in 1909, and was the gift of old Christ’s College boys, a gift which may be taken as evidence that Christ’s College had already gathered round it traditions similar to those of the great public schools of England, traditions fostered by the formation of Christ’s College Old Boys’ Association, founded February 20, 1877, under the Presidency of Mr. George Harper. Like many of the Canterbury Association plans, the reality has moved on very different lines from those anticipated. The College is not in Cathedral Square, the Collegiate department, though doing good work, particularly in preparing candidates for ordination, has quite failed to become the predominant partner, but if the founders of the Association could new see the alma-mater they founded, they would have no cause for regret.
Associated with Christ’s College is also a “Lower Department,” formerly the Cathedral School, a preparatory school for the College from which the Cathedral Choir is supplied. It was established separately in 1881, but incorporated with Christ’s College in 1895.
Christ’s College was affiliated ta the University of New Zealand in 1873. Among other endowments may be noted an annual divinity prize, founded in 1879, by the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour.
The following is a list of the Headmasters:—
