University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science2021-05-122021-05-1219552021http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79860Black and white photoThe photograph of the veterinary graduandi of 1955, in front of the Onderstepoort Library, is a formal group photo. Piet Botha graduated from Onderstepoort in 1955 with 11 classmates. 3 of the original 15 in his class finished later. Drs Daan Verwoerd, Andrew Pettigrew and Peter Masters were other members of this class. Piet Botha worked for a year in Benoni for Harry Botha and Charles Howell. Piet remembers Harry Botha as a very practical vet with good people skills. He encouraged Piet to remember every owner’s name and if possible, the dog’s name as well. The names of the graduates and staff on the photo are Front (from left to right): Prof KC Schulz, Dr JD Smit, Prof JDWA Coles, Prof EM Robinson, Prof PJJ Fourie, Prof WO Neitz, Prof NC Starke, Prof WD Malherbe, Dr M de Lange, Dr TF Adelaar ; Second row: T Robson, JTR Robinson, AH Pettigrew, M Bachmann, JD Coetzee, HC Theron, J van Niekerk, DW Verwoerd, JDH Poole, DF Wege, PMS Masters, PB Botha. More information on some of the veterinarians can be read in: Past veterinarians in South Africa / Posthumus, P.J. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/212381 photo + 1 photo with list of namesPhoto: JPEGPhoto with name list: PDF file© 2021 University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for preservation and non commercial purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without a given attribution to the creator and the written permission of the copyright owner.Veterinary education -- South Africa -- HistoryUniversity of Pretoria -- Veterinarians -- Class photosVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinarians -- South AfricaVeterinary medicine -- History -- South AfricaStill Image