Vir die afgelope 54 jaar was tannie Bets Gerber \u2019n bekende by Laerskool Sonop. Gister was haar 80ste verjaardag en die einde van di\u00e9 maand tree sy af. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJong, onthou net, alles is net genade,\u201d s\u00ea Bets Gerber terwyl sy haar goed gemani- kuurde wysvinger na bo wys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is in 1965 as die eerste sekretaresse by die skool aangestel deur die destydse skoolhoof mnr. R. du Plessis. Die pos het sy vir lank alleen hanteer, maar toe die skool se leerdergetal 600 bereik was dit tyd om nog \u2019n sekretaresse, Nelia Snyman, aan te stel. Later jare is Elize Steenberg in Snyman se pos aangestel en sy het vir 27 jaar saam met Gerber gewerk. In Gerber se vyf dekades by Sonop het sy onder ses skoolhoofde gewerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het lekker gewerk onder al die hoofde, want ek het hard gewerk en my werk geniet. So, daar was nooit klagtes nie. Dan is \u2019n mens mos gelukkig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn 2003 het ek aftree-ouderdom bereik by die departement van onderwys, maar die skoolhoof mnr. T.F. Strydom het gevra dat ek nog \u2019n paar jaar moet aanbly. Toe s\u00ea ek okei ek sal. Nou is dit \u2019n hele paar jaar later en regtig tyd dat ek moet aftree,\u201d s\u00ea Gerber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elke oggend klok sy al half ses by die skool in. Dan is dit tyd vir oggendgodsdiens saam met die werkers en om die dagtake deeglik te beplan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Natalie Lombard, een van die skool se sekretaresses s\u00ea, \u201cTannie Bets is so jonk van gees en altyd positief.\u201d Ilana van der Westhuizen, die ander sekretaresse, s\u00ea, \u201ckyk, sy roer ons. As \u2019n ding moet gebeur moet dit nou gebeur!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns lag baie want kinders wat hier was toe ek by Sonop begin het, se kinders bring nou al hulle kinders skool toe! En die meeste van die personeel wat hier werk is gebore in die dae toe ek al lankal hier by die skool begin werk het.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boonop is haar agterkleinkind ook by Sonop. Daar is min kinders wat kan roem dat hulle oumagrootjie by die skool werk waar hulle skoolgaan! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In die tyd dat Gerber by Sonop was het sy baie van haar familie aan die dood afgestaan, ook haar man sowel as een van haar seuns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDeur al daardie hartseer dae was die skool vir my \u2019n toevlug. By die huis het die hartseer te veel geword, maar hier kon ek vergeet, want die werk het my gedagtes besig gehou,\u201d s\u00ea Gerber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy kyk na van die ou wit-en-swart fotos uit die 1960s en lag, \u201c\u2026 jong, t\u00f3\u00e9 was my hare hoog. Kyk op elke foto is my hare anders. Ek hou van modes en mooi aantrek. In daardie jare het ons baie kort mini-rokke ge-dra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerber glo aan gesond leef. Sy drink alles bitter, gebruik geen suiker of melk nie en oefen elke dag. Daarby gaan slaap sy saam met die hoenders en staan dou voor dag op.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cElke liewe oggend en aand doen ek my strekoefeninge. Ek is baie lief vir sport en het tennis en muurbal gespeel tot op 65 jaar. Vroe\u00ebr jare het ek by Hennie Haggard geoefen. Almal het hom geken. Hy het \u2019n mens goed laat oefen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerber s\u00ea wat die meeste verander het oor die 54 jaar by die skool, is die onderwysstelsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnderwysers het amper nie meer tyd om klas te gee nie, daar is soveel administratiewe take wat hulle moet doen. Dit is \u2019n ding wat my nogal bekommer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Tyd om te woel by die huis<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk sien uit na my tyd by die huis. Ek is \u2019n Jack of all trades. Ek verf, skrop en skuur en skoffel en plant. Daar is baie dinge wat ek wil doen. Ek is \u2019n regte besige bytjie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOe, ek gaan baie huil as ek hier uitstap. Hierdie is \u2019n groot deel van my lewe \u2026 54 jaar is \u2019n leeftyd by Sonop,\u201d s\u00ea Gerber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donderdag, 31 Mei is Gerber se laaste dag wat sy by haar kantoor instap waar die bord-jie \u201cBets Gerber \u2013 Tesourier\u201d teen die muur hang en die woorde \u201cBid Gedurig\u201d teen die deur geplak is. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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