Rhodes Newsletter

RHODES NEWSLETTER

Vol. 12 July, 1972 No. I

OLD RHODIAN UNION RHODES UNIVERSITY

ABOVE: This photograph por trays the easy blending of the old and the modern on the campus of BUILDING PROGRAMME CONTINUES Rhodes University. To the right of the Chemistry block is an old stone wall and a small cottage The intensive building program Rhodes University Club. This commence on another set of reminicent of a past era in our me at Rhodes University which has building, which overlooks the residences to the west of Kimberley history. The Oak between the brought about tremendous changes Great Field, will be opened official Hall. When they are completed, two buildings will be recognised by on the campus in the past few years, ly before the end of this year. the built-up portion of the campus past Old Rhodians as the tree of shows no sign of slackening off. Where the old art gallery once will extend for nearly a mile from which it is said that “when this Two large buildings are under con the Drostdy Gate. tree comes into leaf, it is swotting stood, a large extension is being Beyond the indoor sports hall, struction and several more are on constructed to the Rhodes Theatre time”. the programme for the immediate building. This extension will the Alec Mullins hall, a vast new future. accommodate additional facilities sports stadium is taking shape. Nowhere on the campus has Contractors are at present put for the Theatre, for the Speech and Extensive earth-moving and level development been allowed to de ting the finishing touches to the Drama department and will also ling has been carried out on this Rhodes University Union building site for the past two years and a prive the University of these which will form the centre of free provide accommodation for other stream had to be diverted. cherished links with the past in time student activity and will also departments. More buildings are in the plan which it is so deeply rooted. provide accommodation for the Construction work is about to ning stage. member of the Club Managers RE-UNION FUNCTIONS Association of Canada, the pro The Club fessional association, Chaine des Rotisseurs, of France and the The Newsletter has been requested to announce the following functions Food Services Executives of Ameri to be held in September and October this year. Invitations to these ca. and several other re-union parties will be sent out later. (See notice aelow!) Before emigrating to South is in Africa, Mr. Lapinski worked as JOHANNESBURG 15th September (Old Edwardian Club) chief steward and maitre de hotel at the Vancouver Club. Until April this year, when he came to CAPE TOWN: 15th September (W.P. Cricket Club) Rhodes, he was assistant manager in one of Johannesburg’s best DURBAN: 15th September (Four Seasons Hotel) operation known clubs. THE UNION SALISBURY: 6th October The Rhodes University Club, Apart from his duties as man BULAWAYO: 3rd October which was established towards the ager of the Rhodes University end of 1970, has moved into its Club, Mr. Lapinski will also be in accommodation in the new Rhodes charge of the Rhodes Union which UMTALI: 5th October University building. Application replaces Kaif and which will soon has been made to the licensing become the centre of most student board for a full club license and all free-time activities. The Students’ other aspects of the club’s activities Representative Council and the are now in operation. Sports Secretary are already in Where to find them . . . stalled in their new offices in the With the University’s assistance, building. the club has furnished its accom During September, Old Rhodians will celebrate Founder's Day modation in a manner that leaves The Union will be formally in all parts o f South Africa and Rhodesia and also in England. nothing to be desired. Meals are opened on Founder’s Day, 12th Please ensure that your local committee has your correct address, served throughout the day and September, 1972. and the addresses o f any other Old Rhodians in your area, so that evening except on Mondays. you may receive an invitation. The following addresses may be used in the centres indicated. The membership of the club, which is open to staff, students and Cape Town Mr. V. C. H. R. Brereton, Old Rhodians, is approaching the 3 Bantry Steps, Bantry Bay, Cape Town. 400 mark. The annual subscription Johannesburg Mr. G. Hodges, is the statutory minimum of R6 00. AIRWAYS P.O. Box 5404, Johannesburg. Application for membership of the Durban Mr. K. A. Marr, club should be made on the printed 22 Cowendale, Cowey Road, Durban. form which is available from the EXCURSIONS Port Elizabeth Mr. J. L. Omond, Secretary, Rhodes University Club, 1 Burford Crescent, Linkside, Port Elizabeth. P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown. Kimberley Mr. L. Shuttleworth, P.O. Box 21, Kimberley. MANAGER Most Old Rhodians have prob Bulawayo Mr. G. S. Todd, P.O. Box 1132, Bulawayo. A highly trained and experienced ably received circulars from travel Salisbury Mr. H. Hall, caterer has been appointed as agents offering overseas tours at 49 Montagu Avenue, Salisbury. manager of the Rhodes University greatly reduced prices. Old Great Britain Mrs. J. Chanter, "Summerhill", Gypsy Lane, Club. He is the Polish-born Mr. Students qualify for inclusion in Marlow, Bucks., England. Jan Lapinski, who received his initial training in a restaurant in such tours by virtue of their THIS IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO THOSE Beirut. He worked as a waiter, membership of the Old Rhodian WHO HAVE JUST LEFT THE UNIVERSITY. barman and cook in Italy, Switzer Union. land, France and Spain during his early training years. While these tours are not being In England, he advanced to the arranged by the O.R.U., every Old Rhodian Union position of chef d’etage before possible assistance has been given emigrating to Canada in 1960, to the travel agents and airlines where he was appointed maitre de concerned in the belief that such NOTICE OF MEETING hotel shortly after his arrival. He worked as manager for various offers may be of assistance to some The Annual General Meeting of the Old Rhodian organisations in Canada and is a Old Rhodians. Union will be held in the Minor (Upper) Lecture Theatre, Chemistry Building, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, on Tuesday, 12th September, 1972, at MEMBERSHIP OF CONVOCATION 5.30 p.m. The Agenda will be as follows: 1 . Confirmation of Minutes Provision has been made by ing Convocation members of the 2. Matters arising from the Minutes recent legislation for those graduates University of South Africa. (Post 1951 graduates are automatically 3. Annual Report of Rhodes University who did notmembers of the Rhodes Convoca acquire membership of its Convoca tion.) 4. Financial Statement tion in 1951, to do so now. It is believed that a considerable When Rhodes University Col number of graduates did not 5. Election of Officers lege ceased to be a constituent become members of the Rhodes 6. General College of the University of South Convocation merely because they D. E. A. Rivett, Africa and became an autonomous failed, through inadvertance, to University in 1951, all graduates make the election before the due Hon. Secretary were given the option of electing date. They now have the opportun to become members of the Rhodes ity to join Convocation by written P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown. University Convocation or remain notification to the Registrar.

