The DHS Herald 10 June 2016 Durban High School Issue 19/2016 Head Master : Leon Erasmus From the Head Master’s Desk On the 1st of June 1866 Durban at the School and he also High School opened its doors for contributed substantially to our the first time with 7 boys arriving bursary programme at DHS. We at “Mansion House” in Smith all know about the Seabrooke Street. This is almost to the day, Theatre that he financed; 150 years ago. This makes us the however, he is also financing the second oldest school in KZN and Music Centre that we are currently the oldest government school in building. It will appropriately be Durban. named the Chris Seabrooke Music Centre. Mr Seabrooke, as a School I believe that it is the people and we are extremely grateful for all special characters that this School you have done for us and as a Contents has produced that makes us what small token of our appreciation we From the Head Master’s Desk 1 we are today. Our older Old Boys would like to present you will a will remember Bill Payn and Izak certificate and a leather bound From the Head Master’s Desk th cont’d 2 van Heerden. The next generation copy of our 150 Heritage will remember Des Thompson and Brochure. From the Head Master’s Desk AJ Human, but I want to tell you cont’d 3 this morning about the Old Boys Mr Howard Buttery: Founders Week Celebrations 4 who I have been working with Howard attended DPHS from 1955- Founders Week Celebrations since I have arrived at DHS. 1959, DHS from 1960-1964 and cont’d 5 was Head of Langley’s. He The Week’s Ahead 6 In years to come they will also be attended the University of Natal remembered as men who have from 1966-1973 and served This Weekend’s Fixtures 6 done more for this School than articles at Wadley, Wood & MySchool 6 most before them. As a School, Bonella, now Pricewaterhouse- 150th Football Festival 7 we want to acknowledge these Coopers. He became Financial men this morning and thank them Director of Bell Equipment in June for their contributions. 1973, and Executive Chairman of Upcoming the company in 1980. Howard Events Mr Chris Seabrooke: retired in June 2010. Chris was in the class of 1970 at Currently he is Chairman of Exams DHS and was Academic Dux in that year. You can see his name on the BancABC Botswana, a listed entity Rugby/Hockey vs Honours Board. Chris is a director that fully serves bank subsidiaries Michael House of numerous JSE listed companies. in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, (a) He is currently CEO of Sabvest, Tanzania and Mozambique. He Tennis vs Chairman of Metrofile Holdings also currently serves on the board Glenwood (a) and Transaction Capital, Deputy of many private companies, Squash Chairman of Massmart and a including companies in Mauritius, director of Brait, Datatec and Switzerland, Argentina, Chile, LONG WEEKEND Net1 UEPS Technologies. He is a Uruguay and Panama, all of which School closed former Chairman of the South are involved in the distribution of Thursday & African State Theatre and Deputy yellow metal equipment. He Friday Chairman of the inaugural continues to serve on the board of Sport Free National Arts Council of South a number of international finance Weekend Africa. companies and investment funds. 150th Football Mr Buttery, as a School we are Festival We are indeed lucky to have him extremely grateful for all you have as Chairman of the DHS done for us and as a small token Provincial Foundation Trust. He has donated of our appreciation, we would like Debating considerably in his personal to present you will a certificate Tournament capacity to capital developments (cont’d on page 2) Page 2 of 7 The DHS Herald Durban High School From the Head Master’s Desk cont’d and a leather bound copy o f our 2015: 150th Heritage Brochure. Blackmores refurb (apartments) School ablutions : R1.5 million Mr Stephen Saad: IT Upgrade : R1 million Stephen is unable to be with us this morning but I would like to 2016: thank him in his absence. Maths & Science Centre: Approximately 250 DHS Old Boys Stephen matriculated in 1981 Victor Daitz : R5 million attended the Special Old Boys Assembly and played as a flank forward in DHSFT : R2.5 million for Founders Day the 1st XV. In 1997 Stephen Music Centre : R3 million started a Pharmaceutical Helped with the financing of our company. Aspen Pharmacare two new 23 seater buses that Holdings Limited is now the you probably saw parked in the world’s 9th largest generic parking area. pharmaceutical company, with 15 businesses and 17 Total : Just over : R20 million manufacturing sites on six continents which distribute Future: Proposal – up-grade to product to more than 150 classrooms : R10 million The Head Prefects said did the reading, countries across the world. the prayers and said the thanks Not only did these Old Boys Stephen’s exceptional leadership contribute out of their own and entrepreneurial spirit earned pockets, but they have made him the coveted Ernst & Young these funds available from the 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Foundation to invest in the Year Award for South Africa. He school. Please thank them again narrowly lost the World for what they have done for us. Entrepreneur title in 2005 in a vote-out. In November 2012 Two men who are not Old Boys Stephen received the Sunday but who have been part and Times Business Leader of the parcel of the whole process: Year award. Mr Mike Fennel: Mvumuleni (Stash) hands the gifts from As a School we are extremely CEO of the Foundation and the School to Mr Seabrooke, Chairman grateful for all he has done for Retired Head Master of KES. of the DHS Foundation Trust and us and will present him with a Mr Fennell with his vast benefactor of the School certificate and a leather bound experience in Education has copy of our 150th Heritage been a pillar of strength to me Brochure at a later stage. and the School. Mr Fennell, as a School we are extremely grateful We will continue to acknowledge for all you have done for us and our Old Boys and there are a as a small token of our number of them who are appreciation, we would like to extremely generous. Every year, present you will a certificate and I will use this function to do just a leather bound copy of our 150th that. Heritage Brochure. Before I go on I would like to pay Mr Rob Mutch: The tribute for what the DHS Financial Manager of the beautiful Foundation has done for the Foundation: gift from School: Mr Mutch, who came to the Durban Foundation with a corporate Prep is Major Capital Development at back ground and with his vast unveiled School: financial expertise he helped us and as a School to re-organise our presented 2014: Finance Department and he also to Mr Blackmores refurb (dormitories) : put structures in place that were Erasmus R6 million extremely beneficial to us. Mr (cont’d on page 3) Page 3 of 7 Congratulations!The DHS Herald Durban High School From the Head Master’s Desk cont’d Mutch, as a School we are College Rovers, on Monday extremely grateful for all you 30 May I had tea with the older have done for us and as a small Old Boys at Caister Lodge, on token of our appreciation, we Thursday 2 June the 1956/57 and would like to present you will a 1966 Matric years got together certificate and a leather bound for reunions, we hosted our Golf copy of our 150th Heritage Day and the first of our two Brochure. Music evenings. Today (Friday 3 Scott Mathie addresses the Boys and Old June) we have this Special Boys of DHS … the 1st XV and 1st XI sit on Thank you once again Assembly and then the Old Boys the stairs Gentlemen, for your support of Banquet tonight with nearly 800 our School. We are extremely Old Boys from around the world grateful for what you have done attending. for us. To go back to our 150th Tomorrow (Saturday 4 June) is celebrations: This year we have the big day when we tackle already had the following College on the Sports fields, events: culminating in the 1st XV encounter at 15h30 on Van Cricket Festival Heerden Field. Afterward the 150th Assembly where we game, we have a marquee for opened up the time capsule the Old Boys and supporters to Rugby Festival get together and the second Our awesome marching band … Music evening in the hall. Hockey and Basketball Festival Please support us at all of these Cultural Week events. Cross Country Gentlemen, and I am now talking Coming up are: to our Old Boys, I have said it a few times but I want to say it Football Tournament again; I do not want you to only U12 Rugby Sevens be proud of the DHS of your Tournament years, I SA Schools Badminton Tournament want you to also be proud of the SA Schools Inter Provincial DHS of today. A truly South U17 Sevens Tournament African School for South Africa. U16 Water Polo Tournament Those of you who were here last th Saturday when we played We have also produced a 150 Glenwood would have seen our Calendar and the Heritage Book. boys in action on and off the We had a banner on Tollgate field and they were simply Bridge, the logo at Mitchell Park outstanding.