BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21245, 17 August 1934, Page 10

BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

REUNION DINNER AT TIMARIj Mr G. Lancaster, headmaster of 1M Christchurch Boys* High School. 5® R. C. Abernethy, president of the a«« sociation, and Mr xl. Washbourn, representative of the Timaru High Schon Old Boys' Association, were the P lin " cipal guests at tlie fifth annual. r*» union dinner of the Christdhurch Higa School Old Boys* Association inSouta Canterbury, held at the Groiveno* Hotel. Mr G. A. Martin presided over a good attendance. In proposing the toasi of the school the chairman welcomed Mr Lancas ,., and congratulated liim on the £ P Ie j n ' record made by the boys on on o tihe field during the last year, expressed gratification that Mr ® caster had been able to come Timaru for the occasion, and sald felt he was expressing the th ° u f h t of fellow old boys when he tti® the activities of the school coil more closely followed by meeting «• headmaster from time to time, sured Mr Lancaster that old bo>s » the district had th* interests ot x school at heart, and would do au their power to assist it. . * Responding, Mr Lancaster said uw the success of the school to-day .. j not due to himself, lor he iiad u him a loyal staff of masters on y i" he could depend, and he kne\. the work they were pivnin , - own time to maintain the aS the boys in various subjects sue" photography, music and given willingly, 1o lic*p nl , , tain the standard of the scXiuoi-^ gratulated tne association ia . j church on the manner m _whic-. . fostered the interests of .he , He stated that he looked the future of the nssueia.lo • <. added that the fact that '; ho ,'f ith body wa. c kc-pinc. i, ? ek.se toachv«» the branches weu'd we ' ance to the r.icc-c.ala-n. 1 Hcolyins. Mr Ab.mctbv rcrc.K the Yclivitio; of 'T .<*' Christchurch, LU'd MU'tu 4 ' , gymnasium which the oln be.■ .> - school oroposed to build al J a £2OOO. To furl her th-.- y carnival wcvkl jo ..f .iptnext, when it was ht.pco ia. .i b a:.eo would b. v j-'srse : would increase the fund.; j, e extent. It seemed a y.mv. Ihc said, that a schf' 1 so '- d Chvhr.c-u eh 80-s- <:;'\. vil , have no assemb'y h:-h '• '., 0: -'tvT* and hj hrvccl 1 J-. ' ip gn WOuVi fulfil the \, '• •:)1 assembly lv'l v.vvt:';. 1 t c.aiM be Lu-It. . ... -;st Mr "I, ". S:-!!'.- , i.!' -:-i ■! \ : ■