2 together in one place. It represents J. L. B. Smith Institute lor Ichthyology PRODUCTS a valuable addition to our recorded information on this region. Source Material on the South African Economy 1860-1970by D. Hobart Houghton and Jennifer Dagut, is being published in three Research Extended OF THE volumes by the Oxford University Press. The appearance of this work is the outcome of research under taken as part of the programme of to Fresh Water Fish the Institute of which Professor Hobart Houghton is the Director, I.S.E.R. and with which Jennifer Dagut has A leading expert on fresh-water Jackson joined the Colonial Service been associated since the time when fish and fisheries, Mr. Peter Jack- and was sent to work in Zambia she was lecturing in the Economics son, has taken up an appointment and Nyasaland. He soon became Department at Rhodes. as senior research fellow at the Chief Fisheries Research Officer The first volume, which has now J. L. B. Smith Institute for Ichthy for the two countries, doing exten The Institute for Social and been published, covers the period ology at Rhodes University. sive work on Lake Nyasa, Lake Economic Research at Rhodes, 1860-1899 and offers 370 pages of Mr. Jackson's experience will be Tanganyika and many other large under the Directorship of Professor material that will be a tremendous invaluable to the Institute in the lakes in the two countries. Later Hobart Houghton, has long estab boon to students and researchers execution of its programme of ex he undertook the original work lished a reputation for itself as an in the field of economics in South pansion which will include fresh needed before the Kariba Dam was active research establishment that Africa. water fish. Thus far, the Institute built. continually produces results of has concentrated on sea fishes and great practical value. This reputa has built up a worldwide reputa UNITED NATIONS tion was further enhanced with the tion for its library of information In 1963 he joined the United appearance of a few most valuable and specimens. When the new Nations Food and Agricultural publications in recent months. EXPERT building is completed to house the Organisation as project manager at African Entrepreneurship by Institute, the fresh-water section Lake Victoria and later became Gillian P. Hart has been published will immediately be enlarged, as it Senior Fisheries Research Officer by the Institute as No. 16 in its is comparatively small. at Jinja in Uganda, working on occasional paper series. Well ON TICKS EXPERIENCE man-made lakes. He also studied bound and well produced, it con the Volta River, in Ghana, and the tains a wealth of interesting infor Mr. Jackson’s experience with Niger in Nigeria. The work of the Tick Research fresh-water fish traverses the con Mr. Jackson hopes to be involved mation on African economic devel Unit at Rhodes University under opment with particular reference tinent of Africa where he has led in various developments concern the Directorship of Dr. G. B. numerous important research ing fresh-water fish in South Africa. to the emergence of black entre Whitehead, has taken a great step preneurship. undertakings. He read for his first He is anxious to see adequate use forward with the arrival of Pro science degree at Rhodes, and made of the Verwoerd Dam and fessor D. R. Arthur, Professor of The logical arrangement of this Professor J. L. B. Smith persuaded other sections of the Orange River work presents an ever narrowing Zoology at King’s College, Uni him to read for a post-graduate project. He regards the Verwoerd focus which commences with an versity of London, who is to spend degree in marine biology at the Dam as a very valuable habitat for examination of the accepted ap a year on research work with the University of Cape Town. fish and, with correct development, Unit. After some time as research fish reared there could form a proaches to the study of entre Research work on ticks has been preneurship, narrows this down to officer in the Division of Sea valuable natural food resource for undertaken at Rhodes University Fisheries in Cape Town, Mr. the country. the application of these approaches for a great many years and this to the economic development of work has become vitally important Africa and finally focuses the because of the increasing resistance searchlight on aspects of African of ticks to various insecticides. enterprise in South Africa. The Over the past forty years one ICHTHYOLOGISTS MEET wealth of statistical information acaricide after another has ceased provided is aptly selected and to be effective for the eradication accurately interpreted. Even in the of ticks because of the development A T R H O D E S sections relating to more obvious of resistance to their active in „ - aspects of African economics, the gredients. It has now become Professor Charles O. Mather of the Department of Biology at Los mvriter often produces new thoughts vitally and urgently necessary to Angeles City College visited the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology "h at are enlightening and stimulat find a solution to the tick problem recently. He was flown to Grahamstown by the well-known aviator ing. in a different field and this solution and conservationist, Victor Smith. Professor Mather is working on may well be related to the biology marlin fishes and has visited all the major marlin fishing grounds in Human Resources in the Cape the world. He is seen here with Grahamstown’s ichthyologists (1. to r.), Midlands by Dr. M. L. Truu, is and ecology of the tick. For the past thirty years, Pro Prof. Mather, Dr. T. H. Fraser, Mrs. M. M. Smith, Mrs. Hilda Jubb, published as the third volume of the Mr. P. B. N. Jackson and Dr. R. Jubb. Institute’s survey of the Cape fessor Arthur has devoted most of Midlands and Karroo regions. his time to a study of the biology This survey is being undertaken of ticks and has published more under the auspices of the Depart than seventy scientific papers on ment of Planning and earlier this subject. Working from Lon volumes of the survey report dealt, don, he has travelled extensively respectively, with the Geography and has published the results of and Towns of this region. research work with African species of ticks. Apart from research into In the third volume, Dr. Truu the feeding habits and breeding provides valuable data in regard to habits of ticks, Professor Arthur both population and population will also give close attention to the trends in the various parts of the part played by wild animal life in Midlands and Karroo regions. The the survival of various species of volume as a whole presents the ticks. picture of increasing human re The work of the Tick Research sources that remain unexploited Unit is greatly assisted by support and even represents an economic received from the Mohair Board, burden because a variety of factors Livestock and Meat Industry Con have inhibited the natural move trol Board, the Department of ments by which employment oppor Agricultural Technical Services and tunities and the available labour the Rhodes University Foundation force would normally be brought Trust.

3 PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT The Board of Governors of the Rhodes Uni versity Foundation Trust met at Rhodes University in April to review the progress of the Fund-Raising campaign. They came from different parts of South Africa and Rhodesia and some remained in Grahamstown for a few days to be present at the Graduation ceremonies. The Governors studied reports on the results achieved by Fund raising committees in all the major centres and considered ways and means of promoting the campaign. They also gave attention to the Uni versity’s development programme and the expan sion at present taking place at the University. During an adjournment for morning tea, our photographer was on hand to take the photo graphs on this page. Above: The Vice-Chancellor, Left: Mr. J. B. Sutherland (left) Dr. J. M. Hyslop; the Chan finds interested listeners in the cellor, Dr. W. J. Busschau; Chancellor, Dr. W. J. Busschau, the Chairman of the Board of Mr. E. B. Pagden (Port Elizabeth) Governors of the Foundation and Mr. Aston Chubb (East Trust, Dr. C. J. Ross-Spencer and the Chairman of the University London). Council, the Hon. Mr. Justice J. D. Cloete. Dr. Ross-Spencer is an old campaigner for the University, who also played a major role in the University’s previous fund-raising effort 10 years ago. Below: This group of Governors includes (left to right) Dr. H. A. Kendall (Port Elizabeth), Mr. C. O. Key (Johannesburg), Mr. N. A. F. Below: Mr. J. N. Papenfus, Williams (Salisbury), Mr. A. H. Director of Development and Dr. Macintosh (Johannesburg), the the Hon. Henry Gluckman with Hon. Mr. Justice J. D. Cloete and the Chairman of the Board. Mr. H. H. Hall (Salisbury).

