AGS Magazine November 1906

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Vol. X.

NovE IllER, Hl06. r o. 1.

WE hall burden ,ou with uo tediou• (lissertation upon thP editorial pen as �e as ume its resprmsibilitie . Its rst task shall be tn o er tn nm· ma·ters, tn our schoolfello" , to all whn l'ea<l the e page , om heartiest greeting' upon the opening of this new �rssion. ~be11 we reassemble<l aftel' the holitlav (blest chY !), uni a fe"· familiar face were mi sing. • Snme of the <1lcl boys have entered the uivrr'ity: others have commenced a busiue career; but the be"t wishe o the whole Schoo] go forth to one �nd all. ThPir rrsponsibilities now devolve upon us, and 1t is our proud (luty to maintain the ancient houour of our Yenerable chool in Glas room aucl playing- eld alike. The past-a pa t that reaches far do"n the dim centuriPs -has been glorious indeed.

" Quid sit futurum eras fuge <t aerere."

Who know but what that future will, if so we "strive with might and main,.. bring yet higher reuo,Yn to the Grammar chool of Aben1ePn !

Tuesday, the 25th of September, 190G, will ever remain a notable clay in the annals n£ our Rchool. Those of us who were privileged to be pre ent at tl1e reat Reunion o Former Pupil. held 011 that e,euiug ,, =N in neYer forget

that remarkable occasion. A full des<'riptiou of thl' eYent, in addition to a carefully-re.ised list of the names of our distinguished guests and ,isitors in general, will be found in the present number.

As vet, "·e are harclh- co1n-inced that all was not one brilliai{t, entrancing dreim. Our Palace of Learning was transformed into a fairy castle of clelights and of indolence, hanlly recognisable to our wondering gaze. :Xever before had ,re trodden the familiar, echoing corridors at midnight; nor is it probable that we shall again tread thereon upon so momentous an occasion.

1,'i'e must congratulate all who won Leaving Certificates at the diet of examinations helcl in .June. Once more the results are most satisfactory, and we are proud of the six Honours Certificates won by our schoolfellows. Specially ,yould we congratulate 1,Yilliam P. Selbie (Honours in Latin, Greek, and English - a splendid record), Frederick -w. Gerrard and 1.Villiam Peters (Honours in }iathematics), anrl A. :iI. Garden, who obtained Honours in German, a rlistinction very rarely achieved. ,Ve much regret that G. F. Cox was prennted from competing at these examinations, for we belie,e he wo~lldhave brought us three additional Honours. The brilliant session's work with which he has concluded a career of seven years in our midst deserYes our hearty congratulations.

,,:e are confident that e,eryone will appreciate our frontispiece - the 1st XI. of last session. The team was singularly unfortunate in the season, which was marked by deplorably unreliable weather. 'l'his was the more annoying since all its members "·ere able cricketers, ancl deser,ecl far more kindly fortune. 1.Yetrust that the XI. o-f1906-7 "-ill meet with the best o-f hick and n·ith eYery success.

Apropos of cricket, certain rumo,us have reached us that the authorities would fain alter the elate of the Leaving Certificate Examinations, and hold these in April instead n-f .June as formerly. This most aclmirable measure is arlrncated on beh;lf of the Noutheru schools, to the end that their cricket season may be free from a11

School Notes. such hintlrances. .:\light we state, with all reYerence, that thrre isalready an entire week of examinations that month, in which all the schools of the Xorth have vital interests at stake, and that, perach·enture, cricket is played in the :North nlso'. "\re nre of opinion that these considerations slightly outweigh thr reasons £or the alteration.

A General .:\Ieeting of the Swimming Club was held on the afternoon of .:\IonclaY,the 15th October, when the Rector kincll:, presi<led. ,f. '\Yilliamson was elected Captain, and F. K. Robson Yice-C'aptain, with B. T. Sauntlers as Secretary. The Committee is formed by G. S. Lawrence, Farquhar .:\Iacrae, Angus Legge, and A. G-. Davidson. }Ir. :Mackie has kindly consented to act as Treasurer to thr club. It is most desirable that the accounts should be in the hands of a permanent Treasurer. '\Ye wish tlw club a ,en- successful season, and "·oul<l remind the School that it is neYer too late to join. '\Ye hope to see a large and enthusiastic membership.

The Athletic Sports lrn,e been described else"here in a racy nrticle by the Et1itor £or Sport. That respectetl colleague bas, howe,er, found it con,enieut to suppress details of the Tug-of-'\Var, wherein the Seventh (all of ,,horn except h,o ,,rre required for the team!) utterly vanquisherl the School, not even requiring a third pull. '\Ye all thoroughly enjoyed Tilting the Bucket, that mo~t chivalrous £eat of arms; and can certify that the apples provided for the obstacle rares reached a high standard of excellence. '\Ve would protest, however, that the track, as marked out, seemed decidedly too long. In a wod, ~atheriug enjoyC'cla success befitting a week of festivities that has no" passed into history.

Duriug a conversation with an F.P. (a Dux) the other day, it was suggested to us that the School .Arms might be made in some permanent form, which we might pm·?hase_on lea,ing as a memento of our schooldays. The idea 1s a good one, and many other schools, not to speak of uniYersities, alreacl:- haYesuch a coat of nrms, mounted on a small shielc1. .:\Iight not the Former Pupils' Club make this their token of membership? At all events, the matter is worthy of consideration.

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\'ire cannot complete these pages without referring t() the honour recentl~· conferred upon the Lord Provost 'lf Aberdeen. ~ir Alexander Lyon is probably weary e,en of congratulations ere u01,, yet \,:e must ofter him th?se of the Grammar School of the ancient borough over which he presides so successfully. Again, we wish to thank Sir Alexander very heartily for presenting our medals and prizes at the close of last session, and hope that he "·ill again honour us on Prize Day of this year. '!'his is not, however, the only conuedion the Lord PrnYost has with the 8chool, for he has at present a son in Classical YI., and some of us remember another son who left a fe\, years ago, after playing for the 1st XI. and editing· the ·.Ma_qazine.

It is tempting thus to refer to next -Tune, but, alas, 'tis a distant prospect'. 1Iany and gt'eat labours must be accomplished ere then: Quarterly and ('hristmas Examinations and the Bursary Competition rise like grim spectres before us, and each, in turn, must be subdued . .A.cconlingly, as ,n, han already been exhorted, " ad labores," ancl-" to the games'' as well'. (The Editor has endea,oured in ,ain to find the Ciceronian equiYalent of "Ru~by.'') Though we ha,e not as yet lost sight of our weeks holiday at the time of the 1:ninrsitv Celebrations, Christmas is·in sight, and, since our secon·dnumber will not be l)nblishecl till after the holidays, ,,·e must wish our readers the eclitorial ;iierry C'hristmas !

In ~ranting us that week of holiclays, the School Board has laid us under a lasting obligation. To be mewed up "-ith ('icero, Demosthenes, Euclid, and Company would have been intolerable during that week of sunshine and unclouded skies. "\Yecannot help thinking that uot even the great Heunion sufficiently honoured the School, with its six hundred and fifty years of \\Titten history. Our School w~s i_llreadya hoary nteran while the university was yet 111 its youth! }Iay many of us live to see the seYen hum1rec1th anniversary, and to celebrate it with becoming splendour! •

A comprehensive and scholarlv histon- 0£ the School has just been published, edited by·the Hector, and entitled

"Bon-Reco rd." Unfortunately, times are bad (!) and Yeryfe,Yof us can muster the half-guinea requisi~e as pu_rchase money. ,Ve hope that our parents and friends will heartily support "Bon-Record," and that its publi?ation may pro,tt highly successful. Perhaps a copy will be placed in the Library when that is at last reopened, and our younger friemls resume their studies in Ilenty.

The Editor wishes to take this opportunity of tendering his warm thanks to certain youths who deposited splitpeas and other minor commodities in the Editor's Box. Overpowering as their kindness is, it is yet unnecessary, for both ph:nical and mental nourishment is already pro,idec1 for him in abumlancl'. Kevertheless, if any youth can

"songes make nncl wel enclyte," \,e shall be delighted beyond measure to peruse (and use, if possible) the products of his pen. One such contribution has reached us, which clescribed, in sounding verse, a legendary Grammar School Rugby 1Iatch of 1256. It \,_as a stern contest, \,e read, but, happily, we .vere the vwiors. 'l'he School team, as saith the poet, forsooth, " had Yery little science, lmt a jolly lot of clash ! ••

·we trust that its successor of 190G-7, combining these v_irtues, will go forth to repeated victories'. -Cnhappily, smce this is a -ery full number, \,e are unable to print this noble epic fragment, which will, therefore, be cremated, with poetic honours, in the editorial fires.

"\Ye beliew that our schoolfello\1·son the )Iodern side ~tud? the mystic laws of ~ouncl, Light, and Heat. This 1~ a fortunate circumstance, for are not these dark matters 1u Classical students? ,1Then Lieutenant Garrett was d~liYeri~g his most interesting lecture, the School lantern, rhsagreemg, we :fear, with the lecturer's exposition of i1cn-al policy, repeatedly plungecl the hall in utter clarkIH'ss,shedding but one small circle of light on the rafters above. }Iay we suggest that our friends put their re?earche~ to practical-use, and make an exhaustive inquiry mto this unfortunate ailment. "\:Ve think it must be screenophobia, and we ar-e sure that the lecturer was -'grieved to see his nluable assistant in such dire suffering. Senously, this must be put to rights, as we hope to have

many splendid lectures in the Debating Society this winter, and such mishaps might seriously interrupt our lecturers.

\Ve have received from a former pupil in Swaziland a Yivid narratiYe concerning the recent disturbance s in that far-off land, unknown to us save in geographical tomes. In recent years, we have read so repeatedly of rebellions that such intelligence is now commonplace, and is apt to pass from our memories, already somewhat overladen, as the morning papers leave our hands. \\"e do not realise the dangers, the hardships, and the losses whicl1 those on the spot must suffer. Our F.P. has given us a truly "thrilling" account of his adventures, and we are confident that it will be read "·ith the gr<'atest interest.

We are of opinion that the spirit of indolence has been abroad upon the summer air. Albeit so numerous and distinguished a body, our F.P.'s appear to ha.-e donP o-t' late few doughty deeds for us to chronicle. Consequently, our notes about "01<1 Boys" are much curtailed this time.

" Finally, brethren !'' ·we have said our say, and are glad to lay aside our pen for the present. Remembering that we have but served our apprenticeship to the jfagazine, let our readers deal gently with our many failings. l\Ieanwhile, until the Xew Year, "So long'. "

Trm IleY..J. Jfacleocl, JI.A., has been appoiutecl Professor of ~ew Testament Exegesis in the College of the Free ('lnuch, Edinburgh.

,,·. P. Lnir<l was Jie<lnllist in Logic in the uniYersity of Edinburgh.

Dr. Prain, JI.A., LL.U., Jl.B., Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, has been made Commander of the Inclian Empire.

"\Yilliam "\\'albce, LL.J). (St. Andrews), has been appointed Editor of the •• Glasgow Ilernld." His brother was the famous Dr. "\rallace, JLP., editor of the '·Scotsrnu11." His experie11cein journalistic work has been long an<l Yarie<l.

Francis Eruest ()gi!Yie, Principal Assistant-Secretary for Technology am] Higher Education in Science and Art, has been made C.B.

HeY. "ff. Cruickshank has been orc1aineclto the priesthood in 8t. Jiary Jiagclalene's Church, Duntlee.

,,-illiam Cbppertou has gone to the Scots College at Rome, where he has to stml:· for seYeuyears before taking up <lut}: in the Church of Rome.

One of the many.F.P.'s ,drn congratulatecl us 1-ln our successful Celebration was }fr. "\Yilliam "\Yatsou Chevne, f _thefamous Harley Street surgeon. His list of distinctlons 1s--JI.TI. (Edin., 1875)and LL.D. (1905); heis also F.R.C.S.,

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bug. (1879), ancl F.R.S. For his senices ,i-; <'onsulttll~ Smgcou to the troops in South )._frir,l he ,,ns llecnrated O.B. Ile is Surgeon to King's ('ollege Hospital and to King Edw,rnl YII.'s Hospihll, and ('ousulting Surgeon to several other hospitals. He is Professor or Clinical Surgery in King's College, London. lle has also been in his time Hunterian Pro£essor, H.C.S., Eng-laud. lie was Syme Surgical Fellow, 1877; Do:dston Golcl1Iec1al1ist, 1880; .Tacksoniall Prizernan, rns1; and Astley Conpe1· Prizeman, 1889. He hns written many excellent books, ]1isbest known being " Antiseptic Surge1·~·" aml ..1Ianual of Surgical Treatment.''

