spirit of the Battalion. He said that he believed the Battalion had a greater task to perform today than it had during the war: it had to use its enthusiasm and dedication to fight the real war of today, which was not between men and nations, but between good and evil. Bishop Holland's address was followed by the hymn the Battalion sang before battle, Au, e Ihu tirotea. Wreaths were laid on the Cenotaph and the Last Post and Reveille were sounded. They were followed by the final farewell to the dead, which was sung with great emotion. The ceremony over, some of the solemnity was dispelled. Led by the Hawke's Bay Scottish Pipe Band, men of the 28th Maori Battalion marched light-heartedly back through the streets.

The Feast After the march more than 2,000 people gathered on the Waipatu marae for the regimental dinner. Under two vast marquees they dined on such fare as steamed chicken, pork, beef, fish, puha, watercress and other vegetables. In the cookhouse, about 30 women prepared food at speed after first having cooked it in the huge pressure cookers. On the marae children played unconcernedly among the tents. During the dinner 26 toasts and replies were made. The Waipatu marae, seat of the first Maori Parliament, rang once more with the voices of Maori orators. The speeches recalled old battles, and paid tribute after tribute to the warriors of the Battalion and those associated with them.

NEW HEADMASTER OF TE AUTE COLLEGE Mr N. O. Vickridge, m.a., dip. ed., has recently been appointed headmaster of Te Aute College. An old boy of Nelson and King's Colleges, Mr Vickridge attended University and Training College in Auckland from 1945 to 1949. He was interested in drama and debating and was president of the Training College Student Christian Movement. His first teaching post was at Opotiki District High School. While in Opotiki he met his wife, Iwingaro Rewharewha, youngest daughter of Wareparoa Rewharewha, J.P., of Torere, who is an old boy of Te Aute. Mr and Mrs Vickridge have two sons, Henare, aged 12, and Tere, aged 9. Mr Vickridge later taught in Hastings, Hawera and Te Aroha before being appointed first assistant of Ngaruawahia High School in 1963. Both Mr and Mrs Vickridge are keen tennis players as well as having an interest in many other sports. Mr Vickridge was president of the Lower Waikato Rugby Referees' Association and vice-president of the Lower Waikato Tennis Association. He is also an Army Officer of many years' experience. Mr N. O. Vickridge Daily Telegraph photo Mrs Vickridge was president of the Ngaruawahia Young Wives' Club and an elected member of the Bernard Fergusson School Committee. Mr and Mrs Vickridge took up their new position in February.