{"id":624,"date":"2022-11-09T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T18:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.peterhousegroup.co.zw\/petrean\/?page_id=624"},"modified":"2022-12-12T09:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:59:52","slug":"history-of-eagle-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.peterhousegroup.co.zw\/petrean\/history-of-eagle-school\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Eagle School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"624\" class=\"elementor elementor-624\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd3063a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd3063a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c8e50\" data-id=\"e2c8e50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ae1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ae1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034b705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"034b705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eagle School<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d3a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d3a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eagle School, Umtali<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Preparatory was a private boarding school founded in 1948 with 22 boys, in the picturesque Vumba Mountains, near Umtali, Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe.) Journalist Geoffrey Nyarota described it as a &#8220;prestigious institution for wealthy white boys.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides Rhodesians, the school also attracted students from neighbouring Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia.<\/p><p>The school had excellent sports facilities and participation was compulsory in rugby, cricket, soccer, and athletics and swimming. Our rival schools were Chancellor, UBHS, Carmel, Baring, Vumba Heights and John Cowie. There was also a tennis court. The school was divided into 3 sporting houses &#8211; Swifts, Swallows and Martins.<\/p><p>Horse riding and music were optional activities, and various clubs such as archaeology and young farmers were meant to keep us out of mischief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b940425\" data-id=\"b940425\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5a58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c5a58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1724e6a elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1724e6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbec7c4\" data-id=\"cbec7c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b2f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56b2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-352d17e\" data-id=\"352d17e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b7513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1b7513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French, Latin, music appreciation and current affairs were compulsory subjects and Saturday mornings were spent in the classroom with the last hour before lunch set aside for detention.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 1948 and 1976 there were only 4 headmasters:<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frank Cary 1948-1953<br \/>Claude Mellor 1953-1968<br \/>Dick Moore 1968-1973<br \/>Mike Hammond 1973-1976<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the war crept closer, it was not unusual to see staff in camouflage brandishing an FN rifle on their way to a camp or training.\u00a0The school finally closed its doors in 1976 due to the border closures and the war and its pupils integrated into Springvale School, Marondera.\u00a0The school site was subsequently taken over by the Elim Mission Society. On the night of June 23rd, 1978 12 members of the mission were murdered.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today the school is used as a training camp for the Zanu PF youth brigade and off limits to curious ex-pupils.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular updates can be found on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/eaglevumba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of Eagle School Eagle School, Umtali Eagle Preparatory was a private boarding school founded in 1948 with 22 boys, in the picturesque Vumba Mountains, near Umtali, Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe.) 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