HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS

Evening Star, Issue 17323, 10 April 1920, Page 5

HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS

SOCCER CLUB’S ANNUAL MEETING. The eleventh annual meeting of the above club was held in the Waratah Tea Booms on Thursday evening. Mr Herbert Webb (president.) presided over an attendance ot 80 members. Included in the number were Messrs W. J. Morrell (rector of the Otaj*o Boys’ High 'School) and S. Solomon, K.C. (president of the Old Boys’ Society), From the annual report wo take the following:— At the commencement of the season hopes 'w-ere entertained that we would ba able to enter four teams in the grade competition, but towards the end of the season we had great difficulty in keeping two teams up to full strength. Injuries were responsible for defections from, our senior team, which, necessitated occasionally drawing on our second eleven. The senior eleven must be congratulated di finishing fourth in the first grade competition, only o points separating the first iqur teams. The second eleven proved adisappointment. I his team were regardful us particularly strong, as was proved bv theiy unbeaten recoid in the first round ; but in the second round a few members ol the team, evidently through lack of altered, by not playing, all-owed this record to be broken, so we had to be content with second place. The third eleven were iar worse. In the first match of tlie season half of this team turned out well, and lor the next game old bovs were not represented on the field at ail so it was decided to withdraw this team from the competition. \\ a sincerely hope that in lutiire the club will not have to do such a disheartening thing again. The recior again gave permission to use the school gymnasium for training purposes, but we regret to say that tins kind offer was not taken advantage of, and the committee hope that members will in future do thenutmost to attend on the set trainin'* M-'M The finances of the club are in a- lair condition, the balance-sheet sliowim* a credit cl £4 Is lOd. r

A lengthy n-scnssion took place, several members ventilating misgivintrs or puttin'* fnt-tn new and valuable' suggestions. Mr E. J. Anderson spoke on the need ter more attention to the younger old bovs by the senior members. Keenness had been lacking among many, but if a keen 5-pirit could only be again installed tl---v would be rewarded witii the subsequent results. 1 Mr A. W. Alloo eulogised Mr Walter Aitcheson’s services to the chib. For the past tew years they had been invaluable. Jte had acted in both offices of club captain and secretary at the same time, and was still to the loro in rallviuc* the members. The facilities for ‘training were nivt-iable, tr.e club probably having better op.-main.ties than any of the other clubs inasmuch as the school's gvmnasium ami apparatus were at their disposal .Members should make much more use of th-*re opportunities. ft was stated that the club would award a cup to the best soccer boy in the school • , . A * licy bating a medal to m wuh tne cup. we Messrs 11 S. Anderson, .M. AlTnu.-s and J. A. Hey also spoke to the report! which was adopted. * ■*■!“■’l office-bearers were erected '-President, Mr H. Webb (unanimously re-elected) ; vice-presidents--Messrs J. Race. J. A. Hev,' R. Peake A. E. I-astier, K. J. Smith,* H. G. Siedeberg R Aspinall H. Drees, J. Reid, and W. J. .Terrell; club caotain, Air W R-p----deputy club captain, Mr R, Allen'; lion, secretary Mr L. B. Al’Govcrne ,reereeted) ; bon treasurer, Mr C. Stevenson ; delegate to 0.F.A., Mr E. J. Anderson; nuiiitor, Mr J. A. Alien ; selection comjmrtep—Club captain, deputy-captain, and VV. Aitchesou; general committee—Me**'-® J. Race R Peake, A. B. Beaker,'"l Fraser, P. S. -Anderson. _ The opening of the season was fixM for Saturday, April 10. A otes of_ thanks to the rector (for u-e of gymnasium, etc.), the Press rn J the chairman having boon passed; the meeting amounted, and members sat down to an excellent repast provided by the seniors of the club. Returned members were officially welcomed, and the followin'* toast Jisc was gone through:-- Tim 'Ring," Returned boldiers ” (pronosed by Air H A\ebb mid replied to by Lieutenant E. J.‘ Anderson), “The School” (Messrs P S Anderson and W. J. Aforrell), “ D F -V and Leierees’ Association ” (.Messrs A W Alloo and H. G. Siedeberg), “The Chili Founders’ (Messrs W. Aitchesou and J. rt-T He ' V) ’ a K! . na o C i ! Sports” .(Messrs Af. -M times and s>. Solomon). The toast linwas interspersed with various 'fuusical items, Messrs A. W. Alloo and W. Aitc“son contninitmg songs and Alessrs W. ‘J. Morrell and H. Luscombe pianoforte solos ,p, scoi l ,ko . wn - s an efficient accoml pamst Plie singing of ‘Auld Lang bvne’ and the school s haka brought a mnrt'scc cesstul function to a close.