Articles
Year of 1960
The Rev MURDO GORDON, principal from 1960 to 1981 (the longest time in office of any of the principals), came from the Isle of Skye, off the west coastal Scotland. He spoke Gaelic as a child, not learning English until he was about 13. Murdo’s great love was Doctrine; he was a fine teacher and expositor of historic Protestantism, and was also known for his pastoral heart. Murdo’s wife, Margaret, now lives back in Scotland with her daughter while their children and grandchildren are scattered round the Peninsula and the UK.
Staff and students photo of 1960:
The surnames used for the ladies are those as they were while students.
Please help us to identify those whose names are not included.
Back row: Duncan Vietch, W (Bill) Stuart, WHO? , Norman Underwood, Alan Harwood, Pieter Bosman, Ted Harrod, Neville Pickford, John Clarke.
4th row standing: Floris Olivier, Keith Walden, Alistair McKensie, Johan Trotskie, Hugh Wetmore, Philip Mare, Allen du Plessis, Wally Acutt, Ulrich Malan, Michael Barrett, Taillefer Minnaar.
3rd row standing: Annabella Drake (Strydom), Joyce Kent, Mary Forbes (Harrod), Grace Altenkerk (Johnston), Laurette Bester (Holgate), Edith Stevenson, Henrietta Edmeades (Conchor), Shirley Charlton, A LADY, WHO? , Trevor Fish.
2nd row standing: Ronald Maullin, Glenda Gebhardt (Fish), Dulcie Trueman (McDonald), Christabel Ansell, Lorna Brabant (Olivier), Yvonne Stofberg, Joan Walden, Jennifer Russell (Vos), Daisy Campbell , Neville Wood
Front row seated: Max Ansell, Diana de Villiers (Freeman), Kenneth Freeman, Mrs Gordon, Rev Murdo Gordon, Jo Schoeman ( Matron), Mr Howard Green, Mrs Ruth Green, Who is this?, Gloria Murray (Bishenden), Michael Strydom.
A list of the Names of the Students according to their year of study.
First Year Students Acutt, Wally Altenkirk, Grace (Johnson) Booysen, Anne (Minnaar) Campbell, Daisy Charlton, Shirley Clarke, John Du Plessis, Allen Du Plessis, Dawn Edmeades, Henrietta (Conchor) Evans, Alan Forbes, Grace (Harrod) Harrod, Edward MacKenzie, Alistair Minnaar, Taillefer Pickford, Neville Russell, Jennifer (Vos) Stevenson, Edith Stofberg, Yvonne Stuart, Bill Trotskie, Johan Trueman, Dulcie (McDonald) Underwood, Norman Veitch, Duncan Walden, Joan |
Second Year Students Ansell, Christobell Ansell, Max Barret, Marchael Bester, Laurette (Holgate) Bosman, Pieter Brabant, Lorna (Olivier) de Villiers, Diana (Freeman) Drake, Annabelle (Strydom) Fish, Trevor Freeman, Kenneth Gebhardt, Glenda (Fish) Harwood, Alan Kent, Joyce Malan, Ulrich Mare, Philip Maullin, Ronald Murray, Gloria (Bishenden) Olivier, Floris Penney, Dennis Penney, Priscilla Strydom, Michiel Walden, Keith Wetmore, Hugh Wood, Neville |
Third Year Students | Graduates of 1960 |