KEARSNEYCOLLEGE OLD BOYS'CLUB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Gary Collingwood (1955-59) Vice-President: Chris Jewitt (1953-58) Secretary: Gavin Brown (1955-60) Treasurer: Lester Allen (1953-58) Committee: Peter Bryan (1957-63);Tony Chick (1933-38); Tom Prankish (1947-50); Vic Gevers(1941-44); Neville Polkinghorne(1952-57). EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Headmaster: Colin Silcock (1976- ) Representatives on Board of Governors; .. Ted Garner (1952-53) Denis Hopewell (1948-53) Chairman Durban Branch: Barry Smith (1966-70) Chairman Zululand Branch: Garnet Groom (1950-56) Chairman Transvaal Branch: Ron Hemphill (1963-67) BRANCH COMMITTEES DURBAN Chairman: Barry Smith (1966-70) Vice-Chairman: Stan Stott (1954-60) Secretary: Andrew Trytsman (1966-70) Treasurer: Charles Ross(1972-77) Committee: .. .Mark Oliver (1973-77);Tom Prankish (1947-50); Geoff Ballard (1939-41) Co-opted Members: . .Len Slater (1950-53); Vic Gevers(1941-44) TRANSVAAL Chairman: Ron Hemphill (1963-67) Secretary/Treasurer: Colin Scorgie (1968-72) Committee: ... . Gavin Bester (1960-67); Mike Bester (1966-71); A. Meaker (1979-81) ZULULAND Chairman: Garnet Groom (1950-56) PIETERMARITZBURG Chairman: Dudley Gardner (1939-48) Secretary: Denis Hopewell (1948-53) Treasurer: Graham Harrison (1966-71) Committee: Neville Bowyer (1933-34); Bruce Pellows-Smith (1946-49); Andrew Miller (1975-78); Colin Schreuder (1952-54) ANNUAL REPORTS As the President's, Branch and other reports to the Pifty-Second Annual General Meeting have already been published, they are not repeated in the Chronicle. BRANCH PROGRAMMES-1984 DURBAN Social Punctions to be arranged this year include: (1) A Cocktail Party (wives and/or girlfriends invited) on Priday, 11th November,1983,at the Greyhound Pavilion. (2) A Cocktail Party (wives and/or girlfriends invited) on Priday, 10th Pebruary,1984,at the Greyhound Pavilion. (3) A Braai at the Pavilion during May 1984 - Details to be advised. (4) Triangular Sports Day - Details to be advised. (5) The Annual Dinner in June or July - Details to be advised. (6) The A.G.M.in August - Details to be advised. The Durban Branch will hold their Committee meetings at the Berea Rovers Club on the 3rd Monday of every month, with a view, we hope,to stimulating the Kearsney "Pamily" - this is in the form of a "get together" to which any Kearsney Old Boy,young or old,from whence he may come, is welcome.Starting time from 5.30 p.m.on wards. Please do make note of this and come along if you are any where in the area. PIETERMARITZBURG The only planned function at this stage is the inaugural dinner for Old Boys and their wives/partners at the Camden Hotel on Thursday, 24th November 1983. No programmes have been received from the Transvaal and Zululand Branches. FOUNDER'S DAY The Pifty-Second Annual General Meeting of the Kearsney College Old Boys' Club was held on Pounder's Day on 20th August,1983 - a beautiful Spring Day,after two years of miserable weather. This was the first Annual General Meeting to be held in the Greyhound Pavilion. The attendance was up to standard, but disappointing for this important meeting and once again, excellent reports were tabled by our President, representatives on the Board of Governors and the Durban Branch Chairman. Appreciation was expressed by the meeting to Mr Jack Reece for the outstanding services rendered to theOld Boys' Club over the past fifty-five years in collating the news from Old Boys for the Chronicle. The meeting stood in silent tribute to Old Boys who have passed on since the last Annual General Meeting - L.A. Balcomb 1930 - 32 O.R. Baumann 1940-42 C.V. Everley (Exchange student frorn U.S.A.) ... .1969 J.E. Prancois 1959-60 C.L. Holte-Smith 1930 W.C. Hopkins 1922 - 26 M.W. Hulett 1975 M.W.H. Mackenzie 1964 J.M. Nightingale 1925-27 H.L. Robinson 1931 - 41 B.G.van der Wagen 1930 Mrs R.M.Crane(Matron of Pinningley) 1972 - 79 W.J. Lutley (Bursar) 1951 -69 Since the A.G.M. we regret to record the death of L.G.Pottow 1931 - 32 The official opening of the Greyhound Pavilion was performed by outgoing President, Neville Polkinghorne, assisted by incoming President, Gary Collingwood, and Rev. Buwalda, the School Chaplain. The usual excellent buffet lunch provided by the School was well attended and enjoyed by all. Pive Old Boys and School teams clashed on the rugger field in traditional style and as usual, Kearsney won - no matter which generation. Our sincere thanks to Mr Colin Silcock and all branches of his staff for their most hospitable and efficient reception of the several hundred Old Boys who gathered at the School to enjoy the day's proceedings. The day's celebrations were rounded off by the first President's Cocktail Party in the new Pavilion and attendance was so good that it overflowed into our adjoining tent which had been erected to catch the spill. Obituary H.L. Robinson Lin Robinson had a splendid record at Kearsney,becoming Head of Finningley and cricket captain (where he scored centuries in consecutive innings). It is strange therefore that he never maintained any contact whatever with his old school, and we knew nothing about him until his death. Apparently he suffered a heart attack while his wife was in Johannesburg, and his absence was noted only when he did not turn up for church service at Dundee. He held a post as Secretary/Accountant with a Dundee firm, and was interest ed in church work. More than that we cannot say, but we offer our sympathies to his wife Elaine and family. He was intending to retire at the end of 1983, having passed the age of 60. W.C. Hopkins Crofton Hopkins was born at Melrose, within sight of Kearsney House,later to become Kearsney College and now St Luke's Home. He was the first great-grandchild of Sir Liege and Lady Hulett. Crofton commenced his education at Highbury and then went on to Kearsney College near the time of its inception. He remained at Kearsney until the end of 1926 and in 1927 went on to D.H.S. where he matriculated. From school Crofton joined the Durban Corporation in the Town Treasurer's Department. Later he applied for and wasaccepted to fill,a vacancy in the firm African Associated 70
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