The Ultimate Goal of Paul Roos

Paul Roos Gymnasium. PRG. The Maroon Machine. We go by many names, but we have only one goal. Do you, fellow Paul Roosers, know exactly what this goal is?

At the end of World War 2, the world was aware of what could happen when raw masculinity met evil ambition and then gained immeasurable control. The world was torn in two. In a desperate attempt to prevent such destruction from happening again, masculinity was suppressed and discouraged. Following this, an era of effeminised young men began to sprout from the rubble the war left behind.

Fast forward a century, and we have a society with very few traditional masculine gentlemen. The type of men who built the foundation of the society we are living in. But how do we create a world with life-giving, masculine men, without immature ones?

The story of young elephant bulls who were relocated to a game reserve in Northern Namibia explains this perfectly. These elephant bulls were survivors of a cull in the Kruger National Park and upon their release in Namibia, they killed a rhino. In an effort to understand what had happened, an animal psychologist was consulted. Elephants have a matriarchal society where young elephant bulls graze alongside the cows until they reach adolescence. At this point, they start to show interest in mating with the cows, which leads to their expulsion from the herd. The amorous, yet forlorn, young bulls now roam the wilderness in search of guidance.

Enter the old tusker, who takes these young elephant bulls under his wing and teaches them the ways of elephant society. Through this male bonding, the young elephant bulls learn their place in the pecking order and the limits of their power. This is usually a tough experience for the young bulls and would be prevented by the cows if they could, but it is vital for masculine maturity. Through observation and mimicking the behavior of the old Tusker, the young elephant bulls referred to as Askari (deriving from the East-African name given to native soldiers) develop a strong sense of masculinity and self-assuredness.

With this newfound confidence and understanding of their place in the world, the Askari no longer pose a threat to the rhino or other elephants. They are now valuable members of the ecosystem, serving as protectors of their herd.

Paul Roos and its values predate both world wars, and it is following the same universal order that the elephants have. The Maroon Machine through tough and natural processes produces Askari: mature and edifying GENTLEMEN. Not gentlewomen. Not Brutal men. Gentlemen. Fit for ensuring a safer environment for both women and children.

It is essential to understand that the process of creating a gentleman out of a boy can only be achieved by other mature men. That is why the inauguration, commonly known as the “doop”, is so important - and every Paul Rooser knows it. Even though it is only a simulation of the real process, the entire five years that a Paul Rooser spends in the Maroon Machine is working towards the end goal. Mothers will not understand this process, as women are not subject to the same natural law, and out of misunderstanding, they will try to prevent it. There is a reason why mothers are usually illustrated as the concerned parent, as it is their role in the family to nurture the baby in its infancy, just as the elephants reach adolescence alongside the mothers. It is crucial for the baby to experience his younger years in the safety of mothering, but without masculine interference when he grows up, the boy will stay a boy.

Women do have their own, very important maturing process, but it is significantly different from the male one.

Women tend to mature at a younger age than men and this process is usu- ally easier and more streamlined (this was proven by Newcastle University scientists). So, while the female maturing process receives enough attention, it is men that the world is so desperately looking for. It is vital for human prosperity that we understand that not only a woman can make a man out of a boy.

That is why the Old Tusker doesn’t commence this process with the cows around, and it is essential for maturity that the young bulls find their masculinity without feminine interference.

Me. Van Rooyen sluit met groot opgewondenheid by die Wiskundedepartment aan. Sy is in Pretoria gebore en het daar grootgeword, by Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool gematrikuleer en by Tukkies studeer. Me. Van Rooyen het vir die afgelope ses jaar by Affies gewerk en sy meen dat sy weet hoe ons seuns se koppe werk. Sy bring graag tyd saam met haar man en vriende deur, en in haar vrye tyd stap sy graag met haar honde en geniet die buitelewe baie. Verder hou me. Van Rooyen ook daarvan om kos te maak en te skilder.

Ons is baie bevoorreg om dié nuwe onderwysers as deel van die maroen masjien te verwelkom en ons glo dat hulle gelukkig by Paul Roos Gimnasium sal wees.

What is the goal of Paul Roos? To understand men’s true, natural maturing process, knowing what it takes to achieve it, and then implementing it. And we should be supporting this process, improving it, and spreading it to the men-deprived world, as we are the next generation of men to show the world what a man truly is.