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4279 George Gordon,
1292 N. M. Pryde
Arthur Deaker
611 J. N. Millard,
1442 Donald McPherson
3858 B.
4515 Hay,
J. C. Braithwaite
4313 J. G. Mortimer
2987 J. S. Thomson 2658 A. B. Ryan
1370 P de
3443 Leckie
7148 Abdul Majid
189 John Andrew Fr er
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2805 Blick
4055 B. M. Mason

Gene,•al
Star of the 1965 Christmas party, held in the Rugby Clubrooms, was Graeme Gorton, down from Auckland for the occasion. Currently on tour with the New Zea­ land Opera Company in the Strauss operetta "Die Fladermaus ", Graeme gave a generous selection from his extensive repertoire. For those present it was a privileged occasion.
The 85th Anniversary celebrations held in March were an unquali ed success in every way. On Friday, 4th March, Old Boys of every vintage began ·· homing in " on the city, and while many took advantage of the occasion to revisit the scenes of youthful exploits, the ·' Red Cherry ", taken over for the occasion, became a haven to which all eventually turned . . . here, from mid-afternoon until late in the evening it was informality at its best. If an Old Boy had registered for the cele­ brations, here, at some stage, he could be found.
a life member of the N.Z. Rugby Football Union, has retired after 51 years of service to the game. Mr. Millard was rst elected to the Wellington Rugby Union in 1916 and was a committee member for 48 years, 27 of them as chairman. Since 1924 he has been one of the Wellington delegates to the N.Z.R.F.U. He was the manager of the 1953-54 team in the British
Isles and France.
is now a retired timber mer­ chant. Recently retu ed from a world tour.
J. T t, civil engineer, is now with Cementation Co. Australia Ltd. in Sydney.
D. 0. formerly with Du ll, Watts and King, has been appointed County Engineer with the Clutha County Council.
(Life Member) is now Secretary to the Fiordland National Park Board.
Especially welcomed by Old Boys were Messrs.
was in Invercargill in September conducting a post-graduate course in Pediatrics,
Slater, Dunlop and Braithwaite, and it was a matter for general regret that Mr. A. S. Hogg was unfortunately prevented from coming at the last moment.
sponsored by the Southland Savings Bank.
Guest speaker at the Annual Meeting was John Philp, back from India, who gave a most interesting account of conditions in that country. Impromptu speak­ ers at the same function were Russell Branks, formerly a member of the R.N.Z.A.F. aerobatic team-now a jet pilot with Qantas, and Peter Baxter, home from a world cruise in a small boat.
The South Canterbury Branch has presented a very ne tro hy to be held by the winner of the annual School-Timaru rugby team, played for the rst time this year on the School's new No. 1 ground.
The Rugby Club has the erection of a squash court well under wa_y. This is intended as a memorial to the late I. B. McCurdy, who as a player and administrator did so much for the club.
The Supplement to the 1958 Register is now avail­ able, as are a limited number of the Register. These two works bring the records of Old Boys up to date to 1965 and together form a complete history of the School, its activities, and its Old Boys.
In the person of Mr. Cornwell, the School has its rst Old Boy Rector. Old Boys will also welcome Miss E. Deaker (daughter of A. J. D.) as the rst Old Girl Principal of S.G.H.S.
Personal Notes
2683 George Anderson has been appointed general manager of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board.
5346 F. C. R. Chisholm is a eld leader in the current season's N.Z. Antarctic Research programme. For several years he has been a surveyor with the Ministry of Works in Rotorua. He will lead a group in continuing research on the Aviator Glacier.
Secretary of the Vincent Hos­ pital Board for the past six years, will spend a 12-month tour in Vietnam as Administration O ­ cer to the New Zealand surgical team serving at
is Head of Greymouth High School.
is in Christchurch-Head of Mairehau High School.
Qui Nhon base.
regard him as something almost permanent. His work as teacher and coach, over a period of forty years, won him an estemed place in the hearts and minds of hundreds of boys grown to manhood.
Fifty-three
T. R. Union.
is President of the Southland Rugby
was this year elected Chairman of
D. M.
the Board of Managers of Southland Technical College.
2831B J. W. Fraser is President of the Invercargill R.S.A.
4953 R. M abb has been awarded an overseas fellow­ ship.
3934 V. G. C. Jones is now Vicar at Omakau.
Obituaries
died in Dunedin after a short illness on 9th September, 1966, aged 22 years. From Port Dickson, Malaysia, he was a student at
died in Christchurch on 17th September, 1966. Dux in 1894, he was a former District Land Registrar in Invercargill. former member of the Old Boys· Association Executive, throughout a long life he retained his interest in
R. J. W. died suddenly at Whangarei on 28th August, 1966.
died suddenly at Invercargill in August, aged 38 years. He was a music specialist with the Southland Education Board and has had made his talent freely available to Old Boys'
functions.
Otago University.
the School and the Association.
died in July.
The sudden death of
1965 came as a shock to Old Boys, who had come to
at the end of