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S. Michael's Chronicle

MICHAELHOUSE, BALGOWAN 3275 • APRIL 1990 /

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103 LONGMARKET ST • PIETERMARITZBURG . 52221 GOVERNORS

Visitor: The Rt Revd Michael Nuttall. Bishop ol Natal

Chairman: MrD.W. Strachan

Deputy Chairman: Mr A.J Ardington

Mr J.R. Anderson

MrM.G. Armstrong

Mr A.M.A. Campbell

MrR.K. Collins

Mr A.R.Evans

Mr P. Gallo

MrD.A. Guthrie

Mr J.E. Harker

Mr J.H. Henderson

MrB.E. Hersov

MrW.F. Lambert

Mr R.l. Lister

Mrl.N. Matthews

Revd Prof. L.E. Peters

MrR.K. Ridgway

MrD.L. Stewart

MrR.S. Steyn

Prof. C. de B. Webb

Associate Governors: Mr J.A. Craven

DrP.J.G. Hiddleston Secretary to The Board of Governors:

MrR.C. Brooks

RECTOR

Pluke. J.H., BA, UED (Natal) SENIOR MASTER (ACADEMIC)

Snyder, P.J., BSc(Rhodes), PGCE (London)

SENIOR MASTER (ADMINISTRATION)

Duff, A.E.G., MA (Rhodes). HED (UNISA)

ASSISTANT SENIOR MASTER

Lewis, D.M.R., MA (Cantab), Dip Ed (Oxon)

STAFF

Aitchison, R.W., BA (Hons), HDE (Natal)

Ashmole, W.E.C., BA, UED (Rhodes)

Buckley, J.M., Bsc (UCT), PGCE (London)

Burgess. G.J., National Education Diploma (Pretoria) Cahill, N.G., HDE (Edgewood)

Carter, A.L., PrEng, BSc (Hons), (University of Wales) Cook, A.W.H., BA (Hons), (Rhodes). HED (UNISA) Currie, R.A., BComm, HDE, BED (Natal)

Dennyson, P.E., MA (Hons) (St Andrew's), Dip Ed (Edinburgh)

Elkington.N.D.R, BA (Cape Town)

Eysele, A.L., BSc (Natal), HDE (Edgewood)

Fleischack, P.C., BSc (Hons) (Wits), MSc (Natal), HDE (SA)

Giles, G.G., BA (Hons), BED (Natal)

Goulding, M.T., BSc (Eng) (Wits), HDE (Natal)

Hall, R.W.H., BA, UED (Natal)

Hart, T.G., BA (Hons) (Sheffield), PGCE (London) Henderson, T., HED (Phys. Ed) (UOFS)

Lavender, P.G., NAD(PETechnikon)

Lourens, E. (Mrs). BA (UNISA). HED (UOFS)

Lowe, J.P., BSc (Natal)

Miller, J. W., BA (Phys Ed). HPTC (Rhodes) Naidu, B R, BA (UDW), BED (Natal), LSED (SCE). UEDRCM (UDW), Cert TV Production (Wits)

Naidu, A. (Mrs), LSED (SCE), Dip Lib Sc (UNISA) Purchase, C., BSc (Rhodes), PGCE (London)

Pickstone, J.D.. BSc, BED (Natal), HDE (SA)

Pitout, Fr. F.G.A., Dip Theol (St Paul's, Grahamstown) Reynolds, B.C.. BA (Natal), BED (UNISA)

Rogers, A.J., BA(TCD), PGCE (London), BED (Natal) Strauss. B S., HDE (Edgewood College of Education) Swart. I.J. (Mrs), BA (Natal), BA (Hons). MA (UNISA), HED (UNISA)

Tarr, B.S., BA (Rhodes)

Van Rensburg, J.C., BA. HDE, BED (Stellenbosch) Venter, A.P., BA (UNISA), HOD (UOFS)

Vincent. AC., BA (Natal)

Willis, J.C.d'A.. BA (Hons), (UED) (Natal)

Winckworth, S.N., BSc, BED (Wits), HED (UNISA)

PART-TIME STAFF

Carter, L. (Mrs), BA (UNISA), SRN, SCM Cook, H. (Mrs), BA, HED (Rhodes)

Dennyson, N. (Mrs). BSc(Potch), UED (Natal) Fleischack, L. (Mrs), TED Fraser, R. (Mrs)

Hart.Y. (Mrs), BA (Wits)

Lang, J. (Mrs), TLD Lavender, B. (Mrs), BA (Natal)

Lewis, B. (Mrs), BA (UNISA), STD (UCT)

Pickstone B. (Mrs), BA (Fine Arts), HED (Natal)

Pitout, A. (Mrs)

Pluke, B. (Mrs). BSc (UNISA). Dip Ed (TTC Bulawayo), Dip DATAM (UNISA)

Purchase, P. (Mrs), BA (UCT), UED (Natal), DIP LIB Sc (Natal)

Rogers, W. (Mrs) Winckworth, F. (Mrs), BATTHD(Wits)

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Medical Officers. Drs Hyslop, Smyth, Landman and Sinclair

Bursar: Mrs Y.G. Thompson

Sanatorium Sisters: Sr Y. Collen, SRN, Sr Y.F. Ban- croft, SRN

Estate Manager: Mr J.B. Morgan

Tuck Shop Manageress: MrsG. Buckley

Asst. Tuck Shop Manageress: Mrs Nathan

Trade-lnn Manageress: Mrs D. Goulding

Asst. Trade-lnn Manageress: Mrs H. Cook, Mrs C.

Venter

Catering Manager: Mr J. van der Meulen Assistant Caterer: Mr S. Marie Projects Manager: Mr J. Biffen Maintenance Manager: Mr P. Harrypersadh Mechanic: Mr K. Grinwes Electrician: Mr A. Brown Matron: Mrs E. Morgan, NTC Assistant Matron: Mrs E. Joubert

3 Rector's Secretary. Mrs D.M. Mulinder, BA

Rector's Assistant Secretary. Mrs W.V. Freeman

Receptionist/Bursar's Assist: Mrs J. Hicks

Bookroom: Mrs B. van Rensburg

Kiosk Cashier: Mrs S. Miller

Senior Masters' & Academic Sec.: Mrs J.G.M. Willis

Accountant Mrs V.M.L. Tarr

Bookkeeper: Creditors: Mr P. Govender

Bookkeeper: Debtors: Miss R. Bremner

Michaelhouse Community Officer: R.C. Brooks, MA

(CANTAB), NTD (Natal)

Community Office Secretary. Mrs G. Rouillard

Senior Prefect: Philip Lindop

Second Prefect: Grant Edmundson

School Prefects: Richard Bates, Lephatsoana Cha- bana, Tomas Clark, Lawrence Hamilton, Patrick Lees,

Craig Legge, Stuart Porrill, Brian Thomas

S. MICHAEL'S CHRONICLE

Editor. Mr A.J. Rogers

Editor (Old Boys'Section): Mr R.C. Brooks

Proof Reading: Mrs E. Dodson

COMPLIMENTS

Photographs: Mr A.L. Carter Dean Macquet ToshackBell Gavin Steiner Cover Photograph: Mrs Jenny Currie Printing: Mr P. Hodgkinson

"From the Chapel Tower", G. Steiner

4 Contents

School News...... 6

Academic...... 18

Speech Day...... 27

Chapel Notes ...... 38

Literary...... 41

House Notes...... 45

The Schlesinger Theatre...... 57

Sport...... 62

Societies...... 108

Old Boys'Section...... 129

5 School News

Obituary

The Right Reverend Thomas George Vernon Inman MADD

Chairman of the Board of Governors of Michaelhouse 1951-1974

Bishop of Natal, October 1951 to June 1974.

Anson Lloyd writes:

The death on 4th July 1989 at the age of 84 of Bishop Vernon Inman marked the end of an era in the life of the Diocese of Natal and of the history of Michaelhouse.

There can be few, if any, of the great private schools in South Africa or the public schools of England, whose governing bodies have been presided over by only three chairmen in a period of 74 years.

Michaelhouse can probably claim such a record of dis- tinguished service from the three bishops of the Dio- cese of Natal who were:

Rt. Rev. Frederick Samuel Baines 1901-1928

Rt. Rev. Leonard Noel Fisher 1928-1951

Rt. Rev. Thomas George Vernon Inman 1951-1974

Vernon Inman was born in Plymouth, Devon, in De- cember 1904, and educated at Selwyn College, Cam- bridge, in 1927 before emigrating to Durban where, as a young man in the parish of St Mary's Greyville, he was selected by Bishop F.S. Baines to undergo theo- logical training at St Augustine's College, Canterbury, with financial assistance from the Natal Ordination Candidates Fund. He was ordained Deacon in 1930 and Priest in 1931 in Southwark, and then St Mark's, Walworth, in London, and went on to obtain his MA de- gree at Selwyn College in 1932. He then returned to Durban to be assistant priest in the Parish of Estcourt, followed by four years as assistant priest at St Paul's, Durban, where he was appointed Vicar from 1937 to 1951. He became Archdeacon of Durban in 1950, and was consecrated as the sixth Bishop of Natal on 18th October 1951 at the age of 46.

He began his episcopate in an era when the winds of change were starting to blow with gale force through Africa as a whole. It was to his great merit that he brought the Diocese of Natal through those tumultuous years due to his ability as an administrator and as a far- seeing spiritual leader, initiating many changes in the organisation and communications in the Diocese.

In 1950 an amendment to the constitution of Michael- house was approved, whereby the Bishop of Natal ceased to be a member of the Board of Governors, but could be co-opted, and his position was entrenched as Visitor to the school and responsible for its spiritual wel- fare, religious teaching and chapel services, while the Rector and Governors were required to "receive with serious attention" any representations which the Visitor might make with a view to the efficiency of the school as a place of liberal and religious education. He was also to be a member of any selection committee for the appointment of a Rector, and his consent was necess- ary for such an appointment.

The new constitution came into force in 1951, and after the retirement of Bishop Fisher as chairman, the Board invited Bishop Inman to be its chairman, which he ac- cepted after "prolonged and careful consideration". So began another chapter in the long history of the three Bishops of Michaelhouse.

The next 23 years were to see many important devel- opments as the school emerged from the restrictive events of the war. New buildings were going up, staff was more stable, and a more vigorous school under the rectorship of Fred Snell was followed by the appoint- ment of Clem Morgan who stimulated many projects under the guidance of Vernon Inman. Among these was the Diamond Jubilee Trust Fund in 1957, in which Bishop Inman took a leading role, together with W.D. Wilson as chairman and the Rev. J.B. Chutter as Honorary Director. These three made prodigious ef- forts travelling the length and breadth of the country in a massive campaign, which has resulted in a Trust Fund of inestimable value to the school today.

Vernon Inman will be remembered also for his major contribution to the installation of the magnificent Bos- sanyi Rose window and other stained glass windows in the War Memorial Chapel, of which the school is justi- fiably proud.

It would be impossible in this tribute to Bishop Inman to do justice to his innumerable contributions to the school which he served with such distinction, as also he did as chairman of the other Diocesan schools of Cordwalles, St John's, St Mary's and St Anne's. Perhaps the most appropriate summary is to quote an extract from the ad- dress delivered on Thursday, 29th August 1974, at the Ad Portas reception given to mark his retirement as chairman of the Board of Governors and given only to nine other persons of great distinction:

"This honour, the highest the school can pay, has been bestowed on you for your outstanding service for more than a quarter of a century to Michaelhouse, both as its Visitor in your capacity as Bishop of Natal, and as the elected chairman of the Board of Gover- nors, the Michaelhouse Trust and the Michaelhouse Development Foundation, from which offices you have recently retired.

Throughout this period you seldom missed a meeting or spared yourself in any way. Indeed you travelled many thousands of miles, spearheading the fund- raising drive, encouraging, counselling, guiding, and directing.

Your deep interest in matters educational, whether they concerned the European, Indian or African com- ponents of our society, and your awareness of new thinking and experimentation in the educational field

6 both in England and America, were factors which made you eminently equipped to cast a guardian eye over the role of this school in a world of ever- accelerating change and consequent challenge.

No fewer than four Rectors have drawn strength from your wisdom and your unswerving adherence to mat- ters of faith and principle, and the many Governors and Trustees over whom you have presided have, under your strong leadership, never lost sight of the aim to provide for the young men who enter these portals of liberal education. Indeed, your conviction that the school should strive with all its might, what- ever the sacrifice, to maintain its full independence and be free from outside influence, has been the cor- nerstone of the Board s tenacious determination to uphold this principle.

You have conducted business with the clearest mind and the keenest insights, combining gravity with a lively sense of humour, purposefulness with a sym- pathetic kindliness, and breadth of vision.

The light that shines so colourfully through the splen- did stained glass windows of our chapel, whose nature and placing were largely your responsibility, will serve as a lasting reminder to us all of your great contribution to Michaelhouse."

As a member of the Board of Governors during 18 of the years during the chairmanship of Bishop Vernon In- man, I can recall the many serious debates which in- volved the admission of pupils of other race groups and religious adherence, as well as the vital and delicate issues involved in the application for a government grant-in-aid which the Bishop had strongly opposed on principle in preserving the absolute independence of a private school. Although under strong pressure be- cause of political and economic factors, Bishop Inman was to be admired for his strong personality and deep convictions on issues which, happily, have now been resolved with permanent benefit to the school.

It was a privilege to have known Vernon Inman since we were residential neighbours in Russell Street in Durban in 1933, to have been present at the Elective Assembly in St Saviour's Cathedral when he was elected Bishop in 1951, and to have been informed by him in 1956 of my election to the Board of Governors, and at the same time warned with that stern gaze, that this would not mean any kudos or prestige, but only "hard work" and devotion to the welfare of my old school. Ram Chotkoo

We meet this morning to pay our final respects to Mr Ram Chotkoo who died on his way to work early yester- day morning. The Chotkoo family goes back many years at Michaelhouse to when the school started here in Balgowan in 1902. Ram's father, Mr Babooram Chotko, worked in the dormitories for over 60 years. Ram himself was born at Michaelhouse 66 years ago and has worked here for over 50 years. He started off his work in the gardens with Harry who is still in charge of the gardens in this school, and for the last 30 to 40 years Ram has been the groundsman at Michael- house. Over the years thousands of cricketers of all de- scriptions and abilities have played on wickets pre- pared by Ram.

It was Ram who was largely responsible for the refur- bishing of the Old Pavilion when it was restored to its former glory. Ram could remember exactly how that building had been. When Old Boys return to the school one of the first people they would like to see or ask about is Ram. Never was anything too much for Ram. He always attempted to help people. He set high stan- dards of workmanship and, in the words of the Estate Manager, Mr Morgan, "He was a workaholic". In fact, yesterday morning, when he wasn't feeling well, Mrs Ram pleaded with him not to go to work on that morning

- but work had to be done, the athletics track had to be marked, and Ram was on his way to see to that job when he was struck down by the stroke.

When one talks about the meaning of the word "loyalty" then Ram's contribution to this school epitomises it. He was proud of the work that he did, was never satisfied with second best, and lovingly and caringly tended to his wickets and the grounds on which you all play. The staff team, Caversham, owes a great deal to Ram. On most Sundays in the cricket season Ram was there at the Pavilion ensuring that everything was set up for the Caversham matches - from the early part of the morn- ing till 6 o'clock in the evening.

Michaelhouse is indeed grateful to this man and how we will miss that "Father Time" figure walking around inspecting his beloved grounds.

To his wife, Mrs Ram, who has worked for many years in the laundry, his daughter Shakila, who works on the switchboard, his brother Dramrod, and to all his family, we express our heartfelt sympathy.

Our prayers are with you in this moment of sad loss. The school thanks you for sharing this man with us.

Dave Canning

We are gathered here today to mourn the untimely death of Dave Canning and to pay our final respects to his memory. The passing of a young man in the very prime of his life, married to Jane some six short months ago - a young man with a productive and bright future ahead of him - is not for us to try and comprehend. "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away." What we do know is that we all gained from knowing Dave.

Dave went to Sherwood Primary School and then on to Durban High School. He completed his Bachelor of Sci- ence Degree in Durban and followed this by a Higher Education Diploma. He recently completed a Computer Diploma with the Natal Education Department. In his military training he went to Oudtshoorn for his basics and this was followed by an Officer's Course with the Intelligence Corps at Pretoria. He was recently pro- moted to Captain. His first teaching post was at Howick where he initially taught biology to matric, but more re- cently he has been teaching science.

I have only really got to know Dave well this last year when he came to teach science at Michaelhouse in

7 January of 1989. I felt that I had scored something of a coup in persuading Dave to come here for I was fully aware of the high regard in which he was held by his Howick High School Headmaster, Dave Mayo, and his colleagues at Howick. Dave quickly made his mark at Michaelhouse. His love for people created a warm re- lationship between him and his colleagues and pupils. This coupled with professionalism of the highest order meant that boys both loved their science lessons with Dave and also achieved that which their ability de- creed. His enthusiasm, patience, good humour and ex- pertise are collective qualities which will be sadly missed. His Head of Department, Tony Eysele, says of Dave: "He lived life to the full and had an amazing laugh. He enjoyed life and people. He was very much a people's person who thrived on social contact. He had great rapport with pupils and had the knack of gaining boys' respect even when involved in punishing his pu- pils. He was a very active member of the Science De- partment who bubbled over with enthusiasm."

Dave was not merely a school teacher. He was a school master in the true sense of the word. His whole- hearted enthusiasm and warm understanding made him a much loved Tutor of West House. His other achievements and interests were being a member of the standard grade science marking committee, a Natal schools tennis selector and manager, the Midlands ten- nis selector for a number of years, secretary of Natal Schools sailing. In 1988 and 1989 he judged the Sci- ence Expo. He coached tennis, cricket and rugby. He was Chairman of the Newtonians Society and he was moderator this year of the science committee for stan- dard grade. His own sporting interests included wind- surfing, field and indoor hockey which he played for both Lions River and Howick, cricket for Lions River and Caversham and social tennis at Howick. Indeed a much loved man of diverse interests and skills. He was a man who always looked for the good in people and events. It was upon this base of goodness that Dave built his life emphasising the positive and making everyone feel that achievement was always within their grasp. This then is the man for whom we mourn today.

Our sense of loss is great. Our hearts are heavy, but let us spare our selfish thoughts and think of Dave's wife, Jane; his parents, John and Joan, and his sisters, Janet, Robyn and Anne. Let us think of Jane's parents, George and Margaret Mackenzie. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May you with the help of our thoughts and prayers be given strength in this sad time of loss.

STAFF LEAVING MR ROBIN COX

At the end of the year Michaelhouse lost a dedicated teacher, a very concerned South African and a com- mitted Christian in Robin Cox.

Robin was not everybody's cup of tea because he didn't open himself to many and was misunderstood by many: he maintained standards few could match and he would not do something merely because others thought he should: it had to be consistent with his own priorities and standards. He thought deeply about most matters and often presented provocative ideas which some rejected merely because they were not in keep- ing with current trends. Those who did not know him well sometimes saw him as abrasive and lacking in warmth.

But those who knew him or did investigate his motives and his thinking and his actions could not fail to see how deeply and clearly he thought about the boys he taught, coached and Housemastered, and about the country of his birth. His concern was their well-being, and he understood the problems that beset them, often not recognised by others.

His remedies were often not popular because they in- volved a degree of commitment or sacrifice, or strength of character or self-discipline - but they aimed at cre- ating the men Michaelhouse aims to provide, and the country needs at this time of moral, spiritual and racial confusion. Robin's bottom line was a deeply committed Christianity and therein lay his trust, confidence and guidance.

His actions here matched his words - Master i/c hockey and 1st XI coach, twice coach of the Kestrels overseas hockey touring team, 1st XI cricket coach: 1st League squash player, outstanding history teacher, i/c Christian Fellowship for some time, Lay Minister, i/c Af- rican Affairs Society, Founder of SAYS, the South Afri- can Youth Symposium, Housemaster of Founders.

His career here was deservedly capped by his invi- tation to the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the House of Commons, London, and his brief trip to attend it. Men from all over the world were invited, Christian men, involved in important work of reconciliation within their respective countries.

Robin could never have done all this without Jane, her- self deeply committed, unassuming and lively, always aware of those in need and ready to offer assistance, and always contributing to school interests in decor- ating halls or attending to chapel needs. She was also a competent teacher of French, regular member of staff tennis and the Koinonia group.

Michaelhouse is the poorer for the departure of Robin, Jane, Trish and Timothy. We shall miss them. They move to St Stithian's where Robin takes up the post of Director of Community Involvement.

DEREKTASKER

"Today I played like God." Derek Tasker discussing his exquisite playing of the clarinet. No, the answer lies in the game of golf, Derek's major passion in life. Derek could re-create, hole by hole, stroke by stroke, the major games that he played and, unfortunately, could also remember, in similar detail, the holes of his oppo- nents and their strokes, good and bad.

However, back to Derek the man of music. He started at Michaelhouse on April Fool's Day, 1983 - not an

8 auspicious beginning. Putting this behind him. Derek built up the choir which was able to perform four choruses from the Messiah at the carol service in 1986. It is a tribute to his ability, that many of these boys are in university choirs today.

Derek's main field was the wind band. He built this from scratch, and today it is 25 strong, and has toured Jo- hannesburg and Durban, as well as playing at various schools. Today, the wind band is very popular at school functions. Derek did the music for a number of school productions, including "Ogs and Trogs" which was per- formed at the Grahamstown Arts Festival.

At the examination level, 46 boys were successful in the Royal Schools of Music Examinations, 11 at Grade 8 (Final) standard. Two ex-pupils, R. Lange and P. Hepker, are full-time musicians, and the Barendsen twins are going into the SA Air Force Band.

We will miss Derek in many ways - the Barbirollian flick of the hair, the dry Yorkshire humour, the jokes on the tee, the total lack of ill-humour or unkind comment, the very warm friendship that he extended to one and all. and the marvellous clarinet playing.

To Muriel also we extend our deepest appreciation. Muriel, who taught piano with significant success, acted as a gracious hostess to boys and staff, was ever-present in all musical productions and who was a most skilled musician in her own right.

We say farewell to the Taskers-enjoy St John's!

ARTHUR BARNES

Arthur's stay at Michaelhouse was short, two years, but much was packed into that short space of time.

An extremely highly qualified man, Arthur found class teaching rather confining but imparted considerable knowledge to often unwilling heads. He was a most conscientious House Tutor in Founders, becoming fully involved in all-round running of the House, but it was in the field of chess that he made his mark, and the stan- dard of chess rose markedly.

To Arthur and Cynthia, i/c Founders Pocket Money, we extend our best wish in your new career.

CRAIG ANDREW

A short stay but a fully involved one! This comment sums up the involvement of Craig in his year at Michaelhouse. The Interact Society proved ex- tremely popular on Saturday evenings, the Gold Shield Award Scheme got off the ground at a rapid rate, and the U14"A" and "8" XVs gained much from his skilled coaching.

Craig was also well regarded as a geography teacher and House Tutor in Pascoe. We will miss his enthusi- asm and "brash" humour.

Our best wishes to Craig and to Debbie in their new post in Grahamtown.

Mr Richard Nott (Zulu)

After a short stay, just over a year, in which time he got married, Richard moved to Kearsney, thus staying in the Private School system. Richard was an enthusias- tic teacher, coach and society organiser, and scuba diving, basketball. Natural History Society and rugby left him fully occupied. We wish him and Helen, his wife, a happy stay at Botha's Hill.

Mr Keith Fairweather (Geography)

When Keith left in mid-year, Michaelhouse lost a first- class teacher and outstanding hockey coach. He is ex- tremely highly regarded in hockey circles and we will miss his expertise. Keith took sides to Europe and the UK, and was an excellent motivator, encouraging his sides to play that little bit extra in spirit, but always keeping the sporting side well in perspective. Keith also involved himself in society work, and we wish him and Lindy, his wife, every success at Hilton.

Mrs Sandy Roll (Bursar's Secretary)

Sandy left Michaelhouse at the end of the First Quarter. 1989, after nearly five years with us and will be sorely missed. Sandy's bubbling personality, her ability to make all who entered her office feel at ease and with problems sorted out. will be remembered with gratitude and we wish her, Rob and the children, Joanne and Chris, the very best for the future.

NEW STAFF

Mr George Burgess (Music)

We extend a warm welcome to Mr George Burgess, the new Director of Music, his wife, Betsy, and their sons, Ian, Derek and Dean. George was educated at Sel- borne College and Pretoria Technicon and has taught at Jan de Klerk Technical High School in Primrose, and at Germiston. George played principal trumpet for the National Youth Orchestra, also with the White Horse Regimental Band and Benoni City Orchestra. He ran the Germiston Music Centre and later worked with the SWABC in Windhoek. He is at present National Chair- man of the SA Association of Symphonic Wind Bands at Ensembles and comes to us from Hudson Park High School.

Mr Nick Cahill (Science)

Nick, born in Mafikeng, and educated at Northlands and at Edgewood TTC comes to us from Weston, where he taught for 12 years prior to that, being at Est- court for two years. At Weston he was a HOD and Hos- tel Superintendent, and coached rugby and cricket, at the first team level, for one and ten years respectively. He is a keen fisherman and golfer, and to him and to his family (wife Jane and children, Bronwyn and Jeremy) we extend a warm welcome.

Mr Garth Giles (Zulu)

Garth, born and educated at Hilton, most recently taught at Ixopo High School for 15 years, and before that at Kearsney for four. Garth captained his school 1st XV for two years and he played rugby for Natal Schools, N. Tvl U20, was in the Junior Springbok

9 Squad, and played in the Natal Squad for 11 years (Vice-Captain to Tommy Bedford). Garth holds de- grees from Pietermaritzburg University, his interests are farming and the stock exchange. We wish him, his wife, Barbara, and the children, Angie, Julie and Gregg, a long stay at Balgowan.

Mr Tony Eysele (Science)

Tony, educated at Westville Boys' High, Natal Univer- sity (PMB) and Edgewood College, has taught at Glen- wood, Ladysmith High, King David's and St Stithian's. During army service, he attained the rank of full lieuten- ant. A good sportsman, he has played cricket and rugby at first league level and has represented Natal Schools, SA Schools, Natal Men's, SADF, SWA and Tvl at cross-country. His interests are computers and black holes, and we extend a warm welcome to wife, Cheryl, and children, Warren, Antony and Tristan.

Mr Don Elkington (Geography)

Bulawayo born, educated at Milton and the University of Cape Town, Don has taught at Hamilton High and Milton in Bulawayo, TTC in Bulawayo, St Charles and, prior to taking up his Michaelhouse post, he was in- volved in starting a private school, in Durban, forthe In- dian Community. His interests are golf, music, bridge and the outdoors, and he holds Rhodesian Colours for swimming and water polo. His children, a son and two daughters, are working in various parts of South Africa and we welcome Don to our community - may your stay be long and rewarding.

Mr Andy Vincent (Geography)

Andy, Bulawayo born, was educated at Fort Victoria, Chaplin and the University of Natal (PMB). His teaching experience has been at Ixopo High and Carter in Pietermaritzburg. He left teaching for three years in order to process gold dumps, and has come from Zim- babwe to teach at Michaelhouse. He served as an of- ficer in the Rhodesian Army up to 1980. Andy is a keen, competent games player, and we wish him, Debbie, his wife, and young daughter, Sarah-Jane, a happy stay at Balgowan.

Mr Bryan Tarr (History)

Bryan returns to his first love, teaching, after two and a half years spent at Hulett's Aluminium. He was House- master of West and a member of the Afrikaans Depart- ment prior to his departure and gained a reputation for his ability to communicate in the House, classrooms and sports situations. We welcome Bryan, his wife, Sue, and children, Joanne, Cuan and Robyn, back to the fold and hope that their stay will be permanent.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF CHANGES IN 1989/90

Bursar's Secretary. Mrs Sandy Roll - left end of First Quarter 1989.

Replacement Mrs Janice Hicks - Beginning Second Quarter 1989 (March).

Creditors Clerk: Mrs Coleen Tucket - left January 1989, Mr Pobie Govender-commenced April 1989.

Debtors Clerk: Mrs Lilian Dowker - left December 1989, Miss Rene Bremner - commenced December 1989.

Bursary Clerk: Miss Cecelia Sekhotswana - left July 1989, Mrs Pushpa Govender - commenced July

1989.

Projects Manager: Mr Micky Heath - left 31 st January

1990, MrJohnBiffen - commenced 1st March 1990. Matron Dormitory. Mrs Pippa Gibbs - left 31 st January 1990, Mrs Estelle Joubert - commenced 1st January 1990.

Assistant Tuckshop Manageress: Mrs Biddy Hall - left 31 st December 1989, no replacement yet.

Bookroom: Mrs Mary King (Collins) - 30th November 1989, Mrs Bronwen van Rensburg - 1st December 1989.

Bursar's Assistant: Mrs Rene Marx - left at end of Second Quarter 1989 - not replaced.

FARM SCHOOL AND PRE-PRIMARY REPORT

The school enters its 41 st year this year, having started with one teacher and a handful of pupils in 1949. With 480 pupils now, it serves the entire Balgowan area, drawing pupils from the Michaelhouse estate, and local farms, its classes ranging from SSA to Std 7. Our appli- cation to the Department of Education and Training for a Std 8 went astray somewhere in the bureaucracy, un- fortunately, and our subsequent further application has not yet been answered, though it is receiving ministerial attention. If this sanction does not come through soon 70 of our present Std 7 children will have nowhere to further their education - the sort of situation South Africa can ill afford if she is hoping to train manpower to maintain her economic infrastructure in the future. It seems certain, though, that a Std 8, 9 and 10 are on the way, even if Std 8 starts only next year. Thus, by 1993 the school should have its first matriculants.

The new buildings are now complete - three new big classrooms, new toilets, a huge science room, a staff- room, vice-principal's study, Headmaster's study and three considerable store-rooms, as well as extensive

The new and the old

10 verandahs and retaining walls, lawns and extensions to staff houses. Only the fittings in the science room have yet to be completed and the grand opening of the new buildings will be on Sunday, 4th March af 11:00.

Of course, all this has been made possible through the generosity of various companies and individuals, and the promise of subsidy by the Department of Education and Training, when the work is complete. The Johan- nesburg Consolidated Investment Company donated R50 000, the Department of Water Affairs paid R57 000 as compensation for placing the Mooi River/Lions pipe- line across school facilities and many individual contrib- utors have made generous donations, many of these local farmers and employers whose employees' chil- dren attend the school. Of course, the children at the school are charged fees, averaging R30 a year, some pay these themselves and some have their fees paid by their employers.

Some individual donors have been mentioned in pre- vious editions of this Chronicle. This year various busi- nesses were approached for support and there has been a heartening response. The following have made donations to the school in cash or kind:

Midlands Pharmacy. Romatex Mills Ltd. Nitrochem (Howick). Falcon Engineering (Merrivale). Govan Mani (PMB), Celtiskloof Nursery, Van Dyck Carpets, Mooi RiverTextiles. B.J. Balsdon, Esq.. A.J. Ardington. Esq. Donations in memory of Nigel Bloy and a donation of R1 385 from the Michaelhouse Gold Shield award scheme, largely through their 40-hour famine.

We are enormously grateful to all those who have sup- ported us. Their support is not merely for the Michael- house Farm School, more importantly it is support for education in the rural areas so badly neglected by gov- ernments down the years, and so vital if we are to main- tain a viable economy and administration in future years in this country.

We do not wish to appear ungrateful if we now say that our need for further support is unending. In the first place, we are faced with further extensions to the school as we progress to Matric. The present Head- master's house will have to make way for more class- rooms, and a new one built, as well as two more houses for more teachers. We need a full-size soccer field which can host an athletics track, and netball courts for the girls. We need ceilings in the old build- ings. a library and books to fill it, classroom facilities of all kinds, filing cabinets and science equipment, a type- writer - the list is endless. We have proceeded any- way with the building of a pre-primary school building, so vital is pre-primary introduction to school. At this point it should be made clear that the school is man- aged from Michaelhouse, and very basically main- tained by Michaelhouse employees (the present builder is an independent African builder) but is not financed in any way by Michaelhouse; it must make its own way financially.

The Pre-Primary School: caters for children from three to six and is temporarily housed in one of the houses in the village. The teacher is Rachel Seloane who does an outstanding job in preparing children for school. Rachel has been on Jane Evans's training course, and she also attends monthly workshops run by the TREE organisation in Pietermaritzburg. She has managed to interest and involve parents and the PTA has decided to increase the monthly fee from R5 to R8 per child. At the moment about ten children attend the school, all from the Michaelhouse estate, and those fees supplement her salary of R150 a month. This salary is paid partially by the school, the Trade-In and private contribution. It is hoped that she will be salaried by the school soon, so important is her contribution to our community. As has already been mentioned a new building for the pre-primary school is to be built, and the materials ordered and delivered, although Farm School funds have paid for them in the meantime. In this area funds are needed too.

In 1987 BP contributed R800 and for 1990 they have pledged more for equipment, specifically not buildings or salaries and the Vlth form have adopted it as one of their projects collecting money for playground equip- ment and digging sandpits and painting. Staff have contributed jumble for sales, as have the boys at Mich-

The new classrooms and science room

Dr E. P. Ndaba and Mr Isaac Mzila at the opening otthe new buildings

11 aelhouse - a constant supply of jumble is always wel- come. Mrs Boo Lewis is in overall charge of the pre- primary school.

The Farm School (Michaelhouse State-aided Intermediate School) Report:

The Staff:

Mr Isaac Mzila (Headmaster) (SEC Vista), Mr Sipho Gaza (Vice-Principal, HOD) (SEC Vista), Mrs C.M. Gaza (SED Vista), Mrs B.J. Mzila (SEC Vista), Mrs J. Sikhakhane (LPTC St Bruno's), Mr F.T. Zondi (PTC Ndaleni), Mr D.T. Ramorobi (LPTC Ndaleni), Mrs N.P. Ngcobo (PTD Indumiso), Mrs B.M. Buthelezi (PTC Ap- pelsbosch), Mr R.B. Madlala (PTD Madadeni), Mrs V. Kabane (STD Butterworth), Mrs A.J. Ndlovu (LPTC St Bruno's).

Once again the choir under the baton of Mr Gaza has performed impressively in competitions coming third in the senior school competition, and first among the jun- ior schools, and it has performed for visitors and on other occasions. A Rotary scholar from California said it would be one of her lasting memories of South Africa.

It has not been a particularly successful sporting year, the soccer team under coach Mr Zondi coming 4th in the league, while the netball team played few matches this year, though they beat the Farm School Old Girls. Athletics under Messrs Zondi, Ngcobo and Madlala did better coming second in the Lions River circuit, 12 ath- letes won their events in the Pietermaritzburg compe- tition and Innocentia Majozi won the 100 m hurdles in Durban for U16 girls.

The juniors enjoyed an excursion to Durban this year, while the seniors enjoyed their trip to Johannesburg, tough as the travelling was - sleeping in the bus on the way up, touring Johannesburg and a mine and then sleeping again on the bus on the way back.

Mrs Gaza has continued her work with the drama group.

The Bursaries and Feeding scheme contributed to by members of Michaelhouse staff and other activities at Michaelhouse assists many who have to go elsewhere for secondary education, and pays for the midday snack of children at the creche.

At the end of every year the whole school is given a Christmas party and this has been organised for many years by Mrs June Wilson. She can no longer do so as she has moved to Howick and we would like to thank her for her efforts, also those who contribute - Hoo- sen's, Mr and Mrs W. Addison, Mrs June Wilson, Staff wives, the Trade-In and the Craft Shop.

Finally the school and management record here their sorrow at the death of Mrs L.C. Dlamini, teacher, during the course of the year and express their sympathy with those who grieve.

D.M.R. Lewis, I. Mzila

Stop Press: We have just heard that we are to get a Std 8 in 1990, welcome news for all those pupils and parents who were worrying about where to go for Std 8 next year. This means that all being well we should have our first matriculants in 1992. We have also just heard we are getting a telephone after four years of ap- plications.

CANADIAN EXCHANGE

Dear Mr and Mrs Ferreira

As the year draws to a close for us here at Trinity Col- lege School I thought it appropriate to write a brief "re- port" on Lloyd's stay with us. It has been all too short as he says himself he wants very much to stay longer.

First and foremost on the academic front a number of Lloyd's teacher's have remarked to me that he displays exceptional application and concentration. In short his general brightness has been well appreciated. This is especially so in mathematics with Mr Geale (who also takes Lloyd on bird watching expeditions) and in chem- istry with Mr McDonald. Indeed it is in chemistry that Lloyd has been most stimulated. It has become his favourite subject. Computer science did not seem to have the same appeal. English and biology have proved to be more of the same but in a little more depth.

The rooming situation (a two-boy room) has proved to be very happy. As Lloyd says "Like me Andrew is a very neat and orderly chap". They have become good pals. There was really no transition into T.C.S. Lloyd simply joined and fitted straight in seamlessly. There were reservations on Lloyd's part about having to con- stantly deal with the albatross of apartheid that South Africans (White!) have to put up with internationally. To his surprise there was no interest or concern among students here on this subject. He spoke very openly

Christopher Rae and Stephen Snell came as exchange students from Trinity College in Toronto for the second quarter of 1989.

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Photo-Natal Witness and clearly on the matter after one of our House Din- ners. I think that the gathering (a hundred students and some teachers) were more struck on Lloyd's public speaking ability than what he had to say I know he has found everyone very open and friendly at T.C.S. I think he was quite surprised at the easy and close re- lationship that exists between faculty and students. It is one of the unique features of this school.

Lloyd has certainly covered some territory while he has been at T.C.S. Travelling with the cricket team aside he has been into Toronto first to stay with the Coppens (as you may know these people as friends of Simon Nichol- son's family) and then to undertake a gruelling sched- ule of sightseeing with all our exchange students or- ganised by the school matron. You have no doubt heard about the visit to that all-Canadian tourist mecca Niagara Falls and the added bonus of a heavy snow- storm.

Perhaps the biggest impact Lloyd has had at our school has been out on our cricket pitch. He leads the senior team in batting and is not too far behind in wickets. Un- fortunately he has pinched or torn (ever so slightly) a back muscle that prevents him from any more bowling. I must say it has been a distinct pleasure watching this lithe and able young athlete make cricket look like the closest sport can come to art! He has opened all sea- son with Simon and usually goes on to bat with our other International exchange from India. He gets along very well with all the Trinidadians in the team. I know that our M.C.C-trained coach has been utterly de- lighted with Lloyd's presence in the team.

In the home and around the school in general Lloyd has acted flawlessly as a superb ambassador for his school and country. He gives new meaning to the importance of politeness and fine manners. His bright and thor- oughly positive demeanor have helped make his ex- change a sterling success. In short it has been a great pleasure. I feel as Lloyd does that the whole thing has gone over too quickly. He has made friends and im- pressed all who have come in contact with him. Well done and a safe trip home.

Yours most sincerely Andrew Gregg

Dear Mr & Mrs Nicholson

We thought you would like a mid-term assurance that your son is bright and happy here in Canada and that he seems to have no regrets about the venture - ex- cept perhaps for the occasional shiver as one of our last remaining cold fronts creeps across the cricket pitch. Indeed I will lead off this note with the really im- portant information that Simon has been invaluable to our cricket programme. He has put on a cheerful, skilful and willing display of prowess in the game that has pro- vided a role model for many of our converted baseball players and unorthodox islanders. Simon is gathering all the runs reasonable on our slow pitches - and it is nice to see a young cricketer who is not afraid to float an off-spinner.

On to mundane matters such as health, citizenship and academics. I will first state that Simon has remained hale and hearty although he insists that his red nose is severely frostbitten whenever the temperature drops below 65 °F. I have pointed out that while the hue is red

- he need not worry! Apart from that and a marked re- luctance to run in the outfield he is keeping in good shape.

School life has held no terrors for him at all and he feels that he is ahead of the general game. I have heard no complaints from his teachers of English, Mathematics, Science, Biology, History, Geography and Computer Science. But all of this plus involvement in the Video Productions Club serve to keep him out of mischief. Simon has enjoyed probing the local and Toronto scenes, often with the Coppen family of Michaelhouse connection, while Niagara Falls is the inevitable for visi- tors to this area. He is looking forward to more exten- sive sightseeing during the last part of term.

In the house I have found Simon to be exceptionally po- lite and co-operative. He has a delightful sense of hu- mour that always leaves me wondering who is kidding who? He was instantly popular in Burns House with both boys and staff and we already find it difficult to ac- cept that he will not be smiling his way along our corri- dors in September.

May I say that this young man is a credit to his family and to his school.

Yours sincerely,

R. Reynolds.

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13 "Sock it to me, baby!" Ann and Fred Pitout

M. Cassidy leads the "Duck Diving"

Farfield

M. Crowe

"Camping at the Morphews"

(L-R) N. Rogers; M. Mowat; C. Lorentz; C. Wilkinson; T. Rorberts; P. Landry; E. Zuma;Z. Cele.

"Pardon", P. Lindop; R. Andersson "MrCool", T.Bell "Goingby Tube"B. McMartin; S. Thompson, I. Napier

"Sculpture", A. Warren;B. Capper

"You did what!" R. Roberts: G. Braum

Supporting the' Reds "v Hilton SCHOOL PREFECTS

J. Morphew: Head of the School, Head of Foundation West.

D. Henwood: Head of Foundation East E .J. Theunissen: Head of Founders T.G.C. Henderson: Captain of Cricket

E.H. Bennett: Head of Farfield A.R. Clayden: Head of Tatham

C.O. Smythe: Captain of Rugby J.M. Barry

St Michael's Chronicle May 1937

VALETE

December, 1936: H.R.L. Alder, J.M. Barry,

A.N.H. Bond, P.G.B. Brown, H.J. Carr,

B.J. Chater, J.K. Clarence, A.R. Clayden, J.C. Cooke, L.S. Dawkins, O.C. Dawson,

B.J. Drysdale, A. Fehrsen, J.M. Forsdick,

A.G. Gemmell, A.M. Harvey, T.C.G. Hen- derson, D. Henwood, J.W. Hodgson, H.J.C. Hooper, P.C.H. Houghton, M.R. Johnston, T.C.D. Kennan, V.J. Kirton, H.T.P. Large, R.H. Lee, F.C. Lorentz, M. Macgregor, J.D.S. Moore, ]. Morphew, G.D. Moultrie, S.F. Orbell, F.D. Pascoe, P.F. Pentreath,

C.J. Peycke, N.C. Pooke, J.R. Poynton, B. McK. Randles, A.R. Roberts, B.C. Siedle,

C.O. Smythe, E.A. Stewart, G.D. Strachan,

B.M. Sully, J.M. Thorp, A.F.B. White, G.L. Wilson, R.E.H. Wilson.

February, 1937: P.C.D. Hathorn, C.L. Mac- neillie.

April, 1937: A.J. Clive Smith, A.M. Hender- son, S.G. Henwood, G.B. Payn, M. Gilbert- son, P. Walker, C.L.C. Reynolds.

St Michael's Chronicle December 1939 Extract from Dr Edgar Brookes' Speech

"Nothing will be advanced by vulgar and un- restrained abuse of political opponents. We can, and we must, build bridges of invincible friendshp and common humanity across the different ideologies. We must not be separated from each other, or even from those who would like to be separated from us. We will have a choice between bloody revolution or bloodless revolution. When could it be better said than in Michaelhouse, a Church School, that it is only in the light of the great spiritual fervour of Christianity that a new world can be built."

St Michael's Chronicle: 1902

St Michael's Day

"Our second Michaelmas at Balgowan was unfortunately marred by weather, but other- wise the proceedings passed off successfully, with one exception, that the unusual unavoid- able delay of the Natal Government Railways necessitated the mere reading out of the prize list, instead of the actual distribution of the books themselves. The cricket match resolved itself into two single day matches, in each of which the Old Boys were badly beaten, but, in justice to them, it must be said that the wind rarely blows half a gale in the Maritzburg Park. At any rate they have the sympathy of our numerous lady visitors, who must have

16 experienced corresponding difficulties with their coiffures and frills."

"Quis ut Deus"

Our school motto, though capable of some variation in interpretation, is too often trans- lated wrongly. There is, of course, a verb missing in the Latin, but the missing word is probably est, a verb which is commonly left unexpressed in Latin. The meaning therefore is: "Who is as God is?" The words cannot mean "Who is like God?" or "Who is as good as God?" Still less the commonly heard "Who but God?"

Quis ut Deus is the Latin translation from the Hebrew name Mi-cha-el: "Who-like-God" or "Who is as God is?"

St Michael's Chronicle: 1897

"Dear Michaelhouse, thy walls resound With cheeriest laughters happiest sound,

Thy boys in all they do sincere,

Their games and sports do hold so dear;

If e'er for work they feel no zest,

Still at their lessons do their best.

O! when their course at school is run,

May each to thee be still a son;

O! grant thy children may uphold Thy name untarnished - pure as gold,

That when they into men have grown,

To thee a debt they e'er shall own.

A.F.

Rector's Report: 1897. The Rev. James Cam- eron Todd, MA, BSc.

"The head should be a clergyman of the Church of England."

"The backbone of the education should be classics and mathematics."

"Athletic sports should be compulsory and under supervision."

"A training in the manners of a gentleman should be a matter of the first consideration."

Football-Rugby 1903

In our matches scientific combination between all the members of the team has been sacrificed to a hankering after lengthy runs and break- neck rushes. There was far too little cohesion in the team, too little mutual understanding between forwards and backs. Forwards still persist in holding the ball when they are asked to heel out, and vice versa, and imagine that they can see in the pack better what to do than the half outside. We still lower our scoring to- tal considerably by this obstinacy on behalf of certain forwards who think that because they have to shove extra with their bodies, their brains are not required to be used. The days of individual runs and struggles to shove off must give place to a sincere desire to play more sci- entifically. It can be quite as enjoyable to make a short run and a neat, safe pass, and to watch the man to your left or right gain ground quite easily as to disregard him altogether, and by sheer dodging powers or speed and strength of arm race up to the goal line, only to be col- lared more often than not, because the indi- vidual effort could not be so long maintained.

The game is not played by instinct. It is an art to be learnt by obedience to instruction, and a complete disregard of self. It provides oppor- tunities for showing special speed of strength, when the right time comes for any individual to show them, but it must always be remem- bered it is a game for fifteen men to play to- gether, and not for each of the fifteen in turn, while the rest are merely watching.

Motto: "Still more science and combination."

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17 Academic

MATRICULATION RESULTS Lees, P. SM DECEMBER 1989 Lewis, P. SM (Maths, Science, Name Result Lindhiem, R. History) S Allan, C. SM Lindop, P. SM (English, Maths, Allester, D. SM Science, History, SM) Andersson, R. SM (English, Maths, Mackay-James, A. SM Science, SM) Magadla, T. S Armstrong, G. SM Maxwell, R. S Barendsen, Clive SM Mbuyazi, P. SM (English, Maths, Barendsen, Craig SM Science, Zulu) Bassett, R. SM (English, Science, Messenger, A. SM Biology) Milne, C. SM Bates, R. SM Mitchell, G. SM Braum, G. SM Ndaba, L. S Britton, M. SM (Maths, Science, SM) Niven, A. SM Bryden, G. S Oosthuizen, D. SM Buckley, G. SM Pascoe, C. SM Butcher, R. SM Phillips, T. SM Chaplin, J. SM Pitt, M. SM Collins, K. S Plumstead, G. SM Cullinan, C. SM Porrill, D. SM Davies, R. SM Prince, D. SM De Ruyter, P. SM Pryce, N. SM (English, Maths, Dresser, G. S Science) Duffy, P. SM Ramsay, J. SM Dutton, A. SM Ramsay, G. SM (History) Dyson, R. SM (English) Ryan, B. SM Edmundson, G. SM Sabatta, J. SM Ellis, P. SM (Science)* Schofield, P. SM (English, History) Engelbrecht, R. SM (Afrikaans) Shiel, G. S Engels, R. SM Shields, C. SM (English, History) Evans, A. SM Sokhela, T. SM (Zulu) Filtane, M. S Southwood, D. SM Fleming, J. SM Staniforth, T. SM George, B. SM (Biology, Geography) Stead, A. SM Gilmour, J. SM Sutherland, B. (Thorne) SM Gilson, A. SM (Geography) Sykes, P.-J. S Gilson, K. SM Thomas, B. SM (Biology) Grout, S. S (English)* Thomson, G. SM Hanbury, P. SM Toyne, B. S Harker, D. SM Tully, M. SM Harkness, T. SM Van der Post, G. SM Harvey, R. SM Vaudin, D. SM Hayward-Butt, P. SM (English, Afrikaans*, Vaudin, Nicolas SM Maths, Science, History) Vermaak, H. S (English*, Afrikaans*) Higginson, C. SM (Art) Wimbush, S. SM (English, Maths, Hill, I. SM Science, Geography, James, A. SM (English) Youd, A. History) Khan, S. SM SM Kimble, S. SM Kruger, R. SM Larson, G. SM Lawrence, B. SM Le Sueur, C. SM (History) *=SG

18 Summary

MATRIC EXEMPTION

A Aggregate B Aggregate C Aggregate D Aggregate E Aggregate TOTAL Percentage Failures

School Leaving Certificates Percentage

Distinctions: Higher Grade 48

- 11

- 13

- 29

- 23

- 1 77

- 91,5

- 8,3

- 12

- 100%

Standard Grade 5

NATAL MAN GETS RHODES AWARD

A former headboy at Michaelhouse and political sci- ence honours graduate from University of Stellen- bosch, Mr Jerome Wilson, has been chosen as the Natal Rhodes scholar and will take up the coveted scholarship to Oxford in October next year.

Mr Wilson has just completed his honours degree cum laude at Stellenbosch and heard that he had won the scholarship on Thursday night.

''It came as a complete surprise and it hasn't quite sunk in yet," said Mr Wilson, when contacted at his mother's farm in Balgowan. He said that he was extremely happy and privileged to be the recipient of such a prestigious award and planned to study politics, philosophy and economics when he took up the scholarship next year.

A member of the selection committee, Mr Chris Mann, confirmed that Mr Wilson had been awarded the schol- arship and said that the other four South Africa-at-large Rhodes scholarships were still to be finalised.

After completing his matric with an A aggregate at Michaelhouse in 1985, where he was also the head- boy, Mr Wilson studied for a BA degree at the Univer- sity of Cape Town, from where he graduated with a 75 per cent aggregate last year.

He was also a member of the tennis, athletics and squash teams at the University of Stellenbosch.

Natal Witness, Tuesday, November28, 1989

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

For an English teacher, evidence of creativity among his pupils is always pleasing - it suggests imagination and independent thought, it suggests that a pupil has listened carefully to words of wisdom in the classroom and has then decided to use the words or react against them - he has been forced to decide for himself. I hope that the literary successes of this year demon- strate that the English Department at Michaelhouse is encouraging freedom of thought and expression.

Once again we had our successes in the two sections of the Alan Paton Competition in the literary section. Philip Lmdop did well to reach the finals of the Standard Ten competition with his thoughtful topic The Arrowing ol the Cane - the symbolism ol a liberal conscience and Edward Cottrell made the semi-finals of the Stan- dard Eight section with his personal look at Ahmed Es- sop.

In the Paton Creative Writing Competition, Jonathan Erasmus came first equal in the Standard Nine poetry with his highly individualistic offering Soon Rod ol Ri- dents, and Simon Gane received a Certificate of Merit in the same section for War Memorial.

The St John's Poetry Competition brought us further success with Michaelhouse having 12 of the 23 fi- nalists, we won all three prizes in the junior section and came second and third in the senior. All these poems appear elsewhere in this magazine. It was pleasing to have successes in not only these pro- vincial competitions but also in national situations Richard Dyson was placed in the top hundred of the English Olympiad, which attracts about 5000 entrants each year, and for the second year running we shared the top prize in the literary magazine English Alive - the prize goes to the schools submitting the most sub- stantial contributions of good quality writing - our con- gratulations go to Richard Dyson. Michael Gowen. Sathish Ramdayal and James Suzman.

Creativity applies to both written and spoken English and we are pleased to report on successes in the two local Speech Contests. Charles Shields did very well to reach the finals of the Jan Hofmeyr Competition where he was eventually placed third, and in the Crossways Toyota Contest, both our speakers reached the finals, with Bilal Naby coming third in the senior section and Justin Bothner winning the junior section. We have won one of these magnificent trophies for the last three years - a tremendous success rate.

As a Department, we are pleased with these successes

- but our real satisfaction comes from a hope, or an awareness, that such creativity can only emerge from a classroom atmosphere that encourages such literary output. We seem to be marching, most successfully, not to Pretoria but to our own tune - let us hope that the butterfly of item banks and multiple choices never flies up our nose!

HISTORY DEPARTMENT

In the 1989 Chronicle I mentioned that hopes were high for a good crop of "A" results in the 1989 Matric exam- ination. This hope was realised, with eight boys achiev- ing "A" symbols. The overall history results were pleas- ing. Our numbers for 1990 are Matric - 69, Std 9 - 71, Std 8-66 which is a very pleasing situation.

Items of interest during the year: AJR and DML at- tended a workshop, given by overseas experts, on technology in history teaching. Mrs Cook took the Std VI class to Zululand on an informative and interesting trip. Major Hall gave a fascinating slide and tape pres-

19 entation of Trench Warfare in World War I, Mr T. Katz- man from the US spent several days with us, mostly discussing education in the US, DML took his annual party to Spioenkop and Colenso. Once again we did well in the Young Historians Competition. Allan Eras- mus reached the Natal Finals (Std 8) while Patrick Schofield won the Natal Finals (Std X) but was not placed in the National Finals.

AJR

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

The 1988 Matric results, although not as pleasing as in 1987, were very much as expected. However, two more distinctions were predicted and it is most difficult to understand why the two candidates concerned only obtained a "B". For 27 out of 52 candidates geography was their highest symbol - not quite up to the 46 out of 60 for 1987.

The following symbols were obtained 3 "A"s, 9 "B"s, 15 "C"s, 14 "D"s, 11 "E"s.

Keith Fairweather resigned and departed at the end of the Second Quarter and we were pleased to welcome Don Elkington. Craig Andrew has resigned and will be departing in December 1989, and we thank them both for their efforts in the classroom and their contributions to the Geography Society.

Trevor Wills, a visiting lecturer from Pietermaritzburg University, addressed the "A" block on aspects of the future possible development of Pietermaritzburg with emphasis on the post-apartheid city. This was followed by a visit of the A block geographers on the last Friday of the First Quarter to conduct an urban study of Pieter- maritzburg. D and E block have done fieldwork studies in the environs of the school and the B block have done a fieldwork study at Lidgetton, to observe, record and analyse details of river erosion, rejuvenation and the formation of the Lidgetton waterfall.

Three Michaelhouse boys entered, for the first time, the Young Geographer's Conference. J. Ramsay, B. George and S. Wimbush presented papers on urban geography and J. Templeton gave a contribution on his research of forestry in Natal. A sound effort by all four. WEA and CA attended an interesting and stimulating Private Schools Geography Conference held at Bish- ops in Cape Town during the Easter holidays, and both attended the AGM of the Natal Geography Association held in Durban in April. In the same month CA attended a Geography Fieldwork Conference at Northlands Girls' High School in Durban, while WEA and DE at- tended a weekend conference at Edgewood during the Third Quarter in which Michael Storm spoke on aspects of Geographical trends in the United Kingdom.

WEA chaired two meetings at Michaelhouse in the Second and Fourth Quarters in which geography teachers from Estcourt, Weston, Treverton, Howick, St Anne's and Hilton met to discuss problems and ideas related to the teaching of Geography.

WEA was awarded a Private Schools Industrial Vis- itorship and in the June holidays, visited eight schools in England to study and observe trends in the teaching of Geography and other aspects of education. He ad- dressed the Michaelhouse Staff and the Michaelhouse Board of Governors on his impressions of the visit and a written report was submitted to all the Private Schools in South Africa.

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

The aim of the following short, cursory survey of sci- ence at Michaelhouse is to place the current and future position of science in our school into perspective.

With the launching of Sputnik 1 in October 1957, man for the first time succeeded in achieving velocities that would be fast enough to overcome the gravitational force. This shocked the USA and other Western coun- tries into a realisation of their technological and scien- tific inferiority.

Unfortunately many of these inferiorities still exist here in SA. We in the Michaelhouse science department be- lieve we can play a role in eliminating a few shortcom- ings. Our plan is to provide boys with the necessary theoretical and practical (skills) knowledge to enter into University or Technikon and continue into a scientific career.

A new Standard Six and Standard Seven syllabus has been prepared (internally) which we believe is exciting and should provide pupils with an insight into the vari- ous scientific fields.

Standard Eight boys will be expected to prepare a pro- ject (working model included) as part of their year as- sessment in 1990. We hope the boys will realise the po- tential in individual research work, experimentation and development of conclusions. An insight into the "re- search scientist" will be made.

Standard Nine and Ten boys will be encouraged to es- tablish effective individual study programmes which will hopefully include the concepts of evaluation and analy- sis of practical work with respect to the theory learnt in class.

All boys will be given an opportunity to discuss prob- lems with their teachers with regard to learning difficul- ties, examinations, careers etc.

All science pupils will be exposed to the "Young Scien- tists Expo" during their science career, while the older pupils will be expected to write the Science Olympiad examinations in March of each year.

All pupils will go on a field trip when appropriate and again be exposed to the real scientific world.

We in the science department believe our future pro- gramme, starting in 1990, will develop an enthusiastic approach towards science and its related fields and eventually contribute towards the improvement of tech- nology, engineering, medicine etc in South Africa.

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20 ACADEMIC TROPHY 1989

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Open scholarships

Major:

1st Minor:

2nd Minor:

Timothy Porter (Cowan House) Andrew Prince (Cordwalles) Edward Frey (Michaelhouse)

Closed scholarships

Cowan House: Matthew Pennefather

Cordwalles:

Highbury:

Pridwin: Ridge:

St Peter's: Clifton Dbn: Clifton NR:

Michael Burnett Stephen Macquet Shaughan Stephens Peter Cottrell Andrew Lees Larry-John Read Joshin Raghubar

Michaelhouse Special Academic Award

Clifton NR: Joshin Raghubar

Exhibitions

Michaelhouse: Barry Hatfield

Cordwalles: Murray Witherspoon

Pridwin: Gavin MacNaughton

Trust Scholarships

Jesse Pretorius (Melmoth Primary School) (75 %)

Robert Mayes

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21 Vlth FORM

Back Row (left to right): Grant Berry, Alan Redfern, Michael Gormley, And reas Zettler, Thomas Zettler,

Alexander Steedman, Graham Brown, Deane Macquet Middle Row (left to right): Martin Shabalala, Lance Jacobs, Deon Dhlomo , Kenneth Walker, Bruce Gilson, Aiden Pringle,

Stephen Mayfield, Alistair Noyce, Humphrey Dlamini Front Row (left to right): Nicholas Barnes, Ryan Short, Andre Venter, An drew Dixon-Smith, Richard Aitchison,

Ric Andrews, Mark Armstrong Missing: Siphiso Mthethwa

SIXTH FORM 1989

There is an ever-increasing demand for places at uni- versities in South Africa, particularly for under-graduate studies, and, more especially, at first-year level. Inextri- cably linked to this phenomenon is the fact that univer- sities in this country are currently existing on close to a negative growth rate, primarily on account of a drastic (and questionable) reduction in government subsidis- ation. Other difficulties abound, not the least of which is the inordinately high failure rate which confronts those who ultimately do make it into the first year. This phenomenon, among other things, makes one question whether the much-sought-after matriculation is in fact adequate preparation or a suitable qualification for uni- versity entrance. Indeed the universities themselves have begun to ask this very question and on the strength of the concern that there is for the abounding problems multiple colleges have been opened in recent years, by the universities themselves, as well as by other independent institutions, providing an inter- mediary or "bridging" programme.

The need for such a concept has long been recognised at Michaelhouse. Indeed it is awesome to think that as long ago as 1928 our educational predecessors con- demned the matriculation examination to which they were shackled (as we are today) as an inadequate and inappropriate university entrance qualification, and in- troduced the post-matric year. The concept has thrived ever since. In fact it would be true to say of it that the need for such a year has never been greater, and this is borne out by the growing demand for places in such a programme as we offer here.

The 1989 post-matric group was a particularly success- ful one. Their contribution to the school in every sphere was laudable in the extreme. Obvious, but nonetheless vital, input was made in leadership within the school as well as in helping to establish a healthy communal and

22 corporate spirit. The work begun on the community ser- vice programme, Operation Reachout. by the 1988 Vlth form group was continued and improved upon: in ex- cess of R3500 was raised for various projects at the Michaelhouse Zenzane Village. In the first quarter of the year a Vlth Form play was produced on the Schle- singer stage. Spike Milligan's The Bed-sitting Room was chosen and all post-matriculants participated in what proved to be a highly amusing and entertaining, if somewhat controversial, production. In addition to the play a rich diversity of other social, cultural and recre- ational activities was undertaken in the course of the year. One particular outing was such a success that it warrants a mention. A formal dinner together with the Hilton post-matric class was held in the Third Quarter at Rawdon's Hotel. Mr Tim Williams, an independent Natal-based wine merchant, addressed the assembled group on the history and mystery of wine in this country and introduced us all to a selection of South African cul- tivars. The evening proved to be of significant social and educational value and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Academically there were a few pleasant surprises and some disappointments, but all in all the 1989 post- matriculants produced one of the finest sets of UNISA results since our move from GCE "A" level some twenty years ago. Details have been produced in full below. Congratulations are extended to the students and their tutors for their outstanding achievements.

UNISA RESULTS: 1989

Andrews R Armstrong, M Barnes, N Berry, G

Brown, G Dhlomo, D

Dlamini, H

Dixon-Smith, A Gilson, B Gormley, M Jacobs, L Macquet, D Mayfield, S Mthethwa, S

Noyce, A Pringle, A Redfern, A Shabalala, M

Short, R Steedman, A

AC 79, EC 78. PS 83

AC 68, EC 75

EN62, PH 36, PS 50

EC 53, M1 50, M3 32, P1 36, P2 36,

P368, P4 45S

AC 50, EC 46, PS 59

M1 92, M2 83, M3 63, ENS 58. C1

60, C2 97, C3 71, C4 81, P1 81, P2 93, P387, P4 72

M1 67, M2 51, M3 64. ENS 60. C1 56, C2 69, C3 43. C4 63, P1 60, P2

61,P3 71.P4 62 EC 53, EN 58. PH 50

AC 79, EC 67, M1 38, M3 38 EN 56, GE 50, PS 59 AC 94, EC 78. M1 75, M2 57, M3 52 PH 28, PS 62 R R FP 7Q 77

M1 36, M2 33. M3 32, ENS 59, C1 63, C2 58, C4 61, P1 50, P2 51, P3

62, P4 50

EC 76, EN 61, PS 52

AF60BE, PH61

AC 64, EC 67, PS 65

M1 26, M3 45, ENS 66, C1 38, C2

33, C3 14, C4 57, P1 40, P2 29, P3

54, P4 28

EC 75, EN 67, PH 65 AC 68, GE 39

Walker, K AC 76, EC 80. M1 80, M2 64. M3 67 Zettler, A AC 92, EC 92. M1 69. M2 41, M3 52

Zettler, T M1 56, M2 29, M3 27, ENS 57, C1

51, C2 50, C3 35. C4 59, P1 28, P2 51.P364.P4 50

SUBJECT BY SUBJECT ANALYSIS

AC (Accounting 1)

Pass rate: 9/9:100 % 5 Distinctions AF (Afrikaans A)

Pass rate: 1/1:100%

B(A-level Biology)

Pass rate: 2/2:100%

EC (Economics 1)

Pass rate: 12/13:92,3 % 8 Distinctions EN (English 1)

Pass rate: 5/5:100 %

GE (Geography 1)

Pass rate: 1/2:50 %

PH (Philosophy 1)

Pass rate: 3/5:60 %

PS (Psychology 1)

Pass rate: 8/8:100 % 2 Distinctions M1 (Maths 101)

Pass rate: 7/10:70 % 3 Distinctions M2 (Maths 102)

Passrate:4/7:57,1 % 1 Distinction M3 (Maths 103)

Pass rate: 5/10:50%

ENS (English for Science Students)

Pass rate: 5/5:100 %

C1 (Chemistry 101) Pass rate: 4/5:80%

C2 (Chemistry 102)

Pass rate: 4/5:80% 1 Distinction C3 (Chemistry 103)

Pass rate: 1/4:25%

C4 (Chemistry 104)

Pass rate: 5/5:100 % 1 Distinction P1 (Physics 101)

Pass rate: 3/6:50 % 1 Distinction P2 (Physics 102)

Pass rate: 3/6:50 % 1 Distinction P3 (Physics 103)

Pass rate: 6/6:100 % 1 Distinction P4 (Physics 104)

Pass rate: 4/6:67,7 %

GENERAL ANALYSIS

ALL SUBJECTS Pass rate: 93/120: 78% 24 Distinc- tions

Failure rate: 27/120:22%

N.B. The Pass Mark for ALL subjects is 50 %.

A First or Distinction is awarded to candidates who score 75 % and above.

A Supplementary is awarded to deserving cases who score 45-49% for a subject. These are awarded by UNISA.

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The Michaelmas vacation saw the Michaelhouse post- matric undertake the third of its annual visits to the self- governing state of Gazankulu. For the eight young men who were chosen to attend, and the two masters, this proved to be a thoroughly enriching experience, and one of the highlights of the year. We were pleased that on this occasion the rector and his wife were able to join us in the latter stages of the tour. I should like to extend, on behalf of the Michaelhouse post-matric group, our very sincere thanks to all those who give so freely of their time and expertise to make the visit the enormous success that it is. Interest in the outing has increased considerably over the past three years, and I anticipate, regrettably, that we shall not be able to accommodate all who would like to attend in 1990.

