OLD STUDENTS
GISBORNE HTGIT SCHOOL The annual meeting of the G'sbornei High School Old Student 8 * Association was held in the Mary Elizabeth tearooms, Mr F. W. Nolnn presidling over a good attendance. The annual report, was as follows: “Membership.—The financial membership of the venr is d’stuietly encouraging to> the executive. tt Hie last, Mirnmul mooting the compiling of an ohl students’ register was approved and dur Tie - the yon.r was put into operation The anneal for membeysh:n ma:do in ynnnectiou wHh this* register has ’•''suited in an increase of £8 financial members. “Finance.—The present, financial pos’t'on of the association must he considered satis' 1 actorv. Our assets are £2oo -Is J.d and our I : abilities nd. There has been apart, from th° membership revenue, a general increase all round in receipt": our dance profits. *ii particular, 'b'w an increase of approximately £3O o*-c.r laM year s figures. The l’-ual small donations were made totalling £JI 18s 6d.
Serial Aet : vit ies.—Wh d» +lv* a-s----soca+ion mav have some d'fiiciiltv n ’•caching a large meinhersh>n. there has) richer been any lack of support afforded to the social functions arranged he* the committee. Tinring the lasfi year two haPs wtc held unde” the auspices of the. asso" at.’on and also the annual re-nn : on dinner. The Auckland eld students' held o very successful d'nrmr n.nd all nresent expressed the on’nion flint the fn.net - "o should he inndg a vear'v one. We cengratubite the commit)ee r«sv.onsilde for the function -cn its tint alive and we wish '” ro rv future success. “Jubilee ('cbdiru h’nns —Although last year was tbe twcid vfifth nun ivm sar.v of tbe one' l '” ,Y of ll’' v nreV'nt school bn'hTiiv. a r <<f‘ careftd consideration and co-one-«*tbin with y 1 "’ board of governors it was cbobhd next voa-r to c< deb rate th(> fift’elh a”tdversarv of secondary educat'd* in Poccri v Ray. “M a gamine.— LaM vc.ar l''e a.ssyieiaih*n dccklerl to eneti tt list of old students who would agree lo become permanent subscribers to the iunfrnz:ne aaiul althnur rl j we reco ved auplicnPnu.s I'nnm a fa'i'lv large number of old students we feel that our pc tnaucufi Pst 'n Pus connection or.,nM bo added to considerably. 7 c wsb to make a. urt-her anneal to ohl ‘.lndents !.o assist the school by becoming nibscr:lie.rs to the school magazine. “Blazer.—The comm : Hae has re. contended; a change r ’f blazer A maroon blaze,- wth plain gold buttons and opr mormir’am and had.ro n n the nockel having the letters G H.B. O S.A. worked in has been! suggested
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The olmirman in m n v : n" the p' l ' ll '.- f"on of the report and balance ‘dic'd onnciptnlptod Cm ps'nciation on its so’' n d 7’MP»’r*>al rms’t'on
AD* W. Eo I ','! «cconded the motion ivlu'Hi was carried. After considerable discussion. _ itwas recommended to the) hicoming committee that the' color of t lie aCf'ncin+'on’s blazon should bp blue w“h enld-mounted buttons ongrnvxl with the school crest . The committee was authorised to oblai'n samples of a blaze" on '‘hose lines, and also 'samples of any suitable color and report hack to a general meeting of members. Officers were e'ooted as follows: Patron. Mr ,T. ITutton; president, Mr F. IV. Nolan : vicc-nros : dents, Afessrs IT. E. Bright, H. T:T. DeCosta.. and K. A. Woodward; comin'ftee. ladies. ATe-sdanics A. MacDonald. and: F. Bull: Misses R. Chrism E. Dennis {«-. Smith., V. Dodd. T. Coop. M. Campbell, and T. Bennett: men. Messrs' V. Caul ton, W. Knhn. •T. Bain, R. Witters. M. 1?. Maude, T,-, Wan chop. F. Bull C. Me 1 Lor non. A. TTnrre and S. McLernon - bon. auditor. Mr Charles H. Bull: Iron, secretary and' treasurer, Mr R. B. Pearson.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12865, 20 May 1936, Page 3
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