`THE BOY IN YOU - A BIOGRAPHY OF ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE 1855-2005` BY MARGUERITE POLAND

"THE BOY IN YOU - A BIOGRAPHY OF ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE 1855-2005" BY MARGUERITE POLAND, 2015, 496 PAGES, HARDCOVER WITH COMPLETE INTACT DUSTJACKET.

This biographical content in this book spans the history of College from 1855 to 2005. When the eminent South African academic and politician, J H Hofmeyr, was invited to address the boys of St Andrews College in 1929 he said, "I hope that you will always be true to the boy in you." The wisdom of this statement is profound because whoever you are, whatever your station in life, there still resides in you the experience of your youth.

The Boy in You vividly captures the life-story of one of South Africas great historic schools. It is an educational biography of a fascinating and enduring institution. Challenged since 1855 by the harsh and fluctuating environment of the Eastern Cape and South Africa, many of the headmasters, staff and boys of this boarding school have played significant roles both nationally and internationally. Dr Marguerite Poland weaves a compelling narrative of boyhood that is at once universal and particular. The schools story reflects several years of meticulous archival research as well as hundreds of living memories from Old Andreans both in writing and in face-to-face interviews.