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Greg du Toit matriculated from Pretoria Boys High School in 1995, where he was a prefect and the head Hofmeyer House.

After school Greg obtained a National Diploma in Nature Conservation at Pretoria Technikon and he went to work in the Timbavati Game Reserve (1996-1999) where he trained to become a Wilderness Trails Guide. He met his wife in 2003 and they managed safari camps in Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania. In 2008 Greg turned to wildlife photography as his full time profession.

When reflecting on his fondest memories at School, Greg can recall two that are vivid since leaving school:

“One was in 1993 when the entire school bunked and walked across to Affies where we occupied their own grandstand and sang OUR school song. The PBHS teachers came out from the staffroom after break and the entire school was a ghost town with not a single boy on the premises. When the Affies boys heard us singing our war cry in THEIR grandstand they all ran out of their classrooms and surrounded us on the field. It was pretty tense and by this stage we had teachers from both schools running around trying to get us back to class. A couple Boys’ High Boys streaked with nothing but their blazers on their heads. What a day to remember.

The other fond memory of my time at the School on the Hill is that of daily laughter. I think in my five years at Pretoria Boys High School I laughed more than I will in the rest of my adult life. Boys High was a superb and bizarre mix of boys all going through their teens and doing utterly wonderful and stupid things, on a daily basis. We had incredible characters as teachers and names like Pat Glen, the late Mr Potgieter and Casper Van Rooyen all come to mind. This eclectic mix of boys and masters resulted in copious amounts of laughter and this, on a daily basis.

I remember the matrics bouncing Pat Glen’s car around the corner and for the rest of his school career he drew chalk marks around his tyres when he parked his car in the mornings. This was to check if his car had been moved you see!

I remember Casper Van Rooyen asking a boy riding his motorbike to school to show him his licence. The schoolmaster pointed at the licence stating that the boy should, according to his licence, be wearing spectacles. The boy replied “Yes, sir, I got contacts” referring to his contact lenses. The school master snapped back at him “I don’t care what bloody contacts you have, your licence says you need spectacles”. I recall the late Mr Potgieter playing Queen so loudly (especially after Freddie Mercury’s death) that the indignant Mr Digby, wearing his kilt, would go to the mains board and switch off the entire school’s power.

Stories like this were an everyday occurrence and hence the fantastic amounts of laughter!”

“Gary Collins was certainly one of the masters who inspired me – he took me for both Form I and Form V Biology. The classroom became more a lesson about life and about our own ‘wonder years’ as opposed to following a strict syllabus. Liam Webster was an outstanding and professional teacher who took me for Form I English. Unbeknownst to him I suffered from a bad stutter and on our first day he asked me to read a Macbeth dialogue out loud. Ironically he chose another boy, David De Vos, who also stuttered. The school master in question let us struggle on for ages before finally adding that if we were to get off page one, we better get someone else to read! Mr Slabbert as an English teacher was similar to the late Robin Williams in Dead Poet’s Society. He literally acted out the entire Great Gatsby for us in our matric year of English.”

Greg agrees that the great thing about Pretoria Boys High School is that there is a team and activity for everyone. Greg was a swimmer and managed to swim for the A team although he admits he got progressively slower, or did the other boys just get quicker? He played 1st Team Water Polo, played Squash for the 2nd Team and despite playing 5th Team Rugby (which he also captained), he really enjoyed his rugby.

“I was very fortunate to be coached by the legendary, late Eddie Dorey and Paul Anthony. At a game in Johannesburg our opponents were playing dirty and at half-time while we were in a huddle Mr Dorey said “Boys, two minutes before the end I will raise both my arms in the air and when I do that, I want you to DONNER whatever opposition is closest to you!”. Mr Anthony very hastily commented “No, Eddie, you can’t do that!””

Greg believes his schooling at Pretoria Boys High School influenced who he is today because it taught him that we are all different. “As human beings we all have different strengths and weaknesses but these should be celebrated and should not segregate us. At Boys High there truly was a place for every boy.”

I was in the Wildlife Society and we were very lucky to have a very special school boy, Duncan MacFadyen, who chaired our society in 1994. Duncan persistently called the top conservationists in South Africa on the phone, every week, until they came to talk to us. I remember the late Kenneth Newman, a very esteemed ornithologist completing an enthralling talk titled “Bird Brain?” and he finished by turning to Duncan and saying “Will you please stop calling me now!”.

