Gwebi College of Agriculture awards and presentations made at each Diploma Day. The third decade Course 21 to 30

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1 1 10 Gwebi College of Agriculture awards and presentations made at each Diploma Day The third decade Course 21 to 30 DIPLOMA DAY 1973 Mr MacIntyre gave the address at the twenty-third Diploma Day. The following members of Course Twenty-three were awarded First Class Diplomas: DAVIES, Owen of Lupane with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Engineering, Practical and Farm Management. HEATHCOTE, David Starr of Essexvale with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Engineering, Practical and Farm Management. HERUD, Christopher Sigurd of Karoi. STORE, Ian Stuart of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Engineering and Farm Management. TOPHAM, Arthur Stockwell of Sinoia. WAY, Stephen Robert of Salisbury with distinctions in Field Husbandry and Farm Management. The following members of Course Twenty-three were awarded Diplomas of the College: ASHBY, Paul Neville of Gwelo. ASHWORTH, Richard Brian of Salisbury. BAKER, Peter Guy of Salisbury. BODDY, Frank of Tengwe with distinction in Practical. CLOETE, Pieter Jacobus of Salisbury. CLOUGH, Richard Miles Shaw of Livingstone, Zambia. CORBETT, Barry Woodrow of Que Que. COVENTRY, David Alan of Fort Victoria. CROUCH, Paul Elliott of M toroshanga. DANDO, George Lewis of Bulawayo with distinction in Practical. DAVIES, William Paul Rankine of Luanshaya, Zambia. de VILLIERS, Robert Charles of Salisbury. GASH, Robert James of Umtali. GRANTHAM, David Drysdale of Karoi. HOLMAN, Nigel Robert of Odzi. HUNT, David Gerald of Bulawayo. KRAMBERGAR, Patrick Franc of Umvukwes.

2 2 MacDONALD, Peter Anthony Stuart of Raffingora. MACKAY, Stuart Alexander of Mount Darwin. McCUSTER, Trevor Douglas of Pretoria, South Africa. NICHOLLS, Alan Duncan of Bulawayo. NORTON, Michael Terence of Salisbury. PAGE, Nigel Oliver of Salisbury. PRIOR, Ivor John of Que Que. REDMAN, Ian of Norton. SMITH, Rowland Cecil Hartley of Belingwe. VERSFIELD, John Sydney of Fort Rixon. WALES, Gavin Stuart of Salisbury. WILKINS, Martin John of Salisbury. WRENCH, Neil Roland of Norton. Awards Course 23 - Second Year, 1973 Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Plaque and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: O DAVIES Farmers Weekly Medal to the Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: I S STORE The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical: O DAVIES The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: A D NICHOLLS The William Bain Tour Essay Prize: J S VERSVELD The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: O DAVIES The Lord Acton Cup for Genetics Essay: D S HEATHCOTE The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: O DAVIES The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: I S STOKE Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: D S HEATHCOTE The Cairns Trophy and Miniature for Judging Jersey Cattle: D S HEATHCOTE Runner-up to the Cairns Trophy for Judging Jersey Cattle: P G BAKER The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: O DAVIES The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: R B ASHWORTH The Pig Industry Board Second Prize for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: D S HEATHCOTE F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: D S HEATHCOTE The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: O DAVIES The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: S R WAY The Fertilizer Industry Prize for Farm Project: C S HERUD The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: I REDMAN Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Award for Essay on Seed Production: O DAVIES The Sabi-Limpopo Authority Shield for Theory of Irrigation: O DAVIES The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Building and Planning Project: D S HEATHCOTE The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: O DAVIES Stewarts and Llyods Prize for Practical Engineering: I REDMAN Gwebi/Hunyani ICA Ploughing Trophy for the Best Ploughman of the First and Second Year: N R HOLMAN

3 3 Awards Course 24 First Year, 1973: The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: G J BAIER The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: C NEL Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: J W SOLE Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s Second Prize to Runner-up to the Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: G J BAIER and C NEL The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: D A SMITH The Rhomil Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: M C T BROOKS The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: H S GIFFORD The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: T J ROYSTON Runner-up to the Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: M C T BROOKS The Fertilizer Industry Prize for Agricultural Science: G J BAIER The Shell Prize for Engineering: C NEL The Parker Trophy, The Farmers Co-op Prize and Rhodesia Natural Resources Society First Prize for Progress: B J NICHOLSON Rhodesia Natural Resources Society Second Prize to Runner-up for Progress: C A GARNER 4 th Annual Ploughing Match: First N R Holman Second S R Way Third A S Topham Top two First Years were C Nel and W A B Burdett Cross Country 22 nd February, 1973: First G J Baier (Colour standard) Second P G Baker (Colour standard) Third I Redman Fourth P F Kramberger Member of staff, John Petheram, won comfortably ahead of Baier. Second Year beat First year by 37 points to 18. Athletics Captain D F Allen Secretary C B Cloete D Allen was awarded the Victor Ludorum and Athletic Colours at Sports Day on 3 rd March, Heavy rain cancelled some events but Course 23 beat Course 24 by 61 points to 25. Rugby Club Captain J S Versfeld Secretary H S Gifford Coach Andrew Lang extended the team to their limits and the first team was unbeaten. A tour to Natal was arranged and two out of the three matches were won. Both the Governor s Bowl and the Matron s Bowl were won by Course 23.