Some photographs and quotations tell the story of this year's tour:

Two Rectors meet at the entrance to the Giyani College of Education

Our hotel in Seapoint

"The Gazankulu tour was the most exciting, interesting and inspiring trip that I have ever been on. From an educational point of view we learned an immense amount on the trip, not only about Gazankulu and its people, but about ourselves and those around us." (N. Barnes)

"Gazankulu is a state where the curse of Apartheid is failing." (H. Dlamini)

"I was tremendously excited about being chosen to go.

.. the trip organised for us surpassed all my expec- tations ... it would be a lie to say that we were not spoilt rotten ... The Gazankulu trip was to me an experience that I will remember and cherish for a long time to come. Gazankulu's greatest resource is, without a doubt, its people." (A. Pringle)

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24 which we had previously known very little about . . . I think that what is happening in Gazankulu is not only extremely challenging but also extremely encouraging and exciting."(R. Andrews)

"The part of the visit which I enjoyed the most was the three days' stay at Letaba Ranch. I experienced the peace and quietness of the bush and also the joy of be- ing with and staying with Nature." (M. Shabalala) cated to ensure that individuals had the chance to pur- sue personal pleasures and recreations.

Organised visits were made to the University of Cape Town, to a Franschhoek wine farm, Clos Cabiere, to the townships of Crossroads, Guguletu. Ilanga and Khayalitsha outside the city. We also, among other things, met socially with some of the old boys and past teachers of both schools; climbed up Table Mountain (and took the cable car back down); attended a per- formance of A Walk in the Woods at the Baxter Theatre; watched Natal beat Western Province in a day/night game at Newlands, and took a train ride on the Peninsula to Kalk Baai and had a fish braai at The Brass Bell.

The tour group at Letaba Ranch

"It was encouraging to see a fully-developed, multi- racial primary school, Khanyisa (shining light)... It was an extreme privilege to be chosen to go on this tour." (A. Dixon-Smith)

"Gazankulu is a land of hope, a land of proud identity and dignity." (D. Dhlomo)

"I believe that we went to Gazankulu as visitors but left as ambassadors." (L. Jacobs)

The 1989 Vlth form end of year tour was to Cape Town and was undertaken in conjunction with the Hilton Col- lege post-matric class. It proved in many respects to be a fitting climax and conclusion to the year. Indeed it was deemed such a success that it has already been de- cided that the 1990 tour will be to the same venue and will take much the same shape and form as this year's tour did. A rich variety of visits and activities was on of- fer with just the right amount of free time being allo-

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The Christopher Nash Scholarship for 1989 was awarded to Simon Pitout. Simon spent eleven months in the United Kingdom and on the continent and returned home last De- cember. He attended Monmouth School as an exchange scholar and sat an A-level in English, at the same time participating meaningfully in the other academic, sport- ing and cultural aspects of the school. He recounts some of his experiences below:

"Monmouth School lies on the banks of the Wye River, in the picturesque Wye Valley, on the border of Wales. It was with a certain amount of trepidation that I arrived at the beginning of their Lent Quarter, 1989.1 was fairly certain that, given the circumstances and goings-on of the South Africa that I had left, I would probably be in for a certain amount of questioning and, perhaps, criticism.

One of my first impressions when I arrived, besides the winter weather, was of the level of the academic com- mitment of the scholars. I was placed in a class in the

Upper Sixth Form (final year), where a great deal more work outside class and assignments was required and was done. Sport was still a major aspect of the school's life but activity was obviously curtailed due to the often- inclement British weather! Thus many indoor sports such as squash, badminton, volleyball and indoor foot- ball seemed popular, over and above the main "out- side" sports of rugby, cricket and rowing.

There was an even ratio of boarders to dayboys and the boarding system was fairly similar to Michael- house's, with eight houses, although all senior boys stayed in bedsits.

I was surprised by the attitude of most of the boys to what is happening in South Africa at the present time. There was certainly a great deal of criticism at the mul- tiple injustices of the system in which we live, but there was also a positive interest in finding out if "what they say on the telly" was really true. Many wished to know if it really was as bad as the media made it out to be. At times I was really shocked by what seemed a frighten- ing ignorance on the part of a small number of the pu- pils. I was even asked in the middle of one of my classes whether we still used ox wagons at all!

I made many good friends amongst my own age-group while I was at Monmouth, yet one of the aspects that I found faintly disturbing was the lack of any definite or distinct school "spirit" or "feeling". There was very little contact between seniors and juniors and as a result, perhaps, any school event, particularly sporting, was poorly attended.

While I was at Monmouth I was fortunate enough to join an art trip to Paris and a skiing trip to Switzerland. Both of these trips furthered my realisation that education cannot and must not be confined to mere academic work, but has to be about experience and contact. I think that one of the most important things that I came to realise was that, no matter how bad things may seem to be, or how hopeless a situation may seem to be- come, we should never allow ourselves to lapse into the cynicism that seems to have become so prevalent in our society. We have to keep on hoping and trying for a better future."

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26 Speech Day

SPECIAL PRIZE LIST Bishop Baines Memorial Essay RM. Andrews Tatham Memorial Essay P.G. Mbuyazi David Small Brand Prize (tor the Post Matriculant who had the highest aggregate in Matric - now studying): Arts R.R. Short Herbert Fisher Prize (best aggregate in Trial Matric) S.J. Wimbush W.R. Hindson History Essay A.L. Erasmus W R. Hindson English Literature R.R. Short Peter Bell Memorial English Literature P.G.W Lindop Rector s English Verse Prize R.N.Dyson J.J.L. Sisson Prize (proficiency in English Grammar C D or E Block) M.J .V. Hewat Michael Barry English Prize R.N. Dyson Rector's Afrikaans Essay A. Dutton P.D. Barnard Memorial Afrikaans (Best progress by a boy starting Afrikaa ns at Michaelhouse) C.D. Wadman Hutchinson Memorial Mathematics Prize: Senior M.R. Britton Junior G.P. Mrkusic Godfrey Immelman Maths Prize R.L. Andersson Stubbings-Dyson Prize (to the most promising Mathematician in C Bloc k) R.M Raghavjeeand M.J.V Hewat Margaret Proctor Prize for VI Form Physics DSC. Dhlomo J.L. Robinson Award (for achievement in the theoretical and practical rea lms of Physical Science) N.N. Pryce Kevin King Memorial Award (for outstanding Scientific Project Work) D.K Everett Nedbank Biology Prize R.V. Engelbrecht Hudson Bennett Natural History Prize Senior N.G. Barnes Junior M.J.V. Hewat Hudson Bennett Ecology Prize J.A. Versfeld Andrew Henderson Prize for Agriculture Senior R.A. Spencer Lions River Conservation Prize R.W. Currie John A'ien Art Prize J.C. Shales Zulu Progress Prize R K. Kruger R.J.L. Bryden Collins Prize for Music C.M. Barendsen Peter Beard Memorial Music Prize C.G. Barendsen Senior Music Prize R.L. Andersson A.P. Andersson F.S. Bishop Memorial Dramatic Prize (Best individual performance of the year) K.R. Borland W.A. van der Walt Dramatic Prize (Best performance by a novice actor). .. J.M. Suzman Van Velden Trophy (Greatest contribution to drama during his school G.A.Ralfe Vivienne Stranack Award (for creative or performing Arts) C A B. Higgin son Richard Hedden Memorial Award (for Community Service T.D. Phillips Tim Patrick Memorial Prize (for exceptional conribution to Society Work)... T.D. Phillips M. R. Butcher Outward Bound Award T.D. Phillips R.L. Andersson and P.G.W. Lindop M.Tully G.J. Steiner A.W.L. Crutchley A.K.B. Akker

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27 Maths

Accountancy

Economics

English

Afrikaans

Geography

Computer Studies

Science

French

English

Afrikaans

Biology

Latin

Zulu

French

English

Science

History

Biology

Geography Human Kinetics Computer Studies

English

Maths

Latin

French

Science

Human Kinetics Art: 3 dimensional

Art: 2 dimensional

English

Afrikaans

Zulu

Biology

History

Art

French

SUBJECT PRIZES

L. Jacobs A.D. Zettler/

L. Jacobs L. Jacobs K.D.M. Walker

VI Form

Biology

English

Physics

A.M. Pringle R.R. Short D.S.C. Dhlomo

A Block

R.N. Dyson R.V. Engelbrecht S.J. Wimbush S.J. Wimbush S.J. Wimbush N.M.J. Vaudin/ P.G.W. Lindop

Maths

History

Art Zulu

Biology

Latin

R.L. Andersson R.L. Andersson C.A.B. Higginson P.G. Mbuyazi N.N. Pryce C.W. Shields

B Block

B.N. Gundry M.J.A. Gowen M.J.A. Gowen M.J.A. Gowen M. Dlamini E. Hening

Maths

Science

Geography

History

Art

S. Ramdayal S. Ramdayal S. Ramdayal G.E. Osborne/ C.A. Legge S.Zama

C Block

M.J.V. Hewat M.J.V. Hewat M.J.V. Hewat M.J.V. Hewat/ G.C. Garrettt E.C. Cottrell M.J. Farren D.K. Makan/

T.P. Gifford-Nash

Afrikaans

Maths French

Divinity

Art

Zulu

A.R.D. McIntosh R.M. Raghavjee A.P. Andersson A.P. Andersson K.G. Roques/ M.S. Lindhiem S.E. Malevu

G.P. Mrkusic G.P. Mrkusic

G.P. Mrkusic J.P. Bothner J.P. Bothner R.B. Smither

H.C. Pooke G. Christian

D Block

Zulu

History

Divinity

Geography

Biology

Afrikaans

K. Mazibuko C.A. Barnabas C.J. Roche B.G. Duff B.G.Duff S.T. Schoeman

S.J. Fraser C.N.D. McIntosh C.N.D. McIntosh C.N.D. McIntosh Q.W.R. Duncan Q.W.R. Duncan Q.W.R. Duncan

E Block

Maths

Geography

Human Kinetics Divinity Latin Science

E.C. Frey W.G.M. Smith B.A. Ralfe I.E.S. Feek S.L. Barnabas S.L. Barnabas S.L. Barnabas

28 GABRIELLE MASSEY PRIZES

(Awarded for oral work in English)

A Block:

C.W. Shields, G.J.C. Mitchell, J.R. Fleming, C M. Bar- endsen, S.J, Grout.

B Block:

S. Ramdayal, M. Cotton, A.W.M. Veowart. C. Carrara, M. Slaughter, S.W. von Kaufmann

C Block:

L.D. Ferreira, V. Wilson, K.G. Roques, C. Russell, R.D. Oscroft

D Block:

J.P. Bothner, R. Inglis, G.-J. Keough, R. Shacksnovis,

D.H. McNeil

E. Block:

W.G.M. Smith, W.A. Goldby

RECTOR'S ADDRESS SPEECH DAY 1989

Mr Chairman, Honoured Guests, Sir Ian Lloyd. Gover- nors, Staff, Ladies and Gentlemen, and boys at Mich- aelhouse. When I first sat down to prepare for this Speech Day report, I found great difficulty in sifting that which happened six months ago from that which hap- pened about a year ago. There is so much happening at such a pace, that I cannot believe that the Michael- house programme has ever been so full and diverse. I will this morning focus on just some of the thoughts and direction which are part of our school, and which will form an integral part of our school as we go into the 21st century.

As most know our Centenary is being celebrated in 1996 and with this in mind the Centenary launch appeal is now well under way in South Africa, the United King- dom and even in North America. The bottom line of the appeal is to provide for improved physical structures in the school and also to provide funds that will be used to enable needy young South Africans to attend this school. I am sure that most here are aware of what in- frastructure is being planned. For this reason I refer but briefly to the improved living and study quarters, the new administrative areas, the new classroom block, the audio-visual centre including the upgraded library, a new sanatorium: a new gymnasium and swimming pool complex, and probably the most significant of all being the 8th House. I should mention that the new 8th House is not an attempt to increase the numbers at Michael- house. but rather an attempt to provide more space so that we are able to give to our pupils adequate living quarters and areas for study. I cannot emphasise enough the need to improve our study areas.

Those boys who are at the school at the moment who have experienced bedsits or rooms - and we have just a few of them - without hesitation and without excep- tion state that their ability to study in the bedsit environ- ment leads to far better work efficiency than that gained from the toyes we have at present. Our appeal is on course and we are hopeful that we will realise the target of some R12 million. The response that we have had from our Level One givers has been quite outstanding and we are indeed grateful to them for their generosity which has most effectively started the ball rolling. Of course by the end of the appeal the numbers and do- nors involved will have increased greatly, and I take this opportunity to thank all those who will participate in our Centenary Launch Appeal. The Michaelhouse Com- munity is such that I am confident we will realise our tar- get. The role played by the smallest donor is so import- ant to the success and greatly appreciated.

New buildings and facilities do not of course make for a good or a better school. It is rather HOW these facilities are used. To what use will they be put? Are they being used to facilitate and achieve the right educational values? A facility must after all be a means to an end. The end remains the all important goal. We live in times of change and challenge, and here at Michaelhouse we are influenced not only by the change being effected in our country, but also we are being influenced by changes, such as with the Centenary Project, within the school. In times of change it is particularly important that intrinsic values are maintained and enshrined. It was not by chance that this school was founded by a clergyman. It is not by chance that it is the Diocesan College of Natal, and it is not by chance that its motto is the battle cry of Archangel Michael, Quis ut Deus? or "Who but God?" The role of the church and the inllu- ence on the lives of the young men who leave the school becomes even more significant in these times of division, confusion and great challenge. Of course it is important that boys get the best academic qualifi- cations of which they are capable. This will give them the key to the door, but the mechanism will not open unless it is oiled by the qualities of the power of com- munication and a love and understanding of your fellow man. An editorial in a recent edition of a local news- paper refers to Alexander Solzhenitsyn. It reads as fol- lows "This gifted writer is not only a Russian patriot in the best sense of the term, he is a world patriot as well,

29 deeply concerned with what he regards as the wrong turn that humanity has taken during the last three cen- turies. There has been technical progress but no moral progress. Instead there has been more moral retro- gression. People demand rights and more rights, but at the expense of their sense of duty. They place their in- dividual interests above those of the extended human family to which we all belong".

It is to this end that we should seriously address our- selves as educators:

(i) we must arrest the moral retrogression and turn it about to moral progress;

(ii) we must develop a sense of service and duty to supplant the demand for one's rights;

(iii) we must ensure that the concern for the extended human family takes precedence over one's per- sonal interests.

That vital part of the educational programme which concerns the Christian ethic of values and morals for life ahead is addressed in a number of ways in the school. It has often been stated that schooling at Mich- aelhouse provides for a balanced education. Remove exposure to and experience of the Christian way of life and you have a balance akin to a helicopter without a tail propellor - the whole purpose and direction in life will be missing. In what way do we at Michaelhouse at- tempt to lay down and cement the foundations for a meaningful Christian involvement, witness and direc- tion for the years that lie ahead? Here are some ways.

All boys are made aware of service for others and be- come involved in a service programme during their time at this school. This involvement is monitored. We are presented with certain difficulties because of our geo- graphical location where the opportunity for service for the community is somewhat limited. Nevertheless boys in this school will involve themselves in internal service projects in the school itself. Also in helping local farm- ers in various ways, for example fire fighting and re- moval of bugweed. They also go into Howick to visit young people in Sunfield Home, or the Old Age Home in Howick. Recently we have become involved with the home that Dennis Bailey has in Sweetwaters to look af- ter displaced black children. Our own Farm School proves a worthwhile recipient for service where our Vlth form in particular involve themselves in a number of projects like the making of a sand pit for the children, providing a Christmas party, gathering of funds to fulfil the needs and the schooling of the pre-primary section of the Farm School. We hope that this spirit of service will carry on after school and in fact I have received let- ters from Old Boys in which they write that they have continued working for the community in various ways. This is most gratifying.

It is imperative that the young men of South Africa are made aware of different view points of different peoples that make up this great country of ours and hence the drive to get a number of people to speak to the school boys. Not speakers of one view point only but speakers of all view points - as many as possible - all colours and creeds and political views. Associated with that is our programme which is developing for an exchange between schools, and so we have an exchange with boys from Monmouth School in Wales. Also just started this year, an exchange with Trinity College School in Port Hope on the shores of Lake Ontario in Canada. It is of such importance that our boys are brought to- gether with people of different opinions. It is a vitally im- portant part of their education. The racial policy of the school is in itself a means towards the end of under- standing of people of different races and our school does present itself as a microcosm of the South African society. The changes that are already occurring are re- flected in the composition of the school.

A recent development is the establishment of SAYS - standing for South African Youth Symposium. This is the brainchild of Robin Cox, one of our teachers at the school. The South African Youth Symposium was set up in 1987 with the aim of bringing young people of all races together to share opinions and ideas, to com- municate feelings and fears and to come to a greater understanding of the needs and cultures of the different race and language groups. About 1 200 scholars from all over South Africa have attended the national sympo- sia and all the regional mini-symposia thus far. The first symposium was held at Michaelhouse, last year at Hil- ton and this year again at Michaelhouse. The aim is to extend it into other provinces of South Africa. The re- sponse from scholars has been unbelievable and they have demanded more and more such gatherings. Many of the pupils have continued to meet socially after the symposia. They have stayed in each other's homes and have done a great deal to spread the aims of SAYS. The fact that SAYS is a non-political organis- ation is an important factor in its development. The Natal region has been particularly active and a mini- symposium was held in July at the Cutty Sark Hotel. Radio 5 ran a one hour programme interviewing SAYS delegates during the June/July holidays and the re- sponse from interested persons to this programme has been exciting. It is undertakings like this that are so meaningful in education to our young people of today.

Our Venture Club and Outdoor Educational pro- gramme involves the development of initiative and leadership with obviously a physical component. But what one doesn't often realise is the important role it plays in developing appreciation for and understanding of the environment. God created Man and Nature and both should be in harmony.

I read an exerpt from William Wordsworth's poem; "The World is too much with us".

"The world is too much with us late and soon Getting and spending we lay waste our powers.

Little we see in Nature that is ours

We have given our hearts away-a sordid boon"

Wordsworth is here referring to the fact that we are in- fluenced too much by material pleasure. Our time is consumed by our need to acquire wealth just so that we can spend it on material goods. In this way we waste our energies and are blind to the values that nature can

30 offer us. We have sold our souls for mercenary and selfish gain. We are no longer in harmony with the natu- ral elements of the earth. So again an awareness and concern for nature, puts us in harmony with the world around us. not just people, but all the gifts of God. nature and humanity.

I know that some of you boys dislike going to Chapel and I know that some say that when they leave school that will be the last time they go to Church. I also know that nearly all Old Boys make the Chapel the first visit- ing point when they come back. I also know that nearly all Old Boys retain a great deal of the Chapel's influ- ence in the school. Recently in London I was sitting in the house of a well-known Old Boy and we were having a quiet chat after the Old Boy cocktail party. He is a per- son who is involved in a number of big business deals and is in a very important decision making position. His comment to me was that whenever he is confronted with a really major decision he harks back to his days at school and the Christian teaching that was implanted in those early times. He uses those values as a yardstick for these major decisions that he now makes. I have also been very impressed on both occasions that I have been over to Toronto in the last couple of years for Old Boys meetings. On the Sunday at the end of these gatherings we all go to the Trinity College Chapel in the University of Toronto where a service is held. That proves to be a highlight of the weekend and a very meaningful experience. The Church with its values and teachings has obviously an important role to play in the lives of the Old Boys, their wives and families. Also sig- nificant is here at home when numerous Old Boys use the School Chapel in which to get married. The venue means enough for them to be the starting points for the many years of married life that lie ahead of them.

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys. If South Africa is to sur- vive we in our schools must be producing young men and women who have a very clear set of values for life. Let us help match the moral progress with the technical progress. Let us prepare young men with a sense of duty rather than people who spend their time demand- ing rights. Let us place individual interests below the interests of the extended family to which we all belong. Let us live by our motto Quis ut Deus.

As we move towards the end of this year I look back with some considerable satisfaction on the very defi- nite, positive approach there has been towards studies. There has been a concerted effort made by all involved, to ensure that the priority of learning, or achieving aca- demic excellence is uppermost in the pupils' minds. My congratulations to the prize-winners - they have de- served, tangible rewards. But my congratulations also to those boys who have worked hard, who have given their best. No one can ask any more of you than that you give of your best - your rewards will come though not necessarily in the form of a Speech Day Prize.

As I have stated earlier in my address, the academic qualification is the key to the door of adulthood, the mechanism to work must be oiled by the qualities of the power of communication and a love and understanding of your fellow man. In other words the two aspects COMPLEMENT one another, as do the other aspects of a balanced education. The one is not addressed at the expense of the other.

I take this opportunity of thanking the Senior Masters and members of staff for their magnificent input to the School. I continue to be most impressed by the hard work, dedication and professionalism that is shown by them. Typical of those who teach at this School was the staff involvement with the boys in the March April holi- days of this year:

Mr Ashmole and Mr Venter took an U15 rugby team on tour.

Mr Snyder and Mr Henderson took the 1 st XV on tour.

Mr Winckworth went to Cape Town with the squash team.

Mr Reynolds took a group scuba diving to Cape Vidal.

Mr Buckley took a group to the Zambesi The Trout Club went to East Griqualand with Mr Gould- ing.

And a Hockey Festival was organised by Mr Fairweather.

This year has seen the arrival of eight new members of staff. Most of them have helped bring the average age of the staff down quite considerably! They are men of quality and enthusiasm and have already proved a great asset to Michaelhouse.

My thanks also to Rick Andrews, the Senior Prefect and Ryan Short, the Second Prefect. I have enjoyed work- ing with them and appreciate their loyalty and dedi- cation to the School. They, and the prefect body, have formed a most effective unit.

I close with a work from Alexander Solhenitsyn -about life and its riddles- SHARASHKAS

And you have the right to arrange your own life under the blue sky and the hot sun, to get a drink of water, to stretch, to travel wherever you like...

What about the main thing in life, all its riddles? If you want, I'll spell it out for you right now.

"W. Smith departs; B. Ralph awaits"

31 Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expenses of your nerves, dec- ade after decade, and is confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is, after all, all the same: the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.

It is enough if you don't freeze in the cold and if thirst and hunger don't claw at your insides. If your back isn't broken, if your feet can walk, if both arms can bend, if both eyes see, and if both ears hear, then whom should you envy? And why? Our envy of others devours us most of all. Rub your eyes and purify your heart - and prize above all else in the world those who love you and who wish you well. Do not hurt them or scold them, and never part from any of them in anger; after all, you sim- ply do not know: it might be your last act.

ADDRESS BY SIR I. LLOYD

Mr Chairman, Rector, Ladies and Gentlemen, young men of Michaelhouse:

About 51 years ago a rather terrified small boy stood on the platform in what I believe is nowadays called Mem- orial Hall, having been told to make a speech in Ger- man. In those days a number of victims were selected by the staff to make speeches in English, Afrikaans, Latin, French, German and Zulu. They were usually extracts from the great poets or the famous orators. It was an ordeal for those chosen, not so much because of the parents, who always beamed indul- gently at their progeny, or the Masters, who were usually on the platform, mercifully out of sight, wonder- ing whether or not their proteges would get it right, but because of the other boys, who employed every device known to boys - and they are many - to discomfort the amateur orator. This particular small boy, I recall, had to speak in German, which he had studied for a mere six months. His subject was a poem by Heinrich Heine, Die Lorelei.

It may interest you to know what was said about him in his reports. The Rector, the great Ronald Currey, de- scribed him as "rather happy go lucky" and "much too

Mr W. Strachan (Chairman of the Board) introduces

Sir I. Lloyd

32 self confident". His Latin Master, Colin Melville, said his Latin was "very weak". His maths master, Jock Traill, described him as "rather scatter-brained" and "very disappointing". To cap it all his Housemaster, F. van Heijst, said that he "did too many childish things". I am something of an authority on that small boy. As some of you may by now have guessed, it was me. Why do I tell you this?

There are three reasons. The first is that any of you who might have felt disheartened by similar reports might be cheered by my confession. Recovery is poss- ible. One of you, one day, will most certainly stand here, possibly in the year 2051, brazenly reading out some extracts from your own reports, which are un- likely to be worse than mine. Your purpose will be, in the immortal words given by Voltaire as the reason for executing the British Admiral Byng for incompetence in the face of the enemy, "to encourage the others". Par- ents too, take heart! It is astonishing how quickly life and experience can transmute irresponsibility into reasonable competence, especially if you've had a Michaelhouse education.

The second is that I never expected to be asked to dis- charge this grave responsibility of handing on the torch of wisdom from one generation to another. No school can award an Old Boy a greater honour. But when I be- gan to reflect on this I was quickly reminded of the tran- sient character of fame. I tried to remember who the distinguished visitors on Speech Day had been in the years from 1935 to 1939. I remembered only one, Bishop Fisher. I then tried to recall what they had said and whether the advice was sound. I am sure it was ex- tremely sound, but I remembered nothing and the Rec- tor kindly reminded me who they were - giants in their day like Jan Hofmeyr, Smuts's right-hand man, who took a first at Oxford at 16 and was Vice-Chancellor of Wits at 24. That lapse of memory, Mr Chairman, was a most chastening experience.

My third reason is that I have discovered why this should be so. Old duffers tend to cut little ice with the young. For them the future seems infinite with promise and possibility and they rightly judge, instinctively, that the next 50 years will bear little resemblance to the last

MrC. Ramsaran (Ram), Rector 50. Apart from that, no man can be a hero to his own school, any more than to his valet. Both Know him too well. One or two of my contemporaries are scattered about. You can recognise them by the expression of vague amusement on their faces, as if to say ''well. I'll be damned". A school, very properly, should have many heroes. They tend, mostly, to be the scorers of centuries and tries, the under four minute milers and those who can jump over eight feet - achievements not to be disparaged. But there will be some, if a school is doing its job properly, whose heroes beckon to more distant, difficult and important goals.

Newton, Rutherford, Nils Bohr, Watson and Crick whose science has transformed human destiny; Milton, Voltaire and Goethe, who have expressed moral cour- age in phrases which the human race is unlikely to for- get; Bach, Beethoven. Elgar, Brahms and Mahler, whose unique evocation of hope, joy and tragedy, uplifts and transforms the human spirit; Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Monet and Turner, who convey in colour, form and structure impressions which have a lasting influ- ence on all who have seen them. Few are destined to take the titanic step between excellence and genius, but it is genius which ultimately challenges and inspires all excellence. Moreover genius can occasionally ex- press itself in the humblest of human crafts or occu- pations. Among the latter I would include both pop star and politician, both of whom must master, in their own different ways, that extraordinary mixture of knowl- edge, skill, comprehension and ideas which is com- prised by the art of communication. Within my lifetime Gershwin, The Beatles and Andrew Lloyd Webber have all tuned in to the wavelength of their generations. Churchill responded to and mobilised the courage of a nation on the verge of defeat. De Gaulle reminded a de- feated nation that it had a great future as well as a past which was and remains one of the glories of Europe. Another great European, Monnet, inspired Europe's weary and dispirited leaders, ashamed of the causes and consequences of an immense civil conflict, and re- minded them that Europe had a destiny as a united continent, which it has yet to fulfil. He described the goals and the mechanisms which they needed to emerge from the slough of despond. He was never a Prime Minister but the leaders of Europe were inspired by his vision and leadership. A remarkable woman, Margaret Thatcher, perceived the devastation which decades of socialism had caused to the economic structure, performance, and morale of the British people. By the exercise of a rare combination of per- sonality, conviction and determination, she tranformed Britain to the point where her example has inspired other leaders as far apart in ideology as Reagan, Gor- bachev, Jarulzelski, Bhutto and Chissano. Almost alone in the West, Mrs Thatcher has had the wisdom and courage to distinguish between the dross of an ideology which was inflicted on this country by men who lacked vision and judgment, and the gold which is represented, not by the reefs of the Witwatersrand and the OFS, but by the potential of all her peoples. That potential, properly harnessed by harmonious, effective and respectable institutions, is not only vast but in- dispensable to the survival and full development of this sub-continent.

In this context, Mr Chairman. I must say quite frankly that I believe my generation has failed, and not just in South Africa. We won the war and lost the peace. We have continued to worship the nation state and. had it not been for the atomic bomb, I have no doubt that the world would have torn itself apart. While that has not happened, we have seen a devastating upsurge of ideological, ethnic and religious violence and intol- erance which harbours and stimulates various forms of armour-plated bigotry. Just as drugs seem indifferent to social class, so this ugliest of human characteristics seem indifferent to political systems. We witness it daily on our television screens. In Beirut, Afghanistan, Cey- lon, the Punjab, Azerbaijan and Ulster, whatever the la- bels the combatants put on their flak jackets, the conse- quences are idential - poverty, misery and reciprocal hatred. Then why, you might ask, is South Africa so re- viled? I ask this question, not because I know the answer, but because it is this question which the present and future leaders of South Africa must ad- dress and attempt to answer. I am confident that many of them are sitting here in front of me. I do not know the answer but I think I may be able to make a few helpful suggestions as to what these future leaders must do, and how they must equip themselves if they are going to bring South Africa back where it belongs, in full com- munity with the civilised world.

First, you must accept that, even it the greatest of the Western nations fail to live up to their own ideals and precepts, they cannot tolerate or approve either politi- cal philosophy or civil administration which formally, tacitly or even unofficially turns a blind eye to these standards. We are, in fact, at all levels of society, and not least in government, hypocrites. We do not practise what we preach. But we must never preach what we practise when we are conscious that what we practise is seriously flawed. That is a downward spiral from which the human race would never recover.

Second, you will never restore South Africa to the com- munity of nations simply by bringing test teams to this country to play cricket or rugby, however desirable that may be for other reasons. This is an activity which fo- cuses on too narrow a front. You will always be out- flanked by your enemies. Even if the great majority of British and Americans are almost as obsessed with sport as you are in South Africa, theirs is not the judgment which counts. You must win the moral, intel- lectual and political argument - in that order, and you have, if I might be permitted an expression which even Old Boys should hesitate to use in front of the Rector, a hell of a long way to go. If you do not persuade the opinion formers in the West on the merits of your case the rest will not matter. In their world, whether you like it or not, scoring runs or tries does not count for much. You may not think so, but if I have learnt anything from hearing South Africa attacked in innumerable foreign affairs debates in the parliamentary fora of Europe, it is

33 that your enemies have done the most appalling dam- age to an already fragile reputation. Having failed, in the first ten to 15 years after the war, to destroy apart- heid as such, they turned their attack on South Africa as a whole. Their motto is "Ex Africa semper aliquid mali". They ignore, deliberately and studiously, Burke's trenchant advice to the British people at the time of the American War of Independence,

"I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against an whole people."

But your critics have no such qualms. They do it all the time, and as a result, condemnation of this sad and beautiful country is now firmly embedded in the DNA code of the West's political systems. I know, because I feel it myself, how desperately unfair it is to be ex- pected to achieve miracles in the transformation of hu- man relationships and political institutions which you know full well have never been and are unlikely to be achieved by others. The recent depressing report on the status of America's negroes fully confirms this judgment. Why, you may ask with me, is the United Nations not about to impose economic sanctions on the United States as a result? Why are American, Indian, Russian, Rumanian or Syrian sportsmen not barred from the Olympic Games until all these intractable eth- nic problems in their countries have been solved? What right has a country which harbours the Hezbollah and executes victims of kidnapping to cast a vote against South Africa at the UN?

The answer is that you, here in South Africa, have be- come a highly visible and convenient scapegoat for the world's failure to solve its more acute problems of eth- nic, religious and political intolerance. Until you have brought about worldwide recognition of a profound, and not merely cosmetic, change in your position here, South Africa will remain out there, in front, the con- venient target of the civilised world's hypocrisy. Incre- mental change will be ignored, fundamental change will be treated with suspicion and if you were able to per- suade the Archangel Gabriel to lead you he would probably be crucified. It is, undoubtedly, a very dis- heartening and dispiriting prospect.

But that is not where I am going to leave it. This is a Christian School in a Christian society and if there is one emotion which Christ never revealed or displayed, even when he uttered that most heart-rending and poignant appeal, "My God, my God why hast thou for- saken me?" it is despair. You will find in life that, from time to time you, or the institution of which you are a part, is locked in a vicious circle. Events reinforce the downward spiral - or so it seems. That is when the hu- man spirit triumphs over adversity, for every vicious circle has its weakest point. Find it, muster your re- sources, and break out. Having broken out, search for the next weakest point and demolish it in turn. In no time at all events will change sides. Conviction and confidence are much more infectious than dither and despair. In war, in politics and in the battle for men's minds, success breeds success and the vast majority of human beings prefer to follow rather than to lead. It is so much easier. You don't have to think, or take risks, or expose yourself to criticism.

I have two more questions and then I shall be done. The first is what are the weakest points in the vicious circle confronting South Africa and the second is how you, the young men of Michaelhouse and, dare I say it, similar privileged schools throughout South Africa, should equip yourselves to recognise the opportunities and provide the leadership which South Africa requires if it is to demolish its critics, reassure its friends and dis- arm its foes.

The weakest point in the circle is, of course, South Africa's democracy. You have an election impending. The outcome will be, and will seem to be, important in- side South Africa. It will be regarded as insignificant elsewhere. I concede that it is a better and more rep- resentative democracy than about 90 per cent of the so-called democratic members of the UN. But if South Africa's comparatively unrepresentative system did not much matter in the 20s, before anyone had given much thought to the legal entrenchment of privilege, it cer- tainly matters now. Until South Africans of all races suc- ceed in formulating and implementing a representative political system which, whatever its mechanism, ob- serves and is seen to observe the true spirit of democ- racy, your diplomats will fail and your propaganda will be wasted. For democracy implies that the majority will be able to influence and change policy, in significant ways, without force, revolution or assassination. South Africa has an awkward reputation, especially among its friends overseas - and they are a diminishing band - for shooting itself in the foot. It is astonishing for a country that prides itself on its markmanship! But its political markmanship has been appalling. It is appal- ling because, as a nation it is terribly prone to bluff itself that the great rules of history, the rujes about power, the rules about privilege - especially that it has to be shared and dispersed to be retained - somehow do not apply here. They do.

Again we should remind ourselves about the salutary advice which Burke gave to the British when they were being particuarly stupid about their American colonists:

1 The use of force alone is but temporary.

It may subdue for a moment, but it does not remove the necessity for subduing again.

34 And a nation is not governed which is perpetually to be conquered."

South Africa has no time left at all in which to make and apply this discovery. Which is why you fellows must think hard about whether you are going to be in South Africa's first 15, or among the first political leaders and diplomats who fought the worldwide battle to recover South Africa's reputation.

The second weak point in South Africa's vicious circle is, I believe, in its representation overseas. Some good diplomats have done some good work, especially Den- nis Worrall. But generally not good enough. There is no higher priority today for the most able and gifted South Africans. They must be able to argue, persuade and convince. You need a Foreign Minister who can talk his way back into the counsels of the nations with all the conviction and passion that Adlai Stevenson displayed when he demolished the Russian allies during the Cu- ban crisis at the United Nations. Stevenson, though an American, was a master of the English language. No other will do for this purpose, for the world of inter- national diplomacy, especially in the influential coun- tries of the commonwealth and North America, is an English-speaking world. About three hundred million of them! It is their leaders whom you must convert from their present antipathy. And if you wish to do likewise in Japan, France, Germany or Spain, you must master Iheir languages. The English-speaking South Africans cannot afford any longer to devote all their time to sport and business. With all the other communities of South Africa, the business of survival must now become your business. Believe me, it will not allow much time for anything else. I would not wish in any way to disparage the varied and beautiful tribal languages of South Africa, but they are a luxury and a distraction in the great world outside.

My last question was how you should equip yourselves for this formidable task and challenge. First, remember the great European heritage for which you are a trustee in South Africa. The civilisation of this country is as much the civilisation of the Graeco-Roman heritage as that of Europe and North America, and much else of the world besides. Do not abandon it in pique and resent- ment. There is none better around at the moment and it would be foolhardy and ambitious to imagine that you will produce a better. We are all, worldwide, dependent on the ideas, ideals and institutions which have en- abled this civilisation to flourish. Draw from them and embellish them, reinvigorate them and adapt them to South Africa's very special circumstances. When you have done it tell the world proudly and they will flock to witness your achievement. The news will spread.

Second, remember that the most powerful weapon in the armoury of statesmen is the English language. With it Churchill saved the English-speaking world. Without it you will not save South Africa. Speak it properly, speak it well and speak it better than the average Englishman. That is not a difficult thing to do! There are about 500000 words from which to choose. Use the best word. Master the media. Television is the modern equivalent of the Agora in Athens in which Pericles per- suaded the Greeks to be democrats. You will not per- suade a country, these days, if you are toungue-tied and stutter in front of the television camera or speak in an accent that people cannot understand Third, do your homework. Know your facts, anticipate your opponent's arguments, every one of them. Ask yourself what you would do in his place. What are his motives and his weaknesses? What is the record of his country? What common ground have you between you? Doing your homework means burning the mid- night oil, telling your wife you won't be home until mid- night, but making sure that you enjoy her faith, trust, confidence and support.

Finally, keep faith with yourself and your conscience. Never resort to the mean and the malicious. They never pay, even in the short run. Reputation is based on cred- ibility, which is only won slowly, the hard way. There are no short cuts, but in the end you will triumph and the satisfaction will outweigh the sacrifice, the sweat and the doubt.

Thanks to your parents, your masters and a great tra- dition, you have all enjoyed the inestimable privilege of a Michaelhouse education. Noblesse oblige. Pay it back in full measure and you will have no regrets. Re- mind the world that South Africa is a microcosm of the civilised world and that you share the inheritance, the capacity and the vision of that world, enhanced by a unique experience, in a unique country with unique challenges and unique opportunities. More pressure is required from Michaelhouse, not in the rear, but up front, where it matters. The 21st century is altogether a new ball game.

That is the end of my message to you, but I have one more. I asked the Prime Minister, Mrs Thatcher, whether she had a message for Michaelhouse having told her about some of the things you were doing here. She has, and this is it. I think it would be appropriate if the Head of School was to read it to you.

"BOLD STEPS" - That is the gauntlet she has flung down. Michaelhouse would not be true to itself if you did not pick it up. I wish you luck, and Godspeed.

HEAD BOY'S SPEECH

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face him- self when he is afraid; one who will be proud and un- bending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in vic- tory.

Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know thee - and that to know himself is the foundation-stone of knowl- edge.

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and chal- lenge. Here, let him learn to stand up in the storm; here, let him learn compassion for those who fail.

35 Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humour, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meek- ness of true strength. Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, "I have not lived in vain".

General Douglas A. MacArthur

Sir Ian Lloyd, Mr Chairman, Bishop Michael and Mrs Nuttall, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Never before has the youth of this country been faced with so challenging a future. The political, social, econ- omic, environmental and even spiritual crises which confront us appear ominous and intimidating. Yet, awe- some as it may seem, it is a future not "too ghastly to contemplate", but it is "too challenging to desecrate". Michaelhouse provides us with the opportunity of rising to meet that challenge.

Unfortunately there is a tendency while one is at school to forget the importance of education but, in the words of Benjamin Disraeli, "Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends". It is of extreme importance that we shrug off our apathy and make the most ofouropportunities.

But what does that entail? As I recall at the start of my career here it is very easy to get lost in the complexity of the school. A letter from my Housemaster to my par- ents read as follows: "He clearly found it difficult to adapt in the early stages as he was decidedly over- awed by everything he experienced at Michaelhouse." A friend, sharing the same feelings, wrote in his first let- ter home, "This place is huge. There is a church, a gymnasium, houses everywhere and even a hospital. Mom, this isn't a school, this is a city!"

But seriously, Michaelhouse is a very special school. The words "broad" and "multi-faceted" have often been aptly used to describe the quality of education one receives here. But what makes this school different from others? Well, at many other schools the pupils are educated for four, perhaps five years. At Michaelhouse they are educated for life. That is the difference. Indeed, preparing young men for life is both the strength and success of this unique educational institu- tion. Yet, what exactly is the essence of an education that will equip young men to meet the challenge of South Africa in the 1990s? I believe it is the spirit of Michaelhouse. As I see it, the Spirit of Michaelhouse consists of a special blend of three basic ingredients. The most important of these is the Christian ethos of the school. It is the very core of the school, so that at all times we may focus on the perfect example of Christ and follow his ways. The Christian ethos instils in each of us the values of tolerance, understanding, co-oper- ation and justice. Values that we must carry with us through life. At the end of every term the Head Boy reads a passage from Ephesians which emphasise these values - The Armour of God.

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heav- enly realms. Therefore, put on the full armour of God."

That means having the belt of truth buckled around our waists, the breastplate of righteousness in place and our feet fitted with readiness that comes from the gos- pel of peace. We must take up the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit and go out prepared for the challenge of the future.

The second facet, which is a great strength of Michael- house is that of the interpersonal relationships which exist here. These are not limited as at many other insti- tutions. Firstly, they exist between all boys. The board- ing environment here teaches a man of necessity, to be sensitive to the needs and aspirations of others, a quality sadly lacking in today's society. These re- lationships are nurtured from the outset by the fagging system, which I believe is a real asset of the school. Im- mediately a special bond is formed between seniors and juniors, creating a healthy respect in a stable, secure and friendly atmosphere. This atmosphere is enhanced by the relationship which exists between boys and staff. This was one of the first things that struck me about Michaelhouse, when, right from the outset, my tutor took me aside and together we planned my long-term goals. I immediately had a direction and motivation in my rather insignificant drifting existence. This, I believe, is instrumental in Michaelhouse being such a successful educational institution. The fantastic input made by the staff once again needs to be ap- plauded. Their concern and care extend to each boy and results in an amiable atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom. On behalf of all the pupils and parents of Michaelhouse, I thank them for their dedi- cation and service.

Time allows me to touch on one final aspect that con-

Head-BoyR. Andrews with Sir I. Lloyd

36 tributes to the spirit of Michaelhouse. That is its lo- cation. Our school is set in a truly inspirational environ- ment, bonding those who belong to it into a healthy and vibrant community. One simply has to look around one- self to appreciate the fantastic facilities encompassed by the natural beauty of the Natal Midlands. Indeed, the facilities planned for the Centenary Project are phenomenal and will make this, if it is not already, the finest educational institution in the country.

Vet, great as this institution is, it cannot produce suc- cessful young men without a concerted effort by the in- dividual to become fully involved. The spirit of Michael- house ensures that every boy has the opportunity to grow and develop to his full potential, but without par- ticipating in the wide variety of extra-curricula activities one cannot be fully enriched. A career at Michaelhouse means exploring new horizons. There is an oasis of op- portunity in this challenging and stimulating environ- ment. I encourage the boys of Michaelhouse to partici- pate in as much as possible. I urge you to have high ideals and to be ambitious. Don't let this be overshad- owed by a fear of failure. Growth involves change, risk and uncertainty, and in this regard the need for security very often inhibits growth. Probably the greatest per- sonal defeat one can suffer is to be satisfied with what one is, rather than what one is capable of becoming.

As Thomas Aquinas observed "If the primary aim of a captain were to preserve his ship he would keep it in port forever. Without risk there will be neither success nor failure".

But remember, meaningful sense of achievement is not derived from outward recognition but from inward growth through perseverance and hard lessons well learned. It is extremely important that the fulfilment we seek in our lives is not built on material rewards and satisfactions. This is because we live at a time of change, of transcience. Indeed, the challenge of the future requires that we are educated to become flexible laGHIFOOOSEARE TRIPP MAKiN 7491 and adaptable Michaelhouse provides the opportunity for such an education. It educates a young man to cope with his own decisions, thus encouraging strength of character, self-confidence and individuality.

One glaring omission of mine is that of the quality of leadership at Michaelhouse. Perhaps it is best illus- trated by an experience which greatly influenced my life at this school. It happened when I'd only been here for two weeks. It was a Saturday night and for a timid cack calamity had struck - my combination lock wouldn't open! A while later the Head Boy found me. feeling very sorry for myself, and proceeded to solve the problem by sawing off my lock. From that experience emerged a lesson I never forgot - to lead, one first has to learn to serve.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have served with me this year, particularly the prefects and Ryan Short, our second prefect. I salute all of you for the excellent job you have done this year. Their sen- sitivity towards the ambitions and desires of others needs to be commended. Their evermindful leadership has promoted a vibrant school spirit in a foundation of friendship and security. It is this environment that en- ables all boys to grow and progress, and I am confident that 1989 will continue in the same spirit of loyalty and co-operation.

In conclusion, I would like to remember those who have made it possible for us to receive so privileged an edu- cation. An education that will equip us for life. On reflec- tion of my career at Michaelhouse I am humbled by the realisation that without the tremendous sacrifices made by our parents and the blessings of our Creator none of it could have been possible. God has enabled us to rise up on the wings of eagles and soar to heights we only dreamed of. Mom and Dad, you are the wind beneath my wings. To those who will return to Michaelhouse - "Quit you like men: be strong".

As long as you've got a Lion, you've got a friend.

37 Chapel Notes

"I bid you to walk worthily of your calling as sons in the Church of God and members in particular of this school. Be diligent in worship, in work, and in your duty to serve both God and man. Take heed lest the Spirit of God given you be stifled by the love of ease, by fear of the words of men, or by the lure of worldly things, so that you fall away from your calling as sons of God." Thus runs the charge, given by the Rector, at the begin- ning of each school quarter. The Chapel is the place where the true temperature of the school may be taken and a survey of 1989 reveals much.

The Lent Quarter was particularly busy. Some 112 new boys were formally admitted to Michaelhouse on the 30th January. We had a memorable Shrove Tuesday with the traditional pancake race around the Quad. Ash Wednesday marked the start of Lent 1989 and the Scripture Union in Private Schools team, led by Tim Middleton, arrived a few days thereafter.

An excellent mission week followed. The team were able to speak to all the boys and staff through conduct- ing worship, taking various classes, evening meetings and in some individual counselling. Programmes were well planned and run with opportunities for individual response. Many were challenged afresh by the Gospel. We pray that the initiatives taken may have lasting ef- fect.

A major event was the introduction of the new Anglican Prayer Book. For too long we have lacked such a trea- sure and, with creative usage, we hope that boys from Michaelhouse will grow more and more to love their worship of our Lord. It also means that we shall have to update our Michaelhouse service book in the near future.

The Choir, larger than ever before, performed admir- ably. Mrs Anne Pitout, the director, together with Mrs Joan Lang, the chapel organist, Richard Andersson, head chorister, and Richard Dyson, accompanist pi- anist, welded together a wonderful group committed to

CHOIR

Top row (L-R) J. French; J. Brown; W. Goldby;D. Wood;B. Whittle; N. Rogers; M. Simmonds;R. Munroe;S.J. Bungey;

S.Gane;J.Bowring;T.Vundla 4th row (L-R) M. Gowen; F. Sherwell; Q. Duncan; M. Rushton; M. Smithy man; L. Ferreira; R. Raghavjee; K. Mazibuko • S. Barnabas; B. Ralfe; S. Smithyman; I. Feek 3rd row (L-R) A. Hepburn; M. Steyn; B. Balsdon; M. Echalaz; M. Goodyer; R. Griffiths; S. Naidoo; M. Dales; D. Shrosbree-

M. Cassidy; A. Naidoo; E. Frey; A. Fenwick 2nd row (L-R) R. Mayor; M. Schulze; J. Hamper; K. Roques; M. Erlemann; J. Raath; B. Hatfield; C. Howson;

J. van derRuit; M. Mowat; R. Whelan Front row (L-R) P. Hanbury; G. Brown;C.R. Barendsen; A. Pringle; J. Ra msay; Mrs J. Lang; Mrs A. Pitout; R. Andersson-

R. Dyson; P. Y. Mbuyazi; C. Higginson

38 leading the worship. Hard work and dedication saw the choir knit together on an incredibly successful tour to Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Choir also travelled to Maritzburg College, Hilton College, and All Saints' Church (Nottingham Road). Highlights were the recital on Speech Day; the wonderful worship at the Confir- mation Service and ending with two remarkable Christ- mas Carol Services.

We were privileged to have Bishop Alfred Mkhize pre- side at the Confirmation Service on 2nd September 1989, when 71 boys were confirmed. Tony Carter, Housemaster of West, was also confirmed at this time and how wonderful it was to see him kneeling alongside Rhett Mayor, a D Blocker from West! There were also eight Roman Catholic boys prepared for Confirmation and they were confirmed in their home parishes.

Bishop Michael Nuttal also visited the school to chair the meeting of Diocesan School principals and chap- lains. It was a great joy to also have our bishop with us at the full school Eucharist on the feast of St Michael and all angels!

We are also grateful to those who preached in the chapel over the past year:

Monsignor Paul Nadal the Reverends H. Holman, J. Forbes, P. Gumede, R. van Zuylen, H. Knowles, D. Baily, J. Draper, R. Calder,

B Mngomezulu, D. Jenkins, I. Cowley, N Juckes. M Sargent (a former chaplain), H. Harker. M. Worsnip. R Cuthbertson. A. Judge. A. Maker, and Messrs T Mid- dleton and G. Collins (Michaelhouse Old Boy).

From the registers:

Bapf/sms.9th July 1989 Natalie Miller 2nd September 1989 Richard Andrews. Nicholas Cooke, Murray Dales. Mark Doyle. Jason Ekstrand, Tom Imrie, Anthony Ireland. Neil Pattrick, Ryan Read. Gary Scott.

Marriages:

1 st April 1989 Shaun McMurtry and Katherine Pluke 15th April 1989 Michael Nolden and Georgina Butcher 15th April 1989 Siphiwe Hlela and Irene Mshengu 22nd April 1989 Roger Ferguson and Delia Ross 8th July 1989 William Ashmole and Marion Hill 16th July 1989 Dungu Nzimande and Thandisibongile Hlela 9th September 1989 Mark Bainbridge and Leigh du Toit

28th October 1989 Charles Nash and Belinda Griffin 4th November 1989 Peter Shepherd and Catherine Lavender

11th November 1989 Christopher Blandford-Newson and Sue-Anne Munro

9th December 1989 Bradley Strauss and Roche van derColff

16th December 1989 David Elliott and Shan Carter Funerals:

14th June 1989 Memorial Service for Alistair Glashan

21st June 1989 John Douglas Wilson

25th August 1989 Memorial Service for Ram Chotkoo

8th October 1989 Ashes interred John Maun Black RIP

8th October 1989 Ashes interred John Douglas Wilson

RIP

Rector John Pluke, Allen Duff, David Lewis, Andrew Cook and Robin Cox continued to serve faithfully as layministers. Particular thanks must go to Robin Cox as he leaves and we wish him God's blessings in his new work.

Trevor Phillips is to be commended for his Christian work and witness in his time here. He has been an outstanding Head Server, leader in the Christian Fellowship group and has headed the team of bell ring- ers from Tatham. Mrs Liesje Carter and Mrs Wendy Rogers have continued to help with the teaching of Di- vinity. Mrs Rogers also prepared a number of boys for their Confirmation. Mrs Jenny Snyder has proved a valuable secretary.

Tribute must also go to Mr Derek Tasker who has played the organ and contributed so much to our worship in his time at Michaelhouse. We shall miss him and Muriel, his wife. How apt it was that the windband played so mangificently at the start of the Christmas Carol Service!

At the end of the year we pray "We thank you Lord for the many blessings given to us in our school. We praise your name for all who have served you here. We thank you for any success we may have achieved, and for the

Choir from on high

39 lessons learned through our failures. We thank you for all who have left here to live useful and faithful lives. Help us to follow their example. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

CHOIR REPORT 1989

Every boy who enters the school is auditioned for the choir. Boys who are chosen remain in the choir for a year, after which the choice to remain or leave is theirs. This year our intake was large to ensure we had enough trebles to balance the choir towards the end of the year as voices change. Many boys remained in the choir from last year.

Our chief aim is to enhance the worship in the chapel, and the choir of 65 boys and six women has ably done this.

We have enjoyed singing music, new and old; leading worship at other schools and churches; the highlight being the five-day tour to Johannesburg and Pretoria. Two buses, one trailer, one car and 60 sets of vest- ments, electric pianos, guitars, tambourines, stands, music - and 60 people - made it a mammoth task but a very worthwhile one. Here I must record my thanks to Mrs Liesje Carter for her planning and management of the tour.

Performing at the Ridge School

Not only did we sing, but we visited places of cultural interest; Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Stock Ex- change and theatres, as well as some fun at Gold Reef City and Pretoria Zoo. Parents and friends of Michael- house were wonderfully hospitable to us and we are deeply grateful for their support. St John's, Pridwin, St Peter's, St Mary's, The Ridge, Waterkloof House, St Al- ban's Cathedral and St Michael's Church, all welcomed and encouraged us.

We worked hard for the Speech Day recital and the Carol Service at the end of the year, which was a special event of colourful praise and worship with many visitors to the Chapel.

Head Chorister, R. Andersson (L) and Deputy, J. Ramsay

We achieved a high standard of music, and our head chorister, Richard Andersson, and our pianist, Richard Dyson were responsible for much of this. Congratula- tions to them and grateful thanks for what they have given to the worship in our chapel in their time at Mich- aelhouse. Our lady altos have given us a warm stability in voice and presence and nothing could have been achieved without our organist, Mrs Joan Lang, an enthusiastic, joyful, faithful, hard working critic and friend. Lastly, Father Fred has always encouraged the choir to experi- ment and enjoy our worship. Thanks be to God for him.

May we continue to lead people to praise our Lord through His gift of music.

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HOMECOMING

My feet were set firmly apart, knees slightly bent. The orange streetlights streamed past on either side in blurry waves.

Somewhere below the elevated by-pass, to one side, the concrete skyline sparkled mistily through the big windows. A bulky canvas grip cut into my now numb hand: it was the books. I must leave them behind next time. My oversized blazer hung lobsidedly due to the weight of my walkman and pulled on the tight boarding school collar on my sweaty neck. Inhaling the velvety air was at the same time unsatisfactory and un- pleasant.

Through my soporific laziness, I could just make out the tinny beat from a radio at the back of the bus. My foot was tapping rythmically, it must have been doing so for some time, now. My legs straightened slowly, and as my knees reached their full extension, the bus lurched violently over a dip in the tarmac. In vain I lunged for a grip: anything. Too late. I heaved my suitcase off the person sitting next to me, muttering something while doing so.

Re-adjusting my possessions, I tried to force my brain to picture my room. Slowly, through a hazy filter, the in- finite privacy and quietness came seeping back. It had been so long since I last saw the spacious coziness, the lavish curtains, and the soft, warm walls sealing off my haven from the rest of the world.

The dining room, the dark furniture and flickering silver in the candlelight. I saw the flowers in the middle of the table, pastel-like beauty. I could see our family sitting down for dinner. Muted conversation mingling with wafts of a crispy roast blurred blissfully in the quaint for- mality of the situation.

Surging frustration swamped my imagination. Each second warped painfully into endless timelessness. The nauseating proximity of the pressing bodies be- came engulfing and excruciatingly unbearable. I could feel my teeth clenched, and my neck sinews individ- ually highlighted by each passing car. My shoulders be- came stiff and the numbness of my hands was over- come by tingling as I clutched the bags even tighter. The incessant chattering became louder and louder; the roof and the windows and the people seemed to press closer and closer ... The door hissed open. A shroud of anaesthetising cold air flooded the bus. I stepped onto the road fighting gently with my fishing rod which had got caught in the doorway and stood playing with wisps of my misty breath. I felt the comfort- ing clutch of my little brother on my leg. and the weight of my luggage disappearing from my shoulders. The clean air ballooned in my lungs, and I floated into the comfortable car clicking the door behind me.

P. Lindop

REFLECTIONS

Here I sit. A rickety old man on a rickety old chair. I am alone Behind me there is a railing, a street, a lone parked car. some trees and buildings. Here there should be life. Trees bustling with chattering birds or a radio audible through an open window would at least be indications of living souls, but there is nothing. There is nobody to lay a consolatory hand on my shoulder Pitied by some, ignored by most, loved by none. I merely survive. I do not have a friend in the world. Perhaps I am wrong to say that. There is one. He sits right here before me. He too sits huddled into his jacket against the cold. He looks very similar to me, though somewhat older, with an unkempt beard and hair. He stares at me impassively, silently.

He sits there in the middle of the river of life, yet it passes by him and flows on, leaving him precisely as he was. On the edge of the river I sit and argue with my friend. Why does he not let the river carry him? He has missed out on a full, exciting life. Why? Because he has been frightened to take the plunge, or because he fears where the waters will carry him?

Suddenly a thought strikes my tired brain. How much life is there in the river? I have not seen anything alive (my friend is as good as dead) and nothing has touched my line all day. Surely, if there is life in the river, I would be able to catch hold of some of it? But my line has re- mained motionless for hours now.

If I take the plunge and dive into the river, risking life's turbulent rapids, will I be carried to that great heavenly ocean of life that I always dream of? Or will the river flow into the desert, there to be strangled by its hot sands, taking me with it? Is there no surer, easier path to travel? To find true life, is it really necessary to risk death?

I have finally come to a conclusion. My friend beckons me to join him in the safety of the river. Here on this hard, concrete bank I feel exposed, as if everybody is watching my every move.

Below me my friend looks invulnerable, and I long to be in his position of security. Surrounded by life. As I tense my body, preparing to jump in to join my only friend in his security, a light breeze rustles down the street.

Before, my friend had been tensed, waiting to welcome me. Now he is destroyed, shattered into a thousand dif- ferent shimmering, waving pieces by a breath of wind. His whole existence has been ended by one gust of air, hardly enough to move the trees. How can any life be so insubstantial, any existence so tremulous?

Dejected, I stand up, I reel in my line and pick up my chair. I begin to walk away. Perhaps if I come again to- morrow I will be able to find my friend. No longer does the river look secure. If even wind can penetrate its stronghold, then it can hold nothing for me. All I can do is reflect on its surface.

Mark Hewat

MEDITATION

Amen Amen to this fugue. Amen to its universal rhythm.

I receive it in silence, like a sinner receives forgiveness.

I do not speak out. Listen to its motion. It develops har- monies written by a single hand and mind, divides and unifies notes with unequalled confidence, and the whole sound is uniform.

In this cathedral it is an immortal work. It is as ancient and everlasting as its host. I am listening to what has been heard by unnumbered people and yet it capti- vates me. Its age has brought it power and the ca- thedral shares it.

I kneel because I am compelled to be graceful here. I look up. The choir I am aware is in the gallery above and behind.

There are structures throughout the world but none as ordered as this. There are no surprises in the music, nothing outrageous because it is all contained within a careful balance. The balance and order of a still candle that burns with an exact and unimposing form almost stoically. But the unaltering form and the assurance of this structure that each note holds, makes it something to have faith in.

I'm overawed by the balance and purity of what I'm hearing. I realise the perfect harmony between church and music. And soon it is the church's structure too that supports me. Phrases reaching modulations and then resolving themselves follow enormous arches reaching apices and then symmetrically reshaping themselves.

Above all the cathedral is not the cold and impersonal space apparent at Salisbury nor the gloom of Notre

Dame. The towering columns create a sense of enor- mity which supports a staggering volume of air. Yet through its greatness I am more powerfully embraced by the balance and structure of the place. My security is assured. I am a soul in the great dove's breast.

These things - form, order and balance hold me. This place is physically dedicated to these things - the likes are found nowhere else. And they are ancient and eter- nal here.

The music of the Cathedral lives on endlessly, even in silence.

R. Andersson

THAT FORMATIVE PROCESS

There is, at school, the magic of formation.

The gentle bully of that brisk routine In hewing, shaping, honing each creation With coarse attention, tirelessly keen.

And to this hails a hymn of cheerful swearing From those whose passage lies between each hall,

The rueful disobedience of not caring Does by its chafing mellow (almost) all.

Whether at darkest night in smoke-filled eyes Or early when the tousled heads are up (Demanded by that stringent bell to rise),

And tea is drunk in bottle not in cup.

There is, at school, this better side to learn - And when I've gone it's that forwhich I'll yearn.

R. Dyson

WAR SOURCE

They found his body in a park in Berlin.

Only his teeth exist as reminders

Of the man, of the wave of human inhumanity;

Are they his sole bequest to us, his heirs?

Does his ghost walk the earth, toothbrush-moustache And iron cross glowing as he sows and reaps?

The ghostly farmer of cruelty and hate?

Is his ghost inescapable-is it real?

Did he open up the Pandora's box of hate,

To be shut when, or if, the Bomb goes up?

Could one man alone kill 60 million of our kind?

Just with the weapon of one man's hatred?

One could not himself start a war!

One man's hatred certainly could not light The flame of insanity that is war.

60 million people gone never to come back

Can't be blamed on a shameful man with a shameful hate.

Those who wish to quench their vengeance On the white blood of the innocent Are the true shameful blameful;

The true source of war is those who want it.

Ashley Barnabas

42 TOYS

God's little toys

Which he creates and destroys;

Toys of different character, race and creed,

Toys which on God s other creations feed!

Toys that supposedly on God rely But what if he's all one big fat lie?

The moment his toys begin to question why He sends down a plague and the questioners die.

The Israelites, God's chosen race,

Began to get on Moses' case.

So he called up the Lord in his time of distress And the Israelite numbers were considerably less.

He told his Jews they'd be protected,

But where was he when the Nazis collected?

He told his people they were the selected,

But where was he when they were being rejected?

He promised to protect us from all ills,

But now we've got Aids, and this stuff kills.

He gave us some rules to help us get through;

He also gave us Cancer, Dysentery and Flu.

Who knows what he'll give us tomorrow?

Will it be the usual pain, death and sorrow?

But what does He care? He's safe up there.

Who knows, maybe some day we'll be forced to see, That God isn't all he's made out to be.

1st Prize-St John's Poetry: Junior Graham Black

SOMEPLACE SOMEWHERE, NOPLACE NOWHERE Where eagles dare, someplace somewhere,

Let even the air have noplace nowhere.

Where hills are high, someplace somewhere.

There even the grass has noplace nowhere.

Where roses bloom, someplace somewhere,

Let even the worms have noplace nowhere.

Someplace somewhere I have been.

Vet noplace nowhere I have never seen.

But I know someday, someplace somewhere,

I will meet noplace nowhere.

2nd Prize - St John's Poetry: Senior Jonathan Erasmus

THOUGHTS

War the cleanser,

Death the deep and everlasting peace, Peaceful agony-ender;

These are the thoughts of Brooke. Nought is broken but the body.

In Rupert's endless sleep,

Where there's no illness nor misery. Thank God for war.

If war the cleanser is,

Why does it breed men who are greedy and self- seeking?

And if death ends all agonies,

Why do men fear it?

Why thank God for this?

2nd Prize - St John's Poetry: Junior Brian McGuigan

WAR MEMORIAL

I approach the In-memorial - dark-rising cliff of ebon stone cap'd with "the old lie" carved with shards of heart the names, the names of them them that fought that War

I touch the names but cannot touch their hearts

I, child of their children, am blocked from their mind by a wall, such as this- thick and hard - entirely here!

I cannot feel their pain, this numb will make me, make war again had I seen the mud - the was-men chunks of man in blood-mud-soup vomit of some vile ogre

I would recoil unwind away to new life spring - forget war - away from violent spiral vicious circle

Ouroboras- forget forgive war- remember two hundred life pains upon the Somme that war to end no wars the Past-wall hards at man

I cannot feel the pain

I turn away a flutterby flutter of paper- snatches my eye -

Dear Mum a letter soaking with old pain old love, new rain

Ah, the pain is here through the eyes of one dead I see it through paper'd hand I touch touch the mud the raw hearts smell the gas sulking, fuming in holes

See pools of eyes-and hair and brains through a mother's last letter laid at a son's last name

I walk away

My heart-their heart a place of mud, rats, blood, guts and

Peace

3rd Prize-St John's Poetry: Senior Certificate of Merit-Alan Paton Competition Simon Gane

43 NORMANDY

Omaha Beach -

The mist crawls forth,

Shrouding the cenotaphs That surge onwards Overthe land, endlessly...

The pillboxes stand Grave and unfriendly Unable to shed their concrete,

Echoing silent gunfire Of that desolate day June 6...

Crucifixes parade smartly,

Battalion after battalion In triumphant splendour.

A black-veiled woman Surveys the proud necropolis And weeps...

3rd Prize - St John's Poetry: Junior

Justin Bothner

THE BALLOON OF LOVE

High above the dazzling nimbuses: I float.

Deep in the caressing breeze. I glide.

Soft serenades flood my veins.

I am in a buoyant passion-filled balloon.

About these I am without doubt; because

Caught up in a whoopeeing whirlwind;

Swept off my feet to leap up the luring stairway;

Boarding a fiery chariot to sensation;

These I have relished, but

I cringe every time a 'bat' flies by. What if someday its silly smile

Turns into a malicious grin, baring sharp fangs

With which to pierce and tear my balloon?

Then I would be drowned frantically in space,

My shreds trying vainly to cleave onto the slippery air, Plunging, finally, in the sewage of the love pool Where broken hearts lie throbbing day and night.

Phiwayinkosi G. Mbuyazi

GALLOP

Tourmaline sky. Soft brown hill -

Flat, grassed plain. Antbear holes, fences? Safe? Warm, musty awareness of horse...

Too late: lunged forward - clamp knees!

Hooves pawing, now clatter and clatter and clatter. Wind: eyes streaming panic blindly Long grass whips exhausted legs,

Fat kernels arc profusely away.

Where is fence...?

Sharp, steel strands invisible

Swoosh, buckjumps, leaps, soars, disappears

44

Where is horse?

Swerve... Hold on, knees, ignominiously onto mane,

Find stirrups, slide into saddle

Hill (quitesteep): wheeze, canter, trot, walk,

Snort

Stop

Relax and breathe

Rub chaffed legs, sore hands

Smile. Philip Lindop

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But, as instantly as spring has come So has sprung a need to leave And start the summer of our lives.

