A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 08 March 1910

Prof De Villiers was highly skilled in identifying minerals in the field. He valued fieldwork and he often took students on excursions to further their practical knowledge. Prof de Villiers was also very passionate about sports, rugby in particular.  He fulfilled the role of  sport coach, manager and chairman during his university career. The sport grounds, that was built in 1958 (pictured in article below), was named after De Villiers.

Perdeby 10 October 1980 © UP Archives

The UPA preserves the history of the University of Pretoria. We have an extensive photo collection and earlier copies of the senate, council and faculty minutes. The UPA also has a complete print collection of the Perdeby (PDBY). Please contact us on [email protected] to share your memories of Tukkies or access our collection virtually.