Class photo of the 1927 BVSc graduates

Abstract

Joan Morice, a member of the class of 1927, broke the tradition of male student domination at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Faculty, but it took almost 20 years before other young ladies started following her courageous example. The accompanying photograph is unusual in the sense that the students appear in their then customary white coats instead of graduation regalia and that their dean is absent. Concise descriptions are given of the life histories of the 8 graduates and can be read in the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (2005), 76, 3. Bigalke, R.D. Veterinary education in South Africa : the class of 1927 : short historical communication (URL: https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/412) (Source: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association)Name list of graduates: Front (from left to right): JA Thorburn (1928), N Reid, RM du Toit ; Second row: HGJ Franz, L Stomer, JA Morice, MP Stene, WJ Rijksen