Welcome to 1958 - Standard 6 - New Pots to a new Grey Era of OB Taylor.
Help us build up the 1958 collection - send in photos, articles etc.
As we enterd High School, and went from "breekers" to "new pots" in the space of a month!
The start (and end in '62) of the OB Taylor era, as Rector was to be our fate. Some were not so lucky - Porky Connor laments the fact that he moved from Walmer Junior where OB was Headmaster, only for them to meet up again in Std 6 - he must have realised Porky's academic needs (and that is from Porky himself)!
We need to name the photos - we'll keep adding the names that we receive, so check back at the end of the month to see the faces you couldn't remember.
The start (and end in '62) of the OB Taylor era, as Rector was to be our fate. Some were not so lucky - Porky Connor laments the fact that he moved from Walmer Junior where OB was Headmaster, only for them to meet up again in Std 6 - he must have realised Porky's academic needs (and that is from Porky himself)!
We need to name the photos - we'll keep adding the names that we receive, so check back at the end of the month to see the faces you couldn't remember.
1958: Inauguration of NASA
1958: Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers
1958: The House of Lords passes a bill to allow woman in.
1958: Nelson Mandela weds Winnie Madikizela
1958: 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284
1958 Swimming Gala Programme
Joel Bergman dug up the Gala Programme from Standard 6, giving us a look at those around us in Standard 6 at the School.
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1958: Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" hits No.1 in the UK.
1958: The trademark for Velcro is registered
1958: The last General Election of the Union of South AFrica is held in April.
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Joel Bergman has had a go at naming the 6B class. Seated on ground: Eddie Jackson; Donald Crouse; Porky Connor; Name’s gone???; Sid Cohn; Colin Kruger
Seated on chairs: Frank Kerbel; Peter Kingston; Shultze??; Trevor Kennelly; Mr Trevor Teaton; Maurice Lewis’ Keith Coppin; ??; ?? (sorry, cannot remember the last two on the right - maybe far right is Sharman?)
Standing: Stanley Powell; Walter Townsend; Vaughan Shultze (spelling)? Neil Muirhead; Cameron Scott; Roger Omond; Stphen Comay; Roger Buckingham; Cyril van Niekerk;
Back row: Donald Gibbon; Graham Pistorius; Joel Bergman; Roger Daish; Michael Sass; Kevin Owen; Freddie Muller
1958: Hendrik Verwoerd becomes the 7th Prime Minister.
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Is this 6A . Back Row: Leo Davis, Welland Cowley, Ben (Boef) Raubenheimer, Lionel
Brandt, Alan (Lanky) Lawrenson, Peter Gilbert, Rupert Pringle
Second From Back: Rolf Bovim, Victor Miller or Justin Merkin?, ... Engelbrecht, Brian
Alexander, Roy Pritchard, Ken Darlow, Barry Hastings, Roy Waterfall,
John Melmed, Tony Dore
Seated: John Linck, ..Smith, Eldon Swallow, Michael Bortz, Mr. "Plum"
Lubbe, Cronnie PapaCostas, Keith Crossan, Rowlston, Keith Matthews
On Ground: Justin Mirkin, Roy Abramowitz, Haas David Ward, Terry Payne,
Peter Mirkin - Submitted by Brian Alexander, with some captions from Alan Lawrenson.
1958: The Billboard Hot 100 is founded
1958: First Transatlantic commercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)
Top 20 Songs in SA of 1958.
- ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - Everly Brothers
- WHO'S SORRY NOW? - Connie Francis
- WHEN - Kalin Twins
- FANAGALO - Three Petersen Brothers
- VOLARE - Domenico Modugno
- AT THE HOP - Danny & the Juniors
- TWILIGHT TIME - The Platters
- TOM DOOLEY - Kingston Trio
- CATCH A FALLING STAR - Perry Como
- DON'T - Elvis Presley
- JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis Presley
- JAMPOT POLKA - Nico Carstens
- TEQUILA - The Champs
- THE CHIPMUNK SONG - The Chipmunks/ David Seville
- GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Jerry Lee Lewis
- HEAR THEM BELLS - Peter Lotis
- STUPID CUPID - Connie Francis
- IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - Conway Twitty
- WITCH DOCTOR - David Seville
- IT'S ALL IN THE GAME - Tommy Edwards