HORNBY SCHOOL

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24536, 9 April 1945, Page 3

HORNBY SCHOOL

• SILVER JUBILEE ' CELEBRATIONS

MANY FORMER PUPILS ATTEND First-year pupils were largely repreented -among the 500 who attended the silver jubilee celebrations of the Hornby- School during the week-end On Saturday, after former pupils had leen assembled by the ringing ofthe* Stool bell by the oldest former pupil St '(Mr W. H. Wilson), the flag Erfurled by Miss C. Menzxes, the ariifjst teacher present. The gathering Sen'divided under decade Accommodation for pupils of the first iUmHa was crowded and attention was fcawtf to gaps in later decades through the"absence of many men of the district, on service overseas, .Mr P. A. McTeigue, chairman of the ghool ; committee, vvho; presided, gave nummary of the growrthof- thcjcnool iad pointed out additions-ond improvements Jo the buildings. .Welcoming risitors, he said they Would bfe;pfopd it the .progress the school had rnade. . .The sToll was called by Mr H, W Msonf secretary of the jubilee, com-; Bittee; - who said that there were 50 k the-first roll, while altogether more titan- 3500 had pass d through the Khooll When the roll was called iraj#were presented'to Mrs Fowke, !,-Uiper Riccartpn i (formerly Lily teiwn),' earliest girl pupil present; Mr /, Bigharo', earliest boy pupil:, Mrs M J„Sims, of New; Brighton (formerly fcry Blake), oldest fomer girl pupil; cllr;W; H. Wilson, oldest former boy tpiipil;',Miss C. Menzies, earliest teacher resent; Mr V. J. Gamble,-earliest eadmaster; arid Mr G; F. Gee, earliest •chooL committee member.

The* congratulations of the Paparua (County Council on the school’s jubifße were conveyed by Mr W. F. Mcritthur. . .

!v A commemoration tree was later f planted by Mr McTeigue. A banquet was held in the evening, Mr'T. A. Coulter, chairman of the committee, presiding. A jubicake, bearing a scale model of the ichool, was cut by Mrs Sims, i ■ Yesterday a jubilee service was con'ducted at the school by the Rev. J. -lj. Fisher and the Rev. F; McDonald, v .Sports-for present pupils will take place to-day, and the celebrations will Conclude with a jubilee ball thiseveniag. '