and b Warner c Jurie b Warner

Extras for six wickets

1 7 0 4 9 0

7 28

FIRST ELEVEN CRICKET TEAM Back Row: R. A. Nimmo, J. A. S. Phillips, M. J. Roche, P. J. Jurie, T. D. Ritchie, R. B. Hunt.

Front Row: A. M. Millar, A. R. Rutherford, M. L. Warner (captain), Mr P. J. Walls (coach), P. D. Kelly, R. J. Boon.

Bowling Wellington College 1st innings M. Roche 6-0-22-0 B. Hunt 12-3-2-26-3 T. Ritchie 12-3-23-4 J. Phillips 4-2-9-1 Wellington College: 1st innings R. Nimmo b Hewitt T. Ritchie b Hewitt M. Warner b Hewitt P. Kelly b Kelt A. Rutherford not out A. Miller not out Extras for 4 wkts declared Bowling: 1st innings Kelt 16-6-23-1 Hewitt 17-3-30-3 Lance 3-0-13-0 Webber 3-0-17-0 Duncan 2-0-3-0 Nancarrow 2-0-6-1 Match Drawn

2nd innings 2-1-3-0 7-3-6-2 9-6-8-1 M. Warner 2-0-3-3 P. Jurie 1-0-1-0

3 36 34 2 9 7 11 102

2nd innings c Henderson b Lance c Nancarrow b Lance c Kelt b Hewitt J. Phillips not out B. Hunt not out Extras for 4 wkts decl

2nd innings 11-1-33-0 18-6-31-1 10-0-28-2 3-0-22-0

22 70 18 2 2 7 121

Club Matches (January-March 1980):

January 12: v University (1 day match) - Win by 9 wickets. University 154 (Walls 2/5, Anderson 3/47, Nimmo 2/25). Wellington College 155/1 (Durrant 69 n.o., Nimmo 52, R. Gair 30 n.o.).

January 19: v Collegians (1 day march) - Win by 9 wickets. Collegians 71 (Keall 5/31, Roche 2/17, Anderson 2/6, Ritchie 1/5). Wellington College 72/1 (Warner 36 n.o., Durrant 28 n.o.).

January 26: v Kilbirnie (1 day match) - Loss by 49 runs. Kilbirnie 135/9 (Keall 3/40), Wellington College 86 (Warner 22).

February 2-9: v. Indians - outright win.

Wellington College 159/1 (Warner 59 n.o., Rutherford 50 n.o., Durrant 46). and 169/6 (Mann 51 n.o., Durrant 48, Warner 43). Indians 161 (Ritchie 6/65), and 115 (Ritchie 6/65).

February 16-23: v Johnsonville - Johnsonville 12/2. Match abandoned.

March 1: v University - Draw. Wellington College 156 (Gair 30, Mann 29, Kelly 26, Nimmo 27) and 70/2 (Ritchie 51 n.o.). University 132/8 (Warner 4/57, Ritchie 2/39) and 75.

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March 15: vTawa (1 day match) - Loss by 2 wickets. Wellington College 132/7 (Durrant 52, Ritchie 40), Tawa 135/5 (Hunt 2/28, Gair 2/20).

March 29: vOnslow (1 day match) - win by3 wickets. Wellington College 126/4 (Durrant 25 n.o.).

Onslow 116/7 (Ritchie 3/31, Durrant 3/39).

October 25-27: v Onslow - outright win by 10 wickets. Wellington College 156/2 (Ritchie 61, Nimmo 47, Warner 38 n.o.) and 6/0. Onslow 53 (Phillips 6/7, Ritchie 2/9) and 108 (Phillips 5/12, Jurie 3/12, Ritchie 2/63).

November 1-8: v Johnsonville Match abandoned after 1 day’s play. Wellington College 172/5 dec. (Nimmo 22, Ritchie 46, Kelly 21, Rutherford 20), Johnsonville 81/1 (Jurie 1/40).

November 15-22: v University - Win by an innings and 75 runs. University 48 (Hunt 5/14, Ritchie 3/9, Jurie 1/2) and 16 (Roche 6/10, Jurie 3/2, Hunt 1/1). Wellington College 139/9 dec. (Warner 33, Ritchie 24, Nimmo 21, Hunt 15 n.o.).

SECOND XI

Team: P. McLeod, A. Miller, R. Boon, M. Kippenberger, K. Allen, R. Waite, A. Rutherford, J. O’Donnell, M. Lee, O. Chew Lee, T. Dowden, R. Thomas, B. Hunt, Mr A. D. Grey (Captain). Coach: Mr A. D. Grey.

During the season O. Chen Lee, A. Rutherford, B. Hunt, R. Boon, A. Miller were promoted to the 1st XI, while M. Stevens, M. Hall, B. Hagan, S. Goldfinch, A. Robinson, D. Grattan and A. Malcolm from the 4th XI joined the side at the start of the 1980-81 season.

At least one or two players batted well in each game so that batting collapses through lack of confidence or application rarely if ever occurred. Cricket is a team game where motivation to win and concentration on performing the essentials in fielding, batting and bowling correctly have to be watched at all times. Mr Grey again showed the side how to win, as well as enjoy their games, and under his expert tuition several players developed very well. P. McLeod proved an able captain when Mr Grey was away through illness or business and headed the batting averages with 47.00 runs with the highest aggregate of 376 runs. R. Boon also batted well, scoring 249 runs from 13 innings. M. Lee showed great development by capturing 22 wickets while K. Allen gave valuable support to Mr Grey’s off spinners. P. McLeod and R. Boon bowled tidily throughout.

March 2-3: v Palmerston North B.H.S.

Unfortunately the game was spoilt due to the rain on Sunday afternoon which curtailed play on Monday as well.

On winning the toss, Rutherford chose to bat on a damp wicket and overcast conditions. After a promising start, none of the later batsmen could consolidate the innings which ended with the total of 91 runs. Overnight rain followed the early end of our innings and play was delayed on Monday. Accurate bowling by Hutton and Malcolm restricted Palmerston’s batsmen and when the game was drawn, the stumps score was Palmerston North 36 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.

Scores: Wellington College 91 runs; Palmerston North B.H.S. 36 for 4 wickets.

Club Matches:

January-March, 1980 v Marist St Pat’s. Win by default. v Tawa A - Draw. Wellington College 95 for 2 (Rutherford 53 n.o.). Rain. v Johnsonville - Draw. Wellington College 186 for 7 declared (McLeod 63, Mr Buchanan 35, O’Donnell 20 n.o.) and 80 for 4 declared (McLeod 35); Johnsonville 97 (Allen 4/11 and 78 for 2). v Plimmerton - Draw. Wellington College 187 for 8 declared (A. Miller 43, J. O’Donnell 32). Plimmerton 124 for 8 (Boon 3-44). Rain. v Midland St Pat’s (Phillips 60 n.o., Kippenberger 36, McLeod 32). Wellington College 186 for 7 declared and 117 for 2 declared. (A. Miller 50 n.o. McLeod 33 n.o.)

M.S.P. 145 (Lee 3/27). v Onslow - Win by 14 runs. Wellington College 88, Onslow 74 (Lee 8/30). v Rongotai - Win by 8 wickets. Rongotai 43 (K. Allen 4/3), P. McLeod 3/12). Wellington College 44/2 (Kippenberger 24 n.o.).

October-December 1980 v University - Draw. Wellington College 148 for 7 declared and 102 for 4 declared (Coldham 53 n.o. and 20 n.o.). University 121 (Malcolm 7/51) and 58/3. v Onslow - Draw. Wellington College 202 for 6 declared (Grattan 53 n.o., Lee 24, Hagan 24). Onslow 71 for 8 (Malcolm 4/28, Robinson 4/29). Rain, v Tawa B Outright win by 1 run. Wellington College: 100 and 124 (Malcolm 29, Hagan 24). Tawa B 141/9 declared and 82 (Robinson 6/26, Malcolm 3/17).

THIRD XI

Team: A. Miller, B. Hagan, J. Phillips, A. Robinson, Mr M. Scott-Smith (Captain), M. Hall, M. Abernethy, S. Goldfinch, S. Roberts, T. Dowden, B. Hunt, D. Grattan, M. Stevens, C. Love.

In October T. Allen, J. Allen, D. Wilkinson, C. Ward, A. Cowie, J. Nansen, A. Hunter, S. Hambleton, G. Coldham and T. Gault joined the 3rd XI.

After a very promising start, the team’s fortunes slumped somewhat due to a lack of consistency in middle order batting. After Miller and Phillips were promoted to the 2nd XI after some splendid batting by them, sheer bad luck dogged players such as Hall and Goldfinch from achieving more runs. However, the fielding remained keen, with Love and Hagan excelling.

Abernethy and Robinson needed careful watching with Robinson being very unlucky not to collect more wickets.

A. Miller headed the batting averages with an aggregate of 299 runs, while Mr Scott-Smith and B. Hunt shared the bowling honours. The side finished fifth in the 2E grade and all the players enjoyed their cricket under Mr ScottSmith’s cheerful, patient captaincy.

Results: January-March 1980 v Indian Sports.

Win by 7 wickets. Indian Sports 65 for 8 (40 overs) (Hunt 3/1, Hall 2/10, Scott-Smith 3/15). Wellington College 67/3 (B. Hunt 30, Hall 12 n.o.) v M.S. Pat’s. Loss by 43 runs. M.S.P. 116 (M. Scott- Smith 4/2, Boon 3/37) Wellington College 63 (Robinson 21 n.o., Boon 11, Dowden 11). v Plimmerton. Loss by 10 wickets. Wellington College 77 and 79 (Miller 25, Grattan 14), Phillips 24, Goldfinch 21.

Plimmerton 150 (M. Scott-Smith 5/61) and 11 for none. v Johnsonville. Draw (Rain). Johnsonville 204 (M. Abernethy 3/40). Wellington College 94 (Phillips 32, Hagan 27). v Indian Sports. Indians 119 and 71/5 (M. Scott-Smith 8/28). Wellington College 162 (Hall 58, Grattan 16). v Tawa B. Loss on 1st innings. Tawa B 186 (M. Scott-Smith 5/48, T. Allen 2/33). Wellington College 111 for 6 (A. Cowie 38 n.o., Nanson 23 n.o.). v Tawa A. Loss on 1st innings by 46 runs. Tawa A 123 (M. Scott-Smith 3/15).

Wellington College 77 (Coldham 16, M. Hall 18).

October-December 1980: v Plimmerton. Win by default. v Kilbirnie. Wellington College 67 (Love 22) and 11/1.

Draw. Kilbirnie 140 (Hambleton 3/15, Allen 2/24, Coldham 2/26). v 4th XI. Outright win by 4 wickets. 4th XI 134 (J. Allen 3/18, Cold ham 3/7) and 32 (J. Allen 5/20, T. Allen 4/11). 3rd XI 102 (Roberts 19) and 65/6 (Ward 21 n.o., G. Coldham 12, D. Wilkinson 12).

FOURTH XI

Team: N. Barnett, A. Malcolm, T. Burns, P. Hodgson, R. Kahn, A. Hutton, M. Swan, A. Richards, T. Preston, S. Baddeley, G. McMeekin, R. Hutton, M. Lee, E. Duffill, B. Farland (Captain).

Coach: Mr B. Farland.

The team always played attractive, exciting cricket. It always scored at a faster rate than its opponents, often twice as fast, and had a more varied attack and spirited approach in the field. On all counts the team deserved to win the grade. It would have done so but for rain on the last day of the second encounter with M.S.P., and a strange ruling over points distribution on a rain-affected day in January when the fourths had in fact won by default. If either situation had turned to the Fourths favour the grade would have been theirs. In the game noted above, M.S.P. made 114 after 50 overs and the Fourths had replied with 138/1 in 25 overs. This was typical.

The outstanding player was Neil Barnett, who aggregated 670 runs at an average of 60.9. He scored two fine centuries: 123 against Plimmerton, and 128 n.o. against Johnsonville. He was not only a fine all-rounder taking the biggest bag of wickets, but was also a great tactician. Stuart Baddeley played a few games before returning to the family farm. He is a correct but hardhitting opening batsman who should be encouraged to go further. His control of length and flight as a slow offbreak bowler was a delight to see in one so young. We missed him regretfully after only .the briefest association.

