LOVEDALE MISSIONARY INSTITUTION

REPORTFOR 1941

Being the Institution’s One Hundredth Year.

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REPORTFOR 1941

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REPORTS : 1941Princ ipa l’s R eport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

In Rem em brance . . . . , . . . . . . . 13

School and D ep ar tm en ta l ReportsT h e H igh School ......................................................................... 21T h e T ra in ing School . . ... . . . . . . . . 22T h e Practising School . . . . . . . . 23D omestic Science D ep ar tm en t . . . . . . . . 25Boys’ Industria l D epar tm en ts : Building and C arpentry . . 26T h e Lovedale Press . . . . . . . . . . . . 27T h e Dairy F arm . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Boys’ Boarding D ep a r tm en t . . . . . . . . 32Gir ls ’ Boarding D e p a r tm e n t . . . . . . . . 32

Societies and o ther Activities Sports and Athletics

M e n s ’ Sec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34G ir ls ’ Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

W ayfarer-Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . 35S tuden ts Chris t ian Association . . . . . . . . 36Literary Socie ty . . . . . . . . . . . . 37H ea lth an d Social Service C om m it tee . . . . . . 37C u th b e r t M em oria l L ib ra ry . . . . . . . . . . 3SF orm er S tu d e n t s ’ Association . . . . . . . . 40

T h e Victoria Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . 41T h e Bible School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44T h e Congregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

APPENDICEST h e Lovedale Govern ing Council . . . . . . . . 48T h e Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9T h e Staff . . ........................................................................................ 50

Appendices ( Continued)Staff Changes . . . . , . , _ _ _ _ 53Staff T ota ls . . . . . . . . , , __ _ 55Victoria Hospital Board . . . . . . . . , , _ 5 5

Victoria H o s p i t a l : Staff . . . . . . . . . , _ _ 5 7

Victoria H o s p i t a l : Sta tistics . . . . . . . . 58D ux L ist . . . . . . . . , _ _ gjExam ination Results . . . . . . . . ' 52.E n ro lm en t . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ g 2Native Fees Received . . . . . , . . > < 52

T h e Lovedale R o l l : Comparative view o f ten years . . . . 63Meteorological R ep o r t . , . . . . , . , . _ 54Lovedale Appeal F u n d . . . . . . , , ># t- 55H enderson M emorial C hu rc h . . . . . . . . 68

The Principal’s Report.T h e great central event of the year in Lovedale was the

celebration of the Centenary. A full record of the Celebrations has already been published, and th is should be regarded as the first section of the “ Annual Report for 1941.” L ittle more, therefore, need be added to w hat has already been fully reported. O ur hearts were deeply moved during those memorable th ree days, as our thoughts were turned to the story of the past, to the earliest beginnings, and with thankfulness to G od to the work continued throughout a hundred years. One phrase constantly recurred in the addresses : “ Encompassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses,” bu t it was far m ore than a m ere phrase ; it was for many in the great company gathered together an assured and experienced reality. It gave inspiration for the coming days to go forward in faith, with courage and with hope looking for greater things to be in the second century of Lovedale.

It was with a deep and constant sense of thankfulness tha t it was also found possible, in a year of great world w ar and anxiety, to continue the whole work of the Institu tion w ithout interruption in all the schools and in all the departm ents. It was, indeed, a year of special activity in preparation for the Centenary— and for the inauguration of the second century. In the second session we were greatlv saddened by the death of M ajor Geddes, reference to which is made in a later section of the Report. M any readjustm ents were necessary, bu t th rough ­out the whole year the special difficulties were overcome by the loyal and willing help of the staff. T h ere were difficulties, bu t it was a, year with many happy memories of work well done and in a spirit of willing service.

Enrolment.T h e total enrolm ent for the year was 1310, of w hom 801

were boarders, as com pared with an enrolm ent for the previous year of 1323, of w hom 796 were boarders.

T h e only changes to which reference need be m ade a r e : a

small increase of six in the H igh School ; a decrease of thirty in the T rain ing School, (twenty boys and ten g ir ls ) ; a decrease of fourteen in the num ber of girls taking the Industrial Course ; and an increase of fifteen taking training in the Hospital as N urses and M idwives.

A full survey of the enrolm ent was given in the report for the preceding year, mainly to indicate the trends in Native Education and the range of courses offered in Lovedale. T he changes in the enrolm ent th is year are a fu rther indication of the general trends in Native Education already noted.

Discipline.T h e general discipline throughout the year was good, with

a few exceptions. In the G irls’ Boarding D epartm ent no serious disciplinary case occurred, and there was a very happy atm os­phere am ongst the girls. In the Boys’ Boarding D epart­m ent, the great majority of the students behaved w e ll; and throughout a difficult year tried to co-operate and to help the Boarding A uthorities in m aintaining good order. I t was perhaps inevitable that some should be affected by the spirit of unrest prevailing throughout a country in a period of war, and a small m inority gave m uch cause for anxiety. T h is was intensified at the end of the year, w hen unexpectedly the session had to be extended indeterm inately by the D epartm ent of Education, for reasons of national emergency. T h is was mercifully shortened to one week. It was difficult for all the students to appreciate the reasons, but the majority tried to play the game honourably. A small nucleus, however, which had been giving trouble previously infected others, and to our great regret it has been necessary to forbid many of these to return to Lovedale. One cannot speak too highly of the way in which M r. George M cGillivray, the Boarding M aster, handled a very difficult situation. In this he was greatly helped by the staff and by senior prefects. I he last two nights were the quietest on record for many years for the closing period. T h e girls in the Boarding D epartm ent responded well in the emergency, and thanks to the m ost unselfish work of M iss M oore-Anderson and the European Staff, the extra week became one of the happiest in the year for the girls.

The S ta ff.A record is given elsewhere (Pg. 54) of m em bers of the

Staff who have been granted military leave and are on active service. T hey have been constantly in our rem em brance, and their letters from the front have been a source of inspiration not only to the ir old colleagues bu t also to the ir form er students. Although we have not yet complete records, we know tha t some of our own m en were engaged in the fierce battle for Cyraenica in Novem ber. T h ere were many anxious homes, as the reports came in not only of the great gallantry of the troops bu t of heavy casualties. On the last day of the session we were grieved tb receive the official report tha t L ieutenant J. W . M acquarrie, the Head of our T rain ing School, was “ m issing.” A m onth later fu rther news came through the International Red Cross tha t he was a prisoner-of-war in Italy, and shortly thereafter his voice was heard from the Vatican City Radio sending messages to his wife and family stating that he was in an Italian camp well- cared for and “ amongst his friends.” For the hope which th is gives for the future, we give thanks to G od. Personal messages from Senior Officers tell of his fine influence am ongst the troops and of his personal gallantry.

O ur thanks are due to all m em bers of staff, new and old, who carried on the work throughout the year, often under great stress, and to all who have given em ergency help in the absence of those on m ilitary service, wdthout which it would have been impossible to continue uninterruptedly the work of the In stitu ­tion.