Other esteemed speakers were Clive Walker and the late Dr Ian Player who later went on to write the foreword to my coffee-table book titled Awe.

Here is an extract from the introduction from my book making reference to the PBHS wildlife society days:

‘In high school, I joined the wildlife society at Pretoria Boys High School and we were very privileged to have some of South Africa’s top conservationists come and speak to us. One in particular, Dr Ian Player, made an indelible impression on me. He spoke of fighting in World War II and how, upon returning to South Africa, he went canoeing along the rivers of Zululand. Hanging on to every word that Dr Player said that day, I desperately wanted to live a life like him, a life filled with adventure, danger and purpose. Dr Player, although ever humble about it, played an integral part in bringing the White Rhino back from the brink of extinction at a time when South Africa only had 400 left in the wild. In light of the current rhino crisis, I wonder who in this modern age of conservation will step up, and do what he did for conservation all those decades ago? Dr Player also spoke of his love for the bush and explained how the African bush had healed him from the tragedies he had witnessed in the war. He was spiritual about the bush and although I never understood it then, I now too am deeply spiritual about the African bush. As a young boy, Dr Player became my hero and he set a fine example indeed.’

And here is the foreword that he wrote to my book, 20 years later:

I am so pleased to discover that the words I spoke on that day seem to have ignited a passion in Greg that lead him to embark on what must have been a remarkable journey, in search of what he calls “Livingstone’s Africa”. This is a special type of Africa, one where a person is able to sit quiet and still, in an environment bigger than oneself, much like the beloved hills of Zululand that I spoke to the boys about, all those years ago. Paging through this coffee-table book, I can see that Greg has certainly been successful in his quest to seek out an Africa that is as wild and free as it ever was. If a picture does truly speak a thousand words, then this coffee-table book has a lot to say.

I have also, on uncountable occasions, stood in awe of Africa’s deep beauty and I see that Greg, with camera in hand, has managed to do the same. Photography has moved a long way from just capturing images to become an art capable of producing a very emotional response to the pictures. Greg’s work is photographic art at its best and his writing is poignant. He is a sensitive soul. I am certain that his book will provide many hours of pleasure and the opportunity to meditate on the superb display of the extraordinarily beautiful animals of Africa.

Our objective needs to be that every generation moving forward will also be able to find solace in Africa’s great wildernesses, just like the two of us have. As such I join Greg in the hope that the beautiful photographs in this book will serve as a palpable reminder that it is not too late to conserve Africa’s wildlife and that it is incumbent upon every one of us to ensure that the African wilderness remains. Frank Fraser Darling, the Scottish ecologist put it best: “To deprive the world of Wilderness would inflict a grievous wound on mankind”.

-Dr Ian Player

Greg reflects: “Boys High is a big school and attending it, you take the good with the bad, the ‘tough and tumbles’ if you like. My chosen career has not been all smooth sailing, I have worked and lived in remote places and I have had malaria six times. Pretoria Boys High School helped to show me that in life one needs to ‘roll with the punches’ and this perseverance was finally rewarded in my chosen career of wildlife photography.”

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PRETORIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Phoenix Twala is in Form I and is a medium pace bowler for the Under 15C cricket Team. On Wednesday 3rd February 2016, Phoenix achieved the unbelievable by taking 6 wickets off 6 deliveries in a match against St. Benedict’s College.

After taking the first two wickets, caught and bowled and LBW respectively, Phoenix adapted his line and length and clean bowled the remaining four wickets in that over. He could have had his seventh, had the edge he found in the first ball of his next over been taken by the fielder

“On Tuesday afternoon at the end of practice I sat the boys down and told them the game plan for our match against St. Benedict’s. I told Phoenix that I thought he would be better suited to bowling first change instead of his usual position of opening bowler. Although he wasn’t happy with my decision to move him down the bowling order, he didn’t complain once. Instead he went out and gave his very best which happened to land him 6 wickets in 6 deliveries. This is a true testament to his temperament, attitude and love for the game as well as his school.”

After the match his teammates made a guard of honour for Phoenix and he was awarded with the match ball.

SCHOOL BUILDING UPDATE

Building Update; Week ending 5 February 2016

The project is 70% complete, 45% of the total cost is paid and is on schedule.
Detailed finishes to the windows on the upper floor are being applied.
The roof structure of the atrium and the southern entrance to the Music Department has been erected.
Aluminium window frames and sliding door frames are being installed as the kitchenette cupboards and fittings.
The ventilation systems are almost complete and the ceiling panel frames are nearing completion.