4 4 Colours were awarded to D F Allen, P J Cloete, C W Stanton, J S Versfeld, M A Woodhouse and N R Wrench. Cricket Club Captain P E Crouch Secretary M M Bentley Players gave priority to celebrating after their rugby successes. The Inter-year match was won by Course 23 by 106 runs. Students beat the Staff by 4 wickets. Regular members of the College team were: P N Ashby, M M Bentley, Colin Cloete, P E Crouch, D J Ferreira, L L Johnstone, Peter Keen, I Prior, R C H Smith, A S Topham, J S Versfeld and N R Wrench. Hockey Club Captain T D McCusker Secretary J P Wheeler Seven-a-side League Games were played on 2-3 June, Squash Club Captain P G Baker Secretary M M Bellis The team played in the Lomagundi League. The Inter-year match was narrowly won 3-2 by Course 23. Tennis Club Captain A S Topham Secretary M A Woodhouse A friendly match was drawn with Bromley and Course 23 won the Inter-year 3-2. Weightlifting Club Captain P Kramberger Secretary T McCallister Gun Club Captain C Boddy Secretary S Branch There was much enthusiasm this year and Warren ran the show with a clear run of ten. DIPLOMA DAY 1974 The following members of Course Twenty-four were awarded First Class Diplomas of the College: BAIER, Graham James of Gatooma with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry and Farm Management. GARNER, Christopher Anthony of Salisbury with distinctions in Field Husbandry and Farm Management. NELL, Charles of Fort Victoria with distinctions in Engineering and Farm Management. SMITH, David Anthony of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Engineering and Farm Management.

5 5 The following members of Course Twenty-four were awarded Diplomas of the College: BELLIS, Michael Merfyn of Umtali. BODDY, Clive Richard of Tengwe. BRANCH, Scott Anthony of Salisbury. BROOKS, Matthew Charles Thomas of Salisbury. CLOETE, Colin Baillie of Selous. CONNOWAY, Johannes Jacobus Wilhelmus of Umtali with distinction in Farm Management. de ROBILLARD, Jean-Marie Christian of Chiredzi. DUFF, Stuart Peter Durham of Karoi. FERREIRA, David James of Selous. FURPHY, Gordon Douglas of Salisbury. GIFFORD, Hilton Stewart of Gwelo. HEYNECKE, William Johan of Salisbury. JACKSON, Peter Grant of Marandellas. JAHME, Graham Henry of Karoi. McCALLISTER, Timothy Winston of Bulawayo. MELLON, Patrick Francis of Salisbury. MOORE, Richard Henry Arthur Cedric of Marandellas. NICHOLSON, Bryan John of Bulawayo. PECKETT, Brian Jeffrey of Bulawayo with distinction in Engineering. PEREPECZKO, Alexander Tadeusz of Umtali. ROSS, Charles James of Choma, Zambia with distinction in Practical. ROYSTON, Trevor John of Karoi with distinction in Farm Management. SCHUIL, David John of Salisbury. SOLE, John Walter of Glendale. SPEIGHT, Trevor John of Hartley. STANTON, Charles William of Balla Balla. van BLERK, Henry John of Lusaka, Zambia. VENABLES, Christopher Donald of Salisbury. WARD, Adam of Salisbury. WARREN, Grant David of Melsetter. WHEELER, James Patrick of Moibem, Kenya. WOODHOUSE, Michael Anthony of Bromley with distinction in Farm Management. Awards Course 24 - Second Year, 1974 Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Plaque and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: D A SMITH Farmers Weekly Medal to the Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: G J BAIER The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical: C J ROSS The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: H S GIFFORD The William Bain Tour Essay Prize: H S GIFFORD The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: C A GARNER The Ministry of Agriculture Award for Dependability, Initiative and Organisational Ability: J W SOLE The Lord Acton Cup for Genetics Essay: J W SOLE The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: B J NICHOLSON and J W SOLE The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: C B CLOETE Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: H S GIFFORD

6 6 The Cairns Trophy and Miniature for Judging Jersey Cattle: T J ROYSTON Runner-up to the Cairns Trophy for Judging Jersey Cattle: C B CLOETE The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: D A SMITH The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: M M BELLIS The Pig Industry Board Second Prize for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: D A SMITH F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: D A SMITH The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: D A MITH The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: D A SMITH The Fertilizer Industry Prize for Farm Project: G J BAIER The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: M C T BROOKS Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Award for Essay on Seed Production: S A BRANCH The Sabi-Limpopo Authority Shield for Theory of Irrigation: D A SMITH The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Building and Planning Project: D A SMITH The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: J W SOLE Stewarts and Lloyds First Prize for Practical Engineering: C NEL Stewarts and Lloyds Second Prize for Practical Engineering: C J ROSS Awards Course 25 First Year, 1974 The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: J H SOMMER The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: N St J JACKSON Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: J H SOMMER Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s Second Prize to Runner-up to the Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: G K OTTERSON The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: J H SOMMER The Rhomil Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: P WESSELS The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: R M STIRLING The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: M P BELINSKY Runner-up to the Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: P WESSELS The Fertilizer Industry Prize for Agricultural Science: J H SOMMER The Shell Prize for Engineering: J H SOMMER The Parker Trophy and The Farmers Co-op Prize: R J BROEKMAN The Gwebi Old Students Association Prize to Best First Year Student in the Animal Husbandry Project: J H SOMMER Gwebi-Hunyani ICA Ploughing Trophy for the Best Ploughman of the First and Second Year: R F CRESSWELL 5 th Gwebi Ploughing Competition: First R F Creswell Second W A B Burdett Third C R Boddy

