ROEDEAN (S.A.) MAGAZINE BIRTH! JAY EDITION No. 99 ROEDEAN CELEBRATES 80 YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT A Birthday PotPourri reflecting the unique society that is Roedean (S.A.) Contents: Pages 1. Roedean salutes her founders............... 2-13 2. Roedean (S.A.) 1983........................ 4-15 3. Editorial: 1983 in retrospect.....,........ 16 4. Junior School section...................... 17-37 5. Senior School section...................... 38-39 Comprising Centre of Concern................ 42-43 Roedean Arts................... 45-54 Roedean Sport.................. 55-65 Other Roedean Activities ........... 66-67 Squiggles and Splashes......... 70-84 Afrikaanse Gedagtes............ 85-87 Pensee Francaises.............. 88-91 S.A.O.R.A. Section............. 98-99 Roedean Granddaughters... 100-102 1 80 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT HEADS OF ROEDEAN K.M. Earle and T. Lawrence 1903 - 1930 D. Thompson 1931 - 1933 E. Le Maitre 1934 - 1958 M. Mills - 1959 J. Raikes 1960 - 66 and the first 6 months of 1969 B. McCormick 1967 1968 A. de Frisching 1969 - 1974 B.A. Law 1975 The new site of the Kanthack Memorial on Pleasaunce. 2 ROEDEAN (S.A.) SALUTES HER FOUNDERS A VISIT TO BARBERTON The last words of the first chapter of Joan Raikes history of Roedean, Ho nneur aulx Dignes, read as follows: The two friends and Founders lie at rest in a small town, Barberton, in on e of the most beautiful parts of South Africa, the country of their adopti on, to which they gave so much of themselves. It seemed appropriate that in the year marking the 80th Anniversary of th eir venture I should pay my respects to their memory by making the journe y to the Eastern Transvaal. This I did in the April holidays. The cemetary which has been in use for more than a century, is situated o n the outskirts on the town and has clearly been the main burial place of the inhabitants for most of that time. Protected by many trees, includin g palms, hundreds of graves spread out in all directions from the entranc e which has a backdrop of the hills of Swaziland away to the south. I was not able to get any indication of where to look, there being no ar rangement by years, though some sections are clearly newer than others. Eventually Jackson, the driver, and I worked our way through the cemetar y from opposite sides and it was after nearly three quarters of an hour of inspection, that a shout from some way away, indicated that Jackson h ad found the spot. I must confess that as I stood looking down in the hot sunshine at the single slab of stone which covers the joi nt graves I felt a strange mixture of awe, wonder and privilege. My journ
ey was, you may say, satisfactory. B.A.L. KME's and T.L.'s resting place, Barberton. Their Memory Lives On. 3 ROEDEAN SCHOOL (S.A.) - 1983 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Mr. J.R. Whiting (Chairman) Mr. S.A.G. Anderson Mr. P.G. Joubert Mr. G.M. Thomas Mrs D. Anderson Mrs E. Lane Mr. W. Floquet Professor D. Freer MASTER: B.A. Law M.A. (Oxon) SENIOR SCHOOL Senior Mistress Mrs. G. John B.A. (C.T.), B.A. (Hons) (Wits) Dip. of Higher Education (C.T.) ROEDEAN STAFF 1983 Front row left to right: Mrs. J. Jones, Mrs. A. Kleynhans, Mrs. B. Bennett , Mrs. J. Norrington, Mr. P. Pallett, Mrs. G. John, Mr. B.A. Law, Mrs. L. Park, Mr. T. Louw, Miss P. Klosser, Mrs. S. Mihailovitch, Mrs. J. Henn, Mr s. E. Thomas. 2nd row: Mrs. P. Robertson, Mrs. J. Jentsch, Miss E. Kinnear, Mrs. I. Ma cAloon, Mrs. M. Middleton, Mrs. N. Hession, Mrs. R. Kruger, Mrs. A. Raat h, Mrs. B. Wade, Mrs. E. Humphris, Mrs. H. Ashton, Mrs. S. Harris, Mrs. D. Billman, Mrs. E. McCarthy, Mrs. B. Pycraft, Mrs. V. Wittuhn. 3rd row: Mr. J. Mahumani, Mrs. B. Feinberg, Mrs. J. Net, Mrs. G. Clachert y, Mrs. U. Rowlands, Mrs. C. Slabbert, Mrs. E. Steel, Dr. S. Pienaar, Mr. A. Naude, Mrs. J. Carey, Mrs. V. Price, Mrs. J. Shaw, Mrs. G. Stalley. 4th row: Miss C. Jackson, Mrs. D. Hammond, Mrs. P. Hobday, Mrs. F. Ed wards, Mrs. M. Ridgard, Mrs. P. Simpson, Mr. D. MacMillan, Miss V. Sa wyer, Mrs. P. Armstrong, Mrs. P. Davidson, Mr. M. Tshivadhu. 4 STAFF Mrs. P. Armstrong Mrs. H.B. Ashton Mrs. B. Bennett Mrs. L.L. Bradbury Mrs. J. Carey Mrs. H. Cheales Mrs. G.E. Clacherty Mrs. J.S. Evans Mrs. B.A. Feinberg Mrs. N. Green Father C. Halkett Mrs. D.B. Hammond Mrs. J.M. Henn Mrs. N. Hession Miss A.C.P. Hobday Miss C. Jackson Mrs J. Jo nes Miss E.J.S. Kinnear Mrs. A.J.C. Kleynhans Mrs. L. Kofmansky Mrs. E .L. McCarthy Mr. D.H. McMillan Mrs. S.C.H. Mihailovich Mrs. M.E. Middl eton Mr. A. Naude Mrs. J. Nel Mrs. J. Norrington Dr. S. Pienaar Mrs. B .M. Pycraft Mrs. M.F. Ridgard Mrs. U.M. Rowlands Miss V.A. Sawyer Mrs. J.F. Shaw M rs. G.M. Stalley Mrs. E.A. Steel Mrs. J.M.H. Taylor Mrs. J.E. van Coll er Miss G.A. Watkins B.A. (Wits), H. Dip. Ed. (Wits) B.A. (Wits), H.E.D. B.A. (Natal) M. Soc. Sc. (Clinical Psychology) Natal H.D.E., J.C.E. Remedial Reading B.A. (Natal), H.D.E. (Natal) B. Sc. (Notts) B. Mus. (Wits), U.P.L.M. (S.A.), L.T.C.L. (London), F.T.C.L. (London) B.A. (Wits), B. Ed. (Wits), H.E.D. Dip. Theology (Natal) B.A. (Phys. Ed.) (Rhodes), H.E.D. (Pmb) B.Sc. (St. Andrew's), Dip. Ed. (Oxon)
B.Sc. (Hons) (London) B.Sc (Dundee), Cert, of Ed. (Dundee) B.Sc. (Natal), H.D.E., B.Ed. (Natal) B.A. (Natal), H.E.D. P.Ed. (Hons) (Cantab), Cert, of Ed. B:A. (Hons), U.E.D. (UNISA) Academy of Music B.Sc. (Wits), T.T.H.D. B.Sc. (Wits), B. Ed. (S.A.), T.T.H.D. B.A. (Hons) (Wits), Cert. d'Etudes Sup. (Paris - Sorbonne) B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), H.D.E. (U.C.T.) B.A. Fine Arts (Pta), T.T.H.D. (J.C.E.) B.A. (Hons) (Potch), T.T.H.D. B.A. (S.A.), P.T.C. (Grahamstown) B.A. (Hons) (London), M.A. (Wits), Ph.D. (Wits) Mus. B (Hons) (Manchester University), Cert, of Ed., G.R.N.C.M., A.R.N.C.M., A.R.N.C.M. B. Mus., T.L.D., P.D.O., L.R.S.M. B.A. (Hons) (Oxon), French & Russian B.Ed. (Hons) (Phys. Ed) (Reading ) B.Mus. (London), A.R.C.M., Dip.Ed. (Birmingham) B.A. (UCT), Dip.Ed. (Bristol), Dip. Sch. Lib (UNISA) B.Ed (Hons) (East Anglia), Cert, of Ed. Teachers Dip. (London) Dartford Phys. Ed. College A.R.C.M., G.R.S.M. (London), Royal College of Music H.D.E., J.C.E. JUNIOR SCHOOL: HEADMISTRESS: Mrs. L Park Dip. in Primary Education (Jordanhill College of Ed.) ASSISTANT MISTRESSES: Mrs. C.A. Anderson Mrs. P.R. Davidson Mrs. F.P. Edwards Miss P. Klosser Mrs. R. Kruger M rs. J. Price Mrs. A.M. Raath Mrs. P.M. Simpson Mrs. B.M. Wade B.Ed. (Dundee), Dip. in Primary & Secondary Ed. (Dundee) T.E.D. (Senio r Primary) Diploma Teaching Diploma, Cert, of Ed., P.R.I.S.A. T.E.D. (Senior Primer) Diploma B.A. (C.T.), Post Grad. Primary Teacher's Diploma Junior Primary Cert., J.C.E. Sen. Prim. Teacher's Diploma, J.C.E. National Teacher's Certificate (Barkly House, C.T.) B.A. (Natal), H.E.D. Cert, of Ed. (Fenham College, Newcastle) 5 ADMINISTRATIVE: Bursar Bursar's Assistants Master's Secretaries Catering & Houskeeping Groun ds & Maintenance School Doctor School Sister Warden and Matrons Offic e Assistant Driver Mr. P.G. Pallett Mrs. M. Cohen and Mrs. P.D. Robertson Mrs. E. Humphris, Mrs. J. Jentsch, Mrs. I. McAloon Mrs. D. Billman, Mrs. S. Harris Mr. T.J. Louw Dr. R.M. Breuckner, M.B. BCH (Wits), DCH (S.A.) Sister J.N. Roche
Mrs. E.M. Thomas, Mrs. C. Slabbert, Mrs. W.V. Witthuhn Mr. M. Tshidav hu Mr. J. Mahumani ROEDEAN WORTHIES OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF FRONT ROW: (left to right): Mr. R Kubayi, Mr. F. Seloene, Mr. S. Mala udze, Mr. J. Raswiswe, Mr. F. Gereda, Mr. T. Louw, Mr. B.A. Law, Mr. M. Tshivadhu, Mr. W. Mabunda, Mr. W. Mphuma, Mr. Z. Khanyile, Mr. D. Makwavela. 2nd Row: Mrs. G. Makathini, Mrs. B. Mgaga, Mrs. A. Tofile, Mrs. H. Mko za, Mrs. J. Metsing, Mrs. M. Maluleka, Mrs. M. Ntabeni, Mrs. A. Sekhak lane, Mrs. H. Phakhathi, Mrs. M. Mathebula.Mrs. M. Tshabalala. 3rd Row: Mr. T. Tibani, Mr. J. Rikhastso, Mr. H. Mtombeni, Mr. W. Balay e, Mr. J. Mahumani, Mr. S. Makhubela, Mr. D. Madzivha, Mr. D. Shivindza, Mr. P. Ngubane, Mr. D. Ngobeni, Mr. M . Zulu, Mr. M. Sibisi. 4th Row: Mr. E. Khaphathe, Mr. S. Mtobeni, Mr. W. Matamela, Mr. I. Zu ma, Mr. J. Ramakhuthlane, Mr. N. Mavhungu, Mr. W. Munyai, Mr. R. Rihk otso, Mr. E. Mariba, Mr. S. Ntavhaidzi, Mr. P. Mashamba, Mr. S. Mufam ade, Mr. J. Mumba, Mr. W. Mapengo. 6 Master's Report 1983 Mr Chairman, Mr & Mrs Relly, Ladies and Gentlemen Some 20 years ago a pu pil of mine travelled to Johannesburg in pursuit of an Anglo American sc holarship. He reported on his return that the interview had been dominat ed by one man, a very nice chap who had, nevertheless, fixed his eyes up on him and asked a series of awkward questions. His name was Mr Gavin Re lly. It was, I think, the first time that I heard of him. In the 20 year s since I have come to know the person and have learned beyond doubt tha t the qualities suggested by my youthful informant's observations are in deed reality, those of keen interest, single-mindedness of purpose, dire ctness, the ability to seize on essentials, coupled with diplomacy and l eadership. These attributes have taken him to the top of the industrial tree and it is for these qualities that 1 am delighted to welcome him to talk today, especially to the girls. Of Mrs Relly I know little, except that she is a person of great charm an d that she and my wife shared the pigtail years at - dare I say it - King smead! I am very pleased that she has come with her husband to see what a good school is like and also to present the prizes. Though this has been the 80th Birthday year, normal routine has not been neglected. One of ou r prime aims, satisfactory academic performance, has continued to be fulf illed. Last year's Matric class scored 100% pass, all but 4 with Universi ty entrance qualifications, and there were 13 Higher Grade distinctions o f which Jacqueline Smilg, matching her sister two years before, scored 5. It continues to astonish me that the weaker candidates do so well. It co nfirms me in my belief that the policy of the school that all girls enter the full matriculation examination is a sound one and will continue to p roduce overall results whk l are generally superior to those of practical ly any other school in the country. Our performance in the Taalbond exami nation was of the usual high standard, and in the English Olympiad Nicole Donald and Paula Kingham were in the top 100. I have been pleased, on the whole, with the standard of work throughout t he school. I am anxious, however, that even in the busiest parts of the t erm girls should so organise their work that they have time for other int erests - and rest and sleep - and to this end have been concentrating rec ently on the careful planning of work, urging allocation of prime time to
that which is most important. Many now seem a great deal better organise d, are increasingly productive and are clearly getting satisfaction out o f that greater productivity. Leisure well-earned is usually so much more enjoyable and relaxing than time guiltily frittered away. There are still some, of course, who will start on a project known about for several mon ths the day before it is due and then despair at the amount of work to be done, lamenting to sympathetic parents of their teachers' unreasonable d emands, but they are very much in a shrinking minority. In the pool and on court and field we have had varying success. In the Inter-High "A" Gala we achieved 3rd place in the div ing and 4th place overall in very keen competition, performed consistent ly in the Tennis League with the Juniors showing especial promise, but f ailed to maintain our position in the top Hockey Division and will go ba ck to the "B" League next year, though here too the Juniors fared quite well. Squash is now a fully-fledged sport and is integrated into the gam e timetable, the numbers playing regularly having trebled. Individually Helena Pirow again represented South Africa and holds the 100 and 200 me tre Transvaal breaststroke records while Richardine Perdikis dived in th e Curry Cup for the Province. White blazers were awarded to Philippa Mak in and Gillian Townsend. There has been a very definite improvement in attitude towards games, h owever. Much of this has been attributable to the increasingly close co -operation between the Games staff and girls and also to the encouragem ent and assistance given by the Sports Committee of the P.T.A. which wa s formed last year. It is very much hoped that the enthusiasm shown by the members of that Committee and some others will be reinforced by a m uch larger number of parents in 1984. The Chapel remains central to sch ool routine, all girls attending this most lovely of buildings once a w eek and boarders more often. Names on the list of visiting preachers at Evensong have included the Bishop, the head of the Methodist Church in South Africa and a leading Catholic priest and the boarders have welco med the opportunity of subsequent discussion over tea. The sacraments o f matrimony and baptism have been not infrequent events, these, of curs e, I hasten to add, involving ex-pupils, not current ones! The Choir, under the direction of Mrs Shaw, has grown in size, enthusias m and skill and is to be congratulated on its singing at Confirmation on Wednesday evening and on its selection for a television programme which is to be recorded on Monday but broadcast later. Earlier this term Mrs Clacherty and a willing team of staff and girls undertook a four perform ance run of "Toad of Toad Hall". The enjoyment of the audience young and old seemed to be matched by the very obvious satisfaction of the cast i n what they were doing 7 both in rehearsal and performance and we are very grateful to all concern ed for the boost that it has given to our dramatic activities and the com paratively little disruption that was caused to everyday events. The whol e operation, I think, was typical of a very clear tendency among staff to wards greater commitment to the wider aspects of Roedean purposes and of support of one another and the school during difficulties that inevitably from time to time occur. Teamwork is very much in evidence and morale is generally high, not only among all eschelons of staff but also the prefe cts who this year have done a very good job. I must mention that one not inconsiderable factor in this respect is the meticulous attention that is given to our physical requirements by our caterer, Mrs Billman, whom we all hold in esteem and affection.