Tim Preston managed to play only one game before having to return to the Bay of Plenty. He batted like a champion - a flawless 57 - and took one of the outstanding catches of the season - a sizzling cut that should have been a boundary.

On his day, Andrew Malcolm was the equal of the best in the team. He could also bowl well in short spells at medium pace. He figured in two opening partnerships of over 50 runs and could be very steady and concentrated at times. His finest innings was a scintillating 62 n.o. against M.S.P. With the loss of Baddeley and Preston, the team was fortunate to gain Paul Hodgson and Richard

Kahn. Richard came from the fourth form B team. He was spotted and encouraged by Neil. As an opening batsman, he played with great courage. He fielded well and always displayed enthusiasm and enterprise both on and off the field. Richard went from strength to strength and played two innings of good quality.

Paul was a fairly restrained batsman but was often a valuable sheet anchor. He compiled some good innings which helped to turn the tables on the opposition.

As a bowler, his slow leg-breaks often brought a muchneeded breakthrough. He fielded exceptionally well and took a number of fine catches.

Richard Hutton played only a few games, but his spirit was well attuned to that of the team. If he could have played for a longer spell, he would have undoubtedly developed into a very fine bowler and competent bat. His brother Alistair, was without doubt the most improved player in the team. He never pushed himself into the limelight but, when the challenge was offered to him, he soon showed that he was the most talented of the quicker bowlers.

His faster ball was often unplayable. During the season he grew in stature as a disciplined and aggressive middle order batsman. Tim Burns was another bowler who appeared to be overshadowed at the start. He is a quiet student of the game. He worked hard to overcome flaws in his batting and bowling and I would regard him as next to Alistair in the improvement he showed. Always a fierce competitor, Tim emerged as a solid, reliable middle order batsman and an economical and successful opening bowler.

Michael Swan remained a loyal member of the team, although he left school half-way through the season and often found it difficult to get to matches and practices. As a top order batsman he made some good scores besides being a competent wicket-keeper.

Andrew Richards seemed to under-value his real abilities as a batsman. He had talent and potential.

As a fields-man, he was among the best in the team.

Errol Duffill continued to trundle up to the wicket as a stock bowler, holding one back now and then, getting vital wickets and keeping the runs down.

Leading Batting Inns Barnett 16 Baddeley 4 A. Hutton 12 Hodgson 8 Malcolm 18 Burns 12 Swan 13 Kahn 10 Leading Bowling O A. Hutton 96 Baddeley 52 Barnett 146 Duffill 75 Malcolm 60 Burns 116

N.O. H.S. 5 128 n.o.

1 81 4 75 1 47 2 62 n.o.

4 36 3 40 n.o.

0 37 M 30 11 30 25 17 29

R 174 112 463 219 141 296

Agg. 670 145 207 153 281 138 140 90

Ave. 60.9 48.3 25.8 21.8 17.5 17.2 12.7 9.0

W 30 14 45 16 10 17

Ave. 5.8 8.0 10.2 13.6 14.1 17.4

Results: v Indians. Outright win by 6 wickets. Wellington College 93 and 81/4 (Barnett 43). Indians 98 (Hutton 5/30 inc. hat trick) and 73. v M.S.P. Loss by 7 wickets. M.S.P. 5 points. Wellington College 62. M.S.P. 65/3. v Plimmerton. Won by 21 runs. Wellington College 96 (Barnett 46). Plimmerton 75 (Barnett 4/14, Hutton 4/19). v Tawa. Won by 9 wickets outright. Wellington College 207/9 (Kahn 37, Hodgson 36) and 90/1 (Swan 40 n.o., Malcolm 38). Tawa 156 (Barnett 5/52) and 138 (Hutton 5/23). v M.S.P. Draw (rain). Wellington College 6 pts, M.S.P. 0 pts. Wellington College 138/1 (Malcolm 62 n.o., Barnett 39). M.S.P. 114. v Tawa. Won outright by two wickets. Wellington College 205/6 (Hutton 75, Barnett 57) and 32/8. Tawa 73 (Hutton 4/6) and 160 (Barnett 4/52). v Johnsonville. Won by 54 runs. Wellington College 201/8 (Barnett 49, Hodgson 47, Burns 36). Johnsonville 147 (Barnett 6/50). v Indians. Won by 6 wickets. Wellington College 132/4 (Barnett 44 n.o., Hodgson 31). Indians 130. v Collegians.

Won by 6 wickets outright. Wellington College 100/5 dec. (Swan 37 n.o.) and 54/4. Collegians 41 (Malcolm 3/13) and 114/9 dec. (Barnett 5/43 Malcolm 3/9).

FENCING CLUB

For a school as committed to the more pedestrian sports (cricket, rugby), as is Wellington College, it is encouraging to note the progress, however slight, of the Fencing Club, particularly the initial response of many juniors to the demonstration given earlier this year. If we could persuade half of you to actually come along te the club, our problems would be over.

Results for the year were mainly ‘invisibles’ mostly concerned with building up the club. However, C. Fung gained third place in both sabre and foil in the Wellington Provincial championships, consequently as a member of the provincial team at the secondary schools National championships managing a ninth placing in the men’s foil but being unplaced in the sabre event.

All the junior fencers have made steady progress and on present form we can expect to see several more Wellington College fencers in the provincial team next year - if we could find the financial support that the club requires, from the school, the college would certainly be able to repeat this year’s performance on a more ambitious and productive scale.

As a post-script to this talk of next year, we hope to include a challenge to our city rivals, Rongotai,

in next year’s programme, as a means of drawing blood and satisfying honour over the McEvedy Shield.

It would be appropriate to take the opportunity to thank club coaches, Peter Osvath and Ilona Szakuts, for their time and effort, Dominic Roberts for his valuable support and the combined club captain, Katherine McClellan. Thanks also go to all the fencers. I hope to see you all next year. Good fencing.

FIVES

After an absence of some years, this sport is about to be reintroduced. Before the demolition of the two courts in the old quad, scores of boys indulged in this strenuous activity.

Now, when five new courts have been constructed we expect this activity to regain its former popularity.

At the moment, while the ground surfaces are yet unpaved, boys have invented all manner of ‘games’ to use them. We look forward to seeing them in full use at the beginning of next year.

GOLF

The National Provident Fund’s Wellington Intercollegiate golf trophy was won by Wellington College this year when the inter-college competition was held at the Karori Golf course.

The A team, comprising M. Graham-Cameron, C. Hunter, R. Boon and G. Coldham, won by a two point margin from Hutt Valley High School with Rongotai College finishing third. Coldham had the best score of the team.

HOCKEY FIRST XI

Team: S. Grimshaw (Captain), G. Coldham, C. Grim- shaw, D. Lala, V. Lala, R. Bhana, G. Naftel, M. Edwards, S. Arrell, D. Bird, P. Seddon. Coaches: Messrs G. Oaks, W. Haskell.

Championship Results: V Scots V H.V.H.S. V Parkway V Tawa V Northern United V Parkway V H.V.H.S. V Taita V Tawa V Parkway V H.V.H.S. V Northern United V Taita V Tawa Friendly Games V Paraparaumu College V W.H.S.

Won 8-0 Won 2-1 Won 1-0 Won 8-1 Lost 1-3 Won 5-1 Lost 1-2 Won 3-0 Won 4-0 Won 4-1 Won 2-1 Lost 1-2 Won 8-0 Won 6-0 Won 2-0 Won 2-0

Season Summary

Played 24, won 17, drew 2, lost 5. Goals for 81, goals against 20. Main goal scorers: S. Grimshaw 34, D. Lala, 14, G. Naftel 12.

Championship Review

This year we had a new team with only three returning from last year’s team - Scott and Craig Grimshaw and Geoff Coldham. The team was very young and with the new coach, Mr G. Oaks, we set about forming a championship side. Positions were swapped around until we found the right combination. The team performed well and we came runners-up in the competition.

The following boys were selected for the Wellington Secondary School’s team: D. Bird, S. Grimshaw, C. Grimshaw, G. Coldham, G. Naftel.

Wellington third and fourth form team: C. Grimshaw, D. Bird, A. Hunter, J. Parag.

Annual Inter-College Matches

v Christchurch B.H.S: This year we didn’t expect to put up a big fight against a Christchurch boys team similar to last year’s one. The ground was very heavy and the odd rain shower fell during the game.

The play was predominately in our half for most of the game. The Christchurch team played a short-passing game which tore through our defence but lacked finish.

At half-time it was 0-0. We came out after the break and continued on as before, in defence. D. Bird in goal was keeping brilliantly and no ball passed him. Christchurch had a series of penalty corners in the last ten minutes and their ineffective penalty corner machine failed to score. We had one corner in the whole game. We were very lucky to draw with the team finding the conditions very trying. Final score 0-0.

v Palmerston North B.H.S. This game was again played at Palmerston North. The ground was heavy but smooth. It had been raining for the previous day and it rained nonstop during the game. Palmerston started off the game at grips with the conditions and scored three quick goals, and generally dominated the first half. We received a good talking to at half-time and came out spurred on. We dominated the second half and Palmerston North cracked under the pressure. C. Grimshaw scored off one of our penalty corners. We were unlucky not to win when on three occasions the ball stopped in the water in front of the goal. Final score 1-3.

v New Plymouth B.H.S. We travelled up there with spirits high. The game was played on a hard, bumpy ground in fine conditions. We opened the scoring after about a minute when S. Grimshaw netted a cross. The team scored from a penalty stroke a few minutes later, and then New Plymouth scored two quick goals. S. Grimshaw scored another and we went into the second half 3-2 up. We received another penalty stroke and G. Naftel found the net. New Plymouth was awarded another penalty stroke. Final score 5-3.

v Wanganui Collegiate. We played at school on a hard ground. The College team were big and played a bustling short-passing game. They dominated play but we scored through G. Naftel popping the ball around the post. Collegiate played an even game and had the upper hand and with five minutes to go it was 2-1 to Collegiate when G. Naftel scored another goal very much similar to the first and capped off a well played game. Final score 2-2.

Rankin Cup

This year we decided to play in the prestigious Rankin Cup which is contested by the top teams in New Zealand. With 20 teams competing, the games were played on the Avondale College and surrounding grounds in Auckland. The weather varied during the week but was usually warmer. The tournament format consisted of four pools of five teams with the top two teams in each pool proceeding to the quarter-finals.

v Bream Bay College. This was our first game and this team put up very little opposition. The team performed well as a unit with S. Grimshaw scoring 8 goals. Bream Bay were a younger team and learnt a lot from this game as they didn’t lose by such a high score again. Final score 12-0.

v Karamu College. We played this game in the afternoon and started to feel the pinch but the team played well against a fit team who were playing their first game. They were determined to beat us. However, we were one up at half-time. The team went out after the break and attacked with ferocity and were rewarded with two goals through G. Naftel and S. Grimshaw. Karamu pulled one back near the end of the game. Final score 3-1.

FIRST ELEVEN HOCKEY TEAM Back Row: Mr W. Haskell (coach), V. Lala, S. Arrell, M. Edwards, P. Seddon, G. Naftel, C. Grimshaw, Mr G. Oaks (coach).

Front Row: R. Bhana, D. Bird, S. Grimshaw, G. Coldham, S. Wylds, D. Lala.

v Auckland Grammar School. This was billed as the game of the tournament and, accordingly, was given the best ground. Both teams were evenly matched.

We had one penalty corner in the first half but failed to capitalise. The game see-sawed between twenty yard lines without either team able to penetrate the circles Thirty seconds before half-time the Auckland Grammar inside left reverse stick hit the ball behind the goalie and in between the full-backs to score. A very lucky goal. The second half was like the first and we failed to score. Final score 0-1. v Avondale College. This game was played at Mt. Albert Grammar in the driving rain. The ground was very wet and the teams played the best game of the season. We were awarded two strokes in the first half but the goalie saved them both. At the end of the first half there was no score and the rain was still coming down. We opened the second half with a goal through S. Grimshaw, dribbling through the centre and catching the goalie wrongfooted, pushing the ball past him. Avondale retaliated and scored through a series of mistakes.

The final was a draw between Kings College and Christchurch B.H.S. Although we only lost one game we came third in our pool and failed to qualify. We came ninth overall. We were disappointed but gained experience for better things next year.

