PREFECTS, 1927. Standing: G. S. Cox, I. B. Stevenson, R. C. Tuck. Silting: A. •r. Anderson, G. Ni Macdorlald. (Heacl), D. tJ. Strahg, J, A. Hamiiton. Established 1877. Opened 1881. Southland Boys' High School. BOARD OF GOVERNORS. CHAIRMAN-R. M. STRANG, Esq. J. GILKISON, Esq., "\. Elected by The Governor. Re,·. J. L. ROBINSON, B.A. ) J. C. THOMSON, Esq. ) Elected by Southland Education Board. P. A. de la PERRELLE, Esq. ) J. T. CARSWELL, Esq. , Elected by Parents. TI. M. STRANG, Esq. 5 J. MILLER, ESQ., MAYOR OF INVERCARGILL. SECRETARY-F. STEVENSO.·, Tay Street. STAFF OF THE SCHOOL. RECTOR-T. D. PEARCE, M.A. ASSISTANT MASTERS J. P. DAKIN, B.A. H. DREES, M.A. A. G. BUTCHERS, M.A., LL.B. J. FLANNERY J. S. McGRATH, B.A. A: J. DEAKER, M.A. J. L. CAMERON, M.A. A. McFARLANE, M.A. A. S. HOGG, M.Sc. A. R. DUNLOP, B.A. PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR- J. PAGE. CARETAKER-R. LEPPER. 2 SCHOOL OFFICERS, 1927. "Non scholae sed vitae disdmus." Prefects: G. N. Macdonald (Head), D. U. Strang, G. S. Cox, I. B. Stevenson, R. C. Tuck, J. A. Hamilton, A. T. Anderson. Officers and N.C.O.'s of School Cadet Corps: Company Commander: Capt. J. L. Cameron. Published once a year. Second in Command: Lieut. J. Page. Platoon Commanders: Lieut. A. Deaker, Lieut. A. R. .SUBSCRIPTION: 2s 6d per annum, payable to the Edit01·, Southland Dunlop, Lieut. H. Drees, Sergeant J. Hamilton. Boys' High School, Invercargill. Company Sergeant-Major: G. Cox. Contributions from, and news 1·elating to, Old Boys will be thankfully Quartermaster Corporal: I. Stevenson. received by the Edit01·. Platoon Sergeants: G. Macdonald, D. Strang, R. i\Iurray, E. Sargison, A. D. Smillie. NOVEMBER, 1927. No. 44. Section Commanders: J. Brash, R. Tuck, R. Littlejohn, R. Gough, H. Ross, P. Gilchrist, G. l\furchison, R. Wise, I. Gough, T. Anderson, A. Wilson, R. Sratts, EDITORIAL. J. Webb, S. Green, R. Gardner, C. Smith, A. Clifford, M. Hormann. (I.B.S.) Light Duty Squad: Corporal I. , teYenson. Lewis Gun Section: Lance-Corporal H. }foKeniie, Lance­ :Nearly two thousand years ago F, great Empire was slowly Corporal E. Hawke. being undermined by the degeneracy of the young men who were Vickers Gun Section: Sergeant A. D. Smillie, Corporal cleYoting the greater part of their time to games and_ amusements. N. Pryde, Lance-Corporal N. Derbie. Instead of workino- and of being of use to the commumty, they were Signallers' Section: Lance-Corporal B. Barclay. 2 clJ:ao- upon the State and did little more than draw their "dole" of foicl and attend the games of the Circus. To-clay it is con­ CRICKET sidered that there is a great clanger of a similar happening. Sport 1st XI. Captain: T. Anderson. is beo-innino- to play far too prominent a part in the lives of the 2nd XI. Captain: C. Smith. vouth of the nation. It seems that recreation and amusement are 3rd XI. Captain: G. Henry. the most important things of life, and that work is nothing 11101·c than an enforced rest between games, during which performances FOOTBALL. and prospects are discussed, and occasionally, by way of a change, 1st XV. Captain : J. Hamilton. a little work is clone. 2nd XV. Captain : C. Smith. XV. We at School must remember that in a few years' time we 3rd . Captain : L. Paul. shall be taking a place in the life of the country, and that our _ Junior A .. Captain•: N. Mitchell. success or failure will largely affect the welfare of the natwn. Junior B .. Captain: .J. Polson. Habits are easily formed when we are young; and unless these habits are quickly broken, they grow upon us more and more. At Tennis: E. Rout (Secretary). •school the habit of sport can very easily get a grip on us, for Library: J. Webb. since 'eYery reasonable opportunity of taking part in games is _ _ Southlandian: Editor, T. Stevenson; Sub-Editors, Prefects. afforded, sport occupies much of our attentwn. Outside regular Athletics: R. Tuck and 0. Yule (Secretaries). Sl:hool hours, properly organised games are played, the boys are 4 coached, and sport is talked of and thought of, not always outside 5 regular school hours, however. Most boys are prouder and more envied on receiving their football caps than they are on passing Older men, with less Yirility, with less optimism, had had to ca�-ry an important examination. When a new boy comes to the school, 011. England had shown the world a glorious example of settmg the first question is, "Can he play football9" or, ''Was he in the _ the teeth, of bearing the pain un.fw1<:hingly. :.Iothers a�d s1. ters, First XV9" This is the time when we often lose sight of the true denying themselves comforts, �irtying themselves, . humbbn? them­ purpose of sport. Its primary object is to provide exercise, both selves had become the breadwmners. 