At the end of Septem ber, M r. I. O ldjohn, senior assistant in the High School, left to take up the Principalship of a new Secondary School at Aliwal N orth . For nearly twelve years he had given distinguished service as a teacher, particularly of Xhosa which latterly he taught throughout the School to the M atriculation standard. An acknowledged authority , he be­came an invaluable adviser to the Press on Xhosa L iterature and Publications. His interests were in the whole life of the students in the Institu tion . H e gave ready help w herever it was needed ; in school and in social work ; in Y outh M ovem ents and D ram atics; in Bible Classes and in the spiritual work of the

Congregation of w hich he was first a Deacon and then an Elder. His wife had been a distinguished student of Lovedale and was later a m em ber of the staff as a teacher of Dom estic Science un til the ir m arriage. On several occasions thereafter she gave em ergency help in teaching, which was m uch appreciated. T hey will be greatly missed in Lovedale, bu t we wish them great happiness in the ir new hom e and in th is work with its opportu­nity of building up from the beginning a new urban secondary school.

At the end of the year, M iss R. I. S tuart retired on pension, after sixteen years of devoted service as a teacher of Dom estic Science in the G irls’ Industria l D epartm ent. A daughter of the late Rev. W illiam Stuart, an honoured missionary of the Scottish C hurch at Burnshill, she had from her earliest years an intim ate knowledge of Bantu life. She was at school in Edinburgh when her m other d ie d ; and thereafter she kept house for three brothers, two of whom were killed in the war of 1914-1918. Com pleting her training as a teacher of Domestic Science, she returned to South Africa and joined the Lovedale Staff in 1925. In all her work she set before the girls a very high standard. Its perfection and its variety always won the adm iration of those m ost com petent to judge it, and h er high standards m ust have had an enduring influence in the afterlife and in the homes of those w hom she had trained. She had a talent for making use of uncostly m a te ria l; teaching the girls to make most useful garm ents from such— to the m ere m an—unprom ising material as old sugar bags and woollen stockings. Old packing cases were used to make useful articles of furniture, and o ther scraps, regarded as waste, tu rned into simple bu t useful domestic im plem ents. T h is was supplem entary to the beautiful sewing and laundry work in which she excelled. H er quiet influence was greatly appreciated in the Boarding D epartm ent, and in 1939 she was appointed V ice-Superintendent of the G irls’ D epartm ent after the retiral of M iss Rogers. For her long devoted service, Lovedale thanks her and wishes h er m uch happiness in her retirem ent.

A great sorrow came to Lovedale w hen M ajor Geddes, our g reat-hearted Boarding M aster passed away early on Sunday

morning, 14th Septem ber, at a N ursing Hom e in Port E lizabeth. A tribu te to h is great service to generations of students in Love­dale is given in a special section of th is report, “ In Rem em ­brance,” em bodying the resolution adopted by the G overning Council in regard to his life and work,

M rs. Geddes, who had been his companion throughout the whole period of his office as Boarding M aster, continued her own great service as Boarding M istress until the end of the session. In view of her retirem ent the Governing Council adopted the following resolution, giving expression in some measure—for words cannot express it adequately—to the esteem which all have had for her work, and to the affection w ith which she was regarded :—

“ T h e Council records deep appreciation of the great help which M rs. Geddes has given in so m any different ways as Boarding M istress ; and of the kindliness of h er care for all connected with the Boys’ Boarding D epartm ent. Reference is made in another m inute to her care for the small boys, in whom she took a special interest. T hey will always rem em ber with affection all tha t she lias done for them . H er supervision of the work of servants, and her kindly personal interest in the ir welfare, has contributed greatly to the sm ooth working and happiness of the Boarding D epartm ent. H er thoughtfulness for the com fort of all members of the Staff, in some years a large company, greatly helped to create a friendly com m unity. For these and all her many o ther varied services, the Council thanks her. In her retirem ent, wherever she may decide to make her home, the Council prays she tha t may find happiness and peace, with opportunities for long continued service.”

T h e illness and the death of M ajor G eddes m ade many changes necessary, and we were deeply grateful for the willing help tha t was offered and given. T h roughou t the Centenary Celebrations M r. George M cGillivray took charge of the adm in­istration ably assisted by M r. T . Atkinsoil as host in the D ining Hall, and by m any others. To the end of the year, M r. M cGillivray acted as Boarding M aster, and at the m eeting of the Governing Council in Novem ber he was formally appointed Boarding M aster in succession to M ajor Geddes, a post which

he accepted w ith great diffidence, bu t w ith the complete con­fidence of his friends. At the same tim e— at the beginning of the second session— M r. A. D. M cN ab kindly consented to act as A ccountant in th e General Office, continuing to supervise the work of the Bookstore and the Publications D epartm ent of the Press. Lovedale owes a deep debt of gratitude to both M r. M cG illivray and M r. M cN ab for the heavy burdens which they have carried so unselfishly and so efficiently.

In a special section of th is report, we give tributes mainly from resolutions adopted by the G overning Council “ In R em em brance” of form er m em bers of the staff and of others who had long association w ith Lovedale, who died during the year : John Lennox, James Chalm ers, W illiam Louis Geddes, M rs. G rant (daughter of D r. James Stewart) W illiam T hurlbeck and M ary M unsie Brown, (M .M .B .)

“ In T hy light we shall see light.”Visitors.

D uring the Centenary, many visitors came to Lovedale for the celebrations, from all parts of Africa. T h e ir presence and the ir interest greatly inspired us all. A record of these visitors is given in the special Report of the Centenary Celebrations.

T h e ir Excellencies, S ir Patrick Duncan, the Governor- G eneral, and Lady D uncan, who had been unable to be present at the Centenary, honoured Lovedale by a visit on 18th August. All greatly appreciated the ir kind and gracious thought in paying th is visit, at a tim e of special anxiety.

T h e W ar made it im possible for visitors from overseas to visit Lovedale throughou t the year, bu t owing to the difficulty of travelling many missionaries came to South Africa for furlough and leave. W e regarded it as a privilege and an honour to receive many as guests in Lovedale. W e valued greatly this opportunity of renewing contact w ith many old friends and colleagues, and of m aking new contacts with o ther missionaries from all parts of Africa.

M issionary visitors from the C hurch of Scotland included : M r. and M rs. Ross, Rev. A. H. Taylor, D r. and M rs. M acdonald of the Calabar M ission, N igeria ; M r. and M rs. Benzies, M iss

E. Bevoridge, M iss C. P. M oir, M iss C. T hom son, G old Coast Mission ; M rs. Adamson, D r. and M rs. Brown, Rev. W . C. Galbraith, M r. and M rs. Rankin (and children), of the Nyasa- Rhodesia M issions.