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FOUNDERS

Housemaster: Mr R.B. Cox SeniorTutor:MrC. Purchase House Tutor: Mr A. Barnes HeadofHouse:G. Edmundson House Prefects: R. Engelbrecht, C. Shields, P. Lewis, P.Y. Mbuyazi (School Prefect), C. Higgin- son

As the decade drew to a close, the boys and staff of Founders House were highly motivated to "paint 1989 red".

This motivation stemmed from the enthusiasm and planning of Robin Cox and his principle of placing the team before the individual. This policy worked superbly in the Cross-Country Standards. Athletics Sports Day and the Athletics Standards Competition which were all won by Founders. What was noticeable was the unified approach of the boys where every member of the House gave their best no matter how talented they

HOUSE ATHLETICS (FOUNDERS)

1st row (L-R) C. Ie Sueur; D. Prince; J. Ramsay; R. Engelbrecht; A. Dix on-Smith; G. Edmundson; P. Mbuyazi; P. Lewis;

J. Sabatta

2nd row (L-R) R. Whelan; M. Erlemann; W. Goldby; W. Smith; S. Hamilto n 3rd row (L-R) M. Mowat; G. Scott; M. Franks; M. Jack; W. Davidson; G. Bl ack; S. Bold; M. Bluett; E. Hemus; R. Scott;

C. Roche; C. Sugden; K. Zulu; D. Slrikisoon 4th row (L-R) D. Steiner; C. Plant; D. White; S. Edmundson; M. Tuck;B. G oldby; D. Davidson; M. Pitts; V. Wilson;

J. Friend; A. Warren; E. Cottrell; S. Schwegman 5th row (L-R) B. Newton; B. Scott; R. Joffe; G. Thompson; B. Davidson; G . Chadwick; G. Steiner; A. Dutton; A. Elworthy; A. Africander; S. Zama; M. Clucas; S. Dilworth; B. Ryan; T. Clark

45 were. However, Simon Bold (Victor Ludorum), Michael Tuck, P.Y. Mbuyazi and Grant Edmundson continued to lead from the front and gave some gutsy perform- ances on the track.

Although Founders achieved noticeable success on the sports field the artistic capabilities of Mark Mowat, Craig Higginson and Charles Shields shone through in their commendable efforts in House plays and House music where Founders were fortunate to be placed in first and second position respectively. Once again everyone was involved which fostered a tremendous amount of House spirit and set the tone for a balanced and happy House.

However, on a few occasions the seniors lost a certain degree of perspective and this tended to jeopardise the effectiveness of the prefect body with a few members finding academic and "peer" pressure too much to bear as the year progressed.

These minor problems were masterfully dealt with by the Tutors, Mr Purchase and Mr Barnes, and Robin Cox and their care, insight and sincerity fitted deep into the junior ranks of the House to such an extent that the juniors captured junior squash, tennis, hockey and bas- ketball trophies due to their drive and capable handling of the House.

Sadly, at the end of the year, Mr Barnes and his family together with Robin and Jane Cox left the Founders family to further their careers in business and at St Sti- thian's College. They will be sorely missed. However, Founders has learnt to persevere through tough times and under the experienced guidance of Mr Rogers and Tomas Clark and his prefects the House will rise to new and greater heights.

On the academic front an intelligent group of matrics set the example of hard work and commitment to stud- ies and spurred the House to third position in the Aca- demic Trophy competition with Paul Lewis gaining Aca- demic Honours along with P.Y. Mbuyazi, and Charles Shields gaining his colours.

Founders has been fortunate this year to expose its tal- ents on the field and in the classroom, yet its most valu- able asset is its ability to motivate and welcome young- sters to the House and, without losing touch of their Christian upbringing, inspire the individual to reach new heights.

Salvete: Simon Bold, Alan Davidson, Wayne Davidson, Scott Hamilton, Matthew Jock, Mark Mowat, Christopher Roche, Dharveer Sirikisoon, John van de Ruit, Marco Erlemann, Warwick Goldby, Loyal Luthuli, Shalon Nai- doo, Warwick Smith.

Valete:

Craig Higginson, Charles Shields, P. Y. Mbuyazi, Paul Lewis, Reginald Victor Engelbrecht, James Ramsay, John Sabatta, Chris Ie Sueur, Gareth Thomson, Bren- don Ryan, Craig Francis, Andrew Dixon Smith, Michael Flockhart, Andrew Dutton.

EAST

Housemaster: Mr J.W. Miller

House Tutors:MrT. Henderson, Mr B. Strauss

Head of House: G. Armstrong

House Prefects: G. Buckley, R. Butcher, R. Dyson

Grout, M. Pitt

East had another very successful year and is going from strength to strength. It had its fair share of Inter- House competitions and was well placed in most, which is an indication of whole-hearted involvement and the desire to do well in all aspects of life at Michael- house. The fact that East can boast four Honours stu- dents, all in different fields, bears testimony to this, namely: M. Armstraong - rugby, R. Dyson - music, M. Tully - chess and G. Chaplin - gymnastics. A fine camaraderie and warm atmosphere have flourished in East this year and this, I believe, can be attributed to sound leadership by the prefects and a good example set by the seniors.

Academically, East gained its fair share of recognition. The following boys received book tokens for outstand- ing work during the course of the year: P. Baker, G. Saulez, J. Moffatt, G. Pendlebury, M. Worthington, J. Croswell, O. Armstrong, M. Britton, G. Gilbmen, R. Os- croft, G. Palmer, G. Faircliff, M. Green, K. Mazibuko, M. Pitt, M. Filtare and A. Felling. Congratulations go to S. Ramdayal for gaining Academic Colours and M. Britton Academic Honours. Satish was also one of the fortu- nate few to be selected to go on the Edu-train, a trip which included boys and girls from all races and from all over South Africa. A number of boys also took part in the Science Expo, namely, B. Silver, L. Hamilton, G. Ekstrand, W. Landman and M. Thorsen. On Speech Day, East was well represented. Prize winners were S. Ramdayal, M. Britton. R. Dyson, R. Spencer, G. Gar- rett. R. Oscroft, S. Grout, N. Vaudin, K. Mazibuko, S. Fraser, A. Pringle, K. Borland, M. Tully and A. Crutch- ley.

Special mention is made of S. Ramdayal and R. Dyson who had essays and poems published in the magazine English Alive. This is a magazine which selects the best pieces of literary work from all High Schools throughout South Africa. R. Dyson was also placed in the top 100 in the English Olympiad.

Michaelhouse has an exchange programme with Port Natal and J. Gillmer was fortunate to benefit from this.

Culturally East also proved to be a force to be reckoned with. Under the careful guidance of Marcus Tully, C. Wynne, M. Pitt and S. Ramdayal were all members of the team which won the Chess Inter-House Champion- ships. M. Tully represented Natal Schools and was awarded his Honours. In the PMB and Districts Schools he was unbeaten on the No. 1 board.

In the Inter-House public speaking competition R. Dyson was the winner of the Senior Section. In the

46 House Plays East was judged fourth but the play A night at the Inn was of a high standard and our congrat- ulations go to Jonathan Chaplin who directed and acted in the play. The rest of the cast included L. Hamil- ton, A. Crutchley, C. Peet, S. Ramdayal, G. Hill, M Fil- tane and G. Tully. East was placed third in the Inter- House Music Competition and S. Ramdayal is thanked for his fine efforts. Jonathan Chaplin was adjudged the best speaker at our Inter-Schools debating evening.

On the sporting field East had another good year, win- ning three of the Inter-House Competitions and being well placed in a number of others. East for many years has been strong at rugby and this year was no excep- tion. The juniors, with not a particularly strong side, showed a great deal of determination and won their section.

East also won the J O. Smythe Shooting Trophy. The team consisted of R. Spencer (best shottist), A. Felling andG. Garrett.

East totally dominated the Inter-House Gymnastics Competition coming out clear winners in all sections, and scooping all three trophies. On the first day of the competition the juniors set the pace and gave the seniors a comfortable lead. The seniors increased this lead on the second day. East brought home the Disco- bolus for the best senior team, the Youngleson Shield for the House with the most points overall and Jonathan Chaplin won the John Poynton Trophy for the best indi- vidual gymnast. J. Chaplin went on to represent Natal Schools and was awarded his Honours. Our thanks to Jonathan for the time he spent encouraging the juniors in the House. East has now won the Youngleson Shield ten times in the past twelve years.

East did not really feature in the athletic competitions except in the Standards where they were placed sec- ond. Other sports worthy of mention are tennis where we were beaten in the finals and swimming, canoeing and squash where we gained third places.

Service is considered to be an important part of the whole programme at Michaelhouse and it is very en- couraging to note that seven boys from East earned their service ties, namely, A. Noyce, A. Pringle, P. Baker, A. Crutchley, C. Wynne, A. Kimble and G. McLeod. Re-awards went to M. Britton, R. Dyson and G. McLeod.

Individual achievements worthy of mention are: Mark EAST JUNIOR RUGBY Back row (L-R) W. Thorsen;J. Crosweii.G. Mitchell-lnnes; B. Silver;G. Gar rett Middle row (L-R) J. Pendlebury; G. Palmer; G. Brooke-Leggatt; D. Armst rong Front row (L-R) S. Butcher; R. Oscroft;D. Benkensteln(Capt.);J. Ekstrand ; P. Grout

47 Armstrong was elected Vice-Captain of the 1 st XV, was selected for Natal Schools and took part in Craven Week at Bloemfontein and received his Honours. Dale Benkenstein was chosen to take part in the Plascon Cricket Week. This was a coaching course held in Pre- toria and only a few of the most promising junior crick- eters from all over South Africa were selected to attend.

A. Noyce was awarded his Venture Club tie and it is on record that S. Grout caught the largest river trout of the year.

Ian Hill is congratulated on being chosen as a Rotary Exchange Student and he travels to Spokane in Wash- ington State, USA. Last but not least R. Dyson was awarded his choir tie for outstanding service to the choir.

Mr Brad Strauss gets married at the end of the year and we wish him and Roche a long and happy married life together. To the leavers we wish them all the very best in the year that lie ahead.

Salvete:

S. Cairns, O. Coetzee, G. Faircliff, M. Goodyer, M. Green, C. Henderson, K. Mazibuko, G. Mitchell-lnnes, M. Ngcobo, A. Louw, J. Dawson, S. Fraser, B. Leise- gang, D. Moffatt, S. Porter, A. Porter, W. Landman, D. Berkenstein.

Valete:

M. Armstrong, G. Armstrong, M. Britton, R. Butcher, G. Chaplin, R. Dyson, M. Fillane, S. Grout, G. Hill,

A. Niven, A. Noyce, A. Pringle, M. Pitt, M. Tully.

House Tutors: Mr R.A. Currie, Mr D. Canning Head of House: B. Gilson

House Prefects: A. Redfern, R. Bassett, A. Evans,

S. Kimble, R. Kruger, B. Thomas, C. Ward

The end of a most successful and enjoyable year has come with great haste. West has lived up to its tradition of being a happy, high-spirited and yet well disciplined House.

The first term saw West saying a sad farewell to our young and enthusiastic House Tutor, Mr Richard Nott. Mr Nott has moved down to Kearsney where we wish him and his wife all the best. This saw the entrance of Mr Roy Currie as House Tutor. Mr Currie has fitted in very well in West and we hope he has a long and happy stay with the House. It was a great pity to have lost Mr Keith Fairweather at the end of the Second Quarter. Mr Fairweather moved to Maritzburg College where he took up a position as Sports Administrator and we wish him the best of luck. Mr Dave Canning replaced Mr Fairweather and has proved to be an asset to West.

The standard of academics in West has skyrocketed during the course of the last few years, with intelligent newcomers such as James Hamper, Rhett Mayor and

Edward Frey entering West in the junior part of the House. In the senior part of the House we have mem- bers like Russell Bassett and Robert Kruger achieving "A" aggregates for their matric trial examinations. Rus- sel Bassett is going on to receive his academic colours, which is an outstanding achievement.

West feature strongly on Speech Day with Duncan Everett winning the Kevin King Memorial Award for his efforts in the science field, Rian Raghavjee receiving two maths prizes, Mark Hewat receiving seven prizes in all and Edward Frey receiving the E Block maths prize. Five West boys earned their Brains Bar during the course of the year. All this adds up to a great im- provement in the academic abilities in West.

Service towards others has always been an important part of West boys' lives. It was pleasing to see the award of five service ties going to James Fleming, Scott Kimble, Robert Kruger, Themba Vundla and Wade Ridgway during the course of 1989. An outstanding service contribution from Brian Thomas resulted in him receiving a re-award of his service tie.

For the first time in the history of West we won the Inter- House Public Speaking Competitions. Our senior speaker was Russell Bassett who spoke on Propa- ganda and our junior speaker was Rhett Mayor who spoke on Nuclear Warfare.

West has always been a House which has been recog- nised and respected for its great sporting achieve- ments and 1989 was no exception. The first term saw West winning the senior tennis House matches. West found themselves in a very well deserved second pos- ition in the Inter-House swimming gala. This is a result of the spirit in which it was entered and thanks to our captain Russell Bassett for all his hard work. Upholding the squash tradition in West, we won the senior squash and were runner up in the junior squash. Injuries got the better of both our rugby sides, but all the games were played in high spirits and with a great deal of commit- ment.

The West Senior men led by our two thugs Kimble and De Ruyter totally dominated the senior tug-o-war com- petition, going through with a very easy victory against Baines in the final round. These were all fine examples of the spirit in West and the sportsmanship of the mem- bers of the House.

The individual achievements of the West men were really outstanding. Alan Redfern making the Natal "A" Hockey XI and receiving his honours for this fine achievement. Jub Doming and Mark Hewat both made the U16 PMB and Districts Hockey XI.

Anton Evans was selected for the Natal "B" squash side and was awarded his squash colours. Timothy Harkness also received his colours for squash as a re- sult of making the Open PMB and Districts squash team. Richard Gilson and Craig Fellows were both cho- sen to represent the U16 PMB and Districts squash side.

Tribute must be payed to Russell Bassett for receiving colours in both the swimming and academic fields. Our

48 tennis star Bradley Toyne was a regular member of the

1 st tennis team and was awarded his colours for tennis at the close of the season.

Donovan Dales, Warwick Dales, Ngcebo Zungu and Robert Kruger were all regular members of the 2nd XV rugby side and all four were awarded their Rugby 'Teams'. Scott Kimble proved to be an asset in the 1st XV rugby side and was awarded his rugby colours.

1989 has been a most enjoyable and successful year, thanks to the prefect body and all the members of the House.

Our apologies to Guy Ralfe whose name was omitted from the list of prefects for 1988.

Salvete:

Deon Dhlomo. Rian Raghavjee. Jeremy Brown. Murray Dales. John French. James Hamper. Andrew Hepburn. Mark Jonson. Rhett Mayor. Brian McMartm. Allan Ralfe. Matthew Rushton. Jonathan Shedlock. Brendon Whittle. Murray Crowe. Edward Frey. Masiko Ngcobo. Sean Thompson.

Valete:

Deon Dhlomo. Bruce Gilson, Stephen Mayfield. Alan Redfern. Russell Bassett, Paul de Ruyter. Anthony Evans. Timothy Harkness, John Hooper, Scott Kimble. Robert Kruger. Ryan Maxwell. Bradley Toyne.

WEST SENIOR TENNIS (L-R) C. Fell owes: J. Lewis; B. Toyne; C. Ward; R. Gilson

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49 The house board bore more fruit than the previous year

- notably senior hockey, junior tug-o'-war and water polo. Of course we would like to carry off more trophies, but the old adage is as valid as ever-we are always to be taken seriously and although we might not win, we'll certainly be thereabouts! The type of determination and quality of commitment that have always characterised Farfield's efforts - both sporting and cultural - con- tinue to be impressive. Other fine efforts during the year were in achieving seconds in the Inter-House play (for the third year in a row!), the cross-country and junior basketball. However, most gratifying of all is to have the academic shield back in the fold.

Particularly gratifying this year has been the level of service involvement in Farfield and the number of Ser- vice Ties awarded, for which the following are congrat- ulated: Hansie Vermaak, Rob Harvey, Dave South- wood, Shaun Capper, Nick Denoon-Stevens, Lizo Ndaba, Richard Emery, Chris Watson, James Temple- ton and re-awards to Patrick Lees, Alan Akker and Rick Andrews. These awards are in part a measure of the active participation of Farfieldians in the Natural History Sponsored Bike Ride and the recent KwaZulu holiday project. On the same note it was good to see the num-

FARFIELD HOCKEY Back row (L-R) A. Fenwick; J. Templeton; G. Johnstone; C. Watson Front row (L-R) R. Andrews (Capt.); G. Bryden; R. Harvey

FARFIELD

Housemaster: Mr B.C. Reynolds

House Tutors: Mr B.R. Naidu, Mr D. Canning, Mr G.

Giles

Head of House: D. Southwood

House Prefects: S. Wimbush, P. Lees, H. Vermaak,

G. Bryden

A sound House spirit has always been the key to Far- field's stability and success, and 1989 was no excep- tion. The vibrant camaraderie and friendly atmosphere have remained in evidence and form a sound base for the attainment of sound goals in the classroom and on the sporting fields. This atmosphere was reinforced by a fine bunch of new boys and a solid core of old timers with a pleasingly united A block. Leadership was of a generally high standard and the prefects showed them- selves to be conscientious and concerned individuals.

50 ber who successfully completed the recent Underwater

I Scuba Diving course at Sodwana Bay.

Congratulations must also be extended to those who earned Honours during the course of the year. Firstly to Stephen Wimbush who achieved academic Honours and was the highest aggregate scorer in Trials. Rob Harvey was awarded Honours for selection to the Natal Mynahs hockey side and Rick Andrews who was cho- sen to represent Natal Schools at squash.

Colours were awarded to Gareth Bryden for hockey, David Southwood for rugby, Nigel Williamson for Natal Schools athletics, and James Templeton and Michael Gowen for academic endeavour. A fine effort in each case. The following too are commended on their awards of Brains Bars in 1989 - Kim Roques, Quentin Duncan, Michael Schaefer, and Malcolm Mabbett. Congratulations are also extended to Alan Akker on successfully completing his grade 5 for music.

It was pleasing to see the enthusiasm displayed in the House for theatre as reflected in the number of partici- pants in Stuff and Nonsense. Hopefully this will carry through to 1990 and the School play and the Inter- House play competition.

Special mention needs to be made of the conscientious and tireless way in which James Templeton has organ- ised House prayers throughout the year and ensured a pleasingly high standard in house chapel services. Congratulations to Patrick Lees, who will be returning for 6th Form, on his appointment as Head of House for

1990 (and captain of cricket). Also to his prefect team comprising Justin Pearse, Michael Porter, Michael Gowen, Alan Yeowart, Nick Denoon-Stevens, and James Templeton. I am confident that they will main- tain the high standard of leadership in Farfield we have come to expect of them.

Well done to all our Farfieldian A blockers on a fine set of matric results on both the higher and standard grades. Our sincere best wishes go with you in your future careers and hopefully you (and your sons!) will return at regular intervals.

Our sincere thanks are also extended to Mr B.R. Naidu and Mr Garth Giles for their contribution and support as Tutors in Farfield. And although Mr Dave Canning's stay in Farfield as a Tutor was brief, we remember him with affection and extend our sincere condolences to his widow, Jane, on his passing away. Salvete:

Nigel Williamson, Tim de Klerk, David Doull, Tim Ed- wards, Sam Grace. Charles Howson. Charles Lorentz, Malcolm Mabbett, Nick Rogers, Francis Sherwell, Quentin Duncan, Michael Echalaz, Roy Griffiths, Jason Raath, Michael Schaefer, Richard Thompson, Rick de Villiers, Lance Jacobs.

Valete:

Rick Andrews, Lance Jacobs, Michael Gormtey, Ga- reth Bryden, Craig Allan, Greg Dresser. Rob Harvey. Sekgaphe Mmesi, Lizo Ndaba. Guy Ramsay, Dave Southwood, Hansie Vermaak. Stephen Wimbush. Shaun Capper, Byron Capper, Sam Grace.

TATHAM

Housemaster: Mr J.D. Pickstone

Senior Tutor: Mr P.C. Fleischack

Tutor: Mr C. van Rensburg

Head of House::N.G. Barnes

House Prefects: R. Engels, P. Hayward-Butt, D.

Porrill, N. Pryce

This has been an exciting and eventful year despite the fact that the House has not been as successful in Inter- House competitions as it has in the past. Many mem- bers of the House have, however, built up reputations individually in the sporting and academic fields. Looking back on the year one is struck by the diversity of the members of the House. It has been the prefects' job to try to weld the individuals into a smooth-running cohesive unit. Much credit to them for what they have achieved as the House has certainly been spirited and happy.

Mr Christo van Rensburg joined the Michaelhouse staff this year and luckily for Tatham was allocated to us as a Tutor from the start. He has gained respect and popu- larity with his caring, interested attitude and can always be found chatting to boys in the dormitories. Welcome too. to his attractive wife Bronwyn and their two young sons Jacques and Deon.

Our musicians have done very well this year. Patrick Schofield successfully completed Grade 8 flute and joins Craig Barendsen (Grade 8 saxophone) and his brother Clive (Grade 8 clarinet) in winning their music Honours. We are going to miss the creative talents of this trio in 1990. but there are boys coming up through the House with music ability.

We were well represented on Speech Day with no less than 13 boys receiving prizes: Greg Mitchell, Ken Walker, Neil Pryce, Craig Barendsen, Mark Lindhiem, Connel Barnabas, Hayden Pooke, Bradley Ralph, Shaun Barnabas, Nick Barnes, Richard Currie, Clive Barendsen, Trevor Phillips and Mark Farren.

In the Trials Examination Neil Pryce obtained an "A" aggregate and was re-awarded academic colours. A number of boys have also successfully entered the School's Science Expo: Jason Bowring, Duncan Stainer, Brendab Bredenhann, Alfie Andersson, Rich Warren and Rich Currie. Nicholas Jackson won the SA Classical Association Schools Art Competition and Yu- suf Rehman won the Marine Day Poster Competition. Patrick Schofield was placed first in Natal in the Young Historians Competition for his paper on "Roosevelt and the New Deal".

Service Ties are awarded to boys who have earned points for community involvement. This year Neil Pryce, Trevor Phillips, Greg Mitchell, James Gilmour, Conrad Cullinan, Patrick Schofield, Craig and Clive Barendsen have all received their ties.

51 Brains bars are won by boys who achieve over 80 per cent in at least two different subjects. The following earned them in 1989: Hayden Pooke, Nicholas Jack- son, Dylan Craig, Peter Landry, Shaun Barnabas, Mark Lindhiem, Stuart Porril and Lindsay de Villiers.

From the point of view of Inter-House competitions our senior hockey team managed to tie with Farfield for the Inter-House Trophy. We were also able to secure the junior chess title, having a number of talented young players in Simon Bekker, Peter Landry, Jamie Band and Nicholas Jackson. Unfortunately we were ousted in both cricket and rugby by Pascoe and Baines re- spectively, despite the valiant efforts of the teams cap- tained by Behman Randeria (rugby) and Ken Walker (cricket). Ken also captained the 1 st XI this season and was selected for the Natal "A" Nuffield cricket side, and also captained the 2nd XV, despite his persistent knee injury. Deane Macquet was another of our school cap- tains, captaining the 2nd XI. Justin Nash was our top athlete and was selected for PMB and District. He was awarded his colours for this achievement. Members of the athletics squad that won their events in the Inter-

House athletics were Rich Lindhiem (400 m), Hayden Pooke (high jump and shot putt), Sam Farren (triple jump and 800 m) and Stuart Kinloch (shot putt).

Two other Tathamites who received their Honours this year were Peter Hayward-Butt and Chris Milne. Both were selected for the Natal Schools hockey team and competed in the Inter-Provincial Tournament (which Natal won). Chris Milne went on to be selected for the SA Schools "B" team. Patrick Schofield and Deane Macquet won places in the PMB and District squash side and were awarded colours. Patrick subsequently played for the Natal Schools U19 team and has won squash Honours.

Mrs Gibbs, our Matron, will be leaving us in 1990. Our grateful thanks go with her for the care and attention she has given to the maintenance of the Houses and her efforts in making them more attractive and comfort- able.

This has been a profitable year, one in which an im- mense amount has been achieved. I hope that next year holds even greater promise.

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TATHAM SENIOR HOCKEY Top row (L-R) C. Barendsen; C. Barendsen; G. Pooke; T. Phillips; P. Sch ofield Front row (L-R) C. Milne; P. Hayward-Butt; D. Porril I Salvete:

Stewan Barstow, Clifton Coffey. Sam Farren, Ewen Hansen, Stuart Kinloch, James Macquet. Hayden Pooke. Yusuf Rehman. Stephen Rowley. Shaun Bar- nabas. Olivier Cantagrill, Bradley Ralph, Marc Schulze, Derryn Shrosbree, Callum Wilson, Arnaud Cantagrill. Valete:

Nicholas Barnes, Deane Macquet, Kenneth Walker, Clive Barendsen, Craig Barendsen, Conrad Cullinan, Timothy Durham, Rohan Engels. James Giimour. Peter Hayward-Butt. Anthony Jones. Stuart Kinloch, Richard Lindhiem, Christopher Milne, Gregory Mitchell, Trevor Phillips, Gregory Pooke, Douglas Porrill, Neil Pryce, Behman Randeria, Patrick Schofield, Adam Stead. An- thony Whitehead. Andrew Youd.

PASCOE

Housemaster: Mr A. W. Cook

House Tutors: Mr C. Andrew, Mr P.E. Dennyson, Mr

J.C. Willis

Head of House-.P. Lindop

House Prefects: R. Andersson, A. Gilson, K. Gil- son, A. James, A. Messenger, B. Sutherland

The bare statistics of competitions won might suggest that this has been a year of only average achievement for Pascoe. That we have come second in as many of the competitions as we have won (six of each) sug- gests the depth of talent there is in the House. Besides, the other houses need a little encouragement if they are not to become completely dispirited!

On the playing fields things have gone well. Winning both the senior and junior cricket House matches on the same afternoon must constitute some sort of a record and made it difficult to know which game to sup- port. Our rugby players tried to emulate this effort in the winter term when both teams reached the final but were defeated. We were expected to win the cricket; no one expected us in the rugby finals and so this was a par- ticularly doughty performance. So too, was the canoe- ing: under the sterm and respected eye of Keith Gilson our paddlers surprised the more fancied teams to take the Honours; Bruce Fallet's contribution was outstand- ing. Although our athletics throne was usurped by Founders this year we were first in the cross-country yet again and in the Inter-House relays. We gave a creditable account of ourselves in the hockey, tennis, squash (reaching the junior final), and the basketball was very exciting. We even threatened to do something about our two nemises, gymnastics and swimming, but in the end, despite Brenton Mooi's expertise, were never in danger of winning.

It was particularly pleasing to see the number of boys who wanted to tread the boards for the House play. In- deed, when Mr RWA auditioned for Still more Stuff n Nonsense it was noticeable how many Pascoe lads filled the roles, even without the stimulus of female co- artists. The choice of play was a little limiting but its di- rection by Ryan Short was excellent. It was a revelation to see the likes of Kenneth Collins and Cristiano Car- raro as punks rubbing shoulders with the more estab- lished talents of an Andersson or a Lindop. We were placed third, almost as surprising as our being placed second to West in the Inter-House public speaking after Lloyd Ferreira had won the junior section so convin- cingly. Richard Andersson once again undertook the organisation of the music competition entry and was once again successful, this time with a particularly memorable rendition of Don't Kill the World sung by the whole House. Bravo! It set a new standard for the com- petition.

Talking of standards, the tradition of warm but disci- plined leadership by example has been maintained as characteristic of Pascoe. The prefects, under the able eye of Philip Lindop, have been effective and energetic. The relations between the Blocks whilst not always as easy as they might have been, came right in the end. Particularly pleasing is the sense of service which is coming through and is to be attested to by the number of Service Tie awards. When we were joined by two Canadian Exchange Students from Trinity College it was pleasing to note how quickly they were made to feel at home and how much they enjoyed their stay. Do- minick Marshall-Smith's experience of the Edu-train and Bilal Naby and St John Bungey's trip to an ANC rally with the Sawubona Trust provided interesting ex- posures. We were glad too, to be able to organise as a House service effort, the Fathers and Sons Golf Day which raised funds for Scripture Union in the Indepen- dent Schools. This looks as if it will become an annual event and was enjoyed by all.

There were some remarkable achievers this year. Pride of place must surely go to Jerome Wilson for be- ing awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for 1989. Philip Lindop has been appointed senior prefect for 1990. Al- fie Messenger was selected for the Natal Schools rugby team and did very well at the Craven Week. An- thony Hewitt was selected for the Natal "B" cricket team, whilst Rupert Thomas and Dominick Marshall- Smith both made the Mynahs XI. Academic Honours were awarded to Richard Andersson and Philip Lindop whilst Guy Osborne twice achieved his academic colours (we were narrowly placed second in the Aca- demic Trophy). Emmanuel Hening made the Natal U16"A" squash team apart from some very fine per- formances in the tennis world; Alastair Mackay-James was a Natal Schools Board sailor. Nic Cooke gained a "best in category" award in the Science Expo. Richard Andersson gained a Grade 8 pass with distinction in Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: he has his music Honours; it was great to see Alex An- dersson awarded his colours for music.

Thirteen of our lads were confirmed this year. St John Bungey and Brenton Mooi continued to provide much of the human inspiration behind the House Prayers pro- gramme and it was good to the likes of Hewitt, Mar- shall-Smith, Kubukeli and Thomas serving in Chapel.

53 We are sorry to be losing Mr and Mrs Craig Andrew at the end of this year after a very short but effective so- journ with us. Mr Andrew was senior Tutor for 1989 and gave some welcome inspiration to this task. He and his wife will be missed greatly but will be returning no doubt to chivvy us about our involvement in the Gold Shield Award Scheme which Craig will direct next year.

To the leavers all, go well. It has been a very productive and worthwhile year.

Salvete:

Philip Beatty, Bruce Duff, Douglas McNeil, Gregory

Mrkusic, Russell Munroe, Matthew Simmonds, Robin Smither, Jason Steed, Murray Steyn, Richard Arthur, Martin Cassidy, Douglas Goulding, Barry Hatfield, Ste- phen Smithyman, Stefane Chan, Olivier Chan.

Valete:

Ryan Short, Richard Andersson, Kenneth Collins, Re- gan Delve, Andrew Gilson, Keith Gilson, David Harker, Andrew James, Bruce Lawrence, Alastair Mackay- James, Alfred Messenger, David Oosthuizen, Collin Pascoe, Bruce Sutherland, Peter-John Sykes, Niko Bergs, Rowan Leal.

PASCOE CROSS-COUNTRY Back row (L-R) N. Pattrick; R. Arthur; A. Andersson; L. Ferreira; B. Duff; G. Mrkusic; R. Smither; M. Steyn Front row (L-R) K. Gilson; M. Ferguson; D. Harker; R. Delve; D. McCall; Z. Kubukeli

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Head of House: Grant Larson

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Guy van der Post

1989 must surely rate as one of the vintage years for Baines. The House did well in the Inter-House compe- titions and maintained good spirit throughout the year. There are always a few setbacks, but we generally rose to the occasion. It always helps to start the year well and by half term in the First Quarter we had the Inter- House swimming cup under our belts - yet again. There was not quite the same depth of talent as in the past but ably led by Grant Larson, who was also School

Captain, and with some excellent support from Anthony Ireland, we came out top Then, during the course of the year we went on to win the senior rugby, seven-a- side rugby, athletics relays and senior basketball. This is a reflection of the leadership at the top of the House and the way the House pulled together. There were a number of individual achievements of note. Gary Plumstead was chosen as SA Schools No. 2 squash player. U19, while still 16 years old. Guy van der Post made the Natal Schools "A" basketbal team, Grant Larson was selected for Natal Schools swimming and Brian Gundry played Natal "B" hockey. "Chubs" Cha- bana was selected for the SA Feeder Team which played in Craven week. Angus McIntosh. Simon von Kaufmann and Patrick Ellis completed the Duzi Canoe marathon and Patrick went on to be selected for the SA Junior Slalom and Whitewater teams, becoming the SA Junior Slalom champion in the process. This is another exceptional achievement. Brian Gundry and Chris Whitfield - both goalkeepers - went on the 1st XI hockey tour to Europe and the UK at the end of 1989. Success was achieved in other areas too and Jonathan

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It was unfortunate that Grant Larson, the Head of the House, went off sick for the entire Fourth Quarter and did not write his matric. Guy van der Post stepped in as Acting Head of House and led the House through the final weeks of the year without too much trauma. During the course of the year we acquired Messrs Don Elking- ton and Tony Eyesele as House Tutors. They settled in quickly and soon got to know everybody. Let us hope that their association with Baines will be a long one.

Salvete:

Sifiso Mthethwa, Andreas Zettler, Thomas Zettler,

Bradley George, Michael Blake, Andrew Elworthy, Robin Baxter, Gino Christian, Craig Feather by, Greg George, Lwazi Mkize, Aveshen Naidoo, Terrance Roberts, Justin von Weichardt, Ian Feek, Cameron McIntosh, MarkO'Gorman, Jason Roche.

Valete:

Sifiso Mthethwa, Andreas Zettler, Thomas Zettler, Dun- can Allester, Robert Davies, Patrick Duffy, Patrick Ellis, Paul Glavovic, Peter Hanbury, David James, Shareef Khan, Grant Larson, Thembela Magadla, Gary Plumstead, Gary Shiel, Trevor Staniforth, Guy van der Post, Christopher Whitfield, Heinz-Gunter Kuper, Gino Christian.

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56 The John Schlesinger Theatre: 1989

It is the source of deep regret that we did not manage to stage a major school production in 1989, especially af- ter two highly-successful and highly-acclaimed produc- tions in 1988. An attempt was made to produce, in con- junction with St Anne's, one of this year's matric set- works. Death ol a Salesman, in the Third Quarter, but the venture was ill-fated from the start and had to be called off on account of a number of insurmountable problems.

Regrettable as this is, Theatre is still very much alive and well at Michaelhouse, and 1989 saw the reproduc- tion of the Vlth Form play to the calender and the return of the house plays on an annual basis, as well as an increasing number of musical evenings courtesy of De- rek Tasker, the Director of Music, and the Michael- house Music Department.

Once again the Schlesinger Theatre was in constant use as a venue for teaching, examinations, Saturday night films, society meetings, visiting speakers, Interact functions, assemblies, etc. Aside from these activities some 18 different productions graced the theatre boards in the course of 1989. A summary of these ac- tivities follows hereinafter, and a detailed description of each activity at the end of this report.

Time and space must be afforded in this report to pay tribute to all those who have given and do give so will- ingly and ably to the smooth running of the Schlesinger to the professional and amateur companies who, at considerable expense and inconvenience, continue to lend their support; to Moira Winslow who for the second successive year has travelled from Johannesburg to adjudicate (with such grace and aplomb!) our Inter- House Plays Competition; to the school caterers, Jaap van der Meulen and Sonny Marais, for all they do in providing meals and refreshments; to Ryan Short and his Front of House crew and Theatre ushers for the sterling work that they do; to the interval tea and coffee pourers; to Janice Hicks and Judy Willis for their court- eous and efficient handling of bookings, and the secre- tarial and administrative side of things; and finally, to Glynnis Buckley and other staff wives who at various junctures in the year have given of their time to assist with flower arrangements, make-up and set design and construction.

Mealies

In the absence of a major school production this year only one theatrical award will be made at Speech Day of 1990, and this will be the presentation of The Van Velden Trophy, for the boy who has contributed most to during his time here, to Ryan Short. Congratulations Ryan!

I am pleased to report that in the latter half of the year we were able to offer interested parties a course in theatre make-up, under the guidance of a professional make-up artist from NAPAC. It is clear that the interest expressed in the course has already begun to reap divi- dends, as staff wives lend their support and newly-ac- quired expertise to internal productions.

We have acquired too, in the person of Don Elkington, an extremely able stage manager under whose care we have now established an efficient and organised Father Jules ol the Dargle stage crew. I wish him a long and happy assoc iation

57 with the Schlesinger and with Theatre at Michaelhouse. Also on the staffing front Mrs Janice Hicks has very kindly agreed to take over the theatre wardrobe. New premises have been found under the theatre and cos- tumes are currently being laundered, mended and sorted, and will be stored and utilised in an ordered manner as never before. My thanks are extended to her, to the laundry matron and to the workshop person- nel for making this possible.

It remains to thank parents and friends of this com- munity for their patronage, and to say that we have pur- posely NOT increased our ticket prices this year, in spite of rising costs, so that an evening at The Schle- singer Theatre remains accessible to all, and, we be- lieve, exceptional value for money.

R.W. AITCHISON Schlesinger Theatre Director

PRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS IN THE SCHLESINGER THEATRE IN 1989

1. Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February:

NAPAC's Loft Theatre Company presented: Hello and Goodby by Athol Fugard

2. Thursday 16th February:

The Michaelhouse Vlth Form presented: The Bed- sitting Room by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus

3. Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th March:

The Inter-House Plays Competitions

4. Thursday9th March:

The Inter-House Public Speaking Competition

5. Friday 17th, Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th and Mon- day 20th March:

South African Youth Symposium

6. Monday 10th April:

Peter Pollock addressed the school on "South Africa's Sporting Isolation"

7. Friday 14th and Saturday 15th April:

The Maritzburg Singers presented: Trial by Surjury and Gnu's People

8. Wednesday 2nd May:

Derek Tasker presented a music concert

9. Friday4th August:

The Inter-House Music Competition

A5 (S. G.) Songs & "Boere Liedjies"

10. Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th August:

NAPAC's Loft Theatre Company presented: Mas- ter Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard

11. Tuesday 5th September:

Themi Venturas, Arnie Field and Tiki Nxumalo presented: Birth of an African Day

12. Thursday 7th September:

Derek Tasker presented a music concert

13. Tuesday 3rd October:

National Educational Theatre for Schools presented: Money Matters

14. Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th October: Michaelhouse staff and boys presented: Still More Stuff n Nonsense

HELLO AND GOODBYE

Hello and Goodbye, an early Athol Fugard two-hander, was presented by NAPAC's Loft Theatre Company in the Schlesinger Theatre on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February.

Ingride Mollison as Hester Stephen Gurney as Johnnie

A particularly tense moment In Hello and Goodbye

Photo: V. Adamson

First performed in the mid-sixties, Hello and Goodbye portrays the lives of Hester Smit, a prostitute, who re- turns from Johannesburg to the house in the poor Val- ley Road area of Port Elizabeth where she had left her brother Johnnie and her crippled father some years be- fore. Between the hello and the goodbye of this meeting, set only an hour apart, brother and sister recreate their family background and childhood against her contrast- ing present-day existences and characters. Hester's reappearance threatens the simple daily round of brother Johnnie as she seeks to claim her share of the compensation awarded to their father as a result of his accident.

NAPAC's production of Hello and Goodbye featured Ingride Mollison as Hester and Stephen Gurney as Johnnie. Direction was by Frantz Dobrowsky.

"Athol Fugard's well-travelled drama Hello and Good- bye is a hard-edge play, devoid of sentimentality and pretence. It has no hidden truth, no overt message. What you see, is what it really is: a tragedy about failing relationships. It gets its reality from sudden bursts of honesty to form a cynical picture of greed and deceit... Under Frantz Dobrowsky's direction, Ingride Mollison and Stephen Gurney modulate their commanding per- formances into an exploration of the human spirit... In one of her most moving scenes Ingride manages to give Hester a blend of emotional claustrophobia and tortured grief in her hysterical reaction when she beats Johnnie after finding out his attempt to hide the truth. Gurney gives a scrupulously contained portrayal as the desolate, neurotically insecure brother, who is the vic- tim of his own infuriating emotional immobility. He plays the man's frustration of desires with restraint and subtlety. Having seen Hello and Goodbye at least five times, I find this version the most mesmerising yet."

Sjoerd Meijer

THE BEDSITTING ROOM

A delightful presentation of this somewhat contraver- sial, whacky Spike Milligan and John Antrobus play was presented by the Michaelhouse post-matric class on Thursday 16th February at 20:15. The play was ex- tremely well staged and it was evident that a great deal of work had been put into the project. Congratulations are extended to the 1989 Vlth Form group, all of whom took part in one way or another, and in particular to Nic Barnes and Ryan Short who directed and produced and took the leading roles. To those whose feathers were ruffled by the production I leave you with these comforting words from Bernard Miles's Intraducshun to the Tandem edition of the work:

"Plees do not think John an Spike ar wikid men oo rite such stuf. An plees do not think we are wikid pepel for putin it on. Reely they luv england, an th pools, an the old aj penshuners, an parliment, an Misis Topham, an th TUC, ancetera, ancetera. An John woz at Sandherst, an that iz wear he lernt a lot of the stuff that iz in thiz play, but no wun nos wear Spike lernt wot he lernt cos he is vry uneddikated man with a big sole... a bit to big ifyuarskme!"

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59 INTER-HOUSE PL A YS COMPETITION

On the evenings of Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th March the Inter-House plays competition was held in the Schlesinger Theatre. For the second successive year Mrs Moira Winslow, well-known stage and television personality, kindly agreed to be the adjudicator. She spoke publicly, in the most flattering of terms, of the ex- tremely high standard in direction and acting evident in the plays, and took time to comment on individual per- formances. Founders' presentation of Ernie's Incred- ible lllucinations by Alan Aychbourne was adjudged to be the winner, with Farfield's The Scarlet Pimpernel second, and East third with A Night at the Inn.

A Scene from Trial by Surjury

INTER-HOUSE PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

This annual event was held on the last night of the First Quarter. Mr Peter Dennyson reports that three external adjudicators evaluated the speeches which were of a disappointingly low standard, the lowest in a consider- able period of time. The trophy was won by West.

AFRICAN AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM

The third African Affairs Youth Symposium under the SAYS banner was held at Michaelhouse from Friday 17th until Monday 20th March. Some 300 young people of both sexes and a rich variety of races and cultures from all over South Africa attended the symposium, which had as its theme: "South Africa: My vision of its future." The Schlesinger Theatre served as a venue for the symposium's lectures and discussions. A detailed report can be found under the African Affairs Society section of this publication.

PETER POLLOCK

On Monday 10th April Springbok cricketer Peter Pol- lock addressed the school on "South Africa's Sporting Isolation", sharing some of his personal ideas and ex- periences. The boys enjoyed the talk immensely and asked a number of pertinent questions.

TRIAL BY SURJURY and GNU's PEOPLE

This double bill was presented by The Maritzburg Singers in the Schlesinger Theatre on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th April 1989.

Trial by Surjury is a parody of Trial by Jury, the only one act work of Gilbert and Sullivan, in which a sharp satire on conduct of legal actions for breach of promise is made. In the parody, Trial by Surjury, the music is still that of the inimitable Sullivan, however, the libretto is the work of Gilbert, Munro and Caldwell. In the original the scene is a court of law. In the spoof the court room becomes a surgical ward and the public are patients and wardstaff. As the work unfolds it humorously and gently mocks at hospital hierarchy and medical mis- diagnosis and alludes to the age old superiority of phy- sicians over surgeons.

Gnu's People on the other hand was a relaxed stroll through a musical pot-pourri. It was devised by Basil Munro and Robert Caldwell.

Both shows were great fun and were thoroughly en- joyed by all who attended.

MUSIC CONCERT

A music concert, under the baton of the Director of Mu- sic, Derek Tasker, took place in the Schlesinger Theatre on Wednesday 2nd May. The Hilton College and St Anne's windbands performed in the first half of the evening and the Michaelhouse windband in the lat- ter half. Derek Tasker reports: "The band had its most busy and successful term yet, which is, in fact, the cul- mination of six years' hard work. I doubt that any school band in the country is able to produce such a versatile programme as that performed for our annual concert. The standing ovation from the boys at the conclusion must surely be a "first" for a musical event at Michael- house."

THE INTER-HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION

The annual Inter-House Music Competition was held on Friday 4th August and was, according to the Director of Music at the school, "... excellent, and probably the best yet ..." The trophy was won by Pascoe, with Founders and East filling the minor placings.

Saxaphone Septet

60 MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS

On Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th August NAPAC's Loft Theatre Company was back at The Schlesinger to present Athol Fugard's internationally-acclaimed masterpiece Master Harold and the Boys This power- ful, beautifully-written three-hander tells the story of Hally, a Port Elizabeth schoolboy (autobiographically the young Harold Athol Fugard) and Sam and Willie - two servants who work in Hally's mother's tearoom. The play explores the poignant relationship the three share - in particular the bond between Hally and Sam. Sam over the years has virtually become Hally's surro- gate father, in the place of his own crippled, hospital- ised alcoholic parent. Hally learns that his father is to be discharged from hospital and he is enraged that he will have to care for this drunken man whom he deplores. His anger is deflected from his true father to Sam. An intense and often violently harsh argument ensues which jeopardises and ultimately transforms the re- lationship which Sam and Hally share.

Master Harold and the Boys starred Madoda Ncayiyana as Sam, Christopher Catherine as Hally and Bheki Mkhwane as Willie. The play was sensitively and expertly directed by Murray McGibbon who kindly agreed to allow our full matric class to attend an infor- mal gathering in the theatre the morning after the Wednesday performance, where our lads were given the opportunity to meet the director and his cast to dis- cuss the play. This proved to be a very fruitful exercise and will become a more regular practice when LOFT productions come to the Schlesinger stage.

BIRTH OF AN AFRICAN DA Y

This delightful production of South African poetry, song and dance was compiled and performed by Themi Ven- turas, Arnie Field and Tiki Nxumalo (from The Elizabeth Sheddon Theatre in Durban) and staged at the Schle- singer Theatre twice on Tuesday 5th September.

The first performance was at 10:00 forthe ladies of The Midlands Forum and was organised by Mrs Sybil Field- ing, the forum's President. The cast then remained at Michaelhouse to perform again in the evening, at 20:15, for the boys of the school. A measure of this pro- duction's success was the fact that a large number of those who saw the production remained on after the show, at the cast's invitation, to discuss the material used and to ask questions about South African theatre and drama, and acting in general.

MUSIC CONCERT Derek Tasker and his talented musicians presented a second music concert on the final evening of the Third Quarter, Thursday 7th September. Once again a rich variety of music was presented and very warmly re- ceived. Our congratulations are extended to our Direc- tor of Music and his able charges for a most enjoyable evening's entertainment.

MONEY MATTERS

This NETS (Natal Education Theatre for Schools) pro- duction was presented at the Schlesinger Theatre on Tuesday 3rd October at 20:15. This enlightening court- room drama treated a fairly simple and mundane financial phenomena in a refreshing and entertaining manner, at the same time serving an extremely useful didactic function.

STILL MORE STUFF N NONSENSE

Our final production of the year was the traditional var- iety concert featuring the boys and staff of Michael- house. This was staged before half term in the Fourth Quarter, on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th Oc- tober. Richard Aitchison, the concert producer, reports: "The staff and boys of Michaelhouse once again com- bined to produce our annual internal variety concert, the third in the Stuff n Nonsense series. The production ran for two nights and on the whole was very well re- ceived. On the second evening a charity performance was given in aid of the John Wilson Clinic at Balgowan. The event was preceded by a cheese and wine held in the gallery of The John Schlesinger Theatre. In excess of two hundred patrons attended the performance, in addition to the Michaelhouse scholars. The evening re- alised R1 800 which sum was put towards the clinic's loan account. Many worthy beings are to be thanked for the over-all success of the venture: the sponsors, the backstage and lighting crews, tea and wine pourers, Ian MacFarlane, who organised the charity event, Paul Lavender, who kindly put on an exhibition of matric art for the event, the patrons, and not least of all the cast, who this year numbered in excess of 140!"

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REFEREES COURSE

Eight boys and Mrs Cecile Venter attended this course spread over eight lessons. All nine members wrote the theory examination of which only three passed (70 per cent or more). Alan Redfern was the top candidate with Cecile and Michael Flockhart next. Alan was given an inter-schools match at junior level and is congratulated on his efforts. Well done to all the members. I hope to see you at the course next year.

A reminder to all beginner-referees is that:

(i) it is imperative to "skim" through the rule book just before refereeing a game

(ii) people have come to watch the players and not you; so allow advantage - don't draw unnecessary attention to yourself, and

(iii) learn to indicate the infringement, and blow the whistle with authority.

Good luck for the future. Happy refereeing.

Mr Craig Andrew

ATHLETICS

Master-in-Charge: Mr T. Henderson Captain: Rick Andrews

As brief as it was, the 1989 athletics season proved to be both exciting and successful with the attitude to- wards the sport being healthy throughout the school.

The more talented athletes were once again active dur- ing the First Quarter and took part in a number of Sport

ATHLETICS TEAM

Top row (L-R) Z. Kubukell; C. Wad man; J. Nash; T. Weaver; A. Dixon-Sm lth; P. Lees; P. Mbuyazi; G. van der Post;

R. Lindhiem; M. Cotton; A. Kirk; B. Davidson; S. Porrill 4th row (L-R) B. Scott; D. Benkenstein; S. Boast; C. Campbell; S. Edmu ndson; M. Tuck; N. Williamson; A. Warren;

T. Clark; A. Bates; G. Porter

3rd row (L-R) S. Farren; J. Bothner; J. Stead; J. Croswell, M. Bluett; H. P ooke; S. Bold; S. Kinloch; J. Shed lock; G. George; L. Mkize

2nd row (L-R) S. Hamilton; K. Mazibuko; L. Luthuli, R. Arthur; A. Ralfe; C. Lorentz; N. Pattrick Front row (L-R) C. Allen; A. Messenger; C. V.R.; T.H.; G. Edmundson; R. Andrews (Capt); A. L.E.; C.B.A.; B. George

62 Tech meetings and the Natal Schools Championships. Paul Glavovic and Nigel Williamson were the only ath- letes to prove themselves. In the Natal Schools Cham- pionships Paul won the 100 m and came second in the 200m; whereas Nigel was unbeaten in the 100m hur- dles this season. They were both selected for the Natal Schools team to take part in an Inter-Provincial meeting at Kings Park against Border and Eastern Province Paul Glavovic, Nigel Williamson, Justin Nash and Craig Francis were selected to represent the Maritzburg and District team which travelled to Pretoria to take part in the Delois Shield School Championships at Menlo Park.

"Style" R. Andrews

The athletic season during the Michaelmas quarter was a very busy and active one, with the athletes having little time to prepare themselves and gain peak fitness. The Standards Competition, which is held over three days, was the first to be held. Every boy in the school should participate and the results are calculated as a percentage. They were higher than last year. Winners of the John Adams Trophy were Founders 66,3 per cent, East 64,8 per cent, Tatham 64,5 per cent, West 63,2 per cent, Farfield 61 per cent, Pascoe 59 per cent, Baines 57percent.

The relay competition, which is always keenly con- tested, lived up to expectations and it proved to be a fora Great Game!

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M. Tuck

The tug-o-war competition is always keenly contested and, as usual, gamed a great deal of vocal support from the spectators. Conditions were ideal and, after a great deal of heaving and pulling, the Willie Kaulback and Graham McIntosh Trophy was won by Farfield in the Junior Section. In the Senior Section the Dereck McIn- tosh Trophy was won by West.

Sports Day was held on Saturday, 26th August and turned out to be a beautiful warm spring day. Willows field was a most attractive scene with the young, pale, green leaves evident in the trees surrounding the track. Mr Jon Morgan, and Mr Ram are complimented for hav- ing the track in immaculate condition. Three records were broken during the day.

The shot putt under 14 by Hayden Pooke The high jump under 14 by Hayden Pooke The shot putt under 16 by Nigel Williamson

The Paul Nash Trophy, which is awarded to the Junior Victor Ludorum, was won by Simon Bold, with a total of 4341 points. The John Adams Memorial Trophy, for the Senior Victor Ludorum, was won by Nigel William- son with a total of 4 829 points.

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M. Cotton

Final placings at the end of the day were as follows: Founders 183, Baines 141, Pascoe 117, Farfield 111,

Tatham 104, East 66, West 43.

A squad of 60 athletes was selected to undergo training forthe Triangular meeting which was held at Kearsney on Monday, 4th September. Five members of staff as- sisted during the limited time available for coaching. At a superbly administered meeting Michaelhouse ath- letes finished first.

Hayden Pooke, MHS, broke the U14shot putt record - 12,84 metres. There were many other extremely fine performances too numerous to mention individually. However, it was the fine team spirit evident amongst our athletes that captured the imagination. Scored on a 3-2-1 basis for all events, Michaelhouse 120, Kearsney 87, Hilton 64.

Overall a successful season of athletics and it was good to see the trophies being shared amongst the Houses. Thanks must go to the various House Cap- tains who had a busy and responsible task to perform.

JUNIOR BASKETBALL

Master-in-Charge: Mr B. Strauss Captain: G. Stroebel

In the first term the season started off on a high note when the "A" team beat Kearsney. This was to be one of the few wins of the season. A severe lack of height limited the attack and defence of both the "A" and "B" teams.

The fourth term saw several new players, the majority of them tall, joining this sport. Although lacking in ball skills their height made a difference to both teams. Cade Russell, in particular, proved invaluable to the "A" team. He scored many baskets from rebounds and was very strong on defence.

The "B" team under the leadership of lain Findlay, showed an improvement and their highlight was con- vincingly beating the DHS "B" team. Forthe "A" team both the highlight and nadir of the season occurred in

64 the last game. After leading the unbeaten College team for 90 per cent of the time they lost in the last minute of the game. This was an excellent game with Gary Stroe- bel. Richard de Bufanos and James Moller, in particu- lar, showing very useful ball skills.

Regular "A" team players:

G. Stroebel (Captain), J. Moller, C. Russell. R. de Bufa- nos, J. Friend, N. Rogers, D. Davidson, B. Duff.

Regular "B" team players:

I. Findlay (Captain), G. Jackson, A. Louw, G. Brooke- Leggat, J. Versfeld, G. Surtees, R. Warren, G. Sherriff,

A. Akker.

SENIOR BASKETBALL

Master-in-Charge:Mr C. van Rensburg Captain: I. Chabana

The second term of the 1989 basketball season has been a good term; not from the point of view of results achieved, but more especially because of the superb spirit in which the boys played the game.

The major disadvantage of the Michaelhouse School team is the lack of height but they have made up for it by playing a thinking game to gam scores.

The inclusion of L. Rushton from the junior (U15) ranks has proved to be a great success; and he has devel- oped into a very fine player, especially with the re- bounds.

The second team continued to enjoy their game and played with great determination, and scored some very impressive wins.

Thanks go to L. Chabana and T. Samuels who both led their teams so ably.

Congratulations go to G. van der Post (selected for Natal "A") and R. Short (Natal "B").

All the best to all those who are leaving Michaelhouse at the end of 1989. Thank you for your contribution to basketball and may you continue to enjoy the game.

1st BASKETBALL Back row (L-R) L. Chabana; R. Engelbrecht; P. Lindop; G. Shiel Front row (L-R) A. Youd; G. van der Post (Capt.); R. Short

65 Master-in-Charge: Mr P.C. Fleischack Chairman:?. Ellis Secretary: K. Gilson

The 1988-89 canoeing season has once again been enjoyed by all. Tuesday and Thursday practices took on a new look, with all paddlers training in singles to im- prove overall positions and fitness. Canoe Polo and Slalom coaching by Patrick Ellis was a pleasant change from the usual all-out long distance training.

The canoe polo has had a marked improvement, with Michaelhouse winning the inter-schools event at Tre- verton - winning a floating trophy in the form of an old slalom boat. A large influx of new paddlers brought in good talent with Oscroft and Fallet likely to make a good pair for next season. Le Sueur and Porrill did par- ticularly well in the Duzi Canoe Marathon, along with ten other competitors who reached the finish.

The annual inter-house canoeing was won for the first time by Pascoe, presenting a promising team of Keith Gilson, Bruce Fallet and Mark Ferguson.

CANOECLUB

Back row (L-R) S. McGuigan; G. van Heerden; L. de Villiers; D. Prince; T. Weaver 2nd row (L-R) S. von Kaufman n; R. Oscroft; N. Barnes; A. Redfern; G. Johnstone; A. McIntosh; P Groutâ– R Delve-

B. Fallet

Front row (L-R) S. Porrill; K. Gilson; P.C.F.; P. Ellis (Capt.); C. le Sueur ; G. Thomson

CANOEING CLUB

HANSA DUSI 1990 DAY 3: Ufi/IZINYATI

Back/Front J. Desilla; A. McIntosh

66 Our heartiest congratulations go to Pat Ellis on being chosen to represent the Junior Springboks at White- water and Slalom against the Austrian touring team.

Lastly, our thanks go to Mr Fleischack (or running this difficult club and taking us to all the races. May MHCC have successful and enjoyable canoeing in the 1989-90 season.

CRICKET

FIRST XI

Master-in-Charge: Mr R.B. Cox (First Quarter), Mr

A. W. Cook (Fourth Quarter)

Captain:K.D.M. Walker

The results of the 1989 season reflect mixed fortunes: ten wins, five losses, six draws and three matches abandoned owing to rain. They do not reflect the splen- did camaraderie and team spirit of this young and promising side. It has been a pleasure to coach them and I look forward to the 1990 season when nine of the

11 will be returning to sport the red and white cap. Kenneth Walker captained the sid<5 throughout the sea- son. His naturally competitive instincts and ability to motivate his teammates combined towards the end of the year with a growing sagacity and appreciation of the subtleties of strategy. When the situation was tight, his example on the field and calmness under pressure were pillars of strength. He was most ably supported by Bruce Sutherland, his vice-captain.

A feature of this team s successful performance was its determined and skilful fielding. For most of the year we lacked a really penetrating opening attack, so great store was set on tight fielding to support the efforts of the seam and spin bowlers. In these departments Su- therland (10 for 22 against Hilton and 5 for 6 against Kearsney), Lees and Benkenstein enjoyed great suc- cess whilst, from the other end. the inimitable Paul Le- wis teased and frustrated many a batsman into rash shot with his left-arm orthodox bowling. None would have been as effective without the often brilliant keep- ing of "Gnome" Hewitt behind the stumps. He pulled off some quite remarkable catches during the season and did much to inspire the efforts of his fellow fielders. It was very pleasing then when, by the end of the season. Marshall-Smith and George's pace bowling began to make a more consistent contribution to our attack. Walker and Thomas also turned their arms with some success so we were never short of options for bowling variations. Only once did our fielding betray us: in the game against Bishops there seemed to be a jinx on our ability to hit the stumps, allowing them some auda- cious, not to say foolhardy, runs in that very close en- counter.

Our batting was generally reliable. Walker and Engels frequently got us off to a good start and when they failed Thomas came to the rescue with some superb knocks. In the game against Kearsney he carried his bat to score 90 not out and set up the platform required for that victory. Lees, who batted with great consistency during the First Quarter had no luck (bar the excellent 90 against St Stithian's) in the Fourth until his last few matches and then hit the kind of form of which we all knew him capable. It must be recorded that this side needs to work hard at the basics of running between the wickets: there were far too many runouts, a result more often than not of a lapse of concentration rather than from trying to take all the runs available. In the match against College in the Offord week there were two during an innings when we could only muster 125 in the 50 overs limited to us. This aspect of the game will be worked upon next year. At number five Arm- strong threatened a big score but we had to wait for the Offord week before he awed us with his power and range of shots. Benkenstein at number six looks to be a great propsect, the complete batsman with the temper- ament to match. After a very learn first half, Sutherland played some useful innings at number seven whilst He- witt and Marshall-Smith's innings against College were wonderful examples of grit and determination. They took us from 78 for 8 to 125 for 8 against the best attack in Natal restoring dignity to what was threatening to be- come a rout.

The highlight of the season? There were many fine mo- ments but anyone who was at the Offord week match against Westville would argue for the winning run off the last ball of the last over scored by our number 11 batsman, no wickets remaining.

We were delighted when Paul Lewis and Kenneth Walker were selected for the Natal Schools "A" team, Patrick Lees and Anthony Hewitt for the "B" team, and

67 Dominick Marshall-Smith and Rupert Thomas for the Natal Mynahs side. Well done.

My grateful thanks to Messrs John Buckley, Robin Cox and Garth Giles who assisted me with umpiring, to Messrs Morgan and Dhramrod for their pitch prepar- ations and to all the parents who supported us so en- thusiastically throughout the season. It is fitting too to remember all the years of hardwork that Mr Ram put into cricket at Michaelhouse. May he rest in peace.

Results:

First Quarter 1989

18th January vs Kings mead Mynahs Mynahs 216/4 declared Michaelhouse 116/6 (Lees 44 n.o.)

Match Drawn

21st January vs DHS

Michaelhouse 163/5 (Armstrong 50 n.o.)

DHS 81/1 Rain stopped play

28/29th January vs Hilton Michaelhouse 173/7 (Armstrong 58 n.o.) Hilton 156/8 (Sutherland 3/7, Lees 4/71)

Second Innings:

Michaelhouse 145/4 (Walker 44, Lees 43) Hilton 118/9 (Sutherland 7/15)

Match Drawn

11th February vs Glenwood Michaelhouse 139/8 (Lees 48)

Glenwood 95 (Lewis 3/20, Sutherland 4/28) Michaelhouse won by 45 runs

25th February vs Westville Michaelhouse 65 Westville 66/5 Westville won by 5 wickets

4th March vs Alexandra High Alexandra 89 (Walker 4/24, Harvey 3/11) Michaelhouse 90/4 Michaelhouse won by 6 wickets 1st XI CRICKET Back row (L-R) B. George; D. Marshall-Smith; P. Lewis 2nd row (L-R) D. Benkenstein; J. Lewis; R. Thomas; R. Harvey; A. Engels ; G. Braum, T. Roberts (scorer) Seated (L-R) B. Sutherland; P. Lees; R.B.C.; K. Walker (Capt.); A. W.C.; G. Armstrong; A. Hewitt

68 7th September vs Old Boys Old Boys 179 (Benkenstein 4/24)

Michaelhouse 180/2 (Walker 85, Thomas 76 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 8 wickets

3rd October vs Crockett s XI Crockett's 262/7 (Benkenstein 3/72)

Michaelhouse 107 (Thomas 39, Lees 48)

Crockett s won by 155 runs

7th October vs St Stithian s

St Stithian's 212/7 (Lees 3/30, Benkenstein 3/80)

Michaelhouse 208/5 (Walker 67, Lees 90)

Match drawn

8th October vs Bishops Michaelhouse 162 (Walker 37)

Bishops 163/7 Bishops won by 3 wickets

9th October vs KES KES172/5 Rain stopped play

10th October vs Jeppe Michaelhouse 82 Jeppe 83/2

Jeppe won by 8 wickets

14th October vs Beachwood Michaelhouse 188/5 (Engels 38, Lees 36)

Beachwood 92 (Lees 3/17, Sutherland 3/2) Michaelhouse won by 96 runs

21st October vs Alexandra Alexandra 88 (Lees 3/20, Marshall-Smith 5/14) Michaelhouse89/0 (Walker45 n.o., Engels39n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 10 wickets

11 th November vs Kearsney Michaelhouse 149 (Thomas 90 n.o.)

Kearsney 101 (Sutherland 5/6)

Michaelhouse won by 38 runs 12th November vs Midlands Midlands 156 Michaelhouse 98 Midlands won by 58 runs

18th November vs College College 220/6 Michaelhouse 29/1 Rain stopped play

25th November vs Northlands Michaelhouse 169/5 (Walker 92 n.o.)

Northlands 126/3 Match Drawn

2nd December vs Hilton Hilton 200/3

Michaelhouse 154/7 (Engels 33, Armstrong 30)

Match drawn

9th December vs DHS

Michaelhouse 181/8 declared (Walker 59, Thomas 47) DHS 169/7 (Lewis 3/39)

Match drawn

11 th December vs Zululand Zululand 143 (Lewis 4 29. Walker 3/5)

Michaelhouse 146 4(Walker61. Armstrong31 n o.) Michaelhouse won by 6 wickets

12th December vs College (55 limited overs) Michaelhouse 125/8 (Thomas36. Hewitt23n.o.) College 128/3 College won by 7 wickets

13th December vs Glenwood Glenwood 155 (George 3 39; Lewis 5 29)

Michaelhouse 157/3 (Lees 60 n.o, Armstrong 48 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 7 wickets

14th December vs Westville (50 limited overs)

Westville 166^9 (Sutherland 3/13)

Michaelhouse 167/9 (Lees 58, Armstrong 40) Michaelhouse won by 1 run SUMMARY

Played Won Lost Drawn Aban.

24 10 5 6 3

Team:

K.D.M. Walker. A.J. Engels, R.J.M. Thomas, P.J. Lees. G.M. Armstrong. D M Benkenstein, B.S. Sutherland. B.J. George, D. Marshall-Smith, A.M. Hewitt, P.L. Le- wis, G.K. Braum, J. R.G. Lewis. R.L. Harvey.

AVERAGES

Batting:

INNS N.O. H.S. TOTAL AV. K. Walker 23 3 92 725 36.25 A. Engels 13 1 39 184 15.33 R. Thomas 23 3 go- 589 29.45 P.Lees 22 4 go 595 33.05 G. Armstrong 18 6 58* 375 31.25 Bowling: O M R W AV. B. George 74 14 232 10 23.2 D.M-Smith 114 17 432 16 27.0 B. Sutherland 177 52 434 37 11.7 D. Benkenstein 181 34 600 23 26.0 P. Lewis 235 83 551 29 19.0 P.Lees 223 39 678 29 23.3

SECOND XI

Master-in-Charge:MrM.J. Goulding Captains: D. Macquet, D. McCall

This was not a good year in terms of results but the spirit was good and generally the game was played ad- venturously with the restult that we won some and lost some. Our batting usually let us down with only one player scoring 50 during the year namely N. Denoon- Stevens with 60 vs Alex, in a characteristically boister- ous innings. The bowlers acquitted themselves well with several bowlers taking four or more wickets in a match - in particular P. Lewis taking 6/38 vs Hilton and R. Gilson taking 5 wickets on two occasions with his

69 steady seam bowling. C. Fellowes bowled extremely well on occasions with very little luck - best figures: 3/36 in 16 overs vs Hilton.