4 OLD RHODIAN------READING CLINIC HEAD OF UNISA A BOON TO MANY College where he obtained an M.A. in History and the University Edu cation Diploma. The reading clinic at Rhodes success in the use of the eye camera. University, probably the only one Since the opening of the clinic He was the first permanent of its kind in South Africa, has it has never been without a waiting archivist in Windhoek, where he grown in one year from a pilot list and in May this year two branch did research on the early history of group of 15 children to more than clinics were established in the South West Africa. 100 and its voluntary workers Transkei. These will form a After teaching for some years in cannot take more at the moment. significant addition to the service the Cape Province, he lectured in The clinic was started last year offered by the University to the History at Rhodes from 1945 to by a committee consisting of Mr. public. 1947 and assumed a lectureship at H. H. K. Currie and Mrs. H. W. the University of South Africa in Locke of the Rhodes University 1948. He was promoted to a senior Psychology Department, and Miss lectureship in 1954 and became M. McDowall, head of the English professor in 1961. He was Dean Department at the Grahamstown of the Faculty of Arts from 1966 to Teachers’ Training College. Geology 1970 and Acting Principal during For the past seven years, part of 1969. He became Principal on the work now being undertaken by 1st April, 1972. the reading clinic had been per Professor Van Wijk has taught formed in the Psychology Depart mainly European history and has ment, and much of the equipment Students contributed a number of scholarly required for the Clinic was already Professor Theo van Wijk (1937), articles on the philosophy and available. Additional equipment is the new Principal of the Univer theory of history. He has spent was added and the assistance of sity of South Africa. extended periods of research in experts in remedial reading was on Tour Born at Kuilsrivier, the son of London, Paris and The Hague and procured for the setting up of the Rev. A. J. van Wijk and grandson is currently engaged in investigat clinic. of Rev. Charles Murray, he was ing the place occupied by the Cape In 1968, a Government Commis Rhodes University is situated at educated at the French Hoek High in European politics during the sion estimated that 30 000 children a considerable distance from most School and at Rhodes University period 1780 to 1806. in the White group alone needed of the important mining areas of remedial help. Few qualified South Africa. Yet, with this remedial teachers are available and country ranking as one of the well intentioned but unqualified "Big Four” with Russia, U.S.A. master in England before joining people who attempt to assist in and Canada in terms of mineral SCHOLARSHIP the lecturing staff of the University such cases often do more harm wealth, it is essential that students of Cape Town. He was promoted than good. So, for instance, they be given some insight into the to senior lecturer in 1962 and came often embark on treatment without exploration for and exploitation AWARDED to Rhodes University in 1965. He being able to establish whether or of mineral deposits. With this is the author of several publications. not the disability is caused by in mind, a party of twenty students brain damage. and staff completed a 1 600-mile Dr. T. R. H. Davenport,of the The children who are specially excursion through the Northern History Department of Rhodes catered for by the clinic are Cape during the Easter vacation. University has been awarded the physically and mentally normal, Smuts Visiting Fellowship in Com LANGUAGE but have reading difficulties, be De Beers Consolidated Mines, monwealth Studies for the aca cause of perceptual or auditory Limited, were hosts for a three-day demic year 1973/74. The Fellow problems, absence from school at visit to the diamond mines around ship is tenable at Cambridge LABORATORY crucial periods in the earliest stages Kimberley. Old Rhodians J. B. University where the holder is and other reasons. Testing is done Hawthorne, now Chief Geologist , required to spend at least one by Mrs. Locke, Miss McDowall for this group, and Senior Geolo term doing research and partici The recent installation of the and a team of student assistants. gist Roger Clement acted as guides pating in the teaching work of the most up to date equipment in the The testers try to identify the effect underground and in the field. University. Language Laboratory at Rhodes the difficulty has on the child, and Travelling further north, the party has ensured that it can now provide a special programme is then went on to Sishen Iron Mine, and In deciding how to use the a service that is second to none. devised to put the problem right. then visited manganese deposits Fellowship, Dr. Davenport, has a The present equipment allows for Remedial work is supervised by at Beeshoek, limestone at Limeacre choice of two projects at present the simultaneous use of the Lab Miss McDowall, who also does and asbestos at Danielskuil Cape competing for his attention. He oratory by forty students. the clinic’s administrative work. Blue Asbestos Mine. Old Rhodian could either continue his research The Language Laboratory was A team ofTraining College students F. Gast is now Manager of into the History of South African established in 1966 with twenty voluntarily give up their time to D.C.B.A. urban areas legislation, or accept machines and desks. Two years an invitation from a leading later the capacity of the Laboratory help in the clinic, so that each child It is intended that visits of this publisher in Britain to write a was doubled and, since then, it has has his own “special” teacher. sort will become an annual affair, so book on the history of modern become an essential part of the The British expert on remedial as to bring our students into South Africa. teaching programme for modern reading, Mr. James Webster, closer contact with practical Eco languages and African languages recently visited Grahamstown and nomic Geology. Quite apart from Dr. Davenport received his in particular. was full of praise for the organisa its value as a field exercise, an schooling at St. John’s College, Equipment of greatly superior tion and work of the clinic. While excursion of this type initiates Johannesburg before taking the design recently became available he had seen remedial schools in new research projects. One De B.A. degree at Rhodes University in Switzerland and these machines South Africa, the Grahamstown Beers bursar has already spent with distinctions in History and were ordered for the Laboratory at project was probably the only fully nearly a year in the Geology French. This was followed by the Rhodes and installed in a sound- organised clinic in operation. Department at Rhodes on funda M.A. in 1948 after which he took insulated room. A feature of the This year, the clinic is benefiting mental research into diamond- the B.A. degree in Theology at installation is the speed with which from the services of Mr. C. J. iferous kimberlites, while two Oxford, adding the Masters degree any machines can be removed for Coghill, a member of the staff of others hold bursaries from the in 1954. He completed his Docto inspection or servicing. From the the Psychology Department, who National Institute for Metallurgy, rate at the University of Cape main console, the instructor can has had extensive experience in this and it is hoped that this visit will Town in 1960. Dr. Davenport supervise the efforts of any in field in the United States and South lead to further work of benefit to served for three years as history dividual student. Africa, and who has had great the minerals industry. 5 FUND RAISING FOR PUBLIC CAMPAIGN RELATIONS WORK IN GOES ON JOHANNESBURG

In all parts of South Africa, In recent years, most Universi Fund Raising Committees are con ties in other Provinces have found tinuing their efforts and giving it expedient to appoint a represent valuable assistance to the Uni ative in the Transvaal. Rhodes has versity. It is gratifying to find that now taken a step in that direction so many Old Rhodians are willing with the appointment of Messrs. to give Rhodes the same assistance Hilton-Barber and Du Plessis, of that other Universities all over the Johannesburg to assist the Uni world have received from their versity in various matters on the alumni. Reef, including a service to the Press. A member of the firm, Mr. To the total amount of Peter Vale, is to be stationed at the R1 235 925 collected by 30th June, University and has already taken 1972, the different Provinces had up his appointment. contributed as follows: Dave Hilton-Barber (1956), will Cape Province: 675 915 be well known to many Old Rhodians. Before launching out ^ Transvaal: 504 679 on his own, he held a senior posi Natal: 27 525 tion with a firm of advertising and O.F.S.: 25 120 public relations consultants in Johannesburg. He is President of Rhodesia: 1 935 the Public Relations Institute of Other: 751 South Africa.

FUND RAISING COMMITTEE: PORT ELIAZBETH Standing: Dr. B. C. Ellis, Mr. C. R. Mitchell, Mr. R. R. W. Nixon, Mr. P. C. Sills. Seated: Mr. J. N. Papenfus (Rhodes University), Mr. M. E. G. Gillmer (Chairman), Mr. D. N. Kendrick. Absent: Mr. J. E. Neale-May, Mr. R. E. Ashington, Mr. B. C. Pigott, Mr. W. E. J. Wilson, Mr. I. F. Anderson.

