AGS Magazine December 1962 by AGSFP Club

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Aberdeen Grammar School Magazine

79thJ•tar No. 191 (New Series 69thyear No. 182)

Vol. LXVI No. 1

The Magazine is published under the auspices of The Former Pupils' Club twice during the year, in December and June.

The Magazine Committee

Rector of the School

General Editor

Editor of Notes, Obituary, and Marriages

Editor of the School Section

Chairman of the F.P Club Executive

John Vass Skinner, M.A., B.LIIT., DIP.ED.

Campbell Connon, M.A., LL.B , l8 Dee Street, Aberdeen.

Brian K. Crookshanks, M.A., LL.B , 12 Bon-Accord Square, Aberdeen.

Alexander Tait, M A

Alan J. Peters, C.A.

Secretary ofthe F.P. Club J. Scott MacLachlan, M.A., LL B., 220 Union Street, Aberdeen.

Our 100th Anniversary 19'i3's Annual Dinner

Although the diligent researches of " certain erudite scholars who could read the dog-toothed Latin of the mediaeval scribes " toppled in the mid-r95o's our proud boast that we had been founded "prior to 12. j 6 ", and thereby denied us all title to celebrate our believed 700th anniversary, we need have no fear about our title to celebrate in 1963 the 100th birthday of the present school buildings; and it is an interesting coincidence that in this year of such celebration, the extensive alterations and extensions- which have been in course of completion for some time now- will be ready for occupation, in part at least.

Notice is hereby accordingly given that on 23 October 1963 the Club's Annual Dinner will be held in the School Hall (which will shortly thereafter be converted into the new school library) and we are very pleased to be able to let you know that the former rector, Sir James J. Robertson, c.B.E has consented to propose the toast of" The School and the Club " on this, for us, historical occasion. Furthermore the Executive have recalled that it was on the recommendation of our former Rector Dr. Morland Simpson that our F.P. Club was formed on II September 1893, Dr. Simpson himself being our very first President, and with this in mind the Executive are to propose his son Dr. W. Douglas Simpson as the President of the Club for r963-64. Notification of this event is being given now in order that F.P.s living outwith Aberdeen may be able to make preliminary arrangements to attend. Full details will be given in the next issue of the Magazine.

Our Library Appeal

We have mentioned again the fact that the Hall is to become the Library, and we hearken back to what we wrote in the last issue of this Magazine:

It is suggested that F.P.s who still feel some attachment to the School might look upon this as an opportunity to express this attachment in tangible form by donating to the new library a copy of some bookor books which have particularly interested them....

but the response has been virtually as if we had never written this invitation, for on!Jfire booh have been received from two F.P.s to date!

It may be that to some, membership of the Club means nothing more than the right to get a copy of the Magazineand be able to satisfy a mild curiosity as to what old so-and-so is doing now (as reported in the Notes about F.P.s- littlc else meriting perusal); or perhaps it means just a chance once a year to foregather with some erstwhile fellow pupils and spend an hour or two around a bottle whimsically recapturing the high points of days gone by, and bringing back to momentary life some of the characters now passed on- indeed docs membership of any F.P. Club mean much more generally to its members? However, the Grammar Fair in 1956 showed how realistically F.P.s can rally to the support of the School when its interests arc imperilled; and we like to think that there arc some at least who would be disappointed if the last foregathcring in the Hall, which has been for so long the centre point of School life, were not

treated as a very special " occasion "; we would accordingly again commend to F.P.s our suggestion that they might donate a book or some books (not necessarily " second-hand "I) to the new library

What a grand and significant gesture if the Club were to be able on this occasion to pass over to the Rector a substantial number of useful books donated by individual F.P.s as a symbol of goodwill to the new library and as a token of confidence in the continuing value of " The Grammar" in our Aberdeen community .

• The Festival of the City of London

Since my first happy exposure to the aesthetic satisfactions of culture in I9l 8 I have yearly made the pilgrimage to the Edinburgh International Festival and I have never failed to be delighted. This year, however, I was unable to come north and it appeared that I would have to forego my annual dosage of greater and better things, when I realised that I was going to have a festival right on my doorstepthe Festh·al of the City of London. Normally the City is not a citadel of rich pickings for the culture vulture, and apart from an assortment of Wren churches, Michraic temples, Mr. Bernard Miles' Mermaid Theatre and the gilt nude atop the Bank of England, " big business " is a mundane affair. But on this occasion the stockbrokers and bankers not only went to town, they orcned the City to the intellectual gourmets normally found either in Kensington and points west, or absorbing Shostakovich :lla stereo in darker suburbia.

!\find you che City, faithful to its long tradition, was not having too much to do with srcculative modernity and the nearest approach to daring was one Tommy Steele singing a Cockney ballad before the Queen. It is on record that we were amused. However the syllabus was a pleasant balance of good solid formality and jocund revelry wich what the late Sir Thomas Beechamwould have calleda lollipop thrown in. This time thelollipops were" The Yeomen ofthe Guard" and Handel's "Water l\!usic" and "Firework l\fusic ". The "Yeomen" "·as given what I believe is called the Grand Topographical Treatment under the walls of the Tower and it was more or lesssuccessful despite the thin su=er winds piercing the moat. 'ow I am not against outdoor opera, but I do manage to keep my enthusiasm within the limits prescribed by our climate. It is one thing to sit al fresco listening to" Le ~ozzi "in the balmy Italian evening but quite another to have the themes of the " Ycomen " snatched into thin air and your person assailed by young hurricannos of dust swept up from the East India Dock

A far more comfortable evening was spent within the Gothic portals of the Guildhall listening to the English Opera Group's new production of " Dido and Aeneas ". The cast was thoroughly played in after performing the work at Aldeburgh the previous month and the whole production had an air of spaciousness both visually and musically. Tb, Timu suggested in one of its criticisms that " Dido and Aeneas " should become part of the regular repertory at Sadler's Wells and I sincerely hope that they cakethis up.

Almost across the road from the Guildhall, but still confusing enough for the visitor to cry the City's motto, " Dominic dirige nos " stands the Goldsmith's Hall, where, among the glittering collection of plate and portraits the yearly Trial of the Pyx takes place in March. The Trial is a test of the coinage made at the Royal Mint and each denomination is held in its 0\'1/11 box or "pyx". There, at the Goldsmith's Hall, among the opulence, Mme. Elisabeth Scharzkopf sang. She performed a set of songs composed by Sir William \\7alconand commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. I must admit that a great deal of what wasgoing cm was lost on me but there was no denying that the singer, the songs,

The Futival of the City of Lo11do11

and the place were ideally suited to one another. Even the intelligentsia, from what I could gather, regarded this as a memorable performance. But the Festival ,.-as not all at such an elevated level. It is one of the unfortunate things of life that the public docs not have a catholic taste and the Festival Committee had this proved to them while in the very act of displaying their sympathy to popular music. It was on this wisc. In a praiseworthy attempt tO let the hordes of young people working in the Ciry whose musical sphere is bounded through no fault of their own to the " Top Ten " and the mortar effects in the "1812. Overture" enjoy themselves, an open air jazz festival cum anmsemcnt fair was held in Lime Street under the Portland f.~e ofLloyds. When the prophesied thunde rclouds failed to materialise the organisers thought their worries were over, and content in having obtained the services of Mr. Humphrey Lyttelton I daresay they all repaired to the Pavilion of Bacchus. There I suppose they were alldowning a congratulatory dram at the display organised by the London wine shippers when alas something went wrong. Instead of the anticipated 2,000 teenagers there were estimated to be around 20,000 The net result was fifty injured and three arrests. Meanwhile the organisers taking scare at the way things were going decided, in an effort to restore some semblance of decorum into the twisting mass, to march in the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion The London Scottish Regiment ahead of schedule. This was the signal for an organi:,ed rabble to become a chaotic rout. The following day The Guordianrendered this gem from the lips of one of the organisers, " We put on the pipers [sit] band, but the teenagers didn't seem to like it." Pipe-major de Laspec isalleged to have muttered something about a pub at Braemar at closing time this summer, but I suppose you could take that with a pinch of haggis

It was sporting enough of the Committee of Lloyds tn allow the ja:,z festh·al to gyrate its course along Lime Street, but it was a magnificent gesture that made them throw open the doors of their sanctuary, e,·en the tloor, to the public. The Committee organised a display of their activities open for anyone to see and the minor officials did their very best 10 explain what,, cnt on in what is said to be the largest air-conditioned building in Europe. To supplement this information there was also a superbly glossy and competent handout containing everything the l:tyman wants to know about Llnyds. There was only one thw in the show and that was the immensely dreary collection of Nelsonia. It is said that there arc enough locks of Nelson's hair to th.-,tch St. Paul's and while there were no barber~• discards at Lloyds there was enough presenration silver plate to feed the French. Come to think of it, if Lloyds gave the Admi ral all that plate in the first instance how come they'"e still got it under lock and key?

But all these good things were never meant to endure, and just to put the final mark of good solid citizenship on a fortnight of gilt edged entertainment the Festival ox was roasted behind St. Paul's Churchyard. Unfortunately the roasters hit a major operati,·e snag when somebod)' told them that the City was :,. smokeless zone and that they could forget any romantic notions about Shakespearian scullions slaving over hot spits. Faced with half a ton of very raw ox the butchers put their he.-,ds together and ultimately cooked the creature over coke to the apparent gastronom ic satisfaction of their clients.

Thus ended the latest of that new l:lritish phenomenon the Festiv:i.l. There is no doubt that these days Festivals arc all the rage whether they be the older, smaller type such as J\ldeburgh or the self confessed rnurist attractions at Edinburgh, York and Bath. But what is new about the Festival of the Ciry of London is that it managed to command firm financial suppor t from local authorities, loc:i.l lirms and individuals, and was primarily directed at local people. Perhaps the City is the only place that could do this, but doubtless there is a grain of truth there for all festival organise rs.

]OIIN D M llNZ ll:.S * (19p ~9)

The late J. D. M. Weir

Mr. \\ eir, who served the School for sixteen years, died this term on 20 September.

There is something about the true craftsman, who puts not only the skill of his hands, but the love of his heart into the things that he makes, that commands admiration and respect, and no one could fail to recognise these qualities in Don Weir. 1Ie gaYe of his best to everything he did, and even the most trivial, an<l never-ending jobs brought to him by boys and staff, were given a care an<lattention which lesser men would have thought ridiculous.

It takes more than skill and knowledge to make a great teacher, howeYer, and in }.fr. \X'eir, l'm sure it was his sympathetic understanding ofthe fumbling works ofclumsy fingered little boys, that won them, and his kindly smile and gentle Ayrshire voice that encouraged them to try again. By his untimely death the School has lost one of its most loved teachers, and many of us a very dear friend.

The late George P. Robertson

The sudden, tragic accident at the front gate of the School on 30 November which took this dear boy from among us, cast a pall of inexpressible grief over the School. That this child 1s gone we can scarcely yet believe-the canny, diligent wee boy who was such a delight to teach, whose gentle, almost reticent nature gave him power to foster friendships and retain the affection of ,111 his fellows. Jle was indeed possessed ofall the boyish attributes which go to make the be~t type of Grammar School pupil.

Our thoughts in consolation will often turn to his parents in their loneliness of the months ahead, but they, I am sure, will remember with gratitude the words of comfort so beautifully expressed by their own minister at the last. Belen Jlarnilton, whom I knew in my childhood wrote in her poem " Ilope ":

Hope whispers: All things live anew In richer beauty. Could ye view ... What here is loss, the angels prize, And treasure safe above the skies.

Fear not, hope on: hope on alway, In darkest night, dream of the day; A veil now hides the treasures rare, Kept safe and pure in God's dear care.

And for the sake of ourselves and those whom we have loved and lost awhile, we hope and pray that this is so.

Advice from Brig. Fergusson

" I will try to put three or four things before you, which will apply to whatever profession you may follow: tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man ...

Rule Number 1 : Don't get into a rut.

It may be that you are going to follow the sort of profession which sounds like an inevitable rut, but make sure it doesn't become one.

Rule Number 2: Do something constructive. Whatever your gifts or your talents may be, make sure that you use them for something positive. Do something positive either as part of your job or as part of your spare time.

Rule Number 3: Think things out for yourself.

We Jive in a terrible age of prefabricated ideas and propaganda of all sorts. In this life very few issues, political or social or economic, are pure black and white; they are never clear-cut; and the world would be an extraordinary dull and unstimulating place if they were.

Rule number 4: Start as you mean to go on.

Don't postpone the golden day when you are going to start taking yourself not too seriously but at least seriously.

From Brigadier B. E. Fergusson's Address to Glenalmond F.P.s

as reported in the Glenahnond Chronicle of September 1962.

Roll of Honour

As will be recalled by those whose contemporaries, brothers and friends were killed in the 1939-45 War-how callously this brief designation glosses the grim Reality- the F.P. Club published a Roll of Honour containing autobiographical notes and photographs of all F.P.s known to have given their lives in the last war.

It was thought that all the copies which were printed had been sold but a few remaining copies have now come to light; and any member wishing a copy should apply to the Secretary of the F.P. Club. The price is £i IS

Playing _ the Fitness Game

The recent and numerous photographs of Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy gamely projecti ng the it's-good-to-be-fit-and-sporty imageprovoked me to wonder just wqy it is that we in this country are willing to achieve our dose of fitness without prodding from the powers that be. So very many people- not just young people-do have a regular sport here and it is quite common for them to admit to three, if notfour sports.

The veneration of all things sporty and jolly at school, of course, helps to promote this attitude, but it does not entirely explain why so many of us voluntarilr in adult life turf out at night and go to some miserable, chilly hall or building in order to run oursekes into the ground at some game or other, instead of sitting at home watching the television. lt is not difficult to understand why the naturally good sportsmen carry on with their rugby, cricket, or what-have-youwe all like doing things at which we shine. But the difference, it seems, between us and the Americans is that in Britain the rabbits play too -American rabbits are content to spectate.

Many Bntons just genuinely like to be active, this is true, but crossexamining reveals that others have ulterior motives for partaking in sport. 1:or one thing, it's sodablt. The girls who look forward to simng round the tea-table in the clubhouse in their pretty tennis whites, and the boys who play rugby spurred on by the get-together over the beer afterwards, come into this category.

l ·a11ity also play~ its part: the portly gentlemen who doff their city gent suits and regularly hammer round the squash court, do so because of their silhouettes. (The fact that they drink it all on again in the bar afterwards is neither here nor there.) And for some hard-pressed executives, sport supplies a splendid means of releasing the aggressive instincts of letting off steam.

But perhaps where we score most over the Americans in the fitness game is in the curious fact that we as a race like to be uncomfortable. The stiff upper lip must have been 1nvented on a games field.

Unleisurely leisure

]1111lake a look al Bri/,'shsport. '\othing could be more uncomfortable than getting up at dawn on a Sunday morning, driving a long way with nothing but nasty, flaske<lcoffee for sustenance, in order to plod up and down Glenshee in a blizzard: but this sport, which is called sk1-1ng,is extemcly popular. '\.othing could be more uncomfortable than water ski-ing on a loch where it is so cold that you have to wear a rubber suit for protection: but water ski-ing thrives in this country \nd what about those poor souls who consign themselves to hanging about on the boundary of a cricket field for hours on end on a chilly afternoon? Again, nothing could be more uncomfortable than hiking a fair distance on a golf course dragging a bag of heavy dubs in the rain; but golf,- rain, hail or shine,-is our national game. \\ h\" do we do it? Possibly because nothing is more comfort1ng than that tiny feeling of superiority when you ha\·e oYercome all the~e obstacles and sun-iYed them, and you know you aren't so creaky about the joints as you thought.

Perhaps if President Kennedy could institute as a status symbol in his country the acquisition of a healthy partiality for discomfort, he wouldn't have his present worries about the fitness ofyoung Americans I

LYNNE GLADSTONE-MILL.AR, Pro111

"The Scotsma11", r3 Oct. r962.

SCHOOL SECTION

School Office-Bearers

School Prefects

RonrN A. CRAIG (Senior Pr,fect)

KD,NETH J. Tuo~rSON (Deputy Smior Priftct)

JOHN D. ANDER<;()N

DENNI S A. BRITT

THO\lAS DICKSON

NEIi, D. FORRLST

STUA 1n- P. lliPBURN

P ETFR G. STEPHL-.

JA~IES A. BA'<KS

GRAHA\{ D. UIE

GORDON J. DORWARD

DOt;GLA S G FOWLIE

DAVID A. MOIR

Doi;cLA s I. STHWART

ALISTAIR B. TIIO\lSON

House Captains

Byron

Roo1r--. \. CRAIG

Keith

JonN w. H ADDEN

Captain ROBIN \. CRAIG

Caplain NEIL D. PORRl! ST

Caplai11 TnoMAS M. CnASSER

TARIQ B11A·rri

;\ILSTON C. C1tRISTlll Pmur J. EvANs

Jo1tN W. HAOOE.-.

ALIS'rAIR F. PHILIP

PETER J. N. STEWART

Dun

JAMES A. BA--KS

Melvin

TARIQ B11ATTI

Rugby

Vict-Caplai11 James A. BANKS

Hockey

Vitt-Captain TARIQ BHATTI

Badminton

Stcrtlary FREDERI CK G. llENNrE

Literary and Debating Society

Pruid.nl l\:.DNF.TH J. THO\I SON St&relary PETER J. N. SrnWART

Viu-Pruid,nt A.LAN LLsuE Treasurer GRAIIA\I D. CAtt

Dramati c Society

Prtsidenl PEnR J. N. STLWART

Stcrtlary GRAIIA\I D. CArr.

Prtsidml RoetN A. CRAIG

Trtamrtr GORDON D. Mrrc11l! LL

Virt-Presidtnt KID-NI ru J. T1tO'l>O"I Tr,as11rtr GORDON J. DORWARD

Film Society

Viu-Prtsidml PL'TER J. "-J. Srr.wART

Cadet Force

C.S.M. Jom-1 D \No ERSON W.O GORDON ]. DoRWAflO

Scripture Union

S eert tary GRAHAM D CAm

Editors of School Section

\'('AITIR J. CoUTTS

GoROON j. DORWARD

ROOIN A. CRAIG

Kl.NNL'Tll ]. T1tO\I SON

School and Random Notcs

A.G.S. Productions proudly present this scaring talc of School life in the raw, revealing as ne,·er before; the whereabouts of Room 1? No 11 the classes the Senior Prefect 001 s attend? l\.o!! the contents of the school dustbin? 'o! ~o! No!!! but something more terrible than all these what went on this term.

Jn this age of inflation and decreasing values, it is refreshing to note that the prefecture this year numbers only twenty-one.

Rumours that the gym. stnrTwere prcp:iring to withstand a protracted siege by completely immuring themselves in their domain proved unfounded when a narrow catwalk was constructed for the convenience of those unfortunares " wishing" to undergo the rigours of Gym.

" \'\'here there's a will there's a way."

\X'hileinsporting ,ein, we hear, stnight from the hr>rsc'smouth, that the .\lclvin stable is a firm favourite for the inter-h,,use rugby championship.

Owing to the current altcr:itions, Mr. Mc:\'ay's tower is now accessible only to Mr. I lawksworth's rock climbers, the R. \.F. cadets in their glider, or perhaps Tarz:in. In consequence, the School's budding meteorologists can now !rtuge the strength of the wind by the drift of their cigarette smoke c,nly while perilously exposin1,;themsclv~ tothe vulgar gaze of" tl, wo,\,\o,"passing the School garden.

In order to counteract the rising cost of peppermints, .\lissBoyd has taken the 1etrogradc step ofimposing fines on any penniless scholars "h,) retain library books for longer than the rc<Juisitcfortnight.

"A penny a cby keeps inflation away."

Deciding that drastic measures were essential to curh cycling in the playground (which includes standing on one pedal), THEY decreed that Iluts r and z were to be tr.tnsfcrred to the middle of the afores:iid playground, with the result that erstwhile transgressors of the " 13 Cornn andmcnts" arc now faced by a veritable Berlin wall of weather-beaten corrugated tron, stretching virtually the whole width of the tann:u: arc:i. It claimed its first victim on the morning after the hut's rccrcction, when one misguided youth, getting desperate at 15f minutes to nine, and confronted with the edifice, had his belief in mind over mmer rudclv shattered. So was he!

The Great Pie Queue Robbery-fruit squares arc ~d. dearer this term.

The mysterious" Hole" at the west end of the School is reputed to be:

(1) Fall-out shelter foundations constructed for the C.C.f. to preserve these vital cogs in the defence of the \Vestern World.

(2) A garage for the c,·cr-incrcasing numbers of masters' cars.

(3) ,\ mass grave for those who succumb to circuit training in the gym.

\\ e arc informed, hnwcver, that it is to contain an ornamental fishpond which will come into use when the present one becomes clogged up with unpopular prefects.

School Section II

The Smokers' Union have retreated to the half-finished swimming pool, where they hope to remain uninterrupted. W/e have visions of long lines of prefects, paying out thread behind them, :ind descending Theseus-like into the labryrinth of toilers and shower-rooms to join battle with the denizens \\ho breathe, if not fire, then certainly smoke.

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1110se of us who partake of School dinners find our new environment sadly lacking. Whereas, in the old huts, one could while eating, study the murals, the workmen (?) outside or the French student gazing vacantly at the masterpiece of British culinary arr in front of him, alas, the Rubislaw Hall has neither murals nor windows, and the French student is hidden by buxom serving-women. Now all that cin be seen is a seaofspotty faces masticating with revolting enthusiasm. This outrages the cditnrs' finer feelings.

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Graft and Corruption in the Scripture Union I -\ftcc allegations that the S. U. Presidential Llcccions had been fixed, summ:ary justice was served upon leading officials. Heads rolled, and the Craft Room guillotine ran red with blood.

"Come, my son, and sec how a Christian can die."

S1R Hr,NRY l!A\'LLOCK

With the increased C.N.D. membership in the School, we arc daily expecting a sit-down demonstration as the masters come into Morning \sscmbly.

"They also serve who onl) sit and wair."

W/c believe that their aim is unilateral disarmament within the school. They confidently assume that, if the C.C.P. give up their riAes,glider and brcn gun, Mr. Krushche\· will rcpl)' in kind by dumping all his ICB.\is into the sea

" A \lilk Distribution Centre" has been set up with the demise of dining huts. During period ~. stalw:irt volunteers can be seen collecting their quota from the 1\1.D.C.,which turns out to be a pile of milk crates in the main corridor .

The strength of the C.C.F. increased considerably a few weeks ago. Ifad our noble youth, prompted by the Cuban crisis, rushed to embrace the profession of arms? No, but a cheap cadet trip to Germany had been announced. You can imagine the number of desertions when it was cancelled. Hopes were raised, however, when news of a similar trip for the Choir filtered through to the aspiring Aryans. Applications fur the Choir "trebled" overnight. (This "base" pun is disowned by Messrs. Craig, Dorward aod Thomson.) Upper Vl German, however, smirked smugly in Room 29, and with superior smiles discussed the vacillations of rhc fickle mob, because you sec, people, Mr. Macaulay had promised to "squeeze the whole confounded lot into the choir".

\X'ewould liketo end these notes ina more serious vein by expressing our sorrow at \fr. W'eir's death, which robbed us of a most popular and respected m:ister. It is unfortunate that our pens arc more suited co idle scribblings than to the expression of sincere fcclings, but this being so, we do not wish to offend by any gauche and clumsy tribute.

Sufficeit to say a man has gone, whose like we arc seldom privileged to know.

Staff Changes

Arrivals . ..

Teachers in the Staff-room today are pretty thick on the ground. So thickly indeed arc we crammed at morning break that even the mildest academic gesticulati,,n may be interpreted b~ a neighbour as a swipe at his precariously poised teacup. Yet, in the circumstances we may well be graceful that in our intervals from the classroom we thus live like sardines in a tin, for it docs go to suggest that the sea.ffis beinp; added to as the School itself expands 1n numbers and in volume. The Science Department in particular has increased its complement of mastersnn less th:i.nfour have joined the School this term.

Mr. John T. Wiseman, \I.A., has returned to the School which he left as a pupil in 1944, to take up the post of Principal Physics Master rendered vacant by Dr. Milligan's recent translation to the College of Education. Between 1944and 1962 l\fr. \\iscman has had a variety of experience. After graduating from ,\bcrdeen University with honours in Physics he spent two years at an Armament Research Establishment; and moving fr,,m that into teaching, he served in Bell-Ba.xter .1\cademv, in Inverurie Ac:idemv, and as Principal Science teacher in Peterhead Academy. Ile seems concentea'am l at his ease in the rooms and laboratories that he formerly knew, and we welcome him back with the hope chat as \\ell as finding fulfilment in his scientific work he will also find time and occasion for the recreations in which he takes pleasure in golf, badminton and hill-walking.

Mr. RobertH .G Anderson, B.Sc., has come tn the School after a yt.-ar'steaching in Bathg:tte :\cadcmy and "ith the experience of a year's work as Plane Manager with Imperial Chemical Industries. He was schooled at George Heriot's Scho<>I, Edinburgh, and is an IIonours graduate in Chemistry of Edinburgh University. With the Don, Dec and Ythan nearby ;\fr. \nderson should not lack opportunity in Jly fishing which is his main sporting interest.

Mr. G. Forbes, u.5C. and Mr. W. S. May, n.sc., are both Honours graduates in Chemistry of Aberdeen University and arc both in their first teaching year. Mr. Forbes had his secondary schooling at Robert Gordon's O,llege, shares the passion and talent ofso many members ofth:u institution for swimming, and is also addicted to hill climbing . 1\lr. May was cduc.-itedat Peterhead Academy. Ruiby being a game unkno\\·nin that windy outpost ofcivilisation, he bcc.·unekeen and competent in Soccer, a thing nnt ro be held against him. In all these activities they will find fellow-enthusiasts on both sides of the Staff-room door.

Mr. I. Sutherland, \I.A., FD.u., is another former pupil whom we arc glad to welcome back. The School records shrrn that the ·winner of the Brcbner pri,c for French and of the F.P. Silver J\led-il for German in the y~':lr r9s s "as hor Sutherland. It was therefore natural that he should proceed to .\berdecn University to study !'.fodern Languages; and from there (with intervening periods of study at the Universities of Zurich and Dijon), he graduated with Honours in 196o. Since then he has completed his course of profcssion:1Itraining at \hcrdecn College of Education and added to himself the degree ofEd.13. \t School Mr. Sutherland's game was hockey. IIc played for the 1st XI, was hockey captain of Byron House, continued the game at University and still plays for the P.P. team. Mr. \fc"'.'-,;ay obviously knows all these things and equally obviously Mr. Sutherland's talents are being used and appreciated by the hockey-playing boys of the School.

