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The Otago Boys' High School Foundation
PO Box 11,
Dunedin, New Zealand
Tel +64 3 477 2546
Fax +64 3 477 5468
School news
* Interschool results –
vs Timaru Boys’ in Dunedin:
Basketball Otago Boys’ 92 Timaru Boys’ 68
Squash Otago Boys’ 5 Timaru Boys’ 1
Golf Otago Boys’ 3 Timaru Boys’ 1
Trapshooting Timaru Boys’ 267 Otago Boys’ 255
Badminton Otago Boys’ 5 Timaru Boys’ 1
Hockey Otago Boys’ 15 Timaru Boys’ 1
Debating Timaru Boys’ 295 Otago Boys’ 293
Football Otago Boys’ 5 Timaru Boys’ 3
Cross country – jnr Otago Boys’ 14 Timaru Boys’ 22
Cross country – snr Otago Boys’ 14 Timaru Boys’ 22
Theatre sports Otago Boys’ 40 Timaru Boys’ 38
Colts rugby Timaru Boys’ 38 Otago Boys’ 33
First XV rugby Timaru Boys’ 22 Otago Boys’ 8
Overall result Otago Boys’ 9 Timaru Boys’ 4
vs Christchurch Boys’ in Dunedin:
Golf Christchurch Boys’ 3½ Otago Boys’ 2½
Trap shooting Christchurch Boys’ 335 Otago Boys’ 324
Basketball Otago Boys’ 97 Christchurch Boys’ 85
Squash Christchurch Boys’ 6 Otago Boys’ 0
Badminton Christchurch Boys’ 5 Otago Boys’ 1
Cross country – jnr Christchurch Boys’ 34 Otago Boys’ 45
- snr Christchurch Boys’ 28 Otago Boys’ 50
Debating Otago Boys’ 295 Christchurch Boys’ 294
Best speaker Kurt Purdon
Football Otago Boys’ 1 Christchurch Boys’ 1
Hockey Otago Boys’ 4 Christchurch Boys’ 2
2nd XV Rugby Otago Boys’ 12 Christchurch Boys’ 5
1st XV Rugby Christchurch Boys’ 38 Otago Boys’ 5
Overall result Christchurch Boys 6½ Otago Boys’ 4½
The interschool against Waitaki Boys’ in Dunedin, scheduled for 31st July and cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding which forced the closure of the motorway north of Dunedin and flooding in both Dunedin and Oamaru, has been rescheduled for today – Tuesday 14th August.
Foundation members
* Since the July newsletter, the following Old Boys and connections with the school have made pledges or donations and have been registered as Members of the Foundation –
Pledges and donations have now passed $725,000.
Sir Archibald McIndoe Bequest Society
* Indicating they’ll be making a commitment to the Foundation through their will and, therefore, becoming members of the Society in the last month, are –
New Foundation Chairman
The Otago Boys' High School Foundation has a new Chairman.
Dunedin financial strategist Greg Strang (1983-87) has taken the reins from Jonathan Usher (1983-87) as the Foundation launches into its third year.
After several years with the Foundation, serving firstly on the initial steering committee and then as the first Chairman of its Board, Jonathan stepped down at yesterday's annual meeting. He has also relinquished the Chairmanship of the Otago High School Old Boys' Society, which he has guided for the last seven years.
Also elected to the Board at yesterday's meeting was National Bank Business Banking manager Andrew Moffat (1974-77) while Paul Moodie, Norcombe Barker (1982-86) and Phillip Rasmussen were all re-elected.
Birthday celebrations
* Foundation members celebrating ‘special’ birthdays this month are –
John Horder (Auckland), 70 on Monday 6th August;
Dinner with Merv Hughes
Tickets are selling quickly for the Foundation’s dinner on Wednesday, October 3rd featuring Australian cricketing character Merv Hughes.
More than 220 tickets have already been booked and the event seems certain to be a sell-out. The dinner will be open to the public and will be advertised as such later in early-September.
However, Old Boys, their families, friends and contacts have a further period of preferential booking rights. If you’re keen to be part of a terrific night of entertainment, please make contact with the Foundation office (‘phone: 03/4778977, mobile: 027/4370335, email: info@obhsfoundation.co.nz)
Merv is a larger than life entertainer and his reputation as an after-dinner speaker precedes him.
The dinner will be hosted in the Dunedin Convention Centre, Melville Street, Dunedin with tickets priced at $80 - this including a three-course meal, pre-dinner drinks, wine, beer and non-alcoholic refreshment at the table, Merv’s humour and an excellent night’s entertainment. To keep prices to a minimum, a cash bar will operate once the complimentary service ends.
Finding our fellow Old Boys
* Progress in finding our Old Boys continues to be solid.
However, we are still well behind the 8 ball when it comes to a complete, up to date and accurate database of the school’s alumni.
While we’ve ‘found’ a little more than 4,000 Old Boys in the last 12 months, we still only know where about 25% of the 16,500 living alumni are.
Everyone will know the whereabouts of at least one other Old Boy. Please take the time to send those contact details (email, postal address or telephone number) and I’ll follow through from there. If we all found one ‘lost’ boy and that was replicated as others were unearthed, the tracking process would be complete in next to no time.
Thanks for any assistance you’re able to provide.
We’ve lost contact with Nigel Rutherford (1985-89), last known address being Tubbermore Road, County Dublin, Ireland; Cyril Ashby (1956-59), last known address being Blackhead Road, Green Island, Dunedin; and Christopher Shaw (1972-74), who was listed as working in the Orokonui area. If you have the latest contact details for any of these Old Boys, please pass them on to the Foundation.