7 7 First Year Ron Creswell was Gwebi s top ploughman and finished eleventh in the National Championships. Cricket Club Captain C B Cloete Secretary P J Dick Gwebi bowling was of a high standard notably Wes Hall and Peter Dick but lack of depth in batting let several matches slip away. Course 25 won the Inter-year match by default. Colours were awarded to Dave Ferreira, Peter Dick and Wes Hall. Rugby Club Captain H S Gifford Secretary M D Stobart-Vallaro After the previous year s successes, the College was elevated but due to petrol restrictions they had to climb two leagues up to the First League. After acclimatising to their hardened opponents, Gwebi won some tough matches towards the end of the season. The U20s enjoyed many wins but the academic year finished before the season. Course 24 convincingly won the Inter-year Colours were awarded to: C B Cloete (re-award), D J Ferreira, H S Gifford, E J Lyons, P F Mellon, C W Stanton (re-award) and M D Stobart-Vallaro. Squash Club Captain M A Woodhouse Secretary J A Gaskell Course 24 won the Inter-year contest 4-1. Tennis Club Captain D J Ferreira Secretary M P Belinsky Course 24 gave the youngsters a sound beating 3-0 in the Inter-year match. Hockey Captain Secretary J P Wheeler M Sorenson Cross Country The cross-country was run on 5 th March, First G Baier Second G K Otterson Third S P D Duff Course 25 won the Inter-year contest. Athletics Captain G J Baier Secretary P B C Owen Course 25 won one of the closely contested Sports Days. Percy Owen was awarded his Athletics Colours and became Rhodesian Junior Javelin and Shot-put Champion.

8 8 Soccer Captain G Coubrough Secretary N St J Jackson Course 25 entered their own team in the Gwebi Inter-departmental league and progressed to the Finals of the Chibuku Trophy where they were beaten by the Domestic Workers 2-0. Water Polo Captain P J Mellon Secretary N St J Jackson Course 24 won the Inter-year match 8-5. Weight Lifting Captain T W McCallister Secretary P Zietsman DIPLOMA DAY 1975 The following members of Course Twenty-five were awarded First Class Diplomas of the College: BRADSHAW, David Scott of Sinoia. BROEKMAN, Roelof John of Johannesburg with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry and Farm Management. JACKSON, Neil St John of Chiredzi with distinction in Farm Management. LYON, Edmund James of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry and Farm Management. SOMMER, Jeffrey Howard of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. ZIETSMAN, Peter of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Engineering. Diplomas of the College were awarded to the following members: ARMSTRONG, Ian Leslie of Bromley. ASHWORTH, Michael Hooper of Salisbury. BARTON, Jeremy Rupert Helm of Mount Dariwn. CRESSWELL, Ronald Francis of Centenary with distinctions in Farm Management and Engineering. DICK, Peter John of Salisbury. GARNER, John Robert of Que Que. GASKELL, Joseph Anthony of Salisbury. GREEN, Peter Charles of Salisbury. HALL, Allastair Nelson of Salisbury. HURRELL, Peter Lionel of Hunters Road. KAYE-EDDIE, Gordon Dudley of Salisbury. MANLEY, Roger Fleming of Norton with distinction in Farm Management. OTTERSON, Geoffrey Kim of Chipinga. SEABROOKE, Anton Philip of Salisbury. SHENTON, Neil Graham of Mazabuka, Zambia. STIRLING, Robert Munro of Bulawayo. STOBART-VALLARO, Michael Douglas of Gwelo. VERSTER, Pieter Ryno of Bulawayo.

9 9 VILJOEN, John Duckworth of Melsetter. WESSELS, Philip of Salisbury. WOOLF, Howard Owen of Selukwe with distinction in Management. Awards Course 25 - Second Year, 1975: Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Tray and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: J H SOMMER. Farmers Weekly Medal to the Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: E J LYON. The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical: E J LYON. The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: M D STOBART-VALLARO. The William Bain Tour Essay Prize: P R VERSTER. The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: R J BROEKMAN. The Ministry of Agriculture Award for Dependability, Iniative and Organisational Ability: R J BROEKMAN. The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: R J BROEKMAN. The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: J H SOMMER. Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: D S BRADSHAW. The Cairns Trophy and Miniature for Judging Jersey Cattle: D S BRADSHAW. Runner-up to the Cairns Trophy for Judging Jersey Cattle: J H SOMMER. The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: G D KAYE-EDDIE. The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: J H SOMMER. The Pig Industry Board Second Prize for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: R J BROEKMAN. F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: J H SOMMER. The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: E J LYON. The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: J H SOMMER. The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: J A GASKELL. Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Award for Essay on Seed Production: P L HURRELL. The Sabi-Limpopo Authority Shield for Theory of Irrigation: J H SOMMER. The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Building and Planning Project: R J BROEKMAN. The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: R J BROEKMAN. Stewarts and Lloyds Prize for Practical Engineering: R F CRESSWELL. Stewarts and Lloyds Second Prize to Runner-up for Practical Engineering: R F MANLEY. Gwebi-Hunyani ICA Ploughing Trophy for the Best Ploughman of the First and Second Year: D B HOLMAN. Awards Course 26 First Year, 1975: The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: D B HOLMAN. The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: R M FLANAGAN. Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: D B HOLMES. The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: D B HOLMES.

