The foundation stone was laid on 3 七月 1854, and on the same day the foundation stone for the State Library Classes commenced in 1855 with three professors and sixteen students; of this body of students , only four graduated .
Itshe kwase kubekwe isisekelo phezu 3 July 1854, futhi ngosuku olufanayo itshe isisekelo Amakilasi State Library waqala 1855 noprofesa abathathu nabafundi abayishumi nesithupha; lokhu umzimba abafundi, ezine iziqu kuphela.