THE SCHOOL AXD THE YOLrXTEERS.

Further list 0£ F.P.'s in the Yolunteers :-

Captain D. Clarke, Jst V.B.Cl.H. He was 11.11 assiotant master 1tbout 1880.

Lieut. Col. J. L. Reid, 2nd V.B.G-.H. Capt. (Hon. Lieut. in Army) A. \Y. Robertson, 3rd V.B.G.H. Lieut. A. :\I'D. Younie. :\I.A., 3rd V.B.(+.H. Acting-Ch aplnin Rev. E. J. Petrie, :\I.A., 3rd V.B.G.H. Hon..Major G. H. Bower, M..\., 5th V.B.G.H. Lieut. K Bruce, M.A., ~l.D., -'ith V.B.f+.H. Lieut ,J. Y. Hunter, 5th V.B.<+.H. Captain W. R. Black, :\LA., 3rfl V.B. Seaforths. Captain D. :'IL Strath, Liverpool Scottish. Cn.~tain C. \Y. Slei&I~ , 9th Lanr~rk_R.V. :\IaJor J. F. Clyne, \Varw1ck :\I,htia. Lieut. Charclin Clyne, Sussex :\lilitia. Captain K. Crawforrl, Inniskilli ng Fusiliers.

RA.XDO)I XOTES.

OxcE more the ••footer ., posts meet our gaze as "·e approach the School buildings. 11 hese noble erections nre now ancient members 0£ the School community, and mi.1st be treated with proper respect. "'\Ye hear, to our sorrow and shame, that certain members of the School haYe gone so far as to use them as horizontal bars. This is really rather too much 0£ a good thing. The Rector no doubt will be Yery glad to allow these members 0£ the ~chooI to use the Gymnasium from four to five o'clock to \rnrk off their superfluous energy.

Thr early days of ( lctober ,Yere marked by storm and strife amm1g the lea e,l cholars of the }fiddle school, r }fiddle II. "·as torn by civil mir. Fnr main- clays thr strife was fierce but eqnnl. .. II. B or not II. :U, th�t was the question " Alas for the young "·mTior of II. B who was capturrd b_, his enemies, the •• II. A-iies,'' for was he not insta11tly subjectrd to a somewlrnt painful and ,ery ignominious torturethat. wr have all ell(lnred in our clays? eedless to say, ,i-e re er to t!tnt pa�time called" do"ping." vY1> wonder if that is how tlwse young hopefuls spell it, for ,,e ha,e nr,rr SPPll it ,,ritten. But "e rejoicr again that these semi-barbarians han' now turned their superfluous energies to football, and "e do not doubt that our noble Captain "ill \Yillingly affor,l thrm his wisest counsels therPin.

Yet oncr agni11, C'bssical YI. an,l YII. are unspeakably grateful to their �-<nmger friends ,y]111 sn kiutl�· do their utmost to enlivPn the "·earv houT nf three to our bY most excellent musical entertni;rn1ents. '\Ye would st1ggest, howrver, that the · shoulcl keep a. little better time, and not go nn to more than fhe ke�·s at the same time. We shoul<l also like to mention, in passing, that there are some gentlemen of the aho,e-na ecl classrs whr> arr so untrained as not to appr ciate these musical e orts, which sometimes slightl ,\ · initate the preceptors of these classes. rrherefore, may our young frirn<ls not be surprisrd if they nd themselves suddenlv enclosed by the walls of the S_eventh classroom, nn · mnpcllecl to' wile away fl]· or sixty minutes in thr pmsuit of hunrnnr studies.

d ., Sol·· has inclPN1 been kind to us. For hardly had we got inside the School doors after the summer holidays than he shone out bright and hot. It was no doubt to _ encourage us to work hard. \\ T e think, howeYer, he nnght have behavccl likr tha a mouth or so before. But now there is a. change of sc·rnr. ",Yater, water, everywhere," is no · the order of the ,la,: no wonder the Dee is said to be polluted, when there is·such a liberal quantity of mud coming clown it.

Ve are very pleased to learn from trustworthy sources that the 'Varsity Field Committee are considering t]rn

question 0£ letting boys from the Secondar)· schools train at the 'Yarsity Grounds. 1'iye hope that, if this proposal is adopted, many Grammar chaps will take ad,antage of the grounds at King's to train £or the Sports.

"'i'i'hen is the Library going to be opened?" You hear that question, on an average, twenty times a day. The Sixth are just dying for the Reading Room, as it is their first year of this pri,ilege, and they wish to show themselws superior to thP youngsters of thP Fifth. By the bye, WP he,lr a rumour that thP Fi-fth itself is to be admitted. I£ this is to be thP case, double supplies of " Le ~Ionde Illustre '' and " The Bookman " "ill need to be issued; but we sincerely hope that there will not be need of such a tremendous outlay.

The idea to send a wreath next Year to the Xelsou Column is undoubtedly an excellent' one. ,Ve would ach-ise those who are to collect for it to begin to do so soon after the summer holida)·s, as chaps are usually so forgetful about that sort of thing, and always say they will bring their subsrription to-morrow. 'iVe w·ould dissuacle them, hm,ewr, from beginning to collect before the holidays , as- ,,ell, they might losP it'.

The 8evrnth ,erily ha,e not been dull of late, for scarcely a day passes but some humorist or other throws the class into fits of laughter by his translation. One day a member of the class translatecl a bit of Cicero, "So help me " a most proper rendering. Immediately, however, another arlded " llob," with disastrous results to the equanimity of the class. Another being told to translate "Partes " as "a role," translatefl "Ad partes recleo" as '·I return to the rolls." A third translated another portion of Cicero ::is"A small portion of Pompey's clothing." Perhaps he ,1·asreferring to his running "togs," or, perhaps. ewn to his bathing pants!

'l'HE CELEBRATION OF TIIE SCHOOL'S 650TH X�IYEHSARY.

TuESD. , the 25th September, will long be remembered by those who gathered in the School that night, and remain iu our annals as the most memorable ga.tbenng associated with its history. It. was a happy coincidence that the thirteenth jubilee 0£ the Schnnl, dating from the earliestmention 0£ it in history, should have fallen in the year selected for the Universi"ty Qua.tercentenary, which attractecl to Aberclee11 sn many 0£ those who had made their "-ay th ugh the School to the niversity. Probably not £ewer than -WO to :jOO nf u o,Yn alumm, graduates, were iu Abercleen thatweek, and probably most of these seized the glad opportuuit�: 1.o re11ew old School acquaintances an<l revive old associations. For many weeks beforehand much anxious thought and hanl ,rnrk was giwn to the project, and, thanks to the energy of the f'ommittee, under the wise gui<lance n£ Professor DaYids011, a.n<l the Conveners 0£ the Sub-Committees, aided by the hearty response made to their appeal for fonds, the gathering, by common consent, prove1lagreat success, and one 0£ the pleasantest and best organised£uncti011s in that week 0£ celebl'ations. \Vh re so mnnv wm-ked with enthusiastic lo�-alty, it might almost see� im-idious to pick out a few for specinl mention, but unclnubteclly our grateful arkno"-·]pclgments are due principally to the devotion, energy, ancl organising abilitydisplayedby fessrs. Hem_,· Kellas, -Limes ihw, .T. I. Pirie, Charles Yatt, ,mcl Jf. W.Edwards, Ion. Secretuty, F.P. ('lub. Xor shoulrl 1Yr �m1t to record our grateful sense n£ the Boarcl's hearty mterest and assistance, shown especiallv by the Rev. ,James Smith, ( 1 1mvene1· of the High Schools' Committee, and Ir. J. A. Ogg Allan, )faster of Works, the btter nf whon� was specially helpful in regard to the decoration and!1ghting of thebuildi11gs. or ' ere the 1wesent boys foro-otten. In order to o-in• ti C . . b b 1e . om1mttee and their al'm�· of wol'kmen complete nn,l Un<ltst.urbed control 0£ the l ildin s the School receiwd , a whole week's holiday, ac anhtge being taken 0£ the break to _ hold our Annual Athletic Sports. The highest �lasses, \I. andYII., participatedinthe Reunion, rendermg good and useful service to our guests as han<ly men and guHles through the ma e of buildings, a necessary

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precaution iu dealing with a gathering which must haw numbered close on 2,000. Xorth of the east wing a largP tent, 100 feet bv 30 feet broad, ,,as e-rectecl,with a beautiful floor bid for dancing. A coYerecl can,as-way or tunnPl uniterl this with thP main builcling on the one side, and tlw Gvmnasium, userl as a concPrt hall, on the other, with nn oftspt lPnding to the Lm,er School entrance, giving access to the 11ew Infants' Homus, p1·ettil:· clecornte<land U8etl as an o,erflow ballroom, and upstairs to the Librar_y aucl :\Iuseum Gnlle1T. The formel', taste±ulh- clPcorati,tl, formed a large ancl ~ommoclious rpfrpshment ·room, whilP thP g.11lel'_\.lea<ling into it from thP first floor of the main building senec1 a<lmirnbly for a refreshment buffet, extending throughout its entire length. Corridors ancl stair1,a:·s ,,ere laid with reel carpeb, and the walls and bannisters prettily <lra1wclwith nrt muslins, tlw School colours bPing preclomina11t in the main corridor. The Hall itself, deared of its business-like and some,drnt uncompromising benches, was furnishecl with comfortable seats 1·ou1Hl the walls, anrl gay with huge umbrageous palms, seattered like islands here and there. The platform w:is occupied by :\Ir. t:\taYert's orchestra, who rontribute<l a bright and intPresting programme of music during the Reception and at interrnls throughout the ewninp:.

By permission of }Iajor Scott Riddell, }I.Y.(J., Prrsitlent. of the Former Pupils' Club, the pipers of tlie Royal Army }Ieclical Corps (Yolunteers), under Pipe:1Iajor '\Yatt, ccrntribntecl lust~- rePls in the ballrooms, a clash of national colour "·hich gayr great delight to our distinguished foreign Yisitors. Other~ more disposed -for musir 1han clancing wprp entert.1inec1 to a most excPllellt co11cert kincll_,- organised by }Iiss Li;r,zie Christie, and giYen in the Gymnasium, '"hich proYecl all too small for the large>numbers whn sought admittanr·r.