10 10 The Rhomil Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: R J SANSBURY. The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: E C DAVIES. The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: P L STEYL. Runner-up to the Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: S P KIDWELL. The Lord Acton Cup for Genetics Essay: M D HARTLEY. The Shell Prize for Engineering: D B HOLMAN. The Parker Trophy and The Farmers Co-op Prize for Progress: P M BENTLEY. Gwebi Old Students Association Award to Best First Year Students in Animal Husbandry Project: S A I NORTON and E C DAVIES Rugby Club Captain M D Stobart-Vallaro Secretary P L Steyl Changing of the College academic year caused the withdrawal from the Rugby league so only friendly matches were arranged. The First-years fought back from a 18-3 deficit at half time to win the Inter-year match Congratulations went to G K Otterson, C R S Simmonds, P L Steyl and P Zietsman who were awarded Colours and to E J Lyon and M D Stobart-Vallaro for re-awards. Cricket Club Captain P J Dick Secretary T C Millar Great expectations after victory over Cedara Agricultural College in a friendly did not materialise in the Cup when revelry the night before the first match resulted in defeat by minnows Shamva. Good bowling resulted in a total of four wins out of eight matches. A close Inter-year match was won unexpectedly by 5 runs by Course 26. Colours were presented to T C Millar and G K Otterson. Cross Country First R D Rapson Second G K Otterson Third A D Young Athletics Captain P B C Owen Secretary R G Steel Course 26 own the Inter-year trophy. Colours and Victor Ludorum were earned by R G Steel, colours were awarded to A B Hyland-Smith and re-awarded to P B C Owen. Squash Club Captain G K Otterson The academic year only allowed one round of the Lomagundi Squash League to be completed then social games were arranged. The Inter-year match was the highlight of the year, as the result for the Governor s Bowl was in the balance. With both matches equal going into the top-seed final, First Year Millar downed Percy Owen and secured victory of the Squash Inter-year together with the Governor s Bowl.

11 11 Gun Club Captain R M Stirling Secretary J Bickmann Six successful meetings were held with steady progress recorded. Tennis Club Captain J Barton Secretary A Hyland-Smith The Inter-year match was won by the First Year. Mike Belinsky was singles champion. Water-polo Club Captain N St J Jackson Secretary C Simmonds A 9-all draw was the outcome of the Inter-year match. National Service intake Neil St J Jackson and Michael Stobart-Vallaro were commissioned officers from the School of Infantry and Neil was awarded the Sword of Honour. Jeffrey Sommer passed out as No 1 Recruit in BSAP National Service and Anton Seabrooke was No 1 Cadet in Internal Affairs. Regulations changed after this course and it was mandated that all perspective students were required to complete their National Service before entering the College. DIPLOMA DAY 1976 The following members of Course Twenty-six were awarded First Class Diplomas of the College: DAVIES, Eric Colin of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. FLANAGAN, Robert Millin of Sinoia with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. HOLMAN, David Barry of Odzi with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. KING, Neville Duncan of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry and Farm Management. SWALES, Rodney James of Bulawayo with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. The following members of Course Twenty-Six were awarded Diplomas of the College: ASLIN, Richard Leslie of Salisbury. BENTLY, Paul Mulock of Umvukwes. CLARK, Keith Timothy of Salisbury. COMBE, John Harvey of Salisbury. DAVEY, Alan William of Salisbury. DRURY, Norman Frank of Kariba with distinction in Farm Management. FOULK, Zachary Harper of Fort Victoria with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering.

12 12 HARTLEY, Michael David of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. HYLAND-SMITH, Angus Bryce of Selous. JOUBERT, Francois of Chipinga. KEMP, George Edward Anderson of Shamva. KING, David Robert of Limbe, Malawi. MacKAY, Ian Forbes of Salisbury. MILLAR, Thomas Campbell of Salisbury. MUNTON-JACKSON, Jeremy of Salisbury. NORTON, Simon Adrian Inglis of Salisbury with a distinction in Practical. RAPSON, Roy Douglas of Kabwe, Zambia. RILEY, David Bonar of Norton. ROSE, Anthony John of Salisbury. SANSBURY, Richard John of Umtali with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. SAVORY, Paul Redin of Salisbury. SIMMONDS, Christopher Rodney Swayne of Salisbury. STEEL, Rodney Graha, of Marandellas. STEWART, Reginald Allan of Salisbury. STEYL, Peter Louis of Umtali. TAYLOR, Andrew John of Honeydew, Transvaal, South Africa. TEMPLE-MURRAY, Nigel Thurston of Salisbury. Van der WALT, Pieter Wilson of Salisbury. VELDSMAN, Ian Richard of Salisbury. WORSLEY, Kenneth Ewart of Melsetter. YOUNG, Alexander David of Lusaka, Zambia. Awards Course 26 - Second Year, 1976: Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Tray and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: D B HOLMAN. Farmers Weekly Medal to the Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: E C DAVIES. The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical: D B HOLMAN. The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: E C DAVIES. The Baxter Memorial Prize for Tour Essay: D B HOLMAN. The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: E C DAVIES. The Ministry of Agriculture Award for Dependability, Initiative and Organisational Ability: E C DAVIES. The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: E C DAVIES. The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: P L STEYL. Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: R J N STEYL. The Cairns Trophy and Miniature for Judging Jersey Cattle: A J ROSE. Runner-up to the Cairns Trophy for Judging Jersey Cattle: P L STEYL. The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: N D KING. The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: E C DAVIES. The Pig Industry Board Second Prize for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: A B HYLAND- SMITH. F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: D B HOLMAN. The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: N F DRURY.