Mr.James T. Wood, D.A., who has joined the, \rt St:iff,t,tk.ingthe place of!\fr. Keith \tkinson, is a man of formidable talents. Dom in Glasgow and schooled at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, he so m,gniticently overcame these handicaps that when he went ro Gray's School of \rt he won a Post Diploma Scholarship

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and a Travelling Scholarship, which allowed him to study and paint in a number of Contine ntal count ries. After a period ofXational Service in the R.A.F. he proceeded to .Aberdeen College of Education for his teaching diploma. By this time his outstanding ability in tennis was very evident. Jlc played for the R. \.F., and now, at what must be the tor of his form, he is a Scottish Internationalist who, this last season, played against England, Ireland and Wales, and presently holds the Scottish Open Sir.gles Championship.

Mr. Daniel J. Ryan, M.A , ED.B. took up duty in the School in '-.ovcmber 1962, taking the place in the English staff chat ,,as vacated by 1\Ir. Scott \\hen he left for Pakistan. l\lr. Ryan is another of the many 1n.~stersin the School who have had their earlier education impressed upon them in the rooms and court, of another place, and thus fortified he advanced to Aberdeen University from which he graduated with an Honours degree in English in 1953. In 1958 he added to this the degree of Bachelor of Education. In 1956 Mr. Ryan passed from the College of Education 10 the Middle School in Aberdeen, from which he now comes to join us. Interested and proficient in badminton and golf, he should find oo scarcity of playmates here; and we wish him pleasure and success in his work and pby in the School which is happy to welcome him.

To one and all the hearty welcome

and Departures

~!r. Alexander Scott is now with his \\ifc and )Oung famih in Ilydcrabad, \X'estcm Pakistan, where he has taken up the post of Principal h1glish :\{aster in a Government school. Jc is a new school, sponsored and financed by the Pakisrnn government and conducted on the lines of the Englbh Public Schools; and 1fr. Scott's immediate job is to organise a new Department and to guide it through its formative early years. That Mr Scott will do this "ell, and more than well, we are noc in doubt. In the six years chat he gave to the English Department of this School he showed himself always the dedicated teacher. He did not spare himself, he was ahrn1s level with his subject-matter, he gave to his pupils, the clc,·cr and the weak alike, the best chat \\as in him; and with all this he sho,H:d himself charitable in his judgments, a charity that stemmed no doubt from his quiet but strong religious faith.

Mr. Scott wanted to sec a little of the world that lies beyond •\berdccn, and he had wit enough to know that any valuable knowledge of the world's ways is not to be picked up on pleasure voyages, no matter how extended in space or prolonged in time. So he has chosen to work for a while under strange skies, hut in ways and places that will utilise his specific gifts. He has been given secondment from che service of the Education Committee for a period, and hopes, in God's providence, to return to teach in Aberdeen. If he returns to the Grammar School \\e shall be very glad.

Between the beginning of the winter term and the arrival of ~lr. Ryan, .Mr. Scott's place in the English Department was ably filled by .Mr. William Taylo r, M.A., who had just completed his training at ~ \bcrdccn College of Education. lle left us to take up his first permanent teaching post in Summerhill Secondary School. The School is much in ~rr. Taylor's debt for his concientious work, and the English department in particular would convey to him, through these columns, its warm good wishes for success in his new post.

Literary and Debating Society

At the annual General Meeting, held at the end of fast term, the following officials were elected: Pruid,nt, Kenneth J. Thomson; i 'ia-Praid,nl, \Ian Leslie; Surrtary, Peter J. ~-Stewart; Trrasurer, Graham D. C'lie, and the Society looked back on a somewhat unsuccessful year of d~-clining attendances and abandoned

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debates. Yet, despite this dismal ending to last year's session, the society has this year found itself surprisingly strong, and the debates ha,·e been of a fairly high standard. Much of the credit for this is due to the discovery that many of the sixth year members had hitherto been hiding their oratorica l lights under proverb ial bushels and arc only now showing themselves to be accomplished speakers. Notable among these is J\lr. Coutts, but others \\ ho must be thanked are l\lr. Anstock (I), Mr. Thomson (I\"), Mr. Rennie (IV), ~kssrs. I1.udy (IV), ~Ir. Evans (V), l\lr. Mitchell (V), l\lr. Dorward (VI) and Mr. \'food (VJ).

Towards the beginning ofthe term a Mock Trial was held and, after a reasonably fafr hearing, the prisoner, .\lr. King, ,ms not unexpectedly, found guilty and shot. Having already discussed, at our weakly meetings, The Monarchy, Sport, Euthanasia, Religion, and School Life, we look forward to making up our minds, during the coming months, on such diverse topics as "The Bomb ", The Common Market, Communism, and Free Speech. It is going to be a busy \\ inter!

PETER J. N. Sn:wART, Surt/ary

Dramatic Society

At the Annual General Meeting of the Society last Junc, the following officials 'll·crc elected for session 1962-63: Hnnorary Prtsidmt, Mr. N. King; Prtsid,,rt, P. J. 1',;. Stewart (re-elected); Viu-Pruidml, K. J. Thomson; ftrrtlary, G. D. Caic (re-elected); TrttUl{l'tr, G. ]. Dorward. Mr. Anderson, our honorary treasurer, informed us that the Society had madea loss, but he pointed out that by no means was it a principal aim of the Society to be profit-making.

Once more the Society has made a good start to the session with a very Lirgc membership. We were greatly encouraged to sec the large response given by the Upper School, especially \'Ith Year

.\frcr a pleasant ch,mge last year w·ith Sheridan's "The Critic", we find ourseh·cs back once more to \\.1lliam Shakespeare. We hope to present "~luch Ado ,\bout Nothing".

\'\'carc again faced with the difficultyoffinding suitable dates for our presentation of the play, as once more examinations upset our plans. Probably it will take place in February of next year. We will, therefore, have further opportunities for rehearsal.

W'e are very grateful to receive concessions from the theatre for members, and already this year use has been made of these.

Once again it is my pleasure to thank our excellent team of producers-MC!<srs. King, McGee and ~lurphy-who will, as always, bring off another successful production.

GRAHAM D. CA11:, Surelary

Film Society

This year the society celebrates its tenth birthday, but c,·en after ten years of existence it is (and we are a little proud ofthis) still an unusual Society fora school to have. Full credit is due to Messrs. Hemingway and Baxter.

Although the year's offerings of films can be groupe d broadly under the two headings "Adventure" and "Comedy" they, none the less, cover everything from " 1lamlct " to \X'alt Disney's full length cartoon film "The Lady and the Tramp" and such actors as Harold Lloyd, Jacques Tatti, and Laurence Olivier will be seen.

This year's chief officialsarc: Prtsidmt, Robin A. Craig; Surttary, Peter J. ~. Stewart; frtaft{l'rr, Gordon D. Mitchell, all of whom hope that this season will be as successful as the preceding nine.

PETER J. N. STEWARr, Surtlary

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Arts Club

The Club restarted its activities after the September Holiday, and it is gratifying to see larger attendances. It is to be hoped that attendances will not drop towards the end of term.

October saw :Mr. Atkinson's departure to his new post at the College of Education, and our gratitude to him c.1.nnotbe fully expressed for the many evenings that he has devoted to the Club.

The Arts Department has been very fortunate to secure the services of Mr. Wood, who has very kindly agreed to take over the Craft section of the Club. Under his supervision, pottery, modelling, carving and printing should have another successful year. The painting section is once more under the able supervision of Mr. Hemingway to whom all thanks arc due.

STUART P. IlLPllURN, Upper VJ, Pmidtnl

Photographic Society

The membership of the Society is slightly smaller than last year, but there is quite a number of new members.

On the first evening we decided to revert to holding general meetings instead of beginners and more advmlccd "orkers attending on alternate weeks, as was the practice last year, lx-c.'luseof the smallish number of Friday nights which do not clash with the Film Society meetings or with exams. A monthly print competition has been proposed and ,ve hope to receive sufficient entries to enable us to make it a regular feature of the Club activities.

During the few weeks left before Christmas we hope to view collections of slides taken by masters and members. There will be one or two evenings when the aspects ofportraiture will bediscussed and studied, followed by ascssi,m ofpractical work. Members are taking quite a lot of coloured slides to fit into some of the collcctil)nS which arc being prcparc<lcomplete with taped commentary and background music.

\X'e arc greatly indebted to Mr. Will for his patient instruction in photography and his faiiliful supervision, not only on Friday c, cning<;,but on Wednesday and Thun.day after school, when members may use the well-equipped dark room.

Jorn,1 11. PA1..'1ER

Radio Club

The loss of many uf our most experienced members, who left the School last sumrr.cr, has been to a certain extent compensated by the number of new members who have joined us, and good progress is being made in a variety of projects.

The club hns been most fortunate in obtaining, through the Endowments Pund, an osciIJoscope, which should be a great boon to the more advanced members of the Club. Our thanks are again due to l\ir. Baxter and the technical staff for their support and co-operation.

GORDON J. DORWARD, Upper VI

Hill Walking Club

I.ast session's finalclimbs were from Garth Hostel in Perthshire. The first two days were spent climbing the Ben Lawers and Cam l\iairg ranges, and on the third day half the party successfully climbed Ben More in a howling gale and driving rain. On the finalday a small group climbed Schiehallion in intermittent snow and sunshine.

The first climb this term was a Middle School walk up Lochnagar, through which the Club gained many enthusiastic new members.

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The main event for the Club was the September week-end at Glen Nevis Hostel. On the first <hy, two parties attempted several of the Mamorcs, but due to terrible weather several climbs were abandnncJ. ,\s the wind dropped ovcrntght, we followed the tourist path into thick mist in a successful attempt to find the summit of Ben Nevis (visibility- I 5ft.).

That night se,·eral members of our party were asked to help rescue a man who had been hillwalking in golf-shoes, and who had fallen down a steep slab of rock. All praise is due to those who, tired hr the day's climb, offered their services.

A party is just back from a succcs,ful climb of The Cairnwcll, Carn Aosda and Carn a Ghcoidh, and despite low cloud everyone had an enjoyable outing .

The November outing will be the la5tof the term due to examinations, and then :\fayar and Dreish will be attempted from Glen Cl,wa.

Jn July a brge rock-climbing party spent a week in Skye, but this term there have been no outings to <late.

As always we arc greatly indebted to '.lcssrs. Will, Stephen and Ilawksworth, and we extend a cordial welcome to \lr. Scott.

STUART P. III:rnuRN, Upper VI

Chess Club

The membership of the Club is now over forty, but, although support from the first and second years has been most encouraging, the response from the fifth and sixth years h.'lS been disappointing. Officials elected were: .\lr. I. Galloway, Honorary l'ruidtnl a11d 'I'rtatur,r; Terence Cowling, President; Brian Morgan, VicePruidmt; Brian Walker, Stcr,lary.

So far we have h.'l<l a most succ~sful season. In the S1111dqy Ti,nn National Schools' Tournament, in which we participated for the first time, we have had rwo good victories, against Madras College, St. \ndrews, by 5-1, and "gainst Lilkirk l ligh School, by 6-o. Jn a friendly match against Gordon's College, and with quite a young tc:am,we won by 8!•4½,

\Y/e arc grateful once again for a grant from the Amenities Fund, with which we hope to purchase twn chess clocks and material for a demonstration board, and to :\lr. Galloway and .\[r. J. \'\ ilson for their continued support, \\-e arc also indebted to .\lr. Brown and Dr. Wallace who provided transport for the trip to Falkirk.

Tu<ENCE J. Cowu,-.;G, Pruid,nl

Aberdeen Schools' Scientific Societ y

The speaker at our first lecture, Dr F. Ansbacher of the 1'.atural Philosophy Department of ,\ber<lcen University, spoke well. Ilis subject was" Relativity"a greatly misunderstood part of physics. Jle explained his subject simply, without going t0<> deeply into it, and consequently it was well recei,·cd by those present.

As us1ul it is attcmpt<.-dto make the year's syllabus as varied as possible, embracing all branches ofscience. The next lecture is to be on "The Changing .\ttitude towards Animals" by Dr. I.. de Kock of \bcrdecn University. Dr. de 1--.oekis well known :md is the secretary of the newly formed ,\bcrdeen and 1'.orth of Scotland Zoolog1cal Society.

The British .\ssociation are again supplying us with a selection of films, and perhaps we will hear their speaker Dr. Tom Margerison of the Sunday Ti11m. Also, the society hopes to have a chemist, a psychologist, and a physicist to give talks. Last year's 'l'isit to the paper works was so successful that there may be a similar ,isit to the Ministry of \griculture, l'isheries and Food Research Establishment in Torn·.

Although .'\fr. Bruce has been unable to take such an active part in the Society this session, we arc always indebted to him for his ready help and advice.

ERIC G. GRANT, Srcrdary

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Music

First of all, a retrospective glance to last June's concert. \\'.'c then said "farewell" to three able mu&icians,each of whom made a highly successful last appearance at a school concert. Nigel Murray, who played the solo part in Beethoven's "Romance in F," made a deep impression with his fine musicianly playing. \X'c shall miss Allan Geddes for his talents as both pianist and bassoon player. Those present will remember with pleasure Ian Wright's virtuosity in beating his way out of the jungle of percussion instruments which surrounded him m Milhaud's Percussion Concerto. To these three former pupils, "-c send our best wishes for the future.

This term, activities arc in full swing. The soprano and alto section of the senior choir is larger than ever before, and thirty of the boys have been chosen to sing in Aberdeen University's performance of" Bodie", a Christmas Cantata by Vaugh:m-\X'illiams, ro be given on I December. The tenor and bass section, meeting now from 1.2~ to 2 0 p.m. on Mondays, has also grown in strength and quality, but we could still do with more senior boys. Volunteers please sec Mr. Cullen. The Junior Orchestra under Mr. Jlunter has been strengthened by the arrival of a number of promising instrumentalists in the first )car-co these b<lys, we give our bc~t wishes.

Encouraged by the highly successful series of Friday Lunch Hour recitals held a year ago, a similar series is pbnned for next term, the first one 10 be on 11 January.

The distant prospect is alluring. In June, it is hoped to perform Britten's " Sr. Kicolas " as a big project for the whole school, and as part of the Britten Jubilec Celebrations Preliminary plans are also being made for a trip by choir and orchestra m Regensburg in Germany for mutual music-making with a German school. Tim would take place during the first pan of the summer holidays, and would form a very exciting conclusion to what promises to be a halcyon year for music in the Grammar ~chool. D. II.

Senior Choir

The work of the choir during the summer term culminated in the performance of Coleridge-Taylor's " fliawatha's Wedding Feast" at the School Concert in June. This ambitious work was given a creditable performance and was ably accomp:inied by a large orchestra in which se'"eral former pupils plaved. The tenors and basses also sang an arrangement by :\fr. Cullen of four folk songs" .fairly one morning", "The Gentle Dove", "Do\,n by the Sally Gardens", and " Bannocks o' Bearmcal ".

The choir is at present busily preparing music for a festival of~ine Lessons and Carols to be given at the end of this term.

Once again, we should like to express our thanks to the Music staff, and in particular to ;\fr. Cullen, for their interest and encouragement throughout the year.

IAN D. MAcr-.;AY, Upper \'I

Orchestra

Last session's June concert, which was too late in the term to be reported in the last edition of the ,\Ja.~az.i111,was, as always, well attended. The highlight of the concert was for many people r-.;igcl Murra) 's superb performance of the violin solo in Beethoven's Romance in F. Led by Nigel, the orchestra also performed a movement from Bizet's" L' \rlesiennc ", the overrure, "The Beggars' Opera "and Chabricr's scintillating " Marche Joyeusc "

Although the orchestra's attempts to expand are frustrated in part by that remorseless gentleman with the scythe, his Vlth year harvest this year has not been

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extensive. With an influx of younger members of considerable promise, the orchestra finds itself a little larger than in previous years.

\'fe arc, at the moment, studying Elgar's Choral Suite "from the Bavarian Highlands", Vaughan-Williams's Suite, "English Folk Songs", and the Minuet from Schubert's 4th Symphony

That the orchestra continues to prosper is due, to a hrge extent, to the unfailing enthusiasm and constant endeaYour of Mr. Hawksworth. May I therefore, on behalf of the orchestra, take this opportunity of thanking him for his inestimable services, and congratulating him on his laudable forbearance: at times, during rehearsal, he must find the innocent discords occasionally produced in the name of music rather jarriog and far from stimulating.

UN ~[. STRONACII

Combined Cadet Force

There have been several changes in the Officer strength since last session. S./L. R. Brown rdinquished command ofthe Contingent in July and was succeeded by Flt., Lt. R. McLeod. Warm tribute must be paid to Mr. Brown for the many years of devoted service which he has given most generously to the C.C.F. \t no time did he spare himself, particularly duriog the difficult years when he had to work without the present luxurious II.Q. building. Weare hoping that \fr. Brown will not depart from the Contiogcnt completely but will continue to serve in a less onerous capacity. L'ISt Easter, the C.C.F. was unfortunate to lose the deYotcd services of 5. L. \YI. Watt, who retired after over twenty years comrm,sioncd service in the Royal Air Poree. To these two gentlemen, both distingu ished war-time fliers themscl\"es,is due the credit for the fineAir Section wehave alwa}Sm.1intained. Lt. A, Robertson, Adjutant and Signals Officer, left us to go to Robert Gordon's College where he will carry on his C.C.F. activities. 'J'he Contingent extend to him their g<;odwishes and thanks for his fine work on the administrati,·e side. In a recruiting campaign, which \\as rather more successful than that concerning the second year, the Contingent Commander is delighted to report that he ha.~ secured the very promising services oL\Ir. Henry Lawson from the Lower Scho )I and Mr. David I. Sutherland from the 11odcrn Languages Department for the Army and R.A.f. Sections respectively. A warm word of praise is due to P.O. A.F.C. Hunter for his good offices to the R.,\.F, Section during the last two sessions. Sandy is now at R.A.I. South Cerney and we wish him well in his scn1cc career. Our good wishes abo go to ,\ndrew Leach of last year's ,\ir Section, who has entered the service and is stationed at R \.r. Ilenlo\\', Finally, thanks arc due to the , .C.O.s for the line work they arc doing from week to week. It is hoped that their endeavours will not go unrewarded .

R.M.

Army and Basic Sections

This year we welcome the second year into the Section, and, although the recruitment has not come up to expectation, the Sectionhas beensupplemented bysome keen second vear cadets.

Last year•~camp, held at Fort George, home of the Queen's Own Highlanders, was once again marred by the weather and the lack of a suitable training area, but, part of the programme was carried out, with some success. This }ear's camp will be held at Stmmness, Orkney.

The following promotions have taken pi.teeduring the term: C./Sgt. Anderson to C.S.M., Sgts. Couus and Porre~t to C. ::-.g1s.,Cpls. Dickson and Stone to Sgts., Cdts. Grieve, l\lc!Ycr and R,1i1tto Cpls. and Cdt. Downs to L iCpl.

It is hoped to hold the Part lI Certificate Board in December, and once again we have the capable services of R.S.:'.l. \\ hyte, who is instructing the !\.C.O. Cadre.

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At the time ofwriting, we propose to hold a field Day at the Black Dog Range during the mid-term holiday. The response from the second year has been encouraging, and we hope the exercise planned will be a success

This year, we arc pleased to welcome Mr. H. Lawson to the Contingent. He comes in place of Lt. Robertson, who now has gone to the Gordon's College, and we all hope that his connection with the Contingent will be a long and pleasant one.

J. D.

Ai-;ousor..;,

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R.A.F. Section

The R.A.F. Section summer camp, held this last summer at R A.F. Ilonington in Suffolk, proved extremely enjo,able, all the section obtaining flying experience.

During the summer holidays, only two cadets completed courses (Cpl. Marsh a Gliding Course and W. 0. Dorward an Advanced Naval Aviation Course), but it is hoped that many more cadets wilJattend courses during the coming year

Jn the .\dvanced Proficiency Exam., which sixteen cadets sat immediately prior to the summer holidays, nine distinguished passes were obtained, and virtually all the remainder obtained passes with credit.

The following promotions took placeat the beginning of the term: Sgt. Dorward to W.O., Sgt. McLeod t<> Flr. 1Sgt., Cpl. Pirie to Sgt., and Cadets Butler, Fowlie, Kent, Marsh, Philip, Reid and Scott to Cpl.

Over the mid-term holiday, the section spent an extremely enjoyable day at R.A.F. Kinloss, during which the cadets gained some insight into a number of aspects of the station's work, and all journeyed back to Aberdeen on one of the unit's aircraft.

Our thanks arc again due to those officers who continue to give up so much of their time to keep the section running smoothly, and also to S. L. Brown and P.O. Hunter, who have now left us. \X'e simultaneously extend a cordial welcome to Mr. Sutherhnd, who has recently joined us.

GORDO!'! J. DOR\\ \RD, 117.0.

Pipes and Drums

Although some notable gaps have been left in the band by last year's leavers there is a m<>re than sufficient number of experienced drummers to fill the vacancies. However there is the usual dearth of good pipers for this year's band.

Kith the possibility of another side drum being added to the band, and of more frequent practices, the band should flourish. \\ ith a fourth year drum major and a third year pipe major, it is, on the whole, a young band, giving bright prospects for the next two years.

HARRY

Lower School Notes

MILLAR, Drum ,,fajur

\t Christmas time two members of ouc Lower School st.'lffarc destined to leave us. \lrs. Heather Smirh will be returning to her native heath in Lerwick where her doctor husband "ill be taking up an appointment in the local hospital. Sorry we arc indeed to see Mrs. Smith go, for she has given much to the School over the past twn and a half years in work, enthw;iasm and kindly guidance of her boys in Primary lV B. I am happy to report that Mr.Iain B MacKinnon who for ten years has been with us in Lower School, has lx.-cnappointed Deputy Head ofFraserburgh Central School and I know that members of staff and pupils past and present will join me in wishing him happiness and a very full measure of successful achievement in his new found post in" the Broch."

Jn our l\rt Department we have been fortunate to secure for a session the services of Mrs. Jill Booth who hails from Perth, Western i\ustralia. Though one might expect Mrs. Booth to be an entire stranger to the Grammar School this is not so,

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for her husband Ian is a former pupil and boarder at :Xo. 8 (1938-41 class-fellows please note). ;\fr;. Booth for the last two years has been teaching aboriginal children on a cattle station in the \.orthc m Territory whert' her husband was engaged in welfare work. I'm sure th.-itour boys and parents will be glad to know that no invidious comparisons have been drawn between her present pupils and her "bush babies!" ,\s part of our Handwork programme l'm happy to say that puppets arc again making their appcuancc and it would seem that at Christmas and Easter our senior classes will not be without theatrical entertainment of their own making, for alreadr a variety of plays arc in print by our budding playwrights.

1bis session we have introduced a new· type of handwriting which I feel sure will be most beneficial in the long run to all our pupils since it necessitates little change at the Primary lll stage from the simple letter forms learned in the Kindergarten and encourages a speedy, legible and graceful hand. Home Exerc ises of members of staff in this subject arc now showing a marked improvement; practice maketh perfect!

\X'ith the reconstruction programme now running smoothly in top gear, we found ourselves this term suddenly deprived of the use of the dining hall which had to be demolished to make way for a new wing. However, a satisfactory substitute was found nearby in the Rubislaw Ilall, Leadside Road, whence Lower School bors taking lunch in school now adjourn at 12.1 5 p.m. To compensate for the loss of time occasioned by this new arrangement, the afternoon timetable has been adjusted so that the Juniors and Seniors of Lo\\·er School now dismiss at 3.40 p.m. and 3.55 p.m. rcspcctivdy.

The forlorn hope of an Indian summer in autumn dispelling some of the gloom of July and ,\ugust was nor fultillc<land many of our games afternoons this term have had to be cancelled. Results of our rugby games against Robert Gordon'sone of which takes place in a fortnight's time- remain cloaked in uncertainty but hope as ever runs high. Of the ten soccer games already played against city and county Primary schools we have won K, drawn I and lost 1- a fine rccnrd, thanks to \lr. Farc.1uhar's coaching. 'Ibesc games particularly against county schools where a little travelling is necessitated Mc much enjoyed by all concerned.

Twenty-six boys from the Primary \' IT cbssc:; arc attending the Beginners Swimming chss this term so that dnuhtlcss will mean a further rnentr-six competitors for the annual gala in february.

The Senior and lunior sections of the Lower School Choir arc still as active as e\'er and it is pb~ned before the end of term to hold a l"'cstival of "inc Lessons and Carols at "hich they will pby an important part. It is hoped that as happened last year many parents will nnd it possible to attend.

By way of a warning ad\'crtiscmcnt a Lower School Concert will be taking place in February 1963. In addition to work by the Lower School Choirs and Junior Orchestra, \ lr. Cullen is producing Benjamin Britten's " Let's \ lake an Opera (The Little Sweep) ". Sn certain are we rhis w·ill have wide appeal that tt has been decided to hold the concert on two nights 26 and 27 February 1963.

:\fr. Lawson this term has been runn ing his second Cycling Proficiency course and a group of twenty boys from the Primary YI classes (along with two keen cyclists from Upper 1\I who by virtue of their importunity managed to infiltrate into the class) will be sitting the test in the course of the next fortnight. This is an excellent training for all boys who C)'cle.

In conclusion mention must be made of my right hand men, the Monitors, who do so m.'IIlyand such varied tasks for me in the course of the schoo l year with good grace, They arc as foU,nn: .\Ian \V. 1\-1:icl.cod (I }rad), 1\ndrcw M. Sim and Peter G Edwards of Primary VII A; Marshall I[. Byres (TJep11ty),Neil M Craig and Brian T Jones of Primary Vil Il; 1\la11J Gardner and Graham C. M Watt of Primary VI A; Richard Gamblin and Iain G Williamson of Primary VI D

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House Notes

Byron

The House Officials cl~cted for this session arc: I fo11u Captain, Robin \. Craig; Vice-Captain, Dennis A Britt; Rugby Captain, Robin A. Craig; r'ice-Captain, Dennis A. Britt; Hod.,y Captain, Barrie S Urquhart; l -irt-Captaill, George D. Sommerville; S11•i111mi1(~ Captai11, Robin A. Craig; I ice-Captain, Gordon K. ,\[. Murray.

Runner-up in both the cricket championship and the School Sports last term the Ilouse aims to improve on this performance this year.

Jn the rugby championship Byron look likely winners. In the first game Dun were easily repulsed and the llousc won comfortably. At hockey, however, we haYe been less successful, and the championship has almost certainly eluded us for anothe r year. Our swimmers, also, will have a hard time if they are to maintain or better last year's performance .

ROBIN A CRAlG, House Captain

Dun

This year's officials,elected ~-irlierthis term, are: I/owe Captain, James A. Banks; Via-Captain, John D. Anderson; RI(~~ Captain, James A 8.111ks; Vm Captain, Peter G. Stephen; Hr,ckq Captain, John D. Anderson; Vict-Captam, Peter \lann; Swimming Captain, Richard I-'. E. Forbes; J-'ice-Captain, Brian Carrie.

After a not very successful summer term we arc now looking forward ro a more successful winter term.

