1938

The 1938 first year class, known in those times as ‘sexta,’ had a unique claim.  Both the tallest boy (Clemens Koch) and the shortest boy (Ernest Kriewaldt) in the college were members of this class of 10 boys and 10 girls. Some of the students came from as far away as Western Australia and Queensland.
This year had other special features, and the diary in the 1938 Brown and Gold provides details of these along with some memorable events for the boy boarders.

Feb 5: Owing to the infantile paralysis epidemic[1] the commencement of the school year has been postponed for three weeks

March 10: No small stir is caused by a breakdown of the electric light system. For once it is not some inquisitive spirit wondering what happens when the metre is switched off.
March 27: We take part in the celebrations in the Adelaide Town Hall commemorating the 100^th anniversary of Lutheranism in Australia
April 15: We experience something extraordinary in the way of thunderstorms and hail. A blocked gutter turns the stairs into a miniature Niagara
June 8: We listen to a short wave programme [2] from Klemzig, Germany, in commemoration of the centenary of the first Lutheran emigrants to Australia
July 13: Dinner unusually fowl [3]
July 14: Another poultry dinner. Many thanks to the Brinkworth Ladies Guild
July 19: And yet another. This time it is the Meribah [4] fowl-houses which have suffered
July 28: 'Carlos' [5] clipped two seconds off the time given as a slice of bread consuming record. It now stands at 33 seconds.

 Notes

1. Outbreaks of poliomyelitis were responsible for many school closures before the introduction of a vaccine in the 1950s

2. Listening to the radio was a much enjoyed pastime
3. Chicken dinners provided by country Lutherans for boarders were always a special treat
4. Small town 176 km from Adelaide in the Loxton Waikerie area
5. Most students were known by nicknames, many of them far from complimentary!