NIGHT OF GAIETY
POPULAR CAPPING BALL Multi-coloured balloons, streamers, pink ’and green lights twinkling amongst greenery massed around the walls, and large bowls of autumntinted flowers were the effective decorations in the Town Hall for what was perhaps the most popular function of a week of gaiety, the capping ball. A large number of graduates and holders of diplomas, 360 in all, were presented, with their partners, to the Chancellor of the University, the Rev. Dr D. C. Herron, and Mrs Herron, the president of the Students’ Association, Mr A. G. Ritchie, and the lady vicepresident, Miss Olga Skousgaard. Among those present were Mr Justice Kennedy,,the Mayor, Mr Cameron, and Mrs Cameron, Lady Sidey, Professor F. G. Soper and Mrs Soper, Mrs Middleton, Dr C. M. Focken and Mrs Focken, Dr R. Nimmo and Mrs Nimmo, Dr V. E. Galway and Mrs Galway, Mr and Mrs J. C. H. Somerville, Mr and Mrs C. V. Smith. Mrs Harris, Mr and Mrs H. Chapman, Mr T. K. S. Sidey, Mr and Mrs A. C. Stephens, Mr and Mrs Maurice Joel, Mrs W. N. Wood, Mr and Mrs A. C. McLean, Dr D. Downman and Mrs Downman, Mr and Mrs Max Buchanan. Mr and Mrs P. K. Barling, Dr W. Cunningham and Mrs Cunningham, Dr F. R. Schroff and Mrs Schroff, Mr and Mrs A. H. Gresham, Dr Bruce Hay and Mrs Hay, Mr and Mrs R. L. Bezett, Mr and Mrs R. Anderson, Dr D. Reid and Mrs Reid, Mr and Mrs R. W. Munro (Khartoum), Mr and Mrs W. Matthews, Mrs F. D. Hall. Misses Betty .Johnston, Yvonne Stevenson, Norma Mauger, Beryl Aspinall, Joan Tennent, Patricia Ongley, June Penrose, Barbara Jenkins, Enid Carter, Dorothy Cassie, Helen Wade. Gwenda Chance, Priscilla Black, Maureen Brooks. Rena Melville, Pauline Faircloth, Naida Matheson. Nancy Just, Joan Wilson, Averil Stephens. Joyce Rowley and June Stables, Messrs Maurice Bellugue, Gerald Fitzgerald, Michael Hewitt, Brian Drakei Donald Reid, R. Milne, R. pianchett, L. Graham. R Wenthold. G. Valentine. A. Fogg, Matheson Beaumont. Allan Cherice, J. Armour. Warren Thurpbv (England) and Hugh Owen (England).
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26770, 13 May 1948, Page 8
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346NIGHT OF GAIETY Otago Daily Times, Issue 26770, 13 May 1948, Page 8
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