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Past Pupils from 1920 to 1939.
Rear: Les Thomson - 1925, Arthur Holland - 1932, Tom Holland - 1929.
3rd Row: (1)_________, Joe Slee - 1922, Dave Holland - 1929, Harry Goodsall - 1924,
Dick Yates - 1923, Bill Valentine - 1925.
2nd Row: (2)___________, Horace Tears - 1932, Johnny Rogers - 1931, Mike O’Brien - 1932-44,
( 3 ) _________ , Clarice Perry - 1922, Ron Yates - 1917.
Seated: (4)_____, (5)_____, (6)_____, (7)_____, (8)_____, (9)_____, (10)_____.

Huntly Press, 21st August 1957 conducted by the Rev. A. A. Wright, vicar of Huntly.
Addresses were given by Mr Tom
Holland (chairman), Mr R. Yates (chairman of the
DIAMOND JUBILEE Kimihia School Committee), Mr Black, Inspector of
KIMIHIA SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS Schools (on behalf of the Education Board), and Mr E.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION J. Crouch, chairman of the Waikato County Council.
The honour of ringing the school bell was
The 60th Jubilee celebrations of the Kimihia School given to Mr Edwin Clinch, of Kaitaia, one of the
were held on Saturday afternoon, August 17, in mild oldest pupils present.
spring sunshine, and proved very successful and Before the roll was called by the original teacher,
enjoyable. More than 300 past pupils, teachers and Mr Maurice Priestley, now aged about 82, who
visitors attended, and 11 of the 33 first-day pupils opened the school in August, 1897, and taught there
answered the roll call. until December, 1901, he was presented with an
Of the 16 former teachers of the school, six were autograph book by the chairman, Mr Holland, which
present, Mr Maurice Priestley, of Auckland (the contained the names of 90 pupils who attended the
first teacher), Mr Alec. McIntosh, of Huntly, Mr M. J. school while he was teacher. Fifteen pupils who
O’Brien, of Orakei, Miss A. E. Davies, of answered the roll call and later signed the autograph
Auckland, Mr W. Parsonage, of Kawerau No. 2 School, book were as follows: Mrs R. Wilson (Huntly),
and Mr A. Bartlett, of Papatoetoe. Mr Charles Dunn (Auckland), Mr Thomas
Some families of three living generations were Holland, Senr. (Kimihia), Mr Edwin Clinch
present. Mr Tom Holland Jnr, was chairman for the (Kaitaia), Mr John Fleming (Pukemiro), Mr Fred Dunn
celebrations, and a group photograph taken of the (Renown), Mrs R. Dooley (Ngaruawahia), Mrs F.
members of the Holland family present included 34 Kay (Huntly), Mrs M. J. Shaw (Huntly), Mrs N.
people of four generations. Boswell (Hikurangi), Mrs G. Crowder (Auckland),
The proceedings began with the National Anthem, Mr W. A. Paterson (Karaka), Mr W. Kohi (Huntly),
the singing being led by the present pupils and their Mr Ernest Hall (Huntly), Mrs Hazel Neil
teacher, Mr P. T. Lawless. (Buckland).
A short thanksgiving service followed,