The RPeeption was timer1 to commence at 9 p.m., but so dense was the throng of arrivals long before that time that the formal reception of guests harl to he aclrnnced by half an hour, and continued without intermission till about 9.:10, " hen word was passed round that tlw Students' Torchlight Procession ,rnuld, in a few minutes, pas.stlw School on their wa:- down Esslemout AYenue. }Inst of the Yisitors gnthererl outside>to witnPss thr pirturpsque sight, admirabl:· set out on the long, winding slope of that othern·isc>dismal street. ~\.s they passed, ther were .salutPcl b:· tliP bmning of J3pngal lights in the School's

colours. But though their kindly change of route added a pretty incident to the School's festivity, the absence of so many of our younger F.P.'s, who took part in the procession, was the one regret of the evening. Shorth· afterwards the Hedor addresse(1 a brief welome to the guests:-

" La(lies and gentlemen, In the nbsence of the President of ourFormer Pupils' Club, 1 ha,e the honour tonight to bid all, briefly, u wry hearty u-elcome. ·when this idea of cPlebrating our 650th Anniversary of the knou-n historv of the School was first mooted, fears were expressed tha"twe shoulc1 be so overshadowed by the University celebrations that ,,e could not possibly muster a gathering of our olc1 friends. (ln the contrary, instead of beingowrsha(1o,,ed,I would ainputitotherwise, andsay thatthe Cniversitv, with ,,ltichfor somany centuries this School has been so intimatel>· associated, · is shedding an adc1erl brilliance on our gathering. Without it we could not have hopPcl to have sepn such a gathering r,f our ±onupr pupils, olrl uur1 young. �1�- onl�- ear is that tlte Pnergetic Committef' ltns so t nsfnrmecl this School into such a pnlace of delights that you "illhardly realise that it i� a place of hard ancl serious work. Hut I hope our rernrcl will sprnk for us. You older pupih who look backtothe ohldays nncltheold building inthe Schoolhill "·ill realise that there is far more nf the recorde history of your old school in this building than ewr gatherecl rrmnrl nny of its pre(l cPssors. You will see how we endeaYou1· to inspire the )· mg with the records and examples nf the past. Our walls spPak for themsefres. I �icl you all a Yery heart�- 1,elcnnw, ancl hopr you will en_io:, a pleasant evening. I haH especially lo beg that ol(l _ vnpils will c1n us tl1f'honour of inscribing the Album, which ,,ill he cherishecl as a rePonl of this memorable gntheri11g.••

�t is tn be regrrttPcl that. a largr number of former pupils present omittc,d to signthP Album, aml deprived us nf the plensu1• of rrrrmling their n,1 es. It is still possible to repair thP n i�sim1, though, as yet, very fe,, h, e takPn advantagP of the opp tunities o ered them to rlo sn

�he ollo"·ing report of thP speeches and list of former pupils, etc., present, cm-rerted from t.lte }llmm, i� extracte<1 frn thP ver_,. full an<l excellent l"Pport giYen in the "FrP0 PrPss" for Gth Septrmber:-

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Professor ])avidson introduced Lord .Justice Stirling. He rejoiced greatly, he said, at ha,ing the honour and priYilege of being pl'esent at the G50t.hAnniYersary 0£ the lhammar School, which urcupied so great. and so large a place in their affections. ~Iost 0£ them who were older looked back to their Grammar 8chool days with great gratitude, and he was sure those who were younger lookrd "·ith great gratitude to their present Rector and the tearhers in the Srhool. They were a11 pruurl 0£ ihe great scholars "ho had gone from that. institution. They _\.berclonians got the credit n£ eulogising ton much perhaps their own prorlurts. \\'rll, he dicl not deny that the~-<lid sometimes boast of their great ruen, but he. <lirl not think that the city or a great School like that or the l-ni,ersity woul<l deser,e the name ·•great," i£ they clid not bna,,t nf those of whom they might justly be proucl. Sir -Tnmes Stirling was one of those of whom they might justly be proud, an<l, therefore, he hnperl the:· ,,<rnlclallow him tn boast of Sir ,Tames in introducing him that night. !Iis ,Yas oue nf thP names that were constanth· refrnecl to, when the~·brought forward the greatness ofthe Grarumar School. Tleha<lpleasure in introducing Sir -TamesStirling.

Srn ,L\11Es STIRLLXG.

Sir ,James Stirling, "·ho ,ms rccPiwcl with cheers, said he couute<l it a great honour, as it was a great pleasure to be nskP<l tn address such n gaihrring, ,111cl giYe sowe expression 0£ the sentiruent which brought them, the old pupils, together --unmely, that n-fsho1Ying their continuing interest in the existence an<l welfare of an institution to ,Yhich each nf them owrcln grent cleal. It wns in the year 18-Hl, ,~·ithin a few ,,eeks of sixt~- years ago, that he (Sir .Tames) enterer! the Grammar School; it was in October, 18i5G,again within a few weeks of fifty years ago, that he left .\..ber<leento go to Cambridge-a step which had beeu followerl by his settlement in England, instead of Rrotlan<l; but it was to the training he recei,ed at the Grammar Srhool and li.iug's College during thrse ten ~·ears that he, to a large e:s:teut, attributed any capacity which he had shown for cloing the ,rnrk which fe]l to his lot in the subsequent fifty years. The rurntion of such periods as fifty years and sixty years necessarily in,oh·pcl an anticipation of g:r<'ntchanges in the meantime. H no changp ha<ltaken place, the infPrrnre ,rnulrl bP inP,itable that Ab!'r1lrPn had gone to sleep, but they all kne"· it had

rehbratio11 of the School's (}.jOth A11niL·c,rsary. 15

not and that tlw changes were ,ery considerable. One stn~ck them at the outset- for that ,~·nsnot the Grammar School in which he was brought up. EYeryone, howc,er, would aclmit that tlH' change was one for the better. Indeed, in his time, it was well recognised that the old building had gro,vn to be excessiYely shabb.r. Ile rememlw1e<lhow Ur. :\Iehin, in his annual tH1dresse.sin Latin to the Lor<l ProYost, }Iagistrates, aml Council, woul<lbegin by giYing them a ,varm welcome, anrl proceed to express his regret that the welcome shoul<lbe giwn in his ··obsoleti ~orclibus tecti:' ()f course, the Lonl P1'0Yntitan<1 Town Council wei-ethe patrons all<1g0Ye1·nms nf the school, .in<l it,vastheir duty to prm·i<lethe lloctnr "·ith a new Gn1mnuu :-lchool; but his very open hints failed to take effPd, anrl the new Grammar i-;chool <1i<1 not come till after Dr. llelvin's death. fiir .Jame-s rongratulaterl the present Headmaster all(] his assistants nn the new·buildings. He congrntulatecl those ,vith whom the control or the School no,v rested that they had no longer to encounter the abundant criticisms of a headmaste1· in Latin. But it was not only the building that had cha1iged. In his time thr Grammar School was a Grammar School, al!ll grammar, in that connection, mrant Latin grammar . Truly, it was a Latin grammar school in the foll srnsr oi'thr trrm. Sir ,TamesStirling prnceeded to speak of Dr. 1Irlvin's method o~ teaching and his characteristics. In all his teaching, ?Jr .James Stirling ascribed to Dr. }leh-in the model and unportance of accuracY. Dr. }Ieh-in, he said, was a man who_was gifted with n.vgenius for acduacy. In that ronnechou, he (Sir .James) t1i(1 not profess to ha,e attained to p~rf~rtion, but he contenl1e<lthat he had for a gr<>at.part of his life kept eompan_,· with people of acrlir.1te minds, and he confessed that he ha(l newr found anyborl:v that came so near the stan(larcl of perfection in th;s Ji1:ection as Dr..:\Ieh-in. The result ofthe whole "·as that the great benefit which ,ns derived from the Grammar School in his time was the importance nf accuracy. As far ns it ,vent, and to the extent. to ,Yhich it was carried through 11ndr>r nr. ~Ielvin, the teaching of nceurac>· was a very beneficial rm_e m the interests of youth. 11hat was the point he (Sir -Tames)clesired to make, and, hriving done so, he left the rest of the field to the speakers who were to fo1low.

Sm 1V1LLL1.M 81:x-cL..1.IR BrssET.

Colonel Sir 1Yilliam Sinclair Bisset, "-ho was intro(uceJ by :llr. l L. F. }Iorlnud Simpson, sni<l he ,yas nlso

brought UJ) at the old Grammar School in Schoolhill. His father lookPd upon Dr. }Ieh-in as the grpat creator of thr AbPrdeen Grammar School, anrl as an excellent man ancl te,tehPr of boys. If the subjects no,Y taughi. were more numerous in accordance with thr march of ruodern requirements, they were aho in the hands of a Yee, numerous and able sta:ff,and the prrsent Hector could wish for nothing better than thnt the samP nrclict should be pronou11cNl upon his teaching stnff as had just bePn pronouncPcl b~· Lon1 -Tustice Stirling upon the tPaching 0£ Dr. }lel,-in. ThP ,Yhnleof the old school ,rnulcl han gone into that hall, but yet it turned out goocl nwn, and, although thP subjPcts taught wrre limited, the mPn found themselws \YPll placed to compete in the rnce in the outsicle ,ynrlcl. owarlays, there wne many necessary arl,iunri~ to a school if it was to maintain the proper ,;t:mclarcl tl1P high standarcl-- which AbenlPen, in its determination always to haYPthP best of pyprything , must certainly aspirP to. Tie rather regretted that the accommodation for plnying games ,ms somewhat limited at the ~rhool, and hr n'r·omrnended the ~chool Hoarel to ser that the recreation grnmlfl "·as enlarged . He remembered mnny yrars ago bPing in;-ited to subscribe to,Tarcls proYicling a statue 0£ Lorcl Byron, one 0£ th<' most distingnishecl of their scholars, and the other ,lay he was surpriser] to see that subscriptions "·ere still being im·ited to complete the sum neressar:;· for that purpose. He \Yould ask the young ruen there how many of them eYPr rracl Byron:' And had none of the :;-oung la<lies present e;-er read Byron:' He should ha;-e thought that in that communitY eYeryone would haYe been reach· to honour the poet by contributing towards the erectio'n of a memorial° '"hich ,rnuld be ,Yortby of the place ancl the great name of B:non. He regrrtted exceeclingly that the statue had not been <'rectecl,and he hoprd the necessary sum ,Youlrl bP soon forthcoming to complete the scheme. Lord Roberts . Incl recent!:;· brought to the notice of the country, in most spiritecl manner, the 11ee<l for traiuing bo:·s to bear arms. It was nu recorcl that in former dun the bov-s of the Grammar School were compelled to go.through a·course of training in arrhen- , so that the~·might take their placP in the flefcnce of thPir honws. 1ir hoped the School ,rould contrilmtr largel:· to the Yolunteer force of Abenleen, nnd rsbiblish that clrnractrr of the Rclrnol for patriotism which Ahrnlern harl alwan rnaintainerl. fTr aske,l the

company to join with him in ,Yishing continued prosperity to thr 8chool and the Hretor.

PnoFEs,-on FERRIER.

Professor ])a,icl Ferrier, )I.D., said his rrcollections of the G-ramrn:n School "·err associatrcl with the building in Schoolhill, which he had searched for that da:·· He was.sorr, it "·as not allowed tn stand merely as an :ucharological i·rlic. The boys 0£ the G-ramma1:School at the present time enjoyed nrnny more ach·antnges than they did in old clays. 'flu• clas~J'oornswere lllOJ'Pspacious: the opportunities for rrl'reatiou were greater now·. At thr olcl ~chool they hncl onl~· n g·mnite-pnncl quaclranglr to play in, ancltheir games took the shape of a modified form of horseplay. TTe looked upon g-ames as an important part of school training. He did not attach so much importauce to thrm as ,ms done in England, whrre games seemrcl to be the end and aim of the schools, and whrre boys ,,ere appTeciated not so much b_Y the position they took in the class as b~· their profic-irncy in sports. Aftrr all, the work of thr school "·as intrllrctual training, and tlir games ought to be subsidiary to that. The world was rulrcl by brains: mr,·e brute fnrcr "·as cheap enough, but techniral training ,~·as only attained by long rontinued application. The best thing "·as to haw a combinati on of gamrs and intellectual trnining. As a doctor, he ,rnulrl gn·e this ach·icr to bon- if theY "·ished to succeed in life and kerp fit in body' and min~l, they should "·ork hard and pla, wrll. If theY clicl, thH "·ould not trouble thr doctor .;ery much. • '

About miclnigbt a large pnrty of guests arriYed from thr C'orporntion banqurt, including Lord Strathcona, the ~rchhishop ot C:mtrrbury, Principal Lang, )Ir. .Justice Grantham, )lr..fomr,; }Iun aY, )I.P., )Ir. .T. )I. Henderson, )I.P., Daillir Esslrmont, Jfoillie Booth, ancl Trrnsurer )left.

Professor DaYidson introrlueed Lord Strathcona to the company as onr "11·hom we all reYerr."

Lord 8trathcona, who rrrriYecl n musing "·rlcome, said he would not at that laie hour say more than e:s:pressthe pleasure it gaw him to hr ihnt night in a Srhool whirh had a reputation owr six hundred yerirs ago. In his e\lrly days nnw some eight,,· yenrs ago- he heard of the Grammnr 8c-honl as hein"' the finest School in the whole Unitrcl Kingclom. Thr Aberrlf'en C"ninrsifr rlntrd hark

18 The Gmmmar School J1aga:.ine.

-!00yeal's, ,1u<lthe Grnrumnl' ~chool went :200years farther back, so that tlu•y might regard it as ihe parent 0£ the great l~uinrsity of Aben1een. Ile thanked them £or allowing him thP opportunity io bP presPnt at that interPsting gathering. ILe would carry away from it wry pleasant lllf'lllOries.

Three <'herrs \Yf'l'f' then giYf'll for Lol'(l Strathcona.

T1u-: PHLll.\TEox S<0 IIOOL LLFE.

