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David Virtue started his association with Scots College in 1918 and was a Prefect and Dux of the College in 1920.

Immediately upon leaving school at the end of 1920 he joined the fledgling Old Boys’ Association Executive and then held the position of President of the Association for four years from 1922 to 1925.

David was one of the first two members of the Old Boys’ Association who were appointed to the Board of Governors which administered Scots College and Queen Margaret College jointly.

As the records show their role was to provide the Board, which was comprised mainly of members of the Wellington Presbytery, with a better understanding of the practical problems of the college.

In 1930 the Board of Scots College was separated out from the Boarfd of Queen Margaret College and David was appointed to the Scots Board,

When he became Honorary Solicitor for the College in 1933 he had to relinquish his position on the Board.  He fulfilled the position of Honorary Solicitor for the next thirty years until he died in late 1962.

David Virtue was actively associated with Scots College for 44 years and, as the Board of Governors recorded in their minutes on 11 February 1963, he did so ‘with distinction and diligence at all times displayed a lively interest in the welfare and progress of the school’.

Written by Francis Wevers (SCOBA Chairman) for Issue 12 of The Quad Magazine