0 the sacrifice of it 1. �ut enjoyable and recrcative, without which work would become tedious. it rev�alecl our national characteristics-that Britishers were grnn, It sen-es to set us up physically and make our minds keen, receptive sturdy, valiant, uncomplaining, with heads bowed and bloody, but and fit for the hours of study. It teaches us judgment, determina­ unconquered. That was the reason of the obse1·vance of Anzac tion and manliness. In short, sport, like most things agreeable to Day.-We resolve to keep it a holy day in loving memory �f our us, makes a good servant but a very bad master. If allowed to worthy dead. How could we forget them 9 The nobility of the do so, it takes complete possession of our thoughts, all else is sacrifice of their dear, young, eager lives, for their country and neglected, and in consequence the "remarks'' column of our reports for humanity. They felt that civilisation was at stake; that modern is found to be too small for the masters to e:i,,.-press themselves barbarians with all their hellish science were trying to ruin all properly. A few years ago the cry was all work and no play; the humanitarian advance of the centuries. In their worship of now it is just the opposite. It must be 1·emembered that however brute force, the enemy were reverting to barbarianism. All tbe important sport may be, it can be overdone. We are given schools culture and· refinement and modesty of the ages were to be of no as places of learning and they should be used as such and not a,yail. TheY set up war as a god to be worshipped. Even now some as free sports clubs organised by the Government. questioned 'their sincerity in joining the League of Nations because Another thing whic� tends to spoil spor"t and make it more of they had not quenched the war spirit of their junkers. a business than a recreation, is the great amount of public attention which is giYen to it. This publicity is inclined to lead boys to think that proficiency in sport is to be attained rather than proficiency in knowledge or in character. Public attention also causes the players to set too much upon the result of the game and play for the honour and glory of winning rather than for the SCHOOL .ROLL, 1927. game's sake. In view of this, a decision was recently made in New South Wales to eliminate the finals, both of cricket and of football, in the Great Public Schools' competitions. "Moderation in all things" is a good motto, and we must VI. keep sport in its proper place. For football and cricket alone will Cox, G. Forde, J. Murchison, G. neYer produce men such as are needed to-clay in the world of Macdonald, G. Fraser, W. Pryde, N. progress, and knowledge and mental training are of paramount Stevenson, I. Gough, I. Smith, C. importance in the game of life. Strang, D. Gough, R. Webb, J. Tuck, R. Hamilton, ,Tas. Wise, R. Anzac Day was marked in the School by an address from tl�e j Barclay, B. Little ohn, R. .,. Rector. He reminded us that N.Z. had · sent away, or had pre­ Cassels, S. McBean, A. pared to send away, 100,000; of whom 10,000 did not retur11. This school had sent away 500; of whom 100 came not back. VA. And those 100 were of our brightest and best-distinguished Anderson, A. T. Excell, W. Ritchie, D. university graduates, budding lawyers, doctors, teachers, farmers, Blakie, W. Featherstone, R. Ross, H. engineers. England lost hundreds of thousands. The Empire lost Boyce, A. Garden, N. Sargison, E'. Buckingham, 0. Green, S. Scott, R. 1,000,000. It was a terrible loss of manhood. We were only Buxton, N. Henry, G. Smillie,, A. beginning now to 1·ecover. What had it meant for Eng.land? Clifford, A. Hormann, M. Spencer, T. Davin, T. Horne, J. Stuckey, K. Dennis, R., Murray, R. Watts, R. Derhie, N. Pro,·an, A. Yule, 0. 6 7 8CUOOL ROLL. SClJOOL ROLL. VB. IVC. Allott, L. H. Flanagan, B. Rout, Eric Armour, J. Fleming, W. Roff, T. Ayers, W. Gilchrist, P. Stewart, W. Henderson, E. Swale, J .. Bell, J. Hay, A. Allott., M. Shand, I. Blake, F. Kerr, W. Stewart, T. Bonifant, 0. Hughes, G. L. Treeby, C. Laing, M. Toshach, L. Brash, J. Burke, J. Kerse, B. Tapper, J. Bell, R. Lillicrap, J. Thomson, J. C. Caddie, G. Knowler, R. Verity, R. Chem:s. J. Moloney, W. West, I. Cournane, M. Lynch, P. Wallace, C.