Our prospects in the rugby tourMmcnt are not bright, but it can be hop<.-<lthat what our team lacks in experience can be made up for in enthusiasm. \'.;'chope for good results from our .\liddle School teams.

I am assured by our able hockey captain, John D. ~nderson, that his team will meet with more success than they did last year.

The l louse's prospects in the Annual Swimming Gala are promising and we hope to finish up with a record as good as last year.

JA,ff.S A. BA'<KS, HouseCaptr1in

Keith

The following officials have been appointed to represent the House: House Captain, John \\. Hadden; i ·ire-Caplam, Gordon Dorward; Rt(~ryCaptain, John Hadden; r 'ice-Captain, Peter Collier; Ilockq Captain, James \kDougalJ; Vi&eCaptain, John Phillips; Su:imminJ Captain, Peter Collier L'ic Captain, John .\iarsh.

llaving completed a very successful summer term, the Ilouse is hoping to maintain this high standard in the coming winter.

The House rugby team is slightly inexperienced, but what it lacks in ability, ic more than makes up for in cnthusia~m.

The Hockey eleven, captained by J. McDougall, has, as yet, failed to record a victory.

The House's prospects in the Swimming Gala are quite promising and l feel sure that we can better last year's performance.

Jons WI. IIAODf.N, House Captain

Melvin

At the beginning of the term the following officials were elected: House Captain, Tariq Bhatti; t 'iu-Captmit, \Ian Stephen; I lo,J:,y Captain, Tariq Bhatti; l iceCaptain, Neil Forrest; R11J1ry Captain, Alistair Thomson; I·"ice-Captain, Alan Stephen; Suimming Captain, John \X'right; Viet-Captain, George Wilson.

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School .\fagazine

In the first rounJ of the inter House sports events, both the rugby and hockey teams have shown their potentialities. The rugby team is the bc.stfor many years, anJ the hockey team, although containing only three members of the 1st Xl, shoulJ be able co retain the IJockey Cup.

It is hopeJ that the House will repeat its last y~-at's success in the swimming gala unJcr the able captaincy of John Wright.

T. B11An·r,llouse Caplam

Leadership in the Youth Service

What arc YOU doing ?

The following is a letter received from Lord Kilbrandon, Chairman of the Standing Consultative Council on Youth Service in Scotland, and addressed to all Secondary pupils of the School.

Take the Lead

"Many pc<iple grow up without having learnt how to enjoy their leisure. Pupils at school do not have much free time in which they can take part in acuvities outside their school work or their home duti~. But C\'en the limited time u--ailable is usually enough to let them enjoy some recreation or hobby that can be continued after leaving school as an absorbing and satisfying way of spending leisure time.

"I hope you have some such interest from which you get both enjoyment and satisfaction. lf you haven't, I hope you will consider whether or not you could benefit from finding some new interest that you can pursue later in your life.

" School clubs and societies may offer you the opportunities you need; the Youth Service, with its many different org:lllisations and activities may also be able to help you.

"Those who are about to leave school h.'lve, I feel sure, something to give as well as something tn obtain. Throughout the country there are many thousands of young people \I.ho at present arc not in membership of any youth organi"'1tion. One of the reasons for this is the shortage ofleaders and helpers. You may beable to help more than you realise in the running of S<>me youth organisation. Even though your education is far from complete you may be the stuff from which leaders arc made.

"You may have some special talent which you could share with others. You may be of real help to a heavily bur<lcncd club leader e,·en if all you think you can offer arc a willing p:lir of hands and feet. Think about it. Sec if ytu can do anything to give, in the Duke of Edinburgh's words 'an added purpose and pleasure' to the li,·cs of your contemporaries.

"This is an appeal which I make to you personally, as an individual, and I hope you will take it seriously to heart."

The School is already playing a role in offering " leadership training " . It sponsors a C.C.F. Contingent, three 13oyScout Groups and, very recently, a Duke of Ldinburgh Award Scheme has been organised. Many more of you are involved in other youth organisations and dubs hut quite a number of you are not. Are )'OIi making best use of your leisure time?

further information about the School sponsored groups can be obtained from the staff concerned. Information about Youth Clubs and the other youth organisations can be obtained from their local headquarters or from Mr T Mc\Vhirter, Youth Organiser, St. Paul Street, Aberdeen.

S,hool Se,tion

Scout Notes

Ist Group

G.S.M. (acting) I. G. S. l\facGrcgor, 56 Union Gro\·e, Tel. '\o. j 15 18.

C.M. Robert Falconer, 13 Devonshire Ro,1d,Tel. '\;o. 27561.

S.M. A. Hunter C:,ims, 414 Gt. Western Road, Tel.. o 36321. R.S.L. I. G. S MacGregor, 56 Union Grove, Tel. ~o. 51518.

Pack Notes

The Pack continues to go from strength co strcngch. A Parents' afternoon at Clinterty in June marked the encl of the 1961 62 session. This innovation was, I think, enjoyed by all chose "ho came. During the summer, plans went ahead for the Pack camp which was held at Clintert) on the last week-end of the summer holidays. The weather was mixed, being especially atrocious on the last day, but the sixteen boys who were there pulled together well to make for a mosr vigorous and enjoyable camp, for the running ofwhich I must thank 11iss Slessor and Messrs. Yule, Jawr.incc and \\ olkotl, all of whom ga\'C me the maxunum support.

The Pack has been happy to welcome nine new members this term, the numbers thereby rising to forty-one. Six boys left for Scouts and we wish them a long and happy Scouting career. While on the subject of membership, I must remark that the demand for places in che Pack continues ro grow, and we arc simply unable to cope with the numbers of boys wanting to join. An already long waiting list grows week by week. Those who insist, and we arc flattered that they do, that the 1st Pack is the only Pack for them must, I regret to say, resign themselves to a fairly lengthy wait before entry.

Owing to the number of Scouters decreasing as the number of boys increased it has been necessary to break the Pack into two sections, both meeting on Saturday mornings, for the purpose, of training and testing. This arrangement, temporary I hope, will continue until Christmas, and after that until there is a more reasonable Scouter/Cub ratio.

The boys h:wc been highly active in the badge field, now that the system is under way once more. Andrew Sim, Ian Philip, \ndrew Smith, Douglas Haig and Francis Harper have all gained the coveted Leaping \X'olf Badge. Douglas and Francis will receive certitic.'ltes at a reception for the District during December, the other three having alrc.'ldygone up to the Troop.

Regarding the future, our immediate problem is that of Scouters, especially as both warranted Scouters arc likely to be leaving permanently within the next eight months. Funher expat1sion of the Pack in our already overcrowded premises is simply impossible, and the aim must be, if any change in numbers is to be made, to reduce the size of the Pack, by a gradual and painless process to about thirty, bringing it up to thirty-six when the sixth "den " adjacent to the hall is built.

Once more I must tl-mnk my able assistants I rn Slcssor and .\lasdair Lawrance for their good services in the last six months, and to apologise to them for the very heavy burden of administration and programming which I have had to place on them during this period.

Troop Notes

Summer Camp this year was held at Torbeg, about 2 miles up Glen Gaim, near Ballater. The site was excellent and allowed the six Patrols plenty of room to ~pread themselves. The weather was cold for the first week, but" c had some magnificent days during the second week, which w·ereput to good use. This camp will be a memorable one, not the lca~t for the long distance over which the equipmrnt had to be carried.

At the close of Summer Camp, .\ .S.M. Robert Falconer, who has been my most loyal and able Lieutenant throughout the three years that I have been Scoutmaster, tendered his resignation. Bob is entering his" Honou rs" year at University, and

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feels that Cub ;'\faster of the Pack is suJlicient responsibility during this arduous session. l am indeed sorry co lose such an enthusiastic assistant and I would wish him, on behalf of the Troop as well as myself, all the best in the forthcoming year. A.S.'.\1 Nicholas Ducat now takes over as " 2 i,'c" of the Troop.

The autumn term commenced as usual with indoor meetings at the Group H.Q., but to round olf the outdoor programme for this year, the whole Troop again descended upon our c~mp site at Clinterty for the long week-end in September

The acti\'itics here were of a less serious nature and included an excellent night game. It took place in pouring ratn, although this was not planned; ne\'er the Jess, it is fair to say that "a good time was had by all."

Four of the Senior boys, John Ileach, Alasdair L~wranee, Frederick Rennie and Geoffrey Wood, who were in the Patrol of Senior Scouts, were accepted into the Ro\'er Crew, early in October, and arc now "soldiering on" as Rover Squires.

On 5 October a l:ilm show was held in R.G.T.C. Lecture Theatre, for the purpose of helping to raise money for the City of .\berdeen County Scout fair. The programme centred round four colour films taken of the Troop in Camp throughout che last four ye:trs, and the success of the evening can he,,t be judged perhaps when l say that we netted over £1 5 out of the one showing.

,\t the October mid-term holiday P 1..s IIugh Munro and Harry Millar, Second Halsey Bradford, and Scout ;\fartyn Batchelor represented the Troop on the County Commissioners Challenge Ilike. The wcarher that week-end, was not good, but in spite of this and the arduous nature of the Competition, they triumphed m•er stifl opposition, to win the County I'lag for the 1st Troop. This is our second success in four }cars. To this splendid team go our heartiest congratubtions and sincere thanks for a very fine effort.

Also this week-end there were the usual" keen types" in residence at Clinterty.

The 11 th World Jamboree is to beheld in,\ugust nc:xncarat l\farathon in Gn.-c:ce, and I am very happy to announce that both boys from the 1st Troop who applied to go on the .\berdecn contingent were awarded place.~. Our congratulations, therefore, to Harry Millar and John McLennan, and I hope to organise a party of senior boys from the Troop to visit them in Greece.

In conclusion I should say that I have never known the Troop in better heart, the boys have earned over 100 proficiency badges in the last year and further congratubtions to John McLennan and Brian Begg, for gaming their Scout Cards The three official Camps ha\-e been very well attended and most successful, the indoor programme is lively and varied, wtth ma.'<imumattendances, and Ointerty has been used more this year than in any I c.~n remember.

TheTroop has also been very well represented at badge courses, etc., at Tcmplars Park. I can onl}• hop;: that this standard and enthusiasm will be sustained in the future.

Crew Notes

The Crew membership is no\\ sixteen \\hich includes four Rover Squires \\ho came up from the Troop this summer. Ronald Smith and Colin Sutherland have been elected Rover :\fates for this year.

In June, our Spartan Rover team of hill-walkers came 2nd equal in the very arduous Scottish Rover Challenge Hike, based this year on Loch Lee, and extending to Glen Esk, Glen Clova, Glen Muick and Glcntanar. The Cre\\ was also reprc:,entt.-clat the North-Last Rover Moot at Drum Castle and at the joint RoverRanger l\loot at Glasgow.

During the summer months there has been little acti,ity since the memhcrs were spread a~ far apart a~ Sweden and ::\nrth America. However, four of the Crew enjoyed a trip led by our R.S.L. down the Loire.

This term the Crew has an interestinK programme which includes cultu ral visits to the theatre, talks, outdoor activities and the annual Hallowe'en Pa.rtyheld this year with Beechgrove Ranger Company, as our guests.

School Section

9th Group

G.S.M. Dr. Peter Mitchell, Balrownie, :t--cwtonhill,Tel. No. Newtonhill 39t.

S.M. Kennedy Thomson, 212 Gt. Western Road, Tel. No. 20945.

C.M. Miss Sheila 11ackie, 17 llilcon Street, Tel. '-o. 45011.

Ski-ing at summer camp !

Although Aberdeen had no summer to speak of, the sun really shone on the 9th this year at :t--ewtorunore, Inverness-shire, where thirty-six of us camped this year on one of the most beautiful sites we have ever had, the banks of the River Calder on the fringe of the .\1onadhliath Mountains. Jlighlights in a busy programme were a night wide game with field telephones and a day trip to the summit of Cairngorm by chairlift where Seniors and Scoutcrs spent an afternoon ski-ing under cloudless skies, with Loch Morlich lying below in an atmosphere reminiscent of Switzerland. (Anyone who saw us packing skis to go to camp must have thought us a bit touched!)

From Switzerland to Sweden, whence came the idea for another item at campthe Swedish steambath or sauma which proved very popul.-ir. A drum of stones is heated up on a lire and when all the bathers arc installed under the canvas cover, cold water is poured on to the stones. lmmediatcly after the steam bath everyone is plunged into the ri,·er. \ cry invigorating and (incidcntly) ,cry cleansing.

Visitor's day on the middle Sunday brought us the usual large crowd of parents and friends (we bridged the river for their entry into the site) and good weather ensured that they enjoyed their day with us.

The second last night was the only wet one we had, and that was the night we chose for our Satellite Camp project when patrols set out individually on an expedition with no utensils to spend the night in backwoods shelter~ and cook their breakfasts in backwoods style, the following morning. Most patrols managed m stay comparauvely dry. Somehow the whole thing u·ould have seemed quite pointless if it hadn't rained I

Since camp we have settled down to the usual troop programme some of which ·was spent in preparation for an Open ~ight on 16 No\'embcr. At the end of October the Troop was represented by a team in the Count}'Challenge Competition.

Plans arc now under way for Summer Camp 1963, which will be a boat camp based on a site near Ohan. On 10 No,·ember an advance party visited this site to report on the landing possibilities there, as it is proposed to have patrols being mobile by land and sea, engaged in Scouting activities and using this beautiful site as a base camp.

\t the Open 1'-sighton 16 r--ovember the Troop presented a series of displays based on Scouting skills in which each patrol had to " beat the clock ", and the Cubs demonstrated work for badge tests in their six corners.

Congratulations are due to the Pack and to the Pack Scoutcrs for the success of their recent recruiting campaign. The numbers on the roll have gone up from nine to twenty-four since the summer, and this is a commendable achievement. Also indicating the march of progress in the Pack has been the recent award of a Leaping Wolf and two Collector badges

17th Group

G.S.M. F. R. Paterson, 26 Osborne Place, Tel. No. 51013.

C.M. Miss A. Merson, 26 Braemar Place.

S.M. John K. Blair, 8 Pitstruan Place.

Pack N otes

The Pack was delighted 10 win the Spores Shield for 1962. This is the third time the Pack has won the Shield recently. There was no competition in 1961 but the Pack were the winners in 1960and 1959.

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In September five Cubs went up to the Troop. They were Philip Edwards, Lawrence Gnvc, ?\eil Sandeman, Michael Lawrie and Malcolm Smith. Fifteen new boys have j<Jmedthe Pack this session and the Pack is looking forward to a busy winter.

"!'-.ichol.lSIllsley, Andrew Cook, Harry :\fcFarlane and Alan Gardner have been promoted to Sixcrs and Stephen Inglis, John Easton, Michael Booth and Peter Littlewood are new Seconds.

Troop Notes

Summer Camp which this year was held in Glen F.sk was extremely successful and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The weather, apart from the t•>rrentialram on the day we set up camp, was very good with plenty of sunshine Jcspite the fact that places a few miles distant were having thunderstorms.

Preparations are now completed for our Cafc which takes place in the \lusic Hall on 3 ~ovember and so far a goodly sum ofmoney has been raised. [!.Alt Item: Total " £800+ .]

The boys have been putting a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and hard work into their Scuuting this last six months and we arc very proud of, and would like to offer our heartiest congrarulations to, Alex. Grieve and ,\llan Templeti,n both of whom have gained their Queen Scout Badges. We should also like to include John F. Inglis who h:i, gained his Duke of Edinburgh Silver .\ward.

The under-fifteen-year-old Scouts have also been working h:1rd and we offer our congratulations to the following on gaining their Scout Cords: Graham U'ren, Ross Baird, John R. Inglis, Al:tn Bell, Keith ,\luir and Gordon \lorri,,,n.

The following promotions have been made: P.L.s David ;\[organ and J<>hn E. Inglis to .\cting .\.S,1'11.; P.L. .~llan Templeton to T.I..; Seconds Ross Baird, David Brown and John R. Inglis to P.L.s; Scouts AL-in Bell, J.imes Sandeman and Gordon Morrison co Seconds. To all of them we wish good luck and good Scouting.

Junior Deeside Field Club

Despite dull, wet conditions the first ouung of the Junior Dccside Field Club proved to be a memor.1ble one. The historical part of the outing was a visit to famous 1:ildrummy Castle. The stirring history of the castle v,as admirably recounted by ;\fr. Mackint,>shof Rolxrt Gordon's College. 11i~ graphic descriptions of siege, plot and treachery made the castle's history come alive before our eye,.

The second part of the itinerary, was a visit to the famous \Yoods of Paradise near Monymusk. IIcre our leader was to ha,·c been Dr. W\llie Fenton, but through iUne•s he \\·Js unable to come. However, his place \\';,, admirably filled by Professor K. W. Braid. Profes•or Braid nrsr recounted how Sir .\rchibald Grant, during the period 1no-1800, planted 48,000,000 trees in this area. Professor Bm,d, ,vith much recourse to l~'ltinwhen English names were lacking, pointecl out the many trees, flowers, grasres and f1uits, common and uncommon, to be seen in the woods.

ERtC G GRA."IT, upper VI

Senior Discussion Group

This term has marked the birth of a new School Socict}', namely, the Senior Discussion Group. The Group is still on an experimental basis and as a result has no office-lx."aters,constitution or subscription. lt meets every alternate Tuesday under the experienced chairmanship of ;\fr. Duncan. As it is comparatively small in numbers, the existing members have hnd plenty ofscope in their spiritc<land often heated discussions of political and cultural problems.

R. A HARDIE, L'pp.r IV

School Section

School Sporting Activities

Rugby

After last year's outstanding XV (five of whom have already turned out for 1st F.P.s and two, Paul and Fraser, have played for North v. Midlands) it was thought that this would be a somewhat Jess successful season than of late. Only four of last year's regulars returned to School but by experiment, some very hard work and with the presence of Robin Craig the XV has, to date, played seven games and has remained undefeated. Craig, an outstanding player at all stages in his school career is captain and he has done much to weld the newcomers into a successful combination.

Results 1962-63

A.G.S. 8 (1 goal and penalty by Craig)-Dundee High School 3 (penalty).

A.G.S. 9 (3 penalties Craig)-Glasgow Acad. 9 (2 tries, 1 penalty).

A.G.S. 42 (Craig 3, Stephen 2, Chasser 2, Banks 2, Britt 1, Craig 6 conversions)Gordonstoun o.

A.G.S. 19 (Stephen, Chasser, Banks, Christie, Craig 1 penalty, 2 conversions)Dollar o.

A.G.S.

A.G.S. 17 (Chasser, Brite, Craig r goal, 2 tries)-Aberdeen Acad. 6 (2 penalties). a-Robt . Gordon's College o. 13 (Chasser, Downs, Craig 1 goal, I conversion)-Abbey School j (1 goal).

Outstanding Games

22 September v. Dundee High School. Home. Won 8-3.

In a scrappy game School were fortunate to come out on top. An early penalty by Craig gave School an interval lead and midway through the second half the same player luckily gathered an awkward bouncing ball co score between the posts. This lead was reduced by a penalty.

29 September v. Glasgow Academy. Away.

In a fairly even game School perhaps were unfortunate not to win. Craig opened the scoring with a penalty but Academy replied with a try and a penalty to take the lead. Craig, however, kicked two more penalties to give School an interval lead of 9-6. Late on in the second period Academy scored a good try to bring equality.

13 October v. Dollar Academy. Away. Won 19-0.

On a pitch covered with a heavy dew the ball was greasy from the start. After a foot rush down the left wing Stephen dropped on the ball for the opening score. Play continued to be fairly even and it was near the interval when Craig added a penalty to increase School's lead Early in the second half Chasser scored a try which was not converted. After a period of pressure by Dollar School once more regained superiority and Banks and Christie scored tries. Craig brought out full points on both occasions. In this match School won by virtue of a degree of teamwork lacking in previous games.

20 October v. Aberdeen Academy. Home. Won 17-6. In this game the forwards started sluggishly and Academy's resulting pressure was rewarded with an early penalty Stung by this reverse the forwards stormed back and slack defending allowed Craig to score a try which he himself converted. The scrappy play continued to the interval. In the second half the School forwards began to dominate and Britt and Chasser scored unconverted tries. Undaunted, Academy came back again and scored another penalty. As the halfwore on the game became one-sided and Craig added two more tries after good forward play.

Hockey

Last year's side has disintegrated and this year's rst XI is only a shadow of the great Xls that we have had over the past decade. It is captained by Neil Forrest who is having a hard task to inspire his team to better things. The team is technically quite sound but they play far too much as individuals and there is a serious lack of drive in the forward line. They have played one outstanding match, when they defeated a strong University "A" side at Kings with a splendid display of attacking and purposeful hockey, and showed grit and determination that has been lacking in their play so far this season. Let's hope that this display augurs well for the rest of the season. We are, as yet, undefeated by a School side but the hardest tasks have still to be faced.

The 2nd XI is only settling down and it is hoped that, under Mackie's captaincy, there will be steady improvement.

The 3rd XI has played some quite attractive hockey at times and under Caie's captaincy is developing a good team spirit. They are inclined to wilt when facing heavier opposition than themselves, but experience should rectify this weakness. Promising players in this side are Knight, Clark, Wilson and Leiper.

The Colts are coming along very well and are showing enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Mr. Gordon Spate, with his Saturday morning practice, is doing good work in this department of the hockey section. Kenneth Hay is captain and other promising players are Cameron (goal), Cook (left half), McCraw (right inner) and Bhatti (centre).

Outstanding Matches

13 October, at Rubislaw v. Gordonians "A". 2-3.

School opened strongly and clever stickwork had the senior team in dire trouble from the outset but lack of finishing power was quite apparent early in the game. In one of their fleeting raids the Gordonian team took the lead with a controversial goal. School should by now have learned to play to the whistle, ofwhich we were to hear plenty in the second half. School reacted immediately and Sommerville equalised with a well taken goal.

Half-time 1-1.

The second half was completely marred by the School forwards repeatedly falling into the offside trap laid by the Gordonian defence. School forwards allowed themselves to be rattled by an overzealous umpire and therefore contributed to their own defeat. There is no doubt that had School kept their heads they would have won this game. It should be a lesson to them that no matter the provocation they should, at all times, keep their histrionics for the stage and on the hockey field keep on playing good hockey; only then will they find that justice will be served. Gordonians went to a 3-r lead against the run of play and although School reduced the lead with an Anderson goal, they just could not get the equalising goal their play deserved.

17 October, at King's v. University" A". 3-t.

On a perfect afternoon School revelled in the beautiful condition of the large King's pitch. It was unusual to find a Varsity side with only one known F.P. face in it, namely ex-school Hockey captain Peter Walker who was captaining the Varsity side. In a fast opening spell Varsity should have taken the lead but School's defence held firm and weathered the storm. School, playing fast, open hockey, were soon threatening the Varsity goal. At this time Urquhart and Campbell were spraying beautiful long crossfield passes to both wings and Sommerville was particularly effective on the left. It was no surprise when Bhatti opened the scoring with a fast shot and soon afterwards fine combined play saw Bhatti increase School's lead. This encouraged School and, playing with confidence, they continually harassed the Varsity defence. They thoroughly deserved their 2-0 lead at half-time.

School Section

School began the second half very well and Rennie scored a splendidly cnnccived goal to put School 3--0up. Following this School unaccountabh· fell hack on defence and these mistaken tactics might h:wc been costly. The \'arsity side got well nn top but bad luck and a failure to rnketheir ch:inccsallowed Sch()()lto survive till 10 minutes from the end when Varsity scored u·ith a well taken sh0t which gave Mann no chance of sa,·ing. During this hectic period of defence \lann, Forre,t and Lamb were outstand ing with some excellent intercept ions. The \'ar,;ity goal rejuvenated the School side who put in some severe pressure and Rennie missed an open goal. The game ended without further scoring, This uas an c,iccllent Scb,,ol performance rn a very sporting encounter ..,;hichu:a, a plea~ure tn umpire. R .\tc::--:Ar.

Cricket

With the change in the dace of the Lea,ing Ccrtifiatc ~:unination 1hesummer term u as someu hat different from charof pre, ious }carsI As a resuli arrangements for Cricket were unccnain but as i1 happened, 1he only fixture lost was one of the game, with Gordon's College. :\et practice" ,i,, the mo:.t significant thing atfrc1ed -for most of 1he XI it \l·as reduced to a minimum "hilc for some it wa.s noncxi5h.:nt!

lt \\ as not expected that the side would beas s1rong as some of its predecessors yet ,\ith si,i of the 1961 Xl back it looked promising. Of the seven games pl.1~cd only one \\as Inst, while two were won and four dra\\ n. Probably the lx-sr perform.1nces were against Glasgow High School-when ll1gh School's score of sz \\'as OYCrtakcnwithout loss: and against a very strong (;Jcnalmond XI at (,lcn- almond when, in reply to 192 for 6 declared, School made 93 for 3.

After a slow start the XI, under \kKcnzie's capt1incy, developed into a "de in the best tradition of the Grammar Sch, ")I. The batting, while not p:micularly impressive at fir~t, improved tremendous!} after the D11lbrgame. Craig, Lawson and 11:iddcn-cxcellem all-rounders - were ch,x,1\ mo,t consi tent run-getters; u hile others, among them \\~ebster, \\"'right and Gauld h.,<l occasional successes with the bar. \\ ebster, an excellent cricketer, u-as singularly unfortunate, }Ct his 42 not out (in 30 minutes} against Perth ,\cademy, brought us victory.

The opening attack u.as shared by Smith (a neu comer to the School}, Andrews and lhdden. \\nile Smith was unlucky not to ha,c had a larger" bag" both he and ,\ndrc..,;s could have improved their bou ling with more anemion to lcngth :ind din.-ction, especially length. Of these bou:lcr,; Hadden \\as the most succc,,ful and topped the averages with 7.3 runs per wicker. L'\"son bore the brunt of the 'slow' attack and was ,·crv successful.

I'iclding u as not up to. the usual standard-:ind here more than anp, here else lack of practice was seen. It is quilc usual in any School XI to h:n c to " hide " someone who does quite "ell with bat or b.1llhut \\h ,-e fiddinl,( is suspect. This ~ea nn we h.'ldone or two to "hide " and as is almost ine, itablc, the vital ca1chi, put up to these players with, fortunarcly not in every case, the c,ipectcd result. \\ ith more expert fielding some of our draws could have been wins.

\'fhen it is remembered that Ctickct in 1962 was conducted under difficult cnnd1t1ons that the term was ..-cryver} shon, the weather not al\\ll}> kind, and chat the School's \thletes (or most of them) were alw membcrs of1hcXI the cricketers acquitcd themselves with considerable credit and rnaint,1ined thM standard of pby and team spirit expected of a Grammar School side.

1st XI Results

28 April. v. Dundee High School at Rubislaw. Draw. School 74; Dundee Il.S. 56 for 3 wickets.

May. v. Dollar \cademy, at Dollar. Lost. School l 1; Dvllac \cadcmy, 52 for 4 wickets.

