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No. 4 Four: D. McLean, S. Dermody, M. Fife, M.
easily found, thus simplifying the hike even more. How-
Weeds, R. Chalmers (cox).
ever, a few agreed that it was a real test.
No. 5 Four: G. Hunter, G. Keith, R. Cameron, L.
For future camps it is planned to use the Hokonu1s exclusively for the 3rd and 4th Forms, while the 5th and 6th Forms will venture into Fiordland where there would be more of a challenge.
Laughton.
No. 6 Four: B. Peters, R. Jennings, R. Norman, W.
Shaw, E. Stevens (cox).
In retrospect, it must be said that all who have par­ ticipated in the rst camps have enjoyed themslves. The more you put into the camp, the more you gam from 1t.
All these crews competed at the Maadi Cup with the following results:-
2nd, Second Fours; 1st, Fourth Fours; 1st, Fifth Fours; 1st, Sixth Fours.
The No. 1 Four came third in its heat, but was unplaced in the nal.
In local regattas, many successes were achieved.
Drama Notes
At Queenstown, the premier event on our calendar, the race was held in very rough water, several crews swamping. The Second Four got away to a good start and rowed strongly to nish a close third to the Dunstan and St. Paul's crews who gured in the Championship Fours at the Maadi Cup.
This year the school drama chose Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" for its major production. This three-act play was staged in the Civic Theatre-the rst time such a feat had been undertaken for many years by a school group.
The club's success this season has been largely due to the unsel sh work of several people. Firstly, we would like to thank Mr. S. J. Adamson, of the Wai­ hopai Club, who spent night after night coaching crews for the Maadi Cup; also the Southland Rowing Asso­ ciation for the use of their eight. Mr. Fitzgerald, our master in charge, has been or great assistance. Several senior boys also coached junior crews. The Club is highly appreciative of the service given by the coxwains. These boys, mainly Third Formers, have spent count­ less hours on the water with crews. In particular, Edwin Stevens has shown great potential and it is to be hoped that he will carry on coxing next season.
Manaut and Mr. Ryder, what was initially a real chal­ lenge gradually became a convincing success. The play posed initial di culties-auditioning was somewhat pro­ longed, and the lack of sets and properties caused some anxieties among the actors.
With an improvement in our nancial position, the 1966-67 season should see us with the rst of our own equipment.
The position of stage manager, a part which re­ quired a commanding yet pleasant personality, was d­ mirably played by Steve Chalmers. From the opening moments when he strolled nonchalantly on to an empty stage, pu ng a pipe, he held the audience with his easy­ going manner, lack of over-acting, and e ective voice. Gregor Ronald played the part of Mr. Webb, the editor of the Grover's Corners "Sentinel". His portrayal was very convincing, displaying the authority, the conce , and the tenderness that one would expect of an editor and a father. Neil Jenkins as Doc Gibbs played his part in a relaxed and easy style, and with a ne twangy American accent.
Adve11ture Camps
These major roles were splendidly supported by those playing the minor parts - Lindsay Singleton, David Fougere (complete with genuine beard). Bevars Binnie, Brian Wallis, Hugh Collie, Trevor Mclntyre, and three promising Third Formers, Craig Nicolson, Roger King and Bruce Longman.
Last year S.B.H.S. abandoned its Cadet Corps. In its place the Rector instituted the Adventure Camp. These were begun with the idea of extending a boy s knowledge of map work, bush-walking and general self­ reliance.
Femininity was again required for this year's play, and our thanks go to S.G.H.S. for providing it. At least twenty_girls took part.
The pioneer camps, consisting of two parties of Lower Sixth Formers, were held in November of last year. These parties spent a week each at the Y.M.C.A. camp site in the Hokonui Hills where they lived in tents and cooked for themselves in huts. While at the camp they constructed a .22 and .303 ri e range and carved a con dence course in the nearby bush. They also dis­ covered that a nearby dam contained trout. During the nal days in camp, they participated in a two-day hike in the bush and scrub of the hills. The second group also had the added novelty of accompanying the local Rabbit Board o cial spot-lighting hares.
Jill Trotter as Emily Webb had a hard task in front of her, right from auditioning, but patience, perseverance and real ability won through. She thoroughly deserved the billing as the female star of the show.
The hike passed over West Peak ( 1.900 ft.) to a waterfall on the Wakarewa River, back to West Peak and down to the Dunsdale Valley where the night was spent. From here they tramped down the Dunsdale, branching o to follow a sawmilling railroad back to the camp.
Finally, we extend our thanks to the Operatic Society, the Repertory Society, the sta s of S.B.H.S. and S.G.H.S., Mr. Edwin Ridd (sound e ects), Michael Berridge ( rompt), Mrs. Peg Rout (costumes), Mr. E. Morrison (lighting), their assistants, and all those other people who helped to make the 1966 production the great success that it was.
Since the rst camps, three Lower 6th Form camps have been held this year with the prospect of the Junior School having camps at the end of the year.
pper 6tli Biology Trip to Lake Howde11
In April, a group of nine ad enturous boys and r. Briggs set out on a four-day trip to Lake Howden m Fiordland. A van was hired, and the party set out at 8 o'clock on a ne Friday morning.
There has been one criticism of these camps con­ cerning the hike. It was felt that the hike was too easy and was not a real test of a boy's ability to travel in the bush. The groups that went out this year complained that the track made by the previous year's party was
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Under the patient guidance and direction of Mrs.
Juliet Kitto and Christine Harper revelled in thir roles as housewives, and Sonia Lindsay, the town gossip, was extremely convincing.
The production ran with polished smoothness, and the producers are to be admired for underplaying the American accents so that they were unforced and con­ vincing, and for not overdoing makeup and dress.