"A TRUE FRIEND."

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 159, 8 July 1935, Page 9

"A TRUE FRIEND."

REV. H. K. ARCHDALL.

GOOD WORK FOR KING'S.

OLD BOYS' FABEWEIX*

With the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and the giving of chcejs. the Rev. H. K. Archdall, headmaster of King's College, was farewelled by old boys of the college on Saturday evening. At a supper following the annual general meeting the retiring headmaster, who is ,to sail from Auckland for England on Friday next, was given a rousing eend-off, and deep regret was expressed at his departure. As a mark of their esteem, the old boys presented to Mr. Archdall a gold watch and to Mrs. Archdall a handbag. "There is no need for me to give praise to Mr. Archdall's deeds during his term as headmaster at King's, for they are well known to all of you," said Mr. H. Gibbons, the newly elected president of the Old Boys' Association, in making the presentations. Expressing the old boys' regret at the headmaster's departure, Mr. Gibbons said that he had been more to King's than many realised. It was the old boys' wish that they should express appreciation of the splendid work he had done for the college. Mrs. Archdall had been her husband's loyal helper and comforter and was much beloved of all those boys who attended the school during her stay there. One was bound to say, said Mr. Gibhons, that Mr. Archdall was a leader and not a follower. In regard to scholastic attainments he had led the college in a manner second to none in New Zealand, and he had aloo instilled into the boys the true meaning of the college motto, "Manliness Prevails." He had been a true friend to the old boys and it was also known that he had been recosnised and accepted by those of the highest intellect. Always he had been fearless and outspoken, but at the same time large hearted, broad minded and a wonderful worker. It was ihe sincere wish of the old boys that Mr. and Mrs. Archdall should enjoy good health and prosperity in the future.

Mr. Archdall's Farewell. After paying a tribute to the great lelp he had received from his wife, and expressing deep gratitude for the presentations and the good wishes voiced on behalf of the old boys, Mr. Archdall Baid that he did not think it would be possible for a man to get his roots down into a place as he had dolto at King's without learning to love that place and the boys there. Some 501 boys had passed through King's during the time that he had been there, and his reward would be anything permanent that had leen done in the lives or characters of any of them. In paying a tribute to his staff Mr. Archdall said that without their loyalty and capable services the college could not have gained the successes that it had done. He was confident that when he had gone the old boys would continue to carry on in absolute harmony with the college. His great reward for whatever he had done for King's would be the progress of the college. Hβ urged the old boys to back up the acting headmaster, Mr. H. B. Lusk, until another appointment was made. '1 have a great admiration for New Zealand," said Mr. Archdall. "I want to make it quite clear that I have not turned New Zealand down. If New Zealand should ever want me to come back it will be very hard for me to Tesist. I can see a great future for the country." Speaking at the college yesterday, when the old boys were the guests at the dinner of the St. John's College Trust Board, Archbishop Averill, chairman of the board, expressed appreciation of the valuable services given to the college by Mr. Archdall. "He has done a tremendous amount of good, and he knows I am extremely grateful," said his Grace.