6nsure that none entered or left without being thoroughly searched. Special clothing had to be worn. P.G. fPeter) Coleman (53-58), 21 Rootkranz Street, St Dumas, Kuilsriver, is working in Cape Town with S.A. Nylon Spinners. R.G. (Ricky) Coleman (56-61), 41 Rownham Road, Escombe, has completed the Comrades Marathon eighteen timesi He Is presently managing the operations side of M.B. Spares com puter department,supplying Mercedes spare parts. N.(Neville) de Jongh 153-57), Box 4822,Johannesburg,was re ported In the Press as being instrumental, via his car radio tele phone, in saving the life of a woman who had crashed her car in Diepkloof. A.L.(Tony) Doidge (50-55), Box 182, Bergville, writes at some length about neighbouring Old Boys. He himself, thanks to the drought, has had a bad year, and instead of selling 2000 tons of maize, has had to buy. Water is very short for the cattle, too. His work now involves the use of micro-computers. He is proud of the fact that he has for 30continuous years been organist at the Acton Homes chapel. R. (Richard) Doidge (57-62), 503 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg, has not followed the family tradition in farming, but is with Oxenham's Bakery in Pietermaritzburg. A.P. (Tony) Dowdle (52-57), Box 1250, Bloemfontein, left Glenvaal Brokers after some 18 years with them,and has now set up his own firm Dowdle and Heggie Brokers. Good luck in the new venture. J.J.(Jeremy) Dowdle (53-58),32 Kei Road,Farrarmere, Benoni, writes most appreciatively of all that Kearsney meant to him. His changes of address caused him to lose some contact, but he now seems to be settled. M.(Malcolm) Don-Wauchope (54-58), runs a successful Caravan Park on his farm in the foothills of the Cathkin Peak area. Mountain Splendour Farm, Winterton. He has done well at long distance running and was joint Sportsman of the Year in Estcourt this past year. C.M. (Colin) Downie (52-57), Box 386, Durban, is General Manager of Motor Assemblies, Durban. A.R. (Andrew) Ewing (57-60), Box 52, Hillcrest, lawyer, is a Trustee of the Botha's Hill Valley Trust and has been appointed Chairman of the Management Committee, a post vacated by Dr H.H.(Halley)Stott,after 30 years of dedicated work. E.C.S.(Ted) Garner (52-53), Box 5,Maidstone is Group Financ ial Director of the Hulett/Tongaat Group,a prestige post. He is also a member of the.Kearsney Board of Governors. J.S. (John) Gebbie (56-59), 47 Mount Pellan Drive, Gien Vista Ext. 5, Johannesburg, is Civii Engineering Technician with Shepherd and Shepherd, Consuitants, Braamfontein. He did his apprenticeship with Dorman Long. J.R.D.(John) Goodricke (50-54), 57 Ladbrooke Road, London W11 3P0 continues his work in the U.K.as an architect. T.G. Goodricke (55-62), 16 Isabel, Beardmore Drive, Pieter maritzburg, has for some years been involved with the Wattle Research Institute in Pietermaritzburg. C.D. (Clive) Gray (55-58), 21 Maud Avenue, Pietermaritzburg, has completed 18 years of teaching at Aiexandra High School. On the same morning as the visit from Donald Crowder,we had another, equally pleasurable, frofn O.L. (Owen) Griffiths (5761), St Martha's Cottage, 1 Tree Hill Road, Guildford, Surrey. He was on a flying visit to see his parents,and in fact fiew back to London two days later. It is 22 years since we last saw him. He has a Managerial post with Consolidated Goidfields Ltd., with offices in Moorgate, London, it is kind of these former pupils to look us up. Owen brought his wife, son and daughter with him. Dr F.R.(Fred) Hagamann (56-60),639th Street, Orange Grove, 2192 took an M.A., Ph.D. (Natal) in Speech and Drama. He has lectured at Natal and Rhodes Universities and is currently senior lecturer at Wits University in Speech and Drama. We caught a glimpse of him on the TV. L.P. (Lionel) Hagemann (50-53), Box 12, Doringkop, is a sugar farmer at Ekutandaneni, near Doringkop. A.J.W. (Anthony) Haley (56-60), Box 1462, Durban, past Treasurer of the Old Boys' Club, has been appointed to the Kearsney Board on his own merits,and he is also now Chairman of the Committee for the Ethelbert Homes. C.P.