Sandy Gilfillian was Principal  ( 1953 – 1959)

SANDY GILFILLAN became principal in 1953 after completing his theological studies at the then fairly newly established London Bible College. He was the first of four LBC-trained principals, all of whom had studied under Dr Ernest Kevan. Sandy had a period as principal of the Baptist College in Johannesburg and then served as director of English religious radio broadcasting. Sandy and his wife Mary are presently living in Hermanus. (in 2008)

Staff and students of 1959:

The surnames used for the ladies are those as they were while students.

Back row standing: Alan Horwood, Harold Froise , Floris Olivier, Michiel Strydom, Trevor Fish, Pieter Bosman, Jimmy Carr,  Max Ansell, Warwick Mason, Cecil Webber, Ronald Maullin, Neville Wood, Dennis Penny
4^th row standing: Roy Carnall, Norman Casely, Ulrich Malan, Keith Walden, Gordon Russell, Philip Mare, Ken Freeman,  Tom Holdstock, Norman Wood, Hugh Wetmore, Mike Barrett
3^rd row standing: May Quinlan, Evelyn Read, Maureen Wade,  Marie Smith, Elaine Coetzee, Lorna Ueckermann, Jean Mitchell, Silvia Staley, Verna Stander, Lorette Bester, Priscella Penny, Annabella Drake, Elmyra Carr, Glenda Gebhardt, Valerie Crawford
2^nd row seated: Izak van der Vyfer, Joyce Scott, Milton Staley, Mrs Gilfillan, Rev Gilfillan, Mrs Schoeman (Matron), Mr Howard Green, Mrs Ruth Green, Grace van der Berg, Warner Vermaak, Patricia Sills, Joyce Kent (kneeling).
Front seated on ground: Glenda Verster, Hilary Stegman,  Dianna de Villiers, Gloria Murray, Lorna Brabant, Christobel Ansell,  Joan Duguid, Lesley Russel, Pam Saville, Doreen Schwartzel, Marie Strauss.

The list below is of the students by the year that they were in during 1959.

First 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 Russell,  Lesley Strydom,  Michiel Walden,  Keith Wetmore,  Hugh Wood,  Neville

Second Year Students Carnall,  Roy Carr,  Elmira Caseley,  Norman Coetzee,  Etaine Crawford,  Val (Nowlan) Duguid,  Joan Froise,  Harold Holdstock,  Thomas Mason,  Warwick Mitchell,  Jean Quinlan,  May Read,  Evelyn (Foley) Russell,  Gordon Saville,  Pamela ( Caseley) Schwartzel,  Doreen (Pryor) Scott,  Joyce Sills,  Patricia Smith,  MM (van Schalkwyk) Staley,  Milton Staley,  Sylvia Stander,  Verna (Durandt) Stegman,  Hilary (Wood) Strauss,  Marie (Hill) Ueckermann,  Lorna Van der Vyver,  Izak Vermaak,  Warner Verster,  Glenda (Whitaker) Wade,  Maureen (Wood) Webber,  Cecil Wood,  Norman

Third Year Students du Toit,  Naomi, (De Kock)

Graduates of 1959 Crawford,  Val (Nowlan) Scott,  Joyce Warner,  Vermaak

Stories of the Past Students of 1959.

• Val Crawford  (Nowlan)
• Joyce Scott
• Warner Vermaak

Below is a report on Joyce Scott by Mrs Dulcie McDonald taken from the 1969 Annual Report.

Miss Joyce Scott (1958/59) is a Missionary with the Africa Inland Mission in Kenya and has just completed her second period of missionary service. Her main task has been the distribution of Literature through the “Kesho” Bookshop in Nairobi. Joyce is greatly used amongst young people and students by whom she is well received and is in demand as a speaker. She has organised her own choir and musical group called “The Associates” and they have broadcast from time to time. She recently took the late night Epilogues for a week. She has also written, produced and acted in a play on television. Joyce will be coming home on furlough in July next.