Results

First Quarter:

21 st January vs DHS Michaelhouse 98 (R. Engels 30)

DHS 101/4 Lost by 6 wickets

28th January vs Hilton Hilton 153 (P. Lewis 6/38)

Michaelhouse 114/8 (M. Pitt 28 n.o.)

Draw (rain)

25th February vs Westville Westville 156 (Gettliffe 3/39)

Michaelhouse 157/7 (R. Engels 33, P. Hayward-Butt 42)

Won by 3 wickets

3rd March vs Alexandra

Alex 66 (M. Pitt 3/11, G. Braum 4/16)

Michaelhouse 67/3 (A. James 39)

Won by 7 wickets

Fourth Quarter

Combined 2nd and 1stB Blockers vs Ixopo 1 st XI Michaelhouse 102 (R. Thomas 31)

Ixopo 103/3 (R. Thomas 3/14)

Lost by 7 wickets

14th October vs Beachwood Beachwood 206/6 Michaelhouse 97 (A. James 20)

Lost by 109 runs

4th November vs Alexandra Michaelhouse 147 (A. James 30, N. Denoon-Stevens 60)

Alex 50 (R. Gilson 5/25)

Won by 97 runs

11 th November vs Kearsney Michaelhouse 141 (J. Lewis 39, J. Fleming 37)

Kearsney 142/9 (R. Gilson 3/30, Gettliffe 4/22)

Lost by 1 wicket

18th November vs College Michaelhouse 66 (D. McCall 22)

College 67/4 Lost by 6 wickets

2nd XI CRICKET

Back row (L-R) J. Fleming; A. James; M. Pitt; C. Fellowes; A. Gettliffe; D . McCall Front row (L-R) C. Milne; S. Kimble, D. Macquet (Capt); P. Hayward-Butt ; A. Engels

70 25th November vs Northlands

Michaelhouse 167 (N. Denoon-Slevens 51, A Gettliffe

39, S. Kimble24, D McCall26)

Northlands 72 (R. Gilson 5/22, G Braum 3 8)

Won by 95 runs

2nd December vs Hilton Michaelhouse 28 Hilton 29/1 Lost by 9 wickets

The following played 3 or more times:

G. Braum, A James, R Engels, P. Hayward-Butt. 0. McCali, D. Macquet. S. Kimble. C Fellowes. M. Pitt, A Gettliffe, J. Lewis, J. Fleming, N. Denoon-Stevens. R. Gilson, J. Pearse, B. Newton and A. Yeowart.

The Awards for 1989:

Honours:

K. Walker, P. Lewis, P. Lees, A. Hewitt.

Colours:

R. Thomas, D. Marshall-Smith.

Colours re-award:

B. Sutherland.

THIRD XI

Coach:MrG. Giles Captain-.S. Dilworth

The 3rd XI did not always hit a winning streak but none- theless had a most enjoyable year.

Enthusiastic commitment often compensated for any deficiency in natural talent and we thank Captain Stuart Dilworth who fostered and engendered the tenacious spirit in his team.

There were some memorable performances namely Ryan Roberts's hat-trick against College where he had no less than four victims caught off four successive de- liveries, Alfie Messenger's 3 wickets for no runs against Alexandra, Justin Pearses 53 not out against Beachwood and Michael Clucas's well-struck 50 against an unbeaten Hilton XI.

Team: the following were regular members of the team:

M. Blake, B. Briedenhann, G. Bryden, G. Chadwick, M. Clucas, W. Dales, N. Denoon-Stevens. S. Dilworth, J. Fleming, R. Kruger, A. Messenger, J. Pearse, G. Pooke, R. Roberts. T. Sokhela, W. Whaley.

First Quarter

21st January vs DHS

DHS 91 (Fleming 4/15, Pitt 3/14)

Michaelhouse 94 (Engels 18)

Won by 1 wicket

28th January vs Hilton

Hilton 183/4 declared

Michaelhouse 146 (Kruger 32. Bryden 22)

Lost by 37 run'-.

25th February vs Westville Westville 177 9 declared

Michaelhouse 148 (James 51. Denoon-Stevens 24) Lost by 29 runs

3rd March vs Alexandra

Alexandra 61 (Messenger 0 3. Denoon-Stevens 3 27) Michaelhouse 66 1 Won by 9 wickets

Fourth Quarter

14th October vs Beachwood Beachwood 87 (Briedenhann 5/7)

Michaelhouse 107 6 (Pearse 53 n.o.)

Won by 4 wickets

4th November vs Alexandra Alexandra 65 (Sokhela 5 36. Yeowart 4 25) Michaelhouse 67 6 (Kimble 25)

Won by 4 wickets 18th November vs College Michaelhouse 71 (Sokhela 24)

College 74/6 (Roberts 4/12)

Lost by 4 wickets

2nd December vs Hilton Michaelhouse 132 (Clucas 50)

Hilton 138 8 (Briedenhann 4/27)

Lost by 2 wickets

Results:

Played Won Drawn Lost

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71 FOURTH XI First Quarter:

Coach: Mr R.H. W. Hall Captain:G. Brown

Once again we had just less than enough players and we are grateful for the occasional non-cricketer who stood in to make up the numbers. Practices, too, were affected by the weather, but we played three matches, each of them coming to a result. The 4th XI did not op- erate during the Fourth Quarter.

Matches played

28th January vs Hilton (Away)

Hilton 188 (R. Roberts 5/35)

Michaelhouse 63 (R. Gilson 21)

Lost by 125 runs

25th February vs Westville (Home)

Westville 42 (Blake 6/6, Southwood 3/8)

Michaelhouse 70 for 3 (Pringle 33, batted on)

Won by 8 wickets

4th March vs Alexandra (Home)

Alexandra 41 (Gilson 4/16, Sokhele 3/9)

Michaelhouse 46 for 9 Won by 1 wicket

COLTS CRICKET

Coach. Mr R.B. Cox Captain: C. Sugden Vice-Captain;L. Ferreira

Wet weather has hampered practices this year, particu- larly in the Fourth Quarter, but it didn't dampen a spir- ited and talented squad which was beginning to fulfil its potential by the end of the year, recording some excel- lent and positive results in the process.

Dale Benkenstein was promoted to the 1 st XI at the end of the First Quarter, so Craig Sugden took over the cap- taincy. A very talented all-rounder, but with a great deal still to learn, especially as a batsman, he matured fast as a captain, becoming more aggressive as his self- confidence increased. Lloyd Ferreira, who will develop into an above average all-rounder, was an astute vice- captain.

Simon Nicholson and Lloyd Ferreira developed into a fine opening batting partnership and, when they curbed their desire to chase everything outside off stump, sel- dom looked in trouble. Anthony Ireland developed into an above average middle-order batsman, while Mark Hewat, so strong on his legs, is showing much poten- tial. Chris Folker displayed fine footwork to the spin bowlers, though needs to work at his concentration, as well as his defensive back foot play, while Rory Bryden, a great enthusiast, also was developing well by the end of the season. All need to work harder at building an in- nings, self-application, playing straight and running be- tween the wickets.

Of the bowlers, Nick Cooke bowled with aggression and fire, producing some fine spells on occasions, while Chris Folker also was developing by the year's end. There are no genuinely quick bowlers in this age group at Michaelhouse, hence the need for all the bowl- ers to work at their line and length. Injuries to Lloyd Fer- reira and Scott Edmundson gave Matthew Hooper the opportunity to bowl, a young man with much potential, though he needs to work harder at practices. Loren Naidu is a left-arm spin bowler with great promise, whilst Craig Sugden bowled some spells of his off-spin with intelligence.

The fielding was of a fairly high standard, Mark Hewat developing into an above average wicket-keeper, whilst Craig Sugden, Rory Bryden and Jonathan Mat- thews all revealed great talent in the field.

My only criticism of this team was their failure to handle peer pressure. A great deal of talent has been wasted only because an individual becomes too keen to please his peers. This has been sad to witness from the coach- ing vantage. The need for the individual to get into the nets and practice cannot be overstressed. The chaps who make it to the top will reveal such dedication and rise above this pathetic peer pressure. Let's hope that most will fulfil their talent.

For the rest, I really did enjoy my brief association with this age group. Thanks to all the parent supporters and to any others who made the season an enjoyable one. My good wishes to one and all for successful cricket careers.

Results: First Quarter:

21 st January vs DHS

DHS 175/9 declared (Sugden 4/37)

Michaelhouse 70/2 Match drawn

28th January vs Hilton

Michaelhouse 223/8 declared (Sugden 55 n.o., Fer- reira 34)

Hilton 167/4 (Naidu 2/16)

Match drawn

11 th February vs Glenwood

Michaelhouse 200/8 declared (Ferreira 78, Pollock 46) Glenwood 110/8 (Benkenstein 3/21)

Match drawn

4th March vs Alexandra Alexandra 217/8 declared (Naidu 6/46)

Michaelhouse 181/7 (Cooke 57 n.o.)

Match drawn

Fourth Quarter:

14th October vs Beachwood Beachwood 110 (Cooke 4/30, Naidu 3/41) Michaelhouse 120/7 (Ireland 33, Hewat 25 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 3 wickets

72 U/15A CRICKET

Front row (L-R) R. Bryden;C. Sugden (Capt.); R.B.C.; A.W.C.; L. Ferreira; A. Ireland Back row (L-R) J. Matthews; S. Edmundson; S. Nicholson; C. Folker; N. Cooke; M. Hewat; L. Naidu

21 sl October vs Alexandra

Alexandra 148 (Naidu 4/47 (including hat-trick). Hooper 2/14, Bryden 2/8)

Michaelhouse 152/7 (Hewat 30, Bryden 28 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 3 wickets

18th November vs College

Michaelhouse 178/6 declared (Hewat 52 n.o.. Sugden 35)

College 17/1 Rain - match drawn

25th November vs Northlands Northlands 84 (Cooke 5 28, Folker 3/11)

Michaelhouse 88/0 (Nicholson 47 n.o., Ferreira 32 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 10 wickets

2nd December vs Hilton (limited overs)

Michaelhouse 148/6 (Ireland 50 n.o., Ferreira 33)

Hilton 111 /9 (Folker 2/17, Sugden 3/16)

Michaelhouse won by 37 runs

Team:

J. Matthews, S. Edmundson, S. Nicholson, C. Folker. N. Cooke, M. Hewat, L. Naidu, R. Bryden, C. Sugden, L. Ferreira, A. Ireland, D. Benkenstein.

UNDER 15"B" XI

Master-in-Charge:Mr A.L. Eysele Captain: O. Armstrong

Although no single star can be identified, this team, ca- pably lead by Oliver Armstrong, proved that a team wins matches.

Every match was played with enthusiasm and a deter- mination to win. All team members supported one another in all aspects of the game - never a negative word was said.

This positive attitude led to deserved wins against most teams and more importantly against a potentially powerful Maritzburg College side.

All in all it was a highly successful season. Good luck to the players in their senior cricketing years.

Results:

30th September vs Hilton

Michaelhouse 169/7 (Wilson 47 n.o., Naidu 30)

Hilton 148/9 (Wilson 3/36)

Michaelhouse won by 21 runs

73 14th October vs Beachwood Beachwood 128 all out (Grout 3/14)

Michaelhouse 127 all out (Hooper 32)

Michaelhouse lost by 1 run

2nd October vs Alexandra

Alexandra 99 all out (Grout 4/30 including hat-trick)

Michaelhouse 100/8 (Wardlaw 37)

Michaelhouse won by 2 wickets

11 th November vs Kearsney

Kearsney 112 all out (Mathews 4/18, Ridgway 2/5)

Michaelhouse 92 all out (Doming 39)

Michaelhouse lost by 20 runs

18th November vs College Michaelhouse 118 all out (Doming 27)

College 93 all out (Hooper 4/26)

Michaelhouse won by 25 runs

25th November vs Northlands Northlands 130 all out (Ridgway 4/18, Grout 4/36) Michaelhouse 131/5 (Doming 65, Wardlaw 21) Michaelhouse won by 5 wickets

2nd December vs Hilton

Michaelhouse 178 all out (Tuck 57, Mathews 31)

Hilton 125 all out (Tuck 4/32, Ridgway 2/2) Michaelhouse won by 53 runs

Team:

O. Armstrong, V. Wilson, K. Doming, W. Ridgway, P. Grout, J. Wardlaw, L. Reynolds, J. Dyer, J. Mat- thews, G. Garrett, M. Hooper, G. Palmer.

UNDER 15"C" XI

Fourth Quarter:

Coach: MrR.H.W. Hall Captain: J. Pendlebury The six or seven regular players joined in with the U15"B" for practices and in the bigger and better group significant improvement was shown by all. We concen- trated on fielding and running between wickets and several spectators remarked on our prowess in these departments. As always the rain cut down our playing time but we had two good matches, and we are grateful for non-cricketing assistants.

18th November vs College (Away)

Michaelhouse 60 (Bates 18)

College 75 for 4 (batted on)

Lost by 7 wickets

2nd December vs Hilton (A way)

Michaelhouse 112 (Bates 22)

Hilton 97 (G. Palmer 7/25, including the HatTrick)

Won by 15 runs

UNDER 14"A"

Master-in-Charge: Mr B.C. Reynolds Captain: T. Edwards

It has been a fine season for this new U14"A" cricket side, characterised as it has been by a good team spirit, a positive attitude and all directed towards constructive cricket. It did have the advantage of starting out with a remarkably well balanced side, possibly a little brittle in the batting department as manifest in their first game against D.H.S. Of the 12 games played, 7 were won, 2 drawn, 1 tied and 2 lost.

The side settled down quickly and grew into a pleas- ingly cohesive unit. We saw displays of really tenacious innings building and some very tight bowling in situ- ations where it was really needed. The side boasted a diversity of bowlers and it was interesting to note how often the spinners, particularly John van der Ruit's leg- breaks, broke tenacious opposition batting partner- ships. We were sorry to lose Michael Flockhart half- way through the season as he was batting and keeping with impressive confidence.

We played two limited overs games which proved to be exciting and were greatly enjoyed by the boys. The first, against Beachwood, we won comfortably enough, but the second against Hilton was a most memorable tie and a fine way to end the season. Such games are a lot more tactical and demand a real team effort and conse- quently I believe we shall be playing more of them in the future. The game against the Fathers was another cliff-hanger, with the boys pulling off a lucky win off the second last ball of their over allowance. It was a won- derful day and our sincere thanks to Mr John Edwards and all he did to organise it.

Tim Edwards showed himself to be a competent cap- tain and a fine batsman, but one who too often allows ill-considered shots to be his undoing. He must learn to build an innings patiently, but nonetheless his contribu- tion was considerable. Greg George proved himself a stalwart, bowling a consistent line and length and bat- ting with maturity. It was also pleasing to see some sound batting performances from Jonathan Shedlock, Scott Hamilton and James Macquet. James was looking steadily better and we were sorry to lose him towards the end of the season due to recurring knee problems. Of the bowlers Greg George was the most consistent of the wicket takers, along with Tim Ed- wards, Rob Smither and John van der Ruit. Jason Steed also produced some impressive bowling figures, along with a 50 against the Fathers, and Chris Roche was bowling increasingly better and faster towards the end of the season and is a sound future prospect. Gary Scott was displaying greater confidence in the Fourth Quarter and so too was Michael Franks. In all respects it is an exciting team with exciting potential which I hope they will realise in the future.

Thanks finally to a very supportive set of parents who helped to make the season the success it was.

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74 Results:

First Quarter:

21st January vs DHS

DHS 146 all out (G. George 3/14)

Michaelhouse 94 all out (T. Edwards 47)

Michaelhouse lost by 52 runs

28th January vs Hilton

Hilton 63 all out (J. Steed 4/17, C. Roche 3/14) Michaelhouse 64/2 (J. Shedlock 37 n.o.)

Michaelhouse won by 8 wickets

25th February vs Westville

Westville 109 all out (R. Smither 5/55, G. George 3/18) Michaelhouse 110/5 (T. Edwards 33)

Michaelhouse won by 5 wickets

3rd March vs Alexandra High

Michaelhouse 222/4 declared (T. Edwards 100 n.o., G. George 58)

Alex 111 all out

Michaelhouse won by 6 wickets 10th March vs Hilton

Michaelhouse 246/6 declared (J. Shedlock 59, J. Mac- quet 56, G. George 46 no.o.)

Hilton 129/3 Match drawn

Fourth Quarter

14th October vs Beachwood Michaelhouse 203 all out (T. Edwards 54)

Beachwood 84 all out (J. Steed 3/17, R. Smither 4/29, T. Edwards 3/16)

Michaelhouse won by 119 runs

4th November vs Alexandra Michaelhouse 235/6 declared (T. Edwards 110 n.o.) Alex 130 all out (G. George 4/28. J. van der Ruit 3/19) Michaelhouse won by 105 runs

11 th November vs Kearsney

Kearsney 103 all out (T. Edwards 5/38, G. George 3/14)

Michaelhouse 104/3 (J. Shedlock 42, J. Macquet 32) Michaelhouse won by 7 wickets

18th November vs Maritzburg College

Colleqe 188 all out (J van der Ruit 4/36, G. George

3/25)

Michaelhouse 139/3 (S. Hamilton 23 n.o., G. George 63 n.o.)

Rain stopped play: match drawn

19th November vs Fathers Fathers 153 (C. Shedlock 44)

Michaelhouse Sons 154 Won by 1 run

25th November vs Northlands Michaelhouse 75 all out (G. George 32)

Northlands 79/3 (T. Edwards 2/23)

Michaelhouse lost by 7 wickets

2nd December vs Hilton (limited overs match) Michaelhouse 119 all out (T. Edwards 30. S Hamilton 25. G. Scott 24)

Hilton 119 all out (R. Smither 3/16)

Match tied

Team:

T. Edwards, G. George, S. Hamilton. J. Macquet, J. Shedlock, J. Steed, J. van der Ruit, C. Roche, R. Smither, M. Franks, R Thompson, J Bothner, M. Flockhart.

UNDER 14' B" (Bunnies "B")

Master-in-Charge: Mr B.R. Naidu Captains: M. Franks and R. Inglis The boys have appreciated the value of cricket as a team game. They have developed in character and pa- tience and have realised that they had a lot to offer even if they did not bat or bowl. They have demon- strated a very positive attitude and a determination to do well. They have been taught that cricket has its ba- sic rules and that these were not to be broken. Appreci- ation of this has led to a greater enjoyment of the game. There were some very exciting moments, like the 181 run opening partnership between Robert Inglis (84) and James Saulez (114 not out) against Alex, the dramatic one run win against Northlands and us being 49 all out in our first game of the year against DHS!

The boys enjoyed themselves tremendously and cricket was definitely the winner in the end. Many boys have a lot of potential and I expect them to do well in the future years.

Results:

First Quarter:

23rd January vs DHS DHS 152 (Franks 3/29)

Michaelhouse 49 all out (Thompson 20)

DHS won by 103 runs

30th January vs Hilton

Michaelhouse 163/9 declared (Duff 42 n.o., Dales 36, Kinloch 26)

Hilton 164/5 (Franks 3/42)

Hilton won by 5 wickets

4th March vs Alex

Michaelhouse 194/5 declared (Dales 68, Duff 39, Hew- lett 28)

Alexandra 80 all out (Dales 3/9)

Michaelhouse won by 114 runs

Fourth Quarter:

14th October vs Beachwood Beachwood 46 all out (Faircliff 4/2)

Michaelhouse 114/5 (Faircliff 38 n.o.. Saulez 29 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 5 wickets 75 21 st October vs Alex

Michaelhouse 216/1 declared (Saulez 114 n.o., Inglis 84)

Alexandra 91 all out (Kinloch 3/15, Hamper 3/18) Michaelhouse won by 125 runs

18th November vs College College 186 all out (Thompson 4/57)

Michaelhouse 49/4 Match drawn

25th November 1989 vs Northlands Michaelhouse 140/9 declared (Saulez 60)

Northlands 139 (Munroe 4/21)

Michaelhouse won by 1 run

2nd December vs Hilton Hilton 153 (Faircliff 6/32)

Michaelhouse 87 (Thompson 21)

Hilton won by 66 runs

Team:

M. Franks, R. Inglis, B. Duff, N. Rogers, M. Hewlett, G. Scott, J. Bothner, M. Dales, N. Jackson, C. Pearson, J. Saulez, R. Thompson, J. Hamper, R. Munroe, J. Faircliff, M. Jack, P. Beatty, R. Scott, C. Featherby, S. Kinloch.

UNDER 14"C" XI

Master-in-Charge: Mr D.J. Canning Captain: C. Pearson

This enthusiastic cricket side has shown great potential and determination in the games played during the sea- son. In all the games played, the boys have given of there best and although not always winning, the boys have found the games an enriching experience. This year the emphasis has been on enjoyment of the game, basic skills, determination and concentration.

Chris Pearson has captained the side well and his continued motivation and organisation of the boys has been well appreciated by the side. On Chris's pro- motion to the U14"B" team, Robin Baxter took over as Captain and his enthusiasm and leadership were ben- eficial to the side. Clifton Coffey and Robin Baxter have bowled extremely well and their line and length in-duck- ers, have been the demise of many a batsman. Roy Griffiths, Terry Roberts, Robin Baxter, Nicholas Jack- son, Chris Pearson and Aveshan Naidoo have batted responsibily and have often provided a sound basis on which to build an innings.

I hope these young players continue with enthusiasm towards the game and I am sure that with continued practice the boys could develop into useful cricketers.

Results:

First Quarter:

21 st January vs DHS U14"C"

DHS 208 all out (K. Mazibuko 4/51)

Michaelhouse 146 all out (M. Jack 31, B. Duff 34)

DHS won by 62 runs

28th January vs Hilton College U14"C"

Michaelhouse 102 all out (J. Saulez 29)

Hilton College 103/9 (J. Saulez 4/21, G. Scott3/10) Hilton College won by 1 wicket

Second Quarter:

30 September vs Carter U14"C"

Michaelhouse 217/7declared (G. Scott 43)

Carter 78 all out (C. Coffey 4/10)

Michaelhouse won by 139 runs

21st October vs Alexandra U13"B''

Alexandra 51 all out (A. Naidoo 2/11, C. Pearson 2/8) Michaelhouse 52/2 (R. Griffiths 19 n.o., M. Jack 18 n.o.)

Michaelhouse won by 8 wickets

11th November vs Kearsney U14"C"

Kearsney 95 all out (A. Naidoo 6/51)

Michaelhouse 96/7 (S. Thompson 30 n.o.) Michaelhouse won by 3 wickets

18th November vs College U14"C"

College 181 all out (C. Coffey 6/80)

Michaelhouse 68 all out (R. Baxter 14, T. Roberts 14) College won by 113 runs

25th November vs College U14"E"

College 125 all out

Michaelhouse 89/9 (M. Mowatt 32 n.o.)

Match drawn

2nd December ys Hilton U14"D"

Hilton 86 all out (C. Coffey 5/27, R. Baxter 4/18) Michaelhouse 87/3 (A. Naidoo 30 n.o.)

Michaelhouse won by 7 wickets

Team:

C. Pearson, R. Griffiths, R. Baxter, C. Coffey, T. Rob- erts, L. Mkize, J. Band, P. Bydawell, N. Jackson, S. Thompson, C. Featherby, A. Naidoo, K. Mazibuko, J. Saulez, R. Scott, B. Duff, S. Cairns, M. Jack, J. Fair- cliff, P. Beatty, G. Scott.

UNDER 13X1

Master-in-Charge: Mr C. Purchase Captains:VJ. Smith and S. Smithyman

The first term of the year was concerned mainly with selecting the best team in between days of rain. Almost half of the inter-school games were cancelled due to the heavy rains, which was disappointing for all con- cerned. A number of competent players revealed their talents and made good contributions.

The Fourth Quarter saw a stable team performing well. Some of the sides we played against were from very big schools where their main intake of boys is into the under 13 year and so with our 13 cricketers in this group the results were most pleasing. There are a num- ber of players who should have a good chance of play- ing for the under 14s next year. Good luck to them.

76 They were a pleasant and enthusiastic group ot boys well led by Warwick Smith and it was a pleasure to be associated with them.

Results:

First Quarter: vs Cowan House

Michaelhouse 136 (W. Smith 50. C. Wilson 25. E Frey 22)

Cowan House 37 (W. Smith 5/20, S. Smithyman 3/13) Won by 99 runs vs Hilton U14"C"

Michaelhouse 171/9 declared (S. Smithyman 40, W. Smith 41, D. Goulding 29)

Hilton 72 (C. Wilson 4/35, S. Smithyman 3/16)

Won by 99 runs vs Westville

Westville 189/7 (S. Smithyman 3 56)

Michaelhouse 50 (W. Smith 25)

Lost by 139 runs vs Alexandra

Michaelhouse 139 (S. Smithyman 55, S. Porter 28) Alexandra 87 (S. Smithyman 7/28)

Won by 52 runs

Fourth Quarter: vs Highbury Highbury 202/5

Michaelhouse 85 (W. Smith 29)

Lost by 117 runs vs Beachwood

Michaelhouse 165 (C. Wilson 38, W. Smith 25. C. Lo- rentz 39) Beachwood 145 (S. Porter 6 45. S. Smithyman 3 32) Won by 20 runs vs Alexandra

Alexandra 167/9 declared (C. Wilson 4/15) Michaelhouse 174/6 (S. Smithyman 64, S. Porler 42) Won by 4 wickets vs Maritzburg College U13"B"

College 77 (C. Lorentz 4/21, C. Wilson 3/22) Michaelhouse 66 Lost by 11 runs vs Nottingham Road Primary School Michaelhouse 119/5 (C. Wilson 25 retired. S. Smithy- man 26 retired, M. Cassidy 27 retired)

Nottingham Road 41 Won by 78 runs vs Northlands Michaelhouse 35 Northlands 39/2 Lost by 8 wickets vs Hilton U14"C"

Hilton 21 (C. Lorentz 6/4, C. Wilson 3/16)

Michaelhouse 147/5 (C. Wilson 33, S. Smithyman 50 notout)

Hilton 146 (C. Wilson 3 5. C. Lorentz 3 37)

Michaelhouse 3 2 (required 21 in one over)

Won by 9 wickets on first innings

Played 11. Won 7, Drew 0. Lost 4 Team:

S. Smithyman, C. Wilson, J Roche. W. Smith. S Por- ter, D. Goulding. B Ralph. E. Frey. C. Lorentz. J. Daw- son. M. Cassidy, R. Mayor. M. Crow.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Master-in-Charge: Mr S.N. Winckworth

The year behind us again saw a small group participate in the Pietermaritzburg and District Schools League. For various reasons the season had fewer runs than usual, but we were still one of the best schools despite our distance from Pietermaritzburg.

Our course is recognised as tough, but it is a true cross- country course and the catering and refreshments pro- vided by the kitchen staff are always much appreciated. Unfortunately, we seldom had our top three runners fully fit at the same time and so came near the bottom of the league. We were unable to field a full team of junior runners at any stage in the season. This is a disap- pointment as there are always competent runners who come up from the prep schools and who then drop out with the pressure of rugby and hockey - and clashes of practice days with league runs - there is no simple answer. The Inter-House Competition was held even- tually on 22nd August after some date juggling to ac- commodate the athletics programme. The senior com- petition was won fairly comfortably by Grant Edmundsen in a time of 28 min 40 sec - well outside Tim Cradock's record of 25 min 44 sec, Tim Weaver was second. Neil Pattrick won the Junior Competition, 21 sec ahead of Khulani Mazibuko, in a time of 20 min

11 sec. Pascoe dominated the event, winning both senior and junior sections and thus the overall compe- tition by a margin of 12 points from Founders.

Founders turned the tables on Pascoe in the Cross- Country Standards Competition in which everybody ex- cept some VI Formers participated. This competition was started in 1988, replacing the mass runs of some years ago which had been allowed to lapse.

HOCKEY

All exponents of the game of hockey agree that it is pri- marily a game of skill as opposed to one of brute force.

In the St Michael's Chronicle, 1928, it was stated that "the boys were beginning to appreciate the finesse of the game, but most of the matches were marked by keenness rather than science".

"The secret of good hockey is combination, which can only be achieved by each player keeping position and cultivating accurate passing rather than hard hitting."

77 In the Michaelhouse Games Account, year ending 31 st December 1929 expenditure on hockey was £2.2.9. Rugby £32.11,7.and Cricket £182.18.10.

In June 1929 the first Michaelhouse Hockey XI made its appearance: R.L. Harvey, Hill, Fenwick, Higgins, Mel- ville, Parry, Oscroft, L. Turner, Frudd, Scruby and Go- wans.

The first hockey encounter against Hilton College was in 1936 on 19th August when the Michaelhouse Hockey XI lost 3-7 against Hilton-Michaelhouse Staff.

Chronicle 1940

"In the Lent Quarter matches were played against a team brought by Mr Johnson of Hilton, which consisted of members of the Hilton and Michaelhouse staff and four Hilton boys. The school lost 1-2, the match being somewhat marred by injuries." (This must have been a game of brute force, not skill!)

1989 MICHAELHOUSE OVERSEAS HOCKEYTOUR:

Coach's Report

The 1989 tour to Switzerland and England was a suc- cess on and off the field. I would personally like to thank Michaelhouse for the opportunity to coach this squad of boys on this overseas hockey tour. Sincere thanks to our Manager, Blaise Reynolds, for all his hard work, to all our hosts and organisers in Switzerland and England for their warm hospitality and friendliness, and to our generous sponsors for the superb kit.

Results:

Switzerland vs Lausanne Sports Men's Indoor Team, lost 9-11. vs Stade-Lausanne U21 Indoor Team, lost 2-15. vs Lausanne Sports Men's Outdoor XI, lost 0-2. vs Lausanne Invitation XI, won 6-3.

England vs Reading U19 Colts, won 5-0. vs Horsham U21 Colts, drew 3-3. vs Old Tauntonians U21 XI, won 3-2. vs Trojans U19 Colts, drew 0-0. vs Havant U19 Colts, lost 2-0. vs Surbiton U19 Colts, lost 1-2. "Stylish"A. Redfern

The Tour Captain, Alan Redfern, and the playing Cap- tain, Peter Hayward-Butt, did a good job, with Peter be- ing the Player of the Tour. Unfortunately two of our key players were injured for the last two games and this up- set our unbeaten English leg of the tour, but the experi- ence gained from losing on occasions, really drilled home some of our strengths and weaknesses, there- fore we must work hard to improve these faults! On the field these fifteen young hockey players learnt a great deal about "modern" artificial turf hockey. We played on the sand-filled type of turf, with a few games on the "water-based" Astroturf. The key skills and tactics they had to come to grips with were:

- the importance of sharp basics and the "turn = re- ceive" skill;

- the use of width and depth of the field;

- confidence to hold the ball and to keep pos- session, with good front-stick passing;

- patience in the build-up and switching from an overloaded channel;

- the importance of support-play and "living- triangles" around the ball-carrier;

- creating space via leading and "thinking" when the ball is not in one's zone;

- the importance of not committing in the tackle, but channelling and jockeying to the right;

- the use of "weighted" passes, and no diagonal passes, but square or through, except firm half passes, without "telegraphing" one's pass;

- the importance of agility and dexterity in the "mod- ern" game;

- self-discipline, commitment, mental preparation and team work.

This squad of U18 hockey players performed a great deal of the above skills and tactics well. They were de- termined to prepare themselves adequately for this "once in a life-time experience" and in the end all the individual training programmes and Sunday practices were worthwhile!

I was impressed with the enthusiasm of hockey lovers, coaches and administrators overseas. They too, re- alise the importance of developing young hockey play- ers for the future through well-planned coaching courses, laying down more artificial pitches and im- proving the expertise of coaches. The top Clubs have a well organised and structured system of coaching and motivating, thus bringing through young boys for the higher representative teams. We have a challenging time of "development" ahead of us coaches. The 1989 Michaelhouse overseas hockey tour was indeed stimu- lating, memorable and rewarding!

OVERSEAS HOCKEYTOUR 1989

Manager's Report

The 1989 hockey tour team left Johannesburg on the 6th of December with its full contingent of 15 players, Mr Keith Fairweather as a coach, and Mr Blaise Rey- nolds as manager. We arrived in Zurich the next morn- ing, picked up our buses and made our way to Lau-

78 sanne and the underground shelter which was to be our home for six days.

Our first two games in Lausanne, both indoor, were pretty tough, but nonetheless these encounters gave the boys very valuable experience, and an appreciation of the high standard of hockey they could expect in Eu- rope. The next two games were on astroturf in sub-zero temperatures, but clearly the boys were more at home here.

Tour Parly

(L-R) G. Bryden; K. Gilson; K.F.; D. Porrill; A. Gilson;

C. Milne: G. Edmundson; B. Scotl, B. Gundry; A. Redfern;

T. Clark; D. McCall; R. Roberts; P. Hayward-Butt.

Front: R. Harvey.

Almost all of our time in England was characterised by wet and gloomy weather. On the 15th, before our game against Reading, we spent most of the day touring Windsor Castle and visiting Eton. Unfortunately, it was bereft of pupils but nonetheless impressive. The game in the evening against Reading was for me the best game of the tour. It was good to win so convincingly, but even better to see such thoughtful and skilful hockey being played.

Perhaps our most exciting day was after the Trojans game in Southhampton. It rained continuously through the first half and had to be called off in the second. After a quick drink with our hosts we left the ground, only to find the main road under a foot of water. Unfortunately, one of the buses ventured too far to the left and slid into the ditch. Our efforts to pull it out only resulted in its slid- ing further into the ditch. Eventually a large Bedford took charge and hauled the forlorn object out of its watery predicament, but not before the engine had sucked in gallons of water and the internal upholstery was soaked by the swirling, murky brown water Fortu- nately no one was hurt, but being in the water, wind and incessant rain for over an hour took its toll in coughs and tight chests over the next couple of days. However we survived without having to put the man; ger in goals! Our last game before moving to London was against Havant. Traditionally a tough game, we lost 0-2. but the hospitality we received afterwards more than made up for it. We enjoyed a super meal of roast mutton and pork, ice-cream and mince pies at Peter Davies s home on Hayling Island. Traditionally too. the South African wines were on display. We were treated royally and it was greatly appreciated!

Immediately after the game, the group made its way to London and the Royal Eagle Hotel where we were to spend our next three nights. Our final game against Surbiton was another "toughie" but enjoyed and again we were treated handsomely after the game.

Being just before Christmas, London was a seething mass of last minute shoppers. Unfortunately there was no snow and no Father Christmases on street corners! Undaunted, however, the group visited Madame Tus- saud's, the Tower, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge and Westminster and watched the changing of the guards at Bucking- ham Palace. It also shopped enthusiastically - mainly down Tottenham Court Road - and ate voraciously - mainly at Big Mac's and Garfunkel's. Some even ven- tured (a little tentatively!) into a sex shop or two where their experiences reputedly dampened any further interest in that direction. On our last Saturday night, the majority of the group went to see Starlight Express and thoroughly enjoyed it, while the remainder were enter- tained by a play entitled Jeffery Bernard is Unwell star- ring Peter O'Toole as a convincing and long suffering drunk!

Overall, another wonderful tour. There was a pleasant rapport between the boys and staff members, and gen- erally amongst the boys themselves. There was also an impressive willingness to pitch-in and help wherever necessary, and organisation was greatly aided by the

Free time was used to visit the impressive Lausanne Cathedral. Ouchy and various other places of interest. It was also a pleasure to shop and stroll around Ihe colourful and festive central shopping area We also managed to take in a premiere division football game between Lausanne and Sungull and an exciting, fast- moving ice hockey clash between the home town and Lyff, a Swiss-German side.

On the 13th, the side left for England. We were met at Heathrow and driven to Winchester in two mini-buses. On arrival at Florum House, we were quickly made to feel very welcome by our host and hostess, Frank and Joy Hollick. Contact was then made with our friend Ann Booth, who was able to confirm a full and challenging set of Southern England fixtures. consideration of all. It was good to be received in Switzerland by a now well established and valued group of friends. Our special thanks must go to Yves for his time, effort and superb organisation - despite the odd butt on the bumper!

In England we also established sound contacts and good friends. Our particular thanks go to Ann Booth for all her help under difficult circumstances, and Justin McRory, Patrick Arnold and Frank and Joy Hollick. We are clearly gaining a reputation as fierce opposition in England, borne out at the end of the calibre of Colts sides we came up against. Our record at the end of the tour was respectable and we came away a good deal wiser. The English hospitality was much appreciated and noticeably warmer than it had been 18 months pre- viously. Everywhere we found people keen to hear of developments in South Africa and heartened by our op- timisim.

In my personal capacity as manager, I'd like to thank Keith for everything he put into the tour, both in terms of time and energy and for his companionship. It was also a great pleasure getting to know the boys better and finding that they're generally not as stuffy as they ap- pear in the classroom. (I thought I'd better get in first!) I would also like to extend my thanks to the Rector and Bursar for their help and conribution to the success of ourtour.

Good luck to all members of the group not returning to Michaelhouse in whatever course you may be embark- ing on, and I hope we'll see you on many future Old Boys' Days.

NATAL SCHOOLS HOCKEY Back row (L-R) R. Harvey; B. Gundry Front row (L-R) A. Redfern; C. Milne; P. Hayward-Butt

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FIRST XI

Coach: Mr K. Fairweather Captain: R. Andrews Vice-Captain: A. Redfern Secretary: B. Gundry

Selections

South African Schools "B"

C. Milne

Natal Schools "A"

C. Milne, P. Hayward-Butt, A. Redfern

Natal Schools "B"

R. Harvey, B. Gundry

Pietermaritzburg Schools "A"

C. Milne, P. Hayward-Butt, A. Redfern

Pietermaritzburg Schools "B"

B. Gundry, R. Harvey, G. Bryden

Honours

C. Milne, P. Hayward-Butt, A. Redfern, R. Harvey, G. Bryden

Colours

B. Gundry, D. Porrill, A. Gilson, T. Clark, B. Scott

Alan Butcher Hockey Stick

B. Scott

(For the most improved player in his first season in the First Game.)

The aim of the Michaelhouse 1st XI Hockey for 1989 was to play the BEST hockey possible. This theme meant that we set out to achieve: a high standard of BASIC SKILLS, to play EXCITING HOCKEY, SKILFUL PLAY and THINKING HOCKEY!

Once again the 1st XI started off the season with a se- ries of nine indoor hockey games. These were thor- oughly enjoyed and the squad of 15 players benefited a great deal from these indoor matches every Sunday af- ternoon/evening. They were undoubtedly better off at the start of the outdoor season, with general fitness, ball skills, vision and agility.

During the Easter holidays a squad of 13 boys attended a pre-season outdoor hockey camp, before hosting a Festival at Michaelhouse. Sixteen teams from all over South Africa took part. For the first time a composite Black schoolboy hockey team, organised by the SA Men's Hockey Association, participated in this Festival. This was indeed a success! Our match analysis for the Michaelhouse Festival reads as follows:

Results:

St John's College drew 0-0 St Alban's College won 4-1 Springs Boys' High lost 3-1 St Stithian's College won 2-0 Jeppe High School lost 2-0 Goals Goals Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 5 2 1 2 7 6

1st XI HOCKEY

Back row (L-R) A. Gilson; B. Scott; G. Bryden; B. Gundry; T. Clark; Doug P orrill Seated (L-R) R. Harvey; A. Redfern; K.F.; R. Andrews (Capt.); C. Milne; P. Hayward-Butt.

82 At the start of the 2nd Term we attended the Hilton Mini-Festival, where the 1 st XI performed well:

Glenwood High School won 1-0

Kearsney College won 1-0

Westville High School drew 0-0

DHS won 2-1

Goals Goals

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against

4 3 1 0 4 1

In the domestic/Natal fixtures we had an enjoyable and rewarding season for the commitment and training put in. The 1st XI lost only one game to the well-balanced and highly motivated College team by 1-0. after draw- ing 1-1 in our first tough and exciting match on Barnes on College's Family Day.

During the season the 1 st XI learnt that hockey CAN be played at a high level of skill, and that tactically and technically they were challenged to perform at an opti- mum standard at practice and in every match, no mat- ter who the opposition. Certain players took up this challenge and through hard work achieved a number of very good victories for Michaelhouse. A number of these players were rewarded by selection for represen- tative teams, as listed above. Special mention must be made of these boys who acquitted themselves well on and off the field. The Natal "A" side performed very well under the expertise of Mr M. Bechet, and they deser- vedly beat Southern Transvaal, winning the Dick Stead Trophy for the third time in a row. Special mention must be made of Chris Milne, who scored 17 short-corners at IPT.

A squad of 15 boys toured Switzerland and England in December 1989, and in this way rounded off a good season for the Michaelhouse 1st XI. (Please see the separate Overseas Tour report for the Coach's and Manager's reports.)

On behalf of the 1 st XI, I would like to record our thanks to Mr Jon Morgan and the late Mr Ram for providing us with such good hockey fields to play and practice on; and to the Mr Jaap van der Meulen for his catering for all our matches and festivals.

Results of local fixtures: Carter High School won 1-0

Alexandra High School won 4-0

Hilton College won 1-0

Old Boys XI won 3-2

Maritzburg College drew 1-1

Carter High School drew 0-0

Alexandra High School won 6-3

Kearsney College won 3-1

Nomads won 2-1

Maritzburg College lost 1-0

Hilton College won 1-0

Total Summary: (Including the Easter Festival, Hilton Festival and Local/Natal fixtures)

Goals Goals

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against

20 13 4 3 33 11

Many thanks to the 1st XI players, parents and sup- porters.

"TO PLAY THE GAME IS GOOD.

TO WIN THE GAME IS BETTER.

TO ENJOY THE GAME IS BEST."

K.F.

At the end of the second term Keith Fairweather sadly left us for Maritzburg College, more in the engine-room of Natal hockey in Maritzburg where, without so much travelling, he could maintain his enthusiastic involve- ment in the game Michaelhouse hockey will miss him sorely for his organisation, his skill as player and coach, and his dedication, and we thank him and Lindy for their tremendous contribution.

The third term is always a disappointing hockey term as so few schools play, and this was aggravated by the Hilton Michaelhouse return fixtures being cancelled due to flu. The 1st XI, therefore, played only two more games, defeating the Nomads Wanderers on their an- nual tour, and Benoni High School on their Natal tour. The 2nd XI defeated St Paul's from Windhoek and drew with the Nomads, the 3rd XI drew with St David's, Jo- hannesburg.

The highlight of the third term hockey was the U14 festi- val at which we fielded three Bunnies teams, and hosted 11 others, including teams from St Peter's and Pridwin from Johannesburg, Clifton (NR), Cordwalles. Highbury and Cowan House, and College, St Charles, Alex and Hilton. The day was greatly enjoyed by all, good hockey was played and much learnt, and invita- tions have already been sent out for next year's festival. Our particular thanks to Jaap van der Meulen's catering team for feeding everybody so well, our particular thanks also to Pridwin and St Peter's for travelling all the way down to participate, it was good to be able to accommodate them at Michaelhouse The Junior Housematches were won by Founders while Tatham and Farfield tied in the senior.

We are sad to record the death of a great benefactor and supporter of Michaelhouse hockey, Mr Alan Butcher. In 1955 he presented the first Alan Butcher hockey stick to the most improved newcomer to 1st Game. The award has continued every year since then, and will continue thanks to provision made in his will. How many of our hockey players have benefited from such concern and generosity! Our thanks to him and our deepest sympathy to his family.

DM.R.L.

SECOND XI

Coach: Mr B.C. Reynolds Captains.G. Edmundson, K. Gilson

It has been an exhilarating season with lots of games and lots of excitement, good memories and experi- enced gained. It did not take long for the team to settle and mould itself into the characteristic 2nd team style of play. Growth of confidence and much improved ball skills resulted in a wide, thinking and short-ball game

83 2nd XI HOCKEY

Back row (L-R) B. Fallet; C. Watson; A. Niven; C. Whitfield; J. Templeton ; C. Fellowes; M. Slaughter Front row (L-R) R. Roberts; B.C.R.; K. Gilson; G. Edmundson; A. Hewitt; D. McCall within our accepted 3:3:3:1 system. The team quickly became a cohesive and aggressive unit, which resulted in another unbeaten season!

An early season win against College was an encourag- ing start, followed by our annual and robust clash with Hilton which was drawn 2-2. Pleasing too this season was that the weather allowed the 2nd teams festival to take place and it was a pleasure for us to meet and play teams from Durban, Zululand and from as far away as Verulam in Northern Natal. The festival was played in a very cheerful, non-competitive spirit and was an alto- gether fine day - and long may it continue! It was also a pleasure to establish new links with Saint Paul's from South West Africa and to play them in a closely con- tested mid-week game. Hopefully we shall be able to attend a festival hosted by Saint Paul's in Windhoek next April, and incorporate into it a visit to the Brand- berg and Etosha. Another bonus for the third term was to once again play a hard and pleasant-spirited game against the Nomad Wanderers 2nd side. Once again youthful exuberance and energy got the better (only just!) of experience and veteran guile.

The side was ably captained in the initial stage by Grant Edmundson, and then by Keith Gilson when Grant was injured. Our strength this season lay to a great extent in our wings Ryan Roberts and Craig Fellowes who ran and worked hard down the wings and laid off a lot of good ball across the circle. Anthony Hewitt and Grant

Edmundson as links were undoubtedly the hardest workers in both defence and attack, and David McCall was most effective as the mid-field pivot. Our backs, Bruce Fallet, Andrew Niven, James Templeton and Mark Slaughter also grew, as the season progressed, into an increasingly hard working, dependable and co- hesive unit. And once again Chris Whitfield was a stal- wart in goal with some memorable "blinders" to his credit.

As a team, the 2nds were responsive and a pleasure to coach. It's gratifying to see that nine of the squad will be returning next year, which augurs well for the continued high standard of Michaelhouse 1 st team hockey.

Members of the 2nd team were: C. Whitfield, B. Fallet, J. Templeton, A. Niven, M. Slaughter, G. Edmundson,

D. McCall, A. Hewitt, R. Roberts, K. Gilson, C. Fel- lowes, and also C. Watson and S. Mayfield played a number of games.

Season of 1989

Sat 8th April vs Carter 4-0

Thurs 13th April vs Estcourt 3-1

Sat 22nd April vs College 1-0

Thurs 27th April vs Alex 4^1

Tues2nd May vs Kearsney 3-0

Thurs 4th May vs Old Boys 1-1

Sat 13th May vs College 3-0

Tues 16th May vs Estcourt 4-0

84 Second Team Festival (25 min Games) Sat 20th May vs Port Shepstone 1-0 Sat 20th May vs D.H.S. 1-0 Sat 20th May vs Westville 1-0 Sat 20th May vs Kingsway 1-0 Sat 20th May vs Pinetown 3-0 7-0 Sat 3rd June vs Hilton 2-2 Thurs 13th July vs St Paul's SWA 2-1 Sat 23rd July vs Wanderers 'Nomads 3-2 37-8 Goals Goals Played Lost Drawn Won For Against 16 Nil 2 14 37 8 THIRD AND FOURTH XI

Coaches: Mr D.M. Lewis, Mr C. Purchase

The depth of hockey in the school this year was such that these two teams could easily have held their own as the 2nd and 3rd Xls. They remained unbeaten at their own level, and the 3rds lost only one game in all, 0-1 to a school 1st team in a tournament. Both teams were a pleasure to coach, eager to adapt to new tac- tics; and really enjoyed their hockey which, after all, is one of the main aims in taking part in any sporting activ- ity.

The 3rd XI was captained by Stephen Mayfield, at back, totally reliable and enthusiastic on and off the field: his knowledge of the game enabled him to lead most effectively, and he deserved the games he played for the 2nd XI. In goal was Trevor Phillips who gave little away: and the other back position was filled by Philip Lindop or Patrick Schofield both good ball players, although Philip was a bit suspect when tack- ling back, and Patrick had the occasional bout of casualness.

In the half-line Michael Clucas at left performed his task in the classical style, saving off the line and keeping his wing out of the game: Matthew Smithyman beat many an opponent with his stick at centre but needs an extra yard or two in speed to be really good. Barry New- ton at right had speed and basics and much potential, perhaps a bit tentative in the tackle.

At left wing Chris Watson played often for the 2nd XI, and Bayande Cele showed an eye like a hawk but not quite the drive needed near the circle. At right wing Michael Blake showed great potential and ability to work with others. The left-inner berth was taken by Greg Leal with some hefty stick work and a cracking pass to the right, though sometimes suspect in de- fence; while right-inner was David Dollow, who distrib- uted well and showed a good sense of positional play. Bruce Simpson was our centre-forward with endless energy and drive, though not quite the control to burgle the unexpected goal: Gregory Pooke played some matches at centre-forward too.

This was probably the strongest 3rd XI the school has fielded for years, beating all opponents at 3rd and 2nd XI level, winning a number of matches against 1st Xls. and drawing against the St David's 1st XI touring side from Johannesburg.

Regulars were:

T. Phillips, P. Lindop, P. Schofield, S. Mayfield. M. Clu- cas, M. Smithyman, B. Newton, B. Cele, C Watson, M Blake, G. Leal, D. Dollow, B. Simpson.

The 4th XI was captained either by Philip Lindop or Pat- rick Schofield, when not playing in the 3rds. Its toughest games were against the 3rds. and its greatest "victory" against the 2nd XI. admittedly depleted. In the 2nd XI tournament at Michaelhouse it drew three matches and lost only two and acquitted itself well - also probably the strongest 4th XI fielded in many years.

Alex Elworlhy kept goal, at back were Grant Berry and Andrew Fenwick and either Philip Lindop or Patrick Schofield, halves were the Barendsen twins and Greg Pooke - a formidable trio, all of whom would have held their own in most school 2nd Xls.

Wings were Niko Bergs, Michael Britton, Bayande Cele and Andrew James. "Guzzy" McLeod scored some cracking goals at inner, and Murray Evennett was solid and reliable. Roger Spencer at centre-forward was the team's hardest runner, but was too inclined to do his own thing.

The side had great spirit and played some most attrac- tive hockey, making great progress through the sea- son.

DM.R.L.

FIFTH XI

Coach. MrP.E. Dennyson Captain: G.J.B. Brown

"It matters not etc etc... as long as we play the game!" An admirable philosophy - but it is delightful to win and to keep on winning! I do enjoy reporting on such a successful season: most of all I enjoy being associated with this group of sportsmen.

There was lots of talent on show in this squad: many players would represent second or third teams at other schools. It was always a pleasure to hear so many call- ing for "an extra few minutes" at the end of most prac- tices.

We had no real "battle" plan - if we had any system, it was a sort of 10:1 formation: from the middle of our de- fensive mob, Graham Brown would hit the ball violently up field, and Niko Bergs would find it, somewhere! Other forwards confused Niko: he would inevitably stray off-side if passes were involved in our attacks! Seriously, our success story was based on team-work

- no-one circumnavigated the Brown/Berry defensive wall and came out intact. Up front the team had lots of ability and pace Khan developed into an excellent left- wing and his hard crosses set up many scoring oppor- tunities. Osborni), Jones and Higginson would chase

85 any ball sent remotely in their direction and often scored before Niko arrived from his half-back position.

In goal Simon Gane was rarely troubled, but he always looked ferocious as he stalked up and down his goal like a true, caged Baines boy; the Farfield midfield of Benson and Johnstone always stood firm.

Graham Brown as captain managed to keep some con- trol over this enthusiastic bunch. We all enjoyed our hockey and were happy to complete such a successful season.

Regulars were:

G. Brown, S. Gane, G. Berry, P. Benson, G. Johnstone,

D. Everett, N. Bergs, A. James, C. Higginson, G. Osborne, A. Jones, S. Khan, M. Britton.

Goals Points

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against

7 7 0 0 27 4

SIXTH XI

Master-in-Charge:Mr P.E. Dennyson Captain: R. Dyson

In the face of terrible odds - we kept encountering teams that knew the rules and practised skills - this team of allsorts performed satisfactorily this season. All members of the team were willing to run all day and try to win the ball. Cries of anguish were characteristic of our matches as the ball did wicked things on our treach- erous fields, both home and away.

In defence, we were enthusiastic rather than effective. Schwegman was happy to swipe at anything that came his way; Von Klemperer chased the ball all day, was hit more often than any other player and needed about 20 yards to stop - he always went down scything!

Richard Dyson, captain yet again, always urged man- fully and pleaded with his forwards for goals. I think he hit the ball more frequently this season.

Among the forwards speed was more in evidence than control. Vundla regularly and literally screamed down the wing and his occasional crosses were missed in elegant fashion by Dunstan and Akoojee. Spencer showed more ability than most and Ryan proved a brave goal-keeper when Prince opted for a more attacking role.

We all enjoyed the season. I'm sure many of the team can look forward to being here again next year!

Regulars were:

R. Dyson, B. Ryan, P. Bydawell, C. von Klemperer, D. Prince, R. Leal, St J. Bungey, D. Akoojee, R. Dunstan, T. Vundla, S. Spencer, R. Mayor, S. Schwegman, D. Wood, T. Roberts.

Goals Goals

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against

6 2 3 1 11 17 tfn

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86 COLTS "A "HOCKEY

Coach.MrR.B. Cox Captain;M. Hewat Vice-Captain: M. Tuck

Mark Hewat led a talented and well-disciplined team enthusiastically, and was responsible for the devel- opment of a truly firm team spirit, helping to make the 1989 season both happy and very successful. The Colts lost the opening match of the season to Carter (0-1). a defeat we later avenged (5-1), recovered from this shock and went on to win the remaining nine matches of the season, scoring 38 goals, while only conceding 4 goals, playing attractive and open hockey. Craig Sugden. Jub Doming and Michael Tuck devel- oped into a very potent strike force, the latter scoring 23 goals with his aggressive running and opportunism in the circle. Once he develops his basic skills he will go a long way. Craig and Jub controlled the midfield, both possessing very fine skills, the former also developing a lethal shot at goal All three players will go all the way to the top as long as they continue to work hard at the game.

Mark Mowat and Tom Southwood developed well on the wings, while Brendon Whittle. Chris Folker. Gary Scott and Mark Hewat, supported by Graham Black as sweeper, became a formidable defence line, though all had to work hard at their fitness and basic skills. Grant Surtees in the goals had little to do, but worked hard in practices. He needs to be more aggressive in the circle and must concentrate throughout a match.

Mark Hewat (Captain), Michael Tuck, Craig Sugden and Jub Doming were selected for the Pietermaritzburg Colts "A" Team, while Grant Surtees, Chris Folker and Tom Southwood made the "B" Team.

A super bunch of lads to coach - it was a real pleasure being associated with them.

U/15A HOCKEY

Back row (L-R) M. Mowat: G. Surtees; G. Black; C. Folker; B. Whittle; T. Southwood; G. Scott Seated (L-R) B. Doming; M. Hewat (Capt.); R.B.C.;M. Tuck;C. Sugden

87 HOCKEY UNDER 15"B"

Coach: Mr J.D. Pickstone Captain: D. Steiner

It took us a while to get going this season as we did not win our first three games, but, from then on, made a clean sweep of our matches. Our losses were to Est- court U15"A" and Maritzburg College.

While this has been an unsettling season in terms of winter illnesses, it has worked to the benefit of a num- ber of players, giving them a chance to play for the U15"A" side. We have not had sufficient depth in the U15 age group to field a "C" team but we have made up for the lack of members with the quality of the playing skills. We outplayed our opponents because our team- work, stickwork and sportsmanship were of a high stan- dard.

Regular players:

D. Steiner, J. Wardlaw, D. White, B. Capper, L. Naidu, I. Findlay, B. Munro, R. Whelan, A. Akker, J. Shales,

E. Hemus, Z. Cele, D. Ralfe, T. Gifford-Nash, M. Jack.

Results:

Played

8

Goals Goals Won Lost Drawn For Against

5 2 1 30 8

UNDER 14"A" AND 14"B"

This squad of boys improved as the season pro- gressed, and played attractive hockey in numerous matches. Their basic skills were not bad, but only those players who went out for extra practice showed signs of real skill and flair. This commitment is important for all those players who have as their ambition, to reach the top, and make Natal and SA Schools Hockey.

In addition this group of hockey piayers will be playing on astroturf when they reach the Open age-group, and they will have to be acquainted with astro skills. I am sure this will stimulate the game of hockey and they will really enjoy playing this skilful team sport even more on astroturf. Team members:

M. Steyn and J. French (goalkeepers), S. Farren and J. Bothner (sweepers), S. Smithyman and R. Arthur (left halves), R. Smither and I. Feek (centre halves), J. Hamper and R. Munroe (right halves), R. Baxter and K. Roques (left links), T. Edwards and J. Roche (centre links), C. Smith, P. Beatty and J. van der Ruit (right links), C. Roche, B. Duff and S. Hamilton (left strikers), J. Macquet, M. Dales and M. Franks (centre strikers), J. Shedlock, M. Hewlett and M. Cassidy (right strikers).

Under14A

Played Won 5 3

Goals Goals Drawn Lost For Against

0 2 14 8

Under14B

Played 5

Goals Goals Won Drawn Lost For Against

4 1 0 21 2

(Excluding the Michaelhouse U14/Prep School Festi- val)

ROAD RUNNING

Master-in-Charge: Mr S.N. Winckworth

This year has seen a decline in the numbers opting for the sport and also a decline in the number of races at- tended. The reason for the former is probably merely a cyclical situation. In the latter case we have no control over the dates of the races and many have fallen just outside term or on Corporate Eucharist Sundays, or over half terms. Nevertheless we participated in the fol- lowing races:

11th February Bobbies 7/21

30th April 14th May 21st May 20th August 26th August 1 st October 15th October 22nd October

Howick 20

Elangeni half marathon Imperial half marathon Nashua Challenge Capital Climb St Johns Fun Run Cascades Fun Run Alex

71 km or 21 km 32 km 21 km 21 km 10 km 15 km 5 km 5 km 15 km

(Excluding the Michaelhouse U14/Prep School Festi- val)

Looking ahead, interest has picked up during the fourth quarter and there are a number of staff who run regu- larly, providing encouragement for the boys. In fact a staff team came 16th overall in the Stannic Charity re- lay (5x5 km) in a time of 1 hr 31 min 49 sec and in so doing won the Education section. Six hundred and seventy-four teams finished the event.

RUGBY

FIRST XV

Coaches:Mr P.J. Snyder, MrT. Henderson Captain: B. Gilson

We were fortunate that seven of the 1989 Rugby Team that had toured the UK, Switzerland and Italy with the Michaelhouse Team during the Christmas Holidays had returned to school. These with a number of 2nd teamers formed a very sound nucleus for 1989.

The season started with a short tour of Southern Natal with matches against Ixopo, Port Shepstone and Pine- town at the Kokstad Festival. The tour formed the foun- dation for the coming season and allowed a devel- opment of a team spirit. A number of days were spent at Sportweni on the South Coast where players be- came aware of our basic objectives which were:

1. to play to the best of our ability and to expect to win

- never to lose but if beaten to do so gracefully;

2. to get over our opponents advantage line as soon as possible and to restrict them to playing behind their advantage line;

88 1st RUGBY

Top row (L-R) P. Lees; B. George; G. Armstrong; A. Zettler; S. Kimble; C. Allen Middle row (L-R) L. Chabana; T. Staniforth; G. Larson; D. Southwood; R. Mitchell-lnnes; N. Williamson;

B. Randeria; G. Shiel

Bottom row (L-R) A. Messenger; P.J.S.; A.B.D. Gilson (Cap!.); M. Armstro ng; T.H.; R. Short

3. to defend soundly so that our points counted;

4. to appreciate that the shortest way to the try line was straight up the field;

5. practices to be as short as possible but quality time;

6. to enjoy practices and matches.

The tour itself was extremely happy and provided our players with the opportunity to develop a settled team. It was a very relaxed affair, with rugby important, but getting to know one other even more so.

The Ixopo match was played after a heavy thunder- storm with the field still covered with patches of water. After an indifferent first half the second half was a vast improvement and, with Mark Armstrong, showing what he had learnt about playing in the wet, we ran out very worthy winners 26 points to 7. Our next match was against Port Shepstone where our backs had more op- portunity to run and a number of very exciting tries were scored (won 47-6). The final match was against Pine- town at Kokstad and, in this particular game, we gave evidence of our competency as a team. Both backs and forwards showed their ability to run in open play and we won 28-9 scoring five excellent tries in the process. The front row of Chubby Chabana, Trevor Staniforth and Behman Randeria established themselves as not only competent scrummagers, but also very lively and mobile in the loose.

The first match on Meadows was against Voortrekker

- never an easy side to beat. Our objective was to en- sure that their players were drawn in to rucks and mauls before we fed to our backs. This we did very suc- cessfully and this coupled with some excellent running by the forwards, saw us run out winners 25 points to 6

The Durban High School match produced rugby of high quality. We absorbed incredible pressure, in a very controlled manner, during the first half - and played sensibly with Alfie Messenger outstanding in both at- tack and defence. The second half saw us dominating the match and finally winning by 6 points to 3. Mark Armstrong showed what a good scrum-half he is with his choice of options and Bruce Gilson led the team su- perbly as he was to do all season. He and Andreas Zettler were to form the locks and lineout forwards for most of the season.

The St Andrew's match was a see-saw affair with Mich- aelhouse dominating the first half to lead comfortably by two tries scored by Behman Randeria and Ryan

89 R. Short "Coming Through" vAlex

Short and St Andrew's coming back strongly in the sec- ond half with great defence from Michaelhouse, and in particular Craig Allan.

One always goes into a College match with a degree of trepidation and it was no different on this occasion. It was during this match, that second team players proved their value to the 1st XV, when coming in for in- jury or illness. Through a great team effort and superb kicking by Bradley George, Michaelhouse led 13-6 at half-time; but, unfortunately, some unnecessary penal- ties allowed College back into the game and we finally lost a very closely fought match 16 points to 19. Robbie Mitchell-lnnes showed what a devastating tackier he could be.

The Estcourt and Old Crocks games were successfully negotiated, but Old Boys proved far too strong and competent a side, winning comprehensively, 28 points to 13. The Old Crocks game gives our boys an oppor- tunity to see how the ball can be made to do the work and also the players can discuss rugby over dinner. By this stage Scott Kimble had developed into a very hard working forward and was to prove the only player to take part in all matches during the season.

"Not so agile" v Old Crocks

The match against Kearsney proved the one occasion that our scrumming really let us down. Other aspects of our play were commendable and we ended up by win- ning a very close game by 4 points to 3.

"Ready for anything", L. Chabana; T. Staniforth,

B. Randeria v Glenwood

Against Westville we expected to win but they played to win. It was the one occasion that the team did not do itself justice. Possibly because of an over-confident at- titude. Westville came as the underdogs and played su- perbly throughout. They fully deserved to win the match.

As usual, the final game of the quarter was against Hil- ton. Unfortunately, we allowed them to get away and score 12 points in a six-minute period at the start of the first half. We came back strongly in the second half coming close to scoring on a number of occasions; but Hilton deserved to win, as they showed more control during the match. It was in this game that Pattrick Lees showed what a very valuable player he is. On return for the Third Quarter we were determined to make more use of our backs. Bruce Sutherland was in- troduced to improve our line out ball and with better control from the forwards both the backs, particularly David Southwood and Gary Shiel, and the forwards, ran successfully and forcefully, scoring 18 tries in the last three games. It was a great disappointment that the final match against Hilton was cancelled due to'flu.

Thus ended a very satisfying and successful season. I take this opportunity of thanking the rugby coaches for their enthusiasm, expertise and success in coaching the Michaelhouse teams during this past year. It is a long time since our U14 and U15 sides were as suc- cessful and this certainly augurs well for the future. Thanks must also go to the San Sisters, Mrs Venter and Dr Joffe for their help in looking after and keeping injuries to a minimum, to the Estate Manager and his grounds staff for the outstanding facilities and also to the Caterers and their staff. A particular thanks must go to Mr John Buckley for his considerable contribution to the organising of rugby during the season and to Mr

Away at Glenwood the team showed what rugby was all about. Absorb pressure, tackle, don't be despondent when the opponents score early and finally come back. It was an outstanding game of rugby and one that Mich- aelhouse only won in the last minutes of the match. During this Gillespie Armstrong proved what an out- standing force he could be.

90 Ashmole for his help in coaching the forwards To Mr Terence Henderson and the 2nd XV congratulations on an outstanding season. It was interesting to note that almost every second team member played for the 1 st XV at some time during the season and on each oc- casion acquitted himself very successfully.

Selections:

Natal Schools:

M. Armstrong, A. Messenger

Natal and South African Feeder Schools:

L. Chabana Midlands XV:

A. Messenger, B. Gilson (Captain)

Selectors XV:

M. Armstrong Team:

B. Gilson; M. Armstrong, A. Messenger, L. Chabana, T. Staniforth, B. Randeria, S. Kimble. D. Southwood, G. Shiel, R. Short, C. Allan, P. Lees, R. Mitchell-lnnes, G. Armstrong, A. Zettler, G. Larson, N. Williamson,

B. George.

Versus Schools:

Ixopo won 26-7 Pori Shepstone won 47-6 Pinetown won 28-9 Voortrekker won 25-6

DHS won 6-3 St Andrew s (Grahamslown) drew 13 all College lost 16-19 Estcourt won 30-16 Kearsney won 4-3 Glenwood won 16-15 Westville lost 4-9 Hilton lost 6-16 Alexandra won 42-3 Weston won 31-4 Linpark won 21-9 Other games: Old Crocks won 42-24 Old Boys lost 13-28 Points Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against 17 12 1 4 370 190

Honours:

B. Gilson, M. Armstrong, A. Messenger.

Colours:

L. Chabana, G. Shiel, R Short, T. Staniforth, B. Rande- ria. D. Southwood. S. Kimble.

IstXVTeams:

C. Allan, G. Armstrong, B. George, G. Larson, P. Lees. R. Mitchell-lnnes. N. Williamson, A. Zettler.

2nd XV RUGBY

Top row (L-R) P. Ellis; G. van der Post; B. Sutherland; R. Bates; L. Hamil ton; G. Dresser Middle row (L-R) G. Braum; N. Williamson; R. Mitchell-lnnes; B. Lawrenc e; R. Thomas; G. Larson; W. Dales; S. Dilworth Front row (L-R) R. Kruger; T.H.;K. Walker (Capt.); C. Wynne; P.J.S.; D. Dales

91 SECOND XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr T. Henderson Coaches:MrT. Henderson, Mr P. Snyder Captains: K. Walker, C. Wynne

This season proved to be most enjoyable and success- ful for the seconds, who won all except one of their matches, losing to a very good Maritzburg College side. Our success was undoubtedly due to the great team spirit which developed and in which the captain Kenneth Walker, had such a large part to play.