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UNWRITTEN RULES OF BOYS HIGH

1) One shall under no circumstances use a urinal if it is situated next to another urinal that is already occupied by another person.

2) If one borrows an eraser, it becomes your duty to ensure that this eraser never finds its way back to its owner.

3) One shall never finish a whole packet of blue ‘Doritos’ without sharing with a nearby vulture that is sometimes mistaken for a friend.

4) A person who has suffered as a result of a successful ‘tune’, shall never go unpunished by a few onlookers who cannot resist the temptation to ‘pyps’.

5) If one hears a story, it is acceptable to add as much ‘spice’ as one wishes before passing it on to the next person.

6) You learn more about the test you are writing in the five minutes before the test from your friends than you learnt during the whole of yesterday’s ‘study session’.

– By Frederick Grobler
Taken from The Boys Highlights – Term 1, 2016

IN MEMORIAM

NEIL GRIFFITHS GOLD (1956)

JULIUS RICE (1941)

It is with great sadness that I advise you of the passing of Prof Julius Rice on the 1st May 2015, three weeks short of his 93rd birthday, in Great Neck, New York, where he had been living these past fifty three years.

Born on the 22nd May 1923 in VOLKSRUST he and his older (one year) brother Sidney were sent to PBHS by their parents in 1936 and placed in Rissik House Julie was at the time 12 years old and in Standard five. He attended the local English primary school in Sunnyside. (cycled the 4 miles to school daily) Julie’s brother left school in 1939 to join the army and saw action in the second World War

PREFECT
In his matric year Julie was appointed HEAD Prefect of Rissik House. He was also chosen as a school prefect. Something that had always bothered him though, was the way the new boys (Julie used the word ‘New Pots’) were bullied in the hostels. At times the coercion was brutal and they were forbidden from reporting what they were subjected to. Initiated behaviour was therefore not allowed in Julies year as head prefect of Rissik House.

CRICKET
He represented the school First Team in Standard 9 and 10, was awarded his colours in matric,(1941) the year he represented the North Eastern Transvaal schools team that played in the Nuffield Week. (he was a reserve the year before) In Std 8 he had received his Second Team cricket colours.

RUGBY
Julie played First Team, position fly half, in Std 8, 9 and 10. Awarded his rugby colours in both Std 9 and Matric.

ATHLETICS
In 1936 Julie won the U13 220 yards title. At the time he was in Standard Five but as he stayed in Rissik House he was allowed to take part .
1937- Std 6 U14 -won the 80 yards hurdles, 2nd in 100 yards, third in 440 yards.
1938 – Std 7 U15-2nd in 100yards, 3rd in 440 yards.
1939 – Std 8 – U16-won the 220 yds hurdles, 2nd in 100 yds, and 2nd in 110 yards hurdles. Interschool 3rd in low hurdles.
1940 -Std 9 – open-2nd in 220 yards hurdles, 3rd in 100 yards
1941- Matric – won the 100 yards, 3rd in long jump. Interschool event against KES — 3rd in 100 yards.
Represented the school from 1937-1941. No mention in the school records of who was awarded athletics colours at the time.

BOXING
He started boxing in Standard 8.
Matric – he presented the school against St John’s — won his fight on points.

CADETS –the 141st Cadet Detachment
He was appointed a student officer in Matric

To add to Julies versatility it appears that he had the voice for the following productions
1938– Gilbert and Sullivans ‘THE MIKADO’. Julie was part of the chorus of nobles, guards and ?

1939– Once again a member of the chorus of production THE GONDOLIERS. The President and Secretary of the Federation Of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa attended and in a letter received by the school afterwards wrote “although we had some misgivings before we arrived, we were enthralled by the production from the rise of the curtain to its fall. Magnificent with the chorus rising so wonderfully to the occasion. Same sentiments apply to the orchestra, settings, costumes and
principles”

Mr ALAN McDONaLD
Head of Solomon House Mr McDonald taught Maths at the school and was very involved in Sport and Stage productions. To his colleagues his cheery kindness was always an inspiration. He saw sport not as an aim in itself, but as an instrument for the inculcation of a co-operative spirit, courage and fortitude in adversity and a social sense. He encouraged freedom with discretion and scope for the development of individuality. He would not tolerate lionization or unwholesome egotism and made regular organized sport available to every boy, not just gifted players.