We would like to thank all those who supported

us in the terrible weather conditions. Special thanks to our Manager, Mr Pallin, and our coaches for organising us this year. Thanks also go to those parents who helped in taking billets.

S. Grimshaw SECOND XI

Team: W. J. Pointer (Captain), M. R. Miller, M. Unka, B. M. Gordon, V. Vithal, P. W. Rich, J. Parag, A. D. Spackman, A. Hunter, C. F. Mabbett, Richardson, M. Baber, J. Miller.

This year saw the second eleven in a grade higher than in 1979. Although this year’s team did not produce the results expected of it, it did play extremely well. We could not hope to match last year’s unbeaten record. The few losses we did incur were mainly to demoted first elevens who were much too strong for us.

We would like to thank Miss Rankin for her valuable time and coaching expertise.

Summary: Played 12, won 6, drew 2, lost 4.

Goals for 37, against 22.

Results: v N. United v Aotea v 3rd XI

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Won 6-0 Drew 3-3 Won7-3

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St Pat’s Heretaunga St Pat’s Scots Wgtn High Rongotai Aotea Naenae Heretaunga

Drew 3-3 Won 7-0 Won 1-0 Lost 1-6 Lost 0-1 Lost 0-4 Won 2-0 Lost 1-2 Won 7-0

W J Pointer THIRD ELEVEN

Coach: Mr E. Clayton.

Team: K. Bhana, Dahya Emley, Freeman Goddard, Huber, S. Patel, Macindoe, Parbhu, Ranji, Kristiansen, Nicholls, Proctor, Walker, Sanjay Patel, I. Dowdall (Captain).

The season began with this team playing the college B team in the secondary schools second division. However, we were found to be outclassed and became a third division team.

Ten games were played during the season with several games being cancelled due to extremely wet ground conditions.

The team would like to thank Mr Clayton for his support and encouragement over the season as well as to the parents who came to cheer us on each week.

Mr L. Dowdall’s assistance as an umpire on a number of occasions was much appreciated.

Results: 5 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses. Goals scored 23.

FOURTH ELEVEN

Coach: Mr M. Pallin.

An enthusiastic group of 16 players enjoyed a season of good hockey. Twelve games were played with the team winning six, losing two and drawing four.

Team: S. Ramji (Captain), M. Jeram, K. Elgar, B. Prendeville, K. Stefenidis, P. David, W. Bryant, P. Willis, T. Blackmore, M. Prout, J. Herbert, A. Munt, G. Wilson, T. Strange, R. Standford, A. Govind (Goalie), A. Hume, S. Stojanovich.

S. Ramji

RUGBY

Master-in-charge: Mr B. H. Farland.

Secondary school rugby is well-served by the dedicated teachers who, year in and year out, give their own time and, at their own cost, coach teams at all levels and in all conditions.

It is fashionable at national and provincial levels to criticise the coaches for team failures and laud them for team successes. This only reflects what has gone on in the schools for many years past. It is a fickle and unthinking attitude.

No real rugby coach would accept that his coaching was the key to his team’s success, and neither does he expect to be blamed for failure. He works away with dedication and enthusiasm and his reward is a happy team, satisfied that it has done the best it possibly can.

The master-in-charge of rugby, the coach of the first fifteen, the rugby fraternal and the school at large, owe a deep debt of gratitude to the unheralded and unsung heroes who coach the lower grades. Without them there would be no first fifteen and no honours for the school - indeed, no rugby.

FIRST XV

Coaches: Mr J. Cormack, Mr W. Andersen.

Team: R. Nimmo, S. Tongatule, D. Walker (Vice Captain), M. Roberts, M. Jarvis, H. Te Maipi, T. Ritchie, T. Karaka, L. Davy, B. Hunt, S. Tarpley, A. Hutton, A. Malcolm, M. Morris, S. Butland, G. Hooper, P. Jurie, A. McFall, P. Casey, I. Deterte (Captain).

Results: v Titahi Bay (under 19 Div. 1) v Paremata-Plimmerton (under 21) v St Bernards v Mana College 1st XV v Wainuiomata.College 1st XV v Naenae College v Tawa College v Scots College v Newlands College v Taita College v St Pat’s College v Onslow College v Auckland Grammar School v Porirua College 1st XV v W.C.O.B. (Latimer Cup) v St Pat’s Silverstream v Naenae College v Napier B.H.S. v Rathkeale College v Varsity Under 21 v Christ’s College v Nelson College

Lost 0-6 Won 21-4 Won 14-9 Lost 3-12 Won default Won 16-12 Lost 16-18 Won 16-4 Won 32-3 Won 53-3 Drew 6-6 Won 23-6 Lost 3-27 Lost 0-24 Won 7-6 Lost 0-7 Won 18-8 Lost 3-10 Won 11-4 Won 26-11 Lost 6-11 Won 28-11

Games Played 21, Won 12, Lost 8, Drew 1.

Points for: 299, against 202.

FIRST FIFTEEN RUGBY TEAM Back Row: A. McFall, P. J. Casey, G. M. Hooper, P. J. Jurie, A. J. Hutton, M. L. Morris, S. W. Tarpley.

Middle Row: Mr F. Cormack (assistant coach), P. M. O’Brien (manager). B. A. Nimmo, S. Tongatule, A. R. Malcolm, T. D. Ritchie, T. D. Kauraka, M. I. Roberts, S. J. Butland, Mr J. Cormack (coach), Mr W. F. Anderson (assistant coach).

Front Row: H. R. Te Maipi, M. L. Jarvis, I. D. de Terte (captain), D. K.Walker (vice-captain), L. R. Davy, R. B. Hunt.

This year’s first fifteen was a better side than the record suggests. In many ways, it was an unlucky team. Beginning with the first competition game against St Bernard’s, when five of the front line players did not take the field, through to Tim Ritchie breaking his arm, thus depriving the team of its most potent scorer, injuries dogged the team’s performances. Ritchie, in fact, out of seven games starting with Auckland Grammar, still managed to score in excess of 100 points for the season.

A fine effort.

The forwards were perhaps the team’s main strength and were only twice during the season matched - for half the game against St Pat’s and for most of the game against Napier Boys’ High School. The efforts against Grammar and the magnificent display against Christ’s saw some of the best forward play I have seen from a secondary school side. The backs had their moments, despite the necessity of constant re-arrangement. Their rout of Taita mid-season, the wonderful second- half against Naenae at the park and the carefree open game against Nelson College at Tournament, were certainly witness to their potential.

Individuals who made their mark were Ritchie, mentioned earlier - an excellent thinker, brilliant kicker and faster on his feet than even he believes; Murray Roberts’

courage and determination were an example to the team; Al Hutton, a forward of great potential, was magnificent on the short side of the scrum and an excellent marker of the ball. His strength and pace around the paddock were invaluable to the many excellent displays given by the forwards. Steve Tarpley knew only one way and that was forward while Alex McFall, immensely strong, proved very fast around the field.

Ian Deterte led the team well, always displaying discipline and control over any situation that arose.

J.C. Major Games:

v St Bernard’s - played at Wellington College. St Bernard’s scored an early penalty but college retaliated quickly with a fine try. The ball was spun through the backs to the left from a scrum on the St Bernard’s 22.

Alex McFall, following up, took the “in pass’’ from the wing and crashed over. Ritchie converted to make it 7-3.

Just before half-time St Bernard’s dropped a goal to make the score 6-7 at the change.

The early section of the second-half saw the St Bernard’s loose forwards pressure college into many mistakes and they were rewarded with a fine penalty mid-way through the spell.

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With five minutes to go, Sione Tongatule charged down a kick and plucking the bouncing ball from ground level on halfway headed for the goal line. He was dragged down two metres short of the line and Loden Davy, following up well, snatched up the ball and dived over in the corner. The conversion missed, but college led 11-9. Right on time, Ritchie goaled from nearly halfway to make a final score of 14-9 to the College.

v St Pat’s - transferred to Wellington College.

This was one of the hardest games of the season, played at furious pace. The ground was very heavy, but the weather was fine. Ritchie scored an early penalty, but St Pat’s equalised mid-way through the spell. After College’s early dominance, the St Pat’s forwards took charge and dominated most of the possession. However, their only reward was a penalty half-way through the second half, 6-3 to St Pat’s. At this stage, the Wellington forwards began re-asserting themselves, and Paul Jurie began taking magnificent line-out ball. Gary Hooper drove hard into rucks and mauls and Andy Malcolm, following everything, harassed the St Pat’s backs. With five minutes to go, Ritchie put up a high kick and their full back was right on the 22 and penalised for not releasing the ball. Ritchie goaled a good pressure kick to make the final score 6-6.

v Auckland Grammar - played at Wellington College. College started well, winning a good share of the ball, but Grammar scored first when they goaled a penalty. College followed with a penalty, but Grammar immediately scored a fine try running the ball through their backs for the wing to score in the corner. Another penalty on half time to Grammar saw the score at the change, 10-3. Despite continuing good play by the college forwards, poor tackling allowed Grammar to run riot in the second spell and they ran in four tries. The final score, 27-3 to Grammar.

v Silverstream - played at Silverstream. This game was played on a very wet day with the ground very heavy. Two mistakes in the first spell let Silverstream in for 7 points, 1 penalty and 1 try, the latter a good one with both backs and forwards handling. Again the college forwards dominated possession but just could not score, despite fine efforts from Deterte and Malcolm.

Murray Roberts took the high ball well and gained many yards with good left foot touch-finders. The final score, Silverstream 7, College 0.

Tournament - held at Christ’s College, Christchurch.

With all players fit, Wellington travelled to Christchurch with high hopes of success.

The first game saw Wellington against the hosts who, in the first two minutes, scored a good try on the short side by running the ball to the wing, 4-0 to Christ’s. Progressively, as the half wore on, Wellington got on top, missing several tries by a whisker, until right on half-time a desperate line kick from behind the goal line was charged down and Andy Malcolm fell on the ball, just inches short of the dead ball line. Ritchie converted and it was 6-4 to Wellington at half-time. Wellington attacked from the outset of the second half, trying to increase its lead and Trav Kauraka appeared to score by scuttling around the scrum on the Christ’s goal line and diving on the ball under their No. 8’s feet. The referee reordered the scrum, giving the ball to Wellington College,

so a golden opportunity was lost. Towards the end of the half, Christ’s kicked a magnificent goal from near halfway, to give them the lead, and the college forwards appeared to relax. Nearly on full time Christ’s ran in a try unconverted, to make the final score 11-6.

The second game saw Wellington play Nelson College, who had lost to Wanganui on the first day. Nelson were suffering from several injuries and Wellington were without both Hutton and Temariti. The game was fairly even for much of the first half with a very open and carefree atmosphere. Nelson scored first with a try but Ritchie goaled a penalty soon afterwards. Reece Nimmo coming into the back line ran in a beautiful try which Ritchie converted to make the score 9-4, but Nelson scored a try again, 9-8 to college. Right on half time, Sione Tongatule retrieved a kick he himself had made and scored. Ritchie converted, giving Wellington a 15-8 lead at half-time. Nelson closed the gap to 15-11 with an early second half penalty but then Wellington took charge. Loden Davy, playing a good game on the wing, scored a good try after having been given an overlap, and then Ritchie charged down a clearing kick, picked up the ball and scored under the posts. He converted, and then near full time kicked a good 45 metre penalty. Final score Wellington 28, Nelson 11.

Note: Christ’s easily beat Collegiate in the final.

SECOND XV

Coach: Mr B. H. Farland.

Team: Marcus McMahon (Captain), Martin Jarvis (Vice Captain), Bob Vivian, Garth Golding, Wayne Breeze, Mark Lau Young, Tim Dowden, David Bruce, Alister Robertson, Alistair Scott, Geoffrey Boon, Robert Press, Simon Potiki, Anthony Cooper.

As well as the above players, the team had a number of other members who were eventually processed through the first fifteen. This affected team morale for a great part of the season.

Generally, the forwards were lighter than their opponents, and the team as a whole found it difficult to match the all-round strength of opposing first fifteens.

The fact that key positions in the team were frequently changed by the demands of the college first fifteen meant that getting together and keeping a match- trained team was very difficult, almost impossible.

