COLLEGE OLd BOYS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 7 March 1912, Page 2

COLLEGE OLd BOYS.

■ ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Wellington College Old Boys' Association was held in Mr. AV. E. Betliune's rooms last evening. Mr. W. E. Meek presided. There was a fair attendance, and apologies wore received from several members, who were unable to be present. The committee stated, in their annual Tcport, that the finances of the association were in a satisfactory condition, thrre being a credit of „!);) ]3s. 3d., of which .£SO was on fixed deposit. The membership list had been revised during the year, ami many defaulters struck oft'. There were now 78G members, of" whom 198 were life members. Moving- the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the president remarked that. n few months previously he had attended a gathering of English public schorl old boys, who had formed an association at Palmerston North. He suggested that tho president or secretary of this organisation should be invited to attend ■ the next annual dinner of the College Old Boys' Association. Mr. T. R. Fleming, who seconded the motion, said that the old boys should, for many reasons, try to obtain representation on the College Board of Governors. Nearly everywhere it was recognised that members of associations of this kind took a keen interest in the schools and colleges to which they had formerly belonged. He urged tho incoming committee to do their utmost to obtain the representation indicated. Legislation would no doubt be necessary, and there might be at any time a Bill before Pnrliainent in which a suitable clause could be embodied. The report and balauce-shect wereMr. W. H. Denton moved that ,C3O of this year's credit lialnncc should be added to; the reserve fund. It wns necessary that the reserve fund should be strengthened, he remarked, in order to protect the interests of life members.. Interest on the amount deposited' in the reserve fund could be spent in college prizes. AHpv a brief discussion, it was agreed that the reserve fund should be augmented as suggested. ' . It was resolved that the association should donate to the college £2 2s. to provide a prize for rifle-shooting .£5 ss. to the ground fund, nnd .£2 2=. for the Old Boys' prize. On the motion of Mr. R. Beere, it was agreed that, once a. year, a representative of tho association should visit the college, and, with the approval of the headmaster, address the boys on tbe aims and objects of the. association. Officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follow:—President. Dr. William Young; lion, secretary, Mr. W. W. Cook; lion, treasurer, Mr. A. Shearer; lion, auditor, Mr. W. H. Morrah; committee, Messrs. W. E. Hethune, \V. H. Denton, R. Beere, .T. Palethorpe, W. Grace, W. H. Stainton, G. Lyon. Votes of thanks were accorded to the retiring officers and to Mr. C. C. Butt, who hiul temporarily carried out the duties of secretary. Mr. W. E. Betliuiio was thanked for giving the association the free iiso of a room for its meetinus.