More Info →Class at Palmerston North Intermediate School

Description

The first intermediate school in Palmerston North was opened in 1941 at 300 Ferguson Street. This photograph shows the class taught by Mr Arthur Budd. It was taken to mark the departure of Robert Black, sitting first on the left in the front row. Black had been evacuated from Scotland with his older sister Marjorie for the duration of the Second World War. They were placed with Mr and Mrs Bruce Levy, of Fitzherbert Avenue. Robert Black later returned to Palmerston North and worked as a chef at the Albert Hotel.

The boy and girl class captains sit on either side of Mr Budd. They were Brian Ellwood, later Sir Brian, Mayor of Palmerston North (1971-1985) and June Burgess (later Camplin). Information supplied by June Camplin and other past pupils has helped us identify many of the students.

Front row, left to right: Robert Black; Len Foster; Unknown; Frances Calowell; Molly Foster; Norma Campbell; Brian Ellwood; Arthur Budd (teacher); June Burgess; Matel Speirs; Unknown; Jack Pope; Terry Wynne; possibly Ivan Claridge; Unknown.
Middle row, left to right: Unknown; Unknown; possibly Barbara Johnston; Leslie Cowlinshaw; Unknown; Annette Kingsbeer; Jocelyn Moffat; Joan Sutherland; Marie Warren; Unknown; Unknown; Isabel Beaumont; Margaret [surname unknown]; Phyllis Kelpe.
Back row, left to right: Unknown; Owen Gee; Unknown; Trevor Hill (or Trevor Jenkins); Barry Mills; Unknown; Bill Cherry; Bill Shannon; Peter Wilde; Brian Pegler; possibly someone Hook; Unknown; Unknown; Les Reid; Unknown.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

CA: Elmar Negative Collection Fm158

Date

circa 1945

Digitisation ID

2013G_ELMAR-FM158_007210

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