Anyone know in what year the school clocktower was put up?

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

I've just visited your "The Other Oranjemund Site" and there its said that the clock tower was moved in1938.       

I also read that.

[Michael Alexander]

The Other Oranjemund Website was the forerunner to this site.... I was still young and green when I put it up...... I learned a lot since those days..... in essence, don't believe everything you read on the net!

[John Creedy]

This is killing me.  In the 1930's, only tick was discovered.  Many years after that came tock..I went to school in 1954.  The school was built then so John Haycox beats us all.  He must have switched off the lights in the pondok of the old school.
I remember the person selected by the school board to wind the clock up every week.  So it must be between 1953 and 1954.  As mike says, don't believe everything on the net.  Thanks for that anyway John H.  It was a great topic.

[joyceb]

The clock tower was in place when I started school at OPS in Jan 1954. That's also when the oak trees were planted up the drive way. Do John & Leila remember that?

[John Haycox]

Know nothing about oak trees being planted.

I did not personally switch off the lights in the old school, but I was certainly nearby.

[SandyB]

The lovely oak trees leading up to the  clocktower ... mm a memory ...

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

mmmm I to remember that Sandy, and the music rooms to the left.

[SandyB]

 the music rooms  and  my dear old music teacher who hid  vodka in a  4711 cologne bottle .. caught her taking a swig as I entered  my class early ...

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

I've just been paging through Diamnond Beaches and the clock tower was moved from Kolmanskop to the "New" school in 1952. The same year as it was opened to 90 children with 8 classrooms,a kindergarten section,woodwork room, library, washrooms and a concert hall. Prior to that there was another school, that started with 12 children, then grew to 80 (it doesn't say where it was) 2 teachers...Mrs Revington and Mr Anderson. The school that we know was then built on a new site.

[mavis(smith)]

Mrs Revington was my first teacher at Oranjemund. I loved her.

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

I think the Moth hall was part of the old school or the whole school....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

That would be interesting to know Mike....all it says here that the Moth hall was a mess back in the 30's. Was it always a mess hall untill the Moths formed in 1956 or was the school actualy there inbetween? I realy wasn't aware that there was a school anywhere else other than where it stands to-day. But apparently not, according to Diamond Beaches. Must say its a nice book to have I must stop paging and picking up bits,should just read it cover to cover. Then when I get to the end I'll have forgotten what I read at the beginning. :-)

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

@Diana who was the author of the book Diamond Beaches x

[Michael Alexander]

Alison Corbett!

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

Thanks Michael x