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Girls' PrepItems collected by Lilian Harris and amalgamated into an album presented to the College following the sudden death of E M Harris in 1961.
Harris, LilianVarious publicity items from the album.
Harris, LilianItems collected by Lilian Harris and amalgamated into an album presented to the College following the sudden death of E M Harris in 1961.
Harris, LilianTribute paid to Ken Hovelmeier at his memorial service held in the St Stithians College Chapel in September 2020.
Huggett, HughJunior Prep newsletters "The All in One" 2010 Term 1
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Junior PrepLaying the Foundation Stone of the Young People's Department. [NC] The Star 25th March,1935.
Adhered onto exercise book paper.
Brief extract which includes biographical details of his origins and involvement in civic life in Johannesburg up to 1926. The latest date mentioned in the extract has been used to estimate its date. It's format indicates that it is likely to have been cut from a Who's Who volume. The biography includes the address at which he resided in Westcliff.
UnknownFormal portrait photograph of Leake. It is dated from the same image as used on his campaign card for his candidacy for the 1920 Transvaal provincial election. At this time, Leake would have been 51 years old.
UnknownFormal portrait photograph of Leake. It is estimated to have been taken prior to the opening of the College in 1953 and relative to later photographs, possibly in the early 1940s.
Palace StudiosLeake's blotter containing reverse images of his signature.
[Blotting paper, dating back to the 15th century was used in the days of dip pens or fountain pens to absorb excess ink. It was a common sight on a gentleman's desk, often in a leather or similar frame. A sheet of blotting paper was also an essential piece of school stationery to prevent smudging up until the advent of the ballpoint pen. Note added by MR]
Married in Johannesburg 50 years ago: Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C Leake [NC] The Star 25/10/1944. Includes biographical details.
The StarProgramme of the official opening of Mears Hall by Mr Wally Mears.
Boys' CollegeMen with "histories" given hope of normal life [NC]. Source and date not identified. Date estimated from construction of Cottesloe Hostel.
UnknownTrubshaw Award poems 1997 to 2006
St Stithians CollegeTrubshaw Award poems 2007 to 2016
St Stithians CollegeThe coat of arms is placed adjacent to the programme detailed in item 009 and is presumed to have come either from the event or from Leake's time as Consul. Leake served as the Norwegian Consul from 1928 - 1938.
For further details on the Norwegian coat of arms see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Norway
Obituary for Charlie Somlayi from the OSA, February 2016
Old Stithian AssociationDigital copy of an obituary published in the SAJS, January 1964. The obituary provides details of Hall's working and academic life as well as some information on his professional and other interests.
South African Journal of ScienceOriginal cuff links issued by the OSA for the first time in 1962.
Old Stithian AssociationOSA tie from the first batch to have been produced. Worn by Bill Moir, Class of 1962.
Old Stithian AssociationOSA Reunion September 2019 Chapel
St Stithians CollegeOSA Reunion September 2019 visit to BP Library
St Stithians CollegeOSA Reunion September 2013: Class of 1963 reunion 01
St Stithians CollegeOSA Reunion September 2013: Class of 1963 reunion 02 with spouses
St Stithians CollegeOSA Reunion September 2013: Class of 1963 reunion 03 Walkabout
St Stithians CollegeCatalogue of the exhibition with information about the Society.
Photographic SocietyProject Brave Stretch
A report-back from Prof Booysen following an ISC Bosberaad, 12th March 1998.
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,.
Boys' CollegeA quotation identified as follows:
Often misattributed, this quotation is actually derived from an essay written by Bessie A. Stanley of Lincoln, Kansas. This is a link to an article about her essay that was published in the Emporia Gazette of Emporia, Kansas on December 11, 1905 [https://quoteinvestigator.com/]
A small collection of quotations identified as follows:
"Real kindness means ...". The source of this quotation cannot be identified.
"Life, like war, is a series of mistakes; and he is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest false steps. Poor mediocrity may secure that; but he is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes. Forget mistakes; organize victory out of mistakes.“ Frederick William Robertson, 1895 [Source: https://quotepark.com]
"There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest numbers of noble and happy human beings; that man is richest, who, having perfected the functions of his own life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful influence, both personal, and by means of his possessions, over the lives of others.“ John Ruskin, 1860. [Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes]
"Twelve things to remember" is derived from an essay written by Bessie A. Stanley of Lincoln, Kansas. Here is an article about her essay that was published in the Emporia Gazette of Emporia, Kansas on December 11, 1905 [Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/]
"Not what we have, but what we use ..." is a quote from Joseph Fort Newton (1880 – 1950) [Source: https://www.preaching.com/articles/past-masters/joseph-fort-newton/]
Motto: "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." Stephen Grellet 1773–1855 [Source: https://www.oxfordreference.com/]
This last quotation is headed Motto and reflects the life that Leake led.
Leake, Charles HobsonRand Aid Association: The Sixty-fourth Annual Report 1967 - 1968
Rand Aid AssociationRand Aid Association: The Sixty-sixth Annual Report 1969 - 1970.