Much emphasis was placed this year on the players making their own decisions, and an attempt was made to create in them an awareness of the need to use pos- session, as the situation on the field dictated. These at- tempts were not always successful, but when they were, the outcome was speotacular. In beating Voor- trekker (56-0); Glenwood (24-0), Alexandra (54-3) the team became very close to perfection.

Another highlight which made the season an enjoyable one, was the disciplined display in beating Hilton on their home ground. A special thank you to Mr Snyder whose input into the second team is much appreciated.

Lastly, I wish to thank all the supporters of the second team who contributed to the success of the team.

Team:

R. Mitchell-lnnes, A. Dixon-Smith, G. Braum, G. Dres- ser, N. Williamson, B. Lawrence, R. Thomas, P. Ellis,

B. Davidson, G. van der Post, K. Walker, R. Engels, S. Dilworth, W. Dales, N. Zungu, D. Dales, R. Bassett,

B. Sutherland, R. Bates, A. Crutchley, S. Wimbush, L. Hamilton, G. Buckley, C. Wynne, R. Kruger and G. Larson.

THIRD XV

Master-in-Charge:Mr J.W. Miller Coaches: Mr J.W. Miller, Mr C. van Rensburg Captain: R. Engels

If one looks at the season's results one could describe it as fairly successful. The games were played with a great deal of enthusiasm and determination and the spirit of the players was very encouraging. The aim of the 3rd XV was to play attractive open running rugby but this may have led, as times, to their defeat. As far as teams go it is time to say that it was a well-balanced side, with a great deal of talent in both the forwards and the backs. When called upon by the 2nd XV for a re- placement, members of the 3rd XV were able to fill in, and proved to be more than adequate.

If criticism is to be made it is probably that they tried to be too elaborate at times rather than sticking to the ba- sics and taking full advantage of their opportunities. This was especially so when we played against some of the larger schools such as DHS, Maritzburg College and Glenwood.

Regular members of the team were S. Dilworth, G. Buckley, A. Crutchley, C. Mullin, R. Butcher, L. Hamil- ton, S. Wimbush, D. Marshall-Smith, R. Engels, K. Braum, B. Davidson, S. Porrill, A. Dixon-Smith, G. Dresser and B. Price.

Results:

Points Points

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against

10 6 4 0 214 109

"In the mist" v Hilton, R. Butcher; A. Crutchley; G. Buckley, S. Dilworth

FOURTH XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr C. van Rensburg Coaches: Mr J.W. Miller, Mr C. van Rensburg Captain: K. R. Collins

This was a very enjoyable and, in many aspects, a suc- cessful season. The superb spirit in which this moti- vated team played their rugby was always an inspira- tion to many who were associates with them. There were many changes to the side during the course of the season, due to injuries in higher teams; but this didn't dampen their spirits. Determination and hard tackling were the hallmarks of the season, along with our pen- alty moves. The aim of the season was to play simple running rugby, which proved successful. The team takes this opportunity in thanking "Mnr" van Rensburg for his dedication to the team.

Team:

J. Lewis, M. Filtane, P. Baker, M. Gowen, A. Evans, M. Jason, C. Peet, C. Shields, R. Joffe, M. Farren, R. Joffe "On the break" v Westville

92 G. Chadwick, K. Collins, P de Ruyler, R. Locke J. Gillmer. N. Pryce, C. Francis. D Marshall-Smith A. Garland.

Results:

Points Points

Played Won Lost Drawn For Against

9 4 5 0 183 124

"WhoIs telling who"? v Alex

FIFTH XV

Master-in-Charge:Mr R.A. Currie Coaches: Mr R.A. Currie, Mr A.W. Cook Captain:C. Legge

On the whole the 5th XV had a good season. It is not easy lor a team to win matches when they have to play the 2nd team of schools of a similar size to Michael- house or the 5th XV of a school that is more than double our size. In short, we were always up against it and seldom did we have an even match at the begin- ning of the season.

Also on occasions the 5th XV was playing as the 4th XV, as so many boys in the higher teams were off- sport. The first match was against DHS and here we were holding our own until the DHS centre intercepted and scored a runaway try. The team was then some- what demoralised and we lost 0-31.

The next match was gainst Maritzburg College 5th XV. This was played on the hard and dusty fields of College and turned out to be a very good game of rugby. The players certainly acquitted themselves well.

The following Tuesday we played Howick 2nd XV At this stage the situation was somewhat desperate as still had not won a match The team looked pretty |aded after the previous Saturday s encounter with College, and we just did not seem lo be able to muster sufficient enthusiasm - hence we lost 6-16 From then our fortunes changed We played Weston 3rd XV on a very cold and icy Saturday and played ex- cellent rugby lo win 28-0 The forwards played well and Hansie Vermaak was outstanding Of the remaining matches, we beat Kearsney (32-0), Westville (20-18) and Lin Park (28-0). We lost to Hilton (0-10) and Glenwood (12-28) All the players gave of their best, and it is somewhat un- fair to single out players, but Chris Pilot (flyhalf). Tar- quin Samuels (wing) and Hansie Vermaak (No 8) stood out. Craig Legge proved to be an excellent cap- tain and leader. It was due to him that the team really pulled together.

Team:

A Engels. M. Dlamini, D Ferguson. T. Samuels. C Pi- lot. J. Gillmer, J. Smith, L. Ndaba, R. Emery, T Smith,

C. Legge, J. Hooper, C. Smart, H. Vermaak. M. Gowen Results:

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

10 5 0 5 160 119

SIXTH XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr R.A. Currie Coaches: Mr R.A. Currie, Mr A.W.H. Cook

During the 1989 season the Third Game rugby sides maintained the highly enthusiastic and competitive ap- proach which has been a feature of these sides over the past lew years. It has been a pleasure to coach so many willing and decent lads.

General fitness from the start of the season was one of our goals and the relatively few injuries we suffered bears witness to the efforts most of the chaps made. We aimed to play adventurous rugby in which a pre- mium was placed on good ball-handling and close sup- port, and the team responded well to the challenge. Our forwards were often outweighed by their opponents but. through speed to the point of breakdown and good tackling, we were able to win a fair share of the ball. Having lost our half-back pairing to higher teams made for awkward work behind the scrum, but Nic Vaudin and Brett Louw did much to fill the gap. As so frequently happens at this level, whilst being blessed by an abun- dance of players competing for one position, we suf- fered a dearth in others, centres in our case being a rare breed: at times we played with up to four wings in the three-quarters.

As far as results go we won only one more match than we lost with two draws, but the spirit was constant and the wins against DHS and Westville were greatly en- joyed. Stuart Mears did a fine job of captaining the team and was ably assisted by Lindsay de Villiers when he 93 was not playing for the 5th XV. It was a most enjoyable season.

Team:

A. Yeowart, M. Thorsen, N. Vaudin, D. Vaudin, I. Hill, T. Sokhele, J. Erasmus, B. Louw, Z. Kubukeli, C. Smith, G. Ramsay, T. Magadla, P. Bekker, T. Bell, R. Davies,

S. Mears, M. Cotton, C. Carrara, G. van Heerden,

C. Hoepfl, J. Nash.

Results:

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

9 4 2 3 111 138

SEVENTH AND EIGHTH XVs Coach: Mr R.H.W. Hall

An up-and-down season, this one, matches won, matches lost, ending in the anti-climax of the final Hilton matches being cancelled because of the dreaded'flu. Rather like John Masefield's Tomorrow'.

And many a broken heart is here and many a broken head;

But tomorrow By the living God, we'll try the game again!

Forthe record:

7th XV 8th XV vs DHS won 20-4 won 40-0 vs College 10th won 6-0 vs Howick 3rd lost 4-12 vs Estcourt 4th won 42-0 vs Kearsney drew 4-4 vs Weston 4th lost 4-22 vs Glenwood 9th lost 6-44 vs Westville won 26-6 vs Hilton lost 6-18 lost 0-40 vs Alexandra 6th won 19-18 vs Weston 4th won 14-6 which means we won 6, drew 1, and lost 4 in the 7th, and won 1 and lost 1 in the 8th. For me as a coach, schoolmaster and father, the un- doubted highlights of the season were the two matches against Weston. It is fairly rare that a father coaches a school side which plays against a side coached by this son, but when he plays against a side coached by his daughter... Please, therefore, raise your glass to Miss Lesley Hall, coach of Weston 4th XV.

As always, in the lower sides, enthusiasm and determi- nation are more likely qualities to come across than skill, but it was heartening to see these displayed at all times, sometimes under the most trying circumstances, and it is good to watch our early-season colleagues ap- pearing in higher teams.

UNDER 15"A" RUGBY TOUR

During the Easter holidays the Michaelhouse U15"A" rugby squad was one of the many schools privileged to participate in the Jeppe/Holiday Inns rugby festival held in Johannesburg. The squad comprised 20 players and two coaches, namely Mr B. Ashmole and Mr A. Venter.

This was a new experience for us and our spirits were high with anticipated excitement. The three matches that we played were against Woodridge

Generally we played good and exciting rugby. Although we won our first game against Woodridge our play was scrappy and lacked team unity and co-ordination. This game was on video and in the evening we screened it several times, analysing our play. We attribute our suc- cess in the following two games to this constructive exercise, which motivated our purpose. A tight, hard game against Academia from SWA was won due to hard forward play and imaginative running from the backs. The play against Helpmekaar I will not forget. It was an absolute text bookrugby game which left us with a 47-13 win.

The following is an extract by Theo Garrun of The Star, writing about the festival Easter Weekend.

"The side which delighted spectators most was Mich- aelhouse. They entered into the true spirit of festival rugby and their willingness to run the ball from all op- portunities produced some sparkling tries and made a refreshing change from the dour play produced by some of the other schools. They scored 14 tries in their three games, beating Woodridge, Academia and Help- mekaar in the process."

The highlight was the great team spirit and camarade- rie that developed. Twenty boys - two coaches worked together with their focus on the spirit of teamship, it worked! The tour was a great success and well organised. Together with our coaches and this memorable experience we feel better equipped and en- thusiastic about the coming season.

UNDER 15"A"XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr G. Giles Coaches: Mr G. Giles, Mr W.E. Ashmole Captain: Dale Benkenstein

The 1115"A" had a most enoyable and successful sea- son.

"Concentrate", M. Pitts; N. Cooke; S. Butcher

94 U/15A RUGBY

Back row (L-R) A. Mclntosh;G. Mitchell-lnnes; C. Russell; L. Rushton;M. P itts Middle row (L-R) R. Bryden; M. Hibbs; M. Hooper; S. Edmundson; S. Boas t; R. Oscroft; R. Strachan Front row (L-R) N. Cooke; S. Butcher; G.G.;D. Benkenstein (Capt.); J. Eks trand; A. Ireland

Highlights included victories against Maritzburg Col- lege (a team hitherto unbeaten in their years at Col- lege). Hilton and DHS.

The foundation for our success lay in the superb "plat- form" established by the "engine-room" boys, namely the tight forwards - and in the outstanding strategy and control displayed by fly-half and Captain Dale Benkenstein.

The "tight five", Rodney Oscroft, Robert Strachan,

Nicholas Cooke, Cade Russell and Lyall Rushton en- sured a surfeit of good ball for the half-backs Anthony Ireland and Dale Benkenstein to send centres Scott Edmundson and Jason Ekstrand on numerous exciting forays-tearing many holes through enemy defences.

Despite any disadvantage in size and weight Rory Bry- den showed great courage at full-back, and relieved many a pressurised situation with stoic defiance; and linked well with his wings Murray Hibbs and Steven Boast.

In the tight-loose exchanges eighthman and Vice-Cap- tain Stuart Butcher, was always a stout driving force, and he was ably assisted by his "hungry" henchmen

95 flanks. Michael Pitts and Angus McIntosh. Whenever injury struck, Matthew Hooper was always on hand to give invaluable service and maintain the impetus of the loose forward trio.

The team had great spirit both on and off the field and were a delight to coach.

"Come and get it"C. Russell v College We wish them all the very best for the future and know they will serve team and school in the fine traditions of Michaelhouse.

Team:

R. Bryden, M. Hibbs, S. Edmundson, J. Ekstrand, S. Boast, D. Benkenstein, A. Ireland, R. Oscroft, R. Stra- chan, N. Cooke, M. Pitts, C. Russell, L. Rushton, A. McIntosh, M. Hooper, S. Butcher.

UNDER 15"B" XV

Coach: Mr W.E. Ashmole Captain: E. Cottrell

The team enjoyed a particularly exciting and successful season winning six of the ten games played. Although erratic at times, the team generally pulled together when under pressure and were often able to play above themselves. It was particularly encouraging to note how well the players responded to coaching, and to en- couragement and constructive criticism. This, and the motivation and sound leadership of their Captain, Ed- die Cottrell, enabled the team to make steady progress throughout the season.

Although the forwards were fairly small they were able to obtain a good percentage of scrum and second phase ball, but often struggled for possession in the lineouts. The three-quarters generally ran well and tackled effectively; but on too many occasions there was a tendency to drift across the field, leaving little room for the wings. Had more space been created the wings would surely have run in many more tries.

My thanks to Eddie Cottrell and Jonathan Dyer for their support, dedication and enthusiasm, and to all mem- bers of the team for the manner in which they re- sponded to make this such an enjoyable and rewarding season.

Team:

The following were regular members of the team:

E. Cottrell (Captain), J. Dyer (Vice-Captain), A. Bates, W. Ridgway, G. Palmer, A. Andersson, P. Grout, M. Lindhiem, J. Matthews, G. Mitchell-lnnes, B. Brieden- hann, R. de Bufanos, W. Dladla, D. McNeil, M. Hooper,

D. Armstrong, G. Stroebel, D. Thompson. D. Davidson was unfortunately injured early in the season. Results:

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

11 7 0 4 105 81

UNDER 15"D"XV

Master-in-Charge and Coach: Mr A.E.G. Duff

The season began with exactly 15 players available for this team. Thereafter the team had to be augmented by open players who were of a comparable size and who had just missed the Colts age-group cut-off point.

It is difficult to single out individual players as the team's composition varied considerably with each match. Overall the side produced good team efforts and they compensated for a lack of skills in certain areas with enthusiasm and commitment. This was par- ticularly evident against Hilton when the side won by

40-0 ' Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

4 3 1 0 75 12

14"A" XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr C.B. Andrew Coaches: Mr C.B. Andrew, Mr B.S. Strauss Captain: Stuart Collins Vice-Captain: Robin Smither

The U14s are often an awkward age to deal with as that year often sees an acceleration in the boys' growth, and they become gawky as well as being right in the middle of the child-to-man transformation. The 1989 U14"A" group was not like this at all, being fairly ma- ture, even at the beginning of the season, in their ap- proach to training and being willing to work hard to fill out and harden their physiques.

The forwards knitted themselves into a well-drilled, dis- ciplined unit who were never outplayed, but who often did not drive home the advantage they had striven to establish. Their tight work was often a joy to watch and, towards the end of the season, they were beginning to master their loose forward play. As a scrumming ma- chine, the pack became a formidable weapon. What a pleasure it was to see the DHS, Maritzburg College and Glenwood front rows being lifted and pushed back in the opening scrums of their respective games. In this respect credit must go to the front row of S. Collins, W. Davidson, and M. Doyle, and to the locks H. Pooke and M. Mabbett. The loose forward trio of S. Kinlock, K. Roques, N. Jackson and, on occasions, B. Duff and N. Rogers, all improved greatly towards the end of the season. Probably the greatest problem amongst the forwards was the lack of speed to the loose ball, a prob- lem we were never quite able to overcome.

The three-quarters, despite being chopped and changed, produced some great play on occasions. The real problem lay in the fact that we lacked mid-field players. I hasten to add, however, that this appears to be the general trend in our rugby today. James Mac- quet lacked the experience and tactical knowledge necessary for the fly half berth, yet, under the circum- stances, he played well and got the line away. I thank him for stepping into this berth when we most needed him there. He is a very gutsy and courageous player.

Certain players stood out and improved so much that mention should be made of them.

Greg George at full back:

His positional play and temperament under pressure were faultless.

Robin Smither at wing:

A determined, almost unstoppable runner, devastating on attack and sound on defence.

Stuart Collins at prop:

An exceptionally strong, talented, loose head prop. Shows great promise for the future.

96 Hayden Pooke at lock:

An outstanding jumper, he was mobile and always gave of his best.

Stuart Kinlock at 8th man:

His play improved markedly over the season and he shows great potential. He needs to learn a lot more about the finities of his position.

To conclude, it should be borne in mind that this is a team game; so to all those who gave of their best and whose effort I have not mentioned or, went unre- warded, well done and keep working at it. Remember the team can only be as good as its weakest link.

The team was very well lead by Stuart Collins who al- ways set a good example for the team to follow. He pro- vided the direction which the team required on the field and supplied the motivating force in the "engine room" of the scrum. He was ably assisted by Robin Smither as his deputy. A huge thank you to Bradley Strauss as our forward specialist coach. Thanks also to Mr John Buck- ley for all the organisation of transport etc. which made it possible for us to enjoy the season. Thanks also to Michael Flockhart for doing line duty for us. Last, but not least, I would like to thank this side for a tremen- dous year, in which, Bradley and I saw all our efforts, and yours, eventually bear fruit.

Team:

G. George, S. Farren, J. Crosswell, R. Smither, T. Ed- wards, M. Hewlett, J. Macquet, M. Dales, S. Collins, M. Doyle, W. Davidson, H. Pooke, M. Mabbett. S. Kinloch, K. Roques. N. Jackson, R. Scott, J. Shedlock.

Results

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

9 7 0 2 218 54

UNDER 14"B" XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr B.S. Strauss Coaches.Mr B.S. Strauss, Mr C.B. Andrew Captain:M. Bluett

This season proved to be very successful. The team won seven of their ten games and were clearly favour- ites for the second "Michaelhouse/Hilton1' encounter which was, unfortunately, cancelled. Although losing to DHS and Maritzburg College early on in the season they grew in confidence and ability and played some excellent games in the latter half of the season.

The forwards provided a lot of good ball to the backs, who were able to play some good running rugby. This resulted in 40 tries being scored in ten games.

It was a pleasure to coach the team who were always willing to learn. Merrick Bluett captained the team well and there was an excellent team spirit present through- out the season. My thanks to the parents who so regu- larly supported their sons.

Team:

J. Bothner, K. Mazibuko, M. Rushton, S. Croswell.

S. Hamilton, R. Scott, M. Franks, L. Mkize. C. Pearson,

C. Featherby. S. Bold. M. Bluett, I Napier, B. Duff. N. Rogers. M. Flockhart, J. Shedlock, R. Cullinan.

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Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

10 7 0 3 198 97

UNDER 14"C"XV

Master-in-Charge:Mr A.L. Eysele Coaches: Mr A.L. Eysele, Mr P. Lavender

The U14"C" team had an outstandingly successful season. Although they played only six matches, they won five and lost one. The loss against DHS (4-12) was their first match of the season - a simple lack of cohesion at that early stage.

From then onwards the team went from strength to strength and rounded off the season with a solid 46-6 win against archrivals, Hilton. Although it is always un- fair to single out players at this level, mention must be made of Jamie Band, who led the side admirably. His storming play from the No. 8 position was an inspiration to all. Jason Roche's antelope like running on the wing was another sight to be remembered.

An enthusiastic, spirited and highly motivated team to coach. Well done!

Team:

J. Band, J. van Weichardt, J. Roche, M. Rushton, S. Thompson, R. Baxter, R. Inglis, S. Cairns, R. Thomp- son, P. Beatty, P. Landry, R. Shacksnovis, S. Schoe- man, A. Whitehead, J. Faircliff.

Results:

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

6 5 0 1 176 30

UNDER 14"D" XV

Master-in-Charge:Mr P.G. Lavender Captain: A. Macduff

The season started off with two heavy defeats - but all credit to the players who dug their heels in, and with ef- fort, determination and enthusiasm, won all the remain- ing games, some by considerable margins, except for one, which they lost in the dying moments of a pro- tracted second half. The basic skills were quickly learned and at times the rugby produced was most at- tractive. The forwards began to dominate games with good, driving play, and the backs were always willing to run the ball, even, at times, from impossible positions!

Those who played for the side were: J. Saulez, A. Ralfe, E. Hansen, A. Macduff (Captain), L. Luthuli, N. Pattrick, F. Sherwell, B. Balsdon, S. Barstow, C. Barna- bas, J. Brown, J. Hamper, G.J. Keough, M. Green (Vice-Captain), A. Hepburn, C. Coffey, B. Munro, J. van de Ruit, M. Worthington, B. McGuigan, A. Louw, M. Jack, E. Zuma.

Results:

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

8 5 0 3 186 106

UNDER 13"A" XV

Master-in-Charge: Mr A.J. Rogers Assistant Coach:D. Macquet Captains: C. McIntosh, M. Schaefer

It is interesting to note that half of the points scored against the side came in the first two games! In our first game, versus Voortrekker, we lost M. Schaefer and C. Lorentz - who did not return until much later in the season, both with shoulder injuries. The side lacked ex- perienced players and we had just over 30 players from whom we chose two sides. However, they gained in stature as the season wore on and played some attrac- tive rugby. The highlight of the season was the Hilton game, where we scored a first-half try and then under- went a second-half siege, without further score. All the boys played a role in the side but one must mention: W. Smith, a very fine prospect at centre, M. Schaefer, C. McIntosh, E. Frey, a fiery back row, C. Wilson, a fear- less full-back, the formidable front row of W. Goldby, S. Naidoo and R. Griffith, and the elusive runner on the wing, L. Khumalo. A number of the side who were new to rugby this year, will play in good sides as they move up the ranks.

R. Frey "Outnumbered" v Clifton N. Rd.

Team:

C. Wilson, L. Khumalo, S. Smithyman, W. Smith, C. Lorentz, E. Frey, M. Schaefer, R. Griffith, W. Goldby, S. Naidoo, S. Fraser, S. Porter, M. Echalaz, S. Barnabas, J. Steed, M. Cassidy, C. McIntosh.

Results:

Points Points Played Won Lost For Against

12 6 6 152 124

UNDER 13"B"XV

The side won two matches only, but were defeated four times in the closing minutes of the game! This group of mostly inexperienced rugby players came on well dur- ing the season, although their commendable desire to run on every occasion, scorning the kicking game, of- ten led to their downfall - but what an attitude. A num-

98 ber of the players represented the "A" side on oc- casion, and did not let the side down: J. Raath. D. Goulding, B. Hatfield, I. Feek, M. O'Gorman.

It is, as with the "A" side, of interest to note that 56 points, half the seasons points against, were scored in the first two games.

Results:

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against

8 2 6 - 44 102

SAILING

Masters-in-Charge: Mr T.G. Hart, Mr R.A. Currie Commodore: Patrick Duffy Wce-Commodore: Stephen Mayfield

The 1988-89 season ended with the Natal Schools Windsurfer and Dinghy Regattas in March, in which Michaelhouse entered 20 crafl (as opposed to Hilton's 38). Best results were achieved by: A. Mackay-James. 4th out of 70 in the Windsurfer class; Michaelhouse Laser team, 2nd out of eight; Michaelhouse Gypsy team 2nd out of six; Michaelhouse Mirror team 5th out of 12. Our congratulations go to Alistair Mackay-James who was awarded his Natal School Colours for his achievement in this regatta.

The new season's inter-school racing has already started with most of the local schools now competing in the Saturday series at Midmar and the average fleet consisting of 60 craft. This increased interest is due to Henley-Midmar Club providing the best facilities in the country and to the fact that nowhere else is regular competitive junior sailing organised on such a scale. Regrettably, Michaelhouse numbers have remained relatively static over the past three seasons with the av- erage fleet consisting of ten dinghies and ten Wind- surfers. It is to be hoped that more of the younger boys will avail themselves of the opportunity of learning to sail in the three school dinghies and eventually acquire their own boats.

Our Commodore for the current season will be Stuart Mears who, in his frisky new Laser, is to be admired for the reality he brings to his frequent demonstrations of "capsize technique in strong winds" which, he assures us, is for the benefit of our newer sailors! He is evidently determined to emulate his predecessor, Patrick, in his Laser!

MICHAELHOUSE SAILING Back row (L-R) D.S.S. Allester; A. Rlsslk;A.L. Felling; B.W. Goldby; D.C. Stainer Middle row (L-R) C AH. Plant; S.H.S. Spencer; St. J. Bungey; S.G.S. Me ars: S.M. McGuigan; CM. Smith; A.I. Fenwick;

T. T. Bowring; C.J. von Klemperer Front row (L-R) D.M.T. Vaudln;t.A.E. Hill; T.G.H.;

P.B. Duffy; S- Mayfield; T.D. Phillips;A.N. Mackay-James; N.M.J. Vaudin

99 SQUASH RACQUETS

Master-in-Charge: Mr S.N. Winckworth Coaches: Mr W.E. Ashmole, Mr D.M.R. Lewis, Mr J.P. Lowe (summer), Mr J.P. Lowe (winter)

Captain: G. Plumstead Vice-Captain: R. Andrews

This year must go down as one of the best on record. The 1st team proved to be the strongest in Natal and, playing in the Men's 1st League in Pietermaritzburg, shared the cup for league honours. As a result of our strength and depth at the open level a large number of colours and honours awards were made, perhaps the most ever.

Honours:

G. Plumstead (1988), R. Andrews, P. Schofield Colours:

A. Evans, E. Hening, T. Harkness, D. Macquet, A. Red- fern, B. Newton.

Tournaments:

In the Easter holidays a slightly under strength 1 st team of six travelled down to the Western Cape to participate in a tournament held at Bishops. Here four of the top Cape Schools played against four touring sides - Hil- ton College, Michaelhouse, Alexander Road (PE) and Grey College (PE). This tournament was most suc- cessful for Michaelhouse and the results were as fol- lows:

Matches Game Wynberg Invitation won 3-3 14-9 Rondebosch won 5-1 15-7 SACS won 4-2 12-7 Grey won 3-3 13-10 Bishops lost 2-4 11-12 Alexander Road lost 0-6 2-18

This tournament was closely followed by the Natal In- ter-Schools Tournament held at Nuffield Squash Centre in Durban. St Andrew's College (Grahamstown) had a team up on tour at the same time and also played in this tournament. They drew with us on points but, having beaten us when we played them, they took the honours.

The results were as follows: St Andrew's Maritzburg College Westville Kearsney Hilton College

As we were the top Natal School in the tournament we were selected to represent Natal at the SA Top Schools Tournament in East London early in August. Here the

Matches Points lost 2-3 8-15 won 5-0 20-2 won 3-2 16-8 won 5-0 20-0 won 4-1 14-4

Matches Points won 4-1 17-6 lost 2-3 10-15 lost 2-3 7-17 won 3-2 17-6 won 5-0 20-0 competition was very stiff and we ended up coming third in SA - losing narrowly to the first and second sides. â–º

The results were as follows:

Rondebosch (WP)

Pretoria Boys High (N Tvl)

Alexander Road (EP)

Selbourne (Border)

King Edward (Tvl)

The highlight of this tournament was undoubtably the match against Alexander Road, who had beaten us 6-0 in Cape Town earlier in the year. Rick Andrews (our No. 2) won a very hard fought match 3-0 (9-7, 9-3, 9-5) against a player who was ranked above him. Gary Plumstead (No. 1) then went on against Richard Dris- coll who is ranked No. 1 SA Under 19 and played Jarvis Cup for the EP Men's "A" team in July, Gary is ranked No. 2 SA Under 19. Richard was in control in the first game, winning 9-6. In the second game fortunes fluc- tuated and Gary came out the winner 10-8 in a game characterised by long rallies. In the third game Richard was again on top with superior strokes and power as well as control, winning 9-5. At that stage it looked all over. Gary came back and continued to move Richard around in the fourth and he began to tire and make er- rors. Gary won the fourth 9-2 and in the fifth 9-0. Unfor- tunately they had too much depth for us overall.

Results of other matches played during the season fol- low below:

1st vs College won 5-0, (lost 2-3) vs Northern Natal Men's Invitation won 3-2 vs Hilton won 5-0, won 4-1, (won 3-2) vs Westville won 5-0, won 5-0 vs Jesters (PMB) won 4-1 vs Escourts (JHB) lost 2-3 vs Jesters (JHB) lost 2-4 2nd vs College won 5-0, (lost 0-5) vs Hilton won 8-2, won 3-2, (lost 2-3) vs Jesters (PMB) won 4-1 U16A vs College won 5-0, (lost 0-5) vs Hilton won 3-2, won 5-0, (won 4-1) vs Westville won 3-2, won 3-2 vs Kearsney won 4-2 U16B vs College won 3-1 vs Hilton won 4-1, won 4-1, (won 4-1)

U14A vs College lost 0-5 vs Hilton won 3-2, lost 1-4 vs Westville lost 0-5, lost 0-5 vs Kearsney lost 1-4 U14B vs College lost 1-4 vs Hilton won 3-2, lost 2-3

Note: Results in brackets refer to matches played in the Christmas quarter under 1990 age groupings.

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100 1st SQUASH

Back row (L-R) T. Harkness; E. Hening; A. Evans; B. Newton Front row (L-R) R. Andrews; G. Plumstead (Capt.); S.N. W.; P. Schofield

Natal Schools Trials

In the U19 group we were dominant in the PMB and Districts Championships with seven of the 12 selected to play in the Inter-town match against Durban and Dis- trict coming from Michaelhouse, but no one at U14 level. This age group battled all year, without much im- provement.

In the Natal Schools Championship Gary Plumstead was the U19 Champion, and he, Rick Andrews and Patrick Schofield were selected for the "A" side and Anton Evans No. 1 in the "B" side. Emmanuel Hening and Barry Newton were selected for the Natal "A" U16 team.

PMB Men's League

This year we had six sides in the league, three boys and three staff. We much appreciate the meals sup- plied by Jaap van der Meulen and his kitchen staff, and are grateful to Ronald Brooks for the use of the Com- munity Centre to entertain our opponents. The com- ments made by visitors made the exercise very worth while.

League results:

1 st League Michaelhouse I (APV) 1 st = 10 teams 2nd League Michaelhouse II (SNW) 5th = 9 teams 3rd League Michaelhouse Staff 18th = 10 teams 5th League Michaelhouse III (BRN) 6th = 10 teams 6th League Michaelhouse Staff II 7th = 12 teams 7th League Michaelhouse Staff III 6th = 10 teams Many thanks to staff who have taken teams.

Squash remains a popular sport, fully subscribed in summer, with about 24 who take squash with their winter sport.

In Inter-House Competition West beat Pascoe 5-0 in the Seniors. Founders beat Pascoe 3-2 in the Juniors. In the Individual Championships Gary Plumstead beat Rick Andrews 3-0 (9-4, 9-2,9-3), but, despite the low scores the match was a tense struggle. Gary is now the only Michaelhouse player to have won the School Championships three times - a record unlikely to be equalled for many years. In the U16 competition there was an upset with Barry Newton beating Emmanuel Hening 3-0, repeating his 1987 victory at U14 level. Emmanuel was rated consistently above Barry all sea-

101 son. This year the U14 event found four players each likely to win. The eventual winner was James Faircliff who beat Stephen Smithyman 3-0 in the final. It is a pity that none of the top four has shown any real inclina- tion to work at his game as without regular solid prac- tice, little progress can be made.

Clifton School has emerged as a strong force in U14 squash this year, being far too strong for us. They con- tinue to use our courts on Thursday evenings, but not to the same extent as before, as they now have a court of their own, with another under construction. We remain grateful to their Headmaster, Mr John Lees, for the an- nual donation of a prize for the winner of the U19 Championship.

SWIMMING

Master-in-Charge: Mr J. W. Miller Captain: G. Larson

The number of boys who this year opted for swimming as a major sport remained fairly small; but we still man- aged to arrange teams to swim on a regular basis.

M. Hewlett just makes it

A total of 11 boys took part in the Midmar Mile and all managed to complete the race in the required time.

The Triangular this year was held at Michaelhouse, but we were outgunned by both Hilton and Kearsney. In fact it turned out to be a very close finish between those

SWIMMING TEAM

Back row (L-R) J. French; M. Hewlett; E. Cottrell; B. Silver; J. Faircliff; M. Mabbett; R. Micklewright; M. Doyle; S. Collins Middle row (L-R) E. Frey; J. Roche; W. Smith; A. Ireland; R. Shacksnovis ; M. Schaefer; M. Hooper; R. Cullinan;

S. Barstow; M. Franks; A. Hepburn;J. Raath Front row (L-R) J. Ekstrand; P. Ellis; B. George; R. Bassett; J.W.M.;G. Lar son (Capt.); D.D.P.; A. Zettler; B. Price;

J. Hooper

102 two schools, with the linal result depending on the last event of the day. Kearsney and Hilton shared the honours.

"Don't be shy", G. Larson; Mrs Larson

We do have talented individuals, however. Grant Lar- son won a place in the Pietermaritzburg and Districts Team in the 100 m and 50 m sprint. He was also elected as Vice-Captain. He went on to represent Natal in the 50 m crawl sprint.

The Inter-House Gala was a fairly exciting clash this year and produced a great deal of interest for the spec- tators. Eventual order was Baines, Pascoe, West, East, Founders, Tatham. Farfield. The Bob Larson Silicons Trophy was awarded to Grant Larson for scoring Ihe most points in the senior section.

R.A.C.; J. C. W. In the Founders' Den

1st XI SOCCER

Back row (L-R) B. Scott; P. Y. Mbuyazi; C. Whitfield; D. Dhlomo; A. Redf ern; S. Mthethwa Seated (L-R) N. Zungu; G. Dresser; M. Flltane (Capt.); M. Dlamlnl; L. Nd aba

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104 TENNIS

The emphasis of this year's tennis has been the devel opment of the tennis talent that is present in the school All the boys that have participated in tennis this year both team and social members, have played hard and enthusiastically. Although at present we have no stars the results throughout the year have been very encour- aging. The highlight of the year was the success of the U15"A" and U15"B ' tennis teams. Both teams finished second in the Natal Witness Trophy Competition. The U15"A" side being narrowly beaten by Hilton by one point in the "A" Section.

1ST TEAM

Master-in-Charge: Mr P. Snyder (summer), Mr D. Canning (winter)

Captains:B. Davidson, E. Hening Team: E. Hening, B. Davidson, P. Lewis, D. Wood, C. Ward, C. Sugden, B. Toyne, M. Tully, M. Smithy- man.

Results:

Summer season Denness Trophy Beacon Week

Played Won Lost Drawn

11 6 5 0

8 5 2 1

8 3 4 1

2ND TEAM

Master-in-Charge: Mr P. Snyder (summer), Mr D. Canning (winter)

Captain: C. Ward

Team-.C. Ward, M. Tully, D. White, M. Pitt, C. Milne,

B. Louw, R. Bates, S. Ramdayal, D. Wood, B. Scott,

C. Mullin, T. Clark, S. Thompson.

Results:

Played Won Lost Drawn Summer season 7 2 5 0

Denness Trophy 8 6 2 0

U15 TEAM

Masters-in-Charge: Mr Canning, Mr Willis Captain-.C. Sugden

Team: U15"A" - C. Sugden, T. Edwards, J. Mac- quet, C. Folker

U15"B" - S. Thompson, J. Matthews, D. Benkenstein, D. White, D. Davidson, D. Thompson,

B. Doming, S. Nicholson.

Results:

U15"A" Played Won Lost Drawn

Natal Witness Trophy 8 7 10

1st TENNIS

(L-R)D. Wood; M Tully; P. Lewis; P.J.S.; E. Hening; B. Davidson (Capt.) ; D.J.C.;C. Ward.B. Toyne; C. Sugden

105 U15"B" Played Won Lost Drawn

Natal Witness Trophy 8 7 10

Overall a very successful season for this young side. The U15"A" side lost the trophy by one set in a very ex- citing game against Hilton college.

U13 TEAM

Mistress-in-Charge: Mrs I. Swart Captain:S. Smithyman

Team: S. Smithyman, W. Smith, J. Roche, M. Ngcobo, C. Lorentz, J. Dawson, C. Wilson, M. Cassidy, S. Barnabas, M. Echalaz.

The Michaelhouse U13 players, especially in the "A" section, are at a disadvantage when matched against schools able to draw from a large reservoir of players. However, our players acquitted themselves most val- iantly and were undaunted by players boasting sponsorships and personal coaches. Taking part re- mains an enriching experience.

SOCIAL TENNIS

Teachers-in-Charge: Mr Willis, Mrs Swart, Mrs Lourens

There has been a very encouraging response for social tennis this year and throughout the year the courts have been filled with social tennis players. This has led to an increasing amount of depth and has provided ex- cells. 1 st'"' .cr+ennistearr:.

Awards

Colours:

B. Toyne

Butcher Award for the most improved tennis player:

S. Thompson

Internal Competitions

Senior School Champion: B. Davidson Junior School Champion: T. Edwards House Matches Senior: West House Matches Junior: Founders WATER POLO

Master-in-Charge: Mr J.D. Pickstone U15 Coach: Mr J.W. Miller Captain: A. Zettler

1st Team: A. Zettler, B. Gilson, B. Price, R. Basset,

C. Hoepfl, P. de Ruyter, J. Hooper, P. Hanbury, R. Micklewright, R. Joffe, R. Emery

The open team consisted largely of novices and the swimming work and positional play fell largely to Andy Zettler and Russel Bassett. Bruce Gilson and Grant Larson, two key players, were ill for most of the season and we had to make do without them. Andy Zettler did a magnificent job in encouraging and coaching his team in the water. The game we played gradually switched

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106 from a defensive one to a more attacking form as the team's expertise improved.

The larger schools were far superior to us in swimming strength and although we played courageously, the games that gave us most pleasure were those against Weston, Estcourt, Treverton and St Charles.

Results

Played Won Draw Lost

14 4 0 10

Points Points For Against 37 117

The U15 side was fortunate in having a few swimmers this year, but even so, more than half the players were in fact U14 age group players. Ball handling and pos- itional play improved considerably during the season and next year we should be able to field a side with far more experience.

We are grateful to Hilton College for their venue and their hospitality this season

U15 Players:

J. Ekstrand. M Pitts, R. Cullinan, S. Collins, M Mab- bett, M. Hewlett, F. Sherwell. M. Doyle, M Schaefer. J. French, S. Barstow, B. Balsdon, R. Shaknovis. D. Shrosbree, S. Rowley. M Green.

U15 Results

Points Points

Played Won Draw Lost For Against 5 0 3 2 17 34

The unofficial Inter-House water polo tournament was run on a knockout basis this year. Farfield beat Baines in the finals.

1st TEAM WATER POLO

Back row (L-R) R.G. Joffe; R.C. Emery; P.M. Deruyler; T.J. Zettler; R.P. Mlcklewright; C.L.V. Hoepft; P. Hanbury Front row(L-R) J.V. Hooper; B.D. Gilson; J.D.P.;A.D. Zettler (Capt.); R. Ba ssett; B. Price

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AFRICAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge;Mr R.B. Cox Secretary: Bilal Naby

1989 saw the African Affairs Society revise its consti- tution from one of being an open society, to that of be- ing a closed society - consisting only of those individ- uals possessing sincere and competent attitudes towards promoting peaceful change in South Africa. This system was beneficial to the society's aim of directing the apathetic attitudes of many Michael- houseans towards a realisation of South Africa's prob- lems. The miniaturised society of 11 members thus or- ganised an exceptional year of activities.

Internally, 11 meetings were held with topics ranging from "Steve Biko - The Inquest" to "Migratory Labour", "Economic Situation in Zimbabwe", "Singa- pore Experiences", "White Residential Experiences", "Nelson Mandela - His ANC Involvement", "The Wil- lowgate Scandal" and then there was our merger with the International Affairs Society. Here we were ad- dressed by Mr Robert von Lucias, a West German newspaper reporter who was outspoken on the subject of the South West Africa/Namibia Independence.

Three full school meetings were organised for the 1989 season. The primary objective of such gatherings is to keep the community of Michaelhouse informed of topi- cal events in South Africa. In the first term Mr Peter Pol- lock discussed "The Road Ahead for South African Sport". His speech explored the history of South Afri- can sport and the harsh measures brought upon South African sports because of the government's political ideology, in the international sporting arena. In the sec- ond quarter Mr Wynand Malan, one of the leaders of the Democratic Party, shared with us his scenarios of the future of South African politics. With the "vital" and "decisive" parliamentary elections at hand, it was de- cided to stage one of our popular open floor debates in the third term. Representatives participating in the de- bate were: Mr Wessel Nel (DP), Mr Gordon McGregor (CP). Mr Chris Hattingh (NP) was unable to attend. To compensate for Mr Hattingh's absence Mr Nel presented the National Party's ideology before his de- livery. The evening concluded in good spirit. Our thanks to Mr Lewis, the new Chairman of the Society, for organising the evening. Externally, boys were involved in many different confer- ences. The contributions in these areas of Sithembiso Cele, Anthony Africander, Richard Dyson, Roland Dunstan, Dawood Akoofee, Thema Vundla, Bayanda Cele, Philip Lindop, Phiway Mbuyazi, Martin Shabalala and Bilal Naby are particularly worthy of mention. Also significant is the fact that African Affairs pioneered a visit to Sawubona Youth Trust in Hilton. This organis- ation involves its activities within the townships in the Pietermaritzburg region. From 1990 and with the bles- sing of the Rector, African Affairs has been permitted to have three visits a term to this trust. Certainly a positive move inspired by the members of African Affairs.

The highlight of the year was, however, the third South African Youth Symposium, organised by African Af- fairs, and held here at Michaelhouse in March. Three hundred scholars and 25 members of staff from Black, White and Indian government and private schools, in- cluding for the first time Afrikaans speaking scholars, attended this symposium, with the theme being "South Africa - My Vision of its Future". Guest speakers in- cluded: Mr Steve Lewis, the regional manager of Otis Elevator Company, the symposium sponsors; Mr Clive Derby-Lewis, CP; Mr Albert Nothnagel, NP; Mr Pat Poovalingham, PFP; Mr Franklin Sonn, Rector of the Peninsula Technikon; Mr Chris Japhta of the Cape Teacher's Association; Mr Brian Pottinger, Assistant Editor of The Sunday Times; Mr Joe Latakgomo, Assis- tant Editor of The Star; Mr Don MacRobert of the Get Ahead Foundation; and Mr Hayden Soobramoney, a representative of SAYS, the organisation responsible for the symposia.

The overwhelming success of this and other symposia, combined with demands from delegates for other simi- lar gatherings to be arranged, resulted in a mini-sym- posium being held at Salt Rock Hotel on the Natal North Coast in March and another to be held at the Blue Marlin Hotel on the Natal South Coast in October, while a national symposium is being planned for 1990 at Woodmead in Johannesburg.

All in all a successful year for the African Affairs So- ciety.

Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Snyder for hosting mem- bers of the Society and guest speakers to dinner and to all matrics and post-matrics for their positive contri- butions to the Society's activities.

Finally, the African Affairs Society takes this oppor- tunity to pay tribute to an exceptional individual who, through his wisdom and commitment, certainly formed the central pillar of strength and support for African Af- fairs. This individual is Mr Robin Cox who will be leav- ing us at the end of the year for a new position at St Sti- thian's in Johannesburg. Mr Cox's enthusiasm and dedication to achieve a peaceful and non-racial South Africa serves as an inspiration to us all in African Af- fairs. We will certainly miss his wisdom and outspoken opinion at our future meetings. We would also like to thank Mrs Cox for bearing with the rowdiness of all the meetings held at their residence. African Affairs hopes that your attempts, Mr and Mrs Cox, to build bridges of awareness and understanding will be successful at St Stithian's and may you continue to play a positive and

108 meaningful role increasing peaceful change in South Africa, inspired by the words of Martin Luther King: "When I speak of love I am not speaking of some senti- mental and weak response. I am speaking of that force which all of the great religions have seen as the su- preme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate re- ality."

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr J.B. Morgan Chairman: R. Spencer Secretary::S. von Kaufmann

This year has been extremely successful and enjoy- able. Much interest has been shown. The practical at the beginning of the year went off well.

Outings were arranged to G.C. Tillage, suppliers of ploughing equipment, Rainbow Chickens. The Royal Agricultural Show, Stockowners, Invermooi Horse Stud and up to the Nottingham Road Cattle Sale.

The Andrew Henderson Memorial Prize was won by Roger Spencer.

ART SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr P.G. Lavender Chairman:R.N. Dyson Secretary: B.R.R. Schofield Treasurer. R.M. Lindhiem

Activities this year included a visit to the Jack Heath Gallery. University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, to see an exhibition by the South African Watercolour Society, a sketching outing, a demonstration of watercolour paint- ing, practical sessions in the Art Department, and films and videos in the KLT.

The visit to the exhibition in the Jack Heath Gallery was a stimulating one. provoking interested discussion about the different techniques and styles, and some aesthetic argument.

In Mr Lavender's demonstration of watercolour paint- ing, he showed the strengths and directness of what can be a wayward medium, with difficulties and pitfalls for the unwary. Films shown in the KLT included an ex- cellent one on Impressionism, narrated by Kirk Doug- las. another on Expressionism and one on the South African artist, Alexis Preller. And at the practical sessions in the Art Department, members were free to pursue the artistic activities of their choice.

A. Crutchley

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R. Lindhiem

Royal Show Results 1989 Painting

First Prizes: R. Dyson, J. Shales, J. Moffat, R. Morgan- Grenville

Second Prizes: G. Dresser, A. Crutchley, R. Leal, S. Zama, B. Simpson

Third Prizes: C. Higginson, P. Mbuyazi, G. Crutchley,

A. Anderson, B. Price.

Commended:R. Joffe, J. Shales, G. Keough Drawing

First Prizes: P. Schofield, A. Felling, Y. Rehman, S. Grace

Second Prizes: G. Dresser, R. Leal, C. Higginson, K. Roques, A. Felling, G. Christian, D. Moffat, D. McNeil, J. Roche

Third Prizes: S. Zama, R. Leal, J. Shales, I. Findlay, M. Ngcobo

Commended: G. Dresser, R. Dyson (2), C. Higginson, R. Griffiths, S. Smithyman

Design

First Prizes: J. Shales, A. Kimble Second Prize: C. Jackson Commended: L. Ferreira

Pottery

First Prize: G. Christian

Michaelhouse won the cup for the boys' schools obtain- ing most points in the art section.

THE CA/ICL SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT CONTEST

Master-in-Charge;Mr S.N. Winckworth ChairmamD. Allester

Committee: G. Larson, G. van der Post, G. Ramsay, B. Naby, N. Vaudin

The CA/ICL Schools Management Contest got off to a very enthusiastic start despite a general lack of experi- ence or knowledge on most members' parts. In the first round we were to manufacture and market hypothetical bicycle speedometers in a poor economic climate: and thus,"our aim was to minimise losses rather than aim for the sky. We ended off the preliminary round coming second, and we were promoted to the quarter finals.

This round was an utter disaster! Firstly, the organisers almost doubled the minimum price thereby throwing all of us completely off direction from what little we had picked up from the preliminary round. Even Mr Winck- worth's seemingly infinite knowledge couldn't help us. In the second round the organisers dropped all price re-

110 strictions leaving us with nearly as little direction as be- fore. Next our decision form (with our price structure and expenditure figures on it) went missing and we were put at a severe disadvantage. Therefore we de- cided to "make or break" the last decision period in a desperate effort to go through to the next round As we feared, we failed miserably.

On the whole the game was enjoyed by everyone, al- though the meetings often seemed to drag on We all learned a lot from it.

CHESS

Master-in-Charge: Mr A. Barnes Captain: M. Tully

This year produced a mixture of individual highlights and disappointing team results.

Michaelhouse 1st team entered the "A" section of the Pietermaritzburg and Districts League for the first time, finishing in second place and holding the winners, Car- ter, to a draw in their encounter. The 2nd team were of- ten called upon to provide substitutes for the 1 sts and consequently fared poorly in the "B" section.

The annual Hilton Michaelhouse challenge provided a thrilling finish with Marcus Tully winning on board 1 with seconds to spare, allowing Michaelhouse to retain the trophy 6-4.

Marcus Tully and Simon Bekker participated in the Natal Open Chess Tournament in April and managed very creditable 3-7 scores in a very strong field.

Marcus Tully won the annual Pietermaritzburg and Dis- tricts High Schools Chess Championship. (A first for Michaelhouse as far as can be ascertained.) He was selected for the Pietermaritzburg and Districts team and won his match in Durban against a Natal Schools regular. In the Michaelmas break he participated in the Natal High Schools Tournament, finishing in the top ten, but being overlooked by the selectors. In recog- nition of his achievements, Marcus was awarded Honours (or chess. His captaincy, enthusiasm for the game and his sportsmanship will be missed next year. As usual the House matches were keenly contested but eventually East retained the senior trophy and Tatham the junior.

CLASSICS SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr T.G. Hart Chairman: Charles Shields Secretary: Paul Lewis

Our small but select band of anti-philistines met regu- larly throughout the year and endeavoured to organise a programme which did not exclude non-Latin scholars. We would like to increase our membership and would encourage all boys who are interested in the back- ground to our culture, to consider joining. The Society is not confined to Latin students only.

This year, our programme was varied, to appeal to all tastes:

Video of The Last Days ol Pompeii

Play-reading of Plautus' Mostellaria (The Haunted-

House)

Open University video of The Parthenon Quiz-on all things classical

Our new Chairman, Ryan Read, and Secretary. Der- mott White, are the men to approach if you are con- sidering joining.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge:Mr A.E.G. Duff Secretary: A. Erasmus

In January 1989 the name of the Society was changed from the International Affairs to the Current Affairs So- ciety. This change of name and emphasis was to facili- tate additional opportunities and more scope for wider discussions, but without duplicating the activities of other societies.

Membership and attendance at meetings has con- tinued to be roughly a dozen. This has enabled all members to regularly contribute to the discussions and pose questions.

The following topics were discussed:

Toll Roads - What are their Advantages and Disad- vantages?

The New US President - Where will Bush take America and the World?

The Collection of Revenue by the State in South Africa. The latter topic gave rise to a number of questions with regard to a citizen's legal rights particularly when it came to wills and marriage contracts. As a result of these queries, Mr Mike Southwood was invited to ad- dress the next meeting on legal rights. His clear expo- sition of the Law with regard to contracts, wills, mar- riages and asset distribution answered many of the questions which had been raised. It was also clear why society needs lawyers and advocates!

Topics thereafter were:

Revenue Collection in the light of State Expenditure in South Africa.

The Election Manifestoes of the three main parties con- testing the September election.

The final meeting of the year was undoubtedly also the highlight of the year. For some time a speaker on SWA' Namibia had been sought and the Society was indeed fortunate in getting Mr Robert von Lucius to talk on the subject. Mr Von Lucius is the Southern Africa corre- spondent of a major West German newspaper. Earlier in the year he wrote an article on political developments in Namibia for an Optima supplement. This meeting was combined with the African Affairs Society and was preceded by a buffet supper which enabled the mem- bers of both societies to talk personally with Mr Von Lu- cius. His extensive and regular travels throughout Namibia and his personal acquaintance and knowl- edge of all the major political figures - particularly within SWAPO - resulted in a fascinatingly incisive and informative address.

111 JUNIOR DEBATING

Master-in-Charge: Mr P. Fleischack Chairman: Angus McIntosh Secretary: Edward Cottrell Treasurer: Jonathan Desilla

Junior Debating enjoyed an extremely exciting and popular year. Emphasis this year was placed on en- couraging everybody to have as much chance as poss- ible to improve their confidence and speaking skills.

Our internal meetings were of greater variety, changing from the formal debates to charades and even a Trivial Pursuit quiz took place. Once again the emphasis was on letting every member participate and to enjoy him- self while doing so.

Externally, we achieved a high placing in the Midlands Debating League, and many thanks to Matthew Brown, Andrew Warren and St John Bungey for putting a lot of time and effort into that. On a less serious note we had interesting debates against Girls' Collegiate, St Charles and Hilton, arguing over topics such as "Only one lan- guage should be taught in schools".

Overall a very busy and interesting year.

SENIOR DEBATING SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr J.C. d'A. Willis Chairmen: David Southwood, Jonathan Chaplin Secretary: Guy Ramsay Treasurer: Patrick Schofield

Senior Debating had another full and successful year with its participation in the Midlands Debating League and a soundly balanced programme of internal debates as well as meetings at St John's and St Charles. Jon- athan Chaplin was voted Best Speaker in the debate on Population Explosion and Nuclear Explosion at Est- court, while Justin Pearse was given a similar award at the debate against Weston on Cruel Sports and the Law, and Bilal Naby was also voted Best Speaker when he gave an address at St Charles on a Free Press. Dra- kensberg High School had unfortunately pulled out of the Midlands League but we look forward to meeting their speakers again in the future.

While we were lucky to be able to screen the BBC documentary Threads, an imaginary scenario based on the terrifying results of nuclear attack on a big industrial town the size of Sheffield, we also took part in a four- school meeting at St John's between debaters from Hil- ton, Michaelhouse, St Anne's and our hosts, in which we won our section. Unlike some schools which tend to field the same side time after time, it has always been our policy to get as many different members as poss- ible to stand against each of our various opponents to develop debating and exposure to public competition . everyone. This has a positive spin-off in raising the ac- curacy and tone of debating at every meeting while we try to get our more experienced members to help adju- dicate at external fixtures.

While we were sorry to see David Southwood stand down as Chairman in the Second Quarter due to con- flict of interest with the pressure of his other official commitments, we were happy to have Jonathan Chap- lin step in to do a fine job for the rest of the year under revue, and to them and the Committee we owe our grateful thanks. We have a positive and highly moti- vated selection of debaters ready to face the 1990 sea- son of Midlands League fixtures and look forward to another series of happy meetings with girls' schools, in- cluding the new Wykeham Collegiate. To all our mem- bers who have done so much we say thank you and good luck for the new year.

FILM SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr A.J. Rogers

Films shown this year:"The Witches of Eastwick" -

Black comedy

"White Mischief" - Drama

"The Shooting Party" - Drama

"Manon of the Spring" - Drama

"Jean de Florette" - Drama

"Bull Durham" - Drama/Comedy

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - Comedy and "Rainman" in Pietermaritzburg - Drama/Comedy

A varied selection of films was shown, each of which occasioned lively discussion. The two French films were well received in spite of the audience's unfamiliar- ity with sub-titles.

FORUM SOCIETY Master-in-Charge: Mr A.W.H. Cook Chairman:?. Lindop Secretary:S. Ramdayal

The Forum Society for 1988-89 doubled in the last term as a forum for the preparation of the English Olympiad which was written by some 15 candidates. Shades of Adamastor, the anthology prescribed for this year's competition, provided interesting material for general discussion, not only of matters poetical but also for con- siderations of the role of myth in society, the impact of European civilisation on Africa and the emergence of black consciousness. We congratulate Richard Dyson on his achievement of being placed in the top hundred of that competition.

In the second and third terms the Society reverted to its more traditional activities. We viewed a controversial film on vivisection which led to fairly heated debate. At another meeting we were entertained by two Canadian exchange students who gave us their impressions of South Africa, once again stimulating animated dis- cussion. Philip Lindop and Bilal Naby reported on their involvement in the SAYS conference held at Michael- nouse. Other evenings were spent in informal dis- cussion of films and subjects of topical interest, and it was agreed that this sort of relaxed meeting of minds was a worthwhile and pleasant way to spend time in an otherwise increasingly organised existence at Michael- house.

112 Our sincere thanks go to Mrs Cook lor providing the sustenance we enjoyed after and sometimes during our considerations. We wish the new Chairman and members of the 1989-90 Forum all the best for the new year.

GEOGRAPHY

Master-in-Charge: Mr C. Andrew Chairman: L. Ferreira Secretary: C. Folker

The re-introduction of the Geography Society onto the Michaelhouse list of societies has proved a worthwhile venture.

Getting going rather late in the year was the reason our list ol activities is not too extensive. What we did ac- complish, however, has been extremely productive Firstly, a trip to Zinkwazi and to the Isithebe industrial zone where decentralisation has taken place was or- ganised, and this was thoroughly enjoyed by all its par- ticipants. Secondly, Dr Bent, an agricultural engineer at Natal University (PMB), spoke to us on South African water resources and careers in the field of water re- sources. This proved to be a most informative and interesting evening. Lastly, an "external" was organ- ised to view the Tugela-Vaal water scheme at Spioen- kop Dam in the Drakensberg. This venture was most fascinating and educational.

The Society is going from strength to strength as the growing membership list indicates. We look forward to the new year, and thank Mr Andrew for his tremendous input into the Society. ft Joffe

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HISTORY SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr C. Andrew

This programme is designed to encourage and stimu- late the children's energies and enthusiasm by offering to all young people between the ages of 14 (or Std 6) and 30 a challenging programme of activities related to individual attitudes and community needs. It is also in- tended to develop maturity and responsibility, qualities which will help them throughout their lives, in their homes, jobs and relationships with other people. This programme is based on the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme (1956). There are three separate awards - Bronze, Silver and Gold. There are four sections in each - service, expeditions, skills and physical recre- ation.

Thanks to Mr Carter and Mr Pluke, this scheme is to be introduced to all D Blockers and, indeed, a fair amount of interest has been shown by the senior school. At the prize giving we hope to have many of the 112 bronzes and 36 silvers present. Well done to all those participat- ing. I hope that a healthy sense of community spirit and some life-long skills have been developed by doing this scheme. There certainly has been interest and enthusi- asm for the welding, carpentry and motor mechanics courses. My sincere thanks goes to Dr Ian Player for handing out the awards at our Midlands Branch pres- entation ceremony.

GUN CLUB

Master-in-Charge: Mr R.A. Currie Secretary.D. McCall

The 1989 year began with the shooting of clays on a fairly regular basis in order that we should all be geared for the forthcoming season. For a team of A and B Blockers it began at "Highflats" near Ixopo at the Earle's farm. The geese were plentiful and. had the shooting been any better, far more would have fallen. At the end of the day the tally was 15 geese, 5 duck and about 140 pigeon. A few weeks later, the Porrills were kind enough to host a shoot at their farm outside Lady- smith, on the way to Colenso, where we had good shooting enjoyed by all at the Elworthys. The fowl bag was counted at 50 guinea fowl and 10 f rancolin.

The Collins then held a most enjoyable duck shoot, al- though conditions definitely favoured the high flying duck, flying on high speed winds. As always, the season was a great success, due to the generosity and kind hospitality shown by every host. The experience gained by each individual in the Club was invaluable.

The season closed with the traditionally spectacular dinner and we thank all involved for making it yet another Gun Club success. We believe the Gun Club remains the elite club at Michaelhouse and can only hope that 1990 will be as prosperous and that the "un- beaten ", safe record of 1989 will again stand foremost in everyone's mind.

Master-in-Charge:Mr D M. Lewis Chairman: W.R. Whaley Secretary/Treasurer: A. Erasmus

Meetings during the 1988-89 society year tended to move to Mr Lewis's home, much more comfortable for all and. while membership is small, it is enthusistic and committed.

The usual outings did not take place this year. Spioen- kop was fully booked from early on, and the school cal- endar made Colenso difficult, but we will resume them next year.

Topics discussed at meetings, with the help of videos have been, "The Dresden Raid. Was it really necess- ary?" Accusations of war crimes against the RAF were considered, as well as acceptable tactics during war - must all tactics have a military objective? Another meeting considered the Irish problem, especially in re- cent years, and the intractable nature of relative atti- tudes of the Provisional IRA, and the Protestant sup- porters of the Ulster Defence Association and the British Government. We thought we had problems in South Africa!

World War II provided two more topics for discussion - the treatment of Jews by the Nazis, a study of man's inhumanity to man, and the extremes one can be driven to by racialistic philosophies: also the nature of propo- ganda and censorshop in nazi Germany, and the warp- ing effect it can have on the minds of ordinary citizens. The secretary, Alan Erasmus, arranged a number of meetings, delivering talks and showing videos to prompt discussion. These included a study of the 1973 Yom Kippur war in the Middle East, with an especial look at the nature of the armed forces of each side: also the video "Red Dawn" which dealt with an imaginary Soviet invasion of the USA. the establishment of the

A. Felling 115 Soviet system in occupied parts, and the actions of "free" partisans. He also introduced us to the most modern fighter aircraft, briefly dealing with the amazing developments in aircraft since the first solo flight.

Major Hall's visit was a very special occasion as he brought his new bride to see the school as well. In rec- ognition of his many visits to address the History So- ciety, and his recent wedding, he was presented with some Michaelhouse cut-glass wine glasses. His talk, tracing the movements of his uncle, Wilfred Hall, until the moment of him being wounded on the Western Front during World War I, was fascinating, and a real illustration of what methodical research can uncover, and how careful and selective photography can bring a talk alive. Ourthanks again to Major Hall.

HOER TAAL

Onderwyser-in-Beheer:Mev E. Lourens Voorsitter: R. Engelbrecht Sekretaris: D. Wood

Daar is ongeveer twaalf lede in die vereniging. Ons kom twee maal per kwartaal bymekaar en probeer elke keer iets anders te doen.

Gedurende die afgelope jaar het ons debat gehou. lets waarvan die seuns besonder baie gehou het. Ons het ook besprekings oor verskillende onderwerpe gehad.

'n Baie gewilde aand was toe ons'n toneelstuk voorge- lees het. Die seuns het ook gedigte voorgelees en dan is die gedigte deur die groep bespreek. Vir ligter ver- maak het ons na die gewilde TV reeks "Orkney Snork Nie"gekyk.

Ons hoop om in die toekoms meer seuns by die vereni- ging te betrek en ook'n wyer veld van aktiwiteite aan te pak. Oordiealgemeen was dit'n baie suksesvolle jaar.

INTERACT SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr C. Andrew

Interact'89 had a full and productive year. The aim of the society, which is open to boys in B and A Blocks and post-matric, is to create a relaxed atmosphere where boys and invited girls can enjoy educational as well as social evenings, and thus complete the broad education offered at Michaelhouse. Interact is Michael- house's largest society with a total of 134 members, all of whom contribute a small amount at the beginning of each term in order to make our meetings possible. Meetings are held on Saturday evenings, three times a term, starting 19:30 and usually ending at about 22:30. Eats and drinks are provided at every meeting and girls are invited from the Pietermaritzburg schools. Our special thanks go to Wykeham and St Anne's for their support.

The 1989 committee was elected by the Society mem- bers in the 2nd term and the Chairman was Brett David- son. Committee meetings are held every second Mon- day afternoon in the Colley Shop. Agendas are drawn up and minutes taken. The meetings are held in a for- mal manner and each committee member is given a portfolio and is responsible for the smooth running and efficiency of the portfolio. These include eats, nuts and bolts, lay out/decor, Cacks, Secretary/Treasurer and Chairman. This year E. Hening was on eats, J. Pearse was on nuts and bolts, A. Elworthy was on decor, J. Gilmer was on Cacks and Mark Jason was the secre- tary/treasurer.

Meetings held this year include: The Autumn Ball, Tape Derby and Mini-fete, Check your Mate, Big Band Eve- ning, Video Vibes and a Rock'n Roll evening.

Half way through the third term a new committee was elected by the old one with Dale Benkenstein as Chair- man. Well done and good luck. His team consists of: John Matthews, Alex Anderson, Scott Edmundson, Angus Macintosh and Nigel Williamson.

The Society has had minor problems this year but I'm sure these are not insurmountable. It must be remem- bered that it takes all members to make up the Society. Enjoy the year ahead and always think of others, es- pecially the committee who are putting in many hours of work for your benefit. A special word of thanks goes to the Chairman, Brett Davidson, for his exceptional drive and dedication given to this Society. I saw Brett estab- lish his unique leadership in the Society and, towards the third term, develop these skills to great effect. I am very grateful to him for his help in many difficult situ- ations. I wish him luck for the future.

INVESTMENT GAME

Master-in-Charge: Mr P.J. Snyder Chairman:Grant Edmundson Secretary: Brian Thomas

The Investment Game gives boys an opportunity to study the Stock Market and its workings. Michaelhouse entered three teams in the Inter-Schools Competition. This competition allows various teams to invest R20000 over a period of six months. The team ac- cumulating the greatest funds during this period is de- clared the winner. Normally there are some 500 teams taking part in the competition and it is interesting to note that three years ago Michaelhouse came fourth and last year one of our teams was placed fifth.

1989 has been a challenge as the Stock Market has fluctuated quite considerably, but this has meant that Society members have had to keep a close watch on market developments. We were fortunate in that a number of guest speakers were able to come up to Michaelhouse and these included stock brokers from various firms and I would like to thank David Frankish, Geoff Edwards and Andy Smythe for coming up from Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Garth Giles addressed the Game on "Investments" - The Man in the Street. At all meetings, team leaders had to present their team's recent and possible future investments and the motivation behind these dealings.

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LITERARY SOCIETY

Onderwyser-in-Beheer: Mnr T. Henderson Voorsitter::A. McIntosh Sekretaris:D. Thompson

Ons doelstelling van die vereniging is om ons leerlinge meer vertroud te maak en bloot te stel aan Afrikaans. Die lede van die vereniging word die geleentheid ge- bied om die taal meer te hoor en meer te praat en so- doende word selfvertroue opgebou.

