OLD PUPILS' DAY AT THE HUTT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 29, 11 December 1930, Page 11

OLD PUPILS' DAY AT THE HUTT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Having attained the fifth year of its existence, the Hutt Valley High School held, on Saturday afternoon, its first re-union at which. —favoured with brilliant weather—there were some 300 yottig people present. Mr. Kidson, who ■vras accompanied by Mrs. Kidson, in warmly welcoming the old pupils, pointed out that in holding the first retznion of past and present pupils of the school; they were celebrating an epocii in ?th<e>' Wsfcotfy of tliO school, "for," said Mr. Kison, "this is the first of an infinity of old pupils' days and wlien you arti grand-mothers and grandfathers, yo,u will still be attending them! l' Mr. Kfdson then urged the old pupSft'to* join the Old Pupils' Association, .^wz^tch is a very- live one/ and -to as^HJia.TO"t!ioinffelveQ with one-or some

of the clubs formed; by that'Associat£otf%hi«h; includes a dramatic, social, taaxfia "..'aid-' basket^ljiall^ cluib.' In closing \kfr?':Kids6ii hoped ;that -fche'dlay might be a very happy 5 One1 for all. Af^driibn tea was theri served by i;he pupils. Among those present wias Capt. Ol^fe^;'" r actuig^chairman of the Board o£ Ck>"v©rn6ire:;

Ttte celebrations were continued during the evening wthp-n a dance,: at whicfe there "we're abotft 50 couplesV was held. The two class-rooms'in which it took place wer6 gaily dDeora-ted with multicolottred streamers/ and avery1 jolly eveniag -brougiht to a close a momentous day. * *

} During the day games and sports events were indulged, the old pupils playing against present pupils. The following tiro the detailed results:— Cricket. The cricket match was won by the old pupils by 44 runs. The team's victory was largely due to the excellent bowling of E. Scott (six for 13) and a ' good score of 31 by K. Eix-Trot. BixTrot also obtained three wickets at the cost of 21 runs. For the school, Craig was most successful with the ball, taking six wickets. liongton (23) was the school's best batsman. j= School... ; Duddiag, l.b.w, b. Bowse — - 2 ■ Church, l.b.w, b Eix Trott .......... 1 Orr 7 b. Bix-Trott 6 rEvans, ib. Bix-Trott 14 . Craig^Jj. Scott r ... '- 1 ; Longton/ b Scott 23 - Burton, b. 5c0tt....,......;- 0" Burke, c. b. Scott 5 - Jarvie-, ;b. Scott • 0 Drysdiale, not out 4 IBriee ..... r . .' •- - •- - 2 , Extras •• 2 ■**>■■■ ' ? Total ............... . 60 : ° Bowling Analyst—Bowsfe' took one Wicket for 22 j 'Bi*-TroU, th*©c for 21; liScott, six for 13.v, ••;.... ( , Old v Pnpils. Bowse, b. Craig *— 1 Qcptt, b Craig • 7 ; ,Bix-Trot.^ b Jarvjte , •... 31 Sherwood, b. Craig f ..... 9 W. JV Taylor, c and b Craig 6 Featonby, l.b.w. b. Craig ......-^ 1

Long/ lib.-w, b Craig . . ; 15 Clegg, c. Evans, b Church ........ 15 Andrews, not out 7 Fry, to. Evans 6 Mair, b.. Evans .....: 4 Extras 2 1 Total .. 104 Tennis. In both boys' and girls' tennis the , school team, proved too good for the old pupils. At the same time some very close games were recorded. The 'best game of the day was probably that between Vera Burns (School) and Ivy Howo. It was a game marked by long rallies and hard hitting. Vera Burns with the score l-t^-4 against her, began to play a more steady game, and eventually won ; 6—5. Detailed results, Schoo] mentioned first: —- Girls. Singles—V. BuTns beat I. Howe, $—5. J. Burns lost to M. Marryatt, 4—6; E. Thomas lost to IJ. Mawson, 5—6; JH, Howo beat M. Hill, 6—5; N. Fleet lost to B. Thornton, 5—6; B. Olphert beat M. G-lover 6—o. J Doubles—V. Burns and J. Burns beat I.- Howe and M. Marryatt 6—4; E. Thomas and M, Howe beat L. Maws on and M. Hill 6—l; N. Fleet and B. Olphert lost to R. Thornton and Z. Lev-wry 4H3; P. M9.wat.fc, and Mouatfc beat J". Qoiscn and; ; M. Grlover 6-—o;= <3r. Had/win and "L. Wakejin 'bc&'t-M. Post and M. ; . . i iSclw)ol;^rpn>7 matcies^' 60 games., > Old GiTls -won 4 matches, 53 games. \ ....,..,■.. Bp^bi .- :. ■ <Siiiglb^^-l^©ight6n tost* to E r ikinifDell Moua^tt b&iJM F. ,6--4;:' XMeConyUle be^t 1 'Gr. HOtise 6—4. . Doubles.—-Leig£tpn and iames beat Klhifbeli and Anderson 6—^3 j Mouatt and M<;Cbnville lost to House and Biyaht 4—6. School "won 4 matches,' 29 grimes. Old Boys won 2 matches, 28 gkimes. ;■ ~.'.. Bjiikt^'bali"'.....-, : , ;.' After an evenly , contested 'game a school basketball' team cbfeated the Old Giria 7 team -by tenjpo7.nt§ to six. . A . *<' a '|f

_ . rrxL — ■ffit.-a ■■>.■■■•'? I A team of seven plcLJjojrS;.-tried/ jqoa- | elusions with a school; shpoting tearn^. Butwere beat& by 111 points. Out tf a possible of 70, tiie 'best" scorf**%cte March«r(^)9Bornliold'E '{&), W. TaylGg^ffi}, and Mcßtolm,(62) r .!r|ie following are the, detejl«il resultd:— ~*foesen^"PTipil^^ Wallace, 54; Bomho'lit,'" 65; Buireil, 60; Croudis, 61 j MeHolm, 62; Slater 56. Total-423. Old Pupils~W; Taylor, 63; J. liopdeH,'ss;'l,. White^ss; "G. Vartlia, 52; S. Bveringham, 53; D. Body, 54• ■J. Hutcheson, 60. Tt6tral;j392Tf Belay Race. In a rel&y race the school defeated ajtaam of old boys quite comfortably.

The teams were as follows:— " Seiiool:" "A. James, J. M<jCfdnv2le, M. Turner, E. Collins. r 01d Boys: G. Bowman, L. Smith, A. Hoiiise, ":A.- Henderson.