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Die OSU het onlangs die opbrengs van die 150-duifveiling en –wedvlug, waaroor ons in die vorige nuusbrief berig het, aan die 150-Trustfonds geskenk. Dié geleentheid is deur Tokkas van Heerden (1985) en ʼn span medewerkers van Karoo Vleisboere op Victoria-Wes gereël. Daar is nie net heerlik saamgekuier nie, maar die old boys het ook hul beursies oopgemaak om saam ʼn bedrag van nie minder nie as R492 890 aan die Trust te skenk. Dankie vir almal se bydraes. Op die foto staan van links Arend de Waal (150 Trustfonds-trustee ), Tokkas en Gustav Potgieter (voorsitter van die OSU).

Rugbyspan 1880: Ons soek die stories van weleer

Mariena Kotzé of the PRG Archives was so fascinated by the oldest photograph of a Stellenbosch rugby team that she spent some time working through old documents to find out more about the members of this team. In this way she could establish that all of them were either senior students or old boys of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium. At that stage the Arts Department, founded in 1874 and forerunner of the Stellenbosch University, was part of the school. Some of the old boys were busy with their theological training at the Dutch Reformed Church’s Seminary in the town. This information led to the decision to let the first rugby team of Paul Roos Gymnasium play in striped jerseys in home games during the 150 Festival Year. She takes the story further:

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Voorsittersboodskap / Chairman’s message November 2015

Uitsonderlike dinge by ‘n uitsonderlike skool

Geagte Old Boy

Die jaar lê amper op sy rug en almal haas hulle om hul laaste verpligtinge af te handel, terwyl die matrieks al besig is om seker die belangrikste eksamen van hul lewens te skryf. Ons wens hulle sterkte toe en glo ons gaan op elkeen trots wees.

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