The cover of this report pictures Mount Collins House, a charity financed by Charles Leake and named after his great friends: William Mountstephens and Albert Collins, founders of St Stithians.
Rand Aid Chairman and Minister [NC] The Star, c. May 1950 (date not fully identified)
The StarReception at Norwegian Hall [NC] referring to the farewell to Mr & Mrs C H Leake after his retirement as Consul of Norway.
Source of NC is not identified. Item is dated form an adjacent cutting.
1) Tribute paid to Ken Hovelmeier in November 2000 on his retirement from St Stithians College.
2) Guest of Honour speech delivered to the assembly by Ken Hovelmeier on the same occasion.
Retirement of Mr. C. H. Leake: Norwegian Consul for 10 years. [NC] The Star, 5/8/1938.
The image of the page to which the article has been adhered also includes a newspaper photograph of cycling in Norway and 3 seals embedded in sealing wax.
Rewards and Worries of Social Welfare Work in Johannesburg. Rand Aid Chairman looks back 21 years. [NC] The Star 15/07/1944. Describes an interview with Leake and includes details of the work done by the Association.
The StarSaints Action Day (with apologies to Henry V and Bill Shakespeare).
UnknownSandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #11, 1987
Contents:
1) NEWSLETTER
2) THESE NAMES TELL A STORY by Juliet Marais Louw
3) THE SANDTON COAT OF ARMS by E. J. Carruthers and A. Pedlar
4) EDUCATION IN SANDTON by W.R. Hedding
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #15, 1991
Contents:
1) Message from the Mayor of Sandton
2) Family Tree [Wilhelmi and Weber families]
3) Driefontein Farmhouse - Saved at last by Avril Reid
4) Tribute to Mrs. Elsa Wilhelmi by Juliet Marais Louw
5) Driefontein - 150 Years of Change by Dr. Jane Carruthers
6) Driefontein Land Transactions
7) Adolf and Elsa Wilhelmi: Sandton Pioneers by Dr. Jane Carruthers
8) I knew Freya Weber by Juliet Marais Louw
9) Max Weber (1) - The Man by Avril Reid
10) Max Weber (2) - The Diary 31 by Vincent Carruthers
11) The Restoration of Driefontein Farmhouse by Chris Bester, B.Arch(Pretoria)
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #2, 1978
Contents:
1) Editorial 1
2) How Sandton got its Water Supply by R. I. Louttit.
3) When Ouma wrote to the School Board by Juliet Marais Louw.
4) Witkoppen School by Agnes Kulenkampff.
5) Panner' s Lane - the story of a road by Muriel E. Fisher.
6) St Mungo' s Church Bryanston by W.R. Hedding.
7) Newsletter
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #5, 1981
Contents:
1) Local history in the Sandton context by Jane Carruthers
2) St Stithians College by Sheila and Jimmy Verner
3) The Brolins of Linbro Park by Juliet Marais Louw
4) Alexandra Township by Maud Goedhuys
5) The Sandton Fire Brigade by Jane Carruthers with information supplied by R.D. Schmidt
6) Newsletter
Sandton Historical Association Annual Magazine #7, 1983
Contents:
1) NEWSLETTER
2) MEMBERSHIP FORM
3) QUARTET
4) INTRODUCTION by the Editor to a series of four articles concerning the farm DRIEFONTEIN which is of special importance
today as the historical WEBER HOUSE still stands on this farm.
5) FROM 1859 : LANDOWNERS OF DRIEFONTEIN by E. J. Carruthers. The story of the land and its various owners over the 120 years since the first farms were proclaimed in the Transvaal.
6) THE LOST HOUSES OF DRIEFONTEIN by Professor R. J. Mason. Report on an investigation of the site of the 1890 - 1926 Wilhelmi Farm, which remains only as a ruin, carried out by the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand.
7) WHY THE WEBER HOUSE IS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION by Juliet Marais Louw. Mrs. Marais Louw, who spent much of her childhood in what is now Sandton, makes a plea for the old WEBER HOUSE to be saved for posterity.
8) 1908 - THE WRIGHT FAMILY ARRIVE AT DRIEFONTEIN by Juliet Marais Louw. A portrait of some of the people who have lived at
Driefontein.
9) PASSING OF A PIONEER. Poetic Tribute to Mrs. E. Wilhelmi
Circular letter inviting old boys to attend the gala performance to mark the opening of Mears Hall.
Krige, Marthinus Theunis SteynProgramme of the event
Contains details of records held at the time.
Some hand-written annotations.
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 1953 and July,1961.
Harris, Edwin Montague (Monty)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.
Harris, Edwin Montague (Monty)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.
Harris, Edwin Montague (Monty)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.
Harris, Edwin Montague (Monty)Circular of school terms
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)Includes dates for the period when we were a four-term school and half-term consisted of a Saturday off.
College CouncilPhotograph of Hockey 2nd XI team, 1961
Derek Worman Photographer