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be installed at Rhodes. The trans TO PROBE mitting unit will not receive its own signal, which is received at the other station. IONOSPHERE The ultimate goal of the Rhodes research group, is to install a Highly technical equipment, the vertichirp at Sanae so that both first of its kind in Africa, has vertical and oblique measurements arrived at Rhodes University for can be taken. use in its research in ionospheric Mr. Allon Poole, research office Miss Cadbury with the University Librarian, Dr. F. G. van der Riet, physics. in the Physics Department at and the Vice-Chancellor. Known as a vertichirp, the Rhodes, who has made two visits R85 000 device continually meas to the Antarctic — one for a stay ures the height of the ionosphere of a full year — visited Palo Alto, for all frequencies in the medium California, where the device is VALUABLE GIFT FOR and shortwave bands. It takes manufactured, to study the opera oblique and vertical measurements. tion of the machine. Mr. Poole In making the vertical measure said, “between Sanae and Grahams- LIBRARY ments, it transmits a continuous town we find what is called the frequency which sweeps slowly South Atlantic anomaly. This is a A rare piece of Africana has been book are large and detailed and the from 0,5 to 30 megahertz. It region on the earth’s surface where donated to the Rhodes University size of the book referred to in the receives it’s own signal reflected or the magnetic field is unusually Library by a visitor from England, introduction as “elephant folio”. bounced from the ionosphere. weak. Miss Eveline Cadbury, who comes From the age of 19, Angas The recording works on the “The effect of it, we expect, will from Birmingham and spent some travelled the world drawing and principle of echo sounding, where be that electrons and other charged time in Grahamstown visiting Prof, visiting places of interest. He the time taken by the signal to particles trapped the earth’s mag and Mrs. Guy Butler with whom travelled extensively through the return to the point of transmission netic field between the poles will she is friendly. Cape and Natal and on his return indicates the distance covered. This be able to precipitate at ionospheric to England published his sketches is then related to the height of the heights. The donation of Africana is a made in South Africa. He also ionosphere at different frequencies. “With our oblique sounding we priceless volume published in 1849. spent some time in Australia. To make oblique measurements, should be able to detect the effects It contains colour sketches by the one transmitter is placed far away of this particle precipitation on the artist, George French Angas, under The volume will be kept at as, for instance, the Sanae base in ionosphere in the South Atlantic the title The Kafirs Illustrated. The Rhodes in the Cory Library for Antarctica, while the other could anomaly.” 30 illustrations contained in the historical research. 6 of the Council and Mr. J. E. Moulder was elected the Secretary- EQUIPMENT VICE-CHANCELLOR Treasurer. The Philosophical Society hopes to stimulate and FOR promote the teaching and apprecia HONOURED tion of philosophy in Southern RESEARCH Africa. The Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes Laws. He is also a Fellow of the The first MS 30 double beam University, Dr. J. M. Hyslop, has Royal Society of Edinburgh and a mass spectrometer in Africa was been elected a Fellow of the Royal member of the International Assoc recently installed in the Chemistry Society of Arts. iation of University Presidents, COMPARING Department at Rhodes. This Founded in 1754, the Society which maintains a strictly limited sensitive and highly sophisticated seeks to promote every department membership. NOTES piece of equipment was trans of science and its application to ported to South Africa by air and the arts, commerce and industry. immediately went into use in It provides a liasion medium be research work in progress in the tween various practical arts and Department. Its purchase price sciences and a forum for the an PHILOSOPHY was more than R90 000. nouncement of new development The mass spectrometer has been in interrelated fields. described as the single most power The conferment of this honour CONGRESS ful analytical tool in the hands of on Dr. Hyslop is appropriate the chemist and biochemist, and it recognition of his contribution to employs a most interesting analyti higher education, over many The Fourteenth Congress of the years, as a mathematician and Association for the Advancement cal technique. Substances, in as an administrator. of Philosophy in South Africa was gaseous state, are bombarded with held at Rhodes from January 24 a stream of high energy electrons. Dr. Hyslop lectured in mathe By various electrical and magnetic matics at the University of Glasgow to 26. Mr. Gavin Ardley from the before coming to South Africa in University of Auckland, New devices a beam of ionised particles Zealand, and thirty-three philoso is focused to form a spectrum 1947 as Professor of Mathematics which is unique for each particular at the University of the Witwaters- phers from various South African compound. rand. In 1960 he was appointed universities attended the Congress. Professor R. Feenstra (right) The head of the Department of Principal of the Royal College, Delegates were most impressed by who is well known in legal circles Chemistry, Professor J. R. Nunn, Nairobi. the quality of the accommodation in Holland and Professor of Roman has indicated that the machine will Dr. Hyslop’s works on mathe in Walker House and the catering. Law at Leiden University visited be used at Rhodes in several lines matics have been translated into Rhodes University this week and of research where the exact struc several languages and are known Four of the eight papers at the delivered two lectures to law ture of certain compounds must be in many countries. Congress were from philosophers students. With more than three determined. Work on polysacha- As an administrator he played who had either studied at Rhodes thousand students in the law rides has been carried out in the a leading part in planning the or were now teaching here. Prof faculty at Leiden Professor Feen department for some years and this pattern of higher education for essor H. J. Schutte, head of the stra said he was particularly im machine should be of great assist new states in Africa. His activities Department of Pure Mathematics, pressed with the small classes at ance here. and investigation in this field took read a paper on Die Ontologiese Rhodes. The department is committed to him on many flights to England Status van Wiskundige Entiteite; research into certain nitrosamines and the United States. Professor I. A. Bunting on Inten Close contact with students was isolated from plant tissue. The As Principal of the Royal College tional Dependencies: a Problemvirtually impossible in such a large research is particularly directed to in Nairobi he was responsible for in Ryle's Analysis o f Thinking: Mr. university. At Rhodes said Prof the carcinogenic nature of these changing the character of that Z. R. van Straaten, now teaching essor Feenstra, there was ample substances. institution from a technical college at the University of the Witwaters- opportunity for a close staff- to a university college. This also rand, read a paper on Some Un student relationship which was of necessitated the physical trans solved Problems o f Semantics; and immense value in university train formation of the college. Mr. J. E. Moulder read one on ing. In 1963 Dr. Hyslop came to In Defence o f Immaterial Persons. TRAINING Rhodes University as Vice-Chan In the picture taken in the law cellor and Principal. A new body, the Philosophical library at Rhodes, Professor Feen In 1967 his alma mater, Glasgow Society of Southern Africa, was stra is with Professor R. Beuthin, FOR University, conferred on him the formed at the Congress. Professor Dean of the Law Faculty at Rhodes TRANSLATORS honorary degree of Doctor of I. A. Bunting was elected a member University.

The possible introduction of courses for translators was recently discussed at Rhodes University during a visit by Miss Yvonne Cloete ( O.R. 1938), Divisional Head of the Language Service Bureau, who was accompanied by a former Director, Mr. J. S. B. Marais. While in Grahamstown, Miss Cloete was the guest of her brother, the Chairman of the Rhodes University Council, the Hon, Mr. Justice J. D. Cloete, and Mrs. Cloete. Fruitful discussions were held with Heads of the Language Departments of the University. Miss Cloete, who is recognised as one of the most successful career women in South Africa, took the opportunity, during her visit, to draw attention to the remarkable At a reception at the residence of the Hon. Mr. Justice and Mrs. J. D. Cloete were (1 to r), the Vice-Chancellor, opportunities for advancement off Dr. J. M. Hyslop; Mr. J. S. B. Marais; Prof. J. Smuts, Head of the Department of Afrikaans and Nederlands; ered to translators in the public Miss Yvonne Cloete; the Hon. Mr. Justice Cloete and Prof. W. R. G. Branford, Head of the Department of Ling service to-day. uistics. The reception was attended by a large number of guests from the University and the city.

