Kearsney Chronicle

1983

Kearsney College, Botha's Hill Natal, .

APRIL 1984

ISBN 0 620 03156 5 Kearsney Board of Governors * Dr G.W. Shuker: Chairman Professor the Rev. Dr. V.J. Bredenkamp: Vice-Chairman Mr D.W. Barker Mr J.H. Charter Mr K.C. Comins * Mr D.D. Morgan * Mr T.A. Polkinghorne * Mr I.G.B. Smeaton Mr A. Theunissen * Mr D.V. Thompson * Rev. C. Wilkins

Kearsney College Trustees Kearsney College Association The President of the Conference of the Mr D. Hopewell Methodist Church of Southern Africa * Mr E.S.C. Garner Professor the Rev. Dr. V.J. Bredenkamp Ex Officio Members Mr K.C. Comins The President of Conference: Rev. F. Louw Mr D.D. Morgan Chairman, Natal Coastal District: Rev. J. Borman Professor Dr C.L.S. Nyambezi Mr T.A. Polkinghorne Representative, Natal Coastal District: Mr A. Haley Dr G.W. Shuker Kearsney College Headmaster * Mr E.C.W. Silcock Honorary Life Trustees Secretary Mr W.H. Hulett * Mr N. Gerber Rev C. Wilkins Mr A.B. Theunissen Honorary Life Governor Secretary to the Trustees: Mr N. Gerber Mrs M.E. Forsyth KEARSNEY COLLEGE STAFF 1983

Headmaster: Mr E.C.W. Silcock Deputy Headmaster: Mr J.W. Storm (i/c ) Senior Master: Mr R.D. Blamey Senior Master: Mr J.L. Hall (l/c History and Housemaster in Haley House) Chaplain: Rev. D.J. Buwalda (i/c Counselling) Teaching Staff: Mr T.G. Allen (i/c English) Mr A.M. Bromley-Gans (i/c Art) Mrs E.P. Buwalda (part-time) Mr L.P. Daniels Mr M.J. de Beer (i/c Biology) Mr K. Decker (i/c Mathematics) Mr C. Diedericks (Housemaster in Pembroke House) Mr J. Farran (i/c Zulu) Mr K.G. Fish (i/c Geography) Mr K. Garrett Mrs H.Gibson (i/c French) Mr M.Xjriffiths Mrs S. Griffiths (part-time) Mr J.M. Harper (Director of Music) Mr L. Kassier Mr G.P. King Mr R.W. Lamplough Mrs A. Lees Mr M. Lees (Housemaster in Haley House) Mr M.E. Myhill Mr P.A.T. Ratcliffe MrsJ. Reynolds (i/c Resources Centre) Mr J. Strydom Mr P.C. Taylor Mr M.A. Thiselton (i/c Physical Science) Mr A.R.C. Townshend (i/c Physical Education and Housemaster Mr B.W. Tucker in Gillingham House) Mrs C. Tullidge Mr C.J. van Loggerenberg Mrs M.D. van Rensburg Mr M. Vassard Mr B. Williams (Housemaster in Finningley House) Mr D. Wortmann Mr L.P. Zaayman Administration Staff: Bursar: Mr J.A. Chick Secretaries: Mrs M.W. Alborough MrsT.E. Milbank Mrs A.B. Potter Catering: Mr R. Blackbeard (i/c Catering) Mr F.L. Agate Maintenance: Mr D.D. Milbank Sanatorium: Sister E. Beaton Sister M. Savory House Matrons: Mrs P. Bourke (Gillingham)/ Mrs H. Fiddler Mrs J. Lyte-Mason (Haley) Mrs M. Partridge (Pembroke) Mrs I. Rautenbach (Finningley) Laundry: Mrs S, Agate Stud Shop: Mrs A. Chick (part-time) Kit Shop: Mrs N. Townshend (part-time)

School Doctor: DrP.H.P. Williams school is very important. We are very fortunate to have the right people at Kearsney for this post and we wish them many rewarding years there and all the happiness their pre siSi decessors enjoyed. At Kearsney we have a very "permanent" staff with very few changes. It, therefore, came as a shock when we heard m that L P was going to leave us after 18 years to go back to the Department to teach Afrikaans at his old school, . We wish him and Wendy, Debbie and Mark much happiness in their new home near Hilton. In L P's place Frikkie de Jager from Stellenbosch has been appointed. He comes to us straight from University ipWtWrallM^ where he has earned a reputation as an outstanding student and a leader in the Stellenbosch University Choir. To relieve Pip Townshend's creaking joints, a young Phys Ed teacher is coming to take over this department. Kevin Smith comes to us from Milton in Bulawayo where he was taught, a few years ago, by Maurice Lees. Mrs Bourke, matron of Gillingham, left and was replaced by Mrs Fiddler who has already taken control and doing very well. From the Mr and Mrs Detlef Wortmann came to us at the begin Headmaster's Office ning of this year. They are already part of Kearsney and the latest addition to their family arrived after they joined us. Detlef is an experienced Mathematics teacher who has served 1983 will stand out in my memory as the year of Academic in the Natal Education Department for a number of years. Honours and the Development Fund campaign. Both have During the second term, while the Deputy Headmaster been exciting in their own way. was on long leave, Mrs Nanette Combrinck taught Afrikaans To have eight boys in the metric class who have earned in his place. One se bale dankie. Academic Honours is an outstanding achievement and my At Speech Day three members of staff received gifts to congratulations go to the boys, their parents and the Staff mark their 25 years' service to the College. We congratulate who have taught them. Naturally I hope that this will be a Mrs Pixie Milbank who has been secretary for that long, Mr spur to other boys coming up through the school to in Pip Townshend, our Phys Ed teacher, and Mr George Gasa crease their efforts in the future. who works in Finningley. The top stream in all Forms is very good academically While Sister Erica Beaton was on long leave we were and it is so very pleasing to see competition for top places. fortunate to obtain the services of Sister Monique Herweg. The new boys for 1984 have done well in the Entrance Monique and Dr Gary Kode (Old Boy) announced their Examination so we are looking at good matric results for engagement before she returned to Cape Town. some years to come. Congratulations to the following on their new arrivals: The Development Fund campaign has been impressive to Tim and Sarah Allen, a daughter; Fred and Jill Cocks, a say the least. The teams of visitors, under the control of daughter; Paul and Eve Daniels, a daughter; and Detlef and their Chairmen, have been contacting members of the Elaine Wortmann, a son. Kearsney Family and the response has been excellent. As During the year Peter Chick married Lorraine Tarboton well as the fantastic financial response there has been a in the Chapel and were the first to have a reception in the wonderful feeling of goodwill towards the school and this is Greyhound Pavilion. In December there will be two more what Kearsney really means. staff weddings in the Chapel: Keith Garrett will marry So here I make no apology for publishing my 'Aim of Cathy Preller and Allister Thiselton will marry Heather the College' which tries to sum up what we are doing. Williams. We wish them happiness and welcome these two 'The Aim of the College is to prepare boys for adult life new wives to the staff. in a Christian and disciplined atmosphere in pleasant sur Congratulations to Cathy Beaton on her engagement to roundings. Kim Neate and to Keith Decker on his engagement to Included in the academic side of this Aim is the ability Christine Bradbury. to mix with and to accept others, the ability to adapt to new circumstances, the ability to accept adversity and to win generously'. Farewell:

L P ZAAYMAN Lambertus Petrus was born at Winburg in the OFS on July 9th 1939. When the family moved to L P Staff Notes attended Merchiston and then Maritzburg College. After school he trained as a teacher at the Natal Training College. His first teaching appointment was at High School After his 10 year term as housemaster, Justin Hall retired as in 1962, and then he taught at Eshowe High School and housemaster of Haley House at the end of the third term. Westville Boys' High School until he came to Kearsney in Justin and Pat and their family have moved into their new 1966. house opposite the old Youth Camp. L P married Wendy Dixon in 1964 and has two children, Maurice Lees was appointed housemaster of Haley Debbie writing matric at Epworth and Mark in Form 5 at House. He and his wife, Anne, who is a remedial teacher Kearsney. and who has helped junior boys with their reading with After 18 happy years at Kearsney LP has now decided that great success, moved in with their two sons at the beginning it is time for him to move on and get back into the NED. He of the 4th term. Looking after the juniors at a boarding has been appointed to the staff of Maritzburg College in 1984. Hp' >

most for his fanatic interest in rugby. In his younger days he was also interested in girls, beer and motor cars! - but rugby refereeing is still his main love. For years he was a first league referee in where he made many friends. He also serves as a lieutenant in the Citizen Force. He was always helped by Wendy, a hardworking, good wife at home, but a formidable opponent on the squash court. We say tot-siens to the Zaaymans and Wish them all the best in their new home near Hilton. We look forward to seeing them back as old boys and old friends. Kearsney se baie dankie. J.S.

I * if' Kearsney College Natal Senior Certificate Ut.t, s<-*. >> n% Examination 1983 ■■■■ HHIHHr Natal Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemptionj...69 Natal Senior Certificate without Matriculation Exemption 22 Failed to gain a certificate _4 95 16 boys who entered for Matriculation Exemption failed to achieve it. 'A' aggregate (above 80%) — 7 Butterfield MK; Cazalet RS; Hanks JP; Hayes IM; Senior PD; Swanepoel L; Taylor D We will miss LP everywhere. In the classroom he was a Mcl. valuable member of staff who made great contributions to 'B'aggregate (70%-79%) — 11 Bennett GM; Bennett JT; the success of the Afrikaans Deoartment. The bovs will Botes PJ; Coppin GN; miss his friendliness and kindness, not to mention his rugby Du Toit AF; Morrison DJ; stores. In the Staff Room his laugh will linger in that corner Olive SR; Porrill DC; where he sat. In Chapel his singing and the enjoyment of Wieland JCK; Williams JCT; the music was remarkable. But L P will be remembered by Wyatt RH.

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5 'C aggregate (60%-69%) — 19 Ambler GJ; Brown DK; Dee Order of proceedings J; Elliot B; Engelbrecht GK; The ceremony, one of the most important on the Kearsney Hopewell lA; Luck CN; calendar, was opened with a prayer by the School Chaplain, Maud NJ; Maybery AE; the Reverend D.J. Buwalda. Dr G.W. Shuker, Chairman of Meaker DG; Mercer KG; the Kearsney Board of Governors extended a welcome to Nicol RJ; Ravnb MA; the many honoured guests, parents and friends, and, after Reardon G RJ; Rheeders BW; the Headmaster, Mr E.C.W. Silcock, Dr Shuker introduced Sacks MH; Scott RF; the guest speaker. A speech of thanks (possibly one of the Thompson RD; most impressive speeches by a Head Boy in recent years) van Niekerk J. was delivered by the Head Boy of the school, A.E. Maybery. 37 The prizes were awarded by the Guest of Honour, Dr Van Der Pol. Subject distinctions (Total 17) 3 'A's Swanepoel L (Maths, Biology, Physical Science) 3 'A's Bennett JT (Maths, Physical Science and Computer Science) 2 'A's Cazalet RS (Maths and Supplementary Maths) Mercer KG (Geography and Supplementary Maths) 1 'A' Botes PJ (Maths) Butterfield MK (History) Du Toit AF (Geography) Hanks JP (History) Senior PD (Physical Science) Taylor 0 Mcl (Geography) Williams JOT (Maths)

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Dr C. Van Der Pol, Chairman of the Tongaat-Hulett Sugar Company (Ltd.) was the guest speaker at the Annual Speech Day and Sixth Form Prizegiving, held in the Henderson Hall on Friday, 30 September this year. In an absorbing speech, Dr Van Der Pol stressed the very often ignored economic unity in the future of South Africa. Political and racial unity, he said, is virtually unattainable in a climate of economic disunity. The economic development of the country stabilises the political situation. In a poor economic climate, problems tend to be magnified — unem ployment and lack of job opportunity create an atmosphere of discontent. School leavers, who are potential economic leaders, have a commitment to fulfil in the future of South Africa, and those who have the inestimable advantage of having attend ed a school such as Kearsney will be likely to be in the fore front of this development — as well as having received the n sense of responsibility, inculcated by their education, required for this position.

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SPEECH DAY 1983: Left to right: Or G. Shuker, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Luc Swanepoe! - Dux, being congratulated by Dr C. Van der Pol, Guest of Honour. Headboy Anton Maybery and the Headmaster, Mr E.C.W. Silcock, look on.

Geography Prize: D. Mcl. Taylor Speech Day Academic Honours: D. Mcl. Taylor The William Crawford Memorial Prize for Prize Winners 1983 History J.P. Hanks Academic Honours J.P. Hanks Jack Reece Latin Prize: P.O. Senior William & Susan Jones English Prize: D.SerTtor Acedemic Honours: P.O. Senior Cultural Colours: .... G.C. Gray Headmaster's Special Service Prize: A.E. Maybery .. .D.C. Burrell Alletson/Smith Award for Mathematics S.B. Theunlssen Prize for Perseverancej . O.B.D. Geekie and the Mathematics Prize: J.T. Bennett Academic Colours: (Re-award) M.K. Butterfield Patrick Moore Memorial Shield and the John (Re-award) .. A.F. du Toit Kinlock Memorial Prize for Physical Science: . J.T. Bennett (Re-award) .. K.G. Mercer Supplementary Maths Prize: J.T. Bennett (Re-award) . D.J. Morrison Computer Studies Prize: J.T. Bennett (Re-award) .. . D.C. Porrill Academic Honours: J.T. Bennett J.C.K. Wieland Afrikaans Prize: L. Swanepoel .J.C.T. Williams (Re-award) French Prize: .L. Swanepoel Art Prize: .. . . S.R. Olive Hindson Memorial Prize for English Academic Colours: (Re-award) .. . .S.R. Olive Literature: L. Swanepoel Academic Honours: .. R.S. Cazalet Ben Milner Prize for Biology: L. Swanepoel I.M. Hayes Academic Honours: (Re-award) L. Swanepoel R.H. Wyatt Dux of the School: L. Swanepoel g nwsiiiwwffi '+-3( ^ > TAUT >

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PREFECTS: Left to right ■ Back row: P. Dunlop, L. Swanepoel, M. Boyd, I. Hayes, R. Cazalet. Middle row: K. Ward, C. Hudson, B. Van Heusden, D. Taylor, D. Jones, B. Elliott, H. Dowdall, G, Bennett. Front row: P. Botes, G. Reardon, MrJ. Storm (Deputy Headmaster), Mr C. Silcock (Headmaster), A. Maybery (Head Prefect), B. Oliver, D. Brown.

"But, if It does come, or any other bump in life, it is then that you chaps will find the real spiritual strength of Head Prefect s Report: 1983 your days at Kearsney. "When I left school, like my son and most lads at that time, I went through a period oil experimentation in the big Early in my year I received a very personal and touching wide world. We had heard sermons on how 'God moves in a letter which I believe to be fitting in this report. mysterious way' but it outwardly appears to have gone in The letter I received was from Mr A M Foss who was the one ear and out the other. Until something happens. It Head Boy of Kearsney in 1933. When he left school he happened to me on the Angio Beach Head. We were going promised himself that should he still be alive 50 years into an attack and suddenly all hell was let loose. Jerry hence, he would write a note of good wishes to the Head opened up with everything and we all jumped into fox Boy at that time. True to his promise, I received his letter holes. The poor chaps in front of me, to the right and left on February 18 this year. of me and to my rear were hit. Suddenly, all was quiet and I would now like to quote directly from Mr Foss's letter. I couldn't believe I was alive. I asked myself this question: He writes: Foss, what did you do at that moment? I prayed like "It is a very different Kearsney today (materially) to mad! that of 50 years ago. But, most important of all, spiritually Then, Foss, did the teachings of our parents and the it is the same. You are Head Boy of a school of close on lessons of Kearsney play any part? — they were all I had to 500 boys, I was head boy of 85!" hold onto: 'God moves in a mysterious way!' " Mr Foss mentions that he was captain of rugby and that Mr Foss then ended his letter with good wishes to the prefects who served under him were: Kearsney for 1983. "Mr Jimmy Hopkins (retired headmaster) Much has been said about the future control and owner Mr Jack Crawford (ex Vice-Principal) ship of Kearsney, being transferred from the conference of Mr Lex Kirk the Methodist Church to a School Trust. Mr Monty Crook (ex Senator) Kearsney is undergoing very important material changes Mr Adendorff by way of the Carpe Diem '83 development fund. It is a Mr Knottenbelt, and once in a lifetime experience and opportunity, and it has Mr Hackland. undoubtedly had the effect of bringing the Kearsney family He goes on to say: closer together. "There were only eight of them but the honour has not In this really eventful year we have seen the establish changed." ment of the Old Boys Club on the school grounds and this "In 1933", he added, "there were rumblings of war and will also play an important part in maintaining contacts six years thereafter we were in uniform in the second World which will hopefully endure the test of time as has Mr War. In 1983, there are again rumblings and I pray with all Foss's bond with Kearsney. my heart that you chaps won't have to go through it all We, the boys of the school, thank the Methodist Church again. for nurturing the college through its fomative years, and we feel sure that it will continue to reflect the Methodist ethos will undoubtedly be a force to be reckoned with in the next which has developed the school's Christian character. few years. 50 Boys recently attended the Founders' Day service at Our waterpolo team has done exceptionally well con the old Kearsney Chapel. During the service the Reverend sidering the fact that our pool was empty throughout the Edgar referred to the beginnings of the school as the season. They often proved fairly tough opposition for many "Acorn of 11 boys which has developed into the oak of of the top sides, and the team would undoubtedly have Kearsney today." The boys of the College should be ever been extremely strong had conditions not been as they mindful of our heritage and never forget those many people were. before us who have unselfishly helped to create Kearsney To the boys who occupy the grandstand and cheer the into the great school it is today. 1st teams; the atmosphere you create through your support I have touched on the material and spiritual aspects of is something no other school can ever match. Keep this up, the school and to complete the picture I want to pay it is one of Kearsney's great hallmarks. special tribute to the staff of the school. The high academic standard of the school is borne out In a boarding school such as Kearsney it is the close by the great number of awards that have been presented teacher-pupil relationship which plays such an important this year. A record number of 8 boys in metric were award part in preparing us for our future lives. In paying tribute to ed their academic honours, and another 6 received colours. the staff of our school I'm sure we include our parents - we The 5th form also had a number of boys who received thank you. academic awards. Congratulations to you all! On the sportsfield, Kearsney has had a year of mixed The senior boys of today have consciously endeavoured fortunes. The 1st XV, although not very successful, was a to improve the standards previously set in the running of very determined team who never stopped trying and, on the school and in the maintaining of traditions, and it is our occasions, lifted their standard of rugby to match even the hope that the boys who follow will take up the challenge of ever-strong Maritzburg College team. What is more import striving for greater heights. ant, of course, is the spirit in which we took our beatings. To the boys who finished school at the end of this year, Our junior sides generally acquitted themselves extremely I'm sure you will join the many other Old Boys who take well and this is an encouraging sign for future 1st teams. such an active interest in the events at the school. As Mr In previous years it was taken for granted that most of Foss has done, we will dedicate ourselves to maintaining a our junior sides would lose, however those days are over link with this ever-increasing Kearsney family. and Kearsney has now closed the gap between it and the Finally, my year as Head Boy has been an experience traditionally stronger schools. which I will cherish for the rest of my life, and the The hockey team this season fielded no fewer than 7 memories I take with me will be filled with great bonds of Standard eights in the 1st team, and this should hold them friendship. To the prefects and 6th Form colleagues, I in good stead for the next couple of years. thank you for your loyal support, and to the Headmaster The team seems to have come together now and and his staff, I thank you all for your guidance and en is looking forward to a successful season during the final couragement, without which I would have been lost. term. Generally speaking, Kearsney has had yet another Both the and squash teams have struggled slightly memorable year, and even though we have not been very this year, however, the boys involved have given of their successful on the sportsfields, we have established a new best, and what's more important, they have enjoyed them incentive to do well, academically. selves. The tennis team has been a particularly young side A. MAYBERY and have gained a vast experience of the game. This side

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HONOURS AWARDS 1983: Back row: R. Thompson (Cultural Honours), R. Hein (Athletics). Middle row: P. Senior, i. Hayes, R. Wyatt, J. Hanks. Front row: D. Tayior, J. Bennett, L. Swanepoei(Dux), R. Cazaiet (aii Academic), C. Grinyer (Hockey). PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY

ACADEMIC AWARDS Foundation for Education, Science and Technology Prizes: A special award for Achievement in Physical Building Development Science and Mathematics in Form 4 CM Bull A special award for Achievement in English and Afrikaans in Form 5 NJ Shepherd George McLeod Essay Prize R S Cazalet

CULTURAL AND SERVICE AWARDS Most Improved Junior Speaker (Carter Cup) . . . J M Pons Best Junior Speaker of the Year 'mk (Jakubowicz Cup) j K Burns Best Speech of the Year (Sutler-Gore Cup) , . M N Irvine Chess; Junior Champion (Stanek Cup) DM Allen

Cultural Colours for Dramatics j P Dee m M J T Gritten Colours and Honours for Dramatics R D Thompson

RECOGNITION OF SERVICE CERTIFICATES Service to Wildlife Society B C Hulett Senior Library Monitor R j Coll Cricket Umpiring j C Wannenburgh Cricket Scoring AM Tshabalala Cricket Scoreboard, Rugby Scoreboard, Museum Monitors, Backstage & Set N J Fletcher M CAT Williams mm m mi§ SPORTS AWARDS CRICKET Part of the new accommodation for the African staff. Inter-House Trophy Pembroke

DIVING 1983 has been a year of considerable expansion. In addition Cup for the Highest Aggregate in Boys to the opening of the Old Boys Pavilion, a staff house has Age Group - Diving in Natal M K Butterfield been completed and is now occupied by Mr and Mrs Hall and their family. In addition, three of six proposed units for African Staff SHOOTING have now been completed, with the second three facing Junior Champion (Ernest Ashby Memorial Cup). A A Veen completion in 1984. A characteristic of this is the incorpo Cadets Sharpshooters Badges C R Ashby ration of an 'Indaba Centre' which is designed to offer a A J Russell-Boulton gathering place for staff. Colours and Badge OBD Geekie Colours, Badge, Highest Average during the year (Ivan Bjorkman Trophy) and the Senior Champion (Ken Trotter Shield) B H Street Inter-House (Derek Bobbins Cup) Finningley

CADETS tE Inter-House Cadet Company Drill Competition (Grand Challenge Cup) Finningley

SQUASH Most Improved Player (Carrington Cup) .. . C Q Davidson Junior Champion (Negus Cup) AJH Philip Senior Champion (Old Boys Cup) P T Hall 'fir- H:-''{rr-:.: m

,. -i TENNIS ;r Junior Singles Champion (George Hulett Trophy) P J Kuhn ■I" Senior Singles Champion liUJ (Polkinghorne Cup) AG Davidson

<€ * WATER POLO Colours P J Dunnett and P D v d Schyff Apart from the six new units, the new accommodation will include Honours D Mcl Taylor an 'Indaba' centre.

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In 1983 we celebrated Easter with a Tenebrae Service which dramatically symbolizes the approaching darkness Chapel Notes and death which threatened to overwhelm Jesus during the last days of his earthly life. The Broadcast Service from the school was once again at the season of Our Lord's Ascension and Victory and in The Chapel continues to be the place where most of the dealing with this theme the Chaplain compared Alexander School community comes together on a regular, almost the Great's victories with the ultimate victory of Jesus. The daily, basis. A varied group of people are invited to conduct former claimed that the world would be saved by a man services and it is encouraging to see an increasing number of who became a god, the latter claimed that it could only be boys volunteering to lead various devotional services. saved by the Living God who became a man. The latest On Sundays at least one formal service is held for the SABC estimate is that something like 80 000 people listen school in addition to a special service which is held every to the Sunday morning Broadcast Services and it is a great Sunday morning for Roman Catholic boys. In order to responsibility and privilege that is ours to maintain the accommodate the arrangements for leave Sundays and highest standards of worship for this special opportunity weekends we have resorted to flexible planning of services each year. and now have some morning and some evening. We have A large congregation was present for the joint Methodist also persevered with a voluntary evening service once or and Anglican Confirmation service conducted this year by twice each term. This has become one of the more meaning the President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd. Dr ful acts of corporate worship in the school and is quite well Khoza Mgojo, and the Bishop of Natal, the Rt. Revd. attended. Michael Nuttall. It is always refreshing to welcome visiting ministers and The following boys were received and confirmed: preachers to conduct worship in our Chapel and we Methodist: Anglican: remember with gratitude services conducted in 1983 by Mr M J Botha C M Bull Alan Rycroft, an Old Boy, the Revd. Stanley Mogaba, B D Brokensha P G Burton Secretary of the Methodist Conference, the Revd. Herbert G Canning G M Chamberlin Lee of , the Revd. Ray Horrocks of St Thomas' B B Cole M P Cook Anglican Church, the Revd. Dr Norman Hudson of Durban's P F de Villiers N A Froise Central Methodist Church, Mr Paul Graham of the Christian K A Dicks C A Garnett Education and Youth Department, Prof. Victor Bredenkamp C M Dundson AS Hill who conducted the Founders Day Service in 1983, and the R Graham SRC Hodge Revd. Kevin Sprong of the Pinetown Methodist Church. A P A Green C R Hopkins group of young people from the Pinetown Circuit presented M Gritten N J Lutz a very lively Easter Musical called 'Mirror of your Soul' and R J Holden A H McKellar-Basset another Old Boy, Mr Scott Taylor, conducted a service with J D Hopewell A J H Philip a group of musical friends. Note may also be taken of the G M Karlson M L Potter now annual Founders' Service at the Old Kearsney which C P Makin T B Shillington was conducted this year by the Revd. Ken Edgar, and K D Makin C R Tedder attended by a number of boys and staff, governors and D J Milne M A H Thomas friends of the School. From this impressive list of visiting A J Russell-Boulton G Tomlinson preachers it is clear that in addition to the services conduct W D Torrance P D van der Schyff ed by the Chaplain the boys of Kearsney are being exposed A M Tshabalala K H Wiseman to a variety of styles and voices serving the cause of Christ M B B Whittle ian proclamation but all conveying an evangelical concern CAT Williams for the spiritual growth and development of the boys of M A Willaimson Kearsney. A J T Wilson

11 One of the more formal services of the year is the annual At a recent symposium on Moral and Spiritual Values Remembrance Day Service. In 1983 the service was con held in Pretoria a speaker highlighted the pressures placed ducted by the Chaplain, assisted by the Headmaster and on young people in our society and suggested that in our Head Boy. The Guest Preacher was the Revd. Raymond work as educators we can so easily put further pressures on Light, Superintendent of the Pinetown Methodist Circuit pupils when in fact their greatest need is for encouragement. and the Roll of Honour was read by Old Boy and previous "They are idealistic and teachers can channel their idealism. Headmaster, Mr Jimmy Hopkins. A slightly revised Order of They have dreams and we should be pointing them to a Service was taken into use for the first time and added to better world. We should be encouraging them to accept what has always been a dignified and moving act of worship. themselves as the people that God made them, with a real Due to the persistence of our Organist we were able to understanding of their inestimable value in the eyes of God. have choir items for Tenebrae and the Broadcast Service. As We should be teaching them - by the way we treat them and usual the traditional Carol Services were presented at the treat with them - that God cares for them and that He cares end of the fourth quarter and thanks are due to the staff and for all men." boys who put a lot of time and effort into these lovely Qf course, this is not only the concern of the Chapel services which create for us a real sense of the Christmas programme or the religious activities in the houses but it season with all its good associations. should be the key to all that is said and done in a Christian A special service which has become an annual feature is School. We are grateful to God for the opportunity of serv the Senior Boys' Service where a group of leavers volun ing Him in this school and pray that we may all know more tarily conduct a Sunday morning service towards the end of of the love of God in Jesus Christ in our hearts and in our the year. Apart from the impact their message in word and relationships. song has on the congregation it is an excellent and salutary DJ BUWALDA experience for the boys themselves who have to work Chaplain together as a team in the planning and presentation of the service. A question that sometimes exercises the minds of the boys is the eventual destination of their Chapel collection on a Sunday. For their information in particular it is of interest to note that in 1983 the Quarterly Meeting made disbursements in excess of R3 000 to a variety of groups and organisations including a local Poor Fund, Sundumbili Appeal, Faith for Daily Living, Ministerial Students Fund, Counselling Department Ingwavuma Appeal, Methodist Centenary Appeal, Mission ary Fund and Drought Relief, Scripture Union, Hillcrest 1983 Anglican Church, the Southern Cross Fund, South African Institute of Race Relations Bursary Fund and the Ethelbert Children's Home. The Quraterly Meeting attempts to be a good steward of the money dedicated in our Chapel to the work of the Kingdom of God. The trend of increased contact with boys and parents con At the instigation of the Quarterly Meeting a list of all tinues and is gratifying. When it is possible to include the Chaplains of Kearsney was compiled in 1983 and a parents in the discussion of any counselling problem, Board indicating their names and years of service has been whether the problem is educational, spiritual or vocational, placed in the Chapel. By establishing these important links it is invariably true that good progress is made. with our history our present is enriched, and we have a Apart from individual contact with the Counselling stronger sense of standing in a long and proud tradition. Department many boys have been involved in career activi The Board reads: ties such as outings to the Technikon, the University Campus, the Navy Diving School and the Air Force Base. A new idea in 1983 was to arrange our own fairly low-key careers week. This took place early in June and included talks, discussion and follow-up on 12 core career areas. KEARSNEY COLLEGE Prof. Neil Tainton spoke on Agriculture, Prof. Victor CHAPLAINS Bredenkamp on the Arts degree and Prof. O'Brien on Archi William H Irving 1921 -23 tecture, Quantity Surveying and Building Management. Mr N Paul Abraham 1923-25 Alan Rycroft spoke on Law, Mr Neil Gerber on Account H Cecil Sheasby 1925 - 29 ancy and Mr Peter Dauncey on Teaching. The Revd. Dr Leonard S Creed 1930 - 33 Daryl Hackland dealt with Medicine, Dr de Freitas with Frank H Qrchard 1933 - 36 Biological Careers and Mr Andrew Vivian spoke on various Martin J White 1937 - 38 types of Engineering. Mr D Staniland spoke on the possi W Horace Stanton 1939 bilities of Art based careers such as Creative Design and Frederick P Evans .' 1940 - 42 Capt. Winnington dealt with opportunities in the Permanent S LeGrove Smith 1942 - 45 Force. The speakers were all very well received and without Bernard Sewell B.Sc., B.A 1943 exception their talks were informative, interesting and William I C Shipley 1945-46 pertinent to the needs of the boys. In addition a Kearsney Derrick W Timm 1946 - 52 parent, Mr Wilson, gave a special talk on Civil Engineeflhg John V Cantrell, B.A., M.A., D.Littet Phil. . 1953-58 careers. Victor J Bredenkamp, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. . . 1959 - 63 On-going careers guidance is offered to all boys in the Athol R Jennings school and begins in a low-key way in 3rd Form with dis B.Sc. (Q.S.), Hons B.A., M.Th 1964 - 68 cussions on the question of Subject choices in relation to David Buwalda tentative thoughts about career directions. In 4th Form a 6 B.A., B.A.(S.S.), Hons B.A. (S.S.), S.T.M. . 1969-71 week period is devoted to a thorough discussion of the 1978- elements that go into a Career choice, viz. Values, Interests Milton B Martin, B.A., B.D., S.T.M 1972 -77 and Abilities. More intensive personal counselling is then done in the 5th and 6th Forms.

12 As a member of the Natal Counsellors' Society the To pay tribute to Kearsney's Founder, Sir Liege Hulett, School Counsellor is in regular contact with developments Mr Rob Lamplough, on the History staff, addressed the boys in the area of School Counselling. Some of the useful on aspects of the life of Sir Liege. He mentioned achieve resource meetings offered in 1983 included: Role-plays of ments of this man who had left the British Civil Service, parent-teenager interaction, Counselling in Indian Schools, after failing an examination, and arrived in South Africa High School programrhes of the Family and Marriage with the equivalent of R 10,00 to his name. This "bizarre Society, a talk on Teenage Suicide, an introduction to the character", who met his wife as she rode an ox, showed a philosophy and techniques of New Games which are being determination to succeed in many of his various ventures used in some schools to encourage participation in exciting that stands as an example to us all. Sir Liege, Mr Lamplough and enjoyable games which are non-competitive and do not told us, also believed in associating himself with a power require outstanding athletic abilities. Other functions in greater than himself. Sir Liege, I like to think, agreed with cluded a visit to the new prison complex at Westville as Louise Haskins "man who stood at the gate of the year", guests of the Department of Building Management of Natal when he says, ". . . put your hand into the hand of God. University, a visit to the B I F S A Training Centre at That shall be to you better than light and safer than any Mariannhill for insight into career opportunities in the known way." building industry, a discussion on the Journalism, Public In conclusion and before Oliver gives you his report I Relations, Music and Drama courses at the new premises of wish to thank all those people who have helped make 1983 the School of Languages and Communication, Natal another worthwhile year. Technikon, and a meeting with the Natal Society of B. WILLIAMS Chartered Accountants at which the recruiting of suitable candidates into their field was discussed. The past year was an interesting and productive one and it is hoped that increasingly, boys will see the value of My thanks extend to various people. Mr Williams, Mr making use of the Counselling Department whether to un Decker and Mr Wortman. Thank you for your guidance burden personal problems or to talk about their future. throughout the year. For a House such as Finningley, your D J BUWALDA leadership is essential. To matron Rautenbach, who is School Counsellor always prepared to sacrifice her time for the boys in mend ing, keeping the place clean and for caring, we are very, very grateful. To my fellow prefects, Dave Taylor, Craig Hudson and Brad van Heusden, thank you for your co operation and helpful advice without which I would not have managed. Then finally to the boys of the House. It is every boy in the House that pulls his weight, resulting in a successful Finninglcy House Report 1983 year. I believe this has been such a year. Well done! The prefects join me in wishing the prefects of 1984 the best of luck. Make the most of it and keep Finningley's banner high. Remember our motto, "Per ardua ad astra - Through hardship unto victory". B. OLIVER

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13 Gillingham House

Report: 1983 m

1983 has been a year of both achievement and change for m Gillingham. Five boys earned their colours, three their 9 honours; we produced the captains of seven senior teams mm and the chairmen of six clubs or societies. During the year we enjoyed the services of three matrons and a new assist ant master! In January we welcomed both Mrs Michelle Strydom and Mr K. Garrett to Gillingham, hoping that their associ ation with the house would be a long and happy one. However, Mr Garrett leaves us at the end of this year to get Gillingham House married, so we wish him success and happiness in his new place in the inter-house speech contest. L. Swanepoel who venture! Our matron of five years standing, Mrs P. Bourke, produced "School for Witches" during the first term left at the end of the first term and was followed for one succeeded remarkably well in trying to get the entire house term only by Mrs L. Reid, who, in turn, was succeeded by involved in a stage production . . . who knows what talent Mrs H. Fiddler at the beginning of September. We wish her will emerge next year as a result? Malcolm Hilton took the a long and happy stay at Gillingham, and thank Mrs N. title role in "Tom Sawyer" and other main parts went to Townshend for standing in so ably for the month of August. Sean Blankertz, Andrew Murphie, Rowan Thompson, John We knew our Housemaster, Mr R. Townshend, was getting Wannenburgh and Craig Lowe. In the third term Rowan on a bit (witness the grey hairs!) but on Speech Day we pompson excelled as the lead in Terrance Rattigan's were amazed to discover that he had been at Kearsney for "Adventure Story". Paul Senior, Alistair Walters, John 25 years! Congratulations. Wannenburgh, Ivan Dunlop and Mark Erikson also took We started the year with a bang, having Anton Maybery part in this production. made Head Boy as well as captain of cricket. He has filled On Friday nights our Bible Study gathering in the Senior both these positions with distinction and we congratulate Reading room proved very popular indeed, attracting boys him on his highly successful year. Alan du Toit as captain from all over the school. M.J. Glutz, G. Karlson and G. of the 2nd XI and Mark Boyd for the first century in the Stanek were responsible for running the Haley House guild 1st XI must also be congratulated. John Wannenburgh and did a lot of good work there. stood as the 2nd XI umpire. Some of our fellows achieved highly in the academic Once again our aquatic aspirations were sunk by field. Guy Bennett and Jeremy Bennett reached the top Pembroke and Finningley and we ended up a spirited third! 100 in the Science and Maths Olympiads respectively. In the However, Dicks made quite a splash as U15 waterpolo inter-school Mini-Maths Olympiad Jeremy Bennett, Luc captain, and Kruger and I. Dunlop played for the first team. Swanepoel and Paul Senior won the competition for During the winter terms I. Dunlop, A. Maybery and A. Kearsney. Alan du Toit, Kenneth Mercer and Jack Wieland Sutton played 1st XV while M. Boyd captained the 2nd were awarded their academic colours. Swanepoel (Dux of team. L. Swanepoel was touch-judge for the 1st term. The school), Bennett J., and Senior received their academic hockey scene was rosier with C. Muirhead, K. Robinson, honours awards on Speech Day and together walked off D. Simpson, C. Ellis-Cole, G. Hooper and B. Hulett all play with ten out of the thirteen prizes awarded. Well done! We ing 1st XI. C. Ellis-Cole played for both the D & D U15 and are proud of you. open teams. In the same game, but on wheels, 8. Louw Finally, we would like to wish next year's prefects and played for the Natal mens' Roller Hockey team. M. Nazar the whole House as successful and enjoyable a year as ours. captained the school 2nd XI. P.S.: From the Housemaster: I would like to thank the On Sports Day the Gillingham team did very well indeed. prefects Peter Botes (Head), Guy Bennett, Mark Boyd, Ivan B. Hulett was awarded colours for his excellent perform Dunlop and Luc Swanepoel for all the hard work they put ance and other up-and-coming athletes to catch the eye in this year; Paul Senior and John Wannenburgh for their were: Hanbury-King, Jordan, Theunissen, Tromp and efforts in the compiling of this report and especially all the Graham M. who ran the U14 1500m for Natal. Guy members of Gillingham, from youngest to oldest, who Bennett the Kearsney cross-country captain was again made this such a rewarding and happy year. awarded his colours and ran for the Natal "B" team. D. Meaker seemed to have his eye firmly fixed to a lens this year as vice-captain of the shooting team and chairman of the photographic society. A. Veen shot himself into the position of Junior Champion this year! A. Davidson (form 4) excelled himself to become senior tennis champion. & On the cultural side, Gillingham boys were well repre sented. Bruce Hulett chaired both the Mountain Club m and Wildlife Society. Anton Maybery was chairman of the Senior Scientific Society and Prime Minister in the Kearsney Parliament while J. Bennett besides being chair Hi man of the Mathematics Society, was also captain of both i, the Chess and Bridge Clubs. Guy Brokensha did a good job im-i ! as secretary of the Wildlife Society. Paul Senior represented the school at the J.H. Hofmeyr Speech competition. il: t> Blankertz and Wannenburgh talked their way into second After tuneft, Gillingftam dinirig hall

14 R. Cazalet from the prefect body has also excelled this year, gaining his academic honours, athletic colours and captaining the school athletics team. Haley House Report: 1983 I would like to thank Kevin Ward and Richard Cazalet, my fellow-prefects, for their constant co-operation. To gether we made a good team. Anton Maybery, the Head mm rm m Boy, has also been very involved in House activities and we 36 are thankful for his help and support. S>s. Lastly, I would like to thank the masters, Mr Cocks and |Km Mr Allen and the House matron, Mrs Lyte-Mason, for all their support in the running of the House, and especially to M Mr Hall and Mr Lees without whose support we would m never have managed. As a prefect body we have really appreciated the co-operation and help afforded us by the li masters. Thank you Haley House for a great year. mma D.K. BROWN A o I 1kW4 Head of House M y' 7\l mm

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1983 has been a great year! The boys have really got in volved and done their bit in making the year a memorable one. The spirit in which they have entered into house, as Pembroke House well as school, activities has been pleasing, and overall the co-operation has been tremendous. Report: 1983 Probably the most important event to occur this year was Mr Hall's retirement from his position as housemaster. After ten years of service, 'Haley House' and 'Mr Hall' have become almost synonymous, but all good things come to an end as they say, and at the end of the third term Mr Hall left the house. Mr Lees took over at the beginning of the Yet again Pembroke has had another very successful year. It fourth term and Haley House looks set for another enjoy appears also that Pembroke can reach still higher and will able ten years. We wish him all the best for the future. achieve even more if everyone continues to give of their In the sporting sphere a number of boys have shown best. great potential. In the first term C. Comins, S. Garreau and On the academic side of things Pembroke has excelled. P. Ethelston showed great talent as swimmers, whilst C. The Parkes Trophy for Academics has been won by Coetzee took most of the prizes in the U14 age Pembroke yet again. Most of the points, however were gain group. C. Coetzee has also shown great potential on the ed by everyone else in the house except for the sixth form! cricket, hockey and rugby fields, captaining the LIMA There are a few exceptions of course. One of these excep rugby team. M. Phillips and D. Stadter are others who show tions is Ian Hayes, who is to be congratulated on being good potential at hockey and rugby respectively, whilst C. awarded his academic honours. Well done Ian! Hanbury-King of the U13 age group is doing well at both On the sporting side Pembroke has done quite well. We cricket and rugby. Other names that stand out are C. were all very pleased that the gala this year belonged,from Zietsmann, who achieved his Natal colours for show-jump start to finish, to Pembroke. I would just like to thank the ing, C. de la Mare who played Durban and Districts squash Pembroke swimming captain, Hayden Dowdall for leading Pembroke to an outstanding win. P. v.d. Schyff, C. Vincent and P. Kiihn who played tennis for Natal. There are many others who have shown themselves to be good sportsmen and S. Garreau are to be congratulated on their outstanding with a lot of potential for the future, but in a report of this achievements in the water. We also won inter-house cricket. length it would be impossible to name them all. Once again Pembroke brought up the rear in the inter- On the other hand, the success of the junior teams must house athletics meeting despite some excellent individual be attributed to the determination of those not-so-talented, performances by R.W. Hein, C. du Toit, A. Hattingh, S. who, even though they never played in an 'A' or 'B' team Summerfield, A. van Noordwyk and P. Ethelstone. R.W. nevertheless contributed all they could to their respective Hein (House captain for Athletics) is to be congratulated games. The spirit in which a game is played is what is im on being awarded his honours for athletics. He won the portant and the players have certainly shown enthusiasm, Natal U19 100m hurdles in a record time and also won the determination and team spirit. 400m hurdles. Thereafter he gained selection for Natal The spiritual aspect of the House has certainly not been Schools. The highlight of the inter-house athletics was the lacking and in addition to the regular Wednesday evening inter-house tug of war. Under the training of Mr Diedericks 'Junior Guild' meetings, prayer meetings on Monday and we managed very easily to pull Finningley off their feet. We Thursday evenings under the guidance of Mrs Lyte-Mason did not, however, have such an easy passage to the final. have been very well attended. The fifth form leaders of the We had a very difficult pull against Gillingham on the Junior Guild meetings have done a good job. Well done. Thursday before the inter-house athletics meeting. The school plays "Adventure Story" and "Tom Sawyer" The spirit in Pembroke has been as high as ever and this were met with a great deal of enthusiasm from the boys and is largely due to the determination and drive which the some great acting talent showed itself in the form of J. house has displayed. Without the co-operation of the whole Burns who acted "Haephaestion" in 'Adventure Story'. house this spirit would not have been possible to attain.

