"OLD BOYS."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 5

"OLD BOYS."

: A REQUEST FOR REPRESENTATION; ;^ , :■ .-•;,■ ALIVR.BODY. '; ;:'-: ; :;:•' '" That, tho Association'should endeavour . to obtain direct ■ representation ■ >'on tlio' Board of Governors, and directs tho • Gom-' .mitteo of the Association to-take allrstcpsv that may be. possiblo with a .view,to effect-' ;mg that, object.". . ,'•.,•• J-.r\'.--r': r , This resolution was carried'on , Friday even-'. ing -at a meoting of , tho Wollingtoir College' ■ Old Boys Association. ; . - : - '-..■- Tlin Association has' been in fort a, r good many yearsi It' began , fifteen-ycara. ago, in , , a very modest wayy- and'" has grown" gradually until ,it now has a membership of; over'Bl3o, and it- is still increasing. -■'■■ ■, :. - -...' ''• Tho present , ' constitution of tho; Board of : '.Govohiors' is as follows:— .'-. . , v ,"'.'■.; .' '.; . Thoro.are eight members."•■ .'.'. ,' '' i, Tho Mayor of 'Wellington (ex officio). ■. ' ■■■ The Chairman of thn Wellington' Education' Board'(ex oificibj. ~■•■.■' < ; : -;■ ; . Throo members nominated "■ by'' tho' ■ Governor.in Council.V •,.'. ■ ':':'■;■■■;■ ;.'■ Three' members c.locted by 'tllei'paroiiU and" : guardians ,of the pupils of'botli'.in- ''.; stitutions (tho Boys' Cdllcgd arid Girls' /•'.'■'■■ High-5ch001). , ." ■ •■■■'■■'■•• ; ;;;■•;;■;■.;. -■'■:: ■ ..The tenure, of office is for a periodl ;of; fiyn , years.'- •' ■'■ .' ■'■';'.■'■ ""•■■ '.' ; .'.'.-.. .V;. •', , : • ~ In stvppprt of, the rcquesfof tho Association it is pointed out that .the meetings of ■ the Board of Governors are very poorly.attended '.'. Three, somotimes four, but- rarely, exceeding five, is, generally speaking, the -attendance, at such meetings. ' The. Old Boys'have: folt for a long time that representation'i on'thf" Board, of Gpvornors v/ould be of advantage to the institution as a whole.;; .They diav?. always manifested a keen,interest in';th"o'wel-,-, faro, of .the , college'. Any extension-. ~ of;:t|i'o> grounds, improvements,, .otc.j. have always, met, with a ready response in the'way.of practical support. .• 'Tho "Old Boys'•'- is a live and continuous, body, and, interest .in; the; college, a live and : continuous ,one.< •-. ■ ■ They desire representation, on .the. Board, cither— .- : . ■• .■ : .■:•,,:■,-,"•'■■'■'■'•■■■'..■■■ ;i. Of three .members elected "by the , Old Boys' Association,, or .<-i.it ■'•: ■ '2. Of two members , from tho Old Boys.' ! and one from tho Old Girls'-. , Association., In, connection with tho Old tion's' desire for representation on.the Board of,. Governor's'..of .the. .Wellington ,'wq" have been supplied with , the'..following, par-' tieulafs regarding fho Asspoiatipn., \ firmly established in'lß9o, and has been growing steadily ,cver since,; until at the present time.there.'is a membership of 800 (of.which• ! about .'2oo' are life members). •Thc.6fii.cq of President,has>eon occupied by old Jioy.s,for tho (last eiglit years, the names of, whom, in order,! are as follow':—Mr. A. do'B.-Brandon (one of the founders), Dr.. Martin,-Mr. W. H. Field, M.H.R., Mr. D.' J. Nathan," Mr. E. G: Pilchcr,.Mr. W.:.ti.. nlr. W. D.' Lyon .(present Presidbnt).',,,A ; ,sum off over £200 was contributed by old boys to the College grounds .'fund,-,, and towards the tended grounds now in course of construction the sum of £350 has been collected, .which sum it'is intended , to incronsoto .£,soo, .when tho Government will give..a £. for i; £,,subsidy, making £1000 in'all. In addition^to. the ground funds) the Association contributes,the sum of about £30 annually to tho. College,' viz'., £15 15s. from "the Old Boys' ■.Cricket Club, £5 sq. from the Old. Boys' Football' Club,,'and , £7. 75.. from the Association's, genoral fund.- Tho.Assoeiation further-proves, its claim to be considored a " livo "body, by holding'two. social functions every,..year.. in the local world of sport it is represented by football and cricket teams,, and, under' its auspices the College Rifle Corps was farmed , .' . Many of the olej boys havo young .boys attending tho College now,, and there is, every indication of the Association , continuing to , exist'a's long as'the College - ; :i! ; :;-. li ';'"'