Nevertheless, team members worked conscientiously at their game and came up with some vintage performances, particularly towards the end of the season, when teams were more stabilised. This was very important to team morale in view of the annual fixtures played at that time against Wanganui Collegiate and Christ’s College. The 7-3 win over Christ’s was a most fitting climax to a hard and frustrating season. v Karori Under 18’s v Rongotai v Otaki College 1st XV v Wellington High 1st XV v Parkway College v Porirua 2 v H.V.M.T. 1st XV v St Pat’s 2 v Wainuiomata 1st XV

Lost 4-7 Lost 8-15 Lost 4-25 Won 21-19 No game Lost 7-18 Lost 10-11 Lost 4-24 Lost 0-26

v Viard College 1st XV v Tawa B v Wanganui Collegiate v W.C.O.B. v Christ’s College v H.V.H.S. 2

Games played: 14, Won 153; against: 179.

Won 27-0 Won 30-0 Lost 6-16 Lost 9-14 Won 7-3 Won 16-0 5, Lost 9. Points for:

THIRD XV

Coaches: Mr Girvan, Mr Hamill.

Team: G. Beggs, J. Scott, W. Hall, L. Mulitalo, M. Arrell (Captain), T. Brown, D. To‘o, G. McIntyre, M. Peleti, R. Waite, S. Fitchett, S. Bensemann, B. Raleigh, B. Gault, J. Sim, W. Player, R. Jones.

The third fifteen got off to a discouraging start, being placed in the 1A grade, where it was outclassed, losing its first three games by very big scores. However, it says much for the spirit of the team that they pulled together under coach Mr Girvan assisted by Mr Hamill, and their Captain Martin Arrell, to finish the season winning more games than they lost. The feature of the team was, in fact, its high morale, and the obvious enjoyment the players got out of the game.

The season finished on a high note with the traditional game against the staff.

V V V V V V V V V V

St Bernard’s 2nd XV H.V.H.S. St Pat’s Silverstream St Pat’s 4 Newlands Rongotai Onslow 2 H.V.H.S. 3rds St Pat’s » H.V.M.T.C.

Lost 0-42 Lost 0-36 Lost 0-15 Drew 0-0 Won 8-7 Won 12-11 Won 6-3 Won 27-0 Won 33-0 Won 4-0

Games Played 10, Won 6, Lost 3, Drew 1. Points for: 90; against: 114.

2A TEAM

Coach: Mr D. Sowerby.

Team: Mark Abernethy, Richard Boon, Philip Burt, Tim Crawford, Stephen Cumming (Captain), Garth Faulkner, Titi Fereti, Tony Gongsakdi, David Grattan (Vice Captain), Darryl Jarvis, Robert Knobben, Simon Lewis, Peleti Lima, Craig Love, Ross Meek, Andrew Scott, Salo Taufale, Chris Ward.

The 2A’s were clear cut and deserving winners of the Wellington second grade, losing only one game in twelve. The backs had pace to burn and dazzled with some scorching early season tries. There was a lapse in form by mid-season, however, caused by the onset of softer grounds and opponents who, upon learning about our capabilities, intensely marked our backs.

Losses against Napier and St Pat’s followed. The team unearthed its great spirit, lifted itself from the slough of despair and aided by more disciplined play in the midfield backs won the remain ing games against stern opposition with distinction. The 2A forwards, always dominant in the possession stakes, were an unbeatable unit by the season’s finish.

Dave Grattan was an accomplished hooker while his pin-point throwing-in led to much line-out possession. Richard Boon kicked 56 points while Mark Abernethy’s fine 30 yard solo try clinched the game against Wanganui Collegiate in the last minute. v Scots v St Pats v Rongotai v Upper Hutt v H.V.H.S. v Taita

Won 34-8 Drew 12-12 Won 13-9 Won 55-0 Won 14-0 Won 22-8

v Porirua v Mana v Napier Boys H.S. v St Bernard;s v St Pats 2A v Silverstream B v Wanganui College v Silverstream A

Games Played: 13, won Points for: 232, against: 81.

Won 31-0 Won by Default Lost 0-8 Won 10-4 Lost 7-21 Won 13-0 Won 12-7 Won 9-4 10, lost 2, drew 1.

2B TEAM

Coach: Mr R. Corliss.

Team: R. Anyon, P. McCallum, W. Uti, M. Pierce, J. Phillips, M. Bringans (Captain), R. Snoek, C. McArthur, D. Service, J. Roch, R. Scelly, R. Barnes, D. Pearce, F. Atkins, D. Dawson, D. Moro, G. Ballantyne, M. Newcombe, P. Burt, A. Tia Tia.

A most successful season, culminating with the 2B grade championship. Only two defeats were recorded in a season of many fine victories. As the season progressed, a strong team emerged with a set of forwards providing the platform for many exciting backline performances. The team was endowed with many individual stars, with special mention going to Phillips, Uti and McCallum in the backs and Anyon, Service, Snoek in the forwards. A special mention for Mark Bringans who led the side capably at all times. v St Bernard;s Lost 3-4 v Rongotai Won 18-8 v Silverstream Won 20-9 v Viard Won 22-0 v H.V.M.T. College Lost 10-24 v 2C Won 8-0 v H.V.H.S. B Won 30-4 v Silverstream Red Won 13-3 v Silverstream Blue Won 24-6 v Silverstream Gold Won 6-0

Games played: 10, won 8, lost 2. Points for: 54; against: 58.

3A RUGBY TEAM Front Row: R. Boag, T. Taylor, S. Mairs (Vice-Captain), S. Houston (Captain), D. Gerrard, T. Hiles.

Middle Row: Mr D. McHalick, D. Nendick, A. Ward, C. Hunter, D. Logue, S. McMeekin, S. Malcolm.

Back Row: W. Watkins, N. Austin, S. Sarfati, F. Ifi, P. Walters, J. Youmans.

3A TEAM

Coach: D. M. McHalick.

Team: Scott Houston (Captain), Stephen Mairs (Vice-Captain), Neil Austin, Richard Boag, Dean Gerrard, Trent Hiles, Chris Hunter, Fua Ifi, Danny Logue; Stephen Malcolm, Shawn McMeekin, David Nendick Peter Sarfati, Tim Taylor, Bill Watkins, Philip Walters Andrew Ward, Jeremy Yeomans.

2C TEAM

Coach: Mr Lindsay.

Team: R. Nowlan (Captain), D. Ireland, R. Gear, H. Davis, R. Deller, I. Brandwood, D. Godfrey, R. Marshall, T. Taufale, P. Annand, B. McKeich, B. Peleti, I. Siolo, E. Cleverley, F. Dearsley, P. Gordine, A. Herlihy, S. Annand, P. Emley, P. Manase, W. Lindsay, P. Kelly, P. Jasinski, Q. Golder, D. Batten, N. Lush.

v Scots College Won 54-4 v St Pat’s College Won 14-13 v Upper Hutt College Won 13-0 v Wainuiomata College Won 14-10 v Newlands College Won 38-0 v Wainuiomata College Won 17-0 v Rongotai College Won 6-3 v Tawa College Won 12-0 v Mana College Won 4-0 v St Bernard’s College Lost 10-12 v St Pat’s College Won 6-0 v Heretaunga College Won 22-0 v Silverstream A Lost 3-8 v Naenae College A Won 12-0 v Wellington High School Won 23-0

Games played 15, won 13, lost 2. Points for: 248, against 50.

V Silverstream C Lost 18-36 V Parkway Lost Default V Rongotai B Lost 6-36 V Silverstream (Blue) Lost 4-14 V Silverstream (Gold) Lost 0-32 V 2B Lost 0-8 V Viard Won Default V St Bernards Lost 6-14 V Silverstream (Red) Lost Default V Rongotai B Lost 3-4 V Scots Won 12-9 Games played 8, won 1, lost 7. Points for: 49; against: 153.

The fine effort of the 1980 3A’s was based on highly committed team effort. The conditions for practice during the season were appalling, but these lads never missed a practice despite the mud and slush. They won some of their harder games through determination and guts, especially against the tough Mana side when they gave a remarkable effort in dedicated tackling. Much of the team spirit was motivated by Scott Houston, whose unselfish concern for the players and whose fine example welded them into a fiery unit on the field and a socially compatible one off it. The forwards were efficient in the scrums and line-outs and the lively loose men were very

quick to the ball. While scoring some fine tries as a unit the backs lost some of their penetration with the injuries of David Nendick and Danny Logue, although there was still sharpness from Stephen Mairs.

The second St Pat’s match was memorable for the wonderful support given by members of the 1st XV and others, which lifted the boys’ performances and produced a rare 3A win over these worthy rivals.

3B TEAM

Coach: Mr R. Anderson.

Team: B. Craig (Captain), I. Miller, B. Herman, G. Miller, J. Uti, N. Brown, J. Hunter, T. A’Court, D. Lilburne, J. Sullivan, H. O’Connor, N. Taufale, D. Barrowman, P. Douglas.

One look at the results will show that the 3B rugby team did not enjoy a successful season. The team was clearly playing out of its grade. Despite repeated requests to the Secondary School Council the team was not put down a grade until the last game of the season.

However, there were some good individual performances in the team that deserve to be noted, particularly Brent Craig in the forwards and Nigel Brown and Hugh O’Connor in the backs.

V St Bernard’s V Rongotai V Silverstream V Parkway V Upper Hutt V St Pat’s B V Scots V Silverstream B V Aotea V Naenae

Games played 10, won 2, against 239.

Won 22-8 Won 28-14 Lost 10-18 Lost 0-35 Lost 0-32 Lost 0-30 Lost 4-12 Lost 4-35 Lost 0-30 Lost 0-25 lost 8. Points for 68,

4A TEAM

Coaches: Mr D. Jackson, Mr S. Aubrey.

Team: W. Bamber (Captain), C. Phillips, C. Tuohy, S. Jarvis, M. Duffy, J. McCaskill, J. Paul, C. Johnson, J. Dennis, M. Round, K. Kirby, J. Kippenberger, S. Donaldson, T. Jenkins, D. Robinson, W. Buxton.

The 4A team after a very shaky beginning to the season, began to develop into a team with promise. A nucleus of players were able to hold together an often flagging morale. If the rest of the team had supported these players, then the team may have developed into a much improved side. Only once during the season did the team come up against opposition comparable to it in size and weight, and they were unlucky to lose a close struggle. For the rest of the games a combination of being constantly outweighed and a lack of practice reflected the results. v Scots v St Pat’s v Rongotai v Tawa v Scots v Upper Hutt v Tawa

Lost 0-24 Lost 0-18 Lost 3-33 No game Lost 0-30 Lost 0-32 Lost 0-32

v Mana v St Pat’s

Lost 0-32 Lost 0-7

4B TEAM

Coach: Mr M. J. Fowler.

Team: A. Pattison (Captain), W. Carpenter, G. Burgess, W. Bramley, S. Hamon, A. Hamon, D. Wilkinson, D. W. Wilkinson, R. Albert, W. Wong, D. Yee, A. Wong, B. Wills, H. Andrews, M. Jones.

This was a strange year. A good win over Scots in the second game was followed by a string of defeats which seemed .to be irreversible. The final two games of the season, however, were both excellent wins against strong opposition.

Very competently led by A. Pattison (3A3), the team played hard in all their games and developed a strong team spirit and morale that carried them through some very lean patches. Only quite late in the day, however, did they fully wake up to the fact that the essence of the game is a sixty minute effort, regardless of whether or not one is winning at any particular moment.

However, when this finally clicked, short work was made of Silverstream and Onslow. The results of these games showed an ability for co-ordination and sustained effort that had seldom previously shown itself, especially when the team was behind in points. One disturbing feature of the year was the lack of referees at mid-day games. For the administering bodies to schedule games at this time, if referees will not make themselves available, is frankly negligent. The administration of the draw also left a great deal to be desired. Boys playing rugby for pleasure are due much more consideration than was shown in both of these areas. v St Bernard’s Lost 0-22 v Scots Won 22-0 v Silverstream Lost 0-42 v Heretaunga Lost 0-32 v St Pat’s B Lost 0-12 v Silverstream B Lost 0-35 v Newlands Lost 0-30 v Aotea Lost 14-20 v Wainuiomata Lost 4-18 v Silverstream Red Won 18-0 v Onslow Won 22-4

Games played 11, won 3, lost 8. Points for: 80; against: 215.

