g nwsiiiwwffi '+-3( ^> TAUT > Vr. mm 111 ■H *3.- i.1 4lStl- ««» H; sity , 4};!- r#. ,nt HeadPrefect s Report: 1983 PREFECTS: Left to right ■ Back row: P. Dunlop, L. Swanepoel, M. Boyd, I. Hayes, R. Cazalet. Middle row: K. Ward, C. Hudson, B. Van Heusden, D. Taylor, D. Jones, B. Elliott, H. Dowdall, G, Bennett. Front row: P. Botes, G. Reardon, MrJ. Storm (Deputy Headmaster), Mr C. Silcock (Headmaster), A. Maybery (HeadPrefect), B. Oliver, D. Brown. "But, if It does come, or any other bump in life, it is then that you chaps will find the real spiritual strength of your days at Kearsney. "When I left school, like my son and most lads at that time, I went through a period oil experimentation in the big wide world. We had heard sermons on how 'God moves in a mysterious way' but it outwardly appears to have gone in one ear and out the other. Until something happens. It happened to me on the Angio Beach Head. We were going into an attack and suddenly all hell was let loose. Jerry opened up with everything and we all jumped into fox holes. The poor chaps in front of me, to the right and left of me and to my rear were hit. Suddenly, all was quiet and I couldn't believe I was alive. I asked myself this question: Foss, what did you do at that moment? I prayed like mad! Then, Foss, did the teachings of our parents and the lessons of Kearsney play any part? — they were all I had to hold onto: 'God moves in a mysterious way!' " Mr Foss then ended his letter with good wishes to Kearsney for 1983. Much has been said about the future control and owner ship of Kearsney, being transferred from the conference of the Methodist Church to a School Trust. Kearsney is undergoing very important material changes by way of the Carpe Diem '83 development fund. It is a once in a lifetime experience and opportunity, and it has undoubtedly had the effect of bringing the Kearsney family closer together. In this really eventful year we have seen the establish ment of the Old Boys Club on the school grounds and this will also play an important part in maintaining contacts which will hopefully endure the test of time as has Mr Foss's bond with Kearsney. We, the boys of the school, thank the Methodist Church for nurturing the college through its fomative years, and we Early in my year I received a very personal and touching letter which I believe to be fitting in this report. The letter I received was from Mr A M Foss who was the Head Boy of Kearsney in 1933. When he left school he promised himself that should he still be alive 50 years hence, he would write a note of good wishes to the Head Boy at that time. True to his promise, I received his letter on February 18 this year. I would now like to quote directly from Mr Foss's letter. He writes: "It is a very different Kearsney today (materially) to that of 50 years ago. But, most important of all, spiritually it is the same. You are Head Boy of a school of close on 500 boys, I was head boy of 85!" Mr Foss mentions that he was captain of rugby and that the prefects who served under him were: "Mr Jimmy Hopkins (retired headmaster) Mr Jack Crawford (ex Vice-Principal) Mr Lex Kirk Mr Monty Crook (ex Senator) Mr Adendorff Mr Knottenbelt, and Mr Hackland. He goes on to say: "There were only eight of them but the honour has not changed." "In 1933", he added, "there were rumblings of war and six years thereafter we were in uniform in the second World War. In 1983, there are again rumbl ings and I pray with all my heart that you chaps won't have to go through it all again.
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