With the 150th anniversary of Otago Boys now just six years away and a register – a snap shot in time – to be produced to mark the occasion, it is vital we determine the whereabouts of each and every one of our alumni. Thank you.
Reunions
* A reminder to those in the 1957 intake. Your 50th Reunion will be hosted in Dunedin on 12th and 13th October. Further details are available through Lawrie Currie (‘phone: 03/5475226 or email: lawrie-denise@xtra.co.nz
Those who enrolled from 1964 to 1967 will also be gathering in the city on 16th and 17th November. Again, further details are available by contacting the weekend’s organisers – Ross Graham (‘phone: 0061 2 96887505; email: rmgraham1@aapt.net.au) or Michael Esdaile (‘phone: 09/4104340; email: mail@takeme2.net)
And plans are underway to host a 50th Reunion of the 1958 intake in Dunedin over the weekend of 12th, 13th and 14th September 2008. Bob McKillop is working on a programme and details will be released in short order.
Recent deaths
We extend our condolences to the families of the following Old Boys –
Alexander Brownlie (1931-33), died in Christchurch on 14th July 2007, aged 91.
Roy Hamilton Whiteside (1936), died in Christchurch on 19th July 2007, aged 88.
Bill (William Dudley) Ward (1935), died in Invercargill on 20th July 2007, aged 85. Bill was a retired barrister and solicitor.
Russell John Peddie (1962-64), died in Dunedin on 26th July 2007. Russell was a farmer near Hyde and was the father of John Piripi Peddie (1991-96), the brother of the late Graham Thomas Peddie (1967-68) and the uncle of James Thomas Peddie (1997-2001).
Doug (Leonard Douglas) Napier (1933-34), died on 1st August 2007. Doug was the uncle of Neill John Napier (1965-68) and Paul James Napier (1971-73).
Harold William Barnes (1930-33), died in Mosgiel on 5th August 2007. Harold was the father of Graeme Laurence Barnes (1955-59) and the brother of the late Raymond Charles Barnes (1937-42).
Mark Neil Cottle (1975-79), died in Dunedin on 11th August 2007. Mark was well known through his Auto Court care sales business. He was the brother of Nelson John Cottle (1983-87) and Philip Daniel Cottle (1988-92).
We also extend our sympathies to –
Archie MacDonald (1930-31), whose wife Rita died in Lawrence on the 2nd July 2007. Rita was the mother of Jim (James David) MacDonald (1963-64).
Ralph James Dixon (1967-71), Malcolm Charles Dixon (1969-73) and Nigel John Dixon (1980-83), whose uncle Neil Dixon died in Dunedin on 10th July 2007. Neil was the brother of the late James William Dixon (1935-36) and the late Arthur Robert Dixon (1936-37) with the Dixon family strongly linked with the Terry’s bookstore name and then Beggs music stores. Arthur was the father of Ralph, Malcolm and Nigel with Malcolm now running Beggs Music Works in Dunedin.
Gifford (Ebenezer William Gifford) Brown (1949), whose mother-in-law Lorna Pearson died in Dunedin on 11th July 2007.
Neville Charles Grubb (1965), whose mother Dorothea died in Alexandra on 14th July 2007. Dorothea was the wife of the late Verdun Samuel Grubb (1930-34).
Tom Stevenson (1956-60), whose mother Bertha died in Dunedin on 14th July 2007.
Dave (David John) Lamont (1966-70) and Murray Boyne Galland (1969-73), whose mother-in-law Lesley Friedlander died in Dunedin on 15th July 2007.
Ray (Raymond Walter) Lilley (1959-63), whose mother-in-law Dorothy Scott died in Wellington on 20th July 2007.
Paul David Simkin (1961-65), whose mother Dorothy died in Dunedin on 21st July 2007. Dorothy was the wife of the late Edgar Russell Simkin (1931-35) and mother of the late John Edgar Simkin (1957-61).
Peter John Squire Jerram (1961-65), whose daughter Jane died in a climbing accident at Chamonix in France on 24th July 2007.
Cliff (Clifford Jack) Johns (1956-59), whose mother Nancy died in Dunedin on 24th July 2007. Nancy was the mother-in-law of Gerald Ray Rogers (1957-61).
Wayne John Buchols (1961-65) and Grenville Clarence Buchols (1965-71), whose mother Doreen died on 26th July 2007.
John Edward Heenan (1949-52), whose mother-in-law Kathleen Gibson died in Invercargill on 1st August 2007.
Philip John Dickison (1958-62), whose wife Nola died while on holiday in Hawaii on 3rd August 2007.
Alan James Provan (1975-77), whose father Ian died in Christchurch on 4th August 2007.
Andrew Daniel le Fleming Doubleday (1969-73), Lieuwe Alexander le Fleming Doubleday (1970-74) and Carl (Anthony Carl) le Fleming Doubleday (1974-77), whose father Daniel died in Leeston on 5th August 2007.
David Kinross Mutch (1967-72) and Alastair John Mutch (1975-79), whose mother Rita died in Dunedin on 8th August 2007. Rita was the widow of Alexander Russell Mutch (1939-42), the sister-in-law of Gainor Earle Blackman (1937) and the aunt of Ross James Blackman (1967-71) and Allan Gainor Blackman (1977-81).
Steve Davie
Chief Executive