13 13 The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: E C DAVIES. The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: D B HOLMAN. Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Award for Essay on Seed Production: D B HOLMAN. The Sabi-Limpopo Authority Shield for Theory of Irrigation: D B HOLMAN. The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Planning and Land Use Project: S A I NORTON. The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: K T CLARK Stewarts and Lloyds Prize for Practical Engineering: P L STEYL. Stewarts and Lloyds Second Prize to Runner-up for Practical Engineering: R M FLANAGAN. Gwebi-Hunyani ICA Ploughing Trophy for the Best Ploughman of the First and Second Year: R M FLANAGAN. Stowe Phelp Floating Trophy for the Champion Mould-board Ploughman: R M FLANAGAN. Duly and Company Copper Tray for the Champion Disc Ploughman: R M FLANAGAN. Awards Course 27 First Year, 1976: The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: E M MEIKLE. The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: M A J van BLOMMESTEIN. Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: A D B DOBSON. The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: E M MEIKLE. The Rhomil Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: A E W BALSON. The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: D J STEYL. The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: S J NEWTON-HOWES. Runner-up to the Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: M B EWING. The Lord Acton Cup for Genetics Essay: G S WEBSTER. The Shell Prize for Engineering: E M MEIKLE. The Parker Trophy and The Farmers Co-op Prize for Progress: S J NEWTON-HOWES. Gwebi Old Students Association Award to Best First Year Students in Animal Husbandry Project: A D B DOBSON. Special mention is made of the tragic death of Juergen Michael Bickmann and his mother in Angola in June He had to learn English and completed his pre-gwebi training with George Moorcroft of Belingwe so that he could enrol with Course 26. His fellow students had presented him with a copper tankard as a memento after completing his first year to return to the family farm. Ploughing First Place (Disc/Mouldboard/Overall) R M Flanagan (Course 26) Second Place (Disc/Mouldboard/Overall) D B Holman (Course 26) Third Place (Disc/Mouldboard/Overall) I F MacKay (Course 26) Dave Holman won the Disc Ploughing in the National Ploughing Competition and Rob Flanagan was placed Fourth overall.

14 14 Athletics Club Captain R G Steel Secretary A J Christie Course 27 won both the Cross Country and the Fielding Trophy overall by 61 to 45. R Steel, Course 26, was awarded the Victor Ludorum and scored most points in Field. Cricket Club Captain T C Millar Secretary M B Ewing Strength this season was from the bowlers and only Tommy Millar showed some batting consistency. Eight matches were played and the first seven were won. Colours were awarded to T C Millar and K P Moor. Tommy played for the Mashonaland Districts Senoir side and Kevin toured South Africa with the Mashonaland Districts Senior side. Course 27 won the Inter-year match by five runs. Gun Club Secretary K E Worsley Six meetings were held and Rod Steel was by far the best shot probably because he was closer to the clays than anybody else. Hockey Club Captain A Rose Secretary E Meikle One friendly match against Standard Bank Women s League gave a hard fought win but the return match under harsh field conditions went the wrong way. Rugby Club Captain C R S Simmonds Secretary J B Whitfield All matches played by the First Team in the Second League were won except against University. A successful tour to South Africa was held. Colours were awarded to S D Barton, M G Bonthrone, A B Hyland-Smith, T C Millar, R J N Swales, J P van Niekerk, I R Veldsman and J B Whitfield. Steve Barton played for Rhodesia U/20 and Tommy Millar, Angus Hyland-Smith, Steve Barton and John Barry Whitfield played for Mashonaland Country Districts. Soccer Club Captain J Combe Secretary N D Reader A few friendly matches were arranged between Frist and second Years and with the Staff of Engineering Section. Squash Club Captain R A Stewart Secretary L Skea The league was outside the academic calendar year. Seniors won the Inter-year 3-2 and a couple of hit-and-giggle matches were played against Norton Water Polo Captain G Kemp Secretary A Straarup

