ciently arranged and organized by Donald Gilliat, no doubt at great personal expense and time consuming ef fort.This reunion embraced all scholars who were at the 'old' Kearsney during the period 1931-35.Now that is a long time ago! Some people don't even live that long! Wives joined us on this very auspicious occasion and everbody mixed happily together, there was no trace or strain purely togetherness.Donald Gilliat had organized an excellent lunch but prior to tbat Donald had made sure that there was enough time to gather in the lounge, enjoy a drink or two and reminisce and, believe me,a lot ofthat was done! As special guests we had Mrs Thea Reece who joined the staffat Kearsney in 1933and she was not much older than a lot of the senior boys at that time including my self and Daphne Da Sousa(nee Matterson)Headmaster R.H.Matterson's daughter who was greatly sought after by many ofus boys who were more or less her age espe cially those of us who were not able to go home for the short holidays because of distance. However, Mattie made it his business to "protect" her but I do believe Neville Reeves once broke through the "barrier" into Mattie's private quarters, unhappily he was caught by the unexpected return of the "boss". Daphne looks re markably like her late father but,ofcourse,in a prettier way! After the excellentlunch, while still at the table,Dr O.J. Wilkinson invited all and sundry to trace their life his tory after leaving Kearsney.Some very interesting sto ries were told.Donald Gilliat was able to bring in chaps from all over the country. Laurie Good from Benoni, Morris Christie from Vryheid, Arthur Stockil from Winterton, Neville Reeves from Durban, myself from Randburg others from down the road and nearby, no mean feat. All told there were thirteen Old Boys most with partners. All looked pretty healthy, some a little slow perhaps but then I don't think there was any Old Boy under 70 years! Thanks and appreciation are due to Donald Gilliat. Well done! Kind regards and best wishes. Sincerely ALEC COUTTS 1931-35 REUNION OFTHE 1952KEARSNEY MATRIC CLASS A I *■ i m r. 1 r The 1952 Matric Class consisted of 28 pupils, not all were necessarily scholars. Four of this number have died since we left Kearsney. After a false start Bryan Dingley agreed to organize a reunion but insisted that it be delayed to give those of our peers who are resident overseas the opportunity to attend. Of the 23 classmates that it was possible for Bryan to contact, he managed by dint of dedicated and continu ous effort (including faxes and telephone calls overseas) to contact all but one. This one was last heard of in Aus tralia but seems to have become lost in the "outback". So, witb 96.43% of our number accounted for, 18 (or 75% of the possible number) of us sat down to a sump tuous meal at the Durban Club last night -Friday 12th August 1994. We reminiscedandrenewed acquaintances and were amazed at the achievements of some of our classmates who are world leaders in their fields. Inter estingly humility was the theme as we recounted some thing of our doings over the period of 42 years. Quite naturally many laughs were had as one or other asked, "Do you remember when . . . ?" Was all the effort worthwile? Unequivocally, Yes! Was the delay worthwhile? Yes, the overseas contingent were present and correct. What a thrill to have them with us. Congratulations and thanks to Bryan Dingley. NOTE: This report underlines some of the important values that accrue to those who attend Kearsney: a. Learning to live with and becoming friends with a spectrum of people. b. The absorption to some extent of the Christian ethic, and c. The value of roots to support one when the going is less smooth. * K 124 Kearsney Chronicle 1994
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