Perhaps the most significant of all extra-curricular activities has bee n the development of the Friday afternoon Awareness Programme, to which I referred last year and for which our very real thanks must go to Mrs Ashton and her band of loyal helpers. The aim has been one of eye open ing to the differences of needs, opportunities and problems of the many strata of society, of the conflicts that arise from variations in colo ur and in wealth, to the physical and social structure of the city arou nd us, and to the special challenges and dangers facing today's young w omen. Such a programme has taken girls out and about in Parktown and th e Central Business District, to the University, to Alexandra Creches, O rlando orphanages and Doornfon-tein Old Age Homes to name but a few of the destinations. It has also brought to the school Joanna Trollop, Ree va Forman, Bess Finney, Bobby Johnston, Sheila Camerer, Irene Menell, C harles Mofalati and the Anglican Dean of Johannesburg, Father Castle to name but a few of scores of visitors - experts in subjects ranging fro m Careers to Crises, Communist China to Civil Rights, Drugs to Politica l Debate, Flowers to Finance, Theatre to Theology and Wine to Welfare. These have all been on a form basis and voluntary group activities such as pottery, photography and Centre of Concern and so on have been move d to Tuesday afternoons. We shall look for expansion in range of progra mmes and of times next year for I realise that on Tuesday players in te ams and others with special commitments are precluded from taking part. Unfortunately the school day is not long enough to fit in all that one would wish. The Building programme has continued apace and for the time being is com plete. Since last Speech Day the two new Biology Laboratories have been finished, the Physics Laboratory doubled in size and re-constructed, the changing rooms and Games Staff Room substantially improved, a new flat has been built for the Headmistress of the Junior School and the Squash Courts have been completed, although new wooden flooring has just been i nstalled after an initial slip or two in this regard. The Library Comple x is complete and is being equipped very generously, as you said, Mr Cha irman, by the Trust, but there are many new shelves which gape emptily a nd which will take some time to fill, though I am very grateful to those parents who donated books at the recent P.T.A. evening so that we have been able to make a start. A new computer is shortly to be installed the re, which will make access for individual girls very much easier. Carpor ts have been built and a good deal of paving and tarring done and the St George's bell has been installed in the campanile, the first bell since its erection 60 years ago. It sounded 80 times on Foundation Day to com memorate the birthday and now daily at the opening of school chimes 22 t imes in memory of the 22 pupils on the roll when it first opened. The He adgirl is in strict training for the last day of the year when she will sign out the 487 currently here! Tea-break on Pleasaunce. But it is the Birthday commemorating the school's foundation in January 1903, officially celebrated on March 5th, that has dominated the year' s calendar. At Speech Day last year I announced the Birthday Project, t he paving of Pleasaunce, as the whole community's gift to the school. T o this end the Birthday Fund was opened and Mr Ivor Sander kindly agree d to co-ordinate the Fund Raising activities, a raffle, a premiere, and the Fun Day and Fete supported by individual donations in cash and kin d, donors in the former category benefiting from section 18b of the Inc ome Tax Law which allows deductions of gifts up to a certain limit from taxable income. Pictures from our well-known Old Girl Artists Maud Sum
ner and Catherine Paynter were among the many generous contributions. M essrs Baillie, Floquet and Presbury together with Mesdames Briggs and G oldkorn Roedean keeps its fingers on the pulse of things. planned the Fun Day and Fete and with the enthusiastic support of staff , girls, Old Girls, parents, grandparents, Members of the Board and oth er well-wishers gave us, as you have heard, a spectacularly successfull y and enjoyable day at the beginning of June. So far well over R40 000 has already been raised and the Fund is still open. The paving of Pleas aunce was consequently put in hand though not without some controversy which had been publicly aired at a PTA meeting in March; some thinking improvement of the Library facilities in the Junior School was more imp ortant. The Pleasaunce development has however been successful beyond a ll expectations, in appearance and utility; it was trodden for the firs t time officially by the Golden Oldies, as they were affectionately ref erred to, contemporaries at the school with the Founders, who celebrate d with a Garden Party on August 30th. I may add that at the Garden Part y, the newly created wind ensemble performed to considerable effect. Si nce then it has been in constant use and in the recent Spring weather u nder the glorious green of the oaks has been particularly delightful. W e are lucky that such has been the success of the birthday project tht we have been able to commit ourselves to the development of a new Refer ence Library with adjoining computer centre for the Junior School, the former to be known as the Maxie Kuhn Library to mark her great contribu tion to the school over 37 years and her generous donation to the Birth day Fund. The third aim, the development of an Outreach Programme, as y ou have heard, is already under way and is very much in the forefront of our thinkin The main event, of course, was the Birthday itself shortly after the spl endid Ball to which, Mr Chairman, you have already referred, Foundation Day on 5th March. It was a great pleasure that John Hunt, Headmaster of Roedean, Brighton, and his wife Sarah were able to spend three weeks in South Africa, with which apparently they have fallen in love. They accom panied two Roedean families and my wife and me on a tour of the Battlefi elds of the Zulu War of 1879, so they were able to see something of the Eastern Transvaal on the way down to Piet Retief and much of Zululand an d Northern Natal over which the War was fought. They spent the following week in the school and John spoke for Roedean, Brighton, and proposed t he toast of our Roedean at the Birthday lunch on March 5th, presenting u s with the beautiful bowl which you have I hope seen on display in the L ibrary today. He celebrated his own 51st birthday with us the night befo re; it is sad to learn that his health has deteriorated markedly since t hen and he is to end his term of office at our sister school in March of next year, 12 months before their centenary. After the exertions of the first six months I was very ready to take adv antage of the new leave system granted by the Board and add the last fou r weeks of term to three weeks of the August holiday, the seven weeks be ing spent in sizzling England and France. While we were across the Chann el we were able to visit the Chateau de Laversine at Chantilly and L'Ecole des Roches at Verneuil-su r-Avre and thus prepare the way for the tour in August next year. I ver y much hope we shall be able to use the former as it is much nearer Par is and there seems a reasonable prospect of enrolling the 40 participan ts necessary to go there. The whole period was remarkably relaxing and refreshing. John Hunt said on Foundation Day that a visitor to Brighton had asked so
meone at his school who would run it while he was away, to which the inm ate replied the same people who do when he is here! It was therefore wit h the greatest confidence that I left the care of the school to Mrs John who became Acting Master, Mrs Park, Mr Pallett and other senior members of staff, knowing that the ship was in good hands and that they would h ave, as I certainly do, the full cooperation of the whole establishment. I should like to thank them all, and especially the Acting Master for s o happily and successfully shouldering the burden and in the odd case, p erhaps, carrying the can. Father Hirst has left us in anticipation of his move to Bryanston next mo nth. We were able to thank him and Gill for all that they have done for u s in Arnold's seven year Chaplaincy at a lunch for the whole school on Pl easaunce ten days ago. Staff changes have been minimal this year and such as there are to be at its end are in the main caused by the passage of time. Mrs Bennett, who h as so successfully contributed to, and latterly run, the English Departme nt, and taught our Junior Latin, feels that she must devote more time to her family and is retiring, though we hope that she will still be able to do some things for us over the next few years. Madame Mihailovich, after years of exciting and sometimes excitable, teaching of her superb langua ge French, has reached the age of retirement but I am glad to say that sh e has agreed to stay on the part-time staff for the next year to take the two most senior classes. Mr Pallett after more than 10 years as Bursar, in which he has seen the school grow in size and soundness of financial f ooting, to which he has in large measure contributed, is to retire at the end of December and will The new squash court. 9 The new library. make his home in Harare where we wish him and Wendy every happiness a nd him relaxation from his toils which have been so much appreciated by all sections of the Roedean community. We have heard during the last few months of the deaths of three Roedean Stalwarts, Miss Pudney, much loved half of the Pud and Sud music team, Audrey Cannon, deputy-head of the Junior School until 1954, and Miss B iggs, Matron of Bears for 18 years until 1976. All were very much in th e tradition of the Founders. Our theme for this year has been 'Getting on with the job promptly, efficie ntly and willingly' or to use the words of the three terminal maxims, 'Do i t now', 'Do it well' and 'Do it cheerfully', and I think we have, to a larg e extent succeeded in maintaining direction and momentum, though we are wel l aware that there are still six weeks to go. Last lesson of the afternoon. Theresa Lawrence and Katherine Margaret Earle started it all and directe d operations for the first 28 years of the school's existence. Their bro ad purpose is clearly expressed in the words over the fireplace which re ad "M.E. Truth and Honour, Freedom and Courtesy". It is probably signifi cant that these words are spelt in the old-fashioned way, suggesting tha t they are enduring values, and it is remarkable how clearly any of our specific aims of the moment, whether they be fostering the caring commun ity, pursuing academic excellence, widening the basis of admission, or e xtending our Outreach Programme, fit in with one or more of these broad aims formulated by the Founders. K.M.E. already badly crippled when she retired, died, in Barberton Hospital in 1934 and is buried there. T.L., after spending the war years in England, returned to South Africa dying
at White River in 1950 and shares the same grave as her Co-Founder. It s eemed appropriate that this year I should visit their last resting place , but its exact location no-one seemed to know. In April I set out with Jackson, the driver, for the Eastern Transvaal with this specific purpos e. We ultimately located Barberton Cemetery, large, remote and extraordi narily tranquil with a backdrop of hills which mark the northern border of Swaziland. Here, after 40 minutes search their last resting place was revealed. Covered with a dignified stone enscribed with their names and dates of birth and death, the simple plaque says "Dearly loved Co-Found ers of Roedean School - Their souls shall be as water garden and they sh all not sorrow any more at all!' Here over the second fireplace it says "Their work continueth". What a w atered garden we have here as a memorial to them and what an inspiration they have been and continue to be to us to get on with the job together this year and in the years to come. In tribute to them let us pursue wi th vigour and joy the path which they mapped out 80 years ago. 10 Roedean School (S.A.) PRIZE LIST 1983 Leslie Cope Cornford - English Essay Jane Kinsley Baker Memorial - English Jean Lever Paula Lister Ella le Maitre - Reading Caroline Calburn Patrick Duncan - Afrikaans Jennifer Beattie Jane Stirling A.D. Viney - French Dominique Laroque French Embassy - French Dominique Bauthier Tracey Rissik H.R. Raikes - History Sarah Charlton H.R. Raikes - Physical Science Jennifer Beattie Paula Lister Jubilee - Geography Sarah Charlton Jubile e - Mathematics Katherine Roper Paula Lister Additional Mathematics Jennifer Beattie Pole Evans - Biology Paula Lister Joan Hildick-Smith - Art Jane Kinsley Music Jane Stirling D. Denoon Duncan - Home Economics Diane Carr Cluver - General Achievement Katherine Ogilvie Thompson PROGRESS PRIZES: Ante Matric I Ante Matric II Upper V I Upper V II Middle V I Middle V II Lo wer V I Lower V II Lower V III Upper IV I Upper IV II Myrtle Hamilton Scholarship Philippa Makin Margery Viney Exhibition Cassandra Holliday Ella le M aitre Scholarships Jocelyn Bradley Lorrain Rankin Katherine Murray D orothea Campbell and S.A.O.R.A. Music Bursary Vivien Leveson Anne Cl eaver Scholarship A Leonora Hendson
Maxine Beckerling - Award for Cultural Achievement Samantha Tugwell St. George's Prize Philippa Matthews Sports girl of th e year Philippa Makin Master's Gift to Head of School Teresa Guzman Saffron Fabig Ann McWilliam Smith Cynthia Johnson Margaret Roper Rose lee Richards Glynis Hartslief Angelique Petratos Sabrina Pietromartir e Katheryn Thai Nicola Vieyra Loren Dyer Young Historians Conference St. Marys and St. John's share the honours with Roedean. 11 Taalbondeksamen 1983 MV ho*r graad met lof (75% en ho*r) C. Davies1 J. Emery L Hendson A. Lambrianos S. McConnell V. Mayer K . Pienaar ho*r graad (60 - 74%) M. Beuthin F. Cranmer T. Curry M. Gay lard C. Gray G. Hartslief S. Henning M. Mullinos L. Plewman A. Wade K. Wallington Gewone graad (40 - 59%) M. Holland H. Pocchiesa-Cantaro S. Wells J. Williams Laer Taalbond (Am) ho*r graad (60 - 74%) K. Bunting C. Burton B. Davies C. Holliday E. Kruger P. Makin A. McWilliam-Smith M. Moody Gewone graad (40 - 50%) S. Beckerling A. Bonnett J. Bradley C. Farrant J. Finsen E. Francisco S. Frohlich J. Gaunt M. Gilbert S. King F. Lane P. Leigh B. Meurig-Evans A. Morey M. Pepper A. Pinter H. Pirow G. Rausch A. Sandilands J. Scott A. Shaw B. Simchowitz K. Stratten C. te Nuyl K. Venter W. Vickerman S. Voysey K. White ho*r Taalbond (M) ho*r graad (60 - 74%) D. Bauthier J. Beattie S. Charlton L. Draper J. Gill J. Kinsley D. Laroque N. Potgieter T. Rissik S. Tugwell
Gewone graad (40 - 59%) M. Barnes A. Brown C. Calburn M. Card D. Carr S. Crouch N. Donald T. Guzman N. Hill P. Kingham D. Klein J. Lever P. Lister S. Lloyd K. McConnell P. Matthe ws C. Newman A. Notten K. Ogilvie-Thompson C. Pienaar S. Rankin K. Roper K. Sander J. Stegma n J. Stirling G. Townsend L. Ushpol A. Wiener With Compliments Thurston & Co. Africa (Pty) Ltd. Prefects - 1983 GOLD A. Notten S. Lloyd T. Guzman N. Potgieter K. McConnell SILVER T. Rissik C. Pienaar L. Draper SUB PREFECTS K. Roper S. Falcon L. Barnby L. Ushpol K. Ogilvie-Thompson A. Brown A. Wiener J. Stegmann B. Burnett J. Stirling D. Carr CADETS G. Townsend S. Charlton S. Beckerling S. Tugwell J. Gill K. Bunting COPPER C. Jacobs S. Frohlich D. Bauthier P. Kingham C. Holliday C. Calburn D. Klein L. Jacques S. Crouch L. Lake S. King N. Hill A. Laughlin H. Pirow D. Laroque D. Laughlin A. Sandilands P. Matthews J. Lever K. Stratten C. Newman P. Lister K. White PREFECTS 1983 Top left to right: S. Crouch, J. Notten, D. Bauthier, N. Hill, D. Laroque. Middle row: P. Matthews, C. Calburn, J. Stegmann, J. Stirling, C. Newman, T. Rissik, N. Potgieter. Front row: L. Draper, S. Tugwell, T. Guzman (Headgirl), Mr. B.A. Law, S. Falcon, K. Ogilvie-Thompson, G. Townsend. 13 1983 Matric Class MATRICULATION 1983 Louise Barnby, Melanie Barnes (Distinction in English), Dominique Bauth ier, Jennifer Beattie (Distinctions in Mathematics and Biology), Belind a Burnett, Caroline Calburn, Diane Carr, Sarah Charlton (Distinctions i n English and Mathematics), Susan Crouch, Nicole Donald, Caroline Dowda ll-Brown, Leigh Draper (Distinction in Physical Science), Susan Falcon, Janet Gill, Teresa Guzman, Nicola Hill (Distinction in Additional Math ematics), Caroline Jacobs, Paula Kingham, Jane Kinsley (Distinctions in English and Art), Daniela Klein, Lorinda Lake (Distinctions in English and History), Dominique Laroque (Distinction in Afrikaans), Alison Lau ghlin, Deirdre Laughlin, Jean Lever, Paula Lister (Distinctions in Engl ish, Mathematics, Biology, Physical Science, History and Additonal Math ematics), Shura Lloyd, Katherleen McConnell, Philippa Matthews, Cindy N ewman, Alice Notten, Katherine Ogilvie-Thompson (Distinctions in Biolog y and Physical Science), Claudia Pienaar, Nicola Potgieter, Susan Ranki n (Distinction in Mathematics S.G.), Tracey Rissik, Katharine Roper (Di stinction in Biology), Katherine Sander, Josephine Stegmann, Jane Stirl ing, Gillian Townsend, Samantha Tugwell (Distinction in English), Lynn Ushpol, Allison Wiener, Sarah Wilson.
D. Laroque rewrote French and achieved a distinction. SCHOOL LEAVE RS Michelle Card, Sarah Jacobs, Alison Brown, Abigail Vail. 14 "P.G.P" A TRIBUTE Peter Pallett was Bursar to Roedean from October 1973 until his retireme nt at the end of 1983. He is greatly missed, as during his years of service he became very muc h part of the Roedean community. His very real love for the school mean t that his contribution to it extended far beyond the confines of his o ffice. He and Wendy seldom missed a House Night or a School play, and h is meticulous organisation of Foundation Day and other functions gave p leasure to countless Roedean girls, past and present. As guardian of the school finances, he was superb, and it was often an o rdeal for even the most senior members of staff to brave the Bursary doo r and ask for the price of a piece of new equipment. Efficient and meticulous in all he did, Peter found slackness in others har d to tolerate. But to his friends at Roedean, and they were countless, he w as unfailingly kind and helpful, a true and wise friend. It was with sadness and with gratitude for what they had done for us al l, that we wished Peter and Wendy "Godspeed" at the end of the year, an d success in their new venture in Zimbabwe. GJ S. Malcolmson AM-II 15 EDITORIAL 1983 IN RETROSPECT Some years stick in the mind. For me, 1983 will always be the Roedean 80 th Birthday year with all its excitements and exhaustions. Thinking about the year started in 1982 when consideration was given to the launching of the Birthday Fund and the nature of celebrations genera lly. 1st May 1982 I invited the Hunts to come to Johannesburg for the officia l Birthday, Foundation Day. It was thought by many that there should be a specific project which would be the gift to the community from the sch ool. In addition to a number of individual gifts, the fund ultimately be nefited from three excellent functions; a raffle, a Premiere in May of ' Noises Off' and finally, the Fun Day and Fete on 4th June, which was one of the most delightful days I can remember in my association with Roede an. All those chiefly responsible have been thanked by name, but we owe a great debt of gratitude to the many members of the school community in Johannesburg and elsewhere, for making each activity such a success. In chronological terms, the Ball was the first function and the school wa s transformed for the evening for what proved to be an absolutely Gala oc casion. The Hunts arrived just before Half Term and spent a very happy weekend wit h us and some parents and girls touring the battlefields of Zululand. The birthday itself, March 5th, was well attended by Old Girls from far and ne ar, and with the end of the first term, the first phase was over. I took t he opportunity, during the holidays, of visiting the grave of the Founders in Barberton, details of which appear elsewhere. There were significant developments during the year, which have greatly i mproved our amenities. The St. George's bell, which was very kindly given to us by the parish, was installed, and it was rung for the first 80 tim es on Foundation Day.
On 5th March the borehole was sunk. The sprinkler system was turned on at the end of June, making us very quickly sufficiently green to arou se the envy of many people in Johannesburg and in the parched countrys ide beyond. Finally the building programme launched in 1981 was completed with the commissioning of the new Physics Laboratory, the re-building of the fla t for the Headmistress of the Junior School, completion of the Games ch anging rooms, the flooring of the squash courts and the creation of the new Library complex. I was lucky enough to be able to take advantage of the new leave regulat ions and to be away for the whole of July in Europe which refreshed me f or the final term. Just before it started, we entertained many of those who were at School with the Founders to a Garden Party on the newly paved Pleasaunce. Thi s Birthday project has proved splendidly successful. A Cheese and Wine party for the Cape Town contingent of Old Girls was held at the Public Relations Department of UCT at the end of September , and local mayors, Heads of Universities and fellow Johannesburg scho ols, among others were welcomed to a co*cktail Party on October 5th. Finally a Thanksgiving Service was held in November at St. George's to give thanks for 80 glorious years and to dedicate ourselves for the tas ks and challenges of 1984 and succeeding years. B.A.L. Birthday Toast: Mr. & Mrs. Hunt (Roedean Brighton) Mr. & Mrs. Law (Ro edean S.A.) 16 A stroll through the Junior School. 17 Headmistress' Report As the 80th birthday year, 1983 has been very important in the life of Ro edean School. It has been of even greater significance in my own life, as the first year in my new role as Headmistress of the Junior School. In t he past months, I have not set out to revolutionize my kingdom. Instead, I have been able to carry on a tradition and a system of education in whi ch I believe. This should not automatically identify me as a disciple of the laissez-faire philosophy but rather as one of the "hamba gahle" schoo l of thought. The school has had a very busy year as always, with time evaporating as in the hot sun and never enough of it available. The new reading metho d Gium 360, introduced into Grade 1 has proved most successful and has been extended further up the school. Zulu lessons which replaced Northe rn Sotho as an African language, are well established, in the capable h ands of Miss Diana Webster and I am delighted to observe how keen the p upils are to participate. For the first time, we awarded the Academic T rophy to the girl in Lower IV who had reached the highest level of achi evement in her academic studies. I should like to congratulate Catherin e Botting on being the first winner of this trophy. As part of regular school activities, we have continued to visit variou s places of interest, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, the Africana Museum , Pretoria Museum, Voortrekkerhoogte, the Transvaal Snake Park to name but a few. As in the past years, the Lower IVs spent several days at Fe rnwood Field Centre which was as valuable an experience as always. In every sphere, our scope widens and the standard rises each year. Sever al Form III and Lower IV pupils had their work published in The Star as f inalists in the creative writing competition and some Grade II pupils had
their written and illustrative accounts of pre-history displayed in the Johannesburg Museum. The Junior School library has been developed and run most efficiently by Miss Klosser. As a very busy member of our teaching staff she has depended on the help of parents to classify and cover books , and to cope with the mob of pupils in the fiction library three times a week. To these parents, I extend our grateful thanks. Part of the Maxie Kuhn Library project next year will be to equip a computer centre. It has been claimed that within ten years, those without a knowledge of compute rs will be regarded as illiterate. Bearing in mind the rate at which our knowledge increases, this could well be true. The time has come not simpl y to acquire the machines, but for us, the staff, to reeducate ourselves and thereby equip the children of today to cope as the adults of tomorrow. Sport continues to play an important part in the school day with a majo r inter-house competition taking place in each term. The first of these , the Swimming Trophy was won by Earle and Kirsten Brown was the winner of the Under 9 Tuling-Smith Breast-stroke Trophy. Our congratulations go to Candice Fairlie and Melissa Davidson on their selection as members of the Transvaal Primary Schools Swimming Team an d particularly to Candice who gained a first place both in the individu al breast-stroke and backstroke up in the Inter Provincial Swimming Gal a held in Cape Town. The Junior School Swimming Team has had a very suc cessful league season, coming first in most galas. In the second term i s St. Margaret's Day, traditionally our Sports Day and traditionally al so one of the coldest days of the term but this year we were fortunate with the weather. Scott won the Athletics trophy and the victrix ludoru m awards went to: Alexis Blook FI Kerry Allen and Emma Jesse FII Philippa Notten Fill Kathleen Ross LIV The netball season is the Winter Term but the Inter-House Trophy is awar ded in the last term. This year it was won by Lawrence. Junior Parents' Day was celebrated in traditional style with entertainme nt in Founders Hall - an occasion when every child in the entire Junior School participates on stage. Grade 0 opened the proceedings with "Girls and Dolls", Grades I and II presented a most colourful and animated ver sion of "The Circus", Form I added a touch of class with "Puss in Boots" , Form II and III transferred our thoughts to North America with "Mighty Mississippi" and Lower IV completed the class items on a very relevant and meaningful note with "Conservation". The Junior School Choir finishe d the programme with a lovely version of "Pilgrim". To all the staff who worked so hard in this production, very big Thank-you! Three new members of staff arrived in January and they settled in so qui ckly and happily that already it is difficult to identify them. Mrs Frit zette Edwards replaced Mrs Maxie Kuhn in the Afrikaans department, Mrs P am Simpson has taken control of Grade 0 and Mrs Davidson, who arrived as Miss Connolly, is proving a most cap able Form I teacher. It has been a good year and a happy one. I look forward tOiOur continue d success in 1984. Bird of Prey. T. Wilton. Form III 18 19 A WILD SEA FEVER The day is dark, thunder clouds block all view of the sun. Thunder, Lightning, a howling wind!
