Class photo of the 1938 BVSc graduates

Abstract

The photograph of the class of 1938 is the customary pre-graduation photo on which the presumed Acting Dean, Prof. Dr G de Kock, and head of the hostel, HPA de Boom, feature with 5 of the 6 graduates. No graduation regalia are in evidence. Therefore the photograph was probably taken at the end of the final year shortly after completion of the examinations. Prof. Dr PJ du Toit (the Dean of the Faculty) was absent and can probably only be ascribed to one of his many overseas visits. Concise descriptions are given of the life histories of the graduates and can be read in the Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (2011), 82, 4. Bigalke, R.D. Veterinary education in South Africa : the classes of 1938 and 1939 : historical article (URL: https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/73) (Source: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association).

Name list: Front (from left to right): SG Turner, Dr G de Kock, Mr A de Boom ; Second row: PR Mansvelt, GL Muller, CFB Hofmeyr, NCF Steenekamp ; Absent: JF Fick