Missionaries of o ther Churches (and Educationists) includ­e d : Dr. and M rs. M cKelvie, C .M .S . Hospital, O nitsha, Nigeria ; Rev. R. W . Stopford and M iss Elliot, A ch im o ta; M r. M . Hartley, of the Gold C o a s t; Sister Susannah, Father Parsell, American Holy Cross M ission, L iberia ; Rev. H . W . Coxill, Secretary Council ot Protestant M issions, Belgian Congo ; M iss D. Gayer, K ing’s College, Budo; M r. J. de Boer (N ederlands’ Consul), Kam pala, U g a n d a ; M iss M . Koekemoer, M khom a, Nyasa, Rev. H. and M rs. v. d. M erwe (and children), Rev. A. F. and M rs. Louw (and children), of the D utch Reformed C hurch M issions in Nyasa and S. Rhodesia ; Sister L. E. Page, Anglican Hospital, Bonda; Rev. E. G. and M rs. N ightingale, M ethodist M ission, Southern Rhodesia ; Dr. Peter and M rs. Shepherd, U .F . Church Hospital, Bechuanaland ; D r. and M rs. H ynd, C hurch of the Nazarenes H ospital, Swaziland ; M r. and M rs. Griffiths, L .M .S ., Taungs.

W e valued also visits from many others from the U nion of South Africa, giving evidence to the deep interest w hich is taken in wide circles in M issionary Educational work for the Bantu. In this connection the renewed visits of a party of students (European) from the G raham stow n T rain ing College, and of children from the Convent School, K ing W illiam s T ow n, were greatly appreciated.

Conclusion.T his is the last annual report tha t I shall present as Principal

of Lovedale. In the preparation of it, the work and the fellow­ship in work of the last ten years have been constantly in rem em brance. Conscious of so many shortcom ings, my closing words can only be an expression ol deep thankfulness to G od for his “ long-suffering and tender-m ercies, and for his grace and lo v e ” tha t are beyond all our understanding, and greater than all our “ doing.”

In closing, I would like to thank— from a full heart all

colleagues who from the day th a t we came to Lovedale in 1932, and in increasing measure throughout the years, have made the way of a Principal easier. By the ir friendship and their co­operation in a comm on purpose, all work lost any sense of being a burden and has been made a joy. A fter all, it is only as a Com m unity, in w hich each has a special work to do and a special contribution to make towards the common good, and as a Fellowship in the one Spirit, tha t there can be any full realisation am ongst generation after generation of students of those great purposes for which Lovedale was founded, and for which alone it is continued. Principals may pass away, bu t the comm unity rem ains !

I t is to a very troubled and needy world tha t the students who have been trained recently in Lovedale have gone out. T hey have received here a training, the best th a t we can offer to prepare them for many different professions and trades. They will be continually in our rem em brance, with the prayer

tha t having learnt here in Lovedale som ething of the great spiritual realities, they may experience increasingly in their own lives the redeem ing power of the Love of God. So may they all have some w orthy share in the upbuilding of a new and better and m ore Christ-like world.

T here is sadness in leaving a com m unity where there has been so m uch happiness in work together for ten years, bu t the memories and the fellowship are enduring. And in dem itting office as Principal, it is in the happy knowledge tha t the call of the C hurch is to the Rev. Robert W ishart Shepherd as the future Principal of Lovedale, to whom I owe more than words can ever express throughou t the whole period of my own office.

The late D r. J. Lennox

In Remembrance.689. Rev. John Lennox.Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in March, 1936,

in view of his retirement.T he Governing Council records with regret the retirem ent

of Rev. John Lennox who for the long period of forty-four years has given front-rank service to the missionary cause in South Africa. Following a distinguished academic career, M r. Lennox came to South Africa in 1892, and after a period as Acting- Principal of the Blythswood Institution began to assist in the training of theological students at Lovedale and also took charge of the Lovedale High School. For over twenty-five years he was intimately associated with the life and work of the Institu tion . T h e years of service at Lovedale were in terrup ted also by notable service with the South African Native L abour Contingent in the G reat W ar. W hen in 1921 the theological classes were trans­ferred from Lovedale to the South African Native College at Fort Hare, M r. Lennox proceeded to Fort H are where, in addition to his duties as theological tu to r of Presbyterian and other students, he became W arden of the Hostel supported by the C hurch of Scotland and the Presbyterian C hurch of South Africa, and was also bursar of the College. M r. L ennox’s service, however, was not confined to the interests of Lovedale and Fort Hare. H e has filled many prom inent adm inistrative posts in Church courts and o ther bodies, and at the tim e of his retirem ent is President of the G eneral M issionary Conference of South Africa.

T h e Governing Council, of which M r. L ennox has been a mem ber since its inception, gives thanks to God for the o u t­standing service he has rendered, congratulates him on the honour to be conferred on him by his own U niversity of E d in ­burgh, and wishes him every happiness in the coming years. I t rejoices to know that his retirem ent is likely to be spent in South Africa so tha t his assistance will still be available for the land and the cause to which he has devoted his life.

911. The late Rev. J . Lennox., O .B .E ., D D.Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in March, 1941.T h e Governing Council records with much regret the death

of the Rev. D r. J. Lennox, w hich took place on 10th February. At the tim e ot his retirem ent in 1936 the Governing Council paid tribu te to D r. Lennox’s long and distinguished service. T o tha t m inute, 689, it would refer. T h e Council gratefully records tha t throughou t the years of h is retirem ent D r. Lennox was able to continue his devoted service to missionary and o ther causes in Africa and tha t for the whole period he was a m em ber of this Council, being one of the representatives of the Mission Council of South Africa. T h us up to the last the Council had the benefit of his great and m ature experience. I t has been touched to know tha t the last act of his public life was one in the interests of the Lovedale Centenary Celebrations.

T h e Governing Council expresses heartfelt sym pathy with his son and daughter and o ther relatives, while giving thanks to G od for a life so rich in personality and service.

653. M r. James Chalmers.Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in March, 1935.In view of the resignation of M r. James Chalm ers, to take

place in June, the G overning Council records its deep apprecia­tion of the service he has rendered to Lovedale and to the cause of Native Education generally. M r. Chalm ers joined the Love­dale Staff in 1913, and after th ree years in the T rain ing School, was appointed Principal of the H igh School, which under his care has developed into a large, well staffed and well equipped school. Before he leaves, M r. Chalm ers will have the satisfaction of seeing it remove into a new building specially designed for its use.

M r. C halm ers’ many gifts and practical experience have enabled h im to give a wide and varied service in the Institution. H e delighted many by his singing and by his skill in training and conducting choirs, large and small. H e served for many years on the Victoria H ospital Board. H e was one of the Senior m em bers of the K irk Session of the Lovedale Institu tion C hurch.

W hen it was decided to appoint a Vice-Principal, the choice

T h e late M r . James Chalmers(from a photograph taken a t the opening o f the N eiv H igh School

Building)

T h e N ew H ig h School

of the Governing Council fell unanim ously upon him and he has filled the position w ith em inent success.

T h e Council makes special reference to M r. and M rs. Chalm ers hospitable home. M any have enjoyed its simple and sincere friendship and will miss it. T h e Council prays tha t G od’s blessing may rest upon M r. and M rs. Chalm ers in the ir retirem ent and assures them of the ir affection and esteem.