The seagulls wheel overhead, warning each other of a storm. The sand is churned up with footprints, remains of old sand castles, driftwood, shell s. The Sea crashes against the rocks, spray flies through the air and water gurgles through the holes in rocks. The roaring waves, galloping white horses, break as they rush foward. The foam swirls, retreating again, sucking in driftwod. Lightning cracks, thunder rolls, waves break, Crash! The water gushes up the beach. The furious waves lick higher and higher up the beach, filling in hollows, taking back co*ke cans, chip packets. Water drips from the rocks. The rising, swelling waves gurgle and grumble. PHILIPPA NOTTEN Form III I tossed in my bed. My head ached, my stomach churned and tumbled about. I felt as though I was going to crumble and die, spots billowed and jumped before my eyes. Something was pressing my body down. It felt heavy. Breathing was hard. I wanted to scream, "Get off me! Go away!" Everything swayed, revolved, round and round. Then suddenly the terrible weight lifted off me. The room stopped spinning and I felt better. My mind was clear. My fever was over. JUSTINE De VOS Form III DROUGHT A dam as dry as cork, cracked, parched, shrivelled. A sorrowful farmer stands gazing all around. What am I to do? He asks himself. The sun scorching down, the wind whips up dust. Animals treading down hills with heavy legs, searching for precious water . They bend down for a drink but there is no water. The farmer watches these thirsty animals. He is depressed and disheartened, thinks of the future of man and his animals. As he turns away from the blazing sun, He sees carcasses and looking up sadly he says, "God, we cannot live wi thout water. Please send rain, please send rain!' NASREEN COOVADIA Lower IV 22
FIRE THE DEER Fire Crackling, sparkling Dangerous Tearing down trees Destroying animals Hun grily racing through the forest Smouldering for days. Smoke billows and the burnt black earth smells of flames. Water kills the Colourful sparks . Fire! Why Fire? VICTORIA KROGER Form II The deer stood poised gracefully on a crag, Looking at the land below. The King and his men passed beneath him. Suddenly the King looked up, - the deer had been seen! Turning quickly he jumped from one crag to another He galloped towards the forest and disappeared behind a clump of trees, Gunshots broke the peace of the forest, and the animals turned and fled. The deer was panting and out of breath, but still he ran. The sound of another gunshot. And suddenly the deer stumbled and fell. The hunt was over. NICOLE DEVARENNE Form III "Do we have to spell it out?" 23 HOME I live in a home not a house because my home belongs to me. In my home I can relax. I do have to be on my best behaviour every minute of the day. When I am at home I can do what I want when I want. At home I fe el loved because if I am unhappy I know that my family will help me to try and put it right, but my home is a home because I have my room an d all my belongings including my dog. But still my home would not be a home without the rest of my family. HANNAH STEGMANN Form I Mrs Park C. Lapping Grade I MY FAMILY The best thing I like is going with daddy on his rounds because I alway s get a syringe. The worst thing I like doing is setting the table. Nea rly every Sunday my father goes outside and has a sleep and he is right next to the pool. One Sunday Daddy was playing tennis and Venessa and I blowed the boat up. We got in the boat but I jumped into the swimming pool. I like my mother because she always fetches me from school. The best thing I like about Daddy is because he gives me pocket money. The best thing Graham likes doing is watching movies. The best thing Vaness a likes doing is playing tennis, swimming and being bossy! TRACEY GIRDWOOD Grade 2 D. Capper Mr. Law Grade 1 With Compliments Protea Holdings Ltd. The cat that got the cream. LIMERICK 1 There was a young lady from Wales. Who couldn't stop eating snails. She soon grew a shell, And was slower as well, And then she was eaten by quails. NATANYA MULHOLLAND Form III
LIMERICK 2 There was a young girl in Peru Who spent her whole life in a zoo. When they fed her a bun She thought it was fun So I think that I will live there too. PHILIPPA NOTTEN Form III 25 KING OF THE GODS SHINING THINGS The most handsome statue you'll be for I, Phidias, the sculptor, Shall, cover your body with sheets of gold and ivory. Have I permission, mighty ZEUS, to use jewels for your eyes? I a humble sculptor, Your forty feet in height Greeks and Romans must know your might! King of the Romans and Greeks! King of the Gods! Zeus - Jupiter is thy name. I, Phidias will make you for the OLYMPIC GAMES. DENIZ HOUSSEIN Form III The shining leaves on the tree after the rain, The sparkling eyes of a sparrow as it pecks the seeds off our window sill, The glistening pebbles and shells after the sea has washed over them, The glowing coals of the braai as they are left to go out, The gleaming fla mes of the fire as they flicker and dance about, The glinting of my mother's jewellery as she leaves for the Ball, The glittering crown of Queen Elizabeth as she sits on her throne, The shining lightning as it flashes in the dark night sky. PHILIPPA NOTT EN Form III MY SECRET PLACE I have a little secret place Nobody knows except me. It is up high on the cupboard top From where I can clearly see. I climb up on my shelf to rest. In my cosy cupboard nest, And then when I hear a creak. I sit up and through a hole I peak. I see the door open wide And in comes my Auntie Bride. I wonder what on earth to do, As she looks my room all through. I crouch into my darkest place My heart and pulse both seem to race, Unti l at last she goes away To my relief she didn't stay. ZOE HOWARTH Form III AUTUMN As I stride along the path of the parched park on a cool fresh morning, I look at the fluttering autumn leaves of burgundy, gold, maroon, crimson, rust and mustard. The sun makes them glitter and shimmer. Just then there is a gust of wind! The leaves tremble sadly, they seem like butterflies. Down they come twis
ting, twirling, curling and eddying and land on the cold dry ground. As I smell the refreshing fragrance of lavender, I trample on the shrivelle d leaves which make crackling, crunchy and rustling sounds as they lie in a pile. As I stumble past a tree I see a squirrel storing nuts for winter. The birds fly away and the trees are bare. Winter is coming! Winter is coming! NASREEN COOVADIA Lower IV 26 7 think I'm going to be sick. 7 can't bear to took. 'There's my Mai 27 THE TRANSVAAL SNAKE PARK Last Thursday, our class and Forms I and II, went on a bus, to the Snak e Park. The entrance fee was fifty cents and the day before we had all brought our money. When we went inside, there were cages with all kinds of snakes in them. There were some animals that were not snakes, such as the Scarlet Macaw which was red, gold and blue. It was really beautiful. Next to the macaw 's cage was a cage with a raven black crow and when we looked at it, it kept saying, "Oh!" Inside the museum were some cute alligator snapping t urtles. Everybody hated them except for me. I thought they were sweet, e specially the one that was eating that disgusting pink thing. In a small glass cage was a tarantula and I said I was going to buy it and mail it to Katy, my best friend in England. I think it was good that the Snake Park had some different animals, because then we would not get bored wit h just seeing snakes! The snakes were very interesting and most of them had very pretty skin m arkings. When we went past the King Cobra's cage, I hissed at it and it reared up and spread its hood. I got such a fright that I almost fell ov er backwards! One of the most amazing snakes there, was the albino snake . It has pink skin and whitish-pinkish eyes. The rock python's cage was being cleaned out by a man and I think he mu st have been very brave because I would never have done it. One of the rock pythons was moulting, and its skin lay all around it. The other ro ck python was sliding up the glass and swaying. The brown house snake i s not a very pretty snake, it has dull markings and evil black eyes. Bu t it is not poisonous and it is very small. The green Anaconda was very big and it gave me the shivers, but compared to the brown water snake it was quite small! Shelley and I went past the puffadder which had puf fed itself up and was wriggling towards us. The puffadder has very inte resting brown and white skin markings. At first I couldn't see the gree n mamba as it was so well camouflaged. I thought the green mamba looked very evil. The night snakes' place was very spooky and I went down the re alone. The night Copperhead was difficult to see and so were some ot her snakes there. Although the boa constrictor is one of the biggest sn akes in the world, the boa at the Snake Park was quite small which surp rised me. But now, enough of snakes. The demonstration was given by a man and it was very interesting, he s howed us a boomslang, a puffadder, a rinkhals and a cobra. He told us about what we must do if a snake were to bite us, and he explained abo ut how people misunderstand snakes. Then it was time to go. I really enjoyed our visit to the Snake Park. JUSTINE De VOS Form III WHAT MY MUTT WOULD ASK FOR IF SHE COULD PRAY
If my dog could pray I would think she would pray to God to ask him to st op her from moulting and to stop her bringing grass into the house. My dog is fluffy and her name is Cindy. She always brings grass into the house, sometimes she puts her hairs all over the sittingroom. Her body is white and her ears are brown. After school when I go home she jumps up and she lies down on her back a nd expects me to tickle her tummy. She is very good. I like her name. Sh e stands on her back legs and barks at the next door neighbour. She woul d ask God to let the neighbour's dog's teeth fall out because they alway s bite her. She also prays that people would leave off the dustbin lid s o she could get inside and look for leftovers. Although my mutt is scruffy I love her very much. AMANDA PRICE Grade 2 If my friends could see me now. 28 OUR VISIT TO THE AFRICAN MUSEUM OF MAN The Stone Age: The Bushmen At first we saw two skulls and one of them had a big bump on top of his head. That was where a Bushman had hit it so very hard. After we had hea rd all about that we went to see the stone age knives. The first ones we re just any kind of stone then they got sharper and sharper. There were also little stones with very sharp points. After we had looked at those we went to the Bushmen and Mrs. Nichol explained all about how the peopl e made the play-play Bushmen. She told us that they put plaster of Paris on their arms and after they had put plaster of Paris on the whole bush man they stuck all the plaster of Paris together. When that was done the y painted him. They are clever hunters and they hunt with a bow and arro ws. First they put poison on the end of the arrow. When they shoot a buc k it might try to get the arrow out by rubbing itself against a tree. Th e poison spreads slowly in its body then the buck drops dead. The buck i s very useful. The Bushman eats the meat., makes clothes out of the skin , he uses the horns for knives and the points of his arrows and the sine ws with ostrich shells to make beads. He bites around the ostrich shell to make it small and round. He makes a little hole in the middle of the shell and threads the sinew through. They use the shell of the tortoise for a bowl. They also use tortoise shel ls to hang around their necks. They fill them with tobacco or nice smellin g leaves. They enjoyed painting their caves. For paint they used spit mixe d with powder from rocks and for white they used bird droppings. They were peaceful people. They didn't like to fight. JENNIFER PRICE Grade 2 Witch. C. Moelwyn-Hughes Form III Swans. D. Houssein Lower IV MY FAMILY I have a wonderful mummy and daddy as everyone knows. Anyway first I am telling you about my daddy. He is an engineer. He works in a big facto ry where there is lots of smoke and horrible air, but he likes it there . In his spare time he makes things out of wood and he likes to make th ings with his hands. In the holidays he fertilises the grass and now th ere are some dark green stripes down the little hill and so when I go u pstairs for breakfast I giggle at the funny sight. Now I am telling you about my mummy. My mummy is a teacher. She teaches Lower IV. Sometimes she gets fed up with them but sometimes she says they are wonderful. I
f I were a teacher I would prefer to teach the Grade 0 because then you wouldn't have much marking to do. In her spare time she enjoys working in the garden, sewing and cooking. Now I am telling you about my siste r. I am lucky I have a twin sister and her name is Jennifer. We sometim es scrap but most of the time we have fun together. Sometimes we are na ughty and mummy gets a bit cross but she never smacks us unless we are very naughty. We love to go on holiday to the sea and we have lots of f un fishing and swimming in the sea. AMANDA PRICE Grade 2 29 JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING TEAM Left to Right: Top to Bottom. S.J. Agier, C. Beckerling, P. Notten, J. de Vos, J. Sturrock, C. Bester, N . Monckton, N. Theo, K. Ross, D. Pulford, M. Wilter, C. Bolting, F. Cooke, Miss. V. Sawyer. Miss E. Kinnear, T. Jessiman, N. Presbury, C. Fairlie, A. Bloom, N. Mat thews, M. Kinnear, L. Camponoglou, M. Sirsok, N. Mulholland, S. Boniface, J. Hern, Mrs. J. Carey. Miss D. Hammond, L. Dawson, W. Beckerling, K. Allen, G. Melville, K. Br own, M. Davidson, K. Slaughter, L. Marais, C. Moelwyn Hughes, V. Smith. UNDER 11 AND UNDER 12 NETBALL Back row: Nicolette Bail lie, Kate I nman, Tracy Weldon, Jane Wallington, Penelope Ferguson, Angela Jon es, Kathleen Marais, Philippa Kruger. Front row: Bronwen Drodskie, Carina Ritchie, Loren Dyer, Catherine Bot ting, Fiona Cooke, Tracey Huggett, Kate Huggett, Megan Davies, Miss V. Sawyer. 30 UNDER 10 NETBALL TEAM Back row: Natasha Monckton, Emma Raisin, Helen Dagut, Kim Anderssen, Susan White. Front row: Amanda-Jane Logan, Julie Barton-Grimley, Nasreen Coovadia , Beverley Randall, Deniz Houssein, Annabel Wheatley, Mrs. J. Carey. UNDER 9 NETBALL TEAM Back row: Justine de Vos, Nicolette Potter, Phi lippa Notten, Tanya Mulholland. Front row: Michelle Sursok, Tatiana Bertoldi, Philippa Stalley, Katy Arno ld, Alexandra van Moyland, Miss V. Sawyer. 31 DANKBAARHEID "Ondankbaarheid is die wereld se loon;' Hoe baie gebeur dit nie. Moet ons nie meer positief wees en met'n meer dankbaarder houding elke da g begin nie? Ons kan baie dinge doen om dankbaar te wees. Ons kan dan kie se. Ons kan mooi na ons goed kyk. Maar baie keer is ons nie dankb aar nie en ons gooi ons goed weg asof dit rommel is. Ons moet dankbaar wees dat ons nie alles wat ons kry aanneem sonder erkentlikheid nie. Ons, as mense, het nog soveel om te leer omtren t dankbaarheid! MARIETJIE VAN DEVENTER Laer IV This page is dedicated to two precious flowers, Emma Raisin and Marietjie van Deventer, who were lent to us for a little while - Requiescat in Pace. (The 1984 edition will carry formal tributes) Ed. 32 KLEIN DUIMPIE IN DIE PAN
DIE ROEP VAN DIE NATUUR Dit is nie altyd aangenaam om baie klein te wees nie. Soms kan dit voord elig wees maar in hierdie wereld van groot mense is dit so ampers noodlo tig! Ek is Klein Duimpie en soos almal weet is ek baie klein. Wei, hier volg my verhaal. Eendag het ek per ongeluk in'n pan vol wors geval. Voordat ek kon uitkom , het iemand die pan op die stoof gesit. Allemintig, wat'n skok! Ek het die geborrel van die vet gehoor en gesien hoe die ander worsies begin da ns het. Na'n paar minute het ek die reuk van die ander worsies gekry en ek het gewonder hoe ek sou ruik. Toe besluit ek dat ek my lewe gou moet red. Ek kyk toe om en sien'n klein muisie en vra hom met angs in my stem om my te help. Die muis het blits-vinnig uit'n gaatjie gekruip, gou op die handvatsel gespring, gehardloop na my toe, omgedraai en toe gooi sy stert in my rigting. Ek gryp sy stert met altwee hande en hy trek my na veiligheid. Ek het gou voet in die wind geslaan en as'n beloning het ek die muis'n g root stuk kaas gegee! DENIZ HOUSSEIN Vorm III Die wereld het bestaan uit die wye ope natuur voordat mense groot stede en dorpe begin bou het. As hulle al die woude afkap gaan daar nie meer d iere en plante wees nie. Daar is alreeds'n paar soorte diere wat uitgest erf het. Die natuur is baie belangrik want dit is waar ons al die mooi plante en diere aantref. Vuur is een van die grootste vyande van die natuur. Dit vernietig alles! Ons moet die natuur bewaar want as ons dit doen gaan dit ook daar wees vir ons kinders en kleinkinders. As ons dit nie doen nie stuur ons af op'n betonoerwoud. Gehoorsaam dus die roep van die nat uur. Laat ons, ons natuur bewaar vir ons nageslag en die toekoms! CATHE RINE BOTTING Laer IV The call of the wild. 34 Altered States I ROEDEAN FUN DAY AND FETE After weeks and weeks of organizing the fete, the day finally came when we would celebrate Roedean's eightieth birthday. I was so excited as soo n as I woke up on Saturday morning but we only set off for school at hal f past ten because my mother had to feed our baby sister first. When we arrived we found it very difficult to find parking because th ere were so many people. My dad gave me money to spend, then I had to go and work in the Lower IV Book Shop for half an hour. My mum came and bought some books. I worked for a little bit longer then I went to look around the stalls w ith my friends, Natalie and Meredith. Some of the stalls were the Tombol a, Fishpond, Roedean Souvenirs and a place where you could have your fac e painted and your hair sprayed. We went to the Jumpers' Castle and it w as great fun! Inside Hersov Hall there was a disco. I did not go in there but it must have been nice! There were mini motorbikes and a BMX track. On the hocke y field where we could have pony rides. There were millions of things to eat such as fudge, candy floss, cakes and chips. I had three sticks of candy floss because I loved it so much! Our stall was going very well and we were selling a lot of books. One l ady bought so many books that we had to give her two boxes to carry the m in! Another man spent ten rands on our books. At about three o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. Anderson reduced the price of al the books to twe
nty cents. Then people came flocking in and we had to have about four p eople working in the stall at once. Late in the afternoon when people were starting to make their way home, two men came and bought all the left-over books for forty rands. I don't know what they wanted to do with all those books! Most of the time I played on the Jumpers' Castle and I had three turns.I spent one rand eighty of my money on it but I didn't mind because it was worth it. I went to the Fish Pond but I did not win anything, although I won a pad of paper on the Tombola. I wanted to go to the T.V. games or ha ve my fortune told by computer but I had hardly any money left so I decid ed to put it in my 'piggy bank'! Just before I had nearly run out of mone y, I bought some black nigg*rballs and they made my mouth go all black! It was very hot on Saturday so I had lots of drinks; I suppose everybody else did too. I helped my mum sell drinks for about half an hour, then I went to watch the Morris dancers. They were very good! I also watched the junior fashion show; there were some lovely outfits. There were lots of raffles being drawn and a girl in the senior school won a term's school f ees. Helena O'Hanrahan's little sister, who is in Grade 1, won a BMX. I went home at about five o'clock after a busy day. I was so tired when I go t home that I nearly fell asleep but I couldn't because it was only half pas t five! NICOLA MATTHEWS Lower IV 35 THE PIED PIPER - Grade 1 Yesterday I went to fetch Sam at her house when Sam was in the car we went to Sant Johns when the play started a tall man came up and said something he allso told us the name of the play and the play was cal led the Pied Piper when the man walked ayway the play began my brothe r was the first one on when the play was finisht we went home and wen t to bed. LEIGH-ANNE McGOWN Yesterday I went to Leigh-Annes brothers concert at night and he was a ra t. the concert wos called Pied Piper, and at the end the Pink Panther too k the ring of the rats tall and then we had two biscits and a drink of jo os and then we went home with six chooldrin with us and I was the fost on e to be drops of and when I got home I went to bed. SAMANTHA McFARLANE Last night I whent to St Johns to see the play of the Pied Piper and I saw Sam and Leigh-Anne. the play was nis but the Roedean one was better because it did not have so much action and I saw Leigh-Annes brother a nd Leigh-Annes brother was a rat. LISA MUDDIMAN NEWS FROM GRADE 1 Yesteray after I went on a hike I had a swim and then I felt much beter becus I was so so so hot and swety and tuyerd and mommie gave me a nic e bath and then I went to bed. PAOLA MOSSA Today I am going to play with Samantha. She is a nice girl and I think we will have fun. Me and her are in Earle the best house in the world! Me a nd her are all ways going on about Earle. TARYN ACKER On Satuerday I went to my freind and we played. We had lots of fun and we picked flowors and lemons, and after that we had lunch, we had a h amberger and salad and we had co*ke and after that we swam and we made
