date in his place will take place at the Annual General Meeting. P. Hind donated £5 towards the summer house being erected next to the tennis courts, and £5 towards the stage equipment. G. Balcomb was at the Technical College, Maritzburg, and played rugby for the Old Collegians before joining up. An executive meeting was held in Durban on 21st May. Mr. Milner enlisted for Active Service and resigned as Treasurer. The Executive requested Mr. Matterson and Mr. Medworth to operate the Old Boys' Accounts until the Annual General Meeting. We regret to announce the death of R. J. Bartholomew who was killed in an aeroplane accident in Egypt while serving with the R.A.F. An extract from the "Mercury" reads: "If his death was untimely, at least it was in the tradition of application to duty, which characterises the personnel of the Royal Air Force. His flying was an expres sion of his personality. His cool judgment and calm assess ment of the difficulties upon flying, marked him out for speedy promotion." We offer our sympathies to his relatives. A. Crook chose the Army as a career and is commis sioned in the Special Service Battalion, stationed with the Battalion at Ladysmith. Determination; Lieut. A. B. Theunissen was com missioned with the R.D.L.I., and when they were mobilised he failed the eye test, and was turned down. He then joined the Artillery, only to suffer a similar fate when they were called up. Now he has taken the only course left him—a Regimental Officers' course at the Heights, hoping that he may be able to serve ultimately in some capacity. His brother,"Cliff," was with the Artillery, was turned down on the eye test, joined the 2nd N.M.R., and was again turned down. Nothing daunted, he managed to get into the Medical Corps, which is already mobilised. After he was turned down the second time he said, "I will go through the whole alphabet if necessary, but find a place, I will!" Well done, this is the spirit we are proud of! j. H. Hopkins and P. Milner left College on the 19th May for camp in Pretoria with the Engineers Corps. Both were promoted, Hopkins to Lance Corporal and Milner to Corporal. Both are in the same Bren Gun section, and were sent out to the borders of Portuguese East for a time. Milner found the hills somewhat steep for munition lorries. They spent their 48 hours leave in Johannesburg, where they were hospitably entertained. The following list is by no means a complete one. The Secretary at the College will be most grateful if Old Boys 30
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