pleasures I enjoy are; movies, television, pop music, and parties. But now I find more pleasure from reading novels, and other books. Sport also fascinates me. Now that I've expressed my thoughts, and virtues, I feel relieved, in a way. This, I think, is the sort of person I am. You or others may have different opinions. Sydney Melbourne, Upper VI, Ruatoki

Why I gave up $40 a week to come back to Te Aute Much of New Zealand's labour force is occupied in seasonal work, a form of employment which pays out substantial wages, ranging up to and over forty dollars a week. Why then, with these wages offering, did I turn away from this work and instead come back to Te Aute for another year? ‘Unemployment is acting as a deterrent to school leavers.’ So says the Minister of Education. This fact did not enter my mind when I decided whether or not to return to school. I think that if I had been wanting to leave, unemployment would not have caused me to reconsider. My returning to school was inevitable. With School Certificate and University Entrance to my credit, I would have been a fool to leave, when I may be capable of something higher. The desire within me to return to school was kindled and maintained by my parents and friends. These people, especially my parents, are proud of my achievements in the academic world. They think of me as going from strength to strength. Sure, we had failures at the beginning. Who doesn't? With these people looking up to you and expecting great things of you, it is hard to just pull out and destroy the image that they have built up around you. Companionship is another factor which made me return to Te Aute. I have a lot of close friends amongst the boys here at the college and I do not want to leave them just yet. Perhaps one of the main reasons for my return is rugby, and the team spirit with which most of our boys play. To represent Te Aute College in any sport is an honour. To have the boys cheer you on whether you are winning or losing is one of the greatest thrills one can experience. Te Aute with its traditions, academic record, sporting spirit, and other achievements is an institution which no member, after a few years here, wishes to leave. During my few years here, I have seen some tough boys break down and cry, when the time has come for them to leave the college for the final time. These boys have felt that here in this college there is a place for them, and they too would like to return. Joey Baker, Upper VI, Kaikoura

Life Life is living. Living is loving, crying, eating, sleeping, growing and all other aspects of our lives. Life is power which gives substances the awareness of their existence. It involves the need to reproduce in order to preserve its species from utter extinction. It is also the development of growth of creatures, and their need to adapt themselves to their environment. Take for instance the habitat of the human being. It is found that the majority of dark-coloured people live in hot and tropical regions while the fair-skinned people live in cooler surroundings. This is because of the better adaptations of each race to the conditions. Life however, cannot be represented by figures or colours but is a power that controls our senses and gives us the ability to survive and create ideals and purposes. Takuta Emery, Lower VI, Pahiatua

Te Aute College Te Aute College is an institution founded by the Rev. Samuel Williams in 1854 to help educate the Maori race. Land was donated by the Government and by the local Maori chiefs. The first few years were not very successful, and in 1859 the school was closed down owing to lack of funds. It was re-opened in 1872 after the termination of the Maori Wars. Te Aute continued to progress in the following years and influenced the young Maoris who had to bring their race from a primitive civilization, to that of the Victorian era. For Te Aute, the coming of the twentieth century meant disaster. In the space of a mere fifteen years, two fires and a severe earthquake partially wrecked many of the existing buildings, causing heavy financial loss, and almost brought about the second