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Pembroke House Keep up the good spirit chaps and I'm sure Pembroke wil continue to excel. Once more the future looks positive, but good results Music don't come easily. Pembroke will have to work hard to maintain its high standards, but I'm sure it will succeed. I, Chapel Choir and all the other prefects in Pembroke, would just like to The choir has once again acquitted itself well on the main wish next year's prefects the best of luck. occasions of the year. With thirty six trebles it was more GARTH REARDON than somewhat top heavy for the Tenehrae and Broadcast Services hut numbers were gradually whittled down to six teen by the time of the Carol Services which made for a well balanced group. It was also satisfying to see a larger number of senior hoys in the tenor and bass departments. CADETS 1983 The usual addition of members of staff and staff wives has Thisyeara large number of 6th and 5th formers made them been much appreciated although it is incredibly difficult to selves available as possible N.C.O.'s and Officers. The senior get everyone together at the same time. ranks were chosen mainly from the 6th formers while the junior ranks were mostly 5th formers. Maybery was appoint ed OC and B. Raison as R.S.M. The CO of Finningley Cadet Band House was B. Oliver, Gillingham P. Botes and Pembroke D. Drum Major Guy Bennett proved to he a good choice for Jones. the position and handled the hand efficiently. There were a This year for the first time we divided the detachment number of younger players in 1983 which could augur well into houses rather than into forms as had been the practice for the future. The addition of clarinets, saxophone and in the past. We thus dispensed with the normal A, B and C trombone gave greater variety to the sound and the hand boys and replaced them with a Finningley, Gillingham and performed effectively at the Remembrance Day Parade. Pembroke boys. This worked very well giving cadets a little more of a competative edge. This spirit was taken a step "Tom Sawyer" further by drill competitions arranged at all levels between I would like to thank all who took part in this light-hearted the houses by John Farran. In the balance was a cup and show. The large numbers were not there just to provide the order in which the houses would appear in the Remem enough volume of sound (as suggested in Carpe Diem) hut brance Day parade. Finningley was the winner followed by to give all who came forward a chance to participate - Pembroke and then Gillingham. There are now plans to especially the younger ones who normally do not get,the extend the competition into other related fields of Cadet opportunity to take part in musical shows. endeavour in 1984. I would like to thank the small orchestra, mostly hoys, I would like to thank all those who gave of their time who played the accompaniments-they certainly discovered and effort in helping me run the Cadets. Here I must men that accompanying is not merely playing the correct notes. tion John Harper our Band Master. Johan Strydom who The unusual variety of instruments, ranging from melodica runs the shooting and this year not only built up a success to glockenspiel, clarinets, flute etc. gave an effective 'home ful junior and senior shooting team but also managed to spun' quality to the sound. get almost every Cadet onto the range to shoot. Last but by no means least my able assistants on the parade ground, John Farran, Melvin Vassard and L.P. Zaayman. The last Music Pupils named we unfortunately lose at the end of 1983. To him These have been fewer in number and, I ike the choir trebles, we would like to extend our thanks for all he has done for tended to 'thin-out' during the course of the year. There is Kearsney Cadets over the past eighteen years. This has been still plenty of variety of instruments being studied ranging considerable, he has even had a stint at being a highly from trumpet, clarinet, recorder to the more customary successful Band Master. We will miss him, his hard work piano and organ. and solid advice so freely offered. We wish him all the best Jeremy Williams continues his successful path through in the future. the piano grades and this year obtained a good pass in grade A.M. BROMLEY-GANS 6 of the Royal Schools of Music.

16 a single table, each Thursday night. Some of the members of the advanced group were play ing a very pleasingly high standard of bridge by the end of CLUBS AND SOCIETIES the year. Regular attenders in the senior group were D. Allen, J. Bennett, F. Chemaly, G. Gray, S. Humphris, N. Lutz, D. Maritz, K Mercer, D. Morrison, 8. Nel, R. Scott, J. Starkey, S. Tshabalala and I. Vorster. Art Club notes M.A. THISELTON

A larger group of boys joined the Art Club this year and BUSINESS GAMES & J S E each was able to contribute to a successful year. Once again we entered the ICL Business Game and our Besides working on 'Art' for themselves, they worked on team of L. Swanepoel, J. Bennett, D. Taylor, R. Ravno, three major projects. P. Senior, B. Rencken and N. Shepherd showed great The first of these being the painting of the set and props, enthusiasm for each round. Each "company" is given an for the production of "Tom Sawyer". We then went on to article to sell and decisions are made as to financial alloca 'stage-manage' the production. Great fun was had by all tions and marketing, transport, plant improvement and working backstage. selling price. This information is then fed into a computer The second project was the painting of the set and props that produces a balance sheet for each school showing of the production of "An adventure story". This was a large profits (or losses) made, and at the end of each round and complicated set involving the boys in a lot of hard certain companies continue, depending on their profit. This work. Again some of the boys worked backstage on this set. year Kearsney managed to reach the quarter-finals in Natal, The third and most exciting project was the making of but just missed the semis which were held in Johannesburg. the figures for the 'Nativity scene'. These were for the This was the best we have ever done so perhaps next year annual Carol Service and were displayed in the Chapel. The we'll do even better. Some 300 schools took part through boys of the Art Club, all worked on the figures of Mary, out South Africa. Joseph, the three wise men and a group of shepherds and Kearsney also had two teams in the Johannesburg Stock animals. The figures, made of clay and then fired, were left Exchange Game. Here teams are given RIO 000 to invest on the natural colours of the different clays used and were the stock exchange and the boys seemed to have learnt a most effective. A rustic 'stable' was made from branches, great deal about the buying and selling of shares. At the end thatched with pine-needles. Congratulations were warmly of eight months the teams with the greatest profits were the extended to the boys for the successful display of this winners. One Kearsney team finished 83rd out of 648 — a commendable effort for our first year. project. I hope that 1984 will be as successful and worthwhile P.A.T. RATCLIFFE for the boys concerned. Thank you for all the work and enthusiasm put into 1983. C.V.TULLIDGE CHESS - 1983 After an initial meeting at the beginning of the year attend ATHENIAN SOCIETY ed by about 70 boys, the Chess Club eventually settled At the beginning of the year Mr J.F. Reece spoke to the down to a membership of 45. boys about the history of Kearsney College. After that Mr The ladder functioned fairly actively but not nearly as Malcolm Torrance described his experiences as a policeman much so as last year. in and his adventures catching criminals and chas We entered two teams in the Durban and Districts ing terrorists. An interesting evening was when Mr Mike Schools Chess League. One was in the 'B' Division (Section Cottrell conducted a protest meeting about the proposed 2) and the other in the 'C Division (Section 1). Both teams road through the Stainbank Nature Reserve. Some of us had fared well, the 'B' Division team winning 3 matches (one by to be conservationists and some had to be city councillors. default), drawing two and losing one. This team was Others were residents of Chatsworth and nearby towns. The represented by P.P. de Villiers (who won 1 match), S.W. discussion was very interesting and we learned a lot. At the Tshabalala (3 wins), P.G. Burton (3 and a half) and P.S. end of the year Mr King told us about his hike with senior Cazalet (4). boys along the Wild Coast and showed us some slides. The 'C Division team won 4 matches, drew one and lost R.GRAY one. Those who played for it more than once were J.T. Bennett (who won 1 match in 5), D.M. Allen (3 in 4), G.M. Chamberlin (3 in 3), D.A. Wolfsohn (3 in 3), R.J. Simpson BRIDGE CLUB - 1983 (2 in 2) and A.M. Tshabalala (2 in 2). The Bridge Club functioned throughout the year with There was an entry of only 11 players for the Junior regular meetings on Thursday nights except during the championships which was won by D.M. Allen who beat exam periods. R.J. Simpson in the final. As always it was divided into two sections. Those new to D.A. Wolfsohn won the Senior Championship (for which the game were coached by Mrs Bourke (until she left the 15 boys entered) by beating P.S. Cazalet 3 and a half to one school in April) and by Mr Farran throughout the year. Up and a half in a protracted final. to about a dozen boys came to these beginners' classes, but M.A. THISELTON the numbers fell off in the last two terms to about eight. Those who attended regularly were J. Alcock, D. Allen, B. Cunningham, A. Dunsdon, P. Ethelston, K. Everett, DEMOSTHENES SOCIETY C. Fagelund-Gjersoe and C. Goosen. The activities of the society centred on the first half of the The other section, for the more advanced players, was year. The most important events were the visits to the taken by Mr Thiselton, master-in-charge of Bridge. For theatre, and these included visits to the Elizabeth Sneddon most of the year, three tables functioned regularly in this Theatre at the University, and to the Alhambra. At the group. Towards the end of the year, with the demands of Alhambra we saw 'The Hieress', the adaptation of Henry Trials and matric exams, this decreased to two, or even just James' novel "Washington Square", which was also a matric

17 setwork. While the play was useful, performances were generally poor, and the non-critical viewer stood every chance of being misled. Another theatre evening included a visit to the school of a touring group with a turgid and ham- handed presentation of the correspondence between Mrs Campbell and Bernard Shaw — "Dear Liar". May we be pro tected against this kind of show in the future. A spirited and thought-provoking adaptation of 'Lear' completed the year's theatrical programme. Here was an is> . attempt to bring Shakespeare to life that worked most i effectively. T.A.

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"TOM SAWYER" m During the final week of the second term, the Dramatic Society presented the musical "Tom Sawyer", produced by Mr Brian Tucker with musical director Mr John Harper. The setting of the play, the small town of St Petersburg on the Mississippi, was presented in a semi-cartoon fashion, and the music had a distinct Western flavour. Joining the large cast of boys were a number of girls from the Hillcrest Malcolm Hilton as 'Tom Sawyer'. High School and a number of younger girls from the Kearsney community. be increased only by putting a sometimes cumbersomely The lead role of Tom was invested with a cheeky, if iarge chorus onto the stage. slightly lugubrious, charm by Malcolm Hilton, and his foil, Some of the scenes had spectacular appeal with some Huck Finn, was competently portrayed by Andrew good chorus settings, and the play, episodic by nature, Murphie, who emerged as the most convincing of the seemed to fit into a pattern of animated pictures rather characters. The rest of the cast handled their roles with vary than a flowing unit. Probably the best received number ing degrees of success. The play had its charm, as indicated was the song composed by Mr Harper and written by Mr by the obvious enjoyment of the audiences, but it lacked Tucker especially for this production: "Hush! Hush!", sung something in tightness of control. This was due partly to by Tom and Huck. the lack of experienced talent in the school as well as the A measure of the popularity of Kearsney productions is lack of actual rehearsal time on stage — few people who the very good attendance at the performances, and the have not been associated with productions realise that increase in demand for seats after the first night's showing. rehearsals alone can take up to a hundred hours of intensive "Tom Sawyer" was no exception, playing to full audiences work on the stage. Very few times could be arranged for for three nights, with many people unable to get bookings. the entire cast to be available together, and then half of For all its faults, "Tom Sawyer" was enthusiastically that time was spent in practising the music. It seems a pity received by its audiences. that the volume of the singing in Kearsney's musicals can B. TUCKER

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: I ^i ' mm If:.«♦- ***41 '•« i.>'"••Mi 11*■# ^ tJjT It is unfortunate, perhaps, that the play was staged so ** * fc* ^ ^ **<.•i «•« * *««■«»' "^rr13- late in the year, because the production on this scale '1 i'i'S"" It' demands the full dedication of the cast, an enormous amount of work by the producer and backstage workers (about sixty people in all were involved in some way or Mr J. Harper and members of the orchestra for 'Tom Sawyer'. another), and, above all, deserves larger audiences than the time of the year allowed with the matric examination loom ing not far on the horizon. "ADVENTURE STORY" B. TUCKER The Dramatic Society's second offering of the year was Mr Phil Taylor's lavish production of the Terence Rattigan play "Adventure Story". The action of the play extends over a period roughly from B.C. 336 to B.C. 323, and deals with the rise and fall of Alexander the Great. The play deals with the boundless energy, the turmoil, the compassion, the despotism and the megalomania of a general who was born a millennium before his time, who conquered and civilised the entire 'known' world, and who was instrumental in bringing the once tiny Macedonia into the forefront of history. So grand a subject cannot be treated skimpily, and Rattigan's script requires a lavish set reflecting the opulence of the period. It contains no fewer than eight major set changes during the course of the play. The set for the m Kearsney production exceeded all expectations. Cleverly m constructed by Mr Mike Griffithsand his team, painstakingly painted by Mrs Carol Tullidge and her team of 'helpers' and sumptuously decorated by Mrs Pat van Loggerenberg and Mr Carel van Loggerenberg, this set must be classified as the best Kearsney has produced. Minute attention was paid to detail and hundreds of authentic looking props were con structed or borrowed to add to the overall stunning effect. Mr Taylor, a producer of no mean talent, managed to mould the production into a unified whole, working for the most part with inexperienced actors. Rowan Thompson as Alexander was excellent, and perfectly cast for the part. Other noteworthy performances were given by Carol Taylor as the Pythia, Shirley Zerf as the Queen Mother of Persia, James Dee as Philotas, Michael Gritten as Cleitus and Jonathan Burns (who is in Form 3) as Hephaestien. The rest Rowan Thompson (Alexander) and Michael Gritten (Cleitus) in a of the cast varied in effectiveness. scene from 'Adventure Story'.

19 FLY FISHING CLUB On behalf of all of the members of Forum, and the August 1981 saw the inauguration of the Kearsney College Chairman, Joe Van Niekerk, I would like to thank Mr Fly Fishing Club. Mr Farran accepted the position as master- Vassard for the time and energy which he has put into the in-charge whilst Mark Whittle was elected Chairman and society, and for enabling it to be the success which it has Owen Geekie, Secretary. been. Our first outing proved the most successful to date. We NICK SHEPHERD fished the Mooi River on Mr Mennies farm and also two beautiful dams owned by Mr Armstrong. The weather was GUILDS AND FELLOWSHIPS ideal - overcast, with occasional drizzle. In all, forty trout were landed. Notable bags wer Mr Farran - fifteen; Mark YOUTH FELLOWSHIP Whittle - ten. This fellowship has taken over the function of the Senior Since then we have been on five outings to various Guild. It meets on Sunday evenings and after using the stretches of water in Natal including one to the Underberg Chaplain's Room as a venue initially, it now meets in the area. In all the club has been very successful with an average Chapel. The Fellowship is an informal meeting of Christian of fifteen trout per outing. The total number caught to date boys from all forms and has been organised and run by a is ninety. committee of 5 Senior boys. The meeting is usually led by As far as individual success is concerned the most suc one or more of the committee or occasionally by a member cessful anglers have been Andrew Green with a total of 13; of staff or a visiting speaker. Most meetings comprise a time Mr Farran with a total of 18 and Mark Whittle with a total of singing and praise (led by guitarists), a period of sharing of 26. and teaching, and a time of prayer. During 1983 the meet The most successful flies have proved to be: the Red ings were very well attended with up to 60 boys present at Setter, Matuba Red, Walkers Olive Nymph, Walkers Killer times. During the year a few inter-school meetings were and Mrs Simpson. The majority of trout were taken on a held and were very successful. Other outings included Walkers Olive Nymph, fished very slowly, about two feet several visits to local Youth Groups. We thank the Lord for below the surface. This method was especially effective in the way he has led us and we look forward to seeing the waters which harboured large snail populations. Youth Fellowship grow in spirit and in number. The Club has also been privileged in having Mr Jack DOUG MORRISON — Secretary Blackman from Kings Sports up to give us a few, and in most cases, much needed tips on the mechanics of casting. THE INTERMEDIATE GUILD The Club also visited a Fishing Rod Manufacturer in This guild meets usually on alternate Tuesdays in the Chapel. Durban and learned a great deal from the experience. It is open to boys in forms 3 and 4. This Club has got off to a very good start and we look At our last Chapel service of the year, David Buwalda, forward to its growth and development in the future. our Chaplain, told how God bridged the gulf between sinful' man and Himself with Love. Jesus Christ is this love and power of God manifested in human form. Our guild meetings had this underlying message whatever Forum Report the scriptural context may have been. B.G.W.

1983 was an excellent year for Forum and, as always, it JUNIOR GUILD proved to be one of the most active and well-attended A fellowship meeting for boys in Haley House is held on a societies with just over forty regular members, and several weekly basis and is led by boys in Form V. An enthusiastic talks having attendances of over a hundred. Unfortunately core supported the Guild and appreciate the opportunity study pressures claimed their toll at times and some of the for fellowship, sharing, Bible Study and prayer. We are members missed outstanding talks. grateful to the Senior boys who gave up a lot of time to The year got off to a good start when Miss Milne and lead the Guild. Mrs Park-Ross from Beauty Without Cruelty addressed the society on the way in which animals are used in cruel HISTORICAL SOCIETY clinical experiments merely to appease mankind's vanity. 1983 saw the establishment of a new cultural society for Subsequent lectures Included a talk by Mr Howard on those with an interest in history. The inaugural meeting was plastics, one on Archaedogy by Professor Maggs of the addressed by Prof Gordon Runnings, of the University of Pietermaritzburg Museum and a discussion about the part Natal, Pietermaritzburg, who spoke on the philosophy of played by computers in the modern world by Mr Cook. history. He traced the different ideas which have lain A very well-attended talk followed in which Captain behind the study of history in the past, winding up with an Wright of the Durban Vice Squad told us about drug abuse examination of the Marxist interpretation. and alcoholism and the display that he had brought with The next meeting was in many ways the highlight of the him generated much Interest. The next guest-speaker was year. The well-known author and former leader of the Mrs Steele who spoke on Human Rights in South Africa, Liberal Party, Dr Alan Paton, spoke on the history of South and she was followed by Mr Dooley on the evils of Rock Africa since 1948. Drawing widely on his own experience Music,and Professor Schlemmer and Mr Myburgh who spoke Dr Paton reviewed the major developments which have on the Proposed Constitution and Special Education, taken place in the country since the defeat of the Smuts respectively. government by D.F. Malan's Nationalists. The next meeting did not follow the normal Forum The last meeting of the year was addressed by Mr Jeff pattern, as rather than have a speaker come to address the Mathews, a lecturer in history at Edgewood College. His society, Chris Mann, the current director of the Valley theme was "Who was to blame for Isandlwana?" Just back Trust Organisation, came to recite some of his poems and from Britain where he undertook research for a thesis on sing with his group "Zabalaza". The next visitor to Forum Lord Chelmsford, he was able to guide the discussion was Captain Cox, Port Director of the Bay of Natal, who towards some novel viewpoints. After much audience par spoke to us about the function of the Port and about some ticipation the decision was reached that Lord Chelmsford of the current concepts of shipping. At the time of writing was to blame for the disaster after all. a talk is planned about the international refugee problem J. HANKS and by a member of the Red Cross. D. BROWN (Chairman)

20 JUNIOR DEBATING SOCIETY "Minister without Portfolio",and this position was occupied Someone once wrote that when you make your first speech, by D. Brown this year. stand up so that your audience can see you, speak up so Our first meeting for the year was that of "No Confi that your audience can hear you, then sit down so that dence" in the Government. Proposed by the Leader of the your audience can enjoy themselves! Sound advice and Opposition, and seconded by his Deputy, the Government perhaps something we should work towards next year, not saw this motion being opposed by its Deputy Prime Minister just in debating but in delivering a speech as well. and seconded by their Prime Minister. These four alone, This year we had a variety of meetings: balloon debates, offered a host of arguable and ambiguous points, and, after hat debates and "One Minute Please", as well as the usual the matter was thrown to the floor, where it is widely shared contest for the Jacubowicz Trophy. The meetings are by members of the cross-bench, the vote was held. always very well attended and a great deal of enthusiasm is The Opposition succeeded in proposing this motion by 45 shown for the floor, but boys are still very reluctant to "get votes to 35 votes. on the stage". Perhaps next year we should try and branch The foilowing term, the two parties once again joined in out to the odd debate with some of the local schools, inter- battle in the Henderson Hall. The motion that "All Beaches form debates and a junior inter-house competition. should be Multi-racial" was proposed by the Opposition, At the final meeting J. Burns, who spoke on "man's in yet, unfortunately, their argument was not of a very high ability to learn from his mistakes has led to his downfall", standard, and this cannot be attributed to the fact that was adjudged the best speaker and won the Jacubowicz their leader was absent. The Government, on the other Trophy, and the Carter Cup for the most improved speaker hand, was a pleasure to see and hear. They fought with of the year went to J. Pons. well-prepared and well researched arguments, and it is little P.A.T. RATCLIFFE wonder that they swept their way to a landslide victory, with 36 votes to 25. This then, more than compensated for MOUNTAIN CLUB their previous narrow defeat. It has been disappointing this year that due to transport The third and last local debate of the year was by far the problems the number of trips to the Berg had to be re most numerous and enjoyable of all. It was, after all, the duced. Also, the areas which could be visited were restricted famed and coveted "School vs Staff" Debate! to those with good roads. Nevertheless, some 40 boys had The Staff put forward what they thought was an incred- the opportunity to experience the joy of being in some of ib!y strong team, fo!!owing their victory !ast year. Their the most scenic areas of South Africa. Apart from visual team consisted of Messrs Kenneth Fish (who e!se?), Rob enjoyment the strenuous physical activity of hiking has Lamplough and Bryan Tucker. They seized the opportunity been both exhilarating and recreative for the boys and by choosing and proposing the motion that 'The South myself. It is a great pity that more boys cannot enjoy this African Youth misuses its recreational time". Now, had activity during the year. they seen the School Team, which was not only going to I thank the committee for their help in organising and oppose them, but shred them quite literaily during the running the Club during the year. course of the evening, I'm sure these three gentlemen would M.E.M. have quickly, and understandably, changed their views on the whole discussion. The School has never been better pre PARLIAMENTARY REPORT 1983 pared for a Staff debate, thanks to those who represented This, the 43rd year of Parliament's existence,saw it main them, namely: The Leader of the Opposition, Richard tain the high success of the society, brought about by last Cazalet; The Deputy Prime Minister, John Wannenburgh year's members, although, towards the end of the year, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luc Swanepoel. Their largely due to the exams, the enthusiasm petered out. speeches tore those of the staff, much to the delight of their At the end of 1982, short impromptu speeches were fellow school-boys and to the horror of the staff. Hence, it held to decide 1983's positions, and the following boys emerges as no surprise that the school won, 38 votes to 34. were elected as office bearers. Nevertheless, we thank the "Big Three" for their gallant The Speaker — Mr M. LEES (Staff member) efforts — it is the first time the staff have lost in just under Prime Minister - ANTON MAYBERY a decade. It is hoped that despite their defeat, they will Leader of the Opposition — RICHARD CAZALET have the courage to put forward a team next year. Deputy Prime Minister — JOHN WANNENBURGH Once again, for the first time in years, Kearsney partici Deputy Leader of the Opposition — DAVID TAYLOR pated in an inter-school debate. Here, the honours went to Senior Clerk - RORY MACFARLANE Wykeham School. They invited us to have a debate on the Junior Clerk - ROBERT THORNHILL. motion "Males are more lethal than Females" For the life It is customary, that those seven people form the Parlia of me, I still can't understand why they chose to propose mentary Committee, as they did. it! Nevertheless, the Prime-Minister, Leader of the Opposi It was agreed that the object of Parliament this year tion and his Deputy, namely Messrs Maybery, Cazalet and would be to restore some of the dignity which has been lost Taylor respectively, represented the school on this auspi over the past few years, and, also to improve the standard cious occasion. As the debate was held at Wykeham, only a of public speaking in the school. Bearing this in mind, it handful of the prominent Cabinet Ministers and M.P.'s was encouraging to see that this year there was a record attended. The flavouring of the evening was contributed by number of boys in the ranks of Parliaments membership. the light arguments from the floor, and it was due to this, A new position was created in Parliament this year, that many Wykeham girls voted for us, thereby giving namely that of secretary. Mr Lees felt that there was no Kearsney a taste of victory. position in Parliament which catered for outside interest Since the Wykeham debate, the Secretary's undying (inter-school debates) and its consequent administration. attempts to organise another, of a similar nature, have never Thus, the post of secretary has the formidable task of come through the pipeline. Thus, despite his formidable organising external debates and other such items which he efforts, the Kearsney Parliament missed its fourth term felt should appear on the agenda. This year, Mr Lees meeting. appointed the Deputy Prime Minister, John Wannenburgh Paul Senior, Minister of Manpower in the Government, as Secretary of Parliament, and he has handled this task represented Kearsney in the J.H. Hofmeyer Speech Contest, well. but, he was, sadly, knocked out in the first round. This year, the Cabinet increased by one Minister to a So, Parliament has added the 43rd year to its existence, total of eleven. This is so, as the Prime Minister created and still flourishes as one of the school's favourite societies.

21 The Committee extends thanks to Mr Lees, the Speaker, for SENIOR SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY his involvement in the society. We also congratulate him on 1983 has proved to be a successful and beneficial year for being appointed as Haley House Housemaster, and hope the society and its members. We have been addressed by this will not break his commitment to Parliament. Thanks speakers on a wide range of subjects, which prompted the are also extended to our honorary State-President, the asking of many questions. Headmaster, Mr Silcock. The society was run by a committee of our boys under JOHN C. WANNENBURGH Secretary the guidance of the master-in-charge, Mr A. Thiselton. The Chairman was A. Maybery and the Vice-Chairman, M. Gritten. R. Macfarlane was elected as Secretary and the PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY REPORT Chairman : H. Dowdall Scretary : A. Aniere Fourth Form representative was P.G. Burton. The year got off to a good start with a most entertaining i/c Darkroom ; D. Meaker speech by Mr Piper from the Natal University. He spoke on Membership of the society increased this year to about his work with satellites at the University, and how they ninety-five boys. Interest in the darkroom was keen and could be used in helping him with the conservation of many boys attended a course in developing and printing run vultures in South Africa. by the more experienced photographers. New enlargers and Mr Harris from N.C.R. Plastics spoke to the society in various other items of equipment were purchased and the the second term on the uses and potential of plastics and darkroom is now well equipped for black and white film polyester resins in the world. processing. It is hoped that in the near future we will have He was followed in the third term by Mr Getliffe who sufficient funds to purchase colour processing equipment. pursued the development of science over the past sixty Many informative films from the Kodak film library years. He is extremely knowledgeable of the subject, having were shown on various aspects of photography. Mr C. written a number of books on aspects of it. Stofberg delivered a talk and spectacular slide show on Mr Greathead spoke later in the term on the importance underwater photography in the Red Sea. of computers in the business world. He also commented on Due to sporting and other activities the committee ex the threat they posed to society and communication. perienced difficulties in finding convenient times in which Mrs Hogg and Mr Buckle from the Natal Blood Transfu to organise outings. An outing to central Durban was how sion Centre presented a number of detailed slide shows on ever enjoyed by all and we hope to organise many more the constituents of blood; the history of transfusion; outings next year. Two internal competitions were held this recipients and donors, and diseases connected with blood. year. The first was won by T. Maarschalk in the category To conclude a fine year for the society, Mr Keegan, with 'Still Life'. The competition in the third term was won by the aid of a computer, traced the progress of electronics as P. Branford who received a R50 voucher from Whysalls. an industry after the Second World War. He also discussed Our thanks to Mr Jeremy Whysall for sponsoring the com the possibility of electronics usurping jobs in the future. petition. Mr Keegan justified this probability by giving examples of Next year, new members will be expected to compile a the improvements electronics can make and have made in portfolio of their black and white prints. These will be agricultural and medical fields. exhibited and judged at the end of the third term. The committee wishes to thank the speakers most The committee for 1984 are: sincerely for giving up their time to visit and speak to us. T. Maarschalk - Chairman (school photographer) Our special thanks go to the catering staff for providing K. Makin - Secretary refreshments after each society meeting. We hope that the A. Aniere - i/c Darkroom society has another good year in 1984. G. Kruger - Darkroom assistant. M. GRITTEN A. ANIERE RECORD CLUB The club was started in the second term this year. The idea of the Club was to supply the boarders with the latest music available, as they have a problem getting to town to buy their own records. One can appreciate that they play JUNIOR SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY sport for most of Saturday which tends to cut down on Science is not as difficult as it is made out to be, in fact it record buying time. can be fun. Members have a chance to pool funds and build up a Instead of following the normal routine of listening to library of records and tapes which can be shared through guest speakers and watching slide shows, I decided that the the term. boys seldom get a chance to deviate from the syllabus. So, Being ninety-two members strong this has certainly we would meet in "first prep" and go. up to the chemistry proved to be a popular club. Next year we expect a member laboratory to discover the amazing wonders of Science. ship of probably in the region of one hundred and forty First we tried to extract silicon from beach sand. This is members. a fairly lengthy process which took place over a couple of sessions. Eventually, after much preparing and pouring in of THE STAMP CLUB this and that, we ended up with a grey "sludge." My thanks go immediately to F. Chemaly for the enthusi Not wanting to give up, we decided to make some nylon. astic approach to his job as Chairman. Success at last. Much to the amazement of the pupils, long The highlights of the year were the visit by members to strands of synthetic nylon were drawn from an almost DURSA Exhibition and the eagerness with which several invisible interface that exists between two solutions. young members put their own displays together, particular We finally took ourselves off to the Natal Anti-Shark ly in the second term. Those of Doyle, Alcock and Falkner, Measures Board, just to see why one shouldn't swim where I remember particularly. there are no shark nets. The highlight of the visit was Boys are actively involved in swopping and the club sells definitely the shark dissection, where twenty blood-thirsty stamps donated by friends very cheaply, so as to accumu Kearsney boys waited to see what was inside the shark's late funds to purchase catalogues. gut. Many people have been most generous. We thank you Generally we had a lot of fun and I hope to go on more outings next year. B.WILLIAMS MAGNUM

22 WILDLIFE SOCIETY THE WILD COAST HIKE The experiment of having the elected Committee actually The Wild Coast. The name conjures up all sorts of images — run and organise the year's activities proved all in all a long, unspoilt beaches, huge cliffs, pools teaming with fish success, and will be continued into 1984. However, it is .. . casinos. With this in mind, fourteen of us accompanied hoped that the Society will have a greater number of by Mr King and Mr Garrett, left Kearsney for theTranskei speakers in the coming year. During 1983 we had a number coast during the mid-term weekend in the second term. of speakers who were contacted by Bruce Hulett as Chair We spent the first night in Port Edward and the morning man and Guy Brokensha as Secretary. Prof Bowmaker of saw us heading for Lupatara after a memorable evening at the Durban Aquarium spoke on "Seals Along the South the Wild Coast Casino. Because of bad roads, however, we African Coast" and his department also provided a talk on were forced to start our hike at Mbotji, and we arrived the "Capturing and Caring of Dolphins", which gave us there in time for lunch after first stopping at the impressive quite an inside picture regarding the recent controversy Magwa Falls. On Friday we left our packs at the cottage at over the capture of wild dolphins off South West Africa. Mbotji and hiked north to Waterfall Bluff, a seemingly A group of our members represented the school in the endless trip during which we crossed ravines and scaled annual Environmental/Conservation Competition, where impossible cliffs. It was a very weary band of boys that they acquitted themselves well. Their talk is now in the arrived back at Mbotji that evening. archives of the Education Centre in Pietermaritzburg and On Saturday we left Mbotji and hiked down to Manteku will be used as Resource Material in Primary Schools. It is where we were to spend our first night really "roughing it". entitled "Priority for theTwenty FirstCentury — The Urban On the way we stopped at Collier's Rock for lunch and Environment". The same group will be entering the 1984 used the time to do some crayfishing and fishing. We fished Competition, and we are most thankful to Mr S. Piper of with limited success in the lagoon at Mbanteku and after Natal University who is including them in his Cape Vulture braving a night in the rain, made an early start for Port study at Colleywobbles. We wish them every success in St John's. The final day's hike was probably the most scenic their new venture. as the rolling hills, so typical of the Transkei coast, gave Our Umgeni Valley Outing for Second Form was a great way to long stretches of beach and awesome cliffs. We success. Mr Lamplough, who accompanied us, was so made a brief stop for lunch at the mouth of the Matfufu impressed with what is being done in Environmental Educa River and pushed on to Port St John's which we reached at tion at Umgeni Valley, that he has volunteered to join us about two o'clock. After crossing the Mzumvulu River in again when we go in 1984. a boat which went under the grand title of "river Several outings took place over the year ranging from ferry", we descended on Port St John's only tea-room and nearby Kloof to distant Maidstone and it is hoped that spent every cent we had — civilization at last! these will be continued into the future. There is no doubt I'm sure that I speak for all of us when I say that the that visits to Conservation areas augment what we learn hike is something that we will remember for the rest of our from our speakers. lives and I would like to thank Mr. King and Mr Garrett for To all who have assisted, and they are too many to name sacrificing so much time and effort towards making it such individually, we give our heartfelt thanks and hope that a success. 1984 will find them once more able and willing to assist our A. JEWITTand Wildlife Society. N. SHEPHERD J.F.