Die Televisie speel n baie belangrike rol in ons daag- likse lewe en die leerlinge kies vir hulle programme wat dan op hand vir hulle gesit word. Die klem val altyd op die opvoedkundige woorde van die program. Na die opname word n kort bespreking gehou oor hoe hulle dit sien en wat die leerlinge daaruit geleer het. Van die ge- wildste programme wat die leerlinge geniet het was "Orkney Snork nie" en "Vleuls".

Ons beoog dit om in die toekoms debatte te hou met een van die meisieskole en om ook met hulle te kores- pondeer deurdat die leerlinge kort briefies aan die mei- sies van die Laer Taal vereniging skryf en die weer op hulle beurt terug skryf aan ons seuns sodat hulle meer vertroud kan raak met hulle geskrewe werk.

Daarna word ook baie lekker gesels, koffie gedrink en koekies geeet. Ons het 'n aangename jaar gehad en ek glo dat die lede sal aanhou om voordeel uit hierdie ver- eniging te put.

Master-in-Charge: Mr J.C. d'A. Willis Secretary: Patrick Schofield

Due to the dates of the 1989 Calendar we have had a year in which continued success in writing and poetry competitions had been tempered by disappointment at being unable to attend a number of important talks, plays and productions. At the end of the old year under revue we had a wonderful opportunity to attend a talk on "Jungian Psychology and Wilderness - a Fusion of Understanding" given by Sir Laurens van der Post at the University of Natal but could not go as nearly every member of the Society was heavily involved in the dress rehearsal of the production of More Stuff n Non- sense. Then we found that the dates of the University of Natal's Drama Winter School meant that we were on holiday when the best productions were put on at the Hexagon in Maritzburg. Then we were unable to go and see A Fish Called Wanda. Oh well, one day we'll see the whole lot on tape.

But the positive side always wins with Literary Society; we did splendidly with our entries for As We Like It and English Alive, which publish annually the best writing from high schools in Natal and the Republic respec- tively, and at the St John's Poetry Competition we took a clean sweep of first, second and third places in the junior section and second and third in the senior. We

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117 were amused to read a local newspaper critic infer in his write-up of Dead Poets' Society that certain schools in the Midlands appeared to be a bit short of good poets when they were good at rugby; perhaps that particular writer doesn't read any of the published acknowledged best prose and poetry in the country and doesn't go to certain well known poetry competitions.

Live poets are growing and flourishing at Michael- house, and the general standard of writing is highly en- thusiastic. We also go to films and plays - Educating Rita, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, The Cherry Orchard, and we all saw Dead Poets as well. No won- der we're thriving.

MUSIC SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr D. Tasker Chairman:Craig Barendsen

The aim of the Music Society is to listen to a variety of music and improve the general musical knowledge of every member.

The Music Society has had a successful year as can be seen by the increase in members. At the start of the year the Society consisted of 15 boys and, to date, there are 24 members excluding the five matric pupiis. This goes to show that not only is the Society attracting more and more members but it is also keeping the interests of its present members.

Throughout the year we have attended a variety of functions. To my astonishment the Society has only at- tended one Philharmonic Orchestra performance this year. The venue for three other meetings was Michael- house's wonderful Marshall Cambell Music School where, for two of the meetings, we watched videos and the third being mainly a business meeting. The Society also gave their support by attending a show at Pieter- maritzburg University in which the Michaelhouse wind- band was involved. For another two of the meetings we did something different and attended two musical plays, which were performed by Natal's Playhouse ac- tors. The titles of the two musicals being Carmen and Sweeney Todd.

The meeting of the year, in my opinion, was the time we went to watch the musical Sweeney Todd. If I were of- fered the chance to see the play again I would without hesitation say "yes". Everything about the play was ex- cellent. Terry Lester played Sweeney Todd while Gay Lambert played Mrs Lovett and together they gave a superb performance with both their acting and singing. As the year comes to its end we see a new Chairman stepping in and also the re-introduction of a Secretary. The Chairman for 1990 is B. Naby and the new Secre- tary, Alex Andersson.

Our thanks go to Mr Tasker for organising all the meet- ings which created a lot of enjoyment for us all.

To end off I would just like to say that it is great to see so many more boys listening to a variety of music ranging from overtures to modern day music.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Masters-in-Charge: Mr B.C. Reynolds, Mr D.J. Can- ning

Chairman;N. Barnes Secretary: K. Gilson Treasurer: K. Collins:

This Society was run by Mr Nott until February 1989 when he left to join the staff at Kearsney. It was then taken over by Mr Reynolds with Mr Canning to assist him.

The year's programme began with a talk by Grant Bender of ODI on scuba diving, which was later fol- lowed by diving courses held in April and September. Sixteen boys and two masters qualified for their NAUI Open Water I grades. The courses were run over four days in Durban and then followed by three days at Sod- wana involving five dives. Visibility at its best was 35 metres, and divers found themselves surrounded by a myriad of brightly-coloured and exciting fish! Unfortu- nately Monty, the moray eel, was not at home but his side-kick - Spud, an enormous potato bass - was there to welcome us and as ever, was anxious to re- ceive any tit-bits that might be forthcoming.

In 1990, we are hoping to organise scuba courses through Dive Adventure in Pietermaritzburg. The idea will be for them to travel to Michaelhouse once a week and complete a course over five or six weeks, using our swimming pool as a training ground.

In March, Blythe Loutit visited us and spoke on her "Save the Rhino" campaign. She successfully man- aged to convey a real sense of urgency in the need to step up the national fight against rhino poaching and warned of the real danger of future extinction. Her sin- cerity and rapport with the audience were very evident and resulted in a donation of R500 from the Society and a promise of future support. Another very entertaining speaker to address the So- ciety later in the year was Mr Chris McBride, author of the legendary White Lions of Timbavati. He spoke of his research on the lions of the Savuti and the startling discoveries he made about the behaviour of lions -

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118 particularly Armstrong, a notorious, truculent lion - once he began to study them at night. His talk was ac- companied by some magnificent slides, many of which will feature in his shortly-to-be-published book entitled Liontide.

Other speakers who addressed the Society were Pro- fessor Charles Breen of the Institute of Natural Re- sources at the University of Natal who spoke on "Con- servation: of what and for whom?" Mr Jeremy Farquharson then presented an imposing slide show on his three week hike in the Himalayas. At 21 000 feet they reached the "foot-hills" of Everest!

The Bike Ride this year involved 29 cyclists who left Michaelhouse on Friday. 1st September, very early on a clear, crisp spring morning and proceeded on their 180 kilometre trip to Royal National Park Unfortu- nately, Justin Pearse and Clint Ward collided near Win- terton which put them out of the running, and then later Bruce Fallet painfully and embarrassingly ran into the back of a tractor! On the way home Rob Kruger cart- wheeled spectacularly over his handle-bars when his front wheel locked. For all that, and a very strong head- wind, the riders made their destination. Rugged Glen, in an average of 11 hours.

They were very thankful for a hot meal and an early night to ease aching muscles and a few bruised egos! In all, the venture managed to raise about R4 500, of which R2500 was given to Endangered Wild Life Trust, R500 to Ichthos (J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology). Sincere thanks are extended to Messrs Mike Goulding and Dave Canning for their considerable help in this event.

Another venture undertaken was to a game farm near Ulundi belonging to Price Mbatha, where we were in- vited to take part in a project to help establish camp fa- cilities and create game trails. It is ideally placed in the hills bordering the Umfolozi River and comprises many species of buck. Unfortunately, due to a lack of the necessary building materials and equipment we were unable to fulfil our task but we did build a most impress- ive game trail to the river! Since we had two days to spare we decided to head for St Lucia where we played lots of touch rugby on the beach and visited the croc- odile farm.

In all it has been a very rewarding year, made more so by the co-operation that exists between the Natural History and Neophytes societies, also through the gen- erally increased level of interest and participation dis- played within the Society We wish the yet-to-be- elected committee for 1990 good luck for another pro- ductive year.

NEOPHYTES

Master-in-Charge: Mr J.D. Pickstone Chairman: M. Hewat Secretary: L. Ferreira

We have enjoyed a successful society year in 1989, with a varied and interesting calendar of events.

We were given an illustrated talk on scuba diving by Grant Bender of Ocean Divers International. Mrs Pat Caldwell gave a slide-tape presentation on dragonflies, entitled "Come fly with the Dragons" and Professor Breen from the Institute of Natural Resources spoke on "Conservation of what, for whom?" Mr Jeremy Farqu- harson spoke on his trip to the Himalayas with slides of the 18 day trip. The Highlights of the year were speeches by Blythe Loutit from the "Save the Rhino Fund" on the Desert Rhino, and by Chris McBride, an Old Boy and author of The White Lions ol Timbavati, on his observations of Lion in the Savuti. There were also addresses given internally by members of the Society. Peter Landry and Gareth-John Keough spoke on Bass Fishing and Philip Benson on the Great Barrier Reef. There were several outings during the year, but some of them were cancelled due to other commitments at the last minute. We went fishing and birdwatching at Mr Griffin's farm. A lecture on the Antartic at the Natal Mu- seum in Pietermaritzburg was also well attended. There was a day-outing studying dragonflies and a weekend trip to Giant's Castle where the night was spent at Mr Bill Barne s trout hatchery. Boys attended a Scuba course in the holidays and went on a trip to Kwa- Zulu to establish a reserve. Bugweed parties in the con- servancy have been well attended also. On the whole, an enjoyable year in which much has been learnt, and plenty of fun had by all.

NEWTONIAN SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr D. J. Canning Chairman::S. Wimbush Secretary: S. Ramdayal Treasurer: B. Gundry

January 1989 saw the end of Mr D. Cumming s associ- ation with the once-called Science Society. His contri- bution to the Society will never be forgotten. The new year saw the arrival of Mr Canning, who took over as the Master-in-charge of the Society. Together with Mr A.L. Eysele, Mr Canning has tried to change the image of the Society. The first step in this procedure saw the

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119 mundane name, "Science Society", changed to the "Newtonian Society".

The year saw various activities - ranging from experi- ments, competitions, videos and displays. The highlight of the year was the "Chemical Magic Show" by Profes- sor Letcher of Rhodes University, which was held in the theatre.

A new committee was elected for the 1990 year and the office-bearers were elected:

Chairman: S. Ramdayal Secretary: B. Gundry Treasurer: L. Hamilton

The main projects are to be pursued in the 1990 year. One is the arranging of an Inter-School science quiz; the second is the production and distribution of a video of all the examinable practicals for matric. These, we hope to distribute to poorer schools which do not have the facilities that we do.

The new year promises to be a highly productive one.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr A.L. Carter Chairman: Richard Dyson Secretary/Treasurer: Gavin Steiner

Our Society collected quite a few new members during the year under the influence of our new committee. Un- fortunately, Richard Dyson found himself to be over- committed so he stood down as Chairman. Gavin Steiner took over this mantle and has proved to be an energetic and enthusiastic replacement. His drive will result in the darkroom facilities getting a much-needed face lift. His contact with Mr Jenkins of Terry's Photo World in Pietermaritzburg should prove invaluable for the continued growth of our Society. Photo workshops have been held to assist newcomers and they will con- tinue throughout 1990. The Quarterly competition con- tinues to be held and is at present dominated by Gavin Steiner. Some thought will need to be given to a quar- terly prize for the most improved newcomer. I look for- ward to a year of continued interest and growth in the production of black and white photographs - a fast dy- ing art which needs to be maintained.

SERVICE

Master-in-Charge: Mr A.J. Rogers Some examples of Service this year are:

High Schools Exhibit at the Natal Witness Garden Show.

Bike Ride for charity KwaZulu holiday project

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Areas of Service continue to expand and a big success this year has been the visits to HADCA. Here we are indebted to Mr and Mrs Willis who, together with senior boys, visit the aged and to Mrs Pitout, whose choir gives quarterly performances. Mr Carter has started an internal Service Scheme within West, but this is still at the experimental stage. However, if successful, the West scheme could expand to all of the Houses, alter- ing the present Service Scheme structure.

SHORTBOARD CLUB

Master-in-Charge: Mr C. Andrew Chairman:N. Bergs Secretaries:C. Mullin, R. Thomas

Due to Mr Andrew's involvement in other societies, few excursions were made, but those we went on were en- joyable. In the Third Quarter we went to Zinkwazi on the north coast. Although a 20 knot wind was predicted, it never materialised; and we still enjoyed ourselves. Another trip is being planned for later this quarter to the Durban Yacht Club. We all hope that the Society will continue next year. Thank you to Mr Andrew for giving up his time to take us to the beach to gain this inavalu- able experience.

THEATRE SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge:Mr R.W. Aitchison Chairman: Jonathan Chaplin Deputy-Chairman: Andrew Youd Secretary/Treasurer. Trevor Phillips

The Theatre Society continues to thrive and though, for the first time in some years, we did not earn ourselves a place in the society-of-the-year competition this year, we have enjoyed a busy and productive year.

In the first term, in addition to the Society's routine ac- tivities many of our members took part in the highly- successful Inter-House plays competition. We also

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121 managed to attend external productions of Nunsense at NAPAC's the Drama Theatre in Durban - an outing which proved most entertaining and enjoyable - and of Boo to the Moon at Hilton College.

No meetings were held in the second term, as the mas- ter-in-charge of the Society was away on long leave.

In the third term activities were resumed with a fun eve- ning of charades. In the latter half of the term Mrs Cathy Kades, a professional make-up artist from Napac, was invited to our second meeting. By courtesy of Leichner in Pietermaritzburg we watched a video on the art of stage make-up followed by an enlightening demonstra- tion. Cathy then held a workshop on "Ageing" for all in attendance. Each member was given the opportunity, under our instructress's trained, yet patient, eye to put into practice his new-found skills. A most entertaining evening was had by all.

In the fourth and final term the society's energies were channelled exclusively into the staff and boys' annual variety concert Still more Stuff'n Nonsense. We also enjoyed an external outing together with the Literary Society to the St Anne's and Hilton College production You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Interest has also been expressed in attending the NAPAC production of Anton Tchehov's comedy The Cherry Orchard at the Natal Playhouse in the final week of the quarter.

By way of conclusion, it gives me pleasure to report a healthy increase in numbers recently after a falling off earlier in the year. In addition I would like to thank all members for their input throughout the year, especially those who served on the committee, and to welcome in the office-bearers for 1990:

Chairman: St John Bungey Secretary/Treasurer: Dermot White

TOASTMASTER S SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr W.E. Ashmole Secretary: R. Andrews Treasurer:S. Wimbush Sergeant-at-Arms: D. Southwood

The considerable improvement in the public speaking of all the members once again proves the value of Toastmasters. It has been a rewarding and fulfilling year in which the Society has admirably served its pur- pose of providing practical public-speaking experience to its members. The speaking programme at each dinner meeting is such that every member participates and, by the final meeting, each member has been given the opportunity of delivering an impromptu speech, a prepared speech and an evaluation of a prepared speech. He would also have performed at least one of the duties, whether it be Table Topics Master in control of the Impromptu speak- ing section, Toastmaster leading the prepared speeches or even Chairman of the meeting.

Once again, self-conscious and inexperienced orators later proved themcelves to be loquacious and strking speakers. Public speaking is no longer an ordeal for the members of Toastmasters but rather a chance to dis- play a vital communication skill with competence and ease.

It was, therefore, a more confident society which ap- proached the final "Father's Dinner", which proved to be a very fitting finale to a very successful year. The continuous flow of witticisms between father and son, together with some hilarious family tales, provided con- siderable audience enjoyment.

At this final meeting Guy Ramsay was awarded the Jack Crutchley Trophy for Toastmaster of the Year and Stephen Wimbush received the John Pluke Trophy for being the most improved Toastmaster.

We also express our gratitude to all the Guest Speak- ers for taking the time and trouble to demonstrate the techniques of public speaking. Their addresses were stimulating and riveting and thus provided us with ex- cellent examples of oratory. We, therefore, extend our thanks to Messrs Stone, Timm, Middleton, Armstrong, Wessels, Crutchley and Steyn for their valuable contri- butions. We also thank Mr van der Meulen and his kitchen staff for the excellent quality three-course meals throughout the year. A special thank you, too, to Mr Ashmole for his guiding influence and our commit- tee for their organisational efforts. It can be concluded that the Michaelhouse Toastmasters' Society flou- rishes with the task of nurturing this vital skill in effective communication, that of public speaking.

VENTURE CLUB

Master-in-Charge: Mr A.L. Carter

Staff involvement has been at its lowest ebb for many a year and as a result our boys have missed out on the unique experience of pitting themselves against the odds in the mountains. Groups did manage certain outings to the Cathedral Peak area where they encountered flood conditions while crossing rivers. Some gear was lost in traversing one of the rivers but happily Mr Andrews brought home a bedraggled but full complement. We will miss both Mr Nott and Mr Andrews both of whom promised to inject vigour into the club - but sadly challenges elsewhere have lured them away during the year.

Hopefully 1990 will start on a high note with a great commitment from staff to give of their time for what must be "one of the most worthwhile of activities" as was once said by Roy Gathorne some years ago. The mountains call! Let's climb them in 1990.

VIDEO PRODUCTION SOCIETY

Master-in-Charge: Mr B.R. Naidu Chairman: Brenton Mooi Secretary: Gary Sheriff Treasurer: Loren Naidu

It was a sunny afternoon and the members of the Video Production Society were all lying lazily in wait for the ar- rival of our Master-in-charge, Mr Naidu. The morale of

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Back row (L-R) G. Sherritt; Q. Duncan; L. Naidu; S.J. Bungey; D. Makan; D. McCall Front row (L-R) S. Skosana; B. Scott; B.R.N.; B. Mooi: S. Zondi the Society was at a pretty low ebb at the time due to an exodus of members during the previous year.

Idle talk began and soon all kinds of weird and wonder- ful plans sprang forth. Some quite extravagant and bi- zarre, and others quite conservative in comparison. The idea of a tour to Johannesburg came up and sud- denly all eyes focused upon me. The problem is that up until then I had always told everyone that I had good contacts within the SABC and other production houses. Suddenly the thin line between. "Oh I know him well", and the reality of one introduction became a gaping cavity.

While I was running through lists of personalities, the idea of the tour was, in true schoolboy fashion, being blown completely out of proportion and had now reached the scale of being a "term's sabbatical to study SA's movie industry"!

As Mr Naidu was seen walking towards us, everything automatically scaled itself down and our Chairman, Brenton Mooi was nominated to approach Mr Naidu on the subject. In the same instant I managed to allay all my worries with the throw-away thought, "Oh well. Mum will have to handle that."

During the meeting the idea was put forward and Mr Naidu very sceptically replied in the affirmative. The sceptimism was not meant to put us off but rather to convey the idea - "If you deliver the goods, I'm quite happy to support the end product."

And so we were now in business, the only hitch being that it was now all up to me to get the organisation started. In keeping with my character, I left it till the last week of the holidays before doing anything. Then I fi- nally became so worried that I was forced to make a frantic phone call to Adrian Steed in a desperate at- tempt to find out where to go to on this tour.

Up until then I had always enjoyed being given re- sponsibility and freedom, and I believed firmly that given enough freedom, I could produce whatever goods were required. But I began to feel that it would have been far easier if Mr Naidu had set deadlines and coached us the whole way. This was not to be - we were very carefully manipulated by Mr Naidu in such a way that we were forced to organise and make what- ever decisions were needed for the tour. From his spectator seat, Mr Naidu gave us enough support and guidance to stop us giving up on the idea. Thus we

123 were kept in a careful equilibrium throughout the organ- isation period of the tour by Mr Naidu.

The one phone call I had made did, in fact, prove fruitful and I was supplied with the names of three production facilities in Johannesburg which we eventually visited on tour. Again, in true character and in the belief of del- egating things, I returned to school leaving my poor mother with an itimised list of names, telephone num- bers and dates, in the hope that she would "pull finger" where I could not. This character streak seems to run in the family and after some coaxing and prodding, we re- ceived some results.

The bookings now made, I began to relax, but I found out that the work had yet to begin! It was now down to typing itineraries and working out costs in preparation for a meeting with the Rector to ask for his approval of the tour. Mr Naidu seemed to challenge us with a new task just as we felt that the work was over. It was left to us to promote the tour to the Rector and to get his ap- proval.

So several interesting afternoons were spent in Mr Nai- du's office working with him and his, at that time, much- hated typewriter. Mr Naidu seemed to take great plea- sure in waiting until we had finished a letter, before gleefully pointing out all the errors! Throughout the typing out of the itinerary Mr Naidu sat watching us, saying only one thing, "Remember to motivate it prop- erly and to make it seem as important as we believe it to be. Don't forget whom we are dealing with."

After many sessions and discussions with Mr Naidu, we were ready to meet with the Rector in his office - itinerary in hand and armed with several arguments as to why we should be allowed three days off school to go on the tour. We were pleasantly surprised that the meeting only lasted five minutes and we all emerged dumbfounded because after a quick reading of our itinerary and preparations, we had been given the go- ahead. Lesson number one was learnt - if we wanted to do anything, we had to do it well. We spent hours planning our itinerary and motivation for the Rector and that was why he only took five minutes to approve. Preparation time was time well spent.

Now it was back to the typewriter and the telephone to confirm our arrangements, and to write to the proposed hosts in Johannesburg. This done, we contacted the parents of the boys going on tour to give them details of where the boys would be staying and how they could be contacted. All these things were subtly suggested by Mr Naidu initially, but we soon began to do these plans on our own, realising that we could always dis- cuss them with Mr Naidu at any time. We also wrote to all Housemasters and the Rector informing them of all arrangements and thanking them for allowing the tour to take place. We also wrote to the caterer thanking him for the ration packs that were supplied and we thanked the Bursar for subsidising the transport cost to the tune of 50 per cent. It was during this that we experienced a "hick-up", as Mr Naidu mentioned that he had to attend lectures during the proposed tour. With baited breath, we carried on with the arrangements and Mr Naidu said that he would speak to his lecturer and hopefully be able to miss the three days of lectures. Finally, just under a week before the proposed departure, every- thing was finalised and we all relaxed.

In conclusion, I think we can all confidently say that everyone on the tour, apart from enjoying themselves, gained a lot from it. It was seen not only as a look at learning about the television and film in relation to our knowledge and equipment, but also a glimpse into a new fast moving industry.

It is this extra-curricular education that equips one for life, and we can easily say that what we learnt during the three days of the tour would surpass anything we may have gained in the classroom during the same time span.

It also proved to be a psychological exercise in pupil/ teacher communication and guidance. An attempt was made to find a balance between spoonfeeding and di- recting.

StJ.B.

The Tour

Twelve boys accompanied by Mr and Mrs Naidu left Michaelhouse at 5:00 on Wednesday, 6th September. At 15:00 that day, we were taken on a guided tour of the Video Lab. Here we saw professional companies work- ing on the finishing off of productions through mixing, editing, special effects, etc.

OUTSIDE M-NET Back row (L-R) G. Surtees; B. Briedenhann,

A. Andersson, G. Sherriff; D. Akoojee; D. Makar,; B. Naby. Front row (L-R) L. Naidu; B. Scott; B.R.N.; B. Mooi, StJ. Bungey; P. Naidu; Mrs A. Naidu.

124 We were fascinated with the way computer graphics were used to portray the many special effects we see on television. We also had the opportunity to talk to pro- ducers and directors. The tour ended at about 17 30 On Thursday 7th we went on a full guided tour of SABC TV and Radio We saw the different sets used for pro- grammes like Topsport, Network. Louis Motors and John Ross. We were explained the intricacies of scriptwriting, camera co-ordination, lighting and sound in the successful production of a programme. We were taken on a fascinating tour of the department where the different props and puppets were made and we were able to recognise many television characters and were able to see how different they looked in real life. This was an exciting tour and it climaxed when we spoke to Martin Bailey live on Radio 5.

That afternoon we went on a guided tour of M-Net and we saw how they broadcast. We also saw how the de- coders were checked and encoded and we were shown how they worked. We were fascinated with how M-Net utilised their facilities to the fullest. We were also shown how they got their programmes from overseas, how they were transferred onto video, how they were stored and what retrieval systems were used. We were also shown how M-Net received its satellite links.

VISIT TO TORON STUDIO

We ended the tour on Friday 8th with a tour of Toron Studio. We were taken on a complete guided tour and this linked up well with our tour of M-Net the previous

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125 day. Toron is responsible for all the M-Net live broad- casts and coverage. This in itself was an exciting tour but what made it even more exciting was that we were the live audience for the M-Net programme, Telly- games. We went live on air and were able to experi- ence first hand what went into a live production. We ap- preciated the jobs of presenters, floormanagers, cameramen and producers "in the flesh". We will not forget the experience.

We now understand many things about the Media from cost to the actual product seen on the box. We know what things like chroma key, superimpose, zoom, mix, etc. stand for. We also know what effect these effects have on us, the viewers. We can now say that we are well on our way to becoming discerning viewers.

The members of the Society would like to thank Mr Naidu for his enthusiastic input into the Society. We would like to also thank him for a very successful tour. Our thanks go to Mrs Naidu, also, for accompanying us on the tour. We look forward to many such tours over the years.

K. Roques

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126 WINDBAND

Master-in-Charge: Mr D. Tasker Chairman: Craig Barendsen

This year has seen the start of the junior windband and the continuation of the senior windband. The year has been both successful and rewarding. For those who have been involved in the windbands in any way it has been not only a joy but a privilege.

Junior windband

The main aim of the junior windband was centred around getting people to play music with one another as a group or, even better, as a team. Since the major- ity of the band members only started playing music this year, the repertoire has had to consist of simple ar- rangements of well known numbers such as Sweel Caroline, Battle Hymn ol the Republic. March Militaire, and so the list goes on. Towards the end of the year the junior windband was given the privilege of being able to play a few numbers with the senior windband. Although it only involved playing simple parts, it was at least the chance to play with more advanced players. The junior windband started off with about six boys and has now ended the year with a total of 11 boys, indicating the growing interest in music.

Senior windband

The senior windband can be proud of the progress it has made this year. The year has seen the arrival of some new members and, sadly, the loss of other mem- bers. The repertoire has varied slightly this year com- pared to previous years By this I mean there has been a move away from military-styled music and a move to- wards lighter music The repertoire includes Hooked on Classics. Star Wars. A-Team. Show Business. Bill Bailey, and so again the list goes on. For two pieces we were fortunate to have a well known soloist by the name of Derek Tasker who played one solo on electric guitar and the other on clarinet. The windband has yet again performed at a number of functions, including Speech Day, Stuff n Nonsense, at Pietermaritzburg University, some of our "feeder'' schools and a few other places. This just goes to show that the band has been fairly busy this year.

Mixed windband

To end off the year, both the junior and senior wind- band formed one so as to achieve a fuller sound, a sound which is pleasing to hear. The total number of boys in this band is 25. The purchasing of instruments by the school last year has helped matters greatly, enabling more boys to do music. These new instru- ments have allowed 12 boys to start music and join the band this year.

To conclude, in my opinion the windbands have made noticeable progress. For this we thank Mr Tasker, for it is from him that we receive our musical education.

WINDBAND

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128 Old Boys' Section

The Patron: The Rector of Michaelhouse, J.H Pluke

Immediate Past President: D.M.R. Lewis, Michaelhouse. Balgowan 3275

President Elect: M R. Butcher, 11 Eastbourne Road, Mornmgside. Durba n 4001 Committee: G. D. R. Armstrong. P.O. Box 82, Umhloti Beach 4350

A.J. Clucas, 71 Tanner Road, Wembley, Pietermaritzburg 3201 Dr R E. Turner, P.O. Box 300, Estcourt 3100 I N. Matthews. P.O. Box 52460, Saxonwold 2132 Board Representatives: J.H. Henderson, P.O. Box 7916, Johannesburg 2000 R.K. Ridgway. Private Bag 3. Glenashley 4022 Trustees: D A. Guthrie, P.O. Box 859, Durban 4000

Col. P.C.A. Francis, Milestone, P.O Balgowan 3275 BET Organiser. R.l. Lister, P.O. Box 144, Pietermaritzburg 3200 Secretary Treasurers: R.C. Brooks. P.O. Box 9. Balgowan 3275

Branches

Durban

Chairman: S.B. Sharratt, 325 Cato Road, Glenwood, Durban 4001. Tele phone (031) 25-4050 Secretary. A.J. Cooke, 8 Kildare Road, Glenwood, Durban 4001. Teleph one (031 -482261) Johannesburg

Chairman: C A R. Dresser, 2 Cardigan Road, Parkwood 2193. Telephon e (011)442-7267 Secretary. J.F. Morgan, 5 Talbragar Avenue. Craighall 2024. Telephone (011) 884-5102. Pietermaritzburg

Chairman: G.F.R. Whitsitt, P.O. Box580. Pietermaritzburg3200. Telepho ne (0331) 42-5653 Secretary. C.H. Bennett, 9 Valley Vista Road, Athlone, Pietermaritzburg 3201. Telephone (0331) 5-4532

Zululand

Chairman: R.P. Sully, P.O. Box61, Eshowe3815. Telephone(0354) 4-146 9 Secretary. R.L. Campbell, P.O. Box4, Eshowe3815.Telephone (0354)4-2 024

East Griqualand

Chairman: R.W. Gilson, P.O. Box 237, Kokstad 4700. Telephone (0372) 3751 Secretary. J.B.D. Elliot, P.O. Box 17, Kokstad 4700. Telephone (0372) 2 045

Midlands

Chairman: G.B.D. McIntosh. P.O. Box 404, Estcourt 3310. Telephone (0 3631) 2-4612 Secretary. N D. Armstrong. P.O. Box 214, Howick 3290. Telephone (033 24)4321

Western Cape

Chairman: A. Hart, P.O. Box 2445, Cape Town 8000. Telephone (021) 6 89-8713 Zimbabwe

Chairman: D.P. Wadman, P.O. Box 53, Harare, Zimbabwe. Telephone 7 2-7501 Secretary. G P. English, 52Crowhill Road, Borradale, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Representative

Northern Natal: G.S. Mitchell-lnnes. P.O. Box 21, Elandslaagte 2900. Te lephone (03621) 860.

Representatives Overseas Australia

Victoria: R. Gellie, P.O. Box 251, Glen Waverley, Melbourne. Victoria 315 0, Australia Western Australia: J. Nelson, 13 Helston Avenue, City Beach, Western A ustralia 0015

North America

USA: Michael Brooke, Bermuda College, Bermuda

Canada Alan H Burns, 28 Willowbank Boulevard, Toronto, Canada M4R 1B6

United Kingdom: B.A. Law, The Thatched Cottage, Oving, Aylesburty, Bucks, HP224 HN UK

France: C.H. Mitchell-Heggs, c/o Bodington & Yturbe, 9 Rued'Anjou, 750 08 Paris

President REA Folker. P.O Box 112, Howick 3290

129 OLD BOYS' DAY 1989 Ascension Day, 4th May

Full School Choral Holy Eucharist was celebrated at 7:00. The Committee met at 9:15 and the AGM fol- lowed at 10:30.

At 12:15 the Commemoration Service in Chapel was conducted by the Revd Fred Pitout and Mr Garth Col- lins (65-69) gave the address.

Drinks were served in the Main Quadrangle before the buffet lunch, and a presentation of club cravats was made by the Committee to the first three lady honorary members of the Club, Mrs Doris Campbell, Mrs Ruth Pennington, and Mrs Anne Robinson.

Rugby and hockey matches were played against School teams.

The evening party took place in the marquee beside the Community Centre/Old Boys' Club.

AGM 1989

The President, D.M.R. Lewis, was in the Chair.

The Opening Prayer was said by the Revd Fred Pitout, the School Chaplain.

A period of silence was observed in memory of those old boys who had died. They were as follows:

Revd Cyril E. BIRKS (staff) 35-46

David Max BRUNNER 52-55

Nigel BLOY (staff) 62-78

Geoffrey Marshall DORNING 37-40

Henry Alston Milne DYKE 36-39

Harry Ketley EVANS 27-30

Jeremy Winston FIELD 43-47

Cecil John Cochran FLEMING 21-25

Ian Dell GRAHAM 61-64

Robert William HARKER 39-43

Ralph Llewellyn HARRIS 16-22 Wyndham Graham HART 44-46

Doyle Walton (Mick) HAYWARD 23-25

Geoffrey Evelyn Wyndham HOLLEY 31-34

Dr John Cowan Folster JOHNSTONE 40-43

Dr Victor Wallace LEARY 28-31

George Buckle LEEDS 32-35

Derrick Kenneth LUCAS 50-53

Neil Melville MCKENZIE 21-25

Edward Frank MITCHELL-INNES 26-30

Murray Stowe MCLEAN 47-50

Sundramurthy Soobiah NAIDOO 79-81

Eyton Pritchard OWEN 33-37

Marshall Atkin (Boosty) RIDDELL 55-58

Jonathan Robin ROBBINS 50-53

Reginald John ROBINSON 29-33

Alan Graham ROSE 58-62

Martin Bernard Carruthers SIMPSON 50-54

Wilfred Alexander STIEBEL 19-21

Frederick St George Arbuthnot (Bobs)

TATHAM 30-33

John Cowie (Jock) TRAILL (Staff) 31-47

Denys Leycester VISICK 24-27

Guy Laurence WERE 27-30

David Beresford WOODHOUSE 44-47

G.O.M. Pennington (20-24) was declared Khehla and was applauded.

The President gave a special welcome to the Rector, Lance Knight (28-33), Rex Pennington (37-41), Roy Gathorne (35-38), Anson Lloyd (28-29), Walter Stra- chan (39-42), Bishop Ken Hallowes (27-30), J.M. du Plessis, who had recently turned 80 and to all former Presidents of the Club.

RECTOR S ADDRESS

The Rector welcomed the Old Boys to their old school. He said that there were 484 boys in the school and already several applications for 1990 had been turned down.

He spoke of the Centenary Appeal and he outlined the building programme and explained the policy of substi- tuting bed-sitters for dormitories for senior boys. He mentioned also the Outreach programme, and the aim of enlarging the Farm School.

He reported that the new Balgowan Clinic had been opened in August by Rex Pennington and he paid trib- ute to John Wilson for all his hard work in establishing the Clinic.

He referred also to the renovation of the Old Cricket Pavilion through the generosity of Old Boys and the opening of it by Roy Gathorne in November.

The 1988/9 sporting year had been one of the best. There had been very successful hockey and rugby tours overseas, and noteworthy individual achieve- ments as well as first class performances by teams.

The Rector referred to successes on the cultural side, the production of Midsummer Night's Dream and The King and I, and the outstanding English contributions to English Alive.

He spoke of the 1988 matric results. "Of course we have our disappointments," he said. "We also had some very satisfying results. I cannot emphasise strongly enough that my staff and I are fully aware of our responsibilities. We aim for excellence in all fields."

Speaking of the staff the Rector mentioned the tragic death of Kevin King, the appointment of Mr Tony Eysele and of other new masters.

He told of his journeys to Toronto and London, paying tribute to the late Martin Simpson. He had also visited the Old Boys in Harare and had talked with Fred Snell.

Concluding the Rector said, "I look at the future of Michaelhouse with confidence and with excitement. There is so much happening; there is so much to look forward to." NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

The Secretary requests information about any notable achievements of Old Boys.

130 PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Rector, Gentlemen, I am honoured to have been your President, and to deliver this report on my year in office.

I feel a bit strange being Old Boy president within Ihe school, wearing two hats, as it were, but it is not a prob- lem because one of the greatest features of the Mich- aelhouse Old Boy set-up is that the Old Boys do not in- terfere in the running of the school. It is easy to be president from within the school because I represent the Rector's supporters or at worst his constructive and positive critics. Should there be any disquiet in the Old Boy camp it is useful to have somebody on the ground floor to straighten out misconceptions and make im- mediate representations. It has also enabled staff to learn more of the workings of the Club.

I have enjoyed an active year attending Old Boy func- tions round the country, meeting both new and older OMs and renewing many old friendships and being able to report first hand to Old Boys on the spirit and activities of the school. For example, I listened with pride at the first assembly of this term to the Rector mentioning holiday activities of staff and boys - a 1st XV, and an U15 rugby tour, an Easter hockey tourna- ment here at school for 16 teams from all over the country, including an all Black side sent by the SA Men's Hockey Association, the first to participate in a tournament of this kind. There was a South African Youth Symposium (SAYS) held here for schoolboys and girls of all races and from all parts of the country, addressed by leaders from all races and in all fields. There was a Trout Club outing to East Griqualand. their 33rd successive annual outing, a scuba-diving group attended a course in Durban, followed by some prac- tice on the Zululand coast, the squash team toured the eastern and western Cape and there was a geography conference in Cape Town.

From the inside, one can see the spontaneous ex- pression of school spirit when the whole school gathers to cheer the 1st XV off after their exciting win against DHS (and I'm glad to say the members of the team re- fused to be carried off shoulder high - an indication of our values here). One can see at least some further preparation for the future when at the prize-giving ad- dressed by Sir Laurens van der Post recently boys rep- resenting almost the entire population-spread in South Africa went up to receive prizes. The non-racial compo- sition of this school is a contribution, however minor, to improving relationships in this country. Another prepar- ation for the future and fostering of the opportunity for boys to think for themselves, in this very theatre, is the variety of distinguished speakers who have addressed us - Dr Treurnicht, Archbishop Tutu, Wynand Malan, Tertius Myburgh, Dr Motlana, Dr Sam Motsuane. Tom Langley, Dr Fatima Meer, Albert Nothnagel, Oscar Dhlomo, Colin Eglin and many others - all organised by the African Affairs Society. I do not know of any other school that enjoys such a cross-section of views to challenge it.

From the inside, one can report on the Outreach pro- gramme for teachers from KwaZulu held regularly here during holidays, using our facilities in the science and maths departments, and one can see the challenge to the spiritual state of the school by the missions held here by Africa Enterprise under Old Boy Michael Cas- sidy and the Scripture Union in Private Schools, who have been here twice. Time prevents me from referring to the many other aspects of the fine education offered here.

One can see at first hand that this is a very special school in South Africa providing a great many opportu- nities for a variety of boys of all races, and all talents and abilities. This is a school that provides EDU- CATION in the wider sense of the word, which is adapt- ing to the demands of the 21 st century, now not far off. The constraints provided by the shackles of state edu- cation make a private school like this stand out head and shoulders above state schools, certainly if one judges education in this wider sense. Further to this, I know that the name of Michaelhouse is well known overseas - in England where I spent a while on ex- change, in Australia, through Africa, on the eastern seaboard of America and Canada where two of our boys are now on exchange and from where two boys are on exchange with us.

At this point I would like to refer to a matter that bedevils schools rugby, and which OMs sometimes find them- selves on the receiving end of. There is a campaign against the private school for allowing post-matrics to play in sports sides, more specifically demanding that they should not be eligible to be chosen for Natal Schools, and they object to some of them being "im- ported'. They maintain that they are no longer schoolboys but university students. The interesting point is that government schools not only play boys in their sides who have been kept down on their way through to matric or who have failed matric and come back to repeat, "postponed" matrics, but also boys who have PASSED matric and come back to rewrite. Such a boy recently was selected for Natal Schools in two sports and SA Schools in one. Currently playing for DHS is such a boy who might well do the same. We have offered time and again to play at under 18! age-group but this has been steadfastly refused. The argument presumably is that rugby or any other sport, has nothing to do with age or size, but academic achievement. I am not attempting to stir the pot by men- tioning this - merely to put Old Boys in the picture.

One cannot be OM President without being aware of the host of OM organised functions and concerns and I must make the point that no school can be great with- out this kind of support from its Old Boys. I refer to par- ent teacher gatherings in all the major centres, even meetings for prospective parents, accommodation pro- vided for touring groups and Club activities, bursaries from 100 Clubs, assistance to boys and parents who have come upon hard times, provision of buildings and facilities - just look around Michaelhouse today, com- mittees for fund-raising, branch activities and many other activities, often time-consuming and unpaid for. An example of OM concern was the offer to staff of ac- commodation in Durban homes for those kept late on

131 business - this after Kevin King's tragic death on his way back from Durban one night. All these keep the vi- tal OM network moving forward - vital in the interests of the school AND its Old Boys, and my thanks go out to all those who give up their time and money so unstin- tingly in the interests of the school.

In conclusion, Gentlemen, I have some specific thanks to make: to the committee, helpful and easy to work with, in particular to Ronald Brooks for his ready advice and assistance, and his secretary, Gyll Rouillard for her willing help, to Adrian Rogers for his masterly work with the Chronicle, to the caterer for his frequent and suc- cessful efforts to keep us watered and fed, to the Estate manager, Jon Morgan, for keeping the school so beau- tiful, to Dick Ramsay for his great service on the com- mittee and to the Rector for having us at the school to- day.

Thank you David Lewis

TREASURER S REPORT - 1989

The Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 1989 have been tabled in the foyer.

There is a surplus of income over expenditure of R688.

Life Membership subscriptions have remained at the same figure of R150 since 1987, and the 119 new sub- scriptions have brought in R17 850 (45 per cent of the total income.)

Profits on sales of insignia have increased, largely be- cause of the popularity of the jerseys, to R11 800 (30 per cent of the total income.)

Income from the Permanent Secretary Fund was R8 592 (22 per cent of the total income.)

The 1989 Chronicle has not yet appeared because of problems at the printing works. The cost to the Club will be offset by the sponsorship of advertisers, but it will be a large issue of 200 pages and provision has been made for R15 760. That includes provision for postage and packaging.

The Permanent Secretary Fund now stands at R61 071.

The mortgage bond investment (Josbry Props) has been realised and the sum of R5400 is now added to the Michaelhouse Trust Investment. The Club's total assets amount to R240 082.

Election of New Members

The OMS whose names appear in the notice of the meeting were duly elected as also were nine others, who had been proposed and seconded in terms of Rule

6 of the Constitution. Mrs Doris Campbell, Mrs Ruth Pennington and Mrs Anne Robinson were elected honorary members.

Election of Office Bearers 1989-1990

Office Bearers were elected as follows:

President: R.E.A. Folker President Elect: M.R. Butcher

Committee Members

G.D.R. Armstrong A.J. Clucas I.N. Matthews R.E. Turner

Trustees

D.A. Guthrie P.C.A. Francis

The President informed the meeting that the additional members of the Committee were:

Board Members: J.H. Henderson, R.K. Ridgway

BET Fund Representative: R.l. Lister and all Branch

Chairmen.

Branch Reports

Reports were given by representatives of The Trans- vaal (C.A.R. Dresser), Durban and Coast (M.R.

Butcher), Pietermaritzburg (N.R. Tatham) and Natal

Midlands (J. Cooke).

Congratulatory Letters

The following Congratulatory Letters were approved:

Dr R.M. Pryce (60-64) on his election as President of the SA Veterinary Association.

H. Gordon Chapman (36-40) on his appointment as Chairman of the 1820 Settlers Foundation.

Rob Hankinson (71-74) on having been capped a hundred times for Natal rugby.

John L. Fyvie (50-53) on being elected National Presi- dent of the Santa Gertrudis Cattle Breeders' Society.

W.F. (Bill) Lambert on having been awarded Civic Honours for his meritorious service in the Community of Pietermaritzburg in business and allied activities.

Alick Rennie (73-76), South African Slalom Canoeing Captain.

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132 DURBAN BRANCH

1989 has been another active and successful year for the Durban Branch.

In January we held an informal party at the Berea Rov- ers Club for school leavers in the Durban area, with the object of making contact with them before they all scat- ter for University, Army, etc. It was a great success, and will be repeated next year.

In April we held a cocktail party for New Parents at the home of Mick and Judy Butcher. It was a very enjoyable and successful evening, well attended by over 100, with a strong contingent from the school, including the Rector and his senior staff. We consider this an import- ant function in helping to forge, on an informal basis, close links between new parents and staff.

Out 100 Club and its Scholarship Fund continues to be actively supported, and is providing sterling service to the school by providing scholarships to very talented boys, with outstanding all-round ability and leadership qualities. In 1990 four of these boys will continue to re- ceive financial assistance from us. Unfortunately we have not been able to award any new Scholarships for 1990, as current funds have to be retained for existing commitments (and rising school fees!). I strongly sup- port this very worthwhile venture, and believe it is one we must persevere with and expand.

Our Annual Dinner was held on the 17th November in the Durban Club. This very successful function was well attended by 120, including the Rector, who brought us up to date with school affairs. We were for- tunate in having as our guest speaker Simon Roberts who gave an excellent address.

We have again participated in several annual sporting events, viz: The Hudson Bennett Golf Day in Pieter- maritzburg in July for Old Boys (which we won); The Wynand Claasen seven-a-side rugby festival held at Kearsney for Old Boys of leading Natal Schools: the Triangular Sports Day in August between Michael- house, Hilton and Kearsney Old Boys covering golf, hockey and squash (which we won!), and the Norman Lewis Inter-Old Boys Golf Tournament.

During the year the members of the Durban Branch have been active in the major fund raising campaign for the Michaelhouse Educational Centenary Foundation. Natal has performed particularly well, and here I would pay special tribute to our local Chairman, Lawrie Stewart, and Tony Ardington for their tremendous contribution.

The Durban Branch has continued to be successful in large part due to our retaining many senior long-serving members and past-chairmen on our committee. Sadly this year we are losing two of our stalwarts - R.K. (Dick) Ramsay, and Dr Anson Lloyd. Dick has been on the Committee for nine years, and is a past Chairman and President. Anson has been an active member of our branch for an incredible 60 years, honorary auditor for 25 years, Past President in 1968/69, and has served on the Board of Governors for 28 years, and the

Board's Chairman for nine years. His contribution to the school over the last 60 years must surely be unequalled in the history of Old Boys, and I doubt if it can ever be surpassed.

Well done to both Anson and Dick and we wish them well in their future years.

MR. Butcher. Chairman

WESTERN CAPE BRANCH

"The Western Cape Region of the Old Boys' Club en- joyed an excellent dinner at the Western Province Sports Club on Friday, 5th May, with an eventual atten- dance of 40 people which was the highest in recent years. The guest speaker was Mr Chick Henderson who held our attention without any difficulty for nearly 40 minutes. It was particularly encouraging to see some younger Old Boys amongst the people attending and this was due in no small measure to the efforts of Charles Bonham-Carler.

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Private Eye's UK consumer legal bill tops borrowing £300,000 restrained

Before Private Eye learned in the Court of Appeal that the £600.000 it was ordered to pay Mrs Soma Sutcliffe, estranged wife of the Yorkshire Ripper, had been cut to £60.000. the satirical magazine agreed to pay her £100.000 damages for two different articles in February'

Legal costs will take Private Eye's total bill to more than £300.000 Private Eye had wanted to keep the amount of the £100.000 settlement secret, but the Judge said: "I think we should be told "

Greek dMdtock

Greek President Christos Sartz- etakis faces the prospect of having to call in turn on each of the country's political party leaders to try to form a govern- ment - and if they fail, having to call fresh general elections Sunday's eleetions left the con- servative New Democracy Party three seats short of a clear majority in the 300-mem- ber Parliament Page 26 Maronlte palace sacked

Supporters of Gen Michel Aoun. the Christian Lebanese leader, ransacked the palace of the patriarch of the Maro- nite Catholic Church In protest against the election as Presi- dent of Rene Muawad. a Maro- nite Page 4

Indian leader's appeal

Indian opposition leader VP Singth appealed to Hindus and Moslems to live together In peace in the town of Bhagol pur. where up to a thousand people have been killed in com- munity violence in recent week® Page 4

Travel agent* suffar

British Travel Agents, whose four-day conference started in Acapulco. Mexico, experi- enced the same sort of upsets some of their customers have faced. These Included: flights bein* delayed or cancelled, hotels overbooked,baggage lost, and extra, unscheduled overnight stops.

Water authority charged

South West Water Is to be pros- ecuted for "public nuisance" over the incident at Camelford. Cornwall, In which 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate pol- luted the water supply.

Nuotear plant shut

A faulty valve and an internal leakage of coolant has caused an emergency shutdown at Winfrith nuclear power station near Dorchester It is costing £50.000 a day in lost revenue from the national grid.

'Hass not murdarad' There is no evidence to support claims that Hitler's former dep- uty Rudolf Hess was murdered in Spandau prison. West Bp- lin. in 1987. Solicitor-General Sir Nicholas Lyell told the Commons. The official finding was that Hess hanged himself.

Auschwitz lactura ban

Vienna police banned British right-wing historian David Irv- ing from giving a lecture deny- ing the Nazis used gas cham- bers at Auschwitz.

Plcaaaos stolan

Several Picasso paintings and a Breughel, worth some £20m. were stolen from the home of the Spanish artist's grand- daughter near Cannes, on the French Riviera.

Azlklwe still allva

Nigeria's President Ibrahim Babangida said that the coun- try's first president Nnamdi Azikiwe was alive and in good health at the age of 84. Niger- ian and international press wrongly reported his death on Friday

IRA 'taxing smugglers'

Irish MP Brendan McGahon. who represents the border county of Louth, called for more undercover security mea- sures to stop the IRA levying "tax" from cross-border smug- glers of petrol, drink, television sets and video recorders.

UK CONSUMER borrowing I for September showed the smallest nse since November ! 1986. Credit outstanding | increased by £101m compared I with a £363m nse in August I Official figures also showed ! retail sales volume rose 0.6

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Bonn warns that lm East Germans may flee across border

By David Marsh m Bonn and Leslie Colltt In Berlin

UP TO lm East Germans could flee to the West over the next two years unless the new leadership in East Ber- lin wins the confidence of the people, senior Bonn officials warned yester- day. the West German forecast, based on estimates of the numbers of East Germans who have already sought departure permits, underlines the con cem in Bonn about the disruption that the continuing mass exodus of East Germans may have in the federal republic.

The officials were speaking after a generally sceptical reaction yesterday from the new East German opposition to the travel liberalisation plan out lined in East Berlin on Sunday night. A total of 18.000 East Germans entered West Germany between Fri- day and yesterday morning via Czechoslovakia Inside East Germany, nearly 500.000 people demonstrated last night in Leipzig. East Germany's second larg est city, calling for free elections, legalisation of the opposition, and an end to the leading role of the Socialist Unity (Communist) Party Such protests are unlikely to die down, judging by the response of many East Germans towards the new draft travel law The law grants citi- zens the "right to travel abroad" for the first time in the country's 40-year history, but the new regula.ions are so hedged with exceptions and bureaucratic procedures that many people who had called for free travel to the West expressed disappoint- ment.

The easing of travel regulations, which is expected to take effect before Christmas, has done nothing to slow down the exodus of East Germans to the West in recent days. The Czecho Slovak Interior Ministry said that from Saturday morning until yester day noon 23.000 East Germans had entered West Germany by car and train via Czechoslovakia under a free passage arrangement announced by the East German Government. It is to remain in effect until the enactment of the new travel law.

Not since before the Berlin Wall was built had so many people fled the country in such a short time. The refugees were given emergency shel- ter in 51 special reception centres set up in West Germanv

The draft tr- hich pro- vides for 30 days of travel annually, is subject to change after citizens' sug- gestions have been taken into account, according to the East Ger- man news agency ADN

All citizens are to have the right to a passport and to receive permission for foreign trips within 30 days of application. The latter regulation in particular has discouraged many citi- zens who had hoped they could sim- ply travel at will to the West. In a rare interview, a senior official of the highly resented Ministry of State Security said "mistakes" made by it in the past as well as shortcom- ings would be "analysed" and conclu- sions drawn. Mr Rudi Mittig. the Dep- uty Minister, noted that "valuable impulses" had been received from the current dialogue with the population which, he said, "complemented*' the Ministry's own ideas.

Although Bonn stressed yesterday that all the fugitives from the East had been given temporary accommo dation. the task of housing this autumn's influx is putting strain on lodging capacity as well as on the market for apartments

A comer of the veil over the West German government's apprehensions about the rapid pace of changes in the East was lifted yesterday by Mr Claus Duisberg. a senior official in the West German Chancellery. He pointed out that free elections in East Berlin would probably lead to the eclipse of the Communist party's leading role in East Germany.

East Germany and single market. Page 2; Editorial comment. Page 24

♦ Patten unveils 'benchmark' figure

Poll tax L

By Richard Evans ar*^

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Paris and * they closed 707p issue pi

BRITISH & C Holdings, fina. group, is poisec. disposals aimed possible break-up Page 27

MEGGITT. UK eng. group, now controls, cent of United Scient. ings but says the defe. con- tractor must give more finan- cial Information before the £104m offer goes unconditional Page 27 I STORA of Sweden, Europe's largest foreit products group which claims to be the world's oldest company, is to have its shares listed on the London and Frankfort stock exchanges from today Page 32

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West Germany raised its stake in fellow mining group MIM of Australia from 4 per cent to 10.5 per cent Page 32

ASSOCIATED British Foods.

UK baker, beat analysts' fore- casts with pre-tax profits £22m ahead at £111.3m Page 28; Lex. Page 26

GLAXO Holdings. UK drugs group, is switching to average I annual exchange rates rather | than year-end figures to limit the impact of currency fluctua- j tions on its results. Page 28

MITEL, Canadian telecoms group controlled by British Telecom, blamed sterling's weakness against the Canadian dollar for a 22 per cent drop in profits to C$4 4m (£2 4m) at the six months stage Page 34; Lex. Page 26

QINTEX chief Christopher Skase admitted making a clas- sic blunder in not keeping a close enough eye on his Aus- tralian tourism and media operations during his recent bid for MGM UA Hollywood film studios. Page 35 JAPAN and the US agreed to open 14 new air routes.

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CONTINENTAL Airlines, the main operating arm of troubled Texas Air. more than doubled third quarter net income to $43.4m (£27.5m) Page 34 INTERNATIONAL Paper of ' the US is to take 51 per cent of West German paper maker Zanders Feinpapiere. which had sales of DM1 03bn (£352. lm) last year Page 27 FT statistics: London Recent Issues has had to be omitted from this edition because of technical problems.

\^e o^a' estimate as 'unrealistic'

£278 immediate

...ority _ was gener T,.ved by Conserva- uut several Tory back-bench- ers continued to voice misgiv-

,gard the .ne charge as a .strategy which could .ne Tories considerable great political damage at the next election.

Mr Patten s statement met widespread condemnation from local authority leaders who regard the £278 figure as an unrealistic average because it

.ajng patterns relieve will have to -ceded.

The Conservative-controlled Association of County Councils said it was disappointed at the figure as it only allowed an increase of 3.8 per cent in expenditure over this year.

The Labour-led Association of London Authorities said the figures would provide an expenditure increase of less than half the level of inflation and also demonstrated the bizarre nature of the poll tax.

"cal authorities .-cmg a shortfall of -.oon in Government grant and that every penny of this would have to be raised via the poll tax. The alternative was to cut services even further.

The latest figures provide the most accurate basis yet for assessing what adults over 18 will pay from next April. But they are still subject to adjust- ment according to the number of people who register to pay. Registration, according to Mr Patten, is "going very well."

Although Ministers insist that the £278 figure will be used as a benchmark, the vari- ation in the level of the charge is immense, ranging from £135

Key moves over Morgan's future

Morgan GroofeU share price (p*nee) 480

Indosuez buys 10 6% of Morgan from Will* Faber, agrees to buy further 10% subject to approvals 1 â– yti Barclays seeks to buy 100% but talks coRspee?â– -

Sir Martin Jacomb

Morgan confirms talks with Barclays, along with 'a number' of others

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Morgan Grenfell confirms it is in merger talks with BZW

MARKETS

By Richard Waters

MORGAN GRENFELL said yesterday it was in discussions with a number of other organi- sations. among them Barclays, which may lead to a takeover of the 150-year-old merchant bank.

Mr John Craven, chairman of Morgan, said the discus- sions. with an undisclosed number of institutions, had been started after the announcement 11 days ago that the French institution. Banque Indosuez. had taken a near 15 per cent stake.

The talks with Barclays fol- low an approach by Morgan. Several weeks ago Sir Martin Jacomb. chairman of Barclays de Zoete Wedd. Barclays' investment banking subsid- iary. approached Morgan with the offer of buying out the mer- chant bank but those talks col- lapsed

The other institutions on the list, which were not named, had all approached Morgan after the Indosuez deal emerged.

A takeover by Barclays, lead- ing to a merger between Mor gan and BZW. has been rumoured in the City for some time and was seen yesterday as a logical fit. Morgan's corpo- rate finance business, although damaged by its involvement in the Guinness affair, is consid erably stronger than that of BZW. On the other hand. Mor gan closed its securities arm last December, having failed to make a mark in the market, while BZW established a strong securities business after absorbing a leading stockbro ker and jobber at the time of Big Bang However, analysts expressed surprise that Barclays would contemplate such a major pur chase after a period in which integrated investment houses, the fashion at the time of Big Bang three years ago. have failed to meet the claims origi- nally made for them Indosuez bought 10.6 per cent of Morgan from Willis Faber, the insurance broker. and a further 4.2 per cent in the market. It will acquire Wil- lis' remaining 10 per cent if it receives the approval of the company's shareholders and the approval of the Bank of England.

It seemed likely yesterday, however, that Indosuez would have to increase the 462p a share it had offered to pay for the remaining Morgan stake. The company's share price, already buoyed by bid rumours, surged on the news of the Barclays talks, and closed the day at 468p Indosuez said at the time its involvement emerged that it would not make a full bid for 12 months, unless another bid- der emerged or the situation changed materially. Mr

Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani. chairman of the French bank, refused to say yesterday whether he would now contem- plate a full bid.

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Britain's European ambiguity

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Hydro-electricity opens for business

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Thomson and HDTV interrupting the scheduled show

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Realising innovative potential

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Mr Patten warned that if high spending local authorities continued to sanction "ludi- crous" budgets, he would not hesitate to place a cap on the amount they could raise via the community charge.

His remarks indicate a differ- ent stance from that of Mr Nicholas Ridley, his predeces- sor as Environment Secretary, who believed that charge cap- ping undermined the principle of local authority accountabil- ity to its community charge payers.

Mr Patten explained that central to the new grant sys- tem are standard spending assessments, which cover all local authority services. If a council spent so as to provide a Continued on Page 26 What individuals can expect to pay. Page 10

Banks to appeal against interest rate swaps ruling

By Katharine Campbell

BANKS INVOLVED in the Hammersmith & Fulham coun- cil interest rate swap case yes- terday agreed in principal to appeal against last week's High Court decision that ruled the swaps illegal.

The decision to take their case to the Court of Appeal was made following a meeting yesterday morning of the 35-member steering com- mittee that funded the banks' unsuccessful defence.

A total of some 70 banks are thought to be exposed to local authority interest rate swaps, all of which have appar ently been deemed unlawful by the court. Together, they stand to lose up to an estimated £500m at current interest rates.

Bankers are hopeful that some banks outside the origi- nal group will become involved, helping to spread the costs of the appeal more widely.

Continued on Page 26

Robert Holmes k Court: formal offer for magazine

Holmes a Court offers to buy New Statesman

By Raymond Snoddy

MR ROBERT Holmes k Court, the Australian businessman with a faded reputation as an international corporate raider, is in line to buy the New Statesman, the left-wing politi- cal weekly whose founder# include George Bernard Shaw.

The Perth entrepreneur, who lost a fortune in property and minerals in the October 1987 world stock markets crash, has made a formal offer for the magazine, now The New Statesman and Society, follow- ing its merger last year with New Society. He has an option to complete the deal before November 30. although other groups are also interested.

In September the magazine, controlled by a private trust, made it clear that it was seek- ing either a significant minor- ity shareholder or a new owner prepared to provide investment needed to create a European political and social weekly with "a radical left bias." Continued on Page 26

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THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

1 st January 1989 - Ted Willis looks back on South Af- rican Novelist, Wilbur Smith's (47-50) achievement: "I know of no other living author who has so successfully used the framework of the popular adventure novel to explore vital political and social issues. Here is not only the saga of the Courtneys and their friends and en- emies but the history and tragedy of South Africa over the last 180 years.

"It is fitting that Heinemann should have honoured him with this uniform edition. All the other novels are set to appear in similar format in the next few months. They should be made compulsory reading for our politicians and political commentators.

"Wilbur Smith and his wife Danielle travel extensively in the quest for the material which forms the background of his books. In the African phrase: "Long may they find good water,"

NATAL WITNESS, 4TH MARCH 1989

"The most divisive issue in the church in South Afnca today is the nature of our response to the socio-political problems surrounding us. Do we stand aloof? Do we just pray about them? Do we actively engage? Or what?"

"That's what I've tried to do in the book - address these questions."

The Passing Summer, over 500 pages, published by Hodder & Stoughton in London in January, a decision taken to reprint on the date it first appeared on the bookshelves, now available in SA. Its author, this tall mild-mannered man, born in Johannesburg nearly 54 years ago, educated at Michaelhouse. studied modern and mediaeval languages at Cambridge, and theology at the Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, founder (in 1962) and president of the evangelistic mission organisation Africa Enterprise. (Michael Cassidy (50-54).

NATAL WITNESS, 9TH MARCH 1989 Mr Dan Wardlaw (53-56) was recently appointed chairman of the Natal Midlands regional association of the Natal Society of Chartered Accountants. He is a partner in the firm Spencer Steward and Co.

SUNDAY STAR, 12TH MARCH 1989 Mr Chris Leal (56-59), director of ABS Computers, says, "by the 1990s 40 to 50 per cent of corporate PCs will be networked".

THE NATAL WITNESS, 16TH MARCH 1989

Since 1907 three generations of the Earle family, who are now farming in the Highflats area, have been stu- dents of Cedara College. Mr S.F. Earle (83-86) is the youngest of the family and started at Cedara in Jan- uary. His father, Mr J.L. Earle (48-511), attended the college in 1952-53. Mr J L Earle s father was at Ce- dara in 1907.

NATAL WITNESS, 20TH MARCH 1989 Justice James (26-29) and his wife celebrate 50 years of marriage. The former Judge President of Natal. Mr Justice Neville James and his wife Bridget, celebrated 50 years of happy marriage this weekend and their ad- vice to youngsters getting married is' 'stay together The couple were married at All Saints Church in Lady- smith on 17th March 1939.

Mr Justice James has been retired from the bench since 1982 but was recently in the news when he chaired the James Commission of Inquiry into irregu- larities in the House of Delegates.

NATAL WITNESS 31 ST MARCH 1989

Farewell Les-

Natal Country Districts players, past and present, and administrators will gather at Richmond Country Club to- morrow to honour Les Payn (29-33) who has retired after a lengthy association with country cricket.

Les, who turns 74 in May, toured England with the 1947 Springbok side and continued actively in the game until the 1970s.

But it is in appreciation of his long service as an admin- istrator in country cricket that the occasion has been ar- ranged.

Les has been involved in South African country cricket for 36 years as a player and an administrator and was Natal President for 25 years.

SEEK, APRIL 1989

This month Mr Barry Smith (Director of Music at Mich- aelhouse 62-64), Organist and Master of the Choris- ters in St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, celebrates the 25th anniversary of his appointment... Barry who turns 50 this month, is one of Cape Town's most active and versatile musicians.

THE DAILY NEWS, 3RD APRIL 1989

Exclusive - The Road to An African Peace Accord. How the Reagan-Gorbachev superpower summits be- gan a process that changed the course of events in South-western Africa. Special writer Hugh Roberton (53-57) reports.

PROSPECT (JOURNAL OF AECI) - SPRING 1989

There are three executive directors immediately below AECI's Group MD, Mike Sander. Neale Axelson (62-66) became one of them on 1 st April. That was four days before he turned 40, which is a significant career step for someone who insists that he has never been ambitious.

SANDTON CHRONICLE, 3RD MAY 1989

The glittering finals of the Mr SandtonTFC Tours com- petition took place at Sandton City last Friday evening

135 ... The 16 finalists came from many walks of life... The youngest entrant was Andrew Henderson (20) (82-86), a law student ... Second in line was Andrew Henderson.

THE NATAL WITNESS, 24TH JULY 1989

City polo player seriously injured. - A city business- man and chairman of the Natal Polo Association, Mr Charles Holley (65-70) was admitted to the Empa- ngeni Hospital with serious leg injuries after a fall at the Kwambonambi polo tournament at the weekend.

He was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery

- it is understood that he will be incapacitated for at least three months.

Mr Holley, a Natal polo player, was a member of one of the sides due to meet the visiting Los Peros tourists laterthis month.

SUNDAY TIMES, 6TH AUGUST 1989

Richard Hesketh (60-63) has been appointed manag- ing director of Poly Resin Products.

THE NATAL MERCURY, 25TH JULY 1989

Mushrooms are being grown on a massive R18,2 mil- lion, 13 500 m2 farm at Deodar, Transvaal - specially built for Tongaat Foods - which will produce 60 tons a week. Examining the first mushrooms is Mr Simon Dougherty (54-57), executive chairman of Tongaat Foods.

TIME, 7TH AUGUST 1989

For five US college students who are willing to brave the heat of New York, it's a chance to learn first hand how we produce our magazine. Here at TIME they labour right alongside their professional counterparts ... Mark Suzman (83-86) has come in contact with public figures like Jacques Delors, president of the Eu- ropean Commission. Now Suzman is broadening his experience on our International editions, where he has worked on an article about Gorbachev's trip to West Germany.

SANDTON CHRONICLE, 14TH SEPTEMBER 1988

Peter Jardine (67-70) (PFP) age 35. A lifelong res- ident of Sandton, stock broker, schooling at Michael- house, read law at Stellenbosch University, awarded ProPatria medal during military sen/ice, currently holds rank of Captain as a Military Law Officer, has twice been sent to USA on Rotary Exchange programmes, Chairman Sandton PFP. (Elected unopposed to Sand- town Town Council.)

NATAL MERCURY, 23RD OCTOBER 1989

Dr Stuart Downes (52-56)... after going into practice some 25 years ago says "A vet's just something I de- cided I wanted to be when I stopped wanting to be an engine driver."

At school - Cordwalles Prep then Michaelhouse - he was Chairman of the Natural History Society, and a keen birdwatcher of the typically adolescent kind. To- day he's on the committee of the Natal Bird Club.

