I read your (Stella's) anecdote on the fire extinguisher with fond memories. As I recall, the foam shot up and struck the centre of the door jamb rendering escape via the doorway impossible. I remember bailing out through the window with the rest of the class! Such fun!
I also remember those awful grey pleated skirts which flew up in the slightest of breezes, you had to drop your books and cover your broeks.
I also remember Lesley Barrett, newly arrived from the UK, being terrified of our large hairy spiders (as am I). Someone stuck some stickytape in her hair during biology class and told her it was a spider. She tentatively reached up, lightly touched the tape, screamed and bashed her own head with her textbook in an attempt to kill the spider.
We had such lively innocent fun in those days.
During the years 1966 to 1977, a large group of children attended school in Dundee, South Africa. Some arrived after 1966, others left and did not matriculate at DHS. Some attended other primary schools before entering Dundee High School.
Their voices were heard on the sports fields and playgrounds, in the choir and asking intelligent questions in the classrooms.
The hostels were abuzz with students from the farming community, Swaziland and elsewhere.
Friendships were made, some have stood the test of time, others were forgotten as life went on.
That final day....everyone left, followed their dreams, got married, had children and grandchildren....many are now retired...
We need to re-connect. Therefore, we are searching for anyone who was in school with us through the years, to invite them to our 50th reunion in Dundee in 2027, and mini reunions in towns, cities and regions throughout the world..
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