15 15 The Inter-year match was a tough 5-5 draw. Tupper Symmonds was selected to play with the Rhodesian A Team that toured South Africa. DIPLOMA DAY 1977 The following members of Course Twenty-seven were awarded First Class Diplomas of the College: DOBSON, Anthony David Bennett of Norton with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. LISTER, Graham of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. MEILKE, Eric Morell of Banket with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. SCORGIE, James Templeton Rae of Johannesburg with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. van BLOMMESTEIN, Michael Anton John of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. The following members of Course Twenty-seven were awarded Diplomas of the College: ADDAMS, Rodd George of Odzi. BALSON, Alan Eric William of Salisbury. BONTHRONE, Michael George of Mufulira, Zambia with distinction in Farm Management. CHRISTIE, Angus John of Fort Victoria with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. CLARKE, Martin Hugh of Kalomo, Zambia. DARBY, Ian George Herbert of Concession with distinction in Farm Management. de BLANCHE, Charles Anthony of Lusaka, Zambia. DUNN, Denzil William Scott of Shamva. McKERSIE, Robert Anthony of Mangula. MOOR, Kevin Philip of Norton. NEWTON-HOWES, Stephen Justin of Salisbury with distinctions in Practical and Engineering. READER, Nicholas Desmond of Salisbury. SKEA, Leo Martin of Norton. STEYL, David Johan of Salisbury. STRAARUP, Al Fleming of Karoi. van NIEKERK, Jonathan Paul of Salisbury. WEBSTER, Gerald Stephen of Bulawayo. WHELEHAN, Rory Edgeworth of Sandton, South Africa. WHITFIELD, John Barry of Umtali. Awards Course 27 - Second Year, 1977 Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Tray and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: E M MEIKLE. Farmers Weekly Medal to the Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: J R OTTERSON The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical:

16 16 The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: The Baxter Memorial Prize for Tour Essay: E M MEIKLE The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: M A J van BLOMMESTEIN The Ministry of Agriculture Award for Dependability, Iniative and Organisational Ability: J T R SCORGIE The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: E M MEIKLE The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: A F STRAARUP Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: A D B DOBSON The Cairns Trophy and Miniature for Judging Jersey Cattle: S J NEWTON-HOWES The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: L M SKEA The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: E M MEIKLE F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: E M MEIKLE The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: S J NEWTON-HOWES The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: S J NEWTON-HOWES The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: M G BONTHRONE Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Award for Essay on Seed Production: D W S DUNN The Sabi-Limpopo Authority Shield for Theory of Irrigation: E M MEIKLE The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Planning and Land Use Project: E M MEIKLE The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: G LISTER Stewarts and Lloyds Prize for Practical Engineering: J R OTTERSON Stewarts and Lloyds Second Prize to Runner-up for Practical Engineering: C A de BLANCHE Awards Course 28 First Year, 1977 The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: S J R BEAUMONT The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: P PENTZ Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: A W AMM The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: S J R BEAUMONT The Rhomil Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: P A BRISTOW The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: A W AMM The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: C M ASHBY Runner-up to the Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: B M de SMIDT The Lord Acton Cup for Genetics Essay: C C SLOWE The Shell Prize for Engineering: C R HOPE The Parker Trophy and The Farmers Co-op Prize for Progress: D MARFFY Gwebi Old Students Association Award to Best First Year Students in Animal Husbandry Project: S J R BEAUMONT Athletics Captain A J Christie Secretary P M Hanning

17 17 Course 27 won the Inter-year Victor Ludorum was awarded to M G Bonthrone. Colours were awarded to John Barry Whitfield and re-awarded to N D Reader. Cricket Captain Mark Ewing Secretary N Mallett Injuries restricted the college to second place in the zone with one win, four losses and one walk-over. Course 27 won the Inter-year. Governors Bowl and Rugby Won by Course 27. DIPLOMA DAY 1978 The following members of Course Twenty-eight were awarded First Class Diplomas of the College: AMM, Andrew Warner of Salisbury with distinctions in Farm Management and Engineering. BEAUMONT, Stephen John Rigden of Umtali with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. BRISTOW, Paul Anthony of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. de SMIDT, Barry Michael of Salisbury with distinction in Engineering. FARQUHAR, Keith Edward of Bulawayo with distinctions in Farm Management and Engineering. HOPE, Christopher Radford of Umtali with distinction in Farm Management. KROEGER, Howard Robert of Salisbury with distinction in Farm Management. PENTZ, Peter of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. PIENAAR, Charles Frank of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. The following members of Course Twenty-eight were awarded Diplomas of the College: BAGNALL, Alan Hedley of Headlands. BARKER, Christopher Richard of Salisbury. CAMERON-MACINTOSH, Ian Andrew of Salisbury. CLOETE, Gert Christiaan Johannes of Selous. CRESSWELL, Colin John of Kitwe, Zambia. DEALL, Craig Malcolm of Salisbury. HACKING, Michael Cecil James of Odzi. HENNING, Phillip Mark Fearne of Salisbury. HEWITT, Stephen Jeremy of Bulawayo. JAMIESON, Norman Archibald of Bulawayo. KEITH, Douglas Alistair of Marandellas. KOK, Etienne le Roux of Odzi. MARFFY, Denes of Umvukwes with distinction in Farm Management. MARSDEN, Timothy George of Salisbury. NILSON, John Francis of Marandellas. NILSON, Peter Nels of Marandellas.

