HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16847, 29 May 1920, Page 6

HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL.

EOLL OF HONOUR TJirTEILED.

Th«:-.e vas very 'Jrpo rnth<-rins' at the H-mpotrad School on. Thursday aitcmocn for | the of ::>:■ Honours Board, the eift ! of tho present rr-iooi chi-drcn. V' ; o Hoard, t u-iiirh ,5 poii'hed oak. i? compo?ed of ] five panel?. surrounded by a haurlscnie ! supirttrucnirc, flanked by two Corinthian I pulars. Inscribed upon r.be centre panel are :be> names of 39 who lost th«ir live?. j i 33d on ihc others tlve rames cf 145 pa-: j pupils who took pa— in ih-j war. The com-p:-?Ao iiet- contains IS-! Birass, ar.d there are others t? be- added. The board is nin? fo.-t in breadth, eix feet.iu heigh:. ar.d has boon r,y.c-l in the centre c: one of the tvails of th-? general oi3s?mbly, room. At the bottom of the board there is a brass plate, on which is insc."'b?d, "Prpsewie«J by the children of the Hampsisa-J Subocl from th» precieds oi .the operetta 'Itxl Itiaing TJt>~.d.' given by them under the cireclion o; Mr; H. .T. Chapiaar., Docecr.ber, 1319." During the ccurea of the eercrjony it T-as ftatod that tho c-o?nrr.;ttex> desired to "xpress its appreciation of the />sae. : .Jeci woric dene by Mr 11. J. Chapman. =c-:ond inasisr. ; and Mb-? Chapman. in trail.in~ the children in ih.-> ojv-rot-h. as it was this J.isrhly successful c-ffor. -vaicli , proridd the -vbole cf the fi;n'.!- fnr th» Hft«ou» B«o.r-l ?"d for tb» Pea-oe Cnr.uncmoraiiot:. and a. Peace Oa'i v.-hich has been piao-rf in sb* school grounds. Th- fuii lisj of narr.c.- on Hnr.ours Board is ai under:--In Metncriam.—L. F. Andrews. T. Armron?. 11. C. Burgess. .\. Chi'de. C. Cnilins, CI. Cram, D. Dajlry. E. J)<-nn. .}. Elliot:. G. Iferrimsu. 11. AV. }ii;?i:!)n, 1 'b. ■<' 'rV. <;, I', John*. A\ . Jonli.fi, 0. Mavne. A. • McKay. D. ; A. 1\ Mc.Kcy. J. Mi'.lw, 1). C. Mills, G. j. PoUon, J. Porter. K. Kickman, L. J. T.o r-. trce, S. Smith. D. Strung?, H. .!. .t..'.r.=to!', M. Terr is, W. Torris, C. E. 'J iio-jiu.:-. L. Thompson. E. Tyi-&li-Ba::tei', K. ! Cra-.vford, C. '.McCoiiachie, and J. J. Mcriarty. J. Aiii?'.vov'.li, I*. Allcyne, If. Amos, \Y. Antrsi. E. B?.k«r. E. lieaujnor.t, C. J. Berry, S. Berrjman, V,*. Borrvman, J. Bctta, W. BlnckleT. J. Blair. H. Booth, G. Bramley, )!. Br;iin].'v, A. Bright, K. Bright. T. Bright, A. Broom, F. Broom, X. Brciwn, L. liuchamm, M. Buchitcun, i-' - Camei'oit. P. Camorou, C. Chi'.di, V.*. itesj. Childa, M.J 1., 32. Coidscctt, H. Grnv.-ford, .?.' C'rawroid. T. Crav.-ford, K. Crawford, P. Baiex. IV. BrJ;er, "\V. Bright, Andrews, Crooks, AV.'Crurn, . li. Day, Robert Dav, T. Daley, V. Daley, AV. Ede, E. El'.iott, H. Elliott, J. Ferriman, h. I'owke, S. Fovrke A. Hammerslcy, G. Hardley, AV. Hei«u>, j' Hillver. E. Honkins, M.M.. L". Hoskins, L. Hor.Ui'fi-=, F. Hume, G. Hume, X. ilr.rce. IT. linin;', L. Hurrell, H Hyd», il\-.!e, V>". R. Hydtf. P. Ibell, \V. iu-xood, A. Janies, G. James, G. Jehus, 11. J ohm-. C. ilop.'iins. S. Johr.a, AV. Joyce, William Joyce, J. Kane, hiu. Kan--, W. E.m", <«. Kwicv, H. Keur::-dv G. Kili'or.r, G. T-" j'niies, 1). Mavsden. M. Maysoi:, C. W. McConacbie, Jn.s. JlcGhin. Jxo. McGh:n. P. McGinn, A. McKenzic, R. JlcKenzic, 11. Mc&iv, T. ' McKay, AV. jlclvny. .i. Mcltae, i\ . ilorean, C. Mo'.irM I,V, ;vl. ty, !?. Morris, T. Morris, V >.V,v. I". .Plflrw. V. Porter. A. Pritehard, E. Pvitcharcl. F." Boddicliiie. T. Sandoe, Pv. Stephenson, E. J. Meaclem, HcKee, A. n-i.:u:iv, -I-:. Hottrav. A. Ma"rnnp, ,L''. Heeves, ,). Ivwvci, V. Row. V>'. Sage D. VT. Siun, A. Smith, C. Smith. C. Stock, H. Siocit, C. L. Stells, Claude StoUfl, L. Strange., F. Sumner, \V. Siunncr, 0. Tasber, C. Taylor, L. Taylor, AV. G. Tern-;, D. Tliackwell, !<. M. 'J'hackJJ. Thompt-on. D. Ti'.Uy, \Y.~ Tilley, F. Fiifsell, A. Tiiitv, F. Tutty, J. Tutty, S. Tutty, T. Tutty. AA T . G. Tyrrell-Baxter, AV. Young' AVvn-Jones.