(Chris) Jewitt (53-58), Botha's Hill, is Managing Director of Homag Shades, Durban,a subsidiary of Protea Holdings. He and his wife Evelyn have proved a tower of strength in connection with Old Boys work. J.W.(Jeff) Kaplan (58-62),71 Dryden Hall, Ridge Road,Durban is at the Rugby Hotel, Pinetown, where he says "All Old Boys welcome". I can vouch for his efficiency as my daughter's wedding reception was held there a dozen years ago, and we were well servedl J.S. (John) Lacay (55-60), 53 Ravenscroft Circle, Willowdale, Ontario M2K 1X1, Canada, has had five years in Canada and is Vice-President, Loblaws Ltd. He has met Patrick Bird and Ken Wooller, the former in business suppiying specialised equipment to hospitals and airports, and the iatter semi-retired now in California. R.O.H.(Robin) Lund (55-60), Box 15, Winterton, is farming on the family farm at Winterton. He obtained his Natal Colours for Power-boat racing. G.M.(Graham) Mail (59-64), address unknown, is working for ICL in Brisbane as computer bureau manager. J.M.(Jim) Panton (55-58), 10 Montrose Avenue, Hillcrest writes a most interesting letter re his activities, difficult to condense. He consults in marketintgo the world of Civil Engineering and assisting technologists to sell their technologies."My twenty-five years since leaving Kearsney have been evenly divided between a career in Civil Engineering and in the marketing of advanced technologies, both here and in the USA and in England." Latter ly he has devoted his time mainly to hydraulic engineering, marketing a very sophisticated resin for sealing hydraulic struc tures, of which swimming pools form a part. He led sealing involvement in the Drakensberg Storage Scheme (twice)and the Orange Fish tunnel, the former in conjunction .with Mike Eastwood. While operating basically from Hillcrest he has a clientele stretching far across the world. J.C.(John)Pettit (51-55), Box 531,Durban,writes:"We lived in Kyalami on a seven-acre smallholding with 600 laying hens, 3 cows,6 sheep and 2 horses. I didn't enjoy milking cows at 4.30 a.m. on winter mornings, and got tired of eating eggsl So I returned to Durban and am Regional Manager for Natal for the Liberty Life Association. My function is the management and control of Agency Sales and Marketing. We now live at Cowies Hill, so are near enough to attend rugby matches and enjoy Old Boy functions and feiiowship." N.G. (Neville) Polkinghorne (52-57), Box 7, Amatikulu, has splendidly held the fort during a most exciting period of the School's history. In 1981 Kearsney celebrated its Diamond Jubilee; in the same year the Old Boys held their 50th A.G.M.; in 1982 the Country Fair was held; and in 1983 the ownership of Kearsney was removed from the Methodist Church to a Board of eight Trustees, including four Old Boys. Neville also officially opened the Greyhound Pavilion in 1983. A most satisfying period of office. His report on the past year's work was circulat ed to all Old Boys, an interesting but expensive innovation. T.A.(Trev)Polkinghorne(52-56),P.O. Canelands, was interview ed on the TV, in respect of the effects of the drought and the borer worm on sugar cane up the North Coast. R.P.L. (Roger) Ramseyer (50-53), 28 Alexander Carr Avenue, Estcourt, is past Mayor of Estcourt and still serves on the Town Council. He runs a successful Toyota Agency in Estcourt. P.J. (Peter) Reece (53-59, Staff 65-73) took a term's leave from the Fulton School for the Deaf, Gillitts, in order to add three rooms to his cottage at Botha's Hill and did most of the building himself. His work takes him far beyond his school, to parental problems, doctors' clinics and Durban hospitals. He was invited to deliver a paper at a Deaf Forum in Pretoria in September. He is conservation officer for the Assagay Health Committee. J.V. (Vic) Rodseth (55-57), 291 West Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, is presently teaching English at the Woodmead High School. He has had a distinguished academic record,summarised as: B.A. and Teaching Dip. at Wits; 3 years English teacher at Pretoria Boys' High; B.A. Hons, and M.A. English, Ottawa;two years teaching in England and Norway;8 years senior English lecturer, Johannesburg College of Education; 4 years senior 80
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