angles, and we rode bikes, and after that we swam again and slided dow n the slide and we played criket with Juliets brother. RYOKO OHKAYA Last night I had to go and take Iain to St pridwins church for the c arol service and Me and Mother watched him go past then we went home and made some more of our cluedo then we went to bed. MERODY CAMPBE LL J. Sussman. Lower IV. At the riding school. With Compliments McCullagh & Bothwell (Hyde Park) Ltd. MY LAST BUT MOST EXCITING JUNIOR DAY In the morning when I woke up in the dormitory I couldn't wait to do our play on Conservation and hear a great loud applause at the end, hopeful ly! At one o'clock I went with Marietjie to Founders' Hall and we showed the V.I.P!s to their seats and gave everyone a programme. We did this w ith a few other people from Lower IV. At about half past two Marietjie and I had to wait for Mrs. Park to fini sh her speech and take the lectern and microphone away when she had fini shed. We then went down to the Junior School to change for the play. Dur ing this time I was getting more nervous every minute! We had to wait in the Junior School for a while and we played 'Broken Telephone! Now by t his time I was so so scared that I thought I was going to forget my word s. Eventually it was our turn to line up in Freer. Ooh, I was nervous! Ther e was a tremendous applause for the Standard twos and threes and then we had to lead on to the stage. No! I am not going in, I thought to myself , but I was already on stage. All we had to do was wait for Mrs. Ridgard to conduct the musicians and tell us when to begin singing. After Nicky had said the introduction, Debbie Pulford and I had to walk o nto stage 'PUFFING at our cigarettes!' I felt so embarrassed but soon fou nd our part was all over. Group one started saying our Conservation Prayer with great expression a nd I had quite a long part to say on my own. At last it was over and whe n I thought about it afterwards, I wished it would happen all over again for I knew I could have done much better! I sang in the choir and played the recorder and I was pleased that we ha d such loud applause afterwards. We were then able to relax and enjoy so me refreshments down in the Junior School. I think we were all rather re lieved that the concert was finished! What a most exciting Junior Day; I was so happy that everything went so smoothly. I really appreciated the work the teachers put into all the plays and hope they enjoyed the day too. NATASHA MONCKTON Lower IV 37 im SENIOR 38 39 Birthday Cavalcade I Altered States II Mrs. Moneybags My feet are killing me. 40 Fun Day The Wraggle Toggle Gypsies
41 A NOISE AT NIGHT LAST FRIDAY In my life it was a fun day. I don't know what awakened me, but suddenl y I found myself sitting up, heart pounding, ears straining and eyes wi de open. Apparently some sound had brought me out of my sleep. I waS about to light the candle when the sound came again - a bad noise. What do you want? I shouted. Silence. I lifted the bar, threw open the door and looked out. Nothing. Neither movement nor sound. Curious as wel l as frightened, I went back inside. As soon as I had dropped the bar in, it came again with a loud noise. I jer ked open the cabin looking over every inch of the field bright with the moo n light. The nearest tree in the woods was fifty feet away. Nothing human c ould have travelled that distance so quickly. It was a flying squirrel and I didn't see it. Edward Khaphale J. Williams UV II WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Yesterday I was very tired, I couldn't go to the shops. The sun was very hot, I tried to bath but it was still hot. I walked up the road, I didn't see anybody. It was very hot, like a fire in th e stove. If it happens everyday, the people will die. Sat under a tree - it was still hot - there was no place to hide. Frans Garade 42 Centre of Concern For the last six years the Centre of Concern has been operating every Tue sday afternoon at Roedean. The Centre of Concern is an activity in which the girls from Ante-Matric upwards teach our African staff English, Afrik aans and basic Mathematics. Our pupils are taught not only to read and wr ite but how to hold a conversation, as well as correct pronunciation. The se times together have been deeply rewardings - we have learnt from our p upils, just as they have learnt from us. One of our pupils who was illite rate when he joined has just passed Std 4. We would all greatly appreciat e support in this vital area of human relations and I appeal to all the A nte-Matrics and Matrics to offer their service to this cause. You can onl y be enriched by your service here. C. FARRANT Matric K. White Matric II 43 THE BELL The St George's bell which was installed early this year in the bell towe r, although now one of the prides of Roedean, has been the cause of a lit tle stress and the odd nasty word. While it was being installed, the lorry and crane managed to block the driv e at 3.30, the time at which it sees most traffic. When it was finally installed, many a visitor, parent and girl was dragge d up the bell tower stairs to look at it. The first time the bell was off icially used was on Foundation day, when Tereza had to ring it 80 times! It had been rung many a time before this. I for one had to have a bell-ri nging lesson with the bell-ringer of St George's, along with Mr Law and t he other Silver prefects. That afternoon all 6 prefects, Mr Law, Mrs Hump hris (and I suspect several other people keen to miss lessons) had to rin g the bell 22 times each. This proved a bit much for one of our neighbour s, who I am sure puts up with an awful lot, and she phoned Mrs Macaloon t o say that she had heard the bell ringing enough times that day and if it
did not stop, she would phone the police and get them to order it to be silenced! Every Tuesday morning at ten to eight, I have a smart sprint from my study across the school and up the bell tower to ring the bel l 22 times and then back again to be in time for form time. I can assure you , ringing a bell is a skill and not for the faint hearted. J. STEGMANN Matric II You mean I'm going to ring that! 44 Roedean Arts 10 pages of cultural pursuits H. Pocchiesa-Comraro U-V 11 45 Music Report 1983 1983 has been an extremely active year in the music department, as can b e seen by the substantial increase in staff, the inception of a wind ban d and orchestra, regular concerts held; the successes of the choir and t he entrance of two higher grade candidates for the matriculation examina tion. At the beginning of the year it was found necessary to increase the number of teaching staff from three to five full-time members, to accommodate th e influx of new pupils applying for tuition. Instruments now offered for t uition are piano, strings, wind instruments and guitar. With this variety of instruments, a wind band and an orchestra have been started this year and we look forward to both these groups expanding ea ch year. They have already made thier mark on the musical activities of the school by taking part in all the concerts. The choir has been particularly active and successful this year. Its numb er has grown substantially owing to practice times being set into the tim e table. It has performed in all the concerts, sung at St George's and mo st importantly, has been chosen to sing on television -a first for Roedea n. The standard of its singing has risen throughout the year and we look forward to the enjoyment and pleasure that can be expected at the end of the year's annual Carol Service and in all its activities next year. Each term all girls in the senior school taking lessons on any instrument are graded by their teachers according to their standard of playing and they then perform in "level recitals". This year we have had to increase the number of recitals to five in order to accommodate all the players. T he high standard of performance in the level four and five recitals was p articularly pleasing and gave many people much pleasure. In addition to the level recitals there was an evening Senior Concert in the second term to which parents were invited. This year it was decided to show the parents some of the talent which lies within the music staf f and this also assisted in providing a programme of variety and interes t. The pupils chosen to play were the cream of the school's musical tale nt and did themselves proud. The concert was a great success, enjoyed by audience and performers alike. In the third term the two matriculation candidates each treated us to a r ecital of the five grade eight pieces which they would be performing in t heir final examination. Their playing was of a high standard and we have little doubt that they will succeed in these examinations. Many girls hav e taken part in Royal Schools, Trinity College or Unisa external practica l examinations during the year and the results have generally been very p leasing. This year the Joint Matriculation Board has introduced a new music syllab us with music being offered as an optional subject for the matriculation course starting
in Standard six (LV) instead of Standard eight (UV) as has been the case in the past. These additional two years will allow for a much-needed ba ckground course in theory, harmony and the history of music all covered with a strong aural emphasis. Music has too often been considered an "ea sy option" subject. This is certainly not the case as the candidate must obviously have a natural talent and technical ability on her instrument , as well as the intelligence needed to understand and put into practice , the totally new and sometimes alien, language of theory, and the music ality to explore the regions of artistic self-expression through harmony . The history of music is also a very large and comprehensive course whi ch is an essential study for the educated musician so that she may have a full understanding of the composers and their environments in order to be able to interpret their works accurately. It has come as a relief to the music staff that a period of five years is n ow being allotted to the preparation for the matriculation music course. A rushed three year course is very unsatisfactory as too many important finer details have to be left out or skimpily taught. For example, the aural asp ect of training in all the fields of study is of vital importance and is pr esently sadly neglected because of lack of time. With an extra two years th ere will be more time to nurture the natural talents of the pupil instead o f "force feeding" them. Generally, this year has been exciting, interesting , hard work, but most of all, highly productive. I look forward next year t o continuing in the same vein. As we are putting on a production of "Noyes' Fludde" by Benjamin Britten in the second term of 1984,1 am confident that the scene is set for another highly active and exciting year. M. RIDGARD (Head: Department of Music) 46 THE ORCHESTRA The Orchestra was founded at the beginning of the year by our conducto r, tyrant and very talented musician Mrs Pycraft. We practise once a w eek on Thursdays from 2 pm to 2.30 pm but we always seem to find the a rea around Hersov deserted at that time though we are steadily improvi ng and increasing in number! A few weeks ago we went to see the S.A.B. C. orchestra play, and were very impressed by the size and the sound o f it. We hope to see them again soon. We all thank Mrs Pycraft for bri nging us together to make some constructive sounds. J. BANTOCK THE SENIOR MUSIC CONCERT The music concert on the 28th June was greatly enjoyed by all, both pe rformers and audience. A variety of music styles were represented, ran ging from Handel to Shostakovich, and the Orchestra even added a jazzy element. The standard and age of performers ranged considerably, but the music st aff must be complimented on their achievement in raising the level of pl aying and performance. The versatility of several instruments was eviden t and the Choir ended on a happy note, while performances by staff defin itely contradicted the saying, "Those who can't, teach". Then evening ran smoothly and was carried out professionally. Congratul ations to all those who were involved in making a very pleasant evening . J. STIRLING WIND ENSEMBLE The wind ensemble had a humble beginning with only a few members but no w is doing quite well. Our first concert was the Level 1 concert at sch ool. Our main event of this year was providing the background music for
the garden party. We were greatly appreciated and we played pieces suc h as "Daisy, Daisy", "Eidelweiss", "Alexander's Ragtime Band", accompan ied by Mrs Shaw on the piano and Mrs Pycraft on the violin. We are now working on a piece which will be our contribution to the Carol Service. MICHELLE GILBERT. AMI ROEDEAN ORCHESTRA 1983. Back row-from left to right: C. Burton, M. Zibarras, C. Morgan, K. Jordan, B. Pycraft, K. Pienaar, J. Bantock, S. Tombs. A. Buchner, M. Gilbert. Front row: Z. Howarth, M. Jedlinska, J. Notten, F. Insinger, A. Burton. With Compliments Juta & Co. Ltd. ROEDEAN CHOIR 1983 Back row: Jane Notten, Dominique Baudet, Vicki Mayer, Barbara-Ellen Ramsden, Kate Pienaar, Lala Camerer, Penny Colly, Elise Wolf. Third row: Kim Walker, Susan Crouch, Camilla Waldman, Simone Beckerling , Lissy Camerer, Janet Gill, Jane Stirling, Beatrix Payne. 2nd row: Alex Briggs, Cynthia Johnson, Franka Insinger, Fay Cranmer, Tr acy-Jean Povall, Michelle Corbin, Jennifer Boniface, Angela Jones, Catherine Van Vuuren. Front row: Leonore Hendson, Kate Huggett, Susanne Van Ryswyck, Trace y Huggett, Catherine Morgan, Elizabeth Boniface. Orchestra at work. 49 Chair Ideas L. Henning AM-I G. Wiener AM II P. Colly UV-I And a variation of the theme ... 50 51 'IAmCTOAD OF TOAD HALL Ratty, Badger and Mole. 52 53 THREE POTTERY STUDIES 54 10 pages of Roedean Sport 55 SWIMMING REPORT - 1983 The Roedean Team did exceedingly well this year. We started early morni ng training a week after the first team started. The team members were enthusiastic and showed up every morning along with our devoted coach, Mrs Hammond, and the games staff Miss Kin-near, Mrs Carey and Miss Sawy er. Excellent, morale-building breakfasts (consisting of yoghurt and fr esh fruit) were kindly provided by Mrs Billman, the caterer. Much to th e team's delight, a hot water shower had been installed in the changing room. Helena Pirow, who last year swam in Taiwan for South Africa, was this year awarded her Springbok colours and is the South African Women's Breaststroke champion for 200 and 800 metres. Helen Steele swam for S outhern Transvaal and Richardine Perdikis was chosen to dive for Sout hern Transvaal.
The Junior School team entered the Cs swimming League for the first tim e and did not lose one gala. This augurs well for the future senior tea m. We, however, did not look too good in our first gala and were beaten by St Mary's and Parktown Girls' High School. At the next gala, St Mar y's and St Andrews beat us, but we beat Jeppe and in our third gala, Ro sebank Convent and Parktown Girls' beat us, but we beat Kingsmead. Fort unately, at the Inter High Gala on the 12th March the team was on top f orm. At the Inter High diving the Thursday before, our divers gave us a good start and put us in third position, with Waverley first and S t Mary's second. The team swam very well and we dropped only one place as St Andrew's overtook us. At one stage, Rosebank Convent posed quite a threat to us, but we held them at bay and ended up fourth overall. St Mary's came first, St Andrews second, Waverley third, Rosebank fifth , Pretoria Girls' High School sixth, Breschia House seventh, Parktown G irls eighth, Kingsmead ninth and Jeppe tenth. This is the best Roedean has done for many years and I congratulate the team. On Foundation Day, the House Gala was more exciting than usual and in the end, Kats beat Bears by one point. Lambs came third. Full swimming colours were awarded to Sue Crouch, Helen Steele, Philipp a Makin and Kara White, and half colours to Chania Morritt. Diving colo urs were awarded to Richardine Perdikis, Gillian Townsend, Dominique La roque and Katie Stratten, and half colours to Laetitia Buchner. I would like to thank my vice captain Lynn Ushpol and the coach Mrs Hamm ond, for their co-operation and enthusiasm, and the team for all their h ard work. I wish next year's captain, vice captain and team every succes s. A. NOTTEN UIV - SWIMMING SQUAD Back row from left: T. Weldon, J. Walling ton, P. F erguson, N. Vieyra, K. Marais, A. Hurxthal. Middle row: P. Sturrock, C. Joubert, K. Howards, A. Jones, T. Bell, L. Dyer, Miss Kinnear. Front row : M. Davies, P. Handy, V. Milroy, S. Wiener, A. Orbell, B. Drodskie. 56 SWIMMING TEAM Back: J. Notten, H. Pirow, M.E. Camerer, A. Wade, D. B authier, A. Vail. 2nd row: M. Van As, S. Crouch, H. Steel, K. White, C. Morritt, S. Bainb ridge, K. Stratten, C. Davies, Mrs. Hammond. 3rd row: S. Cavanagh-Downs , C. Newman, D. Laroque, L. Ushpol, A. Notten, N. Potgieter, J. White, F. Cranmer. Sitting: R. Perdikis, P. Roper, A. Beckerling, S. Henning, J. De Vos, E. Boniface, N. Wagner. Ground: C. Cress, A. Leuner, P. Makin. DIVING TEAM Left to right: Back row: C. Cress, A. Beckerling, K. Stratten, S. Cavan agh-Downs, R. Perdikis. Front row: D. Laroque, D. Hammond, G. Townsend. 57 HOCKEY REPORT Our season this year held a special challenge for us, since we had gr aduated back into the "A League", which proved to be very strong in 1 983, but we coped admirably and the constant encouragement and enthus iasm from the 1983 "SUPER COACHES", Mrs Hammond, Miss Kinnear, Miss S awyer and Mrs Carey, helped us obtain some very pleasing results. Con gratulations to Kats on winning the Senior Interhouse hockey matches and to Bears on winning the Junior Inter-house hockey matches. I woul d like to take this opportunity to thank my Vice-Captain, Dominique L aroque, who encouraged and captained the 1st teams in my absence, and
to congratulate her on being chosen to represent Southern Transvaal' s Nuggets side. In the A-League tournament, the 1st team won 1 match, drew 4 matches and lost 1 match, finishing overall in 6th position. Full colours wer e awarded to Philippa Makin and half colours to Elizabeth Pybus. GOOD LUCK to next year's captain and her team. CINDY NEWMAN 1ST HOCKEY TEAM Left to right: Back: E. Pybus, A. Sandilands, N. Hill, K. White, A. Notte n, J. Bradley, P. Makin. Front: R. Perdikis, D. Laroque, C. Newman, Miss. E. Kinnear, G. Townsend, C. Bunting. 58 -; 2ND HOCKEY TEAM Left to right: J. Bradley, S. Bainbridge, K. Swatters, D. Hammond, E. Ro bson, C. Morritt, S. Chiang. Front: K. Ogilvie-Thompson, A. Barrett, T. Guzman, L. Acker, T. Maddison. J. 3RD AND 4TH HOCKEY TEAMS Back left to right: H. Pirow, S. Beckerling, E. Gaylard, W. Vickerman, G. Hartslief, S. McConnell, T. Hunter. Carey , A. Morey, J. Jones, K. Wallington, L. Draper, N. Potgieter, A. McWil liam-Smith, J. Williams, J. Chapman, J. Scott, J. Dredge. Front left to right: J. Beattie, A. Vail, J. Stegmann, D. Bauthier, S. Falcon. 59 TENNIS REPORT Over the past few years our tennis has come a long way, thanks to the p erseverance and encouragement of our two tennis coaches - Miss Sawyer a nd Mrs Carey. While our six teams did not come out tops in the league t his year, they certainly fared better than they have for a number of ye ars, achieving some convincing victories. Perhaps most important of all , spirits were high and everyone gave of her best. In the first term, the Hargreaves Doubles were played. The Senior title w ent to G. Townsend and N. Hill after a long battle in the blazing heat ag ainst P. Makin and K. White; the Junior title went to E. Pybus and A. Wad e. On Foundation Day, the Old Girls suffered another narrow defeat at the ha nds of their super-fit, light-footed invincible opponents - in other word s, we won! At the end of the successful tennis season, full colours were awarded to K. Bunting, P. Makin, R. Perdikis and K. White and half colour s to T. Maddison and A. Wade. In closing, I should like to thank the Games Staff and the girls for maki ng 1983 a great year and wish all the teams and the new captain and vicecaptain every success next year. N. HILL 1ST TENNIS TEAM. Back row left to right: P. Makin, K. White, K. Sawyer, A. Notten, D. Laroqu e. From left to right: K. Bunting, G. Townsend, N. Hill, R. Perdikis. With Compliments Northern Cleaners 3RD TENNIS TEAM: Left to right: Front: A. Bonnett, J. Beattie, J. Jordaan. Back: C. Morritt, V. Sawyer, L. Rankin. 2ND TENNIS TEAM Left to right: Back row: E. Pybus, V. Sawyer, A. Wad e. Front row: S. Rankin, C. Newman, T. Maddison.
