SCHOOL JUBILEE

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 222, 21 October 1929, Page 8

SCHOOL JUBILEE

CELEBRATIOXS AT CLIVE. BIG FUNCT10X NEXT MONTII. Jubilec celebrations of the Clive public school are to he hcld shortly and will extcnd over three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Decemhea; 13, 14 and 1 o[ the concluding function on Sunday To lie a massed church parade. A large and enthusiatic moeting was held at Clive, recentfy to nxake arrangements for tlie- important event, Mr J. C. Hollyman presiding. , The chairman said that, in view of the jubilee fajling this 3'ear, tjiere had been suggestions that the year should not be allowed to pass without conxmemorating in a. fitting manner the jubilee of the school. Mr" Hollyman read letters fi'onx Ihe secretaries of jubilee celebration committees in other parts of New Zealand, recounting tbc 1'ines along which the several respective functions had been niu, and concluded in giving as liisopinion that the celebrations should be xnainly run by ox-pupils of the school. Mr ' C. W. Hellj'er was appointed cliairman of an exeeutive of nine niembers, Mr Frank Merritt, secretary, and Mr Malcolni Thornton assjstant secretat'3' (all old bo3'S). Mr J. C. Hollyman was elected treasurcr. Ten strong suh-committees were set xip, and the readiness and entlxusiasm with which all accepted office augurs well for fthe success of the carniyal. Tlie "search committee" commcnce tlieii". lahours forthwitli 011 tlie musty rolls'of fifty year's ago. In the meaiitime, however, the exeeutive- would be glad if old pupils would _ communicate with the secretaries giving their addresses or tlie names and addresses of all old pupils they sliould happen to know. A full meeting of the general committee vvel.l he held next Thursrlay evening in the schotxl at 7 p.m., when the programme will be finalised. All willing to assist are invited to hand in their names.