Thf' AI'chbishop 0£ {'nnterbury, who was also loudly therred, said at that late hnnr ihe most appropriatr s1wech fo make wonl<1 be "Good night." lie <lelig-hteclto take part in a gathering of past pupils of a great School such as that had been. He held thf' somewhat unique position of bPing thp g<n-emor of a larger nmuber of public schools in thP l-nitP<l Kingdoru than any man who e,er liYed. The DHH'f'he had h,1<l to ,1o with public school life in anv sense of the term tlw morf' cou-,inced he ,Yas that. there· was 110 link, excepting that 0£ home, which ,,as capable 0£ so much that was re.illy helpful as the link with a sPhool which one ha<l attP1ulrd in early 1ife. llP mis at Harrow ~chool, and ewr, time he 1·ph;rne<lthere was a sourl'e 0£ fresh stimulus ,1n1lfrrsh inceuiiw towards what was highest ant1 best, as "·p]l as being pmduciive of rich memories 0£ the happy days gone by. The memory of those happy days, linked "'ith the thought of what ,vas guing on at tllP school 110\\·, wns an incentive to all old pupils to do their work better and set thelll fonrnrd "·ith fresh effort in the path thPy had to go. Ile was glad to be there that night to aclcl frPsh recollPctions to his store of mf'mories con11ected with public schools. They were glacl to ha,e with them Lord Strathcona to stimulatP by his example and enconr,1ge others in follow his P:rnmplt>. IJe was perfectly CPrtain thPy all rejoiced to be with his lordship 011 the occasion 0£ his Yisit as Chan<'ellor of thP Lniwrsity at that School, ,vhich had been so honourably linke<l with the history 0£ Aberdeen and its Uniwrsity.

The t!1anks of the company ,vpn• a£terwan1s given to the various speakers, and the social part of the cYeuing•s prorred ings was thPrraft.er rPsumed.

Under ihe chairmanship 0£ Professor -w. L. Ua,idson, the arrangements were carried out by the £o110\,ing ladies and gentlemPn: -

GE1'"ERAL Co1nrrTTEE - :\Ir. J. A. 0. Allan , }lr. R. B. Arthur. Dr. James Crom hie. Colonel George Cruden, :'lfr. Charles Davidson, :Mr. Alexander Duffus. :\Ir. James Duguid, ~Ir. G. B. Esslemont, }fr. J. H. Edwa rds. i\lr. Alexander Ledingham , Dr. G. M. Edmond. :\Ir. T. R. Gillies, Dr. David Littlejohn, }Ir. AlC'xander Lvon, jnn.: Rev. Gordon J. }Inrray. }lr. J. C. H. Macbeth, Mr. R'. Gordon :\"icol, Dr. Georfi;e Ogilvie , }fr. James T. Ogilvie, Dr. Joseph Ogilvie, }fr. William Smith, Rev. James Smith, Mr. James Spence. }Ir. Theodore iYatt, ancl }lr. R. l\I. "·it1iamsoJ1. Office-bearers-Dr. J. Scott Riddell. President of the F.P. Club: l\fr. H. F. :illorland 8impson. Rector of the School and Hon. President of the F.P. Club; Dr. J. F. Christie. Yice-Presiclent of the ~'.P. Clnh: :\Ir. Alfred Wm. Echrnrds , Solicitor. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the F.P. Club. Concert and Ball Committee}fr. Bertie Anderson , }Ir. Henry Kellas. }l r. Jame, iY. Milne. }Ir J. :\I. P irie. and }Ir. C. \Yatt.

The follo,.,ing ladies kindly ro11se11tPrlto net ns dance chapemnes :---

:\lrs. John Brnce, .Mrs. Alexander Duffu ~ . }frs. G. B. l<Jsslemont. }[rs. Alexander Ledingham , l\Jrs. J. •Scott Riddell , and !\frs. H. F. :\Lorland 1-iimpson.

The following ,Yere pl'esent: -

GuEsTs OF THE CLUB-The Count,ess of Kintor ,e, Lord Strathcona , Rt Hon. Lord Justice Stirling. the Hon. Justice Grantham , Sir Thos. 811thel'land, K.C.'.\1.G.: Colonel Sir William Sinclair Bisset , K.C.I.E.: Si1· Henry Craik, K.C.13.: Sir George Reid. T,t,.D.; l\lr. D. Y. Pirie, :\LP.: Professor David Ferrier. Hheriff and l\Irs. J Henderson Begg. Sheriff :\l'Lennan, K.C.: Hon. J. X. Campbell, Ceylon; ;\Jr. J. E. Crombie. Baillie and '.Jirs. Esslemont, Baillie Coutts , Baillie "·- Kendall Bnrnett and :\liss Burndt, Baillie Booth, BailliP and :\lrs. :\li lne. Baillie Johnston, Treasurer and '.\J.rs. :\leff. Dean of Guild :\lurray, Councillors ·Stott. Kc,Yton , Dunn. Edwards, F:ite,rnrt. \Y. Coutt s, iYishart. iYilkie, Wallace , 'Yilson, Robertson, etc.; }Ir. Robert Lamb , Procurator Fiscal: ery Rev. Principal J }Iarshall Lang, Di·. Dey, Dr. David LittleJohu, Dr. Albert Westland. :\Jr. Robert ,r,1lker, }fr P. J. AnclPrs-on. Professor Davidson. l'rofesso1· Yanes Kiss, Budap est; Prrncipal J. Y. }[acka,·. Lniversity College. Dundee: Rev. Gordon J. :\Jurray (Cha irman ). and the follo1ri11g members of the School Board }Jr. ,J. G. Burnett of Pm,·is and }lrs. Burnett, }fr. and :'.lrs. James Carle, :\lr. James Dnguid. Advocate; Rev. · and i\lrs. J. T. F. Farquhar }Ir. and }Irs John Keir , }frs. Kennedy, i\lr. and }Irs. Gcorfae :\!'Kenzie, :\Ir. and :\lrs .. J. F. }l. l\lassie , '.\fr. and :\lrs. Teele }loffatt, '.\Ir. J. T. Ogilvie. Rev. and ;\lrc;. A. l\Innay Hcott. Rev. James Smith. Hev. Professor Stalker, l\h. and }lrs. iY. Ste,rnrt ThomsDn. :\lr. and :\lrs. Tho;;. Hector, l\fr . and :\lr s. R. B:iyd Finla_v~on. }fr. ancl :\!rs. J. A. 0. Allan, Rev. Dr. Danson. Rev. Alex. "·euster, Dr. Ashley W. :\Jackintosh. i\ . PRESEXT AND FOR)lER TEACHERS 01' THE ScHOOL- ~lessrs. George 1OIiddleton._ Wm. Bro,rn ic>. Cha~. David son. James C. Knox. harles }I'Leod. Peter Edward, J. Bentle:, Philip, James Davidson. l\laxwell H. Mackie. J. M. :\foni son, G. K. Ritchi e. PJ. G. Allan. Samuel Pope. John Davie. George Laing, Harry osephs . l\liss J. B. T. Davidson. :\1isb Mackie. Miss E. D Aavidson. i\li,s :\layclon. '.\li.-s ..\nderson, }li,s Ledingham, l\Iiss ,• C. Adam . i\Le%r~. John Clarke. H. F. Campbdl, Advocat ,e; G. Harvey, Gran to,rn- on-Spe)· : Alex. Green. Skene Street Schco-l:

.-1.. V. Lothian, Church of Scotlancl Trnining College . Ula-go11·: ,Ja,. :\Iorrison, Shims, Elion; John \Yatt. Perth; Re\-. ·w. )I. H!'r<l, [nvcrnrie; ,,-111. Rankine, Pitcaple; Calder )L. l.a\\Tenct•, Al11 ,deen; \V. _\. Stonnonth ...\berdeen.

:\lE11DERS OF THE GH,\lDIAH SCHOOL l<'.l'. Cu·B )fr .H. J<' .Horland Simpson. Rector and Hon. 1'1·esident; D1·. J. "Cott Hiddell, :.\I.Y.O., President; :.\Jr. .\lfred Wm. Edwarcls, Solicit01·. Hon. Secretarv; )Le,5rs. i\'. )1. .-\lexancler . Rev. ,J. R. .\lla,1. Stonen1·ood; .:ilessrs. ..\ndrcw .\nclerAon, Strichen: BNtie ..\nd(•rso11. D. .\nderson. Rev. John .\ncler,:lll. Tooting, London; )le,srs. R. B ..\rthnr. Wilfrl'd Barron. H. Bain \. )L Bi,,et \rth11r R. Uroll'll, .\.dvocate, Eclinh11rgh: DPp11ty-lnspector Gavin l.lrmn1. R.i\.; )Ir ..\lex. Brebner, D1·. T. J. Honner. York>: )le,sr,. (;_ Haddon Bower, Advocate; Haddon A. Bower, H. J. ButC'hart. Edinburgh: Reginald K Butchart. C. S. Buyers, Solicitor; .\ ncl,·,•11· Campbell, Edinburgh; ..\. W. Christie. Hnnth·; P. W. L. Cla rk. l,solic1tor; Arthur Clyne, Architect; Thos ..\ Coat,. S.S.C.; W. T. Cook, G. Dnncan Collie ..\dvocate; ,fame, Younger Collie ..-l.dn1cat<'; G. ..\. Cornll'all. J. f.:. Cormntll, James Cran. ,John H. :-,;_ Craigen, iY. G. Craigen, John Crombie. D1·. .Jame, )I. P. Ci-ombie, )fr. Wm. CrombiC', Dr. W. R. Croll. )fr..-\. T. C'rniC'1 ,shank, ..\clvocate; Dr. .\. DYce Davichon. )le,•,rs. Helli'\' D,wid ·-011, C.A.; John Drummond, Ale·x. Duffus, Ad,·ocatc>; A J. bmuo. John A. Dunn. Naughton Dunn, Robert Dunn, J. :\I. Easton. Geol'ge- A. Echrnrds, H. J. Echrnl'ds . .J. H. Ed,rnrck )1...\ .. ll.T,.: Dr..-\J.•x. Findla~·, Birn1inglrnm: Rev...\clam Fyfe Findlay ..\rbl'oath; )Ir . .\lex. Forbes, Dr. G. 0. Gauld. Hev. Jame, Gillan. Edinburgh: )[essrs. •r. H. Gillies, Advocate: James Gordon. J.l'.: Harn'" Hall . ..\dvocatC'; S. J. HaUy, Donglas Harper. Dr. Peter Har1w,:. London; )1<>%r5. hnws H,1y. a\dvocate: H. "·· L. Ha\'. Rr,·. Dr. Hector, )les,I',. JamC's )I. Hc>ctor, T. WalkN HC'ctor, :--olicit:ir: Cha,. HC'lmrich. Talbert Heimrich ...\lfr<>d Hencler, :rn. Soli~it or. .:\'ew Byth; J. )[. Henderson, .\.)I.I.C.K; Captain R..\. Hendr rson. )fr. J. iY. Hntcheson. DI'. John Inglis. '-,t. Leonards; )les-t "'· ,T. B. Innes, )l. .\., Strathclon; ,Jamrs 11-rrach. Donp:las .Jamies ,111. W. T. Jenkyus, Iiwerurie; George Johnston. Assam; John Johnston. Carden Place>: J. F. Kellas Johnston. London; Dr. ~\rthnr Kl'll as. )lessr,. Henry KC'llas, Solicitor: J. )I. Kellas, H. J. Kinghorn. Dr \. H.. Laing. )les~rs \lex. LNlinl;lrnm, S.S.C.; GC'orge .\. Ledingham, Rev. Rohrrt .\. Lenclrnm, t~irkli ,ton; )IC'ssrs. J. .\. Lillie , Wm. Littlejohn. Advocate; LiC'ut. .\lex. Lyon . .inn.: ~le,ssrs. A. S. )larr. P. )largetts. L. F. )lerryl N>s. Re,. \'\·j~liam )leston , )lndras; Messrs. F. W. )!i..hie. H.)I.I.S.; AlfrNl :\lilne , Dr. L. J. :\lilne, :\lirfield; :\Ir HNbert J. )I. :\lilne. Fetternugus ;_ Dr._ J. Ellis :\lilne, )le~s,s. \'IT. C. )l_ilne, Fetter:rngus; Lems )l1clclleton, J. Brue<' )l1ller. C. B. )lrnto, George )lortimef, R. Buchanan :\Iorton. Joha )lurray. Ad,·ocalt>: ; xConvene.- :\Iacbeth, J.P.; )fessrs. H. Korman )lacb2th, J. C. K. )[acheth. GC'orgr )[·Bain, C..\.: hhn )l'lfain. 8 ...\.: B. "·hytl' )lack a1·. iYilliam )lackay, )I.A., B.L.; .-\. :\lonico )lurknY . \rh-ocate. Eclinlrnrgh: Ian )I. )l'Larc>n. :\lurtle: Dr. Dl1Yicl :--;i<'ol,on, G11ildf.ol'CI: :\Ie~srs. Joseph Ogilvie . LL.D.: Thom a, Ogilvil'. jun.: Dr. ..\lex. Ogston. Hev. E..J. Petrir. :--(•11 · l'itsligo; Dr. J.C. Philip, London: )le,sr s. H. )f. Port<'r. Jamc>s Hae. .J. B. Rennet ..\clvoC'ate: D. G. Robb, George Rohh. J. )f. Roberts on, T. R:>hrrt<n11. T,_ H. Ro,,. Rf'L J . .\. Rn,wll. )[e,,r,. Hob('rt ,-'C'att. "olicibr: .\lr x. Sharp. '-,clicitor; Rn,sell Sharp. G -.:Jtephenl. jnn.: "-illiam Shepherd. inn.: Simpson ShC'phC'rd. Dr. David '-'hirrrs. Canada. Commanclf'r H. B. '-,i111p~o11, Huntly:

