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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 –
Half of the winter interschool programme has now been contested.
In recent weeks teams have traveled to Christ’s College and then down the hill to play King’s High.
versus Christ’s:
First XI soccer won 2-1
First XI hockey won 6-1
First XV rugby drew 22-all
Second XV rugby won 29-12
Theatre sports draw
First basketball won 107-44
Small bore shooting lost 734-745
Squash lost 2-3
Debating lost
Overall result: Otago Boys’ 4, Christ’s 3, drawn 2
versus King’s:
Basketball –
Year 9 won 98-19
Year 10 won 97-26
Firsts won 105-54
Curling –
Seniors lost 1-16
Juniors drew 8-8
Badminton – drew 6-6
Ice hockey –
Firsts won 6-1
Seconds lost 0-8
Chess – drew 8-8
Football –
Year 10/11 won 4-1
Firsts won 5-1
Hockey –
Seconds lost 4-5
Juniors won 2-0
Squash – won 5-3
Mountain biking – won 17-11
Canoe polo – lost 7-9
Surfing – a win to King’s
Rugby –
Under 14 Blues won 36-19 over Panthers
Under 14 Whites lost 12-22 to Wildcats
Under 15 Whites won 14-12 over Panthers
Under 15 Golds won 44-12 over Wildcats
Colts drew 10-10 with Panthers
Senior Blues lost 8-22 to King’s Seconds
First XV lost 8-14 to King’s First XV
Overall result: Otago Boys’ 12, King’s 8, drawn 4
* David Thompson, our 2007 Head Boy and a fine all-round sportsman, has been named in the Southern Region secondary school rugby team for this week’s national tournament in Christchurch.
David, a fullback, is the only Otago player in the 23-strong squad.
The Southern Region encompasses the entire South Island with matches scheduled against Central and Northern A and B.
Foundation members
* Since the June 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 $700,000.
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 –
Birthday celebrations
* Foundation members celebrating ‘special’ birthdays this month are –
Roger Breen (Melbourne), 60 on Sunday 8th July, and;
Les Alpine (Raumati Beach), 80 on Monday 30th July.
Biennial Dinner
* Australian cricketing character Merv Hughes will be the guest speaker at the Foundation’s biennial dinner to be hosted in Dunedin on Wednesday, 3rd October.
Merv is a larger than life entertainer and his reputation as an after-dinner speaker precedes him.
The dinner will he held in the Dunedin Convention Centre with the service of pre-dinner drinks beginning at 6.30p.m. Tickets are priced at $80 with this including a three-course meal, pre-dinner drinks, wine and beer at the table, Merv’s irrepressible humour and an excellent night’s entertainment. To keep prices to a minimum, a cash bar will operate once the complimentary service ends.
In honour of Merv’s presence we will also host a camel race, direct from the Australian outback! Please bring $20 stake money.
Bookings can be made through the Foundation office (03/4778977, 027/4370335, info@obhsfoundation.co.nz
The Foundation is again delighted to be working alongside Radio Dunedin in the promotion of this event.
Finding our fellow Old Boys
* Progress continues to be solid.
In the last 12 months we have ‘found’ 4,000 Old Boys with whom we previously had no contact.
I noted last year that each and every Old Boy will know at least one other former pupil – and that’s being highly conservative. Many have had grandfathers, fathers, brothers, sons, uncles, cousins and nephews at Otago Boys.
Sometimes those closest to us slip through the net. I would ask that you think about your relatives who have attended and then check through the Class List link on the website. If there is a blank space beside their name, then we have no contact for them – and they’re not receiving the newsletter – or we’re unaware they’ve passed on.
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 from the 1957 intake of your 50th Reunion celebrations in Dunedin on 12th and 13th October. Further details are available from the Foundation office. (03/4778977, 027/4370335 or through info@obhsfoundation.co.nz)
And 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 Foundation office.
Founders Day celebrations
* A reminder of the annual Founders Day get-together.
This year’s event – for the boys of the 1950s (the intakes from 1950 to 1959, along with their partners) – will be held at the Carey’s Bay Historic Hotel on Sunday 5th August, beginning at 11a.m. Meals and bar service will be available from 12 noon.
Bookings can be made directly with the hotel (03/4728022) with further information available from Magnus Sinclair on 03/4727508.
Where are they now?
* Ross Blackman (1967-71) never gets tired of looking out of his office window.
For the duration of the 32nd America’s Cup regatta off Valencia in Spain, Ross was aboard the 35 metre motor yacht Bystander hosting exclusive guests of the Team New Zealand syndicate.
Originally built for American car tycoon Henry Ford II, the yacht hosted about 30 guests for each of the races.
Blackman is a veteran of many campaignshimself, having tasted his first involvement in 1988 as sail loft manager. In 2003 be became chief executive during the defence in Auckland.
Did you know?
* John Halligan (1961-64) recently moved from the position of Professor of Public Administration (since 1996) and a number of senior management positions at the University of Canberra to Research Professor in Government and Public Administration.