930. The late M r. James Chalmers, M .A ., B .S c .Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in November,

1941.T h e Council records with deep regret the death of M r.

James Chalmers, which took place in E dinburgh, Scotland, on 23rd August. At the tim e of his retirem ent in 1935 the G overn­ing Council paid tribu te to M r. C halm ers’ outstanding service. To that minute, 653(5) it would refer. D uring the years of his retirem ent, M r. Chalm ers’ interest in Lovedale’s life and work continued unceasingly. H e was appointed to th e Foreign Mission Com m ittee and by his knowledge and experience was able to render great service in its deliberations. H e also offered to give help in deputation work, and Sunday by Sunday he w ent to congregations in all parts of Scotland, taking services and helping to fu rther the work of the C hurch overseas. H e greatly overtaxed his strength , b u t carried on un til he was medically ordered to take rest.

T he Council expresses deepest sym pathy for M rs. Chalm ers, his constant companion th roughou t his life work.

929. The late M ajor W. L . Geddes, O .B .E .Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in November

1941.T h e Council records with deep regret tha t M ajor W . L.

Geddes passed away on Sunday m orning, 14th Septem ber, in St. Joseph’s N ursing H om e at Port E lizabeth.

W illiam Louis G eddes was born in the Boarding D ep art­m ent on 29th June, 1878 ; and was in a very special sense a child of L'ovedale and belonged to Lovedale. He was the second son of M r. Alexander G eddes and M rs. G eddes, who came to L ove­dale from Scotland a few m onths earlier in the same year. His

father was Boarding M aster for th irty years. H is m other was a true “ m o th e r” to all the students, and all greatly loved h e r : together they established a great tradition of w hat a Boarding D epartm ent could be and ought to be.

O n the death of A lexander Geddes, the Education Board recorded the following M inute : “ H e was a tow er of strength to the Institu tion . In his own departm ent, good tone, perfect order, discipline and m anagem ent was assured with him . T he influence he exerted over the Natives was rem arkable. Far and wide throughout South Africa his character was known and respected by them . T h ey recognised in him the strength, insight and sym pathy of one who had the fear of God always before his eyes, and they had the greatest confidence in him and in his treatm ent of the N ative boys and young m en who came under his superintendence.” T h e m inute is quoted at length, because w ithout the alteration of a word it applies equally to the son, W illiam Louis G eddes, throughout the whole period in which he was Boarding M aster from 1920 to 1941.

His early life as a boy was spent in Lovedale, brought up under the full influence of his father, including the strict discipline of the Boarding M aster. In Lovedale he received his school education, although he was also for a short period at Blythswood and for one year in Aberdeen.

A lter leaving school he was employed for three years in the Standard Bank in Alice. I t was probably excellent as discipline b u t it m ust often have been to him uncongenial work. He obtained leave for service in the South African W ar, and was later given officer rank as L ieutenant. On the open veld, with m en of action, and w ith horses, he was m ote in his “ elem ent ” than in an office. At the end of the war, he w ent to the T ran s­vaal and from then onwards all his work was connected in one way or another w ith the welfare of the Bantu whom he knew so intim ately and so deeply respected. As superintendent of H ospital and Com pound M anager in the M ines he gave proof of his great qualities of organisation and leadership. D uring the G reat W ar th is led to his appointm ent to the charge of a N ative L abour Contingent in France. H e was given the rank of M ajor, and in recognition of his fine service was awarded the

decoration of “ O .B .E .” After the war, he returned to the Rand and continued with conspicuous success his work as a Com pound M anager. In 1920, he was invited to come to Lovedale as Boarding M aster, “ in the first instance for one year.” On 16th August, 1920, he began tha t great service in Lovedale which was to be continued for tw enty-one years, w inning as his father before him the complete confidence and affection of the Bantu parents and the ir children.

He came back to Lovedale in a very difficult period of post­war unrest from which Lovedale had not escaped ; bu t his influence was very quickly felt. H e rapidly won the confidence ol all the students and apprentices by his personal interest in all that concerned their welfare, in their general health, the ir food, their dormitories, the ir daily work, the ir games and sports. He won their confidence most of all because of his interest in them ­selves as individual persons, for he had a great gift of getting to know them one by one.

In all disciplinary m atters he was strict, bu t a strictness that was touched with kindliness and understanding. In this as in so many of the o ther deep concerns of life, he was very like his father.

I t was the same com bination of strictness, kindliness and understanding which made the little army of servants who came under his supervision so devoted and so loyal to him . N othing h u rt him more deeply than to find that his tru st had been mistaken, and such offenders feared rightly his indignation.

He was a strong man with a great tenderness of heart, and for all little children he had a great love. H e was therefore happiest when the Boarding D epartm ent had a large num ber of “ small boys ” in residence. T hey were devoted to him and to M rs. Geddes, and parents trusted them to the ir care w ith absolute confidence, knowing tha t in him they would have a real father and in M rs. Geddes a m other.

His activities, however, were not lim ited to the Boarding D epartm ent. H e was interested in everything tha t would benefit the whole com m unity of Lovedale H e had m any duties outside the Boarding D epartm ent, some self-imposed, occasion­ally to an em barrassing degree. H e became responsible for the

upkeep of all the roads ancf grounds, the fencing of lands, the cleaning of all the general buildings, transport and innum erable o ther services. H e had great organising ability and it pleased him to use it to the full and to make a success of big functions. Inside and outside Lovedale he was tu rned to for help, most willingly given bu t often in late years far beyond his strength. H is interests w ent far beyond Lovedale, to the whole com m unity in Alice and in the neighbourhood. All valued his friendship and advice. F or many years he was an honoured m em ber ol the M unicipal Council and for two years M ayor, an office accepted with diffidence but with the sole desire to serve the whole com m unity.

T h e first serious illness of his life occurred in June, 1938. I t came to him as a shock, bu t he faced with great courage the operation tha t was necessary, am putation of the right leg. He returned in Septem ber with the brave determ ination to carry on with all his form er duties despite the great disability. T hey were beyond his strength , bu t for th ree years he gave him self unsparingly to the life and work of Lovedale.

H e looked forward w ith intense pleasure to the Centenary Celebrations, and all his energy was given to help in the p repa­rations. Everything was ready, w hen three days before the celebrations began, illness unexpectedly compelled him to rem ain in bed, and he was unable to be present at any of the ceremonies. On 28th July, a few days after the return of students from vacation, it was necessary to remove him to a N ursing H om e for fu rth er operations.

For seven weeks he was in hospital. Even in his greatest weakness his thought was always turning to Lovedale, interested to hear of all tha t was going on and sending messages to his friend ; f here and to all his “ boys.” His strength, however, was gradually failing, and the end of the long illness was ju st a quiet passing over into a fuller life.

T h e great crowds tha t gathered for his funeral on 16th Septem ber told of the universal esteem in which he was held.