Julie had a lot of respect for him for not only was he the Sports master he also often tutored Julie during the week. Mr McDonald taught Julie HOW TO LEARN, NOT WHAT TO LEARN. Thanks to him Julie attained the grades that permitted his entry into Medical School. In America Julie said many times – ‘if you meet up with a McDonald you will be a winner.’
After twenty years ( 1921-1940) Alan McDonald left PBHS to become a highly respected headmaster of Potchefstroom Boys High (1941-55) He sadly passed away in 1958.

Julie Rice met VALERIE (she was from Kloof, Durban, sadly orphaned at 11) when she was 16, he 18 years old. A love story of note they got married four years later – (7th July 1945 ). Val worked hard to support Julie through his medical studies at Wits university. His passion though was Psychiatry which he later specialized in. Julie was head hunted by Pilgrim State Hospital (now known as Pilgrim Psychiatric Center), Long Island, America. Julie, Val and their two young daughters Beverley and Leonie arrived in New York on the 1st April 1962. Julie studied Psychiatry at the Pilgrim State Hospital and the New York School Of Psychiatry.
At one time he served as Medical Director of Suffolk County Hospital, NY and was appointed an Associate Professor of Kings Park State Hospital in 1980. He also worked at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre (1980-2007)

At the same time Julie ran a very successful Psychiatry practice from the ground floor of the block of flats the family stayed at in Great Neck, New York.

He retired a few months short of his 89th birthday (November 2011)as his memory had started to fade. His family by this time had grown, both daughters married, 3 grand children, 3 great grandchildren all living in close proximity in New York.

Valerie predeceased him, passing away on July 30th, 2013 after a fairy tale marriage of SIXTY EIGHT years. What a privilege and pleasure to have got to know them both as I did in their twilight years

Julius Rice wrote a book UPS AND DOWNS, DRUGGING AND DOPING Much information was shared in his book including the full story of the drugs that are used and abused in our society today. A number of questions asked as well, for example who is likely to take what kind of drug, how does the addict conceal the problem from his family, the effect of drugs on the embryo and fetus, the effect of drugs on tissues and genes of the user, how safe are stimulants like caffeine, nicotine and tranquilizers, and how effective and dangerous are ‘diet’ tablets?

GOLF – time permitting this became Julie’s passion. Judging by his onetime low handicap of four he certainly demonstrated a talent for the game. Behind the door of his office he positioned thick soundproof foam that helped soften the impact of golf ball hitting padding whilst his patients sat in the waiting room.
A unit on the carpet did wonders for his putting as well.

Julie had a wonderful sense of humour and always found positives in all situations and people.

I ASKED HIM if there was ONE MESSAGE he would want to share with the scholars attending Pretoria Boys High today what would that be. His reply – Tell them everybody is different to everyone else. Everybody is unique. Be yourself. Do the way you believe is right for you, then it is right for everyone.

RIP JULIE RICE ONE OF PRETORIA BOYS HIGH’S FINEST SONS

– BASIL KLETZ (My late dad Issy Kletz (Rissik House 1936-41) and Julie were very close friends at school, and afterwards, when they went their respective paths Julie continued to share stories about him. Julie said that recalling the companionship with my dad was an uplifting memory and unforgettable)

GUSTAV ARTHUR ERNST HEINZE (1951)

It is with a heavy heart and deep regret that I write to inform you of the death of my brother Gus in the early hours of Saturday the 16th January 2016, a month short of his 82nd birthday and 6 weeks short of his 60th Wedding Anniversary and 65 years after meeting his wife Yvonne.

Over the last few years he had been plagued with cancer and Alzheimer’s and during the last few months he had been having considerable pain in his hips and other areas and was, at the time of his passing, seriously considering hip replacement surgery. This was not to be and he was admitted to the ICU at the Olivedale Hospital in Randburg on Friday the 15th Jan. The Medical staff informed the family that the bone cancer had spread throughout his body and that the time remaining was very
limited. He passed away peacefully early on Saturday morning.

Gus came to Boys High in the middle of 1946, our father having moved from the Reef to Pretoria at that time. In 1947 he took part in the first of his appearances as the Soprano female lead in the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas presented by the School. He sang these parts annually until and including the presentation in 1950. To the best of my knowledge this period of 4 years constitutes among the longest number of successive performances by a boy Soprano in the history of the School. The
performances were in ‘Iolanthe’, ‘Ruddigore’, ‘Pirates of Penzance’ and ‘Patience’ but not necessarily in this order. His voice subsequently broke to a melodious Bass and in later years, after leaving School, he continued his love of singing by participating in various Church Choirs as he moved around the country.

