environment, provided that they are the right ones,and they are basically endowed with good qualities of mental and physical courage if put to the test. Pat has worked hard for the Johannes burg Branch of the Club, without achieving the support he had hoped for. We are very impressed by the leadership of P.E.(Peter) Metcalf (44-47, Staff 54-80) at Epworth, which now has more boarders than any other girls' school in the country. He has not spared himselfin his management of the school; in fact we think he should begin to take things a little more easily! I was at school in England with his father. J.H. (John) Newlands (48-53), is Hotelier at Creighton Hotel, Box 10,Creighton. C.L. (OIlie) Oliver (44-49), Box 153, Umhiali, is agricultural manager for New Guelderland Sugar Estates. It is interesting to note that he was Head of Finningley in 1949, while his son Bradley achieved the same position in 1983. A unique achieve ment,as far as we know. We had another welcome visit from Group Capt. Kingsiey (Tigger) Oliver (44-46), 2 Simon Close, Portobello Road, London W11 3DJ. He enjoys the multi-faceted life of a Trade Guild, and in such spare time as he can find is taking an Open University B.A. by correspondence, amplified by radio and TV programmes, tutorials at King's College (where I studied my Greek) and a summer school week at Keele University, near my home town. One son is at Cambridge and another at Sandhurst. I was thrilled to hear that he had visited my sister while at Keele. O.D.D. (Owen) Putterill (45-46), 206 Florida Park Shopping Centre, Daniel Malan Avenue, Florida, has returned to RSA after 27 years in what was Rhodesia. He still works for the same firm, S.A. Philips, in the service department. When last heard of, A.M.M.(Allan) Raw (44-47), hitherto a sales manager for S.A. Druggists (20 years on the road), was partner ing a friend in Johnson Philatelies, and is already in the top five dealers in South Africa. Any Old Boy wanting a "square deal" in stamps should contact the above at 89 Salvia Court, Linton Grange,Port Elizabeth. The position of Bursar to St John's College, comprising about 1000 pupils, is a busy one for C. (Cliff) Rindel (49-52). He and his wife Joy came down to Durban to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with his parents - open house to all. His elder son is studying music intensively, while his younger one has twice been twelfth man for the Transvaal cricket XI, and has played a few games for the "B"side. Dr G.M.H. (Mike) Shires (46-50), is, we are told. Professor of Large Animal Surgery in the department of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Dr G.W.(Graeme) Shuker (41-48), Kirkley Vale,P.O. Kearsney, is Chairman of the Kearsney/Epworth Board. Starting with a B.Sc.(Agriculture)at Natal University,he ended with a Doctorate in Agronomy at Louisiana State University. He also attended Uni versity of California for special study,and did a stint in Zimbabwe developing sugar there. Thereafter honours fell thick and fast. Executive Director of Tongaat - Hulett Sugar Ltd.,with responsi bility for Agricultural development in KwaZulu; was President of the South African Sugar Technologists Association, during which time he led a delegation to Havana,Cuba. He is currently Chairman of the S.A.Sugar Experiment Association,and Council member of the S.A. Millers Association and S.A. Sugar Associ ation. His lovely home of Kirkley Vale was a rendezvous of mine in the School's earlier years, as I dined and played Bridge with the Ted Huletts. I believe Graeme and Paddy are thinking of building a "beach cottage" at Sinkwazi, an area with Kearsney associations. D.B.A. (David) Sc)anders (45-50), Clydesdale, Winterton, Is farming under irrigation in the Winterton area, specialising in wheat. We congratulate J.A. (John) Smith (44-48), and his wife Joy, Cherron Avenue, La Lucia, on the cricketing success of their sons. Chris, in his first full season in England, was selected to open for his country,and is now touring with the MCC in New Zealand and Pakistan. Younger son Robin,while still qualifying, has been amassing runs in Hampshire and Durban. John has a flourishing saddlery business in Commercial Road, Durban. Rev. D.W.(Derrick) Timm (Chaplain 46-52) retired for six years to Port Alfred, but has now moved to Great Brak River, where he is serving the Methodist Church. T.W.L. (Trevor) Thompson (55-60), Box 237 Umhiali, basked under the shadow of hisson.Rowan,whotook(very successfully) the central role as Alexanderthe Great,in the annual School Play. I often wonder whether the average audience realise the amount G.R.(Glen) Thompson (45-49), Box 49,Verulam,basked under the shadow of his son. Rowan,who took (very successfully) the central rble as Alexander the Great, in the annual School Play. I often wonder whether the average audience realise the amount of work that goes on towards a costume play of this kind; not only the acting, but the setting, the costumes and the make-up, requires many willing hands to create the tout ensemble. Rev. B.J.(Brian)Woods(40-43),21 Arundel Road,Rondebosch, has a challenging ministry in the Mowbray Presbyterian Church. He was one of my Greek students who went on with his Greek (two were killed in the War). He is becoming a seasoned radio broadcaster and puts across a thoughtful message. 1950-1959 L.A. (Lester) Allen (53-58), 149 South Ridge Road, Durban, is with a personnel firm for Accountants,and lectures in Account ancy at the Durban Technical College. H.(Hugh) Beckett (50-56), son of F.S., has been working for D.W. (Denis) Barker, on his large estates at Pennington, South Coast, but has now joined his father, F.S. To have three Old Boys directors of the same company must surely be unique.Sky Couriers (Pty) Ltd., is a company involved in the couriering of time-sensitive material and in airfreight, both in South Africa and internationally. The three in question are J.A. (John) Bester (59-63), Box 431, Claremont, P. (Peter) Myburgh (57-60), (no address given), and N.(Nick) Blackburn (55-60), Box 7080, Roggebaai, Cape. The company was started by Peter Myburgh in 1976. M.J.T. (Mike) Bryan (53-58), 12 Valley Drive, Hillcrest, is General Manager,S.A. Nylon Spinners, Hammarsdale. There is no knowing where Kearsney boys will turn up next. A.I. (Ian) Calderwood (59-62), who showed special ability at Maths, is now the England Bridge captain. He writes books and regular articles on the subject. Rev. Dr J.V. (John) Cantrell (Chaplain 54-58), 414 Pinelands Place, Lonsdale Way, Pinelands, widowed now for some years, is enjoying his challenging work as pastor at the Groote Schuur Hospital. Dr I.M.(Ian) Chalmers (54-57, Dux), 266 Princeton Boulevard, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3R 0X8,Canada, has settled very happily in Winnipeg, after spending some years in Edmonton and St Johns. He is now a specialist physician, concentrating on rheu matic diseases, and,according to his brother, is making his mark on the North American medical scene. He has a sister in Australia and a sister-in-law in London,so the Chalmers family straddle the globe. A.N. (Andrew) Chalmers (56-59, Dux), 4 Loudoun Road, Glenwood, Durban, continues his research on colour reproduc tion in television (while also engaged in full time lecturing). He is very interested in those areas that overlap into Optics, and attended a congress of the S.A. Optical Society in Pretoria in October, where he was invited to chair a session on high-speed photography. He later attended a congress of the S.A. National Committee on Illumination, at which he was the University representative. They were studying problems of Vision, Colour, Colour-blending and Colour-reproduction, an exciting field. H.D.(Hayden) Clark (52-57),18 Eggar Crescent, Melkbosstrand, 7405, has been lost to us for some years, but we now learn that he is working at the Koeberg Nuclear base (and glad to be near the seal. His work involves the movement of nuclear matter. He was able to show his father, Denzil Clark, over as much of the scheme as was permissible. The latter was most impressed at the cleanliness - not a speck of dust - and the precautions taken to 79
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