(\l eln-atirm of th( School's UiiOth Anniru-sru-y . 21

J\lessrs. P. B. ::-limpson, C. \Y. Sleigh .\I. .\ J P. , Kirkmni1· Hill; G. A. "mith , Solicitor: Le011anl Smith. );orman Smith, "-illiam Smith , ..\dvocate: W...\. Smith. William '-imith. C...\.: ,James Spence -of Po"·, J. Ste1rnrt. }lnrtle; Rev. J . Lronsid<:' Still. }Ir. tleorg;e Lan rence Thomson, Dr. ,James Troup. Whitefield: .\Ir. G. W. S. \YaIker . Solicitor: Dr. A. \\-anack, Oxf::ml: }l1>ssr~. Frank Watson , Charles \Yatt, E. W. "-att. G. W. Watt, J. :3. "'aft , -\dvocate; Theodore \Yatt, John \Yebster, jnn., Advocate; J. Duthie Webster, Tarves; D. W. H. Will iamson, .\Iaurice Wil_liamson, R. .\I. Williamson. Advocate ; A. Wilson. jun.; T. J. Wilson, etc.

The following F.P.'s also signed the Album:~

H. G. Bannochie. Eman Lodge. King' s Gate; H. P. Sleigh, J\LB. , Hants; Kenneth J. Hector, 10 Springbank Terrace; David Htrachan, H Ruhisla11· Den );orth; Rev . J. Lendrnm , Elgin; A. Bain .\lackie, 17 1-::ing's Gate: Charle~ .:llitchell. 33 Beechgrove Terrace ; Ed1rnrd G .\lan , 5,3 Albury Road: John Grorge;;on, li Carlton Place; James "'· .\lonrn , So Ashley Road; Douglas C. Watson, 13S Hamilton Place; Rev. Alfred .:11. Philip, l\Ia11se, Avoch; ..\lex. Forlws "·ight, Advocate. :21 R11bisla1Y Terra ce; Rev...\.. Easton Spence, Larbert; R. K. T. Catto, 14 Forest Road; .James \Yatson, .:II.A., S.S.C .. -10 l:lnckingham Tenace, Edinburgh; .Jame~ Smitb, .:II.A., .:11.B., C.B., -19 St. Peter Street. Peterh ead; Counc-illor Latto, J.P.; Donald T. Skeen, 1\1.B., etc.; A. R. Legg, 90 Buccfouch Street, Glasgo,Y; C. R. S. Chedburn, King's Gate; J. .:ll'Pherson , .:lledical Student, .:llarischal College; George Ironside, Scboolhouse, Fett eresso. Inveruri e; T. R0bertson Reid. .:11.D., Southport; William P. .\rnne , .:II.A., B.A., Clare College, Cambridge; George S. .\liddleton, .\l.D., 8 Woodsid e Place, Glasgow; Rev. Alex. Ande l'son, U.F. )lanse. Edinkillie; Hem,· H. Brom1, :\1.B., Holmland. Levtonshire; Alex. Reid, .:ll.D Southfield Honse, Thornhury, Bradforc); .\lex. A. Thomson, B.Sc., .\.R.S.:\l... 30 Element 's Lane , Lombal'd Street, Loudon ; \Y. Fraser Bisset, .:11.B., 3 King's PlacP, Perth; Rev. George B. T. :.lichie, 12 .-\lhert Terrace; ..\Jex. .:llilne, .\l.B., The Grove, l"dny; ..\.. G. Keith, Company .:llanager. l:lnlall'ayo . 8..-\. : Robert .:II·Doug1dl. 1-l );orth Silver Street (late Secl'etary, F.P., R.l'.F.C.); David ,.;i,·e,night, J\l..-\. , .\LB. , 113 Broad field Road, Catford: '-'ir J .\lacdonell, C.B., 31 Kensington Park Gal'dens, London: Colonel 9ir \Yilliam H. S. Bisset. R.E. , K.C.I.E ., .:11...\., Hill H :mse, Stoke Pogis, Bncks; Lieutenant Alex. :.IacGregor Rose . .\I.B., D.P.H., 2-l Rubis la11· De11 South, ..\herdeen: R. J. Andere-an. j1111....\.ncti,meer, 55 Westburn Road; George H .:\lair, Student, Christ Church CoUege, Oxford; P. G. .\largetts , Queenbank. Ellou; A. George Smith, 29 Carlton Place; John Bruce. jun. , Fishcurer, 1 Qu~en's Road; James A. Da1·idso11, .\fedical Student, Birchwood, Cults; A. Wight, Indian Education SP!'l"ice, Westbourue House...._Aberde en; H. Irons.ide. .:11.B., C..\l.. Fochabers; .James Gray ti..yd, 7-i Queen's Road; Robert Smith A.sher, .\I.A. C.A., 401 Great Western Road; Charles James Da,·idson, )I.A., B.L. , .\dvocate, -1-l Ruhi slaw Den South; J. David Thomson. 1-i C~l'C1e11 Place; Hay (?) F::Jrbrs Simpson. Bank .:lfanager, Westmmster, London ; A. G. Watt, Stude1:t, 32 Carden Place; Archer bFortescue, ..\LB.. Ch.B ., 7 Bon- .-\ccord ~qnare; Andr ew J\Iilne. Frape1:, 1-l Hollmrn Street: Lanncelot Hngh Ross .\rchitect. {j ,.~nyh11l Pl. ; A. T. Elliot Rae, Teaplanter , Pancery. Assam; J Cum=rland Smith, B.Sc F.C.S., 5 The Elms. London Road, Wembley;

The follo"·iug is the list of prize-winners:liigh .Jump (()pen) 1, A. T. Adam. Height- -± feet T inches.

l!igh .fump (Class II.)-1, G. :\Ionice; 2, .J. )I'GaYin. Height--± ff•et 8 inches.

lligh Jump (Class III.)- 1, G. ,Yatson ; 2, H. D. L(mrence; :J, L. ,Yishart. Height-'+ feet 2 inches.

High .Tump (Class IY.)-1, Y. 0. Bisset; ?, L. Duncan. fieight-:3 feet 7 inches.

High Jump (Class Y.)-with spriugbonn1 - l, R Esslemont; 2, F. Ledingham; :J, G-. Innes. Height--! feet 10 inehes.

Broiul .Jump (Open) 1, ll. Fiubysou; 2, .T. E. Law. ])istance - 17 feet -!¼ inches.

Bl'oad -Tump (('lass II.f- 1, G. )forrice; 2, .J. E. Law. ])i:;tance----11,feet 6¼ inches.

Broatl .Jump (('lass III. )- 1, H. D. La,nence ; 2, .T. Gano"·; :3, Jl. Lambie. Distance-13 feet 7 inches. 100 Yards Hace (Former Pupils) - 1, 11. G. :\I'D. \\Tilson. Tinw- 11 seconds.

Throwing the ('ricket Ball ((lprn)- 1, \Y. U. ,Valker. Dist,mce 78 vanls 5 inches.

Thro,Ying· the 11ammer (Open)-1, .r..E,Ying; 2, .r. C. Taylor. Distance - (;,::; feet in- inches.

[lmrlle· H,H'P ({'lass III. )-1, H~ n. Lawrence; 2, G. l\nroll.

liunlle H,H'l' (('lass II.)- 1, \Y. G. ·walker; :2, G. 1forrice.

Hurdle Hace (Open)- 1, H. Finlayson; 2, W. G. ,Valker.

80 Yards Hace (under 7)- 1, D. StephPn; :2, -T. B. Holmes. Time 1-t four-fifth seconcls.

100 Yanls Race (Cbss VI.; 1, G. Bsslemo11t; :2, .J. H. Peters; :3, JL Ritchie . Tirne- lG four-fifth seconds.

100 Yards Hace (Class V.) 1, G. Henderson ; 2, F. Kelly; :~, }I. C. 1Yright. Time 1-± four-fifth seconds.

100 Yards 11.lce (Class IY.)- 1, -T. Cook; 2 (equal),. F. ('omt<'r anrl .J. S. Ross. Tirne- 14 seconds.

100 Yards Race (<'lass III.) - 1, R. D. Lawrence; 2, G. Canoll; :3, G. ,Vatsou. Time- 13} seconcls.

100 Y,rnls Hace (Class II.)- 1 (equal), .J. E. Law and 1V. G. '\i\1lker; :}, \\T. Bannocbie. 'rime-12 seconds.

100 Yan1s lfoce (1 lpen)- 1, II. Finlayson; 2 (equal), A. T. A1lam a11<l D. C. Rees. 'l'imP 11 two-fifth seconds. Putting the ,Yeight ((lpen)- 1, .r. E,Ying. Distance-27 fePt D inchPs.

llnlf-}IilP ]bee (('las, III.) - 1, L. '\Vishart; 2, .1. F.

Iackintosh; :3, R. D. Lawrence. Time-2 minutes 8½ second .

Hal£-Jlile Race (Class II.)-1, W. G. fa1ker; 2, G. Ionice. Time- minute :n four-t£th seconds.

lTal£-Jiile Hace ((lpen)-1, .J. G. Drcl\n1; , E. )Iain.

T·ime-2 minutes 27 sPco11ds.

:100 Yanl Race (Class Y.) -1, lL ('. wright; 2, D. Dugan. Time- Pcom1s.

300 Yard· Race (Class IY.) -1, ,J. S. H.oss; , F. Conner; :1, L. DmH·un. Time- U one- th seconds.

: OO Yrml• llaee (('lass III.)-1, G. ('uno11; 2, TI. D. Lawrence; :;, F. Jiackiutn�h. Time 7 seconds.

.hrnrter-Jiile Hace (()pp )-l, II. Finlays1J11. Time-<12 secow1s.

<-hrnrter-Jiil l{acP (('lass II.) 1, G. Jlnrrice; 2, . C 1 l lrnt>1· ; :;, K. Tomory. Ti e-ti9 seconcls.

worc1 Feats nu BicyclP (Open) -1, I. j. C'larke; 2 (e ual) IL Lyon and . J1a i<1'On.

�ack Hae (Obs III.) 1, A. Lecli11glunn; , ' . Robson; ;J, ·y v _ Young·.

Sack H.ucP (Classes n-. an<1 Y.)-1, ·w . .T. ,folrnston; 2, Y.(>. Bisset; :J, K. Robson.

Three-Leggrtl uc (Opt>n)-1, B. '. Raunder• and .,L Ritchie; , A. . Fra er and F. K. Hobson; 8, .T. G. Brown u1H1 .J. E. Law.

One )Iile Race(<lpen)-1, .T.G. rm ; 2, B. 1 . S: clers. Dmp Kick (Opeu) -1, F. K. Hob. 0 1m; , .T. JI'Allan.

Tug-0£-'\\\n (Sewnth v. rhool)-\\-011 by Reventh.

Obstuele Rare (('lass III.)-1, .r. F. Jfacki.utosh; 2, H. R. Lambie; :J, A. P. Grav.

Obstacle lface (Opt>n)-1, H. Finlay�ou: , F. K Robson; : , E. . Fentnn.

