Due to the growth of the school, especially middle section, the need for a high school and dormitory grew. Eoudia was erected in 1912. This was soon followed by “hostels” as “The tin canteen”, “House of Lords” and “The Zoo.” #9/11/1912 “Wednesday afternoon between 3 and 4 o’clock PM Albert Hamman was hit by lighting and died [passed away]. His untimely death had dropped a [dark] shadow on the school. 25/4/1913. The school was closed on Monday and Tuesday of this week out of respect for the memory of Mrs P I Hoogenhout, who died [passed away] early on Monday morning.” Eoudia 1913 The first rugby team As far as it is known, only the arrival of Mr P I Hoogenhout and his fiery assistants, Messrs J G Brink, J S Malherbe, J J A Schoeman and C P Malan that they formed a team with the big boys of the school. The Town Council had also on occasions gave instructions that the school should close. For example, the school was closed on 19 April 1915 for a week due to outbreak of infectious diseases” The outbreak of “whooping cough, measles and scarlet fevour, caused that the school close on 27 June 1916 a few days before the holidays begin. An entry of 10 October 1917 of the Department reports that a “High School at Bethal will close.” This was probably the first rugby team picture taken at Bethal in 1914. Charlie Meyer began in 1921 to be Springbok utility and in the same year he was in the first Springbok tour in New Zealand. Back: N Booysen, E Vorster, Charlie Simpson, J Goosen (secr.), C Booysen, Gert Nienaber en G Scheepers. Sitting: Mr J G (Oubaas/Bunny) Brink, Mr C P de L Malan, E Simpson (capt.), Mr P I Hoogenhout, Mr J S Malherbe and Mr J J A Schoeman. Front: N H Theunissen, Charlie Meyer, Coen Geijer and Danie van den Berg. #Translated roughly from Dutch. 59
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