A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 26 June 1965

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the UP hosted one of the regular student dance events in the Rautenbach hall.

26 June 1965, Perdeby © UP Archives

The dance, advertisment featured above,  was set to start at 19:30 and end at 20:00. It was a formal dance event costing R1 per ticket. The dance band that entertained the patrons this evening was “Die Squares 1965 Swinging Safari”.

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