WORLD WATCHERS World Watchers held two meetings this year. In the first term Mr V.C.R. Dewing, the local representative of the South African Department of Foreign Affairs and Informa tion, spoke about the South African diplomatic service. After tracing the history of the country's representation abroad, he went on to describe the working of the service today and to relate some of his experiences in different places abroad. He then discussed the qualifications necessary for a diplomatic career. In the fourth term Mr Ralph Hadani, currently on a three year mission to South Africa from Israel to promote 'Operation Galilee' spoke on the Middle East conflict and a very worthwhile video was shown. Some very interesting discussion was held afterwards over coffee. D. BROWN and J. HANKS (Chairman)

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YACHT CLUB 1983 This club is still a little strange to me having taken it over at the start of 1983 with a very limited real knowledge of sail ing. I do however have some very strong feelings about the whole concept of Yachting at Kearsney. I do not like the The majesty of the : on one of the many Berg trips this idea of an Olympic sport being classed as a club on the year. same level as say the Stamp or Photographic Club. It is a sport and should be treated as such. We have had some fine yachtsmen in the past, we have some at present and I am sure we will have in the future and I feel their chances

23 should not be jeopardised by the social nature of the The harbour on the other hand is less than half the Yacht Club at Kearsney. travelling time to Midmar. It will be possible for our boys It is for this reason I decided to do away with the tradi to take part in the afternoon race even if it is postponed by tional Yacht Club outing to Midway, where we did our own an hour and get back in time, it may on the occasion evert' thing and join us to one of the established clubs. I hoped be possible to get there in time for the morning race. It is that this would give our yachtsmen better competition and with this in mind that I have joined the Island Yacht Club wider experience in sailing against a larger number of who have bent over backwards to make us feel welcome. I yachtsmen. It will also cut out the youngster who has no hope that those boys who enjoy sailing will join the Yacht intention of sailing and uses the Yacht Club outing as a Club on our outings to the Harbour. type of extra free Sunday. The only problem to me as a I urge parents to have their sons' boats registered with new-comer to the yachting scene was which club, the the harbour officials, to enable me to take the youngsters delightful Henley Midmar club being the most popular to sail there. choice by most parents and boys. During the year G. Chamberlain and M. McKellar-Basset Midmar is however not without its problems and the distinguished themselves by winning the Schools Minor most important one was that of distance and travelling time. Class at the Natal Schools Regatta held at Midmar during Most of our activity takes place on a Sunday, we leave after the first term in 1983. They were both invited to sail in the Chapel and with an hour and a half travel to Midmar made later championships to pick a Natal team and here they us too late for the Morning Race. With the variable winds finished third. at Midmar the postponement of the afternoon race would Finally I would like to thank all those parents who have have meant our yachtsmen would have had to withdraw helped the Yacht Club over the past year. I especially like from that as well. It is in fact doubtful as to whether I to make mention of Mr More and Mr and Mrs Knowler who could get the boys back to school in time even if the race were a great tower of strength to me in this new venture of did start on time. Certainly on the occasions we did race at mine in Kearsney College activities. Midmar we were late getting back. A.M. BROMLEY-GANS

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24 THE MOSS TRAIL (Metropolitan Open Space System) During the third quarter of 1983, 18 or so, fourth formers, along with Mr King, helped the Natal Wild life Society build a nature trail in the Molweni Valley. A number of other local schools are helping to build other sections of the trail. Kearsney were responsible for the trail from the Everton Falls down to the Molweni river to the Long Shadows Nature Reserve. We made seven trips to the valley and for the first three we laboriously hacked our way through the bush, keeping close to the river. At one stage we built a bridge across the river and led the trail up a steep hill. At the top of the hill we were confront ed with a sheer cliff. Here we built a ladder using two telegraph poles, which enabled hikers to over come a 10 metre crevice and reach the top of the cliff. From this vantage point we led the trail along the edge of the cliff, giving a spectacular view up the valley. All those who took part in the exercise thorough ly enjoyed it. Voluntary work for the benefit of the community can be very satisfying, as we all discovered. Kearsney's able-bodied participants came from the 4A history set. The whole class contributed, but due to transport problems, no more than 13 could go on each trip. Tools and implements were pro vided by Mr Milbank and refreshments from the kitchen. M. EWING

25 CDfTFUTER STUD k ES 1961-19133 HISTORY TOUR TO KWAZULU

THE GRDli/TH DE CQtrPUTEP. STUDkCS RfiJCi "A wonderful people, the Zulus! They beat our generals, they convert our bishops, and they write 'finis' to a French EV.JERVTH I fiJE RCLPiTECi TD THE 'tTllCRD dynasty." REMDLUT I oru' HHS BEEfU CHPlRHCTER k 5ED BV These words by the British Prime Minister Benjamin THE CRUT k DUS BfUD CDfUSERVJPiT k ME 5TBFF Disraeli sum up the Impact of the Zulu nation on nineteenth PRDPEk-LED BV THE EfUTHUS k Pi5T k C BfUD century British history. We set out in May, 1983 to find out urucDfTPRDfrikaktuB DEtrPiruDS cjf the PUPkLS more about them. THEfTSELMES. We left In the new Kearsney bus early on Sunday 8th, FRDtTl B BkfUBLE BPPLE liJkTH LkfTlkTED R.B.fTl. picking up our Zulu guide on the outskirts of KwaMashu. Thomas Ndaba was to prove Invaluable to us throughout BfUD PRkfUTER k fU ISBl THE COk-LEBE HB5 the duration of the tour. EXPBfUDED kT5 HBRDliPlRE TB E BPPLE5, Our first real stop was to take In the Impressive view of EBCH liJkTH E4K,E RBD k □ SHBCK5,a PR k fUTERS, the mouth of the Tugela from Fort Pearson, which was a B DkSK DRkME5,E TBPE DR k ME5 BfUD B M k BUBL British base camp In 1879. Across the river was Fort DkBPLBV UfUkTB. Tenedos, the British bridgehead in Zululand. Unfortunately, as a result of the drought, the Tugela was almost dry and THk5 Etau k PlTCfUT kS SELDGfTl k OLE liJk TH this proved to be one of the only disappointments of the DEFPltUD FBR BCCE55 TCD THESE FBC k L k T k E5 tour. CDtTlkfUB FRDFl BLk- BBE BRDUP5 k fU THE The Ultimatum,Tree was next on the agenda. Here repre

SCHOOL. sentatives of the British government delivered the ultimatum

THE PROBRBfrrikfUB SK k LL5 OF SOFE OF THE to Cetshwayo's Indunas a month before the start of the Anglo-Zulu War. FORfTi E BfUD 3 BDV5 HBM k fUB REBCHED B Continuing our journey, we soon reached Eshowe, where SOPHkSTkCBTED BfUD MERV USBBLE LEMEL. we visited Fort Nongqai, built In 1884 for the Zululand Native Police. It was later used by the Natal Mounted Police THE COLLEGE HB5 OFFERED COfTPUTER STUD k E5 and Is now a museum which houses a great deal of interest BS BfU EXTRB SUBJECT FOR THE ing material from old Zululand. LBST THREE VEBRS,BfUD TEtU BOVS kiKOTE THE Our next stop was Qokli Hill, where Shaka defeated the FkRST fU.E.D. EXBFlk fUBT k OfU TO BE OFFERED forces of Zwide and secured his position In Zululand by k fU TH k S SUBJECT TH k S VEBR. k fU SO DO k fUB , removing his last serious rival. Before long we reached our KEBRSfUEV SUPPLkED TEfU OF THE FkRST 3E base, Ulundi, in the late afternoon. The Holiday Inn there CBfUDkDBTES k fU fUBTBL TO LP k TE THE EXBtTl. was Indeed an Impressive sight. Four of us were allocated to COfTPUTER STUD k E5 k S UfUDDUBTEDLV DEST k fUED each room. TO BECOtTE B SOUGHT-BFTER D k SC k PL k fUE k fU After supper we watched Zulu Dawn on the hotel's THE SCHOOLS C k PR k CULUfTl.THE F k fUBC k BL video circuit so that we gained more knowledge of the

BBCKkfUB kT kS RECkEUkfUB k fU TERtTS OF battle of Isandlwana. We rose bright and early next morning and were whisked HBRDkiPiRE BfUD TRB k fU k fUB OF TEBCHERS FROfTl off to Mabaso, where the Zulu army spent the night before THE fU.E.D. SUBSTBfUTkBTES TH k S. Fk filPiLLV liE kiEULD L k KE TO EXPRESS the battle of Isandlwana, and then to Itusi, which gives one an excellent view of the battlefield. BPPREC k BT k DfU TO THE IB 13B3 fTEiTR k OS Isandlwana Itself proved a majestic sight. The cairns of kiHIO 'PkOfUEERED' COfTPUTER STUD k ES BT white-washed stones marked the spots where the defenders KEBRSfUEV FDR THE k R EfUTHUS k BSfTi BfUD fell and where their remains were piled by the burial parties. SUPPORT, kiHIkCH HBS UfUDDUBTEDLV HELPED Rorke's Drift was next, followed by a visit to Emgun- TO ESTBBLkSH B DVfUBtTlkC -COfTPUTER gundlovu on the way home through the Emakhoslnl, the BliPREfUESS BT THE COLLEGE. valley of the kings. After a quick look at Dingane's capital THE PRESEfUTBTkOfU BfUD PR k fUT k tUB OF TH k S there we returned to base, to swim in the pool and almost exhaust our stock of twenty cent pieces on video games. REPORT kiPlS DOfUE DfU OfUE OF THE That night we were treated to a braal in the 'boma' and BPPLE fTik CROCOtTPUTERS BV after that saw Zulu the film about Rorke's Drift, on the P.HBRPER CFORITI 3> video. BfUD J.BEfUPORBTH . Our schedule for the last day was Interrupted when a member of the party was taken ill and had to.visit a mission doctor In the hills above Ulundi. Fortunately his illness was not serious and we were able to continue our tour. We visited the Ulundi battlefield and Tom Ndaba explain ed to us the significance of the monument. Then we went to OndinI, where Cetshwayo's capital Is being reconstructed. We were all fascinated at the ingenuity with which the bee hive huts were built. The archaeologist in charge showed us around and explained the layout of the town. From Ondlnl we went to Stewart's Farm, at Nkwalini, and were shown around the traditional Zulu village. We then saw a fine display of Zulu dancing and visited the small zoo. From there we drove back to Durban, sadly bidding Tom farewell. The tour was Indeed worthwhile. We enjoyed ourselves and we learned a great deal. ^ftPE R. COLL

26 m 2C HISTORY EXCURSION On the 18th October our class, 2C, was taken on a history "SV department educational excursion by Mr King. We visited a Pinetown textile factory, the natural and local history museums in Durban and the Durban aquarium. m Our first stop was at the Frametex factory in Pinetown. This was a very exciting and enjoyable experience and also ■ helped us to understand more about the Industrial Revolu tion. When we arrived there we were split into three groups. The groups had to be small so that we could hear the guides amongst the noise made by the spinning and weaving machines. We were shown the various stages in the produc tion of textiles,from raw materials to the finished products. Our next stop was the Natural History Museum in Durban. We spent an hour wandering around the museum seeing the amazing variety of South African fauna and flora. Next came the Local History Museum which had a large display of historical articles on the history of Natal and Durban, dating back to before the first settlers in ■ Durban. By now most of us were very hungry so we went m to the Old Fort Gardens where we ate our lunch and then had a look at the Old Fort Museum and armoury. We were m given a good insight into conditions of warfare in the Boer War and First and Second World Wars. After lunch we visited the aquarium. This time we were split into two groups and were shown around by two very interesting guides. They showed us the various types of Tropical fish and explained their purpose in underwater life. We then had a quick glimpse at some very beautiful ■ coral and shells. At three o' clock we watched the diver feeding the fish in the main tank. It was quite a sight, with all the fish milling around the diver. The two guides then showed us the smaller tank which held the sharks and larger Ceramic Design: Pupiis were required to produce 3 bowls. This was Cowrie's imaginative final product. fish. All in all it was a very enjoyable day. ROSfiWOOD - 2C

A SCIENCE WORKSHOP m During September I attended a physical science workshop m m. that investigated "alternative conceptions" that pupils have. * We as teachers frequently look for particular responses or m answers and nearly always fail to recognise the reasoning m m behind the alternative conception that is presented. By becoming more aware of this and investigating further I feel m. we can be more effective as teachers and the whole process m of education will be richer for all involved.

■ I believe though that this idea of "alternative concep tions" can be extended to other, if not all aspects of our boarding school way of life. For example, why do some boys behave in a particular way and what is the best manner in which this behaviour can be dealt with? There is for me, no hard and fast rule. If we attempt to create rigid bounda ries then, I am sure we fail before we start — being "bound by the law". Nevertheless there is, and must be, a limit beyond which liberty becomes licence. B.WILLIAMS

Tea for six: Some work from the art department.

27 cottages on them. For the next twenty years or so Hill The Crest was mainly a holiday centre, where people could Port Shepstone escape from Durban's summer heat. Delamore School Rotciry Course The ealiest school in the district was Delamore School. Not very much is known about it. It was started by the Rev. If you or anyone you know ever has the chance to go to the OxIey-Oxland about 1895. If this is the same man who was Port Shepstone Rotary Leadership course, do not let the earlier in Richmond, then he was J. Oxiey-Oxland, who was opportunity pass. I was one of the privileged people who the first Master of the Carnarvon Lodge of Freemasons in went on the course in 1983, and I can honestly say that no Richmond, installed in 1887. It is said that he opened holiday ever meant so much to me. Delamore School to educate his own sons. The aim of the course is to nurture and enhance qualities So that his pupils could get off the train the Delamore of leadership. The course is no production line; raw mater Halt was introduced. This was the first "station" at Hill ials are not fed in the one side to produce leaders at the Crest. It was near the present Hillcrest Shopping Centre. It other. Rather, leadership was encouraged through the used to be marked by two fir trees and a large packing-case development of personal confidence. in which parcels could be left. The.Delamore boys walked One of the qualities most vital to a leader is confidence, from the halt, up what is now Crooked Lane to their school. and from the commencement of the camp, we were urged It was on the land stretching from what is now Delamore to participate. As a result, the day-to-day progress of people Road to the houses opposite the Hillcrest Hospital. who had started the course reserved and quiet, was remark It seems that Delamore School was still open when Mrs able. Sibella MacMillan started Highbury School in 1903. The people who were really responsible for the results Highbury is the only one of Hillcrest's private schools to were the lecturers. They were all, without exception, have survived. In' the history of Highbury by Mr Sholto excellent. I do not think I have ever been captivated so MacMillan it says: "There was already another school in the completely for two hours. We were instructed in public area, owned by a Mr Chard who later sold it to the Rev. speaking, memory training, human relations and many Oxiey-Oxland. It survived until about 1919." (Highbury, p. other topics, terminating with a guide to prefects' leader 15). But this is wrong. Mr Chard did not come to Hill Crest ship, by the Vice Headmaster of Port Shepstone High until 1910, when he took over the premises of the old School. Delamore School which had closed by then. So the school From the moment we were in the care of the Rotary referred to by Mr MacMillan must have been the Rev. Club of Port Shepstone, we were treated royally. The Oxiey-Oxland's school. This is confirmed by a later sen Rotarians were helpful, willing to provide transport, and tence in Highbury: "For a few years there were pupils at organise the braai and dance which, being at boarding Delamore, or Oxiey-Oxland's school who came to join in school, I thought was one of the highlights of the course. the games." (p. 36). Apart from Crooked Lane and This course has become one of the landmarks in my life. Delamore Road, there is no trace left of Hillcrest's first I learnt a great deal and met many people who I will school. It must have closed between 1905 and 1910. remember for a long time. As a final word, I would like to thank Rotary for the service they are doing for South Redcliffe Africans. Like Highbury, Redcliffe was opened by a young widow P.P. DE VILLIERS-5A with several children to support. Redcliffe was a primary school for girls situated where the Hillcrest Hospital is today. It was opened in 1907 by Mrs E.L. Baker. She had come to South Africa as a bride of twenty-two in 1890. Her husband was a businessman in Durban and they had a cottage at Hill Crest. They called it Redcliffe after a place near Bristol in , where Mr Baker had been brought up and where they were married. When her husband died Mrs Baker was in financial diffi culties and she had two sons to bring up. She opened a school for girls at Redcliffe. Most of her pupils (there were The forgotten schools between fifteen and twenty of them) came from nearby farms. Many came by horse or donkey. Some walked as far of Hillcrest as four miles. Mrs Baker was the only teacher and there was only one classroom. She was very strict. She taught writing, arithmetic, English, botany, history, geography, French and music. She must have known a lot. The girls had no uniforms and no badge. There were no organised games, either. The girls used to play hopscotch and rounders at break. They also climbed trees. They had to bring their own sandwiches for lunch. Mrs Baker had a pet baboon called Jemima, who used to steal the girls' Hillcrest in 1983 is growing very fast. It is hard to believe sandwiches. In those days Hill Crest had only about five that fifty years ago there were only a few people living houses and a store called "The Wagoner's Rest" run by a Mr there. Many things about old Hill Crest (which is how it Fregona. His daughters went to Redcliffe. used to be written) are being forgotten. Very few people, After some years Mrs Baker married Mr Thomas for example, know that there used to be several private Robertson. The girls then used to call her "Ma Rob". Her schools in Hillcrest. This article tells the stofies of those son, Mr Lance Baker of Nottingham Road, thought his almost forgotten schools. mother had married again in 1921. It must have been Hill Crest began in 1895 when Mr Ernest Acutt leased before this because in 1913 she signed herself "E.L. 612 acres of the farm Albinia from Mr William Gillitt. Robertson" in a girl's autograph book. At about the same Acutt then divided up the land into smaller portions. He time she moved the school to a house off Inanda Road. It leased these properties to other people who built holiday was where Fregona's Dairy was later, in what today is Ridge

28 Road. After this move she seems to have called it "The to use less water in their baths. They bathed every other Girls' School". day in tin baths. By the end of the dry season they were Mrs Robertson gave up the school when her sons had left allowed about twenty-five millimetres of water in the bath. Hilton College. She later lived in and then moved to The boys did not enjoy the food at the school. One Pietermaritzburg, where she died in 1972 at the age of a Sunday they all walked out after an unpopular meal. They hundred and four. refused to come back. Mr Chard blamed the senior boys for this rebellion and all of them were caned. Mr Chard retired in about 1922. As neither of his sons Hillcrest School wished to carry on the school, it was closed. He retired to In January, 1910, Mr Samuel Courtenay Chard, who was the South Coast, where he died in 1937. His younger son, forty-eight years old, opened the Hill Crest School in Mr Ivan Chard, still lives on the South Coast. His daughter, premises which he had leased from the Rev. Oxiey-Oxland. Mrs Gwen Gold, lives in Durban. Mr Chard had taught at Forbes's Berea Academy in Durban before opening his own Musgrave Road School at the St Margaret's School corner of Musgrave Road and Grant's Grove. The Musgrave St Margaret's School for girls was opened in 1918 by Miss Road School closed in December, 1909. Cecil Mayhew, who had been Head Mistress and Art Mr Chard had two sons and a daughter. The younger Mistress of St Anne's at Hilton Road. She opened the son, Ivan, was a pupil at Hill Crest School and the daughter school in what had been the holiday home of Mr J.J. went to Redcliffe School. Later she helped her father with Beningfield. Mr Beningfield is said to have introduced housekeeping duties. The older son (nicknamed "Cork") azaleas to the Hillcrest area. The house was situated where taught the junior class at Hill Crest. the playing-fields of Hillcrest Primary School are today. Mr Chard was spoken of as a very good teacher. He was The main house contained the kitchen, the dining room, a strict disciplinarian. One of his favourite punishments was the linen room and the bathroom, as well as Miss Mayhew's to make boys stand in the corner of the dark hall after bedroom. The bathroom floor was lined with lead and had everyone else had finished and gone to bed. The boys called four tin baths in it. The girls were allowed to bath several him "Puggy". times a week and were given half a paraffin tin (ten litres) He had been a Durban chess champion and he taught of hot water each time. The house had wide verandahs on those boys who wished to learn the game. One of his pupils which most of the girls slept at night on folding beds. was later a Durban champion himself. Chard was also choir During the day these stretchers were stacked away. Some master of the local Anglican congregation, which met on times the younger girls slept in one of the rooms in the alternate Sundays at the Hill Crest hall, across the road house. from the school. There were rondavels in the grounds. Some were class There were between fifty and fifty-five boarders at the rooms and others were teachers' bedrooms. They had three school, ranging in age from seven to eighteen. They came windows and a stable door, which made them very cool. from all over the country. There was one boy from the The girls used to swing on the crossbeams of the classrooms Belgian Congo (now Zaire), who spent a week travelling if the teacher was out. Other rondavels were a staff home and took a week to get back to school after the holi common-room, a guest cottage and Miss Mayhew's sitting- days. There was a boy by the name of Da Silva who came room, as well as a museum at one time. There was also a from Mocambique. Others came from the Transvaal and the wood and iron sickbay and a hall built of the same materials. Free State, as well as from different parts of Natal. At the end of the hall were two staff bedrooms. In the hall The boys wore blue serge suits as the No. 1 uniform. The the girls did dancing on wet days and they also produced school colours were dark and light blue and the school plays and concerts. badge was taken from the Chard coat-of-arms. Lieutenant pretty GROUNDS. The grounds were very pretty. The Chard, the hero of Rorke's Drift, was a member of the same lawns and shrubs were very well kept. Miss Mayhew took a family. great interest in gardening. At one time there was an old The mathematics master, Mr Armfield, was well liked by African gardener called Santa Glaus or Father Christmas. the boys. His favourite punishment was to make the boys There was an oval of lawn in front of the main house which do "reversibles", which involved multiplying sums of was out of bounds to the girls. On special occasions and in money (in pounds, shillings and pence) by a certain number fine weather they put on plays and displays of dancing for and then reversing the procedure. the parents on this oval. In addition each girl was given Miss Scott taught music and once a week a teacher came responsibility for a piece of the garden in which she had to from Durban to teach Dutch. (There was no Afrikaans in grow vegetables. Behind a grove of trees there was a row of those days). Also once a week came Sergeant-Major Shell to toilets. They used the bucket system and smelled bad. The drill the Hill Crest cadets. girls were afraid to visit them at night. Games played an important part in the lives of the boys. The St Margaret's girls wore a No. 1 uniform of green They played soccer and tennis as well as cricket against skirts and blazers with brown shoes and stockings. With this Highbury. Highbury always won. Brian Norton became a uniform they wore a white panama hat with a green band. famous tennis player and went to the United States, where On the band was a badge of a gold crown with the motto he played against William Tilden, the American champion "Keep Faith". For very special occasions the girls wore in the 1920's. green silk dresses but the everyday uniform was a cotton The annual athletic sports were held on Union Day, May dress in butcher blue. All the spare clothes were kept by the 31st, so that parents could attend. There were three games matron and the girls could change their clothes once or houses: School House (orange); Armfield's (purple) and twice a week: some former pupils say once only. Perhaps Little's (green). Little's House was named in memory of a the system changed. former pupil, Bruce Little, who died in the battle of Delville FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD. The food at St Margaret's was Wood in 1916. Another old boy, Francis August Quin, was not very good. Often the girls had bread and dripping or killed at Passchendaele in the same year. porridge for supper. They seldom had fruit or vegerables, The water supply at Chard's (which was the name com although those whose parents lived nearby sometimes sent monly used for the school) came from large tanks which fruit parcels to the school. One girl's father farmed not far filled with rainwater. In the dry season the boys could hear away and he sometimes brought several dozen eggs. Then Mr Chard going around late at night, tapping the tanks to each girl was given an egg for breakfast. Some of the girls check the water level. If it dropped too low then they had used to eat toothpaste or wormy guavasfrom the tree near

29 the sickbay. Often they used to bribe the African gardener for loyalty: to God, our country and the school. The Firs to buy sweets, condensed milk or sardines for them in the opened in a house at the corner of present Knelsby Avenue village when he went to collect the post. Sago pudding and and the Old Main Road. Later Miss Badock took over stewed prunes were frequently served as dessert. "Morningside" on the other side of the Old Main Road as The evening meal was very formal. The girls sang hymns well. Then, in 1934, the school moved to a house near and then grace was said. While the girls ate a mistress would Highbury. It is now the dining-room block of Pomona read to them from the works of Charles Dickens or Sir Gardens. Walter Scott. At the end of the meal Miss May hew would The subjects taught were reading, especially of news stand at the door as the girls filed out. Each one had to papers and books, general knowledge and world news, as curtsy to the headmistress. Sometimes the girls smuggled well as art and arithmetic. The girls were also taught out food in their bloomers so that they could have a mid manners, consideration and a respect for life. The girls night feast. This made it difficult to curtsy. played tennis, cricket and . They all loved Miss Badock and received a great deal of individual attention. They felt more like a family than a school. THE P.N.E.U. SYSTEM.(See footnote below). In the class The school was becoming well-known and popular when room Miss Mayhew followed the P.N.E.U. system. She also Miss Badock retired at the end of 1935. She went to live in got teachers trained in that system from England. The girls Pietermaritzburg with her brother, a retired Army officer. learned cultural subjects: English, English literature, scrip ture, Art and Art appreciation. They also did European history. Music, Nature Study, French, arithmetic, sewing P.N.E.U. The Parents' National Education Union had been and embroidery. They often put on plays and concerts. founded in Britain by Charlotte Mason in 1868. The aim They did no homework and were in bed by eight o'clock was to stop children being crammed with facts. Teachers each evening. showed their pupils how to learn from books. The P.N.E.U. system was used a lot by. parents whose work took them away from civilization, like army officers and people in the RECREATION. To start with there were few games but diplomatic or government service. Then they could be their later the girls played tennis, netball and cricket. In addition children's teachers and guide them to read the right books. they learned riding and shooting. At one time the riding teacher was Mr Lance Baker, the son of Mrs Baker of Redcliffe, who was farming in the district. There was also a Girl Guide troop. As well as this, dancing of various kinds was taught. On Sundays and public holidays the girls were taken on long walks in crocodile to picnic spots around Hillcrest. Two favourite places were called by the girls Kelly's Falls (after a mistress at the school) and Aladdin's Cave. They also used to play games on the commonage, which bordered on St Margaret's. On Sundays the school went to church at the village hall just across the road. The boys from Highbury and from Chard's used to attend the services as well. These services were conducted by the Rev. Stead.

MISS MAYHEW. Miss Mayhew was "very aristocratic" and very strict. But she was kind to the girls as well. She used to kiss them goodnight if they were homesick. She drove an old Ford motor car and always wore a flat, wide-brimmed hat. The girls thought that she slept in it. When the Great Influenza epidemic reached Natal in 1918 she made the girls gargle with potassium permanganate around a trench dug in the garden. In 1931 Miss Mayhew sold the school to Miss Hobden and went back to England to retire. She was still living in London during the Second World War. Under Miss Hobden St Margaret's grew smaller and fT smaller. By then the Firs had opened not far away and soon there were only twenty-five pupils at St Margaret's. By f: 1933 there were only twelve girls and Miss Hobden closed the school at the end of the year. The house was sold to Mr Gordon Watson. Eventually it was sold to the Natal Educa tion Department and when the present Hillcrest Primary School was going to be built the house was used until the new buildings were ready. Late in 1962 or early 1963 the old house was demolished to make way for the Hillcrest Primary School's fields.

THE FIRS The Firs was opened in 1929 and the headmistress was Miss Violet Badock. Miss Badock had been the Senior Mistress at St Margaret's. Before that she had taught at Chippenham (now King's) at Nottingham Road. There were two pupils J.van NIEKERK at first: Cathie Black and Molly Jefferson. The school never had more than thirty-five pupils. The badge of the school had three firs on it, which stood

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31 UMGENI VALLEY — solitaire "Sitting out here, alone, seems very beautiful. The trees and "Go out alone into the hills and listen. You will hear much. birds seem to be your only friends. There is perfect harmony, The winds will hold for you something more than sound; with not a man disturbing the environment. The stream' the streams will not be merely the babbling of water. The further below babbles away and falls in short cascades, as if trees and the flowers are not so separate from you as they laughing. The sun is rising higher over the hill every moment are at other times, but very near. The same substance, the I turn around. The birds nesting in the acacia are quiet and same rhythm, the same song binds you to them. Alone peaceful. The cliff rises up, up and up until it comes to an amidst nature, man learns to be one with all and all with end. I feel very relaxed. If only the modern world were one". more like this." FRANKS. SMYTHE J. MULLER

THE RIVER The river starts up in the mountains splashing down to silver fountains of waterfalls, and on it goes from bend to bend, During the second term of each year, members of the but still it does not end. second form visit the Umgeni Valley Ranch for several But carries on wandering, days. One of the activities they are involved in is writing day and night. about the sense of peace and solitude around them. Here under yellow sun and moon, are some of the responses to that moment of solitude. so bright; Until it comes In sight of the sea. On it is pulled and is split in half, to be swallowed by the sea at last. W. TAYLOR "I WONDER .. . Why God created the whole universe, and everything in it? Why he created the earth and the solar system? Why he separated water from the earth, and made the dry land? Why God created fishes, the trees, the grasses, animals, birds, and beetles? In short; nature? Each object perfect m to the last atom, and all living in perfect harmony with every other living creature, creating a balance of every thing for survival? Why, oh why, did God create Man? He is destructive and now, nothing except God is safe. Man is more evil than any monster yet imagined. Why God sent his Son to save mankind? Surely man de serves destruction, not salvation, after the way in which he has treated God's creation? .. If God will send a messenger to save all the creatures of nature? Nobody can prevent the slow destruction of nature that man himself is bringing about. Bless those who have devoted their lives to saving nature." K.WISEMAN

f f f "At this very moment I'm feeling content. I'm comfort ably lying on a rock listening to God's wonderful world of nature. Even in the future when unfortunately, this place might be developed into a concrete jungle, nothing will make me forget about this moment. The air is so fresh and full of animal scents. The wind is blowing in wonderful, cool gusts. The river is making its relaxing gurgling sound as it gushes over the many rocks. I cannot think of any place in the city that is better than this. iWW—W»' The bird-songs are important. I can hear the hadedahs in the distance as well as doves, making their beautiful, throaty cooing. So far, this has been the best part of my stay in the Umgeni Valley. I'm looking for signs of animals and I'm sure I'll see some. I thank God for making nature as it is and for people who ore willing to conserve It." GREG THOMPSON M. SACKS - Form VI

32 CONQUERING MOUNT EVEREST! time, but it soon became apparent that they were far below Five men leant into the blizzard, bracing themselves to our level. Some of them attempted to stop us on our way avoid slipping. The biting wind cut through them despite to the top, but when they actually got to know us better, the heavy garments they wore. Slowly the crocodile of men they . . . how shall I put it? ... recognised our potential and inched up the glacier, ice picks and spiked boots breaking allowed us to progress without any further hindrance from the ice, striving for further holds. This courageous party was them. It is a pity that so many of their leaders passed away attempting what some had never even dreamed of doing, before they could see us as we are today. ascending Everest. As I have mentioned before, we are a very large organisa This mountain giant lies astraddle the border between tion. Many people are Involved with us, many influential Tibet and Nepal in the Himalayan Range, its peak rising people. It would definitely be to your advantage if you some 31 000 feet into the air. Its massive ice covered slopes joined us. Then, in order to show us your gratitude, you stretching as far as the eye can see, broken here and there could possibly do a few favours for us. I a-" by dark outcrops of rocks, contrasting with the bleak white "Stop! I know who you are! You're from the Mafia! ness of the snow. Finally there is a shelf-like plain which And you want me to join your group. Well, I can tell you encircles an eighth of the peak, which covers the other right now that I will nev-" 6 000 feet of the way. "My dear Mr Gurovonish, I think you have failed to The party consisting of four Europeans and a native comprehend my meaning. Allow me to elucidate. Tibetian was at the summit of the South Glacier. Even "A short while ago we met with someone who, like you, here there was not sufficient oxygen and each man wore an had been similarly influenced. He actually tried to report us oxygen mask. Suddenly, through the swirling mist and to the police, who are also prejudiced. We have many friends snow, loomed the peak. The party spilled onto the plain in the police. Such a pity, he was a fine man. I suppose you and gazed in awe at the majestic heights of the peak, its tip were not at the funeral of Richard Benkenstein? A terrible protruding from the clouds, catching the last rays of the accident, b—" setting sun. They wasted no time in striking the tents as "Look, if this is some feeble attempt to terrorise me, night was rapidly falling and everything was enshrouded in th-" thick mist. The little clump of tents looked very small hug "No, no, Mr Gurovonish, we only want to be your friend ging the peak for shelter. During the night the blizzard had ...and the friend of your family. You have such a charming died down. In the morning the sky was clear and blue and daughter. She must sometimes be quite a worry with all they could see Everest's brothers, their peaks much lower these kidnappings. There have been cases where people have than they. Three men had frostbite and were discouraged. been taken in what seemed the safest of situations. Kidnap They would wait Hillary and Tensing's return as there was pers are such brutal people. Think my proposition over sufficient food and oxygen to last for three days. carefully. I am sure you will come to the right decision. The morning's clarity was short lived and soon icy winds Give my regards to your wife and daughter. Goodbye." began blowing off the slopes. Hillary and Tensing set out in S. NEL IV A a worsening blizzard striving for the ultimate goal, conquer ing the highest mountain in the world. After a day of terrifying hazards, the two realized that COGITATIONES DE PROVINCIA LATINA Provincia Latina in diem parvier fit. Hec anno quinque, the top was near. They were forced to camp for the night postere anno tantum duo Matriculantes erunt. Quid multa! on the relative shelter of a clump of rocks due to the terrible lingua olim nobilis venustaque munc modo in linguis blizzard. In the morning they realized how close they were. Europae vivax est. It was clearer than the previous morning and the courageous Hodie estaetasmachinorum non opinionum,computandi two set out lighthearted. The world seemed to be layed out non ratiocinandi. Nunc homines lunam sideraque tangere before them. The feeling was immense when at last they possunt; tune pedibus in terra forme positis vitam virtute arrived at the summit. Exhilaration! excitement! victory! pietate prehenderunt. contentment! All these emotions flooded both men and Neque illi neque nes meliores an peiores sumus...omnes they embraced and congratulated one another before finally sumus modo homines. I lli multa nobis dederunt, ne eos flying the Union Jack. The courage of these two men, not contemnamus! Artes eorum nobis etiam nunc omnibus in forgetting the rest of the party, was enormous.They had set rebus usui sunt. out to conquer the highest mountain in the world and had DISCIPULI LATINI succeeded! ROUSSOUW 3 A

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35 TARANTELLA THE LAST FIVE MINUTES Do you remember an inn, Miranda? The inn high in those Only five minutes to blast-off. It had to work this time. The wind-swept mountains where the wine tasted of tar and the party of seven could not afford another delay as they were guitarist beat out the tune, with ever increasing pace, while in fear of being caught up in the advancing radiation. the young girl danced before us? The people were happy The rest of the inhabitants of this mmote part of South and carefree; while they clapped to the beat of the guitar. Australia had laughed at them. It was far better to die of Later that evening we could still hear the people singing radiation on earth than to die in space, away from the joyfully, as we lay on the fresh straw. planet which was home to them. Anyway, relations between Those times have changed now, Miranda. Napoleon has America and Russia had not been bad and there had been invaded our land and there is strife. The sweet song of the no possibility of a nuclear war. Thrush has been replaced by the sharp, unnerving crack of a The South African crisis had come out of the blue, just gun. The once golden wheat fields are a pile of ashes. There as the seven had finished their preparations. The Russians is famine everywhere and the people who used to have had invaded South Africa. With the approval of his Parlia money in their pockets are forced to beg for a mere morsel ment, Cronshaw, the American President, had issued an of food. No longer are the people happy but worried about ultimatum to the Russians to remove their troops from what the future might bring. The inn of joy has become a South Africa. Three hours before the ultimatum expired meeting place of grief. The young girl who danced with a Russian Intercontinental Ballistic' Missiles were flying swirl and a twirl now treads heavily with the step of the towards America. Minutes after their detection the dead. At night there are no cheers and jeers from the young Americans retaliated and their equivalent were flying to muleteers, butdeafening silence. The wine which once tasted wards Russian targets. of tar, now tastes of blood. The world did not know of this fact until America and Here I stand, Miranda, before your grave; with nothing Russia had been reduced to mere radiation heaps. Slowly around me, except memories, to remind me of your beauty. the radiation spread, and the world was panic-stricken. Two C. BULL 4 A days earlier the radio transmissions had ended with a gun shot as the announcer had blown his brains out. The party MONOLOGUE had received no news of the rest of the world from then on. Impatiently they summon me again, again. "The computers are running smoothly," Gary comment Oh no, no pardon for a liberal cause; ed unnecessarily, as everyone watched the countdown clock One too many and one on the way. with anxious eyes. He thought of how difficult it had been Continue ... File XX7 to obtain the equipment and how they had only managed, I glance, distressed by the uncouthness. to get it because of the lack of scruples of American offical- How, how could I? It is unimaginable. dom. Yet they say: You are merely a Caron pressed his arm and he smiled reasuringly at her. Character, this a plot and the Gary was an orphan and was leaving behind no-one who Action a facile scene. was dear to him. Caron, on the other hand, was leaving an So, they have Russian influences elderly mother and father whom she loved dearly. They had And I none. . . told Gary to "look after their little girl" and he could not That cursed abomination help admiring their composure. Of course they were Christ Ever since leaving her native land. ians and were not afraid of death, but Gary was sorry for Everything the weapons, a masterly getaway. the naive faith which prevented them from joining the Even pay — after the play. group. I contemplate: What do I have against him? "One minute to go," said Phillip. His voice was strained, What has he done to me? and quieter than usual. Gary grinned. Phillip grinned back. Ah, but we are just actors Somehow it seemed to relieve the tension. And this a play. Thirty seconds. I am being forcefully manipulated. .. Everyone held their breath. How dare theyl Ten seconds. Very easy they say: Phillip started chanting, "Five, four, three, two ..." The scene: Dallas IRVINE - 5A The date: November 22. K. SEEDAT-4A THE CABINET MINISTER The Cabinet Minister, as we know him, is a stern man, but to his nine children he is jovial and considerate, always ready to listen to them and never ridiculing them. m What a dedicated man he is! All day he persuades people tt to follow his government's policies. At social evenings he continues unfailingly. "Yes," he says. "The Plural popula tion must be taught birth control." He sets up great housing schemes and makes admirable Government contributions to charity. Every man is the minister's brother and no-one is more God-fearing than he. Never has he used his position to escape from the law. When he was fined for providing inadequate accommoda tion for his garden 'boy' he did not impress the judge with / his position, but admitted his guilt, as his lawyer had advised, and paid the fine in full. m This man really has the interests of his country at heart and he is justifiably proud of his separate identity. If he were given a million rand he would not change his firm stance on the issue of . His greatest joy is saving the country money and I think that he has saved the ■ 2 Vases R. Thompson - Form 6b country millions of rands by having fuel saving awareness