7 "The author, who lived in Lesotho The team consisted of Mike for some time, has not limited Bruton, Mark Coulton, Mervin HONORARY herself in this Flora (in the Lin- Classic Mansell, Jean Pringle, Sheila Mel- naean sense) to a mere checklist of drum, Isobel Shaw and Caroline plants known to her, but has added Luckhoff. FELLOW numerous illustrative details on Republished To cross the swamps the students history, topography, climate, land had to paddle in hired dug-out use and ecology. She has also given The Institute for the Study of canoes. Mr. Coulton, who has extensive lists of Sotho names based done research on Tilapia fish in the Emeritus Professor R. G. Mc- upon a careful compilation of the English in Africa is republishing Kerron has been elected to an one of the classical eighteenth- Lake Sibaya waters, collected great knowledge of flora and vege numerous specimens of the same Honorary Fellowship of Oriel tation which she encountered in century grammars of English: College, Oxford. Bishop Robert Lowth’s Short Intro fish family at the swamps. The her contacts with the Basotho water was very clear and this Prof. McKerron was first ap population during her stay and her duction to English Grammar (1762). pointed to the Chair of Law at This has been edited with a sub enabled them to spear the fish with explorations. As a result this is one ease. Specimens were brought Rhodes in 1955 and retired at the of the most original and inspired stantial introduction by Mr. Maur ice Aldridge, Lecturer in Linguis home for further identification and end of 1968. He is well known as regional checklist-floras of our description. the author of Law of Delict, the time, showing not only a profound tics, and will be a text of value to first edition of which appeared in knowledge of the country, its any teacher of English with an Mr. Mansell worked in Botswana 1933 and the 6th in 1965. inhabitants, its history, and its interest in the fundamental archi on species of the antiion, collecting vegetation and general natural tecture of English sentences. and describing 15 different species. resources, but also a great love for Lowth’s Short Introduction is He also studied their distribution its subject. A red line of admira still a highly stimulating text for through the areas they travelled. tion for the Sotho people and their serious students of English, partly The team visited the Moremi history runs throughout the intro for its amusing and sometimes game reserve in Northern Botswana OLD RHODIAN ductory parts and can be guessed mistaken strictures upon the where one of the few large herds of to be present behind the more English of Shakespeare, Milton game remain free in Africa. The METHODIST technical details.” and other major English writers reserve is run by a local tribe who but still more so for its many reside in the area. There are n c '^ v PRESIDENT insights into fundamental English amenities in the camp and the «S' structure, and its intelligence, students slept in their own tents in economy and wit. To the long list of church leaders the bush amidst the nightly roars of different denominations pro and close visits of interested lions duced by Rhodes University, can and hyenas. now be added the name of Dr. When heavy rainy weather made Alex Boraine (1957). In October, Graduates in Enterprisingthe swamp area unsafe they came 1971, Dr. Boraine became President back to university to begin the of the Methodist Conference. arduous task of processing the Computer Research gathered data. A number of senior graduate research students attached to the EXCELLENT Science Zoology Department at Rhodes University spent an interesting REVIEWS 12 Students with Computer holiday in the Botswana swamps Former Rhodes Science as major subject wrote the gathering samples and photograph final exams for the B.Sc. degree at ic records of various species of Flora of Lesothoby Dr. Amy the end of 1971. Half of them are animals, for use at Rhodes. Professor Jacot Guillarmod is receiving high continuing with the Honours Led by doctorate student Ian praise from reviewers. course which has been instituted at Forbes, the team travelled to Bula the University this year. wayo, Rhodesia, for a brief data The death occurred in Scotland in Taxon,journal of the inter collection visit and then to their on 26th December, 1971, of national association for plant tax The University will keep in close Professor William Mitchell Smail. touch with graduates going into first base at Francistown in Bots onomy, a tribute is paid to her wana. From there they travelled He was in his 91st year. pioneering work in a region com employment to ensure that the Prof. Smail was Professor of content of the course is correctly through very difficult terrain for a paratively unexplored from the few days’ visit to the swamps near Latin at Rhodes University Collega* , point of view of the natural tailored to the requirements of the from 1913 to 1929. He resigned t, > fields in which graduates are to be Maun, known for its former vast sciences. After analysing the work numbers of crocodiles. become Rector of Perth Academy, in some detail, the review states: employed. Scotland.

A new building is soon to be constructed for the Department of Zoology It is hoped to erect a new building for the J. L. B. Smith Institute of which at present occupies the building on the left in this photograph. Ichthyology at present housed in the small building seen on this photograph.

8 NEW DEPARTMENTS FULL HOUSE Research AND PROFESSORS AT RHODES may save Three new professorial chairs have been established at Rhodes University. The new departments are Linguistics, Social Work (as a separate department) Accommodation in the residences foxes and Microbiology. of Rhodes University is at a pre South Africa’s silver foxes may mium. The number of applications be saved from extermination by for admission to the University, to research being undertaken at pre He has published a number of which reference was made in the sent at Rhodes. Mr. T. Ribbink, Prof. W. Branfordworks on his research projects and last issue of the News Letter, lecturer in the Zoology department, has organised two national post ultimately grew to a thousand and has been making a study of the Dr. W. Branford, who becomes graduate courses in microbial the University was compelled to living habits of these foxes and has Professor of Linguistics has been genetics, held at Rhodes University select a smaller number on the established that their diet consists Professor of English Language at in 1968 and 1971. They were basis of academic merit. primarily of larger insects and also Rhodes since 1966 and chairman attended by lecturers from all As a result of this rush to enter rhodents. of the Linguistics Committee since South African universities, staff of They do eat eggs, but have such its establishment in 1967. the University, it was impossible the C.S.l.R. and of Onderstepoort to make any concession to those difficulty in killing a ten-week old He was instrumental in the Research Station. students who had forfeited their old chicken that they could hardly establishment of the interdepart right to readmission through in be able to kill lambs. mental honours degree in linguistic adequate academic performance in studies taught for the first time in 1971. 1968. Four of his graduates in this field now hold university posts. DEGREE FOR Dr. Branford’s publications in GOLD MEDAL clude "The Elements of English", COUNCILLOR published in London, and a sub Gymnastics stantial number of articles, trans A member of the Council of lations and poems. He is a member Rhodes University was awarded a of the editorial group working to doctorate by the University of wards a dictionary of South African South Africa at its graduation English which will be published Judge ceremony in May this year. Dr. next month. F. E. Streek, who is General Manager of the Daily Dispatch, As holder of a Carnegie grant At the international gymnastics East London, received his doctorate in 1963 Dr. Branford spent some held at Hartebeespoortdam in February this year, Miss B. Hand- in Commerce for a thesis on time in the United States planning “Media Selection Practices in the the linguistic programme which he ley, who is on the staff of the Physical Education department at Republic of South Africa". subsequently implemented at Dr. Streek had previously gained Rhodes. Rhodes, received her international Gymnastics Judge’s card. She is the B.Com. (Hons.) and M.Com. one of only twelve women in South degrees with distinction, and had Prof. F. la Grange Africa holding this qualification studied at the Harvard Business which entitles her to judge at School. Dr. Frieda La Grange has been international competitions. Miss appointed head of the department Handley coaches both senior and of Social Work. She was previously junior Eastern Province gymnasts GIFT OF a senior lecturer in ihe combined and recently officiated at the gym Prof. Stanley Shuttleworth, nastics trials to select a South department of Sociology and Social Director of the Leather Industries EQUIPMENT Work. Research Institute at Rhodes Uni African team to visit Europe. Professor La Grange obtained an versity, has been awarded the gold a JVT.Sc. Sc at Stellenbosch Univer- medal of the South African Chem i ity in 1955 and her doctorate, also ical Institute for 1972 in recogni from Stellenbosch, last year, with tion of outstanding service to a theses on “Adjustment of women chemistry and chemical technology in divorce”. in South Africa. This is the highest award conferred by the Institute. Before being appointed lecturer (In the photograph, above, Dr. in Social Work at Rhodes in 1960, Shuttleworth is wearing his regalia Professor La Grange was director as Mayor of Grahamstown.) of welfare services of the Citizens’ Housing League, in Cape Town, and clinical officer in the Depart ment of Social Welfare. VALUABLE Prof. D. Woods Dr. D. R. Woods, formerly ASSISTANCE senior lecturer in the department of Botany, is the new professor of Microbiology. The University’s investigation of radio waves from the planet Professor Woods is an old Jupiter will be greatly assisted by Rhodian who went to Oxford as a the decision of the City Council of Rhodes scholar, where he obtained Port Elizabeth to make 300 com his D.Phil. in Microbiology in puter tapes available for this work 1966. at a nominal price. Continuous He returned to Rhodes as a recordings are made of the radio senior lecturer in 1968 and develop waves from Jupiter and a large The Department of Fine Art was pleased to receive a gift of a large ed microbiology into a two-year number of tapes must be available quantity of materials and items of equipment from Kodak. Photography major and honours course. for this purpose. forms part of the Department’s course in Visual Communications.

