The demand for farm schools, necessitate the urgent establishment thereof. In 1908 there were already 23 schools known: B***smanskranz, Bekkerust, Bankhoek, Cyferfontein, Grootpan, Goedehoop, Good Hope (Bethal), Klipkraal, Klipfontein, Kalbasfontein, Mooimesiesfontein, Onverwaagd, Rietvlei, Trichardt, Topfontein, Tweedraai, Vlakfontein, Van Tondershoek, Vrisgewaagd, Witbank(an old CNG –school), Welstand, Weltevrede and Widebeestfontein. It would appear that water supply in schools, was a matter of availability in the school building, as well as homes for Educators and transport facilities, were main problems that the Education Department faced. School Board minutes of the early twenty years often showed correspondence about the much-talked about donkey. Among other things, a thorough report on State Donkey had to be kept. The exchange, without consent of State Donkey with a private one, was a taboo. By the way donkeys were then traded at about 7/6 (75 cents). Mr Clemons – first teacher of Vrischgewaagd. De Krans School (right) and the teacher’s home (left) Mr Cornelis Eggs Mulder as principal of De Krans School in 1914, with his pupils. 69
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