Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Pamir Nears Home If the present weather continues, it is possible the Pamir' wili arrive at Auckland during the third week Df August. She is now 1940 miles from. Auckland and during the past week travelied 1480 miles at an average speed of apprpximatelyj nine knots. The barque is 270 1 miles from the neare^t poinc of Australia. .The latest message from the Pamir states she' is meeting ught winds and caims. Hockey Fixtures On Saturciay next the men's teams affiliated to ihe Horowhenua Hockey Association will' cbmpete in a seaied handicapj'the women coiirtinulng with their" "brdihary 'ihter-' club competitions. The draw will ! be as follows: — Men: Colts v. [ Rahui, at Otaki, 3 p.m.; Levin v. j Te Horo, at Levin, 1.45. p.m. : Women: Coilege v. Raukawa B, at ! Levin, 1.45 p.m.; Levin v. Raukawa,' | A, '.'ktr Levin;. '.B p.rn.; Textile -A^V. j Rahui, at Otaki, 1.45 p.m.; Textile ! B, a bye. ' i ' i Fitting Punishment ! Two youths who had admitted j vandalism were punished to fit the j crime by Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the Children's Court at New I Plymouth. They were ordered to j work in borough reserves to makg j (amends for the damage they had ! done. Each youth was ordered to j pay £15 ■ towards the cost of j repairs. The Magistrate directed that one, aged 17, should spend at I least 120 hours cxeaning up a counj cil reserve, and the other, aged 16, I 100 hours dping the same thing. j Last Appearance The final issue of Jayforce | Times, the bright service periodical : which has done much to keep members of the New Zealand Forces in Japan fully informed of events in their ' homeland, makes its appearance today. Copies have been sent tp Auckland where they will be distributed among J-Force men returning in the Duntroon. Others will be taken to Japan for llistribution among New Zealand troops who will return in the next draft. Anniversary Recognised Recognising the 85th anniversary of the foundation of Otago Boys' High "School, Dunedin, which f ell on August 3, a group of old boys met at Str Andrew's Manse, Levin. Engaged in a variety of occupations, from dairy farming and prpfessions to various types of businesses, they were interested to meet Mr. O. J. Begg, M.A., now rector of Palmerston North Boys' High School. MrBegg's association with thg Otago Boys' High School as scholar and master covered a period of 40 years. The oldest old boy in the Horowhenua district had attended the sdhool from 1875 to 1878. When a School is Not When does a school qualify to be called a coilege, or doesn't the name make any difference? .It doesn't make any differenpe, according to the" Auckland Education Board. About the oniy qualification a school needs for^its cpmmittee or board oi management to apply for a change in name is that it is a school of post-primary status. Application for a chgnge ip name is made to the board, which forwards it to the Minister of Education, with whom the decision re§ts. In the board's area thgre have been six colleges for some time---Northcote, Avondale, Matamata, Te AwgmutU, Tauranga and Northland — and the latest addition to the list is the Otahuhu Tpchnical High School, which now becomes i Otahuhu Coilege.