A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 17 March 1978

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper, Die Perdeby invited students to attend cheaper films shown on UP grounds.

Perdeby 17 March 1978 © UP Archives

The article, featured above, announced that the film “Fiddler on the Roof” would be shown in the Van der Bijl hall. Students only had to pay 50 sents to see the film. The “Sentrale Geseligheidskomittee” ( Central Social Committee) hosted this event and also plan to show the film “Kelly’s Heroes” later in the monh.

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