61 SQUASH REPORT 1983 Everybody's enthusiasm and determination resulted in a highly satisfactor y season. During the first term, the league provided competition, experie nce and enjoyment for all although the results varied. In March the first and second team members competed in the Ascot Op en Squash Championships. At the end of the first term full squash colours were awarded to S. Falco n and half colours to A. Laughlin, L. Acker and G. Townsend. The new squash courts came into operation at the beginning of the secon d term and although there we complications, which in due course will be corrected, they have served as practice grounds for our many aspiring beginners. In the weeks preceding the Inter-Provincial Tournament, S. Falcon and A . Laughlin attended the Transvaal squad practices under the direction o f Mrs B. Castle. Although no Roedean girls were selected, S. Falcon narrowly missed selection. Many thanks must be given to Mrs Hobday, Mrs Taylor and Miss Jackson for encouraging us through moments of defeat and despair; supporting us heartily through times of achievement and transporting us backward s and forwards from practice sessions and matches. 1 wish next year's teams the best of success and good luck. S. FALCON 1ST SQUASH TEAM Back: G. Townsend, Mrs Hobday, L. Acker. Sitting: A . Laughlin, S. Falcon. 62 2ND SQUASH TEAM Back: J. Stirling, Mrs Hobday, P. Leigh. Sitting: L. Barnby, S. Crouch. 3RD SQUASH TEAM Back: M. Card, Mrs Hobday, A. Brown. Sitting: D. La ughlin, S. Tugwell. 63 SQUASH TOUR 1983 On the 29th July we slowly but surely made our way to Pietermaritzburg and arrived at the YMCA at 7.30 pm to be welcomed by some unbelievabl y friendly males and a charming Mr du Plessis. After a visit to the Golden Egg for coffee, the first of many, we prepared for a good night's rest for our matches the following day. We played Pietermaritzburg Girls' High first and we lost by a few points . Then we had a rather large lunch at Epworth, which was obviously the r eason that we lost 27-0 to them! We enjoyed tea and a chat with some of the girls after the games. There was no time for reading the Sunday newspapers in bed the next da y because we had a tough challenge before us. This time it was St Anne 's, but once again we were defeated. They hosted us to another delicio us lunch and we were later shown around the school and its beautiful s urroundings. Then out came the make-up bags because our next match was against Hilton. Apart from the social squash we also enjoyed the company of the boys who went out of their way to make us feel at ho me and our stay turned out to be longer than expected. On Monday we relaxed in the morning by doing some shopping in Pietermarit zburg before thrashing Collegiate in the afternoon. That night we went to the cinema in town but the film turned out to be a little less exciting than we had anticipated and the majority of us went to sleep.
Tuesday was spent in Durban where the braver ones swam (in their clothes ) and the less daring, merely sunbathed. After a very tasty lunch at Piz zaland we ended the tour very satisfactorily by beating Westville Girls, and we celebrated that night by going out to dinner. The tour was very much enjoyed by both the girls and Mrs Hobday. S. CROUCH and J. STIRLING Our mutual friends. 64 "Feed the Birds" I "Feed the Birds" II 65 Other Roedean Activities GEOGRAPHY TOUR 1983 The Geography Tour this year was a great success and was enjoyed by al l. The journey down to Royal Natal National Park in the Drakensberg was ra ther long, but with the moral support of Mrs Jones and Mrs Armstrong, w e managed to overcome the difficulties of the flat tyre and the unwarra nted opening of the bus boot. On arriving at Mahai Camp Ground we efficiently pitched out tents and b egan making the fire for supper. By the end of the second day cooking o ver an open fire had become an art mastered by all. After our first night under canvas, it was early to rise on Monday mornin g. The Parks Board Ranger met us, and together after studying the geology , fauna and flora of the area on an ecology field excursion, we realized that there is a reason for every inch of beauty in the Drakensberg. During the remainder of Monday afternoon we visited the trout hatcheries cl ose by to see the life cycle of the trout in action. Escom's Tugela-Vaal pumped water scheme was the object of Tuesday mo rning's study, and after going deep underground to see the enormous generators and pumps, we set off back to school. The tour was of the greatest value. It is the only way to learn about a nd relate one's classroom knowledge to the natural and manmade environm ent. JANE STIRLING. WILDLIFE REPORT The Wildlife Society has learnt a great deal this year and we have been on many field trips. On such trips we have learnt what to do when one goes through a road block; how to deal with baboons who raid the camp; how to use a map, only after one finds that one is lost and how to chan ge a wheel when one has a puncture. Among the destinations of our various outings have been the Pilansberg Game Reserve, Tzaneen, Sabie Sands, Rustenberg and Retiefskloof. Our ye ar was made for us in Sabie Sands where we saw lions for the first time on a wildlife trip in 3'/2 years! Most of our meetings have been spent on our Project. We analysed Bramle igh game farm in the Eastern Transvaal and entered for an inter-schools competion called 'Enviro 83' in which we were placed fourth. We hope t o continue with this project next year. Our last outing was canoeing at Emmarentia Dam - great fun. However m ost members spent more time in the water than in the canoe. Catherine Burton and Sarah Cavanagh-Downs capsized four times in half an hour, but Lisa Plewman and Elizabeth Pybus hold the record as they capsize d six times! MICHELLE GILBERT AM I Roedean Wildlife.
66 CHAPEL REPORT 1983 In the past year a number of ceremonies have taken place in the Chape l. These have included Holy Communion services during term time, Wedd ings and a Baptismal service. A communion service took place on Found ation Day and it was attended by a number of Old Girls and the boarde rs. During the second term two Memorial services were held, for Miss Biggs who was a former and well known matron and for Miss Budd who wa s connected to the school by teaching music. The Confirmation service was held at St George's on 19 October and it was attended by approxi mately 300 people and the choirs from Roedean, Ridge and St Katherine's. In conjunction with the "Outreach Programme" priests from a variety of de nominations have been invited to talk to us during Evensong on Sunday nig hts. It has been interesting to learn about religion from a variety of vi ewpoints. A beautiful silver vase was given to the Chapel by Joan Mudd, Jane, Alis on, Gillian and Sally Wiener. This is greatly appreciated and will be us ed on many occasions. PHILLIPA MATTHEWS LOOKING OUT FROM ROEDEAN When I was told the topic for this essay, "Looking Out from Roedean", th e first thing that came to mind was my coming departure. It seemed to fi t in perfectly with my thoughts and seemed to me to be the ideal opportu nity to try to sort out my very mixed feelings about leaving this beauti ful and diverse country that has become home. In less than a month on June 10th I am booked on a flight to Rio from wh ere I shall continue on to "home", U.S.A. I put the word "home" in quote s because according to the Odhams Dictionary home is: "where one is welcome d as a member of a family, a place or state in which one finds happiness and satisfaction", and, if I use this definition home is also here in Sou th Africa. Lately, as D-Day (doom or departure day) is drawing nearer, I have found myself thinking a lot about all that this year has meant to me and what it will be like leaving. I think the reason my feelings are so mixed is evident in the fact that I n ow think of this country as home too. As I look out from Roedean I am deepl y sad for I realize that all too soon, I will have to say good-bye to peopl e and places that I love dearly and truly think of as family and friends. I 'm also scared, for it seems nearly impossible to just say, "Well, it's bee n nice, knowing you and thanks very much for all you did for me - bye", and then to walk away, not knowing if I'll ever see them again. Upon further reflection however, I realize that perhaps it is not quite so impossible and that good-bye need not only be an ending but can also be t he start of something new. Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it beautifully in his Letters and Papers from Prison where he writes: "....the dearer and richer our memories, the more difficult the separation. Bid gratitude change the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy. The beauties of the past are borne, not as a thorn in the flesh, but as a precious gift in themselves.... In t his way our past gives us lasting joy and strength." I must also add that although it will be sad and very difficult to "end" t his part of my life, I am looking forward to being re-united with my natur al family and friends in my "home" in the U.S.A. It is not easy to acknowl edge that good and enjoyable times will be coming to an end; but, I think the most important thing to realize is that as one door closes another one opens and this is indeed what life is all about. KATHY WEE
Rotary Exchange Scholar 1983 67 BIRTHDAY CAVALCADE II THE GOLDEN OLDIES 68 ROEDEAN BALL THE TRANSFORMATION 69 Squiggles and Splashes (A SELECTION OF CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS) 70 ROEDEAN SCHOOL (S.A.) GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL 1. Stained glass window donated by Patricia Hindle in memory of her si ster Bonnie Bonsma (nee Margrie). 2. Gift to Senior School Library to establish the Lindsay and Carey Dunca n Collection. 3. Generous bequest from Dorothy Sumner. 4. Donation to Library from Mrs Lister. 5. Squash Trophy from Mrs Falcon. 6. Picture for Games Room from Miss Katzenellenbogen. 5. Malcomson A.M. II 71 POETRY INSPIRED BY WATCHING MARCEL MARCEAU'S HAND-MIM E OF GOOD AND EVIL Divinity awakes Shows its glory Gently revealing its love; Tranquillity su preme, A breath of the wing of a dove Demon's resist Raise their spitting tongues Fighting to win their cause. Attack! Destroy! Distort the beauty Filled with purity Rise up Conquer through love. Break evil Remoulded to victory Lifting hands praise The source of light. ANNE BURTON Upper V-I The still, silent, s-curved serpent Watches, waits, Coiling and uncoiling, Vibrating with restrained evil. The dreamy, pastel-grey dove Rests innocently, Fluttering, gracious feathers Ripple gently in the breeze. The devil's deformed shadow rises Striking Thin air, The dove is gone! Or is it? JULIA BRADLEY Upper V-I Flowing, ballet-like movements; eternal purity of line and form. Spiritual harmony. Darkness. Apoplectic, shaking talons and outcry. Imitating peace and simplicity - but inside, twistedness. A communion of hands, a set rhythm, but - a convulsive betrayal, hardly n oticed in supplication and blessing. KIM WALKER Upper V-II With compliments Nucleus Educational Services (Pty) Ltd. TREE ALIVE Winter
A time of death the sky, much laundered, Dyed by a bloody sun. A scar Seared against raiment white. Rooted; lonely, enduring, Immovably silhou etted. Shiver of wind rose - adorned life Branches upturned in joy Exalted mome nt of glory. Clapping its hands? ANNE BURTON Ante Matric I (1984) ACID RAIN ♦ A tree, graceful but unbending, skeletal. A breeze rattles, brittle twigs shatter. Winter leaves in summer curled in foetal postures Agonize. Then, a promise of joy: raindrops whispering to the ground. Rivulets of moisture comfort swell the foliage, but the burning acid dissipa tes A blistering sap rises, poisons yellow leaves, Asphyxiates. In adversity, I can end my hopelessness. For Nature, the ebb and flow endures, without escape from suffering. On the barren outcrop, the tree Writhes. KIM WALKER Ante Matric II (1984) 74 MASKS Masks are chained to my face when I am young. Forever present, securel y positioned. To hide my thoughts away from prying eyes. Who asked me if I wanted to hide? Now it's too late. We're all hidden and cannot undo what is done. LORRAINE LOUW Ante M atric II i remember, being young and insignificant, seen inside and heard out. i wondered ab out the great adventures my older brothers experienced, i remember long ing to live them myself. Time went through the black hole I experience these adventures now and find I am disappointed. I long to be i again. LORRAINE LOUW Ante Matric II V. Mayer UV-II 75 MEMORIES The shadows of my past Follow silently behind me Waiting for the time to Rise out And renew themselves in The grey cells of my empty mind. MICHAELA COSIJN Lower V-II TIME Tick-tock, gone and away another moment drifts astray . ALEXANDRA BECKERLING Middle V-II FREE Time I've been spending hours watching birds go by All through my life Watching sea gulls fly Wishing I were them No one to care about
Carefree Silent and swift On top of the world O I wish I were them. AMY LEUNER Middle V-II IN THE CLASS Someone giggles The rustle of paper The scraping of chairs All meaningl ess. The class of worn out bodies Slouch, droop A fly buzzes angrily at the window Mandy is asleep Alex scratches her ea r Wasted time I don't care. ELIZABETH BONIFACE "wh;,o h/i-jji \i ii K- White Middle V II Candle Ends M // 76 LIFE IS A PUZZLE My with one in a life is a thousand thousand puzzle and fifty different parts, places with a I am trying to hundred putting make them different them together one starts. again putting ploughing hurt together through the lost the pain. pieces A. DORFMAN Middle V-II LIFE Life i BLOOM s and 1w iikt e h ae rose r W OR G we A. LEUNER Middle V -II Puzzle w w 77 A PAGE OF SNIPPETS SEA. Endless water. Tumbling, dipping, crashing Fearless, destructive, unequalled beauty Ocean. TONI GERTZEN Lower V-I •N. *V .'%*
-x s M, V aj^ % • / >=^f !/■WORM Worm earth, bendy blindly wriggling, squirming experimental tunneler of earth Wiggly ALEX BRIGGS Lower V PUGS Yapping Slow moving Low to the ground Gasping air Huge eyed Pets. EMMA DEBBLE-ROGERS Lower V - II DARK Moving. Closing in. Smothering me. Frightening. Midnight Black PHILLIPA ROPER Lower V-I BIRD. Duckling. Clockwork toy Little body Waddling by Yellow Fluff TONI GERTZEN Lower V-I 78 A CAT PROWLING The Black Shadow slips out the window. As silent as the night itself. The cat leaps upon the wall. Its eyes pools of luminous green Spy the world below. Its back is arched, its eyes alert, Like a snake writhing; Its tail flicks impatiently. With slow deliberate steps the cat paces along the wall Eyeing the world s uspiciously Sleek, sly and stealthy, It leaps off the wall and the shadowy outline of the cat slips through the window. It lands on my bed and once again Cosy Cat sweet, gentle, loving creatur e. MEGAN DAVIES Lower V-II CATS MASK OF MYTH Moonbeam, Lightray, Midnight glow, Spacedust in the alley, Streetlamp reflects in the evil eyes, Mad, Mystery, Many a moon away Crouches, Creeps, Capers, chants, Friend of devil, Brother of witch, Child of Hell, Lurks spellbound in the cold of death, Slithers like a snake, behind a mas k of myth. BRONWYN VAN HEERDEN Lower V-II CATS. Wild animals,
Prowling and stealthy, Naughty, full of fun. Moody. CATHERINE MORGAN. Lower V-II Keyhole J. Bradlev AM 1 79 r n '*u. tr r-l C) ''w J f( h/, / \ V M K . v// t't}s MW THE PYRAMID THE PHAROAH SLEEPS A deeper silence have I never known. In those long, eternal ways Caught in the centre of a triangle. Surrounded by my treasure, more deep than gold Enveloped by atmospher e, more deep than guilt Silence. While I rest, within this place of mine, my last However much weight pr esses down on me My mask, my coffin, my roof, my stone, none is so heav y As the silence. JACINDA CHAPMAN Ante Matric I Set Designs for "Aida" S. MacConnell & H. Pocchiesa-Contraro UV 80 SUNDAYS Mondays?, no definitely not, that's the beginning of the week, the begin ning of tests, equations, essays and literature. Tuesdays? Well, they're better than Mondays. Wednesdays? perhaps, it's the middle of the week, only two more days to weekend. Thursdays? Getting closer. Fridays?. Not quite but at least it's the last day of the week and that's already half way. Saturdays? Yes, most definitely, Sundays are the best days of the w eek. Sundays: a day when one can happily knock the alarm half a metre across t he room and snuggle back under the covers, until one feels like getting u p. Sunday, a day, for having family reunions; for eating oneself silly on crackling roast pork and sizzling roast potatoes with the most delicious home-made, Granny made, hot pudding with creamy thick custard, to follow . Sunday, a day, for running after little cousins aged one to three to pr event them from falling into the pool or from using the cat or dog as a s ubstitute. A day, for rescuing the nespaper for a frantic parent from a g iggly starry-eyed two year old. Sunday, a day for receiving guests, important guests, a day for burning the meat fifteen minutes before their highnesses arrive, a day for finding your manners, where you last left them. A day for putting on that perfectly 'awfu l' dress, the floral with the elastic around the waist. A day for trying to curl your hair, in vain. A day for trying to make it look suitable and then ... just as it decides to co-operate, the guests arrive, and your brain and your hair go on strike!