T o M rs. Geddes, the ir daughter M rs. Chapm an, and to o ther relatives the Council offers its true deep sym pathy.

912. The late M r. W. T. Thurlbeck.Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in November

1941.T h e Council records w ith m uch regret the sudden passing

on 5th M arch of M r. W. T . T hurlbeck, form erly Principal Teacher of the T raining School. At the tim e of M r. T hurlbeck ’s appointm ent to the inspectorate the Council m inuted its great appreciation of the work he had done as a m em ber of the staff of the Institution. T o tha t m inute, 548, it would refer. Since M r. T hurlbeck had lately been appointed Inspector of Schools for this area, a new form of co-operation between him self and Lovedale had begun, and it is deeply regretted that the hopes this appointm ent had inspired will not now be fulfilled.

T h e Council places on record its heartfelt sym pathy with M rs. Thurlbeck, the ir son, and o ther relatives.

931. The late M rs. Grant, Stellenbosch.Resolution adopted by the Governing Council in November

1941.T h e Council records w ith m uch regret the death o f M rs.

G rant, wife of General R. C. G ran t, D .S .O ., O .B.E., form erly officer com m anding the C .M .R . and S.A .M .R. M rs. G rant, who was a daughter of the late D r. James Stewart, second Principal of Lovedale, and M rs. Stew art, followed w ith deep interest the fortunes of the Institu tion with which so m uch of her early life was connected. She paid Lovedale occasional visits and through the South African Outlook and in o ther ways m aintained her interest in its affairs. M rs. G ran t took a full share in public work. D uring the w ar of 1914-1918, when her husband was Com m andant at Potchetstroom , she organized the work in the camp. For several years General and M rs. G rant h a \ t lived in the Stellenbosch district, and M rs. G ran t was for years President of the Stellenbosch G irl G uide Local Associa­tion. She is survived by h er husband, her son M ajor J. M . G rant, of the Seaforth H ighlanders, who is a prisoner of war in Germ any, and by her two daughters, M rs. Lennox G ordon, wife of D r. Lennox G ordon, of Newlands and M iss M arjorie G rant, who is in England engaged on war work. T o General G rant and to all o ther relatives the Council tenders deep and heartfelt sympathy.

Miss M . M . Brou'tt.O n 27th O ctober, M iss M ary M unsie Brown, passed away

in her n inetieth year, at St. M ungo’s in the Tyum ie valley. She was the daughter of the late Rev. George Brown who came to South Africa as a missionary nearly a hundred years ago. H er m other was a daughter of the Rev. W illiam Chalm ers who began his missionary career at Gwali in 1827. A lthough she herself had only a short official connection with Lovedale, she had always a great love for the Institu tion and a deep interest in its students. O ut of her slender resources she often gave financial help to needy persons, a fact not known until after her death. After her retirem ent on pension from the Postal Service, she was on the tem porary staff of Lovedale for a few m onths in 1920, acting as M atron of the G irls’ S c h o o l; and from 1927-1932 she gave service in connection with the Record Files of Form er S tudents. M any of these cards are annotated in her characteristic m anner. F or many years “ M .M .B .” as she was known to hosts, was a fam iliar figure in Lovedale at all public functions. She was also a prolific w riter to the Press— especially on historical subjects connected with the Tyum ie Valley, not untouched by romance ! She was a great “ character,” who will long be rem em bered.

School and Departmental Reports.THE HIGH SCHOOL.

P rincipa l: M r. C. A . Pilson, B .Sc.Numbers.T h e total enrolm ent has again risen and was the second

highest on record. T h e num ber of new admissions, 108, is also the second highest. T h e lowest classes, Form la and lb , were thus very large, with about forty pupils in each.

S ta ff.M r. I. O ldjohn, B.A., left at the end of Septem ber to become

Principal of the new Secondary School at Aliwal N orth. For nearly twelve years he had been on the teaching Staff of the High School, where he gave fine service.

M iss R. H urcom be, B.Sc., the teacher of Biology, resigned at the end of the year to be nearer her family in Natal. I t had been h er intention to resign earlier, bu t postponed th is in the interests of the school.

M r. G. M zamane, B.A., after a year’s teaching, m ainly of Physiology and Hygiene, resigned at the end of the year to take up a new post at Fort Hare, as C urator of the new M useum .

W e shall miss them all for the ir enthusiasm and for the ir work, cheerfulness and com radeship.

For the whole of O ctober no appointm ent could be m ade to take M r. O ldjohn’s place, bu t M r. G ladstone Letele, M .A., and others from Fort H are kindly gave help w hich was greatly appreciated.

In Novem ber, M r. R. G. S. M akalima, B.A., an old student of Lovedale, joined the Staff as successor to M r. O ldjohn. Al­though he has been busy working for the M .A. D egree he gave him self whole-heartedly to the work of the school.

Courses o f S tudy ,T h ere was an expansion on the Commercial side, which is

now adequately equipped with typewriters, and w ith aids to an understanding of the business world. M ore girls than before are taking Dom estic Science ; and throughout the school there is a higher proportion o f pupils taking vocational subjects than in form er years.

A special course in shorthand was given to a lad in the N orthern Rhodesian G overnm ent Service. He made rapid progress.

T h e High School’s contribution to the music of Lovedale has recently been slight. T h e appointm ent to the staff, for next year, of a keen musician is therefore greatly welcomed.

Departmental Examinations.In the D epartm ental examinations held in Decem ber

sixteen passed the Senior Certificate, twelve with M atriculation exem ption. Tw enty-seven passed the Junior Certificate, five in the F irst G rade.

THE TRAINING SCHOOL.P rincipa l: M r. J . W. Macquarrie, B .A . (On military leave as

from the 18th of Septem ber, 1940).Acting Principal : M r. W. J . Barker, B .A .

Enrolment.T h e average enrolm ent during 1941 fell short, by th irty or

so, of tha t for 1940 and the year ended with a total of 247, made up of 81 men and 166 girls. T h e loss was almost wholly in the first year of the three-year N ative Prim ary Lower Course and it seems to [support the theory now being advanced tha t there is a growing tendency, especially among the men, to enter for the two-year Native Prim ary H igher Course after obtaining the Junior Certificate at a high school, and to ignore the Lower altogether.

S ta ff.W ith the appointm ent, to the perm anent staff, of M iss E.

J. B a itk tt, B.A., and M r. P. J. N . M yburgh, B.A., the staffing

has been fully adequate to meet all the calls upon it during the year and the work has proceeded along norm al lines. W hile dealing with this m atter, I wish to thank all the m em bers of the staff, and, in particular, M iss M . A. Louw, M .Sc., who so prom ptly came to our aid when M iss J. A. Clarke, 13.Sc., left us at very short notice to do m ilitary service, for the ir willing readiness to take over subjects not normally in the ir line— a devotion to duty which, of course, m eant tha t they had to spend m uch more of the ir own free tim e in preparation.