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37 advertisements painted on both plural and white buses attitude is detrimental to the future of South Africa. where many people can see them. In fact many people can inform you of his great dedication to the country's con Kearsney, along with many other private schools, has tinued financial well-being. taken the initiative and its doors are open to all people, re Truly, Minister Rhoodie is a great man, and one to be gardless of colour or creed. (Girls are still not allowed admired. though!) It is unfortunate that the high school fees have prevented many people from making the most of this IRVINE - 5A chance. What is needed is for all schools in South Africa to be made open to everyone. This will not be easy and coping with various religious groups may prove to be a problem. Entrants in this year's McLeod Essay contest were The most important point to grasp is that the character of asked to write an Editorial which would be interesting the schools will remain the same and there will continue to and controversial. The winning entry is printed here. be schools of differing quality. Parents will now be able to choose the standard of education they want for their children and education will in turn be able to fulfil one of its most important functions, namely, that of enabling men Education in and women to influence their social standing depending on their will to succeed. People will have the chance to im South Africa prove on their background,for education is the great leveller. As it now stands, even the white education system is "Human history becomes more and more a race between considered to be inferior by Western standards. Many education and catastrophe," said Herbert George Wells and people consider it to be too narrow, old-fashioned and this is nowhere more true than in South Africa today. limiting on students. We must always bear in mind the alms Situated on the end of the African continent we cannot of an education. Herbert Spencer said "Education has for afford the luxury of being divided due to misunderstanding. its object the formation of character." It thus adds to a This country has tremendous potential but we need to be person's appreciation of his cultural heritage, it helps Its taught how this may be realised. The responsibility lies with pupils adjust to change, to think independently, and finally the schools and they must be ready to meet the challenge. become useful members of society. The humanists believe Are they equipped to do so? that the duty of a teacher is "to help their students As far as black education is concerned the answer is examine their emotional needs and desires and then en "No!" The de Lange Committee, which was established to courage them to acquire the knowledge and skills to fulfil investigate this anomaly, has stated as its first and major them. This is the ideal situation and it is unfortunate that principle that, "Equal opportunities for education, includ attempts to attain this ideal, in many Western countries, ing equal standards in education, for every inhabitant, have gone sadly astray. irrespective of race, colour, creed or sex, shall be the en It is obvious a balance is needed between a system which deavour of the state." This is an acknowledgement that produces a set of conditioned "robots" and one which pro black education is at a grave disadvantage. The facts speak duces people concerned only with their personal happiness. for themselves. We are living in a technological age where items are becom 1. Fewer than 60 percent of blacks entering school finish ing obsolete almost as soon as they are off the production four years of schooling. line, so it is vital for pupils to be able to reason for them 2. Only 40 percent of those who begin, complete their selves and judge critically. We must also not forget that we primary school education. are living in a world torn by hatred, jealousy and violence 3. Less than 5 percent complete secondary education to and that a group of self-centred young adults can cause standard ten. ultimate destruction. What then is the answer? This is a reflection of the appalling state of black educa tion. It is inferior because it is separate, isolated by apart The solution lies in a school which disciplines its pupils, heid, from facilities and resources which should be available expecting and obtaining a high degree of respect and to all. This inferiority has led to one million blacks between obedience while also, through the medium of various clubs the ages of seventeen and twenty-six only possessing a and societies, offering them the chance to broaden their standard two level of education. Even most of the black outlook on life. Much of a good education Is not that which matriculants are ill-prepared and unable to compete in occurs within the classroom, for syllabuses ensure equal technical and commercial fields. This is not due to any lack standards to a large extent, but rather that which occurs on of ability, for it has been seen at Wits University that many the sports field. In the dormitories and in society meetings. black students are doing better than their white counter It is here that the artificial situation of the classroom is parts. The fault lies in the standard of education. removed and pupils are able to discover where they stand in The solution to the gap in black and white education lies relation to the rest of the world. in a common education system. Nothing else will gain the acceptance of the majority of South Africans for any other Kearsney is a successful school because it has been able attempt at reforming black education is likely to be regard to incorporate many of these aspects into its constitution. ed with suspicion. Nothing else will remove the taints of It is not the perfect answer and it has its share of faults, but discrimination and inferiority and ensure equal distribution overriding these is the dedication of staff. They use a of manpower and money to all. South Africa is unable to variety of teaching methods and encompass a fair portion afford the duplication of expensive facilities and an inte of the teaching spectrum, but they have faith in their grated system will contribute to giving everyone a greater methods. Kearsney has much to offer the young man but sense of belonging. he must realise this for himself. An education Is only as It is indeed unfortunate that many people view a good as a person is prepared to make it and it Is tragic to common education system as a danger to their culture - to hear of people who express the wish that they had involved their religion, values and philosophies. In many cases these themselves more at school. The young man should enter the are merely excuses and the real reason is one of selfishness. system and in the words of the Kearsney motto, he should We are simply not prepared to forgo the benefits and "Sieze the opportunity." He may never have another. pleasures which the status quo gives us. 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As I approach my dotage (or is it anecdotage?) my thoughts mm i % go back more and more to the very happy and interesting mm m days at the "old" Kearsney. As I had twelve years there, I m Ah suppose I am in a better position to write about them than anyone else, and I should like to put down in print, for the r. M f%4. last time, some of the memories that persist. If the story is rather disjointed, I ask to be forgiven. The diminishing Aerial view of "Kearsney College," Kearsney, Natal. number of men, now mostly over 60, who went to this Copyright photo H. Duncan Abraham, school as boys, may find nostalgia in what I write. Many will recall a host of incidents which I have forgotten, or and-tomorrows, salvias and other varied flowers. Below my deem it politic not to repeat. study in the Prep building stood a beautiful orange orchard, Kearsney College was formerly the gracious home of with the trees laden with fruit and the ground covered. For Sir Liege and Lady Hulett and their family, up in the hills one who had regarded an orange as an extravagance, this beyond Stanger. By any standards it was Inaccessible, to say did indeed seem a Paradise of wastefulness. Elsewhere was a the least. No smooth North Coast Road then. It meant a 200-metre mango grove, well patronised by the boys, many tortuous journey over murderous roads composed of pot of whom suffered sore mouths through having eaten the holes, corrugations and dust, winding through the villages fruit before it was ripe. There were, too, guavas In abun of Avoca, Mount Edgecombe, Tongaat, Verulam, Chaka's dance. Shortly after my arrival a boy brought me a plateful Kraal, Tinley Manor, Umhiali and Stanger. of cherry guavas, half of which I ate and enjoyed. I later The normal access was by train. Cars were few and met him, and he reminded me, "Sir, some of those guavas precious in those days, and boys came from widely dispersed have worms in, so be careful." Hastily I cut open the areas. The morning trains from Durban and Zululand dis remaining guavas and found a worm in each. It was too late charged their cargoes at Stanger station. From there the then to regret. boys were ferried to the school either by the dilapidated I have always believed that beauty of surroundings bus, Mr Matterson's car (he was the only one at first to must influence character, and I contrast the loveliness of possess a car), or, more often, by the half-metre-guage tea the old Kearsney with the very unbeautiful earlier years at train. This was a Lilliputian affair, with two tiny carriages the barren Botha's Hill (a condition long since rectified). and a few trucks. The boys, suit cases, straw bashers, and There were virtually no school bounds. Boys could all, were packed into it like sardines, and enjoyed an hour's roam where they liked, through the tea-fields (Hulett's ten-mile drive as it wound its way through the cane and tea Golden Pekoe), to the rivers Nonoti or Makovaan, to distant fields. The final arrival at Kearsney was always a Big waterfalls. Sunday picnics were the order of the day. The Moment. only place out of bounds was a local Indian store, but it Kearsney College, once a private home, possessed none had a back door where cigarettes could be illicitly traded. of the amenities that a school normally enjoys. The staff Incidentally the tea bushes, established in 1880, were finally each had a room so tiny that when you turned the door bulldozed out in 1945 in favour of sugar, as the tea was handle it rearranged the furniture. The boys never felt hot proving unprofitable and labour was scarce. water. The physics and chemistry and biology lab. was a The main building comprised three storeys, overtopped converted stable, often with rats running around. There was by the tower. There were wooden corridors, wooden stair no library - just one room with a book-case. The single ways, creaky, draughty, made eery by the sound of rats or playing field, consisting seemingly of Sydenham grit and bats. An ideal place to conjure up ghosts, and many strange barely grassed, has been hacked (before bulldozer days) out stories were told, astonishing to hear, though I personally of the hillside and could not be extended. In the early days never had the pleasure of meeting Lady Hulett's ghost, clad there was not even a playing field, and the only exercise the in her green blouse and carrying a candle. A wide sleeping boys got was through tennis or cross-country running, balcony ran round the second floor, so that a large percent where Mr Meiring led his regiment from behind, exhorting of the boys could sleep in the open, alive to the sounds of the backsliders. The more skilful ones often took short nature, the chattering of monkeys, the hooting of owls, the cuts through the tea fields, which brought them to their wailing of cats. At one stage the noise of the latter so haven before their panting colleagues. irritated the boys that they went to bed armed with stones It was all so tiny— eleven boarders to begin with— that and other lethal instruments. These were hurled en masse at one wonders how it survived, but we know that Sir Liege, the point of sound, and one stone hit the culprit, who having initiated the scheme, was heavily subsidising the happened to be a boy given to acting, leaving a scar on his place. As he was 86 when the school opened, it was provi forehead still visible today. He has been on the radio and dential for Kearsney that he lived into his 91st year. Had he stage now for over 50 years. passed away earlier, one is left doubting whether there At the bottom of the driveway stood the little Chapel, would be a Kearsney College today. now a National Monument. Built in 1908, it became the It was, however, exceedingly beautiful. I arrived in Sunday home of 75 boys, the Staff, a few local residents, winter, at the end of July. I can still picture the huge azaleas and thousands of bees. Sometimes the bees won. A swarm and bougainvilleas framing the drive way up to the school; descended on my hands and arms one Easter, as I played poinsettias and cassias were in full bloom, and the golden the harmonium, but I managed to finish the hymn without shower drooped down from the tops of the highest fir-trees. being stung. The service was then continued outside. Many The tennis court was flanked by magnificent spathodia were not so lucky, and every Sunday there was much sting trees, and palm trees stood upon the front lawn. When ing and waving of arms. A wood and iron chapel had been summer arrived, there were roses, cannas, yesterday-today- erected in 1870 and served for 38 years.

42 Sunday services meant the donning of navy blue suits, Macaroni and spaghetti too. Oh! stacked in a room beneath the tower, and carefully groomed Clara Bow is all the go but I prefer Ramona, by an Indian servant. Stiff collars, too, and straw bashers, YES,SHE'LL DO! which were part of the school uniform and looked well. (This song was published by a London firm) These were laid at the boys' feet during the service. Juniors In the pre-radio, pre-TV days, and with no cinema had to wear Eton collars. The Chapel had perfect acoustics accessible, we had to make up our own amusements, and and a warm atmosphere, especially at night, when the musical evenings, staff plays, mock trials, debates, all com services were shared by the school Staff. Many will recall bined to create imagination and give public confidence. the preliminary prayer-meeting held in darkness, during the Sometimes we had a debate-supper. After the special meal half-hour preceding the service. This was well attended, had been consumed, each member had to make a speech even by boys who liked to pose as "thugs", and undoubtedly representative of, or referring to some well-known persona had spiritual influence. lity, such as Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, or some film or political figure. The merriment of the evening usually Below the Chapel was the cemetery, containing the ended with a vociferous rendition of 'Toddling down the names of many well-known former residents, and over road to Barcelona". topped by the angelic statue representing Sir Liege himself. It was surrounded by blue-gum tree, whose leaves glittered One Old Boy reminds me that I used to read bed-time in the moonlight and cast eery shadows. Add to this the stories to the boys in the Prep building, and quotes "The hoots of owls and cries of night-birds, and the effect was a Face on the Wall", "The Monkey's Paw" and Edgar Allan little awe-inspiring. Many a boy admitted to having closed Poe. As these could hardly have induced sleep, I interlaced his eyes and run rapidly past the cemetery. them with selections from "The Pilgrim's Progress". The bees did not confine themselves to the Chapel. The The school's electricity supply came from a battery main school building wasalive with them, and honey trickled room at the bottom of the slope. This was maintained by down the walls. Always there was a sweet scent about the Mr Oram and boy helpers. As the power was a mere 30 place, and we were assured that honey from blue-gum trees volts, no electrical appliances could be used, and I often and tea bushes was the tastiest of all. Many boys had hives wonder how they kept the meat and milk fresh. It was of their own on the premises. On one occasion, having been extraordinary how often the electricity failed just as the offered a jar of honey, I asked the donor what he had used boys were about to begin their evening prep. to sieve it with. "My shirt" was his reply. The boys had an acceptable change one day when the Life was very self-contained. There was no getting whole school was taken down to see "Ben Hur"at the now away. There was no to-ing and fro-ing from parents, for the defunct Criterion Cinema on the Esplanade. (One boy school was too far away. Many parents never saw the school. seized the opportunity to run away). I had come from We were one large family, headed by Mr Matterson, and this London with glowing accounts of this film, and persuaded led to great camaraderie among staff and boys, though in the Headmaster to make arrangements to convey everyone the case of one master the boys maintained they could to Durban. The exercise was much enjoyed by all. always tell his mood for the day by the clothes he wore at For the shorter holidays, at Easter and Michaelmas, breakfast. We became highly involved with the people of many boysdid not go home. Kearsney remained their home, Stanger, Umhiali and Darnall, through church affiliations, and accommodated and fed them. They were at liberty to through participation in plays and concerts, or through go where they wished and do what they wanted, within playing sport. Can you imagine Mr Medworth and myself legal limits. Many, accompanied by members of the staff, singing duets? Well, we did, on many platforms. So did Miss spent enjoyable sessions at Sinkwazi or Stanger beach. Eraser (later to be my wife) and I play duets on the piano As we were well in the country, snakes abounded. The together. unmistakeable twittering of the birds in the trees indicated As regards school functions, Speech Day, the Annual that a green mamba or boomslang was in the vicinity. Classes Play and the Carol Service took precedence. Plays were the immediately adjourned while someone brought a gun and brainchild of Mr Oram, who was meticulous in his presen shot down the offender. Two black mambas were killed in tations and had no hesitation in keeping boys up till one morning by the same man — the day the Governor midnight for their rehearsals. The biggest successes that General, the Earl of Clarendon, visited us. I am inclined to come to mind were Julius Caesar, Charley's Aunt, and think that his retinue was more interested in the snakes laid She Stoops to Conquer. Clarence Putterill, as the "fake" out for their inspection than in the school itself. aunt, had the spectators rolling in the aisles with laughter, The so-called Sick Room was set well up under the with a delightfully uninhibited performance. The Carol tower, the domain of that firm but lovable character Sister Services were not pretentious, but boys who could sing Edwards, who came in at the foundation of the School. She were only too eager to join the choir, and the atmosphere dispensed Epsom Salts and squeezed out boils with enthu was good. The Debating Society met weekly, and I can siastic glee. No malingerer ever got past her firm hands. She personally vouch for the enthusiasm of the speakers. was an Australian no-nonsense Sister, delightful raconteur, I was very fond of the piano, and had one installed in but merciless with those who thought they could pull the my Prep room. Here I regaled (?) the boys not only with wool over her eyes. She left back in 1929, to accept a post classical music but also with the latest song-hits, as I had first in Johannesburg and then at the adjacent Kearsney been pianist in a jazz-band in London. Some boys tell me Hospital, before returning to Australia, where she passed they remember me more for my music than anything else away, much loved. (especially Latin). Mr Medworth's room was adjacent to A duiker, whom we named "Beauty", adopted the mine and he had an over-worked gramophone, on which he school for a period of five years. She was completely tame, played contemporary songs or operettas. Whether this duel ate from the hand, entered the classrooms and even the cacophony lulled the boys to sleep or kept them awake in chapel. On one occasion she made her way upstairs to the terror I never enquired. For some years the virtual school dormitories. Alas, she was severely savaged one Saturday song was a composition of mine, of which the chorus went; night by dogs, and we mourned her passing. The school bell was of course set in the tower. The Toddling down the road to Barcelona, rope to this descended through several ceilings and down to Wand'ring up and down the Pyranees, the porch below. It passed down the wall of Mr Matterson's There you'll find just me and my Ramona bathroom. One summer morning Mr Matterson's father, the Playing out guitars beneath the trees. elderly Rev. Robert Matterson, went for an early bath, saw Eating onions with a real stiletto. the rope and thought it was a shower. He gave it a vicious

43 tug and woke the school at 5 a.m. This bell is still on view useful part. In the early days Mr Meiring, who had played in the Administration Block at Botha's Hill. for Natal and now captained Zululand, was a tower of Most of my own lessons were conducted in a room in strength, as a forward and a coach. When he left, Mr the Prep building, aptly named The Dungeon. This did not, Medworth stepped in. He had played for Stellenbosch and I hope, refer to the character of the teacher or the lessons, against the All Blacks, and was a wonderful schoolboy but to the fact that large trees outside kept the room very coach. No-one can forget his sudden acceleration (at flyhalf), much in the shade. On one occasion I came in quietly for a and his ballet-like side-stepping which left hands groping in Matric lesson. The Head Prefect had his desk immediately the air. The school frequently won the Stewart Shield, before my table, with his head buried in Caesar, and not which was competed for by teams from Umhiali to hearing me come. Suddenly out of the silence boomed the Empangeni. statement "I bet the old blighter starts with me". To save embarrassment, the Old Blighter affected not to hear.(The Talking of Empangeni, no participant will ever forget a boys would be surprised to hear of the number of things match that has become legendary in Zululand folklore. It the staff affected not to know about. This saved a lot of was a newly levelled field, of black sticky soil, and had no grass. There had been an inch of rain that morning. Need trouble). Of course if one tried to recall "incidents" this article one say more? Within minutes it was impossible to tell who could go on for ever. One night Mr Matterson heard a noise was who, and players had continually to run to a tap to below and, on going to investigate, found a boy, with a very vyash the mud out of their eyes. We slipped and sloshed and well-known surname, having a good time in the school were barely recognisable as human beings. I happened to be pantry. With great presence of mind, said boy put on a playing on the wing, and each time (which wasn't often) sleep-walking act, closed his eyes and held his arms well the ball reached me I was travelling towards the touchline. before him. The Headmaster ushered him out, along the There was no way of changing course and I invariably passages, up the stairs and to his bed, where he metaphori ended up in a heap among the spectators. The game was cally kissed him good night. I never discovered whether finally won when Mr Medworth happened to receive the Mr Matterson realised he had been spoofed. ball while travelling in the right direction, started off, slip In the early days the school's drinking water was stored ped on to his tail, and skidded like a battleship the rest of in a large underground tank, with a covered manhole about the way to the goalposts. a metre across. The afore-mentioned boy one day decided The school provided Natal with three consecutive wing to have a dip, and plunged through the manhole. Fortunately three-quarters: Arthur Stockil, Eric Groom, and Norman he surfaced at the right spot or he might have drowned. On Theunissen. I remember Groom, I think, scoring eight times hearing of this episode the Headmaster is said to have against Eshowe School, who had no answer to his speed. retorted "I've stood So-and-so's nonsense for long enough, It is easier to remember cricket feats than rugby ones. but I'm damned if I'll drink him." A most remarkable match was played against Stanger in 1928. Kearsney declared at 174 (of which I apparently Headmaster and staff and visitors dined at a high table scored 83 not out) and Stanger, playing for a draw, had 46 in the dining hall. To secure silence for grace after meals, for 3 wickets with only twenty minutes to go. Two overs Mr Matterson used a press-button bell on which he could later they were 46 all out, Mr Medworth and Pat Hargreaves give so faint a tinkle that often we at the table did not hear (leg-spinner — five for none) having taken seven wickets in it — but the boys did. There was instant silence. It was Mr twelve balls. My own most abiding memory is the sight of Matterson's pleasure often to wait until two visitors were Eric Groom scoring 100 in 25 minutes, against St Henry's, engaged in a heated discussion, before tinkling the bell. The and including eleven sixes and six fours. Most of the time boys immediately became silent, while the debaters con was spent looking for lost balls, and he scored 34 off one tinued in a loud voice, before embarrassingly realising that over. Then there was the magnificent 148 in 75 minutes, the whole school was listening. also against St Henry's, by captain George Bazley. The It was customary for the Headmaster and staff to fore game began only at 11 a.m. and Kearsney were out before gather in the Common Room at 9 p.m. for tea and cake and lunch — for 302! The biggest victory I can recall was against a chat. Invariably the balance of the cake disappeared later. Durban Tech, where Kearsney scored 299 for two wickets One evening we laced a sandwich cake with Epsom Salts, (Bazley 156, Foss 108 run out — a record partnership of and awaited developments. They duly came. A boy was 280), and dismissed the opposition for 22 and 42, mainly heard spluttering over the balcony. I will not give his name, through the agency of Graham Boyd, who in successive but he was a highly regarded prefect. innings took 4 for 4,5 for 5, and 6 for 6. Had he not, sadly, There was trauma on one occasion when the bus, in been lost in the War, I think he would have made Springbok which I was transporting the cricket side to Durban, lost its material, for he was the best medium-paced left-hand back wheel, which careered off into a side street in Verulam. schoolboy bowler I have ever seen. No mean bat, too, as a Anything could happen on those roads! Fortunately a score of 88, with ten sixes, indicates. Bazley, too, was to nearby garage was able to offer alternative transport, and lose his life in the War. He had been a splendid leader, head when we returned, ours was ready for use. Nor shall I ever prefect, captain of rugby, cricket and athletics. forget the strain of driving the bus down the steep and rocky road from Eshowe, a mass of twists and turns, realis It is common knowledge that Kearsney was set to close ing that one slip of the clutch, or failure of a brake and we in 1936. The School Council made this plain to the staff would all be gone. Roads of those days bore no relationship and asked them to seek posts elsewhere. The Depression, to roads of today. On the journey to Durban many of the and malaria scares, had reduced the school's numbers to 54, smaller rivers had no bridges, and one drove over causeways. which was not a viable proposition. The Staff put up a After heavy rains these were impassible, and on one occasion bitter fight, and finally won the day through forfeiting part Mr Matterson and his wife and two ladies of the staff had a of their salaries and savings. The school stayed alive, but we most enjoyable week-end in Durban, for the simple reason knew this situation would recur. It would either have to that they could not get back. School functioned as normal. close down for keeps, and remain a distant colourful Considering its small size — 40 seniors at most — the memory, or else start afresh somewhere else. We had no school had extraordinary sporting success. It was not money, no ground, only faith and hope. possible to have a proper first team practice at rugger, as This is where the miracle happened, and a school came there were not sufficient boys to make an opposing XV. As into being at Botha's Hill. But that is not part of my story. most of the matches were played against men's teams, The academic staff who remained so faithfully together however, members of the staff were inspanned and played a during these early years and well on into the Botha's Hill

44 era comprised (with the year of their coming): Mr R.H. and even the leaky classrooms, the iron-hard playing field, Matterson (23), Mr G.M. Oram (24), Miss C.G. Ellis (later and the ever-present bees... Mrs Oram)(24), Mr J.F. Reece (27), Mr C.G. Medworth(28), "We still have vision. We foresee the day when there Mr P. Milner (33), Miss D.R. Eraser (later Mrs Reece) (33), will be four houses instead of two, a Chapel, a swimming Mrs (later Dr) A. Milner (35), and Mr J.H. Hopkins, a former bath, an assembly hall, a library, a gymnasium, a music pupil, who just made it (39).__ In addition there were Sister block, and more classrooms. J.S. Attlee (32), housekeeper Miss C. Charlton (21, and one It all takes time. These things do not grow like mush year at Botha's Hill). rooms over-night, and we must have patience. The nucleus Of the above-mentioned, only Mr and Mrs Reece, Dr is here. When times are more settled, large-hearted friends Milner, and Mr Hopkins are alive today (1983). of the School and of Methodism will put their hands deep Finally, it seems appropriate to quote part of the into their pockets for us, so that before many more years Editorial of the Kearsney Chronicle, July 1941: have passed even we shall be surprised at the progress we "The School has now completed its second year at have made. May it be so!" Botha's Hill . . . So we may say that the school's anxious Forty years later these visions were realised apart from days are past. Like the mustard seed, a great thing has the gymnasium and music block. grown from a small. Yet those of us who experienced and J.F. REECE endured them, as we fought for the survival of the school, P.S. At the request of an Oly Boy I have ascertained there must ever look back with affection upon the years spent are now 150 boys from the "old" school whom I knowXo up the North Coast; upon the lifelong friendships made in be alive. There are of course many others, whom we have the district, the services in the Chapel, the avenues and "lost". The "deceased" list now comprises 240 names, but plantations of trees and shrubs, the fruit orchards, the tea- this figure is bound to be an understatement. fields and sugar cane, the tea factories, the Sunday rambles J.F.R.

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INTER-SCHOOL MEETINGS The A section of the Durban and Districts League was can celled last year due to some disagreement over age-groups, Athletics 1983 but took place again this year. Although the athletes tried hard and gave of their best we only just managed to beat Pinetown and came 7th overall. A combined Kearsney-St. Mary's team was beaten by one point by Pinetown Girls and boys team in a week-day meeting. The highlight was undoubtedly the Triangular, held at Kearsney this year. We SCHOOL CAPTAIN; R. Cazaiet fared much better than last year, being beaten into third HOUSE CAPTAINS: Finningley: S. Craig place by VA points by . The spirit and encou Gillingham: G. Bennett ragement given the athletes by the school was fantastic and Pembroke: R. Hein the memory of the whole school lining the final straight for AWARDS: the end of the open medley relay, will remain with me Colours: R. Cazaiet, C. du Tolt, B. Hulett. always. Honours: R. Hein. A number of boys were invited to participate in a prestige SCHOOL SPORTS meeting but only R. Hein was able to win his event, which The competition was keen and Finningley emerged the he did in grand style. His time of 55,7 sec. for the 400m eventual victors, also winning the inter-house standards' hurdles is a new Durban and District record, a new Natal cup. We were fortunate in having good weather for what U19 record and equals the Natal schools record. He has was a thoroughly enjoyable day. maintained a high standard of athletics and is an example of what one can achieve through hard work. The honours award was well deserved. Well done Raymond! I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Mrs Lees, Best Athlete Runner-up who is in charge of athletics, and to all the Staff who took U13 C. Hanbury-King P. Ethelston the time to train us and help in organising standards, etc. U14 L. Bennett A. Van Noordwyk Their help was invaluable. The House Captains and their U15 S. Summerfield C. Makin assistants deserve to be congratulated on their efficient and U16 C. duToit A. Hattingh dedicated approach to getting their houses motivated. Open B. Hulett R. Cazaiet Thank you. R. Hein set a new record of 13,8 sec. in the Open 100m To those athletes that remain next year I wish the very hurdles and received the Haley Trophy for hurdles. C. du best of luck and hope you have a successful season. There Toit set records in the U16 100m hurdles with a time of are a number of you who have the potential to be very 14,1 sec. and in the high jump with a height of 1,81m. He good if you are determined to work hard at it. Sebastian received the Hall Trophy for the best record and the Jolliffe Coe says in his book "Running Free", "anybody should Cup for the best field event of the day. G. Bennett, who did attempt to excel at whatever they do, but the measure of not qualify as a runner-up, received the Jubilee Trophy for their success should not be the public estimation of what the high standard he has maintained. Pembroke gave us a they achieve, but how close they come to their own poten display of "sheer strength" by winning the inter-house tug tial." Go for the top and good luck! of war! R. CAZALET

47 hit the ball unthinkingly into the air. Crookes showed pleas ing progress as an opener. The bowling centred around Hall who has finally learnt Cricket to bowl within himself and showed quite remarkable stamina. He has a fine future in the game I am sure particularly if he can overcome his tendency to be distracted unnecessarily 1st XI CRICKET by personalities. Birt Is potentially a very good offsplnner REGULAR PLAYERS: A. Maybery (Captain), C. BIrt, M. and will hopefully make more progress next year. Our over Boyd, G. Crookes, C. du Jolt, C. Grinyer, A. Hall, A. rate was alwaysgood and In this regard few opponents could compete with us. Maybery did not develop into the force Hattingh, R. Macfarlane, B. Oliver, G. Reardon, he should have and was hampered by a back injury. SUMMARY OF THE YEAR The fielding was patchy. We seldom raised the standard The 1st XI had its disappointments this year due primarily above mediocre although Maybery was always very good. to the weakness of the batting but was not without success, Oliver allowed too many half chances to go begging at winning 10 matches out of 25 and losing 6. 'keeper but was always prepared to look for work. The batting was brittle to put it kindly and if it had any Maybery was a more than accorriplished captain. His field virtue it was that number 11 was as likely to fail as number settings were always good but bowling changes sometimes 1. This meant that we sometimes recovered but just as let him down. He is a fine leader and it is due almost entirely frequently collapsed Ignominiously into a little heap of to him that we extricated ourselves from some really tight fewer than 100 runs. None of the boys had the ability to situations. progress quietly to fifteen or twenty without making an One cannot fault the dress and behaviour of the boys - error. They played unnecessarily wide of the off stump and they were a credit to the school and showed commendable

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48 character when under the whip. My usual thanks go to the 8:10:83 vs. Kingswood scoreboard operators and the catering and ground staff. Kingswood 90 (Grinyer 6/28) Kearsney 86 Leading Batting figures: Lost by 4 runs. Innings Not out Runs Average 9:10:83 vs. Stanley Cricket Club M. Boyd 25 110 531 23.1 Kearsney 135 (Maybery 72) A. Hall 20 49 339 21.2 Stanley 106 (Grinyer 5/37) Won by 29 runs. Leading Bowling figures: 10:10:83 vs. Graeme College Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Kearsney 200/8 dec (Birt 43 n.o.) A. Hall 390 126 799 76 10.5 Graeme 80 (Macfarlane 5/18) A. Maybery 257 52 768 47 16.3 Won by 120 runs.

RESULTS: FOURTH TERM: Alexandra Week 15:10:83 vs. Northlands Boys High (A) 11:01:83 vs. Dale College Kearsney 140 Kearsney 64 Northlands 74 (Hall 4/33) Dale 66/4 Won by 66 runs. Lost by 6 wickets. 22:10:83 vs. Michaelhouse (A) .12:01:83 vs. Bishops Bishops 85 (Maybery 5/19) Kearsney 223/5 dec (Boyd 110) 58 overs Michaelhouse 164/7 (Hall 5/63) 56 overs Kearsney 81 Match drawn. Lost by 4 runs. 29:10:83 vs. Glenwood (H) 13:01:83 vs. St. Andrew's (Bloemfontein) Kearsney 182/7 dec (Maybery 44, Hall 42) St. Andrew's 199/8 dec. (Hall 5/83) Kearsney 200/8 (du Toit 50 n.o., Boyd 43) 57 overs Glenwood 159/8, 53 overs Won by 2 wickets. Match drawn. 14:01:83 vs. Rondebosch 19:11:83 vs. D.H.S.(H) Rondebosch 120 (Hall 7/46) D.H.S. 188/7 dec (Birt 5/86) Kearsney 30/1 Kearsney 120 Rain — Match drawn. Lost by 68 runs. FIRST TERM: 22:01:83 vs. (A) Offord Week Kearsney 189/9 dec (Hall 49, du Toit 42) 6:12:83 vs. Alexandra Estcourt 110 (Maybery 6/41) Alexandra 118 (Hall 4/26, Maybery 4/42) Won by 79 runs. Kearsney 119/7 (Hall 44) 25:01:83 vs. St. Andrew's (Grahamstown)(H) Won by 3 wickets. St. Andrew's 75 (Hall 5/16) 7:12:83 vs. Hilton Kearsney 76/3 Hilton 245/7 dec,59 overs Won by 7 wickets. Kearsney 128/8, 43 overs 29:01:83 vs. Maritzburg College (A) Match drawn. Maritzburg College 178 (Hall 8/82) 8:12:83 vs. South Natal Kearsney 81 Kearsney 137 (McFarlane 43) 56 overs Lost by 97 runs. South Natal 72/7, 51 overs 5:02:83 vs. Hilton (H) Match drawn. Kearsney 155/9 dec. 9:12:83 vs. Maritzburg College Hilton 156/5 Maritzburg College 166/8 dec (Hall 5/63) 71

Lost by 5 wickets. overs 12:02:83 vs. Alexandra (H) Kearsney 76/6,37 overs Alexandra 56 (Hall 4/19) Rain — match drawn. Kearsney 59/5 10:12:83 vs. Beachwood Won by 5 wickets. Kearsney 103/1 (Hattingh 58 n.o.) 26:02:83 vs. Beachwood (H) Rain - match drawn. Beachwood 82(Grinyer 4/10, Maybery 4/26) A.M. GRIFFITHS Kearsney 86/3 Won by 7 wickets. 5:03:83 vs. Northlands Kearsney 114 (Crookes 41 n.o.) 65 overs Northlands 92/7, 43 overs CRICKET Match drawn. Match results indicate that 1983 was not one of our better 12:03:83 vs. Westville (A) years. However, from the point of view of enthusiasm and Westville 102 (Maybery 5/36, Hall 4/23) involvement it was. What was especially pleasing was the Kearsney 103/6 (Boyd 57 n.o.) number of junior boys playing cricket, and, compared with Won by 4 wickets. the past, the number of inter-school matches which they played. Grahamstown Tour Cricket is a very time-consuming game. Special thanks 16:10:83 vs. Umzinto Cricket Club are due to the masters who coached the various teams, and Kearsney 179/3 dec (Boyd 60, Grinyer 88) to the boys who willingly served the game as umpires, Umzinto 30/0 scorers and scoreboard operators. Rain — match drawn. J.L. HALL

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RESULTS: vs. Michaelhouse Michaelhouse 207 for 6 wkts decl. 1st Term: Kearsney 88 for 6 (Johnstone 22) vs. Maritzburg College Match drawn, Maritzburg College 147 for 6 wkts decl. Kearsney 81 (Branford 25) vs. Hillcrest (limited overs game) Lost by 66 runs, Hillcrest 61 (Branford 3/11) Kearsney 63 for 9 (Simpson 22) vs. Hilton Won by 1 wkt. Hilton 160 for 7 wkts decl. (Hulett 5/74) Kearsney 170 for 5 wkts (Craig 43, Rheeders 49, du Toit vs. Glenwood 50N.O.) Kearsney 154 (Craig 92, du Toit 22, Weyer 23) Won by 5 wkts. Glenwood 68 (Hulett 4/22, Crookes 6/34) vs. Alexandra Won by 86 runs, Kearsney 58 vs. D.H.S. Alexandra 59 for 6 (Branford 4/36) Kearsney 122 (Phillips 26, Craig 22, Rheeders 22) Lost by 4 wkts. D.H.S. 42 (Crookes 3/9, Branford 3/0) Won by 80 runs, vs. Hillcrest Hillcrest 47 (Fitzgerald 4/5) vs. Maritzburg College Kearsney 48 for 4 wkts. Kearsney 120 (Branford 26, Weyer 23) Won by 6 wkts. Rain stopped play. vs. Beachwood Beachwood 170 Kearsney 147 for 7 wkts (Johnstone 39) Dfaw.

50 CRICKET REPORT - THIRD TEAM CRICKET REPORT: 4th XI REGULAR PLAYERS: K. Ward (Captain), B. Coppin (Vice CAPTAIN: G. Engelbrecht. Captain), D. Foss, G. Hooper, G. Jewitt, G. Ozard, B. Raison, REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Engelbrecht (Captain), J. M. Ravno, A. Sutton, B. Ward, D. White, M. Zaayman, (J. Bedingham, B. Cole, N. Dunlop, R. Hanger, H. Officer, Fitzgerald). Scorer: J. Butler. G. Karlson, A. Lawrie, B. Sparg, G. Thomas, M. Thomas, An enthusiastic team, which performed very creditably S. Tshabalala, D. van Niekerk. this season, Sutton and Coppin achieving best in bowling lads were keen and some of them have enough talent to and batting figures. K. Ward, as Captain, gained the fullest challenge for places in the 3rd XI and possibly the 2nd XI respect and lively cooperation from the team members. A in 1984. Graeme Engelbrecht led the side with enthusiasm. most successful year! RESULTS: P.C. TAYLOR vs. Maritzburg College Kearsney: 63 College: 64 for 2 Lost by 8 wickets. 1st TERM: vs. Maritzburg College Vs. Hilton Kearsney: 72 Hilton: 222 for 6 Maritzburg College: 76/8 (Coppin 3/18) Kearsney: 83 Maritzburg College won by 2 wickets. Lost by 139 runs vs. Hilton vs. Alexandra High Kearsney: 146 Kearsney: 229 (G. Thomas40; M.Thomas34, Harel33) Hilton: 92/7 (Sutton 4/11) Alexandra: 48 (G. Thomas: 6 for 8) Match drawn, Won by 181 runs. vs. Alexandra vs. Hlllcrest High 2nd XI Kearsney: 26/2 Kearsney: 125 (Sparg 35) Alexandra: 119 (Sutton 3/20) Hillcrest: 16 (G. Thomas: 6 for 11 (including a hat- Match drawn. trick), Dunlop: 4 for 5) vs. Beachwood Won by 109 runs. Kearsney 137/9 (Ravno 43) vs. Maritzburg College Beachwood: 47 (B. Ward 3/17) College: 142 (Engelbrecht: 4 for 37, Dunlop: 4 for Kearsney won by 90 runs. 54) vs. Northlands Kearsney: 73for 7 Kearsney: 100 (Sutton 52) Match rained out. Northlands: 105/9 L.P. ZAAYMAN Northlands won by 1 wicket, vs. Westville Kearsney: 115 Westville: 89 (Coppin 3/22) U15 A CRICKET REPORT Kearsney won by 26 runs. REGULAR PLAYERS: P. Burton (Captain), C. Bull, P. Combrink, P. Dennison, C. Ellis-Cole, P. Everett, G. Foxton, C. Lowe, G. MacFarlane, B. MacLarty, S. Nel, R. Thornhill. The team was not blessed with players with consider 4th TERM: able talent and therefore was not successful in terms of the vs. Northlands number of games won. However, it was a pleasure to be Kearsney: 246 (Sutton 86, Hooper 42) associated with them. At all times they tried their best and Northlands: 135 never gave up. If they continue to display that determina Kearsney won by 111 runs tion, they will certainly improve their game in the future. F. COCKS vs. D.H.S. Kearsney: 121 (Coppin 38) IrtTERM: D.H.S.: 41 (Coppin 4/20, Ravno 6/19) vs. Maritzburg College Kearsney won by 80 runs. Kearsney: 108 College: 110 for 9 (Nel 3 for 28) Lost by 1 wkt. vs. Hilton Kearsney: 136 (Foxton 28) Hilton: 135 for 5 (Thornhill 3 for 48) Match drawn, vs. Alexander Kearsney: 156 (Ellis-Cole 39, Burton 33) Alexander: 5 for 0 A Match rained off. y vs. Beachwood Beachwood: 107 (Dennison 6 for 30) Kearsney: 77 Lost by 30 runs, vs. Northlands Northlands: 170 for 5 Kearsney: 74 for 9 Match drawn.

