Paul Roos Gimnasium is ingesluit in ‘n nuwe boek oor van Suid-Afrika se bekendste skole. Twenty South African Schools – A Pictorial History bevat nie net 500 swart-en-wit foto’s soos die naam aandui nie, maar daar is ook bydraes oor die ontwikkelingsgeskiedenis van elke skool en staaltjies oor kleurryke persoonlikhede by dié skole. Vir boekliefhebbers sal dit ‘n waardevolle toevoeging tot hul versamelings wees.
Old Boys may be interested in a recent publication: 20 South African Schools.
The schools featured are SACS, Wynberg Boys High, Bishops, Grey College, St Andrew’s College, Paarl Boys’ High, Grey High, Paarl Gymnasium, Queen’s College, Rhenish, Dale College, Maritzburg College, Muir College, Durban High, Paul Roos Gymnasium, St Cyprian’s, Springfield, Hilton College, Selborne College and St Mary’s.
Paul Dobson reviewed the book for rugby365.com and described it as “a wonderful book for those interested in schools, their histories, their people and their contribution to South African society”.
It has over 500 pictures, historical and modern, views of each school and pictures of notables, ancient and modern. There is text: the history of the foundation and development of each school, anecdotes and memories. The text for each school is, by and large, provided by the school itself.
The publisher is Don Nelson. Retail price: R350 (Johannesburg Heritage Foundation) or R450 available from Exclusive Books.