Xr K. H. Chil-.U, ci'-nirman of the .School Committee, expressed his' great pleasure at such a. and extended a lwarty v"_»l'"orGft to ail. Mr J. B. Borthwiclt, headmaster, read a. • largo number of apologies, and paid a hign tri'bulo to the children for what they had doito in rai&ing the funds for the 'Honours Board and the Peace Memorial S'.or.o^ Tin* c.Uiurman then cabled on M.r_.E. TI. Andrews, a. former teacher in the school, and tho present chairman of tho Education Board, to unveil the Honours Board. Mr Andrews warmly congratulated the present pupils on whftit thev had done in raisins; such a handsome monument to past piioils, who had' fought so nobly to win tho grc»-t war. He was of tho opinio:! that the public schools were rrost suitable places in which to pliioa such monuments. Hq cspre&red his deep sympathy with the parents 01 thc.3o who had yivon their *i vcs during the war. He then unveiled the Board to tho ncoornpaniment of "God Save tho King," played by the Eighth (South Canterbury llepiimental Band). Th<» Mayor of Ashbnrton (ill- K. Galbraith) briefly addreessd the gathering, and warmly congratulated the Hampstead people on the ffreat work they "had done during the war, and on tho handsome memorial they had just unveiled. Ho was pleased to see Mr \7. H. Robinson, the chairman of the Hampstead Town Board, pregsnt, and mad<* nnecial reference to the splendid work Mrs Robinson

had do no during Mio whole »£ the Ivar as ! of tho Red Cross Society. lie then ask?d the la.rge to stand in silence in hononr of thos© wiio hao. lost then* iivc3 during tlw war. , ! Air "V\\ H. Robinson formally thosi boys who had safely returned from the * Ex-Lieutenant H.- Ames feelingly returned ; thu-nks on bshul: of i/hofc who, like < [fad taken part in the war, iuid on behall ct , tho pa-rents of those whos-3 ■ sons had fa Jen in the war. , Mr F. H. Knight moved a vote of Jian:ca to Ihft eneakai-a, which was carried by acclamation. - .. , The teaching staff tucn entsr..ainct. ine large gathering at afternoon tea.