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Adam, Grant, Peter, Callum
Present: Adam, Callum, Julian, Theo, Grant, Mark, Peter, Ian, Jacob, Donald, Stuart, Peter
Apologies: Chris
Meeting started at 7pm after a nice dinner was provided by the School. (stewing chops, sweetcorn, peas, potatoes along with cheese cake for desert)
Note, in the photo to the left Grant has in his hands the Audited accounts. Adam requested we take this photo!
Previous Meetings Minutes
Correction: Payment of $2000 has been made to the Centennial Trust. Otherwise the minutes were moved as complete and correct.
Principal’s Report
6 boys received 8 scholarships last year – in Statistics, Geography, English and Classics.
One boy (Edward McNight) was only in year12 (6th form) well done!
He is repeating the dose this year with a different set of subjects.
Dilworth Scholar
6 boys were awarded 8 Scholarships in 2009.
What an amazing effort by boys and teachers!
1 in English
1 in Geography
2 in Maths with Statistics
4 in Classics
Two boys got two scholarships:
Classics and English
Classics and Geography
Edward McNight, achieved a Scholarship in his 6th form year – so is sitting Scholarship exams again this year with a different set of subjects.
Well done Edward.
The scholarship list is:
| Lars Dobbertin-King | Classics and English |
| Joe Mills | Classics and Geography |
| Alex Prenter | Classics |
| Aiden Ranford | Classics |
| Michael Walden | Maths with Statistics |
| Edward McKnight (Year 12) | Maths with Statistics |
Well done!
NOW ON FRIDAY MARCH 12TH
Due to a late scheduled pre-match game for the 1st XV, we need to move Summer Sports forward from Saturday 13th March to Friday 12th March.
20/20 Cricket will start at 3.45pm
Tennis and Touch will start at 5.30pm
Volley Ball will start at 6.15pm
After Match Function 7pm
Sorry , no Lawn Bowls this year !
As always, if you are keen to participate , please contact either Jake 021 1111652 or Callum 021 187 0666.
The AGM and Reunion Dinner on Saturday March 13th remain as scheduled.
As a reminder …
The AGM will be at 5:30pm and this will be followed by the Reunion Dinner (a 3 course smorgasbord) at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.
Here is the official Founders Weekend Invitation from the School to Dilworth Old Boys, starting on Friday 12th March at 9:00am with the Founders Day Service with Guest Speaker Rt Hon John Key.
The invitation includes a request to RSVP to Principal’s PA Mrs Jenny Reeves.
Please download the invitation to get full details.
Please also note that the Founders Day Chapel service is on Sunday 14th March at 8pm.
There has been some conflicting info sent out on this, but it does start at 8pm!
The Dilworth Athletic Finals start at 3:30pm on Friday 26th February. The School would love to see some Old Boys in attendance. So, please do come along and make yourself known to Principal Donald MacLean or any one else.
Peter Purcell Tapper, an Old Boy and former Dilworth Trustee passed away peacefully in his sleep on the 11th February 2010 at Huntleigh Home, Kakori, Wellington at the age of 77 years. Greatly loved husband of the late Anne Christina Tapper (born Weatherly) and devoted father of Sarah Jane Tapper. Peter was the loved, youngest and last surviving member of the Family of the late Percy and Evilyn Tapper. Brother of the late Ken, Griff, Frank, Val (Stirling), George, Bill, Vic, Harry, Brian, Cora (Hayes), Garth and Gayle (Nuttall) and their spouses as well as numerous great nieces and nephews. Peter was an old boy of Dilworth School and of Admore Engineers College. His working life was spent as an engineer first with Shell International and then the Woodside Offshore Petroleum. He was brother to Garth Tapper the painter, also an Old Boy. Peter was a very supportive Trustee, taking a genuine interest in all that went on. He was very keen to see the school at the cutting edge of technology.
A Funeral Service will be held at Dilworth School Chapel, Erin Street Epsom, Auckland, on Thursday February 18, 2010 at 1.30pm, to be followed by interment at Manukau Memorial Gardens, 357 Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Enquiries may be directed to Wendy Alexander (09) 623-3446 or Sibuns Funeral Directors 520-3119.