9 OBITUARY

Robert Slinger (1968) was one Charles Gilfillan Wrensch (1920), of three South Africans who died died at Rondebosch, Cape, on in the recent air disaster at Heath 30th December, 1971, at the age row Airport. of 77. After receiving his schooling He was chief Research Officer at Bishops and St. Andrews he at the South African Wool and came to Rhodes in 1913. Textile Research Institute in Port On the outbreak of war, in Elizabeth. After taking his M.Sc. 1914, he served first with South in statistics at Rhodes, he took African forces in South West his Doctorate in Textile Science Africa, and then with the Royal at the University of Port Elizabeth. Field Artillery in France, Belgium He was the author of several and Germany. He was twice At the beginning of the academic year, members of the Students’ scientific papers published in South wounded and mentioned in Des Representative Council were guests at a luncheon given by the Uni Africa and abroad, and was a patches. versity Council. In this photograph are (1 to r) Mr. P. Bennett and Miss member of the South African 1920 Found him back at Rhodes, Cathy Satchwell (S.R.C.); the Chairman of the Council, the Hon. Mr. Statistical Association. continuing his Law studies and Justice J. D. Cloete; Miss Carol Lombard (S.R.C.) and the Vice-Chancel articles at Bell and Hutton. After lor, Dr. J. M. Hyslop. John Charles (Jock) McConna- practising as a lawyer for 5 years chie (1933) died in East London on in Keetmanshoop, he joined the 16th February 1972. He was in Colonial Service in 1926, being his 61st year. posted to Uganda where he After taking the B.A. and LL.B. eventually became Administrator- LONG SERVICE AWARDS Degree at Rhodes, he became General, a post which he held articled to a firm of attorneys in until his retirement in 1950. * Grahamstown and later served as During the Mau Mau troubles an attorney in Durban and Fort he again offered his services and Beaufort. He entered into partner returned to East Africa as Registrar ship with another old Rhodian of the Court of Appeal in Nairobi Mr. Basil Gillett, in 1947. —finally retiring to the Cape in An outstanding rugby player 1962. He leaves a widow and while at Rhodes, he took part in two married daughters. the Springbok Rugby Trials in 1933, and also played for Natal, Eastern Province and Border. He Otto Werdmuller vonElgg (1950), was also a keen cricketer, a founder died on 29th October, 1971. He member of the Cambridge Sports was in the virgin Islands, West Club and Vice-President of the Indies at the time of his death, Border Rugby Union. and was a qualified Surveyor. Ronald Graham (1915 and 1925) Prof. F. H. Hartmann, first died in Port Elizabeth on 20th Professor of Music at Rhodes January 1972. He was in his 80th University, died in Vienna in year. January this year. He was in his Graduating with English and 72nd year. Classics as majors at Rhodes, he He received his training at the started his teaching career at the University of Vienna and the Grey High School where he taught Austrian State Academy of Music Presentations of cheques and watches were recently made to four Latin and English until 1931. where he was appointed Professor employees of the University on the completion of 25 years’ service on After teaching for a short period of Harmony in 1930. He came to the staff of Rhodes. They are Mrs. Emma Mcowafi and Messrs. Alven at the Westminister School London, Rhodes as Senior Lecturer and Mxoli, Johnson Speekman and Ben Stephen. Three of the recipients he returned to South Africa as Head of the department of Music are seen here with the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar. headmaster of the King Edward in 1939 and became a Professor in School Matatiele. 1942. He resigned in 1954 ti In 1934, he was appointed head accept the chair of Music at the master of the Sea Point Boys University of the Witwatersrand. High School, Cape Town, where In 1962 he became Vice-Principal he remained until his retirement of the Vienna State Academy of in 1947. Music and held this position until He was known to a wide circle his retirement in 1970. of former pupils and friends as a great humourist with a fine Yvette Spencer-Boothdied while sense of humour who had in in the United Kingdom last year. fluenced the lives of many. She was on the staff of the Depart ment of Zoology at the University Norman Munro “Scotchie” of Cambridge. Campbell (1925) died in Salisbury In 1962 she joined the staff of in January 1972. the University and undertook re This brought to an end a dist search on mother-infant inter inguished career in education which action in rhesus monkeys. She spanned more than two generations. was elected a Fellow and Lecturer For most of his life he remained at New Hall in 1964, and subse in South Africa and then moved quently became Director of Studies to Rhodesia where he taught at in Natural Sciences: she was Falcon College and later in Salis appointed a Senior Assistant in bury. Research in the sub-Department He served for some time on the of Animal Behaviour in the same Censorship Board in Salisbury year. On the formation of the The Vice-Chancellor presenting trophies for the Inter-Hall Sports. before joining the Ministry of M.R.C. Unit she joined it as a Housing and Local Government, Scientific Officer. She received a The trophies are awarded for successes achieved by the different Halls Ph.D. in 1970. in all branches of sport. On the right is Mr. D. Coglan of the Physical where he remained until his death. Education Department. 10 Francis Hewitt (1939) has been Eric Norton (1948), new Head appointed Deputy President of the master of St. Andrew’s College, Council for Scientific and Industrial OLD RHODIAN NEWS Grahamstown, is the third old Research. He had been a Senior Andrean to become Headmaster of Vice-President for some time. Dr. the school, and is a Springbok Hewitt was one of the first South Jean Bartlett (1939), Head Ray Carlson (1970), has added cricketer. During the war he served African scientists to work on radar mistress of Riebeeck College, his name to the list of Springboks with both the South African and and was in charge of the first Uitenhage for the past 15 years, produced by Rhodes University. the British armed forces and was operational radar installation in has resigned to marry Mr. E. He had gained Provincial Colours first appointed to the staff of St. the southern hemisphere. His Chavennes. for Eastern Province and Western Andrew’s in 1949. thesis for his Ph.D. degree was Province before being selected to based on research in the study of Erica Dankwerts (1929) is to play at full back in the rugby test Dudley Schroeder(1965) has been lightning by radar. During the war retire at the end of this year as match against England. appointed Principal of the Lawson he served in the radar development Headmistress of Queenstown Girl’s Brown High School, Port Elizabeth. team at the Bernard Price institute High School. She has been teach Terence Howell (1971) and Miss He previously taught at Graeme under Sir Basil Schonland. He ing at Queenstown Girl’s High Mary Starrow have announced College and at Dale College, where later saw service with the S.A. since 1939 and has been Head their engagement. he was vice-Principal for the past Corps of signals in Africa and mistress since 1954. After her three years. He is well known for Britain, attaining the rank as retirement she will return to her Geoffrey Hart(1970) and his wife his work as sports organiser in the Major. In 1944, he became assist birthplace, Adelaide. Gillian (nee Freeman, 1969), are Border area. ant military Adviser to the S.A. both studying for doctorates at High Commissioner in London, Deloise Vosloo (1971) will be one Cornel University in the United Michael Brown (1966), who is and then became the first director of the representatives