A day for making mistakes: the meat burns, the cake flops and the Bach p iece that you practised, because it's one of the elder guests' favourite composers, flops, and the notes seem to turn themselves upside down on the page and to your horror, you can't play a single note. Sunday, a day for having a braai and for having your neighbour complain t hat his wife doesn't like the smoke. A day for spending with your family around the pool, a day for getting pushed in with your clothes on. A day for eating frizzling lamb chops with your hands, for tanning, only to fin d that the youngest member of the family has substituted the tanning oil with water paints. Sunday, also a perfect day for snuggling up with a thick book and someth ing naughty to chew on, maybe creamy, milky chocolates or salty, crackli ng chips. A day for crying over the sad or romantic parts. Oh Yes! Sundays are the best days of the week. E. KRUGER Ante Matric - I Who says we relax only on Sundays? 81 TIES WITH THE PAST For as long as I can remember, I have saved things, from bottle-tops to sweet-wrappers. My mother, always the practical one, calls me a hoarder and in a sense, she's right. She herself never keeps anything that isn't strictly necessary, and neither does anyone else in the family, for tha t matter. My mother thinks that I am a throwback to my great-aunt, whose house was always full of odds and ends. However, I have improved over t he years and don't keep nearly as much as I used to. One of my earliest "savings" is my teddy. It was my father's when he was small and was salvaged by me from the rubbish-bin just in time. I didn't think that no eyes and a torn foot was a good reason to throw away a tedd ybear. I called it Teddy (I lacked originality at that age) and proceeded to mend its damaged paw. I also have memories of rubbing Vaseline into t he poor thing's stomach when it had a "cold". Teddy and I have survived m any perils together and it was always Teddy I turned to for consolation w hen I got a hiding or any other form of punishment. He was (and still is) my friend, confidante and psychiatrist (although he just listens, and I talk). Since he is over forty years old (I won't divulge my father's exac t age) he looks reasonably haggard and has reached the age of retirement when he just lies on his back and stares at the ceiling all day. However, this does not bother me and he is still one of my most treasured possess ions. I have many other similar "savings". One of them is a drawing given to me by my second cousin. Under normal circ*mstances a drawing from one's cou sin doesn't particularly move one, but this was not a normal circ*mstance . My cousin was autistic. It was always sad to see her sitting to one sid e with that withdrawn look on her pretty little face, but I always felt c loser to her than I did to my other cousins, who are proper little ruffia ns. Her name was Jesse and my aunt said she thought Jesse responded bette r to me than even to her. When she was ten years old, Jesse drew me a pic ture I shall always keep. One cannot really see what the picture is of, b ut to me it is a work of art. Jesse died a year later, so her picture hel ps to keep her alive in my mind. When I entered my teenage years, I kept different things. Romance had found its way into my life and of course I kept all the souvenirs of it. The fir st time I went out with a boy, he presented me with a rose, and I still hav e the pressed petals in my Bible. I also kept other things like that first love-letter, for instance (hidden very far away where no-one can find it, o
f course) and someone gave me a little candy doll which I still haven't eat en, and don't suppose I ever will. However, when I realised that romance wa s here to stay, I didn't keep everything, but selectively chose certain spe cial things. These are just a few of my treasures that will never be thrown away. Som e people may think I'm a hoarder, but then we all keep things that are d ear to us. My treasures bring back memories every time I look at them. I know o ne should look to the future, but one cannot cut all ties with the past. My little collection of treasures is my link to the past that can never be broken and will always remain close to my heart. MARGUERITE MOODY An te Matric - II Other ties TODAY I forgot to wash my hair today. I took the dog for a walk, bought the groceries, spilt my coffee, and rem embered. Someone told me you got married today. JULIE ku*msT Ante Matric II 82 LOSS OF NERVE I hated that changing room. It wasn't a passionate hate, not the kind tha t makes you angry, or makes you rant and range, just a dull, heavy kind o f hate that is always there, but that you are never sufficiently aware of so that you can define it and do something about it. The change room syb olised everything I didn't want. Every day it was the same. The ugly green light that filtered through the fibreglass made my skin look yellow. I'd change - black costume, black c ap, blue kit-bag, red towl - put my towel around me, walk to the diving p ool. George would be waiting, same greeting, same tone - no tone really . ... "Hi, check your board and loosen up a bit." Looking back, I never realised that I didn't enjoy diving. I was just so use d to it - it was part of my daily routine and I took it for granted that aft er school there'd be diving. I suppose I never stopped to think what I was d oing, or why I was doing it. I was just a little robot that got on the board and said, "Yes George", "Okay George", "I'll try George" but never, never, "No George". When I was warming up on the board I used to pray that the water wouldn't be too cold. If there was no wind the surface sometimes looked so smooth and glassy that it made me wonder, as I peaked, hung over it and fell, a rms outstretched for my first dive, what would happen if it were not wate r at all, but something solid instead ... After five or ten minutes George would take up his usual position, perched on the railing around the pool, and we'd start the session. Almost invari ably we went through the more simple dives first and then the difficult on es. After each dive George would either give me a verbal correction, or ju mp off his railing and demonstrate beside the pool. With the more difficul t dives his tips and corrections would become specific to the point of int ensity. My forward one-and-a-half somersault in tuck position was my best dive. I knew it and and George knew it, even though he never actually said so. He often had nothing to add to that dive - it wasn't like all the others. Onc e I left the board I used to close my eyes and stop thinking - just let in stinct take over. But George wants a IV2 in pike position, because it was worth more points.
It wasn't difficult that I was scared of doing the pike - I could manage more difficult dives than that without any trouble. I just f elt that that particular dive was made for me in tuck position, not pike. I was half expecting it when George said to me one afternoon, "Okay let's try that in pike now". "George, please not that one. It won't work." "Dominique, are you giving up before you've even started? You need the points so get up there and tr y it out." He sounded so sure of himself. His word had such a cutting tone that I felt humiliated. How silly to get sentimental about a dive! I despised myself for feeling the way I did, but I despised George even more for not understanding. I hoped he didn't think me a coward. I made the board looser - I'd need more height for a pike. Even when I did m y run up I wasn't thinking I'd had a built in resistance all along - I didn' t want to do this dive in pike position. My take off was normal, but because I wasn't used to a loose board I wa s confused for a split-second. I didn't spin soon enough. I didn't have enough momentum to get my legs forward. I was losing my balance and I knew I wasn't spinning fast enough to make it through 540 degrees. I op ened my eyes and saw the water roll beneath me just before I was hurled down on my back. I was instantly aware of the stinging sensation I knew only too well. The blood was thudding in my ears and I knew that the moment I surfaced Geor ge would be telling me to do it again. The worst thing a diver could do a fter a fall was to stop and think - that was the quickest and surest way to lose your nerve. I got out slowly. My back was burning and I was shaking. "Do it again." George's voice was firm and expressionless. I didn't answer. I picked my towel off the railing and turned my back on hi m. "Did you hear me? I told you to get back on that board!" He was shouting this time. I turned round again and looked at him .... I w asn't against him as a person, just everything he stood for. "Get back on that board - now!" He was angry. I heard the water lapping against the side of the pool. A minute ticked by .... "No", I said and turned towards the change room. I walked slowly and I was aware of the pain along my back and the paving prickling under my feet. Somewhere in the distance, far away, George was shouting .... that was the last time I ever dived. DOMINIQUE LAROQUE Matric I 83 THE BUS A shriek and pause. A whoosh! and they open the doors ... To let out women, children, insurance men ... Spies and plumbers and municipal drains maintenance men! Calm. THEN! Rumble, trundle, "Watch your elbow lady!" Stamping, thumping scrunched up passengers ... Oof! Squeak! Phew! they 're seated. Now the sad falsetto operetta of the seat springs. Squeedg ee - oof! Squirk! Squeedgee - oof! Squirk! The passengers contribute. Mumbledy, grumbledy-rumbledy snore! buzz! growl! yell! Squedledy-eedle dy-squirk-squirk-squirk-squirk!!! Squeck-skrunch squeck-skrunck squeck -skrunch squeck-.... OOEF! WHOOSH! Skreeeech-eeech-eech eek!!! OOMPH! GUMPH! Squeckl edy-bumph! THEN! Rumble! trundle! "I WARN YOU LADY!!" Woomph! T
he doors close. Ting! Gumsh! Time for lunch. Sigh. A. ROBERTS Lower V - II AN IMAGE? You say you love me, but do you love ME, or the me I appear to be. You may love this image curved in flesh and blood I appear to be all you desire. But don't you question on the inside only! the real me; the deceit, hate, an ger, fear, jealousy, Because that's really me. I am afraid to disappoint you I do want to appear perfect. But is it worth losing You when you discover ME. JULIE ku*msT Ante Matric II 84 Afrikaanse Gedagtes - oor mense . . . gevoelens . . . ervarings . . . DIE KOERANTVERKOPERTJIE Dis bitter vroeg, maar die koerantverkopertjie stap met Van Riebeeckstr aat in Kaapstad op. Met sy hande in sy verslenterde broeksakke, loop hy na die drukpers toe. Die mis le nog dig oor die slapende stad en motors is skaars. Hy vat sy b ondel koerante wat met tou vasgedraai is en stap na die verkeerslig toe. Terwyl hy wag vir iemand om'n koerant te koop, fluit hy'n een-tonige deun tjie. Die lieg is rooi en een of twee motors hou stil. "Argus, Argus!" roep hy. 'n Man steek sy hand by sy motor se venster uit en roep na die koerantver kopertjie. "Twintig sent, Meneerg," bry hy. Die lig is groen en die motors beweeg weer. Wei, darem al een verkoop. Dit word later en die son loer oor Tafelberg. Motors krioel in die strate en in die verte hoor'n mens am-bulans se sirene en motors se getoet. "Argus! Argus! Lees die Argus!" roep hy oor en oor. Meer mense soek haa stig twintig sent in hul sakke, koop dan die koerant en haas hulle dan verby. "Ekke wonde wat vandag weerg so intergessant is?" hy homself, "W ens ekke kon self lees." Dis eenuur en die honger knaag. Hy haal die papier-sakkie met sy dik sny brood daarin uit en stil sy honger. Die wolke pak saam en een vir een val sagte reendrup-pels. Die koerante moet toegemaak word anders koop niemand hulle nie! Haastig gooi hy die plastiek-seiltjie oor die koerante. Daar's nog net tien om te verkoop. Nog net tien; dan kan hy huis toe gaan. Die geld wat hy ingesamel het, sit hy in'n vuil sakkie. Die gee hy altyd e lke oggend aan die baas by die drukpers. Uiteindelik kan hy sy seiltjie opvou. Die son sak stadig weg en op pad hui s toe, met sy hande in sy sakke, fluit hy sy eentonige deuntjie. E. WOLFF Upper V-I WIE IS MY NAASTE? In die Bybel het Jesus aan ons gese om ons naaste lief te he en die men se het aan Jesus gevra: "Maar wie is ons naaste?" Jesus het geantwoord dat almal ons naaste is, die armes, die siekes, ons vyande en ons moet hulle liefhe soos onsself. Vir my is hierdie gebod die tweede belangrikste gebod, na: "Jy moet die Here liefhe". Ek glo as'n mens jou naaste liefhe, jy geestelik'n gelukki ger mens kan word. Die baie moeilik om jou naaste lief te he. Ons is maa r net sondige mense, glad nie perfek nie; tog is dit geen rede waarom n
mens glad nie moet probeer nie. Dis moeilik om nie met iemand te baklei of iemand te kritiseer nie. Dis amper natuurlik, maar ons dink nooit daa raan om eers tien te tel voordat ons op iemand begin skreeu nie. Seker een van die beste en bekendste voorbeelde van iemand wat vandag hi erdie gebod uitleef, is Moeder Theresa van Kalkutta. Sy het haar hele le we toegewy aan die Indiers. Sy gee vir hulle'n skoon plekkie sodat hulle nie op straat bly le en sterf nie. Sy versamel daagliks honderde wesies op straat en gee vir hulle'n tuiste, kos en liefde. Moeder Theresa het eenkeer gese dat die mense wat die gelukkigste is diegene is wat niks be sit nie, hulle het net hulle liefde wat hulle aan ander kan gee. Tot'n vriendelike glimlag aan'n vreemdeling is om jou naaste lief te he - w ie weet, miskien kry jy'n vriendelike glimlag terug! A. McWILLIAM-SMITH Ante Matric I MY HELDIN My heldin is die huisvrou. Dit wil vir my voorkom in die hedendaagse t yd of die moderne vrou meen dit is benede haar om te se sy is'n huisvr ou. Jammer tog! Beset sy dan nie hoe broodnodig huisvrouens in die hed endaagse samelewing is nie? Eerstens is sy liefling en geliefde van haar man en haar kinders. Sy is die geduldige luisteraar en die simpatieke oor. Sy is ook'n raadgewer. S y kan juig van vreugde of tintel van opgewondenheid saam met haar kinder s. Sy weet altyd waar alles is - die das wat "weg" is, die skoolpen, die albasters en die tol. Sy moet goed kan koskook,'n bekwame bakster wees, 'n ontwerp-ster en naaldwerkster. sy is bedrewe in die kuns om huishoude like uitgawes te laat balanseer, want geld is mos nie altyd so volop nie. Dis maar'n handjievol pligte wat op'n huisvrou wat haar sout werd is, wag . ANASTASIA LAMBRIANOS Middle V - I 85 K. White M II MOEDERLIEFDE Liefde is een van die sterkste emosies wat'n mens kan ervaar. Dit is onon tbeerlik as'n mens geestelik gesond wil bly. Dit kan'n mens se gedrag bai e verander. Dit kan jou vergeetagtig maak en as gevaar dreig, sal jy jou lafhartigheid opsyskuif. Die Grieke het liefde in vier kategoriee ingedeel: die liefde vir God, die liefde tussen man en vrou, gesinsliefde en'n gedwonge liefde. Die klein b abetjie ken sy moeder se liefde. Moederliefde gee aan'n kindjie'n gevoel van sekuriteit. Hy kan waag, want hy weet hy het'n plek-kie in die gesin, n plekkie waar hy behoort. Kinders wat geen moederliefde geken het nie, soos weeskinders in inrigtin gs, ervaar nooit hierdie gevoel van veiligheid nie. Hulle is onseker, ter uggetrokke, haatdraend. Hulle haat die wereld. Hulle voel soos vreemdelin ge, want niemand wil hulle aanvaar en liefhe soos hulle is nie. Deur navorsing is daar bewys dat baie kinders wat in inrigtings grootgewor d het, en nie in die liefdevolle gesin nie, geestelik ongebalanseerd is. H ulle kry later senuwee-instortings en hulle leer nooit hoe om hul eie kind ers lief te he en te versorg nie. D. LAROQUE Matric I DIE SOLDAAT Voor my het'n soldaat gestaan. Ek het hom amper nie herken nie. Die uit dagende glinstering in die blou oe was weg en in plaas daarvan was daar iets sags en ervare. Daardie blonde hare waaroor soveel meisies se har te gebreek het, was kort afgeknip en dit het sy rooi neus beklemtoon. D it was'n vreemdeling wat voor my gestaan het.