Can you please RSVP your wish to attend the Reunion Dinner (featuring guest speaker Dr George Barker and following the AGM at 5:30pm) at the School Dining Room to Chris Hodder at chis.hodder@gmail.com. We would like to firm numbers with the school asap, so thank-you for your cooperation in this.
You can also pay for your seat(s) now, by Credit Card or from your PayPal a/c if you have one, using PayPal ($60):
Dr George Barker - Reunion Dinner Speaker March 13th
Reunion Dinner Saturday March 13th, 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start at the School Dining Room. Follows the AGM (Rec Centre) at 5:30pm. Tickets available now – please see below to pay by PayPal. Please contact Chris Hodder at chris.hodder@gmail.com to reserve your seat(s).
We are delighted to announce that Dr George Barker (BA, MA (Hons), LLB, DPhil) will be speaking at the Reunion Dinner. George left Dilworth mid-1975 (in his second year as Head Prefect) on winning a UWC Scholarship to study at Pearson College in Canada for 2 years – where of all people Murray Wilton turned up as a French teacher! A top sportsman, academic and a leader at the School George has gone on to lead a successful and distinguished career. He is also a Dio Old Girl and continues that association today – but more on that, no doubt, on the night!
George is Director of the Centre for Law and Economics at the Australian National University and is President of the Australian Law and Economics Association. He was awarded the Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics at Cornell University in 2000. He gained a PhD in Economics from Oxford University 1992, and earned both a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Economics at Auckland where he won the senior prize in economics . George has authored books and articles on a wide range of matters from the Effects of China joining the WTO (Cambridge University Press 2003), through the economics of energy, communication, media and cultural industries to social policy, including education, health, welfare and the criminal justice system. He is also the editor of Asia Pacific Law and Economics Review (Berkeley Electronic Press), and on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Law and Economics.
After finishing his masters at Auckland George went to work at the New Zealand Treasury and became chief analyst under the Lange Labour Government in the mid 1980’s (returned to Treasury again from 1992-1997). After his 80’s Treasury stint he won a National Research Advisory Council Scholarship and completed a doctorate of economics at Oxford University. During his time at Oxford he was elected onto the Governing Body of Wolfson College.
George continues to advise a wide range of public- and private-sector clients on regulatory, public policy, microeconomic, financial management and corporate strategy issues. He has testified in the Asia Pacific Region before Australian, Korean, Canadian and New Zealand and in European agencies on market design, regulatory policy, competition policy and intellectual property. Thus on the latter he provided the economic testimony in one of the two major Global cases on music piracy or illegal downloading in the KAZAA case.
So a very interesting Old Boy (with a huge resume that we could not do justice to in these few paragraphs) who has made the most of his Dilworth upbringing to be a leader of men. We are all looking forward to hear George speak at the Reunion Dinner.
Pay and reserve your Reunion Dinner seat now using PayPal ($60):
February 2010 Council Meeting
Present: Adam, Grant, Peter, Julian, Theo, Donald, Chris, Callum, Jake, Mark, David, Ian
Meeting started out at 6:35pm, with an excellent turn out. First on the agenda was Graham Watson, Past President. But he did not show up.
We are going to send flowers to Christine Wilton who is recovering from an operation at present. We hope you recover well and soon Christine.
It was determined that rather than posting the full minutes on the Website I would from now on do as I did for the 4th August 2009 meeting and write up a summary of the meeting and post it as an article. Something a bit more warm and friendly – which will cover the key points but also make a good read. Will include pictures as well.
We talked about the AGM and Sports Day – Cricket, tennis, touch and lawn bowls all to be offered on the 13th of March. AGM to start at 5:30, reunion function to follow at 6:30 for 7:00. Thanks to Callum and Jake for their organizing the sports. Agenda to be circulated. We aalso be supplying refreshments throughout the afternoon, so a really god reason for Old Boys to attend the sports and stick around until the AGM and later the reunion function.
