JOHANNESBURG BRANCH Chairman: 1.1. Ives, 18 Notwanie Road,Emmarentia Extension. Vice-Chairman: J. A.Chick,P.O. Box 17002, Hillbrow. Secretary: D. G. Gardner,208 Athol Street, Highlands North. Treasurer: H.C. Harrison,25 Chester Road,Parkwood. Committee: E. J. Needham, A. V. Trentham, J. H. Charter, I. P. Jackson, A. L. Broom, R. G. Spradbrow,D. A. Rock,J. Gins berg. The Johannesburg Branch has been very active,with well-attended functions. A message from the Chairman reads: "The prime function of the Club is to provide opportunities for renewing old associations and developing new friend ships with fellows who have a common interest and loyalty, namely,Kearsney." A successful dance was held at the Kelvin Grove Hotel on November 12th, and a Car Rally/Braai/Christmas Tree for Old Boys and their families was booked for December 5th. It is noted that Tony Chick went down with chicken pox. Just as well his name wasn't Small. EDITORIAL NOTICES The Magnum Opus this half year has been the collating and correcting of Old Boys' addresses. Dudley Gardner, Secretary of the Johannesburg Branch,set the ball rolling by personally verifying the addresses of all local Old Boys he could locate, and sending us a copy of his findings. It was discovered here that 80 out ofour 160 Johannesburg addresses were wrong. Where Magazines and other communications have been going, we have no idea. I then sent to all Capetonians a list of Old Boy addresses there; some came back "unknown". The same with Rhodesian ones. Another list was compiled for Lawrence Forsyth to work on in the Pietermaritzburg area. Durban proved rather a disappointment. There are no fewer than 450 names on the Durban Area roll, and it takes the Secretary Alistair Ramsay up to four days to address and post each set of circulars. Response at meetings has been poor. There were only 13 at the A.G.M., including four from Kearsney. However, a good "fixture list" is being organised for 1966 and it is hoped that there will be the same support as in Johannesburg.Don'tforgetthe Dinner on May 6th, at the Plaza. Address altering and finding continues unabated, and I have altered so many addressograph plates that the Club Treasurer must be looking askance at the accounts. It would save a lot of trouble if Old Boys would notify us when they change addresses. And expense,in the matter of"lost" Magazines,which now average 50c each. 112
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