' ilting thP Jfocket (OpPn)-1, B. T. Raun ers autl A. Il tchie; , A. R. Fra e1· n (l F. K. Tiobscu; :3, R. D. L1wrPnce ,m<l - Jiackintnsh. I I CA ET LA.

LlBlLUn: _ ]) r�Ec)L

IT ,rnul<l almost seem u if t]1e leis1uelv way in "·hich the ttings, etc., ofthese rooms bnY .. cnntiuuell,'' bv one-man powel', Oil occasional 11uys, l'e fo defer the opening nt

The Grammar School 'Jfagazine.

these rooms to the" Greek Kalenils." Promises" writ in "·ater,.. ancl prophecies as unaYailing, leaw thrse noble rooms a howling space in the School-all £or the want of a time-clause in the eontracts. IIa<l the contractors themsehes been on strike, they could not havr gone about this business in a more dilatory manner.

Jleantime, we nre glad to· rrcord the gift of three handsome volumes, Cassell's "British Army," presented bY Professor Trail to the Libran·; sorue more Chinese niodels, fr11m thr late }lr. La,;., of Sha1whni; four Indian s\\·or<lsand t,,o natiYe Inrlian matrhiocks, presrnted by }Ir. George ('armichael, I.('.S. (F.P.); and collrction of birds' e~gs, nests, etc., presented by Edward Frnton.

TlIE 11\'HOX :-T .\.TrE.

Ix aid of the fund, an interesting series of picture post cards has been issuec1, at sixpence the packet of eight, entitled '' Byron and Aberdeenshire." 'l'he packet inrludes three portra ih of Byron -at the age of 7, in 1795, the year he entered the Grammar School; aged 18 or 19, when he published his first Yolume; and the famous portrait by Phillip; a Yiew of the School buildings, 175718G3; the farsimile of the Srhool Hegister, containing the famous last entry of his name, 18th .June, 1798; the portrait of his Herto;, Dr..fames Dun; ancl ,iews of Gicht Castle and Loclrnagar. 'l'he sales of ihese. haYe already realised OYer £2 for the fund.

,Ye are ~lad to note that collectiw subscriptions among F.P.'s are being matl.e in Edinbmgh un<l at Aberdeen L:niwrsity, and hope that the appeal made in "Alma )later,, by }Iessrs..James nae and Herbert ,Yilson will meet "·ith generous response from the 150 F.P.'s at the Cni,ersity. H 011ly the 5,000 pupils, past and present, now li,ing, would giYe one shilling a piece, the word to ·'go ahearl" might br sent to-morrow to the greatest li;-ing Scottish sf'ulptor. llyron spent a larger portion of his brirf li£!' iu Aberdeen than in an~· other spot on earth, and £or £ulh· haIf of these forma tiYe vears he attendeel the Gramniar School. Among the niany famous men who haYe issued from our School and city, his is the one name of world-wide interest anrl supreme £am!'. He fought and died £or liberty; and it is, in the language of the Chairman of the llyron Statue C'ommittee, "littlr short of a scnnrlal" thnt the one place where he spent

the innocent anJ pregnant year of his chil<1hood has, uf all pots as ociated with the most famous English poet ·ince Shake peare, no memorial ot it ronuectiou "·ith his name and race. He m:u1e Dee ide famous long before '' ow· La<ly of Ealmoral" ma<le it fashionable. Edinburgh has· recently collrctec1 £(i,000 to _ com en�oratc an eminent statesman, who ha<1 no rounectum ,nth it beyond the fate of the "carpet-bngger ,. politician. Aberdeen, after eight �-ear , i still £!HJO short of t11e um required for a wort.hy memorial ot the only one of its ons whose fomr j, tno lnft for its genr u appTeciatiou, in<lu-tri11u·· only in the '' chronicling nf small b Pr." Yet, for nigh on eight years h "·as "a l'itizen 0£ 110 mean city''!

l'OHTl!.UT , ETC., IX TIIE 11. LL.

TnE following have been recentl ) · a<ltled:-

Portrait 0£ Dean John Skinnf'r (A.G.�., 17:3 ), historian ancl port; author o "'l\1llochgol'um," ·' the best ,'cotch soug Scotland enr aw, accorcling to Burns; prrsente<1 by the Yery RPv. Dean ,Valker. Dyron, 7th October, in l7U , the year lie entered the School; from a mini,,ture at Hanow.

Photograph 0£ Byron's statue, by Thnr,rnld eu, in the Library nf Trinit,v College, ('ambridge: presented by ,r. L. l[o1li on, LL.D. (F.P.), Fell , anil Tutor 0£ Clare College, ('ambrirlge.

Facsimile of the IlPgister, 1 H, cnntainino· t]1e last entry or l3nou' nam .

Vater-co·lom rlrawing of the old ,_'chool buildings (17-5,18G:1); paintecl anr1 rrf' ·entell by amuel Pope, jun. (F.P.).

Portrait of .fo eph <tgil,ir, LL.D. (F.P.).

James )Ieh-in, LL.D. (F.P.), 1 edor (Hl (i- :3); large eng ,ing horn <'assie'.· painting; presented by Dr. . r o eph O ilvie; in the Library.

Portrait of James lfampt.nn, a promising young scholar (1 G -7:1): drm erl nt Tielhel,ie, Hth July, 1873; pr_r entecl b�· )lr. T. 1'�. Hampton.

Portrn1t of the family of Fnrl>r. (of Forbe eld); prcrnted by l1•x. F br (F.P.).

"Head. of t]1r Phi1osopl1Pr ,·, Greek a l Roman "rilers, etc.: a n> s ries of 12 me otini�, aftrr Rubens· in 1h Lib ry: pre entecl (framed) by David Xieol.on, lLD., C.B. (F.P.)

"\Yillinm Barrack, LL.D., Hector (1860-8); photograph presented by Louis , rilson (F.P.). . Facsimile of the '\\"ill of ,James Y.; in the L1brarY. Profrssor Alexander Bain, LL.D. (18:JG), Lord Hector of the 17niwrsit~- (1881-7): a fine engra;-i ng: presentecl (framecl) by Professor ,\·. L. Dn,-i1lso11(F.P. ).

He,. Alexander Gray, D.D., lnte of Auehterless: ])hotograph present eel'by ::\Irs. Gra~-The Iladdi:ffe Libr,n~-, Oxford: clesigne(l by Gihbs, the architect (F.P.); old rnlonrerl pl.,ie; presented by ReY. Alex. ,Yarrack (F.P.), (Jxfnrcl. nr. Patrick ]hrn, benefactor; in Librnrv; photngr:wure from .Jmnesnne's painting in the Hn°ll.

R. F. ::\I. S.

'\YEare getting to look Oil Lieutenant Garrett, n.x., as OllP of ourn<>lYC'S. So, ,,hen he acldressNl us on Trafalgar Day, there was an unusuall:· larg<> turnout both of boys aucl the teaching staff. It. "·as pleasant lo look on the rows of boys "·earing their Xn,:· League badges. For them the front seals ha<l been approprintely resrrYcd. The Lieutenant, after making appropriate ref<>rence to the famous fight, ,,en! on to shn"· us, ill his own breezy way, ,arious types of wss<>ls both in the Hoyal Xa,y and in the lfercantile ~Iari11e. His ,arious points were heard with great interest, and ,,ere lou<ll:·,sometimes too loudly, applauded. Speeiall~· populnr were the ,iews of the ..JJre,,<luought.·· Ii. cel'tainly will not be the fault of Lieutenant Garrett if our fellows do not "jam it in'' to their fathers on points regnrding nn,nl affairs. TllP journal of the Xa,:· League also helps much in this direction. "\Ye are trlling nn secret "·hen "·e say that. Lieutenant Sutor, R.X.TI., who has been in most parts of the "·.orlcl,has prrnniserl to lerhne to us on some of Iiis rxperienres. C'. ]).

Y.~LEDIC'TOH\'.

IT is ,1·itb minglrcl feelings that wr bid fore,rell to our G:nunastic Instructor, )fr. TL JI. ,Josephs. \\.e are :full of heartfelt regret nt losing him, but we all congratulate him on entering n ,;phere ,1·here his unique tnlPnt afl

a gyn a-t ma�· haw fre l' scope. ])uring the eight �-ear� he has been with us, he has arle him e: liked a l esteemetl bY all who knew hiru. ILis trirt bu ki l tliscipliue, hi� thorough ethnrl of � rk, ancl l1is ne enthusiasm endearecl him to all hi pupil'. J . ,Tnsephs wa: e,er a ·bunch friencl and energPtic supporter nf the athletic institutions o the �ehool, nllll he ·pured 110 pai11s to bring tlw thlt•tic Sport and the ,'"·im ing C'lub to their highe t pitch of perfediou. 1Ia e,ery uccess and happiness be his in London, to whirh hr C', Tie: wi him the gnod-feeling, rPsped, aclmirntion, alld ,,ell-"·ishes nf the member· of the Grammar �rhool

J . E .

ScuooL "· B.~LL.\TEH. - This, thP ia,;t match of die ~eason, wa • pla~·ecloff at Ballater on ,Tune 20. The weather was glorious. and the pitrh - though a trifie " burn py,., perhaps was in exrelle11t con1litio11. "Yrishart lost the toss, and Ballntrr elected to go in. The l1ome team 111a11e a poor start, hni \Yickets falling in ,,Tisharfs fil'st owr, with no nms regi5terP1l. Than ks, howeYer, to some gootl batting by tl1P brothers Young, thr team reroYrred somewhat, ancl the last wiekrt ditl not. foll until /i-! ha11 be!'n registered, of which L. Young· matle 15 and C'. Young :2-l. ]!owling for the :-,chool, 1Yi~ha1t hn<1 four \Yickets for 1:1 runs, which 1n·ow1l to be the best aHah-sis nf the match. )Iih1e, )Iu-mo, antl Robson also bo,;.letl well. The ~ehool started well, a1111 force<1 the nace of scoring thl'oughout the gamr. Three wickets felC for 30 rn11s, l_rnt Kelman and ,Yishart carrie1l the ,co1·p to GS before the latter left. \\Tild hitting 011 the part of the lnst few mPn soon brought the gamr to n close, witl1 the score at 8-:C, thus 1eaYiug the Sclrnnl Yictors by :20 ru11'l. Kelman playecl Yery well for :1:2, "-hile )liluC', 1Yishart , an<l Ste" nrt also helped thC' score. Beattie and Young (L.) \~e1·e the mo~t successful bo,\-lers for Ballnter.

BATTING AVERAGES (1906).

Signifies not

BO\YLING AVERAGES (1906). ..\laiden

HEYIEW.

(JuR fixtures numberetl fourteen, but we only played six n£ these. For the large irumber 0£ unplayed matches we IHHl to thank .Tupiter Pluvius. ·we played and beat l3allater, :2ncl 8chool, and Y.~I.C..A.., ,md played and ,,ere beaten by 't:lhire, Gordon's, and Turriff. Iu all these six matches our opponents scored 350 runs, ,,hile we score<l :l.J,9. 'l'his must be considerecl a remarlrn bly good perfornw nce when we take into account the £net that ,,e played against the ·~hire and 'l'urriff, two teams whose calibre is rather heavier than otu- own. Our su!'<·ess was largely clue to the batting of Kelman and lrilne and to the bowling 0£ lruuro and Y'i'ishart. Kelman·s punishing batting m1s the means 0£ spoiling many a good bmder's avernge, while ~Iil11e'8 steady batting savecl his si<leon more than one occasion. Now, about the bowlers some say lrunrn was the better bowler, while others maintain that '\Yishart was superior. This may be left Llll open question, but we have to thank both for their assistance, which contributed largely to the success or the School. '\Ve could not have had better officials than \Vishart as Ca1)tai11antl ~Iunro as Secretary , who both rlischargecl their cluties i11 a way which g-aw satisfacti on tn all.

