Decade 3 (1949 - 1959)

In 1948 O.B. Hanson and his wife, American missionary educators, arrived at Good Hope where he succeeded G.J. Glass as principal.  In 1950 a house for staff was built and a double-storey hostel was erected on the site of the original farmhouse. Post Std IX college courses for teachers and ministers were introduced.   The teaching staff were Charlie Africa, Leslie Hunter, Eddie May, Nicky Springveldt, D. Swaine, Willie Turner and Mavis Jepthas.

GRADUATES:

1948       Teacher Training                                                                                            

Kenneth Samuel, Patricia (Sedgewick) Japtha, Rebecca Slamat                                                

1949       Teacher Training:                                                                                           

Peter H. Adonis, George Leyer, Cyril Samuel and Mavis (Jepthas) van Wyk                                             

1949      Theology:                                                                           

Jacob Human and Carolus J. Theron    

1950     Theology:                                                                      

Harold Lawrence and Francis Samson  

1951   Theology/Teacher Training:                                                      

Walter R. Rorich   

1952   Teacher Training:                                                                      

Ivy (Kohen) Petersen, Bertram H.Parkerson and James Petersen