He's also married with four children, "all of whom have decided I've lost my marbles being a vet and are leav- ing to be engineers instead..."

Dr Downes has treated not only dolphins but cheetahs: "mostly for dietary problems..."

He is on the National Steering Committee established by the Department of Agriculture to set up controls and legislation for vivisection.

... his appointment this month as Chairman of the SPCA National Council of Southern Africa. He would like the thrust of SPCA work to turn from treating cases of cruelty to preventing them.

THE INDEPENDENT, 23RD OCTOBER 1989

Last week the retirement of two senior figures from Morgan Grenfell was announced ... John Craven (54-58), who has been chief executive of Morgan Grenfell since the Guinness affair, is taking on the Chairman's role...

Mr Craven denied that the bank was in talks with poten- tial bidders.

NATAL MERCURY, 23RD OCTOBER 1989

The Wildlife Society of Southern Africa has a new National President after well-known Durban conser- vation figure Dr Nolly Zaloumis (46-49), decided not to stand for a ninth consecutive year as head of the or- ganisation___Mrs Jean Senogles, head of the Natal branch of the society said, "When he was asked to speak in Johannesburg on Saturday, his audience gave him a spontaneous standing ovation - that's how the society feels about him".

Although not the President, Dr Zaloumis is still on the board and the council.

DAILY NEWS, NOVEMBER 1989

Holmes a Court bid for New Statesman

London: Zimbabwe-born Robert Holmes a Court (51-55) is trying to buy the New Statesman, the left- wing political weekly whose founders include George Bernard Shaw.

It is believed Mr Holmes a Court, who renounced cor- porate life after the 1987 crash which saw him relin- quishing control of the Bell Group, has offered two mil- lion to three million pounds for 100 per cent ownership of The Statesman and the National Publishng Com- pany which owns the magazine.

SUNDAY TIMES, 3RD DECEMBER 1989

SA born John Craven (54-58), established in recent years as one of the City's most successful deal-mak- ers, pulled off the biggest coup of his career this week.

He sold the Morgan Grenfell Merchant Bank to Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest and most aggress- ive banking group for 950 million pounds and avoided its falling into the hands of rival bidders Banque Indo- suez.

136 THE HONG KONG STANDARD, 15TH JANUARY

1990

Robert Holmes & Court (51-55) fell flat on his face in the wake of the October 1987 stocks crash. Now fwo years later Mr Holmes a Court is back on his feet, ac- cumulating wealth and business muscle with the style fhat earned him the nickname of "The Great Acquirer." This lime however Holmes a Court prefers to operate with the anonymity afforded by his private company Heylesbury.

His personal wealth rose by 66 per cent last year to A$500 million.

THE DAILY NEWS, FEBRUARY4,1990

The New Equinox Keyboard musician Andrew Todd joins top band

EQUINOX, regarded as one of South Africa's top stage and recording bands, have a new member - key- board-player Andrew Todd (82-85)

The talented young musician was picked out of hun- dreds of hopeful keyboard muscians throughout the country to join Gerry Connor. Peter Pappapanayotou, and Francois Hardy, according to the band's manager Christine Conner.

"Andrew stood head and shoulders above the rest." Christine told NIGHT BEAT. "Obviously his talent was the most important factor, but Andrew also has the right image and personality to fit in with Equinox, which is also extremely important."

Andrew makes his debut with the band tonight. Equi- nox are playing at the Gangplank in the Wheel Com- plex, which is proving to be one of the most popular nightspots in Durban.

Big things are being planned for Equinox for 1990. The band will be doing a whirlwind tour of the UK in Oc- tober and plans are afoot for an international recording deal.

TRANSVAAL OLD BOYS

Join us for drinks at the Zoo Lake Sports Club, Parkview, Johannesburg on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month from 17:30 onwards. Wives and girlfriends also welcome. Phone Chris Dresser at home (442-7267) for enquiries re: Touch Rugby and Hockey at the club.

137 Old Boys' Notes

NORTH AMERICAN SECOND OM REUNION - 1989 HOLIDAY INN DOWN- TOWN, TORONTO, 9TH-11TH JUNE

Summary of Events

The Reunion commenced with a reception at 20:00 on Friday, 9th June. We were very pleased to have with us the Rector, John Pluke, who was accompanied by Donald Guthrie, Chairman of the Board of Governors Finance Committee. Both had been in Toronto since Wednesday and they had had an opportunity to visit Trinity College School (TCS) where two Michaelhouse boys were currently on an exchange programme. Other special guests were Bruce and Elizabeth Snell, whose son was attending Michaelhouse as an exchange stu- dent from TCS.

Among the OMs and spouses who attended the Re- union were: Patrick and Jocelyn Bloomfield (40-44), Tom and Marie Bookless (66-67), Michael and Patricia Brooke (52-56), Alan and Robin Burns (60-62), Paul Burrows (50-53), John and Shirley Chutter (50-53), Hugh Coppen (56-60), Patrick and Jean Day (40-43), Robin and Valerie Eccles (48-52), Simon Haysom (59-62), Howard and Betsy Johnson (42-45), Ernie and Shirley King (48-52), Edward and Jill Ann Leftwich (69-73), William (Bill) and Ursula McIntyre (53-57), Ivor and Jennie Orchard (66-70), Michael Wing-King (63-66), Chris and Jill Williams (48-51), David Young- Pugh (72-76). Unable to attend at the last moment were Richard Fiddian Green (56-61), Craig Smythe (51-54) and David Pakshong. Kehla of the Reunion was Toby Day. Honorary "Cack" was David Young- Pugh.

The gathering was welcomed by Michael Brooke, the Reunion co-ordinator. He especially thanked Alan Burns, Hugh Coppen and Ernie King, members of the local organising committee, for their help. Hugh then highlighted some of the events of interest taking place in Toronto that week-end. Then, without further ado, the party began ...

... The following morning, the Business Meeting com- menced at 9:00. Chaired by Michael Brooke, the meet- ing began with introductions. Also attending the meet- ing was John Hueton, Secretary of the Old Diocesan Old Boys' Club of North America. He described the ac- tivities of ODs and gave some advice based on the OD experience. After seeing the Michaelhouse videotape which every- one enjoyed, John Pluke described some of the signifi- cant events at the school during the last year. He also addressed some of the more commonly asked ques- tions about the school such as its response to the country's political and racial issues, the size and growth

Michael Brooke (52-56) and Don Guthrie (51-54) of the school, the school's policies on multiracial ad- missions, scholarships for needy boys, etc.

Don Guthrie described the objectives of the Centenary Educational Federation and the events being planned in South Africa and elsewhere. He pointed out the sig- nificance of the "leverage factor" relating to Canadian and US dollars being transferred into Financial, rather than Commercial Rands. The discussion focused specifically on what North American OMs were pre- pared to do. The consensus was that most OMs would probably be happy to contribute to the Foundation over the next few years. Ernie King (a travel agent specialis- ing in southern Africa) suggested that "half an aircraft" be hired to take OMs and families over to Balgowan for the final celebrations in 1996. While said half in jest, it sounded like a perfectly viable idea.

It was agreed that a series of regional reunions be held in 1990. On the West Coast, large pockets of OMs were centred around California and British Columbia. Paul Burrows (Whistler, BC) undertook to organise an activ- ity in the West with Peter Thorrington-Smith (Los An- geles) who, although he was unable to attend the Re- union, had previously expressed an interest in helping to organise an event. In the East, Ontario, with a large number of OMs (about 30) was an obvious place for a regional gathering and the local committee of this Re-

138 Simon Haysom (59-62) and Hugh Coppen (56-61) chat to the Rector union was asked to consider organising an event. The Eastern Seaboard of the United States was considered a logical place for a third regional meeting. Bill MacIn- tyre and Simon Hysom agreed to organise here, poss- ibly in New York City or Washington DC.

Other topics discussed were the sta'us of the Marlin Simpson Memorial Scholarship Fund. Although the fund had not yet amounted to a great amount, it was

Simon Nicholson and Lloyd Ferreira (Exchange students from Michaelhouse) at the Toronto Gathering. decided to make one final appeal and. at an appropri- ate time, transfer the funds to South Africa The Stu- dent Exchange Programme with TCS was also dis- cussed. The Rector indicated that it had been a great success but indicated that he did not want it growing too large. The meeting concluded at 12:30 at which time OMs went on Free Bounds. Some, with Don Guth- rie in the lead, got no further than the pub across the road from the hotel where they were able to watch a baseball game on TV which was being played in the new Skydome.

At 18:00 people gathered for the pre-banquet reception which culminated in a photo session kindly taken by Edward Leftwich. Included were the two Michaelhouse boys attending TCS as exchange students; and Pat Simpson, Martin's widow, who came especially from New York for the banquet and Sunday's chapel ser- vice. Martin was remembered at the banquet and in a special prayer at the service.

The banquet was a lively event m.c.-ed by Hugh Cop- pen. The Rector gave an interesting address on the current challenges of Michaelhouse and deftly answered a wide range of questions about the school and South Africa. At the conclusion of the evening, a recent limited edition water-colour print of the front of the school was raffled. The winner was Howard John- son who couldn't believe his good fortune.

The Reunion concluded with a Sunday morning service in Trinity College Chapel conducted by the Rector. Les- sons were read by Don Guthrie and Alan Burns. Most people left during the afternoon. John Pluke, Don Guth- rie, Alan Burns and Ernie King went to see a baseball game, this time live, at the Skydome. Don and John were due to leave for London that evening but a bomb scare aboard their aircraft prevented them from leaving until Monday evening.

This Reunion will be remembered by most people as a happy occasion where old acquaintances were re- newed and new friendships made.

Prepared by Michael Brooke 1st July 1989.

CAPE

Michael Bampfield-Duggan (65-69) lives in Obser- vatory, Cape Town. He runs a restaurant named "Up- per Crust" in St John's Arcade, Long Street, where he caters for business people at lunchtime and private functions in the evenings.

Dr Brian Barnes (58-61) is still a senior Research En- tomologist with the Fruit Research Institute in Stellen- bosch, "helping the fruit growers make even more money".

D.A.N. (David) Beevers (35-39) has decided finally to retire and has left Durban North for Somerset West.

Dr Michael Beviss-Challinor (68-71) is a GP in Con- stantia.

139 Dr David H.M. Brooks (64-67) lives in Tamboerskloof and continues to lecture in Philosophy at UCT. Philo- sophical journals overseas have published many of his articles, the latest, which appears in the British Journal of Applied Philosophy, being entitled, On Living in an Unjust Society. In June David attended a Philosophy Conference in Bulgaria.

Chamberlain Craig (84-87) has won a medal for being the best first year Economics Student at UCT out of 1 200.

G.M. Crwys-Williams (86-88) has been successfully writing his matric and also managing a restaurant. He hoped to be starting BA, LLB at Rhodes in 1990. Clive Charlton (87-88) has also completed his matric and in- tended to start a BSc course at Rhodes.

Charles Currey (42-45) has been appointed Vice- Principal of Bishops.

Christopher Curwen (60-64) is consultant orthopae- dic surgeon, Groote Schuur Hospital and senior lec- turer in orthopaedics, UCT. Married to Alison {nee Willmore) he has three children.

Adrian Gebers (76-79) was expecting to be married in February to Vanessa Knew. He is a business analyst for Woolworths and lives in Claremont.

Basil Kohler (32-35) has retired from Kohler Bros and lives in Camps Bay. He keeps fairly fit and enjoys his garden.

The attractive photograph used for the cover of Rhodes Review 1989 was the work of Philip Mostert (81-83), Master of Fine Art student.

Graeme Newcomb (84-86) has commenced his sec- ond year Chemical Engineering at UCT.

Herbert G.R. (78-82) is doing his final year medicine at UCT and should graduate with Phillip Roberts (79-82) and Steve Carter (80-83). He has seen Willem van de Walt and Pat Channing (ex masters) both of whom are well and teaching at Bishops.

He is sharing a house with John Kumleben (78-81) working in Cape Town and Murray Stewart (78-82)

(final year BCom LIB).

Ainslie Macdonald (49-52), after 35 years in mechan- ical engineering has taken semi-retirement to contrib- ute something to education in the Black community. He is teaching at Khayelitsha Comprehensive School. He lives in Pinelands.

Dave Marian (65-69), Optometrist, after undergoing major heart surgery, sold his practice in Durban and has moved to Hout Bay, where he has opened a new practice.

S'Khumbuzo C. Michize (85) is in his final year BSc, Chem, Eng at UCT.

Barry Mudd (25-28) and his wife Elizabeth live happily in retirement in Plettenberg Bay. They have two mar- ried daughters living overseas and a married son, David (62-66) in Johannesburg. They have four grand- children. Also in Plettenberg Bay are R.A. Mudd (28-33) and Roderick Struben (31-35).

J.W. du Plessis (71-74) has been transferred to Bell- ville Holiday Inn as banqueting manager.

Grant Mackenzie (78-81) and Alistair Mackenzie (83-86) are doing their national service in Cape Town.

Skhumbuzo Mkhize (85) was studying for a BSc, Chem, Eng (Hons) degreet at UCT. It was conferred on him in December.

Peter Morkel (45-49) is happy to have left Johannes- burg and is now living in beautiful Cape Town.

Timothy Murgatroyd (46-48) is now resident architect for Sanlam Head Office Project in Bellville, Cape Town.

Bernard Pickles (33-35), who lives in Newlands, paid his first visit to Michaelhouse for a number of years last Kruger Day.

G.A.C. Shakerley (78-82), after training and working in the UK for 5| years, returned to help open the new Fish River Sun Hotel, Casino and Country Club. He is now front office manager there.

Reiner Schneider-Waterberg (84-86) writes from Stellenbosch, "Big news is that David Bailes (81-84) was voted onto our Stellenbosch SRC, which is other- wise dominated by archconservative conventionalists. A remarkable achievement which we are very enthu- siastic about."

Peter Siddons (52-55) has moved lock, stock and bar- rel to join a partner in decorating and running a country guest house, Roggeland, outside Paarl. The old house and the outbuildings have been restored by the National Monuments Council, and Peter and his part- ner have leased the whole and converted the outbuild- ings into bedrooms and bathrooms, taking 16 guests altogether. The secretary visited Peter there in Decem- ber and marvelled at the beauty of this country place, the elegance of its furnishings and the graciousness of Peter's welcome.

J.H.D. Smart (85-88) has completed a year at UPE studying for BComm. Garth Furmidge (87-88) is studying the same course and won the UPE tennis championship.

A.N. Starling (78-82) is a Car Designer at Volkswagon Factory, Uitenhage.

He completed his SAAF training in July 1985, having obtained his SAAF cricket colours and played for SW African Defence XI. In July 1985 he played cricket for Wimbledon (UK) 1st XI, before travelling around Eu- rope. In January 1986 he began a diploma course in In- dustrial Design at Wits Technikon, which he completed in 1988.

Hugh Stevenson (2S-30) was Bishop Suffragan of Pretoria and retired to the Cape in 1982. He lives in Somerset West, and gives his personal news as "noth- ing very exciting!".

Hearty congratulations to Doctor Nigel Steere (25-26), who celebrated his 80th birthday on 21st Sep- tember 1989 and also his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife and children and grandchildren at Somer- set West.

Geoff von Klemperer (5^-61) is the General Manager of the Frame Cotton Mills in East London.

140 NATAL

All four Pietermaritzburg representatives on the Natal Law Society Council in 1989 are Michaelhouse Old Boys, namely W.O.N. James (56-60), H.T. James (58-61), T.H. Tatham (65-69) and J. von Klemperer (60-62)

Chris Black (61-65) has left the Natal Parks Board and has accepted the appointment of Senior Master of Cordwalles from January 1990.

Chris Bonnet (47-50) is Principal of the Ocean Sailing Academy which has branches in Durban. Hout Bay, Vaal Dam and Port Alfred. The academy has just cel- ebrated its tenth year, with over 10 000 pupils to date.

Mike Bonnet (51-55) and his sons. Andrew (77-80) and Giles (79-82) are all building ocean-going catama- rans in Richards Bay.

Andrew play hockey for Zululand. Giles captains the Natal side, which won the inter-provincial tournament in 1989, and has been selected again for the Springbok hockey side.

H. Gordon Chapman (36-40), Chairman NBS Hold- ings Ltd, and Director of other companies has retired from legal practice and lives at Richmond, a part-time citrus farmer.

Churton Collins (60-65) has rejoined the legal firm of his grandfather and father (Ramsay). Lyne and Collins, after practising for two years with the firm Chennells, Albertyn and Brunton. He also acted as the regional director of Lawyers for Human Rights for the same period.

At Granny Mouse's Country House on Saturday, 1st July, Dr Peter Cooke (53-57) and Richard Hancock (54-57) were present with their wives and families to celebrate Peter's daughter's 21 st.

Bob Crass (36-39) has retired from Natal Parks Board. He is manager of the Underberg-Himeville Trout Fishing Club, and member of the Underberg Health Committee. He writes, "Running the trout fish club brings contacts with numerous visitors including those from overseas. OMs seem to form a dispropor- tionately large proportion of club membership.

Peter Dauncey (49-53). second master of Highbury School, has three daughters, aged 28, 26, 22. One lives in Cape Town, another who is married to an Old Hiltonian, in Pietermaritzburg, and the third in Johan- nesburg.

Duncan Downes (60-64) is a senior partner of a Dur- ban firm of attorneys. He is also chairman of the Est- court Aero Club and can occasionally be seen flying his glider high above the Balgowan countryside. He has four children, but is now divorced and is living happily with another partner.

Gordon Draper (38-42) is consultant to Campbell. Bernstein and Irving (consulting engineers) having re- tired as a partner in 1986. He is a lay minister at St Mar- tin's, Durban North, President of Northlands Bowling Club, and Chairman of St Marlin's Pre-Primary School

Management Committee Paddy Dobson (34-38) is the Treasurer of these two organisations R.E.F. Dunning (58-61) is a consultant anaesthetist in private practice in Durban and has been appointed Of- ficer Commanding 105 Squadron SAAF

T.S. du Plessis (69-73) lives in Ramsgate He is a senior buyer for Pick n Pay Hypermarkets A daughter, Nicole Claire, was born to his wife Adele on 5th March 1989

James Edwards (88) is a student at the University of Natal. Durban. He was selected for Natal Colts Cricket Team 1989 and he plays for Pirates in the Inter-City League

John G.D. Elliot (47-51) farms in the Curry's Post Dis- trict with beef and sheep. Married to Margaret, with two daughters at St Anne's. In the winter he plays polo and he goes fishing in summer.

The three Goble brothers (Christopher 74-78, Guy 76-79, and Nicholas 79-82) are all helping to run fam- ily farms in Upper Tongaat and Kranskop: Christopher, married to Louisa (van Niekerk) has a daughter and another child is expected in March. Guy is married to Kim (Knight) and has a daughter.

John Gowans (65-68) is a partner of a law firm in Dur- ban. He is married to Rosemary and their son, Simon, born 10th February 1989 is already entered for Mich- aelhouse (first choice Founders).

Graham ("Gnu") Griffin (83-86) is in his second year at Cedara Agricultural College, after having seen a lot of action as Tank Commander in Angola.

Roger Griffin (75-79) is farming with his father. Brian (48-50), on the family farm at Dargle, after obtaining BSc, Agric Econ at Pietermaritzburg University. He married Andrea (Irvine) on 24th June 1989.

William Griffin (76-80) is farming with his father, Clive (51-54) after graduating from Pietermaritzburg Univer- sity with BSc Agric Econ. He was married on 23rd Sep- tember 1989 to Caroline (Henderson) of Mooi River.

Bishop Ken Hallowes (27-30) and Nan have sold their Winterskloof property and have moved to the Sweetwaters area, where they have bought a property with their eldest son Michael (60-63), who was teach- ing at St Anne's DSG for the past two years and has now moved to St Charles as science teacher.

Robin Hamilton (51-55) has been appointed Chair- man of the Board of St Mary's Diocesan School, Kloof.

Alan Hankinson (36-38) is in active retirement, heavily involved in Underberg Affairs. John Campbell (27-31) is another stalwart community worker; he has handed over the running of this Himeville farm to son- in-law Kit Barras.

Dr Jo Harle (36-40) is now Principal Medical Officer of Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg. His son Andrew (75-79), now working for Siemens, has been awarded a year's study scholarship by his firm in Germany. He was due to leave in September 1989.

141 Christopher Harle (79-82) married Sandra Nel in De- cember 1988. He was due to qualify from Stellenbosch in December 1989 and to start working at Grey's.

Tony Harper (70-74) and his wife, Debbie, welcomed their first child, Melissa Kate, on 20th September 1988. Tony is Director of FPS Ltd, a personal financial plan- ning company in the Sage Holding Group. Their home is in Durban North.

A.C. (Sandy) Inglis (80-83) lives in Pietermaritzburg. He qualified MB, ChB from UCT together with Guy Henderson (80-83) and Andrew Macleod (80-83).

Ant Kee (64-68) recently returned to Natal after five years in Johannesburg. He is Managing Director of Rennie Murray, Natal. His wife, Betsy, is teaching at St Mary's DSG Kloof. Their two daughters also attend St Mary's.

We hear that Tim Landon (83-87) had a successful army career. After receiving his commission he ac- quitted himself with distinction in action in Angola. We hope for more information.

R.J.P. (Rob) Lewis (50-54) lives at Bhekondini, Hilton, married to Moira (Starling). He is MOD Official Lan- guages at the Indumiso College of Education.

Stan Logsdon (45-49) has retired and lives in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg.

Anson Lloyd (28-29) "having reached the ripe old age of 75" and having been a member of the Old Boys' Club for 60 years, has decided to retire from service as a member of the Durban Branch, but will remain as an ex-officio social member of the committee. When this was announced at the Durban Dinner, he received a great ovation.

Kit Mayer (71-74), after returning from Australia in 1983, worked for the Rennie Group in Richards Bay and on 2nd May 1989 joined Mike Cartwright (68-72) at Sea Cargo in Richards Bay. Both play regular league squash and cricket together. Mike Cartwright left Ren- nies in March 1990 to start his own shipping firm. He still plays a fine game of golf and still hits a magnificent "long one". He now has two lovely daughters.

Chris McBride (55-59) talked to the Natural History Society on the 14th May. He is now Nature Conser- vation Scientist and Senior Lecturer in Conservation for KwaZulu, Bureau of Natural Resources, Ulundi. He works under the Director, Nick Steele and Minister Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi and enjoys it.

Chris is the author of a book entitled Liontide which is due to be published in November 1989 and is obtain- able from P.C. Wellman (55-59) (011-442 8794). Son Robert McBride comes to Michaelhouse in 1990.

M.C. McIntosh (77-81) is a lieutenant in the Commer- cial Branch in Durban, presently reading for LLB.

Arrol B. Mitchell (71-75) is married to Arlene (nee Bunge) and they have two daughters. He is assistant accountant in First National Bank, Matatiele.

Jeff Morphew (30-36), retired farmer in the Dargle and kindly host to Michaelhouse boys on their long hikes, is building a kitchen/laundry to better entertain them and others.

E.J. (Teddy) Morris (29-30) has retired after four ca- reers. He has sold his trout farm.

Grant Murray (54-57) lives in Musgrave Road, Dur- ban. He has been appointed as Honorary Colonel of No. 5 Squadron SAAF, which is based in Louis Trichardt. The squadron is equipped with Cheetah aircraft.

Kevin O'Brien (76-81) is a candidate attorney at Shepstone & Wylie. He was married in the Michael- house Chapel on 10th December 1988. He saw John Mosse (77-81) while he was passing through Durban on his way to England from Australia.

Murphy Osborn (36-38) retired from farming on "Cal- derwood", Boston district and moved to Hilton. His son John (61-66) is Group Financial Controller of Industrial Investment Co (Pty) Ltd, Pinetown.

J.B. Pauw (staff 39-41) called at the school in Feb- ruary 1989. He is retired now but was at one time head- master of a school in Mossel Bay where he lives today. He had memories of staff tennis on Friday afternoons and bridge and brandy in the Common Room af- terwards. He was spending a few days in his caravan at Midmar.

Alan Payn (66-70) is based at the bottom of Sani Pass and is the "Lesotho Trade Manager" for his Himeville firm which operates in the eastern part of Lesotho. He says that the fishing is still good!

After teaching at Highbury for over 25 years Pam and David Pennington (44-47) have moved to Umten- tweni, where they are comfortably settled in a lovely old house. David teaches Mathematics at Port Shepstone High where their son, Mark wrote matric at the end of 1989. Pam is sister-in-charge of the Pathology Lab- oratory in Port Shepstone. Their eldest two daughters are married and each has two children. Their youngest daughter recently accepted a post as a private tutor to a family setting out by yacht to the Comores, but - alas

- high winds caused problems which obliged the NSRI to rescue them. She is now seeking another job!

Sipho Phakathi ('87) is in his second year of the BCom course at the University of Natal, Durban, as also is Bongani Phakathi (83-88).

N.G. Pharazyn (68-71) was married at Michaelhouse in December 1988. He runs his own business in Pieter- maritzburg.

Jacques Pretorius (79-82), having completed his Master's in Theology, has moved to Pietermaritzburg to take up the Wardenship of the Evangelical Theological House of Studies at UNP.

Jonnie Price (61-64) lives at Hilton. He is Sales Man- ager with ICL. His son Warwick (85-88) is in the army in Bloemfontein, while younger son, Bradley, is in the A Block. Jonnie says that he would welcome any OMs visiting sons to give him a call, the beer being always cold.

142 Benjie Ramphal (Hon 1988) is working as a wage clerk with E & C Charcoal in Maritzburg and is happy in the job The tirm is owned by Charles Holley (65-70) and Hillary Greenwood (62-65)

Michael Rennie (75-78) is now farming on the family farm in East Griqualand after a spell in the mining world.

"Alii" Robertson (74-77) is Marketing Manager for David Whitehead Tongaat Textiles Ltd and lives in Percy Osborne Road, Durban.

Revd Malcolm Sargent (Staff 59-68) has retired as Parish Priest and is now happily settled in Chapter Close. Taunton Road, Pietermaritzburg. He has a grandson in Farfield.

Martin Schroeder (82-83) is in his final year BCom at Pietermaritzburg University. He sits on the SRC and is a part-time boarder master at Merchiston School.

Other OMs at Pietermaritzburg University are - C.A. Erasmus (85-88), David Feek (82-85), Neil Snyder (84-86), Simon de Haast (82-65), J.A. Ardington (84-88). K.R. Borland (83-S8). A.S. Gamede (86-88),

C.C. Field (85-88), P.G. Hoepfl (84-68), D.M. Thomas (75-78)and A.D. Mitchell (85-88)

First-year students at the University of Natal Durban are: J.P.C. Beggs (85-88). J.A. Edwards (88), G.D. Robbins (84-88), R.C.D. Scott (84-88), J.R. Scheel (87-88), A.E. Thunstrom (85-88).

Mick Shaw (46-49) has lived at Kwambonambi since 1952, now retired with his wife. Gaynor. They are proud grandparents of two granddaughters and two grand- sons, and are keen gardeners The coast and game re- serves they visit regularly. Daughter Lorainne is mar- ried to Jose de Charmoy. Eldest son. Gower, is doing a Phys Ed degree at Rhodes. Second son, Jim, is assis- tant Director of EP Cricket and is a regular player for their team. He also played against Kevin Hughes' Re- bel Australian Team and was capped for the Springbok team.

Roderick Siedle (76-79) lives in Durban North. He is National Account Manager of Van den Bergh and Jur- gens (subsidiary of Unilever SA).

Neil Storm (70-73) has a partnership in Communi- cation Systems Suppliers. Dundee. He has a son and a daughter at school. John C. Strachan (69-73) has qualified as a specialist in general surgery.

Seam Stringer (84-86) has completed his three year Marketing Diploma at the Technikon Natal and has won the award of Natal's Young Marketeer of the Year. He was going to the nationals in December He will be tour- ing the world in 1990 with Neil Snyder (84-86).

Neil Thompson (79-82) left for the USA in December to take up a job at a ski-resort. He had finished his time as a student at Maritzburg University, BComm (Hons) in economics. While there he did a lot of sky-diving and he ran Comrades in 1987, making it by 25 minutes.

Tim Tordoff (70-73) is liaison officer with Nestle at Donnybrook. Married to Elizabeth (nee Falconer), they have a son. Matthew Robert, and another child was ex- pected in December They are building a house on their small holding in Underberg

Mark van Velden (74-77) married Nicola Perry (of Windsor, England) in the Highbury Chapel on 7th Jan- uary 1989. He is an associate with Shepstone & Wylie, as also is Michael Whitaker (73-77), who married Odile Pelicier in March 1988.

Dr John Vincent (51-55) has left the Natal Parks Board after 24 years service, to take up the post of Director of the Natal Provincial Museum Service J.H.A. (Henry) Wallace (37-41) is semi-retired and liv- ing at Scottburgh. He tells us that Dr Barry Stacey (37-39) (Durdoc Centre. Durban) retired recently John Whitehead (68-73) is Senior Assistant State At- torney (Natal). He has been transferred from Johan- nesburg and now lives at Warner Beach.

David Winterton (53-56) has retired from practising law as an attorney and has bought a plastic injection moulding business with a friend.

Mark Young (Splug) (82-85) wrote from Lidgetton in January 1989. He had just finished his BComm Degree in Pietermaritzburg and was about to move to London to try his luck in the financial world. While at university he was in control of the finances of the 1988 Rag. and they attained the prize for raising the most money per student in the whole of SA.

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L.B. (Nick) Leslie (60-63) is still farming in Harrismith district with his brother, D.J. Leslie (54-58) and his father, G.D. Leslie (28-30). His nephew. J.R. Leslie (83-87) is now in his 3rd year at Pietermaritzburg Uni- versity, and he also works on the farm in his holidays.

Nick is married to Anne (Wood) and they have two sons at Clifton NR and a 3-year-old daughter.

David Wood (36-40). after 38 years of farming at Westminster has retired because of poor health and lives at Ladybrand.

Robin Young-Pugh (75-79) went to the army in Kroonstad for two years in February 1989. He is a qualified architect.

TRANSVAAL

Chris Blandford-Newson (79-82) was married to Sue (Munro), (ex St Anne's) in the Michaelhouse Chapel re- cently.

Richard Bonnet (72-75) has returned to South Africa after living in Texas for 13 years and is with Protea In- ternational in Johannesburg.

Richard (R.W.) Bucholtz (71-75) is a manager of Ait- ken Peat, Carlton Centre, Johannesburg. He is married toKate(Brossy).

R.M. Courtenay (68-71) is a computer consultant in Randburg.

Graham Edmunds (71-74) works for Audio Image Group, Sandton. He made a photographic expedition to

143 Michaelhouse in June and produced a magnificent screen presentation about the school and its needs for the fund-raising dinners in Durban and Johannesburg.

S.A.G. Ellis (32-34) lives in Pretoria. He retired in 1988 having practised as A. Gordon Ellis, Architect, in Pretoria since 1946. He continues to act as Diocesan Architect.

C.A. (Andrew) Embleton (52-56) still lives in Pretoria in the home which he and Elizabeth purchased 25 years ago. As Managing Director of Baldwins Steel (a division of Dorbyl Ltd) he does get around the country and he bumped into Nick Hancock (51-55) at Lan- seria. They last saw one another some 34 years ago. Andrew has a son who served as a Captain in the Air Force and now flies 737s for SAA. One of his daughters is married, having graduated from UNISA and his youngest daughter earns her living "temping with Kelly Girl".

Geoff Engel (70-73) unexpectedly won the JHB seat of Bezuidenhout for the Democratic Party, a previous NP stronghold, in the last general election and will also be retaining his position as a director of Gallo (Africa) Ltd.

Des Erasmus (61-64) is Managing Director of Holt Lloyd International South Africa. At last there is a girl in the family, Tessa Heather, born 30th October 1989. James and Matthew are delighted to have a sister.

A.J.S. Ford (77-80) has completed a National Diploma in Management and is now an Export Consultant in Jo- hannesburg.

Allan Graham (63-68), Headmaster of Woodmead School, wrote in June. He says that Woodmead re- mains one of the most exciting and challenging schools in South Africa and he feels greatly privileged to be part of its growth.

Recently Allan was interviewed for M-Net by Anthony Shaw (68-72) who, like himself, had been a Major Scholar from Cordwalles to Michaelhouse.

Allan also mentions Rodney Lloyd (49-53), the Wood- mead school architect, who is building a very beautiful campus at Woodmead. Mark Rose (63-68), whose son Robert is at Woodmead and daughter Phillipa will be going there in 1990, James Kennedy (74-75) who is in Standard Bank's Human Resources Section, and Patrick Hamilton (54-58) who leaves his position as Headmaster of WHPS at the end of 1989 to initiate PEPPS, a prep school project in Pretoria's townships.

Carl Grobler (61-64) is completing his second term as Mayor of Trichardt, where he is managing director of the TRI-SEC Group, VW/Nissan franchise. He is proud of his two young daughters, both of whom have their Eastern Transvaal gymnastic colours, and have com- peted in SA gymnastic competitions.

Rob Hemphill (27-31) is living in retirement at Mul- dersdrift.

Paul Inman (53-57) is Manager, Information Technol- ogy, Argus Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, Johannes- burg.

Charles Johnston (71-75) returned to SA after three years in London, where he obtained post-graduate qualifications in ship-broking and the Baltic Exchange. He is in Johannesburg, a ship broker with Afromar (Pty) Ltd. On the 11th November he was married in the Ep- worth Chapel (Pmb) to Brenda (Crookes).

Vernon Lawrence (77-80) completed his CA with Pim Goldby in Johannesburg and is now busy with his mili- tary service in the Department of Inland Revenue.

Grahame Lindop (57-61) is National Leasing Director of Anglo American Property Services, and is Deputy Chairman of the Market Theatre, Johannesburg. He is also Chairman of United Colleges Scholarship Trust of SA. Married to Barbara he has three children including Philip, Head Boy of Michaelhouse in 1990.

Donald Loxton (34-38) moved to Trichardt in May

1989 after spending seven months at the base camp Rundu as Resident Engineer supervising a general services contract for the SADF. South Africa was pull- ing out of Namibia and Untag was virtually taking over. The contract was cut by almost a million rand. Donald was remaining with the same firm of consulting engin- eers, Keeve Steny Inc of Braamfontein. He was won- dering how much longer he would be able to continue high-pressure work, as he would be 70 in November and he doubted whether he would have been able to carry out the work which he was doing, had he not en- tered into a programme of highly intensive exercise.

Ross Mackenzie (74-78) is a general practitioner in private practice in Johannesburg. His brother Graeme (76-79) is doing well as an optometrist in private prac- tice in the same city.

George Mackeurtan (60-64) is Director of a Stock- brokingfirm.

Stuart Malan (7SM53) graduated at the Johannesburg College of Education. He was awarded the John Grey Award for the most promising senior primary graduate out of 150 students. He is continuing his studies to achieve a Bachelor's Degree of Primary Education, while holding the position of student assistant House- master at Athlone School. In his last year at JCE he captained the 1st XV.

Terry Muggeridge (34-37) is a pensioner living in Craighall Park.

Brett Oldridge (59-61) is in Pretoria, a partner in "Adams and Adams".

C. James W. Parker (65-69) has been with First National Bank for more than five years and is the Man- ager - Catering and Residential Operations at the Bank's Management Training Centre in Sandton.

Ian Patchitt (74-78) was transferred back from Natal to Johannesburg in December. He is aseptic product manager of Metal Box Liquid Packaging. His wife Mar- iolina is expecting a baby in April.

Mike Patchitt (76-79) married Debbie Brokenshaw on the 2nd December 1989 and has recently bought a house in Blairgowrie in Johannesburg.

Mike Payn (62-65) moved to White River in Decem-

144 ber, but is still with ACI Agrochemicals, as marketing manager (or the Lowveld. Daughter Derry started at St Anne's in January and son at Clifton NR. He will be at Michaelhouse in 1992.

Warwick A. Pearce (78-82) writes from Durban, "Where I have just spent my second long weekend pass since I went into the army in August 1989 to begin my National Service. I have been doing my Basic Train- ing at Personnel Services School in Voortrekker- hoogte.

"I eventually finished my degree. BSc Civil Engin- eering, at University Natal, Durban, in June this year and was employed by the Department of Water Affairs three weeks before going into the army. I now have a contract with them and will be working back two years after National Service in the Department's H.Q. in Pre- toria.

"A month ago I was engaged to be married to Cathy Tillard who is from Durban; so as you can see 1989 has been a very eventful year so far."

Adrian Price (59-62) is with Anglo in Johannesburg. Noel Sacke (36-38) is enjoying a bit of golf and leisure, being semi-retired in Pretoria, after 34 years with Ruto Mills.

Ian Sinton (70-73), now the proud father of a daughter, Victoria, is in partnership professionally with Patrick Tucker (66-68).

Patrick Tucker (66-68) is a practising attorney, part- ner of Ramsay Webber and Co of Johannesburg. He has a daughter, Vivienne, and a son, Christopher. He is National Chairman of the South African Cycle-Car Rac- ing Association. With the recognition of this sport as a national sport in March 1989 Patrick achieved an 18- year-old ambition.

Adriaan van Velden (71-75) has joined Bentel Abram- son Architects in Johannesburg. He married Paula Jackson in May, 1988.

Hugh Wallace (71-74), married Mandy in 1982 and they have two daughters and a son. He is General Manager of Dew Crisp Farms, Johannesburg.

After leaving Michaelhouse Hugh returned to Rhodesia where he wrote "M" Levels and then did his national service for 2! years. He trained as a tobacco buyer for three years and then went vegetable farming. He immigrated to SA in 1986. John Welch (39-42) visited the school in August. He is the co-ordinator and consultant to the St Anthony's Rural Aid Project under the auspices of the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg. He is concerned with pro- jects in rural areas entailing the assistance of local communities in improving the quality of their lives.

The Bishop of Johannesburg has commended John Welch's work and has written, "Mr Welch is utterly dedi- cated in what he does, and has the interests of the people at heart... I find myself amazed at the amount of work that he has done and the total commitment he has to the people whom he serves."

John speaks with admiration of the Michaelhouse mas- ters of his time, especially Colin Melville, the Penning- tons, and Jack Frost, who inspired him with an appreci- ation of true scholarship.

Chris Whitaker (70-74) is Industrial Relations Man- ager. Middelburg Steel and Alloys. He is married with two daughters.

Peter Williams (52-55) came from Tzaneen to visit Michaelhouse in May. He has a daughter at St Anne s and a son who will be coming to Michaelhouse in two years' time.

Ken Witthaus (39-43). Senior Partner. T.C. Water- meyer Group of consulting engineering practices, will retire in October 1990 on reaching the age of 65 after 42 years with the same firm of consulting engineers, with whom he started as a pupil civil engineer in 1948 He expects to be retained as a consultant to the part- nership after his retirement.

Frank Brand (82-85) is Equity Dealer for Ed Hern and Rudloph, Stockbrokers, Johannesburg. Two others of the same vintage working for stockbrokers are Mike Shakerley (82-85) and David Rowles (82-85)

S.E.J. Dunning (60-64) left SAAF after 20 years Medium Service Commission to join an aviation firm in Johannesburg. He has remarried.

David Farrell (80-82) started as a Field Extension Of- ficer for the Hans Merensky Foundation (Eastern Transvaal) in January. He had just finished his two years national service (SA Intelligence School). He completed his BSc Agric in Pietermaritzburg in 1987 He is now studying through Unisa for a Marketing di- ploma. Ian Haggie(32-35) is President, Haggie Ltd.

Anthony Hewat (73-77) married Helena (nee Lecle- zio) in Durban last November. He is a senior consultant of the strategy group, Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, Man- agement Consultants, Sandton.

Steve Pendray (73-77) is now in Johannesburg, Fleet Sales Consultant with Toyota. He spent a year over- seas working and travelling and worked on contract at S.G. Warburg Merchant Bank in London and spent four months in the USA.

A.J. Pollard (72-76), since May 1989 has been co- owner of Medical Specialities (Pty) Ltd in Johannes- burg. His second child, a daughter, was born 27th Feb- ruary 1989.

John E. Prestwich (80-82) lives in Parktown North. He obtained his MB ChB at Stellenbosch in 1989.

Tim Pryce (67-72) lives in Johannesburg with his wife, Mary, and two children aged four and three. He works as a professional engineering consultant for Analysis, Management and Systems (Pty) Ltd in Halfway House.

Graeme Rennie (70-74) is doing media-related work at the SA Foundation HQ in Johannesburg, concentrat- ing on companies' publications and help with press re- leases. He monitors media coverage and compiles a monthly column. He is married to Fiona (n£e De Wet), who works at the Brenthurst Library. They have re-

145 cently moved to Johannesburg from Irene, where they lived for three years.

Graeme's father, James (44-47), has been re-elected to the President's Council by the DP caucus following the September general election.

Andrew Tyndale-Biscoe (79-82) was planning to join a Merchant Bank in Johannesburg in 1990. He com- pleted his national service in December. He rep- resented Northern Transvaal Command at golf, playing off a one handicap. Earlier he obtained his BCom degree and performed articles at Deloittes.

While at Personnel Services School, Voortrekker- hoogte, Andrew met James Baker (79-82), David Earle (79-82), Murray Gilson (80-85), Richard Na- pier (78-82), Philip King (85), Tim Hallier (80-83), Justin Corbett (79-82), Russell Skae (80-83), Nick Shave (79-82) and Warwick Pearce (79-82).

UNITED KINGDOM

Stephen Burnett (68-71) is Principal Consultant of Touche Ross, Management Consultants, in London.

Dr Andrew K. Browne (80 - Vlth Form) expected to be at Merton College, Oxford from October 1989. Be- fore that he was at Auckland Hospital, New Zealand. Between 1981 and 1987 he had a remarkably success- ful academic career at UCT, completing the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Medicine (Anatomy) (First Class Major), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery- (Distinction in second professional exam- ination), Master of Science in Medicine (Physiology) by thesis. At Oxford he will read Politics, Philosophy and Economics for two years.

Graeme Bucholz (74-77) was married to Lynne (Adams) in UK in October. He is a cocoa trader with Figgis and Co in London.

Robin Chapman (Staff 35-58) and Honor celebrated their Golden Wedding in July 1989 in the garden of their son, Colin (57-58) in Bath. They were married in the Michaelhouse Chapel and the reception was on the ter- race. Bob and lone Roseveare (Staff 52-60) and Rory and Pam Gillespie (45-57) were among those who attended the Golden Wedding celebrations.

Dr H.L. Currey (39-42) paid a nostalgic visit to Mich- aelhouse in November accompanied by his old school friend Tuli Rouillard (38-44) and Tuli's daughter. They inspected Farfield House and remembered hurling soap tablets from above on the croaking frogs in K.M.P.'sfishpond.

Ian Inglis (80-83) lives in London and means to be married in June.

Peter Kuipers (60-63) lives in Wiggington, Herts. He is Customer Service Manager, GKN Chep Ltd, London.

David Lawrence (78-81) lives in Ipswich and is work- ing as a Quantity Surveyor for Costains.

Guy Leadbeater (78-80) completed his Master of Commerce degree (in Economics) at Wits and was going up to the University of St Andrew's, Fife, Scotland in October 1989 to read for the degree of MPhil in Man- agement. He invites any OM passing through St An- drew's to drop in at Dean's Court for a dram or three. He hopes, after finishing at St Andrew's, to find employ- ment in either Edinburgh or London. He spent three months travelling around Europe with W.S. Tunnicliffe (77-80) who is working as a doctor in Worcester.

William Fleming Love (66-71) lives at Turners Hill, West Sussex, married to Jane (Hodgson). He works for Konica, U-Bix Agents in the southern area of UK as a senior engineer and "trouble shooter", in the world of office machinery.

Heath Harvey (Farfield'86), son of Jeremy Harvey (58-60) is Senior Prefect at Marlborough College.

John Macaulay (23-24) received a letter of congratu- lations on his 83rd birthday in October. He and Effie hope to be in Natal in 1990 and perhaps to attend Old Boys' Day.

A.W. MacGillivray (54-57) lives in Bromley, Kent. Af- ter being out of touch for a long period he visited the school in June 1989.

Dave Mitchell (54-47) has kindly supplied us with the address of Dale M. Purcocks (53-57) who lives in Cwmbran, Gwent. They recently spent a week together fishing in Hampshire.

P.D. Moran (76-80) is working for an engineering com- pany as a computer engineer.

J.E.R. Nolan (55-58) is a director of Stonehage Ltd, in London. He has been in the UK for 2\ years and has a son at Nottingham University and a daughter com- pleting her A Levels. Prior to moving to the UK he was a senior partner of a firm of accountants in Johannesburg for many years.

Colin Page (Staff 51-53) arrived at the Rectory to stay for two days in February 1989 after an adventurous rail journey from Merrivale. He is still a bachelor and he has vivid memories of his time at Michaelhouse. He has re- tired from schoolmastering, but still does coaching in history at various coaching establishments in London.

Rick Peacock-Edwards (58-61) has been promoted to the rank of Group Captain in the RAF. He is Deputy Director of Air Defence in the RAF at the Ministry of De- fence, London.

David Perkins (42-44) writes, "I went to this year's Michaelhouse reunion at John Craven's house. It was a perfect summer evening and I enjoyed meeting Rector Pluke, also a contemporary of mine at Michaelhouse, J.H. Finlayson (42-45)."

Oliver Phillips (77-81) gives his address in Alicante, Spain, but says he is doing a Master's Degree (MPhil) in Criminology at Girton College, Cambridge, which he says, is a very exciting place to be, academically and socially.

Charles Porter (57-60) is a Director of Sedgwick UK, London (Insurance Brokers ranked second in the world). He writes, "Having moved to UK 5^ years ago, my son Greg, all of 13 plus a few months, after begging, arguing and constant nagging, has suc-

146 ceeded in persuading us to allow him to return to South Africa and enter Michaelhouse. Teach him well!"

Or Robin Proctor (54-59) is Vice-Principal. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology John Ludwig (56-59) is in UK. His son Andrew went to the same prep school in England as mine (Caldicott in Farnham Royal). His son is now at Stowe, also Hum- phrey Nicholls (56-60) lives near us at Beaconsfield and his son is at Caldicott.

Philip Spray, who taught for a while at Michaelhouse. teaches at Caldicott.

John Craven is known to all of us and must rank as one of Michaelhouse s more successful old boys and as a prominent player in the City of London, he is, to put it mildly, regarded with great pride by all of us OMs liv- ing in or working in London."

Simon Rycroft (78-81) is drilling for oil in the North Sea. He says the winter weather offshore is terrible. He plans to return to SA in a couple of years.

Owen Skae (79-81), after lecturing in Business Admin- istration at Rhodes for the past two years, has been ac- cepted by Durham University to read for a one-year MBA. He hopes to return to Africa after finishing in Sep- tember He offers hospitality to any OM who travels to the north-east of England.

Russell Smail (80-84) and Mark Faulkner (82-85) share a house in Bristol. Mark is a Financial Consultant with Legal and General Assurance Co, Russell is a stu- dent of Estate Management and Valuation at Bristol Polytechnic. They have spent much time together in Europe and the Middle East, and both enjoy rugby at Bath.

Dr Simon Tordoff (69-73) is an anaesthetist at St Bar- tholomew's in London.

Andrew Wadman (66-69) met Michael Cave (64-68) for dinner. Michael enjoys an elevated status in Shell UK. He is shortly to move with his family to Athens for a three-year spell.

Andrew has been around the world in 1989 on holiday with his wife and daughter. For the first time in 15 years they were due to visit South Africa over the Christmas period. As soon as they returned he was meaning to depart for Singapore to give financial and trust presen- tations to British expatriates.

He means to stay at home in 1990 to break-in his 30 ft yacht. He passed his Royal Yachting Association Skip- per's exam when he skippered a 40 ft yacht around the coast of North Africa for ten days. He also climbed Ayers Rock and found a type of tadpole in rivulets there which last hatched (so he was told) some 25 years ago

- suspended animation for all that time!

Jeremy Wood (56-58) is Resident Partner in UK for ZMCK Consulting Engineers of Lusaka, Gabarone, Maseru and Mbabane. His children have now grown up, both graduated from UCT. He lives in Marlow, Bucks. He has recently seen John Ludwig (55-58), who is also now resident in UK. (Address please Sec.)

AFRICAN COUNTRIES MALAWI

John E. Smithyman (45-48) is Manager. Old Mutual. Malawi For the first time in many years he visited the school in October to show it to his wife, daughter and son-in-law There are three other daughters and a son

TRANSKEI

S.S. McLennan (59-60) has been living with his wife. Lynn, and children. Anthony and Bronwyn, in Umtata for 2J years. He is an architect with Osmond. Lange.

VENDA

Clive Dyer (68-71), MA (Rhodes) is a history teacher at LIIHVHA School It is, he says, a community-based, independent school, which is currently having to rely on the Venda administration for grounds, buildings and salaries, nonetheless retaining academic autonomy. There were 169 pupils at the last count, non-racist, non-sexist, ranging from a pre-school class to Standard 8, with 13 teachers They hope eventually to expand to matriculation and perhaps even post-matric.

Don Bramwell (70-73) is teaching science at the same school.

ZIMBABWE

Christopher Clayton Cann (43-46) is manager of a leading Jeweller's firm in Bulawayo. He retired from National Railways Zimbabwe in August 1988. where he had held a senior administrative post in the Signal Branch.

Noel Crawford (49-53) owns Thrums farm in the Ma- zoe Valley helped by his eldest son, Brian. He is be- coming interested in horticultural products and breed- ing Mashona cattle.

Tim Field (42-46) is in the process of opening up a farm for horticulture in the Eastern Highlands, a very pretty farm, he says.

A.S. Haggie (64-67) is Managing Director of Tang- anda Tea Co Ltd, the largest producer, exporter and packer of teas in Zimbabwe.

He is married to Margaret Essery (n6e McGregor). He has two stepchildren and two of his own, Charlotte (8) and Ian (1J).

Patrick Rooney (53-56) drove with his wife, son and two daughters from Harare to Balgowan in April. It was his first visit to the school for about 12 years.

Pete Kaulback (81-82) is a tobacco farmer. In 1987 he represented Zimbabwe in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and hopes to go to the next one in France, in 1991. In 1989, with the help of his father, W. J. Kaulback (53-58), he bought a farm.

Brian Moultrie (53-59) is a Director, Lunney's Roof- ing, Pietermaritzburg Walling and associated com- panies. He married "Trish" (nee Croke) in 1967 and now has two daughters, Laurie (20) and Tara (18) and

147 a son, Gregg (16). Brian is the immediate past Chair- man of the Chapman Golf Club and is an active Ro- tarian.

NORTH AMERICA

Bruce Adnams (69-73) is ear, nose and throat sur- geon in private practice in Rossland, British Columbia. He enjoys the peace and the "great outdoors'' in a beautiful country.

Chris Bambus (64-68) is a Doctor of Chiropractic in Redwood City, California. He is a sponsor of "Drugs Aren't Fun Run", which aims to raise the awareness of the public to drug abuse. He is also on the Board of Directors of San Mateo Drug and Alcohol Council. He would enjoy a get-together with other old boys in the area.

Dr Donald Barford's (58-63) two charming daughters visited Michaelhouse in July 1989, and were escorted round the school by members of the Sixth Form.

Alan H. Burns (60-62) is chairing our Centenary Ap- peal in Eastern Canada. He is President of Burns Kin- caid and Associates, a senior executive search firm with partners internationally. Alan's son Jonathan is in Grade 11 at Upper Canada College, and his daughter Vanessa is in Grade 8 at Bishop Strachan School. Robin is an Occupational Therapist. Alan sees Peter Thorrington-Smith (59-63), Hugh Coppen (56-60) and Ernie King (46-52) in Toronto. He hopes to visit South Africa at Christmas 1990 and to stay with Roger Faircliff (59-62).

Simon Chetwynd-Palmer (64-67) has emigrated to Vancouver.

Hugh Coppen (56-61) writes from Toronto, "I am now President of VTR Video, one of North America's studio duplicators of video cassettes. We are contracted by the big Hollywood studios such as Paramount, MGM and Universal to produce video cassettes of their mov- ies for rental and sale to consumers. It's a booming business, and keeps me very busy running our oper- ation of over 2 000 video casette duplication machines. The only problem is that Jann, who runs her own fash- ion promotion business, and I don't get to spend nearly enough time on our yacht on Lake Ontario! Our son Shawn, 20, is attending the University of Western On- tario, and Leanne, 17, graduates from high school in June 1990. A family reunion in Harare in August 1988 was my first visit to Africa since 1974. I certainly don't intend to let another 14 years go between trips and, with the Centennial of the school coming up, we're already planning to 'See you in 96!'"

K.R. Fleischer (77-80) is working in New York but says he would prefer to be in London. He means to re- turn to London in 1992, once the EEC comes into be- ing.

Robert Hersov (74-78) graduated from the Harvard Business School with MBA, and joined Rupert Murdoch in New York in international media industry.

It was a delight in April to meet up again with Ernie King (4S-52) at Michaelhouse, his first visit since the sixties. He came down from Johannesburg, where he was attending a Travel Indaba, to visit our two Ca- nadian exchange pupils. Ernie, having his own travel firm, moves about the world a lot. His memory of Mich- aelhouse and the personalities of 40 years ago is vivid. He and John Lowe had a great chat.

Dave Markgraaff (83-86), studying at San Diego Uni- versity (accounting), has settled into the Californian lifestyle and enjoys surfing and skiing. He also played rugby at university. He was visited by Greg Sloan (82-86).

Neil Middleton (81-82) wrote in June'89 to say that he expected to be in Ontario for about a year. He is a tech- nical assistant for Delcan Corporation. He graduated at UCT in December 1988, BSc.

John B. Montgomery MD (48-52) received the 1988 Chronicle from his father, who now lives in Perth, West- ern Australia, and he got it from his brother "Binks" (50-55), who lives in Adelaide, Southern Australia. It is the first copy he has seen since he came to America in

1960. Now he is on our mailing list. He is a Pediatrician in Providence, Rhode Island. His family are now all grown up and know little about South Africa.

Gavin Morkel (69-72) now lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and two daughters. He is in the music business producing records, tapes, etc - mainly gospel.

Kevin John Osmond (84-86) is a second year student at Acadia University, Nova Scotia, studying for a BSc in Biology. John Wallis (84-87) means to visit him in

1990 and they plan to cycle across Canada in 2\ months.

Ivan Price (63-67) is a consulting engineer in Calgary, Canada.

Dr Christopher (Kit) Vaughan (67-71) has been ap- pointed Research Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Virginia.

Alan Young-Pugh (72-77) moved to Toronto in Jan- uary 1989. He is senior management consultant to Touche Ross, Management Consultants.

Dudley Tickton (63-68) is computer laboratory man- ager at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton (a suburb of Denver), Colorado. He writes, "I stay pretty busy with working full-time, raising my 6-year-old daughter, Joni, alone, and furthering my education part-time."

AUSTRALASIA

A large bearded old boy with an Australian accent vis- ited the school in August, A.L.S. Boyd (63-67). It is good to have found him again. He lives in Melbourne.

Dr Brian Downing (54-58) wrote last July and was hoping, with the help of Hamish Fraser (55-59), to or- ganise an OM reunion in Sydney towards the end of the year. And P.D.D. McIntosh (55-58) would support an OM reunion in Eastern Australia.

Mark Holliday (74-77) has moved with his family from London to Perth and would love to hear from OMs

148 passing through or now residing in Perth. He works in the Investment Department of Jones Lang Wootton.

Geoffrey Jeudwine (47-50) writes from East Rose- ville, NSW, Australia.

I last visited SA in 1973, mainly a business trip tacked onto the end of an extremely tiring eight week study tour of the aluminium industry in USA. UK and Europe. I spent two days with my mother in Pietermaritzburg which was fortunate as she died shortly after. The trip must have taken its toll as a few months after my return I suffered a massive heart attack but luckily survived. The after effects lingered on for nine years until I had bypass surgery in 1982 with great success, the results were incredible and I had not realised how my fitness had been reduced.

After going to work in the UK in 1959 I emigrated to Australia in 1963 as I had met a New Zealander who I married in Sydney that year. We have two daughters aged 24 and 22, both living near us; the eldest is mar- ried.

Most of my working life has been spent in the alu- minium industry in Marketing functions, particularly in the packaging section of the industry. It was a happy and interesting time as I travelled widely and got to meet many people, particularly in Europe: More re- cently I have been in marketing management in the ex- hibition industry which is booming since the construc- tion of Sydney's new centre.

Having been away from SA since 1959 I have found it difficult to keep abreast of what has been happening. However, the ever increasing stream of migrants means that I regularly meet people who update me. Un- til censorship was introduced we often heard more about events in SA than local residents did. I still try to keep track of events and obviously miss many things and people from the past. However, Australia has been extremely good to us and we have no regrets at coming here. Sydney is extremely expensive in comparison to Johannesburg and most migrants feel the shock in the real estate market first, then at the cost of imported cars such as Mercedes and BMW!

You may recall that my sister Valerie worked in the Bur- sar's office for a short time. She lives at Barwon Heads, a coastal town near Melbourne. Her husband retired as Archdeacon of Geelong some years ago. They have two sons and one daughter and are well and truly grandparents! Ian McBride (58-61), who was a lecturer in the English Department of the University of Stellenbosch, was planning to move with his wife, Margaret, to New Zea- land in September 1989. They hope to start a business.

A.S. (Simon) Milne (70-73) is yet another OM immi- grant, and lives at 23 Alton Street, Woollahra, Sydney.

Jeff Morphew (30-36) stayed in Australia with R.J. (Bill) Garland (64-67) and Lindy (nthe Howarden) for three weeks during May. He says that they are doing very well indeed there. They have two delightful sons, Sam and Geoff. Bill is Manager of a section of a very large business. They are adding on to their already fine home.

An interesting letter from John Nelson (40-43) arrived just too late for the 1989 Chronicle. He tells of a braai in March 1988. attended by Charles Brookes (42-45), Scott Balson (68-71), Rhidian Dalrymple (60-64), Guy Kirk (60-63), Rob Jenkins (49-52), Doug Sis- son (71-74) and Jeremy Whiteley (59-62). The host was Jim Woods (33-34)

Guy Kirk and Rhidian Dalrymple went to the wrong house and it was only after a few rounds of drinks that they realised that they were not with strange OMs but were uninvited guests.

Rhidian Dalrymple is in partnership with a group of radi- ologists, and Scott Balson now works for Infopac, a company which runs a Mining Data Base.

In September Mike Willmot (45-48) paid the Nelsons a fleeting visit.

John Nelson received some nasty injuries last October when he fell from a bicycle and landed on the tar. He was cycling with his grand-children. In December he re- tired from his post as Director of Studies at Scotch Col- lege, Perth.

Dr Stuart Phillips (66-70) was due to leave Bulwer, Natal in October for New Zealand to take up a country family practice in Featherstone, North Island.

Jan Randall (78-80) lives in Brisbane, married to Mar- garet (Coyne) and they have a son. Jan is an Analyst Programmer, ICL Computers. His brother. Colin (78-80) is now also a computer programmer, after eight years with the ANZ Bank in Brisbane.

Colin played rugby for Queensland Country and South East Queensland against the Pumas, Italians, All Blacks and the French, all at fly half. His kicking prow- ess was highly respected and gained many points for his side.

A.D.B. (Barry) Tod (46-49) writes as follows from New Zealand:

I wonder if it would be possible to trace a Michaelhouse Old Boy for me. His name is Alastair Hill and he was in West during the years 1947-50. Alastair s father was an orthopaedic surgeon in Durban and his mother a GP in Pietermaritzburg. Although Alastair was a year or two younger than myself, and in a different house, I got to know him well as he often spent his holidays in Bulwer, which was only a matter of five miles from my parents' farm. Alastair was a very quiet lad but simply loved the great outdoors. He was an avid snake collec- tor and a keen shot. We spent many happy days walk- ing over the Bulwer range of mountains looking for bushman paintings, and always hoping that one day we would stumble across the buried treasure of tusks which were supposed to have been left behind on our old farm at the outbreak of the Zulu War.

After leaving school I went to Cedara for two years and then to England for about nine months before returning to South Africa to manage my father's Mtubatuba sugar cane farm. Unfortunately it was during this period that I

149 lost touch with Alastair. Someone once said that in the early 50s he was a professional crocodile hunter some- where up in East Africa. Someone else told me that he had joined in the Hungarian revolution and had been killed. Needless to say I trust the latter story is incorrect and that in fact he is happily married with a family somewhere in Natal near his beloved mountains.

If you are able to locate his whereabouts I would very much appreciate you letting me have his address. I would be most interested to know where he is and what he is doing.

Jonathan van Rooyen (84-86) finished his matric at Scotch College, Melbourne in 1988. He was Captain of their 1st XV, Captain of Victoria Schools Rugby Team, and he played for Australian Schools "B" vs New Zea- land Schools.

David Barwise (81) has graduated LLB (Hons) 1989 and has commenced two years articles of clerkship with Morris, Fletcher and Cross, Brisbane.

Charles Smith (64-68) has bought a cattle property just four kilometres from Orange, which is 260 km west of Sydney. He and his wife, Pam, and their three chil- dren look forward to seeing any OMs passing that way. There is a good train and air service between Orange and Sydney.

REST OF THE WORLD CHILE

Nick Norman (58-62) is in Santiago, working for RTZ as Senior Geologist, on a one-year contract that he hopes may be extended for a year or two. He still has a little farm at Franschhoek, currently being managed by a Hilton Old Boy.

FRANCE

Martin Herring (55-57) has now lived in France for four years with his wife, Frances and four daughters. They enjoy life in a small village in the South of France (Finhan), where they are known as "Les Anglais exo- tiques". They are not sure why! Martin is Research Station Manager and Co-ordinator, Europe and South- ern Africa, for an American company, Pioneer Inter- national.

GREECE

Michael Cave (65-68) is now General Manager of Shell Chemicals (Hellas), resident in Athens. He reports that for the last two years, working in Shell International, London, he has had D.M. Barrett (51-54) as his boss - an amazing coincidence, as they are the only two OMs in Shell outside South Africa.

Richard S. Ford (79-82) is a Yacht Charter Skipper based in Rhodes.

HONG KONG

Colin S. Pakshong (73-76) is working in Hong Kong with an American firm as an actuary.

INDONESIA

The postal address of John E. Harris (61-65) is still Sydney, but, as a consulting exploration geologist (main client Ashton Mining Ltd) he has been doing con- sulting work in Indonesia on gold and diamonds since 1982. He has been living in Jakarta very happily with his wife, Jenny, and two children (Sarah 11 and John 9) since 1987 and he would be pleased to meet any OMs in Indonesia.

ITALY

D.N.G. (Nick) Carter (56-59), of the University degli Studi di Trieste, Italy, has had his book on the poetry of Robert Graves published by Macmillan. He has now signed a contract with an Italian publisher to print his book on Edward Thomas.

PORTUGAL

Arthur Boagey (60-63) (Bob to OMs) wishes his old friends in the Republic well. Now he lives in Portugal with wife and two boys, and runs his own property com- pany, having sold up his clothing company in the UK.

SPAIN

G.D.A. (Denys) Moultrie (33-36) is retired and living in Moraira.

SWEDEN

Information has reached us that Harry Cheadle (68-72) is a tour operator in Sweden and a mink farmer (part-time). On the reply slip we read, "I am filling this for my son who married a Swedish girl, now speaks fluent Swedish with a 'Michaelhouse' accent!"

SWITZERLAND J.J. (Jonny) Low (60-64) left SA in January to take up the post of General Manager of a Trust Company in Geneva, where he will be involved in trust work and in- ternational tax planning. He is keen to contact other OMs in Switzerland and Europe.

TAIWAN

Ian O'Connell (81-84) was adjudged the top inter- national speaking student throughout the Republic of China, Taiwan. The competition was organised by the equivalent of the Chamber of Commerce, the Taiwan- ese government and the national tevelvision, and 80 students were short-listed from all over the world, who are studying in Taiwan at university or technikons. Ian's win brought him numerous offers of employment, and he has to control his time carefully to complete his de- gree in two years' time.

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151 Obituaries

Frank Denis Acutt (29-32)

F.D. Acutt was born in Durban on 19th June 1915. He was the second of three sons born to Mr Frank H. Acutt, MP, MPC and Mrs Hilda Acutt (born Poynton). His Pri- mary Education was at Highbury School in Hillcrest, Natal, from whence he graduated to Michaelhouse in 1929. He matriculated in 1932, and thereafter spent a year or so at the then "Natal Technical College". After a spell with Hugh M. Thompson, Estate Agents of Dur- ban, he joined his brother Barry and his Cousin Jack in R. Acutt & Sons, some two years before World War II broke out.

As with his brother Barry, he obtained a "Daily News" Flying Scholarship in late 1939, and, as far as memory serves, he came second of the 50 Scholarship Win- ners. He, and his brother Barry, attested for Service in the SA Air Force very shortly after World War II was de- clared and the two of them virtually flew side by side throughout the whole of the war years. After he com- pleted his elementary training at No. 1 EFTS at Barag- wanath, he was promoted to Officer Rank, after obtain- ing his Wings at 22 Air School, SAAF, Vereeniging. The two brothers were both chosen to fly in the Air Force Commando flying Hawker Harts and Hawker Furys around South Africa on an Air Force recruiting cam- paign. The two then were posted to 40 Squadron SAAF, doing duty in the North African Campaign on Tactical Reconnaissance Work, flying Tomahawks and Hurricanes. After a period of duty in the Western Des- ert, he returned to the Union, where he was stationed at Carolina and Barberton, doing a conversion course on to Twin Engined Aircraft. During this period and before returnng to flying for operational duty in Italy he married Lesley d'Almeida, the daughter of well known Durban businessman, "Dally' d'Almeida, then a widower. From Italy, now in 44 Squadron SAAF, again the two brothers Barry and Denis had the exciting duties of flying Yugo- slav Partisans in and out of their country, landing well behind the lines. They also were dropping regular sup- plies by parachute. After the war he rejoined the Firm of R. Acutt & Sons, where he successfully managed the firm's very active Durban North Branch. In 1972 a few years after the firm had been taken over by National Board and then UAL, he retired from active business, retaining two or three property company directorships. He and Lesley had three sons, Paul, Bruce and Gra- ham, all of whom they were able to see through their Secondary Education at Michaelhouse. Paul, the el- dest, is in business in Durban, Bruce has emigrated to Perth, Australia, and Graham is a successful farmer in the Underberg district of Natal.