:2xn lc.P.',; ,. RcnooL.- At the Rchr,ol Grounds, on Raturclay, CithOctober, in iclrnl "·eather, 1.heSchool n1wnecl. their season with n practice match against the :2ncl F.P.'s. As both teams inrlutletl sen•ral JH''" players , their positions were rather au experiment, and a man who started as a fonTard was ofte11 seen, about the midcllc of the game, making brilliant hlckles as a three-quarter. Of tbe game itself little· need be said. The F.P.'s were by far the better team, and, hacl i.heir back not £mnbled, the School would Jle-er haw scored. But still the School cleser,ed their try, for not e,en :tn "All-Black" nor a '' Rpringbok" could haYe snatche<l the opportunity more promptly than did the agile Robson. The F.P.'s played up "·ell after this, and at half-time the scores ,,ere:2nd F.P.'ii, 11 points (1 goal 2 tries): School, 0 points (l tr:} Thr second half was just a repetition of the first, the only cli:ffere11cebeing that the School failed to srore. '\TT1enthe "·histle ,,as blown for time, the scores 11·ere:2nd F.P.'s, 00 points (3 goals 5 trirs): School, a points (1 try).

Q-cEEx's C'Ross "· ScIIOOL.-This match took place at the School on Saturda,, 13th October. Showers· of rain aurl snow made the play uninteresting and the footba11 poor. )Iacrae started the game, ancl in a few mi1nltes Ogston opener! the ;:coring f_or the Queen's . _Anderson made no mistake ,,ith ibe kick. Soon after tlus, Ogston ~rorccl ag:-iin, but "·as un~uccPssfu1 1Yith his kick. The

Quern's scored frequf'ntly, espitr the strenuous e ort$ of the School backs, a]l(l at half-time the sco1·rs were: (1uee11's, 23 points /1 goal G trirs): School, 1111. In the second half the Rchool played n rh better, and the Queen's onl_ r scored three times. At the nish the scores stood :-Qu�en's, 3 vnints (2 goals S tries): School, nil. The prospects of the School could hardly be foretold from their form in this match, both on account of ihf' tatr of thr pitch and because the�· were opposed by a sf'nior XY. HoweYrr. the twrh·r memhers of tlw School team who tu ecl up showed that th y rouln still pby the game of .Ru b�· football. :fo :Fortune fayour thrm (not ihe h,ch·e, but the whole XY.) in their futurr xturrs:

2sn Q.:EEx·" Cnos Y. ScnooL.-This match was pla:·e rd Summerhill in bright \Yeather. Queen's "tartecl thP game, and nothing exciting tonk plnce until the Queen's forward" "soccerrd ., the hall oYer the line, ancl ,,�al1ace scored. Bannochie ro11n'rtP<l. :FiYe minutr� after ibis, Robson r1Hle up an exhibition of rlribbling, which , ultl haw delighted the heart of any ''soccer" eutl1nsiast, by scoring a lowly try. His kick foile . Imme<liat('l aftel' the kick-o , Stewart more than made up the lee"·ay by scoring a try and kicking a goal. Half-tim<> was called soon after this, ,Yith the scores:-School, 8 11oi11ts (1 goril 1tr ): 2nd Queen's, ,j points (I goal). The Srhool rmhed aw,1�· immediately on restarting, an<l An<lerson scored from a doubtful nosi1inn. The kick ,Ya 1u1 ccrs,ful. But 110,Y -

The �hacles of night , ere falling fa�t

As o·er the Queen', C1,os line thel'e pas�ecl

A youth who rushed thron h slri1·i11g ho,l, And scored a tr.1· between the post,.

(hringtotheclarkness we coul<l notseewho the youthwas. All credit, ho,YPYer, tn ihr '·great unknown,'' although he did not conYert his tr,-. .i.<lam shoulcl haYe scored soon after this, hut he lost' bis road in the <brkne�s. The Queen·s then pres8ecl, but ,,�alker anrl Stewart repulsed tl1e a.ttark, and time "·a� called ,Yith the play at the cenhe of the field. Final scores:-School, 1-1 points (1 goal 3 triPs): 2nd Queen·.•. 5 points(] goal). Tlw School backs _ pbyerl a great game. ihe three-riua1'frrs co hini11g espec1a]ly well, while thr forwards rasilY outclnsspc] their opponents.

3-1, The Grammar School llfa,qazine.

'Y.rnsrTY A T. ScuooL.-The ·YarsitY .\. fnnnrd ~l,r opposition at the Rchool on Satunlny, October :27th. ~Iacrae kicked off,anclthe School at onre pressed, krrping the 'Varsity ,,ell within their o,,n :25. 'lhe School kept np the pressure for half an hour, but disappointed their supporters by not sroring. The 'Yarsity then rushecl a,TaY, and Bisset scorerl aftrr a nice run. A. A..uclrnon rom~ertecl. Half-time arri,eel with the scores:-', arsity A, 5 points (1 o-oal); School, nil. In the second half the 'Varsity playecf much better, ancl sc01·NlthrrP time~, the scorers being Sa,ege (2) ancl R. .Andrrson . .\...-\.ncler,,on conwrtecl two of thesr' tries, whilr TI. .\.ll(lrrscrn failrcl to conTert thr third our. The School plrtyNl up wrll a-fter this, ancl good work by thrir hal,rs enabled them to hem in the 'Yarsity. Play was in the 'Yarsity :25 when Robson got. the ball, and, rushing through all opposition, ~cored n beautiful try. Thr kick "·as rouYertecl. 1?ull-lime scores:- 'Yars1ty .\., 18 points (:! goals 1 try): School, 5 points (1 goal). Thr School played brttrr Rugb:· than thl'ir opponrnls, who "soccerrcl" too much. The feature of thr g-amewas the play of thr Srhool hahrs, who ,,·orkrd lib• Trojans, ancl "·err the two best men on thr fielcl.

'..?:rn X.Y. FIX'lTHES.

:1nn Qt"EEx·sCnos,; ,. :2xn ScnooL. -This match. the first or the 2nd :XY.'s fixtures, ,ns played at.the School on the forenoon 0£ Saturda,, l;Hh Octobf'l', in a <lnwnl)om·of rain. The 3rcl Queen's ('ross wrre suppnse<lto pro.;icle thr opposition, but turned up "·ith hrn-fi.fths of a team. The 2nd XV. had all the game, and at half-timr the scnrr~ stood :- 2nd School, 12points(-! lrirs); 3rtl Queen's, nil • Duncan haYing- 5cored twice ancl DaTitlson ancl Rohscn oner rach. The game had hardly been restartell ,Yhr11 Da,iclsou sc01ecl. Xo more scoring took placf', as t.lw !'eferer began to feel rather wrt, ancl blew thr whistle for time. Final result: - 2nd School, 15 points (5 trirs). 3rd Queen's, nil. Da,iclson was the brst of thr Srhool fo1·''"ards, and Duncan thr best of the backs.

2ND Gonnox's ,. 2xn ScHOOL.- These teams met at King's College on Saturday, 27th Octobrr, in fine wrather. The 2nd School had all the play, ancl Ghee opened the &coring :for them about thrrc minutrs after the ~tart. Gordon's sremr<l rnthrr surnrisecl at this, but wrrr mon' so when Ghrr scorrcl again~ .\. frw minutrs after this,

Bannochie ra11 along the touch-line , d scored. T\ of thes tries wel'e converted, �md at half-time the scnres were :-2ucl School, 13 points (2 goah 1 try): 2nd Gordon's, nil . Ghee opene the second half by scoring a third try, \Yhich was, unfortunately, not com·erted. }fackenzie then rushe<1 through the Gorclon's and scorerl a try, which also was not converted. Time was then called, witl1 the scores :-- n<l School. 19 poi11ts (2 go ls 3 tri s); 2nrl Gordon'·, nil. The Gorclon's C'oll ge Y. never looketl dangernus, nncl ,,e1·p ut the mercy of the Sclwol X,., wl10 played a grPat game. The star of the Schoul . i1le as Uhee. while Bannochie canw next in orrler of merit.

A TJIHILLIXG DYEXTFRE IN S-WAZILAXD.

Ax IxcIDEXT n TIIE L.uE HEnELLIOX.

.JPST a line nr two to say that, in spite of rumours, "·e are all "ell hrre, and, to all appearances, quite safe.

Ye had a bit of a shock a fortnight ago, as our Magistrate 1,·as murdered 1,hile out. collecting hut-tax. It seems, ho eve1·, to have been purely D private revenge, though we really knm, nothing for ce ain. It ·as not for purposr of rnbher_v, as not a thing in the camp ,Yns toucher1. I am inclined to think that tlrnt loyal (.' ) chief, Dinizulu, was at thP bottom of it.

The man I intend c0miug home with next year was wounded at the alllP time as }Ir. S. wa. killetl. He was only slightl:· hurt, and hopes to be back to work in a month's tme. They gnw me quite a fright when the pnrty came pa t here. It was just about nine o'clock nt night, and I was ,rnlkiug round to ee that e,erythiug wa all right before going to berl, ,Yhen I heard n wagon C?miug along the road at a gallop, and almost at the same hme a native policeman came running up anrl told me to hurry up and catch the 1 go11, as they ·antecl me, and that the }fogi·hate was end nn Sells shot. A he was talking, the "ngon got up opposite the store, an(l all the fol�, on it shouted out to me to come quick, as they coulcln't w_art. I thought that an impi must be close at hand, so I rl1rln't "·astP overmuch time, vou mav be sure. I rusheel into _ the house and grabbed i y ri e"and cartridges, and, yellrng out to my own boys to look out, ran for all I was

worth after tlH' ,rngou, which bad gone on. I caught it up aftrr about the hottest quarter 0£ a milc I ever rall, and got up 011 it. As I was recowring my lost wind, I tried to get some infol'mation, but the only one who ha(l a clear head was the ,Yom1<led man. The natiYrs aud the other pol.icemen ha(l fairly lost their hcads completely. )lrs. '-;. and hC'l" companion, :Hiss D., ,,ere on the wagon, a1Hl, in spite of "-hat harl happened, were both remarkably cool, a1ul I think }Iiss D. was the pluckiest girl I e,·er saw. _\.fter I had got my breath, I trierl to see if I could do anything for S., but he "·as quitc dead. )Irs. 8. clid n~t 1mm, thi~, howe,er, and I eould 11ot tell her thrre, a~ 1t was 110 time £or h:sterics or ,mything of that sort. The poor chap lrnclbee11 shot in the knE>C', which was smashed to atoms, and had bled to cleath. I could not do anything f.o1· Sells, as the jolting 0£ the wagon prewntE>d carrful hancllino-. j..fter I hncl timr to think, I could seE> that no impi ha<lcl011pit, as in that case they woulclne,er h,n-E>let thr "·a~on ,tw,ty. I tried to rpnssure the women folk, and had to lir like a trooper to }lrs. :--. ilrnt her husband was ~till ali,e. I absolute}~· funked tPlling hE>r the truth. It "·as a nightmarr of a driYe, nncl I hope I shall neYrr have such another. I was simply cowred with bloo<l from he,tcl tn foot, nncl was sitting in a pool 0£ it most of ihe timE>.

"\Yhrn ,n nt last got up to the l'ourt-house, we found consir1E>rableconfusion there, but things "·ere quickly put a sort of square, ,n1<l it was (letcnnined to form ., lnager in rase of anything happeni11g. Therr "·ere onl~- si:x nble-bocliecl men nncl about Pight natiYe police, so we saw that it was no use to attempt to hold the "hole Courthouse, and detrnnined tn confine oursrh·es to two rnorns only thr gu,ll"(l-room and the gaol kitd1en, which were togethPr, and 8rpnrnte from the mnin bocly of ihe building. 1\"e got the laclies into the guarcl-l'oom, and bacl a hus~· time closing the winclm,s up with snncl-bags and putting up other ddences -eYer~·thing portable was pressrd into sen·ice. It "·as between three and four o·clock in the nirffniu&"before wp were finished, nud then ,Ye roulcl only wait till da:vlight. I am Yery glad there "·as no attack, ihough I am sure we woul(l haYe given a Yer~·goocl account of ourseh·es, ,1s we had plenty 0£ rifles ancl alllllllllliiion. The uatiw police \\"Orked as hard as any of us. I don't think any 0£ us ''"err Yen· sorry to see ihr sun rise. About eight c;·clock one of the lor,{I chiefs

came in with his 111P11, ,rnrl vut himself at nur clisposa]. SomP of lti• men were sent flown to the scene 0£ the 1mln, and found the camp intad, o tlwt mediately ili<l aw:1y with thP idea or a rising. Sevpral of the surrm1n11 ng torekeepers came in cluring the clay ,, th iheir families, all(l it ,,as consiclerPd be t to remain in laager for a fpw 1lnys till t11 , mPn goi ron 1lc11ce. ,,r buriecl .'. in 1he afternoon. There wa no one to make a ro n, .n he had to be 'ewe11 u1J in a blanket. The dortor, who is nJso a p,u on, rea,1 (hP funeral sPr,ice.

