CHRIST'S COLLEGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16904, 1 December 1922, Page 4

CHRIST'S COLLEGE.

I l . l WAR MEMORIAL HALL. l . . The ceremony of laying’ the founda—tzon stone of the \Vnr llcinorinl Hall at Christ’s College. which is being erected by thv Old Boys in memory of the men from the College who took [Jfll'ilin rho (Jrent \\'m‘. was performed yeswrdnv afternoon by his Excellency the! Governor‘Goneral. Lord Jelliouo. A largo gathvring; was prcszint. includ—ing: the head masters of the other sc—condm‘y school-s in (‘hri’4tt‘hurch. the Chairman and members of the Canter—bury (‘ollogc Hound of (:ovm‘uors. the» ucmlmrs of the Christ’s (‘ollvge Board at Govprnors. :ind nmnv old boys of ihc College. His Excellvucy was in his: uniform {is Admiral of the Float. and on his; lll‘— rival ho wns greeted with (-hrrrs and the Singing of the National Aulln-m. Lord Jcllimw then inspect-Al the guard I of hmmur.- after which tlw procession: moved round the quarlriinglc to ihol foundation stoxw. whore a .«lmrt religi-‘ ous service wns hold. . I Al‘CllliiShfiy Julius. ‘Nurdcn of the lC‘ulloge. said that tho glory of fill in«» stitutlon like theirs did not depend I upon the sizv of tho ‘Vuiildiugs hui upon ‘ the nu u and the (‘lllil‘ai'tcl's of the men Iwho went out into tho world from it. ‘l‘lrun among: some Uf the Colleges zit IHmne the inscription sm‘fltvllCil upon §F~unu~ wooden panel In" (in old lJO": or Isrludmn ol the C‘ollugo \a’u,‘ ruuntod of Igrouior worrh than :1“ tlu' beauty in ,thc 9]‘{’lllt(>l'il|l‘o of th‘: huiltlinrxs. §Buildings d£‘¢l:}'(‘d. and 9:.) i.’ was with if’hrist’s College. with but a short hisitm‘y behind it. The old hays of tho l(‘nllp_g:o were. their greatest, glory. 05l proudly the numbers; onion; them, {young in yours. who worn; out to the lfrnnt for God and country and therc ldied in the cause of lily-« Fry. it was I true that that land IIIIIJ'I‘iPEEOd in many l other Gallegos. school: and institutions. Ibm; they thcniselvvs dv‘r-Ered in honour l the memory of those who as members lof Christ-‘5 College did their dutv and Idid honour to the training; tlmy had l received. Tho College had few endow— Imonts. Thero had liPE‘n some for; be—qrests in the curly days. and these had Iheen, increased by old settlers and by I old boys of the College. But tlieyu'cre unable to build surh r memorial us I they desired. and the old hora came to \thcir help. or rather took the mat-tor lup and decided to build the memorial. I the st'me of which was to he laid that iday. The hall would ho a building of inohle proportions and fine design. and Inns onl‘isiderpd to be the most suituhle‘ liriemorial to the old hoys nho fell in the war. ““79 rejoice that his Excellency is present to lay the foundation stone, and Wei rejoice that we are able to subscribe upon the foundation stone 3. name so highly hcnourerl throughout the Empire.” said his Grace. It would hon memory to them never to be for—gotten. The cast of the building had increased by leaps and bounds. and the sum originally proposed had been Far exceeded. Some thousands of pounds had yet to he raised, and if necessary the College would cheerfully bear than ‘ burden. but he would like to see the l _huilding entirely the gift of the old 1 boys. He suggested that it would be <1 fine thing if in the future they could point to the hall and say that from start to finish and from the foundations to the chimney tops. it. was the gift lof thc’olrl boys of the College. '(Applanse.) Tho “Warden tlipn presented his Er;rellenoy with :. neatly hound volume of the newly puhlished scligool list. ‘ SI'M ()l’ 1319.036 SI'BSCRIBED. l Mr. T. l). Harman. on behalf of the old boys of Christ's College. said he wished to express to' his\ lfixeellency their thanlil‘ulnoss for his presence to lay the foundation stone. His Ext-9|-I lent}; had tnlrfim‘V/ér; {(5:11}. interest in . the \rell'g‘Y/of Christ‘s Coll We and his lir‘timll'fi‘us appreciated not the Iltdlll!),y41‘8 but by the old h The building to he erect I int-ended as u memorial of t iol‘ that spirit, nl’ Self-sucriii I couragcd the old huys to do Idurin}; the war. He felt he . ‘tlmt the record of the college Irc-spect was the equal of the re. Entry other puhlie school in the E l'l‘hoy sent from tho Si'hnil ir- a l . hays and masters. and Of that number 1:32 boys and two “asters 1119’]? thel supreme snorif'u'o, it was only natural therefore that .»;;;,,~.u effort shhuld bel ,iuzi'le to porpc-Ldntv their il'iCKlGl‘j/i I They hzid thorcforv decided to erect n. nmnmrizil l\.