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12 ;\fay. 11. Perth ,\ademy at Rubislaw. Draw. School, 86 for 5 dccl.; Perth Academy, 41 for 2.

19 ;\fay. •· GlenaLnond, at Glenalmond. Draw. Glcnalmond, 192. for 6; School, 93 for 3. 26 :\fa}". t. Perth AaJemy, at Perth. \\"'in. Perth .\ademy, 66 all out; School, 69 for I.

2. June. r. Morgan Academy. OPP. 16 June. "· Aberdeen Academy. OFF. 20 June. v. GorJon's College. Draw Gordon's, 104 all out; School, 63 for 4. 2.3 June. 1 Gla,gow lligh School, at Rubisla". Win High School, 52 all out; Sch0<>l H for no wicket.

Colour s were awarded as follows:

Full Colours : R. .\. Craig, J. W. Iladdcn, F. :'-.. McKenzie, G. F. \\ chster. Half Colours: J. G.•\ndrews, J G. Gauld, R. S. Smiti, I. R. \X'right.

Team s Results

Badminton

The lll<.'Ctingto dect officials f. r """ ,n 19(,2.-63u·as delayed until Friday, 5 October and the first pL"lyingnight ,u, ;\[nn<lay, 8 October. "Jbi, wa~ because there was only one member of last ycar·s club left. The officials eketcd were: Caplai11,T. Cha.,scr; Trta11mr and Sttrtl,1,y, R. Rennie; J. Hadden wa.s elected the third member of the .-ommitrce. The Oub has bct.-nwell supportc-<lthi year and has twenty members go far. This includes a much larger proportion of the Ix•}' in I\.th and Vth years than in recent years. ,\hout half the members have previou, experience and it is hoped that it \\ill he possihlc to arrange several marches. The first of these will be againsc the masters on 8 and 9 l\:ovember and the boys nre confident that they will win this first match comfortably.

The Club hope,- to have manrcntrics in the School's Badminton G1mpctition at Christm.'l.~and feels that one or two mcmben may do well in this.

R. R11'NIP., Srrrtlary

Swimming and Life Saving Society

This year there arc ninety-three members in the Swimming C.lub,the bulk of whom arc from the .Middle School. We still await the completion of the School Swimming Pond but hope that entry n a}' be h..-id soon.

The Life Saving Society is continuing in strength with boys preparing for all awards from the Intermecli:uc Ccrtific."lteto the Instructors Ccrtilicatc.

Athletics

Athletics in the summer term was affected m many ways but the greatest bane was the changing of the dare of the Scottish Leaving Certificate to .\fay. Although the young hoys showed interest the senior hoy, had their sights on" higher" things.

Jn the Senior Matches School won against Aberdeen Academy by 67 pts. to 43, but lo,t rurro, ·I) to R ,berr Gordon's College, by 59 prs. to 51.

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In our extension, we have opened the finest Golf Showroom in the North of Scotland. Please call and see our extensive range of Woods, Irons, Bags, Caddy Cars, Umbrellas, etc.

We are also showing the latest in Golf Clubs, Nylon-Headed "Woods".

Bukta Swimwear Perry Sporbwear

Grammar F.P. Rugby and Hockey Outfits always in stock.

Badminton, Squash and Tennis Repairs and Restrings, 24 Hour Service.

All other Repairs given prompt attention,

School Sectio11

In the Middle and Lower School Matches the results were:

Middle S,bool ri. Robert Gordon's College r·. •\bcrdeen \c:ulcmy

Loil'tr .'i&hoo/

Win by 76 to 51 pts. \X'in by 105t to 85½pts.

ri. Rohcrt Gord,in's College. 'OC'in by 37 to 32 pts.

A party of boys attended the Scottish Schools \thlctics Championships. The outstanding performance was that ofAndre\\ J. Leach who won the 220 yd. Hurdle,, fur the 17-19 year age group.

J\thlctics Colours Awards:

Cap: \. J. Leach.

Full Colours: R. \. Craig, f. ~. \kKcnzie.

Half Colours: K. G. Edward, D. \VI. T. Paul, J. C.. Andrews.

Ski Club

The Club is in good heart. \Ve now have forty members, seventeen ofwhom possess their own skis. Towards Christmas, we hope to hold ski classes in the gym and even co have a film sho\11. There is also a possibiliry of having competitions with other schools and of sending a team to the Tennent Trophy at \viemore. \\ ith snow lying on many hills ;i.nd the £14 ,,ooo "extension" of winter spores in the C~irngorms already under way, we arc confident of a very successful season. l'inally, Ishould like:to thank Mr. J. Wilson for his enthusiastic help, encouragement and useful advice throughout the rerm.

.\. Il.\RAI.D Guo1~1, J.E.C.

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Scripture Union

The Scripture Union continues to thrive, with an increased membership. This year we have only one representative from the first form, unfortunately - in previous years a large part of the membership consisted of that form.

\'l:'care very grateful to sec the interest taken in our branch by the newly-formed Il.Q. of the Scripture Union in Edinburgh. Mr. N. A. Richards from ll<linburgh and Mr. J. ,\leiklcjohn, S U. secretary in Scotland, have both visited us this term \X'c ha\'e had excellent speakers this year in Rev. J. Birkbeck of John Knox Church; Rev. G. T. JI. Reid of\\ 'est Church of St. \ndrew; and Rev.J. Wood of rhe South Church.

In our Scripture Union meetings we have, as well as speakers, filmstrips, Bible study groups, lively discussions and quizzes.

I would like to thank the Rector for his co-opcranon and \Ir. Duncan for his continued advice and guidance in the adminbtration of the Societv.

GRAIIA\I D CAJE

Stamp Club

The 1961-62 ~sion saw the resuscitation of the ;\laddle School Stamp Club by Mr. \'it. S. Wilson and Mr Scott. The keen interest in philately amongst the boys resulted in an initial membership of forty-five.

Durmg the session, film strips were shown on several occasions, topics ranging from" Zoo Stamps" to their manufacture and distribution. t:se was also made of the epidiascopc to project quiz cards which were devised by members.

Arrangement has hccn made with the Connoisseur Srnmp Service for the monthly supply ofpacks of2,500stamps at 1d.each. It is hoped that many members will a\'ail themselves of the opportunity to purchase cheaply stamps in first-class condition.

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Literary Section Skyscrapers

Towards the clouds tall buildinb'S rise, Reaching up to pierce the skies. They stand majestic, proud alone, 11an's monuments - cement and stone. They climb, each higher than the last, Withstanding storm and icy blast. At night, with garish signs ablaze They vanish in a murky haze.

They stand as symbols of man's powers Those tall, imposing solid towers. They spring up daily like huge flowers Safe, protecting at all hours.

J,u11:.s R. ilROOKs, Middle III

The T.V. Set

Television, Television, Source of wonder or derision? Oracle of music, talks, Or is it just a " goggle-box "? Kec1)sone up till ten, or later, Insidious procrastinator. lntricatc design of wires, Yalves, condensers, rectifiers. Wonder pictures from the nir All to bring us Yogi ilear, Z-Grs, Bronco, Danger Man, With news and views from Grampian. \\onders appear by sound and sightWe sit entranced night after night. The wide crevas•e of crooner's grinOur favourite film star's double chin. And oft, with utmost clarity, The great expanse of Dimbleby Is seen, Voluminous upon the screen. Oh! what joy for you and me Quite soon rhere will be Channel Three!

G£01'1'REY II. DouGLAS, Middle Ill Gi

At The Sea

The waves come crashing on the shore. To smash in jewels, rhen are no more: The receding waters leave dry land Where once the water covered the sand. The seagulls scream above the roat Of waves upnn the sandy shore; The Jish below the surface dash And tum with phosphorescent flash.

Roi--A1 o GAULD, LB

Abmken Grall/marSd}()(J/ Magaz/ne

The Railway Engine

It plunges through night, it hurtles through day, \\ heels all a-clatter, cuachcs a-s\\ay, \Vath a shrill piercing whistle it rumble~ past towns, Through forest and woodland, by meadow~ and downs, Ilurling out smoke, and eating up miles, Speeding by hedges and fences with stiles, Clouds of smoke leaping up, floating and dying, The great spinning driving \\ heels sending sparks flying, A snorting black giant, big cities its goal, Thirsty for water and hungry for coal, Yet after each journey it lies in the shed, A motionless monster, silent and dead.

DAVID NORDllOOK, Afiddft 18

Ode to an Editor

Editor, why do you bother me and ask For conmhutions for the ,\fagaz.ine?

Sometimes you're like a ban<lit(gun and mask) Who demands I work for him, And seizes me as leisurely along the corridor I pass.

Sometimes you plead, with hands outstretched like begging bowl, (" l just want some poor trifle.")

A million curses be on your immortal soul! You troublcr of man's rest; Begone, and hide yourself in some foul Stygian hole!

Praise be, 'tis now past November first. The closing date has fled. But what is this? That insatiable pest Denunds again my toils, Continues still with his eternal quest.

"\\ e need yet more", the wretched fellow cries. Excuse my finishing so bluntly, But I think he's coming my way. As before a charging bull the author flies.

GEOFFREY E. \\'ooo, Uppt·r VI

Verses

On the R.E. Department taking over Room 32, Mr. Scott's old room.

When Scotia's shores the Lnglish Master left, ,\nd turned ambitious to the Indian shore, lI1s , acant room, a shrine to heart~ bereft Became to Mr. Duncan something more.

For Duncan h:1.d,for three long years

In lower regions, near the office stay'd ,\nd vain Ambition strove for higher spheres And would not let Dame Fortune's bauble fade.

So Duncan changed his room while Fortune smiled, And up the stairs, and there his prize he claimed. And now, where learned Scott his wayward class reviled, Forgiveness and Salvation arc proclaimed.

\"U. CoUITS,Upper v7

Kilted Innocents Abroad

The must important item a Scot can take with him when he g,,cs abroad is the kilt (whether or not he is accustomed to wearing it at home); and from experience, yea from bitter experience, I ha, e found tt :u it is better to don the garment after reaching foreign soil, because on a windy Channel crossing, complication~ can arise; and also when passing through the Zoll, Douane or whatever it may be, }OU are liable to be stopped and c1uestioned for bearing ,\ British passport 1\fter perhaps ten minutes fa,t and per>uasivc talking, you may be lucky enough co convince the oflicials that Scotland is in fact part of Britain, and not some wild, bagp1pc-infc,red region in the middle ofthe ~orth Sea. \X'henall such obstacles ha, c been overcome, it is then safe to emerge resplendent in your kilt, ready for anything and anybody.

The fir,t thing to get used to, is rhe " fcding " that you're being watched, and although you may try to shrug it olf, when a procession of noisy urchins starts to follow in your wake, you can be sure that it is no figment of the imagination. \\ hen the>·approach too close!} and cannot be induced co return to their play, the only solution is a well-directed kick at the ring-leader (perhaps even to the detrimen t of rranco-Scotti•h relations, and the frustration ofour hope,; ofjoining the Common Market'.). A \\ay round this, howc,er, is to go to .\ustria, especially the Tyrol, bcc:u,se there you do nor feel so out of place. All around arc to be seen equally grotesque apparitions, in the shape of gnarled old men wearing le-.uher shorts, white stockings, exceptio1ully gaudy braces, green jackers, Tyrolean hats of ycster}ear, complete with feather, and their owners without exception, snwking currcd, carved pipes, hardy protruding from their unkempt beards.

Bue the wearing of the kilt has a distinct ad,·anrngc-you can charge all the people" ho take your photograph, perhaps 6\'e marks for a smile, four for a drnsrnan-tn>e pose, three for playmg an imaginar} set ofbagpipes, etc., and in this way, you can pay all the fines arising out of the riots "hich you arc guaranteed to cause, \\ hercver }OU go. Although I \\'as on the Continent for a month, instead of requesting " filthy lucre " for the privilcge of photograph ing my handsome frame, l sought lifts, for I "as mdulging in that lowest form of travel hitch-hiking. \X'hat really annoyed me, howe"c r, was the cine-camera which would whirr surrepmiousl> from the back of a moving car, rather remini5ecnt of the la" less days of Al C.-tpone

Ofcourse, if you're unfortunate enough to be hitch-hiking, the kilt is an essential, because many people stop out of curiosity, some out of pity and some becau e they think you're a girl. Once having waylaid an unsuspecting motorist, the next item in the procedu re is to carry on a conversation with him, and this al\\a}S involves his speaking about the kilt and Scotland. "Do you believe in das Ungehcucr von Loch ~ess? "or" Say me the difference between !:>coclandand Engl.md "(a common one), or "Scotland? .\h, I know her well. I have been in Achtasc.iilt, Tighnabruaich, Kirk Yetholm and Achnashcllach . You know them well too? Yes, no?"

Occasionally the driver is a morose, surlytype who docs not speak, thus giving you a well-needed rest and an opportuni ty to admire the passing scenery. Al:ts,this is rare. In Britain, we have our national jokes, the sublimity of our weather, the prosperity of our railways, and the productivity of our workers. So too do the Continentals, especially the Germans, except that their jokes ace not concerned with che1r thoroughness, love of uniforms and their tendency to play at soldiers, but with the Scot and his meanness. What really hurt me deeply, \\as the face that they' ve gone to the xtent of writing a song about us " Alie Schotten sparsam " (" All Scots arc mean"), and this phrase \\.1s continually hurled at me whereve r I \H'11t. l lc:trned th~ most astonishing facts about ourscl\'t<S,c_g. we wear our spccraclcs on the brink of our noses in order to conser\'c the lenses, and also, during an dectrical storm, "e tend to put out the li~hts in our houses, and denve illumination from the thunderbolts outside, l \\as ah\i\}S learning! If

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you are" caring trousers and follfoul of the law or break some custom, the panacea is " lch bm Schottc " (" I'm Scottish "), whereupon your apprehender will seize you by the hand, shake his head sadly, and make off.

Finallr,a ,,ord of advice co any of you who have not yet broadened y,,ureducation and minds by travelling abroad The French and Germans especially, arc by nature ~-crypolite, dispensing compliments left, right and centre, and although I received a great many, varying from the fine quality of my German, to the fine quality of my knees, in rerrosp,.ct, I'<"e come to the conclusion that th~-sc people gcnerall} mean well, though they have quainl ways of expressing it!

N. CROM \R, Up/Jfr VI

A Duel in the Sun

It was hot, and as the cby wore on it would be hotter still On the horizon the heat had turned tbe sky to a pale pearly grey, and from the hard blue overhead the copper sun bl:ved down rclcnLlessJyon the copper sand and the canyon wall beyond. The desert supported only a few yellow cacti which stood like accusing fingers pointing at rhe sky, or like forgotten memorials to a long-dead people.

Through the rocks a solitary rider pi,ked his \\ay. His face was of the same dull coppery hue as the sand and the rocks, and his grey eyes stared out o..-er the horizon- eyes that were hard and without pity, pitiless as the blazing sun and the red rocks and the sand. His hand fell and fingered the butt of the gun by his side and mo..-edback to the reins.

Suddenly he stood up in his saddle. In a dry gulch to the left moved a shape, a shape that, as it drew nearer, appeared as another horse and rider, etched against the yello" stone. Again his hand dropped to the butt \'.;'itha scarcely perceptible movement of the reins he turned his horse.

The distance between them narrowed to three hundred yards and, as if by mutual consent, they reined in and dismounted.

Jlc moved towards the other, grasping his revolver, expressionless except for a flicker of hare in his eyes. They drew nearer, nearer. At \\ hat seemed to be the last moment, when it seemed as if they would meet, their fingers tightened on the triggers. A bullet thumped viciously against his chest and he crumpled fnrnards, a slow stain spreading over the sand. The other turned on his heel and walked back to his horse. Remounting, he rode awa>.

The sun beat do\\n cm the sprawled figure on the s:tnd, his life draining away into the growing pool beside him. He recovered consciousness for a moment and became aware of the sun's slow descent. All the hate, the bitterness inside him was seeping away, leaving nothing behind except an empty hollo\\ness.

In his delirium he felt the hollowness growing like a huge cavern inside him, filling him yet at the same time S\\allowing him up. Towards morning he came definitely awake. He was conscious of an overwhelming thirst and of the hca.tof his body. I..caning on one elbow he looked at the mountains and the sun's glistening gold orb rising above them. The snow on those far slopes was of a smooth unruffled texture, a smoothnus, a r.idiance, tl1.1t was not of thb world. Ile had a great longing to identify himself with the coolness of the mountains, as if they could assuage his thirst. 1 hen his eyes went black and the world sli<laway.

R. CRAIG, Tlf/-/1

A Day with the Fishing Fleet

It was six o'clock in rhe morning when I left with the fleet from the point of the pier. The sky was a bright salmon pink and the sun was rising from behind a distant hill, and its reflected rays shone red on the calm water. l was dressed in jeans and a thick " polo "-neck pullo..-er,but 1 had my oilskins with meas advised by Captain Stuart on whose ship I was. We were chugging along at a steady six

School Section or seven knots and 'l>.'eremaking gnod headway. At lastI had achieved my ambition to go out with the Catterline salmon fleet.

Soon we were approaching the salmon fishing grounds. We were about three miles offshore and were drifting slo"'ly inshore on a flowing tide which bcc.'lme high at eight o'clock. We had to catch chat tide because at low tide the channel out of the harbour is studded with rocks. The tide made the sea slightly rougher and I knew that ifit got reallyrough I would spend half the trip leaning over the side, so I hoped for the be,,t. The fishing grounds arc in deep clear water with a forest of water weed and seaweed in which the salmon take refuge.

Dropping anchor, \\C prepared to shoot the net. The net is like a drift net only with a larger mesh. The job of he.wing the net from its locker and checking the number of floats and sinkers on it was given to me. By the time it was completely shot, 1 had counted 102 floats and 55 sinkers. One sinker was missing. lt had been lost on the last trip probably caught on rocks. The total length of the net was nearly one-eighth of a mile, which is quite short. Paying out line as we went, we travelled about half-a-mile then proceeded to haul in the net.

This is a tricky, wet business, especially in autumn salmon are not caught in wincer as it is stormy at sea. The net is "·inched in until it is just at the side of the ship. Then a small swi'l"cllingarm catches the noose at the top and brings it in. This is then caught byone of the hands, usually the fir;t mate, and everyone starts to haul the net aboard. As I said it is wet and cold. For this reason everyone had on oilskins but my hands "ere frozen by the time the net was on boord as I had no gloves. .\t length the net was landed, and I "enc forward amongst the spray and ta.n~lesof rope to examine the catch.

Captain Stuart said we were lucky for the catch we landed '\'l"astwo 8-pounders, one 13-pounder and one 14!-poundcr. They were big silver fi~h with pink bellies, speckled \\ ith a sand colour. I was thrilled when asked to help gut a stranger in the haul-a 5-foot conger eel. This is a tough customer and it took ten or m1,re blo"s "ith an axe-handle to kill tt. I was really enjoying myself as I stood there, knife in hand, bespattered \\ ith blood, as I pulled out entrails and liver '-''hich were thrown to the seagulls. I was tired out when the fleet got back, but had enough strength to walk up to the fisherman's hut for a cup of hot cocoa and a sandwich. Then feeling refreshed I started up the cliff-path, heading for home and my bed.

DONALD SIMPSON, ,\!JIA

Hadrian' s Wall

In July of this year Ttook part in a School expedition to rhc north of T•ngland \\hen a party of twenty-one boys and six masters spent a week exploring the Roman remains on Hndrian's Wall. It is not my purpose to present either a history of the Roman Wall or a factual account of our tour. \\ hat I am trying to express arc my personal impressions ofthe Wall country and why it holds such a fascination for me.

For, to me, there is something compelling about the Wall and the high and windswept country which it dominates. Some people come, sec a few hC3pS of stones, and go away disappointed. But if you come armed with imagination, you will realise\\hat a great piece ofliving histor>'theWall is. For, among the tumbled stones and the grassy mounds, there still lingers something of the past, an atmosphere that neither weather nor the hand of man has been able to destroy.

1t whispers of great battles and glorious deeds and of the men who lived here before the invaders came, of the men who ruled and governed this country for 400 years, far from their native Italy. And not only from Italy. From Gaul, and Germany and across the Mediterranean they came, united under the standards of Rome the archers of Syria, the cavalry of the Asturias

And what were they like, these men, who lived and fought and died here eighteen centunes ago? What did they look like? What clothes did they wear? Where did they live? What did they cat? These to my mind arc the most interesting facts th.·u history can unveil. Now, thanks to careful excavation, we

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know most of the answers. In the museums at Chcstcrs, IIouscstcads and Corbridge I have seen the ~hoes they wore, the knives they arc with, the Wt.'llponsthey carried, the coins they used, the gods they worshipped. At the same excavations I have lain in their baths, walked in their barracks, examined their strongrooms. I have admired their temples, their Statues, their buildings. In fact, I have built up a complete picture of them as a people. To know the appearance, the 11'lbitsand customs of people living 1,800 years ago--of all history's discoveries surely none could be more exciting than this. The more one reads of the Romans, the more they are to be admired. The \\ all and its fons were built to last and they ha.,.e done so for over eighteen centuries.

LYeryrhing tl.cy did \\as on a scale so colossal it car1not fail to impress. The bridge abutment at Chesters, a massive construction of stone blocks clamped by lead, is the mosc striking example 1saw during the trip. Small wonder then, that so remarkable a p.:oplc should leave a lasting impression on the country they inhabited fur over 400 years. The whole story of the occupation can be traced in the ruins of Houscstcads, Chestcrs and Corsmpirum- the building of the Wall as a protection a1pinst the wtld tribes of the '\.orth, the long period of peace and prosperity under Roman rule, the abandonment of outposts as the legions were withdrawn, then, in the twilight of Roman Britain, the fear-stricken congrc~ation of families ,, ithin the forts for pn,tectmn from the disaster which C\'entuaUyO\'Ct· took them

•\nd sometimes, on a grey and misty day, when the wind is in the cast, I shall wonder if there is any truth in the legend of Cilurnum, and whether, on moonlit nights, the 500 ghostly horsemen of the ,\sturias emerge from their underground stable and gallop across the countryside they knew O\"Cf 1,000 years ago, ready to defend the northcrnmo,t frontier ofthe grcatc.stempire the world h.~scvcrknown

ALLAN ) ERMIESON, Midtllt I V

Bogie's Tattic Pickin'

(A pupil tries his hand at the Doric)

",\ye ,\ye Bngie, yc'rc getting a graun day tac foenish yer tactic gcddcrin'.

Three gwccd days in a rawI The Deil's aye gweed tull's ain ye ken." An Jamie hce-h;1wcd at his am joke, <lichrin' his nose at the same time wi' a holipicd rcid spotted h.,nkie that he trailr oat o's pooch amid a shoocr o' barley yaaYins an' stew, for h<.!'d been at Sprotty's rhrashin' the week afore. llis beets were ric<lwi' a Jingle n' binder tow pinched frae a clew left owcr frae the hairst, an' as sharnie's th0' he'd come str.1chrfrae muckin' the stirkic's byre.

Fin it wis wcarin' 011 for aucht o'clock, the pickers began tac gcddcr at the tactic field. Fcgs, they ,,ere the queerest crew ye ivcr clappit een on. The wilics were toggit in their men's dungarees, bauchlet beers, auld jackets 'at the mochs had gocten a simmers aiccn ooc o', ma fauld o' 1crs1esan g\\ccd kens fat else ablow that.

\"\'.'ark cairrict <>n rale cidcnt like till alx><,tten o'clock, fan the fairmcr's wife cam dirdin' ower in the Land Rover wi' a mucklc basket o' baps wed clartir wi' hame made butter-an.j:un, an' t\\·a kettles of stcamin' tay. A'bodr gcddcrt roon an' fell tee, even the rwa collie dogs left atf chasin' craws tac be in time for their piece an' a'.

The squad sync vrocht awa' till the foreman consultit his watch an' roared that it wis twal o'clock. A'thoot a second biddin' rhcy a' hcapit themsels on tac the bogie an' got a hurl tac the stcadin' for their dcnner. The srrac en' o' the barn had gotten a scuff o' a swipe, an' tables an' trestles set up wi' forms roon about them for scars.

Eftcr their tactic-soup an' puddin, rhcy got their tay an' sync fbppit amon' the strae tac swaadgc. There's aye a lot o' banter goes on at this time, an' Charlie, the tr-.1ctor111anremarkit in his aff-tak.in' wyc: "Hey Muggie, a sa ye bein' crooned " Tactic Queen '' at rhe dance la~t night. !'it's happent tae ycr warpenr an' yon chandclccr things ye hid hingin' fae yer lugs? Ah doot gin the judges Sa\\· ye

ivnoo ye wadna stan' mucl<lechance at ony Beauty Competition," " Jluhl" said Muggie, wi' her dub-spattert nose in the air. " Gin there hid been a prize for the best-lookin' scarecraw, n:u;body wad hae hid a look in wi' you Charlie Scott, an' ye wadna hae nott any drcssin' up edder." That fairly put Charlie's pipe oot.

•\t ten meenits tac cen, the foreman full't his pipe again, an' wi' the reek yoamin' ower his shooder, announced that it was yokin' time again. A' throu the cb.y, the tractors an' bogies had been steady at it, caain' the bags o' tatties hame tae be teemt in a muckle shed at the fairm, an' by five o'clock there wis a biggin' nae ordnar'

.\t lowsin' cime the gedderers duntit the divots o' earth frac their beets an' queued up at the fairm hoose door for their pey, their tattie pickin' deen at Bogics for aniddcr 'car. "Fut I cann.\ unncrstan'," said Jamie, "Is fut w·yc we didna e,•cn get a drap o' wcct this last three days. I tclt ye, ye hid the Diel's ain luck, Bogie." " 1n fact," he quipped, " it's naithing short o' a Golden II tinderI"

DDNIS G. c. A.'JDLJ\SON,

The Blue Sheep of the Family

Mid.TI[

\'\'hen first my uncle made the claim that he was directly descended from Charles TI we pa~sedthe ideaoffas ridiculous. But he was adamant. Ile had, he said, been ignount, himself, of the fact chat he was no commoner, until, while sen ing in the Catering Corps during the war, he was wounded hy an exploding prc~~ure cooker and had to have a blood transfusion. It was then that a doctor found, to his consternation, that my uncle had blue blood. I say " to his constern:ition " hccause the unfortunate doctor had the gravest difficulty tcying to locate supplies of BLL 1--. Rhesu~positi\'C. Theonly person with this blood group turned out to be Emperor Ifailc Schssie ofEthiopia who, never himself having had much satisfaction from the British .\rmy, refused, point blank, to give it any of has rare blue corpuscles. .\s a result my poor anaemic uncle had to make do with red blood, which, mixed ·with his O\\ n blue bl,JO<lhas given him to this day purple veins.

