M'GLASHAN COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 19126, 18 December 1925, Page 14

M'GLASHAN COLLEGE

YESTERDAY'S CESEIMHY The vacation ceremony of the John M'Glashan College took place yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of parents of pupils and other friends of the college. The proceedings wore opened with Scripture reading and prayer. . , . . . The Rev .J. Kilpatrick (chairman of the board and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand) was in the chair. Ho welcomed the parents and friends who were present, and referred to apologies for absence from the Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., Mr James Begg, Mrs Nisbet, and Miss M'Glashan. They_ were all delighted to have present with them again Sir John and Lady Ross. He would like to refer to one or two school matters. The principal’s term expired this year, bnt parents and boys would be delighted to learn that the board had reappointed him, and that lie had accepted reappointment. (Applause.) Then there had been additions to the Board of Managers—Professor T. I). Adams. Professor R. Lawson. and Mr A. M. Cameron, a son of the late Dr Cameron, one of the host men Otago ever had. The speaker read the names of a number of friends of the school who had given to the school the amount of debentures they had taken up. The total sura wiped out was £11,633. The thanks of the school were due to those friends who had so generously given help. Mr Colin M. Gilray, head master of the school, welcomed Mr and Mrs J. Sutherland Ross. They were glad, too, to see the parents of Mr Ross. (Applause.) Ho referred to examination successes, and later to changes in the staff. He paid tribute to the fine work of the matron (resigning), and made glowing mention of what the late Dr Cameron had done for education. Ho discussed the different activities of the school, and thanked the debenture-’ holders who had come forward to help, pointing out that those men must have been moved by a great faith in the school. In closing, ho thanked many friends of the school for the interest they had taken iu it, and referred To the excellent work of the staff. (Applause.) Mention was also made of 'lie regretted accidental death of a’ pupil, John Stewart Reid, whoso memory would bo perpetuated by a scholarship which would bear his name. Mr J. Sutherland Ross said ho was honored at being asked to be present. Mr J. Sutherland Ross said he was honored at being asked to be present. Ho expressed pleasure at the reappointment of Mr Gilray, and he complimented the board on its wisdom and w'ork. Addressing the boys, he said that there was a heavy responsibility on them. It was for them to build up a tradition for tin’s young school. It was the privilege and duty of every boy to realise that tho honor of the school was in his hands always and wherever ho wont. Ho counselled them, inclosing, to join up in later years with tho Old Boys’ Society of the school. Mrs J. Sutherland Ross then presented the prizes. During tho afternoon J. R. Elder and C. G. Gray (violin and piano) gave an item, and Mr Holmes’s singing class sang ‘ The Mikado’s Song,’ while Miss M'CaUom’s mipilfi presented an adapatation of * Alice in Wonderland.’ On the motion of Dr Malcolm, a vote of thanks was carried.