The year 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of this fine school, Dale College. Dale began its  existence in 1861, when it was known as the Public Undenominational School for Boys. In 1877, a  foundation stone was laid by the Governor of the Cape, Sir Bartle Frere, and the school was  named Dale College after the Superintendent-General of Education for the Cape Colony, Sir  Langham Dale. The distinctive heron of the Dale family crest became the school’s emblem.  The original Dale College premises were on Queen’s Road, before the school moved into the  magnificent Herbert Baker designed building in the adjacent Albert Road in 1908. In 1960 the  High School again took up residence in a new building in Queen’s Road and the Junior School  occupied the Herbert Baker building. The War Memorial statue, which had stood in the courtyard  of the Herbert Baker building, was moved to the Hallowed Courtyard of the new building where it  now accentuates the elegant frontage of the school with its unhindered view of the distant  Amathole Mountains  The present high school buildings stand on the highest point of the campus. The school facilities  include an assembly hall and a gym hall, a library and a computer room and well-equipped  classrooms and science labs. A staired pathway, adjacent to the swimming pool, links the school  with the two hostels, Joubert House and College House, which, in turn, are located a short  distance above the playing fields. The playing fields include four rugby fields (or two cricket  pitches), seven cricket nets, an athletics track, tennis courts and a turf hockey field. A  community-owned hockey astro-turf is also located within the campus and is used extensively by  the school. The Malcom Andrew Sports Centre, adjacent to the main rugby field, is the hub of all  sporting encounters on the sports fields.  Makhaya Ntini, South Africa’s devastating fast bowler, is probably the best known Old Dalian of  recent times. But he is just one in a long line of Old Dalians who, through the years, have done  their Almer Mater proud. In every field of endeavour, be it sport, civics, cultural, commercial or  professional, Old Dalians reach for the stars. The latest Old Dalian to make us proud is Jerry  Nqolo (class of 2009) who played for the Proteas in the recent U-19 Cricket World Cup in New  Zealand. We will be watching Jerry's career progress with great interest.  Mkhululi Calana was chosen for SA Schools hockey and cricket in 2011.