Returning, victorious, from the war, my uncle set about the rask of deposing the Ilouse of \Vinds()r and restoring the House of Stuart. (;\[y uncle had to change the spelling of his name, Stewatr, by deed poll.)

lli~ valiant efforts, hou·evcr, went unrewarded I His first action was to stage a sit-down demonstration outside rhe Ilome Office, but, sad to tell, in 1947 the sitdown craze had not yet started. There was no newspaper reporter there to inter" icw him, no tclc,·ision cameras, not even a policeman to carry his limp body to a waiting van If only th~rc h.-id been a policeman there to kick him and give him some publicity that way. But no. Even after forty-eight hours of sitting all he had gained \\·asa shocking cold and an offerofa bed for the night from the Salvation Armv.

Iiis next demonstration took rhe form of a protest meeting in Trafalgar Square one August Bank Holiday. It was, however, ill-timed, for the crowds of demonstrators he had visualised did not tum up. They were all either at Brighton or sitting at home watching the Test Match on their televisions.

I'or some twelve years after these incidents, or as my uncle sadly called them " these non-incidents ", heseemed to forget his ambitions. True he still refused to stand for the "-:ational Anthem but there were no more sit-downs and no more Protest meetings. He came home to Aberdeen and settled down. Perhaps it was that b<:comingPresident of his bowling club satisfied his power lust, but anyway he moderated his views and the family began to breathe again.

Our relief, however, was premature I

Ile has just informed us, that he has bought quarrer ofan hour's advertising on Grampian Television at three o'clock on Christmas Day when he intends making a rival Christmas Broadcast. The World will watch with interest!

PE'rER J. N. STEWART, uinr V11

A Visit to France

I arrived \lllh ID) father and br, ·her at Le Bourl?ct \\here we \\ere greeted bv our aunt and a cousin. \\c drove throui,:h the city, p;1ssingthe monuments \lhich make Paris famous, and l sa\l :i.gainthe hlkl To\\ er, the ,\re de Triomphe, >,;otrc Dame, l.t:s lmalides, the l.ouHc and m:i.n) other famous buildings. '!be small cafes at the ~idesof Ion!(,tree-lined avenues were also noticeable, as in France they arc numerous, and in Britain, few. Finallr, we arri\cd at our aunt's tlat in Gemilly, a Parisi:i.nsuburb, where we slept before k:1\'mg by train for Langres ncxt day. Langrcs is an old to\~n with ramparts, ,,here cutlery and all kinds of kni,cs arc m.'ldc. Our grandmother met us at the stat·•,n and, as .,..c had not seen her for a few years,,, c \1Crecspcciallyglad to sec hn. \\ c had nnt many friend\ in Langrcs so we ~putt a nor to<)interesting week before going to Bourges in the Barry. I sta~c<l with mr godmother, my uncle: and tour cousins in Bourgc$ as my father and brother lcft me thcre. Here I spent my time either going to my grcat- grandparents' country house in "hich liHs a great-aunt of mine, or wandering !lbout the to\1n which h:iJ an arena in Roman times. I dsited one nr two old hou!'>Cs\I h1k I was there, including L'I lotd Lallemand, the ancient home nf a wool trader and ,1lchcmist. I \\a, able to enjoy 1-rcnch c,,oking \\ hile I was there, and I must say I prefer French " cuisine " to Briti!h.

One day, after h·wing been in I-ranee for about a month, I "ent to visit the Ch!tcaux de la l.oirc, castle, on the Rhcr Loire. \\c began uith Vallcncy which has large gardens uhcre (X'DClicks,<lucks,tlamingocs, swans an<l l(cCSc,trut about on the I.I\\ ns ond where deer run around in the grounds. ,\ftcr dinner, \\C visited J.ochcs, .111 ol<l town with houses clustering around .1 l:trgc, imposing castle which o,er,.ha<lous the surrounding count!:}side. f'rom Lochcs, we went to Chcnonccaux, where, at 10.~o ::itnight,\\ csaw and listened to the " :,on et l.umicrc "during which the castle was 111 up. ,\ftc r a nry cni•>)ahlc h1,liday, I returned co Pari, where I had a real Parisian dinner (,teak, cress anJ chips) hcfurc , ismng Les lnvalides and going t<> Orly, the most modem ::indbiggc,t airport co\\ hich I hwe cHr been. There arc sh,,ps and a rc,taurant or bar on each tloor as .,.·ellas manyobscn'llt ion platforms from where )OU can •cc parts cf tlus p.1l.111ala1rporr. I kfr with my t\lo brothers in an ,\ir I ranee Cnra, cllc from tlus airpon, a fitting end to a most enjoyable holiday.

Yn:s Aua1oux, M.IIA

Christmas and Ne\\

Year Vacation

Easter Vacation

Spring H oliday

Session ends

1963 winter sessio n commences

School H oliday s

:\[onclay, 24 December 1962to\\ ednesday, 2 January 1963 (both dates inclusive).

l\lon<lay, 1 \pril 1963 to fridav, 12 April 1963 (both dates mclus1Ye, being a period which includes Good Friday, 12 ,\pril 1963).

~[onday, 22 ;\pril 1963

1rida), 28 June 1963

5 September 1963.

(In ,.iew of the fact that the Annu.11 ~1eeting of the British .rhsoc1ation for the \dvanccmcnt of Science 1s to be held in J\ber<lccn in 1963, the rducation Committee have decided that all '-.eh ols will not re-open after the summer YacatJon until j September 1963.)

Former Pupils' Club Section

(Club Founded u Septembe r 1893)

Club Office-Bearers, 1961-62

Honora ry President :

JoHN VASS SKJNNER, M.A., B.LI-rr., DIP. ED. (Rector since 1959)

Honorary Vice-Presidents :

fiENRY JACKSON BuTCHART (1890-99), D.S.O., O.B.E ., T.D., B.L., LL.D., D.L.

DOUGL AS PATERSON COCHRAN (1906-15).

THE H ON. LORD JOIINSTON (1913-26)

JAMES GRAY KYD (189 1-98), C.B.E., F F.A. , F.R S.E.

JOHN ADAM LILLIE (1893-1903), M A., LL B., Q.C.

ERIC LINKLATER (1913-16), C.B.E ., M A., LL.D., T.D.

The Right Hon. Lord MESTON (1901-02).

GEORGE GORDON NICOL (1894-1903), D.S.O., M.!.C.E., M.CONS.E.

Sir WILLIAM PETERS (1900-06), C.M G., M.A.

JOHN LENNOX RIDDELL (1907-16).

Sir JAMES JACKSON ROBERTSON, C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D , M.A., B.D., F.R.S.E., F.E.t.S. Rector (1942-59).

W ILLI AM DOUGLAS S1MPSON(1901-13), O.B.E., M.A., LL D., D.LIIT., F.S A.(SCOT.), F.S.A.

Sir JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR (1906-11) , K.B.E., C.M G

Sir WILLIAM ROBERT TENNANT (1904 - 10), C l.E., M.A., LL.D.

Sir JOHN MACKAY THOMSON, C.B., M.A., F.R.S.E. (Rector, 1920-21).

Sir LANDSBOROUGH THOMSON (1899- 1908), c B., o.B.E., M.A., D.sc., F.R.S.E., LL.D.

ROBERT BERTRAM WILLIAMSON (1906-18), D.s.o., M.A., LL B.

President :

ALEXANDER GRAY, M.A., LL.B. (1910-22)

Vice-President of Club and Chairman of Executive :

ALAN J. PETERS (1920-30), C.A.

Secretary and Treasurer :

JOHN Scorr MACL ACHLAN (1922-32), M.A., LL.B., 220 Union Street, Aberdeen.

Genera l Editor of Magazine :

CAMPBELL CONNON (1926-38), M.A., LL.B., 58 Dee Street, Aberdeen.

Aberdeen Grammar School Magazine

Secretaries of Centres : Bengal and Assam-DR. WILLIAM GEORGEMACMILLAN(I9I6-22), c/o Indian Jute Mills Research Institute, 3 Taratala Road, Calcutta, 27.

Central Africa-GEORGE MITCHELLGROAT (1927-40), P.O. Box 394, Salisbury.

Edinburgh-A LLAN CAMERON FRAZER (1925-30), M.A., w.s., 10 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh 3.

Glasgow-JOHN GORDON MICHIE BIRSS (1926-38), M.C., M.A., A.C.W.A.,99 Essex Drive, Scotstoun, Glasgow, W'.4.

London -NrNIAN MACKIE(1927-37), M.A.,9 Old Burlington Street, London, W.i. Malaya-BRIA N Scorr GRAY (1943-49) n-sc., P.O. Box 207, Bao.ting, Selangor, .Malaya.

Yorkshire -ARTHUR JAMES ADAMS (1919-30), 485 Bradford Road, Thornbury, Bradford.

Secretaries of Sections :

Cricket -ALEXANDER MuNRO DAVIDSON (1937-45), B.L., 18 Golden Square, Aberdeen.

Golf-GEORGE ALEXANDERCRAIGWALKER (1917-23), 164 Market Street, Aberdeen.

Hockey-WILLIAM GAIT (1945-48), 8 Carnperdown Road, Aberdeen.

Rugby -GEORGE M. M. SLATER(1935-47) I64 Craigton Road, Aberdeen.

Executive Committee :

The Vice-President of the Club, Chairman.

ALAN CROMBIE ROBERTSON WATT (1925-37), M.A., LL.B., Vice-Chairman.

The Secretary and Treasurer, and General Editor of Magazine, ex ojficiis. The Rector of the School, ex officio.

WILLIAM LEWIS CONNON (1930-40), B.L.

ALEXANDERCROMAR(1944-50), M.A.

BRIAN l<ERRINGTON CROOKSHANKS (1934-46), M.A., LL.B.

DOUGLAS GEORGE DE.\!PSTER (192433), B.SC

WILLIAM MILNEEWEN (1932-44).

WILLIAM GAIT (1945-48).

PHILIP Noa LOVE (1952-58) M.A.

JOHN MAX\VELL MILNE (1934-46), M.A.

JoHN MORTIMER(1923-27)

JOHN McP. MUTCH(1932-45) CA.

WILLIAM WALLACE PORTER (1915-23)

IAN LLWIS SMITH (1918-30).

DONALDJOHNSTONSTEPHEN(1946-p).

ERIC DOUGLASWATT (1937-50).

Section Repre.rentative.r

Crick et-IAN D. F. THOMSON(1944-48)

Go(/-GEORGE ALEXANDERCRAIG WALKER(1917-23).

Hockry-]A\IES FORRESTDONALD(1933-44).

Rugby-GEORGE M. M. SLATER(1935-47).

Staff-ALEXANDER BRUCE,T.D., M.A., B.Sc

Hon. Auditors : .Messrs. BowER and SMITH, c.A

The Annual Dinner

The Club Dinner was held in the Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, on 19 November 1962. There was a record attendance of 22I F.P.s with their guests. The President Mr. Alexander Gray, presided and the principal guest was Sheriff J. Aikman Smith. There was a very large attendance ofthe younger F.P. set and the large attendance of School staff emph::1sisedtheir growing interest in the F.P. Club.

"TIIF. SCHOOL ANO TIIR CLUB"

SheriffAikman Smith proposed the main toast and opened with the observation that the tables had been reversed on him since it was seldom that he appeared before anyone ! \\'hen he was first approached by the Emenairunencs Committee Secretary, Sheriff ~mith suggested that if 1Lr. Crookshanks were looking for a good speaker he ought to try and get someone better. Mr. Crookshanks replied ." \'fe tried I" Sheriff Smith observed that the influence of Scmsmcn in the world affairs w::1s far out of proportion to their number in the world. " Much is made of a Scotsm.·m if caught young." The Grammar School has been catching her young men for 700 years now and there arc few schools whose contribution to Scotland and the reputation of Scottish education has been so out.standing. The Grammar School is one of the great schools of a long line of Scottish schools. To an incomer like Sheriff Smith there is an impression that the old traditions of Scotland sun-i, e here, more so rhan in the south. There is a respect for learning in the ~orth -East and the 'lad ofparts' gets hischance. The Grammar School isa gateway to opportunity; and the reputat ion of ,\bcrdccn is effected by the welfare of the Grammar School. There is nn danger of the Grammar School languishing due to lack of public interest for after all public interest promotes vitality and added vitality is being given to the Grammar School at present in the form of a Swimming Pool, PlayinR Field, ,cw \sscmbly I!all, --.;cw Science L-ibs, ,cw l\lusic Rooms (suitably isolated !) Today c, cryone wants ,alue for money. \Yhar do we expect from the Grammar School? Simply that it will give the best education in Britain that's all!

Sheriff Smith obserred that the Toast of the F.P. Club is very close to the Toast of the Grammar School. The School was the F.P.s .\Ima :\[.iter and when an r.P. thinks of the School emotions are in the air. \\"'hen P.P.s get together at Dinners such as these, they exchange news, renew old friendships but in their discussions there is always a nntc of rueful reckoning - " None of us remains a boy and beauty forever." They feel they haven't made the best use of what they got at School but they have needed the School and would have been worse without it.

The Rector of the School, 1fr. Skinner, wirrily replied for the School that it was not often th.-ithe got the opportunity to" talk hack to the Beak" but he gladly accepted the challenge. But it was firring that a representative ofthe legal profession should prop<>SCthe principal Toast in view of the School's long association with the law. O,·cr the past few years the Rector had had the opportunity of answering back to a long succession of legal luminaries in the persons ofLords Johnstone and Cameron, Professor Ireland, and now a Sheriff.

The Rector next reported that the School was in very good heart and still flourishing. There arc a mere 1,370 boys 910 in the Senior School and 460 in the Lower School. The staffing is very good both in quantity and quality, and more important than that the morale is high. The Rector was delighted to see many young F.P.s at the Dinner or, as he put it, " grapes of his own vintage, or rather crushing ". The Rector then outlined the School renovations and hoped that the Swimming Pool would soon be in use. " The School has successfully come through a hard academic year with colours flying nnd the patient is likely co liveI " The new Certificate has dominated the School's thought over the past year hut there is a new problem coming, namely places at the University. Thi, year 60 boys went up to University-27 ro Science, 19 to Arts, 12 to .Medicine and to Law. No one with qualifications was refused.

Aberdrm

For the Club the President replied to the Sheriff's Toast. \ fr. Gray recounted manv \\ itty stories ahout old classmates and \la~tcrs; long-toothed and short• toothed alike enjoyed every minute of it.

Ian Shinnic paid a fitting tribu te to " the Guests " making reference in particular to Sheriff Smith, whose official title of Sheriff-Substitute he conside red rather unfortunate. In his days at Schoo l he had looked on the Rector with awe, but now the present Rector was a personal friend of his and he took childish delight in addressing the Rector by his christian name.

Replying for the guests Professor Peter Stein gave a most entcrmining and witty speech and a pk:lsantly energetic one, although the heavy hand of midnight was r.1pidlyapproaching.

Alan Peters gave the Toast of" the Chairman ", a " Toastmaster lir~t-class " as he put it, and complimented :\lr. Brian Crooksh.inks the Sccrdary ofthe l.nte rrainmrnts Committee, for the efficiency with which the Dinner was organised.

Former Pupil s present at the Dinner (date signifying year of miry to the School) were as follows :

1899 I{. Rieh,rtl,I

19u J. S. I,, Munrn

l9H \\ , I orbes

1901 J. ~I. K,~s ,9z3 c;. E. C Ha.non C-. ~luhev 190~ II. J. l·dwards J_ ~lornmer R. I. L. Sm11h r. I cith P. \\'. ~rndair <,. B. \\ 1lso11

1906 Jl_ I'. Codora11

192i S. l">ff

19t6 II. \I, ,\inl R n. \\ ilh.mLcon J. H:. I i<ldes P. c.rtc-n

1907 c;. n. J-lra~1r \\ , ).. F(rb,! J. Uyl,lml J. 1.. l{uldt-11 G. C. '.\laS!ie C J. l'rc~ha\\

19nH J. <. t,o()Jlf'r 192-' 1,,'·.Ge•.· Rll.•1r\1•1 8 •r 11 <;. lfritl A, .I. !\1, hdw;i.rcts \ C, .\. Hohh I, .J, C'"lllo\\,l\

19.:6 J. G. )l. Bir.is .\. R S11tith )';. \I hitehra,I II. )I. R. \\ ,Ill ~I. !,. \\ ,olk,r HJIM) J. (,, hilgour

192:S T, P. ti.•\llto;.ou l), ,\, \\'t>O<l 1y10 11. J.ss!,u,mt H/l<) I'\. J. PeH·" l911 P.R.<. l;lrk \ , <,ra,·

1933 A. de B. ra110 r. :--. l>u,-at L. H H.irpcr

19_,-1 C'. R \, .\r'(I th:tlil h:, M. <,orrutl \I, C,. 1ho\\ ll. h. l'rooksbauk• .\, ll•rl.-1

1911 11. J. ~lai1la1 ,I J. )I. Milne M. \\clk.,f

19i: J. ll G.udincr

1935 J, I>. lbalm trs

1948 I. ~I. l,,._1119 ~. B StUJr

1913 I H I s<kmout

1936 1- McLeod <,. \\, (dentworth

1937 A. )I. lla\lclson R. \\, (,r.1nt .\I,<.•• <,1Ub J. \\, Howieson M, <,. Hr:uderson 1- II. lfrmkn. on J. D. l<u"t l> h.)noc:.h lr. s. ~lilne 193ti l>. :\:. Ann.,.ntl J. !\, ~tch:enzie .1. I. ~ll J. A Leith I> I. ~l<rgnn

19q \\.C,.llutr:hoon ).'1,Bam l.l. l .\\'i,dv

M. ! RQ5'

1915 I'. II. lunwrigbt

J. A. ~hlue

R I\. \'0111,i(iOn

P. I'. r.. \htrbcll 1•149 II.<,. M11 hell \\. \I. l'crtcr

1939 \\'. ,\mi,non ll \\. 1 Paul ~- !--. \\illiarn•• 1 J. R. \\. Ltapcr 0. 1-. l'hiU1ps<,n 1916 .\ M. l an1phell

1940 A \. l.a'-'acn rc M. 1'l0,,m.1n ,1, ( ramh 19,4:z J. H C:!lllnway (. H. H1c-e C,, 1'. I yfe M. Jetlr•·y (,. 11 • \\d,Ut.r

Jl. Ha1111.1

A. ~I. ,1atl111so11

1950 JI \, B. 11.irsx·r

191;, I II. f,r,n• l. ~1. S. Park ,\, I>. \1ll11c (. (. ~I! pl1c-u JC)l3 .\. H. Cairns

Cl. A. (.', \\ nlkn

A. (r,1wfc nl

191S I.,(,. H11,d \1. f. \\"at!-c,n

<,, <;. \hllle

A. S. :411. Portn

1951 \I. G. h:inK

J. I<. l airy l'J.1,1 .\. K. Campkll 11152 II. 0. C,un<·ron

A. ,1. Hanhi,

A. ( f()JU,lr

A. l'. l>itkie \\. ~l. \l11ler k. L. (runi:tr P. ~- l.<Jvc

I.(,, !--hinr11" .\. G. 1>a"idson ,\. H. ,tuhrson

L I.. Smith

I{. Falrnn,r 'I. I\, Ogg

J. L ~par I< U. -\. h 1~he J:.:. l'ort1 r 1920 .\. I, l'eten \\'. Galt 1qB C. \I, l·urnival 1921 (• H Her ~rr-on l.. <~ric-\C 1954 l<.. <.:. !',caco I 11. ~I. !-'tott J. P Jeflr,,,• A I !-'•>ppitt \I, l.. \ c.111 _ I. IJ. I 1 bom!OII 19~5 R- \\'atson 1tu2 J. ~- \lad n t q5 T. traig 19:i;t (, \\", 1 rawr

The folio\\ mg Staffmember s were also present: :'>fessrs D. Anderson, R Brown, D. Bruce, D. Ibwkswonh, h. Henderson, R. Henson, \. McCombic, J. Morrison, J. Murray, I. Stephen, D. Stc,·cnson, J. \\ atcrs, S. \\ 1lton. i:\·01,. Of the 221 pc,...,,ns present, 171 were l'.P.s ithc balance being guests), and of these 171 over one third were under 2 5. This was the largest attendance ever ar an I'.P. Dinner.

Centres

Edinburgh

The Annual Dinner of the Centre will be held in the Roxburghe Ilotel, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh on Friday, t February at 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.-che evening preceding the \\'elsh Rugby Internacional. lf any F.P.s arc in Edinburgh on that occasion for the match on the following day, they will be made Yery welcome at the Dinner and should communicate with me a few days beforehand.

•\1 I.AS C. FRA7.ER, Stcrelary

London

The A.G.\f. of this Centre was held on 9 ~ovember at the Calcdonian Club. A. II. 1,-.. Slater was elected unanimously as our President to succeed the lace 1\. D.S. Anderson. The meeting" hich was attended by twenty-seven members, an unusually large number for this function, was preceded by an informal dinner, which was presided over by J. W. Benzie. \lr. Bemic referred to the loss sustained by the Centre in the sudden pas,ing of our late President and the members stood for a few moments of silent respect for his memory.

Our \nnual Dinner will take place on Friday, 7 December at the Calcdonian Club. Mr Alan C. R. \'.'att will propose the combined toasts of the School and the Oub, co which the Club President l\lr. \lexander Gray will reply.

Kt.'-'IA~ MAcKrr, Surtlary

Malaya

The annual re-union of F.P.s in ::\fala}acook place in Kuala Lumpur on 9 June 1962. Only eight F.P.s were able to be present on this occasion but the Club Consul for the area reports that a most enjoyable evening was spent exchanging the customary yams, recollections and, doubtless, the latest in dubious anecdotes. The principal guest was a Gordonian but it is understood rhat he escaped unscathed.

The following LP.s were present: Alexander ~tuart• (1932•4i), \'inccnc George Rohde Stephen• (t934-47), David Lyall ,\nde=n• (1938-)1), Da,·id L:," Cowie• (1942-44), Norman ~IcLean• J 19.n-48), Brian Scott Gray• (r9-n-49), ,\llan Stc\\art l\lcLc:in-:,:1944-51)and James Garden Taylor• (1949-)l)-

" llcre are John Glcnn's feelings before his epic space-flight : "At no time was I physically afraid. I ha,e alwa)S had the idea that people who arc afraid of what will happen to them whenever they think about attempting something new will seldom do or dare ,cry mueh-<>r take the risks which arc necessary to bring on progress.

" In addition I have a religious faith which adds to my feeling ofconfidence in a situation like this. 1 do not happen co believe in a fire-engine kind of religion which encourages a man to call on his Maker only when he needs help. I do not think that God orders every detail of my life and that He will see that I always come through, no matter what I do.

"My mother, who has always had a strong Christian faith, hasa good slant on this. She feels that our relationship to God is a io/io proposition. God places us on this earth, she believes, with certain abilities and talents. How \\ell we use them is completely up to us. My wife, my children and I share these beliefs, and the confidence this has given us in the future has helped absolve our worries."

From "Into Orbit " by the Seven Astronauts.

F.P. Rugby Section

l nr the first time in many years the Section arc now running four X\'s and it is hoped to be able to continue this and build up a goo<l future list for the 4th XV who arc at the moment c,nlyplaying local games.

The 1st XV has had quite a successful season to date. Up until now it has played ver} much to the form-book, winning against the sides it nonn.-illyheats and losing to the sides it doesn't win against so often. ln the Instfew,·vecksit has really settled do" n as a team, scoring a lot of tries and beginning to realise some of the potential that was evident last season and the beginning of this season but which did not always come up to expectations.

The 2nd XV is having an extremely good season indeed hcing unbeaten so [1r and showing good results against strong south 2nd XV opposit ion and local 1st XVs. In the process it has scored nine times as many points as h~s been scored against it.

Despite losing the firstt" o games of the season the 3rd XV did not lose heart and gained its reward by winning all the rest of the eight games played, some of them by a very handsome margin.

The 4th XV did not get under way until the first week in October when ne.uly all players had started again and the Section's strength was high enough to field sixty players every week So far only three matches have been played and all have been won.

G. M. M. 5LA1ER, 1£011. Su.

Results

o. P.111r. re t' .\ht·nlru1 \\"a1ut.

t. Heri,..t1 J·,P.

,. I nl.lnh1II T.C.

t·. ~u-wnrt's F.P.

1•. Jluur~rn\Jine

v. llund..., 11.S J'.I'.

t-·. A Uan l.lf•n 's l. P. t. J din. Accies.

t', J-I O\\t! (,f J'i((• t.. Allf"r-1,·rn luh:, v. l'erth~hire Arc1t'S.

i. (,crc 11 r, JU.~ 1r<l 1. }{.•\. l Buchan

t', 1\h.:rdun \\'iu.d. 211c1 :. At)(" rdt't'11sbin.: 211d

:: 1·. J, 1'.•u,. Art,roath 2nd

t· At~ ruu:n \\ and. 21.d

t, .\lwrdf•t·11sh1rt• 3rd. 1,1, ~lvray .u1d

n-8 W 49- 6 \\" 3 13 L 0-18 L 8 12 I. 3- 3 I> 1; 5 \\' 14--,

2nd XV

o. P.1.1 mur• 1d t•. ~\hcr<let:n \Vanrl .•mJ v. Ab(ordccnshire ut v. Dunfcn thue iad v. ,\11.m (,Jen':, :nd t. R~ ,\ S. \rhr<>ath ut t·. Hnwfl of I·ue :ml t. H.\. Y. h.mloss ISl ,•. Moray nt

4th XV "· ,\l r hin. 3nl t'. Al r ,._hire-3rd t•. Al,<r\lccu U11.iv. 4th

F.P. Cricket Section Strathmore Union

At the 1\nnual General Meeting of the Section the following officials were appointed: Pruidmt, K. J. Peters; Sttrtlary, \. l\l. Davidson; Trtomnr, W. M. Ewan; .'101,bSttrelary, G. Wilson. Strathmore Union: Captain, A. .M.Da\'idson; 1, ·itt-Caplain, A. II. Innes" Gt11de XI: Coplain, J. C. .Milne_; i uc-Coptoin,A. McK Fletcher. I

Once again we have had to suffer another summer of rather indifferent weather but, nevertheless, very few of the games had to be cancelled. Although neither

side achie,·ed any major recognition in lbeir respective leagues, we dicl reach the semi-final of the Press and journal seven-a-side competition. .:s;utwithstanding the lack of achievement in our results, the Section is perhaps in a healthier state than it has ever been fur many years and there is a considerable nucleus of younger players who have joined the Section and show every promise for the future. The officials have always endeavoured that although games should be played hard they should be played in the friendliest atmosphere possible as we arc all members of the Section fur the purpose of enjoying an afternoon's game of cricket.

It is heartening to sec that a Cricket Square has been laid on the extension to the school playing fields which will doubtless help to maintain the enthusiasm for the game and the Section should, in due course, reap the benefit in its membership in the years to come.

1',gain, our thanks arc due to :0-[r. :0-[atrhcwsfor his excellent work in not only preparing the pitches put in the many ways he has assisted the Section throughout the season and coall the ladies who have generously given of their time in preparing the teas.

