VICTORY MEMORIAL SCHOOL TO MARK 75th ANNIVERSARY

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28836, 5 March 1959, Page 7

VICTORY MEMORIAL SCHOOL TO MARK 75th ANNIVERSARY

Next month the Victory jfemorial School, formerly known „ the St. Matthew’s Church Day School, will celebrate its seventyjfflj anniversary with celebrations jsstine over four days. Twenty-eight former members of the staff have been found, and pupils have been found in Australia, Scotland, England, Canada, Jamaica, Singapore, and Borneo. However, the committee at preaeat has a list of more than 600 names of former girls and boys—secured from school records and by personal contact and advice—whom they have been unable to find, especially girls who have married. Arrangements for the celebrations were begun in November, 1957, when the present school board set up a sub-committee to make preliminary arrangements. AS many former pupils as possible whose addresses were known, were sent circulars, and a wellattended meeting was held in March and June, 1958, when officers and sub-committees were elected.

Many of the old school records (particularly from 1884 to 1921 covering the period of the “old building") could not be found, but the work of the past pupils and staff recording committee has to date sent circulars to 1120 former pupils and staff.

I An attractive anniversary brochure giving brief details of the founding of Church day schools in the province, a full history of the school as has been possible to secure from records available is being produced. The.full anniversary programme ban^ Anniversary Saturday: Afternoon, garden party and afternoon tea. Official welcome, opening by the Bishop of Christchurch (the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren), decade photographs, inspection of school. Evening, social reunion in school assembly hall. Sunday: Anniversary church parade and service in St. Matthew’s Church. Tuesday: Anniversary Day, service and ceremony in school assembly hall for present day pupils and their parents.