Chronicle-1961

OLD BOYS' NEWS Rev. C.M. Albertyn (40-42) paid us a most unexpected visit in July from America", where he has been studying for the past eight years. The mind reels at the amount of work put in there. Four years on his B.A., a ftftjier on his M A (with a thesis on "Evangelism in South Africa and Australia )ana three years on his B.D. He has now returned to put in fom further years for his Ph D which will be taken in Psychology and Pastoral Efficiency. Twelve years of study, and that after several years of farming! He has bep Pufting in a regular twelve hours a day,beginning at 7 a.m.and often continuing till 1 ami. the next morning, with breaks only for meals and an afternoon siesta. He has particularly enjoyed his 3i years on Greek Testament and one year Hebrew (in which he headed the faculty). For his thesis he read 80 books and hundreds ofpamphlets. The Theological faculty has45,000 booksfor the use ofa hundred students. This meeting with Murray Albertyn was stimulating in the extreme and a pointer to the extent to which enthusiasm for th^e work of the Church will stir a man. When this is all over, he hopes to enter the South African ministry. C. E. Bamford (52-53) paid a recent visit to the school. He is with the Shipping Company,Mann,George &Co.,Cape Town. P Burger (45-48) has the kind of post we all envy! He was Publicity Manager with the British Lion Film Corporation and is now Press I^om Manager for Rank overseas, the foreign section of Rank Organisation. He is apparently on Christian-name terms with stars like Gregory Peck,Ava Gardner and David Niven! J.R.Butterworth(42-47)has been elected Chairman of the Durban Branch of the'Chartered Institute of Secretaries. J H Bourne(23-26),in return for the receipt of an old Latin book bearing his name, writes; "It recalled the chilly mornings, about 7 a.m., when we attended extra Latin in "Skates" Williams'bedroom—one ofthose srnall cubby holes overlooking the dining-hall roof. The Master was " to the long-pointed boots, neat white collar and black tie. Thus arrayed he proceeded to deliver the lesson while having his morning shave, the tafor a fbrmidable Kropp. I well remember the fascination with which I viewed this operation, to say nothing of the relief I experienced at its termination. {This sort of reminiscence is always welcome\—Ed.) M A.Blackburn(45-48), who was married this year in the Kearsney Chapel, is Secretary ofthe Junior Chamber ofCommerce,P.M.Burg,and ontheExecutive Committee, work which occupies many of his evenings. K Baleomb (24-31) paid us a surprise and welcome visit on Sports Day, after a six-months'leave in England. After many years as Inspector of African schools in Northern Rhodesia, he is now in Administrative work at Solwezi, almost on the Katanga border. Ken, whose family was one of the oldestestablished in the Kearsney area, has one daughter in London, where sli? won an Art scholarship, and another shortly going across. When he retires, in six years' time (at 55), he thinks he may well settle in England. J.S.Bertram(26-32)has now been President ofthe Zululand Public Bodies and Devdopment Association for no less than eight years. He takes a strong lead in all matters pertaining to public welfare up there,encouraging canefarmers to improve efficiency (in view of recent cane restnctions) or to embark on other lucrative projects. He made active representation th^ r -"tToi sL^ d be Police Commandment, Major Curt von Keyserlmgk (K.C. 27-30) should be promoted to the office of Lieut-Colonel. He has also urged the fomation of a bilingual A.C.F. unit in Zululand,"particularly in this age of ducktailism . C J. Barber (46-50) is Literary Editor for the Evangelical Alliance Mis sion Bookstores, Johannesburg. He has decided to take his family to America where he will study for the ministry. 143

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