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1953 College Chapel Foundation Stone laying 1953BC_0007

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1953

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1953BC_0007: BC Address by Rev Ambrose Reeves at the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Chapel.

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1953 College Chapel Foundation stone laying HA 004 1953BC_0016

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1953

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1953BC_0016: BC Address by Rev Dr Webb at the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Chapel.
legend:
Seated to the left are Mr and Mrs Mears and Rev Ambrose Reeves; to the righ: Mr Gilbert Tucker, Mr Leake, and Rev Arnold J Walker.

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1953 College Foundation Staff 1953BC_0010

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1953

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1953BC_0010: Foundation staff
Legend:
Mr EM (Monty) Harris, Miss A M Doehring, Miss EC Walmsley, Mr WGA Mears

Unknown

1953 College Prospectus

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1953

Part of Marinus Endenburg Fonds

1953 College Prospectus containing details of admission, fees, uniforms etc.

St Stithians College

1954 Grade 2 School report [anon]

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1955

Part of St Stithians College Document Collection

1954 Grade 2 School report [anon] signed by Mis D Pescod and Wally Mears.

St Stithians College

1955 Standard I School report [anon]

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1955

Part of St Stithians College Document Collection

1955 Standard I School report [anon] signed by Miss Doehring and Wally Mears.

St Stithians College

1958 BC Cricket 1st XI donated by John Pfaff ST p072 001 1958BC_0701

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1958

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1958 BC Cricket 1st XI team photograph
Legend:
Back row: T Ryan, S Maxwell, T Sutcliffe, P A Lunn, M C Bresler, B van Eyck, T Christensen, R D Bradley
Front row: M D Wilson, R Mercer-Todd, E P Pfaff (Capt.), Mr W Mears, Mr R Hudson- Reed, M J Naylor (Vice-captain), A M Marriner

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1959 BC Hockey 1st XI NIS Cliff Jackson collection 001

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1959

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1959 BC Hockey 1st XI team photograph NIS
Legend:
Back row: R Jonathan, C Jackson, C McLeod, T Ryan, DM Hardy, BG Ditcham, WR Tarboton, JP Ullman
Front row: D Reed, T Leach (capt.), Mr Mears, Mr Krige, MC Bresler, KR Cronwright

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1959 BC Matric Class ST p018

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1959

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1959 BC Matric Class photograph
Legend:
Back row: R J C Pellow, S Maxwell, D T Robertson (Library Prefect), P A Weaver, C R Roper, V E Meagher, I W Beith, P E P Veit;
Front row: Mr E M Harris (Form Master), M C Bresler (Prefect), D D Scott (Prefect), M W G A Mears (Headmaster), T Leach (Prefect), B Hambleton-Jones (Prefect), Mr M T S Krige ( Vice-principal).

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1959 BC Rugby 1st XV ST p066

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1959

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1959 BC Rugby 1st XV ST p066
Legend:
Back row: JP Ullman, BG Ditcham, T Sutcliffe, PA Weaver, JC Preston, LP Bradfield;
Middle row: PEP Veit, P Lunn, B Hambleton-Jones, T Leach, DD Scott;
Front row: B van Eyk, T Ryan (capt.), Mr MTS Kirge, MrWGA Mears, DM Hardy (vice-capt.), VE Meagher

Unknown

1960 BC Rugby 1st XV ST p068

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1960

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1960 BC Rugby 1st XV ST 1957-1961 p068
Legend:
Back row: L P Bradfield, C V Malan, J C Preston, C McLeod, MC Bolton, B L B Black,
2nd row: W J de Maar, T J Sutcliffe, A N McMillan, D H Reed, R D Michelmore, K R Cronwright
Front row: B Van Eyk, J P Ullman, W G A Mears, M T S Krige, A Moir

Derek Worman Photographer

1961 BC Cricket 1st XI NIS Cliff Jackson collection

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1961

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1961 BC Cricket 1st XI NIS Cliff Jackson collection;
Legend:
Front row: C B Jackson; B L Black (Capt.); Mr RE Hudson-Reed; Mr W G A Mears (headmaster); B P Cooper; J D Gillham
2nd row: J W Hayward; N Richardson; D H Fox; M T Hughes; H R Laburn;
Back row: N J Tickton; G M Martin; K Cooper; J W Hosford

Boys' College

1961 BC Hockey 1st XI NIS Cliff Jackson collection

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1961

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1961 BC Hockey 1st XI NIS Cliff Jackson collection
Legend:
Front row:
2nd row:
Back row:

Boys' College

1961 BC Matric Class ST p013 Cliff Jackson collection

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1961

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1961 BC Matric Class ST p013 Cliff Jackson collection
Legend:
Front row:
2nd row:
Back row:

Boys' College

1961 BC Prefects ST 1962 p017 Cliff Jackson collection

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1961

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1961 BC Prefects ST 1962 p017 Cliff Jackson collection
Legend:
Front row:
Back row:

