C.S.Meyer(53-59),who is Mr. Matterson's grandson,is having a prolonged working holiday in England — working for Lever Bros., but getting around the country when possible. L.B.H.Nightingale(55-61)is engaged in water engineering work in Zululand, with headquarters in Eshowe. G.R.Niven(45-47)is the first Council President ofthe newly-formed Society of Credit Managers of South Africa. "Credit Managers have been called the diplomatic corps of the financial world," he says, "arid a decision has been made to start diploma — and later university — courses in credit management." O. W. M. Pearce (24-30) is Managing Director of the Illovo Sugar Co. He is currently spending a good deal of his time helping to erect the new sugar mill at Jaagbaan in the Natal Midlands. A. W.Procter (57-61) has been showing very good batting form in Pietermaritzburg and has played for a Natal XI and for Natal'B'team. N.C.C. P. Poole (32-36) was in Natal from the Free State for our Sports Day,this being his first Sports Day for 29 years and first visit to the school for 19 years. Having broken the ice, we hope he will soon come again. S.E.Piper(59-62)is director of publicity for the South African Federation of University Engineering Students.He is trying to enlist students who are willing to undertake holiday jobs overseas — they would earn enough money to pay for board and keep, and at the same time get first-hand technical experience at factories or laboratories in Europe, or even do post-graduate study. The idea is to leave by air in November and return by sea in February, at a cost of R310. J. D. Pearson (62-64) is a cadet in the Police College, Pretoria, doing his year's training before becoming a member of the Police Force. T. A. Polkinghorne (52-56) and D. V. Thompson (52-57), successive Head Prefects, have both been elected to the Verulam Town Board. D.I/.Pike(54-58)hopes shortly to have acquired his B.A.(Honours Classics) at Bristol University, thus fulfilling the high promise shown at school and in his early University years in Rhodesia.His plans thereafter are to return to Southern Rhodesia via Greece and the Eastand look for a possible postin Television work. G.L. Rosenberg (36-39) is a regular visitor from Johannesburg for school functions. Business takes him by air to London with the same regularity and applomb as we show in visiting the local store, and he can get to London and back in approximately the time it takes to get a letter from Botha's Hill to Hill Crest. R.C.Richards(26-33)is Public Relations officer for Tape-Aidsfor the Blind, Durban. He continues enthusiastically with his theatrical work. F. A.Rickaby(57-60)has served four out of a five-year apprenticeship with Hawker Siddeley Aviation Co. (previously the De Havilland Aircraft Co.). Part of his time is spent at the factory and part studying at a College of Tech nology, where he has obtained his Ordinary National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering. His factory work has taken him through most of the grades up to his present post in the Public Relations Dept.He writes,"England is a wonderful place — in summer. But every winter 1 determine to return to South Africa!" Meanwhile he has covered a good deal of the Continent in holiday time. P. R.Randall(47-52) has resigned from the Natal Education Dept., where he has been warden of the Natal Training College Men's Residence and tutor in English. He has accepted a worthwhile post as Assistant Director of the S.A. Institute of Race Relations, Johannesburg. He and his wife have completed an anthology offour books of Junior Verse,specifically designed for South African schools.Two ofthem —'Winding Trails'and 'Sunshine and Shadow'— appear on the Natal Departmental book list, and all four on the Transvaal approved list.iAnother anthology —'Wide Horizons'— is prescribed in the Orange Free 49
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