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VS. Westville 1st TERM: Westville; 117 (MacLarty 4 for 21) vs. Maritzburg College Kearsney: 57 Kearsney 45 Lost by 60 runs. Maritzburg College 178/2 College won by 8 wickets. 4th TERM: vs. Hilton College vs. Northlands Hilton 127 (Piper 4/32) Northlands: 194 (Dennison 6 for 46) Kearsney 92 Kearsney: 122 Lost by 35 runs. Lost by 72 runs. vs. Alexandra Kearsney 199/7 decl. (Theunissen 67 n.o., Hill 51 n.o.) vs. Glenwood Kearsney: 134 for 8 (Macfarlane 31) Alexandra 40 (Dunsdon 5/16) Glenwood: 68 (Nel 4 for 17, Dennison 5 for 23) Won by 159 runs. Won by 68 runs. vs. Beach wood Beachwood 93 vs. D.H.S. D.H.S.: 186 for 8 (Nel 4 for 39) Kearsney 94/9 Kearsney: 116 (Burton 40, Lowe 43) Won by one wicket. Lost by 70 runs. vs. Northlands Northlands 96 Kearsney 100/3 (Lowe 46 n.o.) Won by 7 wickets.

vs. Westville Westville 70 (Dunsdon 5/18) Kearsney 71/2 (Lowe 34) U15B Won by 8 wickets. L.E. Piper (Captain 2nd term), P.J. Combrink (Captain 1st term), C.M. Bull, B. Brokensha, A. Brown, G. Dunnet, C.M. 4th TERM: Dunsdon, M.T. Ewing, L.F. Froise, A.S. Hill, C.R. Hopkins, vs. Northlands A.J.H. Phillip, A. Theunissen. Northlands 189 (Tromp 4/44) After a rather shaky start to the season after this very Kearsney 190/7 (Dunsdon 44, Hopkins 37) fine team has achieved a very good record for the year. A Won by 3 wickets. keen spirit, good leadership and a sense of traditional sport- vs. Michaelhouse manship was evident throughout. Played 12; Lost 3; Won 8; Michaelhouse 112 (Froise 4/28) Drawn 1. Kearsney 113/9 (Dunsdon 40) KING - Coach Won by 1 wicket.

52 vs. Glenwood Nel, Stadter and Woodburn were the pillars on which our Kearsney 189/4 declared (Dunsdon 70, Bull 47) victories were based. Glenwood 82 (Bull 6/12) During the fourth term a number of these competent Won by 107 runs, players lost form. This required the other team members to make their contributions. The team was less successful in vs. Hillcrest U15 A this term and lost two games and drawing the remainder. Hillcrest 82/6 There appears to bg a core of fine emerging talent and Kearsney 83/2 we can look forward to some fine performances in the Won by 8 wickets, future. vs. My thanks to D. Organ for the competent manner in Kearsney 119 (Theunissen 51) which he umpired this year. D.H.S. 120/9 LP. DANIELS Lost by 1 wicket, vs. Maritzburg College Kearsney 126 (Hopkins 57) Martizbrug College 72/5 Rain stopped play. Match drawn. 1st TERM: vs. Maritzburg College Maritzburg College: 85 (Stadter 5/25, Woodburn 4/24) CRICKET REPORT - U15 C TEAM Kearsney: 108 for 5 (Nel 55, Coetzee 30) REGULAR PLAYERS: C.P. Makin (Captain), G.M. Cham- Won by 8 wickets, berlin, M.C. Hilton, S.R.C. Hodge, J.D. Hopewell, S.O. Humphris, T. Padayachee, B.S. Ramsay, K.E. Seedat, vs. Hilton Hilton: 74 (Nel 7/20) D.D. Symons, M.A. Williamson, A.J.T. Wilson. Kearsney: 179 for 3 (Phillips 86, Coetzee 62 not out) SUMMARY OF YEAR Won by 8 wickets, There was a great deal of enthusiasm which more than vs. Alexandra made up for the lack of expertise. The players played to the Alexandra: 69 (Nel 4/13, Stadter 3/24) best of their abilities at all times, and were a credit to the Kearsney: 71 for 4 (Coetzee 27) school whether we had lost or won, because of their cheer Won by 6 wickets, fulness and courtesy. They certainly made the Captain's vs. Beachwood task an easy one, though full credit must go to him for Kearsney: 205 for 8 (Coetzee 132 not out) making this a possibility. It is only to be hoped that the Beachwood: 24 (Nel 6/12, Stadter 4/4) school will be able to find "good" coaches to attend to Won by 181 runs, these lower teams in the future, so that we can give the vs. Northlands maximum chance to each individual to prosper at the game. Kearsney: 95 (Coetzee 30) J.R.C. FARRAN Northlands: 97 for 6 (Stadter 4/60) Lost by 4 wickets, 1st TERM; vs. Westville vs. Maritzburg College Westville: 74 (Nel 5/37, Woodburn 4/15) Kearsney: 138 Kearsney: 90 (Phillips 26) Maritzburg College: 113 Won by 3 wickets. Won by 25 runs.

vs. Hilton Kearsney: 87 Hilton: 60 (Dunnet 6/21) Won by 27 runs. 4th TERM: vs. Northlands vs Michaelhouse Michaelhouse: 106 (Ewing 5/49) Northlands: 157 for 8 (Coetzee 3/15) Kearsney: 62 Kearsney: 70 for 9 Lost by 44 runs. Match drawn, vs. Michaelhouse 4th TERM: Kearsney: 168 for 7 (Jewitt 61 not out) vs. Michaelhouse Michaelhouse: 170 for 9(Woodburn 5/54) Kearsney: 68 (Hodge 28) Lost by 1 wicket, Michaelhouse: 69/2 vs. Hillcrest Lost by 8 wickets, Kearsney: 130 for 2 (Nel 67 not out, Coetzee 26) vs. Kloof U15 B Hillcrest: 49 for 7 (Stadter 4/9, Woodburn 3/26) Kloof: 67 (Hopewell 6/31) Won by 81 runs, Kearsney: 77/2 (Phillip 35) vs. Glenwood Won by 8 wickets. Kearsney: 195 (Nel 47, Jewitt 47, Woodburn 30) Glenwood: 200 for 9 (Stadter 4/9) Lost by 1 wicket, CRICKET REPORT - U14 A TEAM vs. D.H.S. REGULAR PLAYERS: C.H. Coetzee (Captain), N.K. Kearsney: 159 (Kelly 29, Jewitt 27! Broomhead, N.B. Gray, A.C. Jewitt, J.P.D. Kelly, A.C. D.H.S.: 108 for 9 (Nel 5/17) Mundell, J.E. Nel, M.D. Parkinson, M.L. Phillips, D.G. Match drawn, Stadter, A. van Noordwyk, A.R. van Tricht, J.C. Woodburn. vs. Maritzburg College SUMMARY OF YEAR Maritzburg College: 130 (Stadter 4/17, Mundell 4/36) In the first term the team produced some excellent cricket. Kearsney: 22 for 1 The batting of Coetzee, Nel and Phillips and the bowling of Rain stopped play — Draw.

53 U14BTEAM 1st TERM: REGULAR PLAYERS; R.B. Suckling (Captain), D.J. Boyce, vs. Michaelhouse G.M. Groom, D.P. Groves, K.S. Jaabeck, C.H. Lowe, Michaelhouse 67/2 M.J. MacDonald, P.E. Molyneux, A.C. Mundell, C.C. NeL Kearsney 66 M.D. Parkinson, R.J. Squires, F. Swanepoel, A. van Lost by 8 wickets, Noordwyk, A.R. von Tricht. vs. Hilton This has been a year of fluctuating fortunes, some very Hilton 74/7 good wins followed by some disasters. Mundell, Swanepoel Kearsney 78 and MacDonald were our best bowlers, while Mundell and Lost by 3 wickets, van Noordwyk were most consistent in batting. The result vs. Maritzburg College of this was that they were promoted to the A side. Suckling Maritzburg College 116 (McDonald 5/30) captained the side well and the enthusiasm and fielding Kearsney 78 were gratifying to note. Lost by 38 runs, K.G.F. vs. Highbury Highbury 107/8 1st TERM; Kearsney 56 vs. Maritzburg College Lost by 51 runs. Kearsney 83 Maritzburg College 86/2 4th TERM: Lost by 8 wickets, vs. Highbury vs. Hilton College Kearsney 107 (Walters 40) Kearsney 70 Highbury 79 Hilton 72/9 Won by 28 runs, Lost by 1 wicket, vs. Maritzburg College vs. Alexandra Maritzburg College 180/7 (decl.) Alexandra 62 (Squires 5/12) Kearsney 80 (Cazalet 33) Kearsney 63/3 Lost by 100 runs. Won by 7 wickets, vs. Beachwood Beachwood 113 (Swanepoel 5/26) CRICKET REPORT - U13 A TEAM Kearsney 114/8 (van Noordwyk 33) REGULAR PLAYERS: P. du Toit (Captain), R.M. Wood Won by 2 wickets, (Vice Captain), C.M. Comins, A.T. Dolkens, A.M. Dunsdon, vs. Northlands K.J. Everett, D. Griffiths, C.A. Hanbury-King, A.P. Lees, Northlands 83 (Squires 4/26) G.A. Thom, B.D. Weyer. Kearsney 86/4 Although there was a great improvement in the standard Won by 6 wickets, of batting in the course of the season, the lack of a really vs. Westvllle effective bowler limited the side's competitiveness. As a Westville 70 (Parkinson 5/16) result the team was rarely able to retain an advantage gained Kearsney 71/7 in batting first and many matches were lost or drawn Won by 3 wickets. through inadequate penetration by bowlers. Never dispirited, however, the team had a most enjoy 4th TERM: able season and the lessons learned will be put to good use vs. Northlands next term with the Under 14 group. Northlands 181 (Swanepoel 4/52) M.LEES Kearsney 182/8 (Mundell 58, van Noordwyk 42) RESULTS Won by 2 wickets, IstTERM: vs. Michaelhouse vs. Maritzburg College Michaelhouse 105 (Swanepoel 5/44) Maritzburg College 187/2 (decl) Kearsney 106/7 (Groom 26) Kearsney 46 Won by 3 wickets, Lost by 141 runs, vs. D.H.S. vs. Hilton Kearsney 60 Kearsney 70 D.H.S.61/3 Hilton 71/5 Lost by 7 wickets. Lost by 5 wickets, vs. Alexandra High Alexandra 52 (du Toit 5/20, Wood 4/6) Kearsney 53/3 U14CTEAM Won by 7 wickets, REGULAR PLAYERS: E.E.Walters(Captain), P.S. Cazalet, vs. Hillcrest High M.C.R. de Chazal de Chamarel, H.J. Gericke, G.S. Hanger, Hillcrest 48 P.M. Harper, D.R. Jager, G. Lacon Allin, C.D. Leppan, Kearsney 49/2 C.P. Mondon, W.A. Moore, J.G. Steyn, W.J. Swaffield, Won by 8 wickets, R.M. Tiaden, P. Ward. vs. Northlands SUMMARY OF THE YEAR: Northlands 113 (du Toit 5/30) It was not a very successful year for this division. Only one Kearsney 70/6 (at close of play) match out of six was won. Walters and Cazalet made the Match drawn, highest individual runs. It is a pity that we could not play vs. Westville all our matches during the last term, but the rain was more Westville 311/7 than welcome, and of greater value than games. Kearsney 38 L. KASSIER Lost by 273 runs.

54 4th TERM: U13CTEAM vs. Northlands Northlands 142 (Weyer 4/36) REGULAR PLAYERS: P.C. Ethelson (Captain), B.R.M. Kearsney 119/7 (du Jolt 34 n.o.) at close of play. Ashley, A. Beagle, P.W. Bird, C. de la Mare, M.N.H. Evans, Match drawn, A.J. Frank, A.J. Groom, D.G. Hesketh, S.R. Hickson, vs. Glenwood I.e. Marx, G.J. McCracken, J.D. Smith, W.B. Taylor, N.D. Kearsney 154 (Dolkens 39, Wood 31) Townsend, D.A. Wayt. Glenwood 155/9 (Dolkens 4/30) SUMMARY Lost by 1 wicket, After a very shaky start the team settled down to some vs. Highbury exciting cricket. The year ended gloriously in the only full Highbury 123/6 day game of the season with a swashbuckling innings in the Kearsney 37 rain against Maritzburg College. Lost by 86 runs, R. LAMPLOUGH vs. Clifton Durban IstTERM: Kearsney 110 vs. Highbury Clifton 102 Kearsney 38 Won by 8 runs, Highbury 39/2 Lost by 8 wickets, vs. D.H.S. Kearsney 162 (Dolkens 50) vs. Hillcrest High School (limited overs) D.H.S. 163/3 Kearsney 36/10 Lost by 7 wickets. Hillcrest 35/9 Won. vs. Hillcrest Primary School (limited overs) U13BTEAM Hillcrest 15/10 REGULAR PLAYERS: D. Allan, G. Ekerold (Captain), Kearsney 17/2 J. Gerger, D. Howorth, W. Hunter, P. Kuhn, C. Murray, Won. P. Naiker, J. Robinson, E. Siegrist, J. Storm, C. Watson. vs. (limited overs) An extremely lively and keen group of players and many Kearsney 31/5 have made good progress with either bat or ball. The Kloof 21/10 encouraging fact is the number of games this team is now Won. playing compared with previous years, especially mid week fixtures against local schools. The side was enthusiastically 4th TERM: led by G. Ekerold. vs. Highbury P. RATCLIFFE Kearsney 39/10 1st TERM: Highbury 45/2 vs. Maritzburg College Lost by 8 wickets, Kearsney 85 (Hunter 24) vs. Hillcrest Primary (limited overs) Maritzburg College 86 for 3 Kearsney 75/5 Lost by 7 wickets, Hillcrest 75/7 vs. Alexandra Match drawn, Alexandra 53(Murray 4 for 15) vs. Maritzburg College Kearsney 54 for 5 College 254/10 Won by 5 wickets, Kearsney 147/9 (De la Mare 24 n.o., Evans 24) vs. Hillcrest U13 A Match drawn. Hillcrest 36 (Murray 5 for 14) Kearsney 37 for 2 Won by 8 wickets, CRICKET REPORT - U13 D & E vs. Westville REGULAR PLAYERS: B.A. Cunningham, A.J. Elliot, LB. Westville 148 Elliot, R. Graham, B.P. Hancock, C.K.J. Clezio, B. Mdhluli, Kearsney 33 M.L. Nene, H. Price-Hughes, A.G. Stamatis, A. Swanepoel. Lost by 115 runs. IstTERM: vs. Hillcrest Primary School 4th TERM: Hillcrest 76/10 vs. Michaelhouse — Rain. Kearsney 61/7 vs. Glenwood Match drawn. Kearsney 48 vs. Kloof High School Glenwood 49 for 2 Kearsney 11/9 Lost by 8 wickets. Kloof 16/6 vs. Hillcrest U13 A Lost. Kearsney 70 Hillcrest 59 Won by 11 runs.

vs. D.H.S. Kearsney 71 Recognition of Service Certificates: D.H.S. 72 for 3 Lost by 7 wickets. Cricket Umpiring — J.C. Wannenburgh Cricket Scoring — A.M. Tshabalala vs. Kloof Kearsney 107 Cricket Scoreboard — N.J. Fletcher and C.A.T. Williams Kloof 91 Natal Schools XI -A.D. Hall Won by 16 runs. Natal Mynahs Schools Official Umpire — J.C. Wannenburgh

55 CRICKET AWARDS - 1983 Honours — A.D. Hall Colours — R.M. Boyd, A.D. Hall, A.E. Maybery Inter-house Cricket Trophy — Pembroke Diving 1983 Jack Hulett Salver (for the House providing the greatest number of players in all divisions) — Pembroke King's Cup (for the best allrounder in the 1st XI) - A.D. Hall Foss Bat (for the most improved cricketer in the school) — At the start of this season we had a large number of juniors G.J. Crookes. wanting to take diving and I and the senior divers were hard pressed trying to teach basic skills to such a large number of AN UMPIRE'S VIEW youngsters. It's encouraging to have so many young boys The highlight of Natal Schools Cricket, Offord Week, was show an interest in the sport. It was thus a great pity the held from Tuesday 6 December to Saturday 10 December, drought curtailed this enthusiasm in the second half of the this year. The decision to umpire during this week, was one season in which I was only able to accommodate the more that John Wannenburgh, Kearsney's only school-boy umpire senior divers due to the lack of water in our pool. representative at Offord Week, would not regret. He was We did very well during the year at the Natal Diving one of the three school-boy umpires, the other two, G. Board competitions in which we competed on a regular basis. Newman and G. Robinson were supplied by Alexandra and M. Butterfield in particular did well winning the Pinetown Queensburgh respectively. Trophy for the best aggregate over the 82/83 season. He This year, he was the regular 2nd XI Umpire, thus, he aiso won the Natal 1m Men's Championships for which he was now faced with completely new teams, the cream of was awarded a gold medal. their various schools,each member striving for a place in the In the Durban and District Schools Championships Natal Schools XI or Mynahs XI. Kearsney was represented by M. Butterfield and G. Torrance As the five days of cricket progressed, I gained invalu in the U19 boys competition. It was unfortunate in this able experience, and learnt much about the ways in which competition Butterfield lost control of his Vz Twist dive and one should approach the more difficult decisions. In failed it, this being the only occasion during the season this particular, being able to meet and share a day's umpiring was to happen to him. He was unable to regain his lead and with Mr Barry Meyer, well-known British test umpire, finished a very close 3rd. This however precluded him from was an honour. taking part in the Natal Schools Championships which if It was a great pity that poor weather interrupted play on one is to go on his form during the rest of the season he the final two days of the week. should have won. Through good placing on Torrance's Thus Offord Week was behind me, as was 25 hours of behalf they still won the competition as a team. A. Bentley and G. Panton represented Kearsney in the T6 competition solid umpiring. The actual times of play were between 10- 11.15; 11.30-12.45; 1.45-3.45; 4-6. On Saturday evening, in which A. Bentley won, the team however only managed a third place. In the T4 competition we were represented Anthony Hall was selected for the Natal Schools XI to tour by Townshend and Taylor who were unplaced. Kimberly later. I had the unexpected, and rare honour, of We missed competing in the Triangular this year due to a being selected as the Mynahs XI Umpire. The Mynahs (no mechanical breakdown in our transport and a mis-under players from Kearsney) tour Zululand. stood message that accompanied our relief transport. This in conclusion, I would like to thank both Mr J. Hall and was a great pity as the competition between ourselves and Mr R. Blamey for making this opportunity available to me, Hilton would have been keen in the diving. and the least I could do was to "seize it" as I did not hesitate My final word in this report is to congratulate M. to do. I must also extend my personal thanks to Mr Barry Butterfield on being re-awarded his diving colours for 1983. Smith, Springbok Umpire and President of the Durban A.M. BROMLEY-GANS Branch of the Kearsney Old Boy's Club (I'm now a member), for the series of lectures he gave me on Umpiring. What now needs to be said is that I encourage other would-be umpires to take up this art, as it is capable of mm giving much satisfaction, as I look forward to my stint as ii m the 1983 Mynahs XI Umpire and our tour to Zululand. m JOHN WANNENBURGH December 1983

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1ST TEAM HOCKEY Back row: C, Hooper, M. Zaayman, K. Robinson. Middle row: D. Simpson, G. Crookes, 8. Hulett, C. Muirhead. Front row: C. Grinyer, A. Hall (captain), Mr B. Williams, B. MacLarty, D. White.

Why has hockey proved so popular? I feel it allows a skilful player to enjoy seeing his skill in action. It also, as it is in all team games, allows boys to learn the importance and necessity of teamwork. Then it gives players the oppor Hockey Report tunity to develop into young men, realising that the way in which the game is played, will always be more important than the result.

Some comments that came out of the season are of interest: "Very many thanks for a good afternoon's hockey for 1st Team 88 boys, irrespective of who won. Thank you too for the CAPTAIN: A. Hall tea and sandwiches and welcoming hospitality." (Mr Dave REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Crookes, C. Ellis-Cole, C. Lewis of Michaelhouse). Grinyer, G. Hooper, B. Hulett, C. Muirhead, B. McLarty, K. Robinson, D. Simpson, D. White, M. Zaayman. This season proved to be one of building. This was brought home to us during the Ascension Festival in Bloem- fontein when in five games we managed only one 2-2 draw. In 1984 Kearsney will need a squad of players who are Av» prepared to give 100% dedication to fitness, spirit and teamwork so that the talent available can blossom. As our season neared its end we changed to the 5-3-2 system as we found Simpson at sweeper and Hooper at right half needed more pace to defend and cover adequate ly. This proved a wise decision. Having been well beaten by ,, Michaelhouse who showed how fast running-hockey with 'OAnPE attackers supporting each other, should be played, we com bined very well to beat Alexandra handsomely.

57 "As captain, I considered it a challenge and really enjoy U14A ed the year." (A. Hall). CAPTAIN: C. Coetzee From Mr Stuart Robertson who managed the Durban REGULAR PLAYERS: T. Burns, A. Dolkens, K. Jaaback, and Districts U15 side. Of Padayachee, our 2nd team goal N. Kapp, C. Lowe, M. McDonald, J. Nel, M. Phillips, J. keeper, Mr Robertson said, "A magnificent performance in Pons, R. Suckling, J. Woodburn. goal. He was complimented on all who saw him play." This team had a very good season. Due to its strength, there were occasions when the strongest team was not I must add how delighted I was when Nazar, as captain fielded to minimise a runaway win which is not pleasant for of our 2nd side, finally scored his first goal! His leap in the air carried all the enthusiastic triumph of a striker scoring either side. the winning goal in a World Cup final. There were times when individuals tended to hang onto the ball and not allow the game to flow as it should, with Then, of course, the magnificent performance of C. the ball doing the work. Nevertheless there were far more Grinyer in scoring 6 of the 8 field goals for the Natal excellent building moves which was thrilling to watch as Schools "A" side and his subsequent selection for the well as, I am sure, to be involved in. The two most memor South African Schools "A" team as left wing. able games were against D.H.S. and Pinetown U15A. B. McLarty received the 1980 Cup for being the season's Westville's goalkeeper was also outstanding. most consistent and outstanding player. What a good player in the attacking centre back berth he is proving to be. Both Results: Opponents Results For Against Grinyer and McLarty have an insight into the game that is Beachwood Lost 2 3 rare for lads in standard 8. Hillcrest U15A Won 3 2 My thanks go to Mr Allen, Mr Vassard, Mr Thiselton and D.H.S Won 5 3 Mr Wortman who coached in other age groups. The follow Michaelhouse Drew 2 2 ing awards were made: Glenwood Won 2 0 B. McLarty - Colours (Natal Schools "B" side) Pinetown U15A Won 3 0 A. Hall - Colours re-award (Natal Schools "A" side) Alexandra Won 1 0 C. Grinyer - Honours (South African Schools "A" side). Westville Won 1 0 M. VASSARD In conclusion, I wish to thank all those supporters who turned out regularly to see the teams in action. Your sup port, ladies, gentlemen and boys was sincerely appreciated. U14C I wish the game of Hockey and all who play it, good A large number of beginners attended practices and the two fortune in the coming seasons. matches. It is most gratifying to see so many new juniors B. WILLIAMS being interested in learning this grand game. Keep it up Results: next year. Opponents Results For Against Results: D.H.S Won 2 1 Opponents Results For Against Beachwood Drew 1 1 D.H.S Lost 2 3 Hilton Lost 1 0 Alexandra U14B Won 2 1 Michaelhouse Lost 6 3 M, VASSARD Glenwood Drew 1 1 Alexandra Won 5 0 Northlands Won 3 0 SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS HOCKEY Maritzburg College Lost 3 0 TOURNAMENT C. Grinyer and A. Hall were amongst those who travelled to Queenstown in the Eastern Cape for the annual inter- provincial Dick Stead Week. Grinyer particularly had a fine week, scoring six of Natal's seven field goals. He was reward ed by being selected for the South African Schools Side. This side later travelled to Pretoria where it competed in 2nd Team a tournament against a number of other representative CAPTAIN: Nazar schools, such as the South African Tech., South African REGULAR PLAYERS: Bird, du Toit, Fitzgerald, Hill, Colleges, etc. They finished in the middle of the field and Hopkins, Lowe, Gram, Padayachee, Stanek, Tshabalala. gained invaluable experience. This team was a happy band of young men who enjoyed At this level, said Grinyer, the game was so much faster their hockey. The side had in Nazar one of the most en and more physical, that the importance of basic skills was thusiastic captains I have come across. They developed into highlighted even more — an important lesson for those who a hard running and determined side and have players who aim to succeed in hockey in the future. will do well next year. Padayachee and Hill were selected for the Durban and Districts side. Fitzgerald, Hopkins and Lowe all improved steadily as the season progressed.

Results: Opponents Results For Against D.H.S Lost 2 1 Beachwood Won 2 1 Michaelhouse Lost 5 0 Glenwood Lost 1 0 Pinetown 1st Drew 0 0 Hillcrest 1st Drew 0 0 Alexandra Won 3 0 B.WILLIAMS

58 to arrive first at the point of breakdown and ineffective running in defence and attack, was clearly evident. To the team's credit, they took their losses and setbacks Rugby very manfully. With grit, determination and perseverance, they produced their best rugby at the end of the season. To have succeeded then, valuable lessons must have been learnt. This, after all, is the most important objective in playing the game. Kearsney fielded 21 teams this year involving nearly three- quarters of the school. The 1st XV, plagued by minor in Statistics of Season: juries and the disappointing form of some players, were Played 17, Won 6, Lost 11. inconsistent, but did on occasion lift their game to great Points for: 207 heights, as they did in beating Michaelhouse and DHS. They Points against: 301 also took part, albeit perhaps inauspiciously, in the first Statistics of Note: Private Schools' Invitation Rugby Festival in Grahamstown. Ivan Dunlop scored 24 penalties The most successful Open Team was the 5th, which lost 12 conversions one game only. 3 tries The other age groups met with varied success. The under 15 age group, very small numerically, did far better than Total: 108 points one would have expected. The under 14 division is a big Alistair Sutton scored 7 tries. Total : 28 points. one, with much potential, which played attractive and entertaining rugby. The under 14a team lost two games and the under 14d one only. The under 13 players, as so often happens, were physically smaller and lighter than most of their opponents, but they made considerable progress in mastering the basics of the game. Jll M Every effort is being made to improve the standard of coaching and refereeing at Kearsney, and regular discussion m takes place and ideas are exchanged. Furthermore, coaches attend courses to keep abreast of new developments and to m refresh and reinforce the basic principles. Thanks are due to them for their dedication and the time they devote to the game and to their charges. W We record our thanks to the members of the Durban Referees' Society; Mr P.C. Taylor who handles the fixtures; m Mr R. Blackbeard, Mr F. Agate and the catering staff; Sisters Beaton and Savory, the Matrons, and the Staff wives; the workshop and grounds staff, the administrative staff, the scorers and the orange-boys, ball-boys and sand boys, all of whom contribute to the smooth running of rugby. R.D. BLAMEY m 1983 1ST XV RUGBY REPORT 1st team rugby i^s Old Boys. Team members; D. JONES Captain. Loose-Head Prop SUMMARY OF MATCHES PLAYED Natal Schools Trialist Awarded Colours vsPINETOWN : Lost 11-13 B. OLIVER Vice-Captain. Centre The first game of the season was Kearsney up against a W.ALCOCK Hooker tigerish, motivated PInetown side. A tense Kearsney team S. CRAIG Centre gave away too many penalties which were capitalised on. I. DUNLOP Flank Good tries by Sutton and Dunnett were not enough to C. DU TOIT Full-Back ensure a victory for the home side. B. ELLIOTT Flank G.ENGELBRECHT Tight-Head Prop vs ST STITHIANS : Lost 12-16 A. ERASER Scrum-Half Our visitors, thoroughly outweighed at forward, displayed R, MacFARLANE Fly-Half superb running and handling skills amongst loose-forwards A. MAYBERY No. 8 and backs. Only good tackling by centres Oliver and Craig C. PUTZ Lock and a competent kicking display by Dunlop (4 pen.) pre G. REARDON Lock vented the touring side winning by a greater margin. D.TAYLOR Right-Wing A. SUTTON Left-Wing/Full-Back vs MICHAELHOUSE : Won 14-3 Report: A motivated Kearsney XV played perhaps their best rugby Statistically, it was a disappointing season because the side of the season. They scrummed strongly, covered and never fulfilled its potential. The ability to play committed, tackled effectively and pressured their opponents into winning rugby was indeed there; one merely has to reflect numerous errors. A superb try by Sutton, late in the match, on the matches played against Michaelhouse, Maritzburg saw victory ensured for the home side. College, Graeme College and DHS. All too frequently unforced errors during unexplained vs PORT NATAL : Won 15-4 lapses of concentration allowed opponents, who hitherto Although the margin of victory appears convincing, it was a had been under considerable pressure, back into the game. match with little to enthuse about. With a surfeit of possess Perhaps another factor which limited the effectiveness of ion, too many errors were made and ineffective running the side, was the absence of any genuine pace. The inability prevented penetration of a resolute Port Natal defence.

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vs OLD CROCKS : Won 27-26 vsMARITZBURG : Lost 10-7 Once again, the Old Crocks showed the boys the importance A spirited, gutsy display against the best schoolboy team in of positional play and making the ball do the work. The Natal. The score could have been closer if penalties had value of "straightening the line" also hit home. been successfuLStorming games by Jones, Reardon, Taylor, Alcock and -Craig and fine performances by the other vs BEACHWOOD : Lost 13-20 members showed that the side did have the material to play The rugby played by our visitors in the first twenty minutes sound rugby. was truly superb, running in 3 exciting tries. The half-time score was 0-20! The second half, to the credit of the home side, saw a complete reversal of fortunes. If they kicked THE CAPE TOUR TO KINGSWOOD'S FESTIVAL OF over their penalties, the score would have been closer. RUGBY DURING THE JULY VACATION vs GRAEME COLLEGE : Won 30-19 vs ALEXANDRA : Won 16-12 A competent display at forward gave the backs a surfeit of This game was not played in particularly good spirit. After good quality possession. The backs ran with purpose and only 30 seconds, a Kearsney player was sent to the cooler. decisiveness and were rewarded with 5 superb tries. Only Once again, costly errors prevented Kearsney dominating unnecessary defensive lapse allowed Graeme to score and the game. Only tries by Taylor and Sutton, both individual reduce the margin of victory. efforts, ensured a win. vs RONDEBOSCH : Lost 8-61 vs HILTON : Lost 6-19 What promised to be a closely contested encounter, turned Kearsney were completely dominant for the first 10 into a nightmare. Against a side who, on the day, played minutes. However, the backs with clean ball were unable to power rugby amongst forwards and backs. Kearsney wilted finish off promising movements. The Hilton side were under the sustained pressure. The refusal to give up or "to allowed to get into their stride through Kearsney's mistakes. throw in the towel", was the hard lesson learnt from the The Kearsney effort disintegrated after missing tackles, late game. tackles and not contesting high balls. These errors enabled a runaway victory for the hosts. vs FISH HOEK : Lost 0-7 The lads picked themselves up after the thrashing by vs NORTHLANDS : Lost 0-9 Rondebosch and gamely took on Fish Hoek under the un Perhaps the most inept display by Kearsney. Surprisingly familiar conditions of flood, lightning and freezing cold. listless, unmotivated, giving away penalty after penalty, Some unexplained refereeing decisions, bad luck and poor they were incapable of making any impact on reversing the handling, saw Kearsney unfortunate in losing a rather un trend of the game. inspiring game.

60 vs GLENWOOD : Lost 12-22 2nd XV Kearsney began in superb fashion, scoring a converted try CAPTAIN: M. Boyd and a penalty to go 9-0 up. The loose-play and tackling VICE-CAPTAIN: B. Van Heusden kept Glenwood under pressure and it appeared the home REGULAR MEMBERS: G. Ambler, J. Brokensha, J. Dee, side was on the road to an unexpected victory. Kearsney P. Dunnett, M. Eriksen, J. Fagan, C. Hurlimann, C. Kruger, ran out of steam and Glenwood took full advantage, R. Nicol, A. Officer, B. Raison, M. Ravno, K. Ward, D. running out convincing winners, scoring 2 tries in the dying .White. minutes of the game. vsWESTVILLE : Lost 6-12 Summary of Season: It was a lacklustre effort by Kearsney. Quicker to the ball Lack of many basic skills limited the teams potential to and enterprising, fast elusive running by the nippy backs, achieve a good standard of attacking rugby. In many games,- saw Westville score 3 tries to Dunlop's 2 penalties for especially in the latter half of the season, the committed Kearsney. rugby displayed by the side was unfortunately not reward ed due to an inability to cross the opponents line. This vs D H S : Won 12-7 commitment, which was particularly apparent against our Kearsney left their finest display to the last interschool stronger opponents at the end of the season, made the fixture of 1983. Fine tackling by Oliver, Taylor, Craig and season, if not statistically successful, a satisfying and re Elliot; some elusive running by Sutton, strong scrummaging warding one. by Jones, Alcock, Engelbrecht and Eraser, saw the home side play with a confidence only seen in flashes during the season. Not intimidated by a strong, heavy DHS pack, saw Results: Opponents Results victory come with a scintillating try by centre MacFatlane, For Against Pinetown Lost initiated by Sutton in his own half, carried on by Oliver and 13 25 Craig, the ball changing hands 5 or 6 times. A fine try to St Charles Won 16 13 Michaelhouse Lost 0 43 end the season. Port Natal Won 24 18 vs OLD BOYS: Lost 15-34 Beachwood Won 11 9 The Old Boys fielded a very strong team indeed, with Alexandra . Lost 10 13 several players making a significant impact in the Natal U20 Hilton Lost 0 27 and Senior Natal Rugby ranks. Bigger, stronger and more Northlands Won 26 9 skilful, they denied the schoolboys any opportunity to Maritzburg College Lost 0 25 dominate any phase of the game. The boys never gave up Glenwood Lost 0 15 and threw the ball around at every opportunity to con Westville Lost 9 18 tribute to a fine game of rugby, played in a good spirit. D.H.S Lost 4 15 F.P.D. COCKS Old Boys Lost 18 40 Coach K.M. DECKER

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2ND XV RUGBY Back row: C. Hurlimann, P. Dunnett, C. Kruger, M. Eriksen, A. Officer, J. Fagan, A. Diedericks, R. Nicol. Middle row: B. Raison, J. Dee, K. Ward, M. Ravno, J. Brokensha, D. White. Seated: G. Ambler, M. Boyd (Captain), Mr. K. Decker, B. Van Heusden, C. Hudson.

61 3rd XV Results: CAPTAIN: S. Olive Opponents Results For Against VICE-CAPTAIN: H. Dowdall Pinetown Won 44 14 REGULAR PLAYERS: P. Botes, G. Bremner, C. Groves, Michaelhouse Lost 3 13 A. Diedericks, R. Hein, F. Hugnin, C. Hudson, D.Morrison, Port Natal 4th Won 40 4 R. Schuilenberg, C. Spencer, A. Strydom, K. Suttle. Beachwood Won 30 0 Alexandra Won 46 6 Summary of Season: Hilton Won 13 0 A rather disappointing season. Because of injury and illness Northlands Won 16 6 very few players were regular members of the 3rd XV. S. Maritzburg College 6th ...... Won 21 6 Olive set a good example as leader. Glenwood 6th Won 13 0 Westville Won 12 3 Results: D.H.S Won 11 6 Opponents Results For Against Old Boys Won 16 10 Pinetown Won 12 6 KEITH GARRETT Michaelhouse Lost #3 28 Beachwood Won 33 10 6th XV Alexandra Won 25 10 CAPTAIN: C. Ballard Hilton Lost 12 14 VICE-CAPTAIN: D. Hitchins Northlands Won 11 10 REGULAR PLAYERS: N. Blumenthal, C. D'Ahl, H. Harel, Maritzburg College Lost 0 26 D. Lindon, A. Walters, G. Brokensha, L. Foss, R. Kneale, Glenwood Lost 16 24 C. Garnett, B. Watt, T. Maarschalk, W. Oram, G. Gray, C. Westville Lost 0 17 Houston, M. Zaayman, D. Maritz, A. Laight. D.H.S Lost 0 38 Summary of Season: C. DIEDERICKS A good season for a side who were continually being dis rupted. They often lacked drive, which was their downfall against the bigger schools.

