1953 College Official Opening programme, 11th August, 1953.
St Stithians College1953 College Prospectus containing details of admission, fees, uniforms etc.
St Stithians College1954 Chapel Opening programme
St Stithians College1956 BC Matric Dinner: "Coming of Age" dinner, 8th December 1956
Contains details of the first Matriculants, Founder students and the Staff and Council members at the time.
1957 BC Matric Dinner: "Farewell dinner to the Second Company of the '53rd Pioneers" dinner, 7th December 1957.
Program contains menu and names of Class of 1957 as well as those of Staff and Council members.
1957 College 2nd Diner-Dansant, Inanda Club, 9th October 1957
St Stithians College1959 OSA Annual Dinner, Wanderers Club, 14th October 1959: programme and menu.
Old Stithian Association1959c OSA Draft Proposal for OSA Clubhouse on the north east section of the College property. The document refers to a meeting at the Methodist Central Hall and may be assumed to have been between the OSA and the College Council.
St Stithians College1960 OSA Annual Dinner, Wanderers Club, 8th September 1960: programme and menu.
Old Stithian Association1961 OSA Fourth Annual Dinner, Wanderers Club, 19th September 1961: programme and menu.
Old Stithian Association1963 OSA Sixth Annual Dinner, Hyde Park Hotel, 23rd October 1963: programme and menu.
Old Stithian Association1963c College: Method of Acceptance of Pupils [circular from the Headmaster].
The date of the document is estimated from the time that Krige became Headmaster of the College.
1966c St Stithians College [prospectus]
The date of the document is estimated from the fee structure included in the document.
1968 OSA Eleventh Annual Reunion Dinner, Sunnyside Park Hotel, 18th September 1968: programme and menu.
Old Stithian Association1970 OSA Twelfth Annual Dinner, 16th September 1970: programme and menu.
Old Stithian AssociationDigital links to alumni story: https://www.provost.vt.edu/cyril_clarke_bio.html
Various1977 school report for first black applicant [compliant]
Elitheni Higher Primary SchoolCovering note issued in 1982 but attached to a 1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal.
SA. Department of National Education1977 letter from the Department of National Education to the Administrator of the Transvaal communicating the Cabinet decision on the admission of black students to private schools.
SA. Department of National Education1978 letter from MH to the TED requesting permission to admit three black students to the Boys' Prep. [compliant]
Henning, Mark1978 document with applicants details [compliant]
Parent 11978 letter from Walter Macfarlane (BP Head) to Parent 1 anticipating further delays in the application. [compliant]
Macfarlane, Walter1978 letter from MH to the Transvaal Administrator requesting his approval of the applicants admission.
Henning, Mark1978 letter from the Transvaal Administrator advising that the application had been forwarded to the national Director of National Education.
Transvaal Administrator1978 letter from the TED to MH advising that the applications for admission had been refused. [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department1978 letter from MH to the TED advising noting the refusal of the applications for admission. [compliant]
Henning, Mark19780407 TED letter to MH re publicity issue and requesting details of all students of colour admitted to the College.
Transvaal Education Department19780415 MH letter to TVL Director of Education re admission numbers for students of colour.
Henning, Mark19780922 MH letter to Dr P G J Koornhof requesting his advice on the applications.
[Archivist's note: MH knew Koornhof personally through their sporting connections. Source: 2018 Interview with MH]
19781122 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Director of Education requesting permission for the admission of 3 black applicants. This letter was copied to the Transvaal Administrator. [compliant]
Henning, Mark19781122 MH letter to the Transvaal Administrator again requesting permission for the admission of 3 black applicants. [compliant]
Henning, Mark19781127 Transvaal Administrator letter to Mark Henning noting that his letter had been referred to the Director of National Education.
Transvaal Administrator19781212 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning refusing permission for admission of 3 black applicants.
Transvaal Education Department1979 Application Parent 1 [compliant]
Parent 11979 Application Parent 2 [compliant]
Parent 21979 Application Parent 3 [compliant]
Parent 31979 MH handwritten notes [compliant]
Henning, Mark19790125 Mark Henning letter to the Transvaal Administrator [compliant]
Henning, Mark19790126 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Director of Education [compliant]: request for reconsideration of applicants
Henning, Mark19790126 Transvaal Education Department. Minutes of interview
Transvaal Education Department19790126 Transvaal Education Department. Minutes of interview 001 compliments slip
Transvaal Education Department197902 Mark Henning Draft letter to Minister of National Education
Henning, Mark19790209 Transvaal Department of Education to Mark Henning re refusal
Transvaal Education Department19790220 Transvaal Education Department circular to all private school principals
Transvaal Education Department19790228 Mark Henning Memorandum to Council re Admission of Blacks to St Stithians
Henning, Mark197903 Mark Henning letter to St George's Headmaster: Graham Dods
Henning, Mark19790313 Cape Education Department form accompanying letter from Graham Dods
Cape Province. Department of Education19790313 Graham Dods letter to Mark Henning re applications
Dods, Graham19790520 ECAR Panel Discussion on Open Schools [record of]
E.C.A.R.19791005 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department requesting permission to admit black pupils [compliant]
Henning, Mark19791006 Mark Henning letter to parent re Chapel attendance [compliant]
Henning, Mark19791123 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning
Transvaal Education Department19800111 Transvaal Department of Education letter to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department19800223 Letter Pat van Rensburg (MPC for Bryanston) to Mark Henning advising him of the question she tabled in the Provincial Council regarding the admission of black students to private schools. The accompanying document details the questions and the responses from the administrator regarding admission numbers.
van Rensburg, Patricia19800630 Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa (HMC) resolution
Jennings, A R19801107 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant] re refusal of admission of a further pupil.
