MARITZBURG COLLEGE BULLETIN October 2013 | Page 13

Other activities and events
RENAMING OF COLLEGE HOUSE
Maritzburg College honoured a very special son of the
school when it renamed “College House”, “Elliott House” at
a short but moving ceremony.
Keith Guise-Brown and Chris Luman both paid heartfelt tribute to Ken Elliott, who started at College as a 2nd former in
1964 and then rose through the teaching ranks at College,
with brief sojourns elsewhere, to finally return as a rather
young Headmaster in 1992.
In his response Ken said that his mother Diane, who was
present at the ceremony, would never have guessed that he
would have followed this path when she dropped him off as
a nervous little 2nd former all those years ago.

Pictures were placed on the School and MCOBA Facebook
pages and glowing tributes rolled in. A rather special message
was received from Gert Hofhuis… “A wonderful tribute to a very
fine and highly talented Maths teacher, rugby coach and boarder master at Shepstone’s, who I had the privilege of knowing
during my years at College in the 1970s. Congratulations to
you Mr Ken “Quent” Elliott - we raise our bashers to you, Sir!!”

MATRIC LEAVERS 2013
It was an elegant affair with our handsome College
Boys and their lovely ladies dressed to the nines just as one would expect for ‘A Night at The Oscars’.
The evening was a huge success and grateful thanks
go to the organising team of boys, Sue Calmeyer,
Heather Lawson and the group of moms who helped
to transform the Alan Paton Memorial Hall and ensured that, for the Class of 2013, it was ‘a night to
remember!’

Ken spoke with warmth about his alma mater, as well as his
Old Collegian son’s, John and David, who were present, and
his much-loved, late wife, Joan. The convivial nature of the
function thereafter was clearly indicative of the special place
that Ken still holds in our community.

EXCITING CHANGES AHEAD FOR MARITZBURG COLLEGE...
There are many projects on the go and
about to commence at College over
the next twelve months. A summary of
what is in the pipeline follows:
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New crickets nets will be erected in
the Multi Purpose Centre with specialized flooring, so that it becomes
a more multi-purpose venue.
The Basketball courts are moving to
the Alan Paton Memorial Hall. Vinyl
flooring, changerooms and tiered
seating will be added. (APMH can
then also be used for volleyball,
badminton, etc).

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A second outdoor court is currently
being built.
A ceiling is being put into the APMH
New staff housing is being built in
an area near the old shooting range
A new bedroom and a bathroom
were added to the Housemaster’s
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