Class of 1962
OSA Secretary, 1966 - 1967
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Items accumulated during Bill Moir's high school years. Items include:
1) Publications
2) Prospectus
3) Matric and OSA dinner programmes/menus
4) Programmes of Athletics meetings
5) Christmas cards and Carol service programme
6) Art and Photographic Exhibitions catalogues
7) Magazine article on St Stithians
8) Correspondence - circulars
9) Foundation Day address transcript
10) Newspaper cuttings
11) Sports team photographs
12) Programmes of special events
13) OSA correspondence
14) Dramatic production programme
15) Invitations to various events
16) Prefect induction programme
17) OSA tie and OSA cuff links
18) 2 x incomplete copies of the College Chronicles, 1962. Complete digital copies are available elsewhere in the archive.
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First grade of high school, previously known as Form II or Standard 6.
Class of 1958
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Single issue of a school newspaper produced by Form II (Grade 8) boys. The articles reflect the interests and humour of the boys at the time of publication. Certain boys are named within the publication.
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One of four St Stithians founding teachers.
Deceased in 1961 whilst on a visit home to his family in the UK.
The Harris Cup was presented in his memory.
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Extracts from letters written by E M Harris (one of four Founder Members of Staff of the College) to his sister, Lilian, in England between January 1957 and May 1961.
The extracts are organised in date order.
Copy 2: Limited edition reprinted in 2013, copy #0001
Copy 3: Original copy in Bill Moir Collection
Copy 1: (To be added)
The second of 2 volumes of letters.
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St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Prospectus produced prior to the opening of the College in 1953. Includes details of the Council members, descriptions of the buildings and grounds, courses of study, fees, games [sports], the boarding department, dress and clothing lists,.
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The second of 2 volumes of letters.
Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Card sent to Bill Moir and signed by "Tom".
Inside includes images of the swimming pool, annotated as a gift from the parents, 1956 and a picture of Mountstephens House.
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The second of 2 volumes of letters.
Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event which combined the induction of the 1963 prefects with the farewell to the Class of 1962.
The inner back page is signed by the Mountstephens House Matric boarders of 1962
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St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event which was the first ever Matric Dinner for the foundation matriculants.
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Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event which was the second ever Matric Dinner and which included 15 foundation students.
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Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event
Contains school records on the back cover
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Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event
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BC cultural club started by Charmian Kennealy in 1962.
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Catalogue of artworks produced by the Art Club students
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BC cultural club started by Charmian Kennealy in 1962.
Kent was born in Hastings, in the UK in 1891 and emigrated to South Africa with his parents in 1894. He was educated at Kingswood College in Grahamstown (now known as Makhanda). It is likely that it was here that he met fellow Methodists, Wally Mears, Gilbert Tucker, Thomas Hall and Basil Read, all of whom were later involved in the founding and building of St Stithians College.
Kent was an accountant by profession and formed his own company, Palmer, Kent and Co., that was the first to be engaged by the Anglo-Transvaal Consolidated Investment Company.
Kent was an active Methodist who became a St Stithians Trustee on the death of DF Corlett. He became Chairman of council at a difficult time when there were differences in interpretation of the roles of the College governance and that of the Headmaster. Kent was also involved in the selection of Walter Macfarlane as first BP headmaster.
On 30 October 1957, Kent opened the first swimming bath as it was then known. This had been a priority for parents as the College offered few sporting opportunities at its inception and the parents felt that a swimming batch would serve all the boys. However, it was not a priority for Council. As a result, the parents had to raise the funds for the pool themselves, but invited Kent to officially open the pool. He was vice-chair of council at the time. By 1957, the country knew that it would be changing from the imperial to the metric system and St Stithians was thus the first school in Johannesburg to have a pool measured in metres rather than yards.
The BP Library was officially opened by Mrs Eunice Lilian Kent in 1969.
An obituary for Mr. Kent appears in the Stythian of 1967, page 7. It was written by Ray Bradley. Here is a link to the magazine in AtoM: https://atom.stithian.com/index.php/stythian-magazine-1967
Kent House in the BP is named in his honour.
