HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS.
ANNUAL RKCNTON. On Wednesday evening Mr R. I), llardie (retiring' president) presided over a repiv seutadve galliering of High School old hoys ai their annual reunion, which look the, form of a smoke concert in jhe Foresters’ Hall. A large number of visiting old boys were piv,-em ami mok part in a very successful function. Tint election ol oiiieers tor due ensuing year re.-ulled as follows :—J ton. president. Mi .). Mnnny (n- lor); lion, vice-prc.-idcm. Mr W. F. Diintard (chairman Board ol Governors); president, Mr Anbur K. Faire; viee-presidein s. Alosm- R. D. llardie. J. 11. Nash and R. Donald; secretary and irea urer, Mr .). A. (Irani (re-elected): commit lee, Messrs N. Martin, G. Tn iiiuiiie. K. Glendinniri;;, A. And,a .-on and A. Fleming.
Ii wa.- decided dial each of die old boys’ spoils bodies -bon'd appoint a delegate to die general eoiniuii lee in addition'-in the above.
During die course oi die evening the following ioasi list was honourvd : —T he King. Mr llardie; ‘‘The Selim,l. pm-po-ed b;. Dr. D. ( , Low, rei-ponded lo by Mr .), Murray; “Absent Old Boys, ’ proposed 1 1 , Air ,). W. Rnilicrfiird, re-pond, d te, by Mr R. llardie; “Board oi Governor;..’' pioposed by Mr 'I remain,', re-ponded to by Mr Dunvurd (ebairman); “Old. Bovs’ Spons Bodies.” proposed by Mr Faire. responded to by Air Alex. Anderson : “Kindred Insi il nl ions.” pi opo-ed by Air N'esli, responded to b> Mr li. .Inc.)!)-.; "I lie Ladies,” proposed by Air N. AI; rim. responded to by Mr G. Perrin. Musical item: wen rendered by Messrs F. Chap man. B. J. Jacobs, K. Gill and R. Robin, whilst Mr Reg Oakley, ol Wellington, provided mi excellent, exhibition ol conjuring, all oi which were greatly iipprccian-d. The retiring' president, in his repori, nutlined the work of the association during his term of utiiee, which, included the completion of the Memorial Library ai the .-chool, ami he also sinm-ed the-■imporianco of the iissociation taking a very aciive in(crust in the welfare of the school, which now ranked amongst the premier secondary schools of ihe Dominion. 1J is remarks were endorsed by several other -peckers and the rector extended ids thanks to the association for what- had already been done for the school. The balance-sheer showed a credit of £SO
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 431, 23 June 1922, Page 2
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383HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 431, 23 June 1922, Page 2
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