During his time at Boys High, Gus also started playing Side Drum in the Cadet Bugle Band. He rose through the Ranks and took over the task of Leading Drummer and then eventually he was made Drum Major. A position of which he was naturally extremely proud. He continued to play Drums after School while doing his Military training in the 1st Pretoria Regiment, “Princess Alice’s Own”. He loved Military Music as encompassed by these positions and while “sitting still”, his hands were known to never be still. Drumming on and on.

He met his wife, Yvonne, towards the end of March 1951 while still at School and they were married 5 years later on the 10th March 1956. To say that they were “Smitten” would not be a strong enough description. Together, and over many years, they rode a Tandem racing Cycle (Home built), a 1947 500cc Matchless motorcycle, a Royal Enfield 500cc twin and also a Vintage motorcycle combination. Together they attended several motorcycle gatherings countrywide. Gus was also an avid participant in
the Memorial revival of the Durban – Johannesburg Race (1913/1936), now known worldwide as the “DJ”. He took part in this annual event 23 times, most of them on his Trusty 1927 350cc Sunbeam which he restored himself. During this period he won the “Broker’s Trophy” which was awarded for the Best Performance by a 350cc Vintage Motorcycle, a total of 4 times. That motorcycle is still in the family. The two of them also owned a 1600cc MGA Tourer, circa 1959, which is also still in the family at this time and which was present at his Memorial Service on the 21st January when his family and friends gathered to say goodbye.

Motoring, including caravanning, was in their blood and many holidays, regattas and family times were spent in this manner. He owned many cars and various other motorcycles and loved each one of them.

Gus had many interests and was Commodore of the Pretoria Sailing Club for several years during which period he was part of its initial formation and of its move from the Bon Accord to Pienaar’s River Dam. He used to build his own sailing dinghies and so as not to be away from Yvonne, these were usually built in the lounge of their home!

After leaving School, Gus joined Standard Bank and was with them for several years before changing to a sales career and joining Old Mutual as a representative. After a few years he became a District Manager and again several years later changed to a Training position which he held until his retirement from Old Mutual in the early 1990’s.

Gus and Yvonne had four children, Craig who passed away tragically at a very early age, Shaun, Colette and Ian. His wife Yvonne and their three children have survived Gus who is kept very high in their memories and who is greatly missed.

Gone but NOT forgotten. R.I.P. Gus!

Ray Heinze
1952/1954

ANTHONY VERNON FIELD (1960)

(Passed away in mid-February 2016)

Difficult for many newer generations and in the current negative commodity environment to grasp, is that modern South Africa was built largely on gold. More often than not its contribution to economic growth was more than 65%.

The industry hit a crescendo in the 1960s; went into serious decline from the1980s onwards; and today is only a fraction of what it was then. In fact, domestic gold production is already 87% down on 1980 levels. Resources are expected to be exhausted during the next 30 years at current production.

One would have thought against that setting the gold mining industry would have been a major attraction to Boys High school-leavers in the sixties, but intriguingly that wasn’t the case.
Four exceptions of the Class of 1960, however, were Richie Lamb and Anthony Field of Solomon House, Allan Stilwell of School House, and Jack White a day-boy. All engineers, they engaged in the richest and deepest mines in the world and made major contributions.
Though Tom Main of School House studied commerce at Natal University, he ended up as President of the Chamber of Mines. In fact, he was the natural successor to earlier luminaries such as Hermann Eckstein, Lionel Phillips, George Farrar and Percy Fitzpatrick.

Sadly, we reported recently of Richie Lamb’s death. And in February his close friend and house mate Anthony Field passed away in Johannesburg. Which brings us to the essence of this tribute.

Born in Pretoria in 1942, Anthony became a life-long friend of John White (renamed ‘Jack’ by Larry Robertson) who worked at Venterspost Gold Mine before pursuing other engineering and scientific pursuits.

Said Jack: “Our parents were friends and we were paraded together in our prams by our mothers, so indeed I knew Ant for a long time. He used to joke that he had known me longer than he had known his brother, Peter (also later of Solomon House)”.

Both Anthony and Jack were enrolled at Sunnyside School and at a certain point the Field family moved to Canada. In aviation, Anthony’s father was posted there before being appointed Manager of the former Jan Smuts Airport. This resulted in the Field boys acquiring Canadian accents, but these moderated when they completed their primary schooling in Kempton Park. Anthony and Jack met up again at PBHS.