\ll and 1h? rash in hand recrix’od from 7H2 siili~i-I'i‘:~el's amounted to £17.77l 115 4d. iml'uling interest. The sum of .El2Bl. it promised was still (iIIES'LJ-lllll'illfl. marking; :: iotnl in all all Llfiflild 8s 3d. The Lcndcr accepted for the building unwanted tn £112.750. to whivh had in b“ addod £23m). heing the z (-0": of l'lilllllr and thu ni't'lzilc-(rt’s limos. I lnmlziug a total of £21.53”. of which 3 tlzm' wero £3613 short". He,- n'ished toI I make an :app'cnl to those who had nob I already contributed and to those. who. I I while they had perhaps already contri-I butcd. might be able to give more, so, i That it. would be possible to hand ovm" tlu‘ hull frex‘ of debt. (Applause) I The architect (Mr C‘. “C \l'uodl then I presented his Excellency with a silver; and wood mallet as a souvcnir of the' uvcasion. GOVERNON-GENERAL"S SPEECH. His Excellency. who was received with an outburst of applause. said he felt it was a great honour to have been called upon to lay the foundation stone 0‘; the building. Ho zilSo had very, great, pleasure in hr’ing asl-md to [rm-~-faa‘in the ceremony for several reasons. I Firstly, as a representative of liisl Majesty it seemed to him that it wasl one of tho. privilege-r; that might; fulll to his lot to carry out and h»: was sure- .- it‘ was one his Majesty himself would ' like to carry out, because the building; " would perpetuate the sacrifices: made lav old boys in the war. Secondly, the 1 family associations which he had’l through the Harper family in Christ’s ' College made it a privilege and a plea- 1 sure To come to Christ’s College. I (Applause) From the days when 1 Bishop Harper. '2l cousin of his. had 1 been warden of the college the nameli of Harper had been closely associated 1 with the college. Another reason why 1 ho was glad to be present was because 1 Christ’s College was a. place of great ‘ traditions, which he hoped would. ever ‘ hurn brightly. and lastly the associa- ‘ tions he had had with Christ’s College i since the war made it a. pleasure for 1 him to be present. . ' 1 Lord Jellicoe referred to the great I traditions of Christ’s College and said I that; they .dated from the time when 1 the earlyrpioneers came to Canterbury. ‘ Those early settlers had set an example 1 which had been well followed by those f who came after, and more particularly 1 by old. bqys of the college. When the 1 Old Boys’ Association started they 1 established the second ‘of the great tra- . ditions. The formation df that assoqxa— ‘ tion resultdd in many gifts and mefil’o— l rials to the college‘and that day thlay i were layipg the foundation stone of 1 the association’s last 33% greatest gift. I The tradition sot. up by those wiose ( memory the building was doaig to i perpeg'mte was the third- atune in_ the i Minoan of Christ’s Galley. They i l},d_he.ard of the number whthad ' volunteered for the Great War and l they had atladfieard of 3.11 m 150 WM”; ( g'gvejgheirr lives! for King and [midi-6. :3]

f While they felt sorry for the loved ones of those who had not conte back, they could not help but feel a. great ’ pride in the work those men accomplished. Those traditions would live as long as Christ’s College existed. (Applause.) To the present boys he would say. they had a great,, reputation to uphold and they could best uphold it by forming a character that would fit them to lead clean, manly lives (Applause.) Addressing the boys, Lord Jellicoe said it was his privilege to take away with him a memorial of the college in ?:,lie form of a mallet presented to him. The mallet had been made of wood from one of the buildings that had been demolished and if ever lie wanted a reminder of Christ’s College lie could have it by looking at the mallet. The foundation stone was then placed in position by his Excellency, who. after knocking it down with the mallet, declared it to be well and truly laid. He wished for the future happiness and success of all those who would gather in the hall, the building of which commenced that The Rev E. C. Crosse, head master of the college, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the present generation of Christ’s College to his Excellency for laying the foundation stone that afteri noon. He also thanked his Excellency foi the interest he had always t taken in the college while he had been in New Zealand. He was glad to see tfee head masters of the other schooU present. ( because he believed in friendly rivalry . ! between the schools. He felt that there p WPS a risk in the years to come of the 4 great lessons of the war being forgotten. It was not the guns that won thf war. but the men behind the guns. _ j The human element counted all the way | through, and it was, therefore, very _ j appropriate that they were to have a i memorial of such a nature, n memorial ’ that would really carry on the work •i and traditions of Christ’s College. ” (Applause.) - The College Song was then sung by Mr G. E. March, after which the visi- ’ tors were entertained at- afternoon tea. i 1 THE MEMORIAL. 