By the law of a,-erages one would expect that the forthcoming season would be blest with fine ,vcather and with it the continued enthusiasm and support of former pupils.

Averages

Strathmort Union

R. Bain .A. M. Davidson

Slralhn,ort L'nion

A. M. Davidson

W. ,\. Stewart Grade

T. I. :0-forrison J. Lobban

C\'o notes on the 1961-62 season were published and these arc now belatedly included for the record. Ed.)

1!)61-62

The Hockey section of the Oub have maintained their position a.~ one of the leading Hockey Clubs in the 1':orth District. Last season the 1st XI were ju.~t unable to retain the north district league but the 2nd XI, under the guidance of D. Stephen had a 100 per cent league record.

The 3rd XI had a very good series of matches an<l pm\'cd themselves capable of 1ising to the occasion even though many team changes did not allow them to settle down.

1st XI Results

2j '-.o\'. "· St. \ndrcws Uruvcrsicy 1-2. Lost.

2 Dec. "· .\cadcmy EP.s 2-3 Lost.

•16 Dec. v. lluthriestun 1-1 Draw.

23 Dec. t· Grarn1narF.P.s "..,\" 2-1 \~'on.

20 Jan. v. \!organ .-\cademy F.P.s t-t Draw

•27 Jan. r. uni,crsity 0-1 Lnst.

• 3 Feb ,.. Aberdeen t-0 \'(on.

•10 reb. T Gordonians 3-0 \\on.

24 fcb. 1·. H.M.S. l·ulmar 3- \'<'on.

• 1o 1\1a1ch ,, University 2-1 Won.

• 24 \!arch r Huthricston j-4 Won.

31 March ,.. Highland 1-1 Draw.

* League Fixture.

l..::nfortunatcly, as c:10 be seen from the numerous blank dates in the results above, the wc:tthcr prevented play an a number of matches throughout the season.

A. C.Rm lAR

1!)62-63

The Section has made a most encouraging start to the season The three Xl's are pla}ing w·clland arc alr<-adych~llenging for honour~ in their rc5pcctivc leagues. The 1st X I is s , far undcfrated, having recorded many splendid victori~, including the 8-o rout of Grove Academy F.P.s at Dundee.

The Club has welcomed a number of most promising youngsters, including P. K. Lawson am! D,mald Ross, both of whorn have appeared regularly for Firsts. The succc.-ssof the 1st X[ so far could well be attributed to the present ideal blend of youth and cxperiencc, plus the fitness derived from E. D. Watt's vigorous training sessions.

The local trial produced a large number of F.P.s and the club was greatly honoured by h:1ving E. D. Watt, J. Leiper, F. K. l~'lwson~ J. R. Wight and I. A. ~liddlcton selected to rcpn.:~cntNnrth in the Di,;imond Jubilee match against the Scottish XI. After a brilliant d1spL'ly!\orth won 2-0, F. K. Lawson scoring both goals.

To :'\lr. \fatthcw s the section extend their gratitude for his willing help in many ways. The pl.1ying surface of the pitch is improving steadily and this, in tum, great!>·helps the standard of our hockey.

1 st XI Results

13 Sept. v. Ruthricston 6-o Won. 1 l Sept. I". Gordnnians 2-1 Won.

22 Sept. I'. \berdecn \'arsity 4 t Won.

• 29 Sept. 1·. ,\cadcmy F.P.s 3-r \\l>n.

30 Sept. I'. 11.\1.S. Pulmar 3-3 Draw.

6 Oct. "· \berdcen 3-0 \\on.

1 3 Oct. I'. Gru\'c Academy r.P.s 8-o \X'on.

20 Oct. ,,. Gordon's College s-o Won.

10 1'0~ r. Ruthri~-ston Ramblers 4-0 Won.

2nd XI Results

, q Sept. r. Gurdonians " \ " 1 -0 \X'on.

22 Sept. , Grammar School 4-0 \Xon.

29 Sept. ,.. Acndemy EP.s "A" 9-0 Won.

* L.-:i.gucFixture.

6 Ocr. 13 Oct. ' 20 Ocr. 28 Ocr. 10 Nov.

"· University 0-4 Lost. "· Grove .AcademyF.P.s "A" 7-1 Won. "· :\cademy r.P.s "A" 6-o \Xon. "· ~aim 3-0 \'\ on. " · Ruthriescon 2-2 Draw * League Fixture.

I. A. :'\hoDLLTO", Captain.

F.P. Golf Section

During 1962 the Gulf Section has been in very good heart with forty-four of a membership. \Xc have had 6ve outings all at Ballater this year, as we found th.~t .Abuync and its environs were not favourable towards our company. The usual trophies have been competed for and won as under:

U-~a/,i'.erC11p

Rrwe/1-l lend,rson Cup

jejfrry Mt(~ Gibb-Thou:Tropl!J Allison-1 ou-litStapl,ford }. unnox Ridddl l'riz.t

R. J. BAI" \. C. \h-TCH R c. BARTO"

G. \. C. \X'ALKLR "' T. F. Ronso,-: .,,.

]. S. SUTITFRI.A:S:0

The Lennox Riddell Prize is to be discontinued after this year. There have been twelve F.P.s who have won this prize.

The finale of the year as usual was our Golf Dinner on 9 ~ovember at which thirty-four F.P.s and friends were present. Our principal guest was Dr. J. R. Clark, the Director of P..ducationwho proposed the health of the A.G.S.F P. Club (Golf Section). Our Captain, R. J. Bain, replied in good fottle.

\'Cc had one other Club guest and he was :'\1r. W. Ferrier :'\!avor, F..dinburgh, who has played for the Section at, I think, every Queen Elizabeth Trophy mt:eting at Ropl Burgess Golf Oub. This competition was, as usual, played cowards the end of September and, although we played in the second round \\e got no further than the one game.

We ha,·e been forrunate this year in getting some of the younger members to join the Section and 1 hope that there will be a further number attend this Section next year.

GEORGE A. C. WALK! R, Ho11. Sec.

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Notes about F.P.s

BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Member of the Order of the British Empire (M.B.E .)

Heruy Humble (1913-16), M.A., D.S<. , was made a Member of the Order of the British r.nipire in the Birthday Honours List issued in June After holding l lcadmastcrships else" here in the Moray area :!\fr.l lumblc "as appointed Rector of J•lgin Academy in 1950. Ile is Chairman ofthe .\lorayshire Savings ,\ssociation

Eric Archie Alexander• (1935-43), s.sc. (Eng.), whose marriage is reported else\\ here in this issue, is engaged on research and development "ork in connection "ith aircraft engines \\ ith Rolls Royce in Derby. After graduating at Aberdeen in 1945 he spent three years with the Bristol Aircraft Company before joining Rolls Royce. l le has also been closely connected with the Derby branch of the R.A.P. A~c:;f.cUti, •n.

Charles Edward Anton (1937-.t3},M.A., u .B., has been admitted a member of the Societ\ vf \dvocatcs m -\bcrdccn.

Willia~, Dixon Brooker• (1938-50), M.A., who has heen principal teacher of hisrory at 1'.eith Gramm:ir School, has taken up a three year appointment at the King Richard .\rmy School at Dhckelia in Cyprus.

Alan Lawrence Brown• (19p-55), who is :i trainee sales manager \\ith J. & P Coats & Baldwins Ltd., has recently gnnc to Karachi on a t\\O year tour of duty. Ile will be \'Cry pleased to hear from any F.P.s m that area.

Reginald Errol! Butchart* (1894-1900), after fifty ye.1rsin the ministry of the: Episcopal Church in Scotland, has retired. 1lc held charges in varinus parts of the countr, including Gramown-on-Spey, Gl.Lsgowand .\berdcen lxforc /.(Oingto Inverness in 1930, :1!i Rector of St. Michael's an<l \ll 1\ngcls' Episcopal Church. In 1936 he was appointed a Canon of St \ndrew's Episcopal Cathc<lr.il, Inverness. lie was a pioneer of the Scottish Community Dram:i movement in the Highlands.

Unionist I'.P.s

Three F.P.s (two of them School :ind Lniversity contemporaries) ha\'e been recently in the nc\\ s in rhc cause of the 1Jnionist P.my:

David Robert Bell amy Cay· (1935,46), \I.A., LL.11., advocate, has been adopted as prospcctlvc l nionist candidate for the Provan di\ ision of Gla,gow. ;\ftcr gr:iduating at Aberdeen in 19p he was in practice as a solicitor in Aberdeen and I dinburgh until called to rhc Bar in 1954. Ile h:L~ for "'me time been tutor in ,\lcrcantilc J.a\\· at Edinburgh University, and earlier this year he \\as appointed standing junior cnunsd to the ~linistry ofLabour in ~cotland. The Provan di,ision is mt·ant1111erepresented by a Socialist.

Brian Kcrrington Crookshank s" (1934-46), M.A., LL.u., athocatc in ,\bcrdecn, ,,·as recently appomtcd O1.unnan of the Political l•xccutive Committee of South .Aberdeen Unionist .\ssnciat1on. IIe has been connected with the .-\ssociarion for the p.tst se, en years ha\'ing been sccrerary of Rubisbw and larc.:rRoscmount W'ard branches. .Another appointment in the i\ssociation is that of Robert Leslie May• (1938-44), e.L., ad\'ocatc in \lx:rdccn, who hasj,1Sttaken up officeasTreasurer.

Notes about Old Boys p

Sir James fan Cormack Crombie• (1908-21), 1cc.11.,K.B.E., C.M.G., \f.A., r.L.O., retires at the end of this year as Chairman of the Board of Customs and Uxcisc. Sir James is a former Dux of the School, later graduating in Arcs at Aberdeen with first class honours. He became a C.'\1.G. in 1947 while third Secretary to the Treasu.ry, was invested as a Knight Commander of the British Empire in 1950, and Knight Commander of the Bath in 1957. His Doctorate in Laws uas conferred on him by 1\berdccn University in 1959.

Scott McKen zie Davids on* (1934-4-i) is now studying to become a teacher. On leaving school he joined the Seaforth Highlanders and after demobilisation in 1947 he worked on rubber e~catcsin '\lalaya, graduating from assistant manager to acting manager and evcntu,ill)' to manager. His decision to leave the rubber industry in Malaya earlier this year followed on the taking over and breaking up of the estates of the Batu Tiga (Selangor) Rubber Co. Ltd. During his )Cars in Malaya Davidson was a regular attender at f. P. Centre Re-unions m that part of the world.

John Dunn* {1946-48) is now with a forestry organisation near Hindhead, Suney. After leaving school he read engineering for a year at Bristol Univccsity, and thereafter joined the Regular ,\rmy. He sen,ed with the 1st Commonwealth Division in Korea and later with the 6th Armoured Division in Germany. After demobilisation in 19>4he scn ed for a time with the Standard Bank Ltd. in London and cook up his present appoinrment last August.

John Mu.rcay Easton· (1895-1905) has 1eccntly retired from the firm of Easton & Robertson, Architects, London, after more than forty years in practice as an architect. He has been concerned in the planning am! construction of buildings all over the wotld, notably university dc,·clopments in Hong kong and Singapore as well as at Oxford, Cambridge and London. His firm was als >responsib le for the new Shell headquarters in London. He is a past President of the .\rchitcctural Asse1ciat1on.

Robert Campb ell Findlay (1952-58), M.A., after graduating "ith honours in psychology at \berdeen in July, has returned to ,\merica u here he has obtained an assistantship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is to study at the same time for his Ph.D.

Insurance Institute Fellowships

Three F.P.s working in Aberdeen Insur ance offices have recently qualified for Fellmnhips of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Thq arc Jameb Fowler (19535S), of the Royal Globe group, Kenneth McKenzie Hutcheon (1947-59), of the Standard Life, and l'>lichael Robert Robertson• (1953-59),ofthe Phoenix Assurance Co. llu tcheon has, in addition, recently been appointed organist at the Epibcopal Church in Oldmcldrum.

\lso in the insurance world is Michael Raeside Auld· (194s-58), who is an Inspector with the Caledonian Insurance Company in ,\berdeen.

Henry James Fraser * (1918-22) has been appointed Retail Sales Manager with Boots Pure Drug Co. at their headquarters 111 Nottingham. Since '\pril 1960 he has been the firm's London di.rector m charge of about 400 shops in London and the south of England

William Dickson G:iU• (1948-57) has been appointed Liberal organiser for the 1'.orth \ngus and Mearns constituency, with his headquarters at Brcchin. -\fter leaving School he took up a career in insurance and was for some time associated witb the Royal Insurance group in Aberdeen.

Alexander Donald Campbell Grassie • (1939 53), M.A. (Aberdeen), M.A. (C.·mtab.),has been appointed lecturer in experimental ph)51CSat the University of Sussex. He was formerly a Carnegie !:icniorScholar at Cambridge University.

James William Howison ~ (1937-50), n.sc., PH.D., has been appointed chief Chemist with Alexander Pirie & Sons, l.td., at Stoncywood Paper ,\1ills, \berdcen .,.

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Aberdeen Gra!ll111ar School Magazine

George William Kemp"' (19r3-18), v.R.o., C.A., has recently joined the F.P. Club. Ile left ~chool in 1918 for health reasons and completed his education at Robert Gordon's College. Ile then qualified as a Chartered Accountant and h3s been in practice in !'.fontmse since 1932, apart from the war years when he scned with the R.N.\'.R. lie was awarded the Volunteer Reserve Decorati on in 1944.

Alexander Wood Laing (1935-45), M.B., c11.ll., \\ ho was until recently in practice in Derbyshire, has now taken up practice in the ~hetland parish of \\'alls.

Gordon Miller McAndrew· (1944-51), M.D., Cll.B., whose marriage is reported clse...herc in this issue, was recently elected to membe rship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ldinburgh. Two other F.P.s were elected members at the same time Robin Vawer Williams • (193i-46), 'f.D., cn.s., 1.R.1·.P.S.(G.) and Pauick Dugan Robertson (1945-48),M.e., c1t.e. In addition Williams, who is a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander R.N., has been appointed a Serving Brother in the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. He has recently taken up duty as medical specialist co the British Military Hospital, Gibraltar, where he -.i;ill be on auachmcnt to the Anny.

Innes Fraser MaeLcod" (1947-54), M.A., is now a Lecturer in the Department of Extra -mural Studies at Glasgow Cniversity.

Andrew Graeme Nicol (1939-52), M.B., c11.B., ,,as one of the four Briti5h climbers who along \\"Jthfour Russian colleagues climbed the 24,590 ft. high \fount Communism in the High Pamir mountain range. They were the first foreigners to climb this peak. The expedition was led by Sir John Hunt, with Dr. ::-..ic<1as the party's medical officer. lt was at an earlier stage of this expedition that two British clin,bers lost their lives. Dr. Ntcol started climbing while still at School, and g;iined extensive experience with Aberdeen University mountainee ring club and while associated with the Special \ir Service during hh period of national service. Jle is at present a member of the pathology department at ,\bcrdccn Royal Infirmary.

John Pacitti· (19-H-54), ,1.A., whose marriage is reported elsewhere in this issue, 1s meantime engaged on research work with the Rubber and Plastics Ress-arch Association in Shropshire.

Alexander Tough Parkinson (1943-55), ,1.u., CH.B., whose marri:i.ge i~ reported elsewhere in this issue, is now an assistant lecturer in Pathology at Edinburgh l,n1versit). lie graduated in !'.lcclicine at Aberdeen in July 1961 since when he has been a house surgeon at 1\berdecn Royal Infirmary.

WHliam Ogilvy Pattullo- (1939-41), ~t.A.,1.L,u., was recently appointed 10 he a Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire at Glasgow. After a short time as a solicitor in Aberdeen he practised at the Bar in Edinburgh from 19p umil his ruum to Aberdeen in 1959 as senior lecturer in .Mcrcanule Law.

Distinctions at Cambridge Univer sity

'icolas Tindall Phillip son (1947-54), M.A., who recently gained a First in Ilistory at Cambridge university, has now rccc1Yed a Carnegie Trust rc,c.1rch award to enable him to carry out research in history at Cambridge.

Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner (1945-48) has gained a First in I listory \\ ith distincuon at Cambr idge l,nivcrsity, and although only t\\enty-one yc.1rs of age:, h1; has been elected by the l.iniYersit}"to be a Research fello\\ of Caius College.

George Robb · (1892-97), who has been in practice as a Solicnor in Aberdeen since 19, 3, has recently been honoured by the congregation of the \\ est Church of Sc. ::-..1cholas,Aberdcw, of" hich he has been an Hdcr for fnrty years. He is at present the senior I'lder of the church. \ presentation to him by the ,\lodL·tator of the General ·\sscrnbly is planned for December.

August Henry Klie Slater• (19p-3i), ~I.A.,has recently been elected President of the London centre of the Club in succession to Alexander Donald Ste\\ art Anderson (1918-24) whose death is reported elsewhere in thts issue.

Marriages 53

Murray Ross Smith* (1937-46),who is at present with :\iessrs. J. & ]. Crombie Ltd., Grandholm Works, Aberdeen, has been elected a licentiate of the Textile Institute.

" The Sparks "

James ("Hamish" ) Christian Spark* (1918-21), P.r.w.M., M.l.\lF.CII.E., M.1.1.oco.L,who has been Locomotive Works Manager with British Railways at Doncaster, has been appointed Works Manager of the Locomotive, C'lrriage and \-.;'agonDepartments with a combined staffof 4,000 personnel. Ile was nominated recently to be a Fellow of the Institute of Works Managers, and has become an Honorary Member of St. John's 1\mbulancc Association. lie is President of the Yorkshire Centre of the F.P. Club for 1962-63. Ilis brothers, who were all at School arc Major Archibald Douglas Spatk* (1905-10),,r.c., who is in Edinburgh; Ian Robert Spark• (1912-14),,r.B.,c11.e.,in 1\ottingh.'lm, and Cecil Vivian Spark* (19,4 16),,r.B., CH.e.,at Athcrstone.

John Low Stephen~ (1921-28), M.A., M.e., cn.n., c11.11., P.R.c.s.i;., who has been a surgeon in London for the lasr twenty-five years, is at present surgeon to St. :\fary's Hospital, London, and a teacher in surgery in the medical school. lle is also senior surgeon to Paddington General Ilospiral, which is associated with St. Mary's :\lcdical School. He is a son of an \berdeen general practitioner, John Herbert Stephen (1899-1900),whose death is reported elsewhere in this issue.

Sir John William Taylor " (1906-11), K.B.r., C.M.G., has recently retired from the post of Duector General of Canning House. This establishment founded durmg the war is for the promotion of mutual understanding and knowledge in the Commonwealth, Latin America, Spain and Portugal, of their respective languages, history, culture and economies.

James Thomson* (1947-50), whose marriage is reported clsc\\here in this issue, is now resident in Kirkcaldr where he is a police constable with 1-ifcCounty Constabulary.

Alexander John Youngson (1923-36), ll.A., D.Llrr., has been appointed to the George \'i atson's and Daniel Stewart's Chair of Economic Science at J.dinburgh University. He studied at Aberdeen Unh·ersity and thereafter, under a Commonwealth fund Fellowship, at the University of California. Ilc was senior lecturer i11 Economic History at St. Andrews University before his appointment in 1950 as lecturer in the same subject al C'lmbridge. 1n 1958 he became Professor of Economic History in Edinburgh University.

Rugby Honours

Amongst the four F.P. rugby players selected to represent the :'\orth against :\1idlands in October were two who left School only lastsummer, and who arc now in their first season for F.P.s. They are Douglas Wyness Thomson Paul*(194962) and Graeme William Fraser * (1956-62). The others selected were Ian Robert McDonald * (1940-p) and William Balfour* (1950-58).

Marriages

Alexander (1935-43).-At St. Michael's Church, Alvaston, Derby, on 2 June 1962, ERIC .\RCHIEALEXANDER,. n.sc. (Eng.), younger son of Mr. and :\1rs. W. Alexander, 53 Kingshill Avenue, Aberdeen, to Jean l\lary, only daughter of the late \lr. A. Toms and of :\lrs. Toms, Derby.

Allan (1946-55).-At St Ninian's Church, Aberdeen, on I June 1962,DOUGLAS CA1.ou .\LLA ", son ofMr. and l\lrs. T. G. Allan, I Donmouth Crescent, '\berdecn, to Brenda Jane, daughter of l\fr. and \lrs. J. S. Forbes, 191 Mid Stocket Road, Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen Grammar School lrfagazi11e

Anderson (1945-57).-At Downficl<l South Church, Dundee, on 24 August 1962, EDWARD.\.-.;DLRSo:-i,*son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Anderson, 9 Korrie Street, Bmughty Ferry, to Pauline :\lary, <laughter of the late ..\fr. G. P. Donovan and of J\trs. Donc,van, 1 2 Oi,·e Road, 0o\\·nficld, Dundee.

Beattie (1939-50).-.\t Rubislaw Church, Aberdeen, on 7 July 1962,.\1.r.xASOER .\1.1"" BF.ATTIE,son of:'-fr. and \fr~. A. B. B~ttie, 30 Whitehall Terrace, ,\berdecn, co Flora Graham, daughter of ..\lr. and ..\lrs. r. S. Deans, 270 ,\uchmill Road, Bucksburn.

The Chalmers Twins do everything together!

Chalmers (1942-50).· At St. l.uke's Church, Reading, on 9 June 1962, IAN fYl'L C11ALMERS,*twin son of Mr. and .\frs. James Chalmers, Spencer's Wood, Reading, to Julia Elizabeth, only daughter of \1r and Mrs. Stacey, 52 \lcxandra Road, Reading.

Chalmers (1942-50).- \t St. \fary's Church, Ewell, Surrey, on ~o June 1962, )AMLS ..\frc11AE.LFINDLAY C11AL\11.Rs,n.·in son of Mr. and Mrs. James Chalmers, Spencer's Wood, Reading, to Maureen .\nn, only daughter of ..\fr.and ..\frs. George Phillips, \\'est Ewell, Surrey.

Craig (1942, 1944-H)- ,\t lnvcrkcilor Parish Church, on 7 July 1962, GRAF\lf CRAIG,* younger s,,n ,,f Dr. and .\frs. J. \\,. Craii, 47 Powis Terrace, ,\fxrdccn, to Sadie, younger daughttr of the bte James :\1. Sl:11cr and of :'-frs. Slater, 8~ :'-fachan Road, Larkhall, Lanarkshire.

Craigmyle (1946-sz). ,\t h::incar<lmc 0"".:cil Parish Church, on 23 June 19C.2,RoY ;\fcKAT CRAICMYU.,only son of ;\lr. and Mrs. Roy Craigmyle, 38 Thistle Street, \bcrdecn, to Flizabcth \lary, )<>Unger<laughter ofMr. and .'\frs.•\lcxander Dunn, Sunnybank, Craigmyle, Torphms.

Cnaickshank (1945-53). At Grc.1sborough Parish Church, on u September 1962, J \'11.5 GroRCE Caurc..:s11A?sK,n ,c.., son of :'-lr. and :\lrs. C. Cruickshank, 95 D<~,swood Place, ,\bcrdcen, to ,\largarct ..\lary, daughter of .'\lr. and ..\lrs. G. Bower, ~ether Haugh House, near Rotherham.

Dutton (1950-56).-,\t King's College Cnapcl, ,\bcrdeen, on 6 October 1962 TOM GrLBl'RTCo?s-,..;ONDt rroN,* cider son of ;\fr. and ,\lrs. T. Dutton, 94 L'nion Grove, Alxrdcen, to :'-largaret l-Jiralxth, only daughter of Mr. and J\lrs. \\.\\right, 5 \hcrdccn Terrace, Tarland.

Ellis (1954-55). \t J,.;:ing's College Chapel, 1\bcrdcen, on 24 August 1962, JAN E1.us, son of the late Mr. John Ellis and of Mrs. Tllis, 174 Skene Street West, 1\bcrdccn, to Sheila, daughter of Mr. nnd \lrs. John .\!arr, 77 Ro~cmount \'iaduct, Aberdeen.

Esslemont (1941-53). ,\t Bccchgro,c Church, ,\bcr<lccn, on 30 June 1962, Ai.AN r.ss1.nmNT,* younger son of :'-fr. and .\lrs. J. C. J'sslcr,1ont, 16 \\'csrficld Terrace, ,\lx:rdeen, to Isobel, only d.1ughtcr of ..\lr. and ,'\[rs. (,. \\ .\luirden, 23 Walker Road, Aberdeen.

Fraser (1946-48). \t the Church of St. ~icholas and St. C)rtac, Southpool, on 8 September 1962, JA,tI.SGr:0Rc1 f1us1.R, cider son of \lr. and .Mrs. J. Fraser 9 Schnol Road, Petercultcr, to Su, m, cider daughter of the late E. P,1g<:,and of '\frs. Page, Merlins, Southpool, Devon.

Gardiner (1940-47). .\t King's College Chapel, ,\berdcen, on 18 July 1962, .'\u,..xANDCRQca.,,IN GARDINI.R,M.n., u1.u., younger son of \lr. J.M. Gardiner* (1912-24) and ofMrs. Gardiner, 60 Bc:1consficldPlace,,\bcrdecn, to Rhoda 1[argaret only daughter of Mr. and 11rs. :-.:orman Primrose, 64 Ashgrovc Road \'fest, ,\ocrdccn.

Graham (1943-57).- .\t St.•\ndrcw's Cathedral, ,\bcrdecn, on to October 1962, GORDO'<:ALEXASDFRGRAIIAM,*~on of the lace .\lr. \. Graham and of :'-fr~ Graham, 109 D~sswood Place, Atxrdeen, to Susan, daughter of the late FI. Lieut. Peter 11. Burne and of :\[rs. •\ndcrwn, 2 1'ing,hill Road, ,\berdccn. •

Marriages

Green (1947-57).- \t Dorval United Church, Canada, on 3 September 1962, PETERJAMF.SGREEN,•younger son of chclate Herbert J. Green and of Mrs. Green, 51 Cadton Place, Aberdeen, to Judith, only daughter of Professor and Mrs. Gibson, Iowa, U.S.\.

Guthrie (1939-p). At Crnigiehuckler Church, Aberdeen, on 7 July 1962, W11.r.1A,t Jh NOl.\RSONGuTHRIL,*only son of Mr. and Mrs. W/ .\f. Guthrie , 121 Sunnyside Road, Aberdeen, to l'alricia Christabcl, cider daughter of ~1r. and \1r~. J. Marcus Raffan, 58 Gladstone Place, Aberdeen.

Kellas (1940-54).-At King's College Chapel, Aberdeen, on 8 September 1962, JAMLS GRANr K1.LJ.AS,M.A., son of cbe Rev. and Mrs. ]. F. Kellas, The Manse, Durris, to '\.orma Rennie, <laughterof;\lr. an<l;\lrs. D. F. Craig, 7 \ ictori.lGardens, Brought~ ferry.

