OLD BOYS AND SCHOOL

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 80, 25 June 1927, Page 12

OLD BOYS AND SCHOOL

CANON ARCHDALL’S VIEW KING’S ASSOCIATION MEETS The future of the college depended on the strength and fellowship of old boys, said Canon H. K. Archdall at the annual rpeeting of the King’s College Old Boys’ Association last evening, be* fore an audience of 200. At both Hamilton and Whangareiwhere he had met the old boys, there was a desire for mutual understandingand if sub-associations were formed there, it would be a great achievementMentioning the school chapel he said that Mr. R. A. Abbott had given the cld boys great assistance in making what is was. Canon Archdall appealed to those present to do everything po g * sible to obtain new members and so make the association the strongest oi its kind in the Dominion. Schemes tor increasing the membership and reviving interest in the association outlined by several other speakers, and it was decided to refer the matter to the incoming committee. The annual report showed the membership to be 551 compared with last year. No official farewell had bee accorded the late headmaster, Mr* T. Major, on his departure, and at »' request, the amount subscribed presentation had been spent on^® er Tl e tion of a “headmaster’s pew” m college chapel. nreaiPrizes were presented by the dent, Mr. T. H. Dawson, as Cup for “old” old boys’ race, H. « . peth; Whitney Cup (100yds old • race), H. Johnstone; Proude Cup (s ming), D. J. Bush. _ jj Tributes were paid to Mr. Dawson, the retiring president, ana * G. H. Batger, the secretary'. Officers were elected as arn orPatron, His Excellency the Go - e _ General, Sir Charles Fergusson, . patron, Canon H. K. Archdall; dent, Mr. J. A. B. Hellaby; immeOU* past president, Mr. T. H. and presidents, Messrs. E. A. 810m „«nk>rs. K. H. Wilson; committee, senw Messrs. J. M. Carpenter, J. C. T. O. Keegan, and Dr. I. W. Boberta-k juniors, Messrs. R. B. M< ?° honorary Page and C. C. Tidmarsh, h^ tgcr . secretary-treasurer. Mr. G. magazine editors, MesOT- G. - marsh and A. Rainger: represent* at college. Mr. V. Maxwell: *£"£l auditors, Messrs. N. G. £*• B S. R. Self.