18 18 ODENDAAL, Phillipus Lodewikes of Headlands. OLDS, Martin Geoffrey of Nayamandhlovu with distinctions in Farm Management and Engineering. SLOWE, Clive Charles of Salisbury with distinction in Farm Management. von MEMERTY, David Alexander of Salisbury. WARREN, Peter Alan of Umtali. WARTH, Gary Thomas of Chiredzi. WHITE, Shaun O Brien of Salisbury. YOUNG, Peter Clyde of Salisbury. Awards Course 28 - Second Year, 1978 Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Tray and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: P PENTZ. The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical: S J E BEAUMONT. The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: P A WARREN. The Baxter Memorial Prize for Tour Essay: P PENTZ. The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: P PENTZ. The Ministry of Agriculture Award for Dependability, Iniative and Organisational Ability: B M de SMIDT. The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: P L ODENDAAL. The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: P A BRISTOW. Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: C R HOPE. The Cairns Trophy and Miniature for Judging Jersey Cattle: C R HOPE. The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: T G MAARSDEN. The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: P A BRISTOW. F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: P A BRISTOW. The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: P PENTZ. The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: P A BRISTOW. The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: P L ODENDAAL. The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Planning and Land Use Project: P PENTZ. The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: G T WARTH. Stewarts and Lloyds Prize for Practical Engineering: M G OLDS Awards Course 29 First Year, 1978 The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: G L T RADLEY. The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: S S PRICE. Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: G L T RADLEY. The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: G L T RADLEY. The National Foods Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: G L T RADLEY.

19 19 The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: K R BROADLEY. The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: P U GIMBEL. Runner-up to the Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: M B FRASER. The Lord Acton Cup for Genetics Essay: K R BROADLEY. The Shell Prize for Engineering: G L T RADLEY. The Parker Trophy and The Farmers Co-op Prize for Progress: C G F BARCLAY. Gwebi Old Students Association Award to Best First Year Students in Animal Husbandry Project: G F SWANEPOEL. Gwebi-Hunyani ICA Ploughing Trophy for the Best Ploughman of the First and Second Year: J J ODENDAAL. Stowe Phelp Floating Trophy for the Champion Mould-board Ploughman: J J ODENDAAL. Duly and Company Copper Tray for the Champion Disc Ploughman: J L MITCHELL. Ploughing Captain D Marffy Secretary J J Odendaal Overall placing First J J Odendaal Second J L Mitchell Third R G Oosthuysen The top two competed in the Nationals and Gwebi team was placed third. Athletics Captain P M Henning Secretary M B Fraser Course 29 won both the Cross Country and the Athletics. Rob Kroeger also organised egg throwing and steer riding. Cricket Captain E L R Kok Secretary R D Millar The season did not suit the college but the Rodney Mundy Memorial Double Wicket Competition was well attended with Horseshoe wniing the final against Wedza. Ettiene Kok, Mark Fraser and Duncan Millar were selected to play for the Mashonaland Country Districts Colts. Rugby Captain I M Lindsay Secretary H G Haakonsen There was no coach but Ian Lindsay filled the gap as Captain and Coach. The Danielz and Ferreira Memorial Match was won by the College 20:19 over the Old Boys. The college year did not fit into the Country Districts season but the Umvukwes Rugby Festival was attended and an enjoyable tour through to Umtali was a substitute for the planned SA tour. Shooting Captain Secretary G C J Cloete T L Templar

20 20 Skeet shooting was found to be prohibitively expensive. The focus turned to forming a Rifle Club and Inkomo Garrison gave encouragement. The college entered a team in the Salisbury Police Reserve Rifle Club Christmas Shoot. Tim Templar obtained the highest score for the students. Soccer Captain H R Kroeger Secretary L H Bremmer Course 29 won the Inter-year. Squash Captain C M Ashby Secretary G L T Radley The league was moved from Tuesday evenings to Sunday mornings so the college was unable to compete. The Inter-year match was won by Course 28. Tennis Captain P C Young Course 29 won the Inter-year match. DIPLOMA DAY 1979 The following members of Course Twenty-nine were awarded First Class Diplomas of the College: BRODLEY, Kevin Rhodes of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. MILLAR, Robert Duncan of Salisbury with a distinction in Animal Husbandry. MITCHELL, James Layton of Que Que with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. ODENDAAL, Johannes Jacobus of Selous with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. PRICE, Simon Sean of Salisbury with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. RADLEY, Glyn Lyon Thomas of Marandellas with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering. The following members of Course Twenty-nine were awarded Diplomas of the College: ACKHURST, Rodney John of Que Que. BARCLAY, Charles Graham Fergusson of Raffingora. BOSMAN, Henry Wood of Bindura. BOTHA, Petrus Frans of Salisbury. BOWMAN, Simon John of Bulawayo. de KLERK, Pieter Hendrik of Enkeldoorn. DE WET, Jacobus Ignatius of Hartley. EDWARDS, Harry Milton of Bulawayo. EDWARDS, Mark Complin of Bindura. FRASER, Mark Brandon of Fort Victoria. GIMBEL, Peter Ubbo of Salisbury. HAAKONSEN, Hilton Gary of Gwelo.