Twee maande gelede het hy Weermag toe vertrek. Ver-bitterd het hy my a gtergelaat,'n ongelukkige, een-same, verliefde meisie. Daar het hy gestaan: dapper en vol selfvertroue. Hy het verander. Hy het 'n man geword,'n soldaat. En tog ... daar was iets kwesbaars in die blou oe. K. SANDER Matric I 86 SON, SEE EN DONKERBRIL AS DIE WIND DIE BLARE SAGGIES ROER "You must be joking! Me? Open Butterfly? Jy pak jou sonbrandolie, handdoek en donkerbril in'n groot sak en gaan st rand toe. Kaalvoet loop jy oor die brandende sand. Dis so warm dat jy moe t hardloop en almal kan sien dat jy spierwit is en dat dit jou eerste dag op die strand is. Baie skaam vind jy'n plekkie waar jy kan le en bruin b rand. Daarna smeer jy die klewerige olie orals aan jou liggaam, sit jou d onkerbril op en brand. As jy te warm kry, spartel jy in die see rond en hier begin'n mens se pro bleme. Die branders is so sterk dat hulle jou baaikostuum afruk en dan st aan jy poedelkaal en skaam in die see totdat jy dit weer vind. Afgekoel, gaan stort jy, want die seewater is vuil en jou grimering het jou gesig b esmeer. Voor die ingang van die stortbaddens staan al die lewensredders e n jy probeer om so onopvallend as moontlik by hulle ver-by te loop. Gewoo nlik sien hulle jou in jou ellende raak en dan is dit baie moeilik om by die stort in te glipDis middagete en jy is rasend honger; dus stap jy na'n hotel of kafee to e en sit daar in die son en eet jou vis en skyfies. Net wanneer jou gesi g met tamatiesous besmeer is, gaan die aantreklikste kerel verbystap. Hy is bruingebrand, met blonde hare en blou oe en hy is alleen. Maar wat d oen hy? Hy lag en se dat jy soos'n hanswors lyk. Na die middagete stap jy maar weer strand toe en jy vergeet om jou maag i n te trek. Die aantreklike kerels verdwyn en'n skraal, wit outjie met'n b ril kom langs jou sit en dan lag al die ander meisies vir jou en al die g awe kerels dink dis jou kerel en hulle vermy jou. Jy't vir die skraal out jie gese om spore te maak en nou le jy op jou handdoek. Iemand loop verby en skop jou vol sand. Jy vloek en kyk op en daar staan jou skoolhoof, fr onsend! Vinnig vlieg jy op en kies die hasepad see toe, maar jy staan op' n skerp rots en sny jou voet. Toe jy tussen die branders kom, stamp'n bra nderplankryer jou teen die kop met sy branderplank. Dis die oomblik dat jy besef dat dit nie jou gelukkigste dag is nie. Jy pak jou besittings in en gaan berei'n melkbad voor, want jy is so verb rand dat jy'n paar pille teen sonbrand moet drink. Jy gaan le op die be d met'n kloppende hoofpyn en'n brandende voet en jy hoop dat dit more b eter sal gaan BRONWEN MEURIG-EVANS Ante Matric I Ek sit nou in my kamer en luister na Chopin se klavierkonsert. Die mooi m usiek laat my dink aan die populierlaning op my grootouers se plaas. Die geritsel van die blare klink soos hierdie musiek. Dis my geliefkoosde toevlugsoord op die plaas - hierdie laning populierbom e. Soos die sagte gesuis van die lentereens ritsel hulle in die koel windj ie. Eendag gedurende die Augustusvakansie het ek te perd gery en by die pun t van die populierlaning het ek die teuels vasgeknoop en op'n oorhangen de tak myself tuisgemaak. Daar het ek gesit en dink oor die vreed-saamh eid en die pragtige natuurskoon van die omge-wing. Ek kon die blink riv ier in die verte sien. 'n Rukkie later het ek opgekyk. Voor my het'n riet-bok gestaan. Dit was d
ie mooiste bokkie wat ek nog ooit gesien het. Senuweeagtig het hy naderge stap en aan die groen gras gehap. Skielik het'n windvlaag die blare laat ritsel. Die ritseling het die bokkie laat skrik. Met'n paar grasieuse spr onge het hy verdwyn. Die blare het weer geritsel. Ek het gesien dat die wolke besig was om saa m te pak.'n Storm het opgesteek. Terwyl ek onder die populiere gery het, het die wind harder geloei. Die eerste druppels het neergeplof en stadig het ek in die reen huis toe gery. Die reen het so mooi tussen die blare geblink. Dit was soos trane wat al les skoon gewas het. Die wind het gaan le en terwyl die reen saggies nee rstuif het ek na die geklop van Nelson se hoewe geluister. Maar nou het die musiek verander.'n Stadige en hart-seer gedeelte volg. Ek hou meer van die geluid van die ritselende blare wanneer die wind hulle liefkoos....... T. RISSIK Matric - I 87 Pensee Francaises 88 "A votre sant!" L'INFLUENCE FRANCAISE EN AFRIQUE DU SUD. Aujourd'hui, en Afrique du Sud, il y a encore une assez grande influence francaise dans tout le pays, et ce n'est pas etonnant, parce qu'ilya a be aucoup de gens qui ont du sang francais. Les premiers Francais de notre pays sont arrives comme Huguenots a la fin du 17e siecle. Ils etaient pro-testants et, en France, on les poursuivait et persecutait parce que Louis XIV recherchait l'unite religieuse et avait done interdit le culte. Puis, les Huguenots ont emigre dans les pays voisins. En Hollande, la com pagnie des Indes Orientales a of-fert de les transporter gratuitement en Afrique du Sud, ou ils recevraient ne terre a cultiver. Au cap on a interdit aux Huguenots de parler francais et leurs fermes eta ient toujours entre deux fermes 'Hollandaises'. Les enfants devaient appr endre l'anglais, our le Hollandais, la langue francaise s'est done eteint e dans ce pays, mais la colonie a appris les methodes de culture de la vi gne et de l'olivier des nouveaux immigrants, et aussi leurs arts, comme l a sculpture et la gravure. Aujourd'hui beaucoup de families portent encore des noms d'origine fr ancaise comme Malherbe, Terreblan-che et des Fontaines. Au Natal on t rouve encore une petite communaute qui parle le francais comme langue matemelle. Certains endroits, comme Mont-aux-Sources, Fontainebleau et la Merci portent des noms francais. La France exporte en Afrique du Sud beaucoup de pro-duits et vice versa . On apprend le francais dans les ecoles et les universites Sud-africai nes. On peut voir de temps en temps dans ce pays des films francais en version originale, comme 'La cage aux Folles'. Ainsi bien que la France soit situee a des milliers de kilometres de l'Afri que du Sud, elle est toujours presente dans notre vie quotidienne. DOMINIQUE LAROQUE Matric I AUTRE PAYS, AUTRES MOEURS Les fanas d'aventures d'Asterix le Gaulois et, de fait, n'importe qui ay ant lu une de ces bandes dessinees bien connues, aura, sans doute, glous se de rire aux paroles d'Obelix rencontrant les habitants d'autres pays. En Italie, il s'exclame, "Ces Romains sont fous!"; en Espagne, "Ces Esp agnols sont fous!"; en Bretagne, "Ces Bretons sont fous!"; en Belgique " Ces Beiges sont fous!"; en Republique Helvetique, "Ces Suisses sont fous
!", en Corse, "Ces Corses sont fous!"; en Amerique, "Ces Peaux-Rouges so nt fous!"; en Normandie, "Ces Normands sont fous!"; en Egypte, "Ces Egyp tiens sont fous!"; et en Grece, "Ces Grecs sont fous!". II ne se peut qu e tout le monde, sauf les Gaulois, soit fou a lier. Non, il s'agit simpl ement d'autres pays, done d'autres moeurs. Si Obelix, maintenant, bien sur, un Francais, pouvait venir en Afrique d u Sud, je me demande ce qu'il penserait de nous, les Sud-Africains. Pas difficile de deviner: "Ces Sud-Africains sont fous!" Cependant je crois que ce sentiment serait reciproque si un Sud-Africain qui ne connaTt pas bien la France y faisait une tournee. Considerons done, par exemple, le s reactions de Monsieur van Wyk, touriste Sud-Africain, fai-sant face au x circonstances suivantes: II entre dans un petit restaurant francais typique et regarde la carte. II ne comprend rien, mais il a entendu dire que la cuisine francaise est delic ieuse. En attendant, il regarde les autres clients. II y a une famille assi se a la table a cote de la sienne. Les deux enfants n'ont certainement pas plus de dix et douze ans, mais ils boivent du vin coupe d'eau. Son plat arrive. Mais qu'est-ce que e'est? Cest A manger? II decide d'att endre le deuxieme plat. Quel-ques minutes plus tard, le pauvre Monsieur v an Wyk quitte le restaurant en toute hate, le visage un peu vert, a la gr ande confusion du garcon. II a perdu l'appetit. C'est maintenant le 6 jan vier, jour de l'Epiphanie, et Monsieur van Wyk se trouve a la maison fran cais qu'il a recemment rencontres. Tout le monde est assis a table et, ou milieu il y a un genre de gateau plat, decore de quadrillages. Ses amis lui disent que c'est une galette des Rois. Chacun en recoit une part. Mon sieur van Wyk y goute et la deguste, mais il est tres surpris de trouver quelque chose de dur dedans. C'est une feve! Un moment plus tard, un de s es amis a place une 'couronne' sur sa tete et tout le monde lui demande d e choisir une reine. II est tres gene: il ne connaTt pas ce jeu. Alors, c'est presque avec soulagement que Monsieur van Wyk retourne e n Afrique du Sud. Le dimanche, a midi, quand Monsieur Fourie lui dema nde a unbarbecue de parler de son voyage en France, il fait simplemen t non de la tete et repond, "A mon avis, les Francais sont tous compl etement fous!" JOCELYN BRADLEY Ante Matric 89 UNE CARRIERE PAS COMME LES AUTRES. J'aimerais beaucoup etre astronaute. Pendant bien des annees, je me suis i nteressee a l'espace sideral. J'ai lu ce qui a ete ecrit sur les navettes spatiales, les voyages dans l'espace interplanetaire, et les etoiles. Pendant des milliers d'annees, les etres humains se sont interesses aux et oiles et aux possibilites de vie sur les autres planetes. Dans notre sytem e solaire, il y a neuf planetes, mais seulement une, la Terre, qui possede la vie. Mais imaginez! Dans cet univers il y a un nombre presque infini d'etoiles. S'il y a a peu pres huit ou neuf planetes pour une etoile, il doit y avoi r au moins une planete dans cet univers entier qui ait des Etres in-tellig ents! Mais nous ne pouvons le savoir, parce que voyager jusqu'a la plus pr oche demanderait plus de deux mille ans! II y a onze ans que 'Pioneer 10' a ete lance de Cape Canaveral, aux Etats -Unis. II y a presque deux semaines que finalement il a quitte notre syst eme solaire. II n'y a aucun moyen de le reprendre, mas, dedans, il y a un e gravure sur piece d'or - c'est un message destine aux etres qui pourrai ent le trouver. J'aimerais etre astronaute, particulierement sur des navettes qui font le to ur de la Terre. Ce doit etre si fascinant de voir la Terre a partir de L'esp
ace. Si je ne suis pas astronaute j'aimerais faire de la recherche sur s'espac e sideral particulerement sur la naissance et la mort des etoiles, et aus si de la recherche Uespace sur les autres systemes solaires. Ne cerait-ce boulever-sant de decouvrir d'autres etres inteliigents avec qui communiq uer? TRACEY RISSIK Matric I Cet apres midi, je sore avec Andrea et mon petit frere. II s'appelle Roger. Nous allons a la patinoire. J'ai commence a patiner a six ans et j'adore ca. Roger n'aime pas beaucoup la patinoire parcequ'il d it qu'il y fait trop froid. Apres, nous pensons aller au cafe et peut-etre voir un dessin anime ou un film policier. Roger adore les dessins animes mais, s'il est mechant, nous allons voir un film d'horreur. Roger doit ren trer avant cinq heures, done moi aussi. Quelquefois je deteste les petit* freres! A. ROBERTS Lower V - 1983 AIMEZ-VOUS LES ANIMAUX? J'aime beacoup les animaux. Mon animal prefere est le hamster. C'est ad orable! Je n'aime pas beaucoup les chats ni les singes ni les poissons. Ils ne sont pas tres inteliigents et ils sont ennuyeux. Je trave que les chiens sont lex animaux ideals pour une personne avec un grand jardin, mais si on habite dans un appartement ou une petite maison avec un petit jardin ils sont tres difficiltes, ves chiens! Nous avions deux chiens. Tessa et Saidy. Quand nous avons achete notr e petite maison, nous les avons don-nes a mon oncle. Nous avons eu cinq hamsters - Charlotte; Annie; Eliza; Timmy et Percy. J'ai eu aussi un chameleon, Cameo, et un pigeon. Mon oiseau prefere est la chouette avec ses grands yeux. J'aime aussi les cheuaux; les serpents; les insectes; les hippoptames; l es souris; les fauves et les autriches. R. RICHARDS Lower V-II Aimez-vous les Animaux? 90 LA MAISON DE MES REVES Je n'avais jamais vraiment pense a la maison de mes reves, mais je suppos e qu'elle serait tres ordinaire. Je vais commencer par l'exterieur. II y a des rosiers sur les murs et aus si beaucoup de lierre. Les hirondelles font leurs nids sous le toit de ch aume. Deux portes-fenetres donnent sur une pelouse tres verte. Si on rega rde par les portes-fenetres, on peut voir le coucher du soleil. Derriere la maison, il y a un potager et aussi un verger avec, dedans, des cerisie rs et des pommiers. La maison est tres petite. Elle a seulement deux chambres a coucher, un e cuisine, une salle a manger et un salon. Les parquets de toutes les c hambres sauf de la cuisine, sont recouverts de petit* tapis. Tous les m urs sont de couleur creme parce que c'est une couleur chaude. Au-dessous des deux chambres, il y a deux lilas et on peut en sentir le parfum quand on se reveille. Sur les lits, il y a de ux edredons en patchwork. Sous les auvents, il y a des nids de colombes q ui roucoulent doucement. Dans le salon les fauteuils sont tres confortables et on peut s'y detendre et lire devant un feu de bois, en hiver. II y a aussi des coussins mous d evant le feu. Sur la cheminee et les bibliotheques, se trou-vent des vases avec des roses et d'autres fleurs du jardin. La cuisine est une piece tres douillette et agreable, avec une table ou o
n peut travailler ou prendre ses repas et avec, dessus, un on deux bocaux de bonbons et de biscuits. Un jour, le reve deviendra peut-etre realite. C. BURTON Matric A pause for inspiration. 91 T. Curry UV-I 92 Hon. President: Hon. Secretary: Hon. Treasurer: Committee Members: Board Representatives: Hon. Secretary: Togetherness. S.A.O.R.A. OFFICIALS 1983 Anne Jones 27 St. Andrews Street, Melrose, Johannesburg 2196. Helen Norman 169 Mimosa Road, Northcliff, Johannesburg 2195 Jenny Adair 51 Oak Avenue, Athol, Sandton 2196 Sally Davidson, Wendy Floquet, Jenny Huggett, Jane Jones, Pam Kay, Liz McLaren, Gwen Neill, Rozanne O'Hagan, Matty Reid, Samantha Tugwell (Master's Nominee), Sue van Niekerk, Jane Wiener. Daphne Anderson, Elizabeth Lane. GREAT BRITAIN: Elizabeth Dalhuisen, 53 Clarendon Road, London W II. AUSTRALIA: Heather Hugo, 45 Vickery Crescent, Bunbury, W. Australia, 6230. NEW ZEALAND: Marita Lee, Cherry Lea, 24 Cherry Road, Howick, New Zealand. CANADA: Pam Vilac, 2006 45th Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia VIT3N8, Canad a. NATAL: Jillian Cox, 2 Woodlands Avenue, Westville, 3630. CAPE PROVINCE: Jill Eichler, 9 Woodburn Crescent, Oranjezicht, Cape, 8001. EAST LONDON: Violet Botha, 40 Vincent Gardens Angle, Vincent, East London, 5247. PORT ELIZABETH: Adelaide Allchurch, Cottage 5, Fairhaven Homes, Woodhead Drive, Port Elizabeth 6001. 93 All correspondence to S.A.O.R.A. officials in Johannesburg should be addressed c/o Roedean School, Parktown, Johannesburg 2913, and all pa yments should be made payable to the S.A.O.R.A. and sent to Mrs. J. A dair at the above address. All changes of name and address should be sent to Mrs. H. Norman, c/o Roedean School. Information regarding the S.A.O.R.A. Bursary, the Mabel Bayley Bursary and the Old Girls' Bursary may be obtained from the Headmaster or fro m Mrs. Anne Jones. THE S.A.O.R.A. RESERVE FUND The reserve fund is maintained at a figure of about R 1,000 and is availa ble to any old girl in serious financial need. Enquiries should be made t hrough Mrs. Anne Jones. Louise Barnby Melanie Barnes Dominique Bauthier Jennifer Beattie Bel inda Burnett Alison Brown Caroline Calburn Michelle Card Diane Carr Sarah Charlton Susan Crouch Nicole Donald Caroline Dowdall-Brown Lei
gh Draper Susan Falcon Janet Gill Teresa Guzman Nicola Hill Caroline Jacobs Sarah-Anne Jacobs Paula Kingham Jane Kinsley Daniela Klein L orinda Lake Dominique Laroque Alison Laughlin Deidre Laughlin Jean L ever Paula Lister Shura Lloyd Katherleen McConnell Phillipa Matthews Cindy-Lou Newman Alice Notten Katharine Ogilvie-Thompson Claudia Pienaar Nicola Potgieter Susan Ra nkin Tracey Rissik Katherine Roper Katharine Sander Josephine Stegma nn Jane Stirling Gillian Townsend Samantha Tugwell Lynn Ushpol NEW MEMBERS P.O. Box 78928, Sandton, 2146. P.O. Box 1454, Rivonia, 2128. 7 Rockridge Road, Parktown, 2193. 61 Jellicoe Avenue, Melrose, 2196. 44 Restanwold Drive Saxonwold, 2196. P.O. Box 11252, Rynfield, Benoni. 54 Smits Road, Dunkeld, 2196. 92 Panorama Drive, Northcliff View, 2195. 91 Goldman Street, Florida, 1710. 34 Jameson Avenue, Melrose, 2196. 35 Orange Road, Gardens, 2192. P.O. Box 78657, Sandton, 2146. Farmfield, 2nd Avenue, Rivonia, 2128 18 Waterfall Avenue, Craighall, 2196. P.O. Box 41086, Craighall, 2024. 32 Nune Hoop Street, Maroelana, Pretoria, 0181. 20 Drommedaris Street, Phalaborwa, N.E. Tvl. 16 Rutland Avenue, Craighall PArk, 2196. 16 Pallinghurst Road, Westcliff, 2193. 16 Pallinghurst Road, Westcliff, 2193. 402 Santa Margherita, 9th Street, Killarney, 2193. 45 Melrose Street, Melrose, 2196. 67 Wilmington Crescent, Lyndhurst, 2192. P.O. Box 69250, Bryanston, 2021. 53 Wrenrose Avenue, Birdhaven, 2196. P.O. Box 85174, Emmarentia, 2029. P.O. Box 85174, Emmarentia, 2029. 19 Murray Street, Waverley, 2192. 46 Melrose Street, Melrose, 2196. 5 Erlswold Way, Saxonwold, 2196. P.O. Box 92039, Norwood, 2117. P.O. Box 35, Ofcolaco, 0854. P.O. Box 65666, Benmore, 2010. 8 Boundary Road, Houghton, 2198. Froome, Froome Road, Athol Extension, 2196. 6 The Valley Road, Westcliff, 2193. 4 Cotswold Drive, Saxonwold, 2196. 7 St. Paul's Road, Houghton, 2196. 2 Birnam Road, Forest Town, 2193. 40 Northumberland Avenue, Craighall Park, 2196. 31 Cecil Avenue, Melrose, 2196. 300 Innes Chambers, Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, 2001. P.O. Box 67 429, Bryanston, 2021. P.O. Box 1, Hazyview, E. Transvaal, 1242. 108 6th Street, Lower Houghton, 2196. 45 West Street, Lower Houghton, 2196.