1 „ > The, Christ’s College Mar Memorial, i the foundation stone of which was laii > by his Excellency yesterday, may be divided into two parts. Firstly there is the dining hall itself, essentially the : memorial portion, as it is to contain [ the names of all the old boys of tho y school who took, part in the recent war j secondly the lesser, but very necessary administrative block, com ’ prising the kitchen and staff quarters. The building is situated in tlie south- ’ east corner of the quadrangle, on the site of the old College offices and Synod hall, and is to be in the style of Kng--1 lish domestic Gothic of the XV. cenJ tury. Tbe line of the “ new ” class- | rooms will be continued eastwards by ’ the administrative block, up to a squat but well proportioned tower in the corner of the quadrangle. This tower will give a satisfactory finish to both buildings and form an interesting skyline, iiie, dining hail itself stretches northwards from the tower between the east side of the quadrangle and .Rolleston Avenue. On the avenue front the north end of the hail will lie left for future extension of the collegiate build ings, and at the south end will finish against the slightly projecting block of kitchen offices and staff bedrooms. The chief material used will be Hoon Hay stone, while Redcliffs and Onmara stone will give touches of colour in the quoins and strings. The college front is to be divided into bays by massive buttresses, crowned with graceful crocketed pinnacles, which should form a distinctive contrast between this and the College buildings. At tho northern end there i 9 to be a large octagonal oriel window, in the base of which is placed the foundation stone, bearing the inscription : “ This stone laid by his Excellency Admiral of Fleet Viscount Jellicoe. G.C.B. November 30. 1922. ’ of the oriel and of the othe.between the buttresses, totheir duplicates on the facade, excellent lighting shou) i veil to the interior. The long line of the low pitched purple slates roof will be relieved by J a lantern light in the centre. The principal entrance is to be from the ! college side in the southermost bay, and will bo emphasised by rich carvings, while a smaller door on rhe same side will bo used chiefly as an exit. Within the hall will measure 106 feet by 36 ieet in width by 38 feet in height, and should be bright and- spacious. The lower portion of the walls is to lie panelled in warm-toned Australian maple, with the names of all old boys aho were on active service inscribed on a frieze above the panelling. Tho panelling generally will be plain, but at points of interest such as under each roof truss and round the dais at the -top of tho hall it will bo enriched with linenfold carving. A wooden gallery with traeeried front will span the hall at the lower ehd. Above the panelling the walls are to be finished with Oamaru stone, broken by tho window* and grotesque corbels, from which will i spring the roof trusses. The roof itself is of open construction with richly foliated spandrels and carved ends to the hammer beams. It is proposed to odd richness and colour to the interior by flags of the c-oun-tion, and also by portraits of the College’s most distinguished old boys. In the years to come when these portraits have increased in number, and tho windows have been filled with stained glass, ; the hall will indeed be a fitting commemoration of those old boys who have carried on the highest traditions of their school. The interior of the administrative j block will be plain, but the kitchen and j surrounding offices will be conveniently placed and well ventilated. This por- I tion of tho memorial also contains din- I ing-rooma- for the masters, and for the i staff of the hall, as well as ample living accommodation for the staff and steward. The kitchen itself will !>e lit from the roof, and will contain all the most up-to-date and efficient appliances, and the staff should have no difficulty in, catering for the 350 boys for whom provision will be made. Below the kitchen will be a basement which will contain the boilers for heating tho cooking appliances and tly- hall, and also other buildings, including bhe College offices', which will be added later at the northern end. Access to the administrative blo<A will be direct from Itollestoiv Avenue;, thus eliminating idl unnecessary traffic from the quadrangle. In addition to providing a dining hall for the school., the, building will be suriJable as an assembly liall, and for such a purpose will accommodate 850 persons. Taking the memorial as a whole, it will be a beautiful and dignified addition to the architecture cf the College and the city, and a worthy tribute to those old boys who have, loved their school and served their country. The contractors are Messrs P. Graham and Son, and the total cost, inclusive of the fittings of the administrative block, will be £26,000. Of this amount the Christ’s College Old Boys’ Association has in sight a tool of £20.000, the sum of £17,754 19s 3d beings actually iu Land and invested.