of the South States. senior lecturer in Chemistry at of the National Institute of Tele African Pharmaceutical Student’s Rhodes, has recently returned to communications Research in 1957. Federation at a conference of the Peta Nelson (1968) has joined the South Africa after spending a year He is a former president of the S.A. International Pharmaceutical Stud staff of Umtata High School. She in Ireland on research work at Institute for Electrical Engineers. ent’s Federation to be held in was at Victoria Girls High School Queen’s University. Jerusalem in August this year. until the end of last year. Gerhard de Jager (1958) and Karin Steyn (1968) were married Peter Hinchliff (1947) a former John Haschick (1969) has moved Geoff Josman (1971) has been in Graaff-Reinet at the end of Professor of Ecclesiastical History to Clifton High School, East Lon appointed general secretary of the February. Dr. de Jager is on the at Rhodes University, has been don. He was previously on the staff Eastern Cape Zionist Council. His staff of the Physics Department at appointed Fellow and Chaplain of Umtata High School. wife, Vicki, is continuing in her Rhodes and Karin lectured in the of Balliol College, Oxford. He post as lecturer in the Zoology Department of Afrikaans and will take up this appointment in Jennifer Thomson (1967) won department at Rhodes. Nederlands for some time. October. At present. Professor one of the most coveted awards in Hinchliff is Secretary of the Church South Africa when she was selected Stephen Gurney (1972)and Lois Roger Bird(1969) and Elizabeth of England's Board for Missions for the Shell Research Fellowship Butlin (1972)both products of the Foster (1968) were married in and Unity. for 1972. The Fellowship is to the Rhodes University Speech and Graaff-Reinet a few months ago' value of R4 000. She will under Drama department, have joined They are making their home in Sao Johan Neethling(1966) and his take research into decay in leather the English Drama Company of Paulo, Brazil, which is Roger’s wife Anne-Bita (also an old in an attempt to find improved CAPAB. home town. Rhodian), with their baby daughter, methods of curing. After graduat have returned to South Africa after ing at Rhodes, she undertook Steve Pratt (1972) and Avril Noel Strugnell(1970) and Rhonda a few years in the United States further study at Newnham College Osborn (1970) were married in Davies (1969) were married in and Germany. Cambridge, and did research work Grahamstown in April this year. Gonubie on 16th February. at the University of London before They are settling in Rhodesia where Don Paine (1970) married Miss returning to Rhodes where she is Steve is training to be a district Ernst van Hille (1969) recently Mary Matthews in St. Patrick’s continuing her research in the commissioner. married Miss Maureen Rawbone Church, Grahamstown, on 13th Department of Biology and Micro of Port Elizabeth, in the Kings- May. biology. Hilary Graham (1967) has joined wood College Chapel, Grahams- the staff of the College for town. He is on the staff of a motor Norman Bailey(1956), who has Jackie Brear(1969)mariied Miss Advanced Technical Education in company in Port Elizabeth. achieved international fame as an Barbara Hargreaves at the end of Port Elizabeth. After receiving his operatic baritone, is at present on 1971. Fine Arts Masters degree at Rhodes Anthony Syfret(1966) has been a visit to South Africa which in University, he was an Art Teacher . admitted to the side bar in Cape cludes a concert tour of the Eastern Andrew Norval(1972), who mar in Durban until 1968 when he ■jown. He has served for some time Cape and a visit to the University ried Miss Elizabeth Poulton a few became lecturer in Fine Arts at on the staff of the State Attorney where his career as singer began. months ago, is now completing a the University of South Africa. in Durban. master’s degree at Rhodes. Alan Corrans (1969) married Johan Koblischke (1971) was Miss Louise Krige in Grahamstown Michael Phillips (1960) has been Michael Austin (1967) is now recently ordained as the new in April this year. The bride’s appointed resident stage manager assistant Roman Catholic chaplain assistant Minister to St. Michael’s father, Mr. G. J. Krige, is a mem of the Opera House at the Nico at the University of London. Presbyterian church, Springs, and ber of the University Council. Malan Theatre in Cape Town. Father Austin, a Jesuit, was St. David’s, Nigel. After leaving Rhodes, he studied ordained in 1970 and taught for a Roger Clark (1952) has been ballet and took part in numerous while at Ignatius College in Michael Meyer (1949) and Mar appointed Second Master of St. productions, but he was always London. guerite Gauché (1966) have joined Andrew’s College, where he has more interested in the technical the staff of the Albany Museum. taught since 1953. His wife Betty side. In 1965, he was appointed Fred du Plessis (1965) married Michael is guide lecturer and Miss (nee Davies, 1954), is also an Old stage manager of CAPAB ballet Miss Heather Benn in Port Eliza Gouché is a technical assistant Rhodian. and later joined NAPAC. At the beth a few months ago. They are (artist). beginning of 1970, he rejoined living in Port Elizabeth where Fred Merle Tarr (1969) was married CAPAB where he remained until is on the staff of a tyre company. Mary-Rose Dold(nee Murray- in April, to Mr. M. Frey of his appointment to the Nico Malan McGregor) (1947) recently staged Wimbledon, London, who is an theatre, some months ago. Glyn Hewson(1963) has returned her “one man” exhibition of accountant. They are now living to South Africa after two years at paintings. in Beacon Bay, East London. Gail Gillmer (1969) is engaged to Madison University, Wisconsin, Mr. Nic Ehbel-Bos, a recent and is teaching History and English Sonia Gouws (1962), now Mrs. Thom Heath (1958), at present immigrant from Holland. They at Kingswood College. Before W. Bendix, was married in 1968. Principal of Komgha Secondary expect to marry at the end of the going to the United States, Glyn At the end of that year she visited School, is to succeed Mr. D. W. year. taught for 2} years at Rondebosch Europe with her husband and Cordingly who retires at the end Boys High. met his parents in Bochum, Ger of this year as Principal of Alex Ernie Rothman (1967), who is an many. They are resident in Pretoria ander Road High School. He accountant in Grahamstown, was Rosemary Hepburn (1967) was where Sonia is teaching at a previously taught at Queen’s Col recently invited to referee a Prov married in February to Mr. David private college. lege, Queenstown. incial rugby match. Browne, who is an accountant. II Tom Maxwell )1964) recently Edwin Linington (1949) became Erda Verwey (1969) is a lecturer OLD RHODIAN accepted an appointment in the editor of the South African Press in Fine Arts at the University of N E W S Continued research department of the Bank Association (SAPA) on 1st May South Africa. She was on the staff of Canada in Ottawa. 