Results: Opponents Results For Against Pinetown Lost 8 12 Michaelhouse Lost 8 12 4th XV Beachwood Won 42 0 CAPTAIN: B. Rheeders Alexandra Won 56 0 VICE-CAPTAIN: A. Hattingh Hilton Won 28 13 REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Catlin, C. Davidson, N. Dunlop, Maritzburg College 7th Lost 4 18 F. De Villiers, A. Garlick, M. Glutz, D. Gordon, C. Lincoln, Glenwood 7th . . Won 8 4 I. Hopewell, A. Norman, G. Simpson. Westville Lost 6 11 Summary of Season: DHS Lost 6 32 The 4ths had a reasonable season. There was always a good KEITH GARRETT spirit, although the team lacked size, weight and speed. U15A CAPTAIN: C. Tedder Results: Opponents Results For Against VICE-CAPTAIN: R. Drysdale Pinetown Won 32 0 REGULAR PLAYERS: K. Dicks, G. Dunnett, C. Ellis-Cole, Michaelhouse Lost 0 32 P. Everett, G. Hurlimann, L. Larson, N. Lutz, B. McLarty, Port Natal Won 20 9 C. Makin, A. Piper, R. Reed, A. Theunissen, M. Trotter, P. Beachwood . Won 20 8 van der Schyff. Alexandra Won 22 10 Hilton Drew 4 4 Summary of Season: Northlands Won 10 3 A most enjoyable season from the point of view of improve Maritzburg College Lost 3 9 ment in a team. The forwards more than held their own in Glenwood Lost 17 19 the set pieces but were often slow to the loose ball and Westville Lost 0 16 untidy in "setting up" attack. The backs improved from D.H.S Lost 9 11 game to game and with good possession looked dangerous C. DIEDERICKS on attack. The team was well captained by Tedder who led by example, backed up by his hard working vice-captain 5th XV Drysdale. Many of these players will do very well next year. CAPTAIN: M. Steyn Finally I would like to thank Mr van der Schyff who so VICE-CAPTAIN: R. Phillips kindly videod all our games and made them available to us REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Crookes, D. Van Niekerk, G. to watch and learn from. Laupsa, G. Ozard, M. Crookes, M. Botha, R. Thompson, B. Irvine, K. Mercer, H. Bam, C. Crowhurst, A. Jankovich, L. Swanepoel, P. Green.

Summary of Season: The season has been extremely successful due to a highly motivated side playing very attractive rugby. The running rugby this side played sets an example to any school-boy rugby side. Mark Steyn was an excellent captain who led his side from one victory to another.

62 Results: U15D Opponents Results For Against CAPTAIN: C. Dunsdon Pinetown Won 16 12 VICE-CAPTAIN: M. Ewing Michaelhouse Lost 0 10 REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Chamberlin, A. Davidson, L. Port Natal Won 40 4 De Beer, J. Ferguson, S. Holliday, J. Hopewell, T. Parle, D. Beachwood Won 22 0 Parsons, A. Philip, M. Potter, A. Manilall, P. Manson, A. Alexandra . Won 48 0 Rencken, M. Simpson, D. Symons, B. Thomas, A. Veen, Hilton Lost 10 17 G. Tomlinson, S. Witherow, D. Wolfsohn. Northlands Won 12 7 Summary of Season: Maritzburg College Lost 6 33 Although this side only won two games, the lads battled Glenwood . . Won 10 8 valiantly despite facing bigger opponents. What these boys Westville Lost 0 20 lacked in skill they made up in enthusiasm, with Holliday, D.H.S Won 6 4 Symons, Tomlinson and Dunsdon always giving of their P.A.T. RATCLIFFE best. U15B Results: Opponents Results For Against CAPTAIN: C. Lowe Pinetown Won 34 10 VICE-CAPTAIN: P. Combrinck Michaelhouse Lost 6 34 REGULAR PLAYERS: C. Ashby, C. BIrt, A. Brown, P. Burton, M. Carver, P. Dennison, D. Farendon, G. Foxton, Beachwood Won 28 8 R. Hatch, S. Hodge, G. Hurlimann, C. Makin, D. Milne, Alexandra Lost 4 24 Northlands Lost 10 16 T. McDermont, T. Padayachee, R. Thornhill, W. Torrance. Maritzburg College Lost 10 12 Summary of Season: Glenwood Lost 0 18 Some confusion over the availability of Hockey players Westville Lost 0 20 coupled with a spate of injuries gave this side a brisk turn D.H.S Lost 4 52 over of players. However, despite heavier opposition and J. STRYDOM and L.P. ZAAYMAN often playing with a depleted side, the spirit of the team remained high and the games were thoroughly enjoyed. U14A Results: CAPTAIN: C.H. Coetzee Opponents Results For Against REGULAR PLAYERS: N. Goodall, G. Gould, A. Jewitt, Pinetown Won 24 0 R. Hagemann, N. Lincoln, J. Nel, B. Newlands, M. Phillips, Michaelhouse Lost 4 22 M. Parkinson, D. Stadter, R. Squires, C. van Onselen, C. Beachwood Lost 0 6 Vincent, P. Ward. Alexandra Won 32 0 Summary of Season: Hilton Lost 14 20 Under the guidance of their dedicated captain, and favour Northlands Lost 4 10 ed by few injuries, this team achieved an outstanding season. Maritzburg College . . Lost 0 26 All, but three very tenacious teams, were swept aside with Glenwood . . Won 10 6 skilful running rugby, and with these three the result was in Westville Lost 0 25 the balance, up to the final whistle. I must pay tribute to D.H.S Lost 0 20 these boys. Mostly beaten for size, their indomitable spirit M.LEES and will to win, carried them through to the end. I enjoyed the loyalty and team spirit and it was a pleasure to coach U15C CAPTAIN: P. Whiley them. Results: VICE-CAPTAIN: A. Hill REGULAR PLAYERS: B. Brokensha, N. Froise, S. Hodge, Opponents Results For Against R. Holden, R. Hopkins, M. Jobling, D. Milne, H. Smith, S. Pinetown Won 38 6 Summerfield, A. Tromp, A. Tshabalala, K. Turner, M. Michaelhouse Lost 8 12 Williamson, H. Wilson. Port Natal Won 36 0 Summary of Season: Kloof Won 28 10 This side was very often up against heavier, faster and more Beachwood Won 38 0 aggressive teams, and as a result, our lads often became dis Alexandra Won 54 0 heartened - this fact is reflected in a rather poor set of Hilton Won 30 0 results. Whiley captained the side valiantly, while Tromp Northlands Won 51 0 and Williamson showed some flair in the backline. Maritzburg College Drew 10 10 Summerfield ran hard at times and Hodge was always in the Glenwood Won 24 6 "van", during forward exchanges. Westville Won 10 6 Durban High School Lost 6 9 Results: Opponents Results For Against CARL VAN LOGGERENBERG I Ml-/.-- Pinetown Won 20 12 S '■ Michaelhouse Lost 0 56 Hilton Won 20 0 Beachwood Lost 4 24 am Hilton Lost 8 12 Northlands Won 16 12 Maritzburg College Lost 0 36 Glenwood Lost 0 40 m Westville Lost 3 20 m D.H.S Lost 9 26 J. STRYDOM and L.P. ZAAYMAN

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63 U14B U14E CAPTAIN: Hanbury-KIng VICE-CAPTAIN: Swaffield CAPTAIN: P. Cazalet REGULAR PLAYERS: Bennett, Bullock, De Villiers, REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Cerff, S. Flack, R. Ford, H. Eastwood, Groom, Hanger, Jordan, Leppan, McDonald' Gericke, P. Harper, R. Higham, G. Hitchins, J. Hunter, Phillips, Stanek, Steyn, Van Noordwyk, Washington. K. Jaabeck, L. Knowler, P. Molyneux, A. Pellegrini, J. Pons] Summary of Season: R. Tiaden. A fairly successful season with 7 wins and 3 losses and one Summary of Season: draw. With 5 creditable wins to begin the season the side This team enjoyed their rugby. There was a marked im came to earth with a bump against Hilton. This game provement towards the end of the season. They scored 130 exposed the few weaknesses which the side had - lack of points for them and 62 against. They played attractive penetration in the back line particularly. rugby towards the end - the forwards driving and the backs Results; handling the ball. Opponents Results For Against Results: Pinetown Won 32 4 Opponents Results For Against Michaelhouse Won 26 4 Hilton Lost 4 16 Port Natal Won 62 0 Kloof Won 16 0 Beachwood Won 16 0 Hilton Lost 8 28 Alexandra Won 52 0 Maritzburg College Won 34 0 Hilton Lost 0 6 Westville Won 38 8 Northlands Won 26 14 D.H.S Won 30 10 Maritzburg College Lost 4 10 L. KASSIER Glenwood Drew 0 0 Westville Won 10 4 U13A D.H.S Lost 4 17 CAPTAIN: C. Hanbury-King G.P. KING REGULAR PLAYERS: D. Allen, A. Dolkens, J. Gregor, R. Wood, P. Mondon, P. DuToit, L. Elliott, K. Everett, D. U14C Wayt, J. Mullet, A. Tedder, D. Griffiths, G. van der Plank, CAPTAIN: D.J. Boyce VICE-CAPTAIN: J.P. Kelly G. Thom, M. Naiker. REGULAR PLAYERS: C. Chaplin, M. De Chazal, M. Summary of Season: Graham, N. Gray, T. Histed, N. Kapp, C. Lowe, A. Mundell, Although the results are a little disappointing the team C. Nel, J. Panton, K. Phillips, W. Pitman, Q. Turner, B. showed some promise and commendable spirit. The glaring Turton, A. van Tricht. weakness was a lack of pace in the backline and most of the Summary of Season: opponents' tries were scored via their wingers. The forwards A very good season indeed, it was a hard-working and en were seldom outplayed and Hanbury-King was outstanding. thusiastic side. Although we were usually outweighed I don't think size Results: was a really significant factor. Opponents Results For Against Results: Pinetown Won 30 0 Opponents Results For Against Michaelhouse Lost 10 12 Pinetown Lost 6 10 Hilton Lost 4 24 Michaelhouse Lost 0 8 Beachwood Won 38 0 Port Natal Won 6 4 Hilton Won 6 4 Highbury Won 4 0 Northlands Won 14 0 Beachwood Lost 4 26 Maritzburg College Won 30 4 Alexandra Lost 0 4 Glenwood Lost 6 10 Hilton Won 30 0 Westville Won 14 10 Highbury Won 11 0 D.H.S Won 20 13 Northlands Lost 6 12 R.W. LAMPLOUGH Maritzburg College Lost 0 32 Glenwood Lost 12 44 U14D Westville Lost 0 30 CAPTAIN: M. Graham VICE-CAPTAIN: K.A. Bailey D.H.S Lost 0 16 REGULAR PLAYERS: J. Alcock, N. Broomhead, R. A.M. GRIFFITHS Bruno, D. Bulstrode, D. Groves, D. Jager, G. Laatz, G. Lacon-Allin, B. Pollock, J. Roussouw, J. Steyn, M. Uys, U13B M. van Heusden, B. Wallace, E. Walters. CAPTAIN: A. Dunsdon Summary of Season: VICE-CAPTAIN: P. Ethelston An excellent season. The boys played hard, running rugby REGULAR PLAYERS: C. Comins, C. Fagelund-Gjersoe, A. and thoroughly deserved their wins. Frank, G. Frazer, S. Garreau, A. Groom, S. Hickson, W. Results: Hunter, A. Lees, V. Rushworth, D. Stamatis, W. Taylor, Opponents Results For Against C. Watson, K. Wiseman. Pinetown Won 92 0 Summary of Season: Michaelhouse Won 30 0 It has been a joy to coach this side as they have worked Hilton Won 19 18 hard and have usually done whatever they were instructed Beachwood Won 76 0 to do, to the best of their ability. These factors have won Alexandra Won 88 0 them most of their matches, in many cases against teams Hilton Won 6 4 larger and more experienced than they were. They only Northlands Won 38 3 suffered three bad defeats against Maritzburg College, DHS Maritzburg College Lost 8 10 and Glenwood. Although we stood little chance of reversing Glenwood Won 12 0 these results, I feel it is only fair to the team to mention Westville Won 26 6 that at this stage we were suffering from the ravages of flue D.H.S Won 22 20 and injury, we played the majority of the Glenwood game R.W. LAMPLOUGH with 14 players on the field.

64 Results: — Opponents Results For Against Pinetown U13B Won 8 6 Northlands Primary School 1st .. Won 12 11 Michaelhouse U13B Won 32 0 St Charles U13A Lost 8 16 Musketry -1983 Highbury 2nd Won 32 0 Beachwood U13B Won 4 0 Alexandra U13B Won 36 0 Kings 1st Won 3 0 Northlands U13B Lost 3 4 CAPTAIN: 0. Geekie Maritzburg College Lost 3 30 VICE-CAPTAIN: D. Meaker Kloof Senior Primary 1st Won 16 12 Senior Team; Junior Team: Glenwood U13B Lost 3 58 Hayes, I. Ashby, C. WestvjlleU13C Won 3 0 Officer, A. Houston, N. DHSU13B Lost 0 26 Seton, N. Panton, J. A.M. BROMLEY-GANS Street, B. Russel-Boulton, A. U13C Whittle, M. Shillington, T. CAPTAIN: A. Geldard Turner, Q. VICE-CAPTAIN: F. Scribante Veen, A. REGULAR PLAYERS: B. Ashby, C. De La Mare, S. Doyle, Once again the Kearsney shotists gave a good account of R. Gray, D. Hesketh, D. Howarth, R. Pole, E. Sigrist, A. themselves this season, maintaining a high standard of Stamatis, J. Starkey, J. Swanepoel, G. Thompson, J. marksmanship and being well known as the team with the Tiaden, N. Townsend, B. Weyer. most spirit at all the local competitions. Summary of Season: In March this year twelve shotists travelled to Port Once again our "learners" were pitched too soon into com Shepstone to compete in a quadrangular shoot. The shotists petitive rugby and it took several games to evolve team were accommodated at the Oribi Command Headquarters. cohesion and some expertise. Once settled the C's emerged The competition, between Kearsney, Pinetown, Glenwood as a useful side with highlights being the defeats of College and Port Shepstone High was won by Kearsney. This com and Glenwood. Unfortunately illnesses in higher teams petition has become an annual event and next year eight "robbed" vital players in our last two encounters which schools are expected to compete. might also have gone our way. Sound captaincy and a keen Due to the Kearsney shooting range being condemned team spirit were our greatest assets. by the army we were unable to host any competitions at Results: - Opponents Results For Against Kearsney this year. Pinetown Lost 0 16 The highlight of the season was once again the Regional St Charles U13B Lost 10 14 Cadet Bisley in which 18 teams from 9 schools competed. Pitlochery Primary 2nd XV .... Lost 6 26 Our Junior team once again won the Junior Brick Shooting Beachwood Lost 12 14 trophy and received certificates of merit for their achieve Hilton U13B Won 64 0 ment. Highbury Preparatory 2nd XV .. Won 10 0 B. Street was chosen for the Durban and District team Northlands Won 14 12 which represented Group 10 at the Natal championships Maritzburg College U13D Won 28 0 held at Merrivale. Kearsney came fourth overall in the com Glenwood Won 12 6 petition being beaten by Pinetown, Port Shepstone and Westville U13D Lost 12 14 Glenwood. DHSU13D Lost 0 8 In the Inter-Cadet Detachment competition 0. Geekie, B. Street, A. Russell-Boulton and C. Ashby were all U13D awarded Sharpshooter badges for scoring at least 90%. Nine CAPTAIN; I. Marx other boys attained First Class shotist badges for scoring VICE-CAPTAIN: B. Cunningham between 80% and 90% and 11 boys were awarded Second REGULAR PLAYERS: A. Beagle, P. Bird, M. Butler, J. Class shotist badges, having achieved between 70% and 80%. Duffy, G. Ekerold, M. Henderson, K. Higginson, C. The Inter-House competition was this year won by Le Clezio, A. Lucas, G. McCracken, J. Miller, M. Rockey, Finningley who narrowly beat Gillingham by only 32 J. Storm, A. Swanepoel. points. The senior champion this year was B. Street who Summary of Season: beat O. Geekie by 5 points and third was D. Meaker. Although rugby was a new experience to most of these Junior Champion was A. Veen who managed to beat players, they developed well and produced some good T. Shillington by only 3 points. rugby. The team requirements of the A, B and C teams Best overall shotist of the year was B. Street. Colours made it difficult to build up combinations and understand were awarded to O. Geekie and B. Street. ing between players. Many of the players will be playing in the under 13 age group again next year and they will have Results: benefited from this year's experience. Quadrangular Competition: Regional Cadet Bisley: Results: - Opponents Results For Against 1 St: Kearsney 2903 1st: Pinetown .... 2988 2nd: Port Shepstone . 2817 2nd: Port Shepstone . 2963 Pinetown Lost 0 18 3rd: Glenwood .... 2794 3rd: Glenwood .... 2944 Pitlochry Lost 0 16 4th: Pinetown .... 2638 4th: Kearsney 2886 Beachwood Drew 0 0 5th: Gelofte 2853 Alexandra . Won 36 0 Inter-House Competition: 6th: Northlands . . . 2821 Cordwalles Drew 4 4 1st: Finningley ... . 1399 7th: Hillcrest 2203 Northlands Won 17 0 2nd: Gillingham . . . 1367 8th: Saamwerk . . . .2131 Maritzburg College Lost 4 28 3rd: Pembroke . . . . 1204 9th: Dirkie Uys. ... 1391 Glenwood Lost 0 46 Westville Lost 0 22 SENIOR CHAMPION .... B. Street D.H.S Lost 0 36 JUNIOR CHAMPION .. .. A. Veen L.P. DANIELS BEST OVERALL SHOTIST 1983 B. Street

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Results: Opponents Results For Against Sandown High (Johannesburg) . . Won 3 2 Maritzburg College Lost 2 3 Michaelhouse Lost 1 4 Squash 1983 Kingsway Lost 1 3 Hilton Lost 0 5 Dale Lost 0 4 Westville Lost on point count Maritzburg College Won 5 0 Michaelhouse Lost 0 5 Kingsway Lost 1 3 Westville (in games) Lost 6 8 Jesters Lost 0 6 Old Boys Lost 1 8 Staff Lost on point count 1st Team R. TOWNSHEND CAPTAIN: P. Hall REGULAR PLAYERS: P. de Grandpre; C. Davidson, G. 2nd Team Simpson, R. Phillips. CAPTAIN: D. Bolt Summary of Season: REGULAR PLAYERS: D. Gordon, E. Jeursen, G. Coppin. As can be seen by the results this has not been a successful Results: season. However Peter Hall represented the Natal Schools' Opponents Results For Against U19B team at the Inter-Provincial championships in Cape Kingsway Won 4 0 Town, winning seven out of the ten matches he played Hilton Lost 1 4 there. C. du Toit and A. Phillip made the Natal Schools' Kingsway Won 4 0 U16B team which also played in Cape Town. Each won Westville Lost 1 3 four out of the eight matches they played. Westville Won 3 1 P. Hall was awarded his colours. R. TOWNSHEND

66 U16A Despite the hard work, it was not enough to win the CAPTAIN: A. Philip triangular against Hilton and Michaelhouse. Our divers were REGULAR PLAYERS: G. Foxton, M. Jewitt, D. Milne. not able to compete because of motor vehicle problems, Results: and the points we lost as a result made all the difference. Opponents Results For Against Later however, we showed our strength in the Maritzburg Maritzburg College Lost 1 4 and Districts Gala in which we competed for the first time. Michaelhouse Lost 0 5 On the swimming alone, we came third to Maritzburg Hilton Lost 0 5 College and a composite side selected from inland co Westville Lost 0 4 educational schools. Indeed, this gala proved to be the Dale Lost 1 3 highlight of the season, and it produced some fine perfor Maritzburg College Lost 0 5 mances. Michaelhouse Lost 0 5 At the Boys 'A' Gala in Durban, we swam well enough Westville Lost 0 4 to gain fifth place. Beachwood once again were a fraction R. TOWNSHEND stronger that we were, and they beat us by two points. I should like to thank swimming Captain David Taylor U14A for his fine organisation of the team, especially at our REGULAR PLAYERS: C. de la Mare, P. du Toit, G. Cerff, regular Saturday morning galas. M. MacDonald, C. Watson. Individual swimmers did well, although the depth of Results: ability that we needed was not always there. H. Dowdall, Opponents Results For Against P. van der Schyff and C. Comins were selected to swim for Maritzburg College Lost 2 3 Durban and Districts — well done. Michaelhouse Lost 2 3 Our guest of honour at the inter-house gala this year was Hilton Lost 0 5 Mr Storm. While we know him as our Deputy Headmaster, Westville Lost 0 4 he is known to those outside the school as 'Mr Swimming' Maritzburg College Lost 2 3 of South African schools. He presented the following Michaelhouse Lost 1 4 trophies: Westville Lost 1 3 U13 Fearnhead Cup: C. Comins H. GIBSON U14 Van Govkum Cup: C. Coetzee U15 Matterson Cup; P. v.d. Schyff U16 Spradbrow Cup: C. Vincent Best Diver: ^ .. . . M. Butterfield Open Division: Swimming Butterfly: Chris Lee Cup: A. Garlick Breaststroke: Philip Hind Cup: H. Dowdall Breaststroke: John Bester Cup: I. Hopewell 200 yds Freestyle: Nightingale Cup: D.Taylor This year we faced the difficult prospect of having lost our 100 yds Freestyle: Sandy Marr Cup: D. Taylor better individuals, and consequently we needed to build Runner-up: Best Performance: SpargoCup: . .. . D. Taylor what amounted to a new team. The swimmers certainly Best Performance: Turell Shield: P. v.d. Schyff improved in the course of the year, doing some of the most Open Age Group Winner: Robertson Cup: D.Taylor intensive training I have seen from Kearsney pupils. This Open Relay: Bryan Cup: Finningley was largely due to the enormous enthusiasm of Mr Van Inter-house Standards: Jollands Cup: Finningley Loggerenberg, who I would like to thank for all his effort. Inter-house Competition: Forsyth Rose Bowl: . .Pembroke

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67 A new trophy was presented this year. We have included team with A. Hickson, C. Murray, C. Doyle and L. Comins individual medley as part of our programme, and we thank making up the team on most occasions. the Dowdall family for the handsome trophy for the Open Mr Dave Phillips continues with his coaching classes on Individual medley, which was awarded this year to D.Taylor. Thursdays and almost all our team players are getting good To all those who did so much this year in coaching advice and coaching from him. We look to the future there swimmers and organising fixtures, especially to Mr Garrett, fore with a fair amount of confidence, convinced that play Mr Decker, Mr Tucker and Mr Van Loggerenberg, as well as ing the game and enjoying it, is better than playing to win to D. Taylor as Captain of Swimming, I give my thanks. at all costs. However, we would like to win more than we T.A. do at the moment! K.G. FISH

Tennis Waterpolo 1983

Credit this season must go to all those playing who partici pated in Waterpolo for their enthusiasm, despite a lack of I think that we have bottomed out now and that we can training facilities and match preparation. Practice sessions expect some exciting things to happen in the future. not only provide the time for essential fitness training and We have had a full year of tennis for a change as no skill development but perhaps more importantly for pro longer we are only a Winter sports programme; Mrs H. moting motivational and team spirit. The latter were, Gibson and Mr de Beer have seen to it that we have a full however, seldom lacking, despite the difficulties and on no range of games in the 1st and 4th terms. Our Seniors still occasion was any Kearsney side dominated by fitter and compete in the Denness Trophy matches played in Pieter- better prepared opposition. maritzburg every Wednesday and although we play our best, The modified fixtures and the tournament in Uitenhage the 1st team never get beyond the wooden spoon or "last provided the 1st team with more matches than possible in but one" stage. This is not through want of trying but club any other season. tennis for the local boys give them an edge that we boarders At the tournament in the Eastern Cape a very good do not seem to have. foundation for the season was established with 13 of We fielded three teams again and everybody enjoyed their Kearsney's top players being exposed to some of the best matches. We have lost two of our stalwarts in B. Mungle schools' polo in the country. This was followed by an inten and P. Quantrill, both of whom have left the school, but sive, short season in Natal. this happened after the Denness Trophy fortunately. Our The 1st team produced some good waterpolo and al first team consisted of: A. Laight, B. Mungle, P. Khun and though lacking essential "team tactics" individual skills and K. MacPherson, with A. Davidson playing when he could. determination were always apparent. In the Vic King Doubles competition played on 3rd The Under 15 age group showed promising talent and I September, we tried a senior combination of A. Laight and look forward to the next two years to see these players A. Lawrie. We were drawn in the same section asWestville develop with the facilities they deserve. They should, com who eventually won the day, but we won more matches bined with the two regular Under 15 First team players, than we lost — giving DHS a fright going down 5-4. provide a strong foundation for future Waterpolo at In the second such competition, a new one played Kearsney. amongst Durban Schools for the Osborne Trophy we sent The Under 14's were the age group most affected by the down K. MacPherson and P. Kuhn who did themselves drought and lack of facilities. Hopefully this can be made proud with some very good tennis beating Dirkie Uys and up in future seasons. Mansfield but going out to DHS. Three players achieved Natal representation with D. This is a very young side and we will hear more of them Taylor selected for the Natal Schools 'A' side and P. van der next year. Our school championships ended a l ittle surpris Schyff and P.J. Dunnett for the Natal Colts side. ingly, being played out between two Fourth Formers — Finally I would like to express my appreciation to all A. Davidson and K. MacPherson, with the former running those who helped keep Waterpolo "alive" at Kearsney in out the winner. Our Junior Title went to P. Kuhn who beat 1983 and in particular to the Captain of the School, D. K. MacPherson in a very fine match. Taylor and the staff who supported me. Two teams participated in an Under 15 league during the Regular Players: first term and acquitted themselves well, the A side coming 1st Team: Under 15: second to Westville A. The team was P. Kuhn, K. D. Taylor (Capt.) (Honours) K. Dicks MacPherson, A. Davidson, A. Hickson and J. Hopewell. G. Catlin R. Drysdale The Under 14 matches played in Pietermaritzburg among H. Dowdall G. Dunnett schools on a non-competition basis,(there is no trophy), are I. Dunlop R. Hatch always a good thing. P. Dunnett (Colours) S. Kuhn Our team of M. Phillips, C. Coetzee, J. Nel and J. Wood- I. Hopewell N. Lutz burn played very attractive tennis beating Michaelhouse, S. Olive J. Meijer Alexandra and College B while losing to College and Hilton. C. Tedder D. Milne The Bonnefin trophy for the Under 13 also saw three P. van der Schyff (Colours) C. Pringle teams in the field and we lost to our age-old enemies A. Walker C. Vincent Highbury and Maritzburg College. Again P. Kuhn headed our D. Walker

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69 FOUNDER'S DAY The Pifty-Second Annual General Meeting of the Kearsney College Old Boys' Club was held on Pounder's Day on 20th August, 1983 - a beautiful Spring Day, after two years of miserable weather. KEARSNEY COLLEGE This was the first Annual General Meeting to be held in the Greyhound Pavilion. The attendance was up to standard, but OLD BOYS'CLUB disappointing for this important meeting and once again, excellent reports were tabled by our President, representatives on the Board of Governors and the Durban Branch Chairman. Appreciation was expressed by the meeting to Mr Jack Reece for the outstanding services rendered to the Old Boys' Club over the past fifty-five years in collating the news from Old Boys for the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chronicle. President: Gary Collingwood (1955-59) The meeting stood in silent tribute to Old Boys who have passed Vice-President: Chris Jewitt (1953-58) on since the last Annual General Meeting - Secretary: Gavin Brown (1955-60) L.A. Balcomb 1930 - 32 Treasurer: Lester Allen (1953-58) O.R. Baumann 1940-42 Committee: Peter Bryan (1957-63); Tony Chick (1933-38); C.V. Everley (Exchange student frorn U.S.A.) . . . .1969 Tom Prankish (1947-50); Vic Gevers (1941-44); J.E. Prancois 1959-60 Neville Polkinghorne (1952-57). C.L. Holte-Smith 1930 W.C. Hopkins 1922 - 26 EX OFFICIO MEMBERS M.W. Hulett 1975 Headmaster: Colin Silcock (1976- ) M.W.H. Mackenzie 1964 Representatives on Board of Governors; . . Ted Garner (1952-53) J.M. Nightingale 1925-27 Denis Hopewell (1948-53) H.L. Robinson 1931 - 41 Chairman Durban Branch: Barry Smith (1966-70) B.G. van der Wagen 1930 Chairman Zululand Branch: Garnet Groom (1950-56) Mrs R.M. Crane (Matron of Pinningley) 1972 - 79 Chairman Transvaal Branch: Ron Hemphill (1963-67) W.J. Lutley (Bursar) 1951 -69 Since the A.G.M. we regret to record the death of BRANCH COMMITTEES L.G. Pottow 1931 - 32 DURBAN The official opening of the Greyhound Pavilion was performed Chairman: Barry Smith (1966-70) by outgoing President, Neville Polkinghorne, assisted by incoming Vice-Chairman: Stan Stott (1954-60) President, Gary Collingwood, and Rev. Buwalda, the School Secretary: Andrew Trytsman (1966-70) Chaplain. The usual excellent buffet lunch provided by the School Treasurer: Charles Ross (1972-77) was well attended and enjoyed by all. Committee: . .. Mark Oliver (1973-77); Tom Prankish (1947-50); Pive Old Boys and School teams clashed on the rugger field in Geoff Ballard (1939-41) traditional style and as usual, Kearsney won - no matter which Co-opted Members: . . Len Slater (1950-53); Vic Gevers (1941-44) generation. Our sincere thanks to Mr Colin Silcock and all branches of his staff for their most hospitable and efficient reception of the several TRANSVAAL hundred Old Boys who gathered at the School to enjoy the day's Chairman: Ron Hemphill (1963-67) proceedings. Secretary/Treasurer: Colin Scorgie (1968-72) The day's celebrations were rounded off by the first President's Committee: ... . Gavin Bester (1960-67); Mike Bester (1966-71); Cocktail Party in the new Pavilion and attendance was so good that A. Meaker (1979-81) it overflowed into our adjoining tent which had been erected to catch the spill. ZULULAND Chairman: Garnet Groom (1950-56)

PIETERMARITZBURG Chairman: Dudley Gardner (1939-48) Secretary: Denis Hopewell (1948-53) Treasurer: Graham Harrison (1966-71) Obituary Committee: Neville Bowyer (1933-34); Bruce Pellows-Smith (1946-49); Andrew Miller (1975-78); Colin Schreuder (1952-54) H.L. Robinson Lin Robinson had a splendid record at Kearsney, becoming ANNUAL REPORTS Head of Finningley and cricket captain (where he scored As the President's, Branch and other reports to the Pifty-Second centuries in consecutive innings). It is strange therefore that Annual General Meeting have already been published, they are not he never maintained any contact whatever with his old repeated in the Chronicle. school, and we knew nothing about him until his death. BRANCH PROGRAMMES -1984 Apparently he suffered a heart attack while his wife was in DURBAN Johannesburg, and his absence was noted only when he did Social Punctions to be arranged this year include: not turn up for church service at Dundee. He held a post as (1) A Cocktail Party (wives and/or girlfriends invited) on Priday, Secretary/Accountant with a Dundee firm, and was interest 11th November, 1983, at the Greyhound Pavilion. ed in church work. More than that we cannot say, but we (2) A Cocktail Party (wives and/or girlfriends invited) on Priday, 10th Pebruary, 1984, at the Greyhound Pavilion. offer our sympathies to his wife Elaine and family. He was (3) A Braai at the Pavilion during May 1984 - Details to be advised. intending to retire at the end of 1983, having passed the (4) Triangular Sports Day - Details to be advised. age of 60. (5) The Annual Dinner in June or July - Details to be advised. (6) The A.G.M. in August - Details to be advised. The Durban Branch will hold their Committee meetings at the Berea W.C. Hopkins Rovers Club on the 3rd Monday of every month, with a view, we hope, to stimulating the Kearsney "Pamily" - this is in the form of a Crofton Hopkins was born at Melrose, within sight of "get together" to which any Kearsney Old Boy, young or old,from Kearsney House, later to become Kearsney College and now whence he may come, is welcome. Starting time from 5.30 p.m. on St Luke's Home. He was the first great-grandchild of Sir wards. Please do make note of this and come along if you are any Liege and Lady Hulett. where in the area. Crofton commenced his education at Highbury and then PIETERMARITZBURG went on to Kearsney College near the time of its inception. The only planned function at this stage is the inaugural dinner for He remained at Kearsney until the end of 1926 and in 1927 Old Boys and their wives/partners at the Camden Hotel on Thursday, went on to D.H.S. where he matriculated. 24th November 1983. From school Crofton joined the Durban Corporation in No programmes have been received from the Transvaal and Zululand the Town Treasurer's Department. Later he applied for and Branches. was accepted to fill, a vacancy in the firm African Associated

70 itlii Agencies and Stevedoring (Pty) Ltd. with which organisation ^ 2.- he remained for the rest of his business career. Crofton climbed steadily up the promotion ladder to become General Manager. He steered the company through ii several transitions and by the time of his retirement he had been elected to the post of Managing Director of Aero Marine Stevedoring (Pty) Ltd. He was a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and during his business career he served at different times as President of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Presi dent of the Natal Employers Association of which he was appointed an Honorary Life Member. He was also Chairman of the Durban Stevedores Association. Extra to his business duties he served for many years on the Board of Governors of Kearsney College, for a great part as Vice-Chairman. On the outbreak of World War II he volunteered for service with the Royal Durban Light Infantry. He served in Discussing all the world's problems, left to right: Ftailton Foss, Tony North Africa and Italy and attained the rank of Captain. He Chick and Andrew Bromiey-Gans. was mentioned in Despatches. He was a sincere and completely honest person of the highest integrity, all based on strong Christian principles. His sense of fun was always refreshing. He met adversity with more than ordinary courage, exemplified by his forti tude in bearing tremendous suffering after being severely injured on active service, and more recently in the manner in which he bore the prolonged pain of his last illness. He never complained. He was a devoted husband to Edith whom he married in & 1935. He was an equally devoted father and grandfather. His immediate family and those others who remain are so much the poorer for his passing. H.E.H. When I came to Kearsney in 1927 Crofton was regarded as a deity for his cricketing feats. It has been a life-long privilege to know and respect him. J.F.R.

General view of the crowd at the opening of the new pavilion.

NOTICES ■I ■agga 1. Membership m Any Old Boy may apply for membership of the Club by writing to the Hon. Secretary, K.C.O.B.C.. c/o Kearsney College, Botha's Hill, ■ 2660. The letter of application should state the applicant's full W^isa names, his address and the years that he was at the College. A ■ cheque for R50,00 in payment of life membership subscription should accompany the application. Among benefits of Club member ship are the rights to wear Club colours, to receive the Chronicle, and to make use of the proposed Pavilion next to the School. 2. Change of Address This should be notified to: K.C.O.B.C. Register, c/o Kearsney College, Botha's Hill 3660. When mail is returned to the Club by the ■ Post Office as being undelivered, the relevant addressograph plate is destroyed and the member becomes "lost" - and thus does not receive further copies of the Chronicle, etc. A recent count revealed that there are over seven hundred missing Old Boys, whose addresses are unknown. These members are entitled to receive all correspondence concerning the Club and the Chronicle. If any of your friends do not receive the aforementioned notifications, please request them to contact the K.C.O.B.C. Regis ter, c/o Kearsney College.

3. Club Colours The only source from which Club badges, ties, etc., can be obtained is the College. Requests for the supply of such items should be m addressed to Mr Tony Chick, Kearsney College, Botha's Hill 3660, and should be accompanied by a cheque or postal order (made payable to the Club) to cover the cost of the required articles. Current prices are: Ties (Multi-crested only) R8,50 Blazer Badges R6,50 Dr Graeme Shuker, Chairman of the Board, chats to builder, Old Crested Buttons - Large R1,00 Boy Pete Bryan. - Small ,50 Ashtrays R4,00

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Mr Gary Collingwood listens intently as Mr Left to right: Old Boys - Or Graeme Shuker, Mr Colin Silcock. Mr Gary CoUingwood Neville Polkinghorne opens the new Clubhouse. (incoming President) and Mr Neville Polkinghorne (outgoing President).

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1 Left to right: Mr Anthony Haley, Mr Neville Polkinghorne (Chairman) and Mr Vic Gevers at the first AGM in the new clubhouse.

72 League. He gained his Natal "B" cap at the end of the 1982/83 season.

M.B. (Mark) Logan (74-77), 102 Abrey Road, Kloof, also played for Natal Schools cricket. He has taken a B.Comm. Honours degree in Discipline Economics at the University in Durban. In 1982 he toured England with the Mynahs XI. He also scored 129 for S.A. Universities vs Transvaal and 107 N/0 for Natal B vs O.F.S. He is now consolidating his position as opening bat for Natal, with a debut of 60 vs Northern Transvaal. While doing his basic army training in Pretoria he scored 90 for Northern Trans vaal against his home Province, and was chosen for the S.A. Defence XI. P.J. (Paul) Logan (79-82), 102 Abrey Road, Kloof, who for three years was selected for the S.A. Schools Hockey XI (a record equalled by only two others), and played cricket for Natal Schools, has taken his first year B.Comm, LI.B., at the The in-coming President exercises his priviiege, sampiing the University in Durban. He has been scoring well for Pinetown. He goods. "And he pronounced them good..." was chosen for Natal Under 21, S.A. Under 21, and S.A. Univer sities at hockey. He was also seconded to the English Inter 1.*" "- national Gremlins hockey touring team, and played in four Tests against South African Saints. V ja- • . 1 ** 4RiMb • •* " !I iki ok- >• < 1{ G.W. (Gregory) Martin (72-77), c/o 307 Brooklyn Road,Pretoria, bW is studying for his Ph.D. degree at Cambridge University. F.B. Martin (72-75), 307 Brooklyn Road, Pretoria, has been m working for some years with the SAA, and seen the world. He is now planning to go into the night-club industry (a Kearsney "first" as far as we know) in Johannesburg, by starting an f English style NewWave Night Club.