Health.T his, in spite of a persistent outbreak of “ Flu ” throughout

the land, has been very good all through the year.Tone.T h is has been good and the discipline has been “ easy ”

except in the case of two or th ree irresponsible w ould-be trouble­makers, who were suitably and prom ptly dealt with at the tim e !

Examination Results.In the external D epartm ental Examinations, twenty-seven

(one F irst G rade) passed in the N ative Prim ary Low er First Y ear; forty (two First G rade) in the T h ird Y ear; tw enty in the N ative Prim ary H ig h e r; and nine in the N ative Infant School T eachers’ Course.

T h e final results in the preceding year m atched almost exactly those obtained in the seven subjects tested internally ; and in the main this was also true of the results in the current year. T h is goes to prove tha t the standards set up and m ain­tained by our teachers, are both adequate and satisfactory.

THE PRACTISING SCHOOL.Principal : M r. V. L . N ixon.

Enrolment.T h is year the Practising School has felt the full effect of the

withdrawal of the Coloured pupils, and, to a lesser extent, the effect of the opening of new standard VI classes in schools not far from Lovedale. T h is is indicated by the fact tha t the average

enrolm ent has fallen from 485 to 4fa5, and the average attendance from 417 to 390. T h e average percentage attendance was 84% which is ju s t slightly lower than tha t for 1940.

T h e num ber of pupils who sat the Standard VI examination was 57, twelve below the total for last year, and it is feared tha t the re may be fewer still next year. T h is downward tendency is to be regretted at a tim e when more students are taking the Prim ary H igher Course and greater dem ands are likely to be m ade for increased facilities for teaching practice. ,

S ta ff.Tw o changes were m ade in the staff at the beginning of the

year, M iss M nyani replacing M iss Zondani and M r. Ngani replacing M r. Yako.

D uring the first session there was m ore sickness than usual among the staff, and various adjustm ents had to be made. Miss Nikani, a sub-standard teacher, was granted a m onth ’s sick leave, and soon after h er return to duty, acting on medical advice, she resigned at short notice to take up a new appointm ent in the Free State.

M iss M atakani also resigned in June, and two tem porary appointm ents had to be made. I am especially grateful to M rs. Zulu for accepting one of these tem porary appointm ents, and also for the very conscientious work she has done while she has been on the staff.

Miscellaneous.Very good work has been done in the S tandard VI classes,

and the teachers are to be congratulated on the excellent results obtained in the final exam ination. In all o ther classes, w ith one exception, the usual high standard of work has been m aintained.

A large variety of handwork and woodwork articles have been made, and "it has been pleasing to note tha t many of these have been bought by the pupils themselves. As usual the work of the Sub-standard B class was outstanding.

Some useful im provem ents have been carried out in the grounds of the school. T h e long and very arduous task of levelling a piece of ground for netball has at last been completed,

and next year the senior girls will be able to take up th is game. A nother large piece of ground in front of the school has been partial’y levelled, and th is is m eeting the long felt need for a suitable place for drill lessons. As soon as funds are available, the work of levelling this piece of ground will be continued.

In conclusion I wish again to thank the Social Service Com mittee for the milk supplied to the children in the S ub ­standards and enjoyed so m uch by them .

DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.P rincipa l: M iss A . M . Wood.

W ork has gone on m uch as usual. T hough still below the standard we hope to attain, on the whole the general results th is year were higher than in 1940.

T h e enrolm ent of eighteen for the three-year Industrial Course, w ith only four entrants to the first year was disappoint­ing, and for the specialist course for H ousecraft Teachers there were three in the first year course.

A m ost im portant service of this departm ent has been the instruction given to all girls in the T rain ing School, and to an increasing num ber in the H igh School, up to the Junior Certifi­cate standard. In the T rain ing School, Prim ary Low er and Prim ary H igher, 144 students received two hours instruction each week in ten different sections. In the H igh School, forty- seven received sim ilar instruction in cookery, in four sections ; in the lowest class, two hours each a week, and in the o ther four hours each week. Instruction was also given to forty-seven girls in S tandard V and \ I.

Reference to staff changes will be found elsewhere in the Reports, bu t special m ention m ust be m ade of the great work done, in h er own quiet unassum ing way, by M iss R. I. S tuart, and of her untold influence over many generations of students. May she be spared to enjoy a long, well earned rest.

Boys’ Industrial Depart­ments.(1) B U IL D IN G D E P A R T M E N T .

Instructor : M r. W. A . Sm ith.T h e activities of the Building D epartm ents have been wide

and varied during the past year.M ajor works undertaken have been complete renovations to

buildings connected w ith the Boys’ Boarding D epartm ent, including a new reinforced concrete verandah and frontage to one of the old, main dorm itory blocks. A new block of dorm i­tories was com pleted and formally opened during the Centenary Celebrations. M uch work was also done in the lay-out of roads and the surroundings of the new and older buildings. Tw o cottages for the Lovedale Press journeym en were also erected and completed ; and a new office erected at the Bible School.

T he erection of the L ibrary and M useum at Fort H are was comm enced during the year and will be com pleted early in 1942.

A high standard of work has been m aintained throughout by both apprentices and journeym en. Four apprentices com ­pleted the ir course, two of whom have been offered good em ploym ent in the Transvaal.

T h e re-erection of one of the old wood and iron dorm itories as a Store for the Building D epartm ent’s plant and equipm ent is greatly appreciated and will prove a decided asset.

Once again, during a busy year, thanks are offered to all who have so willingly co-operated, to make the various jobs a pleasure, and it is hoped a success.

(2) C A R P E N T R Y D E P A R T M E N T .Instructor : M r. W. W . Duncan. Assistant-Instructor : M r. T. Sopotela,

T h e year has again been a very busy one ; the outstanding pieces of work being the new L ibrary and M useum at the S.A. Native College, Fort H are, and the new D orm itory Block at

Lovedale. T h e joinery for both buildings has been m ade entirely in ou r own workshop ; the joinery for the L ibrary and M useum being of a fairly high order.

T h e two “ tem porary ” wood and iron dorm itories erected in 1894 were dem olished after the new block was opened. One section has been re-erected as a storage shed for the Building D ep a rtm e n t; a portion of the o ther section will be re-erected as a Store for the Boys Boarding D epartm ent.

In all the o ther buildings referred to above, the C arpentry D epartm ent had m uch work to do.

A great deal of fu rn itu re was m ade for the S.A. Native College, for Lovedale buildings and for the two Hospitals. A small am ount of fu rn itu re is also being com pleted for the Frere Hospital, East London. It is a common saying locally tha t the Lovedale C arpentry D epartm ent “ is awfu’dear,” bu t when such a Hospital asks us to make some furn iture—small as the order may be— “ We canna be sae aw fu’ dear alter a’.”

T h e year ended w ith the following on the staff : A pprentices forty-two ; Journeym en fourteen (including six painters) and three labourers.

T h e large am ount of work carried out during the year was only possible through the willing co-operation of every jou rney­man and, w ith very few exceptions, of the forty-two apprentices.