5A TEAM

Coach: Mr A. Owen.

Team: S. Walters, D. Clulee, G. Wilson (Captain), D. Waite, D. Moore-Jones, I. Gault, J. Hancock, A. Davidson, J. Bridge, S. Barry, M. Heron, C. Adams, E. Falconer, B. Tuohy, M. Roberts, D. McKay, S. Tuckett.

The 5A rugby squad should feel very proud of their 1980 achievements. A fine series of wins culminated in a thrilling win over St Patrick’s College after what proved to be a “cliff hanger” of a match.

Much credit must go to a consistently excellent captain, an outstanding full-back and an amazing degree of team spirit which was exemplified by each and every member.

Certainly there were some defeats, but the team spirit of true sportsmanship prevailed and the entire squad defended with the same tenacity as they attacked.

Considering their age and the fact that for some this was their first year’s rugby, the boys always displayed the true spirit of the game, and for this alone our college should feel proud. v St Bernard’s Lost 0-22 v Scots Won 22-0 v Silverstream Lost 0-42 v Heretaunga Lost 0-32 v St Pat’s B Lost 0-12 v Silverstream B Lost 0-35 v Newlands Lost 0-30 v Aotea Lost 14-20 v Wainuiomata Lost 4-18 v Silverstream Red Won 18-0 v Onslow Won 22-4

Games played 11, won 3, lost 8. Points for: 80; against: 215.

WATER POLO

Wellington College entered three teams in the Wellington secondary schools water polo competition. The A team came sixth in the boys’ open grade with six points. The B team came fifth in the Under 15 years division 1 with eight points and in the second division the C team came fourth with six points.

SQUASH

There was a record number of members this year with over 100 pupils having joined. Again members were issued with their own key-cards which made it convenient for them to use the club. However, there was some abuse of this privilege and I hope that members were not always to blame for misdemeanours that occurred.

The season was successful with more interest being taken in the ladders. From these and a series of trial games the college team was selected for the annual fixture against St. Patrick’s College. The members of the team were - Senior: W. Taggart (Captain), B. Hagan, S. Wylds, M. Lee, T. Jeffries and B. Gault; Junior: S. Hagan, C. Taggart, S. Koleff, J. Hancocks, S. Woodward and A. Buick-Constable.

The match was held at the Collegian’s club courts and resulted in an overwhelming victory for the college by six games to nil in both the senior and junior contests. The afternoon was completed by afternoon tea which was appreciated by all. Our thanks go to those mothers who provided plates.

The school championships were again fought out with enthusiasm and produced some excellent squash. Entries were down on previous years which was perhaps due to the calibre of the top players. The open final was between B. Hagan and W. Taggart with Hagan winning in straight games 9/4,9/6,9/3. In the junior final S. Hagan defeated C. Taggart also in three straight games 9/1, 9/0, 9/5.

In addition to the school championship, B. Hagan also won the Wellington junior under-17 championship and the Hutt Valley junior under-17 championship, while his brother S. Hagan was the under-15 champion in the same two events. Our congratulations go to these boys for their fine performances.

Those who remember Mr Reynish will be interested to know that he is at the moment living in Hobart, Tasmania, where he is teaching and coaching squash at Queen Elizabeth Matriculation College.

M.E.L.

TABLE TENNIS

This year, the school Table Tennis Championships were held during an energetic afternoon at the Newtown Table Tennis Stadium. There was intense competition and excellent table tennis resulted.

The junior championship was won by Adrian Cowie, who caused an upset by defeating last year’s senior champion, Robert Kerr. However, Robert recovered his form and went on to win the senior championship from Wayne England in a hard-fought final. The doubles final was won convincingly by a seemingly unbeatable combination of Kerr and England, with Vivian Chin and Colin Wong as runners-up.

The school did not fare as well in the intersecondary schools’ Table Tennis Championships as we have done in the past. This was due in part to sabotage of the draw by an unnamed school who entered their A team as their B team and vice-versa. Nevertheless, our A and B teams were soundly defeated but the day was saved by our C team (Marcus Hull, Paul Wood, Keith Aldersley), who won the senior plate.

Vivian Chin, Colin Wong and Ricky Proctor made up the Wellington College team which entered the local inter-club competition. This team displayed skill and determination to win the C Grade (Division 1) inter-club championship.

The College had many talented young table tennis players and the successes being achieved in club and inter-school competition are certain to increase.

College Teams: Keith Aldersley, Marcus Hull, Paul Wood. Winner of Wellington Secondary Schools’ Teams Plate. Received by: Marcus Hull.

Colin Wong, Vivian Chin, Ricky Proctor. Winners of C Grade (Div I) Inter-club Championship. Received by: Ricky Proctor.

College Junior Championship Prize: won by Adrian Cowie.

College Senior Championship Cup: won by Robert Kerr.

UNDERWATER HOCKEY

This year, Wellington College entered a team in underwater hockey at Freyberg pool. Every Wednesday, six boys turned up to try and win a game. So far our team of Philip Trow, Robert Molloy, Robert Hall, N. Koroniadis, Peter Van Zweeden, Alan Smile, Paul Dukes and Charles Mabbett, have won five games. This is fairly good, considering we only play adults who are expert divers, and can hold their breath fora long time.

When we first went into the league, we were put into the bottom of the C grade. Now, after winning some games, we are second in the C grade.

TENNIS

Master in charge: Mr Porter.

Senior team: Guy Callender, Tom Jeffries, Chris Jones, Greg Motu, Paul Wotherspoon (Captain), Stephen Tarpley, Loden Davy, Robert Press, Nick Hunn and Luke Turner.

Junior team: Tony Edgar, Andrew Davidson, Craig Johnson, Chris Clark, John Dennis, Robert Kerr, Peter Papas, Michael Duffy.

Results:

Played Won Lost v Napier B.H.S., @ Central Park 30 28 2 v St Pat’s College, @ St Pat’s College 12 9 3 v P.N.B.H.S., @Central Park 9 4 5 v Auckland Grammar, @ Central Park 9 1 8 v Hamilton B.H.S., @ Central Park 9 7 2 v Rongotai College, @ Rongotai College 12 7 5 v Scots College, @ Wellington College 12 9 3 v Wanganui Collegiate, @ Wellington College 16 15 1 v Hastings B.H.S., @ Hastings B.H.S. 49 47 2

Totals 158 125 32

In the second round, a demoralised Wellington team was demolished by Auckland, with Guy Callender having his only defeat of the year. Also, P.N.B.H.S. had another win of 5-4 over Hamilton, with the deciding match not finishing until 6.30 p.m. Finally, in the third round, P.N.B.H.S. put on another brave fight against Auckland to go down 6-3 whilst Wellington beat Hamilton 7-2. The tournament was, overall, a very happy and enjoyable one, with games being played in the best spirit. Auckland were the convincing victors, P.N.B.H.S. a lucky second and Wellington third. Special thanks to Mrs Callender, Wootherspoon and Dukes, who did all the catering, and J. Economou for entertainment.

With the third term approaching, the Wellington Secondary Schools’ Committee had a meeting, and a new competition was arranged, comprising teams of juniors and seniors, meeting once each, in third term, and once again in the first term. This has turned out to be a very strong competition. We have so far played Rongotai and Scots, beating both, and we will attempt to secure the title from St Pat’s in the first term next year. Wanganui came down for a one-day fixture and left after losing 15 of 16 matches.

We arranged a trip to Hastings and managed to include eight juniors. The chance of a trip to Hastings stimulated interest in the school’s junior championships.

(These are still being played). The junior team has become established with Tony Edgar leading the team which includes Craig Johnson, Andrew Davidson, Chris Clark, Peter Papas, John Dennis, Robert Kerr and Michael Duffy. The trip to Hastings was most enjoyable with

plenty of sun and very hospitable billets.

The senior championship was won by Guy Callender who proved to be too strong for other members of the tennis team. The earlier matches between G. Motu, T. Jeffries and C. Jones promised to be exciting but unfortunately C. Jones had to withdraw allowing G. Motu into the final, which G. Callender won 6-0, 6-2. The doubles was won by G. Callender and L. Turner, who made short work of most of the opposition.

It is also necessary to mention the departure from the school of P. Wotherspoon and S. Tarpley who have given invaluable service to school tennis. Nevertheless, as the team improves with T. Edgar, L. Turner and others ready to take over in 1981 we plan to be prepared to give Auckland Grammar a real fight for the quadrangular title. Special thanks to Mr Stubbins, Mr Haskell and to the mothers who assisted with catering and billeting.

A busy and productive year was carried out in tennis. The school inaugurated a visit to Hastings, restarted the Wanganui fixture, and hosted for the first time, a quadrangular tournament over three days with teams from Auckland Grammar, Hamilton Boys’ High School, and Palmerston North Boys’ High School. In addition, the local competition was revamped to make it a very strong inter-club competition. At the end of 1979, with the departure of Mr G. Reynish, a very naive Mr J. Porter agreed to act as tennis master. So 1980 began and the first event to arrange was the visit by Napier Boys’ High School. With much assistance from P. Wotherspoon and co-operation from the Central Park administration, a very successful two days of tennis was achieved, the

Wellington team not really being tested.

The school entered the maximum number of players into the annual Wellington Secondary Schools’ event, Guy Callender winning the senior title and Tony Edgar losing in a fine match against the eventual winner of the junior title.

The third quadrangular tournament was to be hosted by us at the end of March, the Wellington team

being intact from last year with the welcomed addition of C. Jones from Auckland. A practice match against St Pat’s was arranged, in which all players looked very sharp.

The first day’s play started with Auckland Grammar demolishing Hamilton. Everything went wrong for Wellington, people had off matches at the same time, and were beaten by a plucky P.N.B.H.S. team (5-4).

FORM 7X1 Front Row: C. D. Fung, M. I. Roberts, P. R. Burrell, W. P. Player, A. M. P. Ross, M. R. Miller.

Back Row: G. R. MacIntyre, S. J. Young, A. A. Richards, P. D. McGeown.

Form Teacher: Mr J. E. Cormack.

FORM 7X3 Front Row: G. P. Broder, A. L. Patel, B. S. Gault, S. Young, HZ. M. Taggart, H. C. F. Cheng.

Second Row: R. J. Gair, A. J. Hunter, P. D. Haines, K. A. Kincaid, L. Chan, T. Mulitalo.

Back Row: M. L. Warner, M. T. Edwards, P. J. Jurie, M. L. Morris.

Form Teacher: Miss C. Kasoulides.

Absentees: W. T. S. Breeze, J. R. Scott.

FORM 7X2 Front Row: M. J. Pent ington, R. A. Knobben, G. R. Gulley, J. E. Youmans, R. J. Meek, P. Wong.

Back Row: B. L. Morganti, M. J. Fuller, G. W. W. Field, A. W. Robertson, W. J. Pointer.

Form Teacher: Mr R. Corliss.

FORM 7X4 Front Row: S. Saolotoga, M. R. Walker, A. J. Smillie, C. S. Forbes-Robinson, N. K. Foster, L. Dinh, P. A. Chin, A. C. Tong.

Second Row: D. C. Vivian, N. J. Hunn, S. Tongatule, A. A. Cooper, Z. Sioneholo, P. J. Currie, R. Bussell.

Back Row: M. Kahn, P. J. Seddon, P. Wotherspoon, G. R. Stehbens, R. A. Barr, C. J. Walker, D. Stancuti, C. Johnston, C. R. Andrews.

Form Teacher: Mr G. R. Girvan.

Absentees: M. J. Mulholland, P. O’Brien, Y. K. Wong.

FORM 7X5 Front Row: D. K. Nendick, I. Andrews, A. R. Malcolm, G. R. Boon, A. L. Lee, G. D. Tilbrook, C. F. Mabbett.

Second Row: T. J. Burns, M. R. Kirkwood, I. S. McMillan, P. J. Casey, P. N. J. Van Zweeden, M. W. N. Lee. Back Row: A. P. M. Shaw, D. G. Eastgate, A. R. Rutherford, M. P. Obren, M. P. Dukes.

Form Teacher: Mr M. E. Loveridge.

Absentees: M. A. Seddon.

FORM 6Y2 Front Row: S. J. Simon, P. R. Burt, M. P. Graham-Cameron, N. J. Austin, A. Tziakis, R. E. Marshall, M. Stevenson, K. H. Naran.