At Boys High and particularly in Solomon House, Anthony was very well-liked, recalled Brian Taverner, another of his close peers. A tall, thin and quiet guy, and though inoffensive, he was always game for excitement.

“On the mischievous side he sometimes engaged in ‘stealing’ fruit from the homes adjoining the school and on one occasion was seriously traumatized when cornered and walloped by a gardener.

“On another occasion in the dark of night when he was illegally on the phone in the Staff Common Room to his girlfriend, Mr Roger Petty walked past and sensed something untoward. Having been the School’s 100 metre champion in his day, he immediately set up a chase, but Ant outsmarted him by slipping into an obscure spot. Shortly after, Ant emerged from one of quads whistling and as if nothing had happened”.

Brian’s younger brother, Tony, recalled Anthony having been an excellent skid (bicycle) rider down S-Bend below Rissik House following the rains. That was until he hit a pine tree and badly gouged his leg.

“Skid-riding was illegal and although Ant was seriously injured, he never revealed it to the Housemaster, Mr Willy Brooks, or assistant housemasters Terence Ashton, Tos du Toit and Larry Robertson. Forty years later I reminded him of it, he pulled up his trousers, and proudly exhibited the scar”.

A good sportsman, Anthony was fondly remembered by his Solomon House mates as having been a valiant winner of Inter-House matches. In one critical cricketing situation he was sent in as ‘night watchman’ and in little time bludgeoned the house to victory. Not different to Chris Morris’ recent performances against England!

In a rugby match, he was given one mission only – ‘don’t worry about getting the ball; your only role is to mark the School’s star wing (a day boy) and take him down every time he takes possession of the ball’. Anthony did that mercilessly and Solomon won comfortably.
Anthony continued to enjoy sport after school; switched from rugby to cricket in the mid-sixties; and aimed to play into his nineties. He was also a keen golfer, boat and car enthusiast, and loved the bush.

“I gained the impression from him that the primary purpose of his outdoor activities was always to work up a thirst”, remarked his wife Tina (von Maltitz).

He married Tina in 1967 and they had three children and four grandchildren. The eldest Nadine, lives in Houston; John lives in Perth; and Robyn has remained in South Africa.

In Anthony’s mining career, the focus was initially on leading West Rand gold and uranium mines Western Reefs and Western Deep Levels. Thereafter to the continent’s leading diamond mines, namely Consolidated Gold Mines (CDM) in the former SWA; Finsch mine in the Northern Cape; Orapa and Jwaneng diamond mines in Botswana; Aredor Diamond Mine in Guinea; Ghana Consolidated Mines in Ghana; and finally Williamson Diamond Mine in Tanzania.

Said Grenville Camps, also of the 1960 leaving group: ” The last time that I met up with Anthony was a luncheon I shared with him and some of our old PBHS pals a few months ago. He was already quite overcome with his illness, but his wit and personality were still there, sharp as ever”.

In tributes to Anthony at his well-attended memorial service in Parkview, Johannesburg, it was said that he was a highly rational personality; had incredible emotional balance; was a good listener; had the ability to comprehend all sides; was exceedingly fair; he keenly sought solutions to people’s problems; and this even included a persistent willingness to assist distressed motorists on the side of the road.

In fact, he had the ability to engage with people from all walks of life, and no less important, knew when and how to stop the world, laugh and have fun.

– Leon Kok

UPCOMING OLD BOY EVENTS

• 18 May 2016
  PBHSOB ASSOCIATION AGM
• 20 May 2016
  60 YEAR ON 2016
• 3 June 2016
  ANNUAL OLD BOYS’ GOLF DAY
• 4 June 2016
  ANNUAL OLD BOYS’ DINNER
• 23 July 2016
  20 YEAR ON 2016

OLD BOY REQUESTS

The PBHSOB Association Office often gets various requests from Old Boys, hence the inception of “Old Boys Requests” – a page on the Pretoria Boys High School Old Boys Association website dedicated for this purpose. Click here to visit the page.

If you would like to submit a request simply complete an application form and send it to info@pbhsob.com. Once vetted, it will be
placed on the page for a period of one month – allowing fellow Old Boys to reach out, contact you directly and assist you if need be.

Kindly note, this service is only available for PBHSOB Association Life Members.

If you have any interesting news items and photos or just want to let your fellow Old Boys know what you have been up to after school, please send all information to info@pbhsob.com