21 21 HOBLEY, Charles Peter Nicolas of Salisbury with distinction in Engineering. JACK, Alan MacLaggen of Salisbury. MAHER, Geoffrey William of Salisbury. MALZER, Louis William of Marandellas. MEAD, Martin Hilary of Salisbury. MILLAR, Frank Thomas of Glendale. OLIVIER, Brian Eric of Mangula with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management. OOSTHUYSEN, Richard Gravett of Umniati with distinction in Engineering. PARKIN, Rodney Fredrick of Bulawayo. SAWYER, John Lewis of Salisbury with distinction in Engineering. SISSINGH, Kim Ron of Salisbury. SKEA, Terence John of Norton. STRATHEARN, Anthony David Sinclair of Bulawayo. TEMPLAR, Timothy Lucas of Salisbury. TURNER, John Graham of Banket. WALLIS, Frederick David of Sinoia. WILLIAMSON, Garrie of Salisbury. YOUNGHUSBAND, David Michael of Salisbury. Awards Course 29 - Second Year, 1979 Farmers Weekly Medal, Rawson Shield, Caltex Tray and Rhodesian Farmer prize to the Best all-round Student of the Second Year: J J ODENDAAL. The Lilford Shield to the Best all-round Second Year Student at Practical: J J ODENDAAL. The Lilford Medal for Leadership and Example: H W BOSMAN The Baxter Memorial Prize for Tour Essay: J J ODENDAAL The Michael Goldberg Trophy for the Best all-round Second Year Student at Projects: G L T RADLEY The Ministry of Agriculture Award for Dependability, Iniative and Organisational Ability: J J ODENDAAL The Farmers Co-op Prize for Animal Husbandry Project: G L T RADLEY The Romyn Cup and Pfizer Prize for Livestock Judging: J J ODENDAAL Mobil Prize for Runner-up to Romyn Prize for Livestock Judging: J L MITCHELL The Barrett Shield for Proficiency in Clean Milk Production: A D S STRATHEARN The Pig Industry Board Trophy and Miniature for Proficiency in Pig Husbandry: P H de KLERK The Lord Acton Cup for Animal Breeding: F T MILLAR F W Maisch Prize for Best all-round Second Year Student in Animal Husbandry: J J ODENDAAL The Mundy Cup and Miniature for Farm Management Essay: S S PRICE The Standard Bank Trophy and Prize to Best all-round Second Year Student in Farm Management: G L T RADLEY The Campbell Shield for Best all-round Second Year Student in Tobacco: R D MILLAR Association of Seed Certifying Agencies Award for Essay on Seed Production: R D MILLAR The Sabi-Limpopo Authority Shield for Theory of Irrigation: G L T RADLEY The Natural Resources Board Trophy and Prize for the Farm Planning and Land Use Project: J J ODENDAAL The Johnson Prize for Engineering Project: G L T RADLEY Stewarts and Lloyds Prize for Practical Engineering: J L SAWYER

22 22 Stewarts and Lloyds Second Prize to Runner-up for Practical Engineering: J J ODENDAAL Gwebi-Hunyani ICA Ploughing Trophy for the Best Ploughman of the First and Second Year: J J ODENDAAL Stowe Phelp Floating Trophy for the Champion Mould-board Ploughman: R G OOSTHUYSEN Duly and Company Copper Tray for the Champion Disc Ploughman: J J OOSTHUYSEN Awards Course 30 First Year, 1979 The Imperial Tobacco Group Shield and Fertilizer Industry Scholarship to the Best allround Student of the First Year: M W WOLHUTER The Cairns Scholarship to Runner-up to the Best all-round Student of the First Year: B R KOK Rhodesia Fertilizer Corp Limited s First Prize to Best all-round First Year Student at Practical: M W WOLHUTER The May and Baker Prize to Best all-round First Year Student in Animal Husbandry: M W WOLHUTER The National Foods Shield to Best all-round First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: B R KOK The Wightman Cup to Best Practical First Year Student in Poultry Husbandry: D P BRUK-JACKSON The Friesland Cup for Judging Dairy Cattle: C J GELDENHUYS The Shell Prize for Engineering: R M HENSON The Parker Trophy and The Farmers Co-op Prize for Progress: A N GOBLE Gwebi Old Students Association Award to Best First Year Students in Animal Husbandry Project: M W WOLHUTER Cricket The league fixture allowed the College to play two seasons. As many games that were won by Gwebi were lost. The Rodney Mundy Memorial Double Wicket was won by the Erwine brothers, Neil and Barry, for the second year in succession. In the final of the Loser s Plate, Leith Bray and Angus Chisholm of Tengwe beat Tommy Millar and Butch Vaughan-Davies of Ayreshire. Congratulations to Skea, Millar and West on being selected for the Mashonaland Country District Colts and Millar was Captain. Rugby Jake Bremner got the season off to a good start. Generally the season went well and Gwebi lost most matches. A fine time was had on the tour to South Africa which Colin Campion managed and some rugby was played. Fund raising benefitted from the Gwelo to Salisbury relay run. Hockey Seven gruelling matches were played. Athletics Michael Hallam and Mark Fraser stood out in their performances. Squash Captain A Strathearn Secretary C D Croxford

23 23 No matches were played but social squash was very popular as it was difficult to get a game on the busy court. Tennis Students played regularly amongst themselves, as did the staff. The contest of three pairs between both remains undecided at 1-1 matches. Ploughing Disc results were Odendaal, followed by Oosthuysen, Bosman then Mitchell. Mouldboard was Oosthuysen, Odendaal, Rowley then Layton Mitchell. Overall Champion was Odendaal and runner-up was Oosthuysen. DISCLAIMER Information that is displayed has been supplied by other parties and the author gives no warranty (express or implied) as to the data completeness, accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose.