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Later known as the [[Hofmeyrsaal]] ("Hofmeyr Hall") at 39, Church Street, Stellenbosch. To the older generation of Stellenboschers known as the [[CJV Saal]] or '''CJV Hall''', belonging to the [[Christelijke Jongeliedenvereniging (CJV)]] (the "Young Christians' Association"). The Church Council of the Moeder Kerk renamed the classicist hall, with its ionic columns and Greek pediment, after the man, whose Bible classes first led to the erection of the building (in 1900): N J Hofmeyer, one of the first two professors of the Stellenbosch seminary. Former students of some 50 or 60 years ago remember the '''CVJ Hall''' primarily as a venue for well-attended meetings of the debating societies and mass meetings of the students.



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