(3) PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING DEPARTMENT. THE LOVEDALE PRESS.

Director o f Press and Editor “ South African Outlook ” :Rev. R. H . W. Shepheid , M .A .

Manager : Publications' Department : M r. A . D. M cNab.Works’ Manager : M r. T. Atkinson.Bookbinding Instructor : M r. R . White.

T h e Press has had a year as busy as any previous one. W e find tha t war circum stances are compelling missionary and o ther societies in Africa to have more printing done in this continent, and so new orders are coming to us particularly from the R hode-

sias and C entral Africa. W e have been able to obtain all the paper required, bu t costs are considerably higher. We are also well provided for 1942, bu t it is clear th a t beyond next vear serious difficulties may be encountered owing to paper shortage.

Working Conditions.T h e National Industrial Council of the Printing Industry ,

which has legislative powers, has decreed tha t from 1st January,1942, certain conditions will be attached to the em ploym ent and training of N ative journeym en and apprentices (to be known as

1 rainees ) in the industry. T he Council has comm ented very favourably on the Lovedale standards and in the case of journeym en and women employees has practically taken our conditions as the ir own. T h e chief changes proposed are in connection w ith “ trainees.” T h e G overning Council has rightly accepted all the new conditions, w hich im prove the lot of the workers and put the industry on a better legal footing. But rightly also it has been laid down tha t we shall seek a higher educational qualification from those seeking to enter on a period of training.

S ta ff.T h e staff have given the usual fine service. M r. M cN ab

has borne additional burdens, as he has also been head of the General Office for a large part of the year. M rs. Bauer, who before her marriage gave long and faithful service in the Book Store, has returned to help. And M iss A. Atkinson has in the latter part of the year acted as secretary to the D irector, since M iss Joan E. M atthew s, after almost nine years of excellent service, has been seconded for a year to the Race Relations Institu te in Johannesburg, so tha t she may obtain w ider experi­ence. M iss Josephine G uinness has been on war service.

Publications.Almost half the work undertaken during the year consisted

of reprints ot our own publications, bu t am ongst the new works pu t through were the following :

Lovedale Press Publications.English.

Govan English Readers fo r A frican Schools.Standard I I I Reader— F. A. G reenland.Standard IV Reader— F. A. Greenland.

Concerning Christian Prayer— Fa ther Shropshire.N ative Women Under the N a ta l Code—-Father Shropshire.

Tszcana and English.How to Use Govan English Readers.Lokwalo Iwa go Tshela Sentle Drs. N. M acvicar and P.

Shepherd.Xhosa.

Don Jadu— New orthography.Ityala lama Wele (com plete), new orthography.

Zulu.Standard Four Reader— W. G. Bennie.

For other Publishers.Witwatersrand University Press.English. Bird/ore— R. Godfrey.Zulu. Ngubudele Numazimuzimu— N . N . T . Ndebele.

Rhodes Livingstone Institu te.Economics o f Detribalisation in N . Rhodesia— G. Wilson. Economics o f Detribalisation in N . Rhodesia (Part 2 )- G.

W ilson.Economy o f the Central Barotse Plain— M. Gluckm an.

D. R . Church Missions.Tswana— Buko ya go Buisa.

African Literature Committee, N . Rhodesia.Lozi— More Stories o f Famous Africans.L ozi— Famous Africans.Lozi— Stories o f Ancient Times.Bemba— Stories o f old Times.

American Board Mission.Zulu—Pastors' Manuals.

Order o f Ethiopia.Yomsi wasi Tiyopiya.

Christian Council o f South Africa.Booklets and Leaflets.

i. o . r . t .Sutho-R itua l Handbooks.

University Mission to Central Africa.Lala— lnyendwa— H istory Reader.

The Methodist Bookroom.Xhosa Catechisms

Church o f the Province.Xhosa Prayer Books.

Church Book Shop , Johannesburg.Tszcana— Care o f Babies.

Hospital Chitambo, Congo Beige.100 Lessons fo r Hospital Orderlies - P. Dixon.

Reports.Lovedale M issionary Institu tion .St. M atthew ’s Institu tion .T iger K loof M issionary Institution.Fort H are Calendar.Bantu Presbyterian C hurch Assembly.Several Hospital Reports.

Periodicals.The South African Outlook (M onthly).The Preacher's Help (M onthly in seven languages).Bantu Studies (Q uarterly for W itw atersrand University,

Johannesburg).U m kutazi (Periodical in X hosa and Afrikaans for Dutch

Reform ed C hurch M ission).The Health Magazine (Q uarterly in three languages).The Sane (F ort H are College M agazine).The Emblem (Lovedale S tudents’ Magazine).T h e end of the year finds us with num erous orders on hand

lrom o ther M issionary bodies for Hym nbooks, School Readers, etc.

T H E L O V E D A L E C O L P O R T A G E C O M M IT T E E .T h e year under review has been no less difficult than the

previous one but the Com m ittee has pleasure in being able to report that a trem endous am ount of real Colportage work has been done. Hawkers’ licences were obtained to work in the rural areas of Albany, B athurst and Alexandria and in the urban areas of G raham stow n and Alexandria.

T hroughou t these areas meetings were held among English and Afrikaans-speaking people and among the Bantu, the latter particularly through the Native assistant. A great deal of visiting of outlying farm s was carried through. Access also was obtained to country schools and the children addressed. At various places men, women and young people gave themselves to C hrist and His Kingdom.

Difficulties have been experienced in getting stocks of Afrikaans Bibles and o ther literature printed overseas. T h ere have also been difficulties with the van which is in need of replacem ent by a bette r vehicle.

In sum m ing up the position the Com m ittee feels tha t the sale of 444 Bibles, 16() Testam ents and nine Portions to indivi­duals, represents no mean achievem ent and has necessitated many miles of travel over indifferent roads in a very uncom fort­able vehicle. W hen to this is added the inestim able value of the work of Evangelisation which has been accomplished among the European and Native peoples of the lonely farms, the comm ittee has no hesitation in placing on record its heartfelt gratitude to M r. Kidwell and his N ative assistants for the ir year’s work in the extension of the Kingdom of G od in the hearts of men.

T H E D A IR Y F A R M .Manager : M r. D. Emslit.

I have made up my m ind not to say anything about the drought in this report. (N.B. It was one of the longest on record for m any years). W e have, therefore, had to purchase large stocks of feed for our dairy herd, and the milk production was higher than in form er years. A num ber of the Shorthorn

herd have been sold and replaced by Frieslands. Cattle losses have been slight except for the loss of four nice heifers on the Hogsliack where we had h ired grazing.

T h e insects used by G overnm ent for the destruction of cactus have now started on our spineless plantations ; and we shall not be able to depend 011 spineless cactus for feed as form erly. T h ere is a great need for silos so that we can stand up to droughts, and we need them soon.

D uring th e year there was one case of T .B . am ongst the cattle, so we have had to sta rt over again with the T .B . tests.