1972. After taking his B.A. (Law) of the Johan Carinus Art School Stephen Wilkin (1968) married degree at Rhodes, he worked as a until the end of last year, and went Miss Barbara Marcow in East Philip Read (1971) and Cathie journalist for 5 years on news overseas on a short holiday before London in January. Craig (1970) were married in papers in Salisbury, Bulawayo and moving to Pretoria. Grahamstown at the end of Jan Ndola. In 1955 he joined SAPA Herbert Jun (1972) is now uary this year. They are living in and spent most of his first 5 years Louis Peovasan (1968), who studying at the University of Cape Johannesburg where Philip is train with the Association at its Salisbury taught at St. Aidan’s College last Town. ing as an actuary. office. He was transferred to year, has joined the staff of the Johannesburg in 1960 and joined Estcourt High School. Christopher Terry(1969) married the Parliamentary staff in Cape Edith Ann Brodie (1955) is now Miss Alison Miller at Belvedere, Town in 1962. Soon afterwards, Leon Naudé (1971) and Anré Mrs. C. H. Butcher and is living Knysna at the beginning of this he was appointed London editor Kotzé (1970) were married in in Johannesburg. year. and covered the South West Africa Johannesburg in December last case at the World Court in the year. Unus Scheepers (1940) has moved Martin Lund (1968) is the new Hague and also the Rhodesian to Omaruru in South West Africa. Minister at St. Andrew's Presby settlement talks between the Rhod Tim Woods (1968) has been In 1968 he retired as Principal of terian Church, Newcastle. He esian and British Prime Ministers. awarded the Doctor of Philosophy Milnerton High School and then previously served as assistant min He returned to Johannesburg in degree of Oxford University for his taught for three years in coloured ister at St. Michael’s and St. David's 1970 to become assistant Editor. study of the Earl of Bathurst. schools. churches in Springs. While at Rhodes he represented Eastern Province at squash and Henry Birrell (1949) has joined Deryck Schreiider (1964) has a hockey and South African Uni Alison Rosenthal(1968) is to be the staff of St. Andrew’s College, Professorship in History at Trent versities at hockey. He was award married in July to Mr. Victor Kidd Grahamstown, where he is teach University in Canada. After taking ed the Rhodes Scholarship for the of County Wexford, Eire, and ing Geography and Mathematics. his honours degree at Rhodes, he Cape Province for 1968. plans to settle in London. After For the past few years he was a studied at Oxford on a Rhodes teaching for a year at Epworth Master at St. Alban’s College in scholarship and a Commonwealth Paul Robertson (1967) married’ T) High School, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria. scholarship and remained until Miss Caroline Phillips in Grahams Alison became a journalist on the last year as a Fellow of New town in December last year. They Argus in Cape Town, where she Louis van Blommestein (1965) College. Mrs. Schreuder was are spending a year in Europe. became the first female financial has moved to Port Elizabeth as formerly Paddy Pote (1962). reporter in the history of the Minister of the Hill Presbyterian Peter Cuff (1966) is now on the company, specialising incomputers. Church. He has served several staff of Woodridge School, near In London, since July, 1971, she congregations in Natal and Trans Johannes van Heerden(1965) is Port Elizabeth. He had previously has undertaken a variety of vaal. lecturing at the Training College taught at St. Aidan’s College for duties, and is now lecturing in in Zambia. three years. His wife Desiree (nee Literature at The City University, Winston Cordingly(1931) will Hughes, 1966) has also taught at London. retire at the end of this year as Mike Little (1951) has been various schools. Principal of the Alexander Road appointed President of the Phil- Peter Miles (1950), who later High School. He started the school lipine Refining Company. He is Brenda Jenkins (1971), achieved took his Ph.D. at Cambridge, is in 1955 with 150 pupils and in the first South African born mem the rare distinction of obtaining a now Professor and Head of the temporary accommodation. To ber of the Unilever group to hold first class pass in each of the ten Department of Zoology at the day it has an enrolment of 655 the top position in an overseas courses in her B.A. curriculum. University of Zambia. He is also, pupils. He has been teaching for firm. He was until recently Techni at present, Dean of Natural 41 years and lectured at the Military cal Director of Lever and Kitchener Paul Skelton (1971) has been Sciences. College, Pretoria, during the last in Australia, and has been associa appointed ichthyologist at the war. ted with The Unilever group since Albany Museum. Ken Wardle (1959), is Minister 1952. of the Metropolitan Methodist Donald Sherington (1972) is Ronald Steele (1969) and Elsie Church, Pietermaritzburg. Pre doing well in the business world Dunstan (1971) are married and viously he was at the Berea Church in Perth, Australia. Imelda Roché (1963), now Mrs. are living in Johannesburg where in Johannesburg. Frank Hedingham, has a two year Ronald is minister of the Florida “Spud” Williams(1969) is teach old daughter and is teaching in Sal- and Turffontein Congregational ing at Hule School in Perth, ncow Arm, Canada. Churches. Dick Cooper (1966) has been Australia. He is continuing his teaching in Victoria, British Colum rugby career, and it will be re Janet Nunn (1970) achieved a bia for some years. He is Chairman called that he played for Queens John Nelson (1947) was head great distinction at the end of last of the Physical Education Council land against the Springboks last master of Kabulonga School for year when she was awarded a and does sky diving, film making, year. Boys, Lusaka, Zambia (originally scholarship by the Industrial Devel and instructing in scuba diving. Gilbert Rennie Secondary School) opment Corporation to the value Before ‘settling down' (more or Eric Edney (1934) is Associate until December, 1970. He is now of R 1 500 per year for two years for less) in British Columbia, he Director of the Laboratory of senior master at Scotch College, further study at a South African visited and worked in Scotland, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Bi Perth, Western Australia. university. After completing the Iceland, Hawaii and South America. ology at the University of California, B.Sc. degree with distinction and Los Angeles. He is continuing Ivor John Lewis(1949) is now also an Honours degree in Chem Heather Downing (1965) lived his work on desert ecology, as Director of Tick Research for the istry at Rhodes, she took her M.Sc. for three years in London after well as lecturing in the Zoology New South Wales Government degree at the University of Stellen graduating, two of which were Department. and lives in Lismore, New South bosch, where she is now continuing spent working for the Faculty of Wales. He was awarded the her studies. Laws, University College, London Frederick Loveridge(1934), re M.B.E. for his tsetse fly work in University. She went on a camping cently retired from the African Botswana prior to 1963. Andy Burnett (1970) and Barbara tour through Holland, North Ger Education Department in Rhodesia Palmer (1970) were married in the many, Denmark, Sweden and and is living at Melsetter. His Cathedral, Grahamstown, a few Norway, before returning to Rhod son is lecturing in Zoology at the Betty Engler(Handley, 1963) is months ago. Andy is the son of the esia, where she first taught for a University of Rhodesia. living in Port Elizabeth and is Bishop of Grahamstown, the Rt. time and then became articled to a the mother of a sixteen month Rev. B. B. Burnett (1948). firm of Attorneys in Bulawayo. Roberta Paling(1957) is now Mrs. old son. She and her husband After two years’ service, she Henshall and is living in Blantyre, visited his parents and family Paul Walters (1970), who is a married Mr. Peter Creswell, who Malawi. Her husband is on the in Germany last year. Before her member of the staff of Rhodes was an officer for seven years in staff of Air Malawi, and they marriage, Betty taught for three University, married Miss June the Life Guards, Royal Household have two sons and a daughter. years at Alexander Road High Russell in St. Cuthbert’s Church, Brigade, and is now Director of Before her marriage, Roberta School in Port Elizabeth, and Port Elizabeth, on the 18th Dec Music at Falcon College, Essex- taught at schools in Rhodesia and worked for two years for a firm ember, 1971. Dr. Walters is vale. Malawi. of chartered accountants. Warden of College House.