* The legacy of Howard Paterson (1966-70) lives on. The Howard Paterson Chair in Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago was endowed in May. The appointee will lead a new research centre charged with undertaking an informed theological and ethical analysis of the challenges facing New Zealand society in the early years of the 21st century.
Congratulations
* Foundation Trustee Trevor Scott (1954-58) has been inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.
A graduate of the University of Otago graduate, Trevor has been in business for more than 40 years, having started as a junior clerk with A. Anderson Chartered Accountants in 1959.
He rose to become a senior partner in the firm and eventually established his own accounting and business advisory company, TD Scott, in the city.
Trevor has served as a director of a number of boards of private and publicly listed companies – these including ING Property, Scott Technology, Hirequip, Arthur Barnett and Pacific Edge Biotechnology.
Know for his generosity, Trevor recently donated $1 million to Otago University to establish the TD Scott professorial chair in urology, which has led to the establishment of a fund-raising trust.
* Fred Henderson (1944-47), internationally renowned as a golf referee and who has played a major role in the development of the sport in this country over the last 25 years, has been made a Life Member of New Zealand Golf.
Recently retired as President of New Zealand Golf after six years in the role, Fred’s latest accolade was made official in May.
As reported in the May 2006 newsletter, after almost two decades as a senior rugby referee in Auckland, Fred took up golf and decided a better understanding of the rules would assist his game. Chief handicapping duties at the Remuera Club led to a similar position with the Auckland Golf Association and a role with a trial of modified course rating and handicap systems which were implemented nationally in 1984.
Six years ago Fred piloted into general use the New Zealand version of the American Slope course rating and handicapping.
But it’s perhaps hands-on where Fred has gained his greatest enjoyment. He has refereed at one World Cup, one World Matchplay, 10 British Opens, five Irish Opens, several European professional tournaments and two Eisenhower Trophy world amateur events. At the 1996 British Open at Royal Lytham, Fred was assigned to the group comprising Tiger Woods, Darren Clark and Retief Goosen and a couple of years later walked Royal Birkdale with Jack Nicklaus and Payne Stewart. Fred remains an advisory member of the rules of golf and amateur status committees of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
Fred is an Old Boys’ member of the Foundation.
* Hamish Bond (1999-2003) and Carl Meyer (1995-99) engineered a terrific result for the men’s coxless four at last month’s World Cup rowing regatta in Amsterdam in late-June.
In a blistering finish, the four caught the fancied Netherlands to win the final by 0.36sec.
The race was the first for the team as it prepares, with the rest of the New Zealand contingent, for next month’s World Championships in Munich.
Recent deaths
We extend our condolences to the families of the following Old Boys –
Allan Edmund Burns (1932-35), died in Upper Hutt on 14th May 2007, aged 88. Allan spent much of his working life in the insurance industry and was the father of Christopher Burns (1955-59).
Roy William Phillips (1939-43), died in Dunedin on 11th June 2007, aged 81. Roy was a retired high school teacher, a past Executive Director of the International Association for the Evaluation of Education Achievement and assistant Director of the New Zealand Department of Education’s Curriculum Unit.
Gordon Miller Steel (1937-40), died in Dunedin on 12th June 2007, aged 83. Gordon was a retired wool and skin classer.
John Robert Wright (1941-45), died in Alexandra on 22nd June 2007, aged 79.
Bill (William Frederick) Hesson (1946-47), died in Dunedin on 29th June 2007, aged 78. Bill was Dunedin City’s architect for a good many years. He was the father of Paul Hesson (1965-70) and Mark Hesson (1972-76) and the grandfather of Mike Hesson (1988-92).
Murray Errol Macdougall (1939-42), died in Timaru on 7th July 2007, aged 81.
We also extend our sympathies to –
Grant Daly (1968-71), whose mother Myra died in Auckland on the 13th May 2007, aged 78 years.
John Pilley (1970-74), whose mother Doreen died in Dunedin on 14th June 2007, aged 80.
Ken Fergus (1962-64), whose mother Evelyn died in Christchurch on 16th June 2007, aged 94.
Colin Cathro (19), whose mother-in-law Gwen McKnight died in Picton on 20th June 2007.
Alan Judge (1975-78), whose daughter Jessica died in Wellington on 21st June 2007, aged 12.
Kelvin Hill (1949-52), whose wife Glenise died in Christchurch on 22nd June 2007. Glenise was the mother of Michael Hill (1977).
Mark Harry (1982-86), whose father-in-law Murray Williams died in Dunedin in 25th June 2007.
Neil Gillespie (1974-77), whose mother Jennifer died in Cromwell on 26th June 2007.
Allen Harley (1956-60), whose mother-in-law Marinette Hall died in Christchurch on 29th June 2007.
Graeme Warren (1958-59), whose mother Peggy died at Karitane on 28th June 2007.
Michael Sebelin (1986-90), whose grandmother Gladys Sebelin died in Dunedin on 4th July 2007.
Steve Davie
Chief Executive