A fairly good acreage was sown w ith oats and barley. All except one field of oats was used green for the milking herd. Pum pkins were grown for cattle and pigs ; and quite a num ber were sold to Natives.

T h e price of pigs rose during the year, and we received quite a good price for some sold locally.

A big field of lucerne was sown in the autum n, and came on splendidly. T h e great trouble about m aking lucerne hay is that so often a large percentage of the crops are spoilt by rain.

BOYS’ BOARDING DEPARTMENT.Bom ding M aster : M ajor W. L. Geddes, O .B .E .

(D ied 14 Septem ber, 1941).Acting Boarding Master : M r. G. M cGillivray.

In view of the death of M ajor G eddes and the necessary changes in adm inistration, no departm ental report is given. Full reference to the work of the Boarding D epartm ent is made in the Principal’s Report.

GIRLS’ BOARDING DEPARTMENT.Superintendent : Miss M . E . Moore-Anderson.

T h e G irls’ Boarding D epartm ent has once again been filled to capacity, the num ber at the beginning of the year being 280.

T h e health of the students has been very good. O ur sym pathy goes out to th ree girls who have had to enter the M acvicar Hospital for Tuberculosis for treatm ent.

W e would thank those students who have been untiring in the ir efforts towards good tone and discipline throughout the year.

O ur students, as a whole are to be congratulated on the cheerful spirit in which they faced the disappointm ent of a week’s delay in getting home for the ir holidays at the end of the year. T h e help of the European Staff during tha t difficult week cannot be estim ated, nor can our thanks be adequately expressed in words. M rs. Mosese and M iss Vuba gave loyal and willing service at tha t time and throughout the year, for which we thank them .

Fuller reference will be made elsewhere to the retirem ent of M iss Stuart. She will be greatly missed in the Boarding D epart­m ent.

Societies and Other Activities.SPORTS AND ATHLETICS.

Athletic Union : M en’s Section.M any student-sportsm en began the year determ ined to cele­

brate the Centenary year in a m anner tha t would be w orthy of honourable m ention w hen o ther anniversaries are celebrated in the distant fu ture. T h e A thletic Team for the th ird year in succession won the Inter-College Athletic Com petition. T he team m em bers trained well and were very happy under the splendid captaincy of Cronje M am punye, who once again proved him self a great runner. T here was plenty .of talent to choose from and plenty of the right spirit for enjoyable athletics.

T h e Cricketers also fielded a very good team and excepting for one friendly m atch they were too good for the ir opponents. R. Sulupha as captain was a real success and the o ther players gladly gave him th e ir very best.

Rugby after a sorrv start m ade a great recovery and experi­enced a m ost successfulseason. T h e team s were in great dem and in outside centres and in many quarters earned high praise for th e ir s'.yle of play and for the spirit in which they played the game. B. D ivision also played some m atches w ith outside team s but this group gathered no laurels.

T h e Institu tion 1st and 2nd Soccer team s were again up to a high standard and gave some fine displays in inter-college matches. T h e H ouse Com petition m atches were not played off, one reason for this being tha t m any Soccer players were keen spectators at the Rugby m atches.

M uch tennis was played by many players but these did not take the election of officials seriously at the beginning of the year so the game suffered as a natural consequence.

Soccer and athletics provided some sport for the small boys bu t som ething m ore was needed. A revival of Pathfinding would greatly benefit this group.

Sincere thanks are due to m any staff m em bers and neigh-34

bouring triends and also to m any senior student-sportsm en for m uch good work done on the playing fields in a m em orable year.Athletic Union : (2) Girls’ Section.

T h e Annual In ter-Institu tional competition was held at Fort Beaufort on 26th April. T h e team , coached by the staff, worked well in preparation, but failed to hold the “ Ballinger Cup ” won last year. T h is was deservedly won by Healdtown with a very strong team , closely contested by St. M atthew ’s. O ur team was much weaker, bu t they made a good sporting effort.

T h e usual sports and games were continued throughout the year and we were greatly indebted to all those who gave so willingly of the ir leisure tim e to coach the teams.

Net-Ball seems, perhaps, to be the m ost generally popular of the games, with four teams. M atches w ith outside teams were greatly enjoyed. T ennis was also played with enthusiasm by the teams throughout the year ; greater help is needed for the coaching and help of new team s by the more experienced players. T h e T ennikoits team s also played with enthusiasm , bu t too few outside the “ teams ” m ade use of th is game. Rounders has also been popular ; an interesting effort was the teaching of th is game to Sheshegu School, and it is hoped that it will be possible to develop m atches with o ther teams.

W hile the various team s were keen and played in a fine sporting spirit it was disappointing tha t so many of the girls showed a lack of interest in Sports and Games.

WAYFARER-GUIDE COMPANIES.Captain : Miss M . /:'. Moore- Anderson.

1 here have been two detachm ents of W ayfarer G uides in Lovedale this year, one Senior and one Junior. T h e Seniors num bered th irty -eight of w hom eleven were enrolled during the year. The attendance at w'eekly meetings was excellent, the majority showing keen interest. T h e Junior detachm ent, under M iss S. Moss, has m ade a good beginning. Its purpose is to provide for girls beyond Sunbeam age who are at the same time too young for training in leadership.

The W ayfarers and Sunbeam s are verv grateful to M iss J. M atthew s for all the work she did as T reasurer.

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T H E S T U D E N T C H R IS T IA N A S S O C IA T IO N .President : M r. D. A . Coghill.

M ore addresses than usual were given at the m eetings of the Association, and addresses by new speakers to our Association were greatly appreciated.

An address by M r. G ran t was followed up by a most interesting experim ent : a week-end course at the Bible School on the “ T eaching of Religious In struc tion .” T h irty -six girls from the T rain ing School attended the course ; and the ir interest in it prom pts the hope tha t sim ilar courses may be held in the future.

A t a Conference of Ciskei branches at Fort H are in Sep­tem ber various topics were discussed under the headings, “ T h e S.C.A. and the Ind iv id u al” and “ T h e S.C.A. and the Com ­m unity ,” and the Conference concluded w ith a Service of D edication. Addresses given by students and others were published in the N ew sletter. D iscussion was confined almost entirely to the delegates from Fort H are and perhaps the others found it difficult to grasp the problem s set before them . But there was a real quickening of interest.

A tendency to tu rn our own S.C.A. meetings into “ debates,” thus missing the prim ary purpose of the S.C.A., was regrettable.

A m uch larger num ber of new m em bers than usual were adm itted from the Junior classes. S tudent representation on the G eneral Com m ittee has been increased to incKide Assistant Secretaries and a m em ber of the M issionary Com panies’ Section.

T h e M issionary Com panies have shown keenness in the ir work and have been anxious to make the ir work more effective. T h e Kirk-Session generously provided a set of seventy-two large Bible P ictures for th e ir use. T hese have been pasted on sheets of kraft papers, by the m em bers, who are very grateful for th is g if t .

Collection Number: AD1715

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS (SAIRR), 1892-1974

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