Meg Anderson (Peer Year 1938) attended between 1929-1938 and has been a strong supporter of Selwyn House School for many years. She was a student during the early years of the school's existence.

 In August, she celebrated her 103rd birthday and attended the 95th Alumni Celebration Evening with some of her family. On Tuesday 30 July, Principal Julie Calder and Business Development and Marketing Manager Jennifer Shepherd brought items from the Archives Office to Meg and her niece Sarah. Together they spent a morning taking a walk down memory lane sharing cherish memories.

In 1936 she wrote the following poem as published in the school magazine. She was also a keen swimmer as noted throughout the magazines with a few awards, and a house leader for Waikato and a perfect. After Selwyn House, she became a nurse, travelled the world and returned to Christchurch to become a Plunket Nurse and eventually manage Plunket for the area. She has photos of what the school looked like when she attended in 1930 and still carries an autograph book filled with staff and peer signatures. 

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The Storm - Meg Anderson 

From east to west black clouds appeared,

The Captain said 'twas stones he feared,
The sea had changed from green to grey
And from the waves flew glist'ning spray.

Then came the storm with wind and rain
And waves that tossed the ship amain.

And so it raged throughout the night;

The wind was whistling with delight.

The waves that crashed were loud to hear
They filled the passengers with fear,
And made them talk of tragic tales

And dream of wrecks in cruel gales. 

Next morning they awoke to find

The angry waters, calm and kind;

Above them in a clear blue ski

 White fleecy clouds were sailing by.