Second Row: S. B. Ritchie, N. Koroniadis, W. A. Colledge, J. L. Miller, A. Jones, M. J. Turner, J. S. Bowes.

Back Row: D. N. Nicolson, P. J. Hayston, M. H. Wilson, C. M. Wotton, C. B. MacKay, C. P. MacKay, W. McGown, S. R. Read.

Form Teacher: Mr V. E. Paulson.

FORM 6Y1 Front Row: V. K. Singh, C. P. Haley, P. R. Watts, S. J. Lewis, M. A. Abernethy, A. C. Collins, R. L. Boag.

Second Row: J. A. Economou, L. V. Papas, M. G. P. Meyer, L. D. Langford, A. G. Hindes, D. W. Campbell.

Back Row: P. J. Wright, C. D. MacArthur, A. J. Sidler, A. D. Rennie, D. G. McMillan.

Form Teacher: Mr J. M. Porter.

Absentees: D. Hartmann, I. N. Horner, K. Marshall, G. P. Murton.

FORM 6Y3 Front Row: C. H. Jones, D. W. McCallum, L. R. Davy, G. W. Stephen, A. Juriss, A. M. Sundakov, J. J. Campbell.

Second Row: P. A. Birch, I. B. Jamieson, H. D. MacLeod, R. J. S. Lomas, T. R. Dowden, J. E. Hardman, A. S. Tsavaridis.

Back Row: H. C. J. Sewell, D. G. St John, M. A. Crutchley A. Beyer, N. K. Sanders, M. N. Pierce.

Form Teacher: Mr J. M. Henderson.

Absentees: P. L. McCallum, A. G. Moss, H. R. Te Maipi, A. B. Young.

FORM 6Y4 Front Row: S. G. Tse, J. Clegg, IV. D. Kelly, R. B. Crocker, D. J. Spiers, J. L. Land, D. C. Batten.

Second Row: IV. Willman, N. R. D'ouble, B. L. Ostler, M. Koopmans, IV. A. Bearman, S. L. Goldfinch, N. P. Iyengar.

Back Row: A. Hastings, A. Millar, S. J. Cumming, P. Furse, J. B. Silver, R. L. Waite, M. R. Hall.

Form Teacher: Mr B. H. Farland.

Absentees: C. Hales, G. Rees, D. Cook.

FORM 6Y5 Front Row: IV. J. England, N. M. Richardson, R. M. Deller, N. T. Wagstaff, R. L. Lees, R. C. Swan, O. S. Hasnan, W. Wong.

Second Row: S. P. Chandler, S. Kerekes, J. D. Allen, B. R. Duncan, A. L. Rayner, J. J. Wilks, C. R. Anyon.

Back Row: M. A. Simmonds, M. J. Arrell, A. J. Meo, M. J. Bringans, R. Duindam, G. J. Milne.

FORM 6Y6 Front Row: J. A. C. Fischer, S. J. Wylds, M. A. Gaeta, C. J. Barkle, P. K. Y. Lim, IV. R. Wallace, R. J. Muirhead, K. Stickland.

Second Row: M. L. Jarvis, M. Rogers, D. F. Solloway, Q. R. Golder, S. J. Honiss, R. A. Nimmo, P. J. Walters.

Back Row: S. IV. Tarpley, D. J. Burns, M. J. Roche, G. J. Fleming, G. M. Hooper, A. E. Good.

Form Teacher: Mr I. A. Hamill.

Absentees: T. K. Kauraka, N. Lush, M. C. Robinson.

FORM 6Y7 Front Row: M. J. Shaw, J. W. Toomath, C. W. Feltham, B. Hughes, M. P. Mak, W. J. Keddy, K. J. Davis.

Second Row: S. T. Roylands, D. K. Walker, D. Warner, C. A. Phillip, S. M. Grimshaw.

Back Row: S. J. Dearsley, D. J. Burgess, E. Ete, P. D. Gordine, J. Sionehelo.

Form Teacher: Mr D. R. Martin.

Absentees: S. J. Torrens, IV. Watkins, S. A. Fitchett.

FORM 6Y8 Front Row: S. J. Wardle, S. L. Gock, G. D. Beasley, L. D. Hoggard, G. Napp, G. F. Hope, D. Gee, I. M. Bridle.

Second Row: G. R. Beggs, P. G. Hodgson, M. B. O’Grady, D. G. Bruce, G. E. Hoad, J. R. Stone, J. B. O’Donnell.

Back Row: C. J. Shilling, A. J. Sclater, M. J. Baber, R. A. J. Snoek, N. J. Willis, M. R. Stevens.

Form Teacher: Dr N. R. Hayman.

Absentees: A. M. McNabb, G. A. Naftel.

FORM 6Y10 Front Row: P. J. A. Aitken, J. T. Hiles, P. D. Kelly, C. M. Barnett, A. W. Hercus, J. K. Wong, S. D. Chan, V. F. E. Wong.

Second Row: W. Uti, N. Wong, A. R. Keddy, S. P. Singh, J. P. Keith, C. S. Smith, J. C. M. Roch, M. T. Lear.

Back Row: S. J. Roberts, J. C. Burt, A. J. Hutton, B. A. Watson, P. H. Gardenier, A. G. Joe, P. C. Jasinski, A. D. Moffat.

Form Teacher: Miss M. E. Rankin.

Absentees: B. Sayidiman, S. Bamdang.

FORM 6Y9 Front Row: D. I. F. Croxford, B. W. Gray, N. Lourantos, T. I. Marsden, S. R. Annand, G. A. Moutzouris, R. Nagar.

Second Row: P. G. Muller, A. G. Angelo, D. J. Frost, A. S. Jenkin, A. D. Young, P. B. Armson, J. A. Devlin, D. G. Catley.

Back Row: N. Harris, K. Koroniadis, I. D. Deterte, M. Kwan, R. N. Nowlan,A. W. MacKay, A. M. Meiklejohn, G. IV. Nixey.

Form Teacher: Mr D. A. Jackson

FORM 6Y11 Front Row: D. R. Vernon, D. R. Grattan, B. M. Gordon.

Back Row: R. C. Seddon, I. R. Rennie, J. D. Arnold, C. S.Walker.

Form Teacher: Mr E. Roberts.

FORM U51 Front Row: N. Christie, D. Lala, A. Sun, G. Carras, A. K. Chan, S. N. Hickman, A. White, M: Gooch.

Second Row: Y. Shirashi, C. C. Lindsay, M. C. McMahon, S. J. But land, J. Miller, F. Fa‘asalafa.

Back Row: K. A. Mitchell, R. M. Press, G. P. Golding, N. J. Joe, D. K. Wilkinson, G. O. Motu.

Form Teacher: Mr H. D. Buchanan.

Absentee: R. D. Knight.

FORM 5A1 Front Row: I. M. Gault, R. P. Duncan, G. B. Williamson, I. C. Swanson, D. Ting, J. P. F. Robinson, H. Granger, F. I. K. Bettelheim.

Second Row: R. J. Boon, D. S. Keene, P. D. Rumpit, M. F. Lau Young, G. J. Cold ham, A. D. Spackman, P. D. Larsen, M.C. Tunnicliffe.

Third Row: A. H. Strange, L. E. Fung, A. J. Gainsford, C. D. Birch, R. J. Sim, H. S. Waters, R. H. Purvis, I. J. Stewart, M. Tcikanovsky.

Back Row: S. D. Meiklejohn, S. A. Arrell, J. Preston-Thomas, J.D. Sarfati, D. A. Trow, G. L. Cooper, D. A. Morton, E. R. Fleck.

Form Teacher: Mr R. Bradley.

Absentees: G. L. Bermel, J. Zack.

FORM U52 Front Row: I. S. Hasnan, D. I. Walker, B. D. Wills, R. Sue, A. Soulis, J. Champion, J. W. Needham, R. Wong.

Second Row: T. J. Pene, A. C. Andrews, G. L. Forward, A. D. Dann, A. Ifi, G. Sue, S. C. Ford.

Back Row: T. D. Ritchie, P. L. Schwass, C. P. Love, B. D. Warren, S. M. Groeneveld.

Form Teacher: Mr A. R. Owen.

Absentees: G. T. Plimerton.

FORM 5A2 Front Row: D. J. Woodard, S. R. Patel, R. M. Harwood, T. W. Walters, M. W. Egan, P. M. Ngan, A. H. Melville, M. Bowles.

Second Row: L. Turner, D. G. Moss, B. H. Hayvice, S. P. King, A. Knedler, G. J. Freeman, C. A. Meek, R. M. Scelly.

Third Row: M. P. Daymond-King, N. T. MacArthur, L. J. McLaren, M. J. Thompson, B. G. Burgoyne, A. J. Gair, F. J. Cowan, M. D. Ritchie.

Back Row: A. O. Scott, M. J. Pillar, V. J. Riley, S. J. Lees, S. L. Bensemann, J. C. P. Perrott, G. P. Callender*.

Form Teacher: Mr A. P. Hawes.

Absentees: D. Marull, M. J. S. Armstrong, D. K. Sachdeva, A. H. Duncan.

FORM 5A3 Front Row: S. Lawrey, M. Dometakis, D. P. Wills, P. G. Peleton, T. Martindale, G. D. Milne, S. J. Henderson, D. A. Wilkinson.

Second Row: C. B. Ward, A. J. Cowie, R. C. Knobhen, D. N. Lilburne, P. H. Huber, T. M. Allen, S. G. Robinson, J. R. Nanson, M. J. Tomkins.

Third Row: S. L. Rees-Thomas, M. N. Buxton, T. J. Jeffries, D. N. Gerrard, D. A. Bykerk, T. J. Noble, B. R. Hunt, S. D. Langridge, A. J. Tainsh.

Back Row: T. A. Elliott, S. Pou, B. D. Hagan, R. H. Van Wissen, T. M. Cuttriss, S. Potiki, M. N. Lange, A. F. Atkins.

Form Teacher: Mr P. F. Sutton.

FORM 5B2 Front Row: M. B. Kilmister, S. Park, H. M. Morrison, G. S. Cox, R. Bhana, G. Baranyai, J. M. Hales, A. Tagg.

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Form Teacher: Mr P. Kerr.

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FORM 5B1 Front Row: J. G. Ward, S. M. Aarons, G. B. Hart, C. J. Pritchard, S. L. Hambleton, J. K. Kippenberger, M. J. Broder, S. Nguyen.

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Form Teacher: Mr D. M, McHalick.

Absentee: P. Currie.

FORM 5B3 Front Row: G. McLellan, R. Fong, T. Brown, M. Jones, S. Grimwood, V. Lala, R. Proctor, A. Wallace.

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Second Row: V. P. Goode, G. S. Smith, R. A. Gear, G. D. Bougen, F. Cleverley, T. Gongsakdi.

Back Row: N. G. Moffat, N. Androutsos, A. D. Lowndes, G. L. Faulkner, S. J. Kovacks, M. Makatea, G. S. Moore.

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President: Malcolm Perrett, Telephone Bus. 898-542, Home 677-542. Secretary: Peter Martin, Telephone Bus. 737-777, Home 766-400.

The activities of the Wellington branch have continued to attract increased support and the membership list is growing steadily.

Friendly Cup Cricket Match: Our annual contest with St Pat’s Old Boys was held at our College on Sunday, 30th March. Alf Amies once again did a good job of organising things, including it seems, the result, a win to us. 1981 is the 50th anniversary of this fixture and appropriate celebrations are planned.

Cocktail/Dinner Party: This was held on Wednesday, July 2nd, at Wareham. This year, instead of a cocktail evening only, we decided to alter the format to a cocktail hour followed by dinner. The idea was very well received and will continue to be our format for this function. This is our evening for Old Boys and their wives and lady friends although those who choose to come on their own are most welcome and fit in equally comfortably.

Presentation of 1st XV Caps: The annual presentation of caps was made at assembly on August 15 by current All Black and W.C.O.B. rugby club member, Stu Wilson. Stu made an interesting and amusing speech concerning highlights from school visits he has made while overseas with the All Blacks. Although the team didn’t win the tournament they did in fact acquit themselves very well.