Kilgour (1938-40: 1945-50).- \t Craigiebuckler Omrch, Aberdeen, on 13 October 1962,Dwm GRAYK1LGOliR,•elder son oL\[r. J. Grav Kilgour• (1909-16) and of .\1rs. "-ilgour, 49 I·orcst Road, .Aberdeen, to Josephine Isabel ,\nne, cider <laughterof Mr. and \frs. J. ,\. Da\\son, 320 Queen's Road, .Aberdeen. Leishman (1943-48).-,\t St. Mary's Cathedral, Aberdeen, on 28 June 1962, KrsNF 111 FRANCIS LonuAN Lus11MAN, son of :Mr. and .\Irs .\latthcw Leishman, 26 Harlaw Road, .\berdccn, to Mireille, only daughter of the late \1. J. Roland,, and of Mme. Rolando, Bretenoux, !'ranee. McAndrew (1944-51).-\t King's College Chapel. ,\berdeen, on 20 Octt,ber 1962,Go1100:-..\!1LLER.\!cA.NORLW,• M.B., CH.B., ~1.R.C.P.(L),son of;\lr. and \lrs. ]. B .\k,\ndrew, 6 Cairnaquheen Gardens, ,\berdccn, to Leonora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. II. .\1urray, 44 Carden Place, Aberdeen. l\facfarl:mc (1941-52).-,\t Rubisl.1w Church, •.\berdeen, on 4 July 1962, DAKLR> :\fACPARLA~E,cider son of the lace .\ir. \Villiam D. D. Macfarlane and nf .\lrs. \Jacfarlane, sz Fonthill Road, ,\bcrdcen, to Joan, daughter of the late :\lr. l\laurice J. S. Reid and of Mrs. Reid, 11 St. Swithin Street, ;\berdeen. McIntosh (1949-i4). \t St. /\lary's Cathedral, ,\berdeen, on .2 Jui>· 1962, W1L1.1\\I JA~n s \klNTosu, younger son of l\lr. and J\frs. \V. :.\fcinto~h. 83 \\ estburn Road, \ bcrdecn, to Dorina, younger daughter of :\lr. and .\Irs. J. G. Craighead, 25 Rowan Road, Rosehill, Aberdeen. McLeod (1944-56). At Crnigicbuckler Church, Aberdeen, on I2 July 1961, N1.i1L l\lt.L1.oo, only son of Mr..\lexander McLeod and of the late .\lrs. l\!cLcod, 48 Wcstholmc .\venue, .\bcrdccn, to Joyce, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. \f. Drmvn, 24 Rubislaw Park Crescent, Aberdeen. McPherson (1946-52).-,\t St. Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen, on 18 July 1961, Ro~ALD S1Nc1AIR McPHERSO~, only son of Mr. and .,\[rs. Charles R .\lcPhcrson, Schoolhouse, Tarvcs, co W"ilmaElsie, only daughter of .\fr. and ..\frs. \\ illiam Ritchie, 59 Bridge Street, I:llon Marshall (1926, 1931-36). 1\t the West Church of St. Nicholas, ,\berdccn. on 12 June t962, IA~ GORDON MARSHALL,· son of :.\Ir. and Mrs. J. Douglas Marshall, 5 Bap icw Road, .\berdeen, to ,\gncs Knight, daughter of .\1r. and .\lrs. Tosh, \rmidalc, New South \\'ales, Ausrralia.

Munro (1941-i 1).-At the South Church, Aberdeen, on 2 July 1962, Roorn1ci.: CoNsTADLE.\IuNRO,"second son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric .\funro, ro Oakhill Road, Aberdeen, to Joan I'orbes, younger daughter of the late Forbes C. Farquharson and of .\lrs. Farquharson, 75 Bonnymuir Place, Aberdeen.

Murra y (1945-54).-,\t :.\fannof,cld Church, Aberdeen, on 7 September 1962, \'f1u.1AM.\hc11ArL .\h:RRAY,*only son of '.\lr. and Mrs. \'filliam Murray, 6 Morningside Crescent, Aberdeen, to .\fargarer Elizabeth, elder daughter of .,\[r. and .\lrs. J. \'fils,Jn, t n Brighton Place, .\bcrdeen.

Ord (1941-47). \t St. :Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen, on 18 Jui)' 1962, w·11.L1A\l THOMSON0110, only son of the late William Ord and of .\frs. Ord, 72 South Anderson Drive, ,\berdeen, tu Helen Barbara, only daughtt:r of the fate James C. McGibbon and of Mrs. McGibbon, 649 King Street, Aberdeen. ./ "

Aberdeen Gra111111ar School Afagazi11e

Pacitti (1947-s4).-At St. Leonard's Church, Malins-Lce, Dawley, Wellington, Shropshire, on 16 June 1962, Jow.;i PAnTTr,* \I.A., cider son of Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Pacitti, 9 l. nivcrsity Road, Aberdeen, ro Elizabeth Ann, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ll. Thompson, 1 Alma \venue, Malins-1.cc, Dawley, Wellington, Shropshire.

Parki nson (1943-55).-A t K10g's College Chapel, .\berdeen, on 29 September 1962, _\1.L'\A?SULRTOL'Gll PARKrs-so-.,"·"·· c11.n., son of l\lr. and Mrs. J. T. L. Parkin'\<10,14 Scaficld Road, Aberdeen, ro Sybil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Argo, 86 Cranford Road, ,\bcrdccn.

Preshaw (1942-53) -At Frcdcriksberg Church, Copenhagen, on 14 July 1962, Ror McfARLA.'-.J.: P1U.S1uw,,1.u., c11.B., ciders >n of .\lr. and Mrs. C. G. Presha", 4gr union Street, .-\bcrdccn, to \scrid Iknce Dahl, daughter of .\lr. and Mrs. Christensen, Roarsvei, 25, Copenhagen.

Raitt (1944-p).-~c King's College Chapel, \bcrdccn, on 8 August 1962, Jo11N SrLWARTRA1rr, B.SC., second son of che lace Dr. \V. J. Raitt, and of Mrs. Raitt, 30 Scafidd Drive East, .-\bcrdeen, co Irene Yw,nne, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. :'\kKay, \'\'alton Lodge, Broomhill Road, ,\hc rdecn.

Rankine (r918-30).-At Kisumu, Kenya, on 4 ,\ugu ~t 1962, C11ARLES AoA,1 R~,1..rs1., son of the lace11r. and 1lrs. C. II. Rankine, 7 h:ing's Gare, Aberdeen, to Marv Callander.

Riddell (1950-5j).-,\t St. ~ichobs (u'nion Grove) Church, \bcrdcen, on 7 Jui)' r962, \\ u.1TAM Jon-. Rmon.1, only son of \lr. and Mrs.\\ illiam D. Riddell, Mnss-side Cottage, Portlethen, to Elizabeth .\lcBcy, only daughter of .\lr. and \fr~. \\ ill am S. Downie, 3I ,-\!bury Pl:ice, .\hcrdccn.

Rose (19io-i6) -At King's College Chapt:I, ,\berdecn, on 2 June 1962, jAMF.S I!L,oRY RosF, <on of .\lr. and .\lrs. J. Rc,,c, 28 A,hgrove Court, -\bcrdeen, to Sheil:i Crammond, only daughter of Mr, and .\lrs. A. ..:\nderson, 63 Provost Rust Drive, \bcrd(.-cn.

Sim (1942-56}.-At King's GJllcge Chapel, ,\bcrdccn, on 18 July 1962, GooRGF Ht·cn BRE\NFR S1\1,• only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Sim, 394 Great \\cstcrn Road, _\bcrdeen, co Dorothy, only daughter of ,\lr. anti Mrs. !l. R. 11. Milne, 150 Hcathryfold Circle, :\bcrdcen.

Sutherland (1951-55). .\c Sr. l\inian's Church, Aberdeen, on 14 July 1962, Cl\'ll'St· St•rnF.RT.Asn,*son of the lace Robert Sutherland and of .\frs. I'rascr, 11 \X'allfield Place, ,\berdeen, to ,\one Irvine, eldest daughter of l\.lr. and Mrs. ,\rthur Skea, 31 Hamilton Place, Aberdeen.

T homson (1947-50). At the \Vest Church, Fraserburgh, on 18 August 1962, JA,u.s T1to,1so-.,* son ofMr. and 1 \ lrs. J.M. Thomson, 19 l.arnond Place, Aberdeen, to Margaret, dauE?hterof Mr. and .\1rs. F. West, 65 Finlayson Street, Frascrburgh Walker (r953-n).-\t St. '-.ichnla< (Union Grewe) Church, \hcrdccn, on 20 August 1962, l.'I..N \\~ALKLR,• son of chelate l\lr. George Walker and of t.lrs. \\'alkcr, 4 Ord Street, \bcrdecn , ro Shon:i \laurecn, younger daughter of the late l\fr. J.•\. Cook and of .\Irs. \\'ebscer, 73 Irdnc Place, .\berdecn.

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William Anderso n Allan· 1904-10) died suddenly in Glasgow on 9 August 1962, aged sixty-eight. On k-aV1ngSchool he cntaed the insurance profession and served successi,·ely w1th the linited London & Scottish Insurance Company, the British Crown c\ssurance Corporation and the Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation. In 1922 he left Aberdeen co uke up an appointment with the United British Insurance Company in Glasgow, lacer joining Frank Brown & Co., .\ssurance Assessors in Manchester and London. ,\fcer chc war he returned to Glasgow where he established his own business as an insurance claims assessor, in which he continued until che cime of his death.

London Centre President

Alexander Donald Stewart Anderson* (1918-24), M.A., C.A., died very suddenly in London on 6 June 1962, aged fifty-six. A prefect and C:~ptain of Melvin, he was classical dmc of the School and First Bursar to the Uni\'ersicy in 1924. He graduated in Arts in 1927 and thereafter trained in Edinburgh as a Chattere d Accountant, qualifying in 193t. Ilc had various appointments as an accountant in London during the pre-war years. From 19J9-46 he served with the R.,\.F. in the United Kingdom and in che Far East, attaining the rank of \X'ing Commander. I-~tterly he was detached on service with the speci,11 forces m China, when he was a member of the courageous and famous Force t 36. \fter the war he became a director of the Ilccht, Levis & Kahn Group of rubber merchants and his work in this connection took him to various p,1r1sof the world, particularly the Par East. In 19.19, while resident in Hong " ong, he or!r,lnised the first reunion there of F.P.s and Gordonians, which was a distinct success and the forerunner of many similar functions. lle was an enthusiastic member of the I .P. Club and closely connected with the London centre of which he became President only a few months before his sudden and untimely death.

Lord Twecdsmuir, a close friend and business colk-ague writes:

" It is hard to write briefly about one of your dearest friends, hut [ will try. Stewart Anderson and I first met ten years ago when l joined a firm of Par !•.astern merchants in London, by whom he had been employed in Hong ",mg since the end ofthe war. lie had just been posted back to London. \Ve were b\ no means the only Scotsmen in that firm, but we were the only two from the '-.,1rch Last. \X'e were friends from that day. Some people found him formidable at first sight. He looked like a bear, and they expected him co behave like one. He ,,as a short, stocky man, with a mop ofthat \I irygrey hair that is more often a sign of \'igour than a sign ofage. llis face was red with the cold winds of the north cast in his youth on the Banks of the Ythao, and with the sun of the Far l~st in later life. llis tremendous shoulders had sustained the fortunes of the Grammar School and the 'Varsity on the rugger fields of forty years ago. He never achieved any single very material success, though he amassed a considerable reputation in l'orce 136's operations behind the Japanese lines in the war, and in the business circles of Ilong ls.ong and the financial circles of London in the years that followed. But we shall all remember him as a wonderful companion.

" Ile got a steady satisfaction out of possessing a perfect mastery of his job. But he got his real pleasure from having a vi,•id imcre,t in life: and life, in that sense, is people and places. Jle had a romantic streak in him and loved to tell of one of his ancestors, a shepherd, who had guided the Prince's army to victory at Prcstonpans, and had been afcerwarJs tried for his life and acquitted. Jle was a superb raconteur and his stories overflowed with humour. Whether the people and the places were drawn from his youth on the farm beside the Ythan, from his days at the Grammar or the 'Varsity (for both of which he had a tremendous love) from later life in the hazardous flighrs from India "over the hump'' into China, or the doings of the Chinese War Lords, or Hong Kong merchants, they were wonderful htouing. He seemed to know what life was all about, and his only quarrel with it \I as that it was not long enough. \Xnco he retired last summer he decided to settle in Dumfriesshire. This seemed 10 him to blend his two great lm·es, Scotland and the Far East, as that county and its people have a long connccnon with the Orient. lie was happily making his plans for this when he died. Ila<l my father known him l am certain that he would haYe borrowed something from him for one of his own characters. IIe was a timeless being, the eternal "andcring Scottish barefoot boy, with the world as his parish, to whom Scotland owes so much of her standing among the peoples of the earth."

Aberdee11 Gra111111ar Sd.,ool J!ag,.z.i11e

Colin George Marr Angus· (1925-36) died very suddenly on 16 Ocmlx:r 1962. .-\ftu lea, ing School he cnten·d the hotel trade m train as a manager, and in 1938 was at Broadst.1irs, hem. I le was commissioned with the Gordon Highlanders in \lay 1940,served with the 9th Battalion in India, and later held Staffappointments in India, Burma, \lalaya, anti Sumatra. Ile was granted a regular commission as a Capt:un in the Royal .\rmy Service Corps in 1946. He subsequently held various Staff appointments in :\igeri,1, .\ustria and .\lalaya, with in addition the usual tour,; of durv at home. ,\t the time of his sudden death he had attained the rank of \fajor and was stationed at ,\ldcrshot.

Duncan Annand (1946-5-1)died suddenly following a motor accident in Southern Rhodesia on 6 July 1962, aged twenty. Ile was the cider son of Mr and .\lrs. Duncan \[. Annand, his father being former ly head of the l.nwer School. lle emigr:ued c,1 "sorthcrn Rhrnksia with his parents when his father was appointed education 01Ticcr in 1hc ,\frican Education Department of ;s;orthem Rhodesia. After leaving school there Duncan "orked in the bush for a year with an Oil Company but at the time of his death \\as in his first year at Salisbury University, Southern Rhodesia.

Former Club President

James Catto Duffu s• (1897-1904), ,1.c:., o.., .. "·"·• Lt..11., died :n ,\lxrdeen on 17 ,\upust 19(,2 aged seventy-one. 1\ftcr lea, ing School he attended Fcucs, then returned to .\bcrdecn University where he graduated M.A. 1111912and LL.11. in 1914. Ile scr\'ed a~ an Artillery Officer during 1he 1914-18 '"" with 255 (Highland) Brigade Rn},ll Field ,\rrillcry (T.F.), attaining the rank of r.l.1jor. lie was 11wardcd the French Croix-de-Guerre in 1918 and the M.C in 1919. lie was admitted a member of the Society of \d,ocaces in ,\bcrdecn in 1919. became a partner in his father's firm of\\ ilsonc & Duffus, ,\dvocates, in 1921,and "as senior partner of the firm on his death. In 1939 he became a director of the 1'.orthcrn ,\s,urance Cn., later becoming dcput)<h.'lirman. llc "as chairman of a nunibcr of other companies and a director of numerous pri\'ate companies. During the 1939-45 war he "as closely connected with the A.R.P. organisation in \bcnleen, becom ing in 1944 Controller of Ci\'il Defence Services for the city. He was awarded the O.B.F, in 1946. In 1948 he "as appointed first chairman of the ,\bcrdccn General Hospitab Board of .\Ianagcmcnt .

.\lr. Duffus served for a total of twenty.nine years on the executive of the F.P. Club from 191 >--14and from 1921.46. Ilc was Chairman ofthe executive and \'ice• President of 1he Club during the years 1924-26, and was secretary of the Boarding House Company from i1sinauguration in 1928umil his retiral in 1953. In addition he was an enthusiastic mcmbcr of the F.P. Rugby 1st X\ from 1909•14 and from 1920-23 acting as section secretary from 1910-12. He pla}nl in trials for the :--.:nrch in 191 and 1922. llc also played cricket for Aberdeen Umvcrsity and for .\berdecnshire. In 1951 he ,us elected President of the F.P. Club, and was the first son of a former President to attain this distincti<>n,his father, the late Alexander Duffus (1871-76), ad\'ocate in .\bcrdecn having been President in 1910-11.

Mr. Duffus was one of five brnthers \\ ho all attended the schoo l, two of whom now surYivc- Alan Alexander Duffu s· (1')00--11),\l,B., c11.o., D.P.11., who is now retired and living in Surrey, and Harold Watt Duffu s· (1908•14), B.~c., civil engineer in ,\berdee n. Mr. Duffus's two sons also attended the SchoolAJexander James Duffu s· (1932-38), 11.1.., who is als0 a partner in \'\1l•.one & Duffus, advocates and Adrian Michael Campbell Duffu s· (1932-38), ,1.e., c11.u., M.R.C.P.

Robert William Eddie' (1902-4), M.n., c11,11., died at Aberdeen on 22 October 1962, aRed ,cventy-fi,·e. He was the snn of an Aberdeen doctor who emigrated to Australia, ar t.l was in face born in ts.c" South \\~ales. The last rwo year; of his education were completed at the School and thereafter he studied at Aberdeen

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University where he graduated in medicine in 1909. While at the University he u·as aw:mlc<l his swimming blue and wa~ one of .\berdeen's finest water polo players. I le wasin general practice inIlull from 1911-36and at Ccht, Aberdeenshire, from 1936 unttl his retiral in 1956.

Alexand er Gordon Glennie Ellis (1908-9), B.Sc., N.D.A.,N.o.o., died at Flgin -r on 21 September 1962, aged seventy-three. A native ofTow ic, in upper Do~ide, he attended the School for only a year, thereafter studying at Aberdeen University where he graduated R.~c.(Agri.) in 1911. He was for ashort time a county organiser for the O:>llcgeof Agriculture in Kincardincshire, and then went to Malaya u·hcrc he served as an inspector of agriculrure with the Department of Agriculture at Kuala Lumpur, evenrually in 1921 moving to Johore. During the 1914-18 war he served with the ~falay States Volunteer Rifles. In 1923 he returned to this country and took ewer the farm of Watcrton in 1-forayshirc, moving a fc\\. years later to nearby Shcmpston. There he built up an excellent stock of pedigree Aberdeen- -\ngus cattle and was well known as a successful breeder and exhibitor. He retired about eight years ago. He had been tluiec President of Mora,~hire Farmers' Club, and was a past-president of Elgin branch of the Kational Farmers' Union, and of both the Aberdeen Angus Society and the Clydesdale Society.

Edward Wyllie Fenton* (1895-1908), M.A., D.sc., P.R SE., F R.s.c.s., died at .,Aberdeen on 16 September 1962 aged seventy-two. l ie was a member of the last " Seventh Classical " at the School, an<l graduated in J\rrs at \berdeen in 1912 and in Science the folio\\ ing year. He was for cwo years second assistant in the Botany Depanmenr at Aberdeen University before being mobilised with the Royal Field ;\rtillcr} (T.P.) in 1915. He \\as from 1916-19a signalling instructor at Carteriek, latterly as chief signalling instructor for Northern Command. In 1920 he was appointed head of the botanical depamnent at Seale-Hayne ,\griculrural College, Newton Abbot, Devon, and in 1927 he lx:came head of the biology department of the Edinburgh an<l l·ast of Scotland College of Agriculture, a pose which he held until his retiral in 1954. Dr. Fenton was the author of many publications dealing chiefly \\ ith the probkm of the ecology of plants and grass lands, and it was for his publications dealing with human and plant geography that he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society shortly after his retiral. The degree of Doctor of Science of Aberdeen University was conferred on him in 1936. lie was a past president of the Botanic.-ilSociety of Edinburgh and a member of the Scottish O:>mmitteefor Nature O:>nservanq•.

Dr. Fenton remembered his Alma ..\facerin his will, directing that the residue of his estate should go to the university of Aberdeen to assist in setting up a field srudy centre in the botany and zoology departments.

Stanley Hurr>·* (1916-21), B.Sc., ,1.1.,1.E., <liedat Aberdeen on It September ., 1962, aged fifty-seven. He served his apprenticeship as an engineer at Inverurie Locomotive Works and thereafter srudied at Glasgow University where he gradu~tcd B.sc.(Eng.) with first class honours in 1927. In 1929 he took up an appointment with [lacis Estate, Mengkibol, Johorc. Four years later he returned to this country to take up an appointment with Messrs. Worthington & Simpson Ltd., firstly in Glasgow and later in Manchester. During the 1939-45 war he served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps attaining the rank of Captain. After the war he was in business as a consulting engineer in Aberdeen.

Maxwe ll Innes (1897-1900)died suddenly at Aberdeen on 16 July 1962, aged seventy-eight. I le joined the former Union Bank in 1905at its head officein Aberdeen. lle later served at the West-End branch in Aberdeen and at Turriff. Returning to the head office in 1921 he was until his retiral continuously on the counter, ultimately as the first teller. He retired in 1949. In his younger days he was a keen sportsman, playing both football and cricket .

Distingui shed F.P. Doctor

Sir William Wilson Jameson· (1892-1902), G.B.L., K,C.n., M.D., Ll..D., P R.C.P., died in I, ,ndon on 18 Octoba 1962 at the age of ~cventy-scvcn. He graduated at Alxrdecn l,m\ersity in .\rts in 1905, in :.tedicine in 1909 and obtained his M D in 1912. \\hile at the Lniversicy he took a prominent part in student affairs and was president of the S.R.C. in 1907-8. Ile had clinical training at Aberdeen and at I bckney Ilospital, London, after which he turned his attention lO public health and prevcnti\c medicine, acquiring his diploma in public health at London in 1914 During the 1914-18 war he \\1\S commissioned in the R. \."f.C. as ahygiene specialist. Jle \\":lS mentioned in dispatches in 1917. \fter the war he studied law and was called to the Bar ofthe Middle Temple in 1922. He held a numbe rof appointments as deputy Medical Officer of lkalth in London burghs before becom ing M.O.H. first of rinchley, and later of llornser, London. In 1929,when the London School of Ilygienc and Tropical .\lcdicme was e~tabli~hed he \\as appointed to the Chair of Public Ilcalth becoming, in addition, Dean of the School in 1931. Jle worked closely with the Colonial, Dominion and India Offices, and frequently visited various parts of the Empire to ad, ise on tropical health problems.

Shortly after the outbrc:ik of \\ar in 1939 he became mcdic.~l adviser to the Colnnial Office, and Chairman of the .\lcdical Research Council Committee on pr•,blems of preventive medicine. In che following year he became medical officer to the .\Iinistry ofIIcalth and Board of Fducation. This was an appointment of considerable responsibility and brought wich it a tremendous burden of committee work and conferences, into wh ich he threw himself with characteristic vigour and enthusiasm. He was a Crim n nominee on the Gcnernl Medical Counc il, and continued to take a great interest in medic:il education. ,\s a result of his efforts in the early war years the m.1jorityofthe country's children were immunised against diptheria with a resultant remarkable fall in the incidence and death rate from this disease. At the same time he was concerned with the prevention of malnutrition, and devised a scheme to ensure that the more vulnerable sections of the community received a proper quota of the diminished national food supply. In recognition of his efforts he was a joint recipient in 1947 of the Lasker.\\\ ard of the \mcrican Public IIcalth .\ssociation.

Sir \\,ilson was closely assnci:ired with the planning :ind organisation for the ational l lcalth Service, and :is Chief \1edical Advise r to successive Ministers of I lcalth he played a prominen t part in preparing the Bill which became the '\'ational Jlcalth Service ,\cc and in the long and dillicult negotiations which took place before the new service was inaugurated. lie retired in 1950, but for the next ten )cars was medical ad, iscr to the Kin!( l!d\, :ird Hospital fund. lie: w:1, knighted in 1939, crt.':lted KC.B. in 19.t3 and G.n.l'. in 1949. lie was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees in medicine and in law from universities in this country and overseas. He received the Bucha,un Medal of the Royal Society in 1942 in recognition of his distinguished adminisrrativc service to hygiene science and practice and in the s:imc )"L':lrhe was the Jlan·cian Orator of the Royal College of Ph}sicians In 1910 he was awarded the Bisset Ilawkins Medal of the Royal College of Physicians of 1.ondon.

Ch:trles Simpson John~tonc (1903 7) died at Plucklcy, Kent on 31 August 1962, aged seventy-one . Afte r leaving School he was for some years with Messrs. Guthrie & Co Ltd., Fast ln<lia Merchants, London, and thereafter in a similar line of business" ith Messrs. ,\mnld Otto Meyer & Co., I~>ndon.During the 191418 war he '"'s mobilised with the London Scottish, bter transferred to the Royal Fusiliers and latterly served with the Guards :'.\lachincGun Regiment. \fter the war he was for a time with .\lcssrs. ,\nnan, Dexter & Co., Chartered .\ccountanrs, T.ondon. From 1924-51 he was employed by the Selection Trust Group, being secrctarr of a silver mining cr,mpany in Russia and a lead :md zinc mining company

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in Yugoslavia until both were nationalised in 1943 when he became secretary of the Consolidated African Selection Trust and Sierra Leone Selection Trust, both diamond mining companies. He retired in 19i 1 to Ireland but moved to Plucklcy about seven years ago.

Outstanding Indian Civil Servant

Sir Arthur Cunningham Lothian * (1892-94 and 1898-1904), i,:,c.1.E., c.s.1., LL.o., died on 16 November 1962, at the age of seventy-five, After leaving School he studied at Aberdeen University graduating M.A. with first class honours in 1908, and ll.sc. with special d,sttnction in 1909. lie then studied at Christ Church, Oxford as a probationer of the Indian Civil Service. Bel\\een 19II-Ij he was a magmrate in Bengal where he acquired his early district administrative experience. lie entered the Political D1:pamnent in 191 j and served in u:ntral India, Kashmir, Hyderabad, Mysorc, Baroda, Rajputana and the Eastern Scates, as well as in the secretariat of the Government of India. Ile was for a time acting President of Baroda before being assigned for special duty in ,\!war, the ruler of which was virtually deposed. Ile was also for a time President of the Council of State in Bharatpur and in Jaipur, Pollo" ing the pa,sing of the Government of India .\et in 193) he was one of three senior officers sdectcd by the\ iccro} to visit the rulers of the principal states with a view to their acce.sion to the I cdcral Plan. In thc.,;c difficult discussions, which ended, ne,er to be resumed, with the outbreak of war in 1939, he acquired an unri, ailed knowledge of the states and their problems. ln 1937Sir Arthur was appointed Resident for RajputanaandChicfCommissioncr of .Ajmar and Merwam. This was the largest group of stares in India and his term of office was one of great responsibility in view of its coincidence with a period of unparalleled famine, acute political unrest, and the difficulties ari,ing from the second \\ orld \\ ar. In 19.p, Sir ,\rthur was appointed ro the premier residency in India as Rc,ident of Hyderabad. \s the reprcscnmi,c of the British Crown in India's most important state Sir \nhur follo\\ ed a long line of distinguished political officers but the ::S:izamof Hyderabad publicly ,eferrcd to him as one of the most able of them all. Sir .Arthur retired in 1946 and at that time the President of the Council in 1Iyderabad stated: "It is little short of a tragedy that a man with such talents and experience such unrirnlled knowledge of the Scates and such generous S}mpathy with their Rulers, their peoples and their problems should ha,·c to leave us while still in the plenitude of his power,."