Boys' College

1961 BC Rugby 1st XV ST p047 Cliff Jackson collection

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1961

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1961 BC Rugby 1st XV ST p047 Cliff Jackson collection
Legend:
Back row: JD Gillham. DW Roberts, S Puth, WJ de Maar, RE Wiener, N Richardson, R Thom;
Middle row: CB Jackson, L Lauf, R Glatthaar, BP Cooper, SB Miller, IJ Finnie;
Front row: GM Martin, MC Bolton (capt.), Mr MTS Krige, M WGA Mears, BL Black (vice-capt.), G O Read

Derek Worman Photographer

1963 BC Rugby U13 NIS

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1963

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1963 BC Rugby U13 NIS
Legend:
Front row:
2nd row:
Back row:

Boys' College

1964 BC College Prefects NIS

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1964

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1964 BC College Prefects NIS
Legend:
Back row: Alan Keevy, Raymond D Martin, Alan J Graham, Jonathan Ruffel, Roger Palmer, Rod M Fraser, Ricky Andrew, Gavin Robertson, Jonathan Hayward,;
Front Row: Henry Booker, Alistair Maxwell (Headboy), Mr S Krige (Head), Mr V Clegg (Vice-head), Norman Tickton (Vice-headboy), Neil Blue.

Boys' College

1964 BC Matric Class NIS

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1964

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1964 BC Matric Class NIS
Legend:
Front row:
Back row:

Boys' College

1965 BC Prefects ST p022

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1965

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1965 BC Prefects ST p022
Legend:
Front row:
Back row:

Boys' College

1969 BP Mears Hall brochure

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1964

Part of Boys' Prep albums 1962 - 1982

3-page illustrated monochrome brochure inviting contributions towards the building of the hall and outlining its potential as a school asset.

Parents' Association

1976 BC Memorial Service in memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears, February 15th 1976 [programme]

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1976

Part of Boys' Prep albums 1962 - 1982

1976 BC Memorial Service in memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears, February 15th 1976 [programme 001 Cover]

1976 memorial Service in Memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears

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1976

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

1976 memorial Service in Memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears

St Stithians College

1976 Memorial Service in Memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears

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1976

Part of St Stithians College Document Collection

1976 memorial Service in Memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears

St Stithians College

1997 Campus Rondebosch Boys' High School plaque presentation

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1997

Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards

1997 Campus Rondebosch Boys' High School plaque presentation. Presentation of plaque commemorating the association of the two school and their links to former headmaster of both schools, Wally Mears.

Boys' College

College Chronicle volume 2 number 2

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1961 November

Part of College Chronicle 1960 to 1962

The 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.

Boys' College

Harris Album [complete pages]

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1961

Part of Harris Fonds

Items collected by Lilian Harris and amalgamated into an album presented to the College following the sudden death of E M Harris in 1961.

Harris, Lilian

Harris Album [expanded newspaper cuttings]

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1961

Part of Harris Fonds

Various publicity items from the album.

Harris, Lilian

Harris Album [multi-page documents]

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1953

Part of Harris Fonds

Items collected by Lilian Harris and amalgamated into an album presented to the College following the sudden death of E M Harris in 1961.

Harris, Lilian

Mears Hall 10th July 1965 [Opening programme]

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1965

Part of Bill Moir Collection

Programme of the official opening of Mears Hall by Mr Wally Mears.

Boys' College

Mr W G A Mears [tribute from College Chronicle v2#2, p8]

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1961

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Tribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement.

Krige, Marthinus Theunis Steyn

St Stithians College M. T. S. Krige [circular letter to] Old Boys, 18th June, 1965

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1965

Part of Bill Moir Collection

Circular letter inviting old boys to attend the gala performance to mark the opening of Mears Hall.

Krige, Marthinus Theunis Steyn

St Stithians College 1953 - 1956 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris (2 volumes)

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1953

Part of Harris Fonds

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)

St Stithians College 1957 - 1961 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris

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1961

Part of Bill Moir Collection

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)

St Stithians College 1957 - 1961 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris

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1961

Part of St Stithians College Document Collection

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)

St Stithians College 1957 - 1961 as recorded in the letters of E.M. Harris

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1961

Part of Harris Fonds

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)

St Stithians College farewell to Mr W G Mears, Tuesday 12th December, 1961. [Invitation from] the Chairman of Council

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1962

Part of Bill Moir Collection

Invitation to the farewell event for the first Headmaster, W G Mears.

College Council

St Stithians College [invitation to] the Annual Display of Work and the opening of Mears Hall on Saturday 10th July, 1965

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1965

Part of Bill Moir Collection

Invitation to the event at which Mr Mears performed the official opening at 16h30.

Boys' College

St Stithians College Johannesburg in South African Tatler, December 1961, pages 30-32

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1961

Part of Bill Moir Collection

Article describing the College, focusing on what it has to offer and its values.

Campbell, Dorothea

Union of South Africa. Department of Education. Teachers' Provisional First Class Certificate awarded to W G A Mears, dated March 1920

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1920

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Teaching certificate

Union of South Africa. Department of Education.

University of Cape Town. Citation accompanying the awarding of the Honorary Master of Education degree to WGA Mears. [undated]

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1939

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951.

University of Cape Town