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Circular letter advising parents and guardians advising them of the appointment of Steyn Krige as the second Headmaster of the College.
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St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Invitation to the first annual prize-giving
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Established by the Trust in 1953.
Body with responsibility for the overall governance of the College.
https://www.stithian.com/content/page/governance
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Invitation to the farewell event for the first Headmaster, W G Mears.
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Journalist with the South African Tatler magazine.
Photo-journalist with the South African Tatler magazine
Former social magazine focussing on South African society.
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Article describing the College, focusing on what it has to offer and its values.
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Original copyright The South African Tattler
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event
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BP/BC parent.
Founding member of College Parents' Association.
Member of Council 1957 - 1968
Guest speaker at Founders' Day
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Copy of the address given by Franklin at the Foundation Day Service
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BC cultural club started by Charmian Kennealy in 1962.
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Catalogue of the exhibited items with an introduction on the activities of the Art Club
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St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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List of officials for the event
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Johannesburg Newspaper
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Article marketing the Spring Fair and including a photographs of boys trying on the bashers which were about to be introduced as part of the BC uniform.
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Original copyright The Star newspaper
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event
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Extra-mural society in the BC.
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Catalogue of the exhibition with information about the Society.
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Extra-mural society in the BC.
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Programme of the event
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St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' Prep within AtoM indicates the Preparatory school years from Grade 1 to Grade 7 for its history from 1953 to 1996 and Grade 3 to Grade 7 from 1996 onwards.
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Programme of the event
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Invitation to the event, ticket no. 86
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The words on the invitation have been overwritten by hand with green and red pen.
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Circular letter announcing the adoption of the first OSA Constitution.
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Printed menu including names of speakers.
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The words on the invitation have been overwritten by hand with green and red pen.
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Printed menu including names of speakers.
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The words on the invitation have been overwritten by hand with green and red pen.
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Extra-mural society in the BC.
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Printed programme including advertisements that reflect suppliers and College contacts at the time.
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The words on the invitation have been overwritten by hand with green and red pen.
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BC Deputy Headmaster and Headmaster.
Founding Headmaster of Woodmead School.
Deceased 2011
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Circular letter inviting old boys to attend the gala performance to mark the opening of Mears Hall.
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Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Invitation to the event at which Mr Mears performed the official opening at 16h30.
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Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the official opening of Mears Hall by Mr Wally Mears.
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Copyright St Stithians College
St Stithians College was founded in 1953 and consisted at the time of the founding BP and BC classes. In 1995, with the advent of the girls' schools on campus, the entities serving the boys became known as the Boys' College and Boys' Preparatory schools. Reference to the Boys' College within AtoM indicates the high school years from Grade 8 to Grade 12 for its entire history from 1953 to the present.
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Programme of the event
Contains details of records held at the time.
Some hand-written annotations.
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First official school photographer
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Photograph of Hockey 2nd XI team, 1961
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OSA tie from the first batch to have been produced. Worn by Bill Moir, Class of 1962.
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Original cuff links issued by the OSA for the first time in 1962.
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Class of 1962
OSA Secretary, 1966 - 1967
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Moir describes how the issues of the Chronicles were produced in 1962 at which time he was the editor.
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Class of 1962
OSA Secretary, 1966 - 1967
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Moir provides details of some of the items in the accompanying donation.
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First official school photographer
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1962 BC Matric class:
Legend:
Back row: P G Martin, R Beckman, I Finnie, C Hallam, P Vickers, S Miller, J Pfaff;
Middle row: R Thomson, J G Mackay, I Griffiths, M Thom, C Menke, M Jackson-Smith, T McNeil, R Everest, T Ferguson, J Fox;
Front row: G Read, W de Maar, W Moir, B P Cooper, Mr M T S Krige (Headmaster), Mr R Erasmus (Class Master), G M Martin (Head Prefect), R Cope, S Puth, R Hosford.
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Donated by Bill Moir, Class of 1962.
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