Class photo of the 1933 BVSc graduates

Abstract

The class of 1933 of the Onderstepoort Faculty was the smallest in its history, having only 1 student for much of the BVSc course. The photograph of the class of 1933 is of the customary composite type. Mr G C van Drimmelen, sitting on the left, is specifically identified as ‘graduate’ while the Dean, Dr (Prof.) PJduToit, is the only person standing. The other 2 staff members are Dr (Prof.) G de Kock, who was apparently the Acting Dean, and the head of the students’ hostel, Mr W O Neitz. A description is given of the life history of the graduate and can be read in the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (2007), 78, 4. Bigalke, R.D. Veterinary education in South Africa : the classes of 1932 & 1933 : short historical communication (URL: https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/320/0) (Source: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association)

Front (from left to right): GC van Drimmelen (graduate), Mr WO Neitz, Dr PJ du Toit, Dr G de Kock ; Absent: PJA J van Rensburg