1 P.J. (John) Metcaif (74-78), son of Peter of that name, has done very well for himself. He obtained a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineer

/ < e ing, summa cum laude. He was also awarded the only Certificate m of Merit granted to a Chemical Engineer on the basis of his 4th year achievements, and received a medal from the Chemical ■V # ,it ':tr- Engineering Society of Southern Africa. At present he is engaged in research for an M.Sc. thesis which concerns the more efficient use of catalysts in a chemical conversion plant operated by Smithchem. He has a bursary from de Beers Industrial Diamond The class of '58. Five Old Boys from this year have sons at Division. He hopes, after National Service, to work at the CSIR, Kearsney now. Panton, Kapp, Alien, Hewitt and Storm, with and thereafter is under obligation to work for de Beers for two aged teachers. Ken Fish and Jan Storm. years. A. (Andrew) Hudson (77-82), Box 161 Mandini, who served the News of J. (James) Montgomery(73-76) is, I'm afraid, rather out school well on the sports field and has been scoring well for of date. When last we heard, he had completed an intensive year Umbilo, is doing a dipioma course with Murray and Roberts at Birmingham University and handed in a Thesis on "Mathe Construction Co. Military engagements have interrupted his matical Digital Modelling of 3 aquifers in Central Java". (Your course, but he will resume later. He already speaks with affection guess is as good as mine). He was then proposing to go to Rauchi of his years at Kearsney (it usually takes Old Boys about ten in Northern Nigeria, for Water Surveys, Nigeria. His parents' years to reach this state!). address is; 7 Brookdale, Belmont, Bolton, U.K. A later letter gives the work as "fun" and the country as "fascinating". W.R. (Bessie) Huiett (75-80), Box 173, Eshowe, is with the S.A.A.F. Permanent Force, a corporal doing jet fitting. He was M.L.P. (Mark) Oliver (73-77), had two years in the Air Force hoping then to quaiity as a flight engineer, based in the Durban before joining Edgars as a trainee manager. He moved to the Air Force Base. main branch of sales house as merchandising manager. He then joined Scotts as Pinetown area manager and has now been A.J. (Arne) Kode (70-75), c/o Kearsney Coilege, is production appointed Natal Regional Area Manager, controlling Scotts in engineer with a furniture factory in Cape Town. He "loves the the central and surrounding areas. Cape."

Dr G.M. (Gary) Kode (72-75), c/o Kearsney College, is in the O.K. (David) Pearse (71-74), 20 Ridge Road, Hillcrest, emulated army until the end of 1984. His fiancee, Monique Herweg, work the feat of Billy Kirjg, in being selected for Natal at rugby and ed in the Kearsney Sanatorium while Sister Beaton was overseas. cricket. He is still a very active force in both games, captaining Berea Rovers rugby, and playing for Durban Tech at cricket, as M.N. (Mark) Lawrence (72-73), 2 Acacia Road, Cape Town, con well as captaining Natal "B". He is employed by Mackenzie tinues with his stage work, and has been involved in "Oklahoma" Trading Co., Durban, a firm involved in the manufacture and as well as straight plays. He is also cub-master to a pack of cubs. distribution of steel for the building and allied industries. As no mention of it was made in the last magazine, we hasten to A.J. (Tony) ■ Leon (71-74), 408 North Berwick, Lloys Ellis inform that our 1982 cricket captain, M.J. (Mark) Pearse (79-82), Avenue, Houghton, has graduated B.A., LI.B. He was awarded not only captained the Natal Schools XI, but was selected for the Claude Franks Memorial Prize for the best law student in the the South African schools team. After eight months at Tempe subjects Conflict of Laws and Jurisprudence. He was also award and in the bush, he has recently been transferred to Natal ed the Society of Advocates' prize for being the best final year Command as assistant to the sports officer. He is now playing law student in the annual Moot Court Competition. Currently he club cricket in Durban. is employed at Edward Nathan and Friedland Incorporated, a firm of commercial attorneys in Johannesburg. P.M. (Peter) Pearse (74-77), 20 Ridge Road, Hillcrest, scored D.C. (Craig) Livingstone (76-80), 10 Oakham, John Avenue, heavily for Natal University, Maritzburg. He is now playing for Bedford, who played for S. African schools at hockey, has now Technical College cricket, and he represented Natal "B" at the taken his second year B.A., LI.B. How does he manage without inter-provincial hockey tournament. He is employed by the Latin? He has been selected for South Africa Under 21 hockey, McCarthy Group as trainee manager. with Greg Pilling and Paul Logan. B.C.D. (Brett) Logan (77-81), 102 Abrey Road, Kloof, who M. (Michael) Purchase (73-76), 15 Conifer Court, Conifer Road, played for Natal Schools XI, has completed his 2nd year B.A. Sea point, is at UCT studying for a B.Sc. in Building Manage Social Science Personnel at Durban University. He has taken ment. After his finals he intended working for Murray and many wickets and scored many runs for Pinetown in the Natal Roberts in the Cape.

73 G.M. (Graham) Sacks (74-77), 829 Old Main Road, Cowies Hill, W.T. (Wally) Balcomb (25-32), farming at Umhiali (Box 171) writes writes, "I performed my police force training at Pretoria in reminiscently of days at Kearsney, "wonderful days" he says. He 1978. I was posted to Eshowe, where I enjoyed the life and was writes "I can remember as a fairly small lad being told of an English accepted by the community. In 1981 I joined the C.I.D., pro man coming to teach at Kearsney, and I can remember the first time moted to Detective Sergeant. In mid 1982 I was transferred to I saw you! You were walking down from the main building to take a Empangeni and have been there since." class in the old prep building wearing your black cape and carrying a pile of books under your left arm. I think of the rock-hard rugby field, the mangbes, bees, the water supply. Beauty the duiker, and B.G. (Bruce) Shuker (73-78), c/o Box 13, Kearsney, is following other things that fascinated my young mind. Those were the days!" the family tradition in studying for a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics at Natal University. He is captain of the University cricket XI, and was very fortunate in being able to make two D. (Derek) Beatty (51-54), 38 St James Road, East London, is overseas tours with a N. Transvaal cricket side, playing in deeply involved in Christian service. He has spent the last four years England, Ireland and Jersey, and against Lancashire and Yorkshire in East London as a member of the Caring Committee (Christian league sides. He scored a century against a bowler who had just Interdenominational Fellowship of South Africa), whose work taken 7 wickets against Lancashire! revolves around the renewal and restoration of the Church. Derek is printer there (he and his father produced the Kearsney Chronicles) and is responsible for producing the magazine New Vision, which I.G.W. (lain) Shukar (71-76), c/o Box 13, Kearsney, graduated has a world-wide circulation. He has also recently become involved from Natal University with a B.Sc. in Agricultural Production. in the video tape ministry. While at University he played cricket for the 1st XI and was Club Chairman. Now he is studying for a Masters Degree in Agricultur al Economics at Louisiana University, obviously following in F.S. (Frank,Tibby) Beckett (22-24), Box 191, Anerley, is a Kearsney father's footsteps. He enjoys a campus of 55 000, with a Bengal supporter who really goes back to the Early Days. His letters are Tiger as mascot at the Football matches. interestingly philosophical. He has bought another farm on the South Coast, to be run by his sons Michael and Hugh, while he supervises! Back trouble prevents too active a role. He shows keen T.M. (Tim) Stroebel (70-72), Box 1117, Newcastle, is with appreciation for the work done for the "Old Boys Section" of the General Motors and last year won a trip to the Greek Islands in Magazine. return for work done for his firm. A nice visit from G.G.(Gordon) Booth (27,31-33) whom I have not A.M. (Moiey) Townshend (76-81), c/o his father at Kearsney, seen for many years and was in the Prep when I came. He now lives passed all his first year courses at Rhodes, with a first in Maths. fairly near to the school, at 10 Roosevelt Road, Gillitts. Prior to the He hopes to major in Geology and Maths. SOEKOR granted him War he had thought of entering Law,and took his B.A. (Law). Later a bursary to cover all his university courses. In 1982 he played he changed course and was for 30 years Manager of the Doornkop for Border Under 20 team, and has been the regular Rhodes fly- Sugar Mill. He is now quietly retired with his garden and his bowls. half, and is the team's kicker. He has been appointed sports organiser for his residence. Dr WP.(Wilfred) Bromiley (22-25, Dux) 100,5th Avenue, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, always writes an interesting letter, with many D.A. (Dave) Westaway (77-81), 6 Kinchmont Place, Koelenhof queries about Kearsney, and a clear knowledge of days past. Un Road, Northcliffe Ext. 19, has been doing his second year as an fortunately he sees few Old Boys, for there are few in his area. He is apprentice automotive electrician. He has done motor driving for in a state of retirement, but ever ready to help with Maths or Latin the M.G. car club and may turn this into a career. He won a at any level. show trophy while driving in Swaziland this year. D. (Denzil) Clark (21-27, Foundation Scholar, Head Prefect), Box 27 Umdioti Mouth, had an unfortunate experience in July. He was 1980- climbing some rocks - and the next thing he knew was to find himself in the intensive care unit of St Augustine's, Durban. He had M.J.V. D'Unienviile, Scotia Lodge, Rustenburg Avenue, Ronde- siipped and banged his head, but appeared to be fairly normal (he bosch, had only 1980 at Kearsney. He is now entering his fourth had a hard head), went home, chatted and lay down. When his wife year as Quantity Surveyor student, with one year left. found his temperature was 104, the doctor sent him straight to hospital, where again he chatted normally to the staff. Yet he C.S. (Cameron) Oliver (81-82), 6 Abrey Road, Kloof, has scored remembers nothing of this, and on coming round, enquired what he as prolifically with his boot in club football and for Natal "B" was doing in bed! Thankfully there appear to be no after-effects, as he did at Kearsney. and we appreciated his visiting us with Gerry Griffin in September. Tongues wagged and legs were pulled. In the Natal club cricket averages for 1982/83 we have noted the following: Batting: M. Logan, 2nd for Natal University; B. Shuker 3rd for Maritzburg University; B. Logan, 1st for Pine- RJ. (Jack) Crawford (28-33, V-P 65-73), 202 Exeter Hall, Sol town; P. Logan, 3rd for Pinetown; A. Hudson, 2nd for Umbilo. Harris Crescent, Durban, would like to have spent his retirement in Bowling: D. Pearse, 1st for Maritzburg University; B. Logan, 3rd some activity such as , but his lack of balance, due to a stroke, for Pinetown. prevents his doing much more than walking. (As a schoolboy he climbed to the top of the Mont-aux-Sources with me). Sedentary The booklet "The Birth and Development of Kearsney College", occupations include Philately and carpet-weaving. His interest in by J.F. Reece, may still be obtained from The Zululand Times, Philately started in 1929 when Les France gave him his stamp Box 6, Eshowe, 3815,for R1,75, post free. album. His Scottish blood applauds the fact that as a Senior Citizen he can use public facilities at a much reduced rate. He attends worship and classes at Musgrave Road Church.

After living locally for some years, and proving a staunch supporter J.F. (Jack) Reece (staff 27-67,81), Botha's Hill, writes "I have gone of Kearsney activities and a close personal friend, A.M.(Bob) Foss out of my way to get as much Old Boys' news as possible, to ease the (25-33 Head Prefect) has moved down to Plettenberg Bay (Box work for my successor, as the same news does not require repeating. 937). We are sorry to lose so close an association. It was his father Finding addresses is a long and tedious job. As a matter of interest who recommended to Sir Liege Hulett that he turn Kearsney House there are 14 lost Smiths, 9 Jones,8 Robertsons, 8 Browns and 7 into Kearsney College. He is now living adjacent to his brother-in- Andersons.' If they do not receive Magazines, etc., the fault is theirs. law A.M. (Tiny) Doidge. He finds Plettenberg Bay very isolated I am told that a large school in Joburg engages a full-time man to do and is not sure that he will remain there. Meanwhile he (68) and the Old Boys work which Tony Chick and I do "for free". This year Tiny (60) go for a daily run and a swim and are regarded by the I have arranged the news in decades, which may be an interesting locals as "loonies". Bob's letter to the current Head Prefect, Anton innovation. May I express my thanks to the many who have written Maybery, - 50 years on - was read at Speech day and created a so appreciatively of work done. It has always been a pleasure to heart-warming impression. Bob thinks that if Kearsney today had receive letters, and a bind to collate themi the 1933 left wing (himself) they would have won all their matches! Old Old Boys who used to visit the stately Balcomb home named Isivundu will be interested to know that it was actually built before We offer our most sincere sympathies to G.E. (Gerry) Griffin Kearsney House (later College). A South African copy of "Dallas" (23-27) on the passing of his life's partner, Lucille. We hope that the has been produced with Isivundu as the focal point. Shades of its passage of time and the support of friends will help in his grief. His ancestors! It was built by the great uncle of O.K. (Ken) Balcomb address is: H4 Dunant Park, 7th Avenue, Summerstrand, Port (24-31, Staff (65-75), Box 91, Botha's Hill. The latter (with wife Elizabeth. We greatly enjoyed his nostalgic visit with Denzil'Clark and son) is deeply involved in Evangelical work with the Church at on September 1. He finds much consolation in Church work and Assagay. He has vivid memories of Isivundu. music.

74 Surprise, surprise! A most weicome ietter from H.L. (Hennie) J.F. (Jack) Raece (Staff 27-67, 81) writes from Botha's Hill, "If 1 Krugar, (27-30), Jakhalsfontein, Reitz, with whom, as far as I can had to select the most precious hour of the year, it would be the remember, we have had no contact since he left. I remember him as hour's remembrance service in the Old Kearsney Chapel, now a fiery forward, but now, at the age of 70, he has to go more care beautifully restored and a National Monument. Memories flowed, fully, having had heart trouble a few years ago. He runs his farm and only the bees were missing. After the service we repaired to the with his son - a continuous fight against drought, mounting expenses local home of Graeme and Paddy Shuker for an excellent buffet and threatened insolvency. He refers to his Kearsney days as "the lunch, i was able to tell him that i had dined in that Hulett home be happiest of my life", and writes affectionately of the people he fore ever he was born! i mounted the steep steps to the pulpit, and knew (many now deceased). Apparently he keeps bumping into old en route down must have tripped, for i found myself flat in the Kearsney boys, and so has been able to keep abreast with recent aisle, having wrenched the entire Communion Rail out of its socket developments. Thank you for the biltong, Hennie! and landed it on me. I took the full weight on my right elbow, which is still painful. Graeme gave me a stiff brandy, but I hasten to E.A. (Lao) Hagemann (22-25), 2 Broadview, Wallace Road, Durban, assure friends that I took the brandy AFTER and not before the is the Grand Old Man of the Hagemann clan. He has now retired service!" from sugar farming, i remember his fame as a wing three-quarter, ail set up for Natal and possibly Springbok colours if his father had not disapproved.

Group Captain (retired) H.E. (Paddy) Hopkins (24-27), Box 204, PJ. (Piet) Slabbert (28-29 Dux), now in his 70th year, remembers Umhiaii, writes appreciatively of work done for the Old Boys Club me as a rooinek. For 48 years he has been involved in Surveying, and the School. Thank you, Paddy. He cannot sit still in his retire and is presently surveying another township for Sasoi at Secunda. ment. He is Chairman of the Management Committee of the Umhiaii He will retire soon, and no wonder. He has bought a holiday cottage Country Club. He is also a member of the Umhiaii Beach Town at Uvongo. Board, having jurisdiction over Salt Rock, Chaka's Rock and Beach. Busy, to say the least, he says.

We congratulate E.G. (Earle) Smith (27-34, Dux), 19 Sanders Road, J.H. (Jimmy) Hopkins (26-33, Head 65-75), Box 78, Ballitoviiie, Pietermaritzburg, and his wife Audrey on attaining their 40th states "No one will want to hear what I'm doing." In that, he is mis wedding anniversary. And i remember him as a boy in the PrepI He taken, of course. But it is gratifying to see how well he looks at the has been appointed to the Board of Wykeham School, in charge of various Kearsney functions he attends. His public offices have not maintenance. As an ex-Chief Inspector of Schools, he is obviously aged him I determined to continue to be active. E.G. (Claude) Hulett (22-26), Box 38, Unified, keeps very fit for his age (74) by swimming, golf and walking. He has a grandson at Kearsney. On the occasions when he comes down to see his daughter we find him a marvelous raconteur! The story of the spare tyre Dr H.H. (Halley) Stott, (22-26), has now officlaiiy retired from his which flew off into a greengrocer's shop, missed all the shoppers and work as Chairman of the Valley Trust, which he founded in 1951, embedded itself into a bag of beans had us in hysterics. and to which he has dedicated the past 30 years of his life. The whole theme of his work has been "Health and Habitat", the pre H.M. (Max) Hulett (21-24), Windsong, Windermere Road, Muizen- vention of illness through health-giving food. This is a favourite berg, our oldest surviving Hulett (76), is, we hear, an expert in theme with his son Dr Nigel Stott (q.v.). In retirement he claims to designing and making quality furniture. be "busier than ever" as he prepares a publication on the aims and ideals of the Valley Trust. We await the return of his comet in 1986, K.B. (Ken) Jacques (24-31), 21 Prince Edward, 30a South Ridge by which time he will have celebrated his golden wedding. His home Road, Durban, now passing 70 (and he was 14 when i first taught is at Botha's Hill. him), is still doing clerical work with S.A. Crematorium at Stella- wood. "Better than sitting in a fiat ail day" he says. At least he has a steady job. He and his wife recently made the return journey to Cape Town by the Blue Train, to celebrate their 35th wedding anni A.B. (Albert Theunissen (29-31), 155 William Road, Norwood, versary. He has, in other words,had 35 years of freedom and 35 in Joburg, has been Kearsney's businessman par excellence, even bondage. though he started off as a school-teacher at D.H.S. Scottish Cables, of which he is currently Managing Director, has had a disastrous Munsamy was Kearsney's first cook and carried on that work for 20 financial year, like other electrical cable companies. This does not years into the Botha's Hill era. He passed away about a dozen years detract from the smile of the accompanying photograph. Rewrites ago and I attended his funeral. Recently his three sons paid us a "Since going on pension from Anglovaai H.O. in June 1975, i have visit, with an invitation to the wedding of the daughter of "Captain" been very active as chairman/director of companies quoted on the who served the Staff table at the old school. Captain is now 80 and Stock Exchange. As I will be 70 early in 1985 these activities will keeping fit. perforce have to cease. I then propose to turn to writing. Have now had 32 years unbroken service as a Governor of Kearsney. It was a D.R.(Desmond) Nightingale (24-31), an old stalwart, is having treat thrill to be appointed one of the first three Honorary Life Trustees ment for eye trouble, but is otherwise "very fit". His crops have of the College (while retaining Board membership) under the new been destroyed by drought, despite the efforts of his son John to dispensation. I have discovered that 'Luck is what happens when run the farm for him. He has six local grandchildren, a very united preparation meets opportunity!' So am preparing myself for the family. He informed us of the passing of his cousin J.M. (Jim), who seventies, i will then Carpe Diem." Albert has had eyesight trouble has been in Kenya all his adult life, and only last year paid us a since at school, and is expecting to have cataract operations some welcome visit. Desmond has passed his 44th wedding anniversary time about now. Good luck, A.B. and is relieved to know that the first 50 years are the worst. His address is Box 38, Gingindhiovu. E.N. (Eric) Peppier (27-31), 2 Robin Avenue, Hermanus, in his re J.D. (Jim) Walker (25-28), 577 Berea Road, Durban, has turned up tirement finds great enjoyment from his caravan, and has been out of the blue,after a silence since 1928. Though we shared eighteen particularly impressed by the Eastern Transvaal and Namaquaiand. months together, he shattered my ego by not remembering me! He In a nostalgic letter he states, "I shall soon be reaching my 70th left S.A. in 1929 and returned in 1962, after serving in H.M. Over anniversary and am singularly blessed. Good health, a wonderful seas Civil Service (Kenya), firstly with railways then with harbour family of children and grandchildren, a warm church fellowship, administration. A visit to Botha's Hill duly restored the connection. good bowling cronies, and a wealth of memories of long ago." i was able to furnish him with a photo of his winning the 440 in 1930, to satisfy the doubts of his grandchildren. As reported a year ago. Rev. Dr C.E. (Edgar) Wilkinson (25-27), 5 D.M. (Donald, "Tiny") Sinclair (21-23), 14 St Matthews Road, East Fernie, Central Square, Pinelands, underwent a double heart opera London, at 78 our oldest Old Boy, has the energy and health of a tion, a new aortic valve and a vein by-pass with a vein cut from the man half his age. He continues to administer his two companies, left ankle. Although it was a traumatic experience, we are glad to Kenneway Complex and East London Medical Centre (of which he say that it was entirely successful, and even the angina which was quantity surveyor) and is now busy planning and designing a bothered him over the years has gone. Though well past his three new project for the Kenneway site comprising approximately 66 score years and ten, he is fully involved in preaching and doing flats. He still plays 18 rounds of golf once or twice a week and is pastoral work at Mossop Road Methodist Church, Cape Town. I bursting with energy. Shortly he hopes to fly to Chicago to see his can't see Edgar's active mind relaxing, as long as he has physical son who is a doctor in Rush Hospital. As our eldest citizen i take his strength. He concludes, "i am but one of the 'old school' who most gratitude for what little work I've done for the Club as representing gratefully cherish all it and those who taught us meant and still the feeling of others. Thank you. means to us." it is 56 years since he left!

75 G.F. (Graham) Balcomb (30-40), Mtunzini, had his sugar badly hit to Natal was the trip to the present Kearsney after 43 years. It was ^ drought, but late rains gave better promise for next year. The indeed a sentimental journey down memory lane, and I thank the infestation of the borer worm also played havoc with the crops. To Lord he has spared you to welcome back the prodigal son. I was our great surprise (and sorrow) we learn that Graham and wife Judy greatly impressed by the development at the school ... I can only are to emigrate to Australia at the end of 1983. They will leave thank you and the dedicated staff of those far-off days for all the behind a host of relations and friends, and some very happy love and care you showered on us up at the old Kearsney and then memories. In the meantime he is not selling his Zululand farm. at Botha's Hill, and the miles you went out of your way to give us a decent and balanced education." G.G. (Gsof) Ballard (39-41), Box 1695, Pinetown, runs two very profitable book and stationery shops in Pinetown and Hillcrest. R.G. (Railton) Foss (39-47, Head Prefect), Felixton, cane farmer and horticulturist, has branched forth in another direction and D.L. (Donald) Blaka (36-42), Box 67363, Bryanston, one of the Old bought three restaurants, two of them in Pinetown. Hungry Old Boys from both schools, writes with customary nostalgia about the Boys ...try the Pinetown Tavern, Glenugie Road. happy days at the "old" Kearsney, which appear to have laid a firmer foundation than anyone realised at the time. He calculates that he has now motored three quarters of a million kilometres in D.H. (Don) Gilliat (31-35), 371 Blackburn Road, Red Hill, Durban, his work as a medical representative. At the moment he is involved writes a fascinating long letter on travels in Spain (especially in promoting large volume intravenous infusions in hospitals and Madrid) and in the Antipodes (hot springs at Rotorua, Opera House clinics, and has been able to give lectures on allied subjects to in Sydney). This trip celebrated his ruby wedding. He has now had nursing staff and student teachers in nursing hospitals. With ultimate 48 years in "print", with two more to go, though now pensioned. retirement in view, he is building a new home to the north of He now ends 9 years on the National Executive of the S.A. Typo Bryanston, so freeing himself of a large bond, for he has a 6-acre Union as General Vice-President, and 20 years as part-time official. property. An interesting sideline is that he is compiling a history of He writes "Regrettably with the coming of these electronic type the Douglas Dakota aircraft, which has been in flying service for setting systems the art has gone out of print, and with the change nearly fifty years. This involves a tremendous amount of research. has come a sharp decline in the quality of typography. Untrained ladies have come into the trade and been retained because of their Last May we had a whole day's visit from W.R.G. (Roy) Blondin dexterity at the keyboard, so that the craft of the journeyman is (31-35), 129 Alexandra Road, Pietermarltzburg. It was his great being overlooked in favour of speed and production." grandfather who made world fame by tight-rope walking over the Niagara Falls, once blindfolded and once pushing a wheelbarrow J.L. (Laurie) Good (31-35), 2 Moodle Street, Rynfield, Benoni, (with a man in it!) Roy has retired after a lifetime on the railways. writes interestingly from the Rand. He went on pension in 1977, Being now widowed, he devotes his time to helping elderly people but found he did not like idleness, and joined the Allied Building who need help In one way or another. With a very sharp memory of Society where he handles Insurance claims and arrear payments on the days of the "old Kearsney", most of the conversation began Bond Accounts. He finds relaxation in bowls, and after two yars as with the words "Do you remember?" secretary was voted into the Chair of the Northmead Bowling Club. This keeps him busy at weekends. He also has a large work-shop, E.C.B. (Edgar) Brown (35-40), 395 Prince Alfred Street, Pieter built up over the years, but seldom gets the chance to use it. As he marltzburg, has been absent from our news section for many years. so seldom sees his old friends, he wishes to be remembered to them He has just retired after 43 years with the Natal Provincial Adminis via the Magazine. tration, which started the day after he left school. He has now attained the age of 60. He is involved in church work at the Boshoff It was a great pleasure to have a visit from F.R.C.(Eric) Groom (37- Street Methodist Church,and is Secretary to their Trust Committee. 40), Box 63. Kokstad, while on a business trip to Durban. He came From time to time he meets the occasional Old Kearsney boy. It is out of his way to see us. His lame hip has responded perfectly to time he came to see his old school again: he will be surprised at the the operation and he is back at his beloved bowls again. Scoring development. centuries and playing on the wing for Natal . . . these were memories recorded. L.G. (Lyonel) Capstickdale (31-32), 62 Rutland Road, Parkville, Johannesburg, continues to pour out very readable articles for H.G. (Harold) Hackland (30-33), Cromleigh, Ixopo, has handed the "Panorama". At the wheel of his car, and with pen and notebook working of his farm over to his son,while he merely "potters about" ready, he must be one of the best-informed men in the country. His and does the books. My own visit to his home, 50 years ago, was articles on Mariannhill and on the University of Zululand were associated with torrential rain, and he says he will willingly come especially illuminating. and fetch me, if I could produce the same result again. However he has a borehole that produces copious water, so is better off than The compilation of these Old Boys Notes would be quite Impossible many. For 30 years he was Circuit Steward to his Methodist Circuit, without the ready help of J.A. (Tony) Chick (33-38), Bursar. His and is now Secretary to the Quarterly Meeting. His wife is similarly advice re dates, addresses, and pieces of news is invaluable. It Is well involved in Church work. almost a full-time job in itself. Why do Old Boys change their addresses without letting the School know? "Gone away" or "un Rev. W.B.(Bill) Jacobs (39-44), who entered the Methodist Ministry known" letters come back with great regularity and cause the Bursar late in life, writes from Box 96 in far-away Tsumeb. He has an much work. enormous area to cover, and his nearest minister is at Windhoek, over 400km away. Sundays are quite hectic, as he leaves for Groot- H.C. (Humphrey) Corbishley (36-41), Melpark, Elandskop, con fonteln, back to Tsumeb, and on to Nomtsoub, and hopes with all tinues to manage his farming successfully, though a stroke several this practice to preach a good sermon some day. As regards the years ago has deprived him of the power of speech. dangers of living so far north - his principal dangers are the wild animals he encounters on the roads. He writes with gratitude for the J.G.A. (Alex) Coutts (31-35), 111 Umtata Avenue, Doringkloof, Kearsney Chronicle, a link for him with distant friends. was offered the post of Auditor General to Bophuthatswana, but declined it. After 42 years of this work he had had enough. Glad to P.R. (Peter) Jonsson (39-44), 3 Braby Place, Cowies Hill, retreated see him and Glynn again. He found the photo in the last Mag of the some years ago from the hurly-burly of the Reef to a quieter life in 1935 prefects (Including himself) very nostalgic. Two of the sex Howick, where he was a Director of several companies. He now tette, John Larrlngton and Dr Ken Dyer, have passed on. helps his son to run Natal Inter-School Services (Pty) Ltd.,and S.A. Safaris, while retaining an Interest In a butchery in Howick. As M.F. (Michael) Crookes, (39-44), "Crosby", Renishaw, phones to Kearsney cricket captain and wicket-keeper, he was one of the say "farming as usual" with the help of a manager. The drought has school's earliest boys to make the Natal Schools' side. We hope to reduced his cane crop by 25 percent. His name is, of course, associ see him sometimes now at the school matches. ated with Finningley House, where he was a foundation member. P.A. (Peter) Lee (36-41), 669 Essenwood Road, Durban, has to D.N. (Donald) Crowder (37-40), Box BE 116, Belvedere, Harare, companies on the go. One is an Agency Business selling textiles from gave us a most surprise visit, after 43 years, together with his two all over the world, with seven salesmen, including himself. The other daughters, son-in-law and grandson. Last seen in 1940, he was still is an Industrial Sewing Machine Co., hard work but successful. He very recognisable. In his trip round the school he noted that eleven also has the Toyota franchise, with a full staff of mechanics, sales boys of his form had been killed in the War. He is Organisation force, etc. At the time of writing, he was off to Japan, Korea, Hong Officer, Grain Marketing Board, Harare, and runs a caravan park as a Kong and Taipei. sideline. Since his return to Harare he has written me the longest letter I have ever received, full of nostalgic memories of days gone A.P. (Tony) Lowe (32-38, Head Prefect), 7 Conifer Road, Pieter- by, especially at the Old Kearsney (some of them coinciding with maritzburg, twice Head Prefect and twice Rugger and Cricket my "A Final Tribute"). Those of his era who wish to read it should Captain, is with the Forestry Department and holds the position of apply to me. There is no doubt that the intimacy of the "old" Chief Agricultural Officer in the Department of Development and Kearsney led to many personal recollections, and what he and so Co-operation, being in charge of all the Trust land from the Tugela many others refer to as "fun". He writes "The highlight of my visit to Matatiele.

76 Dr A.(Alison) Milner (Staff 35-45), quietly retired at Ricfimond, G.L. (Gerald) Rosenberg (36-39), 41 Jameson Avenue, Melrose, Natal, will not allow tier active mind to rest, and, tfiougti basical Johannesburg, Stockbroker, works a 10-12 hour day as work ly a scientist, tias taken to lyrical writing. Her sonnet "Tranquil- steadily expands, due to inflation. He has given up his overseas ity" gained first prize for the W.I. Federation of South Africa, travelling, concentrating on the main centres in South Africa. and the sonnet "Harmony" is weli worth printing. These appear Fortunately his co-Directors and staff have remained constant, earlier in this Magazine. An essay on "A decision that altered my and help him to meet the challenges. He indulges in his late life" came 2nd in the country. I think many of us could write father's interest in horse-racing (one of his father's horses won tellingly on that theme! the July Handicap) and is heavily involved in the administration of this sport. M.H. (Mike) Perry (37-42), Box 17064, Hillbrow, and his wife Brenda continue ceaselessly with their evangelical work. Their A.N. (Arthur) Stockil (33-36), Box 4, Winterton, our supplier of ministry has involved schools, factories, open-air work, and field news for the Natal Midlands, has been farming on the same farm trips with other ministries. They particularly enjoyed the scenery for 40 years, assisted by his sons. He is Chairman of the Winter- of the Cape, in Durbanville and Tygerberg. Mike comes of a well- ton Farmers' Association, and has been Circuit Steward to the respected Stanger family, known to myself before even Mike was Methodist Church for the past 25 years. He played on the wing born. for Natal after leaving Kearsney.

Much could be written of Pat Poole (32-36), 25 Drakensberg N.E. (Norman) Theunissen (38-45, Head Prefect), Box 30, Avenue, Virginia. I regard him as a wonderful example of how to Kwambonambi, writes almost from the doorstep of thriving be cheerful in the face of illness. Not only diabetes, but other Richards Bay, where ten years ago there was nothing. Like other illnesses which took him to hospital four times in a month, once farmers, he is sorely in need of rain. He is now a grandfather via in a coma. No ex-Kearsney boy has a bigger repertoire of stories his son Craig, who was at Kearsney 1970-75. We wonder whether about the "old days", some unrepeatable. He likes to reminisce Norman's speed has diminished since he played on the wing for on the fact that he had once been called "The Golden Voice of Natal. the Goldfields", and won the Free State section of a Mario Lanza competition. He writes with affection: "You had a great Dr O.J. (Wilkie) Wilkinson (35-38), 151 St Andrews Street, influence on my life at a time when it was not prudent of me to Bloemfontein, notes the difference between the style of the say so, for fear of being ridiculed by my own friends. Your present Magazine and that of the "old" Kearsney. He continues music, your puns, your whole smiling way of life was a factor in his long stint as diagnostic radiologist in Bloemfontein, despite turning my young mind along the right path of life." Kind an open-heart operation, by-passing three coronary arteries, an words, indeed. He adds "I am going all out to complete a portrait operation that was completely successful. for a local exhibition - I am trying to make a speciality of children, my really great love." J.H. (John) Worth (30-31), 30 Clarens Street, Baywaters, Bloem fontein, now aged 68, writes most appreciatively of work done October saw a very happy visit from J. (John) Redgment (39-45) for the Old Boys Club. Although he officially "retired" from and his wife Di, P. Bag X2046, Mafikeng. He had a distinguished Insurance work many years ago, he has spent 11 years with career in the then Rhodesia, and before leaving for Mafikeng was Glenvaal Insurance Brokers, and has now joined the Broking firm the Senior Regional Magistrate for . Naturally he Dowdle and Haggles Ltd (Dowdle being an old KC boy). He is regretted leaving that country (and his own house), both as clearly a tiger for punishment, but it keeps him young enough to regards work, friends and income, but is obviously making his play with his grandchildren. Special friendship with John goes presence felt in his new area. He is already Director of Practical back to the days when my wife was a Bloemfontein "girl" at the Legal Training for Bophuthatswana University, under the title of time of my marriage in that city. "Professor", and Chairman of the Law Library Committee for End of the "old" Kearsney. that country. (He was especially interested in the Kearsney Library). His book "The Study and Practice of Law" was in the 1940- 1949 printers' hands. Incidentally he had the honour of being "dined" at Magdalene College, Cambridge. His visit to Kearsney coincided with a "typical Botha's Hill misty drizzle" which we had almost forgotten and he remembered only too well. As a Foundation Rev. C.M. (Murray) Albertyn (40-42), 81, Aliwal Street, Bloem Scholar of Finningley he was very impressed by the changes and fontein, is in his fifth year at St John's Presbyterian Church - "a additions to the school since his days, and he recalled some large building with a small congregation, as we witness the happy memories. hastening exodus of the English language - we plod along amidst Bag Pipes and Caledonian Societies." He writes: "Your 55 years Mrs J.F.(Thea) Reece (Staff 33-67, part-time), Botha's Hill, con at Old Boys News is appreciated by all, though we have not tinues to be heavily involved in church work, both white and always made it easy for you as we ought." black, with special interest in the Women's Auxiliary and in the Zulu Bible Women. She has now celebrated her 50th year at H.L. (Hayden) Albertyn (41-46), Box 59, Port Shepstone, is Kearsney, having come, like her husband, for three years. Personnel Manager of the C.G. Smith Sugar Mill at Port Shep N. (Neville) Reeves (31-35 Head Prefect), like others, finds his stone. Everything is well organised, and this suits him. As a one sugar cane ruined by drought. He is a keen golfer. President of time parson he is able to exercise a useful ministry there. the Eshowe Golf Club for four years, and V.P. of the Zululand Veterans' Club. He writes nostalgically, "As I sit here I look at G.W. (Geoffrey) Barbour (47-49), who has run the Field's Hill the photos of yourself and your contemporaries (now all gone). Garage, Kloof, for very many years (I cannot remember his ever So many memories come flooding back, and I never cease to visiting the school) has now gone farming: Benmore Estate, Box thank you all for what you did for me at the Old Kearsney. The 85, Ixopo. A rather bold transition. building up of our characters slowly and surely, your battle to turn us Into reasonable sportsmen both on the field of play and D.W. (Denis) Barker (40-46), Selborne Park, Pennington. It took off it, and then the hardest battle of all, to drum some educa me days to recover from a study of Denis' stupendous and im tion into the likes of myself. You would be surprised how often peccably written report on his travels to USA, UK, New Zealand the late Stompie Larrington and I used to talk about you all, and and Australia, on a 3-month study of Jersey cattle breeding, now all you did for us." A teacher's reward, from an ex-pupil of 67. his first love. What a vivid pen he wields. His own Jersey herd is His address is P.O. Ntumeni. now fast improving in quality and quantity, and for his sins he W.L.S. (Wally) Robinson (31-37) is enjoying a well-deserved finds himself Vice-President of the SA Jersey Breeders Associa retirement at Rosetta, Natal, where he has a log cabin next door tion, and Chairman of the Natal Jersey Cattle Club. The main to one jointly owned by Justin Hall, Peter Reece, and Barry work of his farm (sugar) is attended to by others, and this gives Williams. Thus far he has enjoyed the idleness, but is wondering Denis time to travel round and judge at Jersey shows. Being now whether any local farmers need help with their bookkeeping. We well past his half century, he has disbanded his tennis and cricket offer sympathy to Wally on the sudden passing of his brother (he was captain of Umzinto CO and is instead seeking desperate Lin. Welly's long services with the Methodist Connexional Office ly to reduce his golf handicap. Thank you, D.W.B., for your kind will for ever be remembered. words re Old Boys News.

D.A. (Derek) Rock (39-43), 16 Bruce St., Waverley, Johannes R.C. (Dick) Best (Staff 49-70), Box 96, Grahamstown, is draw burg, owns a Computer Bureau (C.I.C.S.) with its head office in ing near the end of his long stint as Dean of students at Rhodes, Johannesburg and branches in other main areas, and a telephone and in mid-1984 will be taking over a flat in East London, where network that covers the whole country. Starting 19 years ago he may be able to do part-time advisory work. His years at with a personnel of 5 people, he now has 110. He has a grandson Rhodes have been a "happy period", trying to place students booked for Kearsney, and has bought a beach cottage at Into the right courses, and the graduates into the right jobs. Sheffield Beach, with a view to retirement (he is now 57). He There is a friendly atmosphere about all he does, and his consult keeps active with tennis and golf (handicap 7). He is on the ing rooms are always full. The only tiresome work is the endless Transvaal committee which is helping towards the collecting of a series of Committees, etc. which he has to attend. We wish him million rands for Kearsney and Epworth. and Margaret well in their retirement.

77 J.R. (John) Bishop (46-49, Head Prefect), 7 Fardale Drive, V.C. (Vic) Gsvers (41-44), Box 304, Hillcrest, has a private Guisborough, Yorks, flew across in May for a parental birthday^ accountancy practice in Hillcrest. He has handed over his office and gave us some pleasant hours of his time. His multi-page as Secretary to the Old Boys Club, but is continuing as Treasurer "work career" is a mass of information, some of it Chinese to for the popular "Kearsney Durban Hundred Club", a form of me, but he has done great work in the U.K., mainly, seemingly, "draw" not confined to Durban. Although he boasts of being in chemical or computer lines. He has made several inventions Kearsney's first Day Boy at Botha's Hill, he must be reminded and innovations which have proved of great value. In his work that the actual first Day Boys came In 19211 with the I.C.I, he has been much involved in teaching skills and technical developments. To relate more would fill the Magazine. There have been Hagemanns at Kearsney continuously since I. (Ian) Bruton Simmonds (43-44), 96 Guildhall, 33 Esselen 1946, and there will be for another five years yet. The Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, has interests after my own heart. Hagemann information given in these notes has all been supplied He writes a weekly article for "The Sowetan", giving advice and by B.G. (Basil) (46-49), Box 68, Darnall, to whom I'm very instructions as regards the correct use of the English language. grateful. After taking a Civil Engineering degree he was involved The Editor of The Transvaal Educational News, organ of the in this work for 16 years, before taking over the family farm at Transvaal Teachers' Association, asked permission to use some of Darnall. He is Chairman of the Zinkwazi Beach Health Com his articles in their magazine. mittee. His younger brother R.N. (Bob) (50-53) was tragically killed in a car accident two years ago, but his two sons are at J.A. (John) Clarkson (40-43), 23 Dalmore Road, Tokai, Cape, Kearsney. It was Basil who laid out Founders Avenue for the kindly sent a picture postcard from Bath, where I was educated. school. He is Vice-Principal of Muizenburg High School. O.E. (Owen) Clarkson (44-47), 19 Tay Road, Vainona, Harare, B.W. (Barry) Haley (49-53), Box 18257, Dalbridge, has been has been with the Standard Bank for 30 years and is now elected Chairman of the Missions to Seamen, Durban. personnel and P.R. officer. He is the focal point of Kearsney Old Boys' activities, and sent along a menu card with kind messages from Alan Trentham, Nail More, John Kelly, Dr David Poole, N.B. (Bernard) Hanbury-King (46-51), Box 132, Eshowe, was Chester Cullingworth and Owen Putterill. The last-named, after present for his first Prize-Giving since he was at school himself. 27 years in Rhodesia, was set to move to Johannesburg with wife He has two sons now at Kearsney. He farms sugar near Eshowe and family in July last. Owen Clarkson's main hobby lies In the and has suffered from the drought, like so many others. cultivation of bees (he would have been happy at the Old Kearsney), and he edits a magazine on this topic. We had a welcome visit from him in August, with his daughter, who was E.T.E. (Joe) Hansen (47-50), 9713 Oakview Drive, Portage, on holiday from the Royal School of Music, London. Michigan 49002, USA, is deeply involved in agricultural work with the International Division of Asgrow Seed Company. The V.L. (Vernon) Clegg (Staff 44-62), 6 River West, Somerset Oaks, company has world-wide activities, and his work has involved his Somerset West, is well retired but finds much to occupy his time. travelling to all parts of the world, developing seed businesses. He writes nostalgically of his days at Kearsney. He was chosen to Currently his position is Regional Manager, Far East and Australia. represent the Helderberg bowling club in the rinks section of the The sporting abilities he showed at Kearsney continued, though S.A. National Championships, on the East Rand. This gave him he gradually gave up boxing and rugger. Cricket flourished, in a the chance to stay with his son C.M. (Colin), 107 Prince George country not renowned for its cricket (he had 25 years of First Street, Brakpan. He was able to assist him in his huge pharmacy, League cricket in Transvaal). At the age of 41 he took up road- which boasts a staff of 26. running, including the Comrades Marathon. In the USA he has totalled about 500 miles of Marathon running. He is on the E.G.(Ted) Cole (40-44), 9 Clarendon Road, Mowbray, 7700, has selection committee for the Mid-West Rugby teams - Chicago, been "lost" since he left Villiersdorp some years ago, but is now Detroit, Kalamazoo and Cleveland. It is difficult to condense a in Cape Town to be nearer his family. He has returned to long letter of ten pages into anything but a series of facts, but he Pharmaceutical wholesaling, but misses the country life. He has does show great nostalgic interest in the progress of Kearsney, had severe eye trouble, involving an ocular lens implant, but is and would have sent his sons there had he not been transferred fit enough now for his bowls! to the USA.

J.H. (John) Coombe (41-47), 8 Berkley Crescent, (Box 25), Durban, writes, "I shall never forget the happy years in your We hear good news from Maritzburg, where D.A. (Denis) Choir, where we had such FUN in preparing for concerts and Hopawell (48-53), Box 870, has vigorously resurrected the carol services." John is one of many Old Boys with a C.A. (S.A.), Maritzburg Branch of the Club, with himself as Secretary and and is the Administration and Finance Director of the Non D-G. (Dudley) Gardner, (39-48), 110 Epworth Road, as Chair Ferrous Metal Group, after 25 years' service with them. He play man. Dudley was a Foundation Scholar at Botha's Hill and spent ed cricket socially for Greyville for 25 years, became Chairman, nine and a half years there, ending as Head Prefect. helped negotiate the merger with Northlands C.C., now known as Greyville/Northlands C.C., of which he is now President. At tennis and cricket he has met many Old Boys, and is rather O.E. (Oliver) Knaggs (41-42), address unknown, has spent years of his life and made overseas trips to try to discover the fate of proud to be godfather of John Smith's son Chris, who now plays the aviatrix Amelia Earhart. He is satisfied now that she was put for England. I can nostalgically vouch for John Coombe's to death by the Japanese, after crash landing at the Mill atoll. He excellent work as a choralist. has published a book; "Amelia Earhart - Her Last Flight". Oliver J.W. (John) Coventry (48-52), Box 128, Bergville, is farming to Knaggs is national liaison officer for the National Sea Rescue Institute. Anyone know his address? the north of Bergville and finds computers of great use in agricul tural work.

J.R.B. (Roger) Dersley (46-51), 9 Ack Lane West, Cheadle Dr C.H. (Colin) Lee (48-52), 5663 Doliver Street, Houston, Hume, Cheshire, has been in England for 30 years, so his visit Texas, has for some years been responsible for the supply and was most unexpected, and welcome. He has been employed for trading of crude oils for refined products for a major internation the past 10 years by the Greater Manchester Transport, the al oil refinery (Conoco). Now he has additional responsibility for organisation which provides bus and rail transport for the resi the company's tanker fleet, world wide sales of petroleum coke dents of the metropolitan county of greater Manchester. He had and the supply of special feedstocks. This involves much travel in hitherto been District Manager at Bury, Lanes. He took an open the Middle East, Europe and Asia. B.A. (in his 30's) covering a wide variety of subjects. He had the honour of chatting to Princess Alexandra who, much to his surprise, enquired about his wife and three children! I showed O. (Owen) McLaverty (42-45), Box 6, Eshowe, director of the him round the school, and he was much impressed, like other Zuiuland Times, now has a son working with him, which brings "exiles", at the beauty and extent of the school facilities. three generations into the business. Some while ago he suffered a stroke and subsequent paralysis of the left side, but thanks to M.T. (Mike) Eastwood (46-49), Box 244 Rivonia, whom we last patient physiotherapy he is now quite fit again. Fit for his saw looking very fit though greying a little, is a Partner in the favourite pastime: hitting a small ball to a handicap of eight. firm of Gibb Hawkins and Partners, Consulting Engineers, re sponsible for directing the operations of the firm in South Africa and the neighbouring states. He writes, "Advances in technology P.O. (Pat) Marshall (49-52), Box 789, Johannesburg writes to keep one very much on one's toes, and with the short time scale deplore (I agree) the falling off of moral standards these days, on today's projects, life continues to be full and challenging." and the cult of "free expression" which leads to a lack of disci It will be remembered that he took a leading part in several of pline and self-respect. He does find, however, "light at the end of the country's major dam projects. Thanks for your tribute, Mike. the tunnel" as young men do respond positively to example and

78 environment, provided that they are the right ones, and they are We congratulate J.A. (John) Smith (44-48), and his wife Joy, basically endowed with good qualities of mental and physical Cherron Avenue, La Lucia, on the cricketing success of their courage if put to the test. Pat has worked hard for the Johannes sons. Chris, in his first full season in England, was selected to burg Branch of the Club, without achieving the support he had open for his country, and is now touring with the MCC in New hoped for. Zealand and Pakistan. Younger son Robin, while still qualifying, has been amassing runs in Hampshire and Durban. John has a flourishing saddlery business in Commercial Road, Durban. We are very impressed by the leadership of P.E. (Peter) Metcalf (44-47, Staff 54-80) at Epworth, which now has more boarders Rev. D.W. (Derrick) Timm (Chaplain 46-52) retired for six years than any other girls' school in the country. He has not spared to Port Alfred, but has now moved to Great Brak River, where himself in his management of the school; in fact we think he he is serving the Methodist Church. should begin to take things a little more easily! I was at school in England with his father. T.W.L. (Trevor) Thompson (55-60), Box 237 Umhiali, basked under the shadow of his son. Rowan,who took (very successfully) the central role as Alexanderthe Great,in the annual School Play. J.H. (John) Newlands (48-53), is Hotelier at Creighton Hotel, I often wonder whether the average audience realise the amount Box 10, Creighton. G.R. (Glen) Thompson (45-49), Box 49, Verulam, basked under the shadow of his son. Rowan, who took (very successfully) the C.L. (OIlie) Oliver (44-49), Box 153, Umhiali, is agricultural central rble as Alexander the Great, in the annual School Play. I manager for New Guelderland Sugar Estates. It is interesting to often wonder whether the average audience realise the amount note that he was Head of Finningley in 1949, while his son of work that goes on towards a costume play of this kind; not Bradley achieved the same position in 1983. A unique achieve only the acting, but the setting, the costumes and the make-up, ment, as far as we know. requires many willing hands to create the tout ensemble. Rev. B.J. (Brian) Woods (40-43), 21 Arundel Road, Rondebosch, has a challenging ministry in the Mowbray Presbyterian Church. We had another welcome visit from Group Capt. Kingsiey He was one of my Greek students who went on with his Greek (Tigger) Oliver (44-46), 2 Simon Close, Portobello Road, (two were killed in the War). He is becoming a seasoned radio London W11 3DJ. He enjoys the multi-faceted life of a Trade broadcaster and puts across a thoughtful message. Guild, and in such spare time as he can find is taking an Open University B.A. by correspondence, amplified by radio and TV 1950-1959 programmes, tutorials at King's College (where I studied my Greek) and a summer school week at Keele University, near my L.A. (Lester) Allen (53-58), 149 South Ridge Road, Durban, is home town. One son is at Cambridge and another at Sandhurst. with a personnel firm for Accountants, and lectures in Account I was thrilled to hear that he had visited my sister while at Keele. ancy at the Durban Technical College. H. (Hugh) Beckett (50-56), son of F.S., has been working for O.D.D. (Owen) Putterill (45-46), 206 Florida Park Shopping D.W. (Denis) Barker, on his large estates at Pennington, South Centre, Daniel Malan Avenue, Florida, has returned to RSA after Coast, but has now joined his father, F.S. 27 years in what was Rhodesia. He still works for the same firm, To have three Old Boys directors of the same company must S.A. Philips, in the service department. surely be unique. Sky Couriers (Pty) Ltd., is a company involved in the couriering of time-sensitive material and in airfreight, both in South Africa and internationally. The three in question are When last heard of, A.M.M. (Allan) Raw (44-47), hitherto a sales J.A. (John) Bester (59-63), Box 431, Claremont, P. (Peter) manager for S.A. Druggists (20 years on the road), was partner Myburgh (57-60), (no address given), and N. (Nick) Blackburn ing a friend in Johnson Philatelies, and is already in the top five (55-60), Box 7080, Roggebaai, Cape. The company was started dealers in South Africa. Any Old Boy wanting a "square deal" in by Peter Myburgh in 1976. stamps should contact the above at 89 Salvia Court, Linton Grange, Port Elizabeth. M.J.T. (Mike) Bryan (53-58), 12 Valley Drive, Hillcrest, is General Manager, S.A. Nylon Spinners, Hammarsdale.

There is no knowing where Kearsney boys will turn up next. The position of Bursar to St John's College, comprising about 1000 pupils, is a busy one for C. (Cliff) Rindel (49-52). He and A.I. (Ian) Calderwood (59-62), who showed special ability at his wife Joy came down to Durban to celebrate their 25th Maths, is now the England Bridge captain. He writes books and wedding anniversary with his parents - open house to all. His regular articles on the subject. elder son is studying music intensively, while his younger one has twice been twelfth man for the Transvaal cricket XI, and has Rev. Dr J.V. (John) Cantrell (Chaplain 54-58), 414 Pinelands played a few games for the "B" side. Place, Lonsdale Way, Pinelands, widowed now for some years, is enjoying his challenging work as pastor at the Groote Schuur Hospital.

Dr G.M.H. (Mike) Shires (46-50), is, we are told. Professor of Dr I.M. (Ian) Chalmers (54-57, Dux), 266 Princeton Boulevard, Large Animal Surgery in the department of Veterinary Medicine, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3R 0X8, Canada, has settled very happily Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. in Winnipeg, after spending some years in Edmonton and St Johns. He is now a specialist physician, concentrating on rheu matic diseases, and, according to his brother, is making his mark on the North American medical scene. He has a sister in Australia Dr G.W. (Graeme) Shuker (41-48), Kirkley Vale, P.O. Kearsney, and a sister-in-law in London,so the Chalmers family straddle the is Chairman of the Kearsney/Epworth Board. Starting with a globe. B.Sc. (Agriculture) at Natal University, he ended with a Doctorate in Agronomy at Louisiana State University. He also attended Uni A.N. (Andrew) Chalmers (56-59, Dux), 4 Loudoun Road, versity of California for special study,and did a stint in Zimbabwe Glenwood, Durban, continues his research on colour reproduc developing sugar there. Thereafter honours fell thick and fast. tion in television (while also engaged in full time lecturing). He is Executive Director of Tongaat - Hulett Sugar Ltd., with responsi very interested in those areas that overlap into Optics, and bility for Agricultural development in KwaZulu; was President attended a congress of the S.A. Optical Society in Pretoria in of the South African Sugar Technologists Association, during October, where he was invited to chair a session on high-speed which time he led a delegation to Havana, Cuba. He is currently photography. He later attended a congress of the S.A. National Chairman of the S.A. Sugar Experiment Association, and Council Committee on Illumination, at which he was the University member of the S.A. Millers Association and S.A. Sugar Associ representative. They were studying problems of Vision, Colour, ation. His lovely home of Kirkley Vale was a rendezvous of mine Colour-blending and Colour-reproduction, an exciting field. in the School's earlier years, as I dined and played Bridge with the Ted Huletts. I believe Graeme and Paddy are thinking of H.D. (Hayden) Clark (52-57), 18 Eggar Crescent, Melkbosstrand, building a "beach cottage" at Sinkwazi, an area with Kearsney 7405, has been lost to us for some years, but we now learn that associations. he is working at the Koeberg Nuclear base (and glad to be near the seal. His work involves the movement of nuclear matter. He D.B.A. (David) Sc)anders (45-50), Clydesdale, Winterton, Is was able to show his father, Denzil Clark, over as much of the farming under irrigation in the Winterton area, specialising in scheme as was permissible. The latter was most impressed at the wheat. cleanliness - not a speck of dust - and the precautions taken to

79 6nsure that none entered or left without being thoroughly searched. Special clothing had to be worn. A.J.W. (Anthony) Haley (56-60), Box 1462, Durban, past Treasurer of the Old Boys' Club, has been appointed to the P.G. fPeter) Coleman (53-58), 21 Rootkranz Street, St Dumas, Kearsney Board on his own merits, and he is also now Chairman Kuilsriver, is working in Cape Town with S.A. Nylon Spinners. of the Committee for the Ethelbert Homes. R.G. (Ricky) Coleman (56-61), 41 Rownham Road, Escombe, C.P. (Chris) Jewitt (53-58), Botha's Hill, is Managing Director of has completed the Comrades Marathon eighteen timesi He Is Homag Shades, Durban, a subsidiary of Protea Holdings. He and presently managing the operations side of M.B. Spares com his wife Evelyn have proved a tower of strength in connection puter department, supplying Mercedes spare parts. with Old Boys work. N. (Neville) de Jongh 153-57), Box 4822, Johannesburg, was re J.W. (Jeff) Kaplan (58-62), 71 Dryden Hall, Ridge Road, Durban ported In the Press as being instrumental, via his car radio tele is at the Rugby Hotel, Pinetown, where he says "All Old Boys phone, in saving the life of a woman who had crashed her car in welcome". I can vouch for his efficiency as my daughter's Diepkloof. wedding reception was held there a dozen years ago, and we were well servedl A.L. (Tony) Doidge (50-55), Box 182, Bergville, writes at some length about neighbouring Old Boys. He himself, thanks to the J.S. (John) Lacay (55-60), 53 Ravenscroft Circle, Willowdale, drought, has had a bad year, and instead of selling 2000 tons of Ontario M2K 1X1, Canada, has had five years in Canada and is maize, has had to buy. Water is very short for the cattle, too. His Vice-President, Loblaws Ltd. He has met Patrick Bird and Ken work now involves the use of micro-computers. He is proud of Wooller, the former in business suppiying specialised equipment the fact that he has for 30 continuous years been organist at the to hospitals and airports, and the iatter semi-retired now in Acton Homes chapel. California. R.O.H. (Robin) Lund (55-60), Box 15, Winterton, is farming on R. (Richard) Doidge (57-62), 503 Burger Street, Pietermaritz- the family farm at Winterton. He obtained his Natal Colours for burg, has not followed the family tradition in farming, but is Power-boat racing. with Oxenham's Bakery in Pietermaritzburg. G.M. (Graham) Mail (59-64), address unknown, is working for A.P. (Tony) Dowdle (52-57), Box 1250, Bloemfontein, left ICL in Brisbane as computer bureau manager. Glenvaal Brokers after some 18 years with them, and has now set up his own firm Dowdle and Heggie Brokers. Good luck in the J.M. (Jim) Panton (55-58), 10 Montrose Avenue, Hillcrest writes new venture. a most interesting letter re his activities, difficult to condense. He consults in marketing to the world of Civil Engineering and J.J. (Jeremy) Dowdle (53-58), 32 Kei Road, Farrarmere, Benoni, assisting technologists to sell their technologies. "My twenty-five writes most appreciatively of all that Kearsney meant to him. His years since leaving Kearsney have been evenly divided between a changes of address caused him to lose some contact, but he now career in Civil Engineering and in the marketing of advanced seems to be settled. technologies, both here and in the USA and in England." Latter ly he has devoted his time mainly to hydraulic engineering, M. (Malcolm) Don-Wauchope (54-58), runs a successful Caravan marketing a very sophisticated resin for sealing hydraulic struc Park on his farm in the foothills of the Cathkin Peak area. tures, of which swimming pools form a part. He led sealing Mountain Splendour Farm, Winterton. He has done well at long involvement in the Drakensberg Storage Scheme (twice) and the distance running and was joint Sportsman of the Year in Estcourt Orange Fish tunnel, the former in conjunction .with Mike this past year. Eastwood. While operating basically from Hillcrest he has a clientele stretching far across the world. C.M. (Colin) Downie (52-57), Box 386, Durban, is General Manager of Motor Assemblies, Durban. J.C.(John) Pettit (51-55), Box 531, Durban, writes: "We lived in Kyalami on a seven-acre smallholding with 600 laying hens, 3 A.R. (Andrew) Ewing (57-60), Box 52, Hillcrest, lawyer, is a cows, 6 sheep and 2 horses. I didn't enjoy milking cows at 4.30 Trustee of the Botha's Hill Valley Trust and has been appointed a.m. on winter mornings, and got tired of eating eggsl So I Chairman of the Management Committee, a post vacated by Dr returned to Durban and am Regional Manager for Natal for the H.H. (Halley) Stott, after 30 years of dedicated work. Liberty Life Association. My function is the management and control of Agency Sales and Marketing. We now live at Cowies Hill, so are near enough to attend rugby matches and enjoy Old E.C.S. (Ted) Garner (52-53), Box 5, Maidstone is Group Financ Boy functions and feiiowship." ial Director of the Hulett/Tongaat Group, a prestige post. He is also a member of the. Kearsney Board of Governors. N.G. (Neville) Polkinghorne (52-57), Box 7, Amatikulu, has splendidly held the fort during a most exciting period of the School's history. In 1981 Kearsney celebrated its Diamond J.S. (John) Gebbie (56-59), 47 Mount Pellan Drive, Gien Vista Jubilee; in the same year the Old Boys held their 50th A.G.M.; in Ext. 5, Johannesburg, is Civii Engineering Technician with 1982 the Country Fair was held; and in 1983 the ownership of Shepherd and Shepherd, Consuitants, Braamfontein. He did his Kearsney was removed from the Methodist Church to a Board of apprenticeship with Dorman Long. eight Trustees, including four Old Boys. Neville also officially opened the Greyhound Pavilion in 1983. A most satisfying J.R.D. (John) Goodricke (50-54), 57 Ladbrooke Road, London period of office. His report on the past year's work was circulat W11 3P0 continues his work in the U.K. as an architect. ed to all Old Boys, an interesting but expensive innovation. T.G. Goodricke (55-62), 16 Isabel, Beardmore Drive, Pieter T.A.(Trev) Polkinghorne (52-56), P.O. Canelands, was interview maritzburg, has for some years been involved with the Wattle ed on the TV, in respect of the effects of the drought and the Research Institute in Pietermaritzburg. borer worm on sugar cane up the North Coast. C.D. (Clive) Gray (55-58), 21 Maud Avenue, Pietermaritzburg, R.P.L. (Roger) Ramseyer (50-53), 28 Alexander Carr Avenue, has completed 18 years of teaching at Aiexandra High School. Estcourt, is past Mayor of Estcourt and still serves on the Town Council. He runs a successful Toyota Agency in Estcourt. On the same morning as the visit from Donald Crowder, we had another, equally pleasurable, frofn O.L. (Owen) Griffiths (57- P.J. (Peter) Reece (53-59, Staff 65-73) took a term's leave from 61), St Martha's Cottage, 1 Tree Hill Road, Guildford, Surrey. the Fulton School for the Deaf, Gillitts, in order to add three He was on a flying visit to see his parents, and in fact fiew back rooms to his cottage at Botha's Hill and did most of the building to London two days later. It is 22 years since we last saw him. himself. His work takes him far beyond his school, to parental He has a Managerial post with Consolidated Goidfields Ltd., with problems, doctors' clinics and Durban hospitals. He was invited offices in Moorgate, London, it is kind of these former pupils to to deliver a paper at a Deaf Forum in Pretoria in September. He look us up. Owen brought his wife, son and daughter with him. is conservation officer for the Assagay Health Committee.

Dr F.R. (Fred) Hagamann (56-60),63 9th Street, Orange Grove, J.V. (Vic) Rodseth (55-57), 291 West Avenue, Ferndale, Rand- 2192 took an M.A., Ph.D. (Natal) in Speech and Drama. He has burg, is presently teaching English at the Woodmead High lectured at Natal and Rhodes Universities and is currently senior School. He has had a distinguished academic record, summarised lecturer at Wits University in Speech and Drama. We caught a as: B.A. and Teaching Dip. at Wits; 3 years English teacher at glimpse of him on the TV. Pretoria Boys' High; B.A. Hons, and M.A. English, Ottawa; two years teaching in England and Norway; 8 years senior English L.P. (Lionel) Hagemann (50-53), Box 12, Doringkop, is a sugar lecturer, Johannesburg College of Education; 4 years senior farmer at Ekutandaneni, near Doringkop.

80 Research Officer (Black education) at Rhodes and Wits Univer E.G. (Barry) Williams (54-58), Kearsney College, is Finningley sities. He has also had 17 educational text books published. Housemaster and Science master at Kearsney. As Housemaster he follows in the footsteps of Reece/Tedder/Hopkins/Fish/ Blamey. A.R. (Rhys) Rolfe (57-60), Huntersvlei, Viljoenskroon, had some experience in farming with Tony Doidge and is now with 1960-1969) his cousin C.A. (Antfiony) Evans (67-70), who has one of the largest farms in the country. T.G. (Tim) Allen (63-66, Staff 72 . .. ), has for ten years taught English and produced plays at Kearsney, and for many years has been Editor of the Chronicle. Dr K.O.P Shires (59-62) is, we are told, working with the Depart ment of Veterinary Medicine (small animals), Louisiana State University. Rev. T.B. (Tim) Attwell (63), is Methodist Minister at White River where we hear that his leadership is much appreciated.

A.P. (Tony) Stiebei (53-58), Box 2620, started with one small office in Queen Street, Durban, with a cleaning staff of six, and D.G.W. (Glen) Barker (67-72), c/o Box 154, Pennington, is well an annual sales figure of R6 000. Today he has the largest South set up with a firm of Optometrists in Durban, and has recently African owned contract cleaning company, a dozen offices in all opened up a branch at Scottburgh, and so is nearer the ancestral the main centres of the Republic, a staff of over 4 000 cleaning home. He has followed in the footsteps of his father, Denis, in personnel and an annual sales figure in excess of R15 million. being elected captain of the Umzinto CC, thus continuing a His Supervision Services (Pty) Ltd., has as its motto: "We keep fourth generation association with the club. South Africa clean." To detail all he does would take pages of this Magazine. A tribute to hard work and foresight. H.C.A.C.(Bart) Best (63-68),53 Church Road, Moseley, Birming ham, talented son of Dick Best, is submerged in music, Latin and J.C. (John) Stockil (55-60), Box 10, Winterton, is in the farming Greek, being organist and chief chorister at St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. He travels widely with his choir, and had the excit business. He is also a Local Preacher in the Methodist Church. ing experience of a wide-scale visit to the Holy Land, where his choir gave any number of performances, and in some cases con Dr N.C.H. (Nigel) Stott (51-56), 29 Alfreda Road, Whitchurch,' verted people to Christianity. His long and fascinating letter is Cardiff CF4 2E H, Wales, has, for a man of 45,had a most disting preserved in our archives. uished medical career. His curriculum vitae would fill the rest of this magazine. His qualifications (all ex Edinburgh) include: B.Sc. I.E. (Ian) Bickerton (63-67) took an Hons. Degree in Marine Hons., summa cum laude (a dissertation on the human thyroid Biology and is involved in coastal research. His address is: gland); M.B., Ch. B.,; F.R.C.P., M.R.C.G.P. He holds the post of Estuarine Research Unit, N.R.10, C.S.I.R., Box 320, Stellen- senior lecturer, Welsh National School of Medicine; was former bosch. Professor of Family Practice, Southampton; Director of Re search Team investigating human health practices and beliefs. He has produced a vast amount of highly scientific research material R.D. (Roy) Bickerton (60-64), 7 Dalkeith, 218 Percy Osborne and is author of the book "Primary Medical Care". I have brows Road, Durban, is Group Accountant for Thomas Construction ed (ignorantly) through many of his theses and find that his Company, Ballitoville. He still holds the record for the highest main lines of study have been on (a) the respiratory tract, and score for Kearsney First XI (159 not out). (b) like his father, on primary health habits. Sickness should be prevented, rather than cured. In addition to all the above, he still runs a general practice. When he gets the time, he and his family T.L. (Terry) Clarence (6166), 40b Candeila Road, Sheryvood, relax with sea-sailboards, and his personal life is quietly attuned Durban, is apparently making a name for himself in yachting to Christian activities. circles.

C.M. (Colin) Clegg (6265), 107 Prince George Street, Brakpan, has a very large pharmacy with a personnel of over 25 assistants. M.B. (Michael) Swinton (51-56), 39 Haslam Road, Escombe, He has started building yet another Medicine Depot, and will played a leading role in Noel Coward's "Fallen Angels", present retain his present one as a Health Bar and Cosmetics Boutique. ed in Durban, Maritzburg, and then touring the Province.

T. (Theo) Coggin (6164), Box 602, Boksburg, Editor of the H.K. (Howard) Timm (51-56), 22 Neden Road, Montrose, Methodist organ "Dimension", travels widely in the interests of Pietermaritzburg, whose father was School Chaplain from 1946- his paper and his Church, and can now report it has the widest 52, took over the headship of Carter High School, Pietermaritz sales of any English so-called "mainline" church in South Africa. burg, which at that point ran up only to Standard III, and has thus far held the post for over six years. He had previously been Vice-Principal of Weston Agricultural College, and for six D.B. (Bruce) Coleman (62-66), 54 Jan Hofmeyr Road, Westville, qualified as a C.A. (S.A.), and then started his own Carpet Manu months Head of Wartburg High School. facturing Company in January 1982.

R.F. (Richard, Pop) Tolken (50-54), 79 Cotswold Drive, West J.P. (Julian, Crumbles) Cox (68-71), 17 Galloway Road, Hill- ville, is Manager of Barclays Bank, Pinetown. I was pleased to crest, took a B.Comm., LIB., at Natal University and is working dine with him at a meeting of Banking officials. with a firm of lawyers in Durban, Mooney Ford and partners. His wife is an analytical chemist. As he lives in an attractive home in the West Riding area, Kearsney will be conveniently M.F. Turrell (59), 106 McDonald Road, Durban, is Assistant near when another Cox comes along. City Treasurer for Durban. K.D. (Kenwyn) Cradock (62-65) Botha's Hill, is the ever helpful and courteous co-runner of the Hillcrest Pharmacy. We offer him D.G. (David) Travers-Jackson (5760) has moved from Newcastle and his mother our sympathies on the passing of his father, who to 6 Torquay Road, Parkwood, 2193. He ran Stannic's Northern was a deeply respected member of the Botha's Hill community. Natal operation from Newcastle, and is now in Johannesburg as Assistant Branch Manager. While in Newcastle he was keenly R.R. (Rodney) Downs (69-74) has, we are told, sold his farm involved in the Chamber of Commerce, serving two terms as near Bergville and invested in a butchery business, as well as President. opening a tea room on a service station site next to the tarred road passing through Bergville. D.H.A. (Dave) Valintine (51-54), 12 Plover Close, Greenside, Mutare, Zimbabwe, is Managing Director of a wholesale com We offer our sympathies to J.N.H. (John) Fleming (6065), on pany distributing goods to the African trade in the eastern the passing of his father, who was a long-established and well districts of Zimbabwe. He is President of the Manicaland Cricket respected resident of Botha's Hill. Association and Mutare Sports Club. He is also a member of the Cricket Umpires' Association. He plays cricket at strictly a social I.G. (Ian) Fogel (6569), 21 Dorothy Road, Norwood, is now level Manager's Assistant at Nedbank in Kempton Park.

81 An interesting letter from C.R. (Charles) Foster (67-70 Head B. Rumble (63-65), Botha's Hill, is owner of the Rob Roy Hotel, Prefect), who had changed his Cape Town address and acquired Botha's Hill. a daughter. He is busy taking Actuarial Exams, phase by phase. Had also met up with Harry Groom (44-47) at the Old Mutual B.G. (Bruce) Sawyer (64-66), 9 Bromhead Road, Kloof, has set (Box 66). He writes "The country has need for some real re up a good business selling fudge, operating from Hillcrest under forms, but until the Government come up with something mean the name of "The Fudgery". ingful along with and with the support of all peoples, they will have huge problems." True. His address is 13 Birchwood Lane, C.G. (Charles) Sawyer (64-66),6 Goukam Crescent, Beacon Bay, East London, is with Border Bandag Tyre Retreading Co. Tokai. N.H. (Neil) Gamble (65-69), 54 Somerset Avenue, North Turra Murra, 2074 Sydney, is with Wang Computers and current L.P. (Leonard) Slabbert (69-71) is with the Natal Parks Board at Umkomaas, in the Fish and Flora Department, thoroughly employer of M. Polti. enjoying the work. H.R. (Hylton) Green (69-74) was selected as a Livingstone B.C. (Barry) Smith (66-70), Box 1922, Durban, son of E.C., and Scholar and as such spent a year at Cambridge from where he Test Cricket Umpire, has been elected Chairman of the Durban came back with the degree M. Phil. He is farming in the Klip Branch of the Old Boys Club. River district, specialising in dairy farming, whereas his brother A.J. (Alan) (71-76) is concentrating on beef. Their address is C.M. (Christopher) Stockil (68-73), Box 4, Winterton, having Box 315, Ladysmith. obtained his B.Comm. degree, works in the local Accountants N.H. (Nigel) Gray (69-73), 2 Jannie de Waal, Estcourt, is now a Office in Winterton. Chartered Accountant. P.A. (Peter) Stockil (66-71), Box 4, Winterton, farms with his father A.N., and plays an active part in the life of the district. He N.B. (Norman) Hagemann (61-66), Box 30, Darnall, took a degree in Agricultural Economics and went sugar farming. He has is a member of the Soil Conservation and Farmers' Association Committee, and Chairman of the Country Club. written computer programmes for sugar cane farmers. He is now starting an M.B.A. course at U.C.T. Dr A.J. (Awie) Storm (64-69), 6 Tudor Court, St Matthew's C.G. (Graham) Hagemann (66-71), who took a Diploma in Road, East London, is in private practice in a building erected by Agriculture at Cedara, is managing a sugar farm for the C.G. Kearsney's oldest Old Boy, Donald Sinclair. He still puts in Smith Group near Crammond. No address given. sessions in Frere Hospital with plastic surgery. His father is, of course, Kearsney's Deputy Principal. T.R. (Trav) Hagemann (67-72) is presently doing a B. Comm. through UNISA. He has been a salesman for weed chemicals, M.(Melvyn) Vassard (62-64) teaches Afrikaans at Kearsney. Bayers Group. Address: 17 Highlands Road, Sunningdale, 4051. A.R. (Anthony) Webber (67-72), and M.G. (Mark) Webber (67- S.B. (Ted) Heath (69-73), Botha's Hill, was admitted to the Bar 70), both 75 Old Main Road, Hillcrest, are managers of the new as Advocate in 1982 and is now working as a State Prosecutor in Mica stores at Glenashley and Montclair Hardware respectively. the Durban Courts. Anthony used to be the Superintendent of the Hillcrest Sunday School. A.L.(Andr6) Immelman (69-73), 12 Adams Crescent, Sherwood, Durban, is teaching Biology at Glenwood High School, but is beginning to favour his first love, medicine. He and his wife, who teaches Maths at Durban Girls' High School, had a comprehensive 1970 - 1979 tour of England and Europe, while taking leave in the latter part of the year. G.J. (Gary) Barker (761, c/o Box 154, Pennington, was at Kearsney for only one year. He is now on a two-year stint at the R.D. (Robin) Irons (67-71), Lot 1, Winterton, is running a suc Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester,(Pronounced Sissister, or cessful dairy farm at Winterton. Sisitter), and plays a good game of squash and cricket.

Or E.R. (Elwyn) Jenkins (Staff 62-70), writes "I have been R.E. (Richard, Crumbles) Cox (70-74), took a Diploma in Hotel appointed the first Professor and Head of Department of English Management from Johannesburg Hotel School. After being over at Vista University, which opened in 1983 on four campuses, seas he is currently working in East London. Pretoria, Soweto, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth. Vista is a conventional university which will make a university education P. (Paul) Boorman (76-77), Box 57119, Springfield, Transvaal, is available to many in the black townships who are unable to working as a manager for Sapco in Johannesburg and studying study at the black universities in the rural areas." for a Computer Diploma in his spare time.

L.A. (Lawrence) McKae (62-65), 22 Harewood Drive, Nahoor B. (Brian) Botha (72-77), Box 314, Addison, Texas, writes to Mouth, East London, is analytical chemist with Wilson-Rowntree record his appreciation of his years at Kearsney and especially of East London. He has an M.Sc. Degree. the religious foundation he received. He writes that despite some traumatic experience he has seen God's hand at work, and has There was an unexpected visit from J.D. (Jonathan) Milbank become a committed Christian. He wishes to encourage all who (61-66), whom we thought to be in Aberdeen. He had flown are involved in the Christian work of the school. over to Kearsney for his father's 60th birthday, and spent a fortnight in South Africa before flying back to Scotland. There P.J. (Peter) Chick (70-76), is with Standard Bank, Margate. He he has the job (which he "wouldn't give up for worlds") of ferry was married in the Kearsney Chapel in July. ing men by helicopter from Aberdeen to the North Sea oil beds. He prefers cold to heat, obviously. His address is: 5 Kirkhill D.A. (Deighton) Clegg (70-72), is heavily involved in horticultur View, Kinellar, Aberdeen AB5 OFX. al work, in which he gained experience at Kirstenbosch, and became an authority on ericas. He lives now in Bryanston (Box 67052) and finds that banks, businesses, etc., pay a fortune to After taking a B.Comm. degree, M.F.(Mark) Polti (63-64) work have their premises well decorated with flowers. ed with Burroughs as a salesman in Johannesburg, spent a leisure ly year in Europe, then emigrated to Australia, where his address I.A. (Ian) Doidge (75-80), Box 182, Bergville is taking a B.Sc. is 7 Rosenthal Street, Campbell, A.C.T. 2601. He was salesman Agriculture in Pietermaritzburg, specialising in agricultural pro for Wang Computer, and recently accepted the post of Sales duction. Manager Federal Branch, involving several trips to USA. G.J. (Geoff) Groom (75-80), Box 136, Mtunzini, after two years Dr D.F. (David) Reace (61-66) has settled permanently in his in the Air Force, is now engaged in an Agricultural Diploma self-designed home at 45 Hofmeyr Street, Welgemoed, and has Course at Cedara. his offices in Goodwood, Cape Town. B.J. (Bernie) Hagemann (72-76), Box 428, Mtubatuba is farming G.N. (Gareth) Reeves (62-67), Ntumeni, runs the sugar farm for sugar at Monzi. He is captain of Umfolozi Cricket Club, and a his father Neville. He has taken a course in photo-lithography. devotee of ski-boating. W. (Wayne) Rosenberg (64-68), Box 502, Johannesburg, has B.K. (Kim) Hagemann (72-77), Box 68, Darnall, has a B.Sc., in been working with his father in the stockbroking business for Agriculture. In the army he has attained the rank of Lieutenant. fifteen years to date, and is a co-Director of the Company, now His sporting interests lie in surf and ski-boat fishing, with twelve heading up the administrating and staffing. junior fishing records to his credit.

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