Sir \rthur was made a Commander of the Order of the Indian I:mpire in 1934 and raised to Knight Commande r in r941. He was also made a Commander of the Order of the Scar of India in 1937.

In 1950 Aberdeen lJnh•crsity recognised his distinguished career by conferring on him the honorar y degree of Doctor of Laws and in his laurcation address Professor T B. Smith, then Dean of the Faculry of Law, said:

"Sir ,\rthur is one of the ~elect group of men- largely recruited from this Univcrsit) who dedicated their lives to the ~ervice of India a serYicccalling for restraint, intcgrit~ and vision in exceptional measure. lt has hccn given co others to complete the work for which they have l.tid the foundatirm and it may well be that foll acknowledgmcnt of their achievement and devotion will never be made by those under greatest obligation. ,\ccordinglv, \ ice-Chancellor, it should give 111 exceptional pleasure to confer honour v.here ir is most properly due."

Sir :\rthur was kecnl)' interested in the work nf the Former Pupils Club which t0ok an early opportunity ofhonouring him after his retiral by electing him President for the vear 1948-49.

John Duncan MaeLcnnan (r923-29), ,1.n.r , ,1.0., died suddenly in \\"ashington, D.C., on ,1 June 1962,aged fifty. After leaving School he studied at .\berdeen Universi ry, graduating \l.1l., CH.B. in 1934. lie was thereafter an assistant in the bacteriological department at the L'niversiq • before taking up a post as lecturer in

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the School of Bacteriology, London. He was a\\'ardcd his Doctorate in :'l[edicine in 1939 at Aberdeen with highest honours and gained the Thursficld Award for the best thesis for an honours doctorate. During the "ar he was a ::\lajor in the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving as a consultant in Egypt, Italy and France. He became an acknowledged authority on war wounds and gas gangrene, and was awarded the M,B,E. in 1945. After his demobilisation he went to C<Jlumbia Uni,·ersiry's College of Physicians and Surgeons, v.·herehe conducted research into the problems of wound infection. He later became a Research Profo,sor at Georgetown l,;nivcrsity, British Guiana.

Dr. MacLennan was the son ofan F.P., the late F.trquhar MacLennao (1888-90), D.s.o., M.B., CH.11., Colonel R._\,M.C. Dr. ,\facLcnnan's t\\' in brother is Alastair MacLenann * (1923-29), O,B,F.., ~t.e., CH.n., Colonel R. \.M.C.

Alastair James Margach * (1915-22), e.sc.(,\gri.) died at ::\fasiodi, Uganda on 4 May I 962, aged fifty-eight. The son ofa coffee planter, he was born in the Transvaal in 1903 and was sent to the U.K. for his secondary education. Aft~r le.wing School he studied at Aberdeen University graduating n.sc.(A~i.) in 1927. Ile played rugby for F.P.s at that time, but immediately after graduating he took up an appointment on a coffee and rubber eHate in Uganda and had Jhcd there ever since.

Alexander Vincent Manin (1910-14) died suddenly as the result of an accident near Shrewsbury on 17 \pril 1962, aged sixry-three. Ile was the son ofAlexander Vincent Manin (1872-73). ,\fte r leaving school in the summct of 1914 he v.as mobilised as a private with the 4th Battalion Gord,,n Highlanders and served at home and in France until July 1917 when he was wounded. ,\fter demobilisation he traired as a civil engineer in .Aberdeen and v.as later employed as an as isrant in the city Water Department. After a period of service with the L,,chabcr \\~acer Power Scheme he went to Tanganyib in 1926 as a,;si~tant I!athour Engineer at Dar-cs-Salaam. He was lacer appointed Harhour l.ngmcer. but returned co .o\bcrdeen in 1932 as r~ident engineer on the ,\berdeen County Council hridgc works at Dinner. In 1935 he joined the \\ ar Department as a CJVJl engineer" ith Scottish Command and served during the 1939•,H war a,; a Ma1or in the Ropl Engineers at home and in India. Jn 1947 he returned to the \\ ar Department and took up duty in \\ estem Command at ,\!ah cm and latterly at Command Ilcadqua1ters at Chester and Shrewsbury.

Cornelius Mearns• (1912-17), O.ll.P., died in a London hospital on 15 ~fay 1962, aged sixty-one. After leaving School he attended the Royal Military College, and after passing the Army entrance examination he went to \\dlington, India. He was commissioned in 1920 in the Indian ,\rmy and served for eighteen years with the 20ch Lancers. lle transferred to the Royal Indian ,\rmy Service Corps with the rank of ~fajor in 1938. Durmg the second World \Var he served in India, Burma and Ceylon, being twice mentioned in dispatches. l le commanded the 34th Indian Division of the R.1..\.S.C. in 1941-42, was Deputy Inspector of that Corps in 1943-44, and Commandant of the British Advance Base at Ledo in 1944-45. After the end of the war he returned to this country as Colonel (S.T.) (India) at the War Office. llc was awarded the 0.0. 1 in 1946 and the -\merican Bronze Scar Medal in 1948. Ilc retired with the rank of Brigadier in 1948 to Inkpeo, Berkshire, where he interested himself in loc.11 government. He was a member of his rural district council, chairman of the parish council, and in 1956 he became a Jusciceofthe Peacefor Berkshire.

William John Mearns (1916-20) died suddenly at Ruishtnn, Taunton, Somerset, on 11 October 1962, aged fifty-eight. After lca\'ing School he was for some )l'ars in the :t\onh of Scotland Bank in Aberdeen, !><:foregoing to ;\lalaya in 1926 as a Rubber Plamer. Ile was a prisoner of the Japanese from 1942-45, and returned to .Malayain the following year. Ile returned to this country in 1953 to take up farming in Somerset until failing health compelled him to retire about eighteen months ago.

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His younger brother died in 1921 while still a pupil at the School. His elder brother James Godsman Mearns* (1913-20), also late of Malaya, now lives in retirement at Strachan, Kincardineshire.

Hugh Leith Rettie (1915), M.B , c11.B., died recently . The son of an Aberdeen doctor he was born in Wick and spent only a few months at the School. On leaving he joined the Highland Light Infantry, but later trasferred to the Machine Gun Corps with which he served in France, Mesopotamia and India from 1917-19. After demobilisation he studied medicine at Aberdeen University graduating in 1925. He was thereafter for many years in general practice at Liverpool and Wallasey.

William Dawson Scott (1894-1900), M.A., died at Inverurie on 17 June 1962, aged seventy-four. He graduated at Aberdeen in 1903 and shortly after became minister of Ladyburn U.F Church, Glenluce, Wigtownshire He was thereafter for a short time minister of Marytown UF. Church, Montrose before moving in 1925 to Dalvrecht Church, Kirkmichael in upper Banffshire. Jie relinquished this charge in 1944 to facilitate its union with the neighbouring Kirkmichael Church Four years ago he returned to his native Kintore where his father had been a master blacksmith.

Some years ago he illustrated a publication by his brother, the late James George Dawson Scott (1884-88), M.A., F.S.A., telling the story of Kintore in verse.

Alastair George Simon* (1932-45) died at Johore, Malaya, on 25 May 1962, aged thirty-three. After leaving School he began an apprenticeship as an architect in Aberdeen, until called up for National Service with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. He served in this country and in Germany, attaining the rank of Corporal. After a short period with Aberdeen County Council he trained in London for a post with the Mercantile Bank of India and was posted to Singapore in 1949. He was later transferred to the Bank's Rangoon office. In 1959he turned to commerce and took up an appointment as an administrati vc official with Revertex Ltd., a processing Company in Kluang, Johore. He was a keen supporter of the Malayan F.P. reunion dinners and was planning to attend one just a week after his untimely death, after which he was returning to the U.K. on leave. Several F.P.s represented the Club at his funeral.

Alastair's younge r brother was also at School-John Hood Simon (1937-49), M.A., LL.B., who is a solicitor with l\,Iessrs Duncan & Duncan, Inverness. William Mitchell Smith* (1881-91), c.A., died at his home in Aberdeen on 21 August 1962, aged eighty-seven. At the time of his death he was the oldest practising chartered accountant in Aberdeen, and had been attending his office regularly until about three months before his death. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1900 and later in the same year formed, along with Herbert Hadden Bower (188192), the firm of Bower & Smith, chartered accountants. Mr Bower died in 1950. The firm of Bower & Smith have been the auditors of the F.P. Club accounts for sixty years. Mr. Smith was a keen shot and ang ler, and was also an enthusiastic Freemason.

James Lorimer Souper* (1898-1909), B.Sc., A M I.C E., died suddenly at l\'orwich on 10 August 1962, aged sixty-nine. After leaving School he served his apprenticeship as a civil engineer with Aberdeen Harbour Board, and in 1915 he was commissioned in the 51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers. After the war he obtained his A.M.t.C.E. and then commenced studies at Edinburgh University for a B.Sc degree. He graduated in engineering in 1921 and was awarded the medal in civil engineering. He joined the Sudan CivilService as an assistant engineer and Lecturer at the School of Engineering in Khartoum, of which he became Principal in 1931. During his early years in the Sudan he was associated with the construction of the Makwar Dam in Blue Nile Province. He was F.P. Club Consul in rhe Sudan for many years, before his retiral in 1943. He lived latterly in Norwich. His elder brother, Hugh Ross Souper (1894-1905), M.A., M.O., died in 1936.

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John Herbert Steph en · (1899-1900), M.n., c:11.n., D.P. n ., died at Aberdeen on 12 May 1962, aged sc, cnt> eight. A native of Fraser burgh, Dr. Stephen spent only his final year at the School. Jie then studied medicine at Aberdeen University, graduating in 1905. He later returned to the University to study for his diploma in public health which he obtained in 1920. After graduating Dr. Stephen was for a time in prncticc at Strichen, but most of his professiona l career was spent in pri,ate practice in .\bcrdeen. Ilc was one of the original members of the 1'ational Health Sen ice executive counci l for \berdeen on its formation in 1948.

Dr Stephen had two sons at the School - George Mackie Steph en (1920-26), M.A., M.11., u1.11., who died in 1951 His younger srm, John Low Stephen· (192128), M,.\,, n1.,r., P.R.c:.s.1..,about whom there is a note elsewhere in this issue, is presently in London.

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James Strachan · (1885-9s), M.A., n.sc., n.A., died at Slough on 20 April 1962, aged eighty-two. He graduated at Aberdeen lJniversity in 1899 MA. with first class honou rs in mathematics and natural philosophy and B Sc. with distinction in botany l lc was the most distinguished ~raduate in Arts of his year. lle then studied under a Foundation Scholarship at Cambridge where he had a distinguished academic record, gr,1duating B.A. in r902 and M.A. in 1908. lie was president of the Camhridgc University Union in 1903. I le became an assistant master at the Royal Naval College, O,horne, and then Chief Mathematics Master at the Merchant Taylors' School in London. At the early ai.;cof thirty-one he was appointed to the inspectorate of the Board nf F.duc:uion. By 1919 he was Divisional Inspecto r of secondary education in the northern and north-eastern divisions of England; in 1928 he was Inspector in charge nfall branches of education in the northern division of England, and in 19H hi, moved to a similar post in the eastern division. He retired in 1940 to Saffron \\'aIden.

In the twenty years since he retired he has been closely connected with various educational bodies not.1hly Lssex County Lducalion Committee and the Friends Educational Council of which he \\ ,1s Secretary from 19.n-46. While living in the t-,;orth of Fnghnd he jnincd the Snc1c1ynf l'riends and was thereafter closely associated with the movement .

James Strnch.111was the authnr of two books-r'.Or{y Bible Il/111troho11J,published in 1956, and Picturu from a .\l,di,rnl Biblt published in 1959.

James Booth Thomson· (1918 31) died sudden ly at Carlisle on 25 July 1962, aged forty mne. After leaving School he took up n post with the Lands \'aluacion and Reg1scratiunof \'otcr. department of \bcrdeen Town Council and was employed there until 1946 apart from the war years when he served with the Royal .\ir Force. In 1940 he had been appointed supervisor nf the Bmomhill Recreation Club for youths and girls, and he continued his youth work while 111 the Forc<:s. On demobilisation be lxcame p:lrt-timc !cider of the Rosemount Senior Youth Service Club in .-\hcrdccn. lie was the founder and a past president of Queen's Cross Church Young People's \ssoci,1tinn, an executive member of .\berdcen Sunday School L:nion and a leader in the Y .\l.C.,\. In July 1946he took up full cime youth work nn bis app,•intmrnt as Youth Service Or~an iscr for ,\foray and ",;aim. Two years later he was apprnnced Youth Organiser for C.1rlislc,an appointment which he held until the time of his death. He represented the .\ssociation of Country Oubs on the Council of the ::--ational,\ssociation of Mixed Clubs and Girls' Clubs.

George Alexander Wilson• (1920-23), \1,u., CH.11., D.P.H., died at Glasgow on 8July 1962folln\\ ing alnnl(illness. Ile wasaged fifty-five. Born in Port Elizabeth in 1906, he completed the l.ittcr part nf his schooling at the Grammar, and after graduating in medicine at \hcrdecn one of his early positions was as assistant medical officer at the South \Vales Sanatorium, Talgarth, Breconshire. In 1931 be joined the Colonial ,\1cdical Service and cook up a post at Moshi, Tangany ika.

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He returned to the U.K. in 1933 to study for his Public llealth Diploma, which he obtained from London University that year. He then joined the East African Medical Service and held various appointments in Tanganyika.

In 1946 he was M.O.H . at Dar-es-Salaam and three years later he was appointed medical specialist in the Labour Department there. He retired in 1954on account of ill-health and had been living since then in Glasgow. During much of his service in Tanganyika he was F.P. Club Consul there.

Dr. Wilson was the son of an F.P. the late George Alexander Wilson (1882-83) and his son in tum attended School- Euan Alexand er Laing Wilson* (1946-~5).

Allred Wright (1883-88)M A., died at Cults on 25 September 1962, aged eightyfive. After leaving School he joined the firm of James Wright & Sons (Aberdeen) Ltd., the City's oldest granite business. He later studied at Aberdeen University where he graduated in Arts with honours in 1897. At the time ofhis death he was one of the few surviving F.P. members of the 1893-97Arts class. On his father's death Mr. Wright became sole proprietor of the granite business and when the firm became a company in 1947 he was appointed l\ianaging Direct or and Chairman of the Board He retired in 1961.

University Notes

At Graduation Ceremonies in the University of Aberd een, on 5 and 6 July 1962 degrees were conferred on the following F.P.s:

H onours and Ordinar y Degree s in Arts

DEGREE OF MASTER OP ARTS (M A.)

With Second Class Honours

Maurice Quentin Cramb (1945-58), in English (Language and Literature)

N eil Keith Buxton (1948-58),in Economic Science.

Hugh Ogilvi e Campb ell Cruickshank (1924-36), in Geography.

Robert Campb ell Findlay (1952-58), in Psychology.

Ian Berneaud Steph en (1948-57), in Psychology.

William Yule (1945-58), in Psychology

Ordinary Degree

Norman Roderick Darroch Begg (1951-55, 1956-59).

James Thomas Carnie (1953-59).

Patrick Findla y Creighton Milne (1944-59).

David Kelly Parkinson (1945-59)

Clement Allan Stewart (1952-59).

Gavin Bruce Wilson (1945-59).

HONOURS AND ORDINARY DEGREES IN SCIENCE

DEGREE OP BACHELOR OP SCIENCE (B.SC )

With Second Class Honours .,. V

Thomas Macdonald Napier (1946-58),in Natural Philosophy. John Stewart Raitt (1944-57),in Geology.

ArthurCoull Dickie (1952-58), in Biochemistry.

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With Third Class Honours

Magnus Stewart (1952-58), in Chemistry.

Ordinary Degree

Dougla s Ross Harper (1944-58).

Alexander Lyell Walker (1958-59).

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE(B.SC.AGR.)

Ordinary Degree

David Bryan Thomson (1952-58).

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING(B.SC.ENG.)

With Second Class Honours

Laurence Anderson Sutherland (1952-58). in Mechanical Engineering.

John Tobin Phillipson (1947-58), in Electrical Engineering.

Higher Degree s MEDICINE

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.)

Derek Ogston (19,7-39; 1946-47), \LA., ?-.LB., CH.B. Thesis: "A study of fibrinolysis with particu lar reference to intravascu lar thrombosis. "

DEGREE OP DOCTOR OP MEDICINE (,1.0.)

With Commendation

Roy Deans Weir (1932-44), \I.B., CH.B.,o.P.H. Thesis: " Discharged from hospi tal: A twelve-month follow-up study of 503 male patients discharged from the generalwards ofAberdeen hospita ls."

Ordinary Degree

Alexand er Wilson McIntosh (1932-45), M.B., CH.B., o.r 11 Thesis: "Terminal care at home: A study of 102 deaths at home in the city of Aberdeen."

William Jack Watson Rae (1929-41), M.B., CH.B., D.P.H. Thesis: "A study of the aged in residentia l homes in Aberdeen."

HONOURS AND ORDINARY DEGREES ARTS

DEGREE OP BACHELOR OP EDUCATION (ED.B.)

With Second Class Honours

Peter Law Croma r (1942-48), M.A.

David lvor Macpherson Sutherland (1951-55), 11.A.

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DEGREE OF B ACHELOR OF LAWS (LL.B.)

With Commendation

Francis Lyall (1944-57), M.A.

Ordin ary Degree

Hugh Alexander Barrie Harper (1950-57), M.A

Alexand er Freeland Cairns Hunter (1943-57), M.A.

Ian Reid Anderson MacMillan (1944; 1950-53), M.A.

Alastair Merchant Mathieson (1943-57), M.A.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAW (B.L.)

John Yeaman Leslie Hay (1943-57).

MEDICINE

DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY (?.f.B , CH.B.)

Ordinary Degrees

Philip Thom son Barron (1950-56).

Donald James Forbes Birnie (1948-56).

Alexander Quentin Gardiner (1940-47).

OCTOBER GRADUATION CEREMONY

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS (M A )

Ordinary Degree

lain Roderic Drummond (1951-59).

D IPLO:llA IN EDUCATION

George Scott Collie (1951-57), M.A

Barry Macdonald (1945-51), M.A

Prize and Medal Wim~rs

Alistair I. Soppitt (1954-60)-Tow n Council Prize- Political &onomy.

Philip Noel Love (1952-58)-Whyte Prize in Accounting-For Law Students.

Stephen A. Pacitti (1947-56)-M rs. Stephen Watson Prize in Christian Ethics and Practical Theology.

Alan John Sangster (1953-59)-B ronze Medal in Electrical Engineering.

Andrew David Hamilton Wyllie (1947-60)-Alexander Smith Cardno Prize in Anatomy.

David Robert son Clark (1947-61)-De Gurbs Prize in Mathematics

George Geddes Sherriffs (1947-57)-Fulton Prize in Neurology (1961).

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Philip Noel Love (1952-58)-George and Alexander Greig Prize in Scots Law II.

Roger Douglas Gallie (1952-60)-IIenry Prize in Moral Philosophy.

Franci s Lyall (1944-57)-Hun ter Gold Medal in Roman Law

David Roberts on Clark (1947-61)- John McFarlane Prize in Geography- First Year.

Andrew David Hamilton Wyllie (1947-60)-Si lberg Prize in Anatomy.

Francis Lyall (1944-57)- Society of Advocates Prize in Public International Law.

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BACHELOR OP D ENTAL SURGERY (B D.S.)

J Edward Anderson (1945-57), who gained(1) Senior Operative Prize.

(2) James Kydd Prize for General Hospital Work. (;) Dall Medal for Ceramic Work.

New Member s of the Club (15 May 1962- 15 November 1962)

ORDINARY MEMBERS

Andrews, James Garden (1948-62), 29 Pitmcddcn Terrace, Aberdeen. Archibald, James Kennedy (1947-62), 156 Mid Stocket Road, Aberdeen ./Bain, Alistair (1956-62), 23 Richmond Terrace, Aberdeen.

' Barron, Ian Innes (1944-47),Darrahill, Udny, Aberdeenshire . Beverly, Eric Angus (1956-62), 29 Riverside Terrace, Aberdeen . Birnie, Peter Alexander (1947-62),61 Momingfield Road, .Aberdeen. Birss, John Alexander Fullerton (1955-62),2 llarlaw Road, Aberdeen John (1956-62), 31 Balmoral Road, Aberdeen.

' Cameron, Alan Thomas (1957-61),Romano, 42 Polmont Road, Lauriestoo, Falkirk Cant, Derek George (1958-62),63 Elion Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. / Catto, Alexander de Buy (19H-39), 257 Mid St0cket Road, Aberdeen. Malcolm Ernest (1954-61),30 Ashgrove Court, .Aberdeen Cohen, Ernest (1949-62), 138Hutcheoo Sueet, Aberdeen. Cruickshank, Alistair R. (1956-62), 85 Gray Sueet, Aberdeen. Dalgamo, Dennis Scott (1947-62), 33 Beech-Hill Gardens, Aberdeen. ,I Davidson, Eric George (1954-62), 7 Linksfield Place, Aberdeen. Hamish Lindsay (1935-38),Scotland's Hotel, Pitlochry, Perthshire ./Davidson, James Frederick Meldrum (1957-62), 2 fareview Cottages, Echt, Aberdeenshire.

" De Laurere, Armand Pierre (1957-58),1 East Eight Sueet, Hobart, Indiana, U.S.A. Dier, George Michael (1954-62),129Desswood Place, Aberdeen. Donald, Leslie Forrest (1948-62),89 Irvine Place, Aberdeen. Michael James (1956-62),67 Bracside Place, Aberdeen.

,I Downie, Norman William (1951-62),31 Albury Place, Aberdeen.

I Dunn, John Jr. (1946-48), "Rosemoor ", Linkside West, Jlindhead, Surrey.

" Edward, Kenneth George (1948-62), 182Hilton Drive, Aberdeen.

' Elrick, James Stewart (1948-62),58 Faulds Wynd, Kincorth, Aberdeen.

Erskine, Donald Alexander (19i9-62), 47 Auchinycll Road, Garthdee West, Aberdeen.

Fraser, Graeme William (19i6-62), 17 Bon-Accord Terrace, Aberdeen. Fyall, Alastair Moir (19i3-62), 81 Cranford Road, Aberdeen. Gallacher, Melvyn Murray (1948-62), 261 North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen.

., Gall, William Dickson (1948-57),Clydesdale Bank House, Brechin, Angus. v' Gauld, James Hendry (19i6-62), 4 Momingside Crescent, Aberdeen. Ian Archibald (1948-62), j6 Woodend Place, Aberdeen.

" Gracie, Ian (1949-62), 12 Fernielea Crescent, Aberdeen.

-'Grant, Gordon Duncan (19i6-62), 4l Hardgate, Aberdeen.

Ilay, Dr. Arthur Colson, M.A.,M.B., cu.e. (1920-33),34 Claremont Road, Wallasey, Cheshire

Howie, lan Harrison (19i6-62), 29 Summerhill Crescent, Aberdeen. ,,.Kemp, George William, C.A. (1913-18),26 Dorward Road, Montrose, Angus . Lawson, Fred K. S. (1948-62), 114 Hamilton Place, Aberdeen

., Leach, Andrew John (19i1-62), 21 \X'oodhill Road, Aberdeen. David Carnegie (1947-62),"Richmond", j8 Bonnymuir Place, Aberdeen.

_, Mather, Alexander S. (19n-62), 11 Cromwell Road, Aberdeen.

Alexander Willox (19i6-62), 235 Victoria Road, Aberdeen / MiJJcr,David John Durie (1947-49),Cairn-Mon-Earn, Banchory. M1tchcll,Bruce Thomas (19n-62), 24 Holland Street, Aberdeen. Michael Alexander Matthew (1948-62),4 St. John's Terrace, Aberdeen. l'Morgan, James Alexander (1907-09), II Cadogan Road, Surhiton, Surrey.

"' Morrice, Alan Ferguson (1948-62),19 Mayfield Gardens, Aberdeen

.., Morrison, Ronald T. (1949-62), 2 Kirk Terrace, Cults, Aberdeen McDonald, Ranald A. (1949-62),81 Stanley Street, Aberdeen. Calum Iain (1949-62),81 Stanley Street, Aberdeen. Angus Webster (19n-61), 93 Cairncry Road, Aberdeen.

~ cKenzie, Francis Neil (1948-62),144Bon-Accord Street, Aberdeen.

John Alexander Dougal (1949-p), 14 Carden Place, Aberdeen.

-'Paul, Douglas Wyness Thomson (1949-62),16 Carlton Place, Aberdeen. Pirie, Kenneth Edward (1948-58),36ABrunstane Road, Edinbu rgh lj.

~ Preshaw, Colin T. (1948-60),480 Union Street, Aberdeen.

v Reid, Gordon Findlay (1954-62),86 Desswood Place, Aberdeen

..IR.ebecca, Edward Ralph (1948-62),l4 Springfield Road, Aberdeen.

v1liach,Charles Thomas Christie (1949-62), 34Harcourt Road, Aberdeen.

¥'Richardson, Iain Milne (1948-62),H 1 Great Western Road, Aberdeen. Graham G. (19io-62), Holm Cottage, Inverurie.

v'Ross, James Alexander (19n-62), 2 Froghall Terrace, Aberdeen. Shewan, Alistair Boyd (1949-62),ZI SeaficldCrescent, Aberdeen.

.,.Smith, Michael (19i6-62), 234 King Street, Aberdeen.

.,.Stewart, John Peter (19i4-62), 340 Oifton Road, Aberdeen. Alex. S. (19i6-62), 12 Moir Crescent, Aberdeen Ian C. (1948-62), 10 Spital, Aberdeen. Francis (19p-62), l Devanah Terrace, Aberdeen.

V' Watson, Harry (19i9-62), 4 Bumieboozle Place, Aberdeen. ,;' Webberly, Malcolm Grant (1949-62),7 Murray Terrace, Aberdeen. -./ Webster, George Fraser (1949-62),32 Grampian Circle, Aberdeen .l°Will, Hunter Alexander Bonnar (1948-62),132South Anderson Drive, Aberdeen. Sruarr Ranald (1948-62),6 Rubislaw Den South, Aberdeen. Ian Cran (19i1-62), 120 Hilton Avenue, Aberdeen. ,/'Wright, Jan Roberr (1956-62),298 Union Grove, Aberdeen. Young, Alan John Ward (1956-62),6 Cults Gardens, Cults, Aberdeen .(Youngson, Richard W. (1947-6o), "Ardmore ", Inchgarth Road, Pitfodcls, Cults, Aberdeen.

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