Denis's friends will always remember him for his gentle nature and his subtle wit and for his gentle approach to life.

William "Bill" Ainsley (Staff 59-60)

We print the report which appeared in The Star on 29th August 1989:

The founder and director of the Johannesburg Art Foundation, artist Bill Ainsley, died in a motor accident on Saturday.

He initiated a joint effort which led to the formation of the Fuba Art Centre in 1978 and the Alex Art Centre in 1985. He was also involved in the early stages of the Fuba Art Centre.

In conjunction with the United States South Africa Leadership Exchange Programme he began the Thu- pelo Arts Project in 1986 and was responsible for ex- change programmes with international artists for workshops in Johannesburg.

Mr Ainsley was born in 1934 at Bedford in the eastern Cape. He studied at the University of Natal gathering a BA Fine Arts (Hons). He taught at Michaelhouse, Cy- rene Mission School in Zimbabwe and King Edward VII High School in Johannesburg.

He was returning from the Cyrene Mission when his car collided with a truck outside Potgietersrus.

The Chronicle of June 1961 has the following com- ment:

Apart from his academic work and his efforts on our stage sets, he will be remembered most for his selfless work and his untiring determination to understand and improve the lot of Africans, Indians and Coloureds, not only in this district, but in the whole of Natal.

Murray Colin Campbell (29-32)

We print below the report which appeared in the Natal Witness on 6th February 1990.

A prominent midlands farmer, Mr Murray Campbell, died at his home Blesberg in Lidgetton yesterday morn- ing.

His death has been described as a great loss to agri- culture. "He made a phenomenal contribution," said ex- president of the Royal Agricultural Society, Mr Ron Mc- Donald, describing Mr Campbell as a very special friend.

"His knowledge of grassland farming was second to none. He had an enormous appetite for hard work and always had a very modern approach to agriculture."

Mr Campbell was an officer in the Natal Carbineers during World War II. After the war he bought a farm called Thurlow - the present site of Midmar Dam - where he built up a large Friesland herd.

"It was one of the best dairy herds in the country," said Mr John Fowler, president of the Royal Agricultural Society.

152 Mr Campbell moved to Blesberg in Lidgetton and be- came an award winning Hereford breeder He dis- persed his herd about six years ago and concentrated on mutton merino sheep, building up one of the largest performance tested flocks in Natal.

Together with his wife, Molly, he built a beautiful gar- den at Blesberg.

"Many overseas and local farmers visited Blesberg which is one of the show farm in the Natal midlands, said Mr Fowler.

Mr Campbell, who was a governor and benefactor of St Anne's Diocesan College for many years, was a generous donor to both black and white education. He was a patron of the Lion's River Show and one of the few centenary life members of the Royal Agricultural Society. He was a nephew of the poet Roy Campbell.

Ranald James Cathcart (21-26) 1908-1989 East Griqualand born and bred. Rhino was at Michael- house 1921-26. He played for the 1st XV for two years and was also a member of the 1st XI. As an athlete he won the high jump. He balanced all this by winning the Art Prize.

After school he worked as a farm manager before leas- ing a farm for himself. The war intervened and he saw active service with the NMR. He returned to buy the farm Belmont, which had been his wife's family home. Rhino was a man of nature and of the countryside and all it contained. His farms at Belmont and Highdown with their immaculate layout and profusion of trees stood out in an otherwise sparsely timbered countryside.

He was a hard and popular polo player, a game which he took up afler rugby. His first love though was trout fishing, which he combined with a keen and encyclo- paedic knowledge of birds.

Many boys and often their parents too have reason to thank Rhino, when, encouraged by the late Jim Chut- ter, he started the annual EG Trout camps, the first one being in 1953. He made it clear that this was his small way of repaying what he always regarded as the great privilege of having been at Michaelhouse. A trout fish- erman of the highest calibre, he enjoyed passing on his knowledge and was able to teach others that there was so much in nature to enjoy when the fish weren't biting. He is survived by his wife Agnes (nee Gilson) whom he married in 1936, a daughter Nancy and son Bruce (Stiggs) (Michaelhouse 54-57). Stiggs has carried on the tradition and since 1981 has been running the camps.

Farmer, sportsman, gentleman, friend, he will be missed by many.

Ronald Ramsay Collins (63-67)

Roy Gathorne spoke as follows at the funeral service.

I first came to know Ronald when he was a schoolboy; his career at school was a triumphant one, based as it was on a caring and concerned home. He was an out- going personality who mixed easily with his contempor- aries. had high standards and was blessed with a co- ordination of hand and eye as well as a tactical games sense which made him one of the outstanding sports- men of his time In addition to these qualities he pos- sessed a keen brain that gave him a good matric certifi- cate in spite of his many sporting activities.

It seems right to dwell on his sporting acitivites for they were remarkable. Besides captaining the school cricket XI, the hockey, the squash and the tennis, and being Vice-Captain of the rugby XV. he also represented the school at athletics. He also won the Natal U19 squash championship and played Natal U20 squash. His re- markable eye for a gap on the rugby field enabled him time and again to slip through his opponents' line in the centre; in due course his abilities were recognised by the achievement of a Natal Schools' rugby cap and a Natal U20 cap. On the cricket field in the 1966-67 sea- son he scored over 1 000 runs at an average of nearly 60 including in this total five centuries. Not surprisingly, besides captaining the school XI, he played for three different SA Schools sides, captaining the team that toured England in 1967 and the East London side at the end of that year. All his games he played keenly and well, but more important, he played them for enjoyment and in the true sporting spirit - a fact well remembered by his opponents. Indeed, during his cricket captaincy in England he earned high praise for his bearing and his whole attitude to the game of cricket.

He also developed into a leader at school whose quali- ties led to his appointment as a school prefect. When he left school at the end of 1967 he appeared to be on the brink of an outstanding career. An impression re- inforced by his early success at university. Here he be- came sportsman of the year in his first year, in due course played SA Universities cricket and Natal "B" and passed his first two years of a law degree. At that stage for whatever reasons, a chemical imbalance de- veloped in his system which made it impossible for him then or subsequently, despite a loving family and every possible medical care, to cope with stress for any con- siderable period of time.

His reaction to this state of affairs, which lasted half his life, was astonishing. In spite of being in the shadow so to speak, for so much of it, I cannot remember a single occasion when he complained about his situation. Far from being embittered, he accepted stoically what fate had presented to him, and remained a good-hearted, open and for the most part cheerful person, happy to rejoice in the success of those who were more fortu- nate than he was. He showed mature judgement in criticism of sporting events on the grand scale in which he could not now participate. The love and affection of his family certainly helped to strengthen his resolve. He was a loving and loved uncle of his brother's children. One of his great joys was to coach small children in the art of cricket. At times he would be his old self, bubbling over with laughter and fun. And always he would sur- prise those who knew him best with the extraordinary quality of his memory. It was easy for him to recall in detail occurrences that were years in the past and

153 largely forgotten by those involved until they were re- called by Ronald.

Then, last year, he was confronted by the certainty of his death from cancer. His reaction was typically un- daunted. Indeed I remember vividly his 40th birthday anniversary, which was really a farewell to us who knew him so well. It was a moving occasion indeed, made especially so by his balanced acceptance of his true situation. Nobody knew how much he suffered in the last stages but he faced the end with a courage that was strengthened by his faith in the life hereafter. Those of us closest to him will indeed remember for ever a very special person.

Aidan Harrison Cross (31-35)

The Very Reverend AIDAN HARRISON CROSS, Dean Emeritus of Bloemfontein, former Dean of Bloemfon- tein, was born in Kimberley on 5th January 1918.

After matriculating at Michaelhouse, Aidan left for England where he was trained for the Ministry by the Community of the Resurrection at Leeds University (where he obtained his BA English Honours degree) and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, and was ordained Priest in December 1941 in Gloucester Ca- thedral. He served his first Curacy at the Church of St John, Cinderford in the Diocese of Gloucester, where he met and married Betty Bowes. Returning to South Africa, he served at the Cathedral in Pietermaritzburg, St Alphege's in Scottsville and at St Luke's in Howick (which also had five daughter Churches to be looked after). He again left for England where he served at St Philip's, Lambeth. In 1958 he and Betty and their four sons, Michael, John, Paul and Timothy, returned to South Africa. (Paul was later tragically injured in a shooting accident while doing his Military Training, and subsequently died of his injuries.) Aidan was appointed Dean of Bloemfontein in August 1958, and the then Bishop of Bloemfontein recalls that "appointing Aidan Dean of Bloemfontein was perhaps the best thing I did for the Diocese of Bloemfontein". It was here he re- mained until his retirement at the end of 1986 - a period of 28 years. At his official farewell service, the Bishop endowed him with the title Dean Emeritus for his outstanding Ministry. Still possessing a burning de- sire to continue serving God and His Church, he con- tinued his religious broadcasts for the SABC, a Ministry he had been performing since 1946, and served as Administrative Officer to the Bishop of Bloemfontein, where his vast knowledge of the Diocese and the Church of the Province of South Africa proved to be of great value. His first wife died after undergoing heart by-pass surgery and after a time Aidan married Denise Honeywill.

On 15th May 1989, Aidan died of cardiac failure, having suffered from emphysema for some years.

Numerous tributes have been paid to Aidan by his many colleagues and friends. One of them reads, "I have heard about Saints but, if there ever was a man of God amongst us, he was Aidan Cross".

In conclusion, some words from a Methodist Minister who was a friend of Aidan's for almost 30 years: "For Aidan, I am confident, he has now entered into his re- ward. His passing has left the Church on earth deeply impoverished. We thank God for a personality in whom scholarship and faith were so happily wedded, and for a Churchman who, whilst adorning the faith in which he was reared, enlarged the range of its application. Wes- ley would have described him as The friend of all and the enemy of none'. We are indeed grateful for a life generously lived and now quietly crowned."

Errol St George Davey (28-29)

Errol came to Farfield after five years at Highbury and one at Cordwalles. He died on 15th November 1989, aged 76, leaving his wife, Roslyn, a son and three daughters and 12 grandchildren. Since his retirement he had been living at Pennington on the south coast.

Harry Ketley Evans (27-30)

Lindsay Evans writes:

Harry's parents (Harry and Mrs Evans) came to South Africa in 1912 and Harry was born in Klerksdorp in 1912 and entered Cordwalles in 1922 going up to Mich- aelhouse in 1927. After leaving school he came to farm on the farm Hebron, Viljoenskroon, with his parents. Upon the outbreak of World War II he went up North with a Railways Construction Corps. Coming back safely he married a Pietermaritzburg girl, Ruth Nicholls, a minister's daughter.

Unfortunately she was later killed in a motor accident in which he was himself involved. He subsequently mar- ried Rita and is survived by Rita and four children.

Harry spent about 30 years being our groundsman player (cricket) in which time he carted our water to keep his very good grass wicket and outfield always well groomed. We kept our cricket club going for about 35 years on this farm Hebron except of course during the world war.

He had retired to Kroonstad of late and was visiting his daughter at Margate.

Sadly missed by his wife and four children.

Halford John Fellowes (26-29)

H.J. Fellowes was born at Umzimkulu in June 1913. He came from Cordwalles to Michaelhouse as a founder member of Foundation West under K.M.P. In 1929 he played for the 1st XV and was awarded rugby colours. He obtained a first class matric only months after his 16th birthday.

According to Mr Crockett of Crockett, Wendt and Fletcher (Durban), to whom he was articled, he was the youngest ever qualified CA in South Africa.

In 1935 he returned to Umzimkulu and joined Strachan & Co Ltd, an old trading company established in the 1850s by his grandfather. For 50 years he was a direc- tor of the company and he was chairman for 32 years.

He had a distinguished war record. Having been in the RNVR he was seconded to the Royal Navy and he left

154 South Africa in 1940. For four years he served in cor- vettes mainly in the North Atlantic, and the last 18 months he was head of Naval Intelligence in West Africa, based in Sierra Leone.

He was a very active and knowledgeable botanist, a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, Kew, and of the SA Botanical Society and for many years a council member of the Cape Nature Conservation Society.

After his retirement he lived in Kloof and he died in Dur- ban on 16th November 1986.

Jeremy Winston Field (43-47)

We print the report which appeared in the Zimbabwe Herald on 17th February 1989:

A leading and highly regarded Zimbabwean farmer and businessman, Mr Jeremy Field, died suddenly on Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 59 years old.

Mr Field, who farmed in the Marondera area, held nu- merous top posts in organised agriculture, including being a former vice-president of the Zimbabwe To- bacco Association and then president of the Commer- cial Farmers' Union from 1963 to 1970.

In appreciation of his leadership and dedication to Ihe farming community, he was appointed an honorary life vice-president of the CFU and was also its trustee.

Mr Field became the first chairman of Windmill in its reconstituted form in 1970 when local farming interests acquired a majority interest in the company.

He was also a long-serving chairman of the Tobacco Research Board and was chairman of the Agricultural Finance Corporation for nine years. Included among many chairmanships and holdings. Mr Field was chair- man of both Colcom and Zimleaf Holdings and a direc- tor of Standard Chartered Bank, Chloride Zimbabwe. Discount Company of Zimbabwe. Metal Box and Oxyco.

In 1982, he was awarded the farming Oscar in recog- nition of his services to agriculture. In the early 1950s, Mr Field was a squash rackets champion for some years.

He is survived by his wife. Heather, and three daugh- ters.

The president of the CFU, Mr John Brown, yesterday expressed "great shock and a deep sense of loss over Mr Field's untimely death. Mr Field was a fine and greatly respected man who played a major and dedi- cated role in the furtherance of agriculture and Ihe financial and business sectors. We and many others shall miss him greatly and our deepest sympathies are with his wife and family."

Ian Delafield Graham (61-64)

Dell to his family, Della to most of his school friends, died of cancer on 3rd May 1988 in London.

He was the eldest of three brothers to enter Michael- house during the sixties, and will be remembered by his peers as one of those gentle giants, standing 6'6" in his shoes, which stretched to size 13. Many old Pascoe students will remember the sight of those enormous feet sticking at least 12 inches out of his bedding in the morning! He was always a shy and quiet person, but I. his younger brother Allan, will remember his role in re- ducing the bullying of cacks in my first year - he could never bear to see anyone hurt or abused.

From Michaelhouse, he went to UCT from which he graduated at the end of 1969 as a Chemical Engineer. Armed with his qualification he set off to the UK for a "couple of years" to find his feet as an independent be- ing and to gain some experience. He joined BP Head Office as little more than an office boy, and never re- turned to South Africa except on holiday, having stayed with BP until his death.

He carved out an excellent career which included a number of overseas postings. His marriage to Jane came quite late in life, but early enough to father two sons, James and Hugh.

I was privileged to spend three weeks in London, leav- ing only days before his death, privileged because I was able to watch his incredible courage and fortitude in the face of overwhelming pain and rapid physical deterioration.

Dell, we all miss you very much. May God be with you, and may He protect Jane. James and Hugh for the rest of their lives.

Douglas C. Grant (21-23)

Douglas Grant's death a few years ago went largely un- noticed by the OM community as over the years he had become cut off from the few of his South African friends who were still alive; hence this late obituary. Douglas died at Old Blundells in Tiverton, Devonshire, England. He was in his eighties.

Although he was more at home in England ("My be- loved Devon" he would say) than in South Africa, while here, he contributed generously to it in many ways. Be- fore going to Michaelhouse, Douglas went to Cord- walles which, like many in those early days, he remem- bered with mixed feelings. Being neither robust, macho, or good at sports, we suspect he suffered somewhat more than most. But time blurred most of the hard times, and in his old age he recounted with en- thusiasm and happiness the adventures of his school days.

Douglas inherited a small fortune from his father who was a successful and wealthy railway engineer/con- tractor and builder. However, Douglas's extreme gen- erosity coupled with limited business acumen was re- sponsible for his fortune dwindling. He trusted people and loved them and inevitably gave them the benefit of the doubt. Some people were quick to recognise these qualities and were quick to take advantage of them. Douglas lived in Port Shepstone where his family had a number of businesses. He was a staunch member of the Torch Commando and a founding member of the Federal Party. He worked stoically for both and despaired a little when they fell victim to the relentless Nationalist machine. He left South Africa in about 1960

155 for England never to return. In England he farmed un- successfully and in his last years he was quite poor, but like most of his misfortunes he accepted them gra- ciously without rancour; with no self-guilt or bitterness.

Douglas, who never married, helped a number of boys and girls attend Michaelhouse and Saint Anne's. To them and many others he gave generously of his time and money. These men and women will always re- member his compassion and quiet generosity.

While he could never be described as a high-profile "successful" OM, Douglas lived a truly Christian life. He never doubted people's good intentions, and al- though he frequently fell victim to them, it never bothered him, and when he died, he died peacefully with no regrets and with a clear conscience.

Michael Brooke, September 1989.

Edward Neville Griffin (21-33) (known to everyone as Ted) died on 21 st October 1989 aged 82 years. Born in England 8th May 1907.

He had lived almost his whole life on the farm "The Dargle" in the Dargle district. He was educated at Mich- aelhouse and as a young man he worked on a neigh- bouring farm until he went back to the home farm, which he eventually took over from his father. Over the years he acquired adjoining land until he had increased the size considerably. He grew vegetables on a large scale and supplied many convoys which called at Dur- ban during the last war. He also made a name for him- self as a supplier of grass seed, in fact exported Rho- des grass and Paspalum to Israel.

In 1932 he married Dorothy Henson, the only daughter of Dr Warner Henson who was the district Surgeon at Impendle. They were married for over 40 years and had three children, Brian (at Michaelhouse 47-50), Clive (at Michaelhouse 51-54) and Rosemary (at St Anne's 50-56). Both his sons have followed in his footsteps and are farming. His daughter married Mark Baldock from England and they live and farm in the Nottingham Road district.

Ted Griffin was a very public spirited and enthusiastic man and took an active part in the life of the community. He was the moving spirit in starting the Dargle Farmers' Association and acted as Secretary for seven years. He represented the Farmers' Association at the Con- gresses of the Natal Agricultural Union and also served on the Council of the Union representing Fresh Pro- duce Growers. He was a life member of Nottingham Road Farmers' Association and served a term as Vice- President and President and was a member of the Committee for many years.

His great love and relaxation was to play tennis and he was still playing after his eightieth birthday. In fact the Dargle Tennis Club eventually found a home on The Dargle and he filled the part of groundsman for many years.

He and his wife were keen gardeners and the garden at The Dargle was a tribute to their hard work, and was always a magnificent sight. His great interest was in trees and his knowledge of the indigenous trees and their uses in the old days was prodigious.

Some time after the death of his wife Dorothy he mar- ried Jean Balding who also is a devoted gardener.

Ted was a kind and generous man and did much in a quiet way to help those less fortunate than himself with a load of produce or potatoes sold in their name. The Patriach of The Dargle has gone and will be missed by many. His three grandsons attended Michaelhouse - Roger 76-79, William 78-80 and Graham 83-86.

Francis Michael "Chaka" Hallowes (24-28)

We print below a report from the Daily News of 7th November 1989:

When hundreds of Natalians paid their respects at the funeral of "Chaka" Hallowes last week, they remem- bered an educationist and community man who worked ardently towards uplifting the black people he knew and loved so well.

And those who knew him as a relative, recalled a de- voted family man, eager to share his visions and hopes as a "white Zulu" living in challenging times.

Mr Francis Michael "Chaka" Hallowes, former Director of Education and Culture for KwaZulu died of a stroke at the age of 79. He and his wife, Betty, would have cel- ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 16th De- cember.

Describing her husband in an interview, Mrs Hallowes

- a former headmistress of Queensburgh Girls' High School - said he was "a true Natalian - and a true Zulu".

"He was gregarious, an extrovert who was generous to a fault. He was totally unmaterialistic, kind but strict," Mrs Hallowes said of the former Rotarian.

Speaking at her Hillcrest home, she spoke fondly of the man who fought for the upgrading of education for Zulu people at a time when black education was far from a priority in South Africa.

"He was absolutely dedicated to the Zulus. They loved him and he loved them. Wherever he went he would meet someone he knew. He would chat away to garage attendants and farm labourers ... anyone! And he would nearly always find he either knew their father, grandfather, uncle or someone!

"He spoke their language like one of them, and they loved and respected him for that. He was so very in- volved in the Zulu community and he knew them so well."

Chaka's childhood probably had a great influence over his motivations in later years. Born on a mission station in Zululand - the middle son of five, his father was the Reverend W.H. Hallowes, who built 25 churches, mainly in the Nkandla area.

"He loved his childhood. For years we carted the grandchildren around KwaZulu, showing them the places where he used to play with the herdboys, and make clay animals," said Mrs Hallowes.

156 Chaka was educated at Cordwalles and Michaelhouse and obtained his BA and UED degrees at Natal Univer- sity College in 'Maritzburg.

At school he was an outstanding athlete and held the South African schoolboy records for the mile and the half-mile. His mile record stood for 15 years.

At University he held the South African domestic mile record, and would have represented South Africa in the 1932 Olypics had he not had a smashed knee after a motorbike accident.

He taught at Maritzburg College from 1935 to the end of February 1948 with a gap of five years when he was "up north" in the army. At college he coached athletics and the first rugby team. He also introduced hockey into the school.

He was appointed Inspector of Schools from the begin- ning of March 1948 in charge of the Durban South cir- cuit and stayed in that area until 1972 when he was transferred to Maritzburg as a professional advisor. During his time in the Durban South Circuit, he had some 1 500 classrooms built.

"He really fought for those classrooms," Mrs Hallowes said.

"He fought an ongoing battle for classrooms, books and other educational needs."

At the beginning of 1974, he was promoted to the post of Director of the KwaZulu Department of Education and Culture, where he remained until his retirement.

"He played a prominent pari in most projects con- nected with the welfare of the Zulu people - Operation Upgrade, feeding schemes, bursary committees, bantu blind, community chest, black boy scouts, and in initiat- ing an old age home at Umlazi, " Mrs Hallowes said.

"He took over the education department at a difficult time. But he was very hopeful for black education. He knew that the black people would eventually take over South Africa, and whites would be phased out. He had a vision of them being in charge of themselves - and a vision for education for all South Africans.

"He always regretted having had to retire at the most challenging and interesting period of the development of KwaZulu. He reckoned he was born too early. "

In 1986, Chaka was awarded the coveted Paul Harris Award by the Rotary organisation, for his dedicated services in education and as a humanitarian.

Dr Oscar Dhlomo, the present Director of Education and Culture for KwaZulu, paid tribute to Chaka Hal- lowes in a telegram which read: "He laid the foun- dations for the improvement of the quality of African education in Natal and KwaZulu. A great educator and administrator whose passing will be mourned by gener- ations of African pupils, teachers and inspectors."

The final words of farewell, said by Dr James Ndlovu in his address at the funeral, were - "Hamba Kahle, Chaka, nkomo iyahlaba." The last two words mean "the ox that pokes", one of Chaka's Zulu nicknames, which described his impatience with work badly done.

Peter William Heywood Harris (35-38)

Peter William Heywood Harris II followed his older brother Thomas to Michaelhouse from Cordwalles Re- stricted eye-sight and a serious speech stammer lim- ited his achievements at school both academically and in spon. But through his goodness of character, friendli- ness and delightful sense of humour, he was a valued member of Founders and of Ihe school In 1939 he started in a junior capacity in Hunt. Leuchars and Hepburn, and his whole career was spent with them and the Lion Match Company, except for a break during World War II, when he was on active service in Italy in the SA Medical Corps. He ended the war as a Sergeant. During and after his war service his stammer largelydisappeared.

Peter and Sheila Wallace of Durban were married in 1951. and in 1955 the Company transferred him to Salisbury to start and manage a new branch in the Federation covering what is now Zimbabwe. Zambia and Malawi. This he achieved with distinction but the dissolution of the Federation limited further progress. He transferred to the Lion Match Company Limited in Salisbury and retired in 1981.

Throughout his life Peter was a man of integrity and high principles, motivated by a strong and simple Chris- tian faith and commitment. He was a true son of the Rectory, his father, Archdeacon Heywood Harris, and his brother Thomas both serving in the ordained minis- try of the Diocese of Natal. Peter was a fine example of the Ministry of the Laity, he served the church in differ- ent capacities wherever he lived. When his daughter Anne married Robin Duffy, a Presbyterian, and his son David married Carolyn Yates, a Congregationalist, in her church, he became much concerned for church unity, and it must have pleased him greatly that his fu- neral service was conducted by Anglican and Pres- byterian Ministers.

When he retired, Peter and Sheila lived in Pietermaritz- burg, but six months before he died, on 2nd September 1989, they had moved to Somerset West to be near their married daughter Anne. He also leaves a married son David, and three grandchildren. We extend our ap- preciation of Peter's life and our sympathy to Sheila and to their family.

Lancaster Chadborn Knight (29-33)

Lance Knight died, after having for long been in indiffer- ent health, on Sunday, 24th September 1989. Thus ended a life of great activity and zestful living.

Those who knew him so well over a large part of his 30 odd years of service to Michaelhouse, will remember him and his wife Phyllis for their generosity in entertain- ment, their good-heartedness and their enjoyment of life. They will also know that Lance devoted himself unf- laggingly to the interests of the school and the Michael- house community.

As a boy he was at Michaelhouse from 1929 to 1933, becoming in the end a school prefect and head of Founders and earning his 1st XV colours. During the

157 second world war he served from 1940-1945 in North Africa and Italy. As with so many others who shared the comradeship of the forces, he was a devoted member of the Moths, often attending meetings in Durban after settling into retirement in Pietermaritzburg.

In 1947 Lance returned to Michaelhouse as Estate Manager. His service as such lasted till 1953 when he was appointed Bursar. After 18 years in that position he reverted to Estate Manager in 1970 until his retirement in 1976. Who will ever forget seeing his generous figure astride his horse as he did his early morning rounds! Certainly not the boy who referred to him as Sir Lance- lot.

As Estate Manager Lance made many improvements including the laying out of the African Village and Farm School, the establishment of Holley's field and the ex- tension of Tarpey's as well as the building of the Wil- lows field of which Rex Pennington remarked that he "turned it into one of the loveliest fields we have". He also built the new hockey field, fittingly named after him. An article he wrote for the Chronicle in 1976 testi- fies to his deep interest in the trees on the estates as well as his profound knowledge of their history and those who planted them. Moreover he was instrumen- tal in helping to establish the game farm which was a picturesque part of the estate for a number of years.

As Bursar Lance played an important part in the affairs of the school at a critical time in its development. He was responsible for a good deal of the organisation which led to the very successful Diamond Jubilee ap- peal of 1956, in particular so much connected with the great day of the ball in the quadrangle which those who attended it will always remember as a fairy tale oc- casion. During Clem Morgan's time Lance was partially responsible for the introduction of the School's Christ- mas Dinner and the Friends and Neighbours Party. It was he who established a happy precedent by festoon- ing one of the cypresses in front of the school with coloured lights to make it into a giant Christmas tree. As Bursar, too, Lance was for some time Natal Chairman of the Bursars' Association.

From the time that K.M.P. gave it up (1959) until the ap- pointment of John Wilson in 1976, Lance held the sec- retaryship of the Michaelhouse Old Boys' Club. As so many Old Boys know, his interest in their activities and his zeal for the good name of the Club were never in doubt. Old Boys visiting the school were always wel- comed generously by Lance and Phyllis. As the second secretary of the Old Boys he carried on the tradition so ably set by his predecessor. On retirement Lance spent some time at Balgowan and some with Hedley in the Eastern Transvaal, finally coming to rest in Pietermaritzburg close to his daughter Diana. Here he became a dedicated member of the Cathedral of the Holy Nativity. His sincere religious conviction was very evident at Michaelhouse where he served as a Lay Minister, and led naturally to the dedi- cated service of Christ in his new surroundings. Ca- thedral parishioners will remember him for his booming responses, his real concern for others, his regular worship and his determination to have his say in mat- ters that moved him. We salute you, Sir Lancelot.

Keith Christopher Language (72-76)

Keith came to Founders from Amanzimtoti Junior School. He became Head Sacristan and played hockey for the 2nd XI. Keith's mother wrote last July as follows:

"After matriculating in 1976, he went on to read for a BA degree at Natal University, Durban. In September 1980 he chose to do his Military Service via the SA Police in- stead of the army. Having completed his training he was transferred to Durban and then to Scottburgh in 1981. He was so happy at Scottburgh he decided to stay on there. In 1981 he took part in the SAP gymnas- tics and athletic section of the Durban Tattoo and re- ceived a certificate of appreciation from the then Mayor of Durban, Councillor S.C. Hotz and the members of the Tattoo Policy Committee of the City of Durban, for his 'invaluable contribution made to the Durban Tattoo'.

He voluntarily served on three borders of SA in 1983,

1984 and 1985. When first transferred to Scottburgh he was promoted to Sergeant for his work and university record.

Sadly on 6th December 1986, at 7:30 Keith was killed instantly by a Mini Bus Pirate Taxi, while on duty on the N2 just south of Scottburgh. He waved it down and he was run down. The driver was found guilty in both the Regional and Supreme Courts and is presently serving his sentence.

In July 1987, I was requested to attend a large SA Po- lice Medal Parade at Kings Park where I accepted, posthumously, on Keith's behalf, a medal for 'Combat- ting Terrorism' in 1983. While we were naturally very proud, it was nevertheless a great ordeal.

A few days ago I received a further request and invi- tation to attend another 75th Anniversary Medal Par- ade, being held at Durban Crusaders Park at Durban North, which I understand is being held mainly for SAP Reservists, to accept two bars, posthumously, on Keith's behalf, for 'Combatting Terrorism' on South Africa's Borders, during 1984 and 1985.

This Parade will be taking place in a few days' time, 9:00 22nd July 1989.1 understand the two bars and rib- bons will be presented to me by General J.C. van Nie- kerk. The first medal was presented by General de Witt.

Very sadly, my husband, Ivor Language, has suffered a stroke (4th August 1988) and is presently in the Frail Aged, New Homestead of Flame Lily Park. I have a flat nearby so that I am able to visit him daily. We lost our first son, Keith's elder brother, Hilton, while doing an of- ficers' course in the Army, years earlier. These two tra- gedies I feel sure, having contributed in no small way to my husband's stroke. However, he too will attend the medal parade (in a wheelchair) along with my two daughters, Rozanne Baker of Amanzimtoti and Dimity Eager, who is presently visiting us from the United States.

During Keith's sojourn at Michaelhouse, Mr Rex Pen- nington was Rector and much loved Mrs Campbell, the

158 Secretary friend and mother to so many. I still have two service ties which Keith received for his services in the Chapel at Michaelhouse.

We all treasured those five years he spent at Michael- house - all the happy hours we spent there and memories which will be evergreen. "

Hugh Oscroft (Bill) Lee (20-24)

Hugh Oscroft Lee was born on 13th September 1906 in the Nqutu district of Zululand. He was the son of Albert William and Edyth Ann Lee of Hlazakazi.

His early life was spent at mission stations in Zululand with his parents who were missionaries (his father later became Bishop of Zululand). He herded his father's cattle with the other young boys and became fluent in Zulu.

He received his education at Cordwalles and Michael- house and the influence of his schooling and his par- ents had a strong effect on his commitment both to God andhisfellow-men.

He married Doris Mary Brockwell in St Michael and All Angels, Eshowe (now the Cathedral of Diocese of Zulu- land). They have three children.

He was licensed as a Sub-Deacon in 1966 and dedi- cated more than 30 years to visiting the sick and elderly, the lonely and needy, as well as the Church Council and as a Churchwarden. He also served in various Diocesan Committees and Provincial Synod and Committees. He was largely instrumental in start- ing the Frail Aged Home in Eshowe and served as Chairman of the Nqutu Home.

In all walks of life. Bill was known to be a caring con- cerned man who was never afraid of "involvement" whether in farming, sporting or community life.

In all his many and varied activities he quietly wit- nessed to the truth of the Gospel and was a deeply committed Christian. He was a man of prayer, spend- ing much time early in the morning praying and inter- ceding for people. He had a deep spirituality which in- fluenced his life and those with whom he came into contact.

The Order of St Simon of Cyrene was awarded to Bill on 17th October 1989. It is the highest honour that may be awarded to a lay person and was instituted by a res- olution of the Provincial Synod of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (Anglican) in 1960. The name of the Order was chosen because St Simon of Cyrene helped our Lord carry His cross to the cruci- fixion.

Since its inception, three people in the Diocese of Zulu- land have received the award, namely Miss Phylis Sar- gent, former Organising Secretary of the Zululand Swaziland Association, Miss Angel Jones, former nurs- ing sister and matron of St Mary's Hospital, kwaMa- gwaza and Mr Bill Lee.

Bill and Doris celebrated their golden wedding anniver- sary a few years ago. Their family were all there. Di, from Empangeni, Hugh from Brocklee and Barbara from "The Brae and all the grandchildren It was a time to remember the joys and the sorrows - especially their son Ken Bill was

Chairman of kwaMagwaza Diocesan Farm Commit- tee

Chairman of the Diocesan Transport Committee Chairman of the Charles Johnson Hospital Chairman of the Old Age Home in Nqutu Chairman of the Home for the Aged in Eshowe Chairman of Eshowe Co-Operative Sugar and Tim- ber Company Ltd

Chairman of the Eshowe Farmers' Association

Director of Grocane Fire Insurance Co-Operative

Chairman of the Eshowe Tennis Club

Chairman of the Zululand Lawn Tennis Association

President of the Eshowe Cricket Club

President of the Eshowe Rugby Club

Honorary Vice-Chairman of the Zululand Ruqby Sub-

Union

Member of the Zululand Show Society for 60 years and President.

HE WAS MUCH LOVED BY ALL THE PEOPLE OF ZULULAND

He was a loyal Old Boy and attended and supported all Old Boys' functions in Zululand. He recently made his pledge to the Centenary Foundation. His two sons. Ken (deceased) and Hugh and three grandsons attended Michaelhouse.

At the launching of the Appeal in Empangeni three gen- erations of the Lee family were present.

Robert Guy McKenzie (23-27)

Bobbie, the youngest of the three McKenzie brothers, died in April 1989.

He entered Michaelhouse from Cordwalles in 1923. In his last year he played for the 1st XV occasionally, but mostly for the 2nd XV. He served with the 1st NMR in Abyssinia, and he was wounded in the Gazala Retreat He worked as an estate agent in Durban.

Bobbie was a bachelor, a charming person and ex- tremely popular, and he was always most loyal to Mich- aelhouse. His last years were spent in the Centenary Home, Bartle Road.

Hugh Mackie Nelson (42-45)

Hugh's brother, John, writes from Western Australia as follows:

He, and I, entered Cordwalles (he was seven years old) in 1935 and went on to Michaelhouse through Pascoe House like me.

He was far better remembered than me, I think, be- cause he was always in some sort of trouble right from the start finding dares of any kind, especially imagin- ative ones, almost irresistible.

He was a scrawny untidy individual who just could not put on any weight. So much so that on medical advice I

159 had to purchase kaffir beer for him at the Pinetown beer hall by the gallon - force feed him on it as he hated it

- but without success.

Despite his lack of weight he was a fearless and deter- mined tackier on the rugby field, would square up to anyone who he believed had wronged him, built up a reputation round the school as a collector and catcher of all kinds of snakes. He was on one occasion bitten by a night-adder-fainting the next day!

One of his least well known acts was when he was caught returning empty beer bottles to his house-mas- ter's kitchen. That was just about the last straw.

When he wrote his matric he failed all subjects except for Mathematics and English in which he obtained dis- tinction. He subsequently wrote the exams again suc- cessfully.

After doing his articles in Accountancy he and two friends established a firm "Outdoor Sports" in Cape Town manufacturing, in the main, camping equipment. After some gruelling years they got on their feet by ob- taining contracts with the Portuguese armies in Angola and Mogambique during which period they sold their shares in their company.

He moved to Spain in about 1975, had just moved to the little village of Adsubia and built a new home, when he died after a prolonged period of variable health. The church bells were tolled and the town crier announced it. He would have enjoyed that. He leaves a wife, a son, a brother and a sister and many friends.

Frederick Basil Oscroft (26-29)

We print the tribute paid by Peter Francis at the funeral service:

Basil has left the pain and anxiety and breathless strug- gles of the last term of his earthly life and has gone to join old companions in the joy of resurrection.

We are gathered today to give praise and thanks for his life here with us and to remember the wisdom and the humour and the happiness which he shared so abun- dantly with his loving family and his wide circle of de- voted friends.

Entirely devoid of self importance he would jokingly re- buff us for making heavy weather of his attainments. But for our own good it is fitting to reflect on the success and fulfilment of this near saintly man whose excep- tional strength of mind and character was half hidden by the unobtrusive manner of his life.

Frederick Basil Oscroft, second son of Archdeacon Leonard Oscroft, was born of Missionary parents on the 4th April 1912 at the Kwa Magwaza Mission in Zulu- land. He spoke Zulu before he could speak English and we would tease that he had remained that way.

As a very young weekly boarder he would walk seven miles each Monday to school in Nongoma and then back home again on Friday. Later he was sent to Cord- walles and then to Michaelhouse where he was a happy and successful boy - reaching the 1st XI and 1 st XV and being appointed head of nis House.

He was a member of that legendary 1929 cricket team which read "Melville, Parry, Harvey, Boggs, Oscroft' and so on. These were the first words that a small new boy of 1930 was required to learn and recite and re- membered 60 years on.

A most distinguished son of Michaelhouse, Basil be- came in later years President of the Old Boys' Club and a member of the Board of Governors. As one of the earliest Vlth Formers to leave the school he went straight into the second year at Natal University on an Education Dept loan and graduated BSc plus Edu- cation Diploma, thereafter taking up teaching appoint- ments in various parts of Natal. In these years he was a prominent sportsman - playing rugby, cricket and hockey for the University - cricket for Zingari and Mar- itzburg and hockey for Natal. In July of 1939 Basil mar- ried Eve Fleming - the wisest move he ever made - and many will remember their splendid Golden Wed- ding celebration. When the war came he joined the Pre- toria Regiment with whom he served throughout and with distinction being given command of a Tank Squad- ron in the Italian campaign. He was wounded in the battle in Tuscany but returned to duty in double quick time.

Back from the war Basil returned to the teaching pro- fession and after a short appointment at Maritzburg College was transferred for his language ability and other qualities to the Bantu Education Dept as Head- master at St Chad's Teachers Training College where he worked closely with Ken Hallowes who was then St Chad's Mission Priest - thus cementing a lifelong friendship in fruitful collaboration. In 1961, after a period as Bantu Schools Inspector, Basil left the Edu- cation Department and joined Shuter and Shooter to manage their African School contracting project. Ac- commodating quickly and effectively to the business scene he became in 1967 the firm's Chairman and Managing Director and at the same time joined the Natal Witness Board of Directors making a substantial contribution in both appointments until the time of his retirement.

In 1970 he was elected Natal Chairman of Associated Booksellers.

Many years ago age and wisdom turned Basil's interest to the game of golf and so the Ozman legend was born. Although a good player the fame of Ozman, as he was called, sprang from his habitual running commentary - usually light-hearted disparagement of his opponents and often in fluent Zulu which only the caddies could understand. Moreover, he used a unique striking method which owed nothing to the theories of Henry Cotton or Jack Nicklaus. He would swing with a power- ful sweeping compromise somewhere between a cricket and a hockey stroke. If a shot went astray, which seldom happened, he would ascribe it to "hitting with a bent rib-cage". The Ozman anecdotes are legion - but the copyright belongs to Basil's old golfing compan- ions. Many are here and owe him an immense debt for the fun he gave and shared with us.

160 To very dear Eve and her children. Anne, Peter and Da- vid and their families we give all our sympathy and love

- sharing, as we do, a small measure of their loss and hoping theirgrief will be softened as Basil would wish. Basil's strength of character - his humility - his great courage in the adversity of his illness were rooted in his Christian faith - a faith which held his adherence all the days of his life - prompting countless years of de- voted service at St Peter s and at this church of the As- cension - variously as church-warden and lay-minis- ter and recently in sharing services here with his great friend Bishop Ken Hallowes. If it is true that our charac- ters are shaped in a measure by the example of those whom we love and respect then we are indeed better people for having been the friends of Basil Oscroft.

George Francis Pedlar (39-41)

We who were his friends and neighbours will long re- member George (Johnny) Pedlar.

We remember him for his fortitude in the face of adver- sity. Farming is a battle against such disasters as drought, floods, stock diseases, runaway fires, hail- storms, disasters which visited his East Griqualand farm with a frequency which seemed far beyond mere chance. Yet after each ordeal he came up smiling.

He was even able to extract dry humour from misfor- tune. For instance after a severe hailstorm he was heard to remark that before the storm he had a fine stand of young maize. After it he found "rows and rows of shaving brushes",

He was good company. We remember him for his ready wit and picturesque turn of phrase. In the course of his service as a young naval officer in World War II he has rubbed shoulders with many different nationali- ties and accents, and became an excellent mimic.

While farming in the Ongeluksnek area he had many difficulties to cope with yet he still found time to serve his fellow farmers. For many years he was an energetic secretary of his farmers' association and delegate to agricultural congresses whei e he became well known for his lively wit.

When the Ongeluksnek area was taken over for home- land consolidation Johnny and his family moved to a farm in the Dargle area.

As a farmer Johnny was hard-working and resourceful and at Dargle, where the conditions were kinder, he really came into his own. With large scale irrigation ex- tensive pastures and computerisation his farm was soon highly productive. However, he continued to strive for improvement. Asked why he did not relax he used to say "I am working to give my children a good start in life."

It was characteristic of the man that when grave illness forced his retirement to Howick, he never gave way to despair or self-pity. With his devoted wife Bunty to sup- port him he remained courageous and cheerful to the end.

Leslie Douglas (Bill) Pryde (22-24)

After Michaelhouse Bill was at Wits University, and there presumably he studied chemistry, which was to stand him in good stead in later years He worked for the Chamber of Mines for 11 years from 1928, which included three and a half years with the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association in Portu- guese East Africa.

When war broke out he joined the Royal Navy and after some initial training, became involved with the arma- ments section.

It was here that his knowlege of chemistry was to prove invaluable. One of his officers once said that he had "a God-given gift with explosives".

He was transferred from the Cape to Durban, where a new Naval armaments depot of which he was in charge, was constructed at Umbogintwini.

In 1942, with a serious threat of the Japanese navy breaking out into the Indian Ocean, the Royal Navy de- cided that a new depot (reputedly the largest in the southern hemisphere at that time) must be built, well in- land, at Ganspan. on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. This huge establishment Bill took command of towards the end of 1942 and only left in 1948.

The Navy wanted him to stay with them, but it would have meant living in England, which he did not want. Ganspan was responsible for the re-arming of all HM Ships proceeding to North Africa and the Far East and by 1945 had handed over 50 000 tons of Naval high ex- plosives without incident - a remarkable achievement.

In 1948 Bill joined Bartle and Co., Kimberley, as Sales Manager and later he became Manager.

From 1956-1981 he was Chairman of Southey Street Motors. Kimberley, and also Managing Director of G.M. Hunter (Pty) Ltd. Kimberley.

Bill passed away peacefully on 2nd February 1989 af- ter a long illness bravely borne. We extend our sym- pathy to his wife, Ismay, his children, Nigel. Janie. Brendan and Debbie, and to his grandchildren.

Canon Victor Shaw (21-26)

With the passing of Canon Vic Shaw, Michaelhouse lost a loyal Old Boy, the Anglican church a tireless ser- vant, and the community a great friend.

He was at Michaelhouse from 1921 to 1926 where he became senior prefect and Captain of the 1st XV, mak- ing many friendships that were to last him through 60 years. He studied at Cambridge, and St Paul's, Gra- hamstown, and was then ordained. He was a curate in Middelsborough, England before coming back to St Thomas's, Durban, then Underberg.

At the outbreak of war Vic joined up to become Reg- imental Chaplain of the Royal Natal Carbineers, a post he held throughout the war, in East Africa, the Western Desert and Italy. He was one of 11 Shaws to join the Carbineers. A man from the ranks saw him as a "man's man": an officer, Peter Francis, said of him, "He was a superb morale-booster, and a constant worker with the

161 medical corps, greatly loved and respected by all."

When he returned he became vicar of the new parish of Durban North and in 1960 vicar of St Thomas's, Mus- grave Road, where he remained until his retirement to the Karkloof in 1974. During his retirement he con- tinued to hold services in local churches, and even acted as Chaplain at Michaelhouse for six months in 1977. Few preachers can have held Michaelhouse congregations so spellbound so consistently as did Vic, such was the sincerity and wisdom of his message, and so adept was he at getting onto the right wave-length.

Vic was also a Governor of Michaelhouse from 1947 to

1961, and President of the Old Boys in 1963. He was thus a great servant of the school and we shall miss him at Michaelhouse occasions, especially Old Boys' Day, which he attended regularly. We extend our sym- pathies to Yvonne and the family.

Ian R. van den Berg (Staff 51-55)

All who were at the school during those years will have vivid memories of the Art Master. He was indeed a unique and unforgettable character.

A man of many talents and a fine artist, he was respon- sible for two of the portratis which hang in the Memorial Hall, those of Rector Pascoe and Bishop Leonard Fisher. He claimed experience as a boxer, and for some time he ran the boxing club.

The Chronicle of December 1955 records, "Mr Van den Berg has joined the Education Department after ren- dering signal service to the school in so many ways. Not least shall we miss his endless fund of tall stories."

News of Ian's death in Bathurst, Australia in April 1989 came from his widow, Suzette. To her and to their fam- ily we extend our sympathy.

Cedric Roper Wickins (30-34)

Hugh ("Gandhi") Thomson writes from Melbourne, Australia.

"On 8th June I was informed that 'Bunny' Wickins, my first cousin, had died. He and I entered Michaelhouse in January 1930, having completed three years at Cord- walles under the tutelage of such notables as 'Besa' Besant (Headmaster), Maurice Pennington, Bobby Woods, Joey Hellberg etc. His mother and mine were sisters, who lived together following the death of my father in 1926. Consequently we were brothers rather than cousins.

We were in East under the auspices of Strickey (Strick- land) and we gradually made our way through the en- suing four years to become part of the junior hierarchy -school prefects. We were fortunate in having such staff as Colin Melville, Douglas and Ken Pennington, Piet Barnard, Strickey, Frank van Heijst etc, with whom we always had great rapport".

After Michaelhouse Bunny moved to Johannesburg under the auspices of Simmer & Jack. He retired as Mine Secretary to the Union Corporation Group after 30 years of service, starting St Helena Gold Mines in the OFS in 1948, and then he also started the new mines at Rustenburg in 1969, known as Impala Plati- num, from where he retired at the age of 60.

Bunny's widow writes, "We moved down to the coast to the house that he built himself in 1972 and we spent the most wonderful time of our lives. Bunny will be greatly missed in this small community, and he played squash up until three years ago. He was made Honorable Life Treasurer of the Hibberdene Squash Club last year af- ter his faithful service to the Club for the past ten years.

Bunny and Hugh (Gandhi) planned to go to the 1990 Old Boys' Day, and Hugh would have come from Aus- traliaforthe occasion."

John Douglas Wilson (29-32)

21st November 1913 to 17th June 1989. A celebration of a life well lived.

All of us here are drawn together today out of respect and affection for John and June. Many have come from far away - it is wonderful to have their daughter Angie here, and Malcolm and Stephen, and that Father Pitout who stands so high in their estimation should have bro- ken his holiday in the Northern Transvaal to conduct this service. I know of others as far afield as the United Kingdom, France, Australia, as well as distant parts of South Africa who will be sad to have missed being here.

Through John's long illness, and before, I have been aware whenever I have been in Balgowan of the ex- traordinary warmth of people's feelings towards him and June. There has been a special quality in their car- ing which is a tribute to them, as well as to John and June. So it is not all sadness. There are many things to be glad about, to be grateful for, to remember, that make this very special occasion one of celebration as well as sadness. And it is my earnest hope that, whilst paying sensitive regard to John and June's perennial dislike of fuss and distruct of emotion, this very brief celebration of a life well lived, will reflect some of all our feelings and be a source of well deserved happiness and satis- faction to their family.

A friend wrote the other day: "I'll always remember his big laugh, no matter what, and such guts, and interest outside himself." And "I think his cheerfulness and hu- morous attitude of mind draws people to him, so that they are always made to laugh and go away feeling bet- ter."

He was certainly all of this: cheerful, happiest when in- volved in things outside himself - Michaelhouse, the clinic, people he encountered, his dogs. And he cer- tainly had guts, which saw him through two and a half years as prisoner of war, from which he emerged unscathed (in parenthesis, as Malcolm has reminded me, today is the 47th anniversary of the fall of Tobruk) and through his two and a half years of distressing ill- ness, borne without a word of complaint or self pity.

There are many other things each of us will remember too, amongst which I will mention just a few:

He was a much more disciplined person than appeared

162 from his seemingly easy going nature. This no doubt originated from his prisoner of war experience where self-discipline was an important ingredient of survival. During his long illness this quality was of great import- ance to himself and to those who helped him.

He had an excellent brain which, coupled with utter in- tegrity. ted often to unorthodox approaches. When you found yourself in disagreement with him, it was always advisable to review your own position and often either to change your stance entirely or to modify it in his di- rection.

His intense interest in politics stemmed principally from his passionate hatred of injustice, violence, oppression, whosoever the instigators might be. He could never hate a person, but he did hate these things intensely and with consistency, from the days of the Torch Com- mando, the Liberal Party, the collection of evidence af- ter Sharpeville, right through to the horrors that have been disfiguring Natal recently.

There were many strongly favourable influences in his life, amongst them this school. Michaelhouse, for which he conceived a huge affection and sense of gratitude. It was because of this that he left a distinguished pro- fessional career quite young and, with June, came to live in Balgowan 14 years ago. It was a great day for Michaelhouse, for the community not only of Michael- house, but at large, and for John and June themselves. They gave selfless service, in John's case as a Gover- nor and the first Community Officer of Michaelhouse, and June's as his loyal supporter and as an able, gifted and independent mind of good judgement in her own right. It is greatly to be hoped that as Michaelhouse moves into its second century it will continue to attract the loyalty and affection of fine people who are pre- pared to serve it without regard to material rewards.

It is moving and entirely appropriate that this service is being conducted in the Michaelhouse chapel. Bill Wilson

John Wilson was a companionable sort of chap. com- panionable and caring He was always concerned with the welfare of others, even as a schoolboy, as his con- temporaries will say. And when you met after parting for some time, the threads of earlier conversation were picked up as if they had never been dropped, for he was a man at ease and you felt at ease in his presence My regret was that I really got to know him in only the last 20 years of his life even though we lived near each other in Sandton. It was at a resuscitation of the South- ern Transvaal Branch of the Old Boys' Club when Lance Knight, Secretary, invited those interested to turn out at Old Johannians on a Sunday morning. About 14 of us did. and we were all co-opted to form a commit- tee with John as chairman.

It was during this period, before he retired to Balgowan to serve the school and club that he loved, that one ap- preciated his warmth and dedication to the job. Then, when he was at Balgowan a closer friendship devel- oped that was to be rekindled regularly as my wife and I spent weekends at Plum Tree Cottage. There John and June were always welcoming, his booming laugh matched by the excited barking of the dogs he loved. Memorable are the walks in the woods with one of the dogs running off with his stick, to drop it for the master to find if he could. And those days fishing the lovely waters on Neil Ross's farm near Fort Nottingham where, by Neil's gracious invitation, we always turned out after Old Boys' Day, and after the fishing, the long drive home in the dark and talking about the Old Boys' Club, or our experiences in World War II, or South Afri- can politics, or mutual friends.

They are cherished moments now that they can be no more. When he and June told us he was critically ill we shared their agony and fear. And when he stayed with us for further medical tests, we learnt the worst.

He told me that when he came round from the subse-

Clothlng

Community Ties......

Old Boys' Ties......

Hilton/Michaelhouse Ties

Cravat......

Cuff Links......

Jersey......

T Shirt......

Buttons Large......

Small......

Badges

Wire......

Lurex...... Cotton......

Crockery

Coat-of-Arms Beermug...... 16.00

Red Crest Beermug...... 14.00

Ashtray with Red Crest...... 4.00

Ashtray with Coat-of-Arms...... 6.00

Highball glasses-12 per box...... 70.00

Beermug...... 3,00

Cutglass (Crystal)

Presentation pack of 2 whisky glasses...... 25,00

Presentation pack of 2 white wine glasses.. 45,00

Presentation pack of 2 red wine glasses.... 45,00

Sherry glasses-6 per box...... 90,00

Miscellaneous

Plastic Keyrings...... 3.50

Shooting Sticks...... 60,00

Umbrellas...... 30,00

Bud Vase...... 14,00

Plaque with Crest...... 40.00

Plaque with Coat-of-Arms...... 48.00

Notelets(5toapack)...... 1,00

Portfolio (5 pictures)...... 5.00

Postcards (8 to a pack)...... 1,50

Rowena Bush Prints...... 25.00

Paul Lavender unsigned prints...... 30,00

Paul Lavender signed prints...... 45,00

MICHAELHOUSE OLD BOYS' CLUB - 1990 PRICE LIST

Please add sufficient for postage and insurance (e g Jerseys R2.50. Ties R1,50)

Glassware

R28.00 28,00 20,00 10,50

24.00

45.00

10.00 2.00 2.00

40.00

28.00 6.00

163 quent operation for "extensive replumbing", as he put it, and realised it had not been done, he knew that his case was hopeless. Then a young nurse, who was ten- ding him, said she would come back off duty to pray with him. She did, and he found it greatly moving.

I believe that was the moment he was to be spared to see the caring work he had done on the Clinic ac- complished. We all know the miraculous remission he received from his terminal illness and how, a year later, he was back to his old self. In the extended life he had been granted he was able to set his affairs in order and attend the opening of the Clinic.

He and June, as brave as he, faced the last days cheerfully and hopefully, as we all knew they would under the awesome emotional strain. And when he was gone, he left the memories of a man who was a friend to all, a devout and loving man, a companionable man who always cared for the welfare of others.

Charles Barry (35-39), a former President of the Old Boys'Club.

★ ★ ★

Since the AGM we have also received advice of the death of the following OMs but obituaries were not available at the time of going to press:

John Maule Black (31-33)

Alan Ross Butcher (Hon 1958)

Clifford Ellis Forrester (34-35)

Cecil Charles Glew (21-25)

Cyril Hugh Makelyn Gray (28-31)

Peter Devereux Hickman (31-34)

Nigel Lindsay Howell Hughes (75-80)

Malcolm Roy Johnston (35-36)

Clint Robert Larson (86-87)

Dennis Buchanan Lyle (29-32)

Walter Frewer Nelson (42-44)

Leslie Douglas Pryde (22-24) Lewis John Laurence Rouillard (41-44) Geoffrey Desmond Selley (36-37)

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164 LOST OLD BOYS - PLEASE HELP US TO FIND THEM

F.J.M. Abel 51-54 W.W. Addison 40-44 J.P.B Anderson 53-56 R.G. Airth 49-52 R.A. Angier 53-56 G.B.W. Beach 47-48 DA. Beyers 72-76 B.B Black 59-62 M.BIumberg 37-38 OH. Bookless 73-76 A.J. Bosman 61-64 J.W. Bourne 59-62 B.J. Bowes 67-70 8.M. Brothers 60-64 A.B. Buchanan 30-33 J.J.R. Burnham 53-56 J.M.J. Burrows 50-52 D. Cadiz 51-54 N.A. Callow 72-76 M. Campbell 55-59 G.J.B. Carrington 72-75 DA. Cave 60-62 M.A. Cheadle 65 P.M. Clarke 56-59 E.S. Clemmans 53-57 B.J. Cock 44-47 J.A.R. Collins 57-59 J.S. Corrigal 62-65 J.C.V. Craggs 55-58 B.S. Crunden 61-64 R. S. Crunden 68-71 C. Cullen 73-77 P. Cullen 69-73 R.W.P. Cullen 59-63 R.N. Cure 72-76 Dr M.R. Currin 55-59 B.J. Dagge 77-81 C. Denny 64-68 M.J. Dent 73-76 A.W. de Villiers 71-75 A.T.de Villiers 39-43 J.C. Dissell 48-51 P.A. Dorehill 35-38 D. Drakeford-Lewis 48-50 J.W. Drummond 60-62 J.V. du Plessis 39-41 O.F.P.duPont 78-80 D.M.duToit 68-72 A.J.T. Eddy 75-78 M.G.B. Evans 79-83 L.D. Ferguson 68-73 T.L. Fisher 64-67 J.H. Finlayson 42-46 D.H. Forbes 67-69 P.D.J. Forbes 67-70 P.T. Forbes 43-46 AH. Fordyce 62-66

R G. Fordyce 35-38 P E. Fouche 39-41 N.M. Fitzgerald 69-72 B R. Frost 42-46 R.J. Fry 50-53 K.H. Fyfe 56-57 BE. Haden 46-48 I.M. Hamilton 62-66 K.R. Hamilton 65-68 G.J. Harker 69-72 D.G. Harris 73-78 P.J. Harris 77-79 K.R. Harrison 75-78 M.T. Harrison 71-74 M.J. Havers 60-63 G.E. Hawkins 46-48 J.M.M Hawson 67-70 C.A. Haynes 69-72 M.E. Haynes 71-74 R.C. Haynes 67-70 N.R.L. Haysom 66-70 B.A.S. Henderson 78-81 C.R.S Henderson 59-62 R.J.W. Henderson 64-67 M.R.C. Hendrix 68-71 D. Henwood 32-36 C.J. Hide 75-78 M.P. Hishin 60-63 A.R. J. Hill 47-50 A M R Hodgkinson 72-76 A.P. Holden 29-32 T.J. Holliday 70-73 A.M. Hooper 55-59 D.J. Hodson 69-73 B.V. Horton 39-41 C.G. Horsey 64-68 S.J. Houghton 82-85 E.W. Howells 21-22 C.E.C. Hughes 61-64 D.A. Hughes 51-54 P.J.C. Humphrys 64-67 A.W.G. Hunter 34-37 T.F. Hunter 30-33 J.W. Hurst 42-45 T.J. Irving 47-50 C.D.W. Jacks 65-69 N.G.C. Jackson 67-70 A. Jager 51-55 R.H. Jefferies 55-58 K.R.Johnson 75-79 N.B.Jones 67-70 K.M.A. Keely 65-69 J.W. Kelly 72-76 B.M.Keyter 46-47 N.B Kerr 65-68 B.N. Khumalo 81 M.A. King 54-55 G.G. Kirk 60-63

RduT. Kirkwood 54-57 C D Klinzman 77-80 N M Kofer 78 PC. Lacey 70-72 C.C Laing 43-46 D.A Langham 63-66 N.F. Langley 47-50 R.G.R. Lascaris 61-64 N.P. Lawrie 68-70 J.S. Leith 60-64 M.J L'Estrange 69-71 C.A. Lewis 78-81 D.S. Little 51-53 H.L. Lloyd 81-86 T.M.S.Long 59-61 R.D.H. Lyon 58-63 G.W. MacDonald 43-46 C.H.G. Mackenzie 55-58 R.A.M Maidment 57-60 A.J. Manmon 61-64 J.B. Maree 80-83 C.S. Marais 76-80 DPR. Martin 62-66 N.J.N. Martine 54-57 S.P. Marline 56-60 J.R. Mason-Gordon 41-44 D.C. Mattinson 47-49 R.M.C. May 35-38 E.S.L. Mayer 82 K.A. Mayer 71-74 R. Mayne 40-42 B.J. McBride 40-44 P. McGregor 59-60 N.H. Mckerrow 70-73 C.H. McLeod 64-68 A.D. Mendelow 60-63 A.A.B. Meadley 56-61 L. Moerner 70-73 J.R. Munro 70-73 J.K.R. Munro 59-60 D.H. Mzamo 70/73 P.B. Nairn 41-43 T.M. Newton 79-80 J.M. Newton 53-56 N.H. Nixon 62-66 B.A. Noel 70-73 P R. Norbury 74-78 I.G. O'Connell 81-84 M.N. O'Connell 78-83 R.A. Oliver 51-55 M.H. Ollemans 57-61 C.G. Olver 73-76 R.D.L. Onslow 41-46 J.G. Orford 34-37 K.V. Oulton 43-45 A.G. Page 63-68 C.M. Parkin 71-74

165 C.B. Parrington 68-71 I.S. Pearson 78-82 T.E. Peatling 53-56 T.V. Peatling 51-55 Maj. Gen. R.F. Pentreath 33-36 M.R.A. Permuy 56-62 M.J. Perry 72-75 J.A. Phillips 54-58 D.A. Pollard 70-73 R.J. Pollexfen 59-62 J.R. Powell 74-77 S.C. Pryke 63-66 F.E. Raimondo 54-58 K.J. Randleff Rasmussen 70-73 S.P. Randon 60-63 T.J. Randon 64-67 D.C.N. Rea 54-57 P.E. Read 61-64 A.J. Reay 60-63 G.M.D. Reid 75-76 K.A. Renton 65-69 P.J.A. Richter 76-78 G.D. Ritchie 64-68 W.G.K. Ritchie 78-81 A. de B. Roberts 72-75 D.J.E. Roberts 56-59 R.B.M. Roberts 51-55 R.A.P. Rogers 54-57 D.G. Rothwell 69-72 A.E. Rowe 52-56

C.C. Rowe 54-57

E. Russell-Walling 65-68

A.W. Rycroft 73-76

C.J. Saville 64-68

G.W. Scott 49-51

A.M. Seymour 59-63

C. deV. Shaw 71-74

P.L. Sherwell 51-53

R.A. Skinner 40

E.R. Smale 75-77

C.S. Smith 58-62

P.G. Smyth 54-57 R.V.S. Simpson 64-67

R.C. Sinclair 54-57

P.R. Spence 67-70

R.H. Spence 72-76

N.J. Stubbs 56-59

J.M.M. Stubbs 55-58

N.D. Sutherland 72-75

P. Taylor 58-62

S.J. Taylor 74-77

W.R. Taylor 28-30

A.S.M. Thomas 64-68

N.M. Thomson 67-70

D.C. Thorndike 77-78

R.C. Thorndike 78-80

M.R. Toft 69-73

J.H. Tomlinson 67-70

P.H. Trewhela 55-58

D.J. Tucker 65-69 P.W. Tucker 58-61 C.L. Tunnicliff 77 J.A. Tunnicliff 77-78 W.S. Tunnicliff 77-80 T.H. Turpin 67-71 M.J.C. van Reenen 41-48 I.J. van Zuydom 76-79 D.C. Venter 80-85 F.E. Vipond 68-71 R.C. Vollet 60-63 P.D. von Geusau 62-65 W.P. Vaughan-Jones 54-58 D.R.L. Waller 48-50 D.D. Waterman 32-34 G.B. Waterman 29-31 S.C. Webb 54-57 G.R. Whitely 44-47 R.M.A. Whiteley 72-75 B.G. Witherspoon 82-85 H.J.H. Wolton 49-52 K. Wong 58-60 D. Woodhouse 76-79 Revd R.L. Wood 44-47 J.C.W. Wright 55-58 G.W. Wright 43-46 T.M. Wright 49-53 N.R. Yorke 59-62

WHERE ARE YOU?

Please keep the secretary informed about your movements.

We want to keep you on the roll and to send to you the Chronicle and Michaelhouse News regularly. Have we your latest address?

If you hear some OM grumbling that he never receives his Chronicle, tell him to write to us with his address.

If you move house (in RSA) the Post Office will give you a postcard free of charge on which to record your change of address and you may post it to P.O. Box 9, Balgowan, without a stamp.

AND WEAR THE TIE ON WEDNESDAYS

166 THE MICHAELHOUSE TRUST FUND

BALANCE SHEET At31 December 1989

1989 1988

R R

ACCUMULATED FUNDS 3 675 761 3 259 483

Contributions received 391 489 391 489 Surplus on realisation of investments 3 284 272 2 867 994 MANAGED BURSARY AND OTHER FUNDS 410 585 358 350 Capital contributions 373 386 358 350 Share of surplus on realisation of investments 37 199 -

4 086 346 3 617 833

Represented by:

INVESTMENTS 3 952 252 3 498 938

Listed 1 951 751 1 574 879 At cost less amounts written off (Market value R12 453 400- 1988: R8 087 550) Unlisted 14 300 20 000 At cost (Trustees' valuation: R14 300 - 1988: R17 200) Deposits 1 986 201 1 904 059 At short notice NETCURRENTASSETS 134 094 118 895

Current assets

Accrued dividends

Bank and other cash balances

Current liabilities

Michaelhouse income fund - Unpaid balance of income Managed bursary and other funds - Unpaid balance of income Creditors

202 715

80 375 122 340

68 621

35 736 24 349 8 536

234 483

58 250 176 233

115 588

82 500

24 460 8 628

4 086 346

3 617 833

INCOME ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 December1989

INCOME

Dividends and interest received Less: Investment advisory fee

EXPENDITURE

Accountancy fees Bank charges

NET INCOME BEFORE ALLOCATIONS MANAGED BURSARYAND OTHER FUNDS Allocation of net income

NET INCOME FOR YEAR

1989

R

805 949

801 900 65 780

736 120

1988

R

598 879 822 793 608 879 16 844 10 000 4 049 4 098 4 000 4 000 49 98

594 781 48 790

545 991

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