A day in the life at the University of Pretoria. 02 July 1923

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" met with Prof. J C Faure, Dr. WP de Viliers, Dr. TJ Hugo and Prof. DF du Toit Malherbe from the Transvaal University College (TUC) met with the Transvaal Agricultural Union to discuss education in rural areas.

Rand Daily Mail 02 July 1923 © UP Archives

According to the Johannesburg based newspaper the Rand Daily Mail this informal meeting discussed the possibility of providing technical training for students. The Transvaal University College representatives suggested that if students could not matriculate they should be given the opportunity of “obtaining a practical knowledge of farming on sound business lines”. This would enable the teenagers to one day became formen and managers or even own their own profitable farms. The TUC representatives agreed to formulate a policy and present their resolutions at the Annual Congress of the  Transvaal Agricultural Union.

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