94 Abigail Vail Alison Wiener Sarah Wilson P.O. Box 68730, Bryanston, 2021. P.O. Box 782250, Sandton, 2146. 33 Roxburghe Avenue, Craighall Park, 2196. SOME RECENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. Phoebe Anderson Carol May Barry Judith Hilton-Green (Castle) Eliza Kentridge Antoinette Lorentz Caroline Tsilimigras (Sutton) Katharin e Whitelaw Bachelor of Journalism, Rhodes University Completed LLB at Stellenbosch University and now serving articles with a Cape Town legal firm. Appointed to the post of Assistant Registrar (Admissions and Records) at Rhodes University, and is the first woman to hold this position. Bachelor of Arts, Witwatersrand University Qualified Nursing Sister PhD degree awarded by the University of Witwatersrand in 1983 Secretar ial Diploma 95 Further Achievements . . . Roedean remembers ... MARRIAGES Veronica Devonport to Roger Lawrence - September 1983 Pandora Fraser MacDonald to Johan Neser - October 1983 Illona Johnson to Mr. Northall - June 1983 Gayle Mullins to Anthony B ell - March 1984 Micheala Prunotto to Robin Carr - February 1984 Pam Rogers to Paul Simpson - 1983 Kirstin Sharpe to Neil Otten - February 1984 Pippa Smith to Adrian Kieser - December 1983 Diana Stevenson to John Sergal - April 1983 Elizabeth Swemmer to Peter Handley - May 19 84 Karin Swift (Colsen) to Bob Molloy - 1983 Catharine Webster to Jim my Dowsley - January 1984 Ruth Williamson to Oliver Parker - November 1983 Penelope Zaloumis to Craig Sinclair BIRTHS Rosemary Antrobus (Logie) a daughter, Caroline - January 1984 Lynne B yrns (Horrell) a daughter, Jessica - December 1983 Antoinette Diener (Edwards) a daughter, Ingrid - September 1983 Jane Fauciglietti (Pick) a daughter, Natalie - February 1983 Verona Fis her (Pickles) a daughter, Lucy - late 1983 Sarah Hutchinson (Hoyle) a s on - March 1983 Claire Koumandarakis (Grounds) a son, Vasinos Basil - September 1983 liana Lampert (Berns) a daughter - ear ly 1983 Ann Langham (Reid) a daughter - February 1984 Bridget Miller (Read) a daughter, Jane Charlotte - November 1983 Sally Pengilly (Asc ham) a son, Hanno - January 1984 Pippa Rees (James) a son, Zeek - Jan uary 1984 Laura Riddell (Henderson) a daughter, Suzanna Jane - May 1983 Nicola van Berkel (Pirow) a daughter, Robyn-Anne -April 1983 Helen Whitfield (Davis) a son, Gregory - November 1983 Julia Johnson (Girdwood) a daughter, Tamin - 1983 WE OFFER OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FOLLOWING GIRLS Arabella Caccia on the death of her father and to Angela Lloyd. Joan Duke (Devonport) on the death of her husband and Helen Norman ( Duke) and Pamela Duke on the death of their father Margot Morris (Ha mmar) on the death of her husband Pat Penwill (MacKay) and Molly Rodda (MacKay) on the death of their mot
her, Hilda MacKay Monica Smith (Saville Davis) on the death of her moth er Marjorie 'Podge' Saville Davis (Myers), and Felicity Rinaldi (Smith) on the death of her grandmother, and Julie Smith on the death of her g reatgrandmother Rosemary Stewart (Udal) and Helen Rogers (Udal) on the death of their mother Elsie Udal (Shillito) Andora Twigg (Garlake) on the death of her mother Paula van Deventer ( King), Karen Stephens (King) and Edwina Lombard (King) on the death of their mother Paula van Deventer (King) on the death of her daugther, Marietjie Barbie Wernli (Hare) on the death of her sister, Audrey Cann on (Hare) Elizabeth Williams (Wingfield) on the death of her father and Julia and S usan on the death of their grandfather WE OFFER OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF THE F OLLOWING OLD GIRLS Miss Biggs (Hon. Old Girl) Gwendoline Burkhardt Audrey Cannon (Hare) Frances Clark (Barry) Nancy Holt (Hewston) Miss Pudney (Hon. Old Girl) Marjorie 'Podge' Saville Davis (Myers) Dorothy Sumner Elsie Udal (Shillit o) Ruth Wise (Frankel) With Compliments Parktown Nurseries News of old girls . . . Once again there has been a wonderful response to the call for news of ol d girls, necessitating unavoidable editing, for which we hope we will be forgiven. SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS Elizabeth Lane (Bristowe) received a letter from Helen Stewar (Cluver) fr om Connecticut. The Stewarts will be visiting South Africa in March, 1984 - Murray, their eldest child, is at the University of New Orleans and Ca thy has just started her last semester of school. Elizabeth also mentions that while she was in Spain in October 1983, she spent a very happy time with Jackie Ahrends (Popper) in their lovely home which overlooks the mo untainous interior on one side and the Mediterranean to Gibralter on the other. Shortly after Elizabeth's visit, Sanchia Humphreys also stayed wit h Jackie, and before that Liz Williams had paid them a visit. They run a good hotel! Lilith Wynee (Bond) has returned to Johannesburg after spending four v ery happy years in Cape Town, where she enjoyed her involvement in nat ural and building conservation serving on committees of Cap-trust and Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa. Although she misses T able Mountain, she is looking forward to renewing friendships on Found ation Day. Lady Lister (Johnstone) writing from Forest Town, Johannesburg, mention s that she is looking forward to a visit from her two great-grandsons f rom Canada (who are both fluent in French and good ice hockey players). She hopes to show them around Roedean during their visit to South Afri ca. They are presently studying at Upper Canada College in Toronto. Phillipa Stratten passed the Attorneys Admission Examination in Octobe r 1983 and is serving her second year of articles with a Johannesburg legal firm. She also has news of Lindsay Duncan and Jane Hutton who ar e both happily settled in London. Francis Kinghorn has returned from t he United States of America and has commenced studying medicine at the Witwatersrand Medical School. Phillipa says she attended Michaela Pru
notto's wedding in February 1984 - she married Robin Carr in the Roede an Chapel. Kirstin, Sharpe married Neil Ot-ten on the same day. Michele Anderson (Lewis), presently employed in the wholesale trade, is studying for an examination in optometry at London College in order to become an optical technician. She has a daughter, Melissa, now aged 2 years. Noel Townsend (Holland) writes that her daughter Gill has left for Rhode s University in the company of Alison Wiener. Jane Matthews (Henwood) and her husband have recently opened a small ho tel, called The Coach House, at Agatha in the mountains near Tzaneen. I t is on the site of the original hotel which catered for mail coach pas sengers on their way to the gold fields at Leydsdorp. Anne Lorentz (Douglas) tells us that her youngest daughter Antoinette pas sed her nursing finals at Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. Anne, resp onsible for the magnificent Roedean gardens, is taking six months leave f rom her gardening from April until October. She is visiting the United Ki ngdom but will also be journeying to Holland during spring and the United States in the Fall, where she hopes to enjoy and learn more about their beautiful shrubs, flowers and trees. Anne also hopes to do a landscaping course in July, and will be based with Denyse Anstey (Mai) in Kent, who i s still her dear friend 40 years on! Mariana Hewson (Thomas) has an MA and PhD in Educational Psychology wit h special reference to science and the education of black students. Her husband Peter, who hails from Grahamstown, is an associate Professor i n the Physics Department at Wits. They have two children, Fraser aged 1 2 and Katharine aged 10. Mariana has news of her two sisters, both of w hom are married - Nicolette Llyod, (Thomas) who has one son, is living in Hermanus where she is very active as an interior designed renovating old fishermen cottages, while Phillipa, who has three sons, is an Occu pational Thereapist with special interests in psychiatric patients. Liz McLaren (MacNab) recalls what fun it was to take her daughter Marit a Lee (McLaren), around the school which was looking so very beautiful and peaceful, despite the drought. Marita brought with her a gift chequ e from the New Zealand Olds Girls for Roe-dean's 80th birthday fund. Phoebe Anderson graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Journalism from Rh odes University, thereafter joining the video unit at Wits as a televis ion producer. In 1983 Phoebe travelled through India and Nepal, includi ng several weeks of trekking in the Himalayas and pursuing tigers on th e backs of elephants. She also visited a number of Tibetan refugee camp s and explored religious temples and Stupas in and around Katmandu, raf ted down the Trisuli Gorge in Nepal and finally sampled the teas and sp ices of Sri Lanka, before coming home in early December 1983. (The trip was organised through Adult Education Group at Wits). Phoebe is at pre sent working as a Production Supervisor on 'Westgate 3' which will keep her busy for at least a year. She mentions that she has been seeing a lot of Marina Rennie who is planning a trip to the Olympic Games in Jun e, and Pippa Kirkland (McDougall) who is expecting her first baby in Ma y and is about to embark on a 'build-your-own-home' project with her hu sband Peter John in Bryanston. 97 Eileen Oxley Oxland (Michelmore) of Lidgetton, Natal says that since ret iring from the Transvaal in 1974, they have been living on a small prope rty at Balgowan. She mentions that Jean Banks (Derry) comes down from Zi mbabwe annually to visit her family and her sister Heather Walker, (Derr y)who lives in Howick, so they keep in constant touch. Beryl, Webster (O
tley) is a neighbour of Eileen's in Lidgetton. Carol McEwan (Bulman), who was taken to Zimbabwe as a baby in 1900, t ells us that she has written "My Reminiscences of Interesting People and My Life in Rhodesia from 1918 - 1961', but doesn't know what she is going to do with them! She was sad to hear of Dorothy Sumner'sdeat h, as they were classmates, and mentions that she used to see Maud Su mner during the war. Jessica McCarter (Blades) tells us that they have now moved from Cape T own after only a year to the Strand. Edward, her husband is involved in the construction of an Escom Power generator scheme on the Palmiet Riv er, and hopefully they will be there for at least four years. Jessica n ow has a daughter, Kate, born last March. Joy Stuart (Baker) of Windmeul in the Cape, spent six delightful weeks i n England last year, and also visited Scotland and Glamorgan. She is now back on the farm, and tells us that she is the proud grandmother of six grandchildren. Jean Searle (Garthwaite) has formed a new architectural partnership in Johannesburg with a Cape Town and Pretoria firm, the name of the firm i s Searle, Hamilton, Edge & Partners. Jane Hendry (Fiddian-Green) writes from Port Elizabeth that she and her family have been happily living there for three years now, and that all three of their sons are at St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown. Magda Potgieter (Boshoff-Mostert) writes from De Aar with news of a cla ss reunion - the 1951 post matrics. Magda travelled to Port Elizabeth t o meet Heather Hugo (Mackay) who was visiting from Australia. (Heather was in fact Head Girl.) According to Magda, an unforgettable evening, w ith lots of fun had by all. Dan and Heather's son, Niel, was married in the Cape in January and later that month the Hugo's returned home to A ustralia. Magda also mentions that two of her daughter, Greta and Linet te Potgieter were married during 1983. Gillian Seggie is at present studying at Rhodes University and has just entered second year Pharmacy. Adela Thompson (Alderson) writes from Durban to express the view that the 'Golden Oldies' Garden Party gave very great pleasure to all the o ld 'Old Girls' who gathered on the newly-paved Pleasaunce to enjoy a s umptious tea and chat. Adela mentions that she went with Prue Tough (E sson) and 'Bunny' Morice and had a wonderful time exchanging news and reminiscences with literally dozens of others who were at Roedean in her time. She thought it a brilliant idea to gather all th e 'oldies' together and extends sincere thanks to those who organised th e party. Adela says she particularly enjoyed meeting up again with Patri cia Allan (Rivers), Hester Cunningham (Moseley) and Elspeth Brayshaw (Gr eig). Antoinette Hersov (Herbert) has news of her two daughters. Rowena Rob artes and her husband Wyn-dham live in Empangeni where he is a surgeo n at Engwelesane Hospital. Rowena is into her second year of teaching French at St. Catherine's School in Empangeni. Alexandra Hersov atta ined her "Cordon Bleu' Certificate and then joined a studio where she drew and painted until last December when she returned home. Alexand ra will go back to England to join the Cambridge Arts and Technical S chool. Rowena herself writes with news of Elizabeth Swemmer who is ge tting married to Peter Handley in May 1984. Rowena also sees a lot of Phillippa McDonald (Freer). Aisne Rascher (Stoker) writes from Pietermaritzburg with news of her year -old baby daughter Candace Lee, whose big sister of eleven is a tremendou
s help with the baby. They are very happily settled in Pietermaritzburg a nd find it a delighful place to live. Mary Tom (Black) is living happily in Port Elizabeth, but frequently mak es the trip to Johannesburg to visit her daughter Jenny and grandchildre n. During April 1984, she embarked on an extended overseas holiday with Jenny's family to England and America - a wonderful time was had by all. Entrance to the new library. 98 Caroline Voget (Notten) married Dr. Stephen Voget in 1982 and after a year in Zululand at a mission hospital, moved to Cape Town where she n ow works at the South African Museum. Mollie McWilliam-Smith (Barlow) is still practising and is one of seven Su perintendents at the new Johannesburg Hospital. She finds this interesting and stimulating after years of technical practice as an anaethetist. Helen Smith writes from Cape Town that she has just completed her seco nd year BA at UCT and is a committee member of the Anglican Society (A NSOC) at UCT. Helen has news of Mary Anne Jardine, who is Vice Head st udent of Baxter Hall for 1984 and successfully into her third year of medicine. Veronica, Judy, Helen and family are now happily settled in Cape Town having left Johannesburg in March 1983. Shelagh Stuttaford (Fitspatrick) comments in verse from Cape Town: 'Still living in the same place Still married to the same man, Haven't got the same face Acquired a somewhat older pan. Daughters (married), both have brats That completes the news and stats' . Congratulations to Judith Hilton-Green (Castle) who has recently been ap pointed to the post of Assistant Registrar (Admissions and Records) at R hodes University. She is the first woman to hold this position. Judith i s married to 'Midge' Hilton-Green, a housemaster of St. Andrews Prep, an d between them they have acquired four children, Jacqueline, Gregory, Ke lly and Bridie - all of whom are presently attending school as D.S.G. an d St. Andrews. Judith is a keen gardener and lists photography and paint ing as her main hobbies. Carolyn Tsilimigras (Sutton) was awarded her PhD in Biochemistry in Mar ch 1983 and is now working as Chief Research Officer and lecturer in th e Department of Virology at the University of Witwatersrand Medical Sch ool. OVERSEAS NEWS Katherine Whitelaw writes from Cambridge in England to say that after o btaining a Secretarial Diploma she is now doing a B Ed degree in Englis h and Drama at Homerton College, Cambridge. It is a four year honours d egree and she is now in her third year. Katherine has news of Janine Ho od, who is in the final year of a BA degree in English and Philosophy a t Reading University, and Linda Carsfield who is nursing at Kings and h opes to specialise in midwifery. Erica Palframan (Puckridge) writes from Toronto, Canada and tells us that she has two children. Erica also has news of Pamela Simpson (Rogers) who was married last year, is now living in Acron, Ohio and is expecting her first child later this year. Ailsa Huber (Andrews), who is living in the Tyrolean Alps in Austria, hop es to show her Austrian family her old school when next she visits South Africa. Being lucky enough to live in a ski-resort, Ailsa says that she d oes still see the occasional Old Roedeanian. Lina Riddell (Henderson) writes from New South Wales in Australia with
news of a daugher, Suzanna Jane, born in Sydney last May. Laura tells u s that liana Lampert (Berns) is also living in Sydney and has a one yea r old daughter. Heath 'Tuppy' Van Reenen (Harriss) has now been living in Sydney, Austr alia for two years and she and her family feel very settled now, althou gh they do still miss family and friends. Her three sons love the Austr alian way of life, with weekends spent sailing and on the beach and the two older boys have hopefully settled into yet another school. Heath's husband David has started his own company and is already doing quite w ell. Heath also mentions that Caroline MacLeod-Smith has been to visit them in Sydney and will be returning in June 1984, and that she has see n a few Old Roedeanians. Ursula MacGregor (Puckridge) now lives in Geneva, Switzerland and has two children - Robert born in 1980 and Eleanor in 1982. 99 Granddaughters at the School Angie O'Hagan Kerry O'Hagan Julie Smith Catharine Botting Harriett Crawford Tessa Curry Jane Emery Liezl Henning Sancha Henning Nicola Henning Angela Jones Sally-Anne Jones Alexandra Kane Amy Leuner Celia Leuner Nina Leuner Philippa Makin Deena van Niekerk Jane Wallington Katherine Wallington Gillian Wiener Sally Wiener Penelope Adair Nicolette Baillie Jane Blecher Elizabeth Boniface Jenni fer Boniface Sheila Boniface Katherine Bristowe Kathryn Bunting Amanda Collie Elizabeth Crouch Susan Crouch daughter of Rozanne Marthinusen granddaughter of Di Abel great grand daughter of Jeanne Lys daughter of Rozanne Marthinusen granddaughter of Di Abel great granddaughter of Jeanne Lys daughter of Gillian Al len granddaughter of Monica Smith great granddaughter of Marjorie Da vis daughter of Vivian Haswell granddaughter of Joan Barry daughter of Jennifer Anderson granddaughter of Cynthia Stock daughter of Eliz abeth Matterson granddaughter of Zoe Tancred daughter of Rosemary Th ompson granddaughter of Beryl More daughter of Jean MacKinnon granddaughter of Agnes Sneddon & Beatrice Smith daughter of Jean MacKinnon granddaughter of Agnes Sneddon & Beatrice Smith daughter of Jean MacKinnon granddaughter of Agnes Sneddon & Beatrice Smith daughter of Anne Roberts
granddaughter of Lulu Joris daughter of Anne Roberts granddaughter of Lulu Joris daughter of Sally-Ann Kay granddaughter of Pam White daughter of Susan Roberts granddaughter of Lulu Joris daughter of Susan Roberts granddaughter of Lulu Joris daughter of Susan Roberts granddaughter of Lulu Joris daughter of Angela Birkman granddaughter of Phillipa Lys daughter of Susan Carlin granddaughter of Doreen Andrews daughter of Patricia Leon granddaughter of Elaine Isaacs daughter of Patricia Leon granddaughter of Elaine Isaacs daughter of Jane Mudd granddaughter of Joan Cross daughter of Jane Mudd granddaughter of Joan Cross daughter of Jenny Colere daughter of Avril Hutchings daughter of Leonae Brown daughter of Veronica Plumstead daughter of Veronica Plumstead daughter of Veronica Plumstead daughter of Anthea Paton daughter of Barbara Dodds daughter to Sally Stiles daughter of Rosemary Davies Daughter of Rosemary Davies 100 Lisa Davison Lisa Denoon-Stevens Caroline Farrant Victoria Farrant Caroline Ferguson Penelope Ferguson Susan Ferguson Jennifer Finsen Deborah Floquet Susan Fouche Elizabeth Gaylard Michele Gilbert Trac ey Girdwood Vanessa Girdwood Alison Henn Nicola Henn Cassandra Holl iday Kate Huggett Tracey Huggett Deborah Jacobs Amanda Jobling Hele n Jones Penelope Jones Mary King Philippa Kruger Victoria Kruger Gu dron Lake Catharine Lapping Diane Lavies Tracey Maddison Verushka M addison Susan Malcomson Philippa Matthews Katherine McConnell Sharo n McConnell Derryn Mclnnes Alisha McKerron Claire McNulty Ann McWil liam-Smith Judy Moses Maria Nakios Angela Neill Belinda Neill Nicol ette Potter Lorraine Rankin Carol Raven Margaret Roper Philippa Rop er Julie Sander Katharine Sander Kathleen Slaughter Georgina Smith Samantha Smith Claudia Thorpe Gillian Townsend Titia van Deventer S usanne van Ryswyck Sarah Vivian-Smith Joanne Webster Kathryn Wessel s Annabel Wheatley daughter of Sally MacKay granddaughter of Helen Adams daughter of Ro semary MacKenzie daughter of Rosemary MacKenzie daughter of Gillian Walker daughter of Gillian Walker daughter of Gilliam Walker daughte r of Margaret Newth daughter of Wendy Mullins granddaughter of Ernes tine van den Berg daughter of Mary Stratten daughter of Virginia Vai
l granddaughter of Pamela de Kock granddaughter of Pamela de Kock da ughter of Jill Hendry daughter of Jill Hendry granddaughter of Cicel y Playford daughter of Jennifer Wilson daughter of Jennifer Wilson d aughter of Mauray Thomson daughter of Sara Henwood daughter of Jane Henderson daughter of Jane Henderson daughter of Patricia Kidger dau ghter of Rosemary Wright daughter of Rosemary Wright daughter of Pad dy Wright daughter of Ronwen Lewis daughter of Maureen Felling daugh ter of Helen Pethick granddaughter of Avila Topalian (ORA) daughter of Pamela Roberts daughter of Jane Henwood daughter of Wendy Stallar d daughter of Wendy Stallard daughter of Lyndsay Evans (ORA) grandda ughter of Elsie Healey daughter of Erica Halse granddaughter of Moll ie Barlow daughter of Jill Curruthers daughter of Robin Allen daught er of Gwen Gwynne-Evans daughter of Gwen Gwynne-Evans daughter of Sa ndra Ash daughter of Joan Trehair daughter of Laura Myhill daughter of Elizabeth Brown daughter of Elizabeth Brown daughter of Heather G illespie daughter of Heather Gillespie daughter of Jennifer Bosazza daughter of MAry-Anne Bosazza daughter of Mary-Anne Bosazza daughter of Margaret Doody daughter of Noel Holland daughter of Paula King d aughter of Dulcie Adamson daughter of Susan Goodfellow daughter of S usan Pearce daughter of Bridget Hahn daughter of Pat Wilding (ORA) 101Deborah White Joanne White Kara White Julia Williams Susan Wil liams Camilla Wilson Serena Wilson Meredith Wilter Candace Wilton Ta mara Wilton daughter of Valerie Lister daughter of Valerie Lister daughter of Valeri e Lister daughter of Elizabeth Wingfield daughter of Elizabeth Wingfield daughter of Sally Spiro daughter of Sally Sprio daughter of Alison Stee n-Jackson daughter of Heather Taylor-Smith daughter of Heather Taylor-Sm ith GRANDCHILDREN'S PARTY October 15th saw the arrival of this year's Grandchildren's party. A war m day, seventy little children, a gym full of equipment and enough food to cause tummy aches in the evening were the ingredients for a very enjo yable day. Mothers (many gratefully) relinquished possession of presents and childre n into the hands of myself, other matrics and the few boarders who (willi ngly?) offered their services, the mothers then disappeared off in the di rection of the Hersov Hall for their meeting. All inhibitions were forgotten by shy little children at the sight of g ym equipment, trampoline and swimming pool and everyone got down to enj oying herself except for the few poor souls whose Mommies had forgotten their swimming costumes and had to be convinced that the trampoline wa s much nicer than the pool. After about an hour of hard playing we all trooped off to the dining room to enjoy yet another one of Mrs Billman's excellent teas. However, the main event of course, was going t o be the Pied Piper. We had no trouble getting the children off to Pleas aunce except for a few hardy souls who were determined to demolish every last bit of remaining food. Mr Law was, as usual, resplendent in his Pied Piper suit and soon had se venty little mouths squeaking like mice as he told his story. Then it wa s a quick count to a hundred (minus a few every now and then), and we we re off again after the Pied Piper. I came trailing after the main group with a few of the straggling mites to find Mr Law ensconced between bush es and bodies while Soft Serves were dished up. And once again the Grandchildren's party was over for another year. Dirt
y, tired little bodies were deposited in Mommys' arms while we exhausted helpers disappeared to collapse on beds and breathe a sigh of relief! T. GUZMAN Cheers! That was quite a party! 102 T. Hunter "I couldn't dance another step." M-/ 103 Autographs ' . 104 pnntedbyTRANSVAALpR|NT|NGcoMpANY
