orchards flanking Helderberg mountain. They purchased the for ten thousand pounds, and the third phase of college development began. Helderberg College (1928- ) As it was first called, the new African Missionary College opened in 1928 with two dormitories completed and plans for the construction of the administration building well underway. Apart from these, there were two staff cottages, farm sheds and outbuildings. The institution was renamed Helderberg College after the mountain towering protectively above it. Despite the depression, the total enrollment climbed to 154 by 1930 and has grown steadily ever since. Today there are more than 60 buildings on campus, including the church, administration and lecture buildings, library, auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria, student centre, three-story student residences, married students' flats, staff flats and homes, and separate church-operated primary and high schools. The growth of the College is probably best reflected in the number of graduates which has increased from 8 in 1929 to an average of 40-60 a year. Many of these graduates have continued their studies in South Africa and abroad. The academic growth of the College can be viewed from three perspectives: the course offerings, educational qualifications of the staff, and library holdings. A review of the course offerings of the past reveals periods of significant change and development. The first few years after 1928 saw a continuation of the courses offered at Spion Kop College. The staff were few, with the business manager, W B Commin, a chartered accountant. In the early thirties, courses were lengthened to three years, and course contents combined to meet the needs of the church: Theological-Normal, Domestic Science-Normal, with Commercial-Normal being added in 1946. A two-year Bible Instructors' Course was also offered. The first real significant change in curriculum came in 1951 when the College became a senior college and, under the guidance of A. J. Raitt, started to offer the degree courses of the University of South Africa (UNISA) as part of the regular four-year diploma courses. Students could complete the requirements of the BA, BSc and BCom degrees within four years. The UNISA connection served the College very well for the next 35 years with only minor adjustments to the curriculum. It included a recognised three-year primary teaching diploma in the eighties. The sixties saw a proliferation of diploma courses, and some were lengthened and others shortened. A five-year theology programme was attempted, and even a pre-nursing course