School Leavers’ Assembly: The Assembly was held on Thursday, 30 October. Tim Crump from the W.C.O.B. Hockey Club, Dai Hayward from the W.C.O.B. Rugby Club, Chris Taylor of Collegians Cricket Club and Malcolm Perrett, representing the W.C.O.B. Association, spoke in turn about the activities and venues concerning their various interests and made it known that college leavers are very welcome to become involved with any of these groups next year. The same goes for the Collegians Squash Club which was unable to be represented this year. There are further details of people to contact under club notes below and those who filled in forms will be contacted by the clubs themselves. Remember school leavers these clubs are yours and we would very much like you to support them and enjoy the sociability which Old Boys clubs are better able to offer than other clubs.

If you can’t join in the year you leave, join later. These clubs are always open to you.

Older Old Boys Dinner - 1948 and earlier: Another extremely successful function was held this year at Wareham on Friday, 14 November. We were fortunate in having Chris Beeby, an Old Boy from 1952, the former New Zealand Ambassador to Iran, to speak to us and it was a most informative and amusing address enjoyed by all. This evening is for Old Boys only, without wives or partners. We were delighted to have amongst us several Old Boys from out of town: Gus Carlson from Rotorua, David and Peter Gifford from Hastings and Rod Bond

from Palmerston North.

Golf Tournament: This event was held at the Karori Golf Course on Sunday, 16 November. This year’s event was held in beautifully fine weather and produced a lot of enjoyment, some good golf and some bad golf.

It was notable for the fact that everyone won a prize, thanks to some generous sponsorship. Trophy winners were: Longest drive: Paul Martin; Nearest the pin: Paul Martin; Best net: Phil Horne; Best gross: John Green.

Peter Deyell has a stranglehold on the award for the worst round which he won for the first time last year. This year after a couple of practice rounds the week before he took 118 strokes, 4 kicks and a throw.

Firth House Farewell Function: This function was actually organised by the College for former boarders to mark the closing of Firth House at the end of the year. It was held on Saturday, 15 November, with cocktails in the new Memorial Hall in which were displayed many photos and other memorabilia. Supper was served in the Dining Block and all were welcome to make tours of inspection of the House. Despite the sadness at the closing of the House, which Mr ReesThomas explained had become an inevitable necessity, it was an occasion for happy reunion for the good number who attended from near and far. Pat MacCaskill gave a very entertaining address showing that traditions of the House in the late 20’s had changed little over the years.

Sam Meads who, as Head Housemaster for most of the 50’s, was held in such high regard by his charges, was also called upon to speak, albeit at short notice, and recalled in turn some amusing and nostalgic anecdotes.

It was a great pleasure that former Head House Masters, Sam Meads and Graeme Thomas, were there, together with incumbent Ian Hamill. Apologies were received from John Craig and former Headmasters, Mr Heron (illness) and Mr Hill (obligations to retirement employment).

A number of former House Masters also attended, all in all a very happy reunion crowd. The traditions, the camaraderie, the communion of the House will live on for those who lived, worked and played games there and in the memories of day boys too, who, despite the friendly and traditional rivalry with our boarders, knew only too well what an essential part of the school the House and its people have been.

General: Mr Rees-Thomas has attended several annual functions at our branches. Old Boys really appreciate the opportunity to meet him and his interest in our activities. We thank him too for his ever available help to us and the help of Mrs Power in the college office.

Congratulations to the school for top-rating performances from the hockey team, the soccer team at national level, the cross-country team in Australia and the athletic team for another fine performance in the McEvedy Shield.

M. A. Perrett, President W.C.O.B. ASSOCIATION BRANCHES The following is a list of branches of the W.C.O.B. Association. Any college leaver who wishes to join the Old Boys Association should contact one or other of the officers shown for each branch. You will be assured of a

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good welcome. Most branches have a social programme enabling Old Boys to meet once or twice a year and maintain contact with the Wellington branch to keep informed about special events, occasions and points of interest. If there is no branch near your residential locality you may wish to join the Wellington branch. If you do not join at the point of leaving college you may of course join later, years later if you wish. In this case the easiest way to make a contact if your local branch officers have changed would be through the Wellington branch - Box 3565, Wellington. Leavers who completed forms expressing interest in joining at the leavers assembly will be contacted on leaving college.

BRANCHES: • Wellington: President: M. A. Perrett, 15 Burnside Street, Lower Hutt.

Telephone 898-542 Bus, 677-542 Home. Secretary: P. Martin, 119 Messines Road, Karori. Telephone 737-777 Bus, 766-400 Home.

• Auckland: J. W. Kelly, P.O. Box 1084, Auckland. Telephone 778-880 Bus. Secretary: H. B. Petrie, 17 Spencer Street, Takapuna.

Telephone 494-935.

• East Coast/Gisborne: President: M. R. M. Glengarry, P.O. Box 1241, Gisborne.

Telephone 5011.

Secretary: O. A. F. Poole, Island Road, Gisborne.

Telephone: 5554.

• New Plymouth: President: J. Laurenson, P.O. Box 742, New Plymouth.

Secretary: J. Burgess, P.O. Box 247, New Plymouth.

• Wanganui: President: B. Foley, C/- Foley’s Pharmacy, Wickstead Street, Wanganui.

Secretary: D. S. Arbuckle, P.O. Box 115, Wanganui.

• Palmerston North: President: J. Owen, 50 Jickell Street, Palmerston North.

Secretary: D. Bowers, 10 Westhaven Grove, Palmerston North.

• Southern Horowhenua: President: B. C. Campbell, 471 Te Moana Road, Waikanae.

Secretary: L. M. Waller, 7 Iti Grove, Waikanae.

• Christchurch: President: Mac Gapes, P.O. Box 292, Christchurch.

Telephone 796-460 Secretary: John Laird, C/- Canty Savings Bank, Christchurch.

• Napier: President: Lance C. Leikis, 15 Upham Crescent, Taradale, Napier, Telephone 449-715.

Secretary: Richard H. Hill, C/- P.O. Box 49, Napier.

Telephone 57-394 Bus, 56-074 Home.

• Rotorua: President: J. Campbell, 24 Carlton Street, Rotorua.

Telephone 89-934.

Secretary: R. H. Robinson, Tui Ridge Farm, Ngongotaha.

Telephone 23-540.

• Wairarapa: President: Laurie J. Johnsen, C/- P.O. Box 190, Masterton.

Telephone 84-139 Bus, 85-690 Home.

BRANCH NOTES Auckland: Another year of good support for our branch activities. Membership continues to grow and new members are always welcome.

Christchurch: Good support for our activities.

We note that after some 18 or more years as secretary, John Grocott has stood down and taken up a position as a committee member only. John Laird has taken on the job as secretary. Many thanks to John Grocott for his many years’ service in keeping the branch functioning well.

Napier/Hawke’s Bay: A very successful dinner at which we were pleased to have Mr Rees-Thomas join us. The branch is enjoying good support. New members are always welcome. We were pleased to have the 1st XV in Napier playing against Napier Boys High. Better luck for a win next time.

Palmerston North: Our annual function was well attended and included Old Boys from Levin, Wanganui, and Marton. Mr Rees-Thomas came up from Wellington and we were all pleased to meet him and hear about the college today and plans for the future.

Southern Horowhenua/Waikanae: Our A.G.M. and dinner get-together was held on Friday, 21 November, at the Waikanae Club. About 50 Old Boys attended and enjoyed an entertaining meeting under Barney Campbell and a most enjoyable talk by Stu Wilson about the Welsh tour concentrating in particular on the “morning of a Test’’. Last year we were pleased to meet Mr Rees-Thomas, whose father Ken is a member of our branch, and this year Malcolm Perrett, President of the Wellington branch joined us. Monthly functions are still being well supported. Interesting to note that as well as Stu Wilson we had former All Black Old Boys, Joe Sadler and Alan Wright, NZ hockey representative Reg Johanson, and N.Z. athlete Harry Stephenson in attendance, all members of our branch.

W.C.O.B. RUGBY CLUB

P.O. Box 710, Wellington. Club Captain: Mike Smith, Telephone Bus. 739-669; Secretary: John Sutherland, Telephone Home 792-542, Bus. 851,563; College Liaison: Dai Hayward, Telephone Home 843-220; Bus. 850-083.

The 1980 season was one of mixed fortunes but overall there is every reason to view the future with confidence. The senior side was slow to start, being frustrated by early season injuries including the loss of Laurie Holmes for the whole season. The side settled down to the task after three losses and once again earned a position in the Jubilee Cup round. We have some very good established players and some promising young players in the team who developed well during the season. There are also some exciting prospects who will be making a strong big for positions very soon.

The following gained representation honours: Peter Barlow, Wellington B; Ron Jackson, Wellington Māoris; Andy Larsen, Wellington Colts; Steve Murray, Wellington B; Rob McIntosh, Wellington Colts; Warwick Peach, Wellington Colts; Chris Tarpley, Wellington B; Stu Wilson, All Black team tour to Australia, North Island team, Wellington A, All Black team tour to Wales; Kevin Morris, Senior 2nd/3rd; David Mann, Wellington Under

18 Regional team; Fraser Mexted, Wellington Under 18 Regional team, North Island under 18 team.

Apart from the senior team we had nine other teams of which the senior thirds, after a slow start too, returned excellent results. They won their second round. To the Old Boy who has just left college, we extend a promise of a big welcome. Old Boys apart from being “your club’’ can offer you that most important opportunity to play-senior first rugby most probably at Jubilee Cup level. For the serious player, our other teams include serious teams in good grades, for the social player there are teams to suit your aspirations and for the chap who wants to be involved, perhaps only as a supporter, you are also most welcome.

You would have met Dai Hayward at the leavers assembly, 1980, and if you have any enquiries to make at any time don’t hesitate to contact him at home 843220, or business 850-083. Club Captain, Mike Smith, and Secretary John Sutherland, are also very happy to answer enquiries and their phone numbers are shown above.

W.C.O.B. HOCKEY CLUB

P.O. Box 710, Wellington. Club Captain: Tim Crump, Telephone Home 768-252, Bus. 722-483; Secretary: Richard Corbett, Telephone Home 643-332, Bus. 724-099.

Wellington College Old Boys’ Hockey Club had a mixed season with all four teams plus a primary school boys side meeting with average success. Old Boy, Brian Drake, coached the senior team this year and his demand for peak fitness and dedication paid off throughout the season and a good foundation has been laid for next season. Phil Benfield, Simon Norton and Greg Turner represented Wellington at senior level, Norton being named as a trialist for the New Zealand team to next year’s Inter-continental Cup.

Unfortunately, the proposed game between the club and the college first eleven was unable to be played this year. However, we look forward to next year’s encounter.

The club extends a warm welcome to players from the college and we hope to see you next season.

We’re sure we can offer you good training facilities, sound club administration, plus a friendly club atmosphere.

Tim Crump

COLLEGIANS SQUASH RACKETS CLUB

P.O. Box 1815, Wellington. Chairman: David Stevens, Telephone 792-890 (Home), 736-477 (Business); Club Captain: Tony Moore, Telephone 882535 (Home).

This year’s annual general meeting will be the tenth in the club’s history, and in that decade tremendous progress has been made. This season, the first in which we have had full use of the new lounge, bar and kitchen facilities, has seen a continuing increase of interest in all the club’s activities.

Our tournaments have all been well supported, and again the Ladies’ Open gave the club a great deal of publicity at local, national and international level.

One concern, however, was the pressure on court bookings, and, in endeavours to alleviate this, the committee has increased visitors’ fees and instituted a system for identifying the persistent “no show’’ members - those people who book courts but fail to turn up to play.

On the competitive side, our inter-club teams achieved considerable success, with the men’s grade 1,9 and 16 teams all winning their competitions, as also did the ladies’ midweek teams. Although the other teams did not produce quite such good results, the general impression was of competitive encounters and sociable evenings, and the improvement in the ladies’ playing strength was particularly encouraging.

Members and visitors have this season appreciated the excellent playing conditions of the courts as, following the complete re-surfacing of the front walls, many further hours of work were put in by “volunteers’’ cleaning the side walls and sanding floors.

The management committee appreciates the continuing close relationships with the officers and members of the rugby club, and also with the school and the Headmaster, Mr Rees-Thomas. The Squash Club is pleased to be able to provide facilities for a large number of boys at the college and we hope that many who have their first contact with the sport on our courts will be enthusiastic players and supporters of the game in later years.