Transvaal Education Department1981 Article Admission of pupils of all races with accompanying notes in Mark Henning's handwriting.
Note: The article is assumed to have been issued by the HMC as it refers to various private schools in each of the provinces.
1981 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department: draft
Henning, Mark1981 Rev Stanley Pitts note to Mark Henning re the "educational soundness" of the Education Department decision. The note is written on a compliments slip of the Methodist Church of South Africa.
Pitts, Rev StanleyThis article was read by Mark Henning and retained in his file.
The article is a chapter from the book: Thomas Sowell (1975) Ethnic America: A History of the Rise of the Immigrant Groups, published by Basic Books.
19810112 Mark Henning letter to G J Kerwin, St Marks College, Swaziland [compliant] acknowledging an unknown letter that has not been located in the archives.
Henning, Mark19810112 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department [compliant] re evidence of a pupil ex Swaziland.
Henning, Mark19810115 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning [compliant] re refusal.
Transvaal Education Department19810203 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re admission [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department19810710 Lebowa Government memorandum to Mark Henning [compliant]
Lebowa Government Service19810727 St Stithians statistical return to Transvaal Education Department on racial enrolment [compliant]
St Stithians College19811105 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department requesting permission to admit black pupil [compliant]
Henning, Mark19811113 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department: draft
Henning, Mark19811113 Mark Henning letter to Transvaal Education Department re response: draft
Henning, Mark19811113 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re admission
Transvaal Education Department19811119 A R A Murray, St Albans College, letter to Transvaal Education Department copied to Mark Henning.
Murray, Anton R A19811123 SABC circular re "Gelyke Onderwys"
South African Broadcasting Corporation19811202 Mark Henning letter of response to Transvaal Education Department outlining the reasons why the College went ahead with admissions of black pupils.
Henning, Mark19811204 Transvaal Education Department letter to Mark Henning re refusal [compliant]
Transvaal Education Department19820202 Transvaal Education Department: Mixed Sport directive, accompanied by compliments slip from HMC.
Transvaal Education Department19820202 Transvaal Education Department: Mixed Sport directive: cover slip
Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Private Schools of South Africa (HMC)1984 Mr Science comes of age ... [newspaper article]
Unknown1994 Wanderers Stadium Bull Ring Night Game
An account of an unexpected game of cricket.
1997 Roland Schoeman tribute
Schoeman, Raymond1998 Peter Henderson obituary
Unknown2003 Derek Hudson-Reed obituary
Hudson-Reed served on the St Stithians College staff from 1955 - 1963 before serving as a founding Head of Treverton College in KwaZulu-Natal.
2004 Malcolm 'Wors' Read obituary
UnknownDigital links to the story of Gavin Hood's Oscar award for the film Tsotsi: https://writingstudio.co.za/oscar-winning-tsotsi/
Dercksen, Daniel E2006 McLaren tribute to Walter Macfarlane on the passing of his former Prep School headmaster.
McLaren, Robert Cameron2006 Vernon Clegg tribute
Unknown2011 Patrick Laurence obituary.
Laurence served on the College staff from 1964 - 1967 before taking up journalism as a career.
Article available online https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jul/14/patrick-laurence-obituary
2011 Paul Krige tribute to Steyn Krige at the time of his passing 26th September, 2011.
Krige, PaulDigital links to alumni story https://mg.co.za/partner-content/2023-06-30-anglo-american-youth-campaign/
Mail & GuardianWho's Who that attended the 50-year reunion dinner at Saints in Sept 2014
A memoir from Rob McLaren.
Undated tribute by Douglas Drysdale to Eric Lipsett at his memorial service.
Drysdale, Douglas2017 Jon Blair biography
Blair, Jon2019 Noseweek "Too rich to pay rates".
Noseweek (January 2019) article featuring Rob McLaren's crusade to unsure that Johannesburg properties were considered fairly for ratable value.
Digital links to https://www.goodthingsguy.com/lifestyle/my-better-world-emmy-win/
Good Things GuySchool yearbook recording the life and activities of the Boys' Prep in 2019.
Boys' PrepSchool yearbook recording the life and activities of the Boys' Prep in 2020.
Boys' PrepEntire script.
St Stithians CollegeThe articles reflect the day to day life of the College at the time.
Boys' CollegeThe articles reflect the day to day life of the College at the time. This issue contains original colour paintings of birds by Warwick Tarboton.
Boys' CollegeThe articles reflect the day to day life of the College at the time.
Boys' CollegeThe articles reflect the day to day life of the College at the time.
The cover and articles contained in the issue honour the first headmaster of the College, Wally Mears, on his retirement.
Tributes to founder teacher, E M (Monty) Harris, who passed away in July 1961, appear on pages 22-25 of this issue.