Laag·er wa, brnken up nfter three cluys, ancl we all retu e11 to our home . E er;dhin has been very quiet in the di trirt since, lmt, ,if <'our�e, it has ma<1P us all ,r1·y careful. r r dou·t henr nrnrh nf what is going on at X.Ka 1hla. I had fl lette1· from C'. e other du,. He 1 c1 nnt ha<l any ghting, but wns looking for":ml to ·nme in n ew ,b.s. �ome of the men who haYe been ent back ',1,y th,1t (': i nne 0£ the be-t n crr. there. I am 1·rry gln11 0£ it, as his appointment ,ms not very popular. .. F.P."

THE .\.tlC.\TH' SPORTS.

()!JR Annual . quatic Sport·, which werr helcl on 10th ,Tune, hnYe srt up, with regnnl to succe ', n reronl whirh will be harcl to break. ThP eutl'irs err so nume1·ous that 'e\"eral hr,,t, had to be swum n on the Yednes aY b £ore the Sports. The nal then took pbre at tlie Sports on thP Friclay. Tl1e attendance w:1 of record uumber·, £or ibe . ciiool turned out '' onmes ncl uuum.•· Our Rector, as usu ], kincllv artell n Cliairman, and h,np in the hour the Sports·rommencprl. There "a· keeu competition in a11 the ewnts, allll espE;cinlly in the Beginner.· ncr. Iu this race thTee compeiitnrs nished ahnost equal, ancl the juclges hall some tli cuHy in lecting the winner. Life-. aYin �ompetition pro urecl a large entry. A dmnm:r was carefull J)l'eparecl before the Sport , but, as the speci c rav1t�-of the afore'aid dununy grew greater each time 1t wa t11ro,Y11 into tlie water, the rompetition had to be abandoned. Semple broke the Srhool recorrl for the plunge \Yith a ph ge of 5 feet :3 inche·. Thi record wa fonuerly held by .J. TI. Gillie , "ho now holds the

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plunge record £or the University, with a plunge 0£ JD feet 2 inches.

Prizes wPre kindly presented by the :following- :i\1r. Reid, )Ir. Ledingham, )Ir. Dawson, )Ir. 11urison, :Mr. Begg, and )Ir. Robertson.

The £ollo"·ing is the list of prize-winners:Rector's Cup (120 yards)-1, T. )Iackay; 2, A. Wilson. Beginners' Race (30 yards)-1, ,J. )Iackintosh; 2, N. C. Proctor . .Tunior Handicap (GO :varcls)- 1, A. Davidson (scratch); 2, G. Ross; 3, R. D. Lawrence. Senior Handicap (GO yards)- 1, F. K. Robson (lG seconds); 2, T. )Iackay (1 second).

Plunge - 1, D. 11. Semple; 2, A...\Yilson.

Tub Race- 1, R. D. Lawrence and D. 11. Semple.

Object Diving - !, B. T. Saunders; 2, T. Mackay; 3, ,J. Chalmers.

Xeat Dive- 1, T. 11ackay; 2, A. Tfilson.

C'anrlle and Potato Race- 1, D. ::\1. Semple; 2, A. 'Wilson; 3, I. G. Bisset.

Fancy Dress Race (Senior Section) 1, D. )I. Semple. Fancy Dress Race (.Junior Section)-1, C. Reid.

The prize £or the best dress in Senior Section 0£ the Fancy Dress Hacc> was mm by D. ::\I. Semple as a fishwife, and in the .Junior Section by D. )I. Bisset as a baby.

Tm: Debating ociety ha5 brgun its session ,,ell, nncl ii tlH' enthusiasm of the members is to b<' jlHlgecl from tbc fort that a Lnge uubrr had hanclrcl iu their 11ames and, inci<lentally, their shillings-before thr first meeting, the coming sessiou is likely to be a successful one. There i much ne,y blond in tlw ocirty this 1·1>nr, Ull(l the y<n g<'r members are incli11Pd to b r"wd _, ,·some of them expt•nding their snp('1· uous JH'rg in lihrmlly co1·('1·i11 tlw c!Psks ,Yith chalk.

Professor Thomson gan• an excellent pusl1-off ln the session 1ith his lecture upon "SHapshot,." . .s Inst year. tl1e lectm•p1• rliYi<le1lhis lecture into t11·0 portions, one consistingofmentalsnapshots, ancl the othe1�c,tth "common or gnnleu '' variety. 11 his "worcl-pictures" were extremely i11tere•ti11g, some rxciting, nn<l ,nmc amu�ing. ne Yiews Ihich he sho e,l upon the screPn incluilcrl �,�n• l clepicting fearsome nntedilm·ian monsters, n111l seYeral sho1;·i11g life beneath tllP ·aYPs. . t the conclusion, the Rector cnllell U Oll lfr. Ree" to p pnse a YO(P of tl1a11ks to Professor Thomson, ·hich tliai gentleman cli<l inn fp well-cho,r11 aiHleloquent wor,ls.

• ftpr the lectme, 1hP Society adjnu Pd to Room I., and a •• Hat ight., ns proposed anrl carrie1l through w·itli wonderful success, coJ1sicleri11g that it as the rst time that the ne" members hacl pnken. The 1lrbtes extended from .. Press Ccnsms" -to the ��rnn ,Yater SchPmc ancl the bene ts aml clisnch-nntnge� of machinery. �Ir. 1facrae 11·ns in thr chair, a l tlw meeting, hich ,ns well attencled, brokP up at !).: .

. Friday, Ortobu 19. 0n this C'TC'ning . fac <' p1r­ s1drd owr a largP gathrriiq assemblrd to hPar a pa1wr

upon ")..retie Exploration" by 1Ir. Ewing. )Ir. Ewing's paper was eloquent and e:s:haustiw, and he was heartily cheered at the couclusion of his address. After the paper, a "Hat ::'light." was held, aud ReYeralgood debates ,Yere discussed. 'l'he meeting dismissecl at the usual timr.

Friday, October ?G. On the abm·e e,·ening the annual ..Heckling ::'light,. was held. The cau<li<latrsfor municipal ho11ourswere as £allows:-For St. ('lemenfs ,,arcl)Iessrs. Lyon, )I·.i.l]an, and )I·Kenzie: £or St. )lachnr 1Yarcl-1Iessrs. Thomson and Ewing. )Ir. Ewing commenced tl1e orati11g, and in a briPf, forceful s1wrch gaYe his opiniou on thf' burning questions of the tlay. .\.£ter 1Ir. Ewing had undergone a SPYereheckling, )Ir. Thomson ascf'nded the rostrum antl atldressecl the elPctors. .\.fter the heckling of )fr. Thomson, n YOte was taken, nnd 1[r. Thomson wa~ declare<l Yictor by a substantial mnjority. In the other ,rnrd thei-e "ere three cancliclatc~. and )Ir. L~·on began the speechifying. )fossrs. )I'..\.llan and ~I·Eeuzie both drli,·ered a<lmirnblr speechrs, ,llHl when thr Yote wns taken, )Ies;;,rs. )l' ..:\.llnn and Lyon were :found to be the cnndidatPs "·ho had found faY0111' "·itb 1.he electors. The meetiug, as "·as to be expec1.rcl,,Yns ratl1er l'OW<l:--

Friday, .Ym·emuu· 2. Un the aboYePYeniugthe Society met in Room I. )fr. )Iacrac ,ms in the chair. 'l'he business for the eYening ,Yas..Humorous Ren<lings." SeYeral members conlributetl, the most accc>ptnble being 1Ir. Buchan, who gnw selections from .. .Tohnny Gibb of Gushetneuk." )fr. Buchau's prommciatio11 of the dialect was e:s:cellent, an1l he "as henrtih- cheered. After the readings were cm1cluded, a ·•Hnt "Xight ,. was proposed, and, as most 0£ thr debates ronse1lkeen interest, there was 11ottime to complrtr tlu•m nil. .\Her a succp,sfnl ewuing, the meeting broke up at 9.:rn.

O"CR COXTE::\IPORA.HIES.

Tim Editor begs to acknowletlge "·ith thanks the receipt of the follo"·ing magazines: - '' C.A.I.," '' E<linburgh Academy Chronicle,. (0), "The Fettesian" (2), '·Glasgow Aca!lemy Chronicle .. (i), " C:Hasg-m"High School )fagar.iue," ")Iercers· School )lagazme, .. •·The Xelsoniuu," ..The OlaYian" (?), '·The Portmuthiau ,. (2), '· St.

Andrew's College lragazine" (Grahamstown) (2), "St. Andl'ew's College }Iagazine ., (Dublin), "The Scotch Collegian,. ()Ielbou e), "The Tooter," "ThP Yello"· Dragon," "Kero."

The"Eclinb gh Acadpmy l'hl'onicle" is as bright and interesting a chronicle as ewr. The .June number contains a Latill pnPm, ·•Florent Acadpmi:1," and a spirited translation in English nrse, while that for October has an article, "TheEarthquake at T"alparaiso,'' which is crisp ancl telling in ewry line. 1YP repeat "·ith a will, "Flnreat Acaclemia! "

The '· Glasgow Acn<l my f'hronicle" for .June has an excellent article, "Ski-ing in Scotland." The sport must be fascinating indeed. ThP academicians haw a full and precise recnrdPr of the doings of their school.

The"Glasgow High School }Iaga iue" (.Tune) is erY interesting throughout, ancl prints a splendid article on George Buchanan, whichis a resume of a lecturedelivered by their Rector.

The "Kero" is among the best of our exchanges. It comprises Ye1·ses and rae_, articles, and holds forth i11 the brightest YPin on school topics. ,Ye have to thank thP " Pro ·• sta , by the bye, for the follm,ing kind criticism:-'' -CncloubtPclly, the paper which receiwcl the ,rarmest reception at our table this month is the ammm· School if·aqazi11e of Aberdeen, Scotland. The old saying is that distancP len s Puchantment, and, 1Yheu exceptionally fine reading matter is adderl to this. you <·an readily imagine the delight with which \Ye received the paper from ac ss thP water. The G.8.ilf. cloes not "TitP much in the lighter Yein, but, as a chronicle of school eYents ancl as an instructive magazine, it cannot be surpassed. Surely, both exchnnges and subsci-iber� s\ncerely regret that it does not appear more than three times a year."

"'e hacl a merr:· time OYer the '" }Ip1·ee1·s• lragazinP " for Jul�-, for there is interest and humour on enry page. •,The English Student in the Yaterlancl•• delighted us, and was all too shod. In a ,Yord, this maga ine is strikingly succPssful in ewry department.

The "Selsonian ., (} y) is just another such as th e, "M�rcers' School Iagn inP.•, Acting on the policy of quality and quantity, it reads most interestingly from firstto last, anti contains no fewer than sPwn illustrations.

The Grammai· School lJfagazine.

T,rn of these are spleu<licl snapshots takeu ,1t the swimmi11g sports. All success to '·The Xelsoni,111"!

Both the .JUJ1P aud .July "(Jlavian •• ,,ere heartily welcome to us. This magazine, in our humble opinion, is the best that reaches our box. Cricket, £ootball, and the sports are e.s:cellently describecl, an<l we greatly enjoyed the articles, " Omar Khayyam ., and " The Humours nf an Election. " Even the cover of " The Ola,ian '' is artistic.

·'The Tooter'' has just arrivPd, to our great edification. Commencing ,,ith a quaint little story, "8unshiue anJ Sharlow," .. 'fl1P Tooter" vroceeds tn athletics, editorials, and so forth. Here and there ,,e find fragments in a lighter wiu. The following is very wickecl!

,Johnny- " Paw, did :\Ioses hnse dyspepsia like what you got·:·, Father-"How on earth do I know' -'nat makes you ask ~uch a que~tion ·t· ' .Johnny-" \\'hy , our Sunday School teacher says the Lord ga,·e )Ioses • ten tablets'."

"\Ye regret that we are ton much pressed both for time aucl space to make any further comments. Suffice it to say, that we are struck with the excellence displayed by e,eryone of our exchanges, ancl, in particular, ,,ith the hearty iuterest taken by most nf thPsP maga;,:ines in their "OM Boys."

THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE.

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