The club enjoys a high reputation on the district and national squash scene and we are confident that the enthusiasm and contributions of our members will enhance this reputation in the coming year.

David Stevens

WELLINGTON COLLEGIANS CRICKET CLUB INC.

P.O. Box 3388, Wellington. Club Captain: Chris Clark, Telephone Home 842-224; Bus. 720-929.

Secretary: Grant Coppersmith, Telephone Home: 842101, Bus. 720-760.

The 1979-80 season was one of mixed fortunes for the club. The senior team did well at times to end up in the middle of the ladder, but the best results came from the 2.D team which is the Wellington College second eleven captained by the club chairman, David Grey. This team won their championship for the sixth year out of the eight it has played under the auspices of the club.

The most important and pleasing factor within the club during the season was the influx of young blood from the college. Players such as Jonathan Keall and Rhys Jones both made their way into the senior reserve side. Being a club with an Old Boys’ flavour, the club has to rely on a flow of college boys into the club to survive. In the last two seasons the quality and number of players coming through has been very pleasing and has placed the club in a good position for the forthcoming season.

The social side of the club has been active as usual. The clubrooms at Anderson Park were open every playing day and numerous socials were held during the season. The usual ‘‘friendly’’ pre-season match against Old Boys (Hastings) was held, but the long-standing fixture between the club and the college first eleven was cancelled at the last moment due to college examinations.

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The college third eleven under Mr Michael Scott-Smith played again in the 2E grade and finished fifth. This team is also sponsored by the club. The two college teams, together with the annual presentation of caps to 1st XI members, means the club is assisting the college with its cricket gear to the extent of nearly $1,200 a season. The club’s outdoor pitches on the college top ground were re-fenced mainly through the efforts and assistance of the Norwood Trust. The negotiations for this were undertaken by the college and the club sincerely records its appreciation.

Although 1979-80 results were not as brilliant as the previous season, the club has kept its spirit and things already indicate an improved and bright 1980-81 season.

Chris Taylor

Mr Perrett.

Wellington College offers to all who become associated with it a heritage of attainment both scholastic and sporting and a prestigious position among secondary schools. Above all, through its underlying philosophical standards established by the early Headmasters and continued over the years by Head-masters, Masters and Pupils alike, citizens of excellent character and standard are produced. I think I can fairly accurately say that such standards include loyalty, honesty, consideration for others, acceptance of responsibility, development of one’s talents. It makes me proud in my associations with Old Boys of ages from 18-80 to find these personal qualities so recognisably present. As you leave college we know that you too will carry these precepts into your adult life. We wish you all the best in the future and look forward to meeting you at our Old Boys’ activities.

Malcolm Perrett, President, W.C.O.B. Association

FORTY YEARS ON . . .

OLD BOYS’ NEWS

Douglas Gray, dux 1948, Fellow of Pembroke, Oxford University, was appointed J. R. Tolkein Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University in February, 1980.

Hector Macaskill, who had a distinguished academic and sporting record as student and later taught at Wellington College and went on to become a well- known librarian, holding the position of National Librarian (1966-72), died in Wellington in February, 1980.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

The committee is: Mr Graham Roche (President), Mrs Jill Goddard (Senior Vice-President), Mr Patrick Robinson (Junior Vice-President), Mrs Jacqi Taylor (Secretary), Mr George Speirs (Treasurer), Mr Tony Arthur, Mr Gerry Bridge, Mr Ray Burrell, Mr Jim Currie, Mr John Hunn, Mr Bruce Jenkin, Mr Jim Larsen, Mr Bob Purvis, Mr Glen Robertson, Mr Adrian Verhoeven; Mrs Sherlie Barr, Mrs Nina Beggs, Mrs Shirley Bettelheim, Mrs Margaret Dukes, Mrs Kate Harcourt, Mrs Margaret Hunn, Mrs Thelma MacIntyre, Mrs Maureen Scott, Mrs Lorna Stevenson, Mrs Felicity Ward; Mrs Barbara Seddon is, the Mothers’ Club representative, and the Headmaster.

Our activities this year have included two Tree Planting Days. This is part of the general programme of beautification of the school grounds.

There was a ‘Your Son and His Winter Sports’ Day, unfortunately dampened by very bad weather, but nevertheless was well-attended and raised some funds for the school. Thanks were due to the Old Boys for the use of the clubrooms and helping with the raffles.

A Downstage evening, featuring ‘‘The Seagull”,

by Anton Chekhov, was well supported and again raised funds.

The Little Theatre has been repainted, curtains dry-cleaned and seats repaired.

The Careers Evening was organised by the association and was well attended by boys and their parents.

We also helped the Mothers’ Club with their Fun and Fashion Evening which was very successful and raised $1500. This money has been designated towards the upgrading of the cricket pavilion, work which has already begun. New stainless steel hand-basins have been installed, also pegs for hanging gear on. More work is to be done during the long vacation.

At the Parent/Teachers’ evenings the association displays books for sale for the school library and Mrs Collen, the Librarian, is always most helpful in giving her time to help with this. This year nearly $400 worth of books was sold.

Jacqueline Taylor

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MRS BARBARA SEDDON PRESIDENT, COLLEGE MOTHERS

Mrs Seddon was educated at Woodstock School, Mussoorie, North India, before entering secondary school at St. Cuthbert’s College, Auckland. At college, she took an active part in fencing, winning the school championship, swimming and netball - in which she was chosen as a senior A representative.

Swimming was her main interest and, as a breast-stroker, she won the school senior championship and the Auckland junior championship. She went on in her swimming career to win the Waikato senior ladies breaststroke championship as well as being a record holder in 1953. She underwent her nursing training at the Waikato Hospital.

An active person in the community, Mrs Seddon was a founder member of both the Riding for the Disabled Association and the Auckland Mastectomy Association.

She has been an executive member of the Cancer Society since 1977, starting the mastectomy rehabilitation service in Wellington in 1977. She has served as an executive committee member of the Wellington Social Services Council since 1979.

Mrs. Seddon has been an enthusiastic executive member of the College Mothers’ committee since 1976 and this year completes her second year as President.

During her active life of social service Mrs Seddon found time to attend university as a part-time student taking Japanese to Stage III and was a tutor of evening classes for one year. Recently, she was elected as a member of the Wellington Hospital Board, topping the DO,I in the local body elections.

COLLEGE MOTHERS

President: Barbara Seddon; Vice President: Colleen Croxford; Secretary: Sonia Muller; Treasurer: Muriel Amies; Committee: Alice Beasley, Vivienne Callender, Denny Davidson, Margaret Dukes, Joy Egan, Leah Grimshaw, Joyce Groeneveld, Isla Hall, Fiona

Heron, Elizabeth Hinkley, Jan Johnson, Julienne Kincaid, Hazel Meek, Judith Newport, Lindy Pillar, Isobel Raleigh, Audrey Roche, Marjorie Silver, Jenny Ward, Frances Williamson.

Aims: To assist the Parents’ Association in expanding its activities by - (a) Promoting a close relationship between staff, pupil and parent; (b) Providing opportunities for mothers to meet and work for the welfare of the college.

Meetings: The two-monthly afternoon meetings held in the penthouse continue to be well attended, despite the greater proportion of working mothers.

At each meeting the guest speakers are members of the college staff and they are welcomed with much interest and enthusiasm.

At the A.G.M. in March a donation of $200.00 was handed to the Headmaster for the college orchestra.

Mr Rees-Thomas outlined his hopes and plans for the year and introduced the Head Prefect, Nick Hunn, and the Head of Firth House, Wayne Breeze, who spoke about their philosophy of leadership in 1980.

For the April meeting Mrs Muriel Seddon was invited to speak about her recent trip to Britain and visit to the Royal College of Music. Mrs Seddon also spoke about the pleasures and problems of maintaining the college orchestra.

Mr McHalick spoke at the June meeting. We enjoyed hearing about his teaching career, and his decision to step off the hierarchical ladder and get back into the classroom.

In August, Mr Gardiner shared with us his experiences and thoughts about teaching and opened our eyes to some of the problems dealt with by a Deputy Headmaster.

At the final meeting in October, Mr Haskell gave us a very interesting talk about his teaching experiences with particular reference to his involvement in coaching sport in various schools.

We are grateful to these staff members who make the meetings so interesting and give us greater insight into life at a boys’ college.

The success of the Christmas luncheon last year has encouraged us to continue this enjoyable way of informally meeting with mothers of past, present and future college boys.

Fund-raising

The most successful fundraising event of the year was the Fun and Fashion evening held in September.

A cheque for $1500.00 was handed to the Headmaster for the restoration of the Sports Pavilion.

We are indebted to many people for the success of the evening, and especially to Kirkcaldies for the clothes in the fashion parade and the two staff members Mrs D. Dobbs and Mrs C. Sage who selected the clothes and fitted the models.

To Mr Graham Roche as organiser and producer we owe a special debt of gratitude.

To the many others who helped make the show a success: models, Mrs Swan who designed the tickets, the boys who printed them, members of the Parents’ Association, Mrs Power and Mrs Fanning in the college office, Mr Roberts and the music pupils, Mr Markham and the art pupils, we acknowledge our grateful thanks.

Clothing Exchange: Mrs Leah Grimshaw began the year as convenor of the clothing committee and later handed over to Mrs Denny Davidson. This aspect of College Mothers’ activities is an effective way of fund-raising as well as helping parents who must outfit their sons with a uniform.

Activities

As always the College Mothers have assisted the Parents’ Association in their projects throughout the year.

There are many ways of raising money: raffles and trading tables, serving tea and coffee on the ParentTeacher interview evenings. One new method was the ‘‘double your money” project. Members were invited to take $5.00 out of “kitty” and use this money to make more. Individual ingenuity resulted in the raising of $145.00.

A warm welcome is extended to all mothers of Wellington College boys to attend the afternoon meetings in 1981.

Barbara J. Seddon

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NEW ZEALAND YOUTH OF THE YEAR, 1980 DAVID R. GREEN

In May of this year, I was honoured to be chosen as the Youth of the Year for New Zealand along with Sue Mackay of Dannevirke, by the Lions Clubs of New Zealand. Judging is based on: knowledge of and pride in New Zealand, general knowledge, citizenship, community and cultural interests, sporting participation, academic ability, public speaking abilities and general appearance and projection. Sponsored by the Bank of New South Wales, we attended an International Youth Camp in Texas for six weeks during July and August as New Zealand’s representatives.

The first week was spent at Lake Texoma to become acclimatised and get to know the forty other campers from around the world. The following three weeks were spent travelling around Texas with stops in Marshall, Beaumont, Houston, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, Kerrville, Odessa, El Paso and Lubbock.

We visited such places as N.A.S.A., the Alamo, museums, memorials, and went to a rodeo, American football matches, concerts and amusement parks. The last two weeks were spent in Dallas where we became part of an American family. On the way home we also had three days in Los Angeles and four days in Honolulu.

In all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

To meet young people from many other countries, to meet and be part of American families, and see another part of the world so different from our own is something I shall cherish the rest of my life. What I learned from it will, I believe, help me a great deal in the future in understanding other people.

For a start, it doesn’t matter what country we come from, basically we are all the same. Too often we look at another country with prejudice because of their people’s skin colour, religion or politics, rather than looking at the people themselves and what they are like. Unfortunately, within America itself there is a lot of hatred for other countries such as Russia and Iran and a great deal of prejudice against blacks and Mexicans.

This generally arises though from their living standards rather than their ethnic backgrounds, as many blacks live off welfare rather than work, while “wetbacks”, illegal Mexican immigrants, do menial jobs for low wages.

Overall, I was further convinced how fortunate we are in New Zealand. While we tend to complain about high taxes and cost of living, small university bursaries, gangs and many other things, other countries are far more restricted than we are here. For example, Denmark and Holland with taxation rates of over 70%, English and Australian students who get little or no tertiary bursary assistance, and America where it costs hundreds of dollars to attend university. Also the lack of socialised medical care in the United States means it costs a small fortune to obtain medical help.

We live in a country with little racial tension, under no threat of war with a neighbouring country and a great deal of freedom and opportunity for young and old alike. I hope others will have the same opportunity I had to travel, meet people from different countries and learn something of their life styles. A truly memorable experience.

David Green

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